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I noticed some time ago that LV didn't have any works by Noah Webster, creator of that dictionary. Well, now they have one. https://librivox.org/examination-of-the-federal-constitution-by-noah-webster/

The champion and runner-up in the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge were disqualified during the post-race inspection on Friday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals due to a rules infraction. The purse will be distributed evenly across the remaining competitors.

Keir Starmer launched a desperate bid to 'reset' his team today amid fears he is bracing to mount another huge tax raid. The PM has moved to bolster his influence over economic policy as a critical Budget looms. No10 strategic communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after less than a year. Meanwhile, Treasury minister Darren Jones has been appointed to the new post of 'secretary to the PM', tasked with enforcing Sir Keir's will. Former Bank of England deputy governor Minouche Shafik - said by critics to be keen on wealth taxes - has been made...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin stole the spotlight at the Shanghai Cooperation Council summit in Tianjin with their warm gestures and camaraderie. The two leaders walked together, shared light moments, and exchanged jokes, showcasing a bond that appeared stronger than ever. Modi was seen hugging Putin on the sidelines, a moment that fuelled headlines amid growing Western unease over India’s oil trade with Russia.

Finland has belatedly admitted its air force flags probably should not have a huge swastika in the middle. The Nordic country is set to remove the symbol from the standard because its presence has created 'awkward situations with foreign visitors'. The nation adopted the insignia as the emblem of its airborne military when it was founded in 1918.

There are two interesting items in the 1776 Constitution for the State of Virginia. The first one is in the second paragraph and it reads as follows: Whereas George the Third, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and Elector of Hanover, heretofore intrusted with the exercise of the Kingly Office in this Government, hath endeavoured to pervert the same into a detestable and insupportable Tyranny; by putting his negative on laws the most wholesome and necessary for the publick good;"Putting his negative" What this means is a veto. This would upset anybody. The people of Virginia want to do something,...

Guttmacher Institute research from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study shows that there were approximately 642,700 medication abortions in the United States in 2023, accounting for 63% of all abortions in the formal health care system. This is an increase from 2020, when medication abortions accounted for 53% of all abortions. The two-drug combination of mifepristone and misoprostol is the most common medication abortion regimen offered by US providers, and decades of research have established that medication abortion using mifepristone is highly safe and effective... The medication abortion counts for 2023 do not include self-managed medication abortions that take place outside...

A bombshell peer-reviewed study (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12381369/) out of Italy has just shattered the narrative peddled by Big Pharma, corporate media, and government health bureaucrats. For the first time, a population-wide cohort of nearly 300,000 people tracked over 30 months has revealed that the so-called “safe and effective” COVID-19 shots are linked to alarming spikes in multiple forms of cancer. Researchers followed every resident aged 11 and older in Italy’s Pescara province from June 2021 through December 2023, examining hospital records and adjusting for age, sex, prior health conditions, and even prior COVID infection. The researchers allegedly found that those who received...

Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi held hands as they walked side-by-side to greet Xi Jinping at a summit designed to showcase China’s vision for a new world order. The Indian prime minister rode in the back of a car with his Russian counterpart and shared a picture of the pair embracing, saying it was “always a delight to meet President Putin”. Mr Xi, the Chinese president, has used the summit to present his vision for a new global security and economic order in a direct challenge to the United States. “We should advocate for equal and orderly multipolarisation of the...

Pastors and activists Andy Oliver and Benedict Atherton-Zeman were arrested Friday night during the state's removal of St. Petersburg's "Black History Matters" mural. Crews from the Florida Department of Transportation arrived around 8 p.m. to paint over the mural outside the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, according to a spokesman for the St. Petersburg Police Department. That's when Oliver and Atherton walked past police, then sat and knelt down to pray in the road and refused to move "in an attempt to block the FDOT machinery." They were both charged with misdemeanor obstruction and "Pedestrian obstructing or hindering...

India's Narendra Modi told Vladimir Putin on Monday that India and Russia stood side by side even in difficult times after the Kremlin chief called the Indian prime minister his "dear friend" and gave him a lift in his armoured limousine. -snip- On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China's port city of Tianjin, Modi held Putin's hand as they walked towards Chinese President Xi Jinping. All three smiled as they spoke, surrounded by translators.

Over 100 people showed up for Miami Beach’s rainbow crosswalks that are currently in the political crosshairs across the state of Florida. “Our rights are on shaky ground everywhere, but especially here in Florida,” said activist Paul Thomas. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Transportation has ordered communities across the state to remove colorful crosswalks

We were walking to our train in the main Glasgow, Scotland train station a half hour ago. Halfway down the platform there were two policemen restraining a crazy man who was screaming at the police and struggling to break free from the cops. I really wanted to get a video, but didn’t want to go to jail for that.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta is among the party's leaders calling for Democrats to become "more aggressive in making life better for people." It was a common theme as more than 400 DNC committee members from all 50 states and seven territories huddled this past week for their summer meeting, which was held in Minnesota's largest city. As Democrats hunger for more forceful resistance against President Donald Trump's sweeping and controversial agenda, DNC Chair Ken Martin kicked off the three-day confab by targeting the president, arguing Trump's acting as "a dictator-in-chief" and that his...

In this video, I react to trans activist Lily Tino’s Disneyland antics and meltdown over In-N-Out putting Bible verses on cups. From bathroom drama to crying about bread towers, this is what fake activism looks like when it’s more about clout and OnlyFans than truth. I break down why these stunts aren’t about “rights” but about attention and money, and why real people are tired of being forced to play along. Let me know your thoughts in the comments — do you think this is activism or just a hustle?

She made the decision to deceptively edit Secretary Kristi Noem’s answers today in order to run cover for illegal MS-13 gang member and human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia. She needs to be fired. WASHINGTON –Today, CBS’ “Face the Nation” selectively edited answers by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on August 31. In total, CBS cut nearly four minutes of her 16 minute and 40 second interview during its broadcast. In doing so CBS removed more than 23% of Secretary Noem’s answers exposing the truth about criminal illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia, President Donald Trump’s lawful actions to protect the...

A man was found dead Saturday in a suspected homicide at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. The man, described as a white adult man, was found “lying on the ground” and deceased after 9 p.m. on Saturday, the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. The discovery was made while the “Man,” a large human-shaped wooden sculpture at the center of the festival, was engulfed in flames. A participant flagged down a sheriff’s deputy and reported seeing “a male subject lying in a pool of blood,” in Black Rock City, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies, along with Bureau...

Rudy Giuliani was hurt badly in a car crash last night (Saturday) and is currently in a trauma center. Rudy’s medical provider and business partner, Dr. Maria Ryan, shared the following update on Rudy: Dear Friends, My apologies for the delay in responding. I wanted to make sure I personally communicated with his family members. The mayor was involved in a MVA late Saturday evening. He was flagged down by a woman who claimed she was being abused by a boyfriend. He called the police and waited until they arrived. Of course the state troopers wanted a picture with him!...