Leftist Gov. Pritzker says 'Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,' wants 'mass protests,' 'mobilization,' 'disruption'



Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared Sunday that "Republicans cannot know a moment of peace" and called for "mass protests," "mobilization," and "disruption" against the administration of President Donald Trump, the Hill reported.

During his keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Pritzker added that "they have to understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone that we have. We must castigate them on the soapbox and then punish them at the ballot box."

'We will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards. We will relegate their portraits to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors.'

Pritzker's words seemed eerily reminiscent of other prominent leftists during Trump's first term in office. Who can forget when far-left U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) encouraged her supporters during a June 2018 speech to harass members of Trump's administration?

"Let's make sure we show up wherever we have to show up, and if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere!" Waters hollered.

Indeed, harassment followed, and attacks on conservatives got physical too. Remember, also, that Hillary Clinton piled on, saying "you cannot be civil" with Republicans. Former Attorney General Eric Holder said, "When they go low, we kick them!" and far-left U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged activists in Washington, D.C., to "go to the Hill" and "get up in the face of some congresspeople."

More recently, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said — in reference to the Trump agenda — his party is "going to fight it in the streets."

A WBBM-TV video report about Pritzker's speech said the New Hampshire 100 Club Dinner is "usually reserved for those about to run for president" and that Pritzker was "sounding like a 2028 presidential candidate."

The keynote speaker at the state's 100 Club Dinner last year was Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democrat presidential ticket, the Hill said.

Pritzker also criticized members of his own party, saying "do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on our defense of black people, of trans kids, of immigrants, instead of their own lack of guts and gumption," the outlet reported.

Although Pritzker conceded that while Democrats “may need to fix our messaging and strategy, our values are exactly where they should be," The Hill said.

The Illinois governor added, “We will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards. We will relegate their portraits to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors," the Hill also said, according to multiple national outlets.

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Trump’s great awakening: Why Americans rejected wokeness



There will always be a small group of far-left, radical woke preachers fighting the Trump administration and the will of the American people — but that group is getting smaller — and no one is more surprised than the creator of “Dilbert,” Scott Adams.

“It’s like common sense broke out, and I think that’s the thing that’s uniting people. It’s like, well there are just some things that just make sense, like, we can’t have a $35 trillion debt,” Adams tells James Poulos on “Zero Hour.”

“I think people just woke up and said, ‘Wait a minute, this isn’t even political. We all want less crime, it kind of doesn’t make sense to have an open border, even if you’re a Democrat.’ So I think maybe the wokeness just got pushed to the point where it just broke,” he continues.


What helped push Americans to this point, Adams explains, is that “the smartest and bravest” openly decided to support Trump.

“I think we may have passed into this at least temporary, nonpolitical point where you can have John Fetterman say good things about the DOGE effort,” he continues. “The amount of common sense, smart, brave, firepower that all got concentrated in one place, honestly, it feels like 1776 just resurrected.”

While Adams didn’t see this coming, he did believe that after January 6, more Americans would gravitate toward Trump.

“I predicted that he would be more popular everyday that he was out of office, and I don’t think that was a common prediction, but sure enough, I also predicted that Biden would go down in history as the worst president. And there was a survey today that says he’s ranked the lowest, at least in that survey,” Adams says.

“So those two things, I did see coming. Trump rising, Biden falling. But wow, I didn’t see the common sense breaking out,” he adds.

“I think a lot of people are hungry for a new kind of purple America, one where the political divisions aren’t as sharp,” Poulos chimes in.

“Most people think that the only way to get to purple America is through blue America, and what we found is that actually the road maybe runs through a much redder America,” he adds.

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Far-left Boston mayor blasted for 'condolences' to family of thug shot dead by cop; suspect tried to stab 2 people: Police



Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is under heavy criticism after she offered her "condolences" to the family of a knife-wielding suspect who was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer in a Chick-fil-A over the weekend.

The suspect allegedly tried to stab two people before the officer opened fire, Fox News reported.

'Boston ... You desperately need a new mayor. Trust me.'

"My condolences, and all of our thoughts, are with the family of the individual whose life has been lost," Wu said to reporters after the shooting.

But the far-left mayor wasn't alone in her sympathies.

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden added that "in tragic circumstances like this ... our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the individual who's been lost."

Police Commissioner Michael Cox noted that "we don’t look for loss of life, so our condolences go out to the individual who was killed tonight," WFXT-TV reported.

Wu also said she was "thinking of all the people who were impacted here today in one of the busier parts of the city with this tragedy" and that she's "glad that the officer is safe and very grateful for a quick response from all of our first responders here again," Fox News noted.

What's the background?

Police told WBZ that just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday a male was trying to stab two people and chased them into the restaurant. But an off-duty Boston police officer also was in the Chick-fil-A, identified himself, and told the suspect to drop his weapon, WBZ added. But that male didn't obey the officer's command, and the cop shot him, Cox told WBZ.

The suspect later died at a hospital, WBZ said.

Cox did say he was "proud of police officers who activate themselves, whether it's on duty or off duty, to try to save lives," Fox News noted.

Wu hit with backlash

As you might expect, a number of notable voices took Wu to task for her remarks.

  • Fox News contributor and former Boston resident Joe Concha noted on X, "How exactly did Boston vote for this again? I lived in the Back Bay area. It was one of the safest parts of the city. And she’s offering condolences????"
  • Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk added, "Boston ... You desperately need a new mayor. Trust me."
  • Journalist Jonathan Choe noted, "It's all upside down in Boston. When is the last time you heard of a mayor apologizing to the family of a knife-wielding attacker who allegedly tried to kill multiple people? What about the people who were nearly killed?"
  • Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) was equally incredulous over Wu's remarks and added, "Thankfully this guy was stopped in his tracks by a brave law enforcement officer."

Others reacted similarly to Wu's "condolences":

  • "I don’t think there has been another Mayor of a major metropolitan city that has been as embarrassing and rocked by national scandal as much as Mayor Michelle Wu," X user Boston Mom noted.
  • "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is possibly the worst mayor in America," another commenter said. "That’s a tough title to grab."
  • "You can’t hate liberals enough!" another user exclaimed.
  • "Liberalism is a threat to every person in America," another commenter declared.

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Blue state rebels against DOGE, votes to fund radical abortion, LGBTQ agenda in defiance of Trump



Representatives in one of the bluest states in the country voted to pass a bill that would fund a bevy of far-left projects and organizations now that President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency have frozen some federal funding.

On Monday, Connecticut state representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass H.B. 7066. The measure is considered an "emergency certified bill," which allows representatives to expedite the approval process without the hassle of consulting legislative committees first.

'Giving more taxpayer money, even one cent, let alone $800,000, to those in the abortion business is truly tragic.'

Among other things, the bill offers a whopping $2.8 million in overall funding, much of which will be allocated to far-left groups. The largest recipient in the bill by far is Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, slated to receive a cool $800,000, even after the group was reportedly already gifted added millions in recent months.

Chris Healy, executive director of Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference, noted to lawmakers that Planned Parenthood was already allocated an additional $3 million at the end of the 2024 legislative session, according to the Hartford Courant. State Rep. Tammy Nuccio (R-Tolland) also claimed that the state House appropriated another $500,000, bringing the total to perhaps $3.5 million in added funding.

"Why are we giving Planned Parenthood $800,000 now ... that they’re going to need to spend in the next three months?" Nuccio wondered during a speech on the House floor.

"Giving more taxpayer money, even one cent, let alone $800,000, to those in the abortion business is truly tragic," said Healy. "We can only pray for those in power to reject this horrible idea."

Sadly, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England is far from the only leftist group that will benefit from H.B. 7066. The bill gives $225,000 a piece to Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services and the New Haven Gay and Lesbian Community Center and nearly $390,000 to the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective.

Additionally, nearly two dozen other organizations are slated to receive $62,500 each. Those groups include Junta for Progressive Action, the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, Queer Youth Program of Connecticut, and OutCT, yet another LGBTQ outfit that features its own youth program.

Middlesex Hospital is also slated to receive $62,500, and according to the Courant, the hospital intends to spend the money on a "gender clinic." Furthermore, the bill requires each Connecticut school to designate at least one administrator who will "interact" with federal immigration authorities.

Screenshot of H.B. 7066

State Rep. Toni Walker (D-New Haven) basically admitted that the efforts of Trump and DOGE at the federal level prompted this "emergency" funding bill at the state level. "This is a small, incremental help while we try to work out these issues with Washington," Walker said.

"We were trying to spread it out to as many organizations as possible. There were several locations that had lost funding. ... They needed some support."

Republicans Gale Mastrofrancesco of Wolcott and Jay Case of Winsted balked that so many worthy causes, including those that help the poor and homeless, had been overlooked in favor of Dem pet projects regarding gender and sexuality.

"We have American citizens who can’t even afford their electric bill," said Mastrofrancesco.

"We have people sleeping outside at night," added Case. "We have nothing here for that."

'Tell me what politicians fund, and I’ll tell you what they value.'

Despite their objections, 7066 sailed through the state House, 94-49, almost entirely along party lines. All Republicans voted against it, and just two Democrats joined them. On Tuesday, the Senate decided to schedule the measure for a vote.

State Rep. Joe Canino (R-Torrington) described the entire measure as "absurd."

"In this 'emergency bill,' we are giving almost a million dollars to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, an organization with an endowment over $70 million. We have people sleeping out in the cold, families who are running out of food assistance, and disabled children who lack services. That is where the emergency is. Budgeting is about priorities, and Connecticut is now prioritizing an ideological war with the Trump administration over funding for those who truly need it most," Canino said in a statement to Blaze News.

Leaders of the Connecticut watchdog group Yankee Institute are likewise frustrated with the expenditures in the bill.

"Tell me what politicians fund, and I’ll tell you what they value," Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau said in a statement to Blaze News. "The fact that they did it in secret reveals that they know their priorities are out of step with the taxpayers that subsidize their reckless spending."

Frank Ricci, a fellow at Yankee Institute, described the bill as "cloaked in darkness" and a "brutal slap to transparency." However, he added that it also demonstrates just how effective Trump and the DOGE have been in just a few short weeks.

"This lays bare the power of DOGE and rigorous audits to rip the mask off waste, fraud, and abuse," Ricci said in a statement to Blaze News. "Without them, taxpayers would be left clueless, their pockets quietly picked to fund these cozy political pet projects."

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BRUTAL: Bill Maher just likened his fellow Democrats to 'retarded' children born of 'incest'



Even though Bill Maher was never cured from his Trump derangement syndrome and ended up voting for Kamala Harris, he is still calling the left out on its nonsense.

Dave Rubin plays the clip of Maher brutally roasting his fellow Democrats for their response to Trump’s victory.

Displaying images of “The View” and MSNBC panels, Maher said, “Someone must tell the usual suspects on the far left that the saying is 'when you're in a hole, stop digging,' not 'keep digging.'”

“The one concession I've heard a few people on the losing side offer [is] that liberals should stop saying the Trump voters are stupid comes with a kind of unspoken parenthesis — we know they are stupid; just don't say it,” Maher said.

“Yeah, I got bad news for you. They don't have a monopoly on stupid. You wear 'Queers for Palestine' T-shirts and masks two years after the pandemic ended, and you can't define woman, I mean person who menstruates. You're the teachers' union education party, and you've turned schools and colleges into a joke. You just lost a crazy contest to an actual crazy person,” he added.

“There's a lot to not like already about the new regime, but maybe take one week to ask what you did wrong.”

Then Maher turned up the heat even more.

“Democrats have become like a royal family that because of so much incest has unfortunately had children who are retarded,” he lambasted, pointing to the way the party claims to believe in science and yet called the COVID lab-leak theory “racist.”

“The same thing can happen to ideas if they are also conceived in an atmosphere of intellectual incest. Maybe take the clothespins off your noses and actually converse with the other half of the country. Stop screaming at people to get with the program and instead make a program worth getting with,” he continued, pointing out that “too woke” should be “a cancellable offense.”

Dave still has hope that Maher is “gonna get there” because at least he “cares about truth.”

To see Maher’s epic roast, watch the video above.

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Leftist editor resigns from Scientific American after foulmouthed rant about Trump supporters



The editor in chief of Scientific American has resigned from her position after going on an unhinged rant about the supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.

On Thursday, Laura Helmuth took to the social media platform Bluesky to announce that she was stepping away from Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in American history.

"I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief," she wrote. "I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching)."

The statement itself is rather innocuous, seemingly obscuring the hate-filled context in which it was made.

On election night, Helmuth descended into a foulmouthed meltdown on Bluesky after Trump emerged the winner. Rather than direct her ire at the once and future president, Helmuth took aim at the 75 million or so Americans who cast a vote for him, as Blaze News previously reported.

Her statements that night included:

  • "I apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is so full of f****** fascists";
  • "Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating early results because f*** them to the moon and back";
  • "Every four years I remember why I left Indiana (where I grew up) and remember why I respect the people who stayed and are trying to make it less racist and sexist"; and
  • "The moral arc of the universe isn't going to bend itself."
In a post shortly after the election, she added: "Any advice on what workplaces can do to help people who are devastated by the election? Thanks so much."
Her comments quickly went viral online, where users began demanding her resignation.
Helmuth then attempted to quell tempers by issuing an apology a few days later, admitting that her foul-mouthed remarks had been "offensive and inappropriate" and claiming that the "shock and confusion" of the election results had gotten the best of her.
She also insisted that she does "respect and value people across the political spectrum" and remains "committed to civil communication and editorial objectivity."
While her apology seemed to offer a spirit of bipartisanship, Helmuth reverted back to left-wing ideology in the Bluesky thread announcing her resignation. Perhaps in homage to herself, Helmuth also included in the thread a list of Scientific American articles she has "been so proud to support," some of which focus more on promoting far-left narratives than actual science.
Not only does one headline — "Gender-affirming care for trans kids is good health care" — encourage the genital mutilation and possible sterilization of children, but three also profess to tell "justice"-related "stories":
  • "Racial justice is a science story";
  • "Environmental justice is a science story"; and
  • "Reproductive justice is a science story."
Kimberly Lau, president of Scientific American, told CNN that Helmuth left the outlet of her own accord and that leaders there are already in the process of seeking her replacement.
"We thank Laura for her four years leading Scientific American during which time the magazine won major science communications awards and saw the establishment of a reimagined digital newsroom," Lau said in a statement. "We wish her well for the future."
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Democrats held hostage by party's far-left radicals, top Hillary aide admits



Philippe Reines, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, lamented how the Democratic Party is being held hostage by the radicals within it, costing the party in elections.

Reines claimed that many Democrats actually are concerned about the Biden-Harris border crisis and oppose men playing in women's sports.

“I think Democrats believe in commonsense stuff more than you realize. I mean, it’s not like we sit at home and don‘t talk to anyone. Most Democrats I know think there is a huge problem at the border. Most Democrats I know think, frankly, that males at birth should not play women’s sports and vice versa," Reines told CNN on Friday.

'If you are going to ignore the political consequences of these kinds of things, then you're asking to lose these elections in the manner that we did.'

"Either way, here‘s the problem: I am not concerned about what the right thinks about the Democratic Party. I am concerned about what I think about the Democratic Party. ... I don‘t like the fact that a small portion of our party is pretty much dictating where we are. Pretty much, we are being branded as the most extreme of us," he continued.

“Again, I’m afraid to say something wrong. The woke stuff, the PC-police stuff. You’ll see Republicans who say they're afraid to say X. I’m afraid to say X. These congressmen are afraid to say X. Why?" Reines said.

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As if to prove Reines' point, the Boston Globe reported Rep. Seth Moulton's (D-Mass.) campaign manager and PAC director resigned after Moulton said he is against having men playing in women's sports because he has concerns for his daughters.

The long-serving chairman of the Democratic Party in Texas also resigned this week in part because he said the Democrats' embrace of transgenderism at the expense of women made them lose badly in the 2024 election.

“You could, for example, you can support transgender rights up and down all the categories where the issue comes up, or you can understand that there's certain things that we just go too far on, that a big bulk of our population does not support," Gilberto Hinojosa remarked. "If you are going to ignore the political consequences of these kinds of things, then you're asking to lose these elections in the manner that we did."

Moulton's and Hinojosa's comments about transgenderism created a fierce backlash from progressives.

One of the reasons why President-elect Donald Trump won the election is because his campaign was able to successfully highlight the extreme positions Vice President Kamala Harris took on social issues, like wanting to provide taxpayer-funded surgeries to prison inmates and illegal immigrants in U.S. custody.

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