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@VigilantFox Ted Cruz says Tucker Carlson is “the most dangerous demagogue in America.” “He hates Israel.” “He’s attacking Jews on a daily basis.” “He’s also said there’s no one on planet Earth he hates more than Christian Zionists. And he’s identified by name, me and Mike Huckabee, as the two people he hates the most.” “He had Nick Fuentes, who is an open Nazi. And by the way, I don’t use the term Nazi lightly.” “Tucker has also defended Mamdani and defended Maduro.” “Tucker hates President Trump. He opposes everything about his foreign policy, and he’s attacking President Trump on...

The U.S. government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total media silence. The numbers: $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in total liabilities as of September 30, 2025. Importantly, the $47.78 trillion in reported liabilities does not include the unfunded obligations of social insurance programs like Social Security and Medicare — those are disclosed separately in the off-balance-sheet Statement of Social Insurance (SOSI). The government’s consolidated balance sheet position, excluding the SOSI, deteriorated by nearly $2.07 trillion...

@wendyp4545 Graham is going to win his Primary again because the people in South Carolina repeat the same mistakes every single time that he is up for reelection. To the voters in South Carolina: To get rid of Graham, you need to rally your vote around 1 single challenger. As it stands today, you're splitting the vote between the 2 challengers which allows Graham to slide in and win it. Graham has used this same strategy every reelection and like clockwork, the people in South Carolina keep repeating the same mistake.

The Irish Government is to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel to help people with volatile fuel prices. The proposals were agreed at a leaders’ meeting on Monday evening and will be brought to Cabinet on Tuesday for approval. The Government will cut excise duty on diesel by 20 cent and petrol by 15 cent from midnight on Wednesday until end of May. A diesel rebate scheme for hauliers and bus operators is also expected, which will be backdated. The Fuel Allowance, a payment of €38 a week to help with heating costs from late September until April, is...

@CollinRugg NEW: Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer to convert part of their farm into a data center despite the offer being about 10 times the going rate for farmland in the area. "If it's my way, I'll stay and hold and feed a nation. 26 million doesn't mean anything." "As long as I'm on this land, as long as it's feeding me, as long as it's taking care of me, there's nothing that can destroy me if I've got this land." Video: Local 12 WKRC

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Deadbeat drivers left nearly $350 million in tolls unpaid in 2025 — more than double the annual total from three years earlier, a new MTA analysis estimated. The staggering figure comes after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority adopted a “cashless” system — with officials now looking turning for the state to pass legislation that would take extreme measures in some cases, like allow the agency to put liens on the property or bank accounts of scofflaws. “Preliminary data for 2025 indicate that upward trend has continued, and interventions adopted in 2024 have not gone far enough to mitigate impacts of persistent...

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WASHINGTON — Security lines at the world’s busiest airport stretched for five hours on Sunday as the TSA crisis escalated over the weekend. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted that massive waits at airports across the country are about to “get much worse” due to the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Lines stretched around the building at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday. And TSA agents told travelers that the wait for some areas at the airport — which handled 106 million travelers last year — was five hours, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Nearly 400 TSA workers...

ransomnote: Elon's DOGE decentralized and are now embedded throughout the gov. agencies. The DOGE referenced below is an agency established prior to Elon's DOGE.https://x.com/USDS/status/2036128942550110443 U.S. DOGE Service@USDSOver $1 BILLION in federal student aid fraud has been stopped since January 2025.This is what was uncovered: 🧵U.S. DOGE Service@USDS·43mNearly $90 million in fraudulent aid had already been disbursed.More than $30 million went to individuals who were deceased.More than $40 million went to bots posing as students.U.S. DOGE Service@USDS·43mFraudsters used AI-generated identities and stolen personal information to create applications that appeared legitimate.These were fake students enrolling to access real money.U.S. DOGE Service@USDS·43mUnder the...

1 min video at linkhttps://x.com/NicHulscher/status/2036104059438907745 Nicolas Hulscher, MPH@NicHulscherThis is what can happen to humans after a meningitis vaccination.Alexis Lorenze agreed to the hospital’s requirement to receive three vaccines—meningitis, pneumonia, and tetanus—in order to receive treatment.Within 10 minutes, she experienced an EXTREME adverse reaction.She lost her vision.Her nose began bleeding.She started vomiting.Then purple patches spread across her entire body. GRAPHIC WARNINGransomnote: There is a gory update I wish I had not looked at. Her scalp looks like it has been removed, leaving bloody flesh. https://x.com/llexxiiiiiiii/status/1870452795352240129

Alleged Iranian spies with ties to regime bigwigs have been charged with infiltrating Silicon Valley. Last month, a federal grand jury indicted three Iranian software engineers for allegedly stealing trade secrets from tech companies, including Google. Two of the suspects are sisters, Samaneh Ghandali, 41, and Sorvoor Ghandali, 32. They were charged alongside Mohammadjavad Khosravi,40, who is Samaneh’s husband, with allegedly using their employment at unidentified technology companies to “obtain access to confidential and sensitive information,” according to the Department of Justice. The tech workers then allegedly “exfiltrated confidential and sensitive documents, including trade secrets related to processor security and...

Undocumented immigrants are increasingly forming Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) in Florida to create a legal mechanism for self-employment, allowing them to work and earn income while navigating stricter employment laws. Florida law allows anyone, regardless of citizenship status, to form an LLC, provided they have a registered agent and a physical address. Why Illegal Aliens are Forming LLCs in Florida: Work Authorization Loophole: Federal law prohibits employers from hiring undocumented individuals, but there is no specific law forbidding undocumented immigrants from creating their own company. Establishing an LLC allows individuals to operate as independent contractors. Response to E-Verify Laws: Following...

LaGuardia Airport has now experienced two deadly tragedies exactly 34 years apart. A passenger plane was involved in a deadly smash-up at the Queens airport Sunday — the same date in 1992 that a jet crashed, killing 27 souls, as it attempted to take off from travel hub in a snowstorm. On March 22, 1992, Cleveland-bound USAir Flt. 405 tumbled off the runway and spiraled into Flushing Bay, killing more than two dozen of the 51 people on board, including the pilot, the New York Times reported at the time. “Every night, I close my eyes, and I keep seeing...

A Sacramento convenience store manager is fighting for thieves and disrupters to be held accountable after dozens of kids rushed Power Inn Chevron’s shop, along Folsom Boulevard, Thursday night.

A Gen X woman has pushed back against the idea that women become "ugly" in mid-life, telling viewers online that embracing aging has been the most-liberating part of her life and rejecting the pressure to perform femininity as she gets older. Jennine Jacob, 51, from San Francisco, California, shared her perspective to Instagram after seeing a viral discussion about women’s looks in their 40s. In comments to Newsweek, Jacob said she wanted to offer an alternative view—one rooted in acceptance rather than anxiety. "I had seen a woman speak about how no one prepared her how ‘ugly’ she would be...

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One of Charlie Kirk’s key early mentors has died in a freak pickleball accident. Texas businessman Jeff Webb, described by Kirk’s Turning Point USA as a “visionary who helped shape generations of young leaders,” died Friday at the age of 76 — two weeks after suffering a serious head injury when he fell playing the popular sport, Cheer Daily reported. The conservative author — who was also widely dubbed the father of modern cheerleading — succumbed after two weeks on life support. TPUSA posted a nearly 10-minute tribute to him Friday, calling him “a dear friend to Turning Point USA...

A manic Florida woman beat up a pregnant driver before attacking an elderly bystander and biting a police officer. Mandolyn Shaffer-Brockwell, 37, arrested on February 23 after she stopped traffic on a bustling Orlando road near the Mall of Millenia, the Orlando Police Department said in a Facebook post Friday. Shocking footage captured her violent outburst, which started when Shaffer-Brockwell jumped on the hood of a white SUV before rushing toward the driver's door, swinging it open, and attacking the woman inside. The unidentified victim, who told the crazed suspect she was pregnant and had a child in the car,...

A 72-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a man at a house in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. She is being questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender, with three other people arrested on Sunday continuing to be held on suspicion of murder. Emergency services were called to the property on Chestnut Avenue on Friday just before midnight, where a man was found in cardiac arrest and later died. The woman along with a 24-year-old man, another woman, 49, and a 16-year-old boy remained in custody, Warwickshire Police said. "While I know this will cause shock in the...