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A teenager allegedly behind hundreds of swatting incidents pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of making interstate threats. Prosecutors claimed that 18-year-old Alan Filion of Lancaster, California, made more than 375 swatting and threatening calls from 2022 through January 2024. Some of the calls included claims that he placed bombs at religious institutions, schools, and government buildings. He also threatened to detonate the bombs or carry out mass shootings, the Justice Department reported. The teenager was mostly underage at the time of the calls, but he faces up to five years for each of the four charges. “This prosecution...

A bank holiday air traffic control meltdown that left more than 700,000 passengers stranded was made worse because a work-from-home engineer's password wouldn't work. Chaos erupted at airports across the UK last August when a flight-plan glitch caused the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) computer system to collapse. With the system down, flights could not take off or land at any airport, causing hellish delays that lasted for days and cost airlines £100 million in compensation. A Civil Aviation Authority inquiry into the incident today found that IT support engineers were allowed to work from home on one of the...

A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuation of court staff and legislators in the capital Brasilia. Officers found explosives and a timer attached to the man’s body and are conducting an X-Ray assessment to determine whether there is further danger from possible explosives on his belt, according to a military police spokesperson. “If there are explosives, we will decide whether we cut the belt or if there is a risk of a new explosion, or if...

The price of potatoes - a staple of the Russian diet - have increased by 64 percent this year, according to the latest figures. -snip- Sergei Chemezov, who is the CEO of the state-owned defence giant Rostec, warned that sky-high interest rates are eroding business profitability and could lead to widespread bankruptcies. TsMAKP echoed these concerns. He cautioned that “the current high interest rate and the prospect of further increases create a risk of economic downturn and a collapse in investments.” -snip- Recent data showed a 3.1% contraction year-on-year in the latest quarter, with more slowdowns expected as war-related disruptions...

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) criticized President-elect Trump’s decision to elevate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to attorney general, calling it a “middle finger” to Democrats and “sane” Republicans. Swalwell, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, joined CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday after the nomination sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill. She asked him what he thought of Trump’s move. “Well, to the president, I say, ‘No seriously, who is your pick for attorney general?’” Swalwell said. “Because this pick is a middle finger to Democrats and sane Republicans.” The California Democrat argued his Republican friends are “clowning this pick” both...

Especially since the 1970, the UN was the major arena for anti Israel war. This tiny DAVID country targeted by the GOLIATH, in condemnations.FACTS From November 10, 2023: U.N. condemns Israel 8 times, rest of world 0. The UN’s History of the ‘Question of Palestine’ Omits Every Palestinian Attack on Jews. It says, “1936/1939 — Palestinian rebellion against the British Mandate and Jewish immigration.” But not that Arabs murdered Jews, just that it was a Over 20 years ago, Anne Bayefsky wrote (Apr 20, 2024): 'U.N. vs. Israel. Telling standards.': 'The U.N. response to the death of Abdel Aziz Rantissi,...

Transcript: Sean: Donald Trump was on Capitol Hill today meeting with House Republicans, who are now only one seat away from reaching that magic number of 218. It's expected they will have 222 at the end of the day, officially retaining control of the chamber. After a big endorsement from Donald Trump, House Republicans then unanimously backed Mike Johnson to remain as Speaker of the House in January. He joins us now. Mr. Speaker, thank you, we appreciate it. So, the polls were showing a 70-80% chance he would lose the majority. That did not happen. You have a majority,...

No this isn’t a Monte Python skit. It’s the perfect representation of Canada after 9 years of Liberal virtue signaling and DEI hiring practices. This clip has been viewed worldwide now.

The British press, it appears, is considerably excited over the capture of the Florida in Bahia Bay. The Index, the Confederate organ in London, gives the following relative to the capture: The Confederate authorities in London have received a telegraphic dispatch, dated Lisbon, from Capt. MORRIS, commander of the Florida, stating that she was captured on the 7th of October by the Federal steamer Wachusett, in the harbor of Bahla, Brazil. At the time of the capture the Florida was lying under the guns of the Brazilian forts and the Brazilian fleet, and Capt. MORRIS was on shore. He is...

Trump will not fall for Putin's tricks and could end up being a nightmare for the Russian leader. -snip- American media was so beguiled by the KGB operative in the Kremlin that Putin was chosen as "Person of the Year" by Time magazine in 2007 and four times in a row from 2013 to 2016 by Forbes magazine as the "World’s Most Powerful Individual." Putin’s trickery didn’t work with former President Trump, however. You see, Trump invented the game. He loves talking with people and understands the value of communicating, even with foreign dictators. Last month, Trump angered the commentariat...

The satirical news publication The Onion said Thursday it purchased conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website at a bankruptcy auction. “All told, the decision to acquire InfoWars was an easy one for the Global Tetrahedron executive board,” a satirical CEO Bryce P. Tetraeder said in a joking statement about the acquisition. Jones’s Infowars business went to auction after the trustee in charge of his bankruptcy proceedings moved to shut down the site and liquidate his assets. Jones is a far-right conspiracy theorist who spread baseless lies about the victims and families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary...

Many of the groups that worked to obstruct President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office are hitting up donors to fund a redux, and being met with lukewarm responses after Vice President Kamala Harris failed to defeat him with a $1 billion war chest, according to The New York Times. Organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and Center for Biological Diversity are ready to launch legal challenges against the second Trump administration starting on day one, mirroring the hundreds of lawsuits they filed during the president-elect’s first term,...

I awoke to news that Eric Coomer (formerly the fake head technologist of Dominion) has shuttered his restaurant and left town. His lawyer has shuttered his office as well. Anyone else have information on this? (His lawyer also reportedly has closed up shop.)

Election blues got you down? Meet Don’t Cry Cryo – the ‘pharma’ company offering a hilarious ‘solution’ to get you through another Trump term! ❄️💤 In this parody commercial, unhappy voters are invited to cryogenically freeze themselves for four years, waking up when the term ends. Complete with side effects, a soothing voiceover, and pharmaceutical-style disclaimers, this satirical ad is sure to have you in stitches! Watch now, laugh out loud, and share with anyone who’s counting down the days to the next election!

The trolling reached epic levels yesterday as President Trump announced his pick to replace widely hated Merrick Garland for Attorney General: Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Nobody saw it coming. It was white-hot news, a veritable reporting earthquake, and it would be a miracle if you haven’t already heard. But, just in case, Axios reported the story headlined, “Republicans ‘stunned and disgusted’ as Trump taps Matt Gaetz for attorney general.” Gaetz has long been a Coffee & Covid favorite. He formed, or helped form, the rebellious and subversive (you might even say DogeCoin-like) Congressional Freedom Caucus, and Matt successfully led the...

NATIONAL PICKLE DAY National Pickle Day recognizes the tart, sometimes sweet, and even spicy pickle. Each year on November 14th, pickle lovers pop open pecks of their preferred preserved pickle. It may be a Dill, Gherkin, Cornichon, Brined, Kosher Dill, Polish, Hungarian, Lime, Bread and Butter, Swedish and Danish, or Kool-Aid Pickle. No matter your choice, eat them all day long. #NationalPickleDay The term pickle comes from the Dutch word pekel, meaning brine. In the United States, the word pickle typically refers to a pickled cucumber. However, just about any fruit or vegetable can be pickled. The process typically starts...

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A viral video that’s making its way around social media right now is an ad for a fictional company called ‘Cryo’ which offers to cryogenically freeze liberals and wake them up when Trump’s presidency is over. One of the things that makes the ad so effective is that the production quality is realistic. Also, the entire premise of the ad and the service reflect a certain level of reality. You know that there are people who would actually use this service if it was really available. The ad appears to be a production by the folks at Newzy:

If you’ve ever wondered if the uniparty is real, just take a look at what your GOP Senators are up to in their spare time. Take RINO Senator John Cornyn, who’s been deeply involved in a left-wing “disinformation” group that uses the old Russia, Russia, Russia nonsense to run a so-called foreign disinformation department. Elon Musk suspects it’s actually a front to control social media behind the scenes, and he’s probably right. This group, called the Global Engagement Center, claims to work on exposing and stopping disinformation from foreign governments like Russia and China. Too bad no one’s stopping the...

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman described GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz’s attorney general nomination as a “god-tier” level of trolling from President-elect Donald Trump to “own the libs in perpetuity.” Trump, 78, selected Gaetz (R-Fla.) to lead the US Department of Justice on Wednesday, in a move that stunned lawmakers in his own party. When asked about the eyebrow-raising pick, Fetterman (D-Pa.) quipped that it was a master chess move by the former president. “I mean, I would describe it as god-tier level trolling, that has triggered a full-on China syndrome to own the libs in perpetuity,” Fetterman told an NBC reporter...