The Prophecy Update Newsletter - 1/28/25 - The Perils Facing President Trump
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In Today’s Newsletter…
*The Perils Facing President Trump
*Spiritual War: America’s Basic Problem Is Not One That We Can See in The Visible World
*Prophecy Update Videos
*Recommended Reading
*Who Owns the Media? There Are 6 Monolithic Corporations That Control Almost Everything We Watch, Hear and Read
*With Antisemitism Rising, Those Belittling the Holocaust Are No Longer Considered ‘On the Fringe of Society’
*Daily Jot: Liberation Day
*Daily Devotion: Arrested and Tried
*Prophecy Update News Headlines
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The Perils Facing President Trump
Jonathan Brentner - https://www.raptureready.com/category/nearing-midnight/
Last Monday, we watched as Donald Trump again became President of the United States. Optimism abounds; many believe he can change the disastrous, vile, and anti-biblical policies of the previous administration before it’s too late to avert the Lord’s wrath and/or the end of America.
I’m exceedingly thankful that Trump is now our President, and I witnessed more reasons for hopefulness while watching Trump’s first day in office than I anticipated. He is far from perfect, and I disagree with him on some matters. However, if Harris had prevailed last November, we would even now be experiencing an accelerated erosion of our freedoms, Biden’s political prisoners would still be languishing in prison with no hope of an end to their torment, and our tax money would continue to flow to wars, corrupt tyrants such a Zelenskyy, and those who are here illegally and seek to harm us.
Even with the positive and heartwarming scenes that emerged from Inauguration Day 2025, the US faces a future fraught with danger. The following perils facing the newly elected President are not exhaustive, but they are the ones I consider to be the most daunting.
The Threat of WWIII
I remain convinced that the Lord is currently restraining the breakout of a deadly nuclear war that will result in far more casualties than what happened during the last century as the result of wars and communism/socialism. During his last months in office, President Biden appeared to do all that he could to provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin into attacking NATO and the US.
As President Donald Trump steps into the Oval Office, the threat posed by the Russia/Ukraine war still exists. Some believe that WWIII has already begun via this conflict. Will the President be able to calm tensions in a war that has already claimed so many lives? The heavy loss of life seems to have hardened Putin’s heart against accepting any peace agreement that doesn’t give him a decisive victory.
The other key flashpoint is China’s threat to invade Taiwan. I expected this to happen during the final days of the Biden administration. This could easily result in a war with horrific consequences.
The latest news is that experts expect Iran to possess a nuclear bomb within two months. If that happens, its leaders will seek to use it against Israel and US interests in the future. Iran’s recent twenty-year pact with Russia complicates this alarming development.
A Deeply Divided Nation
In response to the Pharisee’s accusation that He cast out demons by the power of Satan, Jesus responded, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand” (Matthew 12:25). His words apply to what we see happening in the US. We are a deeply divided nation and in many ways, a nation at war with itself.
The policies proposed by President Trump and his cabinet choices will wreak havoc among the deep state and cost them billions, if not trillions, of dollars. His ongoing efforts to expose the hidden wickedness of the elite in Washington, DC, puts him at odds with many who yield considerable clout in both the media and Congress.
Trump’s naiveness regarding the depth of the deep state’s powers hurt him during his first term as President and resulted in betrayals by many of his trusted advisors. As he seeks to delegitimize those who hate America and seek to destroy him, we can be sure they will put up a fight with no regard for the consequences, even if it means the destruction of the US. They are exceedingly evil and will continue to use deadly force to maintain their stranglehold on America.
Economic Devastation
I have written often about the dangers of America’s national debt and out-of-control spending. It now stands at $36.2 trillion and is growing at a rate of one trillion dollars every one hundred days. If not for the Lord’s restraining hand, this surely would’ve long ago plunged the US and the world into an economic depression far worse than what happened in the 1930’s.
A priority of the incoming President is that of bringing the spending under control, but is it too late? Is this a ticking time bomb that’s set to explode in the near future?
The massive debt levels in the US and throughout the world tell us that the third rider of the apocalypse is ready to ride (see Revelation 6:5-6). The day is rapidly approaching when Jesus will open the third seal and bring economic woes upon the entire world. Does this not signify the nearness of the Rapture?
Illegal Immigration
Even those of the outgoing Biden administration have admitted that because many enemies of the US have entered our country through Mexico during the past four years, we face the likelihood of a devastating terror attack perhaps worse than 9/11. There are credible reports that hundreds, if not thousands, of Chinese men of military age, without spouses or children, have entered our country.
It’s likely that President Trump’s deportation program to rid the country of the illegals will have already begun by the time you read this. His program, though just and absolutely necessary, will cause much strife and perhaps spark violence in the months ahead.
The Push to Divide Israel
Although President Trump is a friend of Israel, he faces a worldwide mindset that seeks to divide Israel and thereby bring about the Lord’s wrath upon the nations. The prophetic words of Joel 3:1-2 are ever so close to reaching fulfillment:
“For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land.”
Though these verses speak to the gathering of the world’s armies at the time of the Second Coming, they aptly depict the current mindset that seeks to divide the Land of Israel and, as a result, kindle God’s wrath. The world’s uncanny obsession with Jerusalem has already begun the fulfillment of Zechariah 12:1-3.
The current determination of the nations to divide both Israel and Jerusalem was set in motion by Saudi Arabia in 2024. These countries plan to meet at the UN during the first week of June 2025 with the goal of formulating a seven or ten-year peace covenant with Israel. It’s possible that they will agree to impose upon Israel a seven-year peace treaty with plans to formally ratify in September of 2025. It’s possible that we see the buildup to Daniel’s seventieth week (Daniel 9:27).
What will be President Trump’s role in the scheduled meeting of this group set for June 2025? Any acceptance of the dividing up of the Land or Jerusalem will surely bring God’s wrath upon the US.
Of course, if this turns out to be the antichrist’s peace accord with Israel, we will be with Jesus before the man of lawlessness steps onto the world stage and ratifies it.
I wish President Trump well and pray daily for his safety and wisdom as he deals with these perils. These dangers, however, also tell me that the seven-year Tribulation is rapidly approaching.
I have no illusions that political solutions, however just and correct they might be, will alter the world’s mad rush to a one-world Marxist government under the antichrist. My hope for the future rests one hundred percent with Jesus and His imminent appearing.
At any moment now, the Father will send Him to fetch His bride.
Maranatha
Spiritual War: America’s Basic Problem Is Not One That We Can See in The Visible World
By Anne Graham Lotz - https://harbingersdaily.com/spiritual-war-americas-basic-problem-is-not-one-that-we-can-see-in-the-visible-world/
On Tuesday, January 21, the first full day in office for President Trump, he attended what was described as a prayer service at the National Cathedral led by Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde. In her remarks, she said, “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families — some who fear for their lives.” She went on to defend illegal immigration using God’s name and twisting His Word out of context in order to support her remarks. To my knowledge, there was no prayer of blessing, no word of encouragement, nothing that would draw the President or those gathered closer to God. If anything, she would drive people away by her spiritual arrogance, divisive condescension, and mean spiritedness.
“Rev. Budde” is a poster-child for what’s wrong with many American churches—there are false prophets in the pulpit. And what’s wrong in the churches permeates those who sit in the pews until the church has a form of godliness, but deny its power. (2 Timothy 3:5).
The basic problem in our nation is not our politics, or health care, or racial prejudice, or inflation, or polarization, or immigration, or enemy threats, or whatever else you can name. It’s not China or Iran or North Korea. While each of those areas are problems, the fundamental problem is spiritual and moral.
My beloved friend, Priscilla Shirer, tells a wonderful story from when her third son was young. She had taken him to the Fall Festival at their church which was held in the parking lot. A variety of games were offered for the children at various booths, but the favorite one was in the back of a pick-up truck. It was a version of “whack-a-mole” that can be found at almost every state fair. This one was homemade with a blanket stretched across the bed of the truck with holes cut into it, and various puppets popping up through the holes. A plastic bat was given to the child to “play” the game by hitting the puppets to make them stay down. But as soon as one puppet was hit, another popped up. And so the game went on. The line to the game was very long, and Priscilla’s son became restless and impatient. He suddenly let go of his mother’s hand and before she could grab him, ran up to the truck, jerked off the blanket, and exposed several startled adults lying on their backs with puppet covered hands raised up in the air! In other words, the children had been whacking at what they could see but the real problem was underneath the blanket.
Priscilla’s story illustrates that America’s basic problem is not one that we can see in the visible world. It is “underneath” in the invisible world. We are in a cosmic battle between good and evil, light and darkness, truth and deception. The apostle Paul makes it clear… “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).
How are we to respond? While we may need to address in practical terms the “pop-ups”, we should not be distracted from what’s really going on “underneath.” At this moment, there are two imperatives:
Pray. Pray for God’s Kingdom to come, His will to be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Matthew 6:10 Ask God to use you to help reap the spiritual harvest as you share the Gospel. Matthew 9:36-38 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Ephesians 6:18 Pray for a spiritual awakening in the church.
Pick up “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:17 Read your Bible every day, apply it to your life, then live it out in obedient faith. Ask God to speak to you through it, giving you insight and understanding. Daniel 9:22
As President Trump is selecting and naming his cabinet and staff, I’m reminded that Jesus is also calling you and me to follow and serve Him during these incredibly significant days. We are nearing the end of all things. Will you answer His call? Because make no mistake about it…in the end, Jesus wins! Until that day, may He find us faithful.
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Who Owns the Media? There Are 6 Monolithic Corporations That Control Almost Everything We Watch, Hear and Read
by Michael Snyder - https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/who-owns-the-media-there-are-6-monolithic-corporations-that-control-almost-everything-we-watch-hear-and-read/
We live in a society that is literally addicted to consuming media content. Unfortunately, control of that content is dominated by just a handful of ultra-powerful corporations. Back in 1983, the media industry was controlled by a group of about 50 large companies. Today, the media industry is controlled by just 6 gigantic corporations. They own television networks, streaming services, cable channels, movie studios, newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, music labels and even many of our favorite websites. Sadly, most of us don’t ever stop to think about who is feeding us the endless hours of news, sports and entertainment that we constantly ingest. But we should. The truth is that each of us is tremendously influenced by the messages that are constantly being poured into our heads. We are addicted to the “programming”, and we just keep coming back for more. Most of us spend multiple hours each day consuming media content, and many of us actually begin to feel physically uncomfortable if we go too long without watching or listening to something.
The six corporations that collectively control the media industry are Disney, Time Warner, National Amusements, News Corporation, Comcast and Sony. Collectively, the “big six” absolutely dominate news and entertainment in the United States. If the “big six” were a country, they would have the 26th largest GDP in the world. But even those areas of the media that the “big six” do not completely control are becoming increasingly concentrated. For example, iHeartMedia now owns over 1,200 radio stations in the United States, and companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook are increasingly dominating the Internet.
When you control what Americans watch, hear and read, you acquire a great deal of influence over what they think.
The content that they produce for us is called “programming” for a reason.
The power to shape our culture is the power to alter the future of our society. We have witnessed seismic cultural shifts in recent decades, and the media industry has been the driving force behind many of those shifts.
These gigantic media conglomerates are much larger than most people realize. Below, I have listed just a sampling of some of the media properties that are owned and controlled by the “big six”…
Disney
ABC Television Network
Disney+
Pixar
Disney Publishing Worldwide
ESPN
A&E
Lifetime
The History Channel
Marvel
Lucasfilm
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Records
Buena Vista Games
Disney Records
Hollywood Records
Miramax Films
Touchstone Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Vice
Time Warner
CNN
HBO
Time Inc.
Time Warner Cable
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Castle Rock Entertainment
CW Network (partial ownership)
TMZ
New Line Cinema
Time Warner Cable
Cinemax
Cartoon Network
DC Entertainment
TBS
TNT
America Online
Sports Illustrated
Fortune
Marie Claire
People Magazine
National Amusements
CBS Television Network
Paramount+
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Home Entertainment
Showtime
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
CBS Films
CBS Games
Comedy Central
Country Music Television (CMT)
Gamespot
Logo
MTV
Nickelodeon
Nick at Nite
Nick Jr.
Spike TV
The Movie Channel
TV Land
VH1
The Smithsonian Channel
Pocket Books
Simon & Schuster
News Corporation
Fox Television Network
Fox News
Fox Sports
Fox Business
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
The New York Post
Barron’s
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Beliefnet
FX
The Speed Channel
Times of London
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox International
20th Century Fox Studios
20th Century Fox Television
The Wall Street Journal
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Interactive Media
HarperCollins Publishers
Harlequin
The National Geographic Channel
Tubi
Zondervan
Comcast
NBC Television Network
Peacock
MSNBC
CNBC
NBC News
Bravo
NBC Sports
Comcast Sportsnet
The Golf Channel
Fandango
FanDuel
Oxygen
Syfy
Telemundo
USA Network
The Weather Channel
Focus Features
NBC Universal Television Distribution
NBC Universal Television Studio
Universal Parks & Resorts
Universal Pictures
Sony
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Entertainment Televsion
Sony Music
Sony Interactive Entertainment (Playstation)
TriStar
Triumph Films
Affirm Films
Animax
Crackle
CSC Media Group
Columbia Pictures
Destination Films
Big tech companies such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have started to produce their own content in recent years, but their content is nearly indistinguishable from that produced by the “big six”.
The primary goal of these behemoths is to make money.
So they aren’t going to do anything that will threaten their relationships with their biggest advertisers. This is one of the reasons why large pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars on advertising. They realize that executives at these companies will be desperate to keep the gravy train rolling, and so negative coverage of pharmaceutical companies will be almost non-existent.
Fortunately, an increasing number of people are starting to wake up and are realizing that the media industry should not be trusted.
In fact, a Gallup survey that was conducted in October 2024 found that only 31 percent of Americans have a “great deal” or a “fair amount” of confidence in the mainstream media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly”.
The good news is that as the mainstream media loses credibility, the alternative media is growing.
Americans are starting to look elsewhere for the truth, and that has allowed independent journalists such as myself to flourish.
Of course the establishment has responded by aggressively censoring the alternative media, but now that we have a new administration in Washington that is anti-censorship, hopefully we will see some significant changes.
Every day, we are in a battle for hearts and minds. Most of the population is still plugged into “the matrix” and still consumes endless hours of “programming” that is produced by the “big six”. Meanwhile, those of us in the alternative media are desperately trying to get people to wake up and think for themselves.
Sadly, even most people that think that they are “awake” are still being very heavily influenced by movies, television shows and news programs.
The “programming” that they are constantly offering to us is so seductive, and very few are able to break the addiction entirely.
With Antisemitism Rising, Those Belittling the Holocaust Are No Longer Considered ‘On the Fringe of Society’
By Olivier Melnick - https://harbingersdaily.com/with-antisemitism-rising-those-belittling-the-holocaust-are-no-longer-considered-on-the-fringe-of-society/
In January of 1945, The Death Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. What should have been a harsh lesson learned by humanity has slowly eroded and is running the risk of becoming what the late French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen called “a hick up of history.” The torture, bloodshed, and ashes of the Holocaust should remain a scar on the face of humanity, but not an open wound upon which more salt is thrown.
I will never apologize for reminding people about the horrors of the Holocaust. Sure, it probably has something to do with the loss of my maternal grandfather, Maurice Weinzveig, at Auschwitz in 1942. May his memory be a blessing! But it goes way beyond my loss and should hit a nerve with people of goodwill around the world, Jews and Gentiles alike. The memory must live on!
Every year on January 27– the date of Auschwitz-Birkenau’s liberation–the world commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and this year marks the 80th anniversary of that day. Is 80 years a long time or a short time? If you consider that the vast majority of Holocaust survivors have now passed away or are primarily in their late eighties and nineties, it is a long time, and it presents a real danger; very soon, there will be no more first-hand witnesses of the Holocaust, facilitating the work of deniers and historical revisionists even more.
It used to be that those belittling the Holocaust were not taken seriously. They were on the fringe of society and could easily be ignored. Things have changed as antisemitism is increasingly becoming more normalized. The Holocaust is becoming trivialized by people who, at one point in time, were trustworthy researchers and influencers. Their voices are still heard and influencing people, not in a good way.
The most terrifying example can be found in the recent multiple diatribes spewed by Internet influencer Candace Owens. She was once an up-and-coming young voice of reason and conservatism. I do not know what happened in her life, but she has now become the poster child for neo-Jew hatred from the right. She claimed that the human experiments performed by the infamous Dr. Mengele never happened. She also has bought into the lie that Jews control the world and the banks and are demon-possessed. She has 3.4 Million subscribers on YouTube and 6.4 Million followers on X. Who exactly are these people following?
Well, maybe I am overreacting, and maybe nobody is buying her lies against the Jews. Then again, maybe they are, as was the young shooter at a Nashville High School on January 22, 2025. He killed someone and then committed suicide. In his manifesto, he openly praised Hitler and claimed that he was inspired by… wait for it… Candace Owens. So, YES, words do matter! The influencers are also working with people who are poorly educated on the Holocaust, if educated at all.
• 52% of millennials cannot name one Ghetto or Camp.
• 22% of millennials have not heard of the Holocaust or can’t explain what it is.
• 65% of people surveyed couldn’t tell that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust.
This year, as the world continues to distance itself from supporting Israel and helping Jewish people in need, let’s all do our part to remember the Holocaust and teach the truth to our younger generation. Visit a camp, read a book, speak to a survivor or watch a movie, but DO SOMETHING!
Did you know that if we were to recite the names of all the victims of the Holocaust, it would take us 10.5 years non-stop? Do you have a few minutes to pray for your Jewish friends, Israel, and any survivors or their families? Am Yisrael Chai and NEVER AGAIN!
Daily Jot: Liberation Day
Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com
“For American citizens, January 20th, 2025, is Liberation Day.” With these words, President Donald Trump spoke life and hope into a country that for the past four years has lived under the closest resemblance of a Marxist regime in American history. Trump enumerated a long list of actions by the Biden Administration that undermined your rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and subjected you to a tyrannical brand of so-called democracy. You have been oppressed by government actions in your ability go where you want, do what you want, know the facts for life-altering decisions, and pay for your needs. As Trump said, “As we gather today, our government confronts a crisis of trust.”
Just in the executive orders that Trump signed we can find clues to how the Marxist government policies frustrated our citizenship. Closing the border has to do with not only illegal immigration, but also the collateral damage to you and your family. This damage includes higher crime, higher violent crime, a housing shortage, tax dollars used for entitlements to illegals, higher insurance premiums, a fentanyl crisis that is killing hundreds of thousands in this country, and a host of other issues. While the news media refuses to recognize the cause and effect of illegal entry and twists “government” statistics to say it isn’t so, people can see with their own eyes and experience with their own pocketbooks the problems.
In a country that essentially invented religious freedom, freedom of speech and equality under the law, a president should not feel compelled to reinforce these precious rights by executive order. But after four years of Marxist-leaning policies that Trump and many of us experienced first-hand, it needed to be emphasized. Trump said, “After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I also will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America. Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents…Under my leadership, we will restore fair, equal, and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.”
Trump is also reversing the Marxist policies against our children. He said, “I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based. As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female.” Trump said he would begin the restoration of America and the revolution of common sense. Many have likely forgotten common sense over the years. But Trump will reel in some of the nonsense we have been living with and maybe grown accustomed to. As in Galatians 5:1 let us “Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Liberation Day should last a lifetime.
Sources:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/01/the-inaugural-address/
Daily Devotion: Arrested and Tried
by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org
But Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?’ —John 18:11
https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/arrested-and-tried/ - Listen
John 18 tells the story of Jesus’ arrest. Keep in mind that John was writing his Gospel decades after the other three were written. The events in the garden and the trials that followed already had been covered in detail by Matthew, Mark, and Luke. And those details were well known in John’s day. That may explain why John doesn’t offer as many specifics in his account.
The fact that Jesus’ enemies brought armed soldiers to arrest Him showed that, despite their years of plotting against Him, they still didn’t understand Him. He refused every effort to make Him king. He had no political aspirations. He never encouraged rebellion among His followers. And He wasn’t a fugitive.
He frequently taught in the temple, where the religious leaders spent most of their time. They could have arrested Him without incident any time they wanted. (Theoretically, of course. The reality is that they couldn’t have arrested Him outside of God’s timetable, not until Jesus’ “time had come”—which it had, in the garden.) And if anyone were prone to violence, it was the religious leaders, who several times picked up rocks to stone Jesus because they refused to believe the truth of His words.
It may not have appeared that way in the confusion of the moment, but Jesus was in control of the situation. As His enemies approached, He stepped forward to identify Himself so that none of the disciples would be harmed. And that should have been the end of it.
But Peter failed to read the room. He boldly drew his sword to “save” Jesus and . . . cut off the right ear of an unarmed slave. Oops. Jesus told Peter to put away his sword and reminded him that what was happening was God’s plan.
In Matthew’s version of the story, Jesus said, “Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?” (Matthew 26:53 NLT). Jesus allowed Himself to be arrested because it set in motion the events that would lead to salvation.
There was nothing just about Jesus’ trials. The verdict was a foregone conclusion. The high priest Caiaphas had already decided that Jesus needed to die for the people—that is, so the Roman government wouldn’t crack down on Jewish religious practices (see John 11:49–53).
John was the disciple who accompanied Peter to the high priest’s residence, where Jesus was being tried. Since John knew the high priest, he was able to get past the gate and into the courtyard. But then he had to convince the woman watching the gate to let Peter in too. “The woman asked Peter, ‘You’re not one of that man’s disciples, are you?’
“‘No,’ he said, ‘I am not’” (verse 17 NLT).
Inside the courtyard, Peter warmed himself by a fire. Twice more, he was asked if he was Jesus’ disciple. Twice more, he said no. This was a total of three denials, just as Jesus had predicted hours earlier.
Discussion Question: Peter denied Jesus three times. Have you ever failed Jesus? How did you experience His forgiveness and restoration?
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Democrats move to condemn Trump pardons of violent Jan. 6 defendants
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Fox News Sues Los Angeles County Over Records Related to Smartmatic Contracts
NPR, PBS, and Voice of America eyed for defunding, reform amid reporting bias concerns
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Perplexity AI's TikTok Merger Proposal Offers U.S. Government 50% Stake
DeepSeek hit with large-scale cyberattack, says it's limiting registrations
DeepSeek sparks AI stock selloff; Nvidia posts record market-cap loss
Chip Stocks Tumble After China's DeepSeek AI Models Raise Doubts Over U.S. Tech Dominance
The Nasdaq sinks more than 600 points as a China AI threat sparks a huge tech stock sell-off
Nvidia's $589 Billion DeepSeek Rout Is Largest in Market History
The Nvidia stock rout sent CEO Jensen Huang's net worth plummeting $18 billion
Nancy Pelosi sold Nvidia stock worth millions just weeks before DeepSeek caused collapse
AOC admits there's major insider trading among Dems in Congress
Working Americans Turn to Food Banks as Fed Inflation Battle Drags On
Canadian Province Threatens U.S. Alcohol Ban if Trump Imposes Tariffs
Why Comet G3 (ATLAS) will be 'remembered as the Great Comet of 2025'
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Alamagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
3.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Maine rocks parts of Boston
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Scientists Found Evidence of a Megaflood that Shaped Earth's Geologic History
Alarmists Predict 246,082 Deaths in Barcelona from Climate Change
Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules. Trump wants to "unleash American energy."
Trump to declare a national energy emergency, ending Biden's "electric vehicle mandate"
Trump wants California to institute restrictive voter law before receiving fire aid
Fire damages a 19th century district town hall in Paris, leaving the bell tower at risk of collapse
'Lunatic' Leftist Threatens to Key Trump Supporters' Cars at Mexican Restaurants
Colombia Sending Emergency Delegation to D.C. to Fix Leftist President's Mess
Colombian Leaders Demand Impeachment, Embarrassed by Socialist President's Trump Feud
Trump Floats Shipping America's Serial Criminals to 'Foreign Land' for 'Very Small Fee'
Selena Gomez Deletes IG Video of Herself Sobbing Over Illegals Being Deported After Backlash
Homan Reacts to Selena Gomez: 'We're Going to Do This Operation Without Apology'
Anti-Deportation Protesters with Foreign Flags Block Traffic in Dallas
Navarro: Trump's Mass Deportations Cruel 'Publicity Stunt,' 'The Point Is Instilling Fear'
CBS' 'Elsbeth' Star Wendell Pierce: 'Mass Deportation of Illegal Immigrants a Racist Purge'
Trump Issues ICE Quotas In Order To Accelerate Mass Deportations
Trump's immigration crackdown also targets legal ways to enter the U.S.
Maine law firm tells schools to 'destroy' student records that reveal immigration status
Breitbart Report Leads to Official Warnings of Cartel Land Mines near Mexican Border
Mexican Cartel Terrorists Open Fire on U.S. Agents in Texas near Border
Visa, Mastercard 'Directly Handling the Proceeds' of Child Sexual Abuse Material: Official Docs
Bill Gates Has 'Most Regret' for Melinda Divorce, Was 'Foolish' to Spend Time with Jeffrey Epstein
Executives at Japan's Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
Comic Book Publisher Drops Neil Gaiman Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
'Kiss of Death': Al Sharpton Hosts 'Buy-In' Thanking Costco for Sticking with DEI Policies
Pennsylvania Democrats Propose Erasing Sex from Birth Certificates, Call Practice 'Antiquated'
UK Tax Collectors Given Equivalent of One Day Off Per Week to Promote LGBTQ+ Ideology
Trump to ink new executive orders today banning transgender service members, military DEI programs
15% of 'women' in federal prison are men who say they are transgender
DOJ backs off whistleblower on illegal gender procedures for kids as new research questions benefit
Pro-Abortion Group Posts Bail for Woman Who Drowned Baby in Bathtub
'Holy grail' of fertility research could allow for baby to be made by just one person
First outbreak of rare bird flu strain detected at Calif. duck farm
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Bill Gates says the odds of another pandemic in the next 4 years are 10%-15%, and we're not prepared
Many in the medical community oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as head of the HHS
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CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
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