If NATO allies allow this to happen, then a nuclear strike from Russia becomes a very real possibility. 

'You think I’m not aware you can see that?'

A group of friends were camping at Joshua Tree National Park. During a night hike, they all experienced unexplained phenomena & physical anomalies. The experiencer is seeking answers.I received the following account:"About five years ago me and a group of friends went exploring Joshua Tree National Park in California. We were there for a weekend. Now me and my friends are really into going to areas where no one else would go.On this particular night, we decided to do a night hike. We all agreed to go in one direction and go straight to not get lost, basically walk in a straight line so if we turned around we knew camp would be in that direction back. We hiked for about 4 hours in this direction. The night was fairly well-lit by the full moon, and we could see so many stars in the night sky, it was incredible, to say the least. As we were hiking we were all talking about scary stories and supernatural things that had happened to us. We continued to walk and I decided we should climb up one of the many boulders to see what was up ahead, any noticeable landmarks. When we got halfway up one of these massive boulders we started to hear something that sounded like a helicopter. At first, we thought it could have been search and rescue since they might have seen our flashlights from a distance, the vibrations felt like a helicopter was getting closer and closer. The closer the sounds/vibrations got the more powerful these vibrations started to get, to the point that they were so overwhelming that it started tickling all over our bodies really hard, this reaction started making us all laugh uncontrollably. The mixture of fear and uncontrollable laughing was a wave of emotions I’d never felt in my entire life. I remember all of us looking at each other and yelling at the top of our lungs, "What the hell was going on." Of course, it was hard to speak because of the vibration and tickling that was making all of us laugh uncontrollably.There was a point where it suddenly stopped, and it felt like a helicopter was right on top of us. The best way I can describe it was like being in the eye of a hurricane because in the center of where the noise was it was calm but about 15 feet in every direction dust and debris were swirling around and we were in the middle where the air felt dense. The helicopter sound and vibrations sounded very muffled at this point and the laughing and vibration got less intense. We were all looking up above us because it felt like something was hovering over us. But when we would look up there was nothing. No aircraft no nothing but we knew we were in the middle of some type of vortex. At one point I remember all of us talking to each other but our voices were very muffled like listening to someone talk with your hands over your ears. The last thing I remember was looking at all my friends and us starting to walk towards each other.The next thing I knew I was waking up back at camp. I was the first to wake up. The weird thing was that after we all woke up we just got to pack up and started to drive off back home halfway on the way home something ticked into my brain and I brought up if anyone remembered what had happened the night before. Suddenly all of us remembered, and we started talking about it. The freaky and weird thing about this experience is that none of us remember how we got back to camp or even walking back to camp. Each of us remembered everything slightly differently but the one thing we can all agree on was that none of us remembered how we got back to camp since we were hours away from the campsite.I was also left with a physical mark on my hand that I’d never had before the incident, between my middle finger and index finger. I started to feel a small lump that I have to this day. I haven’t been checked by doctors because I don’t want to sound crazy. I’m looking at it as I write this letter.To this day none of us know exactly what happened. Everyone else moved on with their lives none of us really talked about it. I’m basically the only one who wants to figure out what really happened that night. The rest of my friends kind of shut me up every time I bring it up. I am still left with questions, after that incident years later.I returned to what I thought was the area where it happened. I went there alone during the day, and I got to the spot where I think it happened. Nothing looked familiar except the only familiar thing wasn’t scenery or any landmarks but that dense air feeling I felt being in the middle of that vortex. But nothing happened that day.A few years later I went back with one of my friends who was there. Curiosity got to us and we walked in the direction we experienced that. But nothing happened, not even that feeling of dense air. After that experience I had weird and strange things happen to me mostly at night when I’m by myself, and a few times with friends.I once hiked up Santiago Peak here in Orange County, California with my friend JR (he wasn’t there for the Joshua Tree incident). We noticed a strange blueish-dim light following us, couldn’t have been more than 100 feet in the air. It was about the size of a small drone but there was no sound.I really don’t know what to make of this, I haven’t shared this with many other people. I wrote to you in the hope that maybe you’ve heard of a similar story or of people having similar experiences. I’m very reluctant to tell other people because when I would share with other friends they laugh it off and I hate it when they make me feel crazy. My other friends who were there won’t back me up and refuse to speak on it. Please let me know if you have heard of anything similar anything that can give me some answers." JMNOTE: I talked briefly with the witness today, and we plan to talk more this coming weekend. I have received a variety of unexplained reports from the Joshua Tree National Park region, and I reported on many of these incidents. It does seem that JM and his friends encountered a vortex-like anomaly, which could have been the result of an otherworldly encounter.As soon as I talk to JM again and gather more information, I will add the narrative to this post. If you have suggestions and/or thoughts son this, please feel free to contact me. Lon**********PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!HORRIFYING ENCOUNTERS! UNFORSEEN DIRE CONSEQUENCES | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EXPERIENCER REPORTS)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. 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In Michoacán, residents noticed the presence of a huge Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) that took over the sky of the city of Zitácuaro. The recordings have circulated on social media due to the clarity of the images and because they were captured from different points in the city.Although it has not yet been possible to confirm or deny whether they are real, in the videos you can see a type of flying saucer flying across the city sky at an impressive speed. The impressive thing is that it is not just one recording that is circulating on the networks but there are several from different perspectives.The event would have happened before nightfall, according to the inhabitants at some point, the object loses speed and even descends a little, in one of the recordings it can be seen flying at a low altitude while in another it can be seen rising to several meters high.On social media, users commented in amazement “The first quality UFO video”, “Zitácuaro gang confirm if it is real”, and “I saw several identical ones in the desert” while others assured that it looked like hot air balloon but others denied that it looks like it.Source: expreso.press**********PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!HORRIFYING ENCOUNTERS! UNFORSEEN DIRE CONSEQUENCES | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EXPERIENCER REPORTS)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

Two brothers were hunting in Mendocino County, CA when they heard a nearby scream. The witness encounters a Sasquatch who mouths the words, 'No danger' to his amazement!"Well, this story is a very personal one, and a very long one, so I appreciate the time you're going to take to read this. Just to be clear, the story you're about to read is 100% real, it happened to me and I remember it like it was yesterday but it actually happened over 3 decades ago. I was born on July 14, 1958. So at the time of this tale I was 33 years old, and it happened on August 28th. My dad would always take me and my brother Jeremiah hunting and fishing, so that custom stayed with me forever.That day, August 28th, 1991, I was hunting in Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County, California, with my brother Jeremiah. It was a little bit difficult to pattern the deer because of the water, the area is extremely thick with lots of young growth. Two hours had passed and we only had four rabbits in our hunt so we started to think about getting out of there but we stayed for one more hour just to make it worth our while. When we finally agreed that it was time to go, we heard something coming from behind us, it was a loud scream, not a human scream, an animal scream. But it wasn't of an animal we've ever heard before, so we decided to go back and look for the source of those screams.As we approached the site, we noticed that there was nothing there, we started to search the area, but as we were doing that I felt the presence of someone, and I instantly felt observed. I turned around looking for someone or something and I found something in the distance, hiding behind some trees. I didn't called my brother, as I felt it was nothing important but when I almost reached the trees, I saw a heavily hairy man running across. I grabbed my .22 rifle and followed the footprints left behind by the hairy man. After some three minutes of following I finally caught the thing that left those enormous footprints. He was like 30 feet away from me. I hid as best as I could and he didn't see me but he certainly heard me cause he looked around and started making some weird noises, as if he was trying to communicate. I wasn't sure if I should step away from my hiding spot and make contact with this beast, but I finally decided to do so.I stood up and pointed my rifle towards him, slowly approaching until I was just 15 feet away. Looking at him, I noticed he was like 8 to 9 feet tall, he had a reddish hair that covered him almost completely. Just part of his face and hands had no hair. I also noticed he had some white hairs in his torso. He just looked at me and stood there, making weird noises, but suddenly he mouthed the words, "No danger" very slowly, almost unintelligible and pointed at himself. At this time, I lowered my rifle and kept looking at him. The nervous expression on his face had disappeared and he started walking deep into the forest. I turned around and started looking for my brother, still shocked. When I found him he was very worried. I told him what happened and he told me that he saw one too, a female sasquatch with her baby in hands. I'm not sure but it was very possible that the Sasquatch I found was the mate of the one my brother found and the little baby Sasquatch was their brood.When we were making our way back to the road, I looked back and I swear I saw him in the distance, observing us as were leaving. We never talked about this to anyone, but my brother contacted me recently with another story of Sasquatch that I may share with you some other time, and because of that and this story I became very intrigued about this subject. So I thought I share this story with some people.Here are some things about the Sasquatch I encountered that I remember:- He had reddish hair and white hairs in his torso.- Had a deep voice but was capable of screaming very high.- His footprints were like 18 inches long and 9 or 10 inches wide.- He also had very big hands but looked very similar to those of a human, just more hairy.- He had hair in his face that formed some kind of beard, and he also had some hair on his forehead but his skin was more or less light colored. With a wide nose and wide lips, he looked like a hybrid human/ape. Almost like a Homo Erectus or a Neanderthal.- He looked very muscular.- He could not stand completely straight long.- He had a somewhat clumsy way of walking but he certainly ran pretty fast.- He had some kind of language that was reminiscent of human languages.- He knew some words of English language.- He was a peaceful being." D**********PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!HORRIFYING ENCOUNTERS! UNFORSEEN DIRE CONSEQUENCES | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EXPERIENCER REPORTS)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! 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Thinking of fun snow ideas to do during the winter? If you want to have a memorable winter, then these ideas are a must try! 17 Fun Winter Activities For Kids In The Snow Snow has always reminded me of so many fun memories. Even as a child, I could still remember asking my elder sister all the time, “Do you wanna build a snowman?” Oh wait, sorry that was the Disney movie Frozen. But seriously, snow has always meant fun for me. So now that it's winter, I just can't want to try fun snow ideas with the whole family. If you need some suggestions too, scroll on!   1. Snow Ball Fight Nothing beats scooping up snow and throwing it like crazy. 2. Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? Get creative and honor Olaf by building your very own snowman, just like Anna and Elsa. 3. Go Skiing Are you a ski bum? Well, skiing is a great snow activity that will give you a workout at the same time.   4. Paint Snow Add color to your snow canvas by doing some snow painting. It's so easy, kids will love it. Buy a Sno-Art Kit here. 5. Frozen Bubbles This takes blowing bubbles to a whole new level. See how here. 6. Build an Igloo Whoever said you can only find igloos in Alaska? Build your own with this tutorial. 7. Tic Tac Snow You've done it on paper, probably even on the beach. Now it's time to take it to the snow. Snow, and maybe a few twigs, is all you need.   8. Snow Monster Tracks Be Big Foot by cutting out a set of monster feet from card boards. Add a little mystery this winter. 9. Sledding Do it alone or with someone. So much fun! 10. Ice Skating When there's snow, there's ice! If there's a hardened pond or lake near you, grab your skates and start skating! ALWAYS CHECK THE ICE TO MAKE SURE IT'S THICK ENOUGH! NEVER SKATE ALONE!   11. Ice Hockey And while you still have your skates on, why not turn it into a game of ice hockey? 12. Ice Jewel Dig Since there's so much snow, turn your day out into a treasure hunt with this ice jewel dig.  This allows hours of easy entertainment for the cooped-up kids.   13. Bird Feed Art Make some snow art while ensuring that the birds won't go hungry during the winter. The design is up to you! 14. Snow Angels Make snow angels! My absolute favorite! Sometimes I do it just because…   15. Catch Snowflakes With Tongue Simple but fun. Just tilt your head back and smile wide! 16. Maple Syrup Taffy And when you get tired running around doing everything, have a snow day treat that you can make with snow. Check it out here. And in case you don't really have snow… 17. Make Homemade Snow Just two ingredients and you can make this magic snow that's even cold to touch. See how here.   If you need more things to do in the snow, here are 13 more ideas from Moria Elizabeth:   So what do you think? Will you give these snow ideas a try? Let us know below in the comments! LIKE this? I'm sure you'll LOVE: 18 Snowman Ideas To Populate Your Homestead 25 Fun Activities for Kids to Get Through a Winter Storm Indoors The Best Winter Hot Chocolate Recipe

Trans CEO of Rape Crisis Center Steps Down After Negative Report

On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was lucky to have softballs from liberal journalists discounting the mass, unfettered immigration puts on small towns, schools, and social services like in Springfield, Ohio as, leaving those aside, she was hit with searing questions on the economy and government spending by Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich and Edward Lawrence. Heinrich cited “a new analysis by the Republicans who are on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee” that found, in “seven battleground states....the average household is paying, for the same basket of goods and services on average, about $1,000 more per month compared to January 2021.”     She cited “pretty stark” examples in places like Arizona and Nevada skyrocketing to $1,200 a month to $1,075 in Georgia and then $1,017 in North Carolina before asking: “Has President Biden's policies positioned the Vice President poorly in these states to win this election?” Jean-Pierre insisted that’s not the case because “core inflation has come down...because of the work that [we’ve] been able to do” and “wages are rising faster than prices are, nearly 16 million jobs created” but “we do understand that there is more work to be done.” She also tried to throw in the tiresome lines claiming the 2024 GOP wants cut entitlements, but Heinrich hit back by noting “no one is running on” that and “we went through all of that” before. Heinrich eventually interjected to Jean-Pierre’s word salad: I mean, you had [National Council of Economic Advisers chair] Lael Brainard say that we've turned the page on inflation, but American families aren't feeling that to the point where the Vice President didn't even directly answer the question in the debate. Do you believe that Americans feel they're better off than four years ago? Jean-Pierre likewise wouldn’t say yes or no and instead emphasized “we have made progress against inflation” and Harris “plans to build on that progress”. But, she added, they were hamstrung by “an economy that was in a tailspin...because the former President didn't [sic] nothing” on Covid. Lawrence closed out the briefing, starting with this stunning statistic about childhood poverty: Fox Business’s @EdwardLawrence: “I'm gonna ask you about the new census data that came out. It shows that childhood poverty went to 13.7%. It's more than double childhood poverty in 2021. So, why aren't things getting better with all the programs and the money that's been spent… pic.twitter.com/TOU91QVNja — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 12, 2024 He then had this stunning follow-up: “$904 billion in non-defense spending in 2024 and you're telling me that the only — the child tax credit is the way to fix childhood poverty?” Jean-Pierre doubled down this wasn’t enough, arguing success of one provision in the child tax credit meant that should have been expanded if not for Republicans. Lawrence segued into the deficit, which this year clocked in at $1.9 trillion based on the latest finding from the Treasury. This made him wonder what the plan was for the national debt other than vague calls to raise taxes.     Jean-Pierre got wildly defensive and attacked Lawrence for not blaming the Trump presidency for increasing the debt by $8 trillion and peddled the misleading claim about Biden reducing the deficit. This led Lawrence to fact-check her with the reality that spending is still exceeding what’s taken in (click “expand”): JEAN-PIERRE: So, we got to step back here for a second. Uh — the last administration increased — they increased the debt by a record $8 trillion. I hope you wrote about that. They didn't sign a single law to reduce the deficit. I hope you wrote about that . The president — President Biden — the current President signed a $1 trillion of deficit reduction into law. He's taking action to deal with our deficit. $8 trillion deficit in the last administration. I really hope you wrote about that and his budget would lower the deficit by another tril — three trillion by making millionaires and — and biggest corporations pay their fair share to your question, that's what it would do, cutting spending on special interests. That's what he wants to do. Republicans want —again, they want to increase the deficit by expanding the tax — the Trump tax cut, which would cost $5 trillion. That's what they want to do. So, I — I really hope you wrote about in the past what the Trump administration did when it came to the deficit and what we've had to — what we've had to deal with and fix. LAWRENCE: But we still have deficit spending! JEAN-PIERRE: And every question that you ask me, I mean, there's some irony — LAWRENCE: [Inaudible] over here — JEAN-PIERRE: — Every question that you ask me is something that we're trying to fix and Republicans get in the way of. Literally every question that you ask me. LAWRENCE: — [inaudible] here. I’m talking about the debt. The — the — JEAN-PIERRE: I — I — LAWRENCE: — actual amount — deficit spending is still deficit spending. How do we reduce debt? JEAN-PIERRE: — I'm telling you what the President has done. $1 trillion is not a small number in trying to in signing a legislation to deal with the deficit. Now, 8 trillion, a record number in debt. That's what the Trump administration did. Before going to the softballs from the left, there was this question about press transparency from Bloomberg’s Justin Sink about why there’s not a joint press conference set for Friday between Biden the new British Prime Minister: Bloomberg’s Justin Sink: “The President has the Wilmington summit and the meeting tomorrow with the British Prime Minister. I'm wondering if we can anticipate a press conference at that either of those —” KJP: “Yeah.” Sink: “— since both since traditionally both would be kind… pic.twitter.com/sPJg6odIjm — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 12, 2024 Rewinding to earlier in the briefing, CBS’s Weijia Jiang had this teeball question on whether the White House blames Donald Trump for bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio after Trump’s claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets: CBS’s @Weijia Jiang: “[D]uring the debate, Trump spread false claims and lies about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The city manager disputed those false claims, and today City Hall was evacuated after a bomb threat was sent to city agencies and media outlets. Does… pic.twitter.com/8FlRMJDqXm — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 12, 2024 ABC’s MaryAlice Parks immediately followed with this, which shouldn’t even be considered a question: ABC’s @MaryAliceParks: “Any message from the White House specifically to the residents of Springfield, Ohio?” KJP: “Uh — because of the — of the — uh — the bomb threat or —” Parks: “— that's been going on — on social media —” KJP: “Yeah.” Parks: “— and the conversation around… pic.twitter.com/8WbhoxGE43 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 12, 2024 Later, AFP’s Aurelia End wondered whether Trump calling out the situation in Springfield will lead to more “threats or even hate crimes targeting migrants”: AFP's Aurelia End: “Following up on Springfield, you said that these —” KJP: “On — on Springfield.” End: “— Springfield, yeah.” KJP: “Yep, Ohio, yeah. End: “— these fake stories — yeah — about — about migrants put lives in danger. So how concerned are you about a potential… pic.twitter.com/ggItCUZSrR — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 12, 2024 To see the relevant transcript from the September 12 briefing (including questions form Heinrich and NBC’s Monica Alba about Biden briefly donning a MAGA hat offered by a man he met at the Shanksville, Pennsylvania fire hall on September), click here.

Former President Donald Trump has explained his decision not to debate Vice President Kamala Harris for a second time saying that he clearly won their first debate. He used the metaphor of a defeated boxer who immediately demands a rematch to prove that Harris, who has called for a second debate, lost it.  But on Friday's Morning Joe, the exclusively liberal panel tried to turn the tables on Trump, breaking out a string of boxing metaphors to assert that their candidate won the debate instead - and beat Trump badly. “It seems to me they could have waited a week or two, but he must have been so traumatized by being so badly beaten that he just wanted to get it out of his mind, that he'd ever have to be on stage again with Kamala Harris,” proclaimed co-host Mika Brzezinski. Co-host Willie Geist also found humor it: “I think the more apt boxing metaphor is that he just got his butt kicked in the third or fourth round, and he's deciding not to come back out for the next round, where Kamala Harris is standing in the middle of the ring saying, ‘let's do it again.’ He wants none of it.”     Former Republican Michael Steele took almost a sick pleasure in the analogies about Trump being physically beaten: We know he's lying. We know he got -- not just got stung, he got knocked down. And he got knocked down in such a way that he could not get up. So basically, what you have is the -- to keep this boxing metaphor going, the guy on the mat looking up, with one hand up in the air, trying to get up off the floor, saying, "I don't want anymore. No mas." . . . And so, yeah, he's on the mat looking up from the floor, saying, "I don't want no more." God bless you, Donald, because if you get up, she gonna hit you again. Geist gave Steele “kudos” for breaking out "no mas," a reference to Roberto Duran's famous phrase from his 1980 fight with Sugar Ray Leonard. So yes, Morning Joe reveled in awarding the debate round to Harris. But as fans of The Sweet Science know, the winner is the boxer who's still standing at the end of the fight -- and there are many rounds to come. Here's the transcript: MSNBC's Morning Joe 9/13/24 6:02 am EDT MIKA BRZEZINSKI: It seems to me that right now, the big story is the fact that he doesn't want to debate again. I'd love to get your thoughts on this. It seems to me they could have waited a week or two, but he must have been so traumatized by being so badly beaten that he just wanted to get it out of his mind, that he'd ever have to be on stage again with Kamala Harris. WILLIE GEIST: Yeah, I mean, he objectively got blown out of the room at that debate three nights ago. He knows that. His advisors know that. Republicans who support him generally have said that on television. Fox News hosts are saying that. He knows he got creamed. And so now, he's framing it as the debate was unfair to me. The moderators were too mean. I'm not going to do that again. He doesn't want to get back in the ring with Vice President Kamala Harris. That's the truth.  . . .  DONALD TRUMP: But when a prize fighter loses a fight, you've seen a lot of fights, right? The first words out of that fighter's mouth is, "I wanna rematch. I wanna rematch." And that's what she said, I want a rematch.  Polls clearly show I won the debate against Comrade Kamala Harris . . . So because we've done two debates, and because they were successful, there will be no third debate. . . .  GEIST: He likes that boxing metaphor about a rematch, somehow framing that as how he won. He doesn't need another one. I think the more apt boxing metaphor is that he just got his butt kicked in the third or fourth round, and he's deciding not to come back out for the next round, where Kamala Harris is standing in the middle of the ring saying, "let's do it again." He wants none of it. . . .  MICHAEL STEELE: We know he's lying. We know he got -- not just got stung, he got knocked down. And he got knocked down in such a way that he could not get up.  So basically, what you have is the -- to keep this boxing metaphor going, the guy on the mat looking up, with one hand up in the air, trying to get up off the floor, saying, "I don't want anymore. No mas." . . . And so, yeah, he's on the mat looking up from the floor, saying, "I don't want no more." God bless you, Donald, because if you get up, she gonna hit you again.  . . .  GEIST: Kudos to you, Michael Steele, for taking our extended boxing metaphor to the Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard fight with "no mas" in 1980. Very nicely done there.

A new remix song about one brief comment from former President Donald Trump during the debate against Kamala Harris has taken social media platforms by storm.On Tuesday night, Trump drew attention to problems in Springfield, Ohio, wrought by an influx of Haitian immigrants who have allegedly defied local laws and customs regarding animals.'Those searches will direct people's attention to the Biden-Harris-engineered migrant invasion of small towns: a Trumpian issue if there ever was one.'"In Springfield, they’re eating dogs," Trump said, referring to the Haitian immigrants. "They’re eating the cats. They’re eating ... the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame."At the time, Harris snickered with condescension and incredulity. ABC News host David Muir then attempted to fact-check Trump's assertion by citing a statement from Springfield city manager Bryan Heck, who insisted that "there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community."The veracity of the allegations about pets remains to be seen. With other lingering questions about Haitians' treatment of wildlife like ducks and geese, Trump may have also sensationalized the story to draw attention to the plight of Springfield residents more generally.Regardless of the credibility of Trump's statement during the debate, some savvy content creators have used it to generate catchy songs that have sent social media users into a craze.The song lyrics are simple: "They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats. Eat the cat, eat eat the cat." But between the simplistic language and the strong beat, TikTok users from many different backgrounds have started filming themselves dancing along.Take a look at a handful of examples here.The trend even seems to transcend party lines as the messages posted on some of the videos in this five-minute compilation attest:"I hate that this slaps.""Too catchy to pass up.""I'm not gonna lie... Track number 3 On this political soundtrack is fire.""Me trying to remind myself of the context while this beat makes me feel some type of way."Other creative users have attached the song to videos of Trump with pets, Joe Biden listening to music, and Kamala Harris dancing.Another version of the song involves more animation and synthesized electronic beats but has still appealed to many social media users.Aside from offering some fun that could unify some of our divisions, the viral songs may also bring some electoral benefits to Trump. For one thing, they keep prospective voters' minds on Trump while they smile, dance, and have a good time.They may also prompt some curious people to investigate Trump's claims and uncover clear problems in Springfield, Ohio — problems that Democrats have tried to keep quiet because they relate to immigration.Harry Enten of CNN even admitted that "the most rapidly rising Google search phrases associated with Trump following the debate are all about eating animals." Though Enten suggested that such search phrases would ultimately boost Harris, most X users in the comments disagreed. "Those searches will direct people's attention to the Biden-Harris-engineered migrant invasion of small towns: a Trumpian issue if there ever was one," one user said in part."The effect has literally been the opposite, Harry," said another."Gonna go out on a limb, Trump will benefit. There’s something to the claim, but even if there isn’t it should be scandalous enough to fly in and drop 20k Haitians on a town of 50k," said a verified account named Oilfield test monkey.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!