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#10 The Unethical Ties Between NIH Director, Bill Gates, mRNA Jabs, and Massive Profits - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire
For nearly four years, the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) has been investigating the unscrupulous relationships between Dr. Anthony Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), nestled within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Barney Graham, who was the Deputy Director of the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and chief of the Viral Pathogenesis at the NIH during the pandemic. In highlighting the “clear conflict” between Dr. Graham’s financial interest and his role in developing safe and effective vaccines to treat SARS-CoV-2, ICAN reported on January 12, 2021, that Graham “stands to earn millions from the sales of the Moderna vaccine.” Of course, besides Anthony Fauci and his cronies, the pandemic had Bill Gates’ name all over it. Is he involved in this, too?#9 Polymarket CEO's Home Is Raided by FBI - Nick Baker and Nikhilesh De for Coindesk, John Cardillo, Cernovich, and Ian Miles Cheong on X
Federal law enforcement officials raided the home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan on Wednesday. The prediction market was a breakout success in the U.S. presidential election, a platform where billions of dollars worth of bets were placed on the outcome. Polymarket traders viewed Donald Trump as the likely winner, as indeed he was. The raid was confirmed by a Polymarket spokesperson. The New York Post and Axios reported the news earlier. According to the Post, the feds took Coplan's phone and other electronic devices. By all accounts, Coplan has not been arrested or charged with any wrongdoing...
#8 Biden Congratulates Trump, Tells Him ‘Welcome Back’ to White House in Historic Meeting - Samuel Chamberlain and Diana Glebova for The New York Post, Marjorie Taylor Green Press Release (Parody), Simon Goddek, PBS News, Mike Knowles and Pulse Nets on X
President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden acted like old friends rather than bitter rivals in the Oval Office on Wednesday, shaking hands and exchanging warm words during Trump’s first trip to Washington since his re-election win. At the start of a meeting that lasted nearly two hours, the pair discussed plans for a peaceful transition of power when Trump takes the oath of office for a second time on Jan. 20. Biden, 81, wore a broad smile as he told Trump “welcome back” after congratulating the Republican on his election win and saying he was “looking forward” to “having a smooth transition” and promising Trump would be “accommodated” with everything he needs. “Politics is tough, and in many cases, it’s not a nice world, but it is a nice world today,” responded Trump, 78...
#7 Michigan Woman Who Was Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine Wins $12M - Sadie Whitelocks for The Daily Mail, Apex World News, Dave Bondy, Daily Citizen, and D G Hart on X
A woman who was fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine has been awarded more than $12 million in damages after suing her former employer. Lisa Domski, 66, who worked at health insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) for more than 30 years, said she was a victim of religious discrimination. The company in October 2021, did not grant an exemption from its vaccine policy, despite her insistence that it clashed with her Catholic beliefs.#6 Matt Gaetz Quits House After He Is Picked by Trump for Attorney General Role - Will Steakin and Rachel Scott for ABC News, Angie G, Deplorable PureBlood Rick, baileyJer, Joey Mannarino, and Brian Cates on X
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general, a move that, if he's confirmed by the Senate, would place a firebrand and one of Trump's most loyal allies at the head of the Justice Department. "Matt is a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney, trained at the William & Mary College of Law, who has distinguished himself in Congress through his focus on achieving desperately needed reform at the Department of Justice," Trump said in his social media post...
#5 Examples of Government Waste, Inefficiency as Trump Announces Doge - Ashley Soriano for News Nation, Vivek Ramaswamy, Robby Starbuck, Nick Sortor, Shadow of Ezra, and Collin Rugg on X
Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to cut federal spending and “wasteful expenditures.” NewsNation compiled a list of existing wasteful and inefficient government spending examples. Congressional funding for expired programs The Congressional Budget Office recently found that Congress provided $516 billion in appropriations this fiscal year to programs that had expired under federal law. The funds were associated with nearly 500 expired authorizations, according to the CBO’s July report. “Nearly two-thirds ($320 billion) of that $516 billion was provided for activities whose authorizations expired more than a decade ago,” the report said. According to CBO’s estimates, about half of the authorized appropriations in the report expired at least 10 years ago, and the oldest expired in 1980...
#4 Don Lemon Highlights Alarming Change to X’s Terms of Service as He Leaves the Platform - Mike Bedigan for The Independent, Don Lemon, Joe Rogan Podcast, Rob Smith, and Adler Joelle on X
Don Lemon has announced that he will be leaving X due to his belief that the platform no longer serves the purpose of being a place for “honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech” – and because of a specific new rule the platform, formerly known as Twitter, is introducing. The former CNN anchor, who has clashed with the platform’s owner Elon Musk previously, delivered the news in a video posted on X on Wednesday, while highlighting several concerning changes to the terms of service of the company. “I have loved connecting with all of you on Twitter and then on X for all of these years, but it’s time for me to leave the platform,” Lemon said.
#3 Breaking News! Motorhome Sales Banned in Six States - Mike Wendland for RV Lifestyle, Cherie Currie, Tom Corley, and Skyhook on X
This is a special edition of the RV Podcast involving a breaking story that we need to get out there. California and five other states have a controversial regulation in place that will effectively ban the sale of most large motorhomes starting January 1, 2025. How could this happen? We dig into this in this Special Episode of the RV Podcast. You can watch the video version on our RV Lifestyle YouTube channel by clicking the player below...
#2 Border Patrol Agents’ Morale Soars After Trump’s Re-Election: ‘Through the Roof' - Adam Shaw for Fox News, Wall Street Apes, and House Judiciary GOP, and Jennifer Meadows on X
Morale among Border Patrol agents is "through the roof" after the victory of President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, and some agents planning on retiring have already reversed their decisions, the union’s president tells Fox News Digital. "The morale is through the roof," National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez said in an interview. "We’ve received hundreds of calls, texts, emails, just saying how happy the agents are." "There are a lot of agents that had originally said that they would retire if President Trump did not win. And now those same agents are saying they're going to hold back on their retirement because they want to serve under this administration again, because they know exactly how it was during this first administration, and they know this one's going to be even better," he said...
#1 Appeals Court Orders CNN to Stand Trial in James O’Keefe Defamation Lawsuit - Nicholas Ballasy for Just the News, Leading Report, James O'Keefe, and Victor Bigham on X
A federal appeals court has ordered CNN to stand trial in a defamation lawsuit involving James O’Keefe and Project Veritas, a group he is no longer affiliated with. The complaint accused CNN of defaming Project Veritas when it was suspended from Twitter back in 2021. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta determined last week that Project Veritas has the standing to sue CNN after anchor Ana Cabrera said on-air that the group was suspended for “promoting disinformation,” not for posting private information, or “doxxing.”
