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KYIV — In a major breakthrough in the ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine has developed a new weapon powered by one of its most abundant renewable resources — American dollars. The Kunis II Rocket (named in honor of the famous Ukrainian actress who starred with Danny Masterson on "That 70's Show") burns piles of U.S. currency to propel it toward its target. Green energy advocates are especially pleased with the new missile since the fuel it burns is literally green. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with two y's, commented on the weapon saying, "Thanks to this powerful new tool we are...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced a new public health order that, she said, will ban people from carrying firearms, either open or concealed, in Albuquerque and throughout Bernalillo County for the next 30 days, regardless of whether they have a permit. Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, issued an executive order Thursday evening declaring gun violence a public health emergency. During a news conference Friday, she said she expects legal challenges to the public health order and expressed uncertainty about whether the order would prevail in court. The order states "no person, other than a law enforcement officer or licensed...

Shots In The Dark - Shots From The Ghetto Album: 2002Shots In The Dark - Spaghetti Skank! Album: 2008Shots In The Dark - Chicken Blues Album: 2022Shots in the Dark born in Rome in 1999 with the aim of rediscovering the sound of foundation ska, rocksteady and early reggae influenced by soul and R&B music The Following in a link to Discogs where you can get a little more information on their albums. As you can see they haven't been very prolific, but their music is very good, in my humble opinion: Discogs: Shots In The Dark Album data

Two San Benito County sentinel chickens tested positive for the West Nile Virus. The tests were done in the last week of August, according to the California Department of Health. The West Nile Virus is the most common mosquito-borne disease in California. At least 347 deaths have been attributed to WNV since 2003 in the state. According to the department, in 2023, no human cases have been discovered on the Central Coast. Every county surrounding the Central Coast has at least one human or animal test positive for WNV. It's been a landmark year for the disease in California. Seventy-five...

Remembering when Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell made beautiful music and topped the R&B chart for August 31, 1968 with ‘You’re All I Need To Get By.’Marvin Gaye was on fire in 1968. The Motown star had been having hits for six years, and had topped the US R&B charts twice already, both times in 1965. But in the year that he turned 29, there was no stopping him. Gaye had three Billboard Soul No.1s in the space of six months in 1968, two of them with one of his great duet partners, Tammi Terrell, who would tragically die of...

ORANGE CITY, IA -- Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says that as president, he would deport American-born children of undocumented immigrants. "The family unit will be deported," said Ramaswamy when asked by NBC News if the deportations would include American-born children, after a packed town hall here Friday. These children, however, are U.S. citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status. The 14th Amendment states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” When asked again if these children would...

The New York Post, owned by globalist billionaire Rupert Murdoch, is risibly claiming that former President Donald Trump is “getting smoked” in the 2024 Republican presidential primary – despite Trump leading by double-digit margins in the polls. Columnist Karol Markowicz acknowledges Trump leads in the Republican field, but argues: “[t]he comparison shouldn’t be to candidates in past elections but to incumbents,” adding that if Biden polled similarly, “…he’d be shoved off the stage.”That’s not how primary polling or elections work, however. Markowicz is a supporter of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, though fails to declare her allegiance in the article published...

Former President Donald Trump is maintaining a dominant lead post-debate in the Republican primary race, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are tied for second place, Friday’s Rasmussen Reports survey found.The survey asked 1,418 U.S. likely Republican primary voters, “If the Republican presidential primary were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for?”Trump maintained his status as the dominant frontrunner with 45 percent support. No other candidate came remotely close, as DeSantis slipped into the single digits with nine percent support. Christie tied him, also garnering nine percent support in the...

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once bragged, “We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.” This plan to conquer us without ‘firing a shot’ was put in effect and Manchurian candidates took up positions in our government, media, education, and entertainment sectors. Of course to actually take down the most powerful nation on earth, the enemy must first subdue the people, must tamp down resistance. Thus the insurgents have spent decades beating the American people into submission. This abuse isn’t physical but then abuse isn’t limited to fists. Verbal, emotional and psychological abuse can...

The Ron DeSantis and Jeff Roe strategy was pretty simple. Push all other states to lower concentration and focus extremely hard on Iowa. All resources were shifted into Iowa for Ron DeSantis and the Florida governor almost moved his entire family there to campaign heavily. DeSantis has promised to campaign in every one of the 99 counties in Iowa.That said, a weird thing keeps happening. The more that voters are exposed to Ron DeSantis, the more they pull away from supporting him.This is something I shared last year when I said DeSantis was going to run this year.The issue is...

Scientists in Germany and Rwanda have genetically linked a 100-year-old skull to a male living today. The deceased individual was a high-ranking advisor to Mangi Meli, the king of the Chagga people in the late-1800s who was executed by the German colonial government in 1900 after leading an uprising. The scientists also identified living “likely descendants” of two other skulls. At the beginning of the 20th century, the invading German empire took thousands of skulls from its colonies for since-discredited research into racial classification. In 2011, Berlin's Museums Authority (SPK) acquired about 7,700 skulls in poor condition from the Charité...

North Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is set to endorse Donald J. Trump at a rally in the Mount Rushmore State on Friday, praising him as a President who “shows up”.“We’ve invited many other people to come to our state and talk to us, and they keep saying how insignificant South Dakota is,” she said.“It’s not important to be in South Dakota right now; they want to be in Iowa or New Hampshire. And what I love about President Trump is he has said: ‘I will be there.’ He doesn’t ever overlook the little people, he doesn’t say states like South...

The late vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson once said of the bass player: “I honestly can’t think of any that can do everything as well as Richard. He knows the bass thoroughly.” Richard Davis, the versatile bass player with over 3,000 recording credits, has died at the age of 93. Davis’ daughter Persia Davis confirmed her father’s death Thursday on a memorial page. “We appreciate all the love and support the community has shown him over the years,” Persia shared in a statement. Perhaps no artist besides Davis could claim to have worked with musical giants as different as Igor Stravinsky, Eric...

American truckers have issued a warning about the Biden administration's plans to reduce air pollution by cracking down on heavy-duty vehicle emissions, saying that President Biden's proposed policies will crush the supply chain and put the American food supply at risk. Under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which aims to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and other pollutants by enacting stringent new regulations on heavy-duty vehicles and machinery, businesses will be subjected to unattainable standards which will result in high inflation and put trucking companies out of business, American trucking officials warn. Mike Kucharski, vice president and co-owner of JKC...

[Catholic Caucus] TOMORROW: National Summorum Pontificum PilgrimageAs this pontificate winds down, the Vatican has launched a self-destructive campaign to destroy one of the few growth areas in the Church: the Traditional Latin Mass. The disruption this is causing should not be overstated, as traditional Catholic communities are split apart, and well-meaning Catholics are driven to despair and fringe ideologies, by the cruel words and actions emanating from Rome towards orthodox Catholics. All of this cries out for prayer, penance, and reparation- and a visible, public show of support for the Traditional Latin Mass. That is why we are holding the...

With the help of a new curriculum at schools, Russia is imposing a new view of the history of Ukraine and introducing military skills to reduce training timelines for onwards mobilization. The UK Defense Ministry said this in an intelligence update posted on the social platform X, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that Russia’s new school year has begun with a new curriculum incorporating both military skills and the Kremlin’s view of the history of Ukraine. One element, the "Basics of Life Safety", is aimed towards senior students and includes a basic military training module. This will include handling Kalashnikovs,...

A MAN was left stunned when he heard a girl being fat-shamed at an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet - so much so that he tried to step in to help. JP is currently on holiday in Rome, Italy, and explained that he had gone to get breakfast when another couple walked in. JP is on holiday in Rome, Italy, and felt obliged to step in when he heard a woman being fat-shamed at the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet 4 JP is on holiday in Rome, Italy, and felt obliged to step in when he heard a woman being fat-shamed at the all-you-can-eat...

[Catholic Caucus] Synod Forced to Acknowledge What Young People Really Want: An End to TLM RestrictionsPope Francis likes to talk of the "God of Surprises." In this connection, Pope Francis praised St. Peter, "who had the freedom not to hinder God’s grace, and not to "silence the din that the Spirit makes when he comes to the Church."For Francis and his allies, one of the greatest surprises of the 'consultation of the laity' conducted as part of the Synod on Synodality must have been the consistent and vocal support for the Traditional Latin Mass and opposition to restrictions. This 'din'...

President Joe Biden’s Interior Department said it would cancel the oil and gas leases issued in the latter days of President Donald Trump’s administration. Biden has said he would move to protect roughly 19.6 million acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for polar bears and caribou. “As the climate crisis warms the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, we have a responsibility to protect this treasured region for all ages,” Biden said in a written statement. Trump issued the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) seven leases right before Biden’s inauguration....