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Activists in Poland say so-called LGBT-free zones across the predominantly Catholic country point to efforts by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to stoke anti-LGBT sentiment ahead of a parliamentary election this fall. Local media reports suggest that across Poland, more than two dozen cities and towns — some led by PiS members — have declared their regions LGBT-free zones in recent months. The majority are situated in the historically conservative southeastern part of the country. While the declarations are not enforceable, activists say they signal a targeted effort to exclude LGBT residents. "It's a statement saying that a...

Friendly reminder that I'm posting this under BLOGGERS & PERSONAL so anything goes. I can post pretty much anything I want in here and it doesn't have to do with anything about politics. So grounding. The premise is that the human body is electrically charges and so it is necessary to put on your bare feet and put them on the ground for a while with no shoes or socks. Sounds all new-agey and hippie-like. I know. But I am a convert. When I spend some time outdoors in my bare feet on a regular basis, I really do feel...

The firebrand attorney Michael Avenatti is back considering a run for the Democratic nomination for president after he declared last year he wouldn't take part in the contest. Avenatti, who in the past represented porn star Stormy Daniels against the likes of President Donald Trump and his then fixer Michael Cohen, told CNBC late on Friday that he is yet again contemplating entering the expansive 2020 arena. "Never say never," he said when asked if he's going to get into the race. "The Dems need a non-traditional fighter. They have a lot of talent but not a lot of fighters."...

      THE POWER OF LOVE What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things. This story will keep you singing! Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. Karen and her spouse found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael would sing to his sister in Mommy's tummy....

Typically the women have the long, flowing hair and the men have crew cuts. How did that come to be? Seems back in olden days, men and women both had long hair. Women in short hair do not look as good as with long hair. But men can pull it off with long hair, although with a little more maintenance. Just curious. Why not the long hair for everybody?

Full Title: Alyssa Milano sees mass shooting as ‘great opportunity’ for Walmart to stop selling guns it doesn’t sell We’re really sorry. We’re sorry for you, the reader, and we’re sorry for us, for having to follow Alyssa Milano as she “helps” by tweeting things so gross and opportunistic — we don’t even have an official count of the dead in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, but Milano’s already at the customer service desk registering her suggestion with the manager. Walmart @Walmart We're in shock over the tragic events at Cielo Vista Mall in El...

Always they ask me when I go to Dry Cleaners. Do I want then starched or not?

As we said earlier, we knew the hot takes would be coming in quickly following a tragic mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that has happened so recently we won’t even say how many were killed — we’d probably be wrong and have to correct it later. We’ve seen Texans blamed for electing Gov. Greg Abbott … although we’re sure some of the dead and injured voted for him. We’ve been Alyssa Milano blame Walmart for selling guns, even though the chain caved to the gun control mob years ago. But in perhaps the most perfect, museum-quality liberal tweet summing...

What Is Better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis: “Both of Them Together” The Youth Pastoral Office of Magdeburg diocese, Germany, will organize an October 2020 “ecumenical pilgrimage” for young people to Rome.The motto of the journey is “With Luther to the Pope”. A similar trip was already taken in 2016.The pilgrimage is co-organized by the regional Protestant State church, although the Protestants repudiate pilgrimages.On the trip's webpage Mit-Luther-zum-Papst.de, the tour operator, Hans Höffmann, remembers what Pope Francis said to the participants of the 2016 pilgrimage when asked by a youngster: "What is better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis answered in German: "Both...

Democrats, party members, are you paying attention! Your longing to have illegal aliens become citizens will come with a cost. You, seeing the great state of California become a one-party state fills you with a desire to blanket America with those who will, yet to be, vote two thirds or more as Democrats. Your power-lust may be fulfilled, but who will truly rule or end up ruling? YOU? I assert that the third-world style of politics will dominate you and brutally thrust you out of the power that you so desire, sooner or later. The corruption, graft, bribery, intimidation and...

Full title: Yet another shooting at a gun-free zone: El Paso shooting at Cielo Vista Mall is apparently in a place that banned permitted concealed handguns The Simon Mall chain is well known for banning permitted concealed handguns in Texas. “Possession of any weapon at Simon malls, whether concealed or displayed openly, is in violation of mall policy. This policy is intended first and foremost to maintain a safe, secure and comfortable environment at our malls, which has always been our top priority, and to avoid any situation that could potentially place at risk the safety of our shoppers and...

Photos and the name of the alleged Walmart – Cielo Vista Mall shooter in El Paso, Texas are being posted by reporters to twitter.

At the charming Hudson train station in New York, volunteers sell small cups of coffee for $1. The idea is to raise money for the children’s charity in town. They only accept cash. Not everyone carries cash. “Do you ever just let people have coffee on the promise that they will pay you later?” I ask. “Yes, and most do, but some people do not,” says the cashier. “We figure out who is who. When someone is taking advantage of our generosity, we say, ‘You may not have a cup of coffee. Next time bring cash.’ They figure it out...

Star gamer Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins recently expressed to his millions of followers on YouTube and Twitch his gratitude to his mother for choosing life after doctors pressured her to have an abortion when she was pregnant with him. While streaming survival game “Fortnite” in video platform Twitch, Ninja made a surprising revelation to his fans as he celebrated his 28thbirthday in June. Live Action reported on the video from pro-life activist Jason Jones that featured Ninja’s announcement: ***VIDEO ON LINK** “Those of you guys who don’t know, I was not supposed to be born, essentially,” Ninja said in his...

[Catholic Caucus] George Weigel (!) Denounces Roman Thuggery On the evening that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope, I was with Father Gruner taping a TV show at a studio in the periphery of Rome, during which I had nothing but praise for the new pontiff.  How little I knew.  I had no idea then that this pontificate would turn out to be vastly worse than even this early dire prediction — published on the very day of Bergoglio’s election.So bad is the current pontificate that the novelty-plagued pontificate of John Paul II looks staunchly traditional by comparison.  Indeed,...

WORLD—Climate experts have solemnly warned that we only have twelve years left until they change the dates on global warming again. "If we don't take action, then in 12 years we will have to explain why the world hasn't ended and come up with a new number," one UN scientist warned. "This is a very serious threat, and we urge everyone to hand control of the economy to the government immediately before we have no more time left to change the timeline again." The scientific consensus is that roughly 10-12 years from now, the world will be flooded with new...

Mirror’s man in US enters fray at Trump rally to see why supporters love him Standing among the crowd wearing Make America Great Again caps and T-shirts while some of them screamed “Shove gun control up your a**” and “Trump Rambo”, I was nervous. Typically I’d cover Donald Trump’s rallies from either behind the penned barricades or from the safety of a live feed off a TV news channel. But this time it was different. For, after braving five hours waiting to board the Trump Train at the President’s latest 2020 re-election rally, I joined thousands of his supporters in...

Planned Parenthood joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) this week in filing a lawsuit against Missouri over the state’s law that bans abortion past the eighth week of pregnancy. “Planned Parenthood will not cower to politicians who are trying to dismantle our access to safe, legal abortion — not in Missouri, and not anywhere else,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president of Planned Parenthood. Johnson recently assumed her position after the organization’s sudden ouster of Dr. Leana Wen, its first physician president in decades. She referred to the abortion bans that have been passed in 12 states this year...

“Such a nasty woman.” “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters.” “Covfefe.” President Donald Trump’s quotes—often incendiary, sometimes nonsensical, but almost invariably memorable (or meme-able)—have become an indelible part of of the American landscape, driving the 24-hour news cycle and becoming embedded in our collective conscious. Now, they have also been immortalized in needlework by hundreds of artists. Diana Weymar’s “Tiny Pricks Project,” a community-based, constantly-growing Trump textile protest immortalizing the president’s words in stitching, is now on view in New York. The Tiny Pricks Project began as a one-off...

'The attack,' wrote Melinda Liu in Beijing Spring, 'began ignominiously, with a baffling incident after midnight on June 3. 'Five thousand young, inexperienced soldiers suddenly marched from the east, five abreast, down Changan Avenue toward Tiananmen Square.' The following afternoon, about 5,000 soldiers clashed with civilians west of Tiananmen Square, near the Great Hall of the People. At first, the soldiers fired tear gas canisters. Protesters responded with rocks and bricks and the troops beat them with batons and leather belts. As the situation deteriorated, the troops began firing live rounds. 'The killing began in earnest around 10pm, when gunfire...