MPAA-15+ | 4 episodes | DVD | Oct. 13, 2021 In the Australian Goldfields of Ballarat, racism against Chinese immigrants is rife. Bloody riots are not uncommon, but the colonial authorities prefer to use punitive taxation to keep them down. The shrewd headman of the Chinese prospecting community tries to mount a campaign against a newly proposed round of taxes, but…
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Air Force Instructor Faces Removal for Rejecting COVID Testing and Vaccine, Says Many More Facing Termination
Retired Lt. Col. Sandy Miarecki, who served over 20 years in the Air Force as a pilot, was given a notice of proposed removal from her position as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) on July 14 for refusing COVID-19 vaccination and testing. At the beginning of the school term, in January 2022,…
Air Force Instructor Fired for Rejecting COVID Testing and Vaccine, Says Many More Facing Termination
Retired Lt. Col. Sandy Miarecki, who served over 20 years in the Air Force as a pilot, was given a notice of proposed removal from her position as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) on July 14 for refusing COVID-19 vaccination and testing. At the beginning of the school term, in January 2022,…
AG Bonta: OC Supervisors Can Represent Old Districts Until Next Election
July 23, 2022
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Orange County supervisors can continue to represent constituents in the districts where they were first elected before the county’s adoption of redrawn district maps, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Supervisor Katrina Foley raised the question after she was required to start representing new cities following the county’s redistricting process. The Board of Supervisors…
Housing Market Chills as Mortgage Rates, Prices Scare Buyers
It’s the summer that cooled off the housing market. Rising mortgage rates have combined with already high home prices to discourage would-be buyers. Mortgage applications have declined sharply. Sales of previously occupied homes have fallen for five straight months, during what is generally the busiest time of year in real estate. The rate on a…
UC Seeks to Increase Enrollment by 23,000 Students in 8 Years
The University of California (UC) Board of Regents on July 21 discussed developing a plan to add more than 23,000 slots for undergraduate and graduate students by 2030. A working group of UC chancellors and leaders was established last year to develop a strategy to meet enrollment growth goals and outlined two possible courses of…
Cody Bellinger Hit Grand Slam for Dodgers 5–1 Win Over Giants
Cody Bellinger’s eight inning grand slam broke a tie for the Los Angeles Dodgers (62–30) 5–1 victory over their biggest rival San Francisco Giants (48–45) at Dodger Stadium Friday night for their ninth straight home win—extending their National West lead to 10.5 games over the Padres. “It feels great,” said Bellinger of his seventh career grand slams….
Verizon Sinks as Inflation, Higher Pricing Hit Subscriber Growth
Verizon Communications Inc. on Friday cut its annual profit forecast after adding fewer monthly phone subscribers than expected in the second quarter, in a sign that red-hot inflation has begun impacting its business. Chief Executive Hans Vestberg said customer additions took a significant hit from inflation at a time when the carrier is grappling with…
Boeing ‘Very Close’ to Delivering 787 Dreamliner After 2 Years
Boeing Co. is reportedly nearing the end of regulatory hurdles for resuming deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner after a nearly two-year pause over some production defects. The U.S. planemaker is “very close” to restarting deliveries of the wide-body jet, its commercial airplanes chief Stan Deal said at a news conference ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow near London, according…
The Self-Destructive Madness of Our Times—Soviet-Born Satirist Konstantin Kisin
“They’re not calling you racist because they care about race or racism or eliminating racism. They’re calling you racist because it works. … It’s a tool to shut people up,” says Konstantin Kisin, a UK-based satirist, political commentator, and co-host of the TRIGGERnometry podcast. Born in Moscow during the Soviet era, Kisin is the author…
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