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  • Opposition-aligned outlet claims Iranian supreme leader may be on his deathbed

    08/08/2026 4:34:08 AM PDT · by Texas Fossil
    The Times of Israel ^ | Aug 7, 2026 | none stated
    Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hasn’t met any Iranian cabinet members since the US-Israeli strikes that killed his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, the opposition-aligned IranWire outlet reports, citing two unnamed sources close to President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration. The sources claim that “rumors that he is in extremely critical condition and could pass away at any moment are circulating widely within the highest levels of the regime.” One of the sources is quoted as saying: “We would not be surprised if we heard news of his martyrdom soon.”
  • 30 shots fired at Georgia elections official's home; neighbor helped police spot suspects [2:40]

    08/08/2026 4:32:59 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 1 replies
    YouTube ^ | August 7, 2026 | WSB-TV
    Newly obtained surveillance video is providing a clearer picture of the moments before and after gunfire erupted outside the southwest Atlanta home of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's communications director. [Robert Sinners] The video, obtained by Channel 2's Michael Seiden, appears to show three people walking toward Robert Sinners' home just before gunshots ring out. A second surveillance camera captures people running from the area immediately after the shooting. 30 shots fired at Georgia elections official's home; neighbor helped police spot suspects | 2:40 WSB-TV | 380K subscribers | 13,519 views | August 7, 2026
  • While the West Surrenders to Islam, Iran Is Fighting to Break Free From It

    08/08/2026 4:29:35 AM PDT · by Nateman · 1 replies
    Gellar Report ^ | Amil Imani
    Enough is enough. Iran’s soul is not defined by Islam....
  • British Failure of Justice Horror Story . . . How prolific sex offender Simon Levy was left free to kill

    08/08/2026 4:15:12 AM PDT · by Texan4Life · 4 replies
    UK Channel 4 News ^ | August 7, 2026 | Channel 4 News
    The serial sex attacker Simon Levy now faces whole life prison sentences after he was found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third woman. The police watchdog has put two officers under investigation as it looks into why the Metropolitan Police, the British Transport police and the courts left Levy free to kill - despite a string of convictions.
  • "Raft Off"- Lake St. Clair’s Biggest Boating Party August 8th, 2026 Lake St. Clair Muscamoot Bay, Michigan

    08/08/2026 4:06:59 AM PDT · by equaviator · 3 replies
    Muscamoot-bay.com ^ | August 6, 2026
    Every summer, thousands of boaters gather in Muscamoot Bay to tie off, turn up the music, and spend the day on the water. Located on Lake St. Clair, this is one of the most well-known freshwater boating destinations in the Midwest. Boats line up side by side, forming floating rows where people move from boat to boat, meet new people, and take part in a full day of summer energy on the water. There are no tickets, no gates, and no formal setup. Just show up, anchor, and be part of it. Event DetailsDate: August 8th, 2026. Location: Muscamoot Bay,...
  • Senate embarks on recess after funding government and confirming Blanche, punting other priorities

    08/08/2026 3:54:56 AM PDT · by cotton1706 · 2 replies
    The Hill ^ | 8/8/26 | Alexander Bolton
    The Senate adjourned for a five-week recess early Saturday morning after passing a bill to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general. Senate Republicans also agreed to set aside — for the moment — President Trump’s demand to approve another budget resolution to pave the way for tens of billions of dollars in new military spending and to pass the SAVE America Act.
  • Alaska state elections attorney says it’s OK for candidates to temporarily conceal finances

    08/08/2026 3:43:01 AM PDT · by Libloather · 4 replies
    Alaska Beacon ^ | 8/07/26 | James Brooks
    An attorney defending the Alaska Division of Elections against a lawsuit argued in state court Friday that candidates for state office are not obliged to disclose their finances when they file for office. If that argument is upheld in court, it would upend existing practices and could end voters’ ability to examine political candidates’ personal finances in the early stages of a primary election. The lawsuit in court on Friday was filed by the Alaska Democratic Party, which is challenging the eligibility of Jose Roel Tagle to run for Alaska House District 22. Tagle, a Republican, is the only challenger...
  • CNN's Audie Cornish Falsely Claims Birth Tourism 'Already Illegal'

    08/08/2026 3:29:27 AM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 1 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    On Friday’s CNN This Morning, Audie Cornish casually dismissed part of President Trump’s latest executive order on birthright citizenship by declaring that banning birth tourism was unnecessary. “The order also bans so-called birth tourism, even though that is already illegal under U.S. law,” Cornish stated. Cornish's claim is false. U.S. law does not make the act of giving birth in the United States illegal. What is restricted is how some people try to get here. A 2020 State Department regulation bars the issuance of tourist visas when the primary purpose is obtaining citizenship for a child. Lying about that purpose...
  • NYC homeowners sue Mamdani over bungled pied-à-terre tax rollout

    08/08/2026 3:24:32 AM PDT · by Libloather · 9 replies
    NY Post ^ | 8/07/26 | Peter Senzamici, Matthew Fischetti, Jordan Donegan
    A trio of Big Apple homeowners has filed suit to delay the state’s controversial new tax on luxury second homes — claiming Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration bungled the rollout and unfairly put the burden on homeowners. The disgruntled owners charge that City Hall is unfairly burdening them by forcing them to prove they are full-time New Yorkers if they do not want to pay the pied-à-terre tax, according to the suit filed Friday in Staten Island Supreme Court. The city Department of Finance “has arbitrarily and capriciously foisted onto New York City residents the burden of proving they are not...
  • Iran Continues to Trash U.S., Claims No Peace Talks

    08/08/2026 3:14:45 AM PDT · by Mr. Mojo · 8 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 7 Aug, 2026 | JOHN HAYWARD
    Iranian officials continued to make disparaging comments about the United States and tout their plans to take permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, even as the White House remains optimistic about an imminent “deal” that would end the conflict in the Middle East and secure safe passage for shipping. Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday mocked President Donald Trump for constantly backing down from his threats to launch a “massive attack” and claiming Iran wants to make a deal. “‘Massive attack coming… wait, never mind, they want to negotiate.’ That’s theater diplomacy on loop,” he...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    08/08/2026 3:03:34 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 7 replies
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  • Balancing Knowledge and Love Evangelical Caucus/Devotional

    08/08/2026 2:17:41 AM PDT · by metmom · 1 replies
    Gracetoyou.org ^ | John MacArthur, Grace Community Church
    "If I . . . know all mysteries and all knowledge . . . but do not have love, I am nothing" (1 Cor. 13:2). True knowledge is always governed by love. Christians should never take knowledge for granted. The ability to learn of Christ and grow in His truth is a blessing beyond measure. Paul prayed that we would be "filled with the knowledge of [God's] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding" (Col. 1:9). That's what enables us to live in a way that pleases God (v. 10). But knowledge must be governed by love, just as love...
  • After 38 years, an arrest is made in the Ronna Bremer Cold Case

    08/08/2026 2:08:16 AM PDT · by Morgana · 1 replies
    KY 3 ^ | August 5, 2026 | Travia Forte
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - An arrest in a nearly 40-year-old cold case brings an Ozark family one step closer to justice. 22-year-old Ronna Bremer disappeared in 1988 from her home in Christian County. Ronna’s ex-husband is now behind bars as he is accused of killing her and their unborn child. After years of opening and closing the case, gathering evidence, going back over interviews, and even conducting new ones, Sheriff Brad Cole of the Christian County Sheriff’s Office says Joel’s arrest is a win for the family and everyone involved in the investigation. “What’s been going on for the last...
  • Michael Bloomberg Donates $1.25 Million to Stop Missouri Pro-Life Amendment

    08/08/2026 1:55:27 AM PDT · by Morgana · 12 replies
    life News ^ | August 7 2926 | Steven Ertelt
    Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $1.25 million to a campaign working to defeat a November pro-life ballot measure that would restore Missouri’s protections for unborn babies and reinstate limits on abortion. The contribution went to Stop the Ban, the PAC opposing Amendment 3. The group reported the donation Wednesday to the Missouri Ethics Commission and has now raised more than $6.5 million. Bloomberg previously gave $1 million in 2024 to Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, which successfully pushed the amendment that overturned the state’s laws protecting babies. Amendment 3, placed on the November 3 ballot by state...
  • Islamist Wins Dem Nomination for Senator [semi-satire]

    08/08/2026 12:44:19 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 1 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 9 August 2026 | John Semmens
    Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the Democratic primary election for one of Michigan's US Senate seats. Self-identified Marxist Hasan Piker denounced the 51% of Democrats who did not vote for El-Sayed, calling them "unbelievably Islamophobic pieces of s**t." Long-time Democrat strategist James Carville expressed his disappointment that "communists and antisemites are trying to take over the Democratic Party. I am NOT going to be in the same party as Hasan Piker! His idea that the Democratic Socialists are going to seize the means of production is what Lenin did in Russia a 100 years ago. It led to widespread poverty, secret...
  • US Senate Floor Proceedings

    08/08/2026 12:37:16 AM PDT · by Steven Scharf · 10 replies
    US Senate ^ | 8/8/2026
    US Senate Floor Schedule Friday, Aug 07, 2026 Convene at 10:00 a.m. Still Going at 3:25 am. Currertly voting to table an admenedment relating to Hemp production
  • 14,700 shells fired: The US Navy Iowa-class battleships wore out their 16-inch barrels in the Korean War. The replacements came from ships that were never built

    08/08/2026 12:11:06 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 10 replies
    1945 ^ | Aug 7, 2026 | Harry J. Kazianis
    Thousands of full-charge rounds wore the rifling out of the Iowas’ 16-inch guns, and the Navy replaced barrels after the war. The spares came from weapons ordered for ships that were never finished — the incomplete Illinois and Kentucky, and the cancelled Montana class. Battleships that never fired a shot kept the ones that did in action. Four Iowa-Class Battleships Fired More Than 14,700 16-Inch Shells in Korea: Every completed Iowa-class battleship served against North Korea: USS Missouri, USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin, and USS Iowa. Missouri arrived first in September 1950. New Jersey followed in May 1951, Wisconsin in...
  • Report — Trump Tells Donors He Wants Vice President Vance to Win in 2028: ‘We Need to Elect JD’

    08/07/2026 11:22:33 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 20 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 6 Aug 2026 | Amy Furr
    President Donald Trump reportedly conveyed to donors during a private conversation in the Oval Office his desire that Vice President JD Vance win the 2028 presidential election. The reported conversation, according to the Washington Post (WP), happened two weeks ago and the outlet on Thursday cited two individuals who had knowledge of the conversation but spoke on the condition of anonymity. “At the end of the day, we need to elect JD,” the president reportedly stated. An adviser to the president with direct knowledge of Trump’s comment to the donors said that Trump has privately resolved that Vance will be...
  • [Catholic Caucus Devotional] My Catholic Life! Catholic Daily Reflections: Moving Mountains - Saturday, August 8, 2026

    08/07/2026 11:13:40 PM PDT · by fidelis · 7 replies
    My Catholic Life! (YouTube) ^ | Saturday, August 8, 2026 | My Catholic Life!
    Daily Readings from the USCCBA man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.” Jesus said in reply, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring the boy here to me.” Matthew 17:14–17Before this encounter, Jesus had sent His disciples out two by two to preach, heal, and cast out demons in His...
  • WNBPA emphasizes inclusion amidst focus on transgender athletes

    08/07/2026 10:20:00 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 17 replies
    ESPN ^ | August 7, 2026 | Katie Barnes
    The Women's National Basketball Players Association released a statement on Friday, emphasizing diversity and inclusion while saying the organization "will not be used as political pawns." "We embrace justice equity, diversity, and inclusion," the statement read. "Those are the values that unite this Union and allow it to protect women's sports while creating transformational change. Hate, abuse, and demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only fuel fear, division, and harm. We will continue to have hard conversations. But we will not be used as political pawns." Though not mentioned by name, the WNBPA's statement comes...