Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 38
Happy Friday, News Viewers, and on this day, at this very instant, it’s 59 degrees outside. 59 glorious degrees — I even have my ratty old good luck sweater on, the gray one that keeps MORE
Articles by Rachel Kennedy
Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Live Updates: Zelenskyy Visits US; Faces Resistance
McCarthy refuses to allow Zelenskyy opportunity to speak to Congress during his visit. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the US Capitol to meet lawmakers and ask for continued support for the country’s defense against MORE
Hawaii
‘Symbol of hope’: Lahaina’s beloved banyan tree shows new growth after fires
Lāhainā’s Banyan tree represents the deep roots of this community. Even in the face of unspeakable heartache, its limbs reach outward and upward,” she wrote on social media. “Honored to bear witness as the people MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Happy Monday, News Viewers, the beginning of the work week OR the strike week, for as UAW strikers are saying, “one job should be enough,”. . . . This is our Monday Free Chat and MORE
Nutter Watch
Robert Kennedy Jr. campaign event turns to chaos when armed man is arrested
The suspect allegedly donned shoulder holsters with loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines and carried a U.S. Marshal badge on a lanyard and belt clip federal ID. A Robert Kennedy Jr. campaign event in Los Angeles turned MORE
Education
Hypothetical “Life Boat” style assignment outrages parents and middle school administration, teacher suspended.
Middle school teacher and track coach Mandy Bieder at Howard Mattlin Middle School on Long Island has been pulled from the classroom after assigning students a “life boat” style survey for homework. Parents were so MORE
Immigration
House Democrats Visit a Migrant Hotel as Political Tensions Erupt
New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded for help from the federal government to help the city overwhelmed by the impact of more than 110,000 asylum seekers. On Friday, a show of support arrived: MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 37
Happy Friday, News Viewers, and welcome to our free chat. What a week it has been — one for the books. When, in a hundred years, writers tell the story of NOW, readers will probably MORE
Science
More Science, Less Fiction: NASA Wants to Make UFO Studies a Real Science with s New Name
The tracking of UFO or “unidentified flying objects,” have become the stuff of science fiction, pseudo science and stories of aliens from outer space. Per NPR: While unearthly-seeming sightings in the sky aren’t uncommon, the MORE
Animal House
McCarthy dares GOP detractors to ‘file the f—ing motion’ if they want to remove him
“A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . “ NBC reports fallout from yesterday’s “ultimatum” speech given by Matt Gaetz to Kevin McCarthy . Frustration boiled over in a closed-door House GOP meeting Thursday MORE
Crime
Armed Escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante captured after 2 Week Manhunt
“The convicted murderer who escaped a suburban Philadelphia prison has been captured after escaping late last month, according to police. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, escaped from the Chester County prison on Aug. MORE
Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Elon Musk biographer moves to ‘clarify’ details about Ukraine and Starlink after backlash
Author Walter Isaacson took to social media to try to “clarify” an excerpt from his upcoming book, “Elon Musk.” The excerpt received swift backlash after it described how Musk thwarted a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. Isaacson’s MORE
US
Fellow actors asked judge for leniency in Danny Masterson’s rape sentencing, then later almost apologize
From the LA Times: ” Danny Masterson, 47, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo on Thursday despite the pleas from his “That ’70s Show” co-stars MORE
Russia/Ukraine Conflict
G20 leaders’ declaration avoids condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Excerpt from the G20 Declaration: In line with the UN Charter, all states must refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition against the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 36
Happy Friday, News Viewers, welcome to our Free Chat for today — if only there were things happening to talk about….. 🙂 oh WAIT — things are most certainly happening……Let us count the things…… And MORE
Russia/Ukraine Conflict
Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships: Report
“Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars. It was so people can watch Netflix and chill and get online for school and do good peaceful things, not drone strikes.” Elon Musk In a MORE
Coronavirus
Updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated variant in clinical trials
The updated Covid booster shot is about to become available and is formulated to target XBB.1.5, an omicron subvariant but is being shown to be effective against the other new variants, including the newer omicron sub-variant MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
“Come Monday, it’ll be all right. . . “ The cats hate it when I sing, it must cause them unbearable ear pain. . . 😎 Happy Monday all — we’re celebrating Labor Day in MORE
News
China Says U.S. Has Crossed the Red Line Warning of Lethal Consequences
For the duration of the Biden presidency, China has continued to threaten the US over giving aid to Taiwan and the cause of Democracy. The Biden administration has approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under MORE
Updates
DeSantis won’t meet with Biden during president’s trip to survey Idalia damage
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘ office said Friday that he has “no plans” to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 40
Good Morning News Viewers. This is the First Friday Free Chat in the only September 1 of 2023 that any of us will ever have. What’s happening in your neck of the woods? Here in MORE
Crime
Alex Murdaugh Loses Prison Phone Privileges: Released Recordings to Media for Fox Documentary
Alex Murdaugh, in prison for the premeditated murders of his wife and son, lost his prison phone and canteen privileges after he broke rules about phone calls by having his attorney give the media recorded MORE
Updates
Hurricane Idalia ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Storm Reaches Category 4
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the storm was about to make landfall, estimating it could do so by 8 a.m. Eastern. “Don’t mess with this storm,” he warned, telling people not to put themselves in jeopardy. MORE
Health
She paid her husband’s hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money
“Last summer, Eloise Reynolds paid the bill for her husband’s final stay in the hospital.” He died in March of 2022 at the age of 62. After insurance paid its portion, the Reynolds owed $823.15. MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Monday, Monday. Back again, I see. It’s the beginning of another wild week in the news — on a macro and micro level, the information brain burn is reaching the Red Zone. Welcome to today’s MORE