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Several Democrat lawmakers have expressed unease with President Biden's campaign and its operations as he faces sagging poll numbers and low popularity. It's a viewpoint that aligns with other left-leaning individuals who have previously sounded the alarm, including a former aide to first lady Jill Biden. Still, Biden's re-election vehicle appears to have not made any significant changes despite the public outcry. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is one such politician who worries about how Biden has approached the election. The Vermont independent, who caucuses with Democrats, said Biden needs to change course and believes the Israel-Hamas war has hurt the...

While broadly touted as the future of shipboard point and missile defense, laser weapons have been glaringly absent in the US-led coalition strikes against Iranian-supplied drones and missiles used by Houthi forces in Yemen to attack commercial vessels and warships in the Red Sea. This month, Breaking Defense reported that Rear Admiral Fred Pyle, the US Navy’s director of surface warfare requirements, has expressed frustration with the current pace of laser weapon system development. ... Lara Seligman and Matt Berg mention in a December 2023 Politico article that the US Navy has used Standard SM-2 missiles costing US$2.1 million in...

In Florida, the state Board of Education passed new regulations prohibiting public colleges from using public funds for programs and initiatives based on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As ABC News reports, the Florida Board of Education categorizes such DEI efforts as “any program, campus activity, or policy that classifies individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation and promotes differential or preferential treatment of individuals on the basis of such classification.” DEI is widely seen as a rebranded and expanded version of affirmative action, which involves race-based admissions and hiring practices in...

The mainstream media is reporting "This record-breaking market just keeps going higher and higher. Here’s why" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/19/this-record-breaking-market-just-keeps-going-higher-and-higher-heres-why.html A panel discussion on MSNBC was discussion why Biden isn't getting the credit for the great economy, with inflation coming down and the stock market making new highs. The reason is that the stock market is actually about 9% lower than it was in December 2021 when adjusted for inflation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, a December 2021 dollar is worth 91 cents today. https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm And what goes for the stock market also goes for wages, Social Security payments,...

A 'race-fueled' brawl erupted between black and Somali students at a Minneapolis high school, it is claimed, leading to the arrest of at least two adults accused of joining in. The initial altercation erupted between a group of black and Somali students, it was claimed by CrimeWatchMinneapolis, but the situation escalated when parents, after they became aware of the incident, allegedly joined the fight alongside their children. Latoys' daughter, Sanaiah Milon, claimed she was punched to the floor and kicked by dozens of students earlier on Thursday because of 'a personal beef'. She denied claims the brawl was racially-motivated, although...

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A transgender golfer has managed to secure her spot on a prestigious tour, specifically designed to provide 'growth opportunities' for female players. Hailey Davidson, 30, who was born in Scotland but now lives in Florida has long been aiming to become the first transgender woman to earn a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour card - and has moved a step closer to her goal. Davidson won the NXXT Women's Classic at Mission Inn Resort and Club near Orlando, Florida.

The Biden administration’s “Bidenomics,” which they have touted as improving the lives of middle and working-class Americans, has been taking a major hit lately. Recent surveys show most U.S. households are still facing economic hardship, according to The Hill. Over 60 percent of Americans report living paycheck-to-paycheck, including 45 percent of those earning over $100,000 a year, an August Lending Club survey found, The Hill reported. On Thursday, President Joe Biden made a rare campaign trail appearance, making an impromptu stop at a Cook Out restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he enjoyed a milkshake and burger, according to the...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A deadly shooting Monday in South Peoria appears to have been the result of a botched robbery, Peoria police said. According to Semone Roth of the Peoria Police Department, the shooting occurred amid a potential Facebook Marketplace transaction where two people came to Peoria to meet someone about buying a vehicle. The shooting occurred at about 5 p.m. in a nearby alley in the 2100 block of West Lincoln Avenue where the would-be buyers were led by the purported sellers. “The investigation has determined that this was an attempted robbery setup and there was no intention...

The Truth Seeker @TruthSeeker543 Were you aware that Donald Barr employed a very young and unqualified 21-year-old Jeffrey Epstein to teach at one of the most elite private schools in New York City? Interestingly, Donald Barr also wrote a disturbing book called Space Relation which is about young children—a topic too unsettling to discuss here. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Relations … It gets even more strange. Donald's son, Bill Barr, served as the Attorney General of the DOJ, and Jeffrey Epstein committed "suicide " under his watch. It's probably just a series of coincidences, though. Nothing to see here.

Tim Scott endorses Trump at New Hampshire rally in Concord At a campaign rally in Concord, Tim Scott endorsed Former President Donald Trump. Scott is on a short list of potential running mates along with Rep. Elise Stefanik who was also present.

Chad McCrary, a beloved champion bodybuilder, died earlier this month. He was 49. McCrary’s brother, Lance McCrary, took to social media and posted a message from Mutant CEO Jim McMahon. Mutant is a sports fitness brand and sponsored McCrary. “Like everybody, I’m very sad and stunned,” McMahon said in video. “It’s a hard one.” McMahon also spoke about the legacy McCrary left on the athletic community. “What I’m always gonna take away is just what we all got to experience, in our group at least, with him, is just the camaraderie. It’s always everything that all of us try to...

Struggling online retailer Wayfair on Friday said it will slash around 1,650 employees — or 13% of its global workforce of roughly 14,000 — just weeks after its billionaire CEO caused a stir by saying workers should log longer hours. Niraj Shah, the boss of the Boston-based furniture-selling e-commerce site, said the company needed to cut costs — its third round of layoffs since summer of 2022 –after going “overboard” on hiring during the pandemic.

More than half of adults living in the U.S. label themselves as "mouth breathers"—breathing primarily through an open mouth. However, according to research, breathing through the nose leads to several benefits, including lower blood pressure and other factors that could predict heart disease risk. Blood pressure and heart rate can be predictors of heart disease. Breathing patterns can affect these bodily functions due to the crosstalk that occurs between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Nasal breathing has been shown to relax the airways and improve breathing efficiency. A group of 20 young adult volunteers participated in a crossover study consisting...

It sounds like a scene out of a “Frankenstein” movie: the mad scientist reaches into the freezer to pull out a body part which he will attach onto a specimen of his creation. But surgically removing body parts from one person and transferring them onto another is not just something out of a horror flick; it is tragically where so-called “gender-affirming care” is headed, in the form of what has been dubbed “genital swap” surgery. The scheme of transplanting genitals removed from one person undergoing so-called transgender surgery and attaching them to another trans person is now a possibility, according...

Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see. 3038 Mar 12, 2019 2:55:14 PM EDTQ !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 4fe510 No. 5643022>Decide for yourself (be free from outside opinion).>Decide for yourself (be objective in your conclusions).>Decide for yourself (be true in your own beliefs).>Decide for yourself (be open to following the facts).>Decide for yourself (be strong in defending your beliefs).>Decide for yourself (be resistant...

Boy howdy… when things get interesting, they REALLY get interesting. In an effort to deflect attention from the gross corruption she initiated in the prosecution of Donald Trump, Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis stepped into the middle of a contentious divorce between Willis’s married lover and appointed Special Prosecutor, Nathan Wade, and his wife, Joycelyn Wade. After discovering details of the relationship between Nathan Wade and Fani Willis, lawyers representing Mrs. Joycelyn Wade wanted a deposition of Fani Willis. At issue are the finances in the marriage and Mrs. Wade’s discovery that her husband, Nathan Wade, and Fani Willis had...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Six people, including a detention officer and food contractors at the Fulton County Jail, are now facing charges for trying to sneak stuff into the jail. Fulton County Sheriff’s Office officials say they began investigating after cartons of cigarettes were found in a food tray on one of the housing floors of the jail last month. Investigators say they learned that several employees of Summit Correctional Services, the jail’s food service contractor, were involved. They say a former inmate who had been released on bond and a detention officer were also involved.

John Fetterman, as someone put it, is doing a Bulworth in reverse. Bulworth was a fictional California senator in the 1990s movie of the same name who suddenly abandoned his establishment politics for an outspoken leftism, and all ended happily ever after. Fetterman is the real Pennsylvania senator who has suddenly modulated his leftist politics, outraging his former supporters and pleasing his former critics. The senator is demonstrating how — through theatrical dissent from a few fashionable left-wing causes and strategic rebranding — it’s possible to create a Democratic politics shorn of some of its dumbest, most unnecessary cultural vulnerabilities....

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