https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/business/national-business/article255665796.html

PORTLAND, ORE. Political appointees in the Trump administration relied on faulty science to justify stripping habitat protections for the imperiled northern spotted owl, U.S. wildlife officials said Tuesday as they struck down a rule that would have opened millions of acres of forest in Oregon, Washington and California to potential logging. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reversed a decision made five days before Trump left office to drastically shrink so-called critical habitat for the spotted owl. The small, reclusive bird has been in decline for decades as old-growth forests disappear

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-vienna-brothel-offers-customers-30-minutes-with-lady-of-their-choice-in-exchange-for-coronavirus-jab-12464616

A brothel in Vienna is providing COVID-19 vaccinations and giving those who take up the offer vouchers for a free visit.

Fun Palast is hoping to increase vaccination rates, as well as client numbers which have dropped because of the pandemic, according to Mail Online.

In exchange for a jab, visitors get a free 30-minute session in a "sauna club" with the "lady of their choice".

https://warisboring.com/remington-arms-headquarters-to-flee-new-york-invest-100m-in-move-to-georgia/

In a statement, Remington CEO Ken D’Arcy said the company can’t wait to come to Georgia.

“We are very excited to come to Georgia, a state that not only welcomes business but enthusiastically supports and welcomes companies in the firearms industry,” he said.

The company will be hiring for positions in production, operations, engineering and management, as well as human resources, finance, and administration in Remington’s onsite executive offices. For more information, visit www.remarms.com.

Remington Arms was founded in 1816 and is one of the largest producers of shotguns and rifles in the world.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2021/11/09/opec-says-to-biden-if-you-want-more-oil-pump-it-yourself/?sh=276cf8543efd

OPEC and its oil-producing partners have rebuffed President Joe Biden’s calls for increased production amidst rising fuel prices, retorting that if the United States believes the world’s economy needs more energy, then it has the capability to increase production itself. The OPEC+ alliance, made up of OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia and non-member top producers guided by Russia, approved an increase in production of 400,000 barrels per day for the month of December.

President Biden’s overtures to OPEC + sound disingenuous against the backdrop of a Democratic Party energy doctrine, announced in January 2021, that seeks to limit production of hydrocarbons in the US and limit GHG emissions globally. This year the Biden administration announced a moratorium on drilling permit issuances on federal lands and waters, and effectively killed the KEYSTONE XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S. in the name of environmental and Native American tribal concerns. Biden wants to appeal to his Democratic voter base by reducing the climate costs of domestic fuel production, while also pressuring other nations to increase their output to lower domestic oil prices. In other words, politically, he wants to have his cake and eat it too.

It's not what we say but what we do that counts

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125706

“Oregon lawmakers don’t have to follow redistricting law, can draw maps to favor individuals, Democratic lawmakers claim”

Oregon lawmakers do not have to follow a state law that prohibits drawing political maps to benefit a specific individual because as legislators they have authority to override that statute, according to a new court filing by lawyers for the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

The argument runs counter to top Democrats’ claims over the last 18 months that Oregon law strictly forbids state officials from gerrymandering for partisan political gain or to protect incumbents.

https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/09/montana-south-carolina-latest-states-to-withdraw-from-national-school-boards-association/

State school boards associations in both Montana and South Carolina have voted to withdraw from the National School Boards Association, following an inflammatory letter that asked the federal government to weaponize “domestic terrorism” laws against concerned parents.