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MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on “Deadline” that every Democrat on Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate list was “next level league” above former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). Wallace said, “What I’m going to say might not be popular or in my interest, everyone on this list is in a next level league from the person that the top and the number two spot on the Republican side. I mean, the Harris candidacy is just brimming with enthusiasm and energy and a vivaciousness that the Democrats didn’t even expect and the Republicans certainly didn’t.”

“And I will establish my covenant between you and Me, and you and your offspring after you, through their generations for an everlasting covenant. . . and I will give to you and your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.” (Genesis 17:7-8; cf. Genesis 13:15; 48:4; Isaiah 60:21) “The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as He has sworn to you, IF you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. . . But IF you will not obey. ....

Singaporeans will need to be vigilant in not falling for scams linked to the presidential election, the police said. In a statement on Saturday, the police said scammers may impersonate government officials or election candidates to solicit banking or personal information. They could also ask for banking credentials and one-time passwords via SMS or unsolicited phone and in-app calls, such as through WhatsApp, the statement added. It said: “They may also use the display photos of the people they are impersonating to perpetrate scams, which may include soliciting bank transfers. “Members of the public are advised not to transfer money...

The NY Times has published a series of articles today about the transition to renewable energy. The articles (there are three of them) are interesting both for what they say and also for what they reveal about certain assumptions made by the NY Times itself.In an article titled “The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think” the authors reveal that red states are embracing new technology, not because they are desperate for AOC’s approval but because it makes sense financially.Tulsa, a former boomtown once known as the “Oil Capital of the World” where the minor league baseball team...

Former President Trump launched a series of new attacks Friday at the state of Florida in a new email campaign taking aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). “The real DeSantis record is one of misery and despair,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement. “He has left a wake of destruction all across Florida and people are hurting because he has spent more time playing public relations games instead of actually doing the hard-work needed to improve the lives of the people he represents.”

A group of transgender activists is planning a “Day of Vengeance” in Washington, D.C., for March 31-April 2 while raising money for firearms training this week, according to its online materials. The Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN) said on Twitter that “The time is now, enough is enough,” and uploaded posters to TikTok that said, “We want more than visibility. Trans Day of Vengeance. Stop trans genocide. Save the date: April 1st – 11:00 AM / March 31st – TBA.” The self-professed Virginia chapter of the group said on Twitter that it would host a dance party at a Richmond...

An iconic ice cream business has threatened to move its Portland headquarters out of Oregon as crime, drug use and homelessness continue to plague the woke Democratic city. Salt & Straw was created to be a community gathering place, according to its website. It was set up as a parlor in 2011, and quickly became known as one of the United States' best scoop shops, further bolstering Portland's reputation as one of America's best foodie cities.

Just how effective have Western sanctions been against Iran — and for that matter, Russia? The US has spearheaded efforts to deny both countries access to Western technology, especially that with dual-use capabilities for military purposes. In the case of Iran, those sanctions and trade restrictions go back decades.And according to an exclusive from the Wall Street Journal today, they appear significantly ineffective. Ukrainian and Western experts have begun looking at the remains of Iranian drones that targeted infrastructure in the Russian invasion, and a lot of the parts come from Western supply chains:New intelligence collected from downed Iranian drones...

Yowza. At one time, Team Trump pushed the idea that Ivanka Trump could become the next generation of a political dynasty. She served a critical role in her father’s term as both a key advisor and to some extent a calm and moderating PR presence in a chaotic White House.Instead of following through on those efforts, the former First Daughter has abdicated her place in the succession, refusing to participate in the Donald Trump Restoration effort:Former first daughter Ivanka Trump said late Tuesday that she would play no part in her father’s 2024 presidential campaign, one day after The Post...

Down in South Texas, there is a Democrat who votes a lot like a Republican. I'm talking about Henry Cuellar, who was just re-elected in District 28. Therefore, it makes a lot of sense for future speaker McCarthy to woo the guy from #28. This is from a story in the Wall Street Journal:Allies of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) made multiple calls to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas over the weekend and asked him if he would switch parties to expand the GOP majority, according to five people familiar with the calls.The pitch to Mr. Cuellar...

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are allies, not rivals. Portraying them as political opponents is yet another twisted mistake in judgment that gives political gamesters something to add to their tactics for dividing America. The Trump versus DeSantis game is aimed at destroying both of these outstanding Americans. Don’t fall for it. And take political commentary that distorts the relation between Trump and DeSantis -- even that from “conservatives” -- with a ton of salt. What Trump did for America before Biden knocked down the vast improvements that Trump ushered in, and what DeSantis did for Florida to make that...

In Australia, the most outspoken critic of the false imprisonment of Cardinal George Pell (https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/2021/10/05/australia-is-not-a-free-country/) was the conservative columnist and television host Andrew Bolt. Bolt is an atheist. I believe that, if all the Christians, who knew that what was done to Pell was wrong, had spoken up as Bolt did, then the cowardly bullies of the Socialist Left government, whose politicized police force attacked Pell, would have backed down. But with a few exceptions (Fathers Kevin Donnelly and Frank Brennan and Bishop Anthony Fisher) the churches and clergy were spectacularly silent. Such attacks will continue in places like Australia...

A concerned wife’s report of dozens of armed FBI agents descending on her Pennsylvania home Friday to drag her husband, a pro-life Catholic speaker, away in handcuffs in front of their weeping children should have been a sensational national story. But it’s been four days now, and not a single one of the big corporate media outlets has deigned to mention the FBI’s raid on the home of Mark Houck and his family. That’s not a coincidence.

Were they inciting violence when they criticized the FBI in the past or when they blamed the FBI for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election loss?We know the left’s ultimate goal is to censure the opposition. For weeks after the FBI raided Trump’s home, leftists (Democrats, RINOs, mainstream media) have been accusing of “inciting violence” those who are legitimately pointing out the FBI failures and shenanigans. The left is preemptively linking and blaming FBI critics with any crazy/stupid person who says/does something violent. They are purposefully conflating legitimate criticism with violence because they want to silence the voice of millions of Americans....

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brilliantly exposed the hypocrisy of rich liberals by sending 50 illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Immigration lawyers and activists thought they could get the best of DeSantis by filing a class action lawsuit against him. The lawsuit alleges that the flights were “a premeditated, fraudulent, and illegal scheme centered on exploiting [the migrants] for the sole purpose of advancing their own personal, financial and political interests.” But DeSantis clearly anticipated the radical, hypocritical left’s response, and he revealed on Tuesday that the migrants signed consent forms. “It is opportunistic that activists would use illegal immigrants for...

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to be “getting very close” to having enough evidence to indict former President Donald Trump. “There are two questions: Will the government be able to make out a technical case, will they have evidence by which that they could indict somebody on, including him?” Barr, who has been at odds with Trump since leaving office, told Fox News on Wednesday.“That’s the first question, and I think they’re getting very close to that point, frankly,” he added. Barr did not elaborate on why he believes that, and he did...

After being forced to host an LGBT club and violate tenets of Orthodox Judaism, Yeshiva University is fighting to preserve religious freedom.Must religious institutions abandon certain core tenets to operate in the public square? That question is at the heart of yet another lawsuit arising from the tensions between religious liberty and anti-discrimination laws.This week, New York’s Yeshiva University — an Orthodox Jewish university — filed an emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court after a state supreme court judge ordered the school to recognize an LGBT student group in violation of its religious beliefs regarding sexual morality. Yeshiva has...

The FBI’s probe of Project Veritas should have all Americans concerned over the application of the first amendment: Transporting stolen property across state lines is indeed a federal crime, so in that sense, the FBI’s investigation into the stolen diary of President Joe Biden’s daughter is entirely appropriate. Two Floridians pleaded guilty last week to stealing the diary with the apparent intent to sell it to Project Veritas, a conservative undercover journalism outlet. For its part, Project Veritas contends it believed Ashley Biden’s diary was legally obtained when it took possession. The outlet reportedly compensated the Floridians with $20,000. However,...

Early voting for Arizona’s primary elections started on Tuesday. Republicans can do something good for their country and party by defeating Kari Lake. Lake, once an anchor on a Fox-TV affiliate in Phoenix, is former president Donald Trump’s choice for governor. She has thundered to a lead in the polls by theatrically embracing ultra-MAGA conservatism.

Extreme acts of violence, vandalism, and arson by militant, pro-abortion groups involving Molotov cocktails and other “incendiary devices” have caused extensive damage to dozens of pregnancy crisis clinics across the nation after the May 2 leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.Wednesday’s latest attack on the Jackson Right to Life clinic in Jackson, Mich., marks the most recent in a string of assaults on pregnancy clinics and pro-life organizations claimed by a group billed “Jane’s Revenge.” In May were fire bombings of the Gresham Pregnancy Resource Center in Portland, Ore., and the CompassCare clinic in...