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Teaching young people they have no country, that there is neither God nor justice, but only their own anger to right wrongs leads not to civilized self-rule but to fanaticism and self-destruction. From Frederick Douglass to Martin Luther King Jr., many Americans have tried to bridge America’s racial divide. America’s newspaper of record believes it has discovered a new way. No longer preaching faith in the Constitution or civic brotherhood, the New York Times hopes that—by creating enough hatred for the nation’s founding, its ideals, and for America’s majority group—justice and harmony will somehow emerge. This, anyway, is the idea...

Iditarod - a song parody If Brian Wilson and Mike Love had written a song about the annual 1000-mile dogsled race in Alaska, it may have sounded like this. Massive apologies to the Beach Boys!

In the field ambulance under the command of General Douglas MacArthur on the beach of Balikpapan in the last great battle of World War Two, my father saw his friends die fighting tyranny. I was able to commemorate this at many places in Indonesia, but lobbying to do the same in Australia saw me accused of harassment, arrested by the police and dragged through a family violence court by a "progressive" politician unrelated to me. All to protect a female politician from doing her job of listening to a constituent. I need help to fight this. Moral support. Discussion of...

CONCLUSIONS From its first recorded exhibition in France in 1357, this cloth has been the object of mass veneration on the one hand, and scorn on the other. Appearing as it did in an age of unparalleled relic-mongering and forgery and, if genuine, lacking documentation of its whereabouts for 1,300 years, the Shroud would certainly have long ago been consigned to the ranks of spurious relics (along with several other shrouds with similar claims) were it not for the extraordinary image it bears. The Shroud of Turin has a double image—that is, a superficial discoloration on the front surface of...

Puerto Rico is instating a curfew and requiring non-essential businesses to close their doors, as the U.S. territory tries to contain the spread of the coronavirus. “If we don’t act now with determinations and force, the consequences tomorrow will be even worse,” Gov. Wanda Vázquez said on Sunday during a national address. The island of 3.2 million people now has five confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and several other cases are still awaiting testing.

Social media shames 'greedy, selfish' price-gouging brothers for selling $1 hand sanitizer for up to $70 each before they were shut down by Amazon - leaving them with 17,700 bottles and nowhere to sell them They drove around Tennessee and Kentucky buying the items at various stores like Dollar Tree, Walmart, Staples, and Home Depot Then placed the items for sale on their Amazon online store, pricing hand sanitizer for as much as $70 apiece They managed to sell about 200 bottles of hand sanitizer before Amazon shut them down The New York Times reported that the Colvins were left...

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy on Sunday reported a one-day record death toll and leaders warned of a bed and artificial respirator shortage in the European epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Official data showed the number of fatalities shooting up by 368 to 1,809 — more than half of all the cases recorded outside China. The Vatican took the drastic step of cancelling Easter week celebrations that were set to begin on April 5 as the country of 60 million braced for an extended crisis. Only occasional joggers and a few locals carrying grocery bags could be seen on the...

Alaska's governor announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in the state Thursday evening. Officials say the "presumptive positive" test will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation. Meanwhile, state and federal agencies and organizations have begun canceling classes, extending spring breaks, postponing events and more out of concern over the spread of the virus which causes COVID-19. Here is a list of the latest announcements, updated several times daily: Know of a closure, cancellation or resource not on this list? Let us know at newstips@ktva.com. SCHOOLS * Alaska K-12 public schools: On March...

[Catholic Caucus] Canceling Catholicism Until Further Notice What happened to the “field hospital” of Pope Francis? Early on in his papacy, Pope Francis likened the Church to a field hospital. But the analogy hasn’t held up amidst coronavirus fears. The diocese of Rome has suspended Masses through April 3. The idea of closing churches during a crisis is a peculiarly modern one. The ancient impulse during a crisis was not to abolish worship but to increase it.In the age of the secularized Catholic Church, deference to the state, which prioritizes the body over the soul, is the order of the...

As progressive Americans continue to express bewilderment about white evangelical Protestants’ support of President Donald Trump, a new Pew Research Center survey offers findings that help explain this important electoral community’s commitment. As the 2020 presidential election cycle accelerates, Pew released results Thursday about its recent research which explores the links between religion and politics, including perceptions of evangelical Protestants and other faith groups’ views of Trump. “White evangelicals largely see Trump as fighting for their beliefs and advancing their interests ...,” the Pew report said, “... and they feel their side generally has been winning recently on political matters...

With the COVID-19 virus closing schools in China, South Korea, Italy, and the United States, parents are having to make a sudden and unexpected change in their children’s education. Most often, it means shifting education into the home. This learning at home looks different in different places. In Hong Kong, the government ordered 800,000 students to take what the Wall Street Journal calls “a crash course in digital learning.” In New York City, parents are already seeking out homeschooling resources that fit their children and their families in preparation for any school closings. The freedom of parents to choose the...

There is a lot of talk about who the Republicans might field as their candidate in the 2024 presidential race. Aside from some discussion of a Trump offspring (Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump), many conservative pundits think that the Republican Party would be best served by taking a break from the Trump brand and thus denying the liberal media of all-too-easy targets for charges of nepotism and undeserved privilege. In addition to the wildly successful policy achievements of his presidency -- which have resulted in unequivocal, undeniable economic advances across all demographic groups, U.S. energy independence, the rebuilding of the...

TÜBINGEN, Germany/ Boston – March 02, 2020 – Daniel Menichella, CEO of biopharmaceutical company CureVac, was today invited to the White House to discuss strategies and opportunities for the rapid development and production of a coronavirus vaccine with U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and high-ranking representatives of pharmaceutical and biotech companies working on the outbreak’s response. In the discussion, Menichella highlighted the potential of CureVac's mRNA platform for vaccine development based on mRNA technology. "We are very confident that we will be able to develop a potent vaccine candidate...

Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding ‘mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’), but,...

Today Johnson asked industry to switch production to ventalators.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam banned all gatherings that include more than 100 people to contend with the threat of the coronavirus. . . . “We are banning all events over one hundred people statewide,” the Democrat said. “For people on the peninsula, we strongly urge you to avoid public gatherings of any kind. What this really means is that if you are planning an event with several people, you should cancel it, period.

While Bernie virtue signals about not having a PAC or taking money from billionaires, a big chunk of his media operation is financed by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and the richest man in Hawaii. Omidyar pledged $250 million to First Look Media. FLM’s signature project is The Intercept. Its stories about Bernie Sanders are universally gushing, but its stories about the other candidates are undisguised hit pieces, passed off as journalistic investigations that are recirculated by the media. That includes recent stories about Bloomberg’s plagiarized campaign material and prison labor. Journalists follow a story where it goes. Opposition...

Down goes Ohio bars & restaurants. Good luck to all.

Here are five things to know on Sunday, Day 8 of the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: 1. Race Outlook: Weather & checkpoint changes present new obstacles Weather and checkpoint changes are obstacles facing mushers on the trail. Snow and warm temperatures are slowing every team down, while changes in checkpoint availability due to concerns over the novel coronavirus are forcing some mushers to deviate from their race plans. As for leaders, the coast is still between their teams and Nome. It's not time for bold moves yet. Front-runners just want to stay within striking distance. 2. Race Forecast:...

U.S.—CNN's ratings have somehow tanked even worse than they previously had as Americans began to quarantine themselves and stopped taking commercial flights, emptying American airports and robbing the cable channel of its captive audience. While CNN is usually able to claim millions of captive viewers every day, their audience dropped to almost nothing overnight. With airports completely devoid of weary travelers with dead smartphones and nothing to look at but CNN, the core of the channel's audience has disappeared overnight. Screens at airports across the country continued to play CNN to empty airports, creating a spooky, dystopian atmosphere as hosts...