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Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) was in her element at the 44th annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada. “For us, it's an opportunity to talk about our state—recruit businesses to our state—but also, you know, see what we can do to get some investment into some of the businesses that are already there,” remarked the first-time attendee. Noem also addressed the inaugural Governors Forum that featured six Republican governors representing gun-friendly states.She proudly stated, “We [South Dakota] are the No. 1 economy in the country right now, and we’re also the No. 1 state...

As first responders, family, friends, and New Yorkers gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral to say goodbye to fallen NYPD Officer Jason Rivera on Friday, his young widow delivered a heart-wrenching and powerful tribute to her 22-year-old husband who was shot and killed — along with his partner Wilbert Mora — in the line of duty last week. "I would say good morning to you all, but in fact it's the worst morning ever," Dominique Luzuriaga began. "All of this seems so unreal, like I'm having one of those nightmares you never thought you'd have," she remarked. "Jason is so happy...

“Although you won’t be here anymore, I want you to live through me. This system continues to fail us. We are not safe anymore, not even the members of the service. I know you were tired of these laws, especially the ones from the new DA. I hope he’s watching you speak through me right now,” Dominique Luzuriaga told mourners at St. Patrick’s Cathedral as they gave her a standing ovation... When asked about Luzuriaga’s remarks aimed at him, Bragg responded in a statement that “violence against police officers will never be tolerated.” “I am grieving and praying for Detective...

I have never been more proud of my Canadian roots than during the last few days as I have tracked the “Anti-Vaccine-Mandate” trucker convoy making its way across Canada to its final destination of the national capital of Ottawa to scream out as one against the dictatorial edicts of the entrenched-establishment elites who “lead” the country. I say that as one who has never been more ashamed of my American and Canadian roots as I have been these past two years while watching tens of millions of hard working and decent citizens instantly roll-over in blind obedience to power-crazed politicians,...

Morgan Harper [D] and Josh Mandel [R], two U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio, faced each other in a debate Thursday moderated by Cassie Young, managing director at Matter News, a nonprofit news organization, and Daniel Wolvin, state director at Awake America Ohio, a religious organization focused on politics. The debate, which was held at North Columbus Baptist Church, started energetically as the candidates discussed hot topics involving the environment, the natural rights of American citizens and racial equity, among other topics. When the candidates received a question about the growing fossil fuel industry, Mandel expressed his support for that movement....

Entrepreneur Ray J spent Tuesday afternoon with former President Donald Trump his Mar-a-Lago club, Page Six can exclusively reveal. The “One Wish” crooner’s longtime manager, David Weintraub, confirmed that Ray J sat down with Trump to discuss initiatives he would like to execute for entrepreneurs and young business professionals, as well as to help raise awareness for various political issues he is passionate about. “I’ve always admired and respected his business acumen,” Ray J told Page Six. “Our conversation was about job creation, encouraging small business development and how Information Technology plays an important role in the future of our...

U.S.—For some unknown reason, several outlets are reporting a strong spike in internet searches for "Who is Neil Young?" With little information about this unknown character available, and with all memory of the man's existence having been erased from America's collective memory for decades, many are still being left guessing. "Your guess is as good as mine," said one analyst. "I've never heard of the guy in my life. Suddenly his name started popping up in the news so I googled his name. Even Google couldn't tell me, which is weird. I even get results when I type in my...

Medics say repeated strenuous movements wore down one of the vertebrae in his neck, and causing it to finally crack. Experts at the University of Leipzig Hospital, who treated the man, believe this is the world's first documented of VR-related stress fracture. Detailing the case in a medical journal, the team wrote the unidentified man's injury resembled ones seen in runners and soldiers. The man went to the hospital after experiencing a sharp pain in his shoulders while playing a game. Doctors did not reveal what game he was playing, but said it required him to move his body to...

Apparently, his doctor and nurse heard about Jayden’s passion for the convoy and have arranged to join him in a provided ambulance to take him to Ottawa to be a part of the protest. On the Zello ‘convoy to Ottawa’ radio, many are telling the story of a terminally ill 12-year-old boy who has raised donations is cheering on the convoy. The story goes Jayden, from Toronto, has collected over thousands of gift cards from local vendors and friends for the trucker convoy against COVID-19 mandates. "Radio members were saying he was on the phone with McDonald’s all Thursday morning,...

“If you are only born once, you are going to die twice. But if you are born twice, you only die once (John 3:3)” — Pastor Bill RandlesWilliam Arthur Randles was born into a large Southern Minnesota Dutch-German-Irish Catholic Family of 10 children in 1959. Those familiar with this part of the country know that this area routinely produced families with 10–20 children. Bill had 2 sisters and 7 brothers (5 older), it was not unexpected that with the family moving south to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that Bill would take up wrestling at Prairie High School. (Note: Prairie High School...

MEMORIAL OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH MARK 4:26-34 Friends, today’s Gospel compares the kingdom of God to a mustard seed that "once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants." It seems to be a law of the spiritual life that God wants good things to start small and grow over time. We’re tempted to say, "You’re God. Just get on with it. Do it!" But why would God work the way he does? We might attempt a few explanations. It is a commonplace of the Bible that God rejoices in...

President Biden handed a used face mask to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during a joint appearance announcing the justice’s retirement. Biden handed what appeared to be a white face mask to Breyer. “Here’s your mask back,” the president muttered. The justice, who was wearing a mask at the time, quietly put it in his pocket as Biden turned back to the microphone. Disgusting. Watch below.

Could the liberal media possibly be any more contemptuous and condescending toward us poor, benighted, conservative rubes? On Nicolle Wallace's MSNBC show this afternoon, Alexi McCammond of Axios, who doubles as an MSNBC contributor, in discussing the impending confirmation process for Biden's nomination to replace retiring SCOTUS Justice Breyer, said: "It doesn't matter, necessarily, what the polls show about support for abortion or Roe v. Wade being constitutional law. Republicans know how to strike a nerve in accord with their voters. And know that [their] voters can often be emotional instead of rational.Get the rest of the story and view...

Protestors at Rideau Gate in close proximity to Canadian Prime Minister’s official residence busting some dance moves and having fun in anticipation of the arrival of the trucker’s convoy. #cdnpoli [video]

If you’re a parent of young children and are feeling pressure to get them vaccinated against COVID, I urge you to stand firm.Or move to Sweden.Health officials in Sweden have decided against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-12, arguing that the benefits don’t outweigh the risks.“With the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, we don’t see any clear benefit with vaccinating them,” Health Agency official Britta Bjorkholm said Thursday. Studies have shown that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are more likely to cause myocarditis in young men than natural infection from COVID.Kids...

Next week, Roland Emmerich's Moonfall opens in theaters around the world. The latest disaster movie from the director of Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012 will see a team of unlikely heroes tasked with saving the world after the Moon is knocked off its orbit by some mysterious force, sending it potentially crashing towards Earth — with all the consequences that that brings. NASA Moon, one of the space agency's many official Twitter accounts, took to the social media platform to clarify that our natural satellite is in fact in a very stable orbit and there is no...

Researchers have developed a lithium-air battery with an energy density of over 500Wh/kg -- significantly higher than currently lithium-ion batteries. The research team then confirmed that this battery can be charged and discharged at room temperature. In addition, the team found that the battery developed by the team shows the highest energy densities and best cycle life performances ever achieved. These results signify a major step toward the practical use of lithium-air batteries.

It's doubtful that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris like one another, but there seems to be a coordinated effort between the two to bring in more illegal immigrants to the states, something they are succeeding at rather spectacularly. How else do we explain Kamala Harris's trip to Honduras, to attend the presidential inauguration of radical left-wing presidenta, Xiomara Castro, while Joe Biden's minions are sneaking in illegals by the thousands away from the cameras and flying them at taxpayer expense to their destinations of choice? Biden's turned the immigration enforcement agencies into a concierge, valet, and taxi service for illegals....

Barry Manilow is joining rock singer Neil Young in threatening to ditch Spotify over their decision to continue giving Joe Rogan’s podcast a platform despite alleged COVID-19 misinformation. Young started another stereotypical left-wing movement against dissenting opinions when he referred to the music streaming platform as a “very damaging force via its public misinformation and lies about COVID” in a statement posted to his website. For the record, his website was so outdated it’s called Neil Young Archives, and I was not even able to copy and paste the above quote because of its outdated technology. “They can have Rogan...

Over the last two years of living in Fauci’s America, most of the medical establishment has meekly gone along with the narrative about COVID treatments and vaccines. Regardless of their motives, they’ve accepted that there are no treatments and that masks and vaccines are imperative for everyone two and older. Any doctor who deviated from that script was stigmatized and risked losing his or her license and livelihood. Now, though, mainstream doctors are starting to speak out against the lockdown and mask rules and even against the vaccine regime. In medical circles, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is...