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  • Massie's tough questions for Director Patel

    09/17/2025 10:18:41 PM PDT · by RandFan · 22 replies
    X ^ | Sep 17 | Massie & Patel
    @Acyn Massie: You have reviewed those documents where the victims named the people who victimized them? Patel: Personally, no, but the FBI has. Massie: How can you sit here and say there are no names?
  • Pigskin Pickem Thread, Week 3

    09/17/2025 9:33:28 PM PDT · by Impy · 4 replies
    9-17-2025
    Fool's Ball, Week Three Your home for all things Fool's Ball! In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)
  • Donald Trump warns Seth Meyers is 'next' while celebrating Jimmy Kimmel's 'cancelation' as 'great news for America'

    09/17/2025 5:52:19 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 54 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 17 Sep 2025 | JAMES GORDON
    President Donald Trump celebrated the abrupt cancelation of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night with a blistering Truth Social post that cheered the end of the ABC late-night show. Trump also called for two of Kimmel's network rivals, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers to be fired next. 'Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,' Trump wrote. 'Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News...
  • Florida woman punches alligator to rescue her dog

    09/17/2025 2:19:35 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 20 replies
    UPI ^ | 9/15/25 | Ben Hooper
    Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A Florida woman taking her dog for a walk near a creek ended up punching an alligator in the face to rescue the canine from the predator's jaws. Land O' Lakes resident Danie Wright said she and her 4-month-old shih tzu, Dax, were walking along a stagnant creek behind her house when the 5-foot gator struck. "I turned and looked, and an alligator had him," Wright told The New York Times. "The alligator's front teeth were through the collar of my dog." The alligator started dragging Dax into the water, leading Wright to fight back. "I...
  • The Left Is Evil

    09/17/2025 12:40:35 PM PDT · by Morgana · 12 replies
    Moonbattery ^ | September 16, 2025 | Dave Blount
    he conflict goes deeper than politics. They didn’t kill Charlie Kirk for his views on tax policy. They killed him because he was good. These people advocate killing viable 9-month babies in the name of patently moronic bumper sticker slogans. They endorse surgically mutilating children’s genitals so as to consign them to lives of sexual perversion. Among Democrats, these are not fringe positions. Why should anyone be surprised that they celebrate the murder of a decent man for opposing them? Charlie Kirk stood out as a champion for good. Where Democrats have deployed their army of mentally ill freaks, the...
  • Tyler Robinson's father realized 'his son was shooter' after seeing family heirloom in media reports

    09/17/2025 12:12:01 PM PDT · by Morgana · 56 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 17, 2025 | Germania Rodriguez Poleo
    The father of Charlie Kirk's alleged killer realized his son was the shooter after recognizing an unusual rifle shown in media reports of the hunt for the assassin, according to officials. Matt Robinson allegedly told authorities that he and his wife became alarmed the day after Kirk was murdered in Utah, when they saw images of the suspect and the weapon he used on the news. The shocked father recognized his own dad's gun in the images released by police, as Tyler Robinson's grandfather had given him the rifle as a gift before he used it to murder Kirk, officials...
  • Tiny flicker of emotion crosses Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson's face as death penalty is mentioned during court hearing

    09/17/2025 11:43:41 AM PDT · by Morgana · 66 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 17, 2025 | Will Potter
    Online courtroom footage captured the moment Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson showed a flash of emotion as prosecutors officially filed to seek the death penalty. Robinson, 22, looked at the floor and appeared dazed as he sat in court virtually from the Utah County Jail in Spanish Fork, Utah, on Tuesday. 'Is there any other business that we need to address today, counsel?' the judge asked. The prosecutor responded: 'Just for the court's information, we did file just recently in the last few minutes the notice of intent to seek the death penalty.' They added that the motion was...
  • CNN actually tried to interview a farmer after Occupy Democrats shared his satire video

    09/17/2025 11:31:27 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 18 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | September 16, 2025
    CNN actually tried to interview a farmer after Occupy Democrats shared his satire video, where he joked about not being able to sell his made-up crops because of Trump. He was literally ******* around about imaginary vegetables, and they took the bait. (Warning: language)
  • Ellen DeGeneres Sued Nearly Two Years After Allegedly Causing Car Crash

    09/17/2025 11:11:31 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 8 replies
    E! News ^ | 09/14/2025 | Desiree Anello
    Ellen DeGeneres is facing some legal trouble. A woman is suing the former talk show host for negligence, alleging that Ellen ignored a stop sign while driving in Santa Barbara, California, causing her to crash into the side of the plaintiff’s car, according to court documents obtained by People. According to the lawsuit, the intersection where the incident occurred back in October 2023 “is controlled by stop signs in all directions.” And while the woman alleged that she stopped for her stop sign and “made sure there were no other vehicles” before proceeding to move forward, per the outlet, Ellen...
  • Nolte: CNN Contributor Defends Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Assassin as ‘Love-Torn Child’

    09/17/2025 11:11:25 AM PDT · by Morgana · 11 replies
    Breitbart ^ | September 17, 2025 | John Nolte
    The corporate media’s coordinated plot to turn the murdered Charlie Kirk into a villain and his alleged assassin into a folk hero has officially begun. Things are such that the media have been forced to once again paint themselves into this vile corner, one that will only deepen their credibility crisis. And the only reason they are in this corner is because they are genetically incapable of seeing anyone who disagrees with them as human and therefore a victim, even though Charlie Kirk was the most innocent of victims, a true martyr. So, no matter how awful the crime against...
  • Rep. Massie is asking questions about Epstein clients: 'At least 20 men ... '

    09/17/2025 10:52:23 AM PDT · by RandFan · 109 replies
    X ^ | Sep 17 | Rep. Tom Massie
    @Acyn Massie: According to victims these documents in your possession, detail at least 20 men, including Staley, CEO Barclays Bank, who Jeffrey Epstein trafficked victims to. That list includes 19 over individuals, one Hollywood producer worth a few hundred million dollars. One very prominent banker, one high profile government official, one high profile former politician, one owner of a car company in Italy, one rock star, one magician, at least six billionaires including a billionaire from Canada. We know these people exist in the FBI files.
  • Rep. James Comer calls for hearing with internet platform CEOs

    09/17/2025 10:30:47 AM PDT · by RandFan · 6 replies
    X ^ | Sep 17 | @RepJamesComer
    @RepJamesComer 🚨BREAKING🚨 I'm calling on the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, & Reddit to testify at an Oversight Committee hearing on October 8. The hearing will examine the radicalization of online forum users, including instances of open incitement to commit politically motivated acts. @RepJamesComer The politically motivated assassination of Charlie Kirk claimed the life of a husband, father, and American patriot. In the wake of this tragedy, and amid other acts of politically motivated violence, Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence. To prevent future radicalization and violence, the CEOs...
  • Myths and denial: How the Soviet Union justified its 1939 invasion of Poland

    09/17/2025 10:09:11 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 23 replies
    TVP World ^ | 9/17/2025 | Alex Webber
    Eighty-six years ago, Soviet forces crossed into Poland from the east, executing their part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; as in other campaigns both before and since, the Kremlin would follow a familiar playbook, using propaganda to mask their aggression and frame themselves as liberators. Having fought gallantly since Germany launched its Blitzkrieg on September 1, 1939, Poland’s hopes of survival crumbled on the morning of September 17 when approximately half a million Soviet troops poured over the border, backed up by almost 5,000 armored vehicles and 2,000 aircraft. Now fighting a war on two fronts, the country was left scrambling...
  • ‘Katyn must never be repeated,’ Nawrocki says as Poland buries victims of Soviet massacre

    09/17/2025 10:04:23 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 22 replies
    TVP World ^ | 9/17/2025 | Ammar Anwer
    Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Poland must do everything to ensure “Katyn never happens again” as the remains of 15 victims of the World War II-era Soviet massacre were laid to rest in a solemn ceremony in Warsaw. The event, held on Wednesday, coincided with the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland.
  • Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons to sustain fight against Russia, Zelenskyy says

    09/17/2025 9:45:54 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 21 replies
    AP Yahoo News ^ | 9/17/2025 | SAMYA KULLAB
    Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the United States and help sustain its more than three-year fight against Russia’s all-out invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. The financial arrangement known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL, pools contributions from NATO members, except the United States, to purchase American weapons, munitions and equipment. “We received more than $2 billion from our partners specifically for the PURL program," Zelenskyy said at a joint news conference in Kyiv with visiting European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. "We will receive...
  • President Trump gushes over ‘so beautiful’ Kate Middleton in touching exchange during UK state visit

    09/17/2025 9:37:18 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 31 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/17/2025 | Anthony Blair
    President Trump praised Kate Middleton as “so beautiful” during a heart-warming exchange between the pair on the first full day of the commander-in-chief’s state visit to the United Kingdom. “You’re beautiful, so beautiful,” Trump told the Princess of Wales, 43, as he greeted Kate and Prince William on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Wearing a maroon dress with a matching hat and purse, Middleton smiled as she shook hands with the president alongside Prince William, who was dressed in a dark suit. The two-day trip by Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the invitation of King Charles III marks...
  • Rand Paul is on fire: "That's a ridiculous answer!"

    09/17/2025 9:36:16 AM PDT · by RandFan · 8 replies
    X ^ | Sep 17 | Sen. Paul
    @HHSGov @SenRandPaul questions Susan Monarez on the efficacy of childhood COVID vaccines — and he brings the receipts:
  • Fight on Royal Caribbean cruise ship sends 2 to hospital, forces return to Miami

    09/17/2025 9:26:55 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 46 replies
    cbs12.com ^ | September 17th 2025 | Sophie Pendrill
    MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — Two people were hospitalized after being injured during a fight on a cruise ship. WSVN reported that the fight happened on Monday aboard the Royal Caribbean's "Wonder of the Seas." According to WSVN, the altercation began with a verbal argument that escalated into a physical confrontation. Because of the situation, the cruise ship made an unscheduled return to port in Miami. The cruise line stated that they provided medical assistance to the injured passengers with minor injuries until they could be taken to a hospital. At this time, the cause of the fight is still unknown,...
  • ‘Massive’ search underway for missing hunters in southern Colorado

    09/17/2025 9:25:33 AM PDT · by Pontiac · 12 replies
    KKTV11 ^ | Sep. 16, 2025 | Lauren Watson
    CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A massive search is underway for a pair of hunters who were reportedly last heard from on Thursday, while hunting in Conejos County. According to the Conejos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), on September 13, deputies responded to the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead in an effort to make contact with two hunters, Andrew Porter, a 25-year-old man from Asheville, N.C., and Ian Stasko, a 25-year-old man from Salt Lake City, UT. The sheriff’s office said the pair was reported overdue while elk hunting in the San Juan Wilderness Area, west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, when...
  • Parents testify on the impact of AI chatbots: ‘Our children are not experiments’

    09/17/2025 9:21:11 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 8 replies
    NBC News ^ | 9/16/2025 | Angela Yang
    Parents and online safety advocates on Tuesday urged Congress to push for more safeguards around artificial intelligence chatbots, claiming tech companies designed their products to “hook” children. “The truth is, AI companies and their investors have understood for years that capturing our children’s emotional dependence means market dominance,” said Megan Garcia, a Florida mom who last year sued the chatbot platform Character.AI, claiming one of its AI companions initiated sexual interactions with her teenage son and persuaded him to take his own life. “Indeed, they have intentionally designed their products to hook our children,” she told lawmakers. “The goal was...