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Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Co-CEO Comcast Corporation Comcast Center 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia PA 19103By no coincidence Kate Smith first performed “God Bless America” the day before Veteran’s Day in 1938. She was a patriotic American, who wanted to encourage her fellow citizens as they suffered through a terrible depression and saw a world torn apart by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. She wanted to reach Americans with the faith she felt for the future of the nation.As a leading performer in a radio market reaching nearly every household in the country, her way would be through...

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An AI-generated parody of the classic sitcom Seinfeld that pokes fun at the Democratic Socialists of America is circulating on X, posted on the same day the group’s New York City chapter held its biennial convention. The roughly two-and-a-half-minute video, posted Saturday by the account NYC Common Sense with the caption “yada yada yada,” had drawn more than 377,000 views within hours. The clip uses artificial intelligence to recreate the show’s four main characters, who gather in a New York diner as Jerry mocks the DSA crowd and its ideals. “Socialists don’t need jobs, Jerry!” one line in the clip...

It appears one party now hates us and wishes us harm … and the other really isn’t willing to do much about that. Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia chairs the House Oversight Committee. He is also an illegal alien from Peru, amnestied in 1986. And he’s gay. An angry man, he wants to go after conservatives; is desirous, in fact, of holding even those no longer in office “accountable.” For what specifically, I have yet to hear him say. (Republicans won’t even hold the worst criminals in office accountable. Not only couldn’t they keep illegal aliens from voting, they, apparently, but...

Thune has done 'a good job,' and nobody wants that Senate Minority Leader job in a room full of rampant Democrats, anyway.

Jefferson County Constable Robert de Buys posted a photo to Facebook on Election Night of dozens of Alabama’s new “I Voted” stickers arranged on a dining table to spell “8647,” numbers the U.S. Department of Justice charged former FBI Director James Comey with using as a threat to kill President Donald Trump. “Voting like ****ler is on the ballot,” de Buys wrote above the photo at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday, about two hours after Alabama’s polls closed. He tagged the United States Department of Justice and the FBI in the post. The “****ler” portmanteau is a slur used by Trump critics...

It is tragically ironic that, after more than 20 years in the Middle East, we have allowed our homeland to be invaded, degraded, and threatened … largely by many of the same people who we are fighting “over there.” By contrast, legitimate wars to protect the homeland must be fought, no matter what, no matter the cost, no matter what others may think … because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.

The University of Texas at Austin’s Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice offers grants of up to $2,500 for graduate student work on 'reproductive justice.' The center has offered the grants in previous years for themes such as 'environmental justice' and 'peace,' but added 'reproductive justice' this past year. The University of Texas at Austin’s Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice offers grants of up to $2,500 for graduate student work on “reproductive justice.” The center has offered the grants in previous years for themes such as “environmental justice” and “peace,” but added “reproductive justice” this past year....

The Federal Aviation Administration has officially lifted the nationwide ground stop after flights were halted for roughly four hours, the agency announced Friday evening. [snip] Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called on Congress to provide the Trump administration with $50 billion to “fix” the nation’s air traffic control system. “It's the old hardware that went down. And I think the question for the American people is, do you want your Congress to fund this?” Duffy said after the FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop on air travel. He continued, “We had a down payment — President Trump asked for it in...

The latest news from Austin is that the Democrats have their agenda all lined up and ready to go. Over 1,200 bills to be rammed through, including several imposing gun control. That’s right – gun control. In Texas. I hope they pass them all. I hope they confiscate every last gun in the state, all the way down to great-grandad’s Colt Army pistol that he used to fight the Comanche. After that, I hope they bulldoze the Alamo as an insult to the people of Tenochtitlan. I hope they pull down every statue of Sam Houston, of Lamar, of Austin,...

A psychologist analyzes the disturbing phenomenon of Affluent White Female Liberals. As a psychologist, I have tried to understand the phenomenon of what is casually termed “crazy liberal women,” or “AWFLs” (Affluent White Female Liberals) — those obnoxious, shrieking, irrational, intensively hateful, intrusive women whose mouths are a verbal sewer and who are forever drawing attention to themselves. One cannot view the women of The View, for example, without recognizing that there is something seriously wrong with them. I may be able to shed some light on these creatures, but we should first examine some instances where they manifest their...

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A packed British Airways jet was involved in a terrifying landing scare during its touchdown at Heathrow Airport. Flight BA431, flying from Amsterdam to London on Thursday local time, had to dramatically abort its touchdown after its tail struck the runway when attempting to land. According to The Sun, screaming could be heard coming from the 220 passengers as the aircraft hit the tarmac at around 11 a.m. on its left-side tyres. In unbelievable footage captured by a plane-spotter nearby, the tailfin of the twin-jet Airbus A321neo crashed into the runway before having to climb back into the air again....

A potential miracle is happening in Massachusetts that shows that abortions – even in the worst of situations – are completely unnecessary. When Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble Nov. 6 putting a new full-term abortion law into immediate effect, she said the emergency was supposedly 9 disabled babies who needed to be killed in late-term abortions. But 11 Massachusetts families have offered to adopt all nine of those babies – making the abortions totally unnecessary. Healey’s action overrode a signature campaign by more than 113,000 constituents that had temporarily suspended the new abortions up to birth law so...

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Dikidikini is only one of several villages in the Eastern Cape where locals risk their lives to cross a river to get to shops or the nearest town. Unlike other villagers who build makeshift bridges, the people of Dikidikini use a 200L drum to cross the Mzintlava River.

SpaceX booster explodes (Screenshot via @CSI_Starbase on X) ===================================================================== SpaceX’s Starship booster exploded during a test flight at Starbase, Texas, after the company aborted an attempt to catch it during a test flight. The massive Starship rocket launched successfully, but the booster failed to return to the tower and instead went into the ocean. The explosion was reportedly intentional. Via @CSI_Starbase on X: VIDEO AT LINK.................. Per Space.com: Flight 15 lifted off from SpaceX‘s Starbase facility here in South Texas at 5:47 p.m. ET (2247 GMT; 4:47 p.m. local Texas time). The towering Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage...

In emergencies, reliable communication can be a matter of life and death. Shortwave radios are unique tools that can provide critical information when other forms of communication fail.These radios have the ability to receive broadcasts over long distances, making them valuable during disasters that disrupt local services.When a major event occurs, such as a natural disaster or a large-scale emergency, many people find themselves cut off from standard media outlets. Shortwave radios can offer access to important updates and rescue information, connecting individuals to help and resources that may otherwise be unreachable.Understanding the benefits of shortwave radios is essential for...

Meghan McCain criticized the prominence of cosmetic procedures among some Republican women in an X post on Monday, October 19, citing growing online scrutiny. Her comments followed backlash over Susan Dell's appearance at a White House event promoting President Donald Trump's investment accounts for children. Women's Wear Daily examined the reaction and revived discussion of the plastic surgery trend labeled "Mar-a-Lago face." New York plastic surgeon Dr. Ira Savetsky described it as an overfilled look with noticeably fuller cheeks and lips. Reactions to McCain's post were divided, with some users objecting to the focus on appearance and others.

America's critical infrastructure is facing a troubling double disruption. The National Weather Service (NWS) has acknowledged a national radar outage affecting its radar website, following an extraordinary decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground departing flights across the United States because of widespread air traffic control communications problems. The two developments, occurring in close succession Friday afternoon, have raised serious questions about the reliability of the nation's essential transportation and weather-monitoring systems. The NWS posted the following message on an official webpage: "We are aware of a National Radar Outage on radar.weather.gov. We appreciate your patience as we...