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There's always been a rule book when it comes to period dramas, particularly festive ones. In the well-trodden adaptations of Jane Austen, with their Regency balls and prim ladies in correct cotillion, the most risqué of jokes extend no further than references to rear and vice admirals. The frocks may be tightly laced under every temptingly plump décolletage, but unlacing will never occur on screen. How very different from the Netflix blockbuster Bridgerton.

Lawyers representing Louie Gohmert and a group of Arizona Republicans disclosed in a court filing Tuesday that Vice President Pence rejected their request to join their attempt to block electors. Gohmert and 11 GOP “alternate” electors from Arizona filed suit against Pence on Monday in an attempt to argue that the vice president has sole authority to determine which presidential electors Congress will count when it certifies the results of the election. The suit essentially asks the court to grant Pence the authority on Jan. 6 to overrule the results in swing states such as Arizona and have Congress count...

Emerald Robinson @EmeraldRobinson The rumors are true: I'm guest hosting for @SchmittNYC tonight on @newsmax at 10pm. My guests will be @RyanGirdusky @mtgreenee @emeriticus & @michellemalkin . Join me to finish off 2020 with the heavy artillery.

U.S.—Many Americans, in anticipation of a $600 government-issued stimulus check, have treated themselves to a brand new gun. Now that President Trump is calling instead for $2000 checks, gun stores are struggling to keep up with customers returning their $600 guns and purchasing $2000 guns. “I sure am glad I kept the receipt!” exclaimed local gun enthusiast Anthony Harb upgrading his firearm. “It’s time to treat myself to something truly special!” The bill was originally intended to provide relief for those out of work and affected by the ongoing pandemic, but after the U.S. paid hundreds of millions to other...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has taken an uncharacteristic stance against President Donald Trump during his final weeks as commander-in-chief. McConnell is leading the charge for the first successful veto override of Trump's presidency after the president vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act. The Kentucky Republican is also doing eveything he can to derail a push for COVID-19 stimulus checks to be raised to $2000, which Trump has come out in support of in recent days. McConnell is poised to win these battles but it could backfire and cost the GOP its majority in the Senate given the popularity of...

Chinese streaming giant Tencent has stopped live broadcasts of games by the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers in apparent protest at their new president Daryl Morey, who sparked a row by voicing support for Hong Kong protesters last year. Tencent has been offering text updates only for Sixers games as well as those involving the Houston Rockets, Morey’s former employer. It also refused to screen Rockets games last season. Milwaukee Bucks set NBA record for three-pointers in 47-point win at Miami Read more State broadcaster CCTV, which holds China’s exclusive TV rights for the NBA, has not aired any games since the...

COVID is over on Feb. 8 The end of social distancing, and the secondary knock-on effect of exposing masking as an unenforceable charade, is approximately 40 days away. How apropos that we must wander in the desert of dystopia 40 more days, but here it is. What is the most precise way of determining when social distancing will end? The return of full-sale concert arena events. Note that this also portends the end of masking, as there is zero chance concert security is going to bust a fully-sold arena for mask violations. And the first one is a shocker. Michael...

The BMW driver whose ride was surrounded and trashed by a gang of bicyclists on Fifth Avenue was attacked in broad daylight while driving with his elderly mom — who screamed during their escape, “We’re going to die, they’re going to kill us!” Max Torgovnick, 36, recounted the harrowing run-in to The Post one day after it unfolded around 4 p.m. Tuesday at 21st Street and Fifth Avenue. “It’s something that I never expected to happen in New York City,” said Torgovnick, a lifelong city resident. “That’s something like you would see on the streets of a war zone. I...

Open to all invitation. Great is the Lord and worthy to be praised. Spiritual battle including for President Trump and America.

As its winter, and a lot of people have batteries die on them due to the cold... Wanted to pass along a very nice tool that not only can start your car, but start a car with a dead battery And has the ability to ressurect a dead battery The autowit version 2 super capacitor pack It comes in two versions, a lite version for smaller car engines, and a standard version for bigger engines up to 7.0l gas engines There are youtube videos of the device out there And it is available on amazon I dont sell them but...

Earlier this year, several pilots reported seeing a "guy in a jetpack" in the airspace above Los Angeles International Airport on two separate occasions. Now, another pilot says she spotted what appears to show someone flying a jetpack. And this time, the sighting was caught in a jaw-dropping video. Brandy Fogelman, a flight instructor at Sling Pilot Academy, recorded the video last week during an instructional flight with a student.

Two Minnesota state legislators claim coronavirus deaths in the state are being deliberately inflated and a national audit is required to determine how many people are actually dying from other causes. ... > Mark: According to the official statistics, more than 330,000 Americans have died of Coronavirus this year, but not everyone thinks that number is credible. Here’s the Grand County Colorado coroner explaining that some victims also suffered from gunshot wounds. > It’s the first time the coroner Brenda Bock has felt so frustrated by a cause of death. > These two people have tested positive for Covid, but...

Tacoma Housing Now reports on an ongoing housing occupation that so far has housed over 40 people for over 4 days at the Port of Tacoma Travelodge. This situation is unfolding, so follow them on social media for updates. stock photo via Kyle Johnson on Unsplash We’re on day 4 of the hotel occupation and settling in for night 4! [According to The News Tribute, “After paying for the initial night, the occupants have refused to pay or leave for four days.”] Negotiations with the hotel owner, city, and county start tomorrow, but we have 50-70 people ready to defend...

Investigators say Tipton installed code that let the computers work as should on all but three days of the year — May 27, Nov. 22 and Dec. 29 — when they would produce predictable numbers if the drawings occurred on Wednesdays or Saturdays after 8 p.m.Tipton admitted in court that he provided cohorts with the winning numbers for jackpots in Colorado in 2005, Wisconsin in December of 2007, Kansas in December of 2010 and Oklahoma in 2011.The group, which included Tipton's brother Tommy Tipton and a friend, Texas businessman Robert Rhodes, also attempted to collect a $16.5 million Hot Lotto...

The steal is real. Witness says 136,000 votes for Joe Biden "appeared" after poll watchers were dismissed from the State Farm Arena. https://t.co/Br5MsJl1qb pic.twitter.com/QkjqlRQdIM — The Election Wizard (@Wizard_Predicts) December 30, 2020 Witness says 136,000 votes for Joe Biden “appeared” after poll watchers were dismissed from the State Farm Arena. (mbj: More information at the source site that I cannot paste because they are images, not text.)

The social media sleuth behind Hilaria Baldwin’s stunning Spanish-accent scandal says she fears going public — because Alec Baldwin might beat her up. The woman spoke to the New York Times for its story on the saga involving the popular yoga guru — who was forced to admit this week that she’s just a “white girl” from Boston despite long claiming she was born in Mallorca, Spain and speaking with a questionable accent. But the Twitter denizen talked anonymously, telling the Times “she was scared that Mr. Baldwin … would punch her” if her identity was made public. The “30...

In New Delhi, the change of guard in the leadership of the Western Theatre Command raised hope that the replacement of General Zhao may not be as aggressively anti-Indian as his predecessor Chinese President Xi Jinping has sacked General Zhao Zongqi, the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) powerful Western Theatre Commander responsible for the ongoing military standoff with India in eastern Ladakh. General Zhang Xudong has been picked as his replacement, a commander who has never served along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). General Zhao: Brain behind Doklam and Ladakh standoff In New Delhi, the change of guard in the...

When she had the routine of home, Angie Sinopoli was the talkative matriarch of a large Italian family who heaped praise on her children and grandchildren, even as her memory faded. Her youngest son, Steven, came by her house and cooked her dinner nearly every night. But after a couple of falls and bouts in rehabilitation centers, she ended up in a Syracuse nursing home on March 10. Two days later, it stopped all visits to protect residents from the coronavirus. Mrs. Sinopoli hasn’t seen family in more than nine months. Her vocabulary has dwindled to about 20 words. Early...

Spurred on by antifa and other openly socialist organizations, a homeless group has taken over a Travelodge motel in Fife, WA, just outside of Tacoma. The squatters booked 16 rooms for Christmas eve and have since refused to leave. As many as 40 trespassers are rumored to be part of the occupation. The group, Tacoma Housing Now, is demanding that the county pay the bill. They argue that the motel has been mostly empty as of late and those rooms weren’t being booked otherwise.

CONCORD — New Hampshire's Republican governor said Wednesday that he is canceling his outdoor inauguration ceremony next month because of public safety concerns — namely, armed protesters who have been gathering outside his home in the weeks since he issued a mask order. "My first responsibility is ensuring the safety of my family and our citizens" Gov. Chris Sununu said in a news release. "For weeks, armed protesters have increasingly become more aggressive, targeting my family, protesting outside my private residence, and trespassing on my property — an outdoor public ceremony simply brings too much risk. We do not make...