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DeSantis Admin moves to punish Florida venue that hosted 'sexually explicit' drag show open to kids

Leif Le Mahieu
Daily Wire
Sun, 05 Feb 2023 02:02 UTC

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the crowd before publicly signing the "Stop WOKE" act during a press conference on April 22, 2022.

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) moved to revoke the liquor license of a Florida venue that hosted a "sexually explicit" drag show that was open to children, according to a complaint filed Friday.

The Orlando Philharmonic Plaza Foundation, a performance art center, had hosted a performance of "A Drag Queen Christmas" on December 28, an event which was advertised as being open to "all ages" despite warnings from the state of Florida about restricting attendance if the performance was sexually explicit.

After the show, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed an administrative complaint to revoke the venue's liquor license after determining that the performance was explicit and that there were children present.

"Governor DeSantis stands to protect the innocence of children, and the governor always follows through when he says he will do something," DeSantis Press Secretary Bryan Griffin said in a statement to Florida's Voice News.

Economist who called 2008 US housing crash predicts another 15% drop in home prices

Megan Henney
Fox Business
Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:04 UTC

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Residential homes in Teaneck, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.

A U.S. economist famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash believes that home prices could plunge another 15% this year.

In a recent analyst note, Ian Shepherdson - the founder and chief economist of Pantheon Macroeconomics - suggested that home price declines will accelerate further in 2023 as a result of low affordability and growing inventory.

"We estimate that single-family home prices have fallen by 5.4% from their recent peak in May 2022, but they still need to fall by a further 15% or so before they return to their long-run average, compared to disposable incomes," he wrote in a recent note to clients.

Although consumer demand likely is bouncing back from a low point in the fall as mortgage rates fall from a record-high, Shepherdson - who predicted the mid-2000s housing bubble and subsequent recession - believes that prices have a ways to go before they hit bottom.

France: Employee treated for 'slight' radioactive contamination at nuclear plant

RTL
Sat, 04 Feb 2023 11:09 UTC

An employee at Cattenom power plant was treated for contamination on Thursday after a radioactive particle was discovered on his face.

In a press release issued overnight, EDF-CNPE confirmed an employee had become contaminated by a radioactive particle whilst carrying out logistical work on production unit number 3, which is currently closed for maintenance. The particle was detected on the employee's cheek.

The employee received immediate medical care, with treatment at the point of contamination. The usual checks and procedures were carried out, according to the statement.

Comment: A notable development consider the rather suspect 'shutdown for maintenance' of over half of France's nuclear plants during the world's worse energy crisis: Europe is in trouble as FOUR more of France's nuclear power stations to go offline over winter

Iran to start revamp at Venezuela's largest refinery in bid to ditch reliance on US tech

Mircely Guanipa
Reuters
Sat, 04 Feb 2023 20:52 UTC

State firms from Iran and Venezuela will start in the coming weeks a 100-day revamp of the South American nation's largest refining complex to restore its crude distillation capacity, four sources close to the plan said.

The effort by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the state-owned National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) to boost fuel output at the Paraguana Refining Center marks a step toward ending Venezuela's reliance on U.S. refinery technology, the sources said.

Venezuela, which has the world's largest crude reserves, has struggled in recent years to produce enough gasoline and diesel due to refinery outages, a lack of investment and U.S. sanctions that create obstacles for imports. Long lines at gasoline stations have been common since 2020.

Comment: See also: Indian refiners ditch dollar to pay for Russian oil in UAE dirhams

64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

Jessica Dickler
CNBC
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:17 UTC

Months of high inflation have weighed heavily on households.

As of December, 64% of Americans were living paycheck to paycheck, according to a recent LendingClub report — up from 61% a year earlier and in line with the historic high first hit in March 2020.

For the first time, more than half of all six-figure earners also said they were stretched too thin, a jump from 42% a year ago.

Comment: It's notable that whilst Europe has seen huge protests and been paralyzed by mass strikes over the collapse in living standards in just the last month, even in the usually compliant and placid UK, the same has yet to occur over in the US: France rocked by protests as 2 MILLION march against government reforms in 2nd wave of mass strikes to hit this month

Green Fail: Dozens of Scottish wind turbines powered by diesel generators, pour hydraulic oil into countryside

Jack Montgonmery
Breitbart
Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:33 UTC

Scotland's green-obsessed left-separatist government has been left with egg on its face by revelations that dozens of gigantic onshore wind turbines are having to be hooked up to diesel generators, leaking thousands of litres of hydraulic oil into the countryside.

Scottish Power — led by a Spaniard, Ignacio Galan, and actually a subsidiary of Spanish firm Iberdrola — conceded that some 71 of its turbines had to be hooked up to diesel generators to keep them warm in December, according to the Sunday Mail, with a whistleblower telling the left-leaning newspaper that problems with the turbines are deep-seated.

"During December 60 turbines at Arecleoch and 11 at Glenn App were de-energised due to a cabling fault... In order to get these turbines re-energised diesel generators were running for upwards of six hours a day," they revealed.

"Turbines are regularly offline due to faults where they are taking energy from the grid rather than producing it, and also left operating on half power for long periods due to parts which haven't been replaced," they continued.

Comment: See also: The green revolution is fueling environmental destruction

Ireland sees 42% more deaths in past two months compared to pre-COVID levels

Tim Jackson
Life Site News
Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:50 UTC

The number of deaths occurring in Ireland is now significantly higher than the number the country experienced both before and during the spread of COVID-19, prompting opposition politicians to call for a full investigation into the cause.

Figures obtained on RIP.ie and analyzed by the mainstream Irish Examiner show deaths were 42% higher from 1 December 2022 to 25 January 2023 (9,718 deaths) compared to the 8 weeks to 25 January 2019 (6,802 deaths).

Deaths have risen 20% compared to the same period a year ago, while they are 19% higher than figures from that period two years ago when Ireland was entering another lockdown before Christmas 2020 and rolling out its vaccination program in early 2021.

The leader of opposition party Aontú told Newstalk Breakfast the figures indicate "something very, very serious that is happening".

Nicola Bulley: Missing mother fell in river, police believe

Samantha Jagger, Lauren Hirst
BBC News
Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC

Police investigating the disappearance of mother-of-two Nicola Bulley believe she fell into a river.

The 45-year-old was last seen next to the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on a dog walk a week ago. A major search for Ms Bulley continues, but no trace of her has been found.

Lancashire Police said its "main working hypothesis" was that she fell into the River Wyre and this was "not suspicious but a tragic case of a missing person".

Ms Bulley, a mortgage adviser from Inskip, Lancashire, vanished while walking her dog after dropping off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on 27 January.

Supt Sally Riley said the last confirmed sighting of Ms Bulley was at 09:10 GMT when she was seen on the upper field. Officers were alerted to her disappearance when her spaniel, Willow, was found running loose off Garstang Road about 25 minutes after she was last seen by another dog walker.

At 09:20 police believe her phone was on a bench while connected to a work Teams meeting, which ended 10 minutes later. Detectives believe Ms Bulley vanished in that 10-minute window.

Comment: The mysterious disappearance of Ms Bulley is reminiscent of 'Missing 411' case profiles.

Revision to equality act in the UK may mean pubs have to hire 'banter bouncers'

Toby Young
Daily Sceptic
Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:00 UTC

A revision to the Equality Act 2010 contained in a Private Members' Bill being backed by the Government will make employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties. The Sun has more.

Pub bosses fear they could have to hire "banter bouncers" to police boozy chats under proposed laws.

Rules to protect workers from being harassed may give them the right to sue if jokes or comments they hear offend them.

An update to the Equalities Act aims to stop people getting abused at work.

Migrants ditch 'crime-ridden' NYC for Canada using taxpayer-funded bus tickets

Jack Morphet, Craig McCarthy, Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding
New York Post
Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:45 UTC

Disgruntled migrants fed up with the Big Apple's crime and grime are taking off to the Great White North — on bus rides paid for by New York taxpayers, The Post has learned.

National Guard soldiers have been helping distribute tickets at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan to migrants who want to head upstate before crossing into Canada, several migrants said.

Venezuelan native Raymond Peña and his family arrived at a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, NY — about 20 miles south of the Canadian border — at 4 a.m. Sunday.

"The military gave me and my family free bus tickets," Peña said. "I am going to Canada for a better quality of life for my family."

A National Guard source confirmed that soldiers at the bus terminal were directing migrants to workers who hand out the free tickets.

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Society's Child

DeSantis Admin moves to punish Florida venue that hosted 'sexually explicit' drag show open to kids

Economist who called 2008 US housing crash predicts another 15% drop in home prices

France: Employee treated for 'slight' radioactive contamination at nuclear plant

Iran to start revamp at Venezuela's largest refinery in bid to ditch reliance on US tech

64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

Green Fail: Dozens of Scottish wind turbines powered by diesel generators, pour hydraulic oil into countryside

Ireland sees 42% more deaths in past two months compared to pre-COVID levels

Nicola Bulley: Missing mother fell in river, police believe

Revision to equality act in the UK may mean pubs have to hire 'banter bouncers'

Migrants ditch 'crime-ridden' NYC for Canada using taxpayer-funded bus tickets

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