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I have been conservative in my politics for years--maybe the outcomes of the Reagan foreign policy pushed me that way; Or maybe, my experience working with social work clients. In any case, my political affiliation is a long-term thing. Reagan, Gingrich, the tea party, Trump have all been major players in my feelings about elections. Donald Trump has been a great champion for my side in the political arena. A lot of other people must agree with me if we are to judge by the results of the Republican primaries. The national media seem to believe that my politics follows...

After it was revealed on Thursday that not only did police delay their response to sending tactical teams into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex. amid a school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead but prevented parents from entering, the Wall Street Journal reported that one mother sprinted into the school to get her children, over objections from law enforcement.AdvertisementAngeli Rose Gomez drove 40 miles to the school upon hearing of the shooting, and she arrived, said "The police were doing nothing. They were just standing outside the fence. They weren't going in there or running...

BREAKING: The Pentagon estimates that Russia has lost nearly 1,000 tanks, 350 artillery pieces, three dozen bomber fixed wing aircraft and over 50 helicopters in Ukraine

Two George Soros-funded leftist pressure groups — Faith in Public Life and Faithful America — have launched a petition drive protesting San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s decision to bar Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion because of her aggressive abortion advocacy. “A holy sacrament should never be weaponized for political ends or to fight the culture wars,” the letter accompanying the petition declares, adopting arguments famously articulated by then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2004. “Your reckless action defies the pastoral guidance of Pope Francis and will only further divide our churches at a time of intense partisan polarization,” the letter states....

Teachers unions and associations have become woke. That's true even in the hard sciences. Instead of "mother," "father," or "biological parent," use terms created by students like "gene-givers," "biological life transmitters," or "storks," urges the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) in a new "gender-inclusive" guide. In the guide, the world's largest science teachers association urges teachers to "Show students that myriad, naturally occurring families exist, such as same-sex swan couples ...On our website, we have compiled a Queer Species Database with hundreds of instances of diverse sexual behavior, sex, and gender." Also warned against are the terms "mother," "father," "male,"...

Can Joe Scarborough and the Morning Joe crew really be this clueless? On Thursday's show, Scarborough and Willie Geist repeatedly claimed that it was "paranoid" for people to think that the government could be coming for their guns. But there's just one problem: in that same segment, Scarborough praised Beto O'Rourke for the political stunt he pulled yesterday, in which he interrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during his press conference on the Uvalde school shooting. Beto O'Rourke, Joe. Surely you remember that in a Democratic presidential debate in 2019 during his failed, short-lived run, O'Rourke said: "Hell yes! We're going...

The building of the world’s largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could be a “gamechanger” for the nascent industry. The US company Good Meat said the bioreactors would grow more than 13,000 tonnes of chicken and beef a year. It will use cells taken from cell banks or eggs, so the meat will not require the slaughter of any livestock. There are about 170 companies around the world working on cultured meat, but Good Meat is the only company to have...

President Trump responded to Kellyanne Conway’s statements from her upcoming book that she allegedly told the president and her boss that he lost the 2020 election. Trump posted his response on Truth Social on Tuesday. President Trump: “Kellyanne Conway never told me that she thought we lost the election. If she had I wouldn’t have dealt with her any longer – she would have been wrong – could go back to her crazy husband. Writing books can make people say some very strange things. I wonder why? Got 12 million more votes than we did the first time, the most...

Dramatic videos emerged on social media Thursday, showing flames and thick black smoke pouring out of the smokestack of a Carnival Cruise ship in the Turks and Caicos. The cruise line confirmed that a part of Carnival Freedom caught fire after the ship docked at Grand Turk. “Carnival Freedom’s emergency response team quickly activated and extinguished a fire inside the ship’s funnel while the ship was in Grand Turk,” company spokesperson Matt Lupoli told The Post in a statement. “All guests and crew are safe, and the ship’s guests were cleared by local authorities to go ashore.”

Jerusalem's Supreme Muslim Council, Headed By Grand Mufti Hajj Amin Al-Husseini, In 1925: The Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound's "Identity With The Site Of Solomon's Temple Is Beyond Dispute" Introduction The Haram Al-Sharif Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem, known to Christians and Jews as the Temple Mount, is a focal point of tensions between Israel and the Palestinians. In 1925, the Jerusalem-based Supreme Muslim Council, [http://www.memri.org.il/cgi-webaxy/item?5618#_edn1] which was headed by Grand Mufti Hajj Amin Al-Husseini, published a 16-page informational booklet about the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound titled A Brief Guide to Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The booklet establishes that the site...

Meghan Markle, the British Duchess of Sussex who now lives in California, has paid tribute to the victims of a school shooting in Texas by visiting a memorial near the site of the massacre. Markle was spotted on Thursday laying a bouquet of white roses at a makeshift memorial outside Uvalde County Courthouse, not far from the scene of the senseless slayings at Robb Elementary School. On Tuesday, gunman Salvador Rolando Ramos, 18, perpetrated the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, killing 19 small children and two teachers before being shot dead by police. Paying her respects in Texas,...

For many people, the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting—which claimed the lives of at least 19 children and two adults—seemed all the more horrible after they learned it was the 27th school shooting so far this year. That fact makes it harder to view Uvalde as any kind of isolated incident. An NPR article highlighting this statistic has been shared frequently on social media. The headline, "27 school shootings have taken place so far this year," probably gave many readers the impression that gun-related killings in schools have been especially high this year, even before Uvalde. Naturally, the prospect of 26...

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew, Chapter 5...

Longtime YES drummer Alan White died this morning at the age of 72. Posted on his Facebook page was the following statement… Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 72 at his...

Drummer Alan White, the longest-tenured member of Yes, died at age 72 following a "brief illness." White's family announced the news on Facebook, noting the drummer died at his Seattle-area home on May 26. "Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; bandmate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him," they wrote. On Twitter, Yes expressed their "deep sadness." White, who also performed with John Lennon, George Harrison, Ginger Baker’s Air Force and Joe Cocker early in his career, had...

REDDING, Calif. — Parents and students waited anxiously for a lockdown to be lifted Wednesday morning at Enterprise High School. The incident occurred less than 24 hours after a deadly shooting in Texas left 21 dead. ... Around 8:35 a.m. Tuesday morning Redding Police Department’s school resource officer received a report that a student possibly had possession of a handgun, ... they did a thorough search of the building looking for any firearms none were found and no shots were fired. .

Yes drummer Alan White has died, aged 72, his wife Gigi has confirmed. In a statement on White's Facebook page, Gigi said: "Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 72 at his Seattle-area home on May 26, 2022, after a brief illness. "Throughout his life and six-decade career, Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him. "Alan was born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949. He began...

According to information from the German Press Agency, there are informal agreements among the NATO states to refrain from delivering certain weapon systems to Ukraine. As the dpa was confirmed in alliance circles in Brussels on Wednesday, the risk of a direct military confrontation between NATO states and Russia should be kept as low as possible. There are fears, for example, that Russia could officially see the delivery of Western battle tanks and combat aircraft as entering the war and then take military retaliatory measures. Weapon systems of this type have not yet been delivered to Ukraine. According to information...

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill to create domestic terrorism offices within federal law enforcement agencies in response to a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., that left 10 people dead. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) framed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act as an opportunity to vote on Republican and Democratic amendments to curb gun violence, but his plea for GOP support to begin the debate fell flat with Republican colleagues. “The bill is so important because the mass shooting in Buffalo was an act of domestic terrorism. We need to call it what it is, domestic terrorism. It...

Russian Navy specialists removed mine danger in Mariupol port waters, Russian National Defense Control Center head Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev said Thursday. "A complex of measures undertaken by the Russian Navy resulted in elimination of mine danger in the port of Mariupol; civilian ships can use it safely now," he said. According to Mizintsev, at 08:00 Moscow time on May 25, Russian Armed Forces opened a round-the-clock humanitarian corridor in the Sea of Azov, 115 miles long and 2 miles wide. Coordinates of assembly point are: 46°55"N, 37°29"E, coordinates of disbandment point are: 45°08"N, 36°31"E.