President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has granted a full pardon to Bitcoin pioneer Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht, aka “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was convicted on narcotics charges in 2015 for operating Silk Road, a dark web site that enabled users "to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods...
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The Western Journal
Trump Pardons Tech Pioneer Who Was Arrested in Library's Sci-Fi Section, Given Two Life Sentences
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he granted a full pardon to Bitcoin pioneer and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.
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Just when you thought the postseason couldn't get any worse for the fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. Oh, sure, on the field, it's been great. The Eagles went 14-3 during the regular season and won the NFC East, then coasted through their first playoff game against the Green Bay Packers...
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Philadelphia Mayor's Attempt to Cheer on the Eagles Goes Terribly Wrong When She Makes Grade School Mistake
In what should have been the easiest PR slam dunk imaginable, one Dem mayor turned it into an absolute debacle.
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Read my lips: John Hughes movies do not conform to real life. You cannot escape solitary confinement in weekend detention by breaking through the ceiling of your school and making your way back to the library; "The Breakfast Club" is not, in fact, "The Dirty Dozen." Likewise, if you take...
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Hotel Guests Try to Recreate Scene from 'Home Alone 2', But the Fun Stops When They're Handed the Bill
"Amira was so excited for the 16-flavor ice cream from the 'Home Alone' movie," one of the influencers said in the clip.
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Just three days after being sworn in, President Donald Trump is delivering on his promise to mobilize U.S. troops to stem the illegal immigration catastrophe ravaging the nation. On Monday, Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses ordered the deployment of 1,500 active-duty military personnel to patrol the southern border, facilitate deportation...
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1,000 Soldiers and 500 Marines Deploying to Border, Trump Plans to Send Thousands More
The goal of deploying military ground forces is to gain "complete operational control of the southern border," the Defense Department said.
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The era of fact-checking is quickly coming to an end on Meta's platforms -- most prominently, Facebook and Instagram. It's unclear whether censorship is gone for good -- or whether it'll just take another, more amorphous form. For the moment, Mark Zuckerberg has been saying all the right words. The...
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A Look Back at Facebook's Censorship Era
The era of fact-checking is quickly coming to an end on Meta's platforms, but it's unclear if it's gone for good.
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A Wisconsin woman, who worked as a weather reporter, and her employer have parted ways after she called Elon Musk a Nazi. Musk used a straight-arm gesture while speaking Monday during the inauguration activities for President Donald Trump. Trump critics trained their invective on Musk, claiming that he mimicked a...
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Weather Reporter Pays the Price One Day After Calling Elon Musk a Nazi
A weather reporter who advanced the discredited claims that Elon Musk used a Nazi salute is no longer on the air.
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The service members who danced with President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and their wives on inauguration night are speaking out about the once-in-a-lifetime experience. Viewers of the inaugural festivities noticed that shortly after Trump and Vance opened the Commander in Chief Ball with their brides, four members of...
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Honor Guard Sergeant Who Gave Melania a Twirl on Inauguration Night Speaks Out: 'I Was Overwhelmed with Joy'
Four service members got the chance of a lifetime to dance with the Trumps and Vances at the Commander in Chief Ball on Monday.
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of all poultry-related activities in the state after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected in a commercial facility. The positive case of HPAI, found by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at a commercial...
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State of Georgia Halts Poultry Sales
The state of Georgia paused all poultry activities after the detection of an HPAI case at a commercial facility in Elbert County.
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When Melania Trump stood behind her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, during his inauguration, she made a statement that transcended words. Her choice of attire, particularly the navy boater-style hat, sent a clear and unspoken message: The Trump era was not only entering a new chapter but reclaiming its narrative. Designed...
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The Western Journal
Melania Trump's Hat Sends a Bold Message: 'Those Days Are Over'
"When Melania Trump stood behind her husband ... during his inauguration, she made a statement that transcended words."
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More than a quarter of a million Ford vehicles are being recalled over concerns about the batteries. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration recall covers some Bronco Sport models from 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to Reuters. Certain 2022 and 2023 Maverick model vehicles are also being recalled. Ford recalls...
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The Western Journal
Massive Ford Recall: Hundreds of Thousands of Cars At Risk
Months after being slapped with a fine for not following the rules, Ford is recalling more than a quarter million vehicles.
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Imagine former President Joe Biden awakening from Wednesday's four-hour afternoon nap, reaching a rare state of semi-lucidity, and suddenly gasping. "Hey, Jack. What did you forget?" he might say to himself before realizing the truth. "Oh no. They forgot to put it on my desk before I left on Monday....
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Trump Implies Biden's Biggest Mistake Was Not Pardoning Himself: 'Funny Thing'
Biden may have realized that his failure to pardon himself could involve him directly in Trump's imminent reckoning for the deep state.
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President Donald Trump gave his first sit-down interview since the beginning of his second term on Wednesday with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Trump and Hannity spoke about a number of topics from former President Joe Biden's numerous pardons, to Trump's faith in God after an assassin's bullet nearly took...
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Trump Reveals How Close We Were to Losing America Forever
The 47th president sat down with Fox News host Sean Hannity in the Oval Office to discuss the stakes of his long-awaited return.
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Can CNN rescue itself from ruin during President Donald Trump's second term? CEO Mark Thompson hopes so. The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday that the network had an editorial meeting Sunday ahead of Trump's inauguration the following day. During the meeting, Thompson reportedly told his team to refrain from "pre-judging...
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The Western Journal
Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper Speechless After CNN Boss Sets Network's New Standard for Trump Coverage: Report
CNN's leadership is looking to shift how the network covers the second Trump term, but not everyone is happy to hear that.
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For those with eyes to see and ears to hear, Jesus Christ never stops revealing Himself as Lord and Savior. He does this, for instance, by allowing us to experience His peace and joy through stories of others redeemed. Wednesday on the social media platform Instagram, 19-year-old Lola Sheen, daughter...
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'I Hit Rock Bottom': Charlie Sheen's Daughter Shares How She Found Jesus ... And Salvation
Lola Sheen's testimony of redemption from despair through Christ's "supernatural" intervention brings peace and joy to believers everywhere.
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Doug Emhoff could become baggage former Vice President Kamala Harris no longer wants or needs, according to a new report. The report in the U.K.'s Daily Mail said, Harris, who has pointed the finger for her humiliating defeats at the hands of President Donald Trump at multiple people including former...
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Kamala's Marriage Strained: She Reportedly Blames Her Husband for Loss to Trump
A new report says that Kamala Harris is now blaming husband Doug Emhoff for her defeat in the presidential election.
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During President Donald Trump's first term, one of the most notorious thorns in his side was CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta. (He would often clash with former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on all manner of Trump-related topics.) During Trump's second term, it appears Acosta may be more of...
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CNN Engulfed in Chaos, Jim Acosta 'Threatening to Quit' Over Reassignment: Report
One of CNN's most notorious talking heads appears to have been handed an ultimatum: go to the graveyard shift or quit.
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Taking money from people's pockets on false pretense fits the legal definition of fraud. Doing so in order to conceal one's own failures probably constitutes a kind of informal conspiracy. Why NFL players sign collective bargaining agreements that force them to put up with it is beyond me. According to...
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Pathetic: NFL Fines Player for Something He Didn't Say, Then Doubles Down On It
As Mixon's fine illustrated, the NFL has a perception problem in large part because it has always prioritized money over integrity.
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A Haitian immigrant departed kicking and screaming as law enforcement arrested him and numerous other illegal immigrants in Boston, Massachusetts, this week. It's all part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plan, which Immigration and Customs Enforcement is executing to the letter. During a ride-along, Fox News watched ICE arrest...
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Watch: Haitian Man Flips Out As ICE Does Their Job - 'Biden Forever!'
The Haitian man reportedly had 18 convictions in recent years. But those days are over. No wonder he misses former President Joe Biden.
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The leftist president of Mexico is learning firsthand how President Donald Trump's "Art of the Deal" technique works, and it's already hitting the value of the country's currency hard. In November, President-elect Trump warned the leaders of both Mexico and Canada that they needed to do more to stem the...
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Mexico President Calls for 'Cool Heads' as Trump Effortlessly Sinks Peso
Leftist Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is learning firsthand how President Donald Trump's "Art of the Deal" technique works.
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A lawsuit has been filed alleging that former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, failed to intervene to prevent an underage girl from being sexually assaulted. Neither are being directly sued or accused of sexual abuse, according to USA Today. The complaint named as defendants Refugio...
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The Western Journal
Baseball Hall of Famer and His Wife Slammed in Sickening Lawsuit: 'Missed the Opportunity to Save Her'
New York Yankess baseball legend Mariano Rivera and his wife were named in connection with a child sex abuse lawsuit filed against a church
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