[FOX] A passenger on an American Airlines flight was restrained to his seat with duct tape and zip ties after a midair outburst, forcing the plane to be diverted.
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, New Jersey, had to make an unexpected stop in Baltimore late Thursday night due to the unidentified disruptive passenger who witnesses said was putting others at risk.
The man was allegedly screaming racial and homophobic slurs during the outburst, according to TMZ.
Video footage of the incident shows crew and passengers strapping the man to his seat as he appeared to put up a fight. Photos show the man secured to his seat with duct tape and zip ties, with even his head held to the seat.
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[FOX] Video captured the dramatic moment a SWAT team rammed its vehicle into a tractor during a standoff with a suspect who allegedly went on a shooting spree near an Oregon home.
Erik Gordon Shunn, 53, reportedly targeted multiple tree workers Saturday afternoon south of Portland before confronting responding authorities, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Officials said Shunn fired more than 200 rounds throughout the incident.
In a video captured by a CCSO drone, Shunn appeared to unleash a barrage of gunfire directly at the aircraft, according to authorities.
He later drove a compact tractor near the front of his home when a CCSO SWAT vehicle slammed into it, trapping the tractor against the house. Several SWAT personnel then jumped from the back of the vehicle and moved in to apprehend him. Never really thought of my tractor as a fighting vehicle.
[NYPost] The Florida woman who shot and killed a drugged-up Army vet in a spat over a parking spot at a Walmart will not face charges after he allegedly hurled the N-word at her and threatened to “f— her s— up,” prosecutors revealed Thursday.
Bart Diguglielmo, a 62-year-old retired staff sergeant, was fatally shot in front of the supercenter in North Lauderdale just before 12:30 p.m. on June 30.
The shooter, identified as Melissa Payne, is immune from prosecution because she acted in self-defense due to the state’s “stand your ground” law, the Broward County state attorney’s office announced.
One witness said she had heard Diguglielmo threaten Payne before the shooting by saying “I’m gonna f— your s— up,” while another said he told her he was going to “mess her car up”, a legal memo stated.
Payne told deputies during a statement filmed on bodyworn camera footage and released Thursday that Diguglielmo had said “You n——” at her as the argument began.
“Florida is a Stand Your Ground State,” prosecutor Stephen J. Zaccor wrote. “MP (Melissa Payne) did not have to wait to be attacked before resorting to deadly force.
“She did not have to retreat as long as her fear was reasonable and no evidence has been presented to disprove that.”
Payne’s infant great-niece was in her vehicle during the incident, the memo said.
She was on the phone to her husband during the altercation and after firing told him, “Bae, I shot. Call the cops.”
A post-mortem later found that Diguglielmo had amphetamines, Delta 9 THC –– the psychoactive compound in cannabis –– and the SSRI antidepressant drug Sertraline in his blood.
Payne was briefly detained following the shooting and released after saying she was defending herself.
[Chick Publications] Girl Scouts can now earn awards for learning about Islam, practicing Muslim traditions and even introducing non-Muslim friends to Islamic practices.
The National Islamic Committee on Girl Scouting has developed four religious awards for Muslim Girl Scouts. The medals themselves bear the words, "GIRL SCOUT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH."
They are named "Bismillah," "In the Name of Allah," "Qurat ul A’in" and "Muslimeen." According to the committee, the awards emphasize the "theory and practice of Islam."
Other Islamic programs available to Girl Scouts include patches connected with Ramadan and special times of prayer. The National Islamic Committee on Girl Scouting even offers a Hajj patch and "Hajj Passport" for learning about the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Another program yet offers an "All About Islam" patch. Requirements reportedly include learning about the Five Pillars of Islam and an option of fasting without food or water for Ramadan.
While all of these patches are designed to teach Muslim girls about their own religion, Muslim Girl Scout troops decided they needed to take it a step further.
[CHD] Dr. Theresa Long, a longtime Army doctor board-certified in aerospace medicine, has been named senior medical military adviser to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to an Aug. 14 deposition obtained by Politico. Long is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused the deaths of over 2,500 U.S. military service members.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are supporting the investigation.
Long’s deposition revealed that she is working with Kennedy and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to investigate 2,544 deaths that were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). The deaths remain unverified.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, military service members were subject to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. A year later, Congress passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which required the military to rescind the mandate. The mandate was lifted in January 2023.
Long was deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by former CIA physician Dr. Terry Adirim against the CIA for firing her. The agency fired Adirim after she was targeted by far-right influencer Ivan Raiklin, who accused her of being the "architect" of the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Long, who testified in support of Raiklin, said she knows of 28 people who died as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine. She said she hopes to finish her investigation "within a year." It's a Long investigation.
[FOX] A group of strangers and police officers rushed to lift a Volkswagen Beetle off an injured e-bike rider after she became trapped beneath the car during a crash on a busy Pennsylvania road, dramatic body camera video shows.
Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.
Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said the woman was riding an e-bike more than 20 mph, according to his estimate, without a helmet when she collided with the Volkswagen at an intersection along Route 420.
"She was driving way too fast for that time of day, for the road she was traveling on," Madonna said, adding that he believed she had been trying to overtake vehicles while traveling to an appointment.
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My experience is that most adult ebike/scooter riders have either had their drivers license revolked and/or are unhoused. In latter case the vehicles are stolen.
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These e-bikes/scooters are really annoying in parts of Europe where they deliver pizzas, etc., and are always driving (often at a good clip) on sidewalks and not on the road.
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[Regnum] Multiple plasma ejections into space have been detected on the Sun. This was reported on September 4 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
They clarified that the increase in solar activity was discovered from images received by scientists from space telescopes and coronagraphs.
"The main sign is multiple plasma ejections on the left (eastern) edge of the star. There's no information about what's happening there. The only spacecraft that periodically visits the far side and could provide such images, the European Solar Orbiter, coincidentally is currently on the side of the orbit closest to Earth and sees the same thing as near-Earth telescopes," they reported on the Telegram channel.
From this position, solar matter is not yet capable of reaching Earth. To pose a risk to the planet, activity must continue for another four to five days. During this period, latent active zones associated with explosions will appear on the visible side of the Sun and approach the line of sight to Earth. In the next one to two days, a preliminary assessment of the situation will be possible. After this, the size of sunspots and the amount of energy that could be released during ejections can be estimated, the laboratory explained.
Previously, scientists reported that solar and geomagnetic activity on the Sun are at a very low level.
On August 18, Sergei Bogachev, head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, reported the onset of a period of geomagnetic instability due to the impact of a coronal hole on Earth. At the time, scientists expected only weak magnetic storms, as no strong solar flares were observed.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Scientists are warning that a sudden solar storm could lead to chaos on roadways throughout the US, as self-driving cars suffer a potentially fatal flaw to their GPS systems.
A team of researchers in Boston confirmed for the first time that GPS radio signals can be disrupted by the energy released from powerful solar flares hitting the Earth.
In self-driving vehicles, their guidance computers were thrown off by more than 30 feet, potentially meaning the difference between driving in the wrong lane in traffic or running a red light and causing a deadly accident.
The study also found that automated farming equipment, which also relies on GPS to plant and harvest crops in perfectly straight lines, were disrupted by recent solar storms striking the Earth's atmosphere - leading to $500 million in damages.
Scientists typically get one to three days of warning once they see the sun eject a large amount of energy, but they still cannot reliably predict how strong it will be or whether it will hit Earth head-on.
The team examined what happened to GPS and similar satellite navigation signals during a powerful solar storm in November 2025.
The errors lasted for hours during the most intense part of the storm on November 12, lining up with peaks in auroras seen across the US.
That same burst of solar activity also hit passenger jets, scrambling some planes’ onboard computers with bursts of radiation and forcing airlines to update thousands of Airbus A320s after one flight suddenly dropped thousands of feet.
Seems the Sun been doing stuff like this for billions of years leading me to wonder what the big deal is about the Sun activities?
Far as I can tell the Sun activities has little to no impact on humanity on earth, specifically since the real scientists and engineers had already factored in the Sun electromagnetic activities when designing large scale electricity infrastructures and other similarity large projects, including aircraft and space vehicles.
I can see it now, protesters lined up with umbrellas, in the sun and demanding President M. Obama & VP Hunter Biden, hire Elon Musk to deploy a Sun Shield / Curtain. 🤣
[BB] “Today, I’m thrilled to announce that my administration is taking historic action to help our nation’s great cattle ranchers and deliver American meat processed to the highest standard … there will be no standard higher in the world, and sold at the lowest prices directly to the consumer,” the president said.
“So for the first time ever, we’re going to give farmers and ranchers the right to process their own food. That’s a big announcement,” he went on to add.
Trump said he will establish a program through which ranchers can bypass the four major companies that hold what he called “a monopoly” on processing the food. Trump assured that “very strong safety inspections” will be conducted on the meat.
According to the White House, under the order, Rollins is directed to take a number of actions within the Department of Agriculture:
The Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize investigations into potential violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act, increase federal resources for these investigations, and review existing policies under the Act to strengthen protections for producers and ensure effective deterrence.
The Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to modernize meat inspections to focus on core safety, boost processing efficiency and technology, lower costs to add value for ranchers and consumers, and remove unnecessary and burdensome requirements that do not support essential food safety needs.
The Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to create a “one stop shop” resource and coordinator position within the Department of Agriculture to expand federal licensing and connect producers to inspection options, provide additional resources and training for small and very small meat processors, expand interstate market access for eligible meat products, and streamline processes to increase State participation in the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program, the Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program, and the Talmadge-Aiken Cooperative Inspection Program.
The Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a “Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers” loan program to help small and regional processors continue their operations, expand their footprint, and increase diversity of animal proteins being processed.
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There already are mobile processing trucks for small time ranchers so they can sell locally. They have to follow all the same checks that the big boys do and there is no reason that meat shouldn't be sold across state lines... other than the big 4 wanting to keep their monopoly.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to block the Pentagon from firing three Stars and Stripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President Donald Trump. ruled that the journalists are unlikely to successfully prove that the Pentagon violated their First Amendment free speech rights. He said Stars and Stripes’ editorial independence “is not at stake here.”
“Plaintiffs argue that their termination will chill the protected expression of themselves and others at Stripes,” McFadden wrote. “Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate a chill here.”
Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte sued last Thursday in Washington, D.C., to challenge their firings by the Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet.
Slavin says he was dismissed for insubordination after giving an interview to CBS News in which he objected to potential censorship by the U.S. military. Korte participated in the same interview. Their lawsuit says they were punished in retaliation for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.
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[KhaamaPress] A six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province has reportedly been married to a 60-year-old man in exchange for 200,000 Pak rupees, according to the provincial media office.
The Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... ’s media office in Helmand said on Sunday, 30 August, that the girl’s father arranged the marriage and received the money. It said the father was addicted to drugs and was facing financial and personal difficulties.
The case was reported in Garmser district, where poverty and economic hardship have increased concerns over child marriage and the vulnerability of children from struggling families.
The report follows another case reported by local sources in Helmand’s Nad Ali district, where an 80-year-old man allegedly married an eight-year-old girl.
The cases have renewed concerns about child and forced marriage in Afghanistan, particularly among girls. Poverty, displacement, food insecurity and limited access to education can leave children more vulnerable to early marriage and other forms of exploitation.
POVERTY DEEPENS RISKS FOR AFGHAN CHILDREN
The reported marriage comes amid a wider humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where millions of people continue to face economic hardship and difficulties meeting basic needs. For families struggling to afford food, housing and healthcare, financial pressure can increase the risk of harmful coping practices, including arranging early marriages in exchange for money.
Girls are particularly vulnerable because restrictions on education and employment have sharply limited their opportunities. Rights groups and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly warned that prolonged poverty, combined with restrictions affecting women and girls, can deepen their exposure to forced marriage, exploitation and other abuses.
The latest case highlights how economic hardship can intersect with longstanding child-protection concerns in Afghanistan, leaving maiden of tender yearss at heightened risk when families lack access to adequate financial and social support.
[NYP] Americans who may be planning a trip to Libya are being urged to reconsider those plans, as the U.S. State Department has issued its strongest possible travel warning.
The department recently updated Libya’s Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory, warning Americans not to visit the country for any reason due to crime, terrorism, health concerns, unrest, kidnapping and landmines. The overall advisory level did not change. "Do not travel to Libya for any reason," the advisory states. "Other than that? Enjoy the waters"
The State Department warns that clashes between armed groups and government-aligned forces can break out at any time — while weapons are widespread throughout the country.
"Prepare a will and end-of-life instructions," the advisory states. Travelers are also advised to designate insurance beneficiaries or draft a power of attorney.
Criminal organizations are known to be involved in drug and human trafficking and other smuggling activity, while targeted kidnappings and assassinations are common, according to the advisory.
DARWIN, Australia, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Hundreds of kilometres from anything resembling civilisation, a remote shale natural gas field in northern Australia may seem like an unusual beneficiary of the Iran conflict.
But energy security is once again paramount as Asia grapples with the fallout from the war, and a new scramble for long-life resources is taking shape.
The Beetaloo basin lies about 600 kilometres (373 miles) from the Northern Territory capital of Darwin, a remote city closer to the Indonesian capital Jakarta (2,740 km) than it is to Australia's major city of Sydney, some 3,940 km away.
Beetaloo marked a milestone in its protracted development this week with the first natural gas flowing from an appraisal well to a new pipeline connected to an existing pipeline going to Darwin.
[BB] The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent.
Economists had expected the economy to add 55,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to tick up to 4.2 percent from 4.1 percent in July.
The previous month’s reported job loss was revised away. The July estimate was revised up by 44,000, from a loss of 23,000 to a gain of 21,000. The June gain was revised up by 11,000 to 31,000. After these revisions, employment in June and July combined is 55,000 higher than previously reported.
The private sector added 127,000 jobs in August, far more than the 53,000 expected. The prior month’s gain of 30,000 was revised up to 71,000.
Manufacturing payrolls rose by 16,000, above the 5,000 estimated. The July estimate was revised up from a gain of 5,000 to a gain of 14,000. Durable goods added 15,000 jobs in August after adding 24,000 in July and 13,000 in June.
Construction added 22,000 following an 18,000 gain in July. Construction has been increasingly in demand thanks to a data center building spree.
Leisure and hospitality unexpectedly added 62,000 jobs after contracting in July and June. Retail services added a slight 1,400 and wholesale added 7,800. Transportation and warehousing added 5,000 and utilities 2,500.
The information sector shed 23,000, perhaps an indication that artificial intelligence is displacing some workers in the sector. The finance sector lost 11,000 jobs.
Professional and business services added 10,000, including 6,800 in temporary help, an area of the economy considered a bellwether for the labor market.
The federal government’s payrolls contracted by 5,000, continuing an ongoing trend of government shrinking under President Donald Trump. State government jobs shrank by 10,000. Local public education payrolls expanded by 41,900 and other local government payrolls rose by 8,200.
“We have absolutely ramped this up big time, and it’s our main focus,” Dhillon told streamer Sara Gonzales on September 2. “Almost all of our new cases involving labor discrimination actually involve discrimination against Americans,” she said.
“We’re working together with EEOC and the Department of Labor to put a stop to this discrimination and make sure there’s a level playing field for the American worker,” she said.
Dhillon’s statements were applauded by activists for American professionals. “To the fullest extent of the law, she’s doing a great deal,” said Kevin Lynn, founder of U.S. Tech Workers, which campaigns for American professionals. He added:
Progress is being made, and it’s being made on two fronts. The electorate is becoming energized on this [visa worker] issue … [so] it’s a losing electoral issue for any candidate in this one, especially Republicans … [and] it is pressuring the administration to make it a priority.
Breitbart News has diligently covered the growing evidence that the federal government’s many visa-worker programs — including the uncapped H-1B program — are being arbitraged by U.S. companies for maximum corporate profits.
The programs are also used by executives for personal gain via featherbedding and kickbacks. For example, the federal government recently convicted an Indian migrant for selling a well-paid job to another Indian migrant. The job was at a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, Optum, that helps to manage health care for U.S. veterans.
More than 1.5 million visa workers hold jobs in place of Americans.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Canadian woman avoided a jail sentence after her two Cane Corsos mauled her roommate's 11-year-old son to death because she previously experienced racism.
Crystal MacDonald, 46, was found guilty earlier this year of criminal negligence over the death of Kache Grist, 11, who died inside her Edmonton, Alberta, home in 2024.
According to CTV News, MacDonald, who is of Indigenous heritage, was given two years of house arrest in relation to the death of the boy, as well as 200 hours community service.
Prosecutors had asked for MacDonald to be given five years in prison.
But Justice Eric Macklin opted for a non-custodial sentence after being told of an 'Indigenous Background Report' which detailed sexual abuse and racist discrimination MacDonald had suffered while growing up.
Canada has faced increasing accusations of imposing two-tier justice over instances of convicts being handed lighter sentences because of their ethnic background.
Kache was killed in April 2024 while visiting his father Wesley, who was MacDonald's roommate.
Wesley previously testified that he was cleaning tools in the garage when Kache went inside to play a new video game.
When he entered the house, he found his son lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor with the two dogs, Khaos and Kairo, standing nearby.
MacDonald previously said during her trial that the beasts had also previously mauled her neighbor and killed two other pets - a Pomeranian and a cat.
An autopsy found that the boy had died from bite injuries to his neck, the dogs were later euthanized.
As well as the house arrest and community service, MacDonald was also given a lifetime ban of owning a dog, the outlet reported. She can appeal that ban in 10 years.
Her lawyer told the court: 'She is deeply sorry for the pain and unimaginable harm she’s caused to many. This whole process has been extremely emotional for her.
'The issue in this case was never whether the dogs caused Kache’s death, the issue is whether she was legally responsible for that death.'
It sounds like the father was equally culpable in the boy’s death:
At her trial, MacDonald testified that she had opposed the idea of the boy staying at the house after the dogs attacked her neighbor two months prior.
But MacDonald said Grist ignored her warning and arrived at the house with his son anyway.
She testified that she repeatedly told Grist not to leave Kache alone with the dogs and warned the boy that the animals had previously attacked both people and pets.
MacDonald also tried to board the dogs at a kennel during Kache’s visit, but they were turned away because they did not have the required vaccinations.
The day before he died, MacDonald hid Easter eggs filled with chocolate and money around the house for Kache.
On the day of the attack, she said she placed the dogs in their kennels before leaving for work.
Court heard the dogs, named Khaos and Kairo, killed Kache when he was in Edmonton visiting his father for spring break. MacDonald and Wesley Grist were roommates at the time. The boy had been living with his mother in Osoyoos, B.C., since November 2023.
Grist said he never wanted Dire Revenge for Kache’s death and MacDonald will also carry the weight of the boy’s death.
"The court has legal responsibilities and sentencing considerations they must follow, and I respect that," he said.
"I also feel compelled to express honestly that I do not personally believe additional suffering, incarceration or destruction will heal what has already happened."
During MacDonald’s trial, Grist testified that he was in the garage when his son was killed. He had allowed Kache to go inside to play with a new video game while he finished cleaning up tools.
About 45 minutes later, Grist found his son lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor with the dogs surrounding him.
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If the dogs had not already been put down.
We would have ordered Justice Eric Macklin to keep the dogs at his house.
Regarding the Touchy Feely BS excuse of "Past" racism.
I can see a large % of Canada now thinking of things.
But the bigger question.
What does racism have to do with failing to properly train and moniotor her dogs? Nothing. But this is the new Smart Phone Generation running things now.
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I recently heard (sorry, no link or details) that a man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing a scumbag for raping/trying to rape his daughter.
With judicial system failing (thanks to failed politics), things sooner or later will get really ugly.
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@3 I have vague memories of that story as well. IIRC. What I remember is that the father shot the rapist after the rapist was no longer a danger to him or his daughter. No sympathy for the rapist, but under the law, that's usually considered murder in just about every state (maybe not in Texas) in the country.
[Just The News] In this episode of John Solomon Reports, we shine a light on the alarming misuse of American generosity on a global scale. Host John Solomon reveals how funds intended for humanitarian aid have been diverted by the United Nations to support terrorist activities and fraudulent nonprofits. Solomon questions the extent of this abuse and outlines potential reforms to rectify the situation.
Joining the discussion is US Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, who presents a bold reform plan for the UN, drawing parallels to President Trump's successful NATO overhaul. The conversation delves into the need for accountability and transformation within the UN, especially in light of its current leadership and the challenges it faces.
A brilliant idea, if it can be done, or a useful stick to beat the UN with if it can’t.
Listeners will hear from key figures including Congressman James Comer, USAID investigator Jon Schofield, and Middle East Forum's Gregg Roman, who has tracked substantial funding misallocated to groups aligned with terrorism. Additionally, investigative journalist Liz Collins shares insights into the troubling fraud cases in Minnesota, tying together the threads of this critical issue.
[ZERO] West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) has unveiled seven principles aligned with 2025 legislation to reduce and eventually eliminate state income tax. Under the plan, West Virginia would set aside 50% of its revenue from approved hyperscale data center projects towards the elimination of the state personal income tax - though let's be clear: the poor, rural residents they'll be building the DCs next to don't pay income tax - so no benefit to them. Middle class voters (and up), however, will have all sorts of reasons to support the move.
"Today, as the world stands on the cusp of a new digital and economic frontier, West Virginia is stepping forward once again to lead, not by repeating the mistakes of other states, but by implementing a proactive, 20-year development strategy on our terms," Morrisey said in a statement obtained by Fox News.
The second listed "principle" in Morrisey’s plan says all West Virginians should benefit from data center projects approved through Charleston’s "High Impact Data Center Designation (HIDC)" process and the revenue they generate. The process was established under a separate 2025 state law.
Morrisey’s plan includes "direct tax relief for citizens," with none of the HIDC revenue entering the state general fund.
"By law, 50 percent of project revenue is dedicated directly to reducing and ultimately eliminating the State Personal Income Tax," reads the plan.
Counties would benefit also - with those hosting data centers receiving 30% of the revenue for schools and local government, and 10% of the revenue distributed to all 55 counties. Another 10% will fund infrastructure upgrades, which include public water systems in a state that's struggled since the decline of the coal industry.
"This shared framework gives us the exact blueprint we need to attract billions in private investment, create thousands of high-paying construction and technology jobs, lower taxes for our citizens, and revitalize economically distressed regions, all while preserving the wild and wonderful state we call home," said Morrisey.
The anti-data center movement, meanwhile, has become quite vocal in neighboring Virginia's Jefferson and Berkeley counties - as residents have taken note of sprawling data centers in Loudoun county.
"We are a cautionary tale for the rest of the country," Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) in recent remarks. "[I]f my district were a country, it would have more data centers than almost every other country in the world."
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...SC is working on a plan where they will slowly ratchet the state income tax down until it goes away. And for that matter, Social Security, retirement pensions, and a good chunk of 401k withdrawals are absolutely tax free. I retire in February, and I'm glad I stayed here.
[InterestingEngineering] General Dynamics says its new Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) has successfully guided 155mm artillery projectiles to ranges exceeding 50 kilometers, marking a significant milestone for extended-range precision fires.
The demonstration took place at Yuma Proving Ground, where General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) used the LR-PGK to guide XM1113 Rocket-Assisted Projectiles. The company says the test makes LR-PGK the first U.S. guidance kit to demonstrate accurate guidance of 155mm cannon artillery beyond 50 kilometers.
NEW GUIDANCE KIT PUSHES ARTILLERY RANGE FURTHER
According to General Dynamics, the test achieved accuracy that significantly exceeded requirements for legacy guidance kits and validated key performance objectives for the LR-PGK and XM1113 programs.
The development aims to support the U.S. Army’s emerging requirement for long-range massed cannon fires, while also improving the capabilities of existing 155mm artillery systems.
The LR-PGK is designed to be compatible with multiple 155mm projectiles, including the M1128 and next-generation rocket-assisted ammunition. That compatibility could allow the guidance technology to be used across both existing and future artillery platforms rather than requiring an entirely new weapon system.
The significance of the demonstration lies in combining extended range with precision. Conventional artillery can cover substantial distances, but increasing range generally makes accurately placing a projectile more challenging. Rocket-assisted projectiles can extend that reach, while a guidance kit can correct the projectile’s flight and improve its accuracy.
General Dynamics says the LR-PGK is intended to provide that capability while remaining compatible with a range of existing and emerging artillery systems.
DESIGNED FOR FUTURE BATTLEFIELD CONDITIONS
The company says the LR-PGK uses a modular architecture that can accommodate further upgrades as technology and military requirements evolve. Beyond range and accuracy, GDOTS is also testing the system against operationally relevant threats. The company says the guidance kit has demonstrated resilience in both laboratory and live-fire testing, with additional improvements still under development.
The technology is being positioned for the Army’s emerging Mobile Tactical Cannon program, while also offering a potential upgrade path for the military’s existing 39-caliber cannon fleet. Extending the effective capability of existing artillery could offer an alternative to replacing entire fleets. A guidance kit that can work with different projectiles and platforms could allow established systems to benefit from newer precision and range technologies.
The demonstration also comes as militaries are placing renewed emphasis on long-range fires. Artillery remains an important component of ground warfare, but the proliferation of precision weapons, drones, electronic warfare, and other battlefield technologies is increasing the pressure to engage targets from greater distances while improving accuracy.
The successful test represents another step toward making extended-range precision guidance available for 155mm artillery. The company has not disclosed a production timeline or the number of LR-PGK systems expected to enter service.
[BBC] Imagine you're an astronaut flying to Mars. Suddenly, disaster strikes: all your electronic navigation systems fail. How do you find your way back home?
For Nasa astronauts, the answer could be a wayfinding tool invented around 300 years ago: the sextant. Used by seafarers on Earth, and astronauts on early Nasa missions, sextants are a last-resort navigation option for missions to the Moon, and potentially, beyond – in case the high-tech ones fail.
Traditionally, sextants are used to measure the angle between celestial bodies such as stars and planets, to calculate one's own position. Apart from emergency use, these ancient star-sighting skills are also attracting increased interest from Nasa engineers as humans plan to venture to Mars and beyond.
"The further and further we go out, the less and less we can rely on some of the Earth-based navigation technology," such as satellites, says Greg Holt, the navigation system manager for the Orion Spacecraft and its Artemis missions to the Moon. "And so you now have to fall back more and more on what I would call the classical navigation techniques. And some of those now harken back to the way navigation was done way back in the 16th, 17th, 18th Centuries," he explains.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Chick Publications] Girl Scouts can now earn awards for learning about Islam, practicing Muslim traditions and even introducing non-Muslim friends to Islamic practices.
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