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MUSIC TO MY EARS. “In the coming days and weeks, you WILL see a dramatic change in posture in that community. This is a major story that requires intervention to fix the problem. If you are doing something illegal in that community, I recommend you self-deport.” – DHS Advisor Corey Lewandowski Good. Somalis in MN …
by Michael The elite aren’t stupid. They can see that our society is coming apart at the seams all around us, and so they want to live some place safe. In fact, for many among the elite security has become the number one priority when choosing a new home. Unfortunately, the vast majority of us …
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said she will hold food drives on her statewide budget listening tour, while Missouri is transferring funding to provide meals to seniors A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to find enough money to restore full funding for SNAP benefits by Friday. The government “failed to consider the …
🚨 WOW! President Trump announces a new push to outlaw – nationwide – cashless bail, a practice in blue cities that lets violent criminals quickly get back into communities. He says he wants Congress to get this done. pic.twitter.com/A6EqWr7rNt — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 11, 2025 Trump stood at the podium and said it flat: …
Brig. Gen. Doug Wickert delivered “a sobering assessment of China’s growing military capabilities” in a briefing to community leaders, according to an Air Force press release. Wickert, the 412th Test Wing commander, spoke at Antelope Valley College. Edwards Air Force Base is located in the Mojave desert about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Wickert …
There is a new risk for residence of senior living communities, especially in properties where you don’t own the land that the property sits on. This is a common problem. We see with other types of real estate like co-op buildings as well as mobile home parks. The problem with these types of real estate …
TL;DR: Phillips 66 announced it will close its Los Angeles-area refinery by 2025. The closure follows new California regulations aimed at preventing gas price spikes. The refinery accounts for 8% of California’s refining capacity. Phillips 66 plans to repurpose the 650-acre site with real estate development firms. Around 600 employees and 300 contractors will be …
This Line Fire started in Highland is now raging up the mountain towards Running Springs Arrowbear and Bluejay Arrowhead area. 100° degree weather for over 2 months hasn’t made anything less fire prone. And this , at one time brush fire of 100 or so acres is now blazing into the San Bernardino Forest with …
Then let us also consider the effects on the Earth’s rotation. h/t seasnake
Debris from the downed Vineyard Wind unit is continuing to wash ashore, this time impacting Westport, Massachusetts….and potentially more is on its way to Rhode Island. After a wind turbine blade failed due to a manufacturing flaw near Nantucket, the massive Vineyard Wind facility was closed, and the city was poised to sue. Nantucket’s iconic beaches were cluttered with sharp …
Story Summary Build-to-rent communities have taken off as more Americans find themselves unable to afford a down payment on a home. An estimated 97,000 residential homes built to rent were completed in 2023, up 45% from the year prior. Build-to-rent remains relatively niche, making up an estimated 7.9% of all single-family housing starts in 2023. …
A powerful tornado tore through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday, leaving multiple fatalities, at least a dozen injuries, and widespread destruction in its wake. Key points: Tornado destroyed much of Greenfield, a town of about 2,000, located 55 miles southwest of Des Moines Confirmed fatalities, with authorities still determining the total number and thought to have …
View post on imgur.com Minnesota state senator Nicole Mitchell, representing Woodbury for the DFL, faces legal trouble following her arrest on suspicion of burglary. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning when police responded to a homeowner’s call reporting a burglary in progress in Detroit Lakes. Mitchell’s formal charge of first-degree burglary …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed county and city leaders from across the state to a virtual press conference April 18 to announce a new round of funding for projects aimed at reducing homeless encampments. “This new funding will get people out of tents and into housing across California,” Mr. Newsom said. “As the state provides …
The man lined up by the Government to tackle Islamophobia has quit the role before he even began after receiving a torrent of abuse, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Fiyaz Mughal was expected to be unveiled tomorrow as the first anti-Muslim hatred tsar, working closely with Ministers. But in an embarrassing blow for Communities …
Admiral "Rachel" Levine: "Climate change is having a disproportionate effect on black communities." I wish this was satire. It's real. pic.twitter.com/Y9rNhnIcdP — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 16, 2024
As we enter 2024, once thriving US high streets are starting to resemble desolate ghost towns as America is taunted by the ever-looming threat of yet another financial crash. If the economy is thriving then why are we seeing more bank closures than ever before and why are retailers being forced to shutter many of …
Bank of America is now providing *loans without down payment* for home buyers in “black & Hispanic Communities.” Mark my words: This act of “anti-racism” today will be called “systemic racism” tomorrow – when minorities end up defaulting on these loans.https://t.co/ZV7FFc3VKu — Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 27, 2023 Tell me we’re very late in the …
by Michael There has been a dramatic spike in the number of Chinese nationals that are coming across our borders. The vast majority of them are men, and the vast majority of those men are of military age. Most of the time, when these men are intercepted by U.S. officials they claim that they have …
In a plan that specifically states it is to “ensure disadvantaged communities” are able to benefit from Joe Biden’s new demands for – and spending on – electric cars, the administration is committing $100 million to repair and replace EV charging stations across the country. A report from government watchdog Judicial Watch explains Biden is …
A group of researchers at Tulane University have conducted a study that claims structural racism plays a part in mass shootings. Researchers from Tulane studied 51 metropolitan areas across the United States and concluded communities with higher black populations have more mass shooting than communities with a higher white population. The study notes that structural …
via naturalnews: Local officials in the small city of Steubenville, Ohio are installing a new generation of powerful and pervasive surveillance systems to impose maximum surveillance on some of the neighborhood’s least affluent residents, and all the while these same officials claim the new surveillance apparatus will help lessen crime. This scenario is occurring all across the …