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The media and the teachers’ union keep up a relentless drumbeat about America’s educational excellence but parents are finally catching up with the lie. Is the USA in 2022 a military superpower? Yes. Is the US economy in 2022 a superpower? Yes. Is the USA in 2022 a superpower in terms of public education? Not hardly or, as Biden likes to say, “C’mon man!” Why isn’t America a superpower in terms of public education? Don’t we pay a lot of money for public education in America? We are right near the top in terms of what we pay per student...

Americans are ticked off at the shenanigans going on in Canada. Martial law for a few thousand truckers protesting mandates? Seizing bank accounts? Trampling peaceful protesters with horses? All this to force people to get an injection that doesn't work for an illness that causes less death than the seasonal flu? This has gone too far. U.S. truckers are even angrier. They are the critical part of our transportation system that gets goods from the farms and factories to the stores, and they worked tirelessly during the darkest days of the pandemic. Now they, too, are being forced to get...

The co-owner of a downtown Ottawa restaurant says he'd love to treat some local residents who made headlines standing up to “Freedom Convoy” protesters. North & Navy on Nepean Street, still behind police checkpoints in the "secure area" downtown, said on social media it plans to reopen Wednesday, and offered free dinner to several local heroes.

The Bill of Rights is very clear and does not have any stipulations pertaining to the Second Amendment. There are no conditions attached to the Second Amendment, such as the type of firearm, number of bullets in the magazine, caliber size, manufacturer, or how many firearms you can have on you or in your home. The Second Amendment clearly states that the citizens of the United States have the right to keep and bear arms. It’s that simple. Nothing more. Nothing less. The Democrats use every opportunity, no matter how miniscule the connection might be, to oppose the right to...

The Premier of Canadian province of Alberta – Jason Kenney – has announced his government is filing a court challenge against Justin Trudeau for invoking the “unjustified” Emergencies Act last week. Mr Kenney released a video to his Twitter account where he argued the act wasn’t designed for situations like the Freedom Convoy protest. “The federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act is an unnecessary and disproportionate measure that can violate civil liberties, invades provincial jurisdiction and creates a very precedent for the future," he said. See video at link.

"And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him." "I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been...

Vlad Putin, the evil though very calculating chief oligarch of the shriveled nation of Russia (when stacked against its predecessor, the Soviet Union), is playing chess over the fate of Ukraine, while our figurehead president and his gaggle of administration mediocrities (here being charitable) and Pentagon toadies play checkers. I’ll venture this wager -- though with modest reservations: Putin will bring Ukraine into his orbit without sending his troops en masse into said country. On Monday, Putin recognized Russian-dominated regions of the Ukraine, followed by a minor incursion of "peacekeepers," travelling by bus, not APC. Putin doesn't need a full-scale...

Video at link Tim offers an interesting discussion/analysis of the situation.

As if there wasn’t enough sketchy stuff amid positive HIV tests as a result of the COVID-19 vaccination program, apparently now there’s a vaccine induced positive syphilis result. ... ... I guess that’s why they call it “practicing” medicine. On a serious note, it would be interesting to see what the difference is between people who took the vaccine and the percentage of people who then took the booster shot(s) after adverse vaccine events began getting recorded. Are there a lot of people who took the original vaccine, but later wouldn’t continue taking the booster shots?

Fifth-grade girls who attended a science camp organized by the Los Alamitos Unified School District in California stayed in cabins with men who “identify” as non-binary — or not accepting their biological sex. The parents learned from their daughters that the male counselors used “they/them” pronouns and stayed with them in their cabins for three nights at Camp Pali. The Los Angeles-based KTLA reported on the incident: “Per California law, we place staff in cabins they identify with,” Emmi Teige, assistant director of Camp Pali, confirmed. “I contacted the school and asked them if they were about to confirm that...

Apple App Store lists rightwing Twitter alternative but ex-congressman tapped to lead company indicates slow rollout Donald Trump’s rightwing riposte to Twitter – his new social media app Truth Social – is supposed to launch on Monday. But the rollout of what the former president hopes will be the start of a new media empire continues to be shrouded in confusion and secrecy. Tim Scott speaks at a press conference. Tim Scott, only Black Senate Republican, hints he could be Trump's running mate. ... Even the new app’s name is likely to be controversial, given Trump’s legendary struggles with veracity....

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. Shower down, you heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down Righteousness. Let the earth open up, so that Salvation will produce fruit....

Government's reasoning mentions 'ideologically motivated violent extremism'The Liberal government is defending its allegation of ties between "ideologically motivated violent extremism" and the ongoing protest in Ottawa — one of the reasons it cited for triggering the Emergencies Act. On Monday, the federal government invoked the legislation for the first time since its passage in 1988. The move gives the government new powers to address anti-vaccine mandate protesters tying the city of Ottawa in knots — including the authority to ban travel to protest zones and prohibit people from bringing minors to unlawful assemblies. The government published its reasons for triggering...

The illicit use of amphetamines, the stimulants commonly known as speed, is linked to a 5-fold heightened risk of psychosis, finds a 10 year study published online in the journal Evidence-Based Mental Health. This increased risk was seen across all age groups, but was especially noticeable among women and those who had been arrested several times for possession of the drug, the findings show. The estimated global prevalence of amphetamine use is less than 1%, but around 1 in 10 users become addicted. The drug’s impact on neurotransmitter signalling in the brain often causes psychosis, the symptoms of which mimic...

A Brigham Young University student was brewing homemade rocket fuel on a dormitory stove when the concoction suddenly exploded into a massive “fireball,” according to campus police. The blast from the experiment-gone-wrong set off fire alarms and sprinklers at Heritage Halls around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, flooding parts of the building, BYU police said. Campus police and The Provo Fire Department responded to the scene. “The flames from the explosion had engulfed the walls and ceiling around the stove and the intense heat tripped the fire sprinkler system. Firefighters quickly secured the scene and were able to put out the...

President Joe Biden touted his appointment of Clinton confidant and Kamal Harris-bestie Minyon Moore to help him choose the first black female Supreme Court justice, but he never mentioned that she's a Black Lives Matter board member, CRT promoter and supports the Defund the Police movement. Moore's deep blue political credentials go all the way back to Jesse Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. But when the president announced that he would be setting up a board of advisors to help him with his SCOTUS pick and confirmation strategy he soft-peddled Moore's history. 'These advisors bring decades of experience to...

“The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished” (Proverbs 22:2-3).

Measuring a staggering 1,188 feet, Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas was delivered last month and is due to begin its maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the Caribbean on March 4. The 18-deck cruise ship was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and has capacity The ship will begin operating five- to seven-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the Caribbean in March before launching Western Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona and Rome in May. Wonder of the Seas comprises eight neighborhoods, one of which contains over 20,000 real plants, and its on-board features include...

After an initial backlash over its facial recognition feature, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday it started a new option that will allow taxpayers to sign up for online accounts without the use of the controversial biometric data. Taxpayers wanting to use its services online will still have to use ID.me to register, but people will have the option of verifying their identity during a “live virtual interview” instead of uploading a video selfie. “This is consistent with the IRS’s commitment earlier this month to transition away from the requirement for taxpayers creating an IRS online account to provide a...

More and more I’m hearing that the “nation is divided.” We are not. There is just a portion of the population — I’ll call them commie degenerates — who are impossible to deal with. I’ve heard several pinkos say that “conservatives just won’t have a conversation.” They are somewhat correct, but it’s not because we are afraid to debate them — it’s because they are nuttier than squirrel droppings. Trying to convince a libtard that he/she/zhim/zher/it is wrong is like trying to tell Hitler that invading the Soviet Union MIGHT not be a good idea; he won’t accept it until...