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  • Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei

    07/26/2024 8:45:02 PM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 49 replies
    The Guardian ^ | 07/26/2024 | Rachel Leingang and Stephanie Kirchgaessner
    Heritage Foundation leader has long received spiritual guidance from group and his policy goals align with its teachingsWhat is Project 2025 and what is Trump’s involvement?Kevin Roberts, the Heritage Foundation president and the architect of Project 2025, the conservative thinktank’s road map for a second Trump presidency, has close ties and receives regular spiritual guidance from an Opus Dei-led center in Washington DC, a hub of activity for the radical and secretive Catholic group.Roberts acknowledged in a speech last September that – for years – he has visited the Catholic Information Center, a K Street institution headed by an Opus...
  • ‘Underestimate us. That will be fun.’ Taylor Swift fans mobilize for Kamala Harris

    07/26/2024 8:21:00 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 61 replies
    Kansas City Star ^ | July 26, 2024 | LISA GUTIERREZ
    Taylor Swift has not endorsed anyone in this year’s presidential race. But her army of fans isn’t waiting for her. Swifties know which way she leans. Swift, currently traveling in Europe with her mammoth Eras Tour, endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020. Since Sunday, when Biden stepped down from his reelection campaign and Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Swifties have flooded social media supporting Harris, enchanted by the prospect of the first female president. If the mammoth success of Swift’s tour has demonstrated anything, it’s this: When millions of Swifties mobilize, get out of their way. And...
  • GAO finds another $2B in military aid for Ukraine

    07/26/2024 8:07:55 PM PDT · by House Atreides · 13 replies
    UPI News ^ | Darryl Coote
    Miscalculations in the value of weaponry the United States has sent to Ukraine has again been uncovered, increasing the Pentagon's purse to supply its besieged ally by another $2 billion. At more than $53 billion in military assistance, the United States is by far Ukraine's largest backer in its two-year war against Russia. Last year, the Pentagon notified Congress that it had overvalued some of the defense articles it sent to Ukraine by about $6.2 billion. Because of this miscalculation, the Government Accountability Office was directed by Congress through the passing of the omnibus Consolidated Appropriation Act spending bill late...
  • Who is Responsible for Verifying Presidential Eligibility?

    07/26/2024 7:59:03 PM PDT · by CDR Kerchner · 112 replies
    The Post & Email Newspaper ^ | 26 Jul 2024 | Sharon Rondeau
    (Jul. 26, 2024) — As posted Tuesday by the “X” account @Kancel Kamala, on August 20, 2020, then-Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Christopher John England sent a “Certification” to then-Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill naming the party’s 2020 nominees for President and Vice President, respectively, as “Joseph R. Biden” and “Kamala D. Harris.” The 18-page set of documents remains available at the Alabama Secretary of State’s website. As part of the “certification” process, each nominee provided a signed and notarized “Consent to Nomination of the Democratic Party” and “affirmed” he or she was constitutionally qualified for the position sought...
  • Kamala Harris Aide Resigns With Scathing Letter: Staff Treated “Poorly,”

    07/26/2024 7:31:42 PM PDT · by thegagline · 22 replies
    November 11, 2019 To Whom it may Concern: It is with a heavy heart that I submit my resignation as State Operations Director at Kamala Harris for the People, effective November 30, 2019. This is my third presidential campaign and I have never seen an organization treat its staff so poorly. While I still believe that Senator Harris is the strongest candidate to win in the General Election in 2020, I no longer have confidence in our campaign or its leadership. The treatment of our staff over the last two weeks was the final straw in this very difficult decision....
  • Recent wave of illegal immigration could net the federal government nearly $1 trillion, study says

    07/26/2024 7:24:44 PM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 67 replies
    San Antonio Express News ^ | 07/26/2024 | By Benjamin Wermund, Austin Bureau
    The CBO estimates the immigration surge will create $1.2 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, mostly from income taxes and spending by the estimated 8.7 million migrants living in the U.S. during that time. The recent surge in migration across the southern border could help slash the federal deficit by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a recent report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The CBO estimates the immigration surge will create $1.2 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, mostly from income taxes and spending by the estimated 8.7 million migrants living...
  • Watch Live: Donald Trump Gives Keynote Address at TPUSA Faith Summit

    07/26/2024 6:55:58 PM PDT · by Reno89519 · 15 replies
    Breitbart ^ | July 26, 2024 | President Donald Trump
    Former President Donald Trump delivers the keynote address at the Turning Point USA Faith Believers’ Summit.
  • Prosecutors release shocking update about anti-Israel protesters who set American flag alight and shouted 'Allahu Akbar' in Washington during Netanyahu's speech

    07/26/2024 6:45:48 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 17 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | July 26, 2024 | Jon Michael Raasch
    Anti-Israel protestors and Hamas sympathizers who desecrated Washington, D.C.'s Union Station have learned their fates. A minimum of eight people who participated in the anti-Israel protest during Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech Wednesday are now facing federal criminal charges after defacing federal property and fighting police. Some protestors, however, have had their charges dropped by more lenient Washington, D.C. prosecutors. Frederick Coates, Crow Momamome and Antonio Somerville have all been charged with attempting to carry a dangerous weapon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. Nathaniel Lawrence, Sonia Krishan and Roger Miller have been charged with attempted theft....
  • 'Karens for Kamala?' Inside the White Women Zoom Call for Harris "White women, we have 100 days to help save the world!"

    07/26/2024 6:27:28 PM PDT · by thegagline · 41 replies
    Reason ^ | 07/26/2024 | Elizabeth Brown
    "Karens for Kamala?" actress Connie Britton joked. Britton was one of two celebrities, several politicians, and, reportedly, more than 100,000 others on a Zoom call advertised as a way for white women to "show up for Kamala Harris." What transpired echoed advocacy around Hillary Clinton eight years ago. It was also oddly reminiscent in tone, if not substance, of missteps we've seen from conservatives like Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio), in which those who aren't on board with your side are assumed to simply be deficient human beings. *** The virtual gathering was organized by gun control activist and Moms Demand...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Open Mic! ~ 27 July 2024

    07/26/2024 6:00:50 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 88 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend
    ***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: Open Mic! ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time &...
  • Sen. Chris Murphy Slammed for Condemning ‘Pro-Hamas’ Protesters Shortly After Criticizing Netanyahu

    07/26/2024 5:25:40 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 6 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 07/26/2024 | Joshua Klein
    Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is facing backlash for criticizing “pro-Hamas cheers” at a fiery anti-Israel protest only hours after expressing outrage over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that such protesters were Hamas sympathizers. In his address before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, the Israeli leader denounced anti-Israel protesters who support the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hamas:
  • Biden camp suggests president quickly endorsed Kamala Harris to defy Barack Obama

    07/26/2024 5:21:28 PM PDT · by Az Joe · 26 replies
    NY Post ^ | 07/26/2024 | Isabel Vincent and Sarah Nathan
    There’s buzz swirling within the Biden camp that the president’s swift endorsement of Kamala Harris was his revenge on prominent party leaders — including Barack Obama — who pressured him to bow out of the race against his will, sources told The Post.
  • Trump expected to draw heavily from Senate to fill Cabinet

    07/26/2024 5:16:32 PM PDT · by RandFan · 39 replies
    The Hill ^ | 07/25/24 6:00 AM ET | by Alexander Bolton
    Republican allies of former President Trump expect him to draw heavily from the Senate GOP conference to fill his Cabinet if he is elected to a second term in November, with Sens. Bill Hagerty (Tenn.), Tom Cotton (Ark.), Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) in contention for top-level jobs.Republicans feel confident about Trump’s chances against Vice President Harris in November and are buzzing about who could lead the departments of Treasury, Defense, State and Education if Trump wins. GOP lawmakers expect Trump, if elected, to push big reforms to overhaul the federal bureaucracy, and they believe that senators are...
  • Chicago alderman sounds alarm on migrant surge ahead of DNC: 'We can't handle any more'

    07/26/2024 5:13:08 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 29 replies
    Fox news ^ | 07/26/2024 | Elizabeth Heckman
    Chicago is bracing for as many as 25,000 migrants to arrive in the Windy City ahead of next month's Democratic National Convention, with one local alderman warning the city is already "tapped out" of resources. "We can't handle any more illegal immigrants sent to Chicago right now," Anthony Napolitano told "Fox & Friends First" Friday. "The only highlight this is going to bring is at the national scale – that we can show everybody how sanctuary cit[ies are] a failure." City officials addressed preparations for the potential surge this week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed at the Republican National...
  • Newsom calls on Oakland to allow more police chases, stop suspects from ‘fleeing with impunity’

    07/26/2024 5:04:47 PM PDT · by matt04 · 30 replies
    Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday sent a letter to Oakland officials urging them to allow police to engage in more vehicle pursuits, contending that the limitations placed on officers contribute to public safety challenges in the city. The California Highway Patrol inspired the governor’s missive after the agency “observed criminals fleeing with impunity” during the governor’s campaign to boost law enforcement and reduce crime in a city that has historically been one of the most dangerous in the state. In a policy Newsom described as an “outlier,” Oakland only allows police chases when a suspect is armed with a gun...
  • The Hill: Some House Republicans slam Vance as Trump’s VP pick: ‘The worst choice’

    07/26/2024 4:42:51 PM PDT · by RandFan · 106 replies
    The Hill ^ | 07/26/24 5:30 AM ET | by Mychael Schnell
    A number of House Republicans are privately bashing former President Trump’s selection of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, warning that the pick will not help — and could hurt — the party’s chances of winning in November. The Republicans, speaking to The Hill on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic, raised concerns about Vance’s foreign policy positions, lack of experience and inability to expand the Republican coalition beyond Trump’s base. There are, to be sure, plenty of Vance supporters in the House GOP conference, particularly hard-line conservatives — including those in the House Freedom...
  • Fuyao plant, nearly 30 other area locations raided in massive Homeland Security investigation

    07/26/2024 3:50:11 PM PDT · by Gary from Dayton · 20 replies
    WHIO ^ | Staff
    Nearly 30 locations in the southern part of Montgomery County were hit as part of a Homeland Security raid on Friday. HSI, in collaboration with IRS Criminal Investigation and other law enforcement agencies, executed federal search warrants at Fuyao Glass America and 27 other locations in Dayton, Liberty Township, Miamisburg, Moraine, and West Carrollton on Friday.
  • Justice Dept. settles with ex-FBI officials over anti-Trump text leak (Strzok)

    07/26/2024 3:36:16 PM PDT · by KingofZion · 58 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | July 26, 2024 | Spencer Hsu
    The Justice Department has agreed to settle claims by former senior FBI special agent Peter P. Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who had filed lawsuits accusing the government of violating their privacy rights by leaking their politically charged text messages criticizing Donald Trump. Strzok’s attorneys say he will receive a $1.2 million settlement. Terms for Page were not disclosed. Strzok and Page said they were illegally targeted for retribution by the Trump administration after the FBI investigated Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Strzok, a former top counter-intelligence expert, was fired by the FBI in 2018 after news...
  • President Trump's Truth Social Post Showing Vapor Trail of Bullet That Pierced His Ear (Investigate This, Christoper "Shrapnel" Wray)

    07/26/2024 3:07:09 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 54 replies
    Truth Social ^ | Jul 26, 2024, 2:59 PM | Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112854562463116292
  • The Bloodless Coup of Joe Biden Will Not Work Out Well for Democrats

    07/26/2024 3:04:21 PM PDT · by george76 · 46 replies
    Townhall ^ | Jul 26, 2024 | Josh Hammer
    The Democratic Party ruling class's bloodless coup of their own democratically elected presidential nominee, who also happens to be the nominal sitting president of the United States, is one of the most astonishing political developments of my lifetime. Joe Biden, though clearly physically and mentally impaired, has sought the presidency for quite literally longer than I have been alive. Biden had been defiant ever since the June 27 presidential debate debacle that he was not going anywhere, despite overwhelming pressure from party elites and sycophantic media lapdogs demanding he do precisely that. He has a Lady Macbeth-like wife who craves...