Best Factsmatterroman Podcasts (2024)

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Trump Wins Election; Senate Flips to Republican; New Coalitions Forming | Facts Matter 13:31

6d ago13:31

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The 2024 election has officially been decided and President-elect Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States—becoming only the second president in U.S. history to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms. The victory that Trump scored on election night was sweeping. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expr…

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How Social Security Will Run Dry by 2035 | Facts Matter 9:20

16d ago9:20

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The Social Security program is quickly approaching the point of insolvency. According to a new analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, within the next nine years—if nothing changes—the average retired couple will see their benefits reduced by $16,500. At the same time, inflation over the next nine years will likely make goods an…

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5 Big Changes to Social Security Benefits in 2025 | Facts Matter 7:59

22d ago7:59

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The Social Security Administration just released a statement announcing five key changes that will be made to the Social Security program starting in 2025 regarding benefits, limits, and taxes. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily …

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The Coming Inflation Re-Acceleration–Regardless of Who Wins Election | Facts Matter 13:53

29d ago13:53

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We are just less than three weeks out from the 2024 election. Meaning that in about three and a half weeks—or however long it takes to count the votes—we’re going to know who will lead the country for the next four years. Regardless of who wins, however, there is a massive structural problem in America that is essentially colorblind. It’s not red, …

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Florida County Goes ‘Constitutional’: Growing List of Counties Moving to Protect Bill of Rights | Facts Matter 13:41

1M ago13:41

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For a while now, there have been two competing trends in the United States. At the federal level, there has been more centralization, the introduction of more levels of bureaucracy, more attempts to chip away at the Second Amendment, and so on. At the same time, however, at the local level, many municipalities have been moving in the opposite direc…

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November Surprise: A Tie in the Electoral College? Here’s What it Would Mean | Facts Matter 13:45

1M ago13:45

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One of the odd things about the electoral college system is that it’s possible to produce an actual tie. Perhaps even odder than that, however, is that this year’s election is so tight (at least according to the polling data) that a tie is looking more possible by the day. So let’s go through the details of what a tie in the electoral college syste…

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Why an EMP Attack Is Worse Than You Think | Facts Matter 14:51

2M ago14:51

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With less than two months to go until Election Day, there’s a threat worth discussing that cuts across party lines. Regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is in charge, Americans face the real threat of a hostile foreign actor (Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and so on) using what’s known as an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack to destro…

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Can You Form Your Own, Local Militia? | Facts Matter 21:48

2M ago21:48

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Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers introduced a new piece of legislation to Congress that would make it illegal for Americans to form militias.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The bill was introduced to both the House and Senate, and it’s officially titled the “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act of 2024.” Its stated…

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Police Versus Homeless Camps: Supreme Court’s Pivotal Decision | Facts Matter 15:19

2M ago15:19

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In a monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, local governments are now, once again, allowed to prosecute homeless people for sleeping on public property. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This ruling officially closed a major loophole that led to large enclaves of homeless encampments in American cities. However, in order to…

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Major Supreme Court Ruling Is Slowly Weakening Federal Agencies | Facts Matter 14:10

2M ago14:10

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In this week’s episode we dive into the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a doctrine known as Chevron deference. The ruling has far reaching implications on federal agencies’ power to interpret policy. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Join Roman on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.…

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The Rise of AI-Influencers: Fake ‘People’ Endorse Candidates, Get Rich, and Push Agendas | Facts Matter 17:17

3M ago17:17

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Fake, AI-generated people (that do not exist in the real world) are amassing huge social media followings, making millions of dollars in brand deals, appearing in TV commercials, starting their own product lines, getting jobs at TV stations, and even endorsing political candidates. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The wild part, h…

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FBI Warns: Chinese Hackers Are Preparing to Wreak Havoc on US Water System | Facts Matter 19:06

3M ago19:06

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Tap water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. Typically, as long as you pay the bill, you turn the faucet, and the water flows. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Hackers in other countries that want to do harm to America see an opportunity. They see it as a perfect weapon—a weapon that can be used to kill, inju…

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The $1.2 Trillion Debt Bomb at the Center of the US Economy | Facts Matter 13:56

3M ago13:56

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Right now there is a debt bomb at the center of the U.S. economy, with commercial real estate in this country in total free fall. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Visit any mainstream commercial building here in New York: On the ground floor you have restaurants, Starbucks, boutique bakeries, and so on, and it looks nice. But go u…

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The Rise of Edible Bioplastics | Facts Matter 23:26

3M ago23:26

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In an unexpected development, companies are now developing something called bioplastic due to the skyrocketing amount of microplastics in both the environment, as well as within the human body itself. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 These are plastic alternatives made from living organisms that are sometimes specifically meant to…

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Louisiana State Legislature Imposes New Penalties for Pedophiles | Facts Matter 9:01

5M ago9:01

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Earlier this week, Louisiana's state Legislature passed a new bill that will approve surgical castration as a punishment option for those who are found guilty of sex crimes against children. This move by the Louisiana Legislature is part of a growing trend across the country of states looking to up the ante in terms of punishment for pedophiles—wit…

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Court Issues Order in Trump Case, Delays Trial Until After Election | Facts Matter 7:39

5M ago7:39

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After the guilty verdict was handed down against him in the New York case, former President Donald Trump was handed some good news in two of his other cases: the ones in Florida and Georgia. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 And so, we put together an entire episode detailing these developments, what they mean for President Trump, …

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Outbreak of Measles Across US; CDC Reports 100 Percent Spike in Cases Over Just 2 Weeks | Facts Matter 10:29

5M ago10:29

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Seemingly all of a sudden, we’re beginning to see outbreaks of diseases that we assumed were defeated decades ago. On a previous episode, we already discussed the rise in leprosy cases here in America—which is obviously very bad. However, what’s perhaps even worse (because it’s so much more contagious) is measles. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://e…

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The Distortion of Climate Data Using ‘Computer Models’ | Facts Matter 15:10

5M ago15:10

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It’s fair to say that, by now, most people around the world are pretty familiar with the narrative that “our planet is facing a dire crisis” due to rising temperatures. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Due to this narrative, businesses have been hit with massive amounts of red tape; young people are choosing not to have kids; peop…

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Trump's Campaign Gets Windfall of Cash After Verdict | Facts Matter 8:41

5M ago8:41

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On Thursday evening, when the guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump was announced, the blowback was immediate, and it came in the form of tens of millions of dollars flowing into his campaign coffers—which is exactly why we put together an entire episode outlining the ramifications of the verdict, the huge windfall Trump’s campaign r…

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How 'Green Policies' Are Making It Harder to Fight Wildfires | Facts Matter 11:09

6M ago11:09

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As the world's largest dam removal project is currently underway on the Klamath River, we went to Northern California to speak with a local firefighter and get an idea of what this "green policy" will do to the local wildfire situation. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ S…

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Supreme Court Rules 9–0 in Favor of NRA | Facts Matter 9:27

6M ago9:27

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In a unanimous ruling delivered Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NRA—and in so doing, delivered a major victory to the largest gun rights group in America. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Actually though, the implications of this ruling go far beyond the Second Amendment, and instead, it protects all America…

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Supreme Court Justice Issues a Rare Letter to Congress Leaders About Jan. 6 Case | Facts Matter 10:21

6M ago10:21

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In a rare move within the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito issued a letter to Democrats in Congress Wednesday laying out why he’s not going to be recusing himself from the cases involving either Jan. 6 or the 2020 election. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The reason he had to do so was because there was a multi-pronged me…

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3 Supreme Court Justices Recuse Themselves | Facts Matter 7:03

6M ago7:03

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In a rare move within the U.S. Supreme Court, three justices recused themselves from a case related to the 2020 presidential election. Specifically, all three liberal justices of the court—Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayer, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—recused themselves from a case that was aimed at them. Let’s go through the details together. 🇺🇸 Epoch Ti…

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Weaponization of Water Rights Is Squeezing Farmers Off Their Land | Facts Matter 26:08

6M ago26:08

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In recent years, local governments have begun to use water rights in the name of saving the environment as well as “endangered species.” However, the local farmers and ranchers who depend on the water are getting squeezed out, with their operations heavily impacted and the value of their properties significantly decreased. While on the West Coast, …

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Man Sentenced to Jail for Elaborate Voter Fraud Scheme | Facts Matter 19:27

6M ago19:27

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In California, a man who was a former member of a city council was convicted and sentenced to jail for running an elaborate voter fraud scheme. Specifically, using his deep connections within the local community, this man falsified voter registration documents and pressured people into voting during the 2020 election cycle. However, with this story…

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$80 Million to Install Election Workers at the Local Level | Facts Matter 9:07

6M ago9:07

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There are groups in America working overtime—not to influence who people vote for, but rather to influence how the underlying election system actually operates. To be more specific, I am referring to two separate, big-money operations that are both ready to spend about $80 million each in order to determine how local elections throughout the entire…

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Millions of Americans May Get 2nd Amendment Rights Back | Facts Matter 10:17

6M ago10:17

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that banning all felons from being able to own guns is unconstitutional. This now flings the door wide open for potentially upwards of 20 million people to try and restore their right to keep and bear arms. However, it’s worth mentioning that there is a lot of nuance to this story—and so, let’s go thr…

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Supreme Court Rules 9–0 Against the Pentagon | Facts Matter 8:06

6M ago8:06

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Five days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, and in so doing, expanded the rights of Americans to sue the federal government. Let’s go through the details together. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.o…

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Supreme Court Issues Surprise 7–2 Ruling on Federal Reserve Funding | Facts Matter 8:51

6M ago8:51

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Three days ago, in a split 7–2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory for the administrative state. Specifically, this ruling allows for a certain government agency to continue getting its funding—not from the Treasury, but instead, from the Federal Reserve Bank. In other words, it allows the government to use the Federal Reserve (whi…

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Rise of ‘Scientism’ and the ‘Junk’ Climate Models Used by Government to Take Farmers’ Land | Facts Matter 49:24

6M ago49:24

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Last year, while traveling around the Netherlands and speaking with the farmers getting kicked off their land, we also wanted to answer a fundamental underlying question. The Dutch farmers were getting off their land because the government ostensibly wanted to reduce nitrogen emissions, with the thinking being that if they didn’t reduce emissions, …

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Former Election Official Convicted for Ballot Tampering | Facts Matter 7:38

6M ago7:38

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In Michigan, a woman who was both a county elections official and a former township clerk was convicted of tampering with ballots during the 2020 election cycle. Specifically, during a recount process, she, using her official access, spoiled a batch of ballots in order to make them ineligible to be counted. However, her punishment might surprise yo…

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State Supreme Court Ruled Drop Boxes Are Illegal, but Liberal Justices Poised to Overturn | Facts Matter 8:49

6M ago8:49

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With the upcoming presidential election only 24 weeks away, we’re seeing last-minute efforts to try and change the voting rules across many states. For instance, take the case of Wisconsin. Its state Supreme Court recently flipped from a conservative majority to a liberal majority—and now, as a result, the Wisconsin state Supreme Court is looking p…

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Trump Invokes Long-Lost Executive Power to Gut Administrative State | Facts Matter 15:08

6M ago15:08

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In a campaign speech, former President Donald Trump gave the country a glimpse into the specific method that he’ll use to try and gut the administrative state—if he gets elected again. Essentially, President Trump proposed a new policy centered around a little-known executive power—a power that was used by presidents for over 150 years before being…

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Gold at $4,000 an Ounce? Geopolitics Pushes Gold to New Record Highs | Facts Matter 22:03

6M ago22:03

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With multiple wars raging across the world, federal money printing is leading to inflation that’s eating away at the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. As central banks around the world are in the process of implementing digital currencies, the price of gold has skyrocketed, reaching all-time record highs. And so, in order to get an insider’s loo…

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Personal Carbon Tracking Tied to Digital Money That Can Be Turned Off by AI: The Dangers of Globalist Government | Facts Matter 41:58

6M ago41:58

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Last year, while we were traveling around the world shooting our documentary “No Farmers No Food,” we stopped in the Netherlands to speak with the farmers there. Those farmers were feeling the brunt of the European Union’s goal of “saving the planet.” Because, as a practical matter, the Dutch government’s plan would result in something like 30 to 4…

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Jack Smith Admits to Misleading Judge, Case Forced to Go on Indefinite Hiatus | Facts Matter 9:48

6M ago9:48

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Former President Donald Trump just scored a huge victory in his legal battle against special counsel Jack Smith. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Shortly after President Trump’s home was raided by the FBI, a photo was released to the public by the agency, showing a variety of documents strewn out on the floor. Looking at it, most …

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Exposing the UN’s Secret Plan Fueling the Migrant Crisis | Facts Matter 35:39

6M ago35:39

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Unbeknownst to most people, the United Nations is actively helping and supporting the millions of migrants coming up through Central America and making their way to the United States. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 For those coming to the United States from the huge continent of South America, there are many different paths to t…

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A Supreme Court Rules 7–0, Puts More Restrictions on Police | Facts Matter 11:00

6M ago11:00

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Amid the backdrop of millions of illegal immigrants coming into the United States, as well as a crime wave happening in most major cities—the State Supreme Court of California just handed down a new ruling, saying that both police officers and sheriff’s deputies are no longer allowed to detain people on the street just because those people are tryi…

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After FDA Approval, States Move to Ban Lab-Grown Meat From Sale | Facts Matter 8:52

6M ago8:52

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Aside from the push for people to eat bugs and insects as a viable alternative source of protein, there is actually a second simultaneous push to get people to eat lab-grown meat. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The thinking goes that since the world is ending due to climate change, and since the agricultural sector contributes t…

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Only 0.3 Percent of COVID Vaccine Injury Claims Compensated by US Program | Facts Matter 8:54

6M ago8:54

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Earlier this week, here on Facts Matter, we published an episode detailing how—for the first time—lawyers for AstraZeneca admitted in court documents that its vaccine can cause a rare blood clot disorder in those who got the shot. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This admission was the result of a three-year-long legal battle, wit…

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Ballot Fraud Scheme Caught on Video Leads to Convictions, Jail Time for Former Mayor | Facts Matter 11:02

6M ago11:02

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The former mayor of San Luis, Arizona, pled guilty to ballot fraud and was subsequently sent to jail after she was videotaped illegally collecting and filling out ballots right outside of a polling place during the 2020 election cycle.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 But this story has a bit of a twist—because even more surprising…

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$6.5-Billion ‘Baby Powder-Cancer’ Settlement Proposal Pushed Forward by Johnson and Johnson | Facts Matter 11:36

7M ago11:36

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Headquartered in New Jersey, Johnson and Johnson is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. It’s also one of the handful of companies that made a windfall during the pandemic with their vaccine. In fact, the Janssen shot was making the company upwards of $740 million dollar per quarter—that was, of course, before the shot was pull…

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Vaccine Manufacturer Finally Admits to Stroke Side Effect | Facts Matter 7:01

7M ago7:01

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A legal document has just been made public, in which AstraZeneca admits that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause a deadly blood-clotting condition. Let’s go through what this condition—thrombocytopenia syndrome—actually is, as well as what this admission means to the 51 people suing AstraZeneca for financial compensation. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https:…

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New State-Level Laws Forbid Illegal Immigrants From Crossing State Borders | Facts Matter 10:47

7M ago10:47

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As the Southern Border crisis continues to spiral out of control—with illegal immigrants flooding into America, and with no end in sight—you’re beginning to see individual conservative states take matters into their own hands. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Specifically, while individual states don’t have the authority to admini…

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The Secretive “Emergency Powers” that US Presidents Possess | Facts Matter 10:51

7M ago10:51

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According to newly released White House documents from 2004, it turns out that the George W. Bush administration was conducting a classified review of the president’s secret emergency powers—which they believed granted the president the ability to turn off American passports, as well as to have access to a “kill switch” which could turn off interne…

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Woman Found Guilty of 52 Counts of Voter Fraud, Sentenced to Prison | Facts Matter 12:26

7M ago12:26

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In Iowa, a woman has just been found guilty, and sentenced to prison, for having committed over 50 counts of voter fraud across two separate elections in 2020. Let’s break down what she did, why she did it, and ultimately, how she got caught by the feds. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the hos…

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CDC Publishes Study Showing Vaccine Protection in Kids Nosedives Within Months | Facts Matter 7:26

7M ago7:26

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Last Thursday, without any fanfare and pretty much no coverage by the media, the CDC quietly published a study in its weekly report. Perhaps among the reasons that this study wasn’t given much publicity is because it showed that children who received an original COVID-19 vaccine had little protection against hospitalization just months after gettin…

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Little-Known 9–0 Supreme Court Ruling Was a Big Win for Property Rights | Facts Matter 13:42

7M ago13:42

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The Supreme Court handed a major win for personal property rights across the country, in a decision that essentially went into a media black hole once it was passed. Specifically, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly limited the scope of the Clean Water Act, and in so doing, limited the federal government’s ability to dicta…

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Exposing the UN’s Coral Reef Climate Change Narrative | Facts Matter 27:31

7M ago27:31

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One of the many supposed dangers of anthropogenic climate change that we have been warned about for decades is the deadly threat that it poses to coral reefs. However, unbeknownst to most people, the Great Barrier Reef had the highest coral cover on record in the year 2022. And so today, we spoke with coral reef expert Peter Ridd in order to separa…

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Political Operative Arrested Over Mail-In Ballot Fraud Scheme | Facts Matter 12:45

7M ago12:45

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In New Jersey, a political operative has been arrested on felony mail-in ballot fraud charges stemming from the operations that he’s been running for years in Atlantic City. The details of the case and these operations are fascinating. Let’s go through them together. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinio…

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