02 U.S. Politics

Trump Takes On Cartels In Border Fight– thefederalist.com
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Cleaning up the mess that the Biden administration left at America’s borders isn’t merely going to take changes in policy. It’s going to require a commitment to war. And a multi-front war at that.

President Joe Biden and the leftist machine over the past four years were complicit in the outright invasion of the United States, planting combatants bent on killing Americans and destroying the country by any means necessary.

Officials are warning of roadside explosives found on roadways around Tamaulipas, Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville, Texas. The bombs reportedly are the work of drug cartels, according to multiple media outlets.

U.K. teen who stabbed three little girls to death is sentenced to 52 years in prison – Standing for Freedom Center– www.standingforfreedom.com
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New details have been released about the gruesome attack on a dance class for young girls in Southport, U.K., as well as the catastrophic failures of government officials to stop the attack despite numerous signs that the assailant was a threat.

Axel Rudakubana, the now 18-year-old who attacked the Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July, was sentenced on January 23 to at least 52 years in prison after he pled guilty to the murder of 3 young girls — Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9 — as well as the attempted murder of 10 others.

Now that he has been sentenced, more information and court records have been released regarding the attack and the signs the government ignored indicating that Rudakubana, a first generation migrant, was planning to commit such an act.

AI company proposes merger with TikTok giving US 50% stake– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Startup Perplexity AI made its second bid to buy TikTok, this time with a proposal to have the U.S. government own 50% of the platform.

Lawmakers have long opposed TikTok’s algorithm since its parent company, ByteDance, is Chinese-owned. A ban went into effect as expected on Jan. 19, but the app was back online hours after TikTok stopped service in the United States.

The latest proposal was reported by a source who said they were unauthorized to speak on it publicly, per the Associated Press. Perplexity AI is suggesting an initial public offering of at least $300 billion in its second try to win over the platform.

The startup made an offer on Jan. 18 before the app temporarily went dark, but TikTok did not accept.

Visa, Mastercard ‘Directly Handling the Proceeds’ of Child Sexual Abuse Material: Official Docs | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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A whistleblower asserted that Visa and Mastercard failed to prevent the laundering of funds related to child sexual abuse material and sex trafficking on the pornography website OnlyFans.

Reuters reported on Friday that the whistleblower, who works as a “senior compliance expert in the credit card and banking industries,” submitted a complaint in January 2023 with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN.

That report was previously undisclosed.

The whistleblower asserted that the two credit card behemoths were aware that users were paying for illegal content on OnlyFans since 2021 or earlier.

He accused them of “turning a blind eye to flows of illicit revenue.”

The complaint was also filed with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.

Major Study Confirms Covid ‘Vaccines’ Change People’s Personalities, Emotions– slaynews.com
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An alarming study has provoked major new concerns about mRNA “vaccines” after researchers confirmed that Covid injections change the personalities of those who receive them.

The shocking study into Covid mRNA “vaccines” has sent shockwaves through the scientific community.

Leading researchers in South Korea confirmed that the injections are altering human behavior.

The troubling study found that people’s emotions, personalities, feelings, fears, stress levels, mental well-being, and general outlook changed after they were injected with the “vaccine.”

Top Oncologist Sounds Alarm: mRNA ‘Vaccines’ Are ‘Driving’ Turbo Cancer Surge– slaynews.com
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A world-renowned oncologist has called for a global ban on Covid injections and “all mRNA vaccines” after discovering that the shots are “driving” the surge in turbo cancers.

The warning was issued by Dr. Angus Dalgleish, a professor of oncology at the prestigious University of London, St. George’s.

Dalgleish is best known for his pioneering contributions to HIV/AIDS research.

The celebrated medical expert raised the alarm during a new interview with the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (VSRF).

VSFR founder Steve Kirsch asked Dalgleish about the potential future use of mRNA technology.

Dr. Dalgleish did not hold back:

“You should never use gene therapy on anything that’s not a terminal cancer in my field…

“The fact that mRNA can integrate, even if it doesn’t most of the time, makes it unjustifiable to use on young people, especially children.”

Catholic Charities Lies to Illegals to Aid Them Against ICE – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Catholic Charities Milwaukee is outrageously advising illegal aliens on refusing to comply with ICE, demanding rights they do not have, lying about U.S. laws, requesting help from foreign officials in undermining immigration law enforcement, and more.

The infamous video in question begins with a woman, Barb Graham, introducing herself as “an attorney at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in the Refugee and Immigration Services Program.” She claims to be helping illegal aliens to understand their “rights” if ICE comes to arrest them. “All people living in the United States, including people who are undocumented, have certain rights under the United States Constitution,” she asserts.

This is simply false.

NICE: Trump Administration Fires Biden’s Porn Czar and Ends His ‘Book Ban’ Office– lidblog.com
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Want another reason that Trump 2.0 is the best thing to happen to the U.S. in decades? Check out the latest Biden abomination he nuked.

Back in 2023, when the left was racing to protect kiddy porn in school libraries and keep these books on the shelves, Biden set up the office of “book ban coordinator” and installed Matt Nosanchuk, a radical, leftist, gay activist, loon to run it.

But last Friday, the newly ensconced Trump administration fired Nosanchuk and ended his dangerous, porn-pushing department.

Per the Department of Education:

U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.” The complaints alleged that local school districts’ removal of age-inappropriate, sexually explicit, or obscene materials from their school libraries created a hostile environment for students – a meritless claim premised upon a dubious legal theory. Effective Jan. 24, 2025, OCR has rescinded all department guidance issued under the theory that a school district’s removal of age-inappropriate books from its libraries may violate civil rights laws. OCR is also dismissing six additional pending allegations of book banning and will no longer employ a “book ban coordinator” to investigate local school districts and parents working to protect students from obscene content.

“By dismissing these complaints and eliminating the position and authorities of a so-called ‘book ban coordinator,’ the department is beginning the process of restoring the fundamental rights of parents to direct their children’s education,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor. “The department adheres to the deeply rooted American principle that local control over public education best allows parents and teachers alike to assess the educational needs of their children and communities. Parents and school boards have broad discretion to fulfill that important responsibility. These decisions will no longer be second-guessed by the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education.”

 

Supreme Court to Hear Case Regarding Public Funding for Private Religious School– slaynews.com
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to tackle several big cases this term.

It comes as President Donald Trump begins the work to rebuild America to the level of greatness it experienced under his first term in office.

According to the Associated Press, the high court will soon weigh approval for the nation’s first publicly funded religious private school, which would be constructed in Oklahoma.

The Supreme Court agreed to take the case after an “Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state board’s approval of an application by the Catholic Church in Oklahoma to open a charter school,” the AP noted.

The fact that the Supreme Court agreed to take the case is good news for those in favor of the school.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing approaches this week– www.boston.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America’s food supply.

The 71-year-old, whose famous name and family tragedies have put him in the national spotlight since he was a child, has spent years airing his populist — and sometimes extreme — views in podcasts, TV interviews and speeches building his own quixotic brand.

A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation’s top health official under President Donald Trump. To get there, he’s softening those long-held beliefs, hoping to win approval from the Republican Party.

At stake is Kennedy’s control of the nation’s sprawling $1.7 trillion U.S. Health and Human Services agency, which oversees food and hospital inspections, health insurance for roughly half of the country and vaccine recommendations. The job would finally give him the kind of political power Kennedys have wielded for decades.

Federalist Society’s Leonard Leo Assists Mike Pence Effort to Torpedo RFK Jr.’s HHS Nomination › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearing approaches, more than 80 organizations have voiced opposition to his nomination to head Health and Human Services (HHS)— groups like the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, Indivisible, and Advocates for Trans Equality.

Standing out like a sore thumb among the dozens of left-of-center groups hoping to derail Kennedy’s confirmation is a conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence’s group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF), was founded in April 2021, and advocates for “conservative values and policy proposals.” The group’s opposition to RFK Jr.’s nomination is  reportedly driven by his vaccine views, his alleged “checkered past,” and his libertarian views on drug legalization and abortion.

The environmental lawyer and vaccine safety activist ran for president in 2023/2024, first as a Democrat, then as an Independent, but eventually suspended his campaign when his presidential bid failed to gain traction. On August 23, 2024, Kennedy announced he and his V.P. pick Nicole Shanahan would back the Trump Campaign, unifying on key issues like the Ukraine war, chronic disease epidemic,  free speech, and removing corporate influence out of government.

Colombian Leaders Embarrassed by President Petro After Backing Down from Trump Threats– townhall.com
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Colombian political leaders are calling for the impeachment of President Gustavo Petro, citing his recent public feud with President Donald Trump as a source of national embarrassment. Critics argue that Petro’s short-lived “trade war” with Trump damaged Colombia’s international reputation, particularly in its relations with the United States. The controversy stemmed from Petro refusing deportation flights from the U.S., which resulted in Trump threatening the nation with harsh tariffs. Petro then tried to turn the table on Trump and threaten him with a 50 percent tariff on U.S. goods.

 

“YOU’RE FIRED!” – President Trump Announces Removal Of 1,000+ Biden Appointees– wltreport.com
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President Trump announced the firing of over a thousand appointees from the Biden administration.

“Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand Presidential Appointees from the previous Administration, who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,” Trump said.

“Let this serve as Official Notice of Dismissal for these 4 individuals, with many more, coming soon: Jose Andres from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars, and Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President’s Export Council—YOU’RE FIRED!” he added.

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Meanwhile, the 47th president also culled former diplomat Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President’s Export Council in his late night purge.

Separately, Trump also ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week and weakened job protections for civil servants on Monday — the first salvoes in his campaign to gut the federal bureaucracy.

Trump’s allies have said the return-to-work mandate and the stripping of civil service protections – widely known as “Schedule F” – is intended to help the president replace long-serving government workers with loyalists.

Trump Just Gave the Fire Victims in LA a Long Overdue Present That Will Change Everything– www.westernjournal.com
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Among President Donald Trump’s first executive orders issued on Monday was one directing that a plan be implemented to deliver more water from northern California to the central and southern parts of the state.

He argued lack of water was a reason the California wildfires did such damage.

Trump recounted in his Jan. 20 order — titled “Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California” and directed to the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior Departments — “During my first term, the State of California, at the direction of its Governor [Gavin Newsom], filed a lawsuit to stop my Administration from implementing improvements to California’s water infrastructure. My Administration’s plan would have allowed enormous amounts of water to flow from the snow melt and rainwater in rivers in Northern California to beneficial use in the Central Valley and Southern California.”

“This catastrophic halt was allegedly in protection of the Delta smelt and other species of fish. Today, this enormous water supply flows wastefully into the Pacific Ocean,” he added.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, is accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of ignoring clear evidence the Federal government was directly censoring Americans through social media platforms like Facebook. Zuckerberg told podcaster and MMA fight analyst Joe Rogan “I don’t think that the pushing for social media companies to censor stuff was legal.”

The Supreme Court had an opportunity to do its constitutional duty in the Murthy v. Missouri case but punted its responsibility. Now, President Donald J Trump has ended the threat to the American republic from within its own institutions in the guise of “protecting” Americans from “misinformation” through his executive order ending all government censorship media programs.

Zuckerberg Confirms SCOTUS Ignored Proof Of Fed Censorship– thefederalist.com
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Following Mark Zuckerberg’s putative mea culpa for having made Meta complicit in the largest censorship regime in American history, and his vow to restore free expression on his platforms, the CEO made perhaps his most consequential statement of all in an interview with Joe Rogan.

There, after describing the pressure campaign the Biden administration waged against his company to suppress disfavored speech, primarily regarding Covid-19, Zuckerberg told Rogan: “I don’t think that the pushing for social media companies to censor stuff was legal.”

The Meta CEO’s silence as this very issue was being litigated all the way up to the Supreme Court was as deafening then as it is maddening now. But in making this assertion, he has inadvertently highlighted one of the Roberts Court’s gravest derelictions of duty — one that emphasizes the necessity of vigorous executive and legislative actions in defense of our rights, actions like those promised by the Trump administration and some in Congress.

The dereliction of duty came in the Supreme Court’s punting of the case of Murthy v. Missouri, previously known as Missouri v. Biden.

Trump announces America’s withdrawal from World Health Organization– www.theblaze.com
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President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the scandal-plagued World Health Organization late in his first term, citing the organization’s poor response to COVID-19, its apparent
willingness to help the communist Chinese regime cover up the spread of the virus, and its refusal to adopt urgently needed reforms.

The withdrawal was
set to go into effect on July 6, 2021, but former President Joe Biden swooped in to keep America’s membership in the globalist outfit up to date.

Biden is gone, and Trump’s withdrawal plan is back.

Chip Roy Files Bill to Repeal FACE Law Biden Used to Put Pro-Life Americans in Prison– www.lifenews.com
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As pro-life activists await pardons from President Donald Trump, a key Republican member of Congress is introducing legislation targeting the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced a bill Tuesday to repeal the FACE Act, which “prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services.”

“Now that we have a Republican trifecta in the House, Senate, and White House, Congress should move quickly to repeal this law and ensure that no future president can weaponize it against pro-lifers ever again,” Roy said in a statement.

“Free Americans should never live in fear of their government targeting them because of their beliefs,” Roy has said. “Yet, Biden’s Department of Justice has brazenly weaponized the FACE Act against normal, everyday Americans across the political spectrum, simply because they are pro-life.”

“Our Constitution separates power between the federal government and the states for a reason, and we ignore that safeguard at our own peril,” he added. “The FACE Act is an unconstitutional federal takeover of state police powers; it must be repealed.”

The bill comes as 21 pro-life advocates like Bevelyn Williams await a prdon from President Trump.

Pope Francis praises ‘profound’ Buddhist religious revival in Mongolia without mentioning Christ– www.lifesitenews.com
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“By reviving traditional spiritual practices and integrating them into the nation’s development, Mongolia has reclaimed its rich religious heritage,” said Francis in reference to Buddhism, which is by far the majority religion in the country. The religious practice does not acknowledge God as Creator, let alone Jesus Christ.

During the reign of communism in the country from 1924 to 1992, Buddhism was brutally repressed, along with other religions in the country, and experienced a resurgence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991.

Francis has often met with Buddhists and praised their religion without calling them to convert to Catholicism, thereby neglecting what the Church has historically recognized is an essential part of true ecumenism, since it is a dogma that there is “no salvation outside the Church.” Christ Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)

Elon’s ‘Fascist’ Salute? Not So Fast, Says an Org That Would Know. – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Elon Musk spoke at the Capital One Arena. Everybody knows that Musk is an awkward figure, and even his heartfelt speech included some awkward gestures. At one point, he told the crowd, “My heart goes out to you” and gestured by dramatically extending his hand from his heart toward the people in the arena.

Naturally, PBS News interpreted Musk’s gesture as a Nazi salute. Correspondent Stephanie Sy said:

We did see Mr. Musk during that speech and we saw the gesture. I don’t know whether the audience here interpreted it the way it was subsequently interpreted on social media. It certainly appears to be a “Heil Hitler.” At the time, what he was saying— we went back to the transcript, and I remember him saying it, he was saying, “My heart goes out to you.” So he was gesturing to his chest and then there was the hand straight out, which harkens back for a lot of folks to the Nazi salute. But we didn’t see that reaction here. There wasn’t a gasp or a pause or any even reinforcement of the gesture. So, it’s a little hard to tell, from where we sat, the meaning of it.

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The DNC-controlled media committed more acts of treason and terror when it knowingly spread misinformation that Elon Musk made a Hitler salute during a celebration rally after President Trump’s re-election win. Musk made an awkward gesture clearly showing he was giving his heart, symbolically, to the people who made the victory possible.

The media ran with the fake report by CNN accusing Musk of making a Hitler salute with the express intent of triggering violent action against Trump, Musk, and anyone who supports them. So far, no GOP Attorney General has filed charges against the criminals that carried out this latest insurrectionist terror assault on the American republic.

Scholars, media: Elon Musk offered ‘Nazi salute’ at Trump inauguration– www.thecollegefix.com
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Wasting no time with Godwin’s Law

Donald Trump has been the 47th president for barely 24 hours, yet the media and progressive academics wasted no time reigniting the “Nazi” theme following Elon Musk’s appearance at the inauguration.

According to the BBC, Musk told the crowd “My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilisation is assured,” and then “plac[ed] his right hand over his heart and […] thrust the same arm out into air straight ahead of him.”

Many on X, formerly known as Twitter which Musk owns, “likened the gesture to a Nazi salute.” This includes supposedly educated people.

Like Claire Aubin, a lecturer at San Francisco State University and UC Davis who “specializes in Nazism within the United States.” She said “My professional opinion is that you’re all right, you should believe your eyes” — that Musk did a “sieg heil” gesture.

Why Chinese App ‘Red Note’ Is Just As Bad As TikTok– thefederalist.com
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TikTok experienced downtime for a few hours on Sunday following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a federal law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest ownership or face an outright ban in the U.S. by Jan. 19, 2025. President Trump intervened, however, announcing on Sunday that he would issue an executive order the next day to “extend the period before the law’s prohibitions take effect,” allowing time for a possible deal. As a result, TikTok quickly declared it was back in operation in the U.S.

Now America faces an even more dangerous data security landscape because, anticipating a looming TikTok ban, many American users had begun searching for alternatives. One app that has emerged as a popular choice for these so-called TikTok “refugees” is “Red Note,” a Chinese app that has rapidly gained traction in the U.S. Taylor Lorenz, a former tech writer for The New York Times and The Washington Post, has taken to X to encourage her followers to join her on Red Note, labeling it “the hottest new social app in America!!”

Red Note is owned by Xingin Information Technology, a company based in Shanghai. The app’s Chinese name is Xiaohongshu, which translates to “Little Red Book.” This name pays tribute to the small book containing quotes from the speeches and writings of Chinese Communist dictator Chairman Mao. During China’s Cultural Revolution, millions of Chinese citizens were required to carry these little books with bright red covers to study and memorize Mao’s words anytime and anywhere. The book was also a popular wedding gift during that era, as it was one of the few items readily available amid widespread shortages of other goods.

Chrystia Freeland’s WEF page deleted after she announces bid to replace Trudeau– www.lifesitenews.com
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On January 19, Freeland, who recently resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, announced that she would run for Liberal leader now that Trudeau says he is stepping down. Around this time, the WEF’s profile on Freeland was taken down from their website. 

“Sorry, but we can’t find the page you were looking for,” the page now says after clicking on the link which originally brought users to Freeland’s WEF profile. The page is still viewable via the internet archive, which notes that she is on the Board of Trustees for the globalist group best known for its infamous “Great Reset” agenda. 

In addition to the WEF page being deleted, the majority of Freeland’s Instagram posts have been removed from public view.

Leftists Expected 10,000 People to Rally Against President Trump, Only Dozens Came– www.lifenews.com
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Left-wing groups opposing Donald Trump’s second presidency had plans to “fight back” with thousands of protesters in Washington, D.C. on Monday — but that’s not what happened.

The Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition and the People’s Forum, who were behind anti-Israel riots last summer in the nation’s capital, organized Inauguration Day rallies that led local law enforcement to expect around 10,000 people across the town, starting at Malcolm X Park. The Daily Caller News Foundation, however, observed a different scene: a crowd of dozens standing in the snow, a pile of unused megaphones, and complaints about the icy weather.

“We are here on a day that is so cold that they decided to put the inauguration indoors,” one speaker said at a podium. “But for us, we’re saying that we will be here no matter what, no matter how cold it is!”

Protesters filled roughly half of the park to decry the new president’s conservative agenda while making radical demands such as the release of Palestinian criminals in Israel, labeled “political prisoners,” and “the abolition of police, prisons, and cages.”