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He narrowly survived a first no-confidence vote Monday and was facing a second one Thursday. But in his speech, Lynch said that efforts to oust him did not influence his decision. “I wanted to be clear that I’m not stepping down because I won a close vote of no confidence. I’m not stepping down because a failed state party chair tried to influence the actions in this House,” he said from the House floor, referring to Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams, a former legislator who was present at a Tuesday meeting during which Republican legislators criticized Lynch. “I am stepping...

Capitol Hill Intern Reveals How Congress Members Are Coerced to Vote a Certain Way Through Blackmail Video at link

Actor Rob Schneider put a wokeism-obsessed United Airlines CEO on notice after a dangerous incident occurred on his watch. Schneider called for United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby to be fired in a Jan. 21 X (formerly Twitter) post after a flight nearly crashed into the ocean. Schneider verbally mauled Kirby, writing: “I cannot tell you how many United Airlines employees have personally thanked me for my valid criticism of your careless and life-threatening leadership. I look forward to your swift dismissal by UA’s board of directors before your inane actions cause the deaths of hundreds of men, women and children.”...

There has been an alarming amount of cardiovascular-related deaths — reversing a 10-year downward trend — in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Northwestern University.“We were concerned about the emerging evidence that chronic disease outcomes worsened during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Rebecca C. Woodruff“This was unfortunately the case with heart disease and stroke, which had been improving before the pandemic.”Researchers observed that the span of cardiovascular (CVD) deaths between 2020 and 2022 had increased trend expectations by 228,000 across all demographics.That...

Ninth Circuit panel unanimously orders FBI to destroy records it created during searches of US Private Vaults boxes.. PASADENA, Calif.—This morning, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously ruled against the government in a long-running class action lawsuit from the Institute for Justice (IJ) on behalf of people who rented security deposit boxes at US Private Vaults. The decision slammed the FBI for overstepping its authority when it opened up hundreds of renters’ boxes, conducted criminal searches of them all, and attempted to permanently keep everything in the boxes worth more than $5,000, all without charging any box...

I wish this was a headline from the Babylon Bee but no, this is real life.. Remember when Democrats and RINOs in Congress told President Donald Trump that $15 billion was too much for a border wall? Then they said $6 billion was too much. Then they said $3.2 billion was too much. The border wall was never finished and the Biden-Harris regime has been practically begging illegal aliens to come across and to bring friends. Lots of friends. Lots of military-aged male friends. Good times.. As a result, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which is supposed to be working...

The second half of Rich Baris's podcast today is a must listen, IMO. He gives some important inside baseball, on the full extent of the damage Nikki can and is doing to Republican get-out-the-vote efforts for the general election by remaining in the campaign and encouraging Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents to vote in Republican primaries. The relevant portion starts at approx. 58:45.

Nikki “Birdbrain” Haley is very bad for the Republican Party and, indeed, our Country. Her False Statements, Derogatory Comments, and Humiliating Public Loss, is demeaning to True American Patriots. Her anger should be aimed at her Third Rate Political Consultants and, more importantly, Crooked Joe Biden and those that are destroying our Country - NOT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL SAVE IT. I knew Nikki well, she was average at best, is not the one to take on World Leaders, and she never did. That was up to me, and that is why they respected the United States. When I ran...

A bill to require all cars sold or made in California after 2027 to have devices limiting their top speed to only ten miles per hour above the speed limit was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 961, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would specifically require certain vehicles, commencing with the 2027 model year, to be equipped with an intelligent speed limiter that would limit the speed of the vehicle to 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. The bill would exempt emergency vehicles from this requirement and would authorize the Commissioner of the California...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Hockey Time! The Eielson Icemen pose for a photo at the Big Dipper Arena in Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 19, 2024. Hockey teams from Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force base competed for the 28th time in the annual Commander’s Cup. The long-standing tradition began in 1996 and helps build camaraderie across the branches and maintain morale among the service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the...

A Senate immigration deal from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and James Lankford (R-OK) would allow up to 35,000 illegal aliens to arrive at the United States-Mexico border every week before triggering border controls. According to details reported by Adam Shaw at Fox News the deal would allow up to 5,000 illegal aliens to be encountered every day over a 7-day period — or about 150,000 a month — before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would have to use border controls to quickly remove illegal aliens.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the last remaining holdout in Sweden's bid to join NATO, now says he supports its application and vows that Hungary's parliament will say yes "at the first possible opportunity." Orbán's remark, made during a call today with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, comes a day after he asked his Swedish counterpart to first fly to Hungary for negotiations on NATO membership, only to be snubbed by the Swedish government. Hungary also broke a promise not to become the last to ratify Sweden's bid, when the Turkish parliament approved Stockholm's membership status late Tuesday, some 20 months...

Anger is growing among farmers, who are firmly awaiting the announcements promised by the government. This Wednesday January 24, striking actions, particularly in the southwest of France, increased. "Empty everywhere, grab the tractors and go!" The words chanted into the microphone of Jose Perez, head of the Lot-et-Garonne rural coordination, in front of the gates of the Agen prefecture on fire, are the illustration of a movement of angry farmers which is hardening. Throughout the day of Wednesday, January 24, images from almost everywhere in France, and even from Europe, multiplied in the media or on social networks. Agen, epicenter...

Shocked shoppers confronted a mother who brought her toddler son to Walmart wearing nothing but a diaper in freezing weather. The little boy was shivering as he sat in the shopping trolley in the store in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday during last week's winter storm. Temperatures plunged to 37F that day, yet the child wasn't given proper clothes for the shopping trip. Felicia Nicole, a Walmart worker who confronted the mother along with other shoppers, said she was sacked after posting video of the boy online. The young woman said it was 20F or colder when the mother and child...

In keeping with Democrats’ 2024 plan to emphasize abortion, first lady Jill Biden invited Kate Cox, who left Texas in December to have her disabled baby aborted, to the annual State of the Union address in March. President Joe Biden and Jill Biden spoke with Cox on Sunday and invited her to be one of the first lady’s guests, which she accepted, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.

Alabama will be allowed to put killer Kenneth Eugene Smith to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The ruling refuses to block what would be the nation´s first execution by a new method since 1982. Smith will be gassed to death with nitrogen hypoxia tomorrow at 6pm in Atmore, Alabama. It will be the first execution of its kind in the US and first known nitrogen execution in the world. Earlier Wednesday, Smith had begged the Supreme court for mercy, citing experts concerns over the method despite previously requesting it and that it would violate the...

Sen. Mitch McConnell referred to Donald Trump as “the nominee,” a monumental admission from the Trump antagonist who has largely refused to even utter Trump’s name for over three years. McConnell made his comments to his Senate Republican colleagues during a Wednesday meeting where he lamented the changing dynamics of efforts to pair a border package with foreign aid, according to Punchbowl News.

[Catholic Caucus] JPII Academy Calls on Pope to Dismiss Cardinal FernándezEditor’s Note: The following statement was issued by members of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family, an organization founded in 2017 by former members of the Pontifical Academy for Life (see here for background). The statement is signed by Dr. Thomas Ward, President of the Academy, although additional signatories are listed here. CFN is pleased to help circulate this important statement and concurs wholeheartedly that Pope Francis should immediately remove Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who is unfit “to fulfil the role of defender of the...

The US arm of AP Moller-Maersk is suspending voyages through the Red Sea after two of its container ships came under missile attack while being escorted by the US Navy. The 6,200-teu Maersk Detroit and 2,474-teu Maersk Chesapeake (both built 2008) turned around in the Red Sea and were escorted back to the Gulf of Aden, said the company. The master of an unidentified ship reported an explosion 100 metres from its starboard side, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said earlier. US Central Command, which coordinates the country’s military operations in the region, said three anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired...

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