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[Darren Bailey @DarrenBaileyIL]

🚨 A 9-year-old girl was snatched off her bike, forced into a car, and r*ped in Illinois by an illegal from Venezuela.

JB Pritzker thinks we shouldn't deport this monster.

[MAGA Voice @MAGAVoice]

🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk just now ended Zohran Mamdani’s whole career in once sentence:

“Mamdani has built nothing. He is a taker, never a maker”

MIC DROP 🔥

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

🚨 FRANCE LIGHTS UP THE EIFFEL TOWER WITH “USA 250” FOR AMERICA’S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL!

As midnight hits Paris, the City of Light is honoring the GREATEST nation on Earth with a massive projection celebrating 250 years of American freedom!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

WARNING: Longer post (but worth reading or bookmarking for later).

Your life has seasons.

Each one is unique. Characterized by its own distinct desires, struggles, opportunities, and identity.

But one reflection I've had recently is just how easy it is to completely disassociate with the present season.

To give all your time and energy toward a longing for some nostalgic memory of a prior season or an anticipation for some beautiful state of a future season.

You look back at the past and all you see is sunshine. Because it all worked out. You forget (or glaze over) the struggle you endured. You're here today. You made it. You're alive. You're doing fine.

You look forward at the future and dream on what could be. You'll have so much more. More freedom. More purpose. More health. More deep connection. More everything.

The past is beautiful and the future feels limitless. So, logically, you slowly start to treat everything about the present as the bridge. A dash connecting your past and your future. A gap to be crossed as quickly as possible.

Everything you do today is in anticipation of some eventual end state.

I'm doing this now, so that I can have that later.

Unfortunately, the danger of that dissociation with the present is significant. You may spend your entire life living for a future that has a decidedly mirage-like property. You inch closer, but when it's right in front of you, it disappears and reappears on the horizon.

You may spend your entire life skipping through the present, deferring your presence, your joy, and your very humanity to a future that never comes.

In a classic French fable, a young boy is gifted with a magic ball of golden thread. He's told that if he simply pulls on the thread, time will leap forward. The catch, of course, is that once it's pulled, it can never be put back.

The young boy takes advantage of the newfound powers. Each time he's faced with a boring day at school, a frustrating set of chores, or a scolding from his parents, he pulls the thread, skipping through to the good parts.

As an adult, he continues, leaping through mundane struggles in his marriage, the friction of having a newborn, and the boredom at work. He finds himself pulling on the thread more and more, avoiding even the most minor inconveniences of his life.

But when he wakes up one day and sees an old man looking back at him in the mirror, he's filled with regret. He realizes in that moment that as he chose to skip through the boredom, struggles, and friction, so too did he miss the real texture of being alive.

How often do we all do the same? How easily do we default into this disassociation? Disconnecting from the present in anticipation of some future.

A mentor recently asked me this:

"Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?"

It hit me hard.

And to be honest, I haven't stopped replaying those words since he said them.

Why are you in such a rush?

The world wants you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines.

In doing so, you slowly relinquish your agency. You give up your claim on your own life. Surrender authorship to a pen that was never even yours.

In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence.

Be in the season you're in. Don't romanticize the past, don't fantasize the future. Be here. Be now. Be in this. All of its texture, depth, and struggle. All of its joy, tension, and pain. Sit with the uncertainty. Become friends with it. Fall in love with it.

Because every single thing you do today is something your younger self dreamed of and something your older self will wish they could go back and do.

The good old days are happening, right now.

And the next time you find yourself skipping through the present, remember these words:

Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?

[Tony Lane 🇺🇸 @TonyLaneNV]

A woman hiking in Canada nearly became a grizzly’s next meal and the video circulating right now is genuinely one of the most intense wildlife encounters you will ever watch - her dog is with her, a massive grizzly is right there, and somehow she kept her head together long enough for both of them to walk away breathing.

That is not a small thing. Most people talk tough until nature is standing ten feet in front of them and every instinct in your body is screaming to run, and running is exactly the worst thing you can do.

Grizzlies are built to chase, they top out over 700 pounds and can cover ground faster than any human alive. The people who survive these moments are the ones who override pure fear with pure discipline and this woman did exactly that.

If you hike, camp, or spend any real time in the wilderness - bear spray is not optional, it is the difference between a story you tell and one somebody else tells about you.

Could you have kept your cool?

Hats off to her.

[NFC North News @NFCNorthNewss]

🚨🚨BREAKING: A group of Chicago Investors have asked Elon Musk to fully fund the #Bears new stadium in effort to PREVENT the team from relocating to Indiana.

While in Chicago, Musk was surprised by multiple wealthy Chicago businessmen. They asked Musk if he would be open to building a stadium in Chicago, stating “This could be your legacy, YOUR colosseum.”

Although Musk gave no financial commitment towards the stadium, he was intrigued at the idea of building the “Starship Colosseum” and will meet with government officials over the weekend about the potential project.

WOW. 😳😳😳

[Bo Loudon @BoLoudon]

🚨WOW: CNN is now airing PRAISE for President Trump, declaring him as the "most impactful political leader... seen in decades."

"He is more... listened to than anyone in American politics."

Even CNN can't hide this truth from their viewers!

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Some of the richest people, including Hollywood all come out in support of Socialism

And there is a very good reason for that

“How does this make any sense? The loudest people screaming in support of socialism are millionaires. They live in mansions, drive luxury cars, make millions on capitalist platforms, build giant brands, and then sell merchandise off of those brands. But then they turn around and tell regular people that wealth is actually the problem.

I mean, if socialism is so amazing, why aren't these wealthy influencers and business owners and Hollywood types— why aren't they giving away all their money? Am I missing something here?”

Yes, socialism greatly benefits the top 1%. The rich stay extremely rich and powerful in a socialist society

Elites, party officials, and connected insiders accumulate power, privileges and wealth while the broader population stagnates or faces shortages

It’s essentially the Hunger Games

Here are real world examples: Soviet Union, Venezuela, Cuba all show leaders and loyalists lived far better than average citizens. Mobility is limited by state control rather than market forces

Meanwhile with capitalism, billions have been lifted out of poverty over

Socialism is a trap

[QUANTUM GUARD ™️ @QuantumGuard17]

🚨 BREAKING: DNI Tulsi Gabbard just FIRED BACK at Barack Hussein Obama saying the Trump-Russia conspiracy allegations against him are "a weak attempt at distraction"

"President Obama's very carefully worded response that came from his office, again, deflects away from addressing any of the truth that was revealed."

"They would have to admit and actually address the details of their complicity in this or their absolute failure in conducting the most basic responsibilities of, again, asking, where is this intelligence coming from? What are the sources? What proof do you have of this high-confidence assessment? Remember, John Brennan and James Clapper at the time assessed, and James Comey, with high confidence that Russia aspired to help Donald Trump win the election in 2016, when there was NO credible intelligence that actually reported that!"

"The treasonous conspiracy that we have now released to the American people. The complicity, the deflection, and the silence of politicians, of the mainstream media, and of those directly implicated into this speaks VOLUMES."

NAILED it. @TulsiGabbard keep pushing.

[barbb10 @barbb40]

Time to flee😡

[Brian Costin @BrianCostin]

Cheers to Gov. Pritzker for being the best Governor in America. Illinois is #1!

#1 in Highest Property Taxes
#1 in Property Tax Task Forces
#1 in Highest Combined State and Local Taxes
#1 in Highest Cell Phone Tax
#1 in Highest Proposed Corporate Income Tax Rate
#1 in Units of Local Government
#1 in Fiscal Instability
#1 in Lowest Bond Rating for 13 Consecutive Years
#1 in Lowest State Pension Funding Percentage
#1 in Most Public Corruption in a Federal District (Northern Illinois)
#1 in the Biggest Gas Tax Increase Since 2019
#1 in Eliminating School Choice Programs for Families

@GovPritzker is proudly presiding over the most taxed, least solvent, and most dysfunctional state government in American history - he's #1 where it hurts the citizens of Illinois the most.

[Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 @JasonJournoDC]

💥NEW: Stephen A. Smith: "EVERY time we turn around, there's something going on in Chicago! Every time! And the vast majority of victims happen to be black."

"When we gon' speak about that? Same energy, y'all. Don't lose the intensity. Keep the same intensity."

"We gon' fight and fight and fight over a young kid [Karmelo Anthony] that admitted he killed somebody — and we hear CRICKETS when 39 people get shot and 6 get killed in Chicago on JUNETEENTH!?"

[Taya Bass @travelingflying]

Elon Musk:”You get taxed on what you earn, you get taxed on what you buy, and you get taxed on what you own. And what does it get spent on? A bunch of stuff you don’t even agree with.

That’s why we need to reduce the size of government, spend less money and let the people keep a lot more of their hard-earned money.”

[RealAF Patriot @RealAF_Patriot]

Everyone with Trump Derangement Syndrome who still watches The View, learned today that Donald Trump threw Jeffrey Epstein out of his club and reported him to the police.

The left keeps parroting that they were friends in the 80’s.

Who cares?!

Once Trump learned who Epstein really was, he turned on him, and was instrumental in taking him down.

JD Vance is so freaking good.

The way he handles angry, lying liberals, with charisma and respect, while telling everyone the facts, is why he will be our next President after Trump, whenever that is!

[Christian Maxwell For Congress | IL-CD1 @themodpun]

I was just caught in a teen takeover at the Hyde Park Trader Joe’s and it’s STILL going on at this moment. Multiple fights and swarms in Hyde Park.

This is unacceptable. This is dangerous. And Chicago residents should not have to wonder if a routine grocery trip will turn into chaos.

Teen takeovers are not harmless. They put families, seniors, workers, shoppers, drivers, and young people themselves at risk.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Governor Pritzker, and local aldermen can no longer treat this like a public relations problem. This is a public safety crisis, and it requires real action.

We need:

✅ A visible public safety plan for high-risk areas
✅ Coordination between CPD, state officials, businesses, and community leaders
✅ Consequences for organized lawlessness
✅ Support for parents and guardians
✅ Safe youth programming that does not excuse criminal behavior
✅ Protection for workers, shoppers, and residents

Compassion without accountability is not leadership.

Ignoring this will not make it go away.

Chicago families deserve safety. Hyde Park deserves safety. Our young people deserve structure, discipline, opportunity, and accountability.

I am calling on the mayor, the governor, and every elected official responsible for this city to act now.

Enough excuses. Protect the people.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW! JD Vance says it PERFECTLY

VANCE: "I was a critic of Trump in 2015 and 2016. Now I'm the VP of the US in the Trump admin."

JOY BEHAR: "Yeah, what happened?"

VANCE: "Well, Joy, a little HUMILITY. When you make predictions and those predictions turn out to be false, you got to ask yourself, well, what made me wrong about that? What did I not understand or not appreciate?"

"For example, I said that Donald Trump's economic policies would not lead to wage growth. They did in the first term. That was actually a major, major thing!" 🔥

"I said that we couldn't bring back any of those factory jobs because I kind of had given into this idea that those jobs were disappearing, but actually Donald Trump, you saw a manufacturing boom during that administration!"

"So there's a certain point where you say, you know, I made predictions about this. I ended up being wrong. And in politics and anything, I think it's important to just say, you know what, I got some things wrong and I was wrong about him."

Boom!

[Rodriramosdebrauwer @Rodriramosdb2]

McDonald's verliest de rechtszaak

tegen chef Jamie Oliver, die bewees dat het voedsel dat ze verkopen ongeschikt is voor menselijke consumptie omdat het zeer giftig is.

Dat was zo'n acht jaar geleden... maar niemand leek zich erom te bekommeren... Chef Jamie Oliver heeft een rechtszaak gewonnen tegen 's werelds grootste fastfoodketen.

Oliver demonstreert hoe hamburgers worden gemaakt.

Volgens Oliver worden de vette stukken vlees "gewassen" met waterstofammoniak en vervolgens gebruikt om de hamburger in de vleespasteiverpakking te vullen. Zelfs vóór dit proces, zegt de tv-presentator, was dit vlees ongeschikt voor menselijke consumptie.

Oliver, een radicale activistische chef-kok die de strijd aanbindt met de voedselindustrie, zegt:

"We hebben het over vlees dat als hondenvoer wordt verkocht en vervolgens aan mensen wordt geserveerd. Naast de kwaliteit van het vlees is ammoniumzuur schadelijk voor de gezondheid." Oliver noemt het "het roze mestproces".

Welk weldenkend mens zou een stuk vlees dat in waterstofammoniak is gedrenkt in de mond van een kind stoppen?

In een ander initiatief demonstreerde Oliver hoe kipnuggets worden gemaakt: Nadat de "beste delen" zijn geselecteerd, wordt de rest – vet, huid, kraakbeen, ogen, botten, kop, poten – onderworpen aan een Mec-Split-mengsel genaamd Canica – een eufemisme dat door voedselingenieurs wordt gebruikt. Deze bloedroze pasta, die wordt ontgeurd, gebleekt, opgefrist en opnieuw geverfd, wordt vervolgens door bloem gehaald en gefrituurd. Het blijft in normaal gesproken gedeeltelijk gehydrogeneerde oliën, oftewel giftige stoffen.

De voedselindustrie gebruikt ammoniumwaterstof als antimicrobieel middel, waardoor McDonald's vlees in zijn hamburgers kan gebruiken dat ongeschikt is voor menselijke consumptie.

Nog alarmerender is echter het feit dat deze op ammoniumwaterstof gebaseerde stoffen wereldwijd in de voedselindustrie worden beschouwd als "legale componenten van het productieproces", met de goedkeuring van de gezondheidsautoriteiten. Consumenten zullen dus nooit weten welke stoffen er in hun voedsel zitten.

STOP ALSJEBLIEFT MET HET GEVEN VAN DIT NEPPE VOEDSEL AAN UW KINDEREN, want NU WEET U HET.

https://t.co/GPjb5gUmFH

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Reminder that the Biden admin set up a hotline for migrant children to report issues with sponsors.

65k calls went UNANSWERED

Only ONE person was assigned to answer calls

450k kids were placed with unvetted sponsors. Some were r*ped over 600 times.

DHS rescued 146k kids so far.

Nobody has gone to prison for this yet.

[Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace]

There is no crime on earth more evil than harming a child.

Monsters who r*pe children do not deserve to live.

This is exactly why we introduced the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act.

End of story.

[Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier]

BREAKING: Acting AG Todd Blanche just announced indictments for three individuals involved in a massive child smuggling ring. But the real bombshell is what he said next...

The DOJ has officially uncovered over 15,500 "super sponsor" cases.

Read that number again: 15,500.

Because of the Biden Administration's disastrous and broken border policies, thousands of innocent children were essentially handed over to criminal networks, traffickers, and abusers. They completely turned a blind eye while the worst of the worst exploited the system right in our own backyard.

Absolutely sickening. Where is the mainstream media on this?!

[Wesley Hunt @WesleyHuntTX]

Hey Jasmine…

Black pilot here.

I think you missed the plot.
Then again, that’s becoming a pattern.

I graduated from West Point.
I went through Army flight school.
I learned to fly the AH-64 Apache.
I deployed to combat and flew 55 combat missions over Baghdad.

Nobody handed me a cockpit because of my skin color.

Nobody lowered the standards for me.

Nobody looked at me and said, “Let’s check a diversity box.”

That’s what people like you don’t seem to understand.

Suggesting that Black pilots, Black engineers, Black doctors, or Black leaders need special preferences to succeed is not empowering, it’s insulting.

I didn’t want a different standard.
I wanted the same standard.

And when you’re flying into combat, the American people don’t care what race the pilot is.

They care whether the pilot is qualified.

Merit isn’t racist.
Excellence isn’t discriminatory.

And reducing every achievement to skin color says far more about your worldview than it does about mine.