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A few months ago, when prices began to spike throughout the U.S. economy, Americans were told not to worry, it was just a temporary blip. On several occasions, President Biden and high-ranking officials in his administration claimed the current bout of inflation was “transitory” and would subside sooner rather than later. Yet, as the months tick by, inflation is getting worse, not better.

A still of an adult bigfin squid caught on camera. (NOAA Ocean Exploration) A ghostly squid with huge, iridescent fins and funky, elbow-like bends in its tentacles is rarely seen, but scientists recently captured stunning footage of the elusive animal during an expedition in the Gulf of Mexico. To date, there have been fewer than 20 confirmed sightings of this deep-sea cephalopod, known as a bigfin squid (Magnapinna), and this recent sighting adds one more to the list, according to a statement from NOAA Ocean Exploration. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists spotted the elusive squid on their recent...

What We Give to God. There is one thing the Lord loves for us to give to Him. When we see how some people have treated us and we understand that our trust, our hope and confidence needs to be in something so much more; in the all-loving, all-powerful God Almighty who is merciful and gracious. When we give Him our heart in faith in His Son, He takes that act and multiplies it with blessings of abundance in both spirit and substance. At this time of “thanks for the giving”, I'd like to relate how we had a pastor...

We've been here before. Gasoline prices go up and a Democrat President wants to throw the DoJ at the oil companies. This is from the Washington Free Beacon: Gas prices in the United States reached a seven-year high in November, with the average gallon of gas costing $3.41. One year ago, gas cost, on average, $1.29 less. Based on data from the American Automobile Association, Americans are spending roughly $19.65 more to fill up their cars than they did a year ago.While the president alleges illegal activity by oil and gas companies, market analysts consistently point to a worldwide spike...

There’s something strange happening in Africa which, according to the Associated Press, has scientists “mystified.” The curious situation is particularly prevalent in Zimbabwe. It’s a nation with a population of 14.8 million people and a vaccination rate of less than 6%, a fact that the World Health Organization lectures us about endlessly. And yet in the past week, they recorded a total of 33 COVID deaths. How is this possible? The AP interviewed a number of people who were shopping in a township outside Harare, almost none of whom were wearing masks.

New York mayor Bill de Blasio issued an order on October 20 mandating a vaccine for all 160,500 municipal workers by November 1. That was a lot of jabs with only twelve days' notice.The mayor gave all city workers two incentives:Those who comply get a $500 bonus and get to keep their jobs.Those who defy get fired immediately.Wow! Serious medicine for those who oppose: firing thousands of firefighters and police officers who committed that "crime." Immediate dismissal.But did the punishment fit the "crime"? Was it genuinely worth understaffing the city streets, rolling out a welcome mat for street gangs to...

Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT), as its name suggests, is a medical transparency group that filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FDA for documents tied to its approval of Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA went to court and informed the judge that it was totally willing to comply with the request—except that it will take almost 55 years to do so.The Epoch Times reports that the FDA claims to possess 329,000 pages of documents responsive to PHMPT’s request. Further, the FDA posits that reviewing the documents and redacting exempt material will allow...

Police in a Chicago suburb are looking for a group of thieves who allegedly stole $100,000 from a luxury store in a shopping center on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports. The alleged criminals casually walked into a Louis Vuitton store at the Oakbrook Center west of Chicago a few people at a time after the armed guard went on a short break, FOX 32 in Chicago reported. After all 14 had entered the store they suddenly started grabbing everything they could take with them. The guard returned and tried to stop them but they got away. An average Louis Vuitton...

WFP's plan to support 42 million people on the brink of famine US$6.6 billion could avert catastrophe 3 November 2021 Executive summary: US$6.6 billion ask The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that tens of millions of people across 43 countries are on the brink of famine – and the numbers are constantly going up. Urging billionaires to step up and support the fight against hunger, the organization said U$6.6 billion would help avert catastrophe. In 2020, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, WFP succeeded in reaching more than 115 million people with vital food assistance across 84 countries...

While the media declares the notion of ‘climate lockdowns’ to be a fake news “conspiracy theory,” India is preparing to impose a climate lockdown to reduce pollution. Yes, really. NPR reports the details of the lockdown under the headline ‘New Delhi’s air pollution is so bad, officials are calling for a citywide lockdown’. “India’s Supreme Court is calling for a lockdown in the capital, New Delhi. It’s because of a health emergency, but it’s not about COVID-19. It’s about air pollution,” states the piece. Authorities are set to ban all nonessential travel on roads in the national capital region while...

Last week Dr. Anthony Fauci made perhaps the most damning confession in the Covid vaccine saga. So far-reaching are the implications of his statement that the interview in which he made it may well prove a turning point in the fight against the vaccine fraud that is being perpetrated on the peoples of the world.In a November 12 podcast session with the New York Times, Fauci was forced to admit the fact that the vaccines do not reliably protect their recipients from serious Covid or death.Called upon to explain the data coming from Israel – a country with one of...

Five Italian Governors have called for lockdown measures to be imposed on the unvaccinated, following the example of Austria, while Czech Republic and Slovakia are also moving to enforce similar measures. As we previously highlighted, after Austria placed the unjabbed under lockdown, preventing them from leaving their homes for anything other than “essential reasons,” police were seen patrolling supermarkets and highways checking resident’s vaccination status. Several states in Germany also announced that they would ban the unvaccinated from numerous venues. Now Italy’s unvaccinated population, which stands at around 7 million, could be about to face the same form of medical...

Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton confused millions of users on social media Wednesday when she claimed “voter fraud” is a “myth” despite insisting for years the 2016 election was “stolen” by foreign actors. “Voter fraud is such a myth that its most outspoken critics have to commit the fraud themselves to find an example of it,” posted Clinton on Twitter. Clinton had a different opinion in 2019, when she claimed the 2016 race for the White House was “stolen” from her.

Windows 95 brought together the features of MSDOS and Microsoft Windows products into one operating system. The user-interface upgrade at the time blew the competition away. The 32bit operating system paved the way for Microsoft’s firmer grip on the PC/Desktop market. Robust sales and reception laid the groundwork for the company’s future OS installments. Relish the nostalgia and run Windows 95 on PC without having to install it on your partition. There are few ways to do that, some involve online on your browser, and others rely on your PC’s emulation capabilities. Best Windows 95 Emulator Windows 93 Winodws 95...

The Build Back Better Act now proceeds for consideration in the Senate, where the Democrats hold a razor-thin majority

Defense attorneys for 18-year-old defendant Kyle Rittenhouse told Fox News on Thursday that the mysterious “jump kick man” had been identified — and that prosecutors had known his identity all along, but had not brought him to testify.

Happy #InternationalMensDay to all the male allies around the world who support women, defy gender roles, fight gender-based violence & stand up for equality. @UN_Women invites everyone, everywhere, to support #GenerationEquality. https://unwomen.org/en

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) on Thursday said booster shots are needed for people to be considered ‘fully vaccinated’ against Covid. NBC New York reported: Anyone who got a COVID-19 vaccine more than six months ago should not consider themselves fully vaccinated, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday as he urged Connecticut residents to get a booster shot. Lamont spoke along with the state’s health commissioner and other health officials in Vernon, where he said he would not wait for official word from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before telling all adults to get a booster vaccine and urging...

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) are urging President Biden not to nominate Jerome Powell to serve another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, warning that his refusal to use the Fed to prepare the economy for the impact of climate change is a major problem. The Democratic senators join Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who are trying to steer Biden away from Powell, who was appointed chairman by President Trump, and toward picking Lael Brainard, the only Democrat on the central bank’s seven-member board. “Jerome Powell refuses to recognize climate change as an urgent and systemic economic...

The latest episode of “Coffee & Cochon” offers recipes for side dishes that will take your Thanksgiving spread to the next level. Whether baked, fried, or smoked, there is the turkey, the traditional center of the universe for the Thanksgiving meal. Ask anyone what his favorite part of Thanksgiving lunch, dinner, or both is and he’ll likely have a different answer, though.Because on Thanksgiving, the side items are the true indulgences. You need some protein 365 days a year. Same on sleep, even if you don’t achieve it via tryptophan.But one thing you don’t need on the regular is sweet...