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In the words of the Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Much of the chronic anxiety and despair rampant among people today are consequences of a soulless economic and political system that makes the health and well-being of the individual secondary to the short-term profits of multinational corporate interests. For those who have made it into the club that runs that system, and for whom the system is set up to serve, that’s not always such a bad thing....

“There’s well-strategized effort to smear me. There’s no doubt about that,” she said Friday night at the Iowa Wing Ding dinner, a local party fundraiser. Willamson said she didn’t expect that kind of behavior from her Democratic opponents: “It’s very frustrating because I like to think on the left we don’t do things like that. So it’s been a bit of a wake-up call,” she said on Saturday. “But apparently there’s some very powerful forces that want to make sure I’m not in that third debate so I must be doing something right if they’ve worked so hard to create that,” she added....

Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi has been suspended from his position as inspector general of the Marine Corps since April, and will now be temporarily relieved of duty for failing to give troops proper training, the Associated Press reported. Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas said 11 other Marine officials have previously been removed from their jobs or received disciplinary action, or will be held accountable for their roles in the accident....

In a four-minute video he posted on social media, Stuart Scheller, an advanced infantry training battalion commander, pointed out mistakes made throughout the military’s withdrawal operation. “I want to say this very strongly: I have been fighting for 17 years. I am willing to throw it all away to say to my senior leaders, ‘I demand accountability,’” he said in the video. “I’m not making this video because it’s potentially an emotional time....

When David Freese popped a foul ball up into the stands on Tuesday, a fan had to make a split-second decision. Do you let someone else catch this ball or do you give up your full popcorn bucket in the name of baseball? MORE: MLB Nightly 9 | Five rookies that impressed | Yankee fan fails He chose the latter and made it rain popcorn. Don’t worry, everyone. He spared the drink in his other hand....

The 24-page Training and Education 2030 document is one of several guidelines from the Marines over the past several years aimed at “re-imagining the future force,” read the report. “To fully realize our envisioned warfighting advantages, we must make a similar commitment to modernizing our training and education system,” read the document. Among the education updates include finding ways to revise the Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program and the Underwater Egress Training....

With just two quarterbacks projected to go in the first-round and another draft class that features offensive and defensive linemen depth, the start of the NFL draft season will certainly give rise to plenty of debate on which prospects are first-rounders, and where the top talents will land in early May. Buccaneers — Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon The Bucs opted to start Josh McCown instead of giving Mike Glennon time to develop, a clear sign that team doesn’t feel Glennon’s their future....

The Georgia lawmaker asked her followers “should America have a national divorce?” Users are given the option to either vote yes or no, for a split into Republican and Democratic states. As of Tuesday morning, with a further two days remaining in the unscientific survey, more than 21,000 people had voted. The majority (50.9 percent) backed the idea while 38 percent opposed it. Some 10.4 percent were undecided. Greene, who is a loyalist of former President Donald Trump has faced condemnation for pushing conspiracy theories on Twitter, which has temporarily banned her from the platform for breaching its rules, such as pushing COVID misinformation....

After a spate of deadly shootings in recent weeks, Biden unveiled three executive orders on Thursday that aim to tackle the “epidemic” of gun violence. The orders include more stringent regulations on “ghost guns” and pistol-stabilizing braces, as well as so-called red flag laws to prevent people in crisis from obtaining weapons. The president also nominated David Chipman, who has previously advocated for tighter gun controls, to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)....

The video, shared by the Twitter page Patriot Takes, showed the moment Greene joked about gender reassignment surgery with her intern Milo Yiannopoulos. The pair began joking about transgenderism after making reference to a Life Site report regarding a new bill in support of transgender people in California. “California has advanced a bill to become a transgender sanctuary” Yiannopoulos said off-camera. “It was introduced by Democrat Senator Scott Wiener. Why are they always called Wiener?...

Six people were arrested over the weekend in connection with a protest-turned-riot in Atlanta, Georgia, which caused property damage including a police car set afire. Although it is not clear if any of the suspects were supporters of antifa, Greene quickly pinned the blame on the network. The suspects are facing multiple misdemeanor and felony charges, including domestic terrorism. During a Monday night appearance on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight that was shared to Greene’s Twitter account, the Georgia Republican lashed out at Democrats while vowing to introduce a bill that would label all of those associated with antifa as terrorists....

The firebrand Georgia representative said on Twitter Tuesday that she would be voting against the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 due to concerns of government overreach. Greene announced her opposition to the bill days after she testified under oath over her alleged role in seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The legislation is intended to better equip federal law enforcement agencies to address the growing domestic extremism and authorizes domestic terrorism offices in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)....

The controversy surrounding the Georgia congressperson continues to grow after she made a parallel between House COVID safety protocols and the way Jews were made to “wear a gold star” and then “put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called the comments “appalling” but has not called for her to face disciplinary measures. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also condemned Greene as the unease with which her comments have been received among her own party alienates her within the GOP....

“The more screwed up they are, the happier I am,” Cuban told told ESPN. The Lakers are coming off an underwhelming 37-45 season that was filled with drama and uncertainty in April. Los Angeles dealt with injuries to much of its roster throughout the regular season and there was ongoing speculation about coach Luke Walton’s future. Magic Johnson abruptly stepped down as the team president, and then Los Angeles parted ways with Walton, who now leads the Kings....

The claim comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker in their book I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year. In the book, Leonnig and Rucker write about an alleged exchange between Milley and Miller regarding the deployment of the military against those protesting over the death of George Floyd. The exchange between Milley and Miller was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal’s Michael Bender in his book Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost....

Miami announced that Manny Diaz has joined the first-year Hurricanes coach’s staff. MORE: Bowl roundup | Richt addresses not keeping strength coach “I’m very excited about Manny Diaz becoming our defensive coordinator,” Richt said in a statement. “I’ve known him for over 20 years and I’ve watched him become one of the best defensive minds in the business. He and our defensive staff will implement a 4-3 attacking style defense....

“Where was this energy when people attacked Tessa Thompson for being casted as [V]alkyrie,” they asked. “where was this energy when Zendaya was attacked for being casted as MJ, where was this energy when Brie Larson was being attacked for speaking up on the lack of diversity in the industry.” They also tagged Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr., who also came to the defense of Pratt online....

People are posting screenshots of Wahlberg appearing in video advertisements for the “Catholic meditation, prayer and sleep” app, Hallow. While some react to Wahlberg’s link to the app promoting religion, it has led many to bring up incidents from his troubled past. The paid app Hallow has been in existence since 2018, and Wahlberg, whose latest movie Father Stu is out now, started to appear in ads for the brand since April 2022....

It was an unsatisfying session, Colangelo leading his first answer by suggesting Fultz could be back on the floor “soon” and quickly pointing out “there’s a chance that he’s not going to play this year.” That was another layer to what will rank as one of the most bizarre entrances by a top pick into any major sport, Fultz’s ailment termed a “scapular imbalance” that led to a “lack of muscle control” and required that Fultz, essentially, learn how to shoot again....