According to her daughter, Lucille Ball never considered herself a feminist, but there's no question she blazed many a trail for women. A working mother in real life, she depicted issues facing housewives with her brilliant television comedy and became the first female studio head in Hollywood. She broke glass ceilings but wasn't particularly outspoken about women's rights. In fact, in a 1980 interview with "People," she said, “They can use my name for equal rights, but I don’t get out there and raise hell because I’ve been so liberated, I have nothing to squawk about.”Ball empowered women by example—and by speaking her mind. Carol Burnett shared a story on PBS about how Ball was unhappy with a script for her new show, but women at that time didn't raise concerns about such things. Men could express criticism and demand changes, but women simply didn't. Ball did—and firmly—despite being non-confrontational by nature. Later she told Burnett, "Kid, that's when they put the 's' at the end of my name."A video has been circulating on social media showing Ball's no-nonsense way of speaking up when she felt the need to, and people are gushing over it. In 1978, Ball participated in a Q & A session with UCLA theater arts students on the television program "America Alive!" The viral clip shows Ball repeatedly telling one of the hosts, David Sheehan, to take his hands off of female audience members when they were asking a question.Watch: @femalequotient We love Lucy ❤️ People laughed every time, but Ball didn't so much as crack a smile during her clear, simple, repeated "hands off" admonitions. For 1978 especially, her advocacy for the women in the audience was extraordinary. Sheehan wasn't touching these women in a lewd or sexual manner, but he was touching them in a way that he wouldn't have touched a man who was asking a question. Most people wouldn't have thought much of it at the time, but Lucille Ball immediately noted it and didn't let it stand. "I love that she didn't even laugh when the room was," shared one commenter. "She was not joking." "'Take your hands off her, David,' should be a sound AND a t-shirt," wrote another."He kept trying. She kept telling him. Love her," shared another."Lucille Ball always reminds me of my grandma," offered another. "She hated to be seen as delicate, and she hated men that would touch her even more. She would say, stone-faced, 'Get your paws off.'" Even if Sheehan was casually touching those women out of habit and not ill intent, it's laudable that Ball made a point of making him aware of it. Unfortunately, women are still having to deal with men touching them without being invited to, but seeing Lucille Ball's serious face while calling it out is a good reminder that women have been fighting this battle for a long time. Good for her for using her microphone and the respect afforded her to speak up for the young women in her audience.

Honestly, there isn’t a season that doesn’t invite us to overspend. Autumn demands funds for school supplies and Halloween costumes, then there’s buying Christmas gifts in winter, followed by an expensive spring break vacation, and finally…summer. A time for camping ($), trips to the amusement park ($) and concerts ($$). It’s easy to see how no one can avoid going over budget each year. But mom and money mentor Elyse says that these “five things” can help families not overspend without missing out on any summer fun. “If you're a mom, and you are already dreading summer because you know that you're just going to spend money over and over and over again…I got you,” Elyse begins in a video posted to her TikTok. “It doesn’t have to cost $100 every time you leave the house, you just have to plan ahead.”Number one: packing lunches.“We are packing a lunch, snacks, drinks everywhere we go,” Elyse says. “Get a cooler, find one at a thrift store, get that cooler and pack it every single day. We are taking the, ‘We have food at home’ to ‘We have food in the car.’ The major exception. of course, being: I will always have money in the budget for ice cream. We can get ice cream on the way home.” @thesavvysagittarius It doesn’t have to cost $100 every time you leave the house, you just have to plan ahead #budgetingwithkids #summerfun #summerbucketlist #debtfreejourney #debtfreecommunity ♬ original sound - Money Mentor - Elyse Appreciate that she allows for the one treat that really matters. As one person rightfully put it, “there’s always money for ice cream.” Second: opting for parks “I live in Nebraska, and we have a lot of state parks available within driving range of where I live, but I think it's like $34 to get a state park sticker for the entire year in Nebraska ... it gives you access to so many other resources and so many places to go, but also just regular parks in general. We're going to the park. It's 8 a.m. Parks are always open, at least most of them,” she says.Third: Hosting over going out. “We are inviting friends over for meals. We're not going out for dinner. It's expensive. We don't need it. We are exercising our hospitality muscle this summer. Invite them over for coffee or tea or a meal or snack.” Four: not hopping on the latest fashion trend of the season. Rather, Elyse and her family will wear last year’s summer clothes, or buy secondhand. We are done consuming just to consume. Maybe this means I'm getting old but I am not following the summer's trend just because last summer's trend was slightly different. I'm not spending money on new clothes if the ones from last year already fit,” she says. Last but not least, money saving tip number five: “a hose and a sprinkler or splash pads are the way to go.” “I see so much pressure on social media, especially for moms to buy the big bounce house or the big pool or all the things,” Elyse explains. “My kid's three and he played in a puddle for 45 minutes yesterday. Some of my best memories are with a hose and a sprinkler.” Elyse’s advice certainly resonated with folks, many of whom offered their own summer saving hacks. “Our go-to is uncrustables, take it out of freezer and good by lunch time ? the library is also a great place to go! Rain or shine. Ours has events, play areas, and storytime,” one person wrote.“Here in California you can also get a state park pass at the library to use for free,” added another.A third wrote, “Find a friends with EBT or WIC and take part of the museums for all program.”“Buy nothing groups are amazing too,” another person suggested, referring to the community groups on Facebook where neighbors can offer or take all kinds of items for free.Sure, the opportunities to spend money will be everywhere this summer, but just as Elyse mentioned, having fun while being frugal just takes a bit of planning. But it’s totally doable, and you can still enjoy the important things…like ice cream.

I'm trying desperately to be respectful of the person speaking to me, but my husband keeps texting me.First he sends me a selfie of him with Rafi*, then it's an account of who stopped him on his way into the NICU. Then he suggests I take a selfie with Jillian* so he can post them side-by-side on Facebook and boast that we finally have two babies.People will ask if they're twins, I'm sure. But they're not twins. In fact, the babies aren't even ours.I take care of these babies because I'm what's known as an "interim parent."The program I'm part of is rare; there are very few like it in the United States.While the babies are in my care, the birth parents retain their legal rights as parents and are encouraged to visit their babies (if that's something they would like).If they weren't in the care of interim moms like me, these tiny babies might wait in the hospital a few extra days while their adoptions are finalized — or they might enter the foster care system.In New York, biological parents have 30 days after adoption proceedings begin to change their minds about their placement plan.I became an interim parent when a local mom posted about it on our neighborhood Yahoo! group."That! THAT I can do!" I thought, as I looked at the computer screen.I was thrilled. I felt incapable of doing other types of volunteer work, but I felt like I had finally found a community service that I could perform. So, my husband and I applied. And after months of doctor appointments, background checks, interviews, and letters of reference from close friends, we were accepted.The hope with the interim boarding care program is that biological parents have time to gain clarity about their decisions without pressure.It also helps adoptive parents feel secure in their status as parents.The children don't usually get the chance to be present when one of our babies goes home, so this was a special day. Roughly 30% of the babies I've cared for have returned to their biological parents after their stay with me, and the rest have been adopted. Many of the birth mothers I've known have pursued open adoptions, selecting and meeting their child's forever families.People often ask me what the experience of interim parenting is like, but there's no rule: Each case is different.Babies stay with us, on average, for a few weeks. But one baby stayed with us with five days, another for nine and a half weeks.Whatever the scenario, my family and I are available to care for these babies until they go home ... wherever "home" may be.This work can be emotionally challenging, too. Some biological parents do not interact with us at all while they're making big decisions, and some end up being very involved. Some text regularly, requesting photos and updates on the baby while the baby is in our care. Sometimes they schedule weekly visits with the babies. One birth mom became such a constant in our life that my son asked if we could bake her cookies.I am often blown away by the biological parents' gratitude.Melody* was one of the most beautiful babies I'd ever cared for, and I met her parents a couple of times. When they came to take her home, it was as though she was the only one in the room. When they thanked me for taking care of her, my lip started to quiver.I had also never met Jibraan's dad, either, when I placed him in his arms the day they went home together. "From the bottom of my heart ... I can't tell you what you've done for me," he said. I remember that he towered over me, the size of a linebacker, clenching his jaw to keep the tears from spilling down his cheeks.When I wave goodbye to the social workers at the agency after introducing each baby to their forever family, I always wonder how long it will be before I get to hold another baby.I don't get attached to each baby, per se. But I get attached to having a baby, to taking care of a baby. I resent my empty arms, and I feel like I've lost my purpose. So each time I see the adoption agency's phone number pop up on caller ID, my heart skips a beat.When the voice on the other end says, "Hi, Ann ... are you ready to take another baby?" my first thought is, "Baby! I'm getting a BABY!" That excitement lasts for at least 48 hours.But even as the adrenaline calms down and the sleepless nights begin to take their toll, the experience of caring for each baby proves to be more than enough motivation for me to keep going.The emotions that swell when my babies go home with any parent — their adoptive parents or their birth parents — are not just because of the emptiness I feel in my arms or even because of the happiness I have for my babies and their families.The emotions I feel are because of the fullness in my heart and the gratitude I have for being a part of each of these babies' stories, even if it's just for a moment.This article was written by Ann Lapin and originally appeared on 04.08.16

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"The point that [Biden] was making, uh, is that the factors that caused inflation was in place when he walked in — into the administration — when he took office," she says. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did damage control Wednesday over Joe Biden’s repeated claims that inflation was at 9% when he took office when it was actually 1.4%. During a press briefing Wednesday, Fox News’ Ed Lawrence asked Jean-Pierre why Biden falsely claimed twice this week that inflation was 9% when he took office in 2021. “I wanna ask you about how the President talks about inflation. So, two times over the past two weeks, the President said inflation was nine percent when he came into office. Is the President misleading Americans on that? Or does it — just not realize that inflation was 1.4 percent when he came into office?” he asked. Jean-Pierre bumbled almost as badly as Biden when spinning this one. “So, you know, and, and thank you for the question, because I know that this — we got a lot of incoming on this yesterday and look, I — what the President was — the point that he was making, uh, is that the factors that caused inflation was in place when he walked in — into the administration — when he took office,” Jean-Pierre claimed.Save 40% on Ultimate Fish Oil today and improve your supplement routine & experience the world-renowned powerhouse formula! Q: Why did Biden claim, twice in one week, that inflation was 9% when he took office — when it was really 1.4%?KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: Well, uh, you see…. pic.twitter.com/dsiZppXQr5— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 15, 2024 Listen to the rest of her explanation: Let’s — as you know, the pandemic caused inflation around the world to be…uh…uh…by disrupting our economy and breaking our supply chains — as you know, we had to act quickly on dealing with the supply chain. He put together a task force. You saw the President do that. And just a couple of examples. Here are one example. Semiconductor shortages already existed when he took office. That increased costs on everything from auto parts to washing machines. By some measures, it accounted for one third of inflation in late 2021. Many countries saw worse inflation than we did, and obviously — and we have talked about this — we have been able to come out of that economic downturn in better in a better place than most of our counterparts across the globe. Reopening after the pandemic unavoidably increased inflation by unleashing pent up demand. Inflation increased quickly as we reopened. Annualized core PCP in the second term of 2021 was nine percent. And so, he was talking about the factors that were in place that led to — that led to that and look — and I said this earlier, going to say it again, we’re going to do everything as we’re talking about CPI, we’re going to do everything that we can — this President is committed to doing everything that we can to fight inflation and that’s what the President was trying to speak to. Catch all that? The economy has never been better and rampant inflation was all Trump’s fault. Watch the full WH press briefing: Follow Jamie White on X | Truth | Gab | Gettr | Minds

Trump campaign's latest promo shows no one excited for Crooked Joe Biden, while MAGA rallies break attendance records. A new ad from the Trump campaign lays into the underwhelming Joe Biden campaign, contrasting the high enthusiasm witnessed at packed MAGA events with the dull excitement for the senile puppet president. The ad comes on the heels of Biden agreeing on Wednesday to debate the 45th president “any time, any place,” following weeks of Trump asking for a debate. The Biden campaign, however, has set several demands ahead of the debates to be held on June 27 and Sept. 10, including one request that no in-person audiences be allowed. Biden is afraid to debate in front of a crowd.That’s only because he can’t draw one. pic.twitter.com/ROw4w4CYCT— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 15, 2024 “The debates should be conducted for the benefit of the American voters, watching on television and at home — not as entertainment for an in-person audience with raucous or disruptive partisans and donors, who consume valuable debate time with noisy spectacles of approval or jeering,” wrote Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley in a statement.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray & contribute at DefendJones.com today! Other restrictions requested by the Biden campaign include it be only a one-on-one style debate – which incensed independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy – and a demand that mics be muted following responses. Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate.Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again.Well, make my day, pal. pic.twitter.com/AkPmvs2q4u— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 15, 2024 I’ve received and accepted an invitation from @CNN for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place.— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 15, 2024 I've also received and accepted an invitation to a debate hosted by ABC on Tuesday, September 10th. Trump says he’ll arrange his own transportation. I’ll bring my plane, too. I plan on keeping it for another four years.— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 15, 2024 Trump also attempted to accept an invitation for a third presidential debate to be hosted by Fox News on Oct. 2, but the Biden campaign rejected the offer. The globalists are attacking Infowars like never before and the stakes have never been higher! Please consider donating and visit InfowarsStore.com for merch, nutraceuticals and survival gear.

Watch The X22 Report On Video 2 videos found Ep 3354b – [Biden] Pushed Into Debate With Trump, Setup Complete, Change Of Batter Coming, [Roasted] Ep 3354a – [CB]/[WEF] Says The Quiet Part Out Loud, Alternative Currency Will Expose Their Fraudulent System Click On Picture To See Larger PictureEuropean Central Bank is now pushing everything they have at climate change. They are telling everyone they will destroy the old system to bring in the new. Raise the minimum wage and offshore the jobs, same as manufacturing. Inflation came down, rate cut narrative building. [WEF] says the quiet part out loud, we are afraid of alt currency. The [DS] is now pushing Biden out. They setup and debate for June which doesn’t make sense. Normally this does not happen. [MO] is now on deck and they want Biden to fail in the debates. Setup is almost complete for a change of batter. They need the world to see. This debate allow Trump to roast Biden and the people will see the truth. Let’s get ready to Rumble.   Economy When they say, "Net Zero" that means massive unemployment and massive starvation. They plan to basically shut down the economy and even farms. There is no way to get to "Net Zero" and still maintain a 1st world economy and lifestyle. It is fictional. But they still keep imposing… https://t.co/h0W9Rye2Ew — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 15, 2024  the draconian policies as if they are serious. Shutting down all of the nuclear power plants in Germany was especially stupid. This is wild… Virtual fast food workers from the Philippines are being hired for $3 per hour, compared to New York's minimum wage of $16 per hour. "You can hire 5 virtual workers for the price of 1 in-person worker" This just shows how bad policies like this hurt the… pic.twitter.com/pGFOqxablX — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 15, 2024  middle and lower classes in America. SOMEONE’S GOING TO HAVE TO PAY A LOT FOR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY (The Daily Signal) In just nine years, the oldest Gen Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they will have a rude awakening when they learn that the program’s trust fund is empty, leaving… pic.twitter.com/j3l0osvxc2 — FXHedge (@Fxhedgers) May 15, 2024  , leaving it able to pay out only as much in benefits as it takes from the paychecks of those then working. That’s straight from the Social Security trustees 2024 report. It also notes that without congressional action, benefits will have to be cut by 21% across the board—including for those already retired—beginning in 2033. Cuts or Taxes For the average beneficiary, who receives about $22,000 a year from Social Security, that 21% cut will translate into a loss of $4,600 per year. As Social Security benefits will grow faster than payroll taxes for the foreseeable future, benefit cuts will reach 31% at the end of the trustees’ 75-year projections. Simply maintaining currently scheduled Social Security benefits would require large tax increases. The program’s trustees estimate that payroll taxes would have to rise immediately from 12.4% to 15.7%, adding $2,500 to the median household’s annual Social Security taxes. Even that projected hike may be too conservative. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a 17.5% tax, or an extra $3,800 per year for the median family, is necessary to maintain current Social Security benefits. Full article: BREAKING: April CPI inflation rate falls to 3.4%, in-line with expectations of 3.4%. Core CPI inflation was 3.6%, in-line with expectations of 3.6%. This marks the 37th consecutive month with inflation above 3%. Can the Fed really cut rates now? — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 15, 2024 Case in point: monthly mortgage payment on a median price home is up an eye-watering 114.5% from Jan '21 – that's an extra $13,300 per year for the same house; over a 30-yr mortgage, that's almost $400k; if you didn't get a monster raise, have fun renting forever… https://t.co/TiQlxUv8TF pic.twitter.com/yZ5lHpUnO4 — E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) May 15, 2024 So the next calculation will probably bring inflation down because they are leaving out coffee, it will effect the calculation, they need to show the people that inflation is coming down, so this will lead up to the rate cut. In reality inflation isn’t actually coming down, people will see this. Biden repeats lie that inflation ‘was at 9% when I came in’ as president https://t.co/0HEFZqEOJo pic.twitter.com/PLSLKON58e — New York Post (@nypost) May 15, 2024 "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Yes% / No% / Not Sure% –DEM: 60% / 35% / 5%IND: 33% / 57% / 10%GOP: 23% / 72% / 6%All Voters: 39% / 54% / 7% https://t.co/20cCHLKWMT — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 14, 2024 Joe Biden Announces Tariffs on Non-Existent Products from Non-Existent Origination Country – Here’s Why BlackRock positioned massive investment assets inside Chinese auto manufacturers, MG, BYD, and Chery. The three Chinese companies are in the process of moving North American auto manufacturing to Mexico, specifically to make EVs. The Chinese EVs made in Mexico will come into the U.S market tariff free under the USMCA trade agreement. China and BlackRock will make billions. Today, Joe Biden announced a series of tariffs against China in the EV industry. [SEE HERE] The Chinese EVs are not being made in China. The tariff regime is a farce – a total joke. WHITE HOUSE […] To further encourage China to eliminate the acts, policies, and practices at issue – and to counteract the burden or restriction of these acts, policies, and practices – the Trade Representative shall modify the two actions to increase section 301 ad valorem rates of duty for the following products from China: Battery parts (non-lithium-ion batteries):  Increase rate to 25 percent in 2024 Electric vehicles:  Increase rate to 100 percent in 2024 Lithium-ion electrical vehicle batteries:  Increase rate to 25 percent in 2024 Lithium-ion non-electrical vehicle batteries:  Increase rate to 25 percent in 2026 Natural graphite:  Increase rate to 25 percent in 2026 Other critical minerals:  Increase rate to 25 percent in 2024 (read more) . None of this stuff is coming from China.  It is all coming from Mexico via transnational shipping and Chinese manufacturing in Mexico. [Check Date]  Mexican built Chinese EVs would pass into the USA market under current USMCA trade rules and regulations, as long as they technically meet the material origination rules.  This can make tariffs against the Chinese imported EVs a moot point, because China will be making them in Mexico (North American trade agreement). One of the reasons President Trump said the U.S. auto industry would suffer a “bloodbath,” is specifically because the current Chinese auto companies are targeting these EVs in the $10,000 or less range.  If you want to see what it looks like when cheap Chinese EVs start to flood a consumer market, visit Russia – the Western sanctions have only increased this flow.  I can see it clear as day. China plans to pump out thousands of cheap, what I would consider semi-disposable, electric cars into the USA market. That’s why they have invested so heavily in Mexico.  Keep in mind, BlackRock (a Biden benefactor investment firm) is enmeshed with this Chinese move. This tariff claim, by the Biden administration on “import Chinese EVs”, is optics only for political benefit.  Whereas, the 100% tariffs proposed by Donald Trump specifically target Chinese EVs made in Mexico. Source: theconservativetreehouse.com  “The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust.” – Satoshi Nakamotopic.twitter.com/EsB4PBdQ0D — Marty Bent (@MartyBent) May 10, 2024 TAKE A LISTEN This is what we call panic Political/Rights Dirty Special Counsel Dave Weiss Retaliates Against Hunter Biden IRS Whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, Falsely Suggests They Were Under Investigation by Govt Agency Two months ago, Special Counsel Dave Weiss retaliated against Hunter Biden IRS whistleblowers Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler by falsely suggesting they were under investigation by a government agency. Weiss began retaliating against the whistleblowers in 2022, however, the special counsel filed a court document two months ago and falsely claimed Shapley and Ziegler were under investigation for potential misconduct. Dave Weiss redacted information related to his claims against the whistleblowers under the guise of an “ongoing investigation.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Hiring Illegal Immigrants as Lifeguards to Address NYC Shortage, Because ‘They’re Excellent Swimmers’ (VIDEO) Mayor Eric Adams has once again ignited controversy with his latest comments on the city’s lifeguard shortage. The mayor has suggested that illegal immigrants could be the solution to New York City’s staffing woes, specifically because “they’re excellent swimmers.”   “How do we have a large body of people that are in our city, our country, that are excellent swimmers and at the same time we need lifeguards — and the only obstacle is that we won’t give them the right to work to become a lifeguard,” the mayor said. “That just doesn’t make sense.”  Mayor Adams didn’t stop at lifeguards. He extended his unconventional recruitment strategy to the healthcare sector, suggesting that any illegal alien who claims nursing experience should be fast-tracked into hospital positions to combat the city’s nursing crisis. “ Source: thegatewaypundit.com Breaking News; DEI HIRE ERIC ADAMS Thinks illegal aliens will make great Life Guards #DEI #EricAdams #NewYork #LifeGuards pic.twitter.com/iMU1TDFc19 — UNCLE LOUIE (@Dknarfstudios) May 14, 2024 Illegal Immigration Overload: Border Town’s Criminal Prosecutions Explode by 5,000% on Biden’s Watch Kinney County, Texas, one of several American border communities, has seen criminal prosecutions explode as illegal immigration has hit record levels on President Joe Biden’s watch. During a House Budget Committee hearing last week, Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith told lawmakers that in 2020, under former President Donald Trump, the county reported just 134 criminal charges for prosecution. After Biden “issued multiple executive orders, revoking numerous border security policies,” Smith said criminal charges for prosecution skyrocketed in 2021 to nearly 3,000, roughly 6,800 in 2022, and more than 5,800 in 2023. This indicates that from 2020 to 2022, Kinney County saw criminal charges for prosecution increase by almost 5,000 percent, and from 2020 to 2023, increase by more than 4,200 percent. “Kinney County normally operates within a $6 million-dollar annual budget,” Smith told lawmakers: However, the open border policies enacted by the Biden administration has required the county to significantly expand the capacities of our local criminal justice system, costing Texas taxpayers an additional 10.5 million dollars. [Emphasis added] Source: breitbart.com Today, House Republicans will bring to the floor a series of bills that highlight our continued support for America’s law enforcement offices: The DC Crimes Act The Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act Reform Act The Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens WHo Assault Cops Act… — House Republicans (@HouseGOP) May 15, 2024 Geopolitical/Police State YouTube Removes 35,000 EU Videos for “Misinformation,” Enhances Content Censorship Ahead of 2024 Elections  YouTube was happy to share that in 2023 alone, it removed 35,000 videos uploaded in the EU, having decided that this content violated the platform’s policies, including around what the blog post calls “certain types of elections misinformation” (raising the logical question if some types of “election misinformation” might be allowed).   As for who is doing this work, YouTube suggests it is a well-oiled machine hard at it around the clock, and “at scale” – made up of “global teams of reviewers” and machine learning algorithms. Source: reclaimthenet.com War THANKS JOE BIDEN! al Qaeda Terrorist Network Now Moving Back Into Afghanistan Just a few years after Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the al Qaeda terror network is moving back into the country.   Plus, they now have the advantage of all of the American weapons and military equipment that Biden left behind in 2021. What could possibly go wrong?  Townhall reports: How Is Afghanistan Doing Post-U.S. Withdrawal? Well…   Let the record show that this is all unfolding on Biden’s watch. UN team identified up to 8 new al Qaeda training camps, one stockpile weapons base, 5 madrassas this quarter; UN also said al Qaeda continued to support other violent extremist organizations in #AFG, including TTP, with cross-border attacks & weaponshttps://t.co/GDFMJsAzuj — SIGAR (@SIGARHQ) May 9, 2024 In 2021, Biden pledged that he would "reorganize" U.S. assets to prevent a "re-emergence of terrorists" in Afghanistan. In the first quarter of 2024, "up to eight new al Qaeda training camps, one stockpile weapons base, and five madrassas" opened there.https://t.co/jJJTuExMnN — Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) May 14, 2024   Source: thegatewaypundit.com WATCH: Blinken Plays ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in Kyiv Bar U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performed Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” on the electric guitar on Tuesday night in Kyiv, Ukraine, as part of a solidarity visit to boost morale in the embattled former Soviet republic. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs“Rocking to the Free World” in a bar in Kyiv. // video by @cspan pic.twitter.com/EgSrl3UKWh — Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) May 14, 2024 Interesting song to play, Rockin The Free World “Rockin’ in the Free World’ is not a patriotic song or a celebration of freedom — though it is often misinterpreted that way — but rather a harsh criticism of the West. It was poorly timed — written in 1989, before the fall of communism. Source: breitbart.com   False Flags The W.H.O. “Pandemic Treaty” WILL be Negotiated in Secret! Our Sovereignty is Under Attack, as a Loophole is Uncovered (VIDEO) The power-hungry global elites are telling the world they have “watered down” the Pandemic Treaty that will hand over pandemic response to The World Health Organization. Do NOT believe them. WHO globalists are in the process of duping the 194 member nations into a sense of security before they quietly pounce. Source: thegatewaypundit.com BREAKING: Pro-Trump Conservative Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot in Public – Stood Up Against Ukraine War and WHO Global Pandemic Accord Conservative-Populist Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot today and wounded at a government meeting. This comes only days after Fico formally & publicly rejected The WHO Global Pandemic Accord & Stood Up Against Ukraine War According to reports Prime Minister Fico is alive and in a helicopter on his way to a hospital in Bratislava. There is video of Robert Fico being dragged to this car after he was shot  Source: thegatewaypundit.com Leftist Writer Juraj Cintula Arrested Following Attempted Assassination of Populist Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico – Shot Him 5 Times! – VIDEO OF SHOOTING The man who shot the PM Fico – 71 year old Slovak poet Juraj Cintula, supporter of the Progressive Slovakia party – was a founder of the so called "Movement against violence". Here is its manifest published in 2016. Its declared goal was to "unite people, preserve peace and… https://t.co/nsVhKoEph8 pic.twitter.com/tWZyECU3Wc — 1 Star (@PawelSokala) May 15, 2024 Pro-Palestinian Columbia Graduates Tear Diplomas, Show Support for Hamas at Ceremony Despite Columbia University’s main graduation event being canceled due to mass unrest amongst students, pro-Palestinian graduates still managed to protest at their smaller departments’ ceremonies. Graduates of the New York City institution donned zip-tie handcuffs and protest signs as they walked across the stage at the school’s Friday social work graduation, with one even tearing her diploma to shreds in front of the audience. Footage that the New York Post obtained shows several graduates storming down the platform in keffiyehs — Middle Eastern scarves used to symbolize Palestinian nationalism — to accept their degrees.   Source: breitbart.com He doesn't even know what he's wearing … He's protesting with a mask on and has no idea what's going on. Some of these college kids are absolute clowns. pic.twitter.com/pdodSE87Wy — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 14, 2024 Pro-Palestinian Student Group Used Messaging App To Distribute Materials Encouraging Attacks Against Police National Students For Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and allied organizations used an encrypted messaging app to distribute a document instructing protesters on how to use physical force to stop police officers from making arrests, the Daily Caller News Foundation found. “Popular University 4 Gaza” is a Telegram channel with over 8,000 subscribers and is run by members of NSJP, Palestinian Youth Movement and Writers Against the War on Gaza, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter. The channel’s admins distributed a document called the “De-Arrest Primer” on April 26 that provides tactics for resisting arrest, sometimes through violent means. One tactic for obstructing arrests laid out in the document requires “pulling/pushing an officer off an arrestee and/or breaking their grip.” The document warns readers that the tactic can be “risky as it requires physical contact with an officer which could lead to assault on an officer charges.”   Freeing protesters from arrest can often be “well worth the risks,” as being arrested “can have drastic negative life altering affects [sic.], especially for targeted populations like people who aren’t white, Muslims, LGBTQ people and certain radicals,” the document argues. Protesters are also taught to “hug” an arrestee from behind to pull them away from law enforcement, wrestle with police officers, open patrol car doors to free detained suspects and surround officers to demand they let arrested protesters go free. “Who keeps us safe? We keep us safe! Learn these tactics to protect your comrades,” the text accompanying a link to the guide reads. It is unclear who authored the document. Source: dailycaller.com Last year we successfully boycotted Target after they promoted trans merchandise for kids. This year they’re limiting their LGBTQ themed products. Keep up the pressure on these woke companies! It works! Do not give your money to people who hate you and your values. https://t.co/ciVAr4AvSw — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 14, 2024  When SCOTUS Nuked Affirmative Action, Universities Just Took It Undergroundhttps://t.co/CAGZT5JQxC — The Federalist (@FDRLST) May 15, 2024 When SCOTUS Nuked Affirmative Action, Universities Just Took It Underground When the Supreme Court announced its ruling last summer in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (the decision that effectively ended affirmative action), it seemed like the country was finally ready to move on from this unfair policy and recommit to excellence and merit. No longer would white and Asian applicants be passed over because they didn’t meet an organization’s arbitrary criteria for diversity, nor would unqualified applicants be admitted or employed and immediately fail afterward because they lacked the prerequisite skills and experience. Sadly, affirmative action wouldn’t go away that easily. As a recent report from Renu Mukherjee at the Manhattan Institute shows, the American Bar Association (ABA) and New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) have flouted the SFFA by encouraging “law schools and law firms to ignore the Court’s holding” and “continue granting admissions preferences to black and Hispanic applicants using methods that are race-neutral in theory but race-conscious in practice.” To this end, the ABA and NYSBA proceeded to launch a series of online workshops that would help guide law schools in identifying minority applicants in order to “foster racial and ethnic diversity in the absence of affirmative action.” According to Mukherjee, the main way to do this was “tying [the applicant’s race] to ‘a non-racial goal or value being pursued by the university’” so that “if the school faces a legal challenge, administers can argue that any preference granted to URMs [underrepresented minorities] is not based on race itself but instead on their ‘lived experiences.’” For those familiar with the application process, none of this is exactly subtle. There are a number of ways to determine a person’s race without asking him directly, and it doesn’t take a DEI expert to spell it out. For law schools and colleges, it’s primarily a matter of ditching test scores and asking applicants to write essays about their personal backgrounds. Source: thefederalist.com Q BREAKING: J6 cop Harry Dunn, endorsed by Nancy Pelosi, loses Maryland congressional primary Too bad!https://t.co/WgeKkseLrg — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 15, 2024 NEW—The FULL Trump statement following the first day of cross examination of Michael Cohen: "As you know I'm under a gag order, so I can't answer those very simple questions you're asking…This will be tested. Because this should never to another candidate or another person.… pic.twitter.com/Ga98kqTCyD — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 14, 2024  . “Today we had a very good day.” Trump then pulls out a mugshot of an illegal alien who killed a three month old baby calling it “Biden’s migrant crime.” The "mainstream" (liberal) media is upset elected and other Republican officials are providing to the American people these objective facts ("attacks"): Democrat Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan, who donated to Biden and another anti-Trump cause, must recuse under New York law (per… pic.twitter.com/tfxdKr2ecZ — Mike Davis (@mrddmia) May 14, 2024 Democrat Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan, who donated to Biden and another anti-Trump cause, must recuse under New York law (per a former Clinton federal judge in New York). Merchan’s adult daughter Loren Merchan, a top Democrat fundraiser and consultant, has raised millions of dollars off her father’s unprecedented trial of Trump. Judge Merchan has threatened to jail Trump for mentioning this. The prior Manhattan DA, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney, the Federal Election Commission, and even current Soros-funded Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg himself declined to bring charges against Trump based upon this bogus legal theory–which they will not even tell the criminal defendant four weeks into his trial. Then Matthew Colangelo, a senior Biden Justice Department political appointee and former DNC political consultant and Obama White House and Justice Department political appointee, got deployed to Bragg’s office to bring charges against a former and likely future President for the first time in American history. Judge Merchan has threatened to jail Trump for mentioning this. Disbarred attorney, serial perjurer, and convicted Michael Cohen, who is angry Trump didn’t make him a senior White House official, is peddling Cohen’s new book and getting paid by TikTok to trash a criminal defendant. When Trump responded, Democrat Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan–whose daughter is profiting from the trial–held Trump in contempt. And threatening to jail Trump for mentioning this. Bimbo porn star Stormy Daniels, who is peddling her porn site on Twitter, changed her story again, testified she hates Trump, and has trashed him regularly online during the trial. If Trump responds, Judge Merchan has threatened to jail him. Bragg, Colangelo, and Merchan rigged the jury-selection process. The Manhattan jury pool voted 87% for Biden. They asked potential jurors if they follow Trump on social media. But they didn’t ask if they follow Biden. Judge Merchan has threatened to jail Trump for mentioning this. Update: Beyond parody … https://t.co/Io1xKmYy0E pic.twitter.com/ltqa0O2rXE — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 15, 2024 PANIC IN DC The Far Left New Republic – flop sweat The polling has been here waiting for them. The Democrats Have a Joe Biden Problem – https://t.co/tdMGq4XbyJ https://t.co/YGE1w4gdCy pic.twitter.com/EB3ZiIfDN7 — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 14, 2024 The Democrats Have a Joe Biden Problem The poll is rightly causing panic among Democrats, but it also shows that the election is not a lost cause for the party. Source: yahoo.com 6 cuts in 14 seconds? https://t.co/2QllLrMMIT — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 15, 2024 Trump lost debate to you? Do you remember when you said your son didn’t make money for China, Russia and Ukraine. You LIED to American People! pic.twitter.com/tc8SQKNwUf — I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) May 15, 2024   DEBATE: Will Biden apologize for lying to the American people about Hunter’s laptop? At the last debate Biden falsely claimed the laptop was Russian disinformation. pic.twitter.com/vqShChn6Z6 — @amuse (@amuse) May 15, 2024    September. I would strongly recommend more than two debates and, for excitement purposes, a very large venue, although Biden is supposedly afraid of crowds – That’s only because he doesn’t get them. Just tell me when, I’ll be there. “Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!” 843 Q !UW.yye1fxo ID: 245782 No.548253 Mar 4 2018 11:29:14 (EST) [Roasted] Q Former Obama Campaign Official and Her Wife Killed in Horrific Car Accident  Tragedy struck as a former Obama campaign worker, and her wife lost their lives in a horrific car accident in California last week. NBC Bay Area news reported Monday that Peggy Moore and her wife Hope Wood were killed while riding along in the Jeep pickup when it collided with a Chrysler sedan in rural San Diego County at about 11:15 p.m. Friday. The 60-year-old driver of the Jeep, along with the Chrysler’s driver, were also killed. One passenger in the Jeep managed to survive the accident. NBC Bay Area notes Moore and Wood met while campaigning for Barack Obama in 2008. Moore was working as the Northern California Deputy Field Director for the campaign at the time. Source: thegatewaypundit.com  4657 Q !!Hs1Jq13jV6 ID: 5d07c9 No.10596922 Sep 10 2020 20:03:19 (EST) Debates: 1. Biden camp will find excuse/reason to terminate 2. Biden camp will be provided the questions ahead of time 3. Biden camp will be provided the questions ahead of time and assistance in the form of a special communication device Q 1602 Q !CbboFOtcZs ID: 079dd1 No.1925332 Jun 27 2018 11:45:55 (EST) Anonymous ID: f7e6dc No.1925226 Jun 27 2018 11:32:45 (EST) IMG_2222.PNG This tweet struck me as odd.. almost as if it were a marker of sorts >>1925226 If you continue to proceed down this dangerous path only know that we are prepared. You should know this based on earlier drops re: SA / Nat Guard / MIL Assets activate US soil. The game is over when the public knows. The fight to keep the LIGHTS OFF is all that matters to you. You will FAIL. The AMERICAN PEOPLE are AWAKE. You lost CONTROL. SHEEP NO MORE. You underestimated their resolve and their ability to free-think away from the pipeline narrative. We will DECLAS. We will shine LIGHT. THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE. No amount of money, influence, or power can stop this. Our rights to secure and protect at all costs then become justified. We stand at the ready. RED WAVE. WHITE SQUALL. IN GOD WE TRUST. Q https://twitter.com/VinceCoglianese/status/1790729151999103180  & anchors can moderate (from CBS, ABC, CNN or Telemundo). That's more like it. pic.twitter.com/6KT2as2yIw — Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) May 15, 2024  Presidential Debates Start Next Month Which Means They’re Setting Dementia Joe Up  (America First Report)—Joe Biden’s handlers trotted him in front of the camera to play one of his standard roles.  They  rolled out the angry old man on stimulants to sound tough so they could piece together tiny snippets into a debate challenge.  The dates proposed were June and September. Having the first debate next month is conspicuous and bodes ill for Biden. Trump expressed his readiness for the debates, criticizing Biden’s debating skills and presidency. He also mentioned his willingness to participate despite concerns about the commission’s impartiality. The Biden-Harris campaign suggested the first debate take place in late June, after Trump’s New York trial and Biden’s G7 summit visit. A second debate was proposed for early September, prior to the start of early voting, with a vice presidential debate in late July following the Republican vice presidential nomination. It’s a Trap!  there is no viable reason for an incumbent resident to want an early summer debate. There are usually three fall debates to maximize viewership, For Trump, the dates work to fit around the lawfare being waged against him. This makes sense even as the trials themselves do not. But for Biden, the reason to propose such an early debate is ominous. If they’re able to pump him full of enough stimulants to make him appear lucid for an hour or two, then there’s a chance he could actually continue to be the Democrat nominee. But in the likely event that he bombs from his severe lack of mental acuity, Democrats will have the predicate to replace him and the time to get their new candidate on most ballots. In other words, Joe Biden is walking into what will likely be his political swan song. Whether he knows it or not, he’s being tested and he’s not expected to pass. Source: libertdaily.com  

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