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As competition between the US and China and Russia ramps up, Africa is once more becoming a geopolitical battlefield. US special-operations forces have long had a presence in Africa. Over the last 20 years, American commandos have focused on fighting terrorism, mainly in North and East Africa. Now, in addition to fighting violent extremist groups, they have to counter Chinese and Russian overtures in a region where great powers are increasingly competing for access, influence, and resources. The US has a vastly different approach to Africa than its competitors. Chinese aid, in the form of loans or infrastructure development, is...

The Theorist’s Role in Unravelling Cold Fusion Physics # Daniel S Szumski 1 1 Independent scholar, Davis, CA USA E-mail: Danszumski@gmail.com If we are to unravel the cold fusion process, we need to comprehend it at a more fundamental level than calorimetry. Consider the possibility that cold fusion might consist of the three sub-processes: Process Rank------------------ Process Description ------------------- Reference Tertiary process --------------Excess heat generation---------------- Fleischmann and Pons Secondary process -----------Nuclear transmutations ---------------Mizuno and Miley Primary process ---------------Energy accumulation & storage ----LANP model In this presentation, we develop a methodology for measuring the secondary process, and in particular observing the...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver police have identified the three suspects connected to a shooting that killed a Clark County deputy Friday, including the man authorities are still looking for. Detective Jeremy Brown was identified early Saturday as the officer who was shot in the line of duty.Authorities say on Friday night, shortly before 7 p.m., Brown was in his vehicle conducting surveillance on a home at NE 109th Avenue. "Other units in the area on the same detail were unable to reach the deputy on the radio and, around the same time, a citizen heard what sounded like gunshots and...

Former President Trump is suing Twitter, Facebook, and Google-owned YouTube in a series of class-action lawsuits that can decimate the colossal censorship regime of Big Tech. Trump is the right person to lead this charge in collaboration with America First Policy Institute to restore his constitutional right to free speech while preserving liberty for every American threatened by the relentless strongarm of social media’s cancel culture. But Trump faces potential challenges. First, he is betting that the case can proceed under the jurisdiction of Florida courts which are perceived to be right-leaning in the application of the law rather than...

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Thanks for joining us as we study one of my favorite Bible verses written by St. Paul. It is a formidable passage that appears in 2 Corinthians 12:10: “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” However, likely only those who believe in the comforting and healing power of Jesus Christ will benefit from and be inspired by Paul’s poignant testimony. In his magnificent poetic style, Paul conveys why we must trust in Jesus when we are suffering. But first, I will explain why this weak/strong verse ranks high among my favorites and can be a powerful self-help mantra...

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ATLANTA — An Atlanta restaurant is making the bold decision to serve only customers who are fully vaccinated. Argosy Restaurant and Bar, located in Little Five Points, is one of the first businesses in Georgia to mandate with signs that say “No Vax, No Service.” The company owner made the decision earlier this week after he and several of his employees, who were all fully vaccinated, contracted the virus as breakthrough cases. “I think it’s a bunch of crap,” said David Carpenter. “It’s everybody’s choice, that’s what I think.” “I personally don’t have a problem with it because I’m fully...

Hunter is married to South African filmmaker Melissa Cohen, 32. The pair wed in May 2019 and their son was born the following year in March 2020. It is Biden’s second wife after his marriage to Kathleen Buhle in 1993. He shares three children – Naomi, Finnegan, and Maisy – with Kathleen. The couple separated in 2015 and divorced in 2017. In 2016, he began dating Hallie Biden, the widow of his brother, Beau. And a video that surfaced this morning allegedly shows Hunter smocking crack and talk with his dead brother’s wife. As of the time of writing this...

In a press release from the police department, it says, "Detectives were able to obtain video of the crime, in which a vehicle is seen intentionally 'burning out' and applying tire tread marks across the length of the mural."

The Talk Shows July 25th, 2021 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchored by Chris Wallass. ***Guest anchor Martha MacCallum*** Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.); Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.); Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.); Bryan Cranston. Panel of Wallass idiots: Jason Riley; Catherine Lucey, the Wall Street Journal; Juan Williams.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Hosted by Chuck U. Toad: Preempted by coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Technically it is 2021). FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo; Mayor Quinton Lucas (D-Kansas City, Mo.); Co-authors Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker...

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Did you hear the NFL is planning to play the "Black national anthem" before each football game? This is the most bizarre, insulting, idiotic, ignorant, offensive and most importantly -- racist -- decision in the history of sports. First of all, I didn't even know there was a "Black national anthem." Did you? Silly me, I actually thought we were all Americans. I thought the one and only American national anthem was called "The Star Spangled Banner." I thought that one national anthem brought together Americans of all colors, races, sexes, religions and cultures. I was clearly wrong. A national...

Comrades, it must be said that Israeli fascism is a particularly ironic form of Fascism. However, when you combine fascist government dictates from the Jewish state along with newly approved forced vaccinations, the level of irony exceeds adequate encapsulation. The only level of irony missing is armbands for the non-vaccinated. Here’s the Announcement (with excerpt transcript below): [TRANSCRIPT] – … “Dear citizens, those who refuse vaccines are endangering their health, those around them and the freedom of every Israeli citizen. They are endangering our freedom to work, the freedom of our children to learn and the freedom to hold celebrations...

No wonder the Democrat Secretary of State tried to keep him off the ballot. I’ve made no secret of my support for Larry Elder. If I were still in California, I’d vote for him in a heartbeat. He’s intelligent and deeply principled, and California is in very bad shape. The good news is that I’m not the only one who likes Larry. It turns out that a lot of Californians are relieved that Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner isn’t the only alternative to Gavin Newsom. According to an Emerson College/Nexstar Media poll, there’s bad news for Newsom and good news for Elder....

MUSKEGON, Mich. - The smell of BBQ food filled Kruse Park in Muskegon Saturday afternoon, but none of the food was for “RINOs,” according to signs posted at the local Republican party event. The term, an abbreviated form of “Republican In Name Only,” has been made popular by former President Donald Trump, who evokes it to attack members of his own party who are critical of him. Those literal signs are among other things showing the former president’s continuing influence on local Republicans who, at the Muskegon County GOP BBQ bash Saturday, echoed concerns that the 2020 election was in...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UF Health has announced the passing of Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., the UF Health Jacksonville CEO.Dr. Haley was the first Black CEO of UF Health.He played a pivotal role in getting the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out in Jacksonville, especially in the Black community. Dr. Haley became the first person vaccinated in Florida against COVID-19 in December of last year.He said when he received the vaccine he wanted to help Black people who are hesitant about getting the vaccine.Dr. Haley supported Black faith leaders and helped tell Back people the science is safe for them to get...

That headline might be a little provocative, but it’s true. Not that Joe Biden is roaming the streets infecting people with COVID 19, but his policies on everything from messaging to the southern border are his direct responsibility and they’re hurting and killing Americans. When it comes to messaging, this White House has taken the approach Democrats in Congress have employed for years, and one at which the administration of Barack Obama excelled – being a complete jackass. That’s about as polite as I can put it, and not the word I would use were it up to me. I...

Australian authorities are stringently pursuing the wrong policies to deal with the highly transmissible but less lethal COVID variants. Australian authorities are stringently pursuing the wrong policies to deal with the highly transmissible but less lethal COVID variants that are spreading, choosing severe lockdowns in the most populous states of New South Wales (capital: Sydney) and Victoria (capital: Melbourne). The political leadership of the country, specifically including the Liberal Party (which is the conservative alternative to Labor), is committed to the hopeless task of preventing human contact until the virus simply disappears. The enormous cost to mental health, to medical...

After years of overfishing, the Chinese have depleted the fish from their home waters, causing the government to subsidize its fleet for a planetary hunt for sea life with no holds barred. Japan started recording derelict North Korean fishing vessels washing ashore in 2011, according to reporting by CNN’s Hilary Whiteman and Mairi Mackay. Since then, 63 on average of the "ghost ships" have annually come ashore. Most are empty, but some contain dead bodies and occasionally a skeletal crew. Generally, the ships are old, underpowered, and lacking GPS. Initially, authorities assumed the vessels belonged to crews who were trying...