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Texas AG Ken Paxton Opens Fraud Probe into Media Matters.

In a development following Elon Musk’s accusations against the Soros-backed Media Matters site, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has begun an investigation into the media watchdog group for alleged fraudulent activity.

Musk has accused Media Matters of data manipulation on the X social media platform, leading to several advertisers, including IBM, Apple, Disney, Lionsgate and Paramount, to withdraw their advertisements. Musk pledged to slap the group with a “thermonuclear lawsuit”. Media Matters’ initial accusation entailed a report, accusing X of positioning ads alongside “white nationalist hashtags” — an action Musk contends as a gross misrepresentation of actual user experience.

The Texas investigation was initiated after Paxton expressed profound concern regarding the allegations.

“We are examining the issue closely to ensure that the public has not been deceived by the schemes of radical left-wing organizations,” Paxton stated.

The Attorney General’s office pointed out that under the Texas Business Organizations Code and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, they will enforce stern measures against nonprofits engaging in fraudulent acts affecting Texans.

“The discovery and depositions will be glorious to behold,” Musk stated, standing by his commitment to restoring free speech on the platform.

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Matt Schlapp’s Crotch-Grabbing Legal Woes May Not Be Over After All…

Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) organizer Matt Schlapp, who originally claimed to be “cleared” of a sexual assault allegation against campaign staffer Carlton Huffman, may be back in legal hot water, with his accuser now allegedly disputing his description of the settlement between them.

Schlapp, who chairs the American Conservative Union (ACU), appeared to claim vindication when comments from Huffman appeared in the press, stating the “claims made in my lawsuits were the result of a complete misunderstanding, and I regret that the lawsuit caused pain to the Schlapp family.”

“Neither the Schlapps nor the ACU paid me anything to dismiss my claims against them,” the statement said, raising questions about the specificity of the wording. Shortly after, it emerged Huffman was paid a $480,000 settlement by ACU’s insurer. Reports also suggest he doesn’t stand by the comments made in his name, which were provided to the media by the Schlapp team, with Huffman insisting he never agreed to them.

Sources say “verbiage in [Huffman’s] statement was not what Huffman had agreed to as part of the settlement,” and Huffman’s counsel has “notified Schlapp’s legal team that some of Schlapp’s personal statements and social media posts celebrating the lawsuit’s resolution appeared to be in breach of the agreement’s non-disparagement clause.”

Schlapp has already removed social media posts suggesting he had been “cleared” and that Huffman had “apologized.” Huffman has not recanted his original claims about Schlapp, a 56-year-old father-of-five, who is alleged to have sexually “pummelled” the younger man’s crotch during a car ride.

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Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) organizer Matt Schlapp, who originally claimed to be "cleared" of a sexual assault allegation against campaign staffer Carlton Huffman, may be back in legal hot water, with his accuser now allegedly disputing his description of the settlement between them. show more
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Protestors Dump Manure at SecDef. Lloyd Austin’s Home.

Pro-Hams protestors have targeted a second official in the Biden government, dumping manure near the home of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. On Tuesday, anti-Israel protestors dumped a fecal pile at the home of Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan.

The protesters gathered outside the Austin residence and chanted, “Austin, Austin, you ain’t s–t, we’ll keep fighting until you quit” and “Austin, Austin, rise and shine, occupation is a crime!” This marks the latest escalation in anger among left-wing activists with President Joe Biden’s perceived support for Israel and refusal to demand a ceasefire in the Jewish state’s conflict with the Islamic terrorist group Hamas.

Video of the protest shows an enormous pile of manure deposited in the street in front of the Secretary of Defence’s home. The protestors additionally deployed devices that emanated smoke in the colors of the Palestinian flag.

In a similar act on Tuesday, pro-Hamas protesters flung manure outside of Sullivan’s residence while voicing their disapproval of Biden’s Israel policy with chants such as “Sullivan, Sullivan, you can’t hide, you’re committing genocide!”. This move sparked a swift response from the Secret Service and bomb squad.

The protests come on the heels of Austin and Sullivan’s recent meetings with Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Austin and General Gallant met on Tuesday, while Sullivan conducted discussions with Gallant on Monday.

Earlier this year, Austin went AWOL from the Pentagon for several days without the Biden White House being aware of his absence. It was later revealed the Defense Secretary had been hospitalized for prostate cancer treatment and a subsequent urinary tract infection.

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Pro-Hams protestors have targeted a second official in the Biden government, dumping manure near the home of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. On Tuesday, anti-Israel protestors dumped a fecal pile at the home of Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan. show more
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Big Apple Splitscreen: Trump Attends Slain Cop’s Wake While Biden Yucks It Up at $500K Colbert Fundraiser.

Joe Biden is holding an elite fundraiser alongside predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — both several years his junior — and corporate media personality Stephen Colbert, charging a ticket price of up to half a million dollars. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is attending the wake of a New York police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty.

Over 5,000 people are expected at Biden’s Radio City Music Hall event, with even the cheapest tickets costing $250. He expects to gain significant additional funds by charging for photo opportunities, with a picture with all three Democrat presidents costing $100,000.

The Biden-Harris campaign is boasting that the event will break fundraising records, adding $25 million to a war chest already substantially larger than Donald Trump’s.

The America First leader, on the other hand, will attend the wake of Officer Jonathan Diller in suburban Massapequa. Diller, a man in his early thirties with a one-year-old child, was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in what Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt described as a “senseless and tragic death.”

“Our heartfelt prayers go out to the family of highly decorated NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, whose life was taken by a murderous career criminal yesterday during a traffic stop in Queens,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“The ‘thug’ in question has 21 prior arrests and just recently got out of prison – he NEVER should have been let back out on the streets,” he continued.

“To Officer Diller’s family, and all of the other brave men and women of law enforcement who put your lives on the line every day, we love you, we appreciate you, and we will always stand with you!”

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Joe Biden is holding an elite fundraiser alongside predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — both several years his junior — and corporate media personality Stephen Colbert, charging a ticket price of up to half a million dollars. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is attending the wake of a New York police officer who was gunned down in the line of duty. show more
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Outrage as Islamic Star and Crescent Flown From London’s Iconic Westminster Abbey.

Pakistan’s national flag, which features the Islamic star and crescent, flew over London’s Westminster Abbey this week, sparking controversy and eliciting angry reactions from across the country.

The flag was allegedly flown to celebrate “Pakistan Day,” which honors the passing of the Lahore Resolution, which marked the call for a separate Muslim nation within the British Indian Empire in 1940, and the adoption of its first constitution in 1956, declaring itself the world’s first Islamic republic. In addition to flying the Pakistani flag, a special service was held inside the Abbey, attended by officials from the Pakistan High Commission.

Observers online questioned the gesture, citing Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws and documented persecution of Christians, bringing up instances of mass kidnappings of Christian youth who are pushed into forced marriage and extensive violence against Churches on celebration days. Individuals voiced their alarm about the seeming endorsement of a nation where Christians can face violence, threats, and intimidation.

Pakistanis are the second-largest ethnic minority group in the UK, accounting for a vast proportion of the country’s Muslim citizens. Heavily Pakistani-populated enclaves of Britain have a reputation as Muslim ‘no-go zones.’ Controversial London Mayor Sadiq Khan is Pakistani, as is Scotland’s equally controversial First Minister Humza Yousaf. Both are known for their friendly stance towards radical Islamism and alleged anti-Semitic tendencies.

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Pakistan’s national flag, which features the Islamic star and crescent, flew over London’s Westminster Abbey this week, sparking controversy and eliciting angry reactions from across the country. show more
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Health Agency Knew Lockdowns Hurt More than COVID, Hid Info from Public.

Germany’s top health agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), knew in late 2020 that lockdowns could inflict more harm than the COVID-19 virus itself and that the efficacy of mask mandates lacked scientific evidence. The information was withheld until court documents stemming from a two-year legal battle between RKI and German magazine Multipolar were made public.

The documents reveal that RKI researchers explicitly warned their analysis revealed lockdowns in Africa showed “an expected rise in child mortality.” A December 2020 report from the institute cautioned that “The consequences of the lockdowns are in parts more severe than the virus itself,” while an October 2020 document suggested that there was ‘no evidence’ to support that masks could prevent the spread of COVID-19.

RKI also expressed doubts in January 2021 about the viability of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, which was later discontinued after reports of blood clots surfaced.

“The protocols of the RKI crisis team, some of which have now been released, raise considerable doubts as to whether the political measures to deal with the corona pandemic were really taken on a scientific basis,” said Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki.

Lockdowns were one of the most controversial measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. A UK study published last year revealed that lockdowns stunted the emotional and social development of 50 percent of children. Another study from researchers at John Hopkins University and Sweden’s Lund University released last year found lockdowns were “a global policy failure of gigantic proportions.”

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Germany’s top health agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), knew in late 2020 that lockdowns could inflict more harm than the COVID-19 virus itself and that the efficacy of mask mandates lacked scientific evidence. The information was withheld until court documents stemming from a two-year legal battle between RKI and German magazine Multipolar were made public. show more
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Scotlands Cops Are Giving Up on Crime, Shifting Almost All Focus to ‘Hate Speech.’

Law enforcement in Scotland, governed by the Glasgow-born Pakistani separatist Humza Yousaf, will stop investigating certain crimes to free up resources at the same time as Scottish police will begin investigating any and all “hate” incidents under new anti-free speech laws.

The scheme follows a pilot program in the city of Aberdeen and is expected to see tens of thousands fewer crimes allocated to front-line officers, with investigations never going past call center workers in some cases.

Police Scotland has not confirmed exactly which crimes it will not bother investigating, as this would give criminals a “tactical advantage,” but has previously admitted some forms of criminal damage and theft will be included.

Meanwhile, the Hate Crime Act set to come into force on April 1 will see police required to action all alleged “hate” incidents, including offensive online comments and even comedy shows.

The ill-defined legislation makes merely “stirring up hatred” a crime, with police training guidance suggesting people can be arrested for offensive statements “for example on a sign, on the internet through websites, blogs, podcasts, social media etc, either directly, or by forwarding or repeating material that originates from a third party, through printed media such as magazine publications or leaflets.”

Yousaf‘s left-separatist Scottish National Party (SNP) has admitted the Hate Crime Act will impose “additional demand” on police, resulting in a “resource implication.”

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Law enforcement in Scotland, governed by the Glasgow-born Pakistani separatist Humza Yousaf, will stop investigating certain crimes to free up resources at the same time as Scottish police will begin investigating any and all “hate" incidents under new anti-free speech laws. show more
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Farage Explains Why He Won’t Go to His Local Church.

Nigel Farage, a key figure in the Brexit movement and founder of Reform UK, announced that he no longer attends church due to what he perceives as the Church of England’s capitulation to the so-called ‘woke‘ agenda.

“I won’t go to my local church, I won’t go. I am christened and confirmed in the Church of England, all my family on both sides have been Church of England,” Farage said during an interview with GB News. “I used to believe in it, I used to attend, not every Sunday but regularly during the year, I will not go. It is hopeless, they’ve given up, they’ve surrendered,” he continued.

Farage‘s comments follow calls from Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Archdeaconess of Liverpool, for “anti-whiteness” and to “smash the patriarchy.” Farage noted that Ms. Threlfall-Homes represents everything wrong with ‘wokeness’ and the Church of England today. “Her name sums it up, I don’t know her personally but I’ll have a bet she’s upper middle class, completely detached from reality,” Farage said.

Farage also criticized the contemporary Church of England’s obsession with slavery and ‘atoning’ for it. “On slavery can I remind everybody that today is the 217th anniversary of the passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act as it became, in parliament,” he noted. “When it comes to this issue. You’d think to listen to some of our lefties, that we are the only country that ever practiced it. No, far from it. Slavery persists to this day. We as a nation have done more to stop slavery than any other nation in the history of our earth.”

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Nigel Farage, a key figure in the Brexit movement and founder of Reform UK, announced that he no longer attends church due to what he perceives as the Church of England's capitulation to the so-called 'woke' agenda. show more
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AI Could Make Beer Better. Here’s How…

Belgian researchers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to make their nation’s world-famous beer taste even better.

Researchers from KU Leuven University, led by Professor Kevin Verstrepen, are using AI to explore the intricate complexities of aroma perception.

“Beer — like most food products — contains hundreds of different aroma molecules that get picked up by our tongue and nose, and our brain then integrates these into one picture. However, the compounds interact with each other, so how we perceive one depends also on the concentrations of the others,” Verstrepen said.

The AI models built from these data sets were used to predict taste profiles based on the beer’s chemical composition. The models then suggested enhancements to a commercial beer, such as adding lactic acid and glycerol, which improved panelist ratings on several parameters, including sweetness and body.

“Tiny changes in the concentrations of chemicals can have a big impact, especially when multiple components start changing,” said Verstrepen. And although AI can help brewers understand how to make beer better, it cannot — as of yet — brew the beer for them.

“The AI models predict the chemical changes that could optimise a beer, but it is still up to brewers to make that happen starting from the recipe and brewing methods,” he said.

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7 in 10 Dems ‘Fear’ Trump Return.

New data suggests Democrats are more likely to say they’re “fearful” or “angry” that former President Donald Trump might return to the White House than Republicans are at the chance Joe Biden serves four more years in office. Despite the Democrat angst regarding Trump, they’re as equally unenthused about voting for the 81-year-old Biden. The late March Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows that overall voter enthusiasm regarding November’s presidential election is low.

Seven in 10 Democrats polled said they were “angry” or “fearful” when asked about the possibility of a second Trump term in office. Meanwhile, just over half of Republican respondents described a second Biden term in the same way. Overall, about 40 percent of voters polled said “fearful” best describes their feelings about the prospects of former President Trump returning to office. Around 30 percent said the same regarding a possible second term for President Biden.

While the fear of Trump motivates a portion of Democrat voters, the poll still found Republicans maintaining the enthusiasm edge. Over half of Republicans polled said they were excited about Trump’s candidacy, while just 40 percent of Democrats said the same regarding Biden.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll also found that President Biden’s approval among voters continues to lag. Just 38 percent of respondents approved of the job the Democrat incumbent has done while in office. Biden’s approval rating has taken a hit even among Democrats, with 4 in 10 saying they now disapprove of his handling of immigration and the border crisis. Similarly, 3 in 10 Democrats said they disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy.

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New data suggests Democrats are more likely to say they’re “fearful” or “angry” that former President Donald Trump might return to the White House than Republicans are at the chance Joe Biden serves four more years in office. Despite the Democrat angst regarding Trump, they’re as equally unenthused about voting for the 81-year-old Biden. The late March Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows that overall voter enthusiasm regarding November’s presidential election is low. show more
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Sacramento Now A ‘Sanctuary City’ for Trannies.

The city council of Sacramento has voted to designate the city as a ‘sanctuary’ for transgenders, in what is understood to be the first move of its kind in California.

The resolution was initially proposed by former councilwoman Katie Valenzuela. “California has been a leader in protecting the rights of transgender individuals to access care, but many states across the nation are moving in the opposite direction,” Valenzuela said in the proposal. “In preparation of future legislation that may criminalize those providing or seeking gender-affirming care and given the Council’s stated values of equity and inclusion, it is important for the City of Sacramento to be proactive in reiterating our commitment to transgender rights and equal protections for transgender people.”

The proposal explicitly referred to states seeking to protect children from being subjected to the dangerous medical experiments and chemical treatments known by the euphemism ‘gender-affirming care.’

A number of Sacramento residents have voiced their opposition to the measure. “If we’re so progressive in Sacramento, why are we going against what all these European countries are doing,” said Sacramento resident Beth Bourne. “This does not make sense.”

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The city council of Sacramento has voted to designate the city as a 'sanctuary' for transgenders, in what is understood to be the first move of its kind in California. show more
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