Attorney Rudy Blanco reports LIVE from D.C.
01-19-2025 Trump & Vance at Arlington Cemetery
01-19-2025 Trump & Vance at Arlington Cemetery
01-19-2025 Trump & Vance at Arlington Cemetery
01-19-2025 Trump & Vance at Arlington Cemetery
01-19-2025 Trump & Vance at Arlington Cemetery
01-19-2025 Trump holds 'victory rally' in D.C. one day before his inauguration
17:11 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Above chart saved Trump's life. He turned to discuss it, avoiding the bullet that then, only grazed his ear...
18:41 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Trump discusses the gangs responsible for straining United States resources because of the criminal activity... Tren de Aragua... a video is shown that explains America is being Invaded, occupied, complexes taken over by criminals! Victims are called by name
25:20 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Elon Musk and his son X join Donald J. Trump on the stage
25:20 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Elon Musk and his son X join Donald J. Trump on the stage
25:20 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Elon Musk and his son X join Donald J. Trump on the stage
25:20 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Elon Musk and his son X join Donald J. Trump on the stage
25:20 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Elon Musk and his son X join Donald J. Trump on the stage
31:45 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Donald J. Trump tells the MAGA Patriots that WOKE ideals will be eliminated in the Military and shows a video of how the Military used to train soldiers... Let's look at then...
31:45 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Donald J. Trump tells the MAGA Patriots that WOKE ideals will be eliminated in the Military and shows a video of how the Military used to train soldiers... Let's look at then...
Vs. during the four years of the Biden/Harris Administration
31:45 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
31:45 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
The video ends with the MAGA movement:
45:10 on the dial VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwzrDpO7UE
Trump mentions the number of microphones that have been installed behind him saying a special treat will be provided at the end of his speech
The video link above does not include the finale, which was simply magnificent... Click on the video below @ 03:58:00 on the dial
Trump welcomes on the stage the group that will perform YMCA!
Ladies & Gentlemen, the 47th President of the USA's famous dance... Well MAGA also stands for: Trump Making America Happy... Healthy... and Hopeful Again! God Bless Trump!
Will send more tomorrow Hope... LIVE from Washington, D.C.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he plans to uphold the divest-or-ban law on TikTok as the Chinese-owned social media platform went dark on Saturday evening.
On Sunday, Johnson spoke to NBC News’ “Meet the Press” and weighed in on TikTok’s decision as well as comments made by incoming President-elect Donald Trump that he would issue an executive order on the matter quickly after taking office on Monday.
“No, I think we will enforce the law,” Johnson told the outlet, responding to a question about the message Trump would send if he pauses the ban. “And when President Trump issued the Truth post and said save TikTok, the way we read that is that he’s going to try to force along a true divestiture, changing of hands, the ownership.”
Last year, members of Congress passed the ban on TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, over concerns that the platform is collecting sensitive data and information on Americans. The law required that ByteDance, which has long had an internal Chinese Communist Party committee with its own secretary, divest from TikTok within 270 days of the law being passed, which was Jan. 19.
“It’s not the platform that members of Congress are concerned about,” Johnson told the outlet. “It’s the Chinese Communist Party, and their manipulation of the algorithms.”
Those algorithms, he said, have been “flooding the minds of American children with terrible messages, glorifying violence, and anti-Semitism, and even suicide and eating disorders,” describing it as a “very dangerous thing.”
Last week, the White House’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in a statement that how the United States will handle the TikTok ban is now up to Trump, who wrote early Sunday morning “SAVE TIKTOK” on his own social media platform, Truth Social.
Also early Sunday, the president-elect that he would issue an executive order upon taking office Monday that will “extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security.” Ultimately, according to Trump, he would back a “a joint venture between the current owners” and any “new owners, whereby” the United States gets 50 percent ownership “with another partner.” He did not specifically say whether that would include ByteDance.
In his first administration, Trump had called for the ban on TikTok because of the risk it poses to Americans’ privacy and national security but has recently changed his tune. Trump has credited the app for helping him win the 2024 election.
During the 270-day period it was given to divest from TikTok, ByteDance held firm against divestment. Lawyers for the company argued before the Supreme Court, which ultimately upheld Congress’s ban on the app last week, that the law violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The high court’s ruling upheld lower court rulings that allowed the ban to go through.
At oral arguments on Jan. 10, TikTok’s lawyer, Noel Francisco, told the justices that TikTok would “go dark” in the United States if the company did not prevail in its challenge to the law.
In oral arguments this month, Francisco said the app is one of the most popular speech platforms for Americans and said it would essentially shut down on Jan. 19 without divestiture.
Also, Francisco said that the real target of the law “is the speech itself ... this fear that Americans, even if fully informed, could be persuaded by Chinese misinformation. That, however, is a decision that the First Amendment leaves to the people.”
However, the justices were not swayed and upheld the ban unanimously. They agreed that the law is intended to block attempts by the Chinese Communist Party to collect intelligence on Americans.
On Saturday evening, TikTok voluntarily shut down its platform, hours before the law took effect. The law stipulates that ByteDance must divest from TikTok or be cut off from app stores inside the United States. It does not preclude users from having it on their devices.
But on Sunday afternoon, TikTok said in a statement that it would return back online in response to comments that Trump had made. The social media app and its website were online as of Sunday at around 12 p.m. ET.
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President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 19 that he is asking tech companies to keep social media platform TikTok online and would sign an executive order postponing the federal ban of the social media website in the United States.
“I’m asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security.”
Trump’s announcement was made as millions of U.S. users found they could no longer access the TikTok app or platform.
After the president-elect’s post, TikTok announced it had restored access in the United States. The platform is available again to U.S.-based users.
The platform previously became unavailable in the United States on the night of Jan. 18, before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect. The law requires TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell its U.S. operation to an approved buyer by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the United States,” a message on the app stated on Jan. 18.
“Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned.”
Both Google and Apple removed the app from their digital marketplaces to comply with the federal law.
On Jan. 19, the Apple App Store posted a statement about the ongoing ban, indicating that both TikTok and all apps from parent company ByteDance are no longer available in the United States, leaving domestic users with limited access to features.
“Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates. Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries ... will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting Jan. 19, 2025,” the statement reads.
Apple said the affected apps include TikTok, TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop Seller Center, CapCut, Lemon8, Hypic, Lark-Team Collaboration, Lark-Rooms Display, Lark Rooms Controller, Gauth: AI Study Companion, and Marvel Snap.
Trump said on Jan. 19 that there would be no liability for any companies that help keep TikTok online before he issued his executive order.
“Americans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” Trump said.
Trump indicated that he would like the United States to take an ownership position in a joint venture with the social media company. He said the joint venture could be between the current owners, new owners, or both. The country would get a 50 percent stake in the joint venture “set up between the U.S. and whichever purchase we so choose.”
“By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands, and allow it to stay up,” Trump stated. “Without U.S. approval, there is no TikTok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars—maybe trillions.”
The law banning TikTok absent an approved sale gives the sitting president authority to grant the company a 90-day extension if a viable sale is in the works. Multiple investors have made offers, but ByteDance previously indicated it would not sell.
Congress passed a law requiring ByteDance to cut ties with TikTok’s U.S. operations by Jan. 19 absent an approved sale to a new parent company. Lawmakers are concerned about the app’s connections to the Chinese Communist Party, citing national security risks. President Joe Biden quickly signed the bill into law after it passed with wide bipartisan support in April 2024. While TikTok and ByteDance sued, challenging the law for alleged First Amendment violations, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law on Jan. 17.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A Florida jury ruled that CNN defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young in a 2021 story about rescuing endangered Afghans after the Taliban takeover. Young claimed the report damaged his reputation and business. He was awarded $5 million, with an additional undisclosed settlement for punitive damages.
REUTERS: CNN settles with US Navy Veteran after $5 million defamation verdict
Jan 17 (Reuters) - CNN reached a settlement on Friday with a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021, a judge said on Friday, hours after a jury found the TV news outlet liable for defaming him.
The six-person jury decided CNN had to pay damages totaling $5 million. The settlement will avert a second phase of the trial that would have determined any punitive damages. The verdict followed a two-week trial in Panama City, Florida, state court.
Circuit Judge William Henry did not provide details of the deal in announcing the settlement in open court.
Plaintiff Zachary Young sued CNN in 2022, accusing the Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab unit of destroying his reputation in a segment on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” by branding him as a profiteer who exploited desperate Afghans by charging exorbitant fees.
CNN stood by its story and denied defaming Young, though the network said in March 2022 that it regretted using the term “black market” to describe Young’s work.
A CNN representative said the network remains proud of its journalists but "will of course take what useful lessons we can from this case." The representative declined to offer details of the deal.
Young's lawyer Vel Freedman said in a statement that he was very pleased to clear Young's name, obtain punitive damages and settle the case.
Young, wearing a dark suit and blue tie, smiled as Henry thanked the lawyers for their work before dismissing them.
The case stems from Young’s work as a security consultant helping corporations and charities extract people from Afghanistan after the Taliban swiftly took back control following the chaotic U.S. withdrawal.
In a segment on The Lead, CNN said “desperate Afghans” trying to escape the country were being “exploited” with “exorbitant” and “impossible” fees charged for evacuations.
The segment turned to focus on Young, displaying his name and photo next to a chyron saying evacuees faced a perilous “black market.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Jan. 19 that Hamas had released three female hostages amid a fragile cease-fire deal that went into effect early on Jan. 19.
The women released are British Israeli hostage Emily Damari and Israeli hostages Doron Steinbrecher and Romi Gonen.
The Red Cross had earlier confirmed that the three hostages had been transferred to them and were on their way toward the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) in the Gaza Strip.
Edgar Allan Poe, Master of the Macabre, is Born?
On January 19th, 1809, the legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for his contributions to the mystery, horror, and detective genres, Poe’s works continue to captivate readers worldwide. His life, though marked by tragedy, produced a literary legacy that remains unparalleled, influencing countless writers and shaping the Gothic tradition.
Poe’s life was fraught with hardship from the beginning. Orphaned by the age of three, he was taken in by John and Frances Allan but never formally adopted. His relationship with his foster father was strained, leading to financial difficulties and a sense of alienation that would permeate his life and works. Despite these challenges, Poe’s intellect and creativity flourished. He attended the University of Virginia but left due to debts and soon enlisted in the army, where he began to publish his early poetry.
In 1835, Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, a union that brought him stability but also profound sorrow as her health declined. During this period, Poe penned some of his most famous works, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and Annabel Lee. His tales of psychological torment, death, and the supernatural revolutionized the short story form and established him as a master of the macabre.
Edgar Allan Poe’s influence extends far beyond his chilling tales of horror. He is credited with creating the modern detective story, beginning with “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” This genre-defining work introduced the concept of a brilliant detective solving a seemingly unsolvable crime through logic and deduction, a template that inspired characters like Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.
Additionally, Poe’s mastery of language and ability to evoke profound emotion set him apart. His exploration of the human psyche—delving into themes of madness, obsession, and despair—resonated deeply with readers. His use of symbolism, rhythmic prose, and dark imagery has made his poetry and prose timeless examples of Gothic literature.
Though Poe died in 1849 at the young age of 40, his impact on literature endures. His works have inspired generations of writers, filmmakers, and artists. The annual Edgar Awards, named in his honor, celebrate achievements in mystery and crime writing. His tales continue to be adapted into films, plays, and modern retellings, proving their enduring appeal.
Poe’s influence extends beyond the arts. His exploration of the darker aspects of the human condition challenges readers to confront fear, mortality, and the unknown. His works serve as a reminder of the power of storytelling to both disturb and enlighten, bridging the gap between entertainment and profound insight.
In celebrating Poe’s birth, we acknowledge not just the man, but the enduring spirit of creativity and innovation he represents. More than two centuries later, his stories remain as haunting and relevant as ever, cementing his place as one of history’s most significant literary figures.
The Apple Lisa: A Pioneering Moment in Computing History
On January 19th, 1983, Apple Inc. introduced the Apple Lisa, a revolutionary personal computer that transformed the way people interacted with technology. At a time when computing was largely command-line driven, the Lisa was the first commercial computer to feature a graphical user interface (GUI). This innovation made computing more intuitive and accessible, setting the stage for countless advancements in the tech world.
The Birth of a Revolution
The Apple Lisa was a product of visionary thinking by Apple engineers and executives, particularly Steve Jobs. The idea behind the Lisa was to create a computer that was easy to use for non-technical individuals. Apple’s team drew inspiration from research conducted at Xerox PARC, where the concepts of a mouse, windows, and icons were first demonstrated. By incorporating these features, the Lisa provided users with an unprecedented way to interact with their machines. It wasn’t just a computer; it was a reimagining of what computers could be.
In addition to its GUI, the Lisa introduced several advanced features for its time. It included a Motorola 68000 microprocessor, an innovative multitasking operating system, and support for a mouse-driven pointer. These features positioned the Lisa as a sophisticated machine, albeit one that came with a hefty price tag of $9,995.
While the Apple Lisa was not a commercial success—selling only around 100,000 units—its historical significance cannot be overstated. It served as a proof of concept for ideas that would later shape the industry. The Lisa’s GUI, in particular, would become the foundation for future Apple products, including the Macintosh, which launched a year later in 1984. Unlike the Lisa, the Macintosh achieved widespread popularity and introduced the concept of user-friendly computing to the masses.
Today, the Apple Lisa’s legacy lives on in virtually every computer, smartphone, and tablet. The GUI that it popularized has become the standard interface for modern devices, making technology accessible to billions of people worldwide. From dragging and dropping files to clicking icons, the user experience that the Lisa pioneered is now second nature.
Beyond its technical contributions, the Lisa’s development marked a turning point in the history of tech companies investing heavily in research and development. It demonstrated the value of thinking beyond immediate market trends to create products that could shape the future. This long-term vision is a hallmark of many successful tech companies today.
The Apple Lisa may not have achieved commercial success, but it was a groundbreaking machine that paved the way for the user-friendly technology we rely on today. Its introduction on January 19th, 1983, marked the dawn of a new era in computing, one where machines were designed with people in mind. The lessons learned from the Lisa’s development continue to influence Apple and the broader tech industry, reminding us that bold ideas can change the world.
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