SMITHSONIAN — Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their Joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."... (more)

NBC NEWS — A man who claimed to be a journalist and supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement was convicted Thursday on all charges against him in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. John Earle Sullivan, a 29-year-old from Utah also known as "Jayden X," was convicted of seven counts after just a few hours of deliberation by the jury. Federal prosecutors requested that Sullivan be taken into custody until his sentencing, and U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered him remanded, according to court records.... (more)

FOX NEWS — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the House of Representatives will release more than 40,000 hours of footage taken at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when protesters angry about the 2020 election results stormed the halls of Congress. Some video is already available to the public as of Friday, with the bulk of it to be released gradually over time, Johnson said. "When I ran for Speaker, I promised to make accessible to the American people the 44,000 hours of video from Capitol Hill security taken on January 6, 2021. Truth and transparency are critical," Johnson said in a statement.... (more)

YOUTUBE — Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Congressman Mike Johnson discuss the current state of conservative America, the understated importance of inherent value, the trumped up climate crisis, and the all too real crisis facing much of Europe this coming winter.... (more)

FOX NEWS — Former President Donald Trump's name will remain on the Colorado 2024 presidential primary ballot, a judge ruled Friday. "The court orders the Secretary of State to place Donald J. Trump on the presidential primary ballot when it certifies the ballot on January 5, 2024," U.S. District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace wrote in her ruling. The decision came following a legal challenge seeking to disqualify Trump from appearing on the ballot, citing the 14th Amendment.... (more)

YOUTUBE — Some of country music’s big names gather with Bill Anderson and Merle Haggard’s sons to honor Merle Haggard on an episode of ‘Country’s Family Reunion,’ in a show that premiered October 19... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — Around this time of year, when we remember our veterans, grade-school children in a Washington state school won’t be taught to honor those who have served our country. Instead of a Veterans Day celebration, the school planned a peace and tolerance assembly.... (more)

MACKINAC CENTER — During the three decades preceding the Civil War, two significant developments occurred in popular education in the United States. The first is that the foundations were laid for a governmental takeover of education, and the second is that the historical role of schools in transmitting religious traditions gave way to more secular goals. The educational reform movement that marked the turning point in United States educational history originated in, and was dominated by, the example of Massachusetts and its political leaders, particularly Horace Mann.... (more)

NEWSMAX — The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed Wednesday it was opening up a slate of new probes into the terrorist group Hamas amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Speaking to the House Committee on Homeland Security, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the agency was focusing on potential threats to the mainland United States as well as the group’s funding avenues.... (more)

BOB UNRUH — Remember when all of those people in power across America, from Bill Gates to Anthony Fauci to school officials to leaders in Congress to mayors and governors, were demanding that Americans accept the experimental COVID-19 shots because they were perfectly safe? It turns out that wasn't quite right. We now know that a study has linked those mRNA treatments to some 17 million sudden deaths.... (more)

YOUTUBE — As Israeli forces push ahead into the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, the Israeli Defense Minister says “the entire city is one big terror base,” – but despite the threats, Prime Minister Netanyahu calls the operation a phenomenal success, while President Biden asks Netanyahu for a three-day pause so hostages can be released; CBN’s Chris Mitchell talks about what Israeli forces are facing in Gaza City, how Hamas uses civilians as shields, and more; Israeli hunts for Yahya Sinwar, the man who orchestrated the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel, who is number one on Israel’s most wanted terrorist list; CBN’s George Thomas talks about where Sinwar might be located, and the Israeli efforts to demolish the Hamas network of tunnels; our Studio 5 conversation with author Andrew Lawler about his new book, “Under Jerusalem,” and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.... (more)

TOWNHALL — Israeli forces were seen displaying their flag proudly in the captured parliament chamber of Hamas. They’ve also been giving extensive tours of the weapons caches and rocket sites used by the terror group; unsurprisingly, many were civilian facilities, like children’s schools. Hamas has done this for years, but their grip on Gaza is being methodically chipped away. As of now, they’ve lost control of Northern Gaza.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — More than three years after Covid-19 began, explanations abound for ongoing “learning loss” in schools. But these discussions often miss one of the most obvious explanations: outdated and ineffective instruction. It’s been repeatedly shown that teacher quality is the primary thing affecting student achievement. Shouldn’t teacher quality be our primary concern? Given how far behind we’ve fallen in teacher quality, you would think so.... (more)

NEWSMAX — House Republicans not only have impeachment inquiry hearings underway into alleged corruption involving President Joe Biden and his family, but also a possible impeachment involving Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his failure to secure the southern U.S. border.... (more)

PJ MEDIA — U.S. Marine Mitchell Paige faced a horde of Japanese soldiers as his company’s sole survivor in Guadalcanal. But for ten hours, defying all odds, Paige held the line. Today marks the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. Even before the United States had declared its independence from Great Britain, in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, on Nov. 10, 1775, the Marines came into being. The Marine Corps has since earned the reputation of having the toughest fighters in the military. As their song says, they will always fight our country’s battles, whether in air, on land, or on sea.... (more)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON — Washington Post opinion editor David Shipley hand-selected the cartoon lampooning Hamas that he pulled amid blowback, the cartoon's author, Michael Ramirez, told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview. Ramirez, a veteran political cartoonist who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, said he presented Shipley with "seven, eight, or nine different sketches on a wide variety of topics" for the Post editor to choose from. Shipley, Ramirez said, "right off the bat" picked a cartoon that depicted Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad using women and children as human shields while saying, "How dare Israel attack civilians."... (more)

LEGO EDUCATION — Although STEM and STEAM look and sound similar, there is one very big difference — the inclusion of the arts. This can encompass any creative subject from fine art and drama to graphic design, photography, and even English literature. STEAM offers a broader approach, making its definition more abstract. STEM aims to equip learners with “future-ready” and practical skills by focusing on the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM can also equip learners with these skills, but additionally fosters a love of creativity and imagination by bringing arts into the equation. STEAM is often considered more inclusive than STEM because it allows kids who are naturally more gifted in creative subjects to feel valued and to let their talents flourish.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Embedded with Israel Defense Forces troops, Newsmax correspondent John Huddy accompanied the military into Gaza City on Wednesday. Huddy witnessed civilians carrying white flags and fleeing the city, he reported on "American Agenda." The IDF is pushing into the city to look for Hamas terrorists and tear down its infrastructure, including a network of tunnels, and look for hostages taken during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.... (more)

YOUTUBE — Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Hialeah, Florida, as his fellow 2024 GOP contenders prepared for the third official debate in Miami.... (more)

YOUTUBE — The war that’s currently raging in Israel has been the subject of heated debate across the globe since its inception on October 7th. Jordan Peterson sat down with Sky News All Stars Piers Morgan and Andrew Bolt to discuss his thoughts on the ongoing conflict.... (more)

AMAZON — With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers’ bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City’s public schools led award-winning teacher John Taylor Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. This second edition describes the widespread impact of the book and Gatto’s innovative "guerrilla teaching" (Amazon). Must read.... (more)

ZERO HEDGE — In the ever-evolving landscape of American education, a quiet revolution is taking place. Over the past six years, home schooling has surged by 51% - in stark contrast to the 7% rise in private school enrollment, and a 4% dip in public schools over the same period, according to an in-depth look by the Washington Post at thousands of school districts spanning 32 states which provide accurate data.... (more)

THE GATEWAY PUNDIT — Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense, joined Steve Bannon on the War Room on Thursday to discuss his testimony before the Colorado court in the left’s latest attempt to remove President Trump from the ballot in Colorado. During his testimony, Kash Patel laid out how President Trump called for the National Guard on January 6 but was shot down by Speaker Pelosi, the heads of the Capitol Police Bureau, and the Mayor of Washington DC at the time.... (more)

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT — Most Americans who are bent toward socialism do not identify themselves publicly as socialists. Nor do they employ the Marxian slogan that socialism is the wave of the future. Nonetheless, they have a way of looking at things that embraces the idea. The American approach to socialism is gradualist, piecemeal, and step by step; it is by way of govern­ment intervention, government-provided welfare programs, and government regulation and con­trol.... (more)

JAY EVENSON, DESERET NEWS — I have an 8-year-old granddaughter in Virginia who is being home-schooled. Her mother didn’t know she was part of a powerful nationwide trend bubbling just beneath the surface of American culture, brought to light this week in a Washington Post report. The most important thing to her, she told me in a text, was to be able to meet her daughter where she is, academically — adjusting lesson plans to move quickly through materials she has mastered, while spending more time on things her daughter is struggling to learn.... (more)