The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission resigned amid multiple investigations into jackpots totaling nearly $200 million. State law allows Texas jackpots to be claimed anonymously and two of the biggest jackpots in agency history drew intense scrutiny and criticism. In 2023, a $95 million jackpot was awarded when the winners bought nearly every possible number combination, more than 25 million of them. In Feb 2025, an $83 million ticket was won with a ticket purchased from a chain that operates locations in six states, and the April 2023 jackpot was collected two months later in the form of a one-time payment of $57.8 million to a company called 'Rook TX.' read more
A wildfire in New Jersey expanded significantly from 3,000 acres to 8,500 acres within hours late Tuesday as firefighters worked to contain the fast-spreading blaze. Thousands of people across Ocean County have been placed under evacuation notices amid concerns that the fire may spread further. Trumpf's Bedminster golf resort is located northwest of the inferno: townmapsusa.com read more
At least 26 tourists have been killed and 36 wounded in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the north after gunmen opened fire at a beauty spot near the resort town of Pahalgam, nicknamed 'Mini Switzerland.' The nationalities of the victims haven't been disclosed yet. Authorities blamed it on the resistance fighting Indian rule which deploys 500,000 soldiers in Kashmir. The attack seemed to have been timed to coincide with JD Vance's four-day tour of India and PM Nahendra Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia. read more
Next month the Education Department will begin collection on federal student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially 5.3 million borrowers. "American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies," Education Secretary Linda McMahon, a Roman Catholic convert and former Wrestlemania CEO, crowed. The US Dept of Education have previously deployed their SWAT team to collect on student loan defaults. financialpost.com read more
Dotard Trump is a "Soviet leaders' dream" according to a leading Russian scholar. read more
So, Hellsbreath ain't going anywhere it seems. "Lights! Camera! Action!"
Hi Snoofy: BTW, I think barbers use Barbercide, not Vitalis: directsalonsupplies.co.uk
Hi MATTM:
Thanks for posting the story about the AUSA and their targeting campaign. Your second link was a dupe-- there was no mention of the Mennonites. I think this was the article you wanted to post: www.medpagetoday.com
Look what 49.8% of eligible American voters did to us on 5 Nov 2024.
Thanks for posting. How cruel can the Trumpf junta get?
Linked is the judge's official bio: www.justice.gov
19 Richest American Households Made $1 Trillion Last Year
"The wealthiest have gotten richer, and control a record share of America's wealth. New data suggest $1 trillion of wealth was created for the 19 richest American households alone in 2024. That is more than the value of Switzerland's entire economy."
The oligarchs have been greedily amassing their pelf for centuries. Just imagine how much more fabulously wealthy the billionaires will be next year after Trumpf's horrendous tax cuts take effect.
Source: WSJ.com
#32: Indeed, the Third Reich started with the Eugenics Laws in the mid-1930s, sterilizing 400,000 Germans and slaughtering 300,000 disabled people. This was years before the Final Solution was formulated at the Wannsee Conference in Jan 1942. encyclopedia.ushmm.org
#1: Is stinky still begging for a phone call from Xi? With a nod to the recently departed Clem Burke: youtu.be
#4: Hi Snoofy: youtu.be