10+ mon, 2+ week ago (442+ words) Yet another dark sign for America's future is emerging from the disastrous Los Angeles wildfires. Yet another dark sign for America's future is emerging from the disastrous Los Angeles wildfires. As the fires continue to eat up large swaths of the city, wealthy Angelenos are shelling out cash for private emergency fire services to protect their homes. The services reportedly include sprinkler installations, coating trees and bushes with fire retardants, and wrapping homes in fire blanket systems. (RELATED: CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN': The Dark, Painful, American Tragedy At The Heart Of LA's Apocalyptic Downfall) " Matthias Gafni (@mgafni) January 9, 2025 This is not a new trend. Since the 1980s, federal and local government agencies have hired private firefighters to help with emergency services, according to the Los Angeles Times. However, when you think about how incompetent and mismanaged some of our public services have become…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago (417+ words) The Democratic Party is going Hogg-wild " much to their demise. " The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 2, 2025 "Who's ready to take the fight to the Republicans and win this thing? Are you guys ready to fight? It's been a long day, but guess what? We have a long road ahead," Hogg said. "Let's go and kick some ass. Let's go win our young people back, and let's stop sending just our thoughts and prayers to address gun violence and do something." Notice the'our'young people. As if every American below the age of 30 suffers from the same liberal brain rot that has warped Hogg's mind since the Parkland High School shooting. (RELATED: Democrats'Bud'Lighted Their Entire'Brand, And It's Too Late To Save It) They're our young people, and you can't take them, Republicans. The Republican Party is solely the reserve of wealthy white Boomers…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago (402+ words) Some of the biggest names in country music jointly called on the U.S. Congress to continue funding the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Some of the biggest names in country music jointly called on the U.S. Congress to continue funding the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in an open letter. "America, did you know that you have led the world in saving the lives of 26 million people from HIV/AIDS around the world?" the opening of the letter said. "That's thanks to a program called PEPFAR." The bipartisan program was started in 2003 under former President George W. Bush and has been widely credited for significantly reducing deaths from HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to Billboard. The program has secured medications for over 20 million people across the globe. Today, 20 million people are on antiretroviral medications, keeping HIV infection and AIDS death rates…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago (411+ words) The Director of the FBI Kash Patel announced Friday that the organization will be leaving its long-time headquarters located in Washington, D.C. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced the bureau will be leaving its Washington, D.C., headquarters, according to a Fox Business post Friday. The interview is set to fully air Sunday. " SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) May 16, 2025 Patel said the announcement was unplanned. "This FBI is leaving the Hoover building," he stated. "This building is unsafe for our workforce." "You just gave up a big nugget there!" Deputy Director Dan Bongino said. "We want the American men and women to know if you are going to come work at the premier law enforcement agency in the world, we are going to give you a building that is commensurate with that and that is not this place," Patel continued. (RELATED: Kash Patel…...

11+ mon, 7+ hour ago (263+ words) Not only did his Washington Commanders get a victory Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, but it was easily tight end Zach Ertz's best game of the 2024 campaign. Talk about having a day! But not only did Ertz achieve massive glory in the game, he also got paid " like, really paid. His play was so great that he ended up enacting three bonuses that are on his contract. Ertz is currently on a one-year, $5 million deal for 2024 and recorded 610 yards and six touchdowns off 61 catches this season. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Ertz landed the following incentives: - $250,000 bonus for getting his sixth touchdown catch - $250,000 bonus for hitting the 60+ catch milestone - $250,000 bonus for placing himself over 600 receiving yards Oh, but that wasn't all, Ertz also moved into ninth place all-time for receiving yards for a tight end, passing Pro Football Hall of Famer…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago (414+ words) Palm Bay police officers arrested a man dressed as Ronald McDonald on charges of trespassing. Palm Bay Police Department (PBPD) officers arrested a man dressed as Ronald McDonald for allegedly trespassing. A video shared Thursday by the PBPD showed officers approaching a man dressed up as Ronald McDonald. Christopher Marlowe, the suspect in the video, was banned from the plaza prior to the recent arrest, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Police said he was cautioned that he would be arrested if he returned. The suspect was allegedly loitering and was "aggressive" toward officers. Police said he was warned prior to the arrest. Police said Marlowe was homeless, TMZ reported. An officer could be heard in the video asking him to put his belongings down because he's under arrest, but the Ronald McDonald doppelg'nger appeared to…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago (414+ words) 'Don't sit there and lecture me' Democratic Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey appeared to lose his temper at Fox News host Will Cain after Cain accused the congressman of lacking emotion about the crimes that illegal immigrants commit. "I do like what you said about [how] the law should be dispassionate, but you're a congressman, and I'm a media member. There's no such requirement for us when we analyze these issues for us to be dispassionate," Cain said. "I want to see the same passion from you on those issues of the crimes of illegal immigrants as you do for this error when it comes to legal immigrants. That's what I hope for you." "I prosecuted the crimes of illegal immigrants for eight years. I locked up more people in my day than you ever did," Ivey said. "So don't lecture…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago (434+ words) Chinese workers are flooding the streets in revolt as President Donald Trump's tariffs slam China's fragile export economy. Workers throughout China are flooding the streets in revolt as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs slam the fragile Chinese export economy. From the cramped streets of Sichuan in the southwest to the cold outskirts of Inner Mongolia in the northeast, furious workers are demanding backpay and protesting mass layoffs as factories shutter under pressure from Trump's tariffs. Outside a LED light manufacturing plant near Shanghai, thousands of unpaid workers shouted furiously at company managers over wages that haven't been paid since January. In central China's Dao County, a similar scene unfolded outside a sporting goods store after the company abruptly shut down last week without paying employees. In the northeast city of Tongliao, construction workers climbed onto rooftops and threatened to jump if…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago (422+ words) The words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" are forgotten by many, but the song's history makes it worth memorizing and memorializing, especially on Memorial Day. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song's centuries-old history makes it worth memorizing and memorializing, especially on Memorial Day. ABC News explained how a Harris Interactive survey of 2,200 adults revealed that 61 percent of Americans do not know all the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner." Out of those who claimed to know the words, only 39 percent know what comes after "whose broad stripes and bright stars," according to the survey. Perhaps knowing the history will help them stick. The Kennedy Center explains its history: The U.S. declared war on Great Britain, starting the War of 1812, even though the British army…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago (422+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking President Donald Trump's Greenland ambitions seriously despite critics dismissing the idea. Russian President Vladimir Putin is not laughing off President Donald Trump's Greenland ambitions despite critics dismissing the idea. Putin said he was taking Trump's ambitions to annex the arctic territory of Denmark "seriously" at the International Arctic Forum in Murmansk Thursday while also raising concerns about NATO's increased involvement in the north. The remarks come in the wake of Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance's visit to the island Friday intended to improve relations between the two nations. "In short, the United States has serious plans regarding Greenland," Putin said. "These plans have long historical roots, as I have just mentioned, and it is obvious that the United States will continue to consistently advance its geo-strategic, military-political and economic interests…...