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“Pope Francis has slapped down rumours that he would resign amid a flurry of health issues, vowing to serve as pontiff for ‘as long as God allows’. Francis, 85, cancelled a trip to Africa last week due to mobility concerns, prompting fears for his health. He also told a meeting of priests in Rome last … Read more
In [Ryan] Grim’s [Intercept] piece, one senior progressive congressional staffer (anonymous, of course) couldn’t hide his frustration. “There are wins to be had between now and the next couple months that could change the country forever, and folks are focused on stuff that has no theory of change for even getting to the House floor for a … Read more
The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in an ongoing fight over the state’s latest photo identification voting law. The 8-1 decision doesn’t end the more than three-year dispute over the voter ID law, which is not currently in effect and has been challenged in both state and federal … Read more
What happens when you stop investing in an energy source because it's not ESG friendly? Sooner or later demand exceeds supply. (Coal Prices) pic.twitter.com/dgq04FXa0G — George Gammon (@GeorgeGammon) June 22, 2022
One of the greatest things that came out of Trump’s time as president was his chance to nominate and have seated three conservative judges on the Supreme Court. The makeup of the court is now 6-3 on the side of conservatives. Basically, while socialist Democrats control both houses of the legislature and the presidency, SCOTUS … Read more
A WORLD economy already contending with raging inflation, stock-market turmoil and a gruelling war is facing yet another threat: the unravelling of a massive housing boom. As central banks around the globe rapidly increase interest rates, soaring borrowing costs mean people who were already stretching to buy property are finally reaching their limits. The effects … Read more
A man and a woman have been charged with conspiring to arrange to bring a child to the UK to harvest organs. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, from Nigeria, are charged with conspiracy to harvest organs. Both have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge magistrates court later on Thursday. … Read more
When St. Paul’s rent control ballot measure passed in November, it contained a unique provision for national rent control policies: there was no exception for new housing construction. Typically, in order to make sure that new homes still get financed and built, rent control policies only apply to older apartments, either exempting buildings for a … Read more
via LA TIMES: Whether it’s President Biden insisting a recession is avoidable or his critics arguing that the wolf is at the door, both sides are acting as if the nation faces an unprecedented catastrophe. Partly it’s political theater — Biden fighting on behalf of an already beleaguered presidency and many of the doomsayers hoping a downturn … Read more
The Pastor Carries a 45 in a BIBLE CASE! AC
‘New York City Mayor Adams watched gleefully as a massive bulldozer pulverized nearly hundred seized dirt bikes at the Eerie Basin Auto Pound off Gowanus Bay in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The crushing event was part of a new safety initiative to eradicate the dangerous vehicles from the city streets in which the bikes will be … Read more
The cost of rent continued its meteoric rise in April, marking the 13th month in a row of record-setting increases for single-family units. Nationally, single-family rent jumped 14% year over year in April, according to a report released Tuesday by the real estate data firm CoreLogic. Rent in several major metropolitan areas, particularly Sun Belt … Read more
Planning to fly this summer? Good luck. Delays are up. Cancellations, too. Why? Because of the pilot shortage. A pilot shortage? How can this be? Flying is a popular job. Some people fly small planes just for fun. Why aren’t there enough commercial pilots? Because the government passed another dumb law. In 2009, after a Colgan Air … Read more
Is Team Biden no longer even trying to avoid being a laughingstock? Why did Biden just appoint a champion of the Hunter Biden laptop coverup to serve as chief of his new Ministry of Truth? Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that his agency is creating a “Disinformation Governance Board.” Given the Biden record, … Read more
Pew: Come and see the credibility disconnect in the media — and media fact-checking. Is this a disconnect, or is it just a case of stubborn denial? After all, polls have shown severe erosion in media credibility for years before now, including longitudinal surveys at Gallup. The last time a majority of Americans trusted the media was in … Read more
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 7.7% in May, the highest since January 1983, on gasoline prices, as well as services like hotels and restaurants, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to rise to 7.4% in May from 6.8% in April. STORIES: Market reaction: … Read more
(Business Insider) Amazon is teaching Alexa to mimic anyone’s voice, dead or alive, from just a one-minute recording of that voice. Rohit Prasad, Amazon’s head scientist for Alexa, said at a live event on Wednesday that his team has been instructing Alexa to pick up a voice from a short audio clip and convert it … Read more
US airlines don’t want to fly a plane unless it is at 85% capacity. Fuel costs are crushing the airlines. Just imagine a world in which, almost overnight, the transport system breaks down. Flights across the world are cancelled, leaving thousands of travellers stranded far from home. Airports are crowded with mobs of angry, frightened … Read more
