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#1 - J6 Chair Makes Jaw-Dropping Claim: Pipe Bomb Videos Outside RNC and DNC Deleted—‘Doesn’t Exist’ — by Rusty Weiss
As to that last point, Loudermilk went on to explain that there are Capitol Police cameras that picked up footage of the "walking paths" the alleged wannabe bomber took that day. But no, in the areas that would seem critical, those clips are missing. Which is crucial because bomb-sniffing dogs and witnesses somehow missed the devices that day.
"None of the camera angles, like behind the RNC, behind the DNC, that we know of that exists today of where this person would have been, had the closest angles," he continued. "And so that has inhibited our investigation into this theory of maybe they were placed back out again."
39,000 video frames, and these, in the most vital locations from January 6th, are missing.
Loudermilk does offer vaguely plausible theories as to why the bombs might have been missed—the dog's handler might have been distracted when he hit on one device, a witness may not have seen the other device originally—but the fact that the videos apparently don't exist is quite a hindrance to finding out any information.
#2 - DOJ Steps in After Boys Get Punished for Telling the Truth — by Eli Shepherd
The Trump administration has taken a harder stance nationwide, cracking down on schools pushing gender ideology and restoring clear boundaries that protect kids. These are not radical steps. These are yesterday’s norms, revived because today’s institutions have drifted so far into fantasy that they need a legal slap back to reality. Here’s the frustrating part. We shouldn’t need lawsuits to establish that boys shouldn’t be punished for acknowledging biological truth. We shouldn’t need executive orders to keep schools from forcing ideology onto children. We shouldn’t need governors to intervene just to tell grown adults that locker rooms exist for a reason.
We shouldn’t need any of this.
But until common sense becomes common again, this is where we are. Celebrating the victories, while mourning the fact that they were even necessary.
#3 - Hilarious: X Bodies the EU With the Perfect Response to Their Fine — by Nick Arama
The reason I warned you not to click on the video is that it isn't a video. It's deceptive and clicks through to their website to an article. So the purpose is to fool you into increasing clicks to their site. The DSA they mention is the Digital Services Act.
As we reported, the Trump administration has slammed the fine and the effort to go after "American tech platforms and the American people." The days of censorship against Americans are over, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the EU.
#4 - Bessent Brings the Fire on the MN Fraud Scandal, Omar Gives Bad Answers to Good Questions — by Nick Arama
"A lot of money has been transferred the- from the individuals who committed this fraud, including those who donated to the government, Governor, donated to Representative Omar, and donated to AG Ellison," he said.
Bessent said they were tracking money sent by wire transfer organizations that are outside the regulated banking system and that went overseas.
He explained they had just started looking at the reports about money going to foreign terrorists. Bessent said that Omar had downplayed the fraud scandal and was gaslighting the American people about how it had been handled.
#5 - The World Must Stop Ignoring What Iranians Already Know: The Regime Is on the Brink — by John Bercow
And the water crisis is only one among many. Fuel and electricity shortages have sparked protests. The economy is collapsing. Unemployment is soaring. Public services are failing. The environment is deteriorating at an alarming pace. A wildfire razed portions of the ancient Hyrcanian Forests, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to many endangered species, in November. Meanwhile, half the adult population lacks meaningful work, yet the regime pours billions into the IRGC, missile programs, regional militias, and vast surveillance networks designed to suppress domestic dissent.
This convergence of crises lays bare a truth that the overwhelming majority of Iranians have long understood: the ruling elite sees government not as a vehicle for public service, but as an apparatus for oppressive domination. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his loyalists view power as something to be hoarded, not exercised for the public good. Their instinct is not to solve crises but to weaponize them.
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