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She’s blushing now. Far-left “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — who once boasted about doing her own makeup in an Instagram tutorial — shelled out more than $2,000 last fall to a celebrity makeup artist whose clients include Bad Bunny and Bella Hadid. On Nov. 5, her campaign reported paying New York and Los Angeles-based The Only Agency $670 for “campaign event makeup services,” then another $693.08, and $665 five days later for “campaign event hair and makeup services,” Federal Election Commission records show.

BREAKING: The Chicago Teachers Union voted to strike on May Day (the 1st). "No School, No Work, No Shopping" We need to put the teachers union cartel out of work for good.

14 March 2026 Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent St. Matilda ruins, Marmora, Canada Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 5:15-6:6What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall live in his presence.Let us set ourselves to know the Lord;that...

A month into the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — thanks in no small part to separating DHS funding from the rest of the government combined with an unwillingness to address Senate filibuster rules — there have been two Islamist terror attacks on U.S. soil in Austin, Texas and New York City as the war in Iran rages on. Founded in 2002 in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 by al Qaeda, who boarded jets to fly them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security’s purposes...

A Texas fugitive who ... worked as a security guard for Rep. Jasmine Crockett was killed in a standoff with a Dallas SWAT team after barricading himself inside a vehicle at a children’s hospital parking garage. ...The source text says the man went by several aliases, including Mike King. He was wanted for impersonating a law enforcement officer.

It is instructive and amusing, in a macabre sort of way, to observe the ideological contortions of Progressives who lionize a brutal theocratic dictator while demonizing a peaceful Christian leader as a “hater”. The following essay from Norway provides an analysis of this dystopian political trend. Many thanks to Erik for translating the first portion of this editorial from Document.no: Morality as a weapon of collective hatred by Lars Jøran Nordberg March 9, 2026 The Left, this self-proclaimed bastion of justice and compassion, reveals itself through a deeply disturbing double standard that undermines the very foundations of universal ethics....

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(3/14/26)[Prayer]A New Study For A New Year: PersonalitiesGenesis 4242 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. 3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 5...

CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward joined "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday night live from Iraq, where she accused the White House of demonstrating a "staggering lack of humility" with its handling of the war in Iran so far. Colbert asked Ward directly how she, as an on-the-ground journalist, felt about the White House's use of action movie clips and "Call of Duty" gameplay in a recent social media video covering the war in Iran. "As a journalist, I'm really not supposed to say this, but I feel deeply ashamed, and I think it belies a staggering lack of...

Actually, it’s easy to say. On Friday’s CNN This Morning, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen claimed it was “hard to say” whether recent terror attacks have any connection to immigration. But the suspects’ backgrounds in four recent cases tell a very different story. [snip] "Calls for additional immigration constraints… as a practical matter when it comes to terrorism, it's not going to have any real effect.”Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to...

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'It was not just a butt smack or a butt grab,' she continued. 'It was a groping of a private area. It had been occurring for several months.' The victims' parents were less than satisfied with how the school district and Principal Georgina Aye handled the distressing case. 'I think from the very beginning, Fairfax County has attempted to diminish what happened to these girls,' a parent said, calling the county's approach to the situation 'abysmal.' An undocumented migrant has been charged with nine counts of assault and battery after it was claimed that he was groping fellow students in...

European vacation destinations will begin requiring all travelers to have prints of their fingers taken, as well as photos, upon arrival in a new screening process. France, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom and 25 other countries began implementing a new Entry/Exit System (EES) on Oct. 12 — and come April 10, it will be fully enforced. The program will be introduced "in phases," officials say. "These European countries will introduce the different elements of the EES in phases, including the collection of biometric data, such as facial image and fingerprints," the European Union’s (EU) website notes. "This means that biometric...

As of Saturday, March 14, 2026, the intensity of Iranian drone and missile strikes has significantly declined from the peak seen at the start of the conflict on February 28. Defense officials report that Iran's launch capabilities have been degraded by over 90% due to "Operation Epic Fury." While specific exact totals for every 24-hour period are often classified or updated in waves, here is the data compiled from military reports (CENTCOM, IDF, and regional defense ministries) for the last five days:Iranian Strikes: March 10 – March 14, 2026 (Date, #Missiles, #Drones) March 10: ~10-15 Missiles, 30–40 Drones- barrages toward...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Legislators heard public testimony on legislation that would implement a 2024 ballot measure greenlighting universal access to absentee ballots. The ballot measure, which was put before voters by Democratic efforts in the legislature, passed overwhelmingly. Now, Democrats are pushing to implement it before the statewide election this fall.

The Cuban government is in talks with Trump administration officials, the country's president said Friday, as Havana works to halt a potential regime change as it deals with a widening energy crisis. In a 90-minute news conference broadcast by state media, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said talks with Washington were aimed at finding solutions to the political differences that divide the communist island and the United States, The New York Times reported. However, changes to Cuba's political system are off limits, Lianys Torres Rivera, Cuba’s chief of mission in the United States, told Politico in an interview. Cuba's economy has...

Iranian citizens are reportedly sending large numbers of videos to the closed channels of Mossad and the CIA showing the locations of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij forces. 🇮🇷 According to the reports, Basij punitive units are hiding under bridges in Tehran in an attempt to avoid U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.

Trump, in a statement, called the attack one of the “most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East,” and said only military assets were targeted on the island, a 5-mile strip of land that is home to Iran’s most important oil facility. “I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” Trump said on social media. “However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision.”

The latest poll of registered voters from NBC News found that President Trump was viewed less unfavorably than the two leading Democrats contenders for the 2028 presidential nomination. Trump's percentages were 41% positive to 53% negative for a net -12%. Gov. California Gavin Newsom's were 27% positive to 45% negative for a net -18%. Former Vice-President Kamala Harris' were 34% positive to 51% negative for a net of -17%. Comparisons for the Republican and Democrat Parties were similar. Voters rated Republicans as 37% positive to 51% negative for a net -14%. Democrats were rated 30% positive to 52% negative for...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector…” Luke 18:9–10Humility is a beautiful virtue. Even the most public sinner, like a tax collector, shines brightly with God’s grace when his heart is purified by humility. On the other hand, pride is an ugly vice. When pride is present in someone’s life, the soul is incapable of reflecting God’s pure and beautiful light. Today’s parable of the...