Government bureaucrats say the unemployment rate last month was 4.2%. Donald Trump says the real unemployment rate was 7.9%. Please. In August the United States had 161 million workers out of a total population of 337 million. That's an unemployment rate of 52.1%. Why won't the lamestream media tell you that more than half of ...continue reading "Half of all Americans are out of work"
What do you make of this? If you start at 2009, suicidal thoughts reported among teens have gone up by more than half. But if you look at the entire data series, suicidal thoughts declined by half during the '90s and aughts and have now merely reverted to their historical average. It's all especially hard ...continue reading "Raw data: Suicide and thoughts of suicide among teens"
Five Years Ago This week in 2019, Apple bowed to some pressure from the right to repair movement, while Sony was continuing to battle with Vita tinkerers despite the device being discontinued. The EU copyright industry was continuing to demonize internet companies while we looked at how Section 230 enabled Pinterest’s content moderation efforts, and […]
EAST ALTON – The 29th annual East Alton Soapbox Derby rolled down Berkshire Boulevard in East Alton on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, drawing a sizable crowd under clear skies. The event kicked off with the National Anthem and a silent prayer to honor those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Sirens wailed as fire trucks paraded down Berkshire Hill, setting the stage for the races. Racers, paired off for the descent, navigated the course lined with safety cones and hay bales at the finish line. The East Alton Fire Department sold their famous pulled pork. In addition to the races, the event featured food and drinks, contributing to the festive atmosphere. Longtime attendees noted that the good weather helped build a strong turnout for the annual community gathering.
Whole cantaloupes sold in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Virginia at various retail supermarkets are being recalled due to the potential they could be contaminated with salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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