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Pennsylvania's traditionally private Amish community registered to vote in 'unprecedented numbers' after government agents stormed a local farm early in the year. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture raided Amos Miller's farm on January 4, sparking outrage among the state's Amish population, a source familiar with the matter told The New York Post. 'That was the impetus for them to say, "We need to participate,"' the source said. 'This is about neighbors helping neighbors.' The raid by state officials came after reports of children falling ill from raw dairy products purchased at the farm in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania. 'If you...

Steve Bannon told us he was feeling “empowered” after his release from prison last week. It’s quite obvious he means it. Hours after Donald Trump’s victory, the former Trump campaign official and self-described “political prisoner” went on an angry rant, during which he revealed what very well may be the first targets in Trump’s second term. “You stole the 2020 election.… This entire phony thing is getting swept out,” Bannon said. “Biden’s getting swept out. Kamala Harris is getting swept out. MSNBC is getting swept out. The Justice Department is getting swept out. The FBI is getting swept out. You...

Soundgarden's official music video for 'Black Hole Sun'.

Shelley Luther, the former Dallas salon owner who was jailed after reopening her salon during the COVID-19 pandemic, is heading to the Texas state house. Luther defeated Democrat Tiffany Drake Tuesday night, earning more than 75 percent of the vote to win in Texas House District 62. Luther made national headlines when she reopened her far North Dallas salon in defiance of countywide restrictions. She was jailed for seven days in 2020 after a Dallas County judge found her guilty of civil and criminal contempt of court. Luther was fined $1,000 for each day her salon, Salon à la Mode,...

Legislation approved in Israel to deport family members of terrorists including those who are Israeli citizens... Intense Israeli airstrikes late tonight in the southern Beirut suburbs near the airport... Hurricane Rafael making landfall in western Cuba... German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissing Finance Minister Christian Linder of the liberal capitalist Free Democratic Party...This marks the end of the three-party coalition government... Vice-President Kamala Harris calling President-Elect Donald Trump...In a public statement offered this afternoon Harris saying 'we must accept the result of this election'... The de-facto ruler of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaking with President-Elect Donald Trump... President-Elect...

So, it looks like Trump is going to get over 300 EVs. However, there are going to be Dem's who will stop at nothing still to try to deny him the Presidency on January 6th. We cannot overlook this risk. And there is a solution for this. Have 2-3 Electors, with the blessing of the winners, switch their President/VP votes to have JD as President and Trump as Vice President. And here's hwo it could end up on January 6th: President: Trump 309, Harris 226, Vance 3 Vice President: Vance 309, Harris 226, Trump 3 Trump/Vance announced as winners. But...

I am a writer and poet, though not by trade. The following poem, in the comments below, is one of several I have written as a tribute to those who were never allowed to be born. It was prompted by the battle over Amendment 3 in Missouri and similar initiatives elsewhere. We lost on Amendment 3 yesterday, but I am not without hope, and I do not believe the final word on this issue has been spoken. My words are not eloquent, but I do hope they are poignant. Also, I hope I'm posting this correctly. This is a first...

🚨#BREAKING: Massive Anti-Trump Protest is underway and have gathered in Chicago after Hours after President Elect Donald Trump's victory 📌#Chicago | #Illinois Currently Massive anti-Trump protesters, along with pro-Palestine activists and other demonstrators, have gathered in downtown Chicago, Illinois, to express their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The crowd, consisting of a diverse group of individuals, is marching through the streets, continuing their demonstrations hours after the election results were announced. Protesters are chanting slogans such as "Not my president," "Free Palestine," and "Fight for our freedom," while blocking major intersections and disrupting traffic. As the demonstration grows in...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's comments at a Tuesday fundraiser about the Electoral College shine a light on a longstanding debate: Should the Electoral College stay or should it go? Walz, according to pool reports, in Sacramento said the system by which the United States chooses its presidents "needs to go" and instead elect presidents by national popular vote. A spokesman later clarified that those comments do not reflect the official position of the Harris-Walz campaign. The Trump campaign condemned the remarks. But Minnesota did take a step — through a provision in a large elections bill last year...

"The Big Short" director Adam McKay went on a tear against the Democratic Party in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's victory Tuesday, declaring he's ditching the party for good. "It is time to abandon the Dem Party," McKay wrote on X. "I’m registering Green Party or Working Families. But am open to ideas." The director ripped the Democratic Party for what he deemed a series of missteps leading up to Election Day, including how they handled President Biden bowing out of the race to make way for Vice President Kamala Harris on the ticket. "Who would have guessed lying...

Representative Pat Ryan of New York is locked in one of the country’s toughest races. So it was especially noteworthy when the Democrat recently traveled hours outside his upstate district to visit an unusual set of influencers, Hasidic rabbis. Then the next night, an embattled Republican in a nearby district, Representative Marc Molinaro, went out of his way to name check the Orthodox community on the debate stage. And the following Sunday, Representative Mike Lawler, yet another Republican on the front lines, took advantage of a break in the Jewish high holidays to tour a kosher shopping center here in...

An 82-year-old Edmonds woman was arrested Monday for a hate crime after assaulting two trump supporters, according to the Edmonds Police Department. She has not been charged, but a judge found probable cause for a hate crime offense and two counts of fourth-degree assault Tuesday. On Wednesday, a newly released police body camera video shows the suspect explaining to responding officers what happened. The 82-year-old told police, “I approached her, and I said I want to know why you're voting for Trump. That's the only thing. And. And I said because you're brown-skinned." Promoted Links Seattle: Say Bye To Your...

Six people went out on a crabbing boat Saturday that did not return, officials say The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for four missing boaters Sunday near Bodega Bay, the federal agency said Sunday evening. Ginger Conejero Saab reports. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for four missing boaters Sunday near Bodega Bay, the federal agency said Sunday evening. Officials say that there were six people in total on the boat, but so far four of those individuals have not been located. One person died and a boy was found alive but in need of medical...

Here is an epic montage of the best liberal meltdowns of people from social media, after they learned that Donald Trump won the Presidential election against Kamala Harris.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s remarkable victory, Vivek Ramaswamy, a rising star in the Republican Party, has provided a compelling reason for his success: the former President is “an American badass.” In a recent statement, Ramaswamy celebrated Trump’s triumph, explaining that while many in the media misjudged the 45th President, his resilience and self-belief were key to his comeback. Trump isn’t an ideologue or a policy wonk,” Ramaswamy said. “He’s an American badass. They tried to disqualify him, imprison him, and even kill him twice – none of it worked. They underestimated him, and by extension, they underestimated the...

Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good—Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, good afternoon. Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. So let me say (crowd screams love you), and I love you back and I love you back. So let me say my heart is full today. My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve. The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for. But hear me...

During MSNBC’s coverage of the 2024 election on Wednesday, MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” host and NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell said that President-Elect Donald Trump says things that people think are “truth-telling,” but aren’t true and stated that Trump “bound Joe Biden to a withdrawal” from Afghanistan with the deal Trump reached during his first term in office, even though, by Mitchell’s own acknowledgment, Biden could have decided not to withdraw. Mitchell said, “He then gets into office, he cut the deal with the Taliban, cutting out the Afghan government, that bound Joe...

It was a somber and angry mood as the ladies of The View took to the table the morning after the Presidential election - which saw Donald Trump emerge victorious. The hosts - Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin -had been vocal about their disdain for Trump and support for Kamala Harris the whole election season. Including comments where they called him "psychotic," and addressed his "levels of depravity" with guests.

California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee while another fire burned near multimillion-dollar properties along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu as forecasters warned of the potential for "extreme and life-threatening" blazes. Northwest of Los Angeles, the Mountain Fire exploded in size and prompted evacuation orders for suburban communities, ranches and agricultural areas near Santa Paula in southern Ventura County. A thick plume of smoke rose hundreds of feet into the sky, blanketing whole neighborhoods and limiting visibility for firefighters and evacuees. At around 9:15...

Barack and Michelle Obama blamed Donald Trump’s historic victory on the pandemic and the economy in a statement released Wednesday. The pandemic hit early in the final year of Trump’s presidency, but the Biden Department of Health and Human Services declared the emergency’s end on May 11, 2023 – long after most Americans had returned to normal life. “America has been through a lot over the last few years — from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the pandemic, to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter how hard they work, treading...