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A Chinese content creator died last week after livestreaming himself consuming an excessive amount of exceptionally strong alcohol. The 34-year-old influencer, who goes by “Sanqiange,” was found dead 12 hours after the May 16 livestream on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, according to CNN. During the stream, he reportedly drank at least seven bottles of Baijiu, a Chinese liquor with an alcohol content of 30% to 60%. Sanqiange was allegedly involved in an online challenge, called a “PK,” against another creator on the platform. In a “PK” challenge, two influencers typically compete for gifts or rewards from their audience. The...

Phillip Schofield has admitted having an affair with a much younger male ITV employee while he was still married and revealed he is stepping down from all roles at the broadcaster. His admission of the relationship, and that he had lied about it, came in a statement published in the Daily Mail shortly before his agents also revealed they were parting company with him with immediate effect. ITV confirmed they have accepted his resignation and that he will no longer be appearing on the channel. A spokesperson for the broadcaster said on Friday: "We are deeply disappointed by the admissions...

The medieval trading center of Rungholt, which is today located in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and currently the focus of interdisciplinary research, drowned in a storm surge in 1362...Well known for its mythically exaggerated destruction and an archaeological find situation unique in Europe, Rungholt is a prominent example of the effects of massive human intervention in the northern German coastal region that continue to this day.The key to the success of the work lies in a close interdisciplinary collaboration...And Dr. Hanna Hadler from the Institute of Geography at Mainz University, added, "Based on this prospection, we selectively...

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In all the conversation that is prevalent throughout the Earth today, there is almost nothing further from the truth than the absurd and evil notion that men can become women, and that women can become men, or similarly, the idea that sex (or “gender”) is not binary and rather “a spectrum.” These ideas are so absurd and so far from the truth (in line with 2 + 2 = 5) that many modern liberals refuse—or perhaps more accurately, have yet—to embrace them. We shouldn’t be surprised that we are now having to debate what is a male and what is...

he city Department of Education is ignoring pleas to help an Upper West Side public school so overwhelmed by an influx of migrant kids that it can no longer provide popular programs due to a lack of space, angry parents told The Post. With 535 students currently crammed into PS 145 – nearly 100 more than what the West 105th Street school is designed to hold – parents said all students, including newcomers from Ukraine, Russia, and Latin America, are suffering for it. Last year, the school had 393 students. Since the fall, after the city enrolled scores of young...

Eco-fanatics caused outrage yesterday by kidnapping three lambs from a royal farm and attacking the Chelsea Flower Show. They were warned their stunts, which raised animal welfare fears and caused costly damage, would destroy any public sympathy they had. The incidents are the latest in a series that includes a paint attack on the World Snooker Championships and a bid to sabotage the Grand National (horse race). Parliament might now have to bring in stronger punishments, according to Tory veteran Peter Bone. The MP said: 'When a very, very tiny minority is ruining the lives of other people, action needs...

The Talk Shows May 28th, 2023 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.); Sen. Linda Graham (R-S.C.); Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and William Ostan, founder Arc of Justice. Panel: Michael Allen, former special assistant to President George W. Bush; Kevin Walling, a former Biden campaign surrogate; Charlie Hurt of The Washington Times; and Annmarie Hordern, Washington correspondent for Bloomberg television and radio. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Hosted by Chuck U. Toad: The topic...

Dutch police arrested over 1500 climate protesters after a climate protest garnered thousands of participants in the Hague, the Netherlands' seat of government. Protesters blocked a section of a motorway, near the base of both the Dutch parliament and the prime minister's offices. Extinction Rebellion said some 7,000 took part. Police said 40 of the 1579 people arrested would be prosecuted for "vandalism." They added that security had called on protesters to leave, before using water cannons to disperse them. Some protesters came donning bathing suits, in anticipation of the cannons. he protests were primarily against fossil fuel subsidies. "Climate...

And the RINOs running the Texas Legislature are going to help. On the Memorial Day weekend, while most Americans played near water, the leftists impeached the strongest elected voice in Texas for election integrity — Ken Paxton. Impeachments were history book items until Clinton, then two more for Trump and some predicting one for Biden. Everyone kind of gets it. It's a political thing, with preposterous second-raters giving speeches about honesty, integrity, rule of law as they bend the rules to get their way. This one is a bit different. Paxton is the stand-up guy who — but for a...

MUST WATCH: Mind Blowing 1958 Speech of Robert Welch Who Predicts Insiders Plan To Destroy America And How to Combat Anti-American Conspirators . Please share this speech and hope that it sends out a ripple of hope in a world of injustice and corruption.

Vice President Harris told graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that they are entering an “increasingly unsettled world” in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and with continued threats around the world. ... “In the face of all these challenges, America plays a singular role of leadership,” she said. She said global prosperity depends on U.S. leadership, and U.S. strength is “indispensable” to the world, inspiring other countries with its democracy and driving growth in the global economy. She added that the U.S. military is the strongest in the world and maintains global and U.S. security. “And...

Donald Trump took to Truth Social to delight in the reported departure of Phil Cox, a key member of Republican rival Ron DeSantis' campaign staff Phil Cox had been seen as a core staffer during DeSantis' 2022 gubernatorial reelection team and was among the campaign's first hires. More recently, he served as a senior adviser to the Never Back Down super PAC that supported the governor's bid for his 2024 presidency run - but on Saturday night it appeared he was no longer with the DeSantis campaign. 'I'm an unpaid, volunteer adviser to Never Back Down and proud to support...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia unleashed the "most important" assault by drones on Kyiv overnight Saturday-Sunday since the start of the invasion, but nearly all were destroyed, military authorities said. Forty of the 54 drones launched targeted the capital, killing two people and wounding three. "In total a record number of explosive drones launched were counted: 54!" Ukraine's air force said in a Telegram post on Sunday. The attack "took place over several waves and the air raid alert lasted more than five hours!" "According to preliminary reports more than 40 Russian drones were destroyed by air defence" systems over...

I'm going to pick 4 for starters that are in different decades but for the time frame were the best in My opinion/era/Genre. I don't care what type of music but this Thread is (hopefully) going to be about Stringed Instrument Solo, meaning only 1 person on the Instrument. 1) Eddie Van Halen born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen Van Halen Eruption (Live)Trivia note: Eddie made his Guitars one of these was named Frankenstrat 2) James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) National Anthem U.S.A (Woodstock 1969) I know this one may offend/upset some FReepers due to the song being...

I love Walt Whitman's phrase "democracy ma femme". Kylie Minogue is harder to make out for me. On the basis of her statement "With one man, there was a freedom and liberation. That was with Michael Hutchence, my partner in life." I feel I can call Australia's somewhat democratic Pop Princess Kylie Minogue a Woman for Freedom. Who agrees?

When it comes to using television and radio to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Billy Graham and Franklin Graham have worked to maximize their impact over the decades.But now Franklin Graham has a somewhat dire warning to those who use these mediums to spread Good News.“The storm is coming where we’re going to be off the radio and television and the internet,” Graham said.

In this war there are only two sides: the Tao and the Machine, God or Satan. You have to choose, but choose wisely.

So-called “pride” clothing for kids from a transgender designer who sells Satan-themed products? Where did all of this come from? Clearly, American corporations are transmission belts for satanism and communism. But the communists exported Cultural Marxism to the United States. Many conservatives do not understand this.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would be "welcoming" of a measure from Congress to defund the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) if he's elected president next year. The comments from DeSantis, who officially announced this week that he would seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, came during a conversation with radio host and Second Amendment advocate Dana Loesch on The Dana Show. During the interview, DeSantis was asked whether he would sign a measure from Congress to abolish the IRS through funding means, as well as what he would replace the system with. "Are you for a fair tax,...