DIY: Seashell Crafts

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June is the start of beach vacation season!  If you’re going to go anyway (I hate sand, so I would buy seashells to make these items) you could collect shells in anticipation of making some of these cute ideas!

Santa Ornaments

Seashell Art

Seashell Wreath

Mermaid Tiara (Get ready for Halloween!)

Seashell Mirror or Picture Frame

So, start collecting those shells! You can find the directions for all these crafts and more at https://craftsyhacks.com/seashell-crafts/

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  1. Good morning, Pat and Filly,

    Sea shells are beautiful – another proof of GOD’s creativity and attention to detail and variety. There are so many beautiful kinds of shells, fish, butterflies, birds, flowers, trees, leaves….even stars.

    I did a painting of a basket of shells a long time ago…

    Hoping to take up art again after we finish cleaning out Sally’s apartment.

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  2. Morning All!

    another hazy morning out there…can’t see the sun through all the clouds.

    walmart was weird last night. their center meat containers were empty–and the last frozen food aisle was empty too. we asked at the register and the cashier said they were on the “fritz” again. there was water on the floor and some power tools in the area.

    saw the first muslim family at walmart last night too.

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    1. Good morning, Pat! Nice and cool this morning so I was able to take care of the jelly feeders…..after I rest up, I’ll try to water some plants. Sunny day here, temp @ 66 and the highs are only supposed to be in the 80’s in the coming days. The storms passed by and headed east quickly, thankfully. I’ve seen some women at the Norfolk WM with head coverings but nothing more than that.

      I did some research and discovered there are a lot of portable oxygen concentrators available from $250 all the way up to the $6K range. They have rechargeable batteries that will last up to 3 hours, which is sufficient for me to do my shopping and I can always buy an extra battery to extend that. At this point, I would have to restrict any trips to cool weather since my a/c doesn’t work in my truck. Even attached to oxygen, heat/humidity has me struggling w/in minutes.

      I also decided to see if I could make it thru the night w/o the oxygen – mainly, because my nose is sooooo fricking sore, I could hardly bear it. And I made it w/little difficulty. A couple of times when I got up to pee, it felt hot and stuffy inside so I just turned down the a/c and that took care of that breathless feeling.

      This whole thing w/being required to use one certain type of “soothing” nasal ointment (which isn’t soothing at all!) is, I’m betting, another example of corporate greed. I’m guessing the same company that makes the nose pieces also makes/sells this ointment – is their claim that the petroleum-based Vaseline/Mentholatum can’t be used true or is it yet another case of them saying that so they can make more $$$ on their ointment? Who wants to take a guess???? Scumbags!!!

      I want to do all I can to eliminate the oxygen canisters as well as the need for this huge concentrator and the back-up power issue. And, indeed, there ARE hand-held cans of oxygen that can be purchased to have on hand for emergencies. I’ll still have to worry about back-up for the a/c but I think it would be a simpler fix and only an issue in the summer heat.

      Now then….let’s see what craziness today will bring. Iran seems to be stirring the pot with vigor, from what I’ve seen on Fox this morning…..that scares me more than all the BS stupid rioting. Hmmm….about this airplane crash…..might there be a connection to Iran??? Hell, there could be a connection to traitors buried within our OWN government for all we know!!! What’s John Brennan up to these days???? Might someone be po’ed about the India/US trade agreement? SMH – could be almost anything!

      Just The News: “An Air India flight to London crashed Thursday, shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, with more than 240 people aboard.

      The plane, which had been in the air for five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time, crashed in a populated area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with more than 5 million and the capital of Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Associated Press reported.

      A police official told the wire service there appears to be no survivors in the crash and that people where the plane crashed have also died. “The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating,” United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement.

      The flight, bound for the London Gatwick Airport, had 242 passengers and crew, according to the airline. Among those were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, Air India said.

      Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told the AP that Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 plane, crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar, and that 244 people were on board. It was unclear how to reconcile the discrepancy between his and Air India’s numbers of people on the plane.

      Boeing said it was aware of the crash reports and was “working to gather more information.”

      Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Air India’s chairman, said that currently, “our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families.” He said that the airline had set up an emergency center and support team for families looking for information about those who were on the flight.”

      https://apnews.com/article/india-plane-crash-cad8dad5cd0e92795b03d357404af5f8

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      1. Morning Filly!
        hubby has never had a problem with his nose –but he has a thick mustache–maybe that cushions it? also he said to tell you, his machine (oxygenator) has a moisturizer on it. we fill a plastic cup with distilled water and there’s a tube that sits down in the bubbling water. keeps the air coming into his nose more moisturized.
        walmart sells canulas too–like $6 if you need a new one.

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        1. Ah, thank you! Yeah, no humidifier on this one I think – at least, IDR him saying anything about it – but, then, IDR much about anything that he said except clean the intake vent with a damp cloth periodically and how to raise it from 2L’s if I needed to. Totally overwhelmed after that chaotic day and full-on brain fog. Plus, he had been waiting for us to get here for at least an hour and just kind of wanted to cover the basics so he could get back to Omaha. I can see nowhere to put anything like that. The company provided me with about 10 replacement cannulas so I’m good there.

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  5. It’s called “The First Gentleman”…

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      2. These Truths corrected me…some smart alec got it wrong.
        TheseTruths
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        June 12, 2025 10:00

        As usual, an internet smart aleck has it wrong. 🙄

        It’s a new thriller by James Patterson and Bill Clinton about a female president whose husband is accused of murder. I didn’t see Hillary listed as one of the authors. It’s the only way Hillary will ever be president…in fiction. 😅

        Bill Clinton does not appear to be getting around very well.

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  7. “Iran Announces Test of Missile With Two-Ton Warhead Amid Threats of Attacks on US Outposts — The Iranian threats came hours before the United States ordered evacuations of its embassy compounds in Iraq, Bahrain, and Kuwait”

    Adam Kredo, June 11, 2025

    REUTERS

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Iran announced that it successfully test-fired an advanced missile equipped with a two-ton warhead, significantly ratcheting up its war machine amid nuclear negotiations with the United States and threats of attacks on U.S. military installations.

    Iran hailed the missile test as “a new achievement in its military capabilities” as part of the country’s “broader efforts to enhance its military readiness and defense power amid ongoing regional tensions.”

    “Our most recent achievement came last week when we successfully tested a missile carrying a two-ton warhead, with excellent results,” Iranian defense minister Aziz Nasirzadeh publicly disclosed on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. “We have made very good progress in defense affairs. Our operational forces are fully equipped.”

    The test comes alongside U.S. preparations to evacuate embassy compounds in Iraq and other locations following Iranian threats. Nasirzadeh promised earlier in the day that the Islamic Republic would attack American outposts across the Middle East if nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration stall.

    “Some officials on the other side threaten conflict if negotiations don’t come to fruition,” the Iranian minister said. “If a conflict is imposed on us … all U.S. bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them in host countries.”

    The State Department authorized preparations to evacuate its embassy compound in Iraq hours later, with officials citing “heightened security risks in the region.” Non-essential personnel stationed in Kuwait and Bahrain will also leave their posts. A State Department official confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon that some staff will vacate the embassy in Iraq, but would not disclose a specific reason for the decision.

    “Based on our latest analysis, we decided to reduce the footprint of our Mission in Iraq,” a State Department official said. “President Trump is committed to keeping Americans safe, both at home and abroad. In keeping with that commitment, we are constantly assessing the appropriate personnel posture at all our embassies.”

    The UK Maritime Trade Operations, a British maritime security agency, issued an unusual warning Wednesday, citing “increasing regional tension” that could escalate military activity and pose direct threats to seafarers in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters.

    Developments Wednesday night appear to shed light on the administration’s decision to evacuate Americans from the Middle East. CBS News reported that Israel is ready to launch an attack on Iran and that U.S. officials are aware of the Netanyahu government’s plans.

    “This is part of the reason the U.S. advised some Americans to leave the region earlier Wednesday,” CBS reported.

    Diplomatic talks with Iran, meanwhile, are expected to enter their sixth round later this week, though the two sides have reached an impasse over Tehran’s demand that it be allowed to continue enriching uranium, the key component in an atomic bomb. The Trump administration and its allies in Congress have made clear in recent weeks that Iran may not maintain an enrichment program as part of any potential deal.

    Iran’s push to triple its nuclear power output also has the potential to scuttle negotiations. Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said Tehran will be capable of generating up to 3,000 megawatts of nuclear power as its advancement hardware becomes operational. Russian president Vladimir Putin earlier this month agreed to extend a line of credit to Iran for a new nuclear facility in the country and to expand operations at an existing plant.

    President Donald Trump told Fox News on Tuesday that Tehran “is acting much differently in negotiations than it did just days ago,” saying its leaders are “much more aggressive.” “It’s surprising to me,” Trump said. “It’s disappointing.”

    Trump has repeatedly vowed to green-light military action if negotiations fail. Gen. Michael Kurilla, head of the United States Central Command, confirmed before Congress on Tuesday that he has “provided the secretary of defense and the president a wide range of options” to strike Tehran’s nuclear sites.

    Iran has, in turn, amplified its own military rhetoric, stating that its advanced ballistic missile program remains active and capable of striking targets all across the Middle East.

    “In case of any conflict, [the] US must leave [the] region because all its bases are within our range, and we will target all of them in the host countries regardless,” the Iranian defense minister said in additional remarks on Wednesday. Should nuclear talks fail, “the casualties of the other party will definitely be much heavier than ours.”

    Iran also claimed this week to have successfully stolen a “treasure trove” of secret Israeli documents, including military plans. Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council said this information armed the Islamic Republic with “a list of locations and sites that can be targeted in case of any provocation by Israel.”

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  8. Israeli Army Officers Refuse to Serve in ‘Unnecessary, Eternal War’ in Gaza

    Israel’s government is issuing “clearly illegal” orders that must not be obeyed, a group of Israeli military intelligence officers have said, announcing they will no longer participate in combat operations in Gaza.

    In a letter addressed to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the defence minister, Israel Katz, and the head of the military, the group of 41 officers and reservists said the government was waging an “unnecessary, eternal war” in Gaza. The letter, which was shared online late on Tuesday, said the group would refuse to take part in a “war designed to preserve the rule of Netanyahu” and appease “anti-democratic and messianic elements in [his] government”. […]

    Addressing the impact of the offensive on civilians in the territory, the group wrote: “When a government acts for ulterior motives, harms civilians and leads to the killing of innocent people, the orders it issues are clearly illegal, and we must not obey them.”

    The intelligence officers said Netanyahu’s government had given a “death sentence” to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza when it “chose to collapse” the ceasefire deal in March. – The Guardian

    Our Take: “The intelligence officers said Netanyahu’s government had given a “death sentence” to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza when it “chose to collapse” the ceasefire deal in March.

    The group, which is understood to include members of the elite military surveillance division Unit 8200, claimed that “many hostages have already been killed by IDF bombings” and accused the government of continuing to “abandon their lives”.

    Organized by the anti-war group Soldiers for the Hostages, the letter comes amid growing dissent within certain parts of the military over the continuation of the war in Gaza and an apparent increase in the numbers of soldiers who are refusing to fight.

    Speaking to the Guardian, one of the intelligence officers who signed the letter said: “The hope is that as many people as possible will challenge the legitimacy of this operation and of this government.”

    This represents an interesting divide, and one that isn’t new. There have certainly been some seemingly malevolent figures to come out of Unit 8200, but there is also Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, who is an alumnus.

    This letter also follows a pattern of IDF intelligence breaking ranks with Mossad and Netanyahu over the way this war has been waged, and the time it is taking to wage it.

    Here’s some more, from the article:

    “One intelligence officer who has recently refused to serve said they could no longer participate in a war in which the military “didn’t think twice” about harming civilians when bombing targets in Gaza.

    In an interview, they said: “I felt that it was immoral and insanely excessive. I felt that they stopped thinking and feeling, and they were willing to do everything to achieve a goal that wasn’t really a real goal … and if there is a goal, it’s to try to get rid of Gaza’s population by any means.”

    It would appear that Bibi Netanyahu has an earnest mutiny on his hands, and the dissidents have the moral high ground. Perhaps this was always Trump’s plan to subvert starting another forever war in the Middle East?
    — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry

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  9. “New Evidence Suggests FBI Agent Involved With Crossfire Hurricane Was Foreign Spy — A former FBI agent quickly pled guilty to corruption-related crimes. His prosecution and admission seem suspiciously tidy.”

    The Federalist, By: J. Michael Waller, June 12, 2025

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “The U.S. Department of Justice has reopened a case against a former top FBI counterspy. Charles McGonigal was Special Agent in Charge of Counterintelligence at the New York field office. He left the FBI in 2018, joined the massive Brookfield asset management fund as a vice president for global security, and was arrested and convicted in 2023. 

    But not for espionage. McGonigal quickly pled guilty to corruption-related crimes. He is serving six-and-a-half years in federal prison. His prosecution and admission seem suspiciously tidy. McGonigal was part of the FBI’s discredited CROSSFIRE HURRICANE “counterintelligence” operation led by his boss, Peter Strzok, against Donald Trump and his supporters in 2016.

    As the former senior spy-hunter at the Bureau’s largest field office, McGonigal barely defended himself from charges relating to illegally accepting money from Albanian businessmen tied to that tiny country’s intelligence service, and for ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch. He received a light sentence and $40,000 fine.

    Something feels off. To the Russian or Chinese intelligence services, someone in McGonigal’s position would be a prime intelligence mark — the man in charge of tracking them. 

    Someone with his double life and excessive lifestyle makes a ripe target. It stretches credulity to think that Albanian intelligence got to McGonigal instead of Putin’s chekists.

    On April 30, then-U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin renewed focus on McGonigal. In a letter to McGonigal’s attorney, Martin noted the former FBI man’s convictions of “falsifying records, making false statements, conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.” 

    Martin was vague about the new interest. “Information has come to the attention of my office which requires us to interview Mr. McGonigal,” he wrote, offering no specifics. Apparently, DOJ is pursuing more than just minor details about Albanians or Russian oligarchs.

    The job of countering foreign intelligence services — counterintelligence — is poorly understood, even in government. Investigating foreign spies might sound glamorous, but it’s hard work filled with drudgery. 

    The toughest part can be investigating fellow American citizens legitimately suspected of espionage, then building criminal cases against them with evidence that the Justice Department can place before a judge and jury without compromising counterintelligence sources and methods. 

    Justice is elusive. Many spies get off the hook because legitimate evidence is inadmissible. Others are never tried. Some get booked on something else, like corruption. Was McGonigal a foreign spy inside the FBI? We don’t know. But the Trump administration seems to suspect he was. Former senior FBI agents can command high salaries in the private sector. Brookfield, a trillion-dollar asset management company, hired McGonigal as Senior Vice President for Global Security.

    McGonigal was working there when Mark Carney arrived as an executive in 2020 and became chairman in 2022. Sources claim that McGonigal was held for questioning while returning from South America on Brookfield business. Brookfield, typically vocal in press releases, made no public comment when McGonigal left the company or was arrested by the FBI. 

    Did McGonigal use his senior security post at Brookfield to commit espionage? Did Brookfield Chairman Carney, now Prime Minister of Canada, order a company-wide assessment of foreign intelligence infiltration? These questions remain answered. 

    Here’s a clue: Within days of U.S. Attorney Martin’s letter to McGonigal’s lawyer, McGonigal sought a gag order against his former girlfriend, Allison Guerreiro, who has publicly claimed to have evidence that he was a spy.

    The Counterintelligence Division, over the past decade at least, has been one of the FBI’s most politicized components. Did the FBI under Christopher Wray not want to investigate its own man, McGonigal, as a possible Russian spy because it would reflect badly on the bureau? It appears so. Might others in the bureau be covering up to protect McGonigal, or to avoid the most heinous crime of all — which is to make the bureau look bad? The FBI has a track record for such a thing.

    Martin’s letter to McGonigal’s lawyer, combined with the new FBI leadership of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino who promise to clean house, might reveal more about Russian penetration of the FBI.”

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  11. Yeah! Productive mail day! Medicine for thrush received, as well as my handicapped parking permit. I’ll have another delivery tomorrow since my gastric doctor doubled my meds and I only had a 30 day supply initially. I got a message on my phone from the VA that it had been sent out so I think I’m caught up for the moment. I also have a tele-med conference with my VA doc set-up for the 18th via the internet. I put in a call to Jake to re-evaluate the back-up power situation and have prepared my thank you LTE to the hospital/rescue squad here to go in the local paper. Got all my ducks in a row and I’m shootin’ them down one-by-one!

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      1. he brought a tank home from the hospital (an hour and a half ride) and those nose prongs are a little longer, but softer in a way. the ones that came with the machine are snorter but stiffer. he switches them up periodically.

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  22. Oh, my!!!! Tom Emmer (R-MN) just absolutely excoriated Governor Walz and raked his ass over the coals at top volume for creating a sanctuary state for illegals.

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  23. “The Ivy Dominion: Mapping the True Architecture of Global Control”

    Jun 12, 2025

    EXCERPT: “This article is part of a series: Beyond Wilted Ivy, beyond The Harvard Grid, beyond The Ivy Web … we have The Ivy Dominion: How the Ivy League Became the Supranational Operating System of the Deep State.

    The Illusion of Academia, the Machinery of Power

    What if the Ivy League was never about education? What if the ivy-covered walls, the traditions, the robes, the laurels were merely adornments – camouflage for something far older, far darker, and far more enduring?

    The eight schools that make up the Ivy League are not just universities. They are operating nodes of a supranational command system, each assigned a functional role within a network that stretches across capital markets, intelligence agencies, central banks, media conglomerates, biotech firms, and social engineering apparatuses. This isn’t hyperbole. This is structure.

    Let’s peel back the layers, one layer at a time…

    They operate as ministries within an empire without borders:

    • Harvard has long functioned as the ideological brainstem and capital command post, anchoring itself in financial engineering and elite narrative scripting.
    • Yale, with its deep ties to Skull and Bones and the intelligence community, grooms covert operatives, economic hitmen, and globalist state actors.
    • Princeton serves as the sanctum of central banking orthodoxy, shaping the language of monetary policy and training architects of institutions like the IMF, the BIS, and the Federal Reserve.
    • Columbia has embedded itself as the media’s nerve center, where narrative manufacturing and psychological conditioning are trained and deployed through partnerships with outlets like the New York Times, CNN, and CIA-adjacent operatives birthed from Mockingbird legacy programs.
    • University of Pennsylvania has evolved into the corporate compliance and capital weaponization hub, from ESG enforcement to its Wharton School’s incubation of financial technocrats tied to BlackRock and World Economic Forum mechanisms.
    • Cornell focuses on the biotechnical frontier, channeling its resources toward ag-tech and bioengineering agendas aligned with players like the Gates Foundation and Monsanto.
    • Brown has been transformed into the ideological furnace of weaponized identity politics, manufacturing the next generation of DEI enforcers and social justice engineers tied to Soros-linked NGOs.
    • Dartmouth now functions as the behavioral governance node, entwined with technocratic control mechanisms developed through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, Palantir, and Google AI systems.

    Together, these institutions form a lattice of control that rivals any national government. Their graduates populate the cabinets of presidents, the boards of multinational banks, the executive suites of media empires, and the war rooms of NGOs and intelligence bureaus.

    This is the Ivy Dominion…

    It is not a theory. It is a map. And the mask is slipping…..’

    https://badlands.substack.com/p/the-ivy-dominion

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  25. I haven’t used oxygen for over 2 hours so I just turned the concentrator off – no reason to keep it on and running up my electric bill. Crossing my fingers this can continue – as long as I don’t try to do too much…..🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

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      1. I had it off all night and no problem – got up to pee 3 times and it felt muggy, started to feel it and turned the a/c down – no more problems.

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  26. “Newsom Says It’s His Duty To Represent The Illegal Immigrants Who Elected Him”

    Politics · Jun 12, 2025 · BabylonBee.com

    Image for article: Newsom Says It’s His Duty To Represent The Illegal Immigrants Who Elected Him

    LOS ANGELES, CA — In defense against the mounting criticism from across the country over his response to violent anti-ICE riots, California Governor Gavin Newsom said it’s his duty to represent the illegal immigrants who elected him.

    Newsom clapped back at the public outcry aimed at him and his office’s handling of the destructive protests that have ravaged downtown Los Angeles for several days, stating in no uncertain terms that his allegiance was with the millions of people who illegally entered the country and voted unconstitutionally to elect him as governor.

    “I have a responsibility to serve the people who voted for me when they weren’t legally allowed to do so,” a defiant Newsom told reporters. “This is America. A land of freedom and liberty that is ruled by laws. And when those laws are broken, it’s my job to stand up and represent the people who broke those laws. That’s where my loyalty lies. These hardworking criminals and their families want to stay in this country illegally, and it’s my duty to honor that.”

    When questioned about whether or not his office stands by law-abiding American citizens who were born in the U.S., Newsom took exception to the implied narrative. “Are you trying to divide us?” he asked the journalist. “Citizens and non-citizens? People who vote legally and people who vote illegally? You sound like a bigot to me. People who break the law have just as many rights as anyone else, even if the law says they don’t. I’m proud to represent the lawbreakers.”

    At publishing time, Newsom had called an emergency lunch for his staff at The French Laundry to deal with the ongoing riots.

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  27. picked up my Jeep. they replaced the fender (rusting from the underside) and patched that little scratch that’s been bugging me for years. She looks brand new! The guy who did the body work said they checked the underside and she’s clean–no rust at all. got 2 offers to buy her too…lol.

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      1. oh yeah…no power windows or doors. no electric seat warmers. cd player lol don’t know if it works. am/fm radio…lol
        BUT it’s automatic and has air. course i can always take off the doors if i want to.

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  28. “Touching: Reconciled Trump And Musk Recreate Rocky III Beach Scene”

    U.S. · Jun 11, 2025 · BabylonBee.com

    Image for article: Touching: Reconciled Trump And Musk Recreate Rocky III Beach Scene

    SANTA MONICA, CA — In a beautiful, tear-jerking moment, President Trump and Elon Musk were reunited on the shores of Santa Monica, jumping and laughing in each other’s arms once more.

    The two splashed in the water and ran along the shoreline together, giggling like a couple of young schoolgirls.

    “It feels so right,” said Musk, jumping again into Trump’s waiting arms. “This is where we belong. I’m home.”

    Neon-clad and muscles gleaming, the pair agreed to let bygones be bygones and get back to working together. Onlookers clapped and cheered, rejoicing to see the men embracing each other. “It brings tears to your eyes,” said local man Scott Denison. “It’s so good to see them both smile again. Boy, they sure do like jumping while hugging. They’re still going.”

    At publishing time, the pair had decided to wear cut off tank tops next time they did this to make it a little more manly.

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  29. “Trump To Release One Gorilla To Fight Every 100 Rioters”

    U.S. · Jun 11, 2025 · BabylonBee.com

    Image for article: Trump To Release One Gorilla To Fight Every 100 Rioters

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what experts immediately hailed as a genius move to combine necessary crowd control with settling a viral social media debate, President Donald Trump announced that he would be releasing one gorilla to fight every 100 rioters.

    After closed-door talks with his closest advisors, President Trump made the executive decision to use the anti-ICE riots taking place across the country as a setting for a scientific experiment to determine, once and for all, if one gorilla was a match for 100 humans.

    “We’ll finally have the answer, and probably an end to the riots,” Trump told reporters after announcing the release of the gorillas. “We’ve rounded up our very best gorillas for the job. America actually has some very fine gorillas, believe it or not. We’ll be dropping one gorilla for every 100 rioters in every city, starting with Los Angeles. It’s time to find out how the gorillas will do against that many people. I’ve always loved gorillas. Especially American gorillas. Those are some great apes. Very patriotic.”

    Sources with the Trump administration revealed that the first batch of gorillas was already en route to Los Angeles via military aircraft and was scheduled to be unleashed on crowds of rioters as early as Wednesday night. “We’ve already briefed the gorillas on the situation,” one insider said. “Well, as much as you can brief a gorilla, that is.”

    Social media users around the world eagerly awaited the results of the experiment.

    At publishing time, the experiment had reportedly gone haywire after law enforcement personnel discovered that gorillas become particularly agitated by mariachi music.

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  30. “Madagascar Makes Waaaay More Sense Now — The fossa is Madagascar’s top predator.”

    “The fossa is the only animal that hunts the island’s lemurs, able to move swiftly through the trees. Unlike most animals, it isn’t active at a set time, making it cathemeral – it wakes and sleeps whenever it feels like it.

    Dang! That kinda explains why lemurs are so freaking neurotic. They have to be ON ALERT 24/7 because big Bossa Fossa does whatever the f*ck it wants, whenever the f*ck it wants.”

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  32. “Another Ghost Civilization Discovered in Colombia — 6,000-year-old skeletons found in Colombia have unique DNA.

    “We did not expect to find a lineage that had not been reported in other populations,” said study author Andrea Casas Vargas, highlighting the surprise of discovering unique DNA that does not match any existing genetic records.

    This discovery in the Bogotá Altiplano adds another layer to our understanding of ancient human migration, showing how much we still have to learn about our past. It’s interesting that these remains date back 6,000 years and offer a glimpse into a population with no known descendants today.”

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  36. Ooooh! He was handcuffed!

    Just The News: “California Democrat Sen. Alex Padilla was handcuffed and removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday after causing a disruption.

    Noem was discussing recent U.S. Immigration and Enforcement operations in the city when Padilla interrupted, saying, “You insist on exaggerating,” NBC News Los Angeles reported. 

    As he was pushed out of the room by two men, he could be heard saying, “I’m Sen. Alex Padilla and I have questions for the secretary.” Officers placed handcuffs on him after he went to the ground, video footage shows.

    “Senator Padilla chose disrespectful political theatre and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin posted on X on Thursday.

    “Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers’ repeated commands. @SecretService thought he was an attacker and officers acted appropriately. Secretary Noem met with Senator Padilla after and held a 15 minute meeting.”

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  42. Just The News: “The House on Thursday afternoon passed a rescission package that included eliminating $9.4 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

    The package cancels money that was already appropriated by Congress in an effort to cement the Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts. The package passed in a 214-212 vote.

    The package includes $1.1 billion in cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as the White House has said that NPR and PBS have “spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news,’” and $8.3 billion for the United States Agency for International Development, as well as other international assistance programs.”

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  47. Here ya’ go! Flashy! My Z used to throw his feet like that – he had a gorgeous natural park action and just floated over the ground!

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