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Chinese hackers are preparing to launch a major attack on critical U.S. infrastructure and have already infiltrated multiple companies according to the FBI. FBI Director Chris Wray revealed today China is developing the capability to cause significant damage to our critical infrastructure at a time of their choosing. The only question is the time to launch a catastrophic blow. “China is developing the ability to physically wreak havoc on our critical infrastructure at a time of its choosing,” Wray said at the 2024 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. “Its plan is to land low blows against civilian...

Former Gov. Nikki Haley spent more than $114 million during her Republican primary bid against former President Donald Trump to only win Vermont and Washington, DC, Federal Election Commission (FEC) data from the latest report on February 2 shows. Haley will drop out of the Republican presidential primary race on Wednesday, sources told multiple media outlets, handing Trump the GOP nomination. Trump’s third GOP nomination represents one of the great political comebacks in the history of politics.

Powerful flooding in Ludlow, Vermont, has apparently washed away the land underneath a portion of railroad and left the train tracks suspended in mid-air, photos and video from the scene show.

Ben & Jerry’s says that the United States was built on stolen indigenous land and that it should be returned. The iconic ice cream company made this statement on July 4th across social media platforms and its own website. This was an obvious response to Independence Day. There are groups of people across the nation who refuse to celebrate July 4th because of the subjugation of native and black Americans. There is just one small problem with Ben & Jerry’s message. Their own headquarters sits on “stolen” land in Vermont. Shortly after their social media post, a Native tribe with...

Boston, Mass., May 3, 2023 / 13:30 pm Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont signed a bill Tuesday allowing non-residents to avail themselves of the state’s assisted suicide law. Vermont legalized assisted suicide in 2013, but with this new law became the first state in the nation to change its legislation to allow the life-ending procedure to those living out of state, according to the Associated Press. Oregon stopped enforcing its residency requirement for assisted suicide in 2022 but has not enshrined that provision in law. Earlier this year Vermont reached a settlement with a Connecticut woman who had sued...

I am planning a trip to Maine , Vermont and New Hampshire in the fall. I'm asking for advice on where to go, a more specific timing, what to see and places to stay. Interested little visited places but just beautiful as the more publicised spots.

CNN fired the longtime 'New Day' producer shortly after his Dec. 2021 arrest WARNING: SOME DETAILS FROM INDICTMENT MAY BE DISTURBING John Griffin, a former senior producer for CNN who was accused of child sex crimes, pleaded guilty in federal court after being charged a year ago, according to the Associated Press. The federal government dropped two of the three charges against Griffin as part of the agreement. According to the AP, he "must pay full restitution to the victims, an amount which will be determined by the court" and "has agreed to forfeit a Tesla vehicle, and electronic items...

In Vermont’s Randolph Elementary School last year, a third-grade boy was disciplined and made to apologize to a girl classmate who instructed those around her that she desired to be addressed by the pronouns “they” and “them.” The boy was compelled to use the speech elected by the girl; not the other way around. The boy is deprived of the choice of what pronouns of the English language he must employ -- these are determined in “gender theory” not by rules of grammar but of self-identity. This is profoundly foolish, but is increasingly the fad at ideologically-polluted public schools. The...

On June 1, 2022, S. 281 was signed by Republican Governor Phil Scott of Vermont. An amendment removing the ban on the use of suppressors for hunting in Vermont was passed as part of the bill, which regulated the hunting of coyotes with dogs. The bill passed the Vermont House on May 4, 2022. The vote was 89 for, 49 against. At that time, the bill only contained the regulation of coyote hunting with dogs. The final legislation was a compromise on hunting regulation of coyotes and the use of suppressors for hunting.The amendment to remove the ban on hunting...

The great threat to America is not the COVID-19 virus, but those manipulating facts to control others. Vermont’s RINO Governor has been hailed as having “saved” the state from the scourge of COVID by “leading the nation” in high vaccination rates, but now the boondoggle of bunk COVID science is home to roost in the Green Mountains -- the state has the highest rate of infection nationally. The layers of COVID fog are starting to clear, as reality eclipses the fantastic lies of the government and medical establishment. Initially, Americans were told that natural immunity from COVID-19 was “unlikely” for...

Vermont, the state with the highest vaccination rate in the United States, is experiencing a CCP virus surge at levels not seen since the pandemic’s peak last winter. The number of cases in Vermont is at a record level, hospitalizations are close to the records made last winter, and the state recorded the deadliest day and the second deadliest month of the pandemic in September. “I think it’s clearly frustrating for all of us,” said Michael Pieciak, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation who monitors CCP virus statistics for the state. More than 69 percent of Vermont’s population...

<p>Hospitals across the region are seeing full intensive care units and staff shortages are starting to affect care. Public officials are pleading with the unvaccinated to get the shots. Health care workers are coping with pent-up demand for other kinds of care that had been delayed by the pandemic....</p>

In tonights video, we build on our Bullet Points episode introducing how a chapter of the AFL-CIO (Largest Labor Union in the US) just passed a Gun Rights resolution... I have never seen anything like this before

Virginia Tech has announced 134 students were disenrolled after noncompliance with its policy regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the university, these students did not submit vaccine documentation or receive a medical or religion-backed exemption. Virginia Tech officials say they do not know whether any of these students were not planning on returning for reasons other than the COVID-19 vaccines. There are approximately 37,000 students enrolled at Virginia Tech.

The rioters who attacked police officers with Molotov cocktails and fireworks and torched numerous buildings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for about a week included members of the same pro-China communist group that “sparked” the May riots in Minneapolis after the police-involved killing of George Floyd. Maoist activists from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) can take most, if not all, of the credit for inciting the recent rioting in Kenosha. The town of 100,000 people has been torn apart, businesses and cars have been razed, multiple people have been arrested, and two people have died—yet no one seems to want to...

Virginia Tech has announced COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for all students attending the school this fall. Exemptions will be in place for medical reasons and “sincerely held religious beliefs.” In a statement, Virginia Tech says, “During the past two semesters, we weathered significant surges in COVID-19 cases in Blacksburg. We did this through robust testing, self-quarantine, masking, and physical distancing. We must do everything possible to avoid repeating the challenges of the last 14 months, and to ensure that students who cannot be vaccinated are able to participate in campus life and in-person learning. It is essential that every...

Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden's choice to run the Office of Management and Budget, has fired off tweets and emails that have agitated her party's liberal wing – along with conservatives and the Senate's most prominent centrist. The missives could pose a threat to her nomination if Republicans gain control of the Senate – or perhaps even if Democrats secure the narrowest of majorities. One immediate strain to emerge is with the Democratic Party's progressive left, in particular those loyal to Sen. Bernie Sanders, who challenged Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020.

@ChadPergram 1) Sen Sanders: The House has passed a $2,000 direct payment for working people. It is time for the Senate to act...I'm going to object until we get a vote on legislation to provide a $2,000 direct payment to the working class. 2) Sanders: Let me be clear: If Senator McConnell doesn't agree to an up or down vote to provide the working people of our country a $2,000 direct payment, Congress will not be going home for New Year's Eve. Let's do our job.

state legislature primaries in CONN state legislature primaries in VERMONT Polls closing time: see below. Georgia, CD-9, safe GOP, open. Runoff Andrew Clyde (R) Matt Gurtler (R) . GA-14, safe GOP, open. Runoff John Cowan (R) Marjorie Greene (R) . WISC-5, safe GOP, open Cliff DeTemple (R) Scott Fitzgerald (R) . Wisconsin, CD-3 August 11 Jessi Ebben (R) $169,290 Derrick Van Orden (R) $707,352 COOK has it as Likely Dem Hold. PVI Even vs. Ron Kind, Democrat . MINN CD-7 Noel Collis (R) Michelle Fischbach (R) . MINN CD-5, DEM primary Candidate Candidate Raised Ilhan Omar (D) • Incumbent $4,221,786...

Vermont is finally selling guns the government has impounded for decades. The legislation to do so came at the price of universal background checks, a ban on standard capacity magazines, and a ban on sales to adults less than 21 years old.Prior to 2018, Vermont had created a legal and political impasse about stored firearms in state and police custody. The firearms had accumulated over decades. Most of the firearms were not involved in serious crimes.From sevendaysvt.com: “Disposing of firearms is one of the most difficult parts of managing our evidence and property rooms,” said Morrison, who also serves as...