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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says public schools will remain open, with a virtual option. He called closing schools for virus mitigation the biggest public health blunder in US history and labeled those who believe schools should close due to COVID surges "today's flat-earthers." https://twitter.com/BojorquezCBS/status/1333461353982537729

The British government is reportedly set to introduce vaccine stamps in passports by next year for those who have been inoculated against the Chinese coronavirus. The vaccine stamps are being worked on by the Department for Transport (DfT), as airline bosses throughout the world look to make such restrictions mandatory. A supporter of the passport stamps, Conservative MP James Sunderland, told The Telegraph: “Pets need a vaccination passport when travelling between the UK and Europe and this would be a fantastic way of ensuring freedom of movement for people too.” “We must do everything possible to boost the economy by...

A crowd that reportedly numbers in the tens of thousands has descended on Phoenix, Arizona and gathered outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel downtown to protest on behalf of President Donald Trump and fair elections Monday, as the state of Arizona certifies election results despite widespread reports of election fraud. Prominent speakers of the day included conservative commentators Michelle Malkin and Nick Fuentes, who received thunderous applause from the crowd during their respective speeches. Despite the state of Arizona’s certification of disputed election results, the rally has been hailed as a massive success by Trump loyalists and supporters of the Stop...

Fox News host Sean Hannity has suggested President Donald Trump should pardon himself and his family before leaving the White House in January. The suggestion was made on Hannity's Fox News radio show on Monday while discussing how Trump last week announced a full pardon for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Speaking to former Trump attorney Sidney Powell, Hannity suggested that the president needed to protect himself from future legal investigations in order to protect himself from the incoming Biden administration.

All those heavy hitters. All that money, and in a “blue state” no less. And yet…it wasn’t even close. The big bucks, the big endorsements, the push from big business and big tech, came to nothing. And the pundits are baffled

A statewide survey conducted by the Strongsville, Ohio GOP asked respondents “If a qualified Republican ran against Governor DeWine in the Republican primary, for whom would you vote?” Only 23.8% said they would vote for DeWine, while an unnamed “qualified Republican” would get 39.2% of the vote. Thirty-six percent were not sure and 1% would support an “other” candidate. “That’s not necessarily the spot you want to be in if you’re going into a primary,” said Strongsville GOP President Shannon Burns. “We had heard talk from legislators and other stakeholders about the Governor and his high popularity – so we...

Former President Barack Obama, in his latest memoir, criticized Americans for liking “cheap gas and big cars” more than they care about “the environment” – even during a catastrophic event like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife donated at least $400M to a group which has now been accused of contributing to constitutional violations in key battleground states. What did they do with his money? And what does this mean for our republic? Important tidbits from the video:Dominion Voting Systems is part of the council that writes statements for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about voting irregularities--declaring Dominion Systems (itself) as secure and full of integrity. The fox is guarding the henhouse. Talk about conflict of interest! Also, a private entity, Center for Tech and Civic Life, funded by Zuckerberg, has...

Republican incumbent Mike Garcia defeated Democrat Christy Smith in California’s 25th congressional district. CA25 covers northern Los Angeles County and a part of eastern Ventura County in Southern California

Minya (Agenzia Fides) – In order to combat discrimination and sectarianism that tears apart the Egyptian social fabric, it is advisable to remove information about one's own religious affiliation from identity documents. This is the proposal relaunched by a group of Christians and Muslims gathered in the Egyptian city of Minya with the intention of formulating useful proposals to support peaceful civil coexistence and defuse fanaticism and extremism fueled by propaganda that exploit religious contents and languages. The meeting was also attended by some Coptic priests of Minya, together with representatives of the local Islamic communities. In Egypt, the controversy...

Donald Trump is a political genius and he may yet find proof strong enough to convince SCOTUS to question the election result. but the questions of what a Biden presidency will be like and how best to respond to it must be asked. My suggestion is to laugh.

Rome Newsroom, Nov 30, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- The French Council of State has ruled that a proposed 30-person limit on Masses and other forms of public worship is a “disproportionate” government measure and must be modified by Dec. 2. The country’s Catholic bishops welcomed the decision Nov. 29, saying in a statement that “reason has been recognized.” The bishops’ conference had submitted the urgent legal appeal with the administrative court two days prior, declaring that they had “a duty to ensure freedom of worship in our country.” With its ruling, France’s highest administrative court gave Prime Minister...

President Trump on Monday accused Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, of “rushing” to certify the state’s election for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden. “Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now,” the president tweeted after Mr. Ducey signed the state certification of Mr. Biden’s win. He asked “what is going on” with Mr. Ducey and warned the governor, “Republicans will long remember!” The governor said, “We do elections well here in Arizona. The system is strong.”

Cellular reprogramming can reverse the aging that leads to a decline in the activities and functions of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs). This is something that scientists have known for a while. But what they had not figured out is which molecular mechanisms are responsible for this reversal. A study released today in STEM CELLS appears to have solved this mystery. It not only enhances the knowledge of MSC aging and associated diseases, but also provides insight into developing pharmacological strategies to reduce or reverse the aging process. The research team, made up of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, relied...

In customary greeting to Patriarch Bartholomew for feast of St. Andrew, pope says his hope is in common faith in Jesus, sent to gather all into one body.As is tradition, Pope Francis sent a letter on this November 30 feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, to Patriarch Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. As the first apostle to be called by Christ, and the brother of St. Peter, Andrew is the patron saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. There is a customary exchange of greetings between the pope and patriarch, with the Bishop of Rome sending greetings on November 30,...

On Nov. 10, in Spell v. Edwards, a Louisiana federal district court dismissed a suit by megachurch pastor Tony Spell challenging the state's COVID-19 limits on worship services. Plaintiff filed an Emergency Application for an Injunction Pending Appeal with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, contending: This case presents a threshold question that other applicants did not present to this Court in prior religious liberty challenges: Whether the First Amendment places the decision of whether to assemble solely within the jurisdiction of the Church and not the State.

Members of President Donald Trump’s legal team held a public hearing Monday with select members of Arizona’s legislature to gather and examine evidence of 2020 election irregularities and fraud in the state. The point of the “fact-finding mission,” led by Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, was to collect evidence for Arizona lawmakers that would justify holding a special session to investigate further. Giuliani’s first witness at the was officer Retired Army Colonel Phil Waldron, a cybersecurity expert who spent half of his 30-year military career as a cavalry officer, conducting armed reconnaissance, and the last half of his...

Attorney Sidney Powell joined Lou Dobbs on Monday night to discuss the 2020 election fraud investigations. Powell has filed Kraken cases in Georgia and Michigan so far. The popular attorney is also talking about filing charges in Virginia after the obvious corruption and fraud during the election. Powell spoke with an equally upset Lou Dobbs about the struggles this president is now facing after the stolen election was called by the liberal media. This was another great appearance by Sidney Powell.

The consolation prize for President Trump in the Golden State was that he won 5.5 million votes in 2020, a million plus more than four years ago. But did Joe Biden really top 11 million ballots as officially reported? One experienced programmer and information security expert thinks the answer is likely not. In fact, the Democratic candidate may not have even topped 10 million. Article originally posted on Press California. Doing a deep dive analysis of the election live-feed used by the New York Times, the researcher, with two decades of experience looking for data anomalies, estimated that at least...

Iowa officials on Monday certified a Republican candidate as the winner by six votes of an open seat in the U.S. House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional election in decades. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks finished ahead of Democrat Rita Hart in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District after a recount saw her 47-vote lead steadily dwindle to single digits. The state Board of Canvass voted 5-0 Monday afternoon to certify Miller-Meeks as the winner over Hart by a count of 196,964 to 196,958. The board, which includes Gov. Kim Reynolds and four other state elected officials, also certified...