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385 Pakistanis freed from traffickers’ warehouse in Libya
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
First photos of Chinese-run lab in California experimenting with dangerous viruses and engineering mice


How long now until US Gov't funding is discovered ?
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  Consider the oft ignored, convincing premise of "The Contractor".

Bootleg labs making public vaccines for pandemic diseases get shutdown with extreme prejudice by PMC for big pharma.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2023 15:10 Comments || Top||



-Short Attention Span Theater-
History of the Pitchfork Ranch - Somewhere West of Wall Street episode - 4
[YouTube] History of the Pitchfork Ranch - Somewhere West of Wall Street episode - 4.

The Pitchfork Ranch was started in 1881 as a partnership of D. B. Gardner and Col. J. S. Godwin. Formally organized in Missouri in 1883 and the founding shareholders were A. P. Bush Jr., Sam Lazarus, D. B. Gardner, W. H. Carroll, E. F. Williams and A. D. Brown.

Gardner and Williams had been boyhood friends from Mississippi. Prior to the 1883 formation of the holding company, Williams had been a sales manager for Hamilton Brown Shoe Company, and Gardner had been a surveyor in Texas.

The Pitchfork Ranch, is in King and Dickens counties. The headquarters of the 168,000-acre ranch is thirteen miles west of Guthrie on U.S. Highway 82.

The Pitchfork cattle herd is primarily Black and Black Baldie cows. Cattle are selected for multiple traits that include both maternal and carcass characteristics. Pitchfork calves are all Source and Age verified and all are USDA process verified as NHTC (Non-Hormonally Treated) and All Natural.

Around 4,500 mother cows grazing the home ranch, the cowboys have ample opportunity to work the range in a manner very similar to the cowboys who first rode for the brand.

Pitchfork cowboys have always ridden good horses. It developed the horse, the "Pitchfork Gray" which is a gray horse with a black tail and mane.

This is from Red's OFFICIAL youtube channel. In 2009 Red launched his television show, IN THE BUNKHOUSE WITH RED STEAGALL, seen on RFD TV. It ran for four years. His current show on RFD TV is entitled RED STEAGALL IS SOMEWHERE WEST OF WALL STREET. On this channel Red is going to share his TV show episodes as well as never seen before clips that because of time restraints could not be included in his episodes airing on RFD. There will also be some music shared here including Western, Western Swing, Country and Songs of inspiration. Singer, songwriter, poet, author and cowboy Red Steagall, hosts his award winning weekly TV show Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street aires on RFD-TV on Mondays at 8:30 PM (CST), Tuesdays at 12:30 AM (CST) and Sundays at 6:00 AM (CST).
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/02/2023 06:05 || Comments || Link || [14 views] Top|| File under:


-Land of the Free
New mother leaves internet in UPROAR after revealing eye-watering cost of giving birth in US
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Why the disparity?
  • Influencer Sarai Jones, 25, broke down the hospital costs of labor and delivery

  • The Seattle-born blogger welcomed her first child - a boy - two months prior

  • The total fees from the hospital and other organizations came out to nearly $50k

  • Luckily, with insurance her total out-of-pocket cost rolled back to $1,418.26.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 08:45 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:



#3  Pregnant women struggle to find care in ‘maternity deserts,’ new study finds: ‘We need more support’

I suppose light bulbs, electric cars and climate change are more important.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 9:55 Comments || Top||

#4  She would have been surprised at NICU costs.
Posted by: Super Hose || 08/02/2023 14:41 Comments || Top||

#5 
Posted by: Vortigern Angineting5172 || 08/02/2023 15:29 Comments || Top||

#6  Some folks will eventually adapt to the new rules, while others will just whine.
Posted by: Bobby || 08/02/2023 16:10 Comments || Top||

#7  ..but Joe is going to forgive student loans even though SCOTUS said no. Priorities tell us what's important.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/02/2023 16:56 Comments || Top||


Africa Subsaharan
Loren Southern - 'Farmlands' (lengthy YouTube documentary)
[Top Documentary Films] Is there a white genocide occurring in South Africa? That's the conclusion reached by controversial alt-right activist and filmmaker Lauren Southern in her new feature-length documentary Farmlands.

The basis of the film is the country's complicated history with land ownership, and the hysteria that has arisen from these issues in recent times.

The crime rate in South Africa is disturbingly high. Dozens of protests are gathered on the streets every day, and municipal buildings and school houses are commonly burned to the ground. Since lawmakers passed a resolution that allows for the seizure and redistribution of land without compensation, there has been a spike in the murder of white farm owners in the region. These murders are described in graphic detail by crime scene personnel, activists in the area and relatives of the fallen.

The film accuses the government and law enforcement officials of fudging statistics and concealing the truth behind this slaughter. In defense of their practices, these institutions insist there is no evidence that these attacks are racially motivated.

During the course of the film, Southern stacks the deck against the country's "black economic empowerment laws". In one segment, she visits a squatter camp populated by white families who are destitute and forced to live without basic comforts and medical care. "There's no help for whites in South Africa," the camp land owner explains. Southern also points to the tens of thousands of minority whites who have fled the country, and the protests mounted in opposition to the farming issues that have gone unheeded by the government.

Southern and her film have been met by vociferous voices of dissent who claim that her message is motivated by thinly veiled racism. Her critics say her narrative is a cautionary rebuke to the end of apartheid, and a delirious warning call to westerners who are quickly becoming the new minority. Viewers can decide for themselves if the events and personal stories depicted in Farmlands are distastefully misleading or indicative of a larger epidemic of racially motivated violence.

Directed by: Lauren Southern
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/02/2023 05:44 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Mayor Boshoff interview in Orania begins at 55:19.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/02/2023 5:55 Comments || Top||


Europe
Strike at major French newspaper ends as far-right editor enters position
The times, they are a-changing.
[IsraelTimes] Journal du Dimanche staff end month-long strike with deal handing support to employees who leave the paper due to appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune, who has a history of antisemitism

Journalists at La Belle France’s sole dedicated Sunday newspaper announced Tuesday that they were halting one of the longest strikes in the recent history of French media, on the day a controversial editor aligned with the far right took up his post as editor-in-chief. Journal du Dimanche (JDD) staff said they were throwing in the towel, aware that their decision would mean that they would either have to leave the paper or work under its new leadership. The strike that started June 22 over the appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune, 34, as new editor-in-chief has caused the influential weekly to not publish six consecutive issues. The SDJ, the journalists’ association of the JDD, said that an agreement was reached with the paper’s owners, the media arm of French conglomerate Lagardere Group, for the strike to end. The union acknowledged staff "would not have won" a prolonged standoff with Lagardere.

Lejeune was until recently editor of the far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles and endorsed far-right media commentator Eric Zemmour
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/02/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Next will come bowing to the muzzie cartoons.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 0:43 Comments || Top||


Iraq
NSS seizes millions of Dollars intended for smuggling
May or may not be related to the War on Terror — we lack information to determine at this point, so for now it’s filed as Page 3: Non-Wot.
[Shafaq News] The National Security Services (NSS) announced on Tuesday the dismantling of networks involved in suspicious financial activities and the seizure of over 14 million dollars before being smuggled.

The NSS’s spokesperson, Arshad al-Hakim, stated that "The NSS conducted an extensive campaign to pursue smugglers after intensifying intelligence efforts and field monitoring, leading to the apprehension of major smuggling networks comprising individuals engaged in suspicious financial and banking activities. They confessed to establishing fake companies to engage in commercial activities as a front for smuggling currency out of Baghdad."

He further revealed that "the operation was carried out by a specialized team from the NSS and after receiving evidence from the Anti-Money Laundering Office confirming the existence of the currency smuggling operation, a series of raids were conducted in various areas of Baghdad under the supervision of the Third Karkh Investigative Court, resulting in the arrest of 11 suspects who disclosed the main locations of money storage in the capital, Baghdad."

Moreover, he pointed out, "Over 14 million dollars and 5 billion dinars were seized, along with several different types of weapons."

Authorities foil attempted smuggling of large sums of money in Baghdad

[Shafaq News] An anonymous security source revealed on Tuesday the apprehension of an individual attempting to smuggle a staggering sum of 260,000 dollars and 140 million Iraqi dinars in the capital, Baghdad.

The source informed Shafaq News Agency that "under the supervision of Major Imad, a security force managed to arrest a person endeavoring to clandestinely transport a sum totaling 260,000 US dollars and 140 million Iraqi dinars, which his owner intended to smuggle concealed within his vehicle towards northern Iraq."

Elaborating further, the operation was successfully executed through sustained surveillance carried out by the "Currency Smuggling Unit" affiliated with the organized crime department, under the command of the aforementioned Major, within the jurisdiction of Taji heading towards northern Iraq.

Earlier today, the National Security Services (NSS) announced the dismantling of networks involved in suspicious financial activities and the seizure of over 14 million dollars before being smuggled.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/02/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq

#1  I'd guess the Ambassador Airlines is pretty busy.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 0:42 Comments || Top||

#2  Official: "It's obviously criminal money --- they didn't bribe me with it!"
Posted by: magpie || 08/02/2023 13:28 Comments || Top||


Science & Technology
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser debuts with retro looks
[AutoBlog] SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser is officially here, and its arrival marks the return of Toyota’s legendary Land Cruiser nameplate after it took a few years off. If you were thinking this new Land Cruiser would just be a slight revision on the last one, then think again. The 2024 model is smaller, cheaper, hybrid-only and way more purposeful looking.

Its design is a massive departure from the last Land Cruiser and instead adopts elements from its earlier history. The squared-off body and upright stance is a timeless off-roader look, and we think it suits the new Land Cruiser quite well. Toyota made the new model 4.4 inches narrower and 1.2 inches shorter overall to improve its nimbleness off-road, and it looks dramatically smaller in person. Interestingly, there are two headlight designs, with one being a rectangular look reminiscent of the FJ62. Meanwhile, the "1958" (just below) and "First Edition" trims get round headlights.

Isn't that a Rover Defender in the graphic? Well, you're right! I guess it is.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/02/2023 06:23 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under:

#1  While the only foreign car I have owned to date was 70 VW Bug. I have to admit the Toyota Land Cruiser HAD Old School appeal.

Until I noticed, the starting price tag of $50K, and it comes in HYBRID ONLY.

Then it lost any appeal.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 08/02/2023 7:00 Comments || Top||

#2  When I saw RETRO, I thought...
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 8:00 Comments || Top||

#3  ...While in Saudi Arabia as a munitions storage supervisor I had my own vehicle, and it was a '91 Land Cruiser donated by the Japanese. If I could have figured out a way to smuggle it back in my hold baggage, I would have cheerfully done so.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 08/02/2023 9:58 Comments || Top||

#4  drove in a land cruiser from Lhasa to Kathmandu and many places in between back in '93. Hard to beat this vehicle!
Posted by: 746 || 08/02/2023 10:25 Comments || Top||

#5  The earlier generations of these were superb vehicles. If I could find one with the I-6, and not rusted out in the frame and body, I'd probably try to pick it up if I was in the right mood.

The last generation they sold was more of a soccer mom or prestige vehicle, requiring premium fuel and had horrible gas mileage (my old '79 one-ton does better), but REALLY nice inside and out. Not really a true off-roader. You could do it, but for the money I'd say no.

Newer one looks like they lost an inch of ground clearance and probably weighs a bit more than you would want in an off-roader vehicle, and the smaller stance exacerbates that.
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 08/02/2023 12:10 Comments || Top||

#6  Simply no gummint regulation applied to cars has anything to do with value, utility, reliability or performance. I will say seat belts and airbags are an exception to that.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 08/02/2023 12:19 Comments || Top||

#7  The old game - same price, smaller box.
Posted by: KBK || 08/02/2023 16:15 Comments || Top||

#8  I love the "Pickups and SUVs make the econoboxes we want everyone to settle for less safe in a collision" pretzel logic
Posted by: M. Murcek || 08/02/2023 16:30 Comments || Top||

#9  While livin' in Booneville, the vineyard manager had an OG Toyota Cruiser for use mainly to get around on property and to the neighbors. Very capable vehicles.
Posted by: Rex Mundi || 08/02/2023 19:36 Comments || Top||

#10  I still have a '77 FJ40 - dead and garaged til I get an adequate workspace
Posted by: Frank G || 08/02/2023 20:44 Comments || Top||

#11  I have a barn and adequate workspace, Frank.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/02/2023 21:17 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Wed 2023-08-02
  385 Pakistanis freed from traffickers’ warehouse in Libya
Tue 2023-08-01
  Clashes intensify in Ain al-Helweh as death toll climbs to 9 11
Mon 2023-07-31
  Suicide bomber suspected as explosion at Islamist rally in Pakistan kills at least 40, wounds more than 150
Sun 2023-07-30
  European Union Suspends Financial, Security Aid To Niger Republic
Sat 2023-07-29
  Niger coup leader calls for 'calm, vigilance and patriotism' in address to nation
Fri 2023-07-28
  Suspect in infamous ISIS massacre arrested in Sulaimani
Thu 2023-07-27
  Over 60 Al-Shabaab militants killed in joint op by SNA supported by local residents at El-Dhun Adegow in Bay region
Wed 2023-07-26
  Judge rejects Hunter Biden plea deal
Tue 2023-07-25
  Iraqi Court Hands Life Sentence to Former ISIS 'Military Police' Member
Mon 2023-07-24
  Kenya: Is 60% of Mandera under Al-Shabaab control?
Sun 2023-07-23
  Surprise! ‘Mohammed' is The Most Common Name Amongst Arrested ‘French' Rioters.
Sat 2023-07-22
  Sudanese army strikes RSF troops in Khartoum and North Kordofan
Fri 2023-07-21
  Iraqi protesters set fire to Swedish embassy in Baghdad, 20 arrested, Iraq severs diplomatic relations with Sweden
Thu 2023-07-20
  More than 700 sentenced to prison over French riots
Wed 2023-07-19
  Lebanon judge seizes central bank chief's properties


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