'MAGA candidate's sick conspiracy exposes just how far the Cult of Trump goes'
Nothing for the Cult of Trump screams "ready for Congress" like calling a deadly disaster a hoax.
The MAGA conspiracy theorist now running for office in Georgia took to X to declare Texas's devastating flash floods "Fake. Fake. Fake."
While rescue crews pulled children's bodies from the Guadalupe River and dozens of girls remained missing from Camp Mystic, Taylor doubled down: "FAKE WEATHER. REAL DAMAGE."
Yes, Kandiss, there is real damage, just not from the weather. It comes from people like you, who treat tragedy like content fodder. So far, more than 100 people are confirmed dead, including at least 30 children. But sure, let's hear more about your Deep State flood machine.
A Pennsylvania nurse has pleaded guilty to abandoning her French Bulldog at Pittsburgh International Airport after discovering her pooch wasn't cleared for takeoff to Mexico.
Allison Lyn Gaiser, 46, clearly in need of a holiday, left the seven-year-old dog in a green push chair near short-term parking after it was denied boarding before jetting off for margaritas and mariachi.
She copped to one count of animal abandonment in a deal that saw prosecutors drop the more serious cruelty charges.
Police said the dog was found sitting calmly in the stroller, presumably waiting for its own vacation that never came. Gaiser won't face jail time, though her travel plans may be grounded for now, at least until the dog forgives her. Feeling confident? Maybe a little frisky? Then why not let it all hang out, literally, and try bowling in the buff? Sure, most people have a few other ideas before 'nude tenpin' hits the top of the bucket list, but whatever gets your ball rolling. No judgment here.
In fact, if you've ever dreamed of letting it swing while going for a strike, you're not alone. The Pittsburgh Area Naturalists are hosting a naked bowling night today (Sat) at Crafton Ingram Lanes. Because nothing says 'spare time' like bumpers, beer, and bare cheeks. Picture this: you open your door and find yet another oversized box... and then another... and another. You didn't order a single one, but the deliveries just won't stop. That's the bizarre reality for one San Jose woman, who's been receiving endless shipments of car seat covers for over a year. She has no idea why, and Amazon isn't helping.
'Kay' (not her real name) says she's now living in a fortress of foam and faux leather. The culprit? An overseas seller possibly gaming Amazon's return system. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, already bursting with prehistoric treasures, has just added a new fossil to its collection, and this one didn't require an epic dig in the desert. Nope, it was found lurking right under their own car park.
'This may be the most unusual dinosaur discovery I have ever been a part of,' said Patrick O'Connor, the museum's director of Earth and Space Sciences. Turns out, while visitors were circling the lot for a space, millions of years' worth of ancient history was parked right beneath their tyres.
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'United States of America, 2025', Newsom wrote, wrapping up his X post. The redistricting push in Texas was originally spurred by a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice sent to state officials in July, which argued that four of the state's congressional districts were 'racially gerrymandered.' Democrats won all four of these seats in the 2024 elections. As a result, Trump then urged Texas Republicans to rethink their congressional maps to give Republicans a leg up in next year's midterm elections . After a hearing was held Friday on the proposed new maps, the Republicans on the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted to advance on a party-line vote. Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, the Republican author of the bill pushing the new maps, described the new proposed carveouts in the following way: 'It is important to note that four of the five new districts are majority minority, Hispanic. … Each of these newly drawn districts now trends Republican,' Hunter said. 'Political performance doesn't guarantee electoral success; that's up to the candidates. But it does allow Republican candidates the opportunity to compete in these districts.' Firebrand Democrat Jasmine Crockett faces being booted from Congress after Republicans proposed a heavily gerrymandered redistricting map that would mean she no longer lives in her district. Crockett has made headlines numerous times in recent months as a key critic of the Trump administration, and the redistricting issue is the latest one she has spoken out on. She has slammed the Texas redistricting maps as a sham that silences minority voices and keeps power in the hands of the few, diluting the voting power of Latino and Black communities. Crockett called Trump 'Temu Hitler' in a recent interview with SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell, due to the president's involvement in the redistricting process. 'So what we have seen is, again, this rogue Department of Justice going out to do the bidding of this Temu Hitler,' Crockett told Maxwell in July. Crockett also added that in her view, Trump believes that the only way to 'ensure that [he] will have no checks on [him] is if [he] can ensure that those voices of color do not have representation.' The Texas congressional maps were already redrawn after the 2020 Census, and they are typically edited every ten years.
