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  • For Something That 'Never' Happens...

    10/11/2026 8:27:21 AM PDT · by Dan in Wichita · 6 replies
    Town Hall ^ | 10-11-2026 | Kevin McCullough
    It doesn’t happen. That’s what we’ve been told for years. Illegal voting in America is a myth, a fairy tale, a bedtime story conservatives tell themselves after losing. Anyone who asked about it got a pat on the head and a diagnosis. Then the Department of Justice went looking.
  • Revolution. France October 17

    10/11/2026 7:40:13 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 6 replies
    X ^ | 10 11 2026 | Mandat Media
    Oct. 17 Revolution France MEDIA MANDATE MOVES UP A GEAR For October 17, I evolved the site with new tools to participate, share and follow the mobilization: PERSONALIZED PROFILE PICTURE Add a yellow frame or drawn vest to your photo, then download it for free. REAL-TIME COUNTER See how many visitors are on the site, even without joining the chat. INTERACTIVE MAP Select your department and declare your intention to participate, without sharing your specific location. RANKING OF DEPARTMENTS Discover the departments which record the most participations declared on the site. This is not an estimate of the number of...
  • JD Vance TRIANGULATES Regarding Nidal Hasan’s Execution

    10/11/2026 7:04:40 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 49 replies
    it seems like a great example of how JD Vance tries to be everything to everyone. He enthusiastically supports executing Nidal Hasan for committing the worst crime ever, but he is going to keep himself away from the actual execution.
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    10/11/2026 5:16:56 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 5 replies
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  • UK revives digital ID plans (Video - about 2-1/2 minutes)

    10/10/2026 7:15:03 PM PDT · by SaveFerris · 12 replies
    @trtworld YouTube Channel ^ | May 16, 2026 (NOTE the Date 📅) | @trtworld
    The UK government has revived plans for digital IDs, now saying they’ll be voluntary — not mandatory — after fierce public backlash. But privacy, surveillance, and hacking concerns remain. We talked to British citizens to find out if they trust the government with their data. (TRT is a Turkish public broadcast service)
  • Tiger 'shot' at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after man gets inside enclosure is alive - latest from police

    10/10/2026 10:51:16 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 39 replies
    Examiner Live UK ^ | 10 10 2026 | Faye Preston
    The tiger seen mauling a man who had gotten inside the enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park has survived, say police. Shocking footage has emerged of a man inside the enclosure at the Doncaster attraction and the tiger, visibly disturbed by his presence, attacking the man who is seen shouting at the animal to stay back. The popular wildlife park will remain closed throughout today and the rest of tomorrow. Visitors reported hearing gunshots as they were ordered to leave the park shortly after 1.35pm. The speculation prompted fears from the public that the animal had been shot dead to protect...
  • Rep. Pramila Jayapal - Statement on Trump Suspending Microsoft from the PERM Program

    10/10/2026 8:37:04 AM PDT · by millenial4freedom · 27 replies
    X ^ | 10/08/2026 | Rep. Pramila Jayapal
    Statement on Trump Suspending Microsoft from the PERM Program: This is a crucial issue for me as the top Democrat on the Immigration Subcommittee, the only member of Congress to have actually had an H-1B visa, and the Representative for tens of thousands of Microsoft workers. The administration has been consistently working to take away legal pathways for immigrants to contribute their talents to our country, and this is yet another of those attacks. The PERM program is the first step toward an employment-based green card for countless workers who want to contribute to this country, and it lays out...
  • Want to Save America? Vote!

    10/10/2026 5:47:05 AM PDT · by Dan in Wichita · 18 replies
    Town Hall ^ | 10-10-2026 | Bradley A. Thayer
    It all falls to you, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump supporters. The midterm elections on November 3 are essential for the survival of the country: The survival of the United States as a constitutional republic is on your shoulders. The 2026 midterm election is important, but it also sets the stage for 2028, and while every election is important, these elections are existential. This is because the United States is in a revolutionary time. The outcomes of the midterms will be critical. Americans have the chance to save America or send the country down the path of a Communist tyranny....
  • FDA Announces Recall of Baby Supplements, Some Could Contain Alcohol

    10/10/2026 3:46:33 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 7 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Jack Davis
    A baby product that was found to contain various forms of alcohol is being recalled. Pacific Health Sciences is voluntarily recalling a batch of Babies’ Magic Tea brand Baby Sleep Gripe Water, according to a notice posted on the website of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said tests found “ethanol, methanol, and isopropanol that were not declared on the product label.” “Measured levels were approximately 8.3 percent ethanol, 0.35 percent methanol, and 0.48 percent isopropanol. These substances were not listed on the label. Their presence may pose a risk depending on the amount consumed and the age and...
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    10/10/2026 2:07:22 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 11 replies
    Q TWJFF QB S LSZ Q RWFN DJJV IVJFFJK NP IJ SIVJ NP CSHJ CWFQE. —TVJB XSBFSAK
  • [Pastor] Frederick D. Haynes [running for Congress] wired $2K to woman who mailed him topless photo: lawsuit

    10/09/2026 6:39:02 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 16 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 10/09/2026 | Jon Brown
    Pastor Frederick D. Haynes III, who leads the 13,000-member Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas and is running for Congress, was accused in a 2009 lawsuit of sending $2,000 to a woman who allegedly mailed him a topless photo. Haynes is the pastor of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and has her endorsement to succeed her in Texas' deep-blue 30th Congressional District. His former executive assistant, Elizabeth Payne, claimed he told her to wire the money to a female "mentee" named Lisa Harrod for travel expenses, The Washington Free Beacon reports. (snip) Payne claimed in the lawsuit that she was fired in...
  • Canadian woman who married ISIS fighter pleads guilty to terrorism charge

    10/09/2026 6:22:48 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 7 replies
    CTV News ^ | 10/09/2026 | Kaija Jussinoja
    A woman from Squamish, B.C., who married an ISIS fighter and moved to Syria over a decade ago has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge. Kimberly Polman spent nearly four years in a Syrian detention camp before she was repatriated to Canada in 2022. In 2024, she was charged with “leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group” and “participation in the activity of a terrorist group.” On Thursday, she pleaded guilty to the first charge, one month before her trial was set to begin. The maximum sentence for such a terrorism offence is 10 years in...
  • Politics Kimberly Guilfoyle begged Trump donor to pay $100K AmEx bill ahead of confirmation as Greece ambassador: ‘Honey, please’

    10/09/2026 5:45:21 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/07/2026 | Anthony Blair
    Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle begged a major MAGA donor to pay her $100,000 credit card bill days before her confirmation hearing to be ambassador to Greece, stunning text messages show. “Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,” the 57-year-old ex-Fox News host implored former Kentucky congressional candidate Eric Deters in a July 3, 2025, Signal message reported by The Wall Street Journal. Guilfoyle followed that up with a praying hands emoji and a PDF with bill payment instructions from the credit card giant. “You could just send it here,” she told Deters. “It...
  • Woman shown in viral CRPD arrest video: 'I feel like I was targeted'

    10/09/2026 5:33:51 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 17 replies
    A Cedar Rapids woman believes police targeted her and another protester last week. Annya Mari said she's been protesting ICE for the past 20 years and was slammed to the ground by the Cedar Rapids Police Department outside the building where ICE check-ins are held. She was charged with harassment of a public official and interference with official acts. (snip) Mari said she was just there to accompany migrants to their check-ins and document cars coming in and out of the building. Video of the interaction shows CRPD claiming the advocates were obstructing government vehicles. Those standing around deny that...
  • New poll shows Republicans leading in nine key Senate races

    10/09/2026 5:00:39 PM PDT · by Dan in Wichita · 36 replies
    Just the News ^ | 10-9-2026 | Joseph Weber
    A new poll released by the group Interactive Polls shows the Republican candidate leading in nine of the key 2026 Senate races that will decide which political party will have the majority next year in the upper chamber. The group, a non-partisan aggregator of polls, news, prediction markets & election results, shows in its poll released Thursday: Incumbent Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall leading by 5 pointsIncumbent Nebraska GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts leading by 5 pointsIncumbent Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan leading by 2 pointsIncumbent Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins leading by 2 pointsIncumbent Ohio GOP Sen. John Husted leading...
  • Two Renoir Paintings Worth $10.5 M. Recovered After Theft

    10/09/2026 2:33:21 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 18 replies
    ARTnews ^ | October 9, 2026 | October 9, 2026
    The Renoir Museum is getting back two of its paintings that were taken during a pre-dawn raid. The paintings were recovered by the local authorities in Cagnes-sur-Mer, in southern France, where the museum is located. Mayor Bryan Masson, a member of France’s far-right National Rally, said in a statement that these “two paintings are far more than works of art. They are part of our city’s history, our cultural heritage and the legacy Auguste Renoir left to Cagnes-sur-Mer. Their recovery is a tremendous relief for the people of Cagnes-sur-Mer and for everyone who cares deeply about our museum.” Related Articles...
  • BACK IN HIGH SHCOOL , , ,

    10/09/2026 9:56:28 AM PDT · by 7thson · 26 replies
    I was reading the post and comments concerning Zach Bryan - about him wearing the Free Palestine t-shirt. My thoughts once again strayed to what were these people like back in high school. Were they the ones that joined the Drama clubs, Glee clubs? Were they the ones that were in their own little 2-3 person clique? Were they the ones that looked down on the other students as beneath them, not "educated" like them?
  • Massachusetts mom found shot to death inside home — son arrested in Vermont after manhunt

    10/09/2026 5:30:26 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 18 replies
    nypost.com ^ | Oct. 9, 2026 | Nicholas McEntyre
    A Massachusetts mother was shot to death inside her home as authorities launched an hours-long manhunt to capture her adult son, who had fled to Vermont. Andria Hanafin was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside the kitchen of her Reading, Mass., home at around 12:38 a.m. on Thursday, the Reading Police Department said. Hanafin’s husband, Matthew, had discovered his 49-year-old wife when he returned home from work and called 911. Hanafin’s 22-year-old son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing from the household along with his car. Officials then started their search for the unaccounted-for adult and his 2010 black Dodge...
  • The January 6 Committee's Star Witness Better Have a Good Lawyer

    10/09/2026 5:08:21 AM PDT · by Dan in Wichita · 14 replies
    Town Hall ^ | 10-9-2026 | Matt Vespa
    Okay, she probably already has a lawyer, but the fact remains: she’ll need a good one, at least until she’s out of the woods. The Trump DOJ is moving to indict Cassidy Hutchinson for providing false testimony before Congress. She was the January 6 select committee’s star witness, a dog-and-pony show that wasted taxpayer dollars. Hutchinson decided to spill the beans about what happened during that little riot, including a patently untrue, laughable anecdote about Trump trying to commandeer the Beast to head to the Capitol. That’s not even grounded in reality. A federal grand jury has heard evidence for...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    10/09/2026 2:36:22 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 12 replies
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