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A Colorado man who killed a mountain lion with a shovel probably saved his dog from being devoured by the big cat, an experienced Wyoming mountain lion hunter said. “Don’t kid yourself, mountain lions love dogs,” Chi Neiman told Cowboy State Daily. “They will kill and eat dogs if they get a chance.” Neiman is a Republican Wyoming House representative from Hulett. He and his family frequently hunt mountain lions, which are abundant in his area. According to a report from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released Wednesday, a man told game agents that a 95-pound female lion approached him...

Ever since he became Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been falsely portraying himself as a moderate. His record, however, shows that he is anything but that. In reality, just like Harris, Walz is a radical liberal who will undoubtedly try to turn this country as woke as possible if he comes to power. This was just shown once again when Walz’s past came back to haunt him in the form of one of his own appointees. A Facebook photo from December of 2021 has resurfaced. It shows that a cabinet-level political appointee of Walz’s decorated the...

In the ever-evolving cover-up of the cover-up of the Hunter Biden laptop, it was instructive to hear a recent interchange between Rep. Dan Goldman, the odious New York Democrat, and Texas Republican Rep. August Pfluger, a decorated former fighter pilot, in the House Homeland Security Committee last week. Pfluger had introduced legislation to block funding for any bogus “intelligence experts” group that border-wrecker Alejandro Mayorkas’ Department of Homeland Security will use to censor Americans and interfere with our elections under the guise of protecting us from “disinformation.” Judging from past outrages, such as the “Dirty 51” letter from the 51...

Strange Blue jelly-like balls fall from the sky. Related to Hurricane Helene? Military Experiment? Good Conspiracy?................... 00:5:39 VIDEO.....................

If you’ve owned a home in the U.S. for at least a few years, its value has likely risen — maybe significantly. This is generally a good thing, since it can help raise your net worth, which can in turn lead to greater financial security. But there’s also a dark side: A rise in your home’s value can also mean a rise in your property taxes, which can strain your finances. Home values influence property taxes First, it helps to know how property taxes are calculated. Your property taxes are calculated by multiplying the “mill rate” by your property’s assessed...

President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks at a rally in Saginaw, Michigan on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 3:00PM EDT. Kamala Harris’ administration has been disastrous for Michiganders. Under Kamala’s failed leadership, Michigan families are being crushed by inflation, with cumulative rates hitting a staggering 20.5%, which translates to an extra $1,000 per month in household expenses. From gas to groceries, hardworking Michiganders are being forced to pay more for everything, thanks to Harris' dangerously liberal policies. It’s no wonder that inflation and the economy continue to be the most important...

We regret to inform you that yet another female cop DEI hire who accidentally shot someone has made the news. While this isn’t a new story, it’s getting fresh attention after an appeals court handed down a decision this former police officer won’t be happy about. The DEI officer, a female who had no business wearing a badge, shot a man in the back during a traffic stop. Without a bodycam or dash cam in her cruiser, she did what any good little lady would do—she lied to cover up her mistake. After all, who’s the public more likely to...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Early voting started in Chicago on Thursday morning for the 2024 presidential election. Voters can cast their ballot at the Downtown Supersite or at the Chicago Board of Elections Offices. Chicago officials said they expect 50% of city voters to cast their ballots early. Early voting in all 50 Wards of Chicago begins Monday, October 21 at 9:00am. Several suburbs began early voting last week. Sites opened in DuPage, Kane, Will, and McHenry counties, along with Lake County, Illinois.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has spent more than $600 million of available funds to serve noncitizen migrants in fiscal year 2024, and now, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the agency doesn’t have enough funding left over to make it through the rest of the hurricane season. “The agency is being stretched as it works with states to assess damage from Hurricane Helene and delivers meals, water, generators and other critical supplies,” the Associated Press reported. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida last Thursday, then plowed through Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia, flooding towns and killing...

Britain’s left-wing government announced a plan on Thursday to surrender sovereignty of a British Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean that has hosted an important joint U.S.-UK military base and listening post for the past 50 years. The United Kingdom is giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, from whom it bought the archipelago in the 1960s. The announcement is the latest development in years of sovereignty claims by Mauritius, now drifting into China’s sphere of influence, which until recently were not even recognised as legitimate by the UK or its allies. Just last week, President of Mauritius Prithvirajsing Roopun barracked...

A former French teacher who was fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s “preferred pronouns” has won a massive settlement after the Virginia school board was ordered to pay him $500,000 in damages. In 2018, Peter Vlamingiled a lawsuit against the district after he was fired. The lawsuit argued that Vlaming’s termination violated his religious beliefs.

The fruit fly connectome contains a wide range of information, from cell types and synapses to neurotransmitters and network properties. Here, cells are color-coded by their defining chemical messenger. Amy Sterling for FlyWire, Princeton University, (Dorkenwald et al., Nature, 2024) ================================================================ Scientists have found 50 million reasons to study the brain of a fruit fly. That’s how many connections they discovered in the first complete map— known as a connectome—of an adult insect’s brain. Although a fruit fly brain is only about the size of a poppy seed, it offers insights into how all brains perceive the world, make decisions...

A judge in Washington state released a teen one day after his arrest for allegedly stabbing a 65-year-old veteran to death at a home. On Friday, the Renton Police Department said 19-year-old K’Shawn Konscience Jimerson called 911 just after 2 p.m. and told the operator he had stabbed someone and would be standing “outside with the knife.” Jimerson also claimed self-defense during the call, police said. “The 911 caller said that they had stabbed the handyman inside the house,” *** Witnesses told police they heard arguing and then saw Jimerson with a large butcher knife and covered in blood, FOX...

Israeli war cabinet promises 'harsh response' to Iranian ballistic missile barrage.. Israel's war cabinet met Wednesday to plot its "harsh response" to Iran's recent ballistic missile barrage, all but solidifying an impending—and significant—retaliatory strike on Tehran. The Jewish state, under pressure from the Biden-Harris administration, refrained from executing such a strike in the wake of Iran's April attack. This time, it will not be deterred, a U.S. official briefed on the matter told the Washington Free Beacon. "We see indications that Israel will likely not be deterred from an appropriate response this time around," the official said. "The Biden-Harris administration...

To many on the left, America’s First Amendment seems to be a hurdle to overcome because it stands in the way of their radical agenda. But in reality, the First Amendment is a gift to help keep us free. John Kerry told the World Economic Forum recently that he sees the First Amendment as a roadblock to progress. Kerry intoned, “I think the anguish over social media is just growing…It’s part of our problem, particularly in democracies in terms of building consensus around any issue.

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (10/3/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Willing Spirit) Matthew 26:4141 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

As of July 2024, ICE has allowed over 662,000 criminal non-citizens, including those convicted or charged with serious crimes like homicide and sex offenses, into the country. The new data on all the criminal noncitizens coming into the U.S. is shocking. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) checks the background of illegal aliens they have in custody. But, the administration’s letter to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) shows that as of July 21, 2024, ICE let 435,719 convicted criminals and 226,847 people with pending criminal charges in their home countries into the U.S. Of those cleared by ICE, 13,099 have...

“If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (1 John 1:10). Confession is the first step toward defeating sin. It is often true that the hardest part of dealing with a problem is admitting that you have one. Beginning with Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:11-13), people have denied responsibility for their sins, and our generation is no exception. To acknowledge that one is a sinner, guilty of breaking God’s holy law, is not popular. People call sin by a myriad of other names, futilely hoping to define it...

Former first lady Melania Trump revealed that she is a staunch supporter of abortion rights in an excerpt released Wednesday from her forthcoming memoir — a day after her husband, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, vowed he would veto a federal abortion ban, should Congress pass one.Melania, 54, wrote a long and passionate defense of a woman’s right to have an abortion in her soon-to-be-published memoir — a stunning rebuttal of the Republican party’s long-held anti-abortion stance.“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any...

Short video (1:30 minute video) and accompanying article on Dearborn Islamists demonstrating in the wake of Nasrallah's death.