From world peace to extinct horses: 100-year-old
predictions about 2024
Posted By: OhioNick, 12/30/2023 5:11:35 AM
Well, we’re finally here. Is this the future that you envisioned? Nearly 100 years ago, a group of visionaries dared to imagine what life would be like in 2024. Some of their prophecies fell woefully short while others proved to be strangely accurate. Join us now as we gaze into that crystal ball from 1924. [SNIP] Arthur Dean, whose parental advice column appeared in newspapers across the country, expressed concerns about American dietary habits. “I sometimes wonder what our stomachs will look like and be like 100 years from now,” he wrote. “Will we have any teeth at all? Will there be any color on our face except paint?"
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is rushing through a tax bill unveiled days ago over significant policy objections from both conservative and centrist factions of the Republican Party.
Conservatives have spoken out against provisions in the bill they see as handouts to illegal immigrants, particularly an expansion of the Child Tax Credit without language requiring the parent to have a Social Security number. They argue the expansion would serve as an additional powerful migration pull, even as migrant encounters at the border reach record highs under President Joe Biden.
A man from Mississippi has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly badly damaged a Satanic display at Iowa's capitol building in Des Moines in December. The damaged display included a statue of the pagan idol Baphomet. [SNIP] Michael Cassidy, a former Mississippi congressional candidate, was charged after the vandalism with misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief.
He said at the time, "My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted."
That charge was upgraded, according to court documents reported on by the Des Moines Register, accusing Cassidy of committing felony third-degree criminal mischief.
Man who firebombed Chesterland church
that hosted drag events sentenced to 18
years in prison 8 replies
that hosted drag events sentenced to 18
years in prison 8 replies
A 20-year-old Alliance man will serve 18 years in prison for attempting to burn down a church because it supports the LGBTQ+ community.
According to the Ohio Department of Justice, Aimenn Penny was sentenced Monday to 216 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Penny went to the Community Church of Chesterland on March 25 and lobbed Molotov cocktails at the building in an attempt to burn it to the ground, authorities said.
The church had previously announced plans to host a "Drag Queen Story Time" event.
UPS says it will cut 12,000 jobs following a disappointing sales outlook for the year. The layoffs come just five months after the company reached a major union deal.
The job cuts will help the company save $1 billion in costs, CEO Carol Tome said in a call Tuesday morning. Manager and contract roles will be the most impacted.
Labor negotiations last year threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of customers, before a deal with Teamsters was reached. As consumers feared potential strikes, they took their business to rival companies, like FedEx. UPS expects to gain most of that business back, but so far has only won back 60% of it.
BP urged to scale back its green agenda:
Investor blasts oil giant's 'irrational'
climate targets 7 replies
Investor blasts oil giant's 'irrational'
climate targets 7 replies
An activist investor has urged BP to ditch its green strategy and continue to cash in on oil and gas.
Bluebell Capital Partners wrote to the energy giant’s chairman Helge Lund with concerns about how the FTSE 100 energy giant is run.
The London-based hedge fund blasted BP’s green transition plan as ‘irrational’ and said the strategy has depressed its share price.
Investors are concerned that BP is underperforming compared with rival Shell and US energy giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron.
Shell has scaled back its net zero transition strategy under the leadership of chief executive Wael Sawan. And American energy firms have doubled down on oil and gas production.
Bezhani Sarvar, was working as a security guard and then he decided that Allah had a special mission for him. And, like all of Allah’s special missions, it involved shooting a whole lot of people.
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He vowed, “Salam-Alaikum, brothers and sisters. Inshallah. I’ll succeed with my mission."
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Many, including Ohio, are taking steps to reduce those numbers. [SNIP]
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The mob is seen targeting one individual, blowing smoke in his face and making fun of his Israeli flag pin.
As they approached the man standing alone on the sidewalk wearing what appeared to be a minuscule Israeli flag pin on his shirt, one person remarked, 'Oh, is that an Israeli flag?' before calling him a 'Zionist coward piece of s***.'
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In fact, the majority (60%) of student loan borrowers have missed payments since the pause ended, including 35% who have made some payments and 25% who haven’t made any payments, according to a report from Intelligent.com.
President Donald Trump had an astonishing, historic victory in the Iowa caucus. He carried 98 of 99 counties and was 30 points ahead of the second candidate. He beat Bob Dole’s record 12-point victory over George H W Bush from 1988 – and got over 50 percent in what was effectively a four-way field. [SNIP] Finally, to understand the Trump phenomenon, you must understand that he is not a normal candidate. President Trump is the leader of a national movement. Leaders have a much deeper claim on the loyalty and affection of their supporters than mere candidates have.
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I study the role of disruptive politics and social movements in global climate policy and have chronicled the ebb, flow and dynamism of climate activism. With today’s political institutions largely focused on short-term desires over long-term
President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s
Democratic primary as he gears up for
his reelection bid 17 replies
Democratic primary as he gears up for
his reelection bid 17 replies
COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden easily won South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, clinching a state he pushed to lead off his party’s nominating process after it revived his then-struggling White House bid four years ago.
Biden on Saturday defeated the other long-shot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. His reelection campaign invested heavily in driving up turnout in what it saw as a test drive of its efforts to mobilize Black voters, a key Democratic bloc central to Biden’s chances in a likely November rematch against former President Donald Trump.
100 Million Fire Ants On The March
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Much journalism these days is filled with fear, a genre made by the paranoid for the paranoid. A friend sent me Victor Davis Hanson’s recent X post about the lawsuits faced by President Trump, the corruption of the judicial system, the desperate straits he is in. (Snip) But he’s wrong. All those lawsuits foundered this week, a mere week later. And wrong are all the other catastrophists. The entire world is on the move, literally. It’s on fire. There are 100 million fire ants on the move. We are setting the agenda now, not them.
Apparently the Lawfare crew have been working and coaching overtime to give Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold a framework to explain to the Supreme Court how Colorado’s very specific election laws allow for presidential candidates to be disqualified despite meeting all constitutional requirements. State Solicitor General Sharon Stevenson would be the legal mind representing Jena Griswold. This should be an interesting attempt.
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Walgreens: getting out while they still can
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Thomas Lifson recently wrote about In-N-Out Burger and Denny’s fleeing Oakland, California. Crime became so constant and blatant it was too dangerous for employees and customers. At the In-N-Out, criminals were going from car to car in the drive-up lane, robbing customers as they waited for their orders. This kind of wanton, and unrestrained criminality isn’t limited to California. It’s everywhere Democrats/socialist/communists rule, places across the country like Boston:
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The progressive Squad member spent thousands on security services out of her campaign account since getting elected in 2020. That includes over $120,000 to her husband Courtney Merritts, according to her most recent campaign filings, who she married in February 2023.
Kendra Arnold, executive director for ethics watchdog the Foundation for Accountability & Civic Trust (FACT) told DailyMail.com that 'a host of other possible charges' for Bush are possible.
Joe Biden Caring About MSNBC’s ‘Morning
Joe’ Explains So Much Of His Nightmare Presidency 13 replies
Joe’ Explains So Much Of His Nightmare Presidency 13 replies
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