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  • Time to stand down…or stand up?

    07/26/2024 4:20:29 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 11 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 26 Jul, 2024 | Eric Utter
    Prior to staging their recent palace coup, Democrat power brokers realized that President Biden could no longer defeat former President Trump. Ergo, one or the other—or both—had to go. To that end, the Secret Service basically stood down instead of doing its best to protect Trump at his massive rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13th. However, when the assassination attempt inexplicably failed, Biden had to be forced out. So, the power brokers executed their coup, overruling the voters’ will—in order, of course, to “save our democracy.” Then they quickly decided to install Kamala Harris as their nominee, the first...
  • Glamorous superyacht stewardess sobs in court as she learns her fate over video of her beating up her three-year-old son

    07/26/2024 3:20:36 AM PDT · by Phoenix8 · 40 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7/25/2024 | Sexton
    A Ukrainian superyacht stewardess who was caught on a doorbell camera beating up her three-year-old son has avoided jail time. Yulia Storozhuk, 29, became emotional as she took a plea deal negotiated with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office on Thursday. The mom was caught on a neighbor's Ring doorbell camera hurling her defenseless child down a hallway before kicking him multiple times. 'I am very sorry, I'm a single mom and it was only one incident where I let my emotions get the better of me,' Storozhuk previously told the court through an interpreter, NBC reports. Her pleas appeared to...
  • Team USA's Steph Curry, Steve Kerr back Harris for president at Olympics

    07/25/2024 11:50:53 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 19 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 25, 2024 | Ryan Gaydos
    Team USA men’s basketball star Stephen Curry and head coach Steve Kerr backed Vice President Kamala Harris for president while talking to reporters on Thursday. President Biden announced Sunday he was withdrawing from his re-election campaign and endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. Biden’s decision came after weeks of upheaval from top Democrats and donors following his disastrous debate with former President Trump. Curry and Kerr, who are with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA, made their comments days before the team begins its Olympics matchups. "Vice President Harris is primed to bring her energy to...
  • Walgreens to close over 2000 stores by 2027

    07/25/2024 11:27:56 PM PDT · by Secret Agent Man · 24 replies
    Yahoo Finance ^ | 7/8/2024 | Jacqueline Saguin
    Shoppers, it may be time to find a new pharmacy. Walgreens is closing up to a quarter of its 8,600 stores within the United States. Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth recently explained to the Wall Street Journal on June 27 that the closures would focus on locations that aren't profitable, too close to each other or stores struggling with theft. .... According to CNN, 75% of the company's U.S. stores account for 100% of its operating income. The company will examine the remaining 25% of its 8,600 stores for closure. That equates to roughly 2,150 stores closing shop across the country...
  • Four U.S. presidents never had a vice president.

    07/25/2024 9:46:42 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    History Facts ^ | 07/25/2024
    Apresident without a vice president is like a captain without a first mate, but some U.S. presidents — four, to be precise — have nevertheless had to serve without one. They were John Tyler (1841-1845), Millard Fillmore (1850-1853), Andrew Johnson (1865-1869), and Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885), all of whom ascended to the presidency when their predecessors died in office. Because the 25th Amendment didn’t lay out an official process for naming a new VP in such an event until 1967, those four commanders in chief simply went without one. All four failed to win reelection; some even failed to secure...
  • Trump's Crypto-Friendly Stance: A Boon for Bitcoin and Beyond?

    07/25/2024 9:43:29 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 4 replies
    INO.COM ^ | 07/25/2024
    As former President Donald Trump prepares to speak this week at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, the big event is creating the most excitement in the crypto community. Bitcoin USD (BTC) has surged more than 9% over the past month and nearly 58% year-to-date, crossing the $66,500 mark and nearing its all-time high set earlier this year.Moreover, this week, crypto investors are gearing up for several exciting developments, including the anticipated approvals from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.These ETFs can become staples in 401(k)s, IRAs,...
  • The Future Of Bitcoin In America Will Be Decided At The Ballot Box in 2024

    07/25/2024 2:14:53 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 14 replies
    BitCoin Magazine ^ | 07/25/2024 | Sen. Bill Hagerty
    As Americans head to the polls this fall, their decision regarding who will lead our country will also determine the fate of crypto here in the United States, and our security, prosperity, and freedom are at stake.This week, I will join President Trump and thousands of crypto market participants in Nashville for Bitcoin 2024, the world's largest Bitcoin conference. This year, the conference is held in my home state at a time that is clearly the tipping point for the future of crypto technology in the U.S. This fall, the future of crypto in America is on the ballot as...
  • Why Do You See So Many Shoes Wrapped Around Power Lines?

    07/25/2024 11:40:31 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    IFL Science ^ | JULY 19, 2024 | Rachael Funnel
    Top tip: don’t yeet your sneakers over a power line if you want to wear them again. Image credit: Alex Farias / Shutterstock.com ============================================================================== Ever been out walking and spotted a pair of sneakers slung over a power line? It’s not an uncommon sight, and with good reason. Shoe tossing – or shoefiti – is done all over the globe and for all sorts of reasons, so let’s dive into some of the most common theories behind this seemingly counterintuitive behavior. Memorial Humans have been memorializing the dead for millennia, with graves and burial sites dating back as far as...
  • Armed Citizen - July 12 2024

    07/25/2024 11:23:05 AM PDT · by COBOL2Java · 10 replies
    American Rifleman ^ | 12 July 2024 | NRA American Rifleman
    Armed Citizen® TodayA home invader wielding a knife with a sheath inscribed "Hail Satan" was shot and wounded by a Taylor, Texas, homeowner on May 28. Police responded to a call late that evening from a residence, with the caller informing dispatchers that a man with a knife was attempting to enter the house. Before officers arrived, the knife-armed suspect broke into the home and was shot by the homeowner. When officers arrived, the burglar had left the house and was found lying on the front porch, suffering from a gunshot wound to his hip. The 23-year-old suspect has been...
  • Abrain. A pharmaceutical commercial parody

    07/25/2024 9:19:39 AM PDT · by Heartlander · 16 replies
    YouTube ^ | Jul 22, 2024 | Nick Peterson
    AbrainAbrain is meant for everyday use. Do not try Abrain if you're allergic to Abrain. For more information, visit tryabrain.com. VIDEO:Abrain. A pharmaceutical commercial parody. (1 minute)
  • DOE Researchers Discover New Cheaper, and More Efficient Way To Produce Important Chemical

    07/25/2024 9:12:32 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 2 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | JULY 25, 2024 | Argonne National Laboratory
    Combining zirconium with silicon nitride improves the transformation of propane, a component of natural gas, into polypropylene, a highly sought-after plastic. Polypropylene is a widely used plastic found in numerous everyday items, including food containers and medical devices. Due to its popularity, there is an increasing demand for propylene, a chemical essential for its production. Propylene is derived from propane, a natural gas commonly utilized in barbecue grills. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory report a faster, more energy-efficient way to manufacture propylene than the process currently used. Converting propane into...
  • Sinister Meaning Behind Kamala Harris's Famous Mantra

    07/25/2024 6:50:35 AM PDT · by b4me · 49 replies
    Youtube ^ | July 3, 2024 | Christian Watson
    This guy Christian explains Harris's word salad "what could be, unburdened by what has been" is like a progressive rallying call - war cry against America. she is not just stupid word salading, as it sounds to many of us, she is evil intended and happily pushing anti American agenda forward. Please check the video he seems informed and explains things well. 12&1/2 minutes. I think it's important to get the word out what she means by what she says. click link above. I'll also post link in comments below.
  • Thursday War Room, 10AM-Noon & 5-7PM ET

    07/25/2024 6:45:12 AM PDT · by 4Liberty · 5 replies
    America’s Voice News ^ | 07/25/2024 | Friends of Bannon
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  • Well, That Was Fast

    07/25/2024 6:02:16 AM PDT · by Rev M. Bresciani · 27 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | July 25, 2024 | Rob Pue
    In my message from last week, titled “So Predictable,” I predicted that although Joe Biden repeatedly vowed, he would never drop out of the presidential race, that he definitely would, eventually. And almost immediately after my message was published or broadcast by all the media outlets that carry it, he did. I knew it was coming, but I didn’t expect it to happen as quickly as it did. And in my last message I predicted he would say his dropping out was “for the good of the party,” “to make sure that Trump would never again sit in the Oval...
  • Real Story Behind the Disappearance of Earth’s Largest Animals

    07/25/2024 6:00:38 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 63 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | JULY 24, 2024 | Aarhus University
    Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. More and more research shows that this species – and at least 46 other species of megaherbivores – were driven to extinction by humans. Credit: Engraving by Ernest Grise, photographed by William Henry Jackson. Courtesy Getty’s Open Content Program ================================================================== Researchers at Aarhus University have concluded that human hunting, rather than climate change, was the primary factor in the extinction of large mammals over the past 50,000 years. This finding is based on a review of over 300 scientific articles. Over the last 50,000 years, many large species, or megafauna, weighing at least 45...
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a magnificent speech to Congress

    07/25/2024 5:42:22 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 7 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 24 Jul, 2024 | Andrea Widburg
    The combined session of Congress greeted him rapturously. Also, Bibi subtly shivved the Biden/Harris administration in a devastating way for the election. Today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for almost an hour before a joint session of Congress. I was paying attention so hard to his magnificent speech that I forgot to take notes—and there’s no transcript available yet. These are my impressions of the speech. One. Bibi got one of the most rapturous greetings I’ve ever seen Congress give anyone. The ovation when Bibi walked to the podium and stood there went on so long that Speaker Mike Johnson...
  • Is Donald Trump safe?

    07/25/2024 4:03:22 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 101 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 25 Jul, 2024 | Eric Dawe
    What are the chances there will be another attempt on President Trump’s life in the remaining months before the election? Trump supporters cheered when we saw that the former president had survived the assassination attempt and pumped his fist in defiance and heroic resolve. We mourned the death of Corey Comperatore who died heroically protecting his family from harm, and we prayed for David Dutch and James Copenhaver who were seriously wounded by the assassin’s bullets. In the days afterwards, we’ve been overwhelmed with the tumult surrounding the Secret Service’s epic and compounded failures in securing the rally site and...
  • Radio Host Got Brutally Honest on Why Black Voters Never Really Liked Kamala Harris

    07/25/2024 2:57:14 AM PDT · by Jonty30 · 72 replies
    https://townhall.com/ ^ | July 24, 2024 | Matt Vespa
    The unknown factor is Kamala Harris's primary advantage for now. It doesn’t gloss over that the 2024 Democratic Party ticket is a ratship in total disarray. The unity cited incessantly on MSNBC is a manufactured media narrative where little is grounded in reality. If there is a coalescing around the vice president, these loyal soldiers have no choice but to back her because who else is there? Harris dropped out before the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. No Democratic primary voter has ever voted for her. Again, the lion's share of the party backs her because there is no other choice. Democrats...
  • Mapped: The Salary Needed to Buy a Home in 50 U.S. Cities in 2024

    07/24/2024 9:19:43 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 15 replies
    Visual Capitalist ^ | 07/24/2024 | Dorothy Neufeld
    In 2024, the median salary for the typical American home buyer has risen to $104,339 - up from $88,000 just two years prior.Despite record-high home prices, housing demand continues to outpace supply, even with mortgage rates at their highest in over a decade. As one bright spot, housing inventory is steadily increasing, with the number of homes for sale up almost 19% in May compared to the previous year. This growth in inventory could help ease the cost of home ownership looking ahead.This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Nuefeld, shows the salary needed to buy a home across the 50...
  • Multiple structure fires in Jasper as crews work to protect critical infrastructure

    07/24/2024 8:04:55 PM PDT · by Jonty30 · 6 replies
    https://edmonton.citynews.ca/ ^ | July 24, 2024 | Kelsey Patterson and Michael Ranger
    Multiple structure fires have been reported in Jasper as crews work to protect critical infrastructure after a wildfire reached the town late Wednesday. Parks Canada confirmed flames from one of two threatening wildfires were being driven by strong winds and reached the southern edge of the townsite around 6:30 p.m. Some images and video posted to social media show buildings fully engulfed in flames in the south part of town. A last minute effort to try and change the fire’s direction to natural barriers, such as Athabasca River and Highway 16, was not successful. Another blaze is moving in towards...