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A bully has more than met his match, and – like most bullies -- has disgraced himself when challenged. Chuck Todd is a bully in possession of a huge weapon, NBC News, of which he is political director, and his perch as host of its premier program, Meet the Press. But all it took was a challenge from normally mild-mannered Senator Ron Johnson to have Todd shaking in his chair, his voice cracking, and abruptly ending his interview on Meet the Press.Todd must have been expecting another Republican patsy when he framed the interview (complete video embedded below) as about...

Paris (AFP) - More than half the world's nations failed to submit upgraded commitments by year's end to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, straggling behind the schedule of accelerated climate ambitions set out in the Paris Agreement. Almost every country on the planet signed up to the 2015 Paris deal, which calls for capping global warming at "well below" two degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, and 1.5C if possible. As the December 31, 2020, deadline approached, several large emitters said they would achieve net-zero output this century, but many nations allowed the year end to pass without publishing details...

Gabriel Sterling – Voting System Implementation Manager for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office – revealed a “programming error on security keys” prompted “backup emergency ballot use” in Columbia County during the Senate runoff election.The county experiencing “some issues” during the Georgia Senate special election according to Sterling went over 66 percent for President Trump in 2016 and over 62 percent for the same candidate in 2020.The news comes a day after Sterling, who has repeatedly lashed out at President Trump for his critiques of Georgia’s handling of elections, claimed Georgia’s elections were conducted perfectly.Some issues in Columbia Co. There...

It's fear of truth that causes Lucifarian zealots masquerading as the protectors of same to censor and redefine truth. If they were honest, they wouldn't fear truth or differing opinion. Only those who are totally corrupt and devoid of truth are determined to censor anything that expresses independent thought and dissenting opinion. Censoring the truth, censoring personal opinions and attempts to control political discourse ad nauseam, are not the actions of truth-tellers. They are the actions of those who have throughout history feared the revealing of truth, because the free expression and exchange of same will always be the greatest...

The COVID-related tragedies that no one wants to talk about. As I sit here in my kitchen three days before the official start of the new school year, not a single member of my family knows what they are supposed to be doing next week. Of course my husband and I know the things we have to get done — shifts for work already on the fridge, calls all scheduled in the calendar, and the other stuff of life stacked up like the ironing pile, reminding me there is no good reason to be sitting on my sofa. But my...

In a major reversal, the New York Stock Exchange said it no longer intends to delist three Chinese telecom companies that had been targeted by an executive order from President Donald Trump. In a statement late Monday, the NYSE took back its intent to delist China Mobile Ltd. CHL, 8.94%, China Telecom Corp. Ltd. CHA, 9.68% and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. CHU, 14.00% , which it had announced late on New Year’s Eve. American depository receipts of all three companies had fallen sharply in Monday trading. All three companies are also listed in Hong Kong, where shares of China...

The House of Representatives on Monday adopted its rules package for the 117th Congress in a party-line vote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern had announced what was coming a few days earlier. The Democratic rules package, as described by McGovern, makes “Changes [to] pronouns and familial relationships in the House rules to be gender neutral or removes references to gender, as appropriate, to ensure we are inclusive of all Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners and their families—including those who are nonbinary.” All “gender identities” must be honored, which means purging any words from...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has shown real star quality throughout 2020, thanks to his temperate handling of the Wuhan virus. He refused to put his state into lockdown but still managed to keep Florida from turning into a Wuhan virus nightmare. On Monday, he also proved that he knows how to handle the hostile media. Other Republican politicians would do well to follow his lead.

Canada will play for gold. Again. And of course. A powerhouse Canadian squad humbled Russia — as they have just about every other country they’ve played — with a 5-0 victory Monday night at the world junior hockey championship. The Canadians have a chance Tuesday night at Edmonton’s Rogers Place (9:30 p.m. Eastern) against the Americans to defend the gold medal they won last year in the Czech Republic. The U.S. beat Finland 4-3 in the late semifinal. “It’s a great feeling that we are here, and that we got here, but the job’s not done yet,” said goalie Devon...

This undated photo provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, in Illinois, shows Lynell P. Glover. Glover is charged with aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of a teenager and the wounding of another in a dispute over a stolen vehicle, authorities said Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. VOLO, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man was charged Monday with two counts of aggravated battery in the fatal shooting of a teenager and the wounding of another in a dispute over a stolen vehicle. Lake County prosecutors say Lynell Glover on Sunday allegedly ordered two teens he observed riding in his...

VIDEOThe most shocking thing about the supposed "death" of Tanya Roberts wasn't finding out hours later that she is really alive. This video reveals something even more shocking about her that was discovered when it was announced that Tanya Roberts is still alive.

OSLO - The sale of electric cars in Norway overtook those powered by petrol, diesel and hybrid engines last year, with German auto-maker Volkswagen replacing Tesla as the top battery-vehicle producer, new data showed on Tuesday. So-called battery electric vehicles (BEV) made up 54.3% of all new cars sold in the Nordic country in 2020, a global record, up from 42.4% in 2019 and from a mere 1% of the overall market a decade ago, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said. Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025, oil-producing Norway...

And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 1 Samuel 17:32 Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Cotton, Lindseed, Collins, Mitt and the rest of you cowards it is past time for you to stand up for the voters whose votes were discarded thanks to voter fraud from the Democrats. Unless you can look the American people in the eye and say there was absolutely no voter fraud in this election you are duty bound to vote no on the electors of any state who had fake votes....

Civil rights attorney and Black Lives Matter activist Kristen Clarke has announced a lawsuit against the Proud Boys for demonstrating their 1st Amendment rights in Washington D.C. last month. Clarke has filed a suit on behalf of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church against the Proud Boys, hoping to punish the group for seizing and burning a Black Lives Matter banner. There is only one problem: They’re suing a group that has nothing to do with the rising fraternal organization. Clarke is suing Proud Boys International, LLC, which was founded by Jason L. Van Dyke in 2018. The Proud Boys...

Commentary The American colonists proved their patience with King George III. He proved their patience could run out. It was approximately 12 years between the first act issued by his Highness across the Atlantic and the first shots fired across Lexington and Concord. The King and Parliament had made clear their disdain for the colonists, who were surely no more recipients of the rights of Englishmen than any other subjugated specimen in the British Empire. They would be taxed without their consent. They would house British soldiers without their consent. They would purchase their goods from Britain without their consent....

The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft removed an article late last week written by a former United Nations official who was convicted of engaging in lurid acts with a child. The isolationist think tank bankrolled by billionaires George Soros and Charles Koch sparked on uproar on Dec. 28 when it published an article by Scott Ritter, a former high-ranking U.N. weapons inspector who was arrested in the mid-2000s as part of an internet underage-sex sting. Ritter was arrested at least three times for this behavior. The Quincy Institute removed the piece, which downplayed the threat posed by Russia's hack attacks...

“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1). To mature in our faith, we must learn to see things from God’s perspective. Paul was a prisoner of Rome. Why then did he call himself “the prisoner of the Lord”? Because he had the ability to see everything in terms of how it affected Christ. No matter what happened in his life, he saw it in relation to God. His questions were, “What does this mean, God?” and “How does this affect You?”...

God is a promise-maker and a promise-keeper and he has spoken to my heart about four things God’s people should trust him for. These expectations are based on promises God has made to us. 1. Expect to be rewarded as you diligently seek the Lord. “[God] is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). You can ask in faith for a token for God to encourage and rekindle your confidence. Expect him to keep his promise to reward you now when you are in greatest need. God cannot lie. He said he rewards those who diligently seek...

[Note: This post includes heavy video content.] In case you believe Kelly Loeffler is a real part of the solution in Washington, well, think again. – Loeffler is married to the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, billionaire Jeff Sprecher. On Monday, even as his wifey was participating in a rally held by President Donald Trump on her behalf, Sprecher and his organization announced that it would defy a Trump executive order demanding that the NYSE and other U.S. stock exchanges de-list certain corporations controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.