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A new strategy for all-solid-state lithium batteries enhances energy density and extends lifespan by using a special material that removes the need for additional additives. This advancement promises over 20,000 cycles of efficient operation, marking a significant step forward in battery technology. An innovative cathode homogenization strategy for all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASLBs) has been introduced by researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from leading international institutions. This new approach, detailed in their paper published today (July 31) in Nature Energy, significantly improves the cycle life and...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Incumbent Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has lost his reelection campaign to fellow Republican Justin Heap, according to projections from the Associated Press. Richer, one of the elected officials responsible for administering elections in Maricopa County, has become a pariah on the right to defend election integrity after several Republicans, including Donald Trump, Kari Lake, Abe Hamadeh, and Mark Finchem, claimed election tampering when they lost their respected races in 2022. [snip] Heap stops short of saying the 2020 and 2022 elections were stolen but said thousands of Republican voters don’t have faith in the county’s election...

Fake conservative Stephen Richer, who was bankrolled by an anti-Trump billionaire, was ousted as Maricopa County Recorder after years of controversy and questionable maneuvers. In June Stephen Richer came out of the closet and announced his support for Joe Biden. The man is now free to be himself after he was ousted in the Arizona primary on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, he will still sit in office to spoil another election before he is sent out to pasture. In the 2022 election voting machines mysteriously broke down in deep red areas of the Phoenix area causing Republican candidates to lose an...

If we’ve learned anything from our national COVID experience, it’s that science is not a collection of fixed, eternal declarations. Tools and terminology useful in the process of discovery can also be instruments of confirmation. A microscope can be a portal to the unexpected, or a prop in a theatrical performance. True crime documentaries and news reports of deaths often feature a statement such as, “toxicology was performed,” “toxicology is pending,” or “toxicology showed X, Y and Z.” The word, “toxicology,” has an aura of a thorough, definitive procedure. Typically, “toxicology” is understood as analogous to drug screening the living,...

Thirty-three-year-old pro-life activist Bevelyn Beatty Williams has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison by a Manhattan federal court for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act by protesting outside an NYC abortion clinic.The Christian was convicted of “interference, including by threats and force, with individuals seeking to obtain and provide” abortions in the early days of the pandemic in 2020, according to a statement from the Department of Justice (DOJ).The Tennessee wife and mother was sentenced after preaching the Gospel outside an NYC abortion clinic and allegedly injuring a clinic worker’s hand and...

The White House today refused to condemn the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Millions of Christians around the world are still upset over the pornography, paganism and perversion that was broadcast on television. Drag queens and a morbidly obese woman mocking the Last Supper. First Lady Jill said the opening ceremony was spectacular. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre was asked whether or not the president approved. ... In response, House Speaker Mike Johnson issued a blistering statement on X. “The White House has had every opportunity to condemn the Olympics’ shameful mockery of the Last Supper, but...

During an extended edition of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live” that covered the reported assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson stated that the killing of Haniyeh means that his “moderate voice is off the table” because Haniyeh “was seen as a more moderate within Hamas.” Robertson said, “This is going to be an extreme test of the new President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. This is a man who’s quite literally just taken up his job, who has quite literally just seen one of his principal regional interlocutors who came to congratulate him and witness...

The Army is seemingly having buyer's remorse after an $11 million marketing deal with the United Football League and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The high-dollar, high-profile deal likely didn't lead to a single new Army recruit and may possibly have had a negative impact on finding new enlistments, internal documents and emails reviewed by Military.com show. The service may even seek to get some of its money back. The Army inked the deal earlier this year with the UFL, the upstart minor league alternative to the NFL that had an inaugural season from March through June with a disappointing debut....

Riots broke out in the English seaside town of Southport on Tuesday after the gruesome mass stabbing, allegedly by a migrant-heritage teen that left three children dead. Merseyside Police announced that a “major incident” had been declared after riots saw 39 police officers injured, 27 of whom were hospitalised after violence erupted during a protest over the attack on a children’s ‘Taylor Swift’ dance party in Southport on Monday that left three young girls dead and a further ten people injured. The force said that officers sustained bone fractures, lacerations, a suspected broken nose, and a concussion during the mayhem...

NATIONAL AVOCADO DAY Add National Avocado Day on July 31 to your menu of delicious food holidays to celebrate. Avocados are so versatile you can use them for everything from the appetizer to main dishes. Get ready to clear the table for an entire meal to make sure you enjoy this delicious food in style. #NationalAvocadoDay Avocados are more than a staple food in the American diet; they are proven to be a key ingredient in recipes for both inside the body and on the body! While guacamole is grand, don't settle for just the chips and dip on this...

Russia on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, calling it an "unacceptable political murder" that will exacerbate regional tension. "This is all very bad. This is an absolutely unacceptable political murder, and it will lead to further escalation of tensions," Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russia's state-run news agency, RIA Novosti.

A recall of Boar's Head deli meat products has been widely expanded over concerns that they may be linked to a fatal listeria outbreak in the U.S., federal officials said Tuesday. Another 3,500 tons of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold under the Boar's Head and Old Country brands have been added to the initial recall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. This is in addition to approximately 103 tons of Boar's Head products that were recalled last week. The recall now includes a total of 71 products that were produced between May 10 and July 29, the USDA said....

New Pennsylvania polling shows Democrats in the lead for both the presidential and Senate races in the state. According to a survey released Tuesday by Susquehanna Polling, Vice President Harris has a 4-point lead over former President Trump. Harris, who entered the race just more than a week ago after President Biden suspended his campaign, earns 47 percent support among Pennsylvania voters. Trump is close behind with 43 percent. Three percent of voters say they will cast their ballot for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and 7 percent say they aren’t sure who they would vote for if the...

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran by what the terror group said was an airstrike carried out by Israel early Wednesday as Iran’s supreme leader has vowed revenge. Haniyeh, who was one of Hamas’ most senior officials, was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new president when he was killed, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced. The Revolutionary Guard did not comment on who killed Haniyeh or how, but Hamas pointed the finger at Israel, stating that its leader was killed “in a Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of...

Democrats and the left continue to lose their minds over Donald Trump's decision to name Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate. My colleague Mike Miller illustrated the unhinged rage besetting the other side: Unquestionably, the hood ornament of the Democrat rage rhetoric clown car is Joe Biden. Just six days ago, on July 8, Biden called Trump "an existential threat to democracy," a phrase he repeats ad nauseam. Is it reasonable to assume that low-information crackpots across the fruited plain might be impacted by such hateful, histrionic rhetoric? Of course, it is: it has happened throughout history.

“The kids are hooked on wokeness now. They’d be better off with cigarettes.” — Ian Miles Cheong on “X”. Did we just witness the suicide of Wokery? I think you saw what’s called, in the argot of progressive thinking, the “queering” of the Olympics. That was some spectacle. First, Death on a Pale Horse came galloping down the Seine River so that no one would miss the point of the symbolism to follow: the beheaded Marie Antoinette portrayed singing in the window of a flaming palais (revolution anyone?). . . . Then, a tableau vivant of DaVinci’s The Last Supper...

AUBURN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Bimbo Bakeries in Auburn is unexpectedly shutting its doors this fall, putting its 49 employees out of work, some of them who’ve worked there for decades. The announcement came as a shock to Auburn’s mayor, who just received the news last week. “I just wish there had been at least some conversation beforehand to see if there was something we could do,” said Mayor Jimmy Giannettino. There was no indication that Bimbo Bakeries wanted to leave the area prior to the company making the decision, making this news even more of a shock for the mayor...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (7/31/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God (God) John 1:11 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

Elizabeth Warren Boasts Kamala Will Grant Citizenship to Millions of Illegals.

https://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2024/07/31/kamala-harris-3/According to the Washington Post, Kamala Harris tweeted support for a bail fund that bailed out murderers, rapists, kidnappers, shooters, and looters.By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)July 31, 2024Kamala Harris made this tweet, encouraging people to donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund:Original: https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1267555018128965643Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200601203407if_/https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1267555018128965643According to this article from the Washington Post, that charity has bailed out murderers, rapists, kidnappers, shooters, and looters.The Washington Post wrote:https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JLB0qMRVNqwJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/03/kamala-harris-tweeted-support-bail-fund-money-didnt-just-assist-protestors/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=usKamala Harris tweeted support for a bail fund, but the money didn’t just assist protesters September 3, 2020One defendant, Jaleel Stallings, was charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at police during protests on...