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A woman who boarded a BART train while tethered to her dog was dragged to her death after she briefly stepped off the train at a platform and the train pulled away with the dog still inside... The fatal accident occurred at 3:16 p.m. Monday, just after the woman boarded an Oakland-bound train at San Francisco’s Powell Street station with her dog, which was tethered to her at the waist. “Then at the very last second, right as the doors were closing, she fully off-boarded the train, clearing the doors, and the dog did not,”...“She appeared to be waving at...

While Noem has gone to great lengths to market herself as an uncompromising champion of conservative values, Republican lawmakers, activists, and others working in the state tell National Review that they have grown increasingly concerned about the governor’s close relationship to business interests with a long record of advocacy for far-left social policy. These concerns go beyond the controversy over HB 1217. Sanford Health is ... Noem’s top career campaign funder. Multiple sources in South Dakota politics — including Republican state legislators and a staffer with firsthand experience working in Noem’s office — tell National Review that Sanford has a...

Overstock CEO describes his involvement in a successful bribery sting of Hillary Clinton

A pathologist would now like to do more autopsies on the deceased who were vaccinated against Corona - and his theses have received a lot of criticism. He himself emphasizes that vaccination is an essential part of the fight against the virus. The chief pathologist at the University of Heidelberg, Peter Schirmacher, urges many more autopsies of vaccinated people. In addition to corona deaths, the corpses of people who die in connection with a vaccination would also have to be examined more frequently, said Schirmacher of the German Press Agency in Stuttgart. The director of the Pathological Institute in Heidelberg...

The Devious Bad Will of Vatican II’s “Men of Good Will”Faithful Catholics have penned mountains of books and articles describing the infiltration of the Catholic Church leading up to Vatican II and the seemingly unlimited anti-Catholic fruits that have followed. As the picture of treachery and incompetence becomes clearer, more Catholics have (properly) started to evaluate Vatican II in light of tradition instead of evaluating the Church’s pre-Vatican II history entirely in light of the Council. Unfortunately, the picture is still as complex as it is unpleasant. For better or worse, though, we can get a surprisingly accurate glimpse of...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a victory lap on Tuesday after voters rejected an effort to recall him from the governor’s mansion, casting his win as a rejection of “the negativity that’s defined our politics in this country over the course of so many years.” In remarks delivered in Sacramento minutes after he was declared the winner of the recall election, Newsom said that with his victory, Californians had voted to safeguard democracy, taking a swipe at his main Republican opponent, conservative radio host Larry Elder, and former President Donald Trump, who had raised baseless claims of fraud ahead of...

9/14/2021 Orange County Florida Board of County Commissioners Public Comment. Dr. Stillwagon’s statement.

In response to Saturday’s post, several commenters remarked that it is not appropriate to blame “bad schools” for the poor academic performance of many children from minority groups, particularly black children. These commenters suggest that there are other factors that play a principal role, and that these factors are things that schools can do nothing to change, particularly low IQ and/or a culture that does not value education. The problem with this contention is that there is actually substantial and even definitive evidence that schools can make a very large difference in the educational outcomes of minority children. I previously...

There was another twist in the Kyle Rittenhouse self-defense case in Kenosha Wisconsin recently. Back on Thursday, 29 July 2021, a hearing was held concerning charges against Dominick Black by the District Attorney in Kenosha County. Two charges have been filed against Dominick. Both of them are for the intentional sale of a dangerous weapon to a person under the age of 18, which results in death.The statute is Wisconsin 948.60(2)(c).The presiding judge for the hearing and for the case is the Honorable Bruce E. Schroeder. Judge Schroeder is also the judge hearing the Rittenhouse case. Judge Schroeder has shown...

A pair of brave whistleblowers who were formerly employed at an Aegis Living Facility in Issaquah, Washington, have come forward with shocking new allegations of elder abuse, rampant insurance fraud, and horrific medical malpractice. In a bombshell new video by Project Veritas, Cassandra Renner – a former Medical Technician at the senior living center – detailed an especially troubling incident where a resident that refused to take the experimental Covid Jab was given a sedative – something “like Xanax” – and lied to about the type of vaccine she was receiving in order to get the shot in her arm....

This week we honored the 2,977 Americans who lost their lives in the most deadly attack against the United States in history. Like Pearl Harbor Day, 9/11/01 is a day that should live in infamy. But will it? Will we remember what we learned that day? On that crisp New York morning, America was attacked by those who hate freedom, hate democracy, and hate peace. For a brief moment in this fresh, young century, still filled with hope and promise, these 50 states were indeed United. We stood together with one voice and we said to the world, "We are...

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On Sept. 7, U.S. citizens, Marc Baier, 49, and Ryan Adams, 34, and a former U.S. citizen, Daniel Gericke, 40, all former employees of the U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) or the U.S. military, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) that restricts their future activities and employment and requires the payment of $1,685,000 in penalties to resolve a Department of Justice investigation regarding violations of U.S. export control, computer fraud and access device fraud laws. The Department filed the DPA today, along with a criminal information alleging that the defendants conspired to violate such laws. According to court documents, the...

"Virtue in motion" There are things you won't see unless you are with me in the spirit so stay close to the hem of my garment and robe yourself in true grace for I am virtue in motion and you are my breath I breathe over others and my hands of hope that touch and heal. Now walk and live in me alone sacrificing all for we are about to call my sheep as never before as I pour out my spirit upon all flesh and they shall dine with me as they take in my sacrifice for all creation...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU’s vaccination drive was done “the right way” and vowed to donate 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her annual State of the European Union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday, where she said the coming year would be “another test of character for the EU.” Her speech addressed the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, steps the EU took to slow the spread of the virus and the bloc’s future plans for vaccinations. “In the biggest global health crisis, we chose to go...

GUILFORD — A contentious Republican Board of Education election centered on how race is taught in town schools resulted Tuesday in the highest primary turnout in years, an official said. The Republican newcomers who had received their party’s caucus endorsement solidified their positions on the November ballot Tuesday by sweeping the incumbents and two other candidates at the polls. Running under the slate name of “5 Reasons Why,” candidates Tim Chamberlain (1,275 votes), Nick Cusano (1,273), Aly Passarelli (1,273), Bill Maisano (1,269) and Danielle Scarpellino (1,265) earned the five Republican spots on the November ballot. Amy Sullivan (468), Joseph Golino...

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder told supporters to be “gracious in defeat” as he conceded the results of the recall election on Tuesday night, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) won in a landslide, crushing an effort to unseat him. As of Wednesday morning, the “no” vote led the “yes” vote by nearly two-to-one (64.2.% to 35.8%), a stunning result given that several polls of likely California voters in late July showed Newsom within the margin of error or even losing. “We may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war,” Elder told supporters, urging them...

In 1629, frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to grant him taxation power, King Charles I of England dissolved the body and had nine members arrested. He did not recall Parliament for over a decade. The intervening period, known as Personal Rule, saw Charles I govern as a de facto dictator, with only a body of councilors to advise him. In 1640, forced by military necessity from Scotland, Charles I recalled Parliament in order to raise money to pay the military; shortly thereafter, stymied by Parliament, he dissolved the body again. But necessity encroached once again, and Charles I finally...

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” – Frank ZappaGood grief California, as an entity you really are as stupid as we make you out to be. If your track record weren’t so bad I’d entertain the concept that the only way your citizens decided to retain Governor Swell-head was due to voter fraud and Dominion machines. But given that you’ve consistently voted yourselves into fiscal, energy, environmental and moral collapse it’s fairly easy to believe that you did so, once again, on your own.So thanks for proving that hate is...

The Cookout alliance has made history on Big Brother 23 by having an all-Black Final 6 consisting of Azah Awasum, Derek Frazier, Hannah Chaddha, Kyland Young, Tiffany Mitchell, and Xavier Prather. For many years, fans clamored for Big Brother casting changes in order to better reflect the society that Americans live in. There was also a consensus that people of color on the show were largely excluded from joining strong alliances and were then targeted for being a minority within the game. The six Black contestants in the BB23 cast understood the importance of representing themselves not only within the...