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“…. We propose a novel method to edit talking-head video based on its transcript to produce a realistic output video in which the dialogue of the speaker has been modified, while maintaining a seamless audio-visual flow (i.e. no jump cuts). ….” AC
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The Vietnamese government said they found their tags on dozens of Chines products in an attempt to sidestep the tariffs in the US-China trade war. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/china-gets-caught-slapping-fake-made-in-vietnam-tags-on-products-to-avoid-us-tariffs-video/ AC
by WARREN MOSLER Last months spike up that was hailed as a turn around now looks like an aberration: NY Manufacturing Falls The Most on Record The New York Empire State Manufacturing Index plummeted 26.4 points from the previous month to -8.6 in June, missing market expectations of +10. That was the largest monthly decline … Read more
Social media giants have responded to mounting pressure from politicians and activist groups. These social media firms are now refereeing content of the angry, polarizing and downright crazy public space those giants themselves created. These platforms are private entities, so they can officiate pretty much as they please. The trick now is for Facebook, YouTube, … Read more
via dailymail.co.uk: Researchers from UK, U.S. and Australia looked at how internet affects the brain Found that constantly flicking between items online reduces ability to focus Also revealed people memorise less and rely on internet to find out information Spending time on the internet is reducing our ability to focus on one task at a time … Read more
via dailymail.co.uk: Flight attendants shared their mid-air horror stories about feral passengers Crew claim there is a lot happening on board that travellers know nothing about Passengers have been urged to never walk barefoot into the plane bathroom Flight attendants have shared their mid-air horror stories and revealed what you must never do on a plane. While being … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENq99sMfwG4 Jim Hoft from The Gateway Pundit reports, Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to Barack Obama, joined Neil Cavuto on Coast to Coast on Thursday morning. During her discussion with anti-Trumper Cavuto Jarrett had the complete gall to lecture President Trump on foreign operatives influencing US elections. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019…
Steve Hilton introduces a new segment for ‘The Next Revolution’ with a look at hypocrisy within the democrat party. AC
via WSJ: In the last two years, its directors have opposed proposals to sell stocks in private prisons, gun retailers and companies tied to Turkey because of the potential for lost revenue and skepticism about whether divestment forces social change. One of these directors is now urging the system, also known as Calpers, to end … Read more
Censorship isn’t targeting “extremists” it is being used to eliminate and replace independent content creators. This isn’t about politics, its about keeping control of the narrative. This is the new “static panic”. Except this time it’s not discrimination against music, it’s against independent content creators. To the overlords having your own ideas is now extreme.. … Read more
A problem cannot be solved until the source of the problem is identified. The West Coast of the US has more tan 100,000 homeless and the majority are there because of addiction, often to opioids. via nypost: By latest count, some 109,089 people are sleeping on the streets of major cities in California, Oregon and … Read more
What am I missing here. As opposed to keep POTUS informed of cyber capabilities, it’s better to release said capabilities out to the media? How does allowing Russia to see this benefit national security? h/t lyfeliss
via wtop: In WTOP’s three-part series “City of Secrets,” WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green talks to some of the best in the espionage game to find how spies have infiltrated Washington, D.C. and what can be done to catch them. Every day, in the predawn hours, long before official Washington, D.C. stirs from its slumber, the … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1viaMddODLQ Mary Margaret Obrien from The Daily Caller reports, Former Vice President Joe Biden once took a middle-of-the-road approach to the abortion debate, a video from 2006 reveals. The Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful spoke to Texas Monthly in a 2006 interview later uploaded to YouTube in 2008 about his approach to abortion he said drew … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2l5yF3a0M I Love My Freedom reports, Attorney General William Barr has delivered a knock-out blow to Democrats and shut down House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan with a new legal opinion. As reported by the Associated Press, the Department of Justice issued a legal opinion finding that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was right to withhold President … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zak75ZpRWqc I Love My Freedom reports, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stunned many over the weekend when he claimed that America has had “many gay presidents.” During an interview with Axios that aired Sunday night on HBO, Buttigieg, who is openly gay, said he believes that the United States has had gay presidents. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: … Read more
Are there potential issues that could arise with this business? Of course. Are there pitfalls and dangers? Yes, of course. Is this a good business for everyone? No, of course not. But we need to start thinking outside the box, provide an income source outside the typical 9-5. Learning how to grow your own food … Read more
via pjmedia: Recent polling on the presidential race of 2020 seems to show President Trump in a very poor position to win reelection. A Fox News national poll and battleground surveys from CBS show Biden and other Democrats with comfortable leads. A common response from Trump supporters in response to such polls is to point out just … Read more
via thefire.org: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been signing a lot of bills into law that are good news for fans of limited government (like re-legalizing lemonade stands), but he made a big mistake signing these campus sexual harassment bills. In Texas, not only is sexual harassment now officially up to the most sensitive person on campus … Read more