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The Virginia police lieutenant fired from his department in April for anonymously donating to Kenosha, Wisc., shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's defense fund says he wasn't provided due process by his department. "I thought I was a free man in America expressing his personal opinion to somebody, giving some words of encouragement and making a simple donation," former Norfolk Lt. William Kelly told Fox News. Kelly, who served for 19 years and was just 10 months from receiving his retirement savings without a penalty, was fired on April 19. His $25 donation to Rittenhouse's fund surfaced following a data breach to the...

A US envoy, Hady Amr, has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues. It was reported by BBC. Hady Amr will take part in talks with Israeli, Palestinian and UN officials and reinforce what US diplomats said was the need for a "sustainable calm". As it was reported earlier, on late May 11, a huge missile attack occurred in Tel Aviv and its vicinities. HAMAS movement claimed the responsibility, stating that 130 missiles were fired in the direction of the Israeli capital city. According to the outlet, the alarm sirens blared in...

I only have a "house" flag right now and refuse to fly the American flag with this travesty in the White House. I will be flying a Gadsen flag from here on out especially on patriotic occasions such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc.

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SPECIAL DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 14. The news of the arrest of ROSS WINANS, at Baltimore, is current in Washington. If arrested, he will be tried for treason by a Court Martial. Of his guilt there can be no doubt, and so a Court Martial would be obliged to find; but the Government, before ordering his trial by a Court Martial, will be compelled to decide his fate, for the propriety of that procedure must be considered as a question of political policy. The programme of the military campaign is beginning to be developed. For the present, it...

PARIS - Marches in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were being held Saturday in a dozen French cities, but the focus was on Paris, where riot police got ready as organizers said they would defy a ban on the protest.Paris police chief Didier Lallement ordered shops closed around the starting point of the planned march in a working-class neighborhood in northern Paris after an administrative court confirmed the ban.Organizers said they intend to “denounce the latest Israeli aggressions” and mark the fleeing of Palestinians after Israel declared independence in 1948.“Stop Annexation. Palestine Will Vanquish,” read one poster in...

In the 2020 presidential election, the state of Wisconsin faced a lot of “controversy.” Social media users have been sharing posts claiming that during the night of Nov. 3 to Nov. 4 there were vote dumps of hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots only for Democrat Joe Biden in Wisconsin They faced a lot of other voter fraud allegations. There was a claim that 140,000 ballots for Biden were found in Wisconsin on the night of Nov. 3 to Nov. 4. President Donald Trump and his campaign were also claiming that there are too many “irregularities” with Wisconsin’s presidential election...

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 1 Samuel 18:9 The Fauci Flu has been a disaster from day one as far as the handling and its initial treatment until today with the must wear the mask if you are not vaxed and no mask if vaxed. America has been lied to from day one and are being lied to today where there is no science and only quackery and cult religion where Karens be Karen through mask virtue signaling. Have people died from the China Flu, perhaps in China but it is likely most if not all...

As part of her ideological war to reclaim the GOP for neocons, the now-deposed House leader falsely denied her role in a tale designed to block withdrawal from Afghanistan. In an interview on Tuesday with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) denied that she spread the discredited CIA "Russian bounty” story. That CIA tale, claiming Russia was paying Taliban fighters to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, was cooked up by the CIA and then published by The New York Times on June 27 of last year, right as former President Trump announced his plans to withdraw troops from...

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It's Amazing Grace To Be Friends With The King Of Kings. By JAG May 15,2021 "I have called you friends"__The Lord Jesus John 15:15 Life is sometimes hard and pain is universal touching everybody but Jesus is always there for us, with open arms hand over heart, saying I will never abandon you amidst your trials. Jesus is loyal ~ a Friend who can be counted on in the hard times ~ always there with you, forever. The Lord Jesus knows us by name, thinks about us, prays for us ~ and loves us. He has an Eternal-Life plan for...

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...

A 12-storey Gaza tower block housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera collapsed on Saturday after being struck by Israeli missiles, a Reuters witness said. The owner of the building had been warned in advance of an impending Israeli missile strike, and the building had been evacuated. The Israeli military did not immediately provide comment on the incident. The building also contained a number of apartments and other offices.

Renaissance education is the foundation of the modern university system. It was based on the concept of the Universal Man or Uomo Universale. As mankind was the ultimate creation of God, it was man’s job to reach his maximum by continual self-improvement. This idea led to the notion that men should try to embrace all knowledge and develop their own capacities as fully as possible. To be a Renaissance man, one must develop his knowledge base as well as his craft. Perhaps no person embodies this concept more than Renaissance artist, scientist, and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. In Leonardo, a...

Donald Trump is a major news figure but many media outlets and platforms have conspired to censor him and to censor certain information about him for political reasons. We will publish some of that difficult-to-find information here. WABC's Rita Cosby interviewed Donald Trump. Some of what Trump said includes: Lifting mask mandates took too long Media is "corrupt and dishonest" We "did not do a good job" with "public relations" "I'm not looking for credit" "I would recommend vaccine... but you have your freedoms" "Open borders are killing our country" Crises under Biden "self-created" "We're becoming a Socialist country" Trump...

The San Francisco Unified School District and United Educators of San Francisco, the local affiliate of the National Education Association, the country’s largest special interest group, have reached an agreement to allow high school seniors to “return” to school. According to the deal, two of the city’s twelve high schools, which have been closed for more than a full calendar year, will “open” on May 14 for one day of “in-person supervision” so that they can receive a $15 million handout from the state government for getting kids back into school before the -- wait for it -- May 15...

Seventy-eight percent of businesses in the UK have no plans to check evidence of vaccination, a new study indicates. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Thursday published the results of its survey of more than 1,000 businesses across a variety of sectors and in the UK. When asked whether their business had any plans to require proof of vaccination from customers, suppliers, or employees, 78 percent of respondents said they had no plans to do so. Among larger firms with more than 50 staff, the number dropped to 69 percent. Only 5 percent of the respondents said they had already...

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Russ Permann has watched lumber prices soar so high that even a small pile of softwood is now viewed as a precious commodity, worthy of a punch line. “I’m getting lumber memes in e-mails from friends and family,” said Mr. Permann, a wholesaler who is chief executive officer at Taiga Building Products Ltd. One friend messaged him a joke about a guy driving a pickup truck filled with two-by-fours in the back. The reaction of a bystander? “Look, everybody, there’s a millionaire!” The psychology behind lumber markets has changed dramatically over the past year, catching the industry by surprise, from...

A group of gay police officers is barred from marching in next year’s annual Pride parade, the police organization’s leaders said Friday. New York City Pride has told the Gay Officers Action League — which represents officers from the NYPD and other law enforcement organizations — that it is not welcome in the parade, said NYPD Det. Brian Downey, president of the police group. NYC Pride had been expected to announce the Gay Officers Action League’s exclusion from the parade early next week. But GOAL preempted that announcement by issuing a news release on Friday night — and it referred...