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Jack LaPant didn’t come from a farming family and had no personal knowledge of agriculture. But once he switched careers in his early 20s and bought a ranch in a remote area of Northern California, farming became his life and his livelihood. He never expected this decision would lead to his being targeted by the U.S. Army over an environmental law they had no authority to enforce. Yet, after 47 years in the industry, Jack found himself in an eight-year legal battle in which he suffered losses of upward of $1.2 million. As a young man, Jack worked for Pacific...

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I can’t believe this, but I guess we should soak it all up because this will probably not happen again for a bit. The liberal media actually placed pressure on White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. It was a slew of issues. From COVID to Cuomo, Psaki was on her heels and it wasn’t just Fox News’ Peter Doocy doing all the work this time. Doocy shut down Psaki over the growing border crisis. Migrants testing positive for COVID are being released, placing border towns and localities at risk. The Fox News reporter noted that these migrants have an infection...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican essentially prohibits traditional Masses in Saint Peter’s BasilicaThere are only four time slots per day for traditional Masses in one small chapel, and individual Masses in general are canceled.VATICAN CITY, March 12, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — In a new development infringing on the freedom to celebrate the “extraordinary form” of the Roman rite, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State circulated a note with details of new dispositions restricting all “individual” Masses in Saint Peter’s Basilica, with special, even more restrictive measures for the traditional rite.The new rules will enter into effect as of March 22, Monday of the fifth...

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Can we transform the entire health care system by empowering the roughly 60 percent of patients who are in private health plans? That’s the premise of a new book I just read by Todd Furniss (@TFurniss on Twitter). The author of The 60% Solution: Rethinking Healthcare, believes there are five major reforms necessary to empower patients and help them get better care at better prices. These include: (1) change governance, (2) modify health savings accounts (HSAs), (3) clear prices, (4) standardize accounting and information technology in the medical industry and (5) emphasize primary care. Why reform how medical care is...

Third Week of Lent LUKE 18:9–14 Friends, today Jesus tells us of the Pharisee and the tax collector—so, stereotypically righteous and unrighteous people—who both enter the temple to pray. But what a world of difference in their manner of praying! The entire point of religion is to make us humble before God and to open us to the path of love. Everything else is more or less a footnote. Liturgy, prayer, the precepts of the Church, the Commandments, sacraments, sacramentals—all of it—are finally meant to conform us to the way of love. When they instead turn us away from that...

San Francisco's Tenderloin District has been a documented home for transgender residents since the 1920s. "Everyone around me in my life told me that I'd have a better life when I came to San Francisco," co-founder and executive director of the Compton's Transgender Cultural District Aria Said reveals. "So many trans people come here like refugees from other cities in the United States."

March 13 2021Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent St Leander's Church San Leandro, CA Liturgical Colour: Violet.First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall live in his presence.Let us set ourselves to know the Lord;that he will come is...

<p>CHICAGO (AP) — The owner of a Chicago food truck admitted Friday he illegally sold guns from his mobile eatery along with sandwiches piled high with salami, roast beef and turkey.</p><p>The gun transaction was captured on video by an undercover agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The guns, including 10 rifles, four shotguns and an array of pistols, were allegedly stolen by a Ferguson associate from a Chicago home.</p>

Pray For the Peace of JerusalemLambs, Sheep, and Shepherds Psalm 1Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the...

This is an interesting article claiming that while man domesticated animals such as dogs, horses, goats and pigs, cats pretty much just domesticated themselves: Ancient DNA Shows Cats Domesticated Themselves – Why Are We Not Surprised?‘Domestic’ house cats look pretty much exactly like wild cats…research reveals that wildcat ancestors share essentially the same genetics as house cats today…It was the cat, itself, who came to prize the territory around the homes of the ancient farmer, or the wharf of the ancient mariner. They were drawn to a plentiful supply of prey in the form of rodents—which brought their species and...

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Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.Fill your mind with Scripture, submit to the Holy Spirit, and let Him transform you into the image of Christ. Now that’s freedom! -...

COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) — A hate crimes bill is moving through the South Carolina State House, some say it would exclude gay and transgender people from being protected. South Carolina is one of three states without a state hate crime law on the books. A panel of lawmakers made some changes to a bipartisan hate crime bill Thursday. Supporters said this will help get the legislation across the finish line in 2021. A House Judiciary subcommittee voted to remove protections for ‘gender’ and ‘sexual orientation’ from H.3620. Republican lawmakers said this would help make sure the bill passes in the...

So Gov. Cuomo looks to be headed for grope therapy sessions with Al Franken and Harvey Weinstein, while Harry and Meghan are giving whole new meaning to “royal pain in the ass.” Are they just competing for attention with a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which is beyond the imagination of the wildest central banker on a bender at an open bar. And no, I did not have Pepe LePew on my cancel culture Bingo card this week.

Barely a month ago, a 3D-printed house was listed for sale to the public for the first time in the U.S. Now, a small, 3D-printed community in Texas is following suit. Another, larger community in California is also in the works. In other words, 3D-printed real estate is taking off in a big way.

Most Americans still do not accept who these leftists are and what their objective is. The Democratic Party has been captured by revolutionary leftists. This process started in the 1970s and accelerated with Barack Hussein Obama being elected twice. The takeover is now complete with the brazenly stolen election of 2020, an event our "betters" demand we cease speaking of. These leftists can rightly be called revolutionary Marxists — or, if you prefer a softer term, progressives. Practically speaking, these descriptions are interchangeable. Most Americans still do not accept who these leftists are and what their objective is. This ignorance...

Few national policy issues have the long-term impact that immigration does. It determines our future: Quality of our schools, livability of our communities, solvency of our government, integrity of our civic culture, cohesion of our traditions and understandings, size of our carbon footprint, health of our infrastructure, equity in our labor force, the viability of the rule of law, and just about anything else of importance to the American people. Immigration levels determine whether we can achieve population stability, or race toward an unstoppable one billion by the end of the century.So, nothing is more heartbreaking than to watch critical...

Kamala Harris has zero ability to match her facial expressions to the context of her speech. – That is the only conclusion one can reach after watching a speech she delivered yesterday about the administration’s efforts related to COVID-19. She simply has no feel for the message she’s delivering, a common affliction among sociopathic narcissists. This person, whose political career began as the escort for powerful San Francisco Democrat Willie Brown, will soon become President of the United States, and there is nothing you or I can do about it.