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@TulsiGabbard I spent the day in East Palestine, Ohio with inspiring residents who have faced this toxic catastrophe with resilience and hope, despite lack of support from our leaders and federal govt. I had Deja vu seeing the American people need to beg our leaders for basic support in times of disaster, exposing how little they care about us. Video...

Cosori air fryers sold at Best Buy, Target and The Home Depot stores nationwide and online from June 2018 through December 2022. The recall was initiated over a faulty wire connection. Cosori said that “in extremely rare circumstances,” the closed-end crimp connectors, which electrically connect certain wires inside the fryers, can overheat, possibly causing fires and burns. So far, Cosori has received 205 reports of the fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking, including 10 reports of minor burns and 23 reports of minor property damage.

Did Norfolk Southern neglect safety protocols in pursuit of DEI and ESG initiatives?On February 3rd, dozens of Norfolk Southern train cars derailed while traveling through East Palestine, Ohio, with 11 of those cars carrying ultra hazardous chemical agents. Some three days later, those chemicals were burned off into the air, after officials expressed concerns that the materials could explode and ignite an even greater catastrophe. Could all of this have been avoided? On Thursday, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) determined in a preliminary report that an overheated wheel bearing on a Norfolk Southern train car could be responsible for...

Black and white map showing 25,000 black holes These aren't ordinary stars. (LOFAR/LOL Survey) The image above may look like a fairly normal picture of the night sky, but what you're looking at is a lot more special than just glittering stars. Each of those white dots is an active supermassive black hole. And each of those black holes is devouring material at the heart of a galaxy millions of light-years away – that's how they could be pinpointed at all. Released in 2021, this image contains 25,000 such dots, It's the most detailed map to date of black holes...

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY/SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT OF 2023" BY AMENDING SECTION 10-11-320, RELATING TO CARRYING OR DISCHARGING FIREARMS AND EXCEPTIONS FOR CONCEALABLE WEAPONS PERMIT HOLDERS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION THAT MAKES THIS SECTION INAPPLICABLE TO PERSONS THAT POSSESS CONCEALABLE WEAPONS PERMITS AND TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO POSSESS FIREARMS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-23-20, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUNS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PLACES WHERE AND CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH HANDGUNS MAY BE CARRIED, AND PERSONS WHO MAY CARRY HANDGUNS; BY...

During an interview, former President Barack Obama expressed interest in controlling a “frontman” President through an earpiece in order to have a de facto third term.

Here’s the most important fact about plug-in electric vehicles (EV), courtesy of the liberal content-creators at Wikipedia in the opening sentence of their post on “Government Incentives for Plug-in Electric Vehicles:” Such incentives “have been established around the world to support policy-driven adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. These incentives mainly take the form of purchase rebates, tax exemptions and tax credits, and additional perks that range from access to bus lanes to waivers on fees (charging, parking, tolls, etc.).” (Emphasis added). The campaign by the Western elite in the U.S. and Europe to force everybody else to stop driving cars...

War-Pig & Military Industry Spokesperson Rachel Maddow, Smears Anti-War, Pro-Peace Rally In D.C. Clip...

“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have broken their silence amid the show’s recent mocking of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. SNIP The showrunners ignited a firestorm of controversy after parodying a privacy-seeking ex-royal couple from Canada in the Feb. 15 episode entitled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour.” The cartoon characters — who claim to want to stay out of the spotlight, but instead go on various talk shows — bore a likeness to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are famously non-private as demonstrated by their Netflix series and Harry’s memoir, “Spare.” SNIP “It was all coming...

As Illinois Review reported last month, State Rep. Dan Caulkins of Decatur had filed a lawsuit challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s Assault Weapons Ban nearly identical to the three lawsuits filed by former Republican AG candidate Thomas DeVore. With Temporary Restraining Orders granted in all four of the cases, DeVore recently moved to transfer and consolidate the cases before Effingham County Judge Joshua Morrison. Judge Morrison was the first judge to enter a Temporary Restraining Order, on January 20th, and that decision was affirmed on appeal by the Appellate Court, 5th District. But in a surprising turn of events, counsel for...

The state of North Carolina has always struck me as a little strange. On one hand, they’re a southern state, which suggests they’re likely to be pretty pro-gun. Then we have the fact that their gun laws are anything but. Don’t get me wrong, I know why they aren’t. They’re holdovers from Jim Crow, ones Democrats aren’t ready to let go of just yet. But it’s still strange. Nonetheless, the state is making some positive moves on gun rights, with different bills passing each chamber.

America’s "loose management" of firearms is creating a "recurring nightmare" of domestic gun violence that is now spilling into other countries as U.S.-made weapons and ammunition are increasingly finding their way into the wrong hands, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the ministry, lamented that at a United Nations meeting last week, the U.S. opposed a Chinese proposal to block transfers of ammunition to non-state actors. He then argued that America’s tolerance for guns is creating violence around the globe. "Gun violence has become a recurring nightmare for the American people," Wang said. The...

Sweetwater, FL - A man accused of stealing nearly 200 pairs of women's panties from two South Florida malls has been arrested. Police arrested 48-year-old Carlos Angel Ramirez Rodriguez on Tuesday for being a serial thief of women's underwear from two Victoria's Secret stores at the Dolphin Mall in Sweetwater and the International Mall in Doral. Ramirez Rodriguez was arrested after Loss prevention officers observed him stealing items on surveillance video and contacted police. Police located Ramirez Rodriguez at a Sweetwater Walgreens, where it was discovered that he was carrying a large amount of Victoria's Secret clothing and other items....

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that residents of East Palestine, OH, who are suffering in the aftermath of a train derailment that caused hazardous materials to leak into the environment, voted for former President Donald Trump “who reduces all safety” with deregulation. Behar said, “Can we talk about regulations for a second? Because It seems to me the Republicans are obsessed with the notion of the free market, and they don’t like a lot of regulations.” Co-host Sara Haines said, “Because it means profit. If they deregulate, they get more profit.”

CHICAGO — Chicago police and city officials are on alert after antisemitic and white supremacist groups advertised a “Day of Hate” on social media, but authorities said there are no known threats to Jewish and faith communities. Extremist messaging encourages people to vandalize property, put up stickers and flyers and drop banners, and take videos or pictures of the attacks to post online, according to a 24th Police District community alert. A police spokesperson said there is no known threat against Chicago neighborhoods, but they are monitoring the situation and working with faith-based communities. “The Chicago Police Department is aware...

While most of the recent discussion about Constitutional or permitless carry has centered around Florida (where a permitless carry bill is now queued up and ready for action on the floor of the House once the legislative session officially kicks off next month), the Sunshine State isn’t the only place where lawmakers are considering removing the requirement that legal gun owners obtain a state-issued permission slip before exercising their right to bear arms. A permitless carry bill is awaiting action on the floor of the Nebraska Senate as well, and in South Carolina the House of Representative overwhelmingly voted in...

It is well known that our enemies are astute followers of the Israeli social and political scene. They observe events with a keen eye and not just those relating directly to them, like defense and security issues. They look carefully for perceived weaknesses to exploit. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has certainly been taking stock of what has been occurring in Israel over the years from his bunker in Beirut. A few days ago, he took the opportunity to embolden his devotees and send a message to Israel. He gleefully cited Israeli officials and former officials who talk of civil war...

When it comes to barn finds, many enthusiasts claim that the golden days are long gone because we rarely see hard-to-find and extremely valuable classic cars come out of storage these days. While that may be true to some extent, the automobile you see here is proof that some outstanding vehicles are still waiting to be discovered. PICTURES AT LINK........................ The car you're looking at is a Duesenberg Model J, arguably the most iconic American classic from the late 1920s. One of the fastest and most luxurious vehicles of its time, the Model J is also a rare bird, with...

UniSQ academic helps refine knowledge on disease, vitamin interaction by modelling against confounding variables Vitamin D is known to keep our bones and muscles healthy – and now a novel study shows it might also play an important role in protecting us from COVID-19. In a newly released paper, University of Southern Queensland statistician Dr Zahirul Hoque and colleagues have studied the link between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 infection rates using statistical modelling. After analysing the health datasets from 10 countries, the team found that individuals with normal levels of vitamin D had significantly lower COVID-19 infection rates than...

On Thursday, journalist Savannah Hernandez tried to ask Buttigieg about the response to the derailment. However, he did not respond. Instead, a woman who identified herself as the secretary’s “press person” offered to answer questions as long as she was not on camera. “I’m happy to have a conversation with you. I do not want to be on camera,” she said, adding, “I think that is a little bit aggressive.” She declined to answer why she believes it is “aggressive” to be filmed