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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Hurricane Polo has rapidly intensified off the coast of Mexico to become one of the most powerful storms of the season in the Pacific Ocean. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), flew into the storm on Tuesday and recorded sustained wind speeds near 180 mph (285 km/h), with stronger gusts. Read more


The Department of Justice's website took down a list of President Donald Trump's pardons, only to partially return it after online outcry. On Tuesday, Democratic political strategist and CNN commentator Xochitl Hinojosa flagged the sudden change in a post on X, noting that "all Trump pardons have been scrubbed" from the DOJ website. "They're gone....," confirmed MeidasTouch Capitol Hill journalist Scott MacFarlane in a quote post reacting to Hinojosa. The DOJ Rapid Response account responded to Hinojosa's post by saying what she saw "was due to a technical issue and it was promptly fixed. The page has been restored." Hinojosa noted, "They reinstated parts of it after this tweet," but she maintained, "No, it wasn't just a 'website error' on their end."


When Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping meets with President Donald Trump this week, he should thank him. (We know from President Zelenskyy's first Oval Office visit with Trump's team how much they like it when you say thank you!) In the first two years of his second term, Trump has taken a series of foreign policy decisions that have weakened America's global position and strengthened China's. In turn, Trump's foreign policy has significantly damaged America's reputation in the world, while China's standing has risen"so much so that China is now viewed more favorably than the United States in many countries that are traditional U.S. allies. Xi has much to be thankful for. Read more


President Donald Trump's top media attack dog used to be involved with a sketchy addiction recovery group where women were allegedly sexually exploited by male group leaders. Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, was formerly associated with the Midtown Group"a rogue chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous based in Washington, D.C., that some former members described as a "cult," according to The Guardian. The group's one-time leader, Michael Quinones, was the mastermind behind its manipulative and sexually exploitative conduct, former members told the outlet. Quinones, who died of cancer in 2007, was a controlling force in their lives, dictating where they lived, worked, and went to school.


Government contractors are banned from making political contributions. The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins, who received $150,000 in an illegal plan in which a defense contractor donated through a shell company in return for $21,000,000 in federal naval contracts " until Trump got in the way


WASHINGTON " An overwhelmed U.S. postal worker in Utah threw 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot dumpster shortly before the state's June 23 primary election in which both Democrats and Republicans were on the ballot, Justice Department officials said Tuesday.


The Justice Department said late Tuesday that three major national media can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president's will, and because their coverage could be a threat to national security. A court filing from the Trump administration late Tuesday night argues "access to the White House is a privilege, not a right," in spite of First Amendment protections around press freedom. Read more


Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Republican Senator John Curtis is demanding an investigation into Donald Trump Jr. after a Russian oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Umar Kremlev, bankrolled his wedding party. In a post on X, Curtis posted a three-page letter he sent to the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, and the committee's ranking member, Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, calling for Trump Jr. to be subpoenaed as part of a larger investigation into his business dealings and relationships with foreign individuals. Curtis also called for the same scrutiny of Hunter Biden. Read more


Social media users called out Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins as "ridiculously out of touch" after she made an eyebrow-raising remark about the high beef prices in America on Monday's episode of "The Benny Show." "It's like, the gas price, the steak price " no good. What are we doing about that?" Johnson asked. Rollins countered that prices were slightly down, and then attempted to blame former President Joe Biden and Democrats for the high cost of beef, citing what she called "the leftist agenda to destroy our cattle herds, take them off of our grazing lands, basically say they're responsible for climate change." "We have more people eating beef than ever before," she claimed. "But if it is too expensive " unlike fuel, Benny " you can eat chicken, pork, salmon, eggs. There are other sources of really good protein, and all of those prices are coming down as well."


In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republican lawmaker from Maine was in danger of losing her seat. President Donald Trump's dismal approval ratings were dragging her down in the polls, and she was falling behind her likely 2020 Democratic challenger in fundraising. Read more


Pasta sold nationwide at Walmart stores is being recalled over possible listeria contamination, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine was recalled after "routine sampling" in two states found the finished product may contain listeria monocytogenes, "an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems."


Monday, September 21, 2026

A Toronto man has been acquitted of a choking attack on a young girl after a judge ruled that he had been under the influence of marijuana and said that the attack was due to a "psychotic episode." During the attack, he invoked Allah, according to court documents. Ahmed Baig pleaded not guilty to assault causing bodily harm and assault by choking after an August 2023 attack in which he left his home wearing only a towel after vaping cannabis. The towel fell off and he started chasing a family that he encountered in the driveway. "He ran into the driveway and picked up a seven-year-old girl. He threw her to the ground, punched her and strangled her. He then abruptly left the driveway, and a short time later was arrested by police. At the time of arrest, he wore only a T-shirt," Justice Mara Greene wrote, recounting the incident. Read more


Sunday, September 20, 2026

n 1861, a small new England town erected a monument to Hannah Duston " possibly the first in the U.S. to honor a woman. But not everyone thinks Duston was a hero. Almost 200 years earlier, Duston had been kidnapped by Native Americans from her home in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and placed with a Native American family. In the dead of night, she picked up a tomahawk and bludgeoned six sleeping children and four sleeping adults to death. Read more


Sep 10, 2026

What if Christianity isn't really about going to heaven when you die? In this special edition of Unbelievable, N.T. Wright joins Dr John Nelson at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford to unpack the central argument of his book God's Homecoming.


The complaint accuses Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and the city of violating the Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from favoring one religion over another, as well as Cleveland's free speech and equal protection rights. According to the complaint, the city spent $1,500 on "Ramadan Kareem" banners and $5,000 on a lighted crescent moon in Peace Park last year. It also alleges the Dearborn Police Department sold Ramadan-themed T-shirts while Cleveland's emails seeking comparable recognition for Easter and Passover went unanswered.


A couple things that capitalism gives you that socialism and collectivism doesnt: Privacy and individualism. Capitalism guards these things. You cant have them in a progressive ideology. The left MUST know who is rich and who isnt. They have to know where to aim their hate. They have to know where and who to physically TAKE things from to give away. That's how socialist democracies work. The exact thing our Constitutional Republic was made to avoid and is morally against. Take from those who produce and give to those who dont. But also, it gives the leftist something to make it look like they are morally correct. The capital they dont have. I truly believe some leftists want to help the poor. Problem is, they are just poor themselves and they dont have the money to do so. So they end up hurting and demonizing those very people who would and could be the ones to take care of the poor. The wealthy people they dont know.


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