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"Yes, the @DeptofWar has directed energy weapons. Yes, we are scaling them."

Customs and Border Protection chief Gregory Bovino was seen marching with his security detail in an oversized coat mirroring the agency’s uniform, as well as a black scarf in Minneapolis amid increased tensions following the death of Renee Nicole Good. The unique attire reminded social media users of Nazi uniforms. Bovino was the only person in the group of over a dozen federal agents seen wearing the boxy green winter trench coat and the black scarf. The coat also featured buttons and CBP’s insignia. For some social media users, the coat reminded them of similar coats the far-right fascist group...

David Falk, who holds a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Liverpool, argued the Ark was modeled on Egyptian ritual furniture, specifically shrines designed to hold a statue or idol. But unlike Egyptian shrines, the Ark contained no idol, meaning it was built to show that God's presence did not require a physical representation, Falk suggested. In ancient Egypt, sacred chests and shrines were often decorated with uraeus cobras that spat fire, symbols meant to protect and sanctify holy space. Winged goddesses also appeared on Egyptian thrones and shrines, their outstretched wings signifying protection and divine power.

OK, for those Minnesota Freepers, here is a list of all the businesses in Minneapolis-St Paul who are closing in support with and "solidarity" with the ICE Out protests. Many of these are one-offs, just the kind of business that you'd expect to find on the list. There other some other more well-known ones such as Surly Brewing, Half Price Books and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Until recently, I lived in the Twin Cities and I've never heard of a good number of these places. Frankly, I hope they lose money, have their furnaces go out or water pipes...

WASHINGTON — The House Thursday passed four appropriations bills to fund the government and avert a partial shutdown, but Democrats largely objected to spending on the Department of Homeland Security amid aggressive immigration enforcement in communities across the country. ... Democrats who joined Republicans in voting for the Homeland Security bill included Reps. Jared Gold of Maine, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington state, Tom Suozzi of New York, Don Davis of North Carolina, Laura Gillen of New York and Vicente Gonzalez of Texas. Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky voted against the DHS funding bill.

People who have had mpox (also known as monkeypox) may experience persistent physical effects, such as skin discoloration and scarring, as well as ongoing psychological and social impact, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. In an analysis of more than 150 people who had mpox during the large outbreak in 2022, nearly 60% reported lasting physical aftereffects, 49% reported ongoing issues related to their social life and 45% reported increased depression 11 to 18 months later.

VIDEOFormer DC police officer and J6 Crises Actor Michael Fanone went full PSYCHOPATH on Capitol Hill when he couldn't handle the truth that is now coming out.

Sir Keir Starmer pulled his deal to surrender the Chagos Islands on Friday night. Just days after Donald Trump blasted the UK for 'an act of great stupidity' in signing the strategically important archipelago away, Labour withdrew the legislation from a planned debate in the House of Lords on Monday. While sources claimed the process was simply being delayed, critics warned that without US support it was effectively dead. Conservative peer Daniel Hannan said: 'We have secured a breathing space. It is now up to Trump and the people around him. If the President sticks to what he said this...

The family of a Canadian backpacker who was found dead on a heritage-listed tourist destination in Queensland, Australia, has been given the preliminary findings from her autopsy. The body of Piper James, 19, was found on Seventy Five Mile Beach on K’gari (Fraser Island) just after 5 a.m. Monday. Friends of James have revealed she had told them she was going for a swim around that time. Two passersby discovered James’ body, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. The preliminary findings from James’ autopsy have since been delivered to her father, Todd, and his wife, Angela, with the ABC reporting...

Scotland Yard has stopped a Ukip march from going ahead in east London over fears of provoking the local Muslim community. The demonstration, titled "Walk With Jesus", was scheduled for January 31 in Whitechapel - long home to one of Britain's largest Islamic populations. Metropolitan Police officials said permitting the event in that location would be "reckless" given the potential for violence. Social media advertisements promoted the gathering as a "Christian march", inviting participants to worship Jesus Christ during January, which organisers described as "the month dedicated to the holy name of Jesus". Authorities confirmed the march could take place...

A Florida hospital has terminated a nurse who said she hoped White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gets severely injured during childbirth. "As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear," Lexie Lawler, formerly a labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, said in a video posted on TikTok. "I hope you f----ing rip from bow to stern and never s--- normally again, you c---," she added.

Tucker on What the Violent ICE Protests Are Really About and What It Means for White America The Replacement is here and front and center. I know there are people here who dislike him. However there is a lot of truth here about the upcoming White genocide. I recommend that you listen and have others listen. We are in a war that our side is not fighting.

Federal prosecutors announced Friday that the head of a South Los Angeles charity was arrested on wire-fraud charges, accused of stealing more than $23 million meant to help people experiencing homelessness — and spending some of it on luxury travel, including stays at a Maui resort featured in HBO’s “The White Lotus.” Authorities say Alexander Soofer, 42, ran Abundant Blessings, a Hyde Park-based nonprofit that received more than $23 million in homelessness funding between 2018 and 2025. Prosecutors allege he pocketed at least $10 million for a $7 million Westwood home, private jet trips, designer shopping and a vacation property...

For years, the Eagles have had the bestselling U.S. album of all time. Now, the classic rock legends have made history once more, as Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 becomes the first album to receive a quadruple diamond certification from the RIAA for U.S. sales exceeding 40 million. With this new certification, Eagles now lead the second-highest-certified RIAA album, Michael Jackson's 34x platinum Thriller, by 6 million units. The band also claims the third-bestselling album in RIAA history with Hotel California, which has been updated to 28 million certified units. Eagles' 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975' Has Been Making History for Decades...

We’re in the middle of the Australian Open right now, one of the 4 major tennis tournaments collectively known as the “grand slams,” and it didn’t take long for a press conference to turn into a circus down in Melbourne. Several American tennis stars are being praised for how they handled a series of “baited” questions from a reporter seemingly intent on eliciting a condemnation of Donald Trump and the United States. Remember this is a tennis tournament, a pretty big one, and rather than using your press credentials to ask tennis players ab0ut… oh, I don’t know… tennis? We’re...

@PeterSchiff Get ready for an energy shock as oil and gas prices surge. This week’s huge spike in natural gas, today’s jump in crude, and across-the-board dollar weakness suggest much higher prices are coming. All of this will push already rising CPI and Treasury yields to much higher levels.

The film, which follows a young Hong Kong woman (Michelle Mao) who spends a night traversing the city with two new acquaintances (Jin Ha and Haley Lu Richardson) as she tries to make sense of dangerous visions of her future, was a true collaboration between Kogonada and six of his best friends....He asked the three actors, longtime cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, and producers Christopher Radcliff and Chung An to meet him in Hong Kong with little more than a faint idea for a movie. They started shooting almost immediately, figuring out the film as they went along....“These are six of my...

Nearly 1 million kids in the New York City school system could be forced in front of the screens for remote learning Monday, Mayor Mamdani said Friday — even though Hizzoner could reinstate traditional snow days his predecessors nixed. Public school students can at best hope for remote classes for early next week as the city braces for a potentially devastating storm that the mayor has already said could dump more than a foot of snow across the Big Apple. “I know to the disappointment of any student that’s watching this right now, Monday is either going to be a...

According to journalist Fareed Zakaria, the EU was relieved by Trump's backtracking on plans to take Greenland by forceWASHINGTON, January 23. /TASS/. Europe won't forget the disdain the administration of US President Donald Trump has shown it, The Washington Post cited an unnamed European leader as saying. In an opinion column on the foreign policy course of the current American administration with regard to Washington's claims to Greenland, journalist Fareed Zakaria quoted "one of the senior European leaders" as confirming that the EU was relieved by Trump's backtracking on plans to take Greenland by force. "But we’ve now seen a...

The Governor believes the states can compel action, while Congress won't act without pressure. Gov. Ron DeSantis is about as far away as possible from the back-and-forth of Florida’s Legislative Session, imploring lawmakers in the Rocky Mountains to make moves instead. But those moves, he says, are in the national interest. Thursday finds the soon-to-be term limited Republican returning to Idaho to again call for a federal Balanced Budget Amendment, part of the Balanced Budget Campaign supported by all Republican Governors. After spending the day meeting with legislators on the issue, the Governor was flanked by Idaho Senate President Pro...