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What are “Positive Rights”? There is much talk regarding “rights” and how they relate to freedom and liberty. If you’re wondering, “what are positive rights,” and why should I care? We’ll explain what they are and some of the fundamental issues that many people have with this ideology. Positive Rights Definition A positive right is one that requires others (namely the government) to provide you with either a good or service. They do so by taking away another individuals’ rights. Positive right issues start to arise when these infringe on the fundamental human rights of others by requiring them to...

WASHINGTON: The US military’s electronic warfare enterprise needs to take a page from SpaceX when it comes to responding to new threats, the Pentagon’s director for electromagnetic warfare said today. After SpaceX sent Starlink terminals to Ukraine in February in an apparent effort to help Ukraine maintain its internet connection amid war with Russia, SpaceX founder Elon Musk claimed that Russia had jammed Starlink terminals in the country for hours at a time. After a software update, Starlink was operating normally, said Musk, who added on March 25 that the constellation had “resisted all hacking & jamming attempts” in Ukraine....

Deep diving into the Hummer EV; a vehicle I’m not sure I’ve ever had such conflicting thoughts about. On one hand, it’s a brilliant vehicle, wildly capable off-road, and genuinely feels like it has the ability to embarrass both the Ford Raptor and Ram TRX in any scenario, but on the other hand, it appeared on the cover of Time Magazine with a quote about “engineering a greener future.”There are three 250 kW electric motors, which combined give you 1,000 horsepower and 1200 lb-ft of torque. So despite weighing over 9,000 lbs, GM claims it’ll reach 60 miles per hour...

Boris Johnson has declared Russia “must fail and be seen to fail” if it invades Ukraine, warning of a bloody and protracted conflict once Russian troops cross the border ..He said: “If dialogue fails and if Russia chooses to use violence against an innocent and peaceful population in Ukraine, and to disregard the norms of civilised behaviour between states, and to disregard the Charter of the United Nations, then we at this conference should be in no doubt that it is in our collective interest that Russia should ultimately fail and be seen to fail.” He added: “I believe that...

Some sort of a dire food situation by June/July is possible if not even likelyThe idea is to have a year's worth of basic food (rice, wheat... etc) around, be able to go for a year without grocery stores...

Unlike the apathetic population of Australia, Florida Governor Ron De Santis knows how important freedom is to Western Societies. 31 years ago today a severely disabled autistic man slaughtered 35 people at Port Arthur and, in response, Australia, under the conservative leadership of "man of steel" John Howard, made massive tightening of gun control and massive reduction in private gun ownership. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, said of Australia, after Victoria Police assaulted peaceful protestors with rubber bullets (a weapon with a fatality rate of 3 percent): “Look what’s going on in Australia right now. They’re enforcing, after a year-and-a-half, lockdowns...

The first solar eclipse of 2022 arrives this week across parts of the Southern Hemisphere — here's how you can watch the event live online from other parts of the world. On April 30, a partial solar eclipse will be visible over parts of Antarctica, South America and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. While skygazers in the U.S. won't get to see the partial solar eclipse in person, they can watch a livestream of the celestial event online. The partial solar eclipse of April 2022 will first be visible at 2:45 p.m. EDT (1845 GMT). The maximum eclipse will happen...

A new study of genetic data published Wednesday April 20 of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age. Confirming a causal link between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length (LTL)—an indicator of biological age—the Leicester-based team of researchers estimate that a lifetime of brisk walking could lead to the equivalent of 16 years younger biological age by midlife. Researchers from the University of Leicester studied genetic data from 405,981 middle-aged UK Biobank participants and found that a faster walking pace, independent of the amount of physical activity,...

Compared with placebo and azacitidine, the combination of ivosidenib and azacitidine prolongs event-free survival for patients with newly diagnosed IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia who are ineligible for induction chemotherapy, according to a study published in the April 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Pau Montesinos, M.D., Ph.D., from Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe in Valencia, Spain, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 trial involving patients with newly diagnosed IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia who were ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy. Patients were randomly assigned to receive oral ivosidenib and subcutaneous or intravenous azacitidine or matched placebo and...

The illegal alien population has ballooned since Joe Biden took office by one million, bringing the national overall total to 15.5 million at a taxpayer cost of $143.1 billion a year. Just over the course of Biden’s first year as president the cost to taxpayers for the new one million illegals is $9.4 billion. “President Biden and the people he appointed to key positions in his administration have pursued the most radical open-borders policies in the history of any sovereign nation, and these new numbers bear that out,” Dan Stein, president of FAIR, said in the announcement of the analysis,...

Poland has been preparing to give up Russian gas fuel for a long time, so Gazprom's decision to turn off the tap did not surprise her. Rather, the inevitable has accelerated. Poland's energy security should not be jeopardized, but the gas turmoil may again have an impact on Poles' bills in a few months. The former president of PGNiG draws attention to one important element of the entire gas puzzle. On Wednesday at 8.00, Gazprom will officially suspend gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract . The day before, journalists reported that gas fuel transmission from the east fell...

Transcript of Riccardo Bosi's warning ["No consent. No consent. No consent"]Ricardo Bosi explains what's really going on in the Ukraine (TRANSCRIPT and 3 minute video)Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control...

WEST HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - West Haven residents gathered outside of City Hall Monday night and called for the city’s mayor to resign. The protest came after an audit found that the city improperly spent federal COVID relief money. The City Council held a meeting on Monday night and many sought to speak out to ask Mayor Nancy Rossi to resign. At the last meeting two weeks ago, dozens of neighbors did just that. That public comment was followed by a unanimous City Council “no confidence” vote in the mayor. Rossi was not at the last meeting, but she was...

Athens-Clarke County Commissioners convene an afternoon session, meeting virtually to interview candidates to fill vacancies on various Athens-Clarke County boards and authorities: today’s interview meetings begin at 3 o’clock. There is controversy over the Police Oversight Board and its recent appointments, with text messages between Commissioners Mariah Parker and Tim Denson that appear to show an organized effort to keep candidates considered conservatives off the newly formed board.

A surgically implanted device that moves the tongue forward during sleep was found to safely and effectively reduce sleep apnea in adolescents with Down syndrome, according to a new study. Children with Down syndrome are significantly more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea and current treatment options are often ineffective. The implantable pacemaker-like device, called a hypoglossal nerve stimulator, may offer a new treatment option for this medically underserved population Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea occurs when a child's airway is blocked during sleep, causing snoring, difficulty breathing and restless sleep. For any child, it can result in daytime sleepiness, behavioral...

Against the background of the talk of "never again" and while the people of Israel commemorate Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day and the memory of the millions of murdered, tonight (Wednesday) hundreds of Arabs called for the massacre of Jews. The Arabs chanted "Khaybar Khaybar Ya Yahud" and "Muhammad's army will return" and waved PLO flags on the Temple Mount. The police are preparing with large forces to prevent riots and terrorist incidents, against the background of the arrival of tens of thousands of Arabs this evening in Jerusalem in order to mark Lil al-Qedar, in which the Muslims believe...

An independent investigation could be launched over claims a Tory MP watched porn on his phone while in the Commons. The claims were made at a meeting on Tuesday night at which female Conservative MP's shared accounts of alleged sexism and harassment. One of those who reported the unnamed MP was a female minister who said she saw him viewing the material while sat beside him in the Commons chamber. Tory Chief Whip Chris Heaton-Harris has escalated a review of the claims. Mr. Heaton-Harris, who is in charge of Tory MP's discipline, was initially said to be looking into the...

A Reedsburg gas station owner has been fined $400 by British Petroleum (BP) for not removing stickers depicting President Joe Biden claiming responsibility for the surge in gas prices. "Oil giant BP has fined a US petrol station owner $400 because a customer attached a sticker to her pump which blamed the country's President Joe Biden for the country's high gas prices," Sky News Australia tweeted. Frustrated Americans have started an anti-Biden sticker trend on gas pumps across the country. Gas station operator Pam Coy told Sky News Australia that while her staff removes stickers when they see them, she...

When President Biden took office in January 2021, he promised to transform how the United States treated asylum seekers and restore the humanitarian protections devasted by his predecessor. But by the end of 2021, as apprehensions hit levels not seen in 20 years and over 1.5 million people arrived at the border and crossed for the first time, Border Patrol agents carried out over 1,000,000 expulsions and deportations, including the mass expulsion of Haitian migrants to a country that the United States had just said weeks earlier was too dangerous for deportations. This fact sheet aims to provide historical context...

Former President Trump endorsed Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo (R) on Wednesday in the competitive GOP primary for Nevada governor, eschewing two other candidates seeking his support. One of those candidates, former Sen. Dean Heller (R), lost a reelection bid despite being endorsed by Trump in 2018.