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John and I attempt to explain Barrel Shrouds and such, but a real "expert" in these matters shows up to clarify it all, Tucker Carlson! :-) You need to watch Tucker's classic Barrel Shroud interview if you have not seen it: Carolyn McCarthyAlso, try to put party politics aside if at all possible. Sorry if you do not like Tucker's politics; that's fine. I have admired his work for many years, especially his relentless public support for the Second Amendment. We want everybody to feel welcome here at our channel, regardless of politics, religion, color, gender, age, etc. The Constitution...

Fox News agreed to pay a $12 million settlement to former Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg. Abby Grossberg filed lawsuits against the outlet in March after she left the company. Grossberg filed a lawsuit alleging the company’s legal team urged her to answer “I don’t know” to questions in the company’s lawsuit with Dominion voting machines. Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News shortly after Grossberg filed her lawsuits. Grossberg’s lawsuit was originally filed in the Delaware Superior Court where the Dominion case was settled for $787 million. The New York Times reported: Fox News has agreed to pay $12...

Hundreds of teens takeover Lakeview, destroying neighborhood

Former New York state Democrat Sen. Alessandra Biaggi took to social media Friday to discuss the pricey student loans she had amassed during law school, despite purchasing a $1.14 million home last summer. "In 2012, I graduated from Fordham Law School with $180,000 is student loan debt," Biaggi wrote in a tweet. "I’ve been paying loans for 11 years. Even paid two of them off completely." "In 2023, my balance is $206,000," added Biaggi, who represented New York's 34th district during her three-year tenure in the state Senate.

kraine has fended off Russia's advances for more than 16 months, and it's now several weeks into its long-awaited counteroffensive. The pace is grinding in some sectors of the front, but Kyiv's top general says he doesn't want to hear complaints it's going too slow.Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, told the Washington Post that it "pisses" him off to hear commentary that his counteroffensive operations are moving slower than anticipated. Kyiv's military is currently undergoing several offensive maneuvers along the front lines in the eastern and southern regions and has made small — but, at times,...

Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court has voted 5-2 to bar ex-president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Mr Bolsonaro was found guilty of abusing his power ahead of last year's presidential poll. He had been accused of undermining Brazilian democracy by falsely claiming that the electronic ballots used were vulnerable to hacking and fraud. Mr Bolsonaro's lawyers are expected to appeal against the verdict. They have argued that his statements had no bearing on the election result. The ban is backdated to 2 October 2022, when the presidential election took place. [snip] The case against the ex-president revolved...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife managers on Friday proposed federal protections for a rare lizard found only in parts of one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the dunes sagebrush lizard should be listed as an endangered species due to the ongoing threats of energy development, mining and climate change in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. The agency will be collecting public comments on the proposed listing through Sept. 1. Environmentalists have been pushing for protections for the reptile for decades, resulting in petitions and lawsuits. There...

The Supreme Court will take up a major gun rights case next term when it considers if banning people under domestic violence restraining orders from having weapons violates the Constitution. The justices decided Friday that they will rule on 1994 federal law that forbids abusers from possessing firearms in what could be the third major Second Amendment decision since 2008. They took up the case on the last day of the term, where the struck down President Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan. Justices will hear cases again when the court's next term begins in October. The bench...

Sweden, long the darling of progressives for its climate change policies, has gone nuclear on the green scheme. On Tuesday, the Swedish parliament made a language change with major reverberations in the energy sector, according to Reuters. Parliament set the nation’s goal to become “100% fossil-free” electricity, instead of “100% renewable” as a way to both reach the growing electric power demand it projects for 2040 and achieve its goal of net zero emissions by 2045. “This creates the conditions for nuclear power,” Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said. “We need more electricity production, we need clean electricity and we need...

Sky Nisperos’s grandfather came to the U.S. from Mexico, and became an American citizen by serving in the U.S. Navy. Her father, Ernest Nisperos, is an active-duty officer in the Air Force with two decades of service. For years, Sky planned to follow a similar path. “I wanted to be a fighter pilot,” the 22-year-old said. “It was stuck in my head.” Now, one of the most influential people in her life—her father—is telling her that a military career may not be the right thing. The children of military families make up the majority of new recruits in the U.S....

ESPN Monday Night Football analysts Suzy Kolber and Steve Young are among the more than 20 on-air hosts who have been laid off by ESPN in the last 24 hours. Kolber announced that she had been laid off in a Twitter post, giving thanks for her 27 years with the company. Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off. Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run. So grateful for a 38 yr career! Longevity for a woman in this business is something I’m especially proud of. Next step- a project that gives back. ❤️...

Anheuser-Busch issued a response to Dylan Mulvaney after the transgender influencer alleged the beer giant never reached out during the backlash over their controversial partnership. In an Instagram post Thursday, Mulvaney, who identifies as female, described a torrent of online "bullying and transphobia" that erupted after Bud Light put Mulvaney's face on a customized beer can. "I was waiting for the brand to reach out to me, but they never did," the TikTok star said. "For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse in my opinion than not hiring a trans...

Israeli investigative reporter spat on, harassed in Jerusalem while dressed as a Catholic priestAmid cascading Jewish violence against Christians in Israel, a television journalist exposes the gravity of these crimes and law enforcement’s apparent complicity.Jewish extremists are attacking Christians in the Holy Land. With just a few clicks, tell your congressional representatives to condemn the violence TODAY.JERUSALEM (LifeSiteNews) — An Israeli journalist investigating “spiraling hate crimes against Christians in Jerusalem” dressed as a Catholic priest for one day and experienced being spat on and derided by Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem.Journalist Yossi Eli from local Channel 13 donned...

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Washington has introduced a new policy that changes hospital reporting requirements for infants affected at birth by substance use, a step the state hopes will help combat stigma against parents with addiction. The state has long instructed birthing hospitals to report all babies with prenatal exposure to any substances to Child Protective Services, but now newborns will be able to receive wraparound social and community services without a report, as long as there are no safety concerns, several state agencies said this week. The plan for ongoing support is part of an increasingly popular model of care in the U.S....

France is engulfed in its third night of violent protests, setting the country literally on fire after a police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old identified as Nahel M. during a traffic stop. And the media is barely covering it. Paris has been hardest hit with looting, property destruction, and fires seen pretty much everywhere. President Emmanuel Macron’s government is doing damage control but pictures and videos circulating of Macron attending an Elton John concert have not helped the situation. Authorities are facing down enraged young people from France’s working-class suburbs.

An active-duty missile corvette of the Indian Navy is on its way to Vietnam as a gift, the first warship given by India to any country. The domestically built corvette INS Kirpan left India's east coast on Wednesday (Jun 28), the navy said. India and Vietnam have strengthened their ties in recent years, with a special focus on defence, as both countries are concerned over an increasingly assertive China. India has given smaller boats and military equipment to countries like Maldives and Mauritius in the past and a submarine to Myanmar.

The Chinese spy balloon shot down by a US fighter jet over the Atlantic in February did not collect intelligence as it flew across the United States, the Pentagon said on Thursday (Jun 29). "It's been our assessment now that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or overflying the United States," said Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder. Ryder said the US "took steps to mitigate" intelligence collection by the balloon. "Certainly the efforts we made contributed" to that, Ryder said, without further explanation.

"Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." Matthew, Chapter 23 1 Then...