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  • Trump Doesn’t Tilt at Windmills — He Tears Them Down

    07/28/2025 1:08:42 PM PDT · by Rummyfan · 14 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 28 July 2025 | Stephen Green
    Don Quixote tragically tilted at windmills, mistaking them for monsters. Donald Trump, on the other hand, recognizes the real monster — the subsidies, the blight, and the lies — behind the spinning blades. "The other thing I say to Europe, we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States," Trump said during trade talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "They’re killing us. They’re killing the beauty of our scenery, our valleys, our beautiful plains. It’s the most expensive form of energy. It’s no good," Trump said to an audience that must have been...
  • Beware of Fake Financial Experts (a critique of Lyn Alden, Luke Gromen and the like)

    07/28/2025 1:06:23 PM PDT · by Widget Jr · 12 replies
    Square One Investing ^ | Dec 9, 2024 | Zachary Cameron
    Beware of Fake Financial Experts (a critique of Lyn Alden, Luke Gromen and the like)There is a sense in the world that 'something' is wrong with the global economy- the rise of populism in numerous countries evidencing the growing discontent of the people. Unfortunately, with this rise in discontent has come a number of monetary 'experts' who attempt to address this sentiment by propagating narratives that are not only extremely ignorant, but dangerous, profiting themselves as they take advantage of the emotions of the people.For example, Raoul Pal runs a financial platform called 'Real Vision' in which he continuously states...
  • NFL Player Hospitalized After Collapsing During Training Camp

    07/28/2025 12:53:54 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 24 replies
    100 Percent Fed Up ^ | July 28, 2025 | Danielle
    The San Francisco 49ers had a scary moment at their training camp when defensive end Tarron Jackson collapsed on the field. According to reports, Jackson collapsed after being blocked during an 11-on-11 team drill. Trainers rushed to Jackson’s side, and moments later, he was placed on a stretcher. “He’s conscious inside communicating with us. He can feel all his extremities, and they’re taking him down to Stanford now just for further testing,” head coach Kyle Shanahan said. The New York Post has more: Practice did continue after the incident. “It’s always hard like that, especially when guys watch that,” Shanahan...
  • NEW: Obama Judge Issues NATIONWIDE Block on Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Provision Barring Funding for Planned Parenthood

    07/28/2025 12:43:52 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 136 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | July 28, 2025 | Cristina Laila
    A federal judge on Monday expanded a preliminary injunction and blocked Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Provision barring funding for Planned Parenthood nationwide. Earlier this month Judge Talwani, an Obama appointee, issued a TRO and temporarily blocked the reconciliation bill’s provision barring funding for Planned Parenthood. Last Monday, the judge granted a preliminary injunction in part extending a block on barring funding for Planned Parenthood. Today, Judge Talwani expanded her injunction nationwide. The judge’s ruling comes after the US Supreme Court largely restricted lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions. CNN reported: A federal judge in Boston has widened her block on...
  • Armed Marine veteran stops Michigan Walmart stabbing suspect

    07/28/2025 12:41:05 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 44 replies
    FOX News ^ | July 28, 2025 | Stephen Sorace
    An armed bystander was seen on video heroically stopping a knife-wielding man who authorities say stabbed 11 people at a Walmart in Michigan on Saturday. The man, identified by family as Derrick Perry, is seen in the video pointing a firearm at the suspect in the store’s parking lot in Traverse City as he and other bystanders shout "drop the knife!" Perry is a Marine veteran, the New York Post reported, citing his family. "What they did was amazing," Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea told reporters during a media briefing on Sunday. Perry and the other bystanders ended the...
  • Update: Watch as an armed citizen holds knifeman at gunpoint outside Michigan Walmart

    07/28/2025 12:39:01 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 3 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | July 27, 2025 | Harris Rigby
    Last night, a man went on a stabbing spree at a Traverse City, Michigan Walmart injuring 11 people, 6 critically with 3 requiring surgery after the attack. Multiple injured in mass stabbing event at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan What in the world is happening??? NOTTHEBEE.COM https://notthebee.com/article/multiple-injured-in-mass-stabbing-event-at-a-walmart-in-traverse-city-michigan It should come as little surprise that last night's stabbing rampage ended because of a good guy with a gun. Watch: VIDEO AT LINK................. Yep. A good guy who happened to be carrying at Walmart ended what could have been a much worse attack because, as we all know, bringing a knife...
  • Major US Cities Face Sharp Tourism Declines in 2025 Linked to Trump Policies

    07/28/2025 12:37:53 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 52 replies
    VisaVerge ^ | 7/25/25 | VisaVerge
    When planning a trip to the United States 🇺🇸, international visitors often weigh their options between major destinations like New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Orlando, and Honolulu. In 2025, these choices have become more complicated due to a sharp decline in tourism spending and international arrivals, with each city facing unique challenges and responses. This comparison will help travelers, industry professionals, and policymakers understand the differences between these destinations, the reasons behind The downturn, and which options may best suit different needs. Let’s break down the situation by examining the most affected cities, the factors driving...
  • California, other states sue USDA over SNAP data demand

    07/28/2025 12:31:54 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 12 replies
    KTLA ^ | 07/28/2025 | Iman Palm
    The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, comes as part of a multi-state effort led by Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James. It argues that the USDA’s directive, requiring states to turn over names, Social Security numbers, addresses, and other private information dating back five years, violates federal privacy laws and exceeds the agency’s authority. The USDA has warned it may withhold administrative funding from states that don’t comply. For California, that could mean losing roughly $1 billion annually, which is used to run the program. Any delay or disruption in...
  • Boeing's contract offer rejected by union members

    07/28/2025 12:30:50 PM PDT · by Salman · 8 replies
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | July 27, 2025 | Rishabh Jaiswal and Angela Christy
    Union members who assemble Boeing's fighter jets in the St. Louis area have "overwhelmingly voted" to reject the company's contract offer on Sunday, with the company now preparing for an imminent strike. Boeing's proposal, which was sent on Tuesday to more than 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837, included a 20% general wage increase over four years and a $5,000 ratification bonus, as well as more vacation time and sick leave. "The proposal from Boeing Defense fell short of addressing the priorities and sacrifices of the skilled IAM Union workforce," the IAM...
  • I think this is my favorite baseball play of the year [Goosechase]

    07/28/2025 12:19:14 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | July 28, 2025 | Hamilton Porter
    VIDEO AT LINK...................... Baseball is awesome, and when highlights like this pop up on my feed I simply cannot help but get excited. You might wanna read the shortened caption here before playing the video. Post See new posts Conversation MLB Scoring Changes @ScoringChanges 🚨WEIRD PLAY ALERT🚨 This is really crazy from the @whitesox at @Cubs . Ian Happ is on second, Nico Hoerner on first. Hoerner is back-picked and gets into a rundown. Happ goes and takes third and attempts to score, and a rundown ensues there. Happ runs into the third basemanColson Montgomery and scores. This is correctly...
  • Delta pilot removed from cockpit, arrested on child sex abuse charges after landing at SFO

    07/28/2025 12:18:46 PM PDT · by Morgana · 28 replies
    ABC 7 ^ | July 28, 2025 | Gloria Rodríguez
    SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A Delta Airlines pilot who was taken from the cockpit after landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday night has been arrested on child sexual abuse charges out of the East Bay. Delta Flight 2809 had just arrived from Minneapolis when a group of local and federal law enforcement agents suddenly boarded the plane and stormed the cockpit. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office says the 34-year-old pilot was arrested and booked on felony charges for sex acts with a child under the age of 10. He is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on...
  • SEN RAND PAUL: There are $186 billion reasons why we must audit the Fed

    07/28/2025 12:14:41 PM PDT · by RandFan · 12 replies
    Fox news ^ | jULY 28 | Rand Paul
    The Federal Reserve (the "Fed") is a behemoth agency with the ability to manipulate and control the entire American economy. Our jobs, our finances, our savings and, ultimately, our livelihoods — all of them are subject to the decisions made at the Fed. But the Fed’s deliberations and operations happen behind closed doors. It’s time for us to know how the Fed makes its decisions. Congress must take immediate steps to provide transparency for the American people. No other institution has so much unchecked power. Look no further than the unlimited authority the Fed used in response to the COVID-19...
  • Trump praises Starmer on turning around migrant boats: 'Fantastic thing'

    07/28/2025 12:04:14 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 12 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 28, 2025 | Danielle Wallace
    President Donald Trump praised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for curbing boats of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel, telling the United Kingdom's leader he's doing a "fantastic thing." Trump stopped for questions with Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer, ahead of their meeting at Trump Turnberry golf club in Scotland on Monday. "Immigration is a big, a big factor. And I think, frankly, if they're coming from other countries, and you don't know who they are, and, are they coming from prisons? We have them where they came in from prisons who are moving them all out," Trump began....
  • Bill Maher admits he was wrong about Trump on tariffs, doesn’t ‘see a country in a depression at all’

    07/28/2025 12:03:32 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 18 replies
    foxnews ^ | 07/28/2025 | Brian Flood
    Liberal comedian Bill Maher admitted that he was wrong about President Donald Trump on tariffs in a podcast posted Monday, and he’s "got to own it" because the economy is thriving. Maher made the admission on his "Club Random" podcast as he explained that he’s always truthful with his audience during a conversation with progressive YouTube host Brian Tyler Cohen. "Just to take an example, tariffs. Now I remember that I, along with probably most people, was saying at the beginning, ‘Oh, you know, by the 4th of July… the economy was going to be tanked by then,’ and I...
  • Delta 'claimed flight from 100f Florida airport was canceled because of ice on the runway'

    07/28/2025 11:57:37 AM PDT · by DFG · 19 replies
    UK DAILY MAIL ^ | 07/28/2025 | SONYA GUGLIARA
    Delta Air Lines has sparked an internet uproar after allegedly canceling a flight from Florida due to 'ice on the runway' as temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside. She then reached out to the airline to ask about getting a reimbursement for her hotel room that night. But her request was denied because the cancelation was 'weather related,' according to a Reddit post shared by the flier's cousin on Sunday. A Delta agent told the frustrated customer the flight was called off 'due to a deicing situation, which means the runway was too slippery' for takeoff, as shown in a...
  • Ghislaine Maxwell pleads with Supreme Court, Trump to intervene in criminal case (Here we go!)

    07/28/2025 11:53:52 AM PDT · by Az Joe · 100 replies
    FOX8 ^ | 07/28/2025 | Zach Schonfeld
    Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to overturn her sex trafficking conviction as her attorney simultaneously made overtures to President Trump. “We are appealing not only to the Supreme Court but to the President himself to recognize how profoundly unjust it is to scapegoat Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s crimes, especially when the government promised she would not be prosecuted,” attorney David Oscar Markus said in a statement.
  • True the Ballot: Launching in Earnest

    07/28/2025 11:50:59 AM PDT · by Fester Chugabrew · 12 replies
    True the Ballot ^ | July 28, 2025 | David A. Seyboldt
    Today I was able to write, record, and produce seven 30-second commercials for True the Ballot. Here are the links: Commercial 1 https://youtu.be/AB9psWirDhU Commercial 2 https://youtu.be/l4diy2PXQrg Commercial 3 https://youtu.be/e4ThjCTU7fI Commercial 4 https://youtu.be/PR7R4RmHkBM Commercial 5 https://youtu.be/gYbj9G4xI2o Commercial 6 https://youtu.be/njNdkDhi6gQ Commercial 7 https://youtu.be/fT3fNfWJvX8 These are amateur productions, to be sure, but a good start. We are in the process of determining what budget is needed to conduct radio advertising in St. Joseph County, Indiana so that we can approach donors with a realistic goal. We also joined the League of Women Voters because they are diligent in documenting all public officials. It...
  • Obama Presidential Library Design Faces Criticism

    07/28/2025 11:50:35 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 24 replies
    X.com ^ | 12:59 PM · Jul 28, 202 | The Babylon Bee✓ @TheBabylonBee
    https://babylonbee.com/news/obama-presidential-library-design-faces-criticismCHICAGO, IL — As the Obama Presidential Center nears completion, it has faced significant criticism for a design that many say bears a striking resemblance to Castle Grayskull. The Obama Presidential Center sits on 19 acres, featuring a fruit and vegetable garden, an events facility, and a giant castle that holds the secrets to conquering the entire universe. "Our brilliant, forward-looking design is bold and exciting, and any resemblance to the final resting place of the Orb of Power is purely coincidental," said the center's lead designer, Hammond Hiss. "We think it captures the life and ideology of Obama perfectly."...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Collision at Asteroid Dimorphos

    07/28/2025 11:49:54 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 9 replies
    NASA ^ | 28 Jul, 2025 | Video Credit: ASI NASA, Johns Hopkins APL, DART, LICIACube, LUKE, IOP
    Explanation: Why was this collision so strange? In 2022, to develop Earth-saving technology, NASA deliberately crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos. The hope was that this collision would alter the trajectory of Dimorphos around its parent asteroid Didymos and so demonstrate that similar collisions could, in theory, save the Earth from being hit by (other) hazardous asteroids. But analyses of new results show that the effects of the collision are different than expected -- and we are trying to understand why. Featured here is the time lapse video taken by the ejected LICIACube camera LUKE showing about...
  • "The Wizard of Oz" as you've never seen it before

    07/28/2025 11:47:46 AM PDT · by ShadowAce · 70 replies
    youtube ^ | 27 July 2025 | CBS Sunday Morning
    This "Wizard of Oz" isn't in Kansas anymore. In fact, it's in Las Vegas, where Sphere is presenting the Judy Garland classic as you've never seen it – a 16K immersive experience on a screen larger than four football fields, with tornado effects, and artists and AI expanding the visions of Emerald City. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz offers us a glimpse behind the curtain, and talks with Garland's daughter, singer Lorna Luft, about what she thinks her mother's reaction would have been.