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An Italian police officer has been placed under investigation after shooting a knife-wielding Ghanian migrant in the legs who was threatening passersby.The police officer is being investigated for “negligent excess in the legitimate use of weapons” after shooting the 44-year-old Ghanian at Rome’s Termini train station on Friday.-snip- “The officer, with a salary of €1,500 (£1,280/$1,790) per month, will have to appoint his own defence, an expert and lawyer: they will cost thousands of euros that we at Coisp have offered to support, especially since the migrant, for his defence, will have free legal aid and, of course, at taxpayers’...

Nine in ‘heavily armed’ fringe group arrested after standoff in Massachusetts Nine people in a “heavily armed” group which “does not recognize our laws” were arrested early Saturday after a standoff with state police in Massachusetts which shut down I-95, according to reports. “We have several armed persons accounted for at this scene on Rt 95. They are refusing to comply with orders to provide their information and put down their weapons,” the Massachusetts State Police said on Twitter.

Dr. Jill is the de facto leader of America now.As it turns out, it’s not that unusual in the annals of history. There are quite a few examples of the wives of political leaders being the real power, while the husband retains the trappings of the office. Unfortunately many of these situations have ended disastrously. These worst case scenarios seem to feature a similar outline: a younger, attractive, second or third wife, with no political background of her own becomes enamored with the power of the supreme leader’s office and uses her husband’s position to attempt to reorder society. Frequently...

...But that opened the door to other reporters questioning why she was doing “anonymous briefings” about policy announcements anyway? What would necessitate those being anonymous? Some pointed out this was really an abuse of the point of being anonymous, which is supposed to only be to protect a source from danger. But what they are saying here, under it all, is that she’s abusing the process to not go on record while feeding them things that she ultimately doesn’t want to have to be held responsible for, and that’s wrong.... Of course, neither the Democrats or most of the media...

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a decision to rename a Ukrainian town to New York in a bid to distance itself from its Soviet past. The town of Novgorodske in the eastern Donetsk region campaigned for years to get its old name back. […] German settlers and members of the Mennonite Church, who came to Russia under Catherine the Great, founded the town in 1892. The settlement was named after the Big Apple because the wife of one of the founders was of American origin. In 1951, Soviet authorities changed its name for ideological reasons. …

LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. — Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley announced through a Facebook video Thursday that Sergeant Mike Davis, the officer involved in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, was fired due to policy violations.Staley said that the deputy's bodycam was not turned on during last week's traffic stop that resulted in the shooting death of Brittain. Because the deputy failed to activate his bodycam, he has been terminated," Staley said in his statement. Davis was with the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office since 2013. According to the sheriff, there's no recorded video of the incident itself, but rather recordings...

Gov. Cuomo’s youngest daughter isn’t just out and proud, she’s getting specific about her sexual orientation — sort of. Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, 23, who came out in an Instagram post last month as “queer,” declared herself “demisexual” this week during an appearance on Instagram. “Demisexual people only feel sexually attracted to someone when they have an emotional bond,” according to WebMD. “When I was in elementary school, I feared that I was lesbian. When I was in middle school, I came out to my family and close friends as bisexual. When I was in high school, I discovered pansexuality and thought,...

The city that never sleeps is home to three centers of evil, two of which are still active. Alex takes you on a historical tour of Jeffrey Epstein's black mail sex dungeon townhouse, the headquarters of the CFR and the UN building. Video...

American actress and vocalist Vanessa Williams will be performing the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely known as the Black National Anthem, while hosting PBS’ 41st annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebration airing Sunday. Williams in an interview with The Associated Press published Friday said that she will be singing the anthem as a way to promote Juneteenth during the show, which has been pre-recorded due to the pandemic but will have a live fireworks presentation. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth. So we are reflective of the times,” she said,

....The July 2 NPR article also falsely claimed that the June 14 Star News article “suggest[ed] that the ballots may not have been legitimate.” The June 14 Star News article instead stated, “The admission of missing chain of custody documents by a Fulton County official is important for several reasons that cut to the very core of public confidence in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.”.... However, Fowler’s claim in his July 2 NPR article that Fulton County officials were able to find all but eight of the forms is contradicted in his June 23 story for Georgia Public...

Many years ago, I had National Review and The American Conservative subscriptions. Chronicles magazine looks interesting.

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#NoJabNoPayAustralia today but will this happen in America soon?

Joe Biden’s Priest Will Give Him Communion Despite His Abortion Advocacy, Claims “He’s a Man of Faith”Father Kevin Gillespie of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown confirmed today that he will give Communion to President Joe Biden despite his unrepentant, radical abortion advocacy.Gillespie told America Magazine that Biden attends Holy Trinity sometimes when he is in Washington, D.C., and he is “a man of faith.”“Everyone is welcome,” the priest said. “He’s a man of faith, and I would give Communion to him like any other Catholic coming up for the Eucharist.”Earlier this week, Holy Trinity issued a statement saying...

The Chinese Communist party’s origin story, like so many of its official lines, appears to be an apocryphal tale. But a month-long patriotic extravaganza leading up to its centennial celebration has featured military parades, skyscrapers emblazoned with hammer-and-sickle decor and propaganda blitzes on TV. None of the agitprop raised eyebrows as much as the main speech delivered by the Chinese president and general secretary of the party, Xi Jinping, in which he marked the milestone and praised China’s ‘tremendous transformation’ and the historical inevitability of its ‘national rejuvenation’. Of course, the party has often neglected to point out that the...

One of Sweden's biggest supermarket chains said Saturday it had to temporarily close around 800 stores nationwide after a cyberattack blocked access to its checkouts. "One of our subcontractors was hit by a digital attack, and that's why our checkouts aren't working any more," Coop Sweden, which accounts for around 20 percent of the sector, said in a statement. "We regret the situation and will do all we can to reopen swiftly," the cooperative added.

The Moorish Science Temple of America is an American national and religious organization founded by Noble Drew Ali (born as Timothy Drew). He based it on the premise that African Americans are descendants of the Moabites and thus are "Moorish" (sometimes also spelled "Muurish" by adherents) by nationality, and Islamic by faith. Ali put together elements of major traditions to develop a message of personal transformation through historical education, racial pride and spiritual uplift. His doctrine was also intended to provide African Americans with a sense of identity in the world and to promote civic involvement. An organisation with headquarters...

After last year’s abrupt shutdown of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, increasing numbers of students returned to in-person learning. But a new study shows that racial and geographic gaps persisted as K-12 students went back to their classrooms — with non-Hispanic white kids more often the ones attending a brick-and-mortar school full-time in most states. From last September through April, students in the South also generally had greater access to full-time, in-person learning than those in other regions of the U.S., according to the study, featured in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report....

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MAGA Trump 4th of July rally celebration, about to get underway...folks gathering early. Hope the weather holds up decently. Post your comments and photos!!! Go Trumpie!!!