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FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. It's casual FRiday here at the Canteen. Pull up a seat and relax. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. Birthday wishes for all of the September babies.No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup...

"On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden delivered his first primetime address to the nation in months, using the speech to attack the Republican Party with nearly two months until voters hit the ballot box nationwide in their states’ respective primaries." "Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic." "Biden said that his "duty" as president to "tell you the truth," stating that "MAGA republicans do not respect the Constitution, they do not believe in the rule of law, they do not recognize the will of the people. They refuse to accept...

In a surprising change to its Minor Guest Policy that applies to passengers under 21 years of age, Carnival Cruise Line has instituted an onboard youth curfew for all its vessels. The curfew will only apply to travelers 17 years of age and younger, and goes into effect immediately across the entire fleet. Curfew for Young Guests Outlined on the cruise line’s Minor Guest Policy page, the new curfew is as follows: “Guests 17 years of age and under who are not accompanied by an adult in their traveling party, 21 years of age or older, must be clear of...

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A Boston grandmother has been fined $2.1million by the IRS for failing to report $4.2million in a Swiss bank account given to her by her Jewish father who fled Nazi persecution in the 1930s. Monica Toth's father, a successful businessman, opened the account shortly before his death in 1999 in case his daughter ever needed to flee the country to escape persecution as he did. Her father was traumatized by his family's experience of escaping Nazi Germany in the mid-1930s, when he relocated to Argentina, where his daughter was born, according to Reason. 'Like many who fled Germany or later...

President Joe Biden was flanked by two Marines and bathed in red light against a brick wall as he delivered a prime time address in which he told Americans that those he called “MAGA Republicans” were a threat to the United States and to American democracy. Biden delivered the speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the birthplace of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. But the style of his address — carried on every news network — oddly recalled that of leaders in military juntas.

Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s biggest private oil company, Lukoil, died after falling through the window of a hospital in Moscow, Russian media reported on Thursday, a death which comes under mysterious circumstances just months after his company emerged as a rare high profile voice of dissent against the invasion of Ukraine.

Accelerating demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles is sparking a high demand for the batteries that store generated energy and power engines. But the batteries behind these sustainability solutions aren’t always sustainable themselves. In a paper publishing September 1 in the journal Matter, scientists create a zinc battery with a biodegradable electrolyte from an unexpected source—crab shells.

Sen. Mitch McConnell. The second: a Republican majority, led by Florida Sen. Rick Scott. Theirs is a fight that’s been publicly brewing since (at least) McConnell’s December declaration that there would be no 2022 GOP agenda. After another month of missteps, however, their battle might have real-world consequences. Despite D.C.’s always useless conventional wisdom about the GOP Senate leader’s endless savvy, McConnell has given up on the duties of his job, turning on both his voters and his party. Scott, by contrast, is clearly aiming for the job — and is working hard to show he deserves it. Who gets...

Asia Data Confirm Progressive Global Flood by Tim Clarey, PhD 7-3-2022 The Institute for Creation Research’s Column Project team recently finished a two-year study of Asia. We have now accumulated column data across five of the world’s continents, with Australia in progress and Antarctica in the future. Our results reinforce earlier findings of a progressive global flood (Figure 1).1-3 We compiled a total of 784 stratigraphic columns across the Asian continent and surrounding offshore regions. The columns were derived directly from oil industry wells, published cross-sections, surface outcrops, and seismic data.

Jeremy Boland, Assistant Principal of Cos Cob Elementary School in Greenwich, Connecticut, has been placed on administrative leave after a Project Veritas video showed him confessing to illegally discriminating against prospective teachers who were Catholic or over 30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD2kM39S4d4https://www.yahoo.com/news/connecticut-teachers-union-circles-wagons-170559875.htmlConnecticut Teachers’ Union Circles the Wagons after Undercover Video Reveals Anti-Catholic DiscriminationBy Caroline DowneySeptember 1, 2022The Connecticut chapter of the largest teachers’ union in the country urged its district leaders to stonewall “unvetted” reporters who ask about a viral video which shows a Greenwich assistant principal admitting to discriminating against Catholic, conservative, and elderly job applicants.After the video was released by Project Veritas...

It's like rolling the dice for what you get in your vial. Both the FDA and EMA knew this but kept this out of the public view because if it were known, nobody would take the vaccines.Steve KirschAug 31 One of my readers has been trying to get my attention for 8 months on the EMA data leak that happened nearly 2 years ago.He recently posted this substack article documenting his attempts to get visibility on what the EMA document leak revealed.The gem in the article is this video which was posted 18 months ago that few people have seen....

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen declares an energy emergency. The crisis will not be contained to Europe. EC President Seeks 'Emergency Intervention' in Electricity Market Please note Ursula von der Leyen Calls for 'Emergency Intervention' in Electricity Market. "The skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing, for different reasons, the limitations of our current electricity market design," the European Commission president said on Monday while addressing the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia. "[The market] was developed under completely different circumstances and for completely different purposes. It is no longer fit for purpose. "That is why we, the Commission, are...

President Donald Trump met with Wendy Bell on her radio show today where they discussed the January 6 political prisoners, the border and skyrocketing energy costs. Many of Trump’s supporters have criticized him for leaving the January 6 political prisoner to be mentally and physically abused in prison while facing liberal judges who refuse to give them fair trials. During the interview, Trump explained to Bell that he is financially supporting some of them and if he decides to run and is re-elected he will consider giving them full pardons.

With 12 days to go until the Republican Senate primary in the general election battleground state of New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump says he’s seriously considering endorsing one of the two polling front-runners in the race. "I'm looking at that race very closely," Trump said Thursday on conservative radio host John Fredericks' nationally syndicated radio program. The race is the final high-profile and competitive GOP Senate nomination contest this election cycle. The winner of the Sept. 13 primary will face off in November against former Democratic governor and first-term Sen. Maggie Hassan — whom Republicans view as very vulnerable...

First lady Jill Biden tested negative for COVID on Monday after a rebound case of the virus and will return to Washington on Tuesday. The news was announced by her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander on Monday, the Associated Press reported. The first lady had been isolating at the Biden family home in Delaware since testing positive on Aug. 24, while experiencing no symptoms. She had first tested positive on Aug. 15, while she and President Joe Biden were on vacation in South Carolina. Like her husband, Jill Biden was prescribed the Pfizer PFE, +3.10% antiviral Paxlovid while she was ill...

LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County Republican Party opened its headquarters this week and welcomed special guest, Senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz. Oz stopped by the headquarters, the former Walkers Hardware Store, at 7 First St., Lock Haven, during its grand opening on Tuesday night. Even with the rain, roughly 300 local supporters turned out to meet Oz, along with Stephanie Borowicz, Republican candidate and 76th District State House Representative incumbent; Congressman Fred Keller and Senator Cris Dush. Oz spoke to the crowd for about 20 minutes, referencing his opponent — Democrat John Fetterman — as being “the most radical...

A 93-year-old grandmother with dementia died after being ‘accidentally poisoned’ when care home staff served her washing up liquid instead of juice. Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell suffered ‘severe blistering of her mouth, throat and oesophagus’ after she was fed the corrosive liquid, reports suggest. The mother-of-eight, who had 20 grandchildren, is one of three residents at Atria Park Senior Living Facility in San Mateo, California who were mistakenly given the ‘caustic’ liquid instead of grape juice and rushed to hospital, according to NBC. Staff have been suspended while police investigate the tragedy, which happened on Saturday. According to the New...

The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a 28-year-old woman who they say intentionally struck her ex-boyfriend with her vehicle and then fled from Collier County back in 2018. Tania Mercedes Lazo Gutierrez, who is an undocumented immigrant, was booked into Collier County jail on Wednesday. She faces a charge of using a deadly weapon and operating a motor vehicle without valid license. According to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, the crash happened on Highlands Drive, just west of 12th Street North, on Oct. 11, 2018. Jose Geovanny Quiroz Ortiz, who was 32 at the time, was riding his bicycle...

Democrats are entering the homestretch before November’s election in better shape than earlier this year, boosted by gains among independent voters, improved views of President Biden and higher voting enthusiasm among abortion-rights supporters, a Wall Street Journal poll shows.