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Best of the Web: It begins: US port strikes erupt, first shutdown in 50 years sparks fears of supply chain crisis

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:25 UTC
dockworker strike
© Fox News
Update (1330ET):

Here's a closer look at Harold J. Daggett, who leads the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA).

According to Politico, Daggett, the ILA's president, earned $728,000 from the union last year and another $173,000 as president emeritus of a local union branch.

The New York Times said the union boss previously owned a 76-foot yacht, the Obsession, and runs around town in a Bentley.
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Verizon cell users reportedly hit by widespread US outage: 'Stuck in SOS mode'

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:56 UTC
Verizon
© Mike Blake / Reuters
Verizon outage reports are surging on Downdetector, with issues being reported nationwide. Additionally, X users complain that their smartphones using the mobile carrier are stuck on 'SOS' mode.
Verizon is experiencing a massive outage, according to subscribers across the United States. Several of us here at 9to5Mac are also affected by the outage and are unable to an access any sort of cellular connectivity. This includes cellular data, phone calls, and text messages. -9to5Mac
Data from Downdetector shows that the first Verizon cell outage report emerged around 0945 ET. By 1115 ET, nearly 100,000 reports of outages across various large metro areas in the US had been received.

Comment: Verizon seems to have sorted out most of its problems for the moment. As of Oct 1, 2024:
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© Downdetector.com
Verizon has yet to comment on the cause of the outage.

Full text:

The latest information indicates that Verizon has confirmed its network is fully restored following a significant outage that affected many of its customers across the U.S. The service disruption, which began on the morning of September 30, 2024, led to widespread issues with making or receiving calls, texting, and internet connectivity, with some users experiencing their phones in SOS mode.

- **Restoration of Service:** Verizon announced that service had returned to normal levels by the evening of September 30, 2024. Customers still experiencing issues were advised to restart their devices to reconnect to the network.

- **Customer Impact:** At its peak, the outage impacted over 100,000 users, with significant reports coming from various parts of the country, including Chicago, Columbus, and other major cities.

- **Cause of the Outage:** Despite the restoration, the exact cause of the outage has not been clearly communicated by Verizon. There has been speculation and unconfirmed reports on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), suggesting everything from technical failures to potential cyberattacks, but no definitive cause has been officially confirmed.

- **Public and Official Response:** The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acknowledged the outage and mentioned they were working to determine the cause and extent of these service disruptions. Meanwhile, customer frustration was evident due to the lack of communication during the outage duration.

- **Apology from Verizon:** The company issued an apology for the inconvenience caused, emphasizing the reliance customers have on their services.

Remember, while the service has been restored, the underlying reasons for the outage remain undisclosed, leading to various speculations among users and tech analysts.


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Right wing triumphs in Austrian election


RT
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:53 UTC
Freedom Party of Austria
© Getty Images / Sabina CrisanSupporters of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) hold a pre-election rally in Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2024
The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) has won its first ever general election, emerging three points ahead of Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party (OVP) according to an exit poll published on Sunday evening.

The FPO secured 29.1% of the vote, ahead of the OVP with 26.2% and the center-left Social Democrats with 20.4%, according to Austria's ORF broadcaster. The liberal NEOS party and the Greens came in a distant fourth and fifth place with 8.8% and 8.6% respectively.

The result comes three months after the FPO narrowly defeated the OVP in the European Parliament election, winning 25.4% of the vote to 24.5%.
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Cloud Lightning

Musk warns "If Trump is not elected, this will be the last election"


Zerohedge
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:22 UTC
Elon serious
Elon Musk has argued that the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, "something that the Democrats are expediting as fast as humanly possible," will effectively establish a 'one-party state and Democracy is over.'

Responding to a thread on X in which Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) pointed out that the DOJ is suing Alabama for trying to remove noncitizens from its voting lists, and blocked the SAVE Act - Musk noted that "Everywhere in America will be like the nightmare that is downtown San Francisco.:

Read Musk's entire post below (emphasis ours),
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NPC

Lebowitz calls for Biden-Harris to "dissolve the Supreme Court"


jonathanturley.org
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC
Fran Lebowitz
Author and cultural critic Fran Lebowitz added voice to the unhinged calls on the left for trashing the Supreme Court. As I discussed recently in the Wall Street Journal (and in my book), there is a growing counter-constitutional movement in the United States led by law professors, pundits, and celebrities. Lebowitz amplified those calls in a radical demand to simply get rid of the Court.

Lebowitz called for President Joe Biden to "dissolve the Supreme Court" despite the fact that it would violate the Constitution and remove one of the most critical protections against executive and legislative abuse.

Lebowitz insisted that the Supreme Court is a "disgrace" because, in a reference to Donald Trump, it is "completely his." To the wild applause of the New York audience, she added: "It's so disgraceful, this court, that it shouldn't even be allowed to be called the Supreme Court. It's an insult to Motown. Basically, it's a harem. It's Trump's harem."

Her views aligned with others on the left who have attacked the Constitution, the Court, and even rights like free speech as now threats to our democracy.
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Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across Asheville, NC; National Guard deployed, 119 rescued so far

Stepheny Price
Fox News
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:58 UTC
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© Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesThe Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure, N.C., and overflows the town with debris from Chimney Rock after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024.
Salon owner in Asheville shares images, video of storm's destruction

As the death toll continues to rise across the Southern states, first aid and assistance to those suffering from Hurricane Helene are rolling in across the country.

As of Sunday morning, the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) activated more than 500 soldiers and airmen and more than 200 vehicles and aircraft, including hoist and emergency aviation assets as well as high-water response vehicles.

The NCNG reported that it completed 16 air missions, resulting in the rescue of 119 citizens and 11 pets.
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Red Pill

Major sponsor, Toyota, dumps 'increasingly political' Olympics


RT
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:45 UTC
Toyota Olympic sponsor
The event no longer puts "athletes first," Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has claimed.

Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota is officially ending its Olympics sponsorship following the Paris Games, Chairman Akio Toyoda announced in a podcast posted on the company's YouTube channel this week. According to Toyoda, this summer's Olympics demonstrated that the event has become "increasingly political."

Toyota struck a ten-year sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2015. Toyota's Olympic Partner contract was reported to be worth $835 million, the IOC's largest sponsorship deal at the time. It was to span four Olympics but could be renewed upon expiry in 2025. Toyoda said, however, that he has become disillusioned with the event, which no longer puts athletes first.
"I've wondered for a while now whether the event is truly putting athletes first... It is also becoming increasingly political," the chairman stated. Previously, he said, "the Olympics should simply be about watching athletes from all walks of life, with all types of challenges, achieve their impossible."

Comment: It looks like some sponsors are pulling their support from the Woke WEF agenda's invasion of the sports world.

See also:

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The "modern economy rests on a single road" in North Carolina where Hurricane Helene collapsed bridges

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:15 UTC
sprice pine quirtz essential mineral quartz
© SibelcoLeading industrial minerals provider Sibelco's Spruce Pines quartz mine in North Carolina
In March, a Wharton professor who studies artificial intelligence and start-ups claimed on X, "The modern economy rests on a single road in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The road runs to the two mines that are the sole supplier of the quartz required to make the crucibles needed to refine silicon wafers."

Ethan Mollick noted at the time, "There are no alternative sources known" if supply disruptions were seen in Spruce Pines.

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Flashlight

RT logo adorns US embassy in Moscow (VIDEO)


RT
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:59 UTC
RT Logo
Sanctions won't make the Russian broadcaster go away, a message projected onto the building proclaimed.

The facade of the US embassy in Moscow was lit up with a defiant message from RT on Thursday evening, as the Russian broadcaster informed the Americans that it is "not going away."

The projected message read "we're not going away" in both English and Russian, with RT's logo displayed underneath.

The diplomatic prank came after the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on RT and its parent companies earlier this month, accusing the network of being "engaged in covert influence activities... and functioning as a de facto arm of [Russian] intelligence." The US Justice Department also filed criminal charges against two people it claimed worked for RT, accusing them of financing video content that sowed "discord and division" in the US.

Comment: See also:

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Nearly one million forcibly displaced in Lebanon after Israeli aggression: PM


The Cradle
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC
people in Lebanon could be displaced
© Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Thousands of families have been forced to sleep out in the open as shelters quickly overcrowded due to the ferocity of Israel's attacks

As many as one million people in Lebanon could be displaced by dozens of Israeli airstrikes that have hit the country's capital over the past few days, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told reporters on 29 September.

"The number of displaced people... could reach a million. Let's not forget the large influx from the south and the Bekaa," Mikati said following an emergency cabinet meeting, calling the situation "the largest displacement movement that may have happened" in the country.

Caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassin echoed Mikati's words, announcing that about 250,000 people have taken refuge in government-run and informal shelters. However, he stressed that the total number is about "four times as many directly affected and/or displaced outside the shelters."
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