“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
“Sixteen businesses associated with gubernatorial candidate Republican Jim Pillen received about $7.8 million in federal loans during the pandemic and later returned over $5 million of that.” - apnews.com/…/coronavirus-pandemic-health-nebraska…
NASA’s 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that prevents it from returning science data to Earth from the solar system’s outer reaches.
Republican presidential candidate Trump had to be asked twice during a televised town hall event in Iowa to deny that he would abuse power to seek revenge on political opponents if re-elected to the White House....
House Speaker Mike Johnson has three flags hanging outside his office: the American flag, the Louisiana state flag, and a flag representing a movement that wants to turn the United States into a religious Christian nation.
China's Xi says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's address (www.france24.com)
Happy 2024!
Happy New Year everyone. Hope you all have a good 2024.
Nebraska Governor Stands By Rejection Of Federal Funds To Feed Hungry Kids (www.huffpost.com)
“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates. Behind Every Self-Made Billionaire is a Father with Money (mohaboelez.medium.com)
Police remove 'huge' beaver from inside Tennessee hospital (www.upi.com)
cross-posted from: real.lemmy.fan/post/2988637
V'ger finally loses connection with The Creator (www.cnn.com)
NASA’s 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that prevents it from returning science data to Earth from the solar system’s outer reaches.
Trump: I won't be a dictator if I become U.S. president again (www.reuters.com)
Republican presidential candidate Trump had to be asked twice during a televised town hall event in Iowa to deny that he would abuse power to seek revenge on political opponents if re-elected to the White House....
Cities like Portland are spending staggering amounts on police PR budgets (truthout.org)
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 (apnews.com)
Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial (apnews.com)
The librarian at Lorain Ohio, Public Library is looking at the 50,000 book chaos after one shelf fell over, the rest fell like dominoes, 1971. (lemmy.world)
A second Michigan Senate candidate says he was offered $20M to run against Rashida Tlaib (www.cbsnews.com)
Why do studios release dvd seasons according to packaging order and not according to original broadcast date?
this applies to a lot of shows: american dad, spongebob squarepants, family guy, futurama…...
A transformer exploded at a factory that makes tank engines in Chelyabinsk, Russia. (streamable.com)
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Republican congressional candidate's wife convicted of 52 counts of voting fraud (www.dailykos.com)
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)
Rising tensions bring GOP to brink of fight club (thehill.com)
Trump's Plans If He Returns To The White House Include Deportation Raids, Tariffs And Mass Firings (beehaw.org)
So it looks like Trump has read the fascist playbook or something. I’m not surprised. I am concerned....
Why Is Mike Johnson Flying a Christian Nationalist Flag Outside His Office? (newrepublic.com)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has three flags hanging outside his office: the American flag, the Louisiana state flag, and a flag representing a movement that wants to turn the United States into a religious Christian nation.
An owl mistook a howitzer barrel for a tree cavity. (streamable.com)
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1,100 Days After Trump Lost the 2020 Election, He Promises Evidence He Actually Won Is Coming Soon (www.mediaite.com)
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Three Russian BMP-2s were decommissioned by the 14th Mechanized (streamable.com)
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