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Three of the 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump were up for reelection in Tuesday's primaries, with one losing his bid to a Trump-backed candidate and the other two appearing to hold leads in their races, which have not yet been called.In Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, covering Grand Rapids, freshman Rep. Peter Meijer lost narrowly to Trump-backed opponent John Gibbs, who had served in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department under the former president. Trump had vowed to push out of office this primary season the lawmakers who voted to impeach him for a...

He was the “king of revenge porn” — until his shocked and fed-up victims took him down. The “king” in question is Hunter Moore, the founder of the now-defunct revenge porn website IsAnyoneUp.com and whose horrific enterprise is examined — along with his victims’ desperate fight for justice — in a new three-part Netflix documentary, “The Most Hated Man on the Internet.” Moore, 36, created the site in 2010 and it allowed people allegedly hurt by relationships to post anonymous NSFW sexual content without the consent of their partners. “Me and my friends would post [photos of] a bunch of...

He’s back on Tik Tok, mouthing off about the case. And let’s just say that he’s clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed

Kari Lake has won the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary, according to an Associated Press projection.‘Bout time. https://t.co/LtmoB0tWMb— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@KariLake) August 5, 2022Lake’s victory on Thursday came two days after Election Day, following delays in Arizona’s ballot reporting. Although Lake initially trailed her challenger, Karrin Taylor Robson, on Election Day, Lake eventually took the lead as more ballots were processed and reported.The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Arizona issued a joint statement on election night that blasted Arizona’s Pinal County for its poor handling of the election and called on the county elections director...

You don’t have to wait for tomorrow for the sun to come out when Shoshana Bean sings. The singer, songwriter and actress gives Annie a soulful twist, complete with a stylish retro rethink of the Little Orphan’s trademark red dress, and even a guest... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qk0Wjj7clo

In Russia criticising the military or their invasion of Ukraine is now effectively illegal. An atmosphere of suspicion is leading a growing number of Russians to denounce their friends, neighbours and even relatives to the police for opposing the war.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is bucking critics and calling for Europe’s NATO members scale back reliance on America — including by increasing their defense spending and growing their militaries — following his lone vote Wednesday opposing growing the alliance to include Finland and Sweden. Hawley, in an interview with Breitbart News, said America’s current NATO arrangement is spreading resources too thin and in a region that is not of primary national security concern — calling the European theatre a “big distraction from what our principle overseas challenge is, which is China.”

Since parting ways with the NFL back in 2020, I walked away from 40 years of Philadelphia Eagles fandom. And while I can say I stopped living and breathing the league as I once did, I still watch from the outside from time to time. Part of it is morbid curiosity and hoping that one day the NFL drops the Wokeymon act. The other part is knowing that deep down, I realize that as long as Roger Goodell as Commissioner the only direction that the NFL will go is more woke and anti-American. And Goodell is not an old man...

<p>The video was released Thursday by Rep. Cheney’s reelection campaign, two weeks before a Republican primary election in Wyoming that the three-term congresswoman is bracing to lose. Echoing the criticism his daughter has made of Trump, Dick Cheney denounced him as a danger to the country through his relentless lies about the legitimacy of the 2020 election.</p>

"Recruiting and brainwashing children to become martyrs for Khamenei, Islamic Republic of Iran's supreme leader, sanctioned by the US. This video doesn't come from Iran. It was filmed in Houston, Texas this month. This isn't religious freedom. This is pure fundamentalism." [I have no confirmation it's Houston, but if you look at the end, the background street scene sure looks like cars going by on a U.S. street. Maybe someone who lives in Houston recognizes the location?]

This is the moment six Russian commanders were killed in a Ukrainian ambush, according to one of Kyiv's senior officers. Dramatic footage captured how a two-vehicle convoy - said to be carrying the Russian top brass back from a meeting - were struck by anti-tank missiles. Footage, thought to have been captured on the Donbas frontline near Avdiivka, shows how the lead vehicle was blown to smithereens before the second rolled over. -snip- It comes after Lieutenant Colonel Olga 'Kursa' Kachura, 52, who was Ukrainian-born but fought for Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine's east, was reported killed. Kachura, who commanded an...

With fewer than 100 days until Election Day, talk of massive Republican gains in Congress has faded substantially amid a series of victories for the president and his fellow Democrats. Republicans have spent much of the last 18 months planning for 2023 and beyond. They're not just measuring the drapes in majority leaders' offices, they've been plotting to eject certain Democrats from House committees, preparing to investigate President Joe Biden's son and metaphorically rubbing their hands with glee at an anticipated ability to stop Biden's agenda – including his judicial nominees – in its tracks. That wasn't hubris. Biden's approval...

I miss this man very much. The wisdom displayed in this speech is profound. Schumer, Pelosi, et al should have to watch this every day. h/t to my friend Leo in NJ for inspiring me to post this.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Liz Cheney urged the Justice Department on Thursday to prosecute Donald Trump — if it finds evidence that former president committed crimes in connection with the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Jesse Porter, 58, was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the deadly shooting inside the Anacostia Neighborhood Library. A woman was shot during a training as the trainer demonstrated how quickly a pistol could be drawn, sources told News4 A retired D.C. police officer faces charges after fatally shooting a special police officer at a training session Thursday inside a public library in the Anacostia neighborhood, authorities say. Maurica Manyan, of Indian Head, Maryland, was the victim, the Metropolitan Police Department said in an update Friday. She was 25 and worked as a public library special police officer, the department said....

A leftist organization called “The Queer Mathematics Teacher” is seeking to embed gender theory in K-12 math classes.Brandie Waid, the director of The Queer Mathematics Teacher, laid out a plan for incorporating gender theory into math classes in a blog post on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. CASEL is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation.The Queer Mathematics Teacher is an educational consulting firm that seeks to promote “queer mathematics” in American K-12 classrooms. The firm sells a book titled “Talking about LGBTQ+ Identity,” which includes chapters titled “The Gender Unicorn,” “How Do I Talk About LGBTQ+...

The bizarre pom-pom creature is yet to be officially named. An image of the unnamed spaghetti worm from the newly released MBARI video. (Image credit: 2012 MBARI) A bizarre seafloor creature covered with luminous orange, spaghetti-like tentacles recently made its internet debut in newly released video footage. The unusual pom-pom-shaped creature is actually a type of segmented marine worm known as a polychaete, and it belongs to an appropriately named group: spaghetti worms. Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) captured footage of the pasta-mimicking worm in 2012 using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), while they were exploring...

Mark Finchem, an Arizona state representative who has said he would not have certified the 2020 election, won the Republican primary for secretary of state on Tuesday, making him the latest election denier to move closer to controlling his state’s election system. Across the country, Republicans who say the 2020 election was rigged are vying to be elected secretary of state, a position that would grant them immense control over their states’ election systems. As of July 28, at least 20 election deniers are running for secretary of state in 16 states, according to States United Action, an organization that...

In a full page ad in Variety on Thursday, Governor Newsom urged film and TV productions in Georgia and Oklahoma to move back to California to take advantage of new tax credits and to film in the state that doesn’t limit freedoms, such as the right to an abortion.

Griner has previously kneeled for the National Anthem and demanded the WNBA remove American flags from basketball arenasWNBA basketball player Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison on drug possession and smuggling charges today after she pleaded guilty to a Russian court last month. Griner was arrested in February when entering Russia to play for a women’s basketball team after authorities found THC vape cartridges in her luggage. While the cartridges are legal in some parts of the United States, marijuana is strictly prohibited under Russian drug laws