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  • Queers for Palestine group block entrance of Walt Disney World in Orlando, prompting foul-mouthed argument with driver who claims their behavior is costing them support

    05/11/2024 11:32:33 PM PDT · by knighthawk · 39 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | May 12 2024 | ALEXA CIMINO
    A Queers for Palestine chapter created a human barricade to the entrance of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, prompting a bystander to lose his cool. On Saturday, the Central Florida branch of Queers for Palestine pulled their cars in a blockade on Interstate 4, claiming that Disney supported genocide. An angry driver became so irate that he got out of the car to yell at the demonstrators, three of whom were arrested 11 minutes later by Florida cops.
  • Top senators believe the US secretly recovered UFOs

    05/11/2024 6:05:25 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 103 replies
    The Hill ^ | May 9, 2024 | MARIK VON RENNENKAMPFF
    Has the U.S. government secretly retrieved exotic craft of “non-human” origin? Newly declassified documents, along with extraordinary legislation, illustrate how two successive Democratic Senate majority leaders appear to have believed so. Notably, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the late Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) were not alone in their focus on UFOs. The Democratic heavyweights received critical support and encouragement from a bipartisan group of high-profile senators over the years, including former fighter pilot and famed astronaut John Glenn (D-Ohio); Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who observed a UFO as a World War II pilot; Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), then-chairman of the Senate Appropriations...
  • WATCH: 'Queers for Palestine' block entrance to Disney World, then Florida men show up

    05/12/2024 6:56:12 AM PDT · by NetAddicted · 39 replies
    Redstate.com ^ | 5/11/2024 | Bonchie
    In their never-ending quest to be the most insufferable people on earth, Hamas supporters from the group "Queers for Palestine" decided to block the entrance to Disney World on Saturday. Multiple videos showed the "protesters" holding giant banners across the road while traffic piled up. It wasn't long, though, before the tables turned. Florida men arrived in the form of angry motorists and the police. That's when the Hamas simps learned (once again) that Florida is not New York. The first confrontation happened between a ticked-off father who was just trying to have a fun day with his kids. Hit...
  • Here's What Happened When Pro-Hamas Activists Tried to Block Traffic in Florida

    05/11/2024 8:55:11 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 26 replies
    Townhall ^ | 05/11/2024 | Matt Vespa
    Pro-Hamas activists need to nix blocking traffic for their shenanigans when they’re in Florida. The police in the Sunshine State won’t stand for it. Today, some pro-terrorist clowns tried to block traffic on a major highway outside of Disney World. Specifically, it was the Central Florida Queers for Palestine who wanted to create mayhem on the roads. Luckily, this stunt only lasted 11 minutes before police arrested them. CLICK ABOVE ARTICLE LINK FOR THE VIDEO NEW: The “Queers For Palestine” protesters who blocked the highway exit to Disney World in Orlando, FL, have been arrested by Florida Highway Patrol. I’m...
  • Democrat Plant in GOP Congressional Primary Panders to Jew-Hating Islamists

    05/11/2024 12:25:23 PM PDT · by DFG · 1 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 05/11/2024 | Deborah Weiss
    In the curious world of politics, alliances can be as surprising as they are concerning. Take, for instance, the case of Robert Weinroth, currently vying for a seat in the United States Congress in Florida’s 23rd District. What makes Weinroth’s candidacy particularly eyebrow-raising is not just his abrupt switch from Democrat to Republican but also his troubling associations, including cozying up to individuals with ties to terrorism and bigotry against Jews. Weinroth’s political journey is rife with contradictions. A long-time Democrat, Weinroth is oddly running in the Republican Primary to replace one-term Democrat Jared Moskowitz, whom Weinroth enthusiastically endorsed in...
  • The 7 biggest lawmaker feuds on Capitol Hill

    05/10/2024 6:23:27 AM PDT · by RandFan · 9 replies
    The Hill ^ | 05/10/24 5:30 AM ET | BY MIKE LILLIS, ALEXANDER BOLTON AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL
    #1 Kevin McCarthy versus Matt GaetzFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made history on several fronts in the 118th Congress, none of them reason to crow. It took him 15 rounds of voting to overcome conservative resistance and win the gavel in January of 2023 — the longest Speaker’s vote since the Civil War. Nine months later he would be booted from power by eight of those same hard-liners, marking the first time since the nation’s founding that a Speaker was ejected. And standing at the center of both ordeals was Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida bomb-thrower who thrives on conflict...
  • 4.5 X Class

    05/06/2024 10:59:26 AM PDT · by Orlando · 10 replies
    Youtube ^ | 5-6-24 | Orlando
    "This was a powerful blast - More info to come on what sort of impact we should expect here on earth! This marks the 4th X-flare since May 3rd (X1.6, X1.2, X1.2, X4.5), making AR3663 the most active sunspot of Solar Cycle 25 so far."
  • “Family Friendly” Drag Clown “Pastor” Compares Himself to Peter While Complaining The Church Has Harmed Queer People

    05/10/2024 9:30:45 PM PDT · by Morgana · 13 replies
    Disntr ^ | May 10, 2024 | staff
    Allendale United Methodist “Church” is already under fire for allowing minors to attend a drag queen show during its worship service, blatantly disregarding Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s legislation that prohibits exposing children to sexualized performances. One particularly egregious instance in 2022 involved Isaac Simmons, also known as drag queen “Ms. Pennycost,” who is now an ordained “pastor” or “priestess” or whatever in the UMC. Simmons openly challenges the authority of Scripture and adopts a heretical view of God, evident through his sacrilegious writings. In their most recent display of egregious sex cult aberrant behavior, this place, calling itself a “church,”...
  • Poll Suggests Proposed Florida Abortion Amendment Has Enough Support to Pass

    05/10/2024 4:46:50 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 34 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/09/2024 | Katherine Hamilton
    Florida voters could narrowly pass an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution in November. A survey by the Florida Chamber of Commerce found that 61 percent of likely Florida voters say they support the abortion amendment, above the 60 percent support needed to pass the measure. However, the results are within the survey’s ±4 percent margin of error. The poll found that 29 percent of respondents oppose the amendment, and 10 percent are undecided.
  • 'Don't worry, I shot them both': Wellington neighbor accused of shooting couple over basketball hoop dispute

    05/10/2024 12:53:45 PM PDT · by TheDon · 59 replies
    WPTV ^ | May 6, 2024 | Scott Sutton
    WELLINGTON, Fla. — A suspect accused of fatally shooting a Wellington couple on Saturday confessed to killing them over a dispute related to a basketball hoop, deputies said. ... As they were conversing, "at no point during this encounter" was Taylor Jones recorded being aggressive or threatening, detectives said. However, investigators said the video showed Scott "was clearly upset and appeared to be yelling at Taylor Jones" while both appeared to be looking and pointing toward the basketball hoop that rested between both homes. A short time later the affidavit said Scott reached into his right side and retrieved a...
  • Ben Crump Hired by Family of US Airman Killed by Florida Sheriff Deputy

    05/10/2024 2:23:47 AM PDT · by Recovering_Democrat · 100 replies
    Newsweak ^ | 8 May 2024 | Monica Sager
    The family of a 23-year-old US Airman who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy retained prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Roger Fortson was shot and killed inside his apartment on Friday when an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy responding to a disturbance call "reacted in self-defense after he encountered a 23-year-old man armed with a gun." "We demand accountability for those responsible for his death," Crump said in an email to Newsweek. "And we stand in solidarity with Roger's family and friends as they navigate this unimaginable loss."
  • Democrats Attack Judge Cannon For Delaying Trump Florida Trial

    05/09/2024 8:40:48 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 19 replies
    While pundits, politicians and the press have long expressed outrage over attacks on judges by former President Donald Trump, many are now attacking any judge who delays any trial of Trump before the election. Democrats have accused Judge Aileen Cannon of being politically compromised, if not conspiratorial, in her delay of the Florida trial over the mishandling of classified documents. Yet, there is ample reason for the delay that many of us anticipated in this type of case when it was filed.For months, many of us have said that we doubt that this type of trial could be held on...
  • Florida man points AR-15 in Uber driver's face, forces him to ground for dropping daughter off: deputies

    05/09/2024 3:35:27 PM PDT · by rod5591 · 113 replies
    FOX 35 Orlando ^ | 05/09/2024 | Aurielle Eady
    MILTON, Fla. - A Florida father was arrested over the weekend after pulling an AR-15 rifle on an Uber driver who dropped his daughter off at his home, according to deputies. Sean Hollonbeck, 54, of Milton, was taken to jail on charges of false imprisonment of a person and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On May 4, shortly before 11 p.m., an Uber driver arrived at Hollonbeck's home to drop off the suspect's daughter. The young female was still in the vehicle when she saw her father run up to the driver with an AR-15 in hand and force...
  • Florida aims at expanding Safe Haven policy to discourage abortion

    05/09/2024 12:38:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    Catholic Vote ^ | May 7, 2024 | McKenna Snow
    CV NEWS FEED // Florida legislators are working to expand current Safe Haven policy in hopes of lowering the number of abortions in the state. All states have a Safe Haven policy that allows for a mother to anonymously surrender her newborn up for adoption at participating hospitals and EMS and fire stations. Barring any signs of abuse or neglect, there will be no questions asked and no criminal charges. The specifics of the policies vary by state. In Florida, the newborn can be surrendered up to seven days after birth. The new legislation would expand the current Safe Haven...
  • Firefighters eject alligator from Starbucks drive-through

    05/09/2024 11:01:15 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 11 replies
    UPI ^ | May 8, 2024 | Ben Hooper
    May 8 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Florida were called to a Starbucks cafe to eject an unruly customer from the drive-through: an alligator. North Port Fire Rescue said on social media that it was "just another day on the job" when crews were called to a local Starbucks. The post said firefighters "had quite the surprise" when they discovered the cause of the commotion was a coffee-craving crocodilian at the drive-through. "After coordinating with our friends at North Port Police Department, we safely relocated our scaly friend to a nearby pond," Fire Rescue officials wrote. "Who knew our mornings could...
  • Florida School Shuts Down Christian Club After Complaint From Rabid Atheist Zealots

    05/08/2024 8:50:49 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 22 replies
    Red State ^ | 05/08/2024 | Jeff Charles
    Atheist zealots have managed to shut down a Christian club at an elementary school in rural Florida. The school dismantled the group after an atheist organization sent a letter whining about the existence of the religious club. Hamilton County Elementary School shut down its chapter of the North Central Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes, according to the Christian Post. The move came after the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an organization known for attacking Christians in various areas of American society, wrote a letter accusing the school of violating the U.S. Constitution.FFRF, which touts itself as the largest atheist legal group...
  • Human body found in the mouth of 14-foot Florida alligator [2023]

    05/08/2024 5:38:45 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 29 replies
    NY Daily News ^ | September 23, 2023 | Evan Rosen
    Human remains were spotted in the mouth of a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator on Friday, in a canal just north of the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. The gator was extracted from the water and “humanely killed,” the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release, adding that a dive team had also “recovered the remains of a deceased adult from the waterway.” VIDEO AT LINK.............. So far, no details regarding the identity of the victim have been shared, as the investigation is still ongoing. It’s also unclear whether the alligator was directly responsible for the person’s death. One local...
  • Deputy fires TASER out of cruiser window, hits man accused of running with AR-15 style rifle following car chase, crash

    05/08/2024 5:20:05 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 7 replies
    news4jax.com ^ | May 7, 2024 | Travis Gibson, Digital reporter/editor
    PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A man who is accused of trying to speed away from Putnam County deputies before he crashed into a utility pole was arrested early Monday morning on drug and gun charges. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the 27-year-old Palatka man was first seen in an SUV on Gillis Street driving slowly with his lights off. When deputies tried to pull him over, he sped off, deputies said. The man reached speeds of 100 mph, deputies said, before he crashed into the concrete pole in front of ABC Liquor near Highway 17 and State Road...
  • Education Secretary Falls Apart When Asked Whether He Would Force His Daughter to Undress in Front of Men

    05/07/2024 8:18:57 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 32 replies
    Red State ^ | 05/07/2024 | Jeff Charles
    The Biden administration last month announced a revamping of Title IX rules ostensibly intended to protect transgender college students. The move was met with condemnation and lawsuits challenging the new rules.Now, White House officials are in the hot seat, being forced to explain and defend this decision. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recently gave testimony before the Senate. Sen. Burgess Owens (R-UT) grilled Cardona, asking him whether he would allow his daughter to be forced to deal with biological men in women’s space. Naturally, the secretary had trouble answering.President Joe Biden’s administration released a finalized rule in April that extends Title...
  • Alligator visits bank drive-through, 'did not have an account'

    05/07/2024 1:08:17 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 41 replies
    UPI ^ | May 7, 2024 | Ben Hooper
    May 7 (UPI) -- An unusual transaction was caught on camera at a Florida credit union when an alligator wandered into the drive-through lanes. Addition Financial in Lake Mary shared a photo to social media showing the gator parked by the teller window at the credit union. "Just a normal day in Florida," the post said. "Can we even blame this little guy for wanting in on our 5 star service?" A video of the encounter features commentary from a teller. "Man, welcome to Florida where you go to work and casually see alligators just chillin' at your job," the...