Barbara Clark is the perfect example of a voter—whether black, white, Hispanic, or from any other ethnic group—who defies stereotypes. This defiance often leads to voters such as her being overlooked as people who could change not just the presidential election, but also the majority in the Senate. Clark is a black female who has been a registered Democrat for almost all of her adult life and voted for former President Barack Obama twice. “Dear, I didn’t just vote for him,” she said. “I was a community organizer for Barack Obama for the group ACORN.” The acronym stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a 501(c) (4) left-wing voter-registration organization that closed its doors in 2010. Clark, 67, admitted she did not know politics all that well before getting involved with Obama. “I knew you voted. But really, studying and doing all of that, I didn’t know. I just took the slate card and voted Democrat,” she said. She was inspired by Obama’s candidacy, though, and stepped up her game and got involved. However, Clark said once he was elected and governing, she found herself wondering why she was not seeing improvements in her community and in her life in the way he promised. “After we got Obama in the first time, and nothing happened, nothing changed, I said, ‘Whoa, what’s going on?’ And the local Democrats told me, ‘They won’t let him,’” Clark explained. “My answer to them was, I said, ‘Well, he’s got to step up and say, “I’m the president.”’ But nothing changed in our community,” she added. Clark said she grew up in an all-black neighborhood with families, such as hers, that made her do her chores before she was allowed to play in the summer. Once set free, though, “You went to the park and swimming,” she said. “You played with the neighbors. You could play all day outside. We grew up, a pool was right across the street from us.” “And people looked out after us,” she said of her childhood, which she said was idyllic. “They be like, ‘Y’all go on home. Time to go home.’ Because the park didn’t close back then until 9 o’clock, and we played softball. We went swimming. Every day, we had things to do. And there was no computers and phone, iPhones, and all that. And we had fun.” However, Clark’s political worldview changed after her disappointment with Obama and after getting sober. “For most of my adult life, for 23 years, I was on drugs. So, I wasn’t paying attention. I would see Democrats come around. I really didn’t pay attention to [the reality that] they only came around for election time. But when I got sober, my head was clear,” she said. Clark said she soon realized the promises of better schools, jobs, and a great economy turned out to be unfilled. “It stayed the same,” she said. “It always stayed the same.” The first time I interviewed Clark, she said she did not volunteer for Hillary Rodham Clinton, but she still voted for her in 2016, the last time she voted for a Democrat. By 2018, Clark had started to get involved with the Republican Party, and in 2020, she worked for an outside group to get then-President Donald Trump reelected in her home state of Ohio. Clark is not working for Trump anymore, but “Miss Barbara”—as she is affectionately known in Columbus, Ohio—spends her days talking to other black neighbors about why she thinks Trump is a better choice for their lives. “See our community, what we are concerned about, if we can buy a loaf of bread and some gasoline to get to work,” she said of the economic despair that is still hurting working families. “And I mean, gas was so high. And you just couldn’t make it. And these last four years, I was like, oh my God. You go to the store with a hundred dollars, and you’ll come out with literally one bag, maybe a bag and a half.” Democrats saw a migration of Southern whites to the GOP for 50 years after World War II. Will 2024 be the start of the next big shift? Several polls are indicating that Trump is doing surprisingly well among black and Hispanic voters. Ohio GOP consultant David Myhal has been looking at the numbers and explained, “The Democrat Party depends on their voters to disregard results and policies and only vote identity. I believe voters are smarter than that. I think they are starting to realize the Democrats think they are that stupid.” The GOP has been labeled a party for rich white men and the Democrats as the party of diversity. On the first point, some disagree on the facts. “Most really rich people are Democrats unless they are influenced by a strong faith,” said Myhal. When you track political giving during the Trump era, you will find this to be true. Boardroom executives and lawyers were very generous fundraisers for Clinton, President Joe Biden, and now Vice President Kamala Harris. A new denominator may be on the horizon that supersedes identity politics—economics and a Midwestern common sense. “Farmers, evangelicals, Hispanics, and blacks can all agree on one thing: A cow is a girl, a bull is a boy, and I don’t want a politician deciding if I can drink their milk or eat a hamburger, and I better be able to afford to make the choice,” said Myhal. Clark said she was appalled when Obama recently admonished black men and called them “the brothers” for not stepping up to turn out for Harris. She was equally appalled when Harris put out a laundry list of promises called “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men” that she wanted to use to guarantee the black male vote. The agenda included 1 million fully forgivable loans of up to $20,000 for black business owners to start businesses, a national initiative to focus on black men’s disparate health outcomes, and legalizing recreational marijuana and creating opportunities for black entrepreneurs in this budding industry. “Don’t tell me, don’t tell me. She’s going to give us some dope. Because that’s what black people want,” Clark said sarcastically. “See that right there. If that didn’t wake black people up, let me slap them to wake them up. Because we have been so conditioned [to vote] Democrat, no matter what, because they are going to give us stuff,” she said. Youngstown State University professor Paul Sracic explained that we are seeing more and more signs indicating that the country is in the midst of a significant realignment. “What we saw in 2016 may well be looked back on as what the political scientist V.O. Key called a ‘critical election,’ similar to what happened in 1928 when Catholics joined what became the New Deal coalition,” he said. Realignments are often candidate-driven. In 1928, Democrats nominated a Catholic, Al Smith, to lead their ticket, but Catholics were already moving to the Democratic Party. It was the same thing with Trump and working-class voters in 2016, said Sracic. “These voters were already moving to the Republican Party. What is really interesting is whether the movement continues post-Trump and whether we can stop assuming that all of this Republican working-class support is limited to white voters,” he explained. If that happens, this might look more like the realignment that took place in 1896, when Republicans managed to attract voters from different social classes to become the dominant party well into the next century. For now, Clark is spending her time talking to people in Columbus’ city neighborhoods, particularly where people love to gather to chew the fat and talk to her about how important their vote is. “I make it a point to visit barbershops. And oh, the conversations. When I first supported Trump, they were telling me, ‘Oh, Barbara, what’s wrong with you? You crazy.’ And, girl, some people stopped speaking to me,” she said, laughing. “But now, I was amazed. Just Monday, I went into the barbershop, and they were talking. And oh my God, the barbers was really supporting Trump. I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ I almost cried because they have woke up.” COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Unseen Middle-Class Black Voters Moving Right appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Former President Donald Trump named the border crisis as the “single-biggest problem” America is facing after nearly four years under the Biden-Harris administration. “I really think that the biggest problem this country has is what they’ve allowed to happen to us on the border,” Trump said at a “Latino Roundtable” in Doral, Florida, on Tuesday. “They’ve allowed our country to be destroyed. They’re allowing thousands of murderers and drug dealers and terrorists and people from mental institutions.” The Republican nominee said that while inflation is a “country destroyer” and “country buster,” illegal immigration is a larger concern. He said countries like the Congo are emptying their jails into America. “I think it’s the single biggest problem, because our country is loaded up right now with murderers and with people and seriously ill people from mental institutions,” Trump said, “and those mental institutions are empty, and those jails are becoming empty.” The majority of Hispanics, 75%, view the open border as a major problem or a crisis. Most of them also disapprove of how the government has handled the border crisis, according to a Pew Research poll. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Trump with Hispanic voters by 14 percentage points, according to the most recent NBC/Telemundo poll. That is the smallest margin for a Democrat in over a decade.  In the border state of Arizona, Trump is winning the Hispanic vote. At the Latino roundtable, Trump referenced the 325,000 missing migrant children under the Biden-Harris administration. “I think if it were on the other side, it would be one of the great scandals in history,” Trump said. “It’s actually 325,000 children are missing, sex slaves, or dead.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General released a report at the end of August saying that the Biden-Harris administration has lost track of approximately 300,000 migrant children. Between fiscal year 2019 and 2023, more than 32,000 of the unaccompanied children who had crossed the border illegally failed to appear in court after receiving a Notice to Appear. The report also found that as of May 2024, DHS had not served notices to appear to more than 291,000 unaccompanied children. The former president criticized Harris’ management of the border as “border czar.” “She never once called the Border Patrol,” Trump said. “The Border Patrol, by the way, five days ago, endorsed me, which is something they’re not even really supposed to do. And in endorsing me, they gave it a full-throated endorsement, but in endorsing me they said how horrible she is, and it’s not easy for them to say that.” The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing Border Patrol agents, endorsed Trump last week. On behalf of the 16,000 men and women represented by the National Border Patrol Council, we strongly support and endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) October 14, 2024 Instead of fixing the border crisis, Trump said all the Biden-Harris administration thinks about is “transgender operations” and “men in women’s sports.” “I’ve never met a person that came up to me, and they say we want men to play in women’s sports,” Trump said. “Somehow, they’re pushing it. I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve been talking about this for a while, because I’m ending it. On Day One, I’m ending it.” Nearly three-quarters of registered voters agree with Trump that biological males should not be allowed to participate in women’s and girls sports. “There’s a sickness going on in our country,” Trump said. “We have to end the sickness.” The post Trump Says Border Crisis Is ‘Single-Biggest Problem’ America Faces appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Despite what you may hear from leftist so-called election law “experts,” Elon Musk is not violating federal law with his America PAC’s million-dollar lottery for registered voters who sign his “Petition in Favor of Free Speech and the Rights to Bear Arms.” Those who mistakenly claim otherwise are ignoring the terms of the petition and the text of the applicable federal statute in order to take a swipe at Musk. Musk’s very vocal support for the First Amendment, which he says is under “relentless” attack, is nothing new. He announced in April that he would fund a national signature campaign in support of free speech, and he’s frequently said defending free speech is one of the main reasons he purchased Twitter, now X. He’s also been vigorous in his support for the Second Amendment. So, what are the actual terms of the PAC’s offer that has Musk’s critics in such a dither? The petition states that the “First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendment.” Each day, one individual who signs the petition in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, or North Carolina will be awarded $1 million. The condition for signing the petition and the chance to win this lottery is being a registered voter. Each signer can earn $47 for each registered voter he refers who also signs the petition supporting the First and Second Amendments. There is a special offer of $100 for each registered voter who signs the petition from Pennsylvania and an additional $100 for referring another registered voter to sign the petition. The most important legal point here is that Musk is not paying individuals to register to vote. He is paying already registered voters to sign the petition. In other words, there is no direct quid pro quo between getting paid and getting registered; the quid pro quo is getting paid for signing the petition, but the offer is open only to registered voters. The applicable federal law is 52 U.S.C. §10307(c), which makes it a felony violation for anyone who “knowingly and willfully … pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting.” Notice the precise terms of this clear language. If America PAC was directly paying individuals to register to vote, and if any individuals accepted those payments, they would be violating the law. But America PAC—by the explicit terms of the petition—is paying individuals to sign the petition, not register to vote. And the registered voters in the applicable states are accepting payments for signing the petition, not becoming registered. What Musk is doing transactionally is not that different, except in terms of sheer scale, from what pollsters, political consultants, and campaigns do all the time with focus groups. They convene a group of registered voters—who are paid for their involvement—to ask them questions about candidates and issues. It is normally a condition that you are a registered voter to be eligible to participate in the focus group and get paid for spouting your opinion. Requiring that as a condition to participate does not violate federal law. One can certainly argue that Musk’s offer may lead to individuals registering to vote in order to be able to sign the petition so they can get paid for 1) signing the petition in Pennsylvania; 2) getting paid for referring registered voters in other states to sign the petition; and 3) becoming eligible for the million-dollar jackpot. But that indirect result is not sufficient to constitute a violation of the applicable statute that requires an explicit, knowing, and willful direct exchange of money for becoming registered to vote. That is not occurring under the explicit terms of the petition, which seems to have been cleverly and carefully drafted by Musk’s lawyers precisely to avoid violating 52 U.S.C. §10307. And it is no different than an individual getting registered to vote so he can take up an offer from a campaign consultant to become a paid member of a focus group. The bottom line? No objective, nonpartisan, rational federal prosecutor would take up this case. The post No, Elon Musk Is NOT Breaking Federal Election Law appeared first on The Daily Signal.

I've compiled all the homesteading hacks I know to help you live a simple and convenient homesteading life! Homesteading Hacks For A Happier Homestead Who wishes they had some more free time? I bet you're raising your hand. We’re all trying to accomplish so much at once! I know I feel extra occupied and always rushed for time more often than not, so when I bump into something that either lends me more time or saves me from even a bit of stress, I’m all over it! So here I am, compiling the best of the best of homesteading hacks I've come across to share with you. So my fellow homesteaders, fasten your seat belt and get ready to change your life with these many homesteading hacks sure to make your life simpler and happier!   Homesteading Hacks For The Homestead Animals 1. Make Your Own Organic Farm Feed image via homesteading Raising livestock can be costly when it comes to feeding time. Additionally, there is also the awful truth about commercial feeds having harmful chemicals that can be dangerous not just to your animals but also to you. This is why every homesteader must learn how to make homemade farm feed. 2. Build A Chicken Coop in 4 Easy Steps | Building your own chicken coop shouldn’t be an arduous task. You can be assured of your chickens' comfort and safety without having to spend a fortune. Whether you’re new to building a coop or already an expert in carpentry, building your own chicken coop is easy and simple, just follow these 4 steps to building a chicken coop. 3. Use Recycled Scrap Materials To Build Chicken Nesting Boxes image via homesteading As a homesteader, upcycling is one the best thing you can master. You can exercise your creativity and you will just fall in love with the idea of being able to save. Just like this simple project of building your own chicken nesting boxes from recycled scrap materials, this is bound to be your next DIY weekend project. 4. Set Up Your Chicken Brooder image via homesteading Once you start raising chicken, acquiring more will definitely cross your mind. Once you’re ready to have more, you can either buy chicks from a hatchery or hatch your own eggs. Then, you’ll definitely need to set up a chicken brooder to keep the little ones until they are ready to be put outside. Worry not because setting up a chicken brooder is no heavy task. Take all the time to enjoy watching your little chicks grow. 5. Build A Chicken Watering Station From Soda Bottles | If you've got a flock of chickens, imagine the hassle of keeping them well hydrated without an automatic watering station. Avoiding this is just a piece of cake, all you've got to do is build an automatic chicken watering station. It doesn't have to be expensive and complicated, keep your flock properly hydrated with an easy to build chicken watering station. 6. Keep Your Chickens Healthy image via homesteading As the seasons change, so do the needs of the animals we care for. During winter you will need to be ready to give your chickens a protein boost to keep them healthy, happy to survive winter. 7. Train Your Chickens Properly | Chickens are the most common target of any predator surrounding my homestead. Protecting them is a responsibility I seriously take to heart, as every homesteader should. And I found these 5 ways to protect chickens from fowl play very much effective and helpful here in my homestead. I hope you can apply it to your homestead too! 8. Choose The Right Breed Of Ducks image via homesteading If you’re having second thoughts about raising ducks in your homestead, well think again, because you're missing out on the fun of having both ducks and chickens. I love these two animals in my homestead! I love my ducks, they’re good for my garden and they produce more flavorful and more nutritious eggs. So, learn how to raise ducks for your homestead now! 9. Raise Your Own Livestock image via homesteading When I decided to raise livestock in my homestead, I made sure they'd have a purpose. If by any chance you've decided to have your livestock as meat option, you definitely need to know the livestock's pros and cons in order to attain the best produce. 10. Pick The Best Goat Breed | Once you decided to get goats for your homestead, it's best to identify why you want them. Will they be for dairy, meat, or fiber? Knowing this will help you choose the best goat breed for your homestead. 11. Make Sure Your Goats Grow Big And Strong | Who wouldn't want their baby goats to thrive? Every animal has its own special needs, so if you want your baby goat to grow up big and strong you’ll need to know how to provide what they need. Whether you’ve got little or plenty of time to devote to your baby goats, raising them will surely be a worthwhile pursuit.   Do you have any homesteading photos you want us to feature? Follow us on IG (https://t.co/lq90Uh3r7R) & use the hashtag #HappyHomesteading! pic.twitter.com/aBl5E09ALT — Homesteading (@HomesteadingUSA) January 31, 2017   12. Milk a Goat, The Right Way image via homesteading Having a goat in my homestead means always having fresh milk ready. But in order to enjoy the fresh milk from your goat, every homesteader must learn how to milk a goat. This means that a fresh cup of milk is just a couple of steps away. Don't you love the thought of it? 13. Learn How To Trim Your Goat's Hooves | This is a must-learn skill for every homesteader who wants to raise goats in their homestead. You don’t need to go to a veterinarian just to have your goat’s hooves trimmed. Don’t worry, it’s so simple! 14. Make Your Own Goat Ear Tags  image via homesteading If you’re a goat owner you may know about ear tagging. And if you aren’t already doing it, you may want to consider starting now because it’s not just recommended, it's mandatory. This will also help you identify who's who, in case you have plenty in your homestead or they wander off into your neighbor's yard. 15. Build A Goat House On Your Own | Just like any animal, goats need shelter. Learn how to build a goat house that suits your needs and preferences. If you do it yourself, you don't need to breaking the bank or bend over backwards to give your goats the perfect home. 16. Know When It’s Goat Breeding Season image via homesteading In general, a goat's cycle is every 18-21 days all throughout the breeding season. However, this also varies from animal to animal. You'll know when your goat is ready to mate if you know the signs that point out if your goat is on cycle. 17. Raise Healthy Pigs For Homesteading image via survival life As we all know, pigs provide one of the most widely-consumed meats. If you want them as healthy as they can be in your homestead, these 9 tips for raising healthy pigs will help you out. I’ve been following these tips for years now! 18. Keep Bees Like A Pro image via homesteading Planning to get started with bee keeping? Put your best foot forward by following this helpful beginner's guide to keeping bees. With the right foundations, you'll be a pro in no time! 19. Best Bee Hive Plans | Bees are essential to us because veggies, fruits, and many flowers rely on bees to pollinate. And of course, they give us my favorite—the honey! No bees, no honey! So to help the bees do their job, you might as well give them the best bee hive they deserve. It doesn't have to be fancy and expensive, just something to keep them productive and happy! 20. Turn Your Backyard Into A Bee Haven image via homesteading Aside from the homey, having bees in my homestead helps me boost my crop production. So if you turn your backyard into a bee haven, you won't regret it. 21. Keep Your Bees In A Mason Jar | Keeping bees doesn't have to be expensive at all. It can even become an amazing DIY project for up cycling. So consider keeping your bees in mason jar and you'll always have honey handy!   Thinking of getting a dog for your lovely homestead in the near future? Take this quiz first ???????????? >> https://t.co/ZWuATxfMBY pic.twitter.com/jM7xcxTKam — Homesteading (@HomesteadingUSA) January 24, 2017   22. Protect Your Pets From Fleas image via homesteading Fleas are darn irritating! I pity my poor pets when I see them scratching all over their bodies. It's a good thing I don't need to dig deep in my pocket just to get rid of them. I've got these basic home remedies for fleas that work just perfectly and safely for my pets. 23. Care For Your Dog's Illnesses image via homesteading Knowing the signs and symptoms of your dog's pain can definitely help you decide what kind of medication they need, if you can administer it yourself or contact a veterinarian. As a homesteader, I bet you've got dogs who are your faithful companions just like mine. So you have to learn how to treat common dog illnesses because it’s our responsibility to care for them and help them live happy, safe, and healthy. 24. Keep Your Dogs Calm During Thunderstorms | Have you ever seen your dog act crazy during thunderstorms? It's normal, no need to panic. Loud sounds in general disturb them. Protect your dog and your investment by learning the 9 ways to calm your dogs during thunderstorms. 25. Make Dog Shampoo At Home | Make your own homemade dog shampoo and avoid the harmful effects of chemical-filled commercial dog shampoos. Your dog and wallet will be safe! 26. Learn Basic Farm Dog Commands image via homesteading Teaching a farm dog to follow basic commands is an essential factor of being a pet owner. Dogs, like humans, need to get comfortable and fit in. It's on us to teach our canine friend how to communicate. Hone these important farm dog commands and you'll have a homestead farm dog for a long time. 27. Deter Smelly Skunks image via survival life Skunks seem cute and totally harmless, but behind the cuteness lies its dreaded smell. Just be nice, you don't need to harm them. Just learn these 7 reliable steps to deter them.   “In our homestead, we help each other out!” ???? pic.twitter.com/bw7BISHRif — Homesteading (@HomesteadingUSA) January 24, 2017   Homesteading Hacks For The Homestead Garden: 28. Test Your Soil The Pioneer’s Way image via homesteading Like a lot of homesteading hacks, soil testing doesn't need to be expensive. Learn how to test your soil the Pioneer’s way and ensure your plants thrive. 29. Improve The Quality Of Your Soil | You need healthy soil for your crops to flourish. Follow the homesteader's guide to soil improvement and use organic methods to use the least pesticides. I myself prefer this way here in my homestead! 30. Have Your Own Seed Starting Calculator | The Seed Starting Calculator is an amazing tool to help you plant seeds. Knowing the best time to plant them assures you that the crop will thrive and produce bountiful harvest. 31. Compost Hacks For Homesteaders image via homesteading Composting is basic here in my homestead. I believe that every homesteader wants to make their garden reach its full potential. What do we need to do that? That’s where composting comes in. Learn the art of composting and help your garden produce a bountiful harvest. 32. Use The Best Scraps For Organic Compost | When doing composting you'll also need to consider what you put in it. Just like cooking, ingredients are the key. You don't have to throw everything in because it may harm to your plants rather than grow them. Check out these 25 best scraps that guarantee a healthy organic compost best for your garden. 33. Make Your Own Seed Tape | Giving your plants enough space to grow is essential, it can't be too far apart to avoid waste of space, but it can't be too close either because your plants will have to compete for nutrients. Seed tape is the key to having well-spaced plants. Why use store-bought seed tape when you can DIY? Make your own seed tape to ensure a well-spaced garden. I bet you already have the supplies readily available in your homestead! It’s very easy to make, I mastered it the first time I tried it! 34. Build A Greenhouse From Scratch | Pests and sudden weather changes are just two common problems when it comes to gardening. Every homesteader should have a solution to amend such condition and ensures to still be able to grow plants no matter what. A greenhouse is one perfect solution. If you're thinking about the budget, well, you don't have to worry because it doesn't need to be like rubbing you. Just like this DIY homemade greenhouse made of easy to find materials or maybe you already have them. I have one like this here in my homestead, frugal, fun and absolutely easy that even a grandma like me was able to make it. 35. Turn Recyclables Into Bottle Planters image via homesteading Seed starting is a crucial part of your plant's growth. Providing your seeds the best place to get started is very important but doesn't mean it has to be fancy. We are homesteader’s, we keep it simple yet effective. This DIY bottle planter from recyclables is just one perfect example. An effective hack that only requires items found in your house yet very much useful.   36.Turn Your Compost Into Fertilizer image via homesteading Homemade fertilizer from compost is way better than its commercial alternative. No harmful side effects, frugal, and you can be assured you are providing your plant's essential nutrients helpful for their growth. I'm really loving making my own homemade fertilizer, it's amazingly easy to make, and it comes free here in my homestead.   37. Fertilize With Worm Castings image via homesteading Homesteading can be a lot easier and inexpensive if you know how to reuse, recycle, and repurpose. There's nothing more efficient than being able to lessen the amount of waste you produce. If you are like me, always on the hunt for new ideas to try around your homestead, well, fertilize with worm castings is a must try for you! I find it very much effective in my garden. Unlike other natural fertilizers, like livestock droppings, worm casting is not hot and it can be directly added to the soil surrounding your plants, giving nourishment and a large amount of nutrient boost and without any harm of burning the roots of your plants. 38. Plant In Your Clay Soil | Having clay soil in the garden is really tough. However, you should not let this stop you from creating a garden haven. With just little work to do, you can still turn clay soil into a life-giving healthy soil can be great for any kinds of plants and even veggies. So gather your supplies, actually, you just need 4 to get start working on amending your clay soil. 39. Grow Root Vegetables The Right Way image via homesteading I have some sort of root vegetables here in my homestead. These are the kind of crops I don't want to miss having every harvest season. When we’re just getting started, I found myself struggling with having root crops due to limited space, but then I came across mound gardening, and VOILA it solved my problem. Mound gardening maximizes space and provides crops enough space in order not to drown in high-water areas. If you want root vegetables in the homestead but got small space, I would suggest you try mound gardening. 40. Prepare Your Tomato Garden Soil For Spring | During winter, my garden sleeps, except for my indoor garden. I have very few things to keep me busy in there and that’s including the preparation of my garden soil for spring. This is a very easy procedure and I've been doing this for years now. All you need are eggshells and coffee grounds. I got a jar in my kitchen collecting these two every morning and when the jar is full, I simply dig a hole in my tomato garden soil and put it there then cover it with soil. When winter ends and spring arrives, the eggs and coffee grounds would have decomposed leaving all the amazing nutrients for my tomato to feast on. 41. Make a Kitchen Compost Bin For Yourself image via homesteading If you think composting is just good for outdoors, well you're dead wrong. You can also make a DIY kitchen compost bin that works even in small spaces. All you need is a container and your compost materials. Space should not stop you from doing composting and reducing your waste. 42. Succeed At Your Fall Harvest | We all wanted to have a successful fall harvest. The season of having a bountiful harvest will bring so much joy to any homestead and one essential factor every homesteader should consider is choosing the right crop that will thrive. Late summer is a planting season here in my homestead, however, as early as winter I prepare the crops I want to have for fall. If you want to have a successful fall harvest, choose some crops perfect for fall harvest.   We're here to make it easier for you to achieve your dream garden. Read on to find out how! ???? https://t.co/xK3GWwNSaG — Homesteading (@HomesteadingUSA) January 23, 2017   43. Grow Peppers In Containers image via homesteading Peppers grow large in size and without enough space in the garden, they can block sunlight for the rest of your plants. If you have this kind of issue with peppers, but still want to have them in your homestead, then you should try growing peppers in containers. 44. Get Your Kids Interested In Gardening | Gardening is not just an adult thing. Whenever my grandkids are around I made sure we get to bond together in my garden allowing them to get dirty and have fun. There are really lots of kids gardening ideas in which you can teach them how to appreciate nature itself and producing their own food. 45. Grow Vegetables From Scraps | You don't really need to buy seeds every time you want to grow some vegetables. There are vegetables you can grow from scraps. All you in need is a portion of these vegetables and they'll start growing again. 46. Save You Garden From Weeds And Boost Harvest image via homesteading If you're looking for ways to conserve water, stop weeds, and have the best crop production, try this amazing gardening solution plastic mulching. Using the plastic can give you a head start for an early harvesting than you would have, particularly the yellow, sweet corn. But this technique can also be converted to protect other vegetables such as tasty sweet potatoes or squash that normally flourish in a greenhouse like environments. 47. Learn How To Plant Tomatoes image via homesteading Every homesteader got his/her own method of growing crops. Tomatoes are not an exception if you are just getting started or want a new way of growing your homestead staple tomatoes, here I've got the best way to grow tomatoes in your homestead. Who knows this might be the perfect method for you to have a vine ripe with juicy tomatoes. 48. Improve Your Hay Bale Gardening Skills | Hay bale gardening is a process effortless food production, without the ever annoying weeds, less watering and no fertilizer. If that sounds like a dream come true for you, then you must try it now! 49. Fix Plant Leaves Turning Yellow image via homesteading When your plant leaves are turning yellow, they are in pain and you are on the verge of losing your precious plant. Before it's too late find out what the culprits are and fix your plant's leaves to ensure a beautiful luscious garden for every homesteader to enjoy. 50. Grow Microgreens image via homesteading Having microgreens whole year round here in my homestead is such a wonderful bliss. These little plants are super easy to grow and use up very tiny space. In fact, you can even grow it in some recyclables. If you want to enjoy microgreens in your homestead let this microgreens growing guide do the trick for you. It works wonderfully for me, so there should be no reason for this not to work for you. 51. Have Ripe Tomatoes All Summer image via homesteading Pruning your tomatoes will allow you to have beautiful tomatoes all summer long. I bet every homesteader loves that! Learn how to prune tomatoes and enjoy the benefits it brings to your homestead. 52. Grow Your Own Peaches | Why do I want peaches readily available in my homestead? Well, they got soft flesh, fuzzy texture, and the sweet smell. Yummy-licious isn't it? Buying peaches may be costly, well, this the main reason why I grow them. Plus growing them myself gives me total control of my final product, so no junkie artificial fertilizers in them. If you got same thoughts as mine, then, you should grow your own peaches. 53. Know The Secrets To Growing Fruit Trees In Containers image via homesteading Who says fruit trees can only be grown in a vast backyard? That idea has long been gone, know the 7 secrets to growing fruit trees in containers and make fruits accessible at all times. 54. Master Container Gardening | Container gardening is the perfect solution for small spaces. It's an excellent space saving option that can still provide you a bountiful harvest to savor. Know the container garden tips for homesteaders and maximize your homestead space to the fullest. 55. Grow An Avocado Tree | I loved avocados! They're delicious and nutritious too! Growing avocados does not just involve putting them into the ground to let them grow. Learn some simple tricks on how to grow an avocado tree so you can start munching on this delicious fruit in no time. 56. Grow Fruit Trees From Seeds image via homesteading Harvesting fruit trees on the homestead is an amazing idea. Start growing fruit trees from seeds, I bet your eating fruits every day, so your seeds comes free, and enjoy the advantages of homegrown products, save money, and even turn it into a profit. 57. Build The Best Garden Kit image credits in garden season article Gardening is not a task you can do with bare hands. It needs some help with tools, not just any tools but gardening tools you can use to work with ease and comfort. Check out these 23 gardening tools and find out why they are perfect to have in your homestead. 58. Make An Indoor Grow Light | A frugal homesteader must be interested in learning new skills. Building your own DIY indoor grow light is one perfect example that you are trying to lessen all your expenses while enjoying long lasting benefits of being able to grow your own food even indoors. This DIY indoor grow light will give new skills you can use in making your homestead more self-sufficient in the years to come. 59.Improve Your Indoor Herb Garden | Growing an indoor herb garden is fun, easy, economical. Plus you get to have herb all year round, even the dead winter can't stop you. I would say that here in my homestead, this is my favorite winter activity. As herbs are good for food and they're beautiful enough to become a perfect ornament around your house. With some helpful tips, right tools, and the ideal herb, I bet you can easily get started off growing your own indoor herb garden. 60. Start Seeds Right With Indoor Grow Lights | If you want to start early in your gardening, better plant your seed indoors. To help your seeds grow efficiently indoors you need to provide them some extra lighting, but the one that doesn't ruin your budget. That's why I love anything DIY, it gives absolute control in my spending. Here's an easy DIY indoor grow lights to start seeds best in your homestead.   Homesteading Hacks For The Homestead Kitchen: 61. Perfect The Art Of Smoking Meat image via homesteading Nothing compares to the amazing flavor and aroma of well-smoked food. While smoking requires a degree of skill and knowledge, it’s absolutely doable. Here's how to be a culinary master of smoked meat! 62. Store Your Canned Food Creatively | Transform an empty wall into an amazing storage space, use wasted space, and learn more creative ways to store your canned food! I can't wait to try these out for my own homestead. 63. Make Farmer’s Cheese With Two Ingredients Farmer’s cheese provides richness with only a bit of cheesy-ness but adds an essential depth of flavor, that's I why I enjoy including it to any filling I make. When I found out I can easily make it with only 2 ingredients, I was super excited and immediately headed to my kitchen to check what I have. And yes, I've got what it needs, whole milk and vinegar. Since then, I made farmer's cheese available here in my homestead. 64. Substitute Buttermilk With This Homemade Concoction image via homesteading Buttermilk adds that appetizing flavor to so many dishes. The homestead is a place where we definitely just want to make our own rather than to buy and imagine the hassle of going to a grocery for just buying 1 important ingredient. Homemade buttermilk substitute is very easy to prepare and totally cost effective, plus knowing how to do it saves you a troubling trip to the store.   A survival garden is essential for someone who is living #OffTheGrid. https://t.co/PDLG6gmIZd — Homesteading (@HomesteadingUSA) February 2, 2017 65.  Make Your Own Goat Cheese | I’ve got goats so I’ve taught myself how to make a goat cheese to enjoy goat’s milk at its finest. Goat cheese is simply the best! It really is delicious and easy to make. So if you've got goats on your homestead, you should give it a try! 66. Use Your Canning Supplies Properly image via homesteading Canning is essential in homesteading because it’s the perfect way to preserve your crops. It is actually a staple here in my homestead. And yes, there are lots of canning recipes around but the question is do you know how to use your canning supplies. To ensure you are able to canned properly and give it a long shelf life follow these simple tips on how to use your canning supplies. Need a canning kit? Click here to get yours! 67. Keep A Constant Supply Of Milk image via homesteading Milk is an excellent source of vitamins, proteins, and nutrients including itamin D, and calcium, however, it doesn't keep long. If you need to have a continuous supply of milk, learn how to prepare milk for survival and don't lose your very own supply no matter what the condition is outside. 68. Make Your Eggs Last Longer | If you are generous to your birds they'll return the favor to you. Producing eggs that sometimes you'll find it hard to consume before it gets all rotten and become inedible. To avoid having rotten eggs, a must know hack in any homestead is freezing eggs to last longer. This will allow you to have fresh eggs every day! 69. Bake Without Your Oven | Have you ever tried baking without an oven? In today’s fast-paced world oven is an essential machinery for cooking. But a homesteader must learn how to cook without the comfort any machinery, what if your oven has malfunctioned or it run out of gas. You should try baking without an oven one of these days and taste the difference. I have tried it many times and still doing it! 70. Build A Homemade Pallet Smoker image via homesteading I would say building this homemade pallet smoker is not for me, but my husband made one for our homestead. This is just one of the many great benefits of having a lovable husband who loves to spoil me! We enjoy some smoked meat from time to time. 71. Know What You Can And Can’t Do With Cast Iron Skillet | I enjoy lots of cooking in my cast iron skillet. I find them a very versatile cooking tool. If you are in doubt of having or using a cast iron skillet, here’re what you can and can’t do with cast iron skillet so you can start enjoying savory meals. 72. Restore Your Cast Iron Skillet | For a beginner homesteader, using a cast iron skillet may pose a bit of a challenge. But it is not something to be terrified about because it's very easy to learn how to season and restore your cast iron skillets and pans so it can become a primary cooking tool for your homestead. Cast iron skillets are inexpensive and almost indestructible that it cook can anything, perfect for every homestead kitchen. 73. Grill Vegetables Like A Pro image via homesteading As a homesteader, it simply means you have access to fresh produce almost 24/7. That’s why having the knowledge of how to cook them perfectly is important. I enjoy grilling vegetables and I’ve been doing it for years now so I’ve had plenty of experience on how to do it properly and perfectly every time. If you love grilled vegetables there is no reason for you not to learn how to do it like a pro and serve a satisfying and savory meal in inviting colors packed with nutrients and vitamins. 74. Make Vinegar By Yourself | Making your own vinegar implies there won't be any junky additives added to it, the vinegar will taste better since you can adjust its taste to your preference. And all you will need are organically grown apples, dark glass containers and a little bit of patience. Sound's easy enough, you'd better get started. 75. Keep Your Kitchen Spotless | The kitchen is a common gathering area, so providing it some time each day to keep it clean and organize helps a lot to make the rest of the day run smoothly. I don't how you keep your kitchen clean, but I really found these 10 steps to a spotless kitchen perfect for my homestead. 76. Organize Your Refrigerator So You Eat More And Spend Less | Yes, we've got refrigerator here in our homestead. It's definitely helpful when it comes to storing our products. But, how efficient are you when it comes to organizing what’s in your refrigerator to avoid early spoilage? If you think, you need some help in that area, make your homestead more efficient by simply applying these amazingly helpful tips on how to organize your refrigerator. 77. Reverse Your Food Through Dehydration | Every food requires a different amount of time and little variations on the dehydration process. Using this method means you can enjoy your favorite foods even when they’re not in season. 78. Make Herbal Infusions, Extracts, Salves, Tinctures, And Poultices image via homesteading Herbs have long been used as natural medicines and indeed they are the best homemade remedies ever.  Learn how to make herbal infusions, extracts,  salves, tinctures, and poultices so you can possibly heal yourself and your loved ones naturally before you head to the drug store.   General Homestead Home Hacks: 79. Clean Your House In 10 Minutes, Tops | Cleaning the entire house can sometimes be a mundane task. I'm really glad I'm able to do it 10 minutes. Learn how to clean your house in just 10 minutes, just in case you only have a 10-minute notice from your guests. 80. Make Your Outdoor Furniture Last Longer image via homesteading If you've got a patio or deck, you should feel very fortunate. It's a perfect spot for a sanctuary after retiring from the day's work and just relax or entertain guest there. To make the patio or deck a perfect spot, you need to have the right furniture. And furniture can be expensive, so you need to provide proper care and maintenance to prolong its life and not waste money on buying new ones. Here in my homestead, I made sure that more often than not I check my outdoor furniture and I’ve got these caring tips for outdoor furniture that really works well for them. 81. Repurpose Materials Found Around The House | Repurposing and recycling are skills every homesteader must know. It's an amazing way to save money and to conserve resources. Look around your homestead and identify which is which and find out how to repurpose well in order not to waste your effort. 82. Prevent Mold In The House image via homesteading Having mold in your home can be a primary problem. Prevent the problem before it starts, or get rid of molds straight up with these green cleaning remedies. 83. Have The Basic Tools | To work comfortably in any homestead, you need the right tools to help you out. Yah, there’s no a fancy contraption around here in my homestead but we’ve got right tools that made our work easier and simpler. 84. DIY Natural Household Cleaners That Also Smell Amazing image via homesteading I love everything about natural cleaners, easy to make, inexpensive, customizable to my liking. Start using DIY natural household cleaners in your homestead and experience the big difference. 85. Know What To Never Throw Away | Admit it or not, there are lazy moments in our life when we just everything to be fast and easy. Throw anything away without any second thoughts that they might be still useful in any other way. The next time you throw something, think again because it may one these 20 things you should never throw away. 86. Take The Stink Out Of Your Home | What’s that stinky smell? I don’t tolerate that here in my homestead, it’s embarrassing and uncomfortable. I know sometimes it can be a hassle to get rid of but still, the best remedy for stinky smell is a natural way. 87. Conserve Toilet Water | Do you really need to flush it out every time you use your toilet? Remember water is very important it’s the basic of all the basics. The next time you flush consider asking “Why Flush“? 88. Make Lavender Laundry Detergent | There are lots of ways on which you can make your own laundry detergent, so there's really no need to buy the commercial once. But my favorite is this recipe for DIY lavender laundry detergent. It smells so good it makes my laundry day relaxing and enjoyable. 89. Line Dry Your Clothes image via homesteading How do you dry your clothes? If you got that fancy clothes dryer, good for you! But then I believe for us homesteaders and even those who are not, we must practice line drying clothes, it has other great benefits other than saving money on electricity. Believe me, homesteading hacks like this one will change your life! 90. Get Rid Of House Mice image via homesteading Almost every homeowner hates mice or any rodents there is, but we don't need to dread them as they are also part of the cycle of life. It is still best to practice getting rid of mice humanely and naturally since commercial alternatives are sometimes poisonous to other pets. This is why I love reading homesteading hacks because it gives you the option to do things alternatively. 91. Build A Zip Line On Your Homestead | Homesteading is not all about working in your garden, preserving your foods, and the likes. It also offers plenty of opportunities to have fun. If you've got a backyard and energetic children around, then building a zip line on your homestead will become a sure hit. 92. Start A Fire | Knowing how to produce fire can mean a lot in homesteading and in a survival scenario. Make yourself ready for any situation in your homestead by knowing two or more tricks on how to start a fire because you'll never know when you'll need it. 93. Expand Your Range of Homemade Products | Homesteaders do not settle for only one homemade product to do over and over again. We thrive on experimenting and exploring new products that are best for our homestead. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced homesteader you'll find these 31 homemade home products useful and worth trying for your homestead. 94. Make 54 Dollar Store Crafts For The Homestead | Even in a homestead setting we still love to decorate. And what we love best is having decorations that won't hurt our wallet. Here we've got 54 dollar store crafts for the homestead you must try to invest your creativity on. 95. Get Rid of Flies Naturally | Getting rid of flies is a must, but it should done the natural way. These 9 natural ways to get rid of flies are doable, and I bet you got what you need ready in your homestead. 96. Make All-Natural Mosquito Repellant | Why settle for a mosquito repellant you can buy commercially when your homestead is full of Mother Nature’s gift to fighting off the mosquito? If you don’t have these plants available better think again and start growing them in your homestead now.   Natural Beauty Homesteading Hacks: 97. Get Rid Of Your Dark Under Eye Circles | If you have trouble sleeping, you'll definitely have some ugly bags under your eyes. Even as a simple homesteader that's something we don't want to keep, so take a look at these 21 home remedies for dark under eye circles and choose which will suit you best, mine is the raw potato. 98. Get Rid of Dandruff Once and For All | If you or a member of your family is suffering from the itchiness of dandruff, then try one of these 5 natural ways to get rid of dandruff and be free from it once and for all. 99. Do Your Own Highlights At Home Highlighting your hair definitely helps hide your age, however, commercial medicine have some little secrets that can be harmful to you. Since we love all natural beauty hacks, here are DIY natural highlights you can do at home. 100. Make Your Own Deodorant image via homesteading Body odor, embarrassing! DIY deodorant is effective, good for you and for the environment. There's no way you should pass on this DIY deodorant homemade recipe. 101. Indulge In A Sugar Scrub image via Thrifty Below Dreaming of that smooth, soft, glowing healthy skin? Well, I got this homemade sugar scrub recipe that’s amazingly helpful for my aging skin. Never again that you’ll wake up with a dry as sand skin. 102. Make Your Own Lotion Bars image via Homesteading Lotion bars are something to add to have an amazing luxurious bath, however, it can cost an arm and leg. If you want the heavenly bath on a budget this homemade lotion bars recipe is your baby. 103. Enhance Your Bath Experience With Bath Bombs | Here's another bath hack that I really enjoy making here in my homestead. Unlimited possibilities for customization. Play and explore when making DIY bath bombs so you can always have an unforgettable bath experience. 104. Calm Down With Lavender Lotion image via DIY projects Lavender is a natural scent that has anti-anxiety properties perfect for relaxation, so a calming lavender lotion is totally perfect to lather on before you go to bed. Plus making your own lotion eradicate the risk of all types of unknown and harmful chemicals commercial lotion has, making it is worth the effort. 105. Care For Your Skin Right At Home image via Suburbia Our skin is our protection. We, of course, want what best for it. So check out the best homemade skin care recipes and start taking care of your skin naturally. 106. Use Charcoal And Mint For Your Lavender Soap | I was really glad when I found this homemade lavender soap recipe with charcoal and mint. I get to discover a new technique in making soap, dancing funnel technique. It's very amazing, after seeing my finish product, I was like oh, I can't use it, it was so beautiful. But then, I can't pass having the benefits of lavender, charcoal, and mint in my skin. You should try this! 107. Use Coconut Oil For Baby Lotion image via homesteading I miss having a cute baby around my homestead. When I was raising my children, all I got for them are effective and safe homemade products. I don't want to risk the safety of my kids, if you too, then you must check out these 10 homemade baby products to make naturally. 108. Go All-Natural With Your Makeover | If you want a total natural makeover and you’ve got honey readily available in your homestead. Then, all you’ve got to do is make use of these 11 DIY beauty tips with honey and you’ll have the makeover you’ve been dreaming about.   Still got time for one more homestead hack? Check out this video from Discovery:  That’s it for now, my fellow homesteaders! There are lots and lots of homesteading hacks you can practice that will surely help to make your homestead better. I hope these 106 homesteading hacks I’ve compiled for you will save you time and hard work. If you are just getting started, I hope you gain some insight and a head start to make your homesteading successful. Which of these homesteading hacks will you apply in your homestead? Let us know how it went in the comments below. Do you want to know what you can do in your homestead this winter? Check out homestead indoor winter project to keep you occupied this winter! Follow us on instagram, twitter, pinterest, and facebook! RELATED: 11 Ways To Live a Better, Happier Life 145 Homesteading Skills Every Homesteader Must Be Equipped With

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During the most recent episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, new cast member Emil Wakim claimed that “the real American dream” is to be the non-white immigrant who eventually becomes a Republican and says to others, “No, sorry, sorry, white guys only.” Later in his address, Wakim would also attack critics of people like Gays for Gaza, telling them that “If you want them to be gay, just stop bombing them.” Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost set things up by wondering, “So, how are you feeling going into the election?” Wakim began, “I feel good. I know who I’m voting for, but I don’t know who my dad is voting for, you know, because my dad’s an immigrant, but, like, he made it in this country, like he made it against all odds, like he made it so hard that he's a Republican now.”     For Wakim, being a Republican means being a racist, “Like, that's—that's the real American dream. To go from, like, village in Lebanon to being like, ‘no, no, don't let more in. No, sorry about that. No, sorry, sorry, white guys only. Come on, Kyle, let’s go play pickleball.’” Jost then sought to have Wakim elaborate about Lebanon, “I guess that is a dream, yes. Do you still have family in Lebanon?” Wakim then did a bit about how people view someone like him who was “raised Christian” as less threatening and that his dad would try to insist, “You know, you don’t have to say we’re Arab, we’re not Arab, we’re Christian Lebanese, it’s different. We’re European, we're like the French.” Towards the end of that particular bender, Wakim turned to current Middle East news, “We're Italian guys. We talk with our hands, we kiss our buddies on the mouths, we're just like ‘I love my mother,’ But, then we bombed the Middle East forever, so they went from ‘I love my mother’ to [unintelligent noises]. Like that’s how we got there, you know.” Is it? The idea that the Middle East was lovey-dovey and then America came along and started bombing people is absurd. When people in the Middle East aren’t fighting Americans or Israelis, they are busy fighting each other. Still, Wakim proceeded to torch a strawman, “I don’t think people aren't being honest with how they feel about stuff over there, you know? Like a lot of young people now are for gay rights and women's rights will be like ‘Free Palestine, Free Gaza,’ and people on the other side are being like, ‘Oh, gays for Gaza, huh? Oh, go be gay in Gaza, see how they like it over there. That’s why we’re going over there.’ Like, as if that's why America goes to war. Because we love women and gay people so much.” Literally nobody has said the reason why Israel is at war with Hamas or the reason why the U.S. has gone to war has been because of gay rights. It’s just to point out that people who subscribe to an intersectional worldview allow their brains to be turned into mush. However, Wakim was not done, “Like, as if that's why America goes to war. Because we love women and gay people so much. Like, also, if you want them to be gay, just stop bombing them, like, they’ll get to gay, you know? They're busy. They don't have time to be like, ‘who am I in the deepest parts of my—’ You can't watch your village get blown up and be like, "I think I'm bisexual actually.” Like, that's not. The fact that Gaza isn’t gay friendly isn’t just stereotyping about Arabs or Muslims, it, contrary to what Wakim’s jesting implies, is real. In other SNL Weekend Update news, immediately preceding Wakim's talk, co-anchor Michael Che said of the Catholic Church, "'The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a settlement in hundreds of child sex-abuse cases and will pay out $880 million. An amount that priests called 'worth it.'"   Bigotry against imams and rabbis? Unthinkable. But Che on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" can smear all priests: "The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a settlement in hundreds of child sex-abuse cases and will pay out $880 million. An amount that priests called 'worth it.'" pic.twitter.com/RT86NwxIhK — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) October 21, 2024   Here is a transcript for the October 19 show: NBC Saturday Night Live 10/20/2024 12:22 AM ET COLIN JOST: Hi, Emil, welcome, so, how are you feeling going into the election? EMIL WAKIM: I feel good. I know who I’m voting for, but I don’t know who my dad is voting for, you know, because my dad’s an immigrant, but, like, he made it in this country, like he made it against all odds, like he made it so hard that he's a Republican now. Like, that's -- that's the real American dream. To go from, like, village in Lebanon to being like, [ARAB ACCENT] “no, no, don't let more in. No, sorry about that. No, sorry, sorry, white guys only. Come on, Kyle, let’s go play pickleball.” JOST: I guess that is a dream, yes. Do you still have family in Lebanon? WAKIM: Yeah, I do, and you know it's very scary now, but, you know, my dad always worries about me because I talk about being Arab and he's like, [ARAB ACCENT] “You know, you don’t have to say we’re Arab, we’re not Arab, we’re Christian Lebanese, it’s different. We’re European, we're like the French.” And I'm like "Ask the French if they think we're the French." They're like, “we're good, thanks.”  Christian Arabs are a very funny part of this. You know, anytime stuff starts going down over there they always like to pop out to be like, “not us.”  It's like a bunch of Lebanese dudes with unibrows being like, [FRENCH ACCENT “Bonjour, we are the white ones.” JOST: So, you’re saying that the Christian part helps. WAKIM: Yes, for sure, you know, I've lived all over the country, no matter how liberal or conservative of an area I’m in when people find out I was raised Christian, I can feel them just relax a little bit, you know, even in this room, like, I feel people’s shoulders drop when they find out your family are Christian Arabs. They're like, “oh, he's cool.” They're just, like, a little less afraid of you, you know? Christian Arabs, we're kind of like, we’re like black dudes with anime backpacks. Racist guys are like, “I don't love it, but I'm not going to cross the street anymore. It’s fine. He skateboards. Okay, whatever” JOST: I guess I see that, sure. WAKIM: See, we're not that different from other groups? Arabs are not just like violent people by nature. We're really just another group of hairy, sweaty, passionate guys, you know? Like what is an Arab, but a Greek that you’re kind of afraid of? You know what I mean? We're right there. We're Italian guys. We talk with our hands, we kiss our buddies on the mouths, we're just like, [ITALIAN ACCENT] “I love my mother.” But, then we bombed the Middle East forever, so they went from [ITALIAN ACCENT] “I love my mother” to [unintelligent noises]. Like that’s how we got there, you know. Colin wrote that joke for me. I don’t think people aren't being honest with how they feel about stuff over there, you know? Like a lot of young people now are for gay rights and women's rights will be like “Free Palestine, Free Gaza,” and people on the other side are being like, “Oh, Gays for Gaza, huh? Oh, go be gay in Gaza, see how they like it over there. That’s why we’re going over there.” Like, as if that's why America goes to war. Because we love women and gay people so much. Like, also, if you want them to be gay, just stop bombing them, like, they’ll get to gay, you know? They're busy. They don't have time to be like “who am I in the deepest parts of my—” You can't watch your village get blown up and be like, "I think I'm bisexual actually.” Like, that's not – JOST: Emil Wakim everyone.

As the news cycle moves fast as ever, the Trump-Harris ABC News Presidential Debate has all but faded into obscurity. However, there’s something very important from the debate to remember. That is, when moderator David Muir “fact-checked” Trump when he claimed that crime is on the rise. Because it turns out the former president — who was made to look like a crazy "conspiracy theorist" for his statement — was right. Freshly added footnotes reveal that the FBI released a massive change to the crime stats that Muir was citing. “The FBI has screwed with the numbers. The Crime Prevention Research Center reported that the FBI stealthily changed its crime data for 2022,” Glenn Beck of “The Glenn Beck Program” reports. Meanwhile, in 2022, cities like Phoenix, New York City, and Los Angeles failed to submit any crime data. “Then they said this is a finished report and crime is down. Well, now they say, ‘Well, OK, it didn’t fall by 2.1%, it’s actually up,’” Glenn says, noting that it’s now been updated to include 80,029 more violent crimes, 1,600 more murders, 7,780 more rapes, 33,000 more robberies, and 37,000 more aggravated assaults. “OK, that sounds like a big miss,” Glenn comments, shocked. “But here’s where it gets insidious. They just put this in the footnotes. They didn’t make a big deal out of it. They continue to mess with the numbers. How many times have they got the unemployment rate wrong, so you get the headlines of ‘we’re good,’ and then a month later you’re like, ‘we’re not so good.’” With numbers so astronomically different from the truth, Glenn doesn’t believe this was an accident. “They have given the Democrats a talking point on ‘crime is actually down,’ when we all knew if you believe your own eyes and don’t listen to the media, you know what’s true already,” he says. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

After three years of chest-beating, church burnings, historical revisionism, and national self-flagellation, the exponents of Canada's mass Indian graves hoax have produced no evidence to support their anti-Christian "blood libel." Despite having found no children's remains nearby former residential schools and certainly no mass graves, Canadian leftists are keen to proceed as though they had. After all, it has proven a helpful way of extorting Catholic dioceses, extracting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from Ottawa, and downplaying serial attacks on Christian institutions. The trouble with this game of make-believe is that not all are willing to play. The Wall Street Journal and other publications abroad have repeatedly made a point of noting that the narrative initially advanced by Rosanne Casimir, the chief of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation, and others in the years since — particularly in state media — was bogus from the start. While Canadian leftists cannot silence American critics, they have designs for silencing those at home who have sought to correct the record, such as C.P. Champion and Tom Flanagan, authors of "Grave Error: How the Media Misled Us (and the Truth About Residential Schools)." On Sept. 26, Leah Gazan, a member of parliament whose socialist New Democratic Party supported Justin Trudeau's unconstitutional use of martial law against peaceful trucker protesters in 2022, introduced a bill that would criminalize "condoning, denying, downplaying or justifying the Indian residential school system in Canada through statements communicated other than in private conversation." — (@) In "The Canadian Manifesto," British lord and former newspaper publisher Conrad Black noted: The federal government for some decades in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was encouraging and subsidizing residential schooling delivered mainly within the private sector, especially the Christian churches. This was designed to enable Indigenous people to compete advantageously in the community of Canada as a whole, not to exterminate their consciousness of their socio-cultural roots. The policy had mixed results and there were certainly a good many instances of cruelty and incompetence, but many people thrived, and these students constituted the great majority of educated natives. Black noted further that "to tag any previous Canadian government as genocidal [over the residential schools] in any sense was an outrage and a blood libel on the English- and French-Canadian peoples." If Gazan successfully amends the Criminal Code, then these statements would likely qualify as criminal. Accordingly, Black, the National Post's Terry Glavin, and others willing to speak forthrightly could face up to two years in prison. Furthermore, the state might attempt to seize whatever means of communication used to advance the offending messages, possibly even the publications in which they appear, "for disposal as the Attorney General may direct." 'Denialism is violence.' The socialist's bill allows for certain exemptions. A so-called "denialist" — a term critics have even applied to select Blaze News writers — could avoid prison if he establishes that "the statements communicated were true" — a requirement not similarly imposed on the proponents of the mass-graves hoax. A "denialist" could also argue to a potentially leftist court that his or her argument hinges upon a belief in a religious text or the statement's relevance to a subject of public interest. When introducing her censorship bill, Gazan said, "The residential school system was a genocide — designed to wipe out Indigenous cultures, languages, families and heritage. To downplay, deny or justify it is cruel, harmful and hateful. This should have no place in Canada." Gazan appears to have been echoing Casimir, one of the initial propagators of the hoax. Casimir revealed in May that the investigation into supposed unmarked children's graves in Kamloops was ongoing but top secret. "Our investigative findings and investigative steps are currently being kept confidential to preserve the integrity of the investigation," said Casimir. Casimir called on others keen to maintain the narrative to "refute the very real harm caused by denialists." Kimberly Murray, the Trudeau government's "Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites," has similarly kicked around the term, telling state media that "denialism" is "the last step in genocide." "Denialism is violence. Denialism is calculated. Denialism is harmful. Denialism is hate," said Murray. While claiming to respect free speech, Gazan told the National Post "all rights have limitations." "There's a difference between freedom of speech and hate speech," added the socialist. The narrative Gazan seeks to insulate against criticism set the stage for scores of church burnings across Canada. Blaze News investigated over 18 church burnings earlier this year and reached out to various Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments to determine whether the attacks were answered with justice. In most instances, the perpetrators were never caught, and the cases were dropped. While there appears to be little appetite for addressing real crimes, the Canadian government remains focused on digging up empty fields. Murray suggested earlier this month that the federal government needs to sink more funding into the so-far unsuccessful graves investigation, reported APTN News. "I have raised this with the government — both in my interim report and over the last two years — that there has to be sustainable funding for these searches," said Murray. "At the end of the day, we need to stop treating this search for missing and disappeared children as a program. Canada has a legal obligation to support the findings of these truths." Murray was required to issue a final report to the federal minister of justice in June, but she kicked the can down the road in May, indicating she needed "more time to complete this important work." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church senior pastor Jamal Bryant compared Vice President Kamala Harris to Queen Esther after Harris spoke at the church on Sunday.Esther, a Jewish woman who became queen of Persia, courageously rescued her kinsmen, the Jewish people, from destruction in the Persian Empire. The story is retold in a book of the Bible bearing her Persian name, "Esther."'If God has anointed us to flip the state once, we can do it again, because if God be for us, who can be against? This is an idea that cannot be stopped.'Harris, according to Bryant, is exactly like the Jewish heroine.During his speech, Bryant preached from Esther 4:14, which says:For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?But in his retelling of the Esther story, Bryant not only equated Harris with Esther, but he appeared to equate President Joe Biden with Mordecai, the legal guardian of Esther who refused to bow down to Haman, a high-ranking Persian official, setting off Haman's plot to exterminate the Jewish people. Oh, and that genocidal plan? Bryant equated it with opposition to the leftist, progressive agenda.In other words, whatever Bryant thinks is the opposite of the leftist agenda, he equates it to Haman's genocidal plan."In ancient scripture, we find an occasion where they were plotting to destroy all the minorities because they wouldn't break," Bryant said. "They came up with a strategy on how it is that they could destroy minorities, and they crafted an agenda called 0025. And in Project 0025, here's what it is that we find in scriptures that they wanted to fire every person who did not agree with dictatorship. They wanted to end the independence of the Departments of Justice. They wanted to dismantle the Department of Education. "In this diabolical plot to destroy your community, they wanted to rob women of the right to make decisions over their own bodies," he continued. "They wanted to change tax codes so that businesses could do better than families. They wanted to dismantle Medicare and Medicaid and wanted to stop Social Security, and they wanted to stop the cancellation of student loans."Regarding "Mordecai," Bryant said, "Mordecai understood that in order for the nation to be changed, a woman had to do it."After denouncing men who do not support female leaders, Bryant turned his attention to Harris and suggested that she, like Esther, has been anointed by God to carry out a divine mission. "Can I just preach to the vice president? Who knew that 60 years ago today, you were born to be president? You were born to lead a nation. You were born to change the trajectory of democracy. Who knows? But you were born for such a time as this," he declared.Later in his speech, Bryant vaguely accused election officials of disenfranchising voters while suggesting that a Democratic victory in the Peach State has been divinely ordered."If God has anointed us to flip the state once, we can do it again because if God be for us, who can be against us? This is an idea that cannot be stopped," he said.Throughout his speech, Bryant did not return to the Bible. He did, however, quote John Maxwell, Victor Hugo, and William Shakespeare. At the end of his speech, Bryant urged his congregants to lift their hands to God as he prayed for Harris, requesting that God assign 100,000 angels to protect her. Later, he instructed his congregation that, immediately upon leaving church, they go vote. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Joe Rogan was invited into a McLaren team garage before the 2024 United States Grand Prix race Sunday in Austin, Texas — and woke Formula 1 fans accused McLaren of supporting a "conspiracy theorist" who spreads "misinformation."The podcasting legend and UFC commentator — who attended the event with his wife, Jessica Ditzel — appeared in one of McLaren's social media videos.'Let's see how much misinformation he can spread in 30 seconds.'"Welcome to the McLaren garage, Joe Rogan," the racing team wrote on Instagram.A known car enthusiast, Rogan seemed ecstatic as he smiled ear to ear while speaking to the camera: "Hi, I'm Joe Rogan, and I'm here in Austin at the Formula 1 race in the McLaren garage. Pretty amazing."He added, "We're very excited to be here. Super psyched for Formula 1. Let's go!"Of course, Rogan's very existence was enough to trigger leftist race fans, who quickly jumped into the comments to criticize his appearance."Why on earth are you supporting a conspiracy theorist fascist supporting blowhard?" one viewer wrote."Wtf, might as well invite Alex Jones," another said. Joe Rogan hugs celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty ImagesSeveral users claimed that hosting Rogan was an endorsement of "misinformation," likely due to his frequent discussions focusing on politics and controversial topics such as the COVID-19 vaccine."Let's see how much misinformation he can spread in 30 seconds," a social media user wrote."First Trump and now this?! McLaren is a shoe-in for the misinformation championship. Unfollowed," another replied.The latter comment presumably refers to former President Donald Trump making an appearance at Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix in May.At the time, controversy swirled after Miami Grand Prix officials reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Trump supporter. The race fan reportedly wanted to sell tickets to his suite at the event for $250,000 and put the proceeds toward Trump's presidential campaign.In 2023, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton sparked headlines when he criticized Florida during the Miami Grand Prix over "anti-LGBTQ measures.""I stand by those within the community here," Hamilton said. "I hope they continue to stand firm and push back. I'll have the rainbow on my helmet. It's no different to when we were in Saudi [Arabia]."On Sunday, McLaren cars driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished one-two while Red Bull Racing Honda's Max Verstappen rounded off the podium in third.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!