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The Washington Post championed a report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showing a 5.7 percent increase in gross domestic product (GDP) last year as the “latest snapshot of a resilient recovery” in President Joe Biden’s economy.

West Africa's Sahel region, where elected governments have failed to contain growing militant violence over the last decade that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. Emboldened by popular anger, militaries in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso have taken matters into their own hands, staging four coups in 18 months and reversing democratic gains that had seen the region shed its tag as Africa's "coup belt". The militant threat first came to West Africa in Mali in 2012, when Islamist fighters, some with links to al Qaeda, hijacked an ethnic Tuareg uprising. The French military initially pushed the...

The left-wing orthodoxy has spoken: Podcast host Joe Rogan must be banished from society. Rolling Stone slammed Rogan and clinical psychologist and University of Toronto professor emeritus Dr. Jordan Peterson in a self-righteous hit piece. Rogan and Peterson’s crime? Having the nerve to discuss climate change.

Michael Grant Ignatieff (born 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011. After his electoral defeat in 2011, Michael taught at the University of Toronto, then Harvard. In 2016, Michael became head of the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest. CEU was founded by George Soros in 1991. Long story short, the Hungarians kicked CEU out of the country in 2018. Michael is the son of George Ignatieff. Count George Ignatieff (1913 – 1989) was an exiled Russian...

The New York Times seems to have fessed up to the elephant in the room. As inflation rises, President Joe Biden’s economic policies are not working for workers.

Special Counsel John Durham is not yet finished with his investigation into the Obamagate scandal, and a new report says his efforts have expanded. According to recent court filings, Durham has gained access to a significant amount of FBI internal affairs files in his effort to uncover the Obama administration’s maneuvers to promote bogus allegations against Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Team Obama’s disingenuous investigation of the anti-Trump allegations, called Crossfire Hurricane, relied on the discredited Christopher Steele dossier, which was paid for by party activists. The Washington Times reports that “Three times in his 19-page submission Mr....

Feb. 2 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed to slash the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years, calling his goal "ambitious, but ... doable." He announced the aggressive undertaking during remarks on reviving his so-called "cancer moonshot" effort. "The goal is to cut the cancer death rate in half in the next 25 years," Biden said during a White House event Wednesday. "It's bold, it's ambitious, but it's completely doable. "We can do this. We can end cancer as we know it." RELATED Study: Weight loss lowers risk for polyps linked with colorectal cancer...

Dear friends, in a day which is growing EXPONENTIALLY lawless each moment, all signs and events testify that we are heading at supersonic speed culturally, societally, godlessly, and lawlessly into the Day of the Lord; but who really has eyes to see or who will truly believe the warnings of today's many appointed watchmen of the Lord? Dear friends, the Divine firewall and buffer between the confirming of the Daniel 9:27 covenant and the establishment of the 666 global state Great Reset will be the Two Witnesses of Revelation; which will appear following the Rapture of the Bride of Messiah...

Facebook shares tumbled more than 20% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported disappointing earnings, gave weak guidance and said user growth has stagnated. Here are the results: Earnings per share: $3.67 vs $3.84 expected, according to a Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $33.67 billion vs $33.4 billion expected, according to Refinitiv Facebook also missed estimates with user numbers. Daily Active Users (DAUs): 1.93 billion vs 1.95 billion expected by analysts, according to StreetAccount Monthly Active Users (MAUs): 2.91 billion vs 2.95 billion expected by analysts, according to StreetAccount Average Revenue per User (ARPU): $11.57 vs $11.38 expected...

YouTube has a brand new censorship tactic that appears to be affecting small creators – and one that, on the face of it, makes no sense. Several livestreams posted on Google’s platform last weekend by truckers protesting in Canada have had their audience limited. The reason given to viewers trying to access the videos? They were too popular. “Video unavailable: This video is popular! Due to limited creator history, we’re limiting the number of viewers,” YouTube’s message reads, and then advises visitors to subscribe to the channel “to help this creator reach a broader audience.” No word, though, on whether...

Turkey accuses Greek border officials of forcing the group back across the border, resulting in their deaths. Greece fiercely denies that claim. The two Mediterranean nations have frequently clashed over the fate of migrants crossing their shared land and sea borders. Turkish officials said nine bodies were discovered on Wednesday morning, prompting a search which found two more. Another person was found with frostbite and later died in hospital. Greece has been accused of so-called "pushbacks" - of forcibly turning migrants back to Turkey - which would be illegal under international human rights law.

Conservative lawmakers in Canada ousted leader Erin O’Toole Wednesday in a stunning takedown that follows his attempts to veer Justin Trudeau’s main opposition party to the left. O’Toole’s strong-armed expulsion by a rebellion of his own MPs opens a vault of questions about the future of the Conservative movement. Who will lead the party and will its diverse coalition of fiscal and social conservatives stay united?

It was a very unhappy hour indeed when, at around 5:15pm on Monday, January 31, Sweet Ritual owner Amelia Raley announced on Facebook that effective immediately, Sweet Ritual would be suspending operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically citing supply chain issues and related inflation, low sales, and a partner exit. “Although we did our best to adapt to these changing market conditions, we have unfortunately reached that point where we can no longer afford to operate and need to take a hiatus to regroup, refocus, and restructure so that we can bring back the best ice cream we can...

Joe Biden never ended the war in Afghanistan (MSNBC, per FR rules.

Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) was joined by Representatives Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Bob Good (VA-05), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Rodney Davis (IL-13), and Chip Roy (TX-21) in introducing H.R. 6534, the Stop Arduous Vaccine Enforcement (SAVE) Act, which would prohibit organ transplant centers from denying an individual from receiving or donating an organ solely based on whether he or she is vaccinated against COVID-19. This legislation comes in response to several reports from across the United States of individuals being removed from the organ transplant list or moved to “inactive” status as a result of being unvaccinated. “It is...

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Every year, drivers lobby the state of Florida to see if they can get a custom license plate; some combination of seven or so numbers and letters that can help a person express themselves as they drive the Sunshine State’s highways and byways. Unfortunately, not everyone gets their vanity plate approved by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The reasons for the rejection generally fall under two categories: obscene or objectionable.

Explanation: What's happening at the center of our galaxy? It's hard to tell with optical telescopes since visible light is blocked by intervening interstellar dust. In other bands of light, though, such as radio, the galactic center can be imaged and shows itself to be quite an interesting and active place. The featured picture shows the latest image of our Milky Way's center by the MeerKAT array of 64 radio dishes in South Africa. Spanning four times the angular size of the Moon (2 degrees), the image is impressively vast, deep, and detailed. Many known sources are shown in clear...

First we had the Trump-Russia Collusion Conspiracy Theory and now the CBC has updated it to the Trucker-Russia Collusion Conspiracy Theory to explain the widespread popularity of the Freedom Convoy in Canada. Of course, both theories are equally absurd but that won't be a barrier to the liberals promoting them. So congrats, liberals! You now have your talking point to shut down any debate about the issues put forth by the Freedom Convoy now in Ottawa. Just shout out Trucker-Russia Collusion and it is case closed as far as you are concerned.

Spoiler: Yeah, why not?The modern world hurts my brain. Let’s take the news that Apple enables users to store their COVID vaccination certificates in the Wallet and Health apps as an example. When I first heard about it, I was pumped. Flashing my QR code to enter a restaurant or grab a coffee would be far simpler if it sat in my Apple Wallet. Friends, the time I’d save! But, of course, the world had something to say about that. We talked to 4 successful entrepreneurs This is what they wish they knew before getting started While putting my digital...