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Explanation: How close will Jupiter and Saturn be at their Great Conjunction? Consider this beautiful triple conjunction of Moon, Jupiter and Saturn captured through clouds in the wintry twilight. The telephoto view looks toward the western horizon and the Alborz Mountains in Iran after sunset on December 17. The celestial gathering makes it easy to see Jupiter and fainter Saturn are separated on that date by roughly the diameter of the waxing crescent Moon. On the day of their Great Conjunction, solstice day December 21, Jupiter and Saturn may seem to nearly merge though. In their closest conjunction in 400...

Cassandra Fairbanks from The Gateway Pundit reports, The “Black National Anthem” was sung during the Michigan Electoral College proceedings — following the actual national anthem. The song is called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and was dubbed the “Negro National Anthem” by the NAACP in 1919. ...

Researchers show no IoT device is too small to fall victim to ransomware techniques. There's no question that ransomware has become one of the most feared (and loathed) cybersecurity attack types. The idea of your critical data sitting on your hard drives yet inaccessible is, frankly, terrifying. And a new study shows it could get much, much worse. You know that cup of coffee that's pretty much the only thing that can get you out of bed most mornings? Well, some eye-opening ransomware research came out with the announcement of a proof-of-concept ransomware attack on a coffee maker. Losing access...

The ongoing coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions ordered by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) have shuttered 32 percent of Michigan businesses at least temporarily this year. Michigan was second only to Puerto Rico in the United States for closures, a territory that was hit by a 2017 hurricane and relies heavily on tourism. Nationally, 19 percent of businesses were impacted by government-mandated lockdowns, the Center Square reported.

If you don’t live in Manhattan, well, first of all, congratulations, but also you probably haven’t heard about the meltdown currently underway at the Dalton School, one of Manhattan’s more elite private schools. While many other private schools in New York City have reopened, Dalton has remained closed, much to the annoyance of tuition-paying parents. The Dalton faculty, it seems, consists of community college rejects who flunked a Dr. Jill course, judging from their list of demands for agreeing to resume normal teaching: resize=600%2C538&ssl=1>

A report released by the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society at a press conference on Wednesday alleged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife made $419.5 million in contributions to non-profit organizations during the 2020 election cycle–$350 million to the “Safe Elections” Project of the Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) and another $69.5 million to the Center for Election Innovation and Research–that, “improperly influence[d] the 2020 presidential election on behalf of one particular candidate and party.” “The 2020 presidential election witnessed an unprecedented and coordinated public-private partnership to improperly influence the 2020 presidential election on behalf...

In a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president discussed appointing Sidney Powell, a lawyer who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines, to probe voter fraud. President Trump has been in contact with Sidney Powell in recent days, even though his campaign last month sought to distance itself from her as she aired baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems machines. President Trump has been in contact with Sidney Powell in recent days, even though his campaign last month sought to distance itself from her as she aired baseless claims about Dominion Voting Systems machines. President Trump on...

Members of a local Black Lives Matter organization marched through a Candy Cane Lane charity event and harassed people driving through the Christmas-decorated street. The residents of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, suburb decorate every year to raise money for a childhood cancer center. The People’s Revolution, a Black Lives Matter (BLM) organization, organized a march to disrupt a children’s cancer fundraiser in West Allis, Wisconsin, Friday night. The group marched down Candy Cane Lane and harassed suburban attendees to the annual charity event where the residents decorate their homes for Christmas and the holidays, Wisconsin Right Now reported.

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's Newsmax TV remarks on President Donald Trump weighing "martial law" and "military capabilities" amid election fraud has forced U.S. Army leaders to issue a statement Friday rejecting that consideration. "There is no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election," Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Army chief of staff Gen. James McConville wrote in a joint statement Friday. The statement echoed one by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley before the election. Gen. Flynn told Thursday's "Greg Kelly Reports": "He could immediately on his order seize...

The New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast about ISIS was an “institutional failure” that included shoddy reporting based off interviews with a “con artist,” executive editor Dean Baquet said Friday.

President Trump on Saturday claimed China "may" have been behind a massive cyberattack on U.S. government systems -- a day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the attack was "pretty clearly" perpetrated by Russians. Trump downplayed the attack, dubbed by one U.S. official as "the worst hacking case in the history of America," as "far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality."

---SNIP--- Instead of jail, she got five-plus months of probation, with 20 days of rehab in January counted toward her sentence. The walk-free plea continues a long Biden family tradition of avoiding jail time. A Post investigation in July found at least eight other busts of Bidens resulted in wrist slaps. “She will be on probation … Should she then violate or break the law at any time, then she will be on the hook for the rest of the sentence,” Kate Delano, a DA spokeswoman told The Post.

Archaeologists found something much more fascinating than they got credit for when searching under the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks: they uncovered a rock with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon, as well as a collection of stones arranged in a Stonehenge-like manner. In modern archaeology, the use of remote sensing techniques is common: scientists regularly survey lakes and soil for hidden objects. Archaeologists uncovered sunken boats and cars and even a Civil War-era pier at a depth of around 40 feet into Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay, using sonar techniques to search for shipwrecks, but among all these,...

In the world of Democrats and communists if you speak up about the corruption within the system, you get penalized. Poll worker Susan Voyles spoke up after the election and proved that Dominion took over Georgia voting machines remotely during the 2020 election. The truth cannot be told or tolerated by the left. Speaking up was the last thing Susan Voyles would do for the election process in Georgia. Newsmax reports: Two Fulton County poll workers in Georgia who spoke to news outlets or filed affidavits claiming voting irregularities in the November election have been told they will not return...

Published: November 27, 2020This week, the latest US national antibody data covering the period from September 7 to September 24 has been published. With the exception of a few northeastern states (notably New York), most US states still had an antibody seroprevalence below 10% or even below 5% (see charts below).These are very low antibody levels. Until early October, the US counted about 300,000 excess deaths, of which about 200,000 deaths were associated with covid, according to the CDC. Of these, about 82,000 or 41% occurred in care homes, according to the LTC covid-19 network.It is clear that covid in...

The holiday season is in full swing and with it usually comes long travels, great food, and a lot of time with family. But this year, the holidays look quite different. As COVID-19 cases are on the rise, a few localities, like the city of Dallas and Harris County, are advising residents to cancel their holiday gatherings. Many are even considering new shutdowns. Let’s be clear: Forcing Texans to endure another round of COVID-19 lockdowns, especially during the holidays, will do more harm than good—for both body and mind. It didn’t take long after the initial wave of government shutdowns...

A new variant of the coronavirus in Great Britain that researchers say spreads 70 percent more effectively is causing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to shutter many parts of the country for Christmas.The new strain of COVID-19 is no deadlier than the original virus, nor does it appear to make people sicker. But it does spread more easily, and that has spooked the British government into basically canceling Christmas.The researchers believe the vaccine developed by Pfizer will still be effective, but scientists are scrambling to confirm that.CNN:According to Whitty, the new variant is responsible for 60% of infections in London, which...

For at least seven years, many when his father was vice president, Hunter Biden pursued a lucrative deal to run an investment firm founded by millions of dollars from a Chinese partnership. Joe Biden claims he never spoke with Hunter about his dealings, and never profited from any group his family set up, but e-mails and text messages found on Hunter Biden’s old laptop hard drive — first published by The Post — show “the big guy” being referenced repeatedly. A federal investigation into Hunter is ongoing, and Republicans vow to continue to probe how Hunter profited off his father’s...

On a Thursday in August in Louisville, months before the 2020 election, a parade of cars filled with Kentucky Teamster representatives and labor groups, showed their fury at Mitch McConnell’s constant blocking of critical COVID aid. They drove by McConnell’s office raucously honking and bearing signs saying “Mitch better have my money.”In 2017, a Public Policy Polling Survey asked Kentuckians, “Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mitch McConnell’s job performance?” Only 18% approved. He clawed his rating back up to 39% on the eve of the election.So, what exactly drove these angry Kentuckians to re-elect Mitch McConnell with a...

I just discovered yesterday that I've been banned by youtube for "repeated offensive or threatening" behavior. I do no such thing...not here,not on youtube,not anywhere. Just thought I'd show you all what I wrote on the "appeals" form I sent them.Of course I don't expect the decision to be reversed.Didn't twitter just announce that they'll be banning the President if (when?) he leaves office? "I comment on videos I see connected to politics and social issues.I don't use language nearly as strong or "offensive" as much of what I see nor do I make threats of any kind.Yes,I offend people...