The sweep of socialist candidates in New York’s primary election on Tuesday fulfills a warning Charlie Kirk gave in 2020.

Candidates backed by socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their Democratic primary elections on Tuesday night, winning congressional races against incumbent Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat.

A third Mamdani-backed candidate won the primary for a seat in which the incumbent congresswoman is not seeking re-election, CNBC reported.

And at the state level, Democratic socialist Aber Kawas, who has blamed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on “capitalism and racism, and white supremacy,” also prevailed in her New York state senate primary.

Darializa Avila Chevalier, who defeated Espaillat, wants to abolish prisons, legalize prostitution and drug use, abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and end any U.S. military support to Israel. She also called the U.S. “a f***ing disgrace,” according to the New York Post.

I am proud to endorse a slate of candidates who will champion our affordability agenda in Albany. These leaders represent the very best of public service: a commitment to tackling challenges both large and small and a belief that government should work for everyone—not just the… pic.twitter.com/uen8mDSVmH

— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) May 30, 2026

The Post also reported that Tuesday’s socialist surge in New York was fueled in large part by younger voters.

How just 7% of voters, mostly young and white, led Mamdani’s NYC socialist election surge. Read today’s cover here: https://t.co/U8R2r2Y57X pic.twitter.com/uqEIz4EFa8

— New York Post (@nypost) June 25, 2026

In January 2020, I interviewed Kirk after a YouGov/Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation poll found that 70 percent of millennials said they were either “extremely likely” or “somewhat likely” to vote for a socialist candidate.

He said in response, “I’ve been signaling this alarm bell for years. And in fact, I’ve been wrongly accused of being an alarmist when I say that many young people are advocating for socialism. And it’s growing quickly.”

“And now I don’t think people are challenging me on that anymore. But it’s because I’ve been seeing it brewing up on college campuses, and I’ve seen kind of the clueless coalition of professors and students build an alliance to advocate for these horrendous ideas that will really wreak havoc on our country,” Kirk added.

He also predicted regarding socialist New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “I’ve told people she’s going to multiply in Congress. There are hyper-entitled, clueless millennials that are ready to undo every piece of true progress that our country has made over the last 200 years, just because they think a professor has told them something different. And it’s a very scary direction our country could take if we embrace people like that.”

The three Democratic socialists’ wins in New York City on Tuesday prove Kirk’s prediction true.  All three, from deep-blue districts, are almost certain to prevail in November.

Kirk told me that two questions help dispel young people of the idea that they really want socialism in America.

“You ask the question to a student, ‘Do you trust the government?’ Traditionally, their answer will be, ‘No, I don’t trust the government. The government’s horrible,’” Kirk said.

“You ask the next question, ‘Then why do you want to make government bigger?’ ‘Well, I don’t want to make government bigger,’” would be the normal response.

“Then you’re not a socialist,” Kirk would inform the person. It twould take him about 15 seconds for the entire back-and-forth. “The entire premise should be about trust of government,” Kirk emphasized. “Students don’t like government. They don’t like politicians.”

“Students think they’re advocating for freedom when they advocate for socialism. I know that might sound bizarre, but that’s the messaging campaign that the Marxists have undertaken,” he said.

I go into more depth about Kirk’s views on socialism and how he saw Christianity as kryptonite to it in the newly released 2026 edition of my book, “We Hold These Truths: The Two Beliefs That Still Hold the Power to Transform the Nation and the World.”

My new book, “We Hold These Truths: The Two Beliefs That Still Hold the Power to Transform the Nation and the World,” is out, and it could not be more timely with #America250 and the rise of socialism. The book hits key moments in US history from the founding to today!… pic.twitter.com/Ot0pWyKcag

— Randy DeSoto (@RandyDeSoto) June 25, 2026

I argue in the book that Kirk would certainly have had a heyday with Mamdani’s push to entice Americans to  “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”

The 2020 YouGov poll also found that only 57 percent of millennials said they believe the Declaration of Independence better guarantees freedom and equality than the Communist Manifesto. That’s compared to 94 percent of the Silent Generation, who, of course, lived through some of the darkest days of the Cold War.

Kirk responded to that statistic by saying, “We don’t teach history. This is all because of our schools. Schools are the number one reason why this is all screwed up. My parents’ generation — and they’ll be the first to admit it — totally screwed this up.

“They sent my generation to leftist indoctrination factories that teach kids to hate our country, and they are wondering why this is going in the wrong direction.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Ronald Reagan Up Close: White House Insider Jeffrey Lord & Historian Paul Kengor Reveal the Man Behind the Legend.

What made Ronald Reagan one of the most influential presidents in modern American history?

In this special episode of Rose Unplugged, Rose is joined by two distinguished guests who offer both personal and historical perspectives on Ronald Reagan’s life and legacy.

Jeffrey Lord, former Associate Political Director in the Reagan White House, shares firsthand stories about Reagan’s leadership, humor, character, and faith. Presidential historian Dr. Paul Kengor, author of God and Ronald Reagan, The Crusader, and A Pope and a President, explores the convictions that shaped Reagan’s presidency and helped define the final chapter of the Cold War.

They discuss Reagan’s optimism, his appeal to young Americans, his partnership with Pope John Paul II, his unwavering opposition to communism and socialism, and the moral clarity that guided his leadership.

Whether you remember the Reagan years or are discovering his legacy for the first time, this conversation offers a compelling look at the man, the faith, and the principles that helped change history.

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The movie Citizen Vigilante is raising eyebrows. It directly speaks to the frustration of citizens across the world who have seen their country inundated with crime and rape due to mass migration.

The film is the story of an American expatriate living in Europe. He recognizes the authorities have failed to protect the citizens and often help the criminals. So he undertakes a personal mission of hunting down these criminals, and more.

Because of all the buzz and resistance by some countries, Elon Musk has made the movie available for FREE on X until 10:00AM EST on June 27. It’s “the movie Hollywood doesn’t want you to see”.

Actor Armie Hammer plays the vigilante. What’s unusually is that the vigilante targets everyone whom he feels is responsible. This includes the police, judges, and even families whose culture created these monsters and requires they defend this bad behavior. His vigilante crusade makes him a social media star but puts him at odds with the authorities.

Although rated R in the United States and most everywhere else, Germany refused to give it a rating. This means theaters refuse to show it, which is essentially a ban. Director Uwe Boll appeared on Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec on Wednesday. Boll clarified, “Nobody will show it because it doesn’t have a rating.” He’s suing over it.

“The rating system refused to give us a rating,” Boll told the Daily Telegraph, “so now you can only watch it if you bring in a Blu-ray from Austria or Switzerland. And I think they did that on purpose. It was a deliberate censorship decision. I hired a lawyer to complain about it, but we lost in a six-two vote as I was told that the film was inciting violence against migrants.”

The movie is also available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Fandango, and other streaming platforms. Conservative pundits are asking to support this film financially if possible.

https://t.co/yvJOwOS4xE

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 25, 2026

Citizen Vigilante Trailer:

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Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming recently gave a speech on the House floor in which she urged all Americans to embrace patriotism and reject the identity politics of the left. She wants all Americans to be proud of America at our 250th birthday, a concept that seems lost on most Democrats.

Harriet Hageman will always have a special place in the hearts of conservatives for ousting toxic former Rep. Liz Cheney.

She makes some great points in her speech and you can watch some excerpts below.

FOX News reports:

Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., is sounding the alarm over polling revealing that a record-low number of Americans were “very proud” of their country last year.

“In Gallup’s 25-year patriotism survey, just 17 percent, or less than 1 in 5 American adults, reported that they were ‘very proud’ of being an American,” Hageman said in a floor speech on Tuesday.

“Our excitement for America has been dimmed by accusations of an unacceptable morality, our self-image tarnished by a novel self-flagellation,” she added.

Hageman’s speech, set to be delivered in the coming week, argues that the country has a distinct cultural identity that merits preservation and urges readers to rekindle their appreciation of it on America’s 250th Independence Day.

“We must stop pretending that America is just an idea, or that we have no shared culture worth fighting for,” Hageman wrote.

“This does not mean that we reject other cultures or traditions. America has, in fact, been one of the most gracious countries in history to welcome people from across the globe to our shores. By inviting those who seek to make our country home, however, we are not obligated to subjugate our American history, culture and traditions for theirs. We instead welcome them here to partake in and succeed in the American way of life.”

Here’s part of the speech:

Our united history, culture, language, literature, art, and traditions long predate our independence. The story of who we are did not begin in 1776. It began with the people who built a shared way of life on this settled land and established the greatest force for good to ever… pic.twitter.com/XDvS4jwHHL

— Rep. Harriet Hageman (@RepHageman) June 24, 2026

Here’s another.

The world comes to America not because of the tired mantra that “diversity is our strength,” but because of our shared culture and history.

There is no “German Dream” or “French Dream.” There is no “Guatemalan Dream” or “Haitian Dream.” And it was never the “Somalian Dream.”… pic.twitter.com/11xyKvH1I4

— Rep. Harriet Hageman (@RepHageman) June 25, 2026

Well said, Ms. Hageman.

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During a recent interview with People Magazine, former First Lady Michelle Obama said that her husband is uncomfortable with his new presidential center being all about him. Was she trying to make us laugh? It’s working.

Obama is famous for his speeches featuring the words I, me, and my over and over again. He loves tweeting pictures of himself on holidays and when anything is in the news that he can somehow make all about himself.

He is quite possibly the most narcissistic person to ever hold the office of president. There is no topic he loves more than himself.

From Radar Online:

‘What a Joke’: Michelle Obama Accused of Lying for Insisting Barack Is ‘Completely Uncomfortable’ With New Obama Presidential Center Being ‘About Him’

On June 19, the Barack Obama Presidential Center opened in Chicago in his honor. The building serves as a massive museum, library, conference center and also supports the Obama Foundation’s initiatives.

Michelle, 62, claimed, “He’s completely uncomfortable with this thing being about him.”

She told People her husband wanted “a little less” of himself incorporated into the project. When she asked who it should focus more on, she claimed, Barack, 64, said Gandhi.

Michelle added, “I was like, ‘No, no. Gandhi will have his own museum. I think people coming here want to hear about you.’”

While she discussed their conversations, the former president sat by her side with a smile, laughing.

However, critics were convinced their casual demeanor was a sham.

One individual on X snidely wrote, “Yes, clearly when I hear the name Obama the first word that comes to mind is humility……..I mean it is oozing out of every single, tiny pore…….These two are an affront to Americans every time they utter a word.”

Another individual claimed, “Correction: Her husband is uncomfortable with anything NOT being about him,” and a third said, “What a joke.”

Here’s the video:

Michelle Obama says of Barack and his library:

“He’s completely uncomfortable with this thing being about him.”

“He was just telling me, I think there should be a little less of me here.”

Lmaoooooo pic.twitter.com/8FLeg3XoDm

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 24, 2026

Who does she think she’s kidding?

That’s hilarious.
The Obama’s have never missed an opportunity to make things about them.

— Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) June 24, 2026

Standing on the highest stage they can find, holding the biggest microphone, hooked to the loudest sound system in the world to repeatedly pronounce just how humble they are.

— Texas Boomer (@TheTexasBoomer) June 24, 2026

Yes, if there’s one thing Obama is known for, it’s how humble he is.

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