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New York Post- ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ replica General Lee soars 150 feet into the air over Kentucky fountain in wild stunt

National Post- Dad jumps in to save little girl who fell from Disney cruise ship into the Atlantic Ocean

June 30 Update: Shooter identified as WESS ROLEY, age 20, history of violence and mental health issues.

Breaking 2: The shooter has been found deceased, sounds like it’s over.

BREAKING: Multiple firefighters shot in apparent ambush while responding to brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho … at least nine firefighters and two police officers were shot. Police are reporting shots from multiple directions.

Update: FBI, DHS, and the US Forest Service now on the scene.

Four dead now reported, multiple suspects.

Follow the search results for “Idaho FBI” on X, but proceed with caution. These events bring out fakery and engagement seekers. This Youtube channel is following live.

Idaho active shooting: Firefighters ambushed while responding to fire. 2 dead so far. bodies still on mountain. “Actively taking sniper fire.”

“We are prepared to neutralize this suspect (or suspects.)”

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— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 30, 2025

SciTech Daily: In a follow-up investigation into the multibillion-dollar drug ticagrelor, The BMJ has identified new concerns.

For more than a decade, the multibillion dollar drug ticagrelor (Brilinta in the US and Brilique in Europe) has been recommended in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome. As generic versions of the antiplatelet drug prepare to launch this year, The BMJ has investigated the evidence underpinning the drug’s approval and continued use. In our first story we revealed serious data integrity problems in the PLATO study, the 18 000 patient randomised trial that brought ticagrelor to market.1

The BMJ now turns its attention to two key supporting AstraZeneca studies that convinced doctors of ticagrelor’s ability to rapidly and consistently inhibit platelets—critical for managing patients following percutaneous coronary intervention. Our investigation was based on interviews with trial investigators and platelet experts and access to the underlying trial data submitted to regulators, as well as readouts from laboratory equipment used in the studies. We found evidence that the trials were inaccurately reported. In one instance AstraZeneca’s trial failed to show statistical significance, but was published in a leading cardiology journal as significant. Extraordinarily, most investigators, including the principal investigator and the drug company, were unreachable or declined to be interviewed. The findings raise even deeper questions over the approval and decade long use of the drug.

And nobody cares.

BREAKING: US stocks rise to an all-time high just months after plunging on worries about tariffs – AP

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 27, 2025

Featured comment by Orsen, in the comments;

A couple things going under the radar:

Back in February, the oil refineries in the US started a slow turn. Margin refineries (these are the ones that go about 50/50 Heavy crude/ Light sweet crude) started moving towards Light sweet crude. Decisions were being made for future alterations. Canada provides about 70% of their Heavy Crude for US refining. However, there is a slow move towards refining light sweet crude which is the US basic resource. It’s an expensive switch, and a slow moving one. But, that’s the trend.

Now, today, Marco Rubio (and Trump) announced the end of the war in the Congo with Rwanda. That’s sort of a peripheral issue no one can really relate to as directly effecting us here. However, take a look at the primary export of Rwanda (and keep in mind that Trump and Rubio usually approach these conflicts economically). The primary export is Niobium. This is a chemical used to strengthen stainless steel. It is used primarily to harden oil pipelines and well structures. Just saying. Negotiating positions are ALWAYS fluid.

Cruise Mapper;

The new cruiseferry of STENA LINE has been taken off the Holyhead-Dublin route for repairs and maintenance due to engine problems – just 4 months after entering service. The ship Stena Estrid (building cost EUR 185 million) started on the route in January 2020 after being built at China’s AVIC Weihai Shipyard performing its maiden voyage as Storm Brendan raged.

Via Harman Bhangu;

The Stena Estrid broke down just months after launch—engine failure, pulled off route, major delays.

It was built at AVIC Weihai Shipyard—now called China Merchants Jinling, the same state-owned yard the NDP just hired to build BC’s new ferries.

Eby is outsourcing billions to a shipyard with a track record of breakdowns—and ties to China’s military-industrial complex.

The right people got paid, that’s all that matters.

Tragic news out of Minnesota:

Minnesota Superintendent Drew Evans says officers received a call at 02:00 local time this morning regarding the incident involving State senator John Hoffman and his wife.

Evans says another call was placed to police at 03:35, when officers were proactively checking on Democratic politician Melissa Hortman.

Police believe the gunman was impersonating a police officer and escaped after exchanging fire with officers who responded to the attacks.

Update: Police are currently looking for the alleged shooter.

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Just a quick reminder that Canadian Truckers are badasses.

The Los Angeles riots are not organic:

• A number of NGOs have been implicated in this. Foremost is Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights or CHIRLA, and the photos of signs show they were printed by PSLWEB / Party for Socialism and Liberation.
• CHIRLA has the EIN of 954421521. Most of its private funding appears to be from DAFs, which are the hardest to trace. However 34 million of its reported 45 million in revenue are from government grants.
• The group which printed the signs for protests, Party for Socialism and Liberation, is not a nonprofit – they are a literal Communist party.
• Neville Singham – sorry. Real nice guy. Activist who became a billionaire by pushing Chinese propaganda worldwide.<

Nick Shirley reports live from the streets of L.A.

Styx weighs in.

Windless Wednesday in Alberta as output falls to 0.1 per cent, while Nova Scotia pitches powering a quarter of the country with wind.

B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment.

Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray: Energy superpower, energy corridors and bitumen

Today Gord Magill interviews Humboldt Saskatchewan trucker and Canadian trucking legend, Kim Wylie. Kim became known for this viral video he made after the Humboldt tragedy.

Voice Of GO(r)D is honored to bring you Mr Kim Wylie, a veteran trucker from Humboldt, Saskatchewan (yes, that Humboldt) who, like myself, is doing what he can to raise alarm bells about the state of the industry, and offer policy solutions to improve life for all of us out on the road. Working with friend and former guest of the show, Trent Lalonde, Kim is highlighting issues with training and licensure of truckers, and despite difficulty in getting policy makers in Saskatchewan to listen, seem to be making headway next door in Alberta, where discussions of recognizing truckers with trade certification are happening in earnest.

Daily Wire;

The Federal Trade Commission is setting its sights on the industry pushing transgender medical procedures on minors, documents obtained by The Daily Wire show, a potential major step in the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on radical gender ideology.

The FTC, an agency tasked with protecting American consumers, will hold a day-long workshop in July on transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers, according to an internal memo obtained by The Daily Wire. That’s a likely indicator of the agency’s intentions: the FTC often holds such events before initiating legal action against an industry to gain information, gather evidence, and solicit the input of affected Americans.

“Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, the FTC is provided broad authority to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive trade acts and practices,” the memo reads. “There is now considerable reason to believe that the doctors and medical providers pushing [gender-affirming care] on minors are knowingly deceiving parents by exaggerating [gender-affirming care’s] ‘benefits’ and downplaying its harmful side effects.”

Fraud and cargo theft are huge issues in trucking today, among other things…

They both HATE Donald Trump much more than they’ve ever loved their own country!

In the case of Canadians, they’re about to learn a very painful lesson . . . which has very little to do with the American President.

These stickers are available on Amazon. Buy some for your TDS-suffering friends & family members, encouraging them to publicly celebrate their 24/7 hatred!

#BREAKING Multiple casualties as person drove vehicle into crowd at Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, Canada.pic.twitter.com/MtLORXCHSt

— Fast News Network (@fastnewsnet) April 27, 2025

Posting as I find info, there’s a long Reddit thread here.

Unconfirmed reports of several fatalities, video from the scene is disturbing.
Vancouver police confirm: A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds.

Footage of the alleged driver.

…Chief Rai says the suspect is “known to police.”

Earlier today, I saw 4 comments caught up in the spam filter. 3 of them used the F-word. 1 of them did not. I freed the last one.

Please refrain from formally swearing on SDA and you’ll find far more of your comments published.

SDA regular Denise shared the following:

Here’s hoping for more of Robert’s photos during his stay in Sedona – the next best thing to being there. In the spirit of reciprocal trade, this photo from the Grand Canyon State was taken en route to the Phantom Ranch, a trip that inspired musician/husband James Frazer to write The Ballad of Twinkie.  The song answers the age old question: What do you get when you cross a rogue mule with a narrow ledge and a thousand foot fall?

A must-listen song for anyone thinking of riding a mule from the national park rim to the Colorado River. Cursed with the worst mule, the song’s conclusion is my own:

Sure, make your own decisions – do whatever you like
But for me I’m not going again unless I can hike
His daddy was a donkey, his Momma was a horse
They call that intraspecies intercourse

Ottawa Police- East Block Update: One man arrested

After hours of negotiations, the man surrendered peacefully to police and was arrested on scene. Several packages were found in the area and were searched and cleared by police. No one was injured in the incident. No explosives, weapons or hazardous materials were located on the accused.

A 31-year-old Ottawa man was charged with the following offences:

Breach of Probation (x2)
Public Mischief
Uttering Threats to Cause Property Damage
He will appear in court today.