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  • LAB REPORTS CONFIRM CHARLIE KIRK BULLET COULD NOT BE MATCHED TO TYLER ROBINSON'S ALLEGED GUN

    04/16/2026 8:12:39 PM PDT · by Beave Meister · 54 replies
    X ^ | 4/06/2026 | Diligent Denizen
    New court motions for Robinson's trial, show lab reports not only deemed findings INCONCLUSIVE, they also say that the BULLET fragment COULD BELONG TO MANY MAKES/MODELS OF GUNS.
  • Mamdani Says City-Run Supermarket Will Be Ready In 3 Years But Recommends Getting In Line For Bread Now

    04/16/2026 9:24:20 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 14 replies
    babylonbee.com ^ | Apr 16, 2026
    NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city was going to spend a whopping $30 million on his city-run supermarket, with the project expected to take three years to build. Still, he urged the citizens of New York not to wait for his experiment with Communism but to go ahead and get in line for bread now. "Remember, we're not using evil capitalism for this," Mamdani told the press. "We're going to give goods like bread at a reasonable price. We just have to know how many people want that, so if everyone lined up now for...
  • "Unknowns" Host Charlie Stone Interviews Identical Twins Who Clash Over Trump

    04/16/2026 8:39:15 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 15 replies
    Identical twins Nathan and Nick Roberts, the former a dedicated MAGA supporter and the latter a Democratic Indianapolis city council member, demonstrated that profound political disagreement need not fracture personal relationships during a candid appearance on The Unknowns, hosted by Charlie Stone.
  • Nolte: Caitlyn Jenner Regrets Accepting ‘Woman’ Award, Wants Access to Women’s Bathroom

    04/16/2026 6:31:27 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 68 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 4-16-26 | John Nolte
    Caitlyn Jenner says he now regrets accepting Glamour Magazine’s “Woman of the Year Award.” He still, however, wants biological men to have access to women’s bathrooms. “Here I am fighting the battle to keep biological men out of women’s sports because it’s not right… And I want to protect women,” Jenner admitted to Tomi Lahren on Tuesday. “I started thinking what a hypocrite I am, trying to keep biological men out of women’s sports, but I’m a biological man, and they gave me Glamour’s Woman of the Year Award.” Jenner added he doesn’t regret transitioning to a woman but that...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    04/16/2026 4:45:15 AM PDT · by Lonesome in Massachussets · 4 replies
    ZRC RPWRCJ XKZCJ SKJA, VB ZB VTCKA, BU VBHPKEPVZ EPZCJKZIJC PV X.R. KIGCF, K VBJZ BU WIZECVV APTEPFW. -- WCBJWC BJXCEE Clue: Change X to W
  • Kanye West postpones France gig following UK ban

    04/15/2026 6:47:04 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 2 replies
    BBC News ^ | April 15, 2026 | Gabriela Boccaccio; Paul Glynn
    US rapper Kanye West has announced the postponement of a forthcoming concert in Marseille, France, "until further notice". The announcement comes a week after this summer's Wireless Festival in London - which West had been scheduled to headline - was cancelled following the UK government's decision to block him from entering the country. French media reported that Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was looking to ban the 11 June gig. An unnamed source, said to be close to Nunez, was cited as telling the AFP news agency that the minister was "highly determined" to ban the event.
  • Sonia Sotomayor apologizes for ‘hurtful’ public comments about Brett Kavanaugh on immigration

    04/15/2026 5:55:16 PM PDT · by sopo · 40 replies
    CNN ^ | 4/14/2026 | John Fritze
    Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague Wednesday, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his writing in an earlier immigration case was unfair. “At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one of my colleagues in a prior case, but I made remarks that were inappropriate,” Sotomayor said in a statement. “I regret my hurtful comments. I have apologized to my colleague.” Sotomayor’s statement followed remarks she made last week in Kansas in which she criticized Kavanaugh for his concurring opinion in a...
  • Gopher spray with Peppermint Oil and Vodka

    04/15/2026 3:58:49 PM PDT · by Beowulf9 · 55 replies
    https://peskylittlecritters.com ^ | April 15 2026 | Beowulf9
    Still trying to get rid of the gophers in my yard. I read there are scents they don't like, makes 'em leave so I'm making a natural pest repellent spray infused with peppermint to ward off the gophers. I thought I'd put it up here for anyone else with this problem to try. Not expensive, doesn't hurt pets. Hope it works. Surprisingly this recipe says to mix with distilled water and VODKA!? They will either leave or hang out at the patio trying to hook up with loose gopher chicks 🦫 If I hear them singing Muskrat Love tonight I'll...
  • Strait of Hormuz Traffic Down As U.S. Blockade Appears to Deter Some Ships

    04/15/2026 7:58:00 AM PDT · by Retain Mike · 12 replies
    U.S. Naval Institute ^ | APRIL 14, 2026 5:38 PM - UPDATED: APRIL 14, 2026 8:46 PM | HEATHER MONGILIO
    According to a U.S. Central Command social media post, six merchant vessels turned around in compliance with the U.S. blockade once it went into effect Monday morning. CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins declined to provide USNI News with the names of the six ships.The Strait of Hormuz continues to be a point of contention in the ongoing war between Iran and the U.S. Iran wants control of the waterway as part of the agreement between the two countries. International maritime law treats the Strait of Hormuz as an international passage open to all, while Iran argues it is made up...
  • Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake (UK) Asylum industry

    04/15/2026 7:44:38 AM PDT · by RandFan · 8 replies
    The BBC ^ | April 15 | Billy Kenber, Politics investigations correspondent, Phil Kemp, Politics reporter and Sajid Iqba
    From fake news websites to staged political protests and bogus medical conditions, asylum seekers and the advisers helping them are using an array of fabricated evidence to bolster their fake claims. It all amounts to a sham industry, which includes charging migrants for advice on how to pose as gay to claim asylum, as exposed by the first part of our undercover investigation into the immigration system. Other techniques include paying to write articles in atheist magazines and hiring someone to pretend to be a same-sex partner. At an office off the busy Mile End Road, in east London, on...
  • Chuck Schumer: ‘We’re Going to Take Back the Senate’

    04/15/2026 7:33:39 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 74 replies
    But now the Democrat from New York is feeling buoyed by his party’s unity in the latest government funding fight, as well as by President Donald Trump’s worsening political standing, and he’s brimming with confidence about Democrats’ odds of retaking the Senate, seeing as many as eight seats in play in November.
  • US internet ‘troll’ Johnny Somali sentenced to South Korea labor prison for public nuisance — months after comparing himself to Otto Warmbier

    04/15/2026 5:58:00 AM PDT · by Mr. K · 33 replies
    msn ^ | 4/15/2026 | Nicholas McEntyre
    A controversial American YouTuber was sentenced to half a year in a South Korean labor prison for his nuisance behavior, including posting a video of himself crudely dancing on a statue honoring World War II sex slaves. Ramsey Khalid Ismael, a self-proclaimed internet “troll” known as Johnny Somali online, was tossed into the specialized prison on Wednesday, the Korea Herald reported. Ismael, 25, had provoked citizens in South Korea by singing the North Korean national anthem, spilled noodles inside a convenience store, got into several heated arguments with strangers, and degraded the solemn “Statue of Peace,” all stunts he shared...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    04/15/2026 4:43:58 AM PDT · by Lonesome in Massachussets · 13 replies
    N CGBDLMD STD WTJBNVNYH XNST STD BYFD QNONIDHVD YB STD QNBDYBD. -- KCTH QCHHD Clue: Change G to B
  • Trump swings from gushing praise for King to scathing criticism of Starmer in five-minute call with Sky News

    04/15/2026 1:19:41 AM PDT · by RandFan · 28 replies
    Sky News ^ | April 15 | Mark Stone, US correspondent
    The president and I spoke an hour after Buckingham Palace announced details of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the United States. His tone and his language revealed to me how distinctly he differentiates Britain's royals from its politicians. He also revealed that he did not know that the King's visit is taking place at the request of the government.
  • Surprise! 'Malcolm In The Middle' Reboot Gets Dragged Online For Being Woke Slop

    04/14/2026 2:13:21 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 16 replies
    Outkick ^ | April 13, 2026 | Austin Perry
    Remember "Malcolm In The Middle," that show from the early 2000s starring Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston that was a hilarious look at growing up in a lower-middle class family at the turn of the century? Well, Disney, being the absolute Dr. Frankenstein that it is, just couldn't let the series die with the times, and decided to resurrect the once-popular sitcom, releasing it to an unsuspecting populous. Behold, "Malcolm In The Middle: Life's Still Unfair." Well, that looks like some harmless fun, right? They hit all the bullet points from the original series: the brothers are still nuts, Hal...
  • MTG and Rep. Ro Khanna propose a new political coalition

    04/14/2026 1:04:03 PM PDT · by RandFan · 67 replies
    X ^ | MTG & Khanna
    @MarioNawfal BREAKING: MTG and Ro Khanna are forming a political coalition... Let that sink in. They disagree on almost everything. But they've found enough common ground to start: the Epstein files, the Iran war, foreign aid, and a $40 trillion debt run up by the same bipartisan center that's been in charge for decades. Khanna put it bluntly: The Vice President shouldn't be reporting to Netanyahu before reporting to Congress. This isn't a friendship. It's a signal that the old left-right coalition holding Washington together is starting to crack from both ends simultaneously.
  • As Iran sinks, the Kurdish star must rise. (Kurdistan independence)

    04/14/2026 10:44:12 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 16 replies
    Supporting an independent Kurdish state — carved from Kurdish majority regions in northwestern collapsing Iran and neighboring areas in northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey — would be the ultimate strategic masterstroke.(These regions could first exist as autonomous entities within their countries, as is already the case in Iraq, with a concrete plan for eventual unification.)
  • UPDATED: Two U.S. Warships Sail Through Strait of Hormuz to Establish New Route for Merchant Ships

    04/14/2026 10:25:47 AM PDT · by Retain Mike · 8 replies
    U.S. Naval Institute ^ | APRIL 11, 2026 2:05 PM - UPDATED: APRIL 12, 2026 5:06 PM | HEATHER MONGILIO AND SAM LAGRONE
    USS Frank E. Petersen (DDG-121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) operated in the Persian Gulf after transiting the strait as part of the U.S. plan to “ensure the strait is fully clear of sea mines,” according to a Saturday U.S. Central Command news release. Frank E. Petersen is part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, while Michael Murphy is an independently-deployed destroyer, according to USNI News’ Fleet and Marine Tracker. The pair of ships transited back through the strait to the Gulf of Oman, according to ship spotters.How the U.S. will clear the strait remains an open question. Over...
  • The Future of Capitalism, Work and Society

    04/14/2026 9:24:19 AM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 32 replies
    X ^ | April 14, 2026 | Mo Gawdat (interview); Dustin
    Here is a transcript of the intriguing and insightful Mo Gawdat video... Your life and mine will witness times where there will be 20, 30, 50 percent unemployment in certain sectors, maybe even more. Most of us are going to witness something we've never seen before. The interesting thing is that this is not unlike humanity's origin. Jobs are an invention that serve a capitalist system that has served humanity for a while and pained humanity for a while. And the question is, is the capitalist system going to survive artificial intelligence? Funny enough, the capitalists that are celebrating the...
  • BLASPHEMY: Pope Leo Shares AI Picture Depicting Himself As Donald Trump

    04/14/2026 9:19:24 AM PDT · by dayglored · 62 replies
    The Bee ^ | Apr 13, 2026 | The Bee
    VATICAN CITY — In an escalation of the public feud between the U.S. president and the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV shared an AI-generated photo of himself dressed as Donald Trump. After President Trump shared a controversial AI-generated image of himself with overt religious imagery on the heels of bashing the pope, the pontiff retaliated by releasing his own image depicting himself with a distinctly Trump-like appearance and sitting in the Oval Office. Critics immediately bashed the image as being blasphemous. "This image is highly offensive," one social media user said. "For the pope to...