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The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences and warned that they may never be released. Three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to horrific sexual abuse and violence in a Glasgow drug den dubbed "the beastie house" over a seven-year period. Police said the children had suffered "unimaginable abuse", with the offences including rape, attempted murder and assault. Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Lesley Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48, and John Clark, 49, were jailed for between eight and 20 years...

This is so stinkin' good. During Face the Nation on Sunday, CBS "journalist" Margaret Brennan pressed Vice President JD Vance on the administration's immigration policies, particularly Vance's claim that immigrants weren't being properly vetted. Watch how that went 👇 VIDEO AT LINK.................. Vance: 'We absolutely cannot unleash thousands of unvetted people into our country...' Brennen: 'These people are vetted. These people are vetted. Uh...' Vance: 'Just like the guy who planned a terrorist attack in Oklahoma a few months ago? He was allegedly properly vetted, and many people in media and the Democratic Party said that he was properly vetted....

Don't miss this insane video. This lady says she was a realty specialist in the Army Corps of Engineers who oversaw the leasing of land to farmers and ranchers. And if that sounds boring, well, the stuff her fellow government workers got up to is anything BUT: VIDEO AT LINK....................... People going on trips, getting drunk, taking naps, pretending to work, antiquated systems that no one is incentivized to improve, it's an absolute mess. Let's hope a reckoning is coming for this bloated parasite we call the government.

LONDON — The mystery of dinosaur origins has taken an unexpected turn toward the equator. While paleontologists have long searched southern regions for clues about where these magnificent creatures first evolved, new research suggests we may have been looking in the wrong latitude altogether. A new study indicates that the first dinosaurs may have emerged in Earth’s ancient tropics, forcing scientists to reconsider long-held theories about their origins. For years, paleontologists believed dinosaurs originated in what is now southern South America and southern Africa, since the oldest unequivocal dinosaur fossils come from late Carnian rock formations (around 230 million years...

One of Trump's first acts as president was to pause all travel and external communications at the CDC, FDA and NIH, including publishing scientific reports, updating websites or issuing health advisories, while the new administration prepares to overhaul the agencies. But Dr Stephanie Psaki — a health and 'gender equity' advisor to former president Joe Biden — said the move could lay the ground for dangerous pathogens like the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like illness that kills up to 88 percent of people it infects, to come to America. There is currently an outbreak of the disease in Tanzania, where eight...

The below came from a Facebook post from a FB Friend of mine. It was originally posted on FB by a Joe Daiker, who seems to be a extreme hater of President Trump. Since it was originally posted on 19 December 2019, I have no idea what Michael Gerson was crying about. However, it was another rant of President Trump being a racist without a thought of the minorities and women that are on his team and support him.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) said Monday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that television personality Dr. Phil McGraw’s involvement in the Trump administration deportation raids was “inappropriate.” Host Jim Acosta said, “What is the reaction that you’re hearing from the community right now? Are you hearing about, heavy handed tactics, U.S. citizens being picked up accidentally?” Raoul said, “Well, unfortunately, this shock and awe approach, which involves trying to have cameras and having, you know, celebrities like Dr. Phil embedded within is meant to upset a community, a community that we rely on to partake in solving public safety problems. This...

U.S. — Only one week into the new administration and struggling to keep up with the constant flow of things being accomplished, the exhausted news media collectively begged President Donald Trump to take a day off. Journalists and broadcasters who were not used to working quite this hard urgently asked Trump's staff if they could please ask him to just pause for one single, solitary day. "Please… please… just let up for a second," said a visibly disheveled Jake Tapper. "The executive orders, the trips to disaster-ravaged areas of the country, the manhandling of foreign leaders and making them do...

For a sense of from where these Chiefs come, it’s instructive to have a glimpse at the origins of head coach Andy Reid, who grew up on what one friend called an “idyllic” street a mile from Hollywood Boulevard. “The people there were there forever. Nobody left,” said Reid. “Kind of died off after a little bit, but nobody ever left.” The oversized child, who has “a heart as big as he is,” former neighbor Reba Poor said, is the son of a radiologist mother and artistic father and an apt reflection of both his mother’s precision and seriousness and...

President Donald Trump issued new orders as part of his plan to ramp up massive deportations of illegal migrants - a daily quota of arrests for border officials. In a Saturday phone call with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, Trump staff said the president was unhappy with the number of arrests so far. He wants it ramped up from a few hundred a day to 1,200 to 1,500 per day, the Washington Post reported. ICE officials were told that each field office should make 75 arrests per day and managers would be held accountable when that number isn't reached....

Federal agents busted dozens of Tren de Aragua gang members in an overnight raid in Denver, Colorado. The round-up of 49 members of the violent Venezuelan gang took place in a “makeshift nightclub” where federal agents also seized weapons, drugs, and cash. “#DEA agents, @HSIDenver @ERODenver @ATF_Denver & local partners conduct an early AM operation targeting drug trafficking & members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). Drugs, weapons, and cash were seized in Adams County. Nearly 50 illegal aliens were taken into custody,” DEA’s Rocky Mountain Division posted on X along with photos of the raid. Denver7 Investigates'...

“I don’t think we should give California anything until they let water flow down,” Trump stated during the interview. This claim repeated an unfounded assertion that Newsom and other California officials were intentionally blocking water from Northern California from reaching Los Angeles, instead allowing it to flow into the Pacific Ocean.

A top ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin has advised him to remove Vladimir Lenin's body from a mausoleum in Moscow in order to seal his legacy as Moscow's leader. Alexander Dugin, a far-right political philosopher, has advised the president to remove Lenin's body from the burial site in order to "make room there for the real Emperor" and make other changes to the mausoleum, according to the Telegram post by the account Kremlin Snuffbox. -snip- The Russian philosopher also reportedly advised Putin to make improvements to the mausoleum by rebuilding the structure, decorating it with military trophies accumulated during...

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards' youngest daughter, Lola, recently got baptized and publicly declared Jesus as her Savior, revealing He saved her from “battling severe anxiety” and gave her a “peace that makes no sense.”Earlier in January, the 19-year-old shared footage of her baptism on Instagram. In a follow-up post on Jan 22, she opened up about the reasons behind her decision, which she said "made my life worth living."“When I was in my deepest depression, there was a moment where I realized I hit rock bottom. I felt so lost and hopeless, and was just doing my best to...

Bally’s, the big casino operator, is selling shares only to women and minorities in its new gambling resort mecca being built in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. A minority preference of some kind was a condition to city approval of the project, and this is what the city and Bally’s agreed to. Here’s the deal that’s offered, which is detailed in the company’s S-1 filing with the Securities Exchange Commission and other company materials: Instead of just buying one share for $25,000, a buyer can put up as little as $250 and Bally’s will loan you the remainder of the purchase...

Illegal migrants fearing deportation are said to be in hiding, turning usually crowded factories, warehouses and grocery stores into ghost towns. President Donald Trump has order federal agents to at least 1,200 to 1,500 illegal aliens each day as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown. Scared undocumented migrants began hunkering down after Trump took office for the second time last week, with dozens failing to turn up to work. Only 10 out of the usually 40 to 50 migrants workers attended their shifts at a factory in Joliet, Illinois last week, The Chicago Tribune reported, as six federal agencies swept...

Step into a world where steampunk meets retro-futurism! Watch majestic airships soar high above a dazzling dystopian cities of steam in this 1950s-inspired cinematic short film. Shot in stunning late 50's Super Panavision 70, 'Steam Skies | Airships above the Retro-Future' brings the glamour of sci-fi nostalgia to life. Prepare to be captivated by this blend of adventure, and vintage elegance!. Made with MidJourney for image creation, KLING AI for animation, and Uppbeat for sound design. Edited in DaVinci Resolve

During the presidential election campaign, the progressive-leaning organization Sixteen Thirty Fund (1630) gave money to Retire Career Politicians (RCP) so it could support Robert F. Kennedy, jr.'s campaign for president. Oddly, the money continued to flow even after RFK had dropped out of the race. Now, 1630 is giving money to Protect Our Care (POC) which is running the Stop RFK War Room effort to keep Kennedy from becoming Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A spokesperson for 1630 explained "it's all about thwarting Trump. Surveys showed that as a candidate, Kennedy was taking more votes...

Los Angelinos who lost everything in the deadly fires are still being prevented from visiting their homes without a police escort, new video shows - despite the city's mayor claiming last week that rebuilding could begin 'right away'. Dave Harvilicz, 50, a resident from the ritzy Pacific Palisades enclave which was among the worst-hit areas, filmed himself speaking with US Army personnel who were still blocking access to his street on Saturday. According to official interactive maps, the ongoing Palisades Fire has likely obliterated the California businessman's $4 million four-bedroom, three-bath property to the ground - but he's still not...

I know the Caption Obvious memes will show up but I haven't see any posts linking deportation to lowering the cost of living so here goes: Every deportee is no longer spending money in the United States. This means they are not buying gas, food, booze, cigs, wallmart stuff. They are not spending money on lodging. They won't be shoplifting either. Nor will they be getting free emergency room healthcare. All these things reduce the inflationary "load" on our economy. With less purchases stuff will be sitting in inventory longer which tends to cause sellers to lower prices. It will...