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October 11, 2025 | Sundance | 217 CommentsIt’s all inside baseball, but for those who are watching the effort to rein in the Fourth Branch of government it is also quite interesting.CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis (pictured left) has removed the acting CIA general counsel and put himself into the role until President Trump’s nominee Joshua Simmons can be confirmed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.Deputy Director Ellis, like DNI Tulsi Gabbard is a solid MAGA ally. Without knowing the reason for his decision to remove the CIA general counsel, the New York Times is not happy.WASHINGTON DC –...

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Less than a month removed from Charlie's assassination in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune published this cartoon entitled "The Hole-in-the-Head Gang" depicting a wanted poster with elected officials from the state (with red around the neck?!).

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado bested 337 other nominees to win this year's Nobel Peace prize. The Nobel Prize Committee stated "she is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy." The 58-year-old Nobel Prize winner has been in hiding since August 2024, fearing for her safety after threats from supporters of the dictatorship led by President Nicolás Maduro. She has refused to leave the country even though the Maduro government has repeatedly threatened her...

I had an amazing time filming with my Grandpa to kick off my new series called 1 on 1 with Kai. In the video, everyone gets to see the bond we have, especially on the golf course. This is my favorite video I have filmed so far and holds a lot of meaning to me. I hope you enjoy this very special video.

The alarms aren’t just blinking anymore. They’re blaring. America’s debt-fueled consumer economy is starting to crack. Families who used to keep the stores and car dealers busy are now falling behind on payments. This isn’t some slow leak. It looks and feels like the early days of 2008, only deeper and faster. Car loans are a disaster. Credit cards are choking people. Home loans are sliding into trouble. Even those Buy Now Pay Later apps, sold as a way to “manage money,” are pulling people into digital debt traps. The question isn’t if the hit is coming. It’s how long...

California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter had a bad week. Not only did she flip out when a reporter asked her a very simple question -- namely, how she planned to win if she didn't court Republican voters -- but old footage of Porter berating staff resurfaced, too. Along with that, so did prior allegations that Porter abused her ex-husband, including pouring a hot pot of potatoes on him during an argument.

In September 2025, the number of firearm sales, as measured by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), was approximately two percent higher than it was in September 2024. This reversed the slightly downward trend in firearm sales that started in February 2025. The reductions have not been enormous, ranging from 2 to 7 percent for each individual month. Those reductions have been keenly felt in an industry accustomed to significant expansion during the Obama and Biden administrations.While the numbers used to approximate firearm sales increased by about two percent, the...

Tom Elliott @tomselliott New talking point directive just issued #AntifaDoesntExist https://x.com/tomselliott/status/1976770817544376686

Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou The Church of England partnered with “Punjabi, black and brown diaspora, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ groups” to produce the graffiti covering the interior of Canterbury Cathedral. A metaphor for modern Britain. Pissing on the ruins of a beautiful civilisation

Mutha Trucker, a YouTube news source covering the trucking industry has reported that Montgomery Transport LLC, a Birmingham, Alabama-based trucking company, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceased operations effective immediately. 1000 employees out of work as trucker files for bankruptcy The sudden shutdown has left hundreds of drivers stranded across America as the company’s leadership instructed them to halt operations. This abrupt closure represents a significant disruption in the trucking industry and has created immediate challenges for both drivers and clients dependent on Montgomery’s freight services. Details of the Bankruptcy Filing The company officially announced its Chapter 7 bankruptcy...

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order "banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from entering any city property to enforce federal laws against illegal immigration. This includes streets and parking lots. Further, City Police are instructed to ignore any 911 calls from ICE personnel being attacked by protesters." Gov. JB Pritzker hailed this "strong response to the federal invasion of Chicago and our state. In support of Mayor Johnson I have filed a lawsuit seeking a court injunction to prevent Trump from using National Guard troops to fight crime in our state. We going to use every lever at...

A group of about 200 US soldiers will be in Israel as part of the ceasefire...Gaza... In North Korea Friday night a military parade unveiling a new ballistic missile... The US military establishing a joint task force to 'crush' drug cartels... President Trump described in 'excellent overall health'...medical evaluation... Amid the US federal government shutdown layoff notices sent to 4,100 employees... Power outages in at least two Ukrainian cities tonight following... A 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Drake Passage... A UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela amid fears of imminent US military action... President Trump leveling a 100 percent tariff...

JOEL GILBERT: Letitia James Launched Bogus Mortgage Fraud Charges At Trump, But Her Own Record Shows Decades Of Alleged Fraud Ba

Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman BREAKING: This CNN host started stuttering as she realized just HOW MANY people are FINALLY being held accountable! John Bolton, John Brennan, Lisa Cook, Chris Krebs, Adam Schiff, Jack Smith, Miles Taylor, Reid Hoffman, Mark Milley, George Soros, Fani Willis, and Chris Wray. There are HUNDREDS more that need to be indicted.

SiriusXM’s Stephen A. Smith on “Straight Shooter” Wednesday told Democrats to stop accusing their opposition of being “a threat to democracy,” calling the claim hypocritical. Former Vice President Kamala Harris became the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee despite garnering virtually no primary voter approval after former President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed her on July 21, 2024. Smith said on his show that the Democratic Party has anointed their nominees in recent elections rather than letting Americans choose them — unlike Republicans since President Donald Trump entered politics. “See, when I talked about voting for Kamala Harris, I wasn’t excited...

Steve Bannon has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn his contempt of Congress conviction that saw the former Trump administration official and War Room host spend four months in prison. Bannon had been subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6, however, the information sought was initially protected under executive privilege. After Trump revoked that privilege, and Bannon was able to respond to the committee, he was indicted and later sentenced. The petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the nation’s highest court centers around Section 192 of Title 2, which states, "Every person who having been summoned...

Palestinianism depravity: The Sick Islamo-Fascistic "Joy" in Palestinian Arab October 7 AtrocitiesTwo years after the barbaric Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023—an orgy of murder, rape, mutilation, and kidnapping that claimed over 1,200 innocent lives and saw more than 250 civilians dragged into Gaza as hostages—the world should be united in revulsion. Instead, a disturbing pattern has emerged: gleeful celebrations of this savagery by Palestinians, their supporters, and radical Islamo-fascist sympathizers worldwide. What civilized societies condemn as terrorism, these groups hail as a "glorious day of success" or a "revolution." This isn't mere denial; it's a perverse revelry...

NEW YORK, NY — Sources said the indicted New York attorney general held out hope that she could ease her combative relationship with the president, as Letitia James attempted to smooth things over by sending Trump a heartfelt "Sorry I Maliciously Prosecuted You" card. Indicted on charges of bank fraud after spending the last two years prosecuting President Trump, James reportedly scrambled to perform some type of gesture that would thaw the ice between the two political enemies, eventually deciding that a greeting card was the perfect choice. "Dear Donald, my bad for trying to falsely imprison you," James wrote...

Tucker Carlson delivered a monologue on the state of the country and the history of using the National Guard to enforce law and order. TUCKER CARLSON: Well, not to be depressing, but here's the truth and something you should keep in mind over the next few years. The United States, two things to keep in mind. The United States is moving, not inexorably, but still moving toward civil war, number one. And number two, civil wars are the very worst kind of wars, worse than any kind of war fought against a foreign adversary. So to number one, why is...