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It looks like the original explanation for where Homo floresiensis came from was right all along. The Hobbit humerus fragment (left) from Mata Menge next to one from Liang Bua to scale, and the full collection of bones from the most complete Liang Bua Hobbit. Image Credit: Yousuke Kaifu ================================================================================ Three new fossils, including part of a humerus, have been found at Mata Menge on the Indonesian island of Flores. They indicate that Homo floresiensis, popularly known as Hobbits, were descended from Homo erectus, and became small relatively soon after arriving on Flores. Indeed, it seems at least some Hobbits...

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg used a "White Dupes for Harris" fundraising event to tell 20,000 prospective donors that "Vice-President Harris has women's health freedom as Exhibit A in her case for voters to elect her president. But it's not only women who will benefit from a nationwide right to a free abortion at any time and for any reason. Men will be freed from the obligation to pay to support the children who are aborted." The Secretary used statistics to buttress his argument, pointing out that "87% of abortions are performed on unmarried women and 64% of them report...

Hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England

Business investor and television personality Mark Cuban has high praise for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was announced Monday as Vice President Harris’s running mate. The entrepreneur and reality TV panelist complimented Walz in a social media post Tuesday for his relatability as Silicon Valley bigwigs draw lines in the sand over the November election. Technology Mark Cuban on Tim Walz: He ‘can make you feel like you have [known] him forever’ by Tobias Burns - 08/06/24 1:51 PM ET Share Post Mark Cuban speaks in Washington, D.C. Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press Businessman Mark Cuban speaks after attending meetings...

Rochester, N.Y. — A 3-month-old boy died from his injuries after he was apparently attacked by dogs on the city's northwest side over the weekend, according to police. .... Police said two pit bull-type dogs believed to have attacked the boy were seized from the home, as the circumstances leading up to his death remain under investigation.

i believe texas has explicitly reserved the right to secede when it joined the USA. also the constitution does not prohibit other states and while the war between the states was fought over this, there was never a court case to determine this. looking at a 2020 map of blue and red counties, it seems apparent that most counties favor trump. this can reasonably be expected to continue through 2024. if the election fraud continues in 2024 as is widely anticipated, what would prohibit 1. texas state from peacefully seceding and forming an independent republic of texas 2. individual counties...

Vladimir Putin has desperately sent troops to repel hundreds of soldiers, tanks and armoured vehicles that have stormed across Russia's border in what Moscow claimed was a Ukrainian attack. Moscow's defence ministry said it has rushed troops and aviation units to the southwestern region after Ukrainian units allegedly tried to attack Russian positions just inside the border, according to Russian officials. 'Border defence troops, together with military units of the FSB border force, are repelling attacks and inflicting fire damage on the enemy,' the defence ministry said in a statement Tuesday. Russia claims Ukraine launched the foray early this morning...

Russia has captured 162 square miles of the Ukrainian territory since June 14, the Interfax news agency said Tuesday, citing Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's security council. Russian forces have captured the village of Tymofiivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Interfax news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying Tuesday. Also, Russian forces have thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to penetrate the border in Russia's Kursk region, the interim governor of the region said Tuesday.

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A giant vegetable enthusiast from Iowa broke a world record when he harvested an eggplant weighing in at a staggering 8.33 pounds. Dave Bennett from Davis County had his eggplant examined by Inspector Ivan Hankins of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's Iowa Weights and Measures Bureau. Hankins confirmed the 8.33-pound eggplant is the largest in the world. "I've been growing eggplants for probably five years now," Bennett told Radio Iowa. "Two years ago I set the state record at 5.6 pounds." He said Guinness World Records has been in contact to tell him...

A whistleblower is claiming that the lead Secret Service agent in charge of Donald Trump's deadly Butler, Pennsylvania, rally was 'inexperienced' and 'failed to implement appropriate security protocols.' The complaint comes weeks after 20-year-old murderer Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump from a 'perfect location' in relatively close range to the former president as he spoke at the July 13 campaign rally. Crooks hit Trump, injuring him and two others, along with fatally wounding firefighter Corey Comperatore.

Day #3 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I'm posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the next couple of months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so it will take at least ten weeks to do this. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity threads like...

It has come to light that the Secret Service’s handling of urgent security information on the day of the attack on President Donald Trump was disastrously inadequate.According to The Washington Post, crucial messages about the imminent threat posed by Crooks were not properly relayed to the Secret Service, leading to a deadly game of telephone tag that ultimately failed to prevent the attack.On her show, Laura Ingraham highlighted the chaotic communication breakdowns that occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania. Local commanders were forced to use cell phones to call state troopers, who then relayed messages to the Secret Service, resulting in critical...

Not that any American should sell out their country like this, but the agents recruiting these people do not even have to work very hard. Look how cheap this guy was willing to give up information: An Army soldier accused of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities has decided to plead guilty, according to federal court documents. Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who was also an intelligence analyst, filed a motion late last week requesting a hearing to change his plea. “Mr. Schultz has decided to change his plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty pursuant to an...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), is “right down the middle.” Pelosi said, “Tim Walz is wonderful. And she had many good choices among the six and certainly among the two. I’m a big fan of Gov. Shapiro. Tim Walz I know very well. He served in the House. To characterize him as left is so unreal. … He’s right down the middle. He’s a heartland-of-America Democrat. And he was the chair of our Veterans Affairs Committee, and I don’t want...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is trying to downplay Vice President Kamala Harris's newly announced running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's extreme liberal record. Pelosi had reportedly been working behind the scenes to try and get Walz, who served in Congress from 2006-2019 and whom she is 'fond of,' onto Harris' ticket. And her efforts paid off after Harris announced she was selecting the governor to join her as her running mate as she aims for the presidency in November.

America Criminalizes Too Much and Punishes Too MuchWhen those on parole or probation are included, one out of every 47 adults is under “some form of correctional supervision.”Not only have we adopted more criminal laws at an astonishing clip, but the punishments our criminal laws carry have also grown markedly. Beginning in earnest in the second half of the 20th century, legislatures began to adopt laws that had, as Judge Jed Rakoff has noted, "two common characteristics: they imposed higher penalties, and they removed much of judicial dis-cretion in sentencing." Notable among these laws were statutes imposing mandatory minimum terms...

Under the Kamala-Walz ticket, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be considered for a cabinet position, like Secretary of Energy or Secretary of the Treasury. https://t.co/mBdJsXXvVX— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) August 6, 2024pic.twitter.com/SlIAUfxvOM— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 6, 2024

𝐄𝐗𝐂 - 𝐕𝐏 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐳 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. He spoke alongside the president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), which leads a billion-dollar Chinese influence operation flagged by the U.S. State Department for “directly and malignly influencing” American politicians. U.S. officials added the effort - the United Front Work Department - works “to co-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition” and “influence foreign individuals and the policies of foreign states to serve Beijing’s interests.” Despite these ties, Walz headlined the national convention of another CCP influence group...

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