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My dad is a retired NYPD cop, he's 85 now and not in the best of health with his heart. I can't show this to him because he will lose it, go completely nuts with rage. That this is being allowed in a city where 3000 people were murdered by Islamic vermin on 911 including NYPD police officers is absolutely outrageous and disgusting.

...The protest addressed issues such as voter suppression laws, including "The Save Act,....The protest coincided with the anniversary of Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis's passing, with participants nationwide taking action to defend democracy and honor his legacy of "good trouble."...More than 1,600 similar protests were planned to occur across the country...

I'd said it here many times. Liberals have zero long term memory. Or they have memories of convenience. Either way, they're pretty much useless. The entire party is in disarray. No message, no leader and they're left trying to create a crisis they had in their power to resolve years ago. The Democratic Party has no leader and no message. That’s not a right-wing talking point; that’s the findings of a poll commissioned by a Democrat SuperPAC. As reported by The Hill, a survey conducted between May and June by Unite the Country showed voters perceive the Democratic Party as...

A criminal referral for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has just been issued to the DOJ! He is being referred over alleged perjury related to his whopping $2.5 billion building renovation project. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced on X: I am criminally referring Jerome Powell to the DOJ to investigate perjury regarding his crazy $2.5BN building.— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) July 17, 2025This is huge… To give you some context, the Federal Reserve renovation project has skyrocketed from the initial $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion. Jerome Powell is being suspected of fraud related to the extremely suspicious building project....

The $35 million firearms portal launched to enforce WA’s tough new gun laws has been paused after a security breach. But the Government rejected calls to halt the roll-out as “fear mongering” and senior police insisted the risk was “minor”. A Jarrahdale sports shooting club raised the alarm, after it realised a former club official was still able to access data that included the storage locations of firearms registered to the club’s corporate licence. Police said 10 people were linked to the club’s account and it appeared only one unauthorised person had inadvertently accessed the system. But Commander Lawrence Panaia...

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said that the government grocery store plan from New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) is “a new and fresh plan for New York City. But it’s been tried in other cities around the country and has had some real successes.” Warren stated that Mamdani “said, we’ve got a problem with entire food deserts where people can’t get access to grocery stores. He said, I’d like to take a look at whether or not we can have some kind of — like we do on military bases...

A federal judge on Thursday rehired the Democrat FTC Commissioner who was fired by President Trump earlier this year. US District Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden appointee, said President Trump’s firing of Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the Democrat FTC Commissioner was illegal. The Trump Administration will promptly appeal this order. Politico reported: A federal judge has restored commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to her role at the Federal Trade Commission, ruling that President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire the Democratic appointee in March was illegal. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan issued the order on Thursday, saying that the Trump administration’s firings violated...

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS appears as a blurry, dust-shrouded dot in this image from the Gemini North telescope. Future observations should reveal much more about this mysterious object, the third known visitor from beyond our solar system. International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii) Image Processing: Jen Miller & Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) (CC BY 4.0) ================================================================= Earlier this month astronomers were thrilled to discover only the third known interstellar object ever seen in our solar system. Now dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the...

Jon Stewart does not sound like he is losing sleep over “The Daily Show” potentially being canceled if Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount is approved. Stewart, on the Thursday episode of his “The Weekly Show” podcast, was asked if he is concerned the deal would spell the end of the long-running comedy program, in part because of his recent criticism of Paramount and President Donald Trump. The 62-year-old comedian said he is not worried about it. “You know, unfortunately, we haven’t heard anything from [Paramount or Skydance]. They haven’t called me and said like, ‘Don’t get too comfortable in that office.’”...

The United States Army plans to phase out most of its ceremonial cavalry units and put the horses up for adoption. Officials hope the move will “align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness,” according to a July 2 announcement. Shrinking its “military working equid” programs—which also include mules and donkeys—is expected to save the Army roughly $2 million per year, reports Tara Copp for the Associated Press. Soldiers who work with horses will also be reassigned to new duties.

Russian president says grain sent under 2022 Black Sea Grain Initiative ‘ended up’ in Europe Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Europe of embezzling grain sent to impoverished countries under the 2022 Black Sea Grain Initiative. During a Kremlin meeting, the head of the Russian Association of Fertilizer Producers, Andrey Guriev, mentioned that according to the initiative, the grain “was supposed to go to southern countries.” “But it ended up going to Europe,” Putin responded. Guriev also stated that a complete refusal by Europe to use Russian fertilizers for over three years could reduce crop yields and increase fertilizer...

LifeSiteNews) — A pro-abortion pastor and elected Democrat has called the fight to protect abortion the “sacred choice of every soul,” as part of a new Planned Parenthood initiative. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia (PPAV) has enlisted five Democrats in the Virginia legislature for its “Bros for Repro” campaign to “amplify the voices of men who champion [so-called] reproductive rights and bodily autonomy” through grassroots lobbying and public speaking. The campaign is meant to help elect more Democrats to advance a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution establishing a state-level “right” to abortion. Among the participants is state Del. Joshua...

Chicago, IL — Three separate medical emergencies were reported in January 2025 following botched abortion procedures at three different clinics in Chicago. Each incident involved women experiencing serious complications and required emergency medical intervention. “A Minor Complication” The first emergency occurred on the morning of January 18 at the Near North Health Center Planned Parenthood facility. A 19-year-old woman reportedly suffered a uterine perforation following an abortion procedure. According to 911 dispatch records, the patient was still sedated at the time of the call. The clinic worker who contacted emergency services was hesitant to disclose the nature of the emergency....

Press Release For Immediate Release Washington, DC – The Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has issued a formal apology to Operation Rescue for mischaracterizing the pro-life organization as a terror group during a counterterrorism and security training presentation that was used to teach 9,100 Army soldiers at Fort Bragg. “This characterization was not only inaccurate but also deeply inappropriate,” Driscol stated in a July 16, 2025, letter to the American Center for Law and Justice, which represents Operation Rescue and its President, Troy Newman. “I am glad to accept the Army’s apology, but the harm this has caused Operation...

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed President Trump’s push to reopen the historic Alcatraz prison near San Francisco as “the stupidest initiative put forth by this administration” on Thursday. “Being tough on crime is not turning Alcatraz, which won’t even be a prison for a long time to come — I don’t think it’ll ever happen,” Pelosi, a frequent Trump critic, said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports.” “This is not about being tough on crime. It’s being frivolous about money and silly about the choices they have made,” she added.

A staple of late night television is going off the air for good. CBS and Stephen Colbert broke the news Thursday that the next season of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ will be its last. It will not return with a new host, either. “We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘THE LATE SHOW’ franchise at that time,” wrote CBS. “We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.” The Associated Press reports the announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out...

Food tankers aren’t usually marked, so who’s to say what they’re carrying? Traffic was moving normally on Tuesday afternoon on I-75 in Michigan until a sharp-eyed driver noticed something strange. A tanker truck, cruising southbound near the South Huron River off-ramp, appeared to be leaking. They signaled to the commercial driver, who pulled over to check it out. What he discovered wasn’t oil or fuel: it was chocolate syrup. And not just a little. The tanker was loaded with 41,000 pounds of it. The tanker driver told responders he hadn’t noticed anything wrong until the passerby flagged him down Once...

Thanks to the new federal law defunding America’s biggest abortion business, Planned Parenthood has announced it will close two abortion centers in Ohio. “Today, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region announced the upcoming closure of its health centers in Springfield and Hamilton, a direct result of the federal Reconciliation Bill passed earlier this month, which bars health care providers that offer abortion services from participating in the Medicaid program,” the abortion company said in a statement. “Make no mistake: this was not a decision made by Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region,” said Nan Whaley, President & CEO of the abortion giant....

Teens in the United Kingdom were recently deemed too irresponsible to use social media and user-generated online content. Yet, the government has deemed it appropriate to now permit teens to begin voting in elections at the age of 16. The Labour Party has been pushing legislation to permit 16-year-olds to vote. Coupled with digital IDs, teens will be permitted to apply for proper credentials as the UK moves toward an “increasingly automated voter registration system.” “For too long public trust in our democracy has been damaged and faith in our institutions has been allowed to decline,” Deputy Prime Minister Angela...

President Donald Trump has threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after the outlet released a piece alleging that the president sent deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a suggestive letter. The WSJ reportedly obtained a leather-bound album of documents, which contained birthday letters to Epstein prior to his first arrest in 2018, alleging the president had sent a letter containing the “outline of a naked woman.” In response to the outlet’s allegations, Trump denied the letter, calling it a “fake thing.” “I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women,” Trump told The WSJ. “It’s not...