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After Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Sunshine State residents who own electric vehicles have been urged to be cautious. Ahead of Milton, one county that was in the hurricane’s path, Hillsborough County, said Monday EV owners in flood zones “should move their vehicles away from flood areas and storm surge” and noted storm surge and flooding can “pose a potential risk to lithium-ion batteries and could lead to fires.” It shared a county webpage about electric vehicle hurricane safety. EVs left behind during hurricanes should not be plugged into charging stations or parked in garages because of...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~CPT Charles Hazlitt Upham VC Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and bar (September 21, 1908 - November 22, 1994) was a New Zealand solider who won the Victoria Cross twice during World War II. Earning the Victoria Cross and Bar for outstanding gallantry and leadership in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942....

Many states have preemption laws. What few states have are preemption laws with teeth. Because of that, some cities keep trying to push things by enacting restrictions, knowing full well that it'll take time before the courts toss out the regulations, and beyond that, there are no consequences to speak of. In Florida, though, their preemption law actually has some teeth. In fact, officials in Okeechobee who tried to ban guns in what they claim was a mistake may well find out just how much bite they have. The five-member Okeechobee, Florida city council and Police Chief Donald Hagan may...

Now that President Joe Biden’s political career is officially over, Hunter Biden must find a new way to profit himself, given that his family can no longer peddle money from shady foreign businesses and his so-called “art” deals. According to experts in the art industry, Hunter Biden’s art career is a thing of the past. Now that the president’s time in the District of Corruption is over, so is his son’s shady art business. “His father is no longer relevant in the maelstrom, which is politics,” Charlie Horne, president of Gurr Johns, an art valuation and advisory firm, told the...

Volunteers at Squantanoa helping get aid to mountain people in wake of Helene, after it became apparent that FEMA sucks.

The longtime Democratic Party lawyer has already filed more than 60 preelection lawsuits to stop Trump from becoming president again by combatting what he calls Republican “voter suppression” efforts such as requiring voters to provide identification at the polls. Echoing a standard Democratic talking point, Elias maintains that such requirements are “racist” strategies designed to make it harder for minorities to vote.At the same time, Elias has been sending letters to election officials in Georgia and other key swing states threatening legal action if they uphold challenges to voter rolls to remove noncitizens and other ineligible registrants. Some Georgia officials...

WORD POWER!! During the invasion of Salerno, Allied forces employed propaganda on a scale they had never tried before. Artillery was used to fire shells, each containing thousands of leaflets, encouraging the Germans to surrender and promising them humane treatment if they did. The shells would open about 300 feet in the air and rain down the leaflets on German troops. One British Major made no secret of his anger at having to fire leaflets at the enemy instead of high explosives. In a short while, however, he changed his mind. For days his men had been slugging it...

The Trump movie everyone feared has turned out to be…nothing. “The Apprentice” made $585,000 on its opening including $150,000 in previews. The movie starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong is a total write off, a non starter, after so much publicity.

Boeing also announced it will further delay the launch of its new model 777X plane.. Boeing has announced it will lay off 10 percent of its workforce in the coming months and end production of its 767 cargo airplane after it completes current orders for some two dozen jets. Around 17,000 jobs will be cut as part of the reduction, with Boeing also announcing it will further delay the launch of 777X, a new model that is already several years behind schedule. The announcement, made by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in an Oct. 11 memo to employees, comes amid...

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For the first time, the Democratic National Committee will invest in an advertising campaign dedicated entirely to LGBTQ publications in large metropolitan areas and several key battleground states. The DNC will roll out the ad campaign, worth at least $100,000, on Friday morning in 16 publications across eight states, and it is estimated to reach more than 1 million voters in the first week. Those publications include the Washington Blade and Metro Weekly in the Washington, D.C., area; Out South Florida; Qnotes in Charlotte, North Carolina; the Las Vegas Spectrum; Georgia Voice; GoGuide Voter’s Guide in Iowa; Dallas Voice; Philadelphia...

By now it’s become obvious that the Harris campaign is acting desperate. After weeks of doing no interviews, they’ve suddenly put Kamala out there, without training wheels, hoping she doesn’t crash. This strategy hasn’t gone very well. It hasn't mattered that these interviews were on friendly territory, with interviewers who obviously support her; Harris hasn't been impressive, and each interview has given the Trump campaign new ammunition. This week alone, she’s gone on “60 Minutes,” “The View,” “The Late Show,” and even a sex podcast called “Call Her Daddy.” None have been a net gain for the campaign, and it’s...

Kamala Harris got caught using a teleprompter during Thursday night’s Univision town hall in Las Vegas. Harris pandered to Latina voters by participating in a town hall hosted by Univision. The internal polls for Harris must be horrific. Of course, Kamala Harris had to use a teleprompter because she has no clue what she’s talking about. Univision panicked after they realized they showed Kamala Harris’s teleprompter live on air. As soon as the camera panned behind Kamala Harris, the teleprompter went black. But it was too late. WATCH: BREAKING: Univision accidentally broadcast proof that Kamala used a teleprompter at her...

The porn industry has entered the 2024 presidential campaign with a $100,000 ad campaign targeting what it claims are proposals to ban pornography. The “Hands Off My Porn” campaign will run in seven swing states with the hopes of convincing young men to vote for Kamala Harris. he ads, which will run on porn sites in seven crucial swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada...

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When a reporter asked VP Kamala Harris if people should stand for our national anthem, she dodged the question. I’ll answer it for her. The Arlington National Cemetery contains more than 400,000 reasons you should ALWAYS stand up for the Star-Spangled Banner.

Kurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening along Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, unleashing powerful winds, deadly storm surge, and the threat of widespread flooding across much of the state. More than 2 million customers lost power as Hurricane Milton carved a path through central Florida late Wednesday,. .. Shocking images show how the roof of the iconic Tropicana Stadium has been ripped off from the power of the winds. Milton, which twice reached Category 5 status while drawing energy from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph when it...

Political journalist Mark Halperin on the independent streaming platform 2Way said the Harris campaign is worried about losing 6 of 7 battleground states while the Trump campaign feels good about them. In July, Halperin predicted President Biden would drop out of the race. MARK HALPERIN: We're talking about Harris a lot on this program for a couple reasons. We know what Trump is. We don't need to spend every episode talking about January 6. We'll talk about it if people want to bring it up. What's happening now with Kamala Harris is this is an experiment. Can you win a...

Florida residents must feel like they have been taking a beating from major hurricanes in recent years, but what do the data show?The problem with human perception of such things is that the time scale of hurricane activity fluctuations is often longer than human experience. For example, a person born in the 1950s would have no memory of the beating Florida took in the 1940s from major hurricanes (a total of 5). But they would have many memories of the hurricane lull period of the 1970s and 1980s, each decade having only one major hurricane strike in Florida. Then, when...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Meanwhile, in DC, They Could Use This! U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, command chief of Air Combat Command, briefs Airmen and Guardians during an all call at the Independence Theater on Beale Air Force Base, California, June 5, 2024. Wolfe’s brief focused on maintaining high professional standards, addressing concerns related to China, and emphasizing the importance of discipline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the...