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Be Informed CrimeSeptember 11, 2025

Violent Censorship and What Real Fascism Looks Like

Charlie Kirk’s assassination was not the act of a dictator’s decree but of a bullet meant to silence free speech. This is violent censorship in its rawest form — the tools of fascism used outside of government power. Real fascism is an Amer

Be Informed NationalSeptember 9, 2025

Do Voter ID Laws Suppress or Protect?

The Brennan Center’s 2006 survey claimed 21 million Americans lacked ID, but the reality is far less dramatic. Later GAO studies and recent elections show only modest turnout effects from voter ID laws, while hundreds of thousands of ballot

Be Informed NationalAugust 29, 2025

No, ICE Isn't the Gestapo

A viral “history lesson” claiming ICE is the Gestapo has pulled in 182,000 likes online—but the comparison collapses once you look at how ICE was created, who oversees it, and how it operates under U.S. law. Facts beat whiteboards every tim

Be Informed EducationAugust 25, 2025

Smoke pot. Play Xbox. Do nothing.

Vermont's shift from a culture of hard work and independence to one of complacency is reflected in its policies. With marijuana dispensaries praised, but no excitement for high-paying jobs, and a welfare system that discourages work, the st