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Last week, in a coordinated effort, Joe Biden’s White House issued a foolishly disturbing message that he seems certain to repeat today. On December 16, Biden declared,Due to the steps we’ve taken, Omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would’ve otherwise done and as is happening in Europe. But it’s here now, and it’s spreading, and it’s going to increase. For unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death — if you’re unvaccinated — for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they’ll soon overwhelm. YouTube screengrabThe next day, White House COVID response coordinator Jeff...

Is the Latin Mass a Safe Haven for Queer Catholics?Is the Latin Mass a safe haven for queer Catholics?This question, though not phrased so directly, arose in an essay recently published by the National Catholic Reporter. Written by Stephen Adubato, a New Jersey religion teacher, the piece, “Do you think everyone Latin Mass is an ideologue? You may be wrong,” explores why some communities of people are more drawn to the old rite (which Pope Francis just last weekend issued further restrictions on). The communities named include autistic people, leftist Millennials, deaf people–and gay Catholics, including, perhaps, Oscar Wilde.Wilde, the...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democrat National Committee (DNC) by over a million dollars in November, heading into a brutal election year. Heading into the midterm election year — which is typically seen as a referendum on the president’s party — both national political party organizations are looking to build a war chest in anticipation of a brutal year. The Democrats in the House are looking to protect their slim majority. At the same time, the Republicans appear to have the upper hand in regaining the majority they lost nearly four years ago, and the Senate split in...

It’s not a very cleverly hidden agenda when the Democrat Party fights against Cubans fleeing communism for entry into the US for safe harbor and a future. Simultaneously, that same Democrat Party supports illegal immigration from countries throughout North and South America as they safely cross the open southern US border. This recurring specter of communism strategically hides, so even those that practice it won’t call it by name. Saul Alinsky’s playbook, “Rules for Radicals,” teaches subversiveness by redefining words and vocabulary meanings.

During a hearing on the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Adam Schiff offered a document he contended is proof that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Oh) texted former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to instruct former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. It turned out to be a doctored document. Schiff defended what he called his "creatively enhanced version a common practice in our field. Look, the Steele Dossier was entirely bogus, but it led to the appointment of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller and four years of investigation of President Trump--a...

In a year-end heist, thieves got their hands on $1 million worth of silver bullion, which disappeared from a truck traveling between Sydney and Melbourne in Australia. Police are appealing to the public for help, releasing the images of the silver bars. “Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives are appealing for information after silver bullion valued at $1 million was stolen from a truck traveling between Sydney and Melbourne,” the New South Wales Police Force said in a press release. The missing silver was reported when the truck arrived in Melbourne on November 29 after leaving New South Wales on...

Sen. Joe Manchin offered to support a $1.8 trillion version of President Biden’s Build Back Better spending package that included 10 years of universal pre-K, an expansion of ObamaCare and billions to fight climate change, according to a report. However, the proposal from Manchin (D-WV) was rejected because it did not include an expansion of the federal child tax credit that the White House has touted as greatly reducing the child poverty rate and has made a linchpin of its economic agenda, the Washington Post reported Monday. The West Virginian’s offer was made just days before a massive falling-out between...

The amount of money that investors are parking at a major central bank facility climbed to yet another all-time high as supply-demand imbalances continue to dog U.S. dollar funding markets. Eighty-one participants on Monday placed a total of $1.758 trillion at the Federal Reserve’s overnight reverse repurchase agreement facility, in which counterparties like money-market funds can place cash with the central bank. That surpassed the previous record volume of $1.705 trillion from Dec. 17, New York Fed data show. Demand for the so-called RRP has climbed further as principal and interest payments from government-sponsored enterprises has entered short-end funding markets....

‘From Benedict’s Peace to Francis’s War’ will help Catholics fight for the soul of the ChurchContaining works by 5 cardinals and 5 bishops, among others, the best, most vigorous, most appreciated writings about the motu proprio 'Traditionis Custodes' have been placed in a single volume. Edited by liturgical scholar and traditionalist advocate Dr. Peter Kwasniewski (no stranger to LifeSiteNews readers), the anthology brings together a remarkable array of writers: 5 cardinals (Eminences Brandmüller, Burke, Müller, Sarah, and Zen), 5 bishops (Excellencies Aguer, Gullickson, Viganò, Mutsaerts, and Schneider), 8 priests (Fathers Barthe, Fiedrowicz, Grichting, Hunwicke, Pope, and Weishaupt), 2 religious (one...

Illinois health officials on Monday reported the highest number of new daily COVID-19 infections in the state since Dec. 1, 2020. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 12,328 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a yearlong high for the state. The Chicago Tribune noted, however, that the day's results could be inflated due to reporting delays caused by the holidays. The uptick in infections come amid heightened concerns over the new omicron variant, discovered in South Africa last month, which has not been detected in almost every U.S. state.

I am posting this as a vanity to tell you that the Jab killed my brother last night, blood clots and heart attack. He wasn't famous but most everyone here has seen his work. He wrote the Entire Software package that makes our Predator Drones fly for Teledyne many years ago He also wrote the software that captures your signature on an electronic tablet and holds the patent for ALL of them TOPAZ was his company and if you ever signed your name electronically, He is the guy that made it possible.

A 39-year-old Utah man is now facing multiple charges after a college student who was missing for five days was found naked and covered in coal inside his home, reports say. Brent Brown, of Loa, has been charged with aggravated kidnapping, rape, object rape and obstruction of justice following the discovery of a Snow College student on Saturday, according to Fox 13. He is now being held without bail. The saga involving the student began on the night of Dec. 13, when she was last seen leaving her dorm building in Ephraim. The next day, her roommates reported her missing...

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Amid rising inflation, an ongoing border crisis, and a stalled legislative agenda, Biden is looking for someone to blame. Afew days after the 2020 presidential election, President-elect Joe Biden pledged to be “a president who seeks not to divide but to unify,” a theme he’d campaigned on. “Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end here and now,” he said in his victory speech. “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again.” So much for all that. As Biden’s first year in office comes to...

6. Oprah Winfrey 5. Clarissa Ward 4. Jeff Zucker 3. Suzanne Scott 2. Joe Rogan 1. Tucker Carlson The network didn’t just double down on opinion, it doubled down on Tucker, whose influence now extends beyond the prime time show. He expanded into daytime programming, with the launch of Tucker Carlson Today, and documentaries with his controversial Patriot Purge series, both on streaming platform Fox Nation. And as Ben Smith reported for the New York Times, Carlson has his hands in the reporting of other outlets too — and a few bestselling books — as a prolific source of gossip...

We estimated the net worth of members of Congress by analyzing financial-disclosure reports. The reports cover 2020 and provide the most up-to-date estimate of members' net worth. The wealthiest 15 members were worth at least $1.3 billion, half of Congress' wealth. Each year, every member of Congress is required to file a detailed report disclosing their financial holdings. Designed for transparency, the disclosures provide insight into each member of Congress' wealth and assets — and occasionally reveal potential conflicts of interest and violations of federal law. Insider compiled members' annual disclosures filed this year, analyzing thousands of pages of documents...

VIDEOThey just can't get over it. That nasty Joe Manchin took away their beloved Build Back Broke bill and now the media is SEETHING with bitterness.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., blasted the White House "staff" for leaking "absolutely inexcusable" things about him after rejecting President Biden’s Build Back Better Act during an interview on "Fox News Sunday." He said he would not be pressured into supporting the bill by his fellow Democrats Manchin said during a Monday interview with MetroNews Talkline that the White House "retaliated" against him after he told "Fox News Sunday" that he could not support Biden's signature COVID–19 relief legislation. "Basically, they retaliated," the West Virginia Democrat said. "I figured they would come back strong."

Bill O’Reilly has revealed that he had to console Donald Trump after he was booed by his own supporters for getting a vaccine booster shot. Trump told MAGA fans that he’d had his COVID-19 booster during Sunday’s final stop on the “History Tour” he co-headlined with the disgraced ex-Fox News star. The revelation prompted a chorus of boos and jeers from anti-vaxxers in the crowd. In an interview with Dan Abrams on NewsNation, O’Reilly said Trump phoned him after the event and was apparently hurt by the reaction. “I told him that today, he called me,” said O’Reilly. “I said...