When The Fifth Column was first envisioned, we wanted it to be more than just another independent news outlet. We wanted it to be a hub to facilitate real change and mobilize people to better the world. From the beginning, long-term…
(TFC) – The Sheriff of Polk County, Florida endangered citizens, subverted relief efforts, and increased chances of looting in his community with a single Tweet today. In the hopes of portraying himself as a tough, no-holds-barred kind of Sheriff, he…
(TFC) – In the most hilarious of twists, all proceeds from an alt-rightish book featuring Pepe the Frog, the unofficial mascot of racists and misogynists worldwide, will be donated to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “The Adventures of Pepe and Pede”…
(TFC) – As the referendum for independence in Iraqi Kurdistan draws closer, the topic of what to do with the Kurds is becoming a hot issue. On September 25th, the Kurds will vote. Despite US pressure, the vote will not be…
(TFC) – I was laying in bed and it was early morning. There was a knock at the door. “There’s the feds,” I said and rolled over to look out the window. There were a few local cop cars and the…
(TFC) – The Brexit camp is forced to deal with the realities of their campaigning. The government’s most recent position paper opposes any form of physical infrastructure between Northern Ireland, which is currently under British rule, and the Republic of…
(TFC) – When you think of Iraq, you think of war. There are multiple wars in Iraq being fought daily. A lesser-known war occurring in Iraq is the war to protect Iraq’s rivers and waterways. Take a short moment to…
(TFC) – A long-running debate was settled yesterday when a former Special Forces communication sergeant weighed in on what was needed in an emergency radio. The Fifth Column had our own list of requirements. It needed to be affordable, portable, have…
(TFC) – The West is seeking to undermine the government of Venezuela. Attacks against the government are linked to the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States. The Central Intelligence Agency appears to be poised to trigger the downfall of…
(TFC) – The League of the South, David Duke, Jared Taylor, Sam Dixon (Richard Spencer’s lawyer), Kevin McDonald, the American Freedom Party, and the Traditionalist Youth Network. It reads like a list of attendees for a conference of Alt-Right and White…
(TFC) – On the Fourth of July, a woman urinated on an American flag and uploaded a video of the act to Facebook. She has since been threatened with a multitude of acts. They range from gang-rape to murder. It…
(TFC) – Emily Lance urinated on an American flag and posted the video to Facebook. Predictably, the patriotic community of Americans jumped up from their chairs and demanded she be deported, raped, executed, and one even offered $3000 dollars as…
(TFC) – It’s the Fourth of July. The most American of days. If you left your home today or scrolled your social media accounts, you undoubtedly saw disrespect towards the American flag. It isn’t a new expression of speech, but it is…
(TFC) – YouTube temporarily blocked access to a clip from the 1940 film “The Great Dictator” at the request of the military government in Thailand. The clip is reportedly available again after a spike in attempts to access it drove…
(TFC) – The National Rifle Association is missing the target. The organization has two goals: to defend the Second Amendment to the US Constitution and to promote firearm safety. That’s it. That’s it’s entire purpose for being. Firearms safety is…