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A Texas pediatrician who took to social media to claim, wildly and irrationally, that Texas flood victims, adults and children, were supporters of President Donald Trump and got "what they voted for" has been fired.

A report at the New York Post said Dr. Christina Propst first was suspended for her "vile post," then dismissed.

A commentary at Twitchy described her as a "MONSTER pediatrician" who was "cheering" the deaths of "MAGA children."

"May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry," Probst wrote in the now-viral post, the Post said. "Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. May they get what they voted for. Bless their hearts."

Twitchy commented, "We have no words. Ok, that's not true, we always have words, but none of them are PG-13 enough for this site. And the fact that she thought it was smart to post it for the whole world to see only makes it worse. Posts are forever, especially those that truly reveal who people are."

Her employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, responded:

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A time-lapse video reveals how quickly the flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, on Friday developed.

Authorities say at least 82 people were killed in the catastrophe, and President Donald Trump issued a disaster declaration.

He said, ""These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing. The Trump Administration continues to work closely with State and Local Leaders. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was on the ground yesterday with Governor Greg Abbott, who is working hard to help the people of his Great State."

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he had signed a major disaster declaration for Knerr County, Texas, where sudden and severe flash flooding around the Guadalupe River has led to dozens of deaths, with dozens more still missing.

“These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The administration “continues to work closely with State and Local Leaders,” he said, and noted that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is also in Texas in partnership with Governor Greg Abbott (R) as part of the relief efforts.

As of Sunday, Trump said that first responders including the Coast Guard and others at the state level had rescued over 850 people from the raging floodwaters that resulted from severe thunderstorms in the early hours of July 4th.

In Knerr County, 68 people were confirmed dead as of Monday, and 28 of those were children.

So many children

Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp, was particularly hard hit, with 27 campers and counselors dead and 11 more still missing.

A total of 82 people have died in Texas from the flooding, and 41 are still missing.

There was no warning siren system in place in Knerr County, and because the floodwaters rose rapidly in the overnight hours on Friday, other emergency response systems and broadcast warnings may not have been as effective as they would have been during the day.

The waters of the Guadalupe River and other nearby waterways remain swollen, and search and resuce operations continue in the hopes that some of the missing found a way to survive the flooding,

With the disaster declaration in place, federal resources will be available to supplement state and local ones.

Not the first time

The Guadalupe River has experienced major flooding before, most notably in 1936, 1952, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1987, 1991 and 1997.

In 1987, 10 teenagers at another summer camp, Pot O’ Gold Christian Camp near Comfort, Texas, died in another flood of the Guadalupe.

The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that Friday's flooding exceeded the 1987 levels.

Of course, the left wants to blame the flooding deaths on DOGE and budget cuts, which have led to reduced staffing levels in the area where the floods occurred.

But the warning systems that were available were used as they shoudl have been, so it isn't clear how more staffing would have changed anything about the situation.

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As Texans continue to deal with Saturday's flash flooding that has claimed dozens of lives, the lieutenant governor of the Lone Star State is urging citizens not to give up hope for those missing.

"Do not give up," said Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on "Fox & Friends Weekend." "Miracles can happen."

The death toll Sunday morning rose to 59, with 27 girls missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas.

Five girls staying at the camp have been confirmed dead. There were 750 attendees when floodwaters rose 26 feet in abut 45 minutes, slamming into the camp.

"The miracles that have happened," Patrick continued, "it's hard for me to talk about that because I'm also taking to the families of those who are missing. And right now they're focused on that. Miracles are tough. They expect and they hope and they pray. We stand on the rock of our faith through now."

"But there have been dramatic stories … Camp Mystic where camp counselors smashed a window open, we know this story from the girl who was telling her parents because they drove her back to Dallas.

The notoriously tight security provided to American presidents at all times was on full display over the weekend, with military assets deployed in response to an incident that could have potentially posed a threat to the commander in chief.

As Reuters reports, an F-16 fighter jet was scrambled on Saturday to intercept a general aviation plane that ventured into protected airspace over President Donald Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club. 

Unauthorized incursions mount

As Fox News noted, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled the jet in response to the presence of the unauthorized civilian aircraft in restricted airspace over the property where the president was spending the remainder of his holiday weekend. 

The aircraft at issue entered the restricted zone at around 2:40 p.m., triggering the swift response.

A so-called “headbutt” maneuver was used by the fighter jet to gain the civilian pilot’s attention before the offending aircraft was escorted away from the vicinity of the golf club.

The incident at issue was the fourth violation of airspace restrictions to occur on Saturday, but unfortunately, it wasn’t even the last, with a total of five racked up over the course of the day.

According to Reuters, the White House did not offer any immediate comment on the situation.

NORAD reacts to airspace violations

In response to the situation, NORAD reminded civilian pilots to “verify all Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Notice to Airmen (NOTAMs) and Fly Informed before making any flight.”

Officials reminded aviators of the availability of updated information about applicable restrictions at https://tfr.faa.gov/.

The agency reiterated its use of “a layered defense network of radars, satellites, and fighter aircraft to identify and respond to potential threats.”

In the agency’s own words, “The identification and monitoring of the civilian aircraft demonstrates how NORAD executes its aerospace warning and control missions for the United States and Canada.”

An X post from the military wing responsible for thwarting such breaches reminded aviators, “These TFRs are in place for a reason. No excuses! Stay sharp, stay legal, and stay out of restricted airspace.”

Continued vigilance required

While it is critical that every president receive the most vigilant and comprehensive protection available, in Trump’s case, the presence of very real threats has been made crystal clear over the past year.

Not only has Trump survived two assassination attempts, as of June, he is also the subject of a new fatwa issued by Iran’s top Shia cleric, who called on “Muslims of the world” to bring about the president’s death, making his protection more critical than ever.

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The lawfare schemes assembled against President Donald Trump while he was in office, and then during the four years before his second term, likely have no equal.

He was charged in an organized crime count, he was accused of fraud when the "victims" said they'd like to do business with him again, he was accused of fomenting insurrection, he was accused of misstating business costs by labeling legal fees legal fees, he was hit with a SWAT team raid over paperwork disagreements.

The lawfare goal was clear: Not just to try to dissuade him from running for a second term, which Democrats feared, but to actually find a way to put him in jail to guarantee that result.

Now one senator has promised to name names of those involved in the schemes.

Some already are known. Letitia James, New York's attorney general who now is under investigation herself for fraud, was one. So was Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Several judges were in on it.

But all will be revealed, according to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.

According to a report at the Gateway Pundit, he said, "I'm going to make sure as chairman of this committee, by listening to whistleblowers, getting documents that have been kept from Congress of the United States, I'm going to make sure that everybody is exposed and the documents prove it for the eight years that the opposition was trying to put President Trump in prison."

He said, "What we're doing, whether we had Republican or Democrat administrations over my years in the United States Congress, this President and his appointees to the Department of Justice and the FBI have given us the first real cooperation that we should have had under both Republican and Democratic Presidents before. But it was just obfuscate and cover up and not let the truth out because it's going to be embarrassing.

"So we're getting some whistleblowers their jobs back. We are releasing documents because I want everybody who had anything to do since President Trump went down that golden elevator in 2015 have been trying to get him out of the presidency or when he was out of the presidency, getting into prison."

A drive-by shooting in Chicago took the lives of four people and wounded more than a dozen others outside of a nightclub Wednesday night, the Washington Post reported. The gunman is still at large as police attempt to determine whether this was a gang-related incident or a targeted attack.

Officials are still trying to piece together the circumstances of the attack but have little information to go on. The shooting occurred outside of the Artis Restaurant and Lounge on the South Side of Chicago.

At the time, an album release party was happening for rapper Mello Buckzz. It's unclear whether there was any connection to the artist, and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling shared that there were no suspects to date.

Snelling encouraged anyone with information to call the police department so they may track down any leads. He assured the public that the police would be out in "full force" during the Independence Day weekend.

A Deadly Pattern

The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, just ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The whole ordeal only took seconds, but 18 people were shot after someone in a dark-colored vehicle sprayed bullets on a crowd congregating outside of the nightclub.

Police said the four who were killed included two women, aged 26 and 27, and two men, aged 24 and 25, but did not release their names. The other 14 victims who were shot, ranging in age from 21 to 31, were taken to various area hospitals for treatment.

"Currently, our detective division is working extremely hard to get to the bottom of this. We as a Chicago Police Department want to make sure that we bring justice to these families, but we also want to make sure that we take individuals with this violence and this character off the streets," Snelling said.

Following the shooting, police have ordered the establishment to close. This is not the first time such an incident occurred in the exact spot, as Bendand Reilly, alderman of the 42nd Ward, recalled.

Just a few years ago, a similar shooting happened in front of a now-defunct nightclub, Hush, which was located in the building Artis now occupies. That nightclub was closed, and Reilly imposed a moratorium on liquor licenses there to keep another club from opening with the same problems. Unfortunately, Artis found a workaround, which Reilly now blames for the incident.

Deadly Trend

Artis apparently got around the lack of liquor license by branding itself as a "BYOB" restaurant, which means customers could bring their own liquor. Reilly blames the establishment and said it was "dishonest with the City about their plans for the venue and have now contributed to a devastating act of violence, just weeks after opening as a BYOB 'restaurant,'" the alderman charged.

"Despite early assurances from the new restaurant owner that this venue would support local artisans, foster inclusivity, and serve as a hub for connection, creativity, and joy, the owners decided to turn over their venue to promote a new rap album release," Reilly said in a statement. The owners of the establishment released a statement about the incident but didn't take responsibility.

“Artis was created as a safe space. A space where Black, Brown, Queer, and allied communities could gather, be celebrated, and feel at home in River North. We’ve always led with that mission," the owners wrote on Thursday.

"And what happened last night disrupted it in the most painful way. Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones," they added. Mello Buckzz also released a statement Thursday on social media, stating it made him "feel like everything is just weighing down on me ... . All i can do is talk to god and pray."

Chicago is a deadly place, and this act of violence took out several people who were just getting together for a good time. This is common in cities run by Democrats, but the blame continues to go around.

A young man from Massachusetts was shot dead in Washington D.C. just after starting his summer internship for a Republican congressman.

21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was caught in the middle of an incident of street violence Monday night. He died at a hospital the next day.

The college senior had recently joined the staff of Kansas Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS), who shared his condolences in a statement.

"I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile," Estes said in a press release. "We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas' 4th District and the country."

The authorities have a grainy video of the shooting, which began as an "altercation" between two groups of individuals, one of whom was also shot, a 16-year-old male. Tarpinian-Jachym was caught in the crossfire, along with an adult female bystander.

Republican intern killed

The female victim is in stable condition, and the teenage victim is being treated for a damaged spine. Police confirmed that Tarpinian-Jachym was not an intended target. He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital Tuesday.

According to police, the suspects emerged from a vehicle and started shooting at a second group outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Police believe the teenage victim was involved in the exchange, the Washington Post noted.

The killing occurred on a street corner in Shaw, a rough neighborhood in the generally affluent northwestern quadrant of D.C., which contains many of the city's safest and most desirable areas.

“We believe the two groups had an [earlier] altercation that did not result initially in gunfire,” D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said at a press conference.

Police have recovered the suspects' black Acura, but no arrests have been made yet. The police are offering $25,000 to anyone who can help them bring the perpetrators to justice.

Crime problem plagues capital

The senseless killing highlights a continued crime problem in the nation's capital, where some members of Congress and their staffs have been victimized in brutal, random attacks.

There were 274 homicides in 2023, the city's highest murder rate in 25 years. While violent crime has fallen since then, the city has a long way to go: Tarpinian-Jachym was the 85th homicide victim this year, just a slight drop from 89 at the same time last year.

At a press conference Thursday, Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser refused to comment on whether the intern's killing would spur political change. “Let’s stay on July Fourth,” she said.

Tarpinian-Jachym was a senior at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he was majoring in finance with a minor in political science. Lilliana Myers, who met him in a fellowship program with the conservative Fund for American Studies, said Tarpinian-Jachym was fun and ambitious.

A Republican intern on Capitol Hill was tragically killed in a shooting on Monday night in northwestern D.C.

21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was caught in the crossfire of a deadly "altercation" after 10 p.m., Metropolitan Police said.

The college senior had recently joined the staff of Kansas Rep. Ron Estes, a Republican, who released a statement sharing his condolences.

"I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile," Estes said in a press release. "We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas' 4th District and the country."

Intern killed in D.C.

According to police chief Pamela Smith, the incident began as an "altercation" between two groups of people. The shooting was targeted, but Tarpinian-Jachym was not one of the intended victims.

On Monday, around 10:28 p.m., police responded to gunshots in the 1200 block of 7th Street, Northwest. They found three injured individuals: Tarpinian-Jachym, an adult female, and a 16-year-old male.

"The preliminary investigation indicates that multiple suspects exited a vehicle at the intersection of 7th and M Street, Northwest and began firing at a group. The suspect vehicle has been recovered," Metropolitan Police said in a press release.

Tarpinian-Jachym was brought to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries Tuesday. The unidentified woman is in stable condition, and the teenager is still being treated for injuries to his spine.

Police say the teenage boy was likely involved in the confrontation that led to the shooting.

"The child, I can say, we believe was kind of engaged as part of the group," police chief Pamela Smith said at a press conference Thursday.

Senseless tragedy

According to the latest data, crime in D.C. is declining compared to 2023, when the city had its most homicides in over a decade.

The 2020s crime wave placed public officials in danger, including Democratic Rep. Angie Craig (MN), who was assaulted in her apartment lobby, and Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), who had his car stolen at gunpoint. A former Trump official was murdered during a carjacking spree in 2024.

In May, a young couple who worked for Israel's embassy was assassinated by an extremist outside the Capital Jewish Museum.

Tarpinian-Jachym, of Gramby, Massachusetts, was a senior at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he majored in finance with a minor in political science. He had only just begun a summer internship at Rep. Estes' office.

What a senseless tragedy.

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Methodist preachers, historically, were the circuit riders who evangelized much of the western United States before the states all were states. They adhered to a tradition of John Wesley's teachings and followed the population as it moved into new lands.

Now not only are circuit riders gone, but apparently so are Wesley's teachings, as the United Methodist Church in America has established a solid reputation for leftist ideologies and agendas. Homosexual clergy? Old hat. Rainbow parades. Sure. Sins? Don't worry.

But an opinion piece released at EndTimeHeadlines reveals that one congregation has taken the agenda to an extreme.

With an F-bomb-laden, LGBT "worship anthem" in which a performer loudly proclaims "I'm f****** gay."

The commentary said, "It was once said that when the Church stops offending the world, it has stopped representing Christ. That grim warning came true again in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Zao MKE Church – an official United Methodist congregation – recently led its Sunday worship with a profane, self-glorifying anthem titled, 'I'm F****** Gay.'"

The editorial explained the "pastors" are two biological females, Jonah and Cameron Overton, "who have transitioned and now present themselves as a gay male couple." The congregation rejoiced queerness, profanity and "Christian rejection."

"The chorus included the line, 'I'm f****** gay and thank God for that,' with the F-bomb blaring through the sanctuary. They even admitted replacing it with 'freakin" in other verses – for the kids in attendance – but kept one original for good measure. In a church. On Sunday. In the name of Jesus," the commentary said.

Explains the publication, "The United Methodist Church was once a movement of revival, holiness, and deep commitment to Scripture. It stood for Wesleyan theology, sanctification, the pursuit of righteousness. But today? It's quickly becoming a cautionary tale. A denomination drunk on cultural approval, hollowing itself out from the inside. You can call yourself 'Jesus-rooted' all you want – but if your message is indistinguishable from a drag club with a fog machine, something has gone terribly wrong."

That, it said, "is not a song lyric. It's a theological tragedy. It's what happens when man becomes the measure, when self becomes sacred, and when the Church forgets it is not here to mimic the world – but to confront it."