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Democratic strategist James Carville expanded his critique of left-wing streamer Hasan Piker on Tuesday, branding him an “idiot” and saying he cannot answer for Piker’s band of “left-wing idiots.” Piker, a self-described socialist streamer who campaigned with Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, has emerged as a leading voice on the left as democratic socialists continue to gain influence. “There’s two things that I know about Hasan Piker. One, he’s an idiot, and two, he’s not a Democrat. So, I don’t answer for idiots, and I don’t answer for people who are not Democrats,” Carville said on “The Story.”...

Telling the internet world not to do something is the surest way that they will end up doing something.

Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is no longer set to speak at a Labor Day rally when he makes his first major public appearance since ending his campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Platner, who won the nomination in June but dropped out in July after Politico reported that a former girlfriend said he sexually assaulted her, had been scheduled to speak Monday at the rally in Ellsworth, near his hometown of Sullivan. He has denied the allegations. Platner was expected to speak about labor history and the importance of unions in the US Event organizers were...

Even after being caught red-handed wasting donor funds on cookies (including $675 on cookies for a single event), my opponent can’t help herself but still waste donor money on cookies. What in the world is going on?

The 19th is sharing the story of Tina (no last name given), a married mother of one daughter who "desperately" wanted another baby. But shockingly, when she finally became pregnant with a "healthy" child, she chose to have an abortion almost immediately. Key Takeaways: * Tina desperately wanted a baby and turned to IVF and surrogacy. * While her sister-in-law was carrying Tina's baby as a surrogate, Tina was surprised to learn that she, too, was pregnant. The babies would be eight months apart. * The day after Tina took the positive test, she ordered the abortion pill. * She...

An unruly mob of 500 teenagers swarmed a Colorado Burger King and supermarket in a chaotic “takeover” on Sunday. Video footage shared on social media shows the out-of-control miscreants shouting in a Burger King, standing on tables, and then breaking into fisticuffs amongst each other. Watch Below: VIDEO AT LINK.................... The uncontrollable mob — many of whom were between 14 and 17 years old — took over the Hoffman Heights Shopping Center in Aurora, Colorado, at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Aurora Police Department said. “The gathering appears to have been organized through social media around an unpermitted sporting event,”...

Jelly Roll can’t say he didn’t ask for it. After the rotund, country-rooted rapper drew fire from fans for using his guest-starring stint on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for consecutive nights of bashing President Donald Trump with all the sneering condescension of the modern left, he responded to critics by essentially telling them to stop listening to him. He might not have been expecting too many to take his advice. In a podcast Monday and a post on the social media platform X, conservative social media personality Johnson reported that he’d run the numbers on Jelly Roll’s social media accounts and...

President Trump has pulled off something Washington almost never sees: Hollywood studios, major entertainment unions and Adam Schiff are suddenly lining up behind the same America First jobs push. After meeting with actor Jon Voight, Trump called on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to create a federal production incentive for movies and television shows made in the United States. The goal is simple. Give producers a compelling financial reason to employ American crews, rent American soundstages and keep billions of dollars in production spending on American soil. Trump described Hollywood as a “complete and total disaster” after years of productions...

Karmelo Anthony’s family is asking supporters to fork over $250,000 to pay for the convicted killer’s appeal after a Texas judge shot down his request for a new trial. The GiveSendGo fundraiser has already raised $27,000 from grassroots supporters of the 19-year-old, who was sentenced to 35 years in June for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a high school track meet in 2025 in Frisco. “We understand that the pursuit of justice through the appellate system requires tremendous resources. This is why the legal fund has been established,” family spokesperson Dominique Alexander told reporters on Wednesday. Last...

VIDEO AT LINK. FRENCH TO ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT: 0:00 Savings. 0:02 Unfortunately, these savings are idle. 0:05 Today, €10 trillion in household savings remains in bank deposits, 0:14 and a significant portion of European savings is invested outside our continent. Europe must now 0:23 put these funds to work for our companies—and that is the goal of the Savings and Investment Union. 0:32 We have put proposals on the table regarding securitization, investments by banks and 0:40 insurance companies, and the integration of our markets and their supervision. 0:48 Together, these measures can unlock up to €470 billion in additional investment.

Dallas Wings center Li Yueru won't be representing China in the FIBA Women's World Cup due to passport issues. Li announced on social media her passport "was lost in the mail and still hasn't been found" (via the Associated Press' Doug Feinberg). "Throughout this time, we've all been working hard together and exploring every possible solution, but maybe we were just a little short on luck this time," she said. "As of today, the passport is still missing. "Sometimes, disappointment is simply part of life. I'm sad that I won't be able to be there this time, but I'm incredibly...

WASHINGTON — House Democrats voted down a proposed constitutional amendment to lock in the number of justices on the Supreme Court at nine. The amendment failed in a 212-206 vote, far short of the two-thirds majority needed to get it through the lower chamber. Only one Democrat, Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, voted with Republicans in support of the proposed amendment. Republicans brought up the constitutional amendment as part of an effort to accuse Democrats of seeking to pack the high court due to its conservative majority and tie them to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). “We will...

Comcast made Wi-Fi motion sensing a headline feature on millions of Xfinity gateways. It reads the ripples your body makes in the signal, through walls, no camera. Here’s the five-minute check, friend. 🤯 WOW! Comcast made Wi-Fi motion sensing a headline feature on millions of Xfinity gateways. Your router reads the ripples your body makes in the signal: which room you’re in, standing or lying down, through walls, no camera, no light. And the fine print says motion data can go to law enforcement “without further notice to you.” The Short Version: Open your router app, hunt for anything labeled...

𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿@USN_Submariner·9hTo hell, by compassOTD in 1920, the following exchange took place between freighter S.S. Alanthus & what appeared to be a buoy waving a white flag, as seen in the photo: • Alanthus: What ship are you? • Submarine S-5 • Alanthus: What nationality • United States • Alanthus: Where are you bound • To hell, by compassA day earlier, S-class submarine USS S-5 (SS-110) attempted to quickly dive during a drill, but forgot to close the induction valve.Water poured into the forward compartment, forcing the crew to abandon it. They blew the main tank but quickly sank to...

ransomnote: The body of the post is about FLOCK cameras, but the video explains the service interupting her car bluetooth is likely Leonardo SignalTrace sensors which are being rolled out. GROK's analysis below seems to confirm this.Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApesAmerican says she always has the Bluetooth in her car cutout randomly for 1-2 seconds at a time, she couldn’t figure out whyShe finally figured it out. It’s the flock safety cameras. Every time she drives by a flock cameras whether it’s an intersection or parking lot, her Bluetooth temporarily cuts outShe believes the flock is reading the Bluetooth of her car,...

ransomnote: I didn't try all the links, but tested several. I know one link in the list is dead.Sauda Moni@sauda_coder·14h50 websites that can turn a “quick visit” into hours of exploring1. http://zoom.earth — Live satellite views2. http://flightradar24.com — Track planes worldwide3. http://marinetraffic.com — Track ships in real time4. http://windy.com — Live weather & storms5. http://lightningmaps.org — Live lightning strikes6. http://earthquake.usgs.gov — Recent earthquakes7. http://submarinecablemap.com @sauda_coder — Explore internet cables8. http://globalforestwatch.org — Monitor global forests9. http://worldometers.info — Live world statistics10. http://internetlivestats.com — Live internet stats11. http://thetruesize.com — Compare country sizes12. http://oldmapsonline.org — Explore historical maps13. http://davidrumsey.com — Historical map archive14. http://openstreetmap.org...

In the heart of Lower Manhattan, a 60-story glass skyscraper has been sitting abandoned and unfinished for years. It overlooks the East River. It leans three inches to the north. Glass panels have fallen off its facade. And nobody — not the developer, not the lenders, not the courts — can agree on how to fix it. This is 161 Maiden Lane. New York City's very own Leaning Tower. A $600M luxury skyscraper that was supposed to sell 80 waterfront condos for up to $18 million each. Instead, it became one of the most expensive construction disasters in American history...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - The Mansville city manager was arrested on felony voter registration fraud charges Monday afternoon. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office stated that Shonda Barnes was arrested at her home on a warrant charging her with 11 counts of false affidavit in voter registration. The arrest stemmed from an investigation that started in May after the Johnston County Election Board told the sheriff’s office about concerns over voter registration applications submitted from the Mannsville area. The registrations were submitted before the May voter registration deadline for the June primary election. The sheriff’s office said investigators found several...

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville has issued a simple piece of advice to Democratic candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms: Make it all about Donald Trump. MS NOW’s Ari Melber on Tuesday asked Carville what he thought of the argument that Democrats “still need the affirmative message of why this is not just anti-Trump, but [to] turn the page to helping people’s lives.” Carville responded bluntly: “Why do they need to be for anything?” “People are going to vote on Trump,” he said, noting that the president reportedly has a $400 million campaign war chest and will participate next week...