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Is the Deep State real?

In a New York Times Op-Ed, an anonymous writer, claiming to be inside the Trump administration, acknowledged the existence of a deep state and essentially confessed to sedition. Is it real? You decide after watching this short 6-minute video.

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President Trump’s booming economy accelerates

Click here: U.S. job openings climb to record 6.9 million. More workers quitting old jobs for better pay at new ones
Click here: Small business optimism surges to highest level ever, topping previous record under Reagan
Click here: Booming US economy led to record summer travel

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Email shows Google tried to help elect Hillary Clinton through “Silent Donation” of skewed search results

An email reveals that a senior Google employee deployed the company’s resources to increase voter turnout in ways she believed would help Clinton win the election. She called it a “Silent Donation” to Hillary.

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What Is Net Neutrality?

For months, it seemed nearly every media figure was in hysterics over the impending repeal of net neutrality. Then, net neutrality was repealed… and nothing much changed. So what exactly is net neutrality, and why do so many people have such strong opinions about something they don’t understand? Jon Gabriel, editor-in-chief of Ricochet.com cuts through the hysteria to bring you the facts in this short 5-minute video.

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CNBC: Economy adds more jobs than expected in August, and wage growth hits post-recession high

Click here: President Trump’s economy continues to exceed expectations. Payrolls grew by 201,000 in August. Well above what economists expected for August (191,000 increase). Average hourly earnings also jumped by 2.9 percent, above the 2.7 percent increase economists expected.
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Report: More than 90 percent of political donations by Google employees went to Democrats.

Click here: A study released today shows that more than 90 percent of political donations by Google employees went to Democrats. The news only amplifies fears that everything we read, see, and hear is being controlled by tech industry employees with a left-wing political bent.

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NBC & CBS News: Democrats Plotted to Disrupt Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearing

Click here: Democratic senators opened Kavanaugh confirmation hearing with a protest plan that was coordinated and agreed to over the weekend, people familiar with the planning tell @NBCPolitics. — NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 4, 2018

CBS News’ Nancy Cordes reports that a source familiar with the discussions confirms that Sen. Schumer held a conference call with Judiciary Committee democrats over the Labor Day weekend to discuss the strategy they are now deploying in a coordinated manner, interrupting the start of the hearing to call – one after the other – for a delay in the proceedings until senators get all the Kavanaugh documents they want and have time to read them.

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$75,000 a year with benefits; no college needed. Yet employers can’t fill jobs

Click here: As the economy barrels toward full employment, contractors are struggling to find enough skilled workers to fuel the construction boom.
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Manufacturers growing at fastest pace in 14 years

Click here: American manufacturers are on a roll: Business conditions surged in August to a 14-year high.
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Stossel: What Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Means for Liberty

Will Judge Kavanaugh will be good for liberty? John Stossel explains in this short 5-minute video.