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The new law decreases the number of ballot drop boxes available, tightens the ballot application deadline, includes voter ID requirements and bans the handing out of water to voters.

Day #35 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I've been posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the course of several months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so this will probably be done in early November. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity...

Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee has been shot multiple times in Las Vegas. The news was confirmed in a short statement from his publicist. The statement reads: "As confirmed by management, legendary rock guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) was shot multiple times early this morning in a Las Vegas, NV street shooting. Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital. He is expected to fully recover. "Las Vegas authorities believe the shooting was completely random and occurred while Lee took his dog out for...

France will begin supplying Ukraine with ‘kamikaze’ drones in the next few weeks to use in its battle with Russia, the French defence minister announced Wednesday. Sébastien Lecornu, the Minister of the Armed Forces for Emmanuel Macron’s government, said that the first round of French remotely-controlled attack drones will be sent to Kyiv in the “coming weeks”. The French defence minister hailed the development for demonstrating that Paris has begun “regaining sovereignty over this key segment for our armies in less than two years” by producing the drones domestically.

Key Points * Auto giants have descended on the Paris Motor Show to showcase their latest concepts and production models. * The biennial trade show, which opened on Monday and runs through to Sunday, comes as Europe’s carmakers contend with some hard truths on the road to full electrification. * Peugeot said the rectangular shape of its Hypersquare steering wheel, which resembles a video game controller, will be in production from 2026. =============================================================================== PICTURES AT LINK.......Can't Post - Getty Images........... PARIS, France — Auto giants have descended on the Paris Motor Show to showcase their latest concepts and production models,...

First off, while some would argue that the current occupant of The White House has been worse, I refuse to acknowledge that someone who's not even in control of his bowel movements is somehow in charge of the country. Yes, I know that t here's a strong case for James Buchanan in that role but unlike Barry O, JB didn't intentionally tear the country apart. And as much as Obama had the world in the palm of his hand in 2008, now he's lost his luster. Dr. John broke down Barry's anger yesterday, centered around his scolding black men to...

The Washington Chronicle publishes a full and official expose by Judge Advocate-Gen. HOLT, of the great conspiracy in the West, the discovery of which his there led to such curious developments, and caused so much excitement. Judge HOLT states that the existence of this conspiracy has been known to the Government for more than a year past. He discusses the subject under the following heads: 1. Its origin, history, names, &c. 2. Its organization and officers. 3. Its extent and numbers. 4. Its armed force. 5. Its ritual, oaths and interior forms. 6. Its written principles. 7. Its specific purposes...

A new poll reveals that nearly a two-thirds majority of American Jews agree that former President Donald Trump is on Israel’s side — and yet 62% of American Jews still intend to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, regardless. The poll, conducted as part of a larger survey of American adults over roughly six weeks, is a sign of American Jews’ loyalty to the Democratic Party, which appears unshaken even by issues of specific concern to the Jewish community. Harris is “struggling” with the Jewish community, according to the Forward, and her 62% level of support “would be significantly below...

Gallego presses for stay of lower court ruling that would unseal his divorce records... Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego on Tuesday sought the intervention of the state’s Supreme Court to prevent the unsealing of his divorce records. Lawyers for Gallego filed a motion to stay an appellate court decision that ordered the unsealing of the documents, arguing that "sensitive details about the Gallegos’ and their minor child’s life stand to be published if Free Beacon succeeds" and that the press and the public lose "nothing" by further delay, including a delay beyond the "upcoming general election." Tuesday’s filing marks a...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented his long-anticipated “Victory Plan” to Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday, after failing to drum up additional, tangible support last week during meetings with European allies. The plan, which consists of five points and three additional “secret” points shared only with certain partners, would be a bridge toward future peace talks with Russia, Zelensky told lawmakers in Kyiv, as he aims to bolster Ukraine’s position enough to end the war. At the heart of Zelensky’s plan is Ukraine’s desire for an invitation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which would be a precursor to full...

VIDEOMark Halperin told Tucker Carlson that the election of Donald Trump on November 5 would result in America's greatest mental health crises aka Trump Derangement Syndrome. Could electroshock therapy cure or at least relieve extreme TDS? The jury is still out on that matter but I suspect that nothing short of mass lobotomies would resolve this dire mental health crises.

Meanwhile, the party in power has spent years openly plotting to throw their political opponents in jail. The New York Times published a 5,000-word article asserting that Donald Trump is a unique threat to democracy because a second term Trump Department of Justice could potentially prosecute members of the Democrat Party. Authors Emily Bazelon and Mattathias Schwartz make this argument not only after a first Trump term with zero political prosecutions by Trump appointees but after a shocking and unprecedented nationwide lawfare campaign by Democrats against Trump and other Republicans. The Times headline is “Why Legal Experts Are Worried About...

For a country that seems evenly divided over politics and polarized about many cultural issues, a durable majority does agree about one thing: They don’t like the Biden presidency. And despite the machinations that resulted in President Joe Biden’s not being on the ballot this election season, his unpopularity is still the mood music of this election. From his border policy to the economy he has been presiding over to turmoil overseas, there isn’t a lot about the Biden years that voters love in this moment. It’s why former President Donald Trump has basically a 50-50 chance to return to...

Life is good in America as long as you’re able to keep sleep-walking through life, cocooning yourself in political fantasies that depict a world in which your party is always right and everyone else is wrong, and distracting yourself with bread-and-circus entertainment that bears no resemblance to reality. Life is good in America as long as you don’t mind being made to pay through the nose for the government’s endless wars, subsidization of foreign nations, bloated workforce, secret agencies, fusion centers, private prisons, biometric databases, invasive technologies, arsenal of weapons, and every other budgetary line item that is contributing to...

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Jorgenys Robertson Cova is an illegal alien from Venezuela who entered the U.S. two years ago.. Authorities have arrested a confirmed Tren de Aragua gang member, after he allegedly recruited students from two Houston middle schools to join the Venezuelan gang. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jorgenys Robertson Cova—an illegal alien from Venezuela—entered the United States two years ago. Cova is suspected to have recruited students from Jane Long Academy and Las Americas—both of which are located in the Houston Independent School District. He was arrested last week after being wanted in Pearland for theft and was accused...

A Bellflower woman was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend the same day she obtained a restraining order to keep him away from her and her son, who was also shot when the suspect burst into their apartment Tuesday night, authorities said. Deputies responding to a shooting call on the 8500 block of Artesia Boulevard found a 26-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his hip around 11:30 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Hugo Reynaga said. ... Reynaga said the woman killed in the shooting had obtained a restraining order earlier Tuesday against the suspect, who “happens...

Pacific Gas and Electric warned Tuesday it could cut power in five Bay Area counties beginning on Thursday due to dry and windy weather conditions that could heighten the wildfire risk across that state, according to the utility's website. In all, 30 California counties could face Public Safety Power Shutoffs from Thursday through Sunday, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties in the Bay Area. Thursday into Saturday, a storm system known as an “inside slider” is expected to impact California. Unlike weather systems that come off the Pacific Ocean, this system is expected to track across inland...

Uncle Sam infected by a different strain of “long Covid”... As the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) carries out widely-criticized responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, officials say the agency’s Disaster Recovery Fund is incapable of handling a third major storm. While some are circulating false accusations that disaster funds have been diverted to immigrants or poured into the proxy war in Ukraine, a review of the agency’s 2024 outlays reveals a different, ongoing drain on FEMA’s coffers: Long after the end of the declared Covid-19 emergency, FEMA is still pumping out billions of dollars to pay for pandemic expenses...

Grand Rapids, Michigan, has lost a tray of absentee ballots, City Clerk Joel Hondorp told The Federalist. The city is investigating but does not yet know where the ballots went. “Voters were calling, saying, ‘Hey, we didn’t receive our ballots,’” Hondorp said. “There’s a tray of ballots that were set to be mailed out. Looks like it may have got to the post office, we’re trying to figure out where the disconnect is.” A tray holds close to 300 ballots, according to Hondorp. His office is working with the United States Postal Service to investigate at what point the tray...