[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2.] Yellowstone has almost killed off one character per episode in what’s presumed to be its final season. Out of four episodes released so far (and just two more to go), three have featured a major character death. The first was John Dutton’s, brought about by Kevin Costner’s shocking exit from the series. Viewers assumed the Dutton patriarch would be killed off to explain Costner’s absence from Season 5 Part 2. But the subsequent deaths have been more shocking. Sarah Atwood’s (Dawn Olivieri) murder made sense for the story, given the hit she ordered on John didn’t go as planned in the aftermath. But the death of Denim Richards ‘ Colby in Episode 12 was entirely unnecessary, if you ask us. Not only because the story didn’t need it, but also because it took time away from addressing the burning questions we still need answered before the show closes up shop ( if Season 5 really is the end — the show is certainly keeping viewers on their toes ). Here, we lay out the remaining burning questions we need answered before Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 comes to a close, in no particular order. The biggest one is the one we’ve already addressed: When will Rip ( Cole Hauser ) find out what Jamie ( Wes Bentley ) did to Beth ( Kelly Reilly ), and will Kayce ( Luke Grimes ) find out? We lay out those possibilities here , but below, find our other lingering questions. Wes Bentley as Jamie and Katherine Cunningham as Christine in Yellowstone (Paramount Network) The last viewers heard about Jamie’s son was in Season 5 Part 1, when Jamie was driving Beth home from her overnight prison stint. Beth lashed out in rage at the sight of the car seat in the backseat, which revealed that Jamie was a parent. Learning that the child is a boy named after him made Beth even more angry. She threatened to take Jamie’s son from him like he took her ability to have children. The threat didn’t seem to be against the baby’s life, but rather that she would take his son and kill Jamie. The attorney has had bigger issues to tackle this season thus far, like trying to renew the airport lease his father canceled, launch a campaign to be elected governor in the special election prompted by John’s death, and of course deal with the fallout of Sarah being killed by the hitmen agency she hired to take out John (an investigation in which he’s now a primary suspect). But still, where is his son? Viewers have heard nary a peep about the kid in Part 2. Will Episode 13 bring him back into the plot, along with his mother, Christine ( Katherine Cunningham )? Perhaps part of Beth’s revenge on Jamie over his involvement in John’s death will entail finding the boy. That would be one way to get Jamie back under her thumb. Beth has long threatened that Rip would kill Jamie once he finds out that he had Beth forcibly sterilized as a teen. As much as Rip coming in to kill an enemy has made for some of the show’s more memorable moments (like the snake in the cooler), it does feel a little too obvious at this point to just have Rip involved in Jamie’s potential demise. It would be more intriguing and cathartic to see Beth do it herself or with Rip’s help — she’s certainly more emboldened to take the reins since she’s been convinced that Jamie planned their father’s murder (he didn’t, but it was his idea and she’ll never believe he isn’t responsible). Beth is one of the few members of her family who hasn’t committed murder on Yellowstone . And in fact, she’s one of the only ones who is appalled by the tradition of taking enemies “to the train station” (she was kept in the dark about this until the Season 5 Part 1 finale). Beth would save her first kill for Jamie. But at this point, given the excessive deaths we’ve seen this season, we could also see the series going for the tragic shock value of flipping the switch on Beth and having her killed by Jamie in the end. That does seem less likely, as Yellowstone almost always only kills its villains. And Jamie has long been painted as a villain, but one with the potential to be redeemed. There’s hardly any time left for a redemption arc, though. Paramount Network We’d be OK with Jamie and Beth both ending the series alive, but only if Jamie is in prison. He’s been on such a downward spiral and rejecting every opportunity to do the right thing for so long, becoming the fall guy for his dad’s homicide would be a twisted poetic justice. With Sarah dead too, he and the hitmen are the only people who could be held legally accountable for the murder. While Kayce has physically threatened Jamie in recent episodes, he’s clearly struggling with conflicting feelings of love for his big brother. What if the season ends with Kayce stopping Beth from killing Jamie, but helping her put him in prison for life to avenge John? Paramount Network In this context, that wouldn’t be a good thing. We’ve seen Kayce slowly descend into a darker mental state in the episodes since John’s murder. Every revelation about the death makes Kayce more and more lethal. In Episode 12, he held a child at gunpoint to threaten Grant Horton ( Matt Gerald ), the man who runs the agency that carried out the hit on John. Costner’s character could justify just about anything to defend his family’s legacy and ownership of the ranch; he spent decades killing foes in secret to help on this front. The lengths to which John would go to protect the ranch used to make Kayce and Monica ( Kelsey Asbille ) rebel against the family; it was only in recent years that this relationship was mended and Kayce and Monica felt comfortable associating themselves with them again. That comfort has transformed into full-blown support, and Kayce’s in a dark mindset as he attempts to avenge his father. How does the veteran come back from holding a child at gunpoint? Is he becoming the violent man who can defend any detestable action that he once feared? And moreover, how will Monica react if/when she finds out that Kayce threatened to kill a kid? We can’t imagine that she would be OK with that, but she’s also shown great concern for Kayce’s mental well-being in Season 5 Part 2. She may take the threat against that child and her father as a sign for her to step in and bring Kayce back from the edge. How to Watch New Episodes of 'Yellowstone' on Streaming Beth and Rip were selling off the horses and cattle in Episode 12 in an attempt to raise the money needed to keep the ranch’s land instead of selling off a piece of it. Beth revealed in talks with Thomas Rainwater ( Gil Birmingham ) that she has resigned herself to losing at least some of the family’s acreage that they’ve owned for a century. While the plan to undo John’s actions as governor that protected the land and canceled Market Equities’ airport lease doesn’t seem likely to succeed — especially not with Senator Lynelle Perry ( Wendy Moniz ) and Clara ( Lilli Kay ) determined to thwart Jamie’s efforts — the walls still are closing in on the Duttons. The show has said that selling some of the land is inevitable, but hopefully whatever they end up selling (if they sell) is given to Rainwater and the reservation or perhaps made into a national park. Speaking of Rainwater, why does he have so little to do this season? He seems primed to compromise with the Duttons after an entire series of fighting to get the land that once belonged to his people back. That leads us to our next and final question... In 1883 , Spotted Eagle ( Graham Greene ) told James Dutton ( Tim McGraw ) that his people would rise up and regain control of the Yellowstone ranch’s land in seven generations. Earlier on Yellowstone , Kayce said he saw “the end of us” in a vision and, in Season 5 Part 2, added that that “end” will be a choice. Kayce told Tate ( Brecken Merrill ) that if it’s his dream to run the ranch one day, he would make the ranch his life to preserve it for his son. But Tate more so envisions living a simpler life on the family’s land while someone else runs it, although he still wants to keep the land in the family. Every Yellowstone spinoff has questioned if the Duttons can maintain control of the ranch’s land. If Spotted Eagle’s prophecy wasn’t meant to be a true foreshadowing for the Dutton’s fate and Yellowstone ‘s ending, then it would just be a pointless throwaway line. The 1883 prophecy and Kayce’s vision would easily combine by having Tate inherit the ranch. Kayce knows that his son doesn’t fully desire running the family business himself, and perhaps knowing that but having him inherit the ranch anyway is the choice the vision foresaw. Our ideal Yellowstone ending is the indigenous people getting their land back. Perhaps Tate will inherit it and then give it to his community on the reservation while still living on the grounds, bringing everything full circle. This would open things up to keep the current ranchers employed for a while longer as well (their fates are also still up in the air as control of the ranch hangs in the balance). Do you have other burning questions? Let us know in the comments, below. Yellowstone , Sundays, 8/7c, Paramount Network More Headlines: Will ‘Yellowstone’ Fulfill ‘1883’ Prophecy & 6 More Burning Questions We Need Answered ‘Today’: Hoda Kotb Reveals Former Boss Told Her to ‘Get on The Treadmill’ (VIDEO) ‘Based on a True Story’s Melissa Fumero on Breaking Bad in Peacock’s Killer Comedy Is ‘SNL’ New This Weekend? Here’s Everything to Know ‘The Price Is Right’ Fans Want Big Change to Game After Contestant’s ‘Depressing’ DisasterWhen Sheriden Hackney moved to Melbourne from her home in the Gold Coast, she was confident with her friend-making skills. She was well-travelled, had worked in hospitality most of her life, and thought she’d find her circle quickly enough once she moved. It wasn’t as easy as Sherry thought, and at times, she felt quite lonely. Sherry isn’t alone: according to the latest Medibank Loneliness Population Index, more than half of Australians (56 per cent) say they feel lonely at least once a week, a figure that’s remained high since the COVID-19 pandemic. Loneliness can be triggered by moving to a new city – like Sherry did – or by close friends and family moving away from you, Medibank’s research found. But it’s not just physical separation from loved ones that can trigger feelings of loneliness: in a digitised world, has a lot to do with disconnecting people from one another, despite existing as a way to connect. Sherry’s experience of loneliness inspired her to start , an organisation that aims to develop friendships with people looking for deeper and more meaningful connections with others. “Loneliness can hit anyone, even when you do have friends,” Sherry told . “You can feel lonely even when you’re surrounded by people. “The best thing you can do is just start adding more friends into your circle.” Match-maker: Sherry’s story After working in hospitality for a few years, Sherry was relocating to Melbourne to begin a corporate career. “I didn’t know anyone when I first moved there,” Sherry said, “and I’ve always found it pretty easy to make friends. I’ve travelled a lot, and it’s always been fairly easy. “But I think transitioning to a corporate role ... combined with not knowing anyone, combined with COVID as well, it was a really, really tough time to make friends.” Sherry tried everything – Bumble BFF, going to social meet-up groups in and around the city, even making friends in a regular setting. But with no luck, she took matters into her own hands. Reaching out to connections she made via Bumble and other social meet-up groups, she invited some people over to her home to cook pasta. “I was teaching people how to make pasta and gnocchi from scratch, and then we’d also sit down and have dinner together,” Sherry said. “The whole purpose was to make friends and to have deeper, meaningful conversations.” Sherry did this for about a year, and the more she posted online about the low-key events at her home, the more interest grew. Suddenly, her casual cooking classes and dinners at her home were booked out – in advance. And this was just the beginning of her mission – what is now her organisation, Conscious Connection. People who attend Conscious Connection events are as young as 20, and up to 50 years old, but tend to sit in the 25-25 age bracket. They come from all stages of life – single, in a relationship, new to the city, locals – but they all have one thing in common. “The common denominator is people are looking for more aligned friendships,” Sherry said. In the early stages of Conscious Connection, some events were a hit, and people who attended walked away making lifelong, best friends. Others didn’t have as much luck – it’s not always a great fit. Sherry decided there must be a better, more efficient way to ensure like minded people get the chance to meet one another. She would deliberately put a group of people with similar interests on a table to give them the best chance possible. This ultimately became the brand of Conscious Connection. Loneliness According to Medibank’s Loneliness Population Index, 53 per cent of people say loneliness is triggered by having few friends or growing apart from friends. Others say it is triggered by family or friends moving away (21 per cent), moving out of their childhood home (20 per cent), moving interstate to a city (15 per cent) or to a remote town (10 per cent), and moving overseas (9 per cent). In fact, those considered to be in the “young and free” life stage are at the greatest risk of experiencing loneliness (42 per cent). Another cause of loneliness, especially for young people, is social media – something Sherry herself has noticed. “I think the way we’ve shifted to a more digitised version of connection, that’s really increased loneliness, because we have this sort of artificial sense of connection,” Sherry said. “We feel like we’re connected to all of these different people, but we don’t have that quality connection in person, like we are designed as humans to have. “A lot of people are feeling like they’re connected, but also very disconnected, and I think that’s leading to a lot of loneliness.” In Sherry’s marketing of Conscious Connection, she stresses one thing the most: everyone is in the same boat. “I try to make it really clear that everyone comes solo,” Sherry said. “That’s the biggest hurdle – most people don’t want to come solo. And I completely understand that, but I like to make sure that everyone knows that it’s pretty normal – everyone comes solo. So you’re all in the same boat, and it actually makes it a lot easier to make friends that way. “Everyone feels nervous – that’s a normal function of meeting new people. It just means that you care.” As someone who has experienced loneliness herself and witnesses every day people coming out of their shells and making new friends, Sherry hopes to see more people coming to Conscious Connection events, which happen in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. “Loneliness can hit anyone, even when you do have friends. You can feel lonely even when you’re surrounded by people,” Sherry said. “The best thing you can do is just start adding more friends into your circle. “Nervousness and anxiety is a completely normal emotion. The difference between the people who are making friends and the people who are not are the ones who are pushing past and just doing it nervous, doing it scared. “Put yourself out there, because there are so many people you haven’t met that will love you so much.” . Research commissioned by FiftyFive5 on behalf of Medibank. Research was conducted in July 2024, among a sample of (n=4,131) Australians.
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President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he planned to expedite federal regulatory approvals, including all environmental permits, for any company or individual proposing to invest $1 billion or more in a construction project. “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals,” Trump wrote Tuesday afternoon on Truth Social . “GET READY TO ROCK!!!” The announcement on Trump’s own social network comes as lawmakers in Congress are working to pass a bipartisan bill aimed at easing federal permitting requirements, a step widely seen as necessary to hasten building of upgrades in roads, bridges and energy systems as aging infrastructure heaves under pressure from increasingly extreme weather and a growing population. During the first half of his term, President Joe Biden signed into law three landmark bills aimed at modernizing U.S. infrastructure. That includes the hundreds of billions of dollars earmarked in the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy projects, marking arguably the largest government investment into meeting demand for fossil fuels with lower-carbon alternatives outside of China. But the federal permitting process that developed in the 55 years since the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act slowed the deployment of those dollars as opponents of anything from a solar farm to a lithium mine to a natural gas pipeline seized on the country’s bedroom ecological-protection law to halt or delay projects with lawsuits. Obtaining final environmental permits for a project subject to the NEPA process takes on average 4 1/2 years, according to a 2020 study by the White House Council on Environmental Quality. The average for electrical transmission projects is even higher, with the majority taking 6 1/2 years to get final approvals. Since the cheapest technologies to generate zero-carbon renewable electricity ― such as wind turbines and solar panels ― require vast areas of land often far from the cities where power is used, transmission lines are seen as one of the main bottlenecks to bringing more clean power onto the grid. The bipartisan deal brokered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) sought to ease the process. But some environmental groups came out against what they called the “dirty deal” because the legislation benefited fossil fuel companies as well as clean-energy projects. Don't let this be the end of the free press. The free press is under attack — and America's future hangs in the balance. As other newsrooms bow to political pressure, HuffPost is not backing down. Would you help us keep our news free for all? We can't do it without you. 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Progressive critics of the permitting overhaul argued instead for increasing staffing and budgets at federal agencies to add more capacity to assess and make judgments on applications. But some of the Democrats’ most prominent self-described climate hawks in Congress backed the bill Manchin negotiated, citing repeated analyses showing that the permitting reform package promised to slash more planet-heating emissions on net by helping clean-energy projects reach the finish line than it contributed by clearing the way for more gas infrastructure. Unless Congress manages to pass the bill in the coming weeks, the GOP majorities set to control both the Senate and the House of Representatives are unlikely to enact the compromise package. It’s unclear, however, what Republicans may propose as an alternative. While some top GOP leaders have vowed to gut the Inflation Reduction Act, others have pleaded with colleagues to preserve much of the clean-energy spending, which has overwhelmingly gone to red and purple states. The changes to energy policy come as the U.S. is experiencing its first major uptick in demand for electricity in three decades thanks to the need for more data centers to power artificial intelligence software, more air conditioners to keep Americans cool amid worsening heat waves, and record purchases of electric vehicles. At the same time, the U.S. power grid is becoming less reliable and more expensive as dependable coal and nuclear plants shut down in favor of gas and renewables that, while cheap individually, have driven up electricity costs in many markets where the two sectors combined make up the majority of power generation. 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