The Dendorcnide Moroides plant‚ commonly found in rainforests in Australia‚ Indonesia‚ and some other Asian nations‚ is also known as the “suicide plant” or the gympie gympie. It is the world’s most painful plant to humans. If you touch it‚ it feels like you are on fire and electrocuted at the same time. The pain […] The post Don’t Touch the Gympie Gympie Suicide Plant appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) announced Saturday that he won’t seek re-election in 2024 just days after the Republican Congressman cast a crucial vote against impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The 39-year-old Gallagher‚ viewed as a rising star in the GOP‚ was one of three Republicans to vote against impeaching Mayorkas‚ which helped defeat the effort that Republican leaders have promised to accomplish. Gallagher‚ first elected in 2016‚ released a statement on Saturday‚ saying he believes the nation’s founders didn’t intend for lawmakers to make a career out of politics. “Eight years ago‚ I promised to treat my time in office as a high-intensity deployment‚” said Gallagher‚ who served for seven years as a U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer. “Through my bipartisan work on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees‚ chairing the Cyberspace Solarium Commission‚ and chairing the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party‚ we’ve accomplished more on this deployment than I could have ever imagined.” “But the Framers intended citizens to serve in Congress for a season and then return to their private lives‚” he added. “Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and‚ trust me‚ Congress is no place to grow old. And so‚ with a heavy heart‚ I have decided not to run for re-election.” A statement from Congressman Gallagher. pic.twitter.com/93xhZIyVRb — Rep. Gallagher Press Office (@RepGallagher) February 10‚ 2024 Gallagher made a name for himself sounding alarm bells on the Chinese Communist Party and how the Chinese-owned TikTok is harming American youth. He has also warned of major American companies such as Disney‚ Ford‚ and Apple being exposed to Chinese influence. Earlier this week‚ Gallagher joined Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Tom McClintock (R-CA)‚ along with all voting Democrats‚ to defeat a resolution that could have made Mayorkas the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876. Gallagher argued that impeaching Mayorkas would set “a dangerous new precedent on impeachment that will be used against future Republican administrations.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Multiple Republicans have announced their retirement from Congress in recent weeks‚ including Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA)‚ Jeff Duncan (R-SC)‚ Greg Pence (R-IN)‚ Larry Bucshon (R-IN)‚ and Doug Lamborn (R-CO). The GOP is looking to retain its slim majority in the House and overtake Democrats in the Senate in the 2024 election.

Hamas terrorists hid a top-secret intelligence center underneath the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) in Gaza that was uncovered by the Israel Defense Forces‚ the Israeli military said on Saturday. The Hamas intelligence center included an electrical room‚ industrial battery power banks‚ and a living space for the terrorists‚ The Times of Israel reported. The IDF’s discovery comes after revelations that at least a dozen of the agency’s workers were connected to Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel‚ according to an Israeli intelligence dossier. The controversial U.N. aid group — which says it is “committed to advancing the human development of Palestine refugees” — denied having any knowledge that Hamas was housing terrorists and a data center right underneath its feet‚ according to UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. “UNRWA is made aware of reports through the media regarding a tunnel under the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza‚” Lazzarini said. “UNRWA staff left its headquarters in Gaza City on 12 October following the Israeli evacuation orders and as bombardment intensified in the area. We have not used that compound since we left it nor are we aware of any activity that may have taken place there.” The UNRWA commissioner-general added that the agency cannot confirm or comment on the reports that the “Israeli Army has deployed troops within the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza City.” The Times of Israel reported that interrogations of captured terrorists helped Israeli forces pinpoint Hamas’ subterranean intelligence center‚ which was finally located under the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City’s upscale Rimal neighborhood. “The IDF was here previously‚ the first time was to destroy the enemy‚ but when we were here the last time we collected a lot of intelligence documents and findings‚ a lot of prisoners‚ and thanks to this we reached here. Now we carried out a targeted operation to take this capability away‚” said Col. Benny Aharon‚ the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade‚ while giving a media tour of the newly discovered tunnel. “We had a basis of information‚ but not enough to be able to dig down 20 meters and find it‚ we needed a bit more. There’s information we get from prisoners we capture‚ from computers we find‚ from documents‚ maps‚” he said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP After it was reported that 12 UNRWA employees were tied to Hamas’ brutal 10/7 attack on Israel‚ at least nine countries and the European Union suspended or cut back funding for the agency‚ which prompted U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to plead with countries to continue supporting the UNRWA. “[Two] million civilians in Gaza depend on critical aid from UNRWA for daily survival but UNRWA’s current funding will not allow it to meet all requirements to support them in February‚” Guterres said in a statement. “While I understand their concerns – I was myself horrified by these accusations – I strongly appeal to the governments that have suspended their contributions to‚ at least‚ guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s operations.”

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The term “fuzz lord” gets thrown around a lot these days regarding guitarists who‚ you guessed it—load their ‘board with fuzz pedals. To that end‚ Rival Sons’ resident “fuzz lord‚” Scott Holiday‚ is no different—he stacks fuzz (and volume and distortion) like there’s no tomorrow‚ though‚ he’s earned his title. Want proof. Just listen to any of Rival Sons’ studio records—especially 2023’s Darkfighter and Lightbringer. This is not by accident—Holiday is a gear hound through and through. Through the madness inherent in the walls of fuzz and gargantuan grandiosity‚ you’ll find a doorway to the halls of his mind’s eye. Open it‚ stroll The post Scott Holiday of Rival Sons: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.