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The month starts off with three bright planets clustered low in our east-southeast sky just before sunrise. Venus, Saturn and Mars are within six degrees of separation, but each morning thereafter the configuration noticeably changes. Mars and Saturn approach each other more closely than the apparent diameter of the moon on April 5. A view of the predawn sky on April 19, 2022 in Stellarium shows the alignment of Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn. (Image credit: Stellarium) The main event comes during the final week of April with the approach of magnitude -2 Jupiter to magnitude -4 Venus, seven times...

wildfire that has burned over 100 structures in the hills near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is nearing full containment, Tennessee Wildland Fire officials said. Just over 3,700 acres of land have been scorched from the Hatcher Mountain Road/Indigo Lane Fire, but firefighters now report 85% containment.

They fell ill after eating the raw oysters at Travail Kitchen in Robbinsdale on March 20. The restaurant notified public health authorities and has since stopped serving the oysters, according to officials. The Stellar Bay Gold oysters had originated from Deep Bay 14-8 in British Columbia, and were harvested on March 10. Public health agencies are encouraging people to check shellstock tags and discard oysters from the particular harvest. To mitigate the spread, health experts say to wash your hands after using the bathroom, and before preparing food for others.

“Now that this is out there, I don’t know how you stay on another day and continue taking questions from your new employer,” said Rory Cooper this morning about Jen Psaki’s imminent career change.I agree. You know who else agrees? NBC.Noah Bierman @Noahbierman A meta moment at the White House briefing when an NBC/MSNBC reporter @kwelkernbc presses @Psaki44 on whether she can ethically work as the briefer while reportedly negotiating with NBC.

ALincoln Project video calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the January 6 Capitol riot has been viewed more than half a million times as of Saturday afternoon, following its release on Friday. Justice Thomas has faced pressure to recuse himself from such cases since reports outlining the role that his wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, played in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Text messages she allegedly sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows showed her expressing support for overturning the election, based on unproven claims of voter fraud.

Between the two towers of Westbank‘s WB1200 development in Seattle, a repurposed Boeing 747 is soon to be suspended. The body of the massive airplane will float above the residential project’s galleria as a centerpiece and a symbol of industrial innovation, on view as a sensational artifact for both pedestrians at street level and for residents in their dwellings overhead. Ian Gillespie, founder of Vancouver-based Westbank, leads the project with the aim of celebrating innovation. That’s why the fuselage will not only hang between the apartment towers an art object, but as occupiable space. The reused Boeing 747 will function...

"WORSE THAN WATERGATE!!!"How many times have you heard a media figure breathless blurt out that meme that has become a favorite among leftists to hype a supposed scandal by conservatives and Republicans? Of course, the media never applies it to Democrats so they can rest easy that their media allies will never declare the emails on Hunter Biden's lap to be "Worse Than Watergate!"The latest iteration of "Worse Than Watergate" came to us this past week with stories about a supposed seven hour gap in President Donald Trump's phone record on January 6, 2021. Unfortunately for this narrative it was...

It looks like the Disney corporation may be getting a new batch of applicants as NBC reports that LGBTQ elementary school teachers, those who generally advocate for the promotion of kindergarten gender and sexuality discussions, are quitting their jobs in Florida.

Congress is mulling a new $55 billion aid package for restaurants and other industries battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants are slated to receive $42 billion which is intended to backfill the 2021 Restaurant Relief Fund. That aid ran out before 2/3 of restaurants that applied could receive cash, according to Roll Call.

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.

"Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto...

"You gonna hit my ********** brother because your b*** gave you a side eye ??" Caution-- strong language !

Biden’s Secretary of State Tony Blinken reportedly has ties to George Soros through his parents. President Trump’s former Senior Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy, Richard Grenell, penned an article in November of 2021 that was published by the ACLJ. It all starts with this tweet. Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken United States government official Former President of Albania Sali Berisha’s corrupt acts undermined democracy in Albania. I am publicly designating Berisha and his immediate family members as ineligible for entry into the United States. We remain #UnitedAgainstCorruption with our partners in Albania. 8:04 AM · May 19, 2021 Grenell...

New vehicles sold in the United States will have to travel an average of at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. For the current model year, standards enacted under Trump require the fleet of new vehicles to get just under 28 miles per gallon in real-world driving. The new requirements increase gas mileage by 8% per year for 2024 and 2025 year models and...

THE Primates of the Anglican Communion are determined that the Lambeth Conference in July should not be dominated by debates about human sexuality, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. Instead, the Conference will focus on “those things which are destroying tens and hundreds of millions of lives”. Archbishop Welby was speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, at the end of this week’s Primates’ Meeting, which took place in Lambeth Palace. Thirty-seven Primates attended, including some online. It was the first time that the Primates had gathered in person since a meeting in Jordan in January 2020, shortly before...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 30, 2022 / 13:36 pm A tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament located inside, along with other church belongings, was stolen from Catholic church in Hydes, Maryland, between the night of March 25 and the morning of March 26. “I am saddened that they took the tabernacle with the Holy Eucharist in it, which is appalling,” Father Pete Literal, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located in Baltimore County, told CNA Wednesday. Stolen were the gold tabernacle with the Eucharist inside, the base of a processional cross, four candelabras, and six candle holders. There was...

Ricardo Bosi explains what's really going on in the Ukraine (TRANSCRIPT and 3 minute video)Transcript of Riccardo Bosi's warning ["No consent. No consent. No consent"]Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control...

The Pope met with Aboriginal representatives and apologized for abuses committed by some members of the Catholic Church in the past.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis spoke to and met with individuals speaking on behalf of Canadian Aboriginal groups on Friday. He apologized on behalf of the Church for any wrongdoing done to native Canadians by Catholics in the past. The Pope held private meetings with representatives of the various tribes and groups and listened to their stories. About the encounters, he said: “I was able to enter into and be deeply grieved by the stories of the suffering, hardship,...

The Iowa House on March 29 voted to pass a bill that would require public schools in the state to publish their curriculum materials and library books online for parents to view, and give them the power to request that certain books be removed from classrooms.A file photo of 4- and 5-year-old preschool students listening to their teacher read at a Des Moines, Iowa, elementary school. (Steve Pope, File/AP Photo)The House voted 60–36 to pass HF2577, which would introduce a string of changes for both parents and teachers, as well as students and the school districts. Every Republican member of...

How am I attempting to raise my kids as homosexuals, you ask? Well, it’s simple: I learned how from watching straight people enforce a sexual orientation on their children without ever saying “straight.” One of the most amazing things about cisgender straight people is that most of them think they don’t have a sexual orientation or a gender identity. A major premise of Florida’s recently passed “Don’t Say Gay” bill is that children should be sheltered from discussions of sexual orientation, and in many ways, I, a queer mom married to a woman, actually agree with this. That also goes...