The Hooded Man

Once a month, usually at night, a hooded man shows up at my front door with his hand out and palm up. He sort of looks like Emperor Palpatine. I know what he wants. It’s the same thing he wants every month. Every month, all year round. For years. He wants $80 from me. And,…

Friday Morning Minute: Agent 86

Friday, May 16, 2025 Good morning, and welcome to RedState’s “Morning Minute” — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your day.  Advertisement TOP O’ THE MORNIN’ Red-Hot at RedState  Senator Markwayne…

Senator Markwayne Mullin Just Tossed a Big Ol’ Wrench Into the Media Freak Out Over Trump’s Qatar Plane

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) may have thrown a grenade into the media and Democrats’ freakout over the Qatar plane controversy surrounding President Trump. Why? According to the Senate Armed Services Committee member, negotiations to accept the plane for use as a temporary Air Force One until the new Boeing models arrive actually began under the…

Why Can’t Christians Help Each Other Better?

The late Gary S. Paxton, best known in music circles as a producer of early 1960s novelty records such as “Alley-Oop” by The Hollywood Argyles and “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett, recorded several Christian albums after his conversion in 1971. They were not normal recordings, unless you consider songs with titles such as “Only…

Watch: Scott Jennings Gets Democrat To Admit NY Case Was ‘Plot To Upend’ Trump’s Presidential Campaign

CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings looked completely shocked on Thursday when he got a Democratic strategist to admit that the “justice system was weaponized against President Donald Trump to upend his presidential campaign.” Advertisement During CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt,” Hunt spoke to Lis Smith, former communications advisor to Pete Buttigieg, and Jennings about…