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  • Today's Cryptogram

    09/20/2026 12:26:50 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 3 replies
    JY YJL LWLP ANLA UPYV QMLLHNJT NJ XJ RJVXAL SLA. —LPVX SYVSLGB
  • 'Pops, is that you?' United pilot and daughter share story behind viral radio exchange

    09/19/2026 10:25:05 PM PDT · by Ciaphas Cain · 6 replies
    ABC 7 WJLA News ^ | September 6, 2026 | De'Anthony Taylor and Tom Roussey
    A familiar voice on the radio brought an expected family moment to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Kenny Katnik recognized it immediately. It was her dad. Kenny, a 24-year-old CommuteAir captain, and her father, United Airlines pilot Kent Katnik, were preparing for separate flights Sept. 1 when they ended up on the same radio frequency. Their brief exchange spread online, giving listeners a glimpse of the family behind the flight decks. Now, the two are sharing with 7News how it happened, explaining Dad's dry humor and looking ahead to the day they might fly together. Kenny was headed to...
  • Pizza is a national security issue

    09/19/2026 9:20:04 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 21 replies
    The whole world knows when we're about to do something militarily because of a big spike in Pizza orders to the pentagon? Clearly we need in house pizzaria at the pentagon. They could use government cheese to make it economical.
  • Rutgers ‘Antifa’ professor who fled US over political atmosphere after Kirk murder pens book on ‘fascist’ US

    09/19/2026 7:55:57 PM PDT · by Libloather · 16 replies
    Fox News ^ | 9/11/26 | Rachel del Guidice
    Rutgers University professor and "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook" author Mark Bray is releasing a new book recounting his decision to flee the United States with his family in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, portraying modern America as consumed by a "fascist present." Bray’s forthcoming book, "Unpunctuated Death Threats: Notes from a Fascist Present," is scheduled for release Jan. 19 and chronicles the professor’s departure for Spain after he allegedly received death threats and had his home address circulated online. The publisher explicitly connects Bray’s decision to leave to the political atmosphere after Kirk’s murder, saying that "in the wake...
  • Deranged man allegedly drives on sidewalk near White House, demands to speak to Trump

    09/19/2026 7:27:32 PM PDT · by Libloather · 17 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/19/26 | David Spector
    A deranged driver allegedly drove his car onto the sidewalk near the White House and demanded to speak to President Trump, causing a wild scene in D.C. The man allegedly drove near the security barrier on the sidewalk at the corner of 16th Street and H Street at Lafayette Square around noon Saturday, triggering a massive law enforcement response. Metropolitan Police Department officers, members of the military and Secret Service officers rushed to the scene, The Sun reported. The man was allegedly demanding he speak to President Trump as he was being arrested, seemingly unaware that the commander in chief...
  • Catholic Caucus: The Spiritual Battle for True Womanhood. (my priest's based homily on Lindsey Clancy)

    09/19/2026 6:54:50 PM PDT · by MNDude · 7 replies
    Fr. Altier emphasizes women's inherent value and strength, particularly mothers, highlighting their unique role in creation as the closest beings to God because of their capacity for love. He expresses concern about societal attitudes towards women, particularly in light of a recent case where a woman killed her children, arguing that such actions are a rejection of their divine purpose and a consequence of extreme ideologies. He criticizes the notion that women should have absolute power over life and death, drawing parallels to the biblical story of Adam and Eve and the temptation to be like God. He further states...
  • The world should stop siding with Hamas terrorists

    09/19/2026 6:43:10 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 11 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 19 Sep. 2026 | Michael Berenhaus |
    Defenders of Hamas will be forever remembered as terrorist-enablers. Countless protesters, academics, and street thugs are attacking Jews worldwide — beating, harassing, and in some cases murdering them — in defense of pure evil. They blame Israel, and by extension Jews, including Jews with no connection to Israel, for the deaths of Hamas fighters and Gazan civilians. It must be made clear that 100 percent of those killed in the war between Israel and Hamas are the direct responsibility of Hamas. Hamas caused each and every death. If Hamas-supporters can’t wrap their heads around that, they have no sense of...
  • Murder trial ends in mistrial after defense attorney arrested in California courtroom

    09/19/2026 5:45:29 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 8 replies
    ktla ^ | 09/19/2026 | Lilly Dallow
    A six-year-old California murder case ended in a mistrial after the defendant’s attorney was arrested at the courthouse on suspicion of being under the influence, according to The Modesto Bee. The unusual series of events unfolded this week in Stanislaus County Superior Court, where Kelley Marie Ball was on trial in connection with a 2020 crash that killed a 12-year-old girl in Modesto. Ball’s appointed attorney, Christopher Loethen, 50, was arrested Wednesday after concerns were raised about his condition while he was in court, The Bee reported. Loethen was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center on suspicion of...
  • BREAKING: The FCC accepted SpaceX’s 100,000-satellite Starlink Gen3 application for filing.

    09/19/2026 5:16:07 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 21 replies
    X ^ | 09/20/2026 | DogeDesigner
    BREAKING: The FCC accepted SpaceX’s 100,000-satellite Starlink Gen3 application for filing. Each V3 satellite is designed for up to 1 Tbps downlink, 160 Gbps uplink and six 400 Gbps space lasers. Starship launches will add ~20× the capacity of Falcon 9 launches of V2 satellites.
  • Nutty professor who once threatened Post reporter with machete runs ‘speakeasy’ tattoo parlor — inking communist-inspired art

    09/19/2026 5:14:57 PM PDT · by Libloather · 11 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/19/26 | David Spector
    The deranged ex-CUNY professor who once held a machete to a Post reporter’s neck is now running a “speakeasy tattoo parlor” where she inks communist-inspired body art on her radical customers. Shellyne Rodriguez, 46, who was fired from Hunter College in 2023 shortly after being filmed menacing Post reporter Reuven Fenton with a machete and threatening to “chop him up,” has found a new calling as a tattoo artist. The Instagram for the business, called Comrade Comadre, bills it as a “speakeasy tattoo parlor and community library.” The account is filled with images of radical tattoo designs — including Soviet-inspired...
  • Anthropic splashes out $40M in fight over AI regulations in Congress — as lawmakers allege tech giant is freezing out rivals

    09/19/2026 4:57:45 PM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/19/26 | Geoff Earle
    It’s not the end of the world and they know it. Anthropic has helped seed a growing AI panic in Congress through an aggressive influence campaign, as the company and its rivals pour tens of millions into a spending war that’s just getting started — and some lawmakers say it’s a disguised power grab using safety concerns to freeze out the competition. The company, which is pushing Congress to impose new regulatory “guardrails” on the AI industry, has poured $40 million through two donations to the super PAC Public First Action, with a $20 million check arriving in late July....
  • Seattle passes law to add infinite genders and "multi-partner" relationships as protected classes

    09/19/2026 4:55:46 PM PDT · by Republican Wildcat · 42 replies
    Not the Bee ^ | 9/18/2026
    The slippery-slope is nearing the bottom now. The City of Seattle wants to keep employers, businesses, and private citizens from discriminating against people who like to sleep around and/or identify as an infinite list of genders. .... Notice how "male and female" has now been struck from the municipal code altogether. The law will "recognize genders outside the gender binary, recognize pansexuality and asexuality as orientations, and include consensual relationships with multiple partners as an element of attitudes, preferences, and practices pertaining to sexual orientation." This idea of normalizing multiple partners is a growing movement on the Left. ... It's...
  • Long lines in IRAN!! (September 18th 2026)

    09/19/2026 4:06:28 PM PDT · by Morgana · 42 replies
    Long lines in IRAN!! (September 18th 2026) Very short video where Iranian man explains why there are long lines and how much food costs in Iran.
  • The Red Ball Express: What did you do in the War?

    09/19/2026 2:20:53 PM PDT · by Twotone · 25 replies
    SteynonLine ^ | September 19, 2026 | Rick McGinnis
    The end of World War Two didn't mean the end of movies about the war. Far from it – the next decade or so would see what began as propaganda films transform into their own subgenre. First of all, though, American audiences – which included returning veterans – had to find a way to deal with the return to civilian life and peacetime. They had a film like The Best Years of Our Lives to cloak the immediate challenges with the appropriate amount of grit and optimism (along with lesser-known pictures like Edward Dmytryk's Till the End of Time, also...
  • NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosting ‘private’ U20 world summit with other lefty leaders (only 4.36 years left)

    09/19/2026 1:43:00 PM PDT · by Libloather · 17 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/19/26 | Rich Calder
    NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted lefty leaders from across the globe on Saturday to kick off a three-day summit pushing progressive agenda items like dealing with climate change. Mamdani delivered opening remarks at the Urban 20 Summit in New York City, where he and other mayors discussed “practical solutions” to address “rising housing costs, the climate crisis and migration,” according to a propaganda press statement released by the socialist mayor’s media team. Details of the summit were scarce and released Soviet-style. Most of Saturday’s activities were closed to the press. Only select media – which did not include The Post...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Zodiacal Night

    09/19/2026 1:33:21 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 4 replies
    NASA ^ | 19 Sep, 2026 | Image Credit & Copyright: Neelam and Ajay Talwar (TWAN)
    Explanation: Also known as the false dawn, a luminous band of zodiacal light is captured in this dark night skyscape. The serene view was recorded just before the beginning of astronomical twilight during September's star party at the remote Hanle Dark Sky Reserve, Ladakh, India, planet Earth. At about 4,500 meters altitude, the dark sky reserve presents a haven for hardy stargazing and astrophotography enthusiasts. While meteors streak through the night, bright planet Jupiter appears immersed in the faint zodiacal glow near the eastern horizon. Follow the zodiacal band toward the zenith to find open star cluster M44 and a...
  • Ursula von der Leyen announced this week that everyone in the EU must use the official EU age verification app to verify their age before they can log into or post on social media and other digital services.

    09/19/2026 11:48:29 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 41 replies
    X.com ^ | Sep 18, 2026 | Paul Walsh @Paul__Walsh
    ransomnote: Click the image of von der Leyen's post below to access her 24 minute public address (English).Paul Walsh@Paul__WalshUrsula von der Leyen announced this week that everyone in the EU must use the official EU age verification app to verify their age before they can log into or post on social media and other digital services.As an expert in online child safety, I'm here to expose the disinformation in each von der Leyen's statements. See below.The EU Kids Act is a pretext designed to enforce mandatory digital identity verification on everyone in Europe. The proposed legislation applies to any digital...
  • Is mt memory faulty, or did Brennan post on X that Trump needed to be killed?

    09/19/2026 11:30:57 AM PDT · by Mr.Unique · 17 replies
    I know that there was an X post during the 2024 election where someone (I think it was Brennen or Clapper) was calling for Trump's death. Now I can find no reference to that. Can someone help me out?
  • The Navy handed him a blank check: build a team that can hit anyone, anywhere, with no warning. He named it SEAL Team Six so the Soviets would think we already had Teams 3, 4, and 5. After that they told him to test America’s own bases.

    09/19/2026 10:35:09 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 21 replies
    x.com ^ | September 19, 2026 | Never Forget Dailey @teamreal321
    Never Forget Dailey@teamreal321·4hThe NVA put a price on his head.He never cashed it in for them.Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko didn’t just fight in the Mekong. He owned it. Ilo Ilo Island, 1967 — most successful SEAL raid in the Delta. Six enemy boats blown to splinters. A body count the Viet Cong didn’t forget. They offered 50,000 piasters to whoever brought him in. Nobody collected.That same man started as a 17-year-old high-school dropout the Marines already rejected.68 years ago today — September 19, 1958 — he walked into a Navy recruiter and signed up as a radioman. Coal-town kid from...
  • Mothers, reproductive rights group sue Oklahoma officials over abortion ban

    09/19/2026 10:28:57 AM PDT · by Morgana · 12 replies
    Norman Transcript ^ | Sep 16, 2026 | Emma Murphy
    OKLAHOMA CITY — Two Oklahoma mothers, who said they were forced to leave the state in order to terminate nonviable pregnancies, sued state leaders Wednesday, challenging the limits of the state’s abortion ban. Magon Hoffman and Sheena Hamlin each had to spend thousands of dollars to leave the state to receive abortion care after prenatal testing determined their pregnancies were nonviable or had fatal diagnoses, according to the lawsuit filed in Oklahoma County District Court. Medical professionals warned both women that their pregnancies would result in either stillbirth or an agonizing death for their wanted children shortly after birth, the...