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Migrant Caravan Heads to El Paso A migrant caravan is making its way from southern Mexico to the Texas border. It is expected to arrive in the El Paso area in a few days. There are about 2,000 people in the caravan. One video reported that there were 3,000 marching in the caravan. [...] https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/04/02/migrant-caravan-heads-to-el-paso-n3785738

Looks Like One of Biden's Tall Tales About His Background Just Got Called Out...by Joe Biden [...] I wanted to note what Joe Biden has said about his alleged Puerto Rican connection. We covered that back in 2022 and I wrote about how he said he was "raised in the Puerto Rican community at home, politically." [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/04/02/looks-like-one-of-bidens-tall-tales-about-his-background-just-got-called-outby-joe-biden-n2172214

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The second idea in particular is magnificent, depending on how long it takes for success. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A California Company Is Making a Business Out of Kicking Squatters Out of Properties Hey California, having a problem with squatters? Well, the free market has provided an answer, once again. Introducing the "Squatter Squad." According to the company's website, their business is going into your property where squatters may have taken up residence and do what's necessary to remove them: [...] https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/03/23/a-california-company-is-making-a-business-out-of-kicking-squatters-out-of-properties-n2171801

Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Right To Free Speech Could Lead To People Speaking Freely [...] As the nation's highest court considers whether the federal government can limit free speech on social media platforms, Justice Jackson expressed alarm at the potential for the First Amendment provision of free speech to allow people to actually say whatever they want. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ketanji-brown-jackson-warns-right-to-free-speech-would-mean-people-could-speak-freely

A real winner, continued. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fani Willis Could Be Held in Contempt of Congress [...] On February 2, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Willis after she repeatedly failed to comply with the committee's requests for documents related to her office's usage of federal funding allocated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The subpoena was sent in the wake of a whistleblower coming forward to accuse the Willis administration of squandering a DOJ grant — meant to be used for the creation of a youth advocacy center — on frivolous, unrelated expenses, such as "swag," MacBooks, and travel. The ex-employee was fired after sounding the alarm on the DA's office allegedly seeking to misuse taxpayer dollars. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2024/03/14/jim-jordan-fani-willis-contempt-n2636509

I've never been a fan of Family Dollar or even shopped there more than a handful of times. Regardless, FD serves many poorer neighborhoods and small communities, so this is bad news. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Dollar Ain't What It Used to Be: Family Dollar to Shutter Nearly 1,000 Stores Dollar Tree can't keep up with Bidenflation, changing consumer habits, and competition from other discount retailers — and will close nearly 1,000 of its Family Dollar locations around the country. The company announced the move this week following disappointing quarterly results. [...] https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/03/13/a-dollar-aint-what-it-used-to-be-dollar-tree-to-shutter-nearly-1000-stores-n4927261

Breaking: US Evacuating Haitian Embassy Personnel As Country Falls Into Chaos It seems things in Haiti are going very, very badly. There have been reports of unrest and mass prison breaks for a while, but things have gotten even worse in the past week. Now Politico and other outlets are reporting the US is evacuating 'non-essential' personnel from the Embassy and the Marines are providing security in the capital of Port-au-Prince. [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/03/10/breaking-us-evacuating-haiti-n2393825

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In case you've been lying awake in bed at night fretting about this... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After 140 years, researchers finally learn how giant sea spiders in Antarctica reproduce Sea spiders may be relatively large and found in abundance in Earth's oceans, but little remains known about the mysterious marine creatures. An understanding of the reproductive habits of giant sea spiders in Antarctica, for instance, has eluded marine biologists ever since the species was discovered more than 140 years ago. To solve the mystery, researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa traveled to the remote continent to study and observe the strange invertebrates, which are named for their resemblance to their eight-legged land-dwelling counterparts. The researchers' findings, published Feb. 11 in the journal Ecology, "could have wider implications for marine life and ocean ecosystems in Antarctica and around the world," according to a news release from the university. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/140-years-researchers-finally-learn-131941440.html

Brief discussion of evolving opinion in Greece consequent to a study over a period of years. Take a look, and at the source article linked within. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Understanding Islam: Theory vs. Experience The gulf between understanding Islam in theory and practice is wide and telling. Based on the findings of a recent study, what Western peoples think of Islam when relying on secondhand information from the powers-that-be (the media, the political "elite," etc.) is vastly different from what they think of Islam after personally experiencing it. [...] https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2024/02/07/understanding-islam-theory-vs-experience-n4926231

El Salvadorian Hardman, President Nayib Bukele Wins Blowout Re-Election Victory El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele has won a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, earning him a historic second term and underscoring his status as one of the world's most popular political leaders. [...] https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/02/04/el-salvadors-nayib-bukele-secures-second-term-in-blowout-election-victory-n2169652

For anyone within reach who's interested, a full-sized Filipino supermarket is now open in the Houston area. Here's a nice report from a news station: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An inside look: Texas' first Seafood City Supermarket opens in Sugar Land The supermarket specializing in Filipino foods is the first Seafood City to open in the state of Texas. This is not a mom and pop sized store, this is a 50,000 square foot store with a Filipino specialty bakery and a Filipino Bar-B-Que restaurant located inside. Seafood City Supermarket, first founded in San Diego in 1989 has quickly grown to 32 stores nationwide and the stores that are being opened are being strategically located in communities with the largest populations of Filipino-Americans. "Seafood City brings a sense of Filipino home to the Houston area. It's a place where you can find products and ingredients specifically for Filipino dishes," said Meg Austria, store manager. [...] Story with video continues here: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/01/02/an-inside-look-texas-first-seafood-city-supermarket-opens-in-sugar-land/

Obeisance, you inferior primates! https://nationaldaycalendar.com/monkey-day-december-14/

Well, finally, some good political news. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Courts Strike Down Gun Control Measures in Two States https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/11/27/courts-strike-down-gun-control-measures-in-two-states-n2631637

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Texans Announce Plan To Keep Pretending Whataburger Is Good SAN ANTONIO, TX — Following a closed-door meeting to discuss the issue and take an official vote, residents of the state of Texas announced their plan to continue pretending Whataburger is good. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/texans-announce-plan-to-keep-pretending-whataburger-is-good

VDH on fire! Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sickness of Our Universities—and the Cure The sheer madness that has gripped many elite universities since October 7 and the butchery, rape, torture, and mutilation of some 1,000 Israeli civilians by Hamas murderers have shocked the public at large. Campus craziness is, of course, nothing new. But quite novel for campuses was the sudden jettisoning of prior campus pretenses. Universities have brazenly dropped their careful two-faced gymnastics to reveal at last–unapologetically, proudly, and defiantly–the [...] https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/23/the-sickness-of-our-universities-and-the-cure/

No online articles in English yet (will post, when found), so here's the scuttlebutt directly from Ecuavisa television: Daniel Noboa, a businessman, who at age 35 becomes Ecu's youngest-ever president, defeated socialist Luisa Gonzalez, approx. 52% to 48%. Noboa will fill the remaining 1.5 years left in the term of Guillermo Lasso, who was booted out months ago.

Israel Declares 'Readiness for War' After Hamas Launches Rocket Barrage, Infiltration The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declared a "state of readiness for war" on Saturday morning following a surprise, coordinated attack from the Gaza Strip carried out by Hamas terrorists. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/10/07/terrorists-launch-surprise-attack-on-israel-from-gaza-n2629493

'Will the Last Steelworker Out of Pittsburgh Please Turn Out the Light?' CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania -- The first steel plant located here along the Monongahela River just over 20 miles south of Pittsburgh was built in 1901. By 1903, the borough of Clairton formed around the industry, and by 1904, U.S. Steel acquired the plant from St. Clair Steel, and the industrial base of America began its reign here in Western Pennsylvania. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2023/09/19/will-the-last-steelworker-out-of-pittsburgh-please-turn-out-the-light-n2628599

McDonald's Franchisees Slam Draconian CA Fast Food Bill, 'Will Result in a Devastating Financial Blow' [...] Here are some of the new rules franchisees will face if Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law (which he has already pledged to do): • It would raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour. • It would apply to restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, except for restaurants that make and sell their own bread. • It would also create a 10-person council to govern fast-food chains and set guidelines for working conditions and wages. Why are restaurants that make their own bread exempt? I'm guessing some well-financed lobbying group got that language inserted. [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/09/16/mcdonalds-franchisees-slam-draconian-ca-fast-food-bill-will-result-in-a-devastating-financial-blow-n2163902

Unthinkable: Local police raid, shut down local newspaper A local news story out of Marion County, Kansas is rapidly going national because of its potential implications for the First Amendment and freedom of the press, along with the puzzling details that set the events in question in motion. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/08/13/unthinkable-local-police-raid-shut-down-local-newspaper-n570947

Frozen Climbers On Mount Everest Decorated For Pride Month NEPAL — In an inspiring international gesture in honor of Pride Month, the frozen corpses of climbers on Mount Everest have been heavily decorated to reflect the celebration's rainbow theme. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/frozen-climbers-on-mount-everest-decorated-for-pride-month