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(Headline USA) Wisconsin‘s Democrat Gov. Tony Evers was directly responsible for many of the efforts to revise election rules, permitting looser restrictions on mail-in ballots, outdated voter rolls and late deadline. But after evidence has emerged increasing the likelihood of a forensic audit led by the state’s GOP legislature, Evers is now complaining about the price tag. Evers claimed Monday that it was “outrageous” that Republicans planned to spend $680,000 on an investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin, accusing Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of “drinking the Kool-Aid” after meeting with former President Donald Trump. A Republican-controlled Assembly committee gave...

Liberty takes the day. A Chicago judge has reversed his decision banning an unvaccinated mother from seeing her son, avoiding what might have been a successful appeal filed by the mother.“Judge Shapiro just issued an order vacating portions of his prior order of August 11th so Rebecca Firlit can see her son again,” attorney Annette Fernholz told FOX 32 Chicago.Cook County Judge James Shapiro informed Firlit on August 11, 2021, that she could not see her son until she bent the knee and took the shot. The mother claimed she has in the past had bad reactions to vaccinations, and...

Join together with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, 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 holi-ness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2Religion Fo-rum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Biden's granddaughter Naomi cut a stylish figure in a metallic dress with a plunging neckline while attending a luxurious wedding in Como, Italy, with her boyfriend Peter Neal over the weekend. The 26-year old Columbia Law student, who is the daughter of Hunter Biden and his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, was seen sipping champagne and sharing a sweet kiss with Peter on Saturday at Tarek Shakarchi and Tulya Efe's black-tie nuptials at Villa Olmo. Naomi looked chic in her tiered midi dress, which featured a deep V-neck and long sleeves. She added a pop of color to her shimmery gunmetal frock...

On this date in 1526, two days after the pivotal Battle of Mohács, the Ottomans executed all their Hungarian captives from that battle. After the 1490 death of Hungary’s greatest king Matthias Corvinus, the Hungarian kingdom began to crumble. Ottoman incursions ate away at that realm’s Balkan possessions. Squeezed between two stronger empires, Hungary’s King Lajos II put a ring on the non-Turkish one by marrying a Habsburg princess. Fair enough. Less successful statecraft was his decision not to cut a deal for peace with the Turks and instead force a decisive confrontation … especially since that battle was a...

Clip of a woke woman army person threatening US citizens.

Ted Cruz claimed Afghan refugees can call an uber to leave their holding location in the U.S. as Republican criticism of the Biden administration's vetting process ramped up ahead of the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan. The criticism came amid a report that an Afghan man who had been convicted of rape and had been deported from the U.S. was allowed to board an Afghan evacuation flight to America. Cruz is one several Republican lawmakers who have criticized President Joe Biden's handling of the situation in Afghanistan.

Prior to the pandemic, tens of thousands of people attended services at Jerusalem's Western Wall every night from before Rosh Hashanah though Yom Kippur but now the crowd is restricted to 8,000 people. The coronavirus cabinet approved on Monday new restrictions to halt the spread of the delta variant, including a plan proposed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to limit the number of worshippers at the Western Wall.... At the meeting the ministers also extended so-called Green Pass regulations to all of the staff at health and educational institutions, as well as employees at any location where customers are subject...

Donald Trump talks tough and attacks and demolishes opponents better than any other modern president. It's a major political asset. But to capture the middle ground for victory, does he need a softer side as well? (He can do it on his own sometimes but it isn't his signature .... he is a modern Archie Bunker who only really sings with Edith at his side ...... "One Minute’s Silence for SOTU – FREEDOM, DEMOKRASI AND CIVILISED HUMANITY" https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/2020/02/07/one-minutes-silence-for-sotu/amp/ .) What needs to happen softly in the background for Trump's tough rhetoric to triumph again? Will he channel the gentle listening...

Requirements to wear facemasks in the fight against Covid-19 are back in the news after some political leaders have issued mandates requiring or banning masks in certain situations. So what are the core constitutional issues in these mask controversies? In late July, President Joseph Biden ordered federal employees and contractors to attest to their own vaccinations, or wear masks on the job and get Covid-19 tests. The military also mandated mask wearing. At the same time, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banned all Florida schools from requiring Covid-19 mask wearing, or face the loss of state funds. Issuing an executive order...

Is Traditionis Custodes calling for more Latin? High Mass in Westminster Cathedral for the Latin Mass Society.Photo by John Aron Cross-posted from LMSChairman.A number of American writers claim that Traditionis Custodes should spur priests to make their celebration of Mass more reflective of the liturgical tradition. Others commentators, including a number of bishops implementing it, apparently think the opposite.Those in favor of the first interpretation can cite a couple of passages from the Letter to Bishops which accompanied Traditionis Custodes. Pope Francis quotes Pope Benedict complaining about liturgical abuses—“unbearable distortions”; later he remarks:Whoever wishes to celebrate with devotion according...

Joshua Hosler, President of Veteran Sheepdogs of America, is frantically trying to rescue the dogs that have been used and left behind in the Taliban controlled country after the Department of Defense ordered that they be left behind. Dr. Robin R. Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane, has issued a statement condemning the cruelty. “I am devastated by reports that the American government is pulling out of Kabul and leaving behind brave U.S. military contract working dogs to be tortured and killed at the hand of our enemies. These brave dogs do the same dangerous, lifesaving work as...

Things are going first-rate for President Joe Biden and Democrats, with rockets raining down on the airport in Kabul, where Americans are trying to escape, and a virus that continues to spread, killing thousands of people every week. So you know what that means.It’s time for the media to once again pretend that it’s Ron DeSantis in Florida who’s really screwing things up.Politico on Friday blared the headline, “Florida starts turning on DeSantis.” The story said that the governor “remains popular with conservatives across the country and in Florida, but his steadfast refusal to implement Covid-related restrictions amid hundreds of...

Moscow, August 30, Interfax - State Duma deputy Vladimir Resin who oversees the program for the construction of Orthodox churches in Moscow, known as the "program-200", reported a significant increase in its scale. "More than a dozen years will pass, and churches will be built. Moscow is developing, Moscow is growing. And if you have churches within walking distance (one church for 20-30 thousand people), of course, then we should not be talking about 200 or 300 churches. And not even about 500 churches," Resin said during a visiting meeting. At the same time, he admitted that it has already...

The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 637,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Just 61.2% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Study provides more details on vaccine strength for immunocompromised Fully vaccinated immunocompromised individuals still produce immunity, but at reduced levels compared to healthy...

The announcement was made after Vice President Kiai Hajj Ma'ruf Amin visits the Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption. The gesture is highly symbolic since Amin once led the Indonesian Council of Ulema. All this is part of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's plan to promote religious tolerance and marginalise extremist views.Jakarta (AsiaNews) – In September, the Great Istiqlal Mosque and the Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption will be connected by an underground tunnel. The two places of worship are located next to each other in the Indonesian capital. On Friday, Indonesian Vice President Kiai Hajj Ma'ruf Amin...

Florida once again recorded more coronavirus deaths than ever in a single week. The state logged 1,727 fatalities among residents over the past seven days, a comparison of Florida Health Department reports published Friday and Aug. 20 shows. Health officials also documented 151,760 more COVID-19 infections, the second-biggest amount in one week. Florida’s death toll stood Friday at 43,979 residents. The respiratory illness has infected 3,179,714 residents statewide since the start of the pandemic. In another sign that the virus has yet to subside — the highly infectious delta variant is the dominant strain — 16.8% of COVID-19 tests came...

Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the campaign of the Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, more than eighty properties - land and houses - have been returned to their rightful owners, including mostly Christians, citizens and Mandaeans after they have been victims of arbitrary and unlawful appropriation of their property by individuals or in recent years organized groups. Hakim al Zamili, a leading member of the "Sadrists" (supporter of the political group led by Muqtada al Sadr), who also previously chaired the Iraqi Parliamentary Committee on Security and Defense, reported on the results achieved so far thanks to the initiative...

Dianne Feinstein’s age and health mean the stakes could include the party’s majority in the U.S. Senate. The Sept. 14 recall to decide the fate of California Gov. Gavin Newsom is beginning to look like it could get ugly for Democrats. Recent polling has shown that the state—a bastion of blue—is basically split in half on the question of whether to recall the governor. Structural quirks in the recall system paired with the Democratic Party’s approach to the challenge could make it hard for Democrats to retain power if the recall succeeds, despite a sizable statewide advantage. But the worst...

The Archdiocese of Valencia conserves the relic of the Holy Chalice, believed to be that used by Christ at the Last Supper. Every five years a Jubilee Year of the Holy Chalice is celebrated to promote Eucharistic adoration. The theme for this Jubilee Year, which began in October 2020 and will conclude in October 2021, is "the intimate relationship between the Passion of Christ and the Eucharist.” The chalice is an agate cup, mounted on a gold base with precious stones. The cup has been dated to the first century at the latest, while the base is medieval. It is...