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Newest Member of the Better Mistakes Tomorrow Club Not since “New Coke” has Coca-Cola insisted on being so wrongheaded. “New” Coke lasted just 79 days before Coke customers rebelled and the company was forced to revert to the original recipe. "The simple fact is that all of the time and money and skill poured into consumer research on a new Coca-Cola could not measure or reveal the depth and abiding emotional attachment to original Coca-Cola felt by so many people." Donald R. Keough, t...

The daftest lecture in wokery yet: Iconic Prime Minister William Gladstone loathed slavery. But because his father once owned them, Liverpool University has replaced his name on a building with a communist activist, writes PROFESSOR ROBERT TOMBS Posted on George Orwell set out a nightmarish vision of Britain under totalitarian rule in his epic novel 1984, brilliantly explaining how ideologues weaponise history as propaganda. ‘Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritte...

US economy is growing quickly but flashing an inflation warning sign: Prices of goods we use every day are rising at their fastest pace in three years, with coffee up 8%, bread up 11% and gasoline up 22% Posted on The US economy is roaring back to life after stalling out during the pandemic, but there are warning signs flashing that could hit consumers right in the pocketbook. Measures of inflation - or the prices of goods and services that we all pay - are rising much more quickly than exper...

Daily Mass Gospel Reflection- Healthy Branches Posted on John 15:1–8 Friends, in our Gospel passage today, Jesus declares that he is the vine and we are the branches, adding that "anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither." It’s odd that we accept this sort of language very easily when it comes to our bodily health, while we balk at it when it comes to spiritual or supernatural health. Doctors and health specialists can say, with a clarity and matter-of...

Louisville diner pulls gun on armed BLM protesters in shocking video Posted on A diner pulled a gun on armed Black Lives Matter protesters when they stormed the outdoor area of an upscale Louisville restaurant on the day of the Kentucky Derby. The demonstrators were marching to Churchill Downs to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by local cops in a botched drug raid last year, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. (Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ... TOPICS: Navigat...

Minnesota woman accused of racing SUV through Fargo cemetery during ex-boyfriend’s burial A Barnesville, Minn., woman is accused of disrupting the graveside funeral services of her ex-boyfriend and recklessly driving an SUV through a Fargo cemetery. Blair R. Whitten Blair R. Whitten, who according to court records is either 28 or 29, faces one count of misdemeanor reckless endangerment stemming from an incident on Saturday at Riverside Cemetery. According to court documents, several members...

From the Desk of Donald J Trump Warmonger Liz Cheney, who has virtually no support left in the Great State of Wyoming, continues to unknowingly and foolishly say that there was no Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election when in fact, the evidence, including no Legislative approvals as demanded by the U.S. Constitution, shows the exact opposite. Had Mike Pence referred the information on six states (only need two) back to State Legislatures, and had gutless and clueless MINORITY Leader ...

U.S. Navy Must Win Wars, With Robots and Perhaps Without Them. Posted on In April, the U.S. Navys Pacific Fleet ran a much-anticipated Fleet battle problem. Arguably, its dull official name, Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21, was a touch misleading. Navy Fleet battle problems have a remarkable history for testing technology, training sailors, developing organizations and informing long-term decisions that have greatly benefited the United States. Im referring to the 1920s and 1930s battle...

Covid: Reused nose swab scam busted in Indonesia airport Posted on Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab test kits. Up to 9,000 passengers at an airport in Medan may have been tested with the reused swab sticks, say police. State-owned company Kimia Farma is now reportedly facing a potential lawsuit launched on behalf of the travellers. (Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ... TOPICS:

DeSantis Sets Special Election For Hastings Seat [Dems/Media Angry] A U.S. House seat left vacant because of the death of Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings likely will not be filled until early next year. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that qualifying for a special election in Southeast Florida’s Congressional District 20 will be held in September, with a primary election on Nov. 2 and a general election on Jan. 11. (Excerpt) Read more at miami.cbslocal.com ... TOPICS: