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<p>California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder is vowing to reverse any COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates Gov. Gavin Newsom has put in place if he’s chosen to replace the Democrat.</p><p>Elder told reporters on Aug. 13 that he saw the possibility of fresh mandates being issued by Newsom and other officials in California.</p>

Since ascending to the position of most powerful man in China back in 2012, President Xi Jinping has demanded that Communist Party members and non-members alike study the Communist Manifesto and other Marxist texts. Now, he's reintroducing some good ol' fashioned communism into his ruling policies. On Tuesday, Chinese media reported that President Xi had put the country's wealthiest citizens "on notice" that he was planning some redistributive policies to aid in the "common prosperity". These policies will include income "regulation and redistribution", according to Xinhua.During a Tuesday meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs,...

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf nation says. Mr Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on the capital city Kabul over the weekend. The UAE's foreign ministry said the country had welcomed Mr Ghani and his family on humanitarian grounds. In a video address later on Wednesday, Mr Ghani denied fleeing and said he had left to prevent what he described as a "huge disaster". "For now, I am in the Emirates so that bloodshed and chaos is stopped," he said. "I am currently in talks to return to Afghanistan."

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months. It also found that those who get infected after receiving two shots of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the AstraZeneca vaccine may be of greater risk to others than under previous variants of the coronavirus. Based on more than three million nose and throat swabs taken across Britain, the Oxford University study found that 90 days after a second shot of the Pfizer or Astrazeneca vaccine, their efficacy in...

WELLINGTON, NZ—After discovering a single case of COVID on the island of New Zealand, the country's Prime Minister and Chief Muppet Jacinda Ardern has decided she will take no chances—electing to just sink the entire island into the sea to stop the spread. "Listen, this gives me no pleasure," she said in an address, "but desperate times call for desperate measures. I am left with no choice but to fully submerge this island underwater until the threat of COVID is passed." "So pack your togs, because you all will have to swim for a few weeks until we figure this...

The US Embassy in Afghanistan under the direction of Joe Biden on Wednesday sent out a second security alert to stranded Americans in Kabul: “THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE TO THE HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.” You are on your own. .... Snip.... Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin have abandoned over 10,000 Americans trapped inside Kabul who are not able to leave their homes. But not the UK. The British Government is sending Para Troops in vehicles through the center of Kabul to rescue their citizens

Troops will be deployed to the Queensland border in a bid to block New South Wales' rampant COVID-19 outbreak from breaching the state line. The military deployment, in the form of 100 soldiers based along the border, was requested by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Last night, a spokesperson for the Premier said she was delighted with the federal government's agreement to the deployment, but the timing of the soldiers' arrival was still to be finalized. The military call-up is the latest in a series of measures brought in to try and stem the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19...

As Americans languish behind enemy lines in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, President Biden addressed the nation on his administration's response to the Wuhan coronavirus and push to mandate vaccination among additional groups before ignoring reporters' questions for the second time this week. Worse than ignoring the crisis of his making 7,000 miles away, Biden burned valuable time to launch false smears. Time he could have used to make clear any sort of commitment to bring every single American home from Afghanistan. Time that could have been used to communicate to the Taliban that any attempt to harm Americans would be met...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's Justice Department is stepping up its fight against a new state law in Missouri that aims to invalidate many federal gun regulations, saying the measure has impeded law enforcement efforts to work with state and local police and is also unconstitutional. On Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a statement of interest in an ongoing lawsuit in Cole County, Missouri, saying the state's Second Amendment Preservation Act, also known as "HB85," should be declared unconstitutional and that the court should issue a injunction barring its enforcement. "HB85 is legally invalid. Under the United States Constitution’s...

In the last four years, Ioan Grillo traveled thousands of kilometers in crossings that took him from Mexico to the United States, Germany, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Colombia, while following a trail of iron and blood. Beyond the multimillion-dollar figures and chilling statistics, the writer was looking for answers to an ethical dilemma. Grillo asked an arms dealer in Bulgaria, “Are you worried that the weapons you sell, legally, may later fall into the hands of criminals or terrorists?" The man stared at him and said no. The Mexican government recently filed a lawsuit against major U.S. arms manufacturers and...

Hey There--Can anyone help me find the reference that was posted here a while ago having to do with a group in Georgia that has identified Progressive covert operation activity that plays the long game of grooming Progressive operatives to run as Republicans. I am trying to add to a body of research in order to question suspect Republican candidates in eg Town Hall Q&A settings......anything that you can remember by way of reference is most appreciated....my memory and recall is NOT what it used to be!! Thanks in advance!

Investigative journalist Lara Logan, host of "No Agenda" on Fox Nation, said Wednesday it is clear the United States government prefers the chaotic outcome in Afghanistan as well as the criminal and humanitarian crises at the U.S. southern border. Logan told Fox Nation's "Tucker Carlson Today" that whoever in Washington is truly "pulling the strings" of the government intends for these crises to intensify, given their oft-unstated ability to stop them from worsening. "What they want you to believe is that Afghanistan is complicated. Because if you complicate it, it's a tactic in information warfare called 'ambiguity increasing,'" Logan said....

Longtime American foreign correspondent Joseph L. Galloway, best known for his book recounting a pivotal battle in the Vietnam War that was made into a Hollywood movie, has died. He was 79.

FRANCIS: A Clear and Present DangerIf you need any more proof than this new Vatican video that Francis presents a clear and present danger to you and your family, that's going to be on you from now on. Francis has declared his formal allegiance to the children of darkness by putting aside any and all legitimate and scientific concerns over rushed and now forced vaccines in order to join the effort to force-vaccinate the world. But don't take my word for it. Here's your Holy Father:(video link is broken at this time)And it won’t stop with forced vaccination, of course....

Joe Biden's State Dept Halted a Trump-Era 'Crisis Response' Plan Aimed at Avoiding Benghazi-Style Evacuations Just MONTHS Before Taliban Takeover. Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control of the corrupt...

Does anyone have an update on my friend Pilgrim's health situation and progress? Thanks for any info.

I now have to get the jab to keep my PRN job I need to supplement my income with my SS check. I'm deathly afraid of getting the vaccination and would like to know which is the safest of them all? I've been reading like crazy but can't seem to find an answer, if there is one. I'd love feedback from those who have received the vaccinations, along with any advice. Thank you so much!

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Sailors vs Marines In A Shooting Competition! LMAO! Who Won? U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and Sailors with America Expeditionary Strike Group fire at target during a shooting competition aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Solomon Sea, Aug. 7, 2021. The event consisted of Marines and Sailors competing as they shoot a series of drills with a goal of having the highest total score. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet...

God’s Law meant to bring freedom, not lifelong ‘servitude,’ pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The purpose of the Law in Christian life is not to forcibly subjugate others, but to teach men and women the way to obtain true freedom in Christ, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. The “function of the Law is certainly positive but limited in time,” the pope said Aug. 18 to those gathered in the Paul VI audience hall at the Vatican. “It cannot extend its duration too far, because it is linked to the maturation of individuals and their choice of freedom,”...

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within…” –Taylor Caldwell, paraphrasing Cicero Resident Joe & Co. have already just about brought America to its knees with their stupidity / adherence to Evil. Our border is wide open to secure more Democrat voters, extend COVID, provide a rationale for the experimental “vaccines,” and damage Republican governors. They’ve intentionally killed our energy independence, and have now had to beg (unsuccessfully) OPEC to boost their oil supply, while keeping a domestic oil ban in place. Skyrocketing inflation has made any recent pay raises disappear....