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Wake Up Right - September 25, 2024
Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! Gallup, which is probably the best known pollster in the U.S., released new data this week that showed 48% of the country identifies as/or leans Republican, versus 45% for Democrats.
Why does this matter? This is the first time in 32 years where they counted more GOP voters. And the last two times their count was close (2004 and 2016) the Republican won.
Big picture: We always say we don’t trust any single poll, but we do observe the trends seen in overall polls. And these trends are a positive sign.
✅ Hispanic voters: 52% support Trump, 44% Harris
🏥 37% of GenZ men don't have a primary care doc
📺️ Melania Trump will join Fox & Friends tomorrow morning
📉 Consumer confidence in September had worst drop since August 2021
Sources: Quinnipiac, Cleveland Clinic, The Hill, UPI
Pelosi sold up to $1 million in Visa stock weeks before feds sued the company
Nancy Pelosi’s records show the former Speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, sold nearly $1 million in Visa stock just weeks before the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the credit card company for antitrust violations.
The details: On Tuesday, the DOJ's antitrust unit hit Visa with a lawsuit, alleging it illegally monopolized the debit card market by penalizing customers and merchants who use competing payment processors.
Back up: Pelosi's Periodic Transaction Report (PTA) shows her husband sold 2,000 shares of Visa Inc. less than two months ago, estimated to be worth between $500,001 and $1 million.
FYI: Members of Congress must disclose financial distractions through these PTAs within 30-45 days of the transaction.
Big picture: After news of the antitrust lawsuit broke, Visa’s stock tanked, closing down 5.5%. Pelosi’s clairvoyant sell-off saved her more than $50,000 in losses yesterday.
Irony: PTAs were instituted under the ‘Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012’ to “prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit.” More often, it feels like their only purpose is to shove their transgressions in our faces since fraudsters like Pelosi face no penalties for their actions.
[Source: NY Post]
Biden fast-tracks Soros’ takeover of U.S. radio airwaves
The Biden-Harris Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a deal to fast-track far-left billionaire George Soros’ acquisition of over 200 radio stations—just weeks before the 2024 election.
The details: The FCC voted along party lines, with its three Democrat commissioners in favor and two Republicans voting against allowing Soros to skip a required comprehensive national security review that usually takes about a year to complete.
Under typical FCC rules, foreign ownership of US radio stations cannot exceed 25%. While Soros holds U.S. citizenship, he took foreign investment to fund this purchase.
Zoom out: The FCC’s decision to fast-track Soros’ purchase is the first time in history that it has been allowed.
The scale: The acquisition of Audacy would give Soros control of over 200 radio stations, spanning 40 U.S. markets, with a reach of more than 165 million Americans.
The politics: Soros is a bad dude who has given millions to progressive causes, including funding district attorneys who prioritize soft-on-crime policies that have devastated American cities.
Zoom out: George Soros’ son Alex has visited the Biden White House at least two dozen times. And the was photographed with Kamala’s running-mate Tim Walz this week.
Worth noting: The FCC spokesperson stated, “No decision is final until officially released,” pushing back against fast-track allegations.
Big picture: Audacy controls some of the biggest conservative radio shows, including Sean Hannity, Dana Loesch, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, and Erick Erickson. Soros isn’t looking for an investment opportunity with this purchase. He’s looking to control your access to information.
[Source: NY Post]
🦏 The Republican push to turn Nebraska into a 'winner take all' electoral votes state [like all others except Maine] failed because one GOP State Senator, Mike McDonald, opposed the move that would have guaranteed one additional electoral vote for Trump. Read more.
👿 Authorities have arrested Oran Routh, son of the second failed Trump assassin, for the receipt and possession of child pornography. Read more.
👍️ Pennsylvania's Luzerne County now has more Republicans registered to vote than Democrats for the first time since 1970. Read more.
🏳️⚧️ Detransitioner Chloe Cole said she is supporting Trump because he is “committed” to protecting children from receiving transgender surgeries. Read more.
🤥 The Wharton School of Business shot down Kamala Harris' claims that they endorsed her economic policies. Read more.
🗳️ Oregon DMV officials "mistakenly" registered 1,259 illegal aliens to vote. Read more.
🇷🇺 Four Russian military planes were detected and tracked off the coast of Alaska. Read more.
🆘 Border Patrol agents are warning that kids as young as 8 are being drugged and smuggled into the US by traffickers posing as their parents or family members. Read more.
🪙 Caroline Ellison, the former girlfriend, employee, and co-conspirator of convicted FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Read more.
✅ A judge green-lit the trial date for a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt, who a Capitol Police officer shot. Read more.
🤡 Tim Walz’s Department of Education and Department of Veterans Affairs held programs segregated by race and sexuality during his tenure as Minnesota governor. Read more.
🎥 Nancy Pelosi has a meltdown on CNN because they cover Donald Trump. Watch.
🎥 Incredible! A missing 10-year-old girl was found in the woods using a thermal imaging drone. Watch.
🎥 NFL legend Brett Favre, while testifying to Congress, shares that he has Parkinson’s. Watch.
🎥 Even CNN is calling out Kamala's border hypocrisy. Watch.
🎥 JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon says his “super liberal friends” now agree we have a border crisis. Watch.
🎥 50 Cent tells CBS News that he likes Donald Trump's style. Watch.
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