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FBI, FAA, and federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials believe the vast majority of sightings of mysterious drones on the U.S. East Coast are “cases of mistaken identity.” Agency officials on Saturday addressed reporters at a White House briefing, concluding that there is no evidence of “large-scale UAS [uncrewed aircraft systems] activities.” “You can’t ignore the sightings that have been there, and we are concerned about those just as much as anybody else is,” the FBI official said. “But I think there has been a slight overreaction.” The agencies believe many witnesses on the ground have been misidentifying normal,...

With France and Germany embroiled in domestic political chaos, the Italian PM is likely to be called on to deal with the president-elect “She’s fantastic. She’s a fantastic leader and a person,” Donald Trump said of the woman set to be his European interlocutor. When asked whether he’d work with Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, the president-elect replied: “Yes.” And the feeling is seemingly mutual, with Ms Meloni responding by sharing a picture of the American’s comments followed by an assessment of “kind words”.......... Ms Meloni, Mr Musk, Mr Trump and Mr Macron all dined together at an event to...

We've got more information on the 15-year-old Abundant Life shooter, and it looks like she was a mass-shooting fanatic with violent feminist beliefs. Journalist Andy Ngo has the scoop: Exclusive: Madison, Wisc. Christian school mass shooter identified Connect with Andy Ngo and other members of NGOGO ZONE community NGO.LOCALS.COM https://ngo.locals.com/post/6470000/exclusive-madison-wisc-christian-school-mass-shooter-identified The shooter, whose name we will withhold as to not give her the infamy she desired, killed a fellow student and a teacher before turning the gun on herself. Six others were wounded, two of whom have critical injuries. She carried out the mass shooting in the school library, according...

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) accused the federal government of not being “forthcoming” about mysterious drones that have been spotted flying over New Jersey, and the lawmaker is keeping aliens on the table as a possible explanation. Mace joined Outkick’s Clay Travis on Monday for what the host described as a “special X-Files edition” of his podcast where they focused on the Jersey drones. Local authorities have not been able to explain the dozens of drones that have appeared in the sky, concerning citizens and leading to lots of speculation about their origin. The drones are about 8-10 feet and each...

For years, conservatives have been vilified as “conspiracy theorists” for claiming the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from President Trump. The mainstream media and liberal pundits mocked anyone who questioned the outcome, dismissing them as dangerous extremists or delusional crackpots. Now, the tide has turned, and the hypocrisy is glaringly obvious as liberals peddle their own wild predictions. Enter USAF veteran and vocal leftist Jerry Doran, who has taken to social media to allege that President Trump will be arrested on December 20th under Executive Order 13848. Doran, a nurse and substitute teacher, went further, urging a mass storming...

[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. 16, 8:30 P.M. To Maj.-Gen. Dix: Richmond papers of to-day state that on Wednesday Gen. Sherman carried Fort McAllister, commanding the entrance to the Ogeechee River, by storm, and that the capture of this position puts Sherman in communication with the Yankee fleet, and necessitates the reinforcement of Savannah. The Dispatch has the following: "Official intelligence was received yesterday that the enemy on Friday carried Fort McAllister by storm. The garrison of the fort consisted of a hundred and fifty men. Fort McAllister is on the Ogeechee River, fifteen miles southwest of Savannah, at...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson booted members of the public from a city meeting on his proposed 2025 budget on Monday after residents vocally protested against extensive funding for migrants. While Johnson's 2025 budget narrowly passed on Monday, it was only after the mayor ordered a temporary recess to allow police to clear residents from the hall to allow council members to vote. It took six weeks of debate for Johnson to secure the 26 votes necessary to pass the budget plan, with the opposition succeeding in removing a proposed $300 million property tax. The plan also adopts a $40 million...

Breen, currently a student at University of California-Los Angeles, not only began taking puberty blockers at 12 and testosterone at 13; she then had “top surgery” — a double mastectomy — at 14.

Last week the Department of Justice’s inspector general released a report on some of the DOJ’s tracking of communications from media and congressional figures as part of its purported investigation into who was leaking classified information against President Donald Trump in 2017. Three significant bombshells about the Russia collusion hoax were hidden inside the dense and dry 100-page report. For context, when Trump won the 2016 presidential election, anonymous Democrat operatives in the federal government and Congress began leaking like sieves as part of a coordinated effort to paint Trump as a mastermind spy who had worked with Russian President...

The Kiev regime once again resorts to ‘asymmetrical tactics’ (a.k.a. terrorism) and assassinates a top Russian General, in a move that is sure to generate a considerable escalation and also certain retaliation by the Russians against top Ukrainian officials. On today’s early morning (17), an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated on Moscow’s Ryazansky Prospekt. The massive, deadly blast killed high profile Russian chemical defense chief General Igor Kirillov. Sputnik reported on Telegram: “The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the murder of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense...

VIDEOI thought that as time elapsed from the election that TDS meltdowns would abate. I am happy to report that I was wrong. TDS meltdowns continue to multiply in their highly entertaining fashion. Here are a few of the latest TDS meltdowns. One thing I learned is that TDS is such a powerful force that it can even cause severe constipation. Really!

The 32-year-old, who had a great career playing for teams like Zenit Saint Petersburg and Orlando Magic, was discovered in the stairway of the high-rise building.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) stated that he hasn’t paid attention to the issue of whether or not the Biden administration is disposing of border wall material and “We are expecting this to be a top priority next year, and we’ll deal with that as it comes.” After discussing Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) request for records preservation on border wall materials, host Bret Baier asked, “Sen. Kaine, about that, obviously, we had an election and immigration was one of the issues. And there are some people at home saying, why get...

Fresh back from Paris and holding his first major news conference since winning the November 5 election, President-Elect Trump has reportedly revealed plans to travel to Fresno, California to wrap up the current Freepathon. A highly placed FReeper reports a moose told his sister that it is possible that maybe, President-Elect Trump and Elon Musk could someday head to Fresno, to donate to FreeRepublic. Any actual or hypothetical double-secret meeting might occur at an undisclosed pizza parlor. They want to meet Jim personally instead of sending in their monthly support the usual way, via school-bus-sized electric drone delivery. Hey, it...

Last week, Joe Biden made history — and not in a good way — by granting clemency on an unprecedented scale, commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and issuing 39 pardons in a single day. This marks the largest one-day act of clemency in modern history, surpassing the previous record set by Barack Obama, who issued 330 commutations during his final days in office. ... at least three Democrat politicians .. including a disgraced former judge infamous for orchestrating a scheme that sent thousands of children to jail in exchange for kickbacks ... Luzerne County Judge Michael Conahan, one...

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation as the injured began arriving at a hospital and unconfirmed reports of casualties emerged. A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after the quake. With communications still down hours later and official information scarce, witness accounts of casualties began to surface on social media and through patchy phone calls. The earthquake happened at just before 1 p.m. at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles) and was centered 30 kilometers west of Port Vila,...

Even before we knew the targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by Luigi Mangione was politically motivated, many leftists were justifying, celebrating, and rationalizing the shooting. There’s a real debate going on in some quarters of the progressive Left over whether slaying CEOs is a bad thing. And it’s unsurprising. Of course, if any MAGA professors or journalists were online publicly defending the killing of perceived political enemies, there would be thousands of wringing hands lamenting the menacing rhetoric of conservatism. And rightly so. But the unhinged demonization of the health care insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and Big...

President Trump has a tool to push for the passage of legislation, such as the Hearing Protection Act. The executive branch, specifically the Secretary of the Treasury, can unilaterally declare an amnesty for people registering NFA items with the ATF. Congress passed the Gun Control Act of 1968 under enormous pressure from President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. At the same time, Congress passed a statute authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to declare amnesties to allow people to register items covered by the act.There are limitations. A single amnesty cannot last for longer than 90 days. The Secretary of...

One of the first things the new Trump administration will do at the Pentagon is a wholesale firing of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) contractors, a report said.