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  • Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic

    02/06/2024 12:58:30 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 46 replies
    scientificamerican ^ | 02/06/2024 | MEGHAN BARTELS
    For four years now, either as a physical virus or as a looming threat, the COVID-causing pathogen SARS-CoV-2 has been the elephant in every room—sometimes confronted and sometimes ignored but always present. While once we dreamed of eradicating COVID, now much of society has resigned itself to SARS-CoV-2’s constant presence—a surrender that would once have been unthinkable. Worldwide, there were more than 11,000 reported deaths from COVID between mid-December 2023 and mid-January 2024, and more than half of those deaths occurred in the U.S. In that same time frame, nearly one million cases were reported to the World Health Organization...
  • Bob Menendez Challenges Evidence in Gold Bar Bribery Case; Believes He’ll Beat Charges and Possibly Be Reelected

    01/24/2024 12:16:31 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 16 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/24/2024 | NICK GILBERTSON
    Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), accused of accepting gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for influence, is fighting to suppress evidence from search warrants executed by the government, including the warrant that led to the seizure of hundreds of thousands in cash and gold bars from his residence. This comes as Menendez told the Washington Post that he thinks that if he beats the three felony charges laid out against him in a September indictment quickly enough, he could win reelection to his Senate seat, though he has not formally launched a bid to...
  • Clyburn: Hunter Hearings Might Teach People ‘How We Ought to Conduct Ourselves’ when Faced with Challenges

    01/13/2024 2:04:06 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 12 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/13/2024 | Ian hatchett
    On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Biden 2024 Campaign Co-Chair Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that maybe as a result of the Hunter Biden hearings “we will all learn a little more about how we ought to conduct ourselves when we are faced with these kinds of challenges. That’s what being a public servant is all about, that’s what the President of the United States is all about, is showing the country how we should act and react in time[s] of crises.”
  • Yellen: We Have Additional Deficit Challenges Due to Rates, But We Don’t Need to Pay for Israel, Ukraine Spending

    11/23/2023 12:39:40 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/23/2023 | Ian hatchett
    On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged that we do need to have a fiscally responsible path, especially since “the higher interest rate environment does pose additional challenges” but we don’t need offsets for Israel and Ukraine spending since they are emergency spending. After Yellen pushed for the aid package proposed by the Biden administration for Israel and Ukraine, co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked, “[W]e are having our debt and deficit go up and up and up and up and up. We had Stan Druckenmiller on our program recently. He said, we are spending like...
  • Golf is Good

    01/26/2023 5:57:11 AM PST · by sodpoodle · 9 replies
    email from a friend | 1/26/2023 | unknown
    A Catholic priest and a nun were taking a rare afternoon off and enjoying a round of golf. The priest stepped up to the first tee and took a mighty swing. He missed the ball entirely and said "Shoot, I missed." The good Sister told him to watch his language. On his next swing, he missed again. "Shoot, I missed." "Father, I'm not going to play with you if you keep swearing," the nun said tartly.. The priest promised to do better and the round continued. On the 4th tee, he misses again. The usual comment followed. Sister is really...
  • Hogan cites his toughest challenges during time as Maryland governor

    01/02/2023 11:05:48 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 14 replies
    The hill ^ | 01/02/2023 | Jared Gans
    Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Outgoing Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2015 riots in Baltimore and his cancer diagnosis were the greatest challenges he faced during his time as governor. Hogan met with the Washington, D.C.-based Fox affiliate FOX 5 for an interview to reflect on his time as governor as his second term comes to an end, saying the pandemic was probably the “toughest” challenge he faced. But he said handling the violence...
  • The TikTok ‘blackout challenge’ has now allegedly killed seven kids.

    07/13/2022 12:57:03 PM PDT · by grundle · 29 replies
    The Verge ^ | July 7, 2022 | Mitchell Clark
    Parents say the app’s algorithm showed their children deadly challenges TikTok is facing multiple lawsuits from parents who say their children died of strangulation attempting the “blackout challenge,” after the app showed them videos of other people trying it. One suit filed against the company in June alleges that at least seven specific children died last year while attempting the challenge, which the complaint says “encourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings, or anything similar until passing out.” All the children who reportedly died were under 15 years old. We’re not going to get into the distressing details...
  • Brzezinski Challenges GOP on Guns — ‘Go to the Front Lines Here — Show that You Have Some Bravery’

    06/08/2022 8:07:02 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 62 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/08/2022 | Trent Baker
    MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski on Wednesday reacted to actor Matthew McConaughey’s White House press briefing the night before, in which he pushed for a series of gun control proposals. Brzezinski said that McConaughey’s remarks cut her to the “core” and suggested that Republicans who were reluctant to change gun laws should “go to the front lines here in America and actually show that you have some bravery.”
  • WATCH: Special Penguin Inspires Kids With Disabilities

    01/27/2022 12:29:27 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    KETV ^ | Jan 27, 2022 | Jocelyn Brumbaugh
    A little African penguin named Rosie is making a big impact on children with special needs. Veterinarians at Arizona's Odysea Aquarium first noticed Rosie's skeletal abnormalities when she was hatched in 2019. "We knew very early in Rosie's development that she was a little bit different," Jessica Peranteau, director of animal control and education at Odysea Aquarium, told KNXV. "Penguins are able to sit up on their own when they get ready to start to walk, but Rosie was not showing us she could do that on her own. So we decided as a team we needed to give her...
  • Vax Mandate Guidance Document for Resistors

    10/09/2021 9:13:29 AM PDT · by Lazamataz · 143 replies
    Large group meeting with an attorney via zoom | 10/9/2021 | By Laz A. Mataz
    From September 30, 2021 presentation by Clint [redacted] Email: [Redacted] Disclaimer: comments by Clint [redacted] recorded here, should be viewed like something you would hear at a seminar. Since we have not yet hired Clint to represent us, his guidance is not specific legal advice to you individually or this group. Clint’s initial message to us – about challenging mandates -- was a bitter pill, but it does clarify some things and help us focus on the things that matter. The more important discussion covered was how to successfully acquire an exemption, especially a religious one. EEOC and Legal Challenges...
  • Kamala Harris grapples with unique challenges as vice president

    05/20/2021 9:01:59 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 59 replies
    thehill ^ | 05/20/2021 | AMIE PARNES AND MORGAN CHALFANT
    Four months into her time as vice president, Kamala Harris is still finding her footing in the role. Harris is seen as a major reason why President Biden won the White House, and she’s considered an heir apparent for the Democratic nomination in 2024 or 2028. But she has struggled to break through as she juggles an evolving portfolio, adapts to a new staff and builds a relationship with Biden, who has a completely different style than her own.
  • ABC’s Hostin: Trump’s ‘Fake Legal Challenges’ Were to Get Money from ‘Very Gullible Supporters’

    12/15/2020 10:49:52 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/15/2020 | Pam Key
    ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The View” that President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to the 2020 election were “fake.” According to Hostin, finances were the real motivation behind the challenges.
  • Why Trump's election challenges have a better chance than most of succeeding

    11/10/2020 6:30:23 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 11/10/2020 | Frank Friday
    Whenever someone comes on TV introduced as a "national expert on American election law," change the channel, because no such person exists.  We have 50 very different sets of state laws that govern elections and just as many sets of courts with different ideas on how they work. Each state has to be considered by itself, taking into account what a contest or recount there might actually entail. For example, Michigan has unique law that excludes precincts with mistaken paperwork from official recount totals.  These are not necessarily fraudulent, but often the work of sloppy, inept officials who give out ballots without...
  • GOP Must Fight Back with Election Challenges In Court and Elsewhere Or 2022 Might Be The End of the Line

    11/06/2020 8:31:09 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 22 replies
    Red State ^ | 11/06/2020
    If 2020 stands, this is just the beginning, not the end of what the next generation of Democrats has planned. Understand that the next generation of the Democrat party has been raised on the idea that opposition to their ideas is illegitimate – it cannot be acknowledged or engaged. Opposition to “critical race theory” is racist. Opposition to mainstreaming LBGTQ lifestyle decisions is homophobic. Attaining the political power necessary to stamp out opposing views is a necessary step towards a fascist state that does not tolerate opposing views. Hiden Barris will be ineffectual from a legislative standpoint, and I expect...
  • Watch Nick Symmonds Run a 5:29 Mile While Dribbling a Basketball

    09/01/2019 3:40:32 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 9 replies
    Runner's World ^ | August 29, 2019 | Gabrielle Hondorp
    Ever since two-time Olympic 800 meter runner Nick Symmonds, 35, retired from professional running in 2017, he has kept himself busy checking off tough—and sometimes wacky—athletic challenges in his free time. Last year, he announced that he wanted to become the first man in history to run a sub-4 minute mile and summit Everest. Then earlier this month, he ran the fastest known 100 meters run wearing ski boots, finishing in 13.71 seconds (the previous record was 14.09). While summiting Everest is still on the bucket list, his most recent challenge was a task most of us can relate to:...
  • Chinese live-steamer tries to eat octopus alive, nearly gets her face ripped off.

    05/08/2019 9:06:04 AM PDT · by Kriggerel · 34 replies
    Shanghaiist ^ | May 8 2019 | Shanghaiist
    A Chinese live-streamer recently demonstrated to us all the dangers of attempting to eat a live octopus. The woman from the Jiangsu city of Lianyungang is a lover of seafood and decided to demonstrate this affinity through an odd challenge involving devouring a cephalopod while it’s still alive. However, in this case, her meal wasn’t about to go down so easy.
  • WaPo: Clinton has some big challenges in final debate. None involves discrediting Trump.

    10/15/2016 10:18:18 PM PDT · by Zakeet · 18 replies
    Washington Post ^ | October 15, 2016 | Dan Balz
    Hillary Clinton has two important challenges in the final presidential debate on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Neither involves trying to discredit Donald Trump. The first will be to respond to and explain what has been learned from the hacking of campaign Chairman John Podesta's email account and other recent revelations. The second and perhaps even more important task will be to make a strong, affirmative and compelling case for a possible Clinton presidency. Clinton's strategy in the first debate was to poke and provoke Trump, knowing that his thin skin could be easily pierced and that, when it was, he...
  • Obamacare still faces these big (five) challenges

    06/25/2015 12:05:05 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 23 replies
    Yahoo Finance ^ | 6/25/15 | Rick Newman
    The Affordable Care Act “is here to stay,” as President Obama said following the Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell that upheld the law in full. The justices could have ruled that federal subisidies—integral to the functioning of the law—were invalid in 34 states that rely on the federal healthcare exchange rather than running one of their own. Instead, the court ratified the status quo, which means nothing changes. But the controversial law still faces a bumpy future. Here are five challenges the ACA will face during the next several years: Healthcare costs are still too high. As many...
  • New year means new challenges for health care law

    01/01/2014 5:38:29 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 5 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Jan. 1, 2014 3:18 AM EST | Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
    This could be the year that things finally turn around for President Barack Obama’s health care law. Yet it could start with another round of glitches that vex consumers and leave Republicans crowing, “We told you so.” The law’s major benefits take effect with the new year, along with an unpopular insurance mandate and the risk of more nerve-racking coverage disruptions. […] Although the stated goal of the law was to cover the uninsured, at least 4.7 million insured people had individual policies canceled because they didn’t measure up to new requirements. That forced an apology from the president, who...
  • ‘We Have Some Very Serious Challenges to Make’: Allen West Campaign Lawyer Says

    11/10/2012 8:19:21 PM PST · by sheikdetailfeather · 43 replies
    the blaze ^ | 11-10-2012 | Madeleine Morgenstern
    A lawyer for Florida Republican Rep. Allen West’s re-election campaign said Saturday there is “absolutely no chance” of conceding the race despite Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy holding the lead by 2,429 votes. A complete but unofficial vote tally released Saturday put Murphy ahead with 166,799 votes to West’s 164,370 — giving him a 0.7 percent advantage, above the 0.5 percent threshold to trigger an automatic recount, the Palm Beach Post reported. But Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, a volunteer lawyer for the West campaign, told TheBlaze there are significant concerns, particularly in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie is the only one of...