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Twice failed Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, Stacey Abrams, has been hit with a massive fine over election law violations from a nonprofit she founded before running for office.

The fine is the largest in state history, according to ethics watchdogs.

The fine amounts to $300,000, which is levied against Abrams and the leaders of the New Georgia Project, is the largest in the commission’s 38-year history, David Emadi, executive director of Georgia’s ethics commission, said.

The New Georgia Project, a voter registration nonprofit founded by Stacey Abrams and previously led by GA Dem Senator Raphael Warnock, has admitted to violating the law by secretly raising and spending millions to campaign for Abrams and others. pic.twitter.com/xtLx1mwFa4

— AG (@AGHamilton29) January 16, 2025

The figure highlights how the voter registration group plotted to illegally boost Abrams’s long-shot rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp in 2022

Abrams benefited from a host of voter registration activities that targeted minority communities.

Abrams established the New Georgia Project in 2013. Following her 2018 loss, the group capitalized on Abrams’ national recognition to raise $3.2 million, which ultimately led to the election of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

FINE? Why do Democrats get to pay a fine when they break campaign finance laws? First Hillary and now Stacey Abrams? Trump was convicted of 30+ felonies for allegedly mischaracterizing $140K. https://t.co/RVGUtV9lIL

— @amuse (@amuse) January 16, 2025

The majority of the group’s bills were paid for canvassers and flyers printed to support Abrams directly.

Aria Branch, counsel to the nonprofit, said in a statement to The New York Post:

“We are glad to finally put this matter behind us so the New Georgia Project can fully devote its time and attention to its efforts to civically engage and register black, brown, and young voters in Georgia.”

“We accept this outcome and are eager to turn the page on activities that took place more than five years ago.”

A spokesman for Sen. Warnock denied he made e financial decisions for the group.

“In this role, Reverend Warnock continued his work as a longtime champion for voting rights. Compliance decisions were not a part of that work,” Warnock spokesperson Michael Brewer told the outlet.

Additionally, the group failed to register as an independent campaign committee, which violated state election laws.

The group committed a total of 16 violations, the ethics commission said.

The New Georgia Project received a slew of donations totaling $646,000 and raised $174,000 to back a failed local referendum, which they were unable to divulge.

However, the group claimed its spending was similar to that of other electoral nonprofits in the run-up to Election Day.

The group also accused the ethics commission of conducting a politicized investigation.

Meanwhile, Gente for Abrams, another outside group, was slapped with a $50,000 fine in 2020 for failing to disclose many of its activities surrounding her 2018 campaign.

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A far-left cartoonist and Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferer has been arrested on suspicion of child pornography offenses.

Pulitzer Prize winner Darrin Bell, who worked for the Washington Post, was arrested following a tip-off from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCEMC).

Investigators discovered 134 videos of child sex abuse material (CSAM) on an account linked to Bell, along with AI-generated child pornography.

AI-generated CSAM became illegal after a law change this year.

Bell’s cartoons, which frequently took aim at President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters, were published by the Washington Post.

Darrin Bell, the cartoonist who made this, was just arrested with child porn on his computer pic.twitter.com/lVuUVhRfB0

— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) January 16, 2025

The cartoonist also once claimed that Trump “desecrated” Arlington National Cemetery.

In another cartoon, Bell suggested that Republicans were “grooming” children into “bigotry.”

Bell also likened Trump’s supporters to Nazi Party members in Germany.

The #Groomer is trying to turn our children into freaks. https://t.co/o92QlF8E1o pic.twitter.com/sitBzuEVfi

— Darrin Bell (@DarrinBellArt) April 23, 2022

He is now being held on $1 million bail and is expected to appear in court on Friday, January 17.

“This case was the first arrest by Sacramento Valley ICAC where possession of computer-generated/AI CSAM was charged against a suspect,” the sheriff’s office said.

They are seem to have one thing in common

Bell is just one of many far-left figures to be arrested on charges relating to child abuse material, who all share a collective hatred of Trump.

For instance, former Oregon Mayor and Joe Biden donor Dennis “Denny” Doyle pleaded guilty to CSAM possession in 202.

Meanwhile, former Arizona Democrat state lawmaker Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete was jailed in 2024 for molesting a young boy.

Former Democrat mayor of College Park, Maryland, Patrick Wojahn, pleaded guilty to dozens of child abuse charges.

Wojahn received a 30-year prison sentence after admitting to 140 counts of possession and distribution of CSAM.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has leveraged a state business incentive program to offer more than $1 billion each to eight different companies since it was created in 2021. Records obtained by The Detroit News through “a protracted, 10-month public records process” revealed only two of the eight companies ultimately took the bait, while offers to the other five were either rejected or are still pending.

Both of the accepted $1 billion-plus deals are now in limbo, with a Ford battery plant in Marshall downsized and delayed, and a Gotion battery parts plant near Big Rapids that remains tied up in litigation and public opposition over environmental concerns and links to the Chinese Communist Party. The other billion-dollar deals involved Volkswagen AG, Stellantis, Samsung SDI America, Scout Motors, and Micron Technologies.

Officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, meanwhile, are defending the deals, which they said go through business, financial and legal reviews before they’re approved by lawmakers. “We have been focused on making sure that we are growing the economy where we can utilize our competitive strengths that we have in the state in terms of advanced manufacturing, mobility and our clean energy opportunities,” said Josh Hundt, MEDC’s chief projects officer. “These and all the companies that we’ve made offers to under the SOAR program have fit within one of those areas.” Michigan taxpayers will have to take Hundt’s word for it, as 100 pages of nearly 550 produced in response to The News’ records request were redacted.

Read the Full Story at The Midwesterner

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took center stage in the House chamber to rail against the GOP-backed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.

She accused Republicans of hypocrisy and using women’s rights as a smokescreen to push what she called a “bigoted” agenda targeting transgender girls.

AOC's Unhinged Rant in the House: Republicans Want to Examine Little Girls' Genitals…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took center stage in the House chamber to rail against the GOP-backed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.

She accused Republicans of… pic.twitter.com/3DJ12iNqIB

— RVM News (@redvoicenews) January 15, 2025

“Here we are today, Republicans who have voted against consistently against the Violence Against Women Act, who have taken away the right of all women to choose and have control over their own body, who, as women, are bleeding out in parking lots across the country, standing there allowing us to die. Now want to pretend today that they care about women,” Ocasio-Cortez said, highlighting what she views as glaring contradictions in Republican priorities.

The bill, which seeks to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports, has sparked fierce debate.

Ocasio-Cortez warned that its vague wording could pave the way for harmful enforcement practices. “The majority right now says there’s no place in this bill that says it opens up for gender genital examinations. Well, here’s the thing, there’s no enforcement mechanism in this bill, and when there is no enforcement mechanism, you open the door to every enforcement mechanism.”

Ocasio-Cortez argued that such legislation could lead to invasive scrutiny of young girls based on their appearance or behavior.

“What this also opens the door for is for women to try to perform a very specific kind of femininity, for the very kind of men who are drafting this bill, and to open up questioning of who is a woman because of how we look, how we present ourselves, and yes, what we choose to do with our bodies,” she said.

Her critique didn’t stop there. The congresswoman took aim at the bill’s backers, accusing them of having ulterior motives.

“I know who loves this bill. Yes, bigoted folks love this bill. Assaulters love this bill. But also CEOs love this bill, because Los Angeles is on fire right now, and this is the number one priority this majority has.”

Ocasio-Cortez also expressed frustration with what she sees as misplaced focus in Congress, urging lawmakers to address pressing issues like climate change.

“Los Angeles is on fire right now, and this is the number one priority this majority has,” she repeated, underscoring her belief that the bill distracts from more critical problems.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act remains a lightning rod for controversy.

Supporters argue it ensures fairness in women’s sports, while critics, like Ocasio-Cortez, claim it promotes discrimination and infringes on personal autonomy.

With the debate heating up, Ocasio-Cortez’s impassioned speech has further polarized the discussion.

Read More at Red Voice News

Abortion was the leading cause of deaths around the globe in 2024, according to data released by Worldometer.

The data revealed there were 45.1 million abortions performed throughout 2024. This number accounted for a little over 42% of all human deaths in 2024, according to Breitbart. There were more deaths caused by abortion than from cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents combined.

The data used by Worldometer derived from the World Health Organization (WHO), so the exact statistics may be higher than those reported.

Compounding Crises

Here in the U.S., abortion accounts for roughly a third of all deaths annually. When broken down by demographic, abortion accounts for more than 60% of African American deaths, previous data revealed. African American women have the highest abortion rates of any demographic, while white women have the lowest.

“The world is experiencing a critical shortage of babies that will threaten our way of life in every way imaginable,” said Jonathon Van Maren via LifeSiteNews, citing data and reports of plummeting birthrates around the world. 

“Based on an overview of the world’s 196 countries, the average population of a country is 40.96 million. This means that every year the equivalent of an entire country is killed by abortion. To report on the birthrate without acknowledging this fact is simply ludicrous – because the truth is that tens of millions of children are conceived but are never born,” he continued. ” …

We are killing at least a country’s worth of people every single year. No other single fact explains so much about the upheaval taking place around the world. You cannot have war in the womb and peace in the streets.”

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has unveiled a new set of bills that aims to make society safer for children by giving child sexual predators the death penalty.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is unveiling a new set of bills that would put the de*th penalty on the table for ped*philes.

2 of the 3 bills she’s introducing today would require sentences of de*th or at least life imprisonment for those charged with a wide range of crimes related to… pic.twitter.com/RNjQRJnmJx

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) January 14, 2025

“If you are raping someone, if you’re molesting someone, you are essentially murdering their soul,” Luna said.

“Those people never actually fully recover. I’ve actually sat on a committee with a very prominent [female House Democrat] who actually talked about the fact that she was molested as a child.”

“And so you can see that it impacts and really hurts people,” Luna said.

Two of her three bills, would require sentences of death or at least life imprisonment for those charged with sexual crimes against children.

The days of inaction against those who prey on children and sexually abuse adults are over.

Pedophiles deserve the death penalty or to rot in jail where they belong—NO MERCY, NO ESCAPE. pic.twitter.com/fshOl3CWVb

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) January 14, 2025

A third bill would require guilty verdicts of rape against adults to carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years to life in prison.

Luna said he spoke to President-elect Donald Trump about the bills, who she suggested was enthusiastic about the idea.

“I got the impression that he absolutely is supportive of anything in this sector,” Luna said.

The Florida congresswoman met with Trump over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago along with other members of the House Freedom Caucus.

She said they also discussed Trump signing an executive order levying the death penalty for pedophilia.

“He would be willing to sign an [executive order]. But the fact is, is that it has to go through Congress first. So it would have to come to his desk that way,” she said.

Luna first introduced the bills in the last Congress, but failed to get traction.

She suggested that the death penalty aspect may have put some people off of an issue that otherwise could get wide bipartisan support.

However, she argued that pedophiles “cannot be rehabilitated.”

“If you are going to continue to push forward in a moral society, [then] you need to ensure that people like this, that are predators, are taken off the streets permanently,” Luna said.

Read More at the Daily Fetched

25-year-old Democrat Bogalusa Mayor, Tyrin Truong, was arrested on Tuesday following an extensive drug trafficking investigation which uncovered links to illegal firearms and prostitution.

In April last year, a “comprehensive investigation” was launched by the Louisiana State Police Narcotics/Violent Crime Task Force, which targeted a wide-ranging and sophisticated drug trafficking operation that used social media for payment processing and distribution

The organization distributed drugs such as opioids, high-grade marijuana, THC products and MDMA, according to law enforcement officials.

The profits were used to purchase firearms, which were then sold to individuals legally prohibited from possessing them. Some of the weapons have been connected to violent crimes in the area, police said.

Truong, who became Bogalusa’s youngest mayor in 2022, faces charges of transactions involving proceeds from drug offences, unauthorized use of a moveable, soliciting for prostitutes, and

The investigation led to seven arrest warrants, with six other individuals facing charges related to drug proceeds.

JUST IN: Louisiana mayor arrested in connection with a drug and prostitution investigation, allegedly using taxpayer money to rent an Airbnb for a pr-stitute

Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Truong, 25, was charged with soliciting pr-stitutes and drug-related offenses, among other charges… pic.twitter.com/rvjoLXYlrp

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) January 8, 2025

Three of the suspects have been charged with conspiracy to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, while others face an additional charge of distribution of a Schedule II controlled substance.

There have been 2,456 drug-involved deaths in Louisiana throughout 2023, highlighting the state’s ongoing battle against illegal drug trafficking.

District Attorney Collin Sims stated:

“We are going to continue to invest time and resources into helping the citizens of Bogalusa.”

“We are not finished.”

Louisiana State Police said additional arrests may be forthcoming, adding that “a variety of other matters and individuals remain under investigation in connection with matters both separate from and related to the subject matter of today’s arrests.”

Read More at the Daily Fetched

Los Angeles County is grappling with devastating wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of residents and left vast swathes of land in ashes.

As the blazes rage out of control, a video of former President Donald Trump criticizing California’s fire management policies has resurfaced, drawing renewed attention to his remarks.

Resurfaced Video Proves Trump Was Right About Gavin Newsom and the Wildfires…

Los Angeles County is grappling with devastating wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of residents and left vast swathes of land in ashes.

As the blazes rage out of control, a video of… pic.twitter.com/6QGlgZKUzD

— RVM News (@redvoicenews) January 9, 2025

The clip, from Trump’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast three months ago, highlights his sharp critique of California’s environmental regulations and forest maintenance strategies.

Trump’s podcast discussion focused on what he sees as California’s failure to address critical issues like water management and forest upkeep. “They said, ‘We have no water,’” Trump stated in the interview.

“I said, do you have a drought? ‘No, we don’t have a drought.’ I said, why do you have no water? ‘Because the water isn’t allowed to flow down.’ It’s got a natural flow from Canada all the way up north, more water than they could ever use. And in order to protect a tiny little fish, the water up north gets routed into the Pacific Ocean. Millions and millions of gallons of water gets poured.”

The “tiny little fish” referenced by Trump is the delta smelt, a species native to California waterways and a central figure in the state’s environmental regulations.

Trump criticized these policies, arguing that they prioritize the fish over the safety and welfare of California residents. “I could have water for all of that land, water for your forests,” he said. “You know your forests are dry as a bone.”

He further suggested that simple measures like clearing deadfall and raking leaves could significantly reduce wildfire damage.

Trump’s long-standing criticism of California’s fire management policies also includes comments on forest maintenance.

“They’re not allowed to rake their forests because you’re not allowed to touch it,” he said during the podcast. “And all they have to do is clean their forest, meaning rake it up, get rid of the leaves, you know, leaves that are sitting there for five years.”

Currently, three major wildfires in Los Angeles County—affecting areas such as Pacific Palisades, Sylmar, and Pasadena—have forced the evacuation of over 30,000 residents and left 200,000 without power. Fire officials report zero percent containment, with the powerful Santa Ana winds continuing to fuel the flames.

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency, warning that conditions could worsen in the coming days.

Trump doubled down on his criticism of California’s policies on Truth Social, specifically targeting Governor Newsom. “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Trump wrote. He accused Newsom of prioritizing the delta smelt over Californians’ safety, stating, “He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt… but didn’t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid.”

Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning…

— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) January 8, 2025

While experts acknowledge that California’s wildfire challenges are multifaceted, including factors like climate change and urban sprawl, Trump’s remarks have gained traction as residents grapple with the fallout of the current crisis.

Firefighters continue to struggle against the infernos, which are exacerbated by the state’s prolonged water shortages and years of forest mismanagement.

The wildfires in Los Angeles County underscore the dire need for systemic change in California’s environmental and resource management strategies.

Trump’s critique, though polarizing, raises questions about whether longstanding policies have contributed to the recurring devastation faced by Californians each wildfire season.

As the flames continue to spread, so too does the debate over the state’s preparedness and priorities.

Read More at LifeZette