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Healing America: RFK Jr.’s potential first actions to start rebuilding public health

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Articles / Health / Politics & Policy Healing America: RFK Jr.’s potential first actions to start rebuilding public health America’s health has been declining for decades. The road was rocky through confirmation but new Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans changes to reverse the trend. By: Since his confirmation by the United States Senate by a vote of 52 to 45, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will take over the daunting assignment of overhauling America’s Department of Health and Human Services, setting new guidance for vaccines, health protocols, income security programs, funding and implementing health initiatives and more. In August of 2024, Kennedy announced that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Donald Trump for president. Among the issues he indicated contributed to his decision were the war in Ukraine, free speech, and “a war on our children.” The latter item proved to resonate strongly with the MAGA faithful as they collectively welcomed Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives and figures into the support base with fervor. At a Glendale, Arizona rally in August, Kennedy joined Trump on stage, walking out to pyrotechnics, the Foo Fighter’s song, “My Hero,” and roaring applause with chants of “Bobby! Bobby!” from the crowd.  Public now more skeptical With previous differences on issue like abortion and environmental causes, the war on children – his health initiatives to end chronic diseases and remove toxic chemicals from items on America’s store and pharmacy shelves – was a home run with the majority of voters.  Perfectly nestled within the MAGA theme to reduce government, fight bureaucracy and establishment medicine, his website cites a mission to “dismantle the corporate stranglehold on our government agencies that has led to widespread chronic disease, environmental degradation, and rampant public distrust.” Seizing on fresh sentiment that the Covid-19 pandemic was mismanaged and used as a means to overregulate and over-mandate, Trump voters were quickly shifting from accepting guidance on the Covid-19 vaccine to skepticism over that vaccine and others, particularly childhood vaccinations.  There are a number of health items the MAG/HA movement is looking to see dealt with soon. Reduce consumption of processed foods Dozens of studies including one published by the BMJ Group found that “diets rich in ultra-processed foods with increased risks for premature death, cardiovascular disease, mental health disorders, diabetes, obesity, and sleep problems.” Despite the dire warnings, ultra processed foods account for more than half of the caloric intake of American households and has increased at a faster pace than consumption of ultra-processed foods outside the home. This is not only a food industry issue, it’s cultural. Iconic American brands like Mountain Dew, Doritos, Coffee-Mate, Dunkin’ Donuts, Pringles and Lays often buy up the most coveted timeslots during the Super Bowl. Food dyes removed This is an issue that predates both Trump and Kennedy’s tenure. On January 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration finally issued a ban on Red Dye No 3, also known as Red 3. It is currently used in nearly 3,000 products in the United States despite its ban in other countries. The European Union banned the substance over three decades ago, as well as the UK, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Food dyes serve no nutritional value. They only serve the aesthetics of a food item like maraschino cherry manufacturers who use it to bring out the bright red hues.  In addition to studies done in the 1990’s linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats, it “disrupts thyroid hormone regulation through several mechanisms. It inhibits the thyroid gland’s ability to absorb iodine, a key component for synthesizing thyroid hormones, and blocks an enzyme essential for converting one thyroid hormone to another, contributing to thyroid dysfunction. Along with other impairments in thyroid hormone function, Red 3 increases the risk of thyroid-related disorders. The ban doesn’t go into effect until January 15, 2027, though Kennedy may work immediately to move up that deadline.  Ban Big Pharma from the airwaves While pharmaceutical advertisements on television have been permitted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since the mid-1980s, many Americans have noticed a barrage in recent years. They’re not crazy. The number of TV pharma ads exploded 65% between 2012 and 2016. Why? Drug manufacturers found that if they could pique the interest of consumers and patients at home, they would take that interest to the doctor’s office with them and bring it up with their physician. Coupled with the TV campaign was a concerted push by pharmaceutical representatives who love to bomb doctor’s offices and, et voilá. A customer is made. Reliance on pharmaceuticals Only two countries allow such ads: the United States and New Zealand. Naturally, the advertisements highlight the benefits of the drug for the entire purchased time slot, with a rapid-reader rattling off the warnings at the very end and at a lower volume than the rest of the ad.  In general, public sentiment is shifting away from reliance on pharmaceuticals, even if public health tells a different story. Sixty percent of American adults have at least one chronic condition and 12% have five or more, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Conditions like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases are the most prevalent. These chronic diseases count for more than $1 trillion in healthcare costs annually in the United States. In fact, according to the study, “about 90% of the annual $4.1 trillion health care expenditure is attributed to managing and treating chronic diseases and mental health conditions.”  Americans are sick. And they are sick of being sick. Founder and CEO of Daily Nouri, a company that focuses on balancing all the systems of the body through probiotic health, said that “the American people are eager for answers. Millions of Americans have been demanding transparency into the alarming decline of human health and the simultaneous growth of food and pharma. Americans have asked for, and will be receptive to, common sense solutions.” Challenge the established narrative “Improving health in America is a complex issue without a one-size-fits-all answer. RFK Jr. seeks to adopt a comprehensive approach that encompasses food-related initiatives, exercise, and supplements, in addition to conventional pharmaceuticals

Articles, Diplomacy, Government

Man of Steel: Trump’s tariffs seek to protect, expand America’s metal industry

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Man of Steel: Trump’s tariffs seek to protect, expand America’s metal industry By: President Donald Trump’s orders to impose tariffs and close loopholes on metal imports not only delivered on a major campaign promise to American steel workers, they also set the stage for geopolitical dealmaking that could stretch as far and wide as Europe and the Gaza Strip. Within hours of Trump affixing his signature on the tariffs orders that take effect globally next month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday floated the notion that American companies would play a major role in rebuilding his country post-war. It’s one of many potential big markets for U.S. steel and aluminum that could be negotiated by a Trump administration after years of Ukraine enjoying exemptions to prior U.S. tariffs. Zelenskyy is set to meet later this week with Vice President JD Vance, and other Trump administration officials. “Those who are helping us to save Ukraine will renovate it, with their businesses together with Ukrainian businesses. All these things we are ready to speak about in detail,” the Ukrainian leader said. Similarly, Trump kept up pressure on Middle East leaders to come up with their own plan for displaced Palestinians by continuing to suggest the United States was willing to take over and rebuild the Gaza Strip into a luxury resort destination after decades of violence. “We are going to take it,” Trump said of the Gaza Strip during an appearance with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, adding any U.S. rebuilding project would “cherish” the land Palestinians have long occupied. While Arab leaders have been cool to Trump‘s idea, the president’s team has stressed the threat of a U.S. takeover opens the door for some extraordinary dealmaking that could also benefit American companies. “Right now, the only one who’s stood up and said I’m willing to help do it is Donald Trump,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during an radio interview Monday. “All these other leaders, they’re going to have to step up. If they’ve got a better idea, then now is the time. “Now is the time for the other governments and other powers in the region, some of these very rich countries, to basically say, okay, we’ll do it,” he said. Such talk is still aspirational since Trump and leaders in the two wars must first reach substantive peace deals. But it also exposes that Trump and his team are playing four-dimensional chess in which domestic and foreign interests are intertwined at almost every step. That notion l is often lost in legacy media coverage that has focused mostly on the potential impact of tariffs on product costs, Trump’s defenders say. “The media is in full meltdown mode after President Trump imposed duties and retaliatory tariffs this week on countries who have been ripping us off for decades,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said. “Both aluminum and steel are critical to our national security — and we make some of the best in the world right here at home. “President Trump’s strategic tariffs will strengthen and revitalize our nation’s economy by making sure our trade deals are fair to taxpayers and the American worker,” he added. Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said the president’s plan not only ends the dumping practices of foreign adversaries like China that exploited exemptions and harmed American steel and aluminum makers, it sets the stage for significant growth for the domestic metals industry. The tariffs “will usher in a new Golden Age of prosperity for two key pillar industries,”  Navarro wrote in a FoxNews oped. Under steel and aluminum tariffs imposed during Trump’s first administration, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the European Union, Ukraine and the United Kingdom received exemptions which prevented the tariffs from being effective. China and other nations used these exemptions to exploit trade through backdoor means of commerce, thus undermining the purpose of such exemptions. This time around Trump left no room for that and the tariffs-for-all will go into effect starting March 12, 2025. Trump’s detractors have raised fire and fury over the potential imposition of tariffs with Senators Chris Coons , D- Del., and Tim Kaine D-Va., introducing the “Stopping Tariffs on Allies and Bolstering Legislative Exercise of Trade Policy Act” (STABLE). “Congress gave the president the authority to impose tariffs so that he could combat our enemies in the event of a national security crisis, not so that he could pursue grudges against our allies and neighbors,” Coons said. “If this weekend’s tariffs go into effect, they’ll do catastrophic damage to our relationships with our allies and raise costs for working families by hundreds of dollars a year. Congress needs to stop this from happening again. While tariffs can cost the imposing country’s citizens initially, Trump has used the tool successfully, most recently with Canada and Mexico to coerce security and assistance at our northern and southern borders respectively. And with markets reacting to the tariff proclamation, the price of steel only rose 1.7% under Trump’s last tariffs, according to a federal agency analysis Tariffs could come with not only diplomatic and trade benefits, but revenue as well. With a residual budget gap left by the Biden administration of $1.83 trillion, better trade deals could substantially fill the blinking red coffers resulting from overspending and budgets as balanced as a single-seat seesaw. This isn’t a new concept; between 1798 and 1913 tariffs accounted for some 50% to 90% of federal income. The negotiation tool of tariffs on the European Union takes on a different shape, and it combines the matter of trade with geopolitics. Before the election in September, Trump told a Savannah, Georgia crowd that, “we’re stuck in that war unless I’m president. I’ll get it done, I’ll get it negotiated, I’ll get out. We gotta get out.” Hinting at what could soon transpire through a peace deal, Trump said on Monday that he had spoken to Russian president Vladimir Putin and that “I hope it’s fast. Every day people are dying. This was is so bad

Articles, Mexico, World

Mexico’s follow-through is key to border security; Trump team confirms number of deportees

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Articles / Mexico / World Mexico’s follow-through is key to border security; Trump team confirms number of deportees 10,000 troops will reportedly be stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border to help alleviate illegal entry and crime, but concerns remain over implementation and the likelihood these criminals will return. By: With a pin stuck in the tariff war phase of the negotiation, the question now shifts to follow-through by the Mexican government. The Mexican tariff standoff is enjoying a reprieve after the nation’s President announced that a deal was made to pause the tariffs for 30 days. The White House announced the previous Saturday that tariffs would be go into effect for both Mexico and Canada at a rate of 25% as well as a 10% tariff on Chinese imports. The issues cited by the Trump administration reflect his campaign’s emphasis on the fentanyl crisis, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking. On the “X” social media platform Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said, “We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty” and committed to deploying 10,000 Mexican troops to Mexico’s northern border adjoining the United States. A further concern is whether Mexico’s earnest efforts to keep up their end of the bargain could be corrupted by cartel-loyal troops. According to National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto, not all Mexican troops may be committed to protecting the border, rather, serving as security for Mexican cartels. Del Cueto told the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast on Monday: “my worry is, what are they going to do while they’re out here? Because for the longest time, sometimes we’ve seen the Mexican military, and I hate to say it this way, or people that are dressed like the Mexican military, you get these copycats that actually start protecting the drug loads coming through to the southern border. So we want to make sure that we know it is actually them and it’s not some of these copycats that are getting involved.” This assertion was reinforced by Real America’s Voice National Correspondent and host of “Law and Border” TV show Ben Bergquam. Reacting specifically to the notion that Mexican military acts on behalf of the cartel, Bergquam said, “you have enough of the guys on the take, yeah, that you know you’ve strategically placed them in the right places…you’ve got the official guys doing it for you.” Almost immediately upon taking office, President Trump and border czar Tom Homan began the deportation process starting with a “worst first” method. The focus has been on deporting illegal aliens who have committed crimes subsequent to the crime of crossing the border and in most cases, violent crimes like assault, rape, and murder. The “worst first” policy has not been without opposition. California Attorney General Rob Bonta told ABC News, “there will be pain and harm inflicted by him. It is not all avoidable, but to get to our immigrant communities in ways that are in violation of the law, they’re going to have to go through me, and we will stop them in courts using our legal tools given to us.” Multiple news outlets also pushed fear-inducing headlines citing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in schools. In one particular instance, it was reported that ICE had performed a raid in Chicago’s Hamline Elementary School. The school’s principal Natasha Ortega said, “we will not open our doors for ICE, and we are here to protect our children and make sure they have access to an excellent education.” It was later revealed that the agents were not deployed by ICE; rather, they were Secret Service agents investigating a protectee in connection with the social media platform TikTok. Democrats have also vocalized concerns that these deportations may inadvertently catch nonviolent illegal aliens in their net. “If you’re not out looking for criminals based on crimes committed, but undocumented immigrants based on their looks, you’re going to sweep up a lot of innocent people, including innocent citizens,” House Democrat Jamie Raskin said in a statement to NBC News. “We’ve already seen cases of racial and ethnic profiling leading to the unlawful detention of U.S. citizens. That’s why I’m demanding answers about some of these profoundly troubling stories we’ve heard about citizens being targeted, detained and questioned.” However, on Wednesday during a press briefing from the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that less than 6% of those detained by ice were falsely detained. Of over 8000 arrested, 461 have been released from custody due to various reasons. This, after she also reported on “X” on January 23, 2025 that “the trump administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals, including a suspected terrorist, four members of the trending Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of sex crimes against minors.” Furthermore, a future concern is that these criminal aliens might reappear on U.S. soil. Speaking on the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show Tuesday night, Congressman Tim Burchett said, “what worries me about some of those dirt bags that we deport is somehow they might by hook or crook, might get back in the country. If they mess with a child or a lady or anybody in a in a physical manner…again, kids might be watching…I think we ought to send them home in a box.” In many high-profile stories like the NYC subway burning suspect, they were deported and then re-entered the country, in some instances multiple times. If you want to read more of the latest by Amanda Head or the team of world class journalists at Just The News, feel free to read or subscribe by visiting JustTheNews.com today. TOP STORIES Mexico’s follow-through is key to border security; Trump team confirms number of deportees Trump to sign executive order to keep men out of women’s sports Democrat Dilemma: DEI-driven party elects two white men with beliefs that clash with middle America NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde LATEST

Articles, Government, White House

Trump to sign executive order to keep men out of women’s sports

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Articles / Government / White House Trump to sign executive order to keep men out of women’s sports Fulfilling another campaign promise to protect women’s sports, President Donald Trump will sign his fourth EO regarding transgenders. By: After three other executive orders pertaining to transgenders in the military – directives that the federal government will recognize only two genders and banning sex-change surgery for minors – President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign his No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order on the 39th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The commemoration began in 1987 as a way to celebrate female participation in athletics. A Gallup survey in May 2023 found that the vast majority of Americans support the requirement that transgender athletes compete in categories reflecting their birth gender. Seventy percent of respondents supported the requirement, up from 62% in 2021. TOP STORIES Trump to sign executive order to keep men out of women’s sports Democrat Dilemma: DEI-driven party elects two white men with beliefs that clash with middle America NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election LATEST EPISODES Fired! Veteran volleyball coach has been let go from SJSU for speaking up to protect women in sports Democrat governors of border states are ‘non-existent,’ says Border Patrol Council VP, hopes Mexican troops will provide relief Rep. Hamadeh talks airline crash & his support for Kash Patel for FBI Dir., Fmr Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron annihilates DEI Rep. Weber praises Trump’s early border security efforts & retired FBI Exec. applauds Kash Patel for not ‘taking the bait’ Rep. Miller-Meeks unabashedly lays out the very change RFK Jr. can create as HHS Secretary if confirmed by the Senate RELATED ARTICLES Trump to sign executive order to keep men out of women’s sports Democrat Dilemma: DEI-driven party elects two white men with beliefs that clash with middle America NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’

Articles, Politics & Policy

Democrat Dilemma: DEI-driven party elects two white men with beliefs that clash with middle America

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Uncategorized Democrat Dilemma: DEI-driven party elects two white men with beliefs that clash with middle America “I think the Democratic brand is hurting because people feel that you cannot, with conviction and integrity, tell me what you honestly feel about some hard issues,” a Democrat leader laments. By: Democrats who pressed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for years and got roundly rejected at the polls last year chose two new executives to lead their party out of the political desert. But there’s one catch: they are two white men who don’t fit the identity politics of the party’s base and hold widely progressive views that clash with Middle America. The Democratic National Committee’s election this past weekend of Minnesotan Ken Martin to be chairman and anti-gun activist David Hogg have mystified political observers on both sides of the aisle after an election in which voters clearly rejected the far-left drift of the party. “Democrats have once again fallen victim to identity politics, and it’s going to be very hard for Democrats to walk away from identity politics,” Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, who ousted a Democrat incumbent in November, told Just the News. “They’ve essentially evangelized their base to the point where the base has religion around identity and that base is not going to be satisfied unless their leadership continues down that line of thinking,” he added. Many Democrats agree, including Faiz Shakir, former manager of Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. “I’m frustrated by the way in which we utilize identity to break ourselves apart,” he told the crowd. “Listen, I worked at the ACLU. I’m supportive of diversity, equity and all the rest. But we’re competing over the wrong thing when we should be joining together to fight together.” After the election, Shakir continued to be frustrated that new leadership hadn’t solved a core problem. “I think the Democratic brand is hurting because people feel that you cannot, with conviction and integrity, tell me what you honestly feel about some hard issues,” he told an interviewer. The obsession with far-left values has also led Democrats to explain away their stinging election losses with an excuse most voters don’t share. MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart asked the eight candidates on stage during the DNC election, “So, I’m going to have a show of hands. How many of you believe that racism and misogyny played a role in Vice President Harris’ defeat?” Every single candidate raised their hand, including Martin and Hogg. Soon after, the DNC voted two white men to be its next leaders, rejecting more diverse candidates that included a black woman, two white women and a Muslim man. For many it was a display of hypocrisy for a party whose DEI mantra demanded racial and gender equity in education, government and business over the past several years. Blowback “You can tell a lot about somebody based not on what they say, but what they do. And the Democrat Party, you know, they have a lot of rhetoric around DEI,” Begich said. Polling shows the Democrat focus on DEI comes with a blowback. A recent Napolitan News survey found that 63% of Americans oppose the government doing business with companies that hold the basic tenet of DEI: that America is fundamentally racist and sexist. “DEI was never popular with the public. It had – and still has – a strong following among progressives,” pollster Scott Rasmussen said. “They pushed it into government and corporate America below the radar. Once it became visible, the backlash was inevitable.” What Americans are most concerned about – and hold great hope Donald Trump will fix – are the issues that most impact their pocketbooks and families. Credit card debt has skyrocketed to an historic $1 trillion collectively by spring 2024. Hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts exploded 30% with the most common reason cited being avoiding evictions or foreclosure and unpaid medical bills. In the months following the end of COVID lockdowns and mandates, the lower income 80% of Americans (outside of the wealthiest 20%) had less cash than before the pandemic. The liberal effort to force transgenderism on students also has boomeranged, with even staunch liberals like Bill Maher rejecting it and wondering why it is only a phenomenon in blue states. “If this spike in trans children is all biological, why is it regional? Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them,” he quipped recently. Jump in Trump’s approval rating While Democrats lean into issues that polls show cost them the election, Trump is plowing ahead in reversing the Biden agenda and with majority support. His 53% approval rating is 10 points higher than the beginning of his first term. While entrenched in DEI priorities, this is the first time in 14 years that the DNC will not be run by a female or a person of color. To his credit, Martin claims to understand that those priorities must be in the wake. He told The New York Times that “for the first time in modern history, the majority of Americans believe that the Republican Party best represents the interests of the working class and the poor, and that the Democratic Party represents the interest of the wealthy an the elite.” If that sentiment remains and subsequent efforts to reverse course are successful, Democrats can possibly reverse the dynamic that caused Kamala Harris to lose out to Donald Trump with working class Americans. Common sense policies and reaching working class Americans are how you win elections. TOP STORIES Democrat Dilemma: DEI-driven party elects two white men with beliefs that clash with middle America NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ LATEST EPISODES Fired! Veteran volleyball coach has been let go from SJSU for speaking up to protect women in sports Democrat governors

Articles, Elections 2024, Politics & Policy

NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values

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Articles / Elections 2024 / Politics & Policy NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Simmons said that Republicans from a structural standpoint are “better positioned than we’ve ever been” going into the 2024 election to win, specifically due to early voting. By: North Carolina GOP chairman Jason Simmons said that Democratic voter registrations in the Tar Heel State are plummeting because the party “abandoned” values the state holds. “As we’ve continued to see, whether it’s in urban, suburban or rural areas, people are fleeing the Democrat Party,” Simmons said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. “Their registration numbers here in North Carolina continue to fall as Republican registrations increase.” He said that Republicans from a “structural standpoint” are “better positioned than we’ve ever been” going into the 2024 election to win, specifically due to early voting. It was reported over the weekend that early voting numbers in North Carolina in 2024 exceeded 2020 numbers despite the devastation that Hurricane Helene brought to the state. Helene hit Florida a few weeks ago as a Category Four storm, and caused disastrous damage in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The Associated Press reports that parking lots at voting sites were full in areas in the Piedmont counties where there had been massive flooding from Hurricane Helene. “You have Democrats historically in this state fleeing its party because of the policies and direction that they have taken the party,” Simmons said. “They have abandoned the values that especially people here in North Carolina hold true.” TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

Articles, Congress, Government

Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde

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Articles / Congress / Government Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Clyde said that he didn’t think the Secret Service needed more funding but that their priorities need to be re-examined. By: Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., said that, following the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson called President Joe Biden and demanded more protection for the former president. “Speaker Johnson told us yesterday in a conference that he called up President Biden and demanded of President Biden that he provide President Trump the exact same level of protection that President Biden has,” Clyde said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. On Friday, the House passed legislation that would increase Secret Service protection for Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Over the weekend, there was a second assassination attempt on Trump while he was playing golf in Florida. The Secret Service has requested more funding following the second attempt. Clyde said that he didn’t think the Secret Service needed more funding but that their priorities need to be re-examined. “If indeed there seems to be some sort of a funding gap, Congress can certainly address that,” Clyde said. “But I don’t think that’s going to be necessary over the next six weeks.” “If the Secret Service would simply concentrate on their job and do their job for President Trump as well as they’re trying to do their job for President Biden, then I think that the problem would be solved,” he continued. “But it’s the priorities. It’s a reorientation of their priorities. In my opinion, that needs to happen.” TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

Articles, Courts & Law, Government

Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election

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Articles / Courts & Law / Government Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election The DOJ will use it to create a “weapon to alter the outcome of the election and keep political speech from being communicated,” Dan Backer said. By: A lawsuit over robocalls containing artificial intelligence “deepfakes” sent by a political consultant before the New Hampshire primary election may result in the shutdown of communications between conservative organizations, Republican campaigns and their supporters ahead of the November election. A “deepfake” is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as media “that has been digitally manipulated to replace one person’s likeness convincingly with that of another, often used maliciously to show someone doing something that he or she did not do.” While a political consultant’s use of AI is the focal point of a civil lawsuit over robocalls, a Republican attorney warns that the case, following the federal government’s interest in it, could affect the political speech of organizations and campaigns that Democratic and left-leaning organizations oppose. Steve Kramer, a get-out-the-vote political consultant who has mainly worked for Democrats, previously admitted to media outlets that he had sent robocalls to thousands of state residents with an AI deepfake of President Joe Biden’s voice ahead of the New Hampshire primary election, NBC News reported. The call, which “spoofed” the caller ID to hide its origin, told them to stay home and “save” their votes for the general election. Kramer had a contract with the campaign of Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., at the time, who was challenging Biden. Both Kramer and Phillips’ campaign denied that the latter had any knowledge of the robocall. Kramer has claimed that he commissioned the robocall to lead to regulations on AI deepfakes. “This is a way for me to make a difference, and I have,” Kramer told NBC News in February. “For $500, I got about $5 million worth of action, whether that be media attention or regulatory action.” Kramer has been sued by the state and the League of Women Voters (LWV) over the robocall, while also facing fines from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In May, the Republican New Hampshire attorney general charged Kramer with 13 felony counts of voter suppression and 13 misdemeanor counts of impersonation of a candidate, based on calls received by 13 New Hampshire voters. After his June bail hearing, Kramer declined to comment as he left the courthouse. His attorney said, “Obviously right now we’re enjoying the presumption of innocence, we’re going to review all the different charges and engage in discussions with the attorney general’s office.” Kramer is separately facing a proposed FCC fine of $6 million for allegedly violating federal Caller ID law by setting up “scam calls” in order “to defraud voters,” according to the federal agency. The FCC is also fining a telecom company involved in the robocalls. On Wednesday, Lingo Telecom, the voice service provider that transmitted the robocalls, reached a settlement with the FCC to pay a $1 million fine. Lingo Telecom also agreed to more thoroughly vet the accuracy of the information provided by its customers and upstream providers and adhere to strict caller ID authentication rules and requirements. Meanwhile, a civil lawsuit was filed by LWV against Kramer in New Hampshire’s federal district court in March, along with telecom and broadcasting companies. LWV argues that “the right to vote free from intimidation, threats, or coercion … was unlawfully infringed upon as a result of the actions and threatened actions” of the defendants. LWV claims that Kramer violated a section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) by sending the robocall with “in an effort to intimidate, threaten, or coerce Democratic voters into not voting in the New Hampshire Primary and thereby suppress their votes.” Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest in the case, arguing that LWV has “a private right of action” to sue over the VRA. The DOJ wrote that the section of the VRA cited by LWV in its lawsuit “is enforceable by private plaintiffs.” Republican lawyer Dan Backer told the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast last week regarding Kramer that “The League of Women Voters sued him, civilly, alleging that his conduct constitutes a threat under the Voting Rights Act, and that robocalls are threatening. And then the Department of Justice filed what’s called the statement of interest in this case, arguing that, yes, the Voting Rights Act has a private right of action, so anybody can sue, and that robocalls are threats. And by the way, both of these things are just categorically untrue, completely false.” LWV requested a preliminary injunction in April, “asking the court to stop the defendants from producing, generating, or distributing AI-generated robocalls, text messages or any form of spoofed communication impersonating any person, without that person’s express consent.” Backer explained that if LWV gets “an injunction in this case, against Kramer, they’re going to open the floodgates on every Democratic organization in this country going around and saying that any robocall or live call or text message or email or online ad that in any way references election integrity is actually voter intimidation under the VRA, and they have a right to sue under it, and they are going to go nuts.” While campaigns will fight these lawsuits, the telephone companies “don’t care, and so they’re going to be more than happy to shut down, throttle our traffic, demand audits, and otherwise dramatically reduce the ability of Republicans to communicate their political message in the 30 days before the election,” Backer said. Backer told Just the News last Friday that he believes this legal approach is “unreasonable,” since the DOJ will use it to create a “weapon to alter the outcome of the election and keep political speech from being communicated.” Having other organizations pursue these cases rather than the DOJ would make them “more palatable,” whereas if the DOJ prosecuted them, they “could lose those cases down the road.” As for Kramer, according to court documents filed by the LWV “he has no intentions of ever appearing in this

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Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’

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America / Articles / Religion Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ “The church should be a place where there are standards which help to keep people anchored to a moral foundation…not drifting in the open sea,” Carson said. By: Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson criticized “woke” pastors that capitulate to modern culture and asserted that church needs to keep people anchored to a moral foundation. “Unfortunately, so many of our pastors have become woke and they’re walking around with their fingers in the air, seeing which way the wind is blowing and then accommodating to that,” Carson said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. Carson added that many churches have adapted to popular opinion, in contrast with the role of the church itself. “The church should be a place where there are standards which help to keep people anchored to a moral foundation… not drifting in the open sea,” he said. “But that’s what we’re having right now.” Though evangelical voters were crucial to former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, groups such as “Evangelicals for Harris” have emerged in recent years leading members to her side of the aisle. Dr. Carson further emphasized the importance of voters remembering that their rights come from God and not the government. “We have to recognize that our founding document says that our rights come from our Creator…AKA God,” he said. “Not from the government, not from a king, not from a monarch, but from God.” TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

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Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance

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Articles / Elections 2024 / Politics & Policy Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance “They’re just setting up the next con, and we cannot fall for it,” Liz Harrington said. By: Presumptive GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s former spokeswoman, Liz Harrington, predicted that the Democrats will swap President Joe Biden out as the Democratic nominee following his debate performance. “We’re not running against Joe Biden,” Harrington said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. “This is part of the whole show…..like, we’re beating Joe Biden? No. They’re putting someone else in, and they’re going to continue to lie about President Trump.” Trump and Biden squared off in the first presidential debate hosted by CNN earlier this week and Biden’s performance was considered very weak. As a result, some Democratic leaders have been scrambling to find a potential replacement for Biden, according to Politico. The White House has maintained that Biden will remain in the race. “They’re just setting up the next con, and we cannot fall for it,” Harrington said. She went on to predict that top Democrats such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will likely try to talk him into stepping down. Harrington also praised Trump for being genuine on the debate stage the other night. “I know Americans hate being lied to,” she said. “That’s why we love Trump. Trump is the only one who doesn’t lie to us, and we’re just so sick of it.” TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

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