It Wasn't Just FEMA Funds Biden-HARRIS Got Tricksy With

Whoopi Goldberg attempted to fact check “Chuck” alum Zachary Levi on “The View” this week. Let’s hope the “Sister Act” alum doesn’t give up her day job. Levi, speaking at a Reclaim America event in Michigan, said coming out as a Donald Trump supporter could be “career suicide.” Goldberg used her “View” perch to allegedly set him straight. “From the beginning of Hollywood, it’s always been a very right-leaning town, but I know you don’t know much about the Hollywood history, so let me school you… “We are, like America is, we’re a mixed bunch. And sometime it may seem like there’s more Democrats and sometimes it seems like there’s more Republicans. But the truth of the matter is, very few people seem to bite it because they’re Republican.” Levi’s claim, she said, is “more b.s.” The media ran with Goldberg’s framing, suggesting she had “schooled” Levi on the subject. Kevin Sorbo would like a word with Goldberg. “Of course being conservative in Hollywood and openly talking about it can get you blacklisted. I am a perfect example of that. My manager and agent said my politics and posts on social media put me at the back of the bus with studios,” Sorbo exclusively told HiT. Sorbo didn’t quit acting after the industry cast him aside. He formed SorboStudios.com and began making faith-friendly, uplifting movies on his terms. Think “Let There Be Light” and “Miracle in East Texas.”     Sorbo says he’s far from alone. “Every movie I have shot over the last 7 years I get at least one person, be it an actor or someone behind the camera, telling me they are thankful for me being a voice for them [as a conservative]. I tell them to be their own voice, but they fear what happened to me will happen to them.” Sorbo’s punishment for having the “wrong” political views extends beyond Hollywood, he says. “I am even banned from Comic Cons now from the people who run them openly telling my agent they don’t like my politics. They scream for socialism yet make their money in a capitalist business. You gotta love their hypocrisy,” he said. The extensive proof of the new Hollywood Blacklist shreds Goldberg’s assessment. Yes, a few actors have kept working despite being openly conservative. Think of older, established stars like Jon Voight, Tim Allen and Kelsey Grammar. Many others keep their views to themselves for fear of retribution. They once met in secret under the Friends of Abe banner. Attendees would break down in tears, according to two sources who spoke to HiT, while describing the industry backlash they faced for leaning Right. It’s an open secret in Hollywood media circles. The Hollywood Reporter just suggested liberal actress Cheryl Hines could be “shunned” by Hollywood. Why? She supports her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who now supports Trump. Media outlets know, on some level, that being an openly conservative actor can hurt one’s career. Or, in the case of Oscar-nominee James Woods, essentially end it. He hasn’t had a major role since 2014’s “Jamesy Boy.” Woods even agreed to hide his connection to “Oppenheimer” (he co-produced the film) to protect the film’s Oscar chances. Goldberg is either lying or ignorant of Hollywood in the 21st century. What’s the corporate media’s excuse?

SWANNANOA, N.C. — The site right outside of Asheville being used by military veterans and volunteers to distribute supplies and dispatch rescue teams used to be a Harley-Davidson dealer. Though the inside of the store is damaged from the historic flooding from Hurricane Helene, that has not stopped the effort to help people farther up the mountains.The Harley-Davidson store is a prime location to be a supply hub, with the owner's permission. Not only is the parking lot big enough to store supplies, but there is a field next to it that is big enough to serve as an impromptu airport for the helicopters constantly flying in and out. The dealership has the feeling of a forward operating base, with so many veterans organizing communications, supply deliveries, and personnel allocation while being armed. Blaze Media got a firsthand look at how people are working together to help the western part of the state as the federal response has been, at best, extremely slow. Congressman Cory Mills (R-Fla.) has been on the ground for the past week in collaboration with Mercury One, a nonprofit started by Blaze co-founder Glenn Beck for disaster response.An Army veteran, Mills has made it a personal mission to help U.S. citizens when it seems the federal government that he is a part of is not doing enough, he says. This is why he helped organized rescue operations for U.S. citizens in Afghanistan, Haiti, and Israel."It's simple: People need help. People's lives matter. I could be sitting on a beach right now, but helping people is more important," Mills said while on a supply flight from Florida.What makes the disaster response to Hurricane Helene victims in western North Carolina difficult is how entire communities have been cut off by washed-out roads, making them only accessible by air or hours-long treks on foot or pack animal.This is why there were problems when President Joe Biden visited the region on Wednesday, and a no-fly zone with a 30-mile radius was implemented. Supply runs and rescue operations were put on hold for hours until the restriction was finally lifted. Biden had previously promised his visit would not disrupt missions.'This is going to go on for months. This is going to go on for a long time.'Mills called the visit "irresponsible" at a moment when time is of the essence for places that have been isolated for days. The helicopter flight Blaze Media was on with Mills had finished a supply run to Elk River Airport before the no-fly zone was put in place, and we sat on the tarmac for two hours. — (@) Locals and volunteers who have been conducting their own relief operations had similarly expressed frustrations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency because now after arriving in force days since the storm has passed, its bureaucracy is now getting in the way. — (@) While cities like Asheville have been stabilized, the pressing concern is for people up in the mountains who have no power with fall and winter approaching. In Pensacola, North Carolina, officials are now mainly asking for generators, fuel, portable stoves, and tools to fix the roads themselves."This is going to go on for months. This is going to go on for a long time," Pensacola's medical officer Mark Harrison told Blaze Media regarding the town's recovery.The last supply drop to Pensacola on Thursday included a generator, chainsaws, oil for the chainsaws, and fuel.On Friday, Mills announced the new shipment from Florida that will be arriving to North Carolina includes over 60 generators.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and his office are facing a lawsuit over a major voter registration scandal.On behalf of the Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona, America First Legal filed the complaint, claiming that Fontes and his office are "illegally withholding a list from the public of over 218,000 individuals who registered to vote without providing proof of citizenship as required by law."AFL filed a public records request asking the secretary of state to turn over the list of individuals. According to AFL, that request was rejected."Rather than treating constituents with respect and decorum, their response was a bombastic tirade that invoked a bizarre conspiracy theory accusing EZAZ.org [Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona] of secretly planning to harass the voters on the list," AFL wrote in a press release announcing the lawsuit. "There is, of course, no evidence to support Secretary Fontes's conspiracy theory, and EZAZ.org has no intention of harassing anyone. Secretary Fontes also feebly claimed that compiling the list would be too hard for his staff. None of these excuses hold water. Fontes's staff has already compiled the list–that's how they know the number of affected voters. And there is no risk that these voters will be harassed–EZAZ.org's mission is all about protecting voters."Additionally, AFL accused the secretary of State of refusing to share the list with county recorders, thereby "making it impossible for them to check whether these individuals are citizens.""Secretary Fontes's refusal is puzzling because Arizona law requires county recorders to do monthly investigations on every registered voter who has failed to provide citizenship until the individual's citizenship has been confirmed or disconfirmed," AFL added.Elon Musk responded to the AFL's announcement, warning Arizona residents that they will face disenfranchisement."Citizens of Arizona, this election is your last chance before you're disenfranchised," he wrote in a post on X.What's the background?In mid-September, Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer announced that Arizona officials had recently discovered a decade-old "flaw" impacting every county in the state that allowed 97,000 Arizonans to register to vote without providing proof of citizenship, Blaze News previously reported.Richer explained that since 1996, Arizona has required driver's license applicants to provide proof of citizenship, and since 2004, the state has required proof of citizenship to vote a full ballot — both federal and local.He noted that the "vast majority" of voter applicants have provided proof of citizenship since 2004."Unfortunately, the way the system was designed allowed for one group of voters through the cracks," Richer remarked.That group included Arizona residents who obtained a driver's license before 1996 and, therefore, did not submit proof of citizenship and later requested a renewal or replacement license. "If a driver received a license prior to 1996, he did not have a documented proof of citizenship on file. But then, if he got a duplicate license (e.g. in the case of losing a license), the issuance date would be updated in the statewide voter registration's interface with MVD," Richer stated."Then, if that person went to register, when the counties went to confirm if the person has documented proof of citizenship, the interface between the statewide voter registration system and MVD would yield a date after 1996 and therefore say that the voter had documented proof of citizenship on file with the MVD," he added. "This flaw has existed since 2004. In every county. Across the state."Richer filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State's Office to determine whether the impacted individuals should be allowed to vote in the upcoming local elections."It is my position that these registrants have not satisfied Arizona's documented proof of citizenship law," he wrote on X, "and therefore can only vote a 'FED ONLY' ballot.""The Secretary argues that it is too close to the election to implement such a change and that it would be unduly burdensome on voters and deprive them of their voting rights," he continued. "That is why we are going to the courts. To get a clear answer."On September 20, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously decided to allow the impacted residents to vote a full ballot, Blaze News previously reported.However, as the days passed, the Secretary of State's Office discovered additional registered voters without proof of citizenship who had slipped through the cracks. On September 30, the Secretary of State's Office issued a press release stating that the previously reported 97,000 impacted voters was closer to approximately 218,000. It noted that the court's decision still stands."This data set includes approximately 79,000 Republicans, 61,000 Democrats, and 76,000 Other Party (OTH), bringing the total of impacted individuals to approximately 218,000," the office said.The Secretary of State's Office did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

McGill University is shutting down its campus in Montreal, Quebec, in an attempt to diffuse plans for protests by anti-Israel activists, but Jewish groups are calling the decision cowardly. Pro-Palestinian activists have disrupted operations at the university so much that classes will be canceled on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the terror attack on Israel by Hamas militants. 'Every other day there's some kind of tension going on. There's a hostile situation being created.' In a statement on Wednesday, university officials said classes that were unnecessarily in person should be conducted online and the campus would be shut to people other than students, faculty, and other employees. During this period of heightened tensions and of mourning, events are being organized that call for significant numbers of people from outside the McGill community to gather on or around campus. In recent months, the University has seen many peaceful protests and commemorations. We’ve unfortunately also seen incidents on campus that have crossed the bounds of the law and McGill’s policies, upsetting people, disrupting access to our learning and work spaces, and damaging property.The statement went on to say that there was no known threat to students at the time. "We are limiting access to the campus during this week to prioritize the stable continuation of critical academic activities at a time of elevated potential for disruption," officials said. Video from Monday showed anti-Israel protesters ripping up new grass installed on the campus lawn after an encampment destroyed much of the grass from earlier protests. Some students say they don't feel safe at the campus while Jewish groups criticized the university for what they saw as a cowardly decision. "Every other day there's some kind of tension going on. There's a hostile situation being created. So, yeah, not not the best feeling," one student told CTV News. "This is precisely what appeasement of these domestic terror clubs looks like," responded Jewish activist Eyal Yakoby on social media. "I would judge that as absolute cowardice, absolute cowardice," replied Henry Topas of B'nai B'rith Canada. "McGill and Concordia and the City of Montreal, starting with Valerie Plante, should be out there saying we will not stand glorifying hate, antisemitism and the atrocities which were committed a year ago."Said Hanan Zakari, an anti-Israel protester, also condemned the university decision. "I think our demand to the university is very clear. I think, by closing the campus, McGill is insisting on deploying its private mercenaries like they have done to students throughout the summer, and that the university itself is creating a campus of fear," said Zakari. "On Oct. 7, we'll see demonstrations all over the world and not just in North America. It symbolizes a very important day for a colonized people everywhere," he added. A CBC News report on YouTube documented some of the protests at McGill University. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The ramifications of the federal government's failures in disaster relief showcase a much larger issue than it appears on the surface. A natural disaster could wipe out key resources or, at best, reroute supply lines to sources that could significantly inflate prices for Americans.Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has been the source of economic panic since it was revealed that a Sibelco North America Inc. facility where ultra-high-purity quartz is mined is in the flood zone of Hurricane Helene.Quartz is used in semiconductors and to refine wafers, which are used in microchips. Semiconductors themselves are used in nearly all consumer electronics, such as computers, phones, and appliances.Reports and X threads have popped up sounding the alarm that entire industries could grind to a halt as a result of closures at the North Carolina plant.An alleged geologist wrote that he is "concerned about the potential future global economic disaster because Spruce Pine is the sole producer of ultra pure Quartz for crucibles that all global semiconductor production relies on.""All semiconductor production may grind to a halt in six months. The entire world's economy depends on Spruce Pine," he added.This scare was the driving narrative until contradicting threads were written, revealing that there are other sources of purification as well as other mines and stockpiles. In fact, there is reportedly another mine in South Carolina.A high-purity quartz mine was acquired by Ferroglobe in 2023.As X account SemiAnalysis pointed out, the existing inventories and alternative methods can provide a "buffer" if the industry takes a hit due to the recent hurricane.In conclusion – existing wafer inventory provides a buffer as mining operations restart, major companies are already using synthetic methods to produce semiconductor-grade quartz crucibles, and there are other sources of HPQ. Spruce Pine FUD is exaggerated.8/8— SemiAnalysis (@SemiAnalysis_) September 30, 2024 This does not mean the industry is in tip-top shape should a disaster like this happen. What it does reveal, however, is that if U.S. strategic infrastructure is not shored up, the consumer will take the hit in the marketplace.This was glaringly obvious during COVID, when it became apparent that the U.S. was overly reliant on drug manufacturing from China. In fact, this was also an issue during the Trump administration in 2019.Trump's chief economic adviser, Gary Cohn, wrote at the time that 97% of all antibiotics in the United States came from China."If you're the Chinese and you want to really just destroy us, just stop sending us antibiotics," he said, per the Council on Foreign Relations.For semiconductors, China has the second-highest share of sales in the world. When supply chains in the United States are disrupted, at best, the market turns to the Chinese. If that option is not available, competitors in Europe may be able to pick up the slack, but at nowhere near as low a price.Nothing is scarier than the situation surrounding microchips from Taiwan; the smaller the chip, the more likely it came from the region. According to Forbes, Taiwan is responsible for 92% of the production of logic semiconductors when components are smaller than 10 nanometers.As production has shifted overseas since the 1980s — when semiconductor power was within the U.S. and Europe — weak and overly-reliant supply chains could be one disaster or political move from collapse or, at best, an unaffordable state.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Top U.S. officials posed for a picture with China’s envoy to Washington at one of the events.

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