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It really does seem like something out of a modern-day Monty Python skit. Officials in the city of Quebec City, Canada were fearful the pesky unwashed peasants might make their way to the parliament buildings, so they blocked the passages and sent guards to ensure no one could traverse the ramparts. Good grief, if the politicians only had a drawbridge, you could be sure they would have pulled it up to keep the peasants away and survive the siege. In an effort to retain their tenuous grip on power, Canadian officials have become a modern parody of medieval times. Behind...

Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officials said on Saturday. ... Ukraine could suffer 5,000 to 25,000 troop casualties, while Russia's troop casualties could be between 3,000 and 10,000, and civilian casualties could range from 25,000 to 50,000, according to U.S. estimates, the official said...

Chris Wallace is “irate” at the ousting of CNN president Jeff Zucker and his future at the news network is uncertain, Radar has been told. In a move that stunned Beltway television circles, the no-nonsense veteran anchor — son of legendary CBS correspondent Mike Wallace — announced he was leaving Fox News after 18 years for a prized gig at CNN’s new streaming-video outlet CNN+ in December. At the time, the former Fox News Sunday anchor specifically cited Zucker as one of the reasons he joined the network. “I am honored and delighted to join Jeff Zucker and his great...

I am seriously considering donating a 1999 30 ft travel trailer to a San Diego area 501C3 program for disabled veterans. Any advice out there on pitfalls or things to look out for? The two strongest candidate agencies claim they will pick it up and do all the paperwork. I would really like to give the proceeds to Fisher House but can't seem to find an specific pathway for that.

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission (Edward G.Robinson) travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi (Orson Wells).

Historian and archeologist Kelley Fanto Deetz arrived to work at Virginia’s Executive Mansion last month to find her office had been emptied. Items in a historic kitchen in the building’s annex, which had been reimagined to tell the stories of enslaved workers to visitors, had been shoved aside, she said. A planned educational room for schoolchildren was empty except for a TV, leading Deetz to conclude it had been reconverted into a family room for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Deetz is unsure whether she still has a job as the mansion’s director of historic interpretation and education. Deetz’s work updating...

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Teresa Tam says all COVID-19 policies, including provincial vaccine passports, need to be “re-examined” as the virus is here to stay for months or even years. “What we do need to do, going forward as we emerge from the Omicron wave, is to recognize that this virus is not going to disappear and we need to be able to address the ongoing presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a more sustainable way,” Tam said in a virtual press briefing on Feb. 4. Tam made the comment while acknowledging that the virus will morph into...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Scroll back up to restore default view. CBS News Hundreds gather in Minneapolis to demand justice for Amir Locke Tori B. Powell Sat, February 5, 2022, 4:46 PM In this article: Jacob Frey American politician, mayor of Minneapolis Hundreds of people gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday to demand justice for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a police last week. Crowds held signs calling for the resignation of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and officer Mark Hanneman, who shot Locke, according to CBS Minnesota. "This is not easy, to have to bury your son," Locke's...

WASHINGTON >> One Navy SEAL candidate died and a second was in the hospital after falling ill just hours after they successfully completed the grueling Hell Week test that ends the first phase of assessment and selection for Navy commandos, the Navy said Saturday. The Navy said both were rushed to the hospital in California. The Navy said neither one had experienced an accident or unusual incident during the five-and-a-half-day Hell Week.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò — best known for calling out other Catholic prelates, including Pope Francis, for complicity or worse in the homosexual abuse within the Catholic Church — has issued a letter to church leaders decrying the evils of the government and church response to COVID-19. Mincing no words, Viganò calls those responses part of a globalist conspiracy to control the people of the world. The letter — which Viganò sent to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) on January 27 — is partly a...

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are off to anything but a roaring start, with viewership down to an all-time low. Thursday’s primetime coverage averaged just 7.25 million viewers on NBC. The previous low was the 8.5 million that tuned in for the final night of competition at last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo, per Sports Media Watch. As OutKick’s Clay Travis noted on Twitter Friday, Americans are simply choosing not to watch, as the Olympics carry on in Beijing amid the ongoing Chinese genocide against Muslim Uyghurs. For retrospect, Thursday’s number is down 55% from the 16 million that...

The opening of a new apostolic nunciature, an embassy of the Vatican, in the United Arab Emirates is a testament to fraternity and goodwill between Muslims and Christians, said Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra. On the podcast today, we showed you the full history of Chrislam, who started it, where it came from, and how far it’s advanced here in 2022. Now comes this amazing update that the Vatican has opened a nunciature, or embassy, in Abu Dhabi as it solidifies its base of Human Fraternity and the One World Religion of Chrislam. Things are happening so fast now, and as...

President Biden's administration has taken a hard line against scrutiny of reports on Ukrainian and Russian relations, repeatedly dismissing critical lines of questioning as "Russian talking points" and "misinformation." White House press secretary Jen Psaki and State Department spokesperson Ned Price have squashed inquiries into government sources and alternative narratives surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. The White House has repeatedly warned that a Russian invasion of the country is imminent, citing troops stationed on the Russian-Ukrainian border and alleged plans to launch a false flag operation to justify an annex. Price was pressed by a reporter Thursday on the evidence...

Three days after being photographed without a face mask at the NFC championship game, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined other officials Wednesday to urge fans headed for the Super Bowl to strictly adhere to pandemic safety protocols that include staying masked, except while eating or drinking. The Los Angeles area continues to see high levels of COVID-19 infections, and ticket holders ages 5 and older must show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test to enter. The biggest challenge at the Super Bowl might be there was no way to constantly police 70,000 people. “You can’t force...

After a quiet January that saw one horror sequel and the same holiday releases putter out over several weeks, the domestic box office finally has a new leader. Paramount Pictures’ “Jackass Forever” is projected to earn $20.7 million in its opening, stunting on the weekend’s other wide release, “Moonfall.” “Jackass Forever” earned $9.6 million on Friday across 3,604 locations. The document-of-bodily-harm-cum-heartwarming-reunion is landing near the top of its box office estimates, which projected the movie to take in around $15 million to $20 million in its opening weekend. “Jackass Forever” sees the return of stuntmen Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee Man...

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Conservative lawmakers in Iowa introduced a bill this week that would require cameras to be installed in nearly every K-12 school classroom across the state, allowing parents to see livestreams. Teachers advocates have criticized the effort as one designed to censor classrooms and intimidate educators who focus on subjects such as race and history. The bill is the latest to be introduced by conservative legislators in states across the U.S., including Florida, who have launched efforts against what they say is critical race theory. The Iowa bill, H.F. 2177, would require that cameras be placed in every public school classroom...

They were all revved up and had nowhere to go. The Toronto trucker convoy never made it to the Ontario Legislature on Saturday — it was stalled and stopped at Bloor St. W. and Avenue Rd. by a Toronto Police roadblock beside the Royal Ontario Museum. It was a sea of Canadian flags with convoy supporters atop dump trucks that came down Avenue Rd. along with 18-wheelers and a cacophony of blaring horns. To the west as far as the eye could see, pickup trucks and cars of supporters that arrived around noon were lined up across all the lanes...

In the wake of the recent Truckers Convoy, Canadians have been peppering Governor General Mary Simon's office with calls to dissolve our federal government, and to remove Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from office.As reported in the National Post, "Rideau Hall’s call centre normally receives between 25 to 50 calls a day. Since the truckers convoy began the number has exploded, with more than 1,500 on Wednesday and over 4,600 at one point in the afternoon on Thursday."It's an unprecedented development in what has become an unprecedented society. The vehemence by which a segment of our population want Justin Trudeau gone...