Nations exist for the benefit of their citizens. They have no other purpose. Thus, from time to time we must remind ourselves of this basic truth, for it often seems that affluent liberals in the American establishment, particularly those who have staffed President Joe Biden's administration, regard themselves as empowered...

Snowfall hit mountain towns devastated by Hurricane Helene, where residents are still recovering from the horrific storm. A cold front blasted through the region, plunging temperatures below freezing in places where people remain without power. Areas of higher elevation had multiple inches of snowfall on Wednesday. “At least 3 inches of snow were measured on Big Bald mountain in North Carolina on Wednesday as the local National Weather Service forecast freezing temperatures continuing into Wednesday night,” FOX Weather reports. “This is in Swannanoa, NC. These are the homes of families who lost everything in #Helene flooding. They are living in tents,” one X user commented. “Blankets, coats, propane & heaters, and everything that keeps you warm is what they need. Temperatures will dip into the 20s at night this week,” she added. It’s freezing cold in Swannanoa, NC and people whose homes were destroyed from #HELENE are living in tents. See my original post attached below. https://t.co/LJEASh9rpC pic.twitter.com/0TrN5DIH8b — Kelly McCarty (formerly NONBidenary) (@KellyLMcCarty) October 16, 2024 FOX Weather reports: Temperatures plummeted to 19 degrees in Highlands, North Carolina, on Thursday morning. Just a few miles away, atop Clingmans Dome at 6,600 feet, the mercury dipped to a chilly 21 degrees. In Asheville, North Carolina, which had been forecast to approach its record low of 31 degrees for the day Thursday, remained significantly warmer with a low of 37 degrees. In the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee, temperatures dropped to 34 degrees, marking the coldest reading since April 23. Nolichucky, Tennessee, which had experienced devastating flooding from the Nolichucky River, saw temperatures fall to 30 degrees. Daytime high temperatures will struggle to rise above the 50s, which the FOX Forecast Center said is more reminiscent of December and January than mid-October. Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories have been issued across western North Carolina due to the falling temperatures, which are undoubtedly affecting residents who remain without power. Powerful cold front set to sweep through communities already devastated by Helene, bringing freezing temps and snow https://t.co/7eUuBLC6mH pic.twitter.com/EZMsbdnQsf — New York Post (@nypost) October 15, 2024 “We had literally been sleeping in our shed because of water damage, and it was so cold,” Waynesville resident Jeanne Tierney Vavruska told Fox News Digital. “This was last week when the temperatures weren’t nearly as bad. I’m so grateful we only lost power for a couple of weeks and had a little water damage,” she added. Bands of snow showers and squalls are dusting up the high country above 4500 feet! Even 3-4 inches possible across the orographically favored areas. A cold, dangerous night is upon the Helene disaster zone where many people are in tents! pic.twitter.com/ZzizmDFu4o — Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) October 15, 2024 “Snow fell in some mountain towns in North Carolina that were hit by Hurricane Helene nearly three weeks ago. Thousands are still without power as the cold and snow arrive,” AccuWeather wrote. Snow fell in some mountain towns in North Carolina that were hit by Hurricane Helene nearly three weeks ago. Thousands are still without power as the cold and snow arrive. https://t.co/6WDyrWgqit pic.twitter.com/WkrPemkRhX — AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 16, 2024 “It’s snowing. We will be bringing supplies to keep these folks warm next trip. Many of them will also need somewhere live. More to come,” UncoverDC Editor-in-Chief Tracy Beanz said. It’s snowing. We will be bringing supplies to keep these folks warm next trip. Many of them will also need somewhere live. More to come. https://t.co/tIWqUCnbZk — Tracy Beanz (@tracybeanz) October 16, 2024 Per Fox News: Fox Carolina issued a weather-related First Alert for the “coldest air of the season so far” on Wednesday and Thursday. The mountains were forecast to have feel-like temperatures in the 20s, raising concern for those still without power. As a result, cold weather shelters opened in Buncombe County, where Helene swept away homes, cut power and destroyed crucial parts of the water system for Asheville, a city of about 94,000 people. The storm decimated remote towns and killed at least 246 people throughout the Appalachians, where massive cleanup efforts have been complicated by washed-out bridges and roads. It was the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland since Katrina in 2005.

Kamala Harris crashed and burned Wednesday night during her brief appearance on Fox News. During the 20 minute interview she meandered back-and-forth on the border, inflation, and national security. OUR NEWEST AD JUST DROPPED pic.twitter.com/jX9MMQRHuv— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 16, 2024 Please add this- Bret Baier describes the scene as the Kamala camp frantically shut down the interview:“Four people waving their hands like — it’s gotta stop!" pic.twitter.com/9kqhBmjvHV— ColonelMAGAMark (@ColonelMark4) October 16, 2024

Sean Spicer unpacks the latest polls like no one else and factors in how Jill Stein will influence the battleground states. The polling trends have moved towards Trump significantly over the past few weeks and the seven swing states are showing very promising data.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse that goes decades back in the past, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuser settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. 

The “evil, bloodthirsty, epitome of evil,” Tren de Aragua (TdA) runs drug smuggling, child prostitution, and human trafficking rings in South America, with its members crossing over into the US in the past three years amid a wave of unvetted Venezuelan migrants. Law enforcement sources confirmed that TdA had been operating at the Palatia Apartments […] The post Evil Supergang TdA Runs At Least 4 San Antonio Apartments appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Members of the Menendez family held a rally outside Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s office Wednesday, voicing their desire to have brothers Lyle and Erik resentenced and possibly released from prison. The siblings have been behind bars for 34 years after being found guilty of murdering their parents in 1989. Now, their defense team is arguing that new evidence, including the accusation that the boys’ father, Jose Menendez, sexually abused an underage member of Menudo, a 1980s boy band, should be sufficient to get the case reevaluated.  During their first trial, the brothers said they had been sexually abused by their father, which is what prompted them to commit murder. “I had no idea the extent of the abuse they suffered at the hands of my brother-in-law. None of us did,” Joan Andersen VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez’s sister, said. “We know that abuse has long effects, and victims of trauma sometimes act in ways that are very difficult to understand.” “The whole world was not ready to hear that boys could be raped,” she said, per ABC News. “Today we know better.” Erik and Lyle’s cousin Anamaria Baralt said the brothers were “victims of a culture that was not ready to listen.” “Lyle and Erik deserve a chance to heal,” she said, per Variety. “Our family deserves a chance to heal with them.” The press conference attracted a crowd of almost 100 media members outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, plus dozens of spectators standing nearby, the outlet noted. The defense is hoping to have the charges downgraded to manslaughter in light of the alleged sexual abuse the brothers say they experienced. Mark Geragos, an attorney for the brothers, said the understanding of sexual abuse has changed over the past three decades. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 The demand for their release comes less than two weeks after Gascón said his office would review new evidence in connection with the case. A hearing is set for November 26 to evaluate the proceedings. The D.A.’s office said in a statement that it is “exploring every avenue available to our office to ensure justice is served.” “Prosecutors are still seeking full documentation of the defense’s claims,” the statement said. “The office is working as quickly as justice permits,” adding that they have “empathy for all the victims involved in these tragic incidents.” There has been renewed attention on the trial and its outcome since the release of a Peacock docseries and Netflix drama series. Both brothers and their lawyer condemned the Netflix series, however. Geragos called it “a phobic, gross, anachronistic, serial episodic nightmare that is not only riddled with mistruths and outright falsehoods but ignores the most recent exculpatory revelations.” Not all of the Menendez brothers’ relatives are calling for resentencing. Milton Anderson, Kitty Menendez’s brother, believes they should remain incarcerated.