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If you want to feed on fake news, be bombarded by endless praise-filled coverage of scoundrels whose fame is undeserved, and listen to just plain idiocy, keep watching television news. With the latest conviction of former media star Michael Avenatti, I’ve made my case. Not only does the story of his rise and fall illustrate my point, but the failure of the media that gave him so much praise and coverage is not the end of it. Their lack of curiosity about his funding, even to this day, further condemns them as mere propagandists for the Left. At present he’s...

The wokest of all U.S. national sports teams just got a little less woke. U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) head coach Vlatko Andonovski has called up a roster that features youth and players the team will rely on in the future. It does not, however, feature noted USWNT anthem-protester Megan Rapinoe. Megan Rapinoe kneels during the National Anthem prior to the match between the United States and the Netherlands at Georgia Dome on September 18,... ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 18: Megan Rapinoe #15 kneels during the National Anthem prior to the match between the United States and the Netherlands at...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told the league’s 32 teams Saturday that the results of the current hiring cycle for head coaches have been “unacceptable” with regard to diversity, saying the league will retain outside experts to help “reevaluate and examine all policies” guiding minority hiring. Goodell made his comments in a memo sent to the teams and all NFL employees four days after former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued the league and teams Tuesday, accusing them of racial discrimination. The NFL has only one active Black head coach. No Black head coaches have been hired so far this offseason...

"Hey Hey What Can I Do" is a song by the English rock group Led Zeppelin released in 1970 as the B-side of "Immigrant Song" outside the United Kingdom.

Chris Wallace recently left his long-time, top position as the host of “Fox News Sunday.” Being the principled newsman that he is, he chose to run over to the shining jewel of journalism that is CNN to be part of their new streaming service. Since that announcement, we haven’t heard much of anything from Wallace. Per Radar Online, which broke the Zucker story weeks before Zucker’s resignation, Wallace is not happy about the development. In wake of the decision from WarnerMedia suits to oust Jeff Zucker, Wallace is said to be “second guessing his decision” even though he is believed...

On a cold Tuesday, lifelong Florida resident Amanda Brody traveled to Punxsutawney, but not to take part in Groundhog Day festivities. She and 10 others arrived a day early to protest “the abuse of live animals.” Brody, 29, is a senior campaigner for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She travels the country, organizing and leading protests against animal abuse. It’s a full-time job and “my career and passion,” she said in a telephone interview from her home in West Palm Beach. She’s signed on with PETA four years ago — one year after she became a vegan and...

This Sunday’s Gospel describes the call of Simon Peter, one that takes place in several stages. While it is presented in a compact time frame, for most of us it takes place over a longer period, as the Lord works to deepen our faith and heighten our call.The upshot of the Gospel is that Peter’s faith is strengthened by his obedience to the Lord’s command.Let’s see how the Lord grows Peter’s faith.The Help that isn’t Hard – The text says, While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the...

February 6th, 2022 Memorial to the martyrs of Japan - St. Paul Miki, St. Peter Sukejiro, , St. Cosmas Takeya and companions St. Jean-Baptiste Cathedral, Lyons, FranceReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingIsaiah 6:1-2,3-8 ©'Here I am: send me'In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord of Hosts seated on a high throne; his train filled the sanctuary; above him stood seraphs, each one with six wings. And they cried out to one another in this way,‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts.His glory fills the whole earth.’The foundations of the threshold shook with the voice...

More than three quarters of students at one Baltimore high school are reading at an elementary level, with many reading at a kindergarten level. Fox Baltimore reported that a teacher at Patterson High School, one of the largest high schools in the city, came forward with information showing 77% of students at the schools were found to have an elementary school reading level. Patterson has a 61% graduation rate and a $12 million budget. The teacher has not been identified to protect them from retaliation. “iReady assessments are given in Baltimore City Schools to help determine at which grade level...

Barack Obama has been pictured at his new multimillion-dollar Hawaii mansion for the very first time, but he did not yet appear to be on island time. Far from being in beach mode, Obama appeared to be deep in conversation as he spoke with workers from local building firm Armstrong Builders, who are currently constructing his beachfront compound on the island of Oahu. Dressed in beige pants and a grey polo shirt, Obama looked tense as he was pictured speaking with builders and architects.

Spotify has taken down 113 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast from its platform as of Saturday night, after Rogan issued an apology for having used racial slurs on his platform in the past. JRE Missing, a website that automatically detects deleted episodes of Rogan's podcast, has been tracking the changes. Most of the pulled episodes were recorded before his recent COVID-19 controversy and involved far-right commentators - or outright conspiracy theorists - including Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Owen Benjamin and Canadian writer Gavin Miles McInnes.

The Associated Press has aired its grievances with President Biden's administration after reporters were accused of being 'disloyal' for asking probing questions. During several encounters last week, when the administration was asked for evidence to back up dramatic claims about national security developments, it simply retorted: 'You'll have to trust us on that.' The Biden administration appears to be becoming more hostile and wary of reporters that in the past were 'friendly' toward Democratic administrations.

Protests In Ottawa And Elsewhere Late Information At The Bottom Of This Post... Welcome to Your Weekend. Your currently sober drunk host back with you. Three songs that impacted my life two sung by Tom T. Hall and Tom T. Hall wrote the third one that became a 1968 hit song sung by Jeannie C. Riley. (The Following May Be Distrubing) "The McMinn County School Board proved themselves to be a clot of juvenile morons They failed to comprehend that if you are going to teach about the Holocaust you cannot whitewash it or turn it into a Disney musical....

If the despicable tyrant Fidel Trudeau orders his government thugs to assault and abuse the rights of the protesters all Canadians should start a general strike and shut the entire country down. The fist order of business should be to call in sick for coup-flu and stop all shipping except for food, medicines, and enough fuel for emergency services. If Canadians back down we may be slaves until our grandchildren shoot their way out of communist tyranny.

Stacey Abrams, who has yet to concede the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race, deleted a photograph that showed her sitting – unmasked – while surrounded by several dozen masked school children. The photograph was taken at Glennwood School in Atlanta and posted to the Democrat’s social media platforms on Friday. “Spending time with Glennwood’s amazing students, faculty and staff ranks as spectacular, delightful and outstanding,” the wanna-be romance novelist wrote on Twitter. Abrams was seated on the floor grinning ear to ear while masked children sat uncomfortably around her. Perhaps she was holding her breath? Yet another picture of an unmasked...

In the past year, the former Attorney General of former U.S. President Barack Obama, Eric Holder, has developed a gerrymandering strategy in which he aggressively gerrymanders state legislative districts and state congressional districts throughout the nation. The Wall Street Journal reported Holder’s success was a result of his “sue to blue” strategy after Obama was destroyed in the 2010 redistricting cycle. Under the National Democratic Redistricting Committee that Holder was responsible for creating, Holder was reportedly instrumental in reducing the aggressiveness of Republican legislatures by developing a plan under its auspices. According to reports, Holder has aggressively used the court...

Local elected officials in Ottawa are calling on the federal government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to take their responsibilities, while the municipal police are completely overwhelmed by the headquarters of the capital. "We don't have the resources locally to control this thing," Councilwoman Diane Deans said on Saturday. Ms. Deans chairs the Ottawa Police Services Board, which met urgently on Saturday to question municipal police chief Peter Sloly and his team. He explained to the elected officials that he was powerless in the face of a "national insurrection" which exceeded his capacities. Against this backdrop, Councilwoman Carol-Ann Meehan...

Earlier in the week, I reported that there was a “growing chorus of politicians and health experts” in Canada calling for an end to COVID mandates, after the protests by the Freedom Convoy. While we’ve been focused a lot on the occupation in Ottawa, they also had a blockade going on at the border in Alberta as well as protests in other areas.The RCMP apparently thought they could tow the truckers away, by calling up the local tow truck operations. But they got rejected big time, with the tow truck organization telling them they supported the peaceful protest.Tow truck company...

If you were trying to design a magazine to tantalize, excite, and frustrate QAnon believers, you could hardly do better than a 1997 issue of George. Due to the peculiarities of history, the muscular free market, and the fact that we live in hell, copies of the issue—which is taglined “Survival Guide to the Future”—have recently sold for thousands of dollars on eBay. The magazine has become one of the minor holy objects passed around by the Q crowd as evidence of the truth of their addled quest. George enjoyed a short but infamous run, often inextricably tied with the...

As we previously wrote, the Freedom Convoy truckers in Canada had raised a tremendous amount of money for their support through GoFundMe. GoFundMe first paused the account to review it, then declared they weren’t going to give the truckers the money because “[w]e now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation with police reports of violence and unlawful activity.”GoFundMe says no further funds will be distributed directly to the organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests. The crowdfunding firm says: 'We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become...