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Late one night in January, Jonathan Coffino, 78, turned to his wife as they sat in bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can do this,” he said. Coffino was referring to the caution that has come to define his life during the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years of mostly staying at home and avoiding people, his patience is frayed and his distress is growing. “There’s a terrible fear that I’ll never get back my normal life,” Coffino said, describing the feelings he tries to keep at bay. “And there’s an awful sense of purposelessness.” Despite recent signals that...

Justice Clarence Thomas has done well for himself. He is in no need of defense by anybody. His life and work are inspiring by any measure. But the despicable, racially motivated, coordinated media attacks against him and his family are so unfair that even a slight appreciation of justice would compel a reasonable person to speak. His professionalism and honor play a part, too, so that reasonable observers can appreciate that in shining a light on the praiseworthy work of the good justice and the nefarious motives of his critics, one speaks for him who "cannot speak for himself," given...

US President Joe Biden said that he does not consider the possibility of attracting American troops to protect Ukraine from Russia. This is reported by the Censor. "This is not being considered," Biden told reporters outside the White House, answering a question about whether the US military can be sent to Ukraine to protect it from Russia. According to Bloomberg, the US President noted that he would not unilaterally use force against Russia.

Source: Museum of the BibleThe Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., will celebrate its fifth birthday on November 17. During the 2017 opening weekend, my husband and I toured the massive 430,000 square-foot museum. We were impressed by the gargantuan brick exterior, 40-foot tall bronze doors with Biblical inscriptions, and modern interior design. Moreover, there were interactive galleries, thoughtful and inspiring displays, and hundreds of artifacts that embodied the museum’s slogan: “Inviting all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible.” But we noted one glaring omission: The Shroud of Turin was not referenced or pictured anywhere...

According to the Canadian financial blog Armstrong Economics, the emergency powers activated by Justin Trudeau to cripple the trucker protests have sparked panic among citizens, which could lead to a devastating financial crisis. On Feb. 14, Trudeau enacted the Emergencies Act, which enabled Canadian banks to freeze the assets of anyone who donated to protests against the vaccine mandates — without due process or any court action. Trudeau then ordered the banks to unfreeze the accounts after the protesters had been cleared away. But what is reported to have happened after that is being ignored by the corporate press. Armstrong...

Be vigilant! As soon as you see this, immediately contact the police!"- the message says. Source: https://censor.net/ua/n3319409 Saboteurs put a lot of marks on Kiev. Reported by the press service of the Kyiv city state administration with reference to the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko. "Attention! Saboteurs put a lot of marks around the city. In particular, ballistic ones. And today, Kiev residents filmed on the phone how they mark gas pipes on residential buildings. Be vigilant! As soon as you see this, immediately contact the police!"- the message says. https://t.me/KyivCityOfficial/2137 Molotov cocktails showed effectiveness in protecting Kiev from the...

I am with you in spirit, but Biden and the Democrats are salivating over the opportunity this will give them to turbocharge the “domestic terrorist” narrative they have been promoting following the fake, contrived, January 6 “insurrection". This is to my friends in the trucking community. Don’t come to DC in your convoy. Biden and the Democrats are salivating over the opportunity this will give them to turbocharge the “domestic terrorist” narrative they have been promoting following the fake, contrived, January 6 “insurrection” which they very likely orchestrated, jail some of you and further sabotage the economy. I fully understand...

Remember Alexander Vindman? He is the man whose “whistleblowing” about an innocuous phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned America inside out for months. Playing into the now-proven Democrat and media hoax that Trump was some kind of dangerous foreign puppet, Vindman declared that his patriotism just wouldn’t allow him to stand by while the president discussed perfectly ordinary things with a foreign head of state who shared a border with Russia and Vladimir Putin. Now that foreign head of state is losing his country. Vindman helped shade Trump straight into impeachment – a political...

The US continues to sit passively on the sidelines while the Russian army pounds Ukraine. It is all too pathetic. Nevertheless, resident Biden has listed as a key priority the prevention of US military deaths in armed conflicts. In his August 16, 2021 speech at Arlington Cemetery, President Biden declared: How many more generations of America’s daughters and sons would you have me send to fight Afghans — Afghanistan’s civil war when Afghan troops will not? How many more lives — American lives — is it worth? How many endless rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery?With this speech, he...

Game-changing news has emerged out of Iceland. As of this week, Iceland is the first country in the world to completely drop ALL Covid measures. There will be no lockdowns or social restrictions. There will be no mandatory Covid testing and if you happen to catch Covid you do not have to isolate. There will be no vaccine passports and no vaccine mandates. Anyone regardless of their vaccination status can travel to the country with no test required. The unvaccinated will not face any form of discrimination or exclusion from society. Iceland is returning to going back to life as...

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"And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." "And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If...

D.C. Councilmembers are considering a bill that would allocate $100 a month for residents to ride the Metro. The bill, Metro for DC Amendment Act of 2022, is authored by Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6). The $100 would come from surplus funds at the end of the city’s fiscal year. Additionally, $10 million would be dedicated to improving the District’s bus service. Supporters of the bill argue by paying for trips taken, the $100 per resident proposal could get cars off the streets and subsidize Metro’s service costs. Proponents of Allen’s bill also say it will help the environment and...

TUCKER CARLSON: So what's interesting, as you watch people like the man we just interviewed flee the capital city of Ukraine, is how quickly huge parts of that country seem to fall in the face of the Russian invasion. That makes you wonder where were its defenders, not just within Ukraine but the United States? People you've been watching for years now have been encouraging conflict in Ukraine, of course, and saying we need to go all out to defend it. David Frunm, the Canadian who is everywhere, is telling us you are a traitor if you are not willing...

Almost 30,000 people crossed from Ukraine into Poland yesterday following Russia’s invasion, far higher than normal border traffic. Around half of them have made declarations that they are fleeing war and will be treated as refugees, say the Polish authorities. Many have been met by friends and relatives from Poland’s Ukrainian community – the country’s largest immigrant group, over one million strong – thousands of whom have travelled to the border to collect their compatriots. Meanwhile, Poland has also been helping facilitate the repatriation of third-country nationals – including Bangladeshis and Filipinos – from Ukraine. Figures released by the Polish...

The battle for Kyiv was underway — with explosions and gunfire reported in the Ukrainian capital — as Russian forces forged on with an aggressive overnight offensive Friday into Saturday... Hundreds of casualties have already been reported in the wake of the assault. Russian shells demolished apartment buildings in Kyiv and schools and bridges were also destroyed... Artillery and gunshots echoed through the city’s streets Friday night and Saturday morning as Russian troops stormed from the south, east and north. In the face of the violence, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined an offer from the US to be evacuated from...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin issued an anti-war statement on Friday in his first comments following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Please, no more war. It doesn't matter who is in the war -- Russia, Ukraine, different countries -- we have to live in peace," he said following the Capitals' practice. Ovechkin, 36, has been an ardent supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the years. In 2017, he campaigned on behalf of Putin by starting a social media movement called Putin Team, writing, "I never made a secret of my attitude toward our president, always openly supporting him." His Instagram...

A high-rise apartment block in Kyiv was hit by a devastating missile this morning as fighting continues to rage in the capital between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces. Emergency services said the number of victims from the attack in the Zhuliany district was 'being specified' and that an evacuation was underway. Images show the tower block with a hole covering at least five floors blasted into the side and rubble strewn across the street below. It comes as a barrage of cruise missiles have also been launched by Russian forces against Ukrainian military facilities.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trial run for tyranny inspired Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) to call for its replication in the United States. "Confiscating the trucks and seizing the bank accounts of the unruly opponents of the government's covid vaccine mandates was glorious," he declared. "The efficiency of simply declaring an emergency opened up an opportunity to rule by decree, designate the offenders as outlaws and mete out punishment." "When you have no access to your money and the government takes the property you depend on to earn a living it has gone a long way toward neutralizing you and...