“Well, That Was So Much Fun,” He Says, “I Think I’ll Do It Again”
“Do It Again” by the Beach Boys plays on his stereo, followed by “Like a Rolling Stone.”
MSNBC’s Wallace: ‘As With Racists, All the Conspiracy Theorists Are Republicans
Breitbart | 04/29/2024 | Pam KeyMSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on her show “Deadline” that it was not accurate to say everyone in the Republican Party is a conspiracy theorist but “as with racist
, all of the conspiracy theorists are Republicans.”
Kamala Harris Tour To Target Black Male Voters
UK Telegraph | 4/29/2024 | Rozina Sabur
Yecch. What is “Poultry Litter”?
Poultry litter consists of manure, feathers, spilled feed and bedding material that accumulate on the floors of the buildings that house chickens and turkeys. It can contain disease-causing bacteria, viruses (including H5N1), antibiotics, toxic heavy metals, pesticides and even foreign objects such as dead rodents, birds, rocks, nails and glass.
Yecch. Why should I care?
“It seems ghoulish, but it is a perfectly legal and common practice for chicken litter — the material that accumulates on the floor of chicken growing facilities — to be fed to cattle,” said Michael Hansen, a senior scientist with Consumers Union.
Yecch. And now, the Science!
Poultry litter causing the bovine cases of avian flu is considered “very unlikely, though not impossible” wrote Veronika Pfaeffle, in a joint statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
Pfaeffle.
… epidemiologists scramble to figure out how dairy cows throughout the Midwest became infected with a strain of highly pathogenic avian flu … It is still unclear how the cows were infected — whether by contact with birds, or via feed made from litter waste — but litter has been associated with previous outbreaks of disease, including botulism.
— Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop?
LA Times | April 18, 2024 | Susanne Rust
… Or being an intern …
California Cops, Firefighters, and Utility Workers Are Earning [Nearly] $800k a Year in Overtime Pay
Daily Mail | April 22, 2024 | Josh BoswellWatchdogs have slammed California local government for spending billions in overtime pay – with police officers, firefighters, linemen and utility workers earning up to $792,000 in a single year.
Short staffing, poor planning,
IMAO again!
generous union deals and expensive hiring costs all contribute to civil servants relying heavily on overtime, experts told DailyMail.com.
It has given frontline workers a golden opportunity to earn several million dollars since 2019. But tax watchdogs say it is a raw deal for the taxpayer.
Senior Los Angeles fire captain Jason Getchius had a salary of $169,764 in 2022, the latest figures provided by the city. But by racking up $502,681 in overtime pay, he was able to earn an eye-popping total of $792,467.
San Francisco sheriff’s lieutenant Ronald Terry had a salary of $179,676. With $374,503 in overtime pay, he earned a total of $738,432 in 2022.
Lington Gordon, an electric crew foreman in Santa Clara, made $703,621 with $363,013 overtime, and Oakland police sergeant Timothy Dolan earned $699,345 with $376,998 overtime.
Since 2019, Dolan has earned almost $2.3 million and Gordon $2,231,958.
The figures come from the California State Controller and the charity Transparency California, which compiles salary data on State workers.
Experts say the workers have not done anything wrong, and are merely maximizing their income from local government bosses who have failed to hire enough people.
Wish we could give you more but this is what he puts out for free which is all we can afford after taxes.
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Once again, it’s time for a ranked list of ten different items! And unlike other top ten lists, this one has no theme so you’ll have no idea what could come next!
It’s the most exciting thing on the internet.
As Confucius would say, let’sa go!
High-Speed Rail System From Las Vegas to Southern California Breaks Ground
CNBC Business News | 22 April 2024 | Ryan AnastasioThe Brightline West system will reach speeds of 200 miles per hour across a 218-mile route between Las Vegas and three California stops including Rancho Cucamonga, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles…The project received $3 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the rest will be privately funded…
Russia SWARMS Ukraine Town With Upgraded Turtle Tanks
YouTube | April 22, 2024 | HistoryLegendsDifficult situation in Krasnohorivka. Major attack by 5th Motorized Brigade of the DPR supported by turtle tanks. Urgent need of reinforcements for Ukraine.
Whatever. How’s our southern border doing?
European Gull Screeching Championship
EuroWeekly News | 22 Apr 2024 | John SmithThe town of De Panne in Belgium hosted the European Seagull Screeching Championships on Sunday, April 21, and there was definitely a Pan-European turn out.
The championship is very much a Belgian-organized affair …
I knew it!
… with categories for adults, children, and groups …
… although the fact that the competition took place in a packed-out bar where the beer was flowing and a comedian was booked to follow the event might indicate a certain tongue-in-cheek attitude …
Is it going to be in the Onolympics?