The famous daytime talk show host Phil Donahue has passed away at 88. In a statement first provided to the Today show, Donahue’s family confirmed that he had died with his wife Marlo Thomas and “his sister, his children, grandchildren and his beloved golden retriever, Charlie” all by his side. The family added that he had “passed away after a long illness.” The program was groundbreaking at the time because it encouraged audience participation and tackled controversial and often taboo subjects, ranging from civil rights and women’s issues to politics and religion. Donahue was known for his progressive views, advocating for feminism and abortion and stating his opposition to the Vietnam War. He interviewed a wide range of guests across his career, including Donald Trump, Muhammed Ali, Ayn Rand, John Lennon, and many others. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/breaking-progressive-talk-show-host-phil-donuhue-dies/ Our entire economy is fueled by debt. In fact, if going into more debt was suddenly banned the U.S. economy would instantly hit a brick wall. For the vast majority of us, our lifestyles simply cannot be funded by what we actually make. So we use debt to bridge the difference, and this has particularly been true during the cost of living crisis. Total household debt has now reached a grand total of 17.8 trillion dollars, and we continue to pile up more with no end in sight… I did not realize that credit card debt had risen by more than 48 percent since the first quarter of 2021. That is extremely alarming, because it indicates that millions upon millions of households are literally living on the edge of financial disaster. And the fact that delinquency rates have been climbing just underscores how serious things have become… The primary reason why U.S. households are racking up so much debt these days is because the cost of living crisis has made it very difficult to make ends meet. One voter that was interviewed by Fox News admitted that her money “went a lot further four years ago”… Most people are just trying to find a way to make it from one month to another. Unfortunately, economic conditions are really starting to deteriorate and large employers are conducting mass layoffs all over the nation. For example, General Motors just announced that over 1,000 salaried employees will be getting the axe… Considering all of the credit card debt that is being piled up, you would think that Mastercard would be doing well, but they have also decided to fire lots of workers… Not to be outdone, Cisco has determined that it is time for “7% of the company’s workers” to hit the bricks… Last but not least, Intel has started the process of laying off approximately 15,000 workers… This is just the beginning. A lot more layoffs are coming. ... we just learned that the Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators has fallen for the 29th month in a row… How can anyone claim that our economy is moving in the right direction when our most important leading economic indicators have been falling for more than two years? Let’s be honest. Economic conditions are not good right now, and the outlook for the future is absolutely dismal. We have been living on a sugar high. We have accumulated the largest mountain of household debt in the history of the world, the largest mountain of business debt in the history of the world, and the largest mountain of government debt in the history of the world. Now all of those bubbles are starting to burst, and that means that a tremendous amount of pain is dead ahead. Planned Parenthood is offering more than a free T-shirt or sticker at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this coming week — the organization will offer free vasectomies, medication abortion, and emergency contraception. “Here we come, Chicago! Our mobile health clinic will be in the West Loop with @ChiAbortionFund & @TheWienerCircle Aug 19-20, providing FREE vasectomies & medication abortion,” the post said. “EC will also be available for free without an appointment.” “We currently have a waitlist for free vasectomies,” a follow-up X post said. “Repost to spread the word!” Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade and Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in to replace President Biden, the Democratic Party has doubled down on rhetoric surrounding a “woman’s right to choose.” https://truthrepublican.com/planned-parenthood-offering-free-abortions-vasectomies-at-dnc/ Your tax dollars at work — Ukraine launched a massive kamikaze drone attack on several locations inside Russia including Moscow. According to Politico, Russian forces shot down 10 drones over Moscow and its outskirts Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a Telegram post early Wednesday morning. At least 45 drones attacked different regions of Russia overnight, with 11 shot down over the Moscow region, 23 destroyed over the Bryansk region, six over Belgorod, three over the Kaluga region and two over Kursk, Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement. Meanwhile, the fire at the Proletarsk oil field in south eastern Russia is still burning following a Ukrainian attack three days ago. Ukraine used Western made drones to attack the oil storage depot in the town. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said... no one was injured and no property damage was reported. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/world-war-iii-watch-ukraine-launches-massive-kamikaze/ Muslims are majority, will demand changes to political system, he warns. A pro-Hezbollah commentator in Lebanon sparked online outrage after a video surfaced on social media in which he warned Lebanese Christians to "be very careful." In an interview on Lebanese TV, the pro-Hezbollah commentator Reda Saad said that “the role of Christians in Lebanon has ended.” “I want to address our Christian brethren in Lebanon,” Saad stated. “They should be very careful, as this rhetoric lays the foundation for future hostility.” He warned that if Christians in Lebanon aligned themselves with U.S. interests, they could find themselves in a similar situation to Afghanis who worked with the Americans during the war in Afghanistan. “I fear for the Christians in Lebanon, that they might end up like what happened in Afghanistan, where people clung to the wheels of American planes and were thrown from the sky.” https://allisrael.com/hezbollah-affiliated-commentator-says-role-of-christians-in-lebanon-has-ended Experts are sounding the alarm in the wake of college prices closing in on $100,000 per year when counting tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other living expenses. “Among the schools appearing on The Princeton Review’s ‘The Best 389 Colleges’ list, eight institutions — including New York University, Tufts, Brown, Yale and Washington University in St. Louis — have a sticker price of more than $90,000 for the 2024-25 academic year,” CNBC reported. Those tuition prices could well cross into the $100,000 territory come 2026 so long as the adjustments average roughly 4 percent a year. Sameer Gadkaree, president of the Institute for College Access and Success, told CNBC the trend will likely “discourage students from seeing that [college] as a place they can attend, despite grant aid.” “It’s simply unaffordable,” he said. “It’s absolutely a worrisome trend.” Gadkree, however, added that schools with that high of a price tag represent “a small slice of the higher education pie.” “The vast majority of colleges are open-access community colleges or state universities where the prices are not that high,” he said. According to a letter from a House committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. biopharmaceutical companies are conducting clinical trials alongside the Chinese military. “Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party requested information from the FDA about the alarming practice of U.S. biopharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials alongside the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and in Xinjiang, where the CCP is engaged in genocide of the Uyghur people,” a press release from the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party read. “Reps. Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) joined the inquiry, in which the lawmakers raised serious concerns that the PLA is co-opting sensitive intellectual property through these clinical trials and questioned the ethics of conducting these trials in Xinjiang,” it continued. ...the lawmakers identified U.S. companies conducting clinical trials in Xinjiang. The CCP forces ethnic minorities in Xinjiang to participate in gruesome medical procedures, which likely overlap with FDA-approved research,” it added. Have you noticed an unusual number of vehicles in the parking lots of major retailers in your area at night? If you look closely enough, you will see that many of those vehicles actually have people sleeping in them. At this point, millions of Americans are sleeping in their vehicles every night. This is happening even though we are being told that the economy is just fine. But of course the truth is that the system is failing all around us. So if you get to sleep in a very warm bed in a very warm home, you should consider yourself to be very blessed, because vast numbers of people are really struggling right now. The primary reason why so many people are living in their vehicles is because the cost of living has soared to unprecedented heights. In particular, the cost of housing has become extremely oppressive. In fact, housing in the United States has become more unaffordable than it has ever been before. This week, I was stunned to read about a 33-year-old man named Ishan Abeysekera that is paying $2,100 a month to share a house with 23 other people… ... it is being reported that some flight attendants that work for American Airlines are sleeping in their cars because the pay is so low… Of course there are millions of others in a similar position. In recent years, “van life” has become quite trendy, and more than 3 million Americans now fall into this category… In the old days, if you lived in a van down by the river you were considered to be a bum. But in this economy, living in a van down by the river is just considered to be normal. A lot of these people have jobs, and a lot of these people would not be officially classified as “homeless." But the cost of living crisis has driven them to the brink of losing everything. Unfortunately, our leaders never seem to learn. They keep borrowing and spending money at an unprecedented rate, and this continues to create even more inflation. If you can believe it, our government is even spending “up to a quarter million taxpayer dollars” to teach Iraqi kids how to be climate activists… We are literally committing national suicide, but most of the population doesn’t seem to care. Every election cycle, the big spenders are sent back to Washington over and over again. Meanwhile, more Americans are being forced to sleep in their vehicles with each passing day. Please do not look down on those that have been forced to sleep in a vehicle, because with a bit of bad luck just about anyone could end up in the same situation. That is sad. I can't imagine not having a roof over my head. I work with social services and it is always hard to know that people are threatened with eviction, are living in shelters,............it was hard on me to have a client in my office last week who was living on the street. the shelters are full. I couldn't do anything for her. I only gave her some info and resources. there are organizations that have drop in centers where people can go, hang around, have a meal,................. I appreciate it every time I go to bed and it is comfortable and warm, I appreciate having the AC on in the summer, I have not been taking things for granted. Wow, what a job. I wouldn't want to try to do that everyday. I also say thanks for Bob. He reads on the internet about women nowdays who say they don't need no man. He jokes and says aren't you a strong independent woman who doesn't need a man. No, and the trash bucket goes to the curb tonight, see you when you get back.
Progressive Talk Show Host Phil Donahue Dies at 88:
Thanks To The Cost Of Living Crisis, U.S. Household Debt Has Soared To The Highest Level Ever Recorded:
Planned Parenthood offering free abortions, vasectomies at DNC:
World War III Watch: Ukraine Launches Massive Kamikaze Drone Attack on Moscow Thanks to US and NATO Deep Pockets:
‘Role of Christians in Lebanon has ended,’ Hezbollah-affiliated commentator threatens:
Experts Worry as College Prices Approach $100,000 per Year:
U.S. Biopharmaceutical Companies Conducted Clinical Trials Alongside Chinese Military, Congressional Committee Says:
If Everything Is So Great, Why Are Millions Of Americans Sleeping In Their Vehicles?
