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Colorado congressional members visit ICE facility by: Gabrielle FranklinPosted: Aug 11, 2025 DENVER (KDVR) — A handful of Democrats in Colorado’s congressional delegation went inside the GEO ICE facility in Aurora on Monday. The visit comes as they try to gain clarity and access from the Trump administration about what is going on there. They spoke with members of the press after the visit to share what they say they saw. Democratic U.S. House members from Colorado visited the ICE facility, saying they left the building with more questions than answers. “When I walked through the facility, it felt like...

when rome receded, europe saw a long period of people living in the ruins of a more advanced civilization. bridges fell and no one knew how to fix them. stone homes were repaired with thatch. medicine and technology were lost. crop yields fell. sanitation became once more vile. social and cultural cohesion disintegrated. the dark ages decended. "that could never happen again" seems a popular view, but is it true? to be sure, in modern times, outside knowledge like "how to make a cell phone" will be preserved by global communication and markets, but if we're going to be seriously...

A whistleblower lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of California, Fresno County, accuses Community Regional Medical Center of covering up a dramatic rise in stillbirths following COVID-19 vaccination. Nurse Michelle Spencer, who has worked at the hospital since 2017, says the spike began in spring 2021, shortly after the rollout of COVID shots. Prior to that, the hospital reportedly saw about one stillbirth per month. After the vaccine push, that number jumped to approximately 20 each month — and has remained high ever since. According to the complaint, hospital management had access to internal data showing that nearly all the...

The mother of North Carolina teen Giovanni Pelletier has revealed who found his body after he went missing, and asked the internet to “stop spreading lies.” Who found Giovanni Pelletier's body? Teen's mom shares update (Charlotte County Sheriff's Office/Facebook) ============================================================== The mother of North Carolina teen Giovanni Pelletier, who was recently found dead after going missing, has stressed that his family found his body, not the police. On Saturday, August 9, a decomposing body was found near the area where Pelletier was last seen. His family later confirmed to ABC 11 and on social media that the body indeed belonged...

The Trump administration’s immigration policies are affecting workers and driving, in part, a decline in tourism, including international tourists, to Las Vegas, according to workers and the largest labor union in the state of Nevada. Visitors to Las Vegas overall dropped 11.3% in June 2025, compared to the same month last year. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, international visitors to one of the world’s largest tourist destinations dropped 13% in June. “A lot of departments are having a lot of layoffs,” said ​​Norma Torres, a housekeeper for eight years at Mandalay Bay and a member of...

Rep. DeGette introduces private bill to give Jeannette Vizguerra permanent resident status By: Óscar ContrerasAug 11, 2025 DENVER — Jeanette Vizguerra, a prominent Colorado immigrant rights activist detained by federal immigration agents earlier this year for being in the country illegally, could obtain lawful residency in the country if a bill introduced by a Colorado representative manages to make it past the Republican-controlled Congress. “I have filed in Congress a bill – a private bill – to release Jeanette and to let her stay in this country while her immigration case proceeds,” said Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, during a...

Nancy Pelosi is probably kicking herself over her most recent X post, because it opened a can of worms she never wanted spilled. But TDS got in the way, and she couldn’t help herself. In a desperate effort to smear President Trump’s plan to clean up DC’s deadly streets, Pelosi took to X and claimed that Trump “delayed” deploying the National Guard on January 6… a claim that instantly blew back on her, in a big way, dredging up an old debate about her role that day. ... But even worse for Pelosi was the blistering response from former Capitol...

An LGBT advocacy group that filed an unsuccessful legal challenge to end religious exemptions to federal Title IX discrimination law for Christian colleges that receive federal funding is closing down. The board of directors for the Religious Exemption Accountability Project emailed an update to supporters on Sunday to announce that they are closing the organization's operations, citing "a serious internal issue" that affected its "financial and operational stability." "While we cannot share all details publicly, we are deeply grateful to the founders, students, alumni, volunteers, donors, and community who believed in this work from day one," stated REAP. "Founded as...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost." Matthew 18:12–14It is so easy to go astray. There are many wandering souls who are lost, confused, and...

The Hollywood Bowl has never been shy about mocking God, but this summer it outdid itself. Jesus Christ Superstar was dragged back onto the stage, only this time the crown was handed to Cynthia Erivo, a black lesbian actress who strutted as “Jesus,” while Adam Lambert played Judas. The lights blazed, the crowd cheered…and the gospel itself was thrown under the bus. Erivo knew the outrage was coming. But she grinned, shrugged, and brushed it off with a smug “Why not?” Her explanation was simple enough. Broadway is “the gayest place on Earth.” That was her sermon. Not the Lamb...

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Connecticut woman shared video of a bear that wandered onto her property and ended up beating the heat with a dip in her pool. Theresa Sanderson shared video of the bear swimming laps in the pool behind her Newington home. She said the bear spent several minutes swimming before climbing out of the water and wandering away from her property. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said there have been 51 reported bear sightings in Newington so far this year. An Auburn, Calif., resident shared video in May of a mother bear and...

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel. As 5,000 rockets slammed into civilian targets, terrorists massacred at least 1,200 Israelis, wounded about 3,500, and took 251 hostages. They raped, eviscerated, mutilated, beheaded, tortured, and incinerated their victims. At least 75 hostages have died, and about 20 remain in captivity. Prior to the attack, 137 UN member countries recognized Palestinian statehood. Apparently unbothered by Hamas’ savagery, and distressed by Israel’s aggressive military response, 10 additional nations recognized Palestine after the attack. In the last month, Australia, Britain, Canada, and France provisionally joined them. Led by France, the...

MEGA BOMBSHELL: Rep. Tim Burchett EXPOSES Biden White House Staffers for Taking HUGE Payoffs to Issue 8,000+ Autopen Pardons — While Their In-Laws HID $160M+ in Cayman Islands! 💰 Smoking Gun Proof They SOLD Pardons for Bribes? DOJ Must ACT NOW! Rep. Tim Burchett drops nukes: Biden White House staffers allegedly took HUGE payoffs for 8,000+ autopen pardons while Joe was "incapacitated." "Someone got rich off that" – pure BRIBES! Now, NEW REVELATION: CIA & DOGE uncover in-laws of TWO Biden staffers stashing over $80M EACH in Cayman Islands accounts! As their shady income gets probed, should DOJ subpoena these...

Despite President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the Washington D.C. police force and deploy the National Guard to fight violent crime in the nation’s capital, he cannot deliver on his threat to do the same in Chicago, state and local officials said Monday. “If we need to, we’re going to do the same thing in Chicago, which is a disaster. We have a man there who’s totally incompetent. He’s an incompetent man,” Trump said, referring to Mayor Brandon Johnson. “And we have an incompetent governor there. Pritzker is an incompetent,” Trump added, referring to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. And now...

A Texas woman is suing a U.S. Marine, alleging he spiked her drink with nearly a dozen abortion pills, killing their unborn child, after she rebuffed his repeated requests to “get rid of it,” according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court Monday. Liana Davis alleges Christopher Cooprider secretly dissolved at least 10 abortion pills into a cup of hot chocolate that he prepared for her April 5 and then left the house and stopped responding as she profusely bled, the suit says. Cooprider, 34, declined to comment Monday. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for...

A mountain lion bit an 11-year-old girl outside her home in Malibu on Sunday and then proceeded to chase her mother and sibling ... The girl was doing her chores near a chicken coop on the property in the 32500 block of Pacific Coast Highway when the mountain lion pounced... It attacked her from behind, knocking her onto her stomach and biting her right arm, leg and lower back, Tira said. The girl’s mother was nearby and heard her child’s screams and ran over with one of the girl’s siblings. “That’s when the mountain lion proceeded to chase the mother...

Your Spouse Started Antidepressants and Became a StrangerI don’t know who this person is anymore,” James told me, his voice cracking as he described his wife of fifteen years. “She started Zoloft eight months ago for some mild anxiety about work. Now she’s rewritten our entire history together. According to her new narrative, I’ve been emotionally abusive for years. She’s filed for divorce, moved in with some guy she met at a yoga retreat, and told our kids that daddy was never really there for them.”He paused, searching for words. “The strangest part? She seems completely unbothered by destroying our...

DECATUR, Ill. (Gray News) - A substitute teacher in Illinois pleaded guilty sexually assaulting an 11-year-old student during “play dates” at her home, according to reports. Former Decatur Public Schools employee Alley Bardfield, 34, pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault, according to WCIA. She reached a partial plea deal with prosecutors in which she agreed to the sole count against her.

Key Points The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month and 2.7% on a 12-month basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI increased 0.3% for the month and 3.1% from a year ago, compared with the forecasts for 0.3% and 3%. Following the report, traders ramped up bets that the Federal Reserve would start reducing rates again in September. Tariffs did appear to show up in several categories, but other areas that normally would be hit by import duties showed little reaction. ================================================================================ A widely followed measure of...