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Your comments about X seem like they would be of interest to him.
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The Dirty Secret of Olympic Swimming: Everyone Pees in the Pool
By Laine Higgins July 26, 2024 5:30 am ET
(I'll never watch the Olympics the same way again.)
NANTERRE, France—Swimming is a sport with only a few rules. No running on the deck. No diving in the shallow end. And definitely no peeing in the pool.
But here’s one of the dirtiest secrets of the Olympic Games: Everyone pees in the pool...
If you thought the Olympics was the culmination of four years of blood, sweat and tears, we regret to inform you that La Défense Arena in Paris will be overflowing with a different bodily fluid. It turns out that every athlete who takes a plunge into the Olympic pool will probably relieve themselves in there, too...
This nasty habit isn’t just a lack of decorum. Swimmers insist there’s a good reason why they can’t do what most people learn by the age of four. At important competitions, swimmers hydrate until the last possible moment while also wearing ultra-tight suits meant to compress their bodies into the most hydrodynamic shape possible. It makes for a dangerous combination...
But swimmers know that after all the effort required to shimmy into their suits, a process that can take up to 20 minutes, going through the contortions again for a nature break isn’t worth it...
What happens once that liquid hits the water is a problem for anyone who has ever operated a swimming pool. The most common solution is copious amounts of chlorine.
According to Brian Spear, whose company handled the chemical filtration of the pools used for U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, the potent smell associated with swimming pools is the byproduct of odorless chlorine reacting with organic compounds in the water, like hair or dead skin. Or urine.
At that meet, where nearly 1,000 swimmers competed over nine days, Spear constantly needed to tweak the pH and chlorine levels to keep the water as clean as he could...
Write to Laine Higgins at laine.higgins@wsj.com
The full story is here.
https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/swimming-paris-games-pool-780dd98f?mod=hp_lead_pos9
Treasure Hunt: 1800s Shipwreck Laden With Champagne Found by Divers off Swedish Coast
BREITBART LONDON 26 Jul 2024 2:19
(Pictures at the link. Sorry for the OT posts this morning. Political news makes me feel like crying.)
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast?
A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship loaded “to the brim” with luxury goods including porcelain items and about 100 bottles of Champagne and mineral water about 58 meters (190 feet) deep off the Swedish coast.
They believe the precious goods could have been on the way to the royal table in Stockholm or the Russian tsar’s residence in St. Petersburg when the ship sank sometime in the second half of the 19th century, according to the leader of the team, Tomasz Stachura.
The private Baltictech group of divers which searches for shipwrecks on the Baltic seabed made the discovery on July 11 while checking spots of interest about 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) south of the isle of Öland. They were ready to call it a day, but two divers, Marek Cacaj and Pawel Truszynski, decided to make a quick dive and emerged two hours later with the news of the wreckage and its valuable cargo.
“I have been diving for 40 years, and it often happens that we find a bottle or two in a wreck, but to discover so much cargo, it´s a first for me,” Stachura told The Associated Press this week.
The brand of mineral water, Selters, believed at the time to have medical properties, was imprinted on the stoneware bottles. The Champagne brand is still to be determined., but the letter R could be seen on one cork, Stachura said.
He said he believes the contents are still in good condition.
“At this depth the wreckage is perfectly preserved, the temperature is constant, there are no currents and it´s dark,” Stachura said. “That preserves the wreckage in a wonderful way.”
He said Champagne and Selters experts have already contacted Baltictech and are interested in doing laboratory tests on the contents of the bottles. But it is Swedish authorities who will decide the next steps in exploring the wreck, Stachura said.
Divers from Baltictech previously discovered the wreck of the SS Karlsruhe, the last ship to leave Koenigsberg in 1945 as part of the evacuation of German civilians in World War II.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/07/26/treasure-hunt-1800s-shipwreck-laden-with-champagne-found-by-divers-off-swedish-coast/
You decide... Louisiana nurse kicked out of steakhouse over her ‘too revealing’ outfit: ‘Really humiliated’
By Richard Pollina Published July 26, 2024 Updated July 26, 2024, 6:53 a.m. ET
(Talk about an appetite suppressant... but that's JMO)
A Louisiana nurse was kicked out of a ritzy steakhouse she regularly frequented because management claimed her outfit was “too revealing” and violated its dress code.
Y’Mine McClanahan wore a two-piece outfit — a modest floral top and a separate lengthy skirt that reached her feet — when she arrived at Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood in Baton Rouge, La. on Tuesday, according to her Facebook post.
McClanahan said she had worn the same outfit to a separate location “SEVERAL times.”
However, she was told to leave over a recent change in the restaurant’s dress code policy.
“People can wear jeans, regular t shirts, their waitresses can wear mini skirts with their butt hanging out and fish nets but my set is too revealing for the ‘atmosphere’ they’re trying to create,” the family nurse practitioner angrily pointed out in her post. “Never again. I’m done with Stabs.”
McClanahan posted a video of a heated exchange with the steakhouse’s co-owner, Dori Murvin, who pointed out the outfit’s flaws, according to The Advocate.
“I just wanted to get it on camera why I can’t come in with what I have on,” McClanahan asked.
“This is just too revealing at the top,” Murvin explained, motioning her hands over her chest.
McClanahan pointed out that the steakhouse’s waitress’s outfit appeared more revealing, but the co-owner quickly brushed off the critique.
“I’m telling you that we have buckled down on our dress code,” Murvin replied. “It’s been like this for a while now.”
“How long is a while?” McClanahan asked, adding that she wore the same outfit at a different location just two weeks before.
McClanahan pointed out that her $75 H&M outfit was not exposing her “breast” and, to her, appeared to be appropriate to wear.
She also uploaded a video of a waitress at Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood wearing a short skirt and fish nets.
Upset over being refused Service at one of her favorite restaurants, McClanahan said she walked down the block to Zea Rotisserie & Bar where she received “several compliments” on her outfit and was “politely seated” without any issue.
The nurse clarified that Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood’s “Central” location is where she usually eats and that “the complaint is for the Jefferson-Baton Rouge location only.”
”I left feeling kind of mortified, violated, ashamed and really humiliated because I had never had something happen like this to me as a working professional,” McClanahan revealed to WAFB.
“You feel alienated and it’s like well what’s wrong with me. What’s the problem with me?”
Stab’s dress code policy is “business casual,” and “proper attire is required” for all patrons, according to the restaurant’s website.
The restaurant specifically points out that “Tank Tops” are not allowed.
McClanahan’s Facebook post has been shared over 3k times since Tuesday.
“AWFUL!! It’s not even revealing or nothing. I’m sorry sis!” one user commented.
“So you can’t wear that but the waitress can wear what she had on make that make sense,” another pointed out.
“Sorry this happened to you sis. Disgusting. Will never patronize them,” stated another.
McClanahan is also the vice president of the Baton Rouge Branch of NAACP, according to NOLA.com.
Her father, Michael W. McClanahan, is Louisiana NAACP state conference president and is on the the organization’s National Board of Directors.
Following mounting backlash online, the steakhouse elaborated on their dress code on Wednesday.
“We have a dress code policy that we ask our customers to observe. A few times a month we speak with our guests about their attire including asking them to remove baseball hats in our restaurant. Contrary to reports our attire policy is not new, it has been in effect for over three years now,” Stabs said in a statement to WAFB.
“We spoke with a guest yesterday about her attire and she pointed out that we have waitstaff dressed in a manner that might not meet the standard of our attire policy. For the last several weeks we have actually been working on a different uniform so that we are not asking a different standard for our customers than we are requiring of our staff.”
https://nypost.com/2024/07/26/lifestyle/louisiana-nurse-naacp-baton-rouge-vp-ymine-mcclanahan-kicked-out-of-stabs-prime-steak-and-seafood-over-her-too-revealing-outfit/
Not sure Harris has no chance.
Never underestimate the pervasiveness of extreme TDS and the ignorance of the low-info voters.
That being said... sure hope you are right and I am wrong.
Have fun with your mowing if you go out there.
obummer caved... Barack and Michelle Obama officially endorse Kamala Harris for president
By Ryan King Published July 26, 2024 Updated July 26, 2024, 6:50 a.m. ET
Former President Barack Obama, one of the most prominent holdouts among Democratic party luminaries, and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, have officially given Vice President Kamala Harris their endorsement for the presidency.
Obama, 62, who had at least one publicly known call with Harris on Sunday, lavished praise on her, saying she has the “vision, the character, and the strength that this critical moment demands.”
“Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend @KamalaHarris,” the former POTUS wrote on X Friday.
“We told her we think she’ll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has our full support. At this critical moment for our country, we’re going to do everything we can to make sure she wins in November. We hope you’ll join us.”
Other party leaders had been quick to endorse Harris. Biden backed her right after announcing his plans to drop out of the 2024 race on July 21.
Top Democrats including Bill and Hillary Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) all gave her their official stamp of approval as well.
But Obama, who has a history of keeping his powder dry on the endorsement in presidential races, took his time to back Harris.
The hesitance was partly motivated by a desire not to overshadow President Biden’s moment, including his primetime address Wednesday about his historic decision to drop out of the race, NBC reported.
“Joe Biden has stayed true to these words again and again over a lifetime of service to the American people. Thank you, @POTUS,” Obama wrote on X after Biden’s address.
Additionally, individuals familiar with Obama’s reasoning believed he also delayed his endorsement in a bid to help buoy her momentum, per the report.
The newly rebranded Harris for President campaign claims to have hauled in over $100 million between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. He was seemingly keen on trying to prolong her political honeymoon.
Back in the 2020 and 2016 election cycles, Obama held off until it was clear that Biden and Hillary Clinton would win their respective primaries before handing down his endorsement.
Back then, Obama told confidants that he didn’t “want to thumb the scale,” according to the New York Times.
Obama had also been quiet in public about the growing Democratic mutiny against Biden that unfolded after his debate performance against former President Donald Trump last month.
He had said in a statement that “bad debate nights happen” and argued that the “election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself.”
After Biden made the historically unprecedented decision to drop out of the race, Obama commended his former No. 2 and expressed confidence that a “process” to find a successor would ensue.
“We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead. But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges,” he wrote in a Medium post that made no mention of Harris.
On Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee’s rules panel voted to virtually coronate their nominee ahead of next month’s convention.
That means that Harris will likely have to announce her VP pick as soon as the end of the first week in August.
Harris’ team has been scrambling to vet potential contenders. Election night is just over three months away.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/26/us-news/barack-and-michelle-obama-officially-endorse-kamala-harris-for-president/
Thanks for the video and Good Morning, cap.
Here's to a new day. Stay safe while you're out and about.
Thanks for the Amit profile, Janice.
He's a young 'un.
Howdy, Mr. G.
Makes ya feel kind of special, doesn't it?
Sure hope I can live up to the honor.
Now... back to Perry Mason.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, gail.
Send "Gays for Hamas" over there and let them take the place of the hostages.
The hostages will regain their freedom. They gays will probably get off on the abuse.
Win. Win...
First male rape survivor of Hamas’ October 7 attack describes horrors: ‘Humiliate you’
By Ronny Reyes Published July 24, 2024 Updated July 24, 2024, 1:22 p.m. ET
A man who was stripped naked and raped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 has revealed for the first time how he was spat on and humiliated as his murderous rapists laughed.
The victim, only identified by the initial D, is the first man to speak about the sexual assault he and others experienced when Hamas’ elite Nukhba unit massacred, kidnapped and raped innocent people enjoying the Supernova music festival, according to local Channel 12.
“They pin you to the ground, you try to resist, they take off your clothes, laugh at you, humiliate you, spit at you,” said the victim, whose face was blurred and his voice distorted to keep his identity private.
“They touched [private] parts, they rape you.”
Pausing often while recounting the horrors of that day, D said he was shell-shocked to find himself surrounded by “celebrating, laughing” terrorists while others were dying around him.
“There is a circle, [people] laugh, and you don’t know what to do in the moment, whether you should resist or let it pass, how to deal with the situation,” he said.
“There was a very difficult rape,” he added.
“It’s a very tough moment. Weakness in the entire body. As if your blood is cheap,” D continued.
“They were wildly intoxicated, celebrating, laughing with their pistols, with their knives.”
As he was being sexually assaulted, the victim said other members of Hamas arrived and ordered the rapists to stop so they could carry on the terrorist attack.
During the chaos of the Supernova massacre, which left more than 360 civilians dead, the victim managed to escape with other survivors who were aided by the arriving Israel Defense Forces.
In the aftermath of the assault, D said he has become obsessed with cleanliness in an attempt to rid himself of the filth he experienced on Oct. 7.
“[I take] a lot, a lot of showers, to get all that energy off me, everything that happened,” he said.
His testimony is one of many being gathered by Israeli police documenting the scope of sexual assaults committed by Hamas during the Oct 7. terrorist attack that left more than 1,200 people dead.
The testimony is also part of a major lawsuit filed against the state by more than 100 survivors of the festival demanding more than $137 million in government support as many of the victims are unable to continue their normal lives.
The United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict completed a report earlier this year finding that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred during the 7 October attacks in multiple locations across the Gaza periphery, including rape and gang rape, in at least three locations.”
The report also said that there was clear evidence that some of the more than 250 hostages kidnapped by Hamas were raped, and that those still in captivity are still facing such abuse.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/world-news/first-male-rape-survivor-of-the-october-7-attack-describes-horrors/
Morning, Mr. G. Wonder if Kamalahaha has set up the bail fund for the antisemitic protesters yet?
Lord, help us if the demorrhoids manage to get her into office.
Trump says 25th Amendment shouldn’t be invoked against Biden, claims ‘dangerous’ Kamala Harris is ‘worse than he is’
By Isabel Keane Published July 25, 2024, 8:03 a.m. ET
(He's absolutely right about this.)
Former President Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe the 25th Amendment should be invoked against President Biden, warning it would be more “dangerous” to put Vice President Kamala Harris in office because she’s “worse than he is.”
Trump slammed the vice president during a Thursday morning “Fox & Friends” appearance and said he didn’t think the 25th Amendment should be invoked as Biden will be out of office in a matter of months.
“I don’t think they should use the 25th Amendment. Not long to go, you know, we have four months now and then he’s got another month and a half,” Trump said before taking aim at Harris.
“I will say this, the world is in a very dangerous place. I think if [Biden] goes, [Kamala] then takes over and she’s worse than he is. I believe she’s a San Francisco radical. I believe she’s actually much worse and a way worse candidate than he is and she’s not doing very well,” he added.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/trump-doesnt-believe-25th-amendment-should-be-invoked-against-biden-claims-dangerous-kamala-harris-is-worse-than-he-is/
Trump dunks on Biden after Oval Office address, derides prez as ‘sad’ while Van Jones fights back tears again
By Victor Nava Published July 24, 2024 Updated July 25, 2024, 6:51 a.m. ET
(Trump just can't control himself. He could have said the same thing minus the "Crooked" & "Lyin.'" Full caps is another turn off.
There are still too many TDSers out there who despise his "mean" Xweets.)
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed President Biden’s Oval Office address Wednesday, calling it “barely understandable.”
“Crooked Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech was barely understandable, and sooo bad!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“CROOKED JOE BIDEN AND LYIN’ KAMALA HARRIS ARE A GREAT EMBARRASSMENT TO AMERICA — THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIME LIKE THIS!” the 78-year-old former president wrote in a follow-up post.
In his primetime address, Biden, 81, insisted that he would stay in the White House through January despite concerns about his fitness for office.
He also explained his decision to abruptly end his re-election campaign, arguing that it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation” to unite the Democratic Party.
Trump, 78, who had just wrapped up a raucous rally in North Carolina minutes before the president’s address to the nation, listened to Biden’s remarks on the plane.
“On Trump Force One … Hey Joe … You’re Fired!” Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita wrote on X, including a photo of a very serious-looking Trump standing in front of one of the TVs on the former president’s Boeing 757.
A number of pundits and politicians described Biden’s speech as “sad.”
“All politics aside it’s sad to watch Biden slur through a farewell speech with glassy eyes and a weak voice,” former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote on X, noting that he wished Biden had used the nationally televised address to discuss violent anti-Israel protesters who besieged Washington, DC, Wednesday.
“I agree with him that there’s no place for violence. Was hoping he would condemn the violence this very day in DC by Hamas supporters,” Huckabee said.
CNN analyst Van Jones nearly teared up after Biden’s speech.
“The kid with the stutter did good,” Jones, holding back tears, said on the network.
“Most heroes fight to the bitter end. He fell on his sword,” the political analyst said of Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 race.
“He’s an old guy but his heart is still there,” he added, noting that some of the policies Biden said he hoped to achieve in his remaining months in office, such as Supreme Court reform, are unlikely to go anywhere before his term is up.
Scott Jennings, a Republican political operative and CNN analyst, said it appeared that Biden didn’t have much left in the tank.
“He’s running on fumes,” Jennings said of Biden’s appearance.
“Most of this seemed like a stump speech to me,” he argued.
“I hope he is OK for the next few months.”
https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/us-news/trump-pundits-pile-on-biden-after-oval-office-address-deride-prez-as-sad/
Anti-Israel rioters burn US flag, attempt to breach Capitol Police line as Netanyahu addresses Congress
By Ryan King and Alex Oliveira Published July 24, 2024 Updated July 24, 2024, 6:35 p.m. ET
(This was an absolute disgrace. Not a word from Biden or Kamalahaha. January 6th was peaceful. This was an anti-American riot.
Anyone involved in this who is not a citizen should be sent packing and never allowed in here again. Useful idiots all.)
Protesters clashing with Captiol Police officers near Capitol Hill.
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Anti-Israel rioters burned the US flag, flaunted blood-red paint-soaked effigies, and even attempted to breach the US Capitol Police line in Washington, DC, Wednesday — as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress.
The hateful demonstration got so out of control that Capitol Police were forced to deploy pepper spray and other defensive measures to beat back the aggressive mob.
The rioters also tore down American flags flying outside of nearby Union Station before hoisting Palestinian flags up the poles and burning the Stars and Stripes.
US Park Police were able to rescue one of the flags before the mob could set it ablaze.
The chaos began as Netanyahu was set to speak, with thousands of protesters flooding the streets of Washington, DC, just a few blocks away from the Capitol building.
At least one Hamas flag was spotted in the crowd.
Another pro-terror protester was captured with a chilling sign that read, “Allah is gathering all the Zionists for the final solution,” with a photo of a nuclear mushroom cloud over the Israeli flag.
An anti-Israel march outside of Capitol Hill ahead of Netanyahu’s speech.
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The demonstration then devolved when the rioters began pushing against the security buffer zone.
One of the protesters who was pepper sprayed told The Post that officers unleashed chemicals because others around him were trying to break through the Capitol’s defenses — despite warnings to stop.
In anticipation of the upheaval, Capitol Police barricaded off a perimeter around the Capitol building, to give a buffer around the congressional domain fortified by metal fencing, concrete barriers, and officers.
At one point in the mutiny, the mob also set a scowling effigy of Netanyahu ablaze near the station amid a cacophony of screeds against Israel from a bevy of anti-Israel protesters in the background.
Protesters also vandalized the Christopher Columbus statue outside the railroad and metro station, with one ominous piece of red graffiti reading, “Hamas is coming.”
Other pieces of graffiti outside Union Station read “F— Israel” and “Free Palestine.”
A sea of Palestinian flags dominated the protests.
Chants of “No justice, no peace,” “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be freed,” and “Intifada” were shouted repeatedly.
“I never imagined seeing the flag of a terror group holding eight Americans hostage for 292 days waved in the streets of our nation’s Capitol,” Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said on X. “Over a million Americans have given their lives to protect that right — including my own father.”
Initially, the storm of protesters converged on Pennsylvania Ave NW, right around the National Gallery of Art East Building, where they heard from an array of speakers including Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein.
Protesters fashioned a paper mache, blood-soaked Biden, which was held above the crowd. Many others had signs accusing Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip.
Others constructed a giant Netanyahu head accompanied by two crafted hands dripping with red paint representing blood.
“Prime Minister of Genocide,” one sign near the display read.
Another called the prime minister “Satanyahu.”
Overnight, hours before the main demonstration got underway, anti-Israel agitators dyed a city fountain located not far from the Capitol blood red — and unleashed a scourge of maggots and other creepy crawlers at the Watergate Hotel where the Israeli delegation was staying.
Video posted on X shows the bugs crawling across a table flanked by Israeli and American flags in the background — prompting questions about how the anti-Israel activists were able to access the area in the hotel being used by the visiting Israeli delegation.
“Palestine protestors manufactured chaos at the Watergate Hotel last night so that Netanyahu, Israeli Mossad agents, and the Secret Service had no peace as they continue to terrorize our people,” the Palestinian Youth Movement posted on X.
A law enforcement source told The Post that even though the conference room appeared to be set up for official business, it was “not part of our agreed-upon security plan with the Israeli security services and our local partners.”
Iman Potter, 70, who lives in Virginia and joined the demonstration while parading around a sign that said “United States of Israel,” explained that she was “appalled” by the invite Netanyahu received to speak to Congress.
“This is a catastrophic moment in history. We are appalled that our government would host a war criminal like him,” she told The Post. “They have no shame.”
“We want to vote all of them — all the dual citizens, all of the zionists in Congress — out. They all take millions in AIPAC [American Israel Public Affairs Committee] money,” she added. “It’s sick. They’re bought and paid for.”
The crowd was so large that outside law enforcement agencies – including the New York Police Department – were on hand to help with security.
One speaker at the protest claimed New York’s Finest “sent 200 cops to Washington, DC” to safeguard Netanyahu “because that’s who they are.”
“Their motto in New York is to serve and protect,” the speaker screamed. “Well right now, they’re serving and protecting a genocidal lunatic.”
At one point, a trio from DiploAct, an organization that aims to “fight the antisemitic propaganda,” elicited the wrath of protesters, some of whom seemed baffled about how to handle them.
“Do not engage with zionists” one man was heard shouting to bystanders. Eventually, the trio left after being swarmed by the anti-Israel protesters.
One of those DiploAct members, Barack Swarttz, 29, claimed that he and his partners attempted to talk with dozens of the protests. They had cameras and microphones with them.
“As soon as you introduce yourself and ask where you’re from and what you’re doing, he gets labeled and I get labeled as genocidal baby killers. Does it look like either of us are here to defend an accusation of a genocide,” he later told The Post.
Unrest also took place inside the House gallery, where a total of six people were arrested for unlawful conduct, according to Capitol Police.
With his Wednesday speech, Netanyahu, 74, has now delivered four addresses to Congress, which has set a new record. He is slated to meet with President Biden on Thursday and former President Donald Trump on Friday.
The lower chamber is set to break early for its August recess on Friday after running into hurdles wrangling through appropriations bills. The Senate will reconvene next week.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/us-news/anti-israel-protesters-rip-down-burn-american-flag-in-dc-after-netanyahu-speech/
Thanks, cap. You have a good one, too.
For once I really, really hope obummer is right.
Fingers crossed he and Brandon get to do the big "I told you so..." after the November election.
Go Trump.
This is not going to be easy though.
There are too many freakin' dimwit voters brainwashed by the LSM.
Morning, cap. You're right.
There is no excuse nor is their any justification for DEI especially at the highest level of law enforcement and the military. What scares me is this morning was this little tidbit in the news:
Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska, NORAD says
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=174805864
Perfect timing on the day Biden's making it obvious to the world this country has no leadership and his potential successor (God help us) is worse than he is. Folks I know keep saying they fear something big is coming and it won't be pretty. I sure hope not but I'll admit I'm very nervous.
God damn the demorrhoids.
Obama doesn’t believe Kamala Harris can beat Trump, which is why he hasn’t endorsed her: sources
By Isabel Vincent and Jon Levine Published July 24, 2024, 5:09 p.m. ET
(Arrogant Barack gets his just desserts and he's sulking.)
Local cops refusing to share info with FBI as agency suffers ‘crisis of confidence’ with DEI hires, damning whistleblower report reveals
By Miranda Devine Published July 24, 2024, 11:26 p.m. ET
3-fingered ‘alien mummies’ found in Peru have fingerprints that do not appear to be human: report
By Patrick Reilly Published July 23, 2024, 8:16 p.m. ET
Humanoid, three-fingered “alien mummies” discovered in Peru last year have “straight” fingerprints that do not match those of humans, according to an attorney who reviewed one of the controversial specimens.
Joshua McDowell, a former Colorado prosecutor and current defense attorney, examined one of the tiny strange bodies — named “Maria” — with three independent forensic medical examiners from the United States.
He and the experts were shocked to discover that the fingerprints on the ET-like corpses were in perfectly straight lines.
“These were not traditional human fingerprint patterns,” attorney, Joshua McDowell, told The Daily Mail.
“We did not see any loops or whorls on the prints of the fingers or on the toes,” he said.
“I’m a former prosecutor. I’m a criminal defense attorney. I’ve seen lots of fingerprints. And these were not classic fingerprints,” he added.
The puzzling mummies do not have patterns on their fingers consistent with humans.
This Is Not A Hoax the Nazca Alien Autopsies
The corpses have three elongated fingers on each hand.
This Is Not A Hoax the Nazca Alien Autopsies
(More pictures at the link.)
More than half a dozen of the so-called “alien mummies” were revealed by Controversial Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast José Jaime Maussan, who presented his findings to Mexico’s congress.
McDowell and the US medical examiners traveled with Maussan to Peru last April to study the bodies. While the lack of human fingerprints is puzzling, he said it would be “extremely premature” to make any statements about the mummies’ origins.
One possible explanation for the unusually straight fingerprints “could possibly have something to do with the way her skin was preserved,” he said, noting that it’s “very odd.”
Maria’s body is covered in diatomaceous earth — a type of white powder made from the sediment of fossilized algae found in bodies of water.
“However, on the fingers that were exposed, the epidermal ridges I saw appeared to be in mostly straight lines,” he said.
While no official determination has been made regarding the nature of the humanoid bodies, McDowell said he still spends hours on the case.
McDowell, a former deputy district attorney in Colorado’s Fourth Judicial District, took a city coroner from Denver and a forensic anthropologist from Maryland’s state Medical Examiner’s Office to the South American country to investigate.
He also brought his father, Dr. John McDowell, a forensic odontologist and retired professor at the University of Colorado, who assisted in identifying human remains after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, according to the Daily Mail.
The 4-foot tall “aliens,” dubbed “the Nazca mummies” after the region in Peru where they were discovered, made international headlines for their elongated heads and three-fingered hands — which resembled something out of “Star Trek.”
Maussan has been adamantly declaring that the specimens are extra-terrestrial, despite pushback from scientists and government officials who say they are nothing more than a man-man hoax.
In January, Peruvian authorities said they were “dolls” patched together with paper, glue, metal and human and animal bones.
“They are not extraterrestrials; they are not aliens,” forensic archaeologist Flavio Estrada told reporters.
One critic, Latin American historian Christopher Heaney, argued that pre-Columbian societies in Peru practiced head shaping, similar to the shape of the mummies’ heads, he told the newspaper. The “aliens” could be human remains that are hundreds of years old.
Maria, though, does not resemble some of the other smaller specimens, according to the Daily Mail. The fingerprint analysis suggests some of the mummies are either not dolls or were constructed by some other strange material.
A team of 10 Mexican researchers found that 30% of the mummies’ DNA is not human — but is rather from an “unknown species.”
In March, a pair of filmmakers working on a documentary about different mummified remains claimed X-rays revealed that the mummies are not fake, although they may not be from another planet. They said they believe they could be evidence of a new species affected by “genetic manipulation.”
McDowell, however, said earlier this year he wants “actual, very definitive DNA studies done at high complexity laboratories” before jumping to any conclusions.
“The carbon dating needs to be repeated with more sophisticated methods. Those are things that we’re looking for,” his research team said in a statement. “Our preliminary investigation really just led to the fact that more investigation is needed.”
The caves where the mummies were found were filled with pre-Hispanic artifacts and has become a target for grave robbers
https://nypost.com/2024/07/23/world-news/3-fingered-alien-mummies-found-in-peru-have-fingerprints-that-do-not-appear-to-be-human-report/
Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska, NORAD says
By Associated Press Published July 25, 2024 Updated July 25, 2024, 3:11 a.m. ET
(Just the Chinese and Russians saluting Biden on his way out the door.)
BEIJING — Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and US and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said.
The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, said.
“NORAD will continue to monitor competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence,” the command said in a news release.
While Russia’s military has long been active in the north Pacific, China has emerged as a new actor in recent years as its growing navy and air force expands their presence farther from the country’s shores.
Chinese naval ships have showed up in international waters near Alaska, most recently in mid-July when the Coast Guard spotted four ships in the US Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 200 nautical miles from the shore.
In the latest incident, the Chinese H-6 and Russian Tu-95 aircraft were flying in the North American U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone, an area beyond US and Canadian airspace in which those countries require aircraft to be identified for national security reasons.
The Japanese military has grown increasingly concerned about joint China-Russia drills with ships and warplanes as a potential threat to the security of Japan and the region.
A fleet of Russian and Chinese warplanes including Tu-95s and H-6s were seen flying together last December over the waters between Japan and Korea, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/world-news/chinese-and-russian-military-planes-tracked-intercepted-off-alaska-norad-says/
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How did we all get this old so fast?
Rest in peace, Mr. Mayall.
I knew you'd vehemently disagree. Maybe Trump doesn't care about his safety,
but what about the safety of the crowd?
They don't matter. They decided to be there.
You get what you get.
Enjoy the day.