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  • South Africa’s chief rabbi supports Donald Trump — but says his refugee program for Afrikaners is a ‘mistake’

    05/14/2025 2:33:25 PM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 61 replies
    Jewish Telegraph Agency ^ | May 14, 2025 | Shira Li Bartov
    When Donald Trump entered his second term as president, he found a full-throated supporter in South Africa’s chief rabbi. Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein said in February that South Africans “should welcome the Trump administration’s interventions” in the country’s affairs, praising the president in a widely distributed video message. A vocal critic of the South African government, Goldstein backed Trump’s opposition to South Africa for its cooperation with Iran and its new land expropriation law, which Goldstein believes will slow the country’s already sluggish economy. But since Trump decided to admit some white South Africans into the United States as refugees...
  • Lord Buffalo drummer Yamal Said detained by border patrol, European tour cancelled

    05/14/2025 2:32:10 PM PDT · by Brookhaven · 13 replies
    Lambgoat ^ | May 14, 2025 | Alison Narro
    Austin, TX psych-sludge act Lord Buffalo have been forced to cancel their upcoming European tour after drummer Yamal Said was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday, May 12th at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The band explained that Said, a Mexican citizen and U.S. green card holder, was forcibly removed from the flight while attempting to travel to Europe. The exact circumstances of the detainment remain unclear, but the band confirmed that the situation has made it impossible to continue with the planned tour. The Austin Chronicle reports that Said has lived in Austin, TX since the...
  • CodeSignal Ranks Ranks Top U.S. Universities in Coding

    05/14/2025 12:53:15 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 5 replies
    Government Technology ^ | May 14, 2025 | Ethan Baron
    CodeSignal Ranks Ranks Top U.S. Universities in Coding A San Francisco company whose General Coding Assessment is widely used by major technology companies ranked Carnegie Mellon No. 1 this year and last year, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was No. 2.San Jose State University has shot past Stanford and UC Berkeley to a top-10 spot in a ranking of U.S. universities based on a standardized computer coding test. The school leapt to the No. 9 spot this year in rankings by CodeSignal, a San Francisco company whose General Coding Assessment is widely used by major technology companies to evaluate...
  • The Witches of Scotland are on the march with a new book and their fight for justice

    05/14/2025 11:27:24 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
    The Scotsman ^ | 10th May 2025, | Janet Christie
    With a public apology secured, Claire Mitchell KC & Zoe Venditozzi fight on for a pardon and are spreading the word with a podcast and tartan memorialAre you female, have one or more moles and are capable of expressing yourself? Perhaps you have a cat, are maybe single by design or circumstance, and given to bestowing well-meaning medical tips? Then you might as well get yourself a pointy hat and broomstick because turn back the clock a few centuries and you’d find yourself accused and convicted of witchcraft and in a burning bucket of tar surrounded by a braying mob...
  • How Italy’s deer outsmarted the hunters — and the law

    05/14/2025 11:17:26 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 6 replies
    Euroweekly News ^ | Santiago Carneri • Published: 14 May 2025 | Santiago Carneri • Published: 14 May 2025
    It’s official — the deer of Abruzzo can breathe a little easier. A controversial plan to cull nearly 500 of them, including over 140 fawns, has been scrapped, and animal rights groups are celebrating what they see as a hard-won victory. The story began last August, when the Abruzzo Regional Council approved a resolution authorising the killing of 469 deer as part of population control efforts. The plan sparked outrage among environmental and animal welfare associations, who took the matter to court. Despite an initial setback — with the regional administrative court (TAR Abruzzo) refusing to suspend the measure —...
  • Woman Killed Her 20-Week-Old Baby With Abortion Pill, Threw Baby in a Garbage Can

    05/14/2025 8:25:43 AM PDT · by Morgana · 7 replies
    Life News ^ | May 14, 2025 | Steven Ertelt
    A Louisiana woman killed her 20-week-old unborn baby with the abortion pill and threw her baby in a garbage can. That’s the shocking story from a pro-life state where officials are pursing potential charges against a New York abortionist who is violating the state’s pro-life law to illegally mail abortion pills to women. Louisiana’s attorney general mentioned the shocking case during testimony yesterday in the state legislature. She also highlighted New York-based abortionist Margaret Carpenter, who is now under investigation again for selling the abortion pill used to kill the baby. Carpenter allegedly mailed the abortion drug to another woman...
  • Huge NJ home explosion ruled murder-suicide after one body found with bullet to the head

    05/14/2025 7:54:25 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 16 replies
    NY Post ^ | 05/14/2025 | Emily Crane
    The New Jersey home that exploded with a man and a woman inside was the shocking end of a murder-suicide, according to authorities who found one of the victims had been shot in the head. The bodies of the victims, who have not yet been publicly identified, were recovered from the burnt-out home after the fiery blast rocked Tranquility Court in Gloucester County’s Washington Township early Sunday. Investigators have since revealed the woman’s charred remains were located in a bed and that she had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said.
  • Bombshell report suggests 'Chinese spies' infiltrating prestigious US university: 'Widespread campaign'

    05/14/2025 2:33:46 AM PDT · by Libloather · 20 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/13/25 | Andrew Mark Miller, Cameron Cawthorne
    A bombshell report out of Stanford University shed light on the influence of spies from the Chinese Communist Party that the student newspaper says have likely infiltrated the prestigious institution and other universities nationwide to gather intelligence. The report, published by the Stanford Review, tells the story of a Stanford student working on sensitive research at the school – and given the name "Anna" to protect her identity – receiving unexpected messages from a man with the alias Charles Chen asking about seemingly harmless topics like networking opportunities. Those messages soon took a "strange turn," according to the outlet when...
  • US cuts defense ties with Cuba over 'non-cooperation' after harboring terror fugitives

    05/14/2025 1:30:24 AM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    Fox News ^ | Greg Wehner
    The U.S. State Department has determined and certified Cuba as a "not fully cooperating country" (NFCC) for not helping with counterterrorism efforts after the island nation failed to turn over at least 11 fugitives in 2024 to U.S. custody. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce made the announcement on Tuesday that the certification, which falls under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act, will result in the prohibition on the sale or license for export of defense services to Cuba. "In 2024, the Cuban regime did not fully cooperate with the United States on counterterrorism," Bruce said in a statement....
  • ‘Unintentional Discharge’: L.A. police officer’s rifle fires round in parking garage

    05/13/2025 10:16:04 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 34 replies
    ktla ^ | Josh DuBose
    An investigation is underway after a Los Angeles police officer’s personal rifle accidentally fired a round in a parking garage earlier this week, officials announced. The May 9 incident occurred in the lower-level parking structure of the Compton Courthouse, located at 200 West Compton Boulevard, according to an LAPD news release. The officer, who has not been identified, was reportedly standing outside his patrol vehicle and was “manipulating his personally owned patrol rifle, when a Non-Tactical Unintentional Discharge occurred,” police said. Surrounded by concrete, the bullet ricocheted off the ceiling and struck the roof of the officer’s unoccupied patrol vehicle.
  • Funeral service held for baby found dead in Manchester pond

    05/13/2025 9:13:27 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    WMUR ^ | May 13, 2025 | Arielle Mitropoulos
    MANCHESTER, N.H. — A funeral service was held Monday in Manchester for a baby girl whose body was found in a Manchester pond. The community came together at the Connor-Healy Funeral Home to say their goodbyes to a girl they never knew. People became emotional as they brought cards and flowers to place in front of the casket. Mayor Jay Ruais said it was personally important for him to be at the service. "As a new dad, you know, these are the kinds of situations that are just unconscionable," Ruais said. "Fr me, I think it's terribly important that we...
  • Teen mom celebrates first mother’s day, credits pregnancy resource center for supporting her

    05/13/2025 9:19:17 AM PDT · by Morgana · 6 replies
    Catholic Vote ^ | May 12, 2025 | Grace Porto
    CV NEWS FEED // A teenager just celebrated her first Mother’s Day during her third trimester of pregnancy, and thanked a local pregnancy resource center for encouraging her and her boyfriend to keep the baby. Emily was 17, a senior in high school, when she and her boyfriend Brian found out they were expecting a baby. They found Heartbeat of Miami online and decided to go in for an appointment. “When me and my boyfriend first came in, we were very scared, very nervous, didn’t know what to expect, and all I could think about was how I was going...
  • DNC panel votes to void David Hogg’s election to Democratic vice chair

    05/13/2025 2:03:24 AM PDT · by Libloather · 69 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/12/25 | Victor Nava
    The Democratic National Committee’s credentials panel voted Monday to void activist David Hogg’s election to vice chair of the party. Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was elected vice chair in February but has drawn criticism from some Democrats over his plans to spend $20 million to take down long-serving Democratic House lawmakers in primaries. “[It’s] impossible to ignore the broader context of my work to reform the party which loomed large over this vote,” Hogg said in a statement after the vote, according to Politico. “The DNC has...
  • How Cal killed one of America's best sports bars

    05/12/2025 11:16:10 PM PDT · by thecodont · 6 replies
    San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | May 12, 2025 | By Grant Marek, Editor-in-Chief
    For more than half a century, there was just one place on the UC Berkeley campus where you’d run into 20-year-old Aaron Rodgers rocking a bowl cut, see a stand-up set from comedy legend Robin Williams or hear Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia perform live. The Bear’s Lair — Berkeley’s only on-campus pub — was both the only bar with beer dripping from the ceiling after a Jason Kidd-led Cal team shocked Duke in the NCAA Tournament and the only location that made any sense to drop off the torn-down goal post following the 2002 Big Game (I remember, because...
  • Letitia James’ pro-consumer push could spark ‘legal shakedowns’ and boost greedy lawyers, businesses say

    05/12/2025 9:51:59 PM PDT · by Libloather · 6 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/12/25 | Carl Campanile
    New York business groups are blasting Attorney General Tish James for a pro-consumer push that they fear would be a legislative misfire — boosting greedy lawyers and unleashing “legal shakedowns.” James’ FAIR Business Practices Act looks to tighten up consumer protections to crack down on shady crimes like deed theft, junk fees and hard-to-cancel subscriptions, but critics said it will open up small businesses to frivolous lawsuits and legal threats. “The so-called FAIR Act would be anything but fair to New York’s business community, especially Main Street businesses,” said Tom Stebbins, executive director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of NY....
  • Dishwasher, 64, faces deportation after making wrong turn into most unfortunate place possible

    05/12/2025 8:54:02 PM PDT · by Morgana · 66 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | May 12, 2025 | Rachel Bowman
    An illegal migrant who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years is facing deportation after making a wrong turn into a California military facility. Ana Camero, 64, took a different route home from her dishwasher job at a La Jolla restaurant on April 7. After stopping at a gas station, she mistakenly drove onto the Marine Corps Depot in San Diego where she was asked for proper identification, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Unable to provide ID, military officials called Border Patrol and the Mexican native was detained. 'If the individual cannot or does not...
  • Episcopal Church says it won't help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US

    05/12/2025 5:27:13 PM PDT · by Beave Meister · 36 replies
    Yahoo.com ^ | 5/12/2025 | PETER SMITH
    The Episcopal Church's migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church's longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on a private charter plane and were greeted by a government delegation. Episcopal Migration Ministries instead will halt its decades-long partnership with the government, Rowe said.
  • New revelations emerge about Houston's Candyman serial killer Dean Corll

    05/12/2025 12:27:36 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 10 replies
    abc13 ^ | 05/09/2025 | Jessica Willey
    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For more than half a century, chilling questions have lingered: Were there more victims of Houston's notorious "Candyman," Dean Corll, the serial killer whose crimes predated even the term "serial killer" and if so, who are they? On a recent Tuesday night, family members, friends, and true crime enthusiasts crowded into Murder By The Book bookstore to get answers. "There's still a reason to tell this story because there are still people like this out there, and teenagers need to know," said investigative journalist Lise Olsen in an interview prior to the launch of her new...
  • Planned Parenthood Can’t Even Tell 911 Dispatch If Bleeding Woman is Still Conscious

    05/12/2025 10:07:05 AM PDT · by Morgana · 12 replies
    Operation Rescue ^ | May 2, 2024 | Sarah Neely
    Orange, CA – Records obtained by Operation Rescue confirm that on March 21 Planned Parenthood sent another hemorrhaging woman to the emergency room. This time, from its killing center located in Orange, CA. Planned Parenthood Orange commits abortions up to 24 weeks, well into the second trimester, and it has a history of rushing women to the emergency room after botched abortions. In the last five years, alone, it has injured 11 women – and never had to face any investigation or discipline for even one of those incidents in radically pro-abortion California. In 2024, Operation Rescue also obtained 911...
  • A Botched Abortion, Nurses Walking: Planned Parenthood Omaha is Falling Apart

    05/12/2025 10:03:06 AM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    Operation Rescue ^ | May 8, 2025 | Ricardo Pinedo
    Omaha, NE – A 38-year-old woman was urgently transferred to the hospital after undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) abortion at the Planned Parenthood in Omaha, Nebraska, on February 3, 2025. According to 911 records secured by Operation Rescue, the woman was experiencing “heavier bleeding.” The 911 dispatcher, seeking to assess the urgency of the situation, asked the caller whether the bleeding was “pouring” or “squirting”—terms used to determine the potential for life-threatening hemorrhage. The clinic employee hesitated and then chuckled, saying she wasn’t “all the way down that end” to observe the bleeding directly. Such a careless attitude raises...