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A prominent Dutch journalist known for investigating the criminal underworld has been shot and seriously wounded on a street in central Amsterdam. Peter R de Vries, 64, was shot minutes after leaving a TV studio, where he had appeared on a chat show.

Why has it taken so long for us to learn about the remarkable Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo? On her mother’s side, she’s the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy; on her father’s side, she’s a member of another political dynasty - one that is (if possible) even more obnoxiously self-centered than the gang from Hyannisport. Take Michaeal’s paternal grandfather, New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who became a national figure after giving the keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic convention. In its most famous passage, Mario waxed treacly about his immigrant father, “a small man with thick calluses on both his hands” who...

The Inflation conservatives warned you about: OK, do you think liberal policies weren’t going to hurt you? The violence, theft and destruction of cities were OK, because after-all,,, “they all have insurance!!” That the government hand-outs weren’t going to affect you, “Think Again!” I just got a mortgage escrow notice of a monthly increase of $108 bucks!! As those city folks robbed, looted and destroyed, the insurance companies had to pay for the feckless democratic leadership that allowed it! My guess all the homeowners in America are getting these notices, or will! And those rebuild and re-stock costs are being...

Sports and smiles ignore Izhar Khan and MJAM’s bigotry targeting US and Jews. Joe Kaufman is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Chairman of the Joe Kaufman Security Initiative. He was the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Republican Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives (Florida-CD23). The South Florida Council of Imams held a meeting, last month, to discuss collaboration and coordination of events. According to the South Florida Muslim Federation (SoFlo Muslims), the group that directs the council, another aim for the ‘Team Event’ was “for the council members… to know each other better.” A...

Much like her husband, she was a Hollywood actress-turned prominent political figure. In celebration of what would have been Nancy Reagan's 100th birthday, Fox News' Chris Wallace recounts the glamorous and controversial life of the former first lady – from her childhood as a backstage baby, to her own Hollywood career, to her marriage to Ronald Reagan and her long run as the consummate political spouse and guardian of the Reagan legacy. Wallace joined "Fox & Friends" Tuesday to discuss the exclusive Fox Nation special, "Nancy Reagan: An American Story." "One of the treasures of my long career… was that...

The NSC ignores Islamic terrorism and joins the Obama-Biden jihad against ordinary Americans. h=550 "This National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism lays out a comprehensive approach to addressing the threat while safeguarding bedrock American civil rights and civil liberties – values that make us who we are as a nation,” explains an introduction attributed to Joe Biden in the document, released last month by the National Security Council. This strategy, readers learn “is narrowly tailored to focus specifically on addressing violence and the factors that lead to violence.” As it happens, this “narrowly tailored” approach is nothing new. The strategy...

The sculpture is of a young, distraught boy standing atop a red tower with a melting shark in his arms, a visual warning of rising sea levels and the destruction they could wreak. But for some residents on the southern edge of Vancouver's False Creek, the proposed 7.8-metre-tall sculpture, to be installed temporarily amid manicured lawns and waterfront residences, is a blemish. "Do I think the art is suitable for this location? No," said Maggie Rayner, a resident of a neighbouring building, while strolling past the site Sunday afternoon. "I don't think it's appropriate, the scale for the space." Those...

Bassem Eid is a Palestinian analyst and human-rights campaigner who chooses to live in Jerusalem, under Israeli rule, rather than in those parts of the West Bank where Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority hold sway. He’s not fond either of the PA, or of Hamas, and he’s horrified that those claiming to champion the Palestinians fail to realize how cruelly treated they are by their own corrupt leaders. Bassem Eid’s scolding of the Squad — Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley — is here: “Palestinian Activist: It’s Time Ilhan Omar and ‘The Squad’ Learned the...

President Donald Trump has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday where he will make a "major announcement" about his plans for social media, according to reports. The presser will be held at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey and is planned for 11 a.m.

Most EU countries, including Hungary, have voiced solidarity with LGBTIQ protesters in Georgia after a violent mob halted their Pride march on Monday (4 July). “We condemn today’s violent attacks on the civic activists, community members, and journalists, as well as the failure of the government leaders and religious officials to condemn this violence,” the EU states’ embassies in Tbilisi said in a joint statement. “Participation in peaceful gatherings is a human right guaranteed by Georgia’s constitution. Violence is simply unacceptable and cannot be excused,” they also said. And they called on those who incited or carried out hate-crimes to...

resident Joe Biden's take on American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's one-month suspension for marijuana use was similar to hers and correct as far as it went. "Rules are rules," he said on Saturday, and "everybody knows what the rules are going in." Biden added that "whether that should remain the rule is a different issue." But as the collapse of pot prohibition continues apace in the United States, that issue is unavoidable. Now that 44% of Americans live in states that treat marijuana like alcohol, the lingering distinction between these two intoxicants makes less sense than ever before. Richardson, who tested...

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JESUS & ONE COIN, AND THEN A SECOND COIN . MATTHEW 17 New International Version, emphases added Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible . Resources to CLICK: To read MATTHEW 17 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 8 A. D. Bible Timeline JESUS HAS SOME FUN AT PETER'S EXPENSE(Or perhaps: JESUS HAS SOME FUNDS FOR PETER'S EXPENSE) MATTHEW 17:24-27 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax...

President Trump is expected to make an important announcement regarding First Amendment rights in New Jersey on Wednesday morning. “President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will make a significant announcement about his efforts to protect Americans’ First Amendment rights in Bedminster, NJ, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 11:00 AM EDT,” the Office of the 45th President said in a statement on Saturday. Chairwoman of the America First Policy Institute Linda McMahon, and the CEO/president of the institute Brooke Rollins, are expected to join him at a press conference that RSBN will broadcast. Make...

Far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), dismissed Independence Day Sunday as a holiday meant for white people before claiming: “This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free.” “When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people,” tweeted Bush, a member of the progressive “Squad” of lawmakers that includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) downplayed the dangers of climate change at a Republican luncheon earlier this summer, according to a new report. "I don't know about you guys, but I think climate change is — as Lord Monckton said — bullsh*t," Johnson said according to CNN's KFILE, reporting the Republican did not utter the expletive but mouthed it instead. "By the way, it is," Johnson then added, according to a report. Lord Christopher Monckton is a British conservative climate change denier and political pundit. "What are we doing here? Well, we're killing ourselves," Johnson said at the event in early...

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) will open new regional offices in response to increased threats to members of Congress since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the police agency announced Tuesday. The first announced two field offices will open in California and Florida, with additional states expected in the "near future," acting USCP Chief Yogananda Pittman said in a statement Tuesday. The purpose will be "to investigate threats to Members of Congress."

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is reuniting with the team behind last year’s Judas and the Black Messiah to create a movie about political insurrection in the U.S. The untitled movie will be directed by Shaka King, who helmed Judas, while Ryan Coogler will serve as a producer through his production company, according to multiple reports. It remains unclear what the movie will be about other than the vague description stating it will address political insurrection.

A 63-year-old Garfield man will spend two years in federal prison after constructing a working red, white and blue cannon in his garage. Kent W. Kimberling has been in custody of the Spokane County Jail since January 2020. In August 2019, investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms discovered the unregistered destructive device in the home he shares with his mother....Investigators went to Kimberling’s home to conduct a welfare check. They found the cannon, which was later tested by federal agents and found to be operational. It fired a soda can, “leaving a large hole in the center...