The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of attacks" ... read more
In the fiscal year that ended in June 2024, after giving out 2 million parking tickets, the city collected about $110 million in parking fines. Meanwhile, according to Mejia's data, it was spending $88 million on parking enforcement expenses like salaries and equipment. But when the cost of pensions and other obligations and liabilities were added to the mix, that figure jumped to more than $176 million. A $65 million shortfall. A $65 million shortfall when the city is experiencing a significant budgetary crisis that it needs to address. read more
A pod of dolphins joined a fleet of recovery vessels inspecting the Crew-9's Dragon capsule, named Freedom, after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee Florida at 5:57 p.m. EST. "Wow! We got a cute little pod of dolphins, not just one or two," SpaceX engineer Kate Tice said during the NASA-SpaceX webcast. read more
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belm. It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people - including world leaders - at the conference in November. The state government touts the highway's "sustainable" credentials, but some locals and conservationists are outraged at the environmental impact. The Amazon plays a vital role in absorbing carbon for the world and providing biodiversity, and many say this deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate summit.
Of course, all that changed when inspiration struck Sinclair. "I'm not an expert in the food world," she admits, "but I just figured it was something interesting to put out there." Part of Sinclair's fascination with kale stems from the word "kale" itself " she likes words and how they sound, remarking that the whole endeavor "just seemed something nutty." "It wasn't as premeditated as some people would think," Sinclair says. "I'm not that orchestrated in my thoughts. I follow my passion."
Great, so are now wiling to tell ClownShack and Snoofy that illegal immigration hurts the working poor in the US and that deporting them will ultimately increase their wages and standard of living?
This is the only logical conclusion. Even Bernie Sanders when I first learned about him, and supported him took a similar logical position.
"My concern about the bill that I voted against was that there was too much emphasis on bringing low-wage workers into this country," he said. "What I want to see, and what is better about the recent bill, is a pathway toward citizenship, which is absolutely essential."
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His own children are better off without him.
#7 | Posted by snoofy
Only because they get his inheritance earlier.