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Saturday, July 18, 2026

China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries around the world, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. read more


Friday, July 17, 2026

Viral alligator video draws visitors to Silver Springs, raises wildlife concerns OCALA, Fla. read more


Victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blasted Todd Blanche after meeting with the acting attorney general at the Department of Justice, a sit-down Sen. Thom Tillis urged Blanche to have as he seeks Senate confirmation as the permanent U.S. attorney general.

Those victims called Blanche condescending and evasive, saying he seemed motivated to talk to them face-to-face Thursday afternoon solely to get his nomination by President Donald Trump advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General," Annie Farmer, one of those victims, said in a statement Thursday night.


Palestinian prisoners could be held in jails surrounded by crocodile-filled moats, under proposals put forward by the Israeli government.

Idit Silman, Israel's environmental protection minister, has reclassified the Nile crocodile as a "tended wild animal", paving the way for their use at detention centres.

The reclassification of the reptile followed longstanding protests from both human and animal rights groups. read more


Donald Trump made his case for appointing his former personal attorney as attorney general. read more


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"Trump's Election Speech Ignites Wave of Furious Democratic Backlash " and Calls for Impeachment"

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This is why Republicans on the Hill spent all day yesterday trying to talk him out of this Kamikaze Suicide Speech.

"No public evidence exists showing that China rigged or altered vote tallies in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. During a prime-time national address on July 16, 2026, President Donald Trump revisited his long-standing claims about the 2020 election.

He announced the declassification of intelligence reports alleging that China accessed 220 million U.S. voter records and engaged in a broad influence campaign against him. (Wall Street Journal)

However, U.S. intelligence agencies, cybersecurity experts, and independent reviews provide consistent information on several key points:

No Vote Tallies Were Altered: Independent assessments confirm that neither China nor any other foreign entity modified ballots, manipulated voting infrastructure, or altered final vote counts.

Data Access Does Not Equal Rigging: While declassified intelligence suggests Chinese intelligence analyzed or accessed public or semi-private U.S. voter registration logs for public opinion analysis, cybersecurity experts clarify that accessing voter records does not give an adversary the ability to manipulate actual vote tallies. (CBS NEWS)

Distinction Between Influence and Technical Interference:

Intelligence officials draw a clear line between influence operations"such as public messaging or social media disinformation campaigns"and technical interference.

While there was a minor dissenting view within the intelligence community that China utilized social media to denigrate Trump's campaign, all agencies agree that no technical infrastructure or tabulation was compromised. (The New York Times)

According to reports from CBS News and The Wall Street Journal, the newly declassified material highlights China's ongoing cyber capabilities and intent to monitor U.S. politics, but it does not support claims that the election outcome was fraudulent or rigged." (CBS NEWS)

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Number 2 Son gullible as grasshopper in crow's beak. - Confusionus

'speech' and I use the term loosely, video:

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They'll need AI to count the lies in this disaster.

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