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Back like 25 years ago, when President * was only 132 years old, The Simpsons was funny, and there was a great scene where Principal Skinner, confronted with the possibility that he screwed up, reassures himself that no, it’s the children who are wrong. In that analogy, the Democrats are Seymour Skinner (or Armin Tamzarian, if you are really into Simpsons deep cuts) and the voters are the kids. Glenn Youngkin greatly disappointed Terry McAuliffe and his North American Man-Boy Lincoln Project (I wish I originated that) pals by winning Virginia, the latter also because Glenn did not live up...

A definition of a second-class citizen is a person belonging to a social, economic, or political group whose rights and opportunities are inferior to those of the dominant group in society. We are witnessing the societal standing of a large segment of the American people being increasingly diminished by the policies of the Biden administration and numerous current events. Consequently, the collective standing of today's so-called deplorables is being increasingly relegated by our political system to expendables. Big Government aligned with left-leaning Big Business, the permanent Administrative State, the mainstream media, Big Tech and social media, the entertainment world, and...

“FDA advisory panel OKs Pfizer vaccine for children 5 to 11,” announced a recent NBC News headline. How could a panel that is supposedly composed of rational clear-headed scientists make such an inexplicable recommendation? Consider the following facts. According to a presentation by Fiona Havers, who works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and who is a member of the agency’s COVID-19 Response Team, “[D]uring the 12-month period October 2, 2020 through October 3, 2021, there were 66 COVID-19 associated deaths in children 5-11.” Yes, you read it right. In the last twelve months there were only...

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. is leading Republican Senators in pledging to oppose ALL efforts to implement and enforce Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate particularly on upcoming spending measures considered by the U.S. Senate. All 50 SENATE REPUBLICANS supported Senator Marshall’s AMENDMENT to the CR in September to prohibit funding for the promulgation or enforcement of the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine mandate on private companies. In the letter, the Senators said in part, “…President Biden is waging a cruel campaign to punish unvaccinated Americans—depriving them of their ability to provide for their families. This is nothing short of immoral. There are...

Strawberry Fields Forever is one of many Beatles hits, a nostalgic remembrance of a piece of land in Liverpool near where John Lennon grew up. A memorable bit of lyric, “Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see” reflects denial or lack of awareness of reality, because “nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about.” After this past week’s elections, by both results and Democrat reactions to the results, they appear to be in a state of denial, with eyes closed, misunderstanding the will of the voters and most Americans, doubling down on their policies and prescriptions...

November 5th, 2021Feast of St. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist St. John the Baptist church, Longmont, Colorado Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White First readingRomans 15:14-21 ©My duty is to bring the Good News from God to the pagansMy brothers, I am quite certain that you are full of good intentions, perfectly well instructed and able to advise each other. The reason why I have written to you, and put some things rather strongly, is to refresh your memories, since God has given me this special position. He has appointed me as a priest of Jesus Christ, and I am...

A Florida state senator says she’s received “disturbing, hateful voicemails” after asking state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo to leave her office...

On Thursday, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles discussed the rise of new secular ideologies and movements for social change in the United States during a virtual address to the Congress of Catholics and Public Life in Madrid. He asserted that it is “important for the Church to understand and engage these new movements—not on social or political terms, but as dangerous substitutes for true religion.” “Today’s critical theories and ideologies are profoundly atheistic,” Gomez said Nov. 4. “They deny the soul, the spiritual, transcendent dimension of human nature; or they think that it is irrelevant to human happiness.” Gomez’...

When Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on allegations that he sexually abused dozens of underage girls, some of his accusers said they feared they would never get closure. In the two years since his death, prosecutors, lawyers and accusers have pushed to hold Epstein and his associates accountable, seeking compensation from his estate and filing a civil racketeering suit against the estate’s executors. "The world in the next few years is about to learn just how widespread his sex-trafficking operation was and how it was funded and who all was involved,” said Bradley Edwards,...

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The United States is concerned about the People’s Republic of China (PRC’s) interest in pharmaceutical-based agents (PBAs) and toxins because these agents have utility for chemical weapons applications. Further, based on available information, the United States cannot certify that China has met its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) due to concerns regarding the PRC’s research of pharmaceutical-based agents (PBAs) and toxins with potential dual use applications. The United States has compliance concerns with respect to PRC military medical institutions’ toxin research and development because of the dual-use applications and their potential as a biological threat. The PRC has...

A powerful rally in the shares of companies that produced breakthrough vaccines to provide protection against the deadly coronavirus is showing signs of peaking. Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) shares closed down almost 18% yesterday after the company’s sales and earnings missed analysts’ target by a big margin. The Massachusetts-based Moderna told investors its vaccine sales would be between $15 billion and $18 billion in 2021. Previously, the company had said it had signed agreements for $20 billion in anticipated 2021 vaccine sales. In a statement, Moderna said longer lead times for international orders may shift some deliveries into 2022. The company cited...

DENVER — A North Dakota-based organization representing Native Americans sued Colorado this week for a measure banning American Indian school mascots which was passed last year amid a nationwide push for racial justice following George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. The lawsuit by the nonprofit Native American Guardian’s Association was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court... ...The suit argues that the complete erasure of Native American imagery is not beneficial and that the use of positive and respectful Native American symbols and mascots in schools honors the group, helps neutralize offensive stereotypes and teaches the public about Native American history. ...

The daughter of a Florida U.S. congressional candidate pled guilty to having received $300,000 in COVID-19 relief loans by submitting fraudulent information. Damara Holness, 28, daughter of congressional candidate Democrat Dale Holness, appeared at a federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday where she faced serious allegations. There, Holness told Judge Rodolfo Ruiz she would plead guilty... ....The DOJ statement continued: "Holness issued checks from the company bank account made out to others who agreed, for a fee, to help with the fraud."...

Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories examining the breadth and depth of abuse alleged by women who were sent to Christian homes for troubled teens across the country. Many of the homes were in the South, but the girls were sent to them from just about every state. When Emily Adams was a teenager, she was whisked away from her home and placed in a school for wayward girls in an isolated location outside Petal. Adams stayed at Bethesda Home for Girls for about two years in the mid-1980s — two years of torment...

@DailyCaller Fauci about Senator Paul: "He is egregiously incorrect in what he says." Senator Paul: "History will figure that out on its own." Clip...

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The party's attempts to deny reality are a political loser If Democrats have any intention to reflect upon and adjust for the changing currents in American life that led to their humiliation in Tuesday’s elections, it isn't evident. Republican gubernatorial candidates won in Virginia and vastly overperformed in New Jersey running on kitchen-table issues like inflation, education, taxes, and COVID restrictions. These are matters that affect, on a day-to-day basis, the suburban white women who fled back into the warm embrace of the GOP. The Democratic riposte, thus far, has been to deny to these voters what they can see...

On Nov. 3, hundreds gathered by New York’s City Hall Park to protest vaccine mandates—federal, state, and local. This came as OSHA released details of the Biden administration’s sweeping vaccine mandate for private companies. NYC firefighter Gary Debiase was part of the large gathering, which later crossed Brooklyn Bridge to Borough Park. “I love this job, but if they’re going to force me to take a shot to stay, then I’m just going to put my paper in and retire. I mean, if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” The protesters were an ethnically diverse group of...

Not many women can experience what it's like to fire a real gun and it was an unforgettable moment for Jesseca Liu. At the press conference for her upcoming drama series The Takedown on Oct 22, the 42-year-old Malaysian actress said the experience left her feeling terrified. Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. In The Takedown, she plays Yan Qiaoyi and her character leads a team of officers at the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). This is the first time Jesseca is playing a law enforcement officer and as part of the prep, the...