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The television ratings of the first night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) sunk 22 percent from 2016, according to Nielsen. The ratings crash suggests that Vice President Kamala Harris is far less popular than the media purported. About 20 million people watched the first night of the DNC, up from 2020’s virtual convention but severely down from 2016, Axios reported:

Just like claims that he served in war, or retired as a command sergeant major, the story Walz tells about reenlisting is not true.When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was introduced as Kamala Harris’ running mate, the campaign presented him as a bonified patriot, a career National Guardsman who retired as a command sergeant major after 24 years of faithful service to his country, including a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Walz enlisted two days after his 17th birthday in April 1981. As Walz tells it, when the planes hit the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, the attack compelled...

Democratic congressman Bill Pascrell has died at the age of 87. The New Jersey lawmaker served 28 years for the state's 9th congressional district in the House of Representatives and was hospitalized after an incident last week. He recently spent 28 days in treatment and needed 'breathing assistance', but then suffered a setback which forced him back into a rehabilitation facility. 'It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning,' his family said on X. 'As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath to...

Four bodies brought to shore from boat wreckage published at 17:00 British Summer Time 17:00 BST Breaking Four bodies have now been brought to shore from the sunken yacht, the BBC has confirmed. The search continues for the two remaining passengers who are still unaccounted for. Italian authorities have not confirmed the identities of those recovered this afternoon. Search and rescue team return with another body bag published at 16:57 British Summer Time 16:57 BST Images are coming through of another body bag being brought to shore at the harbour in Porticello, Sicily where the search and rescue operation is...

FIRST ON FOX – A recent hire at the nuclear security wing of the Department of Energy has previously called for disarmament policies – which reduce or eliminate nuclear weapons – arguing that advancing "queer theory" was essential to that agenda as well as important to America's national security.

New footage has emerged showing former President Donald Trump's would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, wandering around the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, just two hours before carrying out his assassination attempt from a nearby rooftop.

Records Confirm USSS Deleted Text Messages of USSS Officials Including Kimberly Cheatle That sounds like a FELONY........... VIDEO AT LINK...................

Bud Light fell to third place in U.S. beer sales as Michelob Ultra took its place behind the top-selling Modelo, reinforcing the impact of the 2023 Bud Light boycott, which toppled the brand from its No. 1 spot. In the four weeks ending July 6, the U.S. beer market was led by Modelo—which overtook Bud Light last May—with 9.7%, followed by Michelob Ultra with 7.3%, Bud Light with 6.5% and Corona Extra sitting just below 6%. The crucial four-week period includes the July Fourth weekend, which can heavily impact a beer brand’s yearly performance, according to the Wall Street Journal....

Former President Trump offered rare praise of his White House predecessor Tuesday, calling former President Obama a “nice gentleman” before his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. CNN’s Kristen Holmes asked Trump for a “prebuttal” of Obama’s remarks to Democrats Tuesday before he was set to take the stage at his own rally in Michigan. Instead of hammering home his typical attacks of Obama, Trump told CNN that he liked and respected the 44th president, while also criticizing his trade policies. “I like him. I think he’s a nice gentleman, but he was very, very weak on trade,”...

CHICAGO, IL — According to reports, black people trying to attend the DNC were turned away in droves as Democrats required photo IDs to enter the convention. Despite knowing that black people are not capable of obtaining photo IDs, Democrats inexplicably chose to require everyone in attendance to show identification, leaving thousands of black people unable to enter. "I wanted to come, but everyone knows I can't get an ID," said one black man who was refused entry to the DNC. "You'd think the Democrats would be aware of this fact. This must be some type of big plan to...

It’s time to put to bed the debate over whether it was intention or incompetence that forced Joe Biden’s convention speech into a slot well past prime time. All the evidence points to intent. Organizers scheduled too many speakers and knew what they were going to say because it was all loaded into TelePrompters. No matter their lame defenses Tuesday, they had to assume there would be time spent on applause and transitions, so Biden’s finishing well after midnight on the East Coast could not be a surprise to them. Then again, who can fault the organizers for wanting to...

The comments came a few days after Senator JD Vance, the vice-presidential candidate from Ohio, rejected far-right white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who had recently targeted Vance's wife, Usha Vance, because of her Indian heritage. Vance stressed that the best way to handle such attacks was to "ignore" them. Jaden McNeil @JadenPMcNeil: Homosexual anti-Trumper Nick Fuentes praises Kamala Harris as a good candidate and says she's extremely likable. Aug 19, 2024

[Catholic Caucus] Image for Fr. James Martin’s LGBT event shows Pope Francis washing Christ’s feet, homosexual ‘couples’The artist, Fr. William Hart McNichols, wrote that ‘this painting is set in the cosmos, because the acceptance of LGBTQ people remains still in the present and into the future – something to come.’WASHINGTON D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — A homosexual priest designed a new image for Father James Martin’s LGBT conference featuring Jesus Christ with Pope Francis and two homosexual couples.As announced by Outreach, the pro-LGBT group formed by the Jesuit priest, a new image was produced by a priest friend of Martin’s in time...

Harley-Davidson said Monday that it’s ending diversity and other progressive initiatives at the company. Harley-Davidson faced pressure online from Robby Starbuck, a conservative activist who has successfully taken on DEI policies at several American companies.https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/business/harley-davidson-dei-john-deere-tractor-supply/index.html

Madonna looked exhausted as she was helped along the cobbled streets of Terracina by her new love Akeem Morris after a long day of Italian sightseeing on Tuesday. The singer, 66, appeared weary as she held hands with 28-year-old Akeem as they continued their romantic European adventure together. Madonna is in Italy, at the invitation of fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana and she is staying at their mansion. For her night out with Akeem, she wore a racy black lace ensemble by the fashion house as they visited Italy's masterpiece of pre-Roman and medieval architecture Terracina Alta at...

The chaos outside the DNC came inside the house on Tuesday when anti-Israel protestors crashed Stephen Colbert’s live CBS broadcast, disrupting what was supposed to be a fluff interview with Nancy Pelosi. Stephen Colbert was interviewing former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) about her new book when shouting was heard from the audience, prompting producers to halt the interview. “The subject is on Israel and Palestine and if you have a seat, we have to go to commercial break,” a clearly peeved Colbert said.

Daily Readings from the USCCBGoing out about five o’clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, “Why do you stand here idle all day?” They answered, “Because no one has hired us.” He said to them, “You too go into my vineyard.” Matthew 20:6–7These are very generous words spoken by the landowner. As the parable explains, this landowner hired workers for his vineyard early in the morning, and then again at nine o’clock, noon, three o’clock and finally at five o’clock. But at the end of the day, he paid them all the same daily wage as if...

Ford previously pushed back the project only to cancel it amid stiff price competition as electric vehicle manufacturers struggle to move their product ================================================================= Ford Motor announced Wedneday it has scrapped plans for a large electric SUV. The reversal will reportedly result in $1.9 billion in write-downs and special charges. Ford's course change comes amid lower-than-expected demand for electric vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reported. This spring, Ford, a major U.S. automaker, delayed plans for the electric SUV to 2027. Ford blamed the cancellation on pricing pressuring as other automakers use aggressive discounts to move electric vehicles. Ford has another...

I was catching up with my uncle recently, and he dropped a story that had me questioning everything. It was so wild, I thought he was pulling my leg. When he kept insisting it was true, I even wondered if Uncle Toby had a touch of dementia. But nope, Uncle Toby’s sharp as ever, and his story was 100 percent real. So, what had me so floored? We were talking about schools and sports, and Uncle Toby casually mentioned that when he was in high school back in the 1950s, all the boys had to swim nude. Uh, excuse me,...

As part of its preliminary annual benchmark revisions to the nonfarm payroll numbers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the actual job growth was nearly 30% less than the initially reported The revision to the total payrolls level of -0.5% is the largest since 2009. At the sector level, the biggest downward revision came in professional and business services, where job growth was 358,000 less than initially reported.