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Sarah Cunningham, a British painter whose abstracted pictures of forests charmed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, has died after having gone missing in London this past weekend. She was 31, according to the Camden Police. Lisson Gallery, which represents Cunningham, had posted news of her disappearance on Sunday, saying that she was last seen on Saturday. On Monday, the Camden Police said it had been informed of what it described as “a casualty on the tracks” of the London Underground. At the time, the body had not been formally identified by Cunningham’s family, which had been notified of...

Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick was declared victorious in his high-stakes election against longtime Democrat Sen. Bob Casey on Tuesd

I just saw a post (now apparently zotted), speculating that Trump would end up losing the popular vote with all the slowly-counted Dem states trickling in. It made me curious what the actual situation is, so I went over to Decision Desk HQ and did some snooping around. Basically, I went through the Blue states on the presidential election map and found all the ones that aren't reporting as >95% counted. I then extrapolated the total votes remaining to be counted based on their individual vote counts and percentages. They by and large are breaking roughly 60-40 in favor of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory, some of the vice president’s backers are expressing frustration that Biden’s decision to seek reelection until this summer — despite long-standing voter concerns about his age and unease about post-pandemic inflation as well as the U.S.-Mexico border — all but sealed his party’s surrender of the White House “The biggest onus of this loss is on President Biden,” said Andrew Yang, who ran against Biden...

Republican Rep. Scott Perry defeated Democrat challenger Janette Stelson in the race for Pennsylvania’s Tenth Congressional District, ensuring one of Donald Trump’s top allies will remain seated. The Associated Press called the race Thursday afternoon. With over 95% of votes tallied, Perry had captured 50.8% of the vote to Stelson’s 49.2%. The conservative Perry, a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, was one of Democrats’ top targets this cycle.

Posts are getting pulled left and right here. What is up? The FR doesn't need the participation and traffic anymore? Censoring? Heavy handedness is not going to go over well at a critical time when you need traffic and donations.

When someone insults you, don’t fight it, own it.

Donald Trump's presidential victory means some U.S. allies may have to reckon with prior scathing remarks as their countries prepare to build diplomatic ties with a president-elect whose return they may not have anticipated. “The most destructive president in history,” Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd said of Trump in 2020, who “drags America and democracy through the mud.” “A woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathizing sociopath” and a “profound threat to the international order,” David Lammy, the U.K.'s current foreign secretary, said in 2018. “A political pyromaniac who must be put before a criminal court,” Jean Asselborn, then-foreign minister for Luxembourg, said...

Not even close. Get ahold of yourselves. Shift 120,000 votes in 3 states and Harris wins. Obama had a mini-landslide in 2008 with 365 EVs, 28 states + DC and 52.8% of the popular vote. Bush 41 had the last real landslide in 1988. 426 EVs, 40 states, and 53.3% of the popular vote. There are millions of votes left to be counted, most of them from CA. Trump may end up under 50% in the popular vote and only 2 points or so ahead of Harris. Sorry, we don't accept irrational exuberance here.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his election victory. Putin also said he was ready to speak with him and described Trump as a "brave man" for how he conducted himself during the July assassination attempt. (snip) Putin's comments about Trump came after a speech during an international forum conference in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. ″I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as president of the United States of America," Putin said, adding that what Trump has said "about the desire to restore relations with Russia,...

The ex-wife and son of the founder of the Oath Keepers are expressing concern that their safety could be compromised if former President Trump pardons Stewart Rhodes in a potential second term. Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol. The Oath Keepers are seen as one of the main groups involved in the attack. Trump has said he would pardon rioters from that day should he win the White House. In an interview with USA Today, Rhodes’s ex-wife, Tasha Adams, said she...

Barack and Michelle Obama on Wednesday called on Americans to listen to one another and abide by democratic norms in a statement reacting to Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the presidential election. The former president and first lady began by congratulating the president-elect and his running mate, JD Vance. “This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues. But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer...

Enough rubbing the salt in the wound just for cruel spiteful and sadistic mental gratification. IMMEDIATELY LET THEM OUT!

Joe Biden rushes $9 billion in Ukraine aid before Trump takes office Trump critical of Ukraine aid, casting doubt on future US support Analysts question future aid with Republicans controlling White House> The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said on Wednesday, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump's January 20 inauguration."The administration plans to push forward... to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible" a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity, before its term ends in...

In this article, we’ll take you on a sonic adventure as we countdown the 15 best Ted Nugent songs of all time. From his early days with the Amboy Dukes to his iconic solo career, Ted Nugent has been a driving force in shaping the sound of hard rock and heavy metal.

At the moment, I’d say about one-sixth of the TikTok videos on my for you page are about Korea’s 4B movement. UK Google searches for the term have absolutely soared since November 5th ― the day before the US election’s results. The trend seems to apply worldwide. Pauline Hamilton, who is currently doing “very preliminary” research on the phenomenon in Korea (though she stresses she is “by no means an expert”) revealed that “4B” refers to a sort of online gender strike. Though Pauline hopes to speak directly with women participating in the 4B movement in the future, she’s currently...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. Calling him "courageous", Putin said he was impressed by Trump's reaction to the first assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in January after winning Tuesday's highly-charged presidential election. On the campaign trail, Trump promised repeatedly to work to end the crisis in Ukraine and try to restore relations with Russia.President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his reelection. “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him [Trump] on being elected president of the United States of America,” Putin said at the Valdai International Discussion Club forum on Thursday. "First of all, I can tell you that his behavior during the attempt on his life impressed me. He...

Republican Dave McCormick will be the next senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, even as networks refuse to call the race and incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) refuses to concede. McCormick declared victory Thursday afternoon. “McCormick is up 30,679 votes with more to come, as ruby red Cambria County is still outstanding,” McCormick campaign communications director Elizabeth Gregory said in a statement. “While votes continue to be counted, any way you slice it, Dave McCormick will be the next United States Senator from Pennsylvania.” With more than 95% of the vote in, McCormick had 3,337,473 votes to Casey’s 3,306,240 —...

Europe can’t be the world’s “herbivore” anymore following Donald Trump’s reelection as the United States president, according to Emmanuel Macron. It needs to become an “omnivore” instead. The French president’s comments come a day after Trump swept to a resounding victory in the U.S. presidential election, prompting concerns that the U.S. president-elect could downgrade Washington’s participation in NATO, forcing European countries to ramp up defense spending. Macron is known as Europe’s loudest advocate for the bloc becoming more independent from trading rivals such as China and the United States on everything from defense and security to cutting-edge technologies. “For me,...