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Since early 2021 much of regional Australia is experiencing a mouse plague. The rodents have kept multiplying through the summer, and are expected to continue to do so even through the winter, potentially threatening crops. Now look at the result! It’s apocalyptic: Hundreds of thousands of mice are ransacking sheds and houses, getting onto and into everything across NSW, Qld, SA and Victoria, Australia. The rodents are munching through crops and wiring, and to the horror of home owners they’ve even been found in bags of bread. The whole district smells of mice. Why this mouse plague? Rainfall and good...

Until now, I had no idea how dumb the GOP really was. Man, is our party dumb. The people who run the GOP are so dumb they couldn't spell "win" if I were to spot them the W and the I.

In 1926, a great Baptist preacher, Dr. R.G. Lee, published his sermon called “Payday Someday.” “Payday Someday” became famous worldwide, it has been reported that Dr. Lee preached it once a year in his home church, and he preached it about 1,275 times altogether. A friend sent me an article titled “What Has America Become” that appeared on the Editorial Page of a small Michigan newspaper called the Iosco County News Herald on June 9, 2010. The article, written by Ken Huber, has received nationwide attention, it reminded me of “Payday Someday,” and I want to pass along some of...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc’s refusal to comply with an Indian government directive to block more than 250 accounts and posts has put the social media giant at the centre of a political firestorm in one of its key markets. Government officials, business people and ordinary netizens are split over free speech and the U.S. company’s compliance practices, in a controversy that comes soon after Twitter’s top lobbyist in India resigned. The showdown, after the firm this week “declined to abide (by) and obey” the order to remove posts and accounts that the government said risked inciting violence, is...

To complement our recent article about "Ice-strengthened hulls for the US Navy" here is the same issue addressed from a United States Coast Guard (USCG) perspective, with input from the NAVSEA PEO Panel at SNA 2021 virtual symposium. Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard responds to a question submitted by Naval News on the possibility of ice-strengthened Cutters for Arctic Operations. When asked by Naval News at the Surface Navy Association (SNA 2021) Virtual Symposium on January 11, 2021 on if any of the future-built USCG Cutters such as the National Security Cutter (NSC) or Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. 6. The Peace Convention had a session of four hours to day, during most of which time, Mr. MOREHEAD, of North Carolina, occupied the Chair, Mr. TYLER being too unwell to remain. Mr. SEDDON, of Virginia, desired to proceed with business, and proposed to take up the Crittenden resolutions for consideration. This met with violent opposition, as most of the Northern Commissioners seemed favorable to delay, and an animated debate followed, in which Messrs. RIVES and SEDDON, of Virginia; CHASE, of Ohio; GUTHRIS, of Kentucky, and others took part. It was finally agreed to defer action until...

From the deepening health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to a growing number of geopolitical challenges, the United States, with a new presidential administration, faces a number of threats to its standing in the world at the start of 2021. This Leadership Panel will consider how the United States' foreign policy challenges can be jointly addressed by leaders in the House and Senate. Speakers: Børge Brende, Ted Deutch, Stephanie Murphy, Adam Kinzinger, Kirsten E. Gillibrand The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of...

“There is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely. Vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for the safe reopening of schools." – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky Great news, right? If you're a single parent who’s been trying to work while raising children and attempting to home school for the past 10 months, that CDC assessment may qualify as the best news you've heard in your adult life.

All was fine until a few days ago when Windows auto updated something and since the PC - a new Lenovo - will not auto sleep . I opted for premium support and my wife ( it's a made for Japan PC ) has called twice inc. today but the damn thing still won't auto sleep . Just wondering of anyone here has had the same problem and if there is a fix . I'm a PC dummy so bear with me my friends .

The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is set to drill with Japanese maritime forces in the Pacific during its maiden deployment this spring, the U.K. Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday. In the readout of a call between defense and foreign ministers from Tokyo and London, the two countries discussed the deployment and the U.K. Royal Navy’s plans to operate with the Japan Self-Defense Forces during the U.K. Carrier Strike Group 2021 deployment. “Japan and the U.K. have forged a close defense and security partnership that is being elevated to new heights this year when the U.K. Carrier...

Armed with a main battery of 16-inch guns that could hit targets nearly 24 miles away with a variety of artillery shells, the Iowa-class were among the most heavily armed U.S. military ships ever put to see. The battleships’ main battery consisted of nine 16″/50 caliber Mark 7 guns in three-gun turrets, which could fire 2,700-pound (1,225 kg) armor-piercing shells some 23 miles (42.6 km). Secondary batteries consisted of twenty 5″/38 caliber guns mounted in twin-gun dual-purpose (DP) turrets, which could hit targets up to 9 miles (16.7 km) away.

Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders. "There is a machine learning black box that is going to take in every bit of everything you have even done in your browser and spit out a label that says you are this kind of person," Cyphers said. "Advertisers are going to decode what those labels mean." He expected advertisers to eventually deduce which labels include certain ages, genders or races, and which are people prone to extreme political views.

Democratic lawmakers say the threat of domestic extremism remains high almost one month after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. With six floors, 600 rooms and 1.5 million square feet, the U.S. Capitol Building is vast – and a challenge to adequately secure. The major debate in security circles right now is whether it’s best to protect the Capitol with high fences, gates and a visible police force, or protect it from the inside by dominating the points of entry. Capitol Police have proposed high, permanent fencing around the Capitol grounds. The idea is opposed by DC’s Mayor and members of...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Friday signed an order which rolled back COVID-19 restrictions, lifting the state's mask mandate and capacity limits in bars and restaurants. The conservative lawmaker 'strongly encouraged' residents with medical conditions and those over the age of 65 to limit activities outside of the home as she signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation to ease existing public health measures from Sunday. As well as ending the requirement for masks in public spaces, the order lifts the capacity limit of 15 people for indoor gatherings and 30 people for outdoor gatherings across the state.

Rep. Maxine Waters claims former President Donald Trump should face premeditated murder charges for his alleged role in the Capitol riots last month. The startling accusation came during an interview between the California Democrat and MSNBC host Joy Reid. Waters began the segment by stating without evidence that Trump “had advance planning” of the invasion on the Capitol. “There’s information that some of the planning came out of individuals working in his campaign,” she continued. “As a matter of fact, he absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost with this invasion, with this...

It is hard to imagine a worse start to a presidency than Joe Biden signing 42 executive orders in a fenced-in Washington D.C. The inauguration showed a strong military presence, but few actual citizens. This presidency bears no resemblance to democracy. None at all. And now, with the stroke of a pen, Biden has alienated American Catholics and other Christians who hold strong values about life. When asked about the abortion policies of the new administration, White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded that Biden is a devout Catholic who had gone to Mass on inauguration day. Yet, one week...

Oakland police have identified a person of interest who was wanted for a series of recent violent attacks in the city's Chinatown. Police did not name the person of interest. But sources told KTVU that Yahya Muslim, 28, has been implicated in three shoving attacks near 8th and Harrison streets on Jan. 31.

What does the recent vote keeping Liz Cheney in her leadership role among House Republicans mean? It means that the Republican Party may try to claim unity around establishment ideas, but it also means they are not serious about representing the interests of Republican voters. Despite reports of a possible loss, Cheney retained her leadership role among Republicans in the House of Representatives. But what does Cheney “represent”? What issues have she and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who backed her in the vote, led on? What issues are they passionate about? Every establishment Republican has this same problem. What do...

Though they might not want you to know, there was a time when liberals considered it noble to question presidential election results. In fact, HBO made a whole movie about it, 2008's Recount.

Emerald Robinson tweets: The corporate media: "People who say there was a shadow campaign to rig the 2020 election are conspiracy theorists!" Time Magazine: "Read our story on the shadow campaign to rig the 2020 election!"She’s referring to the most astonishing story of the week, Molly Ball’s article in Time: ”The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign that saved the 2020 election,” a sordid tale of how Big Tech, BLM, organized labor and big business, particularly the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, colluded to defeat Donald J. Trump’s reelection. The participants justified their behavior as “saving democracy.” Was this a “modified...