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Actress/singer turned self-regarding atmospheric science expert, Barbra Streisand, has had enough. She’s watched in horror along with the rest of the world as flash floods and tornados have left a deadly trail of carnage across America and she wants climate action to end it Right now, if not sooner. Streisand took to social media outlet Bluesky to list her demands for action while pointing a finger at the administration of President Donald Trump, saying: The horror of these killer tornados and flash floods killing Americans should redouble our efforts to slow climate change and increase the National Weather Service enhanced...

In Brief: 🚁 A tour helicopter crashed at Destin Executive Airport last month due to a loose bolt, according to a new NTSB report. 🧰 Investigators found other bolts were only hand-tight, and the helicopter suffered major damage, though all passengers survived. 🕵️ While the operator wasn’t named, officials confirmed Timberview Helicopters is the only tour provider based at the airport. ========================================================================== The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report on the crash that occurred at Destin Executive Airport involving a tour helicopter last month. In the report, the investigator stated that a bolt from the cyclic servo...

What Donald Trump has achieved in the first six months of his non-sequential second term borders on the unprecedented. The most lasting and impactful accomplishment will be Trump’s ongoing victories in permanently reining in a rogue and increasingly radicalized federal judiciary. His electoral victory in 2024 and uncompromising battles with the judiciary have rescued the United States from an irreversible decline and fall. Over the past 70 years, the federal judiciary has increasingly assumed the extra-constitutional role of arbitrarily setting the boundaries of congressional and presidential authority. This has been an evolutionary process that reflected the American left’s long-term strategy...

While sourdough might seem like just another type of bread you can make or buy, it actually used to be one of the only options. Until the development of commercial yeasts in the 1800s, sourdough, made with naturally occurring yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, was the main type of leavened bread consumed worldwide. Sourdough undergoes natural fermentation rather than relying on additives found in baker's yeast. This means that, compared to other breads, it is easier to digest, has a less significant impact on blood sugar, and is potentially more nutritious. 1. It's Easier to Digest The fermentation process used...

Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out many other would-be homebuyers. Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first three months of the year were bought by investors -- the highest share in at least five years, according to a report by real estate data provider BatchData. Between 2020 and 2023, the share of homes bought by investors averaged 18.5%. All told, investors bought 265,000 homes in the January-March quarter, an increase of 1.2% from the same period a year earlier,...

9 July 2025 Wednesday of week 14 in Ordinary Time The Shrine of St. Paulina, Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, BrazilReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingGenesis 41:55-57,42:5-7,17-24Joseph's brothers in his powerWhen the whole country of Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread. But Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, ‘Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.’ There was famine all over the world. Then Joseph opened all the granaries and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine grew worse in the land of Egypt. People came to Egypt from all...

Vladimir Putin has been warned that Russia is facing an economic crisis as potato prices shoot up and fail to meet high demand. Prices of potatoes have skyrocketed by a staggering 167% over the last year, marking the most significant increase among foodstuffs. The Russian President admitted in May: "It turns out that we don't have enough potatoes. I spoke with [President of Belarus] Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko. He said, 'We've already sold everything to Russia'." The soaring cost of this staple is attributed to poor harvests reducing supplies. Compounding this, households are turning to the typically affordable food option as...

There was a time when the barbarians stood outside the city gates of Vienna and tried to storm it. That ranks as a defining moment in Western history. Since then, however, we have flung open the gates ourselves and willingly let the enemy in. Image from Wikipedia Commons: The Turkish Siege of Vienna (August Querfurt, 1750s)Kahlenberg is a hill outside Vienna. Known for its panoramic views of the capital, a peaceful vantage point covered with groves and vineyards, it is a favorite day trip destination for loving couples and families with small children. Nothing in this idyll, except a modest...

A Pair of Lawsuits Promise to Expose the Truth Behind the July 1996 Disaster. On July 17, 1996, TWA 800, a Paris-bound 747, blew up ten miles off Long Island’s south shore, killing all 230 souls on board. In the days leading up to the anniversary, I will share some fresh insights on this tragedy and the much too successful cover-up that followed.After 25 years investigating the destruction of TWA Flight 800, I have learned to temper my enthusiasms. That said, I continue to take heart when I see signs of life. Perhaps the most promising development in the case...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(7/9/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleJoshua 1:1-4Joshua Installed as Leader 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great...

In May, Octavio Carreon Mota got a text from a strange number with an opportunity for work in Enid trimming trees. Mota, a 27-year-old father with plans to get married, was eager to earn some extra money. He ran a side business doing day labor and routinely traveled to Enid from his home in Stillwater for jobs. Mota exchanged texts over the next several days with a man who said his name was Samual Davis and that he owned several rental properties in Enid. “Can we meet at 10 o’clock at Oncue. 1005 e garriott. I have a grey ford...

“‘Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. . . . Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand’” (Matthew 7:24, 26). An important way to discern between true believers and those who merely profess faith in Christ is to consider Jesus’ illustration of the hearers and builders. The crucial element to understand is the foundations upon which people build hopes. While there are clear...

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University of Houston professor David McNally proposed renaming his school to "George Floyd University" and abolishing tuition and grades at the Socialism 2025 conference Saturday. While wearing a keffiyeh, McNally spoke on a panel in Chicago about what fighting the state would look like in the "context of growing an insurgent mass movement."

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed Tuesday that his city “will not ever cooperate with ICE” “You know, again, it’s unconscionable at a time in which so many working people and poor people need government to show up for them, that this administration, the Trump administration, has caused so much consternation and division,” Johnson said Tuesday during a press conference. Johnson was responding to a question about whether the city would “set up local police perimeters around schools to shield students from federal agents without warrants.” “Look, we are welcoming city ordinance,” Johnson said. “Our local police department will not ever...

Republican senators aren’t happy about how President Trump treated Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), whom the president blasted last week on social media after Tillis said he wouldn’t vote for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Tillis is highly regarded among colleagues as a team player focused on getting results, and many Republicans thought he would have had the best chance of keeping the North Carolina Senate seat in GOP hands.

In this video, I call out the disgusting double standards surrounding the reaction to a group of missing white girls from a Christian camp in East Texas. One activist decided to compare this tragic situation to ill*gal immigration detention — and that’s where I draw the line. We get into the viral nonsense spewed by Sade Perkins, who's been saying some of the most outrageous, anti-white things you’ll hear, even though she’s been in relationships with white men and has a long rap sheet. I also spotlight a black woman working a night shift who laid it all out and...

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) daughter revealed Tuesday that she’s unemployed after graduating from Barnard College — the elite school that suspended her last year after her arrest at a Columbia University anti-Israel protest. “Unemployment got me,” Isra Hirsi captioned an Instagram Story selfie. The 22-year-old jobless activist is apparently getting by peddling some of her old clothes to her more than 82,000 followers on the social media platform. “I am now selling on [Depop]!! Check out if u wish,” Hirsi wrote, including a link to her page on the clothing resale app. Multiple skirts, a pair of Dr. Martens boots...

You remember that pediatrician who mocked children during the Texas flood tragedy? Yeah, she just got FIRED by Bluefish Pediatrics—and rightfully so. In this video, I break down her disturbing social media post, why it's morally indefensible, and how political hatred has completely derailed basic human decency. I even asked ChatGPT what they’d do in this situation—and even AI said: terminate immediately. We go over the facts, debunk the FEMA blame game, and hear from Senator Ted Cruz on the heartbreaking devastation at Camp Mystic. This isn't about politics—this is about decency, compassion, and protecting our kids. Let me know...

In this episode of The Real Eisman Playbook, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gretchen Morgenson discusses her career in investigative journalism, focusing on the dark side of Wall Street, the AIG scandal, and the financial crisis. She highlights the role of private equity in modern finance and its impact on various industries, including healthcare. Morgenson emphasizes the importance of exposing corporate fraud and the need for accountability in the financial sector.