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  • Today's Toons 2/9/26

    02/09/2026 3:56:02 AM PST · by pookie18 · 1 replies
    The Right Reasons ^ | 2/9/26 | pookie18
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  • Today’s Cryptogram Challenge

    02/09/2026 3:13:11 AM PST · by Apple Pan Dowdy · 5 replies
    YQ WSC MYRF BS DK H RCZZKRR YP BFK MSTUG, NTSXYRK KJKTWBFYPI, GKUYJKT PSBFYPI. — PHNSUKSP DSPHNHTBK
  • Pro-adoption Super Bowl ad sparks controversy

    02/09/2026 1:57:54 AM PST · by Morgana · 5 replies
    Live Action News ^ | February 8, 2026 | Nancy Flanders
    During Super Bowl LX, millions of Americans will see a powerful pro-adoption ad aimed at reminding the nation that adoption is a real and compassionate option when a woman faces an unplanned pregnancy. Key Takeaways: * A new adoption ad will premiere during Super Bowl LX. * The ad, which features a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy and the choice to parent her child or abort her child, informs women of another option: adoption. * The pro-adoption ad received both support and pushback when it appeared online ahead of the Super Bowl. The Details: The video, created by the organization...
  • The All-American Halftime Show pulled in OVER 25 MILLION views on just YouTube and Rumble alone

    02/09/2026 1:39:49 AM PST · by SmokingJoe · 19 replies
    X ^ | 02/09/2026 | Andrew Colvert
    The All-American Halftime Show pulled in OVER 25 MILLION views on just YouTube and Rumble alone, with a lot of large groups watching together, so the number of viewers is likely far higher. And the numbers are still climbing (broadcast partners, fast channel partners, and final counts incoming). Based on tonight’s success, we have committed to running it back again next year. The All-American Halftime Show will be back in 2027. God bless America. 🇺🇸
  • Cop Fired for Asking Man Not to Use Ladies’ Room

    02/09/2026 1:01:28 AM PST · by Morgana · 3 replies
    Moonbattery ^ | February 7, 2026 | Dave Blount
    Readers may recall the veteran police officer in suburban Atlanta named Glen Weaver who was placed under investigation for asking a man to stay out of the woman’s bathroom. The Center Square reveals that this attempt to defend public order cost him his job: Weaver, 70, said he served the department for 28 years before retiring and becoming a part-time reserve officer. DeKalb’s elections department was paying him $60 per hour to work at the library during advance voting, the records show. He said he’s also been cut off from security jobs working for film crews making movies and commercials...
  • UK MP's grooming gang inquiry to look at role of National Health Service: "They should go to prison"

    02/09/2026 12:50:30 AM PST · by RandFan · 2 replies
    X ^ | Feb 9 | Rupert Lowe MP
    @RupertLowe10 Today at the inquiry we're focusing on the NHS, who in my view have as many questions to answer as the police. Young girls presenting with sexually transmitted infections, miscarriages? Wounds from obvious beatings? Clear signs of rape? Did nobody senior enough in these hospitals think to seriously sound the alarm? When hundreds of young girls are coming in, beaten? Individuals across senior management in certain NHS trusts knew EXACTLY what was going on, and did nothing. They should go to prison.
  • Gay takeover of Royal Caribbean mega-cruise in turmoil as multiple passengers arrested in drugs bust

    02/09/2026 12:48:08 AM PST · by Morgana · 30 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | February 8, 2026 | Elliot Force
    Five men were arrested in Miami last week after allegedly attempting to bring drugs aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise marketed towards gay people. The men are facing a variety of possession and trafficking charges after trained dogs alerted to their bags as they tried to board the Symphony of the Seas for what Royal Caribbean touts as 'The World’s Biggest Gay Festival at Sea.' After the dogs alerted, US Customs and Border Patrol officers searched the men's bags and persons. They found containers of pills and clear liquids that tested positive for methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and GBL. The names of...
  • MILLIONS of Super Bowl fans tune into Turning Point USA's halftime show instead of Bad Bunny's Spanish-only performance

    02/09/2026 12:06:27 AM PST · by Morgana · 19 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | February 9, 2026 | Ben Nagle
    Millions of NFL fans switched off Bad Bunny to tune into Turning Point USA's 'All-American' Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night. The NFL polarized fans with its decision to choose the Puerto Rican rapper and his Spanish-only songs for the big game in San Francisco, and many voted with their fingers to turn off NBC and load up YouTube and Rumble instead. Kid Rock headlined the alternative MAGA halftime show, with Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett also performing. The initial plan was for the show to also be broadcast on X, but that was thrown into chaos...
  • Democrat is ripped to shreds for saying non-whites should 'take over this country' in racially-charged rant

    02/08/2026 10:51:46 PM PST · by MarlonRando · 22 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 2-8-26 | Eliot Force
    The clip begins with Wu, who was born in China, saying, 'I always tell people, the day the Latino, African American, Asian and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor, is the day we start winning.' 'Because we are the majority in this country now,' the congressman continued. 'We have the ability to take over this country and to do what is needed for everyone, and to make things fair, but the problem is our communities are divided - they're completely divided.'
  • Team USA's first openly queer female figure skater quits social media after anti-Trump comments sparked 'scary threats'

    02/08/2026 10:37:28 PM PST · by Morgana · 12 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | February 8, 2026 | Oliver Salt
    Team USA figure skater Amber Glenn has revealed she is taking a break from social media after receiving a 'scary amount of hate' for condemning Donald Trump over his treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. Glenn, who is the first openly-queer woman to compete for the US in Olympic figure skating, addressed the impact of the Trump administration's policies on LGBTQ+ Americans at a press conference for the Winter Games in Italy. The 26-year-old told reporters it has been a 'hard time' for the community, while insisting she wants to use her platform to 'try and encourage people to stay strong'....
  • Inside ‘Shangri-La’ homeless scam as taxpayer millions bankroll jets, mansions and luxury excess — and Newsom won’t cut ties

    02/08/2026 10:10:20 PM PST · by Libloather · 3 replies
    NY Post ^ | 2/07/26 | Susan Crabtree
    Borrowing from novelist James Hilton, who coined the word “Shangri-La” to describe a Tibetan utopia in a 1933 novel, Franklin Roosevelt gave that name to the peaceful retreat we know as Camp David. For California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Democrats, Shangri-La hasn’t become synonymous with a place that connotes peace on earth. It stands for a hellish homeless housing nightmare, eye-popping alleged fraud, and the ease and scale with which alleged con-artists rip off taxpayers. In October, federal agents arrested Cody Holmes, the 31-year-old former CFO of Shangri-La Industries, a downtown Los Angeles-based developer who was supposed to...
  • Dem pols battle against national voter ID rule despite 71% of their voters backing it

    02/08/2026 9:51:43 PM PST · by Libloather · 9 replies
    NY Post ^ | 2/08/26 | Ryan King
    Top Democratic lawmakers are digging their heels in opposition to a federal voter identification requirement, despite polling showing that close to three-quarters of their voters back it. A colossal 83% of US adults support requiring some form of government-issued photo ID to vote, including 71% of Democrats and 95% of Republicans, a survey by Pew Research last year found. Only 16% of American adults oppose it. “It’s Jim Crow 2.0,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told MS NOW last week when presented with that polling data and asked about his opposition to the GOP’s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)...
  • SpaceX prioritizes lunar 'self-growing city' over Mars project, Musk says

    02/08/2026 8:58:50 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 13 replies
    Reuters.com ^ | February 8, 20265:43 PM CST | Reuters
    SummarySpaceX shifts focus to lunar city, Mars project delayed Musk cites civilization's future, Moon is faster than Mars SpaceX plans uncrewed lunar landing by March 2027 Feb 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a "self‑growing city" on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years. SpaceX still intends to start on Musk's long-held ambition of a city on Mars within five to seven years, he wrote on his X social media platform, "but the overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is faster."...
  • US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump

    02/08/2026 8:23:22 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 12 replies
    Scripps News ^ | 3:40 PM, Feb 08, 2026 | AP via Scripps News Group
    The U.S. Olympic Committee said it is working to address the abusive messages directed at the athletes.U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that it is hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against administration policies, calling one such critic “a real Loser” who perhaps should have stayed home. It was the latest and most prominent example of U.S. Olympians at the Milan Cortina Games inviting online backlash with their words. Among those who piled on Hess were YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. “From all true Americans If you don’t want to represent this country go live somewhere else,”...
  • The Super Bowl Half-Time Show real Freepers would have preferred! (Shuffle Girls)

    02/08/2026 8:15:22 PM PST · by PROCON · 18 replies
    Youtube ^ | Feb. 8, 2026 | Vanity
    Just listen to the great music and ignore the video! ELO - Don't Bring Me Down Remix w/ Beautiful shuffle girls
  • Super Bowl LX Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show ignites Trump's fury, divides viewers

    02/08/2026 7:56:48 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 79 replies
    Fox News ^ | February 8, 2026 | Jackson Thompson
    The Super Bowl LX halftime show featuring Latin trap artist Bad Bunny was the subject of immense criticism from Americans on Sunday night. President Donald Trump called it "one of the worst ever." The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World," Trump wrote on...
  • Members of Congress get access to unredacted Epstein files (Nancy Mace)

    02/08/2026 7:40:10 PM PST · by RandFan · 14 replies
    X ^ | Feb 8 | Rep. Nancy Mace
    @RepNancyMace Headed to the DOJ this week as well. Thank you @RepThomasMassie for the post below; very helpful suggestions from all those who chimed in. I am sifting through the comments now in preparation for my visit, rather than watch the Super Bowl. @RepThomasMassie Tomorrow I will go to DOJ to view the unredacted Epstein files. Which docs should I view? Include EFTA link in reply I will sort the replies to this post by “number of likes,” so instead of making redundant posts, please “like” replies that contain docs you think are important.
  • Turning Point USA's Super Bowl halftime show pays tribute to Charlie Kirk

    02/08/2026 7:37:53 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 16 replies
    Fox News ^ | February 8, 2026 9:05pm EST | Ryan Gaydos
    Turning Point USA’s "All-American Halftime Show" took a moment to pay tribute to founder Charlie Kirk on Sunday as Kid Rock wrapped up one of his songs during the performance.Kid Rock was the finale for the show that saw Lee Brice, Gabby Barrett and Brantley Gilbert sing. As he was wrapping up one of his songs, photos of Kirk, his wife Erika and their children were seen on the video boards that surrounded the stage."In remembrance of Charlie Kirk," was emblazoned across the photos as the broadcast played one of the conservative activist’s speeches. Kirk was assassinated in September during...
  • Report: Gregory Bovino ‘Asked to Leave’ Las Vegas Bar

    02/08/2026 6:43:17 PM PST · by L.A.Justice · 41 replies
    breitbart.com ^ | 02/06/2026 | Elizabeth Weibel
    Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory K. Bovino was reportedly “asked to leave” a bar in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a recent report. The Bottled Blonde confirmed to The Daily Beast that while the bar “does not engage in political activity or affiliations,” Bovino was asked to leave the business after they became “aware of the individual’s presence.” While at the bar on January 30, Bovino was “photographed drinking red wine and laughing with a group of male acolytes.” “Upon becoming aware of the individual’s presence, the patron was asked to leave the premises and was escorted out by staff...
  • Grave of Early Crusader Unearthed in Finland

    02/08/2026 6:10:03 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 23 replies
    Archaeology Wiki ^ | November 18, 2013 | editors / unattributed
    Amateurs using metal detector located the tomb and after the initial major finds they contacted the archaeological authorities.The well-preserved grave contained an uncharacteristically large 12th-century sword as well as what appeared to be a Viking-age blade that may have been part of a cremation ceremony.The find was brought to light in a field in Hyvikkälä, Janakkala, which had showed signs of pre-historic settlement, by amateur metal detectorists After uncovering a few minor objects, the metal detector picked up a spear tip and an axe blade. After some digging, the group discovered a broken sword. At this point, the hobbyists broke...