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Hollowed OutThe armed forces are now a vehicle for the advancement of an agenda of social justice. With a culture built on the tenet of good order and discipline, our armed forces have always been respected for their capability in defending freedom and our national interests. However, we haven’t gone toe to toe in a conflict with a state actor in the 30 years since the Gulf War and, in that time, our Department of Defense has changed dramatically, transforming into just another failing government organization preoccupied with advancing progressive ideology. Military servicemembers operate under the Uniform Code of Military...

President Biden has repeatedly promised that he won't raise taxes on American families earning less than $400,000 per year. Yet widespread and growing inflation due to his policies is -- at least indirectly -- breaking that promise. Call it the Biden inflation tax.

HEROD PUTS JOHN IN PRISON . MATTHEW 4 New International Version, emphases added Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible . Resources to CLICK: To read MATTHEW 4 in full To hear MAX McLEAN reading it To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it To see an ANIMATION of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John Harmony of the Gospels 2 6 A. D. Bible Timeline LUKE, Chapter 3 19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20 Herod added this to them all:...

NEW YORK - When do I still need to wear a mask? It depends, mostly on whether or not you’re vaccinated. If you’re fully vaccinated, the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in most situations. That includes when you’re outside and in many indoor spaces like restaurants, though you still need to follow any local or business rules. Americans also still need a mask when traveling, including on buses, subways and planes and at airports. The guidance on masks will differ by country....

As conservatives, we can no longer sit back and bask in the historical greatness of our military and believe that it will always be a proud patriotic institution.Times have changed and the left has infiltrated the military with their progressive “woke” agenda exactly the same way they commandeered our nation’s schools and churches — slowly at first, but then before you know it, the gay pride flag is flying over your newly woke church and your kid’s elementary school.Sadly, the US Military is already halfway down that rabbit hole. Today’s recruitment standards are low and our country’s military leadership is...

Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” that it was a “big deal” 35 House Republicans defied House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and voted with Democrats on a bill that would form a commission to investigate the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot

The White House is ignoring the fact the SPLC inspired a would-be mass shooter and paid millions in damages after defaming innocent people as radicals. ========================================================================= Groups like ACLU, SPLC, and ADL are responsible for the calamity of Big Tech social media's rules and policies. Now imagine that net being cast across the entire United States population. ADVERTISEMENT The threat of targeting US citizens based on political leanings is a reality. Again, seeing as how under the Obama administration the IRS engaged in that practice. The tragic death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville is one thing both sides of the...

To this day, if you want to bring chills to the spines of conservative Republicans, just mention the name David Souter. Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush because he was mild-mannered and thought to be able to avoid the bruising confirmation fight that snared Robert Bork. “He seemed to have felt a commitment to his conservative philosophy for about six months, and then just fell off a cliff into the dark side of liberalism,” said John Sununu, a fellow New Hampshire native and former governor and senator from the Granite State, who...

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Oslo (AFP) - The Arctic has warmed three times more quickly than the planet as a whole, and faster than previously thought, a report warned on Thursday. Arctic sea ice looks set to be an early victims of rising temperatures, with each fraction of a degree making a big difference. The alarming finding comes from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) in a report timed to coincide with a ministerial meeting this week of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik, which gathers countries bordering the region. "The Arctic is a real hotspot for climate warming," said Jason Box, a glaciologist...

Czech, Slovak and German foreign ministers land in Israel in show of solidarity Alongside FM Ashkenazi, diplomats visit central Israel home hit by Gaza rocket, reiterate support for Israel's right to defend itself in the face of terrorist aggression

Newspapers from really small towns can still be quite delightful, which is why I still subscribe to the Leelanau Enterprise where all the news is parochial, all sports regional and all politics local. They still have space for human interest stories and local history, unvarnished and largely unretouched by politically correct sensibilities. Stories such as this from a local book, “A Port Oneida Collection: Images, Oral History, Maps,” which chronicles the history of the Charles and Hattie Olsen Farm. The excerpt continues from an earlier installment and picks up with a 1978 letter from the Olsen’s daughter, Virginia, to one...

May 20, 2021 Thursday of the 7th week of Eastertide San Bernardino de Siena, Xochimilco, Mexico Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.First readingActs 22:30,23:6-11 ©'You have borne witness in Jerusalem: now you must do the same in Rome'Since the tribune wanted to know what precise charge the Jews were bringing, he freed Paul and gave orders for a meeting of the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin; then he brought Paul down and stood him in front of them. Now Paul was well aware that one section was made up of Sadducees and the other of Pharisees, so he called out...

“If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you” (1 Peter 4:14). The indwelling Holy Spirit allows us to rejoice, no matter how greatly we suffer or are persecuted. One of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of the past half century has been the discovery of the DNA molecule, which carries unique and essential genetic information about all living beings. The most well-known practical application of DNA has been the “fingerprinting” technique in which genetic information from one DNA sample is compared with that of another. If...

There comes a time when certain life situations are beyond human hope. There is no counsel, no doctor, no medicine or anything else that can help. The situation has become impossible. It requires a miracle, or else it will end in devastation. At such times, the only hope left is for someone to get to Jesus. That person has to take the responsibility to get hold of Jesus, and they have to determine, “I’m not leaving until I hear from the Lord. He has to tell me, ‘It’s done. Now go your way.’” In the Gospel of John, we find...

Five eastern Oregon counties voted Tuesday to consider joining Idaho, the biggest victory to date for the movement to split off from the Democrat-controlled blue state by redrawing state lines. Citizens for Greater Idaho said that the five rural counties — Sherman, Lake, Grant, Baker and Malheur — approved measures directing county commissioners to promote the concept of border relocation, joining two other counties, Union and Jefferson, that did so in November. The Nov. 3 election also saw two other counties defeat the Greater Idaho proposal, but on Tuesday, all five counties with the initiatives on the ballot passed them....

Wearing a blue hoodie emblazoned with a picture of Marilyn Monroe, scowling, middle-aged Betty was deeply engrossed in a conversation with herself. Suddenly a mother and her teenage daughter rounded the bend on the beachfront bike path, and Betty, for no apparent reason, picked up an eight-inch square piece of plywood and hurled it, taking aim at the front wheel of the mom’s cycle, nearly causing her to come crashing down on to the pavement. Welcome to Venice Beach, California.

America’s recycling is in the dumps. Once the focus of Do-It-Yourself environmentalism, many recycling dreams are collapsing. Households have willingly accepted burdens of sorting their trash. But big companies have broken their word by failing to reuse more of the packaging they sell. Unless we require them to reprocess more old products into new ones, they won’t do it. This once-hidden problem rose to the surface when China in 2018 quit buying America’s discarded plastics, unable to use it profitably after paying to ship it across the Pacific. Without buyers for the waste that Americans separate from our regular discards,...

By Justus R. Hope, MD Just three weeks after adding Ivermectin, Delhi now leads India out of the deadly second surge of the COVID pandemic. Cases that had peaked at 28,395 on April 20 plummeted nearly 80% to just 6,430 on May 15. Deaths peaked May 4, and now they are also down 25%. On May 10, the Indian State of Goa adopted an even more ambitious policy of preemptive Ivermectin for all adults in the state. The Chief Minister of Goa is Dr. Pramod Sawant, a progressive 49-year-old physician persuaded by science. In particular, he read Dr. Pierre Kory's...

WASHINGTON, Sunday, May 19. Gen. BUTLER is yet in Washington. He will not leave for Fort Monroe until about the time the nine regiments from New-York reach the Fort. His Massachusetts troops will precede him. As Fort Monroe is now fully garrisoned, and in fact more than fully manned, it will be seen that Gen. BUTLER has at least fifteen regiments at his disposal for advancing operations. He will at once inaugurate aggressive movements, and probably set the polluting feet of his New-Englanders upon the sacred soil of Virginia in such a manner as to leave very distinct footprints of...