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  • Jimmy Kimmel (sic) Disney Feedback form. Submit your complaint and get this rata off the ship.

    04/27/2026 4:48:55 PM PDT · by NowApproachingMidnight · 13 replies
    Disney ^ | 20260427 | SELF
    You know what to do. Click that link and flame this man child.
  • Did the Sun Pull a Rogue Planet into the Solar System? [9:53]

    04/27/2026 4:45:13 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 10 replies
    YouTube ^ | April 27, 2026 | Territory
    While the world hunts for the elusive Planet Nine, a new gravitational anomaly suggests something much closer is hiding in the dark. This gravitational warp doesn't align with a far-off gas giant, instead, the math points to an Earth-sized rocky planet lurking in the twilight. Something astronomers are calling Planet Y. Did the Sun Pull a Rogue Planet into the Solar System? | 9:53 Territory | 92.6K subscribers | 95,808 views | April 27, 2026
  • Multiple young men were allegedly drugged and raped at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro RanchMultiple young men” were allegedly drugged and raped at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

    04/27/2026 3:47:40 PM PDT · by rexthecat · 39 replies
    NY Post ^ | April 27, 2026 | Alex Oliveira
    “Multiple young men” were allegedly drugged and raped at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, according to an explosive new report which detailed harrowing accusations from murder to babies snatched from mothers at the pedophile’s New Mexico house of horrors.
  • BRITAIN'S LAST PLAY: The Hidden Hand Behind Trump's Third Assassination Attempt

    04/27/2026 3:44:51 PM PDT · by cuz1961 · 14 replies
    Youtube ^ | 4/27/2026 | Promethean Updates
    RT 14 m 57 s .... ...Susan Kokinda links a third assassination attempt on Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton—where a 31-year-old Californian, Cole Tomas Allen, charged a Secret Service checkpoint with firearms and knives—to a broader political struggle she frames as the British imperial system versus Trump’s “American System.” She argues Trump’s own remarks about assassinations point to a pattern of targeting “impactful” leaders, comparing today’s climate to anarchist-era killings around 1900 and the 1901 assassination of William McKinley. Kokinda ties the attack’s timing to King Charles’ Washington visit, a new book, The Queen and Her Presidents, and a...
  • The Waltons actress, who also worked with Demi Moore and Helen Hunt, dies at 90

    04/27/2026 2:20:57 PM PDT · by Morgana · 24 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | April 27, 2026 | HEIDI PARKER
    Hollywood actress Mariclare Costello has died at the age of 90. She passed away on the morning of April 17, in Brooklyn, New York, according to the Peoria Journal Star. The star was best known for starring on the family TV show The Waltons. She played Rosemary Hunter Fordwick from 1972 to 1977. And she went on to make several other shows like The Fitzpatricks in 1977 with Helen Hunt and Jimmy McNichol where she played matriarch Maggie Fitzpatrick. The actress then starred in movies such as After The Fall in 1974 with Faye Dunaway and Christopher Plummer as well...
  • Bruce Springsteen Shares ‘Prayer of Thanks’ for Trump’s Safety

    04/27/2026 2:19:31 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 64 replies
    UltimateClassicRock. ^ | April 26, 2026 | Corey Irwin
    Bruce Springsteen offered a "prayer of thanks" for Donald Trump at the beginning of his show in Austin on Sunday night. The legendary rocker – who has been embroiled in a war of words with the President for years – offered a moment of civility by acknowledging the shooting at the White House Correspondent's Dinner, which took place the night before. In his message, the Boss gave a “prayer of thanks that our President, nor anyone in the administration, nor anyone attending, was injured” (via Consequence). “We can disagree,” Springsteen continued. “We can be critical of those in power, and...
  • Nancy Guthrie blood spatter: Ex-FBI profiler lays out chilling theory | Elizabeth Vargas Reports [6:15]

    04/27/2026 2:10:35 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 18 replies
    YouTube ^ | April 25, 2026 | NewsNation
    Former FBI profiler Jim Clemente tells "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" that Nancy Guthrie likely coughed up blood on her front entrance as she was being abducted late Jan. 31 or early Feb. 1. "This is probably where she made her last stand," he said. Nancy Guthrie blood spatter: Ex-FBI profiler lays out chilling theory Elizabeth Vargas Reports | 6:15 NewsNation | 2.66M subscribers | Subscribe | 256,958 views | April 25, 2026
  • VIDEO: Hot Air Balloon Slams Into Casino Building in Northern California

    04/27/2026 2:10:26 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 19 replies
    KSBW ^ | Apr 27, 2026 | Jonathan Ayestas
    A hot air balloon slammed into a Sacramento-area casino building Monday afternoon and stayed in the air after the chaotic tumble. Sister station KCRA's LiveCopter 3 captured the moment the balloon slammed into a building as Sky River Casino was celebrating a groundbreaking for a new hotel. The video showed the basket of the balloon hit the side of the building, at one point reaching a 90-degree angle, while there was someone still inside the basket. The balloon kept going, attempting to descend for a landing, then aborting the effort and climbing back into the sky. LiveCopter 3 observed the...
  • 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐲𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐧𝐲𝐫𝐝 - 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 - 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 - 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 - 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕 - 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝

    04/27/2026 1:47:13 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 36 replies
    Youtube ^ | 2 Jul, 1977 | lynyrdskynyrd
    From a "Day On The Green" concert promoted by Bill Graham, 2 July 1977. A brilliant live performance, they also played "Sweet Home Alabama". I was able to replace the audio as this performance was used in "Freebird - The Movie" of which a soundtrack album was issued. Unfortunately there is no track for "Sweet Home Alabama". MtnClimber: I saw the band on October 18, 1977 at the Lakeland (FL) civic center on the next to the last performance before the plane crash. It was the 5th time I had seen them. The devastating Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash near Gillsburg,...
  • I was rejected 33 times and built a $390 million company — at 48 years old. Age bias in tech is costing us all

    Peter Thompson is co-founder and CEO of LucidLink, the cloud-native file streaming platform that enables instant, secure access to large files by streaming data on demand, allowing teams to access and edit complex filesets without downloading or syncing. I was 48 years old when I left my job and enrolled in the Entrepreneurial Studies program at Stanford. Most people at that stage of their careers are trying to reduce risk, not introduce it. They have steady income. They have dependents. In tech, the unspoken assumption is that if you were going to take a big swing, you should have done...
  • Ted Lieu Makes Wild Claims About Donald Trump & Epstein Files

    04/27/2026 1:04:47 PM PDT · by hole_n_one · 50 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 2/19/2026 | Vritti Johar
    Rep. Ted Lieu drew attention during a recent congressional hearing after comments made related to Donald Trump and the Jeffrey Epstein files. The California lawmaker referenced material he said appears in the documents and urged further scrutiny of the claims.Ted Lieu says Epstein files have allegations of Donald Trump ‘raping children’At an event on February 4, 2026, Rep. Ted Lieu said, “Why are Republicans so interested in Bill and Hillary Clinton? It’s because they’re trying to distract from the fact that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times.” He added, “In those files, there’s highly...
  • Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university

    04/27/2026 12:48:33 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 6 replies
    BBC ^ | Yogita Limaye, Gabriela Pomeroy
    Pakistani attacks on the east Afghan province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, among whom are students and a professor at Kunar University, multiple sources have told the BBC. According to the Taliban government, 30 of the injured are university students. Pakistan's information ministry denied attacking the university and residential areas, saying the reports were fake. Reports of the Kunar attacks come several weeks after a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital Kabul which, according to the UN, is now known to have killed 269 people. The Taliban say...
  • Experts warn Colorado River system is heading toward ‘water bankruptcy.'

    04/27/2026 12:41:58 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 30 replies
    KNTV ^ | Apr 27, 2026 | Geneva Zoltek
    This winter, the Upper Colorado Basin saw some of the lowest snow totals in recorded history. As a result, federal officials made a decision to limit water releases from Lake Powell downstream in the coming months. Officials say that will result in substantial drops in Lake Mead's elevation. "All we’re seeing are depletions,” Kyle Roerink, advocate with the Great Basin Water Network, said. “We are dealing with changing snowpacks, changing runoff patterns, increasing evaporation rates, drier soils, and other natural phenomena that are depleting our bank accounts and our savings accounts," he said. Water managers face an encroaching deadline for...
  • Raspberries - Go All the Way (rollerskating jam)

    04/27/2026 12:25:31 PM PDT · by Migraine · 40 replies
    you tube ^ | 04/27/2026 | self copy and paste
    I've long thought Eric Carmen's "Go All the Way" by his group, Raspberries (1972) was a practically perfect rock n roll song.
  • US overflight rights over Indonesia means that American eyes and American firepower are now positioned directly the single most critical energy chokepoint in China's entire global economic architecture. (2 min video and TRANSCRIPT)

    04/27/2026 12:25:26 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 13 replies
    X.com ^ | April 26, 2026 | DADA @BredsguardDalen
    https://x.com/BredsguardDalen/status/2048626143537107207 Riccardo Bosi reposted DADA @BredsguardDalenSeems like chess pieces are being moved while everyone is distracted. ransomnote: excerpt of 2 min video belowTRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~On Monday, April 13, while the entire world was watching Hormuz, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth quietly hosted Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in the Pentagon.And what they announced was a major defense cooperation partnership between the United States and Indonesia. The partnership has three pillars.ONE: Military modernization capacity buildingTWO: Training and professional military educationTHREE: Regional exercises and operational cooperationAnd woven into this agreement is Indonesia granting US military aircraft "blanket oversight access across the whole of...
  • WATCH: Cincinnati Teacher Posts Video Expressing Disappointment That Trump Assassination Attempt Failed

    04/27/2026 12:13:55 PM PDT · by Morgana · 25 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | April 27, 2026 | Cassandra MacDonald
    A teacher at a pre-K and kindergarten in Cincinnati, Ohio, is facing intense backlash and calls for her termination after posting a video expressing her disappointment that President Donald Trump survived the latest assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Corinne Baum, whose LinkedIn says she is a teacher at The Children’s House in Cincinnati, a private Montessori-style school, posted a video lamenting the news that the gunman’s attempt on the president’s life had failed. “Man, there’s been a few creators on here saying that like Friday or yesterday could have been the day, and then I...
  • Say His Name: Chicago Officer John Bartholomew Killed in Line of Duty

    04/27/2026 12:09:26 PM PDT · by Morgana · 10 replies
    Breitbart ^ | April 27, 2026 | AWR Hawkins
    Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew was shot and killed in the line of duty at the Swedish Hospital in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Breitbart News reported on the shooting, noting that initial reports were that officers were shot and critically injured on Saturday at the hospital. NBC 5 then noted that one of the officers died from his wounds. On Sunday, WGN-TV pointed out that the deceased officer is 38-year-old John Bartholomew. Hospital officials indicated “the alleged gunman was a patient who was in the custody of law enforcement and was brought in for treatment at around 9 a.m.” He was...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails

    04/27/2026 12:04:14 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 9 replies
    NASA ^ | 27 Apr, 2026 | Image Credit & Copyright: Uli Fehr
    Explanation: Can you find the comet? Somewhere through this web of satellite trails is Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a bright visitor passing through the inner Solar System. Now, the orbiting satellites themselves only appear as streaks because of the long camera exposure, over 10 minutes in this case. On the contrary, to the eye, satellites appear as points that drift slowly across the night sky and shine by reflecting sunlight -- primarily just after sunset and before sunrise. The featured image was taken just before sunrise two weeks ago from Bavaria, Germany. Presently, Comet R3 PanSTARRS is hard to see...
  • Seriously? MS NOW Stumped on Attacker's 'Motive' or 'Ideology'—Manifesto, Hello?

    04/27/2026 10:38:01 AM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 30 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelsein
    On Sunday night’s The Weekend: Primetime, MS NOW reporter Josh Einiger professed uncertainty about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attacker’s “motive” and “ideology”—despite his manifesto spelling both out in unmistakable terms. Reporting on the investigation into suspect Cole Allen, Einiger cited messages sent by the attacker to family members before the incident. He noted that the writings were “described as anti-Trump in nature,” but claimed they were “not aligned to one specific ideology.” He described himself as a "friendly federal assassin," but he was "not entirely sure what that means in terms of a motive." Did anyone on this show...
  • World's longest ever tiramisu is made in London: Chefs use 3000 eggs and 50,000 ladyfinger biscuits to break record with 1,445ft dessert - exceeding the height of the Shard

    04/27/2026 10:28:57 AM PDT · by DFG · 18 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 04/27/2026 | CAMERON CHARTERS
    The world record for the longest tiramisu has been smashed by chefs in London. At 1,445ft, the gargantuan offering needed 50,000 ladyfinger biscuits for the base and more than 3,000 eggs to make the light fluffy filling. One hundred Italian cooks gathered at Cheslea Town Hall over the weekend to whip up one of their country's best known desserts and dedicate it to the royals. Mirko Ricci, the organiser, was delighted when his staff came in nearly 500ft longer than the previous record holders Milanese Galbani who are based in Milan. Mr Ricci said the pudding is 'the most incredible...