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TOMS RIVER – Some people enjoy literally wearing their politics on their sleeve, and a Toms River store has made that just a little bit easier. The Let’s Go Brandon store located at 1405 Route 37 East opened recently and its owners, Vinny Scuzzese and Greg Dooner, both of Toms River have made a big splash with national coverage on a Fox News show as well as with local media. The store features a full line of Trump paraphernalia ranging from hoodies, T-shirts and a number of items that would recall memories of the 2020 campaign season. This wasn’t the...

President Joe Biden has advised his White House aides to shift into campaign mode for the midterm elections, according to a report. The president privately asked his aides to start highlighting differences between his policies and those of the Republican Party, according to Axios, citing “people familiar with the conversations.” Biden himself has ratcheted up the political rhetoric, accusing Republicans of having a radical agenda that is out of touch with the middle class. Biden has focused his political attacks on Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, painting him as the leader of the...

As President Biden arrived in Washington state on Friday, he was greeted with chants of "Let's go Brandon." As the motorcade made its way to Green River College near Seattle, protestors lined the street waving Trump signs and cheering "Let's go Brandon" at the President. Biden was in the Pacific Northwest this week in advance of Earth Day, and to give remarks on his green agenda. The White House noted that his visit was to make a case for "his bold agenda to tackle the climate crisis," as well as forestry issues. Footage was captured by Katie Daviscourt of The...

A Colorado Republican state lawmaker and House candidate filed a lawsuit this week to have the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon” included as part of his name on a Republican primary ballot. State Rep. Dave Williams (R) filed a lawsuit on Monday against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D), alleging that Griswold would not include his name with the phrase included on the ballot, despite him submitting his name as Dave “Let’s Go Brandon” Williams. The lawsuit said Williams has been using “Let’s Go Brandon” as a nickname since December. The court filing claims that Griswold’s justification for excluding the...

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US President Joe Biden told Jordan’s King Abdullah that his administration supports Jordanian custodianship over Islamic holy places in Jerusalem. “The President affirmed his strong support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and cited the need to preserve the historic status quo at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The president also recognized the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s crucial role as the custodian of Muslim holy places in Jerusalem,” according to a readout of Friday’s meeting between the two leaders in Washington issued by the White House. The statement contradicts Israel’s government. “All decisions regarding the Temple Mount and Jerusalem...

@ChadPergram 1) GOP TX Rep Crenshaw on Fox on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill: If Republicans were in charge, we would have said..let's use unspent COVID money.zLet's do $10 billion now. Let's reassess in a month. Let's do another $10 billion. 2) Crenshaw: Ukrainians, are going to have basically an unlimited amount of resources to continue fighting this war. This is an investment in the severe degradation of our second biggest adversary, the Russian military. They will not be able to invade other countries 3) Crenshaw: That allows us to do something that allows us to focus on our actual...

The Bishop's Sermon actually drills down on today's 2nd reading from Rev 21. He gives his insight on the "New Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven, from God. The rescue operation that we are ask to join... 14 man. YouTube video below.Rescued From The Depths

Plans to bring forward legislation outlawing so-called conversion therapy were detailed in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday. The speech confirmed that transgender people will not be covered by the ban: "Recognising the complexity of issues and need for further careful thought, we will carry out separate work to consider the issue of Transgender Conversion Therapy further." The legislation will only fully cover under-18s, with adults allowed to consent to the therapy. The plans were confirmed by the government despite an angry backlash from LGBT campaigners who are pushing for transgender people to be included in the ban. Simon Calvert, spokesperson...

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican representing New York and the No. 3 House Republican, and other GOP lawmakers came under scrutiny Sunday for previously echoing the racist "great replacement" theory that apparently inspired an 18-year-old who allegedly killed 10 people while targeting Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo.

The Japanese capital is considering offering various services currently only available to married couplesTokyo will begin recognizing same-sex partnerships from November after revising current rules, becoming the largest city in Japan to do so. Japan is the only nation of the Group of Seven countries that does not recognize same-sex unions, and its constitution stipulates that "marriage shall be only with the mutual consent of both sexes". But in recent years, local authorities across the country have made moves to recognize same-sex partnerships, although such recognition does not carry the same rights as marriage under the law. "We collected opinions...

The synod was a forum for dissenters from Church teaching, including a woman referring to same-sex ‘marriage' by saying, 'So, until Rome, the larger Rome, says that … Jesus is love, love is love, and we love you.'GRAND FALLS, Newfoundland (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Anthony Daniels of the Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland held a series of listening sessions with parishioners from his diocese where members of his flock called for massive changes to the Catholic Church, including an embracing of same-sex “marriage.” The diocese released a video called “Invitation to Synod 2021-2023” that was released May 1. Bishop Daniels, who...

Citing the vile online manifesto attributed to the Buffalo shooter, Gov. Hochul on Sunday urged social media companies to crack down on hate speech — calling the sites “instruments of evil.” “I’m calling on the CEOs of all the social media platforms to examine their policies and to be able to look me in the eye and tell me that everything is being done that they can to make sure that this information is not spread,” she told CNN’s “State of the Union,” speaking a day after 18-year-old Payton Gendron, who is white, killed 10 in an attack targeting Black...

A suspect has been charged with burglary in connection with the theft of a tabernacle from a parish church in Greater Houston, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced Friday. The tabernacle had been stolen from St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church in Katy, Texas, May 8. “Thanks to the Katy Police Department's diligent efforts and skill, a suspect has been apprehended and charged with burglary. It is our understanding the theft was not motivated by last week's release of the draft Supreme Court opinion involving Roe v Wade,” the Galveston-Houston archdiocese announced May 13. “Sadly, the tabernacle has not yet been...

If two weeks is too long for you to wait for "Top Gun: Maverick" to fly into theaters, "Firebird" should satisfy your need for speed. Tom Prior, left, stars as Sergey and Oleg Zagorodnii as Roman in Peeter Rebane’s "Firebird." Tom Prior, left, stars as Sergey and Oleg Zagorodnii as Roman in Peeter Rebane’s "Firebird." The movie, set in Soviet occupied Estonia in the late 1970s, is a labor of love from first time director Peeter Rebane and co-screenwriter, producer, and star, Tom Prior. Based on a memoir by late Russian actor Sergey Fetisov, “Firebird” tells the story of a...

President Joe Biden acknowledged the difficulty of being a police officer in the current political and social climate during a speech at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on Capitol Hill on Sunday. “Being a cop today is a lot harder than it has ever been,” Biden said, alluding to rising crime in some of America’s biggest cities under his administration.

American troops of the 1st Infantry Division leaving the port of Weymouth, England en route to Omaha Beach in Normandy in June 1944 .June 6th, 1944- Into the Jaws of DeathTom Jensen, sergeant with the 626th Engineer Light Equipment Company, told the Chicago Tribune that many of the men he served with had no idea where they were going on that day: They didn't tell us anything we didn't need to know. Heck, some of the guys on our ship thought we were headed to Japan, not Normandy. Just months earlier, we were either in high school or working odd...

White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday said if former President Trump wins the presidency again in 2024, Fauci will not return to serve Trump in the White House. Fauci, the chief medical adviser to President Biden, gave CNN’s Jim Acosta a plain “no” when asked if he would work with the 45th president again. “If you look at the history of what the response was during the administration, I think, you know, at best, you can say it wasn’t optimal,” Fauci said. “History will speak for itself about that.”

Russian state television has said Moscow may deploy tactical nuclear weapons to its European borders if Finland and Sweden allow military bases on their territory after joining NATO. Sweden's Social Democrats yesterday said they had dropped their opposition to NATO membership only hours after Finland confirmed its intention to join the alliance. Pundits on Russian state TV responded: 'Their official reason is fear. But they'll have more fear in Nato. When Nato bases appear in Sweden & Finland, Russia will have no choice but to neutralise the imbalance & new threat by deploying tactical nuclear weapons.' Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman...

While stocking up on supplies before SHTF, preppers also need to figure out how to stock up enough water for drinking, cooking and other tasks. Read on to learn what to do if you suddenly lose access to clean water. (h/t to RoguePreparedness.com) If you live off-grid, you’re probably used to either having a well or hauling water from the nearest body of water. However, you should also learn how to deal with lack of access to water so you know how much to stock up on. You need water for drinking to prevent dehydration, cooking, hygiene and cleaning. But...