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SANTA FE — A federal pause on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands is continuing to reverberate at the Roundhouse. Just days after a bevy of Democratic lawmakers expressed support for the moratorium, all 39 Republican legislators sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their opposition to it. In their letter, the GOP lawmakers asked Biden to exempt New Mexico from any future fossil fuel moratoriums and blasted the letter sent by 24 Democratic legislators as misguided. “We cannot devastate our economy and our livelihoods by supporting a federal regulatory scheme that fails to recognize the...

Friends suspect that porn star Dakota Skye who was found dead in her motorhome may have been trolled to death following a controversial social media post. Cops say the 27-year-old starlet and sexxx-rated veteran died So far detectives have not released a cause of death. Her husband found her body.Wednesday in Los Angeles. So far detectives have not released a cause of death. Her husband found her body. SNIP Sources told XBIZ that the Tampa native had recently suffered through “personal struggles” and abuse from online trolls. Of particular interest to haters was the photo in front of the Floyd...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that Taco Bell will be giving away free tacos to residents who are vaccinated. In addition, he announced, Chipotle restaurants will be offering “FREE QUESO,” while various California sports teams will be offering discounts as an incentive to encourage more locals to take the coronavirus vaccine.

Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Tracy Stone-Manning, testified in federal court in 1993 that she sent a threatening letter to the Forest Service warning that a local forest had been sabotaged with tree spikes. Stone-Manning told a local news outlet in 1993 that she could have faced conspiracy charges had she not struck an immunity deal with a federal prosecutor in return for her testimony. Court documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show that Stone-Manning testified that her friend and former roommate John Blount, who was found guilty and sentenced to 17 months...

Critical race theory (CRT) has become one of the largest concerns in America as various groups attempt to make it a required part of professional and educational life. CRT is the idea that America is, at its foundation, a racist country that continues to allow white people to benefit from the continued practice of discrimination and prejudice today. It advocates a form of original sin for white people and a perpetual status of victimhood for minorities, especially black people.The bottom line is, it teaches racism, bigotry, hate, and dependence, and the war against CRT has begun, and one Florida mother...

Vaccinated members of the House of Representatives will no longer be required to wear a face covering when on the House floor after the Capitol Attending Physician lifted the chamber's mask mandate Friday afternoon. "The guideline document reflects that fully vaccinated individuals may discontinue mask wear and 6-foot social distance separations in most situations consistent with the CDC revision regarding fully vaccinated individuals of May 13, 2021," explained the new guidance that came almost a month after the federal government decreed masks and social distancing precautions were no longer necessary for vaccinated Americans. Fox News's Chad Pergram reported that the...

The gummy blocks of rubber that drifted onto Palm Beach last year may have a history steeped in scuttled blockade runners, naval battles and the scramble for raw materials during World War II. a man is sitting in the sand: Diane Buhler, founder of the non-profit Friends of Palm Beach, lifts a bale of rubber the washed up in Palm Beach in August 2020.© Kimberly Miller Diane Buhler, founder of the non-profit Friends of Palm Beach, lifts a bale of rubber the washed up in Palm Beach in August 2020. A study published in the April edition of the journal...

ALBUQUERQUE — With Thursday’s temperatures creeping into the high 90s and humidity levels hovering at 4 percent by midafternoon, New Mexico Activities Association administrator Scott Owen pulled out his smartphone, punched in a few numbers and said, “Eighty-eight degrees.” “That’s good, 88 degrees — I don’t think so,” said Evan Bloodworth, a junior at St. Michael’s and one of nearly 200 high school players on hand for Thursday’s opening rounds of the 2021 state tennis championships. “Whatever thermometer they’re using, it’s at least 100 on the courts.” If Thursday’s sweltering heat during the tournament proved anything, it’s that it really...

After a popular Filipino food truck was vandalized with anti-Asian slurs, the owners received unexpected help from Utah Jazz player Jordan Clarkson. Ben Pierce said he woke up Sunday morning in Layton, about 25 miles from Salt Lake City, to find his World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck vandalized with hateful messages painted across the black exterior. Pierce owns the truck with his 21-year-old son, Brevin, and they shared the graffiti images on social media. "We are not going to have hatred stop us from sharing our culture," they wrote. "We are just so hurt right now and don't what...

But before I get into that, I'm still a little perturbed from my Dunkin Donuts drive-through experience earlier today. Now I'm the kind that just likes to get my black coffee in the morning and so I expect to just zip on through at the drive-through, get my black coffee and GO! But no! I pull into the Dunkin drive-through (good coffee!) with about a half dozen or so of Volvos and Subarus in front of me. All of them with "complicated" orders if you know what I mean. Nobody in front of me just ordering a black coffee like...

The Food and Drug Administration has instructed Johnson & Johnson to throw out 60 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced at a Baltimore plant out of concern that they may have been contaminated, according to multiple reports. The FDA determined, after review, that the doses were "not suitable for use," NBC News reported. They are allowing two batches of the vaccine, totaling 10 million doses, to be used but with a warning that they cannot guarantee that the plant, which is run by Emergent BioSolutions, had upheld manufacturing standards, according to The New York Times. The Baltimore plant has...

The Oil Conservation Commission approved a rule change Thursday that will forbid drillers from spilling oil and toxic liquids — an amendment that activists and affected residents said would help prevent the pollution from occurring. The state Oil Conservation Division, which regulates oil and gas activity, partnered with the environmental group WildEarth Guardians to propose the rule change. Conservationists, community activists, regulators and industry groups all backed it. New Mexico had no rule barring operators from spilling oil or “produced water,” the toxic liquid byproduct from hydraulic fracturing*. Instead, companies were required to report a spill and then work with...

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (60 Million doses of J&J to be trashed, 10 Million OKed for shipment - First shots slowing - New Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths may be levelling off at a new lower plateau) Total Vaccine Doses Delivered: 373,413,945 (21,396,800 J&J) Administered: 306,509,795 (11,383,522 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 172,758,350 Fully Vaccinated: 142,095,530

Onlookers Laugh as Nurse Jill Comes to the Rescue After Joe Biden Gets Lost and Wanders Off at G7 Summit The G7 summit kicked off Friday in Cornwall, England and Joe Biden is struggling to keep up with the grueling schedule. Joe Biden appeared to get lost at the G7 summit on Friday. Biden wandered off and looked lost. “How are your meetings going in Cornwall, Mr. President?” a bystander asked. A confused Biden turned around and said, “I beg your pardon?” “How are your meetings going in Cornwall?” the bystander asked a second time. “Very well,” Biden said as...

The accelerating effort to understand the mathematics of quantum field theory will have profound consequences for both math and physics.Over the past century, quantum field theory has proved to be the single most sweeping and successful physical theory ever invented. It is an umbrella term that encompasses many specific quantum field theories — the way “shape” covers specific examples like the square and the circle. The most prominent of these theories is known as the Standard Model, and it is this framework of physics that has been so successful. “It can explain at a fundamental level literally every single experiment...

..the real reason for Christian decline in Bethlehem: the Palestinian Authority and radical Islam. It started with Yasser Arafat. Arriving from Tunis, Arafat immediately set out to suppress the Palestinian middle class across the West Bank, which he understood could be the only real opposition to his planned dictatorial authority. He nationalized most business sectors and squeezed Palestinian small businessmen out of business. Especially hard hit were middle class businessmen of Bethlehem, mainly Christian. Arafat then sidelined the long-time Christian mayor of Bethlehem, Elias Freij, and Arafat’s henchmen led a campaign of terror and intimidation against Christian institutions and families...

By Joseph Carson, former chief economist at Alliance BernsteinToday’s Consumer Inflation Cycle Comes With Yesteryear Denial, Problems & ConsequencesConsumer price inflation is experiencing its most significant increases in decades. Yet, reported inflation does not capture the full scale and breadth of experienced inflation. I never thought the US would experience rampant inflation again, but based on the 1970s price measurement methods, the US experienced double-digit inflation in the past twelve months. Today’s Inflation CycleIn May, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6%, pushing the twelve-month increase to 5%, the most significant increase since 2008. Core CPI rose 0.7%, lifting the...

At a Randolph Board of Education meeting on Thursday, board members voted to remove all holiday names off of the school calendar The move came amidst backlash over changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day from the 100-plus people who attended the meeting Instead, all holidays will be designated as simply 'days off,' according to Fox5 NY The idea behind the holiday name change stems from an effort to avoid 'hurt feelings' over holidays that target specific people or groups 'What did you just do? What just happened?' one man exclaimed incredulously as the board made a unanimous vote

Earlier on Friday, the Biden Department of Justice warned state lawmakers that if they proceeded to audit fraudulent elections they will be targeted by the Biden administration. The US Constitution specifically gives the power to the states to regulate federal elections as they see fit. You would think the Attorney General of the United States would know this. Following the threats by the Biden regime, former fighter pilot and Arizona state Senator Wendy Rogers warned Merrick Garland to stay in his lane.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - June is known as Pride month, and it’s is about the promotion of the self-affirmation, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as a social group, taking away the stigma and bolstering the LGBTQ+ rights movement. On the campus of Eastern Kentucky University, those big picture changes start with meeting the most basic needs. “We really just love the opportunity to make students feel more comfortable because statistics show there’s less rates of suicide and students just generally that are happier and more involved on campus and feel comfortable are going to...