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According to Footman James' study, reality is far different because classic cars with those evil, gas-burning engines are better for the environment than new electric vehicles. The thing is people who believe the opposite just look at tailpipe emissions, behaving as if that’s everything in the equation. They don’t consider pollution generated by the manufacturing process. In the study, Footman James mentions that in the UK a classic car on average is driven 1,200 miles a year and puts out 563 kg of CO2 as a result. But a new VW Golf is made by generating 6.8 tonnes of CO2e....

So Putin didn't do it after all. Sorry, Joe. So Putin didn't do it after all. That's the uncomfortable-for-Joe-Biden verdict on inflation from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, in testimony to Congress yesterday. According to Fox News: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday appeared to contract President Biden's repeated insistence that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the primary driver behind inflation in the U.S. During a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., got Powell to admit that inflation was high well before Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Hagerty noted that in December 2021, inflation has risen...

The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down New York’s restrictive handgun law is drawing some interesting takes. Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen case. Shortly after the ruling was announced, Harris said, “We, the president, myself, many of us are deeply concerned and troubled by the Supreme Court’s ruling today.” “It, I believe, defies common sense, and the Constitution of the United States,” she added. Watch the video below: Trending: Joy Behar Asks WH Spox About Making 'The Case' Inflation, Gas Prices Are Not...

Americans are more worried about inflation hurting their wallets than they should be — and they should “calm down” and “stop complaining” about it, according to a Washington Post columnist. “Overall, many Americans aren’t suffering as much as they think they are and we can think things into existence because we are unrealistically fearful of something that hasn’t happened yet,” the paper’s personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary said during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC. “We don’t know if we’re in a recession yet.” Singletary downplayed concerns about the impact of rising prices after MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing pointed out a...

Former President Donald Trump took long-time nemesis Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to task in a post on his Truth Social platform following the Kentucky Republican’s vote with Democrats to advance debate on new federal gun control.“Mitch McConnell’s push for Republican Senators to vote for Gun Control will be the final straw,” Trump’s post began.“Just like he gave away the Debt Ceiling and got NOTHING in return, or handed the Dems a great sound bite and victory with the Infrastructure Bill, which is actually all about the Green New Deal, he is now forcing approval of the FIRST STEP IN...

Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley, Fox News host Shannon Bream and former assistant U.S. attorney Andy McCarthy discuss the details and implications of the 6-3 ruling. 2nd Amendment wins!

Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett called out President Biden's unwillingness to meet with oil CEOs at the White House Thursday on lowering record-high gas prices amid his "despicable rhetoric" against the industry on "Mornings with Maria." KEVIN HASSETT: It's unbelievable that you would have a meeting at the White House with the companies that make the most important product in America right now and have the president not meet with them. You know, clearly what they've decided to do is demonize these guys. You've seen the rhetoric come out of the White House. How despicable it is....

Discover the unsolved mystery behind Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’ which established his international reputation.It was Elgar’s Enigma Variations (or Variations On An Original Theme to use its original title) that catapulted Elgar to international renown. And it came relatively late in life, when the composer was in his early forties. Elgar composed his Enigma Variations between October 1898 and February 1899 and the work premiered in London on 19 June 1899. Why ‘Enigma’? Because Elgar was secretive about the work’s theme. And the theme was not a straightforward theme in itself. Listening to it you hear syncopations which almost seem to...

Olbermann also blasts Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a 'paralegal' after Supreme Court gun ruling --------------------------------------------------- An enraged Keith Olbermann called for the dissolution of the Supreme Court on Thursday in response to its ruling Thursday that overturned New York's restrictive concealed carry regulations. The far-left, ex-MSNBC host tweeted it has "become necessary to dissolve the Supreme Court of the United States. The first step is for a state the ‘court’ has now forced guns upon, to ignore this ruling. Great. You're a court? Why and how do you think you can enforce yourr rulings? #IgnoreThe Court." Olbermann added, "f---...

James Rado, co-creator of the influential hippie-era rock musical Hair, has died at age 90. Publicist Merle Frimark, Rado’s longtime friend, confirmed the news to The New York Times, saying the Broadway legend died on Tuesday in Manhattan from cardio-respiratory arrest. Rado was born in Venice, Calif., but raised in Rochester, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. Following a two-year Navy stint, he moved to New York, studying acting and writing music. The '60s were his breakout decade: In 1963, he landed a part in the Broadway play Marathon ’33 and took a role in The Lion in Winter three years later,...

Former Trump Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark had his Virginia home raided by FBI agents early Wednesday morning where agents would not let him get dressed, instead forcing him out in the street in his pajamas while they ransacked his home. Clark, who was the former acting head of the Civil Division in 2020 and was considered by Trump to replace William Barr as Attorney General, is being investigated by the January 6 Committee and now the Justice Department for his role in President Trump’s legal efforts to stop the steal of the 2020 presidential election. Clark was the...

CNBC financial analyst Jim Cramer thinks Gen Z millennials are spending too much on discretionary items and not putting enough aside for investments despite economic challenges that has many young adults living paycheck to paycheck. “They seem like they have a lot of money, even when they don’t have a lot of money,” Cramer said of those between the ages of 18 and 24. Cramer said that youngsters who frequent the restaurant that he owns in New York City often order $14 margaritas “as if [money] grew on a tree.”

U.S. gas prices hit an average of $5 per gallon for the first time last week, according to AAA. Americans are having to spend more of their hard-earned money on energy. But who is really to blame? It is probably helpful to start with a breakdown of the components of the price of gas. The cost of crude oil is the biggest cost component of a gallon of gas and can skew the cost. In January, via the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the cost of crude was just over half the cost of gasoline, at 52%. In February it was...

Hot Summer for the Vatniks

Ecuador is the latest country to witness protests over rising food and fuel prices. The capital Quito saw thousands demanding the President's intervention, there's been clashes between the police and the protesters across the country.

Florida-based supermarket chain Publix said Tuesday that it will not provide COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 5 after authorizations were handed down by federal health agencies. Spokesperson Hannah Herring told the Tampa Bay Times that the company will not be providing vaccines for kids aged 6 months to 4 years “at this time.” Herring said the company will not be providing an explanation for the decision. The company’s website says that it will provide COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 and older. Publix’s pharmacies are still offering influenza vaccines and other, traditional vaccines for young children, according...

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor has been moved to a non-Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) facility ahead of a scheduled release date Monday. Noor — who fatally shot an unarmed woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home in 2017 — was initially sentenced in 2019 to 12.5 years in prison, after a jury convicted him of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Then, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the third-degree murder conviction. He was resentenced last year to 57 months (just under five years) after that murder conviction was overturned. The...

[H/T ExTexasRedhead]What the Pfizer trial in children showed TRANSCRIPT BEGINS:"I’m doctor Clare Craig. I am a Diagnostic Pathologist and I’m co-chair of the HART group. And I want to take you through the evidence that Pfizer just presented to the FDA on the 6 months to 4 year old children being vaccinated with their product. There’s an awful lot about this trial that has shocked me and I think it will shock you too.The trial recruited 4526 children aged from six months to four years old. 3000 of these children did not make it to the end of the trial....

Most Journalists are Scientifically UnqualifiedWhy does anyone rely on reporters to interpret scientific articles? They lack the necessary training, experience and competence to interpret scientific publications and data, a skill which typically requires decades to master. With few exceptions, corporatized media are not able to comprehend the complexities and ambiguities inherent in scientific discussions, and so repeatedly fall back on the interpretations provided by those who are marketed as fair and accurate arbiters of truth – the US Government, the World Health Organization, the World Economic Forum, and various non-governmental organizations who have an interest in promoting vaccines (Gates’ Foundation,...

Catholic Caucus: Vanity: Synod of Synodality I'm filling out the form this weekend, what suggestions do you have, serious answers only, thanks.