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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186400 (181431ZDEC24) Notable: #27152

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186476 (181446ZDEC24) Notable: Federal Judge Violates Judicial Code While Lecturing Justice Alito on Ethics in New York Times Essay, Forced to Issue Apology for Misconduct

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Federal Judge Violates Judicial Code While Lecturing Justice Alito on Ethics in New York Times Essay, Forced to Issue Apology for Misconduct

By Jim Hᴏft Dec. 18, 2024 8:30

Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor of Massachusetts openly criticized Justice Samuel Alito’s ethics in a New York Times guest essay, violating the sacred trust of impartiality expected from the judiciary.

The conservative advocacy group, the Article III Project, filed a formal complaint against Ponsor, leading to a misconduct finding and a public apology from the senior judge.

The complaint, filed in May 2024, stemmed from an op-ed authored by Judge Ponsor and published in The New York Times.

The article discusses the controversy surrounding Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s display of an upside-down American flag and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his properties, which some media outlets tied to Trump supporters during the events of January 6, 2021. Ponsor declared the flags as symbols of partisanship and questioned Alito’s ethical judgment.

Despite lacking direct evidence of ethical violations or pending cases involving theflags, Ponsor’s essay implied that Alito’s actions warranted recusal from cases related to January 6, casting doubt on the Supreme Court justice’s impartiality.

“To me, the flag issue is much simpler. The fact is that, regardless of its legality, displaying the flag in that way, at that time, shouldn’t have happened.To put it bluntly, any judge with reasonable ethical instincts would have realized immediately that flying the flag then and in that way was improper. And dumb,” Ponsor wrote in the essay.

“The same goes for the flying of an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at Justice Alito’s vacation house along the New Jersey shore. Like the upside-down flag, this flag is viewed by a great many people as a banner of allegiance on partisan issues that are or could be before the court.”

Chief Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a scathing rebuke of Ponsor’s actions.

“The essay expressed personal opinions on controversial public issues and criticized the ethics of a sitting Supreme Court justice.Such comments diminish the public confidence in the integrity and independence of the federal judiciary in violation of Canons 1 and 2A.” said Diaz in the filed reply.

“Viewed in the timeframe during which the essay was published, including the substantial press coverage detailing the calls for Justice Alito’s recusals from the then-pending January 6 cases, it would be reasonable for a member of the public to perceive the essay as a commentary on partisan issues and as a call for Justice Alito’s recusal,” Diaz added.

Chief Judge Diaz also detailed the process of addressing the complaint and Ponsor’s cooperation.

“I communicated with Judge Ponsor regarding this matter to obtain his response to the complaint and to provide him with an objective view of his essay and its ethical implications,” Judge Diaz said.

“Judge Ponsor was at all times respectful of the judicial complaint process, responsive to the concerns raised by his essay, and reflective indrafting the attached letter in which he publicly acknowledges and apologizes for his violations of the Code of Conduct. I am satisfied that Judge Ponsor’s public letter of apology constitutes voluntary corrective action sufficient to allow for the conclusion of the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 352(b)(2) and Judicial-Conduct Rule 11(d).”

Read Judge Michael Ponsor’s apology:

“Thank you for your recent letter pointing out how my New York Times essay of May 24, 2024, violated the boundaries of our Code of Conduct.

With the benefit of an objective perspective, I realize now that my criticism of the ethical judgment of a Supreme Court Justice might have had the effect of undermining the public’s confidence in the integrity of the judicial system, in violation of Canon 2A of the Code. Beyond this, I also now see that the piece permitted the inference that I was commenting on matters that were pending before the Court in violation of Canon 3A(6). I particularly regret the fact that my essay might have been interpreted as a call for Justice Alito’s recusal from specific cases then under consideration.The fact that I did not have any particular case in mind when I drafted the piece does not reduce the gravity of my lapse.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/federal-judge-violates-judicial-code-while-lecturing-justice/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186516 (181452ZDEC24) Notable: Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon Accuses His Govt of Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza

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Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon Accuses His Govt of Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza

Earlier this month, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said that he will not apologize for his comments accusing Israel of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in the northern Gaza Strip. When pressed, he denied that ethnic cleansing in Gaza was mass murder, but instead defined it as “evacuating a population from its homes, destroying their homes.” But he also said that government ministers speak about how “the Strip will be cleansed of Arabs.” And he recommended prison for far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich who he said “has no moral qualms about starving two million Gazans to death.”

Ya’alon, who served as a lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and as defense minister under him, resigned in 2016, citing deep distrust in Netanyahu’s leadership, and has since become a staunch critic of the premier.

more…

https://needtoknow.news/2024/12/former-israeli-defense-minister-moshe-yaalon-accuses-his-govt-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-ethnic-cleansing-charge-ex-defense-chief-yaalon-says-idf-not-most-moral-army/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186535 (181456ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day/Space/Science

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

December 18, 2024

NGC 660: Polar Ring Galaxy

What kind of strange galaxy is this? This rare structure is known as a polar ring galaxy, and it seems to have two different rings of stars. In this galaxy, NGC 660, one ring of bright stars, gas, and dark dust appears nearly vertical, while another similar but shorter ring runs diagonally from the upper left. How polar ring galaxies obtain their striking appearance remains a topic of research, but a leading theory holds that it is usually the result of two galaxies with different central ring planes colliding. NGC 660 spans about 50,000 light years and is located about 40 million light years away toward the constellation of the Fish (Pisces). The featured image was captured recently from Observatorio El Sauce in Chile.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186564 (181501ZDEC24) Notable: ICYMI: Proposed Bill Risks $196B Hit to Social Security, Accelerating Insolvency

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Proposed Bill Risks $196B Hit to Social Security, Accelerating Insolvency

Rachel Greszler | December 16, 2024

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/16/senate-vote-bill-cost-social-security-196b-cause-insolvency-6-months-sooner

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186588 (181505ZDEC24) Notable: Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee Promises Trench Warfare Against Trump’s Agenda.

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Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee Promises Trench Warfare Against Trump’s Agenda.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/incoming-head-house-oversight-committee-promises-trench-warfare/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186603 (181509ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day/Space/Science

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Sols 4396-4397: Roving in a Martian Wonderland

Dec 17, 2024

Over the weekend Curiosity continued her trek around the northern end of Texoli butte, taking in the beautiful views in all directions.

Steep buttes reveal cross-sections through ancient sedimentary strata, while the blocks in our workspace contain nice layers and veins — a detailed record of past surface processes on Mars.

Sometimes we get so used to our normal routine of rover operations that I almost forget how incredible it is to be exploring ancient sedimentary rocks on another planet and seeing new data every day.

Curiosity certainly found a beautiful field site!

But the challenges are a good reminder of what it takes to safely explore Mars.

We had hoped that the weekend drive could be extended a little bit using a guarded driving mode (using auto navigation), but the drive stopped early during the guarded portion.

Because the drive stopped short, we did not have adequate imaging around all of the rover wheels to fully assess the terrain, which meant that unfortunately Curiosity did not pass the Slip Risk Assessment Process (SRAP) and we could not use the rover arm for contact science today.

The team quickly pivoted to remote sensing, knowing there will be other chances to use the instruments on the arm in upcoming plans.

Today’s two-sol plan includes targeted science and a drive on the first sol, followed by untargeted remote sensing on the second sol.

The Geology and Mineralogy Theme Group planned ChemCam LIBS and Mastcam on a target named “Avalon” to characterize a dark vein that crosscuts the bedrock in our workspace.

Then Curiosity will acquire two long-distance RMI mosaics to document the first glimpse of distant boxwork structures, and a view of the top of Mount Sharp from this perspective.

This Martian wonderland includes a lot of beautiful sedimentary structures and fractures, so the team planned Mastcam mosaics to assess a stratigraphic interval that may contain more climbing ripples, another mosaic to characterize the orientation of fractures, and a third mosaic to look at veins and sedimentary layers.

Then Curiosity will drive about 50 meters (about 164 feet) to the southwest, and will take post-drive imaging to prepare for planning on Wednesday.

The second sol is untargeted, so GEO added an autonomously selected ChemCam LIBS target.

The plan includes standard DAN and REMS environmental monitoring activities, plus a dust-devil movie and Navcam line-of-sight observation to assess atmospheric dust.

I was on shift as Long-Term Planner today, so in addition to thinking about today’s plan, we’re already looking ahead at the activities that the rover will conduct over the December holidays.

We’re gearing up to send Curiosity our Christmas wish list later this week, and feeling grateful for the gifts she has already sent us!

https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4396-4397-roving-in-a-martian-wonderland/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186612 (181510ZDEC24) Notable: The short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown includes a one-year extension on the State Department's Global Engagement Center, Johnson useful idiot??? $69,300 PAY INCREASE

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@MikeBenzCyber

In last week's sub streams, I explained that the fight to end GEC is not over, and I told everyone the exact bureau within the State Department that GEC's censorship staff and programs will migrate to if GEC is terminated. If we win Matrix 1, we will enter the Matrix 2 arc:

Obviously especially relevant because of this breaking news:

Gabe Kaminsky

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🚨BREAKING: The short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown includes a one-year extension on the State Department's Global Engagement Center — the agency me and @Mtaibbi reported has funded speech suppression efforts and is being sued by the Federalist and Daily Wire

https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1869228484771696820

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186623 (181513ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day/Space/Science

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Cutting-Edge Satellite Tracks Lake Water Levels in Ohio River Basin

Dec 17, 2024

Data from the U.S.-European Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission gives researchers a detailed look at lakes and reservoirs in a U.S. watershed.

The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France.

Researchers with the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) mission, a collaboration between NASA and the French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales), now have a new tool for measuring water levels not only in this area, which is home to more than 25 million people, but in other watersheds around the world as well.

Since early 2023, SWOT has been measuring the height of nearly all water on Earth’s surface — including oceans, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers — covering nearly the entire globe at least once every 21 days.

The SWOT satellite also measures the horizontal extent of water in freshwater bodies. Earlier this year, the mission started making validated data publicly available.

“Having these two perspectives — water extent and levels — at the same time, along with detailed, frequent coverage over large areas, is unprecedented,” said Jida Wang, a hydrologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a member of the SWOT science team. “This is a groundbreaking, exciting aspect of SWOT.”

Researchers can use the mission’s data on water level and extent to calculate how the amount of water stored in a lake or reservoir changes over time.

This, in turn, can give hydrologists a more precise picture of river discharge — how much water moves through a particular stretch of river.

The visualization above uses SWOT data from July 2023 to November 2024 to show the average water level above sea level in lakes and reservoirs in the Ohio River Basin, which drains into the Mississippi River.

Yellow indicates values greater than 1,600 feet (500 meters), and dark purple represents water levels less than 330 feet (100 meters).

Comparing how such levels change can help hydrologists measure water availability over time in a local area or across a watershed.

Complementing a Patchwork of Data

Historically, estimating freshwater availability for communities within a river basin has been challenging.

Researchers gather information from gauges installed at certain lakes and reservoirs, from airborne surveys, and from other satellites that look at either water level or extent.

But for ground-based and airborne instruments, the coverage can be limited in space and time.

Hydrologists can piece together some of what they need from different satellites, but the data may or may not have been taken at the same time, or the researchers might still need to augment the information with measurements from ground-based sensors.

Even then, calculating freshwater availability can be complicated. Much of the work relies on computer models.

“Traditional water models often don’t work very well in highly regulated basins like the Ohio because they have trouble representing the unpredictable behavior of dam operations,” said George Allen, a freshwater researcher at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and a member of the SWOT science team.

Many river basins in the United States include dams and reservoirs managed by a patchwork of entities.

While the people who manage a reservoir may know how their section of water behaves, planning for water availability down the entire length of a river can be a challenge.

Since SWOT looks at both rivers and lakes, its data can help provide a more unified view.

“The data lets water managers really know what other people in these freshwater systems are doing,” said SWOT science team member Colin Gleason, a hydrologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

While SWOT researchers are excited about the possibilities that the data is opening up, there is still much to be done.

The satellite’s high-resolution view of water levels and extent means there is a vast ocean of data that researchers must wade through, and it will take some time to process and analyze the measurements.

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/swot/cutting-edge-satellite-tracks-lake-water-levels-in-ohio-river-basin/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186624 (181513ZDEC24) Notable: The short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown includes a one-year extension on the State Department's Global Engagement Center, Johnson useful idiot??? $69,300 PAY INCREASE

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How many times, have we the people, been told, Congress and Senate hate us citizens? It's getting more obvious daily. They seemingly hate our PDJT, by ignoring his policies for the next four years!

https://x.com/nataliegwinters/status/1869385569387806997

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186627 (181514ZDEC24) Notable: The short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown includes a one-year extension on the State Department's Global Engagement Center, Johnson useful idiot??? $69,300 PAY INCREASE

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@patel_patriot

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This CR is putting in a section that allows them to "quash or modify any legal process…if compliance with the legal process would require the disclosure of House data…"

House data = "any electronic mail or other electronic or data communication"

They're also applying this section to any pending matters.

Basically if somebody was trying to subpoena emails of a member of congress because of a potential crime or something, this would allow them to quash such a subpoena.

Interesting…

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186644 (181516ZDEC24) Notable: ICYMI: @realDonaldTrump Liz Cheney could be in a lot of trouble based on the evidence obtained by the subcommittee, which states that “numerous federal laws were likely broken

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Donald J. Trump

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Liz Cheney could be in a lot of troublebased on the evidence obtained by the subcommittee, which states that “numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, and these violations should be investigated by the FBI.” ==Thank you to Congressman Barry Loudermilk on a job well done. Newsmax, by Greg Kelly.

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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113672813493636573

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186655 (181520ZDEC24) Notable: @DanScavino NEVER DOUBT YOUR INSTINCT

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https://x.com/DanScavino/status/1869337192751067235

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186663 (181521ZDEC24) Notable: PF: Gitmo express on route…

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Gitmo express on route…

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186673 (181523ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day/Space/Science

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https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/technology-highlights/very-cold-detectors-reveal-the-very-hot-universe-and-kick-off-a-new-era-in-x-ray-astronomy/

Very Cold Detectors Reveal the Very Hot Universe and Kick Off a New Era in X-ray Astronomy

Dec 17, 2024

X-rays are radiated by matter hotter than one million Kelvin, and high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy can tell us about the composition of the matter and how fast and in what direction it is moving.

Quantum calorimeters are opening this new window on the Universe. First promised four decades ago, the quantum-calorimeter era of X-ray astronomy has finally dawned.

A quantum calorimeter is a device that makes precise measurements of energy quanta by measuring the temperature change that occurs when a quantum of energy is deposited in an absorber with low heat capacity.

The absorber is attached to a thermometer that is somewhat decoupled from a heat sink so that the sensor can heat up and then cool back down again.

To reduce thermodynamic noise and the heat capacity of the sensor, operation at temperatures less than 0.1 K is required.

The idea for thermal measurement of small amounts of energy occurred in several places in the world independently when scientists observed pulses in the readout of low-temperature thermometers and infrared detectors.

They attributed these spurious signals to passing cosmic-ray particles, and considered optimizing detectors for sensitive measurement of the energy of particles and photons.

The idea to develop such sensors for X-ray astronomy was conceived at Goddard Space Flight Center in 1982 when X-ray astronomers were considering instruments to propose for NASA’s planned Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF).

In a fateful conversation, infrared astronomer Harvey Moseley suggested thermal detection could offer substantial improvement over existing solid-state detectors.

Using Goddard internal research and development funding, development advanced sufficiently to justify, just two years later, proposing a quantum-calorimeter X-ray Spectrometer (XRS) for inclusion on AXAF.

Despite its technical immaturity at the time, the revolutionary potential of the XRS was acknowledged, and the proposal was accepted.

The AXAF design evolved over the subsequent years, however, and the XRS was eliminated from its complement of instruments.

After discussions between NASA and the Japanese Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), a new XRS was included in the instrument suite of the Japanese Astro-E X-ray observatory.

Astro-E launched in 2000 but did not reach orbit due to an anomaly in the first stage of the rocket.

Astro-E2, a rebuild of Astro-E, was successfully placed in orbit in 2005 and renamed Suzaku, but the XRS instrument ceased operation before observations started due to loss of the liquid helium, an essential part of the detector cooling system, caused by a faulty storage system.

A redesigned mission, Astro-H, that included a quantum-calorimeter instrument with a redundant cooling system was successfully launched in 2016 and renamed Hitomi.

Hitomi's Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) obtained high resolution spectra of the Perseus cluster of galaxies and a few other sources before a problem with the attitude control system caused the mission to be lost roughly one month after launch.

Even so, Hitomi was the first orbiting observatory to obtain a scientific result using X-ray quantum calorimeters. The spectacular Perseus spectrum generated by the SXS motivated yet another attempt to implement a spaceborne quantum-calorimeter spectrometer.

The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) was launched in September 2023, with the spectrometer aboard renamed Resolve to represent not only its function but also the resolve of the U.S./Japan collaboration to study the Universe through the window of this new capability.

XRISM has been operating well in orbit for over a year.

Development of the Sensor Technology

Development of the sensor technology employed in Resolve began four decades ago. Note that an X-ray quantum-calorimeter spectrometer requires more than the sensor technology.

Other technologies, such as the coolers that provide a

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186674 (181523ZDEC24) Notable: The short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown includes a one-year extension on the State Department's Global Engagement Center, Johnson useful idiot??? $69,300 PAY INCREASE

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https://truthsocial.com/@FDRLST/113674473696743619

Mike Johnson’s Latest Spending Scheme Proves He’s Democrats’ Useful Idiot

https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/18/mike-johnsons-latest-spending-scheme-proves-hes-democrats-useful-idiot/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186689 (181526ZDEC24) Notable: Earnst diggz

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>bakes we need some focus on Sen Joni Ernst and her confirmation of Pete Hegseth

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NORPAC is a bipartisan, multi-candidate political action committee (PAC) working to strengthen United States-Israel relations.[1] NORPAC has spent the past 30 years building deep ties with candidates for the US House and Senate whoadvance the alliance between the United States and Israel. Together with a donor network from across the country, NORPAC provides financial, organizational, and educational support for candidates.NORPAC is volunteer-founded and led, with funds going directly to pro-Israel candidates.

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Each year, before its annual Mission to Washington, NORPAC selects 5 issues or bills it will discuss that year, including:[2]

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IFSA, the Iran Freedom Support Act (H.R.282 Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine/S.333 Archived 2016-07-04 at the Wayback Machine), which imposes sanctions on Iran in response to nuclear activity.

USIECA, the US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act (H.R.2730 Archived 2008-11-24 at the Wayback Machine/S.1862[permanent dead link]), which supports joint alternative energy research.

PATA, the Palestinian Anti-Terror Act (H.R.4861 Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine/S.2370[permanent dead link]), which restricts aid to the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Authority (while still allowing humanitarian aid) unless certain actions opposing terror are taken.

The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act (H.R.2037 Archived 2016-07-05 at the Wayback Machine/S.1171[permanent dead link]), which imposes sanctions on Saudi Arabia unless it clearly shuts down terrorist organizations within the country and ends support for such organizations outside the country.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186694 (181527ZDEC24) Notable: Matt Gaetz to join One America News as an anchorCNN

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Matt Gaetz to join One America News as an anchorCNN

Updated 7:17 PM EST, Tue December 10, 2024

Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz will join One America News Network (OAN) as an anchor in January, the network announced Tuesday.

“Matt Gaetz has earned a reputation as a relentless champion of conservative values, taking on entrenched Washington bureaucrats and exposing government overreach,” the network said in a news release. CNN reported Monday that Gaetz was expected to announce he is joining OAN as an anchor.

News of Gaetz’s move to the network comes less than a month after he withdrew his name from consideration to serve as attorney general, after President-elect Donald Trump told him he didn’t have the votes in the Senate.

Gaetz, who will host a one-hour political talk show in the primetime slot of 9 p.m. ET on weekday nights, said in a statement that he “couldn’t be more thrilled to join OAN’s forward-thinking team and be part of this revolutionary expansion.”

The Republican firebrand previously announced he is not returning to Congress next year.

“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” he told conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an interview last month.

OAN President Charles Herring celebrated the addition of Gaetz to the network in a statement, calling the former congressman “a remarkable talent and a principled leader.”

“His insider access to America’s top policymakers and unwavering dedication to America-first values will bring unparalleled insight and exclusive contentto OAN viewers. We’re thrilled to welcome him to the OAN family,” Herring added.

The addition of Gaetz as an OAN anchor is a big gain for the far-right network, given that most of the channel’s personalities are not well known.

The network was dealt a significant blow when it was dropped by DirecTV in 2022. Other big distributors have been reluctant to carry its programming, and OAN has urged people to stream the network online instead.

OAN has established itself as perhaps the most extremeof the pro-Trump news outlets.

The little-watched network regularly gives airtime to baseless conspiracy theories that support Trump. The channel even worked closely with Russian operatives on a propaganda-style documentary during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 over allegations he pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.

Gaetz’s decision to withdraw his name for attorney general came in the face of bipartisan pressure, especially as Democrats were pushing for the release of a House Ethics Committee report detailing its investigation into him, including over allegations of sexual misconduct and other alleged crimes.

Gaetz, first elected in 2016, has vehemently denied the allegations investigated by the Justice Department and the committee, including the claim that he had sex with a woman in 2017 when she was a minor.

Since resigning from Congress, Gaetz has taken to the celebrity video message platform Cameo, where he sells personalized video messages.

“I served in Congress. Trump nominated me to be US Attorney General (that didn’t work out). Once I fired the House Speaker,” his bio on Cameo says, referring to his role in ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year.

CNN’s Brian Stelter contributed to this report.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/media/matt-gaetz-one-america-news-anchor/index.html

I hope PDJT removes the ban of OAN by the channels.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22186706 (181528ZDEC24) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day/Space/Science

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NASA Missions Spot Cosmic ‘Wreath’ Displaying Stellar Circle of Life

Dec 17, 2024

Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

It is fitting then that one of the best places for astronomers to learn more about the stellar lifecycle resembles a giant holiday wreath itself.

The star cluster NGC 602 lies on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, about 200,000 light-years from Earth.

The stars in NGC 602 have fewer heavier elements compared to the Sun and most of the rest of the galaxy.

Instead, the conditions within NGC 602 mimic those for stars found billions of years ago when the universe was much younger.

This new image combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with a previously released image from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope.

The dark ring-like outline of the wreath seen in Webb data (represented as orange, yellow, green, and blue) is made up of dense clouds of filled dust.

Meanwhile, X-rays from Chandra (red) show young, massive stars that are illuminating the wreath, sending high-energy light into interstellar space.

These X-rays are powered by winds flowing from the young, massive stars that are sprinkled throughout the cluster.

The extended cloud in the Chandra data likely comes from the overlapping X-ray glow of thousands of young, low-mass stars in the cluster.

In addition to this cosmic wreath, a new version of the “Christmas tree cluster” is also now available.

Like NGC 602, NGC 2264 is a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old. (For comparison, the Sun is a middle-aged star about 5 billion years old — about 1,000 times older.)

In this image of NGC 2264, which is much closer than NGC 602 at a distance of about 2,500 light-years from Earth, Chandra data (red, purple, blue, and white) has been combined with optical data (green and violet) captured from by astrophotographer Michael Clow from his telescope in Arizona in November 2024.

Visual Description

This release includes two composite images, each featuring a star cluster that strongly resembles holiday greenery.

The first image depicts star cluster NGC 602 in vibrant and festive colors. The cluster includes a giant dust cloud ring, shown in greens, yellows, blues, and oranges.

The green hues and feathery edges of the ring cloud create the appearance of a wreath made of evergreen boughs. Hints of red representing X-rays provide shading, highlighting layers within the wreath-like ring cloud.

The image is aglow with specks and dots of colorful, festive light, in blues, golds, whites, oranges, and reds.

These lights represent stars within the cluster. Some of the lights gleam with diffraction spikes, while others emit a warm, diffuse glow.

Upon closer inspection, many of the glowing specks have spiraling arms, indicating that they are, in fact, distant galaxies.

The second image in today’s release is a new depiction of NGC 2264, known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster”. Here, wispy green clouds in a conical shape strongly resemble an evergreen tree.

Tiny specks of white, blue, purple, and red light, stars within the cluster, dot the structure, turning the cloud into a festive, cosmic Christmas tree!

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-missions-spot-cosmic-wreath-displaying-stellar-circle-of-life/

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>https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/joni-ernst/contributors?cid=N00035483&cycle=2024

>Joni Ernst

>>274737

>1 NorPAC $70,570 $63,570 $7,000

>2 Apollo Global Management $64,250 $64,250 $0

Apollo Global Management,Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets.[2][3][1] As of 2022, the company had $548 billion of assets under management, including $392 billion invested in credit, including mezzanine capital, hedge funds, non-performing loans, and collateralized loan obligations, $99 billion invested in private equity, and $46.2 billion invested in real assets, which includes real estate and infrastructure. The company invests money on behalf of pension funds, financial endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as other institutional and individual investors.[1]

Apollo was founded in 1990 by Leon Black, Josh Harris, and Marc Rowan, former investment bankers at the defunct Drexel Burnham Lambert. The company is headquartered in the Solow Building in New York City,[1] with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.[4] Among the most notable companies in which funds managed by the company have invested are ADT Inc., CareerBuilder, Cox Media Group, Intrado, Legendary Entertainment, Rackspace Technology, Redbox, Shutterfly, Sirius Satellite Radio, Qdoba, Smart & Final, The Restaurant Group, University of Phoenix, and Yahoo Inc.

In addition to its private funds, Apollo operates Apollo Investment Corporation (AIC), a US-domiciled publicly traded, private-equity, closed-end fund and Business Development Company. AIC provides mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments to middle-market companies, including public companies, although it historically has not invested in companies controlled by Apollo's private-equity funds.[5][6]

Leon David Black(born July 31, 1951)[1] is an American private equity investor. He is the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, which he co-founded in 1990 with Marc Rowan and Josh Harris.[2] Black was the chairman of the Museum of Modern Art from 2018 to 2021.[3][4][5]

As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 MARCH 2024 Leon Black ranked #135 with a net worth of $14 Billion.[6]

Early life and education

Black is a son of Eli M. Black (1921–1975), a Jewish businessman who emigrated from Poland as a child (surname, "Blachowitz") and was the chairman and later majority owner of the United Brands Company. His mother, Shirley Lubell (sister of Tulsa oil executive Benedict I. Lubell) was an artist.[7] In 1975, his father killed himself at age 53.[7][8]

Black received an AB in philosophy and history from Dartmouth College in 1973 and a MBA from Harvard Business School in 1975.[7] He served on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2002 to 2011.[9] In 2012, Black gave US$48 million toward a new visual arts center at Dartmouth College

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>>2 Apollo Global Management $64,250 $64,250 $0

Marc Jeffrey Rowan (born August 19, 1962) is an American investor and philanthropist.[1] He has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apollo Global Management since 2021. He co-founded the firm in 1990 with Josh Harris and Leon Black. As of November 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at $8.8 billion.[2]

Early life and education

Rowan was born in 1962 to a Jewish family.[3] He was raised on Long Island, New York.[4] He moved with his family to Hollywood, Florida where he attended high school, traveling between New York.[4] His father worked in auto-leasing.[4] His mother Barbara was a teacher and a trained concert pianist.[5] He has one sister, Andrea.[6] His grandfather, Emanuel Stein, was an economics professor at New York University.[4] Many of his wider family worked as public interest lawyers.[7]

Rowan studied at the University of Pennsylvania. When his father passed away and the family could not afford to pay tuition, the university allowed Rowan to complete his studies and pay whenever he was able.[4] Rowan graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[8] He was first in his university class, graduating as valedictorian.[7]

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Sick and Wicked Fountain Hills, AZ Democrats Hang Wreath with President Trump’s Severed Head as Christmas Decoration

By Jordan Conradson Dec. 18, 2024

Fountain Hills Democrats, outraged by Republicans celebrating Christmas with pro-Trump decorations, took it a step further by incorporating political violence in their Fountain Hills community center decoration.

The blasphemous Christmas wreath features a severed head resembling Donald Trump inside of a Fountain Hills community center. This came in response to Trump flags on the Republicans’ Christmas trees.

Written across the face of the decapitated depiction of Donald Trump are words and phrases accusing the President of the made-up crimes that Biden’s thugs charged with him as the leading Presidential candidate.

“37 felonies,” “Fraud,” “Racketeering,” “Sexual assault,” “Obstruction of justice,” “Withholding of documents,” Guilty: Hush money,” and “Conspiracy to steal the 2020 election” are among some of the lies scribbled on the face.

The Fountain Hills Democratic Club posted photos of their satanic display on Facebook, saying, “We added some free speech to our wreath.” The wreath was later taken down, and the Fountain Hills Democratic Club commented, “We have removed the offensive mask out of respect for all Democrats. A statement was made, if only for a few hours.”

This is nothing new from the Left. Recall when deranged psychopath Kathy Griffin took photos and released a video of herself holding the decapitated head of President Trump back in 2017.

The so-called Christmas decoration drew criticism from some. One woman, Tania Brown, commented on the post, "How does this truly serve the community at Christmas? How do you feel guests from all over the world are going to feel? How does this represent the Fountain Hills Democratic Club? Is this what you want to be known for? I’m saddened by the response y’all chose. I feel it’s in very poor taste and now you’ve matched them. Please be better and do better." The comment drew mixed replies, mostly in support of the horrific display, however. "It disturbs me that you are disappointed," said Sherri James, an admin on the Facebook page. Another replied, "Frankly, I’m tired of taking the high road. I think it’s time to fight fire with fire."

Others applauded the move as "funny," "well done," and "awesome' and claimed it was a warranted response to the Republicans hanging pro-Trump ornaments.

One woman, Dianne Price, also said in a now-deleted comment, “Since they say they cannot limit freedom of expression, I say next year we decorate a tree with sex toys.” Jennifer Ferrell Heim, a Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center Director of Early Childhood Education, also said, "Who wants to do these trees with me next year? Drag queen tree[,] LGBTQ tree[,] Trans tree[,] Banned books tree[,] All Families matter tree." She added, "I'll keep thinking of more!"

The screenshots of these deleted comments were posted on X by Fountain Hills resident Libby Settle:

Rachel Alexander of the Arizona Sun Times reports,

Fountain Hills Councilman Allen Skillicorn provided a statement to The Arizona Sun Times. “While I defend the Fountain Hills Democratic Club’s free speech, I am shocked by the inappropriate and out of touch behavior by FH Dem Club members,” he said. “The Grinch appears to reside in their hearts. The people of Arizona and Fountain Hills have rejected their sex toy ideology and devotion to confusing children. I defend their right to not believe in Christianity and the Holiday of Christ’s birth, but does that mean they should mock the faith of others? I invite the FH Dems to enjoy some eggnog and twinkly lights, but leave the Bah Humbug at home, behind closed doors.”

The Fountain Hills Community Center invited civic groups to put up Christmas trees a few weeks ago. According to Skillicorn, “An animal rescue has a rescue theme, the Maricopa Sheriff’s Department has a tree with sheriff badges, the Town’s Public Works Staff has a tree with hard hats, and the Fountain Hills Republican Club has Trump flags celebrating the 45th & 47th President of the U.S.A. on their tree.”

The FHDC discussed their activity in their public Facebook group. A poston December 12 contained several photos of a mask of Trump’s severed head within a wreath. The post said the head was only on display for a few hours, then taken down due to the offense it caused. An admin posted, “We have removed the offensive mask out of respect for all Democrats. A statement was made, if only for a few hours.” There were several statements written on Trump’s “face” in pen, such as “37 felonies,” “sexual assault,” and “Conspiracy to steal the 2020 election.”

These people are sick.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/sick-wicked-fountain-hill-az-democrats-hang-wreath/

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>https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/joni-ernst/contributors?cid=N00035483&cycle=2024

>Joni Ernst

>>274741

>>2 Apollo Global Management $64,250 $64,250 $0

>>274742

>Marc Jeffrey Rowan

Joshua Jordan Harris(born December 1964) is an American investor, sports team owner, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management and managing partner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's New Jersey Devils, and the NFL's Washington Commanders. Harris is also a general partner of the English football club Crystal Palace and holds a minority stake in Joe Gibbs Racing. He has an estimated net worth of around US$9 billion.

Harris was born and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He graduated with a degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 before earning an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS), working two years at the former investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert in between. He founded Apollo with Leon Black and Marc Rowan in 1990 and later managed its daily operations until leaving in 2022 to focus on sports investments, done frequently in partnership with David Blitzer.

Harris headed investment groups that acquired the 76ers in 2011, the Devils and the Prudential Center in 2013, and the Commanders and Northwest Stadium in 2023. Other companies founded by him include Harris Philanthropies in 2014, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment with Blitzer in 2017, and the alternative assets firm 26North in 2022. Harris sits on the board of the Mount Sinai Health System, Wharton, and HBS, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and formerly served as treasurer of the Allen-Stevenson School.

Personal life

Harris' paternal and maternal grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Russian territories in the early 20th century.[78] His father Jacob was an orthodontist and his mother Sylvia was a schoolteacher; he has a younger brother named Gabe.[7][79] Harris is Jewish and follows the Reform Judaism denomination. He held his bar mitzvah at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in 1977 and spent three weeks working in Yahel, a Reform kibbutz in Israel, on a NFTY-sponsored trip in high school.[78] He married Marjorie Harris (née Rubin) in 1995.[9][80] The couple met at Harvard and have three sons and two daughters together; Hannah, Stuart, Thomas, Pierce, and Bridget.[81][82] Harris and fellow Chevy Chase native and businessman Mark Ein have been close friends since elementary school; they later attended Wharton and Harvard together and shared beach houses on Long Island during their time working on Wall Street.[2][31]

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BREAKING- Biden's EPA just green-lit California's electric vehicle mandate and ban on gas cars. Under the rules, by 2035, all car purchases in California and 11 other states must be electric.The rules will begin to be phased innext year for model year 2026 vehicles.

It remains unclear how states following California's lead on this are going to meet the targets.

For example, New York's electric vehicle market share is less than 10%. Under these rules, the state must increase that share to 35% *next year*.

According to the largest U.S. auto industry group, the California regulations will "depress economic activity, increase costs and limit vehicle choice" nationwide.

https://twitter.com/ThomasCatenacci/status/1869402761059856862

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Power Outage At SpaceX Caused Loss Of Ground Control To Private Space Mission

Dec 18, 2024

This September, the Polaris Dawn mission became the first to have a private space walk.

Run by billionaire Jared Isaacman, the mission was seen by some as risky – and it has now been revealed that the spacecraft lost contact with ground control for at least an hour.

This incident was not reported on at the time and has only now come to light in a Reuters exclusive.

The fault was not from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule used for the mission, but from the ground. Reportedly, a power outage hit a SpaceX facility in California, temporarily preventing ground control from commanding the craft.

The team and ground control had to use satellites from Starlink, another Elon Musk company, to communicate. Isaacman and the other three astronauts fortunately remained safe during this outage.

"Not having command and control is a big deal," one of the sources for the Reuters piece, who is familiar with the matter, told the outlet.

"The whole point of having mission operators on the ground is to have the ability to quickly respond if something happens."

SpaceX and Musk have so far not responded to media requests about the incident and it is unclear whether the incident was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration, but a source told Reuters that SpaceX notified NASA since the type of spacecraft is also used by their astronauts.

https://www.iflscience.com/power-outage-at-spacex-caused-loss-of-ground-control-to-private-space-mission-77277

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>https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/joni-ernst/contributors?cid=N00035483&cycle=2024

>Joni Ernst

>>274737

>3 Blackstone Group $57,600 $57,600 $0

==The most powerful man on Wall Street: Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman

No. 18 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.==

By HALEY COHEN

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 07:45

Updated: SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 15:29

> https://www.jpost.com/50-most-influential-jews/article-717735

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>https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/joni-ernst/contributors?cid=N00035483&cycle=2024

>Joni Ernst

>>274737

>3 Blackstone Group $57,600 $57,600 $0

>>274744

The most powerful man on Wall Street: Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman

No. 18 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

By HALEY COHEN

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 07:45

Updated: SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 15:29

Perhaps the most powerful man on Wall Street, Stephen Schwarzman, credits a trip to Israel as a teenager for inspiring his entrepreneurial grit. The son of a dry-goods store owner growing up in Philadelphia, Schwarzman recalled his first trip to the Start-up Nation as a 14-year-old.

“Israel has an incredible entrepreneurial community,” Schwarzman, 75, said. “Of course, it had to because when it started, there was almost nothing there. Everything had to be invented by somebody.”

That same year, back in the US, he started his first business – a lawn-mowing operation, employing his younger twin brothers to mow while he brought in the clients.

See No. 17: AIPAC's leader

See No. 19: Nobel physiologist

See full list

See 2021's list

Today, with an estimated net worth of $35 billion, Schwarzman is CEO of Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms. His first major donation to Israel was in 2018, when he gave the National Library $10 million. Last year, Blackstone opened its first office in the Jewish state.

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https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/power-failed-spacex-mission-control-before-september-spacewalk-by-nasa-nominee-2024-12-17/

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>>274749

>4RTX Corp $53,391 $44,891 $8,500

RTX Corporation, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation,[3][4] is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It is one of the largest aerospace and defense manufacturers in the world by revenue and market capitalization, as well as one of the largest providers of intelligence services.[note 1][7] In 2023, the company's seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 79.[8] RTX manufactures aircraft engines, avionics, aerostructures, cybersecurity solutions, guided missiles, air defense systems, satellites, and drones. The company is a large military contractor, getting much of its revenue from the U.S. government.[9][10]

The company was formed in 2020 by a merger of equals between the aerospace subsidiaries ofUnited Technologies Corporation (UTC) and the Raytheon Company. Before the merger, UTC spun off its non-aerospace subsidiaries Otis Elevator Company and Carrier Corporation. UTC is the nominal survivor of the merger but it changed its name to Raytheon Technologies and moved its headquarters to Waltham, Massachusetts.[2][11] Former UTC CEO and chairman Gregory J. Hayes is chairman and CEO of the combined company,[12] which changed its name to RTX in July 2023.

The company has three subsidiaries: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon (formerly Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense).[3

RTX

Protesters in Goleta, California, gathered outside the RTX office on November 9, 2023, to protest arms shipments to Israel.

In July 2023, Raytheon Technologies Corporation changed its name to RTX Corporation.[4]

RTX's supply of weapons to Israel led to protests against the company during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[66] On December 14, 2023, for example, protestors blocked the entrance to an RTX facility in Arizona.[67] In early 2024, 15 people were arrested after blocking access to RTX and BAE Systems facilities in Louisville, Kentucky in protest against supplying weapons to Israel.[68]

In December 2023, RTX announced that CEO Greg Hayes would step down the following May and be replaced by company president Christopher Calio.[69]

In August 2024,RTX was fined US$200 million for International Traffic in Arms Regulations violations, including exchanging data and products with prohibited countries such as China.[70]

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Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash

https://apnews.com/article/biden-memorial-wife-daughter-killed-accident-delaware-a00f53d572a90386a55f206f59c7ff3e