AMERICANTHINKER - After Trump v. Barbara, Lord of the Rings memes explode across social media
By Olivia Murray A quick collection of the best and most pointed condemnations of the SCOTUS’s complete failure.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Ex-FBI agent: Guthrie notes can't be ruled out until she's found
Differing statements have raised questions about which messages investigators consider credible.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Pete Hegseth slams 'Free DC' protestors at National Guard event: 'It's the sound of ingrates'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed protesters and praised the National Guard’s work Thursday morning during a D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force event in Washington. Hegseth, along with other top members of the Trump administration, including White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, were heckled by “Free DC” protesters while they spoke at Meridian Hill Park.
NYTIMES (Miles G. Cohen and Hurubie Meko) - Empire State Climbers Charged After ‘Extreme Risk-Taking Behavior’
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.
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NYTIMES (Sarah Maslin Nir and Christopher Maag) - All New York Suffers in a Heat Wave. It’s Worse in Jamaica, Queens.
“Heat-vulnerable” parts of the city have few trees, little shade and limited access to air-conditioning. And the risk of death is also higher.
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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - ‘Undeportable’ Rape Gang Ringleader Released From Prison.
The Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang has been released from prison, rather than being deported from the United Kingdom.
The release of Shabir Ahmed, the convicted Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang , has reignited debate over the United Kingdom’s lax immigration laws. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang has been released from prison, following news that the government has decided he “cannot” be deported. DETAIL: Shabir Ahmed, the 73-year-old Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, one of the most infamous gangs in the broader grooming scandal across the United Kingdom, which involves decades of mostly Muslim, South Asian men targeting white working-class girls for sexual abuse, has been released from prison. Ahmed served just 19 years of his notional 40-year sentence. He was…Open
REDSTATE (Becky Noble) - New Poll Confirms That Democrats Really Are All-In on Democratic Socialists
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REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Watch: Radical Trans Dem Calls for 'Trans Jihad' Against GOP
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Unbelievable: 'Scrooge' PA House Speaker Ejects Lawmaker for Patriotic Outfit
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CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Morgan Wirthlin) - A Republic, if we can keep it
On July 1, 2016, the Maryland State House, the oldest still in legislative use, was...
On July 1, 2016, the Maryland State House, the oldest still in legislative use, was struck by lightning. Smoke billowed from the wood dome, but firefighters found no fire. The lightning rod atop the dome, constructed to Benjamin Franklin’s specifications 208 years prior, safely redirected the current, preserving the historic building. Although Franklin’s inventions1 are valuable, his most significant impact was as a statesman. The only American to sign the Declaration of Independence,2 the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin was arguably second only—or perhaps equal to—George Washington in influence and equally necessary to victory. He led the development of U.S. diplomatic…Open