‘Rolling Surveillance’: Chinese Self-Driving Cars Mapping America

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As Chinese companies test their autonomous vehicles on American roads, concerns are growing about the vast amounts of data these “rolling surveillance devices” are collecting and the potential national security implications.

Fortune reports that in recent years, Chinese-owned companies have been quietly testing their self-driving cars on American roads, particularly in California. While this may seem like a harmless part of technological advancement, experts are raising alarms about the potential national security risks associated with these vehicles.

Since 2017, self-driving cars owned by Chinese companies have traversed 1.8 million miles in California alone, according to data from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with advanced cameras, sensors, and mapping technology, are capable of collecting massive amounts of data about their surroundings, including detailed video footage and precise geospatial information.

Among the 35 companies approved to test autonomous vehicles in California, seven are wholly or partly China-based. Five of these companies — WeRide, Apollo, AutoX, Pony.ai, and DiDi Research America — were active on California roads last year. Some of these companies also have permission to test in other states like Arizona and Texas. (Read more from “‘Rolling Surveillance’: Chinese Self-Driving Cars Mapping America” HERE)

Teen Dies After Jumping Into Electrified Lake While Celebrating July 4

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A Colorado teen died after he jumped into an electrified lake while celebrating on the 4th of July, according to reports.

Jesse Hamric, 18, dove into the water at Smith Mountain Lake outside Roanoke, Virginia, early Thursday morning, when friends immediately noticed something was wrong.

The friends jumped in after Hamric and felt themselves getting shocked upon entering the water. Despite their own injuries, they were able to pull Hamric out, according to WDBJ.

One of the friends began CPR on Hamric while another called for help.

Rescue crews arrived at around 4 a.m. and rushed Hamric to a hospital, where he later died. His two friends suffered minor injuries. (Read more from “Teen Dies After Jumping Into Electrified Lake While Celebrating July 4” HERE)

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Biden’s Physician Clarifies Parkinson’s Expert Visits to the White House

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In response to growing speculation about President Joe Biden’s health, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s personal physician, explained why Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease, had visited the White House eight times in the past eight months.

Dr. O’Connor’s letter sought to dispel concerns by outlining Dr. Cannard’s role as a long-serving “Neurology Consultant” for the White House Medical Unit (WHMU), a position he has held since 2012. According to O’Connor, Cannard’s visits were part of regular “Neurology Clinics” hosted at the White House to support active-duty military personnel involved in White House operations.

“Dr. Cannard has been the Neurology Consultant to the White House Medical Unit since 2012. He was chosen for his breadth of experience and expertise across the specialty of Neurology,” O’Connor wrote. He added that Cannard’s extensive background, including a fellowship in Movement Disorders at Emory University and over six years as a general neurologist, made him an invaluable asset to the WHMU.

The letter highlighted Cannard’s clinical skills and numerous teaching awards, emphasizing that his role at the White House Medical Clinic was focused on addressing neurological issues among military personnel. “Many military personnel experience neurological issues related to their service, and Dr. Cannard regularly visits the WHMU as part of this General Neurology practice,” O’Connor noted.

This clarification follows the release of White House visitor logs showing Cannard’s eight visits between July 2023 and March 2024. The revelation sparked questions during a press briefing, with reporters pressing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the nature of these visits. Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden had seen a neurologist three times during his presidency, as part of his routine annual physicals.

“As I have written in each of the President’s medical reports, as part of the President’s annual physical, he sees a team of specialists that have included Optometry, Dentistry, Orthopedics (Foot and Ankle), Orthopedics (Spine), Physical Therapy, Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology, and Dermatology,” O’Connor explained. “Dr. Cannard was the neurological specialist that examined President Biden for each of his annual physicals. His findings have been made public each time I have released the results of the President’s annual physical. President Biden has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical.”

O’Connor’s comments come amidst increased scrutiny of Biden’s health, especially following his performance at the recent presidential debate against former President Donald Trump. Questions about Biden’s ability to serve another term have been raised by various Democrats, donors, and voters, further intensifying the spotlight on his medical history.

Adding to the controversy, O’Connor has been requested to appear before the House Oversight Committee for a “transcribed interview” regarding concerns that his medical assessments of Biden might have been influenced by his private business connections with the Biden family.

Trump Predicts Biden Will Remain His Opponent Because of His ‘Ego’

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President Joe Biden will likely remain the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee because he has an “ego,” former President Donald Trump said.

“It looks to me like he may very well stay in,” Trump told Fox News on Monday. “He’s got an ego and he doesn’t want to quit.”

“I think Jill would like to see him stay,” he said of first lady Jill Biden. “I noticed she really seems to be having a good time and I’m hearing that Hunter is calling the shots. So this isn’t necessarily a very positive thing for our country. But I think he, you know, might very well stay in.”

First son Hunter Biden was at the White House last week and was present as his father, the president, prepared to deliver an address on the Supreme Court‘s immunity decision.

Democrats have publicly pressured Joe Biden to reconsider his reelection campaign after last month’s opening debate against Trump, during which he lost his train of thought and appeared with his mouth agape. (Read more from “Trump Predicts Biden Will Remain His Opponent Because of His ‘Ego’” HERE)

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Activist Judge Blocks Law Protecting Minors From Filth Online

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Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Indiana law requiring porn sites to implement age verification services.

Young, who has a history of activism from the bench, ruled that the law was “likely unconstitutional” after a lawsuit was brought against the Indiana attorney general by the Free Speech Coalition and several pornography lobbyists. Though several courts have already given the green light to similar regulations — and the Supreme Court has declined to block them — Indiana must now wait for a full review of Senate Enrolled Act 17 by a higher court.

If an adult website consists of more than one-third “material harmful to minors,” or pornography, the bill requires them to institute an age verification method such as a “mobile credential,” or scan of a driver’s license or other form of ID; an “independent third party age verification service” that compares identifying information entered by the individual with a commercial database; or any other commercially reasonable method that “relies on public or private transactional data,” such as what can be provided by a credit card.

In his order granting the preliminary injunction, Young parrots the argument of the Free Speech Coalition, that pornography access is a fundamental right protected by the First Amendment. As a result, he says, laws regulating its distribution must pass “strict scrutiny” or be the “least restrictive means” of accomplishing a compelling government interest.

However, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court has already ruled on an equivalent Texas law that, based on the precedent set in Ginsberg v. New York (1968), the distribution of obscene or sexually explicit materials to minors is subject to the much lower standard of rational-basis review. The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of this decision but declined to block enforcement of the Texas law in the interim. (Read more from “Activist Judge Blocks Law Protecting Minors From Filth Online” HERE)

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Elon Musk Has His Most Savage ‘Red Pill’ Moment Yet… Jaws on the Floor

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There are pivotal moments that define a person’s transformation, both personally and politically, and Elon Musk is right in the middle of one. Thanks to the Democrats’ radical Marxist agenda and their botched, tyrannical policies, Musk has been pulling off political U-turns left and right. So much so, that jaws were literally dropping after his latest post. This was, by far, Elon’s most savage “red pill” moment to date.

It all unfolded when Elon Musk chimed in on a thread about the SAVE Act on his X platform, a proposal aimed at ensuring only American citizens vote in federal elections. Who would possibly disagree with this? Well, of course, the “democracy-loving” Dems do. Elon’s response to Speaker Mike Johnson’s thread was one of his most forceful and decisive yet. It left absolutely no doubt about where he stands and the direction he’s heading on this political journey he’s on.

Elon Musk is fed up with the current situation and now he wants heads to roll… and we’re not speaking figuratively here, either.

To say that jaws were on the floor is an understatement. Now, let’s dive into the thread that sparked Elon’s pointed political moment…

(Read more from “Elon Musk Has His Most Savage ‘Red Pill’ Moment Yet… Jaws on the Floor” HERE)

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Meet the Shadowy Left-Wing Nonprofit Harvesting Voter Data to Juice Democrat Turnout

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In an era of U.S. elections where ballots — not voters — are the favored currency, nonprofit voter registration has become instrumental in determining which candidate comes out on top at the ballot box.

While conservatives have largely failed to recognize the necessity of such operations in driving Republican voter turnout, leftists haven’t. Unlike their opponents, Democrats have amassed a well-funded machine that’s accumulated their party massive electoral wins in recent cycles, even as the head of their party remains widely unpopular among the American electorate.

Central to Democrats’ efforts is the Voter Participation Center (VPC), a left-wing nonprofit that, despite claiming to be “nonpartisan,” aims to create a “New American Majority” by facilitating “registration of numerous Democratic-leaning voting populations” such as “unmarried women, [racial] minorities and millennials,” according to InfluenceWatch.

Originally known as Women’s Voices Women Vote prior to 2011, VPC was founded by Page Gardner, a prominent Democrat political operative connected to the Kennedy family, with help from John Podesta, the chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Today, the group is run by Tom Lopach, a Democrat operative and head of the Center for Voter Information (CVI), VPC’s “sister” organization that helps it conduct partisan get-out-the-vote operations.

A 2023 Restoration of America report shows just how influential VPC and CVI’s voter outreach has been in recent elections. During the 2020 contest, for example, the groups’ registration-by-mail campaign purportedly produced an additional 272,443 votes, most of which came from battleground states such as Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Those figures are higher than the vote totals VPC claimed it netted during the 2016 and 2018 election cycles. (Read more from “Meet the Shadowy Left-Wing Nonprofit Harvesting Voter Data to Juice Democrat Turnout” HERE)

Verdict is In: Biden’s ABC ‘Comeback’ Interview Was a Disaster

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You know that hyped ABC “comeback” video the Biden Regime was buzzing about? The big plan was for Joe to flip the script on the “debate disaster” by cozying up with former Clinton aide and shameless progressive George Stephanopoulos for a carefully taped, easy-breezy interview. This was supposed to reassure America that the so-called “president” is sharp and ready to steer us—possibly off a cliff—for another four years.

But that “comeback”? It never happened. As a matter of fact, the ABC interview, which again was not live, only made the debacle worse. It confirmed everyone’s “dementia” fears following the chaotic live debate. It’s shocking that even with a taped setup and a friendly face across the way, they couldn’t hide the glaring signs of Joe’s decline.

From the get-go, Biden looked far from healthy. He appeared more like an overripe orange, slathered in bronzer in a sad attempt to conjure up a “summer glow.”

But the way he “glowed” was the least of his worries. As always, it was Joe’s responses that really messed him up, like trying to play the “crowd size” game. It was never a good idea against Trump, and George knew it.

This interview was so incredibly bad, you have to. wonder if Joe’s handlers secretly hate him. Biden sounded exhausted and out of breath.

(Read more from “Verdict is In: Biden’s ABC ‘Comeback’ Interview Was a Disaster” HERE)

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‘Should Be Terrifying for All’: Gabbard Rips ‘Unqualified’ Harris, Warns ‘Deep State’ Would Remain if She’s on Ticket

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Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard ripped Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential replacement for President Joe Biden, warning that the “deep state” would remain, Monday on Fox News.

Gabbard appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to discuss the ongoing concerns about Biden’s mental fitness. Fox host Laura Ingraham asked the former congresswoman if Harris believes she is “smart and effective”.

“Without a doubt she believes this, I can’t even begin to analyze why that is the case,” Gabbard said. “She has been unqualified to serve as vice president and is not qualified or capable at all for the very real prospect that if Biden wins, she will be president of the United States. That’s a fact. Regardless of who is on the top of the ticket as the Democrats figure this out whether it’s Biden/Harris or Harris/whoever, a president Kamala Harris will be our commander-in-chief.”

“I can tell you as a soldier who’s deployed to multiple war zones and I can speak for a lot of my brothers and sisters in uniform, that prospect should be terrifying for all Americans. She is incapable and unqualified to be our country’s commander-in-chief, which then leads to what I know to be certain.”

“Just as Joe Biden is not calling the shots on our foreign policy — he’s got Tony Blinken, Hillary Clinton, Jake Sullivan, Lloyd Austin and all of these other people in the deep state administrative state who are not elected. Who are actually making these decisions related to our foreign policy who have pushed us to the brink of multiple wars — Russia, China, Iran North Korea — and closer to the brink of nuclear war than ever before,” Gabbard continued. “If it is a President Kamala Harris, a commander-in-chief Kamala Harris, it will be the very same deep state making these decisions that have done such great harm to our own national security and to our freedom as a country.” (Read more from “‘Should Be Terrifying for All’: Gabbard Rips ‘Unqualified’ Harris, Warns ‘Deep State’ Would Remain if She’s on Ticket” HERE)

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Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, Sex Trafficking, Child Labor: How Cartels Treat the Youngest Migrants

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You’ve heard the horror stories of illegal immigrant children forced into sex trafficking or labor trafficking. Jarrod Sadulski, an expert on smuggling, can tell you how those children end up in the hands of the cartels in the first place.

Mr. Sadulski has been studying the cartels and talking with migrants on both sides of the border and is revealing horrifying details of what the smugglers do to children.

Nearly every single migrant from Central America or South America is robbed in some way, he said. Some are killed if they can’t pay. Others are kidnapped and taken to Western Union to collect money from family members.

Children are stolen from families south of the border and become unaccompanied alien children in the U.S. The government sends them to communities across the country, where a grim fate often awaits: occasionally sex trafficking, but usually forced labor.

“The cartels are exploiting this by having children placed with sponsors who exploit the children for profit,” Mr. Sadulski said. (Read more from “Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, Sex Trafficking, Child Labor: How Cartels Treat the Youngest Migrants” HERE)