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Many Indians lack the documents needed to prove citizenship—and Muslims are in the firing line. Firoza Bano, 50, sat worried in her home in the northern Indian city of Jaipur. Born in the north Indian state of Rajasthan in 1970, she has barely traveled outside the state—but now she faces the possibility of being kicked out of her home country. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC) will require Bano to prove she’s Indian. If she’s unable to produce the requisite documents, she might lose her citizenship and be declared an infiltrator. At...

Traffickers seek out victims from every background, pursuing any physical body, man, woman, teen, or child, that produces a profit. There are hundreds of thousands of trafficking victims in the United States alone, with millions of people victimized by traffickers globally. "Traffickers are utilizing technology to target victims. Because we have virtual identities and so much of our lives are public on social media, traffickers take advantage of that access to vulnerable people. Traffickers spend much of their time and resources searching for targets and building relationships to groom young people through private messages and apps," author and trafficking survivor...

The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to another record low on Monday below 1.04% as the historic decline in U.S. rates continued amid the coronavirus outbreak and Wall Street calls for Federal Reserve stimulus.

“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding" (Proverbs 2:6).

Testimony from ardent Hillary supporter in 2016, Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, but who is raising the alarm at how big social media can potentially swing an election. Ted Cruz is questioning Dr. Epstein.

Morning "But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock." 1 Samuel 13:20 We are engaged in a great war with the Philistines of evil. Every weapon within our reach must be used. Preaching, teaching, praying, giving, all must be brought into action, and talents which have been thought too mean for service, must now be employed. Coulter, and axe, and mattock, may all be useful in slaying Philistines; rough tools may deal hard blows, and killing need not be elegantly done, so long as...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 119 Psalm 119[a] ע Ayin 121 I have done what is righteous and just;     do not leave me to my oppressors. 122 Ensure your servant’s well-being;     do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123 My eyes fail, looking for your salvation,     looking for your righteous promise. 124 Deal with your servant according to your love     and teach me your decrees. 125 I am your servant; give me discernment     that I may understand your statutes. 126 It is time for you to act, Lord;     your law is being broken. 127 Because I love your commands     more...

he July 2019 incidents in New York during which police officers were doused with water is not unusual. When I was a Philadelphia police officer nearly 40 years ago, one of the most dangerous assignments was to turn off a fire hydrant during the summer. The residents would throw water, buckets, bottles, etc. at police officers. (For the unfamiliar, being sprayed by water from a fire hydrant is what inner city kids do to cool off on a hot summer day). What was unusual about this incident was the reaction - or more precisely the lack of a reaction- by...

Trump, GOP raise $86M in February © Getty Republicans raised $86 million in February toward efforts to reelect President Trump, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced on Monday. The RNC, the Trump campaign and authorized joint fundraising committees raised the combined $86 million haul. Entities raised more than $607 million since last year and have $225 million cash on hand, the RNC said, adding that February was the best month for digital fundraising since 2016. ADVERTISEMENT "Our record-breaking fundraising success month after month speaks to the incredible enthusiasm we are seeing for President Trump, and is fueling the greatest ground...

The Trump administration is handling the coronavirus outbreak better than previous administrations addressed earlier emerging contagions, said Dr. Marc Siegel, professor of medicine at New York University, Fox News medical correspondent, and author of False Alarm: The Truth about the Epidemic of Fear. Siegel shared his analysis on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with special guest host Joel Pollak. “I’ve been handling these emerging contagions for about 20 years now, and I have to tell you, I’ve never seen one handled better,” said Siegel of President Donald Trump’s approach to the coronavirus outbreak. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) erred in...

While many in the media are becoming more aware of the growing threat of human trafficking, they rarely cover the connection between sexual slavery and abortion. But a new documentary is doing just that.Blind Eyes Opened: The Truth about Sex Trafficking in America opened with a limited release in theaters on January 23, and is now showing at local locations nationwide. The Christian documentary “dives deep into the sex trafficking industry in the U.S.” and features politicians, law enforcement, and experts in an effort to inform the American public.Corporal Alan Wilkett of Pasco County Sheriff's Office in Florida begins the...

Where are the Private Jets Going During the Coronavirus? Haven't Seen Pelosi, Soros, and Others? Where are the Tech Monsters? Is there a tracking for general aviation? I read recently that Bezos is at his private citadel in New Zealand. What about the other wealthy and powerful monsters? Where are they? Pelosi who wants to be president? Soros Zuck the Gooogles? and all the other leftist monsters of tech?? are they in hiding? If so, where?

Its Swingin' Monday and we have Spade Cooley & Tex Williams with I've Taken All I'm Gonna Take From You (1945). THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/

Puente's bond hearing in Cook County heard the little girl's mouth was covered as she began whimpering 'daddy, daddy' - before her father pulled her legs from under the door to get her to safety. The horrific ordeal was relayed in court where the accused rapist appeared for the first time. Robert Guadian, field office director of Chicago Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), blamed 'irresponsible lawmaking' for Puentes release. 'How many more victims must there be before lawmakers realize that sanctuary policies do not protect the innocent?' Guadian said.

The countdown to the announcement of his new contributor agreement with MSNBC has begun. – Preacher Pete Buttigieg, the scripture-quoting failed ex-Mayor of a small college town in Indiana, suddenly decided to end his hopeless presidential quest Sunday afternoon, a decision that seems odd given that it came just a little more than a day before the opening of the polls for the Super Tuesday primary contests in 14 states. The decision seemed even stranger given that it came mere hours after Buttigieg had given this interview with the execrable Chuck Todd on Meet the Press: Meet the Press ✔...

From twitter, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten Governor Pete Ricketts has come out strongly in support of people exercising their First and Second Amendment rights at the Nebraska State Capitol.< President Trump's use of social media outlets such as Twitter is serving as a template for other politicians to go directly to the people and around the coverage of the legacy media.On 21 February, at the Nebraska Capitol, hundreds of Second Amendment supporters showed up to the Judiciary Committee hearing to oppose further restrictions of the right to keep and bear arms,  particularly LB 816.The Second Amendment supporters exercised...

Today’s CG from The Arkansas Gazette. D ZDVH JUEV: DG IFBADPFGHB YH. D AFP BDG FPX ZUUV FG DG IUE MUTEB. ---QHEUYH V. QHEUYH You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any tips...

As we steamroll towards November, there’s a palpable feeling among conservatives that literally everything is at stake. I know, I know, each election is “the most importantest election ever,” they tell us every four years. It’s almost become a running joke. But this time, I’d have a difficult time making the argument that that isn’t true.  In today’s America, if you hold the keys to the federal government, you control more than an executive branch dweller a hundred years ago could even imagine, and the power only seems to have increased exponentially. In a sense we’ve become more like the...

Post #32. With so many rats running for president in 2020 it's hard to keep up with who's in and who's out. Hopefully, this post will help. This thread will be posted each week, likely on Monday, with the dropouts from the previous week and newly declared candidates noted. Below is a list of declared candidates and their occupation. Below that is a list of dropouts, their occupation and the date they dropped from the race. Dropout(s) in the past week: Tom Steyer dropped out after an embarrassing 3rd place finish in the South Carolina primary behind Biden and Sanders....

Officials have confirmed 978 cases in Iran and 54 deaths, the highest death toll of any country outside China. But religious leaders continue reject advice from the Health Ministry to close holy sites to help stop the spread of infection. Worrying videos posted to social media show worshippers saying they ‘don’t care what happens’ and ‘I am not scared of coronavirus’. A child is even hailed for licking a shrine in the northern city of Qom, which has become the epicentre for the Iranian outbreak. Journalist Masih Alinejed shared the videos and said the Iranian regime is ‘endangering the lives...