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Hey New Yorkers, I read that ya'll pay a sales tax, but only on purchases above $110. Is that right or am I interpreting something incorrectly?

Less than 2 percent of the world's people have red hair, but does that mean they don't deserve their own emojis?

The long-neglected ginger population is rejoicing with news that they'll finally be represented in a group of 157 emojis coming out this year.

Im ginger and could not care less if i have a emoji or not..

My brother has Red hair , he should enjoy that.

Just saw something ... might have been a mirage: a Cadillac stationwagon.

It's called a hearse.

Oli, is this what you saw:

https://jalopnik.com/heres-what-a-perfect-cadillac-cts-v-wagon-is-worth-now-1801087310

No TB. It looked like one of the old style, enormous Cadillacs.

Happy Passover! Don’t forget to put rams blood on your doorpost tonight, unless your first born is an asshole.

The next day:

"Look at that! What is that? Blood? I can't get it off. I tried asking my neighbors about it, but they're either packing up to leave or making funeral plans. I was supposed to have a buyer look at my place today. He took one look at the blood and left. Now what do I do? Insurance won't cover it. I tried everything: Oxyclean, Mr. Clean, Brillo Pads. Nothing works. Madonne!

Happy Easter & Passover to All.

Gotta Roll.

Will Check back in Monday.

When Jesus left the tomb, he left his clothes behind. So .......?

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That would leave him naked, the same way we all came into the World, why not leave the same way?

He was leaving his tomb, not the Earth until 40 days later.

An Afghanistan war veteran who had his genitals blown off by a roadside bomb is the recipient of a donated penis and scrotum that doctors hope will restore his ability to function normally, after a 14-hour surgery that doctors hailed as a medical first.

The veteran, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy-related reasons, received the tissue transplant from a team of 11 doctors - nine plastic surgeons and two urological surgeons - at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in March. The procedure was the result of years of research, studies and cadaver work, giving doctors hope that if it proves successful, it could be used for injured veterans and other men with severe injuries to their genital regions.

This video is creatively in-depth and one of the best subliminal contenr release this year.

Childish gambino is amazing

This is America it must be fun to shoot someone in their head from behind.

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex's wedding service was overseen by the Right Reverend David Conner. He begins his address at 5:17 in the wedding ceremony.

I loved that Reverend Conner had the gall to define what marriage is to the the couple, and the watching world!!

The Real Royal Wedding

I always thought the Bruce Springsteen song "Nothing Man" from The Rising was about a 9/11 survivor and/or fireman, but apparently, the song was written before 9/11. One theory I've read is that it's about a soldier who had his penis blown off.

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brucespringsteen/nothingman.html

Starbucks will close 150 poorly performing company-operated stores next year, about three times as many as it typically closes.
The affected stores are located in mostly urban areas that are densely populated with Starbucks locations.

The company told investors late Tuesday that it expects same-store sales to grow just 1% for the quarter that begins next month, lowering its previous guidance. The stock slumped 3.5% in after-hours trading.

Good.

L.O.L. Dues , u think just like me.

I walk my dog each night in a nearby park. Last night we got out in the parking lot, and I saw a black thing lying across the top of the trash can at the park entrance. We walked over to it, and i saw it was...a violin case. Now anyone who posts on these boards knows what has to be in a stray violin case - a Tommy gun, right? We did about 20 minutes circling the garbage can, coming back periodically to it. No ID, just a plain black violin case. I finally got up the nerve to inspect it. The latches were all open. I opened it ver-r-r-y gently. It was empty.

We left the park and on the way home it hit me: my prints are on the case. I think I'm going to like prison.

That’s funny.

You beta lawyer up...LOL

1 person in that 2% is my beautiful wife.

Mississippi finally getting in on the lottery.

Same place: black rubber boots with colorful polka dots, for a teen or young woman. Good mystery stories have been based on less.

FamilyTreeDNA, an early pioneer of the rapidly growing market for consumer genetic testing, confirmed late Thursday that it has granted the Federal Bureau of Investigation access to its vast trove of nearly 2 million genetic profiles. The arrangement was first reported by BuzzFeed News.

I was interested in doing this through Ancestry.com but heard these types of firms were keeping a database of the samples you provide. Once I found that out, I said no thanks. Not that I have anything to hide. But they should not be keeping this without my consent or just in general.

Jupiter Space Porn

Don't forget that DST starts this weekend.

I wish they'd end it because that extra hour of daylight burns up my garden tomatoes.

And I wish they'd keep it year round... embrace the light!
But I hope you're joking about it affecting the plants (plants don't have watches)... lol

Whattsamatter? You never heard of a morning glory?

I had the same thought as you.

I watched a documentary on the golden state killer. They had the killer's DNA but it wasn't in the data bank; but a distant relative of his was in the data bank. This led the investigators to narrow the suspects and find the killer. It's amazing what they can now do with DNA.

Find article below:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/201...den-state-killer-can-home-about-60-white

Anybody have any experience using a safety razor? I've thought about switching before and am currently thinking about it again but wanted to get some feedback from others who have made the switch? Thanks.

I use one. It's the closest shave you'll get but it takes some getting used to and you run the risk of nicking yourself. A styptic pencil is a necessity especially when first starting out, but if you prepare your face properly (lots of warm water and a good shave cream - I use a shave butter and always a fresh blade) you'll do OK. They're harder to use than say an Aftra blade with a lubricating strip but like I said, the safety blades give a better shave. Get a good razor (the part that holds the blade) and some alum is a help. Just go slow.

Thanks SC. How often do you go through blades? I've got the styptic pencil and from the research I've done, it looks like it takes some getting used to. I would be using it on my face and head as well. The razor and blades seem pretty inexpensive. Thinking about just buying what I need, giving it a shot and if I don't like it, switching back.

I-12, since I've retired I no longer shave everyday; more like 1 - 2 times a week, so my usage has of blades has dropped substantially. I buy the double edged blades in packages of one hundred each and that will last me about six months. That package costs me about $12. I shave my head also but I'm not worried about getting a super-close shave there so I use an electric razor for my head. Besides, I'd worry about getting nicks on my noggin. Your facial skin will "toughen up" a little after you shave your face regularly. Plus those blades are easier to use if you trim the top of a mustache like I do.

Thanks SC. My head I shave about every 3 days, my face one a week (I know, I'm lazy with it). So you'd say give it a shot and try it out?

Yeah, why not? I'd only suggest buying a small box of safety blades first to see if like them. And go very slowly at first so you don't cut up your scalp.

Just wanna let you know that my hub was named Commander for the American Legion post 104 in Neon, Kentucky. And I'm the VP of the Ladies Auxiliary.

Congrats to Ray.

Thanks SC!

Congratulations to you and your hub.

Congratulations to you and your husband. I can only speak about the ones in or near my area and they do great work, especially during times of disaster and its aftermath.

Thanks SC.

Thank you Blueracing 347

Thank you Giacomo_Vacari

What an Honor, congratulations and may your leadership be a blessing to all.

Thank you DuesPaid.

I use a Norelco daily because it's quick. Not as good as a blade shave, though. I've been searching for the perfect blade shave for years. The multi-blade cartridge shavers work best for me. I tried a highly touted safety razor with highly touted blades--not as good as ordinary multi-blade cartridges. Seldom shave with blades now.

Interesting.

Moe, your new Avatar is hysterical.

LoL

Thanks TB for the feedback. What didn't you like about the safety razor?

SC, if you're interested???? Not my sale. was surfing the interwebs and thought it was fit with your avatar .

https://cnj.craigslist.org/clt/d/clark-vintage-humphrey-bogart-18x24/6813814916.html

^^^ I have that hanging up in my room. My grandmother couldn't wait to get rid of it when my grandfather passed.

I use a Norelco also. It's a manual one. It came with an Allen wrench which inserts into the side of the shaver head to rotate the blades.It takes a while, but it works and saves on electricity. The blades never wear out.

Irishman, the safety razor pulled on the skin, making me back off on pressure, hence not as close or comfortable a shave as with cartridge.

I shaved with my safety razor for the first time today and I got the same thing TB on my face. The razor seemed to pull at my skin, which I didn't like. Although, they say to give it a few times before you get comfortable with it so I'm going to continue with it for now. I shaved my head with it as well and only nicked myself one. But as you said TB, not as close of a shave. Although for a first time, not as bad as I thought it might have been. SC, how long do you use your blades for before switching to the other side of the blade or replacing it outright? I shave my face once a week (I'm lazy with it) but I shave my head about every 3 days just to give you an idea about my usage.

It's important to prepare the face first. The best time to shave is right after a shower when the face is at its "moistest". A good shave butter (instead of canned shaving cream) will help the pulling of the skin. This type of shaving is more labor and time intensive than a disposable cartridge with a lubricating strip. If you use plenty of warm water on your face you'll get used to it pretty quickly.

As far as the time I used one blade - I'd never use a blade more than two times (or two days) when I shaved my face. These blades lose their sharpness and deteriorate pretty quickly. I have to admit that I used a cartridge occasionally when I had to shave fast (i.e. when I overslept and didn't have much time). I liked the Gillette Atra blade with the lubricating strip. But I always felt "cleaner" with the old fashioned safety blade when I had the extra two minutes to shave my face daily. I will use an electric shaver on my head about once a week (more likely once every ten days) but my face warranted a daily shave back then.

Who knew guys paid so much attention to their face grooming. And here I thought guys had it pretty easy. At least you don't have to worry about night creams, make-up, hairdos and such. Ha ha.

Don't worry I'm sure you'll both look cute.

Me, last time I visited my brother in Michigan: "I need to fix my face before we go." My brother: "We don't have all day." All these years later and I still get teased. ha ha





TIS

Those days are long gone for me, TIS. Now that I don't HAVE TO shave my face daily, I don't.

I started my old-fashioned method as a memorial to my dad. When I was a young kid I'd love to watch him shave and we'd bond during those times. He bought me a "play" plastic razor and a little cup with soap and a shaving brush so I'd get used to using it. Over the years I let that collection grow to usable items like a real razor, a shaving mug to hold the shaving soap and a good shaving brush to put the soap on with. Then a stand to hold the razor and brush in between shaves. Then a straight edge razor (the kind barbers used to run a leather strap over). And finally some old-fashioned after shaves and colognes (bay rum was the stuff all Brooklyn barbers used back in the day).

Amazing how one gets used to stuff like that.

Thanks for the feedback SC. Yes, this is definitely a slower way to go and more labor intensive. I used a shaving cream on my head but a shaving oil on my face. I'll try the cream on my face next time and see if it helps any with the pulling of the skin. Also, I heard the best time to shave is right after a shower but I always shave pre-shower. I've also heard to wet a hot towel and wrap it around your head to simulate a fresh shower, but I just don't have the time for all of that Wow, only 2 shaves per side per blade? Geez, thought they lasted longer than that. One of the reasons I switched was to cut down on the number of times needed to switch out blades. Although these do seem to be cheaper. 5 came with the razor and I've seen on Amazon I can get a pack of 100 for about $8.

I'm getting concerned. This thread is developing the trappings of a beauty parlor.

Oil,

Does this sort of give you the urge to get your nails done as well? 😉😂


TIS

Not just nails TIS, but Yoga pants too.

SC, today I tried shaving after the shower and I do feel that's a better shave, so it looks like I'll be doing that from now on. Switched to the other side of the blade. Looks like I might get a week's use out of them. But I saw on Amazon 100 blades for $8, so that's about 2 yeas worth of blades at one a week!

Yeah, it's really not expensive at all when it comes down to it.

I appreciate the feedback. Still getting used to it. Nicked myself again a little (it's the area of my head in the front where it curves that I've been having trouble with). Takes more time too unfortunately but to spend $8 for almost 2 years worth of blades, I'll continue trying to adjust to it.

Hey guys, how are you all doing? I gave up reading about shaving process after a couple of posts and thanked my lucky stars I don't have to shave my face everyday. It totally makes up for not being able to pee standing up.

Irishman, another problem I have with a safety razor is that the edge is too wide to maneuver easily on and around the chin. The smaller cartridge razors get around more easily.

Thanks Turnbull. I have a beard so I just need to trim it but I can definitely see how it would be difficult to maneuver with the safety razor. I primarily use it to shave my head and it can be a little troublesome with that as well. I'm sticking to it. Got 100 blades for about $9 after using the 5 that came with the initial razor. It takes a little longer to shave because I have to be more careful with it. I'm not sure if it gets a closer shave than what I was using prior. But overall, I'm happy with it (mostly due to the low cost of the blades).

Off topic of beards for a moment :lol

I recently went to an awards assembly at my grandson’s elementary school. Believe it or not one of the students in his class, six grade, is actually named Luke Sky Walker. 😂 The teachers enjoy saying his name and the audience always responds. I’m sure his dad must be a Star Wars fan, because he had on a shirt that said “Luke Sky Walker’s Dad.”

TIS

Just throwing in here: I got the Costco brand (Kirkland) razor with disposable cartridges. Triple blades made with "German precision". I've been using them several months, and like them quite a bit so far. I'm very erratic in shaving, have a very heavy beard, and can wipe out a Gillette double blade in one shave. I'm not sure how long the Costco blades last, because I've been disposing of them when I think to do it - I haven't had sign that the edges are beaten up, or had them get clogged with beard. The handle feels substantial and the head swivels. It's a little under $25 for the handle and the first 14 cartridges.

Are ya'll Paesani aware of this CBS Sunday Morning segment about gaining Italian citizenship?

Here's part of it: "Ferretti has found that, unlike U.S. citizenship which is based on where you were born, in Italy it's based on whether your parents had Italian blood in their veins – blood that can run down through the generations, all the way from Phil's immigrant ancestor, to him."

I guess I'm eligible to apply.

Okay fellow Board members, read the following mail from one of my prospective students. The class in which she has enrolled is conducted exclusively online and lasts only 30 days.Try to put yourself in my shoes: how would you respond to this student?


"I am a Dual Credit student taking your Government class over summer. I know the class starts on June 10th, and that until then I will not have access to ... assignments. During the days of June 12-17, I will be on vacation and unavailable to complete any class work during those days. Is there anything you can tell me about the structure of your class? If there is any work I can complete before class starts, I am happy to do so. If not, then I am prepared to make up everything I miss during those days."

Dear Student

The dates of the class run from June 10th through July {?}. You are expected to be online for all classes and to finish all assignments in a timely manner. If you cannot do so then I suggest this class is not for you.
Sincerely,

Oli, these are college level courses you're teaching, right? Summer vacation is not an option.

Exactly SC.

Just threw away my third cartridge this year.

I have a question.

I received a Belkin wireless phone charger for my iPhone 8 for Christmas. I really like it. What I want to know is can I leave both the adapter and the pad cord plugged in all the time, or do I have to keep it unplugged? I use it often on throughout the day. The charger isn’t working if there’s not a phone on it right? 🤔

I hope everybody had a Great holiday.

TIS

You can leave it plugged in.

Thanks

Hey Oli how's it going? Did you have a good Christmas/New Year?


TIS

Indeed, I did. My wife and I drove out to AZ and returned Christmas eve. Beautiful out there. The only negative about New Year's Eve is that it signals that we are a year older.

How about you?

I did thank you. Spent Christmas Eve/Christmas with my kids and grandkids. Didn't do anything New Year's Eve. You're right, another year older. Can't stop father time. LOL



TIS

Can't we at least slow him down a little? I turned 60 in October, Tis. I was 47 when I joined this site!

Happy New Year. All the best.

Why you’re just a kid. 😉 how are you doing Pizza boy? Hope all is well.


TIS

My Wife and I have one we leave on the end table where we watch TV and leave it plugged in all day.

Good question TIS since we often wonder if it gets hot and should be disconnected.

We typically unplug it if we know we are not going to be around or going to use it for awhile.

When we go away for a few days I hit the power strips for every to off.

Only thing I leave on is the fridge and the burner or Air.

Thanks Dues. I really like it don’t you? It’s so easy. 😉 Hope you too had a good holiday.



TIS

Thank you, this was a great question since we always are thinking if we should unplug many devices.

We do love it, its so easy to use.

We had a great Holiday , hope you did as well.

Great, Tis. Thanks. Enjoying the warmth in Florida.

I do the same. I unplug my computer, wifi, alarm clock, etc. when I'm out of town for long periods of time. Why have them running up your bill if you're not around?

DP and Irishman, I learned the hard way to unplug hair blow dryers. One day my wife left it plugged in after using it and about 15 minutes later, I smelled smoke.I quickly ran to the bathroom and the dryer was on fire. I unplugged it and immediately put the small fire out with a wet towel. I was reimbursed by ConAir with 2 new blow dryers. Thank God we were home. I learned to always unplug the hair dryer.

That could have been really bad.

Exactly. Could have been much worse but like you said, at least you were home to catch it and ConAir reimbursed you!

Since we're talking about unplugging things for safety: We always shut the water off at the curb when we're going to be away for more than 24 hours. A frozen or leaking water pipe, or refrigerator cold water hose, or clothes dryer connection, can wreak incredible havoc on a home in a short time. We bought our home in AZ in 9/04. When we came out to it the first time three months later, we opened the front door and water poured out. Turned out that a cold spell had frozen a pipe to the hot water heater, resulting in 174,000 gallons of water into our home. Had to vacate it until the following March, when repairs were finished.

Omg 😳 TB that is horrible. I can only imagine the damage. What a nightmare to walk into. I’m not surprise it took so long because water damage takes a lot of time to get rid of.

On a much lighter note tho could’ve been a disaster: years ago when I first moved to my condo , I had purchased one of those foreman grills. Well I had a long drive to work in the lot of times I’d get what I needed set out for when I got home to make dinner. I got the grill out and I plugged it in, I went to work.

Well stupid me, I was thinking there was an off/on switch that I would flip on when I got home from work but there isn’t. it just starts when you plug it in. When I got home from work it was steaming and I could see a little smoke coming out of it but thank God there were no paper towels(which were on the same counter) or anything by it that caught fire but it was going all day long. Could have been a horrible disaster 😉

TIS

Jeez, guys!

If we're going for potential disasters...

My folks had a toaster oven, like many people do, and at the time I wasn't yet there every single day to prepare dinner like I am now. But this one day I'm there, and turn the toaster oven on to preheat, and some time later I come back to it and notice a flickering light coming from the exhaust fan (convection fan)... it wasn't a light, it was a flame! Not a flame inside the oven, but a flame inside the actual unit (between its walls) where only I would actually notice it! Of course, I'm just like, "WTF?" and blew it out. But if I wasn't there.......! Of course I notified the manufacturer and got it replaced... and have since replaced it with a different brand altogether -- but it amazes me how nonchalant some manufacturers can be when their shit has the potential to ruin lives!

Had a Bissel Steam cleaner that burned out while using first time, no hazard other than the smell.

They replaced it with a new unit within a few weeks, no issues with new unit.
I clean the only two carpets I have in house every month, all other floors are hard woods.

I would rather the entire house hard wood.
Don't really need to clean carpets as much but continue to do so so, Miss my Dogs.

Very interesting behind-the-scenes video by Insider about how 1917 was filmed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMBnvz-dEXw

Very Cool.

Kinda funny watching those camera angles being shot.

I know. Crazy how they were able to attach and detach it and to keep it moving. A lot of planning went in to this movie visually and it showed and paid off in the end!

NyangoStar is straight killing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZShA_a-5r8

What do you call this motion that indicates you've gone crazy, perhaps from confinement and boredom? I'm speaking of the thing where someone sticks their index finger between their lips and moves it up and down rapidly to make a blub-blub-blub sound. It seems common in cartoons - how would you find that on YouTube?

Stir crazy, cabin fever,

Don't know what it's called, but here's Youtube vid of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQH873Deey4

Found it under funny lip sounds.

Thanks! I'll keep looking.

Anybody have an Apple Watch or a Fitbit? I'm looking into getting a watch simply to track my workouts. Since Series 4 of the Apple Watch is discontinued, I'm not ready to put down $400 on an Apple Watch for just exercise. I'll never use it to check or reply to text messages, use Apple Pay, etc. However, the Series 3 watch is around $200 and appears to offer more of what I'm looking for (also, would buy GPS model, not GPS + Cellular). So the price between a Fitbit Charger 4 and Apple Watch Series 3 is about $50. Also, the Fitbit has sleep tracking, which is a feature I'm curious about. Anybody have any feedback on either/both?

Hello everyone, I have a legal question for a friend that I cannot find an straight answer online. A couple have entered the US through lottery green card and now are permanent residents. After two years, husband wants to divorce her. They both are not US citizens yet. Will wife would be eligible for alimony if they separated? I want to add, they have been together for more than ten years prior to immigration.

Most if not all states have alimony related statutes that can significantly differ. Federal statutes may affect their immigration status and recognition of marriage. This needs a lawyer's attention.

Thanks Olivant, I'm pretty sure her green card stays as it is. It's that she will be left on her own, and I'm not sure how she will fair. They live in Maryland, and I checked, it's probably very hard for him to divorce her without grounds for divorce. I don't know. I'm just worried about her.

It's American where we have a 51% divorce rate in this country. If he says he's divorcing her for "irreconcilable differences," he's golden. Mind you, I'm not a lawyer, but that's what a lot of divorces are granted on the grounds of here (regardless of which state they live in). I hope your friends are ok!

https://info.legalzoom.com/article/what-does-it-mean-file-irreconcilable-differences-divorce

Thanks Irishman, I did read about this no fault divorce, but I think for this to take effect quickly both parties should want this. Otherwise, court does not grant this unless they have lived apart for a year for instance. If I were her I would leave him, but she is preparing for med school test and says getting a job right now sets her back. Oh, well. I guess one gotta do what they gotta do.

It's not an ideal situation but it could be better than being in a bad marriage/worse position. I hope it all works out for her.

Thanks Irish, so do I.

Just heard Diana Rigg passed away from cancer. Sad as I was a fan of her's even though I've never seen THE AVENGERS (I was introduced to her in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE and GAME OF THRONES). An absolute beautiful woman!

Those who don:t know who Diana Rigg are probably young ...a beautiful fox...smokin'hot //RIP

Have any of you Board members had any experience using blue light screens on your PC and blue light glasses? If so, do you consider them effective?

Oliviant, all new devices now have decent reading modes. Windows 10 has a "night light" option. Search and adjust to your liking. On android there is a reading mode as well. I did buy a pair of glasses that would eliminate blue light, but end up not using it because it didn't match my eyesight after all.

Ordered myself an Apple Watch the other day (Series 5). I've been waiting over a month for the price of the 5 to drop, since the Series 6 and SE were announced and released. I got the 44mm and it retails for $420 before taxes. Finally got it off Amazon for $350. Just got it in today and now figuring out how to use it.

Wow, election day and it's so quiet here. I guess we could've had an state pool like that dead pool and whoever got the most right would win. Or maybe that's still too political?

Political talk was banned 2 years ago because some couldn't keep their emotions in check/stop calling others names for disagreeing with them. I voted a few weeks ago when early voting opened in my state (first time I've voted early). Plus, some states have extensions to count all of the mail-in ballots that came in so I'm not expecting a clear, cut winner tonight anyway. I don't expect the results to be final until next week honestly.

At least major turnouts across the US, people really care about this election. That's great for the Democracy!

Early voting only in this election surpassed all voting in 2016! Yes, great to have so many people come out and vote.

Putin 'to resign as Russian president' as Kremlin footage uncovers major health concerns
VLADIMIR PUTIN is ready to step down as President of Russia next year, over fears the leader has developed Parkinson's according to a close source.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...-health-concerns-vladimir-parkinsons-ont

A new photo has surfaced from that horrible day in Dallas.

Just wanted to wish DP a very happy birthday my friend. I hope you're not too snowed in and can enjoy your day. Hope you indulge yourself today 🍕🎂🍺🥃

Happy Birthday DP, hope you had a great day. In the good old days you would have had yourself a separate thread..

Thank you Guys.... I really did have a Wonderful Birthday, thanks for thinking of me,

https://twitter.com/USGSVolcanoes/status/1341175599705022466?

Two fissure vents continue to feed lava into lake at the summit of KÄ«lauea. Video from today's helicopter overflight shows northern fissure (right) supplying the majority of lava into the lake; western fissure (left) feeds several small channels entering the lake.

Barstool Sports founder and President Dave Portnoy weighs in on the GameStop stock price stock surge and how Robinhood and Wall Street have reacted to the short squeeze.



Dave believes that Robinhood acted criminally when they stopped/restricted GME buying.

I have searched the net endlessly to no avail to find a transcript of the GF that's all in Italian. Can anyone suggest a source?

Here's a photo of an AT&T 5G pole in the Dallas area.

Piers Morgan leaves ITV's Good Morning Britain after row over Meghan remarks

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56334082

Thank you for this U talkin' da me. I've seen one by me recently and was wondering what the heck it was!

He drove a vehicle loaned to him by a car dealership to rob a bank in Texas and brought the money back to try and use for a down payment on a BMW

Dang 20 years! Well, you can't blame the guy for trying but definitely shouldn't have been waving the money around. Nothing like drawing attention to yourself after you just robbed a bank!

DMX is in a ‘vegetative state’ after overdose, family asking for prayers

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/05/dmx-remains-in-a-vegetative-state-after-drug-overdose/

The US and EU come with more sanctions against lukashenko regime the last communists in Europe.

R.I.P. Clarence Williams III 1939–2021 - In the Original Mod Squad

From Clarence Williams III's masterful performance in Purple Rain

Never seen this before here Europe and the world is fucked.

At least 160 dead, hundreds missing in devastating European floods

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/...ny-sifts-through-rubble-of-deadly-floods

Wonder if sexual predator Andrew Cuomo is gonna give that Emmy back yet?

I'm no fan of Cuomo, but it seems to me he was only guilty of unwanted flirting. He probably thought they liked him. Didn't Biden and Trump do the same thing? Get Cuomo for the nursing home scandal. He should be in prison for that

Dems and the media protect him for killing the elderly in New York (apparently he even gets an Emmy for it) but can't brush sexual harassment under the rug. Now what I love hearing is the whole, "it wasn't my intent" bullcrap. Sorry Andy, the left has made it perfectly clear that intentions don't matter: only feelings.

The Dems have morphed into an unrecognizable party without values and parameters. At this point, all they do is virtue signal. I wish Tulsi had some traction, but the thing about fools is that there's too many of them.

I love Tulsi, but she's not popular within her own party because she is actually sensible.

Also heard Biden and Harris' approval ratings are at all-time lows. What's happened to the "most popular President in U.S. history?" 🤔

She would've been my choice, but yeah the party would never let her voice be heard. Man was it beautiful how she exposed Kamala lol

YES! Seen that video before and love it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The radical Taliban takes over Afghanistan again.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58135148

Taliban has taken over kandahar and are close to Kabul taking over all the poppy fields.

Thank goodness we got rid of those mean tweets. My fragile feelings couldn't take them anymore!

No one will ever trust Americans in the Middle East. Think of all those who translated for the military, it's open season on them and women that were installed to power by some meaningless affirmative action. Now he wants to move on to Israeli-Palestinian conflict. God help them.

Biden's an utter disgrace and still has the gall to blame Trump 🤡

Smoked some Afghan hash tonight.

NY Mafia way off base and not a Fan.

Maybe a PM to me before posting I am someone else could have cleared his head.

No, he post bullshit and recompiled curd to gurgitate like his content.

as for someone who live in the middle east i have to say
i miss trump so much
i was so happy when he got to be the president
now i'm sad that he is out
and we can all see how much things are bad the last couple of months without him
i really hope that he will be president again in 2024 !

Hello , Meyer...I am glad u sound so nice in ur home...I am like u eating alot of fruit & my wife is trying 2 make me alot of grains..LOL...now instead of ice cream , I eat alot of Yogurt..But do remember that gangsterbb is non political but about gangsters...dont fall in the cliche as a young man in his prime...I wish I could fly over there 2 ur place & cook u a good ol' American supper ...Pot Roast w/ new potatoes & real yellow carrots & tender parsnips , sweet onion , in a reduction of Burgundy wine & veal stock w/bay leaf essencse ..

Looks like Andy didn't give it back, they took it back!

International TV Academy takes back Andrew Cuomo's honorary Emmy for COVID-19 leadership

These mean tweets from Trump I mean, Brandon, are really hurting my feelings. Cancel him!

Kim Potter was found guilty on all charges for shooting Daunte Wright. The system's broke. Burn it down and start over #sarcasm
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Because you've been good this year, Santa won't give you coal. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to Everyone at BB. Man i miss the old days here in the early days

Shots Fired at Nakatomi Plaza
Possible hostage situation unfolding in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve . . .

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1474853174188072967

Damn, hope everyone made it out alive but somehow I doubt it.

James Webb Space telescope’s ‘golden eye’ opens, last major hurdle

https://apnews.com/article/space-la...america-2bed9ec4c6bc04d462c38084bd009ce3

Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate has been struck down by the Supreme Court! Gotta love when government overreach is kept in check

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/supreme-court-biden-vaccine-mandates-osha-health-care-workers

Cell Phone snatcher gets his comeuppance:

https://twitter.com/videos_lo/status/1481744911825346560

Hunga Tonga Volcano Eruption Update

GeologyHub

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga on January 15th produced a large and destructive tsunami through a new volcanic eruption. This tsunami occurred due to partial edifice collapse, which destroyed the vast majority of the existing island. Instead of a once 4 kilometer or 2.4 mile wide island, there are now only two small barrier islands. What had just occurred was likely the most powerful volcanic eruption in a decade. This video will separate fact from fiction, and discuss the eruption, what its true magnitude is, and what might happen next at Hunga Tonga. It is a very famous volcano as it has produced several spectacular island forming eruptions in the 21st century.

WFAA Extended uncut video/audio from outside, of the hostages escape, and the takedown of the terrorist.

https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/loc...287-b9331b13-f927-4715-a8cb-e4b33ad56876

https://apnews.com/article/texas-sy...rrorism-d4b1e482919d28fdaf25de0776dd1200

Three years in, just threw away my ninth cartridge.

Boris Johnson: Russia is planning Europe's biggest war since 1945
There are indications that Russia is planning "the biggest war in Europe since 1945," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an interview with the BBC. "There are all signs that the plan, in a sense, has already begun."

The European Union condemns Russia's recognition of the self-declared People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Brussels announces sanctions against anyone involved in 'this illegal move'.

All I'll say is, this wouldn't have happened under Trump. Our enemies are laughing and daring us to do something because they know how weak Biden is.

Yep Putin saw his chance with a divided EU, UK, a weaker USA and a clueless NATO.

Nothing is going to happen. Ukraine is not important enough. Even 45 agrees

By adding former Warsaw Pact members to the Western alliance NATO created a security dilemma for Russia. The Cold War never really ended..

Mic drop!

Exactly. Why is Biden trying to fuck with Putin? He is honestly making me nervous lol. The right thing to do right now would be to just stay cool with Russia. Going to war would be crazy. I think the best way to beat Putin would be to help the people in Russia, the people who are tired of that little fuck. These countries need to develop on their own. We can't save every country. We need to save America first.

Few expected such a full scale attack most thought they would only take the Donbas region, this is very ambitious.

there are talks about cyber attack from the us against russia
i wonder what the russians will do
this very easily can escalate into a ww3

I don't get how many people were surprised by this. Just two days ago Putin said that the very existence of Ukraine was a mistake. He has wanted to set up a puppet government over there for years. Garry Kasparov called this a long time ago. Read Winter Is Coming. I think the only people who are surprised are the people who haven't been paying attention.

Surprised? Wake up people! We have people fighting to be identified as the opposite gender, while over in Ukraine families are having to identify dead relatives. Putin heard the rumors that Joe keeps getting yelled by the secret service for eating dog shit at the white house. Maybe Joe should call up ol TRUMP and ask him to talk with Putin. After all, wasn't there this big collusion thing between the two. All kidding aside, there's no point in sending our troops over there at this point. Hopefully it doesn't get to the point of where all of Europe is at war. Toughen up butter cup.

lol
seen biden live speaking makes me wonder who the hell choose him lol
how many stupid americans hate their own country so much that they choose someone like him as president ?!!? haha
the progressive left have ruined the us and the west
people say rip ukraine
well i'll say rip usa
because russia and china now realize there is no one to stop them !

The US isn't ruined lol. Biden may be flawed, but at least we don't have AOC. America will be fine. People need to understand that the worst on the progressive left are a small minority. Everybody is tired of them, including many good people on the left. Not just Tulsi. There's Bill Maher, even that annoying Jon Stewart, people with massive audiences

I hope you are right buddy and the progressive left won't ruined the us more

Hey it's worth a try

In Holland there is now even talks about bringing back the draft!
The West could have done so much to the oligarchs but they never cared money talks.

All they had to do was establish a NATO presence at the border

Haha the draft. You'd make a great soldier H. Probably the most passive soldier in the history of the world

holla will kick some russian's ass

LOL

No no he's too peaceful for war. He'll smoke weed with them, hug them, say some nice things about Putin and be back online in 10 minutes flat. It's actually a brilliant strategy

haha true

i hope the ukraine's will be able to defend kyiv tonight !

I don't blame the Russian people many are brainwashed by the very effective propaganda.

Sorry friend but we're not fine as long as Biden and Harris are in office. I seriously think they're on a mission to f*ck this country over as much as they can and still have the balls to blame it on Trump (which the MSM is now doing).

Looks like 10% to The Big Guy didn't buy Ukraine any favors after all

Lol we'll be alright. DeSantis is coming

i hope so ! this guys is awesome !
he will make america great again like trump did !

If the Dems don't steal the election again. Is it any coincidence that bleeding heart blue states like New York and California are beginning to lift COVID tyranny during an election year?

trust me i don't wanna hear about this covid anymore

WWIII is not likely, but it's Cold War Pt. II for sure. What this shows is that it's about time Western European countries start to increase their military budget and start recruiting asap. Reinstating conscription will be necessary for countries like Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. We seriously need to start building strong armies again. We've been creating generations of weaklings for decades now and we should put an end to that. Not because we should go to war immediately, but because Western European countries need to show that they can regain their long lost testicles. Right now Western Europe is seen as weak and we all know what happens in the animal kingdom when a bigger and badder species sees you as weak: you're prey.

Same here pal when proper pronouns are more important and lowering the standards of the physical exams to appeal for more "diversity."

It absolutely irritates me. If I'm not mistaken the American taxpayer invests a ton of money in foreign military aid and what do our Western European leaders do with all those finances? Zero, zip, zilch, nada. It's a disgrace. If a war on European soil isn't a serious wake up call I don't know what is. The days that young healthy guys spend their time and energy on producing TikTok dancing videos should be over and done with. Conscription, bigger military budgets, compulsory physical activity (weightlifting, martial arts, cardio), more activity on the shooting range...etc...should all be on the menu instead.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.

this is getting scary more and more
but right now there are talks about cease fire in belarus

Great to see millions of people protesting all around Europe.

What we're witnessing is seeing what might be the most evil world leader since Hitler at work here. This guy has gone completely off the rails. Absolutely terrifying times to live through.

We had the Balkan war with Milosevic which was also brutal, but this is a nuclear giant. This will be another Chechnya!

Foreign analysts believe that the Russians are frustrated by the fierce Ukrainian resistance.

Agreed and that's why I applauded Trump for pulling out from a lot of these agreements with our European allies because they weren't pulling their weight monetarily. We shouldn't have to foot the bill for this independently.

Nothing to worry about Meyer. We've got the strong and cognitive Brandon, I mean, Biden in office. Trust me, Putin's shaking in his boots right now.

news that he's still getting ready with nuclear bombs
this is might get ugly
someone need to stop him !

Putin radiates some serious small dick energy. It's day five of the invasion and this dude is threatening nuclear destruction because his overrated army isn't able to take Ukraine? Fucking hell...what a salty man-child loser. Some Russian general needs to Julius Caesar his ass asap.

Two Russian oligarchs call for end of Ukraine invasion
Mikhail Fridman speaks to reporters

More now on the news that the Russian oligarch and owner of Chelsea FC, Roman Abramovich, has been asked by the Ukrainian government to help find a "peaceful solution" to the war in Ukraine.

Abramovich's move is a significant intervention from a member of Russia's elite. We have been keeping an eye on other oligarchs and what they have to say.

The Financial Times revealed on Sunday that Mikhail Fridman, the founder of one of Russia's largest private financial institutions, Alpha Bank, wrote to London-based staff of his private equity company LetterOne that "war can never be the answer".

Fridman, who is worth an estimated $11.7bn (£8.7bn), was born in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv and said: "I'm deeply attached to Ukrainian and Russian peoples and see the current conflict as a tragedy for them both."

Meanwhile, Oleg Deripaska, who runs the aluminium giant Rusal, took to social media to call for negotiations.

Deripaska, who has amassed a fortune of around $4bn (£2.9bn) and was once described as "Putin's favourite industrialist", wrote on Twitter that "peace is the priority".

My wife just bought a bikini with the Ukrainian flag's colors. At first I thought she was supporting the LA Rams lol

Even historically neutral Switzerland is adopting the EU's sanctions against Russia, President Ignazio Cassis announced Monday. The country, which is a major center for wealthy Russian oligarchs, said it's freezing the assets of certain individuals "with immediate effect."

Among the high-profile names were close Putin allies Igor Sechin, head of state oil giant Rosneft, and Nikolay Tokarev, boss of pipeline mammoth Transneft.

Three men ranked within Russia's 10 top richest by Forbes were also added: metals magnate Alexei Mordashov, tycoon Alisher Usmanov, and businessman and Putin friend Gennady Timchenko.

Russia’s wealthiest individuals were already feeling the squeeze from escalating tensions between the nation and Ukraine.

It got much worse for their net worth after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. In less than 24 hours, they lost $39 billion -- more than they had up to that point this year.

Or just reopen the Keystone pipeline and start fracking again!

https://twitter.com/HistoryCalendar/status/1512799780954591239

https://www.westernjournal.com/quee...-activity-not-seen-since-days-george-vi/

i think the best for the usa (and to the all world) is desantis as president in 2024 !

Damn right Meyer. I wish he was my governor

DeSantis or Trump will have my vote!

DeSantis Tulsi would be the perfect ticket

Don't tease me like that!!!

Interesting viewing...

https://truecrimedaily.com/

Trump all the way for me. When is the piers intervieww?

I'm not sure. Heard about it but no date. You know the MSM and social media platforms do everything in their power to deplatform Trump, yet still blame him for all of their problems TDS!

Florida sheriff promotes gun safety course for residents to shoot home invaders: 'We prefer that you do'

April 24, 2022

https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1518152770335002624

After Elon takes over, I predict, some Twitter "heads are gonna roll..."

I hope so. The liberal meltdowns are hilarious. So many people threatening to leave. Buh-bye!

If the Twitter deal falls through, it will cost the defaulter $1 Billion.... ! ! !

That's awesome!

What in the absolute F*CK!? A 14-year-old rapes and murders a 10-year-old?

https://www.aol.com/news/teen-suspect-strangled-sexually-assaulted-191308015.html

wtf
this is crazy
rip to the poor little girl...
so many crazy fucks in this world

As the father of three young girls I'm not even gonna allow my mind to go there. There's a lot of evil in this world

gia my friend when they old enough (like around 10 - 12) send them to some self defense class !
krav maga,muay thai or karate ! it's so important !

That's a possibility. I want them to live life sensibly, but also fearlessly

Don't fall for the false narrative the Dems are spinning about Roe v Wade being overturned. First of all, I'm VERY skeptical at what was leaked as NOTHING ever gets leaked by SCOTUS. However, even if it were true, this is just another distraction in a desperate attempt for the Democrats to get votes in November because they have done nothing but run this country into the ground! They need the votes and this is just the issue to get voters to the polls to vote blue. Also, the opinion doesn't make abortion illegal but rather allows each state to decide what they want to do, so there's that. California and New York and rolling back restrictions whereas Texas and others are clamping down. So please don't buy the BS about how abortion will become illegal. If you live in a blue state, you'll be fine. If you live in a red state, hop on a bus or plane to the closest blue state. End of story. Finally, and I pray to God I'm wrong about this, but I could VERY easily see the White House use this as a reason to pack the Supreme Court because if Democrats can't get their way the right way, they just rig the rules in their favor.

This is just an excuse for mostly peaceful but firey riots. I used to be such a proponent for one's right to their body, even I can see through their charades. That pretty much went out the window when they mandated vaccines. If you have no choice what goes to your body then, why should you have a choice now? I tell you, if I were there, I would've moved to a red stated and remained there and get some guns just in case.

We'd love to have you afsaneh. Yes, curious how so many of the mask mandated and vaccine mandated liberals are now screaming bloody murder from the top of their lungs, "my body my choice." Their hypocrisy knows no bounds!

Thanks Irishman!

The Marvelous Hoover Dam...

We crossed the Hoover Dam many times on our way to and from Nevada. Low water levels now are a big threat to this region.

Went to the Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, and Vegas for the first (and only time) back in 2018. Didn't realize how beautiful it was there. Would definitely go back to the Canyon, absolutely gorgeous!

I hope you are right buddy
Cause this bullshit aboration ban law is fucked up

Here are Legal scholars Mary Ziegler and Conservative Legal Scholar Ed Whelan discussing their differing views on the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the future of abortion law in America, and what this expected ruling could mean for other cases, on PBS's Firing Line, with Margaret Hoover. 5/13/2022

It's just a distraction my friend. The Democrats have NOTHING else to run on since they've run this country into the ground. So they're distracting the simple-minded with this Roe vs Wade BS to make the mid-terms about abortion rather than the terrible job they've done in office so far.

Just wait Irishman, they're gonna go for their
Knockout blow wIth something we haven't heard them bring up in a while. "FREE HEALTHCARE" lmao. Everyone is flooding my state of Florida. Desantis can not live forever. It's time to start Looking for anOther country.

My personal opinion is they'll ramp up the COVID fear porn prior to elections to justify more mail-in balloting/election stealing like they did in 2020.

There is no other country. You could see that by checking Covid restrictions. Everywhere is already ruled by globalist scums. The day they come for your guns, it all ends.

Exactly and that's why I don't give an inch on that issue!

Inflation adds another digit at the gas pumps..

https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1526779616786096130

Gas prices in LA today:

It is going to hit $10 a gallon during Summer.

Build Back Better guys

Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps

Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. A fence lined the school property. Teachers were ordered to keep classroom doors closed and locked. Students faced regular lockdown and evacuation drills.

But when an 18-year-old man arrived Tuesday at the school in Uvalde, Texas, intent on killing children, none of it stopped him.

Security failures allowed the shooter to massacre 19 students and two teachers, school safety experts say. The shooting already has led to calls to fortify schools further, on top of millions spent on equipment and other measures following earlier shootings. But more security offers drawbacks, with no guarantee of an end to mass violence. In the worst case, as in Uvalde, it could backfire.

https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-s...iolence-3d2859f9f97aec3459008b0ea8c51b65

China & Mexico & Mexican Drug Labs

In this special episode, we sat down with Victor Avila, former ICE special agent and author of “Agent Under Fire.” He talks about China’s role in getting illicit drugs like #Fentanyl over the border and into the United States, how widespread trafficking is in the country, and much more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RucT99L9SMk

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Use the American Navy to blockade Chinese ships carrying the drug precursors from docking at any port in our hemisphere. The Monroe Doctrine Part II.

‘Very angry’: Uvalde locals grapple with the Police Chief of the 'school district' Pete Arredondo

The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district’s homegrown police chief.

The 50-year-old Arredondo has spent much of a nearly 30-year career in law enforcement in Uvalde, returning in 2020 to take the head police job at the school district.

Arredondo, who grew up in Uvalde and graduated from high school here, was set to be sworn in Tuesday to his new spot on the City Council after being elected earlier this month...

https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-s...-police-644dc916ad976b2a95d2373e47565e9a

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Will this be treated as another "Mass Shooting" by the MSM, with interviews and pictures, and the outrage???

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1531714259083747329

Wonder why this isn't getting more play in the MSM? A black woman in West Virginia stopped a black, active shooter armed with an AR-15.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...2-dd27-11ec-bc35-a91d0a94923b_story.html

Teacher's lawyer responds:

https://twitter.com/Morgan_C_Ross/status/1533794177816965125

School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting

https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-s...ucation-2482c2167c26acf646dce2db510742da

Powerful speech by my man

Northern CA gas station manager fired after 69 cents-a-gallon mistake

https://abc30.com/gas-station-manag...ancho-cordova-california-cheap/11958150/

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. -- The manager who misplaced a decimal point at a Northern California gas station pricing premium gas for just 69 cents a gallon has now been fired.

The manager at the Shell gas station in Rancho Cordova, Calif., accidentally moved the decimal point to the wrong spot.

Hundreds of drivers ended up getting the cheap gas for several hours before the mistake was discovered costing the gas station $16,000.

Yes.... this is STILL happening........................
Learn this LESSON!!!
https://twitter.com/KVUE/status/1539035428619165698

Troubling new reporting offers a different account of the Uvalde Police’s response to the school shooting that left 21 people dead. The Texas Tribune’s Editor in Chief Sewell Chan shares that officers may have had more tools on hand than first thought.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk11vI-7czE

Sam's Club is offering a 4th of July Special Membership price of just $8 until June 26, 2022 for old and new customers.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/sams-club-cuts-cost-annual-membership-limited-time

https://www.samsclub.com/content/join-like-a-vip

I've got a Costco membership I split with a buddy but $8 is a steal! Must be really hurting for members.

And Roe vs Wade is OVERTURNED! I can't believe I lived to see it. Life wins!

A terrible day lol. Oh well

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

The SCOTUS Landmark Opinion - The End of Roe v. Wade

Fellas, overturning Roe vs Wade doesn't make abortion illegal. It just means the federal government shouldn't have a say in the matter. Will some states outlaw it? Of course. Will other states encourage it? Of course. So please don't believe that by overturning Roe vs Wade that abortion is illegal in this country.

I think everyone understands that, but for all practical purposes, abortion will not be available in large swaths of the country. I don't like abortion, but I do think it's necessary in some cases, unfortunately. I liked Tulsi's bill that would have outlawed abortions for fetuses capable of feeling pain and helped save the lives of those who survive abortion.

gia tulsi will run for presidency in 2024 ? or it's still early too to find out ?

It's too early. I hope she does run, but she might run (no pun) into serious problems if she runs as a Democrat. The DNC doesn't want her. Many Republicans love her, but I don't think they'll take her over DeSantis or Trump. And so many others. She is basically a liberal. A classical liberal. That word can get a bit confusing because most of the "liberals" of today are slime.

People aren't moving in droves to Florida because of Disney. Desantis!

Sorry my man, but cars, buses, and planes still come in and out of California, New York, and other Democratic "utopia's" on the reg. You want an abortion, go to one of those states. Just glad my tax payer dollars aren't funding it anymore. #defundplannedparenthood

She's not "woke" enough for the Democrats. Would absolutely LOVE to see her switch as a Republican and run but I'm not banking on it.

AMEN

Pro-Choice Democrat, Yale Law Prof: ‘Roe Doesn’t Cut It as a Constitutional Opinion’

https://cnsnews.com/article/nationa...aw-prof-roe-doesnt-cut-it-constitutional

“At the end of the day, if you say something is unconstitutional you have to show me where,” said the Yale law professor. “Roe v. Wade says it is unconstitutional to prohibit abortion before viability, basically 22 weeks. If you look at the Constitution, it doesn’t say anything about abortion one way or another…. Roe v. Wade doesn’t even quote the language of the Constitution that it says is applicable, which in effect says that liberty and property can be restricted with proper legal procedures.”

In response to people who criticized the decision for upending Supreme Court precedent, Amar argued that the primary law of the land is the Constitution -- not the precedents. In his view, decisions that do not arise from the Constitution itself should be “thrown overboard.”

“Precedents can and should be disregarded when they’re egregiously wrong,” he said.

Boris Johnson to resign !

Boris did help Ukraine a lot in the last months Putin is laughing.

Shinzo Abe's Assassination Will Scar Japan Forever
This act of violence is all the more stunning in a country known for safety. The repercussions will be felt far beyond Sunday's upper house elections.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/a...ng-a-country-known-for-safety-is-stunned

And that's my point: gun control DOES NOT work. People will still get their hands on them if they want them bad enough.

I received what I believe to be a Phishing email purporting to be from Spectrum. The title of the email was "Your online Statement is ready." I know what the real online notification looks like. The real notification has my name, last four of my account number, etc.

But this phishing email had none of that. The email they used for their email message to display was "support@spectrum.net" with the name "Spectrum" .... but, as I hovered over the "Spectrum", the real sender's email address appeared. It was "kikistj@charter.net"

The official email that I get from Spectrum, telling me that my Spectrum Statement is ready, comes from this email:
MyAccount@spectrumemails.com

I've included a picture of a phishing email...

Coming Soon . . .



New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs.

https://apnews.com/article/pig-heart-transplant-nyu-c332493b4d6232edcf9ca389df976de0

One 22 yr old man at an Indiana mall was more effective than 400 law enforcement officers at Uvalde.

https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1549095810117373955

And yet the MSM is pretty silent about this good guy with a gun story. Probably because it goes against the narrative and proves why Republicans want citizens to be able to carry for self-defense.

Experts impressed by armed bystander's response at Greenwood mall shooting

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/s...531-26f89de8-aed4-4035-ad2f-7875ac9292e1

A new timeline from Greenwood Police show it only took 15 seconds for the Greenwood mall shooting to come to an end.

Police reviewed surveillance video that showed the moments the suspect left the food court bathroom to the time Eli Dicken pulled out his gun, aimed and took out the threat.

Autopsy results also revealed the suspect was hit eight times from about 40 yards away. Police say Dicken fired 10 rounds.

Responsible gun owner, that Dicken. Drugs are illegal. But you can still get them. Try and ban guns. The same logic applies.

New Details Emerge About The Impressive Response From The Good Samaritan Who Stopped Mall Shooting

https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-...good-samaritan-who-stopped-mall-shooting

Police said that 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken had no prior police training and no military background and that he learned to shoot from his grandfather, CNN reported.

Dicken was at the mall Sunday with his girlfriend when the shooter emerged from the bathroom and opened fire on unsuspecting shoppers. What happened next in terms of his performance in neutralizing the shooter was simply amazing.

Dicken, using a 9mm Glock pistol, fired off 10 rounds, hitting the shooter eight times in the span of only 15 seconds and from a distance of about 40 yards away.

Greenwood Police Chief James Ison revealed in a statement Tuesday afternoon that he had made an error in previously saying that Dicken had neutralized the shooter in two minutes and that he wanted to correct the record, WRTV Indianapolis reported.

The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board noted that it appears that Dicken was lawfully carrying his pistol under the state’s new law that allows people to carry handguns without a permit.

“We could not find that he had a permit,” Ison said. “He was carrying legally under the constitutional carry law.”

The Daily Wire previously reported that more Americans trust a Good Samaritan armed with a gun to stop a mass shooting than police officers or federal agents, according to a Convention of States Action and Trafalgar Group survey of Americans.

The new survey found that more Americans believe that their best protection in a mass shooting situation is a nearby armed civilian, rather than police officers or federal agents. Respondents chose armed citizens as the best protection by 41.8% to 25.1% for local police and 10.3% for federal agents. About a fifth of people chose none of the above — 22.8%.

Blake Lemoine: Google fires engineer who said AI tech has feelings

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62275326

UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency

https://apnews.com/article/covid-he...idemics-1ca2fccd89474f51a36d961f3ce38301

For four days in a row in early July, Toronto Pearson International Airport - the busiest in Canada, with flights to 155 cities around the world - experienced the most delays of any airport globally.

Many airport employees, whether baggage handlers or custodians, left their jobs during the pandemic and have not returned.

"Airports are having a hard time getting people to come back to work," she said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62216557

I've been telling you they'll ramp it up towards the mid-term elections. Less than 4 months away now. Tick tock.

Trump rallies behind ‘heroic’ Dutch farmers: ‘It is terrible what is happening’ | Abroad

https://taketonews.com/trump-rallie...it-is-terrible-what-is-happening-abroad/

Once again, I agree with The Don!

It's a huge thing here even our king supports our farmers its ridiculous how they are treated by our government. Proud of the farmer! (Fisherman, truckdriver)

CHOPPER TRAGEDY Brit, 22, killed by spinning helicopter blades on Greek holiday may have been trying to take selfie, cops fear

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19315437/brit-tourist-killed-helicopter-accident/

A bold move by the Dems. We'll see if it pays off

Are Dems playing with fire by boosting MAGA GOP candidates?

Principal Mandy Gutierrez of Robb Elementary is put on paid leave --- two months after Uvalde mass shooting

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/26/uvalde-texas-robb-elementary-shooting-principal-leave/

According to an interim report by a state House committee that investigated the May 24 shooting, Gutierrez and others at the school knew the lock for Room 111, where the gunman entered and killed most of his victims, wasn’t working properly. The teacher in that classroom, Arnulfo Reyes, had reported to school officials that his classroom door didn’t always lock properly but no one prepared a work order to have it fixed, the report says.

The report also says Gutierrez never attempted to use the school’s intercom system to warn teachers and students that a gunman had entered the school. She told the committee that she used an app called Raptor to initiate a lockdown “but she had difficulty making the alert because of a bad wifi signal,” the report says.

Reyes told the committee he didn’t recall receiving an alert about the gunman.

Everyone is talking, or not talking, about Recession, and what Recession is, or is not. Enjoy this review of things to come Thursday:

What Is a Recession? | Team Biden Will Decide the Definition After the Numbers Are Out Thursday | Matt Christiansen

https://rumble.com/v1dspj5-what-is-...de-the-definition-after-the-numbers.html

Other infant formula makers besides Abbott have faced Cronobacter contamination and operational deficiencies, documents show

https://abcnews.go.com/US/infant-fo...tamination-operational/story?id=87268233

Some of the operational deficiencies that helped trigger the massive shutdown of Abbott Nutrition's infant formula plant earlier this year have also been found at some other companies' factories, according to an ABC News investigation of some of the other formula makers that have stepped in to help fill empty American grocery shelves in the midst of the critical nationwide shortage.

The pathogen that prompted those concerns, Cronobacter sakazakii, can be widely found in the environment -- but in infants, it can be deadly.

https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-serbia-border-crossing-blocked-tensions/31967812.html

The dispute over vehicles erupted in September 2021 after Kosovar authorities ordered all drivers entering Kosovo from Serbia to use temporary, 60-day, printed license plates in response to measures in Serbia against drivers from Kosovo that have been in place since 2008, when the country declared independence from Belgrade.

At that time, Serbs from northern Kosovo blocked the Jarinje and Brnjak crossings with vehicles and makeshift barricades, while Kosovo's government sent in police units and Serbian military jets and helicopters buzzed the border in a show of force.

Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence nor its right to impose rules and regulations such as registering cars and trucks.

Most EU countries recognize Kosovo, though Russia and China, allies of Serbia, do not.

The EU has tried to broker a dialogue between the two Balkans neighbors for over a decade, but so far the efforts have failed to achieve a normalization of ties.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said Kosovo will formally apply to become a member of the European Union by the end of 2022 despite concerns over tensions with Serbia, also an EU aspirant

US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/joe-biden-counter-terrorism/index.html

al-Zawahiri was a symbol but wasn't powerful anymore the Taliban probably wanted to get rid of him.

I can't prove it, but I do suspect the US knew of al-Zawahiri's location in Afghanistan for some time now, and chose to take him out just recently, to get maximum press coverage just before these important primary elections today. As if that would sway independents or undecideds to vote Dem, because.... of "Commander Biden."

Great point u talkin'

NASA and ESA released their latest captivating image from the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday, revealing the Cartwheel Galaxy's spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity.

Hubble's 1995 image (L) vs. #JWST's 2022 capture (R)

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1554512349557452800

The missile strike is now believed to have killed relatives of the powerful clan boss Sirajuddin Haqqani and it is also believed the heads of the Haqqanis have fled Afghanistan, prompting a power struggle.

Sources have told the Mirror that the aftermath of the Zawahiri hit has sparked a potentially violent split between the Haqqanis and another Taliban clan the Yaqoobs based in Kandahar.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/feared-taliban-family-dubbed-the-27666979

I don't know the context, but the finish was amazing!!!

https://twitter.com/joeroganhq/status/1556264144982011907

Buttigieg promises action on airline delays

DOT secretary has proposed a series of rules intended to better protect airline consumers.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/10/buttigieg-promises-action-on-airline-delays-00050838

The airlines laid off or gave early retirement to thousands of pilots, crew and other staff to reduce losses during the worst of Covid. Now the greedy bastards book thousands of flights that they know will never leave the ground because of crew shortages; blame cancellations on "bad weather" so they won't have to give you cash refunds--and they don't give a s**t about how many hours--or days--you're stranded at the airport waiting to get out. F**k them.

Terrible what happened to Rushdie after all those years on a deathlist.

Appreciation ! !

https://twitter.com/JackCarrUSA/status/1559381457964978176

S&W CEO Statement:

https://twitter.com/Smith_WessonInc/status/1559209562858717187

Respect!

Fredo and now Brian Stelter are gone at CNN. Just gotta get Don Lemon out now!

Stelter is just another Pedo Fredo! I hate the fake news with a passion!

EXACTLY!

Three off-duty Dutch commandos shot outside hotel in Indianapolis

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62703857

Presented by Pan American Airways System, this pre-war promotional documentary film is titled “Overnight to Hawaii” chronicles a Pan Am Clipper Flight from San Francisco to Honolulu and eventually China. The film highlights the pre-World War II flight paths of Pan Am along the Pacific and offers the viewer a life-like experience of being on board. The film underscores the company’s “Clipper Era” from 1931-1946 characterized by the 28 Clippers carrying different nicknames that symbolized Pan Am and served Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Founded in 1927, Pan Am was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century.

Canada rocked by multiple deadly stabbings in Saskatchewan

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sask...gerous-persons-alert-stabbings-1.6572464

We need more gun control.

Finally an influential politican here in Holland speaks out!

Justice Minister Dilan Ye?ilgöz (VVD) speaks out strongly against the ' woke movement'. She also believes that the Dutch democratic constitutional state is under pressure. She expressed her great concern during the annual HJ Schoo lecture in the Amsterdam Red Hat, in which she also harshly criticized MPs from opposition parties.

According to the liberal minister, the woke movement that has blown over from the United States is a problem. “I am explicitly not talking here about emancipation movements that advocate equal rights and inclusion. They have my support. What worries me are the currents that focus on the opposite: exclusion. People who feel they are allowed to determine what information or opinion is correct and what is incorrect. Or what is hurtful and what is not hurtful. Who is good and who is not. Who, under the guise of inclusion, are only concerned with exclusion.”

She says 'wokists' "want to determine who has the right to speak." Ye?ilgöz: „You can only participate if you belong to the right group. This reduces individuals to gender, origin or orientation with a fixed associated opinion. To deviate from this means to be excluded. You may be thinking, 'Is woke really such a problematic movement? Yes, as far as I'm concerned. Our ability to grow, to learn, to develop is fueled by mutual criticism and open discussion.”

This promotional film for Pan Am's "double deck Clipper", the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, was made in the last 1940s as the airplane entered worldwide service.

The film includes some rare footage from Pan Am's history (including some awkward model shots of early aircraf) beginning at the 8:00 mark. The Consolidated Commodore Flying Boat is seen at 8:30, and the Sikorsky S-42 Brazilian Clipper is seen at 8:50. Check out the shots of the swimsuit-clad men removing the plane's landing gear! The China Clipper Martin M-130 is seen at 9:23 and the Boeing 307 at 9:30. The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft to enter service with a pressurized cabin. The Boeing 314 is seen at 9:50, and the Douglas DC-4 at 9:58 as well as a Lockheed Constellation or Connie.

The Boeing B-17 "Buck Shot" is seen at the 10:58 mark followed by the B-29 and B-50 aircraft.

The film includes footage of trans-Atlantic routes, and a trip to Brazil and Hawaii by Pan American.

Watching BBC pretty impressive the procession of Queen Elizabeth.

R. Kelly convicted of child porn, enticing girls for sex

https://apnews.com/article/r-kelly-chicago-53e10cd71c4277773989863d6ace05c6

Tomorrow elections in Italy. The Italian electorate could make history by electing populist Giorgia Meloni as the country's first female Prime Minister.

Italy's far right set to win election - exit poll

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63029909

Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian

https://nypost.com/2022/10/06/electric-vehicles-catching-fire-in-florida-after-hurricane-ian/

All we're asking for is some Common Sense Knife Control ! ! !

3 stabbed, 1 fatally, in string of New York City subway attacks

https://abcnews.go.com/US/stabbed-fatally-string-york-city-subway-attacks/story?id=91164047

It's common sense guys

A Documentary--- Real Financial Gangsters....

More Too Big to Take Down, Too Big to be Allowed to Fail:

Credit Suisse pays $495M tied to mortgage-backed securities

Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute tied to mortgage-backed securities, an investment vehicle that played a central role in the 2008 financial crisis

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...tied-mortgage-backed-securities-91616133

Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute tied to mortgage-backed securities, an investment vehicle that played a central role in the 2008 financial crisis.

The Swiss bank said that some of the transactions were prior to 2008.

The New Jersey Attorney General, which announced the settlement Monday, filed a lawsuit in 2013 alleging more than $3 billion in damages citing the involvement of Credit Suisse.

“This agreement in principle holds Credit Suisse accountable for the loss of billions of dollars that helped put the nation in financial crisis,” said First Assistant Attorney General Lyndsay Ruotolo. “It has taken more than a decade of investigation and litigation to reach this historic result, but we never wavered in our resolve to get here. The recovery Credit Suisse has agreed to pay reflects the magnitude of harm it inflicted on the public and underscores New Jersey’s commitment to vigorously pursue cases, no matter the challenges, to protect the financial interests of the investing public.”

The outspoken Kanye West contended in a new interview that George Floyd died of the drug fentanyl, and not from the actions of the Minnesota police officer who was convicted of his murder.

“They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that."



https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/n...16-yq7lloywcrhinagipzfcdruj74-story.html

You should watch Candace Owen's documentary THE GREAT LIE EVER SOLD.

A California jury finds Paul Flores guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in the 1996 disappearance of 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart. His father, Ruben Flores, has been found not guilty of accessory by a separate jury.

Paul faces 25 years to life in prison when he's sentenced on December 9th.

Thanks....

Weeks later... still Danger!!

What a political mess in the UK since brexit nothing more as turmoil.

BBC Summary

Supporters of the former chancellor, Rishi Sunak, say he's got the backing of the 100 Conservative MPs needed to enter the race
The BBC has confirmed 93 backers, but Sunak hasn't yet said he is standing
Boris Johnson is on his way back to London from his holiday in the Caribbean as speculation grows that he will enter the race
The trade minister Sir James Duddridge said the former prime minister told him that he was "up for it"
The Leader of the Commons, Penny Mordaunt, is the only person to announce their candidacy so far
Leadership hopefuls have until 14:00 on Monday to gather the support of 100 MPs, with a new PM declared by Friday

Moody's: UK's economic outlook now 'negative', ratings agency says

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63352556

The UK's economic outlook has been lowered to "negative" by ratings agency Moody's due to political instability and high inflation.

Moody's changed the UK's outlook - which is a marker of how likely it is to pay back debts - from "stable".

Former Chinese president Hu Jintao is unexpectedly led out of Saturday's closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress. A staff member supports Hu by the arm as he stands up. He also speaks to President Xi Jinping for a moment and pats Premier Li Keqiang on the shoulder before being led out.

Bojo came back from his vacation he will be UK PM again lol, he's a funny guy.

He's out. Rishi will be the PM

Yep Sunak (42) would be the youngest U.K. prime minister for more than 200 years and the country's first Hindu leader.

Brussels warns Twitter boss Elon Musk

The European Commission warns Musk that Twitter must comply with EU rules under his rule. Musk promised to loosen the reins on the social medium in favor of free speech, but the EU has demanded stricter action in recent years. Musk celebrated in a tweet after sounding the takeover of Twitter that "the bird has been released." However, according to European Commissioner Thierry Breton, Musk should not have too many illusions. "In Europe, the bird will fly according to our rules," the Frenchman tweeted.

Just something to consider

...

Maybe this article should be under "Organized Crime" . . .

Total BS !!!

Pakistan, which suffered terrible floods earlier this year, is demanding the developed world also agrees on a funding mechanism to compensate for the loss and damage climate change is already causing in developing countries.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63502762

More Climate BS from the BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/...-paid-for-climate-change-loss-and-damage

New York man busted with 20k fentanyl pills released without bail

https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1591976748669104128

Jay Leno (72) has been admitted to a burn center. The former talk show host suffered severe burns to his face after a gasoline fire, reports TMZ .

In a short statement, Leno tells American media that he is "okay". “I need a week or two to get back on my feet.”

He suffered burns from gasoline catching fire. TMZ previously reported that Leno was tinkering with one of his cars at the time. People previously spoke of "a very serious medical emergency".

4 University of Idaho students dead off campus. 3 girls and 1 boy.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...illed-suspected-homicide-identified.html

In this posted video to twitter, the smaller plane appears to speed up rapidly a few seconds before it impacts the B-17 bomber.

https://twitter.com/GianKaizen/status/1591521366247112704

https://heavy.com/news/dallas-air-show-video-videos/

I am laughing at the millions holding in queue for Taylor Swift concert tickets...

On Wednesday, Judge Jennifer Dorow sentenced Darrell Brooks, the Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacrer, who was found guilty in October of charges that include six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, to six life sentences, to be served consecutively without the possibility or eligibility for extended supervision.

Additionally, Brooks was sentenced to 17 and a half years for each of the 61 counts of reckless endangerment, 25 years for each of the six counts of hit and run, six years of two counts of bail jumping, and nine months for one count of battery, all to be served consecutively.

https://thepostmillennial.com/break...s-for-waukesha-christmas-parade-massacre

Taylor Swift public ticket sale cancelled amid high demand

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63652665

The company said more than 3.5 million Swifties, as her followers are known, registered in advance as "verified fans" in the hope of getting tickets for her 52-city US tour in the pre-sale.

Despite issues during the pre-sale that Ticketmaster estimated affected about 15% of interactions across the site, the company said it still sold more than 2 million tickets - the most ever for an artist in a single day.

Violent protests break out at China’s largest iPhone factory

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pa...ak-out-at-china-s-largest-iphone-factory

ISIS leader killed in Syria.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vo...-qurayshi-killed-in-battle-/6856999.html

It seems that things are not going well for Kanye West mentally again. In a broadcast of the far-right platform Infowars , the rapper praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis and made various anti-Semitic statements. The American entertainment site TMZ writes that Kanye clearly has "a serious nervous breakdown".

The trial of a fired Ft. Worth cop is about to get underway. The cop shot a resident. The cop was outside, and the resident was in her home, with her firearm. She had heard noises outside after dark. We need better training for law enforcement officers who are authorized to use deadly force. #aarondean #atatianajefferson

Germany detains far-right group over plot to install prince by force
By Miranda Murray

Summary
Military members among those being investigated
Prosecutors: Some planned attack on parliament
Kremlin says no question of involvement in any plot

Germany on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor's office said was preparing a violent overthrow of the state to install as national leader a prince who had sought support from Russia.

Prosecutors said the group was inspired by the deep state conspiracy theories of Germany's Reichsbuerger and QAnon, whose advocates were among those arrested after the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ted-raids-prosecutors-office-2022-12-07/

Iran holds first execution over anti-government protests

https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...rity-guard-with-knife-tasnim-2022-12-08/

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout: The ‘Merchant of Death’ swapped for Brittney Griner

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped Thursday for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.

In Russia, however, he’s seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive U.S. sting operation.

The 2005 Nicolas Cage movie “Lord of War” was loosely based on Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who gained fame supposedly by supplying weapons for civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. His clients were said to include Liberia’s Charles Taylor, longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and both sides in Angola’s civil war.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/...the-merchant-of-death-swapped-for-griner

I never want to hear the Biden administration or any other liberal who voted for him talk about gun control ever again! They just cashed their chips in with this swap (never mind leaving former Marine, and 4 year Russian prisoner Paul Whelan, who just so happens to be white, male, and straight, behind). By releasing the Merchant of Death, you no longer have the "moral superiority" to lecture us on gun control going forward.

Snow removal for Amtrak train route in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Alameda ex-CEO Caroline Ellison taps SEC's former top crypto regulator as lawyer in FTX investigation

Caroline Ellison hired Stephanie Avakian and law firm WilmerHale to represent her in the FTX investigation, per Bloomberg. 

Avakian was a top regulator at the SEC, where she increased oversight of cryptocurrency. 

She also led major cases against companies including Tesla, Theranos, Facebook, and Wells Fargo, among others. 

https://www.businessinsider.com/car...-sec-crypto-regulator-lawyer-ftx-2022-12


The Rewards Credit Card Link To Taylor Swift And FTX?

Capital One is sponsoring Taylor Swift’s tour. It looks like that only came to fruition because Sam Bankman-Fried terminated negotiations to have FTX as main sponsor, because he and Caroline Ellison broke up and she’s a huge Taylor Swift fan? There’s a credit card angle to everything.

https://viewfromthewing.com/the-rewards-credit-card-link-to-taylor-swift-and-ftx-roundup/

FTX founder charged in scheme to defraud crypto investors

The SEC complaint alleges that Bankman-Fried had raised more than $1.8 billion from investors since May 2019 by promoting FTX as a safe, responsible platform for trading crypto assets.

Instead, the complaint says, Bankman-Fried diverted customers’ funds to Alameda Research without telling them.

“He then used Alameda as his personal piggy bank to buy luxury condominiums, support political campaigns, and make private investments, among other uses,” the complaint reads.

https://apnews.com/article/cryptocu...mission-32d27016350e3e175c500eeefaf2aa4d

Arrest the girl.

Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail by Judge in the Bahamas

SBF, 30, protested, telling Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt he couldn’t go to jail because he is vegan and ‘depressed.’

She however denied him bail, remanding him in custody until February 8. He will spend his detention at Fox Hill, The Bahamas’ only prison. The jail is known for overcrowding and unsanitary conditions.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ing-FTX-equity-investors-1-8BILLION.html

Exclusive: How a secret software change allowed FTX to use client money

In congressional testimony on May 12, Bankman-Fried called FTX’s software “safe, tested and conservative.”

“By quickly unwinding the riskiest, most undercollateralized positions, the risk engine prevents build-up of credit risk that could otherwise cascade beyond the platform, resulting in contagion,” Bankman-Fried testified.

He did not tell lawmakers about the software change to exempt Alameda. Indeed, he told investors that Alameda received no preferential treatment from FTX, the SEC complaint said.

Bankman-Fried had directed subordinates to update the software in mid-2020 to enable Alameda to maintain a negative balance on its account, the SEC complaint said. No other customer account at Alameda was allowed to do so, the complaint added. This would allow Alameda to keep borrowing more FTX funds without the need to provide more collateral.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...allowed-ftx-use-client-money-2022-12-13/

Stealth Van Video

As of yesterday, I have official paid off all of my student loans! 6 years of college, 2 degrees (undergraduate & graduate), 20 year repayment program, paid off in under 15 years! Next month my car loan gets paid off as well and then I'll officially be debt free! Been working towards this for the last 20 months and it's surreal that it's finally happening (hasn't sunk in yet).

Orion Heatshield Aftermath Following Lunar Return | Artemis I

Views from USS Portland's well deck of the Artemis I Orion capsule after its arrival at Naval Base San Diego on December 13.

That was cool...thanx!

Sam Chui boards a Hi Fly Airbus A340 chartered for White Desert Antarctica (Tour Operator) to fly to Antarctica. The flight time from Cape Town to Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica is 5 hours and 15 minutes. The runway length is 2500 m (8200') long and 60 m (196') wide. Wolf’s Fang Runway is operated by White Desert Antarctica and it’s the only blue ice runway. It takes 22 hours to groom and prepare the runway for every jet landing. Sam also visited the newly opened Echo Camp for refreshments before the flight back.

Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran's most famous actresses, has been detained by Iranian security forces after she criticized the use of the death penalty against demonstrators.

Hello, been a while . Hope everyone is well

Great to see you back DE NIRO! Hope you're well.

Great thanks, how are you?

I can't complain. Think last I heard you were in Germany if I'm not mistaken? Still in Deutschland or did you find your way back home to England?

Marines told to stop using ‘sir,’ ‘ma’am’ to avoid ‘misgendering’ superiors

This is a microcosm of what's wrong with society today where you cater to the 5% while forcing the other 95% to comply.

Nope still here, since 2013

Awesome. How are you liking it? Finally made my way over there for Oktoberfest back in 2019. Trip of a life time and I still need to go back as there's so much of the country I wasn't able to visit.

MY CAMERA: SONY FDR AX-53 (No tripod , only Hand held) and IPhone 13 Pro MAX
No commentary, no music

170 planes in 2 hours / winter Plane Spotting + Aircraft de-icing
1:41:36 TWA Hotel, Roof top panoramic view !
1:43:55 TWA Hotel visit
1:42:14 TWA Lockheed Constellation

Ah so you finally made it over, i do remember you saying you wanted to go to Oktoberfest, i went once when i lived in Munich but its too touristy for me and expensive. I prefer the smaller beer gardens.

Definitely a lot of tourists (think I saw more Americans and Australians than Germans, LoL) but it was a lot of fun and I wanted to go back in 2020 but then the pandemic hit. Still need to hit up Berlin, Hamburg, The Black Forest and a few other spots as I only got out of Munich for day tours.

Well if you are ever in south of germany again hook me up

Most definitely!

Women will stand up for their rights!
Afghanistan and Iran regimes are isolated by the world only rogue regimes will deal with them.

Funny how I never hear the feminist in America stand up for their sister in those countries. Hmmmm?

Feel Good Story from the Buffalo Blizzard of 2022

The same with the left and woke movement here awfully quiet and afraid that the right and anti-Islam politicans get more votes.

How are women's rights coming along in Holland H? I know you used to be pretty upset about the wage gap and how women were treated in the workplace. Has there any progress been made?

It's a shame stories like this only receive local and not national news. Great story!

Women still earn 2 euros per hour less than men and almost every week we hear cases of “inappropriate behaviour” on the workfloor from politics to the TV world to sports.

Interesting. I know there's been a lot of progress made in Iceland and many of the Nordic countries. Men still make more money, but the gap gets smaller each year. The real concern is that way more women are attending college than men

It's strange on the one hand we are a progressive country but on the other conservative ideas are becoming increasingly popular among young people. Many students are indeed female, but two-thirds of Dutch women work part-time, and half are not financially independent.

As late as 1956, the 'Actual Incompetence Act' was abolished. Married women were now allowed to work, open a bank account and travel without the consent of their husbands.

Now that the MSM can't scare you anymore with COVID fear porn, they've gone right back to their climate change agenda/fear porn.

Destruction after entering building
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's parliament

BRASILIA - Angry supporters of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital Brasilia on Sunday. They also illegally gained access to the Supreme Court and surrounded the presidential Planalto Palace. The police tried to drive them out of the three pillars of democracy with tear gas. Security forces evacuated the stormed government buildings and regained control, CNN Brasil reported hours after the storming began.

Prince Harry praises Willem-Alexander for acknowledging slavery history
Updated 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON - Prince Harry has praised King Willem-Alexander and Norwegian King Harald for recently speaking out about their countries' slavery past. Harry did this in a special broadcast on ABC channel on the occasion of his new book Spare . The British prince said they are "leading examples."

The Duke of Sussex made that statement when it came to the way the British press has treated him and his wife Meghan. He noted that monarchs in other countries have made strides in condemning such behavior. For example, Harry praised that King Willem-Alexander "recognized that slavery and colonialism played a role in shaping the country, and he has apologized for this."

Harry praised King Harald for speaking out against racism. He did this to defend his daughter Märtha Louise's relationship with Durek Verrett, an American shaman.

In his Christmas speech, Willem-Alexander followed the apologies Prime Minister Mark Rutte had previously offered on behalf of the government.

Haha oh please! You still supporting Harry and Meghan H? He literally admitted on 60 Minutes his own family wasn't racist after all his Oprah bullshit. There is NOTHING lower than selling out your own family

I don't think his family is the real problem he speaks fondly about King Charles but more the institution and the British tabloids who are ruthless! I think he has been traumatized by the death of his mother and blames the paparazzi.

James S. Ellenson, the lawyer for the family of the 6 year old has released a statement.

Lawyer: 6-year-old who shot teacher has ‘acute disability’

https://apnews.com/article/education-virginia-newport-news-children-33ed30539f279405f696ad10d4ff46a1

Apparently the 6 year old has intellectual and behavioral disabilities. I don't know if his special education was for him alone, or if the entire class he was in was a "special education" class. But the child was in a very rare “individualized education program” or IEP, which is provided to students with disabilities under federal law.

Regarding the disability, the family said the boy “was under a care plan at the school that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.”

But for whatever reasons, there was no parent with the child the day of the shooting. And... get this...

The superintendent of Newport News schools revealed last week that Richneck administrators had learned the child may have had a weapon before the shooting. But a search did not find the handgun, despite staff looking through his bag.

Ellenson told The Associated Press by phone Thursday evening that his understanding is that the gun was in the mother’s closet on a top shelf that was well over six feet high. The weapon also had a trigger lock that requires a key, similar to a bike lock.

I think is room here for many lawsuits from the parents of students that witnessed this shooting, against the school district.

Senate panel holds hearing focused on Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET.

https://thehill.com/homenews/382785...sed-on-taylor-swift-ticketmaster-fiasco/

NTSB Preliminary Report Ramp Agent Fatality 31 Dec 2022 Montgomery Alabama by pilot Juan Browne

Darwin Award

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-shot-dead-after-dog-steps-hunting-rifles/story?id=96688192

The bodycam footage. Honestly, I don't know much about the case excepts bits and pieces but I know everyone was talking about the footage being released today.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/27/tyre-nichols-police-body-cam-footage-video-memphis-arrest-cop/

Black on black violence this time. It's not just systemic racism, it's a police thing. At the end of the day, it's a mouthing off to the cops thing. It's only a matter of time before we see teachers beating the shit out of kids. One can only deal with so much with their profession. I don't know what he did, but those five cops beat the shit out of him. Lesson to all, don't resist!

I agree this guy resisted and ran off and if he rolled over , laid down and allowed himself to be cuffed he would be alive.

However, these five men had no right to murder him and they did murder him.
These unprofessional, poorly trained so called officers were so mad that they were so incapable of properly detaining the man they beat the actual life out of him and it’s a sin.

Terrible earthquakes in Turkey and Syria thousands of deaths.

13 News Now

We're learning more about what exactly happened at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va. on January 6, 2023. That's the day a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher, 25-year-old Abby Zwerner. We've learned Zwerner and her attorney, Diane Toscano, sent a notice to Newport News Public Schools of intent to file a lawsuit. Sarah Hammond takes us through the timeline for that day, laid out by Zwerner and Toscano.

A bright spot in the terrible tragedy that has hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria.

Professional football player Christian Atsu, who was buried under the rubble by the strong earthquake, has been pulled out alive from under the debris. Mustafa Özat, manager of his employer Hatayspor, confirmed this to reliable Turkish media. “Christian Atsu was pulled from the rubble with injuries. Unfortunately, our sporting director Taner Savut is still under the rubble,” said Özat.

ChatGPT AI will reach consciousness and that will be it - - -

Norovirus is spreading . . .

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/norovirus-spreads-us/story?id=97005537

On the morning of February 6, a pair of powerful earthquakes, 7.8 and 7.6, hit Turkey and Syria. On top of that, the region was hit with strong aftershocks, which made the destruction even worse. The death toll is already in the tens of thousands with many victims still lying beneath the rubble.

Multiple factors led to this earthquake being so devastating, like fault lines, neighborhoods still reeling from war and delayed rescue missions. But what made this earthquake particularly catastrophic was unsafe buildings. According to the Turkish government, over 6,000 buildings collapsed because of this earthquake. And that’s likely because of the way they were built.

This video will explain how bad building design made the Turkey-Syria earthquake more deadly than it had to be.

U.S. officials said Monday that a significant portion of the balloon's payload was recovered on Monday. The reconnaissance platform was estimated to be 30-feet-long and contained all of craft's tech gear and antennas.

"Recovery operations concluded Feb. 16 off the coast of South Carolina, after U.S. Navy assets assigned to U.S. Northern Command successfully located and retrieved debris from the high-altitude PRC surveillance balloon shot down Feb. 4, 2023," it said in a statement.

"Final pieces of debris are being transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory in Virginia for counterintelligence exploitation, as has occurred with the previous surface and subsurface debris recovered," the statement said. "U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard vessels have departed the area. Air and maritime safety perimeters have been lifted."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/navy-ends-chinese-spy-balloon-recovery-operation/story?id=97289405

Farewell to the Queen of the Skies --- The 747 by the Numbers

https://airwaysmag.com/farewell-to-the-queen/

A Classic response using percentages...


Buttigieg urges U.S. railroads to boost safety, not oppose reforms

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bu...st-safety-not-oppose-reforms-2023-02-19/

Both CPSC and Cosori have advised consumers impacted by the recall to immediately stop using the recalled products and contact Cosori to receive a free replacement or another Cosori product.

The air fryers, priced between $70 and $130, were sold at retailers nationwide from June 2018 through December 2022.

The recalled units were sold at brick and mortar retailers including Best Buy, Target and The Home Depot, as well as online retailers including Amazon, Bed Bath and Beyond, Homegoods, Kohl's, Lowe's, Macy's, QVC and Walmart, among others.

For more information on the recall, and to view a full list of affected products, visit https://recall.cosori.com/country-sel

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/2-million-air-fryers-recalled-due-fire-burn/story?id=97428709

FAA needs to revisit their Battery Pack Rules...

Smoke-filled Spirit Airlines flight from DFW Airport diverted after battery fire

Passengers were burned, treated for smoke inhalation during the flight that was diverted.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business...dfw-airport-diverted-after-battery-fire/

Susan Zimmerman was among the passengers on board Lufthansa Flight 469 when it encountered the severe turbulence on Wednesday.

Zimmerman, who is from Austin and five months pregnant, told CNN she had just finished eating and was about to go to the lavatory when the turbulence hit.


“During dinner service, there suddenly was a wind shear, the plane increased altitude, then we fell 1,000 feet,” she said.


“It was like unexpectedly free-falling for five seconds off the top of a rollercoaster, plates and glassware were up at the ceiling, and my purse from the floor flew behind me to the right.”


She noted that on two occasions the plane felt like it was dropping suddenly and she could hear people screaming and glass breaking.


“I’m glad for the most part we are all OK. This was pretty shocking,” said Zimmerman. “There was a moment of ‘oh my God, am I going to meet my daughter.’”


Once the plane settled, she said items from the dinner service had been littered throughout the cabin as though there had been a food fight on board.


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lufthansa-flight-diverted-turbulence/index.html

You just live here...

The 1%:

You go up into the mountains in winter and get snowed in...
And now you complain the entire mountains wasn't snow plowed...
If you have medical conditions or are pregnant, just stay away from the mountains in the winter. Vacation in the desert next time!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIZvZ92y6ko

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ear-lake-arrowhead-stranded/11393857002/

Patrick Boyle, explains how SVB for some inexplicable reason did not hedge against interest rate volatility.

"A number of things went wrong at Silicon Valley Bank over the last days, weeks and years, there were huge failures of risk management. The risk manager would have some tough questions to answer, except that it appears that they didn’t have a risk manager on staff for almost nine months of the last year."

Pretty much (that's great by the way).

Unbelievable and not photo-shopped California Highway incident

Haha Pence is such an odd individual. He's so happy it's ridiculous

Father & Son bonding during the 2023 Crestline Blizzard (N. of San Bernardino, CA)

Mother of 6-year-old Richneck shooter charged; prosecutors look to further investigate security issues

NEWPORT NEWS — A Newport News grand jury on Monday indicted the mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his first grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School three months ago.

Deja Nicole Taylor, 25, of Newport News — whose son shot 25-year-old teacher Abby Zwerner during class Jan. 6 — was charged with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child.

Newport News prosecutors also asked a Circuit Court judge to impanel a special grand jury to “continue the investigation into any security issues that may have contributed to this shooting.” This could include looking at Richneck administrators, the school system and others.

Such a probe could take months — and could lead to more indictments.

“Their investigation will continue as long as necessary to determine whether others are criminally responsible for the shooting of January 6,” the Newport News commonwealth’s attorney’s office wrote in a news release Monday afternoon.

https://www.dailypress.com/news/cri...10-eg66byapvrbfle6vluzde2s264-story.html

I have a website: NakedHistoryBaresAll.com.

It is an alternative website where I provide my novellas about how history could have turned out.

My first novella is entitled Drewberry Farms. It postulates that slavery never ended and the Civil War never took place.

Surf over there and give it a read. Let me know what you think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare

Project Plowshare was the overall United States program for the development of techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes. The program was organized in June 1957 as part of the worldwide Atoms for Peace efforts. As part of the program, 35 nuclear warheads were detonated in 27 separate tests. A similar program was carried out in the Soviet Union under the name Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy.

Successful demonstrations of non-combat uses for nuclear explosives include rock blasting, stimulation of tight gas, chemical element manufacture, unlocking some of the mysteries of the R-process of stellar nucleosynthesis and probing the composition of the Earth's deep crust, creating reflection seismology vibroseis data which has helped geologists and follow-on mining company prospecting.

William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the car radio and the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system.[1] Throughout his career of 46 years, Lear received over 140 patents.[2]

Bill Lear worked with his friend Elmer Wavering to build the first car radio.[4] Lear partnered with Howard Gates of Zenith; Lear designed the circuit and layout, Gates did the metal work, and Lear completed the assembly. Galvin initially dismissed the prototype, but later ordered a 200-unit production run. Galvin and Lear mulled over names for the product on a cross-country trip and came up with "Motorola", which was a portmanteau of "motor" and the then popular suffix "-ola" used with audio equipment of the time (for example "Victrola"). The product was such a success that Galvin changed the name of his entire company to Motorola.[1][3]:?23,?24?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Lear

Here's an idea for alternative history:

The USA nukes and kills Stalin and Mao before the Soviets have the capability to Nuke America.
No Cold War. No rise of the Military Industrial Complex.

https://apnews.com/article/am-radio-ford-cars-congress-bill-aec6e6405d33ff95cff3dd31bef617db

Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023

Just watched this and wow.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/TdGJQgEMnxI/

Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justice

https://apnews.com/article/haiti-ga...-murder-7c3fcdfeec012c80d1fc9e58c61ed7cc

https://freedomplatform.tv/plandemic-the-great-awakening/

https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinio...ns-spike-chinese-dragon-raises-its-head/

Trump was just indicted for a second time LOL. This time on federal charges in relation to his handling of classified information while out of office, sources familiar confirm to ABC News

They really don't want him to run again. Guess no one's gonna charge Brandon for the same offense when he was VP, right?

At least the GOP has different candidates to choose that's democracy, the Democrats have a senior citizen and a whack Kennedy offspring lol.

The indictment has been unsealed. They appear to have a lot on him. They even seem to have a recording proving that he got one of his attorneys to lie about the movement of classified documents. Yeah I'm not sure how he'll get out of this one, but there may be a way for him. He's currently facing 37 federal counts

My prediction is the Demorats will push Joe aside in the end (conveniently citing health reasons at that point, not now of course) and Newsom will be the nominee.

He has a lead over Ron but if this does hurt Don, I have no problem casting my vote for Ron. Which ever one of them wins the primary is getting my vote.

Judging by the indictment alone, this looks extremely bad for Trump. There is still a lot we don't know though

Bill O'Reilly and a lot of conservatives are saying he did it and should plead this down. Very strong words. I can't see him going to prison, but I can see DeSantis becoming the next president

From Probable Cause with Dan Gryder

"N611VG Was NOT a loss of Pressurization. Part I"

Parkland Shooting School Officer On Trial — FL vs. Scot Peterson

Trump was arrested and arraigned at Miami court earlier. This is unreal lol

By the way, it's not over for Trump. Technically, he could still win the election and run the country from prison

Incredible I love the media stuff a show and him visiting a Cuban place helicopters all the police on Harleys in cars etc.. Only in the USA haha.

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges, strikes deal on gun charge

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/20/politics/hunter-biden/index.html

All I can say is, would you or I have gotten the same deal if our daddy wasn't Joey B?

Haha nope also in the 8 years Obama, as vice president, Biden played an active role in the administration, serving as an influential adviser to Obama.

It is still a huge embarrassment for the US President though.

Is it really though? We have a former president facing countless charges and now we have the current president's son pleading out to a federal charge. At this point, this is normal

The amount of hypocrisy is immeasurable though. This is a President who would gladly do away with the 2nd amendment, yet his own son, his own flesh and blood gets popped for illegal possessing a gun. And yet Joe thinks that by banning AR-15's, people won't get their hands on them. Clean up your own house Joe before trying to step foot into mine.

A Canadian aircraft searching for the missing Titan submersible, which failed to return Sunday from an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, detected “banging” in 30-minute intervals coming from the area the divers disappeared, according to internal e-mail updates sent by the Department of Homeland Security’s National Operations Center obtained by Rolling Stone.

https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...sing-searchers-heard-banging-1234774674/

Official NE Coast Guard District Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/USCGNortheast/status/1671372008758624260

Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area. As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Those ROV searches have yielded negative results but continue. 1/2

Additionally, the data from the P-3 aircraft has been shared with our U.S. Navy experts for further analysis which will be considered in future search plans. 2/2

11:18 PM (CDT) · Jun 20, 2023

Holy crap the guy coming through the door took a shot! Any idea on if he survived?

On July 1, a commemoration will be held for the 150th anniversary of the practical abolition of slavery under Dutch rule. King Willem-Alexander will give a speech that day at an event at the National Slavery Monument in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. Sources expect him to repeat the apologies that Prime Minister Mark Rutte previously offered for the country's dubious past.

Without slavery there would have been no Dutch colonial empire. The political and economic elite were strongly intertwined in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and slavery was the spearhead of their policy. The consequences of this can be seen all over the world to this day.

The Netherlands did not abolish colonial slavery until 1863, making it one of the last countries to do so. The House of Oranje-Nassau, the Royal House of the Netherlands, earned at least 545 million euros from the Dutch colonies, where slavery was widespread. The figure has been adjusted for inflation, and covers the period from 1675 to 1770. It is one of the results of the investigation into the country's connection to the slave trade. The investigation was commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations at the request of the lower house of Parliament.

Willem III, IV and V had an important political function as stadtholder in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, a predecessor to the present-day Netherlands. As stadtholders, they were essentially leaders, and their "colonial profit" accounts for half of the now known income that the stadtholders received during the period that was researched.

The House of Oranje-Nassau benefited in various ways from the colonies and thus from slavery, the research showed. For example, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was an important source of colonial revenue. The noble family did not invest in the VOC directly, but at the time of incorporation the shareholders arranged to pay the Oranjes as if they owned approximately 3 percent of the shares. They then regularly used their influence to solve problems for the trading company.

Crazy shit in France. Police with rubber bullets rioters with Molotovs.

The Truth About France

[video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLKmwuuo5h0 [/video]

LOL France Macron thinks he's Napoleon haha..

Life in the fast lane! How reckless Hunter Biden photographed himself driving at 172mph while behind the wheel of his Porsche en route to a days-long Vegas bender with prostitutes and pictured himself smoking CRACK while behind the wheel

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...oking-crack-DRIVING-speeding-172mph.html

The Book of Revelations and Godfather III, all on display at one Twitter site - "Vatican News":

"Pope Francis met Wednesday with former US President Bill Clinton, along with a delegation, at the Pope's residence at the Casa Santa Marta."

https://twitter.com/VaticanNews/status/1676654175512305677

https://rumble.com/v2pe27r-structur....-delivers-wtc-facts-towers-1-and-2.html

There is also an analysis on WTC7 by this guy, I've not watched it yet. Still following the same media that told such atrocious lies to start wars?

https://nypost.com/2023/07/06/mta-bus-collides-with-double-decker-bus-in-nyc-81-injured/

Dutch Government Collapses Over Plan to Further Limit Immigration. Prime Minister Mark Rutte, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, had struggled to reach an agreement with his coalition partners about migration, including more restrictions.

According to The New York Times, the fall of the Dutch cabinet can be placed in a European trend. The American newspaper sees that asylum policy has become an important theme in large parts of the European Union and that positions are hardening.

In a number of EU countries, immigration is leading to a growing popularity of the extreme right. The New York Times points to recent electoral successes of Vox in Spain, the Sweden Democrats in Sweden and Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement national in France, all parties fiercely involved in the asylum debate. Moreover, Italy and Hungary, with Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán, both have prime ministers who are highly critical of the number of migrants coming to Europe.

FINALLY the trust Dutch always had in their politicians is gone and migration has been out of control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWssZjPpL44

Documentary video on the Norman conquest of Sicily featuring the heroic last stand of Serlo of Hautville, nephew of Robert Guiscard

Just imagine for 1 second if this was Don Jr. or Ivanka and the media coverage. Now imagine it's Joe Biden's son and what the media coverage is. Kinda makes you wonder?

Deadly NYC rampage... ABC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLYdY5Emqus

Laura Kempton, 23, was found dead in her Portsmouth apartment in 1981.

Decades-old New Hampshire cold case murder solved through genetic genealogy, officials say

https://abcnews.go.com/US/decades-new-hampshire-cold-case-murder-solved-genetic/story?id=101525486

Beginning in 2022, authorities re-analyzed DNA samples from the crime scene using forensic genetic genealogy technology and, on Thursday, publicly identified the suspect as Ronney James Lee.

Ronny James Lee, who was 21 at the time of the Laura Kempton's death, died of acute cocaine intoxication at the age of 45 on Feb. 9, 2005. If he were still alive, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said he would have charged Lee with first-degree murder for knowingly causing her death in connection with sexual assault.

Orcas attack boats in the run-up to the Mallorca sailing competition
Adjusted: Yesterday, 19:48Yesterday, 19:34abroad _

All three boats participating in the Copa del Rey sailing competition in Mallorca on Saturday were damaged after a collision with an orca. According to those on board, orcas attacked the boats.

Last Friday, the boat 'Tiro' from Portugal came into contact with two orcas off the coast of the southern Spanish municipality of Barbate, on the Strait of Gibraltar. A skipper of the boat told the maritime magazine 'Gaceta Náutica'. The rudder of the boat was damaged and is currently being repaired in Valencia.

As with the first two incidents, the boat was attacked on its way to the island of Mallorca to take part in the famous Copa del Rey sailing race. The regatta is very popular with the royal family in Spain. The 55-year-old King Felipe VI participates annually in the competition with his boat.

For several months there have been reports of orca attacks off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. According to the organization GT Orca Atlántica (GTOA), which is committed to the management and conservation of orcas around the Iberian Peninsula, the marine mammals are mainly in the Strait of Gibraltar this year. There, on July 11, a first 'attack' took place by an orca on a sailing boat that will participate in the regatta. After the boat 'Corsario', nine days later the sailing boat 'Kapote III' was also damaged in the same way.

Researchers point out not to speak of 'attacks', but of 'interactions', given that the nature of the incidents is not known. Some researchers believe that the animals just want to play with the boats. Alfredo López, a biologist at GTOA, suspects it could be a reaction from the orcas to a negative experience with a boat. Or perhaps animals, known for being very intelligent, have discovered "something new," it sounds.

Always think of 1977 cult film Orca who made a big impression on me as a kid lol.

The Fermi paradox

Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi's name is associated with the paradox because of a casual conversation in the summer of 1950 with fellow physicists Edward Teller, Herbert York, and Emil Konopinski. While walking to lunch, the men discussed recent UFO reports and the possibility of faster-than-light travel. The conversation moved on to other topics, until during lunch Fermi blurted out, "But where is everybody?" (although the exact quote is uncertain).

The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high likelihood of its existence. As a 2015 article put it, "If life is so easy, someone from somewhere must have come calling by now."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/20...-paying-reparations-for-ww2-says-poland/

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/20...ny-claims-1-3-trillion-euros-of-damages/

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-ea...ds-seeks-german-reparations-80-years-on/

Articles like this one are starting to appear on the Chinese web “ New Energy Vehicle Spontaneous Combustion: Time for Regret, but No Time for Escape!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS6dwGFv5HI

The coup in Niger has prompted concerns the West African country could curtail uranium exports, possibly hamstringing nuclear power production in France and beyond. But so far, source diversification and well-stocked inventories should be able to mitigate any disruptions in the short term, experts say.

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/...-threaten-nuclear-power-plants-in-france

Due to a long-standing policy that dates back to ex-president Charles de Gaulle, France derives about 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear energy, more than any other country. France is also the world's largest net exporter of nuclear energy, bringing in more than €3 billion per year.

But the military coup in Niger last week – and unconfirmed reports that the West African country intends to suspend uranium supplies to France – have raised questions over what role the industry should play in France’s future.

The reports led some opposition politicians in France to question the role of nuclear power in France’s energy portfolio, notably given French President Emmanuel Macron’s repeated calls for “energy independence”.

“Niger supplies France with the uranium it needs for its nuclear power plants … Reminder: nuclear power does not make for energy independence,” said Sandrine Rousseau, a left-wing Green politician on X (formerly Twitter) July 29.

Trump sued for election fraud
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his attempts to thwart the 2020 election results, including his role in the storming of the US House of Representatives on January 6, 2021.
The election was won by current President Biden.
Trump's claims that he won the election were "false, and Trump knew it," prosecutors said. Trump has been indicted on four counts.
This includes a conspiracy to block an official procedure, namely the confirmation of the election results.

It's all a hit piece H, they're only doing this now because they're trying to ruin his chances of running next year, that's all this is.

China's Flagship EVs are Exploding in Huge Numbers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOA7qKMcjcE


Covered Up! - China's Electric Car Safety - You're Being Sold a Lie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKa8mVOe5so


China is Throwing Away Fields of Electric Cars - Letting them Rot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SEfwoqKRU8&t=301s

Settlement on the table in the Holloway case: 'Deal Joran van der Sloot for confession'
JOHN VAN DEN HEUVEL

Modified: 3 min ago1 hour ag oin THE INTERIOR

BIRMINGHAM - Justice in the American state of Alabama is conducting secret negotiations with the lawyers of Joran van der Sloot about a deal. This has been confirmed by sources close to the investigation. Deployment of the so-called plea deal is a full confession by Van der Sloot of what he did with Natalee Holloway in 2005 and of the extortion of her family in 2010.

The Dutchman who was handed over to the US by Peru in June would – if the deal is finalized – receive a lesser sentence in exchange for a confession. There will be no jury trial.

Part of the agreement is that Van der Sloot undergoes a lie detector test. The results of such a test do not constitute legal evidence, but according to the Public Prosecution Service in Alabama, they do give an indication of the truthfulness of Van der Sloot's statements and possible confession.

It is much more common in the American legal system for the prosecution to make a deal with suspects. This is usually done to avoid a time-consuming and costly jury trial. In the case of Van der Sloot, the aim of his lawyers is that he will receive a maximum of twenty years in prison in exchange for a confession, which partly parallels the sentence that Van der Sloot still has to serve in Peru. In that country, Van der Sloot received 28 years in prison for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores. Later, another sentence was added for cocaine trafficking from prison.

In Peru, Van der Sloot must remain behind bars until 2045. If the deal with the American judiciary fails, a jury trial will follow this fall. After the trial, Van der Sloot then has to go to prison in Peru to return to the US in 2045 to serve his American sentence.

I still believe his lawyer father helped him dump the body or someone else.

KGET News - Weatherman speaks to friend in Maui, who worked in Lahaina.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0teS3Si_UY

Juan Browne Report on the Lahaina Wildfire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e3DVC07L-U

Full Maui Press Conference with local, state, county, and Federal Officials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Dd498TcYE

Mick Fleetwood's place in Lahaina, Maui

Lahaina fires update 9 p.m. HST

https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=12682

The number of fatalities is at 80.

Firefighters continue working to extinguish flare-ups and contain fires in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Upcountry Maui.

A Ka’anapali fire reported above Puukolii at 6:10 p.m. Friday was reported to be 100 percent contained before 8:30 p.m. The fire is in the area where a county fueling station was positioned Friday to distribute an estimated 3,000 gallons of gas and 500 gallons of diesel for an estimated 400 vehicles that were lined up before the operation began. No fuel will be distributed Saturday.

Police are restricting access into West Maui through both Ma’alaea and Waihe’e. Honoapiilani Highway is open for vehicles leaving Lahaina. The burned historic Lahaina town area remains barricaded, with people warned to stay out of the area due to hazards including toxic particles from smoldering areas. Wearing a mask and gloves is advised.

https://lonestar925.iheart.com/feat...is-wife-narrowly-escapes-from-the-maui-fires/

The Bo and Them Show
Michael Anthony and His Wife, Narrowly Escapes from the Maui Fires
Aug 11, 2023

Van Halen and The Circle bassist Michael Anthony and his wife Sue were vacationing on Maui when the wildfires kicked up.

They were able to get out Wednesday and return to California. He writes on social media, "So sad, and in disbelief about what is happening on Maui right now, especially in old town Lahaina! My wife Sue and I [had] been in Kaanapali the last 10 days, and we witnessed a lot of what has happened..."

And in another post he writes, "We were just at Mick Fleetwood's restaurant on Front Street having a relaxing dinner on Saturday!! Our hearts go out all our Ohana (family) on the island…"

Anthony also posted video driving Front Street in old town Lahaina, three hours before the fires started to destroy everything…"

Sammy Hagar, who lived on Maui for over 20 years, says, "There are no words to describe the heartbreak that my family and I are feeling for the people of Maui. We remain forever attached to the community.

"My deepest gratitude to our staff at Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill, who left their own loved ones and homes, and are going above and beyond to take care of all of the people stranded at Kahului airport.