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The 20-year-old co-pilot on the doomed Learjet that crashed in Florida last weekend was remembered by her flying instructor as “the most naturally gifted pilot” who was “born to fly!” Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras — who earned her pilot license in high school, even before she could drive — “aced” all her flying exams, longtime instructor Chris Kirk said alongside a selfie of them beaming together in the cockpit. “She was without a doubt the most naturally gifted pilot I have ever taught, and I have been teaching for 40 years!!” he posted on Facebook while proudly saying he was one...

Audio between an air traffic controller and a female pilot flying the Learjet 60 during a flight in May has resurfaced following Sunday’s tragic incident in Palm Beach County. A man and woman in the cockpit were scolded by air traffic controllers after they appeared to make unapproved altitude adjustments during turbulent conditions, according to audio obtained by the Daily Mail and the U.K. Sun. What happened with the Learjet 60 in May? The plane was flying near Newark, N.J., at the time when an air traffic controller asked the crew, “Why are you climbing?” The female pilot answered: “We’re...

Eight small towns, from Lockhart’s barbecue pits to Hatch’s chile fields, show that great food doesn’t need a big city or a hard-to-get reservation. A great food scene doesn’t always require a crowded city or a Michelin reservation booked months out. Some of the best food in the country comes from towns with a few thousand residents and one specific thing they do better than anywhere else – a barbecue tradition, a crop, a way of cooking a specific food in a specific pot. These eight towns built their identity around food long before "foodie" was a word, and each...

Woke 2.0 in America is, unfortunately, off to a strong start, as singers now feel emboldened to shamelessly mock our nation's beautiful national anthem. As Yahoo Sports reported, the NBA's Golden State Warriors celebrated their annual Pride Night during their home game against the Miami Heat. As part of the Warriors' Pride Night celebration, they had openly gay singer Jason Brock perform the national anthem. Brock is a former finalist on The X Factor USA and a prominent male cabaret singer in San Francisco. He certainly qualifies as a national anthem singer based on talent. But Brock decided to use...

Democrats’ midterm gains have opened a path to fundamentally changing how America elects its president, potentially locking in the national popular vote winner through an interstate agreement.Check Voting Info The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would leave the Electoral College formally intact while changing how participating states award their votes. A member state could back one candidate at the ballot box and still hand every electoral vote to that candidate’s opponent. That is because the agreement commits participating states to awarding their electoral votes to whoever wins the most votes nationwide, regardless of the outcome within their borders. The compact...

Two more DOJ officials abruptly resigned on Friday just days after the Democrats swept the midterm elections. The top prosecutor who was spearheading the Russiagate case against John Brennan - US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Quiñones - resigned. US Attorney General Todd Blanche made the announcement on Friday. "United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones submitted his resignation from the Department of Justice," Blanche said. "We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro. Jason has served...

The Left is already demanding punishment after an MLB All-Star called out Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) — and political Islam — in the wake of Tuesday’s midterms. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander, an All-Star in 2024 before suffering a major shoulder injury during his team's American League championship run the following year, reshared two videos to his Instagram story after Michigan elected El-Sayed as the next U.S. senator from that state. One was captioned “America voted for Sharia Last Night.” The other was titled “Islam is not peaceful.” Ah, it seems like only yesterday people could state the obvious...

Tesla’s most revolutionary product didn’t even last a decade. On Friday, in the middle of the night Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on X.com that Tesla Cybertruck production will stop in the middle of 2027. The reason? According to Musk it’s to make room for Cybercab production. Musk make the announcement on X.com, which was formerly Twitter before he bought the platform in a hostile takeover, at 12:30 am on Friday. The executive has since posted nine times on X effectively burying the post, though it’s currently trending on the platform he owns. The quiet part out loud: The Cybertruck...

By my count there are 58 days to the start of the Cultural Revolution.

One of the more striking things about my liberal friends is how they keep fantasizing about how Trump is an authoritarian who is upending the Constitutional order (He will cancel the midterms and put the military outside voting stations!) as they fantasize about seizing companies, jailing or killing their political opponents, and "Trump-proofing" America by permanently changing the Constitution. Every accusation is a confession, and in this case I mean literally. They think Trump would do those things because it is precisely what they want to do themselves. Even before the election, the Democrats were making lists and discussing which...

This is the modern day communist left. Evil, vile, ugly. Leftist darling Jennifer Welch and co-hort Angie Sullivan laugh uncontrollably at the thought of someone digging up Charlie Kirk and shooting him again. Sadly, this type of demonic leftist humor is rife in Democrat circles today. The two then said that Charlie's assassin was somehow linked to MAGA. Another sick lie. This is the modern day left - demonic possessed and celebrating murder. Podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan can't stop laughing at the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk's corpse and "doing it" again to him. After laughing for...

This is the landlord who reminds me of Trump. We're the landlord now. The Dustin Hoffman character(Benjamin Braddock) has several potential stand-in's to evict.

Anthony Santander appeared to be unhappy with Michigan electing Abdul El-Sayed on Tuesday, as the Blue Jays outfielder made multiple posts on social media attacking the senator-elect’s Muslim faith. Santander, 32, reposted two videos to his Instagram story attacking the Democrat, with one captioned “America voted for Sharia Last Night,” and the other titled “Islam is not peaceful.” In a statement to The Athletic, a spokesperson for the Blue Jays rebuked Santander’s posts, saying that they do not reflect the franchise’s values. “Baseball is for everyone and the Blue Jays have created an inclusive experience where all fans feel welcome...

Half the country is doing an end-zone war dance, the other half is scratching its weary head. That was some election! But you know what? The numbers are a little. . . queer. I mean queer in the old-school sense. Peculiar. Puzzling. Kind of. . . fishy. . . maybe statistically impossible? What I think happened: Democratic Party election ninja Marc Elias knocked himself out for two years registering new voters by the bale, as in manufacturing them. . . illegal aliens. . . homeless junkies. . . straight-up fictitious persons. . . in order to flood the zone with...

If you thought this tolerant liberal's call for blood was bad... Wait until you see this lady's reaction: What a gal! I DON'T WANT IMPEAAAAACHMENT! I DON'T WANT THEM TO SERVE TIIIIIME! I WANT THEM TAKEN INTO THE CITY TOWN SQUARE, HUNG FROM THEIR ANKLES, AND GUT THEM FROM GROIN TO CHIN!!! Amazing that TikTok lets that stay on their platform, but if you misgender someone you get banned. The Wall Street Apes account then implored the Trump admin to investigate election fraud and hold people accountable now, but Republicans failed to send anyone to jail for election interference, lockdowns,...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The planned sinking of the historic SS United States off the Florida Panhandle is now facing an emergency federal court challenge. A preservation group is asking a judge to stop the ship from leaving Mobile next week, claiming toxic paint aboard the ship could contaminate Gulf waters and threaten marine life. The group argues federal regulators failed to adequately study those risks before approving the project. The historic ocean liner is scheduled to leave Mobile on Monday and be sunk in the Gulf, 23 miles southwest of Destin, next Thursday. The ship has been in Mobile...

Jamie Raskin says expanded background checks on private firearm sales will be among his priorities as expected House Judiciary Committee chairman. Republicans argue the proposal would burden hobbyists, friends, and people selling firearms from personal collections. Gun rights advocates warn that expanded background checks would create a registry that could enable future confiscation. Raskin also said he would scrutinize antitrust deals and perhaps pursue another impeachment of President Donald Trump. SNIP

A soft-spoken Democrat with liberal views, Rockefeller served five six-year terms representing West Virginia ‌in the Senate and became a prominent critic of the Iraq War. WASHINGTON — John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America’s most famous and wealthiest families who during three decades in the Senate sought expanded healthcare for the poor and excoriated President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq War, died Friday at his home in Washington, The Washington Post reported. He was 89. His family did not ​provide a cause, the newspaper added. Rockefeller, a tall, soft-spoken Democrat with liberal views,...

Many years ago, I wrote a brief post on the birthday of the brief-reigning Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus. This post was little more than a summary of his reign (from AD 268-270) based on the scanty sources we have for that period during the so-called Crisis of the Third Century. At the end, however, I included a notice about the supposed familial link between Claudius and Constantine. Claudius has been on my mind a bit lately, and so I decided to ask my preferred AI bot what it thought of this thesis. The initial result didn't surprise me: Constantine...

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down on Thursday and will be trucked to New York City to usher in the holiday season. The 76-foot (23-meter) Norway spruce is expected to arrive Saturday following its journey from a yard in West Edmeston, New York. The conifer is approximately 75 years old and measures 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter. The tradition dates back to 1931, when crews building Rockefeller Center put up a small Christmas tree with handmade garlands.