This is so nerve wracking!
A truck almost went off the Second Street Bridge in Louiseville this morning. Takes about six minutes to pull the truck driver in safely. Fast forward to 5:00 mark if you want to skip ahead.
You can read full details on the story here.
God Bless the firemen who have nerves of steel to make this rescue!
DCG
Luvs a happy ending!
DCG
Although Texas is still a “red” state, the city of Houston is run by demorats. Houston hasn’t had a republican mayor since 1982. The district attorney for Harris County, Kim Ogg, is a demorat who was backed by George Soros.
Soros-backed DA Kim Hogg
Houston’s current demorat mayor, John Whitmire, came into office last December. When he ran for office he stated, “I know how crime impacts our lives. I have instituted groundbreaking reforms reducing prison populations because we can be tough and smart on crime.”
Lifelong bureaucrat Mayor John Whitmire
Considering what’s been occuring (or not occuring) in Houston during the past eight years, Mayor Whitmire is going to have a lot of cleaning up to do:
From Fox 26:
“Houston Police Chief Troy Finner has released some new information regarding criminal cases that were suspended.
Last week, Finner identified 4,017 cases of alleged sexual assault administratively suspended for “lack of personnel” – investigations essentially kicked to the curb back to 2016.
On Monday afternoon, Houston police released a new statement saying:
“Our review of adult sex crime cases suspended with a code of “lack of personnel” has expanded to include all other divisions in the department found to be using that same code. We have determined that department-wide approximately 264,000 such incident reports since 2016 were suspended with this code. That figure represents about 10% of the 2.8 million incident reports filed with HPD in the past eight years. Of those 264,000 reports, about 100,000 of them are property crimes. Our efforts to review sexual assault incident reports and contact potential victims continue. We are also moving additional personnel to other investigative divisions to address these incident reports involving crimes against persons.”
Last week, Finner said he first became aware sexual assault cases were being suspended for lack of manpower in 2021 and ordered the practice stopped. He says an internal investigation is underway to determine why that explicit command was disobeyed.”
Read the whole story here.
Best to avoid large, demorat-run cities. Between their soft-on-crime district attorneys, progressive policies toward incarceration, and overall lack of functional leadership (especially when is comes to addressing public safety needs), no one is safe in these cities.
DCG
Posted in Crime, Democrats, failed city, safety
Tagged Harris County, Houston, Houston Police Department, John Whitmore, Kim Ogg, property crime, sexual assault
St. Louis, Missouri has had a democrat mayor since 1949. The previous Soros-backed district attorney, Kim Gardner, finally resigned in May 2023 after a serial criminal who had violated house arrest 51 times caused a teenage girl to lose both of her legs. Read that whole story here.
Yet since Gardner’s departure, criminals are still able to roam free in St. Louis. Example:
Victims Laticha Bracero and her daughter Alyssa Cordova
From The Daily Mail:
“Horrific surveillance footage captured the moment a mom and daughter were fatally ran down by a speeding motorist running a red light – who has since been released on bail.
Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, were leaving a Drake concert in St. Louis, Missouri on February 14 when driver Monte Henderson, 22, allegedly plowed into them at the intersection. Two other teen girls and a 61-year-old woman were also injured in the crash, which saw Henderson collide with several other vehicles as he blew through the lights.
Free on bail: Perp Monte Henderson
Police say he was speeding at over 70mph when he allegedly caused the tragedy.
However, Judge Annette Llewellyn ignored a probable cause statement arguing he is a danger to the community, allowing him to be freed on a $20,000 bail, according to STL Today.
Judge Annette Lewellyn
Reported court records showed he was freed on Friday morning after posting 10 percent of his $200,000 bond. He is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the deaths of the mother and daughter.
Cops say he blew through the stop lights on Olive Street in the center of the city, with the footage showing the red light at the same time he sped past the intersection in his Jeep Grand Cherokee. He was seen travelling at a high rate of speed before initially colliding with the front bumper of another car, which led him to careen into Bracero and Cordova.
Bracero was pronounced dead at the scene, and Cordova died shortly after being rushed to hospital, police said.”
Read the whole tragic story here.
Just another reason to avoid large, democrat-run cities that favor defunding their police. And cities with Soros-backed district attorneys who coddle criminals. Your life may depend upon it.
DCG
Posted in Crime, Democrats, failed city, failed state, safety
Tagged involuntary manslaughter, Missouri, St. Louis
The video below shows rescue cows and goats checking on their caregiver, Gretchen Eberle, after she was feeling a little overwhelmed. The clip that has gone viral, was shared by the TikTok account of Off The Plate Sanctuary (@offtheplatesanctuary), a nonprofit animal rescue based in Montgomery, Vermont. It was started by Eberle and her spouse Charles Snedicor. Eberle told Newsweek: “I was cleaning the barn and feeling a little overwhelmed that day. The things we see in rescue life can take its toll on us at times. As I sat to take a quick break and reflect, a couple of the cows and goats nearby sensed my emotions and came over to check on me. They do this quite often. They are beautiful, feeling, sentient beings who feel many of the emotions we do. I am desperate for people to understand that.”
@offtheplatesanctuary #theyfeelus #animals #animallover #loverofanimals #rescue #rescued #animalrescue #savinglives #savinganimals #changingminds #showingcompassion #beingthechange #veganfortheanimals #maketheconnection #changeyourmindset #choosecompassion
~E
Posted in God's creation
How’s things going in democrat-run Washington State? Here’s a sample:
Fortunately a Tacoma store owner was able to defend himself against a robber who brought a knife to a fight. The store owner whipped out a machete!
Store Owner (on left) defends himself with a machete. Photo courtesy of Tacoma Poolice Facebook.
From MyNorthwest:
“A 70-year-old store owner fended off a knife-wielding robber by brandishing his own store’s defense system — a really big machete.
Naif Qatamin, the store owner, and his wife run Selena One Market in Tacoma. The business has been robbed before, with Qatamin using a stick for protection. A year ago, he upgraded to a machete, slotted right next to the register.
On Feb. 5, the store’s upgraded defense came in handy when a pocketknife-wielding robber walked to the register and announced, “This is a robbery. Do you understand?” Qaatamin understood, and from behind the counter, pulled his machete while saying, “That’s not a knife, this is a knife.”
“He backed up there,” Qatamin told KIRO Newsradio. “He was shocked and fell down right there.”
The suspected robber ran from the store, but was later caught by police. The next day, he was released from jail and returned to the store.
“He stood right there by the door and said ‘I’m going to come back, rob you and kill you.’ I said ‘One step inside and I’m going to fix you up.’ He put his foot down right there and I hit him right here,” Qatamin said, pointing to his chest.”
Read the whole story here.
Thanks to democrats’ soft-on-crime prosecutors, Defund the Police movement, and disdain of all guns, store owners are desperate to protect themselves.
Wise to stay away from the crime-infested blue cities these days. Your life may depend upon it.
DCG
Posted in Crime, Democrats, failed city, failed state, safety
Tagged Federal Way, Seattle, Tacoma, Washington State
Here’s the video {source: SkyNewsAustralia 12:56 to 13:12 mark), followed by a screenshot:
You know the drill:
This contest will be closed at the end of Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
‘To get the contest going, here’s my caption:
Gosh, who knew 21st century feminists are so articulate!
For the winner of our last Caption Contest, go here.
~E
Posted in Caption contest, Democrats, Funnies, The Left, woke culture
Please forgive me for being so late with this post. I’ve been preoccupied with writing a very difficult chapter for a new book. I will try to be more responsible by posting more, henceforth.
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This was a very competitive contest with only 2 points separating the winner from the runner-ups.
But our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points.
And the winner, with one #1 and three #2 votes, totaling 10 points, is:
Here is her caption:
Lurch won’t be able to talk his way out of this gas leak. There are witnesses!
John Kerry Blasts Fart During COP28 Climate Change Conference Remarks (Video)
GregB is in 2nd place, with two #1 votes and 8 points:
He always has been nothing more than a foul, stinking old globalist gasbag.
Jackie Puppet is in 3rd place, with one #1 and one #2 vote, totaling 6 points:
That wasn’t a fart – that was a few carbon credits slipping out of Kerry!
Brian is in 4th place, with one #1 vote and 4 points:
1 Woman dead 32 people injured and taken to hospital. Today at the Climate debate John Kerry blasted his carbon foot print but came from another body part. Killing the mediator a few feet from him. Kerry is in custody waiting for de-fumigation. Some of the victims at the hospital said he was aiming for her when he swung around in his chair. In Other news today: The EU passed a law today on the new natural gas carbon act for the prevention of death by human Flatulence.
Another greenworxx caption is in 5th place, with one #2 vote and 2 points:
It’s time to hook up a carbon gas catcher on Kerry. He’s exceeding the daily limit of noxious gas eruptions as designated by the climate czar himself!
For all the other caption submissions, go here.
Be here later today for our next caption contest!
~E
Posted in Caption contest, climate change, Democrats, Funnies, The Left
Tagged John Kerry
Riley Gaines is a former competitive swimmer and a fierce advocate for women’s sports. She speaks out against biological men competing and hijacking women’s sports, robbing women of many opportunities. Because she speaks biological truth, she is hated by the left. They always show up to protest her events.
Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer who lost her left arm in a shark attack in 2003. She credits her Christian faith for helping her heal and Bethany’s story is portrayed in the movie, Soul Surfer.
They spoke at an event last Friday, doing readings that celebrate female athletes. Of course, trans activists showed up to disrupt the event. One activist showed up to protest the event carrying a stuffed toy shark, in an apparent mocking of Hamilton’s shark attack (from Riley’s X):
Despite the presence of this miserable creature, the event was a success. Read more details about the event here.
Way to win over hearts and minds by showing such blatant hatred for women.
DCG
Posted in Christianity, Democrats, LGBT, The Left
Tagged Bethany Hamilton, Riley Gaines, shark attack
This is so cool!
DCG
Posted in dogs, God's creation