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President Biden has figured out how to fix the supply chain problems that are pushing prices higher and frustrating consumers. His solution? Threaten the private sector... ...In other words, Biden suspects private corporations of not working hard enough to satisfy customers’ needs in a timely manner. He seems to think that retailers are content to have bare shelves come Christmas, and that shipping firms don’t worry that they will not get goods delivered to their destinations on time. What on earth is he talking about? ...maybe he is just preparing to pass the buck. When Christmas comes, and all those...

The Department of Labor just took the next step in advancing President Biden’s vaccine mandate-or-test emergency rule, sending the Emergency Temporary Standard to the White House’s regulatory office late yesterday. Coming on the heels of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement that he was barring employers from “compelling” employees to become vaccinated against COVID-19, and in the context of a patchwork of states that each seem to have their own approach to workplace safety rules, could yesterday’s news be the genesis of employers getting stuck in a land of confusion? In order to avoid any misunderstandings, here is a brief recap...

The nation’s most restrictive abortion law remains in place for now, after a federal appeals court on Thursday sided with the state of Texas. In a brief 2-1 order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit refused the Justice Department’s request to reinstate an earlier court ruling that had blocked enforcement of the Texas law, which bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy and makes no exceptions for rape or incest. The brief order, which is expected to be appealed the Supreme Court, was backed by Judges James C. Ho, a nominee of Donald Trump,...

The Southwest Airlines story was being reported and then suddenly disappeared. Did the pilots and aircrews deliberately strike in objection to the vax mandate?

New York City's response plans for a chemical or biological attack will be put to the test in the coming weeks as part of a federal preparedness study. SNIP Most of the locations will be above ground, including some parks. A number of below-ground subway stations will also be included, though details on which ones weren't known. The tests will be conducted on five separate days between Oct. 18 and 29.

Pope Francis encouraged a group of medical professionals Thursday at the Vatican to keep working to protect all human life, including unborn babies from abortion “homicide.” Catholic News Service reports the Catholic leader addressed a growing push by pro-abortion political leaders to end conscience protection rights and force medical professionals to participate in the killing of unborn babies in abortions. Speaking to a group of pharmacists and other medical professionals gathered for an Italian medical conference, Pope Francis encouraged them to keep working to protect all their patients, including those who are still in the womb. “I have been very...

San Francisco's Department of Public Health quietly updated its mask guidance for children ages 2 to 9 on Wednesday.

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized on Thursday for an undisclosed reason, but the visit was not COVID-related, a report said. Clinton was taken to University of California Irvine Medical Center

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A bombshell report that suggests Mark Zuckerberg effectively “bought” the 2020 presidential election by funneling more than $400 million to local boards of election under the guise of a “non-partisan” effort has prompted outrage and calls from officials for reform. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the billionaire Facebook founder during a news conference at which he said a recent election reform law had “banned Zuckerbucks” in the Sunshine State. “So, Zuckerberg, he spent over $400 million through these, quote, nonprofits to, quote, help with election administration,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “But what they would do is they would require certain things...

An administrator at a Texas school district, responding to new laws banning critical race theory, was heard on tape suggesting that now teachers should offer students access to an 'opposing' perspective when teaching the Holocaust. The secret recording by a staff member captures Carroll Independent School District Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Gina Peddy. Carroll is located in the suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Peddy made the comments last Friday at a training session that provides information on which books teachers can keep in classroom libraries. The session was just four days after the local school board voted...

* The city of Cologne, once a stronghold of Christendom in Germany, has authorized mosques in the city to begin sounding Muslim calls to prayer over outdoor loudspeakers. The move, ostensibly aimed at promoting multicultural diversity and inclusion, represents a significant step toward the cultural normalization of Islam in Germany. It is taking German multiculturalism into uncharted territory. * Critics say that comparing Islamic prayer calls to church bells is a false equivalence because the muezzin proclaims religious slogans such as "there is no god but Allah" and "Allahu Akbar" ("Allah is the Greatest"). * "The Muslim call to prayer...

“Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died is freed from sin” (Romans 6:6-7). Having died with Christ, believers are no longer under sin’s control. Years ago a book with the amusing title “It Ain’t Gonna Reign No More” appeared. Though humorous, that title aptly summarizes the believer’s relationship to sin. Christians still commit sins but are no longer under sin’s dominion. When we were united with Christ in His death (Rom. 6:5), “our...

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Groups and individuals who have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to step up their commitment to caring for creation are encouraged to prepare for their journey with a new prayer campaign. Special prayers have been developed for each day of the week for different communities, like parishes, dioceses, religious orders, families, hospitals, schools, businesses and others, that have joined the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. The 40-day prayer campaign begins Oct. 4 — the feast of St. Francis — and concludes Nov. 14 — the World Day of Prayer for the Poor. The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral...

Jess and Scott Smith are suing Loudoun County under Title IX provisions after their daughter, 15, was allegedly raped in a 'gender fluid' high school restroom The alleged sexual assault is said to have taken place on May 28 at Stone Bridge High School in Leesburg, Virginia The Smiths' daughter told teachers that she was raped by a boy 'wearing a skirt' in the girls' bathroom On June 22, Loudoun County Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler said there had been 'no reports' of sexual assaults involving transgender students Scott Smith was at the June 22 meeting and exploded after hearing Ziegler...

In a new USC study on the health effects of a low-calorie diet that mimics fasting in the body, researchers found regular five-day cycles of the diet in mice seemed to counteract the detrimental effects of their usual high-fat, high-calorie diet. The findings point to the potential of using a fasting-mimicking diet as "medicine," according to the researchers. A fasting-mimicking diet, or FMD, is a low-calorie diet that "tricks" the body into a fasting state. One group of mice ate a high-calorie, high-fat diet (with 60% of their calories from fat) and became unhealthy and overweight. A second group of...

The debate over President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate continues to be a matter of contention among federal workers, contractors, and the private sector as his administration attempts to crack down on unvaccinated Americans. Some say the mandate violates an individual’s personal and religious freedom while others argue that it ignores the natural immunity of millions of Americans because they have fully recovered after coming down with COVID-19. A group of Ohio clergy representing more than 100 congregations across the state signed a letter Monday that was addressed to President Biden, detailing why they strongly disapprove of his directive, according to...

Artist and iconographer David Clayton stated the statue ‘bears no relation to any recognizable religious or sacred Christian theme.’ROME, Italy (LifeSiteNews) — Called the “new Pieta,” a “blasphemous” version of Michelangelo’s famous Pieta has been unveiled in a Roman basilica, depicting a muscular older man holding a younger man, both of whom are completely naked. The “new Pieta” was sculpted by Italian artist Jacopo “Jago” Cardillo during the COVID-related lockdowns, and is situated in the Chapel of the Crucifix, in the basilica of Santa Maria in Montesanto in the Piazza del Populo. Michelangelo’s Pieta shows the Blessed Virgin holding Christ...

A Nike executive and former Portland Trail Blazers president has admitted killing a teen more than 50 years ago – a secret he kept from powerful friends like Michael Jordan and NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Larry Miller, who rejoined the Jordan Brand in 2012 after serving in the Blazers’ front office for five years, revealed his long-guarded secret in an exclusive cover story with Sports Illustrated. The 72-year-old exec now serving as Jordan Brand’s chairman told SI of the 1965 slaying in his corner suite on Nike’s campus in Beaverton, Oregon, where he keeps notes signed by Jordan, as well...