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Fucci's friends told investigators that he fantasized about violence and murder in the weeks before the slaying, drawing pictures of mutilated bodies.

The U.S. Army’s recruitment goal is at a three-year-low — down by so many military recruits that the missing troops represent an entire division of soldiers. But members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff swear woke politics has nothing to do with it.Some congressional representatives disagree, which is why an Armed Services Committee hearing is set for Thursday about the impact of Joe Biden’s Army’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs on America’s “readiness, lethality, and cohesion of the military forces.”The Army’s recruiting travails are so dire, and “today’s young Americans appear to be less interested in enlisting in the Army...

Hundreds of workers at five Walmart facilities that fulfill e-commerce orders are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other company locations, a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. About 200 workers at Pedricktown, NJ, and hundreds of others at Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, Calif.; Davenport, Fla.; and Bethlehem, Pa., were let go due to a reduction or elimination in evening and weekend shifts, the spokesperson said. The layoffs at Walmart, a retail bellwether because of its size, could be a harbinger of further turmoil in the US economy, which many economists predict could enter recession this year. “We recently...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday refused to cooperate with a rapidly expanding probe by House Republicans into the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case he’s pursuing against former President Donald Trump. In a letter to three GOP committee chairmen, a top Bragg aide said that “the District Attorney is obliged by the federal and state constitutions to protect the independence of state law enforcement functions from federal interference.” The Democratic DA’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, accused the Republicans — led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio — of acting on behalf of Trump, 76, when they sent...

It is quite interesting how 'western' political memes are created and spread. China’s New Vassal - How the War in Ukraine Turned Moscow Into Beijing’s Junior Partner - Aug 9, 2022 - Foreign Affairs China used to be Russia’s junior partner. Ukraine changed that. - Feb 24, 2023 - MSNBC Russia Becoming China's 'Junior' Partner - Bolton - Mar 13, 2023 - MENAFN Fatalism is not an option for addressing China-Russia relations - Mar 17, 2023 - Brookings > China’s leaders appear guided by three top objectives in their approach to Russia. The first is to lock Russia in for...

Bill Gates, who takes frequent flights on private jets, is funding another venture to address the problem of methane emissions from cow burps. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a $4.8 million grant this month to London-based Zelp, a company developing a face mask for cattle designed to capture the methane produced by animal burps and turn it into carbon dioxide. Cutting Edge Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the gas coming out the back end of a cow that’s a problem for the planet. Most of a bovine’s methane is belched. According to Zelp’s website, a device attached...

TALLAHASSEE — Citing an increase in public records requests for the governor’s travel schedule, Florida legislators are advancing a bill that would shield from the public any information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go. The bill would impose the first-ever public records exemption for the transportation records held by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency that handles the governor’s security. The exemption would take effect retroactively, prohibiting anyone from scrutinizing how DeSantis has used his state travel in the past and as he prepares for a likely campaign for the Republican nomination...

Anyone with GMail having a problem accessing the server? I've been getting "This site can’t be reached" for the past hour.

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX — Tensions rose between a local couple today after a woman texted her husband to ask him to pick up a mobile Target order for her on his way home from work, to which he replied "Ok." Reports indicated she was not at all happy with the tone of his "Ok" response. "What on earth is that supposed to mean?" said Monique Johnson who had put in an order for dishwashing soap and Reese's Peanut Butter Easter Eggs and set the pickup time to coincide with her husband, Derek, getting off of work. "I thought I could...

Robert Costello, a former legal advisor to Michael Cohen, appeared before the grand jury on Monday as a surprise witness and, according to Trump, had evidence that was both conclusive and irrefutable that would clear him of any wrongdoing. Costello’s testimony included information damaging to Bragg’s efforts to prosecute Trump.One piece of evidence is an alleged letter from an attorney representing Michael Cohen, the disgraced former lawyer for Donald Trump, stating that Cohen acted independently in paying Stormy Daniels in 2016. This new evidence undermines the case against the former president brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and could...

17:14 14 people arrested in Paris... 17:10 SNCF traffic improves but remains disrupted Friday... 16:55 Fireworks launched by protesters against the police on the sidelines of the Parisian procession... 16:14 The CGT announces 800,000 people in Paris, a record... 15:44 A protester's thumb was torn off in Rouen... 15:39 Many anti-Macron slogans and placards in the Paris demonstration... 15:16 Normandy refinery: strikers still oppose requisitions... 14:40 Tensions in Nantes, the police use tear gas... 13:34 Some tensions in Rennes, the police use water cannon... 12:50 Marseille: 280,000 demonstrators according to the CGT....

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) denied authorizing force-feeding – a practice that international groups have said amounts to torture – during his time at Guantanamo Bay, according to a new interview. In an interview airing Thursday on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” DeSantis said the allegations that he authorized force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay were “absolutely” wrong, saying that he did not have the authority to do so. “I was a junior officer. I didn’t have authority to authorize anything,” he told Piers Morgan. “There may have been a commander that would have done feeding if someone was going to die, but that...

KEY POINTS Ford Motor said Thursday its electric vehicle business lost $2.1 billion in 2022 on an operating basis. That loss was more than offset by $10 billion in operating profit between its internal combustion and fleet businesses. The financials are the first detailed look at EV profitability as Ford unveils a new financial reporting structure. ****************************************************************** Ford Motor said Thursday its electric vehicle business lost $2.1 billion last year on an operating basis, a loss that was more than offset by $10 billion in operating profit between its internal combustion and fleet businesses. The Detroit automaker expects 2023 to...

A $1 million donation from liberal billionaire George Soros to a political action committee that backed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has come under the spotlight as the Democrat weighs indicting former President Donald Trump. Trump may soon face an indictment in connection to alleged hush money payments he made in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels, who has said the two had a sexual relationship. Soros donated $1 million in May 2021 to Color of Change, a racial justice PAC that later used the money to support Bragg in his successful district attorney bid against Republican Thomas Kenniff, a...

The Biden administration is bankrolling a University of Virginia partnership with a Chinese university with strong ties to the country's military, records show. The National Science Foundation, a federal agency with an over $10.91 billion taxpayer-backed budget in 2023, awarded over $130,500 in October 2022 to the University of Virginia for a climate change research project alongside Tsinghua University, according to federal grant records. That same public Beijing-based university is funded by China's Ministry of Education and researches for the country's military. "An important part of researching global challenges like climate change is working with institutions around the world to...

of his hard work benefit the company in any way. In an ultimate form of revenge, he was sure to make them aware of the mistake they made by firing him, and he is not alone. He was fired after working on a major project for the company. The laid-off worker used his final days on the job to delete all of the work he had completed for the company so that they would have to start from scratch. Getting laid off from a job is nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, 40% of Americans have been fired from...

“Those lunches were ridiculous,” she told a small group of Republican lobbyists at a reception in Washington this year in explaining why she had stopped attending her caucus’ weekly luncheons in the Capitol, according to an attendee. First off, she explained, she was no longer a Democrat. “I’m not caucusing with the Democrats, I’m formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes,” Sinema said. “But apart from that I am not a part of the caucus.” Then she let loose. “Old dudes are eating Jell-O, everyone is talking about how great they are,” Sinema recounted to gales of laughter. “I...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) for the first time on Thursday addressed a claim by former President Trump that he would be arrested in connection to an investigation into a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, calling it the creation of a “false expectation.” Bragg, in response to demands by House Republicans to force his testimony and turn over all documents and communication on the case, wrote in a letter to Congress that such a move was an “unprecendent[ed] inquiry into a pending local prosecution.” “The letter only came after Donald Trump created a false...

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After attempting to navigate through the politics in order to curry favor with the base Republican voters on a Ukraine position, when confronted by Piers Morgan who is a pro-NATO war voice, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis now says his former position on Ukraine has been “mischaracterized” and Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal.”The walk back highlights once again that Ron DeSantis is an empty vessel using poll testing to formulate his policy stances.The reversing comments on Vladimir Putin and Ukraine come from the interview DeSantis gave to Piers Morgan as noted in a recent New York Post article:(Piers Morgan, NY...