A Cabarrus County school board meeting in North Carolina went south when a newly-elected Christian board member asked to have the board say an invocation before meetings since it is a “time-honored Tradition of our country.” Melanie Freeman ran as a Christian. Another Board member, Pamela Escobar went bonkers hearing of an invocation. “So this […] The post School Board Member Bugs Out When She Hears They Might Say a Prayer appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

On Monday, Dan Bongino, the Deputy Director of the FBI, announced that the agency would further its investigation into cocaine being found in the Biden White House and the leak of the draft of the Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court that overruled Roe v. Wade, and the pipe bombs that were left near the DNC and RNC offices in Washington, D.C., in on January 2021. On July 2, 2023, the Secret Service discovered powder cocaine in a vestibule cubby at the White House where visitors store mobile phones. President Biden and his family were at Camp David at the time. The Secret Service concluded its investigation ten days later. “There was no surveillance video footage found that provided investigative leads or any other means for investigators to identify who may have deposited the found substance in this area,” the FBI stated at the time. “Without physical evidence, the investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals who passed through the vestibule where the cocaine was discovered. At this time, the Secret Service’s investigation is closed due to a lack of physical evidence.” In May 2022, someone leaked a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Supreme Court denounced the leak as “a grave assault on the judicial process.” Gail Curley, the court official assigned with investigating the incident, stated, “If a Court employee disclosed the draft opinion, that person brazenly violated a system that was built fundamentally on trust with limited safeguards to regulate and constrain access to very sensitive information.” Memorial Day Sale – Get 40% Off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “Shortly after swearing in, the Director and I evaluated a number of cases of potential public corruption that, understandably, have garnered public interest,” Bongino wrote on X. “We made the decision to either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention, to these cases. These cases are the DC pipe bombing investigation, the cocaine discovery at the prior administration’s White House, and the leak of the Supreme Court Dobbs case.” Thanks for following this account and allowing us to update you about what we’re doing at your FBI. A few updates: -The Director and I will have most of our incoming reform teams in place by next week. The hiring process can take a little bit of time, but we are approaching that… — Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) May 26, 2025  

Semaj is only two years old. His mom, Aaliyah Hardin, is 27 years old. Semaj has an older brother named Jamichael, who is five. Both of Aaliyah’s sons have sickle cell disease. Jamichael just graduated from Pre-K with three academic achievement awards. These two young boys are brilliant. Semaj was working with his mom, learning about money, and it’s gone viral. Remember, he is only two. Pay no attention to the fact that the toddler answers with the confidence of a grumpy old man. @jamichaelandsemaj Heyy Everyone Here Is Semaj With Another VideoHe Been Learning About MONEY This Pass Week He Finally Got It ♬ original sound – JamichaelAndSemajWorld Aaliyah has received some online trolling about her videos with Semaj. She assures her fans that the young boy smiles and plays, but not while he is learning. At two years old, he is more advanced than many children entering Kindergarten. If you’re in the mood to troll, please go elsewhere. We celebrate Aaliyah as a SuperMom. Her proactive approach to parenting gives her sons an extra tool to succeed in life. These two boys will have enough hurdles to face as they grow up with sickle cell disease. Although not as limiting as before, the disease stacks the deck against Jamichael and Semaj. Jamichael is reading, and Semaj probably won’t be far behind. While we poke fun at this amazing toddler for answering in a matter-of-fact old man style, let’s also acknowledge his smartness. Parents everywhere are raising children who develop at different rates. Aaliyah happens to be raising two super achievers. Semaj’s curt, matter-of-fact tone might make him a brilliant debater. Please join us in wishing these two brave and intelligent young boys and their mom all the best of success. Jamichael and Semaj may grow up to change the world and make it better for all of us. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Toddler Answers Mom’s Questions With The Enthusiasm Of A Cranky Old Man appeared first on InspireMore.

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Cathy Lindberg Jarosz drove down the street of her newly purchased home but could not find her house. Lindberg, a lawyer from Maryland, had purchased the home in Destin, Florida, in April 2023 to be closer to her daughter who had just had a baby. She turned the house over to contractors for a couple weeks so they could do renovations on the home while she was on vacation. When she returned, she expected to find her new home ready to settle into, but this was far from the case.   “I drive to the house and see all this trash and debris and stuff, bad landscaping—really no landscaping on this house,” she told Independent Women’s Features.    “I drive by it and I go, ‘God, where’s my house?’ You know, it was a new house,” Lindberg recalled. “So I go back and forth, trying to look for my house number, and I realized that thing is mine!”  When Lindberg went inside her home, wires were popping out of the walls, there was a gaping hole in the ceiling, and most of the furniture she moved in had been stolen along with her clothes, kitchen ware, and even her grandson’s toys.   Damage done to Lindberg’s house. Photo: Lindberg via IW Features. Damage done to Lindberg’s house. Photo: Lindberg via IW Features. The contractor Lindberg hired to do the work on her home while she was away had come highly recommended from her real estate agent but the contractor, Ray Badillo, was operating an unlicensed business, as Lindberg soon found out.   Inside her disheveled home, Lindberg called her husband in Maryland and the couple began what ultimately turned into a long legal battle.   Lindberg told IW Features that she and her husband spent thousands of dollars cleaning up the home that the contractors appeared to have lived in while she was away. Worse still, the contractors continued to come back to her home and some even attempted to get inside the house.   “One morning, when she opened her bedroom curtains, a worker was sitting on her porch,” IW Features reports.   Squatters seen outside and outside the Lindberg’s house via security camera footage. Photo: Lindberg via IW Features When she reached out to local law enforcement, Lindberg was told that because the men were likely illegal aliens, there was little police could do unless the men committed a crime.   Squatters seen outside and outside the Lindberg’s house via security camera footage. Photo: Lindberg via IW Features Local and state law enforcement officials are traditionally not authorized to enforce immigration enforcement duties unless federal or state leaders grant them such authority.   In February, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order granting Florida law enforcement the authority to perform immigration enforcement duties. A federal judge has blocked the order, but Attorney General James Uthmeier says he believes Florida law enforcement can continue “to enforce Florida’s new illegal entry and reentry laws.”  Lindberg took legal action against the contractor and real estate agent who recommended the contractor to try and recoup some of the cost of her stolen property and damage to her home, but Badillo did not show up in court for six months.   The Walton County state’s attorney’s office launched an investigation and found that Badillo was operating without a license and eventually, in 2024, Badillo was arrested, found guilty, “and ordered to pay partial restitution,” according to IW Features. Lindberg says she wishes leaders in Florida would do more to address the issue of illegal immigration.   “It’s a nightmare,” she said. “I have nothing good to say about it. DeSantis, he says, ‘I don’t like illegal migrants.’ But really? You’ve got so many, bud, even in the Panhandle. I see them in front of me!”  Illegal immigration into Florida remained high through July 2024 but started to see a noticeable decline at the end of last summer, according to Customs and Border Protection Data. In April for example, CBP encountered 1,991 illegal aliens in the Miami Sector or through the Miami Field Office, down from 26,880 in April 2024.   Now, under the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is conducting large scale immigration operations in Florida aimed at arresting and removing criminal illegal aliens, according to ICE. Lindberg did succeed in restoring her home and enjoys staying in the small house when she visits her grandchildren. Her legal case against the contractor and the real estate agent is still moving through the courts. The next hearing is scheduled for February. The post Illegal Alien Squatters Turned Her Home Purchase into a Nightmare appeared first on The Daily Signal.

CBS News and "60 Minutes" host Scott Pelley delivered a speech to university graduates that was pro-free speech and seemingly against President Donald Trump's administration.The 67-year-old spoke at Wake Forest University's Commencement on May 19 in what was an incredibly performative address, discussing fascism, free speech, and even Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.'Diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word.'After several jokes bombed with the audience of heat stroke-adjacent graduates, the crowd cooked in the 84-degree weather as Pelley flamboyantly raved about his work in astronomy, his travel to the United Kingdom, and his interview with the Ukrainian leader.Pelley then warned onlookers that many would not like what he had to say before delving into commentary about how the "sacred rule of law is under attack" in the United States."Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack, and insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes, and into our private thoughts," he said.The reporter then seemed to direct his words at Trump and his administration, albeit without naming the sitting president.RELATED: It's a crime to lie or insult a politician online in Germany, prosecutors tell '60 Minutes' "The fear to speak in America," Pelley said, emphasizing the audacity of the idea.Waving his arms in the air and gesturing as if he were in a Broadway play, Pelley accurately stated that "power can rewrite history with grotesque, false narratives.""They can make criminals heroes, and heroes criminals. Power can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality," he continued.Then, revealing his progressive bias, Pelley claimed that "diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word."The Texan added, "This is an old playbook, my friends. There's nothing new in this."RELATED: CBS News chief exec steps down amid tensions from Trump's $20 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump addresses graduates at West Point in Michie Stadium, May 24, 2025. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesIn response to a clip of the speech, Fox News reporter Guy Benson pointed out that "60 Minutes" aired a glowing segment about Germany's anti-free speech policies in February, noting that it included "ZERO dissenting voices" and not even "one quote against censorship."During the segment, CBS host Sharyn Alfonsi asked a panel of German lawyers if it was a crime in their country to insult someone in public."Yes. Yes. It is," was their reply; they also agreed it was a crime to insult someone online.Josephine Ballon, one of the prosecutors, also said, "Without boundaries, a very small group of people can rely on endless freedom to say anything they want, while everyone else is scared and intimidated." Pelley's remarks at Wake Forest could not be categorized as anti-free speech though, and actually mirrored a typical pro-America diatribe. "Your country needs you and needs you today," Pelley told the audience. "America works well when we listen to those we disagree with ... and have common ground and compromise."However, the host's words included a progressive twist at almost every turn — and perverted the reality of who or what is standing in the way of true free speech."One thing we can all agree on, one thing at least," he said. "America is at her best when everyone is included."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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The mysterious and surreal world of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is home to many strange creatures and characters. Among them are the animated beasts known as Nevrons, often who appear as enemies but sometimes as allies too.