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A reporter has told Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot that she has a cheek to talk of running for re-election given soaring crime in the Windy City. The journalist, named only as Rob, took Lightfoot to task during a question and answer session Wednesday, saying: 'Real Chicagoans are asking me, how can you possibly even consider running for re-election for mayor of the city of the Chicago after all the harm you've caused?' Lightfoot kept her cool but was clearly rattled by the ambush, and responded: 'I disagree with you fundamentally and I don't think I need to address and dignify...

On Wednesday, appearing on the LindellTV with Emerald Robinson, former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, advocated for ending U.S. military aid to Ukraine to protect them from the Russian invasion. "Let me give you my judgment on where we are right now," said Flynn. "I think that anybody that anyone that continues to put fuel on a blazing fire, meaning more weapons, more ammunition, more of the sort of warfare-type stuff that's thrown into this fire is going to keep this fire blazing for a long, long time. And I think that doesn't benefit anybody."

urned all policing policies over to BLM, the media have become obsessed with convincing us that it's all the fault of the pandemic. (At least they're not blaming it on Putin this time.) In its coverage of the subway shooting by a rage-filled black nationalist last week, The New York Times inserted its pandemic theory of crime into nearly every update (emphasis added): -- "Shootings in New York City rose during 2022's first quarter compared with the same period last year ... the continuation of a drumbeat of violence that emerged early in the PANDEMIC, and has not ebbed with...

The embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was rocked again this week when an insider favored for the top job was abruptly demoted after being passed over a second time by President Joe Biden. Reports said that Acting Director Marvin Richardson, the top black at the agency who had 30 years with ATF, announced Monday that he was being shoved aside by the White House. Biden last week chose a white lawyer to be head of sprawling law enforcement agency after his first pick, another white male, bowed out under pressure. “The news that he was being replaced...

Appearing Tuesday on MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari, veteran Democrat strategist James Carville lamented how no one “fears” the Democrat Party.

Former Bush strategist and failed Texas Democrat lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Matthew Dowd said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that if Jesus Christ were alive today, he would be called a groomer, woke and socialist by Republicans. The discussion was about first-term Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s (D) speech on the floor of the state Senate after being accused of being a “groomer” for supporting LGBTQ rights.

“For a Catholic freedom... in the Catholic Church”: Fr Claude Barthe on the prospects of a different era to come (Originally published in French at Res Novae on April 1, 2022)The present pontificate, with its turmoil, could well constitute, if not the terminal phase of the post-Vatican II era, at least the approach of its end. Provided, of course, that there are men of the Church who have the necessary determination to turn the page.Unquestionably, today we find ourselves in a pre-conclave atmosphere[1]. This does not mean that the cardinal electors will be meeting tomorrow in the Sistine Chapel....

On Tuesday, it was reported that scandal-ridden alleged serial groper Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will have Kamala Harris officiate her wedding on May 21 in Washington, D.C. Lujan Grisham is marrying her fiancé, Manny Cordova. “We’re delighted to celebrate our wedding in front of family and close friends,” Lujan Grisham and Cordova said in a joint statement. “Like so many New Mexicans, we’ve postponed family celebrations over the past two years during this pandemic. We feel fortunate to be with our loved ones in celebration of our marriage.” The couple was initially planning to get married in 2021 but had...

President Trump sat down for a one-on-one interview with Piers Morgan. The full 75-minute interview will air April 25 on Piers Uncensored on TalkTv at 8 eastern. A 30 second clip released on Wednesday shows Trump walking out of the explosive interview after a back-and-forth with Piers Morgan over the stolen election. “I think I’m a very honest man — much more honest than you, actually,” Trump said to Piers Morgan. "Really?” Piers shot back. “Yeah,” Trump replied. Trump lashed out at Piers Morgan after the tv host said 2020 “was a free and fair election. You lost.” “Only a...

Animal control officers say it's unclear how the sneaky snake, who they've named Wolverine, ended up at America's favorite supercenter. Maybe it just wanted a snack? Or was looking for a new heated rock to decorate its enclosure? Regardless of how it got there, animal control graciously gave the snake a new place to stay... one that's far away from people shopping for groceries. Wolverine is in the market for a forever home! Wolverine would do best with an experienced snake owner. Animal control said the snake is "a bit stressed and slightly spicy" but is getting used to being...

Rhode Island Democrats want to punish the parents of children who refused to submit to the COVID vaccine mandates. If passed, the bill will financially cripple individuals by doubling their personal income tax and requiring them to pay a monthly fine of $50. State Senator Samuel Bell is the lead legislator backing the bill, which mandates all Rhode Island residents, workers, and taxpayers receive a COVID-19 vaccine as well as any subsequent boosters that the state’s director of the department of health shall require. The bill’s text can be read here. (See link) The law will apply to every person...

Meanwhile, food prices in the U.S. are rising at historic rates, while prices for commodities like wheat and corn are at their highest levels in a decade. What’s more, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that food-at-home prices will see an increase of up to 4% by the end of 2022. “It’s particularly severe because we are just coming out of a recovery from a two-and-a-half-year pandemic that had severe implications on the prices of goods and services as well as the price of commodities,” according to Johanna Mendelson-Forman, adjunct professor at the American University in the School of International...

The German government released their version of the producer price index for inflation, and they are reporting 30.9% inflation for products leaving German factories. [DETAILS HERE] That’s the highest rate of inflation since shortly after the second world war. The inflation rate is being driven mostly by energy costs which are more than 80% higher than last year. However, each nation’s overall inflation rate is also driven by the amount of central bank spending they used during the COVID economic lockdowns. The more any govt spent on subsidies, the more money they printed, the more they devalued their money and...

Explanation: There's an interesting sky to see if you wake up before the Sun. Lined up on toward the eastern horizon are four planets in a row. The planets are so bright they can even be seen from the bright sky inside a city. In fact, the featured image was taken from New York City, USA, with the foreground highlighted by the RFK (Triborough) Bridge. Pictured, the planets are, left to right, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn. The planets all appear in a row because they all orbit the Sun in the same plane. This plane, called the ecliptic plane,...

Doctors at Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha used rare medical procedure to remove bitWhat began as a routine dental visit landed an Illinois man in a Kenosha hospital after he inhaled the dentist's drill bit. A rare medical procedure was performed to remove the sharp metal object lodged in the patient's lung. Advertisement The CT scan tells the shocking story. An inch-long dental drill bit was lodged deep in Tom Jozsi's lung. "How did this happen?" WISN 12's Kent Wainscott asked him. "Well, I don't know. I was at the dentist getting a tooth filled, and then next thing I know I...

Q: When walking in the neighborhood, I often prefer to cross the street by jaywalking in the middle of the block when there are no moving vehicles nearby. It seems safer than using a crosswalk at the corner, where vehicles may approach from several directions, often turning onto a side street, occasionally with distracted drivers. When jaywalking this way, we don’t have to wait a long time for the light to change, or to rely on the safety of drivers. We just protect ourselves. Dick Gaskil, Los Gatos A: We need a Roadshow survey. Jaywalking could become legal, if a...

The pilots will attempt to skydive into each other's planes live on Sunday. All eyes will be up to the skies above California on Sunday as two cousins dare to accomplish a never-before-seen air stunt. Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington -- longtime pilots, skydivers and members of the Red Bull Air Force aviation crew -- will attempt the first "plane swap," where they will fly their planes close together, put them into a nosedive and then skydive into each other's aircraft before making a safe landing. Aikins said in a statement he was inspired to do the stunt 22 years...

The latest request by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, who was elected after a 2014 Leftist revolution there and supported by a media oligarch billionaire, is for $50 billion in new funding from the West and a personal visit by Joe Biden. The White House responded “no,” but only to the part about Biden visiting. Biden and Congress have already granted the liberal Ukrainian politicians 13.6 billion American dollars. But Zelensky is back, asking for more than three times that much this week in the form of grants or loan guarantees by the United States, with no end in sight for...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts released a column Tuesday continuing to oppose the Biden-Harris administration’s environmental policies. “Nebraskans don’t need the Biden-Harris Administration lecturing us on the environment,” Ricketts said. “Our farmers, ranchers, businesses, and homeowners have proven their ability to responsibly use the natural resources we’ve been blessed with here in Nebraska.” Ricketts signed an executive order last year to push back on the Biden administration’s conservation plan, specifically his 30×30 plan. President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order outlined a goal to conserve at least 30% of the country’s land and water by 2030. The initiative...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday admitted forced masking on planes had nothing to do with science or keeping people from getting infected with Covid. Virtually everyone knows masks don’t work. The Biden Regime knows masks don’t work and Psaki admitted it’s all about power. ... A Trump-appointed federal judge on Monday declared Biden’s travel mask mandate unlawful. The Biden regime’s DOJ on Tuesday announced they will appeal Monday’s mask mandate ruling for commercial air travel if the CDC decides to keep the mask mandates in place. White House reporters asked Jen Psaki if the Biden DOJ will...