Trip Advisor advises these spots if you’re traveling to New Mexico.
Sandia Peak Tramway
Ride to new heights on North America’s longest aerial tram ride. Sandia Peak Tram takes visitors 2.7 miles or 10,378 ft up the Sandia Mountains. Breath in the fresh mountain air and enjoy breathtaking views of over 11,000 square miles of New Mexico.
White Sands National Park
Visitors to this endless waterless sea can enjoy driving, hiking, visiting a museum and sledding down the huge dunes.
Meow Wolf Santa
The original permanent Meow Wolf exhibition, House of Eternal Return, is a monumental achievement in DIY world creation and collaboration, featuring over 70 rooms made by local and community artists. House of Eternal Return is an unique & immersive art installation with multimedia elements and a mysterious narrative throughout.
Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument is 50 square miles of the Pajarito Plateau, on the slopes of the Jemez Volcanic field in the Jemez Mountains. Over 70% of the Monument is Wilderness, with over 1 mile elevation change, from about 5000′ along the Rio Grande to over 10,000′ at the rim of the Valles Caldera, providing for a wide range of life zones and wildlife habitat. There are only 3 miles of road, but over 70 miles of hiking trails. The Monument, founded in 1916, protects Ancestral Pueblo archeological sites, a beautiful landscape, and the country’s largest Civilian Conservation Corps National Landmark District.
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
SOURCE: TRIPADVISOR.COM
Sew Colorful 
Morning All!
it’s only 50* here this morning but sunny so far. I don’t see any damage from the strong storms that ripped thru here last evening, but we’ll make a trip down the driveway later this morning to make sure no trees came down there. Hubby has a doc appt later in the week and we don’t need surprises.
I brought the feeders in earlier last night because of the rains and wind. this morning hummers landed on the feeder as i was hanging it up…lol and there was a waiting line of female grosbeaks and orioles waiting for the jelly.
see what today brings…
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Good Morning, Pat!
I have visited New Mexico, and I loved it! Sandia means watermelon in Spanish 🍉
House finally cooled down, and a very pleasant 55* outside this morning.
Ongoing prayers for you and your mom 🙏
Hope you see something interesting in your trip down the driveway 👍
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Good Morning Gina!
thanks for the Spanish lesson! LOL
thanks for the prayers, I appreciate them!
I hope we DON’T see anything down the driveway…we’ve had more than enough trees blocking the driveway lately!
May God Bless you!!
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Morning, Pat! Glad you survived the storms and wind. 56 here this morning and sunny.
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Morning Filly!
the power flickered and the internet went out for a while, but nothing too long. it did pour though.
it’s turned gloomy and overcast here, but hubby says no rain coming.
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Ah yes – thunderstorms….getting a respite here these days.
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Barron’s new look
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June 15, 2026 07:51
JUST IN: President Trump announces MASSIVE Trump rally at the Lincoln Memorial on July 4, after the June 24 America 250 concert
Trump will be launching the LARGEST fireworks show in HISTORY at the end of it
LFG! It’s going to be massive! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f525.svg
“We will have none of those people that put you to sleep and constantly complain!” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f923.svg
“Starting at 7 P.M. EST, this HUGE Celebration will honor our Country’s People, Spirit, Strength, Resolve, and Triumphs. With the backdrop of the Lincoln Memorial and surrounding the beautifully new Reflecting Pool, more than 300 Members of our strong and talented Military Bands, Orchestras, and Ceremonial Units, will perform Patriotic Melodies and American Classics, and my Playlist (We will have none of those people that put you to sleep and constantly complain!), as we celebrate our Country, and Rally into the next 250 years. This ensemble will be the largest formation of Joint Military Music and Ceremonial performances in History.”
“There will be incredible Flyovers and Airshows featuring our Top Military Pilots and Equipment, and I will deliver keynote remarks that you will not want to miss.”
“To conclude the program, and commemorate this Historic Occasion, I will be launching, what will be, the LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY, right here in our Nation’s Capital. Do not miss it. See you on JULY 4th in Washington, D.C. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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June 15, 2026 07:52
WOW! At 3AM President Trump BOARDS Air Force One for France, after UFC ended around 1AM
This man is a WORKHORSE
He just turned 80 and is showing the world he works like he’s 40!
Have a safe flight Mr. President
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Just The News: “Fake photos allegedly showing President Donald Trump meeting “mysterious” figures at the White House went viral on social media and resulted in wild conspiracy theories on Sunday.
According to community notes on the social platform X, the photos were generated with OpenAI’s image creation tools. OpenAI owns ChatGPT.
Some users commenting on the photos seemed to think they were real, asking others if they knew their names.”
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THIS is the problem with ai.
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Yep – I want nothing to do with it in any way, shape or form!!!
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me neither!
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EXCERPT: “Last week in Frisco, Texas, 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. No one in the jury believed his claim of self-defense and instead found that Anthony provoked a confrontation with student Austin Metcalf by going into his school’s tent during a track meet, taunting the students there, refusing to leave despite repeated requests, and finally plunging a knife into Austin’s heart after being nudged.
It remains a mystery why exactly Anthony did this, which might explain why so many people even entertained his claim of self-defense. But the facts of the case show that Anthony apparently had no other reason to kill Metcalf than pure malice and aggression.
One could go further and ask why Anthony harbored these violent impulses in the first place. He lived in Frisco, an affluent, family-friendly suburb with good schools. He had two parents at home to take care of him. He played sports and had plenty of friends. He was a month away from graduating and could have done anything. So why throw it away?
In the absence of evidence, it is anyone’s guess. Perhaps Anthony’s supporters are right in assuming he was somehow bullied and held back by a racist system. Or perhaps Anthony was radicalized by toxic internet content that encouraged him to kill a white person. Or perhaps he was suffering from some unknown mental illness or emotional trauma.
Or, most likely, perhaps Anthony was a willful, irresponsible youth who was never seriously disciplined or corrected at school or at home, and therefore felt entitled to hurt and even kill people because he felt like it.
I have taught in this area of North Texas for several years and have encountered many students like Anthony. They terrorize their classes, do little work, and misbehave constantly. Yet they are never corrected or held back because they are black.
Like most districts in Texas, Frisco Independent School District has a two-tiered system of discipline. While nonblack students who misbehave are given the consequences of detention, suspension, or mandatory time at the Discipline Alternative Education Program, black students rarely experience any of this…..”
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/15/frisco-schools-create-dozens-of-karmelo-anthonys-by-refusing-to-discipline-black-students/
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two tiers…doesn’t make them better. lessen the expectations and they won’t rise to any occasion.
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Exactly! They’re being taught that it is an admirable trait, FFS!!!
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yup…above the law
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small dragons? so no on the BIG ones then?
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LOL
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Yes, I have done this!!!
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Charlotte99
June 15, 2026 8:38 am
In Tampa, Florida, Muslims attacked a Christian preacher because they were very angry that he was preaching the Bible in “their area.” They really think they own the place.
https://nitter.poast.org/realMaalouf/status/2066248405475619237#m
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LOLOLOL
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Charlotte99
June 15, 2026 9:14 am
Mozambique Bishop Osório Citora Afonso was killed after gunmen entered his residence and opened fire weeks after he warned that Christians were being killed by Islamist insurgents
https://nitter.poast.org/ImtiazMadmood/status/2066272580336574770#m
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EXCERPT: “Concern is mounting that Chicago taxpayers could be left holding the bag if the Obama Presidential Center runs into financial trouble, as the Obama Foundation has yet to establish the promised $470 million safety net designed to guard against a public bailout.
The scrutiny comes as a Fox News investigation reveals multiple contractors and subcontractors claiming losses ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions on the project. Some allege they remain locked in payment disputes and face financial ruin just days before the center’s grand opening.
Under its agreement with the city, the Obama Foundation pledged to create the fund, known as an endowment, as part of its 99-year deal to take control of the publicly owned 19.3-acre section of Jackson Park for a one-time payment of just $10.
The purpose of the fund was to ensure taxpayers would not be forced to bail out the project if financial problems emerged in the future.
But despite years of fundraising and an estimated $850 million project cost, reports indicate that only about $1 million has been deposited into the promised reserve fund…..”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/taxpayers-hook-obama-centers-promised-470-million-safety/
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betcha valerie jarrets’ salary is fully funded somehow…she’s getting what? half a million a year while the center is asking for VOLUNTEERS to work inside…
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Of course!
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Wow! Not even one survivor!!!
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that’s awful!
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Who knows if anything would have been different with a co-pilot…..?
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I do not understand this even a smidgeon! I can’t help but think that somewhere, along the chain of complicated communications/interpretations, if just ONE theory is off…..well, then…..🙄😏😖😟😵
🕰️ Humanity Just Built Nuclear Clocks
Scientists have successfully created the first clocks based on atomic nuclei. Not atoms. Their nuclei. Researchers say these clocks could eventually outperform today’s best atomic clocks and may even help search for dark matter. Imagine building a clock so precise that it helps answer questions about the invisible structure of the universe.
Meanwhile, I still occasionally forget what day it is.”
🔗 Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nuclear-clock-atomic-nucleus-first
🌌 The Sky Is Putting On A Free Planetarium Show
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are currently gathering in the evening sky.
Then the crescent Moon joins the party. Add noctilucent clouds, airglow and perpetual twilight, and the next few evenings could produce some spectacular sky watching. The universe occasionally reminds us that the best special effects are free.
🍄 Scientists Find The Mushroom That Shouldn’t Exist
Researchers sequenced a mushroom famous for causing visions of tiny people. No, really. An astonishing 96% of people who became ill after eating it reported seeing miniature humans.
The weird part? The mushroom contains none of the known psychedelic compounds. Apparently nature invented a completely different way to break reality.
🔗 Source: https://psychedelics.co.uk/news/a-mushroom-genus-that-gets-people-high-but-not-the
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not sure whether to trust this or not…but obummer left office in 2017–so he was running that shadow gov’t a lot longer
Charlotte99
June 15, 2026 9:33 am
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WAIT!!! THERES MORE!!!
THE OBAMA FILES ARE WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT. His lawyers didn’t show up to negotiate. They showed up to BEG. Here’s what Bondi’s team found inside the Tehran servers under Obama’s codename — RENEGADE:
— 14 wire transfers to a Swiss account linked to Hezbollah between 2014-2016. Total: $1.7 billion. The same $1.7 billion he told Congress was “frozen Iranian assets.”
— A signed directive authorizing the CIA to stand down during the Benghazi attack. Not typed. HANDWRITTEN.
— Communications with Epstein’s handler, dated March 2015, discussing “the island arrangement” and “the Chicago package.”
— A backchannel to Tehran through Valerie Jarrett, active from 2012 to 2024.
Yes. 2024. Two years AFTER he left office. He didn’t just betray America. He was running a shadow government from his basement in D.C. while pretending to be retired.
His lawyers are now offering FULL COOPERATION in exchange for immunity. Trump said no. No deals. No mercy. No escape. The man who divided America for 8 years is about to face the America he tried to destroy. And she’s awake.
https://nitter.net/QuantumGuard17/status/2066192534213382500#m
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🌪️ Tornadoes Everywhere
At least eleven tornadoes touched down across Illinois and Indiana. Two reached EF3 strength. Homes were destroyed. Buildings damaged. Communities disrupted.
Nature occasionally reminds us that air itself can become a weapon.
🔗 Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-7-tornadoes-touched-down-in-illinois-indiana-this-week-nws-says/3948338/
🤖 OpenAI’s Subscription Problem
A report suggests a fully utilized $200 ChatGPT subscription could theoretically cost OpenAI around $14,000. Why? Because AI agents performing complex tasks can consume up to 1,000 times more computing resources than ordinary prompts.
This raises an interesting question: If AI agents become everyone’s digital assistants…Who exactly pays the electricity bill?
🔗 Source: https://www.techspot.com/news/112759-openai-anthropic-cant-afford-have-everyone-use-ai.html
💻 The Sound Of The Future
People living near data centers are posting recordings of a constant mechanical hum that never stops.
Twenty-four hours a day. Seven days a week. Some compare it to living next to an industrial air conditioner. Others say it sounds like being trapped inside science fiction. Johnny Silverhand would probably have opinions.
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📸 Internet Archaeology
Someone rediscovered a Google advertisement from 1999. It simply promoted a search engine.
No AI. No chatbots. No subscriptions. No agents. No surveillance capitalism. Just: “Here’s a website that helps you search the internet.”
Simpler times.”
🏆 Best Story Of The Day
🌊 Man Finds Tiny Crack In River. Immediately Climbs Inside.
A video shows a man entering a tiny opening in a flowing river, disappearing completely and emerging elsewhere.
The first question: How did he know where it goes? The second question: Why?
“Not doing this” was absolutely an available option. Human curiosity remains our greatest strength and our leading cause of completely unnecessary situations.”
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he’s got guts that’s for sure!
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Those first few times he ducked his head in, he must have been checking it out to make sure there was a way out.
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I would have been afraid i was going to drown. if there was a crack, why wasn’t water flowing in there and draining the water from the river?
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You didn’t watch the video til the end, did you? It comes out down below on the left. And it’s clear that he’s done it before – this wasn’t the first time.
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i am not find of water i admit.
still that first time…that’s gutsy.
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considering what she stole FROM OUR HOUSE, she has a lot of nerve
Tom Fitton
@TomFitton
Woman who stole White House furniture has something to say about “our house.”
Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
Jun 14
Remember, during today’s literal cage match on the White House grounds: No matter what, it’s not his house. It’s our house. Get a hat, coaster, or sticker to support groups and candidates who will
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“Crowds flock to see rare apple at New Zealand grocery store, and I can see why”
Not The Bee, Harriet Rig, June 14, 2026
“A one-in-a-million apple that’s half red and half yellow has become a local celebrity at the Sunshine Corner Market in Christchurch, New Zealand, after it came in a random delivery last month.
The store’s owner, Heather, told the New Zealand Herald,
Sunshine Corner Market/Facebook
And no, that’s not AI, that’s actually a perfectly halved red and yellow apple known as a chimera apple. Chimera apples are caused by rare gene mutations that cause one apple to form from two different genetic backgrounds, resulting in a really cool half-and-half variety.
It’s also not genetically engineered, but a naturally occurring mutation, even though it does look pretty unnatural.
The store owner said that the apple has created quite a stir in their community, with people stopping by just to catch a glimpse of the rare fruit. Some people have even asked to rub the apple for luck.
She went on to tell the New Zealand Herald,
The apple is approaching the end of its shelf life, and the store hasn’t yet decided if they want to preserve the fruit to keep it on display or cut it open to look inside.
I vote to cut it up and sell it by the slice.”
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that’s amazing!
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OMG I LOVE THAT FIRST ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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if that is their belief…all muzzies must be coated with bacon fat before they are placed in prison.
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Works for me! But I’d prefer they hang, personally!
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I can identify with that one^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^LOLOLOLOLOL
and bring pizza? EXCELLENT!
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SPIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sudstitooths?????? PERFECT!!!
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IKR???
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shared some!
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Share away!
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thank you for bringing great stuff!
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It gives me something to do at least! LOL – and makes me chuckle, which I can use these days!
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me too!
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“Obama Was the Target”
Clandestine, Jun 15, 2026
“Obviously, I have not seen Trump’s new Iran deal, but here is what I can guarantee you:
We will be taking the uranium, and confirming the origin.
Obama was the target of this operation. This entire conflict was about neutralizing a rogue nuclear threat, that the Obama admin created via the JCPOA, which paved the way for Iran to build nuclear weapons.
Obama offshored US nuclear capabilities, and put it in the hands of the Deep State families, via their proxies like Iran.
That’s what you are witnessing. All of this is about the Obama administration and their Deep State handlers. Iran was just a pawn in a much bigger game of chess.
All of this is about destroying the rogue global WMD network created by the Obama administration. Trump has been telling us the entire time.”
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June 15, 1215: King John Signs The Magna Carta
“The Magna Carta, also known as the Great Charter, is a document signed by King John of England on June 15, 1215, that established the principle that the king and his government were not above the law, laying the foundation for individual rights in English law. It aimed to limit royal authority and protect the rights of the barons and, by extension, all free men.
The Magna Carta is significant to the USA because it established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law, which influenced the development of the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. Its ideals, such as the right to a fair trial and protection against unlawful detention, are reflected in American legal principles.
Significance of the Magna Carta to the USA
The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, is a foundational document that has had a profound impact on the development of American legal principles and governance. Its significance can be summarized in several key areas:
Rule of Law
Historical Context
Colonial Legacy: As American colonists faced oppression from British rule, they drew upon the ideals of Magna Carta to justify their demands for rights and liberties. This connection was evident in documents like the Declaration of Independence and various state constitutions.
Lasting Impact
Ongoing Relevance: Magna Carta continues to inspire legal thought and reform. Its principles are invoked in discussions about justice, individual rights, and government accountability, demonstrating its enduring legacy in American society.”
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seriously killing someone for a tobacco product? WTH?
no self control, no drive to better themselves. just gimme cuz i want it.
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Just The News: “Iran’s national soccer team arrived in the United States on Sunday ahead of its World Cup opener against New Zealand amid talks of an agreement between Washington and Tehran that would end the current war.
The team landed in Los Angeles on Sunday, welcomed by demonstrators near their hotel carrying Iran’s former Lion and Sun flag as well as U.S. and Israeli flags. Its team is currently based in Tijuana, Mexico, after plans to hold camp in Arizona were canceled. Strict visa rules only allow the squad to be on American soil for 48 hours, requiring them to go back to Mexico after each match.
Questions about whether Iran would be able to travel to the tournament emerged following the start of U.S.- and Israeli-led strikes on Iran, raising concerns over logistics, security, and international travel. It will be the first time in FIFA’s nearly 100-year history that a host country is in active conflict with a participant in the tournament.
The match between Iran and New Zealand is scheduled for 9 P.M. ET Monday at SoFi Stadium (renamed Los Angeles Stadium by FIFA). The Islamic Republic will return to Los Angeles to play Belgium on Sunday, June 21, and will travel to Seattle to take on Egypt on Friday, June 26.
A possible path for the United States and Iran to face each other exists and is very possible. If both the U.S. (Group D) and Iran (Group G) finish as runners-up in their respective groups, then they would face each other in the round of 32 on July 3 in Dallas, Texas.”
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this does not interest me at all…you?
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Nope – never did GAS about soccer.
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hubby was on the high school soccer team and he don’t GAS either…LOL
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Hmmmmm…….H/T Rodney
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EXCLUSIVE: Chuck Schumer’s Senate Majority PAC Gives $1.9 Million To Radical Left Consulting Firm Run By Judge Merchan’s Daughter -Democrats Pay Get Trumpers Well
Laura Loomer, Jun 15, 2026
EXCERPT: “Democrats really do pay their “Get Trumpers” well. FEC filings show Chuck Schumer’s Senate Majority PAC has paid Authentic Campaigns $1.9 million since 2025. Authentic Campaigns is a radical left political consulting firm run by Judge Merchan’s daughter, Loren Merchan, and Democrat political operative Mike Nellis. Judge Juan Merchan oversaw President Trump’s New York City trial, where Alvin Bragg essentially used a rigged Manhattan jury pool to “convict” President Trump in an effort to send him to prison so he couldn’t become President of the United States again.
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According to the disbursements, Senate Majority PAC has paid $1.9 million to Authentic Campaigns for consulting, list acquisition, and web hosting. The FEC filing that documents the Senate Majority PAC payment to Authentic Campaigns for web hosting is significant because it suggests Judge Merchan’s daughter and Mike Nellis’s firm are running Chuck Schumer’s PAC website. This would make Mike Nellis and Loren Merchan some of Schumer’s top advisors.
Mike Nellis has taken a special interest in the Ohio Senate race, recently sharing an ad that smears Brown’s Trump-backed opponent as a Jeffrey Epstein enabler. On May 8th, Nellis posted the ad with the following caption:
On May 5th, Chuck Schumer’s Senate Majority PAC released a press statement announcing the PAC was planning on dumping $40 million into the Ohio Senate race to help Democrats take back the seat Sherrod Brown lost in 2024. It’s hard to believe any of this timing is a coincidence……”
https://lauraloomer.substack.com/p/exclusive-chuck-schumers-senate-majority
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Buzz Patterson
@BuzzPatterson
@HillaryClinton
Ma’am, I was the Air Force Lt. Colonel who carried the nuclear football for your husband inside that “people’s house” you’re suddenly so precious about. I saw it all up close for two years.
While Bill was getting blow jobs in the Oval Office from an intern and groping female Air Force enlisted crew on Air Force One, you and your staff treated the military with open disdain, like we were the help, not the men and women sworn to protect this nation. The disrespect for anything non-Clinton was palpable.
You lecture about “respect for the institution” while your husband lost the nuclear codes and shrugged it off.
And when you finally slinked out in 2001? You and your crew trashed the place—vandalism, theft, glue in drawers, obscene messages, stolen property, and filth left behind for the next administration. The GAO confirmed it. Classy exit from the “people’s house.”
The White House belongs to the American people, not your grifting dynasty. They just elected a fighter who actually respects the military and the office. Keep ripping off poor kids in Haiti, selling your merch and clutching pearls.
Sit down, bitch. The adults are back in charge.
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Good night, Pat!
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Good night Filly!
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Good Night All!
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