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Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power. The decision to phase out nuclear power and shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy was first taken by the center-left government of Gerhard Schroeder in 2002. His successor, Angela Merkel, reversed her decision to extend the lifetime of Germany’s nuclear plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan and set 2022 as the final deadline for shutting them down. The three reactors now being...

It’s just the flu, bro. Happy New Year Flubros and Flubras! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SCsueX2bZdbEzRtKOCEyT?si=RnDBzfqHTXWp2ESkOFDeqQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk The link above is Joe Rogan’s interview with Dr. Robert Malone, one of the inventors of the mRNA vaccine. Rogan may be a California liberal who moved to Austin, Texas, but his show has become one of the top sources for truth regarding Covid. He has been revealing conspiracy after conspiracy related to Covid. This podcast discusses, among many other things, the incestuous relationship between big pharma, big tech, and the federal government and how they collude to suppress anybody who says anything true that happens to not...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) announced on New Year’s Eve that she tested positive for coronavirus, despite being fully vaccinated and boosted. “Today, I received a positive, breakthrough COVID-19 test result. Thankfully, my symptoms are mild & I’m grateful to be fully vaccinated & boosted,” the congresswoman and “squad” member tweeted. “I’m currently isolating & following all health protocols.” [cut] In her statement, Pressley touted the vaccines as life-saving and encouraged her followers to “do their part by getting vaccinated, boosted and masking up.” “Vaccines save lives. With this unprecedented pandemic continuing to rage, I am deeply grateful for the scientists,...

Mark Tapson is the Shillman Fellow on Popular Culture for the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Books on America’s racial divide – primarily from the woke, purportedly “anti-racist” left – are all the rage today, making bestselling millionaires out of race hustlers like Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo. Generally speaking, they promote the false narrative that America’s very founding is grounded in slavery, not liberty; that Americans are racist in our very DNA, as Barack Obama once put it; and that we are still in thrall today to an irredeemably systemic racism. Philosopher, author, and DePaul University professor Jason D....

PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of empty, parked cars go up in flames in France each New Year’s Eve, set afire by young revelers, a much lamented tradition that appeared in decline this year, which saw only 874 vehicles burned. The number of cars burned overnight has declined compared to New Year’s Eve 2019 when 1,316 vehicles went up in flames, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Saturday on Twitter. Fewer arson attacks occurred because of massive police presence on cities’ streets this New Year’s Eve, enforcing law and order and restrictions on public gatherings and wearing face masks as infections driven...

CHICAGO (CBS) — At least three people are dead and 14 are injured in weekend shootings across the city. One of the victims was under the age of 18. The first homicide of the weekend happened around 8:11 p.m. Friday in Gresham. An 18-year-old man was walking in the 7900 block of South Parnell when he was shot in the neck by an unknown offender, according to police. The victim was transported to Saint Bernard Hospital where he was pronounced dead. In other shootings since 5 p.m. Friday: At 5:57 Friday, a 24-year-old male was standing in front of a...

It's been three years since the series "The Chosen" first premiered and it's been watched over 334 million times worldwide, including more recently in France, where it's now being shown on one of the country's top TV networks. Actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the series, told CBN News during an interview in Paris that “the experience of playing Him has made me want to be more like Him.” When asked by CBN if he ever pinches himself, realizing the magnitude of the role that he has played as Jesus and how well the show has done, Roumie responded...

The investigation into Wisconsin’s elections is still ongoing as special counsel Michael Gableman continues looking into how voting in the state was carried out in the 2020 general election. Gableman is now issuing about 70 subpoenas to state entities and employees, special interest groups, private companies, mayoral staffers and IT departments, throughout Wisconsin to obtain records, depositions and more information on the election process and organizations that seem to have had a hand in the administration of elections. Gableman, who was previously a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, was asked by Speaker of the Wisconsin state Assembly Robin Vos to lead...

The Old Guard Dies, But It Does Not Surrender. By JAG January 1, 2022 "THE OLD GUARD DIES, BUT IT DOES NOT SURRENDER." __General Cambronne Napoleon's French elite Old Guard fighting fiercely at the Battle of Waterloo was brave and courageous but it could not hold the line against Wellington's (the Iron Duke) British infantry. At the end, the French General Cambronne was commanding the last remnants of Napoleon's Old Guard and was called upon by the British General Colville to surrender. General Cambronne replied: "THE OLD GUARD DIES, BUT IT DOES NOT SURRENDER." Whether historically true or not, the...

Amid challenging times, here are the five gravest challenges the Pentagon faced during the past 12 months:Disastrous Afghanistan WithdrawalThe catastrophic and immoral withdrawal of our military from Afghanistan effectively ended a major phase in the Global War on Terror that began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.With the withdrawal date telegraphed by President Joe Biden, the Taliban launched a military offensive, overthrowing the United States-backed Ghani government.With the Taliban’s swift rise to power, the U.S. began a haphazard evacuation for its citizens and Afghan allies who would be at risk under the new regime. In total, more than 100,000 people were...

2nd term of David Dinkins begins.

COVID-19 is a dream come true for every Marxist and would-be globalist aristocrat throughout the world. The governments of all freedom-loving democracies have been transformed, virtually overnight, into oppressive authoritarian regimes, seemingly while we slept. Evidence, however, that the COVID pandemic may not have been just an unfortunate set of circumstances is starting to accumulate.Six months ago, it was revealed that a scientist with connections to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the People’s Liberation Army, may have been trying to develop a vaccine long before the COVID virus “escaped” the confines of the institute. According to a June 4th...

“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel” (Proverbs 1:1 KJV).

To cap off another year of pushing falshoods and half-truths, left-wing Hollywood actress-singer Barbra Streisand insisted that Joe Biden’s economic record is the “best in 40 years.” Streisand jumped to her Twitter account to lay this gem on her fans: “Joe Biden’s economic record in his first year is the best in 40 years. The media largely ignores this.”

A lawmaker who sponsored the original bill said violent novels the shooter penned could have been enough for a judge to grant an extreme risk protection order. A man who was feared by his colleagues, was on the radar of law enforcement, and who had written novels laying out in detail how the main character would kill people — naming some of the people he would eventually kill on Monday — wreaked havoc across Denver and Lakewood. So how was Lyndon James McLeod able to get a gun? Authorities have not released details about the weapon he used, but they...

Several residents in Texarkana posted pictures and videos to social media Wednesday after finding fish scattered in some unlikely places including their lawns and sidewalks. According to the city, this phenomenon is referred to as "animal rain" and occurs when small water animals are swept up in waterspouts or drafts that occur on the surface of the earth. Animals like frogs, crabs, and small fish are then rained down when the forecast calls for showers.

The honor and dignity of Japanese culture carefully hides dubious aspects of their WW2 military operations. Why would a culture place such a high priority of respect onto legacies of kamikaze pilots, suicide submarine missiles, and underwater suicide mine bombers? In short, families of these soldiers knew the personal realities behind the warrior myths.

President Joe Biden left for vacation earlier this week as the U.S. recorded the highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. He concluded that there was “no federal solution” to the problem, and various spin doctors in the media urged Americans not to blame the president. But last year, on the campaign trail and as President-elect, Biden promised specifically and repeatedly that he would make sure the virus was under control. Here are 11 examples: March 5, 2020, Wilmington, Delaware: “We’ve got to look at the history of what’s happened, the recent history of...

On Thursday, the United States surpassed 580,000 cases, beating the record set only a day before. That is believed to be a vast undercount because of testing shortages, the popularity of at-home tests and reporting delays over the holidays. What's more, scientists say, a significant number of people may have asymptomatic infections and never know it. New estimates from researchers at Columbia University suggest that the United States illnesses could peak by Jan. 9... In New York City, the first U.S. metropolis to see a major surge of omicron, the researchers estimated that cases will peak by the first week...

Pope Francis called for an end to violence against women on New Year’s Day in a strongly worded homily from St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. “How much violence is directed against women! Enough! To hurt a woman is to insult God, who from a woman took on our humanity, not through an angel, not directly, but through a woman,” the Pope said. “And since mothers bestow life, and women keep the world (together), let us all make greater efforts to promote mothers and to protect women.” The Roman Catholic Church celebrates both the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother...