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It looked to be a grand day out on Lake Tisza in southern Hungary, where another edition of the PET Cup was held to great success. The competition, sponsored by local and large businesses alike, saw hearty ‘PET Pirates’ plundering the high seas of the country’s artificial lake in search of treasure: plastic waste. Short […] The post ‘PET Pirates’ Remove Seven Tons of Trash from Hungarian Lake in Plastic Picking Competition appeared first on Good News Network.

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (MSPCA) formed a coalition of animal adoption groups across the state for a free dog adoption event statewide that will run from July 15 to July 21.

Venus has got a little more rhythm across its clouds thanks to NASA and Missy Elliott. The space agency and the artist collaborated to send an inspirational message and the lyrics to one of her songs to the planet Venus.The song chosen was The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly). It has become the first hip-hop song to be transmitted across NASA’s Deep Space Network, the second overall after the DSN was used to transmit the Beatles’ song Across The Universe in 2008.“I still can’t believe I’m going out of this world with NASA through the Deep Space Network when ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ becomes the first ever hip-hop song to transmit to space!” said Elliott in a statement. “I chose Venus because it symbolizes strength, beauty, and empowerment and I am so humbled to have the opportunity to share my art and my message with the universe!”The transmission was sent by the Deep Space Station 13 at the DSN’s Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex. That antenna, coincidentally, is nicknamed Venus. The message was sent at the speed of light, and it took 14 minutes to cross the 254 million kilometers (158 million miles) between Earth and where Venus currently is.“Both space exploration and Missy Elliott’s art have been about pushing boundaries,” said Brittany Brown, director of the Digital and Technology Division, Office of Communications, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, who initially pitched ideas to Missy’s team to collaborate with the agency. “Missy has a track record of infusing space-centric storytelling and futuristic visuals in her music videos so the opportunity to collaborate on something out of this world is truly fitting.”Venus is Missy Elliott’s favorite planet, and this is why it was chosen. The message was not sent with any specific intentions. There is no radio-capable life on Venus – but if it were, they’d be damn lucky to be getting songs from Earth!

Patriots in Oklahoma are engaged in an epic struggle for their independence, facing off against a modern empire and its mercenaries — a struggle with striking similarities to the American War of Independence.Today, the empire is BlackRock. This gargantuan corporation’s tentacles spread across the word, with 89 offices in 38 countries including the United States, Japan, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and South Africa.Oklahoma must choose which path to take. Will they give in to the lobbying and corruption, or will they fight back and break free from their grip? BlackRock is no ordinary corporation. It produces nothing useful. Instead, the firm gets rich by managing other people’s money — lots of it. BlackRock now has effective control of $10.5 trillion worth of other people’s assets. And with that control comes enormous power, which BlackRock uses to push environmental, social, and governance standards — the leftist framework for imposing its agenda on the American people via economic coercion.The people of Oklahoma want none of this. They have no interest in their state’s investments being controlled by an international corporation and used to push leftist policies contrary to their values and interests.As research by the American Accountability Foundation revealed, BlackRock leveraged Oklahomans’ pension funds 54 times since 2022 to back shareholder proposals supporting policies such as racial equity audits, gender pay gap reports, radical climate policy, and efforts to defund conservative candidates and pro-business trade associations.And so, led by Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Treasurer Todd Russ, Sooners fought back. In 2022, the state legislature passed, and the governor signed the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, banning ESG-pushing corporations from managing the state’s investments. On May 3, 2023, State Treasurer Russ published a blacklist of firms that could not do business with Oklahoma pension funds, including, most significantly, BlackRock.But the empire refused to stand by and let the people of Oklahoma break free from its grip. Immediately, BlackRock and its allies dispatched an army of lobbyists, spineless politicians, and corrupt academics to undo what the people of Oklahoma voted for. Here are just a few examples.Insurance Commissioner Glen MulreadyRecords obtained by the American Accountability Foundation show that two days before the widely anticipated list dropped, BlackRock lobbyist Pat McFerron met with Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready just days before Mulready voted to exempt BlackRock from the Oklahoma treasurer’s blacklist.McFerron and Mulready go way back. Not only do the records obtained by AAF show them directly texting each other like old pals, McFerron’s lobbying firm, CMA Strategies, literally bragged on X (Twitter) about helping Mulready become insurance commissioner.Attorney General Gentner DrummondEmails show Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond praising and working closely with BlackRock, revealing extensive communications with BlackRock official Mark McCombe and the aforementioned Pat McFerron.Most significantly, on May 12, 2023, Drummond told those BlackRock representatives, “I would like to continue our productive corporate-state partnership.” This was at a time when it was widely anticipated there would be a lawsuit attacking this blacklist and that the attorney general would be at the center of it.Dr. Travis RoachRecords reveal that the Oklahoma Rural Association, a shady lobbying group, paid about $6,800 to Travis Roach, an associate professor and chairman of the economics department at the University of Central Oklahoma, to manufacture a “study” showing that the law banning BlackRock and other ESG firms was harmful. But in a private email, Roach admitted he “knows almost nothing” about ESG. Yet, his “study,” legitimized by his supposed expertise, was cited in dozens of articles bashing anti-ESG laws.What’s strange is that the Oklahoma Rural Association has reported almost no revenue since 2020. How then did the group have the funds to hire shill academics?Clearly, the Oklahoma Rural Association is an astroturf operation being funded by someone who opposes the blacklist law. Who is funding it?What we do know is that Oklahoma Rural Association supports the campaign of Rep. Tom Cole, whose political team includes none other than BlackRock lobbyist Pat McFerron’s CMA Strategies.Though faced by an enemy with seemingly endless resources and power, our founders were undaunted. Though they were small and relatively weak, in the end, they prevailed. Today, faced with another powerful enemy, Oklahomans must choose which path to take. Will they give in to the lobbying and corruption, or will they fight back and break free from their grip? Let’s hope they make the right choice.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Hundreds of far-left protesters gathered in Red Arrow Park to voice their opposition to former President Donald Trump entering the White House for another term, still calling him the most dangerous person to be president days after a gunman almost ended the GOP nominee's life.The March on the RNC, an umbrella organization of far-left groups that came to Milwaukee from all over the U.S., started with a press conference where leaders of the different groups gave speeches that warned about what would happen if Trump were to get a second term.'I think the Republicans are experts in political violence.'"For decades, Republicans have been on a mission to deprive the majority of people of this country of their basic human rights. Their attacks on black and brown people, on women, on immigrants, on the LGBTQ community, and on the working class. ... Defeating the Republican agenda is a matter of life and death for working and oppressed people," said Kobi Guillory, a Chicago middle school teacher and member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization.Guillory said that because all members of the March on the RNC live in the U.S., which he described as "the belly of the beast," they have a responsibility to destroy the "imperialist system" from within so that people in the U.S. and around the world can live in peace.A member of Voces De La Frontera, or Voices from the Border, said she condemned any attempt to assassinate politicians, but then added, "It’s undeniable that Trump’s rhetoric, policies, and actions have contributed to a climate of increased violence, legitimized hate crimes by white nationalists." — (@) When asked about Republicans claiming the inflamed rhetoric and hatred spewed at Trump is one of the reasons why he was almost killed at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, co-chair of the March on the RNC Omar Flores simply said, "I think the Republicans are experts in political violence."Flores also acknowledged the way Trump handled himself after being shot probably means he is going to win in November."This has been a win for them, if we're looking at it realistically, right? The way that Trump looked after that, it sort of reinforces the idea that he is a strong candidate. And while that's obviously not how we feel ... we're going to be out here no matter what, whether it's Biden that wins or Trump that wins," he explained.The protesters marched in the vicinity of the the Fiserv Forum, temporarily blocking a security checkpoint, but there was no mass attempt to enter the security zone, and there were no major acts of violence. — (@) — (@) All of the speakers noted that while they are against Trump, the people in charge are the Democrats and that is why it is important for them to show up in large numbers for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

What are the Concord game modes? Firewalk Studios has drawn from several classic shooters when compiling Concord’s playlists — hello Team Deathmatch, our old friend. While its beta offerings haven’t pushed the boat out on the originality front, that’s not to say the devs don’t have anything spicy planned post-launch. As you’ll see below, we’ve compiled the complete list of Concord game modes that are either currently available in, or confirmed for, the FPS game. Though only four modes were available during its beta, Sony previously let slip two more that you can jump into when the Concord release date finally rolls around. Continue reading All Concord game modes explained MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best multiplayer games, Best cross platform games, Best FPS games

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