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Lorie Smith, the Colorado website designer at the heart of the Supreme Court’s landmark 303 Creative v. Elenis June 30 decision upholding every American’s freedom of speech, is receiving a barrage of increasingly intense harassment, including serious death threats, following the 6–3 ruling.
“Especially in the last week, despite the victory last week, I do continue to face horrific attacks, people saying they hope I would be raped; they want to burn my house down; they know where I live, and they want to come kill me and my family,” Ms. Smith told The Epoch Times on July 5 in an exclusive interview.
“Our security team is monitoring all of the comments that come in very, very closely to determine the best way to protect Lorie and to take action consistent with the threat,” said Kellie Fiedorek, Senior Counsel and Government Affairs Director for the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the public interest law firm that has represented Ms. Smith throughout her case.
“We cannot share any more about the internal conversations we are having, but it is deeply disheartening to see Lorie experience vicious harassment and death threats over her stand for all Americans’ free speech and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that just affirmed both those who agree and those who vehemently disagree with Lorie have the right to say what they believe without fear of government punishment,” Ms. Fiedorek said.
Federal agents investigating former President Donald Trump‘s connection to classified materials told the judge who signed the search warrant for his Florida estate last year that they were concerned that the whereabouts of some documents were unknown, a new court filing shows.
A less redacted version of the search warrant affidavit made public Wednesday indicated that Justice Department officials became concerned after they viewed security camera video from Mar-a-Lago that they’d obtained from Trump’s company.
3.RFK Jr. Decries Biden Admin’s Withholding of Some JFK Assassination Records
On the afternoon of Friday before arguably one of the busiest holiday weekends in America, the Biden administration issued a memo announcing that due to national security, it was going to postpone the release of certain classified documents relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK).
Despite the quiet announcement on the eve of the July 4th weekend, it sparked off outrage led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) who has in recent times openly speculated that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was behind his uncle’s assassination and that he could be in danger from the agency.
In a barrage of Twitter posts, Kennedy, who is gaining momentum against Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination for president, suggested a coverup.
4.Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Declares Ban On Recording Without Consent Unconstitutional
On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a law prohibiting the recording of individuals without their explicit consent is unconstitutional, as it violates the First Amendment. The decision came after James O’Keefe, the former CEO of Project Veritas and Project Veritas Action Fund, filed a lawsuit in Portland, Oregon three years ago, arguing that the law in Oregon violates the US Constitution, particularly in the context of undercover investigative journalism.
The Supreme Court has spoken on the constitutionality of using affirmative action in higher education admissions.
On June 29, the court ruled, in two separate cases, that for colleges and universities to use race in making admissions decisions is unlawful, violating the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Students for Fair Admissions was the plaintiff in the lawsuits, one against Harvard College (the undergraduate college of Harvard University) and one against the University of North Carolina.
The suits charged that the universities “employed and are employing racially and ethnically discriminatory policies and procedures in administering the undergraduate admissions program.”
The court’s conservative majority prevailed in both cases, with each decided along ideological lines: 6-2 in the action against Harvard University and 6-3 in the University of North Carolina suit. (Liberal justice Ketanji Brown recused herself from sitting on the Harvard case because she is a former member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers.)
WORLD NEWS
Belarus president outlines deal with Wagner
Alexander Lukashenko says he doesn’t expect the private military company to cause any trouble in his country
Wagner troops could be used to defend Belarus after they relocate from Russia, where they took part in a failed revolt last month, President Alexander Lukashenko has said.
Military personnel attached to Evgeny Prigozhin’s private military company are being transferred to the country subject to “certain conditions,” including that they can be deployed instantly if they’re needed to “defend the state,” he explained.
“I’m absolutely not worried and not troubled that we’ll have a certain number of these fighters stationed here [in Belarus],” Lukashenko told journalists on Thursday.
Russia and Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Plotting Attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of plotting an attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), prompting concerns of a potential partial meltdown.
Social Credit: Bank Blocks Account for Parents’ Organisation Opposed to Child Transgenderism
A parents’ organisation was reportedly prevented from opening an account with Metro Bank over opposition to allowing children to undergo life-altering transgender medical procedures, in the latest revelation of British banks banning customers for their political views.
How China Is Destroying American Farmland
North Carolina is the home of more than 2,000 large-scale hog farms, primarily clustered in the rural eastern region of the state. More than 200 of them are owned or operated by Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the world
In 2013, Smithfield was sold to the WH Group, a Chinese pork conglomerate accused of feeding its hogs illegal chemicals. WH Group takes direction from the Chinese government, as “pork is considered a national-security issue in China”
The Chinese government uses private entities as proxies for state power. In 2011, it directed Chinese companies to buy foreign food producers and farmland. Over the next two years, Chinese nationals went from owning $81 million worth of American farmland to nearly $1.4 billion
Smithfield was an attractive acquisition because the cost of raising pork in North Carolina is about half that of raising them in China, due to lax environmental protections. In China, hog farmers must pay for wastewater treatment, digester systems to convert manure into a natural gas, and odor control systems to shield nearby residents from the stench
In 2014, hundreds of residents filed more than two dozen lawsuits against the WH Group arguing that the hog farms “made life unbearable.” Smithfield lost the five bellwether cases and settled the remaining cases out of court. Still, while sending a message of discontent, it doesn’t change how hogs are raised in North Carolina or anywhere else in the U.S.
‘It seems America isn’t the only country that makes it difficult for the Trumps,’ event organiser Turning Point Australia says
Left-Wing Australian Lawmaker Sneers at ‘Big Baby’ Donald Trump Jr. over Canceled Tour
A minister in Australia’s left-wing Labor government wasted no time in sneering at Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday after the son of the former U.S. president canceled a planned speaking tour Down Under.
China’s Electric Car Maker BYD Moves into Former Ford Plant in Brazil
Chinese electric carmaker BYD announced on Tuesday that it will invest $620 million to build a new electric vehicle industrial complex in Brazil, a dramatic expansion of its operations in Latin America.
89% of Frenchmen condemn the violence committed against security forces, leaving left-wing riot apologists in the tiny minority. A man was killed by a flash-bang grenade in Marseille. The GoFundMe for the police officer involved in the deadly shooting of Nahel M. reached €1.6 M. The Macron government proposed cracking down on free speech instead of the rioters.
The situation in France calmed Tuesday night, on the 8th night of unrest since the officer-involved death of 17-year-old driver Nahel, with only 16 arrests, including 7 in the Paris region. There were 116 fires on public roads, 78 vehicles burned and 8 buildings set on fire. 1,243 people have been indicted since June 30. Bus and tram service was restored, which had been suspended since Friday. Police arrested three men with 300 kilos of fireworks in Paris.
There have been 1,000 buildings burnt, 5,600 vehicles destroyed, and 3,300 arrests since last week in France.
U.S. NEWS, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Donald Trump: Security Tapes Would ‘Quickly’ Find White House Cocaine Smuggler
Former President Donald Trump said the security tapes would “quickly” reveal who smuggled cocaine into President Joe Biden’s White House after the drug was reportedly found in the West Wing.
Donald Trump Rakes in Over $35 Million During Second Quarter Fundraising
Former President Donald Trump raked in more than $35 million in fundraising during the second quarter of 2023, his campaign announced.
Democrat Adam Schiff Announces $8 Million Fundraising Haul After Censure
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a top contender for the U.S. Senate race in California, revealed Wednesday his campaign raised $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2023.
President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allowed an illegal alien on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) “Terrorist Watch List” to board a domestic flight after releasing him into the United States, a federal probe reveals.
Suspended Texas A.G. Ken Paxton won’t testify at impeachment trial, lawyer says
Republican Ken Paxton, who was suspended as attorney general of Texas in May following his impeachment by the GOP-controlled state House, is not planning to testify at his Senate trial, his lawyer says.
His lead attorney, Tony Buzbee, said in a statement that Paxton was “impeached by the kangaroo court in the Texas House” and that Paxton will “not dignify the illegal House action by testifying.”
Maryland Republican Dan Cox Says Someone Commited Fraud By Filing Election Paperwork in His Name
Former Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox on July 3 said that someone had falsely filed paperwork in his name to run for his state’s 6th Congressional District.
“I have not filed. We’ve reported this matter to the FEC for fraud,” Cox wrote on Twitter.
Suspect Identified, Charged in Philadelphia Mass Shooting
The suspect in the July 3 mass shooting in Philadelphia that left five people dead has been charged with murder, prosecutors announced on July 5.
The suspect, Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was arrested on the day of the shooting, but his identity wasn’t confirmed until July 5, when he was arraigned on murder and other charges.
Traveling overseas this summer? There’s huge demand for passports, so get yours ASAP
If you’re planning a summer getaway outside of the country, make sure you get your paperwork in order sooner rather than later.
Passports are in “unprecedented demand,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday during a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing. In 2022, the State Department issued a record 22 million passports — and 2023 is “on track to break” that record, Blinken said.
The U.S. State Department is fielding half a million passport applications a week, Blinken said. “That’s 30 to 40% above last year, so it’s dramatic.”
The standard processing time for a passport is 10-13 weeks, and an expedited request takes about seven to nine weeks. That doesn’t include mailing time, which can take up to two weeks each way.
“Processing times fluctuate throughout the year depending on demand and we anticipate that they will rise, especially as we approach the busier travel season,” according to a State Department news release.
Man convicted of raping, impregnating 9-year-old Columbus girl sentenced to life in prison
A man convicted of raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Columbus girl was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday with the possibility of parole after serving 25 years.
Gerson Fuentes, a 28-year-old undocumented immigrant from Guatemala living in Columbus, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in court. He was arrested last year and charged with two counts of rape after authorities say he raped the unidentified minor.
2ND AMENDMENT
MSNBC’s Reid: I Wouldn’t Go Out July 4 ‘Because America Is Awash with Guns’
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid said Wednesday on her show “The ReidOut” that she did not leave her house on July 4 over fears of mass shootings because “America is awash with guns.”
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
US Factory Order Data Flash Red Alert for Economy
U.S. factory orders fell into negative territory for the first time since October 2020, delivering a fresh sign that the U.S. manufacturing sector is suffering a slowdown.
The U.S. Census Bureau announced on July 5 that orders for U.S. manufactured goods declined by 1 percent in year-over-year terms in May, the first time in 31 months that the gauge has dipped below zero.
“The closer we get to the 2024 presidential election, the more the economy is slip slidin’ away,” economist Anthony Sanders, former director of MBS/ABS Research at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a blog post commenting on the numbers.
Ben & Jerry’s Faces Boycott Calls Over 4th of July Message
en & Jerry’s is facing a boycott after calling on the United States to “commit to returning” stolen Indigenous land in its 4th of July message.
On Independence Day, the iconic American ice cream brand sparked outrage on social media by publishing a Twitter post with an image reading: “The United States was founded on stolen Indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let’s commit to returning it.”
In the caption, the company added: “It’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.”
Disney Dealt Another Major Blow Amid Backlash: ‘A Losing Trade’
Disney’s stock was downgraded by investment company KeyBanc Capital Markets over fears of stalled growth due to lower attendance at its Disney World and Disneyland theme parks and lower streaming viewership.
“While Disney appears less expensive versus its historical average, we believe the stock is unlikely to work until a number of items have line of sight to being resolved,” analyst Brandon Nispel wrote, Barron’s reported.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Zuckerberg Launching Twitter Rival Called ‘Threads’
The rivalry between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has just heated up as Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has teased that it’s launching a platform to rival Twitter.
Called “Threads,” the Meta-backed microblogging platform is billed as “Instagram’s text-based conversation app,” according to a listing on Apple’s App Store.
The listing indicates that Threads will be released on Thursday, July 6.
Virgin Galactic set to launch first commercial space flight
Passengers and crew on VSS Unity rocket plane go for 75-minute suborbital ride to edge of space in landmark flight.
The flight, called Galactic 01, lasted about 75 minutes and was completed two years after the company’s first fully crewed test spaceflight of its VSS Unity rocket plane. The successful trip marks a turning point for Virgin Galactic Holding Inc, which has been developing its commercial service for nearly 20 years while facing regular development setbacks.
“Welcome to space, astronauts,” Virgin Galactic’s Sirisha Bandla said during a live stream of the launch.
SURVEILLANCE STATE
Surprise!: Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Sanely Run’ Twitter Clone ‘Threads’ Collects All Your Data
Threads, the soon-to-be-launched app touted by Facebook (now known as Meta) as the “sane” alternative to Elon Musk’s Twitter, will — much like other Facebook apps — collect a dizzying array of details about its users.
Going to a Show? Prepare to Surrender Your Data
You may be listening, but Big Business is watching — and collecting your data to learn your concert-going habits
CUSTOMER DATA IS a goldmine in the live music industry as promoters, venue operators, ticket marketplaces, and the artists themselves seek to learn more about their audiences and their habits to better serve them — and get them to spend more.
From the moment fans check out online all the way to when they walk through security and buy a beer, data collection is everywhere. Some venues use giveaway prompts at concerts to get concertgoers to provide their phone number, while something as simple as an admission bracelet can track which parts of a festival get the most foot traffic.
Google Declares It Will Scrape Entire Internet For AI ‘Learning’
Google updated its privacy policy over the weekend, explicitly saying the company reserves the right to scrape just about everything you post online to build its AI tools. If Google can read your words, assume they belong to the company now, and expect that they’re nesting somewhere in the bowels of a chatbot.
“Google uses information to improve our services and to develop new products, features and technologies that benefit our users and the public,” the new Google policy says. “For example, we use publicly available information to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Bard, and Cloud AI capabilities.”
Reps. Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced an amendment that would bar the federal government from buying Americans’ private information, which privacy advocates say is a run around the Fourth Amendment.
Davidson and Jacobs hope the attachment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a must-pass spending bill. The amendment has garnered an increasing amount of support.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Along with $25M Rate Increase, Utility Will Enforce Controversial “Time-of-Use” Billing Programs
According to a report published earlier this year, most utility consumers are NOT signing up for Time-of-Use (TOU) billing programs, which penalize consumers for using energy during “peak demand” hours. This being the case, some American utilities have started to mandate them.
From KCUR:
Evergy’s Missouri customers will default to rates that spike up dramatically in late afternoon starting in October. While the company says most of its customers will save money, others will pay more. And all customers will have to watch when they use more power.
Variable rate time-of-use pricing will soon be inescapable for Evergy customers in Missouri. In one billing plan, the top rate will be roughly four times as expensive as the base rate, forcing consumers to pay close attention to the way they buy and use electricity.
You know how holiday stuff is expensive when you most want to buy it, but cheaper after the holidays?
The same dynamic will soon apply to what you pay for electricity on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area.
All of Evergy’s Missouri customers will see a steep price hike for the electricity they burn during the peak demand hours of late afternoon and early evening.
It’s called time-of-use pricing and Jim Busch, the director of industry analysis at the Missouri Public Service Commission, said it makes sense.
“When you look at the overall benefits to the consumers and the company and society as a whole,” he said, “it’s a better path to go down.”
Power companies already send out bills based on time-of-use rates in much of the western U.S. Evergy has allowed customers in both Missouri and Kansas to voluntarily opt-in to variable price billing for years. And the method is catching on, Busch.
Some Missouri Evergy customers, on the other hand, will see rates fluctuate dramatically. Under the default plan, customers will be charged 9 cents a kilowatt hour most of the time. But the rate vaults up to 38 cents between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on summer evenings. That’s a 322% spike.
“That is a huge increase,” said Daniel Zimny-Schmitt at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. “There’s no way around that.”
Making Elon Proud: Kentucky Requires State-Backed EV Charging Stations to Use Tesla’s Plug
Kentucky has become the first state to mandate the inclusion of Tesla’s charging plug, known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that receive state funding. The mandate is a significant victory for Tesla kingpin Elon Musk.
Global Censorship Machine Accelerates To Silence Climate ‘Solutions’ Debate
Social media “climate misinformation” policies are targeting a wide range of people on both the Right and Left who dispute official narratives about climate “solutions” preferred by the government and its powerful corporate backers.
In May, LinkedIn suspended the account of Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy after he posted several climate-related campaign messages.
In one message, Ramaswamy asserted that “fossil fuels are a requirement for human prosperity,” and in another, he wrote that if adherents of the “climate religion” really cared about the climate “they’d be worried about, say, shifting oil production to places like the U.S. and China.”
“Big Tech election interference has begun,” Ramaswamy said.
GARDENING, FARMING & HOMESTEADING
Encyclopedia of Chicken Breeds
Whether you are just starting out or thinking of adding another breed to your flock, we’re putting together a comprehensive list of chicken breeds available in the US. If a particular breed looks interesting, click on the name to go to our full article on that breed. And check back often as we add more breeds!
If you know you want a chicken of a specific color, page down to find our lists of breeds that are available in different colors.
How to Grow and Care for a potted Lemon Tree
Lemon trees are typically grown in tropical or subtropical regions, but if you live in a colder area and want to enjoy homegrown lemons, you can learn how to grow lemon trees in pots and best of all It’s easier than you might imagine.
When you grow lemon trees in containers, it allows you to grow them in any environment. You can bring them inside when the weather starts to get colder, and they make a fragrant, beautiful houseplant, or you can grow them outside year-round if they have the right climate.
HEALTH
Research Finds A New Potential Early Sign Of Alzheimer’s To Add To Your Radar
Research Finds A Link Between The Gut Microbiome & Preclinical Alzheimer’s
Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death and one of the major causes of disability globally among older people, with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) making up 60 to 70% of dementia cases.
There is currently no cure for AD. But the earlier you can spot signs of it, the better—and new insights on the gut microbiome’s relationship to dementia may help with early detection.
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine found that the gut microbiomes of symptomatic patients with Alzheimer’s differed from those of cognitively healthy control individuals who ate a similar diet.
For the cross-sectional study, researchers took gut microbiome samples from 164 individuals—49 of whom had biomarker evidence of early, preclinical Alzheimer’s. Those with preclinical AD were more likely to have some specific gut bacteria than those who did not have preclinical AD.
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Artemisinin from sweet wormwood treats not just malaria but also CANCER
A unique class of antimalarial drugs known as artemisinins, or just artemisinin, shows promise as a novel anti-cancer therapy.
Research published in the journal Pharmacology & Therapeutics explains that repurposing drugs for other purposes, such as artemisinin for cancer, “can significantly shorten new therapeutic discovery pathways, ensuring greater accessibility and affordability globally.”
“Cancer is a leading cause of death globally and the majority of cancer related deaths occur in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) where conventional treatment options are often limited by financial cost,” the study further explains.
“Artemisinins have an excellent safety and tolerability profile as well as being affordable for deployment in Low and Middle Class Income Countries at around USD1 per daily dose. Robust, well designed clinical trials of artemisinin drug repurposing are indicated for a variety of different cancers and treatment settings.”
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Study: Drinking Water From Nearly Half of Faucets Has Potentially Harmful Chemicals
Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever chemicals” that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday.
The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and public systems, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Researchers described the study as the first nationwide effort to test for PFAS in tap water from private sources in addition to regulated ones. It builds on previous scientific findings that the chemicals are widespread, showing up in consumer products as diverse as nonstick pans, food packaging and water-resistant clothing and making their way into water supplies.
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The Hidden Side of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Driving Transgender Mental Health Problems and Suicide
Rey is part of a growing number of “detransitioners” returning to the gender of their birth—now warning youth considering “gender-affirming care” not to do it. “While I understand transition does not go badly for everyone, many trans people can have health complications later in life. If you are young, please don’t do this to yourself. Transitioning is NOT for kids. Parents, don’t do this to your children! The risks are too high,” Rey wrote on Twitter.
“Gender-affirming care,” which includes the administration of hormones and sex reassignment surgery, is claimed by advocates to save lives, however, this proposed remedy may actually be what’s driving the high mortality rate in the transgender community.
Authors of a recent Danish study of transgender suicide wrote: “Transgender individuals may be exposed to systemic negativity regarding their trans identity in the form of bullying, discrimination, exclusion, and prejudice, which in turn may result in alienation and internalized stigma, mental health problems, and, ultimately, suicidal behavior.”
COVID RELATED NEWS
CANCEL CULTURE
All these companies targeting kids with LGBT insanity
Members of the LGBT community largely have the same rights as other Americans, in light of the adoption in recent years of special protections for them. Rights for jobs, housing, health care and such are essentially the same. Of course one of the volatile battles just developing is over the rights of adults to decide children should have body mutilations to be transgender.
But they even, according to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling just last week, cannot force others to adopt their beliefs, just like others are not allowed to do that, either.
So adults have wide latitude in adopting alternative sexual lifestyles and living them out.
But now, a report states, the promoters of the agenda are targeting children.
It is Just the News that said during the now-ended “Pride” month across America, multiple companies pushed the lifestyle choice to children through their products.
Caught with such promotions, and now the subject of boycott plans, were Target, Kohl’s and North Face.
A backlash to those offerings “resulted in Target removing some transgender merchandise,” the report said.
“Woke corporations can play ball with radical leftists all they want – it’s their right,” Doug Truax, of Restoration of America, said, “but they need to understand that vast numbers of Americans disagree with the fringe agendas and will take their spending elsewhere. The woke backlash already has begun, and I expect it to continue.”
One of the promoters of the leftist ideology was Build-A-Bear Workshop. It has a pride collection and promised to donate to support “diversity, equity and inclusion” campaigns.
“Disney also has a pride collection for children, including Star Wars, Marvel, and The Little Mermaid rainbow-colored t-shirts,” the report said.
Further, the report said toy company Mattel has a “Pride” collection available for sale, of shirts, mugs and posters.
Target to Drop Mark Levin Book for Fear of Offending Democrats
Target has reportedly informed conservative radio host and litigator Mark Levin, via his publisher, that it will not carry his new book, The Democrat Party Hates America, for fear of offending Democrats who shop there.
Bud Light’s Latest Move Pushes Drinkers Further Away, Ex-official Warns
The former chief executive of Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. division warned that Bud Light will continue to see declines in sales if it avoids the controversy surrounding its decision to promote a campaign with a transgender influencer.
“This chasm that we’re seeing between Bud Light and its consumers is only going to intensify because every time you come out with one of these weak statements or some of these just platitudes,” former Anheuser-Busch President Anson Frericks told Fox Business on Monday, referring to the monthslong controversy.
Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Announces Retirement
Attorney Lin Wood, who drew headlines for his claims about the 2020 election, announced that he’s agreed to retire from practicing law rather than be disbarred by the state of Georgia.
In a letter issued to the state bar of Georgia, Mr. Wood said he would “be permitted to transfer to Retired Status effective immediately.”
“I understand that this request is unqualified, irrevocable and permanent,” the defamation lawyer wrote in a letter dated July 4. “I further understand and acknowledge that if granted Retired Status I am prohibited from practicing law in this State and in any other state or jurisdiction and that I may not apply for readmission.”
In a Telegram post this week, Mr. Wood described the bar’s actions targeting him as “lawfare,” adding that “I wanted to retire from the active practice of law in November of 2019. Today, I AM RETIRED!!!”
PET NEWS
Why so Many Dogs and Cats Have Digestive Issues
Bad breath, foul-smelling poop, bloating, gas, diarrhea and vomiting, as well as food sensitivities, lack of energy and joint issues can all be signs of this common problem. The good news is, there’s an easy, fast-acting fix if you know what to look for.
Enzymes are tiny protein molecules found in every living cell; the two main types of enzymes most important to your pet’s well-being are metabolic and digestive enzymes produced by their own bodies. There are also enzymes found in live, fresh foods
Raw, fresh food contains enzymes; however, enzymes are fragile and easily destroyed by heat; pesticides and herbicides; food preservatives, additives, artificial colorings, and flavor enhancers; and other influences
Ultraprocessed pet foods lack healthy natural enzymes; production of both canned food and kibble requires very high temperatures that destroy any live enzymes present in the food
Symptoms of digestive enzyme deficiency in dogs and cats include a variety of digestion-related issues, along with food sensitivities, lack of energy, and compromised joint health
The best way to boost your pet’s digestive enzyme supply is to feed as much living, raw food as possible, along with supplemental enzymes, if needed
Pet owner’s warning after her puppy ‘dies from eating toxic oil berg’ that washed up on a beach
Pet owner’s warning after her puppy ‘dies from eating toxic oil berg’ that washed up on a beach
Hours later Nellie became extremely lethargic before suffering a seizure and later died.
Toxic palm oil bergs are believed to wash up on beaches when tankers clean out their ballast tanks and remove any waste products.
Recruitment consultant Ms Beswick has warned other dog owners to beware of the palm oil dangers after visiting the beach.
GOOD NEWS
Family Who Fled California Celebrate July 4 on Ranch by Flying Flags All Along Highway Fence Line
Moving from California to God’s country to start a ranch was a game changer for the young family.
On this particular July Fourth, the couple, who left Orange County for Wyoming five years ago, will celebrate their newfound freedom in Star Valley, on land where they raise their own cattle.
ICYMI
Politico: ‘White House Cocaine Culprit Unlikely to Be Found’
An unnamed law enforcement official told Politico on Wednesday that the source of the cocaine found in the White House on Sunday is “unlikely to be determined.”
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