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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., criticized what he viewed as a two-tiered legal system in favor of President Biden and against former President Trump on "Sunday Night in America." Host Trey Gowdy began the segment with a viral clip of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealing on Joe Rogan’s podcast that the FBI warned Facebook about "Russian propaganda" before the 2020 election, leading the tech giant to suppress stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop. This news coupled with reports on the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home led Graham to suggest that there is a "double standard" in federal enforcement that could inspire...

As students in Philadelphia make their way back to school, not only will they need to bring the usual school supplies such as books, pencils and notebooks, but they’ll also need to bring along their masks, as well. According to 6ABC, face coverings will now be required in the School District of Philadelphia for the first 10 days of the school year and it’s all because of a precautionary tactic that’ll combat against group gatherings over the break. During a news conference detailing plans earlier this month, it turns out district officials said the precaution is due to summer gatherings....

The IRS isn’t putting its money where its mouth is after the agency pledged to improve customer service for taxpayers following an infusion of cash. Of the $80 billion windfall the IRS will rake in from the Inflation Reduction Act, just $3.2 billion — or 4% — will be spent on improving taxpayer service. In contrast, $46 billion — or 58% of the new money — will be devoted to enhancing “monitoring and compliance.” The paltry figure for customer service seems to fly in the face of a vow made by one Treasury Department official. “Taxpayers should expect a significantly...

40 year old Christian father of 3 was stabbed in front of his children in the name of Allah in Marseille and a 90 year old Jewish man was thrown from a 17th floor balcony for the same reason by his neighbour in Lyon. France is bleeding out. Que Dieu aide la France.A hearing of another Islamist murder of a 34-year old Jew in Longperrier that took place over a week ago. The murderer smashed the victim's skull with an axe and burned his body. The suspect is in custody and the media is silent. Plus ça change… Aug 28,...

Beto O’Rourke didn’t eat crow, humble pie or even his words after losing to Ted Cruz. He ate dirt instead. O’Rourke, who came up short in his bid to unseat Sen. Cruz, R-Texas, despite raising $80 million for the Senate push, told the story of his earthy snack in a sprawling 3,000-word profile published by The Washington Post. “In January, Beto hit the road, much as his father had done before him, and drew energy from the people he met, and — on one stop in New Mexico he didn’t write about in his blog — by eating New Mexican...

Too Late Justice Department tells judge it already reviewed Trump documents The DOJ said their team went through the materials before the court called for an independent special master (snip) The DOJ also said that they and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence "are currently facilitating a classification review of materials recovered pursuant to the search," and that "ODNI is also leading an intelligence community assessment of the potential risk to national security that would result from the disclosure of these materials."

In Yolo County, California 420 of the 595 (70%) individuals released without bail were rearrested for committing crimes after being given their freedom. One-hundred-and-twenty-three of the rearrests were for murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking or domestic violence. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, a prominent proponent of release without bail, brushed off these results, saying "first, let me point out that 30% were not rearrested. I'd call that a partial success. Second, plenty of violent crimes are committed behind bars. Third, no-bail reform is a work-in-progress. We should not be too hasty to judge it a failure." Sen....

Trump calls for a re-do of the 2020 election “immediately!” https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1564290160598073344

Video #1: Before becoming violent Antifa began stealing the preacher’a signs and ripping them up, and didn’t appreciate being filmed doing it. https://twitter.com/cocainemichelle/status/1563710857275932672Video #2: They lit a firework from behind an umbrella and then threw it at a mother and her son who run away https://twitter.com/cocainemichelle/status/1563712115407753216

Thus spake the great George Washington Plunkitt, of Tammany Hall fame, and it makes a fitting epitaph for the noble experiment in self-government that is, or was, the United States of America. Last week, we discussed the now-explicit anti-constitutionalism and anti-Americanism of the modern Left, and their desire to see it on the ash heap of history, now that it's served its purpose (like John Hurt in Alien) as their incubator and victim. From at least the time of Woodrow Wilson, the Democrats have despised the Constitution—which they think let them down in the battle over slavery—and have sought to...

The world got a “frightening insight” into what happens when President Joe Biden is “unleashed” without notes, autocue or someone screaming instructions in his ear, says Sky News host Rita Panahi. “You get this nonsensical word salad,” she said

You ain’t seen nuthin’, yet.Don’t be fooled into thinking this disaster movie is coming to an end.Rishi Sunak was quick off the mark last week with his pitiful, self-serving claims about having known the lockdowns were a bad thing but that despite him drumming his tiny fists on the table until they were a little bit sore no one would listen to him.He said his heroic efforts to avert disaster were deleted from the official records of meetings he attended.If that’s true – if minutes of meetings affecting government policy were doctored – then Sunak’s claims demand criminal investigation and...

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (BP) – The Village Church announced Sunday (Aug. 28) that lead pastor Matt Chandler will take a leave of absence from teaching and preaching following his admission to “inappropriate messaging” with a woman on Instagram. Chandler admitted the messaging was “unguarded and unwise” though the messages were neither “romantic nor sexual” in nature, but the “frequency and familiarity” was not wise for someone in his position. Chandler said the church’s elders determined his “inability to see this for what it was revealed something not right and unhealthy,” adding that The Village “cannot be a place that does...

"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also." John, Chapter 14 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis backed out of a fundraiser for New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to attend a Monday memorial service for a member of his security detail who died in the line of duty, sources told The Post. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent Jose Perez was responding to a call in an unmarked cruiser on Aug. 2 when he was struck by Javier Sandoval, 35, in Miami. Perez was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries and died on Aug. 20. Sandoval was later arrested and hit with several charges, including DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.

Lizzo used her moment in the spotlight at MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) to claim that laws in the United States were “oppressing us.” The artist took home the prize at Sunday’s event for “Music Video for Good,” and despite admitting she wasn’t even sure what a “music video for good” was, she immediately pivoted to talk about the power of a single vote and call on her fans to vote and change the laws that were “oppressing us.” WATCH: “I don’t know what ‘Music Video for Good’ means,” Lizzo laughed, adding, “But I do know what your vote means,...

Business owners in the Castro are attempting to take matters into their own hands when it comes to the San Francisco neighborhood’s unhoused population. The Castro Merchants Association sent a letter to city officials outlining three demands: 35 shelter beds designated for “mentally ill and substance-abusing individuals who have taken up residence in the Castro,” a request for monthly metrics on the services offered or provided to unhoused people in the neighborhood, and a plan for what to do after people decline services. Dave Karraker, co-president of the Castro Merchants Association, told SFGATE that businesses will potentially stop paying taxes...

Chicago Police officers were attacked by "side show" drivers and watchers over the weekend as the trend of taking over street intersections to do vehicle stunts are becoming a mainstay in the Windy City. While "side shows" might seem like harmless fun, it can turn dangerous very quickly as spectators can be harmed if the driver loses control. The nighttime events have become problematic for responding Chicago police officers as the crowd often attacks them with fireworks and rocks. Videos posted to social media shows how out of control the crowds became towards the officers, with people even jumping on...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has failed to convince a judge to dismiss a case that could force the state to remove 25,975 deceased people from its voter rolls. Benson moved for dismissal of a case brought against her in November 2021 by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) for her failure to clean up the state’s voter registration rolls—in an alleged violation of Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. On Aug. 25, Benson’s motion to dismiss the case was denied by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The court also...

Former Democratic congressman and Texas gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke has canceled all further campaign events after being hospitalized, he announced on Twitter. O’Rourke announced his hospitalization on Twitter. He claimed that, after “feeling ill,” he was taken to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, on August 26th, where he was “diagnosed with a bacterial infection.” O’Rourke also confirmed that he was placed on an intravenous (IV) antibiotics dispenser. The procedure, where antibiotics are injected directly into the bloodstream, is used for serious infections when oral antibiotics cannot reach tissues quickly enough. O’Rourke had been discharged from Methodist Hospital Saturday and...