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Let's try to limit the discussion. For those wishing to discuss the legality/lethality of particular guns, please feel free to post in this thread:

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday he would make a renewed effort to enact a ban on assault-style rifles following a wave of mass shootings that have again put a spotlight on the nation’s gun laws. Speaking to reporters during a visit to a fire station on Thanksgiving morning, the president reiterated his long-standing argument that such weapons are a societal menace and should not be sold. “The idea that we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” he said while greeting firefighters in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he and his family are spending the Thanksgiving holiday. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-say-renew-push-assault-weapons-ban-spate-mass-shootings-rcna58664

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is "back in the driver's seat" as the top swing producer amid slowing U.S. shale growth, Hess Corp Chief Executive Officer John Hess said on Thursday at an investor conference in Miami, Florida. Hess anticipates U.S. oil production will hit around 13 million barrels per day in the next few years and then plateau. U.S. production growth has been slower than anticipated at the beginning of this year due to investor pressure to focus on returns over growth, along with inflation and inventory depletion. U.S. shale executives in recent weeks have lamented lower-than-expected productivity on certain wells, and warned that output growth in the prolific shale patch is poised to slow. https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-11-17/hess-ceo-says-opec-back-in-drivers-seat-as-u-s-shale-growth-slows

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Stranded World Cup fans who hoped to stay in "fan villages" are being offered full refunds by the Supreme Committee in charge of organizing the event, according to ESPN. Those fans were left without acceptable accommodations after "fan village" sites were left without basic amenities, like toilets and wash basins. The "fan villages" were constructed to allow World Cup fans to attend the event cheaply. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/stranded-world-cup-fans-offered-full-refunds-after-housing-didnt-have-toilets-or-wash-basins-182817971.html

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File photo Malaysia's veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will be the country's new prime minister, after a turbulent 25 year pursuit for the job that saw him jailed twice. Promising to give up his salary as PM, he pledged to fight corruption and focus on the economy. The new PM was sworn in by the king on Thursday afternoon. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63698901

Tory peer Michelle Mone and her children reportedly raked in a thumping £29 million from Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts. After recommending PPE Medpro for £203,000,000 worth of contracts, it was placed on the ‘VIP lane’ that has faced claims that it prioritised companies with ties to the Tory party. According to documents seen by the Guardian, tens of millions of pounds of the manufacturer’s profits were crammed into an offshore trust that Mone and her adult children benefited from. https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/24/michelle-mone-received-29000000-in-profits-from-covid-ppe-firm-17820303/

Russia's lower house of parliament has unanimously voted to extend its ban on so-called "gay propaganda". Under the latest version of the law, any promotion of homosexuality - including in books, films and online - is illegal and carries heavy penalties. It was nicknamed the "Answer to Blinken" law, after the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised it as a "blow to freedom of expression". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63747732

Men who have sex with men, most of whom do not identify as being gay.

Our global population is getting older. By 2050, the OECD predicts that 30% of people worldwide will be aged 65 or over. While some countries are relatively prepared to handle this increase in the elderly demographic, others are already feeling the squeeze and struggling with the challenges that come with a rapidly aging population. Which countries are the best equipped to support their senior citizens? This graphic uses data from the 2022 Natixis Global Retirement Index to show the best countries to retire in around the world, based on several different factors that we’ll dig into below. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-countries-to-retire-in-2022/

Murkowski and Peltola win reelection in Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has won reelection, Alaska's Division of Elections announced Wednesday, as did the state's at-large Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Alaska used ranked-choice voting system for both races. Murkowski — the only Republican who was up for reelection who had voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his second Senate impeachment trial — fended off a challenge by fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, who was backed by Trump. Democrat Pat Chesbro was also on the ballot. But the Elections Division announced Wednesday that, after the third round, Murkowski was the winner with 135,972 votes. Tshibaka received 117,299 votes in the final tabulation. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lisa-murkowski-mary-peltota-win-reelection-alaska-2022-midterm-election-results/

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He is the father and he has obviously had an impact on his son. Here's a quote from one of the articles: “I praised him for violent behavior really early. I told him it works. It is instant and you'll get immediate results,” the father said. That gives a little insight into what this guy was exposed to at a very early age. Given that the father is/was a MMA fighter and worked in porn, he was exposed to a very different upbringing than the average kid. The father also noted that he was Mormon and made the following statement: “You know Mormons don't do gay. We don't do gay. There's no gays in the Mormon church. We don't do gay,” Brink said. Aldrich also changed his name, and according to the mother, it was a reaction to his father's involvement in a reality show: When Brink asked his ex-wife why their son had changed his name, she blamed it on the father’s involvement in a reality TV show called Intervention, as well as his acting career in the adult film industry. About 6 months ago, Aldrich initiated contact with his father: Aldrich unexpectedly called his father six months ago, and started arguing with him over the phone. Based on what has been reported, I'd say his father has had an impact on Aldrich's life. IMO, Aldrich grew up in an extremely dysfunctional family that happens to be conservative. Conservatives and deeply religious people are capable of accepting children who do not fit with their idea of normal. Dick Cheney's acceptance of his gay daughter is just one example.

Well, this dad doesn't need to sit down???? Non-binary can mean a lot or it can mean nothing: What Is 'Nonbinary'? Nonbinary is an umbrella term used to describe individuals who experience a gender identity that is neither exclusively woman nor man or is between or beyond both genders.2 Nonbinary individuals may identify as genderfluid, agender (without gender), genderqueer, or something else entirely. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-non-binary-or-have-non-binary-gender-4172702 I am not wishing to get into the discussion, just pointing out what we know and don't know about this individual. It appears he is a very conflicted person.

Porn-Star Dad of LGBT Club Massacre Suspect Spews Homophobia in First Interview MMA-fighter-turned-porn-actor Aaron Franklin Brink had an immediate reaction when he learned his 22-year-old son had been accused of slaughtering five people and injuring 18 others last weekend in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs nightspot catering to the LGBTQ community. A defense attorney called Sunday night and told Brink, who lives in Southern California, that Anderson Lee Aldrich was under arrest for the massacre at Club Q. “They started telling me about the incident, a shooting involving multiple people,” Brink said Tuesday in an interview outside his San Diego home with CBS 8. https://www.thedailybeast.com/aaron-brink-pornstar-dad-of-colorado-club-q-shooting-suspect-anderson-lee-aldrich-spews-homophobia

Colorado Springs Shooting Suspect's Father: "They started telling me about the incident, a shooting... And then I go on to find out it’s a gay bar. I got scared, ‘Shit, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said, phew… I am a conservative Republican.”

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