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And all at once, summer collapsed into fall. - Oscar WildeOctober runs hot and cold; sometimes as warm as a summer day in technicolor, other times gunmetal gray and stark. But mostly what we remember of October – indeed, what’s etched in perpetuity on our soul – is the glorious luminosity of its clear days, the rustle of crisp leaves on the wind and the musky-sweet smell of leaves piling up.As sure as it is the end of summer it is the beginning of something new – winter. Whether you love it or hate it is beside the point, it...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's popularity has slumped after a slew of challenges in recent weeks at home and abroad for the leader who pledged to bring the country together and restore competence in government, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.</p>

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on Thursday that will return a historic piece of land in Manhattan Beach to the descendants of a Black couple who owned it almost a century ago. The land, known as Bruce's Beach, was once a resort for Black beach visitors in the predominantly white city of Manhattan Beach, where Black people currently account for only 1 percent of the population, according to The Los Angeles Times. The beachfront land was taken from the Bruce family with racial, false and unlawful motivations, the Times said. “As Governor of California, let me do...

The Monthly Fiber Arts Thread is a monthly gathering of people that love yarn and fabric of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first project, to experienced fiber artists and beyond, we would love to hear from you. It is impossible to hijack the Monthly Fiber Arts Thread. Knitting, crochet, quilting, weaving, general crafting - there is no telling where it will go, and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us! Send a Private Message to Diana in Wisconsin if you'd like to be added to our Fiber Arts...

What’s the abortion rate for minorities again? Tlaib should want a Heartbeat Bill nationwide. Why? Minorities are scheduled to surpass the number of white people very soon, if they haven’t already. If anyone is gaslighting it is Tlaib, using black folks as a shield to push her Marxist crap. She uses fake emotions and expressions. She speaks about infant mortality and yet she pushes for abortions and complains about drug testing that would help prevent infant mortality for pregnant woman by getting drug tests. Then she has the nerve to speak about Black Lives Matter (a terrorist organization that does...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) grilled HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Thursday for “lying to people about natural immunity” to COVID-19 as well as “ignoring science.” “Mr. Becerra, are you familiar with an Israeli study that had 2.5 million patients and found that the vaccinated group was actually seven times more likely to get infected with Covid than the people who had gotten Covid naturally?” Paul asked the health bureaucrat during a Senate Health Committee hearing. “I’m not familiar with that,” Becerra said in response, feigning ignorance with the well-publicized study. “I think you might want to be if you’re going...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemProverbs 31Sayings of King Lemuel 31 The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him. 2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers! 3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings. 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, 5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. 6 Let beer be for those who...

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Paul was often harassed by demonic powers. In one particular case, he was preaching on the isle of Paphos when demons attempted to interfere: “Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But…the sorcerer…withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith” (Acts 13:6-8, NKJV). This was the devil standing up against Paul, but the Holy Ghost...

Pity progressives. In 2018, a progressive wave swept into Congress led by the so-called Squad. They have never known what it is like to be in the minority. They are surrounded by a young, left-leaning press and celebrity bubble that tells them they are not only right, but in the majority. They now have sympathetic Democrats in charge of the House, the Senate and the presidency. They decided to go for broke. The result? The For the People Act died in the Senate. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act died in the Senate. Amnesty died in the Senate. Corporate...

October 1, 2021 Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Church in Porządzie, Poland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White.Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingBaruch 1:15-22 ©We have been disobedient to the Lord our GodIntegrity belongs to the Lord our God; to us the look of shame we wear today, to us, the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem, to our kings and princes, our priests, our prophets, as to our ancestors, because we have sinned in the sight of the Lord, have disobeyed...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her leadership team have delayed a vote on an approximately $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, as Democrats remain divided over a separate but politically linked larger spending measure. Pelosi, who had said her plan was to hold the vote Thursday, made the call to pull the vote after talks that stretched into the night yielded no deal. The House plans to reconvene Friday, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in a notice to members. The infrastructure bill was a negotiated this summer by a bipartisan group of senators and the White House. The Senate...

"The trial court’s entry of a default in these cases is stunning. It takes no account of the tens of thousands of documents produced by the defendants, the hours spent sitting for depositions and the various sworn statements filed in these cases. What’s more, these cases are currently before the United States Supreme Court where we have asked for review of the Texas Supreme Court’s denial of motions to dismiss. We are distressed by what we regard as a blatant abuse of discretion by the trial court. We are determined to see that these cases are heard on the merits....

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued broad new directives to immigration officers Thursday saying that the fact that someone is an undocumented immigrant “should not alone be the basis” of a decision to detain and deport them from the United States. The Biden administration will continue to prioritize the arrest and deportation of immigrants who pose a threat to national security and public safety and those who recently crossed a border illegally into the United States, Mayorkas said in an interview. Mayorkas said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers should not attempt to arrest and deport farmworkers, the elderly and...

There's always press coverage about Republican mismanagement or Republicans getting into trouble governing as ideologues, but you don't hear much about the reverse. There's a lot to critique about Republicans, but for mismanagement and for blindly putting ideology above all else, resident Joe Biden may be the all-time champ. Biden campaigned as a pragmatist who could bring stability and national unification. His inaugural address was all about these themes. America needs some level of national healing more than anything else. Americans can't go on at each other's throats. The country is falling apart. Biden deserved praise for starting his presidency...

WASHINGTON, Sunday, Sept. 29 -- Midnight. Munson's Hill is in possession of a portion of Gen. RICHARDSON'S Brigade. Here the rebels had made the most formidable of any of their preparations to resist an attack. When they first took possession of the hill, they threw up a line of breastworks which really looked as if they were hard to be taken. Before these works the rebels mounted one piece, of which our engineers took a careful survey, and reported it to be a 44-pounder. Upon a close inspection, to-day, this 44-pounder proved to be a log of white oak, duly...

Reality TV personality Dog, whose real name is Duane Chapman, said on Thursday that he felt "real good" about how his hunt was going and expected to close in on Laundrie imminently. [snip] Chapman has also contracted a private search and rescue K-9 team to aid in his search of an island called Egmont Key, which is off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida. "We got a bunch of volunteers," he told Fox News. "Most of them are former law enforcement, former Navy SEALs and Marines." He added: "So, we're on the hunt, I feel real good about it." [snip]...

TOP GUN fans will remember Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell communicating with the MiG pilot... "You know, giving him the bird?" Well, while researching the Boston Beaneaters baseball club for yesterday's chronicle commentary piece I came across a team picture of the 1886 Beaneaters, which included future Hall of Fame pitcher Old Hoss Radbourn. If you look closely, you'll spot the first known photograph of a human giving another the middle finger. Seriously. Old Hoss (tied with Oil Can as my favorite baseball nickname) was a machine, winning 310 games in just 11 seasons. To be fair to pitchers in the...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is comfortable working with Joe Biden on climate change. Johnson recently praised Biden’s promise to double U.S. funding for green energy in developing nations, adding, “It’s fantastic to see the United States really stepping up and showing a lead.” But is Johnson Biden’s equal or a subordinate? Jen Psaki deemed Johnson guilty of insubordination for taking questions from the British press at a joint White House meeting. But Johnson’s capitulation to Biden’s radical Net Zero ideology harms his standing with fellow Tories whose pleas for leniency on climate controls fall on deaf ears....

We were raised in coal country, about two hours south of Sen. Joe Manchin's hometown, with a commitment to public service. Like Sen. Manchin, our father, five-term Sen. Jay Rockefeller... …And like Sen. Manchin, our father, who is now retired, has deep respect for the state's legacy of hard work and grit. Manchin has served our state well. He is a caring and determined leader who we've been honored to know as our father's colleague and friend. Unfortunately, when it comes to our state's future (whether it's the jobs West Virginians will hold or the energy they'll consume), Manchin is...