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The share of coal in U.S. power-generation is rising for the first time since 2014 amid Joe Biden’s crackdown on oil drilling and pipelines. The Energy Information Administration found coal-fired power generation has increased by 22 percent over the past year amid surging prices of natural gas and oil. The cost of coal power stands at nearly $2 per million of British Thermal Units. Meanwhile, natural gas costs almost $5 for the same amount of energy. ... The coal comeback comes despite Biden’s calls to eradicate the use of fossil fuels and a Democrat push for electric cars, which end...

Actor Jussie Smollett has taken the stand in his own trial over accusations he lied to police about an alleged hate crime

The next pandemic could be deadlier and wreak more havoc than the COVID-19 crisis, a vaccine researcher has warned. Sarah Gilbert, a professor at the University of Oxford whose team developed the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, cautioned that while it’s clear that the current pandemic is “not done with us,” the next health threat could pose a greater danger, the BBC reported. “This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods. The truth is, the next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both,” she told the outlet. Gilbert said...

Professor Kristina Sundquist, Lund University, Sweden and two of her colleagues are facing prosecution by the Board of Appeal for ethical review, a body that reports to the Swedish Ministry of Education. The reason behind the investigation initiated by the body is the research paper that was submitted by Sundquist that shows most rapes that happened in Sweden were committed by immigrants. The body would not investigate whether Sundquist and the co-author of the paper, Professor Ardavan Khoshnood, were given “ethical license” to handle “sensitive data” on the ethnicity of the criminals accused of rape in the country. Interestingly, the...

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Monday that it plans to give euro banknotes a new look, with the general public in the 19-member eurozone to be asked for its input on the redesign. The euro was introduced in cash form in 2002. The banknotes currently feature windows, doorways and bridges of a generic character from different epochs, with no specific locations represented. […] A decision on the new designs is expected in 2024, the ECB said. The current banknotes do not feature depictions of people, but it is unclear whether that will remain the case. The ECB has...

While most of us can only dream of living in our own island, it’s the reality for this couple who calls the “Freedom Cove” their home. For the past 29 years, Catherine King and Wayne Adams have been living on a floating compound ten miles north of Tofino, British Columbia. They’ve named it the Freedom Cove, a sustainable home that was hand-built using recycled materials. It’s 25 minutes away from the closest town, but you can’t get there by car. “The only option to get here is by water,” Wayne said. “There are no road accesses. The water is our...

Sad to report the death this morning of Fred Hiatt, the editor of the @washingtonpost’s editorial page and a wonderful colleague. Note to staff just sent by publisher Fred Ryan: pic.twitter.com/6Le9MIvhAx — Paul Farhi (@farhip) December 6, 2021 No word on what caused the death. Hiatt was 66 and in good shape. Hiatt was still working before the Thanksgiving holiday… At this rate, Biden is likely to be presiding over a dangerously unstaffed administration even halfway into his term. If the GOP wins the Senate next year, he’s likely to go an entire term without anything close to a full...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) issued an ultimatum to parents Monday, warning them that their children, ages 5-11, will not be able to particulate in “great things” such as dining in indoor restaurants or going to entertainment venues if they do not show proof of vaccination. The far-left mayor on Monday announced a series of new vaccine mandates for the city, describing the moves as a “preemptive strike” in the face of the winter months, holiday gatherings, and the omicron variant. Currently, New York City has a vaccine passport program in place, which requires certain private businesses...

I was an ’80s baby, so this was well before my time. But apparently in the wacky culinary headspace of the 1960s, people used to drink one very particular soda, warmed but not boiled, for good cheer and good tidings. That soda was Dr. Pepper. To be honest, out of all the sodas I could see being warmed up, it’d certainly be The Good Doctor. There’s the cherry and prune overtones, a little caffeine, syrupy sweetness—what’s not to like? Matador Network has the story of the sweet hot times, from way back when. I was made aware of it by...

A billboard of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden with the film title Dumb and Dumber underneath has begun to go viral. The 1994 comedy film, starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, has often been referenced in politics and attributed to elected leaders. The billboard is believed to be in Richland County in Wisconsin and has been met with a mixed response. The picture was shared on Twitter by JonCover2 to his over 6,000 followers and has since been liked 14,000 times and retweeted over 3,000 times. Newsweek has reached out to the original poster and Wisconsin officials...

Another Jack Bell story. The first airmail pilots who flew the new route between Reno and San Francisco, going over a hundred miles of mountain peaks without emergency landing spots.

This weekend, a group of several hundred calling itself "Patriot Front" paraded around Washington DC very conspiciously. The marchers all had their faces covered in the same way, all appeared to be about the same age (20 something), all carrying the same upside-down American flag, the same round plastic shields and similar tactical gear. And then, after the march was over, the marchers were spotted getting into U-Haul trucks and driven away. The social media account that first posted the video of the march that first went viral as a warning suddenly switched and claimed to be a 'Patriot Front'...

A Republican effort to pass legislation prohibiting the importation of products produced by slave-labor was blocked by Democrats. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, was opposed by the Biden Administration and climate envoy John Kerry. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ruled the proposed legislation out of order. Kerry argued that "there are two big problems with the GOP proposal. First, attaching conditions on how another country runs its economy is an invasion of their sovereign rights. While slavery is seen as very negative in the US, other countries have a more nuanced point of...

"There is no crime spree" So there.

hate these stories...apparent heart attack... https://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/medina-spirit-collapses-dies-after-santa-anita-workout/

Michigan school officials could still be charged for ignoring multiple red flags ahead of the deadly mass shooting at Oxford High School, the local prosecutor warned in a new interview. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald had already lashed out at how “angry” she was at Ethan Crumbley, 15, being allowed to remain in class before he allegedly killed four classmates in the deadliest school shooting of the year. Asked Monday on NBC’s “Today” show if it was “possible that school officials could face charges,” McDonald conceded, “It’s possible, yes.” The prosecutor — who earlier confirmed that the investigation was ongoing...

President Joe Biden has slashed the deportation of illegal migrants from 25 cities by roughly 90 percent, so helping business groups with a flood of desperate, low-wage workers. Biden’s business giveaway was revealed by the Center for Immigration Studies, which also showed that Biden’s deputies have reduced by two-thirds the deportation of criminal migrants who threaten Americans and the nation’s growing population of illegal migrants.

What could possibly be behind the exodus of working-class voters from the Democrat Party? Last night offered a big clue as Joe and Jill Biden entered the bubble that is the Kennedy Center. If you aren’t otherwise familiar with the storied performance hall in Washington, DC, you may recall that it received millions upon millions of dollars in COVID “relief” while your local businesses and attractions went bankrupt last year. The Bidens received a standing ovation during the event as David Letterman snarked about the presidential box being filled again, a clear shot at Donald Trump’s prior absence. In doing...

This is a brief overview and comparison of the pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, pre-wrath, and post-tribulation rapture views. This article will not argue the pros and cons of the different views, but simply gives a very brief summary of each. These four major rapture beliefs have a relatively specific rapture point, during the 70th week of Daniel (Daniel 9:24-27), which is unfolded in the events of the 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 bowls (Revelation chapters 4-19). We will look at the 70th week timing of each rapture theory to get a better understanding of them. PRE-TRIBULATION The pre-tribulation view places the...

I had a chat with a friend this morning and in the course of the chat he mentioned how China has been quietly building up its forces in Shenyang province, which is adjacent to Russia and North Korea. He says the unusual thing is that the troops and equipment are not being moved into existing military bases but instead into so-called "Ghost Cities" like the Hunnan Xin district of Shenyang City. He says he first noticed this about two months ago when a number of empty buildings started to have lights in them at night and he could see military...