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A group of hazardous synthetic chemicals called PFAS, which don’t break down in the environment, have been found in rainwater across the globe at levels which make it unsafe to drink, according to a new study. Link to The Science: Stockholm University

As the Chinese military conducts military drills around Taiwan, the self-governing island appears to be preparing for any potential attack by outfitting its four F-16V (Vipers) with lethal weapons, including Harpoon missiles, to defend the country’s east coast, reported Liberty Times. Following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the People’s Liberation Army of China announced sharp military drills in six regions bordering Taiwan and entering its territorial waters. Since then, Chinese military aircraft and warships have been conducting drills near the Taiwan Strait, and many of them are still active in the eastern seas. Taiwan’s Hualien Air Force Base is reportedly...

Nancy Pelosi is losing it. During a recent press conference, Pelosi was asked a question about China. Good morning. My name is Jackie. I have a question for the Speaker about China and the reaction of China. The military drill since yesterday: do you think how they think this visit will affect the U.S.-China relationship? Her response was an embarrassment. "But when I was a little girl, I was told when at the beach that if I dug a hole deep enough, we would reach China – so we’ve always felt a connection there. But the fact is, I have...

Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Phobos, grooved moon of Mars! Captured in 2004 by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, the image data was recorded at a distance of about 200 kilometers from the martian moon. This tantalizing stereo anaglyph view shows the Mars-facing side of Phobos. It highlights the asteroid-like moon's cratered and grooved surface. Up to hundreds of meters wide, the mysterious grooves may be related to the impact that created Stickney crater, the large crater at the left. Stickney crater is about 10 kilometers across, while Phobos...

PredictIt received notice Thursday from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the federal agency was pulling its “No-Action” recommendation. That led the online political futures exchange to stop adding new markets immediately. In an online statement addressed to traders, PredictIt said it would continue to operate through Feb. 15, 2023, the deadline the commission set to liquidate all open markets.

Challenger Joe Kent is now within striking distance of winning the primary in the Washington State primary election against Never-Trumper Jaime Herrera Beutler. Joe Kent clawed his way back into the race after Tuesday’s vote and is only 257 votes down in the latest count. According to pollster Richard Baris, Joe Kent is assured to be the winner. There are 35,000 votes left to count from election day. Kent is predicted to win a vast majority of those votes. Saturday morning on The War Room, Joe Kent told Steve Bannon that Kevin McCarthy and the GOP establishment ran $4.5 million...

Another of Putin's prized £3million T-90 supertanks is blown sky high in Ukraine when attack 'by Kyiv forces' hits ammo inside and causes a spectacular explosion Latest footage emerges of elite Russian tank exploding as internal ammo struck More than 20 of the £3million vehicles are thought wrecked so far in Ukraine First built in the early-90s, new versions have become a premium weapon of war But even cheap Ukrainian rockets have reportedly seen the T-90 blown to pieces Yet another advanced Russian T-90 tank has been destroyed in Ukraine, dramatic footage shows. The £3million weapon of war was thought...

A Ukrainian woman living in crime-ridden Portland has shared a bloody video of her bullet-shattered face after being caught in a grisly shooting crossfire in broad daylight. Katie Guzenko, 27, was driving in her car during the afternoon when she was suddenly shot. The bullet shattered the glass, pierced through her nose and then out again through the driver's side window. Horrific footage from July 20 shows the woman hyperventilating with her own crimson blood gushing over her face before she realizes what has happened to her. Thick layers of blood pour from her wounds in the immediate aftermath of...

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is planning to spend over $2 million on a new math curriculum that emphasizes “ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity.” First reported by the Washington Free Beacon, a Minneapolis school board meeting in mid-June included a presentation on the new K-5 math curriculum for the upcoming 2022-23 school year. According to two contracts with the Math Learning Center, Minneapolis Public Schools will spend up to $1.15 million on the “diverse” math curriculum for kindergartners through second-graders, and another $1.03 million on the curriculum for third through fifth-graders, totaling $2.18 million. The presentation stated that a “steering committee”...

Joe Biden looked off camera to ask a member of his staff if can "sign this order now".

Joe Biden on Saturday tested negative for the China Coronavirus after a 7-day ‘rebound’ case. Biden, 79, will continue to isolate at the White House until his second negative antigen test. "The President continues to feel very well,” Do. O’Connor wrote on Saturday. Biden will continue to isolate at the White House despite the negative Covid test. ..... Snip..... Joe Biden is almost 80 years old and the White House physician refuses to hold a press conference to discuss Biden’s ongoing health challenges. Biden has been isolating at the White House for more than a week and his physician is...

Flight carriers have been strictly informed by Vietnamese authorities to avoid the airspace over the Taiwan Strait due to military drills being conducted in China. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam announced that the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation had given them a ‘Notice to Air Missions’ (NOTAM) obtained from China. The NOTAM clearly warns pilots that there will be “six temporary danger zones” near Taiwan in operation for all flights that pilots are forbidden from flying. Flight Disruption Mayhem Carriers across Vietnam have been heavily affected by this ordeal as ‘over 100 international flights’ have faced disruption due to...

The Republican nominee for Senate in Colorado said on “The Ross Kaminsky Show” on Friday that he hopes neither President Biden nor former President Trump runs for president in 2024. “As far as Trump’s concerned, I hope he doesn’t run,” Joe O’Dea said on the radio program. “I don’t want to see him as president.” O’Dea continued: “I think a lot of people are ready to move our country forward. So I wouldn’t support him running again.” The construction company executive sharply criticized Biden as well, calling him “the worst president we’ve ever had.”

A couple of hundred years ago, Paul Revere took a famous ride, informing his fellow countrymen that the British were coming. I find it ironic that his cries of warning about an impending attack from a foreign entity so closely mimic what our very own government is doing to day to promote one.This week, the federal government declared a state of emergency over the monkeypox. For those of you wondering about whether you should be alarmed, here is what the CDC says about monkeypox:Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of...

“Do Not Be Anxious about Your Life” (Luke 12:22-34) In the Holy Gospel for today, Jesus says, “Do not be anxious about your life.” Really, Jesus? Are you kidding me? “Do not be anxious”?? How can you say that? I mean, look at my life. There’s so much to be anxious about! Take my personal finances, for instance. Since January 1, year-to-date, in just seven months my individual retirement accounts are down almost $9,000. And this, for an individual approaching retirement! In these past seven months, I’ve had to buy a new phone and a new used car. During this...

An impact origin for the Des Plaines structure was first proposed in Emrich and Bergstrom (1962). The publication contains a general map of the structure, contextual maps of the region, a cross section, rough boughuer gravity map, and discussion of the available observations in terms of the emergent science of impact craters. It renames the structure as a cryptoexplosion rather than cryptovolcanic structure. The paper also records a central uplift displacement of about 600 to 900 vertical feet, a diameter of about 5 1/2 miles, and other general morphometrics. An additional brief description of the structure and a more detailed...

When President Donald Trump takes the stage at a major conservative conference in Dallas on Saturday he will likely have just received a boost to his 2024 plans in the form of a straw poll that will almost certainly rank him as the clear favorite among attendees. But that is not the end of the story as far as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose star has been on the rise this year. Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference want him first to continue the work he is doing in Florida before taking up the national MAGA torch in the...

VIDEOJustin Trudeau does not only looks like Dad but as the increasingly authoritarian Prime Minister of Canada he is acting more like dad. His recent acts in controlling the lives of his citizens to the extent of even confiscating their property and shutting down their bank accounts is him lovingly following in Dad's footsteps.POPPA! I'M YOUR LITTLE SONNY BOY!!!

Congress undoubtedly has a lot of options to consider when it comes expanding the usage of renewable energy. The challenges facing lawmakers involve a variety of sizable risks and pitfalls, in what amounts to a complex chess game. But in order to properly succeed in this game, Congress and the Administration should never consider sacrificing key government agencies as pawns. Unfortunately, it appears that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is at risk of being “captured” in the proverbial chess game that is Washington politics. In what would amount to a serious strategic error, some Capitol Hill leaders are now...

In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine Doctor Joseph Lapado and Yale School of Public Health Doctor Harvey Risch are sounding the alarm that there may be serious underestimated risks involved with the side effects of the Wuhan Coronavirus vaccine. This comes as an independent pollster found that a significant number of Americans regret receiving the vaccine in the first place. 10 percent of those vaccinated said they wish they hadn’t done so, while 15 percent of adults said they have been diagnosed with a new condition by a medical practitioner weeks or months...