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mattvanswol
Posted - May 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Saved - May 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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I’m furious. A 19-year-old white girl in Charlotte was tied to a bed, tortured for months, raped, and murdered by a Black man. ZERO coverage from NYTimes, CNN, WaPo, MSNBC, NPR, USA Today, Reuters, Axios, ABC, PBS—EVERYONE covered George Floyd. Do you get it yet?!

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

A 19-year-old White girl in Charlotte NC was TIED TO A BED and TORTURED FOR MONTHS, r*ped, and m*rdered by a Black man. ZERO coverage from: -NYTimes -CNN -WaPo -MSNBC -NPR -USA Today -Reuters -Axios -ABC -PBS EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. COVERED. GEORGE. FLOYD. DO YOU GET IT YET?!!!! https://t.co/QljVQrMZU7

mattvanswol
Posted - May 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Saved - May 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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I remember Isabella Stroupe. She was 19, loved books, called Bella by her family. She was tied to a bed and tortured for months in an East Charlotte apartment, with broken bones and repeated rape. Thomaz Hamilton, a violent repeat offender, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape. She was alive for months. Say her name. Isabella Stroupe.

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

Her name was Isabella Stroupe. She was 19. She loved books. Her family called her Bella. She was tied to a bed with a tow strap and tortured for months in an east Charlotte NC apartment. Multiple broken bones. St*b wounds. R*ped repeatedly. Her mother said she screamed and screamed when she found out. Thomaz Hamilton, a violent repeat offender is charged with first-degree m*rder and first-degree r*pe. Months. She was alive in there for months. Say her name. Isabella Stroupe. WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

60Minutes
Posted - May 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Saved - May 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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A post promotes a 60 Minutes piece about white nationalists helping after disasters. A reply blasts it as biased, arguing it omits local heroes and government failures during Hurricane Helene. The user cites volunteers, Amish, Cajun Navy, veterans, and relief efforts, saying these acts sustained victims while authorities allegedly faltered, and accuses the coverage of smearing rescuers and avoiding the real story.

@60Minutes - 60 Minutes

After natural disasters, white nationalists, militias, and conspiracists often arrive, offering help. But they also want to recruit and improve their image. Watch the full 60 Minutes report: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-white-nationalists-swoop-in-after-natural-disasters-60-minutes-transcript/ https://t.co/C2Gc4hb4k5

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A recent pattern has emerged in disaster zones where militias, conspiracists, and white supremacists arrive to offer help after natural disasters, a phenomenon described as “disaster tourism.” The report opens with April’s tornado outbreak, which produced over 200 tornadoes across more than 20 states, and notes that hurricane season is near as communities confront the aftermath. In North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, Sheriff Lowell Griffin describes an influx of outsiders amid heavy rainfall and ruin. He recalls outsiders arriving with a mix of intentions, including an anti-government far-right presence, and notes that some groups attempted to operate as self-deployed units seeking “law and order.” One of the groups observed was members of the white nationalist Active Club, described as a rapidly growing network with about 90 chapters that is antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and anti-democracy, and that also holds mixed martial arts tournaments. A member of Active Club explains that their purpose in disasters is to “hand out flyers” and assist, while acknowledging that their presence changes public perception and may influence future opinions about these groups. The documentary identifies “disaster tourists” as those who show up to disasters to film themselves helping—handing out water, clearing debris, and performing rescue-like activities—then leave, producing social media content to bolster their image. Freddie Cruz of the Western States Center characterizes this as a strategy to build a following rather than to provide sustained relief. By contrast, veteran and religious relief organizations like Team Rubicon and Samaritan’s Purse coordinate with authorities and stay longer, whereas disaster-tourism groups do not coordinate with local law enforcement and often leave after generating video. Patriot Front is highlighted for its activities in North Carolina, including cutting trees and distributing bread, as part of a broader effort to cultivate a pro-white image. Watchdogs note that regardless of the group’s stated positive actions, their primary aim is to reach a wider audience and gain followers. Graphica’s John Kelly explains that disasters uniquely capture public attention and provide an opportunity for these groups to craft a narrative that normalizes their ideology, moving away from overt iconography to appeal to mainstream audiences. Robert Rundo, cofounder of Active Club, promotes a more “wholesome” image as a pathway to push fascist ideas, while online influencer Dan Bilzerian and Nick Fuentes are cited as figures who contribute to mainstreaming antisemitism and white nationalist rhetoric. Bilzerian’s profile in Florida politics and a social-media culture that praises Hitler among some young Republican leaders illustrate the permeation of extremist ideas into mainstream discourse. The report also notes the personal histories of some figures, such as Rundo’s legal troubles and prior confrontations with anti-Trump protesters, and explains that the movement seeks to replace or modify democratic governance with more militarized or authoritarian structures. During Helene, conspiracy theories accused the government of incompetence, while rumors claimed FEMA was rationing or seizing supplies, and a debunked claim that the government used weather control to create the hurricane—an assertion described as a “directed energy weapon.” FEMA and federal responders faced delays when militia groups were perceived as threats. Sheriff Griffin cautions that disaster-tourist groups spread misinformation and complicate recovery efforts, urging the public to rely on official sources rather than social media narratives, and he warns that this may become the new normal as such groups continue to descend on disaster sites to film content and promote their agendas.
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Speaker 0: A surge of tornadoes tore across a large swath of the country in April, carving a path of destruction. Over 200 tornadoes hit over 20 states, closely clustered in the last couple of weeks. And hurricane season is just around the corner. Our story tonight is about what happens after these natural disasters. A pattern has emerged in recent years in which militias, conspiracists, and white supremacists show up to hard hit communities as they did last week in Texas, offering help. But they've been called disaster tourists who are out to sow doubt in government, soften their own image, and gain followers. September 2024. Hurricane Helene barreled through North Carolina with forces so powerful, it nearly wiped the town of Batcave off the map, lifting homes and toppling trees. Speaker 1: Imagine taking in a box of toothpicks and dumping them on your kitchen counter. Speaker 0: Sheriff Lowell Griffin faced a daunting rescue task. Speaker 1: We had already experienced days of heavy rain and then the hurricane comes through. Speaker 0: Like a triple whammy. Speaker 1: Yes. Yes. Speaker 0: Then another whammy. Outsiders started pouring into North Carolina. Speaker 2: So we got a lot of work to get done if you're able Speaker 0: to Including an influx of anti government far right groups. Speaker 1: These folks that we're talking about, they were in the minority. However, that minority can create chaos, and that's what we ran into. Speaker 0: Did some of these outsiders launch their own rescue operations? Speaker 1: We had some folks wanting to act as a militia coming in to take over to, in in their mind, bring some sort of self deployed law and order to the area. Speaker 0: With weapons? Speaker 1: Yes, ma'am. Speaker 0: So that's like taking your time from the real rescue to deal with them? Speaker 1: It is. It is. Speaker 0: The sheriff himself didn't see all the groups, but we know among those to show up were members of white nationalist group Active Club. Speaker 2: Going to a disaster relief is directly helping our people. Speaker 0: You're going to help white people. Yeah. Robert Rundo cofounded Active Club in 2020 as a place for disgruntled young white men to work out together while sharing their ideology. With nearly 90 chapters, it's been described by watchdogs as one of the country's fastest growing white supremacist networks that are anti Semitic, anti immigrant, and anti democracy. They also hold mixed martial arts tournaments. Speaker 2: We get together with the boys. We box. We travel. Speaker 0: Do you think of it as fun? Speaker 2: Of course. You know, there's fun in fascism. Speaker 0: Fun in fascism? Speaker 2: I'm a nationalist. Speaker 0: What does that mean? Speaker 2: A nationalist? Yeah. Means I put my people first. Speaker 0: Would you say white supremacist? Speaker 2: No. I think that's a slanderous term. Speaker 0: But my people are white people, European white people. Speaker 2: You're right. And there's plenty of organizations that are geared towards other ethnic groups. Right? If we don't look out for ourselves, who is? Speaker 0: I know that your organization has gone to floods, fires, hurricanes. What if you came upon someone who wasn't white but is suffering because of the flood? Speaker 2: Like, there was, like, a guy on fire, would I give him water? Yeah. I'd probably give him water. Speaker 0: When you go into these areas, are you recruiting? Speaker 2: We hand out flyers. You know, if somebody wants to contact us later, that's that's fine. But just us showing up changes somebody's opinion, someone's mind. So the next time when they put something out and they say these evil guys, they say, wait a second, that's the guy who came when my house was on fire and helped me out. Speaker 0: Many of these outside groups want to build, as one of their post states, a pro white parallel system. We blame America. One of the more prominent white supremacist groups that showed up in North Carolina was Patriot Front. They cut down trees and handed out bread. Speaker 3: Are you sure just one loaf? Speaker 0: But Freddie Cruz from the Western State Center, a hate group watchdog, says these white nationalists go to disasters primarily to build a following. These people come in, they hand out water, they help clean up the debris. Whatever their ideology, they're doing something positive, aren't they? Speaker 4: What we're seeing is actually these groups will show up and generate a whole bunch of social media content. We're dubbing it disaster tourism. Speaker 0: And then they leave? Speaker 4: That's generally what we see. Speaker 0: That's unlike veterans relief groups like Team Rubicon or religious organizations like Samaritan's Purse that come in after disasters, coordinate with authorities, and stay a while. When you go into an area that's distressed, do you coordinate in any way with the local law enforcement, with the sheriff? Speaker 2: Absolutely not. They would probably do everything they can to prevent us. Speaker 0: What do you say to people who argue that you go in, the purpose is to have some video shot of you handing out some water, and then you leave. And the whole point was to get that video so that you could post it by saying Speaker 2: like what everyone does. Right? That's that's what a president does. When he goes into a community, they have the cameras there. So is that bottle of water actually being handed out? Absolutely it is. Does our guys actually care and feel for the people that are helping out? Absolutely. Do we also video it and put it out there to show another side of us? Absolutely. Speaker 0: These extremist groups put out videos after floods. Speaker 3: Patriot Front is here, continuing efforts in Central Texas. Speaker 0: They put out videos during fires. Speaker 1: We are here in Santa Monica Pier collecting donations for victims of the wildfires. Speaker 0: They figured out that videos about natural disasters can reach a whole new large audience. Speaker 5: I think white nationalists are interested in natural disasters because everybody is interested in natural disasters. Speaker 0: John Kelly heads Graphica, a firm analyzing how content spreads online. Speaker 5: There are very few things that bring the public's attention to focus on one thing in unison, and natural disasters is one of those. Speaker 0: These groups, through natural disasters, are trying to change their image. They're trying to say we're wholesome. Speaker 5: That's one of the things that characterizes the current groups is that they've kind of decided to leave the more triggering iconography in the closet and try to appeal to a more mainstream audience. Not to do things that turn people off the way that marching around with swastikas would turn people off. Speaker 2: A lot of mainstream media, how they depict us, they like to show guys in camo, trucker hat, maybe overweight, face tattoos, something like this. What I wanted to do was to create something positive for young guys like myself. Speaker 0: The more macho, wholesome image, Robert Rundo thinks, gives young men permission to adopt his fascist philosophy. Another guy who appeals to young men is online influencer Dan Bilzerian with nearly 30,000,000 followers on Instagram. He peddles anti Semitism. Speaker 4: I believe that Jewish supremacy is the greatest threat to America, and I think it's the greatest threat to the world today. I truly believe that. Speaker 0: Some of these ideas are seeping into mainstream politics. Bilzerian is running for congress in Florida. In a group chat, young Republican leaders praised Hitler. And then there's Nick Fuentes, the online hate monger who's even more explicit. Speaker 3: And I was thinking, what is it about Hitler that's cool? Why does it tickle? Because kids love Hitler. Kids love Hitler. Young men see the Speaker 0: More people are advocating these ideas in the open. The young men of Active Club hide their faces when they post pictures from natural disasters. Speaker 2: Our people come first. Speaker 0: Rundo is their spokesman even though he himself hasn't gone to disasters. For the past few years, he was out of pocket, so to speak. Why were you in prison? Speaker 2: Which time? Speaker 0: Oh, boy. Speaker 2: I was in prison twice. Speaker 0: The 36 year old from New York was first incarcerated as a teen for a gang fight. Did you stab somebody? Speaker 2: Allegedly. Well, yeah. Know? Well, he had a weapon too. It wasn't like I just, you know, I just randomly showed up on somebody. Speaker 0: And the second time? Speaker 2: Second time is for what I'm most known for. Speaker 0: In 2017, he got into a series of fights with anti Trump protesters at rallies. That's him pounding and pounding. He was on the lam when he got this idea to launch a more clean-cut white pride group. But it's just a new image. Speaker 2: We're ultra nationalist, far right, fascist, you know. I mean, this is I'll lean a little bit into these terms, you know. Speaker 0: Is your ultimate goal to turn America into a completely white Christian nation. Speaker 2: I would also add like a more militant nation as well, you know, military rule. Speaker 0: Like having a military person run the country? Speaker 2: Well, just more of of democracy. Is that Speaker 0: it what did you mean democracy and like Oh, it's terrible. Speaker 2: It's just such a it's such a scam democracy, I believe. It's politicians that get lobbied. They never have the interest. Anything that's important, do they ever ask us? Speaker 0: No. But if you have a military, you'll never decide anything. They'll Speaker 2: decide We don't decide anything right now. Speaker 0: Going to natural disasters like Hurricane Helene also gives these groups an opportunity to slam the government. Speaker 5: Government didn't help whatsoever. Speaker 0: Their videos claimed the government did a lousy job in the rescue, it was chaotic, clueless, and corrupt. Speaker 2: And I am disgusted. Speaker 0: The criticisms got more outsiders to descend. These militiamen from Virginia came to clear houses. Speaker 5: When the government fails, the people come together. Speaker 2: This is a staging area Speaker 0: that we And Arizona vigilante conspiracist group, Veterans on Patrol, came to organize supplies. But according to law enforcement, they created chaos and did more harm than good. Just look at this car. Sheriff Griffin in North Carolina says many of these disaster tourists spread conspiracies and misinformation to help their videos go viral. Speaker 1: The misinformation took a bad situation and actually complicated a bad bad situation. Speaker 0: But sheriff, they they're coming in because they think the government isn't doing anything. Speaker 1: So what I would say for all of these outside folks that are really wanting to help, they need to get their information from official sources and not from TikTok or Facebook or whatever the flavor of the day is with social media. Speaker 0: What was some of the misinformation that was being spread? Speaker 1: That there were people that were still stranded, that there were bodies floating in the river, that FEMA was rationing supplies and seizing supplies. None of that was was true. Speaker 0: FEMA, the federal agency on the ground at natural disasters, is a main target of these outside groups. During Helene, FEMA rescuers had to back away for a few days when there were fears that militias were coming to hunt them. Also, a wild rumor spread that the government actually created hurricane Helene using weather monitoring towers as a weather weapon. Speaker 4: Now this is a directed energy weapon utilized to manipulate the weather. These are weapons of mass destruction. Speaker 1: So, basically, the rumor was that, you know, the government controls the weather and that this was a direct attack on the area. Speaker 0: Is this usual now in disasters? One, that there are these false rumors, conspiracies being spread, and two, that outside groups sort of stream in and make it more difficult for law enforcement. Speaker 1: So what I'm afraid of is from what I've seen, this will be the new normal.

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

Out of every disgusting, dishonest piece of filth the mainstream media has produced about Hurricane Helene... This is the worst. 60 Minutes has NEVER done a story on the families FEMA denied. They NEVER mentioned the Amish, who are STILL in the mountains rebuilding homes 550 days later. They NEVER mentioned Jake Jarvis, who has worked 550 days STRAIGHT FOR FREE for Hurricane Helene victims. Instead, they dug up some fringe conspiracy angle to smear the people who actually showed up as White Nationalists. I'm so angry. Let me tell you what 60 Minutes will NEVER report on I was there. I lived it. I am still here. I shared every story I could find. Me, my wife, hundreds of volunteers delivered RVs to mothers holding babies who were sleeping in TOOL SHEDS AND TENTS in the freezing cold, in the mountains. Because their homes had been ripped off the side of a mountain and washed down the French Broad. So tell me 60 Minutes... WHERE WAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? Tell me, WHY did all these volunteers NEED to show up? Any thoughts on that?!!!!! Any investigation AT ALL into the federal or state government's response to Hurricane Helene? Please tell me... if the federal government was doing such a GREAT JOB, why did we need to put victims in RVs... ...A MONTH AFTER THE HURRICANE?!!!!!!! Literally every single victim you talk to in Western North Carolina has a horror story about dealing with FEMA... ...and guess who they will all say actually cam through for them? Neighbors. Church groups. The Amish. The Cajun Navy. Shawn Hendricks. Samaritan's Purse. MercuryOne. The Mission Mules hauling insulin up washed-out roads, ONLY ACCESSIBLE by mules. Greg Biffle burning his own fuel in helicopters. Veterans like Adam Smith who organized helicopter rescues with other veterans BY HIMSELF and then was demonized by the media for it. Volunteers like Jake Jarvis working TO THIS DAY, 550 days later without ANY PAY AT ALL. THOSE ARE THE STORIES FROM HURRICANE HELENE WORTH TELLING. But 60 Minutes won't tell ANY OF THEM. Because the truth makes the federal government the villain and the "deplorables" are actually the heroes in this story and they can NEVER admit that. So instead they smeared the rescuers as white nationalists. This is unforgivable. I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And I will BE DAMNED if I let CBS rewrite the history of what happened to my mountains.

mattvanswol
Posted - April 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Saved - April 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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I’m shocked: nearly 2,000 Charlotte, NC teachers asked to take leave to protest on May 1. At least 7 districts canceled classes, including 2 of the state’s four biggest. The system says it can’t supervise students due to all the leave. HOW IS THIS LEGAL?!

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

HOLY CRAP!!! Nearly 2,000 teachers in Charlotte NC have requested TO LEAVE WORK to "protest" on May 1st. At least 7 ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS have cancelled classes so that teachers can protest next Friday, including 2 of the 4 largest school districts in the state. "The school system cannot provide adequate supervision of students due to the volume of leave requests that have been submitted..." WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING HERE?!!!!!! HOW IS THIS LEGAL?!!!

mattvanswol
Posted - April 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Saved - April 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Matt vanSwol asks the DOJ to investigate dozens of donations made in his name to ActBlue Democrats in Kansas; he says he’s never donated to any political candidate. A reply points to ActBlue for more information.

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

I understand there's a lot going on... But can someone at the DOJ help me find out why DOZENS of donations were made in my name to ACT BLUE Democrats in KANSAS... ...when I've NEVER been to Kansas or donated to any political candidate in my entire life? Something is up... https://t.co/awbdZ6KQeM

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@mattvanswol Act Blue: https://t.co/0uZKTE9ROy

@MJTruthUltra - MJTruthUltra

I hope @JamesOKeefeIII gets kudos for this because in March 2023, this is where it all began. O’Keefe Media Group Uncovered a MASSIVE Money Laundering Scheme in Political Campaigns Contributions Made through ActBlue • One individual “contributed ” $217,000 through 12,000 different contributions in a 3 year period, in variations of his name & address. • Another individual “contributed” in 2022 over 1,000 times, totaling $18,000+, meaning she had to donate 3x a day, everyday, for the entire year. https://rumble.com/v2f9bru-bombshell-okeefe-media-group-uncovers-massive-money-laundering-scheme-in-po.html

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James O’Keefe and OMG report on FEC data indicating some senior citizens in the U.S. have donated large volumes of money, with examples of individuals attached to as much as $217,000 in contributions across 12,000 payments over three years, sometimes under variations of names and addresses. The team says the data, drawn from FEC and state records and organized by a group called election watch in Maryland, shows many contributions processed through ActBlue and groups related to political causes. In Annapolis, Maryland, O’Keefe notes the data and asks whether these donors are victims of or participants in a money-laundering scheme, or if they actually engaged in the activity—suggesting actions such as making phone calls or door-knocking to investigate. He describes the process as easy for citizen reporters: bring a microphone and camera (even an iPhone), knock on doors, and call donors to verify. He demonstrates by showing a chart of committees earmarked to receive donations via ActBlue and questions whether the donors are being duped or complicit. During on-camera interactions, he and his team cite a donor with 3,000 contributions totaling $32,000 at a given address, asking the person if she’s aware of such activity. The individual responds that they donated occasionally and not at the stated levels. They also reference the FEC record indicating donations to ActBlue and Biden for President, and question the accuracy of the donor’s claimed totals, while the donor denies making such large-scale contributions and expresses confusion over the situation. One profile highlighted is Cindy Ngo of Annapolis, Maryland, claimed to have contributed over 1,000 times in 2022 for $18,849.77 to ActBlue, which would require daily donations, a claim the interviewee disputes. The donor states they donate occasionally, around $5 at a time, and says they do not believe such frequent contributions were made from her address. The team remarks that the pattern is inconsistent with the donor’s response, noting that the frequency implied by the data does not match the donor’s account. Another profile discussed is Garland Riggs, described as an elderly donor with 31,073 individual contributions under his address, totaling about $230,000. When contacted, Riggs denies donating to ActBlue; he suggests his wife may have donated, but says the amounts are nowhere near the figures alleged. O’Keefe explains he will email the donor the information, including the FEC records, and asks whether Riggs believes someone else might be using his name. The report outlines a method for field inquiries: identify a target by name, confirm whether donations were made in their name and how many times, then ask follow-up questions such as whether they donated 3,000 times. The team emphasizes obtaining comment before publication and notes they have dozens of other homes in Maryland and hundreds nationwide matching the profile. They announce plans to continue calling and visiting more individuals. O’Keefe closes by noting the data came from election watch in Maryland, Gibson Group, and Maryland Twenty Twenty Watch, which have submitted a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court of Maryland regarding the grievance, and invites others to participate as citizen journalists. He directs viewers to okeefmediagroup.com for information on how to pursue similar stories.
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Speaker 0: FEC data shows that some senior citizens across The US have been donating thousands of times per year. Some of these individuals names and addresses are attached to over $200,000 in contributions. We went and knocked on a few of their doors to corroborate the data that we received from a group of citizen journalists called election watch in Maryland. This is James O'Keefe with OMG. I'm here in Annapolis, Maryland. It's an individual who has donated total of $217,000 made through 12,000 different contributions in a three year period of time. Now sometimes these contributions have been made in variations of his name and variations of his address. You see this chart here? This chart shows a breakdown of the committees that were earmarked to receive the donations made through act blue. And this is all FEC and state data. We're wondering if these donors are victims of what appears to be a money laundering scheme or these residents actually participated in the scheme or making phone calls or knocking on doors. These are things that you can do. We hope you do that. Follow me along and see what happens. This is something that you guys can do. Very easy to do. A lot of homes with bizarre amounts of data showing tens of thousands of contributions made through different different contributors here. So with a lot of questions and we hope the citizen journalism army at OMG can answer them. This is an easy thing to do, knocking on doors, asking questions, get yourself a little microphone, get yourself a camera. You can use an iPhone. What we're gonna do as citizen reporters is go back to the car and call them. Right? We're gonna call them. Got a few numbers to call. Contributed through 3,000 contributions for $32,000. We the FEC records indicate that you donated $32,000, 3,000 additional different contributions people made at this address in your name. Are you aware of that happening? No. You're not aware of that happening? Speaker 1: Talk to Donald Trump. Speaker 0: Talk to Donald Trump? Well, how would Donald Trump help me answer that question? Speaker 1: Hit him with a bat. Speaker 0: Hit hit Donald Trump with a bat? Speaker 2: Why not? Speaker 1: Why not put a hit? Speaker 0: How would that help me answer this question? It would certainly keep you in the news. To deal with it? Speaker 1: I wanna see a a scar on his fucking head. Now stop fucking with me. Woah. Woah. Speaker 0: Cindy Ngo of Annapolis, Maryland, who in the year 2022 allegedly contributed over 1,000 times to ActBlue totaling $18,849.77. That means Cindy would have had to donate three times a day every day for the whole year. Speaker 1: Hello? Hey there, Cindy. My Speaker 0: name is James O'Keefe and we're doing a story on the amount number of people that have donated with your address. Did you donate to act blue, a political cause? How many times a month do you donate to act blue? Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't know how many times. I don't understand why why I'm getting this. Speaker 1: Well, the question is, you did donate to ACLU. Right? Speaker 3: Yes. Once in a while. Yes. Speaker 0: Did you donate a thousand and nine times? Speaker 3: I don't know. I mean, I made once in while, I donate 5 or or so dollars or something like that during election year. Speaker 0: What about $18,850? Speaker 3: I doubt that. Speaker 1: Not that many donations? Speaker 3: No. I don't think so. Speaker 1: What what would Speaker 0: the federal election Commission indicates that that much money was donated to act blue and Biden for president. Speaker 3: I wish I I wish I could have donated $18,000 to Biden's presidency. Speaker 1: How much did you donate? Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't know. Speaker 1: Order of magnitude? Speaker 3: I I like I said, I donate $5 once in a while to because I have various charities I like to give to. Speaker 0: Do you know people are using your address? Speaker 3: I don't think so. Speaker 0: So interestingly enough, she said she donates something like $5 a month, But we're getting kind of a pattern of reactions here as we as we do this. The woman was a very nice lady. She talked to us. So interestingly enough, it's even in a even a two party consent state like Maryland with the camera out in the open, people are still being honest. This is sort of new to me. Usually, use the covert cameras, but maybe the camera's a truth serum. Speaker 2: But does it sound about right that there's been 18,000 contributions Absolutely not. Speaker 1: For the Speaker 2: Absolutely not. In the amount of, like, a $170,000? Absolutely not. Really? Speaker 1: Yes. Speaker 2: Okay. So that's not you doing that? No. It's not. But but but does the frequency ring a bell that you're donating that much every like, 10 times a day sometimes? No. No? No. Do you think someone is maybe fraudulently debiting your accounts or something? They must be. Is the one I use for political Right. Yep. Donations. And I do not make that kind of political donations. Speaker 1: Right. So right here Speaker 2: yeah. It's 18,672 different contributions that total an amount of $170,000.221. Speaker 1: No. No. No. No. No. Speaker 0: So I'm about to call Garland Riggs. He's the excessive small amount donor. 31,073 individual contributions were made, under his address. He's 80 years old. He lives on the outskirts of DC. So many people across the country, I'm gonna call him and see if I can make a contribution in his name and see how he responds. He's either a victim of some type of conspiracy or he's a culprit himself. A lot of these phone numbers are available on white pages, on Google, and other apps where you can find people's phone numbers and information. There, mister Riggs. Yes. James O'Keefe. Just asking about those contributions we spoke on the phone. Have you donated to ActBlue in the past? I don't believe so. You they're you're listed as someone who's given over 31,000 individual contributions to to various causes for a total of $230,000 using your name in this address. Speaker 2: No. That's that's not us. Speaker 0: That's not you? Nope. You ever donated to to act blue or I think my wife has, Speaker 2: but but nowhere near. Speaker 0: Are you aware that people are using your your name? No. Have you donated to act blue in the past? I don't believe so. You they're you're listed someone who's given over 31,000 individual contributions to to various causes for a total of $230,000 using your name in this address. How much did you donate to Act Blue? Speaker 2: So would you say 1,000 a year? Speaker 1: Probably not not 1,000. Speaker 0: Not a thousand? Speaker 1: Yeah. I'm I'm not sure. Speaker 0: Would the FEC records say that you've given $230,000? No. It it appears that someone else may be committing a crime using your address. I'll email you that information, the FEC records. Speaker 1: Well, do you think you can Speaker 2: find at least some of these individuals? Speaker 1: That's what I do, sir. Speaker 0: So when you do these and you walk up to the home, you wanna say the person's name. Let's call them Smith. Smith, did you donate to ACT Blue or Biden for president? Do you know how many times donations were made in your name? Follow-up question, did you donate 3,000 times? Right? You asked those questions in that manner in order to elicit honest responses. We have dozens of other homes just in this state alone, but hundreds across the country that match his profile. You can do the same thing, knocking on doors, asking questions. Like, follow-up, you can also ask him for comment before we publish the story. We will do that too. This is James O'Keefe reporting on the ground in Annapolis, Maryland for OMG. We received this fact based data from one of our first group of amazing citizen journalists over at election watch in Maryland. The Gibson Group and Maryland twenty twenty watch have submitted a lawsuit to the US District Court of Maryland regarding this grievance, but we're also aware of this happening in many other states. Is it happening in yours? We need some fearless citizen journalists with enough integrity to ask the right questions to the right people in your state. Do you have what it takes? Go on okeefmediagroup.com and we'll make sure you have the information you need to do this important story. This is James O'Keefe with OMG.

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KABOOOM! 💣💥💥 BREAKING: President Trump has directed the Department of Justice to Launch a FULL BLOWN Investigation into ACTBLUE, the Democrat Money Laundering Powerhouse, over Illegal Straw Donors and Foreign Contributions to bypass Campaign Finance Laws IT’s ALL COMING

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President Trump is directing the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, a Democratic donation platform, with a focus on allegations of illegal straw donors and foreign contributions. Dana reports that the White House is directing the attorney general to investigate ActBlue, the Democratic Party's top fundraising platform, to determine if foreign money is donated to the group and then used to sway elections. Democrats are calling this probe a dangerous abuse of power.
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Speaker 0: President Trump is directing the justice department to investigate act blue. This is a democratic donation platform, and the focus as the allegations about a illegal straw donors and foreign contributions. Right. Meredith is live in Washington with more. This has been brewing for a while, Mark. What what do we need to know? Speaker 1: Dana, for years, you're right about this, but this is a big development. The White House is directing the attorney general to investigate the Democratic Party's top fundraising platform. It's called ActBlue. And the president says he wants to know if foreign money is being donated to the group and then utilized to sway elections. Democrats are calling this probe a dangerous abuse of power.
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Posted - February 25, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Saved - February 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

Watching Democrats refuse to stand for Iryna Zarutska’s parents, who were seated 15 feet away from me… May have been the single most radicalizing moment of my life. I could not believe it. I still can’t. I cannot wrap my head around it. https://t.co/uvlDo1FTIY

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A speaker described a violent attack on a train in which a woman named Irina (also rendered as Irena in the transcript) was fatally slashed through the neck and body with a knife. The speaker emphasized that there were people on the train and highlighted Irina’s expression of terror in the final moments of her life, noting that she died instantly after the attack. The narrative asserts that Irina had escaped a brutal war and was slain in America by a hardened criminal who had been released to kill because of no cash bail. The speaker linked the perpetrator’s release to open borders, stating that the attacker came in through open borders. The mother of the victim, Missus Zaretska, is cited as saying she would ensure justice for her magnificent daughter, Irina, with a rhetorical question about how anyone can stand. The speaker asks Congress to take action, though the sentence is left unfinished in the transcript with “I'm asking this congress to.” The passage frames the incident as an example of dangerous parole practices and border policy, aiming to advocate for policy changes and accountability to prevent similar tragedies.
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Speaker 0: Arrested over a dozen times and was released through no cash bail, stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body. No one will ever forget there were people on that train. No one will ever forget the expression of terror on Irena's face as she looked up at her attacker in the last seconds of her life. She died instantly. She had escaped a brutal war only to be slain by a hardened criminal set free to kill in America, came in through open borders. Missus Zaretska, tonight, I promise you we will ensure justice for your magnificent daughter, Irina. How do you not stand? How do you not stand? I'm asking this congress to
mattvanswol
Posted - February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Saved - February 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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I report horrific news: an illegal immigrant driving a semi-truck crashed head-on into a van of Amish men, killing four. The Amish victims are Henry Eicher, 50; his sons Menno, 25, and Paul, 19; and Simon Girod, 23. The trucking company, based in California, is described as a “chameleon carrier” that re-registers under new names to evade safety violations. There will be no protests or mainstream coverage. Please pray for their families.

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

I have truly horrific news... An illegal alien driving a semi-truck has just crashed head-on into a van of Amish men, k*lling 4 of them. It appears the trucking company that employed the illegal is based out of California and is known as a "chameleon carrier"... ...which are trucking companies that re-register under new names to evade safety violations. The Amish men who lost their lives to this illegal alien are: Henry Eicher, 50. His sons: Menno Eicher, 25, and Paul Eicher, 19. and Simon Girod, 23. There will be no protests for them. Their story won't be in the mainstream news. Please pray for their families.

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Posted - February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Saved - February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Amy Siskind laments Bezos’s impact on The Washington Post, noting layoffs, lost voices, and diminished reporting (Kessler, DC desk insights, the Kennedy Center piece). She says the outlet’s decline harms civic discourse and democracy, labeling Bezos and Musk as villains. Mattvanswol replies, accusing her of hypocrisy for praising the paper’s breaking-news role earlier and calling her a fraud.

@Amy_Siskind - Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈

A note on the Washington Post, and how billionaire Jeff Bezos has decimated the newspaper, despite it being a mere rounding error to his $260 billion net worth. Former editor Marty Baron said todays's announcement of more layoffs, “ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world’s greatest news organizations.” I want to add as an observation how important WAPO was to my Weekly List project during Trump's first regime. They were my #1 source of breaking news of what was happening, but also reporting with great depth. All of that is gone. Some of their considerable talent has landed elsewhere, but many of the voices have simply been silenced. Glenn Kessler tracking Trump's lies. Inside coverage from the DC vantage point of the mood and morale of the city. Poof, gone. Even for the remaining content, it's a shadow of its former self. The story about Trump closing the Kennedy Center should have been a WAPO classic, with inside insights. Instead it read like a college grad one year out had written a form piece. They had almost no interesting color beyond the news itself. This is such a loss to our collective news cycle, and to our democracy. Jeff Bezos is a villain, just like Elon Musk. I hope history will judge them as they deserve. Sad day indeed.

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

@Amy_Siskind You literally said the Washington Post doesn't do journalism and that Bezos overpaid for it. NOW you are saying that it was important and your #1 source of breaking news. You are a fraud. A massive, lying, fraud. https://t.co/q0dY1Kg7K8

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Posted - January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Saved - January 28, 2026 at 4:26 AM

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

Just to be clear… We now have Leftist nurses on camera telling people how to hurt people they disagree with. I’m honestly terrified for me and my kids to go to any hospital in North Carolina. They would 100% hurt us if they could get away with it… https://t.co/3KRFfHE2eB

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The transcript captures a speaker proposing a range of aggressive, potentially violent tactics intended to deter or disrupt a group described as “these guys.” The core ideas center on creating fear and incapacitation of medical providers or their allies, and broadly targeting the environments they rely on. Key points include: - A suggestion to create a deterrent by equipping medical providers with syringes loaded with substances (saline or other drugs) and using them as a scare tactic. - Advice to use poison ivy/oak exposure, processed into water, to create a hazardous effect via a water gun aimed at faces or hands, as a method to disrupt the opposing group. - A plan to locate the individuals through dating apps (Tinder, Hinge) and use laxatives to incapacitate them, rendering them unable to continue activities for a day. - The notion that such actions could be highly deniable, and that the perpetrator might also risk personal illness. - The objective stated is to target places where the group eats or sleeps, making their lives miserable by interfering with meals and lodging, and by communicating with staff at those locations for additional ideas. - Additional ideas include leaving dead fish in rooms and other toxic tactics to maintain ongoing disruption and unrest. Overall, the speaker outlines a campaign of sabotage, intimidation, and disruption aimed at weakening the target group by affecting their health, safety, and daily routines, with an emphasis on deniability and spreading misery in their living and eating environments.
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Speaker 0: I thought of something good. I think it's something weird spot. Sabotage tactic or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end. Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever, whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe. Okay. For today's resistance tip, I vote anybody got any poison ivy, poison oak in their yard? Get some of that up with gloves, obviously. Get it in some water, like a gallon of water. Get some get the poison ivy oak water and I'm gonna put it into a water gun. Aim for faces, hands. Are the single ladies where these ice guys are going? Have a chance to do something you know not without risk but could help the cause for sure. Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys. They're around. They're a nice agent bring some Ex Lax and put it in their drinks. Get them sick. Nobody's gonna die. Just enough to incapacity them and get them off the street for the next day. Highly easily deniable. You know, you could get sick too. Won't eat there again. I'm just saying let's get them where they eat. Somebody's not going be supporting these guys. Where's the hotel where they eat? Who makes breakfast? Let's find them. You know let's make their lives fucking miserable. I know we're already trying to keep them awake all night. Anything you can do to make the living conditions bad. Talk to the people who work at the places where they are. Hope for some ideas. Dead fish somewhere in the room hidden. Just stay toxic.
mattvanswol
Posted - January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Saved - January 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Five narratives crumble with body cam footage: 1) Renee terrified? Not—she’s smiling and taunting; 2) The officer was not hit? He was hit hard; 3) Renee didn’t know the officers? They clearly knew who they were; 4) Renee was leaving peacefully? She slammed the accelerator into the officer, with time to depart; 5) Renee wasn’t involved with ICE? The video shows plans to harass ICE later. Her partner screams “Drive! Drive!” when told to exit.

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

Five Left-wing narratives instantly crumble with the body cam footage: 1) Renee was terrified for her life. She absolutely was NOT. She was smiling and taunting officers. Literally zero fear. 2) The officer was not hit. Clearly, he was hit HARD. 3) Renee didn't know who the officers were. Clearly false from the new footage, they knew EXACTLY who they were. 4) Renee was peacefully trying to leave the scene. Clearly not, she slammed on the accelerator directly into the officer, even when she had nearly a full minute to leave the scene prior to him being in front of the car. 5) Renee wasn't involved in any ICE-related activities. Instantly proven false. The wife/partner in the video clearly states they are going to harass ICE "later". What is beyond insane to me is that the Renee's partner screams for her "Drive! Drive!" when law enforcement commands her to exit the car. Absolutely horrifying to watch.

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In the exchange, Speaker 0 speaks in a confrontational, defensive manner, attempting to project calm while signaling readiness to confront the other party. They begin by downplaying any anger: “That's That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at Show your face. I'm not mad at okay.” The speaker then references the notion of routine or consistency, saying, “We don't change our plates every morning, just so you know. It'll be the same plate when you come talk to us later.” This line establishes a threat of persistence or continuity in the encounter, suggesting that the speaker intends to maintain the same approach or stance in future contact. Following this, Speaker 0 reinforces a nonchalant attitude with, “That's fine. US citizen, former fucking.” The exact meaning of that fragment is unclear from the transcript, but it is presented as a declaration intended to bolster their position or persona in the confrontation. The speaker then challenges the other party directly: “You wanna come at us? Wanna come at us?,” framing the interaction as a test of strength or resolve. They further compound the pressure by ordering a practical action: “I said go get yourself some lunch, big boy.” The directive to eat is delivered in a blunt, taunting tone, perhaps aiming to assert superiority or distract the other person. Speaker 0 follows with a brief, unambiguous command: “Go ahead.” This short directive serves as a green light for the other party, even as the tension remains high. The scene then shifts to Speaker 1, who interjects with a forceful demand: “Get out of the car. Get out of the fucking car.” The imperative is repeated in urgent, aggressive language, underscoring the escalation or enforcement of authority within the confrontation. In response, Speaker 0 doubling down repeats the same demand: “Get out of the car.” They then exit with a possessive, almost defensive remark about the vehicle: “I'm taking my car.” The exchange culminates in a crude exclamation: “Woah. Fucking bitch.” The language conveys hostility and a sense of personal affront, marking a heated, potentially volatile moment between the participants.
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Speaker 0: That's That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at Show your face. I'm not mad at okay. We don't change our plates every morning, just so you know. It'll be the same plate when you come talk to us later. That's fine. US citizen, former fucking. You wanna come at us? Wanna come at us? I said go get yourself some lunch, big boy. Go ahead. Speaker 1: Get out of the car. Get out of the fucking car. Speaker 0: Get out of the car. I'm taking my car. Woah. Fucking bitch.
mattvanswol
Posted - November 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Saved - December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM

@mattvanswol - Matt Van Swol

I have obtained the full, unedited footage from the mob fight that broke out at the Charlotte NC high school. The police officer in the footage is being criminally investigated after slamming a student to the ground. Be honest, do you think his use of force was justified here? https://t.co/akQfxKd8ae

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Posted - October 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Saved - October 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

I ran down the rabbit hole last night... What I've discovered is shocking. I searched through thousands of arrests in my county and every single Hispanic individual who has been arrested is labelled as "WHITE" Not one, not two... HUNDREDS How long has this been going on?!!!! https://t.co/SREVWY75Ff

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Posted - October 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Saved - October 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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I offered a Pulitzer-winning journalist $10,000 to produce video of Charlie Kirk’s exact, word-for-word quote. She hasn’t found it. People forget what a quote is: not a summary, not an interpretation, but exact sounds. I note the failure to preserve fidelity: if he didn’t say “black women,” you can’t put it in quotes. The insistence on quotes matters for honesty and ethics. A journalist’s credibility is at stake here.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

A month ago, I offered a Pulitzer-Prize-winning-journalist $10,000 if she could find video evidence of the exact quote she was attributing to Charlie Kirk in her post, word for word. She still hasn't found it. This is PULITZER PRIZE winning journalist... https://t.co/5TkxSAsSXj

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Somehow, people forgot what a “quote” actually is. It’s not a summary. Not your interpretation. Not “what they basically meant.” A quote is, word-for-word, the exact sounds that came out of someone’s mouth. A significant number of people in the comments don't get this.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

I genuinely thought we had figured this out collectively, but I guess Leftists STILL need a lesson on how words work. Charlie said, "you" Not "Black women" "you" It’s the difference between categorizing an entire group of people, (racism) and pointing to individual people, as individuals, who benefited from DEI, (not racist). It’s a massive distinction that seems to have been completely lost on the people who just are itching to call Charlie a racist, when he clearly was not. It’s even more worrisome that thousands of you don’t understand what it means to put someone’s words in quotation. Because if he didn’t actually say “black women”, then you cannot put it in quotes. That's how quotes work, which is why quotation marks are important. You don’t need a degree in linguistics to understand this concept. It’s basic literacy... and also it’s also basic ethics. If you’re going to frame someone’s sentence as evidence of bigotry, you owe the audience, and the person you’re accusing, the courtesy of fidelity to the record. These are kindergarten-level rules for communication. They are the guardrails that keep disagreement honest and you can't remove them just because you hate someone. It really bothers me this is still even remotely being debated. If you believe “you” meant a specific demographic, then say that is your read of is statement and make your case. Walk people through your reasoning. But do not stuff your interpretation into quotation marks and then wave the punctuation like it proves itself. It doesn't, and it makes you a lying fraud.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

@GuntherEagleman Of course not, because it doesn’t exist. A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist doesn’t know what a quote is. Shameful.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

@mrdelmerpaul Because she is an activist. Not a journalist.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

@JebraFaushay It’s been a month and I still haven’t seen the “damning evidence” the Left keeps claiming that exists to make him a bigot and a racist. Tens of thousands of hours of unscripted debates, and not a single damning clip. Not one. Speaks volumes of his character.

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Posted - September 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Saved - September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

My wife and I were just sitting in bed last night watching Charlie’s videos and at one point, She looks at me and goes, “I used to hate him and I have no idea why.”

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Posted - September 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Saved - September 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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A conversation began with a person reflecting on their unexpected political engagement, prompted by a friend's surprise. They noted that while many avoid politics until directly affected, events like Hurricane Helene highlighted the real impact of policies on people's lives. They emphasized that politics determines critical outcomes, such as disaster recovery. The speaker acknowledged a shift in perspective regarding political competence, particularly in relation to leadership. They urged quiet moderates to become actively involved in local governance and civic responsibilities.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

A friend who knew me when I was liberal, called me out of the blue last night and asked why I got political. He said I was "one of the last people" he would have suspected to get publicly political. The short answer is: When life bumps into policy, politics matter, a lot...🧵

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

...but most people can go a very, very long time before they bump into a policy that directly affects them or a group of people they know This is why politics is often on the back burner. But when the rubber meets the road, suddenly policies set by unknown bureaucrats, matter.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

The moment it smacked me was Hurricane Helene. Homeowners hit the FEMA maze. ➡️“Wait for inspection.” ➡️“Wrong form.” ➡️The 50% rule. ➡️Flood plains. ➡️Code upgrades nobody could afford. Cross some arbitrary line... and you’re told to rebuild to a standard you can’t reach.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Helene taught me politics isn't theoretical. It’s the rulebook for when reality gets really hard. ➡️Who gets help. ➡️How fast a bridge reopens. ➡️Can you get your home rebuilt? ➡️Can a business reopen? You can ignore politics.. but the outcomes of elections won’t ignore you.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

I have to admit... I wasn't expecting things to get better with Trump. I genuinely did not believe that anything would change. I was wrong... competence matters a lot. And you can say whatever you want about Trump, but what you cannot say, is that he doesn't follow through.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

This isn’t left or right for me. It’s competence vs theater. Builders vs performers. People with something to lose vs people who need the fight more than the fix. I saw the performers... I just didn't think that Trump would be the competent builder. ...and I was wrong.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Politics is the final frontier. It’s where culture turns into rules. If YOU don’t show up, someone else absolutely will. And that someone, may be incompetent, they may hate the way you live your life... and they WILL write the rules for it. That’s how power works.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

People seem to think I became political for a hobby. I became political like a homeowner becomes a plumber... the water was rising and nobody else was coming. You have to pick up the wrench. I understand I may never work in corporate America again for the stuff I say on X...

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

If you’re a quiet moderate, a parent, a doer... it's time to take a seat at the table. ➡️School boards. ➡️City council. ➡️Voting. ➡️Hard conversations. The future belongs to the adults in the room who make the effort to show the hell up...

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Posted - September 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Saved - September 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I’ve uncovered alarming plans in Asheville, NC, where $2.9 million in taxpayer funds are earmarked for racial reparations. The proposals include race-targeted housing policies that benefit only Black residents, exclusive healthcare services for expectant Black mothers, and the establishment of a "Black Chamber of Commerce." Hiring policies are set to enforce diversity mandates, and mandatory DEI training for city managers is on the table. Even school funding may be tied to racial equity metrics. Ultimately, the goal seems to be increased control over funding to promote equity.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

We have a serious problem here in Asheville NC. The county is about to spend $2.9 million in taxpayer funds on racial reparations. I took a deep dive into the 170 page report, and what I found is terrifying. Buckle up, because you're not gonna believe this. 🧵

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

First up is a "race-targeted housing policy" The plan explicitly calls to “sustain and expand rates of Black homeownership” with “targeted funding” ONLY for the Black populations over three years. Literally a program that allocate benefits by race-ALONE! A clear violation of the 14th amendment, in writing. If you're a poor white, latino, asian... or any other race, but black... Tough luck. You don't get the money.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

You thought that was bad? Just wait... look at what they want to do for healthcare. One of the recommendations includes a free transportation service ONLY for “expectant Black mothers." Expectant white, latino, or asian mommas? This money isn't for you, but you pay for it! https://t.co/tYxepsyouy

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

The report is furious that only 14% of total Community Development Block Grants were award to black led non profits... ...when less than 10% of the population of Asheville NC is black To eliminate the disparity, the report recommends a "Black Chamber of Commerce" Could you imagine calling for the establishment of a "White Chamber of Commerce"? No, you couldn't. Furthermore, government entities will support them through procurement and grant funding.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

What about hiring? Well, there's a brand new policy! It is called: "The No Diverse Finalist Policy" TLDR: If there are no diverse candidates, the chair must justify this to HR. This is a real policy they want implemented. https://t.co/8eithV4gs7

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

You thought DEI went away? Guess again. If you're a manager at the City of Asheville, they want you to take a MANDATORY, can't-get-out-of-it, DEI training course. https://t.co/FxUp1Foa3Z

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Want to be a police officer in Buncombe County? Well. you've got to take implicit bias awareness training. Refuse? You're fired. https://t.co/mY9aacuSJU

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

You thought it just had to do with adults? No. They want to create direct incentives to treat students differently by race, including tying it to school funding. It explicitly calls for school funding to be linked to “racial equity metrics...” This is insanity. https://t.co/7AWWyt0p07

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Then... finally, they just say the quiet part out loud. A shocking admission that all they really want, is more control. By having more control over funding, the Buncombe County government can implement policies.... to promote equity. There it is. The truth. https://t.co/JvocTNWDdZ

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

@EllieGAnders @HarmeetKDhillon Feel free to read the entire thing yourself. https://publicinput.com/Customer/File/Full/89385ddb-1e4a-4cd9-8ba7-8878d7f77f8b

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

@mcheartwood This morning. https://t.co/O9NyL9QSKp

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Posted - August 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Saved - August 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

I lived in Chattanooga TN for years... The images coming out of there from the flash flooding yesterday are truly unbelievable. Multiple people trapped in their homes or cars were rescued. How many of these major floods are we going to have this year?! WHAT IS GOING ON?!!! https://t.co/lzBixL6KGl

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Posted - June 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Saved - June 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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A significant operation is in progress in North Carolina, where ICE, along with the FBI, ATF, and DEA, is executing a criminal search warrant at a fire equipment manufacturer. The warrant alleges that the employer hired illegal aliens using fraudulent documents. So far, at least 16 individuals have been detained, and the possibility of criminal charges against the employer is being considered, with identity theft also not being ruled out.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

🚨#BREAKING: An absolutely MASSIVE operation is underway as ICE in coordination with the FBI, ATF, and the DEA have surrounded a fire equipment manufacturer in North Carolina. A criminal search warrant is currently being executed for the alleged hiring of illegal aliens... https://t.co/G1OgtWQIRW

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Federal authorities reportedly believe Buckeye Fire Equipment has been hiring illegal immigrants. ICE executed a search warrant for aggravated identity theft. Tents and people lined up outside the facility on Kings Road were observed. The company makes fire extinguishers and supplies fire suppression systems. A woman whose mother works at the facility stated her mother texted her around 1:00 PM saying an ICE raid was occurring. The mother reported that people were being divided into groups of five and having their IDs checked. It is unknown if ICE has made any arrests or what the charges are.
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Speaker 0: Feds say they believe the company has been hiring illegal immigrants. ICE says the search warrant is for aggravated identity theft from the air. We could see tents that looked like staging areas and people lined up outside of the massive complex on Kings Road. Buckeye Fire Equipment's state filings as they make fire extinguishers. Their website says they supply fire suppression systems for restaurant kitchens and suppressing foam hardware. Now, I did actually speak with a woman just moments ago. She says her mother is inside. Her mother works at the facility about 01:00 this afternoon. She said her mom texted her and said there is an ice raid going on here. She rushed over here. She's very concerned about her mother. She says that they are inside the last text she got from her mom. And she the the her mom told her that they are dividing. People up into groups of five and checking their IDs. We are still working to learn more from ICE on if they've made any arrest and what those charges are.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Update: 1) at least 16 people have been detained 2) search warrant alleges employer used fraudulent documents to employ illegals as US citizens 3) feds not ruling out criminal charges for employer 4) identity theft not being ruled out

matt_vanswol
Posted - June 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Saved - June 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

🚨#BREAKING: Chimney Rock NC officials confirm that 50 people from the Pennsylvania Amish community have been rotating in to help the town rebuild EVERY SINGLE WEEK... FOR MONTHS!!! Officials also say the Amish have REFUSED to be paid for their labor. GOD BLESS THE AMISH!!!! https://t.co/Yc3LXJM8cP

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About 50 Amish people from Pennsylvania are helping rebuild Chimney Rock and surrounding mountain towns after damage from Helene. Spokes of Hope, a Christian nonprofit, organizes the work, resources, and materials. The Amish workers possess skills in brick masonry, roofing, and concrete work. Each week, the group completes fifteen to twenty jobs, helping around ten families return to their homes. Business owners say this help is essential to the village's recovery. One business owner noted Main Street was once covered in six feet of mud. A homeowner whose property was damaged by a mudslide said the Amish build for the future, better preparing the community for future storms. The entire village is a construction site, and businesses hope to reopen by summer.
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Speaker 0: About 50 people from the Amish community spread out across Chimney Rock and surrounding mountain towns. A new group of them coming down from their homes in Pennsylvania every week sawing, nailing, building back communities destroyed by Helene. Speaker 1: And out of forty, fifty, armies people, you probably got five different trades that are skilled crafted workers. Be the brickmasons, decks, roofers, concrete work. Work. Speaker 0: Brad Marshall with Christian nonprofit organization and disaster response group, Spokes of Hope, says their faith responders line up the work, resources, and material, and the Amish help get the jobs done. Speaker 1: And at the end of the week, we've got fifteen, twenty jobs done and hopefully about eight or 10 home people back in their homes. Speaker 2: Main Street here actually used to be full of about six feet of mud. Speaker 0: Business owners like Kristen's Hotili say this kind of help is what will ultimately get the village back up and running. Speaker 2: I don't know what we would have done without them. I mean, you know, not having to pay for labor and just having the help surmounts anything that we could be grateful for. Speaker 0: And homeowners like Bill Piercy, who had damage from a mudslide, say the Amish know how to build for the future. So if another storm rolls through, the community is better prepared. They're hard workers and they're craftsmen, and they do it, and they do it right. And so we're just really blessed. The entire village of Chimney Rock is essentially a construction site, but business owners here say progress is being made and they hope to reopen by this summer.
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Posted - June 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: Charlotte NC Councilwoman Tiawana Brown IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION after being indicted on federal charges for stealing $115,000 in COVID funds. She allegedly used those funds to throw herself a $15,000 birthday party... ...with a throne and horse-drawn carriage https://t.co/gOuOY2Lupw

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Posted - June 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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OK LET ME JUST GET THIS STRAIGHT… THE GOP ARE OUT THERE: 1) SPENDING MILLIONS ON LUXURY HOTELS IN UKRAINE 2) NOT VOTING ON ANY DOGE CUTS 3) SPENDING 60% OF THEIR TIME ON VACATION 4) NOT CODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDERS IS THIS THE “MAJOR REFORM” THE AMERICAN PEOPLE VOTED FOR?!!!

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Posted - June 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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A user expressed frustration over the GOP's actions, highlighting their spending on luxury hotels in Ukraine, lack of votes on budget cuts, excessive vacation time, and failure to codify executive orders, questioning if this reflects the major reform voters expected. Another participant added that the House passed the Issa Bill aimed at limiting rogue judges, which is currently stalled on Thune's desk, preventing a vote. They emphasized the need to address issues with activist judges interfering with deportations and aid program funding.

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OK LET ME JUST GET THIS STRAIGHT… THE GOP ARE OUT THERE: 1) SPENDING MILLIONS ON LUXURY HOTELS IN UKRAINE 2) NOT VOTING ON ANY DOGE CUTS 3) SPENDING 60% OF THEIR TIME ON VACATION 4) NOT CODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDERS IS THIS THE “MAJOR REFORM” THE AMERICAN PEOPLE VOTED FOR?!!!

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Matt - add to your list that the House passed the Issa Bill to rein in rogue judges. It's sitting on Thune's desk, but he won't bring it to the floor for a vote. Yet every week another activist judge tries to put the kibosh on deportations or withdrawal of funds for aid programs. It needs to stop!

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Posted - April 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Not a single one of the 5 Democrats that flew to El Salvador to meet with a criminal, wife-beating, illegal immigrant gang member… …ever showed up to help us, their fellow Americans, after Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina Not one. https://t.co/BdXDwvIoVG

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Posted - May 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Per usual, @ScottAdamsSays it best. The reason you are seeing so many members of the GOP lashing out and tweeting about DOGE this week… …is because they are finally starting to realize that NO ONE voted for them in 2024 Everyone voted for DOGE. https://t.co/SobovqtuZa

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The speaker discusses Matt Van Swal's summary of the "Doge situation," claiming Doge is one of the most popular government initiatives ever. According to the summary, 73% of Americans support cutting government waste, and Trump brought in "the smartest man on earth" to do it. However, the left allegedly destroyed Elon Musk for his involvement, and the GOP won't vote on it. Elon Musk responded to the post with "did my best." The speaker expresses frustration that Congress will not codify the savings, despite Musk's efforts. The speaker notes Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to get it codified. The speaker believes Congress thwarting the effort is a tragedy.
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Speaker 0: I've been following, on ex, Matt Van Swal, who's, doing a great job of talking about the Doge situation. Here he summarizes it this way. Doge is literally one of the most popular government initiatives in history. 73% of Americans say they support cutting government waste. Trump brought in the smartest man on earth to do it, and then the left destroyed Elon for it, and the GOP won't vote on it. I can't believe this. And then Elon responded to the post. Three words, did my best. Wow. There's almost nothing I can say about that. You know you probably heard me early on in the Doge process and I was saying you know I love everything Doge is trying to do but when it gets to Congress they're just gonna spend his savings but it's even worse than that. They're not they're never gonna even codify the savings. Not the Democrats, not the Republicans. They're not even gonna vote on it. So all that work, all that sacrifice that Elon Musk did to get that right, Congress is gonna shit on it. And I'm almost losing my mind that we can just watch this happen. Now it's not everybody you know Marjorie Taylor Greene is trying to get it codified etcetera. But the fact that all that effort it looks like you know some portion of it anyway is going to be thwarted by your own congress is such a is such a tragedy. It's almost it's almost impossible to understand. It's like we're running as fast as we can toward a cliff and we even have the smartest people in the world trying to prevent it, and even that doesn't help. What is going on here? What is going on?
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Posted - May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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This is 21 minutes of completely unedited video footage from the anti-Trump and anti-Elon Musk rally currently happening in Downtown Asheville NC today. What immediately jumps out at you about this video? Do you see it? https://t.co/2UNTV16bS3

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Posted - April 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: The Amish have won a lawsuit against the Canadian government for targeting the Amish with $300k in fines for "not using a COVID-19 app" while crossing the US border. The Amish said they don't use phones. So the Canadian government then put LIENS ON THEIR FARMS!!! https://t.co/ysS3PNM7z7

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Posted - April 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The Trump administration just approved $1.4 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild homes for Hurricane Helene victims in Western North Carolina... ...AND NOT A SINGLE MAINSTREAM MEDIA NEWS OUTLET WROTE A STORY ON IT!!! NOT. A. SINGLE. ONE!!! https://t.co/Xjdh0fOWRW

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The Trump administration is approving over $1 billion in federal funding for rebuilding in Western North Carolina. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing the grant to aid in rebuilding homes after Hurricane Helene. The governor's office states that this type of grant usually focuses on long-term rebuilding plans, not immediate shelter needs. The next step involves the state gaining financial control of the funds from HUD, enabling the state to sign the grant and start distributing the money.
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Speaker 0: Trump administration is approving more than $1,000,000,000 in federal funding to help rebuild in Western North Carolina. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving the grant to help rebuild homes in the region following Hurricane Helene. The governor's office says this kind of grant is typically focused on long term rebuilding plans rather than immediate needs for shelter. Officials say the next steps for the state is to be given financial control of the funds from the HUD department, allowing the state to sign the grant and begin issuing the money.
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Posted - April 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Yesterday, I spent the day with Nick, who came over to hang out with my kids and talk for hours. A year ago, I would have never done this, as I was trapped in a liberal echo chamber that painted people like him as bad. I even muted him online, unaware of his support for me during tough times. Over the past months, I've learned that hating those I disagree with isolates me from kind, generous people. I've realized that my beliefs mean nothing if I don't take action to do good. I owe a lot to Nick and the lessons I've learned.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

Yesterday, I spent the entire day with @nicksortor. He came to my home, hung out with my kids, and we talked in lawn chairs in my driveway for hours. I would NEVER have done this, even a year ago. I was inside a liberal echo-chamber that told me people like Nick were racist, sexist, bigoted, and just all-around just truly bad people. I believed this to my very core. In fact, when I got back on X after Hurricane Helene hit us here in Western North Carolina, I discovered I had MUTED Nick in my timeline. I didn’t find out till later that HE was the one who kept sharing my videos, keeping us in the news, never giving up on us. I learned some painful lessons over those next 6 months. I discovered some of my most deeply held beliefs had not been fully thought through to the end. That hating someone because they say something you disagree with is an awful way to live life and walls you off from the most interesting, kindest, most generous people in the world. Because while I was busy wearing masks believing that most people on the Right were bigots who should be avoided… Nick was there in Palestine Ohio. Nick was there in Lahaina, Maui. And Nick was there for all of us, in Western North Carolina. Out of all the things I’ve learned in the last 7 months, the one thing that has hit me the hardest is this: Your beliefs mean NOTHING, if you don’t DO anything good. Embarrassingly, what I discovered about myself, was that I was very concerned about APPEARING good, but I wasn’t DOING anything good. For Nick, and so many others I’ve learned from over the past couple of months… they live the opposite. They don’t care what others think of them, they care about doing good, more than the appearance of it. For that, I owe Nick and the X platform, so much.

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Posted - April 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: Chimney Rock NC officials have confirmed that a mind-blowing 2,000 members of the Pennsylvania Amish Community have been quietly rebuilding the town's homes, businesses, and bridges... ...for 6 months straight GOD BLESS THE AMISH!! https://t.co/DfwOFLyO8Q

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Volunteers from the Great Needs Trust, an Amish community in Pennsylvania, are helping rebuild Chimney Rock and Batcave after a storm. Over 2,000 volunteers have helped so far, and building materials have been donated. The volunteers are described as not just fixing buildings, but rebuilding a sense of community. They stated their hearts were drawn to help the people affected by the disaster. Volunteers expressed joy in watching people get their lives back and inspiration from seeing people pull together. Despite the work ahead, recovery is in motion, and the volunteers have become part of the town's future.
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Speaker 0: We work mostly in Chimney Rocks, some down in Batcave. Speaker 1: These volunteers are members of the Great Needs Trust, an Amish community in Pennsylvania offering not just their skilled hands and their time, but their compassion as well. Speaker 2: We wanted to help the people that had the disaster. Yeah, our heart just felt drawn to come help Speaker 1: since the storm. More than 2,000 volunteers have stepped in to help rebuild and donations have poured in kindness from strangers helping their neighbors. Speaker 0: All of the building material that's that's going into rebuilding these stores has been donated up to this point, and it's just been a a tremendous recovery story that is ongoing. Speaker 1: They are not just fixing buildings in Chimney Rock. They are rebuilding a sense of community. One nail at a time. Speaker 2: It's just inspiring to me to see how people can pull together and and work together and get something done. Speaker 0: It just fills my heart with joy just just watching people just get their life back again. Speaker 1: There's still plenty of work ahead, but for Chimney Rock recovery is clearly in motion, and now these volunteers from hundreds of miles away have become part of this mountain towns future.
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Posted - March 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: A "Tesla Takedown" protest in Charlotte NC seems to be occupied entirely by people over the age of 60... Many are holding Nazi signs, Ukrainian flags, and calling for Elon to be deported. What's going on here? https://t.co/W6grcOQrmD

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Posted - March 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: Olivia Marie Antoine, a 24 year old self-described "very very liberal" woman, has been charged with injury/tampering a Tesla in North Carolina. According to the police officials, Antoine allegedly drew the word "NAZI" and a swastika on the car in broad daylight. https://t.co/E4cgABMdgQ

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Posted - March 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: A disabled veteran who was awarded 2 Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, is being threatened by his bank to pay a mortgage on a home that was COMPLETELY DESTROYED during Hurricane Helene. The bank is now harassing him and threatening to kick him off his property... https://t.co/yCdx9rnL4r

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Hurricane Helene's floodwaters washed away Gary Mooneyham's home, leaving only the foundation. The Nola Chucky River rose nearly 25 feet, destroying the neighborhood. A tree-lined area along Bill Mock Road disappeared, including the road itself and the Billmock Bridge. Fifteen homes were washed away. Gary bought the house in 2017 with a VA home loan. The home was elevated and not in a flood zone, but his homeowner's insurance won't cover the loss. FEMA gave Gary $43,600, which he used to buy a camper. He still owes $85,000 on the mortgage. Freedom Mortgage wants their payments, but Gary stopped paying and is over $3,200 behind. He told them to rebuild his house or foreclose. Gary is a 100% disabled Vietnam veteran. He wants the mortgage company to have some heart and help him. He wants his home back so he can die in peace.
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Speaker 0: When hurricane Helene hit floodwaters washed away everything here on your property? Yes. Where was your house? Speaker 1: Right here. Speaker 0: The foundation is all that's left of Gary Mooneyham's home. Before the storm last fall, other houses surrounded his property. Speaker 1: I watched the house across the road from me wash away first, and I didn't expect it to come no further. Speaker 0: The now calm Nola Chucky River was angry the morning of September 27 as Gary sipped coffee on his back porch. Speaker 1: Emergency response guys walked up. They said, you need to get get dressed and come on. I said, what what do mean? Come on. I ain't going nowhere. I said, I ain't leaving my property. He said, oh, yeah. You are. I said, no. I ain't. He said, don't make me haul you out of here. Speaker 0: Well Gary left, then returned a few weeks later recording this video. Speaker 1: This is October. This is what's left of my property. I mean, everything everything's gone. This whole neighborhood's devastated. It ain't ain't no more. It's gone. Speaker 0: Water from the Nola Chucky rose nearly 25 feet and sliced a path of destruction through his community. Speaker 1: I got I never expected anything like this. Nobody else did either. Speaker 0: For nearly half a mile, they once tree lined area along Bill Mock Road has disappeared. The storm took everything with it. Speaker 1: It was wood. There was campsites. The road went right through here. Speaker 0: This is Billmock Road today. It used to run-in front of Gary's home, but was washed away. The Billmock Bridge over the Nola Chucky disappeared. So did the State Highway 353 Bridge. It's now being rebuilt. Gary says 15 homes went down the river last September. That's the front front of my house. Speaker 1: That's the front of my property. Speaker 0: That's what it looked like. Speaker 1: Yeah, that's from out there at the road. Speaker 0: Gary bought his two bedroom, two bath house in April of twenty seventeen. Your home was elevated. Speaker 1: Yes, Speaker 0: sir. Was it in a flood zone? Speaker 1: No, sir. VA does not give mortgages on flood zones. Speaker 0: And you bought your home through? Speaker 1: The VA. This is a VA home loan. Speaker 0: Today, his homeowners insurance company won't cover the loss. Farm Bureau writes water damage is excluded. FEMA cut Gary a check for $43,600, which he used to buy a small camper trailer. However, he was hoping more from the government. Speaker 1: I was asking for help on my mortgage and everything because I still owe $85,000 on this patch of dirt right here. Speaker 0: Now Freedom Mortgage is after him since he stopped his monthly payments. Speaker 1: And they want their mortgage payments. They still want their money, but I'm not giving it to them because I ain't got nothing to give for. Speaker 0: He's behind more than $3,200 in his mortgage and does not plan to make it up. Speaker 1: But I told him, I said, you come up here and build my house back or help me get it built back and I'll start paying a mortgage again or I said, go to foreclosure. Speaker 0: Gary is a 100% disabled Vietnam veteran. He's a decorated vet earning two bronze stars for valor and a purple heart. His ribbons like his home were lost in the flood. Speaker 1: I would like that mortgage company to have some heart and soul and realize, you know, the condition and the shape that I'm in and help me. Speaker 0: He doesn't know how many of his neighbors will want to rebuild, but he does. Speaker 1: I want my home back so I can die in peace. Speaker 2: I I thought I was gonna live to die here. I never expected anything like this. Speaker 1: I thought this was my last place until I'd leave this world. Speaker 0: Now over
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Posted - March 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Saved - March 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM

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I am BLOWN AWAY by the kindness my family has received since we were swatted yesterday. It takes a special kind of evil to terrorize a young family like that. Yet… one thing has become absolutely clear to me. Even in a world where such evil does exist… Love. Always. Wins. https://t.co/DvYEpogJdm

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Posted - March 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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My wife and I will be on @IngrahamAngle tomorrow night to discuss our family being swatted. This needs to end; it's terrifying for families with young kids. People must face consequences for such actions. I also mixed up the schedule and haven’t slept.

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My wife and I will be on @IngrahamAngle this evening to talk about our family of 5 being swatted last night. This has to stop. People need to go to prison for terrorizing families with LITTLE KIDS IN THEIR BEDS using armed police at 2AM. Someone WILL get hurt, it has to stop.

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Apologies, we will be on tomorrow night… not tonight. Got the time wrong and haven’t slept.

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Posted - March 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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CNN came to Western North Carolina yesterday. They NEVER showed up when: a) Families were sleeping in tents b) People were getting kicked out of FEMA hotels But yesterday they came to talk about Canadians cancelling trips and climate change... you cannot make this stuff up. https://t.co/eNW6crjEkl

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Running an outdoor business on an overheating planet is increasingly challenging. I remember when my shop was down on the river, it was great, but I wouldn't go back. In the last three years, we've lost over a million dollars to climate change related disasters. We lead thousands of adventure trips a year in and around America's national parks. In addition to the dangerous climate events, I'm worried that threats and cuts will lead to chaos in national parks this summer and destruction to pristine lands forever. People are concerned whether the parks are going to be open, if their trip is going to run, and if we're going to be able to get permits. We have Canadian customers who are canceling because they don't feel safe in the United States. What's most at risk right now is that we're going to open the floodgates to everybody coming, but we're not going to have the infrastructure and the personnel to take care of the places.
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Speaker 0: Lean made it a metaphor for the increasing challenges of running an outdoor business on an overheating planet. Speaker 1: I remember your shop when it was down on the river, and Speaker 0: a place like this wants to be down on the river. Speaker 1: God. Yeah. It was great. Speaker 0: Yeah. Would you go back there if you could? Speaker 1: Not a chance. Speaker 0: Not a chance. Speaker 1: You've been changed by It rocked me, man. In the last three years, we've lost over a million dollars to climate change related disasters. Speaker 0: Scott Cundy is the cofounder of Wildland Trekking, which leads thousands of adventure trips a year in and around America's national parks. And in addition to the more dangerous climate events, he's worried that the threats and cuts from president Donald Trump and Elon Musk will lead to chaos in national parks this summer and destruction to pristine lands forever. Speaker 1: We're getting call after call. People are concerned. Are the parks gonna be open? You know, is is my trip gonna run? Am I gonna be able are we gonna be able to get permits? Speaker 0: And you got Canadian customers who just don't wanna come. Speaker 1: We have Canadian customers who are flat out canceling. They don't feel safe in The United States. The ability to take care of these parks, the ability to have the law enforcement in place, the rangers in place to make sure these places are are are well stewarded. Mhmm. To me, that's what's most at risk right now is that we're gonna open the floodgates to everybody coming, but we're not gonna have the infrastructure and the personnel to take care of the places.
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Posted - March 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I woke up feeling angry and disillusioned, realizing my perceptions of good and evil have been turned upside down. I judged others without understanding them, believing I was better while secretly harboring hate. I see now that being "good" on the left often relies on a checklist of beliefs rather than genuine actions. This creates a disconnect where dialogue is lost, and dissent is not tolerated. Many well-meaning people get trapped in a cycle of posturing, as the standards for kindness shift, leaving them feeling increasingly out of touch.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

I’m angry this morning. I feel like I’ve just woken up from a dream where everything I thought I knew about good and evil has been flipped upside down. Where the good guys were the ones I was told by a liberal media to hate. And the bad guys… well, it was me. I judged you and didn’t do any research to learn if I was right or wrong. I thought I was better than you and I never even met you. I thought you should be censored because your thoughts were dangerous. I was polite in public, but I secretly hated you. I knew deep down that being “good” was more than just using the right pronouns for someone or saying to a group of people you thought Trump was a bad person… But it’s easier to do that than it is to actually DO good. I think for me, that’s the #1 thing most people on the right, don’t understand about the left. On the left, being "good" requires only a checklist of beliefs. If you say you believe in the right things, you are left alone, you pass their test... and are now considered a good person. It has almost nothing to do with your outward actions. In a normal world, actions = accountability. If you do something wrong, I can lovingly correct you, we can argue, we can grow and learn together. On the left, this dialogue is almost nonexistent. You either say the right thing or you are biggot, racist, unkind, totally backwards, and on the wrong side of history. This does not generate growth in a person, it actually generates a bizarre form of morality in which saying the "acceptable things" creates a fictional, moral-forcefield around you. Dialogue is lost. Dissenters are not tolerated. Saying things is easy. Doing real good in the world... well, that's really hard. So, you take the easy path. This is how many people, who truly mean well, who want to do the right thing, end up caught in an endless loop of ever-increasing posturing and wokeness. It started from a place of tolerance and kindness, then the goalposts for kindness move and you are left behind.

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Posted - March 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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As a former liberal and democratic voter, I found it incredibly difficult to escape the liberal media echo chamber. The peer pressure to silence dissenting voices is overwhelming, leaving many intelligent individuals afraid to ask questions. I empathize with them, as I was once in their shoes. A devastating hurricane and government failure opened my eyes to the reality that my life didn't fit the media narrative. I realized that what I thought was news was actually a crafted story designed to shape my beliefs. Once I saw this, I couldn't unsee it.

@matt_vanswol - Matt Van Swol

As a former liberal and democratic voter… …let me just say that it is INCREDIBLY difficult to break out of a liberal media-echo chamber, once you are in it. The volume of peer pressure weaponized to shame and silence any dissenting voices or even reasonable questions, is mind-blowing. A lot of very open-minded, incredible intelligent individuals are genuinely terrified to ask questions or seek the truth. I have a lot of empathy for these people, because that was me, just a couple of months ago. It took a horrific hurricane and massive government failure to wake me up, without it, I would still be looking down my nose at MAGA… thinking I was a better and smarter person than you. The left-wing media literally trains you to think this way. It’s a game of moral superiority in which you are always the winner, even if your idea is the loser, because it’s coming from YOU, and YOU are the better person because YOU agree with them and have the “experts” on your side. It’s almost impossible to change a mind like that… like mine. What woke me up was seeing my life not fit into a media narrative. I saw that what I thought was just “news” was actually a handpicked, carefully crafted story to make me believe exactly one way. It wasn’t news. It was a storybook. And once you see that, it’s impossible to unsee it.

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Posted - February 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Saved - February 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM

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John Deere laid off hundreds of employees today. Not a single one is on MSNBC. Do you get it yet?

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Posted - February 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Saved - February 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM

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There is infinitely more outrage in the media today about federal workers being asked to write bullet points… …than there ever was about my neighbors in Western North Carolina living in tents in the cold after Hurricane Helene That’s so messed up. https://t.co/nvUaLwttSB

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To see if I still feel, I focus on the pain because it's the only thing that feels real. The needle tears the hole, bringing that old familiar sting. I try to kill it all, but I remember everything.
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Speaker 0: To see if I still feel. I focus on the pain. The only thing that's real. The needle tears the hole. The old familiar sting. Try to kill it all the way, but I remember everything.
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Posted - February 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Saved - February 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM

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This was just leaked to me by an employee at NOAA. The Director of the Office for Coastal Management is telling his staff to actively ignore Elon’s email to federal employees. Yikes. https://t.co/NQsaLB8Ad6

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@elonmusk and @DOGE… might want to look into this

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Posted - February 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Saved - February 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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I'm not a religious person, but I see Samaritan's Purse EVERYWHERE in Western North Carolina. They have literally been here for 5 months straight helping us and have asked for nothing in return. Say what you will about religious groups... but they 100% show up when it counts. https://t.co/U4SZMxlM9E

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After Hurricane Helene, nearly 40,000 volunteers gave their time to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ. We equipped volunteers to muck out homes, like Christopher and Angela King's, providing tools and leadership. Volunteers put on Tyvek suits and helped carry the burden alongside those affected. As temperatures dropped, we provided winter clothing and fuel for generators, all free of charge. Many still needed housing, so we began rebuilding homes and mobile homes. After background and credit checks, we build them a new home free of charge or replace their mobile home. We presented Dimitru Gieska and his wife Dina with keys to a new work van after they lost everything. We want to walk alongside these families through this deep valley, not forcing religion, but sharing what Christ has done in our lives. We are building Wanda Robinson a new home in a different location after her home was beyond repair.
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Speaker 0: Hurricane Helene, we right at 40,000 people came and gave their time and talent, their sweat equity to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ. Speaker 1: Samaritan's Purse equipped volunteers, giving them the tools and the leadership necessary to muck out a home like Christopher and Angela King's place where mud was nearly chest high. Speaker 2: Angelic, it was just a complete crew of angels on earth as far as I'm concerned. Remember that? Speaker 1: Sarah and Dennis Rutland from Niota, Tennessee have been volunteers for Samaritan's Purse since 2018. They spent several weeks assisting those affected by Helene. Speaker 2: Let me get this real quick. Speaker 0: These are volunteers that will put on a Tyvek suit and help just come alongside these folks and carry the burden with them and then share it with them and help get them back on their feet. Speaker 2: Our gratitude is endless. I I don't know where we would be, honestly. Speaker 3: If we back up, you can actually see the spread of counties and the density of where our teams have been. Speaker 1: Aaron Ashoff is the executive staff member overseeing the Helene incident management team. He says as the temperature started changing, people needed to stay warm. They needed winter clothing, fuel for generators, and Samaritan's Purse provided it all free. Speaker 3: And what we found is there's still a lot of people that need housing. Speaker 2: So the big project with Samaritan's Purse is the rebuild of homes and mobile homes. Speaker 0: We do a background check and credit check, make sure everything they're telling us is truthful, And then we will go in and build them a brand new home free of charge or replace their mobile home free of charge. Speaker 1: Samaritans first presented Dimitru Gieska and his wife Dina the keys to a new work van last month. He'll use it to continue his plumbing business after his home and vehicles were lost outside of Asheville. Speaker 0: We wanna walk alongside these families through this, deep valley they're going through. We don't force our religion on anyone, but we want them to see what Christ has done in our life and share that with them. Speaker 1: All those volunteers are inside your Speaker 2: house. Speaker 1: Wanda Robinson doesn't know how she would have made it without the physical help and spiritual uplifting from volunteers who spent days cleaning out her flooded home in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Today, it's beyond repair, so Samaritan's Purse is going to build a new one for her at a different location. Speaker 2: Even though Samaritan's Purse is doing it, I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that it's coming from God. Speaker 0: God is blessing us because we're being intentional about the gospel. We're being intentional to go and follow the great commission, and you can't share your faith without meeting physical needs. Exactly.
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Posted - February 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: In a HORRIFYING admission from Asheville NC mayor, Esther Manheimer, out of the $225 MILLION DOLLARS promised for disaster recovery by Joe Biden… …a grand total of $0 has been delivered to Western North Carolina WHERE IS THE MONEY?!!! https://t.co/pwHUjrMufX

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Nearly 20% of businesses are still shut down and when businesses lose money, so does the city. From a local government perspective, the revenue loss is critical and we need it. Right now it's affecting this year's budget. Because of the current business environment, Asheville is facing a shortfall of about $18,000,000 this fiscal year, and the $225,000,000 in promised relief money from the legislature is still not flowing. Those funds are not yet in our community. That process takes a while and the fastest we could even expect to see those funds is this summer.
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Speaker 0: Nearly 20% of businesses are still shut down and when businesses lose money. So does the city Speaker 1: from a local government perspective, cities and counties that revenue loss piece is critical and we need it. So right now it's affecting this year's budget. Speaker 0: Asheville Mayor Esther Mannheimer says because of Helene, Asheville is facing a shortfall of about $18,000,000 this fiscal year with the $225,000,000 in promised relief money from the legislature still not flowing. Speaker 1: Those funds are not yet in our community. That process takes a while. Some say the fastest we could even expect to see those funds in our community would be this summer.
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Posted - February 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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You know, it’s funny… CNN didn’t run a single story about my neighbors in Western North Carolina living in tents for MONTHS under Joe Biden… …but Trump fires federal workers after offering 8 MONTHS OF VACATION, and they get wall-to-wall coverage?!! https://t.co/yZTdL3anvx

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I wouldn't return to a job in the federal government until some things change. Right now, there's a lack of stability, and the emotional impact on me feels like a betrayal, especially considering the 30% of the federal workforce who have served on active duty. I served my country for eleven years, nine on active duty, with two deployments and time away from my family. I even missed my mom's passing while serving. I was excited to continue serving in my role, but they took it away and blamed it on my performance, despite positive reviews. It feels like my service isn't valued, and they don't care about the impact on me or others like me. To me, it feels inhumane, ignoring our personhood and disrespecting us as human beings and American citizens.
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Speaker 0: Are you hoping to ever return to a job in the federal government or not after this? Speaker 1: I I wouldn't do it until, you know, some things have changed because right now, it's a lack of stability. And then also, you know, the emotional impact to me, this really feels like a betrayal in some sense, and that they didn't consider how this impacts people and especially the 30% of the federal workforce that have served on active duty. Speaker 0: Tell us more about how it feels like a betrayal. Speaker 1: I mean, it comes down to what I've already said. I I served my country for eleven years, nine of them on active duty. I deployed twice. I spent so much time away from my family. Oh, no. I was gone when my mom passed away, and I missed that to serve my country. And I was excited to continue serving in this capacity and they not only tore that out from under my feet, but couldn't even just grant me a layoff and instead place the blame on me that it was my performance and I've gotten nothing but positive reviews on that. So I feel very much like the message is that my service isn't valued. They don't care about how this impacts me or people like me. And to me, it's inhumane. It feels like they're ignoring our personhood and not respecting us as human beings or as American citizens. Speaker 0: I'm so sorry you had to miss that with your mom. I've lost my mom and to not be there at the bedside is just I'm so sorry. And you were serving your country at the time and you said you were proud of that and now you feel betrayed. Chelsea Mulbourne, thank you for coming on and sharing your story. I think it's really important to understand that the human side of all of this rather than just talking about it. So thank you for helping us better understand that. We'll be right back. Speaker 1: Thank you so much for letting me tell my story.
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Posted - February 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: Boone officials confirm that 12 tiny homes built by Amish volunteers from Pennsylvania, have been delivered to victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Each home was delivered fully equipped with twin beds, linens, heaters, and throw blankets. WOW!!! https://t.co/sYed2bc6xH

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ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE CLEANUP EFFORTS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY!!!! TONS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT JUST RAKING DEBRIS OUT OF THE SWANNANOA RIVER!!!!! PROMISES KEPT!!!!!! https://t.co/ngnQQB8OwI

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🚨#BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has confirmed that all $59,000,000 sent to luxury hotels in NYC for illegal immigrants has been RETURNED to FEMA. This comes after Elon Musks's DOGE uncovered the payments just 48 hours ago... https://t.co/NDXhNByiyb

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We've just received a statement from DHS: four employees are being fired for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making a $59 million FEMA payment for migrant hotels in New York City. This is long overdue. New York City has been wasting billions on free services for illegal immigrants, including criminals. I applaud DHS for stopping these payments. Under the Trump administration, we incentivized sanctuary cities like New York, and it has to stop. Eric Adams spoke out against the Biden administration, saying the migrant crisis was destroying New York City. New York is circumventing federal law, allowing illegal immigrants to get benefits and access taxpayer money. In other news, New York's top court is considering noncitizen voting in NYC elections, which could add 800,000 noncitizen voters. It shouldn't even be a discussion. New York Republicans fought this before, and now the court of appeals, corrupted by Democrats, will hear it.
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Speaker 0: Fox News Alert moments ago, we received this together. We received a statement from the DHS regarding the $59,000,000 sent from FEMA to New York City migrants last week. Quote, four employees being fired today for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making the egregious payment for hotels for migrants in New York City. We have not we have not announced it yet, so you have, so we have it first. There's gonna be firing, so names are gonna be out, and let's bring in New York congressman Mike Lawler. Congressman, your thought about that move? Speaker 1: Well, it's long overdue, frankly. These funds have been misappropriated, going back to the Biden administration. And New York City, a sanctuary city, has been wasting billions of dollars of taxpayer money, billions with a b, to provide free housing, clothing, food, education, and health care to illegal immigrants, including criminal aliens that are here illegally. And so, you know, I I applaud, frankly, DHS, for taking action, to stop these payments, under president Trump's leadership because we have incentivized cities like New York and states like New York, a sanctuary state, to allow this to continue, and it has to stop. Speaker 0: Look. It cost New York and this little salvage of us billions of dollars, because the the water was wide open for four years. And the mayor that spoke up got exiled in the Democratic Party. Ironically, he's about to be, I I guess, in a way, pardoned or or, protected by this president who sees a lot of the targeting of mayor, Eric Adams, as the same thing that happened to him. Speaker 1: No question. Eric Adams spoke out against what the Biden administration was doing. He said that the migrant crisis was, quote, unquote, destroying New York City. Kathy Hochul, authorized billions of dollars of state taxpayer money, to pay for all these expenditures. Meanwhile, she's fleecing hardworking New Yorkers twenty five hundred dollars just for the privilege of driving to work. It it really just speaks volumes to how inept, incompetent, and corrupt, New York has become under feckless leadership. Speaker 0: Right. Speaker 1: We have to stop this massive influx at the border, which is what president Trump is doing, but we have to stop incentivizing states and cities like New York by spending billions, and in this case, from FEMA, fifty nine million dollars, to support their efforts to circumvent federal law. That's really what this boils down to. States like New York are circumventing federal law Right. Allowing illegal immigrants, to get benefits and access to taxpayer money. Speaker 0: Alright. So let's talk about something else that's just bizarre that that's happening in New York. New York's top court said to consider noncitizen voting in New York City elections today. Get this. Noncitizen, you don't belong here. You're not registered. Blowing off court appearance. Doesn't matter. That would add 800,000 noncitizen voters. Why is this even a discussion? Speaker 1: It shouldn't be. New York Republicans fought back against this effort, several years ago. We were victorious in the lower court and the appellate division, and now it goes to the court of appeals. Unfortunately, I'm a little, bit concerned because the New York court of appeals has been corrupted by Kathy Hochul and New York Democrats. This is why they tried to
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Posted - February 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed a special permit to use rock from the Forest Service to rebuild the I-40 highway that was destroyed during Hurricane Helene. This single action "TRIPLES THE SPEED" at which the highway will be rebuilt. PROMISES KEPT! https://t.co/TOh9lBwkBw

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I-40 at the state line is set to partially reopen on March 1, with one lane available in each direction. Despite the extensive damage from Hurricane Haulien, federal officials are committed to completing the repairs faster and more cost-effectively than initially anticipated. Secretary Duffy emphasized the importance of collaboration between state and federal entities, along with the forestry service, to expedite the project. By sourcing rock from closer locations, the project aims to cut costs and accelerate progress. Senator Hagerty highlighted the strong partnership with the federal government and expressed optimism about restoring I-40 to full functionality, facilitating commerce, and connecting communities. While acknowledging the challenges, Secretary Duffy assured a common-sense approach to restoring traffic flow on I-40.
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Speaker 0: 40 is set to open at the state line, both directions, March 1, but just one lane each way. Federal officials say they're gonna do it faster and cheaper than they originally planned. Transportation secretary, new on the job, visited Cock County today. Here's Jared Austin. Speaker 1: You can still see the damage from hurricane Haulien on I forty months after this happened. Progress is being made in this area, but now it's drawing the eyes of the Trump administration. Speaker 2: It's an expensive project, but it's a project that's worth it. Speaker 1: US Secretary Of Transportation Sean Duffy seeing the damage Helene left behind on I 40 firsthand. Speaker 2: You all are not forgotten. We are going to remember the needs that you have here as we participate, with the state, but also the federal government to to rebuild. Speaker 1: An announcement coming surrounded by state and local officials, including Tennessee senator Bill Hagerty. Speaker 3: We're taking that message to Washington as well because we know we need to get this resource properly. Speaker 1: Federal officials and lawmakers pushing for this project to get done quickly while also saving some money. Secretary Duffy says it requires getting the forestry service involved. Speaker 2: We can get rock that's a mile to three miles away as opposed to 20 to 50 miles away. They've committed to streamlining that process, with us. We feel very good that that's gonna happen. And and if it does, we're gonna be able to move this project along, a lot faster. Speaker 1: Without this plan, secretary Duffy says it costs three times as much to fix. Speaker 2: We wanna build faster and cheaper so you can get this road open and commerce flowing, people flowing, connecting communities, connecting states. Speaker 1: A partnership with Tennessee and the federal government, senator Hagerty says, has positive movement. Speaker 3: We have a lot of work ahead of us. I don't wanna minimize any of the suffering and the destruction and damage that has taken place, but I couldn't feel better about this type of partnership we've got going right now with the federal government, our resources there. Speaker 1: Secretary Duffy calling it a common sense plan to get traffic on I 40 back to normal. In Cobb County, Jared Austin, WVLT News. Speaker 0: So it's expected. One lane in each direction will open March 1. It's just a couple of weeks away right there at the state line. No timeline yet for when the entire stretch of I 40 will be back to
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Posted - February 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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🚨BREAKING: The four FEMA employees who sent $59,000,000 to luxury hotels in NYC for illegal immigrants have been FIRED according to DHS. "These 4 employees circumvented DHS leadership and unilaterally made egregious payments to hotels for illegals in NYC..." GOOD RIDDANCE!!!! https://t.co/ReLo2WburC

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We just received a statement from DHS: four employees are being fired for the unauthorized $59 million FEMA payment for NYC migrant hotels. This was long overdue; billions of taxpayer dollars have been misspent on housing, food, and healthcare for illegal immigrants in New York City. This incentivizes sanctuary cities and states to continue this practice, circumventing federal law. New York's leadership is inept and corrupt; Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul have enabled this, despite the strain on resources and the migrant crisis. We must stop the influx at the border and stop incentivizing this behavior. Furthermore, New York's top court is considering allowing non-citizen voting, which would add 800,000 voters. This is unacceptable and should not be a discussion. New York Republicans fought this previously but are concerned about the court's potential bias.
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Speaker 0: Fox News Alert moments ago, we received this together. We received a statement from the DHS regarding the $59,000,000 sent from FEMA to New York City migrants last week. Quote, four employees being fired today for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making the egregious payment for hotels for migrants in New York City. We have not we have not announced it yet, so you have, so we have it first. There's gonna be firing, so names are gonna be out, and let's bring in New York congressman Mike Lawler. Congressman, your thought about that move? Speaker 1: Well, it's long overdue, frankly. These funds have been misappropriated, going back to the Biden administration. And New York City, a sanctuary city, has been wasting billions of dollars of taxpayer money, billions with a b, to provide free housing, clothing, food, education, and health care to illegal immigrants, including criminal aliens that are here illegally. And so, you know, I I applaud, frankly, DHS, for taking action, to stop these payments, under president Trump's leadership because we have incentivized cities like New York and states like New York, a sanctuary state, to allow this to continue, and it has to stop. Speaker 0: Look. It cost New York and this little salvage of us billions of dollars, because the the water was wide open for four years. And the mayor that spoke up got exiled in the Democratic Party. Ironically, he's about to be, I I guess, in a way, pardoned or or, protected by this president who sees a lot of the targeting of mayor, Eric Adams, as the same thing that happened to him. Speaker 1: No question. Eric Adams spoke out against what the Biden administration was doing. He said that the migrant crisis was, quote, unquote, destroying New York City. Kathy Hochul, authorized billions of dollars of state taxpayer money, to pay for all these expenditures. Meanwhile, she's fleecing hardworking New Yorkers twenty five hundred dollars just for the privilege of driving to work. It it really just speaks volumes to how inept, incompetent, and corrupt, New York has become under feckless leadership. Speaker 0: Right. Speaker 1: We have to stop this massive influx at the border, which is what president Trump is doing, but we have to stop incentivizing states and cities like New York by spending billions, and in this case, from FEMA, fifty nine million dollars, to support their efforts to circumvent federal law. That's really what this boils down to. States like New York are circumventing federal law Right. Allowing illegal immigrants, to get benefits and access to taxpayer money. Speaker 0: Alright. So let's talk about something else that's just bizarre that that's happening in New York. New York's top court said to consider noncitizen voting in New York City elections today. Get this. Noncitizen, you don't belong here. You're not registered. Blowing off court appearance. Doesn't matter. That would add 800,000 noncitizen voters. Why is this even a discussion? Speaker 1: It shouldn't be. New York Republicans fought back against this effort, several years ago. We were victorious in the lower court and the appellate division, and now it goes to the court of appeals. Unfortunately, I'm a little, bit concerned because the New York court of appeals has been corrupted by Kathy Hochul and New York Democrats. This is why they tried to
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Posted - December 30, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: The White House has announced an enormous $2.5 billion dollars aid package to Ukraine today… …while the road to my kid’s school in #WNC today looks like this https://t.co/VmMd1Zvppb

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Posted - February 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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🚨#BREAKING: Acting FEMA Director @FEMA_Cam says all payments to illegal immigrants have been halted after Elon Musk’s DOGE discovered $59,000,000 of FEMA dollars went to housing illegal immigrants LAST WEEK ALONE. WE MUST HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! https://t.co/pwIZ4dBZMa

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