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...The Farmer-Labor Party carried more than a tinge of communism, an ideology which repelled Humphrey. This presented few problems during wartime when the U.S. was allied with the Soviet Union, but when the war ended and the Cold War began the communists threw their weight behind Moscow. Despite the Midwest’s long tradition of non-interventionism, Humphrey believed that the failure to confront Hitler earlier had encouraged eventual war and he was deeply committed to an anti-communist foreign policy, which the communist elements of the DFL opposed. “We’re not going to let the political philosophy of the DFL be dictated from the...

John Sweeney, a prominent British investigative journalist who has long covered Russian President Vladimir Putin, wrote in his new book that he feels the leader looks "seriously ill" with puffy cheeks that make him resemble a hamster. In his forthcoming book (out July 21), Killer in the Kremlin, Sweeney described changes he has noticed in Putin's demeanor and physical appearance that he said scare him. He theorized the use of steroids for Putin's changes, noting the president could have started taking the medication years ago to treat a back injury sustained after falling off a horse. According to Sweeney, this...

An asteroid the size of a 50-story skyscraper will zoom past Earth Sunday (July 17), making its closest approach to our planet in nearly 100 years. The meaty space rock, dubbed 2022 KY4, will safely miss Earth by about 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers), or more than 16 times the average distance between Earth and the moon, according to NASA. This is considerably farther afield than the asteroid 2022 NF, which came within 56,000 miles (90,000 km) — or about 23% the average distance between Earth and the moon — on July 7. Asteroid 2022 KY4 is about 290...

The Federal Reserve isn’t soothing me with their rate hikes. As The Fed has been raising their target rate and beginning to shrink their balance sheet, we are seeing Q3 Real GDP slipping further down the rabbit hole to -1.5%. The culprit? Friday’s retail trade, import/export prices and industrial production. Time for some tequila to soothe me, since The Fed or the Biden Administration won’t help.

I m really thinking it’s time for someone to do a wellness check on Gavin Newsom. The California governor has recently developed an incredibly odd obsession with the governor of a state that resides over 2,000 miles away. Of course, I’m talking about Ron DeSantis and Florida, which has become one of the fastest growing, most prosperous states in the union. Emigration from California to Florida (and other red states) has been at extremely high levels over the last several years, and that’s not a coincidence. DeSantis made his state a safe haven from COVID-19 hysteria, including lockdowns and mandates....

I was restricted by Facebook for 30 days because I posted on a WMAL group page that "I love Chris Plante's accent of Joseph Goebbels. I could hear it for hours!" They removed my comment and restricted my account. FROM WMAL: "In hour 2, Chris talks to show super-fan Silvie in Waldorf who was sent to Facebook jail for naming an impression that she enjoys hearing Chris perform, and they discuss information dominance and the left. Also, Chris loves a story about Lesbians and Trans people, because now if you're a lesbian who won't sleep with men you're an anti...

The globalist billionaire who funded the woke transformation of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello paid for a similar overhaul of James Madison’s house — where the author of the US Constitution has been shoved into a supporting role, while slavery and racism take center stage. No American flags fly at Montpelier, Madison’s plantation home in rural Virginia, and not a single display focuses on the life and accomplishments of America’s foremost political philosopher, who created our three-branch federal system of government, wrote the Bill of Rights and the Federalist Papers, and served two terms as president. Instead, blindsided tourists are hammered by...

UTVs with antitank guided missiles have been a staple in the conflict. The Drive reports that the Ukrainian military has been using UTVs, thought to be Polaris Rangers and Polaris MRZR Alphas, armed with Stugna-P antitank guided missiles to combat Russian tanks. These antitank guided missiles, or ATGMs, can be mounted on vehicles, shoulder fired, or launched from the ground. There have been reports of Ukraine’s military using UTVs as far back as 2019, before the current conflict with Russia. Some of these have been seen with ATGMs mounted on them while others seem to just be used as transportation....

In a bid to refute contentions that they are indifferent to public suffering at the gas pump, Democrats at both the federal and local levels are taking bold steps to limit how much drivers pay to fuel their vehicles. US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen announced a global price cap on the price Russia will be allowed to charge for its exported petroleum. “Events since the start of the war in Ukraine indicate that our efforts to boycott Russian oil have been thwarted by other countries,” Yellen complained. “Instead of being hurt by their aggression against Ukraine Russia has...

ATLANTA - Republican Herschel Walker’s $6.2 million in fundraising looked impressive when unveiled Wednesday, until Democrat Raphael Warnock rolled out his $17.2 million total a half-hour later. The dueling Senate campaign numbers underlined two truths. Georgia is again going to be one of the most expensive races to run for office in 2022, and Democrats are building a strong fundraising advantage. Like Warnock, Democrat Stacey Abrams heavily outraised incumbent Republican Brian Kemp in the race for governor, collecting almost $50 million compared to the $31 million Kemp has brought in over a longer period. Abrams and Warnock plan to run...

Although this has not yet been announced officially, the news has already been leaked: Tomorrow, July 17, the Archlayman of Chicago, ‘Cardinal’ Blase Cupich, will announce that the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP) will be shut down in Chicago effective August 1. The ICKSP is a Traditional Latin Mass community founded in 1990 that uses only the Roman Missal of 1962. It is one of the so-called “Ecclesia Dei communities”, meaning they have always been in full communion with the Vatican II Church and are operating on the basis of the indult granted by “Pope” John Paul...

“I have wanted to share with you today the five axes on which Egypt’s vision to face current challenges is based to put our region on the road of sustainable and comprehensive stability,” the president said. Arab’s top issue The first axis affirms the importance of reaching a “fair, comprehensive and ultimate” solution to the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution based on the relevant international resolutions, El-Sisi said. ... Democracy, human rights Second, El-Sisi affirmed the importance of building societies on the foundations of democracy, citizenship, equality, respect for human rights, renouncement of extremist ideologies and...

A North Texas psychiatrist, who was an associate professor at the TCU School of Medicine and also worked at a Tarrant County mental health and substance abuse treatment center, had his license suspended after he was arrested in Dallas on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Dr. David Henderson was carrying a handgun when he was arrested at North Park Mall and had two more guns and about 3,000 rounds of ammunition in his car at the time of his arrest, according to an affidavit. KTVT-TV reported that Dr. David Henderson was charged in two separate incidents...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee moved another step closer to hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention on Friday when a site selection committee unanimously recommended the event be held there rather than Nashville, Tennessee. The Republican National Committee would still need to approve the location at its meeting Aug. 2-5 in Chicago. Nashville could still be the winner, but that city’s chances hit a roadblock earlier this month when opposition led proponents to withdraw a proposed agreement about how to host the event.

[Catholic Caucus] Savannah: Will The Roman Rite Be "Abolished" Church Wide in 2023?Savannah Bishop Stephen Parkes, Georgia, has issued July 15 guidelines for the Roman Rite.In April, he had asked the rigid Liturgy Congregation for permissions to celebrate the Roman Rite in several parish churches. A May response "allowed" a weekly Mass in one parish and a monthly Mass in three other parishes but only "until May 20, 2023."The Mass in Savannah Cathedral will be cancelled in August. While it is possible that the Liturgy Congregation wanted to give permission only for one year, Francis made it clear that he...

Pope Francis' "acceleration" on the liturgyAn acceleration. That's the word some of the pope's aides use when they look back on the past year.Since last summer, Francis, who has not resumed his pre-pandemic pace of travel, has issued a lot more "motu proprios", made numerous symbolic appointments and signed a number of rescripts.He also published the long-awaited apostolic constitution on the reformed Roman Curia in March.And he's entered more decisively into an area he's been relatively reluctant to get involved with up until now – the liturgy.Last July's publication of the "motu proprio" Traditionis custodes was only the first of...

Saudi Arabia said it will continue to bolster its partnerships with both the United States and China as US President visited the kingdom for his first visit since he became president. "We build bridges with people; we don't see one as exclusive of the other," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, said in an interview with CNBC network on Saturday. “China is our largest trading partner. It’s a huge market for energy and a huge market in the future. And China is a big investor in Saudi Arabia,” he added. "The United States is of course our number...

Paramount and Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick has passed $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office, including $605.5 million domestic and $602.5 million overseas sans a single penny from China and Russia. This makes the film, already Paramount’s biggest (sans inflation) domestic grosser behind Titanic ($600 million in 1997/1998 and $659 million counting the 2012 3-D reissue), Paramount’s biggest global grosser. It has passed the $1.105 billion gross of Transformers: Age of Extinction, which was the top grossing film of 2014 and sits behind James Cameron’s Titanic. However, the Kate Winslet/Leonardo DiCaprio romantic melodrama (which has grossed $2.2 billion global) was...

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: I like Ron DeSantis, but I know what I'm getting with Trump. The good and the bad and everything in between. Trump sounds pretty good to me right now.

NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, died after being stabbed at a California gas station Police are looking for Trent William Millsap, 27, who allegedly stabbed East and another man at a gas station in Westminster on Wednesday East was rushed to the hospital, but had succumbed to his injury, police said The US Auto Club champ was a star in the racing world, which once dubbed him 'the winningest' rookie in more than a quarter century