Meta Removes Restrictions From Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts

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Meta announced Friday that it would remove certain restrictions that had been placed on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former President Donald Trump.

The restrictions were placed on his social media accounts in the wake of the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by some Trump supporters who sought to overturn the official results of the presidential election.

Meta had previously allowed Trump access to his accounts in Feb. 2023 but added restrictions that meant he faced “heightened penalties for repeat offenses.” The accounts could have been “suspended for between one month and two years” if he violated their terms of service.

Those restrictions have now been removed.

“In assessing our responsibility to allow political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to hear from the nominees for president on the same basis,” said Nick Clegg, the company’s president of global affairs.

“In reaching this conclusion, we also considered that these penalties were a response to extreme and extraordinary circumstances, and have not had to be deployed,” he added. (Read more from “Meta Removes Restrictions From Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts” HERE)

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Mother Dies After Jumping on Car Being Stolen With Her 6-Year-Old Son Inside, Police Say

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. . .The tragic incident unfolded at the White Oak Park Condominiums in Columbus on Thursday at about 1:30 a.m. when 29-year-old Alexa Stakely went to pick her son up from a babysitter.

Stakely brought out the sleeping boy to the Honda-CRV and then returned to the home to pick up his belongings, but she left the car running.

That’s when someone tried to steal the car.

The woman yelled at them to stop and said her child was in the car, but they kept driving, so she jumped on the hood to try to stop them.

Police said she fell off the car and was injured so severely she died later at Mount Carmel East Hospital. (Read more from “Mother Dies After Jumping on Car Being Stolen With Her 6-Year-Old Son Inside, Police Say” HERE)

Former Clinton Pollster Says Dumping Biden for Kamala Won’t Help Dems, Voters Give Admin ‘Low Rating’ on Issues

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A pollster who once worked for former President Bill Clinton said that dumping President Joe Biden would not help Democrats in the 2024 election because of the president’s poor rating on multiple issues.

Pollster and commentator Mark Penn told “America Reports” co-hosts Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer that even if Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in to replace Biden, crime, inflation and immigration would still drag Democrats down.

Multiple Democrats have called on Biden to end his reelection campaign since he delivered a poor performance during a June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump hosted by CNN.

“Will Vice President Harris do better? Her poll numbers are slightly below Joe Biden’s. Take him out, put her in — I don’t actually think it changes, to be honest,” Penn said. “People aren’t really voting on this. They are voting because inflation is bad, immigration is bad, crime is bad and they give this administration a low rating. If he had ratings in the 50s, nobody would care what he said anywhere.”

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Major Nevada County Pressured to Rubber-Stamp Election After Delaying Certification to Probe ‘Mishaps’

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After the Washoe County Commission refused to certify a recount result following multiple allegations of misconduct, Nevada Democrat officials want to force them to certify the election results anyway.

The July 11 primary races for County Commission District 4 and School Board Trustee District G were contested. The county held two recounts, which showed practically the same results as the primary, with County Commissioner Clara Andriola winning her District 4 race and Perry Rosenstein winning his school board race, according to The Nevada Independent.

Fellow Washoe County Board of Commissioners Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman voted with Andriola on Tuesday, however, to not certify the recount results of the primaries after allegations of suspicious behavior were made during the public comment portion of the Tuesday meeting.

Andriola reportedly said it was “not the first time that we’ve heard a lot of concerns of procedures, a lot of concerns of alleged mishaps” that she would not certify the recount. “I believe that it warrants further investigation,” she said.

While Andriola — who Herman described to The Federalist as a member that typically sides with the Democrats — won her own race, she cited an election violation complaint filed with the county as her reason for not certifying the results. (Read more from “Major Nevada County Pressured to Rubber-Stamp Election After Delaying Certification to Probe ‘Mishaps’” HERE)

Report: U.S. Military Hides Push for Trans Surgeries, Queer Exploration Among Soldiers’ Kids

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Congressional hearings have not checked Pentagon “diversity, equity and inclusion” policies that include helping soldiers’ kids get life-altering transgender surgeries and hormones without their parents’ knowledge, finds a report out Thursday. The report from OpenTheBooks, a government spending watchdog, also finds the military told Congress and the public it was ending DEI efforts while actually embedding them deeper into U.S. military agencies and establishing a new “DEI Steering Committee.”

The report comes as Congress works on reauthorizing billions in Pentagon spending through the National Defense Authorization Act. Last year’s NDAA continued requiring taxpayers to fund transgender treatments for soldiers and their children. Twenty House Republicans joined all Democrats in defeating a measure to defund drag shows on U.S. military property, despite evidence many are marketed to children.

Records show thousands of U.S. military members’ children have already used taxpayer-provided health insurance to obtain transgender interventions that multiple European countries have recently restricted from children after medical review. Transgender interventions can leave children disabled for life with heart, liver, bone, mental, and more serious, debilitating, and expensive side effects.

Online U.S. military medical records hide from soldiers detailed medical information about their children ages 13 to 17. Military medical providers on bases and in DOD K-12 schools offer soldiers’ kids access to transgender interventions without their parents’ knowledge.

Teacher training offered in 2021 via the Pentagon’s Education Activity agency, or DODEA, explained how to help soldiers’ kids access life-altering transgender interventions on the public dime without their parents’ knowledge, the OpenTheBooks report notes. The training also recommended introducing queer ideology to soldiers’ children “as young as 4 years old.” (Read more from “Report: U.S. Military Hides Push for Trans Surgeries, Queer Exploration Among Soldiers’ Kids” HERE)

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Biden’s Former Chief of Staff: ‘End the Freak-Out,’ ‘Unite Behind’ Biden as ‘the Democratic Nominee’

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Ron Klain, the former chief of staff for President Joe Biden, is calling for an end to Democrat “freak-out” after Biden’s NATO press conference avoided total disaster and an NPR/Marist/PBS News poll showed him with a narrow lead over Trump Friday morning.

“With yesterdays press conf and this new poll, it’s time to end the freak out and unite behind the Democratic nominee and the only person who has ever beaten Trump,” Klain declared in a post on X.

His post comes a day after he said polls showing Trump ahead, including in Rust Belt states that will decide the election, are “in the ballpark” while appearing on the New Republic’s The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent Podcast. He also shared his belief that Biden is “doing a little better than” what had been reflected in surveys.

“But look, I’ve said all along, it’s a very close race. And I’m not saying Joe Biden has it in the bag, but I do believe firmly that he is the best Democratic candidate and is the person most likely to beat Trump, having beaten Trump previously,” Klain added. (Read more from “Biden’s Former Chief of Staff: ‘End the Freak-Out,’ ‘Unite Behind’ Biden as ‘the Democratic Nominee’” HERE)

NATO Summit Swirls With Rumors of Foreign Leaders ‘Alarmed’ and Embarrassed by Biden

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The annual NATO summit this week was marred by multiple reports of anonymous diplomats fretting that its host, President Joe Biden, was mentally incapable of running the country and would soon vacate the presidency of NATO’s most important country.

Unnamed European officials described themselves as to Politico journalists as “alarmed” in a report published on Thursday, while Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, cited rumors that Biden had an episode in which he did not recognize someone he was believed to know well and would repeat himself often in interactions with other world leaders.

The reports preceded rumors published in the D.C. outlet Axios that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a premier guest at the NATO summit, was watching with mounting concern the increasingly frenetic debate in America about Biden’s capacity to fulfill his duties. The report preceded Biden referring to Zelensky as “[Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin” in a public engagement on Thursday.

Later that night, in a press conference American media described as a “big boy” press conference as he was expected to take questions, Biden referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump,” again concerning onlookers.

Prior to those gaffes, however, NATO summit attendees were already speaking candidly of “alarm” surrounding Biden’s mental state. (Read more from “NATO Summit Swirls With Rumors of Foreign Leaders ‘Alarmed’ and Embarrassed by Biden” HERE)

Biden’s NATO Summit Blunder: Introduces Zelensky as Vladimir Putin (VIDEO)

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At the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, President Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian President Vladimir Putin, only to correct himself moments later with an incoherent explanation. This latest gaffe adds to the growing scrutiny of Biden’s health and raises further questions about his political viability.

During his introduction, Biden said, “Now, I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin.” The audience hesitantly clapped while Biden realized his mistake. “President Putin,” Biden corrected himself. “He’s going to beat President Putin — President Zelensky. I’m so focused on beating Putin, we got to worry about it. Anyway…”

This slip-up, coupled with Biden’s recent debate performance, has fueled concerns about his mental acuity. Ukrainian President Zelensky reportedly raised concerns about Biden’s health after watching the debate, a Ukrainian source told Axios on Tuesday. “Let’s be candid and frank: Everyone is waiting for November,” Zelensky said at a press conference. “The whole world is looking to November, and truly speaking, Putin awaits November too.”

Biden’s struggles with unscripted moments are not new. Special Counsel Robert Hur has described Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory,” and the Wall Street Journal reported that Biden often relies on aides to remind him of information during donor events.

The NATO Summit blunder has intensified calls from within the Democratic Party for Biden to step aside as the presumptive nominee. Some Democrats believe the party needs a stronger candidate to face former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. With mounting doubts about Biden’s ability to lead, the Democratic Party faces a critical decision as the November election approaches.

Army Presentation Included Condemnation of Pro-Lifers as Terrorists

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A presentation offered on a U.S. Army base for soldiers being prepared to guard the perimeter of the operation openly bashed pro-life organizations, including National Right to Life and Operation Rescue, as “terrorist groups.”

The base, in a statement, bluntly said such comments were not authorized by the base and no longer would be allowed. But it was not clear exactly who, if anyone, was being blamed.

The false claims appeared in a social media posting that featured the image of the “Terrorist Groups” list with the Operation Rescue and National Right to Life Logos embedded.

It said, “The slide you see here followed right after a slide about ISIS, a terror group in the Middle East. The organizations labeled by the army as terror organizations include National Right to Life and Operation Rescue. They also included a screenshot of a license plate with ‘IM4IT,’ which is a plate many pro-life citizens put on their car which implies normal citizens are terrorists if they display this plate. The slide goes on to mention activities which these organizations participate in which include being pro-life, opposing Row (sic) v Wade, demonstrating and protesting (a 1st Amendment protected right), ‘Truth Displays,’ and picketing.” . . .

The report said, “The presentation slide, photographed by an anonymous person in the briefing room on Wednesday and published on social media by a pseudonymous account, highlights common tactics used by anti-abortion activists as possibly dangerous, including ‘demonstrations and protest,’ ‘truth display,’ ‘picketing,’ and sidewalk counseling.” (Read more from “Army Presentation Included Condemnation of Pro-Lifers as Terrorists” HERE)

Archaeologists Unearth ‘Mysterious’ Monolith At Ancient Temple

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A press release published Monday detailed the discovery of a “mysterious” 4000-year-old monolith in Cyprus.

The Erimi Archaeological Team at the University of Siena described the large monolith as having a “circular motif of cups in the center,” which “tells the story of a distant era of an artisan community in Cyprus.” It stands roughly 7.55 feet tall and is part of a sprawling Bronze Age community complex, according to Ancient Origins.

The site has also revealed dyeing vats, warehouses and workshops, suggesting it was the site of a significant textile industry. The monolith was uncovered inside a room in the western wing of the complex.

(Read more from “Archaeologists Unearth ‘Mysterious’ Monolith At Ancient Temple” HERE)