The view from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade after sunset is amazing, I couldn't resist making a long exposure panorama of Lower Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. You can also see the Statue of Liberty in the left side, and the colorful top of the…
In the early 2000's the Hall of Presidents opened as a tourist attraction featuring 17 ton concrete recreations of every president up to George W. Bush.
Anyway, that failed after about two years. So here I am standing in an industrial recycling center that let's the public in to view them once a year. These things are fascinating in their decay.
'Nick', a Money Courier and a Hitman: What New Documents Say About The Pannun Murder Plot
All these documents highlight a crucial event where an undercover agent, assuming the role of a 'hitman,' allegedly received a $15,000 advance payment through a middleman.
#Texas could vote on referendum to secede from the #UnitedStates States this spring
Leaders of the Texas #Nationalist Movement (TNM) — which openly calls for the Lone Star State to secede from the United States and become an independent nation again — appear to have surpassed the threshold to put a secession ballot initiative on the 2024 #Republican primary ballot this March.
🇺🇸US: "Rift over when to use N95s puts health workers at risk again"
"More than 3,600 health workers died of COVID-19, occupational safety experts warn that those on the front lines may once again be at risk"
"Scientifically, there were clear indications that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spread through the air... Health workers are exposed for 8, 10, 12 hours a day."
In the #UnitedStates, the #burdenOfProof is on the "accuser" — which is a "bedrock principle of our entire system."
That said, the fact that Rep. #RalphNorman (R-SC) got this wrong helps shed some light on his party's evidence-free #impeachment crusade: It appears some #Republicans expect #Biden to somehow come up with even more #evidence of his #innocence, rather than expecting the #GOP to produce evidence of #wrongdoing.
The binder contained raw intel the #UnitedStates & its #NATO#allies collected on #Russians & #RussianAgents, including sources & methods that informed the US govt’s assessment that Russian President Vladimir #Putin sought to help #Trump win the 2016 election.
The #intelligence was so sensitive that lawmakers & congressional aides w/ #TopSecret security clearances were able to review the material only at #CIA HQ in Langley, VA, where their work scrutinizing it was itself kept in a locked safe.
#Hungary on Friday blocked the #EuropeanUnion from approving a financial #aid package for #Ukraine, though #EU leaders agreed to officially open #accession negotiations for Ukraine to join the bloc, an important breakthrough for Kyiv as it tries to bolster support from its #allies.
The decision about #EU#accession came at a crucial time for President Volodymyr #Zelensky of #Ukraine, who had just returned from a bruising visit to the #UnitedStates, where he pleaded for desperately needed money for his war effort that is being held up by political divisions in #Congress.
Even though accession will take years, the announcement on Thursday was a symbolic win that was likely to rile President Vladimir V. #Putin of #Russia….
New COVID variant JN.1 ‘better at evading our immune systems,’ CDC says
"Accounting for 21.4% of new cases last week — almost triple the estimated 8% reported over Thanksgiving — JN.1 exhibits increased immunity evasion compared to earlier SARS-CoV-2 strains"
#Trump warned that if he was not elected president in #2024, the US would see its economy plunge into a “1929”-era #depression. His words arrived as the #DowJones Industrial Average hit a record high Wed….
Trump… (was) the first president since Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression to leave the country w/fewer jobs by the end of his one-term presidency…
under Trump’s admin the #unemployment rate surged to 14.7%….
…data released in early Dec by the #Labor Dept, under the #Biden admin, the #UnitedStates#economy added 199k jobs in Nov, & the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%.
Despite signs that the U.S. economy is getting stronger, #Trump dug into the president & tasked supporters on Wednesday w/ naming “one thing” that has gotten better under Biden’s leadership (to which we ask, how long you got?)
"Given that the U.S. leads the world in the total number of satellites in space per country, and SpaceX will own more satellites than each country in the world combined once it fully deploys Starlink, this article concludes by arguing that the U.S. is uniquely positioned to engage its allies in forging the foundation of customary international space law."
The #Biden admin has told the Israeli government that it wants #Israel to end its large-scale ground campaign in the #Gaza Strip around the end of the year & transition to a more targeted phase in its #war against #Hamas, 4 senior #UnitedStates officials said
The $886B #NDAA — which infuriated hard line conservatives for its omission of their most conservative cultural provisions — was approved by a #House vote of 310-118. The bill passed the #Senate on Wed night & will now proceed to President #Biden to be signed into #law.