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[Catholic Caucus] The Vandals sack RomeÂ….again An exercise in raw intellectual vandalism has been underway in Rome since July 23: what was originally known as the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family has been peremptorily but systematically stripped of its most distinguished faculty, and its core courses in fundamental moral theology have been cancelled. Concurrently, academics known to be opposed to the teaching of Humanae Vitae on the appropriate means of regulating fertility and the teaching of Veritatis Splendor on intrinsically evil acts are being appointed to teach at the reconfigured Institute, which is housed at...

This bit of hypocrisy just hit me. California doesn't want a border with Mexico, but you have to go through a border check if you are coming from Arizona.

RUSH: This is really fascinating to watch, if you can watch this with a learned eye, guided by intelligence and experience. I’m talking about Trump and Baltimore and this whole thing. I’m listening to all of these people in the media and all of the Democrats talk about how it is outrageous to say these things that Trump is saying. It’s outrageous to talk about Baltimore the way he’s talking about Baltimore. The AP has a story today that I think is largely fake news. I think they made it up. It’s about suburban women that voted for Trump in...

Well-to-do Illinois parents, including lawyers, doctors and realtors, are reportedly giving up custody of their high school-aged children in order to help them secure scholarships and financial aid reserved for low-income students. Separate investigations conducted by ProPublica Illinois and The Wall Street Journal have uncovered dozens of cases in the wealthy suburbs of Chicago involving parents transferring legal guardianship of their teenagers to grandparents, aunts, friends, or even co-workers over the past year-and-a-half. The idea behind the tactic, which is legal in Illinois, is that once the parents give up custody, the children are able to declare themselves financially independent...

Bright pink seesaws were placed between the U.S.-Mexico border wall in New Mexico Monday so that children from Mexico and the U.S. could play with each other. Two California professors, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, came up with the idea to develop a “Teetertotter Wall” between the border in 2009, according to Rael’s Instagram. The idea was meant to allow people to interact despite being separated by a wall. Rael shared the installation on Instagram Monday, stating that “the wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. – Mexico relations.” The “Teetertotter Wall” is located between Sunland Park, New Mexico...

[Catholic Caucus] John Paul II Institute Responds to Student and Faculty Criticisms Jul. 30, 2019 The statement aimed to respond to concerns raised by students, alumni, and faculty members of the Institute following the recent approval of its new statutes, or governing documents. VATICAN CITY — The Pontifical John Paul II Institute issued a statement Monday, defending recent changes at the school. But some students and faculty members say that explanations do not address the full picture of issues at the theological institute.

China's securities regulator has suspended 43 initial public offerings and refinancing cases being handled by the country's second-largest accounting firm... Ruihua Certified Public Accountants, which audits almost a third of all listed companies in China, is implicated in a scandal.

ecurity is being increased at Baltimore’s municipal buildings after a former employee, fired for having alleged hacking tools on his city computer, managed to gain “unfettered access” to sensitive areas... Cumming’s latest report said the fired employee told investigators he went to his old workplace to see former colleagues. However, Cumming’s office found the visit was not sanctioned — and was the result of a cascade of security lapses. The incident occurred one day before the ransomware attack crippled the city’s computer network.

President Donald Trump headed to historic Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30 to commemorate and deliver remarks at the 400th anniversary of the first representative legislative assembly in the Americas. Trump took to the podium and said it was a tremendous honor to be the first president to address the joint session of the oldest lawmaking body in the Western Hemisphere—the Virginia General Assembly. The event celebrated the birth of American democracy. In the audience at the head table sat state Assembly Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment (R-James City County), and Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, a...

An international body of nearly 100 climate scientists convened by the United Nations have issued a stern warning to the rest of the world. Unless governments around the globe undertake “unprecedented” action to reverse it, 97 percent of climate scientists will lose their jobs. In short, the scientists say the world has only eighteen months to tackle climate change to avoid some serious unemployment in the climate science industry. “If we can’t convince people that the world is ending soon due to climate change and thus secure funding for more studies about how the world is ending,” said climatologist Peter...

The biggest enemy of political reform, according to experts who have studied the issue, is the inability for the vast majority of people who have made up their minds about certain issues to change them. That’s why Democrat-run cities are rat-infested crime zones of urban blight and murder. Like Baltimore. Even as city elders, Democrats all, push back hard against POTUS Donald Trump after he singled out the city’s failings while tying them to the man who represents much of Baltimore in Congress, Rep. Elijah Cummings, new stats prove not only is the Donald correct, again, but Democrats have more...

Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Mark Kelly blasted an initiative to make Tucson a "sanctuary city," saying that he will not vote for the measure. "(I'm) strongly against this, I'm not going to vote for it," Kelly said Tuesday, "I think it's a mistake." In November, voters will decide whether Tucson declares itself Arizona's first "sanctuary city," which limits local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration agents. Kelly, a former Navy fighter pilot and astronaut, said cities and states should follow federal laws. "This is contrary to that so I'm not in favor of that. I think it's also...

Dem Sen Ron Wyden Escorts Pregnant Illegal Over the Border to Have Anchor Baby….”It’s Her Right” Senator Ron Wyden personally escorted a pregnant Mexican woman across the border so that she can have an anchor baby. Why? Because he says it is the right of Mexican women to enter the United States to anchor the taxpayers with her baby. Wyden also said that she has an absolute right to free healthcare paid for by overtaxed Americans. The woman was 8 1/2 months pregnant and living in a holding area in Mexico – without a valid claim of asylum – and...

President Trump on Tuesday said his ongoing barrage of attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and the city of Baltimore are not part of a larger political strategy, telling reporters he's "pointing out facts" in repeatedly criticizing the city's conditions. "There’s no strategy. I have no strategy. There’s zero strategy," Trump said upon returning to the White House from a trip to Jamestown, Va. "All it is is I’m pointing out facts," he added. "The most unsafe city in our country is Baltimore." He repeated his assertion that Cummings, who represents parts of Baltimore, should use his power as House...

A security alert issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommends plane owners restrict access to their aircraft after authorities were made aware of a system flaw present in the planes’ Controller Area Network (CAN bus) which exposes them to hacking. (please see link for full article)

Based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club is an important and affecting examination of reality in the 20th century... It explores the downfall of masculinity and shift into post-industrial capitalism. Jack is a skinny man working a dead-end job in an unnamed office...The film presents him as one of thousands of men convinced they are little more than lower/middle class workers. Jack obsession with cleanliness and style diverts him away from desire. His obsession with IKEA furniture subverts the idea of masculinity. The film establishes Jack’s bond with similarly depressed individuals. Convinced he is sick, he visits group...

But the Democratic/media/intelligence community drumbeat against Ratcliffe ignores this important reality: The nation is ill-served when the president doesn’t trust his top intelligence adviser. Because President Trump trusts Ratcliffe, or at least doesn’t view him as an adversary or tool of his adversaries, there is a chance that Trump will take Ratcliffe’s intelligence briefings seriously. With Coats, there was no such chance. As Eli Lake reports, Trump kept Coats “out of the loop.” Thus, Trump hasn’t been getting “the intelligence” the Washington Post thinks “he needs” from the current director. If Ratcliffe tells Trump only what the president wants to...

On May 15, an executive with the Sacramento Kings told 48 female contract employees on a conference call that the team would be “evolving” their dance squad, and the women’s contracts would end June 30. The 48 women made up the official Kings Dancers, the elderly dance team The Classics, and the dance team for the G-League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. The Breakers, a break-dancing team made up of seven male dancers, were not on the call, nor were the co-ed entertainment teams: The Dunking Ushers, Drumline, 91Sticks, and the Sacramento Kings Street Team. According to two women who were...

California's Democratic governor signed a law Tuesday requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state's primary ballot, a move aimed squarely at Republican President Donald Trump. But even if the law withstands a likely legal challenge, Trump could avoid the requirements by choosing not to compete in California's primary. With no credible GOP challenger at this point, he likely won't need California's delegates to win the Republican nomination.

With each passing week, the tally of Iranian provocations that feed fears that the Middle East is on the brink of war continues to grow. Iran’s firing of a middle-range missile in violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution and its seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker came after a series of other incidents, including the shooting down of an American drone and sabotage of other shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump’s critics have depicted these actions as the inevitable result of his policies. Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and...