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PARIS -- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international pact aimed at curbing global warming. Heads of state and government from over 70 countries took part in the event — hosted by Britain, France, Italy, Chile and the United Nations — to announce greater efforts in cutting the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming. “The United States will rejoin the Paris Agreement on day one of my presidency,” he said. “I’ll immediately...

Even in areas that have recently posted huge surges in positive COVID tests, the numbers were largely similar to the national average: In New York, 76% of hospital beds (and 61% of ICU beds) were taken. In California, where positive test results have skyrocketed, 76% of inpatient beds were likewise filled (though the ICU numbers were notably higher than New York's, at 79%). Ohio, which has also seen a surge in positive tests over the last few months, has 71% of inpatient beds taken, and 77% of ICU beds. Those numbers are not far out of line with national average...

There are various definitions of the Singularity, but they all roughly mean the time when computing power exceeds the capabilities of all human intelligence. That date is now roughly expected to arrive as early as 2060. John von Neumann, one of the greatest mathematicians, computer scientist, and polymath of the twentieth century, is generally credited as the first to articulate the singularity as "accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as we know them, could not...

On this date in 1980, 17-year-old Turkish student radical Erdal Eren was hanged as a terrorist by the military regime. Eren (Turkish Wikipedia link; most other links here are also in Turkish) was one of about 50 people executed following the military coup of September 12, 1980. After a decade of bloody left-right civil strife, the Turkish generals toppled the civilian government on that date. Hundreds of thousands of arrests with rampant torture marked the period, but it did quell the endemic street fighting and terrorism of the 1970s. Erdal Eren was actually arrested during the chaotic pre-coup period. February...

Democrat mayors around the country are intentionally sowing the seeds of chaos by preventing their police departments from using all means necessary to engage with growing armies of Antifa and BLM street thugs. Take a look at this video clip from Washington, DC yesterday, where Antifa/BLM thugs assaulted Trump supporters following a pro-Trump rally: So, the BLM/Antifa thugs showed up with shields, knives, clubs and body armor. Meanwhile, the DC police rode in on their cute bicycles with their cute polystyrene helmets and their cute pepper spray and were hamstrung by the Mayor, Marxist Democrat Muriel Bowser, with rules of...

I hereby declare we deserve a little respite from the real world. And whereas nothing is as conducive to fun as the Christmas season, bring on your favorite holiday memories and memes. Your favorite story – even if it’s been posted before. A favorite recipe – even if it’s been posted before.Upside Down Pear Gingerbread Topping: 3 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 2 ripe, firm Bosc pears Cake: 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves 1 large egg...

Texas GOP chair Allen West is calling for a civil society association of states to right some glaring wrongs on this past election. Last thing in the world he's calling for is what the left is screeching is "secession." After the Supreme Court refused to even hear the great Texas-plus-18-states request for legal relief on participating in a clearly fraud-tainted national election, a pall descended on a lot of the U.S. The chairman of the Texas GOP suggested this as a post–legal shutout remedy: The Supreme Court, in tossing the Texas lawsuit that was joined by seventeen states and 106...

A major leak containing a register with the details of nearly two million CCP members has occurred – exposing members who are now working all over the world, while also lifting the lid on how the party operates under Xi Jinping, says Sharri Markson. Ms Markson said the leak is a register with the details of Communist Party members, including their names, party position, birthday, national ID number and ethnicity. “It is believed to be the first leak of its kind in the world,” the Sky News host said. “What's amazing about this database is not just that it exposes...

Now you know why Joe Biden is picking Obama's retreads for his cabinet. Obama is the man behind the curtain. In this video, He explains how he would use an earpiece from his basement to deliver the lines to a front person. (Video)

In South Africa, about 150 km west of port Maputo, Mozambique, a giant stone city has been discovered. It became possible to determine the age of the site by measuring the erosion rate of the dolerite. The 1500 square kilometre metropolis was believed to have been built between 160,000 and 200,000 years ago!

Americans who dabble outside the mainstream media are horrified by shocking claims of election fraud in 2020. Even more horrifying are courts that refuse to address the merits of these claims -- hiding behind baffling legal terms like laches, mootness, and standing. Here is a suggested Supreme Court opinion that would end the horror and preserve our constitutional Republic. OPINIONPer Curiam We address several consolidated cases against various states and their officials (“Defendant States”) regarding the 2020 election. The cases make one basic claim -- the 2020 election in the Defendant States was rife with voting and tabulating irregularities, illegalities,...

EXECUTIVE ORDER In 2018, POTUS declared a national emergency to deal with the threat of foreign interference in US elections. In 5 days, a report is due by DNI John Ratcliffe to be delivered to Steve Mnuchin, Chris Miller, Chad Wolf, Mike Pompeo, Bill Barr, & the POTUS.

This morning, The Weather Channel continues (as usual) to broadcast the climate change indoctrination scare tactics, courtesy of the worldwide push by the globalist elites bent of worldwide dominion. Their screed today includes showing how shipment via air, ground by choosing a fast shipment option negatively impacts our climate, and we need to select slower options so that there are not so many aircraft and trucks running around with partial loads. So...delivery by bicycle? If they've eaten veggies, they'll fart and emit methane. Bad. Pony express? Poop methane. Walk? Oh no, COVID spread! Local pickup? Invite total strangers to case...

Pray For the Peace of JerusalemLambs, Sheep, and Shepherds.Psalm 100A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his[a]; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.Footnotes 1....

The election controversy is exposing a tragic loss of honor by the Legal Establishment. Decades ago, when I went to law school, students were drilled about the importance of "process values" to the legal system and to society. Citizens needed to be confident that a cause, win or lose, was heard with attention by competent and disinterested judges acting according to those general principles called "the rule of law." Defeat would still sting, but not fester. Inter arma enim silent lex is a familiar Latin aphorism meaning "amidst arms, law falls silent." We need an aphorism expressing the complementary truth:...

Woodrow Wilson had no qualms about jailing people he disagreed with. His persecution of the Hutterites can attest to that. Campaigning for President of the United States in September 1912, “progressive” icon Woodrow Wilson said something that would gladden the heart of any libertarian: Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it. That was two months before the election that Wilson won. He garnered...

President Donald Trump flew over the “Jericho March” aboard Marine One in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital at locations including the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice, over the weekend to rally in support of the president. A series of “Jericho Marches” are taking place around the country at contested state capitols on Saturday with the main event being held in Washington, D.C.

The public display of "woke" sensitivity is certainly contagious, and this virus has infected all levels of academic and corporate worlds. There are no issues too trivial to be affected, including team mascots and logos. Marietta College, a small liberal arts college in Ohio, has recently announced to its alumni that the College's Pioneer mascot and logo are "under review" in light of "recent events." This "review" is a symptom of a much larger story. It is not too difficult to figure out just what are these "recent events," as manifested by the current war on the name Redskins and...

Federal Judge Steve C. Jones, a Barack Obama appointee, is set to decide whether some 200,000 people purged from the Georgia voter rolls in 2019 can be put back on, allowing them to cast a ballot in the January 5 runoff election for two Senate seats. The Law 360 website reported on the consequential case: U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones said at the end of a three-hour hearing Thursday that he’ll decide “pretty quickly” whether to grant a request by four multi-state voter and civil rights organizations to re-register the purged voters. Voter registration for Georgia’s senatorial runoffs, which...

The Talk Shows December 13th, 2020 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchored by Chris Wallass: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.). Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). John Matze, Parler. Panel: Karl Rove; Gillian Turner; Charles Lane.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Hosted by Chuck U. Toad: Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.). Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). Panel: Matt Bai, the Washington Post; Lanhee Chen, Stanford; Kristen Welker. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sec. of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.)....