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During the 2020 “pandemic,” America learned a new concept: “essential workers.” Governments took it upon themselves to decide who was important, or at least, important enough to remain at work while other businesses were being unconstitutionally shuttered for days, for weeks, for months, and in far too many cases, forever. What we soon learned – those for whom it wasn’t obvious from the start, that is – was that in fact, all jobs are essential. Our economy is the most complex of symbiotic relationships, as all the cogs of our economic engine work together for the greater good. In 2020,...

The V8 engine is probably the most popular engine configuration around, mostly because it has been around for decades. However, if you've been wanting to build your own remote-controlled car powered by a V8, your choices for a model V8 engine are thin and most of them are pricey. Toyan, a company known for making scale model engines, has released a V8 engine that's relatively affordable. Currently selling for a promo price of $1,799.99 at Stirlingkit, the Toyan FS-V800 can be bought as either a DIY kit or a pre-assembled version on a 1/10 scale. The video atop this page...

Friday 23 December 2022 23 December (optional commemoration of Saint John of Kęty, Priest) John Cantius (Kęty), Chicago Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingMalachi 3:1-4,23-24 ©Before my day comes, I will send you Elijah my prophetThe Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his Temple; and the angel of the covenant whom you are longing for, yes, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. Who will be able to resist the day of his coming? Who will...

Explanation: This is what Saturn looks like from inside the rings. In 2017, for the first time, NASA directed the Cassini spacecraft to swoop between Saturn and its rings. During the dive, the robotic spacecraft took hundreds of images showing unprecedented detail for structures in Saturn's atmosphere. Looking back out, however, the spacecraft was also able to capture impressive vistas. In the featured image, taken a few hours before closest approach, Saturn's unusual northern hexagon is seen surrounding the North Pole. Saturn's B ring is the closest visible, while the dark Cassini Division separates B from the outer A. A...

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest associates had turned against him so the cryptocurrency entrepreneur wouldn’t get spooked and fight extradition from the Bahamas, according to court transcripts made public Friday. At that hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon told the judge prosecutors had expected Bankman-Fried to consent to extradition Monday before there were “some hiccups in the Bahamian courtroom.” “We’re still expecting extradition soon, but given that he has not yet entered his consent”, Sassoon told U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams. The judge got assurance from Ellison’s lawyer that there was...

Let it snow! Or is it a blizzard? Redfin released a terrible housing report showing that home sales fell a gut-wrenching 35% in November, the largest on record since Redfin has been collecting data. Hopefully mortgage rates will continue to decline in 2023! Meery Christmas from sub-zero Columbus Ohio where it is snowing with 50 mph gusts. Brrrrrr.

National File has exclusively learned that 27 members of the House Freedom Caucus are prepared to vote for establishment leader Kevin McCarthy for Speaker, despite his refusal to get rid of Nancy Pelosi’s left-wing House rules, and his use of corrupt FTX money to sabotage conservatives in the 2022 midterms. National File has learned that, in addition to members like Reps. Jim Jordan (OH) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA), who are parroting uni-party talking points in their support of Kevin McCarthy, over two dozen more “conservative” members of the House Freedom Caucus say they’ll support the establishment leader on January...

For those with kids, grandkids - or just the young at heart- here is the official Norad Santa Tracker. At this writing, it will commence in a little less than 11 hours. https://www.noradsanta.org/en/Fun story as to how the Norad Santa Tracker began: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa#History_and_overview

Many American sandwiches can only be found in one very specific location or region (or restaurant), but even those that have ventured beyond their birthplaces are generally best enjoyed in their original context. Sandwich history can be layered and complicated, but, like a good sandwich, rarely dry. American sandwiches are often surrounded by unexpected controversy, and naming the definitive version of any one of these sandwiches will almost certainly spark an argument. Argue if you will, but let’s argue it over one of these 20 American regional sandwiches:

More than half of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted remotely Friday for the $1.7 trillion government spending bill, claiming in proxy voting letters they could not be present to vote because of the “ongoing public health emergency.” More than 220 members — from both sides of the political aisle — used the proxy voting option to vote for the 4,000-plus page omnibus bill, the final vote of the 117th Congress barring unforeseen circumstances.

@RepThomasMassie January 6th committee to adjourn without fulfilling year old promise to release Epps transcript. The one person on film telling people to go into the Capitol (multiple times) disappears from FBI list and is not even mentioned in the 845 page final report.

At least 28,000 supporters of President Donald Trump flocked to the nation’s capital on Jan. 6, 2021 — many of them carrying weaponry ranging from firearms to brass knuckles to screwdrivers, the House select committee investigating the events of that day revealed in its final report. The 814-page document, released late Thursday, draws the previously unreported crowd figure from data from Secret Service magnetometers stationed at Trump’s pre-riot speech on the Ellipse near the White House — though hundreds of the most hardcore rioters skipped the rally and went directly to the Capitol. The committee of seven Democrats and two...

Put Christ Back Into Christmas--Red Foley with the Anita Kerr Singers (1953)

"Short or long, we ain't here but a moment. You nor me. None of us."- Eli Whipp Eli: "Can you shoot?" Cornelia: "If I have to." Eli: "Oh, you'll have to.""Difference between what you need and what you want is what you can put on a horse."- Eli Whipp If you're looking for a great Western, checkout "The English", a six-part mini-series available on Amazon Prime. It stars Emily Blunt as a young English aristocrat, Lady Cornelia Locke, who travels to the American West in the 1890s to find the man who killed her son. She joins forces with a...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker with ties to the far-right Oath Keepers group is eligible to hold office, a state judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna issued the ruling after overseeing a trial this month in the case against Republican state Rep. David Eastman. The decision can be appealed. The ruling found that Eastman is a member of the Oath Keepers, but that he “does not and did not possess a specific intent to further the Oath Keeper’s words or actions aimed at overthrowing the United States government.” Eastman was sued by Randall Kowalke, who was...

Sen. Mike Lee called out Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for cutting off the pay of Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis while he serves a three-year prison sentence in Japan. “Secretary Austin callously informed me that day that the request for the exception to policy would not be granted. I asked him why. He believed it wasn’t appropriate for the department to do that,” the Utah Republican said last week in a Senate floor speech, referring to a Nov. 29 phone call with the secretary. The Department of Defense’s decision to not extend Alkonis’ pay and benefits while he serves his sentence...

CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy acted like a flunky for the FBI, throwing a conniption over Twitter owner Elon Musk’s revelations that the bureau paid the platform millions to censor Americans. Darcy flailed in a Dec. 20 so-called “analysis” that Musk was “misleading the public — again.” He editorialized that “[t]he embattled billionaire, perhaps seeking to distract from the chaos he has wrought at his social media company, is making grossly misleading claims about Twitter and the FBI.” Darcy couldn’t handle Musk’s criticism that the FBI paying Twitter $3.4 million through a “reimbursement program” for staff time dedicated to...

California Über Alles I am Governor Gavin Newsome Nephew of that broad who's gruesome Soon I will be president… MAGA power will soon go 'way I will be Führer one day I will command all of you Your kids will all wear masks in school Your kids will all wear masks in school California Über Alles California Über Alles Über Alles California Über Alles California The CDC will control you Just one percent natural You'll get jabbed for the master race And always wear a mask on face Close your eyes, can't happen here Fauci in EV is near The...

KYIV — Somber news came out of war-torn Ukraine today as reports confirmed Santa Claus's sleigh had been mistaken for a hostile Russian aircraft and was shot down by a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile as it flew over the greater Kyiv area early this morning. It has long been suspected that Santa Claus frequently makes test flights over this region in the days leading up to Christmas, but there have been reports of Ukrainian military personnel being overly eager to try out their new missiles provided by the United States. "One of our reconnaissance teams observed something unidentifiable on the radar...

High levels of ammonia in tumors leads to fewer T cells and immunotherapy resistance in mouse models of colorectal cancer, findings revealed. Researchers found that ammonia inhibits the growth and function of T cells, which are vital for anti-tumor immunity. "We identified the mechanism of how ammonia dysregulates T cell function and showed that reducing ammonia levels using FDA-approved drugs for hyperammonemia can reduce tumor size in several different models including metastatic colorectal cancer," says Hannah Bell, Ph.D. "Use of this drug also synergizes with immunotherapy. If you treat mice with immunotherapy when you also treat them with this ammonia...