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If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the spicy Thai food restaurant. A woman is suing a San Jose, Calif.-area restaurant and its employees for negligence and emotional distress, claiming that one of the eatery’s mega-spicy dishes was “unfit for human consumption” and left her with health issues that lingered two years after she ate it. The complaint filed at the Superior Court of Santa Clara County on July 3 alleges that the diner, Harjasleen Walia, suffered “permanent bodily injuries” after trying the Dragon Balls appetizer at Coup de Thai in Los Gatos on July 15, 2021, according...

The transparency of the puppeteers continues. The latest example is the New York Post (Murdoch outlet) promoting a story of the RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, appearing on Fox News (Murdoch outlet) to warn President Trump not to avoid the RNC debate hosted by Fox News, the Murdoch outlet.The private corporation (RNC) has a vested interest in Trump delivering credibility to the organization. The Fox News corporation has a vested interest in Trump delivering credibility and ratings to the organization. Whether President Trump decides to attend or not, the desperation expressed by the two corporations is a little funny.The Freudian slip...

On this date in 1898,* the second patriarch of the Donghak religion was put to death in Korea. Like neighboring Japan, Korea was ripe for “new religions” late in the 19th century and into the 20th. And to the concussive effects of modernity were added, for Korea, those of colonialism: a fading dynasty pressured by both western and Japanese empire-building. “Donghak arose at a time when Korea was on the verge of radical transformations,” writes Kirsten Bell.** Internally, society was stagnating under a rigid Confucian social hierarchy, which saw destitute peasants over-taxed and generally ill-used by corrupt government officials and...

In a departure from his usual amusing — if not particularly insightful — posts, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk recently retweeted the surprising results of a poll conducted at his Turning Point Action Conference.Of the young conservatives surveyed, 95 percent supported ending American involvement in Ukraine — surpassing even their support for Donald Trump. Trump, however, still outperformed all the other presidential candidates, pulling a whopping 85 percent. (READ MORE: Pence Could Thaw ‘Frozen’ GOP Primary)BREAKING: Donald Trump wins new straw poll with staggering 85.7% of the vote!Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump, @VivekGRamaswamy, & @KariLake on being the top vote getters...

Senator Rand Paul declared Wednesday that the U.S. cannot afford to keep sending money and ammo to Ukraine in order to fight a war with Russia, because the country has run out of both.Appearing on Fox Business, Paul responded to the almost weekly announcement now that the Biden administration is sending another billion dollars in aid to Ukraine.“From a fiscal conservative perspective, it makes no sense to borrow money from China to send it to Ukraine,” Paul urged, adding “It’s not like we’re sending them surplus funds. It’s like, ‘Oh, we have surplus ammo around.’”“We’re actually out of ammo now,...

Special Counsel Jack Smith leaked another report to The New York Times on Wednesday night. This comes after the House Oversight Committee produced $17 million in bank receipts and witness testimony in the Biden Family bribery, corruption, and influence peddling schemes with foreign regimes. Jack Smith is likely to use the same Civil War Civil Rights Violation that Merrick Garland and the DOJ have been using to send January 6 protesters to prison for years for non-violent crimes. Again, this leak was reported Wednesday night after the damning testimony from this afternoon. Federal prosecutors have introduced a new twist into...

High home prices and climbing mortgage rates continue to hamper affordability, pushing prospective buyers’ monthly payments to their highest level on record, according to a new report. Home prices posted their largest increase since December in a four-week period ending July 19, rising by 2.1 percent, the report from real estate brokerage Redfin showed. The second straight price jump in the last five months moved up the sale price of a typical home to $382,500. Rising prices, combined with stubborn mortgage rates that are nearing 7 percent, have pushed monthly payments for the typical home to a record high at...

In Florida, a new law cracking down on the employment of illegal aliens went into effect on July 1. A recent article by Axel Turcios for Scripps News tries to scare the reader into thinking this is a Bad Thing. “The law is causing outrage and fear among some in the state,” Turcios tells us. Lawbreakers experience “outrage and fear” when the law is being enforced. That’s a good thing. If you aren’t an illegal alien or dependent on illegal labor, why be outraged and afraid? If illegal workers are leaving the state, the law is working. As for the...

Some of you may recall the debate in Scotland over “self-identification,” a policy championed by Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon that likely ended her career. Critics of “self-ID,” which would permit people to change their gender simply by declaring that they were something other than their sex, pointed out that this policy had many horrific but predictable consequences, such as male criminals deciding to identify as female in order to get locked up with ladies. Sturgeon refused to budge and ended up resigning in large part due to the transgender issue. Another case has surfaced in Scotland that reveals,...

Shasta county supervisor hosts town hall meeting on controversial election fraud claims by MIKE MANGAS, ADAM ROBINSON Wed, July 19th 2023, 7:54 PM PDT REDDING, Calif. — Is there election fraud? Are electronic voting machines being hacked to change the results? In a political climate hotter than the weather, it depends on who you ask. Shasta County Supervisor Patrick Jones is a leading supporter of hand-counting ballots. He's hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday night, July 20, featuring a presentation via Zoom by Jeffrey O'Donnell, who will explain the "Mesa pattern of election fraud" debunked by the Mesa County...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly on a ‘trial separation’ amid nasty fights, financial pressure, and opposing lifestyles. Divorce papers might have been filed. The scoop about their non-identity damaging their marriage: VIDEO AT LINK............. As some reports indicate, Meghan allegedly plans to file for divorce and wants sole and full custody of the children. However, that might not be so simple. According to reports, the royal family operates with a strange custody agreement when its couples have their children, which states that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has full legal custody over the young royals. Royal expert Marlene...

Extreme leftists are also blaming the crime wave, racism, and mental illness and almost every problem we face on the great climate bogeyman.

"What was more scandalous than the reporting itself though, is the fact that it exposed the unholy alliance between the intelligence community, social media platforms, and legacy media outlets." Speaking before during the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government’s hearing on Thursday morning, Breitbart politics editor Emma-Jo Morris spoke on the censorship she experienced in 2020 after publishing the initial story on the now-infamous Hunter Biden laptop at the New York Post. Morris said the laptop was "some of the most scandalous reporting of the last decade," but added that "what was more scandalous than the reporting...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Matthew 11:29–30For those first followers of Jesus, a “yoke” was a familiar term. Many would have worked with oxen and other animals on a regular basis to plow their fields. To do so, they would place a wooden yoke over the oxen, which was a form of harness that was also attached to the plow, making it easier for the oxen to till...

As Chinese President Xi Jinping brainstorms on what his country needs to get its economic rise back on track, Donald Trump probably sits high on his wish list. Although the U.S. presidential election is still more than 15 months away, the specter of a second Trump administration is already a hot topic in Asian trading pits. Trepidation abounds given the trade wars, unhinged rhetoric, coddling of autocrats and general turbulence that characterized Trump's 2017-2021 White House stint. A cluster of illiberal leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong Un, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman and Turkey's Recep Tayyip...

Wasting away again with Bidenomics. US existing home sales crashed by -19% in June, the 23rd consecutive month of declines. At least the median price of existing home sales is decreasing as Fed stimultypto vanishes. Just like inventory for sale has vanished. The face of Bidenomics, code for Federal government reckless green spending. And Biden family members receiving over $10 million from foreign agents.

I don't know what it feels like to win this much money. I imagine it feels, you know, pretty stinkin' good. A Powerball player in California won the massive $1.08 billion jackpot, the lottery game's third-largest prize, Wednesday night. The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, and the red Powerball 24. Hey! I was going to pick those numbers myself! I knew those would be the ones! Well maybe I'll play them next time. In any event, this lucky guy — or gal — will be allowed to take the $1 billion sum as a gradual payout or...

Whistleblower testimony strongly suggests interference in the Hunter Biden tax case was meant to defuse any inquiry into Joe Biden.Two veteran IRS agents with impeccable records have now testified under oath that federal officials not only slow-walked the Hunter Biden probe but nixed efforts to investigate Joe’s role in the family business. And though legacy media are conveniently apathetic about the developments, they seem somewhat newsworthy to me.On Wednesday, we learned the identity of “Whistleblower X.” Joseph Ziegler, a self-proclaimed Democrat who worked at the agency since 2010, told the House Oversight Committee that he handled 95 percent of the...

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., confirmed Thursday that there will be three witnesses who will testify during next week’s hearing: Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace executive director; David Fravor, a former commanding officer of the Black Aces Squadron with the U.S. Navy; and David Grusch, a former national reconnaissance officer representative of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force with the Department of Defense. Grusch had told NewsNation in an exclusive interview that the Pentagon is covering up proof of alien life. Graves had reported multiple UAP targets and warned the Pentagon these encounters are putting us at risk. Burchette said...

Here are 10 assumptions you have to uncritically accept in order to make the bumbling White House’s talking points make sense.The idiots running the asylum formerly known as Washington, D.C., aren’t even trying anymore. Gone are the days when malfeasance and hoaxes were respectably cloaked in falsehoods that at least sounded plausible. Now, the emperor knows he has no clothes, he knows you know it, and he doesn’t care — in fact, he might march down the street and gyrate in your face.It’s not a good development for lovers of self-governance, but there’s a kind of camaraderie in knowing everyone...