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  • Why It’s no Longer Woke to be Woke

    07/17/2026 4:51:38 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 5 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 17 Jul, 2026 | John Horvat II
    In a turnaround that surprised Wall Street, woke funds are no longer trendy. The savvy investors are staying away. Not so long ago, the acronym ESG was trendy in investment markets. The woke thing to do was to invest in ESG-friendly funds. Their popularity promised a maximum return on investment with a commitment to woke ideals. ESG stands for investing in corporations based on Environmental, Social and corporate-Governance factors. By adopting an ESG approach, mutual fund operators could deliver maximum return on investment while maintaining a minimal carbon footprint. Investors could virtue signal their support for LGBT and other social...
  • Today's Cryptogram

    07/17/2026 2:41:49 AM PDT · by FroggyTheGremlim · 5 replies
    Hiya kids! Hiya, Hiya!Good Morning Crypto-FReepers.I see some of the same old faces out there.But that's OK - I like you anyway.Today's quote is a bit obscure, makes you go "Eeeww" but funny anywayHa Ha Ha!I'll be good - I will, (like heck) I will. Ha ha ha.This is today's quote: DUNQHRO YDMCJB HJ GHPU ANBIHRO HR JMKUMRU UGJU'J ANBISNBUD- NGUZNRQUD SMMGGVMBB
  • Today's Toons 7/17/26

    07/17/2026 1:13:20 AM PDT · by pookie18 · 4 replies
    The Right Reasons ^ | 7/17/26 | pookie18
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  • Eric Swalwell drops another $50K on celebrity lawyer — as investigators circle

    07/17/2026 1:11:52 AM PDT · by Libloather · 10 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/16/26 | Josh Koehn
    Disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell’s zombie congressional campaign has dwindled to just over $11,000 after he coughed up another $50,000 to celebrity defense attorney Sara Azari and refunded nearly $190,000 to donors following his epic career collapse following sexual assault allegations. The details were documented this week in new federal campaign filings and come as California ethics investigators continue probing more than $300,000 in payments made to Azari from Swalwell’s failed gubernatorial campaign — raising fresh questions about the disgraced Democrat’s mounting legal bills as his political career continues to unravel. Swalwell’s federal campaign filings, which list him as treasurer, paint...
  • Don Lemon ‘serious’ about 2028 presidential run: ‘People keep asking me to do it’

    07/17/2026 1:03:49 AM PDT · by Libloather · 36 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/16/26 | Daniel Cody
    Former CNN host and independent journalist Don Lemon claimed in a new interview that he’s “serious” about possibly running for president in the 2028 election — and insisted he’d be a “really good” commander-in-chief. Lemon made the eyebrow-raising declaration on “Can’t Be Censored” podcast hosted by Karman Wong and Travis Dhanraj, insisting that everyone wants to know if he has White House aspirations. “Do you have political ambition? Is that true?” Dhanraj asked on Wednesday’s show. “No, but people keep asking me if I’m running for president,” Lemon answered. “And I don’t know. I might. I’m serious. I don’t know....
  • "In The Shadows" - original soft rock, by Yours Truly

    07/16/2026 11:01:40 PM PDT · by Slings and Arrows · 1 replies
    Me, via Rumble ^ | 7/17/26 | me, as "Hopalong Ginsberg"
    My latest song. Watch the shadows.
  • Missouri man gets trapped INSIDE porta-potty's waste tank forcing firefighters to stage grim rescue

    07/16/2026 9:46:01 PM PDT · by Morgana · 14 replies
    daily mail ^ | July 16,2026 | Elliott force
    A Missouri man has been rescued after becoming trapped in a porta-potty waste tank, forcing disgusted firefighters cut him free. The Kansas City Fire Department was called to the scene in central Kansas City at around 11.20am on Tuesday, according to an alert from the Citizen app. Backup including an ambulance were summoned when the severity of the situation became clear. A video of the rescue, which was recorded by a man named Eddie Bejarano, has garnered millions of views on social media. Bejarano made a follow-up video explaining that he had gone to pick up eight porta-potty units when...
  • Ditching his 'Whizzinator' in a patrol car was Florida man's second bad decision of day

    07/16/2026 8:00:52 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 7 replies
    Fox ^ | 7-16-26 | Sean Joseph
    The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has accused a Florida man of coming up with a plan to beat his court-ordered drug test. Executing what on paper might look like a good plan proved to be difficult. His first mistake was climbing behind the wheel on July 14 and driving to submit his urine sample. A deputy stopped James Shepard, 52, as he pulled in, because according to the sheriff's office, his license is suspended. That's a violation of the felony probation he was serving for multiple burglaries and thefts, News 6 reports. He was arrested on charges of violating probation...
  • James Franco faces skepticism after showing questionable footage of 'alien' at his home

    07/16/2026 7:46:40 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 33 replies
    The Mirror UK ^ | 07 13 2026 | Angelica Cheyenne
    James Franco recently disclosed an alleged encounter with the extraterrestrial he's claimed has visited his residence in several prior social media posts. Over recent weeks, the 48-year-old Spider-Man movie trilogy star has been posting videos claiming he was being tracked after the visit. James hadn't provided any proof of the incident with his followers until now, stating in his latest video, "You wanted it. Here it is. I deliver." His monochrome footage showed an alleged being moving through the shrubbery, peering into his residence, and emerging from a garage in his backyard. This followed James's insistence that an "alien" was...
  • Chuck Schumer appears to let loose huge fart on Senate floor

    07/16/2026 5:11:51 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 62 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/15/2026 | Chris Nesi
    Senators will no doubt yield this one back without objection. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared to break wind on the floor of the chamber this week, even suppressing a light chuckle after the now-viral delivery. The 75-year-old was criticizing President Trump and the war in Iran when he seemed to have lost a war of his own that was brewing in his trousers, letting loose an audible fart that went out live on C-SPAN airwaves Tuesday. “Now on Iran and the NDAA,” Schumer said before seemingly cutting the cheese in a viral clip first isolated and shared by The...
  • Major water main break in West Hollywood causes significant flooding, prompts road closures

    07/16/2026 5:07:19 PM PDT · by Steven Scharf · 21 replies
    CBS News Los Angeles ^ | July 16, 2026
    Major water main break in West Hollywood causes significant flooding, prompts road closures A major water main break in West Hollywood has flooded several streets and nearby apartment buildings. The rushing water has also trapped cars. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/major-water-main-break-in-west-hollywood-causes-significant-flooding-prompts-road-closures/
  • ‪Hegseth Orders Any Military Personnel With Low Testosterone Be Transferred To The Navy‬

    07/16/2026 5:02:00 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 41 replies
    BabylonBee.com ^ | Jul 16, 2026 | The Babylon Bee
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a new order that any military member who is discovered to have low testosterone be immediately transferred to the Navy. Hegseth initiated mandatory testosterone testing for all members of the armed forces, and any soldier whose numbers fall below the normal range will instantly be reassigned to the Navy and issued a dandy little sailor outfit. "There are three possible results for your testosterone labs: high, normal, or welcome to the Navy," said Hegseth. "Let's trade in those fatigues for a cute hat and kerchief. Next stop, step up and...
  • NBC, ABC and CNN Won’t Carry Trump Primetime Election Speech

    07/16/2026 4:21:42 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 77 replies
    Hollywood Reporter ^ | 07 16 2026 | Alex Weprin
    Viewers may have to do a little hunting or channel-surfing if they want to watch tonight’s controversial address to the nation from President Donald Trump. ABC and NBC will opt to stream Trump’s speech at 9 pm EST on their streaming platforms, rather than carry it live on their networks. ABC says that it will broadcast a special report when the speech concludes. “ABC News will run President Trump’s speech on ABC News Live and ABC News Radio with comprehensive, anchored coverage,” an ABC News spokesperson says. “We will also cover the speech in our regular network newscasts and, as...
  • After Mail-In Ballots Tallied, Joe Biden Wins L.A. Mayor Race With 81 Million Votes

    07/16/2026 4:20:22 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 4 replies
    The Babylon Bee ^ | June 5, 2026
    LOS ANGELES, CA — After multiple days of late-night mail-in ballot drops finally being tallied, it was discovered that Joe Biden had won the Los Angeles mayoral race with an astonishing 81 million votes. While most cities and states seem to be able to figure out who won and who lost by the end of the day of the election, Los Angeles can take days, weeks, or maybe even months to allow for all the mail-in ballots to trickle in, resulting in a spectacular come-from-behind victory for Biden. In the case of the Los Angeles mayor's race, most voters expected...
  • Shameless NYC Council members give themselves a big fat 18% pay hike — on first day on the job

    07/16/2026 3:32:08 PM PDT · by Libloather · 26 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/16/26 | Hannah Fierick, Craig McCarthy, Matt Troutman
    They raised a stink. City Council members overwhelmingly voted Thursday to give themselves an 18% raise — a shamelessly self-serving move that comes after months of thwarted attempts to pass a fat pay hike. A veto-proof 42-6 vote approved the measure to inflate council salaries to $175,500, as well as hike Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pay to $305,800 a year, backdated to January — the start of new terms in office and the first day on the job for some lawmakers. The nay votes all came from Republicans and conservative Democrats, including Councilman Phil Wong (D-Queens), who said he pushed for...
  • Blatant Medicaid fraud in Queens that AG Letitia James can’t bother to notice

    07/16/2026 3:01:15 PM PDT · by Libloather · 9 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/16/26 | Post Editorial Board
    For fresh proof of how little New York authorities care about social-services fraud, consider the curious case of adult daycares in Flushing. Dr. Mehmet Oz, who oversees the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, puts out that within a one-mile radius in the Queens neighborhood, a full 64 Social Adult Day Care centers operate, with thousands upon thousands of supposed elderly enrollees. This reeks: Over the past three years, such New York senior centers have generated $2.5 billion in billings, with $2.1 billion of that coming from Flushing. Flushing’s Medicaid-eligible senior population grew by 20% from 2018 to 2024, yet...
  • Wildfire smoke will worsen in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through Friday

    07/16/2026 3:01:02 PM PDT · by equaviator · 20 replies
    washingtonpost.com ^ | July 16, 2026 | Ben Knoll
    More than 115 million people could be exposed to unhealthy air quality. Dangerous wildfire smoke is filling the skies from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic. And in some areas, conditions are expected to worsen. Through Friday, more than 115 million people are forecast to be exposed to air quality levels that are unhealthy or worse as winds funnel smoke south from out-of-control fires in Canada and Minnesota — and a heat dome traps that smoke near the ground. From late Wednesday into early Thursday, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York had some of the worst air quality of the world’s...
  • Teddy Roosevelt's SECRET Letter Proves Progressivism Was Always Headed to THIS (YouTube)

    07/16/2026 2:13:49 PM PDT · by ProgressingAmerica · 19 replies
    The $450 million Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opened its doors on July 4th. And for the first time, a major institution went accurate about who Roosevelt really was. Glenn Beck says that's actually the problem. Because when you read what TR wrote in his own hand — to Charles Davenport at Cold Spring Harbor on January 3rd, 1913 — the museum isn't making Roosevelt look like a progressive. Roosevelt was a progressive. And that's what the exhibit is hiding.
  • Unregulated IVF Destroys More Babies Annually Than Abortion Industry

    07/16/2026 2:03:02 PM PDT · by Morgana · 8 replies
    life News ^ | July 16,2026 | liberty council
    Even though the U.S. abortion industry kills roughly 1 million unborn babies each year, data reveals that the number of conceived lives lost in America through in vitro fertilization (IVF) processes is far outpacing elective abortion. According to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the scale of loss of conceived embryos from IVF that year was nearly triple the lives lost to the abortion industry at more than 2.9 million. In 2022, IVF clinics reported that patients underwent more than 435,000 IFV cycles, in which each cycle conceives about seven embryos. Researchers estimate that slightly more...
  • 'Pakistan will not take back the Rochdale Monster, Shabir Ahmed'

    07/16/2026 1:29:23 PM PDT · by RandFan · 13 replies
    X / Reform ^ | July 16 | Reform UK
    @ZiaYusufUK Tahir Andrabi, a spokesman for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told the BBC that Pakistan will not take back the Rochdale Monster, Shabir Ahmed. So why did the Tory Labour uniparty send them £6 billion of your money?