The winners are:

  • Airsoft Pump Sawed-Off Shotgun (Toy) and Blueprint: $15 Richard from Maryland
  • Spartacus $10 Galen
  • Buffalo Indian Head Nickel Belt Buckle: $10 Norm
  • Stainless Steel Camping Dish Set: $35 Zed
  • Omron Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor: $15 Ruth B.
  • Liberty Calendar: $35 Ruth B.
  • Barbuzzo Combat Condiments: $10 Norm
  • Shoot the Suits Targets: $12 Ed Teach
  • The Most Dangerous Superstition: $5 Norm
  • 20 One Ounce Copper Rounds: $20 Zed
    • Drawing for 20 Half Ounce Copper Rounds: Galen
  • Emergency Kit: $8 Ed Teach

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Archive: TWFTT 7-19-19

The Sun

A BRITISH-flagged Swedish owned tanker has been seized by Iran and is heading for the Revolutionary Guard base at Qeshm Island.

Northern Marine, a subsidiary of Stena AB, confirmed “hostile action” had occurred before the tanker Stena Impero changed its course this afternoon.  Continue reading “‘HOSTILE ACT’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes British oil tanker in the Gulf days after clash with Royal Navy amid escalating tensions”

Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard

After a week that saw President Trump and his foes toss toxic words at each other, there is now a warning that the next phase could be “violence.”

Nearly 8 of 10 Americans told the Pew Research Center that supporters for both sides could “act” on the politically charged rhetoric with violence. It was higher for Democrats, 91%, than Republicans, 61%.  Continue reading “Pew: 91% Democrats see violence next in war of words”

Washington Times – by Ben Wolfgang

The best way to fix the U.S. armed forces’ recruiting challenges may involve dipping further into the nation’s high schools.

As the Army, Navy and other services contend with a thriving economy and a directive to expand their ranks, there is a growing debate over whether the military should consider lowering the minimum enlistment age from 17 to 16. More than a dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, already have adopted the policy.  Continue reading “Military eyes 16-year-olds as ranks and candidates dwindle”

Daily Mail

Broadway legend Patti LuPone has drawn harsh criticism for an attack on Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, insinuating that he is gay.

‘Lindsey Graham you are a disgrace. On a personal note, why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out. You might just come to your senses,’ LuPone tweeted on Thursday.  Continue reading “‘Why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out’: Broadway legend Patti LuPone is accused of homophobia after making a personal attack on Lindsey Graham”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Has a war between the United States and Iran become inevitable?  That is what some in the mainstream media seem to be claiming, but let us hope that is not true, because such a war would mean immense death and destruction.  If the Iranian regime felt that their survival was at stake, they would throw everything in their entire arsenal at the United States and Israel, and they would unleash Hezbollah to commit horrific acts of terror all over the globe.  That would include acts of terror inside the United States, and most Americans have absolutely no idea how nightmarish it would be to have Hezbollah terrorists striking soft targets all across the countryContinue reading “On The Brink Of World War 3: Here Are 5 Major Developments Within The Last 48 Hours…”

LifeSiteNews – by Doug Mainwaring

July 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The American Library Association’s recent national conference provided librarians from across the country with strategies for advancing gender identity ideology in schools and finding ways to bring “Drag Queen Story Times” into public libraries despite the objections of local communities.

The conference was held just as disturbing stories came to light across the country about Drag Queen Story Times (DQST) held in public libraries. On the West Coast, young children were photographed having extreme physical contact with a drag queen, while on the East Coast, a drag queen who read to young children was discovered to be involved with numerous lurid and pornographic sexual businesses and activitiesContinue reading “National conference teaches librarians how to sneak drag queens past parents”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

I know that this headline is alarming, but it is actually a direct quote from a notice that was recently posted in a Kroger supermarket.  And as you will see below, similar notices are being posted in the canned vegetable sections of Wal-Mart stores nationwide.  I would encourage you to examine the evidence in this article very carefully and to come to your own conclusions about what is happening.  At this moment, social media is buzzing with reports of shortages of canned vegetables all around the country.  But so far, the mainstream media is being eerily quiet about all of this.  Is there a reason why they aren’t saying anything?  Continue reading ““Due To A Poor Harvest Season, We Are Experiencing Shortages On Many Of Our Canned Vegetable Items””

The Blaze – by Dave Urbanski

The University of California, Berkeley, was once known as the birthplace of the 1960s free-speech movement, but violent protests against conservative speakers on campus in recent years seemingly put a blemish on the school’s lofty status as a haven for unfettered expression.

And a recent move by the city of Berkeley shows it may be catching the fever.  Continue reading “Berkeley City Council bans ‘manpower,’ ‘manhole,’ other ‘male-centric’ terms while ‘he’ and ‘she’ are getting replaced by ‘they’”

Fox News

High-profile Democrats are decrying a controversial resolution from Rep. Ilhan Omar affirming the right to boycott Israel, even as they rally behind her and three other first-term congresswomen attacked by President Trump.

Omar, D-Minn., proposed the resolution earlier this week in a bid to push back against U.S. laws banning the Israel boycotts. The text of the measure affirms the right of Americans to organize boycotts of foreign countries.  Continue reading “Dems decry Omar resolution defending Israel boycott: ‘Dead on arrival’”

Nature of Healing – by Rosanne Lindsay

It all started in 2013 when the United Nations (U.N.) released a report on how insects could stabilize the global food supply. An estimated two billion people around the world eat bugs, so why not you, too? After all, growing the grain used in animal feed takes up huge water and energy resources.

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fueled the campaign when it published Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security. The 185-page report argues we should all be eating more insects as a means of feeding the estimated nine billion people who will live on Planet Earth in 2050.  Continue reading “The Cricket Devolution”

Haaretz

“Israel is actually more the victim than the party that’s responsible” for the Middle East conflict, said U.S. peace envoy Jason Greenblatt in an interview with PBS on Wednesday.

Greenblatt also rejected the term “occupied” to describe the West Bank and called the use of the word “settlements” “pejorative.”  Continue reading “U.S. Envoy Greenblatt: Israel ‘Victim’ in Conflict, Rejects the Term ‘Settlements’”

Campus Reform – by Ethan Cai

Colorado State University claims that “American” is a non-inclusive word that should be avoided.

CSU’s online Inclusive Language Guide, compiled by the school’s Inclusive Communications Task Force, lists certain words and phrases to avoid while providing  replacements in an effort to help “communicators practice inclusive language and [help] everyone on [its] campus feel welcomed, respected, and valued.” The school’s Women and Gender Collaborative website directly links to the document.  Continue reading “Colorado State: ‘Avoid’ using ‘Americans,’ ‘America’”

MSN

Thirteen Philadelphia police officers are to be fired for making racist or offensive Facebook posts.

The 13 are among 72 officers in the city who had been placed on administrative duty after an online database called the Plain View Project shared more than 5,000 Facebook posts and comments on June 1 by current and former law enforcement officers in Philadelphia and seven other jurisdictions around the country.  Continue reading “13 Philadelphia officers to be fired over racist, offensive Facebook posts”