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Echoes of War@EchoesofWarYT108 years ago today, a red-headed farmer from Pall Mall, Tennessee did something in the Argonne Forest that still doesn't seem real.Alvin York grew up dirt poor, a hard drinker and brawler, until a religious conversion in his twenties changed his whole life. When the draft notice came in 1917, he asked to be exempted as a conscientious objector. His church opposed war and so did he. The Army said no.His battalion commander spent hours going through the Bible with him, trying to convince him that a man could fight and still be right with God. York went...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal notes “changing understandings of gender,” says Church must discern how to change. At Leo XIV's meeting marking ten years of Amoris Laetitia on October 8, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão delivered a speech on the challenges facing families in Asia. He is the President of the Conference of Bishops of India.Discussing changes in the “identity, nature and composition of the family,” the cardinal observed that “new forms of partnership and cohabitation are emerging, amid changing understandings of gender and relationships in urban settings.”Reflecting on what the Church has learned from its pastoral work, Ferrão declared: “Pastoral work is...

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For the first time in its history, the American Association of University Professors has endorsed a political candidate, and—you guessed it—he’s a democratic socialist. On July 30, the organization formally endorsed democratic socialist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan’s Democratic primary, positioning him as a “fierce champion for debt-free and tuition-free higher education” and an ally in its fight against “the Trump administration’s ideological assault on the sector.” This decision is, of course, deeply dangerous. For one, it signals to an entire generation of young people that to be college educated in America is, well, to be a...

A dad accused of sending his estranged girlfriend plunging to her death from a 15th-floor New York City balcony while she clutched their eight-month-old daughter flashed an evil smirk as he was perp walked. Angel Carrasco, 31, was taken into custody by US Marshals and NYPD officers on Wednesday. The arrest came a day after 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez plunged from her apartment in the Bronx early on Tuesday. Carrasco allegedly shoved the young mother from the balcony while she held their daughter, also named Angel. Disturbing footage of Carrasco showed him being escorted by officers while grinning wildly. He rocked...

Roughly seven thousand years ago, something erased the majority of men from the human gene pool. Not a plague. Not a famine. Something else entirely, and the evidence is still sitting in your own DNA. We dig into the genetic study that first uncovered this bottleneck, the mass graves across Neolithic Europe that back it up, and the invention sitting at the center of it all, one so ordinary you would never suspect it. When Our Simplest Invention Killed 95% Of All Men Alive | 22:04 The First Dawn | 17.8K subscribers | 240,685 views | August 3, 2026

25-Year-Old Child Criminals Should criminals in their 20s be treated like children? Many states say yes. DA Mary Moriarty in Minneapolis and DA Larry Krasner in Philadelphia have Emerging Adult Units. The goal of both pro-crime systems is to treat criminals under 26 years old like children. As the Philly DA’s office puts it, these “young adults aged 18 through 25” will be put through a diversion system that will “resolve lower-level felony” crimes without actual consequences. For these 25-year-old children, “charges may be withdrawn or reduced in order to lessen the social and economic damage that a criminal conviction...

Colorado election and law enforcement officials hold security roundtable with Election Day nearing Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat, held a roundtable Thursday with election and law enforcement officials to address growing concerns about election security and misinformationColorado election and law enforcement officials hold security roundtable with Election Day nearing By: Ethan Carlson AURORA, Colo. — With Election Day less than a month away and ballots already arriving in mailboxes statewide, Rep. Jason Crow held a roundtable Thursday with local election and law enforcement officials to discuss election security, correct misinformation, and put a response plan in place for any issues...

The experimental pendulum saw that inspired this project is described in: Nicholas G. Blackwell, "Experimental stone-cutting with the Mycenaean pendulum saw," Antiquity 92, no. 361 (2018): 217 -- 232. doi:10.15184/aqy.2017.226 Could This Ancient Saw Explain Egypt’s Curved Stone Cuts? | 5:51 IntoTheMap | 24.6K subscribers | 70,980 views | October 2, 2026

In a stunning move, a federal judge on Tuesday referred Soros-backed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for federal criminal investigation to determine whether he should be charged with conspiracy or obstruction of justice in his efforts to overturn a murder conviction. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond, a George W. Bush appointee, said testimony from the DA's staffers described conduct by Larry Krasner and his top deputy, Matthew Stiegler, as "troubling." Larry Krasner and his attorneys are now being accused of committing crimes, such as suborning perjury, after they received a court petition to overturn a 2009 second-degree murder conviction. Dennis...

Intro: World situation on 8 October 2026 0:17 — ⚔️ "General Armageddon" returns: Surovikin's new mission 0:46 — 📰 The Telegraph: Putin orders destruction of Dnieper bridges 1:35 — 🕵️ Surovikin's path: from Wagner mut exile to comeback 3:03 — 🌉 Bridge strikes timeline: Southern Kyiv Bridge (Oct 1–2) 4:03 — 💥 Northern Kyiv Bridge hit (Oct 3–4) 4:33 — 🎯 Zaporizhzhia bridge: craters & six glide bombs (Oct 5–7) 6:03 — 🔮 What's next if Surovikin takes full command 6:14 — 🇺🇦 Zelensky demands Starlink authorization for deep strikes on Russia 7:22 — 🇺🇸 Ukraine–US talks set for Oct...

Family members of those killed in a January 2025 crash in which an Army Black Hawk helicopter hit a civilian airliner are irked over a new report that lets leaders off the hook. Sixty-seven people died in the incident in which the helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided, with pieces of the wreckage falling into the frigid Potomac River. An Army report listed multiple long-standing issues that contributed to the disaster, but did not say whether anyone was punished, according to The Washington Post. When families of those killed on American Airlines Flight 5342 were able to preview the...

In this week's industry update, SpaceX's Falcon program joined in on the action for a huge week for the company with several marquee missions. Elsewhere, Blue Origin is making progress towards not just returning to flight, but also towards a greater New Glenn launch cadence in the near future, and Rocket Lab continues to leverage their tried and true Electron rocket to keep growing their already booming business. Weekly Spaceflight News - Rocket Lab Secures 20 New Launches | 6:16 Avid Space | 251K subscribers | 1,073 views | October 8, 2026

Patience and Jarod Blocker are rare for their age. The Gillette couple has a passion for classic pre-64 Winchester Model 70 rifles. Planning for next year's Winchester Arms Collectors Association show in Cody, Patience says, "It's going to be bad-ass."

More than 600 migrants arrived in small boats in a 24-hour period this week, data has revealed. It happened on Monday, with 418 coming ashore the day before and 338 on Tuesday. Eight vessels arrived on Monday, and five on the days either side. The figures on the Government's website are taken from provisional UK and French operational data and are subject to change. "The small boat arrivals figures may differ from figures published in the final official statistics on Immigration system statistics under the topic 'How many people come to the UK via illegal entry routes?', which will have...

The U.S. Labor Department announced it would suspend Microsoft and Adobe from its Permanent Labor Certification. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Tata, Wipro and HCL were also suspended from the program. ... Vice President JD Vance criticized Microsoft specifically, pointing to the firm’s 6,000 layoffs in 2025. Vance claimed that the company “replaced” those workers with people on H-1B visas. “So we’re going to continue to support Microsoft and have a great relationship with Microsoft, but we’re also going to deny them the ability to apply for these permanent residencies until they show that they are going...

So someone registered my wife (Not a US Citizen) to vote. I called FBI to report it and local police. Local Police just sent me back to the FBI. In other words no one will do anything about it. The system is made to protect the fraud.

Looking for recomendations for sites to follow news & political topics in addition to FR. I read Conservative Tree House & scroll on X but I am dropping Gateway Pundit after more than a decade. I just can't face another picture of colons, colon tumors, feces, constipation remedies. There is more to life than the back passage. I should also note GP's dreadful fascination with worms & parasites but that focus has toned down recently.

Widely condemned by fellow Democrats in Pennsylvania and beyond for his outspokenness, Sen. John Fetterman nonetheless would be a favorite among Republicans if he switched parties and sought the GOP nomination when he's up for reelection in 2028. A just-completed Quinnipiac poll shows Fetterman with a strong 72% favorable rating among Pennsylvania Republicans. Only 19% view him unfavorably, while 7% have no opinion. Those numbers have fueled speculation that Fetterman could announce a switch to the Republican Party following the November elections. Such a move could prove crucial for Senate Republicans, particularly if Democrats gain the four seats needed to...

Ambassador Mike Huckabee @GovMikeHuckabee: Ambassador Mike Huckabee on X: "The NY Slimes w/ cowardly "anonymous sources" did a hit piece on David Milstein, Sr Policy Advisor @usembassyjlm & asked me for comment. They didn't use it, but here's my FULL statement they didn't have the guts or the integrity to use: The elements of the story the New York Times is trying to assemble are so lacking in fact that it ranks up with other Times farcical endeavors like the embarrassing ‘dog rape’ story, or the totally debunked story about a small boy being shot in the face by IDF...