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U.S. — Local man Richard Manfred was arrested today after failing to give attention to a matter despite President Trump thanking him for his attention to the matter. President Trump had very generously expressed appreciation for Manfred's attention to this matter, but Manfred made no effort whatsoever to give the matter his attention. "Lock him up," said Trump, after learning of Manfred's negligence. "How can I say 'Thank you for your attention to this matter' if the matter was not given attention? That would make me a liar. Making me out to be a liar is illegal and anyone...

A man is seen stealing an electric bike in Rancho Cucamonga, California The man that he stole is from is running as fast as he can to get it back. Eventually the man who stole the bike crashes and goes face first into a rock median strip. A fall like this could kill someone. We can only hope the bike is okay….

The DOJ has launched an investigation into foreign meatpacking companies that supply the US over possible price-fixing. President Trump in November ordered the Justice Department to launch an investigation into foreign meatpacking companies for driving up the price of beef through “illicit collusion.” Beef prices are soaring in the US. According to some reports, ground beef and steak prices are up nearly 50% since July 2020. Last year, Trump asked the DOJ to launch an investigation into meatpacking companies for possible price fixing and manipulation. “I have asked the DOJ to immediately begin an investigation into the Meat Packing Companies...

The question: Should the constitution of Virginia be amended YES is FOR redistricting NO is AGAINST redistricting Prepare to vote!

...Wars are easy to start but rather harder to stop - and, as Washington should have learned in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, when they do eventually stop, it's not in any place that would have seemed remotely plausible back when you started. In Kabul, you hand the Taliban back more territory than they'd held twenty years earlier; in Baghdad, you invest a fortune in blood and treasure to create a highly functional client state of Iran; in Damascus, you buy a new suit for the al-Qaeda honcho's blood-soaked deputy you let talk his way out of Abu Ghraib, and then...

Standing in front of the Hall of Governors at the Kentucky Historical Society, Democratic Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced her 2027 run for governor Monday morning. The 43-year-old, who is a former teacher, assistant principal and basketball coach, is making public education a cornerstone of her campaign. Coleman was Gov. Andy Beshear’s running mate for his 2019 and 2023 elections. She added that her run will focus on putting “people over politics.” “If you are looking for somebody to talk less about politicians and more about you, or someone who listens more than they talk, here she is,” Coleman...

FBI Director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic magazine over a 'malicious and defamatory hit piece' alleging he has a serious drinking problem. Patel, 46, brought his lawsuit on Monday against the magazine and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick, accusing them of publishing an article that was 'replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations' meant to 'drive him from office.' The article shared on April 17 ran with the headline, 'The FBI Director is MIA', and alleged that Patel 'has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.' Fitzpatrick cited anonymous sources within the FBI that said Patel's drinking...

Yvette Flunder is the senior pastor of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ (UCC) in Oakland, California, as well as the Presiding Bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. An avowed “womanist” and proponent of liberation theology, she is “gay-married” to another woman and is about as progressive and liberal as they come. During a recent message for the Center for Public Theology & Public Policy, Flunder shared: “This a very dangerous thing that I’m about to say now… a bit dangerous. I’m of the opinion that we need a Third Testament. because the Bible has become problematic....

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to stabilize prices, increase home ownership and fuel faster economic growth. Trump has signaled that taming high housing costs is a top priority for his administration. The housing chapter of the annual economic report, obtained by The Associated Press before its release, lays out a blueprint for how more home construction would help the middle class and the overall economy, setting up an argument that Trump...

This map provides yet more evidence there was no long-game strategy behind Trump's decision to launch the catastrophic 28 Feb sneak attack on Iran. The entire world may crash into a great depression, and even famine, but island nations will suffer the most. And island nations are many of our most important allies.The INSTC cuts shipping time from Russia to India in normal times, and during the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, it still connects Iran to all of Asia.The North-South route also means Russia is less dependent on sending ships through the Baltic, North Sea, North Atlantic and...

As someone deeply rooted in the Fundamental-Evangelical-Dispensationalist community for over two decades, my life and theology were intricately woven around end-times eschatology. I had invested years studying and defending these beliefs. However, my most intense examination of the subject came when I enrolled in a doctoral program at Dallas Theological Seminary—arguably the only academic institution in the world that openly advocates for the pre-tribulation rapture theory. What I didn’t anticipate was that this very experience would lead me to abandon the doctrine I had long held dear. Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is well-known for its unwavering commitment to Dispensationalism and...

Since Ukraine’s population has shrunk dramatically, the army’s number one problem is no longer the lack of weapons, such as ballistic missiles and air defense systems, but the lack of soldiers to operate them, writes Világgazdaság. The competent authorities in Kyiv, however, must bring the army size required by Commander-in-Chief Zelensky (800,000 active soldiers), and since the number of men eligible for military service (between the ages of 18 and 60) is slowly running out, the Ukrainian leadership is now trying to fill the gaps by conscripting women. As of early 2024, approximately 5 million men are considered to be...

Don't Look at This if You Watch Fox News - It Will Only Upset You<. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fjnk2Gbm7kThe Players: The Host: Mario Nawfal, a twenty-something Lebanese-Australian Entrepreneur and War Podcaster with an Australian accent living in UAE. Slender, fast-talking and intense, his knowledge-base of current conditions is high quality. He seems to interview more highly qualified observers than other podcasters, serves as a central switchboard of interviewees' observations which he communicates between them in their separate interviews. His value is to be the best source of the most complete state of the contemporaneous war-information. He seems to lay awake at night worrying...

20 April 2026 Monday of the 3rd week of Eastertide Church of St Agnes, Montepulicano, Siena, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingActs 6:8-15They could not get the better of Stephen because the Spirit prompted what he saidStephen was filled with grace and power and began to work miracles and great signs among the people. But then certain people came forward to debate with Stephen, some from Cyrene and Alexandria who were members of the synagogue called the Synagogue of Freedmen, and others from Cilicia and Asia. They found they could not get the better of him because...

A recent poll showed current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who had worked in Cuba with the Marxist Venceremos Brigade trailing Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Only 24% of Los Angeles residents approve of the job that Bass is doing, which included the worst wildfires in the city’s history, while 47% disapprove. If disappointed voters replace Bass with an even more extreme version, that will be in line with what happened in New York City where a widely despised former Mayor Bill de Blasio was, after a one term break to make room for...

Two U.S. Army soldiers were seriously injured after encountering a brown bear during a training exercise at a military installation in Alaska, officials said Sunday, according to ABC News. The soldiers, assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, were participating in a land navigation training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson when they encountered the animal, according to an Army statement. Officials said the soldiers were equipped with bear spray and deployed it during the encounter. Few additional details about how the incident unfolded were immediately released

Israel on Monday said it had uncovered an ‌Iranian network that had planned to attack a pipeline carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan to the Mediterranean as well as Israeli and Jewish targets in Azerbaijan. In a joint statement, the Mossad and ‌Shin Bet intelligence agencies said a plan by ​Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to attack the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline through Georgia to Turkey several weeks ⁠ago had been thwarted. The cell had also planned attacks ​on Jewish and Israeli targets in Azerbaijan including the Israeli ⁠embassy and a synagogue in Baku, as well as leaders of the Jewish community in...

Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade ​of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts. However, the official stressed that no decision had been made. With a two-week ceasefire set to expire, a senior ‌Iranian official said Tehran was "positively reviewing" its participation but no final decision had been made. The comments conveyed a clear change of tone from earlier statements ruling out attendance and pledging to retaliate for U.S. aggression. The Iranian official...

Editor's note: Welcome to the second installment of Corruption Watch, WC Dispatch's investigative series exposing the leftists, illegal aliens, and NGOs defrauding John Q. Taxpayer from coast to coast. We're proud to partner with Restoration News to amplify these on-the-ground investigations, beginning in Michigan. Read the first installment HERE What do a demolished building, a dental office, and an immigrant hub have in common? In Michigan, they’re all billing Medicaid, and you’re paying for it. We went looking for a lead. All we found was a demolition team eating lunch. That crew gave us information that sent us to 21...

What is considered the Vatican City of free marketers and entrepreneurs may be coming to life. It will cost any prospective resident $350k up front for the right to live on Belle Island, Michigan. The island is meant for entrepreneurs and the self-employed. Residents would be exempt from state and federal taxes but would pay property taxes along with a 6% sales tax. It would require acts of Congress to create a "special economic zone" to permit this. It also would require the city of Detroit to sell the property to an investor group. "Elitist," "far-fetched," "a work of the...