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The Chinese spy balloon that was allowed to spend a week flying over the U.S. was able to transmit secret intelligence to Beijing about several military bases “in real time,” according to a Monday morning news report. Three unnamed officials told NBC News that Communist China was able to “gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites.” The intel China gathered “was mostly from electronic signals,” according to NBC, “which can be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from base personnel, rather than images, the officials said.” The balloon could be remotely controlled, allowing it to loiter over...

Guess Who Grandma Thinks Is Responsible For The Nashville Tragedy! "Just giving you a warning this woman sucks" Woman blaming Christian Conservatives for shooting.

VIDEOIt was obvious that even CNN's Dana Bash wasn't buying into the BULLSHIT spouted by Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis. Basically Davis is claiming that Cohen lied when he pleaded guilty to tax evasion but he somehow wasn't really lying.

TikToker Says The Unthinkable About The Nashville Christian School Tragedy "People are so dumb it's like looking at Medusa you just turn into stone for about 15 seconds for like what the **** did you just say?"

[H/T ExTexasRedhead] Heads up folks!This is a major consumer products alert…Do you love to cook with spices?Of course, who doesn’t?Variety is the spice of life, and spices are the, uhhhh, spice of cooking!But what happens when you reach for the Onion Powder or the Oregano, and along with those you get a heavy dose of Arsenic?Arsenic would otherwise be known as literal “rat poison”.Or Cadmium, which is a heavy metal.Or Lead!You know how we can no longer use lead-based-paint or leaded gasoline because of how toxic it is to humans?What if the big companies had been putting it in your...

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces on ABC news that he will be running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.Speaking in the customary tones of an evangelical minister trained in the dark arts of using a righteous serpent tongue, Mr. Hutchinson indicates that he carries a higher moral authority to sit in judgement of what the professional Republican Party truly needs. The professional Republican Party likely anticipates dozens of votes for Hutchinson. WATCH:He’s not running for President; he’s running to be the silver-haired serpent tongue of the professional Republican apparatus. Creepy vibes are all over this guy…[Transcript Below]JONATHAN KARL, CNN...

A new poll shows patriotism in dramatic decline. The WSJ-NORC poll found that only 38 percent say patriotism is very important (down from 70 percent in 1998 and 61 percent in 2019). It also found that 39 percent say religion is very important (down from 62 percent in 1998 and 48 percent in 2019),and 30 percent say having kids is very important (down from 59 percent in 1998 and 43 percent in 2019). The number of Americans saying community involvement is very important has plummeted from 62 percent to 27 percent in just four years. The only thing more Americans...

The Kremlin plans to hold a Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow on 9 May 2023, despite heavy losses in the war waged by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine. Source: Kremlin-aligned news outlet TASS Details: The Russian authorities are expecting the Parade of Victory in the so-called "Great Patriotic War" [part of World War II – ed.] to take place on Red Square on 9 May, with a dress rehearsal on 7 May. The Kremlin has already opened press accreditation for the parade. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that enhanced measures are being taken to ensure security at the 9...

Yesterday on Truth Social, from President Donald Trump:.Dear God, heavenly Father of mercy and righteousness, we ask you to place your armor of protection upon President Donald Trump. Lord God, creator of the balance that sustains us, we ask you to stabilize us amid this conflict with wicked enterprise – guide our prayer with resolute purpose. Father of comfort, please steady us and help our unwavering resolve to stay focused & steadfast against the manipulation. God of righteousness bring sunlight upon evil enterprise and deliver Your outcome. In Your merciful and loved name, dear Lord of peace, clear the path,...

Generally polling is sporadic depending on the agenda of the pollster. However, two separate polls released within a 24-hour period show almost identical outcomes.The YouGov Poll [DATA Here] shows President Trump with a 31-point lead over Ron DeSantis 52/21. No one really close after that. In the head-to-head matchup with only two options, Trump now leads Ron DeSantis 57%-31%. That up from a 47%-39% last month. [Yahoo News Article Here]Another poll [Article Here] “by Trump’s campaign team, found that 51 percent of Republicans see him as their preferred 2024 candidate – putting him ahead of his biggest threat Ron DeSantis...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said, “Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages and given to the poor?” John 12:4–5Jesus was with His disciples at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. He regularly spent time at their home and was close to them. This meal took place just before Jesus entered into Jerusalem for the first Palm Sunday and Holy Week. It was six days before Jesus would die on the cross.Recall that Lazarus had recently been raised from the dead...

Former President Trump’s legal team makes a significant announcement against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s “politically motivated” indictment against him.On Sunday, Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina expects to make a motion to dismiss any charges against the former president. “We will take the indictment. We will dissect it. The team will look at every potential issue that we will be able to challenge and will challenge. And, of course, I very much anticipate a motion to dismiss coming because there's no law that fits this," Tacopina said during an interview on CNN. The Trump lawyer said his team would not do anything...

Did Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez use a ‘burner’ Twitter account to issue a death threat to conservative blogger Matt Walsh?It appears AOC used an anonymous ‘burner’ account to attack Matt Walsh, “Libs of TikTok” and others conservatives.The New York Democrat accidentally replied with her alternative Twitter account “Zaza Demon”

Saudi Arabia, whose relationship with the United States has taken a nosedive during President Joe Biden’s tenure, announced on Sunday it would lead the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), including Russia, to cut over one million barrels of output a day starting next month, which could cause higher U.S. inflation. Saudi Arabia also stated it would cut production by another 500,000 barrels a day starting in May. Oil prices soared 7.5% at the week’s open after the Saudi announcement. Kevin Book, managing director of Clearview Energy Partners, told CBS News the cuts could cause U.S....

NASHVILLE, TN — Early reports from Nashville's CMT awards are confirming that against all odds, country music has managed to somehow get even worse."We're as shocked as you are," said local music critic Bubba Bordeaux. "We really didn't think it could get any more awful than this, but once again, Nashville managed to shatter our expectations with how audaciously bad their music can be! How do they do it year after year? Amazing!"Experts say that after over a decade of looping snap tracks, breathy pop, and Taylor Swift, most believed that the genre had finally discovered its bottom, only to...

Former President Donald Trump left his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday to fly to New York, the first step in a legal odyssey that will include his arrest and court appearance a day later. His motorcade swept out of the resort gates shortly after midday for the 15-minute journey to the airport. It will make Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges when he is arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed at the downtown Manhattan courthouse. In a Truth Social post on the eve of his departure he confirmed the arrangements, saying he will fly out at noon and stay...

On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's permitless carry bill into law. This allows guns to be carried almost anywhere without a permit. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's permitless carry bill into law. This allows guns to be carried almost anywhere without a permit.

New testimony from Bob Hughes confirms ballot tampering in Maricopa County’s 2022 election. Hughes states in his affidavit that “an intentional change was made to the printers affecting the DAY OF Election ballots” in the 2022 Maricopa County midterm election. Hughes’ affidavit in Exhibit K of a newly filed Motion to Reconsider in Mark Finchem’s dismissed 2022 election lawsuit confirms previous testimony from Clay Parikh. Parikh was one of several expert witnesses in the Kari Lake lawsuit. Parikh testified there are “only two ways the printing of a 19-inch image on a 20-inch paper happened, and they are both intentional....

U.S. — In a match made in heaven, a beverage that tries to pass itself as beer has hired as its spokesperson a man trying to pass himself off as a woman. "For decades, we've been putting carbonated backwash in a beer can and pretending it's beer," said Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth. "Who better to represent our brand than a guy throwing on a dress and pretending he's a woman?" Long a staple drink of people who hate actual beer, Bud Light felt putting Dylan Mulvaney's face on a can would also attract people who hate actual women. "As a...

In the beginning was the VaxFlorida has now joined the list of states that are ordering residents to remain in their homes for all but essential activities to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement at an afternoon briefing. It was just a few hours after he spoke to President Trump. DeSantis said he's issuing an executive order that will direct "all Floridians to limit movements and personal interactions outside the home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or essential activities."Source Archive CopyThe Florida Keys welcomed visitors for the...