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Conservative Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday he will hold up any funding bill to keep the government open past Sept. 30 if it includes funding for the war in Ukraine.“Today I’m putting congressional leadership & @POTUS on notice that I will oppose any effort to hold the federal government hostage for Ukraine funding. I will not consent to expedited passage of any spending measure that provides any more U.S. aid to Ukraine,” Paul wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.That means if Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants to add Ukraine money to a stopgap...

At a recent university virtual event titled: "Pandemic Lessons and Role of Faculty in Pandemic Preparedness with Dr. Anthony Fauci," the retired multimillionaire federal bureaucrat said "the lockdowns imposed in 2020 were necessary because we had no vaccine to prevent people from the deadly corona virus. The thinking was that once a vaccine was available people could be allowed to be free because vaccination would protect them. Unfortunately, a large minority of the population never agreed to get vaccinated." "If we are to protect the public from a resurgence of covid infections we must prevent the unvaccinated from infecting those...

Video footage emerged on Tuesday showing the moment that a staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was brutally stabbed in Democrat-controlled Washington, D.C. The Washington Post obtained the footage of Glynn Neal allegedly attacking Phillip Todd back in March after Todd left a restaurant with a friend. Todd and his friend were walking out of the frame of the video when the suspect charges in and tackles Todd to the ground and begins repeatedly stabbing him. “What the f***,” a voice on camera says before Todd’s friend rushes in to get the suspect off of him. The two men then...

A new poll conducted by Pew Research found that 81% of Democrats and Independents who lean Democrat favor censorship by government and tech companies of speech that they construe as unacceptable. The corresponding figure for Republicans and Independents who lean Republican is 48%. This means that a solid 60% of Americans favor censorship. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called these findings "disturbing. America's status as the land of the free depends on freedom of speech. Without it, mistaken government policies will escape the inspection and criticism necessary for changing them. Tyrannies benefit from suppressing freedom of speech. This...

FLASHBACK: Nancy Pelosi Swore She Had Cold Hard Evidence of Trump and Russia Collusion In 2017, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi swore she was in possession of “cold hard evidence” of collusion between the Trump family and Russia. Another Trump/Russia narrative hack we can add to the list. Here is what Pelosi said while pushing the Trump and Russia collusion narrative in 2017: “This week, we saw cold, hard evidence of the Trump campaign. Indeed, the Trump family eagerly intending to collude, possibly with Russia, a hostile foreign power to influence American elections in the month.” “Again, as we celebrate...

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Sen. Rand Paul’s heated opposition to a TikTok ban startled Capitol Hill last week, but you could look at it as a straightforward case of following the money, according to insiders – in this case, the money of a major GOP donor who has $33 billion on the line. The gentleman from Kentucky – who has made his career partly as a China hawk – surprised colleagues on the Senate floor last week when he blocked Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s hopes for fast-tracked legislation to ban TikTok. “Speech is protected whether you like it or not,” Rand said, jumping...

The federal trial of David DePape, the California man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul at the couple’s San Francisco home last year, will begin on Oct. 23. The detail emerged Wednesday as DePape – clad in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at the knees – made a federal court appearance in San Francisco. At the hearing, DePape’s lawyer said he is planning to file a change of venue motion in the coming weeks, which will be followed up by a hearing in May, according to Fox News’ Claudia Cowan. Federal prosecutors also told a judge that the defense...

Some of Ron Paul's most avid (some say "rabid") supporters are not friends of America. The Marxist group "Code Pink" are frequent and vociferous supporters of the good congressman, as are "Iraq Veterans against the War," a Soros-funded group that is sometimes violently opposed to any American intervention overseas, no matter how justified it may be. Code Pink, headed up by Medea Benjamin, shows up at any anti-American gathering that happens to have media (no pun intended) coverage scheduled. That organization is frequently joined by IVAW in its pursuit of America-bashing. Now, Rep. Paul cannot be held totally responsible for...

An Open letter concerning Adam kokesh and his anti-war activities and their effects on families of those serving in the Military and on Active Duty military presently serving and those who served in times past.

Susan "Medea" Benjamin, co-founder of the terrorist support group Code Pink, vigorously defended the Muslim Brotherhood from Congressional critics, saying in an interview that she was "appalled" by opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood gaining power in Egypt. Benjamin also voiced her outrage at critics of the Muslim Brotherhood in a series of comments on Twitter posted from a House committee hearing she attended.The Muslim Brotherhood is considered by experts to be the father of Islamic terrorism with the goal of establishing global Islamic domination through the imposition of sharia.Code Pink, which markets itself as a feminist "peace and social justice...

Darling of the peace movement and anti-War traitor, Adam Kokesh has joined in with the left wing RUSSIA TODAY!

Code Pink-Islamist Alliance Interrupts Netanyahu’s Speech at AIPAC by Jim Hoft Monday, May 23, 2011, 10:29 PM Code Pink is supposed to be a peace group… That’s why they support Hamas. The Code Pink-Islamist Alliance repeatedly interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech tonight at AIPAC. They’ve already taken credit for the interruptions... (Continued at link below with link to video)

Adam Kokesh, an American who stars on KGB-TV, otherwise known as RT or Russia Today television, staged a publicity stunt at the Jefferson Memorial on May 28 and is now complaining about his arrest for “dancing.” His video is getting attention from the media, while his followers are insisting that he was the victim of harsh police tactics. But an examination of the video of his arrest shows that the event was a planned provocation by professional agitators arranged in coordination with Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, who was also arrested. Kokesh anchors the “Adam Vs. The Man” TV show...

The Republican senator wanted to make a point about America’s COVID policies compared to the rest of the world. On Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul wanted to know if the dean of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing was ‘pro-choice.’ ‘Are you pro-choice in regards to patients making individualized medical choices?” Paul asked Dr. Sarah Szanton. “Broadly, thank you, yes,” Szanton replied. Paul was beginning a larger discussion to note that other nations have enjoyed more medical freedoms than most Americans have had. “Are you aware that your university doesn’t allow choice with regard to vaccination, that you require all of your...

A coalition of news organizations is seeking evidence surrounding the alleged home invasion of Paul Pelosi’s residence in October. The media outlets filed a court motion last week seeking the release of evidence introduced in David DePape’s preliminary hearing. This comes as other stories across the country, such as Biden’s classified documents blunder, have been stealing some of the clout of this bizarre episode. **SNIP** It includes body camera footage from police officers who responded at the scene of the Pelosi residence, footage from Capitol Police surveillance cameras at the home, and video of a post-arrest interview with DePape, according...

A brand new Republican member of Congress from Florida tweeted a shocking joke about the 2022 vicious home invasion beating of 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, husband of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “Finally,” slammed new Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), “one less gavel in the Pelosi house for Paul to fight with in his underwear.” The ugly tweet was apparently Mills’ version of a celebration of the ascendency to House speaker of Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Mills was also making fun of the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi, who was beaten with a hammer in the middle of the night last October...

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul explains his opposition to the omnibus spending bill on 'Kudlow.' Rand Paul:"This brings on the LIE that the Republicans are fiscally conservative" "Republicans are emasculated and have no power" "We have to do the budget the way its supposed to be done"

For Alexandra Pelosi, the brutal attack on her father earlier this year was a culmination of vitriol that had been building for decades. Her family’s name, she says, has been weaponized for years, turned into a curse word for Republicans. **SNIP** The bubbling political rhetoric that led to that moment is chronicled in a new documentary premiering Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO. The film, “Pelosi in the House," directed and produced by Alexandra Pelosi, the youngest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's five children, follows the elder Pelosi’s career over three decades. **SNIP** “There’s a thread from the very...

- Paul Pelosi was attacked in his home on Oct. 28 by a man authorities said was looking for his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. - Pelosi and the suspect, David DePape, did not know each other, authorities said. - Photos of Pelosi at the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 4 do not show any mpox scars on his chin. **SNIP** The attack on Pelosi in his San Francisco home has sparked numerous conspiracy theories, many of which we’ve debunked. His first public appearance sparked another. This one appears to play off the baseless conspiracy that he and his attacker...