Catherine Herridge‚ senior investigative correspondent for CBS News‚ is raising concerns about a “black swan event” happening in 2024. The ominous statement aired Sunday on “Face the Nation” after moderator Margaret Brennan asked members of her panel to share their “big prediction” for the coming year. “Well‚ mine’s a little dark. I just feel a lot of concern that 2024 may be the year of a black swan event‚” Herridge said. .@CBS_Herridge predicts in 2024‚ the U.S. may have "a national security event with high impact that's very hard to predict‚" pointing to ongoing wars and U.S. division as factors creating "fertile ground for our adversaries like North Korea‚ China and Iran" to take advantage of. pic.twitter.com/Vx8MTnn1W8 — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) December 24‚ 2023 The reporter explained that such a “national security event with high impact” is “very hard to predict” given there are a number of global conflicts as well as issues within the United States. “Not only this sort of enduring‚ heightened threat level‚ that we’re facing‚ the wars in Israel‚ also Ukraine‚” Herridge said. “And we’re so divided in this country in ways that we haven’t seen before‚” she added. “And I think that just creates fertile ground for our adversaries like North Korea‚ China‚ and Iran. And that’s what concerns me most.” Other panelists also gave their predictions for 2024. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues said that he expects crime across the country‚ in particular violent crime‚ will stick to a downward trend next year. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Robert Costa‚ chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News‚ predicted a “crisis” within the GOP if former President Donald Trump becomes a convicted felon and the party has no “Plan B” for the presidential election. Costa’s colleague‚ chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford‚ surmised that the Supreme Court will not “save” Trump from criminal prosecution. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joked that he would have to predict the discovery of alien life to compete with the other “shockers‚” but settled on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaping the “rewards” of sending munitions to Russia — as was reported by the White House in October — such as technical aid for his country’s nuclear weapons program. Brennan concluded that “the only certainty is uncertainty.” She added‚ “And anyone who tells you what is going to happen with this election‚ and how it’s going to play out over the next year is selling you something because there are just so many different variables that all of us are tracking‚ and all of us are weighing … But it’s also why none of us will sleep very much in the next few months.”

Retail work can be a grueling experience‚ often filled with moments that leave employees shaking their heads in disbelief. From the absurd to the downright hilarious‚ retail workers have seen it all. Here are ten tweets from those who have braved the retail world‚ capturing their experiences with humor and a touch of sarcasm. These anecdotes paint a vivid picture of the everyday trials and tribulations faced by retail workers‚ offering a glimpse into a world that many of us only briefly encounter as customers. 1. When the manager repeats what you just said. Twitter Ever had a customer insist on speaking to the manager‚ only to have the manager echo your exact words? It’s a mix of satisfaction and frustration that every retail worker knows all too well. 2. “Can I get a shift cover from the afterlife?” Twitter Imagine being so dedicated to your job that even in the afterlife‚ you’re asked to find a cover for your shift. This tweet hilariously captures the never-ending commitment expected from retail workers. The post 10 Tweets From People Who’ve Worked Retail One Day Too Many appeared first on InspireMore.

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A US soldier on a night mission guarding a power plant near Baghdad‚ Iraq‚ along with other soldiers‚ observes and reports a large triangular UFO. The photos he took were confiscated.I received the following account:"In 2004 just outside of Baghdad‚ Iraq while on a night mission guarding a power plant a large metallic triangle-shaped hovering craft appeared over the plant. On the bottom of the craft were large oscillating red lights. From its appearance to its time of disappearance‚ there was a period of about 30 minutes.There were about twenty of us soldiers who were eyewitnesses. We reported it to our TOC and within 10 minutes the Black Hawks had it in sight and were approaching when this thing just lifted up silently and zoomed out of sight at an incredible speed.The photos I took along with my camera were taken away from me and never returned. It seems no one knew what happened to my photos or camera. I was not a believer in UFO sightings at this point in my life‚ but this event certainly made a believer out of me. I don't know what it was. I can't say it was a military craft or something out of this world‚ but I know what I saw and it was unlike anything I have ever seen in my life.My first 8 years of service were in the US Air Force as a crew chief and a jet mechanic so I have seen a lot of different types of aircraft and know a thing or two about flying objects‚ and this thing was just mind-blowing! At the time this occurred‚ I was a grunt attached to a Calvary unit." AHunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in UtahBeyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern SasquatchSlenderman: From Fiction to FactThe Starchild Skull -- Genetic Enigma or Human-Alien Hybrid?Register a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSCould a nuclear missile be used to save the Earth from a killer asteroid?You may see more 'UFOs and aliens' around Christmas for very bizarre explanationCRYPTID CANINES: PENNSYLVANIA &; MARYLAND CASEFILES - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREIan Punnett March 3‚ 1960 - December 21‚ 2023Flowers Are Evolving to Self-Pollinate‚ And It Could Be a Big ProblemPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A child is sleeping in their grandparent's basement when they observe the presence of an unknown entity. They hear their name‚ and then the form of Santa Claus manifests.The following account was forwarded to me:“Sorry in advance‚ this is not exactly a jolly story. When I was 7‚ we were visiting my grandparents for Christmas with all of my dad's siblings and their kids. My grandmother was dying of breast cancer. She would pass some time between when I went to bed on Christmas Eve and the middle of the night.I was sleeping in the basement of their old farmhouse. There was a wood stove for heating the house down there. Now‚ as I remember it‚ I woke up to the sound of the fire suddenly crackling a lot (like if you burn cedar‚ which I'm pretty sure it was). I got all excited and thought it was Santa. I could feel a presence and to my seven-year-old eyes‚ I could swear that an invisible person was walking up the carpeted stairs‚ as I could see the footsteps pressing the carpet down as whatever it was ascended the steps.Around this time I thought I heard someone whisper my name off in the direction that my little sister was sleeping. It was soft and raspy‚ "Nina. Nina. Heeeey  Heeeyyyy." Along with this‚ I could make out the silhouette of what I thought to be one of Santa's elves‚ sitting on a stool next to where my sister slept. It scared me and I stayed as quiet and still as I could. Eventually‚ I felt the presence of "Santa" coming back down the stairs‚ the fire started crackling a bunch again and then died down as the presence left. I stayed awake in bed until later when my father and uncles returned from the hospital with the bad news. They made us kids open our presents before they told us the next morning though.Anyway‚ in retrospect‚ I want to chalk it all up to an overactive imagination. It was actually impossible for me to see anything other than the profile of the stairs‚ as I was sleeping parallel to them‚ and my sister was probably just breathing heavily‚ but that's how I remember it.” NHunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in UtahBeyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern SasquatchSlenderman: From Fiction to FactThe Starchild Skull -- Genetic Enigma or Human-Alien Hybrid?Register a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSCould a nuclear missile be used to save the Earth from a killer asteroid?You may see more 'UFOs and aliens' around Christmas for very bizarre explanationCRYPTID CANINES: PENNSYLVANIA &; MARYLAND CASEFILES - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREIan Punnett March 3‚ 1960 - December 21‚ 2023Flowers Are Evolving to Self-Pollinate‚ And It Could Be a Big ProblemPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

While sitting in the car in a dark alley on Christmas Eve a teen believes that they see the shadow of Santa's sleigh‚ causing their reevaluation of St. Nick's reality.The following account was forwarded to me:“I was 15 when I saw the shadow of what could have been Santa's sleigh. It was Christmas Eve‚ around 10-11 PM. My parents are divorced‚ and on Christmas Eve I used to go over to my mom's till around 10-11‚ my dad would pick me up and we'd go to his house (they lived in the same city).So my dad and I arrived in the driveway which is in an alley‚ and at the time our garage door was broken. To get into the garage you had to walk around the house‚ go in through the front‚ and then open it by hand from the inside. I ended up staying in the passenger seat of the truck while he walked around. This had happened many times before‚ but the alley still gave me the heebie-jeebies because it was so dark. The only thing shedding light on it was from the neighbor's house that faced the entrance of the alley.So I was just sitting there‚ trying to not get creeped out‚ when I got the urge to turn around. I don't know why‚ I didn't want to turn out of fear honestly‚ I just felt I should. So I turned around. Right behind our driveway was the neighbor's fence. It was dark wood‚ and I just stared at it and waited. And then it happened‚ the shadow floated across the fence. There were no reindeer or Santa‚ and although it looked more rectangular than anything‚ I was convinced it was Santa's sleigh.I had always loved Christmas growing up‚ and even though when the time this happened I didn't believe in him anymore‚ it really sparked me to believe in him again. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense‚ it was just a feeling I had after seeing that. The whole experience made me feel he was more of a spirit that brought joy to people rather than physical presents.” OHunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in UtahBeyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern SasquatchSlenderman: From Fiction to FactThe Starchild Skull -- Genetic Enigma or Human-Alien Hybrid?Register a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSCould a nuclear missile be used to save the Earth from a killer asteroid?You may see more 'UFOs and aliens' around Christmas for very bizarre explanationCRYPTID CANINES: PENNSYLVANIA &; MARYLAND CASEFILES - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREIan Punnett March 3‚ 1960 - December 21‚ 2023Flowers Are Evolving to Self-Pollinate‚ And It Could Be a Big ProblemPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Creating a list of the Top 10 Essential Original Rock Christmas Songs is a rather difficult task due to the enormous amount of recordings released over the past fifty years. So we have narrowed down the list to include only truly original rock and roll compositions performed by rock artists. We have tried to create a list that presents some variation‚ and it is in no way a definite statement of the ten best Christmas songs but rather a presentation of some of the best rock and roll Christmas songs from various rock and roll genres. But there are rules…..The The post 10 Essential Original Rock Christmas Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.