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Trump shared an old OAN report that falsely claimed Dominion switched votes in 2020. (Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN settled lawsuits totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.) pic.twitter.com/pS25r8EGNV — Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) February 18, 2026 Factcheck: Trump did retweet OAN images on Feb 18, 2026, repeating 2020 claims that Dominion switched/deleted millions of his votes. …
A middle school student in Louisiana got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her, she ended up getting expelled. (AP video: Stephen Smith and Jack Brook)
TPUSA Official Calls Newly Exposed Link Between Thomas Crooks and Tyler Robinson a ‘Five Alarm Fire’ New reporting indicates that there is a nexus between President Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks, and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s killer, Tyler Robinson. TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet posted Monday on social media, “This is beyond correlation, …
The middle class dream didn’t disappear, it just learned to smile through the struggle. Middle Class wealth is a mirage. Your friend with the nice car? It’s financed. Your cousin’s vacation? On a credit card. Your coworker living “alone”? Three roommates you never see. This is the real America. Struggling quietly, flexing publicly. — middleclassparty …
The gate is swinging open in Washington, and what’s crawling out of Meta’s vault isn’t just scandal. It’s treachery dressed as business. A former senior director at Facebook, Sarah Wynn-Williams, is set to testify that Mark Zuckerberg’s empire quietly cut deals with Beijing while Americans slept. This wasn’t just backroom diplomacy. According to her, Meta …
by External-Noise-4832 NBC – Four senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter say they have preliminarily identified the suspect in the vehicle ramming attack in New Orleans as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42. Din Jabbar, 42, is accused of intentionally plowing a pickup truck into New Year’s revelers at about 3:15 a.m. on Bourbon Street, authorities said. …
Reddit users are voicing discontent over perceived manipulation, with many saying they’ve observed one-sided narratives across the platform. Long-time users, who once relied on Reddit for diverse perspectives, are noting a shift that feels controlled and biased, impacting their trust in the site. For some, the sheer volume of pro-Trump commentary on election threads has …
Donald Trump’s extreme rhetoric and rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City has drawn comparisons to when supporters of Hitler packed the Garden in 1939. Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Anne Applebaum join Jonathan Capehart to discuss Trump’s rally and how it’s being held days after Trump was described as a “fascist” by his former …
In the Netherlands, there’s an innovative city center development called Merwede in Utrecht. This neighborhood aims to be nearly car-free, emphasizing pedestrians and cyclists. Residents will share a pool of cars and bicycles, with approximately three private car parking spaces planned for every 10 houses. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/utrecht-cycling-bike-rider/ https://eukalypton.com/en/2020/02/10/in-this-new-dutch-neighborhood-there-will-be-1-shared-car-for-every-3-households/ https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1801240979862667359 h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
A recently divorced woman w/2 children shared her monthly budget sheet on FB & it went viral. I repost these because it’s perspective on the median & mean. Social media focuses on the fake and the .1%. pic.twitter.com/O6LLmG8kOb — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) November 2, 2023 pic.twitter.com/77QasllTuD — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) November 2, 2023 I got …
via reuters: Banking industry is assessing China exposures Review of risks sent to Western governments – UK Finance Bank boards discuss possible impact of any China curbs – bankers Lawyers receive surge in calls for mitigation advice West-China tensions have put banks on alert LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Big banks in Britain are preparing …
What is the status of her case? pic.twitter.com/W3fcTk4EYE — Brad Banko, MD, MS (@BradBanko) September 10, 2023
In early 2020, Elon Musk made a resolution to “sell almost all physical possessions” so he could focus on making electric cars, building rockets and managing his other ventures. Since then, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has sold all of his mansions and moved into a $50,000 rental home in Boca Chica, Texas, where SpaceX’s …