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The bipartisan group of senators who just passed a $1.1 trillion federal infrastructure bill are attempting to sell it as a reasonable, centrist compromise. Yet it is neither reasonable nor centrist. If approved by the House, the bill would immensely expand the size and power of the federal government, waste hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on things that aren't federal responsibilities, and promote expensive, far-left causes like climate change and taxpayer subsidies for green energy companies. But that’s not all. Take that $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill and add to it a second bill that’s more than triple the cost,...

Civilization has no perfect immunity to goofball nonsense. But "herd" immunity is always within reach. Fear is a great motivator, but it comes with a catch. It tends to inhibit good decision-making. Demagogues love it because it works so well. Right now, the Northern Hemisphere is having serious heat waves in many locations. Oy, vey! But wait...let me look at this here calendar. Oh, gee — it's the middle of August. Just a coincidence, I guess. We used to learn in school that there were these things called ice ages. The last one, the Pleistocene, ended about 10,000 years ago,...

The problem for the Squad is that, once the IRS has something in its sights, what’s sauce for the pro-Israel goose is sauce for the pro-BDS gander. Sharon Wrobel reports in The Algemeiner that “US Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and five other Democrats have called for the US Treasury to stop granting tax exemptions to American charitable organizations active in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.” Once the government gets in the act, it’s going to start looking at all charitable organizations, sweeping in BDS activities as well. I am sure that Squad members Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Pressley,...

Nineteen House Democrats wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday calling on the Biden administration to remove all sanctions against Venezuela, arguing that the "maximum pressure" campaign against the authoritarian regime of Nicolas Maduro hasn't worked. Members of Congress who signed the letter include Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García of Illinois, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, the chair fo the House Progressive Caucus. "By any measure, the current 'maximum pressure' policy towards Venezuela has been a total failure," read the letter.The lawmakers...

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is leading Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin with less than three months to go until the 2021 general election, according to a new poll shared with The Hill Friday. The results from the Aug. 8-9 survey, conducted by research and analytics firm co/efficient showed that 47 percent of likely Virginia voters said they would vote for McAuliffe, while 45 percent said the same for Youngkin. The Democrat’s lead is within the survey’s nearly 3-percentage point margin of error. Roughly 8 percent of likely voters said they were still undecided on their choice between McAuliffe,...

Arnold Schwarzenegger was seen stepping out on Friday in Beverly Hills, Calif., days after he called mask-averse Americans "schmucks" and said, "screw your freedom," to those seeking to terminate COVID-19 mandates. The former governor of California was spotted wearing a grey tee and black shorts paired with sunglasses and a cowboy hat. A maskless Schwarzenegger also chomped on a cigar for the outing where he hung out with friends and drove his custom Hummer throughout the city. Earlier this week, the "Terminator" franchise star, 74, made his case for people to shelve the argument that their "freedom" was more important...

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio's decree blocking unvaccinated persons from entering public buildings and many commercial businesses discriminates against blacks. It turns out that 72% of blacks aged 18-44 have not been vaccinated against COVID. A New York Times investigation of the reason for this phenomenon concluded that "during these uncertain times they could not trust the government with their health." De Blasio called this reluctance to get vaccinated "foolish. Look, the majority of white New Yorkers have been smart enough to see that obedience earns them freedom. By barring the disobedient from our public spaces I'm...

Text Below Video: Michael Green has filed a class action lawsuit initially representing 1,200 first responders against the Governor's vaccine mandates with thousands more expected to join.Honolulu Fire Captain Kaimi Pelekai gives an emotional testimony about losing his job because he doesn't want to put this experimental vaccine in his body after spending the last year taking care of COVID-19 patients.Attorney Sean Williams says that there are already effective treatments like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin.And, according to the CDC, it is unnecessary to test asymptomatic people because they do not spread the virus.Source:https://t.me/KanekoaTheGreat/1260Hawaii Attorney Michael Green Files Class Action Lawsuit Says...

In the Days of Covid, maybe some family members need to identify other family members as having medical power of attorney.I agree with those who warn those ill with Covid to try to stay out of the hospital (e.g., Dr. Zelenko). The CDC's protocol drives treatment, often over the objections of family members.In a recent video, Kate Dalley recounted her and her husband's personal decisions to decline a ventilator and instead insist on specific treatments recommended by Amercia's Frontline Doctors when her husband became ill.I'll post the FR thread to Kate Dalley's story below, not as a recommendation that all...

“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly” (Proverbs 14:29).

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. (1 Timothy 2:1-2) Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.CONSIDER WHAT YOUR FUTURE HOLDS IF YOU REJECT GOD’S OFFER OF SALVATION THROUGH HIS SON JESUS.

A federal judge ordered Homeland Security to restart President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, ruling Friday that the Biden administration cut too many corners when it scrapped the get-tough approach to illegal border crossers. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas rushed to scrap the policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, without considering the benefits of pushing border jumpers back across the boundary to Mexico to await their immigration court dates. Particularly at a time when the government is defying U.S. law by catching and releasing illegal immigrants that are supposed to be detained, the...

'Power cedes nothing without a demand,' Holder said Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder encouraged Democrats to protest in favor of voting rights by taking to the streets and getting arrested. "Power cedes nothing without a demand," Holder told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Thursday night. "We too often underestimate the power that we have as regular American citizens by marching, by protesting, by raising our voices... ...The former attorney general compared the current Democratic push to fight laws aimed at strengthening election integrity to the fight against "American apartheid" in the 1950s. "If you asked people in the 1950s, ‘do...

Amid rising infections, the Biden administration has stepped up efforts to vaccinate immigrants in U.S. government custody against the coronavirus, but thousands of detainees have refused vaccination, according to federal data shared with Congress and obtained by CBS News.... The increased vaccination efforts — and the significant refusal rate — come as coronavirus infections continue to surge inside ICE detention facilities, where the detainee population has ballooned to 25,000, a 70% increase since the start of the Biden administration. In the past six weeks, ICE has reported over 5,000 new coronavirus cases among detainees, according to an analysis of agency...

Authorities on Friday identified the five people gunned down by a crazed killer in the UK — including a dad who witnesses said died while trying in vain to shield his 3-year-old daughter. Little Sophie Martyn and her adopted father, Lee Martyn, 43, were among those slaughtered by twisted 22-year-old Jake Davidson during Thursday’s bloodbath, Devon & Cornwall police said in a statement. Witnesses saw the dad trying to flee the gunman with his daughter, who was pushing a toy stroller, according to the Daily Mail. “There was no noise or screaming, they were just running,” a witness told the...

August 14th , 2021Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr Basilica of the Virgin Mary and Sanctuarium of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Zduńska Wola, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJoshua 24:14-29 ©'The Lord is a holy God, a jealous God'Joshua said to all the people, ‘Fear the Lord and serve him perfectly and sincerely; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if you will not serve the Lord, choose today whom you wish to serve, whether...

"We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again. ... We will be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress, and security." So said President Joe Biden at his inaugural address. To borrow from Shakespeare, "His jest will savor but of shallow wit, when thousands weep more than did laugh at it." ...the speed with which the Taliban have seized, retained, and expanded the strategic initiative is devastating. Not just for the Afghan people, but for Biden's credibility as an ally that can be trusted. The Baltic states on Russia's periphery (already betrayed by Biden's Nord...

Germany will reduce the number of staff at its Kabul embassy to the “absolute minimum,” Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said Friday as Taliban forces set their sights on the Afghan capital. The announcement came as more German lawmakers appeal for quick action to get staff out of Afghanistan. Senior Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lawmaker Norbert Röttgen urged the German authorities to “not abandon a single local employee” in danger of “torture and death.” It also comes as the German Federation of Journalists asked for Afghan journalists to be granted residence. After the Taliban took the second and third largest cities...

Total vaccination numbers in the U.S. are at the highest they have been in more than a month as companies, organizations and, most recently, cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates. At the same time, Covid cases have also climbed around the country, driven by the highly contagious delta variant. White House chief of staff Ronald Klain said in a post on Twitter Friday that Covid vaccinations had reached their highest 24-hour total since before July 4, with 918,000 doses administered and 576,000 newly vaccinated, up from 821,000 and 565,000 respectively last Friday. This comes in a week that has seen...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Federal prosecutors filed a motion in response to Joshua Duggar’s attorney’s request for additional information in the child porn case, they are asking for the judge to deny that motion. In late July, the defense filed a “motion to compel” requesting more discovery information from the state regarding two of the Little Rock police officers involved in the investigation. Duggar’s attorney Justin Gelfand accused prosecutors of withholding material. On page 2, of the 19-page court filing, Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Gerald Faulkner stated that the search warrant for Wholesale Motorcars, 14969 Wildcat...