A playful pony has captivated the internet with a hilarious impression of her human. This horse saw the little girl hopping around on all fours and decided that it looked like fun! She started imitating the child’s movements, throwing her back legs into the air just like the young human was doing. A clip of this unusual bonding moment has already received over three million views on social media! “Have you ever seen a pony playing with her girl like this? She’s mimicking her,” reads the caption. “The sweetest mare in the world!” @belladponies Have you ever seen a pony playing with her girl like this?! Shes mimicking her the sweetest mare in the world!! #equestrian #showjumper #pony #equestriantiktok #jumpingpony #playing #horseplay #childhood #joy #horsemanship ♬ A Lot More Free – Max McNown We’re used to seeing kids play with pets like dogs or cats, but it’s pretty unique to see this type of interaction between a child and a horse! Watching this pony do her best impression of the little girl, it’s pretty clear that this pair have an incredible connection. They look like they had so much fun jumping around in the grass together! Everyone loves this hilarious duo. Commenters adored the sweet clip of the horse playing outside with the human child. They were really impressed by the relationship between the two! “She doesn’t realize it, but mirroring is the deepest way to bond to a horse,” wrote one user. “This is the strongest bond I’ve ever seen and also what a gorgeous horse,” added another. Screengrab from TikTok Even a professional weighed in, confirming that the pony doing the impression definitely had a fantastic friendship with the little girl. “I’m a horse trainer and coach,” wrote the commenter. “And this is so incredibly cute. What an amazing bond!!” It’s incredible how some children are able to connect with animals in such a special way. We love to see friendships like the one between this adorable little girl and her pony! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Pony Does Top-Notch Impression Of Little Girl’s Antics appeared first on InspireMore.

Ben Harper hails from Pomona, California. He began his career in the early 1990s and has released a total of fourteen studio albums. His music spans various genres, including folk, rock, blues, reggae, and soul. Harper’s debut album, Welcome to the Cruel World, was released in 1994, establishing him as a powerful voice in contemporary music. Throughout his career, Ben Harper has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards: Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “11th Commandment” (2004), Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album for There Will Be a Light (2005), and Best Blues Album for Get Up! with Charlie Musselwhite (2014). The post Complete List Of Ben Harper Albums And Discography appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

If you missed the first part of The Widow in the Woods, you can find it here. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Grace leaned her head back on the sofa and listened to the comforting sound of pots and pans rattling in the kitchen as Lexie prepared dinner for the group. She had always loved kitchen noises. They took her back to her childhood, when, raised by her grandmother, she would awaken in the morning to a symphony of spoons stirring, fire crackling, and dishes clanking. When young Grace had emerged each morning, her grandmother always stopped what she was doing, smiled, and gave her a hug. Then she would turn back to the kitchen and scoop out something delicious for breakfast. A small smile played on Grace’s lips as she felt embraced by the memory. She wondered what her grandmother would have done in her situation. Grace felt certain that Matilda would have taken everything in stride and vanquished the intruders without an iota of stress. It was a strange time in life when all your inspirations – all the people who gave you courage, unconditional love, and steady support – were gone from this world. Your only solace was to honor them by fighting with everything you had. By the pain had reduced to a throbbing yet tolerable ache, she knew what she was going to do. It was a desperate ploy but the only one she could come up with in her current situation. Slowly, she rose and steadied herself before making her way to her medical closet in the hall. There, she quickly found the sling she had sewn together a while back from a couple of sturdy bandanas. She winced as she pulled it over her head and settled her injured arm into it, but as she gently wiggled her fingers, she decided that while her arm was injured, it likely wasn’t broken. Her ribs were a different matter – it hurt every time she drew a deep breath. She dug through her stash of over-the-counter medication and shook four ibuprofen tablets out, swallowing them dry. Then, Grace gingerly shuffled to the garden. It felt as though it was miles away instead of just across the lawn. Once there, she pulled a big, old-fashioned iron key from her pocket. She looked around carefully before putting it into the lock of the faded violet-painted gate of the walled part of her garden. She slipped inside and closed the gate behind her. Inside, she was greeted by her gray cat, Nightshade, which she had found as a kitten in this very space. The feline had wisely made himself scarce, seeming to divine that the intruders were dangerous. He rubbed against Grace’s legs and purred. She sat down on the wooden bench inside the walled garden for a little rest as she continued plotting. She looked around her secret garden with a glow of pride. She had been collecting these specimens for decades. Every plant within it had power –  to kill, to maim, and, in the right dose, to heal. She kept them behind a wall for the safety of those who might wander past, whether on two legs or four. They were unique plants collected from all over the world. Some had to be wintered in her greenhouse and some thrived year round in this place. She could never get enough of the smell – earthy and botanical, with a hint of what had always felt to her like some kind of ancient knowledge, nearly lost to this modern earth. As she breathed it all in, she felt energized and like she was one with this mysterious place. When she got up again, she filled her apron pocket with the driest leaves on her potted coca tree. Coca was the predecessor of cocaine and was a plant that was sacred to the ancient Incans. She treasured the plant she had gotten ahold of and had nurtured it carefully. The pot was on wheels and spent winters in her greenhouse. To make the illegal drug required a chemical extraction of some compounds, but the leaves had other medicinal uses, making this little bush a valued part of her medicinal garden. A person could chew the leaves for energy without concern about the addictive qualities of the processed drug. Her harvest complete, she slipped back through the gate and locked it securely. Then she made her way into the weedy meadow behind her property and harvested some leaves from the prickly sida plants growing wild there, careful to avoid pricking her fingers on the hairy spines on the stem. On her way back to the little cottage, she visited her greenhouse workroom, filled with jars and vials. There, she grabbed a bottle of sida tincture, which was a natural antibiotic. It had to at least seem like Rick was getting better if she intended to stay alive. He could chew some coca leaves to get a boost of energy and dampen his pain, and she could treat his wound with a poultice and his system with an herbal medication to hold off the sepsis for a few more days. Grace knew that she was nearly out of time and that the others had to be dealt with as quickly as possible if she and Lexie were to survive. … When Grace entered the kitchen, the three somber intruders at the table froze and stared at her silently. She ignored them and set to work as though they hadn’t invaded her kitchen.  She set some water to boil. Then, using the mortar and pestle, she pushed the bowl against her abdomen to keep it steady, and, using her good hand, lightly bruised the coca leaves, then covered them with some of her remaining precious granulated sugar. Then she put those aside and added the prickly sida leaves she had harvested into the bowl without rinsing out the residual coca leaves. She mashed it all together with as much energy as she could muster using only one hand, then added just enough water to create a paste. She added a splash of laudanum and a hefty dose of sida tincture to a mug, then covered it with boiling water. A copious helping of honey was added to mask the bitterness. “Lexie?” she called out. The girl instantly appeared at her side. “Please help me carry this in to care for Rick so we can try to help with his infection.” Lexie nodded and placed the mug, bowl, and plate of sugared leaves onto a tray to carry them into the parlor, where Rick lay, pale and feverish. Christopher’s chair squeaked loudly as he shoved it back with a clatter and rose to follow them. In the parlor, Grace used her good hand to smooth Rick’s hair back from his hot brow. He was running a high fever, she discerned. “Please go get a cloth and a bowl of cool water, Lexie, dear,” Grace ordered. Rick’s lashes fluttered open. His eyes were dark with pain. “I’m going to help you feel better, son.” “Can you help him to sit up?” she addressed Christopher, who looked pained to be taking an order from the old woman he had determined to be the enemy. Wordlessly and with more gentleness than she had expected, he aided his brother in sitting up. Before Grace could get the mug of laudanum and sida tincture up to Rick’s mouth, Christopher demanded, “You try it first, old lady.” “Gladly,” said Grace. Her arm and ribs were throbbing mightily, and though she had no need for a systemic antibiotic, it certainly wouldn’t hurt her. And the laudanum would provide some blessed relief. She took a deep gulp of the hot liquid, wincing slightly at the bitterness of the combined herbs. Christopher was mollified and took the cup from her. He held it to his brother’s lips and said, “Drink it down, Rick. It’ll help with the pain.” Dutifully, Rick drank down the rest of the noxious brew. Grace instructed Christopher to help Rick lay back down, and then she went to work on his wound. First, she tested the temperature of the poultice she’d made – it had cooled to a degree that wouldn’t cause undue pain. She gently scooped the goopy concoction onto the wound, then laid clean gauze on top. She passed a clean bandage to Christopher. “Wrap this around his middle to keep the poultice in place.” Once that was done, she spoke to Rick. “I’m going to give you a leaf with sugar on it to chew. It will make your mouth feel numb, but it will help ease your pain and make you feel –“ “Wait,” Christopher interrupted. “You go first.” Grace took one of the leaves and chewed on it. As she’d warned Rick, the inside of her mouth felt like she’d visited the dentist and been injected with Novocaine. In fact, that was another use for the coca plant. You could chew the leaves to help manage the pain of a dental problem. She raised a brow in askance at Christopher and gently placed a leaf in Rick’s mouth when the older brother nodded. He made a face but chewed it dutifully. She followed it with a couple more leaves, then rose to let him rest. She was certain her treatment would provide at least the illusion of an improvement between the pain relief, the energy boost, and the herbal antibiotic she’d dispensed in both topical and oral form. Lexie questioningly looked at the tray, then at Grace. “Yes, let’s take that back to the kitchen,” Grace acknowledged her unspoken question. When the two returned to the kitchen, they were alone. Dirty dishes had been abandoned on the table. Lexie pulled out the most comfortable-looking chair for Grace and gently pushed her toward it. Then she cleared the table and brought Grace a bowl of the soup she’d held back while the others had dined. Even though the soup was no longer piping hot, it was tasty, and together, they ate in companionable silence. They’d require all the strength they could get if they were going to survive. About Daisy Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, adventure-seeking, globe-trotting blogger. She is the founder and publisher of three websites.  1) The Organic Prepper, which is about current events, preparedness, self-reliance, and the pursuit of liberty; 2)  The Frugalite, a website with thrifty tips and solutions to help people get a handle on their personal finances without feeling deprived; and 3) PreppersDailyNews.com, an aggregate site where you can find links to all the most important news for those who wish to be prepared. Her work is widely republished across alternative media and she has appeared in many interviews. Daisy is the best-selling author of 5 traditionally published books, 12 self-published books, and runs a small digital publishing company with PDF guides, printables, and courses at SelfRelianceand Survival.com You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Gab, MeWe, Parler, Instagram, and Twitter. The post The Widow in the Woods: Part 8 appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

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A North Carolina groundskeeper discovered a mysterious object from space on a remote trail, according to WLOS. It has not been confirmed what the object is or who it belongs to. Justin Clontz, 39, and a colleague were doing maintenance around the Glamping Collective—a luxury campsite in Haywood County—when they stumbled upon a large object that seemed to be held together by otherworldly-looking bolts.'I just tied a rope to it and drug it out with a lawn mower. It's a one in a million chance that it lands, especially if it landed somewhere off the trail in the woods.' Clontz told the outlet that "[i]t's once in a lifetime you know, it don't happen every day."He went on to say that "[w]e don't know what it is. We just know that it's not from up here."The two men could not simply lift the object with their hands. They had to tie a rope to a lawnmower to move the object. The New York Post reported that Clontz said it was "one in a million chance that it lands, especially if it landed somewhere off the trail in the woods you'd have never found it but it just happened to land on the trail."Photos of the object appear to indicate that it was burnt. But none of the surrounding area seemed to be damaged, which has raised questions about how the object landed where it did. Clontz said none of those at the glamping site reported hearing or seeing anything unusual.But this is not the only piece of debris that has been found. Space.com reported that a similar piece of space debris was discovered on a farmer's field in Saskatchewan, Canada, back in February. The report also suggested that the debris found in Canada could have come from SpaceX's Dragon, but this has not been confirmed. Elon Musk's space company has yet to comment on the issue.However, the debris found in North Carolina remains a mystery. In March, an airplane passenger reported spotting a UFO above New York City. She mentioned someone else on the flight also spotted the mysterious floating object.According to the National UFO Reporting Center, the following states were most likely to have UFO sightings in 2023: California (440), Florida (293), Texas (230), Washington (212), and New York (156).Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

On May 23, 2024, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives struck a major blow to the implementation of central bank digital currencies, passing the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (H.R. 5403), which prohibits the Federal Reserve from: Directly issuing a CBDC without explicit approval from Congress; Using a CBDC to set monetary policy; Maintaining financial accounts for individuals (something failed Biden nominee Saule Omarova had proposed). Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who is chairman of the House Financial Service Committee, had this to say: This bill is straightforward. It halts unelected bureaucrats from issuing a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, that would be detrimental to Americans’ right to financial privacy. We’ve already seen examples of governments weaponizing their financial system against their own citizens. For example, the Chinese Communist Party uses a CBDC to track spending habits of its citizens. This data is being used to create a social credit system that rewards or punishes people based on their behavior. That type of financial surveillance has no place in the United States. Concerningly, it appears the current Administration does not agree. In 2022, the White House issued an Executive Order pushing for CBDC research and development. The corresponding report responding to that Executive Order did nothing to ease those concerns. This is why the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act is necessary. The globalist Atlantic Council came out firmly against the bill in the confusingly titled editorial, “Don’t let the US become the only country to ban CBDCs”: In fact, if this bill ever became law, the United States would be the only country in the world to have banned CBDCs. It would be a self-defeating move in the race for the future of money. It would undercut the national security role of the dollar as the decision would only accelerate other countries’ development of alternative payment systems that look to bypass the dollar in cross-border transactions. This would make US sanctions less effective. The authors, Josh Lipsky and Anaanya Kumar, called the bill “a solution in search of a problem,” since Fed chair Jerome Powell said that he won’t implement a CBDC without congressional approval. Now the bill must be approved by the Senate and President Biden. The Biden administration has been exploring implementing a CBDC since 2022, and given the partisan slant of the vote, it seems unlikely to succeed, but its passage in the House at least sends a message. What is a CBDC? A quick refresher If you’re unfamiliar with CBDCs, we encourage you to check out our CBDC explainer, but here’s a quick rundown of what they are and what they can do: A CBDC is a digital currency like Bitcoin or Ethereum, but issued by a country’s central bank. With a CBDC, the central bank would maintain your account balance instead of an independent regional bank. A CBDC is “programmable,” giving governments and central banks more control over fiscal policy. For example, with a CBDC, a government could issue a stimulus payment that had to be used in a certain amount of time or could only be used on certain items to reduce the chances of inflation. The flip side is that governments could use a CBDC to track all economic activity and even control it. For instance, if a government wanted to effectively ban tobacco products without legislation, it could simply exclude them from being purchased with CBDC. This may sound like a conspiratorial sci-fi fever dream, but it is very real, and high-level individuals at Bank of America, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Economic Forum have publicly gushed about the control CBDCs would give them. It wouldn’t be unfair to liken a CBDC to a “One Ring” of a nation’s economy.

A man from Pennsylvania recently reunited with his family in Pittsburgh after being detained on the Turks and Caicos Islands earlier this year. He was charged for having ammunition in his bag, which could have resulted in a 12-year prison sentence, according to the New York Post. Bryan Hagerich, 39, is a former professional baseball player with two children. He was one of five Americans who were arrested and detained on the islands in February for having ammunition in their luggage. 'When we met with TCI officials a few days ago, they made clear they wanted this situation resolved.'The other Americans detained in the incident were Ryan Watson, 40, Sharitta Grier, 45, Tyler Wenrich, 31, and Michael Lee Evans, 72.After he landed in Pittsburgh on Friday, Hagerich said: “It's just amazing how, just in the matter of 12 hours, looking at 12 years to now."“My biggest concern is coaching my kids’ baseball games tomorrow, and that is such a relief.” He went on to say that the hardest part of the ordeal was being away from his family.After picking up his kids and hugging them in the airport, he said, "We have a lot of catching up to do, a lot of memories to make together.""Just so elated to see them. They've been so strong through all this," he added.His daughter carried a sign that said, "We love your daddy," and his son had a sign that read, "Welcome home," according to CBS News.“As a father, as a provider, and to not be that figure in my family’s life, it’s a very tough pill to swallow,” he added.Hagerich said being detained in a foreign country was "tough" and the "darkest days" of his life, per reports. Though he was ultimately released, there are still four others being detained on the islands.After pleading guilty to possessing ammunition on the islands, Hagerich was ordered to pay $6,500.There was a bipartisan congressional delegation that visited TCI on Monday to pressure government leaders there to release the Americans detained.Senator John Fetterman said that "[t]his is great news," adding that "Bryan is coming home to his family. It was an honor to meet Bryan and the other detained Americans in TCI this week.”“When we met with TCI officials a few days ago, they made clear they wanted this situation resolved,” the senator added. “They recognized that Bryan and the other detained Americans are not gunrunners — they are just people who made a mistake. I’m grateful that the judge recognized that the right thing to do was to send Bryan home. I’m also grateful to the US State Department which has been a critical partner in bringing Bryan home.”Representative Guy Reschenthaler said that while it is good that Hagerich was able to return home, he noted that "this terrifying situation should never have happened to him, or the four other Americans still awaiting sentencing."“As the Turks and Caicos government works to handle future cases, the British territory must ensure the safety and wellbeing of US tourists. I won’t rest until Americans can once again set foot on their islands without putting their livelihoods at risk,” Reschenthaler concluded.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

MSNBC Got a HUGE Wake Up Call Talking to Immigrants and Minorities at Trump's Bronx Rally