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  • Shocking Testimony From Parents of Alleged J6 Pipe Bomber: He Was Framed(YouTube Video)

    09/18/2026 1:45:28 PM PDT · by Jayster · 13 replies
    Tucker Carlson YouTube ^ | 9/18/2026 | Tucker Carlson
    Tucker Carlson interviews the parents of Brian Cole Jr., the man arrested in December 2025 and charged with planting the inoperable pipe bombs found near the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, 2021. The episode is about an hour long. Carlson opens by saying people inside the U.S. government told him this is a case of the government arresting someone they know did not commit the crime. He states he believes the parents. What the parents describe • Brian Cole Jr. has autism, no criminal record, and no interest in politics or January 6. He worked at the family’s...
  • 12 Common Trap Questions From Your Wife And How To Respond To Each

    09/18/2026 9:35:44 AM PDT · by dayglored · 69 replies
    The Bee ^ | Sep 17, 2026 | The Bee
    Men, if you've been married for any length of time, then you've no doubt fallen prey to a trap question. Women love asking questions they don't want answers to, just so they can start a fight. It's in their nature. But we got you, fam. Check out these common trap questions wives love to ask and how you should respond to each: Q: Which one of my friends is the prettiest? A: You have female friends? I never noticed. Q: Do you think Sydney Sweeney is attractive? A: What is a "Sydney Sweeney"? Q: Does this dress make me...
  • Lindsay Clancy holdout praised as 'American Hero' by lawyer who says he represents him

    09/18/2026 6:09:37 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 29 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | September 17, 2026 | Brittany Miller , Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz
    The lone holdout juror whose refusal to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity led to a mistrial is speaking publicly for the first time, disputing claims from fellow jurors that he expressed doubts about the prosecution's case, according to his attorney. Attorney Edward Paltzik told Fox News Digital Friday that he represents the holdout juror, Michael P. Desronvil, whom he described as an "American Hero and Champion of Justice." "Please pray for him and help us protect him," Paltzik wrote in a separate social media post. He said his client is laying low in an undisclosed "rural...
  • From champagne and silver service to tiny seats and airport chaos: How we lost the golden age of air travel

    09/18/2026 5:18:43 AM PDT · by fruser1 · 57 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 9/18/2026 | Erin Deborah Waks
    A ticket could cost as much as a whole month’s salary; a one-way ticket from Britain to Rome during the golden age would cost the equivalent of £3,000 in today’s money, according to Key Aero. Pan American World Airways, or Pan Am, introduced the Tourist Class in 1948 – and that's when things really took off (quite literally). In-flight meals could have up to five courses, with reports of steak and lobster being served not uncommon. Silver service was the norm, with white linen tablecloths and real silverware used. So, what on earth has happened? Seat-price competition was key....
  • Today's Cryptogram

    09/18/2026 2:41:49 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 7 replies
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  • Handcuffed Suspect Slips Cuffs, Kicks Out Window In Wild Texas Police Video

    09/17/2026 7:06:31 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 16 replies
    KVOA ^ | 9/16/2026 | Staff
    The Houston County Sheriff's Office in Texas has released shocking video showing a 6-foot-7, 260-pound suspect, identified as Keon Dewayne Leonard, escaping from a moving patrol truck. Originally arrested on September 3rd on a warrant for assault of a public servant or judge, Leonard managed to slip his two sets of handcuffs from behind his back to the front while seated in the back of the vehicle. Dashcam footage captures the suspect repeatedly kicking the back window until it shatters before squeezing his massive frame through the broken glass to escape. Following his dangerous exit from the truck, Deputy Jenefer...
  • Local police departments celebrate national police women’s day

    09/17/2026 6:45:26 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 16 replies
    WEAU ^ | 9/14/2026 | John Franklin
    EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Police departments across the country are celebrating national police women’s day. Some Chippewa Valley women in law enforcement say they usually don’t have issues regarding their gender from within their departments. “When it comes to law enforcement, and being female, there’s certainly differences that you experience and I feel like it’s more related to the public and perception of female officers,” said Olivia Erl, the Patrol Lieutenant of the Eau Claire Police Department. “But the bottom line is I come here to do my job and serve the community like everybody else does,” said Chief...
  • STUDIN: Allison Inquiry must now lead to resignations and full public inquiry [Biggest health policy mistake in Canadian history, or crime against humanity] COVID VACCINE

    09/17/2026 5:40:29 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 6 replies
    Toronto Sun ^ | 09 17 2026 | Irvin Studin
    History notes many countries that have lost their minds in periods of emergency. And that even the sanest of societies can, under pressure and panic, preside over catastrophes once presumed unthinkable. Last week’s Allison Inquiry in Ottawa proved that our beloved Canada — once among the world’s most civilized and well-governed — is no exception. It showed, in full technicolour, that which an ever-growing number of thinking people now realize — that the COVID-19 vaccine program, deployed at the height of pandemic-period mania, injured tens of thousands of regular Canadians, and killed thousands of Canadians to boot. We can and...
  • 13 people arrested after being caught stealing $250K of chicken from semi-trailer, officials say

    09/17/2026 3:33:45 PM PDT · by crusty old prospector · 63 replies
    WMC/Gray News ^ | September 16, 2026 | Shayna Norwood and Akim Powell
    MEMPHIS (WMC/Gray News) - Authorities arrested 13 people after they were allegedly caught stealing $250k of chicken from a semi-trailer. According to a press release, Javunte Johnson, 33, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm; an arrest warrant was executed for him for aggravated robbery. Authorities found Johnson, along with 12 other people, unloading stolen pallets of chicken, valued at $250,000, from an 18-wheeler in the back parking lot of an Economy Inn. The suspects fled; however, they were all caught. Memphis Police said during the investigation, officers determined that the merchandise being unloaded had been stolen. Detectives...
  • Man says meat-only 'lion diet' cleared psoriasis covering 90% of his body, ended decades of depression

    09/17/2026 2:55:10 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 78 replies
    Fox News ^ | 9/17/2026 | Deirdre Bardolf
    A 50-year-old Florida man who says he spent decades battling severe psoriasis, pain and depression credits an extreme "lion diet" with saving his life. Stephen Lashbrook of Pensacola told Fox News Digital that his depression began at just four years old. In his teens, it was compounded by chronic pain and sleeplessness; in his early 20s, he was diagnosed with psoriasis, an immune-mediated skin disease. "I was probably 90% covered in psoriasis," Lashbrook said. "My body was just one big, giant, itchy, flaky scab." Creams, steroids and other medications did not help, he said. Doctors recommended expensive, long-term injections to...
  • Tennessee woman sues Fargo, city detective over AI-aided arrest

    09/17/2026 2:48:15 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 22 replies
    MPR News ^ | 9/16/2026 | Harshawn Ratanpal
    A Tennessee woman who said she was falsely jailed after Fargo police relied on artificial intelligence is suing the city and a detective. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Angela Lipps alleged five counts against the City of Fargo and Detective Lucas Heck, including violation of her civil rights and malicious prosecution. The city has been preparing for a lawsuit from Lipps, according to reporting from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Law enforcement arrested Lipps in Tennessee last year in connection with a case of bank fraud in Fargo. Police said they used facial recognition software to link Lipps to...
  • 'You WILL get it!': Trump VOWS $5,000 dividend will happen (Trump Doubles Down on Promise) Video

    09/17/2026 1:53:21 PM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 78 replies
    You Tube ^ | 09/16/2026 | Donald Trump
    30 Seconds in.You Will Get it. Here is a concise bullet-point summary of the speech in the video:Trump says the United States has developed a “new and powerful relationship” with Venezuela.He claims the U.S. has secured 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, which he describes as the largest oil deal in history and “500 years’ worth” of oil.He says the oil arrangement was obtained as a result of “an attack,” without explaining further in this clip.He pledges that, if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the midterm elections, every adult American would receive a $5,000 “Trump Dividend.”He argues...
  • Justice Department Sues San Jose for Unconstitutional $1600 Firearm Permit Fee

    09/17/2026 9:38:13 AM PDT · by PROCON · 15 replies
    justice.gov ^ | Sept. 16, 2026 | Office of Public Affairs
    Today, the Justice Department filed suit against the City of San Jose, California, and the San Jose Police Department for charging private individuals unreasonable fees to exercise their Second Amendment right to lawfully carry a firearm. At nearly $1,600 per license, the City’s application fee to carry a firearm is the highest in the nation. Indeed, San Jose’s fee towers over those imposed by the country’s biggest cities. New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Chicago all charge a small fraction of San Jose’s fee. The Supreme Court has held that “exorbitant fees” such as San Jose’s violate the Second Amendment...
  • Nancy Mace Recommends What Many Are Too Polite to Suggest for Lindsay Clancy

    09/17/2026 8:07:28 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 92 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 9/16/2026 | Matt Margolis
    When TMZ DC asked Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about Lindsay Clancy's murder case this week, she was blunt. In fact, I think she said exactly what a lot of people have been thinking but are generally too polite to say out loud.(snip) When TMZ DC’s Jacob Wasserman mentioned Reddington’s pardon request to Mace, she vented her uninhibited opinion. "Which is how retarded it is," she said. "He knows, as an attorney in the state of Massachusetts, you can't ask for a federal pardon for a state case. I mean, it doesn't take a lawyer — I’m not even a lawyer,...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    09/17/2026 6:03:56 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 7 replies
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  • A Sociologist Walks Into a Gun Range . . .

    09/17/2026 5:45:36 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 24 replies
    Texas Monthly ^ | September 15, 2026 | Josh Alvarez
    Harel Shapira, a sociologist at the University of Texas at Austin, is one of the country’s leading scholars of the American political right. For his first book, Waiting for José: The Minutemen’s Pursuit of America (Princeton University Press, 2013), Shapira spent years embedded with a militia group, which helped point him to his next subject, gun culture. To research his new book, Basic Pistol: Living and Dying by the Gun in America (Pantheon, September 15), Shapira spent four years immersing himself in that culture, participating in firearms and self-defense training courses in Texas and around the country and getting to...
  • James Talarico's Minister admits Talarico is COVERING UP his Left-wing views to trick Texans into voting for him

    09/16/2026 2:35:19 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 18 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | September 16, 2026
    James Talarico's Minister admits Talarico is COVERING UP his Left-wing views to trick Texans into voting for him: "I can guarantee you that once he gets elected, he'll change his tune back to where he was."
  • Woman arrested after theft, $30K in damage at Trussville family fun center

    09/16/2026 1:48:32 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 24 replies
    ABC 33/40 ^ | 9/16/2026 | Staff
    A Trussville woman has been arrested after a theft and significant property damage at the PlayStation Family Fun Center on Watterson Lane, according to Trussville officials. Police responded to the property Sunday evening and quickly established a perimeter. Officers also deployed a police drone, which helped track the suspect as she moved through the property, tried to hide and eventually fled through an opening in the fence. The coordinated response led to the arrest of 40-year-old Jenna Marie Tidmore of Trussville. She is charged with theft and criminal mischief. Officials said the crime caused an estimated $30,000 in damage...
  • Suspected serial killer arrested trying to flee dressed as a woman before confessing to 80 murders

    09/16/2026 1:44:42 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 13 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/16/2026 | Anthony Blair
    He was dressed to kill. A suspected serial killer who reportedly confessed to 80 murders was arrested in Brazil while trying to evade justice by dressing as a woman. Wild video shows cops arresting Jorlan Alves da Silva, 33, in a striped dress and loosely fitting long black wig during the dramatic raid in Paraiba state, northeastern Brazil, Record R7 reported. Cops pulled off the wig, revealing the smiling suspected serial killer’s short hair. Silva, 33, was also wearing women’s sandals, dark glasses and painted nails — and carrying a 2-year-old child, O Globo reported — with cops still trying...
  • And, There It Is… Lindsey Clancy Holdout Juror Says He Feels Like He’s Being Targeted Because “He Is a Black Republican” – And the Juror Panel Was Democrats

    09/16/2026 5:21:34 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 73 replies
    thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Sep. 15, 2026 | Jim Hoft
    This is very troubling… Why is it that only Republicans believe when you strangle to death your three little innocent children, including a baby, that you committed murder and should be punished? What did these babies ever do to deserve such a cruel death at the hands of their mother? Michael Marcel at Fugitive TV on TouTube interviewed the lone juror who stood up to the leftist mob who were ready to let Lindsey Clancy walk. Michael Marcel: He was very kind, Catholic, and you want to hear something very funny? We started talking. He thinks he knows why he...