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In the face of abusive government mandates, social stigmatization, and gross disrespect for human rights, a firm few said, "No!" What is the meaning of life? What is our purpose? Why are we here? Daunting questions whose answers have been sought since mankind's birth. Although we mortals will continue to debate the nature of our existence for as long as we exist, I know this: we are not here to scream at each other for not wearing three layers of masks or to force each other to submit to experimental medical injections just because some very powerful people say we...

Chevrolet Corvette production will be idled the week of October 17 as parts supply shortages continue to affect the popular sports car. The automaker did not say exactly what parts are responsible for the temporary stoppage at the Bowling Green, Kentucky, facility dedicated to the model. Corvette production has been suspended several times since its launch in 2020, but it remains one of the best-selling sports cars in the U.S. [Snip] Chevrolet is in the process of launching the new high performance 2023 Corvette Z06 model, which has a starting price of $106,695, compared to the entry-level Corvette Stingray's $65,895....

While he was eating his ice cream Biden turned his focus on a girl who was sitting in the store and went over to shake her hand. It’s hard to tell what he said and he held her hand longer than is required to shake it. But it isn’t hard to see how fast the little girl pulled her hand away from him. Biden also bent in, sniffing the head of the woman next to the little girl. He also appeared to kiss the top of her head. This was the second “creeping and sniffing” incident within two days. This...

Those paranoid election deniers True the Vote uncover a snake pit of Chinese electoral manipulation ignored by the FBI, the media, and everybody else. Konnech is an election software company which provides Poll Chief software for election worker management. It is used in a number of counties, including DeKalb in Georgia, Washoe County, Nevada; Fairfax County, Virginia; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles County, California; Prince William County, Virginia; Johnson County, Kansas; and Allen County, Indiana. True the Vote, which seeks to ensure election integrity, investigated the company and was sued by it, alleging unauthorized access and “distribution of material gotten through...

There’s nothing like a good energy crisis to bring a dose of reality to climate change and renewable energy fantasies. It seems like it was barely a few months ago that every big financial institution and every big energy company was completely on board with the crash program to eliminate carbon emissions from the world. In 2021, in the run-up to the Glasgow climate conference, a large group of banks and other financial institutions formed something called the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, or GFANZ, with the mission of using their financial leverage to force the net zero transition...

The Talk Shows October 16th, 2022 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): New permanent anchor Shannon Bream: House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.); Biden Fluffer Jared Bernstein, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Biden administration.. Panel: Kevin Roberts, Mollie Hemingway, Josh Kraushaar and Richard Fowler.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Hosted by Chuck U. Toad: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); NeverTrump “Independent” Utah senate candidate for Utah Evan McMullin; Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.). Panel: Eugene Daniels, Maria Teresa Kumar, Pat McCrory and Amy Walter—just another easily forgotten group of angry Leftists...

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Israel has been providing Ukraine with "basic intelligence" on the Iranian drones used by Russia in its invasion, The New York Times said on Wednesday. A senior Israeli official reportedly told the Times about the intelligence sharing, and that a private Israeli firm was also giving Ukraine satellite imagery of Russian troop positions. "We are told that there are allegedly no Iranian drones in Ukraine. Well, we’ll find ways to ensure that there aren't any left, indeed." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Russia's use of Iranian drones Russian forces have been using several variants of Iranian drones in its Ukraine campaign...

Welcome aboard Welcome to Your Weekend I find myself dressed in black when I'm working cleaning up messes heck working at ground level and among the people who live on the streets. I see the food from the food banks some of it abandoned. I see the folks sleeping in their cars. I see condom wrappers and even (Warning) the used condoms that I sweep up as trash. It it Biden's America, Fetterman's Pennsylvania whatever it is it is America with inflation eating away OMG?... Here I am your janitor-host heck I've been cleaning the toilets all these years and...

Republicans across the country have made protecting girls' sports from biological male transgender athletes a campaign message as they seek to retake control of Congress next month, with at least one gubernatorial candidate highlighting the issue in recent campaign ad. The issue of biological males who identify as females competing against women in women's sports has garnered national attention and resulted in a feud among the two political parties in America, and one group believes the issue may help turnout for Republicans in the November 8 election. "Americans understand that female athletes have had their scholarships, their trophies and their...

Arizona Republican Kari Lake’s political aptitude is striking fear in the hearts of Democrat operatives who worry she is a “major MAGA star” in the making, Axios reported.

The International Monetary Fund is warning that the world is in for a rough ride, with more than a third of the global economy forecast to contract over this year and next amid a cost-of-living crisis fueled by inflation and exacerbated by factors such as Russia’s war in Ukraine. For most people, it will feel like a recession. “The worst is yet to come,” said the fund’s Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas. Speaking to a packed press conference Tuesday to launch the latest World Economic Outlook, he had a grim warning on global inflation, saying it is expected to peak at...

Mars is increasingly in the viewfinder of planetary scientists, as NASA has made it a goal to send a manned mission to the red planet, sending rovers to its surface and developing technology to prepare for human exploration. The increased focus on Mars has led to some intriguing discoveries - most recently, that life might have existed on the planet before climate change ended it. That's the suggestion of a new study; read on to find out more. Researchers from the University of Arizona aren't positive there was once life on Mars (in a news release, they call it a...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Move over Seattle! According to the National Weather Service, Seattle got less rain between July and October than Arizona did! National Weather Service Seattle released a graphic comparing the total precipitation numbers among different cities across the U.S. The city with the most rainfall totals was Juneau, Alaska, coming in at almost 30 inches! Phoenix marked almost 2 inches of rain, trumping Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles! The NWS Seattle posted a full analysis on their Twitter page. Seattle, sometimes called “Rain City,” is no stranger to various kinds of precipitation,...

“How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul” (Proverbs 16:16-17).

And as it ended, the skies opened, and rain poured down on this town that sees an average of 10 inches each year... The seventh inning of this National League Division Series’ fourth game featured two strange rallies, a drone delay and biblical levels of upheaval to this year’s playoff picture... San Diego’s 5-3 win Saturday at Petco Park meant the 111-win Dodgers won only one postseason game. The wild thing was the Dodgers actually started their own rally to begin the seventh. Up 2-0 as it began, they managed to add a run without a big hit. They produced...

There is growing "discontent" - both on the battlefield and at home. He told Express.co.uk: "Russia is in big trouble because Ukraine has been making serious advances in both the northeast and in the south. Russia does not seem to be capable and have enough troops to resist Ukraine's advances at present. "When you combine this with the botched mobilisation, you are seeing much greater discontent there as a result of what is happening on the battlefield and also at home." "We're also seeing some of Russia's allies seriously doubting what Russia is doing and, in some cases, distancing themselves...

At least 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a military training ground in the Belgorod region in south-western Russia on Saturday when two volunteers opened fire on other troops, the Russian defence ministry has said. .. According to Baza, a Russian news site with close ties to the police, the shooting took place at 10am local time during shooting practice. Saturday’s mass shooting points to growing tensions among Russia’s troops, issues that have plagued its army since the start of the war. The incident also comes as tens of thousands of newly drafted Russian men are sent...

* Will Wilkerson, co-founder of Trump's media company, filed an SEC whistleblower complaint in August. *Wilkerson detailed several allegations about the company to The Washington Post. * An email obtained by the Post showed another co-founder believed Trump was retaliating against him. A co-founder of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, said former President Donald Trump pushed another executive to give some of his shares to Melania Trump and retaliated when the request was declined, according to a Washington Post report. Will Wilkerson, who filed a whistleblower complaint about the company to the SEC in August,...

I take you on a tour of 12 beautiful English gardens. The gardens are located in the picturesque English village of Caldy on the Wirral Peninsula alongside the River Dee Estuary in the North West of England.