Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) said during an interview this week that he would invest in a ladder company that builds ladders taller than former President Donald Trump’s border wall to defeat the barrier on the southern border. Walz, an ardent leftist who is vying to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ vice presidential nominee, made the remarks during a Tuesday interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper when Cooper noted that Harris made a lot of statements during her failed presidential campaign in 2020 that are going to be used against her. Walz claimed that Trump is “not going to do anything” about the disaster on the southern border that has been unleashed by the Biden-Harris Administration. “You know, he talks about this wall, I always say, let me know how high it is,” Walz said. “If it’s 25 feet, then I’ll invest in the 30 foot ladder factory.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI “You stop this using electronics, you stop it using more border control agents, and you stop it by having a legal system that allows for that tradition of allowing folks to come here, just like my relatives did to come here, be able to work and establish the American dream,” he claimed. “He’s not interested in that. He wants to demonize.” WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he wants to invest in a “ladder factory” to help illegal immigrants climb Trump’s border wall, says we won’t have Thanksgiving dinner anymore without illegal immigrant workers. Recent polling shows a majority of Americans support building a border… pic.twitter.com/9B5b7Qa44Z — Alpha News (@AlphaNewsMN) August 1, 2024

They ditched the eighty-something President. Now they’re obsessing over the coolness of a younger president? Kamala Harris will be 60 in October. It's now time for the promotional progressive press to lean into how cool Kamala is, that she's being endorsed by 21-year-old pop stars and will be the cool candidate on Saturday Night Live this fall. Several networks gushed over Maya Rudolph playing (not mocking) Harris on SNL. CNN's Dana Bash said she was 'very, very, excited.' Her colleague Abby Phillip said Rudolph was coming back "because we need it." That implies Kamala must be affirmed. SNL is the MSNBC of political satire.  MSNBC host Ari Melber insisted that the comedians were crucial, that impressing young voters with the pop-culture cool vibes could put several states "in play." Comedian Roy Wood told Phillip on CNN that SNL "during an election year should be required reading in every school in this country. There should be book reports on Monday about what SNL is going to do this fall." He predicted they would make "mincemeat" out of Trump, along with Jon Stewart and John Oliver. CNN entertainment reporter Elizabeth Wagmeister gushed earlier that pop star Olivia Rodrigo endorsing Harris was "HUGE." Rodrigo's big issue is "reproductive rights," and at some concerts, she allowed pro-abortion activists to distribute emergency contraceptives, condoms, and information about "abortion access." Then Team Rodrigo belatedly discovered something obvious: many children attend these concerts, so they pulled up on all the sex stuff.  Later, Wagmeister ripped into J.D. Vance clips talking about "childless cat ladies," and suggested the biggest childless cat lady of all, Taylor Swift, has yet to endorse. Rodrigo will be nothing compared to Tay-Tay. USA Today even has a reporter whose only job is covering Taylor Swift!  The leftist journalists get upset when Trump talks about her as a biracial woman, but what excites them most about her is she’s a biracial woman. You can’t call her a DEI hire. But the DEI lovers can’t stop loving the DEI potential. They just don’t like you spitting out DEI like it’s DOA. They even tried to turn her cackle into a positive. Why, it has a rhythm like excellent dance songs, exclaimed The Washington Post. The stretching is almost Olympic.  Enjoy the podcast below, or wherever you consume your podcasts. 

Some on the right were outraged when Kyle Rittenhouse said that he would write in Ron Paul for president rather than vote for former President Donald Trump, but hours later, he changed his mind. Rittenhouse became infamous after he shot three protesters in 2020 during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two. He was later found not guilty on all charges based on his plea of self-defense, which angered many on the left. 'My comments made last night were ill-informed and unproductive.' On Thursday, he posted a video saying that he was backing former Congressman Ron Paul because he didn't like Trump's record on gun rights. "Unfortunately, Donald Trump has bad advisers, making him bad on the Second Amendment," he said. "If you cannot be completely un-compromisable on the Second Amendment, I will not vote for you," he added. "We need champions for the Second Amendment or our rights would be eaten away and eroded each day."He added defiantly, "No compromise means no compromise."Social media erupted with many denouncing Rittenhouse for what they saw as a betrayal against the right-wing cause. Hours later, he said that he had changed his mind about the choice after hearing from the Trump campaign. "Over the past 12 hours, I've had a series of productive conversations with members of the Trump's team and I am confident he will be the strong ally gun owners need to defend our Second Amendment rights," wrote Rittenhouse. "My comments made last night were ill-informed and unproductive," he added. "I'm 100% behind Donald Trump and encourage every gun owner to join me in helping send him back to the White House."Many approved of his change of heart. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Roman aqueducts were marvels of ancient engineering, supplying water to cities for public baths, fountains, and the homes of the elite. The engineering involved in constructing these aqueducts was advanced for its time. Greek engineers pioneered early aqueducts, with innovations such as the stone-lined channel in Archaic Athens and the pressurized water systems of Pergamon. Romans, however, took aqueduct construction to new heights by incorporating arches and hydraulic concrete, and building extensive networks capable of transporting millions of gallons of water daily. Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsVideosRead Later 

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