What To Do If An Airline Won’t Refund Your Cancelled Flight If you are having trouble getting a refund from the airlines, you’re not alone. The number one question we’re hearing from readers is “what should I do about my trip?”, but “how can I get a refund when the airline is offering me a voucher?” is a close number two. To be fair, the airlines are being crushed from all sides. Amadeus, the software responsible for airline reservations, has processed over 2.5 million air ticket reacommodations (which includes changes and cancellations) per day due to COVID-19—a whopping 1,600% increase over normal. https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor/2020/05/12/what-to-do-if-an-airline-wont-refund-your-cancelled-flight/#303a7b72711e As meat plants slow, U.S. will help growers kill livestock Producers have warned since mid-March of a potentially ruinous backup on the farm of cattle and hogs because of a slowdown at slaughter plants. The government offered to help livestock producers locate contractors skilled in killing herds or flocks of animals and to provide cost-share funding for their disposal because the coronavirus pandemic has shut down packing plants and reduced consumer demand. The National Pork Board held a webinar on Sunday that discussed step by step “emergency depopulation and disposal” of hogs. https://www.agriculture.com/news/livestock/as-meat-plants-slow-us-will-help-growers-kill-livestock Seattle wants $100 million from the state to fund cash assistance to illegal immigrants The Seattle City Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution requesting emergency economic assistance from the state of Washington for illegal immigrants, according to the Seattle Times. What's this about? The city council voted 9-0 on the resolution, which will be signed by Mayor Jenny Durkan. The resolution calls for the state to create a fund called the "Washington Worker Relief Fund" that would allocate at least $100 million to assist illegal immigrants who have lost their jobs or been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.theblaze.com/news/seattle-100-million-for-illegal-immigrants Waffle House shooter was told to wear a mask, Colorado police say A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after opening fire on a Waffle House employee who told him he needed to wear a mask, authorities in Colorado said. He was arrested Monday. The attack happened early Friday at a restaurant in the Denver suburb of Aurora, police said in a statement. Officers responding to a report of a fight and possible shooting found the employee with a gunshot wound, the Aurora Police Department said. "The victim was transported to the hospital and is recovering from his injury," police said. https://www.nbcnews.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXlMd1fPY2g

I changed my name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson Rainn Wilson has changed his name to protest climate change — to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson. “The Office” star announced his name change on Twitter Wednesday ahead of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 summit in Egypt this week. “With the help of my scientist friends at Arctic Basecamp, I’ve changed my name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson,” Wilson said. “This is not a joke, I’m as serious as the melting Arctic, which amplifies global risks including extreme weather events around the globe.” https://nypost.com/2022/11/10/rainn-wilson-changes-name-to-rainnfall-heat-wave-extreme-winter-wilson/ Biden suggests Trump will ‘not take power’ again if he runs in 2024 When asked at a post-midterms press conference how other world leaders should view this moment for America, with Trump potentially running for the presidency again, Biden said he will make sure Trump doesn’t take power. “We just have to demonstrate that he will not take power if he does run, making sure he — under legitimate efforts of our Constitution — does not become the next president again,” Biden said. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3728174-biden-suggests-trump-will-not-take-power-again-if-he-runs-in-2024/ The woke takeover of the US military endangers us all Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was fired this month as commander of a US Space Force unit. His “offense”? Speaking the truth about critical race theory’s rapid inroads among America’s armed forces. The woke left views the military as a crucial ideological battlefield. And much of the brass and civilian leadership at the Pentagon are prepared to fight — on behalf of the woke cause. Lohmeier, it seems, was an early casualty in this ideological offensive, but likely not the last. https://nypost.com/2021/05/23/the-woke-takeover-of-the-us-military-endangers-us-all/ Lottery accused of 'systemic racism' after massive Powerball payout A CNN piece on Wednesday spoke with critics knocking the lottery system as a form of systemic racism that targets poor Black and Brown communities across America. The largest Powerball jackpot lottery ticket ever was recently sold in Altadena, California, with one lucky resident winning a historic $2.04 billion. The odds were 1 in 292.2 million. Researchers told CNN that despite the extremely low chance of winning, state lotteries still aggressively market the lottery and sell tickets to low-income communities at higher rates, thus misleading Americans to believe it will help them quickly generate wealth. https://www.foxnews.com/media/lottery-systemic-racism-massive-powerball-payout Despite Only 17% Democrat Turnout on Election Day Maricopa County turnout numbers on Election Day at 8:00 PM: Republicans received 52.7% of the vote. “Other” received 30.7% of the vote. Democrats received 16.6% of the vote. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/impossible-maricopa-officials-now-report-democrats-independents-voted-katie-hobbs-election-day/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJjrnpig7Kk

Today Brian Lovig Talks about Bob McDonnell gets 2 years - Anti Gun Politicians want Protection Virginia governor Bob McDonnell gets 2 years Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who asked a judge Tuesday for mercy for his wife and himself, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for public corruption. McDonnell was convicted Sept. 4 of trading access to the power of the governor's office for more than $165,000 in loans and high-end gifts. Prosecutors had wanted him to spend more than 10 years in prison, but early in the four-hour hearing Judge James Spencer said federal officials misinterpreted the guidelines, contending the range was more like 78 to 97 months — 6½ to a little more than 8 years. Then Spencer discarded the recommendations entirely but rejected the 6,000 hours of intensive community service that McDonnell's lawyers had suggested. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/06/bob-mcdonnell-sentencing/21321365/ Anti Gun Politicians Alberta Tory backbencher Rob Anderson says Mounties have stepped up security and monitoring of his home and office following a phone threat to kill him. He says he has received numerous "disturbing" emails and phone calls since he and eight other Wildrose MLAs crossed the floor. Anderson announced this week he will not seek re-election, in part because of an angry reaction that followed his decision last month to join Premier Jim Prentice's Progressive Conservatives. The move dealt a grievous blow to Alberta's Official Opposition, leaving it with five members versus 72 seats for the Tories. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Josee Valiquette declined to confirm if an investigation was underway. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rob-anderson-says-security-boosted-after-getting-death-threat-1.2894060 Mulcair NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said Wednesday he wants to give police the ability to track every firearm in Canada through some form of a gun registry – just not the one the country had under the Liberals. Mulcair said he wouldn’t reconstitute the long-gun registry, which the Tories did away with in 2012. He said the registry, brought in by the previous Liberal government, had serious problems that needed to be addressed. Mulcair didn’t say exactly what an NDP gun registry would look like, but said the party was working with “teams” and “people who are in the field” to design an effective tracking system. http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/ndp-would-bring-in-gun-registry-mulcair-says ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AaGt_cbbQo

Liberals regain majority with union support Trade Unions and the Left Geoff Bickerton Labour March 2, 2004 Recently I have been looking at some public opinion polls that looked at issues such as voting intentions, trade, public ownership, health care and education. On almost every issue trade union members are significantly more progressive than the other segments of the population. I suppose there are many reasons for this. Collective power probably gives union members the confidence to think more about the potential for changing things. Union education programs undoubtedly play a role. The democratic process of unions also requires members to discuss and debate issues. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/trade-unions-and-the-left-geoff-bickerton Anyone who doubts that a strong leftward bias exists among the media should simply watch the almost hysterical campaign against Donald Trump unfold and then compare it to the ‘soft glove’ treatment Hillary Clinton is receiving. On the one hand, much of the media is baying at the throat of Trump for not releasing his tax returns. In point of fact, Trump is the prime owner of Trump Enterprises which is comprised of 264 subsidiaries bearing Trump’s name. His tax returns, therefore, are not simple but likely measure in the hundreds (or thousands) of pages. Should he release them to the media, that would be the end of his relevant information-based campaign. On the other hand, there is no question that Hillary Clinton received vast sums of money to speak to special-interest, Wall Street banking groups. Now, it takes virtually no imagination to conclude that those vast sums were paid for suggested favouritism toward that industry. (Clinton may be a fairly good speaker, but she is not worth those kinds of sums to discuss general politics.) One could easily suggest that what she told them was biased information in their favour — which would truly bear on her conduct as a future president if true. http://www.pqbnews.com/opinion/letters/389187201.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51JViH0oL6A