Category Archives: National

Venezuela Liberated

By David Arnett

Updated: President Donald Trump ordered U.S. special operations forces to launch a helicopter-borne raid on the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas to capture accused drug kingpin, dictator, murderer, and economic destroyer of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, late at night Friday, January 2, 2026. The operation was the culmination of months of preparation and waiting for the perfect window of opportunity. It was a complex law enforcement mission supported by the War Department, officials said.

In March 2020, a federal judge in New York unsealed an indictment against Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials, alleging he is the head of a narcotics trafficking ring with ties to U.S.-designated terrorist groups. There was a $25 million reward on Maduro from the Biden Administration.

“We could’ve lost a lot of people last night. We could’ve lost a lot of dignity. We could’ve lost a lot of equipment. The equipment is less important, but we could’ve lost a lot,” Trump said at a press conference from the president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, January 3. He also quipped, about the reward on Maduro the Department of Justice is not now obligated to pay.

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Large Families Face $32K Annual Shortfall

By Sam Bourgi, Investors Observer

As families prepare their 2026 financial plans, a recent analysis from InvestorsObserver reveals that raising five children has become unaffordable for the average American household.

Across 50 major metro areas, families with five children fall $32,000 short annually when basic child-rearing costs are compared to median married-couple income. [Fortunately, Tulsa is the 79 largest city and on the cusp of the Ozarks and Great Plains which features greater affordability.]

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Rep. Josh Brecheen’s 2025 Highlights

By David Arnett

Congressman Brecheen’s third year in Washington generated the following top highlights.

Top Bills Introduced

Healthy SNAP Act of 2025 — this legislation would exclude certain junk foods from being purchased with SNAP benefits.
USA First Act — this legislation would transfer any unobligated funds previously appropriated to USAID to the Disaster Relief Fund under FEMA.
DRIVE Act — this legislation would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from mandating speed limiters on vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) above 26,000 pounds.
Energy Freedom Act — this legislation would repeal the more than 20 green energy tax subsidies created or expanded by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.

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Medical Guilds are Bad Medicine

By Robert W. Malone MD, MS

Monopolies, Oligarchy, Elitism, Authoritarianism and Groupthink are hurting patients, driving up costs, blocking innovation, and trampling civil rights

In a broad, metaphorical sense (as often used by economists like Milton Friedman or in historical analyses), the term “guild” refers to professional organizations and regulatory bodies that function like traditional medieval guilds by controlling entry into the profession, setting standards, influencing licensing, and protecting members’ economic interests. Common examples of Medical guilds include:

State Medical Boards. They are empowered by individual states to regulate licensing and discipline physicians (the closest to actual “guild-like” control over who can practice). During COVID, state medical boards became notorious for de-licensing physicians for not complying with arbitrary and capricious “standard of care” guidelines promoted by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the CDC (Rochelle Walinski and Dimitri Dasalakis), and the FDA (Janet Woodcock, Peter Marks).