Month: August 2024

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.  It’s unlikely that those interred in this Soviet prison ever imagined that the quarry they were forced to work in would someday become a beautiful diving spot. But it’s a weird world, and time is long.  The ruins of the abandoned prison camp outside the small Estonian town of Rummu were once a dreaded stone edifice, but are now a beach attraction. The prison was already established in the 1940s by the Soviet Union. It was built in a convenient location, on the lip of a limestone quarry in which the inmates were forced to toil.  The seemingly impenetrable walls of the prison were not to last forever. When Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the Soviets moved out and many of their institutions fell, including the labor prison at Rummu. Both the prison and the quarry were abandoned in the changeover. Without anyone to look after the natural groundwater that seeped into the former quarry, it soon filled up with water, creating a new lake with alarming speed. It filled up so fast that many of the mining machines and even some… CONTINUE READING…

Last year, a Florida teen brutally beat a teacher who had taken his Nintendo Switch away from him.  Six-foot-six, 270-pound Brendan Depa, who has turned 18 since the incident, was recently handed a five-year sentence for the crime he committed in 2023.  As Circuit Judge Terence Perkins delivered the punishment to the hulking teenager, he could be seen throwing his head back in dismay. Depa was charged with felony aggravated battery after he violently assaulted the paraprofessional Joan Naydich in a hallway inside of Matanzas High School in Palm Coast.  After Naydich had confiscated Depa’s gaming device, footage showed him running at her, shoving her to the ground.  Depa proceeded to stomp Naydich unconscious and punch her 15 times. “I counted 15 times that he punched her while she was completely unconscious,” Judge Clark said to the court during Depa’s trial. “But for those five people pulling him off, I don’t think she would be here today,” he continued, illustrating the sheer violence displayed by Depa.  Photos from the aftermath of the assault show the intense bruising Naydich experienced. However, Depa’s mother has claimed her son is being punished because he is a large black man with a disability.  “They… CONTINUE READING…

Speaking Thursday, August 8, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” FNC host and former Trump Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany jokes about how to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election. She said that just getting Kamala off the teleprompter would lead to a certain victory for Trump. McEnany’s joke stems from VP Harris’s tendency to go on rambling word salads, not to mention her characteristic cackle, when she is speaking off of a teleprompter and has to try to answer questions off the cuff. McEnany’s point was that making her do that time and time again would very much help Trump. She said, speaking on “Jesse Watters Primetime” about that aspect of Kamala’s personality, that she is obviously trying to dodge questions for as long as possible. She said, “They began the day with Kamala’s team telling Politico Playbook we may not do an interview until Labor Day, until after Labor Day. We’re getting out just the message we want. What is the payoff to taking questions?” Continuing, she added, “Well, the day ended with Kamala doing a gaggle, a solidified debate, and Kamala saying she may do an interview before the end of… CONTINUE READING…

According to recent reports, famed motorcycle brand Harley Davidson appeared to take a significant hit from bike enthusiasts at the Sturgis festival.  Conservative activist Robby Starbuck recently exposed the company, calling out the CEO and his woke initiatives, which seem disconnected from Harley Davidson’s consumer base. A user recently uploaded a couple of photos from Sturgis. One photo shows the Harley Davidson section of the event, which is nearly vacant with nobody around. Another image from the same day shows bikers lined up elsewhere, indicating complete disinterest in the brand. “This is early afternoon Friday Aug 9th in Sturgis. Streets are loaded & one would think the Harley Davidson was evacuated for something,” Jimmy Gable wrote on X. “One user Very good and well deserved,” one person said in the comments section.  Another person seemingly congratulated Robby Starbuck for his work to expose Harley Davidson.  “Great work by Robby! What a force!” they wrote.  Others pointed out that the company could be the latest example of “go woke, go broke.” One user wrote, “Yet another example of a company that doesn’t know who their customers are. HOGs went “corporate” years ago and killed the one thing I loved most about HD, the mom and pop dealerships…. CONTINUE READING…

Jessica Tarlov is back on “The Five” after maternity leave, and the usual sort of explosions from Gutfeld, Watters, and Pirro over her leftist comments are back in force. Recently, that took the form of Tarlov getting roasted over her attempt to defend Kamala’s running mate, Gov. Walz, who has been accused of “stolen valor.” As background, Walz, who formerly served as a sergeant major in the Army National Guard, retired and dropped out despite having two years left on his contract when the unit was to be deployed to Iraq, with many saying that he left his men in the lurch by doing so. He has also lied about his military service, saying he carried weapons “in war” when he never served in combat or during a war. Many argue that those exaggerations of his service and his leaving service when it would have meant war show that he has engaged in “stolen valor.” What sparked Tarlov’s comments was Sen. J.D Vance saying, “What really bothers me about Tim Walz, as a Marine who served his country in uniform, when the United States Marine Corps, when the United States of America asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country,… CONTINUE READING…

Vice presidential candidate JD Vance recently addressed the prospect of debating Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.  He was also asked about the recent attack from Democrats who have called Vance “weird.”  However, the Ohio senator turned the tables on Walz, calling out the Minnesota governor’s own uniquely strange behaviors. Commenting on the previous plans for Vance to debate Harris before she became the presumptive nominee, he said, “So here’s, here’s my offer to Kamala Harris, if she’d like to do a debate with me on August 13, I’ll do it. Right? We should do that. Right? I don’t think she wants to anymore, because, one, she probably doesn’t even know that she’s going to be a Democratic nominee.” He continued, suggesting that it is still uncertain how things will play out on the Democratic ticket.  “And two, we don’t know who the vice presidential nominee is going to be either [Walz]’s got a lot of skeletons that are coming out of the closet today, and we’ll see if the Democrats pull a bait and switch on Tim Walz or Kamala Harris, just like they did with Joe,” he said. Vance further argued that the “weird” attack that… CONTINUE READING…

Recently, 30-year-old Trey Yingst, one of the top reporters at Fox News, was promoted to chief foreign correspondent. Notably, Yingst has been known for his coverage of monumental events over the past couple of years, such as the violent attacks Hamas waged against Israel in October 2023. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced the major promotion for Yingst. According to a recent press release from Fox News Media, “Trey Yingst has been promoted to chief foreign correspondent, announced FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott. In this position, Yingst will continue to provide coverage of international issues and events from locations around the globe. Additionally, Yingst was tapped as FOX News Books’ newest author, penning their 12th title “Black Saturday,” a gripping, firsthand account of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel and now ongoing war that it started in Gaza.” According to a comment from Yingst, “I’m honored by the incredible opportunities that FOX News has afforded me throughout my journalism career. Our team arrived in southern Israel on the morning of October 7th as the massacre was unfolding and ‘Black Saturday’ plunges the reader into that day while exposing the realities of war told by Israelis and Palestinians. I plan… CONTINUE READING…

Vice presidential candidate JD Vance recently addressed the prospect of debating Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.  He was also asked about the recent attack from Democrats who have called Vance “weird.”  However, the Ohio senator turned the tables on Walz, calling out the Minnesota governor’s own uniquely strange behaviors. Commenting on the previous plans for Vance to debate Harris before she became the presumptive nominee, he said, “So here’s, here’s my offer to Kamala Harris, if she’d like to do a debate with me on August 13, I’ll do it. Right? We should do that. Right? I don’t think she wants to anymore, because, one, she probably doesn’t even know that she’s going to be a Democratic nominee.” He continued, suggesting that it is still uncertain how things will play out on the Democratic ticket.  “And two, we don’t know who the vice presidential nominee is going to be either [Walz]’s got a lot of skeletons that are coming out of the closet today, and we’ll see if the Democrats pull a bait and switch on Tim Walz or Kamala Harris, just like they did with Joe,” he said. Vance further argued that the “weird” attack that… CONTINUE READING…

Former President Trump’s campaign confirmed to Fox News on Saturday that some of its internal communications were hacked.  Liberal media outlet Politico had reached out to the campaign after the news outlet started receiving internal Trump documents.  “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” said Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign. “On Friday, a new report from Microsoft found that Iranian hackers broke into the account of a ‘high ranking official’ on the U.S. presidential campaign in June 2024, which coincides with the close timing of President Trump’s selection of a Vice Presidential nominee,” he added.  Former President Trump’s campaign confirmed to Fox News on Saturday that some of its internal communications were hacked.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Cheung noted that the hack allegedly by Iran came, “after recent reports of an Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump around the same time as the Butler, PA tragedy.” He added: “The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House. Any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications… CONTINUE READING…