This was first published in the Sentinel on March 25, 2011   “These Are The Times That Try Men’s Souls.” This simple quotation from Founding Father Thomas Paine’s The Crisis describes the beginnings of the American Revolution. It also describes Paine’s life. Throughout his life, his writings inspired passion and brought him great criticism. He communicated […] The post Thomas Paine: “These Are The Times That Try Men’s Souls.” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The ballots aren’t even counted, yet no amount of scripture citing or fake accents while playing preacher on the Sunday morning campaign stump can distract from what Kamala Harris has already promised — she’s no friend of the faithful. Quite the contrary. In the final weeks of the campaign she’s reminding us, elect her and she’s coming for your religious liberty. Pastors and people in the pews, consider yourselves warned.  At a recent Wisconsin rally, Kamala told two students who shouted “Jesus is Lord” they were at the wrong rally, before having them escorted out. She was so pleased with herself as she cackled at her off-the-cuff remark, painfully ignorant that we live in a country where 68% of people still consider themselves Christian. Nobody laughed but her, and a weekend damage control tour to black churches in Georgia quickly followed. While her campaign has been short on details, in an interview with NBC’s Hallie Jackson she was crystal clear for possibly the first time, warning that she’ll handcuff religious freedom by denying religious exemptions for abortion. Thanks to her clarity we know doctors with deeply held convictions will be forced to perform the procedure even if it violates their faith and conscience. None of this is new information. She has a long rap sheet of being hostile to people of faith and coming for religious freedom, dating back to her time as Attorney General of California. As Senator, she challenged the nomination of Knights of Columbus (KOC) member Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court for Nebraska because KOC adheres to traditional Catholic teaching. Apparently Catholicism is extreme. She also supported the “Do No Harm Act,” which would have forced medical providers to perform abortions. Have a deeply held religious conviction? Too bad. The Do No Harm Act would have done a lot of harm by also shutting the doors of charities like the “Little Sisters of the Poor” for refusing to violate their Catholic beliefs on issues like sexuality. Imagine telling nuns they can’t be Catholic with a bill that says you can’t discriminate.  It doesn’t end there. She pushed the FACE Act as California Attorney General, which would have forced pregnancy centers to make abortion referrals to women. By their very nature most pregnancy centers are faith-based and provide numerous resources and support to both the mom and the baby throughout the pregnancy, as well as afterward. Doesn’t matter. This is from the party that pretends to care about women. As Attorney General she also joined her counterparts to go after Hobby Lobby and other faith-based employers in an attempt to force them to include abortion pills as part of their health benefits. Harris also supported the Equality Act, which would have forced religious institutions to hire people at odds with their beliefs — read “gender ideology.” But, you say, what about that 30-year-old Religious Freedom Restoration Act that keeps government out of the business of Americans’ religious rights — the one even then Sen. Joe Biden supported? Throw it in the trash. This “Equality Act” would have provided zero equality for any faith-based institution. Imagine if she aimed her hostile warrior powers at the out of control crime in our country instead of our constitutionally protected religious freedom. George Barna, director of research at Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, conducted recent surveys that found 49% of self-described people of faith likely won’t vote in the upcoming election. Interestingly, the study also found that roughly 5 million of the unlikely voters would reverse course if their pastor encouraged them to vote. What? Politicking from the pulpit? Hardly. Nobody is suggesting we turn our altars into campaign rallies. Our secular nation has hijacked Christian values, rebranded them as political and then declared them off limits in our churches, and many pastors have dutifully — and a little too eagerly — complied.  Today at the intersection of every major cultural issue driving political narratives lies the Bible, which had the first word on most of these hot button issues dating back more than 2,000 years. If your church doesn’t want to talk about culture and elections because they’re afraid to get political, ask them if they mind getting Biblical. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ Another Barna study released last year found that out of the 68% of people in this country who identify as Christian, only 6% have a Biblical worldview. That’s a shocking number. How will people in our churches ever understand what the Bible says about our culture unless our pastors tell them. Few pastors get this better than Pastor Gary Hamrick of Cornerstone Chapel, a church of more than six thousand in Leesburg, VA, just west of Washington, DC. He actively takes on cultural issues through a Biblical lens, often hosting those at his church fighting for righteousness in our culture including Riley Gaines, Charlie Kirk and Kirk Cameron. Every four years he preaches an election sermon to encourage his congregation to vote Biblical values.  He’s not alone. Answering the question of how our country got to its current state, Pastor Rusty Guenther of First Baptist Church in Blowing Rock, NC, blamed the church’s willingness to accept that politics is off limits. In reality, the Bible has a lot to say about politics.   He’s right, it’s the world that’s turned politics into a four letter word within the walls of our churches. Open the Bible and you’ll see it addresses issues like biological sex, border security, the nation of Israel, religious liberty, parental rights, marriage and life. Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus and former Senior Pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago agrees, saying “…If we’re going to be true to the scriptures, we have to talk about those issues which impinge on politics.” Pastors have a responsibility to arm their congregations with a Biblical worldview on cultural issues. As Pastor Gary Hamrick said, “Good government cannot save us, but bad government can destroy us.”  We know that, if elected, Kamala is coming for our religious freedom. She’s done it before and she’s already promising she’ll do it again. * * * Lauren DeBellis Appell, a former lobbyist and communications aide on Capitol Hill, is a writer based in Fairfax, Virginia. Follow her on Twitter@LDAppell. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

It can be a great honor when your brother asks you to speak at his wedding. It can also be a great time to roast him for all the times he was mean to you growing up! For this sister, her brother’s wedding allowed her to share something she’s held back since he was 9 years old! @hopecarewisbrave Do you think my brother will ever speak to me again? #mastermind #weddingspeech #brothersister #brothers #bestman #speaknow #diary #maidofhonor #bestmanspeech #littlesister #prank #longgame ♬ original sound – Hope Carew Stepping up to the microphone, her first words are, “He’ll kill me.” You instantly know this is going to be good! When she starts reading from the clipboard, she laughs and says, “We are 25, and I am a multi-billionaire…” Laughter breaks out among the guests — loud laughter. There are a couple of catcalls, but the sister begins again. “I am a multi-billionaire who is madly in love with you.” The sister reads from a “proposal plan” her brother wrote when he was 9. The hilarity continues as she reads about a fantastic night in Cabo San Lucus. Her brother must have been quite the romantic when he was 9. That’s amazing since most boys that age still think girls are pretty icky and have cooties. The Origins Of Her Brother’s Wedding Proposal Plans These are excerpts from a diary (although he probably called it a journal) he had when he was 9. He detailed a plan for a proposal that sounded like a dream date. As a multi-billionaire, his plans include a private jet, a yacht, a butler, and credit cards with unlimited balances. As the embarrassment hits, the brother gets up and fakes an escape from the venue. He quickly returns to his seat as his sister continues the humorous roasting. Image from TikTok. There were some romantic bits on the beach that his sister skillfully dot-dot-dotted through. The second day took the couple from Cabo San Lucus to French Polynesia on that imaginary yacht. The brother’s wedding plan included buying his girl “a ton of pearls.” From buying her everything she wants to obeying her every command, he spelled out an elaborate plan. Next, the couple was off to Paris, where a Rolls Royce was waiting to tour the city in style. Reading the embarrassing reminder from his childhood wasn’t enough. The sister promised to display it for all her brother’s wedding guests to read. The journey ends at the top of the Eiffel Tower, where he finally proposes to her with a $130 million diamond ring. They do tell kids to dream big… Please share if you laughed at this hilarious proposal plan. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Sister Reads Brother’s Hilariously Extravagant “Proposal Plans From When He Was 9” At His Wedding appeared first on InspireMore.

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Yes, I know this may be a bit shallow but come on you know it’s a fun one. And that’s what this is all about. It’s all good fun and of course, there is some degree of interest in writing something and reading something like this. While I think we all agree that the most important aspect of rock and roll music is talent, there is something to be said about fans who love to sit in an audience and just look at some pretty good-looking people singing some great rock and roll songs. I mean come on let’s be The post 10 Best Looking Rock Stars Of All Time appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Every election year America needs around one million volunteers to work at polls across 50 states and territories to arrive before dawn, gather in community centers, schools, and fire stations to set up election polling stations—a task that has become increasingly challenging, as seniors retire from this critical role. To close the gap on the […] The post Vet the Vote Recruits Over 163,000 Poll Workers for US Elections Dedicated to Rules and Fair Play appeared first on Good News Network.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—In battleground Michigan, two swing counties may determine which presidential candidate will clinch the state’s 15 Electoral College votes. Oakland and Kent counties have undergone major demographic changes over the past two decades. Both used to be Republican strongholds, but growth in the Detroit suburbs and the city of Grand Rapids turned the counties from red to blue in 2020. Yet many of the two counties’ demographics—members of the working class, black Americans, Arab Americans, Jews, and Christians—say they’ve grown weary of Democrats after three and a half years of inflation, open borders, and unrest abroad. Although it is considered most likely that Vice President Kamala Harris will lead former President Donald Trump in both counties on Tuesday, the size of her lead could decide if she wins the state and perhaps the election. Campaign signs dot a rural highway Sept. 26 near Traverse City, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Trump leads Harris by one percentage point, a trend that’s held for about a month, polling from Mitchell Research & Communications released Thursday shows. “If they go very heavily for Harris, then that probably portends well for Harris,” said Steve Mitchell, president of Mitchell Research, said of Oakland and Kent counties. “If, on the other hand, for some reason it’s within two or three points in Kent County and within maybe six or eight points in Oakland County for Harris, then probably Harris is going to lose.” Here is what voters in each county told The Daily Signal during recent interviews on the ground. Oakland County Oakland County, in the suburbs of Detroit, is Michigan’s third-wealthiest, second-most populous, and third-most educated county. The county was solidly red two decades ago but has become solidly blue as suburban residents increasingly vote Democrat, making it a campaign target for both candidates. Trump held a rally in Novi on Oct. 26, while Harris spoke in Waterford on Oct. 19. Rocky Raczkowski, former chair of the Oakland County Republicans, said he has seen the county change over the past 10 years. “A lot of people have moved into the county because they like the quality of life that the county gives or has, but they bring their politics with them,” Raczkowski said. “I don’t think there’s going to be a massive wall of Republican voters.” “I see us doing better than ever before, but there’s a lot of competition in a lot of communities that have changed and have been historically Democratic,” he said of Republicans. Early voters for Harris told The Daily Signal at Oakland County polling places that they support the vice president because of “democracy,” abortion access, the environment, gun control, and their dislike of Trump’s personality. Residents of the wealthy county are more likely to be concerned about Harris’ pet issues than the inflated costs of groceries and gas. On the ground in Oakland County, Michigan, where voters at two early voting locations told @DailySignal the line was over two hours long. The Democrats I spoke with named abortion as their biggest issue in this election, while Republicans listed the economy and border crisis.… pic.twitter.com/LuY2Y3pR3U— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) October 26, 2024 An Indian couple who spoke with The Daily Signal anonymously at a Novi polling place said that although being legal immigrants prompted them to support a secure border, they voted for Harris because they support abortion without limitation. Gabby Ponce and her young adult son, who asked to remain anonymous, said their top three issues are “climate change, reproductive rights, and gun control.” “This county has trended more blue in recent years,” the son said. “So hopefully, I think it’s a goodsign that it’s going to tilt that way.” Renee Brennan, 68, told The Daily Signal that she voted against Trump because of her concerns about “democracy, freedom, and truth.” A woman who said her name is Stephanie said she was voting for Harris so her daughter could have an abortion. “My daughter having the same rights that my mom had growing up is probably the number one [reason], ensuring that she has those freedoms,” she said. “And then also just unity versus, like, pro-hate.” Bob and Elizabeth Martinez also voted for Harris to preserve their daughter’s “reproductive rights.” They believe in the “right to choose” for the entire pregnancy, they told The Daily Signal. An Oakland County crowd shows some enthusiasm Oct. 18 during a Kamala Harris rally at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford, Michigan. (Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images) But Republicans in Oakland County said they believe they have a chance at winning back some of the lead that Joe Biden took over Trump in 2020. On his way to the presidency, Biden won 100,000 more votes in Oakland County than Hillary Clinton did in 2016. Lisa Marker and her husband told The Daily Signal that they voted for Trump because they miss four years ago. “I would like to go back to Trump, where people can’t come across the border like they are now because I think it’s affecting everything,” Marker said. “I also think our economy is a mess, and I think it’s all due to, well, the policies and the pipeline. They need to drill in the United States.” “Drill, baby, drill,” her husband added. An Oakland County military veteran who wished to remain anonymous told The Daily Signal that he voted for Trump because he would close the border, remedy inflation, and stop the wars in Israel and Ukraine. “He will bring down inflation, drill, you know, with energy, get gas prices down, fuel prices down, which will bring down inflation and show strength to the world,” he said. Debbie and Dave Thomas spoke to The Daily Signal at a Farmington Hills early-voting location. They said they would never vote for Harris because of her radical stance on abortion. The Thomases voted for Trump because he is more pro-life than Harris, and they prefer his plan for the economy and inflation. A pro-life activist is surrounded by pro-abortion demonstrators outside the Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 2015. (DJMcCoy/Getty Images) Breezy Mohammed, 21, a black resident of Oakland County, told The Daily Signal at the Trump rally Oct. 26 in Novi that he is casting his first-ever vote for Trump because he believes the former president will protect his gun rights. Mohammed said high grocery and gas prices have affected Americans nationwide, so he believes they will vote for a change. “I think from talking to people, talking to my friends, even the youth, all my friends are voting Trump,” he said. Raczkowski, former head of the Oakland GOP, said he has seen Jewish and Muslim Americans in Oakland County move toward Trump. He is Polish and his wife is from Lebanon, he said, so they are connected to the Jewish and Arab communities. “This is an election that I’m seeing more and more Jewish Americans actually focus on freedom and on the safety and security of their children. And they’re taking it seriously, very seriously, this election,” Raczkowski told The Daily Signal. He said some Muslims are supporting Trump because of his stance of peace through strength. “Trump is the one that would create peace in the Middle East,” Raczkowski said. “They’ve seen it before, and they’re willing to take that gamble a second time.” Donald Trump greets local Muslim leaders who endorsed him onstage Oct. 26 during a campaign rally at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan. (Drew Angerer/AFP/Getty Images) Raczkowski said county residents aren’t just voting for Trump because they’re upset with Harris and Biden, who dropped out of the race in July and endorsed his vice president. “Harris is trying to make it that democracy is on the ballot, and that Trump is unstable and should not be on the ballot,” he said. “That’s not the Republican message that I see coming out of Trump in Michigan. It’s, ‘I want you to vote for me because this is what I’ll do.’ And President Trump is actually giving these individuals a positive future that they can buy into.” Oakland County Republicans say they have talked to more and more black residents who are voting Republican, Raczkowski said. Blacks make up 13.9% of Oakland County. “The Republican message is way more in line with where most African Americans stand than the Democratic message,” he said. “They’re concerned about the economy, concerned about the border, concerned about competition, concerned about American strength.” Raczkowski said he finds it “racist” that Democrats think they have the secret sauce on how black Americans vote. “It’s interesting how you see more and more black men and women actually talking about the education of their kids and about the ability for their children to be able to compete on the world stage, and how our schools are doing, and how we have these open borders,” Raczkowski said. “You’re hearing it from health care to education.” Republicans feel the energy and momentum in Oakland County, he said “You could feel the momentum of people just saying, ‘Yeah, you know what, I’m not buying into this,’ and they’re not buying into the transformation of Kamala Harris,” the former GOP chairman said. “Some disaffected people, that have for a long time felt disaffected, have found a home in the Republican Party and with Donald Trump,” Raczkowski said. “It’s miraculous how I’ve seen Donald Trump totally bring people into the party.” Kent County Biden won Kent County, home to Grand Rapids and its suburbs, by a narrow margin in 2020, claiming about 52% of the vote. The former Republican stronghold hadn’t chosen a Democrat for president since 2008, when it went for Barack Obama by only 1,500 votes. Kent County’s Hispanic population increased by 10% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. The county saw a 9.2% population increase from 2010 to 2020, well above the state’s 2% growth rate overall. “Kent County is important simply because we obviously have had changing political demographics from a reliably red county at the top of the ticket to a somewhat purple, battleground county in a battleground state,” said Lisa Posthumus Lyons, who is Kent County clerk and a former Republican state representative. “I think Kent County is important not just because we’re the battleground, but because Michigan is a battleground,” Lyons said. She told The Daily Signal that if the road to the White House runs through Michigan, then to win Michigan, a candidate must perform well in Kent County. Kamala Harris speaks Oct. 18 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) “There’s been a lot of focus and attention on Kent County,” Lyons said, “and you can definitely feel that in the air. You can feel the excitement with all of our voters.” She said Kent County has seen frequent visits from both major presidential candidates, more such visits than ever before. Harris rallied in Grand Rapids on Oct. 18, and Trump traveled there Sept. 27. Trump will hold his closing rally in Grand Rapids on Monday, the final campaign stop of his two previous campaigns. Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, held a town hall Tuesday at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids. “It’s really exciting, and we’re gearing up for a real close election,” Lyons said. The Daily Signal spoke to voters Monday in Grand Rapids at another early-voting location, St. Peter and Paul Catholic School. Republicans expressed concerns about the economy, abortion, and the border crisis. Democrats again said they were voting for Harris to preserve democracy—a major Democrat talking point—as well as because they support abortion and disapprove of Trump’s personality. One young woman in her 20s who asked to remain anonymous said she was voting so that she can afford groceries and housing again. “Grand Rapids is a huge middle-class city, and so for a lot of us, it’s just trying to live a peaceful life and whatever can get us closer to that,” she said. Sen. JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, speaks July 20 during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The woman, who said it was the second election in which she was able to vote, also said she has seen many Republicans decide to vote Democrat this time. One Democrat who declined to share his name said that the past four years have been positive for his family, especially since prescription drug costs have been reduced for him. “Luckily, you know, financially, we’re in a decent place. So, the economy has been going well, like that’s been positive for us. I mean, yes, inflation has been certainly a challenge. But like, overall, I would say I’m in a better spot than I was four years ago,” he said. This Democrat said he thinks there is a decent chance that Michigan will go for Harris, though he acknowledged it will be close. A single mother who identified herself as Sherri S. said she is voting for Trump because she was better off four years ago. “This past three and a half years, it’s been terrible, and I’m a single parent struggling,” she said. “And I work every single day, usually at least 15 hours a day, every day, seven days a week, just to try to make it. So I don’t want my kids to have to go through that.” Sherri said the economy and border security are the most important issues to her. “I’d like the border closed so we know who’s coming in and out,” she said. “I don’t mind people having a choice to come in. I think everybody should have that choice. I just think they should do it the right way and not, you know—it’s just really dangerous right now.” Some of hundreds of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border March 29 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (David Peinado/Anadolu/Getty Images) Lyons, Kent County’s clerk, said she hasn’t seen a measurable party realignment, but she has seen increased engagement. The county’s steady population increase likely will mean more residents will vote, she said. “We are at the highest voter registration numbers that we’ve seen, and hopefully that translates into high participation in this election,” Lyons said. In nearby Wyoming, the second-biggest city in Kent County, voters waited in a long line out the door of the Wyoming Public Library. Long line out the door to vote at the Wyoming Public Library near Grand Rapids, MI. Most of the voters I spoke to there voted Trump because of the economy. pic.twitter.com/V50QYu04jr— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) October 31, 2024 An older man who identified himself as Rodney told The Daily Signal that he voted for Trump because of the economy and because he is pro-life. He said he believes Trump will “stimulate the economy back to where it was.” “I’m not crazy about his MAGA thing,” Rodney said, “but I do like the issues that he has brought forward.” Rodney said he always has been conservative, but he knows some Wyoming residents are voting Republican for the first time. “I’ve seen people, for a fact, that have voted Democrat all these years get sick of it,” he said. “They want something new. They want something real.” Grocery store manager Chris Wynia said he would have voted for Trump if he had done a better job refraining from “fearmongering” in the campaign. “I don’t think that necessarily, the candidate that I voted for was like 100% amazing. And I think that if the other candidate had done a little better, they could have gotten my vote changed,” he said. “But I don’t think they did. I think that they focused on the past, and they focused on fearmongering.” “It seemed like one candidate was most worried about immigration to an alarming degree,” Wynia said. “We could have focused on actual issues of policy and instead it was ‘Immigrants are crossing and killing people and all the cities are unsafe,’ and stuff like that.” But Rusty Richter, owner of a small real estate business in Wyoming, said he voted for Trump so that he can “buy groceries and gas at a normal price.” He also said he has seen a lot of people vote differently than they did in 2020. “Gas and groceries and everything else went up in the last four years, so people want change,” Richter told The Daily Signal. The post These 2 Battleground Counties May Choose Our Next President appeared first on The Daily Signal.

It’s an intriguing parallel: Father and daughter Republican political figures Dick Cheney and Liz Cheney, insulted as warmongers and chicken hawks by different political parties, twenty years apart. But the coverage in the New York Times from 2004 and 2024 couldn’t have been more different. When Donald Trump attacked Republican turned Kamala Harris supporter Liz Cheney as a “radical warhawk,” he was clearly, in his own crude way, making the same anti-war “chicken-hawk, warmonger!” argument that self-righteous liberals spluttered during the Second Persian Gulf launched by George W. Bush in 2003 – the idea that politicians who advocate for wars without having fought themselves are contemptible, or should volunteer to fight themselves. Except that 20 years ago, the Times relished those “chicken hawk” attacks on Bush and Republicans, while today, just a few days before a presidential election the media desperately wants Trump to lose, to make such an argument (in admittedly graphic terms) suddenly becomes a violent death threat against Liz Cheney, even being investigated by Arizona’s Democratic attorney general Kris Mayes, for some insane reason. Michael Gold and Adam Nagourney wrote for Saturday’s edition, under an awful headline, showing themselves unwilling to grasp the meaning of Trump’s remarks, which were clear to anyone not blinded by partisan fever: “Harris Calls Trump’s Violent Language About Liz Cheney ‘Disqualifying.’” (Confusingly, the two published a separate, very similar article, online only, with some of the missing context: “You know, they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building, saying, ‘Oh, gee, well, let’s send, let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.’”) Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump clashed on Friday over violent comments he made suggesting that Liz Cheney, one of his fiercest Republican critics, should be put somewhere “with nine barrels shooting at her.” Ms. Harris suggested that the remarks should disqualify Mr. Trump from serving as the nation’s chief executive, while he tried to clean up his comments by repeating them in marginally softer terms. He also attacked the vice president for campaigning with Ms. Cheney. …. Mr. Trump made his remarks imagining violence directed at Ms. Cheney -- a former Wyoming congresswoman and the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney -- on Thursday night during an onstage interview with Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host. “She’s a radical war hawk,” Mr. Trump said during the event in Glendale, Ariz. “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face.” (Here's the Trump quote in full, where the context is clear: Trump is making a standard anti-war argument: “I don’t blame [former Vice President Dick Cheney] for sticking with his daughter, but his daughter is a very dumb individual. Very dumb. She’s a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face. You know, they're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in the nice buildings saying ‘Oh gee well, let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.") It's hard to believe a 70-year-old journalist like Adam Nagourney truly doesn’t recognize the hippie-era “chicken hawk” argument. Former CNN reporter and Washington Post writer Chris Cillizza did, writing on X: "But he didn't. Like, factually, he didn't." Trump-hating talk show host Bill Maher also recognized reality. But back in 2004, Times congressional reporter Carl Hulse relished the nasty “chicken hawk” attacks against Bush’s then vice president (and Liz Cheney's father) Dick Cheney (“An Illustrated Guide to Chickenhawks”). So did Times reporter turned lefty columnist Timothy Egan in “The War Hero and the Chicken Hawk.”

Take the Fallout games’ ramshackle survival in a broken-down apocalypse, fuse it with the cozy farming and lifestyle sim elements of Stardew Valley, and set the whole thing in a stunningly rendered 2D pixel-art world with the exploration and combat style of Terraria. What you’ve got is Doloc Town, a beautiful new sandbox game that tasks you with surviving in a forgotten wasteland, doing your best to stay alive and rebuild as you uncover the secrets of the world and take on its deadliest inhabitants. This delightful indie game is one to watch, and best of all you can try it right now thanks to a Steam demo. Continue reading New sandbox RPG Doloc Town feels like Fallout, Terraria, and Stardew had a child MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best sandbox games, Best RPGs, Best survival games

If you’ve been enjoying the Black Ops 6 Nuketown 24/7 playlist and double XP weekend, you’ve now got even more cause to celebrate. After a glitch “occasionally limited” the amount of double XP awarded to some players, Treyarch has extended the 2XP offering. This means you’ve got longer to farm double XP in multiplayer, and even the double Gobblegum earn rate in Zombies too. With BO6’s first season right around the corner, an extra day of bonus XP earnings is nothing to sneeze at. Continue reading Black Ops 6 double XP weekend extended for all thanks to a glitch MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Ops 6 guns, Black Ops 6 missions, Black Ops 6 loadouts