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France and the UK are in the midst of their second month-long lockdowns after rising numbers of COVID-19 cases while headed into the winter months. Both are enforcing tight new restrictions on their populations including closures of pubs, restaurants and other businesses deemed "non-essential". And now some health officials are even talking "canceling Christmas" as absurd as that sounds. An influential health official in Paris has called for Christmas and New Year's celebrations to be cancelled across the country in statements Tuesday. Fearing another virus resurgence that will overwhelm medical facilities, Paris hospital director Julien Lenglet told RMC Radio...

I was watching Fox News White House Correspondent John Roberts talking about current events, but when he started to talk about the voter fraud findings, the screen went totally black with no sound for about 5 seconds and when it came back on...someone else was talking!!

Former Fox news producer Jennifer Eckhart and on-air guest Cathy Areu filed a joint lawsuit against the network and Ed Henry for sexual harassment In an amended complaint filed Monday in New York City, four more women have come forward to accuse Henry, 49, of sexual misconduct The complaint names former sports reporter Roxie Marroquin and Brooke Hammerling, who recount their own experiences with 'horn dog' Henry Marroquin claims after a night together in 2015, Henry hired a private investigator to follow her and intimidate her into silence Hammerling, who owns her own media relations company, claims that Henry made...

What is it about faith that keeps demanding of us greater testings? Why do our afflictions grow more intense, more severe, the closer we get to Christ? Just when we come through one trial that proves us faithful, here comes another test, increased in its intensity. Many godly saints must ask, “Lord, what is this awful trial about? You know my heart and you and I both know that I will trust you no matter what.” Think about it: the very day you committed your life to trust God, no matter the cost, he knew your present trial would come....

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light … He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light” (John 1:6-8). We are told that Jesus is the light of the world, “that all through him might believe” (1:7). Yet, we read, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it … He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him” (1:5, 11). Unbelief has always grieved the heart of Jesus. When he came...

MEET JOE BIDEN’S COVID ADVISOR: pic.twitter.com/EsAAe8UOSP— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) November 10, 2020 Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel

To those who voted for President Trump, I understand your disappointment tonight. I’ve lost a couple of elections myself. But now, let’s give each other a chance. It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again. To listen to each other again. To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. We are not enemies. We are Americans. The Bible tells us that to everything there is a season — a time to build, a time to reap, a time to sow. And a time to heal. This is...

"Enoch walked with God" (Genesis 5:24). Walking with God includes reconciliation, obedience from the heart, and ongoing faith. When Scripture speaks of walking with God, it's referring to one's manner of life. For example, Paul prayed that the Colossian believers (and us) would be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so they could walk (live) in a manner worthy of the Lord (Col. 1:9-10). To the Ephesians he said, "Walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind . . . [but] be imitators of God, as...

One of the most frustrating aspects of COVID-19 coverage has been the emphasis on “cases,” reinforced by the Mendacious Midget™, Dr. Anthony Fauci. In fact, he was wringing his hands about rising “case” numbers on CNN in early October. These numbers are actually positive tests. The New York Times and several experts admitted in late August that up to 90% of positive PCR tests were not indicative of the active illness that could be transmitted to others. As it turns out, Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed a similar opinion in July. As I have reported several times before, the cycle threshold...

While establishment media have declared Joe Biden to be the president-elect, there will be "no transition" until the General Services Administration certifies the election results. That's the word from the acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, John Barsa. "You should be aware, the only official announcement about an election result that matters is from the head of GSA, so until the head of GSA makes a determination as to who won an election, nothing changes," he told his colleagues Monday, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Biden's team said...

As Republicans pursue a longshot chance of overturning the presidential results in Wisconsin, they’re focused on absentee voters' addresses, the state’s residency requirement and a flash drive that was briefly left in a counting machine. With a lead of more than 20,000 votes by President-elect Joe Biden, Republicans would need to find something momentous to shift the state’s results to President Donald Trump. And in the unlikely scenario that Biden loses Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, he could still claim the presidency because of other states. Wisconsin Republicans are scrambling to find issues they can raise in the recount Trump has...

A significant round of layoffs forecast last month at WarnerMedia is getting under way today. CEO Jason Kilar emailed staffers this morning, acknowledging the process is “painful” but also calling it a “critical” step in the AT&T division’s evolution. (See his full memo below.) The entertainment outfit has seen multiple staff reductions since the acquisition of Time Warner closed in 2018. Historically, its three main units — HBO, Warner Bros and Turner — operated as mostly autonomous groups. Now, synergy is the mission, with teams being blended for the first time in decades and a lot of positions eliminated in...

The following are examples of the most egregious, widely observed and reported examples of election-day fraud on November 21: Illegal Use of Absentee Ballots: Opposition Observers Ejected: North Korean-Style Turnout in the East: Mobile Ballot Box Fraud: Computer Data Allegedly Altered This massive ballot-box stuffing, fake turnout figures, and other forms of fraud and abuse allowed the authorities to create a victory for their candidate that almost certainly would not have been possible in a free and fair election.

A common fundraiser in Schuylkill County is a gun raffle, many of which have been held online. They are legal in the Commonwealth provided certain rules and stipulations are met. Despite this, PayPal, according to the email received and posted by the SPCA attributed to “Brian” with their Executive Escalations office, took the money anyways, citing violations of PayPal’s “Acceptable Use Policy,” and claiming them as “damages” done to the company. “We believe PayPal acted in good faith and in accordance with the User Agreement when denying you access to our services and debiting you Account Balance as reasonable measures...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) tore into Justice Amy Coney Barrett for refusing to answer key political questions during her confirmation hearing. "When Sen. Feinstein (D-Calif) asked her whether she thought Medicare was constitutional she refused to say." Barrett's reply was that "it would be improper for a judge to respond to a hypothetical issue. The role of the courts is to deal with actual cases brought before it. The facts and circumstances of each case are what a court rules on. Without a specific case to adjudicate the courts are not empowered to make pronouncements on the legality of...

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' assertion that Milwaukee's Central Count operation was inefficient is "absurd and insulting," the city's top election official said Saturday. "For the Speaker to separate out Milwaukee and insinuate that our election workers were not part of the well-trained and efficient operations that allowed Wisconsin to have election results in such a timely manner is absurd and insulting," Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg said in a statement to the Journal Sentinel.

Well, the election was one week ago and former vice president Joe Biden has finally been declared the winner by the media. Many Republicans are understandably disappointed that President Trump apparently lost his bid for reelection. But many more are upset at how the President lost the election. I say in my podcast Watercooler Politics that I don’t personally believe there were enough shenanigans to actually change the outcome of the election. There were other factors that contributed to the President’s close loss. But the shenanigans on election night in Pennsylvania and Michigan, – and the new revelation that the...

Republicans in Wisconsin are raising questions about the large number of people, particularly new voters, who avoided having to show a photo ID to vote by listing themselves as “indefinitely confined.”

I received the following text from "Working America". I get their texts because Shynia used to have my work cell phone number. WA: I'm Matt with Working America. Americans turned out in record numbers to vote this year. Some states are still counting ballots, but Joe Biden has surpassed 270 electoral college votes to confirm his election as president. The American people have spoken. What issue should Biden tackle first? ME: peace in Afghanistan There are a lot of issues we need to tackle, but we can't make progress until we've beaten COVID. Voters have chosen Biden to fight COVID...

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