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Well look forward to more. As long as we keep pissing Mother Nature off, a whole lot of people are going to continue to pay. The dues are just starting.
Hail storm in South Carolina.
— Leon Simons (@LeonSimons8) April 22, 2024
Cars, solar panels, crops, or human skulls are not designed to withstand the impact of this.
”The climate system is an angry beast and we are poking it with sticks"
Wally Broeckerpic.twitter.com/mCX4OO8wHx
The young population of Georgia 🇬🇪 has started a revolution that Putin cannot stop. pic.twitter.com/mJTl1I341w
— Foreign policy (@ForeignpolicyWB) April 21, 2024
Absolutely not. There's a reason Mike Johnson 'changed his mind' re Ukraine aid – and it sure as hell wasn't because of any theoretical moral courage on his part (he has none).
— DrJackBrown 🌊 (@DrGJackBrown) April 21, 2024
“Putin arrived at the Kremlin in pouring rain on Sunday at 11:10 p.m.”
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) April 21, 2024
Usually it is a sign that something important is unfolding.
Perhaps he realized that he is losing & will lose in Ukraine?? pic.twitter.com/VrvrWYKwEz
Yea, I saw that. Wow, such originality and thoughtful words. Without spending more time than I care to do, I suspect her underlings switched a few words around on some copied quotes. Probably getting a little more aware of not just having Melania directly plager Obama's speeches, but again there may be quotes out there that are exact word for word. I believe one of JFK's speech had some of those similar statements, as well as many others. Pretty stock stuff. She couldn't even memorize that short bit, had to keep looking at the paper and probably didn't even spend the time to practice dry runs.
From the late 1800's;
We must unite as a nation, putting aside our differences, to achieve the common goal of liberty and justice for all.
Winfield Scott Hancock
They passed over one of Hancock's other quotes.
Leadership is not about popularity, but about doing what is right, even when it is difficult.
Doesn’t look like they needed to use the ballroom for the HUGE Log Cabin (LGBT) Republican event at Mar-a-Lago. Or as Grenell called it, “historical.” pic.twitter.com/wxk1ku1hZp
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 21, 2024
Melania Trump begins her speech last night to the Log Cabin (LBGT+) Republicans at Mar-a-Lago. pic.twitter.com/cB4EvSCVN5
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 21, 2024
Not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
Hail storm in South Carolina.
— Leon Simons (@LeonSimons8) April 22, 2024
Cars, solar panels, crops, or human skulls are not designed to withstand the impact of this.
”The climate system is an angry beast and we are poking it with sticks"
Wally Broeckerpic.twitter.com/mCX4OO8wHx
Looks like it's spreading in the MSM and all over the social media sites, really catching on and should get her frantically steaming. She'll probably crow out that she will sue and hope that it will go away and covered over with her next uproar and theatrical outburst. Not to sure she can dodge this one, the name is sticking and might just get stuck. Moscow Marjorie, the stuck schmuck.
Trump's Once 'Favorite Newspaper' Mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Viral
Published Apr 21, 2024 at 12:40 PM EDT Updated Apr 21, 2024 at 4:05 PM EDT
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-favorite-newspaper-ny-post-mocking-marjorie-taylor-greene-goes-viral-1892587
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, was mocked on the front cover of Sunday's New York Post, once Donald Trump's "favorite newspaper," due to her opposition to U.S. aid for Ukraine amid the country's ongoing war with Russia.
The cover, which depicts Greene, a Trump ally, in a Russian fur Ushanka hat with the headline "Nyet, Moscow Marjorie." The tabloid's front page was then shared on X, formerly Twitter, going viral.
"Sometimes the NY Post Gets it Right!" Representative Tom Suozzi, a New York Democrat, wrote in an X post, which had over 890,000 views as of Saturday afternoon.
Far-right activist and media personality Jack Posobiec posted to X: "BREAKING: NY Post openly mocks MAGA, calling them 'GOP rebels' on the side of Moscow." His post had over 295,000 views as of publication.
Newsweek reached out to Greene's office via email Sunday morning for comment.
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Wait till she gets on "the list".
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I fully agree. I think it would work, how much effect, really don't know, but any amount in a closely divided situation can mean a lot. I'd even add third and fourth reason to be doing it, by letting more people aware of the issue, the US will be better defended against the foreign aggressions, and fourth it just might, at least there would be a chance that the gap in our countries division, exacerbated by some of those foreign aggressions, could be diminished.
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I'll assume they'll just continue to project, deny, delay, bellow out their ass some more hate and division, louder and stinkier than ever. We can hope that they'll prove me wrong and make an ass out of me. But you know what they say, hope is not a strategy.
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Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/17/russia-foreign-policy-us-weaken/?
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free from what it sees as American dominance, according to a secret Foreign Ministry document.
In a classified addendum to Russia’s official — and public — “Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation,” the ministry calls for an “offensive information campaign” and other measures spanning “the military-political, economic and trade and informational psychological spheres” against a “coalition of unfriendly countries” led by the United States.
“We need to continue adjusting our approach to relations with unfriendly states,” states the 2023 document, which was provided to The Washington Post by a European intelligence service. “It’s important to create a mechanism for finding the vulnerable points of their external and internal policies with the aim of developing practical steps to weaken Russia’s opponents.”
The document for the first time provides official confirmation and codification of what many in the Moscow elite say has become a hybrid war against the West. Russia is seeking to subvert Western support for Ukraine and disrupt the domestic politics of the United States and European countries, through propaganda campaigns supporting isolationist and extremist policies, according to Kremlin documents previously reported on by The Post. It is also seeking to refashion geopolitics, drawing closer to China, Iran and North Korea in an attempt to shift the current balance of power........................................
......................................The document says the outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine will “to a great degree determine the outlines of the future world order,” a clear indication that Moscow sees the result of its invasion as inextricably bound with its ability — and that of other authoritarian nations — to impose its will globally....................................................
.....................For Mikhail Khodorkovsky — the longtime Putin critic who was once Russia’s richest man until a clash with the Kremlin landed him 10 years in prison — it is not surprising that Russia is seeking to do everything it can to undermine the United States. “For Putin, it is absolutely natural that he should try to create the maximum number of problems for the U.S.,” he said. “The task is to take the U.S. out of the game, and then destroy NATO. This doesn’t mean dissolving it, but to create the feeling among people that NATO isn’t defending them.”
The long congressional standoff on providing more weapons to Ukraine was only making it easier for Russia to challenge Washington’s global power, he said.
“The Americans consider that insofar as they are not directly participating in the war [in Ukraine], then any loss is not their loss,” Khodorkovsky said. “This is an absolute misunderstanding.”
A defeat for Ukraine, he said, “means that many will stop fearing challenging the U.S.” and the costs for the United States will only increase.
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U.S. agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger
A top State Department official accepted the West African nation’s demand that American forces leave, a move the Biden administration had resisted
By John Hudson
April 19, 2024 at 8:57 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/19/us-troops-niger/?
Ok, this post got a little long, there's always the next button or scroll bar. But includes just a little taste of what Putin plans to feast upon if we don't stop him.
It's not a Ukraine/Russia war, although it is labeled that, the reality it is Putin's World War with whatever number attached to it you might want to pick. You've got the world axis of evil countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and others with a few countries that can be classified as Russia controlled Satellites all supplying military weapons and supply, support with Cyber Warfare, disinformation campaigns, or any help they can give to Putin's war machine against the West, like US and other western NATO countries in Europe.
In fact, one can not count too many countries in the world that are not dramatically affected or involved in some way on one side or the other either militarily or economically or both, either directly or indirect involvement. Putin is involved in many underdeveloped nations constantly subjecting his influence or control over them, gaining world power and growing danger to the security of our country and many others in the world. Not the only adversary, but Russia is constantly attacking the US with Cyber Warfare and disinformation tactics on a regular basis costing the US citizens and businesses trillions, many times the billions funded for Ukraine. He's infiltrated our government and other countries governments.
There is no denying that this is truly a World War and there is no denying that the security of Ukraine now is security for the US and the "free" world in the future. We can sugar coat or maybe diminish the importance with some minimized label. But it's the world in a win or lose battle between evil and maybe not good, but a whole lot better than evil. This war is as, or more important and consequential as any other world war in history. Our actions and reactions better reflect the realization of the true nature of this war, not worry about what it's named, and reject propaganda speech from our enemies.
The younger generation seem to be always the ones who bears the weight of changing something so terribly wrong. They were there energizing the civil rights movement, responsible for the beginning of the end of the Vietnam War (which politicians and military unsuccessfully tried to label a "police action" like the Korean War, but the hypocrisy needle was buried off the meter and the attempt faded with the night, a war is still a war, no matter what it's labeled). The younger generation have been beaten, imprisoned, even laid down their lives when unarmed student war protesters got massacred by Ohio National Guard at Kent State, determined to right the wrong and successfully doing so. Some of us were there with some of them, now time to be with them in a different way.
Now is the time to count on them again, a civil rights movement again, different, but just as important. The human rights of women to not be denied rightful medical care, right to control their own selves, the right of the masses to not be controlled by just a misguided or devious few. The human rights of LBGTQ not to be victimized, accused of not being human and being evil. Rights of the marginalized and reduction of the systematic racism in this country. Together, these people that deserve civil rights as any other human, represent the largest portion of the American population, probably the world. Our salvation depends on the young minds and focused women and their visions, especially these times when so many of the older generation are acting like babies.
On another front and part of the Russian World War, the young (and women) are stepping up to the plate, fighting Russia in their own way.
These posts are by Mariam Nikuradze, a reporter and photojournalist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. She's been there through a lot, a testament to what real journalism is all about. You might think we have it bad, but it's a walk in the park smelling roses compared to there.
Fourteen years on Rustaveli Avenue — documenting Georgia’s descent into authoritarianism
https://oc-media.org/opinions/opinion-fourteen-years-on-rustaveli-avenue-documenting-georgias-descent-into-authoritarianism/
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Mariam Nikuradze
Mariam Nikuradze during the protests against the foreign agent law in 2023. Photo: Giorgi Nakashidze.
"Yes to Europe, no to the Russian law".
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
Currently, different women leaders, mothers, women directors, women activists, women artists address the crowd. pic.twitter.com/U1wPg3yteW
"We will not obey to the unconstitutional [foreign agents] law," Lika Zakashvili, esitor of Publika, addressing the crowd.
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
"For five days now, independent media is not allowed inaide the parliament, they are scared of our critical questions." pic.twitter.com/GxY8uBoixz
Women's protest is over, students are gathering outside the parliament. pic.twitter.com/YuLIBqQdSc
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
Students are about to start their march against foreign agent draft law. The first destination is @Zourabichvili_S residence, to thank her for her support on Georgia's EU integration path. The next destination will be the government office. pic.twitter.com/P01ZjckNwx
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
Youth march against the foreign agents draft law is now outside the president's residence. pic.twitter.com/HYBDlYd6GC
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
March left the residence of president and is now heading to the government office. They blocked the street outside the Justice House. pic.twitter.com/NbzDBn9Ktr
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
Roads get blocked spontaneously and like yesterday, there is no police escort with the march to organise the traffic. pic.twitter.com/r6opfbOfdT
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
Putin Khuilo is one of the most popular chants of the recent youth protests pic.twitter.com/pzrOGGHr7a
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
Youth march against the foreign agent draft law just got at the government office, which is guarded by the police. pic.twitter.com/L8rVWPK95N
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
March is back outside the parliament. Organisers said protests will continue every day, so the protest against the foreign agents draft will resume tomorrow at 19:00. pic.twitter.com/Llh5EfB9hy
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
This is outside the parliament right now: students demand foreign agents draft law and controversial offshores amendments to be withdrawn asap. pic.twitter.com/k7xhEqQ40b
— Mariam Nikuradze (@mari_nikuradze) April 20, 2024
About time Congress does their day job. Some reporter asked the speaker what took it so long, he replied something like "we've been busy, lot of work to be done."
Yea, like having showings of dick pics, fake impeachment hearings, kissing Traitor trump's arse in a split notice, running defense for a notorious criminal, destroying the most aggressive constructive bipartisan border protection bill in ages, and we can't forget appliance week that took longer than they expected. Pretty busy I guess, glad they could find some time to a job they were hired for. At least maga hats lost a bit of power. Looks like there are a few republicans left that aren't Guardians Of Putin.
Here's Moscow Marge ( Russia - Representative for Putin). She doesn't even try to make sense, doesn't really have to I guess, her followers don't have any sense to make with.
This woman introduced an amendment with the word 'Transcarpathia' in it yesterday. I've sat across a hearing room from her for long enough to know she couldn't spell that word before this week, let alone find it on a map.
— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) April 20, 2024
We all know what's going on here. https://t.co/aUpyx4Su55
BREAKING: US House of Representatives approves confiscation of frozen Russian assets in the US and handing them over to Ukraine. I’ve been working on this since the war began with many good people in Ukraine and around the world. This is a huge milestone and paves the way for the… https://t.co/54qwPhc4xQ
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) April 20, 2024
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Back seat Boebert's job skills don't really go beyond having her hand down some guys pants, but people say she's easy (but a little sloppy), so there's that.
Bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir closed indefinitely due to 3-inch-long crack in steel beam
The indefinite closure will create significant detours, adding between six to seven hours of travel, for drivers between Gunnison and Montrose
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/19/us-50-blue-mesa-bridge-closure-gunnison-montrose/
Olivia Prentzel
11:33 AM MDT on Apr 19, 2024
The bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir on U.S. 50 was shut down Thursday evening at the urging of federal highway officials after an inspection crew identified “anomalies” in the bridge, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Friday morning.
No traffic is allowed over the bridge and currently there are no available routes for emergency vehicles or local traffic to travel from Gunnison to Montrose without taking 300-mile detours that will take six to seven hours. ...........................
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Livin in the G Spot @mckinnis81230
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I called her office 6 times yesterday and left messages for her but still no word from @RepBoebert. People are literally freaking out in our community and this will be devastating to our local economy. Maybe @SenatorBennet or @SenatorHick can step in?
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Jean-Luc Potcard™️
@Captain_Potcard
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For all intents and purposes #CD3 has no representation...
The person who was supposed to represent you felt her time would be better spent courting a district where she feels she has a better chance of securing her pension errr winning a 3rd term.
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Coco_badger@Cocobadger11
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Replying to @Fire_Boebert and @AmericanMuck
No word from Rep Boebert in CD3 about this bridge closed on US Hwy50? Does she even work in CD3 any more? Lauren voted against the infrastructure act.
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Cindy L Arnevik@cabbageridge
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If only there had been an infrastructure bill that she could have applied for funds to fix this. Oh wait there was one but she voted against it you say?
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American Muckrakers@AmericanMuck
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That's right. He got $100 M for work on I-70 that Boebert claimed was her work. I hope @AdamForColorado has been in contact with @RepJoeNeguse to find a solution.
@MLCintheHills
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Replying to @AmericanMuck and @AdamForColorado
@RepJoeNeguse has helped his neighboring district before and may have to again.
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American Muckrakers@AmericanMuck
Calling @SenatorHick and @SenatorBennet
- Please help the folks of CO3 - they don't have a Member of Congress and this bridge closure needs adult solutions quickly. How about a temp bridge? Even one lane? Or a ferry?
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THIS IS A BIG DEAL - If CO3 had a functioning Member of Congress this would have a solution by now. There are funds to fix this but since she's alienated the entire world with her bullshit this will take a backseat for now. I guess it's up to @AdamForColorado to get this fixed now.
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DrJackBrown 🌊
@DrGJackBrown
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In court, Trump's behavior sinks to disgrace,
Passing gas while nodding off, a public face,
His flatulent actions cause deep disgust,
Lo, gas masks in the jury are now a must!
A little humor, but Dr Jack Brown is no joker, he's very good at what he does. Many years ago, I had the opportunity to meet him when I was brought as a guest to one of his lectures. I walked away with more knowledge in two hours than I had learned in ten years. More importantly I learned how to learn which created a major transition in my life with behavioral and body language analysis. The dramatic difference may be due to that I've suffered from severe hearing loss most of my life and mostly deaf now with extreme tinnitus, but the study is not just advantageous to the hard of hearing, the good Dr. is in big demand. His list of clients are quite impressive;
https://www.bodylanguageeq.com/clients
He's been around on the MSM, giving his analysis to political debates, etc. Dr. Brown is one of only two Body Language Experts in North America who is also a physician.
His bio on Mastodon;
https://mastodon.social/@DrJackBrown@mstdn.social
Body Language and Emotional Intelligence Expert • Physician • Behavior Analyst • Optimist • Speaker • Lecturer • Anti-Fascist • Anti-Racist • Curiosity Advocate • Writer • Wordsmith • Amateur Cellist • Astronomy Enthusiast • Physics Enthusiast • Runner • Sea-Kayaker • Hiker • RT?endorsement • Empathy • Sustainability • Climate Crisis • Gender Equality • Bodily Autonomy is a Human Right • LGBTQ Ally • BLM • 🇺🇦 🌊
Good one to follow, one of the best in his field.
1 of 20/ Body Language and Behavior Analysis No. 4739: Donald Trump Sadism – Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence #BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #DonaldTrump #BehaviorAnalysis #Sadism pic.twitter.com/vkrQJkJj0o
— DrJackBrown 🌊 (@DrGJackBrown) April 19, 2024
GOP -- Guardians Of Putin, at least a big chunk of them.
JUST IN: The DC Circuit has upheld the conviction of former Ron/Rand Paul aide Jesse BENTON for orchestrating an illegal payment from a Russian national to the Trump campaign and RNC. https://t.co/wUv1N3TIvN pic.twitter.com/PrSbEQK3um
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 19, 2024
Reminded me of this; "let's do it and find out".
Andrea Mitchell-
— BetoMedia (@BetoMedia) April 15, 2024
“If you saw Donald Trump behind bars…”
Wouldn’t his fundraising and polls go up?
Michael Steele-
“Well let’s do it and find out.
Why are we concerned with how much money he raises off of a perp-walk?”@MSNBC (4/15/24) pic.twitter.com/KfBLJs60BT
Deputies arrest Evergreen Elementary teacher previously placed on administrative leave
https://www.gigharbornow.org/news/police-fire/deputies-arrest-evergreen-elementary-teacher-previously-placed-on-administrative-leave/
POSTED ON APRIL 18TH, 2024 BY: VINCE DICESHARE THIS ARTICLE:
Pierce County Sheriff Office deputies arrested an Evergreen Elementary School teacher on suspicion of first-degree child molestation on April 18, according to a statement from the Peninsula School District.
The teacher is in custody at the Pierce County Jail, the school district said. The district previously placed the teacher on administrative leave after learning about allegations of misconduct.
Attorneys representing a victim identified the teacher as Jordan Henderson. The online Pierce County jail roster lists a person by that name held on suspicion of eight counts of first-degree child molestation.
A public database of K-12 employees maintained by the state of Washington shows a Jordan Henderson employed as a teacher in Peninsula School District since at least 2018-19.
Nearly two-month investigation
“Based on our initial investigations, we believe that Henderson likely abused many other young women over the years,” attorney Kevin Hastings said in a news release. Hastings, an attorney with Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, is representing the survivor of Henderson and her mother. “We anticipate more victims to come forward once news of Henderson’s arrest becomes widespread.”......................................
Law enforcement is asking for other victims and the church as far has been reported, hasn't even contacted any parents. But the church still lists the child molester on their website and puts out a statement.
Then there's this republican Florida county commissioner, still no trans or drag queens, just republicans and church leaders again.
Former Lake Alfred mayor arrested for 300 counts of child porn
Deputies found a thumb drive of numerous pictures and videos at his house.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/lake-alfred-commissioner-arrested-child-porn/67-bbd28821-0b2b-4ac0-96e1-81c5cbe99241
Author: Alexa Herrera
Published: 11:36 AM EDT April 19, 2024
Updated: 12:10 PM EDT April 19, 2024
LAKE ALFRED, Fla — A Lake Alfred city commissioner was arrested for 300 counts of child pornography on Thursday.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip that Charles Lake, 90, had nude pictures of a girl between the ages of 7 and 10 on his computer, according to an arrest affidavit. The photos were uploaded to Adobe, which made the tip.
The center found that those photos were connected to Lake after they subpoenaed Spectrum, which was able to give them Lake's information.
When the Polk County Sheriff's Office went to Lake's house with a search warrant, Lake told them he had child porn on his computer and said most of it is saved to a thumb drive in his office, according to his arrest affidavit.
He told deputies he was a journalist for years and was fascinated with child porn.
"I do not know how much child porn I possess, but I have been looking at it since I lived in New Jersey (prior to 2008). I only recently began saving it within the last two years but I am not sure why," Lake said, according to the arrest report.
When detectives found the USB Lake was talking about, they found 300 videos and pornographic pictures of children between 2 and 12 years old.
“It is incredibly disappointing when a community leader becomes involved in such a disgusting crime. There are no indications that any of the images that have been discovered are from any local children, but my detectives—who are simply the best at what they do, are looking into that,” Sheriff Grady Judd in a statement.
Lake was booked into jail on numerous second-degree felony charges and is being held without bond.
According to the Lake Alfred staff directory, Lake was vice mayor before serving as mayor from 2015 to 2019. He also served on a transportation board, an environment committee and was a member of the chamber of commerce, among many other involvements.
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Europe is now fighting a coalition of Russia, Iran and China without American help, thanks to the Republican Party. Ask your congressman why they’re standing with America’s enemy. pic.twitter.com/FA041XGJNI
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 19, 2024
Not that funny.
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Additional charges filed against man in killing of Uber driver he mistakenly believed was a scammer
Chris Boyette
By Danny Freeman, Fabiana Chaparro and Chris Boyette, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 3:59 PM EDT, Wed April 17, 2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/us/ohio-uber-driver-murder-charge/index.html
84-year-old white man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door pleads not guilty
Andrew Lester, a retired aircraft mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph Yarl.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/84-year-old-white-man-shot-black-teen-mistakenly-went-door-pleads-not-rcna108007
‘Papa shot me.’ Teen dies after grandpa pulls trigger thinking gun was unloaded, cops say
BY JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 1:18 PM
Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article279517199.html#storylink=cpy
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Going to get uglier.
Climate Change Damage Could Cost $38 Trillion Per Year by 2050, Study Finds
By Reuters
|https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-04-17/climate-change-damage-could-cost-38-trillion-per-year-by-2050-study-finds
April 17, 2024, at 11:02 a.m.
By Riham Alkousaa
BERLIN (Reuters) - Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases.
The economic impact of climate change is not fully understood, and economists often disagree on its extent.
MORE: Places the U.S. Government Warns Not to Travel Right Now
Wednesday's study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), which is backed by the German government, stands out for the severity of its findings.
It calculates climate change will shave 17% off the global economy's GDP by the middle of the century.
"The world population is poorer than it would be without climate change," Potsdam climate data researcher Leonie Wenz, a co-author on the study, said. "It costs us much less to protect the climate than not to."
At an estimated $6 trillion, the cost of measures to limit global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius (3.6F) of pre-industrial temperatures by 2050 would be less than a sixth of the cost of the estimated damage caused by allowing warming to exceed that level, the report said.
While previous studies have concluded climate change could benefit some countries' economies, PIK's research found almost all would suffer - with poor, developing nations the hardest hit.
Its estimation of damage is based on projected temperature and rainfall trends, but does not take into account extreme weather or other climate-related disasters such as forest fires or rising sea levels.
It is also only based on emissions already released, even though global emissions continue to rise at record levels.
As well as spending too little to curb climate-warming emissions, governments are also under-spending on measures to adapt to the impact of climate change.
For the study, the researchers looked at temperature data and rainfall for more than 1,600 regions over the last 40 years, and considered which of these events were costly.
They then used that damage assessment, along with climate model projections, to estimate future damage.
If emissions continue at today's rate - and the average global temperature climbs beyond 4C - the estimated economic toll after 2050 amounts to a 60% income loss by 2100, the findings suggest. Limiting the rise in temperatures to 2C would contain those losses at an average of 20%.
(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa, Editing by Rachel More, Katy Daigle and Barbara Lewis)
Noting that these figures would be quite conservative considering;
"Its estimation of damage is based on projected temperature and rainfall trends, but does not take into account extreme weather or other climate-related disasters such as forest fires or rising sea levels.
It is also only based on emissions already released, even though global emissions continue to rise at record levels."
Mostly everybody in this country is waking up to rising insurance costs and even availability, let alone affordable. The US insurance industry lost $120 Billion last year on those unaccounted for climate-related extreme weather events. Also, the poorer countries that will be more affected, supply a lot of food and product for the more advanced and affluent countries like the US. What happens in those calculations when the supply of cheap labor, food, and product get diminished and degraded for the ones higher up on the ladder.
The fossil fuel industry pays for the denial, pays for the politicians and judges for favor, pays for the disinformation campaigns. Of course it all gets paid back to them 10 times over by us. Climate deniers tell a story, the insurance industry deals with reality.
Swiss Re Ltd is a Swiss reinsurance company founded in 1863 and headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the world's largest reinsurers, as measured by gross premiums written.[4] Swiss Re operates through around 80 offices in 29 countries and employs over 14,000 people.
Trader Joe’s and Starbucks are helping Elon Musk undermine the US government
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/17/elon-musk-labor-union-lawsuit-strabucks-trader-joes
Steven Greenhouse
SpaceX is trying to kill a federal agency that accused it of labor violations. Ostensibly progressive brands have leaped to join in
Elon Musk boasts that he’s a “free speech absolutist”, but that didn’t stop his rocket company, SpaceX, from firing eight workers who had criticized him for making light of reports that SpaceX had settled a sexual harassment claim against him.
Not stopping there, SpaceX has moved to put the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the US’s top labor watchdog, out of business. Earlier this year, a day after the board accused SpaceX of illegally retaliating against those workers, SpaceX filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that seeks to have the labor board – which has successfully overseen relations between business and unions since the 1930s – declared unconstitutional and shut down.
Elon Musk says letting workers unionize creates ‘lords and peasants’. What?
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In so doing, Musk and SpaceX have joined a broader, rightwing effort that hopes to hobble the federal government’s ability to regulate business. Indeed, SpaceX’s lawsuit could serve as a potent wrecking ball in the right’s push to weaken and perhaps demolish the administrative state – the network of federal agencies that the US Congress created to, among other things, promote workers’ safety on the job, prevent fraud in financial markets, protect workers’ right to unionize, limit environmental hazards, make sure consumer products are safe and administer social security for seniors.....................
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The massive rain bomb in #Dubai - 6”- almost 2 years of rain in a day, was due to a very blocked pattern and slow moving southern jet stream with embedded disturbances. That’s the primary cause. Could cloud “seeding” have enhanced it? Maybe, but something else was going on… 1/ pic.twitter.com/MD5d8CbGlV
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) April 17, 2024
“Furthermore, no cloud seeding operations have taken place in this area recently.”
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) April 17, 2024
To add to the Dubai story, even subseasonal (long range) models forecast a wet period specifically in this region. Again, cloud seeding may be a “sexy” story but it had little, if anything to do with the rain event. People are so desensitized that they need a sensational story. https://t.co/43W1tHeWho
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) April 17, 2024
Again, be skeptical of “seeding” explanation. The heavy rain was supported by a weather pattern, well forecast and dynamic. Any seeding, if it occurred, would have been a small enhancement. https://t.co/KZP01sTwpU
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) April 17, 2024
For every degree C that Earth’s atmospheric temperature rises, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere can increase by about 7%.
— Zeke Hausfather (@hausfath) April 17, 2024
A warmer world is a one with heavier precipitation events, even in places where average rainfall may remain unchanged. https://t.co/NL4j2QD3rI pic.twitter.com/2UUysqsZgF
403 consecutive days of record North Atlantic sea surface temperatures and counting ... pic.twitter.com/RJ4r5UfCgZ
— Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) April 12, 2024
Not a typo. Raped and beat a 13 month old baby.
York City Police officer accused of raping, inflicting severe injuries to toddler
https://www.abc27.com/local-news/york-county-man-accused-of-raping-inflicting-severe-injuries-to-toddler/amp/
Jared Weaver and George Stockburger
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DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)–A York City Police officer has been suspended and is facing charges after being accused of raping and seriously injuring a toddler, according to State Police.
Steven Cugini, 28, of York, was arrested and charged in Dauphin County Tuesday after being accused of sexually and physically abusing the 1-year-old child, according to a news release from State Police at Lykens.
Online court documents show that Cugini faces multiple felony charges that include rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and aggravated assault. He is locked up in Dauphin County Prison on $200,000 bail..........
Almost makes this guy look like a saint. Not really.
“Steininger was charged with sexual contact with a student, indecent assault of a person less than 13, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child, & related offenses.”https://t.co/en9tXKrKcC
— dara faye (@darafaye) April 16, 2024
Both sides. lol
The audio captured during the impeachment walk is crazy. pic.twitter.com/T2QV4wF1Dp
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) April 16, 2024
Fixed it @HouseGOP https://t.co/Spmw6BAaAs pic.twitter.com/VBFN7AnqFI
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 16, 2024
Impeaching a cabinet secretary is serious. Unfortunately, MAGA Republicans are not. pic.twitter.com/RNCFBvvEHg
— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) April 16, 2024
Just about everything having to do with this gigantic grift points out the flaws of the SPAC system. Also needs more aggressive enforcement of rules that have been put in place. There seems to be lack of consequences for certain privileged dirty money. Steal a billion, pay a million fine or sometimes nothing is not really a very good deterrent.
DWAC/DJT was all planned, organized, and created to be in the business of selling shares, lies, and disinformation along with being a gigantic laundry service for political monies. That's it, that's all it is in business for. Period. Enrichment of the founders/insiders like any sub penny stock only in a billion times massive scale. That's all it will ever be. Just look at the insiders compensation. The "company" will never profit for retail shareholders, DJT isn't in the business for that.
I suspect that the dirty money will put a floor on DJT at some point here and as most pump and dump schemes, there will be manipulation, and dead cat bounces, attempted pump stories to the inevitable dilution and further demise. I'll be playing accordingly.
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There is usage for SPACs, but there has to be tight rules governing them. For a bit there it was the wild west, every scammer and dirty grifter took advantage and printed boat loads of money for themselves just abusing the purpose. Leading to the biggest scam of them all, this one. They did get it toned down a bit in the number of SPACs churning out, saving billions of dollars of investors monies, not enough obviously with most egregious of grifters and scammers running this shtshow.
Haven't kept up with how it's totally turning out, but do see that it not going back to what it was in 2021. Not sure it matters, DWAC/DJT scam is grifting enough to make up for any of that. Posted some of this in a discussion a while back on another board;
.....Twenty or so years ago you'd have a ten year period with less than 20 SPACs, generally increasing over the years. In a five year period 2016-2020 there was around 400, then 2021 they starting printing them out like no tomorrow to over 600 for that year alone. Didn't matter what they were selling or what the fundamentals were, a convincing story and a pump job combined with some heavy manipulation and SPAC meme they will go with a big take for the sponsors.
2022 comes around and the SEC comes in proposes some new rules cracking down on all that, which they are still hashing out, but it did subdue the SPAC's down a bit. Less than a 100 in 2022 and pretty slow this year. Amongst a whole lot of other things SEC proposed enhanced and additional disclosures regarding a list of things including disclosures on conflicts of interest, dilution, and the SPAC sponsors themselves.
But the stickiest is the liability clauses. One of the main reasons for the shut down, the underwriters and banks put a moratorium on the SPAC money.
The SEC proposal if fully implemented, the de-SPAC target company would be deemed a co-registrant alongside the SPAC, thereby making it an issuer and its executive officers and directors subject to liability under US securities laws. Along with that the underwriters would carry potential liability with the sponsor or company making claims that usually are not realized.
Page 178 https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/proposed/2022/33-11048.pdf
Jasmine Crockett upping her visual aid game to illustrate the decrease in crime pic.twitter.com/45lZc07opa
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 16, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Mayorkas: You should’ve deported Laken Riley pic.twitter.com/QBbXpCfBxc
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 16, 2024
Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Musk
An NBC News review identified 150 verified "Premium" accounts that have posted or amplified pro-Nazi content.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/x-twitter-elon-musk-nazi-extremist-white-nationalist-accounts-rcna145020
April 16, 2024, 3:00 AM MDT
By David Ingram
Madison Cawthorn Crashes Into Florida State Trooper's Car—Video
https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-republican-crashes-car-florida-state-trooper-1890638
Published Apr 16, 2024 at 2:32 AM EDT
Updated Apr 16, 2024 at 6:23 AM EDT
Judge Merchan asks the pool of 96 prospective jurors if they self-identify to be excused b/c they cannot be fair and impartial.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) April 15, 2024
Per the pool: Of those 96, about 50 raised their hands and then were excused.
The judge then instructed 18 of the remaining jurors to be seated…
Inflation
Corporate profits hit record high as economy boomed in fourth quarter of 2023
by Tobias Burns - 03/28/24 11:44 AM ET
https://thehill.com/business/4561631-corporate-hit-record-high-as-economy-boomed-in-fourth-quarter-of-2023/?
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A must-read, amazing - yet somehow also totally unsurprising - thread.
— Matt Bennett (@ThirdWayMattB) April 15, 2024
Heritage has gone from being the intellectual powerhouse of the conservative movement to a full-on MAGA Christian-right loony bin with terrifying speed. https://t.co/WEWZayH5ON
No, but #SleepyDon is trending now. That's really going to get him going when his brain wakes a little.
https://twitter.com/search?q=sleepydon&src=typed_query
It wasn't a just a hope, it was a plan. Pretty crappy plan, but it's about all they've got. Not going to last a month though and doubt it's even going to last through the week.
The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
Honestly, Donald sleeping through this trial is the best possible scenario his defense team could hope for.
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