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I just read a post from Cold Djinn on Facebook, who I think is Salamander on Free Republic. Her house is burning down. I'm unsure if she owns or rents but I suspect she rents which means she will take it on the chin more than a homeowner does. I do know she had to let her snakes perish and the money for her dog's vet bills was in a box she couldn;t retrieve either.. Luckily she got Hrafi, her dog , out. If someone wants to set up a gofundme or a facebook funding request, that would be helpful....

The lame-duck session is currently underway in the Illinois General Assembly prior to the new session beginning on January 11th. One would think there isn’t anything more that could be done to further expand abortion in Illinois. Unfortunately, one would be wrong. Last night, Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) filed Senate Amendment 1 to HB 4664 during this lame-duck session. The purpose of the lame-duck session is to clean up cleaning unfinished business from the previous session. It’s not to introduce new legislation. So, why not wait until next week when the new session begins? The likely reason is...

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is set to pass by Earth for the first time since Neanderthals existed 50,000 years ago. Excitement among sky-watchers is building as a comet, not visible since the time of the Neanderthals, is heading towards Earth again. Formally known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), the comet orbits the sun every 50,000 years and is set to make its closest approach to our planet on February 1, 2023. E3 was discovered in March, but scientists recently snapped the first detailed photo revealing its brighter greenish coma and a yellowy dust tail. While the comet is too dim to see...

Authorities arrested and charged Matthew Greenwood and Jeremy Crahan for vandalizing Washington state’s power grid on Christmas Day. Greenwood and Crahan face two charges: conspiracy to damage energy facilities and possession of unregistered firearms. They face up to twenty years in federal prison for vandalism. Greenwood faces another ten years for gun charges. Greenwood and Crahan They weren’t your usual terrorists or Antifa. They are common burglars who wanted to knock out power, so they could rob a cash register in an unnamed business. “We have seen attacks such as these increase in Western Washington and throughout the country and...

On October 11, a number of students gathered outside the George Washington University’s Jewish student center in protest of a routine event held by the student group GW for Israel. The event, focused on Israeli innovation and start-ups, was not expected to elicit controversy, let alone national media attention. The protest featured the typical (and falsely predicated) slogans often chanted by anti-Israel groups: “war criminals,” “ethnic-cleansers,” and “child murderers.” But the protesters also engaged in a chant that had not previously been heard on the George Washington University campus: “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution!” The word “Intifada” refers...

By popular request, this is another "High Noon" thread LIVE from D.C. in the heart of the Swamp! Did McCarthy make a deal to get enough support either from the 20-21 hold out Republicans to become Speaker, or to get the Dems to vote present, or not vote, such that he might become Speaker underhandedly? Will Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) again nominate President Donald John Trump, the rightful President of the United States, to be Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, such that he might return as POTUS after a successful petition for writ of quo warranto to...

Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field Monday night, has been in critical condition at University of Cincinnati Hospital, here here's some positive news: Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills · Follow Damar Hamlin FaceTimed into our team meeting today to talk to players and coaches. What he said to the team: “Love you boys.” ❤️ More: Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills · Follow Per the physicians at UCMC, Damar’s breathing tube was removed overnight. He continues to progress remarkably in his recovery. His neurologic function remains intact and he has been able to talk to his family and care team. 9:10...

Dan does a quick walkthrough at the consumer electronics show. AI is all the rage at the show. Amazing things coming and being tested. Ranging from autonomous cars to farming! I always have heard about it, read about it, but to see it being on display is incredible. My only other thought is: All the jobs lost and how do we help these people in these sectors? It really feels like there is going to be a whole lot of people left out of this leap forward.

CNN anchor Chris Wallace said Thursday on CBS’s “The Late Show” that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) repeated failed attempts to win the speakership would not have happened under the leadership of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Partial transcript as follows: COLBERT: Now, Chris, it’s so lovely to have you here. Because what I more want on on day three of Kevin McCarthageddon, as Have you ever seen anything like this? WALLACE: As you called it in your monologue, Christmas for Stevie, you you could not be happier, could you? COLBERT: Um no. Birth of my children and this. WALLACE: We literally...

The Illinois House passed a modified ban on high-powered weapons and large-capacity magazines early Friday. The assault weapons legislation quickly advanced to the full House and after late-night debate passed on a 64-43 vote. The bill would ban the manufacture, sale and possession of dozens of firearms defined by the state as assault weapons. The Protect Illinois Communities Act was created in response to the Highland Park mass shooting. The bill would immediately end the sale of assault weapons and would allow FOID card endorsement of legacy weapons with a 300-day grace period. Active-duty and qualifying retired law enforcement would...

Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died Thursday while surfing off the coast of Portugal in an area known as Nazaré, which is home to some of the world's biggest and most dangerous waves, according to reports. The Portuguese National Maritime authority said, "A 47-year-old man of Brazilian nationality died this afternoon after suffering a fall while practicing towed surf at Praia do Norte." The statement said authorities were alerted and the surfer was rescued on jet ski by lifeguards before being brought to the beach. Freire was one of three Brazilian surfers featured in the "Mad Dog" documentary which featured...

The justices rejected Planned Parenthood’s petitions to block three laws. The first petition challenged an Idaho law that would let certain family members of a fetus sue health care professionals who perform abortions. The second challenged a state law that bans nearly all abortions. The third would make it a felony for medical professionals to perform an abortion after electrical activity is detected.

“Final” is not a word you often hear in Christian teaching. Most Christians leave the final things until, well, the End. But this is not the language of the fathers nor of the Church. A good illustration can be found in the Orthodox service of Holy Baptism. During the blessing of the waters the priest prays: And grant to [this water] the grace of redemption, the blessing of Jordan. Make it the fountain of incorruption, the gift of sanctification, the remission of sins, the remedy of infirmities; the final destruction of demons, unassailable by hostile powers, filled with angelic might....

“God...has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Eph. 1:3, emphasis added). Christianity isn’t simply a belief system—it’s a whole new identity. Many people mistakenly believe that one's religious preference is irrelevant because all religions eventually lead to the same spiritual destination. Such thinking is sheer folly, however, because Scripture declares that no one comes to God apart from Jesus (John 14:6). He is the only source of salvation (Acts 4:12) and the only One powerful enough to redeem us and hold us secure forever (John 10:28). Every Christian shares a common supernatural union with...

Here We Go. Day 4 House Speakership Vote.

Paul describes the love of God as wide, long, high and deep. “That you…may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:17-19, NKJV). I want to focus today on the depth of God’s love. Over the years I’ve heard from backslidden Christians who want to return to their first love. One wrote, “I lived for years in awful sin. I am back, but I fear God can’t forgive my...

Jon, Brian, and Chris cover the 4th day of the Speaker of the House Vote live on Badlands Media. We will be joined by special guests throughout so be sure to tune in! Stream will start around 11:45 AM EST

A Connecticut state legislator is dead after a wrong-way highway crash. Democratic Rep. Quentin Williams of Middletown, 39, died in a crash that occurred on Route 9 early on Thursday, according to The New York Times. The Connecticut State Police accident report indicated the other driver was traveling on the wrong side of the highway and struck Williams’ vehicle. That driver, 27-year-old Kimede Katie Mustafaj, also died in the collision. Police responding to the scene of the crash described Williams’ car as being “fully engulfed in flames.”

WTAF? Sorry. This put me over the edge. That lying scumbucket of a President jumped the shark yesterday. A massive shark. Yesterday Biden praised "President Harris" for all the work she's done at the border. She's done jack squat. Then he needed "President" Harris to finish his sentence. Then there was this "Biden announces new immigration restrictions"and then this "Biden will fly in 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti every month"But the coup de grâce was this Bidenocchio moment Biden: “We need more resources to secure the border. yet again extreme Republicans have said no”pic.twitter.com/FRwi4xWdse— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial)...

Uh did anyone find it odd that last night's Virginia gubernatorial debate was ostentatiously sponsored by a bank? pic.twitter.com/XXWt8RzA1Q— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) September 29, 2021And what if we told you the big bank in question would be perfectly happy to see either candidate come out on top on Nov. 2?Heads they win, tails you lose.American voters, haven’t you had enough of this game?Virginia Election 2021 is straight out of “The Simpsons.” Globalist space aliens Kang and Kodos are running for governor. Abortion for some, miniature American flags for others. Whoever triumphs, you end up getting enslaved to the internationalist economic...