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Wokester fanatics have turned up in many epochs of history, and all went the same way. Wokeness is an offshoot of Christianity. So historian Tom Holland argues in Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind (2019). If he had followed his argument to its logical conclusion he would have arrived at the same conclusion I did -- that woke progressivism will crash and burn. This is because the adherents of woke progressivism find it impossible to live up to their utopian expectations. Sooner or later the cognitive dissonance of living in a state of self-contradiction will become translated into a...

It’s just the flu, bro. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3943851/posts China is to only issue visas to travelers who have a vaccine that was made in China. This is their right to do this. But know that this (and all of the other coronavirus tyranny around the world) is a result of global panic exceeding the threshold that inspires ill-advised government intervention. The people with a vested interest in Coronavirus panic, and panic in general, are: 1.”experts”, 2.businesses with the right niche, 3.leftist politicians, 4.media. This is a difficult problem to solve. One idea is to give a greater voice to the smaller number...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is still frustrated by how COVID-19 relief bill negotiations went down, The Wall Street Journal reports. Specifically, Collins is not pleased about what she considers to have been a brusque dismissal when she and a group of other Republican senators sat down with President Biden in early February to try to reach consensus on a package. The senator, who has built a moderate reputation over the years, told the Journal that she's confused as to why the Biden administration, which ultimately saw its $1.9 trillion stimulus pass through Congress without Republican support in either chamber, "would...

Spring breakers invading Miami Beach have become so uncontrollable that authorities imposed a curfew on Saturday and declared a state of emergency as SWAT teams were seen moving in to clear people out. ... But this year the volume is clearly higher than in previous years, said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, who's expressed concern about the lack of coronavirus restrictions - like wearing a mask - in Florida. ... For the next 72 hours, visitors will have to leave streets and restaurants will close their doors at 8pm in the main tourist areas of South Beach, the epicenter of...

Our NJ.com foodies have been raving about the mustard pie from Papa’s Tomato Pies in Robbinsville for years. Naturally, I had to see what all the fuss was about for our latest series, N.J. Takeout Stakeout, which highlights great to-go dishes across the state. Mustard on pizza? I know, it sounds crazy but, trust me, it’s crazy delicious! The pros at Papa’s know what they’re doing. The spicy brown mustard is drizzled onto the dough first. Then comes the cheese and, finally, the lightly sweet tomato sauce is spooned onto the top of the pie before going into the oven....

After taking control of the country in a military coup provoked by allegations of voter fraud earlier this year, the Myanmar military government has seized several bank accounts belonging or affiliated with George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, and has announced arrest warrants for 11 members of the organization in the country “on suspicion of giving financial support to the civil disobedience movement against the military junta.”

Is your adorable puppy as bad for the planet as a gas-guzzling SUV? While the precise carbon pawprint of our pets is the source of scientific debate, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: lovable, they may be, cats and dogs have an impact on the planet. In their 2009 book “Time to Eat the Dog?”, Brenda and Robert Vale sparked anger among pet owners for saying that the meat eaten by an average canine companion had twice the carbon footprint as driving an SUV 10,000 kilometres. A decade on, the verdict is still out on the planetary impact linked to...

An iconic Twin Cities restaurant is back in business less than a year after it was destroyed in last summer's riots.For the last 31 years Brit's Pub has been a downtown Minneapolis institution. "There’s been weddings, birthdays, christenings, funerals, everybody’s got a Brit’s story," said General Manager Shane Higgins. Yet Brit’s story nearly came to an unfortunate end back in August, after video of a man committing suicide, while being pursued by Minneapolis Police, went viral. The video led many to believe it was police who killed the man and that misunderstanding led to businesses downtown being torched and ransacked....

An upstate New York town is holding a squirrel hunting competition for teens this weekend — sparking death threats and an animal rights petition signed by 20,000 people who ripped the yearly event as “barbaric.” The seventh annual “Squirrel Scramble” in Germantown on Saturday is open to “men, women and youth hunters,” with the main focus on teenagers aged 12 to 15, according to HudsonValley 360. A poster for the Germantown Sportsmen’s Association event — featuring the Looney Tunes hunter Elmer Fudd pointing a gun at a squirrel — stresses that “all legal firearms” are allowed, with a top prize...

You won’t see Ryan Turell knocking down 3-pointers and locking up the opponent’s best player on defense, the way he always does for the nation’s hottest men’s college basketball team, when the NCAA Tournament starts Friday. That’s because Turell plays for Division III Yeshiva University, where the postseason is canceled for the second straight season because of COVID-19, but he is on a quest to become the first Orthodox Jewish player in the modern NBA, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Turell has a pride in his faith, much different than when he didn’t want to wear...

“I’m an outlaw,” Dimas “Pompi” Rodriguez told the Guardian of working as one of Florida’s feral hog poachers, a line of work which authorities and homeowners turn a blind eye to due to the animals’ massively destructive existence. hough the topic became a laughing stock in 2019 after a viral tweet about assault weapons, the hogs have actually become America’s biggest wildlife challenge. After pigs escaped from a Spanish explorer near Tampa in 1539, the animals grew into a 9 million strong population present in 39 states. The pests cause what the US Department of Agriculture estimates to be more...

Greater Sydney’s Hawkesbury Nepean Valley – including major urban centre Penrith – is expected to experience its worst flooding in 60 years as people around NSW are forced from their homes by incessant rain and overflowing rivers. The state’s emergency service says it will be working beyond Easter on the post-flood clean-up effort and restoration of key services in affected areas. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Justin Robinson said forecasters believed the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley would experience its worst flooding since 1961, with the spilling of a full Warragamba Dam prompting major concern. Warragamba was hit by more than 150mm of...

Quid pro ho, smoked the Mary Joe don't you know?She even said so.Listening to Tupac and Snoop Dawg like she was born in a ghettoBut then she got mean on the green, and despite her Jamaica geneShe joined the police teamand cracked down on the weed sceneAll over town, all over Willie BrownA tribute to skanks moving up in the ranksShe was laughing out loud while prosecuting the dankShe never looked back or gave a second thoughtAs she incarcerated people for smoking potTime went on and she made it to the topBut never forget, she used to be a copHer...

“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice” (Proverbs 21:3 KJV).

A Nevada town founded a century ago by pioneers lured to the West by the promise of free land and cheap water in the desert is trying to block the U.S. government from renovating a 115-year-old earthen irrigation canal with a plan that would eliminate leaking water that local residents long have used to fill their own domestic wells. A federal judge denied the town of Fernley’s bid last year to delay plans to line parts of the Truckee Canal with concrete to make it safer after it burst and flooded nearly 600 homes in 2008. Now, lawyers for the...

A Native American tribe that calls the Capay Valley in Yolo County home is looking to move cannabis growers to another part of the county and away from the valley. In beautiful Capay Valley, cannabis farms are seen by some as a burden. “I have never locked my doors in 30 years until recently,” said Charles Opper from Rumsey. For Opper, who supports the legalization of marijuana, cannabis farms are causing him headaches. “Gasoline generators run 24/7. Refrigeration on these containers run 24/7,” he said. He said the traffic has picked up on the north end of the Capay Valley...

“Great Servant” (Mark 10:35-45) Are you familiar with what an oxymoron is? An oxymoron is when you put two words together that seem to contradict each other. The two ideas don’t belong together. The classic example is “jumbo shrimp.” Another would be “plastic silverware.” Or “civil war.” Well, today in our text we have two concepts put together that don’t seem to fit. It’s the idea of being “great,” placed side by side with the idea of being a “servant.” Those two thoughts would seem to cancel each other out. But not the way Jesus tells it. And not the...

“When Jesus Comes to a Wedding” (John 2:1-11) When Jesus comes to a wedding, that’s a good sign. It was back in Cana, and it is here today. And it’s appropriate that Jesus be here, since God instituted marriage as a good gift for man and woman, and God’s Son, Jesus Christ, is here today to bless this union of Scott and Sarah. When Jesus comes to a wedding, that’s a good sign. And it certainly was that back with the wedding at Cana. Jesus’ mother was there, Jesus got invited too, and he brought along his disciples. Jewish weddings...

Philly Commissioner Outlaw says a young black was shot 14 times, in Hot Pot Cuisine, Nicetown Pa. He was 29. Five others got shot up too, and roughly 150 people made a run for it… Commissioner Outlaw said “such large gatherings are illegal

As RedState has covered (see here and here), Kristi Noem is in a bit of hot water with Republican voters over a decision to not sign a recently passed state ban on biological men competing in women’s sports. Noem sent the bill back with suggestions that some are alleging water the bill down too much. There’s also worry that the South Dakota governor is bending the knee to corporate interests that have levied threats behind the scenes.This story has really broken out over the last day, and I’m seeing a lot of disapproval, including from people who I would have...