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Daily Readings from the USCCBFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy CrossJesus said to Nicodemus: “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” John 3:13–15Today, as we celebrate the great Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we are invited to ponder Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, “a ruler of the Jews” (John 3:1). Nicodemus was one...

"The Falling Man" is the most controversial photograph to have emerged from the September 11, 2001 attack on New York City's World Trade Center. Taken by Richard Drew of the Associated Press - and visible at this link - the photo shows a man falling headfirst along the side of the soon-to-be-demolished 110-floor North Tower, momentarily captured in an incongruously serene pose that belies the utter surrounding chaos and his imminent demise. When the photo ran in the New York Times and other papers across the country the following day, many readers complained and accused the publications of exploiting the...

Reception has been mixed as Waymo keeps expanding its robotaxi fleet to more and more cities. Los Angeles seems to have embraced them after a rocky start, while Boston flipped the bird to proposed operations there. Minneapolis has proposed a unique approach, reports Axios: requiring a human monitor behind the wheel at all times. Waymo is already testing in Minneapolis. As usual for this early phase of deployment, the cars do not transport passengers, and there's a human in the driver's seat, either driving while the car collects data or monitoring its autonomous operation. The proposed rule, called "Workers Drive...

I'm sure you've already noticed, but oil prices are getting downright absurd. Now, those inflated costs are coming for Costco's motor oil. The wholesale retailer may be known for its solidly low prices, but even it can't help the fact that Crude Oil is trading around $100 per barrel right now. Because of that, it's upping prices and tightening how much it'll sell to any one person. While 10 quarts of Costco's Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil used to set you back $30, and you could buy as much as your heart desired, those days are over — for the...

The founder of the world’s biggest weekly car show was killed Saturday when his McLaren slammed into a tree in California, split in two and burst into flames in a horrific early-morning crash. James Wehr, 27, the owner of South OC Cars and Coffee, died in the wreck along with another driver, whose identity had not been released. The deadly crash happened around 12:20 a.m. at the intersection of Culver Drive and Deerfield Avenue in Irvine, police said.

The US Air Force colonel rescued from Iran in April revealed Sunday that the “most terrifying moment” of surviving nearly two days on enemy lines was plummeting to earth with a damaged parachute after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down. The weapons systems officer — identified only by the mission call sign Dude 44 Bravo — spoke publicly about his unbelievable tale of survival for the first time in an interview with CBS “60 Minutes” host Norah O’Donnell for the show’s 59th season premiere Sunday evening. Bravo’s plane was shot down by an Iranian with a shoulder-fired missile on...

Mark Carney, former head of the UK Central Bank, former head of the Canadian Central Bank, and now PM of Canada, a man who holds 3 passports, who walked away from US trade negotiations has now revealed his ultimate goal, joining the EU. Looks like Mark Carney is auditioning for his next job, if Ursula Von Der Leyen leaves as head of the EU, Mark Carney would have a great resume for the job as the ultimate globalist. Right now, he's saying not as a full EU member, we all know if Canada and the EU go ahead with this...

An elite group of Ukrainian drone operators is hunting Russians from desert dugouts across Africa, as Kyiv wages a proxy war to bleed strongman Vladimir Putin’s global army. Moscow has deployed about 5,000 troops across Mali, Sudan and Libya to back coup-installed military dictatorships and warlords since 2020 — as Putin has tried to fill the void left by Western forces’ withdrawal and assert himself as a power player — often in exchange for lucrative mining rights. And Ukraine has worked alongside local rebels to fight off those same Russians forces in an effort to forge new alliances against Moscow....

Leaders across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are preparing for a meeting to begin the process of seceding from the United Kingdom.The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will gather on Monday to sign a deal designed to kick-start the break-up of the United Kingdom, The Telegraph can disclose.🔗: https://t.co/VeumqBREAKING:The Telegraph writes that the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff tomorrow sign a deal on starting cooperation breaking up the UK.They will demand the right to independence referendum, or in the case of Northern Ireland, on the right to become part of Ireland. After...

As construction advances on New Mexico’s first $10 million forced taxpayer-funded abortion killing center in Las Cruces, NM, the New Mexico Alliance for Life (NMAFL) confirms that pro-abortion administrators at the University of New Mexico (UNM), in partnership with state officials, are targeting Las Vegas, NM as the site for the second state-funded abortion killing center. The information comes directly from Christopher Arndt, M.D., Interim President and CEO of the UNM Health Sciences Center, during a 2026 University of New Mexico Board of Regents meeting earlier this year. Discussing the state’s plans for a second facility, Arndt said: “And we...

Yeah, elections sure do have consequences. Given the moribund state of the Republican Party in New York City, two socialists, Darializa Avila-Chevalier and Claire Valdez, are virtually certain to enter the House of Representatives next January, and they’re already excitedly making plans for the damage they’re going to do to the nation’s largest city, and the nation as a whole, once they get there. The New York Post, which should rename itself Chronicles of a Sinking Ship, reported Sunday that Avila-Chevalier and Valdez “are plotting a socialist push in DC even before being elected — and it could cost the...

This Wednesday, ProPublica ran an article blaming recently enacted pro-life laws for an increase in ectopic pregnancy deaths. They claim that the ectopic pregnancy death rate has more than doubled since 2014. Additionally, the article provides data which purportedly shows a greater ectopic pregnancy death rate increase in states with strict abortion bans. This article received a large amount of online attention. It was reposted by CNN and has been covered by a number of news outlets including Medical Daily and Scripps Howard. Not surprisingly, there is much less here than meets the eye. First the CDC does not publicly...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is weaponizing the apparatus of city government to crush landlords and seize their property, violating state law, the U.S. Constitution and fundamental fairness. If you're not a landlord, you may think this doesn't affect you -- but think again. Landlords are just the first: Anyone who owns anything is in this socialist mayor's crosshairs. He ignores the limits of government power and his duty to govern for all the people. As evidence of the danger ahead, see Mamdani's new Office of Worker Power, announced on Labor Day. It's a first-in-the-nation municipal initiative to push...

MADISON, Wis. (CN) – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin sued the Medical Examining Board and statewide district attorneys, challenging the constitutionality of two abortion statutes. “Freedom means being able to make the decisions that shape our lives and futures,” said Tanya Atkinson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. “No politician should have the power to make a deeply personal pregnancy decision for someone else. Wisconsin’s Constitution promises liberty to all of us, and this case asks our courts to protect that promise.” The Guttmacher Institute, a leading research and policy institute, classifies Wisconsin as a restrictive state for abortion...

With seven weeks until Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, ICE agents at the polls and a postal system that could reject ballots by the batch. The activists staking out the ballot drop boxes in suburban Phoenix wore body armor and face coverings. With guns at their sides, they recorded residents as they deposited their votes during the last midterm elections.Voting-rights groups sued, and a federal judge put a stop to them, ruling they had to stay at least 250 feet away while armed to ensure voters were not intimidated.Four years later and 100 miles to the south,...

The emergence of artificial intelligence has given a boost to cybercrime gangs that are coming up with bolder and more sophisticated schemes to scam people out of their money. Here is The Epoch Times’ rundown of 20 of the most common scams to watch out for. CAPTCHA Scams Let’s start with one of the newest scams out there. Most of us are familiar with CAPTCHA, a challenge-response test designed to confirm a human is in charge of a keyboard. It often pops up on corporate websites, saying, “Are you a robot?” It then displays a selection of images and asks...

A small, forested island that mysteriously appeared and vanished on a reservoir in British Columbia, Canada, was not a mirage. It was on the move. Boaters first spotted the island near Finlay Bay on Williston Reservoir in late July. When BC Hydro began receiving photos and videos of it on Aug. 13, the power company initially questioned whether the images were real. The floating island near the Ospika Arm of the Williston Reservoir on Aug. 31, 2026. (Image credit: Rocky Avery/Facebook) “When we first received photos and video of a floating island covered in trees, we weren’t entirely convinced,” BC...

Take America Back (TAB)@JoinTAB_USA·15hTrump drained the oil reserves to the lowest level in history.Wait till you hear what he actually did with it.https://joinTAB.us 13 September 2026#tab #leadwhereyoulive #midterms #trump VIDEO TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~~Can you believe Trump allowed America’s oil reserves to be at the lowest point that they’ve ever been ? I mean, that’s what we’re hearing, right? Well, let’s talk about the ‘Why’ and what mainstream media is not telling us. Well last night, two buddies of mine, Ace and Rich, were on a podcast and we discussed this whole thing and worked it out. And when it finally hit...

Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn't restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said. A further decline in Saudi flows will worsen the global supply crunch, which has already pushed global fuel prices to record highs, spurred inflation around the world and sent U.S. bond yields to the highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis. Since drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to shut its huge east-west oil pipeline on Friday, Riyadh has not given...

Join together with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.