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Thousands of drivers were stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia, trapped in their vehicles for hours after the highway was shut down during the sudden blizzard.
Traffic on a 47-mile stretch of the highway, which ordinarily takes about an hour to travel, came to a halt on Monday evening and had not resumed on Tuesday morning.
Many motorists, trapped in their cars for over 20 hours, endured frigid temperatures without food or water, until others similarly trapped but better prepared came to their rescue. A Connecticut family returning from Florida in a car packed with oranges handed out fruit to those in need during the night. At the same time, the Schmidt Baking Company agreed to have one of their trucks, also stranded on the highway, opened so that bread could be shared.
Virginia state and local emergency workers worked to remove felled trees, reroute drivers and help with the disabled vehicles.
Traffic on a 47-mile stretch of the highway, which ordinarily takes about an hour to travel, came to a halt on Monday evening and had not resumed on Tuesday morning.
Many motorists, trapped in their cars for over 20 hours, endured frigid temperatures without food or water, until others similarly trapped but better prepared came to their rescue. A Connecticut family returning from Florida in a car packed with oranges handed out fruit to those in need during the night. At the same time, the Schmidt Baking Company agreed to have one of their trucks, also stranded on the highway, opened so that bread could be shared.
Virginia state and local emergency workers worked to remove felled trees, reroute drivers and help with the disabled vehicles.
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Thousands of drivers were stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia, trapped in their vehicles for hours after the highway was shut down during the sudden blizzard. Traffic on a 47-mile stretch of the highway, which ordinarily takes about an hour to travel, came…
Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine, who became one of the people stuck on the highway, is finally at the Capitol, “26.5 hours later.”
❄️Having only eaten an orange since Sunday night, he said of his travel nightmare on I-95 that he'd sleep with the heater on "full blast" for ten minutes at a time, then turn the engine off so he could sleep for 20-30 minutes as the outside temperature was around 12F.
❄️Having only eaten an orange since Sunday night, he said of his travel nightmare on I-95 that he'd sleep with the heater on "full blast" for ten minutes at a time, then turn the engine off so he could sleep for 20-30 minutes as the outside temperature was around 12F.
👨✈️A Brazilian man is accused of stealing the identity of a dead American child in order to obtain a US passport and become a flight attendant for United Airlines, according to federal investigators.
Ricardo Cesar Guedes, 49, falsely assumed the identity of William Ericson Ladd, an Atlanta boy who died in an August 1979 car crash in Washington state at 4 years old, a criminal complaint says.
Guedes began using Ladd's name in 1998, obtaining a US passport, becoming married, purchasing a home mortgage and working as a United Airlines flight attendant.
He renewed his passport six times since 1998 until December 2020 when the State Department flagged his application for 'various fraud indicators' after the fingerprints he had used for his application matched those Guedes submitted for his Brazilian national identity document in the 1990s.
A pretrial conference is scheduled for April.
Ricardo Cesar Guedes, 49, falsely assumed the identity of William Ericson Ladd, an Atlanta boy who died in an August 1979 car crash in Washington state at 4 years old, a criminal complaint says.
Guedes began using Ladd's name in 1998, obtaining a US passport, becoming married, purchasing a home mortgage and working as a United Airlines flight attendant.
He renewed his passport six times since 1998 until December 2020 when the State Department flagged his application for 'various fraud indicators' after the fingerprints he had used for his application matched those Guedes submitted for his Brazilian national identity document in the 1990s.
A pretrial conference is scheduled for April.
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In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the January 6th Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15th, in Arizona—It will be a big crowd! What has become more and more obvious to ALL is that the LameStream Media will not report the facts that Nancy Pelosi and the Capitol Sergeant-at-Arms denied requests for the D.C. National Guard or Military to be present at the Capitol. Their emails and correspondence with the Department of Defense exist, but the media won’t ask for this evidence, or report the truth!
This is the Democrats’ Great Cover-Up Committee and the Media is complicit. Why did Adam “Shifty” Schiff forge and change the statement of Congressman Jim Jordan without any consequence? Why will Crazy Nancy Pelosi not provide her communications with the House Sergeant-at-Arms and the House Chief Administrative Officer, or promise to retain these vital messages, which many feel she has already destroyed—perhaps illegally? Also, why is the primary reason for the people coming to Washington D.C., which is the fraud of the 2020 Presidential Election, not the primary topic of the Unselect Committee’s investigation? This was, indeed, the Crime of the Century.
I look forward to seeing our Great American patriots in Arizona next weekend for a big rally to Save America!
This is the Democrats’ Great Cover-Up Committee and the Media is complicit. Why did Adam “Shifty” Schiff forge and change the statement of Congressman Jim Jordan without any consequence? Why will Crazy Nancy Pelosi not provide her communications with the House Sergeant-at-Arms and the House Chief Administrative Officer, or promise to retain these vital messages, which many feel she has already destroyed—perhaps illegally? Also, why is the primary reason for the people coming to Washington D.C., which is the fraud of the 2020 Presidential Election, not the primary topic of the Unselect Committee’s investigation? This was, indeed, the Crime of the Century.
I look forward to seeing our Great American patriots in Arizona next weekend for a big rally to Save America!
🗣 Ted Cruz: Biden could face impeachment if GOP retakes House in the 2022 midterm elections.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) believes there are "multiple grounds" for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden, especially following a historic two impeachments for Trump, according to the American lawmaker's recent remarks.
"If we take the House, which I said is overwhelmingly likely, then I think we will see serious investigations of the Biden administration," the senator said.
During the latest episode of his podcast, 'The Verdict with Ted Cruz' he said that he is "very optimistic" about the GOP's position ahead of the November election. He declared that Republicans have a 90% chance of taking the House majority in 2022, although chances "may even be higher than that."
However, Cruz was less optimistic about the GOP taking control of the US Senate, which is presently comprised of 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans. "I put our odds at 50/50," he said.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) believes there are "multiple grounds" for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden, especially following a historic two impeachments for Trump, according to the American lawmaker's recent remarks.
"If we take the House, which I said is overwhelmingly likely, then I think we will see serious investigations of the Biden administration," the senator said.
During the latest episode of his podcast, 'The Verdict with Ted Cruz' he said that he is "very optimistic" about the GOP's position ahead of the November election. He declared that Republicans have a 90% chance of taking the House majority in 2022, although chances "may even be higher than that."
However, Cruz was less optimistic about the GOP taking control of the US Senate, which is presently comprised of 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans. "I put our odds at 50/50," he said.
🔥🐱Merlin the Miracle Cat survives Colorado's Marshall Fire
A cat Merlin who was partially burned in the Marshall Fire was found on the porch of the only home still standing on the block.
The cat's owner, Camden Hall, did not recognize his cat because of how badly it was burned but the microchip confirmed it was his. Despite the burns, Merlin has more lives in him yet, and a GoFundMe created by Cam's friend has raised more than $14K for medical bills.
“I think since he’s a magician, magical Merlin, he’s probably got more than nine," said Cam.
A cat Merlin who was partially burned in the Marshall Fire was found on the porch of the only home still standing on the block.
The cat's owner, Camden Hall, did not recognize his cat because of how badly it was burned but the microchip confirmed it was his. Despite the burns, Merlin has more lives in him yet, and a GoFundMe created by Cam's friend has raised more than $14K for medical bills.
“I think since he’s a magician, magical Merlin, he’s probably got more than nine," said Cam.
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Holocaust 2021?🤦♂️Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan is comparing verbal and online attacks on her actions to the treatment of ‘Jews in Germany’
“They’re making fun of my skin color. They’re calling me an ‘insurrection Barbie,’” she complained in an interview with NBC News, five days before she reported to prison after being sentenced for illegally entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“They have no idea who I am as a person, what my beliefs are, what I’ve been through, who I am," she asserted, adding, "they see me as a one-dimensional caricature. They don’t see me as a human.”
Ryan, a Texas-based real estate agent who hired a private jet to fly her to the Jan. 6 riot, additionally stated that she was the "epitome of a scapegoat. Just like they did that to the Jews in Germany. Those were scapegoats. And I believe that people who are Caucasian are being turned into evil in front of the media.”
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“They’re making fun of my skin color. They’re calling me an ‘insurrection Barbie,’” she complained in an interview with NBC News, five days before she reported to prison after being sentenced for illegally entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“They have no idea who I am as a person, what my beliefs are, what I’ve been through, who I am," she asserted, adding, "they see me as a one-dimensional caricature. They don’t see me as a human.”
Ryan, a Texas-based real estate agent who hired a private jet to fly her to the Jan. 6 riot, additionally stated that she was the "epitome of a scapegoat. Just like they did that to the Jews in Germany. Those were scapegoats. And I believe that people who are Caucasian are being turned into evil in front of the media.”
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Thousands of drivers were stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia, trapped in their vehicles for hours after the highway was shut down during the sudden blizzard. Traffic on a 47-mile stretch of the highway, which ordinarily takes about an hour to travel, came…
👀 VP Kamala Harris posted a statement about America "moving again" thanks to a recently-adopted infrastructure law… right when thousands of motorists were stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia.
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Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, America is moving again. That's what infrastructure is all about: getting people moving.
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👮♀️ Three police officers have filed two lawsuits against Donald Trump over injuries caused by the 6 January Capitol breach.
One of the lawsuits was filed by Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers Bobby Tabron and DeDivine Carter; the second one was filed by US Capitol Police officer Marcus Moore.
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One of the lawsuits was filed by Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers Bobby Tabron and DeDivine Carter; the second one was filed by US Capitol Police officer Marcus Moore.
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❗️ At least 13 people were killed in a fire that erupted in a three-storey building in Philadelphia in the morning, reports say.
Another two people were critically injured.
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Another two people were critically injured.
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🤔 Ghislaine Maxwell's defence may file for a mistrial after a juror admitted to suffering sexual abuse as a child, says former federal prosecutor in New York Moira Penza.
The juror, known as Scotty David, said in a recent interview that he used his own grim experience not only to understand the victims in Maxwell's case better, but also to convince other members of the jury that there are no inconsistencies in their testimonies.
Moira Penza argues that these revelations might be enough for filing a mistrial – if David lied in the questionnaire all juror candidates had to fill out ahead of the selection process.
📃 The questionnaire namely contains a question "Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault?" and whether it could affect their judgement in the case.
One juror was dismissed after informing the court she reported an alleged sexual abuse against her sister in school.
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The juror, known as Scotty David, said in a recent interview that he used his own grim experience not only to understand the victims in Maxwell's case better, but also to convince other members of the jury that there are no inconsistencies in their testimonies.
Moira Penza argues that these revelations might be enough for filing a mistrial – if David lied in the questionnaire all juror candidates had to fill out ahead of the selection process.
📃 The questionnaire namely contains a question "Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault?" and whether it could affect their judgement in the case.
One juror was dismissed after informing the court she reported an alleged sexual abuse against her sister in school.
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