Dear Virginia Residents, your New Democrat Governor and her party is about to Royally SCREW you with New Taxes

- Dog walking tax
- Dog grooming tax
- Gym membership tax
- Dry cleaning tax
- Counseling tax
- Storage facility tax
- Event tax (e.g., concerts and other events)
- Home repair tax
- Vehicle repair tax
- Digital personal property tax
- Tax on fantasy sports contests
- New personal property tax on electric leaf blowers and electric landscaping equipment
- Delivery tax (Amazon, Uber Eats, FedEx, UPS — especially Northern Virginia)
- Tax on Uber and Lyft rides (4.3% statewide + extra 1.9% in Northern Virginia = 6.2%)
- Investment income tax
- Gun and ammunition tax
- Large employer tax
- New income tax brackets
- New car taxes and highway use fees
- Increase in the hotel tax in Arlington
- Additional local sales tax in all Virginia counties and cities

OK, I DID NOT EXPECT DON LEMON TO LIKE JAIL SO MUCH...😒🤣🤣🤣

Summary of Don Lemon's Federal Case (as of January 30, 2026)
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor now working as an independent journalist, was arrested by federal agents on January 29-30, 2026, in Los Angeles while covering the Grammy Awards. He faces federal charges stemming from his coverage of a January 18, 2026, anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where protesters disrupted a worship service. The church has a pastor who serves as an acting field director for ICE's St. Paul office, and the protest involved chanting slogans and confronting congregants over immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration.
Charges (from the grand jury indictment unsealed January 30, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota):
Conspiracy to deprive rights (18 U.S.C. § 241, a felony involving conspiracy against constitutional rights, here focused on religious freedom).
Violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act (18 U.S.C. § 248), applied here to alleged interference with religious worship rights through force, threats, intimidation, or obstruction (typically used for clinic access but extended to places of worship in this context).
Lemon was livestreaming the event with a producer and has insisted he was acting solely as a journalist, not participating in or conspiring with protesters. Co-defendants include independent journalist Georgia Fort and several protest organizers/participants (totaling 7-9 people indicted).
Procedural History (combining initial rejections and revival):
Prosecutors first sought criminal complaints and arrest warrants in Minnesota federal court in late January 2026.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko rejected warrants/charges against Lemon (and others like his producer), finding insufficient probable cause—no evidence of criminal conduct, conspiracy, or intent by Lemon as a journalist covering the event.
Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz (nominated by President George W. Bush, Republican, confirmed 2006) rebuked the DOJ's unusual attempts to escalate (including a mandamus petition to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals), describing aspects as unprecedented and noting no evidence of criminal behavior by journalists involved. The 8th Circuit rejected the DOJ's push to force warrants.
The DOJ then pursued a grand jury indictment (a standard alternative path when magistrates deny complaints), securing it around January 29, 2026. This provided probable cause for arrest warrants, leading to Lemon's arrest.
Release and Next Steps:
On January 30, 2026, Lemon appeared in federal court in Los Angeles before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue (nominated by President Barack Obama, confirmed 2014), who released him on personal recognizance (no bail or bond required). Prosecutors' request for a $100,000 bond was denied. Conditions are minimal: no contact with victims/witnesses/co-defendants, court permission for international travel (with an exception for a planned France trip), and no significant pretrial supervision.
Lemon's defense team (including Abbe Lowell and local counsel Marilyn Bednarski) vows to fight vigorously, arguing First Amendment protections for journalism, lack of criminal intent/participation, and potential overreach by the DOJ under Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Next court date: February 9, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (Minneapolis). This is his initial appearance/arraignment in the charging district—procedural, not a trial. He is expected to plead not guilty, with possible scheduling of pretrial motions (e.g., to dismiss on constitutional grounds), discovery, or trial timelines. No specific presiding judge has been publicly assigned yet for this date (dockets often finalize closer to proceedings; magistrates like Micko handle early steps, while district judges oversee major issues).

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Breaking: 🚨 Jeffrey Epstein had a list of Australian Prime Ministers (plus Mark Latham) with "Targeting" written on top and with what looks like blackmail ideas as per below (Below is from latest Epstein file release by US government)

BREAKING: Minnesota Democrats just BLOCKED an amendment that would ensure vicious crimes committed by illegal aliens are reported to ICE

The lawmaker who filed its mother was beheaded by an illegal.

And they said “no.” LIBERALS ARE EVIL.

🔴 Epstein boasted of close ties to Blair

Find out more at the link below ⬇️
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/31/epstein-boasted-of-blair-relationship/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_fb_photo

JUST IN: ICE Buys $70 MILLION Warehouse the Size of 7 Football Fields to House Illegals in Phoenix, Arizona (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/just-ice-buys-70-million-warehouse-size-7/

Apple's Acquisition of Q.ai: (February 1, 2026)

Apple confirmed on January 29, 2026, its acquisition of Israeli startup Q.ai (founded 2022, Ramat Gan). This strengthens Apple's AI push for wearables with advanced audio and multimodal capabilities.

Key Deal Facts

Apple's SVP Johny Srouji: “Thrilled to acquire the company… excited for what’s to come.” Tech focuses on whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement in noisy environments.

CEO Aviad Maizels (ex-PrimeSense, acquired by Apple 2013 for Face ID foundations) leads; entire ~100-person team joins Apple.
Backers: Kleiner Perkins, Spark Capital, GV (Google Ventures), others.

Valuation: ~$1.6B (Reuters) to nearly $2B (Financial Times, others)—Apple’s second-largest acquisition after Beats ($3B, 2014).
Stealth-mode operation; emphasized private, “quiet” interaction.

Core Technology

Uses optical sensors to detect subtle facial skin micro-movements (invisible muscle/skin contractions in cheeks, jaw) during silent mouthing, whispering, or sub-vocal speech.

Decodes silent/whispered words into text or commands.

Infers biometrics: emotions, heart rate, respiration, stress.

2025 patent covers word detection, user identification, and physiological/emotional assessment.

Applications: enhanced Siri in noise, silent commands for AirPods, Vision Pro, or future glasses; seamless, voice-free interfaces.

Privacy & Societal Concerns
The ability to passively read unintended signals raises grounded risks:

Silent speech capture in public → unintended eavesdropping on conversations or thoughts.

Emotion/vital-sign inference → potential workplace monitoring, stalking via compromised devices, insurance discrimination, or manipulative ads.

Demographic bias → false positives in security, hiring, or law enforcement.

Chilling effect on free expression; risks from data breaches or subpoenas.

Apple prioritizes on-device processing and user controls (as with Face ID), limiting transmission—but feature evolution and external pressures can alter safeguards over time.

This $1.6–2B strategic acquisition positions Apple to compete in invisible AI interfaces against Meta and Google. The privacy implications warrant ongoing independent audits, regulation, and transparent rollout.

🚨FACT: Elon Musk is in the Epstein Files… for REJECTING Epstein’s offer to go to his island. And so his haters and detractors are putting out fake and fabricated emails to paint him as the opposite of who and what he is.