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The most Los Angeles thing I have ever seen happened behind the Yoshinoya Beef Bowl.... See the alley between the Yoshinoya and the pharmacy? As I drove by on Wilshire, two extremely alert LAPD officers on motorcycles were sitting at the edge of that parking lot, postures tight and poised for action, urgently scanning the street. It was like watching a gunfighter movie, in the scene when the camera closes in on the gunfighter’s eyes, watching his opponent for the draw. These dudes were ready. If you did 38 in the 30 MPH zone, then brother, you were dead-ass done,...

From Grok: - Research suggests Colonel Sheyla Baez was suspended as Fort McCoy Commander, but not for refusing to display photos, as claimed. - The U.S. Army states the photo incident was vandalism, not her decision, adding complexity to the situation. - Official statements confirm the suspension is not related to misconduct, leaving the exact reason unclear. Background Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez has been a notable figure as the first Hispanic female Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, taking command in July 2024. Recently, there has been controversy surrounding photos of President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Secretary of Defense...

19-year-old Tilly Lockey is the bionic teen who continues to defy the odds. After contracting meningitis as a baby, Tilly’s hands were amputated to save her life. But through state-of-the-art bionic hands controlled by her mind, Tilly has been able to live a normal life. This week, Tilly became the first person to get the most advanced wireless hands in the world - making her stronger than she’s ever been. She’s back in the studio to show us her new hands, alongside robotics engineer Joel Gibbard who helped create them.

While walking through the San Francisco Centre might feel like a complete ghost town, Bloomingdale's was bustling with shoppers looking for deals as the store offers 70% off before shuttering for good. Downtown San Francisco's ghostly and 'depressing' mall clears out, shoppers find deals | 2:21 ABC7 News Bay Area | 593K subscribers | 333,649 views | April 3, 2025

I’ve had sitting on my computer for a few days an essay by Rod Dreher, an American conservative who now lives in Hungary, the only country in Europe making a stand for traditional values and refusing to accept unlimited Islamic immigration. From his perch in Hungary, Dreher has written about his conversations with ordinary Europeans, who believe that civil war is imminent, a war that will see those who share European values arrayed against those who have embraced leftism and Islam. Dreher’s essay opens by telling readers about a hugely popular podcast entitled “The Coming British Civil War.” On it,...

The Talk ShowsApril 20th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) (the MS-13 Gangster’s Senator making the rounds today); Massachusetts demoncratic Gov. Maura Healey; EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin; Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.); Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); American NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore . Legal panel: Jonathan Turley and Tom Dupree. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Horace Cooper, Dan Koh and Katie Pavlich.. MEET THE dePRESS (NBC):...

Tax season can be a bit stressful for many Americans, but for those with unfiled returns or back taxes, the stress levels can be overwhelming. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is one of the most powerful collection agencies in the country and it has considerable power to pursue any unpaid taxes you owe. The agency also has a long memory when it comes to collecting what it's owed. That said, the IRS can't come after you for your old tax debts indefinitely. Most debts have statutes of limitations that eventually render them uncollectible — and the same is true for...

A popular knock on this second Donald Trump term is that the president stocked his administration with nothing but saluting loyalists. Tell that to the staffers scheming to undercut his signature tax reform—by “managing” him into surrendering to the left’s favorite talking point. A (delighted) mainstream media several weeks ago started writing stories about a new Republican interest in raising taxes on “the rich”—namely hiking the top individual tax rate from 37% to 40%, higher than even under Barack Obama. These reports all come from anonymous White House officials, and always take care to insinuate Mr. Trump is “open” to...

This is getting whacked on a whole different level. John Alite, a former Gambino crime family enforcer-turned-mob turncoat now serving as a councilman in the sleepy New Jersey borough of Englishtown, was heckled during his first town hall meeting by a former underling of John Gotti Jr. However, Alite didn’t have to lay a finger on his critic — 39-year-old Christopher George of Huntington, LI — as dozens of townspeople shouted him down. George stepped up to a microphone and confirmed he once worked for “Junior” Gotti, Alite’s ex-best friend and the son of late Gambino godfather John Gotti Sr....

There's a common saying that comes up any time mayhem is committed by illegal immigrants: Import the third world, get the third world.The examples that trigger this saying tend to be crimes that happen everywhere -- murder, robbery, rape, assault -- though the frequencies differ from country to country. What is common to the third world though, is something more subtle, known as 'informality': the phenomeon of living without rule of law (or property rights). In any country where you see big shack cities ringing a country's capital on its outskirts, you've got sizable evidence of what Peruvian economists Hernando...

1977's 'Star Wars' will receive a resurrection screening after being hidden away for decades in favor of tweaked "Special Editions." There is an excellent chance you have never seen Star Wars. Oh, you might think you’ve seen 1977’s Star Wars (now christened Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope). But what you’ve likely actually seen is one of the many altered versions of Star Wars that have been in wide distribution ever since the film’s initial theatrical run. Writer-director George Lucas famously kept making tweaks and changes to his creation through iterations of “Special Editions.” Many of these changes...

Former President Joe Biden’s return to the spotlight has some Democratic party insiders — including top aides — fuming that his presence is only dredging up old wounds, according to a report. After keeping a low profile, Biden reemerged Tuesday with an anti-Trump speech in Chicago, followed by private remarks at Harvard University’s Kennedy School. But the reaction from within the Democratic party was less of a celebration and more of a panic-inducing event, with party operatives, strategists, and Biden loyalists saying his presence came at the worst time, The Hill reported. “I love both Bidens dearly, but staff loyalty...

It seems clear to me that the broad scope and speed of the administration’s actions have knocked the sense out of the media, the Democrats and, alas, the judiciary. They cannot seem to process the swift and expansive range of change without making themselves look ridiculous. The PressI could describe many examples but the easiest most complete one is that of the gang banger, wife beating, human trafficking suspect Salvadorean citizen who illegally crossed out borders and resided here. You know who I mean -- the thug the press describes as a “Maryland Man.” So the nation is transfixed --...

Masked “outside agitators” shouted “Hail Satan” in support of transgender athletes at a California school board meeting that passed several measures to protect girls’ sports — in a scene one concerned parent called “deeply unsettling.” A Chino Valley Unified School District board meeting Thursday was disrupted by two blue-haired, mask-wearing agitators who were stunned to find their cause was widely disfavored by the majority of parents who supported the . “Y’all are a bunch of transphobic pieces of s–t. I hope you all burn in hell,” one angry person said as they stormed out, a video posted by CVUSD board...

This Easter, former President Donald J. Trump hosted a deeply moving Holy Week celebration at the White House — filled with worship, prayer, and a bold proclamation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. From heartfelt music to gospel-centered messages, this was a moment of hope and revival in the heart of the nation.

In the Australian vernacular, the word “crucify” is often used as a metaphor to mean to treat very badly. In my view, Cardinal George Pell was metaphorically crucified by a nascent police state because he was a conservative Christian. In the hearts of Australian people and in the true spirit of the Christian religion, commitment to freedom and human decency can still be found. If those values are paramount in learning the lessons of the tragedy of what the Victorian "justice system" did to Cardinal George Pell, then Australia and the world can be better places for the lesson. If...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing President Trump’s administration in federal court for targeting international students who had their legal status revoked. “The consequences of Defendants’ unilateral and unlawful termination are dire. The termination puts students out of lawful student status. Plaintiffs and the class face immigration detention and deportation. Plaintiffs and the class face severe financial and academic hardship. Further, Plaintiffs and the class are not able to obtain their degrees and work pursuant to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program after graduation,” ACLU’s lawyers wrote in the class action lawsuit filed in New Hampshire. “Indeed, Defendants’...

I believe @ElonMusk was right when he said that Democrats were importing illegals as a means of having a permanent majority in all swing states. However, he missed a more sinister underlying reason for doing so... By importing twenty million illegals, they also set up an absurd mission for President Trump to pursue, which is deporting every single one of them. This will not result in making America great again. It will simply make America 2020 again.This is 100% by design. When you have an elite problem solver who is capable of multi-tasking and operating high-level organizational control, the only...

Here's a beautiful song/video celebrating our resurrection in Christ, as well as being a moving tribute to martyrs. https://youtu.be/8emZjgD2uCc?si=oYXrTbdoB5obGz2M "But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep." (I Corinthians 15:20)

Newsdump Alert: The US Supreme Court deciding early this morning to prevent a deportation flight from Texas to El Salvador. The American Civil Liberties Union has sought emergency action... China remains a powerful economic engine its Gross Domestic Product grew 5.4 percent in the first quarter... "Now something happened this week that I think merits our discussion and that is that President Trump came out with a statement on Easter... Back to the early pre-commercial and pre-praise and worship days of Christian Music it's the 1970's sound... "When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four...