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#88 – Gerrymandering
the practice of dividing or arranging a territorial unit into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections. Toyota Chairman Says the Masses Don‘t Want EVsCEO Akio Toyoda told reporters that waning demand for electric vehicles is a sign that people are waking up to the reality that… Continue reading
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#87 – Pork Barrel
NBC News:”Doctors say they’re finding it increasingly challenging to distinguish COVID from allergies or the common cold, even as hospitalizations tick up.” NEW – U.S. government debt rises to $33.1 trillion, an increase of $100 billion in just five days and $1 trillion in the last 90 days. Dallas, Texas, Mayor Switches from Democrat to… Continue reading
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#74 – Life
BIG BEN RINGSOn May 31, 1859, England’s iconic tower clock, Big Ben, rang out over the city for the very first time. The clock was constructed as part of St. Stephen’s Tower (later renamed Elizabeth Tower) after a fire in 1834 destroyed most of the Palace of Westminster where Parliament was housed. Big Ben is… Continue reading
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Post #53 – Winds of Change Moving
Barges are Beached on the Mississippi RiverThe Mississippi River is at the lowest it’s been in decades. Barges are backing up because of it, running aground and wreaking havoc on the regional supply chain. No one knows when the weather will change to bring rain. Some 2,000 barges are reportedly clogged in the channels along… Continue reading
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Post #52 – It’s the Season for Elections
2.7 MILLIONMore than 2.7 million people have already voted in more than a dozen states that include early voting options, according to data from the University of Florida. 30,000 NONCITIZENS in Colorado received voter registration notices in September 2022. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”… Continue reading
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Post #49 – More Leaves in the Pile
At Least 21 Dead in Florida After Hurricane Ian as Toll Is Expected to Rise The powerful Category 4 system made landfall near Sanibel Island and Fort Meyers with winds in excess of 150 mph. More than 10 feet of storm surge inundated those areas, leveling entire neighborhoods and even destroying a large causeway bridge… Continue reading
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Post #47 – More Fall Leaves Fell
QUOTE:“Hannah Arendt, the great political philosopher of the 20th century, said that when a society loses the desire to know the truth, that is a precursor to totalitarianism. And I think that has happened on both the left and the right.”—- Rod Dreher, author of “Live Not By Lies” and a senior editor at The… Continue reading
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Post #45 – Late Summer Breezes
HISTORYSam Houston was elected as president of Texas on September 6, 1836 HISTORYMichelangelo’s statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy, on September 08, 1504. Randy Smith on FacebookSeptember 2 at 3:59 PMSome days are just better than others. Today at our mine off Corridor H, an electric car from DC ran… Continue reading
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Post #43 – Summer Developments (continued)
HISTORY:On August 17, 1807, the Clermont, the first steamboat, designed by American engineer Robert Fulton set sail for the first time. The ship took 32.5 hours to travel the 150-mile journey from Manhattan to Albany. DID YOU KNOW?20,000 illegal immigrants have been detected crossing the English Channel is small boats to reach the UK since… Continue reading
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Post #37 – Saucy Summer Times
Argentina’s Government Collapsing, People Refuse to Work Amid Major Subsidy Cuts Members of social and trade union organizations protesting on July 20, 2022, in Buenos Aires, in demand of a universal basic income. The impoverished South American country struggles to repay its US $44 billion dollar debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid rampant… Continue reading
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