Biden’s Collaboration in the Murder of Laken Riley

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Never, ever forget the precious face of this young woman.

“To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens, the moment they put foot in our country, as recommended in the Message, would be nothing less, than to admit the Grecian Horse into the Citadel of our Liberty and Sovereignty.” —Alexander Hamilton (1802)

I was raised with an appreciation for humor and satire, especially the Gary Larson “Far Side” variety and, later, “National Lampoon” and “The Onion.” I lost interest in the latter two decades ago because they lost interest in posting clever and funny content. Thank goodness for our friends Seth and Dan Dillon and Kyle Mann at The Babylon Bee for rediscovering the fine art of great contemporary political and cultural satire. I always take a minute to see what news The Bee is “reporting,” the best of which appears on our site.

This week, I picked up on this one: “Facing Low Approval, Biden Promises To Start Pretending To Care About The Border.” Indeed, Joe Biden is scheduled for a border photo op Thursday. He will use that event to blame Republicans for the “border crisis” laughably claiming that not consummating the recent congressional legislation is to blame.

That headline provided a moment of levity in what has become the most disastrous of Biden’s policy failures — his disgraceful open border policy. Biden and his Demos have invited more than NINE MILLION illegal immigrants across our southern border, just one of a plethora of Biden’s failed domestic and foreign policies that have, predictably, resulted in a flood of blood on Biden’s hands.

That’s nine million that we know of — the number is substantially higher, and those who are skilled at evading detection are substantially more dangerous.

That flood of open border blood starts with massive quantities of illegal drugs flowing across the border, with less than 10% being interdicted. In January alone, there were 1,778 pounds of deadly fentanyl and 4,983 pounds of methamphetamine seized at the border. For context, the fentanyl seized that month is the equivalent of almost 403 million potentially lethal doses. Again, that is only 10% of what was muled across our border by the cartel gangs now infesting our urban centers.

Today, fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans age 18 to 45, and the death rate is up 94% over the last four years. Of the record 110,000 fatal drug overdoses recorded by the CDC last year, two-thirds involved fentanyl. Most Americans now have a connection with someone who has died of a fentanyl overdose, but the flood continues. Unfortunately, those deaths get a political pass from Demos because they draw attention to their open-border policy. But the blood of all those who have died is on Biden’s hands.

Likewise, the surge in violent crime by illegal immigrants is also getting a political pass for the same reason — and the Democrat Party’s Leftmedia talkingheads and scribes are doing their part. Unless you read news from The Patriot Post and other reputable news platforms, you would not know that in January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested, in one operation, 171 “noncitizens” with pending charges or convictions for murder, homicide, or assault against children.

Most were arrested in so-called sanctuary cities, where federal authorities get virtually no assistance from state and local authorities because leftist politicians have prohibited that support. As I noted 18 months ago, Democrat states and urban centers are deliberately withholding information on the racial, ethnic, and immigration status of violent offenders.

But that ICE operation was just a minuscule example of their annual arrest records.

According to the ICE fiscal year 2023 report, agents arrested 73,822 noncitizens with criminal histories, and also according to ICE, those arrested “had 290,178 associated charges and convictions with an average of four per individual [including] 33,209 assaults; 4,390 sex and sexual assaults; 7,520 weapons offenses; 1,713 charges or convictions for homicide; and 1,655 kidnapping offenses.” In fact, almost two-thirds of those arrested by all federal agencies today are “noncitizens.”

To be clear, those 73,822 arrests are also just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. This data does not include the tens of thousands of state and local arrests of illegal immigrants and exponentially more unsolved crimes with prime suspects being illegal immigrants.

Again, the blood and suffering of now hundreds of thousands of victims of violent illegal immigrants is on Biden’s hands and those of every Demo who has signed onto his open border policy.

Occasionally, these violent offenders make national news, like when a gang of illegal immigrants recently attacked a couple of New York City police officers, then flipped off America when they were released — another great sanctuary city moment. Nate Jackson noted that, in fact, it is “Biden and other illegal alien-enabling Democrats” who are actually flipping off America.

But most often, the faces of their victims are forever forgotten.

So how do we put a face on the victims of this violence, especially given the fact that the vast majority of murders in America are ignored by Democrats because they are black-on-black? It’s almost as if the socialist Democrat Party, which has a long racist legacy, does not think “Black Lives Matter.”

Let’s start with the face of just one murder victim, Laken Hope Riley, the 22-year-old Augusta Medical University student murdered while out on a morning jog in Athens, Georgia. After police were alerted by her roommate that she had not returned from her run, they found her battered body in a wooded area nearby.

Her murder adds one more “Angel Mom” to the growing list of those with a family member murdered by an illegal immigrant.

A day after Laken Riley was found, Georgia investigators arrested 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. Ibarra crossed our southern border on September 8, 2022, with his pretend wife, planning to take advantage of Biden’s “catch and release” policy.

Recall that the day Biden entered office in January 2021, he began issuing 94 executive actions on immigration, most notably an order halting all construction of southern border protection walls, which had been initiated by Donald Trump. In one proclamation, he declared: “It shall be the policy of my administration that no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall.”

Biden then discontinued Trump’s successful “Remain in Mexico” policy.

For the record, three days after Ibarra entered the U.S., Biden’s then “border czar,” the ever-cackling Kamala Harrisdeclared, “We have a secure border and that is a priority for any nation, including ours and our administration.”

ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams said her agency had previously arrested Ibarra shortly after “unlawfully entering the United States: near El Paso, Texas.” She added that he “was paroled and released for further processing.” He was bused to New York, where in September of last year, he was arrested by NYPD and charged with “acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation,” but again was released. He is also suspected of being involved in the distribution of fake “green card” resident permits, one of which was in the possession of his illegal immigrant brother, who has also now been arrested.

Ibarra left New York and made his way back to Georgia, where he stands charged with murdering Laken Riley.

Much as the case with the ICE arrests of violent illegal immigrants last month, Biden’s Leftmedia publicists have suppressed news about Riley’s murderer. The Associated Press whitewashed the murder in a story carried by most of the big MSM print platforms. Likewise, the broadcast platforms obscured Ibarra’s immigration status.

CNN went as far as to fallaciously assert, “There is little evidence indicating a connection between immigration and crime.” ABC insisted the murder “turned a spotlight … on the dangers women face while running outdoors.”

Again, for the record, the same month Ibarra crossed our border, we protested, “The Biden administration has deliberately prohibited any national database of violent crimes committed by illegal aliens he has invited into our country.”

A month later we noted: “Illegal immigration is a substantial voter concern, which accounts for why there is no national database of violent crime committed by these offenders — including the terrorists, murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug dealers, and gang members who have entered the U.S. undetected. … Every violent crime committed by Biden’s illegal pawns needs to be hung around his neck, especially since the administration is releasing illegal immigrants they know are criminals.”

Of course, as noted above, the obstacle to reliable data is the same as it is with the FBI’s overall crime surge data — i.e., Demo-controlled states and urban centers, especially those so-called sanctuary states and cities, refuse to submit information on crimes committed by illegal immigrants. However, Republicans could have passed legislation requiring the reporting of such data, tying it to federal tax dollars supporting law enforcement agencies across the country. If they had, the border would be closed today.

They didn’t, so Biden is still getting a pass on violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants.

Fact is, Biden is the nation’s most notorious human trafficker. And again, every violent crime committed by Biden’s illegal pawns needs to be hung around his neck.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a stern rebuke of Biden, demanding answers. Kemp declared, “Because of the White House’s failures, every state is now a border state.”

In a statement, Riley’s family said: “Laken was an amazing daughter, sister, friend and overall person in general. Her love for the Lord was exemplified in every aspect of her life. She will be missed every day, but we promise to honor her life moving forward in a very big way.”

Please, never, ever, EVER forget the precious face of Laken Riley, and pray for her family through this dreadful loss.

Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis
Pro Deo et Libertate — 1776

The Biden Administration’s Top 10 Accomplishments Of 2023

From the border to the economy, President Biden has accomplished feats in 2023 that no one ever saw coming. With so many incredible achievements for the Biden administration this year, narrowing them down was no easy task! Here are the top ten accomplishments of the Biden administration in 2023:

  1. Reduced obesity in America by making food unaffordable: So simple.
  2. Cleaned up all the cocaine bags someone was leaving around the White House: Decency restored!
  3. Kept American hostages safe from junk fees during their stay with Hamas: Not one single junk fee!
  4. Set all-time record for people illegally streaming into the U.S.: Because he’s the most popular President ever. Numbers don’t lie.
  5. Raised dementia awareness by 400%: Also, sandbag awareness.
  6. Created record numbers of new billionaires: They’re all in Ukraine, but still.
  7. Promoted transparency by releasing several “Behind-the-Scenes” videos from Capitol staffers: Campaign promise, delivered.
  8. Saved democracy by arresting political opponents and not allowing people to vote for anyone else: Thanks, Joe!
  9. Set new record by spending 40% of time on vacation: Finally giving Delaware Beach the attention it so richly deserves.
  10. Heroically stayed alive to save America from a Kamala Harris Presidency: We salute you, Mr. Biden!

What can’t Biden do?? We can’t wait to see what Joe has up his sleeve in 2024!

From our friends at The Babylon Bee.

Gratitude v. Fear

 

“Think of those around the world who cannot bow their heads in prayer without risking their lives. And then think of how blessed we are to be Americans.”

Mark Alexander

“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor.” —George Washington (1789)

Fellow Patriots, please join me in welcoming this Thanksgiving week as an opportunity to pause, step back, and reflect upon how blessed we really are — blessed far beyond any measure of what we deserve.

Sometimes the strident tone of rancorous political disputes can drown out all that is good and right about our great nation and our people. Amid the enduring struggle to sustain American Liberty, we sometimes become so preoccupied with the challenges we face that we neglect to take account of the full measure of the innumerable ways our Creator has blessed us.

In my Thanksgiving Profile of Valor this week, I noted that we should all live our lives worthy of the great sacrifices of generations before us. But that can be difficult if we are unduly preoccupied. As Medal of Honor recipient James Allen Taylor wrote, “We are home for this uniquely American holiday thanks to the sacrifices of friends and neighbors who answered the call to defend what makes us a nation.”

Too many among us are besieged by varying degrees of fear. Of course, there are threats to us individually and as a nation, but in order for fear to dominate, it must be accompanied by an assumption that there is no power greater than our own.

That errant assumption can lead to desperation and darkness.

In modern translations of the Bible, you will find variations on the theme “Fear Not” or advice on handling fear 365 times — once for each day of the calendar year. In every case, the message is that our Creator has our back.

When our kids were young, I instilled in them the principle that when feeling fearful or lost, they could find themselves by paying attention to simple blessings and mercies, and they could restore hope through the expression of gratitude and service to others. Indeed, amid the daily din, simply being mindfully grateful and serving others pays rich dividends in the currency of hope.

As framed well by Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues but the parent of all the others.”

That principle of expressing gratitude has sustained and renewed my hope for the future of our family, our community, and our country through many challenging seasons.

That principle empowers all of us at The Patriot Post to approach our daily charge with optimism and vigor.

One of the ways God has richly blessed this unworthy servant is by allowing me to lead a team of mostly young Patriots endeavoring to keep the flame of Liberty burning bright. We are honored to share the burden of defending our inheritance of Liberty side by side with you and millions of other Patriots who are steadfast in that defense.

As a touchstone for gratitude, please pause with us this Thanksgiving to reflect upon how blessed we really are. We are grateful for manifold blessings and mercies, and especially for the large fellowship of Patriot brothers and sisters bound together by our devotion to Liberty.

To put our National Day of Thanksgiving into proper context is to express the fullness of gratitude.

In that spirit, especially on this 402nd anniversary of the First Thanksgiving, I invite you to read this compelling “History and Legacy of Our National Thanksgiving” and share it with others.

From the extraordinary journal of Mayflower Compact signer and Plymouth Governor William Bradford: “Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation.”

President George Washington, in his First Thanksgiving Proclamation (October 3, 1789), declared: “Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor … I do recommend and assign [this Thanksgiving Day] to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.”

Indeed.

In President Ronald Reagan’s final Thanksgiving message, he wrote: “We Americans have so much for which to be thankful. … But prosperity is not an end in itself. It helps us pay attention to the more important things: raising our children as we want them to be raised, helping others in need, and bringing nations together in peace. … We will give thanks for these and one thing more: our freedom. Yes, in America, freedom seems like the air around us: It’s there; it’s sweet, though we rarely give it a thought. Yet as the air fills our lungs, freedom fills our souls. It gives breath to our laughter and joy. It gives voice to our songs. It gives us strength as we race for our dreams. Think of those around the world who cannot bow their heads in prayer without risking their lives. … And then think of how blessed we are to be Americans. Yes, as we gather together this Thanksgiving to ask the Lord’s blessings. … Let us thank Him for our peace, prosperity, and freedom.”

For some added inspiration from the mountains of East Tennessee, enjoy listening to “My Beautiful America” by a fellow Tennessean, the late Charlie Daniels.

Patriot sisters and brothers, especially in this season, contemplate all that is good and right: “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

Please join us in prayer for our nation’s military Patriots standing in harm’s way, for Veterans, and for their families.

I also ask the favor of your prayer for our team and mission, which is first and foremost “to support and defend” our Republic’s Founding Principles — the Liberty endowed by our Creator, that we would ignite the fires of freedom in the hearts and minds of our countrymen.

Thank you for the privilege of serving as editor and publisher of The Patriot Post and for your support of our team.

In Washington’s words: “Our cause is noble; it is the cause of all mankind! … Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions.”

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.” (Psalm 100:4-5)

On behalf of your Patriot team and National Advisory Committee, have a grateful and hopeful Thanksgiving. We pray God’s blessings upon you and your family.

Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis

Mark Alexander
Publisher, The Patriot Post
Pro Deo et Libertate — 1776

Zoom meeting Time: Nov 20, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

I’m excited to have some good news to share with you tonight at our regular monthly Eastern Region Constitution Party meeting. I hope you can make it and please feel free to share the Zoom link with your like-minded friends. Here are a few things on the agenda and the details for the conference call at 7pm….
Homeschool Project – We’ve made some fantastic advances in the development of a critically important homeschool project. There’s a lot more to do, but we’ll be sharing some of the headway we’ve made.
2024 Election – The 2024 Election is going to be one for the history books. We’ll be talking about what we can do to keep the pressure on election officials and curb rigging & fraud.
State Affiliation & Leadership – There are several states with enough supporters on my list to potentially organize and officially affiliate. What’s needed is for several committed volunteers to step forward to assume key positions. Although welcoming new people from all the states in the eastern region is always inspiring, I’m specifically interested in hearing from patriots in NJ, CT, MD, & RI. (MA & NY are seeking additional volunteers for upcoming re-org meeting).
Q&A – I always offer a general Q&A period for newcomers seeking more information about the Constitution Party. Please take advantage of this time to ask any questions you have.
Here is the link details for tonight’s call.
Dave Kopacz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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The Warning Shot Across America’s Bow

“The U.S. now confronts graver threats to its security than it has … perhaps ever.”

Mark Alexander

“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.” —George Washington (1793)

Robert Gates served as the 22nd Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) and previously as Director of Central Intelligence, including the post-Ronald Reagan years during the collapse of the Soviet Union.

I have crossed paths with Secretary Gates many times over the years at War College briefings and other venues. I put far more credence on his assessment than anything we are currently hearing from Joe Biden and company.

You may recall his assessment of Biden’s abject ineptitude, asserting correctly that Biden has been “wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue” over the course of his career, and noting also Biden’s opposition to “every one of Ronald Reagan’s military programs to contest the Soviet Union.”

Indeed, as “leader” of the free world, Biden has repeatedly demonstrated his penchant for being wrong.

Remember when candidate Biden was promoting himself as the foreign policy expert with “the experience to lead“? According to the Biden campaign: “We live in the most dangerous moment in a generation. Our world, set on edge by an erratic, unstable president. This is a moment that requires strong, steady, stable leadership. We need someone tested and trusted around the world. This is a moment for Joe Biden — a president with the experience to lead.”

Biden declared that Barack Obama chose him as a running mate because of his foreign policy expertise.

On the campaign trail, he insisted: “Right now, we don’t really have a foreign policy. I’m not being facetious — we don’t have a foreign policy.” And as a consummate liar, he repeated this fabrication: “We are embracing thugs like [Vladimir] Putin and Kim Jong-un. This president’s talking about love letters with a butcher.” Biden insisted that we need a president “who can truly unite this nation at home and someone who can command the respect of world leaders on day one.” He concluded: “Day One you gotta be able to stand up and the world know you know what you’re talking about. Know you know what you’re saying. And know you mean what you say. We have to set aside our divisions and come together as Americans.”

And how did that turn out?

First, our global adversaries witnessed his disastrous surrender and retreat from Afghanistan, and as a consequence, the resurrection of the Taliban and their Islamic State and al-Qa’ida allies.

Then, empowered by Biden’s incompetence, came the bloody and totally predictable invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin, posing a much greater threat to the U.S. and NATO.

And now it’s the invasion of Israel by Iranian-backed terror surrogate Hamas, an invasion enabled by Biden’s appeasement.

Hamas rose again because, as was the case in Afghanistan and Ukraine, power does not tolerate a vacuum or a vacuous appeaser like Biden. He empowered Iran by releasing billions of dollars to this rogue regime in exchange for six hostages, and by ignoring Iran’s sale of 1.5 million barrels of oil daily to its ally, the Red Chinese, despite sanctions.

And now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant face the additional strategic challenge posed by Iran’s other terror surrogate, its Lebanese Hezbollah cells, attacking from the north.

Meanwhile, Biden was busy this week distracting the short attention spans of his Demo Party constituents by promoting the 50th birthday of thug George Floyd in an effort to reinvigorate his “systemic racism” charade. Biden trotted out his “police reform” rhetoric, declaring, “I will continue to do everything in my power to fight for police accountability and urge Congress to pass meaningful police reform and send it to my desk.”

Then it was off to Israel for some regional “shuttle diplomacy,” but Hamas short-circuited that plan by launching the first of many propaganda campaigns, this one claiming the IDF targeted and bombed a Gaza hospital. Despite copious evidence to the contrary, the Leftmedia talkingheads and scribes dutifully repeated that propaganda because, after all, you can trust Islamic terrorists!

For the record, Israel and Iran both know that the IDF incident report can be corroborated by our intelligence overwatch assets in the region, but that did not stop Iran’s foreign minister from declaring: “Time is running out very fast. If the war crimes against the Palestinians are not immediately stopped, other multiple fronts will open and this is inevitable.”

As is the case with Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the mainstream media dupes are churning this conflict as if it were a checkers game, when in fact it is a three-dimensional chess game — and Iran is at expert level when it comes to Western media manipulation.

And that manipulation resulted in our principal Middle East ally, King Abdullah II of Jordan, canceling his scheduled meeting with Biden, who was hoping for a photo op to appear like he has some gravitas in the region. That meeting, along with his canceled meeting with “Palestinian Authority” leader Mahmoud Abbas, should never have been scheduled — and now is just more fodder for the Biden clown show.

Suffice it to say that Joe Biden makes Jimmy Carter look like a great statesman.

Back to reality, in a recent analytical post, “The Dysfunctional Superpower,” Dr. Gates asks, “Can a divided America deter China and Russia?”

According to Gates:

The United States now confronts graver threats to its security than it has in decades, perhaps ever. Never before has it faced four allied antagonists at the same time — Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran — whose collective nuclear arsenal could within a few years be nearly double the size of its own. Not since the Korean War has the United States had to contend with powerful military rivals in both Europe and Asia. And no one alive can remember a time when an adversary had as much economic, scientific, technological, and military power as China does today.

The problem, however, is that at the very moment that events demand a strong and coherent response from the United States, the country cannot provide one. Its fractured political leadership — Republican and Democratic, in the White House and in Congress — has failed to convince enough Americans that developments in China and Russia matter. Political leaders have failed to explain how the threats posed by these countries are interconnected. They have failed to articulate a long-term strategy to ensure that the United States, and democratic values more broadly, will prevail.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have much in common, but two shared convictions stand out. First, each is convinced that his personal destiny is to restore the glory days of his country’s imperial past. For Xi, this means reclaiming imperial China’s once dominant role in Asia while harboring even greater ambitions for global influence. For Putin, it means pursuing an awkward mixture of reviving the Russian Empire and recapturing the deference that was accorded the Soviet Union. Second, both leaders are convinced that the developed democracies — above all, the United States — are past their prime and have entered an irreversible decline. This decline, they believe, is evident in these democracies’ growing isolationism, political polarization, and domestic disarray.

Taken together, Xi’s and Putin’s convictions portend a dangerous period ahead for the United States. The problem is not merely China’s and Russia’s military strength and aggressiveness. It is also that both leaders have already made major miscalculations at home and abroad and seem likely to make even bigger ones in the future. Their decisions could well lead to catastrophic consequences for themselves — and for the United States. Washington must therefore change Xi’s and Putin’s calculus and reduce the chances of disaster, an effort that will require strategic vision and bold action. The United States prevailed in the Cold War thanks to a consistent strategy pursued by both political parties through nine successive presidencies. It needs a similar bipartisan approach today. Therein lies the rub.


Folks, on our near horizon is an existential threat to the U.S. and our allies resulting from Biden’s ineptitude and appeasement. He has enabled Iran’s rapidly approaching rollout of its nuclear “Islamic bomb,” and the first line against that threat has been, and remains, Israel.

Meanwhile, on our immediate horizon posing an imminent existential threat is China. Though it is beset with its own internal economic decline, Xi and his ChiComs know the best way to divert attention from domestic problems is to rally nationalism. Thus, the potential for China’s surge across the Taiwan straits is a greater risk now than ever.

Kinda makes you long for some mean tweets, doesn’t it!

Joe Biden himself has proven to be the red flag warning shot across America’s bow. In his own words: “Right now, we don’t really have a foreign policy. I’m not being facetious — we don’t have a foreign policy.”

Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis
Pro Deo et Libertate — 1776