The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned what it called a “sweetheart deal” for Stuart Seldowitz‚ a Jewish ex-State Department official and former Barack Obama National Security Advisor‚ who was captured on video harassing a Muslim food cart vendor in New York City. CAIR Seldowitz reached a deal to […]

When it comes to potential Muslim terrorists‚ one can never be too cautious‚ especially in light of several Islamic terror attacks France has suffered in the recent past. More importantly‚ his scarf actually DID resemble what a Hamas terrorist wears…which of course‚ he had to know.

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A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that there were major flaws in the government’s tracking of foreign land purchases‚ exposing the United States to national security risks. The report‚ which was requested by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture‚ said that the Department of Agriculture does “not share timely data on foreign investments in agricultural land‚” and that the processes in place for sharing the data are complex and difficult to understand. Lawmakers have raised concerns about Chinese ownership of American farmland‚ especially land that is near to U.S. military installations. Foreign investment in American land increased in 2021 to about 40 million acres‚ according to USDA estimates. “These investments may have consequences for U.S. national security. For example‚ there may be foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land close to sensitive military installations‚” the GAO said. There have been growing efforts at the state level to prevent foreign ownership of land near the military bases and calls for action at the federal level. “Growing foreign ownership of U.S. farmland‚ particularly by China‚ poses a direct threat to our food security and national security. Safeguarding our farmland and food supply requires a whole of government approach and we will continue to work with the impacted agencies‚ related committees‚ and leadership to continue our robust oversight and to identify legislative vehicles to address the findings of the GAO report‚” Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-PA) said in response to the release of the report. According to the report‚ the processes the USDA uses “to collect‚ track‚ and report key information are flawed.” Defense Department officials also told the GAO that they need information “that is more up-to-date and more specific‚ and they need to receive this information more than once a year.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The report listed several recommendations for the USDA to take to improve their reporting system‚ including establishing a more timely process to report foreign investments and updating the forms used to report the data. “This report confirms one of our worst fears: that not only is the USDA unable to answer the question of who owns what land and where‚ but that there is no plan by the department to internally reverse this dangerous flaw that affects our supply chain and economy. Food security is national security‚ and we cannot allow foreign adversaries to influence our food supply while we stick our heads in the sand‚” Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) said in response to the report’s release. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) urged Congress to pass legislation he proposed that would prohibit Chinese Communist Party members or entities from buying American land.

Jeremy Renner gave a somewhat surprising answer when asked if he’s changed since his near-fatal snow plow accident a year ago. In a video posted on Thursday on Instagram‚ the 53-year-old actor responded to the question about how he has changed since he suffered life-threatening injuries on January 1‚ 2023‚ near his home in Nevada. “I don’t think that the core of any of who I am has changed at all‚” Renner said. “I don’t even think the principles of‚ like‚ what I’ve always wanted in my life have changed at all.” “So the only thing that’s really shifted‚ to be honest‚ for me‚ which is difficult‚ is accepting being seen and witnessed for who I am as a man‚ as a father‚ as a brother‚” he added. “It’s a powerful love and it’s overwhelming.” “I mean‚ that’s the biggest thing that I’ve changed‚” Renner continued. “I personally shifted‚ so I had to learn to receive a lot of goodness‚ man … a goodness I didn’t believe existed in the world‚ brother. It’s f***ing special to know that you’re not going to have a bad day for the rest of your life.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jeremy Renner (@jeremyrenner) He captioned his post with the video‚ “I am overwhelmed and astonished by the kindness of others…. I live and breathe in gratitude for the opportunity to witness these pure HUMAN experiences … I have nothing left to say except thank you all.” The Marvel star recently celebrated finally being able to return to the set of his show “Mayor of Kingstown” a year after the accident. He posted picture on Instagram from the set of filming on season 3 of his Paramount+ show and wrote‚ “Day one on set… nervous today.” “Hope this works out that I can ACTUALLY pull this off for our production and more importantly the fans‚” he added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The actor has undergone extensive therapy for the last year as part of his recovery after his body was nearly crushed under a 14‚300-pound snowcat‚ resulting in more than 30 broken bones. The “Avengers” star has kept fans up to date on social media while documenting his journey to recovery during the year. “UPDATE: I’ve decided to push through the pain of progress (this damn shattered tibia) and take the new parts for a tiny test drive‚” Renner captioned a video of him in May undergoing physical therapy. “The body is miraculous…. Even though I feel like the Tin Man‚ needing oil for all my new joints (hips‚ knees‚ ankles‚ tibia etc ). Encouraged after this warm up to press on (don’t tell my PT).” Related: Jeremy Renner Talks Extensive Therapy Efforts After Snow Plow Accident

Bond has been set for an illegal immigrant who has been deported four times and is accused of killing a mother and son in a drunk driving crash. Jose Guadalupe Menjivar-Alas’ bond was set at $250‚000 cash only by a Colorado judge on Thursday‚ Fox News reported. Menjivar-Alas‚ 37‚ appeared in court virtually from the Broomfield County Jail near Denver on Thursday. Menjivar-Alas is a citizen of El Salvador and has been deported from the U.S. four times‚ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News. “ICE records show that the subject has been previously removed and has no regard for immigration law‚” an ICE spokesman told the outlet. The judge cited community safety concerns‚ as well as concerns about whether he would show up to court if released. “Just even the possibility that Mr. Menijvar would be deported if he posts bond is very concerning‚” the judge said during the hearing. Menjivar-Alas was arrested on December 15 in connection with a fatal crash three days prior on Main Street in Broomfield. He drove a Toyota Tundra into a Mazda CX-5‚ killing the two people inside‚ Melissa Powell‚ 47‚ and her son Riordan‚ 16. Police said they believe alcohol and speeding were contributing factors to the fatal crash. He was booked at the Broomfield County Jail and charged with a DUI‚ vehicular homicide from reckless driving‚ and vehicular homicide caused by DUI after he was released from a hospital following the crash. He was also designated a habitual traffic offender. Before his arrest last month‚ Menjivar-Alas already had several previous Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) convictions. Menjivar-Alas was first deported in 2009‚ but he entered the U.S. again. He was removed again in 2013‚ 2014‚ and 2015. Prior to his first deportation‚ he was convicted of a DWI and driving with alcohol in 2007 when he was around 20 years old. He later got DWI convictions again in 2016 and 2019. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP At the time of the crash‚ Menjivar-Alas was actually waiting for a jail bed for yet another alcohol-related driving conviction‚ The Denver Post reported. He had been sentenced just four days prior after pleading guilty to a DWI‚ a DUI‚ and a harassment charge‚ the outlet reported. Prosecutors had pushed for him to get a year in jail‚ but the judge in that case sentenced him only to work release and probation and allowed him to go free while he waited for a spot in jail‚ court records show. Over the course of that case‚ Menjivar-Alas failed to show up to court multiple times‚ which caused the court case to be dragged out over seven years. ICE’s Denver office lodged an immigration detainer with Broomfield County on December 18‚ three days after his arrest‚ ICE said‚ according to Fox News.

There is a big lie that we in the United States keep telling ourselves. It is particularly true on the political Right‚ but it’s true across the board. Here’s the lie: We want our government to be fiscally responsible in some way‚ shape‚ or form. It’s clearly a lie because we keep electing politicians who eschew being fiscally responsible in any way‚ shape‚ or form‚ regardless of who runs the government. The spending keeps going in one direction — and that direction is up. There’s a reason we are running a $34 trillion national debt at this point in time‚ and it is likely that that more debt is going to continue to accrue because nobody takes this problem particularly seriously. And they’re not going to take that problem seriously until we run smack into a wall. That is typically how fiscal crises work: A country spends too much money. They’re unable to rein it back in because there are too many people who become dependent on that spending of the money. Then‚ instead of creating some sort of plan to get out of debt‚ people just keep running up those debts‚ keep running up those deficits until the time comes we have to take extremely harsh remediating action. WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show That is the high likelihood here. Why do I say this? Because yesterday the House Republicans‚ as well as the House Democrats‚ overwhelmingly passed yet another continuing resolution. And this is the way we now fund the government because we’re not able to actually have serious negotiations on any department level with regard to spending; we’re not able to negotiate over how much should be spent on defense or how much should be spent on education. Instead‚ we wrap everything up into a ball and when we can’t get approval on a year-long budget‚ we go to continuing resolutions‚ which are the short-form budgets that continue the government spending. And we keep the drain running and the trend will run until the train runs completely off those tracks. And by the way‚ the people who are telling you that the continuing resolution should have been pushed aside in favor of something harsher‚ in favor of a government shutdown‚ or in favor of a harder bargaining position with Joe Biden‚ are fibbing to you about the incentive structure. Unless you have a unified Republican control of the House‚ the Senate‚ and the presidency‚ you’re not going to get the kind of spending cuts that make it worthwhile for you to risk your seats. Because I’ll tell you what happens: You do a government shutdown‚ you’re going to end up passing a continuing resolution anyway‚ and a bunch more people are going to lose their seats. The easiest thing in Congress is to get lost in a crowd‚ to simply side with an overwhelming majority of people who say status quo‚ “Let’s just keep doing what it is that we are doing right now.”  Internal Republican rules prevent any Republican from moving forward with a bill that does not have at least the support of the majority of Republicans. So it came very close to the wire on this particular bill. Texas Republican Chip Roy‚ who does take the problem of spending seriously‚ was blasting everybody Right‚ Left‚ and Center about not only the spending‚ but also the fact that nobody in Congress seems to want to solve serious problems anymore. He wound up saying‚ “It doesn’t matter who’s sitting in the Speaker’s seat or who has the majority. We keep doing the same stupid stuff.” That requires us to ask a pretty simple question: Why is it that we keep doing the same stupid stuff? Is that a matter of not having the right people in power? Or is it just that the American people refuse to recognize the reality about themselves‚ which is that we constantly say that we want to balance the budget; we constantly say we want to spend less money‚ and then as soon as there is a poll asking what we would like to cut‚ we all run for the hills and we have no idea what it is that we would like to cut. The reality is‚ in order for any serious major change to get done‚ you must have unified party control over Congress‚ over the Senate‚ over the presidency‚ and a dedication by that party to take the hit.  Democrats take the hits‚ by the way. There’s something the Democrats are good at. Democrats took the hit in 2010. They passed Obamacare and then they got shellacked at the polls. It was an exceptionally bad midterm for them. And they jumped ahead because they knew if they could completely restructure the health care system‚ in the end‚ these would become entitlements people relied upon. They would rather take the short-term hit for the long-term gain. When was the last time Republicans took a short-term hit for the long-term gain? The answer is they haven’t. The reason they don’t is because they’re afraid they will be tossed out of office. So it’s up to the American people to tell Washington that we actually want the spending cuts.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP Politicians make a living by lying to you and you have a choice: Your choice is whether you like being lied to. You decide to go along with their lies or whether you don’t like being lied to. Any politician who says he can save you‚ save your family‚ or save your society by spending money here or by restructuring a program there is lying to you.  The vast majority of choices in your life are up to you. When people rely on politicians too much‚ they end up shooting themselves in the foot.  Then they buy into the next grifter who comes along and suggests he’s going to fix whatever problems are at hand.

Johnny Depp jumped back into the director’s chair for the first time since his very public defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. The 60-year-old actor made his directorial return with the release of images on Friday from an independent film he’s been working on in Europe called “Modi‚” the Hollywood Reporter reported. The movie‚ which stars Al Pacino‚ recently wrapped production with Depp releasing a statement afterward calling the chance to work behind the camera again “an incredibly fulfilling and transformative experience.” “I would like to express my profound gratitude to the entire cast‚ crew‚ and producers for their unwavering commitment and creativity‚” Depp said. “To Al‚ who requested that I make this film — how could I refuse Pacino?” First look at Johnny Depp directing the cast of the film “Modi‚” in which Al Pacino plays a supporting role as real-life French art collector Maurice Gangnat. https://t.co/Fi8WT4rafT pic.twitter.com/r5QQu2HvPe — Variety (@Variety) January 18‚ 2024 “A sincere acknowledgement for generously contributing his talent and dedication to this project‚” he added. “‘Modi’ is a testament to the collaborative spirit of independent filmmaking‚ and I am excited to present this unique and compelling story to the world.” In 2022‚ a jury found that Heard had defamed Depp in an op-ed the actress penned in The Washington Post in 2018 about domestic violence‚ awarding the star a total of $15 million in monetary damages‚ though that was dropped to $10.35 million due to Virginia law‚ as The Daily Wire previously reported. The same jury also awarded the “Zombieland” actress $2 million for her defamation claim after she won one of the three countersuit claims she had against Depp’s lawyer in the case. Since the trial‚ the “Edward Scissorhands” star has said he’s done with Hollywood and stayed largely out of the spotlight. In an interview last year‚ Depp talked about his new home in the English countryside in the county of Somerset where he said he’s been able to be himself and hasn’t really had to deal with the invasion of his private life‚ Somerset Life magazine reported. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “British people are cool and will greet you as if you are a neighbor without going over the top‚” Depp said. “I don’t mind if people want an autograph or a brief chat but not when I am having some private time with my family.” “I can go into shops without being surrounded by people wanting selfies‚” he added. “I don’t mind that up to a point‚ but sometimes it gets a little too crowded.” “That’s one of the great things about Britain‚ and especially Somerset‚” the star continued. “I can just be me — and that’s nice.” In 2014‚ the Evening Standard reported Depp bought a £13 million estate in Somerset. The home reportedly has 12 bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The outlet labeled the superstar’s home “a great manor house‚” surrounded by walled gardens and set within 850 acres‚ People magazine noted.

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