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The socialist takeover of the Democratic Party is no longer theoretical.In New York, three radical candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, recently won Democratic congressional primaries. The candidates — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier — defeated establishment-backed opponents and proved again that the far left’s influence is not confined to college campuses, activist organizations or online echo chambers.Some conservatives will dismiss these victories as a “New York problem.” They shouldn’t. New York is just the tip of the iceberg. Across the country, self-described socialists have been gaining increasingly more power at the local, state and federal levels.DSA’S THIRD MAJOR PRIMARY WIN DEEPENS DEMOCRATS’ FIGHT OVER THE PARTY’S FUTUREFor example, 29-year-old socialist Melat Kiros just defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primaries for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. DeGette has been in Congress for nearly three decades.The disturbing truth is that socialism is becoming more mainstream. It is no longer viewed by many Americans as a failed ideology responsible for poverty, tyranny and misery. It has been effectively repackaged as the answer to housing costs, student debt, medical bills, corporate power, artificial intelligence, loneliness, inequality and nearly every other anxiety facing younger generations.That does not mean young voters are experts in Marxist theory. They aren’t. But they do believe that the American Dream is slipping away, and the loudest voices on the left have convinced many that free-market capitalism is to blame.BIDEN’S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SURGE CAUSED HIGHER RENT AND HOME PRICES, FED STUDY FINDSThey are wrong, of course, but conservatives should not ignore why young Americans are attracted to socialism.In 2025, The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports conducted a series of national surveys of young American voters, and the results are both terrifying and deeply informative.In the September survey, 53% of likely voters aged 18 to 39 said they want a Democratic Socialist to win the 2028 presidential election. Even more alarming, 76% agreed that “major industries like health care, energy, and big tech should be nationalized to give more control and equity to the people.”MAMDANI RIPPED FOR CLAIMING VICTORY OVER CAPITALISM AFTER NYC’S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR TAXPAYER FUNDED BAILOUTThose results were confirmed in another Heartland/Rasmussen survey, released in November. It showed 51% of young voters want a Democratic Socialist to win the presidency in 2028, including 27% of those who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024.The same poll found that 52% of young voters have a favorable view of Mamdani, although his policies were even more popular. Sixty-two percent said they support expanding his proposals for more government housing and rent freezes nationwide, and 58% support expanding his plan for government-owned grocery stores to every town in America.This is the part conservatives cannot afford to miss: Socialism’s appeal is driven less by abstract ideology than by a deep and growing belief that the U.S. economy can no longer deliver a decent life to younger people.Housing is the clearest example. In the October/November poll, 74% of young voters said the cost of housing in America has reached a crisis level. In the September survey, when young voters who wanted a Democratic Socialist president were asked why, 31% said housing costs are too high, the most common answer.That finding fits the broader pattern. In the September survey, 62% said the American economy is unfair to young people. Thirty-six percent said they are struggling financially or in crisis. And 55% support a law that would confiscate Americans’ “excess wealth”—including second homes, luxury cars and private boats — to help young people buy their first home.The deeper issue, though, is not whether young people are embracing socialist ideas. They are. The real question is, where are these ideas coming from?In many homes, workplaces, classrooms, churches and online communities, younger Americans are being told a simple and fallacious story: They cannot afford a home because capitalism failed. They cannot build wealth because capitalism failed. They cannot get ahead because capitalism failed. They cannot trust Congress, corporations, banks, employers, landlords, or even the Constitution because the entire American system is supposedly designed to benefit the rich and powerful at everyone else’s expense.That narrative is false, but it remains powerful because it contains just enough truth to sound plausible.Many young Americans certainly are struggling. Housing, health care, groceries and higher education are too expensive. Large corporations have benefited from cronyism, subsidies, bailouts, regulatory favoritism, and special privileges. And for many voters under 40, the promise that hard work will lead to the American Dream feels increasingly hollow.The answer to these problems is not socialism. The solution is to restore the conditions that make the American Dream possible.That means increasing the supply of housing by removing unnecessary zoning restrictions, streamlining permitting rules, and stopping state and local governments from using regulations to make homebuilding slow, expensive and politically impossible.It means cutting reckless government spending, reducing inflationary pressure, lowering energy costs, reforming higher education and ending policies that have increased tuition, housing and everyday expenses.It means attacking crony capitalism. Young Americans are right to be angry when powerful corporations use government to protect themselves from competition, secure special benefits, or impose political agendas.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe political opportunity for both parties is astounding. In the October/November poll, 42% of young Democrats said they would vote for a Republican presidential candidate if he or she offered the best plan to reduce housing costs. Forty-five percent of young Republicans said they would vote for a Democrat for the same reason. That should be a wake-up call for both parties.Conservatives will never defeat socialism if they pretend everything is fine. It is not enough to repeat slogans about capitalism while millions of young Americans believe they will never own a home, build wealth or live better than their parents.The way to defeat socialism is to prove that freedom still works.Chris Talgo is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and the managing editor of StoppingSocialism.com.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JUSTIN HASKINS

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European soccer’s governing body issued a blistering statement on Monday after FIFA suspended the red card ban issued to USA World Cup star Folarin Balogun.UEFA said FIFA’s decision to suspend the implementation of Balogun’s one-game suspension “crossed a red line.”ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!”Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition,” UEFA said. “Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not. A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted. It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension.”UEFA expressed concerns with setting a precedent in the tournament and adding questions to the “integrity of the game.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”Football is the most loved sport in the world because it is a beautiful game and is trusted because it is played everywhere with the same laws,” the statement continued. “A tournament is never a pure standalone and, if the tournament in question is the World Cup, it has the power to drive positive or negative consequences on the game as a whole.”We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision.”Balogun will be available to play on Monday in the Round of 16 match.President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask for a review of the decision, a source told Fox News.Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and White House task force leader Andrew Giuliani put together a team of lawyers outside the White House to challenge the use of slow-motion replay to give Balogun the red card, according to OutKick founder and Fox News contributor Clay Travis.Belgium was reportedly granted the right to appeal the decision.

“Should Never Have Happened”: Illegal Alien Truck Driver Kills Pennsylvania Trooper

Submitted by American Truckers United,

A Pennsylvania State trooper is the latest victim of the trucking industry’s open borders experiment. This dangerous policy began under the Biden-Harris regime when hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens were issued CDLs, mostly from ten states. The fast-tracking of CDLs for illegal aliens has flooded the industry with drivers who may lack the necessary training, language proficiency, or commitment to American safety standards, endangering lives on our highways every day. Shockingly, this experiment is still running.

🚨Truck Driver responsible for the death of Pennsylvania state trooper now a confirmed illegal alien from Haiti
Source – Boston Herald Link Below👇 pic.twitter.com/4oXFTg7Jh4
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) July 3, 2026
Trooper Michael E. Pahira, Jr., 44, was inspecting a semitruck on Interstate 81 on July 1, 2026, when another truck went off the roadway and hit the first vehicle, creating a domino effect and striking the officer. Pahira’s patrol car was parked behind the cab with its emergency lights on as he inspected the vehicle parked on the right shoulder in Cass Township when the deadly chain reaction occurred. The second truck, allegedly driven by 33-year-old Michael Bon, veered off the road, striking Pahira’s side mirror before crashing into the other truck. Both truck cabs caught fire as a result of the impact. Construction workers nearby saw the smoke from the wreck and raced to help the pinned trooper. Pahira was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

🚨Immigration Status of truck driver that killed Pennsylvania State Trooper now in Question.
Does he have Legal Status? a Non-Domicile CDL? TPS?
Thank you to @maybedanielleee for the infopic.twitter.com/1SHMnjdHsk pic.twitter.com/z7flBe1YXH
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) July 2, 2026
As with all of these truck crashes, there is no reporting mechanism either on the crash reports or CMV inspections that document the immigration status or even the type of CDL that was in the driver’s possession at the time of the crash. So when this crash first occurred, there was no discussion of the truck driver’s immigration status. Several experienced industry professionals began asking the same question that’s been asked recently in light of all the crashes being caused by the surge of illegal aliens who were able to be fast-tracked into the trucking industry. Only then did his immigration status come into question and later confirmed

🚨Truck Driver responsible for the death of Pennsylvania state trooper now a confirmed illegal alien from Haiti
Source – Boston Herald Link Below👇 pic.twitter.com/4oXFTg7Jh4
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) July 3, 2026
The trucking community, represented by organizations such as American Truckers United, has been raising alarms about this growing threat to highway safety. Without proper tracking, the true scope of the problem remains hidden from the public.

🚨Non-Citizen Truck Drivers Involved in Highway Crisis
This is an urgent wake-up call for every American. Our highways are no longer safe. Reckless immigration policies and weakened licensing standards have unleashed a deadly crisis on our roads. pic.twitter.com/NXrQTivkos
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) July 10, 2025
How many crashes like Trooper Pahira’s go unreported as part of the globalist open-border experiment in the trucking industry?

This accident was preventable.

He should never have been in possession of a CDL. Every accident caused by an illegal alien is a preventable accident. Congress must act on the President’s call during the State of the Union to pass Dalilah’s Law. This law would have revoked the CDL this driver had in his possession and would have saved Trooper Pahira’s life.

Pass Dalilah’s Law today. 

Pass The Dalilah Law – A full revocation and ban on CDLs for illegal alien truck drivers!
Read our endorsement. Then call your Senators today and tell them you support The Dalilah Law!
United States Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121@POTUS @SecDuffy @SenatorBanks pic.twitter.com/j2PnXi0SnX
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) February 26, 2026
Revoke their CDLs. 

Tyler Durden
Mon, 07/06/2026 – 06:30

Belgium’s soccer federation on Monday was reportedly given the right to appeal FIFA’s decision to suspend the red card ban it gave USA World Cup star Folarin Balogun.The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) requested a full explanation from FIFA over its decision to suspend USA World Cup star Folarin Balogun’s red card ban, The Athletic reported Monday. The RBFA is also requesting a report from FIFA’s officiating body, according to the report.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The U.S. and Belgium start their Round of 16 game in Seattle at 8 p.m. ET.FIFA made its decision to lift the suspension on Balogun on Sunday. It appeared to be the first time since 1962 that a red card during a World Cup didn’t result in a suspension. Balogun initially received the red card for stepping on the ankle of Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic after a VAR review.The RBFA said it was “astonished” and Belgium coach Rudi Garcia mocked FIFA’s ruling.”I didn’t know that in the offices of FIFA the fifth of July was the first of April in Europe,” Garcia said through a translator. “The Belgian federation does not defend itself, it does not protect the national team. She defends football in general, she defends her integrity, her ethics. I think it’s the first time in the history of the World Cup that there is this kind of decision.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGarcia wouldn’t respond when asked about a possible appeal to the Court of the Arbitration for Sport or whether he thought President Donald Trump impacted FIFA’s action.”In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options,” the RBFA said.Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask the organization to review the red card, a source told Fox News.”The implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year,” FIFA announced. “If Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.”U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino lauded FIFA’s move.”We were punished enough against Bosnia and Herzegovina to play with 10 men (for) 30 minutes in a decision that was completely unfair,” he said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.