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  • Addiction center intern allegedly had sex with patient during therapy sessions

    09/03/2026 2:02:30 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 25 replies
    ny post ^ | 09/03/2026 | Chris Bradford
    An intern at a Florida mental health and addiction center allegedly had sex with a patient during therapy sessions – and cooked up excuses allowing him to leave the facility to romp at her mom’s home and even a local hospital, according to court documents. Michelle Luchau-Rebora appeared in court Wednesday wearing a green anti-suicide smock to face a charge of sexual misconduct by a psychotherapist – a third-degree felony that could lead to five years in prison, according to WPLG. She turned herself in after the patient – an otherwise unidentified 42-year-old man – reported her when she called...
  • Vance says he won’t turn on ‘friend’ Carlson over Trump, Rogers criticism

    09/03/2026 1:02:28 PM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 59 replies
    The Hill ^ | September 3, 2026 | Mallory Wilson
    Vice President Vance defended his relationship with right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson during Thursday’s White House press briefing, saying he won’t allow political disagreements to ruin friendships. Carlson this past week has said President Trump should be removed from office for “actively considering” preemptive nuclear strikes, while also saying he wouldn’t vote for former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the GOP candidate in Michigan’s Senate race, “at gunpoint.” “Everybody knows that Tucker Carlson and I are friends, and I think it’s very obvious that Tucker has said some things that I disagree with,” Vance said when asked Thursday about people who...
  • Man accidentally loaded into San Francisco garbage truck, freed in wild rescue

    09/03/2026 11:30:33 AM PDT · by DFG · 28 replies
    KTVU 2 San Francisco ^ | 09/02/2026 | Allie Rasmus
    San Francisco firefighters rescued a man trapped inside a garbage truck early Wednesday morning after he was accidentally loaded into the vehicle along with the contents of a dumpster. The rescue occurred near the intersection of Mason and Eddy streets. According to San Francisco Fire Capt. Mariano Elias, the drama began around 4:10 a.m. when a Recology driver picked up a dumpster and emptied it into the back of his truck. Firefighters said the man had been digging around inside the dumpster before it was dumped into the vehicle. Shouting for help Bystanders immediately flagged down the Recology truck after...
  • John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 1 and Day 2 of the 12 day series]

    09/03/2026 11:27:36 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 5 replies
    X.com ^ | September 2, 2026 | John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen
    ransomnote: The prior post is here: John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Introduction and Day 1 of 12 day series] John “TIG” Tiegen@TigTiegen12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI: DAY 2By June 11, 2012, the British had already been getting warning signs in Libya. On March 18, the British School in Benghazi was robbed at gunpoint. On April 2, a British armored diplomatic vehicle was attacked after driving into a protest. On June 8, two grenades were thrown at a parked British diplomatic vehicle in Sabha.I had left Benghazi 5 days earlier, on June 6, the same day the U.S. consulate...
  • Wisconsin Cops Used Flock Over 100 Times To Track a Navy Veteran After He Lawfully Recorded a Traffic Stop

    09/03/2026 7:02:27 AM PDT · by Skwor · 75 replies
    Reason ^ | 9.2.2026 11:15 AM | Autumn Billings
    A federal lawsuit claims the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office used the Flock cameras without a legitimate government purpose and in retaliation against the vet for exercising his First Amendment right. {...} Jones was subsequently arrested "for resisting and obstructing," according to a federal lawsuit he filed against the arresting officers and police department. But after being held in custody for five hours, he was released with no citations or criminal charges. An internal post-arrest memorandum reviewed by Reason revealed that Shayhorn's supervisor informed him shortly after the arrest that he'd, in fact, illegally stopped Jones, and he therefore could not...
  • Gloria Steinem, Journalist and Activist, Has Died Aged 92

    09/03/2026 6:56:23 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 106 replies
    Writer and career leftist feminist activist Gloria Steinem died Wednesday. She was 92.The death of the co-founder of Ms. Magazine and leader of the Women’s Action Alliance was confirmed through her foundation’s social media pages.
  • OTD in 1920, the following exchange took place between freighter S.S. Alanthus & what appeared to be a buoy waving a white flag, as seen in the photo [submarine rescue]

    09/02/2026 3:59:53 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 23 replies
    X.com ^ | Sep 2, 2026 | 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 @USN_Submariner
    𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿@USN_Submariner·9hTo hell, by compassOTD in 1920, the following exchange took place between freighter S.S. Alanthus & what appeared to be a buoy waving a white flag, as seen in the photo: • Alanthus: What ship are you? • Submarine S-5 • Alanthus: What nationality • United States • Alanthus: Where are you bound • To hell, by compassA day earlier, S-class submarine USS S-5 (SS-110) attempted to quickly dive during a drill, but forgot to close the induction valve.Water poured into the forward compartment, forcing the crew to abandon it. They blew the main tank but quickly sank to...
  • Leonardo SignalTrace sensors passively detect Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and RFID identifiers from phones, wearables, and car systems to create electronic fingerprints linking devices to vehicles for law enforcement tracking. (3 min video)

    09/02/2026 3:51:03 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 17 replies
    X.com ^ | Sept 1, 2026 | Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes
    ransomnote: The body of the post is about FLOCK cameras, but the video explains the service interupting her car bluetooth is likely Leonardo SignalTrace sensors which are being rolled out. GROK's analysis below seems to confirm this.Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApesAmerican says she always has the Bluetooth in her car cutout randomly for 1-2 seconds at a time, she couldn’t figure out whyShe finally figured it out. It’s the flock safety cameras. Every time she drives by a flock cameras whether it’s an intersection or parking lot, her Bluetooth temporarily cuts outShe believes the flock is reading the Bluetooth of her car,...
  • 50 websites that can turn a “quick visit” into hours of exploring

    09/02/2026 3:40:09 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 46 replies
    X.com ^ | August 30, 2026 | Sauda Moni @sauda_coder
    ransomnote: I didn't try all the links, but tested several. I know one link in the list is dead.Sauda Moni@sauda_coder·14h50 websites that can turn a “quick visit” into hours of exploring1. http://zoom.earth — Live satellite views2. http://flightradar24.com — Track planes worldwide3. http://marinetraffic.com — Track ships in real time4. http://windy.com — Live weather & storms5. http://lightningmaps.org — Live lightning strikes6. http://earthquake.usgs.gov — Recent earthquakes7. http://submarinecablemap.com @sauda_coder — Explore internet cables8. http://globalforestwatch.org — Monitor global forests9. http://worldometers.info — Live world statistics10. http://internetlivestats.com — Live internet stats11. http://thetruesize.com — Compare country sizes12. http://oldmapsonline.org — Explore historical maps13. http://davidrumsey.com — Historical map archive14. http://openstreetmap.org...
  • Why Nobody Can Fix New York's $600M Leaning Tower — And Nobody Will Try

    09/02/2026 3:08:45 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 51 replies
    In the heart of Lower Manhattan, a 60-story glass skyscraper has been sitting abandoned and unfinished for years. It overlooks the East River. It leans three inches to the north. Glass panels have fallen off its facade. And nobody — not the developer, not the lenders, not the courts — can agree on how to fix it. This is 161 Maiden Lane. New York City's very own Leaning Tower. A $600M luxury skyscraper that was supposed to sell 80 waterfront condos for up to $18 million each. Instead, it became one of the most expensive construction disasters in American history...
  • John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Introduction and Day 1 of 12 day series]

    09/02/2026 11:13:15 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 24 replies
    X.com ^ | September 1, 2026 | John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen
    John “TIG” Tiegen@TigTiegenFor the next 12 days, I’m going to tell the story of Benghazi.Not just what happened during those 13 hours on September 11 and 12, 2012.I’m going back before that night.Back to the warnings, back to the attacks that had already happened.Back to what was going on in Benghazi months before 4 Americans were killed.Some of what I’m going to share is already documented in congressional investigations and government records.Some of it comes from people who have spent years digging into what happened afterward.And some of it I know for one simple reason.I was there.I was serving on...
  • CNN Analyst Delivers NIGHTMARE Scenario To Democrats After Admitting The POLLS Are WRONG!

    09/01/2026 5:49:07 PM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 22 replies
    YouTube ^ | 09/01/2026 | Black Conservative Perspective
    This video from Black Conservative Perspective analyzes recent political polling trends and discusses why election outcomes often differ from poll predictions. The creator highlights concerns that polls may underestimate Republican support, drawing on historical examples like the 2016 and 2024 elections. Key takeaways from the video: Polling Discrepancies: The creator discusses a CNN segment where data analysts explored scenarios where polls might be wrong. The video suggests that when polls are incorrect, they have historically underestimated Republican performance (0:01:22-0:06:50). Social Trust: The video explores the theory that lower "social trust" among some Republican voters may make them less likely to...
  • France, Germany and Denmark replaced Google, MSWindows and MSOffice on millions of computers in the past 18 months. Here's exactly what they replaced it with, and how to do the same tonight: (good 7 part list of replacements)

    09/01/2026 12:35:00 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 26 replies
    X.com ^ | September 1, 2026 | Jimmy @mahim_aibrief
    Jimmy@mahim_aibriefFrance just wiped Google and Microsoft off 2.5 million government computers.Germany moved 30,000 PCs off Windows. Denmark binned Microsoft Office. All of it in the last 18 months.Here's exactly what they replaced it with, and how to do the same tonight:Sep 1, 2026· Jimmy@mahim_aibrief·11h1/ Swap Out GmailGmail's AI reads your emails by default. There's a class action running over precisely that.Swap to: ProtonMail. Free, Swiss, encrypted end to end. No AI reading it, and outside US jurisdiction entirely.Search "Proton Mail" → sign up → start moving anything sensitive over. Jimmy@mahim_aibrief·11h2/ Swap Out Google SearchEvery search builds your ad profile. That...
  • WATCH: Sheehy Speaks Against Iran War Powers Resolution on Senate Floor (TRANSCRIPT and link to his powerful remarks)

    09/01/2026 12:17:42 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 25 replies
    Senate.gov ^ | July 23, 2026 | Senator Tim Sheehy
    TRANSCRIPT Below: Senator Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana and former Navy SEAL, delivered a powerful July 2026 Senate floor speech recounting Iran's 47-year conflict with the US. TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota - Acting President pro tempore: The Senator from Montana Senator Tim Sheehy: “Thank you, Mr. President.“Yesterday, we saw the President of the United States and many others at Dover Air Force Base presiding over a ceremony that is very sacred to those of us who served, and that is a dignified return of remains from the war zone.“That process happens beginning in the war zone,...
  • Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 09/01/2026 Vol.523, Q Day 3231

    08/31/2026 6:44:21 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 489 replies
    Qalerts.app ^ | Aug 31, 2026 | FReeQs, FReepers, LurQers and Vanity
    Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see. 3038 Mar 12, 2019 2:55:14 PM EDTQ !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 4fe510 No. 5643022>Decide for yourself (be free from outside opinion).>Decide for yourself (be objective in your conclusions).>Decide for yourself (be true in your own beliefs).>Decide for yourself (be open to following the facts).>Decide for yourself (be strong in defending your beliefs).>Decide for yourself (be resistant...
  • Introducing Data_Republican's interactive map (classified, geolocated, and searchable) of 7000+ militant far-left orgs which spent years hiding in plain sight and which quietly powers antifa, anarchist, squat, and "solidarity" cells around the world

    08/31/2026 5:13:57 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 27 replies
    X.com ^ | August 31, 2026 | DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican
    DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican http://DATAREPUBLICAN.COM STRIKES AGAIN: TRUMPBLOGS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS NOBLOGS THE ANARCHIST INTERNATIONAL ON NOBLOGS, MAPPED — EVERY BLOG, EVERY CELL, EVERY CITY. The militant far-left has spent years hiding in plain sight on http://Noblogs.org — the anonymous blog network that quietly powers antifa, anarchist, squat, and "solidarity" cells around the world. So on my own time, for free, I scraped the whole thing. Because I kick commie *** for fun and need no government funding or sanction for it. Introducing an interactive map of 7000+ blogs across many countries and languages — antifascist, anarchist, ecological, prisoner-solidarity, migrant-border,...
  • Fury as Trump's billionaire Italy ambassador parties on $450MILLION yacht... staggering photos reveal hot tubs and helipads on 383ft 'love boat'

    08/31/2026 2:27:07 PM PDT · by DFG · 118 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 08/31/2026 | ROSS IBBETSON
    Theodore Roosevelt was famous for gunboat diplomacy. But Donald Trump's ambassador to Italy has found a rather more luxurious way to win friends: love boat diplomacy. Billionaire entertainment mogul Tilman Fertitta, 69, is wooing foreign officials from the deck of his $450 million mega yacht, the Boardwalk, as he cruises around Italy on a two-and-a-half-month 'Coastal Diplomatic Tour.' The 383ft vessel boasts two helipads, two swimming pools, four hot tubs, a fully equipped spa, scuba room, putting green and cinema, with business tycoons and sports personalities rubbing shoulders with government officials at lavish receptions. Fertitta, the world's 312th-richest person according...
  • Trump Declares War on the Foundations Cartel: Bessent's Plan to End the Dark Money Empire

    08/31/2026 6:55:05 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 33 replies
    In this overview, Mike examines Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s effort to follow the money behind tax-exempt organizations, political campaigns, extremist activity, and what he describes as the financial architecture of the deep state.From Arabella Advisors and the Sixteen Thirty Fund to the Tides Foundation, Open Society Foundations, CAIR, and the Southern Poverty Law Center, Mike explains how donations can move through interconnected charities and political organizations without revealing the original donors. These networks, he argues, allow billionaire-backed operations to influence elections, protests, political movements, and American culture while retaining their tax-exempt status.
  • Messing with You Tube's AI Algorithm

    08/30/2026 1:52:28 PM PDT · by Paul R. · 28 replies
    YouTube ^ | 8/30/2026 | Wings of Pegasus
    This is too funny, but it also makes a point. "Wings of Pegasus" hates AI in music and other creative realms, autotune, fake performances, etc., so he decided to mess with You Tube's algorithm by posting a vid with no title, no vid but a white blank, and then ask all his followers to make comments. The results are pretty good!
  • Attention: Socialist and Socialist Lite Nations

    08/30/2026 12:06:03 PM PDT · by MosesKnows · 12 replies
    8/30/2026 | MosesKnows
    Please share the number of Dolly Partons or JD Vances your nation's opportunities have created.