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Joseph Clark
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The Navy warned Congress today that it is quickly reaching the end of the line on divestments before cutting into capabilities needed for deterrence and war fighting. Lawmakers from the Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee questioned both the Navy and the Air Force on their divestment decisions at a hearing as Congress continues to parse the proposed budget for 2022. “The challenge that we’re facing now is that the good ideas, the things that we don’t think we need to bring to the future fight, we’re starting to run out of that,” said Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources Vice Adm. Randy Crites.
New York Daily News,
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Brian Niemietz
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Guitar wiz Eric Clapton won’t bring his ax to venues that require the vax.
Drawing from his own experience—an AstraZeneca shot he described as “disastrous”—the “Tears in Heaven” singer stated that he took exception to English Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision that unvaccinated people would not be allowed inside English clubs and music venues. “Following the PM’s announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021 I feel honour bound to make an announcement of my own: I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present,” Clapton said in a statement posted
New York Post,
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Tamar Lapin
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A self-described “incel” was busted by the feds on Wednesday for allegedly plotting a mass shooting of sorority girls at an Ohio university, prosecutors said. Tres Genco, 21, allegedly wrote a manifesto stating he would “slaughter” women “out of hatred, jealousy and revenge,” according to charging documents.(Snip) Federal prosecutors say Genco identified as an “involuntary celibate” and was part of the sick online community of men who “seek to commit violence in support of their belief that women unjustly deny them sexual or romantic attention to which they believe they are entitled.”
Genco allegedly had profiles and frequently posted on a popular incel website
New York Post,
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Mark Moore
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President Biden’s choice to head up the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives once mocked first-time gun buyers during the coronavirus pandemic as preparing for the zombie apocalypse and even compared them to the “Tiger King.” David Chipman’s remarks were revealed in newly unearthed video from an April 2020 interview with Cheddar in which he talked about how gun sales were spiking during the pandemic and how people needed to take safety precautions.(Snip)Chipman, then the senior policy adviser at the Giffords Organization, which advocates for gun control, said there are risks for people who buy firearms during the coronavirus because they have no training.
New York Post,
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Emily Jacobs
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7/21/2021 6:48:50 PM
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Vice President Kamala Harris struggled when asked to name which Republican senators she had spoken to on the issue of voting rights legislation in an interview this week. Speaking to CBS News by phone Tuesday, the vice president made the comments after telling the network she was in contact with senators from both parties on the issue of Senate Democrats’ voting rights legislation. “I have spoken to Republican senators—both elected Republicans and Republican leaders,” Harris told the network, adding, “I’ve talked with Murkowski about this issue.”(Snip) A spokesperson for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told the network that their conversations have been focused “solely on infrastructure.”
Washington Times,
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Douglas Ernst
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Sunny Hostin and Meghan McCain want new rules for social media that would strip all users of anonymity. The co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” made the comments Wednesday after colleague Whoopi Goldberg discussed racist posts directed at Black athletes competing in the Euro Cup. “I think this is a terrific, terrific idea,” Ms. Hostin said of the idea while seconding actor Idris Elba’s support.(Snip) Ms. Hostin’s commentary coincides with recent comments by White House press secretary Jen Psaki in support of a blanket ban across social media platforms for those who run afoul of one company’s terms of service. “You shouldn’t be banned from one
Daily Mail (UK),
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Sandra Clark
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Less than a week after a massive clean-up of homeless encampments on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, new arrivals continue to swarm the area, DailyMail.com can reveal. City officials promised they would return at the end of July to finish the job, but residents and shop owners say enough is enough, and tell DailyMail.com that last week's sweep was 'all for show'.
Last week, a concerned resident who asked not to be identified captured a couple on video taking up camp near the popular boardwalk. 'You can clearly see a man and a woman unloading their car at about 7pm,' they said. 'The car had an Arkansas license plate,
Washington Times,
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Douglas Ernst
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he‘s not worried about a bill meant to combat homelessness exacerbating the problem because the state embraces everyone looking for “new beginnings.” The Democrat made the comment when asked about the possible unintended consequences of signing the $12 billion AB-140 housing bill. Officials are required to “develop a framework for the California Dream For All Program, the goals of which would … [make] homeownership more affordable.” “To the extent that people want to come here for new beginnings and all income levels, that’s part of the California dream and we have a responsibility to accommodate and enliven and inspire, and the California dream
Daily Mail (UK),
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Sandra Salathe
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A top Catholic Church official has resigned after it was alleged that he was a regular user of gay dating app Grindr and frequented LGBTQ bars.
On Tuesday, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigned as General Security of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, after media reports alleged 'possible improper behavior' the National Catholic Reporter reported.
Catholic news site The Pillar said it had analyzed data linked to his cellphone which alleged he had used Grindr.(Snip)He was the highest-ranking American cleric who is not a bishop. In addition, Burrill is a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Harriet Alexander
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The FBI has been accused of encouraging and assisting a Michigan militia with their alleged plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, with court documents showing the remarkable depth of involvement of multiple informants. Fourteen people have been charged so far after an October 2020 sting operation on the 'Wolverine Watchmen' militia.(Snip)But their lawyers are arguing that the FBI informants—at least 12 of them, according to a BuzzFeed investigation—went way beyond simply listening and infiltrating, and instead actively recruited others to the plot, funded and directed it. They have claimed that without the FBI informants' involvement, there would have been no plot at all.
New York Post,
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Jesse O'Neill
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The CDC is monitoring more than 200 people in 27 states for possible exposure to monkeypox, after they were in contact with a Texan who contracted the rare disease in Nigeria earlier this month.(Snip)State and local health officials are working with the feds to monitor the individuals who were in contact with the monkeypox patient and follow up with them daily until July 30, according to the website. The patient traveled from Lagos to Dallas with a layover in Atlanta on July 8 and 9, nearly a week before being diagnosed with the rare bug, which can be transmitted through respiratory droplets and body fluids,
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA),
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Oona Goodin-Smith *
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Philadelphia school officials are planning to consult with more air quality scientists after meeting Monday with an expert critical of the district’s $4.5 million purchase of NASA-originated air purifier technology. The expert, a Drexel professor, said the purifiers were ineffective at reducing the spread of coronavirus and had the potential to create harmful chemicals.(Snip)The devices have already been purchased and will be installed in every classroom by the end of July, a district spokesperson said. But following the School District’s announcement, several experts questioned the purifiers’ effectiveness and safety. They included Michael Waring—professor of indoor air quality and department head of civil, architectural, and environmental enginnering
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It's not that Bidet's america is undergoing Soviet-style planned shortages and disruptions, but rather that we're "emerging from the pandemic." Unexpectedly.