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How much have you had stolen from you? That’s a big question. My apologies. Too big a question for a short online column. So let’s narrow it down. How much have you had stolen from you in just the past four years? Political candidates like to talk about all the free stuff that they’ve given you, and then promise even more free stuff in the future (paid for with your own tax dollars, of course. Nothing is ever really free). But candidates don’t like to talk about what they’ve taken from you, do they? So let’s look at that, shall...

Holy smokes. An explosion onboard YM Mobility in the port of Ningbo.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff.Trump’s plane was en route to Bozeman, Montana, when it was diverted Friday afternoon to Billings, 142 miles to the east, according to Jenny Mockel, administrative assistant at Billings Logan International Airport. Mockel said the former president was continuing to Bozeman via private jet. Trump’s campaign posted a video of...

LONDON — In a stark example of art imitating life, producers of the popular spy franchise announced that in the latest James Bond film, 007 will be tasked with taking down an 83-year-old British grandma who shared an inaccurate meme. Eon Productions Limited revealed plans for the new film, ripping the main plot straight from current headlines and pitting the renowned British super spy against a new terrifying threat posed by an elderly woman who posts an unapproved meme on social media. "This is the greatest threat Bond has ever faced," said Barbara Broccoli, film producer and custodian of the...

CV NEWS FEED // Days after Vice President Kamala Harris was named the Democratic presidential nominee, a July 2023 video clip of her advocating “reducing population” made its rounds on social media. “When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breathe clean air and drink clean water,” Harris clearly said in the clip. The vice president delivered the remarks on July 14, 2023, at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland as part of a speech on “Combatting Climate Change and Building a Clean Energy Economy.” At the time, critics quickly took...

Revealense recognizes indicators from video clips that help client companies know if a customer is being truthful or not.I was surprisingly anxious in the moments before my “truth test.” I was about to answer a dozen questions that would score my honesty and integrity. It isn’t a written questionnaire, with right and wrong answers. It’s AI watching, listening and assessing me based on indicators over which I have no control – such as changes in my skin pigmentation, blood flow, pulse, voice, eye blinking, facial expressions, and signs of brain activity. I have to answer each question aloud, and mark...

he top abortion provider in northern New England claimed in a virtual press conference last week that a projected deficit in revenue will require “significant financial support to continue offering its lifesaving health care services.” Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE), which provides abortions and contraceptives in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, painted a grim picture of its financial status, explaining in an accompanying press release that the organization is “facing a projected financial deficit of $8.6 million over the next three years,” a situation that may require it to “change how and where it offers services.” PPNNE’s spokespersons...

On Tuesday, a few hours after Vice President Kamala Harris revealed she’d picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the conservative radio host Erick Erickson posted a video from Walz’s 2022 reelection campaign attacking his military service record. The slickly produced video resembled a professional television news segment, but it came from a Minnesota website called Alpha News, which received a “red” unreliable rating from media watchdog NewsGuard because it fails to disclose it was founded by the head of a conservative advocacy group. In the video, an unidentified woman interviews Thomas Behrends, a Minnesota farmer who served...

Former President Trump’s plane was diverted to Billings, Montana, on Friday due to a mechanical issue, a Billings airport official said. The Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to hold a rally in nearby Bozeman, Montana, Friday evening, and is still expected to make it. Bozenman is about a two-hour drive from Billings.

📊 New Swing States polling by @trafalgar_group & @InsiderPolling NEVADA 🟥 Trump: 48% (+3) 🟦 Harris: 45% 🟪 Other: 5% — PENNSYLVANIA 🟥 Trump: 46% (+2) 🟦 Harris: 44% 🟪 Other: 5% — WISCONSIN 🟥 Trump: 49% (+1) 🟦 Harris: 48% 🟪 Other: 2% — NORTH CAROLINA 🟥 Trump: 49% (+4) 🟦 Harris: 45% 🟪 Other: 4% — ARIZONA 🟥 Trump: 48% (+1) 🟦 Harris: 47% 🟪 Other: 4% — MICHIGAN 🟦 Harris: 49% (+2) 🟥 Trump: 47% 🟪 Other: 2% —br,,,> • August 6-8 | 5,600 LV | *IA polls (MI & WI) • *Trafalgar polls (PA, AZ, NV...

A young woman who “transitioned” at 18 years old with help from Planned Parenthood is now suing the abortion giant for irresponsibly providing her with testosterone. The Free Press reported that Cristina Hineman is a plaintiff in the first “detransitioner” lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, suing for medical malpractice. According to Hineman, she had previously been dealing with mental health issues like self-harm, depression, and anxiety, all of which were made worse during the COVID-19 lockdown. She also has autism. YouTubers made her think that changing gender identity was the answer to solve her problems, and she went to Planned Parenthood...

Green Party nominee Jill Stein has been recruiting Palestinian Americans to be her vice presidential running mate as the left-wing presidential candidate looks to exploit the community’s frustrations with Democrats' support for Israel during its war in Gaza. Three potential candidates told NBC News Friday they had multiple conversations with Stein about the job. A spokesperson for a third potential candidate, the Democratic mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud, confirmed Stein asked him if he was willing to be considered for the job — before realizing Hammoud is too young to be constitutionally eligible. Stein is planning to announce her...

After JD Vance was elected to the Senate from Ohio in 2022, he and his wife bought a five-bedroom house — their third home — for $1.6 million in Alexandria, Va., not far from the Capitol. Their real estate agent told a local magazine that the buyers paid in cash.When Tim Walz was elected governor of Minnesota four years earlier, his family was living in a heavily mortgaged Cape Cod-style house, with one room rented out, about 90 miles from Minneapolis. After moving into the governor’s mansion, they sold the house for $304,000 — less than the asking price.These real...

Started streaming 13 minutes ago Arizona Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz

French, who we like to unaffectionately call ‘The State’s Fool”, is a self-proclaimed “conservative” Christian commentator who can always be counted on to give the worst take possible on any situation, including the whim of whatever demon is whispering into his ear at any given moment. These include announcing he’s pro-‘same-sex marriage, supporting ‘gender-affirming’ care for children, condemning Texas University for banning drag shows, and getting upset when Christians call chemical castration of children “abusive.” Despite this, he still insists he’s a “conservative” and explains that while he doesn’t prefer Walz, who is quite possibly the most radical Governor in...

Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St Paul, MN, is a trainwreck of a congregation. Led by impastor Jen Rome, they are an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregation that exemplifies all the most heretical parts of the denomination. Notably, a recent article by RNS identified this as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (who is Kamala Harris’ radical Vice President pick) denomination and parish. The church, which checks off all the usual pro-choice/ pro-LGBTQ boxes, uses the “Inclusive Bible” for all scripture readings and say they are committed to: * Antiracism work, de-centering whiteness, and making reparations for race violence * LGBTQIA+...

The U.S. unemployment rate has drifted upward over the past year, fueling recession concerns. The unemployment insurance program buckled during the Covid-19 pandemic under a deluge of claims. Experts say the system for unemployment benefits is ill equipped to handle the next economic downturn. Renewed fears of a U.S. recession have put a spotlight on unemployment. However, the system that workers rely on to collect unemployment benefits is at risk of buckling — as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic — if there’s another economic downturn, experts say. “It absolutely isn’t” ready for the next recession, said Michele Evermore, senior...

* The 8th Circuit officially blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety. * It replaces its temporary stay on the plan from July, which paused cheaper payments and debt relief. * Enrolled borrowers will likely be in limbo for long as the legal process progresses.

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is ready to put his “political machine” behind former President Donald Trump in Georgia, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Graham told Fox News’s Hannity Thursday night that he attended a fundraiser in Atlanta on Wednesday, where Kemp vowed to aid Trump in the Peach State against Vice President Kamala Harris. “When [Kemp] spoke, the first thing out of his mouth, he looked at everybody in the room and said, ‘I want Donald Trump to win Georgia. I’m all in for Donald Trump. I’m going to give him my political machine,'” Graham recounted “I’ve got a...

Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform news service on Wednesday reported that Ukrainians who live in Minnesota are pleased with the “firm pro-Ukrainian stance” of Gov. Tim Walz (D), who is currently embroiled in a scandal due to exaggerating his military service for political gain after being tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.Ukrinform’s article was built around an interview with Luda Anastazievsky, who chairs the Ukrainian American Advocacy Committee of Minnesota. Anastazievsky said she met Walz at a rally in St. Paul shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and was favorably impressed by his words of devotion to the...