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A mall Santa dropped the hammer on a little boy who asked him for a Nerf gun for Christmas — telling the bawling kid he wouldn’t bring him the toy. The politically correct Kris Kringle was caught on video asking the child what he wanted for the holiday, according to a Facebook post by the boy’s mother. The boy apparently mentioned a gun, because the Santa could be heard replying, “No, no guns.’’ When the kid’s mom, who was standing nearby, piped in just to be clear, “Nerf gun,’’ the not-so-jolly Ol’ St. Nick was still having none of it....

If men were benign, there would be no need for superheroes.” – Mike Baron. Mike Baron is a comic book creator. He launched the science fiction comic “Nexus” in the 1980s. However, he’s been busy releasing a variety of comic books and novels ever since. And I had the opportunity to interview this prolific author.

We’ve seen a lot of "Black Girl Magic" with appointments, elections and promises, and some brothers have been wondering, “What about us?” In March, during a presidential debate, Democratic candidate Joe Biden promised to name a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. He won his party’s nomination, and he was urged to include a Black woman on the ticket. Enter Kamala Harris, now United States vice president-elect. He’s named a Black woman from Baker as the next United Nations ambassador. A Black woman will soon replace a Black woman as a Louisiana Supreme Court justice. My Black sisters have...

This factoid about the L0hengrin character is otherwise trivial to the story. It has no bearing on the plot, and feels tacked on solely for the benefit of the author’s desire to appease the reader. In fact, L0hengrin is quickly sidelined in the story, only popping up a few times, clearly only serving the purpose of assuring the reader that the white heterosexual cis-gendered male author is sufficiently woke enough to be a part of the club.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) continues to urge President-elect Joe Biden to make cancelling some student debt a priority once he takes office next year, telling reporters this week that the incoming president could forgive as much as "$50,000 of debt the first day" he assumes power. "We have come to the conclusion that President Biden can undo this debt, can forgive $50,000 of debt the first day he becomes president," he said outside his office in Manhattan on Monday, according to CNBC. "You don't need Congress. All you need is the flick of a pen." The comment comes...

The Virginia Military Institute removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson on Monday morning. A small group watched as the bronze figure was hoisted off its pedestal in front of the VMI barracks. The historic figure is being relocated from the campus in Lexington, Va., to its future home at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War and New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. The statue was sculpted by Moses Ezekiel, a member of the class of 1866, and donated to VMI in 1912. And after standing for more than a century, VMI's board voted in favor of...

At least one NBA coach is very unhappy with how President Donald Trump has responded to COVID-19.

In Michigan, Federal Judge Linda Parker won’t let victims of voter fraud testify in court. Fraudsters used absentee ballots to vote under these people’s names. Why is Judge Parker afraid to let the public hear their testimony?In Michigan, Federal Judge Linda Parker has rejected an election lawsuit filed by Matt Braynard.This video shows some of the claims that Braynard would have made if Judge Parker had allowed the lawsuit to proceed. Braynard claims that his team spoke with 926 people whose names and address had been used to cast absentee ballots. He claims that 12.6% of those people said they...

In the future, we'll (hopefully) realize that much of the scare over a disease with over a 99.5% recovery rate was intended to depersonalize our lives and separate us from each other. Authoritarian government officials have used the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to increase their control over the populace. Part of that includes removing as much personal engagement as possible. Simple gestures like handshakes are anathema in most of America now, and hugging is out of the question. But the most personal physical experience we can have with another person—sex—has been largely danced around until recently. Leave it to...

The University of Virginia’s Miller Center has announced an oral history project centered around former First Lady Hillary Clinton. The Miller Center describes their Presidential Oral History Program as “a public service endeavor to provide such means and to preserve the true voices of past presidencies for posterity.” While the Center focuses on presidential administrations past, including both Democrats and Republicans, they have stepped out to do oral histories for non-Presidents such as Ted Kennedy and the late Washington attorney, Lloyd Cutler, as well. They find import in Mrs. Clinton, stating there is a “gap” that needs to be addressed...

Explanation: What's that below those strange clouds? Presidents. If you look closely, you may recognize the heads of four former US Presidents carved into famous Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, USA. More obvious in the featured image are the unusual mammatus clouds that passed briefly overhead. Both were captured together by a surprised tourist with a quick camera in early September. Unlike normal flat-bottomed clouds which form when moist and calm air plateaus rise and cool, bumpy mammatus clouds form as icy and turbulent air pockets sink and heat up. Such turbulent air is frequently accompanied by a thunderstorm. Each...

“Toll free in ’73.” That was the campaign slogan over five decades ago that promised tolls on Illinois interstates would be a temporary revenue sources. Today, the tolls are higher and the tollway authority is more permanent than ever. Lawmakers promised tolls would help fund 186 miles of interstate construction and would be removed when the roads were paid off. After that, highway maintenance would be funded by the gas tax. In 1968, the General Assembly made the Illinois Toll Highway Authority permanent. What started at just 10 cents at the exits and 25 cents at the plazas has grown...

If any State shall have provided, by laws enacted prior to the day fixed for the appointment of the electors, for its final determination of any controversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the electors of such State, by judicial or other methods or procedures, and such determination shall have been made at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, such determination made pursuant to such law so existing on said day, and made at least six days prior to said time of meeting of the electors, shall be conclusive,...

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Western Springs and Hinsdale appeared to have found agreement on the style of the new pedestrian bridge over Interstate 294. This week, the Western Springs Village Board received more detailed numbers on the village's cost of maintenance for the bridge, which would be next to 47th Street. Western Springs was told a couple of months ago that its costs would amount up to $250,000 in 25 years to repaint the entire bridge with a painted finish, plus $60,000 for picket-style fencing. But Illinois Tollway official Nicole Nutter told the Western Springs Village Board on Monday that...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) released a video Monday calling for the Republican Party to chart a new path forward in the years ahead, a move likely to stoke further speculation that he is moving toward a White House run in 2024. The video, released by Hogan’s advocacy group An America United, draws heavily on a speech the Maryland governor gave last month at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in which he warned of pending political trouble for the GOP and outlined and called on the party to expand its electoral coalition moving forward. “We are once again...

The House of Representatives voted Monday to welcome Hong Kong residents to live temporarily in the United States, vowing to be a beacon for rights as China clamps down in the territory. The House moved by consensus to issue so-called Temporary Protected Status for five years to Hong Kong residents, meaning that people from the financial hub will have the right to work in the United States and will not be subject to deportation. The initiative must still be approved by the Senate, but it enjoys support across party lines, unlike a previous bid by Democrats to extend the status...

Many people have asked us what they can do. Here’s what you can do. Below are lists of contact information for state legislatures in key swing states where Biden is attempting to steal the 2020 election. Give the Republicans a call or send them an email and demand justice... Below is a list of state legislatures in some of the key swing states the Biden campaign is trying to steal:

The trial of Visnja Acimovic, who is accused of involvement in the shooting of 37 Bosniak men at Mracni Dol near the Susica detention camp in the Bosnian municipality of Vlasenica in June 1992, opened at Belgrade Higher Court on Monday. Acimovic told the court that she was not guilty. She said that from the end of May 1992 until the beginning of July that year, she and her family were staying in Backa Topola in Serbia.

A vocal section of Millwall fans have been branded an "absolute disgrace" for booing as players took the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Millwall's match with Derby on Saturday was the first time their supporters were able to watch from the stands since the coronavirus pandemic halted games in March. About 2,000 fans attended the game at The Den but it was overshadowed as loud booing could be heard when players from both teams took the knee before kick off, with at least one supporter heard shouting "get up!".

Top Trump administration officials, eager to continue their immigration containment policies into a second term, are warning that a shift in the direction pursued by President-elect Joe Biden will turn the United States-Mexico border into an illegal immigrant crisis again. With a “been there, seen that” approach, officials said that there are already indications of a coming border rush by illegal immigrants who believe Biden will be the next president and will take a more liberal open-door approach than former President Barack Obama. “Joe Biden has already planted the fast-growing seeds of his first humanitarian crisis by saying they wouldn't...