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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down Thursday on his opposition to mask mandates for public-school students during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he would call for a special legislative session if the federal government moves toward requiring masks in schools. “There’s been talk about potentially people advocating at the federal level, imposing compulsory masks on kids,” DeSantis said. “We’re not doing that in Florida, OK? We need our kids to breathe.” DeSantis made the remarks while in Fort Pierce for a ceremonial bill signing with House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor. DeSantis said he and Sprowls would back a...

"Les policiers sont-ils concernés par la vaccination obligatoire ?Interrogé dès le mardi 13 juillet sur le sujet, Gabriel Attal, porte-parole du gouvernement, a rejeté l'idée de rendre également la vaccination obligatoire auprès des policiers. Le pass sanitaire, "c'est pour des personnels qui travaillent dans des lieux où le pass sanitaire est exigé pour les usagers ", a-t-il expliqué sur Europe 1, précisant que "ce n'est pas la même situation" pour les policiers. "Les policiers ne travaillent pas dans les établissements… Enfin, ce n'est pas la même situation ! Les policiers sont certes au contact du public…" a-t-il toutefois bégayé. Cette...

Your dad doesn’t have to be Daedalus for you to know about the dangers of flying too close to the Sun. But the sad tale of Icarus is worth keeping in mind as you read this story. Because as cool as it sounds, taking a flying motorcycle 15,000 feet in the sky sounds like the start of a modern myth. Especially when it can reach speeds of 300 miles per hour. Jetpack Aviation’s “The Speeder” (which we first learned about at DesignTAXI) is a sci-fi dream made a reality. It’s like Star Wars speeders crossed with a Jet Ski and...

America The Protector. By JAG "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes." Nehemiah 4:14 America is God's shining city on a hill and America belongs to God (Psa. 24:1). Don't forget it. God has magnificent world-developing plans for His Shining-City-On-A-Hill-America, as she hugely helps to $ fund and militarily protect God's huge worldwide Christendom and His enormous ever-growing worldwide John 3:16-Human-Race-Love-Project. God and His Christendom have gone Global because God loves the world (John 3:16) and sent Heaven's Finest,...

Customs and Border Protection officers seized thousands of counterfeit auto parts headed to the Philadelphia area. A shipment from China containing nearly 6,000 pieces was destined from the Feasterville-Trevose area. Officials say there were door locks, steering wheel switches, headlights, taillights, and more. The suggested retail price was nearly $300,000. Experts remind residents to always buy from reputable vendors.

LAREDO, Texas – A Houston-area man and woman are set to appear in Laredo federal court on allegations they attempted to smuggle undocumented aliens inside a stolen trailer. Marc Anthony Bane, 45, Porter, and Tara Renee Dillon, 33, Conroe, are set to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Dos Santos at 3 p.m. today.

Biden's Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Hunter will not 'discuss anything related to the selling of his art' – even though he will attend two exhibits this fall 'We believe that Hunter Biden, just like any child of a president, should be able to pursue their professions and their passions,' she said at Thursday's briefing Assured Hunter and the White House won't know the identities of the sellers, 'so there's no scenario where they could provide influence' Georges Bergès Gallery confirmed Biden will attend two small exhibits showcasing his large oil paintings, which are expected to go for $500,000 plus...

The Biden White House leans on Facebook to censor your speech online if what you say goes against what the Biden White House wants you to say. This is not a conspiracy theory. It’s a fact. Let’s see how well Facebook handles the very sensitive topic of policing even non-political speech in a nation that’s built on the principle that speech must be free, and where people have wide varieties of interests that may fall outside Silicon Valley’s collective experiences. Facebook flagged the word hoe in a gardening group. Oh. No. They censored “hoe.” Wait ’til they figure out what...

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke's Masterful "Statement on the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes"Many faithful – laity, ordained and consecrated – have expressed to me the profound distress which the Motu Proprio «Traditionis Custodes» has brought them. Those who are attached to the Usus Antiquior (More Ancient Usage) [UA], what Pope Benedict XVI called the Extraordinary Form, of the Roman Rite are deeply disheartened by the severity of the discipline which the Motu Proprio imposes and offended by the language it employs to describe them, their attitudes and their conduct. As a member of the faithful, who also has an intense bond...

The decision to shun the country has legal implications in many states and perhaps even at the federal level. Ben & Jerry’s operates in Israel through a licensee, an Israeli company that has been with the brand for 30 years and operates one of its few foreign manufacturing facilities. After a social-media pressure campaign from anti-Israel leftists, the company insisted that the Israeli licensee not sell ice cream in parts of Jerusalem, including the Jewish Quarter, and the West Bank, much of which is controlled by the Palestinian Authority and parts of which are under Israeli civil jurisdiction. In the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican politicians are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious variant sends caseloads soaring. But after months of ignoring — and, in some cases, stoking — misinformation about the virus, experts warn it may be too late to change the minds of many who are refusing. In recent news conferences and statements, some prominent Republicans have been imploring their constituents to lay lingering doubts aside. In Washington, the so-called Doctors Caucus gathered at the Capitol for an event to...

The list of confirmed zones that will be unavailable to the unvaccinated in France grows by the hour.Polling stations: no vaccination, no entry "The list of confirmed zones that will be unavailable to the unvaccinated in France grows by the hour. Polling stations: no vaccination, no entry." https://twitter.com/richardcings/status/1418304423831523332

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The PA and Hamas hold power through brutality and squelch opposition by denying basic civil rights. Abbas must no longer be Israel's and America’s ‘man in Ramallah' Never in my life did I think I would publicly and emphatically call upon other nations to help save the Palestinian people from their own leaders. But today, I must. Gone are the days of Yasser Arafat, who was adored by Palestinians from all walks of life and diverse political affiliations. Today, Palestinians are involuntarily wedded to self-appointed Palestinian leaders both in the West Bank and Gaza. Those leaders have proven to be...

The “flee”-bag insurrectionists of Texas become a superspreader event that reaches Nancy Pelosi’s office. This story drips with schadenfreude. “Texas Democrats came to DC with a case of Miller Lite and left with 6 cases of Corona,” quipped one Twitter wag. Unfortunately, they haven’t left DC yet but, when they do, Gov. Greg Abbott says he’ll arrest them. Stock up on popcorn. Corporations are voting with their feet in California. They can’t get out fast enough as the upward trajectory of taxes vies with soaring crime and sidewalk poop. Disney is the latest company to flee the Democratic hellhole that...

Conservative radio host Larry Elder is leading the field of candidates running to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office by way of a recall election scheduled to take place on Sept. 14, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

So-called "breakthrough" infections of coronavirus are still occurring among fully vaccinated people. The government on Wednesday said there were 647 breakthrough infections as of July 19 or about 12 out of every 100,000 fully vaccinated people. But the questions is less whether people get infected and more whether they become seriously ill as a result despite being protected by the vaccine, and that has not been confirmed. Numbers are too small in Korea to draw any useful conclusions, but so far the breakthrough infection rate for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine translates into 32 out of every 100,000 people, 14.1...

Buses leaving the Texas city at the heart of the border crisis are struggling to keep up with business — because they’re full of illegal immigrants released into the US by overwhelmed Border Patrol agents, The Post has learned. Since the crisis erupted following President Biden’s election, the four bus companies that operate out of the Central Station bus terminal in McAllen, Texas, have added as many as six daily routes, totaling 250 seats — but it’s still not enough, City Manager Roy Rodriguez said. “We don’t have enough private bus seats to get everyone out,” Rodriguez told The Post....

Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) on Saturday drew another primary challenger over his vote earlier this year to impeach then-President Trump over his role in inciting the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill. Graham Allen, an Army combat veteran, announced in a statement that he would challenge Rice, allying himself closely with Trump and accusing the incumbent of being a “turncoat." “Tom Rice abandoned his duty to represent the conscience of the voters of his district when he sided with Nancy Pelosi to support the sham impeachment of President Donald J. Trump. South Carolina's 7th Congressional District voters overwhelmingly endorsed President...

Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that though she was “blessed” to have five children “as a devout Catholic,” “poor women” need taxpayer funded abortion. “As a devout Catholic and mother of five and six years, I feel that God bless my husband and me with our beautiful family, five children in six years almost to the day,” Pelosi said.She added: “But it’s not up to me to dictate that that’s what other people should and it is an issue of fairness and justice for poor women in our country.” Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...