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  • Radical Phoenix Mayor Implements Climate Goals to Ban Meat, Dairy, and Private Vehicles

    09/20/2023 8:49:05 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 62 replies
    Daily Fetched ^ | September 19, 2023 | Jason Walsh
    Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has set out to lay the groundwork to ban meat, dairy, and cars in order to meet climate goals for the 2030 Agenda with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. In August, The Daily Fetched reported that fourteen American cities are set to ban meat, private vehicle ownership, and dairy under a new goal assigned by a globalist climate organization called the “C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.” Those 14 cities are part of a far-left climate organization headed by billionaire globalist Mike Bloomberg, which follows the World Economic Forum’s ‘great reset‘ agenda According to the organization’s website,...
  • Iron Age Port Discovered on Baltic Sea Island of Gotska Sandön

    09/20/2023 8:47:31 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 5 replies
    Heritage Daily ^ | September 19, 2023 | Markus Milligan
    An Excavation Project, in Collaboration With Archaeologists From Södertörn University, Uppsala University's Campus Gotland, Gotland Museum, and the Swedish National Heritage Board, Has Led to the Discovery of an Iron Age Port on Gotska Sandön.Gotska Sandön is an island and national park in Sweden's Gotland County, situated 24 miles north of Faro in the Baltic Sea.Earlier in 2023, archaeologists found two 2,000-year-old Roman coins on one of the island's beaches. Both coins are made of silver, with one coin dating from AD 98-117 during the reign of Emperor Trajan, and the other coin dating from AD 138-161 during the reign...
  • At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment

    09/20/2023 8:47:24 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 57 replies
    NPR ^ | April Dembosky
    Under the new system, family members and first responders can ask county judges to order people with psychotic illness into treatment, even if they are not unhoused or haven't committed a crime.A judge will then determine if a person meets criteria for the program and may oversee a care agreement or compel a treatment plan. That treatment plan could even include involuntary commitment.The bill creating the program sailed through the state legislature with near-unanimous support last year amid growing frustration from voters over the state's increasing number of homeless people, even as it drew vehement opposition from disability rights groups,...
  • Robert De Niro to reportedly revive ‘Taxi Driver’ role in Uber campaign

    09/20/2023 8:45:49 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 26 replies
    NY Post ^ | 09/20/2023 | Isabel Keane
    Yeah, he’s talkin’ to you. Robert De Niro will reportedly reprise his iconic “Taxi Driver” role as Travis Bickle in an upcoming Uber ad campaign. The 80-year-old actor will apparently replicate Bickle’s unforgettable line: “You talkin’ to me,” in the series of ads being filmed in London this week, The Sun reported. “He’s going to be Travis Bickle, saying some phrases and playing up to it,” an unnamed source told the outlet. “His previous adverts have shown he has no problem poking fun at himself.” The Oscar-winner has recently taken on several other ad campaigns — a possible consequence of...
  • Votive Gold Hoard Found in Pagan Temple

    09/20/2023 8:37:31 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 11 replies
    Heritage Daily ^ | September 18, 2023 | Markus Milligan
    In a Press Announcement by the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History, Archaeologists Have Discovered a Votive Gold Hoard During Road Development Works South of Lillehammer on the Shores of Lake Mjosa, Norway.Excavations have found five tiny pieces of rectangular sheet gold decorated with motifs and stamped imagery depicting a man and a woman. The objects were discovered in the remains of a pagan temple, where previous excavations have uncovered thirty similar stamped gold objects in the vicinity over the past three decades.The building measures around fifteen metres in length and was likely used for ritual drinking, however, it...
  • 'Sorcerer': William Friedkin’s Long Lost Existential Thriller

    09/20/2023 8:35:40 AM PDT · by Rummyfan · 25 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 19 Sep 2023 | Ed Driscoll
    Staring at your local multiplex’s lengthy roster of superhero and science fiction movies, it’s easy to forget what an enormous sea change “Star Wars” created in Hollywood in 1977. The new breed of movies were built around family-friendly themes, happy endings, orchestral scores, and dazzling special effects. Out went a string of dark films with murky plots where the grizzled antihero inevitably died at the end. ‎ One of the last of the latter group of films was William Friedkin’s “Sorcerer,” which “Star Wars” utterly demolished at the box office. As a result, it’s a film that was almost completely...
  • RAND PAUL SAYS: 'I will not consent to expedited passage of any spending measure that provides any more US aid to Ukraine'

    09/20/2023 8:33:05 AM PDT · by RandFan · 22 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | Sep 20 | Sen. Rand Paul
    @RandPaul Today I'm putting congressional leadership & @POTUS on notice that I will oppose any effort to hold the federal government hostage for Ukraine funding. I will not consent to expedited passage of any spending measure that provides any more US aid to Ukraine.
  • A chip off the old block: The 200mm fab supply chain breaker

    09/20/2023 8:32:18 AM PDT · by FarCenter · 8 replies
    ... According to a report issued by the org on Tuesday, semiconductor manufacturers around the globe are expected to boost 200mm-wafer fab capacity by 14 percent between 2023 and 2026. This increase includes the establishment of 12 high-volume 200mm wafer fabs, and is expected to push the industry to a peak of over 7.7 million wafers per month. All of this, of course, bodes well for broader technology supply chains. SEMI believes the primary sectors fueling this growth are consumer, automotive, and industrial – particularly thanks to the surge in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and associated increase in demand for...
  • Biden to create White House office of gun violence prevention

    09/20/2023 8:31:57 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 63 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/20/2023 | ALEX GANGITANO
    The White House will announce this week that it is creating an Office of Gun Violence Prevention to focus on efforts to curb gun violence, two sources familiar confirmed to The Hill. Gun violence prevention advocates and Democratic lawmakers have been pushing the White House to establish a designated office solely focused on gun violence. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who has known for his focus on gun violence prevention, applauded the White House on Wednesday after reports of the first-of-its-kind office. “This is an idea I have been pushing relentlessly for some time, and I’m thrilled President Biden is making...
  • Meet Dogxim, The World's First Fox-Dog Hybrid

    09/20/2023 8:28:41 AM PDT · by allen592 · 29 replies
    The Pet Zealot ^ | September 20, 2023 | James Alain L.
    Wildlife enthusiasts worldwide have been left astounded by the remarkable discovery of the world's first-ever fox-dog hybrid in Brazil. Dubbed "dogxim," this extraordinary creature was stumbled upon after being struck by a car in 2021, as reported by Popular Mechanics.
  • So what if China has 7nm chips now, there's no Huawei it can make them 'at scale'

    09/20/2023 8:24:22 AM PDT · by FarCenter · 12 replies
    Further escalating the rivalry between the US and China, America's Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo earlier today voiced open dismay over Huawei putting out a smartphone powered by a sophisticated 7nm homegrown processor during her visit to the Middle Kingdom. Raimondo insisted the US administration is utilizing every available resource to thwart or slow down China's technological advancements, such as cutting the nation off from the latest American chip-making hardware and software, which could potentially have adverse implications for the States. It's one thing to stop a rival country from making or obtaining competing, top-tier components, it's another to cut off...
  • Polish president on grain dispute: "Ukraine is like a drowning man, it can drag us into the depths"

    09/20/2023 8:21:09 AM PDT · by Mariner · 13 replies
    Ukrainska Pravda via Yahoo ^ | September 20th, 2023 | Ukrainska Pravda
    On Tuesday 19 September, Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, defended Warsaw's decision to impose unilateral restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, which Kyiv is challenging at the World Trade Organisation.Details: The President of Poland compared Ukraine to a drowning man, explaining that "anyone who has ever taken part in rescuing a drowning man knows that he is incredibly dangerous, that he can drag you down to the depths."Quote: "This is a bit like the situation between Poland and Ukraine. Ukraine is under Russian attack, undoubtedly in a very difficult situation, clutching at whatever he can. Should we be offended...
  • JD Vance: Five Years from Now We’re Going to Find ‘a Lot of People Have Gotten Rich’ off Ukraine War

    09/20/2023 8:17:15 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 39 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 09/20/2023 | Jeff Poor
    Tuesday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) reacted to the Clinton Global Initiative’s reemergence on the global scene and its involvement in Ukraine. Vance said he expected we would ultimately find that some would have benefited financially from the Ukrainian war effort. “So Senator, when you see this new news about the Clinton Global Initiative Ukraine Action Network, and we’ve got Airbnb, you know, we’ve got famous Hollywood actors now involved, and the World Bank is kind of laundering American taxpayers through the Clintons into Ukraine, it could be a noble cause,...
  • Dear FRiends, We truly do need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Please donate today if you can. [FReepathon LXXXII]

    09/20/2023 8:15:26 AM PDT · by Chris Robinson · 3 replies
    Prayers up. FR is funded solely by contributions made by the liberty loving patriots who love and use it. We are beholden to no political party. No advertisers, no outsiders, no sugar daddies, no corporate string pullers. Definitely no government subsidies or tax breaks. No 501c or other IRS non-profit status. This means no commercial ads. No annoying pop-ups. No ad tracking. No mail campaigns. No spam. No third-parties -- not even the IRS -- trying to control what we do or say. We are self-funded, fiercely independent and enjoy our freedom to speak plainly in the support of God,...
  • Ukrainian Tactics Put Russia on the Defensive in the Black Sea

    09/20/2023 8:14:52 AM PDT · by Brilliant · 67 replies
    Commercial vessels have resumed using Ukraine’s main port of Odesa without asking permission from Russia for the first time since the war began—showing just how much the balance of power has changed in the Black Sea. By imposing an asymmetrical war that relies on domestically produced naval drones and missiles, and that targets Russians ships in their own home bases, Ukraine has eroded much of Russia’s vaunted naval superiority... Outnumbered 12 to one by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Ukrainian Navy wasn’t considered a meaningful force when Russia invaded... Ukraine quickly scuttled its flagship frigate... so that the vessel...
  • Former Student Sues Yale for $110 Million

    09/20/2023 8:13:39 AM PDT · by davikkm · 32 replies
    I hope he wins and bankrupts Yale. This is just another standard rape hoax. Post Millennial: A former Yale student who was kicked out of the school in 2019 after being accused and acquitted of rape in 2018 can now sue his accuser for defamation over statements she made during a school hearing on the matter after a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling over the summer. According to the New York Post, 30-year-old Saifullah Khan has had a $110 million defamation lawsuit pending against the school since 2019, and has been fighting to bring his accuser into the suit. In June,...
  • Fury erupts as Australia’s fifth biggest bank prepares to scrap cash transactions

    09/20/2023 8:05:06 AM PDT · by EBH · 24 replies
    Starts at 60 ^ | 9/13/23
    It would appear Australia is one step closer to embracing a cashless society after Macquarie Bank announced plans to scrap cash transactions across all of its branches. The fifth-largest bank in Australia revealed they will be dropping cash, cheque, and phone payment services from 2024 with payments to be conducted entirely digitally and all cash withdrawals to take place entirely at ATMs from November 2024. “Between January 2024 and November 2024, we’ll be phasing out our cash and cheque services across all Macquarie banking and wealth management products, including pension and super accounts,” Macquarie Bank said in a statement. “Customers...
  • Over 1,000 Humans Who Identify as Dogs Meet Up in Berlin, Prompt Calls For “Animal Control”

    09/20/2023 8:01:25 AM PDT · by allen592 · 33 replies
    The Pet Zealot ^ | September 20, 2023 | James Alain L.
    A horde of individuals, who identify themselves as dogs rather than humans, has sparked a clamor for "animal control" following the widespread circulation of a video capturing their bizarre meet-up in Berlin. Approximately 1,000 people, who prefer to be acknowledged as canines, orchestrated a remarkable gathering at Germany's Berlin Potsamer Platz railroad station. Astonishingly, their sole means of communication was through primal howls and barks exchanged amongst themselves.
  • Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

    09/20/2023 8:00:25 AM PDT · by SpeedyInTexas · 75 replies
    ORYX ^ | Since February 24, 2022 and daily | ORYX
    This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...
  • Peter Schweizer just posted a “legal” game-changer about Biden’s “bribery” scandal that could upend everything…

    09/20/2023 7:58:42 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 38 replies
    Revolver ^ | September 19, 2023 | Staff
    There are times when you come across a post that can truly be a “game changer,” and that’s precisely what famed biographer Peter Schweizer has just created — a game changer. He’s discussing Biden’s bribery charges that will likely lead to his ultimate impeachment – and the bribery charges are very serious. The left dismisses all of this, calling it some kind of revenge “witch-hunt” by the right. What’s funny is how suddenly ‘”whistleblowers” are no longer revered as “sacred heroes.” Strange how that changed so quickly. Meanwhile, the propaganda media is busy trying to pin all of this on...