And some of you dipshits wonder why I want my family out of this authoritarian country. trump needs to hurry up and eat shit.

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WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet's atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
The two gases - dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS - involved in Webb's observations of the planet named K2-18 b are generated on Earth by living organisms, primarily microbial life such as marine phytoplankton - algae.

Edan Alexander is a dual US/Israeli citizen. Hamas says it was a good faith action towards the US. Israel appeared to be cut out of talks between the US and Hamas to get Alexander released.
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-hostages-05-12-2025-72ca1188e3df7677870fb518191c14df

CNN analyst sounds the alarm on ‘revolt within the Democratic Party’ over polling figures​

Story by Brady Knox, Washington Examiner

CNN analyst Harry Enten sounded the alarm over the Democratic Party's record-low polling figures.

Enten showed figures indicating wide-ranging dissatisfaction with Democratic leaders from within the party during an episode of CNN News Central. He displayed a Gallup poll taken earlier this month showing Democratic trust in their party leaders to "do the right thing" on the economy cut in half from April 2024 to today — 80% to 39%, respectively.

“Holy Toledo!” Enten said about the figures. “That is the lowest number by far in Gallup polling; the lowest previous was just 60%, which is 21 points higher than this. Democrats hate, hate, hate, hate what their congressional leaders are doing in Washington right now on the key issue of the day right now, the economy.”

The bleak figures hit numerous Democratic congressional leaders. A Sienna College poll showed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) favorability rating among New York Democrats fell from 73% in April 2024 to 52% today.

“That is the lowest I could ever find and see on Sienna College on how Democrats in Chuck Schumer’s home state view him. And keep in mind, if you’re thinking about a primary challenge, it would be a few years away,” he said, adding that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has a higher favorability rating.

“I never thought I’d see the day in which just 52% of New York Democrats would view Chuck Schumer unfavorably. It’s almost unfathomable,” Enten said.

He then transitioned to a Marist Poll showing a majority of New York Democrats no longer believe Schumer should remain in the Senate.

“This screams, siren should be going off: ‘primary challenge, primary challenge, primary challenge!’ When you’re a Democrat in New York and these are your ratings, this is a big wake-up call if you’re Chuck Schumer,” Enten said.

Criticism of Schumer exploded in March when he allowed the Republican-authored continuing resolution to pass in order to prevent a government shutdown. The move was derided by many Democrats as helping President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, leading some on the Left to suggest that his time to step down had come. Schumer made clear that he has no plans to do so.

“Look, I’m not stepping down,” he responded on March 23, when asked in an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press if he would heed the calls from some Democrats to do so. “The CR was certainly bad, you know, the continuing resolution, but a shutdown would be 15 or 20 times worse. Under a shutdown, the executive branch has sole power to determine what is ‘essential,’ and they can determine without any court supervision.”

The Democratic Party has experienced an identity crisis following its crushing defeat in November. The party has struggled to regain its footing as its approval ratings continue to plummet.

Iowa landowners would have more legal protections against the use of eminent domain for pipeline and other infrastructure projects under legislation that is headed to the governor’s desk and critics warn will threaten Iowa corn farmers and the state’s future economic growth.



In a dramatic vote 12 hours after the legislative day started, the Iowa Senate late Monday passed legislation that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and other infrastructure and would restrict the use of eminent domain — the process by which the government seizes land for infrastructure projects.


A dozen Republican senators joined all 15 Democratic senators present in voting for the bill; all 22 votes in opposition came from Republicans.



Having previously passed the Iowa House, the proposal now heads to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her consideration.


Reynolds has not taken a public position on eminent domain or pipeline legislation over the past four years. A spokesman said late Monday that the governor’s office is reviewing the bill.


Lawmakers who supported the bill’s passage celebrated it as a protection of Iowans’ private property rights against proposed pipeline projects from private companies.


“This isn’t just a fight about constitutional propriety and authority. It’s also a fight about justice and it’s a fight about truth and it’s a fight about good government,” Sen. Jeff Taylor, a Republican from Sioux Center, said during debate. “And those things are worth fighting for, I think, even if it puts you at odds with the majority of your partisan colleagues.”




The Republicans who voted against the bill asserted that they also support Iowans’ private property rights, but expressed concern that the legislation will hamper economic growth by stifling all types of infrastructure projects — not just pipelines — and alleged the true goal of the bill was to kill a current proposed CO2 pipeline project in Iowa.


“I fear for the intended consequences of this bill,” said Sen. Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny who introduced his own eminent domain and infrastructure legislation, which was voted down during debate Monday. “And I hope we have a plan. I hope we have a plan for infrastructure, to grow our state, for the jobs … for the farmers that produce the wealth and the great crops and commodities that we rely on.”


If signed into law, House File 639 as passed by the Senate late Monday would, among other provisions:

• Define in state law what constitutes public good for the use of eminent domain.
• Require hazardous liquid pipeline companies to carry a certain amount of insurance and restore damaged farmland.
• Prohibit renewal of a CO2 pipeline project after 25 years.
• Place constraints on when and how pipeline companies can file lawsuits against landowners.
• Require Iowa Utilities Commission members to attend hearings on pipeline projects.

Evolution of pipeline projects and landowner rights debate in Iowa​

The issue of property rights and eminent domain has percolated in the Iowa Legislature for the past four years, ever since three carbon capture pipeline projects were proposed to cross parts of the state. Since then, just one proposed project remains — from Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions.


Summit Carbon Solutions has proposed a 2,500-mile CO2 pipeline through five states, including Iowa, to capture the greenhouse gas from ethanol plants and bury it in North Dakota. Defenders of the pipeline project say it will boost Iowa’s ethanol industry and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.


Regulators on the Iowa Utilities Commission approved a permit for the Iowa section, including granting Summit eminent domain powers. But regulators said construction cannot begin in Iowa until the Dakotas also have approved it.


North Dakota has. But Summit has faced challenges in South Dakota, which recently passed a law banning the use of eminent domain for the project. And South Dakota regulators have twice rejected permits, though Summit says it will try again with a new route.


Summit, in June 2024, said 75 percent of Iowa landowners on the project’s proposed route had signed voluntary easements, and that the company was working to increase that number.


The Iowa House, which has passed eminent domain and pipeline legislation in past years, passed two more this year: House File 639 and House File 943, which would simply prohibit the use of eminent domain for hazardous liquid pipelines on agricultural land.


Last week, a dozen Iowa Republican senators signed a letter saying they would not vote to approve any budget bills until House File 639 was called up for debate and a vote in the chamber.

Ben McCollum's contract with the University of Iowa is a six-year deal, with total compensation of $3,350,000 in the first year, according to a term sheet acquired by the Register from an open-records request.

The rest of the Hawkeye men’s basketball coach’s scheduled compensation is as follows:

• May 1, 2026-April 30, 2027: $3.6 million
• May 1, 2027-April 30, 2028: $3.8 million
• May 1, 2028-April 30, 2029: $3.9 million
• May 1, 2029-April 30, 2030: $4 million
• May 1, 2030-April 30, 2031: $4.1 million

The term sheet was included in an offer letter sent from Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz to McCollum on March 24. The university has not released McCollum‘s finalized contract yet.

Source: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...ct-details-iowa-basketball-coach/82636813007/

A medical question for all you all…..

As you know, I have have some squamous/basal cell cancers removed over the years…This past year or so, I have noticed a very slight discomfort on the right side of my back, along the scapula/shoulder and spine area. A very dull throb, probably at worse a 2 on a 10 scales, but especially at night, always there. I attributed it to arthritis, or getting old and nothing else. Then a couple of weeks ago I had a couple of sizable squamous cell cancers removed from my right temple area and off the occupational area of my head….both rather impressive in size.
That was on a Monday 4/28…..that night I was pretty drugged up but by Tuesday morning I noticed that I no longer was feeling any discomfort on my back/shoulder area and that night, I slept with no discomfort other than from the surgery….and ever since that surgery (performed in the dermatologist offist) I have noticed had one iota or hint of discompfort.
Any of you docs have a reason? The dermatologist or plastic surgeon have no explanation. Believe me…..it’s a relief….just wondering….

Theres a special place in hell for these people

Iowa House Democrats on Thursday chose Rep. Brian Meyer, a Democrat from Des Moines, to lead the caucus after minority leader Jennifer Konfrst steps down at the end of the 2025 legislative session to run for Congress.



Konfrst announced her candidacy earlier Thursday for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, seeking to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, of Bondurant.


She will step down from the leadership post, but will continue to serve in the Iowa Legislature through the end of her term next year.

State Rep. Brian Meyer, D-Des Moines

“Iowa House Democrats are united and will keep fighting to lower costs for Iowans. We remain focused on the priorities of Iowans, and I’m excited to begin my work leading Iowa House Democrats after the session adjourns,” Meyer said in a statement.


Meyer, 51, represents Iowa House District 29, which covers Southeast Des Moines. He was first elected to the Iowa House in 2012 and is serving his seventh term. He currently serves as the House Democratic Whip and is an attorney at the Hope Law Firm in Des Moines. He is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University Law School, a former Assistant Iowa Attorney General and former Assistant Polk County Attorney.


“It’s been an honor to serve Iowans and my caucus as Iowa House Democratic Leader,” Konfrst said in a statement. “I’m excited for the new opportunities ahead to keep serving Iowans and look forward to working with Rep. Meyer through the transition when session adjourns.”


Republicans hold a 67-seat supermajority in the House while Democrats have a 33-seat minority.




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The 2025 Iowa Legislature was scheduled to adjourn on May 2.


Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner, of Iowa City, said she looks forward to working closely with Meyer “as our caucuses continue to work together to move Iowa forward and focus on lowering costs for all Iowans.”

Great game. Fun to watch.

Robert Hur was labeled a "partisan hack" for stating this in his report....

He reasoned that “at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” In Hur’s view, “it would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him—by then a former president well into his eighties—of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness.”

Pretty spot on.

Beyonce wins it, becoming the first black person to win that award. I bet lots of those racist country boys in the cult just hate that. Bonespurs going to conjure up an EO to erase it so a good old white boy/girl gets their "fair" recognition?

India offers to slash tariff gap by two-thirds in dash to seal trade pact with Trump​

NEW DELHI, May 9 (Reuters) - India has offered to slash its tariff gap with the U.S. to less than 4% from nearly 13% now, in exchange for an exemption from President Donald Trump's "current and potential" tariff hikes, two sources said, as both nations move fast to clinch a deal.

This would mean that the average tariff differential between India and the U.S., calculated across all products without weighting for trade volume, would be reduced by 9 percentage points, in one of the most sweeping changes to bring down trade barriers in the world's fifth largest economy.

The United States is India's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totaling some $129 billion in 2024. The trade balance is currently in favor of India, which runs a $45.7 billion surplus with the U.S.

Trump announced on Thursday his administration's first "breakthrough deal" with Britain. It lowers average British tariffs on U.S. goods but keeps in place the 10% base tariff imposed by Washington on British goods, likely setting a template for Washington's approach with other trading partners.

Last month, Trump announced a 90-day pause on his long-planned reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners, including a 26% tariff on India, while his administration negotiates trade deals. A 10% base tariff continues to apply to India and many other nations during the pause.

The United States is India's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totalling some $129 billion in 2024. The trade balance is currently in favour of India, which runs a $45.7 billion surplus with the U.S.

Trump announced on Thursday his administration's first "breakthrough deal" with Britain. It lowers average British tariffs on U.S. goods but keeps in place the 10% base tariff imposed by Washington on British goods, likely setting a template for Washington's approach with other trading partners.

Last month, Trump announced a 90-day pause on his long-planned reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners, including a 26% tariff on India, while his administration negotiates trade deals. A 10% base tariff continues to apply to India and many other nations during the pause.

All four government officials did not wish to be identified as details of the negotiations are private and sensitive.
India's trade ministry, which is leading talks, did not respond to a request for comment.

Alongside tariff exemptions, India has also asked for preferential market access for key export sectors including gems and jewelry, leather, apparel, textiles, plastics, chemicals, oilseeds, shrimp, and horticultural produce such as bananas and grapes.

"Preferential market access for India would mean better terms of trade for these goods compared to America's other trading partners," the first official said.
India is also looking for concessions that would give it an edge over competitors in supplying "products of interest", the official added.

However, India's expectation of being exempted completely from tariffs on its exports is at odds with the deal struck between the U.S. and Britain.

To make the deal more attractive for Washington, India has offered to ease export regulations on several high-value U.S. exports, the first official said.

These include aircraft and parts, luxury cars and electric vehicles, telecom equipment, medical devices, hydrocarbons, wines and whiskey, berries, prunes, certain chemicals, and animal feed.

Beyond tariffs, India has also asked the U.S. to treat it at par with other top U.S. allies such as Britain, Australia and Japan in critical technology sectors such as AI, telecoms, biotech, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors.

Washington's desire to share critical technologies with allies like India has often faced hurdles due to the U.S. government's own restrictive rules.

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