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Abstract Many social movements face fierce resistance in the form of a countermovement. Therefore, when deciding to become politically active, a movement supporter has to consider both her own movement’s activity and that of the opponent. This paper studies the decision of a movement supporter to attend a protest when faced with a counterprotest. We implement two field experiments among supporters of a right- and left-leaning movement ahead of two protest–counterprotest interactions in Germany. Supporters were exposed to low or high official estimates about their own and the opposing group’s turnout. ...Academically speaking, the right-leaning movement we study can more...

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper is being credited for saving lives by putting his own life on the line to stop a suspected drunk driver from entering an interstate going the wrong way. North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Trooper Cody Thao used his own patrol car as a barrier to stop the driver who was speeding up an exit ramp the wrong way. The dramatic crash was caught on dashcam video.

ohn was a world-class expert and instructor on shooting, firearms, and ammunition. Having been introduced to gun culture at a young age by his uncle Graves Gladney, also of St. Louis, John became a nationally recognized prodigy in shooting and designing firearms and ammunition by the time he graduated from high school. It was a lifelong passion for John, who as an adult became a world-renowned and highly respected expert in many different areas of the global firearms and ammunition industries. His dedication to gun culture and to the history of firearms in America led to his ongoing work as...

Many people on the right are seeking ways to escape the dumpster fire of Twitter. Since it’s Screen-Free Week, this seems a good time to ponder strategies for reducing our consumption of the propaganda and biased garbage proliferated by leftist corporate media and disseminated on social media. While I still read publications like the Washington Post regularly, I really do try to limit my consumption of such outlets for my mental and emotional health. Actually, my personal rule applies to all digital media, regardless of political affiliation. That’s for good reason, given the ever-growing evidence of how digital media affects...

For many Americans managing chronic conditions, taking medications and supplements is an important part of staying healthy. And if you're juggling multiple prescriptions, you may have a special way of storing your meds to keep track of which ones to take, and when. However, a new study published in the journal Health Technology Assessment found that one popular storage method can actually increase your risk of experiencing adverse effects from medications—something researchers found "counterintuitive" given the product's purpose. Read on to find out which storage method could raise the risk of side effects—and why you shouldn't stop using it if...

DISCLAIMER: Please understand, we believe teachers are incredibly valuable. We greatly appreciate teachers dedicating their lives to educating the next generation, especially because we understand the job is not always glamorous. This post is meant to educate and inform the public about situations that no one ever thinks could happen to their children. Most teachers are amazing human beings who have only our children’s welfare at heart. However, every so often, a predator slips through the cracks in the system. We ask you to use this information as a reference and to stay vigilant with keeping your children safe.We exist...

What’s Made from a Barrel of Oil? A barrel of crude oil (42 gallons) produces just under 45 gallons of refined products, from transportation fuels to essential materials for everyday products.

On Friday’s Mark Levin Show, in Ohio, a group of billionaire investors backing a former partner of theirs, JD Vance, is trying to smear Josh Mandel who has been a mainstay in Ohio’s conservative Tea Party movement. Mandel, a combat veteran, and former State Treasurer is now unfairly being trashed as a RINO by his opposition…

...Although I identified nearly 900 citations in the literature2 that discussed educator sexual misconduct in some format, there were only 14 U.S. and five Canadian or UK empirical studies on educator sexual misconduct. ...This analysis (Shakeshaft, 2003) indicates that 9.6 percent of all students in grades 8 to 11 report contact and/or noncontact educator sexual misconduct that was unwanted. 8.7 percent report only noncontact sexual misconduct and 6.7 percent experienced only contact misconduct...Based on the assumption that the AAUW surveys accurately represent the experiences of all K-12 students, more than 4.5 million students are subject to sexual misconduct by an...

Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, saying the social media company needs to be transformed privately. “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk wrote in a letter sent to Twitter Chairman Bret Taylor and disclosed in a securities filing...

In Turkey, foreigners who pay $250,000 for a property and keep it for three years are eligible to receive a Turkish passport. For a slightly smaller sum, Dubai offers a three-year residency visa. Wealthy Russians are pouring money into real estate in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, seeking a financial haven in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions, according to many property companies. We sell seven to eight units to Russians every day," said Gul Gul, co-founder of the Golden Sign real estate company in Istanbul. "They buy in cash, they open bank accounts in...

Andrea Mitchell (Andrea Mitchell Reports, MSNBC) discusses the origins of 'The Birther Movement' with Ben Smith (Politico Sr. Political writer) in 2013. Ben Smith traces 'The Birther Movement' to Hillary Clinton supporters when she was losing to Barack Obama in 2008. Andrea Mitchell appears somewhat flustered and shaken by this revelation and tries to tie it to Donald Trump and Republicans. "Ben Smith, thank you so much, from Politico for...reminding us of where this all started". (She doesn't appear all that thankful). Don't just save the link. Download and save this video for future reference. Hillary Clinton starts Birther Movement...

14:29 Joe Biden’s pick for the vacancy on the US supreme court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has the backing of almost half of American voters, according to a Politico poll released Tuesday. It shows that 47% want the US senate to confirm her nomination, with 26% opposed, and the other 27% having no set opinion. Unsurprisingly, Jackson is overwhelmingly backed by Democratic voters in the Politico/Morning Consult poll, with 75% in favor. Among Republicans, only 21% are positive, and she earns the support of 39% of independents.

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By LIZ O'RIORDAN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 18:01 EDT, 26 March 2022 | UPDATED: 03:11 EDT, 27 March 2022 The first time I saw CPR being performed was on TV. I was in my teens – it was probably the American medical drama ER. Maybe it was Casualty. There would always be a frantic scene of a medic pumping away at a patient whose heart had stopped. Someone would rush in with defibrillator paddles. Someone else would yell 'CLEAR!' Years later, as a fledgling doctor working on a crash team on hospital wards, I got to see it...

Not sure how many of our "gun nuts",It is from the site: "Black Sheep Innovations".You'll enjoy their gallery. (Link to web site and gallery below)The site is in German which Google does a good job in translating.But the pictures are universal.👍😁

Who Represents You? Biblically speaking, salvation means one thing. It is Jesus Christ becoming a part of your life. Not just any part of your life, but the part of your life that does for you what you cannot ever do for yourself…stand before God, blameless, and no longer due the penalty you owe for sin. Are Christian people perfect? No, far from it. In fact, their sin is worse than most Christ less people since they know the truth, and choose to sin anyway. Whereas, for a person without Christ in their life, their spiritual nature IS to sin....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will be nominated for the Supreme Court, worked for seven years as a judge on the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., before Biden appointed her to the appeals court that meets in the same courthouse. Here are excerpts from some notable opinions: PRESIDENTIAL POWER In 2019, Jackson ruled on a dispute between Democrats who control the House of Representatives and the Trump administration over lawmakers’ efforts to subpoena former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify to Congress. The administration appealed, and the case bounced around the D.C. Circuit through the...

This is 2 mins & 9sec. It's ominous and reminiscent of Stalin and Hitler.

Tells of growing up in Dixon, IL, his mother, first job in show biz, etc.