Last Monday was the 251st anniversary of The Boston Tea Party. Each man kept his own secret that night, and no one had spoken of those events for 50 years. Due to this vow of secrecy, we have just one firsthand account from one man, George R. T. Hewes. George Robert Twelves Hewes (1742-1840) was a […] The post The Only 1st-Hand Account of the Boston Tea Pary, 251 Years Ago appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Bucking the intent of the incoming Trump administration to cut down on unnecessary expenditures, California Democrats in Congress sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to hurry and approve additional funding for California’s floundering high-speed rail project. On November 30, the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, noted on X: Summary of California High Speed Rail Project: Originally projected (in 2008) to cost $33 billion; now projected to cost between $88.5 and $127.9 billion. Estimated completion date was 2020; as of 2024, zero passengers have been transported and the majority has not even been fully designed. Received $6.8 billion in federal funds. Requesting $8 billion in additional federal funds. Summary of California High Speed Rail Project:-Originally projected (in 2008) to cost $33 billion; now projected to cost between $88.5 and $127.9 billion -Estimated completion date was 2020; as of 2024, zero passengers have been transported and the majority has not even been… — Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) November 30, 2024   Those estimates were similar to what the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The media outlet said that the cost of building California’s largely unfinished high-speed rail line — of which California Democrat governor Gavin Newsom bragged, “We’re making rail real in California” — was initially estimated at $33 billion, has now ballooned to over $100 billion. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE “On Friday, Democratic lawmakers Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, and Reps. Pete Aguilar, Jim Costa, and Zoe Lofgren sent a letter to Buttigieg calling on him to approve funding for the first phase of the project,” the Sacramento Bee reported on Monday. The letter asked for $536 million in federal funds, acknowledging, “The FSP-National grant application is part of an ongoing federal-state partnership that has provided approximately $28.8 billion in funding for California High-Speed Rail, including $22 billion from state funds and $6.8 billion from federal funds. … By preparing for future final design and construction of complex tunnels in this corridor, the Project will advance both state and federal goals to improve safety, expand economic strength and global competitiveness, address equity issues, and implement sustainability practices to confront climate change.” “The project has struggled in recent years with obtaining federal funding, and it has been beset with both delays and cost overruns. It’s [sic] initial scope — of a high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco — has been reduced to the first step of a planned route from Merced to Bakersfield,” the Bee noted. Last week, Newsom mocked DOGE, saying of it, “I dunno, this is like a promo project.”

An illegal immigrant from Guatemala who had been deported by the previous Trump administration was arrested Sunday for allegedly setting a woman on fire on the New York City subway. The suspect, 33, has not been named publicly, but the New York Post reported that he first entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 during the first Trump administration, but was deported within days. The man then re-entered the U.S. under the Biden administration’s lax border laws, according to reporter Nick Sortor. ? #BREAKING: The Trump administration previously DEPORTED the Guatemalan migrant who set a woman on fire, per NYP But when he re-entered the country illegally under Biden, he was RELEASED into the interior INFURIATING. The kller was even living in an NYC migrant shelter, and… pic.twitter.com/lJgIPmbw4c — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 23, 2024 The Post reported that it is unknown how long the suspect has been in New York, but law enforcement sources told the outlet that the man stayed at multiple taxpayer-funded migrant shelters around New York City. Those same sources told the Post that the suspect’s previous criminal history is “largely clean” except for entering the country illegally. Video of the woman on fire went viral Sunday evening, showing her standing in the doorway as a law enforcement officer walks by without offering assistance. The video also showed the suspect sitting on a bench facing the train car and watching the woman burn to death. Also on Sunday, two people were stabbed in a separate attack on the subway, with a man stabbed in the chest who later died and another man stabbed in the face. After these attacks, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul put out a tweet claiming crime was down on the subways, which was immediately mocked on social media, The Daily Wire reported. “In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who take the trains each day. Since deploying the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA safety efforts and adding cameras to all subway cars, crime is going down, and ridership is going up,” Hochul wrote on X. In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who take the trains each day. Since deploying the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA safety efforts and adding cameras to all subway cars, crime is going down, and ridership is going up. pic.twitter.com/T7uRxx9nIO — Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 22, 2024 Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) criticized Hochul’s tweet after news of the stabbings and burning broke. “Two hours ago, Kathy Hochul took a victory lap for making subways ‘safer.’ She congratulates herself on the same day two subway riders were stabbed in Queens (one in the face and one in the chest) and another was barbarically burned alive. Has there ever been a more tone-deaf Governor in the history of New York?” Torres posted. Two hours ago, Kathy Hochul took a victory lap for making subways “safer.” She congratulates herself on the same day two subway riders were stabbed in Queens (one in the face and one in the chest) and another was barbarically burned alive. Has there ever been a more tone-deaf… pic.twitter.com/KIPujqpKa3 — Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) December 22, 2024 The woman who was burned alive was apparently sleeping when the suspect lit a match and tossed it on her. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Sunday that it was “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit,” the Post reported.

You’d be surprised at what you can find when you take a closer look. For this group of friends, however, they tend to focus on one thing in particular: megalodon shark teeth. On a social media account, they share their lucky finds. But one in particular is catching everyone’s attention. While near a beach, they stumble across what appears to be a rather sizeable megalodon tooth. Fun fact: the megalodon is considered to be the largest fish that ever lived. They could measure up to 58.7 feet or higher, making it about three times as large as the biggest sharks we have today. You can imagine then just how massive these creatures teeth would need to be in order to down the 2,500 pounds of food they’d eat every day. Check out this awesome find in the video below! @cartermeghunter #megalodon #shark #sharktooth #fossil ♬ original sound – CarterMegHunter Megalodon could not be a more fitting name for this gigantic creature. That’s because the word derives from Greek, giving it the meaning of “giant tooth.” But its size was not enough to survive the world’s changes throughout the years. It’s said that the megalodon went extinct an estimated 2.5 million years ago. So why, then, are we still finding their teeth? Why Is It Possible to Still Find a Megalodon Tooth on a Beach? There are a few reasons why we’re still lucky enough to find these teeth. For starters, sharks frequently shed their teeth. Like, a lot. Thousands over the course of their life, in fact. Combine that with the fact that they had 276 teeth in total, and it’s starting to make sense as to why so many are still around. But quantity of teeth isn’t the only reason. Megalodon sharks were able to make just about any location their home. As a result, it’s possible to find their teeth on nearly every continent, with the exception of Antarctica. How cool is that!? You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Ancient Finds: Beachcomber Unearths Massive Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil appeared first on InspireMore.

Fred Rogers, known to generations as the caring and gentle host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, has left an indelible mark on countless lives. As a late Christmas present, consider a recent publication in his posthumous honor This Beautiful Day, offering 365 reflections drawn from his vast recorded legacy inviting readers to explore themes of kindness, community, […] The post Last Minute Gift Idea: New Day to Day Calendar Features 365 Inspiring Quotes From Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood appeared first on Good News Network.

In his new book, Jordan Peterson solidifies a complete transformation away from his teenage beliefs claiming “religion was for the ignorant, weak and superstitious.” His fourth book, “We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine,” is essentially a Bible study, albeit one far more sophisticated and classical than your average Protestant workbook. Peterson surveys the Old Testament, delving into the major themes from creation in Genesis and the Garden of Eden, ending with the prophet Jonah. He hints in the introduction that a forthcoming book will examine the life of Christ.   A creative and evocative read, the book is a combination of admiration for the Bible’s place in human mythology with respect for its literary themes. Its title comes from the name Israel, which means in Hebrew, “One who wrestles or struggles with God.” “This is the story on which Western civilization is predicated,” Peterson writes. “It is a collection of characterizations not only of God, whose imitation, worship, or indeed, embodiment is held to be the highest of all possible aims, but of man and of woman, whose characters are held to exist in relationship to that God, and of society, in relation to the individual and the divine. It is, as well, the revelation of the sacrifice that makes such aim possible.” A hefty tome at 576 pages, it is a detailed manifesto in support of the Judeo-Christian worldview underpinning Western civilization’s canon of law and culture. Yet his admiration is one of almost a sociological spectator rather than devout believer because Peterson does not confess orthodox Christian belief.      “The biblical story, in its totality, is the frame through which the world of facts reveals itself, insofar as the West itself is concerned: it is the description of the hierarchy of value within which even science itself (that is, the science that ultimately pursues the good) is made possible,” Peterson continues. “The Bible is the library of stories on which the most productive, freest, and most stable and peaceful societies the world has ever known are predicated—the foundation of the West, plain and simple.”  Because Peterson is not a confessing Christian (though his wife, who recently interviewed me on her podcast, was newly baptized Catholic), Aaron M. Renn, a Midwest-based senior fellow at American Reformer, recently wrote a piece for the Blaze News about what he calls Peterson “eating the church’s lunch.” He notes that Peterson’s popularity grew through a series of lectures and videos he gave on Genesis before hundreds of thousands of mostly young men watched—some of which stretched two hours per episode.   “The American church should be embarrassed that Jordan Peterson ate its lunch,” writes Renn, a practicing Christian. “And it’s not just Peterson; an armada of other influencers have done the same. Peterson’s success should be especially galling because his work is frequently about the Bible … Here in Indianapolis, he sold out a 2,500-seat auditorium with a minimum ticket price of over $100. The audience, in effect, paid to hear him give a sermon on Genesis. People are willing to pay Jordan Peterson to preach to them.” Renn frequently writes on the Christian church and its failure to successfully connect with men, critiquing its inability to engage and grapple with the intellectual rigor that resonates with a masculine audience. Peterson shot to fame in part for defending white men against rabid, irrational, Marxist-infused identity-fueled attacks. “Strangely, the church doesn’t seem to be all that interested in understanding the Jordan Peterson phenomenon, much less the rest of the men’s influencer archipelago ranging from the healthy (like former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink) to the dubious (like the infamous Andrew Tate),” writes Renn, a former senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Public Research. “It has continued with legacy strategies that appeal to some but are clearly not as effective as what online influencers are doing.” Quickly after its release, “We Who Wrestle With God” topped a New York Times bestseller list, a week after it won Amazon’s lead spot. It’s clear that Peterson struck a chord with many people who enjoy his timely companion release, just as we heard word that Bible sales shot up 22% this year. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Wrestling With God, Under the Tutelage of Jordan Peterson appeared first on The Daily Signal.