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My Christmas Eve posts of the past have been some of my favorites, starting with the very first one in 2009. You remember - the year the Obama’s decided they simply must continue their family tradition (est. 2008) of spending 2 weeks over Christmas at a luxury resort in Hawaii on somebody else’s (ours) dime. Raj did a short video of that trip that I think I’ve used every Christmas Eve hence so tradition demands I use it again. From Mele Kalek-Obama:I, MOTUS, make several cameos in this short musical so watch for me!Amazingly the opening sentence of that 2009...

“I intended to paint a cross in this particular painting, but I did it in the shape of a star, because I think the cross and the message of the cross is central to the Christmas story,” she said, adding that she took a break from painting once the cross was finished. “When I walked back into the room, where it sat on the easel, I immediately saw another cross that I did not intend to be there, and it is perfectly positioned at the feet of Jesus.” When the painting was done, she found that a lot of people...

Americans should be appalled by both the substance and the process of the latest COVID relief bill passed by Congress. Our founding fathers intended for our country to be a constitutional Republic, where locally elected leaders would gather and through a process of careful deliberation and thoughtful debate arrive at decisions of nationwide importance. They would neither recognize nor respect a system where Congressmen and Senators are given a few hours to decide whether to vote for or against a 5,000 plus page proposal that they could not possibly even read, much less reflect upon. There’s no doubt that Americans...

SPLC website screenshot of its 2019 "hate map." Joe Biden may not yet be president, but it seems the military may already be considering a policy banning servicemembers from activities sponsored by conservative and Christian organizations. Last week, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller acted on a report from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Diversity and Inclusion Board. Among other things, the board recommended that official policy “prohibit extremist or hate group activity,” citing the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on the influence of “hate groups” in the military. This should ring alarm bells for conservatives familiar with the SPLC’s...

I heard Trump ask for a protest of the election on January 6th, but have not seen anything further, and no mention of it anywhere I look. Is anyone going? I was planning on going.

The Maryland canine officer who pleaded on Newsmax TV for a pardon from President Donald Trump has received her Christmas wish.The former Prince George's County Police canine officer Stephanie Mohr, convicted in 2001 of a federal Civil Rights violation, served 10 years in prison after her police dog bit a burglar during an arrest in 1995."I am incredibly grateful to the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund for standing by my side and never abandoning me," Mohr said in a statement provided by LELDF to Newsmax on Wednesday. "Without LELDF and its donors and loyal supporters, I honestly don't think this...

State-controlled CO2-approved Christmas trees? Don't laugh... The renewable energy movement insists that Americans must drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, propounding grandiose “New Deal” solutions that employ government to compel a shift in manufacturing industries. Meanwhile, in revolt against COVID isolation, Americans are celebrating Christmas in 2020 “with bells on.” Will the Biden administration one day legislate whether Americans can display a live Christmas tree versus an artificial one, based on carbon footprint as part of its green new deal? Or maybe ban decorative trees altogether? If proponents of eco-change are serious, America’s Christmas is difficult to ignore. COVID has inspired...

Enjoy this Christmas, we desperately need it, and with all we’ve been through this year, we deserve it. This year sucked, 2020 was a complete bust. But it is Christmas Eve, next week will be for a look back at the bad, let’s focus on the good today. We have a vaccine, several actually, for the plague of the 21st century, at least so far (I said I’d focus on the good, but I have to be realistic too). The idea of a vaccine within a year was unheard of before this year, laughable really. But it happened. And while...

President Donald Trump on Dec. 23 retweeted his own joke from 2014 concerning aliens and the vast sums of money the United States doles out to foreign nations. “I hope we never find life on other planets because there’s no doubt that the U.S. Government will start sending them money!” the June 4, 2014, message reads. The president shared the missive a day after he surprised lawmakers in Washington with a threat to veto a pandemic relief and government spending bill unless lawmakers strip out several foreign aid items, including $10 million for gender programs in Pakistan. “Congress found plenty...

After Nov. 3, the meaning of some words and concepts abruptly changed. Have you noticed how new realities have replaced old ones? Media cross-examination of the president is now an out-of-date idea. The time for gotcha questions has come and gone. Why ask a president whether he is a traitor or a crook when you can focus on his favorite flavor of milkshake or compliment him on his socks? The old pre-election truth was that new vaccines take years to develop. The new postelection truth is that it's no big deal to bring out new vaccines in nine months. Impeaching...

Progressivism seeks to replace the U.S.'s founding principles with a new set of doctrines. Undergirding the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution is a set of philosophical principles that are under assault by Progressives. These founding principles, derived mostly from the Federalist Papers, provide the lens through which we read and understand the Constitution. Without this lens, the meaning of the Constitution and American law becomes putty in the hands of every special interest group. Progressivism seeks to replace the founding principles with a new set of doctrines based on the tenets of social justice — a system which...

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Wednesday blasted President Trump’s latest pardons of political allies such as former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and political adviser Roger Stone as “rotten to the core.” Sasse issued his statement Wednesday evening, specifically mentioning Manafort and Stone. “This is rotten to the core,” he said in a terse one-liner. The statement by Sasse said that “felons like Manafort and Stone” had “flagrantly and repeatedly violated the law and harmed Americans.” Sasse was the first GOP senator out of the gate to criticize the pardons. Others are likely to follow. Trump also pardoned Charles Kushner,...

The report White House advisor Peter Navarro recently compiled as a private citizen should be required reading for Democrats who insist there is “no evidence” of widespread voter fraud. Americans increasingly live in two parallel universes, and this is a shame. One side takes it as Gospel that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won an overwhelming victory on November 3 and will take the oath of office on January 20. Another half of the population – according to a recent Rasmussen poll – believes that Donald Trump won the highest number of votes in history for the re-election of a...

It’s just the flu, bro. Universal Basic Income, UBI, is a goal of the commie Dems. These repeated COVID relief bills act as a way to get UBI. Again, as any good Dem knows, never let a crisis go to waste. The longer people stay on the COVID free money, the harder it will be for politicians to end the free money. Long after COVID’s death toll is less than that of the common cold, we may still see people receiving their COVID money. - Conspiracy theory alert (JonPreston might have an opinion here - perhaps I will ping him...

This song is the personal testimony of Anna the prophetess, the daughter of Penhanuel, of the tribe of Aser, of the people of Israel (Luke 2:36-38)! It is in the time of great Roman oppression and Anna has experienced and observed the despair of her people and the mighty oppressive power of Rome and her armies for many years. Notice in the lyrics of this song that Almighty God; her Lord and Savior; is ALWAYS observing her and taking care of her! She is ALWAYS in His ETERNAL presence and watchful eye. He always is hearing her prayers and sees...

Live stream of Norad Santa Tracker 2020 Covid did not stop Santa he on his sleigh right now. Merry Christmas Freepers.

This month is the 30th anniversary of me arriving in the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Shield, which became Operation Desert Storm, which finally became the Operation Desert Something that counts for the third star on my perfect attendance ribbon. And this milestone arrives coming just as our military ceases to be a serious organization. Look, I’m no Audie Buttigieg terrifying the Taliban from my workstation, or a Dick Blumenthal giving Charlie what for during the Tet Offensive from Fort Connecticut. I just showed up a couple times. Thirty years ago right now, I showed up in a place called...

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Of the many threats from climate change, sea-level rise will most certainly be among the most impactful, making hundreds of thousands of square miles of coastline uninhabitable and potentially displacing over 100 million people worldwide by the end of the century. This threat is a top concern for national security experts because forced migration poses significant risks to international security and stability. The magnitude of this threat depends heavily on how much the oceans rise in the coming decades. But because of the complex dynamics of massive ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, exact estimates remain elusive, ranging from just...

Who founded BLM? Susan Rosenberg, 65, ex terrorist of May 19th Communist Organization (MCO) is one of the top members of BLM, and being high in the hierarchy she is in the finance part. Her involvement is documented in this link: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/10/30/roots_of_antifa_this_idea_has_violent_consequences_125818.html https://kekpe.pe/i/5fe3203375f8b.jpeg She is of course, friends with Michael Novick, founder of Antifa USA. The main donors of Thousand Island Currents, the fiscal sponsor of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation are: https://kekpe.pe/i/5fe31d8324858.png MacArthur Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation Wallace Global Fund Foundation for a Just Society The Libra Foundation NoVo Foundation (Novo Foundation receives money from...