Ole Braatelien, Author at The Western Journal

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Ole Braatelien, a writer for The Western Journal since 2022, earned his bachelor's from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Jimmy John's Gets Shredded After It Unveils a Sandwich That Replaces Bread with Pickles

Social media users quickly criticized Jimmy John's new sandwich, but for a different reason than you might think.

By Ole Braatelien October 26, 2024

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Missing US Army K9 Handler Found Dead in a Dumpster, Person of Interest in Custody

When U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Roque didn't show up to formation that morning, nobody would have suspected the tragic reason why.

By Ole Braatelien and October 26, 2024

Erik Menendez (L) and his brother Lyle (R) listen during a pre-trial hearing, on December 29, 1992 in Los Angeles after the two pleaded innocent in the August 1989 shotgun deaths of their wealthy parents, Jose and Mary Louise Menendez of Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Menendez Brothers Nearing Freedom? District Attorney Makes Huge Recommendation That Could Shake Things Up

The Los Angeles District Attorney's office is releasing two convicted murderers just days before the election.

By Ole Braatelien October 25, 2024

Christopher Yoo, 17, left, was reportedly angry after losing a match to Fabiano Caruana, right.

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Chess Grandmaster Rages After Loss, Hits Female Videographer in Unhinged Meltdown

The 17-year-old was charged with assault and disqualified from the tournament after allegedly striking the 24-year-old woman.

By Ole Braatelien October 24, 2024

In an aerial view, mud pots, or fumaroles, and mud volcanoes are seen near the Hudson Ranch geothermal power plant on February 14, 2024 near Niland, California. Geothermal plants create steam power from boiling, mineral-rich brine drawn from deep under geothermal fields. A race is on to develop processing to separate raw lithium out of the waste stream to be used in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. This geothermal field at the eastern edge of the Salton Sea has is being called the future "Lithium Valley", with the potential to extract 18 million metric tons of lithium from this geothermal field, roughly the equivalent of 382 million electric vehicle batteries, according to a report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The area is believed to have the world's highest concentration of lithium contained in geothermal brines.

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Massive Lithium Deposit Found Under Southern US - Projected to Meet Global Demand by 2030

The U.S. doesn't presently have a strong presence in the lithium industry. This potentially huge find could change that.

By Ole Braatelien October 24, 2024

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Netanyahu Ignored Kamala Harris' Advice and Won a Stunning Victory Against Hamas

"Had Prime Minister Netanyahu listened to Biden and Harris and not entered Rafah, we may have never reached Sinwar."

By Ole Braatelien October 21, 2024

Close-up of a cheeseburger with tomato and lettuce in a paper wrapper at Shake Shack, Walnut Creek, California, August 25, 2024.

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Massive Recall on Cheeseburgers Underway, Customers Warned Not to Consume the Burgers

Last week, the total poundage of meat recalled was 10 million. This week it's nearly 12 million and the numbers don't appear to be slowing.

By Ole Braatelien October 19, 2024

Composite image of a smashed television in an Argentinian hotel room and Liam Payne.

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Liam Payne Believed to Have Been on Powerful Hallucinogen During Fall from Balcony - What Did He See?

Police believe Payne may have been under the influence of this potent drug. Is it possible that it drove him to do what he did?

By Ole Braatelien October 19, 2024

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are pictured at a Labor Day campaign event in Pittsburgh on Sept. 2.

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Biden-Harris Admin Announces Protected Status for Immigrants from Country Plagued by Islamic Terrorism

This new Biden-Harris policy would likely benefit at least 11,000 Lebanese immigrants, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

By Ole Braatelien October 18, 2024

Richard Pawulski, 49, died Monday, five years after being bitten by a mosquito and contracting Eastern equine encephalitis.

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Mosquito Bite Puts Dad Through Hell After Giving Him Nasty Disease, And Cases Are Rising

A deadly mosquito virus killed a man after he battled it for five grueling years. It's rare, it's deadly and it's on the rise.

By Ole Braatelien October 17, 2024

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Jimmy John's Gets Shredded After It Unveils a Sandwich That Replaces Bread with Pickles

Missing US Army K9 Handler Found Dead in a Dumpster, Person of Interest in Custody

Menendez Brothers Nearing Freedom? District Attorney Makes Huge Recommendation That Could Shake Things Up

Chess Grandmaster Rages After Loss, Hits Female Videographer in Unhinged Meltdown

Massive Lithium Deposit Found Under Southern US - Projected to Meet Global Demand by 2030

Netanyahu Ignored Kamala Harris' Advice and Won a Stunning Victory Against Hamas

Massive Recall on Cheeseburgers Underway, Customers Warned Not to Consume the Burgers

Liam Payne Believed to Have Been on Powerful Hallucinogen During Fall from Balcony - What Did He See?

Biden-Harris Admin Announces Protected Status for Immigrants from Country Plagued by Islamic Terrorism

Mosquito Bite Puts Dad Through Hell After Giving Him Nasty Disease, And Cases Are Rising

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