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Over 600 Americans were abducted in Mexico in 2021. Many of these individuals did not come home as their families failed to pay the ransom. Just this week, four more innocent Americans from South Carolina joined the list. According to Biden, these people were not taken by terrorists, but by drug cartels since his administration refuses to give them the proper destination. If ISIS or any other middle eastern terrorist organization killed 600+ Americans, an all-out war would be declared. While both sides deserve blame for the crisis, the Biden administration now currently refuses to designate the cartels as terrorists over diplomatic concerns with Mexico.

After helping to craft the Inflation Reduction Act and providing the key vote for its passage, Joe Manchin took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal today to bemoan the Biden administration's implementation of it. While many on the right took this as a chance to slight Biden, the real story here lies with Manchin and The Wall Street Journal. Since his first Senate term in the early 2000s, Joe Manchin consistently runs as a Democrat for the first four years followed by running as a Republican for the final two. Manchin has made a living conning the constituents of West Virginia with performative stunts like this in hopes of them forgetting about the progressive votes he cast before. Manchin is a progressive at heart but without fail, the nation’s most trusted editorial board has been happy to oblige the performance.

The United States Supreme Court will consider a major case involving Section 230, that provision of law that protects social media comments from being sued for the comments of others. In the case, the family of a terror attack victim argues that because Google allowed ISIS videos into its algorithm, it should be responsible in some way for the terrorists becoming radicalized even if the terrorists never saw videos on YouTube. Some conservatives want to use this case as a back door to change section 230 without ever having Congress act. Whether you like Google or not, they are in the right in this case and conservatives should steer clear of those who want to use the judges to rewrite a law.

I’m in the office today and away from my bunker studio so pardon the shoddy video production. However, you need to be aware of this. The President of the United States, the President of Mexico, and the Prime Minister of Canada announced the Declaration of North America which aims to serve as a joint list of priorities for the region. The declaration reads like a laundry list of progressive priories drafted in a university faculty lounge. Unsurprisingly, the number one issue that superseded the border crisis, the drug crisis, and the inflation crisis, is diversity, equity, and inclusion. The second issue is climate change. Seriously, take a moment a moment and watch.

A growing number of Democrats and members of the media are claiming that Biden's age is becoming a real campaign issue. Don't look now but Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, or Pete Buttigieg would love to take his place.

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Despite Joe Biden having blood on his hands by allowing Iran to fund terrorism by making billions from oil sales while his administration prioritized climate change, I need to publicly praise him for this. Joe Biden has been clearly and unapologetically pro-Israel in his public statements about the terror attacks and is voluntarily heading to an active war zone tomorrow. Let’s give credit where credit is due.

New details from police body cam footage from the Paul Pelosi attack contradict statements from the Department of Justice. It turns out, he really did let the police inside yet an NBC reporter was suspended for reporting this shortly after the attack. The clarification was released after the election. In a related story, The Washington Post reports that investigators see ego, not money as the main motivator for Trump keeping classified documents. The Department of Justice and the FBI have partisan leanings that have become clear in recent years. Despite this, House Republicans want to focus on dragging Hunter Biden instead of investigating blatantly partisan government agencies. With staunchly defiant government agencies withholding facts, it should not come as a surprise that conspiracy theories are becoming more mainstream. Take a moment and watch:

Ron DeSantis is championing Donald Trump’s idea of making it easier to sue media outlets who promote falshoods about their subjects. In the midst of doing so, DeSantis hosted a round table discussion in Miami yesterday and invited noted conservative attorney Libby Locke to participate. Locke has worked with the likes of Sarah Palin and James O’Keefe and has a long history of helping conservatives who were maligned by media outlets. Trump world was furious at Locke’s invitation to the event because one of her other clients is Dominion Voting Systems. Here’s everything you need to know.

The Gathering is hosted each year by talk radio host Erick Erickson. He brings 1,500 listeners of his nationally syndicated radio program’s 5.5 million listeners together each year to hear from politicians and a broad spectrum of conservative thought leaders. The format is one-on-one conversations with Erickson and additional panel discussions on topics. This year’s theme is “Forward: Which Way,” as conservatives consider various presidential contenders. Topics will focus on candidates’ visions for the future, the problems with AI, how to deal with China economically and as a matter of national security, the rise of Christian nationalism in America, how to restrain government, and how to deal with ESG investment standards.

Axios is running defense for the Biden administration by claiming the border is really secure.

Matt Gaetz "Leroy Jenkinsed" the vote for Speaker of the House.