On Sunday, normally voluble Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was hilariously caught in a vise and resembled a talking parrot repeating itself as reporters questioned him about President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter. Schumer dodged answering the questions while his Senate Democrat colleagues Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) stood uncomfortably behind him. “Do you agree with some of your Democrat colleagues that President Biden pardoning Hunter Biden was wrong, unwise, and put personal interest ahead of unity?” a reporter asked. “I got nothin’ for you on that,” Schumer dodged. “Can I follow up on that? Are you concerned about the lack of transparency, the lack of honesty, around Biden’s decision to pardon his son?” another reporter queried. “As I’ve said, I got nothin’ for you on that,” Schumer answered. “Can I follow up on that, too?” the reporter persisted. “Nope,” Schumer said defiantly. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE A third reporter asked, “Are you concerned that pardoning anyone on the way out of office, family members, sets a poor precedent?” “Thank you. I’ve got nothing for you on that,” Schumer repeated. A fourth reporter asked, “But the question is: You’ve talked about the January 6 pardons; this is a playbook for incoming President Trump, isn’t this a problem? Did he not establish a bad precedent for pardons?” “I’ve got nothin’ for you on that. Any other subjects?” Schumer said. Schumer is typically loquacious when it comes to other subjects, even going so far last March as to intervene in another country’s political process, calling for the Netanyahu government in Israel to be toppled in the middle of its desperate war with Hamas. Schumer made comments including, “The fourth major obstacle to peace is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … he has shown zero interest in doing the courageous and visionary work required to pave the way for peace, even before this present conflict. … The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7. … Nobody expects Prime Minister Netanyahu to do the things that must be done to break the cycle of violence …” Or consider September 2022, when Schumer cursed Republicans who opposed President Biden’s White House’s student debt forgiveness plan. “Those damn Republicans!” Schumer raged. “They are bellyaching, you know, when anyone helps regular people. When they give tax cuts to the rich, they say they’re helping the middle class. When we help the middle class, they say we’re helping the rich.” “They only want to help the rich,” Schumer continued. “The reason they don’t like this … this might mean their rich friends might have to pay a little more in taxes. Disgraceful, disgraceful, disgraceful.”

When this woman bought a random landscape painting at a thrift shop, she had no idea that it would foreshadow her wedding day! This piece of artwork depicted a peaceful body of water lapping against a curved, rocky shoreline with lots of trees. Jennifer Bradley didn’t notice anything significant about the scene — that is, until she got her wedding photos back. That’s when she realized that the venue looked eerily familiar. As it turns out, Jennifer’s wedding ceremony took place on a beach that was just like the one in her thrifted painting! She shared one of the photos from her big day on social media so that viewers could compare it to the framed artwork. Sure enough, the two images were almost exactly the same! Both landscapes had nearly identical shorelines with tons of trees in the background. If you took the people out of the couple’s photo, you’d swear the painting was modeled after it! @jcrayyy This was painted in 1964 & meant for us to find 60 years later @MaxBradley208 ♬ take a moment to breathe. – normal the kid Jennifer wasn’t quite sure what to think of the coincidence. What did it all mean? One thing was for certain: this artwork had drawn her eye for a reason. “This was painted in 1964 & meant for us to find 60 years later,” Jennifer wrote in the caption of her video. Commenters seemed to agree that greater forces were at work here. “Visual representation of what’s meant for you will find you,” one person wrote. Is this a case of invisible string theory? Screengrab from TikTok Many users claimed that this was an example of “invisible string theory” in action. If you’re not familiar with the popular term, it describes the way that fate draws people together. “It’s the idea that the universe itself is stitched together with unseen threads all leading us to our destinies, whether we want them to or not,” Mystic Michaela explained to Women’s Health. Do you think it was just a coincidence that Jennifer’s wedding photos matched her previously purchased painting, or was it a sign that her romance was always meant to be? Either way, we’re so glad she found her happy ending! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post What Are The Odds: Bride Finds Perfect Match Of Wedding Portrait In Thrift Store Painting appeared first on InspireMore.

In western Syria, archaeologists believe they have unearthed evidence of the earliest use of an alphabet in the world. The site, called Tell Umm el-Marra was an important urban center in Syria and one of the first to ever pop up in the region. It’s been under excavation for 16 years. In one of the […] The post Oldest Known Alphabet Unearthed in Ancient Syria–Predating All Others by 500 Years appeared first on Good News Network.

A dog is going viral for meeting her hooman “sister” at the vet office, only to find out she is now her vet! Like a lot of dogs, Cricket isn’t very fond of going to the vet office. However, she got the bamboozle of her life when her owner, TikTok user, Bob Kuykendall (@realtorbobk), brought her to the vet to meet her hooman sister – as her vet. In the TikTok video, Cricket seems to be confused by what was happening. Her hooman sister, Maddie, was down the hall of the vet office, and she does not understand why! Cricket slowly approaches her sister with a wagging tail, but hesitated and ran back to her dad. However, when Maddie approached the reluctant pooch, the sweet pup started relaxing and wagging his tail. “Cricket the pitty wants to be afraid of the vet, but the vet is family… and then BAM, fecal test and three injections. Dog needs therapy,” Kuykendall wrote in the video’s caption. Kuykendall talks about the encounter and more about Cricket with The Dodo. He said that Cricket is like a social butterfly that loves going places and meeting people. @realtorbobk Cricket the pitty wants to be afraid of the vet, but the vet is family…and then BAM, fecal test and three injections. Dog needs therapy. ♬ original sound – Realtor Bob “She is submissive to everything! Even cats and chickens. When we trail walk, if we pass someone and they avoid her or don’t pet her, she stands and stares and whines, wondering why they didn’t pet her. She really could be a poster dog for pits,” Kuykendall shares. However, if there is one thing Cricket is not fond of, it’s the vet office – because it makes her a little nervous. Kuykendall reveals that while Cricket has spent a lot of time at the vet when she was a puppy after breaking her leg, she doesn’t have fond memories of that place. “My daughter just became a veterinarian this year, so it was our first visit to her,” Kuykendall tells The Dodo. “I don’t know if her perception has totally changed,” Kuykendall said. “It’ll be an ongoing thing, but I bet she’ll look around for my daughter in the future for some comfort.” The video of the sisters’ encounter at the vet has garnered almost 100,000 likes and over 600,000 views. TikTok users are feeling Cricket’s betrayal of her sister going over to ‘the bad side’. One user wrote, “the betrayal ?? he knows this place is not good but the human is.” “This is the equivalent of your mom being the school nurse when you want to get out of class,” another wrote. Well, we hope Cricket will be less nervous at the vet office now that she has her hooman sister as her vet!

Having lost her partner of 60 years, Wisdom has found a new mate.

It’s hard to find a star more like the Sun in its early years than Kepler-51, and harder to find a planetary system more different.

What is the Black Ops 6 Squid Game event? Anyone who has watched Netflix’s Squid Game knows just how brutal being a contestant is on that particular game show. People volunteer to take part in various activities, competing against each other and whoever is in charge for a huge prize. The downside, sadly, is that failure often spells death. We have been treated to plenty of new Black Ops 6 events during the festive season, with the developer throwing out some major hints about a Squid Game one coming soon after the holiday cheer has faded. Expect plenty of Black Ops 6 cosmetics, calling cards, and emblems, all themed around the pink-jumpsuit-wearing wardens and possibly that creepy girl from Red Light, Green Light. We’d even take a Black Ops 6 weapon skin themed around the delicious-looking dalgona candy, to be honest. Continue reading Black Ops 6 Squid Game event details and rewards MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Ops 6 guns, Black Ops 6 missions, Black Ops 6 loadouts

Mini gaming PC maker Geekom is stepping up where Qualcomm has seemingly failed. The PC manufacturer will be the first to hit the mainstream market with a mini PC powered by Snapdragon X Elite Arm CPUs, rather than Intel or AMD x86 chips. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite is the chip maker’s latest foray into the world of PCs. This Geekom entry is not expected to be one of the best gaming mini PC models in terms of performance. However, its appearance does demonstrate Windows on Arm making headway into the desktop space. Continue reading This new Arm mini PC could shake up the gaming CPU world, as Qualcomm takes aim MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming

What are the best Delta Force settings? To ensure you and your compatriots are primed and ready to fight for your lives on the epic battlefront of Delta Force, we've tried and tested the game settings to find the best way to maximize your FPS and get the best experience overall. As a taut, team-based, tactical first-person shooter, Delta Force is all about balancing enough detail to keep a keen eye on the battlefield, while also maximizing your fps for a smooth feel and accurate aiming. All that means you'll be wanting a decent GPU to get anywhere with the game. However, the Delta Force system requirements aren't as demanding as you might imagine, so you don't absolutely have to have the very latest and best graphics card in your system to still have a great time. Continue reading Best Delta Force settings for max fps MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Delta Force guns, Delta Force operators, Delta Force loadouts