After Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fired a punch at Kyle Busch because Busch had used his car to shove Stenhouse Jr. into a crash with the wall on Lap 2, forcing him out of the race. Busch was apparently prompted to retaliate after Stenhouse Jr. went three-wide on the first lap. Stenhouse could not exit the track until the race was over, as the North Wilkesboro track had no way out of the infield. Stenhouse Jr. parked his car in Busch’s pit stall and told an interviewer he would be waiting for Busch, Yahoo Sports reported, adding that he mentioned the 2011 incident when car owner Richard Childress, 65,  punched Busch, then 26. Busch had door-slammed Joey Coulter, who raced for Childress in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250. “You hit the fence yourself. I didn’t touch you,” Stenhouse Jr. told Busch. “Go back and watch … I did not touch you. Not once. … You hit the fence and then you hit me. .. Go back and watch it.” Then, he took a swing at Busch. Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fight after the All-Star Race. pic.twitter.com/IJMttBw90W — Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) May 20, 2024 Another angle of the confrontation after the race. pic.twitter.com/JCgSZhEzwa — NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 20, 2024   “He left the door wide open, I went through the middle, almost had him clear, the 34 [of Michael McDowell] kind of ran up the track and we all kind of touched there — nothing major,” Stenhouse told Fox Sports. “Then Kyle tried to wreck me in [Turns] 3 and 4 and then finally did wreck me in [Turns] 1 and 2. … He just did a poor job on the start and then was mad about it — I think that’s the way his season has gone. I’m not sure why he was so mad. I shoved it three-wide, but he hit the fence and kind of came off the wall and ran into me. I don’t know, when I was talking to him, he kept saying that I wrecked him. Definitely built up frustration with how he runs his mouth all the time about myself. I know he’s frustrated because he doesn’t run near as good as he used to.” On the way to his stall, Busch said, “First lap of the race, we don’t even have water temp in the car yet and we’re wrecking each other off of [Turn] 2. I am tired of getting run over by everybody. But that’s what everybody does — everybody runs over everybody to pass everybody.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I felt like Kyle and I have always raced each other really hard back to the Nationwide Series when we were competing for wins week in and week out, never had any issues,” Stenhouse said after the fracas. “I wrecked him one time at Daytona and he’s kind of badmouthed me ever since then. I feel like we get along with each other OK outside the race track, I talk to him quite a bit and I’m not sure why he was so mad that I shoved it three-wide but he hit the fence and kind of came off the wall and ran into me and I don’t know, when I was talking to him he kept saying that I wrecked him. So definitely just built up frustration with how he runs his mouth all the time about myself but I know he’s frustrated because he doesn’t run near as good as he used to and I understand that. We’re a single-car team over here and working really hard to go out and get better each and every weekend.”

When this diver saw a seal with their neck wrapped in plastic, they knew they had to save the poor animal! However, cutting the creature free was a delicate task that would require some sneakiness. Thankfully, seal monitor Ayanda Cimani was up to the challenge. Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, shared some incredible footage of the rescue on social media! In the clip, a group of seals were lounging on the seal platform, a wooden deck just above the water. One of these creatures seemed to be troubled by a piece of plastic wrapped around their neck. No matter how much they wriggled around, they couldn’t extricate themselves from the predicament. What this seal needed was a diver with a cutting tool to save them! @2oceansaquarium Watch Seal Monitor Ayanda Cimani disentangle a Cape fur seal! ? #twooceansaquarium #sealrescue #fyp #capetown #ocean ♬ original sound – Two Oceans Aquarium Ayanda Cimani donned his diving gear and slipped into the water underneath the deck. Then, he cautiously waited for the animal to calm down. Once the creature was laying on the ground, Ayanda swam up beneath them and snipped the plastic right off. Although the seal was startled at first, they were relieved to find that the diver had saved them from being strangled. This seal rescue reminds us to be more environmentally conscientious. The heartwarming animal rescue video ended with a warning for all of us. “Remember to be mindful of your plastic usage — it could save a life!” wrote Two Oceans in their caption. Screengrab from TikTok According to the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation website, their Marine Wildlife Management Programme members are always on the lookout for seals in situations like this one. They have “disentangled thousands of seals.” Seal monitors like Ayanda not only protect these animals from plastic, but are also responsible for making sure they use the seal platforms. This keeps local humans from getting too close! We’re so glad that this diver was able to save the poor seal caught in a piece of plastic. Now, the creature can go back to hanging out with their friends! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Diver Creeps Up On Sleeping Seal… And Saves Its Life! appeared first on InspireMore.

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Galt's Gulch was the secluded community of innovators and industrialists participating in the “great strike” depicted in Ayn Rand's “Atlas Shrugged.” They fled to escape a society that stifled their innovation, burdened them with excessive regulations, and confiscated the fruits of their labor. President Joe Biden would do well to note what could happen when society pushes its most productive members too far — they may choose to withdraw their talents altogether.Biden's latest budget proposal, which aims to hike the capital gains tax rate to an unprecedented 44.6%, threatens to do just that. The proposed figure has sent shivers down the spines of investors, small business owners, and the economically literate alike. What is particularly galling about this proposal is not just the sheer audacity of the higher tax rate but the fundamentally flawed economic rationale underpinning it. If Biden's policies prevail, one can only wonder how long it will be before our own 'Atlases' decide to shrug, leaving us a poorer society that has driven them away.First, let’s dissect Biden's proposal. The increase includes a bump in the top individual income tax rate from 37% to 39.6%, combined with an expansion of the Net Investment Income Tax from 3.8% to 5%. In practical terms, long-term capital gains and qualified dividends above $1 million will be taxed at ordinary income rates, effectively raising the top federal tax rate on these earnings to 44.6%. When combined with state taxes, the total could soar to nearly 60% in high-tax states like California and New York. This is theft. Consider the implications. A couple spends decades building a small business, investing their blood, sweat, and treasure, and ultimately deciding to sell their life’s work as they retire. Under Biden's proposal, their reward for years of hard work and risk-taking would be a punitive tax rate stripping away nearly half of their gains. This isn’t “taxing the rich.” It's looting America's employers and entrepreneurs. The administration argues that these tax hikes are necessary to fund its ambitious spending plans, which include expanding the size and scope of the federal government to fund projects like the Green New Deal, Medicare for all, and sending your tax dollars away to fight in distant proxy wars. This justification rings hollow, however, considering that the United States doesn’t have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem. Federal revenue as a percentage of GDP is near historical averages, while post-pandemic spending remains above historical averages and is projected to grow to record-high, unsustainable levels. Biden’s proposed tax hikes are a thinly veiled attempt to finance an ever-growing bureaucratic behemoth at the expense of the productive sector of the economy. Investment is the lifeblood of economic growth. By taxing investment income more heavily, we inevitably get less of it — and fewer jobs for hardworking American families. The Tax Foundation estimates Biden's tax increases could lead to nearly one million job losses. Fewer investments mean less economic growth, fewer jobs, and a slower increase in living standards. In a global economy, where capital is highly mobile, such punitive tax rates will drive investment to countries with more favorable tax climates. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed by congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Trump, successfully created a favorable tax environment for U.S. businesses by encouraging more investment and profits to remain in the United States and stopping corporate inversions. Biden’s tax proposals would undo our progress and move our economy and tax code in the opposite direction. It's worth noting that the proposed top capital gains tax rate in the United States would be more than double that of China. While China is actively courting investment and striving to become the world's economic powerhouse, the Biden administration seems intent on punishing success and driving away the very investment that fuels innovation and growth. Biden will argue that his taxes will only hit the wealthy, a means of ensuring that the rich pay their "fair share." But the Biden family’s own track record of tax avoidance shows how little he believes his own rhetoric. In 2017 and 2018, Joe and Jill Biden avoided payroll taxes on nearly $13.3 million in income from book royalties and speaking fees by classifying this income as S-corporation profits rather than taxable wages. This maneuver allowed them to dodge nearly $500,000 in Medicare and Obamacare taxes — funds that would have supported the very programs Biden claims to champion. President Biden’s capital gains tax proposal represents an assault on the principles of free enterprise and individual achievement that have long been the cornerstone of American prosperity. If enacted, it will stifle investment, slow economic growth, and ultimately make us all poorer. This is not the path to a brighter future. The American people deserve better. Just as the participants in John Galt’s great strike retreated from society, we too may see the most successful Americans withdraw from an economy that punishes that success. If Biden's policies prevail, one can only wonder how long it will be before our own “Atlases” decide to shrug, leaving us a poorer society that has driven them away.