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..ELISHA'S MANY, MANY MIRACLES.2ND K I N G S2 - 6 New International Version, emphases added Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible . C L I C K : To read 2ND KINGS 2-6 in full To hear MAX McLEAN reading it To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it To watch an ANIMATION of 2nd Kings 8 5 1 -8 4 8 B. C. .11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 12...

James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas released the first of its apparent audio recordings of CNN editorial calls with network president Jeff Zucker on Tuesday evening, promising more releases of what O’Keefe says is two months’ worth of CNN internal dialogues. Earlier Tuesday, O’Keefe live-streamed what he identified as CNN’s morning call, as well as the reaction of the participants after he unmuted himself and revealed that he was listening. As promised, O’Keefe began the first of his releases at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. In one recording, CNN staff are apparently heard to agree that they should not provide President Donald Trump...

Cops busted a massive party with as many as 400 people who were stuffed in a Long Island mansion early Monday. Officers responded to the 10-acre mansion in Brookhaven around 12:30 a.m. and began shutting down the party, which violated the state’s mandate to keep small gatherings to 10 people, according to Suffolk County police.

Halloween is well behind us, Thanksgiving nothing more than a gravy spotted memory. It’s December 2 and Christmas is but 23 days away, whether you intend to do any shopping or not. We have no idea what will happen next in the electoral drama we’ve all been unwittingly cast as extras in. History feels as though it’s out of our hands at this point. For these and many other reasons I feel we all need a little Christmas. So…Post your Christmas themed pics, thoughts or comments. And you’ll be forgiven if they contain a somewhat secular message this year as...

Even Katy Perry is not immune from cancel culture’s angry mob. The “Roar” singer took to social media last week to promote a degree of post-election unity after she promoted her father and brother’s patriot clothing line to her 109 million followers on Twitter. “We haven’t always seen (eye emoji) to (eye emoji) but I’m proud of my dad n bro for coming up with this! Head to @nothingbutUSA store for the vibes,” she posted. In normal times, such a benign post would barely get a mention. But the political divide in this country is so wide, her post elicited...

It’s a done deal. Tolls on the states three major toll highways are going up in September, after Gov. Phil Murphy gave a final approval of the increases and the multi-billion dollar construction plans they fund. Murphy signed the meeting minutes on May 27 and sent confirmation letters to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority, said Jerrel Harvey, a spokesman for the governor. The approvals came on the same day boards of both agencies met, held lengthy public hearings and approved the toll increases. Governors have the option to approve authority board minutes, or not to...

When Vice President Mike Pence mentioned mail-in votes during a campaign stop for Georgia’s Republican Senate candidates, he was met with a smattering of boos from a crowd more accustomed to unsubstantiated claims of absentee ballot fraud. Now, Republicans are encouraging supporters to embrace voting by mail ahead of Jan. 5 runoffs that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. With the potential for rainy or icy weather on election day, U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and their GOP allies don’t want to take any chances. The campaigns have urged voters to cast ballots early, either in person...

The Michigan Senate Oversight Committee on Tuesday held a hearing in Lansing on election fraud and irregularities.President Trump was ahead of Joe Biden in Michigan on election night when all of a sudden they stopped counting votes.At around 4:30 AM AFTER Election Day, a massive ballot dump of more than 130,000 votes appeared for Joe Biden in Michigan.One GOP elections observer on Tuesday said all of the military ballots she saw looked like “Xerox copies” of each other – none were registered Michigan voters and 100% went for Joe Biden.The witness, Patty, described her experience at the TCF Center on...

Okay folks, thanks to brave Patriot Jesse Morgan's testimony yesterday, we now have a smoking gun that can be traced directly to a specific location where there are obviously corrupt Post Office supervisors. I know there's a lot of mobilized Trump supporters in the Ronkonkoma Long Island area. Not sure if any of them are Freepers here, but hopefully somebody with some connection to them will read this. The Bethpage, Long Island Post Office needs to be occupied by protesters. Same applies to Post Office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where Jesse Morgan was supposed to deliver all those phony ballots. Here...

Appearing last night on Hannity, James OKeefe joked about an advent-calendar-like daily set of presents for CNN and its CEO Jeff Zucker. If you haven’t heard already, Project Veritas has been recording telephone conference calls at CNN, courtesy of an inside whistleblower, according to what O’Keefe told Hannity (video embedded below). While CNN is fulminating about a lawsuit, O’Keefe is confident in his legal advisers’ position that recording and releasing the calls is legal. CNN’s new corporate parent, AT&T, is rumored to be trying to sell the network in order to reduce its corporate debt. There are already worries that...

An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency reported Wednesday. While the globe partly shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, extremes linked to human-caused climate change intensified, the World Meteorological Organization said in its State of the Global Climate report. The report kicked off a day when the United Nations pushed for new climate action with two reports and a major speech by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describing the woeful state of the planet. The U.N. is ramping up its efforts...

Every parent has had to dispense some “tough love” -- a course correction to make sure a child grows up to be the best person possible. The same is true of our criminal justice system. Over time, getting the results we want sometimes requires a course correction. If we don’t hold police and prosecutors accountable when they err, the public loses confidence in the law enforcement system, making their jobs not only more difficult, but more dangerous as well. Conservative criminal justice reforms are not about defunding the police or abolishing prisons. Those who swear an oath to protect and...

WASHINGTON - The heads of legacy civil rights groups say they are struggling to participate in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, vying to be included as the incoming administration tries to make good on a promise to Black voters to be the most diverse in history. Prominent civil rights advocates say they haven't been consulted about key cabinet picks and are frustrated they haven't met with Biden since the election. “We aren’t asking for some kind of veto, we are asking for some kind of consultation,” said Marc Morial, head of the National Urban League. “We are still in a wait-and-see...

Delaware County is keeping all information about a recent ransomware attack close to the vest and is still refusing to confirm whether the ransom was paid in full despite media reports saying it was. “Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks,” an early report from ABC 6 said. ---SNIP--- Hackers seized control of numerous computer networks in the county on Saturday, November 21. The following day, the county issued a press release that only generically described the extent of the attack.

Biden appointed Paris Agreement negotiator John Kerry as his climate czar, a new position that he created to elevate the issue of climate change. He also unveiled a transition agenda that includes “achiev[ing] a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035” as one of its top priorities. Many have discussed their thoughts on the political wisdom or senselessness of this public policy priority. However, few have really called out the elephant in the room: It’s not possible and will only enrich Wall Street at everyone else’s expense. It’s easy to preen “green” when you have enough green to buy a certificate...

Past and present, one of the least known -- and, until the modern era, largely futile -- tactics used by Muslims to disarm Christians has been to insist that Christianity is against warfare and violence in general. The most recent Muslim to take on this mantle of Christian theologian is none other than Somalia-born Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn). Around November 18, after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla) criticized Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock for claiming that Christians could not serve both God and the military, Omar, the Muslim, turned to quoting -- that is, misquoting -- the Bible. In a tweet...

A newly discovered batch of 55 uncounted ballots in a rural upstate New York county has the potential to alter the outcome of a yet-to-be-called congressional race. The ballots from Chenango County were cast during the state’s early voting period within the 22nd Congressional District - home to the ultra-tight race between Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi and his Republican opponent Claudia Tenney. As of Monday - which was supposed to have been the final day for election officials to report vote totals in the district - Tenney led the freshman Democrat by a razor-thin 12-vote margin. Chenango County Attorney Alan...

The Following are “Five Advent Reflections” I have prepared. If these interest you I have prepared them also in PDF format which you can get by clicking here: The Season of Advent1. Advent is Witnessed by Creation – Autumn and early winter are times of great seasonal change. The leaves turn brilliant colors then fade and fall. The shadows lengthen as the days grow shorter and colder. The warmth of summer and vacations seem distant memories and we are reminded once again that the things of this world last but a moment and pass away. Even so, we look forward...

December 2 2020 First Wednesday of Advent Lectionary 177Reading 1 IS 25:6-10AOn this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples A feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, The web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces; The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken.On that day it will be said: “Behold our God,...

Assuming the two Georgia Republicans get elected to the Senate in January, we’ve dodged a bullet for the time being. However, I believe the Republicans absolutely need to boost their strength, popularity and grow into a greater force over the next two-four years to thwart the destructive efforts of their hostile adversaries over the long term. How can they leverage winning the House and Senate in the next election and set the pace and probability for future victories? While the Republicans just made some impressive gains in the House (especially with new women elected), I believe it’s vital for the...