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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
Articles by Rachel Kennedy
Civil Rights
Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones Slams ‘Asinine Governor’ DeSantis Following Saturday Shooting in Jacksonville
According to the Huffington Post, “Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D) declared that Americans “don’t have to live this way” and slammed “asinine” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday following a deadly Jacksonville store shooting that a local sheriff described as MORE
Debate
Singer of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Says It’s Not a Republican Anthem
The song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” worked its way into the first Republican presidential primary debate, and singer Oliver Anthony dropped a bomb Friday on the people who have been promoting it as a MORE
Updates
Spain’s football federation accuses World Cup winner of lying about kiss from president; players threaten boycott
From CNN, “Spain’s football federation has threatened to take legal action against one of the country’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, accusing her of lying about being kissed by federation president Luis Rubiales. during an awards ceremony. MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 34
Happy Friday News Viewers, and welcome to our Friday free chat. This Open Forum is the place to share and share alike, your news and the news, your interests and all the topics fit to MORE
Environment
Japan releases Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific; China bans Japanese seafood
Reuters reports that, “The first discharge of wastewater from the nuclear plant destroyed in 2011 was 7,800 cubic metres – the equivalent of about three Olympic swimming pools of water – will take place over MORE
Climate Change
As Search for Maui Victims Continues, Governor warns of Significant Rise in Loss of Life
According to the New York Times, “The burn zone is large, and the search for remains has been slow and painstaking. About 85 percent of the burn area had been searched as of Friday evening. MORE
Grifting
Project Veritas Founder Is Under Investigation, and the Organization Is In Shambles
AP reports that “The Westchester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday it is “looking into” matters concerning James O’Keefe, who was suspended in February and later fired as chairman and CEO. The Project Veritas board MORE
Human Rights
Spain’s soccer president condemned for kissing player on the lips during awards ceremony
Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain’s soccer federation, is under fire for kissing midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s World Cup win Sunday. The incident sparked outrage at home and abroad, with many MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Monday…..Really? Are you sure? Well, I suppose it is, in this hemisphere anyway, and those of us here now get another Monday on the planet, despite fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics and to do something or MORE
Science
Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon in failure
According to Space.com, “The Luna-25 spacecraft was supposed to maneuver itself into its final pre-landing orbit around the moon (Aug. 19), ahead of a touchdown attempt on Monday (Aug. 21) or thereabouts. But the probe encountered MORE
MAGAts
How new country song “Rich Men North of Richmond”became a chart-topping anthem for conservatives almost overnight
UNKNOWN VIRGINIA COUNTRY singer Oliver Anthony and his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” have had an unusual, stratospheric rise over the past several days as the track, championed by conservative pundits and politicians, has unexpectedly become one of the MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 33
It’s Friday once again, but even if it weren’t, it would still be the NEXT day, a day that has never happened before, that contains the unforeseen and the unknown, the random and the planned. MORE
Grifting
Jared Kushner Foreign Investment Corruption Referred to DOJ
Economic analyst Steven Rattner, who consults for MSNBC, reported Monday on the percentage of investments Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, received from foreign sources using his position at the White House for access. According to Salon, MORE
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s says Fani Willis should be Prosecuting Rapists not Trump
MAGA Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has spoken out against Fani Willis, the Georgia district attorney who has indicted Donald Trump and 18 others for conspiring to overturn his 2020 defeat in the state. Greene said the prosecutor should be going MORE
Afghanistan
Two Years Later: The Taliban Continues Erasing Afghan Women
Tuesday marks the two-year anniversary of Kabul falling to the Taliban, whichseized control of Afghanistan amid the United States’ chaotic, controversialwithdrawal from the country after nearly 20 years of fighting. The Taliban, which is not recognized by most countries around the MORE
News
Free Range Free Chat
Hey all, better late than never, credit my lack of technology cred . . . . Happy Monday, and welcome to Free Range, our Monday Free Chat, a chat which ranges all over the place MORE
News
Update: Hawaii Fires are a Message: 80 now Dead
Hawaii is a warning. The world doesn’t need more reminders that climate change is accelerating. But we’re going to keep getting them. (The Atlantic) The death toll from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii has risen to 80 MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday
Happy Friday, News Viewers. . .This is Free Chat, that destination for all topics all the time within reason and community guidelines…… I notice that during the past week one person has been doing more MORE
Climate Change
At least 36 killed in Hawaii wildfires as thousands race to escape
At least 36 people have died in Maui, Hawaii, Maui County said in a news release late Wednesday, adding that no other details were available. The wildfires were fueled by a dry summer and strong MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Hello Monday, my old friend, I’ve come to sleep way past you again. . .oh damn, I’m awake. . . 😄 This is our Monday Free Chat here at News Views. Why “Free Range”? Today MORE
Drug Legalization
Mother of 4 Dies after Ingesting Kratom; Family Sues Distributor
A Florida judge has ordered a kratom distributor to pay more than $11 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued a final default judgment against Grow, LLC, and Sean Michael Harder, owner MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 30
Friday already? Wasn’t it Monday a minute ago? The days run together lately, in fact, we should change the names of days of the week to one name — something like Fryday. . . One MORE
Police Behaving Badly
Truck Driver Attacked by K-9 While Surrendering to Ohio Police Called 911 during Pursuit stating Fear for his Life
The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police K-9 on an unarmed Black man has been fired, according to a statement from the department. The July 4 vehicle pursuit began after a MORE
Sports
Sports, the VAX, Covid: Bronny James, son of LeBron James, suffers cardiac arrest at USC basketball practice
“Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU,” the statement MORE