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Of all the bogus criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits that the Democrats have brought against Donald Trump, perhaps the most ridiculous is the New York “hush money” case. In that case, corrupt prosecutors and a corrupt judge colluded, using an unprecedented and incoherent legal theory, to transform Trump’s perfectly legal payment to Stormy Daniels into a felony under New York Law. The jury’s conviction, on charges that the prosecution was literally unable to explain, let alone prove, was a travesty.Now Judge Juan Merchan, who acted as an agent of the Democratic Party in allowing and furthering this prosecution, has issued...

The men behind the shocking explosion of a Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas and the terrorist truck attack in New Orleans share a curious link. Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, whose Tesla vehicle rained fireworks and steel shrapnel outside the hotel, and Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42, who killed 14 people with his truck, worked at the US military's Fort Bragg. Fort Bragg, now known as Fort Liberty, is home to the 4th Psychological Operations Group (POG), which conducts 'influence activities to target psychological vulnerabilities and create or intensify fissures, confusion, and doubt in adversary organizations.' Inside...

The FBI is investigating possible bomb threats in South Texas. those threats have been aimed at SpaceX’s Starbase facility at Boca Chica Beach after the FBI received a report that several people threatened to blow up a Starship rocket. The FBI does not confirm or deny the existence of any specific investigation. They said while we are working to carefully vet and investigate the information we have received, we want to reiterate that the safety and security of the American people is the FBI’s highest concern,” the FBI said in a statement. “We will continue to work closely with our...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) held a gripping press conference on Friday, releasing shocking new details from the investigation into this week’s explosion at Trump Hotel Las Vegas. Authorities unveiled excerpts from texts and notes discovered on the devices of suspect Matthew Livelsberger. Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren took the podium, detailing a chilling manifesto that Livelsberger left behind. The notes, laden with political grievances and existential despair, suggest a man deeply embittered by what he saw as America’s “terminal illness” under “weak and feckless leadership.” In one excerpt from the note application on Livelsberger’s device, he writes: “Fellow...

The annual United Nations climate change summits are always a little crazy: tens of thousands of delegates from every corner of the globe descending on a far-flung city for two weeks of heated discussions on the future of global climate policy. This time the conference is nothing short of surreal. In the area where countries set up pavilions, you can take a five-minute walk from the luxurious Russian pavilion where delegates sip tea on sofas amid human-size Russian dolls. At most COPs, attendees keep their eyes peeled for notable heads of state or even celebrities; in Baku, delegates are on...

It is my great honor to announce that Tammy Bruce will be joining our incredible Nominee for United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State. Tammy is a highly respected political analyst who understood the power and importance of “MAGA” early on. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science at the University of Southern California and, after being a liberal activist in the 1990s, saw the lies and fraud of the Radical Left, and quickly became one of the strongest Conservative voices on Radio and Television. As one of the longest serving...

Credit card defaults in the US skyrocketed by 50% in the past year. Credit card defaults reached $46 billion in the first nine months of 2024, a level not seen since 2010. The cost of living has simply surpassed manageable levels for the majority of households. CreditCardDefaults2024 Americans are feeling the impact of inflation and compounding interest. The New York Federal Reserve found that credit card debt hit a record high in September 2024 after surpassing $1.17 trillion during Q3. The Fed also reported that household debt reached a high of $17.94 trillion, with mortgages ($12.59 trillion), autos ($1.64 trillion),...

Elon Musk has voiced his support for the H-1B visa program, asserting its necessity in addressing the shortage of skilled engineers in Silicon Valley. However, his stance has drawn criticism from Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders, who recently expressed support for a government efficiency initiative, disagrees with Musk's assessment of the H-1B visa program. “Elon Musk is wrong,” Sanders said in a post on X “The main function of the H-1B visa program is not to hire “the best and the brightest,” but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad,” he said, adding that the “cheaper...

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A registered nurse in Virginia was arrested after several NICU babies were found with mysterious injuries and bone fractures, according to authorities. Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 26, has been charged with malicious wounding, child abuse and neglect. Around the end of November 2024, staff members discovered that three babies at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital NICU had unexplainable fractures, similar to an incident involving four babies in the summer of 2023, the hospital said in a post on their website. Henrico Police confirm that Strotman’s charges stem from the Nov. 2024 investigation.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled to authorize Amish farmer Amos Miller to continue operating in the state after the FDA tried to shut him using their bogus "food safety laws." Almost exactly one year ago, they raided his farm and put him through hell. They desperately want to shut down independent local farmers like Amos because food independence is bad for tyrants. Congratulations to @barnes_law for crushing the bureaucracy in court.

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The judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money case indicated Friday that he intends to sentence the president-elect to an "unconditional discharge" out of respect for the presidential immunity doctrine. Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to appear, either in person or virtually, for sentencing on Jan. 10, which is 10 days before Trump's presidential inauguration. Merchan, in his ruling Friday, called an unconditional discharge the "most viable solution to ensure finality and allow Defendant to pursue his appellate options." [Snip] If he is unable to sentence Trump on Jan. 10, Merchan suggested that he plans to delay the...

Trump was considered reckless for wanting to start a war at the end of his term. Now, Biden is doing the same.President Joe Biden has less than a month in office, but that might be enough time to leave a very big mess on President-elect Donald Trump's desk. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan presented Biden with plans to bomb Iranian nuclear sites before the end of his term "in a meeting several weeks ago," Axios reported on Thursday. A source told Axios that Biden's inner circle believes that he has both "an imperative and an opportunity to strike" now. The...

Greenland’s prime minister has reiterated his call for independence from Denmark after Donald Trump suggested the US could acquire the Arctic territory.“It is about time that we ourselves take a step and shape our future, also with regard to who we will cooperate closely with, and who our trading partners will be,” Mute Egede said in his new year’s speech.Copenhagen announced in December it would boost defence spending in Greenland, the world’s largest island, by €1.3 billion (£1.04 billion) - just hours after Mr Trump said that Washington establishing “ownership and control” of the territory was an “absolute necessity”.Greenland was...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) joined Fox News on Friday as the House vote to elect a speaker was underway and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fell short of his keeping his job on the first ballot. Gingrich was asked to weigh in on the vote and pulled no punches in slamming the House GOP members who tanked Johnson, “They’re contrarians. And you can’t have a contrarian caucus with a very, very narrow margin.” “You were kind about my speakership, but I had a much bigger majority. And we had a country which was decisive. Now, the question I’d ask...

It gives me no joy to write this, but it must be said — the FBI is a broken law enforcement institution and should be dismantled. I believe the same about the CIA, but that’s a topic for another day. Based on the FBI’s conduct over the last eight years, I find no reason to trust anything that FBI officials say with respect to the recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Yes, I think both acts qualify as terrorism, but I have little confidence that we are getting, or will get, the true story. I worked closely with...

New Orleans attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had a bomb-making station in his Texas home and a page of the Quran open to a passage that read, "they fight in Allah's cause, and slay and are slain; a promise binding," reports the New York Post. Jabbar, 42, drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street early New Year's Day, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more. He was killed while exchanging fire with police after ramming the truck through the crowd. Jabbar, a Texas-born U.S. citizen and Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, also posted a series of...

This is the moment Keir Starmer faced a crowd full of boos after jumping a three hour queue on family holiday. The PM seemingly side-stepped the long queue, past patiently waiting holidaymakers, to go on the toboggan ride during a winter holiday on the island of Madeira. Footage circulating online shows the Prime Minister being driven to the front of the line in which some people had waited as long as three hours, before his son and daughter were shown to their seats on the ride. Several of the onlookers, many of whom were British, reportedly booed as they recognised...

Larry Ellison says AI will enable a vast surveillance system that can monitor citizens.Ellison, the billionaire cofounder of Oracle, shared his thoughts on AI during a recent meeting.Oracle, a software company, is aggressively pursuing AI projects.Walking down a suburban neighborhood street already feels like a Ring doorbell panopticon.But this is only the start of our surveillance dystopia, according to Larry Ellison, the billionaire cofounder of Oracle. He said AI will usher in a new era of surveillance that he gleefully said will ensure "citizens will be on their best behavior."Ellison made the comments as he spoke to investors earlier this...