There are a number of challenging parts to being a delivery driver. That’s why so many people go out of their way to try and make their day a bit better. Every once in a while, however, people do this without even trying. Delivery driver Taylor Winslow had that kind of experience recently while dropping off a package at someone’s door — and it started with a simple note. Before Taylor reached the front door, he noticed a bucket. On top of this bucket was a piece of paper meant for him to read. For the sweetest reason, the people who live at that home wanted their packages to be delivered there. Find out why in the video below… @psych0sis__ That’s a first for me! #animalsoftiktok #wildfawn #amazondriver #deliverydriver #delivery #deliveryheroes #wildanimals #wildanimalsoftiktok ♬ Little Life – Cordelia It’s unclear how long the fawn stayed at that doorstep. That said, it was long enough for someone who lives here to leave the note and it still be relevant when the deliver driver stopped by. Needless to say, Taylor was more than happy oblige. In fact, he was thrilled to see such an adorable creature up close, noting that this was “a first for me!” Delivery Driver Experiences the Sweetest “First” When He Spots a Note for Him on a Bucket Jessica Raysin has her own sweet story to share. While it’s becoming more popular to leave treats for delivery drivers, she did something a bit different. Based on the video below, it seems she offers gift cards, too. This delivery driver’s reaction is everything! @jessicaraysin I swear we have the best delivery drivers here! Always so gracious and sweet! ♬ original sound – Jessica Raysin How sweet was his reaction!? Best of all, he didn’t even get something for himself. Instead, seeing all of those great options made him think of his wife. “I swear we have the best delivery drivers here!” Jessica writes in the caption of her post. “Always so gracious and sweet!” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Delivery Driver Finds A Note Propped On A Bucket… And The Reason Is Just Too Sweet appeared first on InspireMore.

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The riots that kicked off in Los Angeles last weekend aren’t just about illegal immigration—they’re part of a revolutionary movement. “Anti-colonialism” is a term often heard in America’s college classrooms, but off campus virtually no one takes it seriously. It’s just another harebrained radical academic theory, right? Yes, the theory is mostly silly—but the practice is deadly serious. Most Americans and Europeans today feel ashamed of imperialism and racism, and they’re glad to be rid of colonies and slavery. All that injustice is a thing of the past, however much its legacy haunts our present. But the ideology of anti-colonialism says otherwise: Imperialism and thoroughgoing racial exploitation never ended and never can end, not until “settler” and “colonizer” power is overthrown everywhere. Israel’s the focus of the most vitriolic and violent anti-colonial rage, but the United States is just as guilty of being a “settler-colonial state.” Mexico, and indeed all of Latin America, is America’s Palestine, and when illegal immigrants cross the border, when they resist deportation, when they and their allies riot, this is justified resistance to colonialism. In Palestinian terms, it’s an intifada, or at least the beginnings of one. Palestinians launched two intifadas against Israel, from 1989 to 1993 and from 2000 to 2005. These “uprisings” involved rioting, throwing stones at police and soldiers, hurling Molotov cocktails, and violence up to and including suicide bombings, as well as boycotts, strikes and other forms of economic coercion and nonviolent protest. An American might recognize many of these tactics—though not suicide bombing, thank God–to only as scenes from Los Angeles in recent days but as familiar features from other left-wing protest movements, including those inspired by Black Lives Matter and the killing of George Floyd five years ago. There isn’t some grand anti-colonialist conspiracy directing all of this, although there are links between one outburst and another: Usually the thugs who call themselves “Antifa,” for example, are in the vanguard of the provocations. But a conspiracy isn’t necessary—the ideology is a franchise, teaching anyone who believes in it to immediately identify enemy groups and what slogans to chant when harassing or hurting them. No radical has to wait for orders to know what to say and do to police or Jews. On social media, conservatives have joked about the Mexican flags some LA rioters have been waving: After all, if you’re proud of Mexico and its flag, why would you object to being sent back there? But those flags aren’t being waved to make a point about Mexican territory—they’re making a point about American territory, Los Angeles itself, which in anti-colonialist eyes belongs to illegal aliens at least as much as to any American. Never mind that Mexico was a product of settler colonization (by Spain) and practiced settler colonization itself in places occupied by indigenous peoples. Anti-colonialism is not about history or consistent philosophical principles; it’s about power and acquiring it for those who are willing to take to the streets. That’s one reason the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol four years ago was so shocking, when right-wing supporters of Donald Trump were willing to use a little of the force that left-wing protest movements routinely employ. The Jan. 6 rioters saw themselves as decolonizing the Capitol, viewing their enemies as a privileged elite who had somehow stolen the election and therefore the country. That riot didn’t involve arson to the degree seen in Los Angeles these past few days, but it was frightening to the Left, the political middle, and most conservatives because it showed radicalism could expand into the right. Too many Americans who would never dream of rioting themselves have for too long simply accepted that left-wing protests are allowed, even expected, to be violent. They were unprepared for the activist right—to Nazi extremists, but a small subset of otherwise unremarkable Republican voters—to learn from what the anti-colonialist Left was allowed to get away with. The lesson all Americans have to learn now, before it’s too late, is this kind of violence will keep expanding as long as it’s tolerated in the name of anti-colonialism and other progressive causes. There will be more riots, and then there will be more than riots: The premises of anti-colonialism call for intifada, not just in Palestine but right here in America. Law, and law enforcement, has to prevail in Los Angeles, but this is a battle that has to be won in the classroom, and the conscience, as well as in the streets. There will always be some violent extremists, but what sets fire to our cities again and again is the complacency of ordinary Americans who fail to recognize a radical premise when its consequences are broadcast on the nightly news—and world news, too. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post American Intifada appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A draft statutory instrument titled The Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025 has been introduced to the UK Parliament, aiming to operationalize a new “super-complaints” mechanism under the UK’s expansive Online Safety Act. We obtained a copy of the draft for you here. This mechanism sets up a process through which select organizations can formally raise concerns about systemic harms or provider conduct across digital platforms. Beneath the language of user protection, however, the framework codifies yet another channel for state-endorsed gatekeeping of online discourse. Under these regulations, entities such as civil society groups recognized for their expertise in online safety may qualify to file a complaint with Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator. These “eligible entities” will be permitted to submit complaints no more than once every six months, barring certain exceptions. The matters they can raise include not just tangible harms, but also content or conduct that appears to pose “a material risk” of causing “significant harm.” Though framed as a tool for accountability, the structure hinges on a tightly controlled process. Complaints must meet detailed evidentiary requirements and will be screened for admissibility by Ofcom, which has the discretion to reject submissions it deems repetitive, unfounded, or overlapping with court proceedings or matters under other regulators’ purview. The eligibility criteria themselves have been loosened slightly after public consultation. Organizations without a lengthy track record but with subject-matter knowledge can now qualify, and funding links to tech companies are no longer an automatic disqualification. Despite these concessions, the regime remains exclusionary by design, with barriers that may discourage grassroots or under-resourced entities from engaging at all. Yet the practical consequence of this entire initiative may be to centralize and bureaucratize concerns about “harm” into a narrow, institutionally filtered channel. Rather than empowering users or upholding genuine pluralism, it risks sidelining spontaneous and decentralized expression in favor of formalized, regulator-approved pathways, a hallmark of systems that prize managed speech over real freedom. While officials insist that this framework enhances transparency and responsiveness, its very existence underscores a broader shift: from a presumption of open discourse to a presumption of regulated acceptability. And in that shift, the space for dissent continues to contract. Key Proposals 1. Eligibility to Submit a Super-Complaint To qualify as an “eligible entity,” an organization must: Represent users of online services or the public. Have independent governance (not unduly influenced by the services it may complain about). Be an expert contributor to public discussions on online safety. Be committed to following OFCOM’s published guidance. 2. Evidence Required for Eligibility Entities must provide: Proof of their representational role. Governance details showing independence. Examples of significant contributions to online safety debates. For repeat complainants, a simple statement of no changes can replace full re-submission of documentation (valid for 5 years). 3. Contents of a Super-Complaint A valid complaint must: Be in writing. Name a contact person. Specify which service(s) or provider(s) it targets. Identify which legal ground(s) it’s based on (harms to users, systemic risks, etc.). Include objective, current, and verifiable evidence. Explain relevance, significance, or scope of the harm (especially if it concerns only one service). 4. Grounds for Rejection OFCOM must or may reject complaints that: Come from ineligible entities. Are not based on legal grounds. Repeat earlier complaints without significant changes. Are incomplete or lacking evidence. Involve matters already under court or regulatory review. Are submitted within 6 months of a prior complaint (with some exceptions). 5. Time Limits and Procedures OFCOM has 30 days (or 15 if the entity was previously verified) to determine eligibility. Once verified, OFCOM has 90 days to assess the complaint, extendable if more information is needed. OFCOM must publicly summarize both the complaint and its response. 6. Complaint Withdrawal Entities can withdraw a complaint, unless OFCOM has already responded to it. 7. Submission Restrictions Entities generally must wait 6 months between complaints, unless replacing a withdrawn complaint or if previous rejections were due to external legal processes that have since ended. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Ofcom’s “Super-Complaint” Plan Puts UK Speech on Notice appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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On Tuesday morning's broadcast of CNN News Central, anchor Sara Sidner attempted to pin the blame for escalating violence in Los Angeles, California on President Trump's deployment of the National Guard and Marines and downplay the riots as mostly “peaceful.” During an interview with LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger, Sidner tried and failed to link federal intervention to the riots, all while downplaying the ongoing violence as mere small outbursts. Barger skillfully redirected the conversation and shifted the spotlight on the true issue: the politicization of the riots.     Her first attempt to bait Barger came when she asked, "Are the protests or the ICE raids having a bigger impact on the city of Los Angeles?", implying that ICE's presence was to blame for the violence, rather than the actions of rioters and looters. Barger responded with a refreshing dose of reality: Well, right now, I would argue the protests are having a bigger impact on what is taking place downtown. I mean, this is not peaceful protest. These are anarchists who are going in and—really, opportunists. They're taking advantage of a situation that unfortunately continues to escalate. She emphasized that these weren't peaceful demonstrations but instead violent rioting and vicious attacks on law enforcement. Not eliciting the leftist approved answer she was hoping for, Sidner’s biased questioning continued. “What about the President’s unprecedented step of sending in the Marines?” she pressed, falsely calling the decision unprecedented, considering there is ample historical precedent like the somewhat similar 1992 LA race riots as one example. Once again dismantling the loaded questioning, Barger reminded Sidner that the National Guard was initially brought in to protect law enforcement, who were being targeted by these attacks. Details that, somehow, hadn't made it into CNN’s dramatic field notes: "Well, early on, when the National Guard was brought in, it was brought in to protect the ICE agents because the federal government, the President and Homan did not feel that ICE were being protected. We saw agents being attacked, rocks being thrown, and quite frankly, people's lives were put in jeopardy." Barger made an important point. There was a reasonable threat to life and safety in Los Angeles, not only for law enforcement officials but civilians as well. To Barger, the issue was larger than politics; it was about safety at this point. Continuing to make yet another attempt to politically hijack the conversation and frame the situation as authoritarian tyrant Trump vs. innocent peaceful protesters, Sidner brought up other government officials, pressing Barger on if she agreed with her colleagues on whether the violence stemmed from protesters or the provocation of law enforcement: SIDNER: "Look, some of your colleagues have said that bringing in the National Guard and bringing in, for example, the Marines ratchets up tension. Do you feel the same way?" BARGER: "No, I feel actually, I think that we are all really guilty. And I—and I say guilty because the leaders need to be the voice of reason. The—the setting, the tone and the rhetoric that's taking place, quite frankly, is not helping the situation." Naturally, that didn’t quite fit CNN’s script, especially since it didn’t incorporate their favorite negative buzzwords for the current administration. Eventually, when no question was providing the answer she wanted, Sidner asked if Barger was referring to the President’s social media posts when she mentioned rhetoric as being the main issue in causing the violence: SIDNER: "Are you speaking of the leaders that are serving with you or what Donald Trump said, which is 'If I didn't send in the troops to Los Angeles in the last three nights, that the once beautiful city would be burned to the ground'... Who's rhetoric are you referring to?" BARGER: "Across the board. Across the board. This is not an us against them. You know, last time I checked, ICE is part of the federal government. They are an arm of law enforcement, and it's across the board. I mean, it's not just on the Republican or the Democrat side. It's across the board." Barger also mentioned that the leadership should feel guilty, including herself, for creating the environment for this to happen: "There is no question that when we pushed ICE out of the jails and, and did not allow them to take, criminal immigrants that—that are here illegally that we pushed it into the community, and this is the result of that. So it's across the board. It's not-- it's not one or the other. It's all." Despite Sidner’s desperate attempt to spin the story, Barger was unwavering in setting the record straight: these protests were not peaceful, they were not Trump’s fault, and they needed to stop. The entire transcript is below. Click "expand" to read. CNN News Central June 10, 2025 9:04:45 AM EST SARA SIDNER:  All right. We begin with breaking news this morning. I am live here in downtown Los Angeles, where the sun has now come out, giving you a look at some of the destruction that happened after tensions flared once again for a fifth day into the wee hours of this morning between police and those protesting the immigration raids that have been happening across not only the city, but across the state. Just to give you a view of what's happening here, this is the area, this is the flashpoint where you're seeing some of these protests in the evening start to turn violent and destructive. And to give you a view of what's happening now, you can see the National Guard is here standing, and with their equipment outside of the federal building and federal courthouse, which is right to the left of them outside the VA, another federal building, and to the left of me, outside of the federal detention center, where ICE detainees go. Overnight, new clashes happened right where we are standing near these federal buildings. You can see some of the graffiti as well. But we were seeing damage and vandalism in some pockets of downtown. By no means the whole area. Protesters appeared to throw fireworks and other objects at police officers in riot gear, firing flash bangs and rubber bullets back at protesters trying to move them along. And, we should mention, that as the night went on, by eight, nine, ten o’clock, the number of protesters really shrunk to about a couple of dozen from what we could see. Now, the Pentagon, though, is sending in 700 Marines to Los Angeles, and the President says he is doubling the number of members of the National Guard on the ground here, which would bring the total number of Guards personnel to 4,000 people here in Los Angeles. The Pentagon, also, the President posting this short time ago saying, “If I didn't ”SEND IN THE TROOPS” to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now(…)” That is not how local political authorities, nor the local police have seen it, who have said that they do have this under control, and they showed some of that last night as these protests dwindled and then petered out. Now, we are seeing this across the country. We are seeing these eruptions against these ICE raids happening across the country in cities like New York and Dallas and Atlanta and Seattle, among other cities. And now I would like you to be introduced to Kathryn Barger, she is the chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors for the Fifth District. Supervisor Barger, let me first ask you this: Are the protests or the ICE raids having a bigger impact on the city of Los Angeles? KATHRYN BARGER: Well, right now, I would argue the protests are having a bigger impact on what is taking place downtown. I mean, this is not peaceful protest. These are anarchists who are going in and– really, opportunists. They're taking advantage of a situation that unfortunately continues to escalate. So right now, my concern are the protesters, not the peaceful, which we saw when they were downtown supporting, you know, David Huerta. I think it's important for us to recognize that– that they are coming in peace. But there are those that are embedded that are really attacking law enforcement. This is not about I.C.E.-- this is about completely dismantling law enforcement. SIDNER: Let me ask you about this unprecedented step that Donald Trump has taken of deploying Marines on U.S. soil due to protests, and then doubling the number of National Guard members here. Is that needed in the city right now? BARGER: Well, early on, when the National Guard was brought in, it was brought in to protect the ICE agents because the federal government, the President and Homan did not feel that ICE were being protected. We saw agents being attacked, rocks being thrown, and quite frankly, people's lives were put in jeopardy. At this point, I believe LAPD and the Sheriff's Department have it under control. They brought in mutual aid from other departments throughout L.A. County, and I feel right now and, you– you reported on it last night. We were able to hold at a bay, but then, of course, we had looting taking place downtown. Again, individuals that are not there to protest ICE. They're there to take advantage of the situation. SIDNER: Look, some of your colleagues have said that bringing in the National Guard and bringing in, for example, the Marines ratchets up tension. Do you feel the same way? BARGER: No, I feel actually, I think that we are all really guilty. And I– and I say guilty because the leaders need to be the voice of reason. The– the– the setting, the tone and the rhetoric that's taking place, quite frankly, is not helping the situation. It's important to communicate both at the state and federal level. You know, I represent an area that's been devastated by the fires, the reason why we've been able to move so quickly is because we have communicated and coordinated. By not doing so, you create chaos. And so I think the leaders also need to set the tone as it relates to what's going on. And– and I don't feel that– that that's what's taking place. SIDNER: Are you speaking of the leaders that are serving with you or what Donald Trump said, which is “If I didn't send in the troops to Los Angeles in the last three nights, that the once beautiful city would be burned to the ground...” Who's rhetoric are you referring to? BARGER: Across the board. Across the board. This is not an us against them. You know, last time I checked, ICE is part of the federal government. They are an arm of law enforcement, and it's across the board. I mean, it's not just on the Republican or the Democrat side. It's across the board. There is no question that when we pushed ICE out of the jails and, and did not allow them to take, criminal immigrants that– that are– that are here illegally that we pushed it into the community, and this is the result of that. So it's across the board. It's not it's not one or the other. It's all. SIDNER: Do you think the sanctuary city, the way in which that exists is creating a problem here? You just mentioned that you think that because of the rules that were set in place by then-Governor Jerry Brown, that the state is a sanctuary state, that that is causing the problem, or do you see the problem also as President Trump not going through the governor, which is the norm to bring in the National Guard? BARGER: Again, all of the above. We had, up until 2016 when Alex Villanueva became sheriff. ICE was there, 287G, in our jails. Actually handing over undocumented that had had felony cases that needed to be taken out of the country. They were pushed out of the jail, which meant that now when ICE has to go in and take custody of one of these individuals, they have to go into the community. That's what you're seeing happen. As it relates to, you know, the governor, I share his frustration. You know, it's you find out that that the National Guard is coming in and there's no coordination. I talked to Sheriff Luna. There's no coordination between local law enforcement and, and the National Guard, and it's just a no win situation across the board. SIDNER: And you mentioned ICE. Glendale has now – one of the cities in Los Angeles County - has now said they are no longer going to be cooperating with ICE. They're one of the few cities left that did when it came to those who were being detained. So we will see what happens. We will also be here on the ground to see what happens here in downtown Los Angeles. Smaller protests. But there has been some destruction. Kathryn Barger is a pleasure. Thank you so much for speaking to us this morning. (...)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Amid a group of protesters who showed up outside the federal building near City Hall on Tuesday to oppose U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a man tried to get into the Veterans Affairs clinic to pick up his prescription medication but was told by the California National Guard that the building was closed.A man unable to get his medication is one of the many big and small ways the riots in Los Angeles have disrupted daily life in the downtown area. Though Democrats like Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass have shifted the blame for the violence onto President Trump, it was clear from day one that the riots were sparked by people interfering with federal immigration enforcement.After days of unrest that started last Friday, federal agencies, the Los Angeles Police Department, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were out in full force to clamp down on unruly protesters before things spiraled out of control once again. A curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. was imposed and mostly adhered to. Downtown restaurants and bars had noticeably fewer patrons, and many food trucks were not parked at their usual spots.RELATED: Lies, flags, and firebombs: Just another ‘mostly peaceful’ riot in LA — (@) Over the course of Tuesday, anti-ICE protesters marched all over the heart of downtown. While the demonstrations mostly remained peaceful, there was a moment when the crowd found a big gap in a fence running along the U.S. 101 freeway and rushed onto the road to disrupt rush-hour traffic. The California Highway Patrol was initially caught off guard but promptly responded and forced the crowd off the freeway to get cars moving again. At least one person was arrested during the many scuffles with state police. — (@) A large crowd did show up outside the federal building before the curfew went into effect, but many people quickly scattered after seeing the large deployment of LAPD officers move into the area. Some protesters stayed behind but were easily moved away from the intersection.RELATED: Fiery footage shows radicals in LA savagely attack law enforcement on second night of violent riots Fiery footage shows radicals in L.A. savagely attack law enforcement on second night of violent riots. Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images — (@) Even though the riots in Los Angeles appear to have calmed down for now, the damage is already done. Stores and restaurants have been looted, officers and rioters have been injured, and the unrest has spread to other cities. The Trump administration faced a similar test during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020. While immigration is energizing people to get out into the streets now, the same far-left networks that helped foment violence five years ago have been reactivated to spread chaos on the streets of America once again.Protests and riots are expected to continue in different parts of the country, as the Department of Homeland Security has made it clear that ICE operations will proceed at a high tempo.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Originally released back in 2022, it’s been a slightly rocky road for Victoria 3. Compared to its uniformly beloved predecessor, the latest in Paradox’s trade-and-diplomacy-driven grand strategy series has generated mixed sentiments from players so far - but a quiet comeback seems to be underway. The latest expansion pass has picked up some deserved plaudits, alongside the Sphere of Influence and Colossus of the South DLC packs. Now, with spiritual rival Civilization 7 facing its own struggles, and close cousin Europa Universalis 5 on the way, the new Victoria 3 update, 1.9, could be a game changer. One of its most significant features seems to have sneaked under the radar. Continue reading New Victoria 3 update could totally change how you play the grand strategy game MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Victoria 3 review, Victoria 3 beginner's guide, The best strategy games on PC