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Jacob Chansley, the January 6th protester cast by the media as a 'violent insurrectionist' and sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison, has been vindicated in the eyes of many, after new footage emerged last week which refutes the entire narrative surrounding the events of that day.After reviewing footage withheld from the public by the January 6th Committee, Fox News host Tucker Carlson revealed that Chansley (given the moniker "QAnon Shaman"), was calmly escorted throughout the Capitol complex by Capitol Police, who even helped him find open doors.“The tapes show the Capitol police never stopped Jacob Chansley," said Carlson....

More than $250 billion in Covid-19 relief funds were lost to “fraud” and “waste,” the directors of three US government agencies testified before the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee on Thursday. Compounding what Deputy Inspector General Sheldon Shoemaker of the Small Business Administration (SBA) called “the biggest fraud in a generation,” the officials stressed that the figures they gave represented an extremely conservative estimate of the total amount lost as they did not include the amount defrauded from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. According to a statement submitted by Shoemaker ahead of the hearing, the SBA has already uncovered $190.7...

In an encouraging sign of our times, there have been hints of progress recently in terms of actual misinformation that keeps showing up in the press. (As opposed to the “misinformation” claims made by liberal activists.) We’ve seen increasing admissions regarding topics ranging from the reality of Hunter Biden’s laptop and the efficacy of the COVID vaccines to the origins of the virus itself. But one area where the legacy media remains firmly entrenched in fantasyland is the subject of transgender “medical treatment” and the prevalence of people seeking detransition care. The Associated Press came out just last week with...

It was 2022 when the activist pair were indicted on 18 counts in connection to alleged schemes to scam Violence in Boston, its donors, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance, and a Chicago mortgage lending business. A prominent Boston Black Lives Matter organizer has been slapped with additional fraud charges, this time in relation to alleged schemes to defraud the city out of Covid relief and rental assistance funds, federal officials said. As WCVB reported, Monica Cannon-Grant, 42, and her husband Clark Grant, 39, were charged on Thursday with three counts of wire fraud conspiracy, 17 counts of wire fraud,...

Joe Biden just can’t stop lying about his policies that have crushed the American people.How long has he been telling us that he only wants to go after the “rich” people with his phalanx of thousands of new IRS agents? A long time it seems. Anyone who knows Joe Biden knows what malarkey his claim truly is and we’ve pointed out some of the lies surrounding this claim in the past. But Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen finally admitted under grilling on Friday by Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, that 90 percent...

I regret to inform you that Glenn Youngkin has finally made a mistake. The Republican golden boy has been riding high since his surprise elevation to the governorship in Virginia some years ago, and to that effect, he’s enjoyed broad approval across the different factions of the GOP. But there will always be bumps in the road, and Youngkin’s recent CNN-hosted town hall with Jake Tapper was a big one.Before we get to Youngkin’s answers, many of which left much to be desired, I think it’s important to deal with the elephant in the room first.Why in the world is...

A second atmospheric river is on its way to California, just as the state contends with a levee breach, evacuations and other damage from this week's winter storm. The next atmospheric river — a long, narrow band of moisture drawn from the tropics — is forecast for Monday, and could be more powerful than the last. California has been inundated by the latest front. In Oroville, north of Sacramento, a swift water rescue team helped two people stranded on an island in the Feather River get to safety. In the Central Coast, river flooding in Atascadero and Paso Robles was...

A Minnesota father slaughtered a 77-year-old convicted sex offender using a moose antler and shovel after he accused the victim of stalking his young daughter. Levi Axtell, 27, walked into at the sheriff's office covered in blood and with his head in his hands as he admitted killing Lawrence Scully - who was jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl in 1979. Axtell, from Cook County, Minnesota, had long been suspicious of Scully parking his vehicle at locations where children were present. In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped....

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank could spark a run on other regional and mid-sized banks across the country, as wealthy individuals rush to pull their money out of accounts too large for FDIC coverage and flee to larger, more stable institutions amid fears the risk could be systemic, sources told The Post. “Small regional banks are done,” one banking source said. “Everyone is going to want to put their money in JPMorgan or Bank of America.” If a buyer steps in this weekend to scoop up SVB, which catered to start-ups in tech and other industries, it could avert...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Worth Avenue, in ritzy Palm Beach, touts itself as an “enchanting resort destination.” People dining and strolling through the boutique shops in the South Florida town were certainly not prepared to see a naked man walking down the street on Wednesday. That was out of this world. And according to the Palm Beach Police Department, Jason Smith, 44, allegedly claimed that he was from “a different earth.” Smith was charged with indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office online booking records. Police said that an employee from the Tab-oo...

Silicon Valley Bank, which was shuttered by US regulators yesterday, has been operating in Ireland since 2012. SVB’s lending to Irish technology and life science companies reached $226 million by the end of 2018. The bank then said it would lend an additional $300 million to Irish firms by 2024, as part of a collaboration with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF). However, ISIF has said it has no role in providing loans issued by Silicon Valley Bank to Irish technology businesses. “Certainly, Silicon Valley Bank were an important bank for this sector; there’s no doubt about that,” Brian Fennelly,...

MSNBC opinion editor Zeeshan Aleem recently condemned "Top Gun: Maverick" as the "most insidious movie" at the Oscars" because it shows the U.S. military as a "beacon of virtue." Aleem trashed the "Best picture" nominee in a Saturday morning column for painting America’s military in a positive light, lamenting that the "literal propaganda," as he described it, is "poised to become canonized as a highly decorated film." The Academy Awards are on Sunday. The action flick, which almost single-handedly recharged the dwindling film industry after the stagnation caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, has been nominated for six Oscars, including "Best Picture."

Yesterday the chair of the Florida Democrats, Nikki Fried, tweeted this which was followed by an image: null Twitter added the following context to Fried’s tweet (which did nothing except prove DeSantis’ point): null Fried was making a point, just not the one she thought. She was, however, proving Gov. DeSantis correct. What you’re upset about him posting is from an actual book progressives want in children’s school libraries. Funny how it offends you on Twitter but not when it’s in front of children. — The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) March 10, 2023 It was an incredible self-own, but later came the incredible...

William Shatner is a man who has spoken powerful English in a long acting career. As Captain Kirk, he said, “Sometimes a feeling is all we humans have to go on.” And the actor also said, "I always use a stunt double. Except in love scenes. I insist on doing them myself." He was the oldest man ever to fly in space. God Bless William Shatner. Lets not let manhood die.

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

Tune in at 58 minutes in. For The top 25 vaccine optional universities in America BTW the entire video is worth watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY90DUWBwss Ed Dowd is amazing on the Scamdemic and on economics. He is an ex-Wall Streeter --- https://twitter.com/DowdEdward

The Great Recession that followed ushered in the term too big to fail. Regulators and politicians used it to describe the rationale for rescuing some of the country's largest financial institutions with taxpayer-funded bailouts. Heeding the public's displeasure over the use of their tax dollars in such a way, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act in January 2010, which eliminated the option of bank bailouts but opened the door for bank bail-ins.

A federal judge appointed by former President Trump was ambushed by about 100 student protesters and a woke diversity dean who derailed his talk at Stanford Law School and accused him of causing “harm” to students. Tirien Steinbach, the school’s associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, subjected U.S. Circuit Judge S. Kyle Duncan to a lengthy harangue and made it clear to him his presence on campus was unwelcome, video of the event shows. “It’s uncomfortable to say this to you as a person. It’s uncomfortable to say that for many people here, your work has caused harm,” Steinbach...

While Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, top executive pushed ‘woke’ programs A head of risk management at Silicon Valley Bank spent considerable time spearheading multiple “woke” LGBTQ+ programs, including a “safe space” for coming out stories, as the firm catapulted toward collapse. Jay Ersapah, the boss of Financial Risk Management at SVB’s UK branch, launched initiatives such as the company’s first month-long Pride campaign and a new blog emphasizing mental health awareness for LGBTQ+ youth. “The phrase ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’ resonates with me,’” Ersapah was quoted as saying on the company website. “As a queer person of...