Florida Governor Ron DeSantis mocked a reporter during a press conference on Thursday for suggesting that global warming was responsible for the recent series of extreme weather events that have hit the state. DeSantis made the remarks after the state was hit with two hurricanes over the last couple of weeks and dozens of tornadoes.

A self-described political junkie since birth, Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver's activism started on the left in the 2000s, pushing back against Republicans for starting two wars in the Middle East. Once President Barack Obama took office, Oliver saw the left wasn't much different from the right. "That outraged me," he says. At the 2010 Atlanta Pride Festival, the openly gay Oliver came across the Libertarian Party. "They were like, 'No, we're the real anti-war party...

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts “to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the group “for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.”

The powers that be seek to make it virtually impossible for state residents to restrain taxation and spending. Every two years, in addition to electing their state and local officials, Californians participate in so-called citizen democracy, a process by which they approve or reject legislation in the form of ballot initiatives. This election season is no exception, except for the fact that what’s on the ballot, as well as what was removed from it, says a lot about who really runs the...

A 144-pound lamb sold in San Juan County may go down as the most expensive lamb in history. Source: Auction + good cause = world’s most expensive lamb Love it.

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10/7 Lacuna Coil’s New Guitarist Guitarist Daniele Salomone confirms that he has joined Lacuna Coil replacing the band’s longtime guitarist Diego Cavallotti. Salomone made his live debut with Lacuna Coil at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest last August in Romania. 10/7 Decide Bails On Tour Ahead Of Hurricane Decide cancels the last three shows of their North American tour so they cam go home to Florida “to protect” their “families and properties” as Hurricane Milton heads for the Gulf Coast. 10/8 Steel Panther Goes Gold Steel Panther announce that their debut set, “Feel The Steel,” has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. 10/8 Fred Durst Sues Universal Limp Bizkit frontman files a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming he is owed millions in unpaid royalties. Durst claims that he’s never received any royalties from Universal throughout his career; He and his bandmates are seeking $20 million in damages. 10/8 Gene Simmons Bombs As A Judge He is a guest judge on Dancing With The Stars during the ‘Hair Metal Night’ episode. Instead of offering solid critiques of dance routines the KISS singer spends his time commenting on contestant’s looks. Viewers are appalled. The next day, Simmons says he “stands by every word.” 10/11 Myles Kennedy Prsents “The Art Of Letting Go Release Date: 10/11 It’s Kennedy’s (Alter Bridge/Slash featuring Myles Kennedy) third solo album, He is backed by bassist Tim Tournier and drummer Zia Uddin. “There were tunes I had sitting around for a few years that just didn’t have a home and didn’t fit the (previous album’s) storyline,” noted Kennedy/ 10/11 The Offspring Are “Supercharged” “Supercharged” is the band’s first album with drummer Brandon Pertzborn. He replaced Pete Parada who was fired in ’21 for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination for health reasons. The lead single was “Make It All Right.” ### The post The Week In Rock: October 6th – October 13th appeared first on RockinTown.

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