Officials with the FBI have stated that several nonprofits located in the Minneapolis area have misappropriated several million dollars of COVID-19 relief funds that were intended to be used to help kids. As reported by the New York Times, “a nonprofit organization called Advance Youth Athletic Development [AYAD] set up what it described as an enormous child care operation in northeast Minneapolis that could prepare 5,000 dinners each weeknight.” The group was given $3.2 million by the state of Minnesota using money that was allocated from federal food programs put in place as relief efforts for the duration of the…
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As the topic of energy becomes an ever-increasing focus for the country, problems with the U.S. power grid are becoming more evident under the increased scrutiny. We have seen the grid starting to be less and less reliable at the exact time that many consumers are becoming much more dependent on the use of electricity to power their computers, electric vehicles, and phones. The entire U.S. power grid has been seen to be less and less dependable over the past 20 years, as reported by a release by the Wall Street Journal, which discovered that there were over 180 “major…
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki put forth an odd claim about Florida’s new bill, which seeks to ban the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom for all students from Pre-k through 3rd grade, was a flat out “form of bullying.” This past Wednesday, Psaki stated that the bill, which has been maliciously nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” by its critics despite the fact that in no way does it seek to ban any such thing, was “horrific” and would only end up preventing kids from seeking out and receiving the support they could need. WATCH: https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1501626719370891265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1501626719370891265%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fits-horrific-psaki-says-not-teaching-5-year-olds-about-gender-identity-is-a-form-of-bullying…
This past Tuesday, the members of the Senate of Florida officially passed the Parental Rights in Education bill, which is a potential law that seeks to ban all teachers from kindergarten through third grade from taking efforts to teach gender identity and sexual orientation, would require schools to tell parents if there had been any changes at all in a student’s emotional, physical, or mental wellbeing, and would also allow legal recourse to parents to sue if they think a school has been in violation of any of those agreements. It would also allow teachers to hold back on certain…
After her diagnosis with COVID-19 back in February, the Queen made it a point to lay low and recover. Ever since, the 95-year-old monarch has been very cautious, showing a preference for video meetings to face-to-face interactions as a general rule as we ride strong into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This past Monday after her stint in recovery, the long-reigning monarch has come back into the public eye. While finally back at work, she officially hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle with a meeting in the Oak Room. This was her first official hosting…
In claims put forth this past Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that President Joe Biden was taking steps to do all he can to try and fight the rising gas prices just as the prices we are seeing at the pumps reach a new all-time high. Psaki went on to state that no choice has been made as of yet by officials within the administration on whether or not they will seek to ban imports of all Russian oil due to the inception of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. “I want to read to you if I could,…
In an announcement put forth this past Monday, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott stated that a new set of rules were already in effect to try and stop the various cities of the state from defunding their police forces, going on to highlight that “we support our law enforcement officers.” Abbott put his governor’s pen to use on the new law HB 1900 this past June in the wake of stating that the issue of stopping cities from defunding their police forces was now an emergency item during the normal sessions of the 87th legislature of the state. “Under House…
As reported by sources in the Senate this past Saturday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he fully placed the blame for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine squarely on Democrat President Joe Biden for his choice to not place sanctions on Russia before Putin launched the military incursion. Zelensky stated to the Senators that if the U.S. “had started sanctions months ago, there would not have been war.” Reuters highlighted the fact that just a scant few days before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine that Old Uncle Joe was “refus[ing] to unleash sanctions on Russia” until after the event…
In an announcement put forth this past Saturday, the major financial services companies Mastercard and Visa have stated that they are going to be stopping all operations in Russia in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s choice to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days,” stated Visa in a recent release. “Once complete, all transactions initiated with Visa cards issued in Russia will no longer work outside the country and any Visa cards issued by financial institutions outside of…
This past Friday, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis fired back at the misrepresentation of a new bill from the state that prohibits the instruction of any LGBTQ topics to any young children. The media has hurled criticisms at HB 1557, which has been named the “Don’t Say Gay Bill,” accusing Republicans of placing LGBTQ youth in danger by outing them to their parents or preventing them from having access to learn about their sexuality. DeSantis pushed back against this narrative for the bill as part of a press conference this past Friday. “You actually look at the bill, and it…
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, issued a statement this past Friday that he is in favor of increasing domestic oil and gas drilling as a means to try and offset the massive energy issues that are currently being faced by the U.S. as a result of failing policies from the current administration in conjunction with the war taking place in Europe. “Hate to say it, but we need to increase oil & gas output immediately. Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures,” claimed Musk in a tweet. “Obviously, this would negatively affect Tesla, but sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to…
As the price of oil spikes to well over $115 per barrel, the price of gas across the nation has also slammed the pockets of Americans trying to fill their tanks in the wake of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. The most recent price spiking led to San Francisco, California becoming to very first U.S. state to go on file with gas prices recorded at over $5 per gallon, as reported by Fox Business. While the city itself is seeing over $5, the overall average for the state as a whole sits at $4.94, a level that sits shocking above the…
The state Senate of Florida is slated to pass a pro-life 15-week abortion ban all while Democrats hurl last-ditch efforts at it to try and block or slow down the bill. Democratic legislators put out a series of 13 amendments this past week targeting the 15-week abortion ban, HB 5, also known as the Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality Act, which passed through the statehouse this past February and is slated to make it through the state Senate on Thursday. It was stated by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) that he was in support of the bill and is planning to…
This past Thursday, Elon Musk put out a warning to the people of Ukraine that were utilizing SpaceX Starlink terminals that they are at high risk of being targeted by Russians as those terminals are part of the only remaining systems on the ground that allows for online communications. “Important warning: Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system still working in some parts of Ukraine, so probability of being targeted is high,” tweeted out Musk. “Please use with caution.” https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1499472139333746691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1499472139333746691%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Felon-musk-issues-important-warning-about-systems-he-deployed-to-ukraine When later questioned about how users should use his systems with caution, Musk answered, “Turn on Starlink only when needed…
As stated in a lawsuit put forth by a former Chicago Park District deputy general counsel who took part in a deal with an Italian American group to get permission to install a Christopher Columbus statue that would be used in a parade, Lori Lightfoot, the Democratic Mayor of Chicago, exclaimed to the man, “My d*** is bigger than yours and the Italians. I have the biggest d*** in Chicago.” The event that led to the alleged comments from Lightfoot concerned a 2020 order from the mayor, in the wake of the death of George Floyd prompting nationwide protests, to…
