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This past August, as things were beginning to really heat up as far as inflationary and warranty pressures on wind farm developers like Ørsted and turbine manufacturers like Siemens Gamesa, most of the attention was focused on the whale killing sonar surveying off the New Jersey coast. Learning about profits disappearing because of extraordinary problems with deliveries, cables, blades – whatever their issues were – or the nitty gritty of duking it out over already signed contractual agreements for rates increases can cause your eyes to glaze over. But a leviathan washing up on a popular beach…and another and another...

In an unforeseen and tragic incident, former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett passed away at the age of 35 due to an apparent drowning while visiting a beach in Destin, Florida. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the unfortunate event, shedding light on the untimely loss of an athlete who had once graced both college and professional football with his immense talent. The sorrowful incident unfolded around 2:12 p.m. local time when a group of beachgoers encountered difficulties while returning to the shore after swimming near a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico. Amidst the turmoil, Ryan Mallett was discovered unresponsive...

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania — Two months ago, 30,000 truckers at Yellow lost their jobs when one of the nation’s oldest and largest trucking companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Last week, Convoy, the digital freight broker that was supposed to reinvent the wheel and disrupt the trucking industry in a positive way, also abruptly shuttered its doors. These kinds of closings by both freight carriers lay bare the uncertain state of trucking, an industry that is an indicator of the mood of the consumer and also the beating heart of our economy. “In my opinion, this industry is heading in...

The CDC just reported significant increases in both infant mortality (deaths of children less than a year old) and neonatal mortality (deaths of infants under one month old) that started in 2022 and continued in 2023. Rates have been declining over the last several years, but this marks the first year-to-year increase in more than two decades.Unbelievably, ABC News explains how unusual these increases are, but attributes them to “a lack or absence of maternity care — which limits the ability to care for infants properly.” and limiting of access to abortion, particularly following the Supreme Court decision of Dobbs...

Falling fertility rates in the United States will trigger a "calamitous effect" on the economy if it hasn’t already, experts told Fox News Digital. According to CDC data, between 2007 and 2022, the U.S. birth rate fell by 22%. Not a single state reported an increase in birth rates, although some experienced a slower decline than others.

Teachers at Palestinian schools run by the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre against Israel and are part of a “national strategy to commit acts of terror,” the head of a watchdog group told The Algemeiner following the release of the group’s new bombshell report on the matter. At least 14 teachers at schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) publicly celebrated the Hamas atrocities on their social media accounts, with one calling the morning of Oct. 7 an “unforgettable glorious morning,” a report...

Gaza might become an international protectorate after the war, the EU has said, adding that neither Palestinian group Hamas nor Israel should ever rule there again. “After the previous Gaza wars, Hamas immediately started rebuilding its arsenal and preparing for the next conflict. This cannot be the case any longer. Different ideas are being discussed on how this can be ensured, including an international peace force under UN mandate,” said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday (6 November). “There can be no long-term Israeli security presence in Gaza. Gaza is an essential part of any future Palestinian...

ClipOne more time: [Eretz Nehderet] "Wonderful Country" fights back in English in a special edition After the BBC, now it's the turn of the members of the campuses at the leading universities in the USA to get hit. "Wonderful Country" aired a skit in English last night (Sunday) mocking the hypocrisy, anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activity that young students at the leading institutions of the strategic ally discover. Similar to last time , this time too the skit became viral overnight, when Yonit Levy also chose to share it on social networks Gili | tvbee | Published 10:02 06.11.23 | Updated...

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has informed the U.S. Congress that it is planning a $320 million transfer of precision bombs for Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Monday. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the administration sent formal notification on Oct. 31 to congressional leaders of the planned transfer of Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, a type of precision guided weapon fired by warplanes. Citing correspondence it viewed, the Journal said weapons manufacturer Rafael USA would transfer the bombs to its Israeli parent company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for use by...

Hamas’s armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, said Saturday that 60 Israeli hostages have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7. Spokesman Abu Obeida said after search operations, "still there are 23 bodies (of hostages) lost under the rubble." "It seems we won't be able to reach them due to the ongoing brutal aggression by the occupation on Gaza," Abu Obeida added. Al-Qassam Brigades said in an earlier statement that it is holding 200 - 250 hostages, including soldiers and civilians. The Israeli army said there are 242 Israelis held in Gaza by the Palestinian resistance group.

The World Economic Forum proudly pulls the puppet strings of major leaders and companies all over the world. So much so that Klaus has famously bragged about how they “penetrate cabinets of governments all over the world”. Take a look: video But as is always the case, your hubris will eventually be your demise. While bragging about their power and influence, they actually post a list of all Strategic Partners, essentially bragging about all the companies they control. After discovering this list, many on Twitter are now suggesting we have a perfect BOYCOTT LIST:

Former President Trump demanded a jury Monday after his unprecedented time on the stand, calling the civil trial against him and his businesses a "disgrace" and saying New York Attorney General Letitia James has "no case." Trump described his forced testimony as "election interference" while maintaining that his net worth is "far greater" than financial statements during testimony Monday. The former president and 2024 Republican presidential front-runner took the stand Monday morning in the non-jury civil trial stemming from James’ lawsuit against him, his family and his businesses. James alleged Trump defrauded banks and inflated the value of his assets....

Black voters are more disconnected from the Democratic Party than they have been in decades, frustrated with what many see as inaction on their political priorities and unhappy with President Biden, a candidate they helped lift to the White House just three years ago. New polls by The New York Times and Siena College found that 22 percent of Black voters in six of the most important battleground states said they would support former President Donald J. Trump in next year’s election, and 71 percent would back Mr. Biden. The drift in support is striking, given that Mr. Trump won...

Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA) said Monday on NBC’s “Nightly News” that she endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for president because she believed he can win in the general election while former President Donald Trump cannot.Reporter Dasha Burns said, “Tonight Governor Kim Reynolds explaining why she’s breaking with the Iowa tradition of staying neutral and endorsing Ron DeSantis.”Reynolds said, “I just felt like I couldn’t sit on the sidelines any longer. We have too much at stake.”DeSantis said, “This one’s obviously very meaningful, because Kim has proven to be a great leader that Iowans love.”Reynolds said, “I don’t base my decision...

Russian air defenses downing five Ukrainian drones over the sea near Sevastopol... An elderly Jewish man is dead in Los Angeles after it is said he was attacked by a Pro-Palestinian demonstrator... In Colorado a jury found Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty in the chokehold death of Elijah McClain... An aide to Ukrainian armed forces chief Valery Zaluzhny killed when a bomb exploded... US politics Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania saying that California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom is running against Joe Biden for President but doesn't have "the guts"... The Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria attacking anti-government jihadist...

I served on jury duty today. The prosecutor asked the question, "Does anyone not want to be here for jury duty today?"\ I raised my hand. I then went on record saying that my view of the process had been clouded by what I consider to be an abuse and politicization of the judicial system in NY, GA, and Washington D.C. The judge, who I don't doubt is an honorable chap doing his duty, gave a speech about the importance of jury duty, how it was a responsibility and privilege that had been fought for by our Founding Fathers through...

In a press conference at what appeared to be the press room for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), president Brent Leatherwood made an impassioned plea for continued censorship of remaining evidence collected from deceased Covenant School shooter Aubrey Hale, stating, “Parents and families came together to prevent this exact moment from happening,” and yet Stephen Crowder and other outlets who shared the pages “allowed this woman who terrorized our family with bullets, to be able to now terrorize us with words from the grave.” Leatherwood, a parent of Covenant School children, has been vocally against...

“Why would anyone want to go, of their own free will, to a hell on earth that every prisoner wanted to escape from? Witold Pilecki was an absolute exception, but the mission that he was to perform at Auschwitz was also exceptional.” Tadeusz Marek Płużański, historian, journalist, and author of the book Rotmistrz Pilecki i jego oprawcy (“Cavalry Captain Pilecki and His Tormentors”) spoke to Piotr Włoczyk for Sovereignty.pl. How common was it during World War II for people to actually try to get imprisoned at Auschwitz in September 1940? History does not record any other such case. Why would...

There's not a lot of good news coming out of the Gaza crisis, but one ray of light is that the reaction from students and professors in the West has woken up university funders to what exactly they've been funding. Wokeism started on universities. Gender ideology, Marxism, critical race theory, decolonialism - it all sounds like loopy student nonsense. But the Hamas attacks showed us exactly what theories such as decolonialism mean in practice. Elite universities have lost hundreds of millions, if not billions, in funding over this, and students have lost job offers. It's a proper Bud Light moment...

National Jewish organizations are calling on Jews from around the country to travel to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14 for a mass pro-Israel rally they hope will rival major Jewish demonstrations in 2002 and 1987 in size and impact. The March for Israel has three goals, according to Eric Fingerhut, CEO of Jewish Federations of North America, which is organizing the rally jointly with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Participants will be demanding the return of the estimated 240 hostages Hamas terrorists abducted during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Fingerhut said. They will also be...