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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who previously supported former President Trump, said the Trump administration was “crazier” and “more dangerous” than he expected, in a recent interview. Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist who co-founded PayPal, has been a vocal supporter and financial advocate for Trump. In an interview with The Atlantic published Thursday, Thiel said he is not giving money to the former president — or any other candidate — in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Reader warning: This article contains images and concepts some might find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Fall is my absolute favorite season that brings a brief respite between summer's sweltering heat and winter's bitter chill. It's marked by colorful leaves and the cooling winds from the Arctic north. It is also the perfect time to discuss the obvious problem facing our nation and our world, which is the resurgence of paganism. While this has been seen in spectacularly disturbing displays at the CERN tunnel ceremony and the most recent British Commonwealth games, it has been a much subtler yet ongoing...

A 61-year-old straphanger was stabbed in the head by a screwdriver-wielding maniac in a random attack onboard a Manhattan subway Thursday night, police and law enforcement sources said. The man was randomly stabbed with the tool twice – in the head and face – while seated on a southbound 1 train around 9:40 p.m. at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle subway station, authorities said. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai West and is in stable condition.

These Kmart stores in Australia probably had zero idea that this hilarious "Merry Ham-Mas" bag — an unfortunately punny bag meant for storing ham in the fridge — would get them in trouble. But one look at the bag and you'll shortly realize why they're pulling it from the shelves. "Yes, Merry Hamas from all of us at Kmart. Don't forget to search our kids' section for ammunition. We got some great deals back there. If you're looking for firearms themselves you'll have to head to the pharmacy and they'll help you out." Totally kidding you guys, I needed to...

A decapitated baby doll covered in fake blood was left outside a Palestinian-American family’s Ohio home — with the doll’s severed head impaled on a makeshift spike under their “Free Palestine” flag. Police in the Toledo suburb of Sylvania Township launched an investigation after the chilling display was found around noon Monday, CNN reported. Surveillance video from a neighbor’s house showed a man in dark clothing walking up to the family’s “Free Palestine” flag and placing something underneath, according to an incident repor

A former high school student in Chicago was awarded $150k in damages from her public school after alleging that they tried to force her to worship a literal idol worship. Mariyah Green is a dedicated Christian who felt coerced into participating in the Quiet Time meditation program that was implemented at Bogan High School in Ashburn. Summarized by Chicago Sun times: In the lawsuit, Green alleges the “Transcendental Meditation” program was held during school hours, and students were required to participate in an initiation ceremony called a “Puja” — an “expression of gratitude” to the dead founders of the practice....

VIDEOForget gag orders on President Trump. The nude selfie pic of WEIRDO Judge Arthur Engoron has caused a GAG reflex on the entire world grossed out by that revolting image.

A new report from Michigan’s auditor general found the state spent $18.1 billion in COVID-19 related funding from the beginning of the pandemic through June 2023. Roughly $11.7 billion of that total came after July 2021, the report found, outside of the scope of the auditor general’s report, and largely through the use of federal funds. More than $17.6 billion of the money Michigan spent that qualified as “COVID-19 expenditures” came from the federal government, while the state spent less than $500 million from its own treasury.

This year is shaping up to be the hottest on record. And while carbon dioxide dominates the climate conversation, another powerful pollutant, methane, requires our urgent attention. In fact, reducing methane emissions is the single most efficient way to limit warming in our lifetimes. This means that as we curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, we can not forget to swiftly tackle methane emissions from landfills. At the end of the month, when world leaders meet at the COP28 climate conference, the United States can set an example by putting stronger landfill controls on the agenda to...

In perhaps the most surreal news since Hamas entered Israel on October 7th, slaughtering 1,400 people, it was revealed on Wednesday that multiple "photojournalists" accompanied the terrorists as they attacked. As RedState reported, multiple "photojournalists" who were contracted by outlets like CNN and the Associated Press, posted pictures of themselves riding into Israel with Hamas. In some instances, actual Israeli hostages can be seen. Their presence alone raised a myriad of questions surrounding what these "photojournalists" knew about the timing of the attack. Obviously, they had prior knowledge, otherwise, they wouldn't have known to be there. Instead of reporting what...

Has anyone considered the impact of Biden/Mayorkas’s open southern border with Mexico? Other than the crime, stress on existing services like healthcare, schools and Social Security. But where will the 8 million illegal immigrants reside? Well. the Biden Administration has an answer: throw money at it! This time, $45 billion to convert empty office space to homes. Not just for illegals, but for anyone. Conversion from office space to apartments is getting harder. Let’s discuss why, and also what the effort is really all about. Only 3,575 apartment units were converted from office space last year. The already fraught process...

An 18-year-old Tennessee college student who was hit by a stray bullet while walking near Belmont University campus died overnight Wednesday, according to Metro Nashville Police. Jillian Ludwig, of New Jersey, was walking on a track in a local park when she was shot in the head and critically wounded at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to police. They arrested Shaquille Taylor, 29, after surveillance video and witness statements pointed to him as the shooter. Video showed Ludwig falling as Taylor fired at a nearby car, according to a police affidavit. A passerby discovered Ludwig, 18, on the ground about...

The EU believes it is unlikely to deliver all of the pledged 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine by the March 2024 target, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 10, citing undisclosed sources. Bloomberg reported earlier in October that with more than half of the allocated time gone, the EU has delivered only 30% of planned supplies and risks missing its target.

The leaders of Turkey and Iran underlined their support for the Hamas terrorist organization on Wednesday, launching bitter attacks against both Israel and its Western allies on the sidelines of a summit meeting in Uzbekistan.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi made their comments while attending the meeting in Tashkent of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which brings together Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and other nations in central Asia.While the intensifying conflict in Gaza was not the focus of the meeting, Erdoğan and Raisi arrived in Tashkent determined to make Israel’s military response to the...

Sen. Ted Cruz hinted that he may be running for president again in the future and said not to count Gov. Ron DeSantis out of the presidential race. 'When I ran in 2016, the most fun I've ever had in my life. And we came incredibly close to winning,' he told DailyMail.com in an interview. While Trump is far ahead in the polls, Cruz predicted the race is still up for grabs.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its troubling promotion of antisemitism among Palestinian youth. "Recent genocidal atrocities committed by Hamas, including acts of terrorism and indiscriminate missile attacks, are a direct outcome of the unbridled antisemitism fomented and enabled by the United Nations. Israel has an absolute right to defend itself against such cowardly invasions and massacres," Smith declared. Witnesses who testified included Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, who called for the dismissal of Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestine. "It's alarming that the United States, under President Joe Biden,...

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The Bloomberg News and Morning Consult Poll found that more voters said they trust Trump to handle relations between the U.S. and China. Forty-six percent said they trust Trump with the issue, while 34 percent said they trust Biden more. Twenty percent of respondents said they didn’t trust either one of them to handle foreign policy with China.

I am a 250-lb, 6-foot, 65 year-old Freeper from southern Ohio. I have been on 80 mg FloMax since summer and I don't like it. And it doesn't seem to work that well. I have seen that there are several different surgical options. I would appreciate anyone who could share their experience and/or advice. Thanks.

Since Hamas’s October 7 massacre, it has been hard to miss the explosion of antisemitic hate that has gripped college campuses across the country. At Cornell, a student posted a call “to follow [Jews] home and slit their throats,” and a professor said the terror attack “energized” and “exhilarated” him. At Harvard, a mob of students besieged an Israeli student, surrounding him as they bellowed “shame, shame, shame.” At dozens of other campuses, students gathered to celebrate Hamas. The response from school administrations has been alarming. With few exceptions, in the immediate aftermath of October 7, university presidents issued equivocal...