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Does anyone else remember this glorious mosaic?

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Gov. Healey Shrugs Off Illegal Border Crosser Who Raped Teen: ‘Things Will Happen.’
(Leftists are not compassionate.)
Massachusetts Democrat Gov. Maura Healey pretends to care about how the invasion at the Southern border is affecting states like hers but shrugs off questions about how to prevent illegal border crossers from raping, brutalizing, and killing Americans.
Cory Alvarez, a 26-year-old Haitian national who entered the U.S. illegally, was arrested this month after it was alleged he assaulted and raped a disabled teen at Rockland, Massachusetts migrant shelter.
Alvarez didn’t simply cross into the U.S. on his own accord. He took advantage of a taxpayer-funded flight from Haiti to New York City “as part of the Biden Administration’s illegal categorical parole program known as CHNV that ‘allows up to 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans to fly into the U.S.’ each month,” House Republicans noted in a recent letter probing the illegal’s presence in the U.S.
Healey initially claimed Alvarez’s alleged actions were “horrible” and said her “thoughts are with the victim.” When asked this week by Boston 25 if she “can prevent this type of incident from happening again,” Healey’s reply drastically differed.

She did not call for pressure on the Biden administration to close the border or deport the millions of illegals who have entered the U.S. under his watch. Instead, Healey implied that rapes and other preventable violent crimes perpetrated by foreign criminals will simply happen “from time to time.”
“We have security and systems in place, we have vetting in place. It is unfortunate that, you know, from time to time, things will happen,” Healey said.
Yet, she repeatedly absolves Democrats and their open border policies of any blame for the crisis. Healey instead has chosen to point the finger at Former President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for refusing to pass Democrats’ border wishlist earlier this year.
“Donald Trump said no deal, no deal before the election, and they all pulled back, the Republicans pulled back,” Healey said during a sit-down interview with WBZ-TV last week. “That’s playing politics, and we and other states continue to pay the price.”
There is a noticeable pattern of preventable crimes committed by foreigners who have crossed the open border since Biden took office in January 2021. That’s because, under Biden’s rollback of border security, vetting, and punishment, criminals like the Massachusetts rapist, Laken Riley’s murderer, and Alex Wise Jr.’s killer are allowed to enter the U.S. with little to no scrutiny and little to no binding threat of deportation.
For Healey to pretend that some crimes committed by illegal border crossers can’t be fully thwarted is rooted in a twisted, deliberate lie designed to disguise her party’s incentivization of the invasion at our Southern border.
(Again, compassion is not a trait of leftism.)

https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/22/gov-healey-shrugs-off-illegal-border-crosser-who-raped-teen-things-will-happen/

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Trump's net worth surges to $6.4 BILLION to make him one of the world's 500 richest people for the first time after he completed his social media company's lucrative merger.
Donald Trump's net worth is shooting up even as he is forced to assemble piles of cash to pay court judgments – now climbing onto at least one coveted billionaire's list.
The former president's net worth has climbed to $6.4 billion following last week's announcement that Digital World Acquisition shareholders voted the special purpose acquisition company to merge with the Trump firm that owns his Truth Social platform.
After a jump in its stock price, Trump's net worth jumped by an astonishing $4 billion – which comes on top of his golf, real estate, and branding empire.
The timing couldn't be better for Trump, says he has almost $500 million in cash and has 10 days to come up with $175 million after a New York appeals court slashed a $454 court judgment against him.
Even that lesser amount could be a pinch. Trump recently posted bond for a $91 million payment in the E. Jean Carrol defamation case. He must pay both amounts pending his appeals of verdicts against him.
Trump already has an empire that includes golf properties in Florida and Scotland, plus buildings including Trump Tower and 40 Wall Street, where Trump on Monday held a wild press conference where he said he would use cash, securities, or a bond to pay the $175 million amount.
Even with that outlay, Bloomberg added Trump to its list of the world's 500 richest people.
The main driver was the stock price of the merged company, which will be publicly traded on the NASDAQ starting Tuesday.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13237629/Trumps-net-worth-surges-6-4-BILLION-make-one-worlds-500-richest-people-time-completed-social-media-companys-lucrative-merger.html

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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship ‘lost control’ as it was leaving port, warned of collision, unclassified report says.
(This is compiled from the original article plus several updates.)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being hit by a container ship — sending cars plunging into the water in what was quickly declared a mass-casualty event.

At least 20 people in seven vehicles are believed to be missing, according to authorities.
The same vessel that collapsed a major bridge in Baltimore Tuesday was also involved in a collision while leaving the Port of Antwerp, Belgium in 2016.
Port authorities confirmed to CNN that the Dali cargo ship was also involved in an "incident" in Belgium in 2016.
According to the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali was attempting to leave the container terminal to head to Bremerhaven when its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay and damaging several meters of the hull.
Officials in Singapore, where the ship is from, said there were 22 crew members aboard the Dali at the time of the fiery crash.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says it is working with the US Coast Guard following the incident.
Flight restrictions have been put in place around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following the bridge's collapse Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
No pilots are allowed to operate an aircraft within the affected area, which spans about 5 nautical miles, officials said.
The container ship that crashed into a vital Maryland bridge early Tuesday "lost control" as it was leaving port and warned state officials of a possible collision, security officials said in an unclassified report.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report said the vessel, the Dali, had "lost propulsion" and officials in Maryland were notified about the situation, according to ABC News.
"The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the vessel and an collision with the bridge was possible," the report said. "The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse."
A frightening video shared on X appears to show that the Dali had lost power twice moments before crashing into one of the bridge's supports.
As the ship approaches the bridge, the video shows its light dim and come back twice before the ship collides with the bridge and goes up in smoke.
Sonar has found vehicles submerged in the water under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said Tuesday.
"Our sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water," Wallace said during an early morning news conference. "I don't have a count of that yet."

https://nypost.com/2024/03/26/us-news/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-live-updates-latest-news/

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Anti-groomer group demands Tampa mayor resign over sexual pride event with children.
TAMPA, Fla. – Anti-groomer group “Gays Against Groomers” is demanding that Democratic Tampa Mayor Jane Castor resign over a sexual pride event that took place Saturday which allowed children in attendance.
A social media post showed what some parents consider “age inappropriate” outfits, objects being sold with inappropriate language, and “my practice” candy in the shape of body parts, (penis-pops) all while young children were present at the event.

The account “Libs of Tiktok” shared the images which garnered over one million views in less than 24 hours.
“This is from an ‘all ages family-friendly’ pride event in Tampa, FL yesterday. It featured p*nis pops, near naked adults performing for children, and s*xually explicit language. These sick freaks are after your kids,” the post said.
Gays Against Groomers Co-Chapter Leader Mercedes told Florida’s Voice the group witnessed dozens of children at the event which featured a parade and festival.
Castor and Sheriff Chad Chronister both posted photos of themselves participating in the parade on social media.

The organization Gays Against Groomers called for the resignation of Castor following the event.
Gays Against Groomers is a 501(c)4 organization of gay people who “oppose the recent trend of indoctrinating, sexualizing and medicalizing children under the guise of ‘LGBTQIA+.’”
Founder of Gays Against Groomers, Jaimee Michell, told Florida’s Voice the event was “a display of utter depravity.”
“Our community and parents need to do better, and we will keep sounding the alarm and showing up until they do. I am also calling on the mayor to resign in disgrace for not only allowing this to go on, but partaking in it as well,” Michell said.
Mercedes said although there was an “over 18” section, vendors that sold the items were on display in front of children.
“When you look around, there’s kink, and there’s dildos… do you really want that stuff around your kids?” Mercedes said.
“I think it brings a bad name to the community as well. It’s bringing our acceptance rate down, because you see things like that, and I think we have a duty to protect innocence and children as a society,” Mercedes said.
This is not Castor’s first appearance in the parade, as she has reportedly participated as the grand marshal of the parade in the past.
According to the event’s website, the City of Tampa sponsored the event.

https://flvoicenews.com/anti-groomer-group-demands-tampa-mayor-resign-over-sexual-pride-event-with-children/

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1 hour ago, Schmidt Meister said:

According to the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali was attempting to leave the container terminal to head to Bremerhaven when its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay and damaging several meters of the hull.
Officials in Singapore, where the ship is from, said there were 22 crew members aboard the Dali at the time of the fiery crash.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says it is working with the US Coast Guard following the incident.
Flight restrictions have been put in place around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following the bridge's collapse Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
No pilots are allowed to operate an aircraft within the affected area, which spans about 5 nautical miles, officials said.
The container ship that crashed into a vital Maryland bridge early Tuesday "lost control" as it was leaving port and warned state officials of a possible collision, security officials said in an unclassified report.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report said the vessel, the Dali, had "lost propulsion" and officials in Maryland were notified about the situation, according to ABC News.
"The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the vessel and an collision with the bridge was possible," the report said. "The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse."
A frightening video shared on X appears to show that the Dali had lost power twice moments before crashing into one of the bridge's supports.
As the ship approaches the bridge, the video shows its light dim and come back twice before the ship collides with the bridge and goes up in smoke.
Sonar has found vehicles submerged in the water under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said Tuesday.
"Our sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water," Wallace said during an early morning news conference. "I don't have a count of that yet."

https://nypost.com/2024/03/26/us-news/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-live-updates-latest-news/

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In yet another massive L for 'green' energy boondoggles, a massive swathe of solar panels in Damon, Texas were taken out by a hail storm

And not only were the expensive panels rendered useless by the weather, but now they're leaking a toxic compound, cadmium telluride, into the water

So not only do Texans get intermittent energy instead of constant energy, not only do they waste thousands of acres of land with solar farms, but now the pointless panels are leaking into the groundwater

Nuclear energy and natural gas are the answer. They're cheap, clean, reliable, and won't be shattered by a bit of hail. The other "green" energy is an expensive boondoggle that destroys the natural environment

https://100percentfedup.com/hailstorm-damages-thousands-of-solar-panels-concerns-over-potential-leaking-of-highly-toxic-chemicals/

 

 

 

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That's just one bridge that shut down entire Port of Baltimore. Imagine if saboteurs hit 10 bridges in different areas of the country.

Not to mention other infrastructure. Collapse of a bridge over major interstate and so on.

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I refer to them as "ILLEGAL INVADERS" until I hear a better term.

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Teen Squatters Taken Into Custody After Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag.
(They’ll have to find a different house to squat in when they get out of jail, no bond, next week.)
Two teenagers wanted in connection to the killing of 52-year-old Nadia Vitels after she reportedly found them squatting in a New York apartment have been taken into custody.
Vitels and the two teens, Halley Tejada, 19, and Kensly Alston, 18, got into a confrontation earlier this month when Vitels went to her late mother’s apartment and found the pair occupying the home, according to ABC 7 New York.
The 52-year-old was later found stuffed in a duffle bag inside the apartment after Vitels’s son went to the apartment to check on her. A medical examiner determined Vitels died of blunt force trauma to the head. She reportedly had multiple facial fractures, a brain bleed, and broken ribs.
Tejada and Alston were arrested in Pennsylvania, after a car accident. The pair were driving Vitels’s Lexus.
“Both Halley Tejada and Kensly Alston were taken into custody in the 200 block of Liberty Court, York, PA on charges of receiving stolen property (RSP),” a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force said. “The charges stem from a motor vehicle accident that happened on March 13, 2024, when the vehicle that Kensly Alston was driving collided with another vehicle causing an accident in the 5000 block of Jonestown Road, Dauphin County, PA. It was later discovered that the vehicle belonged to a murder victim out of Kips Bay, NY.”
The press release noted that investigators were able to identify both Tejada and Alston as persons of interest related to the homicide of Vitels. The pair face possible extradition back to New York.
Squatting has become an increasing problem in cities across the country in the wake of the pandemic. A leftist push for tenants’ rights in conjunction with pandemic-related eviction moratoriums are believed to have spurred the crisis.
The Republican-controlled Florida Senate earlier this month passed HB 621, which allows property owners to request action by law enforcement to immediately remove squatters and could lead to criminal penalties. Lawmakers in Alabama have also advanced a Republican-sponsored HB 182, which gives property owners the right to have a squatter removed by law enforcement within 24 hours of signing a sworn affidavit.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/teen-squatters-taken-into-custody-after-woman-found-dead-in-duffle-bag