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Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken last year authorized U.S. embassies to fly the LGBT flag on the same pole as the American flag.ROME (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See has once again snubbed the Catholic Church’s stance on sexuality and displayed the LGBT rainbow flag to kick off so-called “pride month.” “The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See celebrates #PrideMonth with the Pride flag on display during the month of June,” the embassy said in a tweet reiterating the Biden administration’s support of “LGBTQI+ rights.” The embassy similarly flew the rainbow flag for “pride month”...

I realize that it’s risky to post this, but in the interest of the very real warfare in which every conservative should be engaged, I want to propose a strategy to at least stymie the ubiquitous presence of “trans” nuts on various media. What gave me this idea is that I myself was ousted from a fake FaceBook account used to troll leftists when someone reported me as fake. FaceBook tries to verify all reports of false identities on accounts even going so far as to request copies of ID (the irony abounds.) Well, we should double down on this...

Former Attorney General William Barr defended special counsel John Durham after a federal jury acquitted prominent Democratic attorney Michael Sussmann, saying that despite the failure of his flagship prosecution, Durham “did an exceptionally able job.” Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Barr in an interview on Wednesday if he was disappointed in Durham or if he felt “any way responsible for how this Durham situation’s unfolding,” as he appointed the special prosecutor.

Many of the weapons being sent to Ukraine will eventually wind up in criminal hands in Europe and beyond, Interpol's chief warned Wednesday, urging countries to start scrutinising arms-tracking databases. "The high availability of weapons during the current conflict will result in the proliferation in illicit arms in the post-conflict phase," Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock said. That will only empower organised crime groups that have become increasingly global operations, capable of exploiting the chaos created from Russia's bombardments over the past three months. "This will come, I have no doubts... Criminals are already now, here as we speak, focussing...

As a Canadian (Canadian mother and Swiss father) I must say I am not proud at all of my government and its political actions. In three days, Trudeau grounded the unvaxxed in perpetuity, banned handguns across the board, and is set to legalize hard drugs in BC. This man is crazy insane. If he was trying to destroy Canada, what would he be doing different? On May 31st, 2022, members of parliament voted 202-117 to keep the current travel ban against unvaccinated Canadians in place…

Florida art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz has been charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering for allegedly selling fake works attributed to such big names as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Banksy, Henri Matisse, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein. News of Bouraziz’s alleged illegal activities first came to light when the FBI raided one of his Palm Beach galleries, Danieli Fine Art, in December. He also owns Galerie Danieli; both businesses are located on Worth Avenue, which has become a hot spot for prestigious international art galleries in the wealthy Florida enclave. Galerie Danieli stood out from its...

On Wednesday’s “CNN Newsroom,” White House Senior Adviser and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu stated that President Joe Biden has “done everything within his power” to lower gas prices even though releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve didn’t work to bring down prices. Landrieu stated, “[T]he president has already enacted a massive piece of legislation called the Infrastructure Act, which is designed to actually help rebuild the supply chains and to fix the rails and to fix the roads and to fix the air and to fix the water. On top of that, he released product from the Strategic...

The next phase is surveillance going under our skin. Yuval Noah Harari is the lead advisor for Klaus Schwab, the author of The Great Reset and founder of The World Economic Forum. Will you accept the mark? https://youtu.be/mF_fWsLLK-M

Memorial Day boaters captured the scene on video as a massive rockfall crashed into the waters of Lake Powell. The dramatic rockslide happened on the Utah side of the lake – the second largest reservoir in the country – where water levels have continued to plunge due to the unrelenting drought conditions gripping much of the West. Mila Carter, who shot the video, said she was heading to Antelope Point Marina with her husband, Steve Carter, when they noticed rocks and sand falling off the cliff near the entrance of Warm Creek. They stopped the boat and started taking pictures...

<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police said a fight between two women ended when a 10-year-old child shot one of them.</p><p>Just before midnight Tuesday, officers said they went to a home on Mercy Drive for a shooting call.</p><p>Investigators said a fight between two women, Lashun Rodgers and Lakrisha Isaac, led to a 10-year-old girl shooting a Rodgers.</p>

All across California, residents are being told to scrimp and save water because of historic drought conditions. Meanwhile, state officials are dumping freshwater into the ocean while intentionally depriving rice farmers of the water they need to grow food. Colusa County in Northern California is the top producer of rice in the Sacramento Valley. The area generates more than 150,000 acres of rice in a normal year – but as you can probably tell by now, 2022 is anything but a normal year. Officials there say that only a fraction of the usual rice crop will be grown there this...

Sheryl Sandberg may pursue a career in politics after she leaves Facebook, with some beltway observers highlighting her high profile, a history of business success, a popular book, and a compelling personal story. The veteran Facebook executive said on Wednesday she is stepping down. "I'm not entirely sure what the future will bring - I have learned no-one ever is," she wrote. "But I know it will include focusing more on my foundation and philanthropic work, which is more important to me than ever given how critical this moment is for women." That may be a reference to the Supreme...

Police are investigating two shootings in South Auckland on Wednesday night. One person was hospitalised with moderate injuries after a suspected drive-by shooting in Manukau at 7:50 pm. 1News footage showed several bullet holes in a home's window on Albert Rd. Around ten minutes later, officers were called to an address on Boundary Rd. Opaheke, after shots were reportedly fired. No one was injured in this shooting. There have been a spate of Auckland shootings in recent days and weeks. Last week, seven people were arrested after seven shootings across South Auckland in just two days...

A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's mitral valve. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent for those patients, who also were at higher risk of all-cause mortality. Mitral annulus calcification has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and events, as well as higher mortality rates. The research suggests that mitral annulus calcification is a predictor of mortality, as well as a marker of valvular and cardiovascular disease. "Mitral...

Port Vila, June 1 (Xinhua)--Vanuatu President Tallis Obed Moses said on Wednesday that his country will always remain a true friend of China no matter how the international situation changes and what challenges it may encounter in the future. Moses made the remarks in a meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, which fell on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Over the past 40 years, Moses said, Vanuatu and China have always respected each other, treated each other as equals and established solid mutual trust. China...

Former President Trump on Tuesday expressed outrage at the news that Micheal Sussmann, a lawyer who represented Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic Party, was found not guilty of lying to the FBI. Sussmann is being investigated by a special counsel in relation to the origins of the bureau’s probe of Trump’s 2016 campaign for president. “Our Legal System is CORRUPT, our Judges (and Justices!) are highly partisan, compromised or just plain scared, our Borders are OPEN, our Elections are Rigged, Inflation is RAMPANT, gas prices and food costs are ‘through the roof,’ our Military ‘Leadership’ is Woke, our...

A California task force released a 500-page draft calling for 'comprehensive reparations' for African Americans that are decedents of 19th century slaves Wednesday's draft is only part one of two and did not detail the finances of the proposal. The second part is expected to be released by summer 2023 The draft reportedly lists recommendations for reparations, including offering free four-year college and raising the minimum wage in predominately black industries It also proposes an office to help African Americans residents to file claims and trace their lineage to prove eligibility for individual restitution African Americans make up nearly six...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis: Guarding ‘dead traditions’ is dangerous for the Church’s lifePope Francis on Wednesday criticized people who “call themselves guardians of traditions, but of dead traditions,” saying that failing to move forward is dangerous for the Church today. Speaking to the organizers of a conference on education on June 1, the pope said that it was vital to make progress by “drawing from the roots.” He said that “there is the fashion — in every age, but in this age in the Church’s life I consider it dangerous — that instead of drawing from the roots in order...