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Houston man with multiple DWIs charged with murder for allegedly running over 6-year-old boy while intoxicated
Pedro Alberto Hernandez, 52, admitted to police that he drank “numerous beers” during the day before striking the boy.
“What we believe happened is: he struck the child, ran over the child, then was told that he had struck the child, and so he backed up again onto the child,” a Houston Police Department spokesperson told Fox 26 Houston. “Those are all things that a sober person doesn’t do.”
Civilians detained Hernandez after the incident until police arrived.
Earlier in the day on Saturday, another driver who was allegedly intoxicated struck a 2-year-old boy and killed him in another Houston parking lot.
Alvarado Lopez, 22, was charged with intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid in that incident. He allegedly tried to drive away from the scene but was detained by witnesses until police arrived.
Darrell Brooks removed from court after multiple interruptions
WAUKESHA, Wis. – The trial for Darrell Brooks, the man accused in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack, began Monday, Oct. 3 with jury selection. Brooks managed to delay the start of his trial Monday by becoming so disruptive the judge had to take multiple breaks (10 recesses, according to the Associated Press) before forcing him to watch the proceedings via video from another room.
Throughout the morning, Dorow would call Brooks back into court only for him to again become disruptive.
At the start of the hearing, Brooks was given a laminated copy of standards and decorum in court. It didn’t take long for him to violate the rules. Five minutes in, Brooks was sent back to his holding cell, marking the first recess of the morning.
EXPOSED: The Fed & big banks to test SOCIAL CREDIT SCORES?
With record-breaking inflation, sky-high interest rates, and an economic recession, the Federal Reserve hasn’t had a lot of 2022 wins.
But now, the Fed is getting even WORSE.
In this clip, Glenn announces the Fed’s new ‘pilot program’ to test social credit scores HERE in America, alongside some of our biggest banks.
Gov. Whitmer hiring ‘sexual orientation’ consultant for foster kids
The Children’s Services Agency, which “oversees all child welfare services for children,” is seeking a “Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Consultant” as of Sept. 12, according to documents made public by the Washington Free Beacon.
The consultant would be a part of the “Diversity Equity and Inclusion Unit” and would focus on determining the “needs and concerns of LGBTQ staff, families and children.”
The consultant would create resources such as handouts, books, trainings and videos based on the results of a survey given to the LGBTQ community, the proposed contract stated. Trainings may cover topics that affect the LGBTQ community such as “implicit bias” and “historical needs.”
Right to Food | Full Measure
In the U.S., runaway inflation and out-of-sight food prices seem to be a new, uncomfortable norm.
Add in the experience of supply chain gaps and empty Covid shelves, and you end up with high anxiety about America’s food supply.
Today, our cover story begins in Maine, the first state to embed in its constitution the “right to food.”
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In Latest Sign of Recession, US Manufacturing Growth Plummets to Two-Year Low
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey on Monday also showed a measure of factory employment contracted last month for the fourth time this year. ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee chair Timothy Fiore said “companies are now managing head counts through hiring freezes and attrition to lower levels, with medium- and long-term demand more uncertain.”
Fiore, however, noted that there were no comments from firms about large-scale layoffs, which he said indicated that “companies are confident of near-term demand.” The Fed’s tighter monetary policy campaign has raised fears of a recession next year, igniting a sharp sell-off on the stock market.
“The good news is that there are welcome signs that prices are stabilizing,” said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
“The bad news is that consumer demand for a broad swathe of goods continues to shrink, another sign that the economy is feeling the effects of high inflation, rising interest rates, and a broad-based slowdown in activity.”
US home prices drop at fastest pace since 2009
Home prices in the U.S. are sinking at the fastest monthly pace since the Great Recession, evidence that rising mortgage rates are rapidly slowing activity in the housing market.
Median home prices fell 0.98% in August from a month earlier, following a 1.05% drop in July, mortgage analytics firm Black Knight said in a report Monday.
“Together they represent two straight months of significant pullbacks after more than two years of record-breaking growth,” said Black Knight Data & Analytics President Ben Graboske
The price declines are the sharpest since January 2009, when the economy was in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, according to Black Knight. Median home prices are down 2% since their June peak.
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Student Debt | Full Measure
President Biden has committed the government to erasing some student loan debt for as many as 43 million Americans at a huge cost to taxpayers.
A lot of borrowers think it’s a great idea… others not so much. Scott Thuman talks to students and taxpayers and gets an education from people on both sides of the controversy.
Alabama Middle Schoolers Asked About Sexual Orientation, Parent’s Political Beliefs
Seventh graders at Challenger Middle School were given a 48-question survey that quizzed students on their gender, sexual identity and whether they had considered “extreme body modification.”
The students were also told to disclose the political beliefs of their parents. The mother of one student discovered the survey in her daughter’s lessons.
“I asked my daughter, ‘Where did you get this question from?’ and she said, ‘I had a survey today in my civics class, and that was one of the last questions that was given to me on the career survey,’” one parent, who wished to remain anonymous, told television station WAAY 31. The parent who spoke with WAAY 31 said she feels targeted for being conservative.
Girls Banned From Their Own Locker Room | Dana Loesch
‘Highly profitable’: Pediatric gender clinics opening all across the country
Dr. Sidhbh Gallager, a Miami-based plastic surgeon, performs 40 “top surgeries” per month, and one or two of those is on a minor, according to The New York Times. She said most underage patients were at least 15, but that she has performed the procedure on children aged 13 and 14.
Kaiser Permanente Oakland, a California hospital, performed 70 “top surgeries” in 2019 on teenagers age 13 to 18; it had only done five in 2013, according to a study.
Puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones have drawn considerably less attention and public outrage than gender-related surgeries despite the serious health risks they pose. Puberty blockers cost about $1,200 per month, and an implant costs $4,500 to $18,000 , according to PBS.
Death toll rising from Hurricane Ian
Salvation Army Area Commander in Fort Meyers Major Major Carlyle Gargis joins Monday’s “National Report” to discuss the rising deaths caused by Hurricane Ian.
The disaster has caused more than $47 billion in insurance loses while hundreds are still without power.
Supreme Court To Hear 2 Cases About Social Media Moderation and Liability for Terrorism
The Supreme Court is back in session this morning and has agreed to hear nine new cases, two of which relate to the extent that online platforms can be held liable for terrorist recruitment efforts.
One of the cases will directly address the extent of Section 230 protections of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. In Gonzalez v. Google, Reynaldo Gonzalez sued the company under Section 2333 of the federal Anti-Terrorism Act, claiming that YouTube algorithms helped the Islamic State group radicalize and recruit terrorists through videos and that this led to the death of his daughter, Nohemi, in an ISIS attack on a Parisian bistro in 2015. Gonzalez argues that Google (which owns YouTube) could be held liable for damages under the act.
The Supreme Court is back in session this morning and has agreed to hear nine new cases, two of which relate to the extent that online platforms can be held liable for terrorist recruitment efforts.
One of the cases will directly address the extent of Section 230 protections of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. In Gonzalez v. Google, Reynaldo Gonzalez sued the company under Section 2333 of the federal Anti-Terrorism Act, claiming that YouTube algorithms helped the Islamic State group radicalize and recruit terrorists through videos and that this led to the death of his daughter, Nohemi, in an ISIS attack on a Parisian bistro in 2015. Gonzalez argues that Google (which owns YouTube) could be held liable for damages under the act.
New Jersey brewery sues state over ‘deliberate attack’ on independent businesses
Under the regulations, New Jersey breweries face a number of unique conditions. According to the Courier-Post, those conditions include severe limitations on the type of food breweries can sell, significant limitations on events, and required tours for patrons.
“ABC’s special ruling is a deliberate attack on small brewers in New Jersey. They are a transparent attempt to play favorites by helping some businesses at the expense of others,” Death of the Fox founder Chuck Garrity said.
“What’s worse is ABC didn’t even bother to follow the law in proposing these rules by submitting them for public notice and comment. Hundreds of small businesses around the state are already being hobbled by these draconian rules.
Death of the Fox Brewing Company is suing to protect all New Jersey brewers’ right to free speech and to build thriving businesses.”
Military heroes set to be fired over vaccine mandate
Florida Rep. Michael Waltz criticizes the Biden administration’s ‘asinine’ mandate that will cost some U.S. service members their jobs.
Politics:
Open border, lawless cities
The crisis at the border continues and some Democrats are only speaking up because of the election. Crime continues to surge but Democrats are mostly mum — despite the election. Jason Rantz weighs in on The Faulkner Focus. (October 3, 2022)
GOP asks for investigation of foreigners who own U.S. farmland
Led by Reps. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania and James Comer of Kentucky, the lawmakers on Saturday called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study foreign farmland ownership and how the U.S. government is monitoring acquisitions, a letter shows.
There has been an uptick in foreign investments and ownership, which may be “underreported” due to the U.S. Agriculture Department’s (USDA) unreliable data, the Republicans say.
Foreign investment and ownership of U.S. agricultural land has roughly doubled between 2010 and 2020, the Republicans noted in their letter. Foreign investors were also found in a December 2020 USDA report to hold about 37.6 million acres of agricultural land in the U.S.
Canadian investors were found in the 2020 USDA report to own the largest share of U.S. land — at 32% or 12.4 million acres. The Netherlands accounted for 13%, Italy at 7%, and the United Kingdom at 6%, while China held 352,140 acres, or under 1% of foreign investments.
“China’s ownership of U.S. farmland is a threat to our food security and national security,” Comer, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Midterm Issues | Full Measure
Dr. Ben Carson spent a career as a surgeon and then started another in politics — running for president and ultimately serving in the Trump administration.
He also now serves on the board of directors of Sinclair Broadcast Group, our parent company. Today, he gives us his reflections on midterm issues and the possibility of a second Trump term.
Lisa Boothe: This will lead to human suffering, death and destruction
‘The Big Sunday Show’ panelists discuss Toyota’s president pushing back on California’s gas-powered car ban and New York’s plans to follow suit by 2035.
Charlie Kirk: Matt Gaetz is a Serious Threat to the Regime
Congressman Matt Gaetz joined “The Charlie Kirk Show” to discuss how the corporate media and others conspired to silence him because he’s a threat to the agenda of the Democrat Party–and how he ultimately emerged from the battle victorious.
Mark Levin: Biden has defied every single immigration law
Fox News host Mark Levin breaks down efforts by the Democratic Party to ‘kill and replace’ parts of the United States Constitution on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’
Carter Page on FBI corruption and partisanship: ‘I’m hoping for some truth’
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page discusses FBI corruption involving Igor Danchenko and how government surveillance transformed his life.
World News:
Putin deploys world’s largest submarine as ‘nuke’ convoy heads to front lines
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A military train that belongs to the forces responsible for Russia’s nuclear arsenal has been spotted moving toward the front lines in Ukraine, while Moscow was said to have deployed the world’s biggest submarine — dubbed a “city killer” — in the Arctic Circle.
These latest maneuvers could signal an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin’s willingness to escalate the war following a series of embarrassing defeats on the battlefield, including the loss of a key city in Donetsk and the most recent setbacks in the Kherson region.
The pro-Russian Telegram channel Rybar shared on Sunday a video showing a freight train hauling upgraded armored personnel carriers (APCs) and other sophisticated military equipment through central Russia, the Daily Mail reported.
Putin sends bombers to key nuke base, satellite images show
The Israeli satellite intelligence firm ImageSat International was the first to detect an “irregular presence” of Russian Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers at Russia’s Olenya Air Base, the Jerusalem Post reported. The base is located in the northwest of Russia, near its border with Finland, and hosts a number of Russian nuclear weapons.
Journalist Donald Standeford shared ImageSat’s photos showing the Russian bombers parked on a runway at the Olenya Air Base.
Satellite photos captured by ImageSat showed four Tu-160s at the Russian nuclear weapons base on Aug. 21st. The firm spotted three additional Tu-95 bombers at the base last week, on Sept. 25.
Israel-Lebanon maritime-border accord imminent; Iran blames riots on US-Israel TV7 Israel News 03.10
1) A high state of security alert continues both in the West Bank Districts of Judea and Samaria, as well as across Israel – with a growing number of reported terror attacks.
2) Israel and Lebanon appear to be in the final stages of completing an agreement to define the maritime border between the two countries.
3) The Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei conveniently blames wide-spread riots throughout his country on the United States and Israel.
‘Unspeakable trauma’: police in Queensland and NSW failed to investigate alleged gang rape of 14-year-old girl, records show
Legal sources say one of the allegations – a gang-rape attack by up to 15 teenagers and adult men in a Gold Coast hotel room in 1993 – is among the most serious ever reported to authorities in Australia.
Karen Iles came forward in 2004, in her early 20s, and made a statement to NSW police. It contained names, photographs and other identifying features of her alleged attackers; maps and locations of the alleged assaults; the names of witnesses and a co-victim; and contemporaneous evidence from her childhood diary.
Police records released under freedom of information laws show the case was assigned to Queensland detectives, but soon stalled due to inaction by officers in NSW. It then appears to have simply been forgotten in both states for more than a decade.
There is no evidence that a substantive investigation ever took place, or that named suspects and witnesses were ever interviewed or contacted.
Commentary/Opinion:
Julian Assange: Free Speech Martyr? Featuring Stella Assange | #293
Stella Assange and Dr Jordan B Peterson discuss the freedom of information, the age of journalism on the internet, and the foremost political prisoner in the west: Julian Assange.
Is this the Fate of ‘Green Energy’?
Last month, the Biden administration outlined a plan for solar energy to supply almost 50% of America’s electricity by 2050. As solar supplied only 3% of generation in 2020, this target is hopelessly impractical.
It is also potentially part of a gigantic e-waste ecological nightmare, since, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, the world will then be generating about six million metric tons of new solar e-waste every year.
This is because up to seventy-eight million metric tons of solar panels will have reached the end of their life by 2050. With few exceptions, there are no serious plans on how to manage this scenario.
This is a huge problem since, without proper recycling or storage, communities that invested heavily in solar photovoltaic panels risk becoming toxic cesspools, polluting the environment and ruining the lives of everyone nearby.
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