Amid Trump Crackdown, University of Minnesota Becomes Latest School To Start ‘Reassessing’ DEI

Multiple universities have started dismantling DEI programs in wake of Trump policies University of Minnesota logo (Facebook), Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The University of Minnesota is “reassessing” its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on DEI initiatives in the federal government and higher education. “In the last few weeks the

Mexico To Send 10K Troops to Border in Effort To Stop Trump Tariffs

Hours before President Donald Trump’s tariffs were slated to go into effect, Mexico agreed to immediately send 10,000 troops to its border with the United States to curb the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants, prompting Trump to pause the tariffs for one month. “Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of

Rubio Picks Up a Win in Panama, Palestinian Terrorists Get Firearms Training Thanks to Biden’s Lame Duck State Dept, and Newsom Embraces ‘Indigenous Knowledge’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Panama for his first foreign trip as America’s top diplomat. When he left, Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino delivered a blow to the Chinese Communist Party. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Mulino said his country would not renew its agreement with Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, which seeks to

‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Pseudoscience Thrives in Newsom’s Government

‘Western science has overlooked’ indigenous knowledge, California climate strategy says Getty Images “Indigenous knowledge,” a pseudoscience that posits Native Americans possess an innate understanding of how the world works, is thriving in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D.) administration has contended that “Western science” must embrace “the generations of knowledge held by Indigenous communities,” according

Biden Admin Quietly Funneled $3 Mil to Palestinian Government ‘Security Forces’ for Weapons Training—After Its Members Carried Out Attacks on Israelis

The Biden administration, weeks before leaving power, funneled more than $3 million in taxpayer cash to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF), according to a nonpublic notice transmitted to Congress that was reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. Those funds allowed the PASF to conduct “firearms and ammunition” training—and came after its members carried out

Panama Won’t Renew Belt and Road Agreement With China, Making It First Latin American Nation To Leave Initiative

Rubio says CCP cannot ‘continue with its effective and growing control over the Panama Canal area’ (@SecRubio / X) Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino said his country would not renew its agreement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative following a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a move that will make it the first

Weekend Beacon 2/2/25

“Well, it’s Groundhog Day… again.” If you haven’t seen the eponymous movie, drop whatever you’re doing and see it now—it’s probably airing at this very moment on AMC, TBS, TNT, or USA. This 1993 classic centers on a cynical weatherman (Bill Murray) seemingly condemned to repeat the same day over and over. He engages in