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The federal government’s auditor has condemned the Department of Homeland Security’s hands-off approach to the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot at the Capitol, suggesting it should have predicted the violence and beefed up security. In the first of several Jan. 6 reports, the Government Accountability Office today charged that the department created in response to the 9/11 attacks missed social media signs of possible violence and didn’t adapt fast enough. Instead of action, the report, titled, "Capitol Attack: Special Event Designations Could Have Been Requested for January 6, 2021, but Not All DHS Guidance is Clear," portrayed a confusing and excuse-filled...

It’s summer, and that means a fresh wave of stories about COVID-19 in Florida. Last year, the press fixated on the state’s rising case and hospitalization rates, blaming them on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decisions to eschew government mask mandates and allow businesses to reopen, children to attend school, and residents to recreate without excessive restraints. DeSantis was often unfavorably compared with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose iron-fisted restrictions were considered the epitome of enlightened governance. Enthusiasm for Cuomo has waned, but heaping scorn on DeSantis is still in vogue. Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson has dubbed DeSantis “public enemy...

The Texas House on Monday fell just short of having enough members to begin conducting official business and voted overwhelmingly in favor of a procedural move that locked the doors of the chamber to prevent members from leaving in an effort to retain a quorum. The move, known as a “call of the House,” signals the continuation of a weekslong impasse between Democrats and Republicans in the chamber over a GOP elections bill as the second special session gets underway. This is the second time in recent weeks the majority Republican House has voted to issue a call of the...

Chief Health Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that "hopefully" making young kids wear face masks won’t have any "lasting negative impact" on them. During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Dr. Fauci said it’s important to keep an "open mind" about masking after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that unvaccinated children ages 2 and older wear masks and that students wear masks in all K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status, in light of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 delta variant. "It's not comfortable, obviously, for children to wear masks, particularly the younger children,"...

Some of the comments re: this video : " Stealing the White house wasn't good enough for them, now they make a mockery out of it." " What an embarrassment to our nation this administration is." " Freak show at the White House. We are living idiocracy"

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular disease (conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels). There are two types of vitamin K found in foods we eat: vitamin K1 comes primarily from green leafy vegetables and vegetable oils while vitamin K2 is found in meat, eggs and fermented foods such as cheese. The study found that people with the highest intakes of vitamin K1 were 21 percent less likely to be hospitalised with cardiovascular disease related to atherosclerosis....

Steve Cox, an independent running to represent California's 39th Congressional District. On Monday, Cox responded to conservative commentator Matt Walsh on Twitter, writing, "Whenever anyone says 'we all die from something' (or a variation thereof) to justify not taking precautions to help protect others in this pandemic, . . . we should be allowed to shoot them." . .

The suspect in the recent murder was identified by the media as Emmanuel Abayisenga, who is also the main suspect in an arson attack July 2020 on the cathedral in Nantes, northwestern France.A man identified by the French newspaper La Croix as Emmanuel Abayisenga greets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Nov. 11, 2016. (photo: Vatican Media / Vatican Media)A Rwandan man who reportedly handed himself in to police after the murder of a priest in western France on Monday met with Pope Francis in 2016, according to French Catholic media. The suspect, identified by the media as Emmanuel Abayisenga,...

The Pentagon is reportedly set to require that all troops receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a memo that was first obtained Monday by the Associated Press. The memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that he would be seeking “the president’s approval to make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September,” or when the vaccine is fully approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, if that occurs first. The FDA is expected to approve the Pfizer vaccine early next month. Presently, all three coronavirus vaccines currently being distributed in the United States--Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson--are...

Native American and white parents of multi-racial students at Lakeville Area Schools, alongside other Lakeville parents and students, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the posting of Black Lives Matter posters on school property, claiming the schools refuse to post divergent views such as "All Lives Matter" and Blue Lives Matter posters. The lawsuit is filed against Independent School District 194 and Superintendent Michael Baumann. The plaintiffs named in the suit include Bob and Cynthia Cajune, Kaylynn Kay Aker, Lion 194, and others who are not identified. The lawsuit states Black Lives Matter posters were posted on school property in...

China reported on Monday more COVID-19 infections in its latest outbreak of the disease, while some cities added rounds of mass testing in the bid to stamp out locally-transmitted infections. The highly infectious Delta variant has been detected in more than a dozen cities since July 20, and officials have ordered local governments to keep close track of infections and close loopholes in control efforts. "A laxity of mind should be firmly overcome," the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday, calling for the outbreak to be curbed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a lawsuit by a Maine church that sought to take a preemptive strike against future restrictions associated with a variant of the virus that’s spreading across the country. Calvary Chapel in Orrington asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Democratic Gov. Janet Mills from enforcing or reinstating any pandemic-related restrictions due to the delta variant of the coronavirus. The request was denied by Justice Stephen Breyer without even asking the other side to respond or asking his colleagues to get involved.

Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield responded to pushback from Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum about the lack of solid data behind the agency's push to require masks in schools by calling it "fair criticism." The Monday afternoon "The Story" segment saw MacCallum kick off the topic with a clip of Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary - who, as Townhall's Katie Pavlich reported, co-wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed arguing that the science behind masking children is inconclusive - criticizing the guideline as "pretty stern and with zero data." "There’s only one inconclusive study out...

National Immunization Awareness Month MessageDid you know that August is National Immunization Awareness Month? I just learned that myself, so I want to share with you the importance of getting yourself and your family members vaccinated against not only COVID-19 but also, influenza (flu). Social distancing, sanitization and masking have helped slow not only the spread of COVID-19 but the flu as well! Science has repeatedly shown vaccination to be one of the best ways to stop infectious disease spread. The World Health Organization estimates between 4 and 5 million lives are saved annually through vaccinations.

Antifa, carrying shields and weapons, attacked a group of Christians, including young children, who were congregating in Portland.A large group of Antifa carrying shields and melee weapons attacked a group of Evangelical Christians congregating for a prayer and worship event at the waterfront in downtown Portland, Ore. Video recorded at the scene showed children and families running away as black-clad Antifa militants tore apart the sound equipment and assaulted attendees with pepper spray and projectiles. The event was announced last month by a Christian ministry featuring firebrand Canadian preacher Artur Pawlowski. The Calgary pastor gained notoriety earlier this year for...

One year ago today, the people of Belarus sought to make their voices heard and shape their own future through that most basic expression of democracy--an election. Rather than respect the clear will of the Belarusian people, the Lukashenka regime perpetrated election fraud, followed by a brutal campaign of repression to stifle dissent. From detaining thousands of peaceful protesters, to imprisoning more than 500 activists...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Riley, KansasFort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan.Fort Riley is named in honor of Major General Bennet C. Riley, who led the first military escort along the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established in 1853 as a military post to protect the movement of people and trade over the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe trails. In the years after the Civil War, Fort Riley served as a major United States Cavalry...

Family medical physician Dr. Dan Stock delivered a six-minute lecture to the Mt. Vernon School Board Meeting on the coronavirus and historic failures of the CDC and Indiana State Board of Health. Doctor Stock delivered a magnificent takedown of fickle Dr. Fauci and the jokers at the CDC. Dr. Stock opens with this statement that we all know is true we were just waiting for some expert to say it out loud, “It’s hard to believe that we are 18 months into this and we still have a problem and I would argue that we still have a problem because...

Is anybody still watching baseball? After Major League Baseball made Marxist, race-baiting agitprop a permanent part of its website, and moved the All-Star Game away from Atlanta because Georgia legislators had the temerity to act to prevent voter fraud, numerous longtime baseball fans (me included) turned away from the game. But many Americans apparently still love sports more than they hate Leftist propaganda and the politicization of everything. An astonishing 34,000 people were on hand at Denver’s Coors Field Sunday for a largely meaningless game between two teams that are going nowhere, the Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies, and...

Pray For the Peace of JerusalemPsalm 130 A song of ascents. 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; 2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. 5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. 6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for...