In an extraordinary global journey that defies borders and expectations, American adventurer Connor Camperghini is on a mission to drive his self-built Lamborghini Urus camper through every country on Earth, proving that anything is possible with grit, frugality, and fearlessness.
Currently in Moscow, Russia. Connor is preparing to cross into Afghanistan, continue down through Asia, and eventually drive to North Korea.
After Asia, his route will wind through the Middle East, both coasts of Africa, fly the car down to Antarctica to drive to the South Pole, and eventually reach South America, driving all the way back to America, mounting an expedition to cross the Darien Gap.
Photo provided by Connor Camperghini
“Noplaceisoff-limits” says Connor, a self-made entrepreneur who built his life from humble beginnings. “I’mheretoshowpeoplethatwhenyousacrificeearly,livefrugally,andbelieveinyourself,youcanlivealifethat’strulyyoursnotonesomeoneelse planned for you.”
Connor lives full-time in his Lamborghini Urus retrofitted into a rugged overlanding camper, complete with a bed he proudly notes is “bigenoughfortwo.“
While he doesn’t have a full-time travel partner, he frequently invites “passenger princesses” to join for local adventures, capturing the true essence of each country through the eyes of its people.
Over the past 21 months, Connor has driven through 32 countries, covering over 35,000 miles of wildly diverse terrain. His journey has included run-ins with the Romanian mob, being questioned by the KGB in Belarus, and nearly arrested in France for taking a photo at the Eiffel Tower. He even attended the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.
On the Autobahn, he pushed the Lamborghini to 175 mph. He’s camped and showered at Lamborghini dealerships, slept on beaches in Italy, in stadiums in England, in the mountains of Montenegro, and nearly slid off a cliff in the Swiss Alps.
He spent Christmas in Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova, and even camped on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm in the UK.
Connor Camperghini welcomed in Russia (@camperghini / Instagram)
Most recently, he welded American-style BBQs from oil barrels in Russia and hosted a BBQ at a local tuner workshop, locals have begun calling him the American cultural ambassador to Russia.
This multi-year expedition is the culmination of a lifetime of hustle.
Connor started his first business: a car wash at just 8 years old, was suspended for flipping soda cans for profit in school, and by 16 was remodeling homes.
He built lawn mowing and snow- blowing companies, and later worked in construction, grinding 18-hour days, 7 days a week. He lived off Costco burgers and canned lentils, slept at job sites, and saved every dollar to invest in his future.
But after what he thought was the pinnacle, owning a house, landing the “dreamgirl”, and achieving traditional success, his relationship ended. “That’swhenIrealizedIwaslivingbyrulesIdidn’twrite,” he says. “SoIburnedtherulebook.”
Connor sold everything, donated the rest, and bought a Lamborghini to travel the world. The journey began in Colorado where he originally built the camper out and even caught the car on fire welding in a friend’s garage, but like the vehicle itself, it’s evolved since he first shipped the car via DHL Freight plane from LAX to Germany.
He welded his first roof rack in Romania, replaced it in Germany, added off-road tires, redesigned the bed in Montenegro and Poland, and is now custom-building skid plates and a new bumper in Russia.
Along the way, Connor has drawn criticism from traditional overlanders and “armchairadventurers” who say he should just be doing this in a Toyota, or Land Rover. His response? “I fill the fuel tank on the tears of the haters.
If a Lamborghini can make it, so can you, quit creating excuses.” His message? “Livenow.Don’twait.”
“People only see the polished moments,” Connor says. “Butthisishard.GoingfromconstructiontoYouTube,Ihadtolearneverything,editing,filming,storytelling,it’sall beenanuphillbattle.Butnowit’sworking.Sponsorsarecomingonboard,andthechannelisgrowing.”
Connor is not just driving. He’s creating content to inspire people to break free from fear and see the world, especially the places most avoid. “Everyonegiveswarningsnottogo.Butwhenyougototheseplaces,youmeetthekindest,mostgenerouspeople.We’realljusthuman.Youdon’tneedaLamborghiniorevenshoestoconnect.”
The journey, which will take years, will take him across the Darien Gap, the world’s most treacherous overland crossing, and eventually back home to the United States.
Follow his journey on social media @camperghini and get inspired to rewrite your story.
Targeted Justice, a civil liberties organization representing victims of unlawful surveillance and harassment, has fired off a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, demanding an immediate end to what they call “un-American and illegal” programs funded by the agency.
The letter, penned by Ana L. Toledo, Esq., Vice President and Counsel for Targeted Justice, accuses DHS of orchestrating a sprawling network of surveillance, harassment, and psychological operations through Fusion Centers, targeting innocent Americans under the guise of counterterrorism.
The letter claims DHS is bankrolling a shadowy campaign against over 300,000 Americans wrongfully placed on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).
Citing Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General audits, Targeted Justice alleges that 97% of TSDB entries have “no known ties to terrorism,” branding the list a tool to silence whistleblowers, political activists, January 6th defendants, and parents protesting at school boards—groups she labels as “enemies of the Deep State.”
According to the letter obtained by The Gateway Pundit:
RE: DHS-FUNDED CRIMES
Honorable Secretary Noem:
In light of the policies set forth by President Donald J. Trump’s February 18, 2025 Executive Order titled “Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending”, this is to bring to your attention the un-American and illegal activity orchestrated and funded by the Department of Homeland Security that you should order to be immediately eradicated.
During your confirmation hearings, referring to the agency you were appointed to direct, Senator Rand Paul stated:
“There is not a single comprehensive list to address all the collaborative relationships that the department and its components engage in…that we can’t describe them.”
The reason why DHS refused to describe some of these “collaborative relationships” to the Homeland Security Committee is because many of them are patently illegal and in violation of the Fourth Amendment trample over the most basic civil and human rights of those illegally targeted by the government.
There are over 300,000 Americans that Federal Bureau of Investigation’s officials have attested under penalty of perjury have been placed on the Terrorist Screening Database without reasonable suspicion and “under secret criteria.”
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General audit reports concluded that 97% of the people on the TSDB have “No known ties to terrorism” and do not represent a threat to national security. Only .28% of the list contains the names of actual “known and suspected terrorists.” The vast majority of this “blacklist” is reserved for whistleblowers, activists, J6ers, parents that protest at school boards, and any enemy of the Deep State.
DHS imparts the directives implemented in the Fusion Centers that carry out the illegal psychological operations against the people illegally placed on the TSDB. Together with their Citizen Corps co-conspirators, state and federal officials engage in organized stalking, spying, harassment, street theater, vandalism, break-ins, and a myriad of illegal tactics to obliterate these “blacklisted’ individuals.
These DHS-funded programs are unconstitutional and even criminal. They mirror the Stasi police state that is un-American and militates against the most basic precepts of the America First agenda. Under President Trump’s order, they should be eradicated from DHS operations.
I urge you to order an immediate halt to the funding of the illegal gangstalking programs at DHS, (also coded as “counterterrorism”). Consistent with the EO cited above, I urge you to inform the public about the closure of this nefarious chapter in the history of DHS, along the implementation of measures that will ensure such crimes against humanity will never again be paid for the taxpayer dollars that fund DHS.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this urgent matter.
The accusations come alongside Targeted Justice’s ongoing $1.3 billion lawsuit against the Biden regime’s Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and DHS, filed in the U.S. District Court in Houston in 2023 (Case 4: 23-cv-1013), which claims a secretive “McCarthy Blacklist” within the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) is being used to harass and torture civilians.
Victims named in the lawsuit state they have no way to clear their names, no charges filed, no evidence presented, and no access to legal remedies. Violations of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments are central to the constitutional claims in the case.
Among the most disturbing claims in the lawsuit are allegations that “microwave weapons” and other forms of directed energy technologies have been used on innocent civilians — leading to unexplained injuries, psychological trauma, and symptoms similar to the so-called “Havana Syndrome” reported by U.S. diplomats overseas, which was blamed on Russia.
Included in the group’s documentation are images of victims with skin lesions, said to be consistent with non-lethal weapon testing.
They further allege that the list has been distributed to law enforcement through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), where targets are flagged under vague “handling codes,” resulting in innocent civilians being labeled as “suspected terrorists”.
Toledo also commended America First Legal for demanding transparency, applauding its formal request to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to declassify and release the Biden regime’s secretive domestic surveillance and censorship blueprint.
It can be recalled that several Federal Air Marshal (FAM) whistleblowers have come forward to expose that Tulsi Gabbard was enrolled in the controversial Quiet Skies program.
Quiet Skies is a program by the TSA that uses air marshals to track and observe suspicious passengers.
In yet another stunning chapter of Democrat corruption, Massachusetts State Representative Christopher Flanagan (D-First Barnstable) was arrested Thursday after being indicted on five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records in connection to a brazen scheme to steal tens of thousands of dollars from a local trade association.
The embattled Cape Cod legislator allegedly used the stolen cash to fund everything from mortgage payments and Macy’s menswear to psychic services, children’s toys, and even his 2022 political campaign.
Flanagan, 37, who represents the Cape towns of Dennis, Yarmouth, and Brewster, is now facing up to 120 years in prison if convicted. He was arrested Thursday morning and is scheduled to appear in federal court at 2: 30 p.m.
According to the bombshell federal indictment, Flanagan’s theft began in 2021 while he was serving as Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association of Cape Cod (HBA).
With personal debt mounting and his bank accounts hemorrhaging from overdraft fees and missed mortgage payments, Flanagan allegedly began siphoning money from the nonprofit — ultimately embezzling at least $36,000 through wire transfers, PayPal, and official checks.
Flanagan allegedly used the association’s funds for:
$10,000 to fund his own political campaign
$1,000+ on men’s ties, dress shirts, and sports coats
Hundreds of dollars for psychic readings
An air conditioner and an electric dryer delivered to his home
Campaign t-shirts disguised as “office supplies”
Toys and children’s clothing from Target
Flanagan allegedly created fraudulent expense reports and even logged into the HBA’s bookkeeping system using another employee’s credentials to conceal the theft.
According to the U.S. Attorney, he fabricated phony receipts and labeled luxury items as “office supplies” or “travel expenses.”
As part of his concealment, it is alleged that Flanagan told the HBA Board that he withdrew funds to reimburse himself for HBA-related expenses that he had paid for out-of-pocket with his personal funds. When the HBA Board requested proof, Flanagan allegedly provided two phony expense reports:
On the first expense report, Flanagan allegedly claimed he had spent $159.36 on “Technology Expenses” at Best Buy on March 4, 2022 and $537.26 on “Office Supplies” at 4Imprint on April 18, 2022.
Records of the actual purchases, however, allegedly showed that the Best Buy purchase was for a portable Bluetooth speaker and that the 4Imprint purchase was for t-shirts supporting Flanagan’s State Representative campaign:
Additionally, in the second expense report, Flanagan allegedly claimed to have spent a total of $3,784.84 on “Office Supplies.” Records of the actual purchases, however, allegedly showed that $2,118.10 of this amount was actually used for Flanagan’s personal expenses.
Specifically: $613.70 and $361.24 Best Buy purchases were allegedly for an electric dryer and an air conditioner, both delivered to Flanagan’s home; a $1,050.30 Macy’s purchase allegedly for men’s ties, dress shirts, slacks and sports coats; and a $92.86 purchase at Target allegedly for children’s clothes and toys.
According to the indictment, in or about December 2022, the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) opened an investigation regarding a campaign mailer that was distributed during Flanagan’s 2022 campaign for State Representative, purportedly a group called “Conservatives for Dennis.”
When investigators closed in, Flanagan didn’t stop. Instead, he allegedly invented a fake conservative persona — “Jeanne Louise” — and created email accounts to impersonate her and others, all in a desperate attempt to deceive the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), which had launched a probe into his shady campaign mailers.
When OCPF questioned a $10,000 donation to his campaign made shortly after the theft, Flanagan doubled down — providing more falsified records and claiming the funds were his personal money, despite bank records showing he had just $42 in his account days prior.
Flanagan remains in office as of this writing, continuing to collect a taxpayer-funded salary north of $100,000 a year. He faces a maximum sentence of 120 years in federal prison and $1.5 million in fines. Sentencing will ultimately be determined by a federal judge.
MassGOP urges Massachusetts Democrats to demand the immediate resignation of Rep. Chris Flanagan following his federal fraud arrest.
The Massachusetts Republican Party is calling on the Massachusetts Democratic Party to demand the immediate resignation of State Representative Chris Flanagan, who was arrested this week on federal fraud charges. The charges allege that Flanagan stole tens of thousands of dollars from his former employer to finance his political campaign, pay his mortgage and credit cards, and fund personal expenses including psychic services and high-end menswear.
“This is not the first time the Massachusetts Republican Party has called for Chris Flanagan to resign,” said MassGOP Chairwoman Amy Carnevale. “Back in January, when the Office of Campaign and Political Finance found Flanagan responsible for violating campaign finance laws—including fabricating a false alias to intentionally mislead his constituents—we said then that he had no place in public office. The federal charges only confirm what was already evident: Chris Flanagan is unfit to serve, and Massachusetts Democrats must demand his resignation now.”
Flanagan’s arrest is not an isolated incident—it is part of a disturbing pattern of misconduct within the Massachusetts Democratic Party. In just the past two weeks:
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Democrat, remains in office despite pleading guilty to multiple counts of fraud.
A high-ranking MassDems Party operative was recently arrested for unspeakable and deeply disturbing crimes.
Now, State Representative Chris Flanagan faces federal criminal charges for financial fraud and deception.
“The Massachusetts Democratic Party has a serious problem,” continued Carnevale. “This is not about isolated bad actors—it’s about a culture of corruption and entitlement that’s gone unchecked for far too long. The MassDems must demonstrate they are capable of holding their own accountable, starting with calling for Chris Flanagan’s resignation today.”
The Massachusetts Republican Party urges Democratic leadership to put the people of Massachusetts first, restore integrity in public service, and take a stand against corruption by demanding Flanagan’s immediate removal from office.
Whether the Massachusetts Democrat Party will take action — or continue to protect one of its own — remains to be seen.
During his HBO show on Friday night, Bill Maher finally revealed all the details of his meeting and dinner with President Trump at the White House.
Maher seemed most genuinely surprised to learn that President Trump is nothing like the character he is portrayed as by the media. He said that Trump was gracious, funny, and completely able to laugh at himself.
Bill said that he is not going ‘MAGA’ but you can tell that his mind was changed on some things, mainly his perceptions.
Maher then touted that he got the president to sign a sheet of paper listing numerous insults that Trump had levied against Maher over the years, including “low-life” and “his show is dead.” But the host’s tone changed shortly after that.
“The guy I met is not the guy who the night before the dinner shit-Tweeted a bunch of nasty crap about how this dinner was a bad idea and what a deranged asshole I was,” Maher said. “Just for starters: he laughs. I’ve never seen him laugh in public. But he does, including at himself. He’s not fake.”
Maher noted a standout moment while touring the White House: “I don’t remember what we were talking about, but it must’ve been something with the 2020 election. Because I know he distinctly used the world ‘lost.’ And I said, ‘Wow, I never thought I’d hear you say that.’ He didn’t get mad. He’s much more self-aware than he lets on in public.”
The host also shared that he remained “not MAGA” and that the conversation covered his own criticisms of the Trump admin, including its collapse of President Obama’s 2015 deal with Iran to limit the country’s nuclear program. He also said that he praised Trump for signaling for DEI having “gone too far,” legislation against trans athletes and ongoing support for Israel military action in Gaza. Maher noted that his takeaway from the President’s private candor with him was “emblematic of why the Democrats are so unpopular these days.”
Maher is not entirely complimentary here and he uses some cuss words, as usual, but this is worth watching in full.
Bill Maher’s full ‘book report’ on his meeting with Trump at the White House: “As you know, 12 days ago I had dinner with President Trump, a dinner that was set up by my friend Kid Rock. Because we share a belief: That there’s gotta be something better than hurling insults from… pic.twitter.com/GPZW94KhnD
Greg Gutfeld has said many times that Trump comes off very differently, and more positively, when people meet him in person. If Bill Maher is any indication, perhaps Trump should meet more of his critics.
Republicans in the House have passed the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote. Longtime Democrat strategist James Carville appeared on NewsNation this week and insisted that such a thing is ‘totally unnecessary.’
Isn’t that curious?
Carville said that voter fraud in the United States is virtually undetectable and that it almost never happens. Well, if that’s true, then what would it hurt to codify this act into law?
A cynical person would suspect that Carville is saying this because he knows that if only citizens can vote, it’s going to make it much harder for Democrats to win elections.
Carville said, “Well, let’s start with a massively unnecessary idea. There has been study after study, and I mean a lot of studies and good studies, that say that the amount of fraud in American elections is almost undetectable.
We’ve looked for that, failed. So you ask yourself, if somebody — if an elderly person, doesn’t have a driver’s license or a married person takes a husband’s name, which my wife chose not to, but other people do, that’s people’s own business, well, they can’t produce a thing saying, ‘I’m Jane Smith,’ because the birth certificate is Jane Jones. So there’s all — the other thing is not necessary.”
He added, “Why are we putting another bureaucratic layer to solve a problem that doesn’t exist? Why don’t we solve problems that actually exists, like, say, Medicaid to the states that this budget is utterly destroying? So I just think it’s totally unnecessary.
Here’s the clip:
James Carville is hyperventilating about the SAVE Act — calling it a “massively unnecessary idea.”
“I’m not saying that you have all these people vote on Election Day with zero fraud, but the honesty of American elections are not a problem. Not a problem in the least.”
CNN data analyst Harry Enten did a report this week in which he was stunned to reveal that the Republican party is replacing the Democrats as the party of the working class and the party that cares more about average Americans.
This shift has been building for years but became especially apparent during the 2024 election, as Donald Trump made huge gains among average Americans of every color and ethnicity.
The Democrats have made their problem worse by defending the radicals that Trump is trying to deport. Democrats have also become fierce defenders of Wall Street in recent weeks as the debate about tariffs has unfolded.
In other words, this is not very surprising if you’ve been paying attention.
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said on Friday morning he was shocked when seeing how much the American public believes the Republican Party cares about them, even in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff salvo.
During “CNN News Central,” Enten pulled up new aggregate poll numbers showing that Americans currently believe that Republicans care about U.S. citizens as much as Democratic Party figures do, a poll that has historically favored the Democrats.
“This, to me, is one of the most shocking pieces of poll data that I truly, truthfully have seen this year, or maybe in any prior year,” he said, noting elsewhere how unexpected these numbers are after Trump unveiled his controversial tariffs earlier this month…
“And why is that so surprising? Because I want you to take a look at prior years – Democrats always lead on this question,” Enten said.
“And now all of a sudden, a tie?,” he continued. “All of a sudden, the Democrats, who were the party of the people. No more! No more! We get a tie on this question, on a question that has traditionally overwhelmingly been a Democratic advantage… It‘s truly something I would not have expected to see, especially after this tariff war had begun.”
Here’s the video:
A shocker for me given the tariff war: The GOP seems to be in their best position ever for the party who cares more for the needs of people like yourself.
A tie on a metric that Dems have historically led by double digits.
Democrats are doing absolutely nothing for working class Americans. All they offer is outrage and protests. Why would anyone see them as a party that cares about average Americans?
Whoopi Goldberg of The View recently suggested that Americans need to ‘suck it up’ and pay more in taxes.
She said this right after admitting that many Americans are struggling on a day to day basis, which makes her argument even more absurd.
In recent weeks, DOGE has shown American taxpayers that our government has a special talent for wasting our tax dollars, but Whoopi clearly believes that the way to prosperity is for people to give the government more money.
If that makes sense to you, you might be a liberal.
Millionaire Whoopi Goldberg Tells Americans They Need To ‘Suck It Up’ And ‘Pay A Little More Taxes’
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg, a multimillionaire, told Americans on Thursday that they need to “suck it up” and “pay a little more taxes.”
Goldberg called on Americans to pay more taxes to help pay for schools and other essentials, despite claiming that Americans are also “struggling with everything on a day to day basis.” The co-host’s net worth is estimated to be $60 million as of April 2025.
“A 90-day pause doesn’t mean anything to anyone because people, as you said, are struggling with everyone that they’re living with on a day to day basis. Now you know what we’re fighting against,” Goldberg said. “But I also believe that it’s very important to remind people that now is the time for each and every one of us to suck it up and make sure that we know what we need to take care of. If you’re in an area where the school district is losing, then you got to pay a little more taxes and you gotta help the schools out. If you’re finding that your libraries are falling apart, you have to give more.
See the video below:
Multi millionaire Whoopi Goldberg says Americans should “suck it up” and pay more in taxes pic.twitter.com/ObpZYF9pYu
Award winning journalist Lara Logan at Darien Gap, Panama.
Award-winning journalist Lara Logan is on the ground in one of the most dangerous and politically explosive regions on Earth, reporting for The Gateway Pundit as she investigates the fallout of Joe Biden’s border failures and what’s being done under President Trump’s renewed leadership to fix the crisis.
“For four years under Joe Biden, this was one of the main corridors into the U.S. for illegal immigrants, foreign spies, soldiers, and terrorists,” Logan said.
“We came to see firsthand what has changed since President Trump took office.”
Logan’s trip represents a bold return to investigative journalism that the corporate media refuses to touch.
“Going Rogue with Lara Logan“, which can be watched at TGPVideos.com and LaraLogan.com, set to include exclusive footage and first-hand interviews, is expected to expose the sheer scale of the human suffering, criminal infiltration, and national security risks caused by Biden’s reckless immigration policies.
“Going Rogue with Lara Logan” is on the road with Michael Yon – our guide to what is happening in the Darien Gap in Panama since Pres Donald Trump shut down the U.S. border and stopped the flow of illegal immigration along this corridor. pic.twitter.com/SX9634c6C4
In a preview video, Logan offered a message to viewers:
“Well, here we are in the Darién Gap in Panama. This is Lara Logan reporting for The Gateway Pundit. I want to say a big thank you to Jim Hoft and Gateway Pundit for helping us make this trip, for supporting our work and keeping independent journalism alive. We wanted to see firsthand what’s been happening here since Trump took office. And I think now we’ve done a pretty good job. So follow, like, share, subscribe, do all those things, but make sure that you don’t miss any of our reporting.”
WATCH:
On the ground in the Darién Gap, Panama, reporting for @gatewaypundit and my podcast. For four years under Joe Biden this was one of the main corridors into the U.S. for illegal immigrants, foreign spies, soldiers & terrorists. We came to see first hand what has changed since… pic.twitter.com/K55zNfaM6Z
For years, Democrats denied the realities of the southern invasion — dismissing whistleblowers, demonizing border patrol agents, and labeling concerned citizens as “racist” or “extremist.” But Logan’s boots-on-the-ground report aims to put an end to the lies and show the truth in living color.
Stay tuned for the release of Logan’s exclusive footage — uncensored, unfiltered, and deeply inconvenient for the Democrats.
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