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Paris (AFP) – The cost-of-living crisis pushing millions of people towards poverty in Europe is driven by fossil fuels, according to a leading Earth systems scientist, who has warned that global heating risks causing runaway climate change. Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and co-author of the new book Earth For All, said that spiralling inflation was in large measure a result of decades of government failures to decarbonise their economies. "I find it very disturbing that our political leaders in Europe are unable to communicate that high living costs right now are caused by...

A former deputy who switched allegiance from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the occupying Russian forces in the southern region of Kherson has been shot dead, Russian investigators said Monday. Alexei Kovalev, "the deputy head of the military and civil administration in the Kherson region was killed by bullets," the investigators said on Telegram. The attack took place in his home on Sunday, they said, adding a young woman who lived with him was also a victim. They did not give any further details. In the past months, several Ukrainian officials named by Russian forces in occupied territory have been...

Ukraine may be outgunned but in the latest sign it is not yet outfoxed, a fleet of decoys resembling advanced U.S. rocket systems has tricked Russian forces into wasting expensive long-range cruise missiles on dummy targets, according to interviews with senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials and photographs of the replicas reviewed by The Washington Post. The Ukrainian decoys are made out of wood but can be indistinguishable from an artillery battery through the lens of Russian drones, which transmit their locations to naval cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea. “When the UAVs see the battery, it’s like a VIP...

A CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site. She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she approached him for an interview. "Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What's your name? "Morris Feinberg," he replied. "Sir, how long have...

“Gangster” Vladimir Putin is intimidating Ukraine and Europeans with their actions at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave a grim warning on Monday, speaking via video link at the conference “Shelf of the Northern Seas” in Norway, that “Russia is the only terrorist in the world who has managed to turn a nuclear power plant into a battlefield.” Zelensky accused Putin of having a “gangster logic” as he is hell bent on intimidating Ukrainians and Europeans through nuclear and radioactive fear. President Zelensky said, “The goal is the same – to intimidate Ukrainians, to intimidate...

Hungry Italians at the food bank to collect bread and milk in the economic capital of Italy. Milan, 27 August. This is Mario Draghi's Italy. (August 27, Milan).

A woman who was struck by a vehicle and killed Thursday in a Decatur parking lot, in what police say was a deliberate act, is being remembered as “a caring and loving friend to all who knew her.” A graveside service will take place Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Midway Memorial Gardens in Moulton for Sherry Smith Sain, 64, who died Thursday. According to Decatur police, Sain was intentionally struck and killed in the parking lot of Walmart Neighborhood Market, 1203 6th Ave. S.E., at about 9 p.m. Thursday. Sain was dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle...

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For centuries, China’s Yangtze River was a torrent. Now, it’s a mere trickle, according to media reports, which indicate the once roaring river has dried up in the midst of a historic drought and heat wave. “The water would reach street level in previous years,” a 65-year-old resident of Wuhan, China, told Bloomberg News, which said temperatures this summer have exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit in some Chinese cities. “This year even the riverbed sand is exposed.” To those who rely on the river for water, energy, and employment, it’s as if Mother Nature suddenly turned the spigot on a hose...

Are Batman editor Ben Abernathy and writer Chip Zdarsky outing Batman this week? This possibility was first teased 16 months ago, but in Batman the Night #8, out this week, Bruce Wayne is apparently confirmed to be gay, bisexual, or at least bi-curious as a youth. Reader suspicions began in Batman: The Knight #5 which saw Bruce share a moment with his teammate Anton. The two looked into each other’s eyes, hinting at a potential kiss between the two before they were interrupted.

Democrats are once again meddling in a GOP primary — this time in a competitive New Hampshire House district, with the goal of elevating a far-right candidate over a moderate backed by GOP Gov. Chris Sununu. The intervention in the race to take on Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster comes from an unlikely source: Democrats Serve, a new PAC that backs Democratic candidates with public service backgrounds. The group has booked some $94,000 on cable TV to boost Bob Burns, a pro-Trump Republican who is campaigning as the “only pro-life candidate” in the Sept. 13 primary. Snip Burns has raised far...

Read this FR Post, read all of it. It's not too long or complicated: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4087463/posts You do not need to analyze anything in the CVRs; you need only get a copy. You might simply call and have them emailed or downloaded. Or you might have to go into your County Clerk’s office to pick them up. BUT DO SO SOON. Once you have your County’s CVRs, you will be connected with national coordinators. You may also contact your County Sheriff according to the discussion in the above FR link.

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Insider and several other news organizations have identified 71 members of Congress who've recently failed to properly report their financial trades as mandated by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, also known as the STOCK Act. Congress passed the law a decade ago to combat insider trading and conflicts of interest among their own members and force lawmakers to be more transparent about their personal financial dealings. A key provision of the law mandates that lawmakers publicly - and quickly - disclose any stock trade made by themselves, a spouse, or a dependent child. But many members...

Several new studies reveal rising rates of anxiety and depression linked to the climate crisis.As the symptoms of the climate crisis worsen, researchers have begun to look beyond the physical and economic costs of heat waves and other extreme weather events to consider the emotional toll of these events on youth. Several recent studies have confirmed that worries about the climate crisis, and frustration over how governments are dealing with it, have had widespread mental health impacts. One landmark survey on young people released in 2021 determined that nearly 60 per cent of respondents were “very worried” or “extremely...

Atlanta Black Pride Weekend, the country’s leading LGBTQ+ annual pride prepares for its 26th year with an exciting line-up during the 2022 Labor Day holiday weekend. Taking place in Atlanta, the five-day celebration will include special appearances by: Kandi Burruss, Jussie Smollett, Joseline Hernandez, Natalie Nunn, Stasha Sanchez, Saucy Santana, Big Latto, Jhonni Blaze, Erica Banks, Jerrie Johnson, Melissa “DJ M” Scott. Kicking off on Sept. 1 with an Atlanta Black Pride Weekend Opening Reception presented by the City of Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens, additional Pride nightlife events will take place in many of Atlanta’s premiere Midtown venues. **SNIP**...

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This is the part were that young but very fat German boy gets stuck in the chocolate pipe because he is to greedy and goes to drink out of the chocolate river, but falls in, and as another twist he can't swim (most likely because he is too heavy)

“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him” (Proverbs 30:5).

California’s Legislature passed a bill Monday to create a government panel that would set wages for an estimated half-million fast food workers in the state, a first-in-the-U.S. approach to workplace regulation that labor union backers hope will spread nationally. The bill, known as the Fast Act, would establish a panel with members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders composed of workers, union representatives, employers and business advocates. They would set hourly wages of up to $22 for fast food workers starting next year and can increase them annually by the same rate as the consumer-price index, up to a...