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<p>While much of the Beatles‘ early work had been comprised of love songs, and towards the end of the 1960s, the changing political state of the world had influenced the Fab Four – and particularly the most revolutionary amongst them, John Lennon – to avert their attention to the global events that were affecting the collective consciousness of society at the time.</p>

Two House Democrats are urging Wyoming Democrats to switch parties in the state’s upcoming primary to boost the chances of Rep. Liz Cheney (R), one of former President Trump’s primary targets this cycle. “You might be a little surprised that I’d be supporting Liz Cheney in her bid to continue representing Wyoming in the U.S. House, but principle must always come before politics, and nobody has shown more honor, integrity and courage than she,” said Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) in a new ad. “Liz Cheney and I don’t agree on everything,” said Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) in his ad. “But...

Mayor Eric Adams is planning to house up to 600 migrant households in a large midtown Manhattan facility by next week. Adams launched plans to open the facility as Texas Governor Greg Abbott began sending busloads of immigrants from Mexico and South America to New York City. The mayor has requested NYC's non-profit shelter operators to submit operating plans for the facility by Wednesday, noting it must be capable of housing 600 families and be operational by next Monday. Meantime, Adams slammed Abbott for using 'innocent people as political pawns to manufacture a crisis' and said applauded the Big Apple...

Supporters of former President Donald Trump are gathering outside of Mar-a-Lago after the former president announced that his home was raided by the FBI on Monday. Footage of the crowds arriving has been circulating on social media, showing supporters waving flags and honking horns in support of the 45th president.

In a new type of scam that's been doing the rounds in Germany since February, people have been contacted by fraudsters posing as national or as international police agencies. Last week, Germany’s telecommunications regulator, the Federal Network Agency, said it had received 7,600 complaints about a so-called ‘Europol ploy’ in the month of June alone. The scam starts with a phone call which, when answered, plays an automated message saying that the police are waiting on the line. Users are then asked to press 1 to continue and those who follow the request are connected to a fraudster claiming to...

The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act over the weekend after hours of debate that stretched from Saturday night into Sunday morning, featuring amendments that shifted huge sums of money to benefit some at the expense of others. The measure will seek to reduce the country’s deficit by $300 billion over the next 10 years; among its provisions, it will expand health insurance subsidies, increase funding for the Internal Revenue Service, and offer financial incentives to companies that prioritize renewable energy. Democrats didn’t get all they wanted in the bill after they made some compromises to get centrist Sens. Joe...

No one in Gaza with direct knowledge of the explosions in question was willing to speak about them publicly. But live TV footage showed militant rockets falling short in densely packed residential neighborhoods. And AP visits to the sites of two explosions that killed a total of 12 people lent support to suspicions they were caused by rockets that went off course.

1/x The FBI raiding Donald Trump is unprecedented. It is corrupt & an abuse of power.What Nixon tried to do, Biden has now implemented: The Biden Admin has fully weaponized DOJ & FBI to target their political enemies.And with 87K new IRS agents, they’re coming for YOU too.— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 9, 20222/x Congress must demand answers. We need hearings; we need subpoenas.Dems in charge will refuse, but the American people deserve to know why Biden is using the FBI as his political enforcers.Tin-pot dictators do that, but that’s not how America works.— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 9, 20223/x...

The secrets of what happened at Jeffrey Epstein’s homes between her “nubiles” and many powerful men will sit with the jailed socialite in a Tallahassee prison. Will she ever squeal?As Ghislaine Maxwell’s years-long plummet from grace concludes with her settling into a prison cell at the minimum security Federal Correctional Institution in subtropical Tallahassee, the enduring mystery around her dealings with Jeffrey Epstein—the who, what, and why—will remain, for the time being. Still, so much remains unanswered in the Epstein-Maxwell saga: What was the point of the industrial-scale grooming operation the socialite and the late supposed billionaire financier operated together?...

Any parent would be horrified to see their child have a seizure. For one family in League City, their baby hardly ever stopped having them. It turns out, the reason didn’t require harsh medications and treatments - but a vitamin. Learn the details on this shocking deficiency that’s been exposed, thanks to a local doctor. When Violet Raney was an infant something terrible happened. She started having seizures, one right after another, all day long. Medications didn’t work until she was so drugged and could barely move. “They’re not the best, they’re not the kindest, they can affect your liver,”...

Following the raid tonight former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik tweeted out about their next move. The Democrats and their hatchetmen have done everything they can to stop this man. Assassination is next. God save Donald Trump! Bernard Kerik also went on Newsmax tonight and echoed this dire warning. Via Mediaite:

Kobe Bryant potentially built his $600 million fortune with ADHD, as autopsy report revealed narcolepsy drug Kobe Bryant played a long and successful career in the NBA, but as per his autopsy report, he may have been battling ADHD. Kobe’s legacy was built up by everything he achieved in his career, his five rings, Finals MVPs, scoring titles, and more, but a major part of his also the fact that he spent his entire career with the Lakers. In an era defined by player autonomy and the right to take your brand anywhere, Kobe chose to stay put. He stayed...

Video only report - coverage of the driver responsible, who does not seem contrite or remorseful, capsule reports of the people she killed, discussion of the charges, etc. Being held on $9M bond, but a 'bond review hearing' is coming up and there's the possibility that she will be released on $0 bond.

This is the moment four teens in Minnesota crashed a stolen Kia against the median of an interstate before frantically running across traffic in an attempt to avoid arrest. The incident may be part of a troubling TikTok trend that has promoted and instructed on ways of hotwiring Kia and Hyundai vehicles with as little as a USB cable. Law enforcement agencies across the country have raised concerns about the trend, which began on TikTok in 2021 courtesy of a Milwaukee based group known as the 'Kia Boyz.' The thefts generally involve Kia's newer than 2011 and Hyundai's newer than...

This is a video only post. Basically an update - Ms. Heche is now in a coma and her condition has worsened. Multiple views of pre- and post-accident video segments, interview with neighbor who evacuated the woman whose house Ms. Heche destroyed (along with her animals) then tried to get Ms. Heche out but was driven back by the fire.

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Agents from Washington Field Office were involved in raid, the same office that has been the focus of whistleblower complaints. The FBI raid on Donald Trump's home and office in Florida was approved by the main Justice Department and is part of an investigation in Washington D.C. into the former president's handling of classified information, two sources told Just the News on Monday evening. The two sources, both briefed on the raid, said the agents who executed the search were from the Washington Field Office, the same office that whistleblowers recently complained to Sen. Charles Grassley was involved in political...

The shocking raid Monday of former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, stood in stark contrast to the many Trump opponents that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has not raided despite public evidence of alleged misconduct. They include: Hunter Biden and Joe Biden: The FBI has been in possession of Hunter’s laptop since 2019, which contains evidence that Hunter used Joe’s position to conduct lucrative foreign business. He also cut his dad into deals and commingled their funds. Hillary Clinton: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mishandled classified information on a private server she likely used to hide...

A shocking video shows a sixteen year-old boy hurling a dumbbell through the windshield of a woman's car window after the teen rear-ended her in a road rage incident. The 16-year-old driver, whose name has not been released because he is a minor, is now charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The case has been sent to the juvenile probation department, the Houston Police Department said. The disturbing incident took place on July 31 near Tidwell and Hardy Toll Road near Sam Houston High School located in Houston, Texas. In the video the woman is heard yelling at...

Earlier this evening, Donald Trump announced via email that his residence at Mar-a-Lago was being raided by the FBI. “These are dark times for our Nation,” he wrote, “as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.”Initially, it was unclear what the FBI was looking for, but the New York Times has a new report out signaling it may have to do with classified material removed from the White House.The search, according to two people familiar with the investigation, appeared to be focused on material that...