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Sometimes the guy who calls the fire department is the one who started the fire. This is certainly the case for Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who recently has fashioned himself into a loud and proud crusader for election integrity. The problem for Mastriano, R-Franklin, is that he voted for Act 77, the notorious 2019 legislation that caused most of the 2020 election dysfunction in Pennsylvania and tilted the playing field against President Donald Trump in the Commonwealth.

Convicted killer Scott Peterson is expected to be called to the witness stand at a pre-trial hearing in California — involving the 25-year-old disappearance of co-ed Kristin Smart. Peterson knew Smart when she was a student at California Polytechnic State University before her 1996 disappearance. Peterson knew Smart when she was a student at California Polytechnic State University before her 1996 disappearance. FBI via AP, File) Peterson, who was found guilty in 2005 of killing his 27-year-old pregnant wife Laci, knew Smart when she was a student at California Polytechnic State University — and defense lawyers for the suspects in...

Terrible Ted is a rare exception in many ways. He has kept all of his money from his musical career. I am not surprised he didn’t donate to the NRA. He had a ringside seat. The Second Amendment foundation, GOA and the Firearms Coalition are far better at supporting gun owners. The NRA was set up to train.

Joe Rogan discussed COVID vaccines on a recent podcast. It is not surprising that he is not a fan of mandates or passports. But one segment of his podcast is causing the vax-at-all-costs crowd to lose their minds. The public health bureaucracy has everyone so worked up about virus mutation that they do not want to hear that the very therapeutic being pushed and even mandated can perpetuate mutations.On mandates, Rogan noted that prominent commentators such as Don Lemon publicly say that the unvaccinated should be barred from shopping and working. He went into a rant, laced with a few...

The U.S. has lost the trade war with China, according to the whole of corporate America. I write at Asia Times: NEW YORK – Never before in US political history has the whole of the American business community—more than thirty major business organizations—spoke with one voice as it did in an August 5 appeal to the Biden administration to eliminate tariffs on imports from China. No entities in American politics are timider than business lobbies, most of whose work involves quiet lobbying for administrative relief and legislative tweaks. Such a high-profile intervention suggests that the business organizations believe that a...

GALVESTON, Texas — Carnival is implementing a new fleetwide mask policy early on Carnival Vista after several positive cases of COVID were detected on board, according to a statement from the cruise line. According to Cruisemapper.com, the Carnival Vista is currently docked in Cozumel, Mexico. The cruise ship will be returning to Galveston once it completes its seven-day trip to the western Caribbean. The cruise line said the mask policy was issued out of an abundance of caution. The cruise line released this full statement below: “We have implemented our new fleetwide mask policy early on Carnival Vista, given that...

As inflation in America soars, our federal and state governments are forcing America’s squeezed taxpayers to fund people who refuse to work and illegal aliens. For months, now, we’ve been aware that people are still sucking up stimulus money but refusing to work despite the seemingly endless supply of available jobs. Now, in New York State, they’ll be joined by illegal aliens who can apply to receive money from a $2.1 billion fund specifically set up to give taxpayer money to illegal aliens and “nontraditional workers.” In this way, Democrat states contribute to America’s dissolution as a sovereign nation. Let’s...

There is something Fox News generally fears more than anything else. It’s not failing CNN or MSNBC. It’s not advertisers who leave or an aging viewership. It isn’t what Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, or any other leftists are doing to our country. The thing they fear more than anything else is for their viewers to actually be informed on the facts they need to hear the most, whether it’s about the stolen 2020 election or the massive propaganda campaign for Covid-19 “vaccines.” There’s a reason for this fear and I’ll discuss that below. But first, let’s look at...

Americans who have taken COVID vaccine shots and those who have refused to capitulate to the coercion and propaganda are ill-informed about blood clots. This article provides summaries of key recently published research on two types of observed blood clots – microscopic and relatively large size – that merit serious attention and concern.One inevitable conclusion is that the FDA with support from big media is not doing its job to ensure truly informed consent by those taking vaccine shots.Canadian physician reports high levels of clotsDr Charles Hoffe has been practicing medicine for 28 years in a small, rural town in...

When the Lord takes up residence in us, he brings with him all his power and resources. Suddenly, our inner man has access to God’s strength, wisdom, truth, peace, everything we need to live in victory. We don’t have to cry out to him to come down to us from heaven. He’s already in us. Paul tells us just how powerful we are in Christ. “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches...

White House medical advisor and epidemiologist Dr. Anthony Fauci shared his concerns about South Dakota's upcoming Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on Sunday's "Meet the Press," subtly rebuking attendees as host Chuck Todd appeared to suggest it could be another coronavirus "super spreader" event. [cut] "I'm very concerned, Chuck, that we're going to see another surge related to that rally," Fauci said. While Fauci said it was "understandable" that people "want to do the kind of things they want to do," he suggested that rally goers think of the greater good that could come from staying home. "There comes a time when...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the U.S. economy created 943,000 new jobs in July, up from 938,000 positions in June. The market had penciled in a gain of 870,000. The unemployment rate fell sharply to 5.4%, down from 5.9% in June. The median estimate was a jobless rate of 5.7%.

“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves with many a pang” (1 Timothy 6:10). There’s no doubt that the sinful effects of loving money actually occur in some people. It is hard to imagine a sin that has not been committed for the sake of greed. It can lead to self-indulgence, flaunting of possessions, lying, stealing, murder, distortion of justice, and abusing the poor. Today we return to 1 Timothy 6:10 to note how the apostle Paul proves that...

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (Vaccinations strong again today - Cases, Hospitalizations and Death reporting on weekend lag) Administered: 351,400,930 (13,674,107 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 194,866,738 Fully Vaccinated: 166,477,481

For the first time in South Korea, a nursing assistant who was paralysed after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine was recognised as a victim of an industrial accident, making her eligible for government benefits and compensation. The nursing assistant, who has not been identified, received AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) shot on March 12 and later suffered from double vision and paralysis and was diagnosed with acute encephalomyelitis, the state-run Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service said on Friday. The service said in a statement the woman did not have underlying conditions and there seemed to be a "a reasonable causal link between the...

In hiding and desperate, two former Afghan interpreters have urged the UK to rescue them from what they see as a Taliban death sentence because they worked for British troops. Both men, named "N" and "W" to protect their identities, said they applied to a government scheme to be allowed to resettle in Britain, but were rejected because they had been sacked from their interpreting jobs for offences that they said they did not commit. They said they feared for their lives and for the lives of their families as the Taliban gains ground following a decision by the United...

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has raised its bid to buy respiratory drugmaker Vectura to more than £1bn. Vectura makes inhaled medicines and devices to treat respiratory illnesses such as asthma, and counts Novartis and GSK among its customers. The Marlboro cigarette maker increased its offer to £1.65 ($2.29) per share after US private equity firm Carlyle offered £958m ($1.3bn) on Friday. Vectura has not yet responded to requests for comment on the new bid. It previously said it was backing Carlyle's offer and withdrawing its recommendation for Philip Morris' earlier bid. The London-listed company said on Friday that it believed...

Joe Biden doesn’t even know the population of the country he’s the leader of. The USA president says “350 million people” have been vaccinated in the United States, according to Sky News (he is speaking on video) reporter Rita Panahi. Is he confusing vaccination numbers with his fake voter numbers? The official / unofficial population of the USA is 330 million (and growing hourly). Good luck America.

Charles Connor, known for being Little Richard’s drummer who performed with other music greats including James Brown and Sam Cooke, has died. He was 86. Connor’s daughter, Queenie Connor Sonnefeld, said her father died peacefully in his sleep early Saturday while under hospice care at his home in Glendale, California. She said her father had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder that causes fluid buildup.Connor Sonnefeld called the drummer a “great father” who was always positive and a person who never gave up on his dreams.

Former Polish athlete Marcin Urbas has demanded that Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma, 18, go through a sex-affirming test because he cannot believe someone who can run her times is "definitely is a woman." Mboma won silver at the 200-meter sprint in Tokyo on Monday. She was narrowly beaten to the gold medal by Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah, who broke the world record for the women's 200-meters with a time of just 21.53 seconds - 0.28 seconds faster than Mboma. ---SNIP--- Due to her high testosterone levels, Mboma is barred from competing in races between 400-meters and 1000-meters, as per the Olympic...