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News The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Trailer Teases Giant Eagles and Epic Battles The film will hit theaters in December. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on August 22, 2024 Credit: Warner Bros. Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Warner Bros. We have our first trailer for the anime feature, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and it sets up a high-stakes tale in the world J.R.R. Tolkien created, where two young leaders who grew up as childhood friends become enemies after one’s father kills the other. Here’s the official synopsis: Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction. The cast stars Brian Cox (Succession) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods) as his daughter Héra; and Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer) as Wulf.  Miranda Otto, who played Éowyn in The Two Towers, reprises her role as the narrator of the story. Other cast members include Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton), Yazdan Qafouri (I Came By), Benjamin Wainwright (World on Fire), Laurence Ubong Williams (Gateway), Shaun Dooley (The Witcher), Michael Wildman (Hobbs & Shaw), Jude Akuwudike (Beasts of No Nation), Bilal Hasna (Sparks), and Janine Duvitski (Benidorm). The anime feature is directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus), and will premiere in theaters on December 13, 2024. Check out the trailer below. [end-mark] The post <i>The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim</i> Trailer Teases Giant Eagles and Epic Battles appeared first on Reactor.

Paging Dr. Adrienne Young, M.D.  The good doctor is listed online as an “internist” in McKees Rocks, a borough in western Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, known locally as “the Rocks.” Campaign finance filings report Young’s practice is located on Heckel Road in McKees and list a 412 area code phone number. But her office does not appear to exist at this address and the number is not in service. Moreover, none of the receptionists attached to doctors’ offices located in close proximity to Young’s office address in McKees have ever heard of her. That’s peculiar in and of itself. But a search of campaign finance records only adds to the intrigue.  Someone identified as Adrienne Young has been making substantial contributions to a left-of-center political action committee known as ActBlue, according to Federal Election Commission records.  ActBlue was founded in 2009 to help Democratic Party candidates and allied “progressive” groups raise funds through a multiheaded hydra serving as a conduit for left-wing donors, with two more arms—ActBlue Charities and ActBlue Civics—funneling money to 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) clients, respectively. Restoration News is still attempting to contact the individual listed in campaign finance documents as Adrienne Young. Records list her residing on Leet Road in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. These records show that since 2017, Young has made 17,342 in contributions to ActBlue totaling $209,670.06—which averages seven contributions per day. However, there is no one named Adrienne Young residing at that or any other Leet Road address. Moreover, there is no one named Adrienne Young who could be described as a “mega-donor” in the same vein as say a George Soros, the source of the Open Society Foundations’ billions, or former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Moreover, mega-donors do not typically make multiple transactions over an extended period of time, but instead make lump sum donations.  To add to the confusion, one online search for Young does suggest she has more than 44 years of experience in the medical field and graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 1979. It raises a key question: Such a credentialed person should not be so difficult to find. If she’s out there, Young could be the victim of identity theft. If she’s not, then she might be a fictitious person used to pump funds into ActBlue.  What Is Smurfing? And Why Does It Matter? “Smurfing” involves repackaging large sums of money into smaller, individual transactions to appear less suspicious and avoid scrutiny from law enforcement officials. Is “Adrienne Young” a cover for such an operation, benefiting Democrats? While it is indisputably the case that ActBlue is ringing the bell with hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions, it’s not evident the smaller contributions that translate over time into larger sums are coming from an individual donor. One of the more recent contributions to ActBlue leading back to the donor identified as Young came on March 16, 2023, in the amount of $1196.50. That’s not an unusual amount for an individual, but what is unusual is folding that amount into more than 17,000 contributions made over the span of several years. The donor identified as Young was actively contributing to ActBlue at least through part of this year with a donation of $429.00 made on April 30, 2024. If a smurfing operation is underway, it may not be limited to what’s flowing into ActBlue.  There were also 991 donations made in Young’s name totaling $26,481 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 904 donations totaling $22,881.72 to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, and $16,190.56 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a left-of-center PAC based in Chicago.  Once again, multiple small donations add up to large donations over time. Young is listed, for example, as making a $869 donation to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on May 12, 2019, $1,776 to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee on May 23, 2024, and $800.00 to the Progressive Turnout Project on April 12, 2024. Apparently, Young has been an active donor, at least up until a few months ago.  Allegations involving multiple donations to ActBlue that might possibly involve identify and credit card theft have caught the attention of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares who is conducting his own investigation. The attorney general has sent a letter to ActBlue that is available on X. For its part, ActBlue has pushed back against Miyares in a statement describing the Republican attorney general’s actions as a partisan exercise.  How expansive smurfing might be across the country isn’t certain. But the common denominator in these questionable transactions—ActBlue—certainly is.  Restoration News has identified another potential fictional donor, Wendy Urbanowicz, residing in Vancouver, Washington. Campaign finance records show that since 2020 she has made 28,659 donations to ActBlue totaling $260,196—averaging 17 contributions per day.  Urbanowicz supposedly made another 720 donations totaling $12,099 to the Democratic Congressional Committee; 609 donations totaling $12,365 to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee; and 259 donations totaling $11,421 to Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.  But an online search for Urbanowicz is every bit as fruitless as a search for Adrienne Young. She’s listed in FEC filings as a 73-year-old residing in Vancouver, Washington, with a 360 area code phone number. Once again, there is no record of Urbanowicz in Vancouver and the number is not active.  It’s always possible someone is deceased or moved away. But some of the contributions listed by the FEC for Urbanowicz are as recent as May 2024. Just to cite a few examples, a donation from Urbanowicz in the amount of $2,955 was made on March 22 and a $193 donation was made on May 12. Not all of the FEC records pop up in an online search. This one, for instance, for ActBlue produces an error message.  But Urbanowicz and Young are both listed as donors to the far-left PAC EMILY’s List, which backs Democrats. In these filings, Urbanowicz is listed at a P.O. Box in Vancouver with the ZIP code 98668. We’re still attempting to track down Urbanowicz, but early indications are that no one with her name resides in Vancouver or nearby.  Miyares, the Virginia attorney general, is currently investigating ActBlue for potential “fraudulent, deceptive, and/or illegal activities,” including “thousands of dollars in contributions through individual donors in the Commonwealth in volumes that are facially implausible and appear suspicious.” ?? Breaking: I sent this letter to ActBlue demanding answers. The integrity of our election is at stake. pic.twitter.com/0gUhtmQlYY— Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) August 2, 2024 So is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who’s pointed out that ActBlue’s “platform may enable fraud.” Money laundering, if that’s what this is, is a federal crime, which means the FBI could get involved. Also, the IRS might be interested in anyone donated hundreds of thousands of dollars if they turn out to be someone of modest means. Fortunately, Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the House Committee on Administration, has launched an investigation into ActBlue’s political online donation process, including the possible use of foreign donations. What’s clear: We need to keep digging. Originally published by Restoration News The post Are ActBlue’s Donors Even Real? appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In the US, the Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration (RIVTD) – a scheme to evaluate biometric digital ID systems that has been in the works since 2022, is now in the final stages of development. The involved government agencies include the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Forensic Laboratory, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Among the things RIVTD is there to evaluate and assess is identity verification when photos are taken with phones, including the “liveliness of selfies.” The system is being developed in three stages – called “tracks” – of which the third and final, dedicated to said “liveliness,” is now in progress. The idea here is to ensure that a true selfie is submitted, instead of an image of a digital or physical photograph. Another thing those behind RIVTD want to avoid is people using masks instead of “taking an actual selfie in real-time,” say reports. The first two “tracks” concerned the assessment of the validity of documents like ID cards or driver’s licenses, with the second turning the focus on how selfies match photos on ID documents. The need for all this is explained by TSA as a way to fend off “bad actors or impersonators” in the looming world of remote self-enrollment that uses a person’s digital identity. The DHS, on the other hand, talks about “risk-based decision-making.” “Such decision making may involve determining whether an individual is eligible to receive specific services or benefits or ascertaining if an individual is a known or suspected threat,” the agency is quoted as stating. RIVTD is to be used in both REAL ID and “legacy documents” – and REAL ID “compliance” will from May 2025 be necessary for documents travelers use for domestic flights in the US. The digital version of REAL ID is coming soon, thanks to the REAL ID Modernization Act. If you wonder what happens to the biometric data and photos that TSA collects, the agency says they are deleted once the identity verification process is complete. Except, that is – when it’s stored for up to two years. One of the reasons is to be able to launch systems like RIVDT – i.e., data retention is justified by the need to help with “testing and development.” If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post The Selfie Surveillance State: How Digital ID Systems May Soon Decide if You Fly appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Before Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, CBS Mornings sought to answer a critically important question: “Why is it that the Democrats' music is just better?” Co-host Tony Dokoupil mused that it is because they travel more, while The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng surmised it was because art best fits inside a left-wing worldview. King asked Chieng, “Are you curious to see what Kamala Harris walks out to tonight? I am.” As Chieng affirmed he was, King proceeded, “I know she's been playing Beyonce's ‘Freedom’ at all of her stops, but I wonder if it's going to be something different tonight.”     While considering Harris’s musical selection, Chieng came up with a question of his own as “Freedom” played in the background, “Yeah, she gonna mix it up. Yeah, I thought it would be Beyonce, the way she's played that a few times, maybe, yeah, I don't know what she would play, but it’s interesting who – why is it that the Democrats' music is just better, right? Why is that?” Dokoupil had a theory, “John Legend answered this question, I mean, he says musicians and creatives tend to be Democrats because they travel… They meet more people. Yeah, they meet more people.” Does Dokoupil really think Republicans don’t travel or take vacations? In 2021, Pew Research wrote, “When it comes to party affiliation, there are no significant differences in the share of Republicans and Democrats who have traveled internationally or in the number of countries they have visited.” Chieng had his own idea, “Maybe it’s something about, you know, creating art that speaks to a common humanity that, you know, has more of a left-wing bend, but I don't know what I'm talking about; it's 6:00 a.m.” Art is simply the creative expression of an idea. It has nothing inherently to do with “common humanity.” Both Chieng and Dokoupil’s theories are just elitist, pseudo-intellectual ways of saying liberals and Democrats are more sophisticated people than the simplistic rubes who vote Republican. Here is a transcript for the August 22 show: CBS Mornings 8/22/2024 9:33 AM ET GAYLE KING Are you curious to see what Kamala Harris walks out to tonight? I am. RONNY CHIENG: Yeah, I am. KING: I know she's been playing Beyonce's "Freedom"— CHIENG: Yeah. KING: —at all of her stops, but I wonder if it's going to be something different tonight. CHIENG: Yeah, she gonna mix it up. Yeah, I thought it would be Beyonce, the way she's played that a few times, [Beyonce’s “Freedom plays in background] maybe, yeah, I don't know what she would play, but it’s interesting who – why is it that the Democrats' music is just better, right? Why is that? [Song stops] TONY DOKOUPIL: John Legend answered this question, I mean, he says musicians and creatives tend to be Democrats because they travel. KING: Is that what he said? DOKOUPIL: They meet more people. Yeah, they meet more people. CHIENG: Maybe it’s something about, you know, creating art that speaks to a common humanity that, you know, has more of a left-wing bend, but I don't know what I'm talking about; it’s 6:00 a.m.

Broken Bow Country Category: Art and Apparel Founder: Colton Patterson See also Align's interview with Patterson. Founded: 2023 Representative products: Official John Wayne T-shirts, cowboy-themed T-shirts, art prints, stickers At a glance: In less than a year, Patterson has amassed nearly 750,000 followers with his Instagram posts and artwork. He’s only 17 years old, a student at Columbine High School. He has used his platform of over half a million followers on Instagram to raise more than $10,000 through the sale of original artwork for victims in the recent assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump. Patterson has a sizeable following for the artwork and content he creates for country and Western music. In their own words (CEO Colton Patterson): What I realized very early on is that like no one will care about it until you just put it in front of them and you've shown that you can add value to their life. Because I imagine I could have started with the drawings, I could have posted them as much as I wanted, but until you're in front of people, until they know you have the credibility and the ethos, they're not going to care for the most part. I just think cowboys are cool. Regarding his Trump fundraiser: This has nothing to do with politics. I was incredibly moved by what happened, and I wanted to use my platform to do something that extended beyond the controversy and the arguing. I couldn't care less about what nasty things people have to say about it online and the politics around it. All I know is that at the end of the day, I used a unique privilege to give back to people that needed it, and that’s all that matters to me.=