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The solar system of the far future is safe from a run-in with a runaway dead star.Last year, researchers looked at the trajectory of a rogue white dwarf star called WD 0810–353 with the Gaia space telescope and predicted that it was due for an encounter with our solar system in around 29,000 years. {snip} While the sun's fate is likely sealed, new research has revealed that our planet at least won't have to worry about being decimated by the chaos caused by runaway white dwarf WD 0810–353 after all. In fact, the "rogue" star won't just miss the solar...

VIDEORonna ROMNEY McDaniel has FAILED once again. This makes the fourth time in a row that the useless grifter RNC Chairwoman has FAILED in the elections. What else does she have to do to be REMOVED from her beloved lucrative office? I'm not a big fan of Vivek Ramaswamy but if there is one candidate who might DEMAND that McDaniel be FIRED in the middle of the Miami GOP debate, it would be him. Please do us that favor, Vivek!

Joe Scarborough: born again pro-abortion-rights warrior! Who would have thought it? The former Republican congressman from Florida's conservative panhandle, the guy who got a 100% rating from the National Right To Life Committee, and a 0% rating from Planned Parenthood, now sounds more like a NARAL spokeswoman. On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough conveniently put into the mouth of an immigrant friend one of the oldest, tritest, and least logical, pro-abortion lines: "if you're against abortion, don't have one."Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

After watching the vote to censure Talib (successful BTW), I just happened to notice a very short, wobbling, awkward looking gent walk across the full field of view of the camera. Yup, it was none other than Jerry Nadler! The odd comedy of that scene was somewhat delightful to watch, but what was more impressive was the shock that not one, NOT ONE of the 15-18 people that Jerry directly passed by acknowledged him. He was utterly ignored. He might as well have been invisible! What the heck did he do to get this kind of cold shoulder treatment?

Nextdoor: one big ‘Karen’ clambake of angry menopausal harpies.. Social media giant Nextdoor, which I refer to as one big “Karen” clambake of angry menopausal harpies, announced it will lay off 25% of its staff in a financial report posted Tuesday. Cue the violins… millions of people won’t care at all – or will celebrate. The most toxic of all of the social media organizations, Nextdoor is the hyperlocal “neighborhood” website which claims, “it’s where communities come together to greet newcomers, exchange recommendations, and read the latest local news. Where neighbors support local businesses and get updates from public agencies....

First, we're going to start with Ukraine's political crisis and the fighting between President Vladimir Zelensky and the head of the Ukrainian Army, Valer. Yesterday, Russian Special Forces managed to create a very high-quality deepfake video in which Zelensky appeared to be making a speech. He talked about the current situation on the front lines, accusing Zelensky of being a dictator and starting a genocide of the Ukrainian nation. He urged people to take up arms, turn back, and head in the direction of GI. This deepfake was exceptionally well-prepared, and when I first watched it, I believed it to...

Republicans across social media are calling on Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to resign following Tuesday evening’s elections, which saw a major GOP loss in Kentucky. Republicans experienced a mixed night, as Democrats scored victories in Kentucky — reelecting Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear over Trump-backed candidate Daniel Cameron — as well as Virginia and Ohio. Democrats took control of the General Assembly in Virginia while pro-abortion activists won in Ohio, as Ohioans passed issue one, codifying the supposed “right” to murder an unborn child in the state constitution.

Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump: “People would get legitimately elected and then do away with elections and do away with opposition… Well, Hitler was duly elected… Trump is telling us what he intends to do.”

Simply searching for "all wars are bankers' wars" (a video by Zane Henry Productions, spoken by Michael Rivero), the honest search results are at the top--there's no deflection by "fact checkers", the very numerous platforms hosting the film are all at the top, for pages and pages--it's even on YouTube. The question is, doesn't "permission to pass" by the Social Media leviathan mean that, whatever content of the search is pushed to the top, is something favored by the Oligarchs (the approximately 2,750 billionaires)?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urged the central bank’s forecasters on Wednesday to remain flexible and “think outside” traditional economic models, as they continue to offer projections for a post-pandemic economy that has repeatedly confounded expectations. Powell touted the Division of Research & Statistics, which provides the Fed with economic data and analysis ahead of its interest rate decisions, at a conference celebrating the division’s 100th anniversary.

US inflation is lower than it was a year ago (cheers from The View CNN and MSNBC cheerleaders), but inflation remains stubborning above The Fed’s 2% target rate and will likely remain above 2% for the nexf few years. So mortgage demand is much like inflation … mortgage demand increased in the latest week but generally is very low compared to last year. Mortgage applications increased 2.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 3, 2023. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage...

Shocking surveillance video captured the moment a crew of brazen would-be crooks burst into a California convenience store using a massive backhoe — only to leave empty-handed as a terrified clerk looked on. Footage of the Monday morning mayhem at the AMPM store in West Oakland shows the bucket of the construction vehicle crashing through bullet-proof glass and smashing an ATM machine while the unnamed clerk runs for his life, according to KGO-TV.

A captivating video showcasing the skateboarding talents of either a French bulldog or a Pug (the breed is not confirmed) has left netizens utterly amazed. This awe-inspiring footage, recently shared on Pinterest, features the adorable pup effortlessly gliding on a skateboard with more finesse than most humans could ever dream of!

Or from 2018. Or from 2022. Or from any election where the feckless RNC is tasked with holding the line against a relentless assault on Americans’ rights and freedoms. Based on these off-year election results, things are going to get a whole lot worse for Republican voters to mobilize to make necessary changes in their government. First, let’s get to the gubernatorial elections. Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear was re-elected after beating Trump-endorsed candidate Daniel Cameron, an evangelical running amidst an unpopular near-total state ban on abortions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Beshear’s...

Maine voters rejected a ballot initiative Tuesday that would have replaced the state’s electric utilities with the first state consumer-owned utility. The initiative, Question 3, would have created the Pine Tree Power company through a takeover of Maine’s two investor-owned utilities, Versant and CMP. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday night with about 68 percent of the vote counted, indicating only about 30 percent of voters supported the proposition.

The US economy is drowing in debt, going down, down, down. US Federal debt just hit $33.71 TRILLION. And unfunded liabilities (promises from Uncle Spam) are now $211 TRILLION. That is 526% of the the current debt load. Which means either lots of additional debt, higher tax rates or cuts in entitlements. The cost of US debt continues to soars as The Fed combats Bidenflation. Livin’ La Vida Biden! And Bidenomics!!!

... Indian authorities have barred any solidarity protest in Muslim-majority Kashmir and asked Muslim preachers not to mention the conflict in their sermons, residents and religious leaders told The Associated Press. .. But in Kashmir, being quiet is painful for many. “From the Muslim perspective, Palestine is very dear to us, and we essentially have to raise our voice against the oppression there. But we are forced to be silent,” said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a key resistance leader and a Muslim cleric. He said he has been put under house arrest each Friday since the start of the war and...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with government leaders to discuss the county’s economic recovery, the Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. Buttigieg will discuss efforts to “return Ukraine to economic self-sufficiency,” including supporting investments in transportation infrastructure that will “return to private-sector led growth,” the department said.

A top executive from the company behind the voting machines that “flipped votes” in Pennsylvania on Tuesday has admitted that “someone from our team programmed the election.” The voting machine issued caused votes in an eastern Pennsylvania county to appear to be “flipped” on a ballot question, officials said Tuesday. Voters were asked to decide whether Pennsylvania Superior Court Judges Jack Panella and Victor Stabile should be retained for additional 10-year terms. The “yes” or “no” votes for each judge were switched on a summary displayed to voters before they cast their ballot, said Charles Dertinger, the Northampton County director...

Earlier today, we reported on the sad reality that Ohio had voted to enshrine the right to murder babies into its Constitution, a seismic shift that was partially carried forward by an unlikely contingent—25 percent of white evangelicals according to exit polls conducted by the Washington Post. This alarmingly high minority within the evangelical community, by their ballot, have signaled a disturbing shift in the moral landscape of the Church. In the face of such a vote, one must question the influence of evangelical leadership. Figureheads like Brent Leatherwood and organizations like the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty...