Sunday, August 18
In The NEWS
Hurricane Ernesto poised to hit Bermuda today.
Ernesto—a Category 2 hurricane as of this writing—is expected to pass over or near the British island of Bermuda and bring as much as 15 inches of rain. In Puerto Rico, over 250,000 homes remain without power, and over 170,000 homes remain without running water after Ernesto passed by the US territory late Tuesday. Ernesto is on track to brush parts of Newfoundland, Canada, by Monday.
Vice President Kamala Harris unveils economic proposals.
The Democratic presidential nominee released her plans Friday while giving a speech in North Carolina, a key battleground state. Harris' plans include calling for the construction of 3 million new housing units and a $40B fund to help local housing initiatives, expanding the child tax credit to $6K, and limiting taxes on tips. See all details of her economic proposals here.
Thailand elects its youngest prime minister.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, was elected as the country's head two days after Thailand’s Constitutional Court removed former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office. The court dismissed Srettha for an ethics violation in appointing a cabinet member who had been jailed over an alleged bribery attempt. Shinawatra is the daughter of billionaire and former Prime Minister Thaksin, who led Thailand from 2001-06. Her aunt, Yingluck, also served as prime minister from 2011-14.
Wanted Peruvian gang leader arrested in the US.
Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, who is wanted for the murder of 23 people in Peru, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York. The 38-year-old Torres-Navarro is believed to be the leader of Peruvian gang "Los Killers." He entered the US illegally through the Texas-Mexico border in May and was awaiting immigration proceedings; US authorities were informed in July that Torres-Navarro was wanted in Peru.
Eugene Levy and Dan Levy to host 2024 Emmy Awards.
The two will make history as the first father-and-son duo to cohost an awards show when the 76th Emmy Awards air Sept. 15 (8 pm ET, ABC). The two Canadians are best known for starring in and cocreating "Schitt's Creek," which broke Emmy Award records in 2020 after winning nine trophies and becoming the first comedy to sweep the four main comedy acting categories.
Jack Russell, former Great White singer, dies at 63.
The singer, who led the 1980s rock band, died from Lewy body dementia (see 101) and multiple system atrophy (see 101) earlier this month, according to a Thursday night announcement. Russell previously had survived a fatal fire in 2003 at a nightclub in Rhode Island where the band was performing. The band’s pyrotechnics ignited the blaze, which killed 100 people, including Great White guitarist Ty Longley.
What to Expect...
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We have a decision to make in November of the year, perhaps earlier if you decide to participate in early voting.
It is true (regardless of its validity) that Trump is a convicted felon who will more than likely be sentenced to prison in a few days. Ignore the fact that the VERDICT will be overturned by an APPEALS court because that will happen after the election.
It is also true that Kamala Harris was the first Democratic candidate to drop out of the primary race in 2020 because the Democratic Party DID NOT WANT HER. It is true that she got the position solely because Biden dropped out of the race under pressure from the Democratic Party.
FORGET the pros and cons of the VP choices because VPs are useless as TEATS ON A BOAR HOG...
These are the main issues that the AMERICAN PUBLIC MUST deal with regarding this election.
- First - Are you worried that China is willing to do whatever it needs to in order to replace the USA as LEADER of the world?
- Second - Are you worried that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, the Middle East, BRICS, and other countries will do whatever it needs to in order to economically destroy the USA?
- Third - If you want higher TAXES, regardless of what the Democrats say, they have no choice but to raise TAXES to pay for their socialistic programs.
- Fourth - Do you believe that buying gasoline for your personal vehicle should stop and that we should stop drilling for oil and if we need oil buy oil from countries who HATE US?
- Sixth - Do you believe that the USA should go GREEN even when 75% of the rest of the world is not going GREEN at all and has no plans to go GREEN because of the money it will cost them?
- Seventh - Do you believe that RACISM in the USA should continue by supporting WOKE, DEI, and CRT?
- Eighth - Do you believe that our Federal Government should do what it needs to do in order to REDUCE our NATIONAL DEBT?
- Nineth - Do you believe in SOCIALISM or CAPITALISM?
- Tenth - Do you think ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION should continue and that ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS should be automatically given CITIZENSHIP?
These TEN QUESTIONS are at the heart of the 2024 election. It is a simple decision that Americans must make. These TEN QUESTIONS are the heart of the Democrat or Republican policies and are directly opposed to each other.
YOUR VOTE WILL DECIDE ONCE AND FOR ALL INTO WHICH DIRECTION THE USA WILL MOVE...
THEN YOU MUST BE WILLING TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR CHOICE...
THIS ELECTION IS NOT ABOUT PEOPLE IT IS ABOUT POLICIES... YOU MUST FORGET ABOUT BASINJG YOUR DECISION ON PEOPLE...
Teleporting LIGHT
Teleportation has always been one of the activities that has only been reserved for the futuristic stories in movies. However, this unbelievable idea has recently become possible with the discovery of quantum physics. Researchers at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona have achieved a groundbreaking feat: the prospect of sending photons carrying information from one place to another material-state qubit.
This unprecedented accomplishment demonstrates the ability to share information in real time and opens the door for future quantum networks and new horizons of communication and computing. Although this process was described as going faster than the speed of light, which is only a metaphor, the real breakthrough is the ability to teleport quantum states and the advantages that come with it.
The dependency of Quantum Teleportation is based on quantum strongest matches– one of the advances of quantum mechanics. Every time, two of these particles are brought close together. These two are entangled as two partners in one couple, and anything that happens to the first of these two will at once affect the second of them, however far apart the two may be. READ MORE...
Saturday, August 17
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture> Mauricio Pochettino, former manager of Chelsea and Tottenham, to be named coach of US men's national soccer team; former coach Gregg Berhalter was fired in June after leading Team USA for nearly six years (More)
> Gena Rowlands, "The Notebook" star and two-time Oscar nominee, dies at age 94; Rowlands was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019 (More) | Police arrest four suspects in fatal shooting of former "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor (More)
> The 2024-25 English Premier League season kicks off today; see predicted finish for all 20 teams (More) | NBA releases schedule for 2024-25 season, which is set to begin Oct. 22 (More)
Science & Technology
> Researchers genetically sequence 47 known and potential strains of Lyme-disease-causing bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi; research may help with development of vaccine candidates as well as improved diagnostic tests, treatments (More)
> Dinosaur-killing asteroid likely originated beyond Jupiter, new study finds; three isotopes of the rare metal ruthenium discovered in the 66-million-year-old crater are associated with high-carbon asteroids in outer solar system (More)
> New implantable device can detect vital signs and rapidly administer opioid-overdose reversal medication naloxone; device was 96% effective at reversing overdose effects in animal studies (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.6%, Dow +1.4%, Nasdaq +2.3%) as investors regain confidence in US economy after retail sales unexpectedly grew 1% month-over-month in July (More)
> Cisco shares rise roughly 6%, marking best day since November 2020 after tech giant beats quarterly revenue and earnings estimates and announces it is cutting 7% of its workforce in second round of layoffs this year (More)
> Walmart shares rise roughly 6% after nation's largest retailer beats quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, raises full-year forecast (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> JD Vance and Tim Walz, the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees, respectively, to debate Oct. 1 on CBS in New City (More)
> Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside of Africa; announcement comes one day after World Health Organization declares mpox a global health emergency (More) | What is mpox? (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha, largest to fall since Ukraine's cross-border incursion (More) | US-Russian ballerina Ksenia Karelina sentenced to 12 years in Russian prison on treason charges over $52 donation to Ukraine (More)
Hollywood Celebrities
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RECENTLY...
I have heard that a few Hollywood celebrities are going to do something terrible, if Trump wins the Presidency like:
- set themselves on fire
- shoot themselves in the head
- drive their car off a cliff
- leave the USA for Canada or Europe
My first reaction is::::> WHO CARES???
But, the more I think about it, the more childish is their response but more than just childish, it is frigging immature... and if it is immature how can anyone hold these people in HIGH ESTEEM.
I also think it is childish and immature to try and barter your celebrity status into a verbal weapon in the hopes of getting one's fans to stop you from doing what you claim that you are going to do.
This tells me you need... ATTENTION!!!
Nobody is going to light themselves on fire, or shoot themselves, drive off a cliff in a car, or leave the country because of a Presidential term that is only going to last for FOUR YEARS.
It is actually sad when you think about it that we have GROWN ADULTS who think it is COOL and WISE to act like children or immature adults... and, what's worse is because they need more attention than they are already getting or not getting as the case may be.
It's a shame these Hollywood celebrities never really grow up...
Humanoid Robots F.02
Figure was founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Brett Adcock – of Vettery and Archer Aviation – with the aim of bringing a "commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot" to market.
Friday, August 16
Let's Just SUPPOSE...
and...
where the liberals are trying to put their political opponent in prison on bogus charges...
and...
where there are over 10,000,000 illegal immigrants in this country already and thousands are continuing to enter the USA illegally...
and...
where humanoid robots with AI will in the next 2-3 years begin replacing American working in most all places of employment...
where the USA economy is on the verge of faltering and the USA government is on the verge of defaulting on the national debt...
and...
where the world because of the:
- Ukraine/Russia war
- Hamas & Iran/Israel war
- China potential invasion of Taiwan
- Iran & North Korea becoming nuclear powers
- global hatred of and for the USA
is on the brink of WORLD WAR THREE...
and...
where CHINA wants to remove the USA from its position of global leadership...
that our country (USA) and world as we know it is under enormous pressure and making the WRONG DECISION could be catastrophic for a majority of USA citizens.
This catastrophe could be in the areas of:
- inflation
- terrorism
- wars
- shortages
- unemployment
- racism
- crime and violence
- illegal drugs
- COVID-like sheltering in place
- one who is kick-ass
- one who takes no shit off of foreign leaders
- one who believes in a strong military
- once who believes in peace through military force
- one who believes in the rule of law
- one who believes in capitalism
- one who believes in low taxes
- one who believes in legal immigration
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists signs deal with AI company Narrativ that will allow actors to license a digital replica of their voice for advertisements (More)
> Wally Amos, founder and iconic spokesperson of Famous Amos cookies, dies at age 88 (More)
> Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback JJ McCarthy, the No. 10 pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, to miss regular season due to a knee injury (More) | PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs kick off today (More)
Science & Technology
> Humans undergo rapid biological changes around ages 44 and 60, study finds; thousands of molecules and microbes increase or decrease the most around those periods, causing changes to cardiovascular health and immune function (More)
> South African lungfish species sets record for world's largest animal genome to be sequenced, with 90 billion base pairs of DNA, 30 times as many as the human genome (More)
> Mouse study shows experiencing stress sends messages from the brain to the gut, reducing beneficial bacteria responsible for preventing inflammation (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.0%) after consumer price index rose 2.9% year-over-year in July, the lowest since 2021 (More) | Weekly mortgage applications for US home purchases hit highest level in 19 months; refinance applications hit highest level since May 2022 (More)
> Candy giant Mars to acquire snack maker Kellanova in $36B all-cash deal; Mars owns brands like M&Ms and Snickers, while Kellanova owns brands like Pringles and Cheez-Its (More)
> Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management launches proxy fight at Southwest Airlines, seeks to replace 10 of 15 board directors (More) | Victoria's Secret taps CEO Hillary Super of competitor Savage X Fenty as its next chief (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> World Health Organization declares a global health emergency over the spread of an especially virulent strain of mpox, formerly monkeypox, in Africa (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces he will not seek reelection next month amid decade-low approval ratings; announcement follows a series of corruption scandals plaguing the country's ruling party (More)
> Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns amid ongoing fallout over the handling of Israel-Hamas war protests on campus (More) | US judge rules UCLA must ensure Jewish students can access classes and campus amid protests (More)
Back to SCHOOL
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I just heard on FOX News this morning that the cost of returning ONE CHILD back to public education is between $800 and $1,000.
This amount of money is typically due to the cost of clothes that the parents must buy or say they must buy for their child plus supplies and a backpack.
I find this rather amusing as well as ridiculous because my parents purchased me a couple of pair of jeans, 2-3 knit shirts depending upon the shape of my knit shirts from the previous year, a couple of long sleeved shirts, maybe a sweater, put the winter jacket I wore last year would be worn for a good 4-5 years. I would get a pair of winter shoes, again depending upon the shape of the ones I wore the previous year.
I was in style, and no one ever made fun of the clothes I was wearing because all the other children and teenagers were wearing the same types of outfits.
WE HAVE CAUSED OURSELVES to spend more money because of wanting to have 5-10 new outfits for each year of school.
We must realize HOW STUPID AND FOOLISH this parental feeling is.
We are causing OURSELVES to go INTO DEBT...
My parents spend even more on clothes for me to go to college, but once there, I very seldom wore the new clothes that were purchased because only a few needed to be fashionable in college.
Wake up PARENTS and teach your children the power of being debt free by being frugal with your spending.
Your spending contributes to sustaining INFLATION...
China's Solar Panels
America wants to open the Apocalypse mine: Energy for millennia, but 5 trillion would wipe us out
Renewable energy has always been an inexpensive and environmentally friendly option. However, the industry is continuously searching for more efficient elements. When it comes to solar panels, China is at the forefront with these that we present to you.
Silicon solar panels make a comeback: they outperform perovskite panels