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National Debt Tracker: American taxpayers (you) are now on the hook for $34,583,094,965,544.54 as of…The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace and has shown no signs of slowing down, despite the growing criticism of massive levels of government spending.The national debt — which measures what the U.S. owes its creditors — increased to $34,583,094,965,544.54 as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the latest numbers published by the Treasury Department. That is down about $6.6 billion from the $34,576,488,508,928.92 figure reported the previous day.By comparison, just four decades ago, the national debt hovered around $907 billion.The outlook for the federal debt level is bleak, with economists increasingly sounding the alarm over the torrid pace of spending by Congress and the White House. SOARING DEFICITS TO PUSH PUBLICLY HELD DEBT TO RECORD LEVEL IN 4 YEARSThe latest findings from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that the national debt will grow to…

Alleged Manifesto of Man Who Set Himself on Fire Outside the Trump Trial Posted OnlineFox News The New York Police Department confirmed the identity of the man who set himself ablaze outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place on Friday. Reporters at the scene found fliers that the man, identified as Max Azzarello, tossed into the air before committing the shocking act. The fliers, one of which was found by Law360’s Rachel Scharf, read “The True History of the World” and contained a QR code that linked to a Substack account called “The Ponzi Papers.” Azzarello stated his name and occupation as an “investigative researcher.” An Instagram account belonging to Max Azzarello also included a link to the same Substack. Mediaite contacted a source who was friends with a relative of the man who also confirmed Azzarello’s identity and described him…

Americans need more sleep, less stress, experts say, as Gallup poll reveals troubling findingsMany Americans are getting too little sleep and have too much stress.A new Gallup poll revealed 57% of adults would “feel better if they got more sleep,” while 42% said they get “as much sleep as they need.”These findings have nearly reversed in the last decade, Gallup noted in a press release. The last measurement in 2013 found that 56% of Americans got the sleep they needed while 43% did not.LACK OF SLEEP COULD BE A FACTOR IN A ‘SILENT EPIDEMIC,’ EXPERTS WARNOverall, however, Americans are getting fewer hours of sleep than they did in past decades.In 1942, 59% of Americans were getting eight hours or more of sleep per night, while only 3% were getting five hours or less.In 2024, only 25% of Americans get an average of eight hours of sleep, and 20% reported sleeping…

If They Ban TikTok, Is Apple Next?The censors who abound in Congress will likely vote to ban TikTok or force a change in ownership. It will likely soon be law. I think the Supreme Court will ultimately rule it unconstitutional, because it would violate the First Amendment rights of over 100 million Americans who use TikTok to express themselves. In addition, I believe the Court will rule that the forced sale violates the Fifth Amendment. Under the Constitution, the government cannot take your property without accusing and convicting you of a crime—in short, without due process. Since Americans are part of TikTok’s ownership, they will eventually get their day in court. The Court could also conclude that naming and forcing the sale of a specific company amounts to a bill of attainder, legislation that targets a single entity. These are three significant constitutional arguments against Congress’ forced sale/ban legislation. In…

New Hampshire’s GOP Is Taking a Stand—Against the Polio VaccineNew Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would end the requirement for parents enrolling kids in childcare to provide documentation of polio and measles vaccination. New Hampshire would be the only state in the US to have such a law, although many states allow religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.  Currently, Republicans control New Hampshire’s state House, Senate and governor’s office—but that isn’t a guarantee that the bill will be signed into law, with GOP Gov. Chris Sununu seemingly flip-flopping when it comes to disease control. Sununu did sign a bill in 2021 allowing people to use public places and services even if they did not receive the Covid-19 vaccine. But the next year, the governor vetoed a…

The Woman Who Chased a Shredding TruckSalleigh Grubbs was in her office on Friday, November 20, 2020, when she got a phone call from a friend. Susan’s at Jim Miller Park—they’re shredding ballots! the friend said. Susan was Susan Knox, a woman Salleigh had met a week earlier when both were volunteering as election observers at Jim R. Miller Park, an event center in Cobb County, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta, where the county government was now conducting a hand recount of the ballots in the presidential election. The recount had been ordered by Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state, under pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies, who insisted that Trump hadn’t really lost Georgia by more than 11,000 votes. Salleigh didn’t believe the result either. Her own Cobb County had been the largest source of Republican votes in the state, and for decades it had formed the…