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A surfer at Steamer Lane says a sea otter bit her foot and then climbed onto her board Tuesday evening, holding it hostage for roughly 20 minutes as rescuers rushed in. Isabella Orduna was paddling out when she felt "a nip" on her foot. She rolled off and turned to see an otter perched on her board. Orduna says that after biting her, the otter took over her board for at least 20 minutes and, in the moment, she didn't know what to do.

They should be put in orange pajamas, and they should be marched down Pennsylvania Avenue. And the public should be invited to spit on them."Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville is fantasizing about having President Donald Trump’s “collaborators” publicly humiliated and paraded in the streets — and he says that “the public should be invited to spit on them.” Carville, the brains behind former President Bill Clinton’s “it’s the economy, stupid,” was speaking with Al Hunt on his “Politics War Room” podcast when he laid out what he referred to as a “fantasy dream” sequence of events that he’d like to...

A Swedish court has ruled that the Eritrean migrant who raped 16-year-old Meya Åberg won’t be deported because the rape didn’t last long enough. The rape took place on September 1st last year when Meya missed her bus and was walking through a pedestrian tunnel after finishing her shift at McDonald’s. Meya and her family immediately reported it to the police. The 18-year-old Eritrean migrant, named Yazied Mohamed, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for rape. Mohamed is a citizen of Eritrea, and the prosecutor sought his deportation. However, the Court of Appeal noted that the man has refugee...

If you missed it, the woman who thought it was a good and persuasive idea to show up in an inflatable penis costume outside of an upscale shopping mall on a sunny Saturday, where families were out enjoying the weather, is… 61 years old. (RELATED: Please Deliver Us From the Poorly-Behaved Women) Not some stupid college kid. A 61-year-old woman. A friend of mine whose son was on the scene relates that Gamble was in the street screaming obscenities at passing cars, and even jumped in front of one driven by a brand new driver who nearly hit her, before...

The Louvre’s first female museum director hired the first female security chief and less than a year later Napoleon’s crown jewels were stolen in broad daylight while the museum was open. NEW – Louvre security chief Dominique Buffin, the museum’s first female security head, hired last September by the museum’s first female director, accused of being a “diversity hire” — Telegraph From corporate meltdowns like Bud Light, target, Disney et al to mid-air collisions that cost lives, DEI is operationally catastrophic and systemically destructive.

Boca Raton’s Republican mayor Scott Singer told Fox News Digital that if socialist Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayor’s race next month, Florida could see a fresh wave of relocated businesses. "The threat of people leaving high tax, high crime jurisdictions like New York and other places is real," Singer told Fox News Digital. "It's been happening for years, and Boca Raton has been the beneficiary of a lot of businesses bringing their corporate headquarters and high-paying jobs here. I think the threat is even more real. People are already preparing to leave before a Mamdani election and...

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO 2025 (Mexico City). Circuit: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, (Mexico City) First Grand Prix: 1963, Number of Laps: 71, Circuit Length: 4.304 km, Race Distance: 305.354 km, Lap Record: 1:17.774 Valtteri Bottas (2021)

Fool's Ball, Week Eight Your home for all things Fool's Ball! In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)

NEW YORK, NY — Thursday's arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, former NBA player Damon Jones, and 28 other individuals were brought to you by DraftKings, the NBA said in a statement. "This completely unsanctioned and clearly illegal activity is sponsored by DraftKings," the NBA said in a statement. "Use promo code MAFIA25 to receive $300 in bonus bets when you sign up for a new account." Select NBA officials, along with members of the New York Mafia, reportedly participated in an illegal gambling ring in which they rigged poker games and...

This is the definition of fiddling around and finding out. VIDEO AT LINK.................. Here's more from KTLA 5: The victim, who did not want to be identified, told responding deputies that a man in a dark-colored sedan was driving down the street at a high rate of speed when he suddenly stopped the vehicle near the location where he and his girlfriend had been walking. The mugger jumped out of the car, gun in hand, and told the walker to give up his Rolex watch. He refused and then went for the gun. Patrick McCloskey was working from home when...

President Donald Trump has called off a "surge" of federal agents and troops in San Francisco planned for this weekend after speaking with local officials. "The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. "I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night, and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn...

Maduro is a wannabe rocket man. With the continuing military and intelligence pressure against Venezuela’s socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro, his own inner circle is in turmoil, and successive purges try to weed out traitors, real or imaginary. So, Maduro has to be constantly beating his war drum, engaging in what he believes to be shows of force. Now, the ‘tyrant of Caracas’ claims he has 5,000 Russian anti-aircraft missiles positioned in ‘key air defense positions’. The Sun reported: “The inflammatory statement comes as a bold response to the United States’ continued military deployment in the Caribbean.” This comes as...

[Catholic Caucus] A letter to Aldo Maria Valli on the syndrome called "inclusivitis.” How it is made manifest and how to combat it.October 23rd 2025 Dear Aldo Maria, It seems that after reading the text of the Summary Document of the Synodal Path of the Churches in Italy, the ineffable World Health Organization has discovered the existence of a new terrifying epidemic triggered by the terrifying disease called syndroma inclusivitatis viralis, also generally known as Charles V syndrome or todos (todos todos) caballeros syndrome. It's an insidious syndrome, but luckily, a swab isn't needed to identify it. It primarily affects...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) suggested she’s considering a run for Senate following a GOP-led redraw of the state’s congressional districts. She’ll have to decide whether to run in a new district, since her Dallas-based district will cease to exist. Republicans. believe a Paxton victory(primary) would give Democrats a shot at winning the seat in a midterm year where the political environment is likely to favor them.

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Michigan are urging residents to beware of unexpected fire hazards after an apartment blaze was found to have an unusual cause: an animal nest inside a kitchen exhaust fan. The Ann Arbor Fire Department said on social media that crews responded to an apartment building on Island Drive on Sunday and found a fire was burning inside the walls.

Sorry to see no one else posted a remembrance for the 241 Marines lost on this day in the BLT bombing in Beirut. Semper Fi, brothers.

The tides are turning. Get on Board! They are scared and rightfully so. Curtis can win… move over Cuomo, we’ve got a city to save!!!!

In recent hours, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) sources have reported a series of unprecedented flights carried out by U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer strategic bombers over the Caribbean — a region far from their usual deployment areas in Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific. The aircraft, identified by the callsigns “BAT-21” and “BAT-22,” took off from the state of Florida accompanied by three KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft (“MAINE-11,” “MAINE-12,” and “MAINE-13”), following a flight path that crossed Bahamian airspace heading south. Although the specific purpose of the exercise or operation has not been confirmed, such flights are typically...

Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck🚨 HUGE NEWS: I’m suing @Google today.What you’re about to see is insane.Since 2023, @GoogleAI (Bard, Gemini & Gemma), has been defaming me with fake criminal allegations including sexual assault, child rape, abuse, fraud, stalking, drug charges, and even saying I was in Epstein’s flight logs.All 100% fake. All generated by Google’s AI. I have ZERO criminal record or allegations.So why did Google do it? Google’s AI says that I was targeted because of my political views.Even worse — Google execs KNEW for 2 YEARS that this was happening because I told them and my lawyers sent...

The U.S. flew Air Force B-1 bombers near Venezuela on Thursday, stepping up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro only days after other American warplanes carried out an “attack demonstration” near the South American country. Two B-1 Lancers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew near Venezuela, though they remained in international airspace, according to a U.S. official and flight tracking data. The B-1 can fly at supersonic speeds and carry 75,000 lbs. of bombs, more than other U.S. bombers. They can also conduct maritime surveillance. The aircraft haven’t been moved to bases in the...