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On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons reacted to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan praising the death of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil in a recent Israeli strike as a positive outcome because it means that Aqil was brought to justice for his involvement in the Beirut barracks bombing in 1983 that killed 241 American military personnel by stating that “Of course, this, what is an assassination is not bringing somebody to justice.” While discussing recent Israeli strikes, Simmons said, “The Israeli Defense Forces saying that the strike killed 16 Hezbollah members, including 12 senior...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday will visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. He is expected to go to the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant to kick off a busy week in the United States shoring up support for Ukraine in the war, according to two U.S. officials and a third familiar with Zelenskyy’s schedule who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that were not yet public. He also will address the U.N. General Assembly annual gathering in New...

As a spy thriller fan, I love reading about the clever gadgets the good guys use to vanquish the bad guys, which is why I've been fascinated by the story of Hezbollah's deadly exploding pagers. How did Israel pull this off? Was it really Israel who did this? This attack is even more exacting than the exploding bed at the Iranian "safe" house. Now we're learning more details of the attacks, and they're as impressive as they are diabolical. Three thousand beepers exploded this week, killing a bunch of Hezbollah terrorists and some innocents. Iran's ambassador to Lebanon lost an...

The failed policy of accepting unchecked mass migration has wrecked the social fabric of the United Kingdom, leading to the emergence of the ‘grooming gangs’ and the explosion of sexual violence rates. Sure enough, not all rapes or sexual assaults in Britain are linked to the invasion of illegals from cultures that are not assimilating, but the two phenomena sure are developing in parallel. BBC reported: “A rape offense is reported every hour in London, according to data obtained by the BBC. More than 8,800 rape incidents were reported to the Metropolitan Police in 2023 – an average of 24...

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris's campaign says that she has agreed to do another presidential campaign debate, this time on CNN. "The American people deserve another opportunity to see Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate before they cast their ballots," Harris's campaign chairwoman Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. Trump said earlier this month that there would not be any more debates. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump, and she has accepted CNN’s invitation to a debate on October 23. Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to...

Republicans spent two years sabotaging the U.S. House. Another two years would be ruinous.The Lord works in mysterious ways. Six weeks after his improbable rise from obscurity to speaker of the House in late 2023, Louisiana’s Mike Johnson decided to break bread with a group of Christian nationalists. He gave the keynote address (at the Museum of the Bible) to the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, a group whose founder, “proud” Christian nationalist Jason Rapert, has said: “I reject that being a Christian Nationalist is somehow unseemly or wrong.”Rapert’s organization promoted the pine-tree “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which was among...

Entertainment legend Oprah Winfrey held a star-studded town hall for Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday. It took place in Farmington Hills, Michigan, in a key swing state, but celebrities from around the world connected via Zoom to help celebrate Harris’s last-minute candidacy for president. Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Rock, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Stiller, and others joined in.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump on October 23, challenging her rival to another engagement on a public stage in the final weeks of the campaign. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. “Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate.” Harris tweeted Saturday that she “will gladly accept a second presidential debate” and that she hopes Trump “will join” her on October 23. The debate would mirror the first...

Oprah Winfrey moderated a 90-minute love-in online for Kamala Harris this past Thursday evening in Michigan. In case you missed it, the White House has posted the transcript here and Forbes has posted the whole thing on YouTube (video at the bottom). The New York Post covered it in this story by Diana Glebova.No one can afford to shed the brain cells that will be lost by those who dare to take in the whole thing. It is an embarrassment to the United States, if not to humanity. With help from the gentlemen who brought us Barack Obama, Harris has...

The Irish government has abandoned plans to implement controversial new hate speech laws following widespread backlash from free speech advocates. Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirmed on Saturday that Dublin will drop new hate speech provisions in the proposed Criminal Justice Bill, admitting that the “incitement to hatred” section of the legislation did “not have a consensus,” the Irish Times reports. Critics of the speech restrictions have noted that the government failed to actually define what constitutes “hate” and therefore the law would have given broad powers to the state to crush dissent. The scope of the draconian powers would have...

Boeing said Friday the head of the company’s troubled defense, space and security unit is leaving the planemaker effective immediately. New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg in his first significant move since taking over in August, said Ted Colbert would be leaving and Steve Parker, the unit’s chief operating officer, would assume Colbert’s responsibilities until a replacement is named at a later date. Boeing’s space business has suffered setbacks, notably NASA’s recent decision to send Boeing’s Starliner capsule home without astronauts that followed years of missteps. ...

Finnish is known for its challenging grammar and vocabulary, which can be daunting for learners. It features a complex system of cases—15 in total—which can change the endings of nouns based on their function in a sentence. Additionally, Finnish is a language isolated from other European languages, so there are few cognates for English speakers to rely on. Nevertheless, Finnish is a language worth learning for its unique position in the world. Finland boasts a high standard of living, stunning natural landscapes, and a rich cultural history. Learning Finnish can enhance your experience if you plan to travel or work...

The National Treasury Employees Union has endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the United States. NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald announced the decision after extensive research into the candidates’ records regarding the federal workforce, and consultation with NTEU members and chapter leaders across the country. “When it comes to treating federal employees with respect, valuing their service and investing in their work, Kamala Harris is the clear choice,” Greenwald said. “She shares our values and our commitment to making sure that the federal government works for all Americans. She has been a strong advocate for the issues that matter most...

[H/T Grey_Whiskers]I cannot make it clear enough how important this is. And how important it is that the American people SEE THIS.For a very long time, many Americans were under the impression that the CDC would not do a Vacc*nated vs. Unvacc*nated study on the health outcomes of our children. But, They actually did, back in 1999.Why didn’t we know? Because the results were so d@mning against va((ines, that they deliberately hid it from the public.But thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Children's Health Defense, they were able to obtain the records through a FOIA request several years...

An overnight kamikaze drone strike may have hit a “secret” silo facility housing Vladimir Putin’s largest missile - the nuclear-capable doomsday rocket Satan-2, it was reported today. The attack triggered a mass exodus of local residents fearful their district would be reduced to dust, according to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU. A giant explosion was seen at Oktyabrsky, close to Toropets, in Tver region after the Ukrainian strike deep inside Russia. At first the hit was described as a key Russian missile and ammunition arsenal, at the 23rd GRAU arsenal, one of three hit in three days, with claims it stored S-300...

Modern AI data centers consume enormous amounts of power, and it looks like they will get even more power-hungry in the coming years as companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI strive towards artificial general intelligence (AGI). Oracle has already outlined plans to use nuclear power plants for its 1-gigawatt datacenters. It looks like Microsoft plans to do the same as it just inked a deal to restart a nuclear power plant to feed its data centers, reports Bloomberg. 819 MW for AI and cloud data centers Constellation Energy will invest $1.6 billion to restart its Three Mile Island nuclear...

The Perverted Roots of the Medjugorie VisionsDespite the widely held belief that Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, is the site of the Virgin Mary’s appearances to six children beginning in 1981, the Catholic Church negates this claim based on its denunciation of Medjugorje in 1985 and again in 1991. For this reason, pilgrimages to the site were banned in 2013. At the direction of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Carlo Viganò, the former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States issued a letter on October 21, 2013, stating that Catholics “are not permitted” to participate in any meetings that...

We’ve all heard of mRNA “vaccines” by now. In fact, no matter where you are in the world and no matter how switched on to Big Pharma and its scamdemic tricks you may be, you doubtless know people who took the mRNA jab. Perhaps you were even coerced into it yourself. But have you heard about the next generation of “vaccines” that Big Pharma is preparing to unleash upon the public? They’re called sa-mRNA vaccines, or “replicon” vaccines, and they’ve already been approved in Japan, where they are expected to start rolling out as early as next month. If you’re...

It was the spring of 2018 and President Donald J. Trump, faced with an accelerating inquiry into his campaign’s ties to Russia, was furious that the Justice Department was reluctant to strike back at those he saw as his enemies.In an Oval Office meeting, Mr. Trump told startled aides that if Attorney General Jeff Sessions would not order the department to go after Hillary Clinton and James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, Mr. Trump would prosecute them himself.Recognizing the extraordinary dangers of a president seeking not just to weaponize the criminal justice system for political ends but trying as...

The Betrayal of the Catholic Church in ChinaThere is some historical evidence that suggests St. Thomas the Apostle went not only to India, but all the way to China. At the latest, we know there were Christians in China from AD 600 forward. Since then, they have been few in percentages but great in suffering for Jesus Christ. The persecution of Catholics in China peaked in the 20th century under the Boxer Rebellion and Mao’s Red China.But in 1957, the Communists tried a new move in establishing the “Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.” This was an attempt to mimic the hierarchy...