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Jaw-dropping video captured the moment a teen driver backed his truck off a Massachusetts pier - sending the pickup plunging into the water and narrowly missing his dad's boat. The dramatic ordeal began when the unidentified teen, who was delivering fish bait at the Green Harbor Town Pier in Marshfield on Sunday morning, suddenly sped up while reversing his white Ford truck, WHDH reported. Stunned witnesses watched as the truck broke through the dock's wooden barrier and plummeted into the water below. The truck appeared to topple over as it dropped 15 feet off the dock, barely missing his father's...

Galatians 3:28 (King James Version) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. The massacre of these children in Minneapolis was a political assassination by one of the favored groups of the Communist Party. He obviously was a hardcore Dim since the slogans on his guns were DNC talking points one after another. They were obviously not used in the mainstream sources, although if you went to fringe websites you would hear those chants over and over. This kid was sucked into...

Longtime Trump adviser Michael Caputo's life was upended by Russiagate. Under Biden, he and others were spied on a second time. On the scandal's unreported second chapter. Michael Caputo, left, was in Moscow when he heard he was being “name-checked” by James Comey, right, on national television. Judicial Watch today announced lawsuits filed against the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), for failure to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests in the case of longtime Donald Trump adviser Michael Caputo. For those who think Russiagate as ancient history, welcome to...

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he’s sending new teams of state police to major California cities —contrasting the effort with Donald Trump’s unilateral deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles and Washington. The California Highway Patrol troopers will target crimes like auto theft and drug dealing in Los Angeles, San Diego, inland regions and the San Francisco Bay Area. Trump recently threatened to send Guard members to San Francisco, saying he would “clean up” the city. Newsom insisted he was “not reacting and responding to anything” relating to Trump and emphasized the state’s deployment, unlike the president’s,...

Elbows up, Canada! Crown Royal bottler closing down Ontario plant, moving operations to U.Shttps://t.co/KBqv7HZVRi— Global News Toronto (@globalnewsto) August 28, 2025That's right: The Canadian whiskey company is moving more of its operations to the U.S. to better help its "supply chain network." The company said it will still maintain a 'significant' footprint in Canada — including its headquarters and warehouse operations in the Greater Toronto Area, and bottling and distillation facilities in Manitoba and Quebec. McIntosh added the company's Crown Royal products will continue to be mashed, distilled and aged at its Canadian facilities. 200 jobs will be affected. Meanwhile,...

The US dollar is not what most people think it is. There are a constitutional dollar (C$) and a Federal Reserve dollar (F$). The former is money; the latter is a money-substitute circulating in place of money. They are fundamentally distinct with different definitions. Many modern economists struggle to define money. Often beginning with an historical overview of the concept of moneyness, they generally end by describing the functions of money. What money ‘does’ is not a definition of what money ‘is’. Throughout history, money has always been defined as a specific weight of gold or silver. In colonial America...

Accused Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman confessed to be “tired of being trans” in a manifesto posted online before slaughtering two children and wounding dozens more at a church. In a twisted handwritten journal shared on YouTube before the massacre — much of which is encrypted in a homespun code of Russian Cyrillic script and English words — Westman groaned about having long hair and the decision to transition. “I only keep [the long hair] because it is pretty much my last shred of being trans,” Westman wrote. “I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brainwashed myself,”...

Before the military imposed its 2021 COVID-19 shot requirement, Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brandon Budge had built an impeccable 18-year career flying Black Hawk helicopters. His trajectory changed dramatically when he refused the COVID shot on principle—a stance that now threatens to end his career. In May, The Gateway Pundit wrote: [CW3 Budge] was grounded for 18 months, unable to operate a Black Hawk. During this time, he was given a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR), and as an act he considers reprisal, he was also forced to go through a Flying Evaluation Board. Though the FEB exonerated...

Russia's domestic fuel market is fully supplied and the situation is under control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. On a daily conference call with reporters, he said there were various reasons for fuel price swings. The government was taking active measures to ensure gasoline and energy prices remain stable, he said. Some Russian regions have reported gasoline shortages and long queues at fuel stations following recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.

Edmonds, Washington — population 42,871 — may look like a postcard-perfect community, but a $13-million deficit and more than $40 million in deferred maintenance costs is pushing the city toward historic, potentially irreversible changes. City officials are slashing services and weighing drastic options to stay afloat. “We are in a financial crisis, a significant one,” Mayor Mike Rosen told KOMO News. Now, Edmonds is considering selling off prized assets, including City Hall and the historic Frances Anderson Center, as well as asking homeowners to pay an extra $720 per year in property taxes to help balance the budget. Edmonds’ severe...

MICHAEL CAPUTO: They spied on the 2024 campaign. We’re digging up proof they spied in 2016, and we're going to get to evidence of 2020. The FBI has had an investigation into me for 4+ years all for exposing Hunter & Joe Biden’s Ukraine cash. This is bigger than we ever thought. 2:44 VIDEO AT LINK......................

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys traded four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. In exchange, the Cowboys received three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks (2026 and 2027). Parsons agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, sources told ESPN. Parsons released a statement on social media Thursday, saying in part, "I never wanted this chapter to end, but not everything was in...

NATIONAL CHOP SUEY DAY Get your chopsticks ready! August 29 is National Chop Suey Day ane we are recognizing an American Chinese culinary cuisine each year on August 29. #NationalChopSueyDay Chop suey, which means assorted pieces, is a dish in American Chinese cuisine. The main ingredients include meat (chicken, fish, beef, prawns or pork) and eggs. As the meat cooks over high heat, add vegetables (usually bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery). The dish is bound in a starch-thickened sauce. Typically, rice accompanies the flavorful dish, too. According to food historian Alan Davidson, chop suey is "A prime example of culinary...

Researchers found PFAS in 95% of tested beers, with the highest levels linked to contaminated local water sources. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as forever chemicals, are gaining notoriety for their ability to linger in the environment and for possible links to health problems. Now, scientists are finding these chemicals in surprising places, including beer. A study published in ACS Environmental Science & Technology analyzed beers brewed across different regions of the United States. The results showed that the highest PFAS levels appeared in beers made in areas where local water supplies are already known to be contaminated....

President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according to federal law. That period ended on July 21. However, her protection had been extended for an additional year via a directive – not made public until now – signed by then-President Joe Biden shortly before leaving office, according to multiple people familiar with the undisclosed arrangement. That is the order Trump canceled in his letter,...

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Could a vagabond giant from the outermost regions of interstellar space be poised on the cusp of sweeping by our cosmic doorstep? Astronomers say yes and they have the data to support it. Using the Pan-STARRS survey telescope on Hawaii and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, researchers have found a giant rogue planet, possibly as massive as Jupiter, speeding toward the solar system. It is a transient discovery made possible by the combination of wide-sky monitoring and the capability of high-resolution spectroscopy. Pan-STARRS first notified astronomers to the object with weak, creeping light signals near...

Author, Hollywood producer, and gun control proponent Stephen King reacted to the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting by contending that blame should be focused on guns rather than whether the shooter was transgender. King attempted to make his point via two posts to X, the first of which appears to have been an attempt to tamper down Elon Musk’s contention that the alleged shooter’s trans status supports the argument that “there is a clear pattern here”: Minutes after that first post, King followed up with a post in which he was countering Matt Walsh’s criticism of transgederism: It should be noted...

Twenty-five nations have declared a temporary suspension on all postal shipments to the United States amid tariff uncertainty. As of August 29, 2025, the United Stated will remove the de minimis exemption from law that allowed goods under $800 to enter tax-free. Tariffs range between 10% to 50% on the declared value, or $80 to $200 per parcel. Goods above $2,500 are subject to a Merchandise Processing Fee and additional formal customs checks. Processing delays and increased costs were incurred immediately, but now, a growing number of nations have decided to simply discontinue parcel service. In Europe, the United Kingdom,...

According to a military and security analyst, Russia's summer offensive in Ukraine has utterly collapsed. Julian Röpcke, a journalist for the German news outlet Bild, has been closely following the war since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. In a recent column, he outlined four primary reasons why he believes Putin's summer campaign in Ukraine has crumbled. One of Russia's main objectives in the east was to capture the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region - a crucial logistical hub for Ukraine's army. Despite positioning troops at the city's gates since January, Röpcke contends that all attempts to storm it...