⁣AMY ROBBINS
While hosting several different lifestyle TV shows, our CEO and Co-founder Amy Robbins’ passion for firearm safety and proficiency grew along with her desire to see women everywhere live a confident, self-reliant lifestyle. As an avid runner with a few bad experiences on her runs, Amy wanted the ability to train for a marathon wherever she wanted to, even in the wee hours, without fearing for her safety, so she obtained her License to Carry.
After much research she realized many women shared these same experiences and she wanted to do something about it. However, she quickly realized that having a license to carry or carrying other tools such as mace or a taser does a woman little good if there are no comfortable, functional (much less great-looking) apparel options that would allow her to exercise while also exercising her right to carry and still look and feel great.
Soon after, in 2017, Amy created Alexo Athletica because no product existed on the market that met her need to feel fashionable while carrying in active wear. She saw white space in the market and jumped on the opportunity to not only provide fashionable, functional carrywear but create a movement of empowered, independent women that could #carrywithconfidence.

⁣Known for plotting revenge on telemarketers with his comical phone antics, comedian Tom Mabe is on CMT with an all-new hidden camera prank show that takes on everyday people in everyday life. This light-hearted series features Mabe and his crew wreaking havoc on unsuspecting passersby with pranks that include preying on common pet peeves including annoying loud cell-phone talkers and blue-tooth users as well as reactions to incompetent doctors and lazy ambulance drivers.

⁣LINDSEY GRAHAM IS THE PATRIOT BARBIE
Lindsey Graham moved the heart of the nation with her story. Her fight to protect her business, her family, and her freedom resonates clearly with conservatives, Republicans, and American women. Now firmly planted in the midst of the fight against cancel culture, her voice ignites the spirit of patriots across the country in unified pursuit of unfettered freedom.

⁣Thomas Jefferson once wrote that “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
He then closes off that section of his letter with “Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.”
Even though it has been centuries since our third president penned those words, I believe that his vision is still worth realizing. It’s why I work at The Epoch Times, and also why I’m truly thankful for every subscriber we have.
Each and every one of you makes our rights as Americans that much more secure. For you—and many other subscribers like you—are seeking truth, justice, and the traditional values that have guided humankind since antiquity. That desire protects not just you, but also our society, against forces that seek to take away the freedoms that we’ve been granted.
We share in that desire here at The Epoch Times. It’s probably why you’re here. Our articles contain information that’s free from the influence of big tech, of corporate media, and of socialist and communist forces so that people like you can have the knowledge they need to preserve our rights.
So I’d like to ask a favor—please make some time each week to sit down with The Epoch Times and read a few articles. Know the contents, so that when chatting with friends, family, or colleagues, you can share this information.
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⁣Benjamin Barr focuses his practice on constitutional law, new media operations, election law, and political privacy. Mr. Barr’s work has led to the constitutional framework overturning former Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s conviction in Texas and the Supreme Court has cited Mr. Barr’s work on First Amendment issues in Citizens United. He has also served as counsel to two chairmen of the Federal Election Commission. Barr regularly helps high-profile clients defend their constitutional rights creatively and aggressively.

⁣Benjamin Barr focuses his practice on constitutional law, new media operations, election law, and political privacy. Mr. Barr’s work has led to the constitutional framework overturning former Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s conviction in Texas and the Supreme Court has cited Mr. Barr’s work on First Amendment issues in Citizens United. He has also served as counsel to two chairmen of the Federal Election Commission. Barr regularly helps high-profile clients defend their constitutional rights creatively and aggressively.

⁣Every Dime. Online. In Real Time.
At OpenTheBooks.com, we work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government – federal, state, and local. In 2022, we filed 50,000 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and captured 25 million public employee pension and salary records. We also broke open the California state checkbook for the first time in American history. We are rapidly growing our data in all 50 states down to the municipal level. We won't stop until we capture every dime taxed and spent by our government.
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⁣Every Dime. Online. In Real Time.
At OpenTheBooks.com, we work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government – federal, state, and local. In 2022, we filed 50,000 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and captured 25 million public employee pension and salary records. We also broke open the California state checkbook for the first time in American history. We are rapidly growing our data in all 50 states down to the municipal level. We won't stop until we capture every dime taxed and spent by our government.
As a government watchdog organization, we accept no government funding.
Our Rating by Charity Navigator, click here.
OpenTheBooks.com is a project of American Transparency – a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan charitable organization. All donations are tax deductible for federal or state income tax purposes to the fullest extent of the law.

⁣Adam Andrzejewski (say: Angie-eff-ski) is the CEO/founder of OpenTheBooks.com. Before dedicating his life to public service, Adam co-founded HomePages Directories, a $20 million publishing company (1997-2007). His works have been featured on the BBC, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, C-SPAN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, FOX News, CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), Forbes, Newsweek, and many other national media.

Today, OpenTheBooks.com is the largest private repository of U.S. public-sector spending. Mission: post "every dime, online, in real time." In 2022, OpenTheBooks.com captured nearly all public expenditures in the country, including nearly all disclosed federal government spending; 50 of 50 state checkbooks; and 25 million public employee salary and pension records from 50,000 public bodies across America.

Adam Andrzejewski (say: Angie-eff-ski) is the CEO/founder of OpenTheBooks.com. Before dedicating his life to public service, Adam co-founded HomePages Directories, a $20 million publishing company (1997-2007). His works have been featured on the BBC, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, C-SPAN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, FOX News, CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), Forbes, Newsweek, and many other national media.

Today, OpenTheBooks.com is the largest private repository of U.S. public-sector spending. Mission: post "every dime, online, in real time." In 2022, OpenTheBooks.com captured nearly all public expenditures in the country, including nearly all disclosed federal government spending; 50 of 50 state checkbooks; and 25 million public employee salary and pension records from 50,000 public bodies across America.

⁣The foundations of our Republic tell a story more powerful than modern narratives designed to steal our Liberty. FreedomTalk is restoring the soul of America by boldly promoting Western values & Judeo-Christian virtues. We envision a renaissance of transcendent American ideals that will ring from the classroom to the living room, to the halls of government.

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Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN
Critical Care RN; Founder of Nurse Freedom Network & Remnant Nursing; Host on Nurses Out Loud; Author; Motivational Speaker; Patient & Nurse Advocate.

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⁣The Raising Alphas Project is committed to raising the next generation of leaders not followers. For them to understand they have a bigger purpose in life that is reached by having an unrelenting drive to succeed. They will understand that there is no reward without hard work, risk, and sacrifice. A generation with the confidence that if thrown to the wolves, they will return leaders of the pack.

⁣The Raising Alphas Project is committed to raising the next generation of leaders not followers. For them to understand they have a bigger purpose in life that is reached by having an unrelenting drive to succeed. They will understand that there is no reward without hard work, risk, and sacrifice. A generation with the confidence that if thrown to the wolves, they will return leaders of the pack.

⁣Brandon Tatum’s The Officer Tatum Show already has a massive following with over 3 million followers on social media platforms, including 1.92.1 million subscribers on YouTube, 628,000 followers on Twitter and nearly 900,000 followers on Instagram. Brandon’s YouTube has more than 20 million views per month. The addition of a nightly show on Salem News Channel, the nationally syndicated radio show and a podcast on the Salem Podcast Network will only increase his influence and reach to listeners young and old across the country.

⁣Brandon Tatum’s The Officer Tatum Show already has a massive following with over 3 million followers on social media platforms, including 1.92.1 million subscribers on YouTube, 628,000 followers on Twitter and nearly 900,000 followers on Instagram. Brandon’s YouTube has more than 20 million views per month. The addition of a nightly show on Salem News Channel, the nationally syndicated radio show and a podcast on the Salem Podcast Network will only increase his influence and reach to listeners young and old across the country.

⁣US Navy SEAL and FBI Special Agent Jonathan T Gilliam presents The EXPERTS! Finally, the unmedia media that uses real experts for analysis of current events instead of the usual talking heads and inexperienced ideologues. In-depth and sometimes hilarious dialogue abounds. Come along for the ride, THE TRUTH, HAS, ARRIVED!

⁣US Navy SEAL and FBI Special Agent Jonathan T Gilliam presents The EXPERTS! Finally, the unmedia media that uses real experts for analysis of current events instead of the usual talking heads and inexperienced ideologues. In-depth and sometimes hilarious dialogue abounds. Come along for the ride, THE TRUTH, HAS, ARRIVED!

⁣US Navy SEAL and FBI Special Agent Jonathan T Gilliam presents The EXPERTS! Finally, the unmedia media that uses real experts for analysis of current events instead of the usual talking heads and inexperienced ideologues. In-depth and sometimes hilarious dialogue abounds. Come along for the ride, THE TRUTH, HAS, ARRIVED!