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...“I felt really small,” said McDonald, a biologist and researcher who’s now the founder and president of the Bay Area Puma Project, a local wild cat research and conservation organization that’s part of the Felidae Conservation Fund. “I disrupted his opportunity to get a meal.”... ...And while she had fears, “he was not a threat,” she said. .. ...there have been only 26 total verified mountain lion attacks on humans in California in the last four decades — and four deaths.. ...“Mountain lions still live in the Bay Area and move through the Bay Area because we’ve preserved enough habitat...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A visitor to Crater of Diamonds State Park had her ultimate wish granted when she found a diamond glittering right next to her boot. Most guests at the park either find themselves digging or sifting for diamonds, but some luck out enough to find them on the surface. This one park holds so many diamonds because of a volcanic vent that exploded in the area a hundred million years ago. ============================================================================ When Micherre Fox made the trek from New York City to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County,...

Let’s face it, the sea is full of proper freaky looking creatures, from Barbie lobsters to disco worms and everything in between. However, normally in the shark world, the species relies on sharp teeth and speed to make an impression. Well, one shark species has taken a rather different approach from stealthy gray. For the first time, a nurse shark has been recorded in the Caribbean being bright orange. The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) was seen in Costa Rican waters during a sport fishing trip near Tortuguero National Park last year, and the photos were shared on its Facebook page....

VIDEORemember when the liberals were rejoicing in early Spring when they were oh so sure that President Trump's tariffs would cause high inflation, tank the economy, and bring a downfall of the Trumpocalypse? Well, much to their great disappointment, that Hopium scenario did not play out especially as inflation continued to fall. However, they haven't given up. Jim VandeHei, the CEO of Axios, has inhaled another strong dose of Hopium and is now predicting a big rise in inflation resulting in the downfall of MAGA. And when this latest round of Hopium does not pan out, I am sure VandeHei...

When President Trump launched an effort to address crime in Washington, D.C., he argued that the source of the city's problems was clear. "This dire public safety crisis stems directly from the abject failures of the city's local leadership," Trump said from the White House last week. "The Democrats are weak on crime. Totally weak on crime," he later added Throughout his time in office, Trump has criticized Democratic-led cities for what he calls "radical left" policies on criminal justice. Those attacks have grown sharper in recent days, as the president took the extraordinary step of nationalizing the D.C. police...

A burglar shot and killed by a mother as she hid her baby in a closet during a home invasion was a serial criminal who'd only recently been freed from jail... Well, this is Illinois, where democrat prioritize criminals over actual citizens. You don't really expect criminals to serve out sentences. Fortunately, this time someone was willing to do what democrats won't do - hold criminals accountable for bad decisions. Nice shooting Mom.

Today, the James Madison Institute (JMI) released a new report examining Florida’s two-decade journey to becoming a national model for election integrity, transparency, and accessibility. Following Florida’s efforts after the 2000 election, JMI notes that the legislative efforts and administrative reforms demonstrate how the state has implemented changes aimed at ensuring secure, accurate, and transparent elections for voters. Key reforms include: • Statewide voter registration database for real-time, accurate voter rolls • Strict photo ID requirements and signature verification at polls • Secure ballot intake stations with daily monitoring • Creation of an Election Crimes Office to investigate fraud and...

Meet Izzy Gardon — the press flack behind the “@GovPressOffice” account that has begun imitating and mocking President Donald Trump, with the state still needing $40 billion in federal aid for fire victims. Gardon, who lists his term as “student body president” in high school on his LinkedIn profile (along with numerous social media jobs in politics), confirms on X that he is responsible for “bad work related tweets” associated with @GovPressOffice. His official title is Director of Communications for Governor Gavin Newsom — meaning that he is responsible for the @GovPressOffice account, which is the official, state-owned account for...

Gavin Newsom sucks. He is the slimy, smarmy Governor of California. By any measure he is a failure. He has been doing all he can to raise his stature and visibility for a Presidential run in 2028, which really isn't a good idea. Increased visibility means increased scrutiny. As I mentioned already, Newsom is a failure. PJ on X has complied a handy list for us: Governor Gavin Newsom’s top 20 failures in California 1. Homelessness Crisis: Over 180,000 unsheltered despite $24 billion spent since 2019. 2. Housing Shortfall: Promised 3.5 million new units by 2025, but construction lags severely....

Less than one percent of customers who filed detailed complaints about checking or savings account closures with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the last 13 years accused banks of acting for political or religious reasons, even as the White House mounts a campaign to stamp out "systemic abuses" in the financial system that it says have wronged conservatives, a review of the agency's data shows. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month signed an executive order requiring banks not to discriminate against clients on political or religious grounds, a practice known as debanking, after citing what Trump called...

Witkoff noted that these concessions were partly achieved because the U.S. side tested Russia’s willingness to adopt a more flexible stance. Trump and his team focused on securing a long-term peace agreement rather than a temporary ceasefire during the Anchorage meeting, he added. “We stayed there for quite some time because we actually made progress on how we might get to a peace deal,” Witkoff said. According to him, Trump began to sense that many preconditions for a comprehensive deal were already in place, prompting efforts to negotiate a full peace agreement.

Daily Readings from the USCCBGoing out about five o’clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, “Why do you stand here idle all day?” They answered, “Because no one has hired us.” He said to them, “You too go into my vineyard.” Matthew 20:6–7These are very generous words spoken by the landowner. As the parable explains, this landowner hired workers for his vineyard early in the morning, and then again at nine o’clock, noon, three o’clock and finally at five o’clock. But at the end of the day, he paid them all the same daily wage as if...

If you didn't know, Gavin Newsom and his social media team have been mocking Donald Trump online. For example: Well, MSNBC's Morning Joe is not having it. 🚨 HOLY CRAP! Gavin Newsom has just lost left-wing Morning Joe, who is calling his impersonation of Donald Trump an "embarrassment.""It's quite embarrassing, actually. Gavin Newsom, you see what he's doing online? [...] Don't try to turn the ship 180 degrees. They don't know… pic.twitter.com/wT0z57gkm7— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 20, 2025Yes, even Joe Scarborough seems to think it is a waste of time to flatter mock a guy who will never be on...

A Copper Mine in Arizona, “Resolution,” was just delayed by a Radical Left Court for two months — 3,800 Jobs are affected, and our Country, quite simply, needs Copper — AND NOW! They are looking to do an Expedited Appeal before the Ninth Circuit, but it is so sad that Radical Left Activists can do this, and affect the lives of so many people. Those that fought it are Anti-American, and representing other Copper competitive Countries. We can’t continue to allow this to happen to the U.S.A.! The Appeal will take place, shortly, in the Ninth Circuit.

For years now, corporate elites and their buddies in The Swamp have locked Americans out of good jobs by rigging the hiring system so cheap foreign labor can help line their pockets. They’ve built an underground pipeline that pretends to “recruit” US workers while actually funneling the positions to cheap H1-B workers. The whole scheme runs on secrecy, red tape, and the government’s flat-out refusal to enforce the law. But now, The jig is up. Americans have had enough, and they’re fighting back. Thousands of American workers are now flooding these rigged job postings and exposing the bald-faced lie that...

“A synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, ‘My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live’” (Matthew 9:18). The accounts of this incident by Mark (5:22) and Luke (8:41) identify the synagogue official as Jairus. And everything he did in this encounter with Jesus demonstrated his humility and sincerity. His request of the Lord was a selfless one for something humanly impossible, and by making it he respected Christ’s power, compassion, and grace. Seemingly unworried about the reaction of his fellow religious leaders, he knew that only Jesus...

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Ten days ago, I posted a list of the century’s MVPs, most valuable people. As I noted, “With a quarter of the century under our collective belt, I think it a good time to reflect on those individuals that have helped make America a saner, freer, more wholesome, more productive, more enlightened country.” This time around we reflect on those individuals who have done their best to make America a less sane, less free, less wholesome, less productive, and less enlightened country. The competition for the top ten was so fierce that the likes of Kamala Harris, Rachel Maddow, Bill...

NATIONAL BACON LOVERS DAY August 20 is National Bacon Lovers Day on the National Day Calendar. Today we pay tribute to the crispy, chewy, and mouthwatering food we call bacon! If you're a fan of smoky, savory, and a bit salty flavor, this food holiday is for you! #NationalBaconLoversDay The history of bacon is rich and long and dates as far back as 1500 B.C. Records show the Ancient Chinese enjoyed cured pork belly and other records indicate Romans used it in religious rituals to pay respect to the agricultural gods. However, it wasn't until the 16th century that the...

Today in history: On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring” liberalization movement.