For nearly two decades, people have been enjoying "Got Talent" competitions all over the world, inspired by the first "America's Got Talent" in 2006. And thanks to social media and YouTube, we can enjoy the most memorable auditions over and over again. For instance, this one from Taryn Charles on the 2024 season of "Britain's Got Talent."Charles is a music teacher who works with special needs kids. She even brought one of her students and her parent to be part of the audience during her audition. When the judges asked why she wanted to be on "Britain's Got Talent," Charles said, "I love to make people smile and I think my voice is alright." Talk about an understatement.As she stands waiting for the music to start, she shakes her hand by her side a few times, clearly getting some nerves out. But as soon as she starts to sing the first line, "Looking out on the morning rain, I used to feel so uninspired…" it's clear from her rich, raspy voice and easy stage presence that she's got something special.And it only gets better from there. "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman" was written by singer-songwriter Carole King, then famously covered by Aretha Franklin, which is a hard act to follow. But Charles knocked it out of the park, blowing away the audience and judges alike. In fact, the performance earned her not one but two standing ovations and inspired judge Bruno Tonioli to smash the Golden Buzzer button before the judges even began to offer their feedback. Watch:What makes this performance especially memorable is how humble and unassuming Charles is before and after her knock-out performance. If you didn't watch til the very end, you may have missed her hilariously real, "I think I've wet myself," which only makes her even more endearing. "WOW I was blown away with her angelic and powerful voice," wrote one commenter. "And yet she is so humble and has a beautiful soul. Plus, I have never in my life seen a double standing ovation, she so deserves a golden buzzer, wishing her the best success." "This is how you do an audition, stunning tone to her voice.....if anyone deserves a chance it's this lady......BOOM!!" wrote another."This was so inspirational. Taryn I am in tears," shared another. "I know what it feels like to struggle with self-worth. You are a mirror to show me that that those people are not always right. You are phenomenally gifted and you have an amazing career as a professional singer ahead of you! Blessings!"Talent competition judges often warn contestants about the challenge of singing songs done by big vocal divas, and we've seen singers attempt to sing the likes of Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey and fall flat. It's not easy to sing an iconic song most people associate with Aretha Franklin—the Queen of Soul and Rolling Stone's #1 singer of all time—and have any hope of impressing people. And yet, Taryn Charles managed to make the song her own and wow everyone in the process with her unique voice. We'll definitely be keeping an eye on this humble music teacher as she makes her way through the "Britain's Got Talent" gauntlet. Heck of a way to kick it off.This article originally appeared last year.

Speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger and her dog Stella were the first to experiment with talking buttons in 2019. Since then there has been a surge of online content showing other pet parents using similar kits to communicate with their own pups. The most fascinating aspect of this phenomenon is the question of whether or not canines are able to understand full-blown complicated sentences beyond “treat” and “outside.” While the overall jury is still out on that, scientifically speaking, dogs like Ripley seem to make an incredibly compelling case for believing the hype.The Australian Shepherd has an entire TikTok account documenting his impressive talk button journey, but a video posted on March 28, 2024, feels next-level.In the clip, Ripley presses the “smell” button as his parents eat lunch. When that doesn’t get their attention, he begins to bark. “What do you smell?” a voice finally asks. To which Ripley replies “outside,” followed by “gardens.”Confused, someone asks, “It smells like the gardens outside?” Ripley’s parents had apparently just started a load of laundry before making lunch, and the detergent had been spilling all over the floor from the washing machine. Ripley had been smelling the detergent, which was reminiscent of the gardens outside.Unfortunately, they didn’t put two and two together until after they went back to the laundry room. Hence the moral of the story: “You should always listen to your dog.” @letsgoripley He’s so freakin’ smart! #Talkingdog #letsgoripley #ripleytalks #fluentpet #australianshepherd #dogs ♬ original sound - Ripley the Australian Shepherd Ripley’s amazing feat prompted lots of praise from viewers.“All of the treats,” one person wrote. Another added, “I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, he is brilliant.” Others were quick to compliment the breed. And rightfully so, as Australian Shepherds are known for their remarkable intelligence, as well as their strong drive and exuberance, according to the American Kennel Club. They thrive when they have a job, and the way Ripley jumped into action is a pretty great example of this characteristic. So, while we might not have definite evidence for the efficiency of talk buttons, one thing remains abundantly clear—our dogs are trying to communicate with us in whatever way they can. All we need to do is listen.Check out even more of Ripley's talk button shenanigans on TikTok. This article originally appeared last year.

Studying a language other than your own native tongue is always a trip. Wrapping your head around completely different grammar and syntax rules, trying to create sounds your mouth isn't used to, sometimes learning entirely new alphabets (or characters when there is no alphabet)—all just to be able to communicate with more of your fellow human beings. (Seriously, when are we going to decide on an actual universal language?) Linguistics is wild, as evidenced by Japanese teacher Hikari's video demonstrating what Japanese introductions would sound like if they were translated literally into English.One of the first greetings you learn in Japanese is "hajimemashite," which is generally interpreted as "Nice to meet you," or "How do you do"—something you say when you meet someone. But the literal meaning of the phrase is "at the beginning" or "first time," which of course sounds odd in English. (Similarly to if you were to literally translate "How's it going?" from English to another language, the understood meaning of "How are you feeling right now?" wouldn't come through, since the words "it' and "going" have nothing to do with how you're feeling.)Then there are name introductions, which seem like they should just be straight up names, but aren't because of what they mean. "I'm Under the Forest." "I'm Inside the Field." Huh? And wait til you see how they share their ages. Watch: If Americans spoke like Japanese #japanese #japanesebelike #japaneselanguage #japaneseculture www.youtube.com To make things a little clearer, the name "Under the Forest" is almost certainly Morishita, a common last name in Japan. (Japanese people generally introduce themselves by last name.) The translation "under the forest" comes from Chinese characters used in Japanese, Kanji, that most Japanese last names are written in. Morishita is 森下 in Kanji, with 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 下 (shita) meaning "below" or "under." "Inside the Field" would be the name Tanaka, with a similar explanation, but with different characters. As far as ages go, that's a whole other cultural quirk. In Japan, time is separated into imperial eras based on whoever the emperor is, and each era has a name. "Shining harmony 63" means she was born in 1998, or the 63rd year of the Shōwa ("shining harmony") era. Moons are months, and days are, well, days. Japan is the only country where Japanese is an official language, but thanks to the tech boom there in the 80s and 90s and the rise of the popularity of anime worldwide, the Japanese language has seen continually growing interest outside the archipelago nation. According to University of Pittsburgh, there are around 125 million Japanese speakers worldwide, with some concentrated pockets outside of Japan in Hawaii and Brazil. (Side note: Having studied Japanese myself, I can attest that it's a very fun language to learn. The alphabets and Kanji are the hardest parts—the phonetics are consistent and the grammar is quite logical, with far fewer exceptions to the rules than English.) In addition to videos like this one, Hikari offers Japanese lessons on her YouTube channel. You can follow her here. This article originally appeared last year.

Statistically speaking, the number of humans who have traveled into space is insignificant. But the experience of leaving our home planet and venturing into the great beyond is incredibly significant for the individuals who have actually done it.One of those fortunate humans is actor William Shatner, who spent three years pretending to hurtle through space in his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk on the original "Star Trek" series. As captain of the USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk was dedicated to exploring "strange new worlds," seeking out "new life and new civilizations" and boldly going "where no man has gone before." Naturally, Shatner has spent a lot of time pondering what it would be like to actually experience leaving Earth, and when he took the opportunity to join Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin trip to space in October 2021 at age 90, he was able to compare how his expectations met up with reality.Shatner shared an excerpt from his new book with Variety, and it reveals that his initial reaction to being in space was surprisingly dark. "I love the mystery of the universe," Shatner wrote. "I love all the questions that have come to us over thousands of years of exploration and hypotheses. Stars exploding years ago, their light traveling to us years later; black holes absorbing energy; satellites showing us entire galaxies in areas thought to be devoid of matter entirely… all of that has thrilled me for years…"However, as he looked out the window of the spacecraft—a real one, not a screen on a film set—and looked in the direction opposite Earth, "there was no mystery, no majestic awe to behold," he wrote. "All I saw was death. I saw a cold, dark, black emptiness. It was unlike any blackness you can see or feel on Earth. It was deep, enveloping, all-encompassing."As he turned back toward "the light of home," he saw the opposite. "I could see the curvature of Earth, the beige of the desert, the white of the clouds and the blue of the sky. It was life. Nurturing, sustaining, life. Mother Earth. Gaia. And I was leaving her."Then he had a stunning revelation: "Everything I had thought was wrong. Everything I had expected to see was wrong."Again, this is a man who has spent much of his life thinking about space—not as an astronaut or astronomer or astrophysicist, but as a human being stuck on the Earth's surface, struck with wonder about what's out there. He explained what he had been wrong about:"I had thought that going into space would be the ultimate catharsis of that connection I had been looking for between all living things—that being up there would be the next beautiful step to understanding the harmony of the universe. In the film 'Contact,' when Jodie Foster’s character goes to space and looks out into the heavens, she lets out an astonished whisper, 'They should’ve sent a poet.' I had a different experience, because I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us. Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound."It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered. The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness. Every day, we are confronted with the knowledge of further destruction of Earth at our hands: the extinction of animal species, of flora and fauna . . . things that took five billion years to evolve, and suddenly we will never see them again because of the interference of mankind. It filled me with dread. My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral."Shatner explained how this "sense of the planet’s fragility takes hold in an ineffable, instinctive manner" for many astronauts when they view Earth from orbit. It's part of the "overview effect"—the profound shift in perspective that comes with seeing our collective home from a distance. With no visible borders between nations or peoples, it becomes clear that our divisions are all manmade, which can change the way we view humanity as a whole. The experience left Shatner with renewed conviction to focus on what we share in common."It reinforced tenfold my own view on the power of our beautiful, mysterious collective human entanglement," he wrote, "and eventually, it returned a feeling of hope to my heart. In this insignificance we share, we have one gift that other species perhaps do not: we are aware—not only of our insignificance, but the grandeur around us that makes us insignificant. That allows us perhaps a chance to rededicate ourselves to our planet, to each other, to life and love all around us. If we seize that chance."Just beautiful. Since most of us will never leave Earth, we can take inspiration from those who have, acknowledge our essential oneness and do everything in our power to protect our beautiful, life-giving home.Shatner shares more of his reflections on life on this planet and beyond in his most recent book, "Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder."This article originally appeared two years ago.

Do you ever fantasize about quitting your job, moving out of your place, and living life on the road? Seems impossible, right? How do you make money? How do you stay safe? How do you survive without all of the creature comforts you're accustomed to? Abigail Martin, a 20-year-old photographer and social media influencer, has taken that giant leap into the unknown by buying a conversion van and taking it on the road. On her TikTok page, she shows people what nomadic life is like and how anyone can join her. It all started when she was in high school and started watching #VanLife videos online. By the time she graduated, she had no interest in going to college or joining the rat race. So she worked four jobs until she saved up $18,000 to purchase a 2017 Ford Transit with 54,000 miles on it. It cost an extra $10,000 to install a bed, a kitchen, and to set up the electrical. "In the morning, I would work at a coffee shop from 6 a.m. to noon, then I would walk across the street to a boutique from noon to 6 p.m," she told The New York Times. "Then I'd go waitress at a restaurant from 6 p.m. until closing. On off-days, I was running my own photography business." Abigail purchased her van during the height of lockdowns and used her TikTok page to engage with people when we were all forced to be apart. Now, her page has over 730,000 followers and her videos have 18.3 million likes. If you've ever dreamed of dropping out and living life on the road, here are a few videos we've selected from Abigail's page to get you started. How does the electricity work? @abigailmartiin How i have electricity in my van!! #vanlife #fyp #climber #washingtoncheck #vanconversion #foryoupage #vanbuild #outdoors #travel #hiking How does she use the restroom? @abigailmartiin How i go potty ?? #vanlife #vanconversion #fyp #adventure #travel #toilet #camping #foryou How does she shower? @abigailmartiin see i’m not a dirtbag 100% of the time ;) #vanlife #fyp #caravanning #vanbuild #solofemaletraveler #camping #adventure #travel How does she make money? @abigailmartiin Reply to @ihave.6babydaddies i do work & heres how! #vanlife #buslife #travel #fyp #solofemaletravler #photographer #adventure #camping How does she stay safe? @abigailmartiin Reply to @whyamisigningupforthis How i stay safe! #vanlife #vanbuild #solofemaletraveler #solofemalevanlife #outdoors #travel #fyp How to identify a sketchy campsite. @abigailmartiin fun times as a solo female :))) #vanlife #solofemalevanlife #adventuredog #fyp #travel #pnw What's her morning routine like? @abigailmartiin a morning in a van. #vanlife #fyp #travel #camping #vanconversion #solofemaletraveler #adventure #foryou #morningroutine #breakfast #coffee Abigail shares her greatest realization. @abigailmartiin here’s your daily existential crisis :) go live yo life #motivational #fyp #vanlife #travel #adventure #inspirational #solofemaletraveler This article originally appeared three years ago.

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Watch The X22 Report On Video 2 videos found Ep 3556b – Traffic Children Found, The Team Is Coming Together, Trump Sends A Clear Message Ep 3556a – Trump Confirms The Direction Of The Creation Of Currency, Golden Age Coming, Think Gold Click On Picture To See Larger Picture The [DS][WEF] are still pushing their agenda in Europe, they are now doubling down on the green new scam. LNG shortages in Europe, US shipping and making money. Trump is educating the people, he wants to get rid of the income tax, next phase will be discussing why we don’t need the Fed. The golden age is coming. The [DS] and the fake news tried to convince the people of this country that their policies were good, now the people see they are not. Traffic children are being found, Trump’s team is coming together. The [DS] is weak, they are panicking, will they try something? Trump sends a clear message we are going back to the constitution, the creation of currency will be returned to the people.   Economy EU Considers German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Proposal Of Europe-Wide EV Incentives The European Union is drafting bloc-wide incentives for electric vehicle purchases to aid struggling automakers, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced at Davos. He emphasized that Europe must strengthen its economy, boost industry competitiveness, and reduce bureaucracy in response to global challenges, according to Bloomberg. Scholz said last week: “What we need are pragmatic solutions, not ideological ones. And that is why I am delighted that the president of the commission has now taken up my proposal for harmonized Europe-wide purchase premiums for e-cars.” Source: zerohedge.com JUST IN – Several LNG tankers redirected to Europe amid shortage of natural gas: "USA is making a profit." pic.twitter.com/f3E5ZZUNAN — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 25, 2025 Meanwhile, back on Reddit, federal employees continue to fantasize about how they can ruin the government as part of a larger temper tantrum for having to go back into the office. This is the logical consequence of creating an entire class of labor immune from getting fired. pic.twitter.com/WJFC6v58Sj — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 25, 2025 Senator Susan Collins is now questioning President Trump for firing 17 Inspector Generals last night. "I don't understand why one would fire individuals whose mission it is to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. This leaves a gap in what I know is a priority for President Trump.… pic.twitter.com/FSv8txlHvI — George (@BehizyTweets) January 25, 2025   So I don’t understand it.” 417,645 voted for Collins to become Senator. Over 77 MILLION voted for President Trump. WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS? Has Susan read the Constitution where it clearly states, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America?” If the President wants to fire everyone in the executive branch, he can. She should open the Constitution and refresh her memory.   DOGE Devalued Dollar Will Crash the DOW – Martin Armstrong  Armstrong has deep experience in the currency markets. In 1985, Armstrong was called in by the Reagan Administration about cutting the value of the dollar to spark trade. Armstrong warned if you cut the dollar, you will have a big crash within two years. What happened? Two years later, the stock market crashed more than 22% in one day in the infamous 1987 stock market crash. It is still the record for a one-day crash in percentage terms. Armstrong says, “In the end, they said we think foreign exchange had something to do with the crash. That was the best I could get out of them. They are not going to stand up and say, oh gee, we caused it (the crash) by lowering the dollar by 40%.” Armstrong is going to write President Trump a letter warning him NOT to force the US dollar lower. Source: discern.tv In this study published by the Fed itself, they examined the impact of a 10% increase in oil prices. The increase raises Energy CPI by +2.3% over 2 quarters and then it remains relatively stable. Food CPI rises +0.3% and Core CPI rises +0.1% over the next 8 quarters. pic.twitter.com/AQpHaIBwsk — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 25, 2025 Based on this math, we can make the following general rule of thumb: A $10 DECREASE in oil prices would LOWER inflation by 0.2%. Keep in mind, the drop in oil prices would take 6-8 quarters to fully impact CPI inflation, as outlined above. Trump wants IMMEDIATE rate cuts. pic.twitter.com/KRkoxrTHOY — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 25, 2025 As of Friday's close, oil prices are trading around $75. A $60 drop would mean we need to see $15 oil prices, or a whopping ~80% decline. This also does not account for the fact that Trump wants IMMEDIATE rate cuts. Oil price impacts on inflation take 2+ years to play out. pic.twitter.com/xCwU9x8oL7 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 25, 2025 PRESIDENT TRUMP: My message to every business in the world is very simple: come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth… but if you don't make your product in America, then very simply, you will have to pay a tariff. pic.twitter.com/BVES3fiz3s — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 23, 2025 BREAKING: Eric Trump has reportedly confirmed that US based crypto projects will benefit from a 0% capital gains tax, per TheStreet. Non-US based crypto projects will reportedly face a 30% capital gains tax. pic.twitter.com/IwZz2oCoNJ — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 26, 2025 President Trump is straight up talking about getting rid of the income tax “She said no tax on anything. How about just no tax? We could do that. You know, if the tariffs work out, a thing like that could happen if you wanna know the truth… Years ago, 1870 to 1913 we… pic.twitter.com/oVygIYN5RZ — TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) January 25, 2025   didn’t have an income tax. What we had was tariffs.” BOOM. Golden Age coming soon! TAKE A LISTEN Trump Reveals More About Tax Plans That Will Make a Lot of People Happy, to Cheers at Nevada Rally Trump has also made some other big promises. He spoke about making the Trump tax cuts permanent. T Trump said he halted hiring any new IRS agents, and he was working on either terminating the 87,000 agents who Democrats wanted to foist on the American people or “maybe move them to the border,” Trump said to loud applause. Source: redstate.com Andrew Jackson effectively shut down the Second Bank of the United States (often referred to as the Second BUS) in 1836. Here’s how it unfolded: 1832: Jackson vetoed the re-charter bill for the Second Bank of the United States, which was due to expire in 1836. This veto was part of his broader campaign against what he perceived as a corrupt and monopolistic institution. 1833: After the veto, Jackson began to “kill” the bank by ordering the removal of federal deposits from the Second Bank to various state banks, known as “pet banks.” This was done through his Treasury Secretary, Roger B. Taney, after two previous secretaries resigned rather than comply with Jackson’s order. 1836: The charter of the Second Bank officially expired without being renewed, effectively ending its operations as a national bank. Although the institution continued to operate as a state-chartered bank in Pennsylvania until the financial panic of 1837, its national functions and influence were significantly diminished. Jackson’s actions against the Second Bank are often cited as one of the most significant events in his presidency, reflecting his distrust of centralized banking and his commitment to what he referred to as “hard money” policies, favoring specie (gold and silver) over paper money. However, these policies contributed to economic instability, culminating in the Panic of 1837, which hit after his presidency had ended. THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY — Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) January 25, 2025   Political/Rights Trump Administration Squashes Biden Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes  , the Nanny State under Joe Biden was planning to ban menthol cigarettes. They first planned to do it early last year, but then decided to postpone the plan to after the election because they were afraid it would cost them votes. Now that the election is over and Joe Biden lost, the plan was hanging in the wind. The new Trump administration just ended the plan for good. Isn’t it nice when adults have the freedom to decide these things for themselves?   The Hill reports: Trump FDA officially withdraws long-delayed menthol cigarette ban The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn a rule that would have banned menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, putting a formal end to a policy that had been indefinitely delayed under the Biden administration.   Source: thegatewaypundit.com Hahahaha President Trump just made Gavin Newsome nervously stand by himself outside of Air Force One for about 10 minutes What a boss move. pic.twitter.com/k64iltsFjF — TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) January 24, 2025 Trump Effect: Some Palisades Residents Visit Homes for First Time Since Fire After President’s Visit Residents of the Pacific Palisades flocked home on Saturday after President Donald Trump’s visit the day before, with many gaining access to their property for the first time since the Palisades Fire more than two weeks ago. Trump met with residents and local officials on Friday, holding a roundtable discussion at the local fire station in which he allowed those affected by the fires to raise their concerns for the first time. In addition, most of the affected residents had been prohibited from even visiting the ruins of their homes. Trump took the residents’ side against the city, and when Mayor Karen Bass pushed back, he insisted that they be able to access their property immediately. Bass said they could go within a week. “A week is a long time,” President Trump said, saying residents should be able to go immediately. Some residents reported continued denials by National Guard soldiers and police. One posted on Instagram: “They didn’t let us in but they also said they wouldn’t arrest us if we went around them. So we went.” Source: breitbart.com   This must end. @kathrynbarger @MayorOfLA https://t.co/S9MTMFDfqU — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 26, 2025 PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I'm signing an Executive Order to open up the pumps and the valves in the north. We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible — and let hundreds of millions of gallons of water flow down into southern California." pic.twitter.com/fGAUGZ8wkj — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 25, 2025     .@POTUS is right. Snowmelt from the Sierra Nevadas and rainfall sent almost 30 million cubic acres of water into the Sacramento River Delta over the past 15 months. Of this, only 23% was sent to productive use in farmland irrigation and homes. A staggering 77% was sent to… https://t.co/sqfGHKDlSK pic.twitter.com/yEQUg5ctMf — Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) January 25, 2025  to the ocean. The multiyear “drought” affecting most of California is man-made. California under @GavinNewsom is full of some of the dumbest, destructive policies imaginable. President Trump to Sign Executive Order to Overhaul or Eliminate Corrupt FEMA President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order that could fundamentally reform or even eliminate FEMA during press conference in North Carolina. President Donald Trump has declared his intention to sign an executive order aimed at fundamentally reforming or potentially dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). During a visit to North Carolina, Trump criticized FEMA’s performance, suggesting that disaster response responsibilities should be shifted to state governments. This proposal comes as Trump prepares to tour fire-ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California. “I’ll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA or maybe getting rid of FEMA,” Trump told the reporters during the press conference. “Frankly, FEMA is not good. I think when you have a problem like this, you want to go. Whether it’s a Democrat or Republican governor, you want to use your state to fix it and not waste time calling FEMA. Source: thegatewaypundit.com BREAKING: President Trump’s Administration Has Located 75,000 to 80,000 of the 300,000 Children Trafficked In an astonishing development, it has been revealed that the Trump administration located between 75,000 and 80,000 of the more than 300,000 children missing and possibly trafficked across the US-Mexico border during the Biden administration.   Reports have revealed that thousands of children have been separated from their families, left in the hands of smugglers, or simply abandoned by those crossing the border illegally. While some of these children were later found, many have not been located, leading to widespread fears that they may be subjected to exploitation and abuse by criminal organizations. T Source: thegatewaypundit.com Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says the administration will expose the child trafficking that's been happening at the border & everyone involved. "This administration is going to investigate every instance of child trafficking, labor trafficking, s*x trafficking, child… pic.twitter.com/X3XMjUGOEY — George (@BehizyTweets) January 25, 2025  trafficking, labor trafficking, s*x trafficking, child smuggling, and all the attendant crimes involved in that.” “Our message to everyone in the country is to cooperate fully with Immigration and Customs Enforcement so that we can end the scourge of child trafficking and child abuse that has been endemic these last four years.” President Trump is going to crush the entire trafficking industry. NGOs FUNNELED BILLIONS OF TAX DOLLARS INTO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION UNDER BIDEN Turns out nonprofits weren’t just helping migrants—they were funding the crisis! These groups took billions in taxpayer money, often without oversight, to transport and house illegal immigrants. Data… https://t.co/QKQZp1ypmk pic.twitter.com/uXB48WiRYf — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 26, 2025  shows migrants processed by NGOs ended up in nearly every congressional district. Sanctuary cities were hit hardest, with taxpayers footing the bill. Under Biden, NGOs became the middlemen of illegal immigration. Trump’s ICE is now digging into the mess he left behind. Source: theamericanconservative, heritage, newsnationow The border wall is being built again — and it hasn’t even been a week since President Trump took office. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT! https://t.co/5hsyexhGVp — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 25, 2025 Deportation flights have begun. President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences. pic.twitter.com/CTlG8MRcY1 — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 24, 2025   Mexico is scrambling to build migrant tent cities as part of an “unprecedented” response in anticipation of Trump’s mass deportations. pic.twitter.com/TDXBNtsPi3 — Ben Kew (@ben_kew) January 24, 2025   Reporter: Are we going to have deportation flights every single day? Homan: YES. Reporter: So we're gonna see this every single day?! Homan: YES.pic.twitter.com/Llgfq5MPRP — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 26, 2025 HUGE!!! The DOJ is directing ALL 93 U.S. Attorney offices across the country to PROSECUTE any state or local actor who interferes in federal law enforcement regarding immigration & ALL of Trump's directives! WOW!! pic.twitter.com/Udjqxmfu4N — Michelle #AmericaFirst (@MichelleRM68) January 22, 2025 Trump just posted this. Lol. https://t.co/reSjGmpyIF — Catturd (@catturd2) January 25, 2025   Geopolitical/Police State House Oversight Committee Probes Debanking Allegations Involving Tech Founders and Melania Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a significant development, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has launched an investigation into allegations of politically motivated debanking.… pic.twitter.com/TpZ7UP3t5V — Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) January 25, 2025   Reports have surfaced that over thirty tech founders, alongside former First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron, have had their bank accounts closed due to their political affiliations or involvement in industries disfavored by the Biden Administration. The controversy came to light following comments by tech mogul Marc Andreessen on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” where he highlighted that numerous tech entrepreneurs, labeled as “political enemies” or part of “disfavored tech startups,” were debanked over the past four years. Chairman Comer has reached out to Andreessen and five other tech leaders to testify before the committee about their experiences and the broader implications of debanking on business operations. The investigation aims to uncover whether these debanking practices stem from decisions made within financial institutions or are influenced by external political pressures. This inquiry points back to a 2014 Oversight Committee report which criticized the Obama Administration for similar tactics used against companies it viewed unfavorably. The current probe will explore if these past policies have set a precedent for current practices under the Biden Administration. The Committee’s actions underscore concerns about freedom of enterprise and the potential misuse of financial systems for political ends. This investigation could have far-reaching implications for how financial institutions handle political affiliations in their banking policies. JUST IN – South Korea's Yoon indicted for insurrection. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 26, 2025 NOW – Elon Musk says the upcoming election in Germany "could decide the fate of Europe, maybe the fate of the world," and calls on the German people to vote for the AfD party. pic.twitter.com/NxWICJvdVN — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 25, 2025 War Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported. If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG bounty on their top leaders, maybe even bigger than the one we had on Bin Laden. — Secretary Marco Rubio (@secrubio) January 25, 2025 MORE – Trump ends Biden's hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 26, 2025   Trump has called a halt to all military aid to Ukraine for a complete audit and investigation. — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) January 23, 2025 False Flags Lab "Leak?" How Did THEY Know? Time for the Times and others to move beyond current CIA talking points @julianbarnes It likely wasn't a leak. An order timeline shows some had prior knowledge & prepared for unsolicited mass-mail ballots. Story – https://t.co/EQWJdv44F9 https://t.co/xGoDG0KziV pic.twitter.com/hgNIAXlTFi — Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) January 25, 2025 There is no new evidence, because all of the evidence has always pointed to a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. What changed is that Trump won and Ratcliffe is coming in and so the CIA’s denial of reality is no longer tenable. https://t.co/m6TnlPhV2v — Jerry Dunleavy IV (@JerryDunleavy) January 25, 2025 If the FBI and CIA official stance is that SARS-CoV-2 was man-made, why are they not interested in finding out who is responsible? And why did the FBI/CIA/DHS instruct social media to censor those who suggested that it was man-made? There can be only one reason. Complicity. pic.twitter.com/LtYrg09rep — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 26, 2025 Q Jamie Raskin Enlists Shrinks to Help Democrats Cope with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) enlisted psychologists to help Democrats on the panel cope with President Donald Trump’s first week in office. The recruitment of psychologists suggests that many Democrats have “Trump derangement syndrome.” “This is only President Trump’s first week in office, and he’s already broken the House Democrats’ brains again. They’re already calling their shrinks,” Mike Davis, founder and president of the pro-Trump Article III Project, told Breitbart News. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) mocked Raskin for needing therapy to overcome “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” saying:   Source: breitbart.com Police Announce Kamala Supporter Arrested for Making Violent Threats Against Trump: “I Hope and Pray Someone Kills Him” (VIDEO)  Shannon Atkins, 46, arrested on charges for drug possession and threats to kill President Trump   Atkins is seen below wearing a “Harris Walz 2024” shirt. JUST IN: A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly making violent threats against President Trump, police announced Saturday. Shannon Depararro Atkins is accused of posting threatening messages on social media directed at the President. pic.twitter.com/3BerLVUD1i — Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) January 25, 2025 Source: thegatewaypundit.com The biggest tell these are feds is their organizational discipline. They NEVER deviate from synchronized line formations to interact with external parties. They pose for photos then rapidly move off-scene in mass cohort with the hyper efficiency of professional operators. pic.twitter.com/L0D6JlEAxB — JuliansRum (@ItsJuliansRum) January 26, 2025 Once Kash is confirmed, these marches will stop McConnell voted for 3 of the 4. pic.twitter.com/YidwxlEvl2 — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 25, 2025 JUST IN: Trump Ousts Biden’s Acting Director for National Intelligence Ahead of Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation Hearing   President Trump ousted Joe Biden’s Acting Director for National Intelligence Stacy Dixon and replaced her with Lora Shiao. Stacy Dixon was associated with DEI initiatives and she was reportedly trying to derail Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation. Trump’s DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard is set to appear in front of the Senate Intel Committee on January 30 for a hearing. Source: thegatewaypundit.com Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Swears In Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary at Private Home Ceremony After Earlier Scheduling Mix-Up South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was sworn in as the new Secretary of Homeland Security not in the grandeur of Washington D.C.’s planned locations, but in the private residence of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. This last-minute change came after a scheduling hiccup earlier in the day, according to Fox News. This unexpected venue change was necessitated by what JD Vance’s Press Secretary Taylor Van Kirk described as a “scheduling conflict,” which caused the planned 3 p.m. ceremony to be postponed several times throughout the day. It is such an honor to be sworn in as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. It was made even more meaningful by being sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at his home. Thank you, President Trump for putting your trust in me to help keep America safe. pic.twitter.com/5gHiGKW0kp — Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 25, 2025 Source: thegatewaypundit.com Trump administration testing system to message all federal workers    Federal workers were caught off guard Thursday by a mysterious email with the subject line “Email Test.” “This is a test of a new distribution and response list,” the email read. It included a link to a webpage titled “Federal Government-Wide Email Communication Test.” “OPM is testing a new capability allowing it to send important communications to ALL civilian federal employees in a single email address. Testing of this messaging system functionality is expected as soon as this week,” the website states. Source: abcnews.com House Speaker Mike Johnson Invites President Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress on March 4 House Speaker Mike Johnson has extended an invitation to President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. This address will mark President Trump’s first formal speech to both chambers during his second term. The new U.S. president typically addresses a Joint Session of Congress shortly after taking office, delivering what is informally known as the “State of the Union Address” or an “Address to a Joint Session of Congress.” However, this is not the official State of the Union, which is usually delivered in subsequent years. It is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to share his America First vision for our future. pic.twitter.com/7EMyTtwqN2 — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 25, 2025   source: thegatewaypundit.com   First Congress and Constitution: March 4, 1789, was the date set for the first meeting of the U.S. Congress under the new U.S. Constitution, marking the beginning of the constitutional republic. This makes it a symbolically important date for celebrating American governance and constitutional tradition. Original Inauguration Day: Until the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933, March 4 was the official day for presidential inaugurations. This tradition links the date with the ceremonial transfer of power in American politics, embodying the continuity and stability of the nation’s government.  :  Inviting Trump to speak on March 4 could symbolize a return to foundational principles or a celebration of the American political system’s origins, appealing to those who advocate for “originalist” interpretations of the Constitution or traditional American values.  Given its association with new presidential terms, March 4 might be chosen to signify a fresh start or a new era under Trump’s leadership, aligning with his campaign promises or policy agendas.  Speaker Johnson’s invitation specifically mentions sharing Trump’s “America First vision for our legislative future,” suggesting an intention to frame Trump’s address in terms of national revival, patriotism, or a return to what supporters might view as core American values. By choosing March 4, Johnson and the Republican leadership might be sending a message about continuity, strength, and a return to what they perceive as a more prosperous or stable past, aligning with Trump’s narrative of Making America Great Again.   This date could serve as a rallying point for Republicans and Trump supporters, evoking historical pride and the notion of a unified legislative agenda moving forward.  Humor me… In looking at all the drops with "EYES" I am seeing Five Eyes and Eyes On. Out of all of them this one sticks out to me. Why? Since Inauguration, when have we seen Milania's eyes? At the Ball, a "safe" place. And in his last term in office, Milania did not accompany… pic.twitter.com/JeGTptyqCH — Æthereal Alchemy (@AetherealAlchmy) January 25, 2025   Trump, and now here we have her going to NC and CA (New EYES joining the fight Q!) . So – think mirror – she’s not projecting to not look, but rather LOOK CLOSER. Just some spitballing. PS…Milania has the RBF that I aspire to. pic.twitter.com/fzCqH2rgBI — Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) January 26, 2025 1217 Q !xowAT4Z3VQ ID: 4b14c6 No.1130089 Apr 21 2018 10:33:06 (EST) https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/7524 Q 2173 Q !!mG7VJxZNCI No.235 Sep 15 2018 14:28:09 (EST) SEPT —-17—– [week of] https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/15/politics/fema-presidential-alert-trump-emergency-test/index.html DECLAS coming? MORE INCRIMINATING [TEXT] RELEASES COMING? DARK TO LIGHT. CARPET BOMBS >>> MOAB Q