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European investigators believe a Chinese-owned commercial ship deliberately dragged its anchor to sabotage the two undersea telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea earlier this month. However, Western law enforcement and intelligence officials told The Wall Street Journal that they don’t believe the Chinese government was involved. Instead, the probe is focused on whether Russian intelligence persuaded the vessel’s captain to carry out the operation. For the past week, NATO warships from Denmark, Germany and Sweden have surrounded the 225-meter-long Yi Peng 3. The ship’s Chinese owner, Ningbo Yipeng Shipping, is reportedly cooperating with investigators. The shipper allowed the commercial...

Three occupants of a Tesla Cybertruck were pronounced dead early Wednesday morning after the vehicle crashed and burned in Piedmont, officials said. Another occupant of the car was taken to the hospital with severe injuries, Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers said during a morning press conference. His department received an iPhone alert from within the vehicle at 3:08 a.m., he said, and officers got to the scene two minutes later and found the Cybertruck covered in flames. Firefighters arrived at 3:16 a.m., he said. The causes of the single-car crash and the three deaths are under investigation at this time,...

A man who passed a lie detector test and was released from custody after the brutal slaying of a 17-year-old girl in California has been identified as her killer, 45 years later. In February 1979, an unidentified man called the the sheriff’s office in Riverside County to report a body dumped in a snowpack off Highway 243, near Banning. Deputies described the caller as “argumentative” and said the caller could not identify if the victim was male or female. Authorities later found the body south of Poppet Flats Road and identified the victim as Esther Gonzalez. On Feb. 7, the...

MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra We have a pretty significant development… The Trump Admin finally signed the Transition Agreement with the Outgoing Biden Administration to hand off Control of the Government— but with a Twist… The entire transition Will Be PRIVATELY FUNDED, Not to Use tax-payer Dollars, GSA Technology, or Government Buildings • What this means…? It means Trumps MAGA administration has decided to go dark and will is creating a closed circuit loop of communication and security. Trump’s administration will not be using GSA provided cell phones, computers, offices or “any technology” provided by the GSA. • Why? I can only speculate,...

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Several dozens of sea lions fell into the waters near the Monterey Harbor on Nov. 20. Evan Brodsky recorded the video calling the spectacle a sea lion "avalanche." The sea lions fall into the waters in a mesmerizing wave.

Things aren't looking good at Nissan. Dealers are selling cars at a loss, production has slowed, and more recently, the company cut thousands of jobs and sold a third of its stake in Mitsubishi. But it all may have been too little too late. A new report suggests that the automaker's days are numbered. In an interview with the Financial Times, two unnamed Nissan executives said the company has "12 to 14 months to survive." "This is going to be tough. And in the end, we need Japan and the US to be generating cash," they said. The company is...

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law that will prevent schools from allowing students of the opposite sex into restrooms and locker rooms. The legislation, the Protect All Students Act, dubbed the "bathroom bill," was sent to DeWine’s desk earlier this month after the state Senate passed the bill 24-7 on a party-line vote. The House version of the bill was passed before the chamber went on summer break in June. The law will take effect in 90 days and will restrict transgender students from using facilities associated with their gender identities. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike...

Me: What are the chances ss is not taxable under trump? Trump has promised to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits2. If he succeeds, it could mean more money in retirees' pockets. However, this change faces significant hurdles and could impact Social Security's funding. So, while it's a possibility, it's not a certainty yet. What do you think about this potential change? Me: How does not taxing SS as income affect SS funding? That makes no sense. Not taxing Social Security benefits could impact the program's funding because those taxes contribute to the Social Security Trust Funds. Without this...

Russia is continuing work to put its 'unstoppable' Satan II intercontinental ballistic missile - part of its terrifying strategic nuclear arsenal - on combat duty, Moscow's state media has revealed. The Satan II missile, also referred to as the RS-28 Sarmat, is designed to deliver nuclear warheads to strike targets thousands of miles away in the United States or Europe, but its development has been dogged by delays and testing setbacks. In September, Putin faced humiliation after his Satan II missile exploded, obliterating Russia's only test site for hypersonic weapons. As a result, experts said that the test programme for...

An FBI agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault two years after he was acquitted of attempted murder. Eduardo Valdivia, 40, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, is charged with two counts of second-degree rape, four counts of fourth-degree sexual offense and four counts of second-degree assault, according to a Tuesday statement from the Montgomery County Police Department. Two women allege they were raped inside a tattoo studio, and police say Valdivia may be have additional victims. Police say the two women were raped inside DC Fine Line Tattoos, a studio on Washingtonian Boulevard in Gaithersburg, operated by Valivida...

What’s the deal with California’s process that has conveniently flipped two key House seats in Democrats favor weeks after the election?As of today, there are three House races left to be called, two in California and one in Iowa. In both California races, Republicans were ahead on Election Day and the days immediately after. They’ve since seen their leads evaporate as ballots continue to be counted and “cured” long after the polls closed, but the seemingly never-ending election is thanks to the state’s near month-long questionable voting process that leaves plenty of room for fraud.Incumbent Republican Rep. John Duarte was...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and discussed “the incoming administration” Wednesday. “It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation. Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming Administration,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement provided to The Post. The Trump-Vance transition team did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. Stephen Miller, the incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy, confirmed that Zuckerberg met with the president-elect during an appearance...

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has received assurances from Mexico’s new president that she will “stop migration” though her country and into the US. “Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border,” he added.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerbeg made the trek to Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, where he met with President-elect Donald Trump and members of his soon-to-be second administration. The Meta CEO was seen with a large security and staff presence while at Trump’s private Palm Beach club in the evening, a person with direct knowledge told POLITICO. On Fox News, Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller confirmed POLITICO’s reporting that Zuckerberg was there, saying he “has made it very clear about his desire to be a supporter of and a participant in this change that we’re seeing all around America, all around...

1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing! 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.~ Psalm 100 (KJV) ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents...

A popular Thanksgiving dinner staple in the United States is banned in several European countries and Japan due to two ingredients being linked to cancer. Stove Top Stuffing, an instant boxed stuffing mix that is popular to have with Thanksgiving dinner, contains two ingredients, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), that are “known human carcinogens and may cause other health problems,” Dr. Neha Pathak, MD, who serves on the Medical Team for WebMD explained to the New York Post. The product is banned in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Japan. Pathak explained that “these types of preservatives”...

Following decisive victories for President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans on November 5, Democrats have advanced several excuses for why their candidates performed so poorly, ranging from Biden’s refusal to drop out of the race earlier to supposed “global headwinds” against incumbent leaders. None of the explanations most popular on the left, however, evince any sort of self-reflection on the failures of liberal policies and ideology. As long as Democrats refuse to acknowledge that it is their own shortcomings that led to voters rejecting them at the ballot box, they will likely face more defeats in the years ahead. Almost...

In recent days, the Biden administration has released two decisions on the future of mining in the Powder River Basin. The basin, which includes portions of Wyoming and Montana, produces 43 percent of the nation’s coal. The administration said it would not allow new leasing to take place in the area, citing climate change impacts. Ongoing mining operations, which are expected to last through 2041, would not be affected.

He alleges that the goal was to ensure that only a small number of large companies would survive, and all agreed to be completely regulated and controlled by the government. “We had meetings this spring that were the most alarming meetings where [regulators] were taking us through their plans: Basically just full government control,” he claimed. “They told us, ‘Just don’t even start startups, don’t even bother, there’s no way they can succeed, there’s no way we’re going to permit that to happen.’” One tactic he claimed he personally witnessed was the federal government’s attempt to coerce his business partners...