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Dozens of high school and college students rallied...before boarding a bus to Tallahassee to protest against what many opponents have termed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. The Florida Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill Monday. "There are so many LGBT youths that are going to have their lives put at risk," one student said. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other elected officials sent them on their way.

Little girl singing in Bomb Shelter. The Ukrainian people are united in defending their country

Governor Ron DeSantas, Dr. Robert Malone and more... https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzbqrjVLKv

When the European colonial powers in Southeast Asia were preoccupied with Hitler, Japanese imperial forces swept down and occupied the lands to the north of Australia and threatened Australia too. But the fighting spirit of diggers on the Kokoda track and American military might backed by formidable industrial power drove the invaders back. But now totalitarian cancer is threatening Australia from within. A new breed of libertarian probusiness politicians like Adam La Rosa are fighting back. Ordinary people running for parliament. There is hope.

A report published on Friday is claimed to have come from a Russian FSB agent It claims that Russia's chances of achieving victory in Ukraine are non-existent Even if Putin's forces are able to capture of kill President Zelensky, the report says that occupying Ukraine would require too many resources for Russia An analyst from investigative journalism group Bellingcat said he showed the report to FSB sources who said they had 'no doubt it was written by a colleague'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to be named a recipient of the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award for his "indomitable stance for freedom and democracy" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues for a twelfth day. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute is set to announce the award Monday for Zelenskyy's "courageous fight against tyranny."

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister on Monday called Russia his country’s “most important strategic partner” as Beijing continues to refuse to condemn the invasion of Ukraine despite growing pressure from the U.S. and European Union to use its influence to rein Moscow in. Wang Yi said Chinese ties with Moscow constitute “one of the most crucial bilateral relationships in the world.” China has broken with the U.S., Europe and others that have imposed sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Beijing has said sanctions create new issues and threaten a political settlement of the conflict. “No matter how...

Prosecutor suggests FBI might not have proceeded with key part of Russia probe if Michael Sussmann had told the truth. It was an allegation that dogged Donald Trump for three years: a claim the Republican nominee-turned-president had a secret backdoor communications channel with the Kremlin. Repeated endlessly by the liberal media, the allegation was never true. Now, Special Counsel John Durham is raising the tantalizing specter the FBI might never have investigated the claim during the height of the 2016 presidential election if the man who brought it to the bureau — Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann — had...

The "Tech Executive-1" in John Durham's indictment of a Democratic cybersecurity lawyer testified in a lawsuit that he had invoked his Fifth Amendment rights when asked to testify by the special counsel. Rodney Joffe, former senior vice president at Neustar, coordinated in 2016 with Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, who was indicted last year for allegedly concealing his clients, including Hillary Clinton's campaign and Joffe, from the FBI in September 2016 when he pushed debunked claims of a secret back channel between the Trump Organization and Russia's Alfa Bank. Alfa Bank filed a "John Doe" lawsuit and deposed Joffe in...

Special Counsel John Durham demolished a key Russia hoax figure’s attempt to get criminal charges against him dropped. Approximately two weeks ago, Michael Sussmann’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the criminal charge the special counsel’s office brought against the former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney. On Friday, the special counsel filed a response that demolished Sussmann’s legal arguments, highlighted several significant facts related to the pending charge, and revealed the ridiculousness of the defense’s attempt to hide behind the First Amendment. Here are five key takeaways from Durham’s response. 1. Sussmann’s Alleged Lie Was Material Even Under the Defense’s...

A UFC Fighter speaks out on Ukraine when asked.I think he needs to tell us how he really feels. Haha! https://youtu.be/ixgLQUsbfOE

Due to several requests we have received since the Catholic Liturgical Library went down about the practice of removing holy water from fonts during Lent, I am reposting the official answer here. The Library should be back up tomorrow. Can the holy water be removed from fonts during Lent? No. Here is a letter from the Congregation for Divine Worship responding to this question on 3/14/03: Prot. N. 569/00/L Dear Father: This Congregation for Divine Worship has received your letter sent by fax in which you ask whether it is in accord with liturgical law to remove the Holy Water...

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Starting in the days of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, American colleges and universities embraced the idea that one way for the country to atone for its ugly history of slavery and racial discrimination was to give preferences to applicants from “underrepresented “ groups. At first, that just meant students with African ancestry, but later came to include Hispanics, Native Americans, Aleutian Islanders and others. Schools began to admit applicants from those groups even though they had weaker academic qualifications than the great majority of the students. The assumption was that they were helping them, because a degree from a more...

President Biden’s advisers are discussing a possible visit to Saudi Arabia this spring to help repair relations and convince the Kingdom to pump more oil, Axios has learned. Why it matters: A hat-in-hand trip would illustrate the gravity of the global energy crisis driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Biden has chastised Saudi Arabia, and the CIA believes its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was involved in the dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Vice President Kamala Harris had a brief scare when she returned from her trip to Selma, Alabama. The administration was there to commemorate the 57th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," where state police beat up civil rights demonstrators protesting over lack of voting access. Upon return of Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, a vehicle with two occupants, one of them armed, blew past a security checkpoint. One person was arrested, the other is still at large. As a result, the base was locked down. This incident occurred around 9 PM last night (via Washington Examiner):

A Russian war ship was struck by Ukrainian forces as they continued to defend the port of Odessa from invading troops, according to Ukraine's navy. Video footage appeared to show Ukrainian defence forces, based in Odessa, cheering as they exchanged fire with ships in the Black Sea in the early hours of the morning. One Russian ship - said to be the patrol vessel Vasily Byko - is thought to have been hit as Ukrainian forces defended the country's largest port, Ukraine's navy said on Monday.

Strikingly frank answer from CDC director Walensky on them being too bullish on vaccines early on “Nobody said ‘waning’ when this vaccine is going to work, ‘oh well maybe it’ll wear off.’ Nobody said ‘well, what if...it’s not as potent against the next variant’” Alex Thomp Twitter She continues: “I have frequently said ‘we’re going to lead with the science’...I think public heard that as ‘science is foolproof. Science is black and white.’...The truth is science is grey. And science is not always immediate.“Alex Thomp Twitter

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is eyeing a return to power, hasn’t had much luck recruiting the kinds of Senate candidates who will support his bid to remain the top Senate Republican next year. Instead, the Kentuckian faces a potential freshman class of Republican senators more aligned with former President Donald Trump, who wants Mr. McConnell to be pushed out of party leadership. Mr. McConnell has struck out numerous times this election cycle in his quest to persuade formidable Republican candidates outside of Mr. Trump’s loyalty circle to run for the Senate.