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We just got back from the theater where we saw "Drummer Boy," a Revolutionary War musical, believe it or not. It reminded me a lot of "La La Land," which I quit watching halfway through, but I actually enjoyed this one. It is NOT an historically correct movie. It's a musical, and like all musicals it is a bit corny and improbable, but its heart is in the right place and I found the singing to be fun. I recommend it. As America’s fight for independence begins, a young drummer boy, an enslaved woman, and a divided family search for...

ransomnote: Transcript below. I hope all will watch the video; it's memorable!il Donaldo Trumpo@PapiTrumpo·9hParody accountBUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUPS!!!😎🇺🇸🍿🍿🍿 TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~[CPAC Circle Retreat and Gala at Mar-a-Lago on the evening of Friday, November 6, 2026]Stephen Miller: I am reminded of a famous expression. The storm whispers to the warrior that, “You cannot withstand my strength.” And the warrior whispers back, “I am the storm.”We are the storm, and our enemies cannot comprehend our strength, our determination, our resolve, our passion. Our lineage and our legacy hails back to Athens, to Rome, to Philadelphia, to Monticello.Our ancestors built the cities. They produced the...

A pilot with the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels has been removed from the elite flight demonstration team for failing to meet its standards, military officials confirmed. Maj. Scott Laux, a U.S. Marine Corps aviator, was dismissed from the squadron, the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) confirmed to the Pensacola News Journal on Friday, Nov. 6. In a statement provided to the News Journal, CNATRA confirmed that Laux, who flew the No. 6 jet for the team, would not participate in the team’s remaining performances this season. “Blue Angel #6 was removed from the team for failing to uphold the...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dMBBOawFy_4&pp=ygUWam9lIHJvZ2FuIGNhbGxleSBtZWFucw%3D%3D This is an interesting episode to watch or listen to. I have listened to Calley Means and his sister, both MDs as they talk about food in the States. He has been working with the Administration and recently quit.

Days after Toronto Blue Jays power hitter Anthony Santander reposted and then deleted Islamophobic comments to his Instagram account, the Muslim community in Canada — including fans of the team — are unhappy with the response from the team and player to date. Following the results of Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, the 32-year-old Santander reposted a pair of stories to his personal Instagram account. One post, shared from the account @theamericantruthproject, included a video that was critical of Michigan Senator-elect Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. The first video claimed that all Muslims elected to office on Tuesday are radicals, and want to...

Explanation: De Gerlache-Kocher massif looms on the visible horizon in this close-up of the edge of the Moon. The mountainous formation rises about 4 kilometers above its surroundings and is located very close to the lunar south pole. Boasting permanently shadowed crater floors that likely contain deposits of water ice and peaks that receive almost continuous sunlight for solar power generation, the south polar region is considered a prime location for the first human settlement on the Moon. In fact, De Gerlache-Kocher massif itself has been considered as a potential landing site for future crewed Artemis missions to the Moon....

Woman who has no hate in her soul wishes Trump got shot in the forehead. (July 2024)

First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's adventure novel has been chopped, changed and adapted ever since. Is it a "misanthropic satire" or a "fantastical nursery tale"? You may be familiar with the story of Lemuel Gulliver. He wakes up after a shipwreck only to be pinned down by ropes and surrounded by tiny Lilliputians, who clamber up to the incapacitated adventurer. It's a scene that's been replicated and satirised ever since Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726, 300 years ago. Yet fewer may know of Gulliver's darker exploits, where the voyaging anti-hero encounters scientists inserting bellows into dogs,...

'Fox & Friends' reports on 'The View' co-hosts' praise of Michigan Democratic Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed and Vogue's commentary on what it calls a new generation of 'handsome' politicians

Congressional critics warn a defiant defense secretary could imperil military funding WASHINGTON—With a vote on his impeachment looming next week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is digging in his heels and vowing to stay at his Pentagon post for the rest of the Trump administration. Hegseth has reassured his allies that he is not angling for Marsha Blackburn’s Tennessee seat in a Senate that will now be controlled by Democrats, Pentagon officials said. If his congressional opponents vote to impeach him, Hegseth will seek to use the confrontation as a platform to aggressively defend his agenda, which includes the war with...

SEATTLE — A 36-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree assault after prosecutors say she used racist and homophobic language before biting a chunk of flesh from another woman’s forehead in downtown Seattle. Charging documents filed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office identify the defendant as Kamilia Chadli. Police said the victim, Diana Gonzalez, was left with permanent injuries and required a skin graft to close the wound.

PROSPECT, Tenn. (WSMV) - Every tap on wind chimes, ringing of the doorbell, and clapping with her mother is part of the language of 15-year-old Sophia Finocchio. Sophia has Down syndrome, is nonverbal and has autism. For years, her family spent much of their days trying to understand her needs. But beginning in July 2025, Sophia made noticeable behavioral strides through in-home applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy provided by a company called The Perfect Child. On its website, The Perfect Child advertises that it works with most commercial insurance plans and offers financial assistance. What Sophia’s family did not anticipate...

BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the killing of Katie Suarez, the 28-year-old Brooklyn woman whose fatal stabbing while out for a run along the Shore Parkway Greenway shocked the city and sparked an intense police investigation. Police arrested Sayed Mohassib, 27, at his New York City home after detectives developed evidence they say placed him at the scene of the attack. He has been charged with second-degree murder.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Howard, son of Moe and Helen Howard, at the age of 91. Over the years, Paul remained a guardian of his father’s legacy, offering fans a firsthand view of the man behind the slapstick legend. Paul connected directly with the fans of The Three Stooges at various conventions over the years, sharing stories of his father and The Three Stooges. In 2015, he directed and hosted the 9-part docuseries Hey Moe, Hey Dad!, creating an intimate tribute to the legacy of The Three Stooges, featuring interviews with the heirs of...

Video of the flooding in the southwest USA

The Pentagon says it has delivered more than 25,000 unmanned and counter-drone systems to U.S. Central Command this year through an approximately $782 million effort to accelerate military procurement... The 25,000 total therefore combines offensive systems, maritime platforms and counter-drone capabilities.... “DRPM-UxS was established to cut through red tape and put lethal technology directly into the hands of our frontline troops,” Owen West.. “In the hands of American warfighters, these low-cost, attritable systems serve as high-volume alternatives to legacy, multi-million-dollar exquisite munitions

Tokyo on Saturday will mark one year since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about the possibility of a Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis triggered a diplomatic rupture with Beijing — a rift that shows few signs of closing as the two sides remain stubbornly at odds. The ongoing dispute between China and Japan began following Takaichi’s remarks in parliament on Nov. 7, 2025, that the Self-Defense Forces could be deployed under the right to collective self-defense in “worst-case” scenarios, such as a Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan, which the prime minister said could constitute a “survival-threatening situation” for...

We have compiled thousands of U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Joint military publications and put them into one easily searchable library. This is the largest collection of these public domain resources in one place, with documents dating from WWII through the most current publications, covering everything from warfighting and radio operations to equipment maintenance, medical care, engineering, and more. 4,215 manuals and 724,471 pages, available as both original PDFs and EPUBs.

Three elderly people were found dead in a bloody scene at a New Jersey home after a postal worker discovered a chilling note on the front door, according to authorities. The three bodies were tragically discovered at a home in Mount Holly on Friday, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a Facebook post. A postal worker called cops after finding a note on the front door indicating that 911 should be called, according to prosecutors. The disturbing note, which was heavily taped to the door, read “9-1-1 Inside” with horrifying drawings of two unhappy faces with ‘X’s for eyes,...

There’s no reason to celebrate bacon, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The group wants Easton to cancel PA Bacon Fest this weekend and replace it with a celebration for a healthy food like hazelnuts, cherries or chestnuts. Processed meats like bacon contribute to colorectal cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in young people, according to a statement from the Washington D.C.-based health advocacy group.