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No fewer than three villagers were killed and one other abducted when Boko Haram terrorists raided a community in Cameroon’s Far North region. The raid took place overnight till Thursday morning, according to local sources. The terrorists attacked Gabass village of Koza subdivision of the region when the villagers were deep asleep. A search and rescue mission of the abducted civilian was in progress in the region, according to the army. On Wednesday night the terrorist group attacked Guidi village, torched five houses and made away with clothes. Authorities said the villagers escaped unharmed. ...

In the first two decades of the century, Joe Biden's choice for secretary of state supported U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. He was an ever-reliable liberal interventionist. This same Antony Blinken could spend the first years of a potential Biden presidency helping extricate our country from the misbegotten wars he championed. What establishment Democrats like Biden and Blinken helped to do in previous administrations, they will likely now have to undo. Who effected this sea change in national thinking? Donald Trump. Much that was said and believed before he came down the escalator in 2015 is...

The United States election has shone a bright light on America’s voting system. One company that supplies voting machines is Smartmatic. Smartmatic’s machines have been used in some of America’s most populous voting centers, including Los Angeles and Chicago. The company is a member of the Election Infrastructure Subsector Coordinating Council, a commission that coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security to ensure election security. The company is owned by a holding company in the United Kingdom, sgo. For the last six years, chairman of the sgo board has been former Labour politician Lord Mark Malloch-Brown. Who is the man...

Progressives have their lists of individuals they plan on punishing for their support of Donald Trump. Significant changes will be taking place in the era of the Biden/Harris administration. Progressives will begin by identifying people who have opposed the results of this election. Sure, Joe Biden has claimed this won't happen. But it hasn't drawn any apologies from progressives. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked, “Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future?” Michael Simon, a former Obama administration staffer, responded “Yes, we are. Every administration staffer, campaign staffer, bundler, lawyer...

The Fat Lady has not yet begun to warble. We need to begin with what most people almost surely know, despite the predictable disclaimers and pro forma expressions of doubt emerging all over the infoscape, namely, the 2020 election is in process of being stolen in what amounts to an insidiously deceptive coup d’état. It is fair to assume that this is common knowledge. The circumstantial evidence is dispositive. Biden was rarely able to manage a rally of more than a dozen or two stalwarts while Trump’s rallies could top 50,000; Biden garnered more votes than even Obama did, a...

In the aftermath of this election, it is clear that no election will ever be the same again. The level of distrust can hardly be measured. The level of anger is palpable. The desire for revenge is formidable. Every future election will be contested; every outcome will be doubted. But what if Trump had prevailed? What would have happened if the voter turnout was so overwhelming that it had overcome the Democrats' attempts at stealing the election? Would we not just be overjoyed that we "dodged a bullet"? Would we not just celebrate the victory while paying lip service to...

Joe Biden came out with his first Cabinet picks before Thanksgiving, and the media were falling all over themselves with compliments. Oh, they are all so thoroughly professional, deeply experienced and manifestly competent. The media even tried to suggest with a straight face that this warmed-over pile of Obama administration appointees is "not going to be political." How ridiculous. Elected people -- and their appointees -- have to be political. At least they're not demanding Joe Biden be inaugurated early. In 2008, they were so deeply enchanted with then-President-elect Barack Obama that they wanted to slash the transition period in...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Over four decades, Mary Nichols has been the regulator behind some of the nation’s most ambitious climate policies and, in recent years, she’s been their staunchest defender against President Donald Trump’s effort to dismantle them. With Joe Biden heading to the White House, Nichols hopes she is not done yet. Nichols, 75, ends her second tenure as chair of the California Air Resources Board next month, a job that’s made her the top air and climate regulator for the nation’s most populous and economically influential state. She is viewed as a leading contender to be named as...

A Talent man has been charged with murder after police say he shot and killed a Black teenager in the parking lot of an Ashland hotel on Monday. The shooting has drawn condemnation from Southern Oregon’s Black community, which raised concerns about the area’s culture and history of white supremacy. The teen, whose name has not been publicly confirmed by police, has been widely identified on social media and in news reports as Aiden Ellison, 19. Another Ashland resident Robert Keegan, 47, has been charged with his murder. Keegan is facing four criminal counts, including second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, reckless...

RIYADH/JERUSALEM - A historic meeting between Israel’s prime minister and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has sent a strong signal to allies and enemies alike that the two countries remain deeply committed to containing their common foe Iran. Last Sunday’s covert meeting in the Saudi city of Neom, confirmed by Israeli officials but publicly denied by Riyadh, conveyed a coordinated message to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden that Washington’s main allies in the region are closing ranks. It was the first publicly confirmed visit to Saudi Arabia by an Israeli leader and a meeting that was unthinkable until recently as the two...

A California teen whose portrait of...Kamala Harris went viral received a call from her appreciating his work on Wednesday. Fourteen-year-old Tyler Gordon shared a video of his conversation with....

Many Trump haters have been lying all along about President Donald Trump, what he stands for, what his record has been, and who his supporters are. Now they tell us they want unity. What Trump wants -- and want his supporters want -- is for America to reclaim its greatness, its robust liberty tradition, its prosperity, the integrity of its borders, fair trade deals with foreign nations, and its military strength. He has made great strides in achieving these goals. Trump's opponents -- the media, Democrats, never-Trump Republicans -- have never given him a moment's rest, never a benefit of...

Donald Trump holds a video conference with troops worldwide on Thanksgiving Day and answers questions from reporters on November 26, 2020. Uploaded to YouTube for archival purposes by Factba.se (https://factba.se)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) extended his order blocking local governments from enforcing mask mandates across the Sunshine State. DeSantis, who said that Florida will “never do any of these lockdowns again, extended the order he issued in September, which lifted key restrictions in the state and suspended fines for breaking local protocols in relation to mask-wearing. “Just as an act of executive grace, all outstanding fines and penalties that have been applied against individuals are suspended,” DeSantis announced at the time of the initial order. “I think we need to get away from trying to penalize people for not...

November 27 2020 Altar of the Franciscan church in Józefów Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 507Reading 1 RV 20:1-4, 11—21:2I, John, saw an angel come down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a heavy chain. He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the Devil or Satan, and tied it up for a thousand years and threw it into the abyss, which he locked over it and sealed, so that it could no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years are completed. After this, it is to be...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo bitterly dismissed the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against his coronavirus restrictions on religious services, claiming the decision is “irrelevant.” On Wednesday evening, the high court ruled in favor 5-4 with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Orthodox Jewish synagogues in their lawsuit alleging Cuomo’s gathering restrictions, which limited house of worship attendance from 10 to 25 people, violated religious freedom under the First Amendment. “The Supreme Court made a ruling. It’s more illustrative of the Supreme Court than anything else,” Cuomo told reporters on a conference call, the New York Post said. “It’s irrelevant...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has been nominated to be Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.” The magazine published the list on Wednesday. Whitmer is in the running with: Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Rapper Kanye West Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Pope Francis Singer Billie Eilish Dr. Anthony Fauci Prince Harry Artist Megan Thee Stallion Vice President Mike Pence Global warming activist Greta Thunberg, who won in 2019 Artist Bad Bunny Black Lives Matter activists House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Former Vice President Joe Biden Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams New York...

Reports began to surface this week of potential cabinet appointments and priority government projects for Democrat Party presidential challenger Joe Biden should he take office in January. Many of these, both the individuals and the policies, are vestiges of the departed Obama administration that Biden. In foreign policy Biden has promised a return to a status quo under his former boss that fueled global instability, wasted American tax dollars, and hurt the American worker. Below, six policies Biden has promised to resurrect from their political death under President Donald Trump and the setbacks they represent to policies that, for the...

Steve Bannon, Jack Maxey, and Greg Manz discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as the gang celebrates Thanksgiving. Calling in is Larry Schweikart and Chad Robichaux to celebrate and honor our nation's heritage. Aired On: 11/26/2020

Despite the controversial nature of many of Donald Trump’s presidential pardons, including that of his associate, Michael Flynn, this week, Trump has granted clemency far less than any of his predecessors in the past century, according to a U.S. research group. The Pew Research Center, using aggregated data from the Department of Justice, said President Trump has issued 29 pardons, including Flynn’s Wednesday, and 16 commutations since taking office in 2017. By contrast, Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, issued 212 pardons and 1,715 commutations during his eight years in office. President George H. W. Bush issued 74 pardons but just three...