As often happens with large retail chains of any kind, Walgreens decided to close three Boston locations this week. The pharmacy chain's explanation for the closures implied that it did not make financial sense for the company to keep the locations open, blaming the "dynamics of the local market and changes in the buying habits of our patients."
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Walgreens decided to close three locations in Boston this week. Now the city is accusing the company of systemic racism and threatening consequences if the stores don't reopen - TheBlaze
Walgreens decided to close three locations in Boston this week. Now the city is accusing the company of systemic racism and threatening consequences if the stores don't reopen - TheBlaze:
SILENCED!!-----NBC News Suspends Reporter for Retracted Paul Pelosi Story
NBC News Suspends Reporter for Retracted Paul Pelosi Story
- "NBC Today show correspondent Miguel Almaguer has been suspended pending an internal investigation after NBC News had to retract his reporting that inflamed right-wing conspiracy theories about the brutal assault on Paul Pelosi, Confider has learned.
- In an on-air report that went viral soon after it aired Almaguer suggested Nancy Pelosi’s husband was not in danger when cops arrived at their San Francisco home...
Lunch video-----New Poll Debunks 97% Consensus Myth on Climate Change
"A new poll of scientists conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that only 59 percent of respondents think global climate change will cause “significant harm” to the “living conditions for people alive today.”
That is far short of the “97 percent consensus” narrative pushed by climate alarmists and their media allies across the globe.
Consumer Sentiment Crashes Back Down Toward Four Decade Lows
Consumer Sentiment Crashes Back Down Toward Four Decade Lows:
The views of U.S. consumers about the economy turned much grimmer in the first weeks of November, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey showed on Friday.
The index of consumer sentiment fell about nine percent to a reading of 54.7 in the preliminary November reading, pulled down by a much more negative view of current economic conditions.
Yet, most of the sheep are silent. Why?-----Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year | OilPrice.com
Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year | OilPrice.com
- Electricity and gas prices are soaring across Europe, with bills close to double from last year in most European capitals, according to new data from the Household Energy Price Index—a monthly tracker of energy prices for households across 33 European capitals, including the 27 EU member states and several non-members...
- The cost of living in most of Europe is already exorbitant because of the energy crisis and this crisis is only going to get worse after the EU embargoes on Russian oil and then fuels come into effect...
What the bloody HELL? They gave it BACK to the passenger!!-----TSA errors allowed disruptive passenger to bring box cutters on flight
TSA errors allowed disruptive passenger to bring box cutters on flight"...One of the bags was flagged for a physical search, and agents discovered a box cutter.
The “visible blades” were removed, but then returned to the passenger, which contradicts “standard operating procedure,” the TSA said.
Box cutters must be thrown away at the checkpoint or placed in checked baggage, where they “must be sheathed or securely wrapped,” according to the agency...
Republicans vote more often in-person, that's where the "problems happen...every year!-----Arizona on my Mind - American Thinker- Clarice Feldman
Arizona on my Mind - American Thinker - By Clarice Feldman
- Election Day is increasingly looking like election month, and frankly, unless state residents under our federal system get control of this, I see no end to it...all of which contribute to an atmosphere in which corruption flourishes.
- The more this happens, the more voters believe they cannot vote themselves out of policies and politicians with which they disagree. That is not an insignificant problem.
...Yet right on cue come election day, the machines fail to work properly.
Maricopa County, Arizona, Supervisor Bill Gates apologized after roughly 20% of their polling sites had problems with tabulation machines reading ballots just hours after Election Day polls opened...
California sheriff's office stops all daytime patrols due to 'catastrophic staffing shortage' - TheBlaze
California sheriff's office stops all daytime patrols due to 'catastrophic staffing shortage' - TheBlaze:
A California county sheriff's office announced that it will stop its daytime police patrol due to a "catastrophic staffing shortage throughout the agency."
Tehama County, which is located north of Sacramento and has a population of 65,000, will suspend daytime patrol services starting November 20.
The 1930s Europeans had moron leaders too!-----Althouse: Biden goes for power-positioning of the hands, but what captures my eye is the expression on Xi's face.
Althouse: Biden goes for power-positioning of the hands, but what captures my eye is the expression on Xi's face.
"I made this screenshot of the central detail of the photo, by Doug Mill, in the NYT...
"I made this screenshot of the central detail of the photo, by Doug Mill, in the NYT...
- ...What's so funny about Xi's expression, though?
- Does it mean something like, you pathetic little child?"
History for November 15
History for November 15 - On-This-Day.com
William Pitt the Elder 1708 - Known as the Great Commoner, 1st Earl of Chatham
- 1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.
- 1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that became known as Pikes Peak.
- 1864 - Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their "March to the Sea" during the U.S. Civil War.
- 1901 - Miller Reese patented an electrical hearing aid.
- 2005 - In Amiens, France, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant. She had been attacked by a dog earlier in the year.
Monday, November 14, 2022
White sign language interpreter booted from 'Lion King' gig on Broadway because of his skin color: Report - TheBlaze
White sign language interpreter booted from 'Lion King' gig on Broadway because of his skin color: Report - TheBlaze:
An actor and comedian was removed from his role as sign language interpreter on Broadway's production of "The Lion King" because he is white, according to a discrimination lawsuit filed last Tuesday.
Societal collapse-----Man arrested with 20,000 fentanyl pills set free
Man arrested with 20,000 fentanyl pills set free
- Manuel Pagan was released after he was charged for the possession of "approximately 20,000 multi-colored M-30 fentanyl pills."
- A man was busted with 20,000 “rainbow” fentanyl pills in Manhattan’s hip Chelsea neighborhood – and then released back to the street, police and sources said Sunday.
- Manuel Pagan, 49, of Washington Heights was arrested with the multicolored drugs — which authorities say are used to target younger people — at West 30th Street and 11th Avenue around 2 p.m. Friday, cops said...
It's all about money!!!-----The world has nine years to prevent climate catastrophe
The world has nine years to prevent climate catastrophe
- A major paper released on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt has started a countdown.
- At the current rate of global emissions, the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will likely be permanently out of reach in nine years, the study found.
- The paper, published on Nov. 11 and written by dozens of leading climatologists, the paper assesses what scientists call the “carbon budget,” which is a way of predicting the amount of warming that will likely be produced by a given volume of emissions...
Los Angeles prosecutors drop charges against Konnech CEO Eugene Yu, accused of overseeing 'largest data breach in United States history' - TheBlaze
Los Angeles prosecutors drop charges against Konnech CEO Eugene Yu, accused of overseeing 'largest data breach in United States history' - TheBlaze:
In an abrupt and hushed post-election reversal on Wednesday, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office (DAO) dropped all charges against Eugene Yu, citing "potential bias" in the investigation. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted the dismissal per the DAO's request.
Yu, a 64-year-old Chinese national, is the CEO of the Michigan-based election software company Konnech, which licensed its proprietary PollChief software to various municipalities and counties across the U.S..
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