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An intoxicated Florida man chugged two beers in less than 30 seconds at the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival. It would not take long for the rest of his visit to Disney World to unravel. Chase Holderby sounded friendly at first as he offered handshakes and high-fives to everyone in line at one of the stands in EPCOT on September 10, according to a newly released Orange County Sheriff’s report. The 30-year-old Merritt Island man had already caught the attention of authorities because he appeared to be intoxicated. He was “stumbling, being excessively loud, swearing, and appearing unsteady on...

Defendant is Alleged to Have Conspired to Forge Thousands of Signatures to get Candidates’ Names on the Ballot for the 2019 Democratic Primary Races in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrest of Rasheen Crews, a Philadelphia political consultant, for charges related to forging signatures on nomination petitions to get his clients on the ballot for the 2019 Democratic primary races in Philadelphia. “In advance of the 2023 municipal elections, this arrest is an important reminder that interfering with the integrity of our elections is a serious crime,” said AG Shapiro. “By soliciting and organizing the...

Why? Because that's what the policy is! Nobody is allowed to ask why, not even Stanford faculty. The policy is: "Just shut up, do what you are told, and don't ask questions." That's how science works. ... My previous article on Stanford’s vaccination policy was incorrect. I was fooled because they issued very unclear guidance on Oct 17, 2022 which basically said they encourage people to take the shots. I clarified this with Lucia Sinatra of NoCollegeMandates: the primary series and a booster is required for Stanford students. Why? This makes no sense. Well, it’s the policy. And even Stanford...

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) welcomed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to the “former speaker’s club” after she announced on Thursday she will step down from her role atop her caucus. “I tip my cap as I welcome @speakerpelosi to the former speaker’s club and congratulate her on a historic career in the House,” Ryan tweeted. Pelosi’s announcement marks the end of an era for House Democrats and comes just hours after Republicans were projected to take control of the lower chamber for the next term.

Did anyone watch this when originally broadcast? In the liberal diversity superiority hierarchy, this person hits on “foreign,” “deaf,” and “trans,” but not so much on the “mute.”

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn (S.C.) announced Thursday they will remain in Congress next year but won’t seek a leadership position, joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who had announced the same decision moments before. The surprise development clears the way for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), the current chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, to jump several rungs up the leadership ladder to replace Pelosi in the next Congress, when Republicans will take control of the lower chamber.

President Joe Biden praised House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday after she announced her decision to exit Democrat leadership. “When I think of Nancy Pelosi, I think of dignity,” he wrote in a more than 500-word statement released by the White House. “History will note she is the most consequential Speaker of the House of Representatives in our history.” Pelosi announced her decision to step down from a leadership role while continuing to serve in Congress. The White House said that Biden phoned Pelosi earlier in the day to congratulate her for her years of leadership.

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Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he would “consider” his request for air-defense systems, the Ukrainian leader told reporters on Wednesday. “We had a normal, substantive conversation, because the list of subjects was provided by our side,” Zelenksky said, referring to a phone call between the two men following Israel’s national election earlier this month.

Jordan lays out his investigations in new Congress The Biden family will be investigated for the following violations: Conspiracy or defrauding the United States Wire fraud Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 Tax evasion Money laundering Conspiracy to commit money laundering VIDEO AT LINK........................

To alleviate an alleged housing emergency, officials in Kingston, New York, are mandating a 15 percent reduction in rents. Rental property owners are now suing the city, arguing it failed to meet state requirements for adopting rent control and that the ordered rent reduction amounts to retroactive punishment. "It's going to bankrupt many [landlords]," Richard Lanzarone, executive director of the Hudson Valley Property Owners Association (HVPOA), says of Kingston's Rent Guidelines Board decision last week to reduce rents by 15 percent for leases signed between August 2022 and September 2023. "If it stands, it'll lead to abandonment, tenant displacement, blight,...

Boebert’s lead sits outside of the state’s automatic recount threshold, though Frisch can still request a recount County clerks across the 3rd Congressional District began publishing their latest results Thursday from ballots mailed from outside the state by Colorado voters, and incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert appears to be holding her lead over Adam Frisch as the first results trickled in. Boebert, a far-right Republican, took the lead in the race a week ago and held fast. As of 12:29 p.m. Thursday, the latest ballots put her in the lead by 1,088 votes, just a few less than the 1,122-vote...

I work with a rescue called, "The Underdog Railway", and we are in desperate need of foster homes. We have a number of different dogs of varying breeds, and nowhere to put new dogs which we learn of, resulting in us not being able to take them. Underdog Railway provides food, toys, beds, and pays for veterinary care. There are two dogs in particular I've been trying to find a place for, even with other rescues. Unfortunately, literally every rescue in Illinois is full. I know how a lot of Freepers feel about bully breeds, so if you're not willing...

These people are not oligarchs per se, but they're people who sit in positions that have some kind of authority over important cash flows - particularly in the oil and gas business,' such as firms Gazprom, Lukoil, Novatek or Gazprombank. 'The sanctions have been devastating for Russia... as a result the pie has been seriously diminished, and a lot of people want to keep their own personal cash flow at the level they had before the war started. 'And so everyone is looking around to redistribute pieces of the pie. Bill Browder, who once ran Russia's largest foreign investment fund,...

Annis and the other two members of the crew, Billy Cairns and Chad Garrett, were sent to the mobile launch platform at the base of SLS to tighten down "packing nuts," hardware that helps form a tight seal on the replenishment valves through which liquid hydrogen was pumped into the Artemis 1 moon rocket's core stage after the main tanking procedure. Because hydrogen is such a small molecule, it manages to find its way out of even the tightest seals, meaning NASA has to keep replenishing the hydrogen fuel tanks throughout the launch countdown even after main fueling procedures have...

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray and National Counterterrorism Director Christine Abizaid testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on national security and threats to the country.

Rupert Murdoch-owned media outlets, including Fox News, have ramped up attacks on Donald Trump after the former president declared his run to reclaim the nation's top office. Even before Trump made his announcement Tuesday night, The New York Post ran an opinion column headlined, "Bore! Donald Trump has gone and lost his swing." "It's very hard to see how Trump could ever win the White House again, so the result is foretold: A Trump nomination would make him a two-time loser and mean four more years of a Democrat in the Oval Office," the Post's Michael Goodwin wrote at the...

Our smash and grab elections With this headline the gaslighting should die down pretty soon. Christy Smith concedes to Mike Garcia in CA27, Giving Republicans control of the House with 218 seats N.B. The gaslighting has been fast and furious. Today WE are finally seeing what has been the case for at least 72 hours as a dead-solid fact and at least 5 days as an all but waiting for the Democrat/communists to get off the floor, stop crying, and go home because you lost FACT: Patriotism won and greed and stupidity lost. WE have won the House but were...

BEAST week has been a major part of basic military training since 2006, and offered airmen the chance to go on a mock-deployment where trainees sleep in cots, go on ruck marches, work on security protocol and weapons training, and fight simulated threats. But Pixley, who assumed command of Basic Military Training in 2021, decided that BEAST week was outdated for some of the modern Air Force's needs. As the Department of the Air Force pushes its new philosophy of establishing "multi-capable airmen" -- meaning it wants to have troops able to take on more responsibilities so they can carry...

Newly released data on the global insect protein market by FMI Estimated that the insect protein market enjoyed year-on-year (YoY) growth of 8.2% in 2022 and is accounted for USD 349.2 Mn and is expected to witness a prominent CAGR of 9.2% to reach the value of USD 838.5 Mn in 2032. Revenue for the insect-based pet food segment grew by 18% during the period 2017-2021 while the Demand for beetle protein increased by 11% between 2020 and 2021. The global insect protein market is expected to grow at a stunning 9.2% CAGR from 2022 to 2032. This growth can...