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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas delivered a speech to Al Sharpton’s National Action Network conference in New York City on Friday. He told those attending the conference that “the greatest terrorism-related threat that we face in the homeland is the threat of domestic violent extremism.” Mayorkas dug in a little deeper and blamed social media and other online platforms for an “increase in hate”, specifically naming White supremacists as “the most prominent threat” to the United States. He used the example of bomb threats to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In recent months there has been an alleged uptick...

Inflation is not a guessing game anymore; it’s here. Every time you buy gas at the pump or groceries at the supermarket or book a plane ticket, the price increases are staring you in the face. The problem is that inflation cannot be isolated. It’s not limited to what you pay to fill up your car, for example. Truckers have to pay the same higher prices for diesel fuel, which add to transportation costs and to the final prices of delivered goods. It’s a clear example of the ripple effect. That much is clear. What is less clear are the...

"We'll CONVERT Your Children" (Woke Indoctrination Machine)

The serial number proves that the Tochka-U missile that fell on Kramatorsk belonPhotos taken by Western journalists with Kiev's permission prove that the Tochka-U missile that attacked Kramatorsk was Ukrainian. This drew the attention of the Donetsk TV channel "Union", as well as several Telegram channels specializing in military topics. "The serial number of the Tochka-U missile, which fell on the eve of the railway station in Kramatorsk. Rocket 9M79-1, serial number SH91579. Earlier, Ukrainian militants used missiles from the same series, "the TV channel said in a statement.gs to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Here is a scary question for the legal eagles: Judge Jackson is now approved by the Senate to take the next vacancy, which won’t occur until Justice Breyer steps down. He will step down in a couple months. What is to stop Biden from getting 4 more judges approved now, to fill future openings?

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted as the country's leader following a vote of no-confidence over allegations of economic mismanagement, bringing an end to his tumultuous term in office. The parliamentary vote, held Sunday, saw the former cricket star defeated. The opposition needed a minimum of 172 votes out of the 342 member assembly to oust him.

Oh no! Everyone's calling everyone else "groomer" and now we're all confused! Are you a groomer? Is your neighbor a groomer? Let the experts at The Babylon Bee help you sort it out. Here are all the warning signs you may be a groomer: 1. Do you talk about sex with 5-year-olds behind their parents' back? 2. Do you begin sentences with, "Don't tell your parents, but..." 3. Do you encourage kids to cut off their sex organs? 4. Are you a Disney Executive? 5. Did you quit your teaching job after they passed the Parental Rights Act in Florida?...

In the morning Putin had invaded Ukraine, in the afternoon Robert Habeck sat with him on the green leather sofa and was "devastated". Bitter and ashamed because he allowed himself to be crushed by his party when he demanded arms for Ukraine in the summer. It was a fundamentally different conversation from the one I had with Secretary of Defense Christine Lambrecht, who was primarily concerned about her public image. Or that with Finance Minister Lindner, who sat there with "such a polite smile" and talked as if the defeat of the Ukrainians had long been sealed. "You only have...

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I was thinking about this before but what kind of Speaker do you think Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be? I'm under the impression that the next congressional in-take will be significantly more conservative / MAGA. Will he be an assistant Democrat and still pass these massive omnibus spending bills? Will he use Dem votes to do this? I can't see many of the new members being happy with this or members like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz or Thomas Massie. Perhaps the key battles to watch will be Republican versus Republican especially if McCarthy tries to pass these crap thousand...

"The situation in Shanghai is scary. Reports of millions struggling to feed themselves, elderly unable to access medicine, videos of small riots breaking out circulating on social media. Many households relying on inadequate govt food deliveries." Michael Smith Twitter (video) "Unbelievable. People so desperate they broke curfew and looted a grocery store in Shanghai last night. Food delivery apps were allowed to be turned back on after that but situation is unstable. Reports of communities opening their own local representative government. Wow." Dan Collins Twitter (video)

Day 8 of Being a GIRL: Stunning & Brave

Fifth Week of Lent John 11:45-56 Friends, in today’s Gospel, the chief priests and Pharisees unite in a plot to kill Jesus because he raised Lazarus from the dead. The Crucifixion of Jesus is a classic instance of Catholic philosopher René Girard’s scapegoating theory. He held that a society, large or small, that finds itself in conflict comes together through a common act of blaming an individual or group purportedly responsible for the conflict. It is utterly consistent with the Girardian theory that Caiaphas, the leading religious figure of the time, said to his colleagues, “It is better for you...

Anti-capitalism — one prominent expression of a more general anti-liberalism — is where the radical Right and the radical Left meet. One of the political difficulties of conservatism — and here I mean American conservatism, not the imported kind — is that by its nature it does not offer much in the way of novelty, excitement, or even enthusiasm. It is a philosophy of least-bad options, necessary inconsistency, and moderate expectations. American conservatism is rooted in the values of the American Revolution and the American founding, which are largely liberal values in the classical sense, a source of some confusion...

In Washington, DC, it was no secret that Joe Biden yearned for the presidency, despite his 1988 and 2008 campaigns which both failed to gain significant traction. However, in August 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama of Illinois tapped Biden — then a longtime Delaware senator — to become his vice presidential running mate, catapulting him to the highest echelons of government after the ticket's successful campaign.

The problem with Fox “News,” the cable TV channel, isn’t just what it is — it’s also what it isn’t. It is often a purveyor of propaganda and misinformation. What it’s not is a source of “news” — at least not by any normal definition. That’s one of the conclusions I drew from a fascinating new study in which arch-conservative Fox TV viewers were paid to watch CNN for a month. The study was performed by a pair of political scientists: David Broockman, who teaches at UC-Berkeley, and Joshua Kalla, who teaches at Yale. According to Broockman and Kalla, when...

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — There is a body in the basement of the abandoned yellow home at the end of the street, near the railroad tracks. The man is young, pale, a dried trickle of blood by his mouth, shot to death, and no one knows why the Russians brought him there, to a home that wasn’t his. There is a pile of toys near the stairs to the basement. Plastic clothespins sway on an empty line under a cold, gray sky. They are all that’s left of normal on this blackened end of the street in Bucha, where tank...

Calgary having freedom rally -Canadians on the march for freedom!

A convicted killer and transgender woman has been given a dummy by prison guards after claiming she now identifies as a baby. Sophie Eastwood, 36, who received a life sentence for strangling her cellmate with shoelaces, has also asked for nappies and baby food. She is locked up at Polmont prison, Falkirk after killing 22-year-old Paul Algie in 2004. A young offender known as Daniel at the time, Eastwood was jailed in a young offenders' institute at 18 for dangerous driving. She was a month away from the end of her sentence when she strangled Mr Algie. Guards then dubbed...