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To insist that any determined individual can overcome loneliness if she tries hard enough is to ignore the social conditions that make loneliness so common, Lutkin writes. In her case, there were strong economic reasons that she focused on work rather than on love for many years; she also pursued people who didn’t return her affections. And some significant part of her loneliness came not from being single but from living in a world that regards a romantic partner as the sine qua non of happy adulthood. Ironically, she suggests, celebrating single women as avatars of modern female empowerment has...

Dear friends, Satan has used Saul Alinsky more than any of his demonically possessed tools to erode and destroy America culturally and socially. To the godless demonic American Left, Saul Alinsky's demonic Rules for Radicals are the demonically inspired blueprint they have followed religiously for destroying our American Judeo/Christian society and culture. In following them, they follow Alinsky's master Lucifer (i.e., Satan), their godless and hate-filled destructive bent as well to their ETERNAL doom and end (Matt. 25:41,46)! It is so ETERNALLY tragic that a man or woman, who is just a vain fallen vapor, would sell his ETERNAL soul...

What happened? Only yesterday, the United States was energy independent with low priced, reliable energy supplies, which came from our country thus freeing us from sending our young men to war or making geopolitical decisions because of our need for foreign energy. Today, we are no longer energy independent, we are suffering the highest energy prices ever, the president is going hat-in-hand to foreign energy producers begging for oil, and we are dumping oil out of the strategic petroleum reserve as if we were at war, at which we might soon find ourselves. President Reagan, after the economic disaster that...

Russia made considerably less money than forecast from oil and gas sales in March, suggesting that the Kremlin underestimated the impact of the Ukraine war. Revenue from oil and gas sales in March was 302 billion rubles ($3.6 billion), or 38%, lower than Russia's finance ministry forecast on March 3, according to data from the ministry, published Tuesday. Russia is a leading oil supplier and the world's top gas exporter, and Europe typically gets about 40% of its natural gas from Russia. However, European and other Western nations have been switching away from Russian supplies in the wake of the...

One of the men arrested for shooting dead six people in a wild gunfight in Sacramento on Sunday filmed himself on Facebook live brandishing a weapon hours before allegedly opening fire. Smiley Martin, 27, appears in the video holding a black handgun which he pointed towards the camera. One of the guns used in the shooting was a stolen handgun, according to police. He says little throughout the 38-second clip but other men can be heard in the background. Law enforcement wiped the video from his Facebook account after his arrest on Tuesday.

(Invisibility Shield Co.) Nearly all of us have wished to be a fly on the wall during a particularly juicy conversation, or disappear into the background after an embarrassing gaffe. It's not surprising that invisibility cloaks are a mainstay of fantasy fiction. In recent years, there have been many attempts to devise some sort of invisibility tech. Now, UK-based startup Invisibility Shield Co. has come onto the scene with a new product to help you fulfill that dream of becoming invisible… kind of. As you can see in the images here, a person standing behind the shield truly does seem...

The county of Kenosha, Wisconsin, elected a Republican executive on Tuesday after decades of electing Democrats. “Samantha Kerkman defeated Rebecca Matoska-Mentink in Tuesday’s Spring Election to become the next Kenosha County executive,” announced Kenosha News. “In unofficial results, Kerkman, of Salem Lakes, received 14,693 votes, or 51.32% of the vote. Matoska-Mentink, of Pleasant Prairie, received 13,886, or 48.5% of the vote.”

Ukrainian activists claim to have identified the so-called “Butcher of Bucha,” a decorated Russian commander leading the unit that massacred hundreds of civilians in what is being widely condemned as genocide. Lt. Col. Azatbek Omurbekov, thought to be around 40, was first identified by InformNapalm, a Ukrainian volunteer group that monitors Russia’s military and special services. It shared his home address as well as email and telephone number, calling him the “military villain” behind the massacre in Bucha, the suburb of Kyiv where bodies have been left strewn in the street or thrown into mass graves. The group IDed Omurbekov...

Medicare patients whose implantable heart devices became infected were less likely to die from the complication if they had the hardware removed compared to patients who only received antibiotics, according to the largest study on the topic. The study showed that just 18% of patients with device infections underwent surgeries to have their pacemakers or defibrillators removed, even though removal is recommended by all leading medical society treatment guidelines. There is a 43% lower risk of death in these patients if guidelines are followed. The findings highlight that cardiac device infection is a major public health issue, and there are...

Amidst Disney’s opposition to Florida’s falsely monikered “Don’t Say Gay” bill – which aims to protect children from exposure to harmful gender ideologies and activism – the company’s long history of employing individuals arrested for a variety of child sex crimes has come under scrutiny.Initially, Disney executives stayed silent on the legislation – which bans teachers from pushing alternative gender identities and LGBTQ activism on Kindergarteners through third-grade students – before being pressured by its left-wing workers to oppose the bill.

A Chicago church has announced it will be 'fasting from whiteness' for Lent by abstaining from performing any hymns composed or written by Caucasian musicians. The First United Church of Oak Park announced that for 2022 the church would do a mix of 'giving something up' and 'taking something on' for Lent by not using music written or composed by white people but instead focus on music from other cultures.

Periodically, in what seems like a never-ending assault on our basic values and the rule of law, good news emerges.The good news now is the unanimous decision of a panel of three judges on an Ohio Court of Appeals, supporting a jury decision in favor of Gibson's Bakery in its case against Oberlin College.Gibson's Bakery sued Oberlin College for libel, intentional infliction of emotional distress and intentional interference with a business relationship, because of the school's involvement and support of student demonstrations accusing the bakery of racial profiling and discrimination.The decision is worthy of our attention because it shows just...

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Tuesday statement, the Democratic South Florida Congresswoman confirmed she had recently contracted the virus....

Oreo just launched a new campaign ad reminding you to reflect on your sexuality while eating the cookies. “Coming out doesn’t happen just once,” the Oreo cautioned in a tweet. “It’s a journey that needs love and courage every step of the way.”

Alarm! The 10-year Treasury term premium, the amount by which the yield on a long-term bond is greater than the yield on shorter-term bonds, remains steeply negative (white line) as The Federal Reserve steps up its attack (aka, monetary tightening). Meanwhile, the 10Y-2Y curve actually rose into positive territory. Historically, the 10-year Treasury Term Premium declines before a recession. Meanwhile, 3 month Treasury bill to Overnight Indexed Swaps spread is crashing to the lowest level since 2017. But with inflation raging at the fastest pace in 40 years, the REAL 10-year Treasury yield remains negative at -5.236% while the REAL...

She will be responsible for the Company’s worldwide communications strategy and operations, while also serving as lead spokesperson. Her appointment is effective immediately. Schake has spent three decades working in government, media, business, entertainment, and technology. Most recently, she was appointed by President Biden to lead the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine education campaign and was previously Global Communications Director for Instagram. Schake was Deputy Communications Director for Hillary Clintons 2016 presidential campaign and served in the Obama administration as Special Assistant to the President and Communications Director to the First Lady. “I could not be more pleased to welcome Kristina to...

The White House finally responded to questions about the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop Wednesday, revealing they have no intention of commenting on it. “We don’t comment on the laptop,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates told Fox News in response to a new bombshell report.

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There are literally hundreds of January 6 political prisoners in DC jails, patriots just like some who are reading here, and that did nothing wrong to deserve languishing in jails crawling with cockroaches (seriously, roaches), held without bail, awaiting trial as federal prosecutors attempt to assemble and stretch facts to substantiate frivolous charges made against these prisoners. Jeff McKellop is but one among hundreds that languishes away in a rotting cell. From The Prisoners Record:Jeff McKellop is a Special Forces Veteran and has served his country in the worst WAR torn spots on Earth, He went to D.C. on Jan...