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POTSDAM, N.Y. (TND) — A Potsdam, New York town councilor is facing backlash over a remark she shared about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Christine Paige, who joined the Potsdam Town Council in 2023, wrote in a Facebook thread about the attempt that “to me, it would be akin to putting down a rabid dog.” Potsdam Town Supervisor Marty Miller on Thursday issued a statement decrying the comment.

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has returned an indictment charging six defendants for their participation in a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts.According to court documents, Henry LoConti, 63, of Chardon, Ohio; John Flynn, 43, of Canada; Shoaib Ahmad, 64, of Canada; Timothy Munoz, 57, of Wilmington, California; Eric Crespin, 61, of Canada; and Lezli St. Hill, 53, of Canada, were members and associates of a racketeering enterprise that unlawfully debited money from the bank accounts of unknowing U.S. consumer-victims.Through various members and associates, the enterprise obtained identifying and banking information for...

The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against TikTok Inc., ByteDance Ltd., and their affiliates (together, TikTok) for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA) in connection with the popular TikTok app.COPPA prohibits website operators from knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under the age of 13, unless they provide notice to and obtain consent from those children’s parents. It also requires website operators to delete personal information collected from children at...

It’s hate on wheels. Residents in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, are aghast over a souped-up Ford F-150 that rolled into the Jewish neighborhood and hipster haven a few months ago, delivering a menacing antisemitic message dripping in blood. The black pickup truck is draped in a sadistic pro-Palestine wrap job that includes images of splattered blood and bloodstained handprints – a symbol of the infamous Ramallah lynching of 2000, where two Israeli reservists were savagely killed by a murderous mob.

Kamala Harris refuses to agree to debate Donald Trump on Fox News

ransomnote: I placed a statistic I find questionable in bold type below.Director Rosemarie Hidalgo of the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) met with representatives yesterday from 12 pilot sites across the country that receive funding and support through the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP) and announced a comprehensive strategy to address the lethal intersection of domestic violence and firearms. Meeting with FTAP grantees, Director Hidalgo emphasized the urgent need to enhance efforts to prevent and address this dangerous issue, which increases the likelihood of death for victims of domestic violence. FTAP, an OVW grant program funded by...

Violence has continued to erupt across the country, with dozens more protests planned for this weekend in the wake of the Southport stabbings. Campaign group Hope Not Hate has identified more than 30 demonstrations over the next two days after far-right marches descended into all-out riots.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported Saturday. The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a seven-kilogram (about 15-pound) warhead was used to target the residence of Hamas' political leader in the capital Tehran on Wednesday, adding it caused heavy devastation. It didn't share details of the residence's location. “The action was designed and carried out by the Zionist regime and supported by the U.S.,” said the...

Former President Trump is facing fierce blowback from his line of attack questioning Vice President Harris’s Black identity, risking his efforts to court more Black voters in November. The former president drew shock and outrage from members of the Black community after claiming Harris, who is biracial, had “turned Black” after identifying only as Indian for years. Harris has repeatedly referenced her Black and Indian cultural background in her years in the political spotlight. The fallout online from the interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention was swift, with some experts arguing the comments will damage Trump...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) position on the Israel-Hamas war is coming under particularly high levels of scrutiny amid the Democratic divide over the war as Vice President Harris considers adding him to her ticket. Shapiro has emerged as the leading vice presidential contender given his executive experience in the critical swing state, which carries 19 electoral college votes. Additionally, Shapiro’s allies point to his record of appealing to voters outside of the Democratic fold.

The wannabe prom queen. The race for President has lost its gravitas. The left-wing media is treating it as it would a competition for being queen of the prom and Kamala is their candidate. It's not and the stakes are very high. The left-wing press is determined to put the country in jeopardy. Kamala Harris is known for her lack of seriousness and her tendency to fall into what's been called "word salad" as she endeavors to project a sense of her being profound. (click to view video)It happens over and over. Since her coronation as candidate (no vote was...

The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that it had sunk a Russian submarine and damaged an S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in the illegally-occupied Crimean peninsula. The military said its attack had significantly damaged four launchers of the 'Triumf' air defence system on Friday. Ukrainian forces also successfully hit and sank the Russian "Rostov on Don" submarine in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, the military said.

Less than 12 hours after his initial post on X, Kyle Rittenhouse took back his comment saying he was going to write in Ron Paul because "Trump was not pro-gun enough." Rittenhouse commented on the post, "You must stand by your principles." He then made another post saying "No compromise means no compromise." However, less than 12 hours later, Rittenhouse pinned a new post to the top of his X account claiming he had talked to Trump's team and was taking back his comments: ”Over the past 12 hours, I've had a series of productive conversations with members of the...

“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10). There are specific indicators that warn us if we are loving money. Today’s verse is a classic reference and contains the overarching scriptural principle concerning our attitude toward money. In referring to the love of money, Paul is essentially talking about the sin of greed. That sin is a serious offense in God’s eyes, which means we ought to desire with all our hearts to have victory over it. And we can begin to achieve such victory by recognizing the major warning signs of...

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) argued that Republicans tried to say that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris “was a failed border czar, when, in fact, people coming over the southern border [have] decreased by 50% through President Biden’s executive order.” And “if anyone’s going to have responsibility” for the border, “it lands solely with Donald Trump.” Strickland said, “So, remember, when Vice President Harris was announced as the person that President Biden supports, the attacks started immediately. First, they tried to say she was a failed border czar, when, in...

Lurking in Boeing's woeful Q2 financials is an admission that while its Starliner spacecraft might be struggling when it comes to burning fuel, it has no problem whatsoever setting fire to dollar bills. The Calamity Capsule is currently attached to the International Space Station (ISS) while engineers scrutinize test results and finalize procedures for bringing the Boeing spacecraft – and its two crew members – back to Earth. The word "calamity" might equally apply to the impact of the project on Boeing's finances. The troubled aerospace titan's filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed it would be...

This episode is an important lesson for those who are single-issue voters, for whom, even a slight deviation from their pet issue is a deal breaker. Elections are not about choosing the ideal candidate but the best among the available candidates. Now if there were several political parties in the U.S. and each had nominated a candidate who had a strong chance of victory, such a stance would make sense. But currently, there are only two candidates who have a chance of winning. There's President Trump and there is the world salad chef who was recently installed as the nominee...

So less than two days ago, the Biden/Harris administration announced they were going to allow a plea deal with the 9/11 mass murderers. The reaction was swift and universally negative, but that wasn't the worst of it. We're told a snap poll of New York state showed The Kackler losing the Electoral College votes there and New Jersey was "too close to call" so at 2100 hours EDT, the Secretary of Defense was told to revoke the plea deal and fire the military officials in charge: ** Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Friday revoked the shocking plea deals that...

Zelenskiy signs law allowing Ukraine debt payment suspension. I have been warned that our computer does NOT show that Ukraine will survive. You should NOT send anything to Ukraine, and you certainly should NOT invest in any nonsense to rebuild Ukraine. The nation with the MOST corrupt politicians, all with hidden offshore accounts, has always been Ukraine. As I have said, we had two employees in Ukraine – one in Kiev and the other in Donestk; the latter translated the move of the Forecaster into Russia so it could be shown in Russia. The two would never even talk to...