A virus is spreading throughout the world. It affects the comprehension and common sense portion of the brain and leaves its victims dumbed-down and easily herded by the propaganda masters and their political cult. Carrie’s Take strives to provide an antidote to the mind-control and hopefully will stir up memories of long ago when our society demanded truth & honesty in journalism and expected it to be the guardian of facts, rather than PR mouth pieces for self-serving politicians and their personal agendas. ~Carrie K. Hutchens
Someone clad in black ran up the sidewalk on the north side of Constitution Avenue, just across from the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol.
But it was too fast for a jogger. There was an urgency.
This was a female U.S. Capitol Police officer, wearing a thick tactical vest. A radio pack and other police equipment sprouted from the front. Then yelling.
Then three other Capitol Police officers charged up Capitol Hill, knees churning.
Police radios crackled. Something was terribly wrong. (Continue Reading)
New York Judge Juan Merchan has prohibited Trump from attending presidential immunity arguments at the US Supreme Court
By Brooke Singman
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said New York Judge Juan Merchan “thinks he is above the Supreme Court,” after “prohibiting” him from attending arguments Thursday on presidential immunity, telling Fox News Digital it is “the most important case in many years” before the high court.
The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital on Wednesday after spending the last two days in a Manhattan courtroom foropening argumentsand witness testimony in his unprecedented criminal trial.
Trump had requested to attend arguments at the Supreme Court when it holds oral arguments about the former president’s immunity on Thursday, but Judge Merchan, who is presiding over the trial, rejected that request. (Continue Reading)
The Indian River County School Board unanimously voted to remove books from school shelves during an August 28, 2023 meeting. (Screenshot/School District of Indian River County)
A Florida school board voted unanimously to remove several dozen books from school shelves after concerned citizens read graphic excerpts from the hotly debated novels.
The board decided to remove the books in question because of a rule signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in May that states parents “shall have the right to read passages from any material that is subject to an objection.”
Under HB 1069, if a school board denies parents the right to read passages considered “pornographic” or “harmful to minors,” the school district must discontinue the use of such materials.(Click to continue reading)
Donald J. Trump deserves to be indicted. Just ask people like Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, Nancy Pelosi, the gaslighting crew and indoctrinated puppets. On second thought, you won’t have to ask them. They’re busy trying to draw you into what appears to be their cult of, “Let’s take down Trump By Any Means Necessary.”
People may not like Trump for a variety of reasons and tell others why. That’s their right.
People may not want Trump to be president again and argue their position. That’s their right, too.
What is NOT anyone’s right is to lie about the former president, whether by outright lie, half-truths, word/phrase meaning changes, or things taken out-of-context.
What is NOT anyone’s right is to seek indictments by the above means and/or creative application of the law.
Some are laughing and carrying on about what appears to be political indictments because it is Trump. Would they be laughing and carrying on if it were they or one of their family members who had gotten on the wrong side of whoever is in power only to be the recipient of all done to Trump being done unto them?
It’s dangerous to think what is transpiring is okay “simply” because it is Trump. Think. Step back and think. Reality is… if it can happen to “one” person, it can happen to “any” person. No one is safe no matter how much one believes they or theirs are. That’s a simple truth. Grasp it.
Obviously, there was election interference in the 2020 Election. Yes, obviously. Yet, you wouldn’t know it if you listen to the liberal media and others that hate Trump. They seem to conveniently ignore anything and everything that goes against their gaslighting narrative that portrays Trump as the perpetual bad guy.
I don’t know how many times I cursed the media as I listened to them claim Trump was lying about something that I knew for an absolute fact he wasn’t lying about because I saw and heard whatever personally. How dare they call me a liar. How dare they tell the public that I was a liar or a fool if I dare defend the truth because that is what they were doing.
How many times has the media been busy gaslighting and falsely labeling when creating or defending the chosen narrative of the day, especially when it is against Trump and anyone who dare defend him because they were defending the truth – not just the man?
It – what is happening and my writing about it – is redundant.
What is happening to Trump keeps happening to Trump. Over and over and over, attempts are made to lie about the man or twist his words or actions. It’s beyond tiring. It’s beyond wrong.
I’m tired of hearing people change the meaning of words and phrases and then applying their change as if it is the absolute meaning and what someone meant and intended to mean if they use one of them.
I have a good example.
Trump once said something to the effect that Megyn Kelly had blood in her eyes. Next thing one knew, the mob of Trump haters was claiming he was talking about menstruating, etc, etc etc.
Unbelievable. That’s not what the phrase means. No relationship at all.
I, for one, know that saying. Lots of people know what it means. How many spoke up? How many shouted out the truth as loudly as the liars (or misinformed) were shouting the lie?
Few.
Why? Because it was only Trump?
People… important people in important positions… lied about Trump and Russia. It was a lie, yet some continue repeating it.
People lied about Trump mocking the disability of a reporter. He didn’t, yet the lie continues by some.
Trump was told the numbers at his inauguration were larger than Obama’s and he repeated it. He, rather than the people that told him, was called a liar. And that is just a tiny fraction of what transpired that is ignored.
Even Fox News failed to assure that the whole truth was told.
Chris Wallace showed a picture of the alleged crowd. It was apparently early in the day before everyone arrived that was coming. Another employee did state at least once that the picture was of early morning and that was it. Fox News, to my knowledge, never made Wallace correct the misrepresentation, much less apologize. His lie was allowed to stand.
Two things.
I don’t remember the channel, but one did announce at least once that the Port Authority, I believe it was, reported that Trump’s crowd was bigger than Obama’s. I remember that because I commented to someone about it.
I have searched and searched for a video of that day, but of all things one might find – guess what I couldn’t find. Something I know happened (was said), because I heard it myself, is either hidden or permanently missing.
(I didn’t know it would become so important to note the channel and reporters, or I would have readily documented it all as it happened.)
CNN, I believe it was, had a live interaction program on their site that day and I spent a great deal of time using it, while the television was also on broadcasting the event. That’s one of the reasons I knew for a fact that Wallace was giving out inaccurate information about the crowd. But as I said, I didn’t see even Fox News stand up and say, “Whoa, that’s not right.”
Of course, this only happened to Trump, so some seem to think it is perfectly okay.
I remember people, including one of Nancy Pelosi’s daughters, trying to find a way to stop Trump from being sworn in. Where are their indictments?
I remember people pounding on the doors of the Supreme Court. Where is the investigation of them and the indictments?
I could go on about things I saw and heard personally that were twisted, denied, or re-created into a narrative of lies, but who cares? It only happened to Trump. That’s right. It only happened to Trump so it’s okay. It doesn’t count as wrong. Right?
I don’t think so.
It doesn’t matter if one takes down Trump today because there is always tomorrow. There is always a day of truth that will arrive, even if not as fast as one would like. A day when the gaslighters will be outed for the liars they are. A day when the indoctrinated will realize they were wrongfully programmed or merely move on to the next mission assigned to them by their handlers. A day when the gaslighting media will either become honest or be seen as the fiction-producing programmers they are.
Yes, there will be a day when the truth steps up and refuses to be denied any longer by the masses. Until then, we are exposed to what appears to be an overwhelming crusade to take down Trump by any means necessary – even by intentional and unintentional untruths.
Some say Trump deserves to be indicted. Perhaps, instead, it is their motive, claims and reasoning that should be indicted? After all, we need to ask if we are seeing a guilty man being held accountable or dirty politics gone wild? It is essential that we find and accept the truthful answer to that question and many more. Our Constitutional Republic, well-being, and freedoms depend upon it.
Simply put, as Adrian Monk would say, “I may be wrong, but I don’t think so.”
Billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk endorsed Republicans for the midterm election cycle on Monday, telling voters to cast ballots for a Republican Congress.
Musk’s announcement comes months after he first announced plans to vote Republican earlier this year. He argued Monday that having a government split between two parties is ideal, and noted President Biden’s possession of the White House for Democrats before saying Congress should go to Repubilicans.
“To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic,” Musk wrote.
Musk’s endorsement follows through on his vow to vote Republican in May.
To independent-minded voters:
Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic.
Stephan Cannon, 26, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of formerSt. Louis Police Capt. David Dornafter a Missouri jury convicted him in July, according to reports.
Cannon was convicted of shooting and killing Dorn during a night of looting and rioting in June 2020 in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Dorn, 77, was responding to a burglary alarm at a friend’s pawn shop when he encountered agroup of looters. He was struck four times and died from his injuries.
Dorn and four officers were struck by bullets, while other officers were pelted with rocks and fireworks and 55 businesses were burglarized or damaged acrossSt. Louisduring the protests.
Stephan Cannon, left; David Dorn (St. Louis Metro Police Department/ Missouri Department of Public Safety)
The septuagenarian had served 38 years on theSt. Louis policeforce before working six years as police chief in Moline Acres. He had retired from the Moline Acres department in 2014.
Cannon was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, stealing $750 or more, unlawful possession of a firearm and three counts of armed criminal action — all felonies.
The ruling was the first of its kind placing direct blame for the child’s official death on social media
Lawyer says Instagram leading young girls to anorexia: Deliberate result of Meta’s algorithms Mother Candace Wuest and attorney Matthew Bergman on the lawsuit against Meta after teen girl developed anorexia.
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A London coroner has ruled a 14-year-old girl’s 2017 death a suicide resulting from harmful social media posts.
The ruling came Friday at the conclusion of an inquest — or a judicial inquiry — into Molly Russell’s death five years ago, according to The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) established in the 14-year-old’s memory to prevent suicide among people under 25.
Coroner Andrew Walker of theNorthern District of Greater Londonsaid her death was “an act of self harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content.”
A London coroner ruled 14-year-old Molly Russell’s 2017 death “an act of self harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content.” (The Molly Rose Foundation)
Walker said the online material Molly viewed on platformsincluding Instagram and Pinterest“was not safe” and “should not have been available for a child to see.”
The ruling was the first of its kind to place direct blame for a child’s official death on social media rather than simply correlating the two. (Click to Continue Reading)
FIRST ON FOX: Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., who is seeking re-election inthe midtermsthis November, announced that she will eliminate the sales tax on all grocery purchases in South Dakota, the governor’s office told Fox News Digital.
“I have seen families across South Dakota struggling to make ends meet with rising inflation because of President Biden’s policies. His failed liberal agenda has caused the cost of food to skyrocket, and family budgets are being stretched thin,” said Noem while announcing the new tax cut in Rapid City,South Dakota, on Wednesday.
“This permanent tax cut will put hundreds of dollars in the pockets of the average South Dakota family,” Noem said. (Click to Continue Reading)
The Washington Posthanded down four “Pinocchios” to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., for her claim warning of the “end” Social Security and Medicare if Republicans take control of Congress.
Murray, who is fighting in a tightening reelection battle against GOP challenger Tiffany Smiley, tweeted on Sunday, “Republicans plan to end Social Security and Medicare if they take back the Senate.”
Glenn Kessler, the Post’s fact-checker, characterized Murray’s tweet as a “‘Medicare’ attack” to win over senior voters.
“Don’t worry, seniors: There is no such plan,” Kessler assured elderly readers. (Click to continue reading)
Former Attorney General Bill Barr dismissed the lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general against former President Donald Trump and his children as a “political hit job,” telling Fox News it is yet another symptom of “Trump derangement syndrome” and the left’s desire to “punish” Trump.
“It’s hard for me not to conclude it’s a political hit job,” Barr said on “America Reports” Wednesday. “This is a woman who campaigned for office promising she was going to go after Trump, which I think is a tremendous abuse of office to go head-hunting and targeting individuals.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning against Trump and several of his family members as well as associates and businesses, alleging “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” on years worth of financial statements. James said Trump inflated his net worth “by billions of dollars” to secure loans and that he had help from his children Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, center, accompanied by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, left, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, and other officials, speaks with members of the media during a news conference near the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022. ((AP Photo/Matt Rourke))
James requested that the New York Supreme Court permanently bar Trump and his children from serving as officers for any New York corporation, and bar the former president and the Trump Organization from participating in New York commercial real estate acquisitions or applying for loans in the state for five years.
The involvement of the Trump children in the suit “grossly overreaches,” Barr said, calling it further proof of the attorney general’s political motives.
“I’m not even sure she has a good case against Trump himself, but what ultimately persuades me that this is a political hit job is she grossly overreaches when she tries to drag the children into this,” Barr said. “Yes, they had roles in the business, but this was his personal financial statement, prepared by the CFO, accounting firms were involved in it. The children aren’t going to know the details of that, and nor are they expected in the real world to do their own due diligence and have it reviewed independently.” (Click to continue reading)
The North Dakota man who allegedly admitted to fatally striking a teenage pedestrian with his car because the pair had “a political argument” was released from jail on Tuesday after posting $50,000 bond, records show.
Shannon Brandt, 41, spent just days in a Stutsman County Jail on criminal charges related to the death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson before he posted his $50,000 and was released, according to county jail records. Brandt’s listed attorney could not be reached by phone and did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s email inquiry.
Brandt, a Glenfield resident, was arrested in the early morning hours of Sunday after he told the state first responders’ radio that “he struck the pedestrian because the pedestrian was threatening him,” according to a probable-cause affidavit provided to Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning.
“Brandt stated that the pedestrian called some people and Brandt was afraid they were coming to get him,” the document continues. “Brandt admitted to State Radio that he hit the pedestrian and that the pedestrian was part of a Republican extremist group.”
Shannon Brandt, 41, is charged in the vehicular death of a North Dakota teenage boy he claimed occurred after a political argument. (Foster County Sheriff)
North Dakota Highway Patrol reported on Sunday that there was a “street dance” on Jones Street near Hohneck Street in McHenry when Brandt struck Ellingson and then fled the scene.
Ellingson was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries, but could not be saved. (Click to continue reading)
I don’t care if people accuse me of being pro-cancel culture. It is, after all, the least of what I have been called over the past few years by the gaslighters and indoctrinated puppets that fail to use the brains God gave them, as a tool to process and conclude based on reality, rather then “as told to.”
I used to willingly watch various shows on Fox News, such as “The Five,” “Outnumbered” and “Greg Gutfeld.” Now I only willingly watch Tucker and Greg’s show, if I watch anything at all. Why? Because I do not like liars. I do not care to listen to them or watch their stupid facial features meant to call the other person’s comments untrue. Or, how about the Richard Fowler types that take over the segment with their interrupting, talking over everyone and just downright being rude? I don’t need it.
I have often said – and definitely mean – that it is one thing to have differing opinions presented and quite another to allow lies to be spouted and unchecked by people who insist on finishing their incorrect and untrue comments. And there you have it… this is why I won’t watch my once favorite shows on Fox News. Too many Libs get by with repeating over and over and over – things that aren’t true, especially about, but not limited to, Trump and/or his supporters.
I’m not over-protective of President Trump. I have no hesitation to call him out, if he has done or said something wrong. However, as we all know (or at least those of us that think with our own brains), Trump is always blamed for everything and then some by the MSM & other Trump haters, even when he hadn’t a thing to do with it or NEVER SAID WHAT THEY SAY HE SAID.
I can’t stand liars and do not associate with them in real time. Why would I waste my time in front of a television listening to them and watching those eye-rolls, smirks and shaking heads? I wouldn’t and I don’t and I won’t.
It’s one thing for Fox News, for example, to have Libs or anti-Trumpers on to provide the opposing view-point, but quite another to allow distortions that amount to lies. Fox News should have a rule that only the truth is allowed and if caught lying – the person will be suspended, until they can control their urge to lie about those on the other side of the aisle, including President Trump.
If Libs think my opinion makes me a hypocrite and part of the “cancel culture” – so be it! I don’t care. As a matter of fact, I’ll proudly claim to be a member of the “Cancel Lies & Propaganda Culture!” It is, after all, a culture worth developing and being a part of!
