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There's an entirely new hazard to being outdoors, following a windstorm that swept over one part of Montana.
Streams that might be electrified.
It's a danger, authorities warn, because of power lines that were blown down – and ended up in streams.
A report from Cowboy State Daily said winds reached 109 mph in the storm on Wednesday.
It was so strong it broke trees and "knocked potentially live power lines into the waterways."
Roads were clogged with debris.
The report said, "Emergency personnel are warning people to stay away from streams and other waterways, which may be electrified from downed power lines. They're also warning people to 'look up' to make sure breaking and dangling trees don't fall on them."
"Avoid waterways because there may be power lines in the water, and power and water don't mix very well," explained Nick Holloway, the coordinator for disaster and emergency services in Missoula County.
The storm damage was localized, according to Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day.
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Former President Trump's would-be assassin was a user of the popular social media site Gab.com, whose infrequent posts suggest he was a supporter of Joe Biden, says Gab CEO Andrew Torba.
"In the process of responding to an emergency disclosure request from a U.S. law enforcement agency, Gab learned that a pro-Biden/Harris account on the site was believed to have belonged to Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to assassinate President Trump. After backing up the account, we notified the public," Torba said.
"Politicians like Eric Swalwell have tried to mislead the American people by claiming Crooks was a Republican."
Torba said Gab "has published the first evidence making it very apparent that Crooks was a left-wing partisan who hated President Trump's immigration policies – noting that the shooter fired on President Trump when he started talking about those same policies.
"This raises the possibility, for the first time, that his attempted assassination of President Trump was the latest instance of a wider pattern of left-wing domestic terrorism that has plagued our country since the summer of 2020."
He indicated Gab "will continue to fight for the free speech rights of all Americans. Free speech allows truths like this to surface while censorship seeks to hide the facts in darkness."
"He posted on the site nine (9) times total," Torba said. "While the account made very few posts on the site, the majority of them were in support of President Biden"
Voter records show Crooks was a registered Republican, and also donated $15 to liberal campaign group ActBlue in 2021, according to an election donation filing and news reports.
Torba also said: "If the past is any guide, defying the D.C. consensus by publishing the first definitive evidence that the shooter was a Biden supporter – something Democrats and their media allies have tried to cover up and deny at every turn – has a high probability of resulting in significant political and media backlash."
"In the past, we have been the target of politically motivated inquiries from both the House Oversight Committee and the Joint Committee on the January 6th Attacks, both of which sought to interfere with our mission of protecting free speech online."
Torba, an unabashed Christian, asked for prayer in dealing with the latest disclosures:
"Would appreciate some prayer. I'm sticking my neck out big time on this one, but I felt it was the right thing to do in the public interest."
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A focus group of women from Wisconsin, a swing state that is not exactly a hotbed of conservatism, has delivered a devastatingly negative assessment of Kamala Harris.
Harris is the presumptive Democrat party nominee for president this year after Joe Biden's abrupt decision to remove himself from the race after he essentially had gotten the support of enough delegates to win the nomination.
Harris, appointed "border czar" by Biden, accomplished little on that project, as millions of illegal aliens flooded into the U.S. under the Biden-Harris open borders practices.
There's little else to attribute to her vice presidency, which has focused on promoting abortion and transgenderism.
The focus group, interviewed by MSNBC's Elise Jordan, who's known for her harsh comments about Republican nominee President Donald Trump, left Harris' reputation in tatters.
The comments included: "I don't get a good feel for her."
And, "I think she's an idiot."
And, "She's not real smart."
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Kamala Harris will have to face a lot of questions if she, as presumed, becomes the Democratic nominee for president this year.
She'll probably want to promote herself as pro-law-and-order, with her resume including stints as a prosecutor and California's attorney general.
But what she'll see will be questions about how she advocated for the release of violent criminals, some of whom committed horrific crimes after they were released.
At issue is her support during the summer of riots after the George Floyd death in Minneapolis for a special fundraising campaign to bail suspects, suspects often facing charges for extremely violent crimes, out of jail.
A report in the Minnesota Sun noted that Harris endorsed the Minnesota Freedom Fund in a social media comment in 2020.
She insisted, "If you're able, chip in now to the MN Freedom Fund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota."
The report said the fund got $40 million after being promoted by Harris and other celebrities.
Those protesters were fomenting riots in cities all across the United States, leaving behind billions of dollars in damages, over the alleged racism in the case of Floyd's death. He died while being restrained by police.
However, in an interview, while those riots were burning city blocks, MFF chief Greg Lewin confirmed only about a dozen people were recipients of MFF bail funds.
At the time, it was Crime Watch Minneapolis that documented a list of violent offenders "who committed more serious crimes after the Minnesota Freedom Fund secured their release," the report confirmed.
One was George Howard, arrested for domestic assault, who was charged with murder just days after being bailed out.
Another was Gregory Jones, arrested for attacking a woman in a bar bathroom, and later charged with committing lewd acts in front of children after being bailed out.
The Republican State Leadership Committee already has highlighted Harris' advocacy for jailed violent criminals.
Spokeswoman Stephanie Rivera explained, "Regardless of who Democrats nominate for president, the Biden-Harris agenda remains in the states and on the ballot heading into November. Minnesotans have felt the negative impacts of these destructive pro-criminal policies and will hold them accountable for their failures at the ballot box in November."
A Trump super PAC already has promoted the slogan, "Kamala Harris bails out criminals, and Americans pay the price."
Fox News explained Harris' "tough talk about serving as a prosecutor in California may crumble quickly due to her past support for the Minnesota Freedom Fund in June 2020 amid Black Lives Matter riots."
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JERUSALEM – The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday its troops had found – and repatriated on Wednesday – the bodies of five Israelis killed and taken hostage during Hamas' vicious massacres of Oct. 7.
IDF soldiers Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, and Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, as well as Oren Goldin, 33, Maya Goren, 56, and Ravid Katz, 51, had all previously been declared dead, although their bodies continued to be held in Gaza until Wednesday.
According to a joint IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) statement, "precise intelligence" was gathered through the Shin Bet's interrogation of detained terrorists, among other pieces of intelligence. A combination of the IDF's elite special forces 98th Division and Shin Bet agents pinpointed and recovered their remains in Khan Younis.
It is not thought the troops encountered armed resistance during the operation to extract the remains, which were found in a tunnel. Israel's military earlier this week began a new offensive in the city to root out Hamas fighters who had reentered it.
"Alongside the operational effort, the IDF's directorate for the missing and captives worked with the Institute for Forensic Science and the Israel Police to identify the bodies and inform the families," Shin Bet said in a statement.
A video clip of the bodies – which were tightly wrapped in what looked like plastic garbage sacks – and which were neatly arrayed in an APC, appeared online. The reserve soldier who filmed it was handed a 10-day prison sentence by the commander of the 98th Division, and was permanently dismissed from duty for actions "completely against" military protocol.
"The IDF views such incidents with severity, and condemns behavior that endangers the security of our forces, and harms the families of the hostages," the military said, according to the Times of Israel.
Israel's President Isaac Herzog delivered an emotional message on X:
"Our hearts are with the Katz, Goldin, Goren, Ahimas and Brodski families – as soon as it became known about the recovery of their loved ones' bodies – soldiers and civilians from the Gaza Strip. I thank the IDF soldiers, Shin Bet and Security Services personnel who act with determination and bravery to return the male and female hostages."
"We must return them all, the living and those for whom it is our responsibility to bring them home to Israel for burial."
"May the memories of Ravid, Oren, Maya, Tomer, and Kiril, be blessed."
The retrieval of these five bodies means there are still some 111 captives remaining in Gaza, including the 39 the IDF has already declared dead, out of the 251 who were taken to the coastal enclave on Oct. 7 more than 290 days ago.
Maya, who was in the kindergarten looking after children when the barbarous hordes descended on her home, was critically wounded although apparently still alive, and whisked across the border to Gaza. She is known to have been murdered some time after that.
Maya's husband, Avner, was also killed inside the couple's home. Although her family already sat shiva – the traditional seven days of mourning following – in December, she will now be laid to rest next to her husband, in a dignified burial.
Sgt. Kiril Brodski, was from Ramat Gan, and served in the brigade commander's command post, and was killed on Oct. 7. In November, it was announced he had been murdered on the day of the attacks and his body was taken to Gaza.
Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, fell during fierce battles in Nirim. He along with Sgt. Brodski was part of the command post team of Col. Assaf Hamami, commander of the Southern Brigade in the Gaza Division – who was also killed – as they fought valiantly to contain the waves of terrorists.
Oren Goldin, was born in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak. He was married to Oshrit and together they raised two-year-old twins – Aviv and Ilay. He was kidnapped along with three other members of the kibbutz's emergency squad, including his brother-in-law – Tal Haimi, another Oct. 7 victim.
Ravid Katz lived in Kibbutz Nir Oz. He leaves behind three children – Shahar, Shira, and little Alma, only six months old – and his partner, Revital.
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Kamala Harris' work as Joe Biden's designated "border czar," to deal with the root problems of the massive flood of illegal aliens their administration's policies triggered at America's southern border, undoubtedly will be one of the subjects of the developing presidential contest, with her as Biden's probable replacement on the Democrat ticket.
But even her own party is developing doubts.
That's as a handful of Democrats joined the majority GOP in the House to approve a resolution condemning Harris' handling of those "border czar" responsibilities.
A report from Fox News highlights the fact that Democrat Reps. Jared Golden, Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington, Mary Peltola, Alaska, Henry Cuellar, Texas, Don Davis, North Carolina, and Yadira Caraveo, Colorado, joined the GOP in condemning Harris' handling of the border crisis.
The resolution was adopted 220-196.
Fox explained, "Republicans have for years accused Harris of failing her job as 'border czar' after President Biden handed her the task of mitigating the 'root causes' of illegal immigration in 2021. It's quickly becoming the cornerstone of GOP-led attacks against Harris as she gears up for an expected head-to-head race with former President Trump. But the six moderate Democrats who voted to condemn Harris amount to a scathing rebuke of their party's likely presidential candidate – despite dozens of left-wing lawmakers rushing to endorse her."
A Twitchy commentary said, "Maybe there's hope for the Democratic Party yet? And that's a heavy influence on the MAYBE."
The commentary noted it was evidence of "how unpopular Kamala really is, even with her own party."
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Former President Donald Trump posted an eye-opening message online Thursday, calling for the U.S. to eradicate Iran if the Islamic republic were ever to assassinate him.
While American authorities were made aware of an Iranian assassination plot against Trump before the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, during which the ex-commander in chief was shot in the ear, a connection between the plot and the shooting has yet to be established.
Trump said of Iran: "If they do 'assassinate President Trump,' which is always a possibility, I hope that America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the Earth — If that does not happen, American Leaders will be considered 'gutless' cowards!"
Trump attached his message to a video clip of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
"And as we recently learned, they (Iran) even brazenly threatened to assassinate President Trump," Netanyahu told Congress.
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The prime minister stressed the decades-long threat Iran has posed to the U.S., including holding American hostages, committing acts of terror, and dispatching "death squads here to murder a former secretary of state and a former national security adviser."
Iran has been incensed against Trump personally along with his administration officials, seeking revenge for the death of Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, killed by the U.S. during a 2020 drone strike.
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Standing ovations for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were delivered to the visiting dignitary when he addressed Congress on Wednesday, despite thousands of protesters carrying their anti-semitism agenda to the streets and the boycott of dozens of leftist members.
He unleashed the truth when he pointed out the contradictions of the anti-Israel riot squads who have invaded university campuses and taken over tax-funded facilities in recent months, following the terror attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas thugs, last Oct. 7.
Some 1,200 Israeli civilians were slaughtered in that attack.
Netanyahu said, "Some of these protesters hold up signs proclaiming 'Gays for Gaza.' They might as well hold up signs saying 'Chickens for KFC."
Authorities reported six anti-Israel protesters were arrested for sneaking into the Capitol House chamber.
Inside the building, they were quiet. Outside, agitators burned American flags and raised a Palestinian emblem instead.
Netanyahu, seeking to restore American support for his nation's war against the terrorists of Hamas, pointed out how the two nations have been close since Israel's beginning.
"America and Israel must stand together," he said. "When we stand together, something very simple happens, we win and they lose."
He cited the atrocities of Hamas, including their campaign of violence that butchered babies.
Inside Congress, one extremist, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., wore a keffiyeh in protest and held up a sign that said, "Guilty of genocide."
She periodically raised the sign higher, depending on what subject Netanyahu was discussing.
Netanyahu pointed out the source of the pro-violence faction in America.
"It's not only the campus protesters who get it wrong. It's also the people who run those campuses. 80 years after the Holocaust — 80 years after the Holocaust, the presidents of Harvard, Penn. and I'm ashamed to say, my alma mater MIT, couldn't bring themselves to condemn the calls for the genocide of Jews."
He then appealed to lawmakers for more supplies to arm his soldiers against Hamas.
"Get us the tools faster and we will finish the job faster."
The Daily Mail reported he also expressed gratitude to the GOP nominee for president, President Donald Trump, for brokering the Abraham Accords, peace deals involving Israel, and several traditional enemies such as the United Arab Emirates.
Among the members of Congress absent from the speech were Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's vice president, ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and leftist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez D-N.Y.
Another extremist, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who lost his bid for re-election in a New York district, said he wanted Netanyahu "arrested."
Later this week, Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida home.
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Israel-hating protesters have turned to the disgusting to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled address before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.
They've dumped maggots, mealworms, and crickets throughout the Watergate Hotel where the visiting leader is staying.
He's expected to seek a renewal of American support for Israel, support that got its start back in 1948 when the Jewish state obtained its independence.
Netanyahu was expected to remind officials of the threats Israel has faced, including the current war against Hamas, based in Gaza, that erupted when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel last Oct. 7 and butchered, often in horrific fashion, some 1,200 Israeli citizens.
Since that slaughter by Hamas, leftists across America and especially on university campuses which often are hotbeds of radicalism, have staged "hate-filled anti-Israel" demonstrations, one publication described.
An online posting of the maggot video from Eyal Yakoby, self-described as "UPenn grad, incoming MIT student dedicated to combating Jew-Hate and anti-Americanism," explained, "The DC Palestinian Youth Movement released maggots and crickets were released (sic) throughout the Watergate Hotel where Netanyahu is staying. The protestors also pulled multiple fire alarms throughout the night. This is an utter security failure."
Online commenters suggested the actions went too far, with, "Sounds like something demons would do" and "That's called Domestic Terrorism."
One extremist's comment included that "Palestine protesters manufactured chaos … so that Netanyahu, Israeli Mossad agents, and the Secret Service had no peace…"
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Confiscating Americans' firearms, by force, is one of the ideologies that Kamala Harris has supported.
"We have to have a buyback program, and I support a mandatory buyback program," she has affirmed.
It's just one of the wilder components of what she wants for America, others to include a ban on fracking, changing guidelines to suppress the availability of red meat to consumers, a ban on offshore explorations, to legalize illegal aliens, to abolish ICE, and let convicted murderers and terrorists have the vote.
Her positions are available in video in a new ad launched by Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick, whose posting notes that his opponent, Sen. Bob Casey, is endorsing the "policies of presumptive Democratic president nominee Kamala Harris."
Casey is on the video stating, "Kamala Harris is inspiring and very capable, the more people get to know her they're going to be particularly impressed by her ability."
The ad, which has been seen millions of times already, although it's not yet days old, then includes video of Harris and her wilder ideas.
A report at Fox News explains that conservatives are praising the "blistering" video.
The report noted journalist Mairead Elordi said on social media, "Wow."
Sen. Bill Hagerty said, "The most radical presidential candidate in American history – just listen to her. America would never be the same if even half of these policies were carried out."
"Congrats to Dave McCormick's team… this is brilliant," 1776 Project PAC Founder Ryan James Girdusky said, Fox reported.
It explained "Casey's seat is widely regarded as one of the best chances Republicans have to take back control of the U.S. Senate in November."