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GEICO has closed all of its 38 California agent offices that sell auto and homeowners policies and other lines and has also ended the practice of selling insurance through telephone agents in the state. Three offices in Sacramento, one in Roseville, three in Fresno and one in Modesto were among offices that have closed in the last few days. The closures are resulting in more than 35 layoffs in the Sacramento area and hundreds statewide. The GEICO office in Roseville only opened in July 2021. GEICO put out a press release at the time saying it would meet the insurance...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/nyregion/nyc-truck-terror-attack.html Shortly after Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, was arrested on suspicion of using a truck to kill eight people on a Manhattan bike path in 2017, President Donald J. Trump declared on Twitter, “SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY.” Ultimately, Jeff Sessions, his attorney general, authorized federal prosecutors to seek capital punishment should Mr. Saipov be convicted. But with Mr. Saipov’s trial looming this fall, his lawyers have asked Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, appointed by President Biden, to withdraw the death penalty authorization, which would mean life imprisonment for Mr. Saipov if he were found guilty. Mr. Garland has...

As gas prices reach new heights, Biden Administration cancels lease sales in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. This senile old man and those who handle him hate America. Every policy they make hurts Americans.Only a few days ago

(CNN)Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the former Philippine dictator, is on the cusp of winning the Philippine presidential election by a landslide, according to preliminary and unofficial results, taking the Marcos dynasty one step closer to the Malacañang Palace, 36 years after the family fled a mass uprising. Marcos Jr has about 30 million votes compared to his closest rival, the outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, who has about 14 million votes, according to a partial and unofficial tally of the Commission on Elections

How did Mussolini lose power? On July 25, 1943, Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, is voted out of power by his own Grand Council and arrested upon leaving a meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele, who tells Il Duce that the war is lost. How did Mussolini die? On April 28, 1945, “Il Duce,” Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland. Can History Repeat Itself?

Let's all try this, wonderful if it helps.I'll do it! If running low, just get your gas the day before on April 14 or the day after on April 16. Every little bit helps. In April 1997, there was a 'gas out' conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.On April 15th 2011, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $1.20 a liter/$3.87 in most places. If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it...

The Covid vaccine experiment should be ended immediately. The conclusion is that they are abysmal at preventing Covid-19. If they offer any actual protection, it’s negligible at best. And despite the CDC spreading rumors that the jabs prevent people from getting symptoms, going to the hospital, or dying. That isn’t true, either. The experiment has failed. On the same day that White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tested positive and started experiencing mild symptoms, so too has Hillary Clinton had the same experience despite being triple-vaxxed.

Finally we moved up from a Defcon level 4 to a 3 The current overall Defcon level OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) estimate is now Defcon level 3. After assessing the situation with Russia and their forces being set to a higher nuclear deterrence level, we have set our overall alert level back to three for the time being Taken from Defcon Level Warning System: What Is DEFCON 3 Or “Round House” Warning Level? DEFCON 3, or Round House is an increase in alertness and military readiness, also known as ‘yellow alert’ status. With Defcon 3 the air force is in...

Congress has once again deferred making a decision as to whether to finally end draft registration or to expand it to include young women as well as young men. The final version of this year’s annual National Defense [sic] Authorization Act (NDAA) approved by Congress on December 14th and signed into law on December 27th by President Biden makes no change to the provisions of the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA) which authorize the president to order men, but not women, to register with the Selective Service System (SSS) for a possible military draft. This leaves the current Selective Service...

To write off the cost of driving for work, you can apply the IRS per-mile write-off to the number of miles you put in. The alternative is to deduct part of your actual driving expenses. That would cover not only gas but also a percentage of maintenance, repairs and new tires - the whole shebang. It takes more record keeping, but it might give you a greater deduction.Do You Have a Choice?The IRS usually gives you the option to choose whichever method works best for you. In some cases, the rules won't let you take the per-mile deduction. For example,...

What does Russian President Vladimir Putin believe about God? That’s a fascinating question the world can’t answer “with any certainty,” according to Mark Tooley, president of The Institute on Religion and Democracy. After all, there’s a difference between what Putin says and what he does — and there’s strangely a great deal of uncertainty and confusion intermingled with both. “He had a devoutly Christian mother and has worn a crucifix around his neck for most of his life,” Tooley told Faithwire. “Certainly, he has embraced the patronage of the Russian Orthodox Church and used it to advance his own political...

Reported Nov 2020 Vladimir Putin had surgery while battling cancer and Parkinson’s disease, source claims The Russian President is considering stepping down early this year and handing power to his daughter, Russian scientist and historian Professor Valery Solovei claimed

The Queen has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has said. The monarch is experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" but expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said. "She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines," it added in a statement. The Queen, 95, had been in contact with her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, who tested positive last week.

August 14, 1936 Rainey Bethea, executed August 14, 1936 at Owensboro, Kentucky, was the last public execution in America. He was publicly hanged for rape on August 14, 1936 in a parking lot in Owensboro, Kentucky (to avoid damage to the courthouse lawn by thousands of people who were expected to attend).

There are several variances of the COVID disease If a person contacted the COVID can you catch the virus again? If so how many times? Vaccinated and un-vaccinated?

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man at a nucleic acid testing booth set up at a highway exit, following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the cities of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Hangzhou, in Ruian, Zhejiang province, China December 14, 2021. China reported 77 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 15, compared with 67 a day earlier, its health authority said on Thursday.Of the new infections, 69 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared with 50 a day earlier.

Vicente Fernández, iconic Mexican singer who elevated mariachi music, has died at 81 Vicente Fernández, the iconic Mexican singer, actor and film producer whose mighty baritone voice helped elevate mariachi music to an art form, died early Sunday morning at a hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was 81 years old.

The vaccinated have a particularly high viral load, which means that for vulnerable groups, it is obviously safest if they are visited by un-vaccinated people.” – MEP Nicolaus Fest On Wednesday, on the floor of the European Parliament, German MEP Nicolaus Fest (AfD) demanded that instead of jabbing more people, they examine the efficacy, side effects, and deaths in connection with the vaccinations. Furthermore, he wants the pharmaceutical companies to be held liable.Leaders Lied – Vaccinated People Threat To Vulnerable Groups“So now we want to vaccinate the entire world. Naturally one wonders why because up until now, the reasons have...

I see daily news articles that fully vaccinated people are still getting infected with Covid. Q How sick do they GET?

1. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. This means that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be so situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion; and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision. This latter element requires that before the acceptance of an affirmative decision by the experimental subject...