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Search results for "Disney Cruise Ship Staff Among 28 Arrested In MASSIVE Child Porn Operation"

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Instagram posts stated on March 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Disney CEO Bob Chapek was arrested for human trafficking.
By Gabrielle Settles• April 8, 2022
Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference:
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
By Aaron Marshall• November 30, 2011
Viral image stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Disneyland estates have been used for MK-ULTRA mind control, human trafficking, occult rituals, and parading sexual deviants.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Yard sign stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.:
Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."
By John Gregg• June 30, 2011
Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2020 in an image:
The Beirut explosion was linked to “human trafficking by HRC."
By Daniel Funke• August 7, 2020
Miami Seaport Alliance stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad:
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2014
TikTok posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a TikTok post:
“Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2023
Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed:
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.”
By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2022
Jack Posobiec stated on March 22, 2022 in a tweet:
Ketanji Brown Jackson “says she gave pedophiles lighter sentences (because) it’s different when they use computers vs mail to get volumes of child porn. This makes ‘total sense’ according to Jackson.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2022
Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2023 in an image:
Pizzagate “expert” went to jail for child pornography
By Sofia Ahmed• November 30, 2023
Allen West stated on June 20, 2011 in a Fox News interview:
In the first 24 to 36 hours of the operation in Libya, "you saw $115 million go downrange because a Tomahawk cruise missile is a little over $1 million each."
By Amy Sherman• June 27, 2011
Steve Poizner stated on June 01, 2010 in an online campaign commercial :
As the CEO of eBay, "Whitman started a separate division that only sells porn."
By Robert Farley• June 1, 2010
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.
By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2023
J.B. Van Hollen stated on March 18, 2010 in written testimony to a Wisconsin Senate committee:
"Over 22,000 unique Internet Protocol addresses -- in Wisconsin alone -- have downloaded child pornography."
By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2010
Instagram posts stated on July 13, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“No human is allowed to travel to Antarctica.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 14, 2023
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in an X post:
An American passenger on the cruise ship involved in the hantavirus outbreak is a "crisis actor."
By Maria Briceño• May 14, 2026
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Facebook posts stated on September 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians have contributed any money.
By Daniel Funke• September 10, 2019
Bloggers stated on May 02, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Barack Obama arrested in a Japanese drug bust."
By Joshua Gillin• May 17, 2017
Viral image stated on December 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The crew of the U.S.S. Constitution consumed more than 252,000 gallons of alcohol and only 10,000 gallons of water on a seven-month trip.
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2021

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