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THE LEFT FEARED THIS BOOK
Friend, Charlie Kirk gave EVERYTHING to defend this country But before he left us, he gave us something even more powerful — A step-by-step plan to beat the Left and save America. It’s all in his book: How We Win. And today, we want to send it to you for FREE. All we ask is that you chip in ANY…
Read MoreImmigration crackdown called off | Oakland school antisemitism case | South Bay faces impact of Trump cuts
Trump backs off deployment: After a reported buildup of federal agents on Coast Guard Island, President Donald Trump called off plans to send them to San Francisco. That didn’t stop confrontations between protesters and federal agents Thursday morning. Demonstrations continued in the evening around the Bay Area in San Jose and San Francisco, and security personnel…
Read MoreOpposition to Measure A sues Santa Clara County for campaigning with tax dollars
Image by Pexels The No on Measure A campaign, chaired by County Assessor candidate Rishi Kumar, announced plans to file legal action against Santa Clara County following reports that the County used taxpayer dollars to distribute a mailer resembling campaign material promoting Measure A. Text of press release below. “The County has launched a sleight-of-hand…
Read MoreHow we all enable unethical behavior in our leaders
Researchers suggest that leaders don’t become unethical all by themselves; they thrive in an ecosystem in which coworkers and supporters become complicit in their crimes and misbehavior. Harvey Weinstein Image by Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A Harvard Business School professor turns the stage lights on the supporting cast that facilitates unethical acts…
Read MoreHow “politics makes bastards of us all”
In Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Grey, the author explores the rot that can lurk beneath the handsome facade of people who have lost their moral compass. Image by Ivan Albright, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Prof Deann Gayman of the University of Nebraska examines data which daylights a bracing fact: blood sport American politics makes…
Read MoreWhy are so many local progressive political leaders unethical?
Image by Wikimedia Commons Under the leadership of William M. Tweed (known affectionately as “Boss Tweed”), Tammany Hall was a formidable political machine that dominated and controlled the Democratic Party in much of New York City throughout the late 19th century. Under his direction, Tweed and his cronies were able to embezzle millions of dollars…
Read MoreHans Christian Andersen’s folktale
Photo by By Vilhelm Pedersen (1820 – 1859) – English Wikipedia (Wikimedia), Public Domain, Link The Emperor’s New Clothes dramatizes how easy it is to stay silent about–and remain complicit in–corruption. This is what the slope looks like. The admonition to “beware slippery slopes” provides a useful reminder: A compromise here, a cut corner there,…
Read MoreThis isn’t just a wristband.
John, We are Charlie Kirk. That’s the rally cry of millions of Americans — and the message they carry with their “We are Charlie Kirk” wristbands.
Read More☆ Vice Mayor of Saratoga: Measure A adds on taxes for struggling residents, with no detailed justification
Photo by ccPixs.com The County of Santa Clara bought two hospitals and has created a budget issue by overspending, says Saratoga Vice Mayor Chuck Page. To make up for their indiscretions, the county is again turning to the taxpayer for a bailout: problem is, he says, the regressive Measure A sales tax will only hurt…
Read More“No on Measure A” Rally @ Cupertino Library Oct 19th
New Update: We have pictures and videos from the rally now! The Equal Rights for All PAC, with co-hosting organizations held a huge non-partisan “No on Measure A” Rally at Cupertino Library Oct 19th 2025! And the rally was a massive success! Respected elected officials such as Kansen Chu (Former Assemblymember D), Liang Fang Chao (Independent), Rishi…
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