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𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐬 - 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: “𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 .𝟑𝟎-𝟎𝟔” https://t.co/lUV1INkOMZ Navy SEAL legend Robert O’Neill tells Candace Owens the official story on Charlie Kirk’s assassination doesn’t add up — that “shirt explosion” wasn’t a .30-06 from a rooftop amateur. Candace breaks down the mounting holes in the fed narrative.
𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐟 https://t.co/PwT9flmvpN From brain-eating amoebas in warm lakes to a bacterium that explodes years later like a Vietnam time bomb — here are 10 terrifying rare infections most people have never heard of. Lucid Med’s countdown will make you rethink that next swim or garage cleaning session.
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝟓𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐃𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚 https://t.co/cYRemBIUjf Powerman 5000 went platinum with sci-fi bangers, then Spider One woke up one day and ordered half a million CDs of their new album melted down before release. The insane true story of nu-metal glory, brotherly shadows, and rock’s wildest self-destruct.
𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬 “𝟏𝟓𝟗 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚” 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐭 https://t.co/MavdJKwdip Ana Kasparian completely loses it reading Trump’s unhinged Truth Social post claiming he’s sunk all 159 Iranian ships and ordering the Navy to shoot mine-laying boats. Savage takedown of the escalating Iran war lies and how it’s backfiring spectacularly.
𝐒𝐍𝐋 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 - 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 https://t.co/XVCNL2Meab Betty White steals the show as Florence Dusty, proudly serving up her “Giant Dusty Muffin” on NPR’s Delicious Dish while Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon struggle to keep it together. Pure comedic gold packed with the most gloriously dirty baking puns ever uttered on television.
𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐢𝐦'𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦'𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 https://t.co/Pu2pb4RddX Tim Dillon hilariously eulogizes Lindsey Graham's sudden death right after a Ukrainian drone factory tour—speculating Russia blew him up while riffing on the senator's love for "big, hard drones." Pure chaotic comedy as Tim imagines Graham in his happy place among sweaty military guys and deadly machinery.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐧 https://t.co/awwQNKOR2i Some people count down to going out. Others count down to finally staying in. This video reveals the fascinating psychology of true homebodies and why peace at home beats the pressure to always be “on.”
𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐥 & 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 https://t.co/qJ6d0a0gi3 Perhaps another attempt to shift the conversation away from the vaccination topic. A Duke scientist says Tylenol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy, labor, or infancy may trigger autism in susceptible kids — backed by decades of research. Dr. William Parker reframes the epidemic and why the "safe" painkiller isn't as harmless as we've been told.
𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐯𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩: 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝟗/𝟏𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜? https://t.co/5WGxtf1iu7 Argentina vs Spain wasn't just a match — it was a full-blown ritual packed with 9/11 codes, dollar pillars, Illuminati symbols, and ancient god energy. DoeNut Factory exposes the rigged World Cup scripting and what it means for the big money "boom" coming next.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐮𝐧: 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 https://t.co/mlrv2tDe69 The Yellow Sun is returning—an ancient frequency awakening creativity, autonomy, and higher consciousness. BDELL1014 breaks down the great purification, cosmic alignments, and why many are feeling the energetic shift right now.
𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟔𝟎𝐬–𝟖𝟎𝐬 https://t.co/CM6URQmgyR Aging well isn't about lab numbers — it's whether you can still walk briskly, grip strong, stay balanced, and get up off the floor. Dr. Dani Fisher reveals 5 easy home-checks that show you're beating the clock in your 60s–80s.
𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭: 𝟓 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 + 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 https://t.co/4Q1tpYGjIl One day you're her soulmate and king—the next, the enemy who ruined her life. Therapist Lise Leblanc breaks down 5 signs of combined borderline + narcissistic traits that create this exhausting push-pull cycle.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐎𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 https://t.co/sWilSock65 Why does buying a mattress feel impossible? Zackary Smigel exposes fake discounts, identical beds under secret names, industry consolidation, and the real story behind those endless Mattress Firm stores.
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐊𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐤𝐚: 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭-𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 https://t.co/2ziIuZ3GOP Ever wondered what a classic Soviet Khrushchevka apartment really looks like inside? Join a warm tour of a young Russian family's cozy, renovated home—complete with a cat, tiny kitchen vibes, and honest daily life.
This is outrageous.
Whitney Webb lays bare Palantir’s origins. What began as a DARPA program, designed to erode the very safeguards of our Constitution, didn’t disappear when it left government oversight. Instead, it was quietly spun out, rebranded as a private firm, and continued pursuing the same agenda under corporate cover.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐨𝐟-𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 https://t.co/IRc0wCL9pH Even six-figure earners are getting poorer as groceries surge 30%, homes become unaffordable, and rents devour half your income. Lena Petrova breaks down the self-reinforcing cost-of-living crisis killing the American Dream.
𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 https://t.co/l8jbTcgV8u From GTA’s spot-on culture war parodies and surveillance satire to Cyberpunk 2077’s corporate dystopia and cyberpsychosis—video games warned us. These “darkest predictions” are now our reality.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥’𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 “𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲” 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 https://t.co/H647IAYDY0 This Devil’s Advocate breakdown exposes how elites spot talent, tempt them with fame & fortune, then test how far they’ll go morally. Kevin Lomax’s nightmare rise reveals the dark recruitment playbook used in law, music, and Hollywood.
𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐮: “𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭” https://t.co/evk6xaKU3Y Tim Dillon torches Netanyahu for calling NATO ally Turkey “not friendly” and basically enemy #next. “He’s the guy at the party who hates everyone — maybe you’re the problem, Bibi!”