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Revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump heads to president’s desk after overwhelming House vote
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Revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump heads to president’s desk after overwhelming House vote

By  Danielle Wallace  | Fox News The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill backed by first lady Melania Trump that cracks down on the posting of explicit images, including "deep fake" nudes generated of people by artificial intelligence, without consent.  The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks – known as the TAKE IT DOWN Act – was approved by a 409-2 vote and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk.  The measure "generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence," according ...
DNI Tulsi Gabbard tells podcaster Megyn Kelly she’s working with HHS to uncover Covid-19’s origins, end gain-of-function research
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DNI Tulsi Gabbard tells podcaster Megyn Kelly she’s working with HHS to uncover Covid-19’s origins, end gain-of-function research

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz | The Post Millennial National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard is working with National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gabbard discussed the investigation during an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show on Thursday. She told Kelly that she believes the US government helped fund dangerous virus-altering experiments, known commonly as “gain-of-function” research, that could have led to the outbreak. “In the case of the Wuhan lab, as well as many other bio labs around the world, was actually US funded, and leads to this dangerous kind of research that in many examples has resulted in either a pandemic or...
Feds using Colorado airport to deport ICE detainees—in large numbers
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Feds using Colorado airport to deport ICE detainees—in large numbers

By Sadie Buggle | KDRO News ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KRDO) – An airport near Denver is being used by the U.S. Coast Guard to transport Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees to Texas and California for deportation, our Denver news affiliate 9NEWS has confirmed. According to 9NEWS, at least three large U.S. Coast Guard cargo planes were spotted at Centennial airport in Englewood last Thursday, Friday and Monday. In a statement to our Denver affiliates, the Coast Guard confirmed the aircrafts were being used to transport individuals in custody. READ THE FULL STORY AT KRDO NEWS
The COvid Chronicles April 16–30: From tattletales to tyranny in just 14 days
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The COvid Chronicles April 16–30: From tattletales to tyranny in just 14 days

By Rocky Mountain Voice Editorial Board This second installment of RMV’s COvid Chronicles runs longer than usual – for good reason. In just two weeks, civic trust collapsed, state control deepened and neighbors turned on each other. The details matter—because memory fades, because memory fades, but the impact endures. If the first two weeks of April 2020 made it clear to Coloradans their state was forever changed and would not be going back to the way it was any time soon, the later part of the month crystalized just how difficult earning back any God-given constitutional rights and freedoms would prove to be. Much of that had to do with the heavy-handedness of Gov. Jared Polis, elected officials and unelected bureaucrats who weren't keen on relinquishing their newfound regal powe...
17 found trespassing in vacant Colorado Springs apartment; multiple arrested on outstanding warrants
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17 found trespassing in vacant Colorado Springs apartment; multiple arrested on outstanding warrants

By Natasha Lynn | The Gazette Police said 17 people were cited for trespassing after allegedly breaking into a vacant apartment in southeast Colorado Springs Thursday morning.  Officers responded to a burglary call around 9:45 a.m. at a vacant apartment on the 3400 block of Vera Cruz Court, near South Academy and East Fountain boulevards, according to an online blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. Officers arrived to find two people trying to exit the rear window of the vacant apartment. READ THE FULL STORY AT TH GAZETTE
Former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg named head of Farm Service Agency for Colorado by President Trump
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Former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg named head of Farm Service Agency for Colorado by President Trump

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics Former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg has been named executive director of the Farm Service Agency for Colorado by the Trump administration. Sonnenberg served as a Logan County commissioner beginning in 2023. He resigned that seat on April 16. He starts as executive director on May 5. The Farm Services Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers farm commodity, disaster, and conservation programs for farmers and ranchers; and it makes and guarantees farm emergency, ownership, and operating loans through a network of state and county offices. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
The Gazette editorial board: Local sheriff skewers the left’s pro-crime mind virus
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The Gazette editorial board: Local sheriff skewers the left’s pro-crime mind virus

By The Gazette editorial board Sunday’s predawn raid of an illegal nightclub in Colorado Springs should have been a clarion call for law and order, yet multiple news accounts and advocacy groups have spun a narrative of victimhood that defies reason. More than 300 law enforcement officers, including local and federal agencies, stormed a venue teeming with drugs, guns, and human trafficking, detaining more than 100 individuals, many undocumented immigrants. El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal, in a forceful news release Tuesday, rejected claims painting these detainees as innocent, stating, “The operation… did not take place in a church, school, grocery store, library, or any other location where law-abiding citizens carry on with their lives.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE...
O’Donnell: It’s costly to live in Colorado—and now we top the charts in personal debt
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O’Donnell: It’s costly to live in Colorado—and now we top the charts in personal debt

By Mike O’Donnell | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Since 2021, inflation has been higher in Colorado than in any other state, mostly because of the cost of owning or renting a home. But this is also because the state legislature enjoys imposing new fees (you aren’t allowed to call them taxes) on seemingly anything they can think of. Colorado residents may not, however, realize that because it is now so expensive to live in the state, Coloradans owe more money in mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, student loans and other consumer obligations than residents of ANY other state. The latest data from the Consumer Credit Panel at the New York Federal Reserve indicates that during the fourth quarter of 2024, the 4,983,560 households in Colorado EACH owed an average of $90,540 i...
Cooper: The biggest identity theft in Colorado history? Victims may have no idea
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Cooper: The biggest identity theft in Colorado history? Victims may have no idea

By Bob Cooper | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Thousands of Coloradans may unknowingly appear in federal campaign finance records—raising major questions about identity theft and political money laundering. Up to 4,000 Coloradans may have had their identities stolen – and none of them know it. That’s because the theft may be part of a massive political money laundering scheme involving groups like ActBlue. ActBlue, a political fundraising platform that has facilitated $3.7 billion in contributions to Democrat campaigns, is under federal investigation. Multiple directors have resigned in recent months, according to reporting from the New York Times. Now, thanks to a searchable tool created by The America Project, it’s possible to investigate suspicious political contribu...
US stepping back from peace talks role to end war between Russia and Ukraine: State Department official
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US stepping back from peace talks role to end war between Russia and Ukraine: State Department official

By Patrick Reilly | New York Post The US is stepping back from its involvement in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, a State Department official signaled Thursday. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters that the US “will not be the mediators” going forward, reflecting President Trump’s frustration at the lack of progress between Kyiv and Moscow in ending the bloodshed. “We are not going to fly around the world at the drop of a hat to mediate meetings,” she said, adding that the US remains committed to helping reach a deal. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST