NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greatest Gift Was Family, Not Athleticism
In the new documentary 'Giannis: The Marvelous Journey,' the NBA star is refreshingly likable, grounded, and humble.In the new documentary 'Giannis: The Marvelous Journey,' the NBA star is refreshingly likable, grounded, and humble.The REAL reason farmers and truckers are rising up all around the world
Farmers around the world are rising up to protest regulations that are threatening to destroy not just their industry — but the countries they’ve learned to thrive in.
France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain have all seen recent protests against these regulations. In France, entire herds of livestock have been led into the city to stop traffic, and manure has been sprayed on government buildings.
“This is not just an American problem,” Glenn Beck comments. “What they’re protesting is about to affect every single citizen on planet Earth.”
The protests are a reaction to the actions of global elites, who allege that they’re trying to save the environment.
One of those elites is John Kerry, who, at the recent AIM for Climate Summit, was adamant that agriculture is a problem for the environment.
“Agriculture contributes about 33% of all emissions of the world,” he told the audience. “Depending a little bit on how you count it, but it’s anywhere from 26% to 33%, and we can’t get to net zero, we don’t get this job done, unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution.”
“You can’t just continue to both warm the planet while also expecting to feed it. Doesn’t work. So we have to reduce emissions from the food system,” he added.
“I’m not an expert on this, but has anybody considered how many people will go hungry in the race to eliminate 30%?” Glenn asks. “Did they factor in how many ranchers and farmers will be forced into poverty? Have they thought about the ramifications of something that has taken us thousands of years to perfect — to change it in a four-year-period?”
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Discontent with left-wing policy failures is triggering massive protests all over the world. Just don't expect to read all about it in the New York Times.Man survives 18 hours adrift at sea by clinging to half-deflated soccer ball
A 30-year-old North Macedonian man is alive today, thanks to a small soccer ball that children 80 miles away had lost ten days earlier.
Some time earlier this month, a man known only as "Ivan" was vacationing with friends near Kassandra, Greece. They were enjoying time on the beach when a strong current swept three people, including Ivan, far out to sea. Ivan's friends alerted authorities, who immediately sprang into action, but despite a thorough search, no one could find him.
Meanwhile, Ivan found himself lost at sea with little hope of rescue when a small half-deflated kids soccer ball drifted right into his path. He grabbed hold of the ball and clung to it for dear life. Eighteen hours later, a helicopter from the Greek Air Force finally spotted him.
Ivan was taken to the hospital, where his father and even the local mayor were able to visit with him.
"I had constant information on the course of the rescue and am very happy about the smooth ending of the young man's adventure," Anastasia Chalkia, the mayor of Kassandra, wrote in a translated Facebook post. "The young man found a ball that saved his life as he helped him when he got tired."
Chalkia thanked the rescue team and emergency medical professionals who assisted Ivan and held the heroic soccer ball as she posed for pictures with Ivan and his father at the hospital.
When the story hit the news, the mother of the two boys who had lost the soccer ball ten days prior recognized the toy on TV and came forward to identify it. Evgatis Beach on the Greek island of Lemnos, where her sons Tryphon and Thanos had lost the ball, is approximately 80 miles away from the location where Ivan was rescued.
Unfortunately, the rest of the story may not have such a happy ending. Ivan's friend, Martin Jovanovski, still remains missing, and members of the Greek coast guard and local volunteers have searched almost continuously to find him. Martin's brother, Goran, is expected to arrive in the area on Friday to help with the rescue effort as well.
Goran told reporters that he “will move the earth and heaven” to find his brother and “will mobilize everything necessary.”
Mayor Chalkia also shared a message about Martin in her post: "Investigations continue to locate a third missing person. I hope the third boy will be found alive very quickly."
Greece requires people 60 and over to either get vaccinated or pay monthly fines: 'Mandatory vaccination is a means of individual and collective protection'
Greece is requiring individuals aged 60 and older to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or else face financial punishment.
The Associated Press reported that those who forego vaccination will get slapped with a 50 euro ($57) fine this month and then with a 100euro ($114) monthly fine going forward.
Health Minister Thanos Plevris noted that the payments would be collected via the tax office and utilized to assist in funding state hospitals, the outlet noted.
"The age factor is important because of its impact on the public health service,” Plevris told Open TV, according to the AP.
“Mandatory vaccination is a means of individual and collective protection,” Greek government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou stated during a news briefing, according to CNN. "In any case, as the deadline for their vaccination has expired, the law will be applied in full."
Not everyone in the older age bracket who remains unvaccinated will be hit with fines. According to the AP, "Oikonomou said only people with legitimate health exemptions, those who had suffered a recent infection and applicants for home vaccination appointments that were delayed would be spared the fine."
The outlet noted that polls indicate significant public backing for the requirement.
Any attempt to impose such a mandate in the U.S. would likely be met by a powerful public outcry, as many Americans have taken issue with the various mask and vaccine mandates proposed and/or instituted by the public and private sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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