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India has become the second country to outrightly ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is coming after the Central Bank of Nigeria instructed all financial institutions in the country to block the accounts of all individuals and entities linked to cryptocurrency transactions. There has been a lot of drama surrounding India’s cryptocurrency stance. In 2018, the Reserve Bank of India issued a ban on all cryptocurrency transactions. The ban was lifted by the country’s Supreme Court in March 2020. In December 2020, government officials hinted that they were considering taxing Bitcoin transactions by up to 18%. Barely a month later...

Suspect wanted on grand theft chargeVolusia County deputies are looking for a man who gave both women he was dating a fake name, stole from them and took rings from one of his girlfriends to propose to his other girlfriend. The love triangle began to unravel earlier this year when an Orange City woman realized her boyfriend was engaged to another woman who lives in Orlando. The Orange City girlfriend looked through the fiancée’s Facebook page and saw she was wearing her wedding band and engagement ring from a prior marriage, records show. The Orange City woman checked her jewelry...

I don’t think President Donald Trump handled the Coronavirus perfectly. But neither has anybody else. IMHO telling his people not to let it dominate them was magnificent. How close were Trump’s actions as President in a pandemic to the sort of conduct taught in a technologically very different era in Exodus 7-11?

TITLES AND POWER Now I see why powerful people often wear sunglasses--the spotlight blinds them to reality. They suffer from a delusion that power means something. They suffer from the misconception that titles make a difference. They are under the impression that earthly authority will make a heavenly difference. Can I prove my point? Take this quiz: * Name the last ten Heisman trophy winners. * Name the last ten winners of the Miss America contest. * Name eight people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. * How about the last ten Academy Award winners for best...

THE RIVER THAMES in London froze over for the first time in 60 years as temperatures plummeted overnight. By STEVEN BROWN BBC Weather: UK set for freezing temperatures and snow For the first time since 1963, parts of the River Thames were frozen over as witnesses spotted seagulls perching on the icy surface in Teddington. The River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire was also frozen over leaving boats stuck. It comes as temperatures dropped to below 0C in parts of England. In Ravensworth, North Yorkshire, temperatures plummeted to -15.3C last night as the UK braced for up to four inches of...

‘Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime’ – Lavrentiy Beria to Joseph StalinPresident Trump was acquitted for the second time on Saturday by the US Senate, but the crooks in New York continue to harass him with investigations.New York prosecutors, led by crooked Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., are investigating loans that Donald Trump took out for his Manhattan properties.According to the Wall Street Journal, New York prosecutors are probing loans that Trump took out by Ladder Capital for four different buildings.TRENDING: BREAKING: Senate Votes 57-43 to ACQUIT Donald Trump - Here Are the SEVEN Republicans...

Two Republican senators — Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Mitt Romney of Utah — got into a confrontation on the Senate floor Saturday after Romney voted with Democrats to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Trump. Reporters sitting in the Senate gallery said they saw a “visibly upset” Johnson turn to Romney and point at him after the vote. The two men then got into a back-and-forth, with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) trying to play referee. Voices were raised, and at one point Johnson was overheard saying he blamed Romney. Johnson is a staunch Trump ally who...

I’ve always been a proponent of supporting the Republican candidate in a general over any Democrat, but this was the last straw. Every single Republican in the House or Senate who voted for impeachment or to convict today must be defeated, preferably by their primary opponent or, failing that, the official Democrat in November. They must be made to learn that our votes aren’t automatic and that we can cast unpopular votes too. We simply cannot stand by and watch Democrats openly steal an election and then illegally impeach a president for a riot which he in no way instigated...

The Pentagon has admitted to possessing and testing out wreckage from UFO crashes, with the researcher who found the startling news hypothesizing that the debris may be from the famous Roswell, New Mexico, crash in 1947. Researcher Anthony Bragalia made the revelation on his blog UFO Explorations, sharing that he secured more than 150 pages from the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) after the agency responded to a three-year Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request he submitted. *snip* The document show that the testing was being carried out by Bigelow Aerospace, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based company that does private contract...

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is one of seven Republicans who voted “guilty” to convict President Donald Trump on Saturday — and by his own admission, he violated the Constitution in doing so.President Trump was acquitted on a single impeachment article of incitement of insurrection over the protest at the Capitol on January 6.Burr, who split from Republican voters and sided with the Democrats, released a statement following his vote that contained an admission that he believes he violated the Constitution.“When this process started, I believed that it was unconstitutional to impeach a president who was no longer in office....

When it has come to New York’s COVID-19 response, no state has been better…… at killing its citizens. In the past few days since it has been revealed that New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo lied and withheld data which likely led to the deaths of thousands of his citizens, the media has continued to lock horns with Florida’s Ron DeSantis, somehow defying data that New York’s response is the worst in the nation. Obviously, you can expect the sycophantic left to do that. That comes as no surprise. When offered an apples-to-a**holes comparison, they will inevitably choose the a-holes. What...

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the move in a statement Saturday, and said Ducklo’s decision came with the support of White House chief of staff Ron Klain. “We are committed to striving every day to meet the standard set by the President in treating others with dignity and respect, with civility and with a value for others through our words and our...

Scholar stumps Cardinal Cupich, asks if Pope’s ‘paradigm shift’ means ‘radical’ doctrinal change'I would like to ask why Pope Francis acts so mercilessly in insulting and eliminating doctrinal opponents,' the professor asked the Cardinal.CAMBRIDGE, England, February 15, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A respected Catholic historian and philosopher challenged Cardinal Blase Cupich during a lecture last week about Pope’ Francis so-called “revolution of mercy” that has caused what many are defending as a “paradigm shift” in Catholic practice.Professor John Rist, after listening to a February 9 lecture at Cambridge University in which Cardinal Cupich praised Pope Francis’ “paradigm shift” in Catholic practice,...

Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton Fulfill your oath. Convict him. Disqualify him from using the power of elected office to incite deadly insurrection again.

WHITE House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned after he threatened to "destroy" a reporter who asked about his fling with a journalist. He revealed his resignation from the Biden administration on Saturday night.

How should Christians respond when one of their most renowned leaders is revealed to have led a disturbing double life? It is a question that many followers of Christ have wrestled with since the inception of the Christian church, and it is one that I am struggling with after learning of the revelations regarding Ravi Zacharias, a world-renowned author, speaker, and leading voice on apologetics.Every weekend I used to listen to episodes of “Let My People Think” and “Just A Thought,” which featured the lectures, sermons, and teachings of Ravi Zacharias. His recordings were some of my favorites as a...

Polar Vortex. Let me demystify this for you. Q: How can in the winter, the wind blow from the north downward in North America AND Siberia AT THE SAME TIME? Freepers- post your theories here. HINT: If you know the answer, it does not support "global warming" and "hole in the ozone" hysteria.

At this point, it seems that President Donald Trump is like the Phoenix, always rising from the ashes, and prevailing despite whatever is thrown at him by the Democrats. Has there ever been a president who has faced such opposition from their political opponents? The answer would have to be no, with the historic levels of vitriol, underhanded actions and downright evil the Democrats have leveled at him for the sin of defeating their chosen candidate and wresting the power out of their hands for four years. Here are the losers. Instead of helping Americans suffering from COVID and from...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Saturday unleashed blistering criticism of former President Trump, blaming him for sparking the attack on the Capitol while also explaining why he didn't vote for a conviction. McConnell also suggested that Trump could face criminal prosecution for his actions. "There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it. The people that stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president," McConnell said. "And having that belief was a foreseeable consequence of the growing...

I love America, I support the troops, and I want sports teams to stop playing the national anthem before every game. It's not an act of genuine patriotism, it's a ritual of joyless conformity. End the obligatory performances and shame-enforced head-bowing. For the love of America, make the "Star Spangled Banner" mean something again.