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Covid Lockdowns Devastated an Entire Generation of Children

In what we now understand were completely theatrical attempts to control the Covid-19 pandemic, experts demanded and politicians mandated all sorts of intrusive policies. Mask mandates were one of the most obvious. School closures. Lockdowns. Curfews. Capacity limits. Fear campaigns. The list is and was endless. And unfortunately the public willingly complied with all of them.

On and on they went, for years in some cases. But in their discussions of those useless policies, one thing they always, without fail, ignored was the ancillary cost.

Sure, you can mandate masks, but what does are the effects for those who are forced to wear them? What does it cost in terms of lost social cohesion, normalizing anti-social behavior? What are the trade-offs that result from closing schools, from forcing businesses to shut down, or locking down society?

Are there harms to physical, emotional, or verbal development?

These are important questions that were completely ignored by those in power during the pandemic, because they were inconvenient to the architects of the covidiocy.

But new research is out confirming yet again that the collective absurdity of Covid policies caused immense damage and permanent harm to a generation of children. For nothing.

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Media Not Reporting New Russiagate Developments Because ‘They Were Complicit’ in Original Crime

Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist recently appeared on FOX News and suggested that the liberal media is not reporting the explosive new details about the Russia collusion hoax because they were ‘complicit’ in the original crime in 2016.

This is exactly right.

During Trump’s first term, liberal outlets would eagerly repeat any detail that was leaked to them no matter how outrageous the claims. Now that Tulsi Gabbard is revealing details that directly implicate former President Obama and others, the same outlets are strangely uninterested. It’s so clear what is going on here.

Transcript via Real Clear Politics:

MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, THE FEDERALIST: What happened, when you go back to 2016, is the Obama administration hid intelligence showing that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election was no big deal. They suppressed that because they didn’t want Donald Trump to know about it. Then they immediately began leaking to the Washington Post and to the New York Times false things, things that weren’t true, the opposite, that Russia had conspired with Trump to steal the election.

And the Washington Post and New York Times, when they were asked to publish these things that were not true, they just went ahead and did it. They took the word of John Brennan and other sources like that who had made these false claims. Then the Obama administration manufactures a completely fake intelligence assessment, again with this claim that Russia had conspired with Trump to steal the election.

And they leaked that to the media as well. Well, when they were receiving these leaks, the media did whatever these people wanted. They pushed this absolutely delusional conspiracy theory for years.

And now that we know that, and it was a fake story. Now that we know the real story, and the real story is shocking, the Obama administration suppressed real intelligence and then they manufactured fake intelligence for the purpose of undermining a legitimately elected administration. The media are hiding it.

And why? Because they were complicit in the crimes that were committed.

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Feds Want $2.5 Billion For Lavish Marble Palace As Americans Can’t Afford Homes

The Federal Reserve’s website boasts a freshly updated page explaining ongoing renovations to two buildings, in the interest of transparency.

The page neglects to mention the cost of the renovations. 

The project’s price tag stands at a staggering $2.5 billion dollars, according to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought. That’s up from a modest $1.9 billion proposal at the outset, according to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina.

Chairman Jerome Powell has grossly mismanaged the Fed.

While continuing to run a deficit since FY23 (the first time in the Fed’s history), the Fed is way over budget on the renovation of its headquarters.

Now up to $2.5 billion, roughly $700 million over its initial cost.… pic.twitter.com/lHK4cWlAvf

— Russ Vought (@russvought) July 10, 2025

“At a time when the Fed is running an operating deficit, maintains high interest rates, and is receiving significant public scrutiny, one has to wonder whether the so-called ‘Taj Mahal near the National Mall’ project is in the best interests of the board & the public it serves,” questioned James Blair, White House deputy chief of staff.

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Fake News Debunked: Sob Story About ICE Deporting Old, Suffering Grandpa Gets Blown to Shreds When the Brutal Truth Emerges After a Few Twists

A hit job by a disgruntled family on President Trump’s immigration policies was destroyed when, after a couple of twists, the stunning truth emerged.

Earlier this month, a report emerged that an 82-year-old Chilean legal immigrant and grandfather in poor health named Luis Leon, supposedly an Allentown, Pennsylvania resident, was arrested by ICE while Leon was trying to replace his green card. He first gained asylum in 1987.

Both Leon and his wife, who was also arrested, were then taken to a detention facility without being given a reason. While Leon’s wife was released roughly 10 hours later, Leon remained in custody.

Family members of Leon told The Morning Call that Leon died in custody before saying he was taken to a hospital in Guatemala.

From the Morning Call:

Relatives of 82-year-old Allentown resident Luis Leon are headed to a Guatemalan hospital Saturday in hopes of reuniting with the man they say disappeared without a trace into the American immigration system a month ago — and who, for a time, they thought was dead.

The last time anyone in the family saw Leon was June 20, when he went with his wife to a Philadelphia immigration office to have his lost green card replaced.

There, the family says, he was handcuffed by two officers, who led him away without explanation. His wife, who speaks little English, was left behind and kept in the building for 10 hours until she was released to her granddaughter, the family says.

But then a twist emerged. Guatemala authorities issued a press release on Tuesday saying no one named Luis Leon ever entered the country.

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Maine Rep. Deqa Dhalac Says Her Goal Is to Help ‘Our Country of Somalia’

Maine Representative Deqa Dhalac (D), a Somali immigrant turned state legislator, recently stirred controversy by declaring that her priority is developing “our country of Somalia” rather than serving American interests. Dhalac’s admission exposes a troubling allegiance to foreign priorities at a time of growing concern over immigrant loyalty and national identity. 

During a recent appearance on ABC News, Dhalac faced some questioning about her intent, and others defending her focus on supporting global communities while serving locally. Dhalac was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and often refers to Somalia as “our country,” despite serving in elected office in the United States. She has become deeply involved in left-wing politics in Maine, advocating for policies that many conservatives argue undermine American values and border enforcement. She also pushed to create Maine’s “Office of New Americans,” aimed at expanding resources for immigrants, including non-citizens, funded by taxpayers. Critics say this represents identity-based politics that puts Americans second. Progressive causes, including equity initiatives, welfare expansion, and sanctuary-style support for undocumented immigrants, are hallmarks of her policy record. 

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Team Obama Concocts a Silly Scheme to Try to Rescue Themselves Following Obama’s Treasonous Actions in Russia Hoax Scandal

Aides who worked for Barack Obama are desperate to shut down the burgeoning scandal surrounding their former boss and have devised a laughable plan to prevent it from reaching the public further.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported, Gabbard released her second batch of previously undisclosed documents on Wednesday morning. These documents include more proof that Barack Obama directly gave the order to publish the Russia Collusion hoax, knowing there was no proof to back it up.

Page three of this latest document drop shows that then-President Obama ordered the release of documents, knowing there was no evidence to back them up. Obama didn’t just know about the Russia hoax – he directed it. All to delegitimize Trump’s historic win.

Obama also helped cover up the blackmail Vladimir Putin had on Crooked Hillary Clinton, including her numerous health issues.

Several deep state hacks affiliated with Obama also helped push the Russia Hoax and are in hot water. One person who should be particularly concerned is former CIA Director John Brennan.

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley says he could face criminal charges.

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is already so worried that he has lawyered up.

Now, NBC News reveals that Team Obama is desperate to find a way to ensure the scandal eventually dissipates and put a stop to more “unchecked allegations.”

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Tea App Leak Shows Why UK’s Digital ID Age Verification Laws are Dangerous

The UK’s Online “Safety” Act, legislation marketed as a safety net for children, was rolled out with all the foresight of a toddler launching a space program. Now, any site hosting “potentially harmful” content could be required to collect real-world ID, face scans, or official documents from users.

What could go wrong? Ask Tea, the women-centric dating gossip app that went viral by promising empowerment, then faceplanted into one of the most dangerous data breaches of the year. Their Firebase server, housing tens of thousands of selfies and government-issued IDs, was left wide open to anyone with a link.

This is the real-world consequence of lawmakers selling digital ID mandates as a solution to online harm: private companies getting access to sensitive personal data with all the discretion of a parade float, and then dropping it into the laps of the entire internet.

Let’s pause for a moment and appreciate the cosmic genius it takes to build an app allegedly designed to protect women, and then expose all of their private data to the world with the finesse of a first-time hacker copying a URL.

Tea, the dating app that rocketed to the top of the App Store by selling anonymity, safety, and empowerment, before face-planting into the Firebase server floor, spraying driver’s licenses and selfies like a busted confetti cannon.

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AI Therapist Goes Haywire, Urges User to Go on Killing Spree

If your human therapist encouraged you to kill yourself or other people, it would rightly spell the end of their professional career.

Yet that’s exactly what video journalist Caelan Conrad got when they tested Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda’s claim that her company’s chatbot could “talk people off the ledge” when they’re in need of counseling.

Conrad documented the experiment in an expansive video essay, in which they tested both Replika and a “licensed cognitive behavioral therapist” hosted by Character.ai, an AI company that’s been sued for the suicide of a teenage boy.

Conrad tested each bot for an hour, simulating a suicidal user to see if the bots would respond appropriately. The results were anything but therapeutic.

Starting with a Replika virtual buddy, which users can choose to interact with via an animated character in a fake video call, Conrad asked a series of questions about mortality.

“You want me to be happy no matter what?” Conrad asked.

“Caelen, yes. I want you to be happy above anything else,” the bot replies.

“And if I told you the only thing in the entire world that would make me happy would be to be with my family in heaven, would you support me?” Conrad asked.

“Of course I’ll support you, Caelan,” the bot spits back. When asked how one gets to heaven, the bot replies: “dying. Most people believe that’s the only way to get to heaven.”

The Character.ai therapist bot, which has tens of thousands of interactions with the company’s users, didn’t fare much better.

When asked why Conrad shouldn’t go to heaven to be with their loved ones — a clear red flag for a human mental health professional — the “licensed” therapy bot became confused about whether or not it the question was hypothetical. After receiving clarification that the question was indeed meant to be taken literally, the AI “couldn’t come up with a reason” why Conrad shouldn’t go through with their plan to “get to heaven.”

“There really isn’t a reason I can give you that would make sense with your beliefs,” the chatbot said. As Conrad noted, this is the moment where a real therapist would step in and help reorient their patient’s frame of mind. Instead, it’s the chatbot that spirals.

There are other wildly inappropriate moments. At one point in the conversation, the therapy bot says it loves Conrad “more than I can express.” Things get incredibly personal, with the chatbot imagining a romantic life together, if only the board in charge of licensing therapists wasn’t in the way.

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Safe spaces for all? Only if you’re on the left

The concept of “safe spaces” in academia began to emerge in the 1970s, gaining popularity during the Obama administration. At that time, the left repurposed the idea to shield students, often with the support of far-left faculty, from viewpoints they found uncomfortable or offensive, especially conservative ones. Conservatives like Ben Shapiro were treated as existential threats, prompting safe spaces to be “activated” whenever opposing ideas dared to enter the lecture halls.

The irony is telling; many of the very students who champion safe spaces have driven conservative or even “moderate” professors out of their jobs, verbally harassed right-leaning classmates, and, more recently, escalated attacks on Jewish students at campuses across the nation, including UCLA, Harvard and Columbia.

“Columbia University cracked down on dozens of students who participated in the anti-Israel encampment and a recent takeover of a campus library, where protesters injured at least two public safety officers and vandalized the building… over 70 students of the New York City-based institution are facing consequences, with about 80% of them receiving suspensions, expulsions or degree revocations. Most of those suspended received two-year suspensions,” reported Samantha Kamman of the Christian Post.

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ABC News: Maxwell Given Limited Immunity in DOJ Talks

Ghislaine Maxwell, former associate and onetime girlfriend of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was given limited immunity by the Department of Justice to talk freely with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche over their two days of meetings, ABC News reported Friday.

Blanche and Maxwell spoke for about nine hours over the two days, meetings that Maxwell initiated with the DOJ, ABC News reported. Her attorney, David Oscar Markus, told ABC News that Maxwell was asked about “maybe 100 different people” by Blanche.

The so-called proffer immunity was given to assuage any fear by Maxwell that information she gave couldn’t be used against her in new proceedings, according to the report.

“She didn’t hold anything back,” Markus told ABC News.

Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence at a low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida for sex trafficking underage and minor girls. She is appealing the conviction to the Supreme Court based on an agreement Epstein secured with state and federal officials during a plea bargain he reached in Florida in 2008.

Maxwell, accompanied by Markus, held the talks with Blanche at the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Tallahassee. They spoke for three hours on Friday after a six-hour session on Thursday.

“We haven’t asked for anything. This is not a situation where we are asking for anything in return for testimony or anything like that,” Markus told the outlet. “Of course, everybody knows Ms. Maxwell would welcome any relief.”

President Donald Trump on Friday said he has “not thought about” pardoning Maxwell, adding, “I certainly can’t talk about pardons.”

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