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A California longshoreman, who works at California’s San Pedro Bay Port Complex, reportedly said the labor unions are exascerbating the supply chain crisis. Identified as Alfred to Yahoo News, the longshoreman blamed Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) for “cutting the work” at the port, which is increasing the jam of containers stuck at sea and on the docks. “They’re [PMA] the ones who are not training: skilled positions. [That] means crane operators, top handler drivers, trans drivers,” said Alfred. “They’re the ones who are keeping the ships out there at sea anchored.” Despite the delays and mounting shipping costs American families...

Democrat Leadership Block Republican Legislators from Entering State House AUGUSTA, ME -- Maine Republican Party Chair, Dr. Demi Kouzounas, released the following statement regarding a bi-partisan group of legislators being blocked from entering work at the State House for not wearing a mask: "Why is Democrat leadership not following the guidance put forth by the CDC and the Governors office?" said Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas. "Instead of operating on facts and science, Democrats in Augusta are once again more interested in control and fueling the mask hysteria within their party. As leaders of our state, members of the State House...

Principal charged after student comes forward with sex tapeAn Ohio principal faces charges after a student reportedly came forward with a sex tape starring him and the school official, authorities said. Courtney Alfred, a principal at Education Alternatives, was charged Thursday with sexual battery for her alleged relationship with a 17-year-old student enrolled at the Bedford school, news station WOIO reported. Her arrest came last week after the teen notified police and claimed he was sexually involved with the 39-year-old principal. Police said he provided a video of himself having intercourse with a person who had the same tattoo as...

Here's the poster many of the rioters in the Middle East are burning along with U.S. Flags.

A report released Thursday said downed trees rather than transmission problems were largely to blame for massive power outages during Winter Storm Alfred last October. The report released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and North American Electric Reliability Corp. said 74 transmission lines and 44 transmission substations experienced outages during Winter Storm Alfred, and that resulted in less than 5 percent of the outages during the peak of the storm. Most of the outages, according to the report, lasted no fewer than two days and lasted no longer than five days. The remainder of the outages, which was roughly...

Darwin’s illegitimate brainchild If you thought Darwin’s Origin was original, think again! by Russell Grigg, Australia The concept of evolution by natural selection is sometimes referred to as Charles Darwin’s brainchild, and indeed he often referred to it in his letters to his friends as his dear ‘child’. However, this is a far cry from the facts. At best it was an adopted child; at worst an illegitimate child...

Friday November 7, 2003 Dear Yahoo!: What church is the Reverend Al Sharpton associated with?Thomas Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Thomas: Alfred Sharpton, Jr., is a minister of the Pentecostal Church with no fixed parish. The Pentecostal Church is an evangelical Protestant movement that emphasizes glossolalia, or speaking in tongues. It was founded in 1901 and has approximately 10 million members in the United States. Pentecostal sermons are noted for their fervor. Sharpton started on his path to religious piety at a young age. An active member of the church since the tender age of 4, the Brooklyn native was dubbed a...

The Re-whitewashing of Pedophile Alfred Kinsey Selwyn Duke, December 2, 2004 Hollywood has long been a purveyor of cultural poison, and a magnet for individuals to whom shame is a foreign concept. The trap of letting the facts get in the way of the weaving of a yarn that serves their ends is one they have always dodged quite artfully, but never has the disconnect between image and reality been as acute as in one of their latest efforts, Kinsey. The movie is based on the life and work of Alfred Kinsey, who wrote two volumes on human sexuality in...

WHO...? ...ME???!!!Does anyone find it strange how, regardless of the facts, it's ALWAYS someone ELSE'S fault with these people...???!!!