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It's time for The Jesse Kelly Show! Let's have some fun! Listen live at the link below. Jesse's show is now on over 200 radio stations across the nation, replacing Buck Sexton. Yes, we deeply miss Rush, but if you give Jesse a listen, you'll find him to be a very intelligent, refreshing, naturally funny truth teller.Jesse is a former Marine. He and his beautiful wife live in the Houston area with their two young sons. He's a self-deprecating historyphile with an infectious laugh. His time slot is later in the day, when many are getting off work and doing...

VIDEOHere are just a few examples of just how INSANE the mainstream media has become. They have descended to labeling President Trump and MAGA as domestic terrorists, brownshirts, fascists, and even war criminals. It explains why they have absolutely no qualms with LYING about Trump and his supporters. They justify their lying as necessary in order to prevent those so falsely branded from ever returning to power. Is it any wonder why the FBI abuses their power to go after MAGA? It's because those at the top of that organization are infected with the poisonous attitude expressed by the totalitarian...

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (USA finally reaches Biden's 4th of July 70% goal - Vaccinations slow on this report - Weekend lag in reporting Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths - White House considering big Lockdown speech) Administered: 346,924,345 (13,464,026 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 191,818,585 Fully Vaccinated: 164,919,666

HUNGARY could quit the European Union before the end of the decade once it becomes a net contributor to the bloc's budget, according to the country's finance minister. Mihaly Varga said Budapest’s membership of the EU could fall under questioning if its budget payments increase and Brussels continues to launch political attacks on the government. If a referendum was held on Hungary’s EU membership this year, the minister said he would support continued participation in the bloc. But Mr Varga warned this could soon change. He said: “If there was such a question in 2021, I’d be among those who’d...

The U.S. Navy has decommissioned the 2010-built USS Independence (LCS 2), the first Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship. The Independence, which was designed to have a service life of 25 years, is being retired early along with the USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first Freedom variant LCS commissioned in 2008, due to budget constraints related to updating its systems to match other ships in the class. Freedom is due to be decommissioned later this year.

The Taliban recreating the Iwo Jima pic with their own flag and captured U.S. military gear.

Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Matthew 14:13-21 Friends, in today’s Gospel, we see Jesus’ miracle of feeding the five thousand. Jesus went up on a mountain and sat down with his disciples. In Scripture, mountains are places of encounter, where God comes down and men and women go up. The disciples want to dismiss the hungry crowd, but Jesus says, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” Jesus is interested not only in instructing the crowds but in feeding them as well. The disciples bring forth a poor pittance—five barley loaves and two...

The morbidity in Israel is continuing to grow and the indicators are not showing signs of stabilizations, two experts told The Jerusalem Post Monday as Health Ministry’s Director General Prof. Nachman Ash described the situation in the country as worrisome in a press briefing. “We've been seeing a constant growth in number of cases which I find very concerning, not necessarily because of the numbers themselves but because of the pattern,” said Prof. Cyrille Cohen, the head of the immunology lab at Bar-Ilan University. “For example, if we look at the number of patients on ventilators, until a few days...

Japan’s defence minister has urged the world to be vigilant and ensure the “survival of Taiwan”. The Japanese minister has warned that China’s military is surrounding the island. Nobuo Kishi, the younger brother of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, called for the world to unite to prevent Taiwan’s future from being decided by military confrontation with Beijing. The outspoken comments from the Japanese official is a break from the norm, where Tokyo has avoided speaking publically about tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Japan has now produced a defence white paper that has an explicit reference to Taiwan. The white paper...

Artem Dolgopyat, Israeli Olympic gold medalist, is not Jewish according to Jewish law and would therefore not be allowed to legally marry in Israel. Artem Dolgopyat, Israel’s second-ever Olympic gold medalist, cannot get married in the State of Israel, his mother said Sunday. Dolgopyat, who won an Olympic gold medal in the finals of the men’s floor exercise at the 2020 Tokyo Games on Sunday, is not Jewish according to Jewish law.His mother, Angela, is not Jewish, she told Radio 103FM on Sunday, meaning her children are not Jewish according to Orthodox law. Artem’s father is Jewish, she said.Israel has...

As the number of COVID cases rises in Florida, opportunistic liberal talk shows are taking more pot shots at Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate. It's never too early to bury him. Morning Joe regular Dave Aronberg, the Democrat Palm Beach County State Attorney, twice claimed today that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's stance on Covid constitutes—of all things—"socialism." Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Along with the German registered Sea Watch 3 rescue vessel and the smaller Nadir boat from the German NGO Resqship, the three had coordinated a five-hour rescue over the weekend involving some 400 people on a large wooden boat in the middle of the night. The vessel was taking on water. An overcrowded boat, coupled with panicked people, can easily capsize and lead to drownings, and are among the most difficult to tackle. In a similar incident witnessed by EUobserver last month, the Ocean Viking saved 369 people in what one of its lead rescuers described as a terrifying experience...

Seven Bay Area counties on Monday jointly announced renewed indoor mask requirements, regardless of vaccination status, to limit spread of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19. The public health offices of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties, along with the city of Berkeley, joined Sacramento, Los Angeles and Yolo counties in making masks mandatory in indoor public settings, with limited exceptions. Those 10 counties combine for more than 19 million residents — about half of California’s total population The Bay Area orders take effect Tuesday. There is no set end date or...

Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va) was booed by fellow Democrats at a caucus luncheon for expressing concern that the Party's proposed $3.5 trillion "infrastructure" spending bill "would impose a heavy burden on the economy and future generations." Rep. Alendria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) characterized Manchin's concern as "nonsensical and unpatriotic. The government has the power to create as much money as it wants. Nominally, expenses not covered by current tax revenue are covered by borrowing. His lamentation that the sums borrowed can never be repaid misses the point. Who buys the Treasury bonds that make up the debt? Rich people and rich corporations....

Investigators in Chile conclude that the lambda COVID-19 variant is not only more infectious than standard SARS-CoV-2, but could also possibly shrug off vaccines. The first case in the United States has been spotted at Houston Methodist Hospital. A COVID-19 variant that proves to be resistant to vaccines keeps medical experts, public health officials, and health care professionals—including infection preventionists—on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic up at nights. There’s no reason to sound the alarm yet, but there may—just may—perhaps be reason to think that there’s a chance that the alarm may have to be sounded at some point...

Former president Barack Obama intends to host quite the shindig at Martha’s Vineyard in honor of his 60th birthday. The birthday bash will reportedly have roughly 700 people present despite fresh concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Axios reports that the party will be located at the Obamas’ $12-million-dollar home, with 475 confirmed guests (including the likes of Steven Spielberg) in attendance. Another 200-plus people who make up the staff will be on the property. Pearl Jam is also expected to give a performance, bringing one local hairdresser along with them for styling purposes. The Axios article...

The mask mandate is back in the Bay Area. Public health officials in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Marin and Sonoma counties, as well as the City of Berkeley, announced Monday they would reimpose a requirement that people wear masks in public indoor places beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. The move comes as the Delta variant of Covid-19 has begun to spread widely in the area, spiking case rates by infecting not only unvaccinated people but also some who have been inoculated against the coronavirus.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) reinstated a statewide mask mandate for everyone 5 years old and up as the Pelican State has hit the most cases per capita in the U.S. The governor announced the mask requirement over Twitter, citing surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, which he said are “threatening the ability of hospitals to deliver care.” The mandate will go until at least Sept. 1, but Edwards said it could be extended if needed.

Explanation: Have you heard about the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field? Either way, you've likely not heard about it like this -- please run your cursor over the featured image and listen! The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field (HUDF) was created in 2003-2004 with the Hubble Space Telescope staring for a long time toward near-empty space so that distant, faint galaxies would become visible. One of the most famous images in astronomy, the HUDF is featured here in a vibrant way -- with sonified distances. Pointing to a galaxy will play a note that indicates its approximate redshift. Because redshifts shift light toward the...

Speaking of which election, evidence is likely to emerge soon that the numbers really don’t add up. And in a big way. The max-vax campaign may have been an attempted smoke screen for all that trouble coming down the line, but the max-vax move is obviously flopping now. And, by the way, do you suppose that the not-insane half of the nation has failed to notice that upward of half-a million people from other lands (all over the world!), many carrying Covid-19, have been jumping our border with Mexico… and that the US government has deliberately assisted them… and distributed...