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  • Judge awards Hunter Biden $1.7M in defamation suit against ex-Overstock CEO

    07/11/2026 6:18:15 PM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    The Hill ^ | 7/11/26 | Finya Swai
    Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, was awarded $1.7 million in damages on Friday as part of a defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Byrne, a known denier of Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election, accused the younger Biden of taking part in an $800 million bribery scheme involving Iran and failed to defend his claims in court. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson of the Central District of California ruled the ex-executive acted with “intentional misrepresentation” and “conscious disregard” for Hunter’s rights, and said Byrne continued to amplify the false allegations even...
  • SHOCK VIDEO: Mauled and Pinned Down by a Lioness, Cattle Herder Escapes Death by Petting Her Like a Cat

    07/11/2026 4:40:04 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | July 09, 2026 | Paul Serran
    Screengrab Social Media/X ================================================================================== Survival skills came in an unlikely fashion for Gamara. It was the longest half an hour of his life, as an Indian cattle herder survived being mauled and pinned down by a lioness with a rather novel technique. He treated the beast like a house cat and gave it a little affection. Yes, you read it right. The New York Post reported: “Kalubhai Boghabhai Gamara was minding his own business in Gujarat on India’s west coast when the lion was suddenly upon him, badly mauling him and leaving him fearing for his life. Horrified onlookers tried...
  • Tim Walz on the foreign child sex offender he pardoned

    07/11/2026 3:46:27 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 34 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | July 11, 2026
    “I can find no reason how Minnesota is safer or better if he is deported to a country he has not been to since he was a child.”
  • Does the process of sanctification include changing denominations?

    07/11/2026 3:42:32 PM PDT · by Jonty30 · 27 replies
    Today | Jonty30
    When you accept Christ, you are justified. However, part of the Christian life is repentance and leaving the old life behind, which is to my understanding sanctification. My question is, as you study the Bible and are trying to align your life with the Bible, does that mean you should change denominations periodically as you find the church you are part of having doctrines that are not in line with the Bible and find a new church that reflects where you are in your current state of growth?
  • Hidden in a storm drain: Iraq uncovers another $10m in oil corruption scandal

    07/11/2026 3:38:34 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 5 replies
    www.newarab.com ^ | July 09, 2026 | MENA
    Millions hidden in a storm drain are the latest discovery in Iraq's expanding oil corruption scandal, which has already led to dozens of arrests ============================================================================ Iraqi investigators say they have uncovered another 14 billion Iraqi dinars (around $10 million) hidden inside a stormwater drainage pit, the latest discovery in a sprawling corruption investigation that has shaken the country's oil sector. The money was recovered as part of an ongoing probe into former Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs Adnan al-Jumaili, who has been in custody for around a month on corruption allegations. In a statement on Thursday, Iraq's Supreme Judicial...
  • Massive Fire Engulfs Church in Pittsburgh; Firefighter Hospitalized for Heat Exhaustion, Man with Out-of-State Warrant Arrested at Scene (VIDEO)

    07/11/2026 3:23:39 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 7 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | July 11, 2026 | Cassandra MacDonald
    The blaze, which broke out around 6 p.m. on July 7, quickly engulfed the historic structure, causing the roof to collapse. ALERT: Pittsburgh Fire is battling a 3-alarm fire in a vacant church on Grandview Ave. & Kearsarge on Mount Washington. There are no reports of injuries at this time. Please watch this space for updates. A PIO is on scene. pic.twitter.com/actU6tJjMC — Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) July 7, 2026 Allegheny County dispatchers received a call about the fire at approximately 6:05 p.m. Firefighters arrived within four minutes and upgraded the response to a three-alarm fire, according to a WPXI...
  • The Bitter End of Germany’s Anti-Fascist Identity

    07/11/2026 2:46:44 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 13 replies
    The European Conservative ^ | 9 Jul, 2026 | Maren Thom
    Anti-fascism in Germany has changed from a militant fringe concern into the moral common sense of its educated middle classes. One consequence of this is that the label ‘fascist’ now makes violence less objectionable. Far-left demonstrators face police in Erfurt, eastern Germany on early July 4, 2026, during a protest march against the party congress of Alternative for Germany (AfD). RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP. At the protests against the Alternativ für Deutschland’s (AfD) party conference in Erfurt last weekend, a reporter for Apollo News was chased through the crowd and kicked in the head. He suffered a bloody wound. The...
  • Maine event: Dems descend into chaos over Platner exit — claiming fate of entire party is at stake

    07/11/2026 12:41:10 PM PDT · by Libloather · 59 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/11/26 | Geoff Earle, Gabrielle Fahmy
    Maine Democrats announced it will hold its convention July 25 to pick a new nominee for US Senate to run in Graham Platner’s place in November — but some party members aren’t waiting until a new name emerges from the ashes of the accused rapist’s campaign. Prominent lefties in Congress are already raising money — claiming the fate of the entire party is at stake. “Our path to flipping the Senate runs directly through Maine. If we flip Maine, we flip the Senate,” Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) wrote in a desperate fundraising email Friday. “But if Susan Collins wins, Trump...
  • Brother of 'deviant' Lakeland Santa accused of exposing himself to child at Walmart

    07/11/2026 12:34:28 PM PDT · by DFG · 11 replies
    Fox 13 Tampa ^ | 07/09/2026 | Carla Bayron and Nancy Gay
    Polk County deputies arrested a 62-year-old man who they say exposed himself to a 5-year-old child inside a Mulberry Walmart after a Crime Stoppers tip ended a two-day search. Walmart incident What we know: According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a mother and her 5-year-old daughter were grocery shopping during the day at a Walmart in Mulberry when a man followed them. Sheriff Grady Judd stated, "This is a sick guy and he's dangerous." Judd noted that surveillance footage captured the man tracking the family through the business. "On Monday afternoon, past, he is a sexual predator in a...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

    07/11/2026 12:27:25 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 6 replies
    NASA ^ | 11 Jul, 2026 | Image Credit & Copyright: Chuck Ayoub
    Explanation: Unlike most entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog of deep sky objects, M24 is not a bright galaxy, star cluster, or nebula. It's a gap in nearby, obscuring interstellar dust clouds that allows a view of the distant stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy. Direct your gaze through this gap with binoculars or a small telescope and you are looking through a window over 300 light-years wide at stars some 10,000 light-years or more from Earth. Sometimes called the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24's luminous stars stretch across this gorgeous interstellar scene. Spanning over...
  • Iran holds crisis talks in Oman as US issues Strait of Hormuz demand

    07/11/2026 12:15:12 PM PDT · by Libloather · 26 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/11/26 | Geoff Earle
    Iranian and Middle East diplomats held crisis talks in Oman Saturday to respond to the US demand that Tehran issue a public pledge to keep the Strait of Hormuz open – while reportedly weighing whether to propose a new travel route along the critical waterway. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was meeting with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in Muscat to discuss “safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz,” according to state media in Tehran. There were no indications top US officials were involved in the negotiations. Qatari officials, who have sometimes served in a mediating role between the warring...
  • England's Kane confirms golf outing with Trump, praises president's game

    07/11/2026 12:07:45 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 10 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 10, 2026
    England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he once played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump, describing ​the experience as "surreal" and praising the president's game. Trump ‌told reporters earlier this week that he had played golf with Kane, calling the England, opens new tab striker a great player and a ​good golfer. Speaking on Friday on the eve of ​their World Cupquarter-final match against Norway, Kane confirmed the ⁠round took place in Palm Beach, Florida, about 18 ​months ago. "I played all right, to be honest," Kane ​told reporters in Miami. "He invited me to play when I was down...
  • Ex-college hoops star, European pro killed after bullets fly at NYC basketball tournament: ‘We need more police’

    07/11/2026 11:55:51 AM PDT · by Libloather · 31 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/11/26 | Marie Pohl, Tina Moore
    A European professional basketball player was fatally shot and two people wounded when gunfire erupted Friday night at a packed Harlem basketball tournament, cops and witnesses said. Kinu Rochford, a standout at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, was struck twice in the head at around 10:30 p.m. at the Kingdome Basketball Tournament in the Martin Luther King Jr. Towers on Lenox Avenue, police said. Rochford, 35, who was playing in the tournament, was shot while watching between games, according to cops. Witnesses said Rochford was struck the second time when he was already on the ground bleeding. Cops have...
  • NYC Building Collapse Risk

    07/11/2026 11:55:18 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 27 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 8 Jul, 2026 | NYC Building Collapse Risk
    The developer of a sagging Midtown Manhattan skyscraper has been accused of carrying out unauthorized construction after two columns buckled and several floors collapsed. The owner of the the 37-story office building on East 42nd Street performed construction that went beyond previously approved plans, according to a complaint filed by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) on Tuesday. Specifics of the complaint against the owner, listed as 235 Fee Owner LLC, are not yet publicly available but the DOB's portal stated that 'no support of excavation has been approved.' Construction crews evacuated the skyscraper just after 8am Tuesday...
  • Beloved ice cream franchise closing 46 locations nationwide — with one state hit hardest (DQ)

    07/11/2026 11:32:22 AM PDT · by Libloather · 69 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/11/26 | Faran Krentcil
    America’s love affair with the Blizzard is on ice. Since early 2025, Dairy Queen has been in a franchise meltdown, closing at least 46 locations nationwide, with Texas taking the biggest hit after the chain operator, Project Lonestar, refused to renovate its restaurants, which got them iced out of the DQ family. Between February and March alone, 42 Texas locations shut down, leaving Lone Star cravers to fend for themselves. (Or finally try a McFlurry.) In Alaska, three DQ locations in Anchorage, Wasilla and Palmer all shuttered at the start of July, leaving the 49th state with just one Blizzard...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles Gives Free Pass to Illegal Alien Food Vendors While Restaurants Must Comply Or Get Fined and Even Shut Down

    07/11/2026 11:31:02 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    Breitbart ^ | July 11, 2026 | Lowell Cauffiel
    In Mayor Karen Bass’s Los Angeles, the rule of law is separate and not equal when it comes to street food — with illegal immigrants and rogue vendors getting a free pass on violations while citizen restaurateurs and licensed food stands are subjected to fines, high costs, burdensome regulations, and even closures. In short, L.A. and the surrounding counties have two sets of rules. Other progressively-run cities like New York and Minneapolis also are catering to “vulnerable” and undocumented immigrant street vendors. But California is leading the way in sanctuary food practices. The Los Angeles County Health Department, citing immigration...
  • 28 Russian Ships Hit in One Night! Tankers and Tugs

    07/11/2026 11:15:48 AM PDT · by Steven Scharf · 7 replies
    YouTube ^ | July 11, 2026 | Suchomimus
    28 Russian Ships Hit in One Night! Tankers and Tugs Suchomimus In the Ukraine War, Ukraine hits 28 Russian shadow fleet tankers and tugs in one night, bringing the total to 76 different vessels hit by drones in six days in the Sea of Azov. This is the work of Magyar group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11kn6vpgzzE
  • The White House says it found these bizarre items at the Smithsonian

    07/11/2026 10:37:25 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 34 replies
    The White House says it found these bizarre items at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History: — A sadomasochistic "crotch harness" — A "trans nonbinary" person's "chest binder" — Pages from a 6yo girl's diary in which she prays every night for male genitalia to grow
  • A 13,000-Year-Old Comet Catastrophe May Be Depicted In The World's Oldest Temple At Göbekli Tepe

    07/11/2026 9:35:24 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 39 replies
    IFL Science ^ | July 10, 2026 | Benjamin Taub
    Göbekli Tepe was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018, and it's not hard to see why. Image credit: Resul Muslu/Shutterstock.com ============================================================================ Did a cataclysmic comet impact 13,000 years ago spark the rise of civilization? That's the explosive claim behind a study of carvings at the world-famous site of Göbekli Tepe, which researchers say encode not just a catastrophic comet strike, but the world's oldest solar calendar. Located in southern Türkiye, Göbekli Tepe is a pre-pottery Neolithic complex that is estimated to be around 12,000 years old. Analyzing an intricately carved pillar at the site, the study authors propose...
  • US plans to build new generation of low-cost combat drones that can overwhelm enemy defenses

    07/11/2026 9:27:46 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    Interesting Engineering ^ | July 11, 2026 | Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
    The proposed Massed Modular Aircraft would not necessarily replace every capability of the MQ-9 Reaper. The Pentagon wants these low-cost drones to feature modular designs. GA The U.S. Department of Defense is searching for a new generation of low-cost combat drones that can perform many of the same missions as the MQ-9A Reaper without carrying its hefty price tag. The step suggests a major shift in military approach as modern battlefields increasingly favor large numbers of affordable, expendable drones over a smaller fleet of expensive aircraft. Low-cost, long-range unmanned aircraft For this, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has launched...