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The Indiana state senate will not put redistricting up for a vote despite California preparing to steal the House majority. If Democrats win the House, it will be an existential event. They will spend the next two years of Trump’s term impeaching him. Trump advisor Alex Brusewitz calls it a monumental betrayal. “Spineless RINO “legislators” have sabotaged and buried Republicans’ vital redistricting push. And they are letting Gavin Newsom & left-wing Democrats get closer to stealing the house. The weak as hell State Senate President @bray_rodric doesn’t even have the guts to put redistricting up for a vote! I was...

After the viral Ghostface trend and builder pranks, a new AI dog trend has emerged where everyone is surrounding themselves with puppies, and it’s literally so cute. It’s all over Instagram and TikTok right now, and if you want to give it a go, here’s a step-by-step guide explaining exactly how to do it.

The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas, according to data from the Department of Labor. The company’s visa requests have risen steadily in recent years, from 121 in 2021 to a record 184 in 2025. During Trump’s five years in office, the Trump Organization filed to bring in at least 566 foreign workers. The jobs—primarily servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers—pay between $15.58 and $27.91 an hour, per Department of Labor listings. Spokespeople for...

All her life, the fear of judgment and embarrassment has held CNA Digital's Nurjannah Suhaimi back from exploring her interests and potential. Here's how she finally faced her fear, and managed to find the charm in cringe.Years ago, I was a polytechnic student sitting alone catching up on work, when two gorgeous men approached me to ask for directions. While trying to play it cool, my finger got caught behind my spectacles mid-gesture. My glasses flew right off my face, and skidded underneath the table next to me.

No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the economist and cleric Thomas Malthus first published “An Essay on the Principles of Population,” the “Malthusian” position – the idea that humans are subject to natural limits – has been vilified and scorned. Today, the term is lobbed at anyone who dares question the optimism of infinite progress. Unfortunately, almost everything most people think they know about Malthus is wrong. The story goes like this: Once upon a time, an English country parson came up with the idea that population increases at a “geometrical” rate, while food production increases...

FRESNO, CA — Local man Dennis Townsend has converted to Seventh Day Adventism in order to spend all Sunday sitting on the couch watching NFL games. Long frustrated by missing the early slate of games for church, Townsend could hardly believe his luck when he learned of a group that only has church on Saturday. "You mean, you never have church on Sunday? Like, you never once miss kick-off?" asked Townsend. "Well, I'm convinced. The evidence for Seventh Day Adventism is just overwhelming, and I literally have no choice but to convert."

For those that live or have lived around the American Great Lakes region, the story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is likely familiar. It was, to date, the largest ship to ever sink in those waters, claiming the lives of 29 crew members whose bodies were never recovered. On the afternoon of Nov. 9, 1975, the boat set sail from Superior, Wisconsin, carrying a full load of iron ore pellets, bound for a steel plant on Zug Island near Detroit, Michigan. But by the next day, a severe storm had hit the lake and the ship sunk in Canadian waters...

As AC/DC launched their Australian tour in Melbourne on Wednesday, hundreds of bagpipers assembled in record-breaking droves in the nearby Federation Square to play the band's classic song "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)." The gathering drew 374 bagpipers, breaking the world record previously set in 2012 by 333 pipers in Bulgaria, the Associated Press reports. The oldest confirmed piper was 98 years old. You can see photos and video from the record-breaking gathering, dubbed "The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash," below. Why Was the Location of 'The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash' Important? Federation...

The congressional funding bill included a THC cap that effectively bans most hemp products, a move industry leaders say threatens the $28 billion market. More than 300,000 jobs are at risk, with economic impacts expected in states with large hemp sectors, including Kentucky, Texas and Utah, industry experts said. Executives warn the ban could fuel a surge in black-market sales if federal regulations aren’t adopted within a year, as demand for hemp-derived THC remains strong.

https://babylonbee.com/news/poem-on-statue-of-liberty-updated-to-read-no-fattiesNEW YORK, NY — As part of a change in immigration policy designed to limit the incoming of foreign nationals with chronic health issues, the poem posted on the Statue of Liberty was updated to read "No Fatties." The famous inscription, which had long been held as a beacon of hope to all who sought a new life and the American dream, now more accurately reflected the current administration's efforts to prevent obese immigrants from arriving to weigh down the nation's healthcare industry. "It's a modern addition that fits our updated vision," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "Our country...

Gov. Hochul is reportedly open to raising taxes on corporations in the Empire State to help fund socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s freebie-filled agenda for New York City. Hochul, who is up for re-election in 2026, is sticking to her vow to not hit high-earners with higher taxes — but has had preliminary conversations about raising revenue by upping the corporate tax rate, according to Politico, which first reported the story. The hike would help fill the more than $4 billion budget gap facing the state next year and cover some of the costs associated with Mamdani’s socialist dream in the...

A 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person known to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a tick bite. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine publicly reported the cause of death Wednesday after months of investigation. Their findings were published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. The man’s death had previously been seen as a mystery, since medical examinations showed no evidence of a heart attack or other life-threatening issues. According to the researchers, the man started feeling sick four hours after consuming a hamburger...

It's not pleasant to shiver from the cold, but for some, it has the appeal of making the body burn more energy as heat than when staying in a warmer environment. This process of burning energy through heat loss is called thermogenesis. While scientists and pharmaceutical companies are exploring ways to trick the body into thinking it's cold, obesity researchers set out to investigate another route: a form of thermogenesis triggered by eating specialized diets rather than temperature. After conducting a series of mouse studies, the researchers concluded that diet-induced thermogenesis led to nearly the same amount of weight loss...

BOSTON (AP) — It wasn’t a croc — there really was an alligator on the loose in Boston. And the story of the city’s slithering saurian appears to have a happy ending. The small alligator, spotted along the Charles River in Boston multiple times this week, has been rescued and delivered to safety, wildlife officials in Massachusetts said Thursday.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney Leah Saffian has confirmed that multiple federal prison staffers have been FIRED for illegally breaking into Maxwell’s privileged attorney-client emails, emails that were then funneled straight to Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin, who blasted them to the media like political propaganda. Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, apparently believes his lofty position as a former law professor grants him the license to trample on the Bill of Rights. By leaking Maxwell’s privileged correspondence to the media, he’s not just undermining the legal process, he’s trampling her constitutional rights, including the First Amendment’s protection of confidential communications,...

North Carolina is one of the few states that allows jilted spouses to sue someone for interfering in their marriage.> A North Carolina woman will have to pay $1.75 million after a jury found her liable for destroying a Durham couple's marriage. The lawsuit filed in Durham County Court accused Brenay Kennard - an influencer with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok and 274,000 followers on Instagram - of seducing and having an affair with her manager, Tim Montague. "She has received justice from losing her husband and the father of her children," said Robonetta Jones, who was the attorney...

Now that the older members of the Generation Z cohort have reached their mid-20s, stark differences in their mental health, resilience, and socioemotional development are evident when compared with their Millennial counterparts. Many troubling trends have been measured, including:• A 188 percent increase in emergency room visits for self-harm by girls, and 48 percent for boys, since 2010.• A 167 percent increase in suicide rates for adolescent girls, and a 91 percent increase for adolescent boys, since 2010, with no abatement,• A rise in depression during the 2010s so significant that it could explain nearly all suicide mortality among those...

Nobody seems to have begun a Thanksgiving food/cooking thread, so I thought I would. I've never eaten okra, but have always wanted to try. This time of year, I can probably only get frozen here; does anyone have a recipe they like for frozen okra?

A death in New Jersey is now being called the first-ever linked to a meat allergy caused by a tick bite. Doctors say a 47-year-old man who passed away in the summer of last year had a severe reaction to a steak after spending a day in the outdoors. He became severely ill but recovered, so he thought nothing of it. Then, two weeks later, he died after eating a hamburger, according to officials. The allergy is known as "Alpha-gal syndrome." The allergy is caused by the bite of the Lone Star tick. According to University of Virginia Health, people...

Says Pentagon ready to act in Nigeria, elsewhere if ordered by president to end persecutionDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the United States must defend persecuted Christians in Nigeria and other parts of the world facing harsh treatment for their beliefs. “President Trump has made clear that the United States will always defend the right of Christians to freely worship here at home and around the world,” Mr. Hegseth told The Washington Times. “As a Christian, this is also very important to me and my family.” Mr. Hegseth, a conservative Christian, said in a statement that the Defense Department,...