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Did you know that the number of Americans that are out of work right now is far higher than it was at any point during the Great Recession? I know that sounds crazy, but I will prove it to you in this article. A whopping 111 million Americans do not have a job, and we are spending more than a trillion dollars a year on the social safety net that supports them. Of course we cannot afford to do this, because the national debt has already reached 39 trillion dollars and it is growing at an astounding rate. If we...

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The midterm election is less than four months away, and Republicans hold majorities in both houses of Congress, yet their track record has been abysmal. Other than the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” congressional Republicans have delivered little for their supporters. Republican voters are surely wondering why they gave the GOP the majority in both houses of Congress in the 2024 election. ADVERTISEMENT President Donald Trump is doing everything he can, with a flurry of Executive Orders, but it is impossible to implement his ambitious agenda without the support of Congress. This type of opposition occurred during his first term. Trump...

Tesla cars are constantly capturing video data from all their cars that is sent back to their servers. No doubt, this data could be used to track criminals or anyone else by a query to the database. I have not seen this discussed anywhere, but seems like LE or those with ill intent could see this as a treasure. I saw this post: This little blue dot on your phone is a revolutionary invention https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4386790/posts and it made me remember this question. Tesla uses the data to improve their self driving algorithms so billions of videos are uploaded from cars...

I’ve been writing about whiskey for nearly a decade and drinking it for much longer. I’m quite familiar with WhistlePig, Old Overholt, Jack Daniel’s and Stranahan’s. But High Bank, Lost Woods, The Notch Nantucket and O.K.I.? A few of those I know by name but couldn’t tell you a thing about their liquid. And yet, all of those distilleries and producers just won big at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC). Founded in 2000, the SFWSC is the longest-running spirits competition in North America and the largest of its kind. Judges award Bronze, Silver and Gold medals throughout a...

Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow has dropped out of the U.S. Senate campaign, according to a report from the Detroit News. Democrat voters in Michigan must choose between socialist Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) to fill the U.S. Senate seat. Whoever voters choose is expected to face off against Republican candidate Mike Rogers in November.

If you don’t vote this November, you are doomed. You think Mamdani’s a nightmare, wait until this mob takes over…

Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe has filed a lawsuit against Discovery, claiming that the network owes him over $2 million for narration work he did on Deadliest Catch.According to People, Rowe and his production company, Lab Rat, filed the lawsuit against Discovery Talent Services on Wednesday, July 1. The suit claims that the company breached its contract by refusing to honor Rowe’s “pay-or-play” agreement for his work on Deadliest Catch and its spinoff series.Rowe, who has narrated the reality series since 2005, allegedly signed an agreement in 2020 that would pay him $40,000 per episode. His lawyers also claim that...

A German soccer fan who came to America to support his national team during the 2026 World Cup completely broke down on live television after realizing the nonstop anti-American propaganda he was fed back home was total garbage. Sebastian Kraus got emotional during an interview with NBC 10 Boston after experiencing real American kindness that shattered everything the media had told him. He admitted he was scared to travel to the United States because of the constant news about shootings, criminals, and claims that the country is not safe. Then a man named Bob and his family from New England...

Chicago has one of the most expensive education systems in the world-per capita student expenditures approaching $30,000 per year. Only 18 percent of students are proficient in math, with reading scores not much better. The only hope is to eliminate the Chicago Public Schools entirely and go to an all–private school system. We would eliminate the property tax as a school financing vehicle. Currently, 15–30 percent of rents in Chicago go directly to fund public sector schools. Chicago renters will welcome a huge rent reduction. I recommend limits be placed at 10 percent of family income for one student, 16.6...

Fights have broken out across France as hundreds of shoppers scramble for air conditioning units before soaring temperatures next week. Footage showed Parisians scuffling over the coveted equipment in a Lidl supermarket after 400 people queued all night to get their hands on a unit on Thursday. The clashes came after temperatures reached 44C (111ºF) in parts of France last week, with sweltering heat set to return on Monday. One customer reportedly injured eight people, including a 12-year-old, with pepper spray in an attempt to get his hands on an air-conditioning (AC) unit. Seems like Europe's experiment with no air...

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Baseball has some really cool moments now and then. This is one. Some background: 1. Since College Baseball World Series, and 2. Several recent World Cup games ... Fans have taken up singing John Denver's "Country Roads." Well at today's Brave's home game, when our star catcher came up to bat (he's a good hitter) the crowd started signing 'take me home, country roads,' And Olsen (the batter) LAUNCHED a home run far into the right field stands. The crowd sang loudly and cheerfully as he circled the bases. Happy Birthday, USA.

The Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest marked the United States' 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance Saturday with a pair of defending champions reigning again on Coney Island. Record holder Joey Chestnut took down 66 hot dogs to claim the Mustard Belt for the 18th time, and Miki Sudo downed 38.75 hot dogs for her record 12th victory. "I knew I was going to be able to get the win," Chestnut said, adding, "I've got so much room left." Chestnut beat out 13 competitors who came from around the country and world, trekking from the Czech Republic, Australia and...

Streamer Sneako declares “New York is an Islamic state” / “This is the Islamic Republic of New Yorkistan” “Islam will be in every household. Inshallah, the whole world will become Muslim.” How do we coexist with this?

The Bartender's Thinking BIG! 😆

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Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for best supporting actress in her film debut "On the Waterfront (1954)". Her most famous role was perhaps as Eve Kendall, the sultry blonde double agent in the 1959 thriller, "North by Northwest". She was married to Jeffrey Hayden from 1951 in until his death in 2016. She retired in 2021.

If you want to keep your house naturally cooler this summer, the most important thing you can do happens before the day heats up: Close your blinds and windows by about 9 a.m., or before direct sunlight reaches that side of your home. That’s the core idea behind an old-school home-cooling technique some call the “caveman method,” inspired by the naturally cool conditions found in caves. To understand how it works, Country Living talked to Joseph Holman, a door and window specialist at Green Door based in the U.K., where June temperatures have surpassed record highs this year. While it...

The power didn't go out...they turned it off!! Mamdani says turn AC to 78... City hall's inside temperature is 72. NYC has over 500 electric buses... Some cell towers are out, and traffic lights are out.