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“He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.... And the sheep follow Him: for they know His voice.” The Eastern shepherd does not drive his sheep. He depends not upon force or fear; but going before, he calls them. They know his voice, and obey the call. So does the Saviour-Shepherd with His sheep. The Scripture says, “Thou leddest Thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.” Through the prophet, Jesus declares, “I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.” He compels none to follow Him....

Author, speaker and former Knesset member Dr. Einat Wilf has spent her life researching the Mideast peace process. I spoke with her days after the recent ceasefire began and the rest of the live hostages were released. She offered insights into what would need to happen for a ceasefire to turn into peace... and why people are so eager to believe the most unbelievable tales about the Jewish State. Transcript linked below video description. (Click "More" and then click "Transcript")

Another election day, and I have to sit here for 16 hours and check-in nothing but dem voters in this RED county. You wonder why we lose? THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON!!

In September, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced plans to lower Sweden's age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for the most serious crimes, including murder and aggravated bombing. The reform is a response to a surge in deadly gang violence. Police say criminal networks increasingly recruit children to carry out shootings and deliver weapons, as minors under 15 cannot be prosecuted. The government in Stockholm had previously announced the creation of special detention units for 15- to 17-year-olds in Swedish prisons. Under the new proposal, the plan is being expanded to include youth-prison units for 13- to 14-year-olds, too....

~I'm old enough to remember when stand-up comedians did rape jokes. Not very good ones, but jokes nonetheless. Ricky Gervais revived this one to discuss its contemporary acceptability or otherwise on a Netflix special a few years back, but I heard it first time round on telly back in the Seventies, when no one batted an eyelid: So the missus comes back from the park and says, 'I've just been graped.' I said, 'Don't you mean raped?' She said, 'No, there was a bunch of them.' Got a big laugh. Of course, in those days, out in real life it...

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said that “the shutdown, actually, is something that the Republicans have been really responsible for, because one of our key things in the shutdown is, number one, vote to reopen the government, but make sure Donald Trump does not get a blank check for his lawless activities,” and “people are understanding that Democrats are fighting to try to reduce their costs.” Van Hollen said, “Well, the shutdown, actually, is something that the Republicans have been really responsible for, because one of our key things in the shutdown is,...

While the shutdown is needless, the Democrats are right to be concerned about healthcare cost coverage. MEDICAID EXPANSION FAIRNESS What I’m thinking of is to slightly and generally increase the state Medicaid expansion share to 5% plus the highest rate of state income tax. That would make Medicaid expansion cheaper for no income tax red states like Florida and Texas, and fairer. Right now, California pays for Medicaid expansion at 10% and rakes in 13% income tax from doctors. To help finance likely Medicaid expansion to states like Texas and Florida, the state Medicaid shares (traditional & expansion) would increase...

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 BREAKING: In a stunning blow to the Experts, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum CONFIRMS that the United States just set an all-time RECORD in domestic oil production. It's almost like President Trump promised this. "He said 'drill baby drill.' The U.S. set a RECORD on oil production! 13.6M barrels a day! There will be NEW records set going forward!" 🔥 "These countries here on the cutting edge are so THRILLED to have the United States back in the game on any game of energy, abundance of energy growth, as opposed to following some European model, or of...

When New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was seen on video casually scooping up rice with his fingers earlier this year, some criticized him for his unusual eating habit. The short video clip sparked online debate about culture, class and proper etiquette for eating certain foods. Some pushed back on this: If eating rice with one's hands is odd, why isn't eating pizza or a burger perceived that way? "I have to eat with my hands," the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, who was born in Uganda, told Bon Appétit in June. "In Uganda, we even eat salad with our hands."...

I don't know why this is so funny to me: Check out the peeps in the below vid and I'll give you more deets when you're done. MANY PICS AND BIOS AT LINK.......................

Nick Fuentes hit the jackpot. The white-nationalist influencer made it on the “Tucker Carlson Show,” the nation’s foremost vehicle for laundering noxious ideas into the conservative mainstream. Fuentes is a Holocaust denier and self-avowed racist whose goal is to remake the right in his image. Carlson, who prides himself on asking the supposedly telling questions when it comes to promoting any number of conspiracy theories, couldn’t really bring himself to ask any of Fuentes. Instead, he gave the 27-year-old Nazi sympathizer a tongue bath and said at one point of the Fuentes ideological project, “I guess you won.” This was...

Dick Cheney, widely regarded as the most powerful vice president in American history, who was George W. Bush’s running mate in two successful campaigns for the presidency and his most influential White House adviser in an era of terrorism, war and economic change, died Monday. He was 84. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement. “For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming’s Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States,” the statement said. “Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to...

4 November 2025 Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop on Tuesday of week 31 in Ordinary Time Sacred Heart Cathedral, Calabar, Nigeria Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingRomans 12:5-16Use the gifts you have been givenAll of us, in union with Christ, form one body, and as parts of it we belong to each other. Our gifts differ according to the grace given us. If your gift is prophecy, then use it as your faith suggests; if administration, then use it for administration; if teaching, then use it...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(11/3/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleJob 40:15-2415 “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. 16 What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly! 17 Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit. 18 Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron. 19 It ranks first among the works of God, yet its Maker can approach it with his sword. 20 The hills bring it their produce, and...

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives, after the bill narrowly passed the General Assembly last week. “It was something that I didn’t expect and didn’t know it was going to be voted on, so we’re examining it even now,” Pritzker said. The Democratic-run state Senate, before dawn broke Friday, voted with the bare minimum 30 votes to allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults the right to access life-ending prescription medication with physician oversight. The vote sent the bill to...

Like a monstrous experiment in social engineering, the profoundly anti-patriotic immigration policy of New Labour has brought about demographic changes that, right from the outset, were intended to be irreversible. For centuries, Britain — and England in particular — has represented a civilizational ideal for much of the modern world. The birthplace of parliamentary democracy, the common law system, and global standards of governance, Britain has exported its political and cultural values far beyond its shores. At home, it once epitomized social cohesion, stability, and civic pride. Yet, in the 21st century, many Britons — particularly in working-class communities —...

NEW: James Comey tried to get his indictment thrown out, only for prosecutors to drop even more explosive evidence. A handwritten note from Comey himself reveals he knew all about the scheme behind the Russia collusion hoax. “HRC plan to tie Trump” HRC = Hillary Rodham Clinton Comey is cooked.

The Israeli anti-drone and anti-missile laser weapon, the Iron Beam 450, is said to be ready to be deployed in Israel. From the timesofisrael.com: The Iron Beam is not meant to replace the Iron Dome or Israel’s other air defense systems, but to supplement and complement them, shooting down smaller projectiles and leaving larger ones for the more robust missile-based batteries such as the David’s Sling and Arrow systems.As long as there is a constant source of energy for the laser, there is no risk of it ever running out of ammunition. Officials have hailed it as a potential “game-changer”...

The Radical Left (“RL”) no longer has a coherent message. President Trump, with his platform focused on restoring public order, promoting economic prosperity, securing the borders, advocating for merit-based policies, and opposing the inclusion of boys in girls’ sports, among other issues, appealed to voters, resulting in his landslide victory in 2024. The RL’s rebranding as Democratic Socialism (Mamdani, AOC, and Sanders) is nothing more than the Old Pied Piper promise of a new utopia if given more public money and power. The RL’s Marxist/Islamofascist ideology remains fundamentally at odds with and a real threat to our constitutional republic. The...