Social media platform Bluesky has experienced a large surge in users as Democrats, including a number of prominent figures on the left, announced their departure from X in the wake of the presidential election.....MORE
Monday, November 25, 2024
Say Her Name....NEVEAH CRAIN
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms
It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.....MORE
Above The Law!
Judge dismisses Trump’s federal election interference charges
President-elect Trump’s criminal indictment accusing him of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election results is no more.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Monday swiftly granted special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to dismiss the case following Trump’s election victory.
Nikki Haley Takes a WRECKING BALL to Trump's Tulsi Pick
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized Tulsi Gabbard, the former congresswoman selected by President-elect Donald Trump as director of national intelligence, labeling her “a sympathizer” and arguing she is unqualified due to her close ties to Russia and other foreign adversaries.
Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they ‘must kill’ journalism shield law
President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms, likely ending any chance of the U.S. Senate clearing the legislation.....MORE
Jack Smith files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Donald Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to drop all four felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in connection with his effort to overturn his 2020 presidential election in the lead-up to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S Capitol.....MORE
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Trump backs staunchly anti-Muslim Florida lawmaker to run for US Congress
Rep. AOC Calls Out Nancy Mace For Efforts to Bully Sarah McBride
'It's gross' — Rep. AOC went IN on her House colleague Nancy Mace over Mace's efforts to bully and restrict Delaware's new Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a trans woman, from using women's bathrooms on Capitol Hill.
All Hell BREAKS LOOSE At Mar-a-Lago As “Three Factions” FIGHT
The Washington Post just reported shocking details of “huge fights” that just broke out at Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago. What a train wreck…
My Father's WWII Story
My father's crew in front of their plane
My father, 2nd Lt. Henry J. Eich, was the pilot of a B-17F bomber (ID 42-3448) in the 303rd bomb group, 359th squadron.Most of his 8 missions were over Germany, His last over Oschersleben, Germany.
The B-17F was very similar to the B-17G (in the video above) except it didn't have the Chin Turret under the nose of the plane
A B-17F
On his way back from the mission, his plane was shot by enemy aircraft near Rehburg, Germany and lagged behind his squadron. The plane ultimately crashed in the northern edge of Steinhuder Lake on November 1st, 1944. My father and his co-pilot, William E. "Woody" Woodside, were severely injured by shrapnel resulting from the attack.His crew, with the exception of radio operator: Dan Harvey (KIA), whose body washed up Neinburg, Germany, was transported to a Luftwaffe prison camp (Stalag Luft III), where they stayed for sixteen months when they were liberated by the Russian Army.
Stalag Luft III
When my father arrived at the prison camp, German doctors performed a rudimentary operation and removed much of the shrapnel in his chest. What was left ended up migrating throughout his body. I remember as a child feeling some of the remaining shrapnel under the skin of his wrists
When ne returned to the states, he was told that, if he wanted to remain at his current rank (Captain) and continue to fly, he had to leave the service and finish his college education and reenlist in the Army Air Forces, as it was then known. During WWII, the Army Air Corps accepted many young men for flight training who had finished only two years of college. He was also told that, because there were so many officers at the time, there was a chance that he may not be allowed to enlist as an officer. Another option presented to him was to stay in the service at a reduced rank (Chief Master Sergeant) and change career fields. He chose the second option and became a meteorologist until his retirement after 20 years of service.
Because of the hardships he experienced as a prisoner of war and his prolonged career in the service, my father was the most cold-hearted person I've ever known.
GOP Lawmakers Push For Investigation Into Massive Federal Funding Funneled To Abortion Clinics
A group of over 100 Republican legislators is calling for a comprehensive inquiry into federal funds channeled to health centers offering abortion services, as outlined in a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Friday.
The demand for oversight follows a high-profile op-ed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, newly appointed leaders of the forthcoming Department of Government Efficiency under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. The duo outlined plans to slash nearly $300 million in federal support for progressive organizations, with Planned Parenthood singled out as a primary target.
Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever
In 2023, some 6 million cases of dengue fever were reported worldwide — more than ever before. Then, 2024 blew that record away. More than 12 million cases have been reported worldwide so far this year.
Case numbers had been rising for years before that, though. Now, a new study awaiting peer review suggests that climate change has likely played a significant role in the expansion of the disease from 1995 to 2014, according to an analysis presented in November at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference in New Orleans.
Israel and its supporters cannot gaslight the law
The argument that Israel is exercising its “right to self-defence” has been made throughout this war and not just in response to legal rulings. However, self-defence under international law is not a justification for violating fundamental legal principles. The targeting of civilians, indiscriminate attacks and disproportionate use of force are explicitly prohibited under the Geneva Conventions and customary international law.....MORE
Friday, November 22, 2024
The deal for a new Rays stadium is on life support. Could a preserver come from across the bay?
In less than a month, what was thought to be a done deal for a state-of-the-art ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg is now on life support. Could a life preserver come from across the bay?
You may remember another one knocked down in late 2018, plans for a ~$900 million field on the other side of Tampa Bay. “The location that we were we had identified last couple years is still available in the Ybor City, port area,” Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan said.
RFK Jr PANICS After Crushing Trump Supporter Recording Surfaces
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. puts out a panicked statement to cover his tracks after a crushing audio recording of him shredding Trump supporters and comparing Trump to Hitler is uncovered.
Trump taps NFL player and Trump loyalist Scott Turner as head of HUD
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Turner, a former NFL player and House representative for Texas from 2013 to 2017, as secretary of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner serves as the chair of the Center for Education Opportunity at America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank.....MORE
Trump's FDA Pick Is MedPage Today's Former Top Editor, Marty Makary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Marty Makary, MD, MPH, to run the FDA. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Makary espoused some views that were in opposition to mainstream medicine, including championing the power of natural immunityopens in a new tab or window, challenging vaccine mandatesopens in a new tab or window, and questioning the need for COVID vaccines in childrenopens in a new tab or window. Makary famously predicted in February 2021 that the U.S. would have "herd immunity by Aprilopens in a new tab or window" 2021.....MORE
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