"Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space."
New Jersey's already heated governor's race was thrown into chaos Thursday after a branch of the National Archives admitted to releasing Democrat Mikie Sherrills military files with personal information to an ally of her Republican challenger.
Fresh off Jimmy Kimmel returning to TV to warn that Donald Trump's attacks on free speech would not end with censoring comedians critical of his administration, Trump signed an executive order to "save" TikTok, while supposedly joking that he'd like to censor influencers by tweaking the algorithm so that content is "100 percent MAGA."
Corporate boards in the US have never been more diverse. Those same boards are now hiring White guys at the fastest clip in almost a decade. White men made up a majority of new directors added this year at S&P 500 companies for the first time since 2017, according to data from the research firm ISS-Corporate. Interviews with directors and recruiters make clear that boards are seeking candidates with experience as chief executive officers to help navigate economic and political turmoil, particularly tariffs. And because many of those executives began their careers decades ago, when leadership was less diverse, those being picked now are disproportionately White and male.
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@#21 ... If China is smart they will wait for the farmers to go bankrupt and then pick up the land through shell companies for a great deal. ...
Yeah, it seems that China has already been buyin up US farmland ...
China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where (2023)
www.npr.org
... In 2021, a Chinese company bought land near an Air Force base in Grand Forks, N.D., sending lawmakers into a frenzy.
Lawmakers feared that China, which many policymakers view as a strategic adversary even though it's the country's top trading partner outside North America, could gain control over the U.S. food and energy supply, as well as a hold on markets and critical infrastructure.
Although Chinese-owned land is a tiny fraction of all foreign-owned land in the U.S., its purchases have raised fears that the Chinese government could have control, through the Chinese corporations, over U.S. assets or gain access to U.S.-based information.
Indeed, during the past four decades, Chinese companies and investors have bought up land in the U.S. as well as purchased major food companies like Smithfield Foods, the United States' largest pork processor. Corporations own the majority of that land. Now legislation in Congress would restrict Chinese ownership of U.S. land. ...
@#3
Yeah, the "Funny" appellation on #3 may be apropos.
Or is it?
I wish I knew.
Moody Blues - The Dream Sequence (1969)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Take another sip my love and see what you will see
A fleet of golden galleons, on a crystal sea
Are you sitting comfortably?
Let Merlin cast his spell
Ride along the winds of time and see where we have been
The glorious age of Camelot, when Guinevere was Queen
It all unfolds before your eyes
As Merlin casts his spell
The seven wonders of the world he'll lay before your feet
In far-off lands, on distant shores, so many friends to meet
Are you sitting comfortably?
Let Merlin cast his spell
...
Broadcasters who criticized Jimmy Kimmel have deals pending before FCC
thedesk.net
... A pair of broadcast television station owners who decided to pre-empt new episodes of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on their stations have business-related transactions that are pending before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). ...
In recent months, both broadcasters have announced their intent to buy or sell local TV assets " Nexstar is in the process of effectuating a $6 billion merger with peer broadcaster TEGNA, and Sinclair is executing on a mixture of station acquisitions and sales-- all of which require the approval of the FCC. ...
Some local news ...
Dozens protest Nexstar's Jimmy Kimmel show ban outside WTNH station in New Haven
www.ctinsider.com
... Most Connecticut residents were unable to join the 6.2 million Americans who watched the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night as Nexstar, which owns ABC affiliate station WTNH, continues to preempt the late-night show.
In response, the Connecticut Citizen Action Group held a protest Thursday afternoon outside the WTNH news station in New Haven, decrying Nexstar's decision as "censorship, media consolidation and (a) threat to free speech and democracy."
Some 35 people were at the protest Thursday, many loudly chanting "Shame!" and were joined by motorists who honked their horns. ...
I remember, back in the day, the "Impeach Earl Warren" stenciled image put upon stop signs.
But then ...
How the Impeach Earl Warren Movement Began, Faltered, But Avoided Irrelevance (2022)
muse.jhu.edu
Trooper Takes a Knee, Sends a Message to Protesters in Connecticut (2020)
www.nbcconnecticut.com
... "She looked at me, extended her hand, and asked if I would pray with her," recalled Lt. Jack Goncalves, of the moment a protest on the interstate turned into a prayer circle.
Goncalves was one of more than a half-dozen Connecticut State Police troopers who took a knee when a planned outside the Hartford Police headquarters spilled out onto Interstate 84 on Monday.
"It was a time to diffuse, teach, and learn," said Goncalves. "There was a lot of pain out there. A lot of pain."
He said the spontaneous and voluntary show of support did more than deescalate the situation, it also sent a message.
"We're listening. Law enforcement is listening and we just want to make sure that everyone is safe." ...
And, as a follow-up question ...
Why did Pres Trump delete his social medial post that seemed to instruct AG Bondi to go after his political opponents?
Trump hounds Bondi to prosecute adversaries in now-deleted social media post: 'They're all guilty as hell'
www.foxnews.com
... President Donald Trump put the heat on Attorney General Pam Bondi Saturday, demanding the prosecution of a list of adversaries in a social media post that he quickly deleted.
In a now-deleted Truth Social post, the president called for charges against former FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and New York Attorney General Letitia James"slamming Bondi for "all talk, no action."
"Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, "same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam "Shifty" Schiff, Leticia??? They're all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done." ...
Was that post intended to be a private email, but wound up on social media instead?
Fun Boy Three - It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It (1982)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com