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@RepThomasMassie On September 3rd at 10:30am ET, @RepRoKhanna and I will be hosting a press conference at the Capitol joined by survivors of Epstein and Maxwell's abuse — several of whom will be speaking out for the first time. The survivors deserve justice and Americans deserve transparency.

Cheryl Hines has hit back at former President John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, after Schlossberg asked her to call up the family of a child who died of measles. The actress and wife of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Schlossberg’s polarizing cousin, told the Wall Street Journal that she “[doesn’t] understand what’s going on with him.” “[Schlossberg’s] behavior—I don’t even want to say anything, because anything I say, he’s going to think, he’s going to be … excited that someone’s talking about him,” she said. Hines’ comments come five months after Schlossberg put the onus on her to...

A 60-year-old man was hospitalized with severe psychiatric symptoms — plus some physical ones too, including intense thirst and coordination issues — after asking ChatGPT for tips on how to improve his diet. What he thought was a healthy swap ended in a toxic reaction so severe that doctors put him on an involuntary psychiatric hold. After reading about the adverse health effects of table salt — which has the chemical name sodium chloride — the unidentified man consulted ChatGPT and was told that it could be swapped with sodium bromide. Sodium bromide looks similar to table salt, but it’s...

HBO host Bill Maher had some harsh words for the co-hosts of “The View” on Monday. While interviewing actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore on his “Club Random” podcast, Maher admitted he doesn’t think that the five women who host the ABC show are the best spokespeople for the female perspective. “And I like everyone, but I don’t know if they’re really at this moment the best advertisement for women,” he told the actress. The topic came up when “The Drew Barrymore Show” host told Maher to visit New York City and be a guest on her show, which...

The transformation of a sleek, granite-clad office tower on the edge of the 110 Freeway into deluxe apartments is about to begin, and developer Garrett Lee thinks the nearly 40-year-old building can be competitive with downtown L.A.’s much newer upmarket housing. A mock-up of an apartment assembled in the L.A. Care tower on 7th Street reveals high ceilings, tall windows and sweeping views of the city that speak to the appeal of urban living. It could also be a harbinger of what’s to become of other fancy office towers. With downtown’s office rental market mired in high vacancies and falling...

President Trump blasted Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman as a “deranged bum” after the ex-New York Times columnist was critical of his administration’s tariff regime. “Paul Krugman of the New York Times has been predicting Doom and Gloom ever since my great election success in 2016,” Trump raged in a Truth Social post late Sunday. “In other words, he has been wrong for YEARS, as ALL markets have been hitting new HIGHS, and are now higher than ever before.” “People stayed out of the ‘BEST MARKET IN HISTOY’ [sic] because of this Trump Deranged BUM. Sue them!” he added.

Country music artist Spencer Hatcher, his father Michael Hatcher, and Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson addressed the violent murder of Spencer's mother, Holly Hatcher, a beloved teacher and the death of the man responsible for the crime. In a joint video statement, Hutcheson and the Hatcher family shared a timeline of events leading up to the violent attack that claimed the life of 62-year-old Holly, and left her 65-year-old husband, Michael, injured. The suspect, identified as Kevin Moses Walker, 41, of Pikesville, Maryland, was killed during the incident after Michael Hatcher retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and fired a...

The redistricting standoff in Texas is stretching into its second week with increased threats between red and blue states, and fresh doubts about what will end an impasse that will shape which party controls Congress after next year’s midterm elections. The fight goes far beyond Texas. President Donald Trump is pushing several other Republican-led states to draw new congressional maps to help protect Republicans’ narrow House majority, which stands at 219-212 with four vacancies. Democrats are threatening counterattacks. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent Trump a letter Monday asking him to halt the red-state efforts and warning him he would...

@RandPaul The true cost of the tariffs 👇

Google’s generative AI chatbot Gemini has been producing troubling, self-loathing statements, prompting user concern and a response from the company. Google says it’s a bug, but the strange outputs have left many uneasy about AI behavior. Key Facts: Users have reported Gemini making self-deprecating comments like “I am a failure” and “I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes.” Reports and screenshots have circulated on X and Reddit over the past month showing repeated negative self-talk. One user interaction showed Gemini “quitting” on a coding task and calling the code “cursed.” Google DeepMind’s Logan Kilpatrick confirmed it’s an...

Immigrant aid organizations in Central Texas worry that, amid an immigration crackdown, undocumented victims of the deadly floods are not receiving assistance.Leo, a 14-year-old undocumented immigrant, had joined volunteers searching the banks of the Guadalupe River four days after the deadly Central Texas floods of July 4 when he slipped and fell into treacherous waters contaminated with corpses and debris. He emerged with flesh and finger bones exposed on a left hand that had been nearly severed.For an excruciating hour, his parents were gripped by fear. What if the hospital staff asked for immigration documents? Finally, they broke down and...

• Water filtration & purification (portable filter, purification tablets/drops) • Stored water supply (at least one gallon per person per day) • Emergency food supply (freeze-dried meals, canned goods, rations) • Fire-starting tools (ferro rod, waterproof matches, lighter, tinder) • First aid kit (trauma supplies, meds, antiseptics, bandages) • Emergency shelter (tarp, lightweight tent, mylar blanket) • Warm clothing & insulation (wool socks, thermals, waterproof layers, gloves) • Multi-tool or survival knife (fixed blade preferred) • Light sources (headlamp + flashlight with spare batteries or solar) • Navigation tools (compass, maps, GPS backup if possible) • Portable power source (solar...

(DCNF)—Immediately after President Donald Trump announced his administration’s plans to combat violent crime in Washington, D.C. on Monday, MSNBC contributor Eddie Glaude said he was refraining from losing his “temper.” Trump announced that he was taking measures — including declaring a “public safety emergency” and deploying the National Guard — to counter violent crime in the city. Glaude, on “Chris Jansing Reports,” hurled various accusations at Trump, claiming the president was not genuinely concerned with stopping crime. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK.................... “Chris, to be honest with you, I’m trying to hold my temper. I think there’s an ongoing argument that...

Former Bravo star Jennifer Welch wildly called for President Trump supporters to be banned from all Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants in the US — saying they should get their “fat asses over to Cracker Barrel” instead. In a profanity-laden meltdown on her “I’ve Had It” podcast, the mom-of-two unleashed on white voters who agree with Trump’s border policies but still want to frequent restaurants run by immigrants. “I’ve had it with white people that triple Trumped that have the nerve and the audacity to walk into a Mexican restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, go to a gay...

It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable menstrual disc.“I had already been wary of tampons from an environmental perspective and also from a biological perspective. I felt that they were very wasteful and expensive to consistently keep buying,” she said.The flexible discs and other reusable menstrual products are gaining traction as alternatives to the billions of single-use pads and tampons that get tossed into landfills every year. Products such as the discs, silicone cups and period underwear can be reused for years, so they’re cost-effective and long-lasting in addition to...

Key Points President Donald Trump placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control. Trump also deployed 800 National Guard troops to the capital city. The president cited what he claims is an out-of-control crime problem in the District of Columbia. =============================================================== President Donald Trump on Monday placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the capital city to address what he claimed was out-of-control crime there. It is the first time that a president has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Trump’s move drew fierce condemnation from local officials, who noted that...

AOL, once a dominant force in the early days of the Internet, has announced the end of its dial-up Internet service, marking the closure of a significant chapter in the history of online connectivity. Apple Inside reports that after more than four decades of providing dial-up Internet access to millions of users worldwide, American Online has decided to discontinue its iconic service. The company, which started as a very early Apple service in the 1980s, played a crucial role in ushering in the Internet age for countless individuals. Although many readers will be surprised to learn that dial-up internet was...

Every once in a while, you run into a new piece of information that really opens your eyes to a whole new world. Today, I am taking a break from the regular news cycle to bring you something that really rocked my world: this Epoch Times article on classical music. also, 4 hours 50 Most Beautiful Classical Music Pieces https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/the-300-year-old-secret-to-a-better ...more

Industrial feminism has been a disaster for the human race, and I’ll show you why: Now, not that I’d do any better myself (as a woman), but I’m also not pretending that my sports aptitude is on the same playing field as male professionals. The important thing though is that this umpire has broken the glass ceiling, or whatever—the game of baseball be damned—and she can go down in history…that no one will ever care about. With this ump’s debut, the mainstream media have been running pieces about how great she did, citing her scorecard, claiming her strike accuracy rate...

The FDA has lifted a pause on the administration of a vaccine for the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness currently spreading from China. The Ixchiq single-dose vaccine was approved for adults 18 and up at risk of exposure to the virus in 2023 But administrations of the shot to adults aged 60 and older were paused in May of this year, triggered by reports of 17 serious side effects following vaccination, including two deaths. Most of the reported issues were neurological or cardiac, and all involved people over 60. An FDA spokesperson told DailyMail.com: ‘FDA has completed an updated benefit-risk...