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enator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is attempting to overthrow democracy by announcing he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate on January 6. Mitchell said, “Your Republican colleague Josh Hawley of Missouri announcing today he’s going to object to the Electoral College vote certification on January 6. It’s unlikely to change the result, it’s not going to happen, but it’s going to cause delay, lengthy debate, both Houses in Joint Session. It’s a complicated process that sets off.”

Argentina’s Senate approved a bill to legalize abortion Wednesday in an historic vote seen as a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the Catholic-majority country. The Senate voted 38-29 to give millions of women access to legal terminations under a new law supported by President Alberto Fernández. The margin was expected to be much smaller. Massive crowds of abortion rights activists and anti-abortion campaigners gathered outside the Palace of the Argentine National Congress to await the results, which came in the early hours of the morning after an overnight debate. Supporters of the bill greeted the news with loud...

King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls are not Hawaiian enough, a new lawsuit charges. The class-action suit, filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, accuses the maker of the popular baked products of defrauding consumers by suggesting they’re still made in the Aloha State. In fact, they’re made in California. “King’s Hawaiian has been known as the most authentic purveyor of its eponymous Hawaiian rolls,” Long Island attorney Spencer Sheehan, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of a Yonkers man and others, told The Post on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, they’re labeling gives consumers the impression that it’s made in Hawaii,” he said. “It’s not.”...

The GA State Senate subcommittee of the Judiciary holding a hearing at the moment, the hearing started at 9:00 AM in the morning. Except for OANN and NewsMax, no one else covers the hearing where a lot of witnesses and evidence surfaced. LinkThe first witness from Coffee County is devastating. She just blasted the corrupt Secretary of State and alleged voter fraud which she backed with a video of ballots being “manipulated” through voter software. Below there is a video of the witness because it’s a live coverage you have to set the time on -3:46:20 to see the witness...

This morning, Senator Josh Hawley became the first Senator to publicly commit to objecting to Joe Biden’s slate of electors on Jan. 6, when Congress votes to certify the 2020 presidential election. In a statement, Hawley said he cannot certify the electoral results because some states like Pennsylvania “failed to follow their own state laws.” Later in the day, Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wrote in a tweet that the word on Capitol Hill is that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may strike a deal to change the rules in how congressional members can object to...

The Lakers' superstar has crafted an NBA legacy chock full of championships, trophies and more. ncluding the playoffs, no one in the NBA scored more points than LeBron James in the last 10 years. He started the decade 124th on the league’s all-time scoring list. He now ranks No. 3 on the all-time scoring list and No. 2 Karl Malone and No. 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are well within reach. As he turns 36 today, James is fresh off being named the Associated Press’ male athlete of the decade for a record-tying fourth time. To date, he has four NBA championships,...

Marjorie Taylor Greene @mtgreenee Word on the Hill is that Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi could be working together on a rules change "deal" to block our Electoral College Certification objection. The American people deserve to hear about the voter fraud that took place on Nov 3 ... NO DEAL, NO COVER-UP! https://mobile.twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1344325697473544194

President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Wednesday handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants, label individuals "foreign agents," and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers' personal data. ... One of Wednesday's laws enables Russia to block or restrict access to sites that "discriminate" against its media, part of a campaign under Putin to increase Russia's internet "sovereignty" that has fueled fears of creeping China-style controls. ... A second law introduces hefty fines of up to 20% of their previous year's Russia-based turnover for sites that repeatedly fail to remove banned...

Talk that Pelosi, and McConnell are in the process of attempting to change the rules for counting/certifying the electors as we speak. That's how huge the Hawley objection is.

Leave it to the New York Times blowhard economist Paul Krugman to exploit the pandemic and dance on the imaginary grave on one of his oldest foes: Reaganism. Krugman declared in a new op-ed that “The government promised to help — and it did.” This was a pathetic attempt at repudiating late President Ronald Reagan’s famous 1986 warning: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help.” Krugman based his assessment on the federal government’s stimulus spending, including the recent 5,593-page pork-infested relief package. Krugman was just giddy about what...

Canada’s immigration minister is trying to accept U.S.-based illegal migrants who are going to be sent back to their home countries, according to the Washington Post. The minister is now offering Canadian residency to several migrants in U.S. detention centers who face deportation, according to a pro-migration report in the newspaper.

[Catholic Caucus] Seminarians Fighting BackLonging for justiceFor decades, scores of victims brought forward complaints of clerical sexual abuse, only to find themselves revictimized by Church leaders. Victims, who had the courage to confront those who enabled their abuse as minors, found their voices hushed by threats of what might happen to them should they reveal their plights or even think of suing the Church. The Spotlight team of The Boston Globe took this challenge head-on in its 2002 exposé of the abuse crisis that has since proven to be of epic proportions. The Catholic Church in the United States alone...

President Donald Trump disliked renovations made to his Mar-a-Lago resort by his wife, Melania, so much that he had them ripped out, CNN reported.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., says he will raise objections next week when the Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election, forcing House and Senate votes that are likely to delay — but in no way alter — the final certification of Biden’s win. President Donald Trump has, without evidence, claimed there was widespread fraud in the election. He has pushed Republican senators to pursue his unfounded charges even though the Electoral College this month cemented Biden’s 306-232 victory and multiple legal efforts to challenge the results have failed. A group of Republicans in the Democratic-majority House...

The Trump administration says it’s on track to build 450-miles of its border wall by the end of the year. That’s the goal that the White House set last year. The Customs and Border Protection now says that 446-miles have been completed as of Monday (28 December 2020).

December's Ratings Collapse for Fox News continues to be an unmitigated disaster for the Murdochs and their paid and unpaid sycophants and apologists. Going from record ratings before their duplicitous Arizona call, to massive ratings collapse by Monday 12/28. Here are the current Fox News ratings losses according to Nielsen as of Monday 12/28: Ingraham -64% Hannity -61% Bream -60% Carlson -57% MacCallum -56% Baier -52% Fox and Friendless -51% Cavuto -49% Outnumbered -48% Hemmer -47% Sandra Smith -46% The Five -46% Perino -43%

As an adult who teaches, I got to choose an open school. Union politics have now barred millions of families from a similar privilege.I don’t blame schools for closing in March. Very little was known about COVID-19 then, so closures seemed the safest decision amid the uncertainty. Neither do I blame schools for a meager showing that semester. My own district threw together online curricula and instructional materials practically overnight. The results were dismal, but it’s the best many could have done given the situation. However, we’ve now had nine months to understand this virus, and all the evidence favors...

Southern California hospitals, already overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, are now facing a new problem — a shortage of oxygen, according to a report. Officials say they’re having trouble getting the necessary amount of oxygen to critically ill coronavirus patients, with supply issues causing at least five Los Angeles County hospitals to declare an “internal disaster” on Sunday, which included turning away ambulances.

"Since . . . the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives" (Heb. 2:14-15). Christ came to break the power of Satan which He did by conquering death. To be free to live with God and share in all His blessings, someone had to shatter Satan's death grip on us. Sin is what gives Satan his powerful hold on...

Insanity Wrap needs to know: Will the last person to flee from Bill de Blasio’s New York City please turn off the lights?Answer: We’re sorry for being so flip. The power will have been shut off long before that happens.Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap:- HuffPo senior politics reporter has difficulty counting to two - Antifa holds entire motel hostage, Tacoma government yawns - Joe Biden refers to Kamala Harris as “president-elect” And so much more.Shall we begin?toddstarnes @toddstarnes Americans don't want $600 or $2,000. We want our Constitutional rights back. We want...