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The DOJ has just confirmed what I was fired from CNN for saying years ago: the Charlottesville narrative was a lie and now we know it was a PAID lie. New DOJ documents reveal the SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) paid $300,000 to organize the Charlottesville rally itself. The very event used to falsely accuse Donald Trump of praising bigots was staged, financed, and orchestrated by a radical left-wing activist organization then weaponized as a massive propaganda campaign against the President. I was fired from CNN for refusing to repeat the lie that Trump had praised white supremacists in Charlottesville. The truth was always the opposite. Trump condemned bigotry in explicit terms. The media knew it. They ran the hoax anyway. Now the receipts are in. The SPLC, a corrupt, politically motivated organization with a long history of targeting conservatives, funded the very event they used to destroy Trump's character and silence anyone who told the truth about it. This is what real media corruption looks like. This is why trust in the mainstream media is at an all-time low. Subscribe for truth the mainstream media won't cover. Drop your thoughts in the comments below. #SPLC #Charlottesville #MediaBias #TrumpNews #DOJ #CNNFired #FakeNews #PoliticalCorruption #TruthRevealed #USPolitics
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SPLC Exposed They PAID to Stage Charlottesville & Blamed Trump for It

America's test scores are at historic lows and the system tasked with fixing it is quietly lowering the bar instead. This documentary investigates the collapse of public education across America, focusing on Wisconsin, once a model for public schooling, where reading and math scores have fallen years below grade level. We uncover how the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction responded to a crisis not by raising standards, but by rewriting what "passing" means. What we found: skyrocketing school budgets with plummeting outcomes, NDAs handed out at a taxpayer-funded conference at a water park, the widest Black-white achievement gap in the nation, and parents from Milwaukee to Eau Claire who are fighting back. Inside this documentary: - How reading and math test scores hit historic lows across the U.S. - Why Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction lowered academic standards - The truth about education spending and why more money isn't helping students - Parents, homeschoolers, and school board members speak out - Why the 2026 Wisconsin governor's race could change everything for education Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #educationcrisis #publicschools #wisconsin #literacycrisis
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Failing America's Children: The Truth About Our Broken School System

American students can't read. They can't do basic math. Reading scores just sank back to 1998 levels and math scores hit historic lows. That's the brutal reality. But why? In this video, we travel to Wisconsin, the geographic and metaphorical heart of America. Once home to a proud tradition of successful public education, the state now spends mountains of taxpayer money on schools… and the results are cratering. 70-80% of kids aren't proficient in reading or math. We sit down with Congressman Tom Tiffany, a candidate for governor of Wisconsin, to unpack the data. Why are public schools failing? What happened to the money? And what do homeschooling, charter schools, and private schools tell us about the path forward? Over 76% of voters say education will be very important in selecting their next leader. But very few politicians seem to care. This is the education crisis no one wants to talk about and it's happening all across America. #cortesinvestigates #educationcrisis #publicschools #homeschooling #readingcrisis #wisconsin
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The Shocking Truth About American Public Schools (Wisconsin Exposed)

Michigan voters are speaking up. A recent poll found many Michiganders believe immigration levels have become too high, sparking a broader debate about culture, security, and the future of the state. Whether you agree or disagree, the conversation around immigration is becoming impossible to ignore. What's your take? ⬇️ #cortesinvestigates #politics #immigration #immigrationnews #michigan
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Michiganders break their silence on immigration

In 2021 and 2022, they told you inflation was "transitory." Janet Yellen said it. Biden's economists repeated it. Jerome Powell ran with it. They were wrong and they knew it. While Washington insisted rising prices would fade on their own, the federal government kept spending at crisis levels long after COVID panic had passed. Trillions in stimulus pumped into an economy already reopening. The result? Systemic inflation that embedded itself into every price you pay... groceries, rent, gas, insurance. #cortesinvestigates #inflation #politics #newstoday #inflationexplained
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Who Caused Inflation? The Transitory Lie That Cost You Thousands

Former Trump Senior Adviser Steve Cortes lays out exactly why working Americans are getting crushed by prices right now — and what he says would fix it immediately.In this interview, Cortes argues the "war in Iran" is the root cause of inflation strangling wage earners while asset owners thrive. He connects the dots between energy policy, immigration enforcement, and real wage growth — and delivers a stark warning to the Republican Party about what happened in Stark County, Texas, where 6,600 voters pulled Democratic ballots versus just 90 Republicans. #SteveCortes #Economy #Inflation #HispanicVoters #GOP #WorkingClass #TrumpAdviser #EnergyPolicy
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The Real Reason Prices Are Crushing Working Americans — Former Trump Adviser Speaks

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America's test scores are at historic lows and the system tasked with fixing it is quietly lowering the bar instead. This documentary investigates the collapse of public education across America, focusing on Wisconsin, once a model for public schooling, where reading and math scores have fallen years below grade level. We uncover how the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction responded to a crisis not by raising standards, but by rewriting what "passing" means. What we found: skyrocketing school budgets with plummeting outcomes, NDAs handed out at a taxpayer-funded conference at a water park, the widest Black-white achievement gap in the nation, and parents from Milwaukee to Eau Claire who are fighting back. Inside this documentary: - How reading and math test scores hit historic lows across the U.S. - Why Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction lowered academic standards - The truth about education spending and why more money isn't helping students - Parents, homeschoolers, and school board members speak out - Why the 2026 Wisconsin governor's race could change everything for education Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #educationcrisis #publicschools #wisconsin #literacycrisis
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Failing America's Children: The Truth About Our Broken School System

While Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia spiral into crime and decay one American city is thriving. Miami is the model America needs right now. The Miami Model is a full-length documentary exploring how Miami transformed from one of America's most dangerous cities into its most powerful and what every other major city got catastrophically wrong. Inside this documentary: - How Miami achieved 4x less violent crime than St. Louis and 3x less than Philadelphia - Why Illinois's richest man Ken Griffin abandoned Chicago for Miami - How Miami spends half per citizen compared to New York and Los Angeles and delivers better results - The leadership decisions that kept Miami thriving during COVID-19 while other cities collapsed - Why families, entrepreneurs, and law enforcement officers are choosing South Florida over legacy cities - Operation Summer Heat 3,300 felony arrests and what it meant for public safety - Voices of real Miami residents: parents, immigrants, police officers, and business leaders 🎙️ Featuring: Ken Griffin, Patrick Bet David, Jeff Matola (former Miami Beach Police), Dr. Fernando Salvado, Noli Zalvar, and more. Miami didn't happen by accident. It happened because of choices on policing, education, fiscal discipline, and leadership. This documentary breaks down exactly what those choices were, and why they matter for the future of every American city. 📍 The Miami model isn't just a Florida story. It's a blueprint. #CortesInvestigates #MiamiDocumentary #MiamiModel #AmericanCities #Florida #Miami
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Why Everyone Is Fleeing to Miami (Full Documentary)

Gen Z isn't broken but they ARE lost. And the answer isn't more therapy, more hustle, or more scrolling. Author and licensed therapist Trey Tucker joins Steve Cortes to break down what's really going wrong with the youngest generation and what can actually fix it. Tucker's new book Tough Enough: Hone Your Habits, Cultivate Purpose, and Force Genuine Strength cuts through the noise with counter-cultural advice backed by research: why silence is more powerful than distraction, why hookup culture is leaving young people empty, why young men feel pushed aside and why older generations have abandoned their most important job: mentoring the next one. This conversation covers: - The two losing games Gen Z is playing and why both lead nowhere - Why young men feel "not needed" by modern culture and what to do about it - The danger of hustle culture as a substitute for real purpose - How to build a personal "team" including the one role most people forget - What an "insultant" is and why every young person needs one - The critical message for Gen X, Boomers, parents, and bosses 🔔 Subscribe for daily conversations on faith, culture, and America First values.📖 Tough Enough by Trey Tucker, available now. Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #genz #generationz #tuckertrey #mentalhealth
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The Gen Z Crisis Nobody Is Talking About | Author Trey Tucker

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