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Jonah Goldberg Among elites across the ideological spectrum, there's one point of unifying agreement: Americans are bitterly divided. What if that's wrong? What if elites are the ones who are bitterly divided while most Americans are fairly unified? History rarely lines up perfectly with the calendar (the "sixties" didn't really start until the decade was almost over). But politically, the 21st century neatly began in 2000, when the election ended in a tie and the color coding of electoral maps became enshrined as a kind of permanent tribal color war of "red vs. blue." Elite understanding of politics has been stuck in this framework ever since. Politicians and voters have leaned into this alleged political reality, making it seem all the more real in the process. I loathe the phrase "perception is reality," but in politics it has the reifying power of self-fulfilling prophecy. People are also reading... Like rival noble families in medieval Europe, elites have been vying for power and dominance on the arrogant assumption that their subjects share their concern for who rules rather than what the rulers can deliver. Gobble up these 14 political cartoons about Thanksgiving Political cartoonists from across country draw up something special for the holiday In 2018, the group More in Common published a massive report on the "hidden tribes" of American politics. The wealthiest and whitest groups were "devoted conservatives" (6%) and "progressive activists" (8%). These tribes dominate the media, the parties and higher education, and they dictate the competing narratives of red vs. blue, particularly on cable news and social media. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of Americans resided in, or were adjacent to, the "exhausted majority." These people, however, "have no narrative," as David Brooks wrote at the time. "They have no coherent philosophic worldview to organize their thinking and compel action." Lacking a narrative might seem like a very postmodern problem, but in a postmodern elite culture, postmodern problems are real problems. It's worth noting that red vs. blue America didn't emerge ex nihilo. The 1990s were a time when the economy and government seemed to be working, at home and abroad. As a result, elites leaned into the narcissism of small differences to gain political and cultural advantage. They remain obsessed with competing, often apocalyptic, narratives. That leaves out most Americans. The gladiatorial combatants of cable news, editorial pages and academia, and their superfan spectators, can afford these fights. Members of the exhausted majority are more interested in mere competence. I think that's the hidden unity elites are missing. This is why we keep throwing incumbent parties out of power: They get elected promising competence but get derailed -- or seduced -- by fan service to, or trolling of, the elites who dominate the national conversation. There's a difference between competence and expertise. One of the most profound political changes in recent years has been the separation of notions of credentialed expertise from real-world competence. This isn't a new theme in American life, but the pandemic and the lurch toward identity politics amplified distrust of experts in unprecedented ways. This is a particular problem for the left because it is far more invested in credentialism than the right. Indeed, some progressives are suddenly realizing they invested too much in the authority of experts and too little in the ability of experts to provide what people want from government, such as affordable housing, decent education and low crime. The New York Times' Ezra Klein says he's tired of defending the authority of government institutions. Rather, "I want them to work." One of the reasons progressives find Trump so offensive is his absolute inability to speak the language of expertise -- which is full of coded elite shibboleths. But Trump veritably shouts the language of competence. I don't mean he is actually competent at governing. But he is effectively blunt about calling leaders, experts and elites -- of both parties -- stupid, ineffective, weak and incompetent. He lost in 2020 because voters didn't believe he was actually good at governing. He won in 2024 because the exhausted majority concluded the Biden administration was bad at it. Nostalgia for the low-inflation pre-pandemic economy was enough to convince voters that Trumpian drama is the tolerable price to pay for a good economy. About 3 out of 4 Americans who experienced "severe hardship" because of inflation voted for Trump. The genius of Trump's most effective ad -- "Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you" -- was that it was simultaneously culture-war red meat and an argument that Harris was more concerned about boutique elite concerns than everyday ones. If Trump can actually deliver competent government, he could make the Republican Party the majority party for a generation. For myriad reasons, that's an if so big it's visible from space. But the opportunity is there -- and has been there all along. Goldberg is editor-in-chief of The Dispatch: thedispatch.com . Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!

Sudhanshu Trivedi questions timing of US indictment of Adani before Parliament sessionHAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AmpliTech Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMPG, AMPGW) (the “Company”), a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal processing components for satellite, Public and Private 5G, and other communications networks, including the design of complete 5G/6G systems and a global distributor of packages and lids for integrated circuits assembly, today announced it has closed on its previously announced registered direct offering for the sale of 1,603,259 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) (“the Securities”) at an offering price of $0.92 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the registered direct offering were approximately $1,475,000 before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses. Maxim Group LLC acted as the sole placement agent in connection with the offering. The Securities were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278657), which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 24, 2024. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus supplement that forms a part of such registration statement. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of these Securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A prospectus supplement relating to the Securities offered in the registered direct offering was filed by the Company with the SEC. Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department, or via email at syndicate@maximgrp.com or telephone at (212) 895-3500. About AmpliTech Group AmpliTech Group, Inc., comprising five divisions—AmpliTech Inc., Specialty Microwave, Spectrum Semiconductors Materials, AmpliTech Group Microwave Design Center, and AmpliTech Group True G Speed Services is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer, and distributor of cutting-edge radio frequency (RF) microwave components and 5G network solutions. Serving global markets, including satellite communications, telecommunications (5G & IoT), space exploration, defense, and quantum computing, AmpliTech Group is committed to advancing technology and innovation. Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information in this announcement may contain forward-looking statements and information related to, among other things, statements regarding the Company, its business plan and strategy, and its industry. Such forward statements include, but are not limited to, that the booking of orders and anticipation of booking of orders, including LNB and 5G products and Fujitsu Spain, will lead to sales of products, These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events based on information currently available and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including risks related to market conditions, and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Contacts: Corporate Social Media Twitter: @AmpliTechAMPG Instagram: @AmpliTechAMPG Facebook: AmpliTechInc Linked In: AmpliTech Group Inc Investor Social Media Twitter: @AMPG_IR StockTwits: @AMPG_IR Company Contact: Jorge Flores Tel: 631-521-7831 Investors@amplitechgroup.comJonah Goldberg Among elites across the ideological spectrum, there's one point of unifying agreement: Americans are bitterly divided. What if that's wrong? What if elites are the ones who are bitterly divided while most Americans are fairly unified? History rarely lines up perfectly with the calendar (the "sixties" didn't really start until the decade was almost over). But politically, the 21st century neatly began in 2000, when the election ended in a tie and the color coding of electoral maps became enshrined as a kind of permanent tribal color war of "red vs. blue." Elite understanding of politics has been stuck in this framework ever since. Politicians and voters have leaned into this alleged political reality, making it seem all the more real in the process. I loathe the phrase "perception is reality," but in politics it has the reifying power of self-fulfilling prophecy. Like rival noble families in medieval Europe, elites have been vying for power and dominance on the arrogant assumption that their subjects share their concern for who rules rather than what the rulers can deliver. Political cartoonists from across country draw up something special for the holiday In 2018, the group More in Common published a massive report on the "hidden tribes" of American politics. The wealthiest and whitest groups were "devoted conservatives" (6%) and "progressive activists" (8%). These tribes dominate the media, the parties and higher education, and they dictate the competing narratives of red vs. blue, particularly on cable news and social media. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of Americans resided in, or were adjacent to, the "exhausted majority." These people, however, "have no narrative," as David Brooks wrote at the time. "They have no coherent philosophic worldview to organize their thinking and compel action." Lacking a narrative might seem like a very postmodern problem, but in a postmodern elite culture, postmodern problems are real problems. It's worth noting that red vs. blue America didn't emerge ex nihilo. The 1990s were a time when the economy and government seemed to be working, at home and abroad. As a result, elites leaned into the narcissism of small differences to gain political and cultural advantage. They remain obsessed with competing, often apocalyptic, narratives. That leaves out most Americans. The gladiatorial combatants of cable news, editorial pages and academia, and their superfan spectators, can afford these fights. Members of the exhausted majority are more interested in mere competence. I think that's the hidden unity elites are missing. This is why we keep throwing incumbent parties out of power: They get elected promising competence but get derailed -- or seduced -- by fan service to, or trolling of, the elites who dominate the national conversation. There's a difference between competence and expertise. One of the most profound political changes in recent years has been the separation of notions of credentialed expertise from real-world competence. This isn't a new theme in American life, but the pandemic and the lurch toward identity politics amplified distrust of experts in unprecedented ways. This is a particular problem for the left because it is far more invested in credentialism than the right. Indeed, some progressives are suddenly realizing they invested too much in the authority of experts and too little in the ability of experts to provide what people want from government, such as affordable housing, decent education and low crime. The New York Times' Ezra Klein says he's tired of defending the authority of government institutions. Rather, "I want them to work." One of the reasons progressives find Trump so offensive is his absolute inability to speak the language of expertise -- which is full of coded elite shibboleths. But Trump veritably shouts the language of competence. I don't mean he is actually competent at governing. But he is effectively blunt about calling leaders, experts and elites -- of both parties -- stupid, ineffective, weak and incompetent. He lost in 2020 because voters didn't believe he was actually good at governing. He won in 2024 because the exhausted majority concluded the Biden administration was bad at it. Nostalgia for the low-inflation pre-pandemic economy was enough to convince voters that Trumpian drama is the tolerable price to pay for a good economy. About 3 out of 4 Americans who experienced "severe hardship" because of inflation voted for Trump. The genius of Trump's most effective ad -- "Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you" -- was that it was simultaneously culture-war red meat and an argument that Harris was more concerned about boutique elite concerns than everyday ones. If Trump can actually deliver competent government, he could make the Republican Party the majority party for a generation. For myriad reasons, that's an if so big it's visible from space. But the opportunity is there -- and has been there all along. Goldberg is editor-in-chief of The Dispatch: thedispatch.com . Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge took Diego Pavia 's request for a limited preliminary injunction under advisement at the end of a hearing Wednesday as the Vanderbilt quarterback seeks to play at least another season while his lawsuit against the NCAA plays out in court. U.S. District Judge William L. Campbell asked attorneys how quickly they could be ready for trial. He also asked about the upcoming transfer portal, which opens Monday and closes Dec. 28. Attorney Ryan Downton argued during a 2 1/2-hour hearing that Pavia wants “the narrowest injunction possible” to keep his time in junior college from counting against his NCAA Division I eligibility using older guidelines. Their best hope is for a quick ruling by Monday. “I get the sense from him today that he’s looking at the date the portal closes and trying to give enough time to react before it closes,” Downton said of the judge's timing after the hearing. Campbell peppered attorneys with questions. The judge noted prep schools play against junior colleges, including Pavia's, without starting their NCAA eligibility clock. He also noted junior colleges don't allow redshirt seasons. The judge also said the NCAA has changed its rules over the past 50 years, including allowing freshmen to play and later added the redshirt rule. Campbell sounded surprised when told a player who redshirted this season could play a total of nine games if on the team that wins the College Football Playoff. Pavia filed Nov. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville. His request for a temporary restraining order was denied giving him two more seasons of eligibility allowing a redshirt season “to avoid additional harm.” His lawsuit also asks that Vanderbilt, or any other college, not be punished for complying with orders from the court. Pavia filed a declaration Monday that he is applying to the masters' program for legal studies at Vanderbilt starting in January if he is granted the preliminary injunction. Attorneys Tamarra Matthews Johnson and Max Warren argued for the NCAA that Pavia had done exactly what the organization wants athletes to do earning a bachelor's degree at New Mexico State before being a graduate transfer to Vanderbilt earlier this year. They also argued Pavia easily can seek another degree without playing football. Warren disputed the idea of irreparable damages noting Pavia can receive economic damages at trial without an injunction. Warren also questioned the lawsuit's timing with Pavia quoted that this was his last year of college football. “His best opportunity to earn a living is playing college football ...,” Downton said in court. “This is his chance.” Pavia did not get an offer from a Football Bowl Subdivision school coming out of Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He went to New Mexico Military Institute in 2020 and led the junior college to the 2021 national championship. He went to New Mexico State in 2022 and won 10 games in 2023. The Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year then followed his head coach, Jerry Kill, and offensive coordinator Tim Beck to Vanderbilt this offseason. Matthews Johnson argued that Vanderbilt simply will find another quarterback. Vanderbilt hasn't had many quarterbacks like Pavia who had a handful of his teammates sitting behind him in court. Pavia is a big reason why Vanderbilt is 6-6 and bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. He led the Commodores to their best start in decades, ranked twice in the AP Top 25 and posted their biggest win ever beating then-No. 1 Alabama. That snapped a 60-game winless skid over over AP top-5 teams. Wednesday’s hearing coincided with the early signing period . Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea supported his quarterback’s initial filing and has talked of how much he has meant to the Commodores. That didn’t stop Vanderbilt from signing a quarterback Wednesday out of an Illinois high school in Jack Elliott. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football .

Electric Ireland HE GAA, Division 1 senior football league final: UCC 0-21 DCU 2-13 Captain Killian Falvey starred and then dedicated the win to absent manager Billy Morgan as UCC captured the Ryan Cup in dramatic circumstances. Five points from Kerry man Falvey, and crucial contributions for at least as many more scores, propelled the visitors to Division 1 league title success at DCU's St Clare's base. Cormac Dillon, an All-Ireland U-20 finalist with Kerry this year, registered five points too while Cathal O Beaglaoich and Olan Corcoran struck six important points between them. Late points from substitute Fionn Desmond and O Beaglaoich, who wore number 11 but lined out at midfield, ultimately separated the teams. A resurgent DCU narrowed the gap to just a point when rising Dublin star Greg McEnaney fed Ethan Dunne for a 48th minute goal. That narrow margin remained between them in stoppage time and DCU had a terrific opportunity to tie the game from a close range free. But Donegal's Johnny McGroddy, who top scored for DCU with eight points, surprisingly went short to team-mate Fionn Carolan who booted wide. Desmond and O Beaglaoich then struck their UCC scores to pile on the misery for DCU who lost substitute Liam Kelly to a red card late on in a game that stretched to 68 minutes. Skipper Falvey dedicated the win afterwards to veteran manager Morgan whom he pointed out 'couldn't be with us tonight'. If Morgan picked up the game on the YouTube live stream he'll have been happy with what he saw as UCC announced themselves as strong Sigerson Cup contenders. The 2023 Sigerson winners didn't kick a single wide in the first-half and hit the interval with a 0-11 to 1-5 lead. They linked up superbly with the wind at their backs and were 0-6 to 0-1 up by the ninth minute. DCU grabbed a lifeline in the form of a well taken Finbarr McLoughlin goal three minutes before the break. A long delivery and quick exchange of passes involving Ryan Donoghue, Alex Gavin and McGroddy eventually freed McLoughlin to palm home from close range. Back-to-back McGroddy points after the restart got the margin down to just a point as DCU capitalised on the breeze. But they will rue the eight second-half wides they totted up and the fact that they never managed to get back to level terms with UCC. Still, the Dunne goal, after clubmate McEnaney cut through the centre and set him free, left it neck and neck at the three-quarter stage, 2-9 to 0-16. Falvey was UCC's inspiration throughout, collecting possession and distributing it sensibly and pinching a number of impressive scores too. Dillon swung a beauty over off his left foot also while Chris Kenneally set up Corcoran for another terrific score to keep UCC just about in control. Falvey's 50th minute point was arguably the pick of the bunch, a high swinging kick on the wind from the right that left two in it at that stage. DCU unloaded their bench and threw everything at it in the closing stages. They cut the deficit to just a point again following a score from sub Luke Marren in the 58th minute. They should have levelled it up when McGroddy stood over that stoppage time free in but they butchered the opportunity. Ratoath man Kelly got his marching orders for DCU deep into stoppage time when referee Conor Dourneen took advice from a linesman. DCU still had one last chance to grab a goal and level the game with time almost up but McGroddy's rocket from a free flew just over the sea of UCC players on the goal line. UCC scorers: K Falvey, C Dillon (1 mark) (0-5 each); C O Beaglaoich, O Corcoran, H O'Connor (3 frees) (0-3 each); A Crowley, F Desmond (0-1 each). DCU scorers: J McGroddy (0-8, 7 frees); F McLoughlin, E Dunne (1-0 each); T Prior (0-2), R Donoghue, L Marren, F Carolan (0-1 each). UCC (Cork unless stated): A Murphy (Kerry); D O'Callaghan (Kerry), D Peet, C Kenneally; T Ashe (Kerry), D Phelan, N Lordan; R Murphy (Kerry), C O Beaglaoich (Kerry); K Falvey (Kerry), O Corcoran, T O hAinifein (Kerry); C Dillon (Kerry), H O'Connor, A Crowley (Kerry). Subs: F Desmond for O hAinifein (45); Liam Evans (Kerry) for Ashe (64). DCU (Dublin unless stated): E McGuinness (Longford); B Masterson (Longford), A Gavin, R Gallagher (Donegal); E O'Connor Flanagan, G McEnaney, D Joyce (Mayo); C Heffernan (Laois), E Dunne; F McLoughlin (Mayo), R Donoghue (Cavan), C Dolan; J McGroddy (Donegal), S Baker (Westmeath), T Prior (Leitrim) Subs: F Carolan (Monaghan) for Joyce & L Glennon (Roscommon) for Baker (25); E Smith (Sligo) for Donoghue (38); L Kelly (Meath) for Heffernan (40); N Dolan (Kildare) for C Dolan (49); L Marren (Sligo) for McLoughlin (55). Ref: C Dourneen (Cavan).None

AMERICAN FALLS – What started out with a broken chainsaw has since become a forty-year endeavor to deliver technical expertise and friendly small-town customer service to the community of East Idaho. When Jerry Mauch, who owns C & J Power Equipment with his wife Christine, received a Husqvarna chainsaw back in the early eighties, he eventually ran into some trouble. He couldn’t get it to run right and couldn’t find anyone to fix it for him. Rather than throw it in the shed and forget about it, he decided to purchase a paper instruction manual and get to tinkering. “He figured out how to fix it himself,” explained Christine, who bought the chainsaw for him as a birthday gift. “But then as he talked about (how he fixed it), pretty soon every morning there’d be a chainsaw on the back doorstep, and then another chainsaw.” The Mauchs saw it as an opportunity. At the time Jerry had been working at a tractor shop doing diesel and gasoline work, as well as fixing up a few lawnmowers for customers. But they decided to open up a business of their own—which first began in the garage behind their house. “Shortly after that, I realized I wasn't going to make a living just doing chainsaws,” Jerry said. “So I expanded into lawn and garden and lots of irrigation motors at that time. Lots and lots, because there were more wheel lines at that time than pivots. And so we really expanded into the farm community doing irrigation motors (and) pump motors.” Around a decade later they converted an old gas station at 503 Fort Hall Avenue into their current business location, and since then have evolved over the years as a retailer for brands that ranged from Kohler, Honda, Briggs and Stratton, and Husqvarna. Some brands have come and gone as equipment became more costly, or as certain brands transitioned towards more battery-operated equipment. As of today, the brand the Mauchs mostly deal with is STIHL, which they offer full service and repairs on should things need a technical touch-up. Whether it is trimmers farmers use to cut weeds around a mainline, handheld or backpack blowers to clean out hard-to-reach areas in combines, or sprayers used to apply chemicals, their equipment offers farmers and other customers gear made to make their jobs and lives easier. Among other equipment they sell are pressure washers, handheld vacuums, and chainsaws, and they service many items such as lawnmowers, welders, and snowblowers. Jerry’s mechanical skills and know-how also gives farmers a lift when equipment starts breaking. “Jerry has unique skills because he’s been in the industry so long,” said Christine. “He’s seen so many different things along the way. So he brings to his work his knowledge from the past and brings it to the future. And he has...quite an engineering mind.” This ability to troubleshoot allows him to fix up equipment in a world where it has become more and more commonplace to discard things and buy new ones if there’s a small hiccup in its functionality. And even when some farmers have mechanics who are able to fix equipment on the farm when they can’t do it, they come to him, Jerry explained. While they have adjusted to some technological advances in some items, he said he’s not keen on transitioning much to battery-operated and computerized equipment and instead prefers to stick to gasoline power for most. They recently celebrated the business’s fortieth anniversary in October, and while retirement is potentially in the cards several years down the road, their vision, for now, is to provide excellent service to many of their loyal customers—some of whom are great-grandchildren of farming customers from decades ago. “We’re just trying to stay ahead of the computer world,” Jerry explained. “In Power County and Bingham (County), I’ve got a dozen really good farmers (as customers)...So I'm gonna try to stay focused on the farmers that have stayed focused on me.” As for now, if you visit their street on the corner of Fort Hall Avenue and Pocatello Avenue, you can see the bright orange and gray of STIHL chainsaws hanging in the windows. “I told (Christine) we started with chainsaws,” Jerry said. “We might just as well retire with chainsaws.” For those interested in visiting C&J Power Equipment, it is open 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays and Saturdays on call for emergencies. For more information, call 208-226-5411.

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