Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that Democrats were responsible for a Chinese student in Michigan who illegally voted in the presidential election and was subsequently arrested and charged last week. Cruz made the remarks during the most recent episode of his “Verdict” podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson while talking about the incident. “Well, it’s infuriating. And understand why this happens,” Cruz said. “This happened because the Democrats in Michigan passed a law, their voter ID law allows people to show a current student photo ID card from an educational institution in order to vote.” “Now the only problem is, you don’t have to be an American citizen to get a student ID,” he continued. “In this case, you had a Chinese national who was from China. He had a student ID, he could be a student that’s allowed, but Chinese nationals are not allowed to vote in American elections, and yet, this individual did so.” Michigan Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s office revealed two charges against the 19-year-old student, who was not identified, in a statement on Wednesday. The Chinese student reportedly contacted the local clerk’s office after voting and asked if he could get his ballot back. The Detroit News reported that “two sources familiar with Michigan election laws” said election officials cannot retrieve the illegally cast ballot after it went through a tabulator, a rule that prevents ballots from being tracked back to specific voters. Cruz noted that Democrats voted against the SAVE Act in Congress which would have required that every person registering to vote in the election prove that they are a U.S. citizen. “And yet, part of the one of the reasons the Democrats voted ‘no’ is they claimed, ‘oh, this is not a problem, no non-citizens vote,'” Cruz said. “Well, tell that to the Chinese national who just voted in Michigan.” He said that the key for Republicans now was to turn out voters as the highest level possible so that no matter what happens, Republican candidates will win because the margin for victory is large enough. The Chinese student was charged with perjury — making a false statement on an affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration — and being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote. Attempting to vote as an unauthorized elector is punishable by up to four years in prison while perjury can result in up to 15 years in prison. WATCH: It is infuriating that a Chinese foreign national voted in our election. The SAVE Act would have prevented this by requiring people to prove their citizenship in order to vote. It’s basic commonsense, and that’s why Democrats opposed it.https://t.co/GcKMQ342lE pic.twitter.com/98jPIxqZnQ — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 3, 2024

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said over the weekend that the communist China’s recent breach of several major U.S. telecommunication companies represented the largest breach he’s ever seen. Rubio made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with Margaret Brennan when asked about Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner’s (D-VA) recent assessment that the breach was the most serious he’s ever seen. “Do you know if China has been able to access the audio of Americans’ phone calls?” Brennan asked. “I’m not going to comment on what they accessed, but I agree with Mark Warner’s statement,” Rubio responded. “It is an egregious, outrageous and dangerous breach of our telecommunications systems across multiple companies.” “I think as time goes on, we’re going to learn more about it,” he continued. “Some of it will be made public. I think there’s more that’s still being gathered. It’s a very serious situation that we face.” “And I think one that is quite threatening, maybe not directly to the election per se, but certainly to the national security of our country moving forward,” he added. “It’s a vulnerability that no one imagined or anticipated, but here it is.” China hacked U.S. telecommunications companies as part of an espionage campaign targeting former President Donald Trump, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), and others. Microsoft cybersecurity experts dubbed the group connected to the Chinese government “Salt Typhoon” with “Typhoon” denoting that the operation is Chinese and “Salt” indicating that it is a counterintelligence operation. The Biden-Harris administration was caught flat-footed by the breach and the Cyber Safety Review Board, which is part of Homeland Security, indicated that it will initiate a review of the hack “at the appropriate time.” The hack also reportedly targeted aides of Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Some of the companies hacked included Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen, reports said. Officials indicated that the known scale of the attack has grown dramatically as investigators continue to learn more. The hackers are believed to have “compromised the phones of a number of prominent individuals in politics and national security, including some in the U.S. government,” The Wall Street Journal reported. One of the concerns that officials had about the Chinese discovering who U.S. officials were calling was that it would give them a list of people to target in influence operations aimed at manipulating decision makers. The New York Times reported that the Chinese are believed to have hacked systems used by the companies to comply with court-authorized surveillance wiretaps, including Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act collection, one of the secretive measures the U.S. has to discover terrorists and spies. The Journal reported earlier this month that the scale of China’s espionage is “unprecedented” as it looks to become the world’s leading superpower by stealing technology. WATCH: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the Chinese hacking of U.S. telecom companies is a threat “maybe not directly to the election per se, but certainly to the national security of our country moving forward.” He says he won’t comment on… pic.twitter.com/isuRewt1qz — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 3, 2024

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), a venture capitalist-turned-politician who is now the running mate of former President Donald Trump, argued this weekend that the U.S. economy under their rival in the 2024 White House race, Vice President Kamala Harris, is defined by a growing number of government jobs while the private sector diminishes. During a rally in Arizona on Saturday, Vance highlighted the last job report before the election in which the Bureau of Labor Statistics said 12,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in October — much lower than the 100,000-plus jobs that analysts had expected. CNBC reported healthcare added 52,000 jobs and the government added 40,000 jobs while other sectors lost jobs. .@JDVance: "The American economy last month lost 28K private sector jobs and 46K manufacturing jobs. If you read the jobs report, it says the economy gained 12K jobs all government — That is the Kamala Harris economy in a nutshell. You're paying higher taxes, higher grocery… pic.twitter.com/TB2DodQmOP — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 2, 2024 “It turns out yesterday that while Kamala Harris has been going around the country bragging about how good the economy is, it turns out the American economy last month lost 28,000 private sector jobs. The American economy last month lost 46,000 American manufacturing jobs,” Vance said. “Now, it’s interesting, though: if you read the jobs report, just the topline: it says the American economy gained 12,000 jobs. You know what that means? All government — we created more government jobs than we did lose private sector jobs,” Vance added. “That is, in some ways, the Kamala Harris economy in a nutshell. You’re paying higher taxes, you’re paying higher grocery prices, you’re getting worse jobs with lower wages. But the government bureaucrats who work for Kamala Harris they’re doing just fine.” Vance promised a turnaround if he and Trump were to win the presidential election. “We’re going to fire some bureaucrats and make sure we hire American workers at good wages,” he said. The October jobs report, which came out less than a week before Election Day, indicated that hurricanes slamming the southeastern United States and the Boeing factory workers strike impacted employment. Still, it marked the smallest monthly gain since December 2020. Voters have rated the economy as being a top issue, with the rising cost of groceries and inflation establishing themselves as two leading causes of concern for U.S. consumers. Meanwhile, the federal debt is approaching $36 trillion, resulting in large interest payments that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk warned could “bankrupt” the United States. Musk, who is being considered for some kind of “cost-cutting” role in a second Trump administration, suggested at the former president’s recent Madison Square Garden rally that he would like at least $2 trillion slashed from the federal budget that has risen to roughly $6.75 trillion.

Jelly Roll recently visited a jail while traveling for his Beautifully Broken tour, and while he was meeting the inmates, he had “the unique experience” that moved him to tears. The country music singer told his story to an audience in Charlottesville, Va. He explained that he visits a jail, rehab center, or homeless shelter in every city he plays. While in Charlottesville, he spent time in a jail and learned that the inmates had been using his music to heal. @jdsangel24 @Jelly Roll #beautifullybrokentour #jellyroll #virginia #jellyrollofficial #jellyrollconcert #360 #ValhallaBoundBikers360 #BeautifulCreatures360Empire #Beautifulcreatures360 #THECoven360 #vixensCreatures360 #DemonicCreatures360 #SacredGrace360 #TheCrypt360 #EliteCreatures360 ♬ original sound – Andrea “Today, I had the most unique experience I’ve ever had in a jail that shook me to my core,” he explained. “There’s a local within about an hour from here. We’d say a local county jail that has a program that is teaching people how to recover the right way—through therapy and through music and through help and through redemption and giving a real second chance.” Jelly Roll said that when he walked into the jail, a group of inmates greeted him by singing some of his songs. He openly wept as the men and women “were singing their soul[s] out.” Jelly Roll Was So Moved By His Experience Inside The Jail That He Invited Four Inmates To Join Him Onstage The 39-year-old has been using his fame as a platform for rehabilitation since he released his breakout singles Son of a Sinner and Need a Favor in 2022. Jelly Roll was in and out of prison for most of his teenage and young adult life. But at 23, he learned he was going to be a father, so he turned to music and changed his life. Jelly Roll understood that music is healing, and he wanted the inmates to experience that. So he asked the local sheriff if some of the inmates could “see the dream” and join him onstage. The sheriff agreed. Jelly covered the costs of having four men enjoy the show and join him for a rendition of Unpretty.  “if anybody believes in second chances, it’s a f***ing Jelly Roll show,” he shouted to a cheering crowd as the singers walked onstage. @jdsangel24 @Jelly Roll #beautifullybrokentour #jellyroll #virginia #concert #trending ♬ original sound – Andrea Jelly Roll’s gesture made fans weep right alongside him. “Jelly roll probably just help save these men, this is something they will never forget it with help push them to stay on track! Just beautiful,” someone commented on a TikTok of the performance. “I already like Jelly Roll,” another person added, “but the respect I have for him after this is unmatched.” “I’m legitimately balling,” a commenter confessed. “This was so beautiful.” “I don’t know these men’s stories but I don’t need to. They are finding their way and the look on their faces is amazing. Good work Jelly Roll,” a fan praised. This story’s featured image is by Howard Weiss via Shutterstock. The post Jelly Roll Brought To Tears After Experience That “Shook” Him To His “Core” appeared first on InspireMore.

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More than half of Americans polled believe the American economy is in recession, which partly explains why former President Donald Trump’s closing line that “Harris broke it. Trump will fix it,” works so well. Whether it’s jobs for Americans, the southern border invasion, or men competing against women as transgender athletes, Biden-Harris definitely broke it. […]

“Few symbols in art are as layered and evocative as the rose—its petals unfolding to reveal stories of love, loss, resilience, and beauty. In song, ‘rose’ takes on an even richer meaning, touching everything from romance to defiance, making it the perfect muse for some of rock and folk’s most memorable lyrics. This list celebrates the best songs that use the word ‘rose’ to carry emotional depth and unforgettable melodies across decades. Dan Fogelberg’s ‘Run for the Roses’ captures the spirit of ambition, beautifully capturing life’s journey through a Kentucky Derby metaphor. Blackmore’s Night delivers an ethereal tale of love The post 10 Best Songs With The Word ‘Rose’ In The Title appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.