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So … Ummm … who wants to tell Lori Lightfoot that since she’s IN Texas yes, yes she can read any damn book she wants to? We get what she was trying to do here, supporting the ridiculous agenda from her pals on the Left (predominately teacher’s unions) claiming evil white racist parents are ‘banning books’ but this doesn’t work for MANY reasons. First, and foremost, parents being concerned about books that may have adult themes in them being in their children’s public school library is not ‘banning books. Second, she chose to read ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ in her...

“Questioned, deaf to criticism...” -- A Tense "End of Reign" Climate in Francis' Vatican “Questioned, deaf to criticism...” The end of a lonely reign for Pope FrancisLe FigaroJean-Marie GuénoisMay 13, 2022Francis listens but likes to decide alone at the risk of isolation.ROME - Never before has Pope Francis faced such adversity. In this year 2022, the tenth of his pontificate, everything seems to be conspiring against him. Rome, always quick to burn what it adores, is in turmoil. Some discern a mature phase of the pontificate. Others see an "end of reign", according to an expression common in the...

The headless frog was placed in a pot of hot chilli oil but its leg was seen twitching, pushing it out of the bowl as the diner watched on in shock...

India, the world’s second largest producer of wheat, has banned all exports with immediate effect after a heatwave affected the crop. A notice in the government gazette by the directorate of foreign trade, dated Friday, said a rise in global prices for wheat was threatening the food security of India and neighboring and vulnerable countries. A key aim is to control rising domestic prices. Global wheat prices have increased by more than 40% since the beginning of the year. Before the war, Ukraine and Russia accounted for a third of global wheat and barley exports. Since Russia’s 24 February invasion,...

On Wednesday, the House passed the $40-plus billion for Ukraine bill. In a separate article, I reviewed what is covered in H.R. 7691, the $40 billion for Ukraine bill. Senator Rand Paul (R- Accountability Czar) has delayed a final vote on the bill at least until sometime next week. So…what happened? It’s a little complicated but, when you understand the procedure, you can see what a service Rand Paul is performing for Americans. On Thursday, several things happened in the Senate regarding the funding bill. Senator John Kennedy (R. LA) put forward a second bill to appoint an Inspector General...

For almost the entire pandemic, San Francisco’s COVID-19 case rates have been lower than the nation’s as a whole. But not anymore. Earlier this spring, the city’s confirmed new case rates climbed above those of the U.S. Then, on May 3, San Francisco’s case rate doubled that of the U.S. As of May 10, the national daily case rate was at about 23 new cases per 100,000 people, whereas in S.F. the rate was at 42 per 100,000, according to data from the New York Times analyzed by The Chronicle.

Bill Gates: For people over 50 or 60, they'll probably have to get boosted every 6 months until we get even better vaccines; so we're in for ongoing vaccination to stay absolutely safe... pic.twitter.com/zqHXbCPzkK— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2022) May 15, 2022

Kiel, Wisconsin school district charges kids for using wrong pronouns A Wisconsin school district has filed sexual harassment complaints against three middle schoolers for calling a classmate by a wrong pronoun. The school district in Kiel, a city of 3,600 residents, has charged the three eighth-graders at the Kiel Middle School with sexual harassment after an incident in April in which the students refused to use “they” to refer to a classmate who had switched pronouns a month before the alleged incident, according to reports.

Three Wisconsin boys are facing sexual harassment charges from their middle school over accusations that they used incorrect gender pronouns on a fellow student. "I received a phone call from the principal over at the elementary school, forewarning me; letting me know that I was going to be receiving an email with sexual harassment allegations against my son," Rosemary Rabidoux, a parent of one of the accused, told Fox 11 News last week.

Anyone who studies Iran today will quickly see its internal battles, but they may not understand why there is such a deep religious conflict. The answer is that Iran has two types of Islam that are completely opposed to each other. A single event can illustrate the difference: When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic, sought to pass a retribution law, which permitted barbaric stoning and cutting off hands for crimes, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) declared that such a bill was not only anti-Islamic but also "anti-human.” Today, the MEK and the Iranian regime have...

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In April India said it was hoping to expand its wheat exports from 7 million tons to 10 million. However, as precarious winter wheat harvests reflect lower outputs, they are reversing position and will now block any wheat exports in order to ensure their own supply.INDIA – […] The announcement drew sharp criticism from the Group of Seven industrialized nations’ agriculture ministers meeting in Germany, who said that such measures “would worsen the crisis” of rising commodity prices.“If everyone starts to impose export restrictions or to close markets, that would worsen the crisis,” German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir said at...

Transcript of Riccardo Bosi's warning ["No consent. No consent. No consent"]Ricardo Bosi explains what's really going on in the Ukraine (TRANSCRIPT and 3 minute video)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...

A teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting several schoolgirls, police said. Muhammed Taimoor, of Richmond Road, Birmingham, is charged with causing or inciting child sexual exploitation. He is also charged with sexual activity while in a position of trust and two counts of trafficking within the UK. It is alleged some assaults happened while he was at work, West Midlands Police said. The trafficking charge is in connection with an accusation Mr. Taimoor drove girls around in his car with the intention of sexually assaulting them, the force added. The 28-year old was initially arrested on 9 May on...

President Biden predicted that "overturning Roe v. Wade will lead to a cascade of other brutalities inflicted on this country by an out-of-control Supreme Court. Why wouldn't they follow up the cruelty of allowing states to enact laws limiting a mother's right to kill her own baby with a similar atrocity like allowing states to ban gay marriage?" "Look, here's the deal," Biden said. "The logic behind overturning Roe v. Wade is that the 1973 Court lacked the authority to proclaim a nationwide right to abortion. There's nothing in the Constitution authorizing the Court to do that. Likewise, there's nothing...

Ed Arnold, former British Army Officer and Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute has more on the situation in Ukraine. He said the battle is "effectively over" in Kharkiv and that Ukraine has won the fight in the city.The UK Ministry of Defence has said that Russia has "lost a third of their forces deployed in Ukraine" and is "unlikely to accelerate their rate of advance in the next 30 days."Their latest statement came as Russia's offensive in Donbas "lost momentum" and has "fallen significantly behind schedule."

Kamala Harris makes incoherent call to work together and work together and work together What on earth is Kamala Harris trying to say? Maybe her and Joe Biden get their speeches written by the same person, since neither one makes any coherent sense. Spewing word salad as she apparently discusses the climate, Kamala Harris mentions the phrase “work together” five times in less than thirty seconds. “That is especially true when it comes to the climate crisis. Which is why we will work together, and continue to work together, to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work...

Now it’s a mass shooting Buffalo! Is it ever going to end? Are the school shootings, mall shootings, and subway shootings destined to be with us forever? And how about the police shootings? In Grand Rapids, Atlanta, and Colorado Springs a white cop shoots a black man. When is this going to end? And the same with the woke grooming of school kids. We can elect new school boards, but the grooming continues. Do we have to put up with this forever? No, we don’t. For many grave social problems, there are simple statutory solutions. The key is to understand...

U.S. crude oil production could reach a new high next year, according to the EIA’s latest STEO–and it could upset OPEC’s reign over the oil market. .....

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