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A California plan to fine large social media companies that intentionally amplify violent or extremist content is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after clearing the state Senate on Thursday, potentially teeing up another legal battle with Big Tech over free speech rights. Why it matters: Democratic state Sen. Henry Stern’s SB 771 comes after Meta and X relaxed content moderation and rolled back fact-checking amid criticism from President Donald Trump and Republican allies that such policies have dampened conservative voices. Critics have argued this allowed violent, hateful and extremist content targeting minorities and other vulnerable groups to flourish on...

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Kroger employee terminated after admitting to writing message, Starbucks calls act 'unacceptable' An Ohio woman ordered Charlie Kirk’s go-to Starbucks drink on Sunday evening — and was startled to find a hateful message written on the cup. Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys. When she received her order, she was shocked to see that an employee had written "racist’s fav drink" on the side of the cup. "It's time for people to stop this nonsense," Perkins told Fox News Digital. After...

Recent research suggests fermented kimchi may improve key markers like blood sugar and blood pressure, hinting at unexpected health benefits hidden within this traditional Korean food. Credit: Stock Research shows that eating fermented kimchi can help improve fasting glucose, lower triglycerides, and reduce high blood pressure. Researchers at the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) conducted a review examining the health effects of kimchi, a traditional Korean dish that has seen rising popularity worldwide. Kimchi is typically prepared from fermented cabbage and radish, seasoned with salt, chili powder, garlic, and ginger. Although it was once relatively uncommon in...

To argue that schools of education have gone bonkers is akin to penning an op-ed that the Titanic sank. The fact is given. Does anyone dispute it? The most-assigned books and essays for prospective teachers are a heady mixture of race essentialism, gender theory, and outright Marxist kookery. Trainees learn much of critical-consciousness raising, Marxist praxis, and gender as a performative act but little of classroom management, curricular sequencing, or instructional practice. Unsurprisingly, research into the impact of these programs finds that teachers who attend them are no more effective than alternatively trained or even untrained career transitioners. Since at...

NATIONAL CHERRIES JUBILEE DAY On September 24 we are serving up a tasty dessert to celebrate National Cherries Jubilee Day. Smitten with this simply elegant dessert, cherry lovers celebrate this sweet holiday with delight. #CherriesJubileeDay Auguste Escoffier receives the credit for the Cherries Jubilee recipe. Since he knew Queen Victoria's fondness for cherries, Escoffier prepared the dish for one of her Jubilee celebrations. However, his original method didn't include ice cream. Instead, the chef poached the cherries in a simple syrup and poured warm brandy over them. Then just before serving, dramatically set the alcohol aflame. Later recipes added the...

The incident was likely the result of a 'blatant' Russian sabotage operation, Bulgarian authorities told the European Commission. Read More Yvette Cooper warns Britain is 'ready to act' after Trump backs Nato shooting down Russian planes article image 'We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria,' European Commission spokeswoman Arianna Podesta said. 'We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia.' 'The whole airport area GPS went dark,' an official brief on the incident told the Financial Times. Russia is feared...

Federal law enforcement officers pepper-sprayed and detained several anti-ICE protesters Tuesday night at the federal building in Eugene. The protest began around 2 p.m. Activists from Eugene said they’d been joined by a group who travelled from Portland. Attendees, some of them in black masks and helmets, knocked on the glass doors of the federal building, which houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. They taunted employees inside with signs, fake donuts on sticks, and calls of “here, piggy piggy.” Some attendees climbed an art installation outside, while others wrote anti-ICE messaging on the ground in chalk. Around 7:30...

Jimmy Kimmel failed to apologize for his jokes following the assassination of Charlie Kirk as he returned to TV for the first time on Tuesday night. The host gave a tearful 20-minute monologue in which he claimed he 'never intended to make light of' the MAGA icon's death - and then proceeded to lash out at Donald Trump over censorship. Kimmel's late-night ABC show was yanked off air by Disney last week after he stated that Kirk's killer was a Trump supporter. In reality, the assassin was a liberal who seethed with hatred at Kirk over his conservative, Christian ethics....

Far-left intimidation grows in France, but authorities seem indifferent. The assassination of Charlie Kirk in the United States could well incite further acts of violence. In France, for several weeks now, prominent figures on the Right have been explicitly targeted by the far Left and subjected to death threats. Despite growing awareness that an attack could happen at any moment, the judicial authorities remain wilfully indifferent. Lacking any sense of responsibility, they are allowing these individuals to live in fear. By coincidence, on the very day that we learned with horror and astonishment of the murder of Charlie Kirk on...

When I write about our favorite president, I often recall the CNN headline from May 11, 2017, “Trump gets 2 scoops of ice cream, everyone else gets 1.”2 presidencies, everybody else not named Grover Cleveland gets 1. President Trump went to New York to address the United Nations. He is footloose and carefree. Trump was among the leaders of nations speaking at the UN this week.He was the only world leader.Eli David tweeted:Priceless: Police in New York stop Macron’s car because the street is closed for Trumps convoy.Macron calls Trump to allow him to pass, but Trump humiliates Macron and...

DALLAS — Three people were injured at a Dallas ICE facility on Wednesday morning and police are searching for a possible sniper or multiple shooters, police sources tell WFAA. Police responded to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office around 7 a.m Wednesday at 8101 North Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, off Interstate 35E. Three people are wounded, sources say. Dallas police are searching for a possible sniper and another shooter or shooters on top of buildings in the area, sources say. Shortly after 7 a.m., sources said one shooter was found shot on the roof of a nearby immigration attorney's...

Dont know if anyone was raptured but I am still here.I will add however that my Left Behind itches.Hope God has a sense of humor,

Bannon suggests what investigators might find if they look under the hood of Antifa, at financing, and support from military/intelligence personnel and the media: STEVE BANNON: The New York Times has a huge article, I think it was on page one of the physical paper, about this whole issue of Jimmy Kimmel. Here's what is obvious. They take the firing of Jimmy Kimmel, which is really an economic decision made by the affiliates who are just tired of it. They don't want the hate, knowing that they can lose 60% of their audience, and particularly the unacceptable remarks about Charlie...

Two days after missing a game in Cincinnati to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial, Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw said being among the tens of thousands who honored the controversial figure at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, was ‘‘meant to be.’’ As for any blowback — for his friendship with Kirk or for leaving his team during a critical closing stretch of the regular season — Shaw is ‘‘not concerned at all,’’ he said before the series opener Tuesday against the Mets at Wrigley Field. ‘‘My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith,’’ Shaw said. ‘‘And that’s something...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(9/24/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the Bible1 Kings 17:1Elijah Announces a Great Drought 17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.________________________

The United Nations issued a statement about the mishap, saying that the elevator stopping might have been triggered for safety as a videographer was standing backwards ahead of the president trying to film him. "The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or objects accidentally being caught and stuck in or pulled into the gearing. The videographer may have inadvertently triggered the safety function described above," the U.N. statement said. “Our technician, who was at the location, reset the escalator as soon as the delegation had climbed up to the second floor. A subsequent investigation, including a readout of the...

Democrats on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners claim that they can’t comply with a court order to seat nominated Republicans because those Republicans are “election deniers.” Georgia Democrats are defying state law and a standing court order. Like Nancy Pelosi, who refused to seat Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks on the January 6th committee, Fulton County Democrats are refusing to seat two Republicans on the Fulton County Elections Board. This lawless action is in direct violation of a Fulton election ordinance: Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Fulton County from nominations made by the...

The New Statesman @NewStatesman EXCLUSIVE: ANDY BURNHAM’S PLAN FOR BRITAIN by @TomMcTague Andy Burnham tells me that changing Westminster needs to be the focus of this year’s Labour Party conference. “The issue for the conference is: where is our plan to turn the country around?” Still, it is impossible to avoid the implicit point here. Burnham does not believe the current government’s plan is anywhere near good enough. Being with Burnham in Manchester, it was striking just how at home he seemed. Everywhere we went, people stopped him in the street as if they knew him. Boy done good. Our...

...This is the last chapter of my report on Charlie’s murder. You can find all the chapters here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7. I suggest you read them in order - they build on each other to create the whole picture....