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Explanation: What color is the Moon? It depends on the night. Outside of the Earth's atmosphere, the dark Moon, which shines by reflected sunlight, appears a magnificently brown-tinged gray. Viewed from inside the Earth's atmosphere, though, the moon can appear quite different. The featured image highlights a collection of apparent colors of the full moon documented by one astrophotographer over 10 years from different locations across Italy. A red or yellow colored moon usually indicates a moon seen near the horizon. There, some of the blue light has been scattered away by a long path through the Earth's atmosphere, sometimes...

Resigning employees call for change amid Word on Fire controversyTwo prominent Catholic writers and speakers have resigned from the Word on Fire media apostolate, adding to recent charges that calls for a reform of communications and organizational culture have gone unheard, and that an investigation into sexual misconduct on the part of a former employee was mishandled. Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire. Credit: Word on Fire.Share“We believe in the mission and the principles of Word on Fire, but not at all costs, and definitely not at the expense of our mental health,” wrote Jackie and Bobby Angel,...

46 min President Donald Trump holds a rally in Austin, Texas.

China sees NATO allies backing Ukraine as a potential threat to its strategy in the Indo-Pacific. NATO said last year that it intended to focus more on China and Beijing is expected to play a large role in the bloc's strategy moving forward. "NATO, a military organization in the North Atlantic, has in recent years come to the Asia-Pacific region to throw its weight around and stir up conflicts,” said Wang Wenbin, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman. China increasingly sees the war in Ukraine -- and the roles of the United States and its NATO allies in backing Kyiv against...

My grown kids limited edition ebike was stolen last week, this is the second one. He reported it to the local pd with pics and serial receipt etc. We found the bike listed on offerup in another city bout 30 miles away. Kid called the cops there in the other city and talked to prop crimes detective who said looks like your bike, but there is no record of it being stolen. Kid calls local pd and they said, oh sorry we didnt have enough info.. we can fix that. And they did. He called the prop crimes detective back...

The Council and the Eclipse of God – by Don Pietro Leone : Part 2 of CHAPTER VII –Man’s Cult of God - Sacrosanctum Concilium : a veritable modernist minefield Don Pietro Leone continues to guide us through the modernist minefield of Sacrosanctum Concilium – The Council’s document on the Reform of the Liturgy. This section, which is an excellent read, is incontrovertible in its refutations of conciliar conceits and not without humour. F.R. The Council and the Eclipse of God by Don Pietro Leone CHAPTER VIIPART 2: MAN’S CULT OF GOD4. Liturgical ReformWe shall here consider: a) The...

You know you’re hitting the target when your opponent starts fighting back. In this case, the target is good education, namely charter schools, and the opponent is Biden’s Department of Education. In the same week the New York Times was digging for any kind of dirt it could toss at Hillsdale College’s charter-school initiative, a new DOE rule went into effect. The rule, proposed in the unplumbed depths of the federal register a month prior on March 14, added some 14 pages of federal regulations on the traditionally local process of charter-school application, approval, and administration. Among other things, the...

Total lunar eclipse People in the Americas, Europe and Africa will see the total lunar eclipse during the night of May 15-16, 2022. Plus, on this night, the moon is close: a supermoon. Penumbral eclipse begins at 1:32 UTC on May 16 (9:32 p.m. EDT on May 15). Partial eclipse begins at 2:27 UTC on May 16 (10:27 p.m. EDT on May 15). Totality begins (moon engulfed in Earth’s shadow) at 3:29 UTC on May 16 (11:29 p.m. EDT on May 15). Totality ends at 4:53 UTC on May 16 (12:53 a.m. EDT). Partial eclipse ends at 5:55 UTC on...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a man wanted for siphoning gas in Felton and stealing high-end bicycles in Scotts Valley. On Saturday night, a deputy saw suspect, Mark Cox, riding a specialized road bike in downtown Felton. Knowing he was wanted for the above crimes, they stopped and arrested him, according to the sheriff's office. The deputy checked the bike and saw that it was a $3,000 carbon frame bike stolen in Scotts Valley. Cox was arrested and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on various charges, according to police. The sheriff's office said Cox stole...

MEYERSDALE, Pennsylvania — Unless either Dr. Mehmet Oz or David McCormick pulls out a miracle between today and Tuesday evening, just over 20% of the Republican primary electorate is going to nominate Kathy Barnette for U.S. Senate. This would mark the first time in modern Pennsylvania Republican primary history that such a complete unknown wins with no statewide infrastructure to support her candidacy, zero money, and little scrutiny. If she succeeds, she will have upended a race between two capable candidates who, up until a week ago, seemed to be locked in a two-man contest. This would also mark the...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 30 people have been shot, five fatally, in weekend violence across Chicago, police said. A 16-year-old boy was among two shot Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side. The boy and a 57-year-old man were standing on a sidewalk in the 700-block of South Albany Avenue about 2:30 a.m. when they were struck by gunfire, Chicago police said. The teen was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right leg, police said. He was listed in serious condition, officials said. The man was shot in the right arm and taken to...

Legendary NFL quarterback Drew Brees will not return to NBC after just one season as a studio and game analyst, according to sources. The decision seemed mutual as Brees preferred doing games over the “Football Night in America” studio show, and NBC didn’t have many NFL games to offer him. NBC soured on Brees’ potential after originally believing he could develop into the heir apparent to Cris Collinsworth on “Sunday Night Football” games. On the air, Brees, 43, had an up and down rookie season that was highlighted by a poor performance in his biggest broadcast of the year, the...

“The case could have been solved decades earlier. [Investigators] claim that Washington state’s DNA database policies, laws and procedures are out of date and prevent police from using DNA to protect victims of violent crimes.” – Tim Schellberg, President, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs “Sarah’s case could have been solved decades earlier if Washington state had stronger DNA policies in place. Why aren’t they in place? Shouldn’t the state do what they can to utilize the full potential of DNA to solve crime, prevent crime and exonerate the innocent?” - Rockne Harmon, Ret. Senior Deputy DA, Alameda County DA’s Office...

"One analysis from the University of Michigan, based on data from the 2010 census, found that the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metro area was the nation’s sixth most segregated when ranked specifically by the distribution of Black and white residents."

The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he has been hospitalized all weekend, insisted the health emergency wasn’t slowing his campaign. But the stunning revelation, just two days before Pennsylvania’s primary election, created a cloud of uncertainty over the Democratic front-runner’s candidacy in what may be one of the party’s best Senate pickup opportunities. In a short video released by his campaign, a seated Fetterman, speaking clearly, explained that “I just wasn’t feeling very well” on Friday and that he decided to go to the hospital at the urging of his wife. He detailed the situation further in a written statement....

Kiev has adopted a law making it very easy to ban oppostion political parties purported to be “anti-Ukrainian”. And they will. This is the “democracy” we must sacrifice for. While at least some of the parties lean toward Russia, a lot of these people are Russian-Ukrainians. Does that matter?So, how do you become anti-Ukrainian? Well, you disagree with President Zalenskyy’s imperative. It affects most of the parties, especially the main opposition party.Ukrainian President Zelenskyy The new law outlaws denial of the “aggression against Ukraine,” calling it an internal conflict, civil war, and so on. Any positive remarks about those deemed...

People's Convoy rally live from Ohio

Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gab TV, GETTR, Truth Social THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2019This story is developing…UPDATE: In further clarification of information provided, CD Media can now report that the $32M referenced below was sent to London, where it was seized by British officials and criminal charges were levied against Zlochevsky. Vice President Biden actively sought to have the charges thrown out in the United Kingdom for Zlochevsky in exchange for the $12M being diverted to Hunter Biden, according to Onyshchenko. Hunter Biden was then brought onto the board of directors at...

There’s a reason Finland and Sweden have enjoyed strong relationships with both Russia and most western nations simultaneously. Their longstanding position of neutrality has helped them maintain both security and economic prosperity for decades. Russia wanted to do business with them as neighbors and western nations wanted to stay friendly based on shared values. Things are changing as the machinations of the New World Order progress nicely on a global scale. Both nations have announced their intentions of joining NATO, and NATO has indicated their applications will be quickly approved. This has been a red line for Russia for decades....

Since the 2020 elections, it seems like more and more Republicans have decided to move closer to the left. Their Twitter profiles still read “Republican”, they still wear red ties when on the Hill. Many of these politicians will even boast about their deeply held conservative values on the campaign trail. Yet despite their posturing and facade, many of them are simply RINO’s (Republican in Name Only) at this point.President Biden was the “best person to have” after the January 6 insurrection, according to new audio of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts @alexburnsNYT...