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  • Dairy Farmers of America Workers Ratify First Contract with Teamsters Local 261 {press release}

    03/29/2024 6:22:11 AM PDT · by Salman · 6 replies
    Teamsters Union official press release ^ | 2024.03.27 | Press Contact: Matt McQuaid
    (NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.) – Cheese processing and manufacturing workers at the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) plant in New Wilmington have voted 125-9 to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 261. “These workers fought hard for a good contract, and because of that, they secured the strong wages and benefits that other DFA Teamsters across the country have been enjoying for years,” said Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Food Processing Division Director. “I’d like to thank the negotiating committee for all of the hard work they did to make this contract possible,” said...
  • Want student loan forgiveness? Make universities pay

    03/29/2024 6:08:53 AM PDT · by Blood of Tyrants · 9 replies
    The Spectator ^ | 03/17/24 | Marc Oestreich
    (Read three articles free every month if you register) At the turn of the twentieth century, Saturday Evening Post editor and Yale dropout George Lorimer bitingly summed up academia when he said “colleges don’t make fools, they only develop them.” On the heels of yet another multibillion-dollar Biden administration college bailout, it seems we haven’t learned the lesson: colleges might not make fools, but they’re certainly trying to make fools of us. The bailout projects come from a Biden campaign promise: “I will eliminate your student debt.” Half-slogan, half-bribe, this resonated with millions burdened by the unpayable debt brought on...
  • The Anti-Tariff Bunk Machine Gets Cranking Again

    03/29/2024 5:29:08 AM PDT · by Chad C. Mulligan · 5 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 28 Mar 2024 | John Carney
    Here we go again. The once and possibly future President Donald Trump’s proposal to implement a tariff of ten percent on goods imported into our Republic has been met with a cantillating chorus of critiques claiming they will come at a cruel cost to consumers. The Democrat-aligned Center for American Progress Action Fund has ginned up an analysis that it says shows the tariff would amount to an annual tax of roughly $1,500 on American families. The dire forecast creates the illusion of precision and analytical depth by estimating that households would pay $90 more for food, $90 more for...
  • Home Costs Rising Twice As Fast As Americans’ Incomes

    03/29/2024 5:03:43 AM PDT · by george76 · 24 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | March 28, 2024 | Will Kessler
    The cost to afford a median-priced home has increased at twice the rate that the average household income has risen as inflation and high interest rates inflame housing expenses, according to Redfin. The median monthly home payment in February was $2,838, up 12% year-over-year, while the median household income was just $84,072, an increase of 6% over the last year, according to Redfin. Over the past decade, the income needed to afford a home has tracked closely with the median household income until around the start of 2022, when the amount of household income needed skyrocketed to its current median...
  • Boeing has ‘serious work ahead’ after Alaska Airlines mess: top exec

    03/29/2024 4:02:33 AM PDT · by george76 · 16 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 28, 2024,
    The new head of Boeing’s troubled commercial airplane unit said the planemaker faces a “pivotal moment” as it works to boost quality and address significant concerns from regulators and airline customers after a panel flew off a 737 MAX 9 jet in January. “This is a pivotal moment for us, and we have serious work ahead to build trust and improve our operations,” said Stephanie Pope, who was named president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes ... Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced he would leave by the end of the year, while the company’s long-time head of commercial airplanes, Stan...
  • Fani Willis Dealt Blow as Judge to Hear Donald Trump Arguments

    03/28/2024 5:13:28 PM PDT · by Libloather · 20 replies
    Newsweak ^ | 3/28/24 | Darragh Roche
    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia may have been dealt a blow after the judge presiding over the matter agreed to hear pretrial motions and an appeal against Willis' ability to bring charges against one of the defendants. In August, Trump and 18 other defendants were indicted as part of Willis' probe into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. On March 28, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is expected to hear arguments from Trump's lawyers that the Georgia election interference case is intended to criminalize political speech....
  • Is a Palestinian Arab-run factory building the IDF's bomb shelters?

    03/28/2024 3:57:29 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 9 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 28/3/24
    Residents of the village of Otniel in the southern Hebron Hills were surprised to discover near the village, in Area C which is fully controlled by Israel, a new factory that manufactures bomb shelters and employs Palestinian Arabs. One of the residents told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that the intensive construction in the area began at the beginning of the war with substantial earthworks using heavy machinery. Residents of the village contacted the military and the Civil Administration claiming the work was an additional attempt to take over Area C. Military officials claimed that the construction was okay and was...
  • Illinois considers $1,000-per-month guaranteed income program

    03/28/2024 3:17:11 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 42 replies
    Wgntv ^ | 03/28/2024 | Joey Schneider
    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a state-based guaranteed income program. State Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) sponsors Senate Bill 3462, which calls on Illinois to adopt such a program after the 2027 calendar year. Through this legislation, residents who meet certain qualifications would be eligible for monthly $1,000 cash payments, regardless of immigration status. It’s unclear how long the payments would last. According to the bill’s language, those potentially eligible for $1,000 cash payments include people who: Provide care for a child or other specified dependent Recently gave birth or adopted a child Enroll...
  • 2018 Letter From Michael Cohen’s Lawyers Admitting Trump Knew Nothing About Stormy Daniels ‘Hush Money’ Transaction Re-Emerges Ahead of Trial

    03/28/2024 5:52:18 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 18 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Mar. 28, 2024 7:45 am | Cristina Laila
    A 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyers admitting Trump knew nothing about the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ transaction re-emerged as the judge set the trial for April 15. Last year the Daily Mail obtained a 2018 letter from Michael Cohen’s lawyer stating Cohen used his own personal money to pay Porn Star Stormy Daniels in 2016. The letter also states that the Trump Org nor the Trump campaign reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels. This directly contradicts Cohen’s testimony – not surprising given Michael Cohen is a convicted perjurer. Trump has been accused of paying Daniels...
  • Hershey's new Cadbury Bunny is a rescue raccoon from Florida

    03/28/2024 11:13:53 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 31 replies
    Fox Business ^ | 3/27/24 | Christine Rousselle
    The winner of the 2024 Cadbury Bunny Tryouts is a 2-year-old raccoon named Louie, The Hershey Company announced in an Instagram post on Tuesday, March 26. "Louie is a two-year-old raccoon from Miami, Florida, who was rescued by his owner Jaime in 2021 after he had been deemed unfit to live in the wild," said the Instagram post. Louie, who is often found "lounging in his favorite tree," is also a philanthropist, said the post. "Using his toe-painting skills," he creates art — which is then sold to raise money for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers.
  • Two-Tiered Justice: Trump Lawyer, Conservative Legal Icon John Eastman Disbarred

    03/28/2024 11:10:10 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 27 replies
    Red State ^ | By Neil W. McCabe | 8:00 AM on March 28, 2024
    The attorney and former law school dean facing imminent disbarment from the California Bar, based on a recommendation by California Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland for his legal work in support of President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to resolve irregularities in the 2020 presidential election, promised to fight for his reputation and livelihood in a statement released his legal team. “Any reasonable person can see the inherent unfairness of prohibiting a presumed-innocent defendant from being able to earn the funds needed to pay for the enormous expenses required to defend himself in the profession in which he has long...
  • Maryland senator: Federal government to cover 90 percent of bridge rebuild costs

    03/28/2024 11:05:06 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 40 replies
    The Hill ^ | 03/28/2024 | AL WEAVER
    Maryland lawmakers are expecting the federal government to cover the lion’s share of the cost of the collapse and subsequent rebuilding of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge — with Congress potentially on the hook for only a fraction of the total as talk about an emergency supplemental bill increases. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) told reporters that roughly 90 percent of the bridge’s reconstruction will be paid for via the Federal Highway Administration’s emergency fund, which has about $950 million and is replenished yearly with $100 million. The state sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday saying it will...
  • Support for legal abortion hits new high among US voters: Fox News poll

    03/28/2024 11:02:37 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 36 replies
    The Hill ^ | 03/28/2024 | NICK ROBERTSON
    A record 59 percent of surveyed Americans believe abortion should be legal, according to a new Fox News poll published Wednesday, as the Supreme Court argued over whether abortion pills should be outlawed, and GOP politicians consider support for a national abortion ban. Support for abortion rights has increased by double digits since early 2022, just before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that removed federal protections for abortion procedures. The Dobbs ruling created a cascading effect of abortion restrictions in Republican-controlled states nationwide and sparked a new movement of abortion rights activism. The 59 percent figure is a significant increase...
  • Rob Reiner Begs Taylor Swift to Endorse Biden: ‘I’d Give Anything’

    03/28/2024 10:56:46 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 57 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/28/2024 | David Ng
    Is Taylor Swift the last hope for Biden’s flailing presidency? Rob Reiner seems to think so. Rob Reiner is begging Taylor Swift to publicly endorse President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, saying he’d “give anything” for the pop star to make an announcement. Swift has remained conspicuously silent on the 2024 presidential election, after endorsing Biden four years ago. The singer must weigh the damage such an endorsement would do to her personal brand at a time when 81-year-old Biden is facing record-low popularity, especially among young Democrats, millions of whom have soured on his presidency. “I’d give anything for her...
  • Gavin Newsom caught with hand in cookie jar again, exempts more 'friends' from $20/hour fast-food wage law

    03/28/2024 10:23:55 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 13 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 03/28/2024 | Monica Showalter
    Not too long ago, Gavin Newsom got caught with his hand in the cookie jar of political cronyism. In response to a draconian law passed raising fast-food worker wages to $20 an hour, known as A.B. 1228, Newsom carved out a little exemption for his friends at Panera Bread on the laughable grounds that these establishments bake bread on the premises. In reality, the owner of several Panera establishments was a high school buddy who was a really good donor to his campaigns. Once caught, Newsom backed off, but right when he thought no one was looking, he went right...
  • America must lead on cryptocurrency

    03/28/2024 9:59:16 AM PDT · by EnderWiggin1970 · 40 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 3/26/24 | David McCormick
    Across my career at the intersection of national security and our economy, I have witnessed firsthand several game-changing technological revolutions. From GPS to the internet and from smartphones to artificial intelligence, our nation’s unmatched capacity to innovate has created unprecedented benefits for the economy and security. Another wave is upon us: Blockchain and crypto offer America the chance to lead another generation of critical innovation, but policymakers must do their part, or this opportunity will slip away. If the Biden White House and Congress don’t provide the support and regulatory certainty this burgeoning industry requires, there is little doubt it...
  • Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident happened in 1979: a timeline

    03/28/2024 9:34:43 AM PDT · by lightman · 33 replies
    PennLive ^ | 28 March A.D. 2024 | Deb Kiner
    The Patriot-News, after intense coverage of the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County, printed a special section on April 16, 1979, called “The Agony of the Atom.” That section included this chronology, detailing the days around the country’s worst nuclear power plant accident, 45 years ago now. Three Mile Island, March 28, 1979. (Allied Pix archive photo) WEDNESDAY, March 28 3:53 a.m. – A malfunctioning valve causes the shutdown of two pumps in the secondary feedwater system, a separate unit that cools the water circulating through the reactor core, and triggers a...
  • Border Crisis Has Completely Upended Census Bureau’s Population Stats, Report Says

    03/28/2024 8:43:50 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 16 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 03/28/2024 | Jake Smith
    Immigration into the U.S. has risen so rapidly that it beat out federal projections by decades, according to a report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released on Thursday. The total number of immigrants in the U.S. rose to a record high of 51.4 million as of February 2024, representing 15.5% of the total population,according to CIS. The U.S. Census Bureau published projections in November which estimated that the share of foreign-born nationals in the U.S. would not reach 15.5% until at least 2039, making the projections “obsolete,” CIS authors Steven Camarota and Karen Zeigler wrote. (RELATED: Biden Considering...
  • Attorney General Bailey Files Suit Against Media Matters for Refusal to Cooperate with Investigation [David Brock & Co]

    03/28/2024 8:25:34 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 3 replies
    Missouri Attorney General Office ^ | Andrew Bailey Missouri Attorney General
    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Media Matters to force the nonprofit to turn over documents related to his investigation into its fraudulent business practices. General Bailey launched his investigation in November 2023 after evidence came to light that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to target X, formerly known as Twitter, in direct violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. “My office has reason to believe Media Matters used fraud to solicit donations from Missourians in order to bully advertisers into pulling out of X, the last social media...
  • Insurers could face losses of up to $4 billion after Baltimore bridge tragedy-analyst

    03/28/2024 8:20:16 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 36 replies
    Finance.yahoo.com ^ | March 27, 2024 at 1:07 PM CDT | Sinead Cruise, Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn
    LONDON (Reuters) -Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse could cost insurers billions of dollars in claims, analysts say, with one putting it at as much as $4 billion, which would make the tragedy a record shipping insurance loss. Six people are still missing after a collision with a Singapore-flagged container ship destroyed the landmark bridge on Tuesday, forcing the closure of one of the busiest U.S. ports. With little clarity on when the Port of Baltimore would re-open, insurers and analysts are now assessing the likely losses borne by underwriters across several product lines including property, cargo, marine, liability, trade...