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Gun control activist David Hogg is living high on the hog thanks to the many donors cutting checks to his political action committee (PAC), Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show. Hogg created a group in the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections called Leaders We Deserve PAC, which states that its goal is to elect Generation Z politicians to offices throughout the country. He created the PAC with Kevin Lata, the campaign manager for Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)—a Generation Z Democrat elected in 2022.

An illegal alien who has been deported at least seven times is facing charges for murder after a man’s body was discovered in Hamilton, Ohio. Fermin Garcia-Gutierrez, 46, was arrested after the body of a man, identified as Fernando Reyna Oviedo, 41, was found earlier this month. According to the Butler County Coroner’s Office, Oviedo died from a gunshot wound on April 1. BREAKING: Seven-times deported illegal Fermin Garcia-Gutierrez was just arrested and charged for m*rdering a man in Ohio.Fermin has a long criminal history and has been jailed 11 times for a range of v*olent crimes.Another innocent life was...

The Sharia colonization of the West continues. According to a report out by Michael Dorgan and published by Fox News, the New York City government has agreed to a “preliminary financial settlement” of $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought against the city in 2018 by Jamilla Clark and Arwa Aziz, two Muslim women who were forced to remove their hijabs in order to get their mugshots taken after they were arrested for allegedly violating orders of protection (restraining orders). Now, also per Dorgan, the agreement still has to be approved by a district judge, but this is...

This call is so bad it feels like a fix.Referees generally catch too much flak when they botch a call, but this one from the New Jersey high school basketball playoffs utterly defies belief. The No. 3 ranked Camden Panthers were on the verge of winning vs. Manasquan when their opponents took the ball down the court and hit a very obvious buzzer beater. Cheering and sadness then reversed, as referees inexplicably waved off the final shot — saying it came after the buzzer. This isn’t even a borderline call. In real time it’s incredibly clear that Manasquan got it...

A woke professor at Baylor University has come under fire for blasting acclaimed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowing for her opposition to normalizing the transgender movement, calling her out for her apparent ‘hatred of trans-people.’ While this is deeply troubling, it is hardly the worst thing about him. Founded in 1845 and claiming 16,000 students, Baylor University is the world’s largest Baptist University and one of the oldest. Like many once-faithful institutions that have gone before her, however, Baylor is deeply compromised and is inexorably on the downgrade. Not only have they hosted Beth Moore and Jemar Tisby for a...

A new study led by Jarmo Kikstra, a research scholar in the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, explores whether reducing production and consumption growth could make a significant contribution to resolving the climate crisis. As the effects of climate change become more severe and the scale of environmental damage gains magnitude, some researchers disagree about the desirability and feasibility of further economic growth in high-income countries. More recently, the case has been made for exploring a "degrowth" (or post-growth) strategy. Such a strategy would entail reducing less necessary forms of production and consumption (rather than growing them) with the...

A clown ‘police officer’ is a regular fixture at Jerusalem demonstrations, where she aims to connect with the hearts of people from all sectors.Public protests don’t seem like the obvious setting for the distribution of love and hearts. But for one performance artist, that’s exactly what they are. “Hashoteret Az-Oolay” (Policewoman Then-Maybe) has been a regular fixture at Israeli street demonstrations for the last three or so years. In her big shoes, old-fashioned police uniform and red nose, adorned with flowers and hearts, she has become an inherent part of all sorts of crowds: anti-government protesters, Jewish ultra-Orthodox protesters, Palestinian...

Father Raffray is a well-known priest who has a growing apostolate on the internet and social media aimed especially at young French-speaking people.The French government has initiated a series of legal measures against Father Matthieu Raffray for calling homosexual relations sinful and for describing homosexuality as a “weakness.” On March 15, the priest of the Institute of the Good Shepherd — created in 2006 in Rome for “the defense and dissemination of Catholic Tradition in all its forms,” according to the website of this society of apostolic life — posted a video on Instagram in which he encouraged the faithful...

Jerrod Carmichael recently opened up to Esquire magazine about tensions with fellow comedian Dave Chappelle. Carmichael, who is making the press rounds in support of his new HBO series, generated headlines in June 2022 when he criticized Chappelle, who had already been earning backlash for making jokes about the transgender community. “Chappelle, do you know what comes up when you Google your name, bro?” Carmichael asked during a GQ magazine profile at the time, referring to the comedian’s comments about trans people. “That’s the legacy? Your legacy is a bunch of opinions on trans ---? It’s an odd hill to...

The 76-year-old was found by neighbours with her 'severely malnourished' dog beside herA dog was heartbreakingly discovered cuddling into the side of its owner a week after she died suddenly at home. The 76-year-old was found dead at her home in West Cross, Swansea on March 24 by her neighbours, who went to check on her after they became concerned after not seeing her for some time. Christie Powell and the pensioner were neighbours, and she was also a dog groomer for her dog Poppy. Miss Powell explained how she went to knock on her neighbour's door, but uncharacteristically did...

Kombucha tea is a fermented, sweetened black tea drink that could help with fat loss according to expertsResearchers have claimed that one particular type of tea can help you lose weight without 'trying'. Kombucha tea can mimic the effects of fasting in the body, according to the new study. This means people may be able to lose fat without changing their diet. Researchers have discovered that the microbes in the fermented drink make changes to fat metabolism in the intestines that are similar to the effects of fasting. But what exactly is Kombucha? It is a sweetened, fermented tea that...

— While sexual harassment rates are decreasing, more trainees are recognizing it, study findsRates of sexual harassment and gender harassment during intern year have decreased, while recognition of these behaviors among interns has increased, according to a cohort study of more than 4,000 trainees. A survey during the last month of internship showed that sexual harassment incidence decreased from 62.8% in 2017 to 54.6% in 2023 (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.90-0.94), and gender harassment incidence decreased from 61% to 51.7% (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.89-0.93), reported Elena Frank, PhD, of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute at the University of Michigan in...

As authorities clamp down on fentanyl distribution and the amount of heroin produced in Afghanistan decreases under the Taliban, criminal enterprises have turned to a deadly alternative. Some health agencies in Europe are reporting a rise in deaths and overdoses from a type of synthetic opioid that can reportedly be hundreds of times stronger than heroin and up to forty times stronger than fentanyl. 2-Benzyl Benzimidazole opioids, commonly known as nitazines, are a class of synthetic compound developed in the 1950s as painkillers, but which were never approved for use as medicines. Because of their potency, compared with natural opioids...

A Taiwanese university student was hoping to pocket over NT$41 million (S$1.7 million) in insurance payout by claiming that he lost his feet to frostbite. But his frosty fraud has instead landed him in hot water, after investigators found out he had soaked his feet in dry ice for over 10 hours in order to feign frostbite severe enough to warrant a double amputation. Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau said the student, surnamed Chang, conspired with his former high school classmate, surnamed Liao, to orchestrate the fraud, reported Taiwan News.

A popular British actor has reportedly already been offered the role of being the next James Bond - taking over from Daniel Craig. None other than Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is said to have been the favourite choice for movie bosses after thousands of avid fans of the 007 franchise had put their money on Idris Elba taking over the iconic role from Craig, who last starred as the iconic spy in 2021's No Time To Die. Elsewhere, Cillian Murphy insisted last week that he's 'too old' to play the role, shooting down feverish excitement surrounding...

It's not an April Fools' Day joke.It's hard not to love the combination of pizza and beer, but what about pizza in beer? That's exactly the inspiration behind I(Pizza)A, a new collaboration between the frozen-pizza brand Tombstone and New Belgium Brewing Co.'s Voodoo Ranger IPA. Voodoo Ranger's I(Pizza)A certainly isn't the first food-flavored beer, but it might just be the most savory. Available just in time for National Beer Day on April 7, the beer incorporates all the flavors of a freshly-baked Tombstone pizza. There's the crispy crust, tangy tomato sauce, and savory herbs and spices. And what would a...

Billionaire X owner Elon Musk said Google “interferes to help Democrats thousands of times every election season” after The Post detailed a watchdog group’s claims that the search giant allegedly boosts Dems while censoring Republicans. As The Post reported, a right-leaning watchdog called the Media Research Center (MRC) published a analysis detailing what it described as 41 alleged instances of “election interference” at the online search giant since 2008. Musk quote-tweeted a screenshot of the article and asserted that it “understates the magnitude of the problem.” “Google interferes to help Democrats thousands of times every election season!” Musk wrote on...

"We're not going to have fake meat. Like that doesn't work," Gov. Ron DeSantis said.Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to keep lab-grown meat out of Florida. Over the last several months, Florida legislators have been quietly working to ban — and criminalize — the production and sale of cell-cultivated meat across the state, via the introduction of two bills, HB 1071 and SB 1084. On February 6, the state's House of Representatives passed SB 1084, which now sits on DeSantis' desk awaiting a signature. And if his previous comments are any indication, he will be pulling out his pen soon. "I...

A new weight-loss pill made by Novo Nordisk — the manufacturer of Ozempic and Wegovy — helps patients shed weight twice as fast as the blockbuster injections, the company recently announced. The pill, called Amycretin, works similarly to the popular weight loss injections mimicking a natural hormone, GLP-1, which slows down the passage of food through the stomach, making people feel full for longer. However, this drug also stimulates a hormone called amylin, which also reduces hunger and slows stomach emptying. The combination of therapies seems to make it more effective.

A man in Thailand who went on a violent rampage at a temple in the Chonburi province died after being impaled by a Buddha statue. On Feb 27, the 49-year-old man, who went by the name Ek, had taken methamphetamine in the temple with his friend - a monk at the temple who goes by the name Best, reported Thai media outlet Thaiger. Ek then attacked Best with a fluorescent tube. While the latter ran away to seek help, Ek went on to smash statues in the temple, before fleeing into the main hall. When the police arrived at the...