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Perhaps annual increases for a number of years of the debt limit could be traded for partial ratification of a federal expenditure control amendment such as: If any fiscal year after September 2032 ends in the red, all persons elected to a term of federal office encompassing any portion of that fiscal year shall be forever barred from from obtaining another federal position, another term or any federal origin payment or benefit of any type. I believe most Republican-run states would ratify such an amendment. To make it likely that it gets ratified by at least 38 states, the debt...

Delta employees will be barred from the airline's Sky Club lounges unless they pay for a ticket. That means flight attendants and pilots will not be permitted access when flying standby for free. The airline is working to fix long lines and overcrowding at its popular airport lounges. Delta employees will no longer be able to access the airline's popular Sky Club lounges unless traveling on a paid ticket, the airline told staff in an email sent Thursday. The controversial changes come as Delta struggles to combat overcrowding in the lounges, first announcing major restrictions on which passengers can buy...

President Joe Biden acknowledged Thursday that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his “personal library” at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, along with other documents found in his garage.

A wild deer wreaked havoc in Minnesota last weekend after launching itself through the glass door of a butcher shop. The shop's surveillance camera captured the mid-sized deer making its grand entrance by shattering the glass door in the entryway.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday he had appointed a special counsel to investigate how classified documents ended up at an office President Biden used at his namesake think tank in Washington, DC, and his home in Delaware. Republicans called on Garland to name a special counsel to examine whether the Obama-era documents were mishandled by Biden following revelations this week that a box containing classified documents were discovered in a locked closet in an office the president used at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement on Nov. 2, just days before the midterm elections. Then on...

Brian Kemp on his way to the WEF gathering Davos to be with all of his new friends. By the end of his next 4 years, this state will look nothing like it does now, let alone what it looked like 12 years ago, when Deal took his seat in the Governor's office. For those of you on Twitter or can access it..... https://twitter.com/search?q=Kemp&src=trend_click&vertical=trends Emerald Robinson ✝️ @EmeraldRobinson Jan 11 Why is Georgia Governor Brian Kemp going to the World Economic Forum event next week? Shane Hazel @ShaneTHazel Oh look Georgia. Brian Kemp is headed over to the WEF. Great...

Earlier this morning, Palestinian police officer Samir Aslan was killed in clashes with IDF forces which made arrests in Qalandia, north of Jerusalem. From abuali

WASHINGTON — President Biden admitted Thursday that more classified documents were found inside his Delaware garage near his Corvette after the revelation Monday that 10 sensitive documents were found at Biden’s former think tank office in Washington. The jaw-dropping disclosure comes as the Justice Department reviews whether Biden mishandled classified information — a potential crime — after he left office as vice president in 2017. Attorney General Merrick Garland was due to make a statement at 1:15 p.m., possibly to appoint a special counsel in the matter. “Classified materials next to your Corvette? What were you thinking?” Fox News...

WASHINGTON — President Biden admitted Thursday that more classified documents were found inside his Delaware garage — near his prized classic Corvette — after the revelation Monday that 10 sensitive documents were found at Biden’s former think tank office in Washington. The jaw-dropping disclosure comes as the Justice Department reviews whether Biden mishandled classified information — a potential crime — after he left office as vice president in 2017.

Sandra Magister reveals that George Cardinal Pell was "Demos"There are no coincidences. Vox.The last writings of Cardinal Pell. And those diaries of imprisonment so dear to Benedict – Settimo Cielo - Blog - L'Espresso (repubblica.it)A memorandum is circulating among the cardinals about the upcoming conclave. Here it is – Settimo Cielo - Blog - L'Espresso (repubblica.it)THE VATICAN TODAYCommentators at every school, though for different reasons, with the possible exception of Father Spadaro SJ, agree that this pontificate is a disaster in many or more respects, a catastrophe.1. The Successor of St Peter is the rock on which the Church...

DENVER (AP) — Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday. But expect record-shattering hot years soon, likely in the next couple years because of “relentless” climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, U.S. government scientists said.

Taylor Dudley, a U.S. Navy veteran held in detention in Russia for nearly a year, was released Thursday, according to his family. Dudley was detained by Russian border patrol police in April after crossing from Poland into Kaliningrad. He was backpacking in Europe and looking for inspiration for possibly writing a book. The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, a nonprofit founded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, spearheaded the negotiations for Dudley's release. "Earlier today, Russian authorities released American Citizen Taylor Dudley, a 35-year-old Navy veteran, across the Polish border to Gov. Bill Richardson, his team, and a representative...

The sixties band, Buffalo Springfield, had a hit song that I think captures the dramatic developments in Ukraine and Russia over the last 36 hours — “There’s Something Happening Here.”The collapse of Ukrainian resistance in Soledar was confirmed even by some of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine, which means that Bakhmut is expected to fall under Russian control in the next few days. Russian forces are moving from the South, the North and the East and are creating a potential cauldron that will leave Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut surrounded.Remember my last article? I credited CNN with getting something right. Well,...

-The cause of Logan Holgate's death at the age of 18 are yet to be confirmed. -Holgate had featured as part of the England Community Lions Under-18s team. -He helped England win the Under-19 European Championship title in 2022. -Tributes have poured in from his club Salford Red Devils as well as the RFL Salford Red Devils Rugby League future star Logan Holgate, has tragically died at the age of 18. Tributes have flooded in after news broke on Wednesday that the teenager - who was part of the youth set-up at Salford - had passed away, with the Rugby...

The news has three more terrible stories about the inroads so-called “transgenderism” is making in society. This madness destroys our children and our country—and the Ur source of its power is Justice Neil Gorsuch. Now, there are only three ways to get ourselves out of the mess he put us in.As you contemplate the inroads so-called “transgender” madness is making in America, don’t lose sight of the fact that there are no studies that I’m aware of that prove that people can be born in the wrong body and that gender is just a societal construct. Instead, as my most...

Following the recent passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill by our Congress and the subsequent signing of it into law by our president, details of this massive spending frenzy were provided by Rep. Dan Bishop’s (R-NC) office. Thankfully, Congressman Bishop and his staff were able to provide citizens of our country with details on the 4,155-page, out-of-control spending bill, highlighting such things as $3 million for “bee-friendly highways,” $50 million to research North Atlantic Right Whales, $410 million to “remain available to Reimburse (“Reimburse”?) Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt Tunisia and Oman for enhanced border security (What?!).” Simultaneously, we all...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas seized more than $930,000 in U.S. currency during an attempted border crossing to Mexico. The officers found the undeclared cash in a vehicle being driven across the Brownville-Matamoros International Bridge on Tuesday. CBP officers assigned to the Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge on January 10 observed a 2013 Chevrolet approaching in the exit lanes. Officers selected the vehicle for a “routine inspection” and directed the 21-year-old U.S. citizen driver to the secondary inspection area, according to a statement by CBP officials.

I have hearing loss. I get by with earbuds and subtitles, but I could use help. I imagine many people could benefit from this. I believe it’s possible to boost volume, because I have VLC Media Player, which boosts volume enormously. However, it only seems to work on DVDs. So, I still need help in boosting volume on internet videos and streams. An internet search yielded the BOOM 3D add-on, but reviews say its Volume Booster only works in Macs. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 15-3501, running Windows 11. I’ve searched Windows Settings and Registry Editor for help, without...

Several democrats, led by Anrew Weissman, have been thumping their chests boasting about the coming prosecution of Donald Trump. That has come to a complete stop. A second batch of classified documents has been 'found" by White House lawyers- in Biden's Wilmington garage. He claimed to be surprised by the first batch but when asked about the second batch he went batty Peter Doocy on new batch of classified documents found in Biden's garage: "Classified material next to your Corvette! What were you thinking?" Biden responds: "My Corvette is in a locked garage, OK? So it's not like they're sitting...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Jason Schofield, a former Rensselaer County elections commissioner, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully using the names and dates of birth of voters to fraudulently apply for absentee ballots. Schofield, 43, faces up to five years in prison on each count (a 12-count indictment), a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to three years. Schofield was arrested in September of 2022. The Department of Justice says Schofield pleaded guilty to unlawfully using the names and dates of birth of voters to fraudulently apply for absentee ballots during elections held...