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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, right? Guess this all depends on where you're at and what you have to work with. In this case, this homemade pistol is quite a blasphemy to many Glock enthusiasts. But, for some a thing of beauty. Take a look at these pics, the homemade Glock that is nothing short of dismal. These photos were shared on an all-Russian forum. Somewhere in Russia, one basement tinkerer (aspiring gunsmith) is very proud of his creation. From a distance it resembles a beat up Glock that just got runned over by a truck. Notice...

With the rise of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primaries, I have caught myself calling other Democratic candidates “moderates” compared to Sanders. The reality is there are no moderates left in the Democratic Party. The Democratic National Convention published its party platform in 2016, which outlines the party’s position on a wide array of issues. Multiple times throughout the platform, it is made clear that the murder of a baby should be legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy. The platform is also deceptive by labeling abortion as “safe and legal.” There’s nothing safe about ending the life of...

Bill and Hillary Clinton have become something like a disease on the body politic. Perhaps we can call it Clintonitis. It comes in two forms: Clintonitis-B and Clintonitis-H. The Wall Street Journal has published the following exchange between Fareed Zakaria and Hillary Clinton from an interview on CNN this past Sunday. The Journal places it under the bland heading of Notable and Quotable. In case you missed it, you may observe even without the benefit of the video clip (at the first link above) that the woman is in the grip of stark raving Clintonitis-H: Fareed Zakaria: There was an...

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled amid the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Tuesday. Mayor Michael Hancock made the announcement Tuesday morning alongside Theresa Melaragno, the president of the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. The parade was scheduled for Saturday. “Following discussions with public health officials at the city and at the urging of the Mayor during consultation yesterday and this morning, the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has made the tough decision to cancel this year’s parade due to the on-going situation surrounding COVID-19,” Melaragno and Hancock said in a written statement. Heralded...

KEY POINTS A new synthetic messenger RNA (or mRNA) nucleic acid vaccine is the leading candidate for a vaccine to combat COVID-19Another American-made drug, remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences in California is already being used to treat Chinese taken ill with COVID-19Production of Moderna's vaccine is expected to begin 2021 China again says it's moving ahead with developing new vaccines to combat COVID-19 -- which might make it into production by 2021 -- but the only drug right now that's actually helping cure coronavirus patients in China is an American-made drug originally developed to fight Ebola virus disease (EVD).Zheng Zhongwei, director of...

Dublin, Ireland, canceled its St. Patrick’s Day parade this year. So did Boston. But Savannah is still looking at putting on the green and marching despite the growing concerns about COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus that is itself marching across the world. Georgia had 17 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday evening, March 10, most in the Atlanta area. There have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chatham County, although Candler Hospital reported on Tuesday, it has one admitted patient under investigation. As of Tuesday afternoon the patient has neither a confirmed...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed many restaurants "are feeling the pain of racism" because people are avoiding Chinese food out of fear of contracting the coronavirus. "Honestly, it sounds almost so silly to say, but there's a lot of restaurants that are feeling the pain of racism," the New York Democrat said Tuesday night on Instagram Live. "People are literally not patroning Chinese restaurants. They're not patroning Asian restaurants because of just straight-up racism around the coronavirus." The COVID-19 virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has hurt Chinese businesses in New York City, according to local business leaders. However, Peter Tu,...

A scene from Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 film, winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and Best Picture at the Academy Awards of 2019. Parasite (2019) Peach scene

U.S. lawmakers pushed Wednesday for a ban on imports from a vast area of northwest China where the government has detained more than a million ethnic Uighurs after a report found widespread use of forced labor on farms and factories in the region. The U.S. already bans imports of goods made with forced labor but the report by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China found that the crackdown on the predominantly Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region makes it impossible to ensure goods meet American standards. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang rejected the findings...

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The liberal billionaire Godfather of the left is definitely not sitting on the sidelines this electoral cycle. The left’s “flagship 2020 super PAC,” Priorities USA, is going to be providing cover via ads for the presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden. Politico reported March 9 that the PAC is “arguing that as the party’s likely nominee for president, Biden needs to be defended from attacks being waged by President Donald Trump and his allies.” [Emphasis added.] George Soros’ super PAC, Democracy PAC, gave Priorities USA Action $2 million in one shot on Jan. 10, according to Federal Election Commission...

Just in time for Joe Biden's Super Tuesday II victory dance, a new Gallup poll shows that both President Trump and congressional Republicans have sharply risen in voter estimation the wake of the Democrats' failed impeachment stunt. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats' performance -- 40% vs. 35%. The rating for Republicans in Congress has risen six percentage points since late October, before the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the same period, congressional Democrats' approval rating has edged down three points and...

[Catholic Caucus] Protest planned after US archbishop won’t cancel ‘scandalous’ retreat for ‘gay’ clergy Archbishop William Lori has not responded to a group of concerned Catholics. BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A U.S. prelate appears reluctant to scratch a retreat for “gay” bishops, priests, deacons, and religious brothers scheduled to take place in his archdiocese despite calls for its cancellation from concerned Catholics who see the event as a dangerous affirmation of homosexual identity by those who wear Roman collars.  Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore is being urged to call off the event, which is sponsored by New Ways...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government’s response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials.The officials said that dozens of classified discussions about such topics as the scope of infections, quarantines and travel restrictions have been held since mid-January in a high-security meeting room at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), a key player in the fight against the coronavirus.

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The World Health Organization said Wednesday the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and that has infected more than 121,000 people around the world has become a pandemic. Until now, the WHO has characterized the illness, which broke out in Wuhan, China, late last year, as a series of epidemics. An outbreak is deemed to have become a pandemic when it has spread from human-to-human on several continents. The agency said the number of cases outside China has increased tenfold and the number of countries affected has tripled. "We expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths. And the...

Late Tuesday on CNN, former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang, now a CNN contributor, warned that his old opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden could not defeat Trump with just a pledge to return to the years of former President Barack Obama alone. According to Yang, it needed to start with an understanding of what problems facing the country led to Trump’s presidency.

Retired New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski is ready to re-enter the workforce, only instead of an NFL comeback, the three-time Super Bowl champion is eyeing the world of professional wrestling. According to Fox Sports report, Gronkowski is 'deep in talks' with World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly the World Wrestling Federation), but his exact role with the WWE remains unclear. TMZ is reporting that Gronkowski will be doing cameos and part-time work, rather than becoming a full-time wrestler. The 30-year-old Gronkowski is no stranger to the ring. He found his way into a Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33 alongside his friend,...

First presumptive case of coronavirus confirmed in Arkansas, governor says Author: THV11 Digital Published: 10:47 AM CDT March 11, 2020 Updated: 11:15 AM CDT March 11, 2020 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — According to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the first case presumptive COVID-19 case in Arkansas has been confirmed out of a Pine Bluff hospital. Gov. Hutchinson announced the case in a press conference on Wednesday, March 11. He said the case has been tested by the Arkansas Department of Health and will be sent to the CDC for further testing. The patient has an out of state travel history, so it...

Trump is winning up to 47.5% of Hispanics and a whopping 27.3% of African Americans ==================================================================== With Americans increasingly saying the Democratic Party has moved too far to the left and record low unemployment levels among minorities, it's no surprise that a new poll shows President Donald Trump's standing among black and Hispanic voters in Florida has significantly improved since 2016. Ditch the fake news ==> Click here to get news you can trust sent right to your inbox. It's free! According to survey data compiled by Florida Atlantic University and obtained by TheBlaze, regardless of whether Trump faces former...