Street music sensation Portable has weighed in on the ongoing scarcity of premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol or fuel. Nigeria is currently experiencing a worsening and growing fuel shortage, which continues to spread like wildfire. This is in addition to the commodity’s ongoing price increase. “Na Goverment cause am? Na hin …
Read More »Portable releases video, cries out over heat and fuel scarcity
Nigeria is currently experiencing a worsening and growing fuel shortage, which continues to spread like wildfire. This is in addition to the commodity’s ongoing price increase. In the singer’s video, which has now gained traction, he can be seen in his car sweating profusely while on a queue to get …
Read More »Armed and Beltway-ish: More Federal Bureaucrats Than U.S. Marines Authorized to Pack Heat
By Mark Hemingway for RealClearWire When Congress authorized $80 billion this year to beef up Internal Revenue Service enforcement and staffing, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned that “Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you.” A video quickly went viral racking up millions of …
Read More »Rachel Maddow Turns Up The Heat On Kevin McCarthy And Mitch McConnell For Staying Silent About GOP Voter Intimidation
Rachel Maddow talked to voting rights lawyer Marc Elias who pointed the finger at Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy for staying silent on Republican voter intimidation tactics. Video: Maddow asked Elias, “The defendants in this case include one of these sort of anti-voting rights pressure groups that that have sprung …
Read More »More Federal Bureaucrats Than U.S. Marines Are Authorized To Pack Heat
By Mark Hemingway for RealClearInvestigations When Congress authorized $80 billion this year to beef up Internal Revenue Service enforcement and staffing, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy invoked the language of war to warn that “Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you.” A video quickly …
Read More »FBI Seizes Rep. Scott Perry’s Cell Phone As The Heat Gets Turned Up On Alleged 1/6 Criminals
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) said that the FBI seized his cell phone after agents had conducted a search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Perry said in a statement, “This morning, while traveling with my family, 3 FBI agents visited me and seized my cell phone. They made no attempt to contact …
Read More »US VP Harris to announce $1bn to states for floods, extreme heat
The grants will help communities across the nation prepare for and respond to growing climate-related disasters. Kamala Harris, the vice president of the United States, has called climate change an “immediate” and “urgent” crisis as she detailed Biden administration efforts to respond to disasters such as the deadly flooding in …
Read More »Japan’s cats and dogs get wearable fans to beat scorching heat
Tokyo clothing maker rolls out battery-operated fan for pets suffering through Japan’s blistering summer weather. A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs – or cats – that cannot shed their fur coats in …
Read More »Keep cool and carry on: readers’ favourite trips to escape the heat
Winning tip: County Sligo, Ireland The west coast of Ireland remains one of the best summer locations if you want to escape the heat. With temperatures rarely (if ever) above 20C and the weather rolling in straight from the Atlantic, the inevitable rain will make you appreciate the bursts of …
Read More »Why Europe Is Becoming a Heat Wave Hot Spot
Two months ago, France experienced its hottest May on record, with record highs in some cities. Last month, France was blistered again, by a spring heat wave that also affected Spain, Italy and other countries. Then, this month, Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe suffered during a spell of …
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