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This week bikers from across the nation descended on Capitol Hill. The 2024 Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) Bikers Inside the Beltway was the largest in the 15-year history of the event! Motorcyclists from 37 states made the trip to Washington, D.C. to advocate for issues that matter to the street rider. The list of policy concerns was long! Issues include: Right to Repair, Preserving the Internal Combustion Engine, Profiling of Bikers, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethanol Mandates and the Definition of a Motorcycle. For the second year in a row, all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 100 Senators received an informational packet from the MRF. The packet explains who we are, what we’ve done, and what we want. From Alabama to Wyoming and all the states in between, the MRF knocked on doors and shared our legislative priorities. The nearly 200 bikers who came to Washington, D.C. represented a diverse set of groups. State Motorcyclist Rights Organizations (SMRO), Sustaining Clubs, the National Council of Clubs (NCOC) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) were all represented as part of the MRF event. Showing up matters. While it is important that lawmakers hear from us, it is also important that they see us. Every year there is a buzz that occurs on Capitol Hill when hundreds of bikers roam the Halls of Congress. The visual of so many motorcyclists united for a common cause is a powerful part of the annual event. The MRF is committed to being your voice in Washington, D.C. We have had a presence in town since 1986 and we are not going anywhere! We are and will remain, the voice of the street rider in our nation’s capital. Thank you to all the motorcyclists who made the journey to D.C. It is never too early to start making plans for the next installment of Bikers Inside the Beltway in May 2025. Check out some of the pictures of your fellow riders fighting for your rights in the halls of Congress. Join The MRF Visit http://mrf.org/ or call (202) 546-0983 TELL ‘EM BIKERNET.COM SENT YA The post Friday From DC – Bikers Take The Hill appeared first on Bikernet Blog - Online Biker Magazine.

Ram Tough by JJ Spain with illustration by Wayfarer We parked our bikes on the north side of Deadwood Lodge. Omaha, off I29 to I90 was a long hot ride. I stepped on green grass to stretch. A loud snort turned me around. A Ram Big Horn Sheep with hazel eyes stared me down. He was as tall as my Harley and broad. His horns formed a perfect circle capped with gray, oyster and black ridges. Behind him stood four lady friends, half his size with matching fluffy white fur noses and rumps. Big boy snorted again, louder and longer as he stomped a hoof on the grass. I sought protection behind my Harley. “That ornery old goat wants you off his lawn,” Seth said… (publication dated 25-May-2024) * * * * Get cookin fiction with the non-stop contest since May 2023 Check out this year’s entries at https://www.bikernet.com/pages/Bikernet_100_Word_Fiction_Contest_2024.aspx Read the 2023 year entries and winners at https://www.bikernet.com/pages/100_Word_Fiction_Contest.aspx The post 100 WFC: Ram Tough by JJ Spain appeared first on Bikernet Blog - Online Biker Magazine.

Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker best known for his McDonald’s documentary “Super Size Me,” has passed away due to complications of cancer. He was 53. “It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” his brother Craig Spurlock said in a statement, according to Fox News. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him,” he added. “‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53 from complications of cancer. Spurlock released a documentary in 2004 where he ate McDonalds every day for 30 days. At the end of the experiment, Spurlock’s cholesterol shot up 65 points and he gained a whopping 24.5 pounds,” Collin Rugg wrote. WATCH: JUST IN: 'Super Size Me' filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53 from complications of cancer. Spurlock released a documentary in 2004 where he ate McDonalds every day for 30 days. At the end of the experiment, Spurlock's cholesterol shot up 65 points and he gained… pic.twitter.com/Rv8ZqypMDV — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 24, 2024 Per Fox News: A native West Virginian, Spurlock made waves in 2004 with “Super Size Me,” when he ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month. The documentary, innovative and jarring, showed how Spurlock’s physical and mental health changed over the course of 30 days. It took Spurlock 14 months to lose the weight he had gained during the experiment. His next big project was in 2008, with “Where In the World is Osama bin Laden?” Throughout the documentary, Spurlock tries to locate the now-deceased terrorist. Additional projects include “One Direction: This Is Us” and the reality television show “30 Days,” which he executive produced and starred in. JUST IN – "Super Size Me" filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has died from cancer at age 53. pic.twitter.com/aO45CpEos0 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 24, 2024 From Variety: Spurlock rose to prominence for “Super Size Me,” in which he conducted an experiment involving consuming only food from McDonald’s for a 30-day stretch. The rules also included the stipulation that Spurlock could not refuse the “super-size” option if prompted during the transaction. The filmmaker also exercised less to match the average American’s physical activity. By the end of the experiment, Spurlock claimed that he gained 25 pounds and suffered from depression and liver dysfunction. “Super Size Me” captured the zeitgeist when it released in 2004, grossing $22 million at the global box office and sparking a conversation about how the fast food industry encourage poor nutrition among the general public. McDonald’s discontinued its “super-size” option in the time following its release. Though the doc is still utilized as an educational aide in some school health classes, it has also sparked debate over its accuracy in the years since, with some criticism citing Spurlock refusing to publicly share his diet log from filming. Spurlock later disclosed that he struggled with alcohol abuse — a factor that some consider would’ve been a likely influence on the doc’s conclusions regarding liver dysfunction. “Morgan Spurlock, of supersize me, who I knew,, was fully vaccinated to the hilt. Pushed the vaccine on others, and said it was the real science. Now he’s dead of cancer at barely 53,” Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News said. Breaking: Morgan spurlock, of supersize me, who I knew,, was fully vaccinated to the hilt. Pushed the vaccine on others, and said it was the real science. Now he’s dead of cancer at barely 53 #TurboCancer. We tried to warn you morgan. You refused to listen. So did many others. pic.twitter.com/etJG62ck00 — Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News (@unhealthytruth) May 24, 2024 “Vaccinate New York. I got vaccinated!” a sticker Spurlock posted to social media in 2021 said. “And so should you,” the caption read.

A potential flaw discovered in approximately 300 Boeing jets, including planes operated by American and United Airlines could, if left unaddressed, cause a catastrophe. According to Daily Mail, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a new airworthiness directive to address the potential flaw. “According to the FAA proposal, the issue involved an electrical fault on the company’s 777 jets that, if left unaddressed, could cause fuel tanks on the planes’ wings to catch fire and explode,” Daily Mail reports. “New FAA notice reveals 300 Boeing planes used by American and United Airlines have potentially FATAL FLAW that may cause jets to EXPLODE mid-air… Earlier this year, a new series of Boeing jets were discovered to have a potentially deadly defect,” Chuck Callesto wrote. “The problem was identified as an electrical fault in the company’s 777 jets that could lead to the fuel tanks in the plane’s wings igniting and exploding. The finding indicates that nearly 300 additional aircraft might be at risk, including jets operated by United and American Airlines, as stated in a notice by the Federal Aviation Administration,” he added. SHOCK REPORT: New FAA notice reveals 300 Boeing planes used by American and United Airlines have potentially FATAL FLAW that may cause jets to EXPLODE mid-air… Earlier this year, a new series of Boeing jets were discovered to have a potentially deadly defect.. The problem… pic.twitter.com/IEcvNvw5Gt — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) May 22, 2024 Per Daily Mail: The FAA reported the issue in March and requested that Boeing and other outside experts respond by May 9, but it remains unclear if the company has done so. A Boeing spokesperson said in a statement that the FAA’s notice was part of a ‘standard regulatory process that has helped ensure air travel is the safest form of transportation. This is not an immediate safety of flight issue.’ ‘There are multiple redundancies designed into modern commercial airplanes to ensure protection for electromagnetic effects. The 777 fleet has been operating for nearly 30 years, and has safely flown more than 3.9 billion passengers,’ the statement continued. It is just the latest major safety warning to be directed at the scandal-hit company by regulators — as multiple models of Boeing passenger jets have face door plug blowouts, mid-air engine fires, and two deadly crashes which killed 346 people. In this March 2024 airworthiness directive (AD) proposal, the FAA warned Boeing of an ‘electrostatic discharge,’ or static electricity risk, near the center-wing fuel tanks. ‘The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in an ignition source inside the fuel tank,’ the FAA said, ‘and subsequent fire or explosion.’ Earlier, a representative for the company emphasized that the FAA’s March 25, 2024 notice was for a ‘proposed rulemaking,’ seeking comment from Boeing and others before the federal agency would formally mandate any proposed fix to its 777 series of jets. JUST IN: Up to 300 American & United Boeing 777s have potentially fatal flaws that could cause fuel tanks to EXPLODE in mid-air, FAA says This news comes just days after a man was killed and dozens injured after a “sudden drop” and “extreme turbulence” aboard a 777 This is… pic.twitter.com/QqxEzwLZbr — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 22, 2024 * Image from Nick Sortor X Post * “The FAA projected that the safety fix would cost Boeing — whose market cap is $113.53 billion as of this writing — less than $698,000 to correct for all of the 292 vulnerable Boeing 777 aircraft listed within the US registry,” Daily Mail noted. The federal agency said the parts required to remove the ‘static electricity’-based explosion risks would only cost $98 for each Boeing 777.

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