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We are told climate change is a crisis, and that there is an "overwhelming scientific consensus." "It's a manufactured consensus," says climate scientist Judith Curry in my new video. She says scientists have an incentive to exaggerate risk to pursue "fame and fortune." She knows about that because she once spread alarm about climate change. Media loved her when she published a study that seemed to show a dramatic increase in hurricane intensity. "We found that the percent of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes had doubled," says Curry. "This was picked up by the media," and then climate alarmists realized,...

During an interview with The Weather Channel on Tuesday aired on Wednesday, President Joe Biden said that, “Practically speaking,” he’s “already” declared a national emergency on climate change. He stated that, as part of this practical emergency declaration on climate, “we’ve conserved more land,” “rejoined the Paris Climate Accord,” and “we’ve passed a 368 billion-dollar climate control [initiative].” Weather Channel Meteorologist Stephanie Abrams asked, “Mr. President, you called climate change a code red for humanity. The World Health Organization said it would cause an additional quarter of a million deaths a year starting in 2030. Are you prepared to declare...

Twenty-six states have initiative and/or veto referendum processes at the statewide level. Washington, D.C., also has initiative and referendum processes. The availability of the powers at the local level varies by jurisdiction depending on state and local laws. The initiative process allows citizens to propose a new statute or constitutional amendment. The referendum process allows citizens to refer a law that passed the legislature to the ballot for voters to decide whether to uphold or repeal the law. The following states have initiative and/or veto referendum processes at the statewide level: Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Idaho Illinois Maine

NewsNation’s exclusive interview with UFO whistleblower David Grusch sparked international attention with his claim the U.S. government has secretly been in possession of nonhuman spacecraft. Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart says Grusch believes the government may now be behind an effort to release his medical records in an effort to smear his credibility. In a statement to NewsNation, Grusch said he learned The Intercept intends to publish an article that highlights previous struggles he had with post traumatic stress disorder, grief and depression, specifically incidents in 2014 and 2018. Coulthart thinks someone in the intelligence community leaked Grusch’s medical records to...

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[Catholic Caucus] UPDATE – VIDEO: Bishop Joaquim Mol of Brazil confirms girl and then denies her Communion because she is kneelingWhen I first posted this, I didn’t make any comments. It was really late.HOWEVER, as someone on the combox points out, this jackass is distributing Communion on the hand BY INTINCTION. Watch the first part closely.To everyone… when you take videos with your phone, use the horizonal position. Crank up quality when you think it might be important.Originally Published on: Aug 9, 2023 at 00:54Everyone should see this.Bishop Joaquim Mol, Auxiliary of Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Salesian. He just...

Kelly Ripa says it’s “depressing,” but she doesn’t expect to see a woman in the White House in her lifetime. “This goes regardless of political affiliation: Women have to deal with so much bulls‑‑‑ in every facet of life,” Ripa said on her “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast released Wednesday. “But when it comes to politics, take that and put it to the 100th power,” the “LIVE with Kelly and Mark” host said. Women in politics, Ripa said, “Have to be tough, but not too tough. They have to look good, but not too good. They can’t be emotional, but...

An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile developer for at least five months last year, according to technical evidence reviewed by Reuters and analysis by security researchers. Reuters found cyber-espionage teams linked to the North Korean government, which security researchers call ScarCruft and Lazarus, secretly installed stealthy digital backdoors into systems at NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a rocket design bureau based in Reutov, a small town on the outskirts of Moscow.

Mike Pence tries to pump gas in his new campaign ad, and he doesn't know what he's doing.

Country singer Oliver Anthony. Great voice. Vid is 3 minutes.

I learned to swim at the U.S. Embassy swimming pool in Niamey, Niger, in 1976. Little did I know, that would lead to a career as a U.S. Navy diver. It wasn’t pool parties, picnics or watching movies at the Recreation Center, the only entertainment in a country that didn’t have television, that prompted my 25-year career as a special operations officer. It was the Marines from the Security Guard Detachment that stood watch at the embassy all day, every day. -excerpt- President Biden has abandoned his sixth U.S. embassy in less than three years. -excerpt- When there is a...

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s family and their allies brought in at least $20 million from foreign sources, including first son Hunter Biden’s business associates in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine — some of whom dined with the current commander-in-chief, the House Oversight Committee revealed Wednesday. Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said Hunter Biden, now 53, appeared to deliver Russian, Kazakhstani and Ukrainian businesspeople access to his father, then Barack Obama’s vice president — noting that each of the post-Soviet associates allegedly attended at least one of two dinners at Washington’s Café Milano with the Bidens. “During Joe Biden’s vice presidency, Hunter...

President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell report on his Truth Social platform that the sham committee overseeing the investigation of the January 6th Capitol riot has destroyed their documents and records illegally. On Tuesday, Trump wrote: President Trump: So now that I have full Subpoena Power because of the Freedom of Speech Sham Indictment by Crooked Joe Biden, Deranged Jack Smith, and the DOJ, it has just been reported that the Unselect January 6th Committee of Political Hacks and Thugs has illegally destroyed their Records and Documents. This is unthinkable, and the Fake Political Indictment against me must be immediately...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholics Don’t Trust Their BishopsComplicit Clergy recently invited people to respond to a simple survey asking two questions:How much do you trust your bishop?What is your personal opinion of your bishop’s orthodoxy (consistency with the teachings of the Catholic Church)?On the question of trust, people could respond with one of the following options (each response assigned a point value):Completely Distrust (0 points)Mostly Distrust (1 point)Tend to Distrust (2 points)Tend to Trust (3 points)Mostly Trust (4 points)Completely Trust (5 points)On the question of orthodoxy, individuals were likewise invited to rate their opinion of their orthodoxy (each response assigned a...

(Last Updated On: August 7, 2023) NATIONAL RICE PUDDING DAY | AUGUST 9 On August 9th, many enjoy their favorite dish on National Rice Pudding Day. #NationalRicePuddingDay A variety of recipes exist for rice pudding. All of them include cooked rice as the base ingredient and combine a milk (such as cow’s, coconut, evaporated, or cream) with bread. Sugar, molasses, or honey gives the pudding a sweet taste along with other flavors such as vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Eggs hold the dish together, and butter gives it a rich, creamy consistency. August 9, 2023 |Turning Pages and Savoring Delights: A...

Texas border patrol agents rescued seven endangered baby spider monkeys that were smuggled inside a backpack over the southern border. Video from an arrest in Brownsville on Thursday shows officials opening the bag and finding the monkeys huddled together. “Aw, poor babies,” one of the agents says. The monkeys were seized from a juvenile offender, who stuffed the simians inside a backpack that had holes poked in it to allow them to breathe, officials said. “This case highlights the lengths smugglers will go to maximize profits with no regard for the lives of migrants or animals,” said Gloria Chavez, the...

Joe Biden just solidified Russia’s near-monopoly on global uranium production. Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, Biden declared a national monument on 1 million acres of uranium-rich Arizona land, rendering hundreds of uranium deposits unmineable. America spends $1 billion annually on Russian uranium. U.S. nuclear reactors use uranium that comes from the Russian nuclear company Rosatom, which also supplies missile fuel to Russia’s military. Domestic uranium production has bipartisan support, as did the ban on Russian oil and gas imports in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine. The Senate last week added an almost-unanimous amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act...

I took this video of Kiki, my 18 month old Australian Shepherd, moments after I told her President Trump was leading the field of 2024 presidential candidates by double digits. This was her response.

The Writers Guild of America strike has been underway since May, but this July, SAG-AFTRA joined the chorus of Hollywood dissenters fed up with outmoded contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Hollywood is now officially on strike, with production on nearly all AMPTP-associated film and television projects featuring SAG-AFTRA talent at a standstill — and actors are now taking to the picket lines in unity to voice their concerns over residuals, the threat of artificial intelligence, and challenging working conditions from meal breaks to long hours.

Wind-fueled wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui that drove people to jump into the ocean to escape flames and smoke forced people to evacuate Wednesday, authorities said.