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A U.S. Capitol Police officer has died following injuries suffered in the violent siege on the building Wednesday, according to a press release from the department. The death is the fifth connected to the riots, which saw swarms of pro-Donald Trump protesters overwhelm police barricades, surge into the Capitol and force lawmakers to go into hiding. The officer, identified as Brian D. Sicknick, died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, police said. "He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The death of Officer Sicknick will be investigated by...

To understand the now pervasive influence of China on the United States, it is useful to see its predecessor: Mao’s Chinese Cultural Revolution. About twenty years after the Communist Revolution of 1949, Chairman Mao realized that the mere totalitarian State control of the economy, schools, and media in China had not transformed the society and created “The New World.” Old customs and manners, shrines, beliefs, and even dress and art, held back the total radical change he envisioned. So, in the late 1960s, under Mao’s leadership, the lower orders of peasants and workers, the terrorist military rampages of The Red...

The Old Testament is filled with God’s miracle-working power, from the opening of the Red Sea, to God speaking to Moses from the burning bush, to Elijah calling down fire from heaven. All these were instantaneous miracles. The people involved could see them happening, feel them and were thrilled by them. And they are the kinds of miracles we want to see today, causing awe and wonder. We want God to rend the heavens, come down to our situation and fix things in a burst of heavenly power. But much of God’s wonder-working power in his people’s lives comes in...

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Ignorant Republicans rioted yesterday but didn't even snag any free big-screen TVs out of the deal, sources at the Capitol Building reported. The short-sighted protesters stormed the Capitol without stealing a bunch of stuff, prompting many to question whether they really understand the purpose of a peaceful protest at all. "Look at these morons, rioting at the Capitol when there's a perfectly good Target just down the street," said one CNN reporter. "If they'd looted a bunch of local businesses in the name of social justice or whatever, we'd be covering this protest a heck of a lot differently, I'll...

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“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). We didn’t choose God; He chose us. What is “the calling with which [we] have been called”? It is simply the position we have now as Christians. Paul said the Christians at Corinth were “saints by calling” (1 Cor. 1:2). Peter instructed his readers to make certain about God’s calling and choosing them (2 Peter 1:10). Our calling is a high calling (Phil. 3:14), “a holy calling” (2 Tim. 1:9), and “a heavenly calling”...

For those who aren’t good at keeping their houseplants alive, don’t worry, LEGO has you covered. The Danish company is now selling plants you won’t have to (painstakingly) grow, but rather, you’ll just have to build. LEGO’s new Botanical Collection features sets that let you turn bricks into floral arrangements. One is called the LEGO Flower Bouquet, and it includes 756 pieces which can be customized into roses, daisies, poppies, asters, and snapdragons. Let the florist in you go wild; you can create a flamboyant bouquet as high as 14 inches tall, or make smaller arrangements and spread them around...

I haven't seen anything regarding this. The flip side is, if an unarmed black blm/antifa female had been shot, DC would be in flames. But we're the violent domestic terrorists.

There is blood on the floor of the People’s House, the blood of Ashli Babbitt, an American hero. She is the only hero of January 6, a woman killed for her country. It may be “sweet and fitting” to die for one’s country, but it is horrible to be killed by one’s country. If Congress has a conscience, it will place a statue of Ashli Babbitt on Capitol Hill, and a plaque at the spot where their police gunned her down. Donald Trump must bear the blame for four years of fanning the fire of partisan distrust in America. As...

WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. 7. The Senate was full to-day. Mr. TOOMBS made a very noisy and ranting secession speech, and at the close was greeted with a storm of hisses and applause, which was continued some time. His language towards the Republicans and Northern men was most insolent, and towards the Federal Government defiant. Mr. CRITTENDEN's appeal to save the country was well put and in good taste, but created little or no additional favor for his compromise measure. Mr. WILSON is preparing to make a strong defence of the Republican Party, and especially New-England, which Senators BENJAMIN and TOOMBS...

Massachusetts plans on ending the sale of all gas-guzzling vehicles by 2035 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides released a proposal last week that outlined the state’s goals in 2030 and further into the future.

Big tech giants Twitter and Facebook continued their assault on free speech, blocking President Trump from sharing messages with his followers, with at least one platform threatening a permanent ban. The move comes following violence at the Capitol that resulted in four deaths and 52 arrests. ... President Trump has long advocated for Republican lawmakers to repeal Section 230 – which provides liability protections for Big Tech companies. He suggested it “is a serious threat to our National Security [and] Election Integrity,” a point ultimately proven correct as social media platforms continuously censored the President and his supporters leading up...

[...] And I hope to G-d someone with access to him reads this and tells him it’s time. Take the family NOW and go to an undisclosed location. As much as it hurts me to say this, because I want him to continue harassing the left, he has to realize this is no longer the sweet land of liberty. This is now a tyrannical third world shithole. Or will be within months from the way our occupiers are behaving. They will find a way to kill him and his whole family, or kill him and turn his family against him....

The hubbub of semi-trucks, bulldozers, excavators and the like hauling, trenching and moving their way across the southwest border came to an end last month as the last panel of the more than 107-mile wall that spans Yuma Sector’s area of operation was erected. Final Panel The last panel of the Yuma Sector's more than 107-mile area-of-operations ​​​​​​was installed recently. Although there are still some remaining security measures to be put in place, such as adding gates, lighting, cameras and a ground detection system, the last panel of fencing was placed on December 21, putting an end to a year-and-a-half-long...

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I'd like to ignore all threads that post articles of liberals, demonRATs and RINOs commenting on the "Stop The Steal" rally. They all spew the same crap, they all are using it to further their totalitarian agenda, and their constituents are too stupid to know the difference. I'd like to put all such articles on ignore since, if you've read one, you've read them all.

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In the span of a week, from late December to early January, temperatures high in the atmosphere above the Arctic jumped by 100 degrees Fahrenheit. While this may sound alarming, it's a natural phenomenon that happens every couple of years, but experts say human-caused climate change may be making these events more likely. The remarkable event is called a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW), and it involves the temperatures 50,000 to 100,000 feet above the ground. It disrupts the typical winter climate pattern in the Arctic stratosphere famously known as the polar vortex, and typically leads to more extreme winter weather...

Critics of liberal-media bias are often accused of whataboutism. We're accused of diverting everyone's attention from some conservative or Republican scandal or offense by changing the subject to the media's performance. After a pro-Trump crowd breached the Capitol, forcing lawmakers to flee, my friend and former colleague Dan Isett tweeted: "Yeah, the media covered for left-wing riots last year. So what? We aren't children and we don't use misbehavior by those we disagree with to excuse the misbehaviors of those we do. Personal responsibility is a hallmark of our philosophy." Amen. If we were raised right, our parents told us...