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Well, the fiasco that erupted concerning the safe evacuation of American citizens from Afghanistan could have been much less chaotic. The Washington Post had a lengthy piece Sunday detailing the fall of Kabul. It circles back to everything you already know. The Taliban were racing toward reconquering the country. The Afghan government was totally aloof. And everyone in the Biden orbit was on vacation when calamity hit. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani dithered on getting his act together, more concerned about the digitization of the economy than the Taliban threat. The publication noted that he agreed to step aside days before...

The United Methodist Church, a denomination that sponsors thousands of Boy Scout troops, recently told congregations to consider ending or altering their current agreements with the Boy Scouts of America as the embattled scouting organization settles a major sex abuse lawsuit.The UMC’s Office of Public Information released a statement last week explaining that the mainline Protestant denomination had a long history with the BSA, dating back for more than a century.Church leadership cited the recent BSA lawsuit filed by thousands of victims of sexual abuse. Earlier this year, BSA reached a settlement with a proposed payout of over $850 million...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced in a tweet Sunday that 80 percent of eligible residents in the city have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.This marks one of the highest vaccination rates for a major city within the US.San Francisco is comprised of 683,699 residents age 12 and up who have been vaccinated. Of those, 86% have received at least one dose and 80% have been fully vaccinated.

When I look at all of the self-professed Christians and conservatives of the day highlighting the crimes of the bad guys instead of the law against the crimes unto judgment (Amos 5:15), I am confounded to say the least (Isaiah 26:9). If it is not doom and gloom coming from the heretics (1 Timothy 4:1) in the Church, then it is the conservatives of the day, yesterday’s liberals, magnifying the crimes of the same politicians that were exposed for their crimes just a decade prior to the new crimes being committed by the same repeat criminals today (Matthew 5:13). What...

From the beginning of the COVID pandemic, former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson has been focused on following the facts no matter where they lead. More often than not, the facts have led him in a different direction from those emanating from the World Health Organization or from Anthony Fauci. What's important to remember about Berenson, though, is that, while his conclusions may differ from those being pushed on the American people, he never deviates from the facts. That's why Twitter just kicked him off.Because Berenson's conclusions did not support mask mandates and lockdowns, the tech tyrants hate him....

Some of the biggest school systems in the U.S. are taking a hard line with teachers and staff members who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19: Get a jab or lose your job.Most teachers already are vaccinated, and national teachers' unions have endorsed vaccine mandates, but the policies have sparked protests from educators and, in some cases, pushback from local district leaders who fear large numbers of departures.Coronavirus vaccines are not yet available to children younger than 12.“This is to ensure that the children we all cherish are safe, that their families are reassured,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio,...

“Tell people DO NOT go to the airport now. Last US wheels leave in 15 minutes. After that, it will be overrun by TB.” ☝️Latest on Kabul airport from an international safety and security officer for one of the world’s largest relief organizations — Emily Miller (@emilymiller) August 30, 2021 “Some of the plane nerds are saying 3 C‑17s are inbound. Appears to be the case on flight radar, but they look to be maybe 30 away. No one knows how long they will be on the ground. My advice remains go nowhere near the airport now. It will be...

Reflections on the Biden/Harris team's vacations as Kabul burned... In the weeks and years to come, books will be written on the American mishandling of Afghanistan under the Biden/Harris regime. Much of the focus will be on the political decisions of the Biden/Harris team, focused on the top brass of the military – a group of woefully misguided left-wingers in uniform who identify more with modern woke culture than with the Armed Services they were appointed to lead. But with the news that alleged Secretary of State Antony Blinken was vacationing in the Hamptons when Kabul fell, many rightly began...

When looking for words of wisdom, generally speaking, one most likely looks elsewhere than a comedian/MMA color commentator and a decidedly erratic hard rock singer. However, in these two instances, it is precisely a comedian/MMA color commentator and a decidedly erratic, hard rock singer proclaiming truth. We start with a blast from the past, namely thirteen years ago when Guns N’ Roses, at that time down to one original member in the form of singer Axl Rose, released Chinese Democracy. It had been fifteen years since the band had last released an album of original material, so by this measure,...

President Joe Biden attended the dignified transfers of the U.S. service members at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday, with the family members in attendance. After the ceremony, Biden met with some of the families but according to the Washington Post, one meeting did not go well. The service members, which comprised of Marines, a Navy Corpsman, and a solider, were killed on Thursday after a suicide bomber and gunman attacked the Abbey gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport. Over 100 Afghan civilians were also killed in the attack. The family of Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum — his sisters Roice,...

I was not, obviously, alive in 1776 when the United States was born. I couldn’t be there when the 2nd Continental Congress was writing the Constitution. I wasn’t part of the Union fighting to free the slaves or the troops who landed on the beaches of Normandy. Nor was I a fireman running into the towers on September 11 or a soldier in Afghanistan routing out the people responsible for it. But I’m here now. There’s no way I’ll be able to accomplish in my life anything on the scale of greatness achieved by those men. But that doesn’t mean...

If your taste runs toward long, strapping aluminum cars with a massive engine stuffed inside, the Meteor 27-liter V12 Special is your love connection. It’s delightfully stocked with a Rolls-Royce Meteor engine lifted from a Centurion tank, the chosen battle vehicle of the British Army. It loves long drives on the beach and welcomes the stares as it rolls by. Before you embark on an affair with this custom hand-built vehicle, know that this is an expensive date: it has a 25-gallon gas tank that gets only five to ten miles per gallon. You'll also want to note that it...

SCIENCEALERT STAFF Ivermectin is the active ingredient in many widely available anti-parasite medications used to treat infections of worms, scabies, and lice in humans and livestock. Recently, it has gained popularity in some parts of the world as a potential COVID-19 treatment, despite a lack of scientific evidence for its benefits, and a substantial risk of harmful overdoses. How does ivermectin work? Ivermectin was developed from a species of Streptomyces bacterium found in the 1970s, the finding was a huge win for the livestock industry and for fighting numerous devastating illnesses around the world, eventually earning the researchers a Nobel...

Damage Control: Cupich Hides Again Behind A PriestThe pastor of the St Joseph Parish in Libertyville, Father John Trout, issued a statement (below) claiming that it isn't true that Chicago Cardinal Cupich ordered to cease praying to St Michael after Mass.This contradicts what his associate priest, Father Emanuel Torres-Fuentes (ordained in 2018), said last week during a live-stream, “Following the directive of Cardinal Cupich, we want to remind everyone that the prayer to Saint Michael is not to be said publicly following Mass.”According to Trout, Cupich declared that "the recitation of prayers must never interfere with, interrupt or distract from...

VIDEOAlthough the subject of Joe Biden falling asleep during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been generally AVOIDED by the U.S. media, it appears to be a popular subject in foreign media outlets. Here is a sampling of the MOCKING of Sleepy Joe going into snooze mode during his meeting. You don't have to know what those foreign outlets are saying to know that they are laughing AT Sleepy Joe Biden.

Peoria Police Arrest 6 People, Accused of Trying to Kidnap Pregnant Family Member An unthinkable story has developed out of Peoria. Peoria police recently arrested six members of a Phoenix-area family they say targeted a 20-year-old relative and attempted to kidnap her because they disapproved of her boyfriend, who isn’t of their Muslim faith.The woman, who has not been identified and 20 weeks pregnant, informed police that she was afraid of her relatives and felt they would kill her because they believe she has brought dishonor to the family. Following the arrests on Thursday, detectives released the probable cause statement...

Peoria Police Arrest 6 People, Accused of Trying to Kidnap Pregnant Family Member An unthinkable story has developed out of Peoria. Peoria police recently arrested six members of a Phoenix-area family they say targeted a 20-year-old relative and attempted to kidnap her because they disapproved of her boyfriend, who isn’t of their Muslim faith.The woman, who has not been identified and 20 weeks pregnant, informed police that she was afraid of her relatives and felt they would kill her because they believe she has brought dishonor to the family. Following the arrests on Thursday, detectives released the probable cause statement...

Whether Colorado election fraud is a real problem or not will remain unknown, as the state’s George Soros-backed SecState will permanently ban Arizona-style third-party audits. Colorado Politics reported on Friday that Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold “is permanently adopting the emergency rules rolled out earlier this summer to block future efforts at an Arizona-style ‘forensic audit’ conducted by a third party.” How’s that for restoring people’s faith in election integrity? ... Griswold, a former Barack Obama activist, is one of many Democrats throughout the state receiving generous financial backing from the George Soros family. ... Colorado switched to all-mail-in...

The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company's 23rd for NASA in just under a decade. A recycled Falcon rocket blasted into the predawn sky from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. After hoisting the Dragon capsule, the first-stage booster landed upright on SpaceX's newest ocean platform, named "A Shortfall of Gravitas." SpaceX founder Elon Musk continued his tradition of naming the booster-recovery vessels in tribute to the late science fiction writer Iain Banks and his Culture series. The Dragon is carrying more than 4,800 pounds (2,170 kilograms) of supplies and experiments, and fresh food including avocados, lemons and...

This link also works: https://outline.com/JJt8uT “Cryptocurrencies, regardless of where they’re trading today, will eventually prove to be worthless. Once the exuberance wears off, or liquidity dries up, they will go to zero. I wouldn’t recommend anyone invest in cryptocurrencies,” John Paulson, president and portfolio manager of U.S. investment firm Paulson & Co., told Bloomberg Wealth in an interview that published on Monday. Paulson said it wasn’t even worth shorting bitcoin given its extreme volatility, and instead suggested investors sock money into bullion, due to “a very limited amount of investible gold.” Paulson sees investors pulling money out of fixed income...