Backed by ACLU lawyers, Rumeysa Ozturk is be the subject of a federal hearing in Burlington right now.
Happening NOW: Pro-Hamas detainee court hearing in Burlington
New questions emerge in Congress about Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue
Concerns have been raised that Democrats might be using the platform to circumvent campaign finance laws, incl. VT Dem candidates.
VT conservatives push for renewal of Trump’s tax cuts amid Left’s opposition
The groups face an uphill battle to convince Democrats, who hold most of the congressional seats in the New England region.
Detained pro-Hamas Turkish student routed through Vermont
Gov. Phil Scott’s “We should be ashamed” statement is at odds with a Homeland Security spokesperson’s claim that the arrest is “common sense security.”
Sen. Welch, Heritage Foundation, others respond to the disbanding of US Department of Education
Since the Department’s adoption in 1979, overall spending per student when accounting for inflation has more than doubled, without positive results.
Soulia: Welch says No to tougher Fentanyl laws
The state is actively fighting fentanyl deaths, yet Welch voted against a bill designed to stop the source of the problem—traffickers distributing the fentanyl.
Musk calls out Indivisible, other Dem-backed groups protesting Tesla
Vermont Dems push back against Musk in the courts and on the street.
DHS ends collective bargaining for TSA’s Transportation Security Officers
Enhancing safety, efficiency and organizational agility
Trump speaks and Bernie answers
Sanders: “Notwithstanding some of their rhetoric, this is a government that could care less about the working families of this country.”
Breaking: Vance calls Vermont beautiful, barely notices protesters
“We had a great time during our weekend in Vermont. We barely noticed the protesters and almost everyone we met was kind and generous. And Vermont is beautiful. This headline about being moved to an ‘undisclosed location’ is that we moved our hotel.”
VP Vance enjoyed his visit to the Mad River Valley, may return
Despite the vociferous protests, the vice-president enjoyed his ski vacation and would like to return.
Bossange: The real goal of DOGE
The President, Musk and their MAGA advisors need to realize the rest of us are on to their game. It’s time they feel the sledgehammer of our resistance.
Sugarbush snow report criticizing Trump admin sparks controversy before removal
The resort’s snow report quickly pivoted to a sharp rebuke of what she described as the administration’s “attack” on National Forest lands, climate science agencies, and public funding programs that support adaptive skiers, veterans, and international workers.
BREAKING: Vice President JD Vance skiing in Vermont this weekend at Sugarbush with his family
Trump’s first vice-president, Mike Pence, also was fond of vacations in Vermont.
Phil Scott to meet President Trump today
Governor Phil Scott will attend the National Governors Association Winter meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, where he is expected to meet President Trump.
Update: Vermonter suspected of providing two guns in Border Patrol Agent slaying arrested in Maryland
The case has so many twists and turns that scorecards are helpful in trying to keep all the players straight.
Bossange: Trump’s own MAGA Deep State
After a month in office, it is clear that the President and his MAGA leadership team and a new group of “elites,” are quickly establishing their own Deep State.
Ziz cult lived aboard tugboat in San Francisco Bay
The tugboat residents, known as the Zizians, became a problem for others and were described as “shabby” and “feral humans”.
Green & Sheets: Trump ‘the Great Architect’
At this point in history, America does not need a statesman. And we certainly do not need a politician. Frankly, we do not need a peacemaker.
California man sentenced in Vermont in FDA drug fraud case
Jeremy Brown, 55, sold unauthorized versions of prescription medications incl. Ozempic, Wegovy, and erectile dysfunction drugs sourced primarily from China.
Klar: Do public school students have a right to decline COVID-19 vaccines?
6-year-old Leo Politella was forcibly administered an experimental COVID-19 shot in 2021 at a clinic at his VT public school despite vocal protests, assurances.
Hegseth confirmed despite No votes from Welch, Sanders
All 45 Democrats and the two independents, Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, caucusing with them opposed the nomination.
Vermont risks lost federal funds, prosecution over immigration pushback
In light of Trump’s executive order on Jan. 20, VT AG Charity Clark’s pushback may lead to loss of Fed. funds and open the state up to Fed. prosecution.
Vermont among states suing to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The lawsuit argues that Trump’s order violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees birthright citizenship.
“It’s like a Trump rally everywhere you go”
There’s also a strong police presence. “I have never seen so much security,” Stringer said. National Guard are metro police are everywhere. In fact police from all over the country are everywhere.
House passes bill to ban males from female sports
Schools that allow “a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls” could lose Fed. funding.
Vermont rated one of the best states to raise a family in
The report ranked each state in affordability, safety, education, pediatric health care and quality of life. The combined metrics determined states’ rankings.
Las Vegas bombing suspect graduated from Vermont’s Norwich University
“We can confirm that the person identified in media reports completed an online degree in 2019 in strategic studies and defense analysis,” a Norwich spokesperson told VDC yesterday.
Bossange: America’s lost political parties
If this past election proved anything, it confirmed the death of the national GOP, the unraveling of the Democrats, and the emergence of a new MAGA Party.
Wood: Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione – was their violence justified?
Democracy is many things. One of those things is delicate. May we never live in a society where we believe that either violence or despair are the only options.
Klar: New USDA guidelines will sicken us
The new regulations advocate “reducing focus on chronic disease risk reduction” and more on “improving the lifespan.”
Vermont AG going after gunmakers for violence involving firearms
18 AGs to go after firearms industry for gun violence, opponents call it ‘fear mongering’
NH GOP guv will help Trump deport illegals
Ayotte has been politely supportive, which we should not mistake for a road to Damascus conversion. But on deportation, she appears to be on board.
Vermont man running FAA urged to support states’ rights to shoot down drones
“Currently, Federal Aviation Administration regulations limit state and local governments to disable or neutralize drones that pose eminent danger to the communities we represent,” a state senator wrote to Whitaker.
Klar: Questionable environmental policy on trial?
Texas lawsuit alleges mega-funds manipulated energy markets for illegal gain.
Smuggling boosted NH revenues by nearly $1 billion over 15 years
New Hampshire is the No. 3 state in the country for outbound cigarette smuggling, resulting in a revenue windfall, concludes report.
Klar: VT parents appeal to SCOTUS to defend rights of parental consent
This comes after Vermont courts ruled schools can vaccinate kids against parents’ wishes.
Banzhaf: Hegseth may be replaced, and what he can do
Beyond refuting charges; Go on offensive with promise to women
Trump wins, GOP takes U.S. Senate
Trump will be the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1892.
Executive Director of the Vermont Democrat Party calls Trump “fascist” and his supporters “extremists”
“I’m just listening to this gentleman here belittling Republicans and all that,” he said. “We are voters, we are Americans, we are Americans first. We don’t look at things like you look at it. We care about America. I know when Donald Trump was in office, I was very better off than today.”
Sex trafficking ‘one of fastest-growing criminal enterprises in America,’ feds say
“The sex trafficking of minors, and human trafficking as a whole, is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the U.S.,” said HSI Houston Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson.
Deficit nears $2 trillion
Accumulated national debt totals $36 trillion – even though federal revenues were up.
Congress investigates fed fast-track of Soros buy of 200 radio stations
Deals of this size require FCC approval, but in this case the FCC expedited the approval process.Critics of the deal say it gives too much power to a heavily political, and liberal, billionaire just before the election.
CLG: Trump supporters suffer burning eyes, temporary blindness sitting behind him at rally
ome complained of dealing with irritation in their eyes and needed medical attention. Mayra Rodriguez said that her “eyes were burning” once she left the rally and headed for the emergency room shortly after getting home from the speech. “The emergency room staff, from the triage nurse to the PA, asked, Are you sure you didn’t get sprayed with something?
New England states tout ‘historic’ offshore wind plans
“Today marks a historic milestone for Rhode Island and Massachusetts as we join forces to drive the largest offshore wind procurement in New England’s history,” Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said in a statement. “Together with Massachusetts, we are setting a precedent for regional collaboration in clean energy and advancing a sustainable, resilient future.”
Planned Parenthood Faces Lawsuit for Rushing Teen Into Taking Cross-Sex Hormones
But in recent years, Planned Parenthood has begun promoting and facilitating another disturbing procedure: testosterone treatments for those who are confused about their gender. Christina Hineman is one young woman who fell victim to Planned Parenthood’s dishonest promotion of what it wrongly calls “gender affirming care.”
Karlyn Borysenko read the full Nashville Shooter manifesto. Audrey Hale was an autistic lesbian who convinced herself she was trans.
Audrey was a lesbian with autism who became fixated on gender and convinced herself that she liked girls because she was really a boy.
Bossange: Are Trump and Vance “weird” or for real?
America deserves better than Donald Trump and JD Vance. Their brand of weirdness is not who we are.
9 Facts About Tim Walz’s Church
Walz’s church in St. Paul indicates a lot about the man and his radical views.
UVM president picked to lead University of Arizona
Dr. Suresh Garimella will be the next president of the University of Arizona following a unanimous vote by the Arizona Board of Regents.
Vermont, other New England states share $400M in clean energy funds
D.o.E. has selected the Power Up New England proposal to receive up to $389 million from the federal agency’s competitive Grid Innovation Program.
FBI warns of election cyberattacks – but not to worry
CISA and FBI jointly released “Just So You Know: DDoS Attacks Could Hinder Access to Election Information, Would Not Prevent Voting.”
Vermont one of states excepted from Title IX gender court order
Federal courts’ orders complicate the Department of Education’s enforcement deadline.
VT urges Feds to declare hot days a ‘major disaster’
The letter said that such events will likely happen more in the future, making adequate FEMA response even more vital.
Klar: Fox News vindicated in lawsuit for telling the truth
The defamation suit that Nina Jankowicz, former dir. of Homeland Sec.’s disinformation board, filed against Fox News was dismissed in DE, July 22.
House Republicans file impeachment articles against Harris for border, lying about Biden to public
The resolution was referred to House committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary.
Ellis: The Prosecutor vs. the Felon
The 2024 election has completely changed with a single letter. It happened so swiftly and so absolutely that no one can be blamed for being a bit confused.
Klar: AOC wants to impeach two Supreme Court justices
Why? You have to read it to believe it.
Biden announces “bold plan” to change Supreme Court
Biden seeks to change US Constitution to overturn Supreme Court decisions, restore Democrat legal victories, “restor[ing] trust and accountability” in the government.
Waterbury residents left high and dry by FEMA’s unfulfilled promises
As of mid-July, none of the property owners nor local officials had heard back from FEMA. A year after floods ripped through Vermont, they have been left in the lurch.
Vermont has 4th lowest rate of financial distress of any State, study says
New Hampshire has the lowest, although Red states seem to have greater rates of personal financial distress.
O’Neil: How Kamala Harris silenced dissent, demonized conservatives
Harris has many disadvantages and questionable decisions to account for.
Roper: No way. Shocker. Who’da seen this coming?
The real scandal here is that the Democrats are choosing a nominee for president in a manner like the Soviets in their day chose a General Secretary.
Planned Parenthood calls J.D. Vance an “anti-abortion extremist”
Trump has Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his VP running mate, touching off rounds of praise, occasional statements of condemnation from the pro-life community.
Ellis: Biden’s conflict of interest
Many stalwart Democrats consider Biden a liability: The good of the country is at stake, and Biden’s age is endangering us all.
Lee: The ATF has resumed openly murdering Americans
It seems the ATF intends to confuse the public and exercise increasingly arbitrary power to terrorize and prosecute American gun owners. Abolish the ATF.
Ellis: Turmoil in the West Wing
In a nationally televised debate seen by 50 million-plus people, we saw an 81-year-old president struggle to string words together for 90 minutes.
Dame: VTGOP calls DNC plans to circumvent convention a true “threat to democracy”
After last week’s unsettling performance at the Presidential Debate, Democrats have been in full panic mode.
Criminals released in Arizona by Border Patrol later arrested in New England
In three recent cases, Border Patrol agents in Arizona released violent criminals who were later arrested nearly 3,000 miles away in New England.
Banzhaf: Obama for Vice President?
Constitutionally OK, some legal experts say
Klar: Fake meats for US troops
Corporations to use American soldiers as guinea pigs for cell-grown meats.
Klar: Trump owns his own name
Supreme Court rules critics cannot trademark others’ names.
Depleted oil reserves keeping Vermont’s gas prices steady
VT gas prices are noted in the media as being stable, but some sources are not discussing the causes, like that President Biden may be depleting oil reserves.
Poll: Nearly half of Americans struggling because of higher prices
Monmouth University released a poll Wednesday showing 46% of Americans are “currently struggling to remain where they are financially.”
Judge blocks Biden’s plan to force employers to fund abortions
It is a shame that the Biden Administration is shortchanging the needs of working women in its single-minded drive to undo the Dobbs opinion.” -MS AG Lynn Fitch
Banzhaf: DoJ refuses to prosecute AG, but an SC could
GOP should ask Court to appoint a non-statutory Special Counsel
Klar: Furor over fake-meat bans?
Banning and labeling cell-cultured meats take a political controversy to boiling point.
New data shows abortion migration trend
People are travelling to abortion-on-demand states like Vermont to circumvent state abortion bans.
Puerto Rico Primary marred by issues with voting machines
Voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems allegedly miscounted hundreds of votes during Puerto Rico’s primary election on Tuesday.
Sanders urges global tax on the ultrarich
Globalists want to tax the ultrawealthy.
Jury finds Hunter Biden guilty in Delaware gun case
Hunter Biden faces up to 10 years in prison on the first two counts and five years on the third count. President Joe Biden claims he won’t intervene.
Vermont tops nation in fastest-rising home prices
“The average Vermont home value is $392,682, up 4.7% over the past year and goes to pending in around 9 days,” -Zillow
Warner: Trump verdict crosses the Rubicon
The trans-justice case against Trump.
UVM researchers on how nature benefits Americans
Two UVM scientists will contribute to the First National Nature Assessment.
Amid record budgets, Vermont among states with tax revenue problems
Red states with prospering economies, such as Florida and Texas, are among the top performers in exceeding tax revenue predictions.
Ertelt: Lauren Handy thrown in prison for 57 months for protesting abortion
The Biden administration used the FACE Act to prosecute her for supposedly blocking access to abortion.
Klar: White farmers matter!
“Natural disasters don’t discriminate. Neither should USDA.”
Vermont among states least addicted to gambling…so far
With Vermont’s okaying sports betting, the ranking may change.
Vermont has second-worst economic prospects in the nation
States with low taxes, fewer restrictions are tops for economic outlook.
Malone: EPA threatens locally produced beef
Mission Creep: Proposed EPA rule shuts down small meat producers
Vermont’s senators pitch bill to create extreme weather insurance for farms
In a survey by the state after last summer’s flooding, 70% of farmers said they didn’t have crop or livestock insurance.
Sanders “secures” $15.3 million in fed spending
$2 million for UVM’s Community Schools project. $1.9 million for the Agency of Education Global Leadership Program.$665,000 to establish the Youth Community Action Corps at the Vermont Folklife Center
VT failing to consider biological reality, Christian school coach tells Fox News
MVCS Coach Chris Goodwin and attorney Ryan Tucker were interviewed on Fox. Jones first turned his attention to a statement put out by the state on the matter.
Northern border continues to outpace southwest border on terrorist-connected apprehensions
They represent the greatest number recorded in U.S. history.
Baker: Someday this will be funny, hopefully
Biden administration deems its detractors, Conservatives “vulnerable to disinformation methods”.
Fireovid: Legislature considers Defend the Guard Act
The Vermont Defend the Guard Act is part of a nationwide effort to return control of state militias to the states and to the U.S. Congress as specified in the U.S. Constitution
Feds, banks colluded to snoop on religious, gun-owning Americans without warrant
If the FBI’s and FinCEN’s collusion with banks is any indication, the Left plan to “extinguish all bigoted beliefs” involves extinguishing one constitutionally guaranteed freedom at a time.
Coast-to-coast drug kingpin sentenced in Burlington to 12 years
A part-time Vermont resident, the mastermind of a coast-to-coast conspiracy to distribute hard drugs and launder drug money, was sentenced to 12 years.
The First 86 Names Linked to Ghislane Maxwell Trial Doc Dump
It’s NOT a Jeffrey Epstein client list. It IS a list of names that appeared in previously sealed court documents. Interesting info – but not conclusive.
Newly-formed committee to pick next federal judge for Vermont
A seven-member screening committee is expected to begin work later this month reviewing the names of Vermonter lawyers interested in filling the seat of U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford.
