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Republicans are questioning the timing of Democratic governors and mayors easing their coronavirus restrictions. While these state and local officials point to data and pre-set benchmarks to justify their reopening decisions, critics of the lockdowns that have hurt businesses over the past year suspect former President Donald Trump leaving office has something to do with it. Rep. Jim Hagedorn told the Washington Examiner the timeline is suspect given President Biden's inauguration was last week, saying, "It is no coincidence" that Democratic leaders are lifting restrictions now. .... because Democrat politicians put their party’s political interests ahead of ... their constituents,"...

It’s just the flu, bro. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ Cases are dropping. I don’t know what this means. I don’t see the rhetoric from lefties changing. But it might embolden a brave GOP Governor from following the lead of Desantis’ in Florida and end a lockdown. Democrats are in a tough situation. They really want to control our lives and they also want to be seen as rescuing people from the Coronavirus. The only thing I can think of so they get the best of both worlds is for them to say they saved us from the Coronavirus, but mandates and lockdowns must...

Before shelling out more money for coronavirus vaccinations, the federal government should urge states to claim their share of $200 million doled out by the Trump administration four months ago, on top of $140 million for regular flu vaccines provided in early summer, according to former Trump aides. Sharply disputing, with proof, claims by the Biden administration that there was no vaccine plan in place on Inauguration Day, the officials said the money is there for states to kick-start their vaccination programs if they’d only take it. And one official noted that the $340 million came on top of $3...

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It was just over four years ago during the lead up to President Donald Trump’s inauguration when a FedEx driver from rural Illinois who had volunteered for the campaign borrowed a suit and trekked to Washington for the event of a lifetime. Trump was so impressed with the story he ended up meeting Shane Bouvet the night before Inauguration Day. Speaking alone, Bouvet told the incoming president about his father, a military vet, suffering back home from bladder cancer....Trump’s response? He provided a $10,000 check and a signed Inaugural ticket — No. 13. Alexander President Bill Panagopulos told Secrets that...

National Guard troops stationed at the Capitol famously have had to nap on the building’s marble floors, but that’s not the worst thing about their working conditions. The food is. The reason: The National Guard Bureau hired a food contractor to feed the troops, but the contractor simply messed up. Here’s a picture of today’s “breakfast” as passed along to me. Some of the troops didn’t get this filling breakfast of an apple (at least it looks like a good apple!) and a gross chocolate chocolate-chip muffin in a brown bag until after 10 a.m. Here’s another meal, supposed to...

After Joe Biden's inauguration, he ordered everyone on federal lands to wear a mask. That night, he and his family posed for pictures at the Lincoln Memorial -- none of them wearing a mask. California Governor Gavin Newsom told Californians it's "essential" to avoid "mixing with people outside of your household." Then he had dinner with lots of people outside his household, without masks. You can see the mask-less governor and the Biden family in my new video. Newsom did apologize for attending "a friend's birthday party." Maybe you heard about that. But you might not know that the restaurant...

This list is based on the availability of the Sacraments in the traditional rites, homeschooling laws, and coronavirus regulations. As the Biden regime teases another national lockdown and Americans worry about their civil liberties and the basic right to peaceably assemble, the divide between blue and red states is becoming increasingly obvious. The following is a list of what I think are some of the best and worst states for pro-life Catholics and freedom-loving Americans, based on the availability of the Sacraments in the traditional rites, homeschooling laws, and coronavirus regulations. These rankings are based on publicly available data and...

It turns out that Americans felt more satisfied under the Republican than the Democrat. Deep in a new survey about dissatisfaction most Americans feel today, Gallup revealed that they were more satisfied during Trump’s four years than both of Obama’s terms and former President George W. Bush's second term. That is 16 years. , “Average satisfaction during Trump's overall term turns out to be at least marginally higher than the averages for each of Obama's two terms (23% and 26%, respectively) and George W. Bush's second term (28%).” Despite the election of President Biden, satisfaction in the United States is...

The judge granted a 14-day temporary restraining order until the case could be further examined, following a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. A near-complete suspension of deportations would only serve to endanger Texans and undermine federal law," Paxton said in a statement. On his first day in the White House Biden signed a moratorium on the deportation of undocumented migrants who arrived in the United States before November 1, 2020, thus fulfilling a campaign promise. Paxton, a close ally of former president Donald Trump, immediately appealed the order. "I commend the Court for prioritizing the law and safety...

President Joe Biden has already shown that racial equity and Critical Race Theory will play a key role in the ideology of his administration. Essentially, Critical Race Theory holds that certain races have malign characteristics intrinsic to their skin color. Some races use racial privilege and power to oppress other races. This theory is not new; indeed, it has been a major stream in Western thinking for over a century. A version of Critical Race Theory was implemented as the core ideology of the German State between 1933 and 1945. In the German version of Critical Race Theory, it was...

January 27 2021 Memorial of Saint Angela Merici, virgin Cathedral of St. John the evangelist, Boise, Idaho Lectionary 319Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingHebrews 10:11-18 ©Jesus achieved the eternal perfection of all whom he is sanctifyingAll the priests stand at their duties every day, offering over and over again the same sacrifices which are quite incapable of taking sins away. He, on the other hand, has offered one single sacrifice for sins, and then taken his place forever, at the right hand of God, where he is now waiting until his enemies are made into a footstool for him. By...

A plainclothes NYPD cop investigating a past shooting was shot while chasing a man in the Bronx on Tuesday night, police and sources said. The 31-year-old male officer, with the department’s gun violence suppression unit, was struck in the back near Lafayette Avenue and White Plains Road in Soundview at about 10:30 p.m. police and sources said. He and three fellow officers were driving near the intersection when the 24-year-old suspect — who is known to the department — fled after he realized they had spotted him, the sources said

Former Executive Director of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Florida, Hassan Shibly (pictured) has literally taken what the Qur’an says about beating your wife and applied it to his own family. Verse 4:34 in the Qu’ran allows for Muslim men to “strike” their wives, and that is exactly what Hassan Shibly did to his wife Imane Sadrati, who has accused him in a fundraising video of beating her in front of her children, causing her living situation with Shibly as “unbearable.” “My children and I are in desperate need of your help,” stated Sadrati. “For years I’ve...

President Joe Biden was inaugurated yesterday, but another former presidential candidate got the internet talking: Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator had everyone talking about his outfit, specifically his mittens. **SNIP** While Bernie fans may be disappointed that his mittens are not for sale, they should know that they can get the next best thing: Bernie Sanders mittens merch. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has created a Bernie Sanders Inauguration Day bobblehead, which is available to preorder for $25 now, and is expected to ship in May 2021. As well as the Bernie bobblehead, the National Bobblehead Hall...

Link to Eric Matheny's TweetFull Transcript of the 24 Second Clip from Kamala Harris' August 2020 interview with Stephen Colbert: But they’re not gonna stop.They’re not gonna stop.And that’s…they’re not…this is a movement, I’m telling you.They’re not gonna stop.And, and everyone beware.Because they’re not gonna stop. It is gonna…they’re not gonna stop before Election Day in November, and they’re not gonna stop after Election Day. And that should be….everyone should take note of that on both levels.That this isn’t…they’re not gonna let up. They’re not going to let up, and they should not.And we should….(end of video clip)In my opinion,...

It looks like there is a worldwide concerted effort to paint Trump and a sociopathic dictator wanabee and Democracy was only saved by the patriots who pushed him out of office and now want to permanently ban him. A look at some of the "news" that has come out lately:Unfit The Psychology of Donald Trump Plot: After years of empirical observation, for the first time ever, prominent mental health professionals present their observations on camera as part of their ethical “Duty to Warn” the public of imminent danger. Medical doctors and mental health professionals go on camera, on the record,...

“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens” (Proverbs 27:24-27).

Google late Monday announced that its political action committee will not make donations this election cycle to members of Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election results. The decision comes after the tech giant implemented an internal review on its political contributions following the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, which was spurred by unsupported claims from former President Trump and his allies that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of President Biden. “Following that review, the NetPAC board has decided that it will not be making any contributions this cycle to any member of Congress...

The top securities regulator in Massachusetts thinks trading in GameStop stock, which has been skyrocketing, suggests there is something “systemically wrong” with the options trading surrounding the stock. The videogame retailer’s stock was up 93% on Tuesday and has roughly quadrupled in the past week. It was up another 40% in after-hours trading Tuesday, to eclipse $200. Traders have been bragging on online forums about taking large bets the stock using options—often out-of-the-money calls that pay off only if the stock soars. William Galvin, the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, said in a statement to Barron’s that he’s been...