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An outdoorsman and mushroom hunter observes a bipedal, short humanoid walking through the woods. He eventually realizes that this is not a woodland animal.The following account was forwarded to me:"I will be the first to admit I thought these types of sightings were a joke and not real and I've never been able to take them seriously.I am an outdoorsman and have been for 35 years. I grew up in the woods. I memorize trees for mushroom hunting for a living. I know every brook, stream, bush, berry grove, log, you name it. Because of this, I want to keep my location private.I'm on a forest road and not a soul in sight. I gather some mushrooms and look up the road and see a rock has fallen from the loose, steep side of the mountain to the middle of the road. I mentally note that I have to move it and not drive over it. I gather my mushrooms and get back to the car.I look up and I see what appears to be a 2 or 2.5-foot-tall little brown thing walking from the side of the road over to the rock. My first logical thought is that it is a squirrel, but I see it is walking on two legs, appears to be wearing brown cloth or fur clothes, and is shaped like a human but very tiny. It's not scurrying either, it is ambling on two legs like a human would. Just casually walking like this is some normal, regular thing, like the monotonous work it does for a living.I don't believe my lying eyes. It has to be something else. I get back in the car and head up the road and see that the rock has been pushed back to the side of the road from whence it came. It had fallen off the hill, rolled to my left, and then was sitting back on the other side of the road on the right. There are drag marks like someone slid it back.I look, I smell, I sense, I listen. Nothing.I don't know where gnomes live, but the old partially logged section where I was looked pretty perfect for a clan of these things. Lots of places to hide, secluded, near water, plenty of routes of escape, and would be easy to dig little holes in the mountain and be fortified against invaders. The side road into it was flooded and appears to do so regularly so these little guys even have their own moat.I'm positive I'm overthinking this. It was a long drive back up the mountain, then down the mountain the other way, and sometimes home, and I can't pick this apart into anything else but being a tiny little forest man. I'm like 1000% positive that I saw what I saw.It was near a military 'special interest' zone allegedly blocked off due to some native butterflies, but I'm starting to wonder if this research area is really about butterflies after all. They send you to prison, ban you from parks, and give you a $5000 fine if you take a single berry from inside that boundary." S**********GIANTS! LEGENDS BASED ON TRUTH? LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (HISTORICAL & EYEWITNESS REPORTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

One of my Finnish readers, Tapio Mäkinen, alerted me to an expedition to the Waldviertel region of Austria in search of the Alp. At the time, he was looking for interested parties to join him once he arrived on location.His description of this cryptid (edited for comprehension): "For you who not are familiar with the Alp it's an ancient creature. It's described in old books and art like "Nachtmahr" (“Night-mare”) by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802). It was first mentioned in the 16th century and most of the myths about this creature were made up during the 19th century.The Alp is a sort of huge bat with humanoid features with longer legs and arms. Since there are no clear pictures of this creature one has to rely on eyewitnesses when it comes to its appearance.It's covered in fur and is believed to be closely related to flying foxes. The humanoid features are hard to explain but it might be a misunderstanding (it has arms). Most likely it's a thicker part of the humerus and radius bone that might look like arms.The size of the Alp is disputed and there is a misconception that they are the same size as a full-grown man. There is no evidence that this would be the case, quite the opposite. The proportion between the body and the wings is 1:5 or 1:6. An Alp the same size as a full-grown man would need a wingspan of about 10 meters to fly. This has never been recorded. The wingspan is more likely 4-5 meters and this would give it a length of about one meter.There are many differences between a flying fox and an Alp but this is the closest relative. The wingspan of a flying fox is just under 2 meters, so the Alp is bigger.Pteropus or Flying FoxThe myth about the Alp being a vampire originates from the myths about vampire bats. There are bloodsucking bats but they are very rare. It was during the 19th century the myths about the Alp as a vampire began. There were no records of the Alp being a bloodsucker before 1817. The myths about vampires from the 18th century through the beginning of the 19th century incorporate other creatures and present them as vampires. The story that the Alp is a blood-sucking vampire has never been proven. There are also myths about the Alp being a shapeshifter and haunting its victims by entering their minds and giving them nightmares (the appearance of the Alp is enough to give you nightmares, I'll admit that).My extensive research shows that the Alp is a distant relative of the flying fox. It's extremely shy and has a very long lifespan. Some creatures can reach almost 200 years. The explanation that the remains of a dead Alp have never been found is that it's a very small population, they live long and in isolated areas. There are probably only 6-8 individuals left and they are spread out over central and eastern Europe. Where they breed, how they nest and other questions remain unknown."THE ALP - DEMON OF NIGHTMARESThe Alp, from German lore, is a vampiric spirit, or demon, who can shape-shift. They are often described in German legends as appearing in nightmares as a bogeyman or an incubus.Alps are considered to be butterfly vampires and released by the horerczy demon. (A horerczy is a German demon that releases vampiric butterflies out of his mouth.) Alps suck the breath out of humans. Not only do they appear as butterflies, but they can also take the form of cats, pigs, birds, and sickly dogs. They also always wear a magical hat that gives the alp supernatural power and invisibility.The alp is said to wait until people are asleep and will cause awful dreams. It enters the sleeper's mouth as a form of mist or a snake and attacks with its evil eye. They also can sexually molest both males and females, drinking blood through the nipples of men and women. They also drink milk from women’s breasts as well as from cows. If you are a woman and want protection against the alp, it is said if you place your shoes next to your bed pointing them towards the door. It is also said that if a child’s mother used a horse collar to help with the difficulties of childbirth while that child was born, that child is at a high of becoming an alp. - bloodylexicon.comAN ALP IS CAPTURED"A cabinetmaker in Bühl slept in a bed in his workshop. Several nights in a row something laid itself onto his chest and pressed against him until he could hardly breathe. After talking the matter over with a friend, the next night he lay awake in bed. At the stroke of twelve, a cat slipped in through a hole. The cabinetmaker quickly stopped up the hole, caught the cat, and nailed down one of its paws. Then he went to sleep.The next morning he found a beautiful naked woman in the cat's place. One of her hands was nailed down. She pleased him so much that he married her.One day, after she had borne him three children, she was with him in his workshop, when he said to her, "Look, that is where you came in!" and he opened the hole that had been stopped up until now.The woman suddenly turned into a cat, ran out through the opening, and she was never seen again." - Bernhard Baader, "Alp," Volkssagen aus dem Lande Baden und den angrenzenden Gegenden - 1851**********GIANTS! LEGENDS BASED ON TRUTH? LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (HISTORICAL & EYEWITNESS REPORTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

Regularly, I receive questions concerning alien races, where they come from, and the characteristics associated with each race. Many people have claimed to encounter some of these alien races and there are a variety of descriptions that correlate to each group. What I am going to attempt to do is to occasionally offer available information, and perhaps include knowledge I have obtained during my research and investigations. This post will focus on Alpha Draconians:According to Known Alien Races - Beings from Outer Space and Beyond the Alpha Draconians are a race of reptilian beings that are said to have established colonies in the Alpha Draconis which is a star system in the constellation of Draco. Like all reptilians, these claim to have originated on Terra, an 8.6 billion-year-old planetary star system with a very high T score (a score of how likely a planet or star system is to have life). With the large amount of planets in Terra the scientific community will spend many years trying to understand and learn from this newly found world. It is also a Binary Star system which means it has two sun stars instead of just one. The Alpha Draconians have a passion to take over our world. It is said that they are a key part of a planned invasion to turn from covert infiltration style to overt invasion style as the absolute best opportunity opens. This opportunity is the period before human society becomes an interplanetary and interstellar force. They are attempting to keep their opportunity open by suppressing higher technology from the masses, which would lead eventually lead to the colonization of other planets by Earth and a solution to the overpopulation, pollution issues, food problems, and other environmental threats. Alpha Draconians as well as all reptilians from Terra have a sort of crazed warrior instinct that drives them to attain interstellar capabilities.In more general terms, the Alpha Draconians are possibly the oldest known Reptilian race in our galaxy. All Reptilian species are thought to be genetic hybrids and manipulations from an original race called the Ciakar.A specific description from an alleged witness states:Alpha Draconians can be huge in stature, growing up to 15-20 feet tall and can weigh up to a ton. Some can parallel the dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor in appearance...while others relate closely to legendary Dragons / Dracos, including wing structures for flying. They have black leathery brown scale bellies, with multiple abdomens. There are whiskers along their chin and jaw line. They possess a mating claw and multiple tongues.They lay eggs and what is called a battle hormone is used to accelerate the birthing process. They are a duality. This is why ancestral females did not participate in war, because if they did, there wouldn’t be others to help with the eggs and to secrete this hormone.Stronger young females were expected to defeat and kill older and weaker leaders in ritual combat.The Ciakar race is ruled and managed by genetic lineage. Genetic lineage always follows the mother, because you always know who the mother is, you don’t always know who the father is. In that particular line the females have all the say.Ruled by the monarchy of a queen genetic lineage they are one of the most powerful races in the galaxy. They have some of the greatest military might that has ever been seen in the galaxy and most of the clan members are zealots and will do anything for the glory of their clans, of their lineage.They have been the chief enemy of all human races in this galaxy in past conflicts. Again, we are talking about hydrogen breathers vs. oxygen breathers. They have three spinal columns. One spine is located ventrally near the stomach; the other two are located dorsally on the left and on the right of the Ciakars body.Spinal columns join near the dorsal of the geometric center at the extreme posterior of the trunk to form a long and very powerful tail. Inside of the hands are claws containing jelly-like sacks that excrete the various hormones and substances when the Ciakar is aroused, either for sex or for battle. - bibliotecapleyades.netThere are different theories concerning the Alpha Draconians...but for the most part, they seem to subject control over some of the other alien races. Their aggressive ways and scientific abilities suggest that they are the most dominant of the Reptilian races.There are theories that Alpha Draconians may have been responsible for the creation of an evolved human race, known as Starhuman. It's an interesting read, though somewhat convoluted in its concept.Human civilians and earthlings know very little when it comes to Alpha Draconians and other alien races. Is it possible that governments have made treaties with alien beings during our history? I think that the answer is a resounding 'yes.' There is a lot of anecdotal evidence, but nothing tangible enough to call it fact.My research with experiencers has produced some personal speculation about the Reptilian races. First and foremost, they tolerate humans and only associate with us out of necessity and duty. They have psychokinetic skills and use extrasensory abilities when needed. Several experiencers have described these beings 'getting into their psyche' to obtain information, sometimes controlling their physical movements and mental processes. For the most part, these Reptilians cannot be trusted and are agenda-driven. The majority of distinct Reptilian races encountered by witnesses include Booteans, Buttahs, and Saurian-type human shapeshifters that go by various names.I make no claims that this is a complete commentary. Only that I am presenting information established through my research and investigations. LonThe Secret History of the Reptilians: The Pervasive Presence of the Serpent in Human History, Religion and Alien MythosSky People: Untold Stories of Alien Encounters in MesoamericaThe Alien Chronicles (The Future Chronicles)Flying Serpents and Dragons: The Story of Mankind's Reptilian Past**********GIANTS! LEGENDS BASED ON TRUTH? LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (HISTORICAL & EYEWITNESS REPORTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! 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The Center for Tech and Civic Life—which four years ago doled out controversial election grants that became known as “Zuckerbucks”—recently notified White Pine County, Nevada, of a $20,000 grant.  The county, in a major battleground state going into the Nov. 5 presidential election, has a population of about 9,000 and is part of what the Left-aligned center calls its Rural and Nonmetro Election Infrastructure Grant Program.  The notification to White Pine County came with a message from Tiana Epps-Johnson, CTCL’s executive director, and an agreement on how the $20,000 grant could be used.  “I applied for the grant because my election storage building is in need of repairs and upgrades, in particular, to the security system,” White Pine County Clerk Nichole Stephey told The Daily Signal.  “I intend to purchase and have a company install a security system that is more reliable than what I currently have. I also purchased another ballot tabulation scanner to make voting as efficient as possible and avoid long lines,” Stephey said. “I purchased some signs [and] crowd-control items, and need to find another voting booth.”  The Center for Tech and Civic Life’s rural grant program also awarded $50,000 to Douglas County, Nevada, and $30,000 to Big Rapids, Michigan.  The term “Zuckerbucks,” sometimes shortened to “Zuckbucks,” emerged after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife dumped about $400 million into election administration in 2020 that overwhelmingly went to heavily Democrat areas.  After the resulting controversy, Zuckerberg swore off such donations. But the CTCL continued to give money to run elections even as multiple states banned private funding of public election administration. Nevada and Michigan are the only 2024 battleground states that didn’t ban Zuckerbucks. The swing states of Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are among 28 states that passed bans on private election funding, according to the Capital Research Center, a watchdog group. The group defines “rural” and “nonmetro” broadly as a jurisdiction with a population of 20,000 or less. “More than 70% of applicants to the program represented election officials working in the nation’s smallest jurisdictions—those with 5,000 voters or less,” according to an early CTCL report on the rural grants released Monday.  It’s not just Zuckerberg who wrote checks for election administration on the local level.  The Center for Tech and Civic Life has been funded by left-of-center donor organizations such as the Skoll Foundation, the Democracy Fund, the New Venture Fund, the Hopewell Fund, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, according to the Capital Research Center.  Epps-Johnson, executive director and co-founder of CTCL, previously was the election administration director at the New Organizing Institute, which did digital work for the Democratic Party. So, why would a left-leaning organization such as the Center for Tech and Civic Life want to issue grants to rural areas? Election maps can be telling, said Kerri Toloczko, executive director of the Election Integrity Network.  “Out of 17 counties in Nevada, for example, only two voted for President Biden in 2020, yet he won the state by 2.4%,” Toloczko told The Daily Signal. “Liberals know this too, and in some states, influencing the vote by just a few rural counties could shift results for the entire state.”  The CTCL, which didn’t respond to inquiries from The Daily Signal, last week issued a press release touting the expansion of the Rural and Nonmetro Election Infrastructure Grant Program.  The organization argued that Congress insufficiently appropriated $55 million to implement the Help America Vote Act.  “The program has helped election officials modernize outdated voting technology; improve access to voting for rural voters, seniors, and veterans; and make much-needed infrastructure updates to enhance election security and make voting smoother for all voters,” the CTCL press release says of the rural grant program.  The CTCL touts rural grants in jurisdictions across eight other states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, and Vermont.  It’s difficult to meet the aims of the CTCL with rural grants, often in non-battleground states, said Ned Jones, director of the Citizens Election Research Center, an affiliate of the Election Integrity Network.  But, Jones said, the Left has been targeting what it calls the New American Majority—people of color, the young, and single women. And it might seek to reach that population in rural areas. “Their internal polling may show they are losing margin in the urban areas in blue states, so they are trying to increase the margin in blue rural areas, decrease the margin in red rural areas,” Jones told The Daily Signal. “They have been messaging that election offices are underfunded, especially in rural areas, so this may be to play to that narrative.”  In Connecticut, the Center for Tech and Civic Life gave a $5,000 grant to the town of Colebrook and a $20,000 grant to the town of Winchester. Both grants were issued in August.  In Maine, the CTCL made grants of $5,000 to Belgrade, $20,000 to Caribou, $5,000 to Houlton, $20,000 to Farmington, $20,000 to Presque Isle, and $5,000 to West Paris. In Massachusetts, the center gave $5,000 to Northfield and $20,000 to Orange.  The CTCL gave a $20,000 grant to Nobles County, Minnesota. Although a longstanding blue state, early in the year Minnesota was seen as a potential swing state when Biden was still in the presidential race. The 2016 presidential race in the state between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump also was tighter than expected. The CTCL gave $20,000 to Meredith, New Hampshire, $20,000 to Hood County, Oregon, and $55,000 to Delaware County, New York. In Vermont, the center gave three $5,000 grants each to the towns of Washington, Norwich, and Mendon. The post ‘Zuckerbucks’ Hit Small Towns as Tech Group Finances More Election Offices appeared first on The Daily Signal.

With just a month before Election Day, one of the most contested battleground states in the country–Michigan–has a major alleged voter fraud case involving three election officials and four voters.   State Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, announced Friday that her office had secured felony charges against the seven individuals in St. Clair Shores, part of Macomb County and located in suburban Detroit, for allegedly double voting, or facilitating it, during the state’s August primary. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are fiercely competing for Michigan’s 15 electoral votes, separated by no more than 1 or 2 percentage points in most polls, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average.  Nessel said that double voting is rare, but in this case, it was caught.  “It took a confluence of events and decisions to allow these four people to double vote,” Nessel said in a public statement. “Nevertheless, the fact that four incidents occurred in a municipality of this size raised significant concerns and is simply unheard of.” Democrats frequently insist that voter fraud isn’t real, when opposing voter ID measures and other election reforms.   The attorney general’s office charged Frank Prezzato , 68; Stacy Kramer, 56; Douglas Kempkins Jr., 44; and Geneva O’Day, 62, with one count each of voting both absentee and in-person. If convicted, they could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Two St. Clair Shores assistant clerks Patricia Guciardo, 73, and Emily McClintock, 42, are each charged with one count of falsifying election returns or records, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of five years if convicted; one count of voting absentee and in person, and one count of offering to vote more than once, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Another assistant clerk, Molly Brasure, 31, faces two counts of falsifying election returns or records and two counts each of voting absentee and in person, and offering to vote more than once. An arraignment date has not yet been set. All individuals are presumed innocent.  As noted in my book, “The Myth of Voter Suppression,” absentee voting is by far the most frequent avenue for election fraud.  Macomb County leans Republican, according to the website BestPlaces that tracks various demographic information about localities.  After the August primary, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido, a Republican, investigated and declined to bring criminal charges.   However, the Attorney General’s Office continued the probe and found and reviewed voting records, police reports, interviewed elections inspectors for those precincts, and analyzed the Qualified Voter File for time-stamped changes. On Monday, St. Clair Shores Mayor Kip Walby told CBS Detroit the charges should not have been brought against the individuals, and said they didn’t intend to break any laws. “There was no intent here. There was no intent for voter fraud, not at all,”  Walby said. “If the attorney general really thinks it’s voter fraud, she should come down and interview them, and if she does, she will understand this is not voter fraud. These people did not intend to defraud the system, so she should come and interview these people.” The post Battleground Countdown: 7 Charged With Voter Fraud in Michigan Weeks Before Election appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The U.S. Naval Academy announced that it would postpone a lecture featuring a politically charged speaker who suggested she would use the event to attack former President Donald Trump, less than a month before the 2024 presidential election. While the academy postponed the speech, critics demanded answers as to why it selected the speaker in the first place and whether the selection violated Defense Department protocol. Last week, four researchers at The Heritage Foundation wrote pieces in The Daily Signal, highlighting the past remarks of Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University whom the Naval Academy invited to deliver its annual Bancroft Lecture on Oct. 10. On Monday, the academy told The Federalist that the lecture had been suspended. The academy confirmed the same in a statement to The Daily Signal Tuesday. Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at Heritage’s legal center, and Cully Stimson, the center’s deputy director, cited a Substack article in which Ben-Ghiat suggests she planned to use the Bancroft Lecture to attack Trump as authoritarian. They also cited Defense Department Directive 1344.10, which bans active members of the military—including the naval officers who administer and teach at the academy—from engaging in “partisan political activities.” In her Substack article, Ben-Ghiat accused Trump of attacking the military and attributed his “attacks” to “his authoritarian character, desire to destroy democratic values and ideals, and loyalty to autocrats who see the powerful U.S. military as an obstacle to their geopolitical aims.” Wilson Beaver, a policy adviser at Heritage’s national security center, and Matthew Lee, a Heritage intern, wrote an op-ed last week warning that the academy inviting Ben-Ghiat to speak about Trump “represents a perilous politicization of the Naval Academy, especially with less than four weeks before an election.” Naval Academy Postpones the Lecture Shortly following this criticism, the academy postponed the lecture. “The Naval Academy’s Bancroft Lecture series is currently postponed,” an academy spokesperson told The Daily Signal on Tuesday. “As a military service academy, the Naval Academy maintains a high moral, legal, and ethical bar in remaining a strictly nonpartisan training and educational institution. This includes avoiding all appearances of association of partisan political advocacy or endorsement in adherence with civil-military norms and Department of Defense Instruction 1344.10.” The representative did not address whether inviting Ben-Ghiat violated the DOD policy. The academy spokesperson added that “the personal thoughts and political opinions of guest speakers do not reflect the Naval Academy’s staff or midshipmen.” The representative also noted that the academy teaches its students to “be critical thinkers” such that “our focus is on how to think, not what to think.” Critics Demand More From Naval Academy Brent Sadler, a 1994 Naval Academy graduate who served 26 years in the Navy and now serves as a senior research fellow for naval warfare and advanced technology at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for National Security, demanded answers from his alma mater. “While this lecture has seemingly been postponed, a public statement from the most senior naval leadership is needed to confirm action has been taken,” Sadler told The Daily Signal on Tuesday. Sadler referenced the Naval Academy’s statement to The Federalist, which revealed that faculty members in the history department select Bancroft Lecture speakers, who then must be approved by the provost and superintendent. “The Naval Academy’s superintendent, provost, and history department leadership must publicly explain the rationale for inviting Dr. Ben-Ghiat to speak on a politically charged subject weeks away from elections,” Sadler added. “Finally, the Naval Academy must not become a platform for activities that cannot bear public scrutiny.” Sadler also called for an investigation into the incident. Do the Right Thing – Naval Academy Oct. 2024In the last few days the Naval Academy has become the center of growing concern regarding the Hatch Act, and violation of Department of Defense regulations regarding activities deemed political. The issue is a speech to be given on 10… pic.twitter.com/HVazSWg8FC— Brent D. Sadler (@brentdsadler) October 8, 2024 Von Spakovsky demanded the academy cancel Ben-Ghiat’s lecture, acknowledge the error of inviting her, and apologize for engaging in partisan activity. “I am glad the Naval Academy has ‘postponed’ a partisan, political attack on a major political party candidate, but why haven’t they canceled it?” the Heritage legal fellow asked in remarks to The Daily Signal on Tuesday. “I see no apology from the academy for planning on subjecting its students to this type of political propaganda.” “Nor is there any acknowledgment that the invitation should never have been issued in the first place and that the academy was violating DOD directives on avoiding partisan election activity,” von Spakovsky added. “No wonder the academy did not publicize this event as it has past lectures—it apparently wanted to hide what it was doing.” The post ‘I SEE NO APOLOGY’: Naval Academy Postpones Anti-Trump Lecturer, Critics Demand Answers appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Well, Winter is upon us in full force which not only brings about the cold and snow, but the combination together brings about Snow Days! I remember when I was a little girl waiting patiently for the announcement to be made that school was canceled for the day. There was always such an excitement that came with it. There was one whole week my entire family was stuck home due to a blizzard and we made it incredibly fun. Today I want to share some indoor activities for kids for you to try on your snow days this year. Or anytime for that matter! Indoor Activities For Kids To Enjoy During Snow Days Let’s get to it. 1. Paper Mache Projects You don’t have to be an artist to have fun with this easy project. The project is very simple, fun, educational, and the supplies are really rather basic. I will give you a warning, Paper Mache can get messy so be ready for it. Here are the supplies you will need and steps to follow: A Bowl or Container ~ Flour, Paste OR White Glue ~ Water ~ Base Structure (Balloon or Box) ~ Paint Brushes ~ Old Newspaper. You may want to cover the surface area you are working on with some sort of art cloth or extra newspaper. Tear your newspaper for the project into strips about 2-3 cm. Wide, the size doesn’t really matter. Using a regular balloon I make paper mache Easter Eggs. Make the glue mixture. I always use either flour or white glue, so I will tell you my ratios. When using white glue, mix 2 parts glue to 1 part water in the bowl and mix. When using flour you will want to mix 1 part flour to 1 part water. Usually, when I am making something that I need to stay thick and strong I will make a mixture of white glue and flour. Now you have your glue mix and newspaper ready, blow up your balloon to the desired size. Dip your paper strips into the glue mixture, be sure to wipe off any excess before placing it. I like to make 3 – 5 layers of the paper, at least. Start adding your gooey strips to the balloon. The first layer is put on horizontally, the second vertically and so on until it’s fully coated. When you’re done adding all of your layers set the egg to dry for a full day or so. Once it is dry you can decorate it how you all see fit. You can make an egg with 7 – 10 layers and turn it into a pinata. 2. A Treasure Hunt This is fun for indoors and outdoors. Choose your treasure of choice, hide it, write up riddles and clues for the kids to solve in order to begin the hunt. It can be fun for all ages and the whole family gets to be involved. I like to set it up at night while the kiddos are in bed and then leave traces for them to find when they wake in the morning. Make them as easy or as hard as you wish and the treasure can be anything, it’s more about the hunt. If you don’t have any ideas there are tons of treasure hunt ideas online. 3. Indoor Forts This one seems to be much more fun for the younger kids, but if you have kids both younger and older it’s nice to have the older siblings get involved with the building and construction. You can get creative and even have competitions. | 4. Ad-Lib Art There used to be fun packs for kids that had pre-made ad-libs where there is a story but there are words missing that the kids have to fill in. Below the blank space is a hint to tell what sort of word you need, for instance, nouns, verbs etc. Well, Ad-lib art is similar. You start out with a bank canvas, poster board, paper, etc. Each person gets 30-seconds to add to the art. The first person begins the picture and when the time is up the next in line adds their piece. The players decide how many turns before the game ends. 5. Collective Story-Making Similar to the ad-lib art, as a family you make up a story. One person starts it and it gets passed around to each member until you have a story. When it is all said and done read it out loud and see what you’ve come up with. It is fun for all ages. 6. Slumber Party / Camp-In It may sound silly but this can be really fun for all ages. Indoor camping is pretty self-explanatory. You build forts or indoor tents, you don’t have to do any of that just pick a room to turn into a Camp-in room. Get a bunch of candles on the table and there’s your fire, you can even roast marshmallows. Gather round the candle fire, shut off the lights and tell ghost stories. Make some popcorn, crawl into your indoor fort, use a laptop or phone and watch Netflix during your modern-day indoor winter camp out. These are just a few ideas that were fun for my family. When original gets boring go for something new, maybe this list will inspire you to make a Snow Day list of your own, after all everyone is different and we all enjoy various things. Whatever it is you choose just remember to have fun with it. Happy Snow Day!! Up Next: 36 Cold Weather Hacks to Keep You Cozy This Winter  Did you enjoy our post on 6 Indoor Activities For Kids This Winter? Let us know in the comment section below!  Follow me on instagram, twitter, pinterest, and facebook!

A kitten approached a man in his front yard, brushing against his legs. Next, he got on his shoulder and decided to stay. Elvis the kittenJanna at TikTok@jannaclavelliRoman and Janna had never had a cat, but a kitten inexplicably appeared in their yard, seemingly delivered by the mysterious workings of the "cat distribution system.""My husband, Roman, was doing yard work, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw two tiny eyes looking up at him," Janna shared with Love Meow. As he turned his head, he was surprised to see a kitten trotting up to him.The little one brushed against his legs, instantly snuggly and affectionate with him. Elvis found his way into the couple's yardJanna at TikTok@jannaclavelli"We don't know where he came from. None of the neighbors or anyone in our community is missing a kitten. It's as if he was dropped from heaven. When I came outside and saw my husband holding Elvis (the kitten), I knew our lives had just changed."Roman gently held the kitten in his arms and declared without a moment's hesitation, "I think we have a cat now." Roman was instantly smitten with the kittenJanna at TikTok@jannaclavelliThe couple quickly stopped by the store to pick up food and supplies. As first-time cat owners, they reached out to the TikTok community for advice and received many helpful tips on how to care for a kitten."His first day was similar to the first day I brought my baby home from the hospital. We had no idea what to do. We were so in love and in awe, running around all over the place, making sure Kitten was comfortable and safe." Janna at TikTok@jannaclavelliAfter what seemed like a whirlwind, the couple got it down to a routine, tending to the kitten's every whim.Little Elvis settled right into his new home, showing interest in toys and strutting around like he owned the place. He quickly discovered his greatest joy was cruising around the house on his humans' shoulders. Elvis quickly turned into a shoulder catJanna at TikTok@jannaclavelliWhile perching on Roman, Elvis purred and rubbed his soft fur against his cheek as if to say, "You have been chosen." Roman smiled from ear to ear, completely smitten with his tiny shoulder kitten."I just remember smiling and laughing the whole rest of that day, saying to Roman, 'Is this real?'" Janna at TikTok@jannaclavelliWith the help of the online community, Janna gave Elvis a warm bath, kitten food, and a flea comb to help clean him up. Elvis was so calm, soaking up every ounce of love and attention."He loves to observe us and follow us around the house. He is curious about everything and loves to explore." He likes to "help" when Janna does choresJanna at TikTok@jannaclavelliIntrigued by Janna scrubbing dishes, Elvis decided to investigate. With a determined leap, he scaled her leg and settled onto her shoulder, supervising her with a purring engine.Eyes wide and focused, Elvis chases after dust bunnies, bats at his fish toy, and pounces with sudden bursts of energy. He may be tiny, but he has the heart of a panther. Janna at TikTok@jannaclavelliJanna never imagined how this small, furry creature could become the missing piece she never knew she was searching for. "I had been struggling with anxiety... but since Elvis entered our lives, it has all gone away. I didn't know I needed him till he came."Elvis adores his new family and has formed a lovely bond with the couple's daughter. They enjoy each other's company, often side by side like two little explorers venturing through the world together. Elvis adores his little human sisterJanna at TikTok@jannaclavelli"He loves to look at my baby and follow her when she's crawling around. Some of his favorite things to do are being around us at all times.""I can't say enough how blessed we are that this little one found us. I had never been a cat person, but when Elvis arrived, my heart flipped, and now I can't imagine our life without him." Janna at TikTok@jannaclavelliShare this story with your friends. More on Elvis on TikTok @jannaclavelli.Related story: Cat Gives Indoor Life a Try After Living Outside Most His Life, Turns Out It's the Best Thing Ever