Suicide by doctor is not about being kind. It’s about money and organ harvesting. Absolutely! They advertise it as being kind when they want money, organ harvesting and getting rid of people who are no longer productive and using up resources. Hypocrites! Cuba, which for years has been subject to near-endless blackouts on a daily basis, reached on Monday the fourth day of an ongoing nationwide blackout. Its barely functional power grid collapsed entirely on Friday, leaving almost the whole country without power for the past few days – with the exception of the regime-connected wealthy, who rely on independent power generators for their electricity. Cuban officials reportedly attempted to bring the power grid back online, only for it to collapse again at least four more times throughout the weekend. An unnamed Cuban citizen from a Havana neighborhood told the independent outlet 14 y Medio on Sunday that the Castro regime had cut the scarcely functional internet signal “because the people are still here in the street, not even by landline can you call, but the protest is felt everywhere.” 14 y Medio reported on Monday morning that Cuban state employees have been ordered to face “any situation” on the streets due to the ongoing nationwide blackout, as well as continuously guard government buildings and immediately report any gathering of people to the police. A Cuban state official who the outlet identified as “Humberto,” a 52-year-old resident of Cienfuegos, stated that he has opted to obey orders despite the doubts he has about them. “The truth is that if there is a protest I would not know what to do, because deep down I also have many grievances and disagreements with everything that is happening in the country,” the man told 14 y Medio. “I don’t want to lose my job, because at least it guarantees part of my family’s livelihood. I am worried that all this trouble will result in violence that will be controlled by force. Something like that would be very hard for people who, obviously, are tired.” Díaz-Canel blamed the collapse of the power grid on the U.S. “embargo” on Cuba, which, he claimed, allegedly causes the nation to be unable to be consistently supplied with fuel to operate its rundown power plants. In reality, the embargo does not affect Cuba’s friendly relations with many of the world’s top fuel suppliers, most prominently Russia. The complete collapse of Cuba’s power grid is the end result of more than six decades of communist mismanagement that have pushed Cuba to the brink of complete ruin. In addition to the power crisis, the regime has caused severe shortages of food and medicine (which the “embargo” does not block from exporting from America), rampant hunger, poverty, the collapse of Cuba’s garbage collection infrastructure, and several other inhumane living conditions that the Castro regime continues to force its citizens to live through. The anti-Soros fervor has been reanimated by a federal government fast-track of Soros’s purchase of Audacy, a massive media empire housing more than 200 radio stations in 40 markets. Most conservatives would likely agree the FCC’s decision reeks of politics and that, beyond traditional talk radio, conservatives have been underrepresented or even unfairly persecuted in the media. Money talks, but medium matters too, and conservatives cannot trust unfriendly platforms will get their message out. Smith, the Sinclair Broadcast Group executive chairman, told the Washington Examiner Republicans must ask themselves if they are willing to do what it takes to influence the nation’s political and philosophical direction. “There are four places where you can have a voice in today’s marketplace: internet, radio, TV, and newspaper,” he said. “So the simple question is, if I was standing in front of every billionaire in the United States right now, I would say, ‘Do you want to have a voice to put out your philosophical perspective?’” “If the answer is yes,” he continued, “then, OK, here’s how to do that. They have to decide: Do they really want to just sit on their money and put it in a nonprofit someplace? And then they lament the fact that Democrats control everything.” For now, conservative donors continue placing bets on Washington politicians to fight for their agenda. But with a liberal agenda the norm on Capitol Hill as Republicans disappoint conservatives time after time, some donors may begin looking for a better use of their fortunes. Fortunately, Soros has provided a winning playbook. A United Nations report reveals that a staggering number of female athletes have lost medals to transgender competitors. The report states that as of March 2024, more than 600 female athletes have been pushed off podiums in 29 sporting categories. As such, women have lost almost 900 medals to men who identify as women in over 400 competitions, the report says. The report, titled "Violence against women and girls in sports," was published by the U.N.'s special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem. In the document, Alsalem explains that various national federations and governing bodies have allowed males who identify as females to compete in female sports categories. Alsalem goes on to say that no matter the age at which transgender males compete against females, inherent athletic advantages for trans competitors will persist: "Male athletes have specific attributes considered advantageous in certain sports, such as strength and testosterone levels that are higher than those of the average range for females, even before puberty, thereby resulting in the loss of fair opportunity." The U.N. report claimed that reliable sex screening procedures can be provided through a simple cheek swab and that female Olympians were in favor of its use in the past. "A 1996 survey of female Olympians found that an overwhelming number (82 percent of the 928 surveyed) supported sex tests," the report noted. Last week a group of female activists and former athletes urged the U.N. to push for limitations on men who wish to compete against women in their events. https://www.theblaze.com/fearless/women-miss-out-on-medals Five Doves, Donna Danna, Oct 20: Major U.S. Banks On Course To Close A Staggering 1,000 Branches This Year: US banks closed more than 700 branches in the first nine months of the year, forcing thousands to travel further to access vital services. Bank of America closed the most locations of any bank, shuttering 132 between January and September. U.S. Bank followed swiftly behind, having closed 101 of their own branches. Wells Fargo closed 92, Chase 90 and TD Bank 52 in the same period. The worst hit state was California which saw 86 branches close across the state. New research recently revealed that the last physical bank branch could close in the US in 2041. Despite the majority of Americans now opting to do the majority of their banking online, customers still prefer to use physical branches for particular services. It is also a struggle for some older clients to operate services such as mobile banking. Nearly two-thirds of Americans still use a physical branch to make cash deposits, while over half use them to speak to an in-person adviser, the report found. 39 percent of those polled told Self Financial that they had more trust in banks with physical branches than those without. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/bank-closures/article-13933689/us-bank-closures-list.html 
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