American Civil War Civil War begins as Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861

American Civil War Civil War begins as Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter: On April 12, 1861, The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Bay.

During the next 34 hours, 50 Confederate guns and mortars launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. On April 13, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort. Two days later, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to quell the Southern “insurrection”.

As early as 1858, the ongoing conflict between North and South over the issue of slavery had led Southern leadership to discuss a unified separation from the United States. By 1860, the majority of the slave states were publicly threatening secession if the Republicans, the anti-slavery party, won the presidency. Following Republican Abraham Lincoln’s victory over the divided Democratic Party in November 1860.

South Carolina immediately initiated secession proceedings. On December 20, the South Carolina legislature passed the “Ordinance of Secession”, which declared that “the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other states, under the name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved”. After the declaration, South Carolina set about seizing forts, arsenals, and other strategic locations within the state. Within six weeks, five more Southern states - Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana–had followed South Carolina’s lead.

In February 1861, delegates from those states convened to establish a unified government. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was subsequently elected the first president of the Confederate States of America. When Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, a total of seven states (Texas had joined the pack) had seceded from the Union, and federal troops held only Fort Sumter in South Carolina, Fort Pickens off the Florida coast, and a handful of minor outposts in the South. Four years after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, the Confederacy was defeated at the total cost of 620,000 Union and Confederate soldiers dead.

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This Day in History April 12

•  627 King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York.

• 1204 Fourth Crusade: Sack of Constantinople: Crusaders reach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.

• 1606 Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships

• 1776 American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.

• 1862 American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (Great Locomotive Chase:) Occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).

• 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

• 1865 American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.

• 1917 World War I: Battle of Vimy Ridge: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.

• 1927 Shanghai Massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.

• 1934 U.S. Auto-Lite Strike: egins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.

• 1945 World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt's death.

• 1945 World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reached Tangermünde - only 50 miles from Berlin.

• 1955 The polio vaccine , developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

• 1961 Cold War: Space Race: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, Vostok 1.

• 1970 Soviet submarine K-8 carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.

• 1981 STS-1 Mission: The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place

• 1999 United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.

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Understanding Military Terminology

Prisoner of War

A detained person (as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949) who, while engaged in combat under orders of his or her government, is captured by the armed forces of the enemy.

Also called POW or PW.

Joint Publications (JP 3-50) Personnel Recovery

Private Sector

An umbrella term that may be applied to any or all of the nonpublic or commercial individuals and businesses, specified nonprofit organizations, most of academia and other scholastic institutions, and selected nongovernmental organizations.

Joint Publications (JP 3-57) Civil-Military Operations

Privity of Contract

The legal relationship that exists between two contracting parties.

Joint Publications (JP 4-10) Operational Contract Support

Joint Publication - Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

The Old Salt’s Corner

Battlegroup Platforms

Typical platforms found in the battlegroup include:

Carrier (CV/CVN) The carrier’s primary mission is air power projection, either to targets ashore or at sea. The carrier is the center around which the other ships in the battlegroup evolve. CVN indicates a nuclear powered carrier.

Cruiser (CG/CGN) Cruisers attached to a battlegroup primarily perform air-warfare (AW) missions to protect the carrier and other ships from air threats. Cruisers are also equipped with missiles for surface-warfare (SUW), and Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopters for undersea-warfare (USW). CGN indicates a nuclear powered cruiser.

Destroyer (DD/DDG) Most modern destroyers are optimized for a particular warfare task, such as USW, AW or SUW; typically, they also have some capability to conduct the other two as well. DDG indicates the destroyer can fire guided missiles.

Frigate (FF/FFG) The main mission of the frigates is USW, although they usually have some capability for conducting AW and SUW. FFG indicates the frigate can fire guided missiles.

“I’m Just Sayin”

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”

“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being.

With freedom comes responsibility.

For the person who is unwilling to grow up,

the person who does not want to carry his own weight,

this is a frightening prospect.”

“My death is incidental,

and I worry very much about my loved ones and, you know,

would like to make it as easy as possible for them.

Or wish I could will away whatever, you know,

the sadness they will feel when I die.

But for me, nothing.

The world goes on.”

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

“Thought for the Day”

“God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.”

“I may not be where I want to be,

but thank God I am not where I used to be.”

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait -

it's how we behave while we're waiting.”

“Depression begins with disappointment.

When disappointment festers in our soul,

it leads to discouragement.”

~ Joyce Meyer

“What I Learned”

“In a real dark night of the soul

it is always three o clock in the morning,

day after day.”

~ Anonymous

Second Hand News: Articles from Week 15 - April 12, 2021 - April 18, 2021

INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK: Biden's plan for infrastructure and everything else • Senate Republicans demand a say in infrastructure legislation • Bernie Sanders: Infrastructure plan should include 'human infrastructure' such as housing, childcare, healthcare

BIDENS's GUN CRISIS: Biden dismisses “PHONY” Second Amendment arguments against gun control actions • Hunter Biden wrongfully answered “NO” to a drug use question in buying a .38 pistol in blasting Biden's GUN GRAB • Biden takes aim at ghost guns and calls mass shootings an “International Embarrassment” • What are 'ghost guns' and why is Biden targeting them?

BIDENS's BORDER CRISIS: Kamala Harris MIA on border crisis • EXCLUSIVE: ICE converting these seven hotels into 'casas' for migrant families • Texas governor Greg Abbott faults Biden after child sexual abuse allegations surface in migrant facility

Forensic analysis of Hunter Biden laptop by ex-FBI agent finds 'no evidence' of fake data • U.S. blacklists Chinese supercomputing companies for ties to military and WMD program • Former MLB pitcher David Wells slams baseball over All-Star Game move: 'I don't watch baseball anymore'

MOST READ: Supreme Court barrier to Joe Biden’s gun grab • Biden's Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: Racism is 'physically built into' country's highways • EXCLUSIVE: ICE gave $87M no-bid contract to business with Biden ties, raising conflict of interest questionsEXCLUSIVE: ICE gave $87M no-bid contract to business with Biden ties, raising conflict of interest questions Washington Examiner

The Wall Between Civilization And Our Innate Savagery Is Weakening • Biden Orders Commission To Study How Democrats Can Pack The Supreme Court • A Pandemic And Power Failures Made Prepping Every Smart Person’s Strategy

Biden’s ATF Pick Mocked Americans As Zombie Preppers For Buying Guns During Government Lockdowns • The Media’s Obsession With Identity Politics Is Warping Everything • Biden’s ‘Jim Crow’ Label For Georgia Election Laws Is Insane. Here’s Why • The Biden Border Bonanza Cost Taxpayers $60 Million A Week To Shelter Migrant Children

MOST READ: What’s Inside The Gender-Bending Picture Books In Your Children’s Library • A Nation Primed To See Racism In Everything Will Think Only About Race • A Guide To Why Floridians Love Publix For Ignorant CBS Producers • A Pandemic And Power Failures Made Prepping Every Smart Person’s Strategy

For Hating Trump So Much, NOW Biden Sure Is Cloning A Bunch Of His Successful Policies • It’s High Time We Make Woke Corporate America Feel Real Pain: Here’s How We Can Start • Scientists Called BS On The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Bogus COVID Origins Report, And China Isn’t Happy • Biden Orders Commission To Study How Democrats Can Pack The Supreme Court The Federalist

CORRUPTION CHRONICLES: Where’s Hunter? Left Promotes Racism, Capitol Riot Cover-Up • MLB, Coca-Cola & Delta Attack Voter ID in Georgia • Supreme Court Fails Americans on Clinton Emails • Special Counsel for Biden! NOW!

“Investigating the Investigators:” How H.R.1 intends to overturn Supreme Court rulings on elections • Grassroots Rebellion Grows with New Calls to Ban Critical Race Theory from Military, Public Schools

Race-based COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Vaccine Priority in Vermont for People of Color, Indigenous, English Language Learners, Refugees • Judicial Watch Obtains Additional Records of FDA Purchases of Fetal Tissue for “Humanized Mice” Project; Agency Wanted “Fresh, Shipped on Wet Ice” Fetal Organs Judicial Watch

MSNBC Regular Frightened That 'Ignorant' Chauvin Jury Too Dumb To Care About Floyd Death Could Fail to Convict • CNN Slimes Republicans: 'War on Voting', 'Pandemic of Apartheid' • 60 Minutes DEBACLE: Fake News Smear of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis Blows Up on CBS

New York Times Front Page: ‘Biden Moves to Save Lives’ With ‘Ghost Gun’ Panic • TV Reporter Buries Inconvenient Fact that “HATE HOAX: Black student responsible for racist graffiti at American college” • Hack FLASHBACK! ‘Comedian’ Sam Bee Groveled to Hillary: ‘It Should Have Been You!’

MUST READ: ABC, CBS, NBC CENSOR Study Saying Biden’s Corporate Tax Hikes Will Cost 1M Jobs in 2 Yrs • WATCH: Media Lie, Smear, and Spin Election Security Laws to Push for HR-1 • Let's Compare Coverage of Biden's and Trump's Border Crises

Republican Attorneys General Plan to Create Legal Roadblocks for Biden Agenda • U.S. Navy to Send 2 Warships to Black Sea as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Simmer • Mexico’s Top Diplomat Expects ‘Constant and Growing’ Wave of Migrants • Biden’s ‘Border Czar’ Is Resigning: White House • Video: Facts Matter (April 9): Experts Warn That Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Renting’ Children to Cross the Border • Florida Court Upholds Law that Penalizes Local Gun Control Regulations

Maryland Becomes First State to Repeal Police Bill of Rights • Aide to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Takes Trip to Florida Amid COVID-19 Warnings • ‘Hypocrisy’: Lawmakers Denounce MLB’s China Deal Extension Amid Georgia Boycott • Corporations, Voter ID Critics Should Help Minorities Obtain Photo IDs to Vote: Herschel Walker • Chinese TV Blurring Western Fashion Brand Logos as Xinjiang Row Escalates • U.S., Iran Clash on Sanctions; U.S. Sees Possible ‘Impasse’

INFOGRAPHIC: Biden Admin’s $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan The Epoch Times

Mr. Answer Man Please Tell Us: Why Are Marines Called ”Jarheads”?

You’ve probably heard the term jarhead even if you’re not part of the military. It’s a common term for someone in the Marines that emerged around World War II. There are a few theories surrounding where this term came from and why Marines are called jarheads but today, it’s mostly used as a beloved term used by the Marines, encouraging a sense of camaraderie.

Who are the Marines?

The U.S. Marine Corps was founded on November 10, 1774, and is responsible for conducting “expeditionary and amphibious operations.” Originally, they were subset groups of the three other main military branches – the Army, Navy, and Air Force and became a component of the U.S. Navy in 1834. Now, the Marines are considered their own branch of the U.S. military.

The Marine Corps began in Philadelphia fighting at sea and onshore as a part of the infantry. In the Pacific during World War II, the Marines took the lead even though they are the smallest of the eight U.S. military branches.

Basic training for Marine recruits lasts 13 weeks, making it the longest initial training process in the military, before completing further intensive training which lasts for various periods of time.

Some say “Jarhead” originated from the Marine uniform.

The first theory about where jarhead came from refers to the Marine uniform. Their uniforms haven’t changed much over the years and are the most stable and recognizable uniform in all of the U.S. military

The dress blues date back to the early 19th century and the service uniform came about in the early 20th century. The uniforms are also unique in that they don’t often present obvious distinctions such as pins or insignias.

For example, an Army Ranger or Navy SEAL has specific insignia to separate them from the rest of the branch and these subsets are often more proud of these distinctions than the larger branch they are technically a part of. In the Marines, there are only a handful of skills that warrant distinguishing pins.

In short, a Marine is a Marine and there’s a strong sense of brotherhood there, no matter what special skills you possess.

So, how does jarhead relate to a Marine’s uniform? Well, it’s all about the collar.

Marines had a prominent leather collar that earned them the nickname of “Leatherbacks”. Although the leather collar is no longer present in the current uniforms, the collar is still rather high, especially on the dress blues.

This theory argues that the high collar makes the Marine’s head, while in uniform, look as if it is coming out of a jar. Hence the term jarhead.

Others say “Jarhead” came from the Marine haircut.

The Marine haircut is known as the “high and tight” and it’s a version of the classic military crew cut. It’s characterized by a very short buzz cut on the sides and a tall, almost square look with the longer hair on top.

Therefore, the term jarhead could’ve come from the fact that a Marine’s haircut looked like the cap of a jar which spawned the nickname for their heads.

Some say it has nothing to do with uniforms or haircuts but comes from a more abstract place.

It’s common among non-Marines in the military to stereotype Marines as “drinking the Kool-aid” while being a bit hard-headed and susceptible to brainwashing. Therefore, some theories suggest that jarhead is another permutation of this concept.

By calling a Marine a jarhead, this theory holds that a Marine has an empty jar for a head – hard on the outside, empty on the inside, and ready to be filled with military propaganda.

Others who agree with this theory but take a less critical approach claim that this “hard on the outside, empty on the inside” idea makes an ideal soldier. Perhaps this is why many Marines don’t see the term jarhead as derogatory. In another sense, a jarhead is willing to single-mindedly follow orders straight into battle no matter how dangerous it may be. Basically, Marines are known for putting their duty to their country above their own personal safety.

According to this theory, being a jarhead means going against human nature and sacrificing yourself regardless of what your instincts might be saying.

Yet another theory claims “Jarhead” came about due to the Mason Jar company making steel helmets for the Marines.

Although this theory is perhaps far-fetched, the final explanation for why Marines are called jarheads has to do with old school helmets made by the same company that produced Mason Jars. Apparently, these helmets were produced during World War II and the nickname caught on during those years.

Overall, it’s still uncertain why Marines are called jarheads and the argument continues.

Our Military / Wikipedia / U.S. Department Of Defense.gov / USMC Press / Mental Floss / Quora / Why Are Marines Called ”Jarheads”? (YouTube)

NAVSPEAK aka U.S. Navy Slang

Shoe:

1. (When used by Navy SEALs) Anyone in the Navy who is not a SEAL. “Look at those stupid shoes with their haircuts and fat bellies.”

2. (When used by Naval Aviators) Surface Warfare Officers, so called because of their noticeable black shoes.

Short arm inspection: The inspection a ship's corpsman performs on a sailor's penis, looking for visible signs of any venereal disease, if the sailor suspects he may have contracted one.

Short Seabag or Without a Full Seabag: Reporting aboard without a full uniform; deficient in aptitude or intelligence.

Short Timer:: A sailor with less than 90 days until discharge or transfer and an attitude to match.

Short Timer's Chain: A chain that hangs from the belt of a “Short Timer” for all to see, with one link representing a day, signifying too short to care, and usually starting with 30 links. Verbal equivalent is “__ days and a wake-up.” The chain may also be taken from the small brass chain keeping a sound power phone jack cover attached to the jack housing.

Wiktionary.org

Just for you MARINE

Shooter: Person whose primary duty involves marksmanship with a rifle or pistol, such as students at a rifle range or competition team members.

Shore Party: Landing support specialists that direct the disposition of troops during an amphibious assault.

Short-timer: Person nearing the completion of his/her present tour of duty or enlistment.

Short-timer's Disease: Apathy to duties and regulations from a person nearing End of Active Service (EAS).

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Naval Aviation Squadron Nicknames

HSM-37 Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron THREE SEVEN - nicknamed the “Easyriders”

United States Navy - Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific - Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii / HSL-36 July 03, 1975 - October 01, 2013 / HSM-37 October 01, 2013 - present

Where Did That Saying Come From?

“An Englishman's home is his castle:”

Meaning: The English dictum that a man's home is his refuge.

History: The maxim that 'An Englishman's home (or occasionally, house) is his castle' is most often cited these days in articles in the British right-wing press that bemoan the apparent undermining of the perceived principle that a man can do as he pleases in his own house, which they hold up as an ancient right. The grumbles centre about the feminist response 'what about Englishwomen?' and the public disquiet about the smacking of children, attacking of intruders etc. The proverb was used in almost all of the articles about the court case of Tony Martin in 2000. Martin was convicted by jury trial of murder, after shooting and killing a 16-year old who had broken into his house in Norfolk, UK.

Did Englishmen actually ever have a unique right to act as they pleased within the walls of their own home? Well, yes and no. Yes, in the sense that it has been a legal precept in England, since at least the 17th century, that no one may enter a home, which would typically then have been in male ownership, unless by invitation. This was established as common law by the lawyer and politician Sir Edward Coke (pronounced Cook), in The Institutes of the Laws of England, 1628:

“For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium [and each man's home is his safest refuge].”

This enshrined into law the popular belief at the time, expressed in print by several authors in the late 16th century:

Henri Estienne's The Stage of Popish Toyes: conteining both tragicall and comicall partes, 1581, includes:

[The English papists owe it to the Queen that] “youre house is youre Castell.”

Richard Mulcaster, the headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School in London, echoed this in his treatise on education - Positions, which are necessarie for the training up of children, 1581:

“He [the householder] is the appointer of his owne circumstance, and his house is his castle.”

Judged against the standards of his time, Mulcaster was an enlightened educationalist. His charges were nevertheless terrified of him and he condoned methods in the 'castle' of his school that would result these days in a visit from Social Services. His own experience in castles wasn't that happy either - he was imprisoned for theft in 1555 in the Tower of London and probably tortured into a confession.

What was meant by 'castle' was defined in 1763 by the British Prime Minister with an admirable selection of names to choose from - William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham, also known as Pitt the Elder:

“The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail - its roof may shake - the wind may blow through it - the storm may enter - the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter.”

It is clear from the above that the law was established to give householders the right to prevent entry to their homes. Like the 'rule of thumb', which was popularly and mistakenly believed to be the right of a man to beat his wife, the 'Englishman's home is his castle' rule didn't establish a man's right to take actions inside the home that would be illegal outside it.

The principle was exported to the United States where, not unnaturally, the 'Englishman' was removed from the phrase. In 1800, Joel Chandler Harris's biography of Henry W. Grady, the journalist and writer on the US Constitution, included this line:

“Exalt the citizen. As the State is the unit of government he is the unit of the State. Teach him that his home is his castle, and his sovereignty rests beneath his hat.”

These days, with all the news of banking collapses and mortgage foreclosures, men and women, English or American, might be glad to have somewhere to call home, even if they have to obey the law when inside it.

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Science & Technology

FEATURED: Why bird brains are more brilliant than anyone suspected • Like humans, male chimps mellow with age

Want to make nice with the neighbors? Try sacrificing a few llamas • How climate disruptions revolutionized ancient human toolmaking • Even a car can’t kill this beetle. Here’s why Science AAAS

Tiny moon shadows may harbor hidden stores of ice • Making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil just got way easier

Drug-resistant hospital bacteria persist even after deep cleaning • Wrinkled 'super pea' could be added to foods to reduce diabetes risk • New sub-Saturn-mass exoplanet discovered • Data reveals evidence of molecular absorption in the atmosphere of a hot Neptune Phys.org / MedicalXpress / TechXplore

Bizarre News (we couldn’t make up stuff this good - real news story)

Astronomers agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old

Source: Cornell University

Summary: From an observatory high above Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the oldest light in the universe.

Their observations, plus a bit of cosmic geometry, suggest that the universe is 13.77 billion years old - give or take 40 million years. A Cornell University researcher co-authored one of two papers about the findings, which add a fresh twist to an ongoing debate in the astrophysics community.

The new estimate, using data gathered at the National Science Foundation's Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), matches the one provided by the standard model of the universe, as well as measurements of the same light made by the European Space Agency's Planck satellite, which measured remnants of the Big Bang from 2009 to '13.

The research was published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.

The lead author of "The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Power Spectra at 98 and 150 GHz" is Steve Choi, NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, in the College of Arts and Sciences.

In 2019, a research team measuring the movements of galaxies calculated that the universe is hundreds of millions of years younger than the Planck team predicted. That discrepancy suggested a new model for the universe might be needed and sparked concerns that one of the sets of measurements might be incorrect.

“Now we've come up with an answer where Planck and ACT agree”, said Simone Aiola, a researcher at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics and first author of one of two papers. “It speaks to the fact that these difficult measurements are reliable.”

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Materials provided by Cornell University. Original written by Linda Glaser. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.

Science Daily (01/04/2021)

Second Hand News: Articles from Week 15 - April 12, 2021 - April 18, 2021

Descendants of black family who owned thriving resort on Los Angeles' Manhattan Beach will have the land RETURNED to them after they were forced out by 'racist policies' a century ago - and it's now worth at least $72 million • “BLM” founder is branded a 'FRAUD' after buying a $1.4 million home in an upscale mostly white enclave in Los Angeles

EXCLUSIVE: High living Hunter Biden blew tens of thousands on prostitutes, drugs and luxury cars, was desperate to avoid jail for $320k in unpaid taxes and threatened to take money from his daughter's college fund • Leftists ramp up calls for liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, to retire after he claimed court packing would 'erode trust' in the judicial system

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION: “A radical-left assault on our country:” Fury at Biden's Supreme Court Packing Commission • REVEALED: Biden's nominee for ATF chief is an anti-gun lobbyist who was at the Ruby Ridge standoff and Waco massacre - and lied about Branch Davidian cult members shooting down helicopters

“Do as I say, not as my family do!” John Kerry clan’s private jet flies his family 2,200 miles from Boston to Idaho while Biden's climate Czar tours Asia to promote the environment • Biden releases “skinny” $1.5trillion spending plan with $14billion increase for climate change, $861million for Central America and big boosts for education and health • “It's a life raft:” Jill Biden tells parents husband Joe's $2T infrastructure package will cut child poverty in HALF during visit to a kindergarten in Alabama

BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS: White House's border coordinator Roberta S. Jacobson RESIGNS as Biden struggles to contain the historic surge in migrants • Crying brother, 6, and his sister, 5, are found by U.S. Border Control with their mother's name and phone number written on their arms after being hoisted over the wall and abandoned

NOW Biden wants to RESTART construction on Trump's border wall to “plug the gaps” - with kids' camps way over capacity and a new surge of migrants coming from Guatemala • MS-13 gang member is caught entering the U.S. illegally just days after it was revealed two Yemeni men on the FBI's terror watchlist were arrested sneaking over the border

PRINCE PHILIP DEAD AT 99: Royals face dilemma over who to invite because of Covid rules • Philip's funeral could be Harry's chance to repair 'deep damage' caused by Oprah interview, say royal experts • First Sea Lord pays tribute to Royal Navy veteran Prince Philip and highlights praise for his 'bravery and enterprise' during WWII Battle of Cape Matapan • Exiled, orphaned, homeless, alone: Prince Philip's childhood featured a runaway adulterous father, a mentally unstable mother and sisters who married Nazis • Trump, Obama, Biden, Bush and Carter all pay tribute to Prince Philip who watched THIRTEEN Presidents come and go while serving beside the Queen

Medical examiner who performed George Floyd's autopsy says he died from having his neck compressed because of underlying heart disease and that Chauvin's knee would NOT cut off his oxygen • Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams's brain will be tested for CTE after he shot and killed his doctor, the medic's wife and grandchildren, and a repair man, then turned the gun on himself • Street racer, 21 ,who killed a mom and her baby when he hit them at 100mph on a Florida boulevard is jailed for 24 years Daily Mail

Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 10) • Harry Reid Warns Biden Against Packing Supreme Court: ‘We Better Be Very, Very Careful’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Faces Accusations That He Broke The Law By Requiring Staffers To Work On His COVID-19 Book • Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Urges High Schools And Youth Sports To Voluntarily Suspend In-Person Activities

Biden’s ‘Border Czar’ Stepping Down As Biden’s Border Crisis Drastically Worsens • Biden's Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Claims Racism Is ‘Physically Built’ Into U.S. Interstate System

Jimmy Kimmel, Hunter Biden Laugh About Crack Addiction Without Any Questions About Why He Was Qualified For Burisma • Meghan Markle Won’t Join Prince Harry, Who Will Return For Prince Philip’s Funeral In First Visit Since Oprah Winfrey Interview

‘Green Fraud’ And The Climate Lockdown • Dan Crenshaw Receives ‘Terrifying Prognosis’ Over Problem With His Eye, Will Miss Time In Congress • New York Bill To Redefine ‘Consent’ In Way That Would Make Obtaining Sex After Inflating Career A Form Of Rape Daily Wire