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Fri, 11/10/2024 - 03:30
Those of you who read this blog know very well what Trump’s obsession is all about and it’s eugenics, not “genes and genetics” and it’s Nazi stuff. What in the world is going on there? They are producing some of the best work ever, like the Trump and Putin story I wrote about yesterday. And then there’s this. It’s mystifying. It’s not as if they don’t know the stakes: How to explain this????
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Fri, 11/10/2024 - 01:30
Trump has “a woman problem” And worker problem (The New Republic): It turns out that some of the people wearing “Auto Workers for Trump” shirts at J.D. Vance’s rally in Detroit Tuesday weren’t autoworkers at all. The Detroit News’s Craig Mauger covered the rally and spoke to some of the more than dozen people wearing the shirts. Six of the people wearing the shirts told the newspaper that they didn’t work in the automobile industry. It’s not a surprise, as the Trump campaign has a long history of faking support from certain groups in desperate attempts to attract more voters. This isn’t even the first instance of Trump faking support from auto industry workers, either. One year ago, the former president made a big show of reaching out to union autoworkers at a campaign event in Michigan, but it was held at a nonunion factory, and it wasn’t clear how many of the people attending were even employed in the industry. Trump’s entire M.O. has been fake it till you fail at it and Daddy bails you out. But Daddy Fred is long gone. Trump plans to steal this election when he fails to win again.
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Fri, 11/10/2024 - 00:14

Considered Angola’s crown jewel by many, Lobito is a colorful port city on the country’s scenic Atlantic coast where a nearly five-kilometer strip of land creates a natural harbor. Its white sand beaches, vibrant blue waters, and mild tropical climate have made Lobito a tourist destination in recent years. Yet under its shiny new facade is a history fraught with colonial violence and exploitation. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to lay claim to Angola in the late sixteenth century. For nearly four centuries, they didn’t relent until a bloody, 27-year civil war with anticolonial guerillas (aided by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces) and bolstered by a leftist coup in distant Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, overthrew that colonial regime in 1974.... Read more

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Fri, 11/10/2024 - 00:00
MTG’s space lasers misfire President Joe Biden hit back at MAGA misinformation on Wednesday (TPM): “But now I want to be clear about something. Over the last few weeks, there’s been a reckless, irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies that are disturbing people,” Biden said. “It’s undermining confidence in the incredible rescue and recovery work that has already been taken and will continue to be taken. It’s harmful to those who need help the most. There is simply no place for this to happen.” But he saved his most biting remarks for Greene, who has been spreading the lie that the federal government (??) geo-engineered (??) Hurricane Helene in order to seize control of lithium deposits (??) in a certain area of North Carolina, called Chimney Rock. “Now the claims are getting even more bizarre. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congresswoman from Georgia, is now saying the federal government is literally controlling the weather. We’re controlling the weather,” Biden said. “It’s beyond ridiculous. It’s got to stop.
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 23:00

This memo serves to answer questions that you, my eight- and six-year-old children, have about Scoopy Daddy.

What is Scoopy Daddy? How did we get here?

Scoopy Daddy is a child-development teaching tool that I, your father, developed in response to recent changes in attitude and behavior you each exhibited. You likely remember the debut of Scoopy Daddy. Several weeks ago, the family was having ice cream as a special treat, and, as is typical, I began to scoop out your portions. This is a reasonable role for me, your legal guardian, to play.

However, you each began screaming and crying like babies about how you wanted to scoop out your ice cream. In response, I began to play the character of “Scoopy Daddy,” a grown adult father with the temperament you were displaying—that of a misbehaving toddler. Scoopy Daddy stomped his feet and began to scream back at both of you:

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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 20:01
“My Lords, in taking part in this debate, I must declare an interest: recently, I was a victim of the committee chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller. Although this is not the kind of interest a Member is normally obliged to declare, I believe that my personal experience has given me a certain insight … Continue reading Speech in the House of Lords Conduct Committee: Code of Conduct Review – 8th of October
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 19:00
Aly Soliman The insurance industry, sometimes perceived as slow to innovate, might witness a major transformation. Blockchain technology, known for its secure and transparent digital ledger, has the potential to revolutionise traditional insurance operations. This shift could potentially streamline processes, introduce new insurance models and products, and help manage emerging risks better. But what does … Continue reading Integrating blockchain into the insurance industry: is it a revolution brewing?
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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 15:10

COFFS Harbour Daybreak Rotary Club’s Rymarine 2024 program is now at capacity with 23 students participating. For four days at the end of October the teenagers will be immersed in marine science activities with a view to whetting their appetites for a future career or inspire an ocean related hobby. Advertise with News of The...

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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 15:06

RETIREE Simon from Sawtell reckons he’s got another year of providing free food to the hungry of Coffs Harbour. For the past nine months he’s been giving away hot sausage snacks from a table he sets up on the pavement alongside the Woollies car park in the city. Advertise with News of The Area today....

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Thu, 10/10/2024 - 15:03

TO mark Breast Cancer Awareness month this October local breast cancer survivor paddling club, Dragons Abreast Coffs Coast, is holding a Field of Women event. It is a visual display of pink lady and blue men silhouettes symbolising the over 20,000 Australians diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Advertise with News of The Area today....

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