China possibly planning takeover of Moon, NASA chief says: NASA administrator Bill Nelson warned that China is preparing to lay claim to key areas of the Moon. “There is a new race to space – this time with China,” Nelson told Bild in an interview published Saturday. Bild also noted China plans to work alongside Russia to establish a base on the Moon and that the base could be finished by 2035 and able to carry out experiments by 2036. Bild noted the south pole of the Moon is expected to be highly contested as key water deposits are suspected in that region. Such deposits could be used to produce rocket fuel. “We must be very concerned that China is landing on the moon and saying: It’s ours now and you stay out,” Nelson said, adding that “China’s space program is a military space program.” “What do you think is happening on the Chinese space station?” Nelson said, referring to China’s Tiangong space station. “They learn there how to destroy other people’s satellites.” Survey: A third of U.S. small businesses can’t pay rent because of inflation: The small business network Alignable released new survey results that found that 35% of U.S. small business owners “could not pay their rent in full or on time in June.” “Most small business owners attribute this worsening situation to record-breaking inflation, which includes escalating gas, labor, and supply costs,” Alignable said. “Simply put, there’s less money available to pay the rent.” According to the survey, rent increased for 48% of small businesses this month. Meanwhile, rent delinquencies have continued to increase all year. “This is the highest rate of U.S. rent delinquency among SMBs this year,” the group said. As The Center Square previously reported, a survey found 51% of small businesses fear that rising prices could “force them to close their businesses within the next six months.” In particular, restaurant owners are concerned, with 72% saying they are worried. https://alphanews.org/survey-a-third-of-u-s-small-businesses-cant-pay-rent-because-of-inflation/ We're Witnessing A Stunning Breakdown Of Law & Order, And The Overwhelmed Police Seem Powerless To Stop It: This country is not the same place that it was ten years ago. In fact, it is not even close to the same place that it was five years ago. Violent crime is out of control in many of our major cities, and there aren’t enough police to handle it all. So in many cases, a police officer literally never shows up when someone reports a serious crime. Unfortunately, the number of serious crimes just keeps going up. In the Windy City, there are hundreds of thousands of “high-priority emergency service calls” each year, and last year there were no police available to respond to those calls 52 percent of the time… New data uncovered by Wirepoints through public records requests to the Chicago Police Department (CPD) reveal that in 2021 there were 406,829 incidents of high-priority emergency service calls for which there were no police available to respond. That was 52 percent of the 788,000 high-priority 911 service calls dispatched in 2021. So far this year, the murder rate in New Orleans is up 44 percent. But the corporate media is trying to convince us that all of this is perfectly “normal," aren’t they? Do you believe them? Good Boy!: OSU Researchers Show More Dogs in Neighborhood Results in Less Crime: Phys.org reports that a new study has found that if you want to live in a safer neighborhood, choose the one with the most dogs. A study conducted in Columbus, Ohio, found that neighborhoods with more dogs had lower rates of homicide, robbery, and aggravated assaults compared to neighborhoods with fewer dogs. The study also found that neighborhoods with higher levels of trust between residents had lower crime. “People walking their dogs are essentially patrolling their neighborhoods,” Pinchak said. “They see when things are not right, and when there are suspect outsiders in the area. It can be a crime deterrent.” Study co-author Christopher Browning, a professor of sociology at Ohio State said that sociologists have previously theorized that a combination of mutual trust and local surveillance among residents can deter criminals. “We thought that dog walking probably captures that pretty well, which is one reason why we decided to do this study,” Browning said. I totally agree … my neighbor has 2 pit bulls :wacko: so its a given their place will never be robbed as long as they own them and she feels safe jogging because she always has one that tags along. Of course … she also knows martial arts and a competitor weight lifter. Even my little guy … he barks soooooooo much at certain people whom he feels is a danger to me … he can see the evil inside of them … they are scared of him. B-) One guy the association hired to do some repairs … I googled the guy since his company name was on his truck and I discovered he did time in jail for breaking and entering and stealing from various businesses. :wacko:
So if you are the victim of a violent crime in Chicago, your odds of having a police officer available to help you are about the same as guessing a coin flip correctly.
