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Is This for Real? Life in space discovered?? Gwynne Dyer Says, “Maybe Yes.”

Life discovered on planet 120 light years from Earth Gwynne Dyer — Sep 16 2023 – Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes about international affairs This week’s real news is the discovery of life on another planet. As Cambridge University’s Nikku Madhusudhan said in the first sentence of his report: … Continue reading Is This for Real? Life in space discovered?? Gwynne Dyer Says, “Maybe Yes.” →

Kim Davis, Antigay Kentucky Clerk, Must Pay $100K for Refusing Same Sex Marriage License

Kim Davis, Kentucky County Clerk who denied gay couple marriage license, must pay them $100,000 Cybele Mayes-Osterman — USA TODAY—Sept. 14, 2023 A former Kentucky county clerk must pay $100,000 to a gay couple she denied a marriage license, a federal jury decided on Thursday. Kim Davis, formerly the Rowan County clerk, attracted … Continue reading Kim Davis, Antigay Kentucky Clerk, Must Pay $100K for Refusing Same Sex Marriage License →

Aliens in the Mexican Congress?? Sworn Witnesses Said “Yes.” But is “Seeing” Believing??

AP News: Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress BY MEGAN JANETSKY Sept. 13, 2023 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer–shaped UFOs hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in Hollywood films. The specter of little green men … Continue reading Aliens in the Mexican Congress?? Sworn Witnesses Said “Yes.” But is “Seeing” Believing?? →

When Hanging Wasn’t Brutal Enough for Black Prisoners: Southern Whites Brought In “Old Sparky”

From Reading Religion: The End of Public Execution Race, Religion, and Punishment in the American South By: Michael Ayers Trotti 266 Pages — $32.95 Published By: University of North Carolina Press Michael Ayers Trotti’s The End of Public Execution: Race, Religion, and Punishment in the American South opens with a short transcription of a newspaper … Continue reading When Hanging Wasn’t Brutal Enough for Black Prisoners: Southern Whites Brought In “Old Sparky” →

Gwynne Dyer: Armenia in Trouble— USA to the Rescue??

Why it’s unlikely the US will help Armenia by Gwynne Dyer, — Sept. 11, 2023 The Armenians are a people of great antiquity — the first Armenian kingdom was in the 8th century B.C. — but they grew up in a tough neighborhood, and they have been in retreat for a very long time.