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“‘Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven’” (Matthew 5:16). Letting our “light shine before men” allows them to see our “good works,” the beauty the Lord has worked in us. To see good works by us is to see Christ in us. That’s why Jesus says, “Let your light shine.” It is not something we create or make up, but something we allow the Lord to do through us. It is God’s light; our choice is whether to hide it or let...

<p>Russia has added a new chapter in the post-Cold War Europe under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. His decision to invade Ukraine on February 24 has altered the US-led global liberal power calculus. The quiet “Spy Guy” Putin, who took over as the Prime Minister in ailing Boris Yeltsin’s Government in 1999, was largely unnoticed by the West. Probably, the policymakers in the Western capitals could not visualise how this man would pose a serious threat to both the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the days to come. Putin’s was a solo journey laced with a hidden agenda of reclaiming the lost Soviet empire. Thus, he quickly took up the reins as the second President of the newly created Russian Federation in the year 2000, immediately after Yeltsin left the scene as he was seriously unwell.</p>

Parents are about to give the public education bureaucrats a smack on their fingers. It started in Virginia and appears to be heading westward in a hurry. I remember when they called it a "prairie fire." We call them "suburban insurrections" these days. Let's hear from John Nolte: Rasmussen asked 1,000 likely voters, “Who do you trust more to deal with education issues. Democrats or Republicans?” Only 36 percent said Democrats, while 43 percent said Republicans. Eighteen percent said the two parties are “about the same.” What should worry Democrats most of all is that only 34 percent of women...

On day 32 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian forces are focusing their efforts on eastern Ukraine in an attempt to salvage anything they can from the thus far failed “special military operation.” Last week, the Russian Ministry of Defense did an embarrassing about-face and stated that its primary objectives in Ukraine were focused on eastern Ukraine, where there are Russian separatists, rather than trying to capture large Ukrainian urban centers, such as Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa. In its daily estimate of the war, the British Ministry of Defense assessed that the Russian military is repositioning its forces...

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The House is poised to pass legislation this week that would legalize marijuana, just the latest example of the swiftly changing attitudes on drug laws that marks a near reversal from the Reagan-era “war on drugs” that also reverberated through the 1990s. The bill legalizing marijuana has near-uniform support among Democrats and a top ally in Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.), who has been aiming to introduce a similar measure this spring. And it’s just one of several pieces of legislation that underlines the shift in Congress’s attitude — a change that has come about in part because of...

When Republicans, as predicted, regain control of the House and Senate this November, they will be expected to fulfill a dual mandate. Americans want Republicans to energetically pursue a centrist commonsense America First agenda by supporting legislation that reduces inflation and crime, protects America's borders, improves educational curricula, and restores U.S. energy independence. Voters are also demanding that Congress immediately launch investigations into a plethora of wrongdoings engaged in by Joe and Hunter Biden, Nancy Pelosi and Eric Swalwell, progressive governors and mayors, their allies in the Intelligence Community, members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, Anthony Fauci, Big Tech...

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. yield curve measured by the gap between five and 30-year government bond yields inverted on Monday for the first time since early 2006 as a sell-off in the market resumed, with short-dated bond yields jumping to their highest since 2019.

Among the more famous quotations by Mao Zedong is: “All political power comes from the barrel of the gun.” However, Mao got that wrong as in the United States circa 2022 political blackmail in the hands of progressives – really, American Marxists -- is a much more effective tool than the gun. Less than seven percent of American voters identify as being “very liberal”. Yet, thanks to the unbridled use of political blackmail, they have set the agenda since 2009. Additionally, by virtue of these tactics they are also in de facto control not only of the Democrat party but...

From the beginning of the COVID pandemic starting two years ago, we have heard conflicting and often nonsensical recommendations from those charged with knowing better and leading the country through the biggest public health crisis that most of us have ever experienced. From “15 days to slow the spread” to mask mandates changing as fast as the weather, reality and science was whatever those in power declared it to be on any given day. First, we were told that masks were worthless in stopping viruses. Shortly thereafter we were told to wear one, then two, then one, now back to...

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After the typical narcissistic hubris between Smith and Rock, the article says, At the commercial break, presenter Daniel Kaluuya came up to hug Smith, and Denzel Washington escorted him to the side of the stage. The two talked and hugged and Tyler Perry came over to talk as well. It must be a black thing. Whitey not allowed? Smith won an oscar? They're still making movies?

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Russia is losing as the Ukrainian coutnerattacks appear to have no signs of stopping. At the moment, we are currently facing Russian bot attacks, so please bear with us as we may have to shut of the chat for tonight. The Ukrainians have covered large amounts of ground over the past few days, and with escalating tensions between the west and the east it is uncertain where this could go at the moment.

CIMMERIA—Local adventurer and slayer Conan the Barbarian has decided to temporarily lay aside the rich juices of red meat, the stinging wine on his palate, and the mad exultation of battle to pursue an advanced degree in biology at a local university. According to sources, his lack of expertise in biology made it difficult for him to know whose lamentations he was hearing. "This is what is best in life," said Conan to reporters. "To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentation of their... uh... crap. Women? Maybe? I dunno. I'm not a biologist....

Waldemar Geiger reports in Soldat & Technik that the Ukrainian armed forces will shortly be equipped with up to 2,650 RGW90 anti-tank missile systems from German manufacturer Dynamit Nobel Defense (DND). The Ukrainian state bought the systems directly from DND and had them delivered to Ukraine. An export application was submitted by the manufacturer on March 18th. According to Die Welt, the approval was granted by the Ministry of Economics last weekend. According to the report, the weapon systems have already left the manufacturer's warehouse for Ukraine. In the version currently available on the market, the RGW90 HH (HEAT/HESH) A2...

March 28th 2022 Monday of the 4th week of Lent St. Joseph's Church in Mandalay, Burma, ရှင်ဖရန်စစ်အစီစီကက်သလစ်ခရစ်ယန်ဘုရားရှိခိုးကျောင်း Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet First readingIsaiah 65:17-21 ©Be glad and rejoice for ever at what I am creatingThus says the Lord: Now I create new heavens and a new earth, and the past will not be remembered, and will come no more to men’s minds. Be glad and rejoice for ever and ever for what I am creating, because I now create Jerusalem ‘Joy’ and her people ‘Gladness.’ I shall rejoice over Jerusalem and exult in my people. No more will the...

@MarkDice The fact that Will Smith wasn’t kicked out of the Oscars and arrested for assaulting Chris Rock shows how Hollywood allows, enables, and celebrates the very worst behaviors. Workplace violence isn’t tolerated in normal industries. @MarkDice Probably not staged. Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia so in this context the joke was pretty mean, and set him off @MarkDice Maybe the writers didn't know about Jada's alopecia. I doubt they would allow Chris Rock to mock someone's medical condition in the woke era.

Will Smith's Oscar 2022 acceptance speech for Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Richard Williams in KING RICHARD

“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father” (Proverbs 28:6-7).