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January 6, 2025
William Upton
Media
TECH

Ousted WaPo Reporter Lobbies Instagram to Show Teens More LGBT Content.

Disgraced former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz is pushing Meta‘s Instagram social media platform to expose teenagers to more LGBT content. Lorenz, who has a concerning history regarding her interactions and behavior towards minors on social media despite being around 41 years old, claims Instagram is removing content warnings on posts with LGBT-related hashtags after she complained to the company.

“Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months,” Lorenz wrote on the far-left Bluesky—a clone of X (formerly Twitter) which has become popular among progressive activists, Never Trumpers, and pedophiles following President-elect Donald J. Trump’s landslide 2024 election victory. She continues: “Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta’s ‘sensitive content’ policy which restricts ‘sexually suggestive content’, Meta said they are fixing this ‘error’ after I reached out for comment.”


The National Pulse has previously reported that Instagram failed to prevent the promotion of child-sexualizing material—in some instances, pushed under the guise of LGBT content.

In 2023, a Wall Street Journal investigation found that test accounts used to follow young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and other active teenage influencers were quickly inundated with “salacious content” such as inappropriate footage of children as well as “overtly sexual adult videos.” Investigations conducted by Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst found similar issues with Instagram’s content promoted through its algorithm.

Meanwhile, Lorenz was forced out of our role at The Washington Post late last year after she lied regarding her own post on Instagram, calling President Joe Biden a “war criminal.” Subsequently, Lorenz was dropped by Vox Media after she promoted violence against American healthcare CEOs on Bluesky following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Disgraced former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz is pushing Meta's Instagram social media platform to expose teenagers to more LGBT content. Lorenz, who has a concerning history regarding her interactions and behavior towards minors on social media despite being around 41 years old, claims Instagram is removing content warnings on posts with LGBT-related hashtags after she complained to the company. show more
January 6, 2025
William Upton
Breaking
Lawfare

BREAKING: Giuliani Held in Contempt of Court by Trump-Appointed Democrat Judge.

A federal judge found former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court on Monday for not complying with a court order to transfer assets. The decision relates to a previous judgment in favor of two former election workers from Georgia—Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss—who say Giuliani defamed them. Giuliani was ordered to pay the two women an astonishing $148 million in damages.

“The defendant willfully violated an unambiguous order of the court,” U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman–a Trump-appointed Democrat–ruled from the bench in his Manhattan federal courthouse. Late last year, Giuliani, 80, was disbarred in Washington, D.C., over the defamation lawsuit’s results and other public statements.

The judgment requiring Giuliani to turn over certain assets stemmed from allegations made during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. These allegations led to a lawsuit by the two workers, who claimed they were defamed by false accusations related to ballot fraud. Despite the court’s directive to settle the issue by transferring assets, Giuliani has reportedly not fulfilled these obligations, resulting in the contempt ruling.

Giuliani, known as “America’s Mayor” for his leadership following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been involved in several legal battles over the past few years. However, the former New York City Mayor and attorney for Donald J. Trump has been one of the more prominent targets of Democrat-backed lawfare efforts stemming from Republican challenges to the 2020 election results.

Further legal proceedings in the case are expected as the court considers the conditions of enforcement for its judgment.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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A federal judge found former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court on Monday for not complying with a court order to transfer assets. The decision relates to a previous judgment in favor of two former election workers from Georgia—Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss—who say Giuliani defamed them. Giuliani was ordered to pay the two women an astonishing $148 million in damages. show more
January 6, 2025
Jack Montgomery
News

Joe Biden Wrote a J6 Op-Ed… No One Noticed.

Lame-duck President Joe Biden authored an op-ed for the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 protests—or had someone write one in his name—but almost nobody has taken any notice of it. Published in The Washington Post, the article insists that January 6 was not “a protest that just got out of hand” and repeats the lie that “Some police officers ultimately died as a result” of injuries sustained on the day.

In fact, while Officer Brian Sicknick died of a stroke the day after January 6, claims by law enforcement that he had been hit with a fire extinguisher turned out to be false, and he actually died of “natural causes.” The only other police fatalities that some have attempted to connect to January 6 were suicides.

Two protestors died of heart attacks on the day of the attack, and Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt was shot dead by Capitol Police officer Michael Byrd, a known liar, despite being unarmed.

Biden insisted Americans “should commit to remembering Jan. 6, 2021, every year… as a day when our democracy was put to the test and prevailed.”

Even anti-Trump former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Martin Gurri has argued January 6 was not a coup attempt, noting that “[i]n an insurgency, people with guns shoot at each other and lots of them die,” and there’s “no such thing as an unarmed insurgency.”

American conservatives being the most heavily armed civilians in the world, the fact there was no such gunfighting on January 6 strongly indicates that protestors did not attend the Capitol with an earnest attempt to overthrow the government in mind.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Lame-duck President Joe Biden authored an op-ed for the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 protests—or had someone write one in his name—but almost nobody has taken any notice of it. Published in The Washington Post, the article insists that January 6 was not "a protest that just got out of hand" and repeats the lie that "Some police officers ultimately died as a result" of injuries sustained on the day. show more
January 6, 2025
Wake Up Right
Lawfare
TRUMP TRANSITION 2024/5

WINNING: Trump Plans to Release Over 1,000 J6 Prisoners.

President-elect Donald J. Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office.

Back up: More than 1,600 of Trump’s supporters have been charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 riot, and hundreds are currently in prison, many for simply entering the Capitol area.

The details: Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in December: “I’m going to be acting very quickly… I’m looking first day. These people have been there — how long is it? Three, four years. They’ve been in there for years. And they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.”

  • Trump added: “These people have suffered. Their lives have been destroyed. And yet, in Portland, where they burned down half the city… They don’t do anything.”

Quote: On Sunday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a key Trump ally, wrote on X: “President Trump will be giving clemency, pardons and commutations, to J6’ers!!”

The scope: Trump has indicated that his administration would “look at each individual case” and focus on “non-violent” offenders.

In related news: Matthew Graves, the D.C. U.S. Attorney who ran the prosecutions of J6ers, announced last week that he will resign ahead of Trump’s return to office.

The last word: Republican strategist John Feehery summed up the whole J6 spectacle best, saying: “Instead of spending time talking about issues the voters cared about, [Democrats] wasted time talking about a mostly peaceful protest that really only resonated with those who watch MSNBC.”

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Image by Tyler Merbler.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office. show more
January 6, 2025
Media

Jeff Bezos’s Failing Washington Post Faces ANOTHER Round of Layoffs.

The Washington Post—owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—is expected to announce significant layoffs this week, particularly affecting its business division. Several dozen positions will likely be cut in the organization led by publisher and CEO Will Lewis.

The anticipated layoffs follow a period of significant staff turnover at the newspaper, which has seen several high-profile departures recently. Notably, Josh Dawsey is leaving for a role at The Wall Street Journal. He joins other former staffers such as Matea Gold, Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer, Charles Lane, Tyler Pager, and Amanda Katz, who have also exited the publication.

The changes are likely to further affect the newspaper’s flagging morale. In November 2023, The Washington Post saw over 100 employees depart through layoffs and buyouts as it struggled to retain readership. In the hopes of broadening the newspaper’s appeal beyond its currently far-left readership, Bezos prevented its editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. However, the move resulted in a loss of over 250,000 subscribers.

The 2023 layoffs were followed by an employee strike, which saw reporters and staff walk out over a 24-hour period, demanding higher pay and expanded remote work options.

The Washington Post isn’t the only corporate media outlet struggling after President-elect Donald J. Trump’s landslide election victory. Both CNN and MSNBC have seen their television ratings crater since the November election, prompting executives to push for on-air talent salary cuts and staff reductions.

In mid-December, Gloria Borger—a nearly two-decade veteran of CNN—left the network. Meanwhile, MSNBC hosts Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle were forced to take pay reductions to stay on air.

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The Washington Post—owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—is expected to announce significant layoffs this week, particularly affecting its business division. Several dozen positions will likely be cut in the organization led by publisher and CEO Will Lewis. show more
January 6, 2025
William Upton
NatSec
Religion

Imam Connected to NOLA Terrorist Invited to Local Govt Event for Opening Prayer.

Harris County, Texas, government officials are continuing to embrace the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) mosques and its radical imams despite their ties to New Orleans terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar. One of the Houston-area mosque network’s imams, Furqan Sayed, is set to offer an opening prayer at an upcoming Commissioners Court meeting on January 9—the governing body for Harris County, located in Houston, where Din Jabbar lived.

Sayed, an imam at the ISGH—Masjid Abubakr, hosted radical Pakistani activist Nida Abubaker this past August. She is the daughter of Shukri AbuBaker—a convicted terrorist. Even more troubling, the ISGH mosque network in Houston and Harris County is accused of being involved with Pakistani Islamist and Kashmiri jihadist groups both in the United States and abroad.

The National Pulse reported last week that the imam at ISGH–Masjid Bilal, where Din Jabbar allegedly attended, has a long track record of making antisemitic remarks. Imam Eiad Saudan has alleged Jews take over economies wherever they go and claimed that was the reason Adolf Hitler killed them. He added that Europeans only supported Israel because they did not want Jews to come back to Europe.

In another sermon from August of last year, another imam, Mohammed ElFarooqui, gave an antisemitic sermon at Masjid Bilal, claiming the Islamic god Allah had turned Jews into monkeys, pigs, and rats for disobeying him. He added that Jews think God only watched them at the Temple in Jerusalem, saying, “So they went out everywhere on the face of this earth, started creating havoc everywhere.”

Early New Year’s Day, Din Jabbar murdered 15 people in New Orleans by driving a truck through crowds gathered on Bourbon Street. The Houston resident and army veteran pledged his allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group before his attack.

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Harris County, Texas, government officials are continuing to embrace the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) mosques and its radical imams despite their ties to New Orleans terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar. One of the Houston-area mosque network's imams, Furqan Sayed, is set to offer an opening prayer at an upcoming Commissioners Court meeting on January 9—the governing body for Harris County, located in Houston, where Din Jabbar lived. show more
January 6, 2025
William Upton
Breaking
News

BREAKING: Congress Certifies Trump’s Landslide 2024 Presidential Victory.

The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump‘s landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Once sworn in, Trump will be only the second American to serve two non-consecutive terms in office—having held the White House from 2017 through 2021 and now from 2025 until 2029. Trump received a total of 312 electoral votes, while his Democratic Party opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, received 226 electoral votes.

During the 2001 certification, the Congressional Black Caucus systematically objected to confirming the electoral votes won by George W. Bush—each challenging the electoral votes from the State of Florida. These objections were rejected by Democrat Vice President Al Gore—who lost the election to Bush—as they lacked a Senator as a second. During the 2025 certification, no Democrats objected to the slate of electors from any state.

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The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump's landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate. show more
January 6, 2025
News

Jay-Z’s Problems Return to ’99’ After Judge Grants Case Dismissal.

Rapper Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has received approval to move forward with a motion to dismiss a serious legal case against him. The lawsuit, involving accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor, names both Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs as defendants. According to the court documents, Jay-Z can submit his motion to dismiss by February 6. “Jane Doe,” the pseudonym used for the plaintiff, may counter this motion by February 28, with Jay-Z allowed to respond by March 14.

Jay-Z has continually denied the allegations against him. In earlier proceedings, he attempted to have the plaintiff’s identity disclosed, arguing that public anonymity in such cases does not align with principles of justice and fairness. The court, however, permitted Jane Doe to maintain her anonymity at this stage.

Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, faces several legal challenges. Federal agents recently executed search warrants at his Los Angeles and Miami properties. The search, carried out in relation to separate sex trafficking and racketeering charges, saw law enforcement seizing items from Combs’s Miami house. Despite facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, from multiple accusers, Combs has consistently denied wrongdoing.

His legal team asserts that the accusations are baseless and motivated by financial gain.

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Rapper Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has received approval to move forward with a motion to dismiss a serious legal case against him. The lawsuit, involving accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor, names both Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs as defendants. According to the court documents, Jay-Z can submit his motion to dismiss by February 6. "Jane Doe," the pseudonym used for the plaintiff, may counter this motion by February 28, with Jay-Z allowed to respond by March 14. show more
Migrant Crime
January 6, 2025
Economy
Immigration

Economist Accidentally Proves MAGA Right About Migrants In Mass Deportation Warning.

A Mexican economist’s criticism of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s plan to mass deport illegal immigrants from the United States inadvertently bolsters the America First leader’s arguments that migrants are driving up costs and negatively impacting the economy. Ismael Plascencia López, with the Northwest Mexico Federation of Economists, warns that Trump’s mass deportation plans could cripple Mexico’s economy and balloon the government’s budget.

“They’re talking about deporting 11 to 13 million undocumented migrants now in the United States; it seems like an impossible task. But, if only one to two million people get deported, it would still be a huge strike on the Mexican economy,” López said in a recent interview.

He explained: “It’s going to be a blow just in terms of the number of people sent here, but what about all those countries that refuse to take in their own people? They will likely end up in Mexico; you have to care for them as well.”

López and other experts contend that the flood of migrants into Mexico will force the government to redirect substantial resources to support deported individuals—necessitating investments in food, housing, and transportation.

On the 2024 campaign trail, both President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance repeatedly argued that the Biden government’s mass immigration policies were a core driver in the increasing cost of housing and food in the U.S. In addition to fueling rising prices, Trump and Vance noted the unchecked flow of illegal immigrants into the country under Joe Biden is also suppressing the wages of native-born American workers.

Economists are also cautioning that mass deportations could reduce the flow of remittances from Mexican immigrants residing in the U.S. The National Bank of Mexico reports that $63.3 billion in remittances were received from the U.S. in 2023 alone.

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A Mexican economist's criticism of President-elect Donald J. Trump's plan to mass deport illegal immigrants from the United States inadvertently bolsters the America First leader's arguments that migrants are driving up costs and negatively impacting the economy. Ismael Plascencia López, with the Northwest Mexico Federation of Economists, warns that Trump's mass deportation plans could cripple Mexico's economy and balloon the government's budget. show more
January 6, 2025
Crime
News

FBI Warns of Potential Copycat Attacks Following New Orleans Rampage.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies are warning of potential “copycat or retaliatory attacks” in the wake of the terror attack by an Islamist radical on New Orleans‘ Bourbon Street. Islamic State-aligned radical Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on New Year’s Day, resulting in 14 fatalities before he was killed in a firefight with police.

The incident occurred in the early hours of January 1, 2025. Jabbar had expressed support for the Islamic State terror group in several videos posted before the attack.

According to a federal bulletin distributed to law enforcement nationwide, vehicle-ramming attacks are deemed attractive due to the ease of obtaining a vehicle to carry them out. The bulletin also highlights that the Islamic State has encouraged the use of vehicles as weapons, followed by secondary attacks with other arms.

A spike in such attacks was observed between 2016 and 2017 in the United States and other Western countries. Notably, the Bourbon Street incident is the first attack resulting in fatalities on U.S. soil since 2017 that has been inspired by a foreign terror organization.

The bulletin also mentions that online platforms associated with terror groups have advocated for violence during holiday seasons.

Improvised explosive devices reportedly accompanied Jabbar’s attack, and he possessed firearms, including an AR-15-style rifle. Two law enforcement officers were wounded before Jabbar was shot and killed.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies are warning of potential "copycat or retaliatory attacks" in the wake of the terror attack by an Islamist radical on New Orleans' Bourbon Street. Islamic State-aligned radical Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on New Year's Day, resulting in 14 fatalities before he was killed in a firefight with police. show more