During Covid, the self-governing people of this nation allowed our highest moral aspirations to be manipulated by freaks like Jay Varma.

They shouldn’t let the Democratic nominee outrun her record and her past, especially on this.

Argentina's Milei Pokes His Finger in UN's Eye, Rejects Their 'Socialist Agenda'

The iPhone 15 series introduced a new battery health setting that was exclusive to the new phones last year. You can limit the maximum charge to 80%. The idea is that you'll extend battery health in the process. It's a terrific setting to use if you plan on keeping the iPhone for several years before upgrading to a new model. All iPhone batteries degrade over time, so you'll want to keep them above 80% for the longest possible period. Preventing charging over 80% could help with that. On that note, you can set a higher limit if you want to avoid hitting 100% and get a longer battery life. I saw no reason for Apple not implementing the same feature on older iPhones. I wanted the same battery setting on my iPhone 14 Pro but never got it. There is a way to prevent the iPhone battery from reaching 100%, but it involves using a shortcut and paying attention to the handset. Fast-forward to September 2024, and we have the results of the experiment we needed. MacRumors' Juli Clover used the 80% limit for an entire year on the iPhone 15 Pro Max and posted the results. Spoiler alert: they're not spectacular. But they're also not bad either. I still think there's a use case for the setting, but I also think it needs tweaking. That is, I think some people should not even bother with it anymore, whether they're using an iPhone 15 phone or switching to the iPhone 16. Continue reading... The post I was wrong to think the iPhone’s 80% charging limit would be helpful – or was I? appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $449 Apple Watch Ultra, first deal on iPhone 16 Pro official Apple cases, $179 Roomba, more Today’s deals: First AirPods 4 discount, $6 smart bulbs, $110 off Dyson V8, $6 MagSafe chargers, more Today’s deals: $510 M1 MacBook Air, $54 11-piece cookware set, $40 Anker MagSafe battery pack, more Today’s deals: First Apple Watch Series 10 discount, $20 waterproof speaker, $17 myQ garage controller, more

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a basket of economic proposals aiming to lower living costs for middle and lower-class Americans and boost the economy overall by using tax incentives and other tax shifts.

Israel unleashed more airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday and Hezbollah militants targeted Israel's Mossad spy agency headquarters and fired salvoes of rockets into northern Israel in the heaviest exchanges between the arch-foes in a year.

Springfield Haitians File Citizen Criminal Charges Against Trump, Vance

Libertarian economist Javier Milei rocked a lot of boats on his way to the Argentinian presidency—and has continued to do so since he took the oath of office in December 2023. Although many American…

“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.” – James Monroe The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Amid Growing Violence, More Churches Turn to Faith-Based Security Groups. o  o  o SurvivalBlog’s Editor-At-Large Mike Williamson sent us a link to some valid criticism of a prepper ad, over at  X/Twitter. JWR’s Comments: The rust on that saw shows that it isn’t used often, or well cared for.  And seeing him … The post SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.