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The “Donald Trump/Mike Pence Prayer Vigil” and “Pray for our American Heroes" Prayer Thread have Combined to Form the AMERICA PRAYER VIGIL Prayer Thread!Join with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for our PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media.'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.Psalm 146:5Blessed is the Man who has the God of Jacob as his Helper,For his Hope is in...

Gucci is known for setting trends – but we’re not sure this is one that will catch on. The fashion house is selling a pair of upside-down cat’s eye sunglasses – and they’ll set you back £470. Cat’s eye shapes – rounded at the base and pointed at the side – were popular in the 50s and 60s but have been back in style over the last few years. But adding their twist, Gucci has inverted the whole shape, with the legs and nose bridge the same way up so the glasses are wearable. The description on the website says:...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots. The results will be sent to Washington and tallied in a Jan. 6 joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside. The electors’ votes have drawn more attention than usual this year because President Donald Trump has refused to concede the election...

BREXIT trade talks will continue this week after the EU appeared to buckle over Boris Johnson's demands that British sovereignty must be respected. If no trade deal is agreed by then, Britain will walk away from the European Union and begin trading on World Trade Organisation terms from January 1.Sources close to the talks said both sides had made “progress” on the level playing field issue - one of the key differences between sides - after the EU dropped its “ratchet clause” demand for Britain to be permanently tied to the bloc’s regulations.The two teams are now exploring how the...

Another massive crowd showed up in D.C. today to show their support for President Trump and demand that Democrats be prevented from stealing the November election from Trump. 100 Percent Fed Up reports – The crowd size was estimated at around 10,000. In the video below, they can be seen chanting, “USA! USA!” and “Stop the steal!” As the crowd began to break up and head back to their vehicles and to local hotels, mobs of Antifa and BLM cowards began to attack smaller crowds of Trump supporters. The video below shows a Christian-Trump supporting couple who were sucker-punched from...

A full weekend of protest in Bainbridge Island, Washington. A round the clock demonstration at the home of Democrat Governor Jay Inslee who's imposed coronavirus restrictions and controls... Four people stabbed two police officers hurt following ANITFA attacks on supporters of President Trump Saturday evening in Washington... One person shot and four police officers hurt as ANTIFA attacked pro-Trump demonstrators in Olympia, Washington yesterday... The Proud Boys supporter of President Trump arrested and accused of shooting an ANTIFA member yesterday in Olympia, Washington identified as Forest Machala, a federal government employee... "Achtung" Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel pushing for a new...

“Pizza fritta”, the lesser-known cousin of Neapolitan pizza, emerged as a result of poverty amid World War Two and was known as “the pizza of the people”.The first time I met 82-year-old Fernanda Miano was on a sweltering afternoon in early August. She was sitting in a plastic chair and smoking a cigarette in an alleyway outside a basso (street-level home) that she operates as a humble food stall in the historic Naples neighbourhood of Quartieri Spagnoli. It’s called Pizza Fritta da Fernanda and the menu consists of just pizza fritta (fried pizza) in two sizes: grande (large) for €3...

Even otters are finding love on the Internet. It’s becoming more and more common for couples to meet each other through online dating apps, especially during the pandemic. Such services have apparently become so successful at making love connections that even otters are getting set up online. When one of its male otters named Harris lost his mate, workers at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, England, used a dating app made specifically for otters to find him a new mate, according to a press release from the Sea Life Scarborough Sanctuary. That sanctuary is home to Pumpkin, a female...

The United Kingdom on Monday lifted its ban on gay and bisexual men in long term relationships donating blood. The previous policy banned men who have had sex with men in the past three months from donating blood, due to fears of HIV transmission. The change in policy will be effective in 2021, according to British media outlets. Assessment of donors will be made on an individual basis, rather than a blanket restriction. According to reports, Britain’s NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said men in a long term relationship will be able to donate blood, if there is no known...

Nothing says 2020 than this year's Nativity at the Vatican...Instead of presenting something beautiful...something that reminds us God is in control,, we have representations of pagan Gods. Sorry I couldn't post the pics, I don't know how. Maybe someone could do it for me.

The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defense systems, five sources including three U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, a move likely to worsen already problematic ties between the two NATO allies. The long-anticipated step, which is likely to infuriate Ankara and weigh on Turkey’s relations with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden, is expected to be announced as early as Friday, sources have said. The sanctions would target Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries and its head, Ismail Demir, sources have said. They would be damaging but...

The Wisconsin Historical Society's website notes the "Cannibal Sandwich" consists of raw, lean ground beef served on bread (especially rye cocktail bread) with sliced onions, salt and pepper. It's also known as "tiger meat," "steak tartare," or simply, "raw beef and onions." According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, these sandwiches have traditionally been served at holiday parties and other festive gatherings in the Milwaukee area. Milwaukee historian, John Gurda, who served it at his 1977 wedding reception, told FOX News in 2013 the sandwiches have been a festive dish in German, Polish and other ethnic communities in the Milwaukee area...

Joining us today is attorney Sidney Powell, who has been leading election lawsuits in multiple states. On Friday, she filed emergency requests to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to order officials in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona to de-certify their 2020 election results. We discuss the current status of the legal challenges she’s involved in and her thoughts on the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Texas lawsuit as well as the conclusion of the Flynn case. This is American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸, and I’m Jan Jekielek.

Yesterday afternoon, Attorney Matthew DePerno received word that 13th Circuit Court Judge Kevin A Elseneheimer would hear his case. Curiously, DePerno, who filed the emergency motion, found out about the hearing when he saw an article published by the far-left Detroit Free Press at 2:13 PM. DePerno then received an email from Antrim County attorney Haider Kazim at 2:50 PM and received notice directly from the Court at 3:02 PM. According to DePerno, the hearing will take place at 8:30 AM EST on Monday. Today, Michigan’s radical Attorney General Dana Nessel tweeted a warning shot directed specifically at “Lawyers who...

Krystal Ball digs into audio recordings of a meeting between Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and civil rights leaders. Biden tells his base he can do nothing for them. His words are what matter, not his actions. Black leaders are enraged as he throws them under the bus. See video at link.

New outbreaks were reported throughout China as locals complained about strict lockdown policies. China’s National Health Commission—the country’s top health agency—announced that new COVID-19 patients were diagnosed in the northeastern-most province of Heilongjiang and in southwestern Sichuan province on Dec. 13. Meanwhile, the Xinjiang region announced new asymptomatic carriers (Chinese authorities count them in a separate category from people who test positive and exhibit symptoms), and the southern island province of Hainan quarantined at least 43 people to prevent possible spreading of COVID-19. HEILONGJIANG The province announced new infections on Sunday, including a patient living in Tahe city. Tahe became...

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) records suggest that nearly 4,000 legal and illegal aliens cast votes in the 2020 general election, according to a sworn affidavit filed with a state court.As part of legislation enacted by the state’s Democrats, the DMV automatically registers to vote every person who obtains a driver’s license. In Nevada, both legal and illegal non-citizens can obtain driver’s licenses and identification cards.Jesse Kamzol, an expert engaged by the Republican Party as part of an election lawsuit, matched the 110,164 non-citizen records from the DMV, which were obtained through a subpoena by the state’s Republican Party,...

Seven priests of Vaucluse received suspicious letters, written by hand and bearing the mention "Allah Akbar". These are not direct death threats, but in the context of a terrorist threat, "this matter is taken very seriously", indicates a source in the gendarmerie. A preliminary investigation was opened after seven priests of Vaucluse received suspicious letters by name, bearing the mention "Allah Akbar", we learned on Wednesday December 9 from the gendarmerie, which evokes a case "taken very seriously ". "Handwritten letters were mailed to seven black African priests with their names and the address of the rectory where they live....

Two months into fiscal 2021, the federal government has spent nearly twice as much money as it has taken in through revenue after posting a 14th consecutive month of deficit spending.

The Cleveland Indians will be bowing to pressure from mostly Caucasian social justice warriors over their “racist” nickname. An announcement is expected as early as this week.The NY Times reported the long-time Major League Baseball franchise will be following the Washington Football Team, formerly known as the Redskins, in pandering to demands by those who are easily offended by traditions. That means Chief Wahoo, the iconic mascot for the team, will no longer be employed. According to The Times:Following years of protests from fans and Native American groups, the Cleveland Indians have decided to change their team name, moving away...