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A defense witness asserted that Mar-a-Lago is worth more than $1 billion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Florida real estate agent this week testified in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York that his Mar-a-Lago property is worth at least $1 billion. Lawrence Moens, who was called as a witness by the defense, testified that the Florida property could be sold as a home, saying he would value it at over $1 billion as of 2021. “It’s something breathtaking. It’s something amazing to see,” he said of Mar-a-Lago, adding that he had valued it at over $1.2 billion in 2021....

Even if senators can overcome the current gridlock over Ukraine funding, some House Republicans are already signaling opposition to any bill that links aid to major immigration reform.Several House conservatives who have repeatedly voted against Ukraine told The Hill their vote was reliant on passing H.R.2, a stringent border security bill, or similar legislation.Some hard-line Ukraine skeptics in the House also appear open to backing Ukraine for strong border protections — but have signaled that immigration reforms must go first.“Until the border is secure, I don’t even want to consider Ukraine,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the policy chair of...

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Republicans have warned for years that our elections aren’t as secure as some claim. Some states, most Republican-led, have passed laws to prevent “irregularities” and other problems erode the nation’s election integrity. Democrats have fought these changes tooth and nail. Joe Biden had even called some state election laws “Jim Crow 2.0.” But it appears, from time to time, Republicans are proven right. An election in one red state was rocked by controversy, after a candidate won by just one vote. Now, a former state Supreme Court justice is making a stunning decision. From The Post Millennial: Retired Louisiana Supreme...

A woman who tried to shoplift $727.86 in merchandise from a Michigan Walmart over the weekend didn't get very far — namely because 75 police officers were in the store for a "Shop with a Cop" charity event. What are the details? State troopers from the Brighton Post were participating in Saturday's event at the Walmart Store in Genoa Township, police said. Genoa Township is about an hour northwest of Detroit. Police said Shop with a Cop gives area children, through donations from local businesses, an opportunity to partner with police officers and shop for themselves and family. "We bring...

Former President Donald Trump called the non-jury New York civil trial against him and his business a "weaponization of justice," and again bashed the proceedings and lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James as "election interference." Trump appeared in court on Thursday, days before he is expected to take the stand in the trial for a second time on Monday. Trump reacted to Thursday morning testimony from a defense expert witness, New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov, who reviewed the Trump financial statements at issue in the case and said he found no evidence of accounting fraud....

CNN analyst Van Jones said he was “shaking” watching GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on the debate stage Wednesday night, warning that the country is witnessing “the rise of an American demagogue.” In a panel discussion on CNN after the fourth GOP primary debate, Jones denounced Ramaswamy’s embrace of conspiracy theories and warned, “That guy is dangerous. That’s dangerous.” “And the smug, condescending way that he just spews this poison out, is very, very dangerous. Because he won’t stop Trump, but he’s going to outlive Trump by about 50 years,” he said.

Doron Keidar is a special operation soldier in the IDF who has been on the front lines for the entire invasion. We’ll talk to him live from the war zone.  Video at the link Good discussion starts at about the 8 more minute mark

BOISE, ID — The Babylon Bee has officially announced its person of the year: housewife Christina Meyers, 34, of Boise Idaho. Meyers is the mom of four young children, wife to Dave, and caretaker of a lovely one-story home. She spends most of her time doing fairly mundane tasks which nurture infinitely precious souls. "I don't really know what this is all about…it's really nice though," Meyers told Babylon Bee staff when interviewed for the prestigious award. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a few loads of laundry to do before reading bedtime stories and tucking four little faces...

Kathy Manning, a Greensboro Democrat who is the only Jewish person to ever represent North Carolina in Congress, won't seek reelection in 2024. Her district lines were redrawn earlier this year by Republican state lawmakers, who shifted her seat from a safe Democratic seat to a safe Republican seat. She called it an egregious example of gerrymandering that forced her to step down from Congress rather than run an unwinnable campaign. "As a Greensboro resident of forty years, I am disgusted by the callous disregard of Republican leaders for the citizens of my district," she said Thursday. "Politicians should not...

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Online anti-vaxxers, conflating Covid and MMR theories, are convincing parents against immunising their children‘No no no. Avoid them all’: anti-vaccine conspiracies spread as UK cases of measles increase Online anti-vaxxers, conflating Covid and MMR theories, are convincing parents against immunising their children Shanti Das Shanti Das Sat 25 Nov 2023 11.00 EST In a Facebook group for parents, a mother asks for advice following the recent rise in measles cases. She’s received a letter from the NHS asking her to take her young daughter for the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, as it’s “dangerous not to...

NATIONAL COTTON CANDY DAY National Cotton Candy Day celebrates the spun sugar treat that delights candy fans of all ages. On December 7th get your favorite flavor of this sweet delight that dates back to the 1400s. #NationalCottonCandyDay Originally called spun sugar, cotton candy is still a staple at carnivals, fairs, and the circus. While it may be reminiscent of childhood days, fairy floss also reminds us of fluffy clouds. Since the heated sugar gets spun into thin strands of fine sugar and blown into fat puffs twirled onto paper sticks, it's a bit like magic. We associate it with...

Respiratory disease season is in full swing, with influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 case counts rising in various parts of the U.S. Hospitals in some states are also reporting upticks in pediatric pneumonia diagnoses, which experts say seems to be unrelated to the recent spike of pneumonias reported in China. On the heels of last year’s severe flu and RSV reason, all this contagion has some people wondering if SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be to blame. Some studies suggest the virus leaves its mark on the immune system even after an acute illness passes, raising an important question:...

With a distinctive odor and gelatinous texture, lutefisk is definitely an acquired taste. Unlike salmon and tuna, you can't actually go out fishing for lutefisk, because it's not a specific fish itself; rather, it's a form of whitefish (traditionally cod) that is air dried until hard. Then, the fish is softened by soaking it in water and lye before consuming. The word lutefisk itself translates roughly to "lye fish," says Smithsonian Magazine. Considered peasant food, this method was used to preserve any leftover fish that wasn't sold or cooked. While it originated in Scandinavia (particularly Sweden and Norway), lutefisk...

The University of Pennsylvania’s motto comes from a quote from Horace, Leges Sine Moribus Vanae — “Laws without morals are in vain.” But it is a lack of morals, of a willingness to stand up to antisemitism, that has created a “climate of fear” across campus. Demonstrations headed by “Penn Students Against the Occupation,” recognized as an official club by the university, have left students at the Philadelphia-based Ivy League school worried about whether it is a safe environment for learning. Incidents on campus have made it a flashpoint in the debate over how far protests can go.

In a rare display of public criticism, a Gaza resident tells the Al-Jazeera TV channel that the lack of aid to residents of the Strip is due to Hamas stealing it. Asked about the supposed trickle of aid coming into Gaza, the woman, says there is plenty of aid, but “all aid goes down (into Hamas tunnels).” “The aid does not reach the nation, all the people,” she says. When the journalist from the pro-Palestinian Qatari channel tells her that only a small amount of aid is coming in and it is all being distributed, she shakes her fingers at...

The Senate health committee will hold a hearing next week on the diabetes epidemic in the U.S., committee chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said. Sanders, who earlier this year interrogated drug manufacturers about the high cost of insulin, told The Hill the hearing will focus broadly on the underlying causes of the rise in diabetes, especially in children. “Focusing on why we are seeing a huge increase, and have seen a huge increase over the last 30 years, in the number of diabetics in this country, and the relationship to that explosion … with what our kids are eating,” Sanders...

DECEMBER 1, 2023 SHARE THIS ARTICLE: The College Fix on Facebook The College Fix on Twitter The College Fix on Reddit Share on Email About eight percentage points higher than five years prior A supermajority of undergraduate grades given out at Yale University were an A or A- according to a new report from the student newspaper. The Yale Daily News obtained a copy of the 2022-23 grades report from an economics professor at the Ivy League university in Connecticut. The dean of Yale College, the undergraduate branch of the university, acknowledged that professors are not properly grading students. The...

President Biden on Thursday took aim at former President Trump’s travel ban policies, marking the eighth anniversary of the so-called “Muslim ban” pushed by Trump in the 2016 election. Trump released the proposal in December 2015, when he was vying for the Republican presidential nomination, calling “for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” “On this day eight years ago, candidate for President Donald Trump proposed his Muslim travel ban. Like millions of Americans, I was appalled. The proposal was a cynical ploy. It was...