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  • Snake Oil Star Danesh Noshirvan

    Snake Oil Star Danesh Noshirvan

    TikTok agitator Danesh “ThatDaneshGuy” Noshirvan is collapsing under the weight of his own lies. The Antifa-linked social-justice jihadist just got slammed with a $62,320 federal sanction after exploding into his wife’s deposition and unloading a profanity-filled tirade at opposing counsel. Judge John E. Steele called it “bad-faith interference” and ordered immediate payment. Instead of paying,…

  • Penny For Your Thoughts

    Penny For Your Thoughts

    The penny minted its final breath this month in Philadelphia, ending a 232-year American tradition built more on sentiment than sense. For decades, the one-cent coin cost more to produce than it was worth, draining millions from taxpayers while offering almost nothing in return. With the national debt near $38 trillion, eliminating a money-losing coin…

  • Charlotte County Judge Picks – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

    Charlotte County Judge Picks – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

    Florida’s judicial spotlight shifted to Charlotte County this week as Governor Ron DeSantis received the official shortlist for two coveted judgeships. After a marathon day of 26 interviews, the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission advanced 11 finalists—five for Circuit Court, six for County Court. Some candidates soared, showcasing sharp legal minds and steady courtroom…

  • Semper Fi or Semper Fib? What Bullyville’s McGibney Really Did in the Marine Corps

    Semper Fi or Semper Fib? What Bullyville’s McGibney Really Did in the Marine Corps

    James “Bullyville” McGibney built his brand on a Marine Corps legend that made him sound like a teenage cyber-Rambo guarding America’s embassies. He bragged to Wired and Newsweek that the Corps trained him as an online warrior and put him in charge of cybersecurity for “128 embassies worldwide.” But newly reviewed service records tell a…

  • The Anti-Wealth Manifesto

    The Anti-Wealth Manifesto

    New York City just elected a mayor who thinks billionaires shouldn’t exist, landlords are parasites, and capitalism is theft. Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Marxist-leaning activist with a family steeped in anti-capitalist ideology, now controls America’s largest economic engine. His win exposes a city drifting from grit to grievance, where slogans beat math and envy beats…

  • MAGA Martyr Jake Lang Goes Nuclear

    MAGA Martyr Jake Lang Goes Nuclear

    Jake Lang exploded back into American politics this week like a political grenade with the pin pulled. Pardoned by Trump for his Jan. 6 charges, the self-proclaimed “Christian crusader” stormed into a fiery podcast showdown with journalists Richard Luthmann and Michael Volpe. Lang raged about the “stolen” 2020 election, slammed Islam as a “terrorist cult,”…

  • YouTube Star Jeremy Hales Faces $50K+ Sanction

    YouTube Star Jeremy Hales Faces $50K+ Sanction

    YouTube star Jeremy Hales, known for turning legal drama into clickbait, now faces real-world consequences. Defendant Richard Luthmann has hit Hales and his attorney, Randy “Pocket Rocket” Shochet, with a 21-day Rule 11 sanctions notice seeking over $50,000. Luthmann accuses them of using federal court filings as a “drama factory” for profit, engaging in frivolous…

  • Judge Slaps TikTok Creator with Immediate $62,320 Sanction; Lawsuit in Jeopardy

    Judge Slaps TikTok Creator with Immediate $62,320 Sanction; Lawsuit in Jeopardy

    A federal judge has sanctioned TikTok influencer Danesh Noshirvan, ordering him to pay $62,320 in attorney fees after ruling he acted in “bad faith” during his defamation lawsuit against Dr. Ralph Garramone. U.S. District Judge John E. Steele said Noshirvan’s behavior—including interrupting his wife’s deposition and inciting harassment against opposing counsel—crossed ethical lines. The order…

  • Never and Somehow Again: Once a Marine… Still One

    Never and Somehow Again: Once a Marine… Still One

    In Never and Somehow Again, Greg Maresca reflects on life after the Corps — the small freedoms cherished, the routines abandoned, and the traditions that never quite fade. From the humor of a Marine’s “never again” list to the quiet nostalgia of routines rediscovered, Maresca captures the paradox of service: you can leave the Marines,…

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Two Birthdays Apart: Red, White And Divided
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That Bonded Minute
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Forged On The Frontier: Young Washington
America remembers George Washington in marble, on money, and beneath the heavy …
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