No arrests have been made.
At least 10 teens were wounded outside a nightclub in New York City when four gunmen opened fire; the venue at the time was hosting a memorial for a 16-year-old who had been shot and killed in a separate incident, according to police.
Investigators said three to four males walked up to a crowd outside the Amazura nightclub on 144th Street in Queens and started firing around 11 p.m. on New Year's Day. All the victims are expected to survive.
Friday, January 03, 2025
Gunmen open fire at teens outside NYC nightclub, wounding 10; they were at memorial for 16-year-old shot to death, police say | Blaze Media
Gunmen open fire at teens outside NYC nightclub, wounding 10; they were at memorial for 16-year-old shot to death, police say | Blaze Media:
"Army spox tells FOX the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion was an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant
I just don't understand how someone from the US Army 10th Special Forces Group doesn't know how to make a proper bomb, but instead used fireworks, gas cans, and propane tanks.
Jacqui Heinrich@JacquiHeinrich - Army spox tells FOX the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion was an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant...
- Dissident Wookie@dissidentwookie - I just don't understand how someone from the US Army 10th Special Forces Group doesn't know how to make a proper bomb, but instead used fireworks, gas cans, and propane tanks. That's the weirdest thing for me.
- Youyoyotoo@youyoyotoo - Master Sergeant is no typical flunky, which continues to lead me to believe this was more accidental than intentional. But we will see. This seems more like a dude trying to show off at New Years. Rolling in with a Cybertruck to Vegas from out of town. I still maintain that IF it
- Sam Phillips@SamofSC - This does not add up. Would like to know more about what was recovered from the Cybertruck. A green beret knows enough about explosives to build a more effective bomb, but would also know to not carry around a bunch of incendiaries that could be accidentally detonated...
Resurfaced Video: Muslim Children in Houston Pledge to Be Martyrs
Resurfaced Video: Muslim Children in Houston Pledge to Be Martyrs 
After a New Orleans terrorist attack by an ISIS supporter from Houston, Texas, and amid intensifying warnings of Islamic terrorist threats within the U.S., a resurfaced clip showing hundreds of American children in Houston wearing traditional Islamic dress, chanting references to Iran’s supreme leader, pledging allegiance to him, and praising martyrdom has reignited concerns over growing homegrown Islamic extremism.
The chilling video, aired by Iranian state media in 2022, raises concerns about the spread of various forms of Islamic extremism within the U.S...
The chilling video, aired by Iranian state media in 2022, raises concerns about the spread of various forms of Islamic extremism within the U.S...
'Federal law supersedes state law': Sanctuary cities get serious warning * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
'Federal law supersedes state law': Sanctuary cities get serious warning * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
The chief of America's Border Patrol union is warning "sanctuary" ideologues, those officials who set up their own cities and towns as "sanctuaries" for illegal aliens and claim they will not help, or even allow, federal deportation plans, to beware.
"Take President Trump and his administration at their word," explained union chief Paul Perez, "They're going to do the job of protecting Americans. And so it would be incumbent upon those sanctuary cities and jurisdictions to understand one thing. Federal law supersedes state law.
Woke at its worst!-----Did You Catch AllState's moronic Commercial About the Nola Terror Attack During the Sugar Bowl?
Did You Catch AllState's Horrific Commercial About the Nola Terror Attack During the Sugar Bowl? - Matt Vespa
AllState’s Chairman, President, and CEO Tom Wilson decided to lecture the audience, saying we need to curb our addiction to divisiveness and negativity and be more willing to accept people’s imperfections.
Are you kidding me?
That’s where you want to go with this, sir?
We don’t need to accept anything from an ISIS terrorist like Jabbar, who pledged allegiance to ISIS before he launched his senseless massacre in Nola.
Court Rules Biden Administration Cannot Take Back the Gift It Handed to Three 9/11 Architects
Court Rules Biden Administration Cannot Take Back the Gift It Handed to Three 9/11 Architects:
Biden and his staff choosing to spend their precious few remaining days in the White House haggling over deals with the most notorious alleged terrorists of the past quarter century is without a doubt damaging to his legacy.
Even worse, the dysfunction of his team is decreasing the odds that justice will be served for our nation in some of the most deadly attacks on our soil and against our people.
When They Say ‘Globalize The Intifada’ They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder
“The left loves to talk about intersectionality. Well talk about the intersectionality of violence and threats to our society that come from the pro-Palestinian movement.” - William A. Jacobson
- One of the most common phrases at ‘pro-Palestinian’ rallies and protests is the call to Globalize the Intifada, or as at Cornell, “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution.”
- The Intifada was the bloody suicide bombing campaign launched by Yassar Arafat in late September 2000 which lasted for almost five years, killing over 1000 Israelis.
- They bombed restaurants, buses, crowded markets, and even a Passover Sedar.
It only ended when Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield to take back parts of Judea and Samaria (the ‘West Bank’) it had previously ceded to the Palestinian Authority.
- So when they call for an Intifada, we know it is a call to violence...
Governor, I'm Not Sure Wolfing Down Steaks After a Terrorist Attack Is a Good PR Move
Governor, I'm Not Sure Wolfing Down Steaks After a Terrorist Attack Is a Good PR Move - Matt Vespa
The governor issued a statement and an emergency declaration after the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street that left 14 people dead...
- Mr. Landry then proceeded to have a (very expensive!) steak dinner as investigators were trying to piece together events and get a firm total of the casualty count.
- There are still people being identified, with families being shattered.
It's not the best time to post this stuff, sir...
Michael Smith - If you are not following the child grooming... | Facebook
If you are not following the child grooming situation in the UK, you should be. - Michael Smith
A lot of this happened years ago, it was ongoing when we lived in Scotland from 2010 to 2013.
South Asian men, mostly Pakistanis were grooming white teenage girls and using them as sex toys to be passed around amount them.
washingtonexaminer.com - Rotherham’s Collaborators - Washington Examiner
A lot of this happened years ago, it was ongoing when we lived in Scotland from 2010 to 2013.
South Asian men, mostly Pakistanis were grooming white teenage girls and using them as sex toys to be passed around amount them.
- The police harassed the girls when they complained to authorities and when their parents went to rescue them, the parents were arrested.
- Tommy Robinson, a journalist and activist, is sitting in jail right now for taking pictures of the perpetrators as they left court - allegedly because his actions were "inflaming the public."
- The UK government's response to this all has been to try to keep it quiet through intimidation of the victims and their families.
washingtonexaminer.com - Rotherham’s Collaborators - Washington Examiner
New York Gov. Hochul's climate alarmist law will take $75 billion in reparations from energy companies for bad weather | Blaze Media
New York Gov. Hochul's climate alarmist law will take $75 billion in reparations from energy companies for bad weather | Blaze Media:
Critics say that New York Democrats' effort to punish the companies powering their cities will backfire on consumers.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) ratified climate alarmist legislation Thursday that will have the state confiscate billions of dollars from American oil, gas, and coal companies as reparations for bad weather.
Critics have suggested the law will likely face legal challenges and adversely impact consumers in the meantime.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗲
You are told that solar and wind are cheap - Bjørn Lomborg
- 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 because solar and wind are worthless when not sunny and windy
History for January 3
History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com 
Clement Attlee 1883
- 1496 - References in Leonardo da Vinci notebooks suggested that he tested his flying machine. The test didn't succeed and he didn't try to fly again for several years.
- 1823 - Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River in Texas.
- 1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
- 1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
- 1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
- 1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet."
Thursday, January 02, 2025
Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromise Treasury Department computers in 'major' incident | Blaze Media
Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromise Treasury Department computers in 'major' incident | Blaze Media:
On Monday, Treasury Department officials admitted to lawmakers that state-sponsored Chinese hackers had compromised their computers and stolen documents in what they called a "major incident," according to Reuters.
The good, the bad and the ugly at the end of Michigan’s Democratic trifecta And a bit of hope for 2025
As two years of full Democratic control of the Michigan Legislature come to an end, we can now look back on what the party accomplished. - Jarrett Skorup 
The list includes:
- Hiking the income tax. Michigan became the only state in the country to increase income tax rates in recent years.
- Repealing the state’s right-to-work law. This is a $1,000-per-year hike on what workers in unionized firms are forced to pay.
- Higher energy costs that amount to $200 billion in total and hundreds of dollars per month to Michigan families, for increasingly bad service.
- Over the past two years, Democrats (and a few Republicans) also voted for more than $4 billion in corporate welfare...
When democrats rule!-----California Electricity Rates are the Highest in the Contiguous US (and Still Going Up)
The rates in California are about double the average in the rest of the country and are still going up. - John Sexton 
- California is run solely by Democrats and the Public Utilities Commission has been totally on board with raising rates, six times this year.
Pacific Gas and Electric on Dec. 19 received its fifth and sixth approvals for rate increases for customers in 2024.
The California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to green-light the rate hikes — slated to hit customers’ bills next year — marked a record-breaking number of increases in what has been a record-breaking year for PG&E.
According to regulators, average PG&E bills swelled 56% over the last three years...
Judge blocks Biden admin from selling Trump's border wall materials in final days | Blaze Media
Judge blocks Biden admin from selling Trump's border wall materials in final days | Blaze Media:
Additionally, the judge ruled that the Biden administration must turn over documentation to Texas proving that it did not violate the court's injunction. If it is found that the administration breached the order, it "would constitute unethical and sanctionable conduct, and the responsible parties could be held in contempt of court," Paxton's office explained.
Paxton stated, "We have successfully blocked the Biden administration from disposing of any further border wall materials before President Trump takes office."
The Bonfire of the Progressive Vanities - WSJ
Liberals say they want ‘livable’ cities, but their policies produce high taxes, crime and chaos. - Allysia Finley 
- New York is the backdrop for famous holiday films such as “Miracle on 34th Street,” “Home Alone 2” and “Elf.” This year came a less felicitous kind when a video appeared of a woman burning to death on the subway while the man who lit her on fire fanned the flames. It was a nightmare before Christmas...
- Crime on public transit isn’t isolated to the Big Apple. It seems to be an epidemic in big Democrat-controlled cities like Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Thanks to declining ridership—owing also to remote work and population flight—mass transit systems across America are bleeding red ink. New York’s subway ridership was a third lower last year than in 2019...
But their high taxes, crime and chaos have become unbearable...
The Ghost of President Past: Joe Biden and 'A Christmas Carol'
The Ghost of President Past: Joe Biden and 'A Christmas Carol':
Undone by his own party, kicked off the ticket in favor his vice president, his remains stored in the White House; he is left utterly alone. During the presidential campaign, his ghost was allowed out — reluctantly, restrained by the chains of corruption and graft he forged in life — to speak insensibly about the threats of a Trump victory, but never about Harris’ virtues.
Even a ghost can’t conjure what doesn’t exist.
It's war!-----Exclusive | Tren de Aragua members attack Texas border crossings, trying to force their way into US
Knife-wielding Tren de Aragua gangbangers are repeatedly attacking border crossings in desperate move to force their way into US before Trump takes office - Jennie Taer 
Knife-wielding Tren de Aragua gang members are mobbing border crossings at El Paso, Texas, in an attempt to break into the US — and have said they will attack border guards who try to stop them, according to a shocking Texas law enforcement memo leaked to The Post.
- Last week, 20 of the Venezuelan gangbangers — armed with blades, tire irons and broken liquor bottles — tried to force their way into the US at a border gate, the missive from the Texas Department of Public Safety read.
- Another attempt to break through is expected for New Year’s Day, the memo warned...
Teach your children well!-----At the Modern Language Association’s annual conference, highbrow radicalism reigns.
MLA’s Alternate Reality - Graham Hillard 
Proposition: Human flourishing will not be advanced at the upcoming meeting of the Modern Language Association, which begins next Thursday in New Orleans. Evidence:
The conference program includes among its listed sessions the following gibberish, gossip, and complaint:
As media/democrat millionaires warn us of "warm" and buy jillion dollar mansions on the ocean shore!----- Cold Weather Deaths In U.S. Soar, Doubling In Two Decades - Climate Change Dispatch
Study reveals shifts in rates of cold weather deaths based on age and race. - George Citroner 
The letter highlights a long-term trend of increase in the rate of cold-related deaths, more than doubling from 0.44 per 100,000 people in 1999 to 0.92 per 100,000 people in 2022....
- Americans are dying from cold weather at more than twice the rate they did two decades ago.
The letter highlights a long-term trend of increase in the rate of cold-related deaths, more than doubling from 0.44 per 100,000 people in 1999 to 0.92 per 100,000 people in 2022....
Blaze News original: 'Defund the police' dying out, but cop-hatred from Dems, media still going strong | Blaze Media
Blaze News original: 'Defund the police' dying out, but cop-hatred from Dems, media still going strong | Blaze Media:
Many leftist politicians happily trumpeted BLM's call to "defund the police." In October 2021, the Republican National Committee released a nearly seven-minute video of various big-name Democrats — including Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, and Reps. Nancy Pelosi of California, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota — embracing the "defund the police" sentiment.
You are being warned! What are you doing about it??!!-----Puerto Rico's power grid collapses; could take two days to restore service - SRN News
Puerto Rico's power grid collapses; could take two days to restore service - SRN News - Rich McKay and Ivelisse Rivera 
SAN JUAN (Reuters) -Puerto Ricans were without electricity on New Year’s Eve after a grid failure left nearly all of the island without power, although energy was slowly being restored.
Around 58% of clients were without power at 9 p.m. (0100 GMT) on Tuesday, down from 90% earlier in the day, according to the website of energy distribution company LUMA Energy.
Around 58% of clients were without power at 9 p.m. (0100 GMT) on Tuesday, down from 90% earlier in the day, according to the website of energy distribution company LUMA Energy.
- Puerto Rico has long dealt with chronic power outages as its infrastructure crumbles...
History for January 2
History for January 2 - On-This-Day.com 
Isaac Asimov 1920
- 1492 - The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
- 1859 - Erastus Beadle published "The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette."
- 1910 - The first junior high school in the United States opened. McKinley School in Berkeley, CA, housed seventh and eighth grade students. In a separate building students were housed who attended grades 9-12.
- 1929 - The United States and Canada reached an agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.
- 1953 - "The Life of Riley" debuted on NBC-TV.
- 1974 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
'Embarrassingly wrong': Watch corporate media's talking heads confess their biggest blunders of 2024 * WorldNetDaily * by Owen Klinsky, Daily Caller News Foundation
'Embarrassingly wrong': Watch corporate media's talking heads confess their biggest blunders of 2024 * WorldNetDaily * by Owen Klinsky, Daily Caller News Foundation:
From MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to businessman and television personality Mark Cuban, a slew of media leaders divulged what they got wrong this past year in a Semafor article published Monday.
Why Residents In Seattle Are Refusing to Tip
In Seattle, a growing number of people are growing tired of tipping and are reportedly refusing to tip restaurant staff due to the city’s significant minimum wage hikes. - Sarah Arnold 
With Seattle’s minimum wage now among the highest in the nation, some residents argue that tipping is no longer necessary, believing the increased base pay should cover service compensation.
According to a Daily Mail report, residents in the Democrat-run city feel it is unnecessary to tip service workers.
According to a Daily Mail report, residents in the Democrat-run city feel it is unnecessary to tip service workers.
- The minimum wage will increase from $19.97 to $20.76 an hour on January 1, 2025.
- Seattle’s Minimum Wage Ordinance requires the wage rate to reflect the city's inflation rise.
One Reddit user said they are “done tipping 10-20 percent come January 1st,” while another person claimed that with the minimum wage hike, food industry workers have “finally reach[ed] a level playing field.”...
Latest "Bird Flu" Psyop - by Robert W Malone MD, MS
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. - Robert W Malone MD, MS 
I am expert in influenza, and have consulted with the WHO over the past two decades on the topic of flu vaccines. This is one subject matter I am extremely knowledgeable about...
- What is happening now with "bird flu" is another psyops campaign being conducted by the administrative/deep state, apparently in partnership with Pharma, against the American people...
- And the current mortality, with over 60 cases identified, is 0%.
- NOT 50%.
All the while they are getting prepared to roll out masks, lock-downs, quarantines, etc...
Mosquitoes inject human test subjects with parasite in study at Bill Gates-linked center | Blaze Media
Mosquitoes inject human test subjects with parasite in study at Bill Gates-linked center | Blaze Media:
Researchers at the Bill Gates Foundation-backed Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands have joined an international effort to transform mosquitoes into flying syringes. According to a study published late last month in the New England Journal of Medicine, they apparently now have an effective way of using mosquitoes to deliver some protection against malaria in unsuspecting humans — and possibly other payloads in the future as well.
Scientists have long toyed with the idea of transforming mosquitoes into "flying vaccinator[s]."
Podcast: What were 2024's most undercovered stories?
PodcSurely 2025 will be a freewheeling romp, right?…Right? Happy New Year!ast: What were 2024's most undercovered stories? - Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Sudermane
- "No, California's $20 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers Did Not Create Jobs," by Aaron Brown
- "We Have Already Passed Peak Public School," by Matt Welch
- "A Week of Failing To Pay With Bitcoin in El Salvador," by Katarina Hall
- "IMF Pressures El Salvador To Stop Pushing Bitcoin," by Katarina Hall
- "A Glimmer of Success in Miserable Moldova," by Matt Welch
- "Guillaume Verdon: Should We Have a 'Second Amendment for AI'?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe
- "Nic Carter: Did Bitcoin Win the Election?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe
- "Influencers Are Here To Stay—Now It's Time To Modernize Labor Laws," by Liya Palagashvili and Susannah Petitt
[UPDATED]At least 10 killed, dozens more injured in possible terrorist attack in New Orleans | Blaze Media
[UPDATED]At least 10 killed, dozens more injured in possible terrorist attack in New Orleans | Blaze Media:
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a man plowed a pickup truck into a large crowd of partygoers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, causing terror and sending at least 30 others to the hospital with serious injuries. The attacker then reportedly exited the vehicle and began firing a weapon. New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell declared the incident a "terrorist attack" in a Wednesday morning briefing; however, the FBI disputed that characterization, saying that their agency has not yet confirmed this.
The Biggest Idiots of 2024
The Biggest Idiots of 2024 - Kurt Schlichter 
The problem with trying to choose the Biggest Idiot of 2024 is that there are so many viable candidates to choose from.
America may have
- fewer jobs,
- fewer births,
- fewer places free from crime and perversion, and
- fewer normal people in positions of authority than ever,
but one thing that it appears we will never run short of is idiots.
There are a lot of stupid people here....
- But first, we must define what we mean by “idiot” because many people who achieve stupid results are not necessarily idiots.
The first New Year’s resolutions may date back 4,000 years.
Perhaps because of the universally uplifting feeling of starting anew, you can find similarities between the lively New Year’s celebrations found in many countries today and those of the oldest recorded civilizations. 
- The ancient Egyptians, for example, shared huge meals and partook in music and dancing to commemorate the pending flooding of the Nile with the festival of Wepet Renpet, meaning “opening of the year.”
- And the Babylonians of Mesopotamia enjoyed their own extended gala some 4,000 years ago with rituals that may have included a prototype of our modern-day New Year’s resolutions...
Well before anyone attempts to enact their ambitious resolutions, they often ring in the new year by singing — or at least humming along to — the cryptic but irresistibly catchy Scottish folk song "Auld Lang Syne."...
Encouraging the mentally ill and mentally evil to live on our streets is EVIL!-----Woman burned alive in Coney Island subway train identified as Debrina Kawam
Woman burned alive in Coney Island subway train identified as Debrina Kawam 
The homeless woman torched to death at a Brooklyn subway stop has been identified as a 57-year-old woman from New Jersey...Debrina Kawam of Toms River...
- Kawam graduated from Passaic Valley Regional High School in 1985. In her yearbook entry, Kawam said her ambition was to become an airline stewardess, and that her “secret ambition” was “to party forever.” She was a cheerleader during her freshman and sophomore years, according to the yearbook. Her classmates voted her “most punk.”
- At some point Kawam’s life appeared to have taken a downturn. She filed for bankruptcy in 2008, writing, “I haven’t worked due to illness,” according to the filing. She has no criminal history in New York City but had been arrested nine times in Atlantic City between Sept. 18, 2017, and Nov. 6, 2023, mostly for drinking in public and sleeping in the street, New Jersey records show...
Will DOGE Do This? Famed Economist Breaks Down How to Take a Sledgehammer to the Deep State
Will DOGE Do This? Famed Economist Breaks Down How to Take a Sledgehammer to the Deep State:
Furthermore, just how serious this commission is remains to be seen. Yes, both Musk and Ramaswamy have put their careers on the line to make a political stand, and Musk in particular has put serious pressure on Republicans to reject a larded-up continuing resolution to keep the government open. However, the fact that DOGE’s acronym itself is a meme — so seldom a good sign when Elon is involved, it must be noted — makes one wonder whether this is just another way for Republicans to make empty promises to slash big government while sustaining it through compromises and backsliding.
Thus, if DOGE is going to be effective, it’s going to have to be brutal. Like, Milton Friedman brutal.
History for January 1
History for January 1 - On-This-Day.com 
Barry Goldwater 1909
- 1808 - The U.S. prohibited import of slaves from Africa.
- 1863 - U.S. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in the rebel states were free.
- 1895 - In Battle Creek, MI, C.W. Post created his first usable batch of Monks Brew (later called Postum). It was a cereal-based substitute for caffeinated drinks.
- 1902 - The first Tournament of Roses (later the Rose Bowl) collegiate football game was played in Pasadena, CA.
- 1959 - Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista, and seized power in Cuba.
- 1994 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect.
- 1995 - The World Trade Organization came into existence. The group of 125 nations monitors global trade.
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