Tuesday, July 23
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar tops two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark to win his third Tour de France title (More)
> Singer and rapper Sean Kingston and his mother indicted on six federal charges related to wire fraud; both face up to 20 years in prison if convicted (More)
> American golfer Xander Schauffele wins 152nd British Open, Schauffele's second major championship victory (More) | Dallas Wings' Arike Ogunbowale leads Team WNBA to 117-109 victory over Team USA in WNBA All-Star Game (More)
Science & Technology
> Friday's global computer outage affected 8.5 million Windows users, or 1% of total, despite causing widespread disruption (More) | Faulty Windows update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered outage; see previous write-up (More)
> Chemists discover new method to turn waste Styrofoam into conducting polymers for use in electronics (More)
> New imaging technique reveals early stages of how amyloid-beta plaques form in the brain; molecule is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease (More) | Everything you need to know about Alzheimer's (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.8%) in continued shift from tech companies to smaller cap stocks (More)
> Disneyland unions vote to authorize a potential walkout of 14,000 employees amid ongoing contract negotiations; if negotiations fall through, walkout would be Disneyland's first in 40 years (More)
> Federal Aviation Administration investigates Southwest Airlines plane flying at low altitude over Tampa Bay, Florida (More) | American Airlines reaches deal with flight attendants union to avoid strike (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Bangladesh's top court reduces quotas for government jobs sparking deadly protests; policy reserving one-third of government jobs for relatives of veterans led to protests killing over 100 people (More)
> Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will testify today before the House Oversight Committee after report Secret Service denied requests by former President Donald Trump's security detail for more personnel, resources (More)
> Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D, TX-18) dies following battle with pancreatic cancer at age 74; Lee spearheaded the cause to make Juneteenth a national holiday, among other efforts (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Letter of Concern
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Brother and Sister,
I have been concerned for quite some time and maybe this is due to my political and economic ignorance, but it is concern none the less that many of my neighbors, nurses and doctors share here in east Tennessee.
Only Trump has the mountain oysters to stand up to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and BRICS,,, but at what price?
Neither party has a candidate that will UNIFY the nation.
We are divided politically, racially, economically (financially), regionally, religiously, militarily, educationally, and by gender. We are so adamant as to the way we feel there is no room for compromise.
Our division will become harmful if it has not done so already.
Our national debt precludes us from too much continued spending and yet spending is necessary for our military and infrastructure.
Our focus on going green is offset by other countries doing little to nothing, contradicting our efforts.
Average Americans cannot afford EVs, replace batteries for hybrids and there are not enough charging stations not to mention the possibility that our power grid needs to be seriously upgraded.
Billionaires shelter their money in offshore accounts, even though they pay a lot in taxes, they could do more.
Illegal immigration will theoretically tie up our resources and may take jobs away from Americans
If we focus on made in America, our labor costs and benefits will raise prices unless we can reduce the cost of manufacturing or companies and shareholders accept less profits.
Depending upon how fast robots with AI rolls out, unemployment will increase... building and repairing robots will not really fall to Americans as that can be easily done by robots as well.
Does our WOKE military stand strong against the threat of our enemies... and if we do not take the threat from China seriously, we are fooling ourselves, I believe - nuclear weapons will save us but at what cost? We have more nukes than any other country.
Social Security is one of our biggest government expenditures, so it stands to reason that it should be reduced along with Medicare/Medicaid but what will be the resistance?
A Narrow Personal View - I have witnessed a censoring of the conservative viewpoint among liberal media outlets. It seems to me that our two party political system is contingent upon two opposing views resulting in compromise and moving forward. If one side is eliminated, then do we have the political balance that we need? Case in point: one out of three democrats believe Trump orchestrated his own assassination attempt.
UNITY is the key. United we stand, divided we fall. I believe in that concept, right or wrong. If may make me naive and immature, but it is now part of who I am or have become. Our country is not united. It matters not who started it - what matters is that it is being perpetrated on both sides and it has got to stop.
Until we find a LEADER who will bring both sides together, we will swing back and forth... Biden undid what Trump did... If Trump wins, he will undo what Biden did... etc., etc., etc. I doubt this will more us forward.,
Again, I am a novice in these matters as evidenced by my current economic situation, but I am smart enough to listen to those around me and this is what I am hearing...
Take care,
Confirmed Cave on the MOON
FILE - A plane passes in front of the moon, Aug. 30, 2023, in Chicago. Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago this week, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, file)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts.
An Italian-led team reported Monday that there’s evidence for a sizable cave accessible from the deepest known pit on the moon. It’s located at the Sea of Tranquility, just 250 miles (400 kilometers) from Apollo 11’s landing site.
The pit, like the more than 200 others discovered up there, was created by the collapse of a lava tube.
Researchers analyzed radar measurements by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and compared the results with lava tubes on Earth. Their findings appeared in the journal Nature Astronomy.
The radar data reveals only the initial part of the underground cavity, according to the scientists. They estimate it’s at least 130 feet (40 meters) wide and tens of yards (meters) long, probably more. READ MORE...
Monday, July 22
Election 2024
- Currently, the USA is HATED by numerous countries in the world, the least of which is China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
- Currently, the USA has the highest national debt that it has ever had before, putting us at serious risk for defaulting on our payments.
- Currently, several countries have joined the countries of BRICS in trying to destroy the US dollar by stopping its use between countries engaged in international trade.
- Currently, Muslim/Arab terrorists not only want the destruction of Israel but the destruction of the USA as well.
- Currently, there are about 30,000 Chinese illegal immigrants of military age in the USA, supposedly looking for a better life.
- Currently, there are over TEN MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS inside the USA, many of which have no skills or abilities to offer other than their desire to work, willfully knowing they BROKE THE LAW to get here.
NOW... the question as I see it is this: Do you think the Democrats, or the Republicans are the best party to extricate the citizens of the USA out of this Hole of Despair and Destruction?
Bear in mind, the following:
The Democrats want to continue illegal immigration.
The Democrats want to continue increasing the national debt.
The Democrats would rather put money into social programs than the military.
The Democrats want to increase taxes (on the wealthy as well, knowing most of their money is sheltered away from taxes).
The Democrats want to censor conservative points of view.
The Democrats want to continue programs that focus on WOKE, CRT, and DEI.
The Democrats do not see China as a threat, only the country of Russia.
The Democrats are not worried about Iran or North Korea becoming a nuclear power.
Obviously, the Republicans pursue the opposite of what the Democrats pursue.
Look at our current situation and decide for yourself if this is what you want to continue or if you want it to stop and you seek a change...
THEN VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE IN NOVEMBER...
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