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Another climate activist on hunger strike in Berlin has been taken to the hospital after fainting. Six activists calling themselves "the last generation" have not eaten since the end of August. A 19-year-old climate activist on a weeks-long hunger strike outside the German parliament was taken to the hospital on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Charite hospital said. The spokeswoman said it was unclear if the teen intended to continue her hunger strike. Six climate activists began an open-ended hunger strike in front of the Reichstag building, home to the German lower house of parliament, on August 30. They said...

At no time in memory have we seen more glaring examples of double standards, blatant hypocrisy, and attacks on religious freedoms than we have during the last two years with the COVID outbreak. It started last year during the lockdowns when liquor stores and abortion clinics were allowed to operate, seeing that they provided “essential services,” while church gatherings were banned and shut down. Then, when crowds of thousands flooded our streets during major race protests and riots, over 1,200 medical professionals signed an open letter supporting the protests. Their argument was that racism was more deadly than COVID. Consequently,...

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Sarah Green was a healthy 16-year-old — until she developed neurological problems after getting Pfizer’s COVID vaccine. But doctors said her new tremors, tics and debilitating migraines couldn’t possibly be caused by the vaccine.In an exclusive interview with The Defender, Sarah and her mother, Marie Green, said they feel helpless because nobody will acknowledge Sarah’s vaccine injury and “nobody can help them.”Sarah received her second dose of Pfizer on May 4, and immediately experienced a headache at the base of her neck that radiated to her temples. She said it felt like she got “‘hit by a bus.” She took...

Pro-Trump Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik was blasted as 'low' by her hometown newspaper's editorial after she paid for Facebook ads pushing the 'great replacement' theory. In Stefanik's ads, which appeared on Facebook Wednesday, Joe Biden was seen wearing his trademark aviator sunglasses, with scores of migrants pictured in their reflection walking toward him.

Fruits of the Midi, Renoir, 1881‘Tis the harvest season: eggplant, peppers, tomatoes – all at their peak. Here’s a dinner idea using some of them. It’s a concept more than a recipe and can be modified to taste and ingredients on hand. It’s a bit of a mashup of two of our favorite pasta dishes - garlic sausage linguine and penne with eggplant - from The Earle in Ann Arbor. It’s been our go-to favorite since 1980 and until last year was still headed by the original chef and sommelier. But hey, 40 year years on and I guess you...

While few politicians or governments are unaware that acquiring ‎an atomic bomb is one of Khamenei's strategic goals to ensure ‎the survival of his government, there is still insufficient will to ‎prevent him from achieving that goal.‎ The 2015 accord(JCPOA)between Iran and the P5 + 1 (US, ‎Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany) limited Iran's ‎nuclear activities for a short period (15 years). However, even ‎after this agreement, Iran continued its nuclear activities, such as ‎working on the production of more advanced centrifuges, either ‎covertly and out of sight of IAEA inspectors or under the guise of ‎research to produce...

shot a video from his hospital bed that soon went viral, where he revealed that other student athletes were reporting the same thing, some even requiring heart surgery. He is trying to warn others, because he does not feel that he was informed of the risks prior to taking the shots. Because he has been vocal in social media relating his condition to the COVID shots, local news has also covered the story. In his most recent video shared on social media, he encourages other athletes to report their COVID vaccine side effects, and he also states that someone has...

California lawmakers are apparently just now discovering that controlled burns to prevent future wildfires might be the new prescription as decades-old policies of progressive-driven ‘conservation’ and reactive fire suppression have failed. Democratic state lawmakers are suddenly in agreement with former President Trump who said in August 2020 that the state needs “to clean its forest floors more than anything else.” At a rally in Pennsylvania last August, Trump told supporters: “I see again the forest fires are starting. They’re starting again in California. I said, you gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many...

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:30–37 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus presents a child as the model for his disciples who want to be the most important. Jesus lays out for his disciples what is going to happen to him in Jerusalem, how he will be rejected, tortured, and killed. Oblivious to this, the disciples are discussing who among them is the most important. For Jesus, the path to greatness lies on the road to Calvary, to self-forgetting love; for the disciples—and for most people of most ages—it lies along the road to ego inflation. What is the antidote?...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The tropics heated up overnight, as forecasters said that Tropical Storm Peter and Tropical Depression 17 formed. Tropical Storm Peter formed overnight over the open Atlantic, becoming the 16th named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. They said that the storm is moving towards the northwest at about 15 mph. By Sunday afternoon, it is expected to turn back toward west-northwest. Peter should pass well to the north of the Leeward Islands on Monday and Tuesday.The tropical storm is said to be currently packing maximum sustained winds of 40 mph...

There was a heavy police presence at the US Capitol on Saturday in anticipation of a rally in support of the January 6 political prisoners. Demonstrators will show support for the January 6 political prisoners on Saturday. There were more police, reporters and undercover intelligence agents than protesters in Washington DC. The only armed person arrested on Saturday was an undercover agent. Police surrounded a masked man who was armed with a firearm. The masked man told officers where his gun was and pulled out a badge. “Without disarming or handcuffing him, police extract him from the event.” Ford Fischer...

resident Joe Biden is taking a long weekend this weekend. I spent some of the morning wondering if the president is actually resting comfortably. Is he playing fetch with his dog on the beach? Perhaps Biden is watching ‘’Wheel of Fortune’’ reruns all the while snacking on his favorite pudding? Is he really that detached? How can the president who is overseeing the most chaotic time frame in United States history possibly catch a moment of relaxation? I don’t think I am overstating this. The United States is in a death spiral. The wings have detached and we are heading...

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“Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ” (Ephesians 5:21). Spirit-filled believers will submit to one another. To the world, submission implies personal weakness or the coercive dominance of one person by another stronger, more intimidating individual. Such perspectives, however, are unbiblical. The noted expositor Martyn Lloyd-Jones describes submission’s original meaning in a military context, which helps us understand its scriptural definition: It is the picture of soldiers in a regiment, soldiers in a line under an officer . . . and if he [the soldier] begins to act on his own, and independently of the others, he...

If Christ reigns as the supreme authority over his kingdom and we are his subjects, our lives must be governed by him. What does it mean, exactly, to be governed by Jesus? According to the dictionary, to govern means “to guide, to direct, to control all actions and behavior of those under authority.” Jesus must be allowed to control all of our actions and behavior, including our every thought, word and deed. The Bible tells us, “He rules by his power forever; his eyes observe the nations; do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah” (Psalm 66:7, NKJV), and “The...

In statement on Friday, September 17th, Osman said that his brother, Liban, became a victim of the “senseless violence” that has negatively impacted “too many families in the ward.” He added: “God willing, my brother will live. Hopefully his wounds will heal and he will be able to resume a close to normal life. But, there are so many wounds that cannot heal and people who lose their lives to violence like he has experienced.” Osman, who was elected to serve in Ward 6 (south Minneapolis) in a special election in 2020, said that his brother was “brutally attacked” and...

These guys are good IMHO and have no noticeable bias or preconceived judgments about this situation. They just call 'em as they see 'em. Here's an excerpt from youtube about this video: What Happened To gabby Petito? With Gabby Petito missing what do Body Cam Footage with Brian Laundrie reveals some key body language and behavior. What do four of the world's top body language and behavior experts say as to the relationship between Gabby Petito and her fiance Brian Laundrie. *snip* Police in Utah have released new footage showing Gabby Petito after a fight with her fiancé Brian Laundrie,...

The Lancet medical journal has bowed to pressure over its heavily-criticised coverage of the disputed origins of the Covid pandemic by publishing an 'alternative view' from 16 scientists – calling for an 'objective, open and transparent debate' about whether the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory. It was revealed earlier this year that Peter Daszak – a British scientist with long-standing links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology – had secretly orchestrated a landmark statement in The Lancet in February 2020 which attacked 'conspiracy theories suggesting that Covid-19 does not have a natural origin'. The now-infamous letter, signed by 27...

In a paper published at Loyola University Chicago, describing the make-up of people convicted for firearms possession, few surprises are found. These are the major findings listed in the executive summary of the paper, published in July of 2021. From luc.edu:1) The majority of felony firearm possession convictions in Illinois occur in Cook County, primarily involve Black men, and are disproportionately concentrated in specific Chicago neighborhoods;2) The majority—52%–of felony firearm possession convictions in Illinois involved Class X, 2, or 3 felony offenses of a person with a prior felony conviction possessing a firearm; 34% involved a Class 4 felony offense;3)...