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The Wisconsin Air National Guard has identified the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot killed during a crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula earlier this week as 37-year-old Capt. Durwood "Hawk" Jones. Jones, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, joined the Guard in 2011, according to a Friday Facebook announcement from the 115th Fighter Wing out of Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison. He completed F-16 basic qualification training in 2015 and deployed to Japan that same year to support operations in the Pacific, the post said.

A 26-year-old woman allegedly drove into a Lynwood police officer while trying to avoid arrest in the south suburb. Body camera video shared by police allegedly shows Megan Rozak in the driver’s seat Dec. 4 as she’s confronted by two officers who arrested a package thief moments earlier, Lynwood police said in a statement. After placing Stefan Wisnewski in cuffs for allegedly stealing a package from a porch, the officer walked over to Rozak and told her to unlock the car door, police said. She allegedly refused and sped forward into a second officer. The officer standing in front of...

House Republicans and Democrats are joining retail corporations to ask United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to reduce tariffs on China in the midst of the Chinese coronavirus crisis. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is circulating a pre-written letter asking Lighthizer to reduce U.S. tariffs on China and extend tariff exemptions so certain corporations continuing to make their goods in China are exempt from having to pay significant costs to export their products back into the U.S. marketplace.

Is Ivanka Trump Setting a Clever Trap to Take Out NeverTrumper Marco Rubio? Ivanka and her husband Jared are leaving the “NYC” life behind and setting up permanent shop in Florida, near her father. Ivanka and Jared will be moving to a part of Florida that’s very prestigious…the area they’re looking to move to is nicknamed “billionaire bunker.” It’s near Miami Beach and the couple are reportedly looking to buy a massive and beautiful home owned by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. But it’s not the house that is the main focus of the Florida move – it’s what Ivanka is...

"The election was not close. There was no evidence of fraud. The states have certified the results," Clinton said in a tweet on Thursday. "Yet Trump continues to try to overturn the election at the expense of our democracy." "The emperor has no clothes," she added. "Republican electeds who continue to humor him have no spines."

New Hampshire Republicans are harshly condemning their mask-skeptical colleagues after the newly sworn-in speaker of the state House contracted COVID-19 and died. State Rep. Dick Hinch, 71, was found dead in his home last Wednesday, one week after he was nominated by his colleagues to serve as New Hampshire's speaker of the house, the Washington Post reported. On Thursday, New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announced that a medical examination had concluded that Hinch's death was caused by COVID-19. Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu called Hinch a close friend and "tireless leader," warning that...

Why are Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Michigan Judge Kevin Elsenheimer trying to prevent the public from seeing the results of an audit of a Dominion voting machine that was used in their state’s election?This article is called, “Michigan Secretary of State Issues Order to Delete Election Data Amid Audit Calls.”https://nationalfile.com/michigan-secretary-of-state-issues-order-to-delete-election-data-amid-audit-calls/You can read the order at this link:https://g1nbc.com/howell-mi/files/2020/12/Recount-Release-of-Security-Memo-Nov-2020-General.pdfThis video says that the audit has been completed, but Michigan Judge Kevin Elsenheimer has approved an order by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to prevent the results of the audit from being released to the...

Observers shoveled abuse upon the unfortunate spectacle, rivaling each other to come up with the most appropriate epithets to describe the appalling scene. “Mummified Mary,” “Weeble Jesus” (after the ovate children’s toys launched by Hasbro in the 1970s), “Martians,” “toilet paper rolls,” and “astronauts” were some of the comparisons made to the cylindrical figures meant to represent the Holy Family, the Magi, and the shepherds at Bethlehem. Others saw in one ominous figure the helmeted image of “the Mountain” from the Game of Thrones television series, while another conjured up memories of the Robot from Lost in Space:

There was a time when members of the press were concerned with ensuring that the American public was informed on the issues that matter. They spoke truth to power and exposed corruption occurring in our governmental institution. People in the profession were not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. Bias still seeped into their reportage. But they had not yet descended into the depths of political hackery that we have seen over the past four years. Now, establishment media outlets have transformed into something that barely resembles journalism. At this point, it does not make sense to refer to...

A video allegedly showing an Azerbaijani soldier beheading an elderly Armenian man surfaced online in recent days, the Armenian news site panarmenian.net reported on Tuesday. “In the video, the old person is heard pleading for his life, asking the Azeri man wearing a military uniform to spare him, but to no avail. Dozens of videos … [allegedly showing] Azeri troops cutting the throats and ears of Armenians have been spreading online since the final days of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh,” according to the news outlet. Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russian-brokered peace deal on November 9 to halt fighting...

December 5, 2020: A momentous boom rocked parts of Upper New York State on December 2 after an exceptionally large meteor infiltrated the earth's atmosphere. The explosive [daytime] flash produced a brilliant shadow across the city of Toronto, and the far reaching roar from the explosion created seismic like shaking across portions of north central New York.

In his first public appearance since news broke that his son Hunter was under federal investigation, President-elect Joe Biden on Friday brushed off a reporter’s shouted question, saying only, “I’m proud of my son” — and wouldn’t say if he is innocent. Biden was asked about the probe while leaving a news conference in Wilmington, Del.

The California Exodus continues, as Oracle has become the latest tech company to leave the Golden State for Texas.The company noted the move at the very bottom of their latest 10-Q, the tech company founded 43 years ago in Santa Clara, California announced that they would be "implementing a more flexible employee work location policy and has changed its Corporate Headquarters from Redwood City, California to Austin, Texas," where the company opened a massive 40-acre riverfront campus in 2018 with the capacity for up to 10,000 employees. The company says the move will "best position Oracle for growth and provide...

The GOP gubernatorial candidate for Washington state, Loren Culp, filed a lawsuit against Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman and asked for injunctive relief while demanding an audit of paper ballots cast on Nov. 3. The lawsuit also seeks an audit of voting results in King, Clark, Thurston, Pierce, Kitsap, and Skagit counties—as well as vote-counting machines, according to MyNorthWest. “We’re not conceding anything. We’re fighting until we have no options—and then, we’ll fight some more,” his campaign said in a Facebook statement Thursday. Culp campaign adviser Christopher Gergen and Culp’s attorney, Dr. Stephen Pidgeon, said in a YouTube video...

Thirty-two men of mostly “Asian” heritage are appearing in court for a range of historic rape, trafficking, drugs, and other alleged offences following a child sexual exploitation probe. ... “The allegations against the defendants are from 1999 to 2012 and involve offences committed against eight female victims, who were aged between 13 and 16 years old at the time of the alleged offences,” the force added, noting that some of the victims ... West Yorkshire Police listed the men and the charges they are facing in full as follows: Asif Ali (50) of Batley charged with rape offences (x12)... Amer...

A letter from a number of prominent conservatives and Republicans called on various state legislators to “exercise their plenary power” to call up electors to the Electoral College, saying that officials in these states violated the Constitution through their orders. The letter, posted on Dec. 10, said: “The evidence overwhelmingly shows officials in key battleground states—as the result of a coordinated pressure campaign by Democrats and allied groups—violated the Constitution, state and federal law in changing mail-in voting rules that resulted in unlawful and invalid certifications of [Joe] Biden victories.” They contended that President Donald Trump is the rightful victor...

Regarding the Texas lawsuit against PA,WI, MI and GA there has been much speculation that AJs Alito and Thomas will provide solid support, but Kavanaugh and Gorsuch may waiver. Their opinions supporting denial of the stay of a lower court order blocking efforts to extend the deadline for mail in ballot returns in Wisconsin are very illuminating and show that they, in particular are steadfast patriots. In the opinions supporting denial of a stay of the lower court order Gorsuch [joined by Kavanugh] makes his views clear. Here is what AJ Gorsuch wrote in part: The Constitution provides that state...

Alaska is the latest state to join the amicus curiae states in the Texas SCOTUS election lawsuit. Arizona was the 18th state to join the Texas lawsuit against Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia.

I don't have a clue about all the legal stuff going on and I certainly don't understand the latin terms being used. My question(s) are: 1) What will the SCOTUS decision be if they hear the case and 2) What happens if they don't? In my opinion, this election has been stolen through blatant, in your face, slap your mama fraud with the guilty parties not caring they were caught since big media (the networks) and big tech (facebook, etc.) are denying and deleting any dissent. I grew up in the 50's. This makes me fear for the future of...

PHILADELPHIA – First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Geoffrey Hines, 34, of Upper Darby, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with 29 counts of child pornography offenses. The defendant made his initial appearance in federal court this afternoon in front of United States Magistrate Court Judge Richard Lloret, who ordered him detained pending trial.The Indictment charges Hines with multiple counts each of enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, manufacturing and attempting to manufacture child pornography, and possession of child pornography. According to court documents, for at least five years, the defendant preyed...