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America’s Founders recognized that domestic tranquility was one of government’s first responsibilities so what happens when Democrats abandon that duty? Although this journal is called the American Thinker it can be useful to hear the observations of a non-American thinker on what appear to be bewildering and growing problems in America. Public safety is perhaps the pre-eminent responsibility of government. If a government cannot protect its citizens against criminal members of its society, or even against the unlawful behavior of government itself, that nation no longer deserves to call itself a functioning democracy. Has the United States reached that point?...

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California political donor Ed Buck’s “fetish” for paying Black men to allow him to inject them with methamphetamine - even while they were passed out - turned lethal when two men died of overdoses in his West Hollywood apartment, prosecutors allege in trial papers filed Friday. At the apartment, Buck “prepared methamphetamine syringes in a ritualistic fashion; some victims report that he required them to watch him do it,” the document alleges. “Buck’s preference was to personally inject victims, and he pressured or incentivized victims to let him do so, sometimes offering large cash bonuses to coerce a victim to...

A woman with Down's syndrome is heading to the High Court to challenge legislation which allows abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is taking legal action against the Government because she believes the law is "downright discrimination". Maire Lea-Wilson, 33, an accountant and mother of two from west London whose son Aidan has Down's syndrome, is also bringing the legal challenge, which she hopes will remove "a specific instance of inequality of the law". In England, Wales and Scotland, there is a general 24-week time limit to have an abortion. But terminations...

It has been over six months since officer Chase Bebak-Miller shot and killed 17-year-old Anthony Cano as he complied with the officer’s orders. So far, no charges have been brought and the only ones receiving scrutiny from the police are family members who have been seeking justice. As is the case in most police killings, the Cano family’s justice is coming in the form of taxpayer dollars. In an extremely quick move, the city has already agreed to pay out over $1 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Anthony’s family. Though they have won the settlement, the family...

TALIBAN insurgents have captured a brand new cargo of thousands of US weapons and vehicles as Afghanistan spirals out of control. Following the takeover of a former Afghan National Army base, the Taliban have come into the hands of thousands of unused weapons and vehicles intended for US and Afghan troops. From one base in Wardak province in the north of the country, Sky News showed how the insurgents have snatched an astonishing 900 brand new guns, 30 hummvies, 20 armoured pick-up trucks, thousands of rounds of ammunition and boxes upon boxes of brand new missiles and mortars.

“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman" (Proverbs 6:24).

The publication proposed a “three-stage battle plan” only a day after Chinese president, Xi Jinping, reaffirmed his pledge to reunify with Taiwan during a speech to mark the centenary anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The plan, published in Naval and Merchant Ships, outlined a rough three-pronged attack detailing the journey from initial disruption of infrastructure to the toppling of the Tsai Ing-wen’s government in Taipei. According to stage one of the plan, DF-16 short-range ballistic missiles would be launched at strategic sites to eliminate the island’s defences. The missiles would target airports, early warning radar, anti-air missile bases,...

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) last week kicked off Congress's special investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, naming eight members to a newly formed select committee and announcing that the first hearing will feature Capitol Police officers. But the roster on the 13-member panel remains incomplete; its powers to compel testimony remain uncertain; and without a defined deadline, the timeline for the committee to complete its examination and recommend reforms remains up in the air. Here are five questions that remain unanswered as the investigation commences. Will Republicans participate?Pelosi has designated only eight members to a panel intended...

Jerusalem Post Breaking News BREAKING NEWS Coronavirus in Israel: 507 new cases, highest since March By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JULY 6, 2021 08:53 Some 507 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Israel on Monday, the highest number of cases in a day in recent months, according to a Tuesday morning update by the Health Ministry. Of those infected, 35 were in serious condition, with 24 new patients in serious condition in the past week, of whom 14 were vaccinated. The death toll stood at 6,429.

"A Message From the Gay Community" Performed by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus 5 min video. Lyrics at link. "WE'LL CONVERT YOUR CHILDREN, HAPPENS BIT BY BIT, QUIETLY AND SUBTLELY AND YOU WILL BARELY NOTICE IT."

But, in recent years things have gone badly off the tracks at Fox News. Fox News is no longer a truthful center-right news network. The channel (especially the leading prime-time opinion programming) has contributed substantially and directly to: - the unnecessary deaths of many Americans by disparaging the wearing of life-saving COVID masks; - divisions in our society by stoking racial animus and fueling the totally false impression that Black Lives Matter and Antifa are engaged in nightly, life-threatening riots across the country; - the unnecessary deaths of many Americans by fueling hesitation and doubt about the efficacy and safety...

One of the accusations leveled against the Iranian regime by the ‎international community, including the United Nations (UN), for years ‎has been human rights violations. The UN General Assembly has so ‎far condemned the Iranian government 67 times for gross human ‎rights abuses and violations.‎ However, the Iranian regime has not paid attention to any of these ‎accusations and condemnations. The Iranian regime continues to ‎violate the rights of Iranian citizens and has not accepted membership ‎of the International Criminal Court in Hague to escape the ‎consequences of this. It is fearful for its leaders to be brought to trial...

At least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend as major cities nationwide confront a surge in violent crime, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive

Alabama still ranks among states with the lowest vaccination rate, and Dr. Fauci suggests that when you’re in an area with a high level of viral circulation, it’s wise to err on the side of caution and wear a mask even if you are vaccinated. UAB Infectious Disease Expert, Dr. Michael Saag, agrees with Dr. Fauci saying the vaccines themselves are highly effective at protecting people from COVID-19 and its variants, but the highly contagious Delta variant is circulating in Alabama, and even with a vaccine you could still become infected and bring it home to loved ones. Dr. Saag...

(h/t Foldspace)Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’),...

I was just sitting in a Cub's parking lot waiting for my wife. It seemed there was an endless parade of what I would call freaks-- girls with blue hair and pierced noses, men with dreadlocks and huge inserts into big holes in their ears, women covered with nasty tattoos. You know what I mean. I realize there has always been unusual people, but if you were alive before the 1960's, do you remember if there was a concept of trying to make one look as idiotic as possible?

Meghan Markle and the Firm's rift might soon be aggravating big time, as revealed by insiders. The Duchess of Sussex might soon end up amidst a “brutal showdown” over allegations about her bullying the staff members, said a source close to her. The Suits star has yet to be formally interviewed regarding the probe of her creating a toxic work environment for her staffers and bullying them, the source told Mirror Online. "The feeling is this is heading for a brutal showdown between the Duchess of Sussex who is understood to be disputing all allegations labelled against her,” said a...

Join together with fellow FREEPERS 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 holi-ness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2Religion Fo-rum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.