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John W Hardin presents Foster Brooks delivering a humorous tribute to former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Brooks recounts fictional stories about their friendship, campaign efforts, and humorous takes on political events.

You can’t spell “graduation” without “gator.” A graduating McNeese State University student is shocking the internet with a senior photoshoot with a 14-foot alligator named Big Al — including one shot where she’s planting a smooch right on the gator’s snout, her face mere inches from its wide-open jaws. The photo is nuts — but not quite as nuts as it might seem. Kat Daley, 22, who helps run Gator Country in Beaumont, Texas, with her fiancé Eddie said she wasn’t frightened during the shoot — and that it wasn’t her first time being face-to-face with an alligator. “I really...

A former Miami-based DOJ attorney was indicted for stealing a copy of Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents investigation. Carmen Lineberger, the former Managing Assistant US Attorney, in Fort Pierce, Florida, was indicted on two counts of theft of government money or property, valued less than $1,000; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; and concealment, removal, or mutilation of public records. Federal prosecutors alleged that Lineberger, 62, stole a copy of Jack Smith's report, which was previously ordered by Judge Aileen Cannon to be kept secret, and sent it to her personal email account. The indictment...

Tulsi Gabbard's speech from Rededicate 250 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The World Cup was supposed to provide a tourism boom for the US, but now the fear is it may never materialise. A report, external produced by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has found that bookings are well below expectations in almost every host city. The AHLA said this does not align with Fifa's statement that more than five million tickets have been sold,, external and it creates a risk that "the anticipated economic lift may fall short". The AHLA is the largest hotel association in the US, representing more than 32,000 properties and over 80% of all...

Seven years ago, Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner cruelly mocked an American soldier who was caught on camera taking fire from the Taliban in Afghanistan. The viral helmet footage showed how Pfc. Ted Daniels moved into the open as a diversion tactic to help his squad mates get to safety. But Platner saw him as a “dumb motherf—er” who “didn’t deserve to live.” “This video never gets old. Dumb mother—er didn’t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,” Platner, then a 34-year-old, chided...

0:54 VIDEO AT LINK............. REPUBLICANS ARE AHEAD IN MAILED BALLOT RETURNS..........WAAAAY AHEAD.........

This video, created by Nick Moseder, discusses the recent Georgia primary election results and celebrates the defeat of several prominent establishment politicians whom the host characterizes as opponents of President Trump and the election integrity movement. Key takeaways from the video include: Brad Raffensperger's Defeat: The host highlights that Brad Raffensperger, the Secretary of State, finished in third place (14.5%) in his bid for governor, effectively ending his current political career (1:46 - 4:05). The host criticizes him for his role in the 2020 election certification and his handling of election integrity claims. Gabriel Sterling's Loss: Gabriel Sterling, the Chief...

Explanation: A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a...

Riding a wave of political momentum in 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky, a showman turned wartime leader, could have hardly imagined the path his presidency would take. Some argue that Zelensky's 2019 election was less of an endorsement of his political platform, a populist one, rather a rejection of the old entrenched elite seen as ineffective and corrupt. Years later, Zelensky still faces the domestic challenges that confronted his predecessors — issues he once promised to resolve. On the international stage, however, he has amassed significant support for Ukraine, actively working to maintain global backing as his country defends itself against a...

"Our company has fully adopted AI. All of our computers have AI. We use AI in all of our meetings. And, it's got an AI assistant. Heck, we even got an AI note taker. We really love using AI during lunch." "How's your business doing?" "Terrible. But we are early adopters...so, we'll be fine." "All of our computers have AI"

No fewer than six times in the opening minutes of today’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough furiously attacked President Trump’s White House ballroom plans, branding it the “Marie Antoinette ballroom” while contrasting it with Americans struggling to afford groceries, gas, and rent. The historical parallel Scarborough invited is unmistakable: Marie Antoinette’s reputation for extravagance amid public hardship was followed by the French Revolution’s bloody climax -- and her bloody end. Note in the painting, the guy doing his best Kathy Griffin imitation — proudly holding up the severed head. Was Scarborough slyly doing his Queen of Hearts impression? Liberal media figures...

Key Points Income tax paid by lower earners is “a small amount of money for the government,” Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Wednesday. The bottom half of taxpayers had an adjusted gross income of nearly $54,000 in 2023, according to the Tax Foundation, citing the most recent IRS statistics. Bezos’ comments come as a number of Democratic states explore higher taxes on the wealthy, and federal lawmakers have introduced proposals to cut taxes for lower earners. ============================================================ Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half...

Sequence of events: 1. last October, a report was filed with JPM Chase that a customer's contact info was compromised after someone called pretending to be from Chase, and spoofing one of their branch phone numbers - supposedly, a note was placed on the account as a flag. 2. late last month the customer's debit card info was stolen; the debit card is ONLY ever used at two specific Chase branches, and ATMs (and is otherwise kept at home); people have been observed loitering in the bank's lobby, near the ATMs, and after hours - could these people be there,...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — It's not even Memorial Day weekend, and Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte has already had two brawls this season. A witness who provided videos of two fights, which happened Sunday and Monday, said it was many of the same people both times. Parents at the nearby playgrounds grabbed their children and fled the scene. The witness estimated that some 200-300 people started running away from the fray. Tom Beaman Jr., owner of California Rollin’ II at the Port of Rochester, said the fights are concerning, and it's way too early in the season for them to...

While talking to the press on Wednesday, President Donald Trump was asked about his conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran. Trump responded, "He's fine, he'll do whatever I want him to do." He added, "He's a great guy. Don't forget he's a wartime prime minister, and he's not treated right in Israel in my opinion." The US President then went on to claim that his approval rating in Israel is very high: "I'm at 99% in Israel, I can run for Prime Minister. So maybe after I do this, I'll go to Israel and run for Prime...

Republicans are worried that Trump's latest endorsement will cost them control of the Senate, according to a new report. A Republican familiar with Texas politics told NOTUS that Trump's endorsement of the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton could cost the GOP its Senate majority in the upcoming midterms, according to a report.

Sage Creek Elementary School, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has decided to jettison Mother’s Day and Father’s Day presents in favor of much vaguer “family” gifts, which the Increasingly Less White North’s National Post noted is “part of a new trend among some Canadian schools downplaying or eliminating the traditional parental celebrations.” Gee, I wonder why they are doing this. Just kidding. “Marriage” and “family” have been legally redefined in recent years — as leftists push to destroy both. After all, if you wish to destroy Western society, you must first weaken its foundation, shatter its building blocks.

Good morning. It's an honor to be here and support Attorney General Blanch, Senator Moody, and your great United States Attorney, Jason Reading Kinones. Communist revolution ...In reality, there is no abundance nor freedom. Rather, it obstructs individual personal property rights, suffocates merit, and centralizes total power in the hands of tyrants. We've seen what communism has brought us. Over a hundred million people that have lost their lives, engineered famines, and the total destruction of human liberty. Just 90 miles from our Florida shorelines, the Castro family has ruled the island with an iron fist. For nearly 50 years,...

$1 trillion. That's the approximate valuation that OpenAI is eyeing for its public debut, Reuters reported last October. SpaceX is targeting between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion in its IPO valuation, which would shatter the previous record set by Saudi Aramco's $29 billion offering in 2019. OpenAI's last private valuation was $852 billion thanks to a $122 billion funding round in March.