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Washington DC, a revealing letter from Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, has just dropped a bombshell. In a document sent to the House Judiciary Committee, the tech giant detailed how the Biden administration pressured them to remove content during the COVID-19 pandemic. This letter not only shines a light on past government influence but also warns of a future where foreign regulations could threaten free expression.
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Washington, D.C. — Explosive internal Department of Justice emails obtained by the Oversight Project reveal that top Biden administration officials knew the mass autopenned commutations issued on January 17, 2025, were legally flawed—yet moved forward anyway.
The revelations provide the strongest written evidence yet that the administration not only sidestepped legal protocols but also misled the nation about the nature of many recipients, who were publicly described as “non-violent drug offenders.”
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Ridgewood NJ, in a candid three-hour conversation on the Joe Rogan Experience, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened up about the controversies surrounding Facebook’s content moderation, the influence of the Biden administration, and the evolving role of social media in the modern information ecosystem. Zuckerberg didn’t hold back, describing his company’s fact-checking efforts as “something out of 1984.”
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Ridgewood NJ, in a significant ruling, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2023 vote to restore net neutrality rules. This decision represents a major setback for FCC Democrats and the Biden administration, who had championed open internet policies aimed at preventing broadband providers from prioritizing or restricting access to specific websites.
Continue reading Federal Court Overturns FCC’s Net Neutrality
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Ridgewood NJ, the Biden Administration announced on Thursday that recent reports of drone sightings in New Jersey do not pose an immediate threat to national security or public safety, though investigations into the mysterious occurrences are ongoing.
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Washington DC, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization, shrouded in secrecy and with delayed notifications to key officials, has triggered criticism and calls for transparency on Capitol Hill. The 70-year-old Austin’s admission to the hospital on January 1, following an undisclosed elective medical procedure, has raised questions about the Pentagon’s handling of the situation. Both Republicans and Democrats are demanding answers regarding the delayed disclosure and the potential impact on the chain of command.
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Ridgewood NJ, most Americans consider homelessness a very serious problem now, and nearly two-thirds say it’s gotten worse in the past two years.
Continue reading Most Americans Say Homelessness: Bad and Getting Worse
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Ridgewood NJ, the recent Census Bureau report on income and poverty in 2022 is a major fail for the Biden Administration. The report showed the supplemental poverty rate rose in one year by nearly a record amount. The child poverty rate doubled. Almost every income group – old people, young people, males, females, and residents of every region of the country lost ground.
Continue reading Poverty Rate Climbs Under Biden Administration
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Ridgewood NJ, the Biden Administration keeps saying the most-inane things about how much taxes the rich pay which has for year been echoed by the “main street media” aka the Fake News The president himself claims that millionaires and billionaires pay a lower tax than a school teacher or a firefighter.” He says repeatedly that the rich pay tax rates of anywhere between 3 and 8% (sic). He wants new millionaire and billionaire taxes to level the playing field.
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Parsippany NJ , the Biden Administration and its climate extremist backers are determined to reach the hand of government into American kitchens and snatch away our gas stoves and no amount of state legislation will stop them, says New Jersey Republican Assembly candidate BettyLou DeCroce.
Continue reading Americans Kitchens Face Climate Totalitarianism
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Washington DC, just in time for winter, the Biden Administration is moving full speed ahead with his economically ruinous crusade against fossil fuels.
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Ridgewood NJ, a probe of the National School Boards Association’s call for federal investigations of parents as domestic terrorists found the White House was involved in the drafting process that led to the controversial request.
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Ridgewood NJ, welcome to the third world , the Biden administration is promising a full investigation into the baby formula shortage, but they should start by looking in the mirror. The crisis came after Abbott Laboratories – which has 43 percent of the market – recalled formula made at its Michigan plant after complaints of bacterial infections.
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Ridgewood NJ, with record-high gas prices and the market’s need for more supply, Tall City CEO Michael Oestmann says the company is working to increase daily production from 10,000 barrels to 20,000 by the end of the year. “It’s right here and it’s good for America,” Oestmann told FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti. “It creates American jobs.” While Tall City’s private land can receive drilling permits in as quickly as 10 days, some of their Permian Basin neighbors on federal land are waiting anywhere from 9 to 12 months.
Continue reading Biden Administration’s War on American Energy Independence
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Washington DC, the Biden administration on November 5 released an interim final rule regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for private employers with 100 or more workers in an effort to increase vaccination rates among the US population. The next day, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans granted an emergency stay of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) temporary emergency rule that employees of those companies be fully vaccinated by January 4 or be required to undergo weekly testing, although it is unclear whether the stay is applicable nationwide or only in those states under the court’s jurisdiction.* According to the 3-judge panel, the petitioners bringing the request—including 5 states, all led by Republican governors, and various companies—”give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate.”
