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  • I bought on line, a W11 hard drive.

    04/07/2026 1:27:57 PM PDT · by knarf · 3 replies
    self ^ | April 7, 2026 | knarf
    I didn't expect as 6" by 6" by 3/4" deal because the photo on line APPEARED to look like a suitcase tower . . . . . Anyway . . . . Having never seen anything like this before, I gave it and my old tower to my IT guy to transfer from the old to the new and I'm impressed with this technology. I'm having a devil of a time with my Epson ET 2803 printer because, I needed a copy of my registration and insurance for inspection and I went to the sites to bring them over to...
  • Overly Strict Drug Regulations Are Causing Me Moral Injury

    04/07/2026 1:09:35 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 10 replies
    MEDPAGE TODAY ^ | April 6, 2026 | Kimberly Chernoby, MD, JD
    Abortion medication access barriers prevent me from providing evidence-based careGrowing up, I always knew I wanted to be a doctor. But when the FDA needlessly placed an age restriction on over-the-counter levonorgestrel (Plan B) for emergency contraception, I decided I needed to become a lawyer too. I reasoned that political interference in healthcare meant my future patients might not receive the care they needed, and that as a physician-attorney, I could help advance evidence-based policy. In the 20 years since, levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception and daily oral contraceptives have become available over the counter with no age restrictions. Recent conversations, however,...
  • ‘Ugly thing:’ Is There a Monster Lurking in the St. Johns River?

    04/07/2026 12:42:20 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    ClickOrlando ^ | April 3, 2026 | Anthony Talcott
    Sightings of pink, horned creature began in 1953 on Lake DexterDecades ago, a 35-foot-long creature was allegedly seen along the St. Johns River in Astor, sparking rumors of a mysterious beast lurking in the waters nearby. Boaters who saw the so-called “St. Johns River Monster” described it as grey, horned, four-legged, and with an appetite for hyacinths. Strangely, witness accounts reported seeing it either in the river or on land. According to newspaper articles from 1953, the beast — theorized by some to be a prehistoric creature that had survived to modern times — had been reported by witnesses ranging...
  • Rooftop Roadkill: Tourists Haul Dead Alligator Across Central Florida Counties, FWC Says

    04/07/2026 12:31:50 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    ClickOrlando ^ | April 7, 2026 | Haley Coomes
    Anthony Buhl, March Wallin Chadwick, accused of illegal gator possessionwo tourists are facing felony charges after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers said they strapped a dead alligator to the roof of their vehicle and drove it across Central Florida. Anthony Buhl, 56, of New York City, and March Wallin Chadwick, 57, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, were arrested Saturday on U.S. Highway 192 near St. Johns Heritage Parkway in Melbourne. According to FWC arrest reports, the pair was first spotted driving through Celebration with the alligator — described as roadkill — strapped to the roof of their vehicle. License plate...
  • National Beer Day

    04/07/2026 12:05:21 PM PDT · by PROCON · 9 replies
    brewersassociation.org ^ | April 7, 2026
    National Beer Day commemorates the passage of the Cullen-Harrison Act, which allowed Americans to legally purchase beer and wine, capped at 3.2% by weight, for the first time since Prohibition began. The legislation took effect April 7, 1933, and set the stage for the eventual repeal of the 18th Amendment later that year, on Dec. 5, 1933.National Beer Day is a festive celebration of brewing heritage, craft beer culture, and the freedom to raise a glass with friends and family.
  • Death, Resurrection, and the Arena: Why I Still Stand With Trump

    04/07/2026 11:58:38 AM PDT · by jacknhoo · 12 replies
    The Professor's Record with David Clements ^ | Apr 05, 2026 | David K. Clements
    THE SUN RISES AGAIN over a fractured camp. Confusion everywhere. Attacks flow from outside the MAGA movement and from within it. An old ally, whether feigned or real, turns his fire on the Don. Alex Jones, once a loud voice for the cause, now broke down in tears on his broadcast and urged his listeners to cut bait on Trump. He spoke of Trump’s failing health, swollen ankles, a mind that babbles, and the need for intervention. Trump is gone, he said. Be sad about it. Mobilize against the Democrats instead. Like an ocean tide, Jones has historically moved towards...
  • Professor David Clements, once a Never Trumper, highlights four key reasons he will Not turn on President Trump right now

    04/07/2026 11:48:39 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 7 replies
    X.com ^ | April 6, 2026 | MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra
    MJTruthUltra@MJTruthUltra·14hProfessor David Clements, once a Never Trumper, highlights four key reasons he will Not turn on President Trump right now1. If Trump was bad, evil would not try to kill him2. If Trump did not threaten the old order, the bot press would not lie about him every hour of every day3. A man cannot be the servant of evil if his mere being has woken more people to the face of evil than any other thing in our time4. No man can play the deep game, and at the same time be led around by the nose like a...
  • Horrifying new photo shows Athena Strand, 7, being driven to her death by FedEx driver who abducted and strangled her while delivering her Barbie Christmas present

    04/07/2026 11:13:45 AM PDT · by MarlonRando · 43 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 4-7-26 | Natasha Anderson
    He snatched the youngster while delivering a Barbie to her home that was to be one of her main festive gifts. Horner told investigators that he accidentally hit the girl with his truck, 'panicked,' grabbed her, and put her in his vehicle. Fearing what would happen if he told Strand's parents, he said strangled her inside the truck and dumped her body seven miles from her home, beside a country road. Her body was found two days later.
  • Perse Is the Most Ambitious New Persian Restaurant in Los Angeles

    04/07/2026 10:51:49 AM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 20 replies
    LA Eater ^ | Mar 2026 | Matthew Kang
    The diverse and expansive Persian/Iranian restaurant scene in Los Angeles comes as a direct result of political strife that emerged in Iran in the 1970s, fueled by American intervention that has come roaring back in recent weeks with a new regional war. In the decades since the Iranian Revolution, the Persian community has developed strong ties to Southern California areas like Glendale and Westwood... Iranian food spans centuries, even longer, with historic ties to the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Silk Road routes. The result, says Farinaz Pirshirazi, is a distinct cuisine that goes beyond the popular kebabs that tend to dominate...
  • Education Dept. Rescinds Biden Admin Agreements with Several Schools Imposing ‘Radical Transgender Agenda’

    04/07/2026 10:12:24 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 7 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 6 Apr 2026 | Katherine Hamilton
    The Department of Education announced on Monday that it has rescinded Biden-era resolution agreements to several schools that imposed the previous administration’s “radical transgender agenda.” The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) uses resolution agreements to require schools to resolve noncompliance with federal civil rights laws. The Department said previous Democrat administrations “distorted the law contrary to its plain meaning to police discrimination on the basis of ‘gender identity,’ not sex, and imposed resolution agreements with no legal foundation, but rather, based on an ideologically-driven interpretation of Title IX.” The Department said previous administrations admonished school districts with Title...
  • Regime’s Barbarism on Full Display: Iranians Swarm Key Infrastructure with CIVILIANS as Human Shields in Desperate Bid to Shield Mullahs’ Regime from US Attacks

    04/07/2026 10:00:36 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 83 replies
    thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Apr. 7, 2026 | Jim Hᴏft
    Iran’s bloodthirsty mullahs are now openly turning their own citizens, including children and young people, into human shields around the regime’s critical power plants and key infrastructure sites. As The Gateway Pundit reported just hours ago, Iran’s Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs and Secretary of the Supreme Youth Council, Alireza Rahimi, has brazenly called on “young people, athletes, artists, students and professors” to gather around the nation’s power plants at 2 p.m. local time today. They’re dubbing it the “Iran’s Youth Human Chain for a Bright Future.” Reports flooding in confirm Iranians are already gathering en masse around key sites....
  • Tucker Carlson implores White House staffers to say no Trump's orders

    04/07/2026 9:16:21 AM PDT · by MarlonRando · 59 replies
    X ^ | 4-7-26 | HQ News Now
    Loopy Tucker being tucker (Video)
  • Psychedelics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip

    04/07/2026 9:05:53 AM PDT · by jerod · 28 replies
    CBC News ^ | Apr 07, 2026 | Jennifer Warren
    75-year-old with terminal disease used illegal 'magic mushrooms' after Health Canada denied him legal accessPete Pearson had three reasons for trying psilocybin, or "magic mushrooms," for the first time at age 75. "I hope it will keep me from losing my mind," he told CBC's White Coat, Black Art. "I hope it will keep me from being a complete jerk to everybody, and being so hard on Susie" — his wife. Pete had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. The average survival prognosis is three to five years and...
  • Artemis II: Scientific research during the mission

    04/07/2026 8:27:26 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 23 replies
    During their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II astronauts will serve as both scientists and research subjects, participating in five studies that explore how deep-space travel affects the human body, mind and behaviour. These experiments are essential for keeping astronauts healthy on longer missions and for developing technologies, protocols and preventive measures. 1. ARCHeR (Artemis Research for Crew Health and Readiness) ARCHeR is a cutting-edge study that monitors astronauts' sleep patterns, stress levels, cognitive performance, and teamwork dynamics using wearable wristbands. These devices collect real-time physiological and behavioral data, helping researchers understand how isolation, confinement, and the unique environment...
  • DFW Airport’s ‘Interfaith Chapels’ Replace Crosses With Muslim Prayer Rugs

    04/07/2026 8:01:39 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 40 replies
    The Federalist ^ | 4/7/2026 | Kira Davis
    So-called ‘interfaith’ chapel at airports are essentially mini-mosques. There was not a single cross in two chapels I visited. On Palm Sunday, I was traveling through Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) on my way home from CPAC 2026 and, having gone through security very early, I had a few hours to spare inside the terminal (thanks, Congress). So, I did what I usually do when I have extra time in airports — I looked for the chapel. Airport chapels have long been a curiosity of mine, ever since I discovered they exist. I used to have terrible flying anxiety, and I...
  • If You Have One of These 8 Wi-Fi Routers, You Might Have a Really Big Problem—Here’s Why

    04/07/2026 6:48:56 AM PDT · by Leaning Right · 27 replies
    Readers Digest ^ | Mar. 18, 2026 | Lucas Coll
    The FBI says your Wi-Fi network could be a target for hackers. Here's how to protect yourself. *snip* The FBI bulletin specifically named older Linksys routers that are no longer receiving software patches or security updates.
  • Europe On The Verge Of Surrender To Islam

    04/07/2026 6:47:30 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 38 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 7 Apr, 2026 | Janet Levy
    Explaining the decline of the Roman Empire in The Story of Civilization, Will Durant wrote: “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within.” The same could become true of the European Union (EU) in the 21st century. Postmodern illusions of a benign and righteous multiculturalism are allowing Islamist ideology—which has no reservations about its supremacist ambitions—to spread its roots with unprecedented virulence. Consider how a guilt-shame complex fostered by leftist academia in institutions, the media, and the public is eroding the Judeo-Christian ethos. Christmas is no longer Christmas but some silly secular celebration like...
  • CBS to replace Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ with Byron Allen’s ‘Comics Unleashed’

    04/07/2026 6:39:56 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 19 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | April 6, 2026 | Alexander Hall Fox News
    In a historic late night shakeup, CBS is replacing Stephen Colbert’s "Late Show" with Byron Allen’s "Comics Unleashed." CBS announced in July that it had canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and that it would officially go off the air in May 2026 after a more than 10-year run. Liberal critics have accused CBS and Paramount of ending the show to appease President Donald Trump and receive approval for a long-planned merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media. What followed was a drawn-out drama between Colbert and his network that will finally come to an end this spring. According...
  • ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of kidnapping 4-year-old girl from laundromat

    04/07/2026 6:01:07 AM PDT · by Libloather · 19 replies
    Fox News ^ | 4/07/26 | Greg Norman-Diamond
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an illegal immigrant who was released back into the community after allegedly kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from a laundromat in New York, a report said. The Department of Homeland Security told the New York Post that Carlos Corte-Corte, 38, of Ecuador, was taken into custody by ICE on March 31 and placed into removal proceedings following the March 28 incident at Laundry Kingdom in Patchogue. "This three-time deported criminal illegal alien, Carlos Corte-Corte, kidnapped an innocent four-year-old girl from a laundromat on Long Island. New York sanctuary politicians chose to release this kidnapper...
  • ‘God, you’re hot’ Tennessee school board member says to student during board meeting

    04/07/2026 5:41:33 AM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 101 replies
    WSMV4 ^ | April 6, 2026 | Caleb Wethington
    JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WSMV) - A petition has been launched in an effort to remove a Washington County Board of Education member and the district’s superintendent over comments made toward a student during an early-April meeting. During a BOE meeting that was streamed on YouTube on April 2, board member Keith Ervin can be heard saying the following to a student he was sitting next to: “God, you’re hot. Do you know that? Where do you go to school at?” Directly after Ervin’s comments to the student, laughter can be heard throughout the meeting and then the meeting continues on, seemingly...