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Legend has it that St. Patrick drove all of the snakes out of Ireland and into the sea using the power of his faith. - Fox News A Dublin man is hoping for some of that power for himself after he reportedly fell victim of a venomous snakebite – believed to be the first time such an event has been recorded in Ireland. Curious, as Ireland is indeed known to be free of these slithery critters. Of course the “Dublin man” who was bit owned a puff adder “most commonly found in Morocco and Western Arabia, the puff adder...

Sen. Bernard Sanders says he is building a nationwide movement of people who back tuition-free college and government-run health care. But the wave bypassed the House, where Democratic leaders hope to prevent his plans from seeing daylight. Despite pressure from some rank-and-file members, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is not about to sink the Democratic majority by holding votes on bills that would expose the deep ideological split within the party. Instead, she has pursued legislation on gun control, election reform and prescription drug price reductions - what she called “mainstream and non-menacing” legislation that can guarantee near-unanimous votes...

The deliberate panic created over the coronavirus is not victimless. Far from it. When the radioactive dust settles from this orchestrated panic-strategy, potentially hundreds of billions will have been lost, thousands of businesses closed, and millions of employees fired. When the coronavirus first reared its ugly head, many in the media instantly saw it as a cheap and easy way to increase clicks, newspaper sales, viewers, listeners, and most especially Ad revenue. In the guise of “informing the public,” they intended to run scare headlines and stories to spike attention to their sites. And run them, they did. One of...

This will be a weekly post. Count remains at 191 judges confirmed. 138 District Court judges 51 Circuit Court judges 2 Supreme Court justices This week a judge on the DC Circuit announced his retirement and the Senate Judiciary Committee reported out several judicial nominations to the floor.

The Pioneer City County Museum director who made a social media post saying all republicans should die has resigned from her position. Melonnie Hicks formally submitted her resignation to board members Friday, effective as of 5:00 p.m. Her resignation comes three days after she made a post to personal Facebook page during primary elections that reads, “I hope every single one of you pieces of s*** that votes republican, dies today.”

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalm 119 Psalm 119[a] ש Sin and Shin 161 Rulers persecute me without cause,     but my heart trembles at your word. 162 I rejoice in your promise     like one who finds great spoil. 163 I hate and detest falsehood     but I love your law. 164 Seven times a day I praise you     for your righteous laws. 165 Great peace have those who love your law,     and nothing can make them stumble. 166 I wait for your salvation, Lord,     and I follow your commands. 167 I obey your statutes,     for I love them greatly. 168 I obey your...

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Once a hot degree, the MBA is now being questioned by more and more people. Wall Street Journal columnist Andy Kessler, for example, recently wrote that “the cost is prohibitive.” As a professor who teaches in the now questionable program, please allow me to provide some insight. Before I go on, here’s your disclaimer. I enjoy teaching my MBA students. If I was on the outside looking in, I could easily go scorched earth. Given that I believe teaching is my calling, I think I provide value. But, I’m also not naïve. There are many flaws with the MBA in...

The number of deaths caused by coronavirus infections in Iran rose by 21 over the past 24 hours to reach 145 on Saturday, Reuters quoted a health ministry official as saying. The number of people testing positive for the virus increased by more than 1,000 over the past 24 hours, reaching 5,823 on Saturday, he said in a televised briefing

Sen. Bernie Sanders may mix his ideas with love but—in the words of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.— his expansive plans for government certainly won’t “make the world taste good.” On the contrary, the presidential candidate’s sweeping promises to provide “free” healthcare, “free” college, “free daycare and solve the so-called climate crisis are illusions that, if enacted, would devastate our economy.As Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New York, says, “When it comes to health care, Democrats are selling snake oil.”Indeed, flesh out the Vermont Democrat’s platform and one sees he’s definitely not peddling gum drops. He’s proposing a...

Virginia Democrats agreed to a deal raising gas taxes in the state by a total of 10 cents over the next two years, a move party leadership said would give people "more time with their families." . . . "This is a historic agreement that will give Virginians more time with their families and less [time] stuck in traffic," Virginia House of Delegates speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D.) said.

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the...

Image from twitter cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten Democrat Minority leader in the Senate, Charles Schumer, publicly threatened justices of the Supreme Court today in front of the Supreme Court. The threats were recorded and published on Twitter. The above tweet, with the recording, was published by Steve Scalise, Republican Whip in the House. Representative Scalise was nearly killed in an assassination attempt on Republican members of Congress by a Democrat follower of Bernie Sanders.This is not the first time Democrat Senators have threatened the Supreme Court.  On August 12, 2019, less than seven months ago, five Democrat senators,...

Everyone talks about the power of the Republican and Democrat Party establishments. It's real - just ask Bernie. He quickly found out how powerful the Democrat establishment is this week when Mayor Pete and Amy Klobuchar both called it quits just in time to help Joe Biden rack up some impressive primary wins on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders is a socialist, an outsider. Outsiders always have a tough time. But good, likable candidates like my father in 1980 can defeat the party establishment. Bernie isn't exactly likable, but he was looking pretty strong there for awhile- almost unstoppable. He had...

Ammunition sales are surging amid fears of pandemic-induced lawlessness and disorder as the coronavirus threatens the United States. PR Newswire reports online ammunition retailer Ammo.com has seen a 410 percent increased in .40 caliber handgun ammo sales since February 23, 2020. They have seen a 194 percent increase in .223 (AR-15 amm0) sales, 101 percent increase in 9mm ammo sales, and a 95 percent increase in the sale of 12 gauge shells. The sales of other calibers and types of ammunition have increased as well. On February 28, 2020, the Washington Examiner reported that “preppers” were buying up rifles and...

This is a big deal. – In a “surprise” move that really wasn’t all that surprising yesterday, President Donald Trump announced that North Carolina Republican Mark Meadows would replace Mick Mulvaney as White House Chief of Staff. Mulvaney had made it known weeks ago that he was ready to roll out of the high-pressure job to assume the post of Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, a post he has sought for some time. It had long been considered likely that Meadows would assume some high-level post within the Trump Administration, a desire he had made known upon his announcement last...

Promising an 'intimate and rousing' account of her trials, tribulations and inspirational journey from war-torn Somalia to the United States Congress, Ilhan Omar's new book has all the makings of a bestseller. But what is less certain, is how much the leftist firebrand will earn from her upcoming memoir This is What America Looks Like - or whether it will finally address questions about her multiple marriages and torrid affair with her married aide. Outside the Capitol on Wednesday, Omar was asked whether her book advance would exceed the reported $2 million pocketed by President Trump's former national security adviser...

Super Tuesday had the makings to ring in the new socialist era for the Democrat Party ahead of schedule. The Bernie Bros had waited for this day for years, until the day their movement would be an undeniable force. The day had arrived when all of the uneducated proles would be forced to open their eyes and admit that the revolution was at hand. They were so close, but then Ol' Jello-Brain Joe had to muck up their carefully-laid plans. That's right: the career politician's career politician who has his DNA on every reviled policy from a progressive's perspective is...

British ex-spy Christopher Steele declined to give an interview with U.S. Attorney John Durham's review of the Russia investigation. Representatives for Steele, whose unverified dossier was used by the FBI to obtain warrants to wiretap a member of President Trump's 2016 campaign, were recently approached by members of the federal prosecutor's team and they said the former MI6 agent would not cooperate with the inquiry

You know The Thing: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that Joe Biden is a complete dufus, endowed by Darwin with certain undeniable liabilities, among which are lies, liberty with womens’ and childrens’ hair, and the pursuit of word salads about Corn Pop, leg hair, and other deeds that got Chris Matthews fired from MSNBC.