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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has been contacted by the federal special counsel investigating former President Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, Kemp’s office confirmed Friday. Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) was also contacted for the investigation, according to CNN reports. Special Counsel Jack Smith is investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election and his actions related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. He served Trump a target letter on Sunday, informing the former president that he is the target of the probe.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday proposed energy efficiency standards on water heaters it said would save consumers $11.4 billion on energy and water bills annually. The standards on residential water heater efficiency, which are required by Congress, have not been updated in 13 years. Water heating is responsible for roughly 13% of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs, the DOE said. The proposal would require the most common-sized electric water heaters to achieve efficiency gains with heat pump technology and gas-fired water heaters to achieve efficiency gains through condensing technology.

Vladimir Putin has accused the West of "outright satanism" during a 37-minute tirade at a ceremony announcing the annexation of four Ukrainian territories. The Russian President and leaders of the four regions signed treaties to annex Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia - a move that has been dismissed as a "sham" by Ukraine and Western nations.During the 37-minute speech Putin said the West had no right to speak of democracy and that Western nations were acting like the imperialist states they had "always been"."The dictatorship of the Western elites is directed against all societies, including the peoples of the Western...

A small business owner in San Francisco was punched in the face by a man after asking him to stop urinating on the street outside his restaurant, according to police. Peterson Harter, who owns and operates Sandy’s on the city’s iconic Haight Street, told KTVU that he was attacked around 5 p.m. Wednesday after confronting the public urinator.

A video shared Saturday showed the moment a group of disgruntled German drivers dragged a number of so-called climate “activists” out of the street. It’s unclear when the incident happened, or who exactly the “activists” are, but social media users claimed that the now-viral situation occurred after a group blocked an intersection somewhere in Germany. Apparently these people thought that sitting in the middle of a road was a great way to stop the planet’s fluctuating weather patterns. But let’s be honest, no one really cares when this thing went down or why. We are all here to talk about...

CNN contributor Carl Bernstein said Friday on “Anderson Cooper 360” that Republicans should be “terrified” of former President Donald Trump being allowed to get away with “fomenting insurrection.” Bernstein said, “He’s threatening his people are going to go into the streets and riot and hurt people, and this can be a great movement that is in his favor that can be violent. And the threat of violence is somehow going to help him in the court after etc. etc..”

The day he broke up with Trump was one of his toughest, Hossein Khorram says. “I was heartbroken,” the Clyde Hill man told me. “I felt like I was betraying a friend.” Khorram, 62, is one of the more gregarious behind-the-scenes players in local Republican politics. As a max donor and the finance chairman of “Trump Victory Washington State,” he helped raise money here for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign. Khorram, a Muslim, also made himself widely available to cheerfully parry critiques that Trump is anti-immigrant or racist. Khorram, an Eastside developer, continued to back Trump well past the catastrophe...

Wind turbines, once touted by the few wealthy and less populated countries as a clean solution for electricity, are now becoming an eyesore, a hazard, and a significant environmental threat. After decades of operating around the world for the few wealthy and less populated countries, wind turbines continue to have a live expectancy of about 20 years. To date there has yet to be discovered a financially viable means of recycling those wind turbines. As a result, today’s old wind turbines are being dumped into toxic waste dumps. Because wind turbine blades are very difficult to recycle, the waste stream...

On this date, just days after the Bastille fell, so did the head of widely-loathed ancien regime pol Joseph-Francois Foulon (or Foullon) de Doue. “This is that same Foulon,” says Carlyle, “named ame damnee du Parlement; a man grown gray in treachery, in griping, projecting, intriguing and iniquity: who once when it was objected, to some finance-scheme of his, ‘What will the people do?’ — made answer, in the fire of discussion, ‘The people may eat grass:’ hasty words, which fly abroad irrevocable, — and will send back tidings!” Marie Antoinette, eat your cake out. Foulon’s grass tidings would arrive...

CAIRO, Monday, July 20. From D.F. PARKER, who Left Vicksburgh on the 15th, we get the following: Yazoo City, which was held by about 800 rebels, was captured by the Federals, under Gen. HERRON, on the 13th. Two hundred and fifty prisoners were captured. The gunboat DeKalb, which accompanied the expedition, was blown up by torpedoes, and sunk in shallow water. She will be raised. No lives were lost. The rebels burned three transports lying above the city, and some eight or ten large steamers up the Yazoo. Gen. LAUMAN has been relieved of his command by Gen. SHERMAN, it...

MONROE – A federal lawsuit filed by a group of landlords, including Pamela Lee, who own rental properties, says that a Monroe town law passed earlier this year is discriminatory against landlords and violates the federal Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit also alleges that families with more than two people cannot reside in a one-bedroom rental unit. The lawsuit, filed by six LLCs that own rental properties and Pamela Lee, a member of all of the LLCs and owner of properties in Monroe personally, asserts that the town is attempting to prohibit them from enjoying their constitutional right by depriving...

Tucker Carlson | Tucker Carlson Explains The Great Reset: "Europe Is Descending Into Poverty. Donald Trump Caught Onto This Early. The Real Threat to Human Civilization Is Not Global Warming. The Real Threat to People Is Winter. " - Tucker Carlson

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), among the surveyed minors aged 14 to 18, every tenth child showed his naked body, and every 14th had sex for a fee. A few years ago, Ukraine was one of the five countries producing child pornography and one of the ten leaders in its distribution, and now Ukraine is among the top 3 suppliers of child pornography in the world.

Shocking new video footage shows the moment New Mexico police officers shot two bystanders while taking down a 25-year-old man who stabbed a Good Samaritan in the neck after being offered a free meal last month. Officers Brenda Johnson, Eric Wilensky, Violet Baca and Christian Cordova fatally shot Jeramiah Salyards, 25, while also shooting two unnamed bystanders - striking one victim at least four times, causing serious injuries. [snip] At one point, Salyards appeared to try to stand up while police fired another two gunshots at him, leading him to collapse on the sidewalk. Following the shooting, one officer mistakenly...

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Faster than you can say "privileged student freeloader parasites," President Joe Biden (D) announced still yet another plan that will "forgive" students from repaying loans used to pay high tuition at expensive colleges so they wouldn't have to attend taxpayer-supported, low-tuition public colleges. Or work. Or attend job-focused trade schools. "Can the Secretary use his powers to abolish $430 billion in student loans, completely canceling loan balances for 20 million borrowers, as a pandemic winds down to its end?" wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in the majority opinion for Biden v. Nebraska. "We can't believe the answer would be yes."...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had been. John 20:11–12Early in His ministry, Jesus cast seven demons out of Mary of Magdala. As a result, she became an exceptionally faithful follower of Jesus. She was most likely one of His followers who provided for Jesus and the disciples out of her own resources as they traveled. She listened to His teachings, witnessed His miracles,...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said he suspects foul play goes back decades among President Joe Biden's family. Comer appeared on Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) podcast Verdict in a two-part episode, the second half of which aired Friday. The Kentucky representative took questions surrounding his investigation into the Biden family's business deals abroad, including in China, Russia, and Ukraine. "I'm not shocked about anything," Comer said of the investigation's revelations so far. "I think Joe Biden has been selling access to our enemies for decades." Comer went on to claim the president has "always been cash-strapped" and also...

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemLuke 22 Jesus Before Pilate and Herod 66 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them. 67 “If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, 68 and if I asked you, you would not answer. 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.” 70 They all asked, “Are you then the...