Michael A

Brazen Shoplifting and Traumatized Staff Impacting Company Profits: Best Buy CEO – Epoch Times

24 Nov 2021 Michael A

The thefts are reportedly part of organized crime networks that recruit mostly young men for $500 to $1,000 to steal high-value store merchandise. The goods are then shipped to other parts of the country or resold online. The number of crimes has seen an increase during the holiday season, according to law enforcement officials. … Retail security guards are not equipped to handle such aggressive criminal behavior. … Levenberg added that cities with progressive prosecutors like Los Angeles and San Francisco are the hardest hit. “The consequences are minimal and the profits are substantial,” said Levenberg. Many do not consider the recent spate of thefts in places like San Francisco as “shoplifting” because the term denotes an effort to conceal the crime.

Government Won’t Solve Inflation, Supply Chain Crisis—But the Market Will – Epoch Times Commentary

24 Nov 2021 Michael A

The price of a gallon of gas is going up. Store shelves are empty. Consumers are waiting longer for merchandise to be shipped that they ordered online. Americans across the country are experiencing what inflation is like. The last time we went through a cycle like this was more than 40 years ago, when Jimmy Carter was president. …I discussed the inflation and supply chain issues confronting our country on a recent episode of my podcast, “Newt’s World.” My guest is Christine McDaniel, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Treasury Department. McDaniel breaks down what’s causing the current supply chain crisis—labor shortages and a misalignment of supply and demand—and the best way to tackle inflation….

The Saints and The Mark of The Beast – Voddie Baucham |Who Will Take The Mark And Worship The Beast?

22 Nov 2021 Michael A

The saints and the mark of the beast. Who will take the mark and worship the beast? Voddie Baucham explains in details in this video what happens to the saints during the great tribulation. [Caption under video at John Henry’s YouTube site: The Gospel Of Christ.]

Virginia School Boards Association Quits National Association, Cites ‘Persistent Pattern of Dysfunction’ – Epoch Times

22 Nov 2021 Michael A

Janet Turney-Giles and Gina Patterson, president and executive director of the VSBA, said in a memo to all school board members that the decision to end the membership, effective June 30, 2022, was “made in response to a persistent pattern of dysfunction within the NSBA organization and among those charged with its governance.” “The VSBA board of directors no longer has faith in NSBA’s ability to effectively represent the interests of our state association and its members,” …The board said in an executive summary that it has directed the executive director to work with other state associations to create a new national organization “to meet the federal advocacy and other needs of its member school boards in a manner that values community ownership through local school board governance and engagement of students, families, and other community stakeholders.”

Germany Debates Mandatory Vaccines for Everyone After Austria Announcement – Epoch Times

22 Nov 2021 Michael A

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced last week that COVID-19 vaccines would be mandatory starting Feb. 1, 2022, because the government has “not succeeded in convincing enough people to get vaccinated.” The move appeared to prompt Bavarian premier Markus Soder to say that German officials should impose a similar vaccine requirement. …But Heiko Maas, Germany’s foreign minister and top member of the Social Democrats, said Friday that Austria-style vaccine mandates “won’t happen.” …Last week, officials initially placed millions of people who aren’t fully vaccinated on lockdown, a measure that has now increased to the whole population regardless of vaccination status. Schallenberg said the lockdown and vaccination requirement is needed to avoid a “fifth wave,” referring to an increase of cases in the past week.

What Good Is Poetry? The Deliverance of John Donne’s ‘Death, Be Not Proud’ – Epoch Times

21 Nov 2021 Michael A

As autumn falls in the flashing splendor and fading light of a dying season, we are invited, with the inevitability of the seasons, to face an inevitable fact: We, too, must die. No matter how commonplace this truth, it is still brutal in its brevity. How one understands it, however, makes all the difference—and good poetry is a good start for understanding anything. And a haughty, triumphant poem it is, John Donne’s 1633 sonnet “Death, Be Not Proud,” to speak thus to Death:

Protests Erupt Against Lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates Across Europe – Epoch Times

21 Nov 2021 Michael A

In Austria, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Vienna, Salzburg, and other cities after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown to deal with what it describes as a surge of COVID-19 cases. Austria’s lockdown, which follows a so-called “lockdown on the unvaccinated,” will start on Monday for an initial 10 days before government officials reevaluate it, meaning that people can only leave their homes for certain reasons, including going to the doctor, buying groceries, or exercising. Starting Feb. 1, Austria’s government said it will make vaccines mandatory for everyone. On Saturday, many waved Austrian flags while carrying signs with slogans such as “no to vaccination,” “enough is enough,” or “down with the fascist dictatorship.” Authorities said that in Vienna, the crowd surged to about 35,000 people.

Kenosha Living in Fear Ahead of Sunday Protests of Jury Acquittal – Epoch Times

21 Nov 2021 Michael A

If there is violence, Chaney said, Kenoshans are better prepared this time. After the last riots, the town also saw a massive post-riot gun-buying spree. “You have the God-honest right to keep a gun in your home. If someone crosses that line, you have got the right,” Chaney said. One armed Kenosha resident said that he dreads the thought of any potential violence in his town, although he is prepared for it. Gun owner Terry Weidig said that after the Jacob Blake riot, many Kenoshans and nearby people bought so many guns and ammunition that they was almost impossible to find.

Murdoch Accuses Facebook, Google of Censoring Conservative Voices – Epoch Times

21 Nov 2021 Michael A

In December 2020, Ken Paxton’s office, along with 47 other attorney-generals and the Federal Trade Commission, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. “The states’ investigation revealed that Facebook protected its monopoly by identifying competitive threats and either absorbing them through acquisition or neutralising them through exclusionary conduct,” Paxton said in a press release. “The law enforcement action filed today exposes its illegal conduct and should ultimately restore competition in social networking for the benefit of millions of users in Texas and the United States as well as businesses that advertise on Facebook.” …Murdoch said the digital ad market—dominated by Google and Facebook—was subject to manipulation and that companies and consumers were being overcharged for its services.

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