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Covenant between humanity, environment needed, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Humanity can no longer ignore the cries of the earth that is suffering due to greed and the excessive consumption of its resources, Pope Francis said.In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, the pope said the current climate crisis is a call for men and women, especially Christians, to “repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems.”“The present state of decay of our common home merits the same attention as other global challenges such as grave health crises and wars. Living our vocation to be protectors...

A Swiss court has found a 28-year-old man guilty of inventing a hate crime after the man had falsely claimed to have been attacked but actually carved a swastika into his own face. The 28-year-old mixed-race man had claimed in January to have been attacked by a group of German-speaking individuals who approached him in the city of Neuchâtel, pushed him to the ground, beat him and carved a swastika into the side of his cheek and made monkey noises toward him in an apparent hate crime. The man posted a picture of the alleged result of the attack on...

PORTLAND, OR- Ah yes, the good old days of summer camp. Some arts and crafts, a little fishing and boating, some field games, late night campfires…yes, good times. Now, the 2022 version of summer camp in a far-left hellhole, this time in the home of far-left extremist wackos, Portland, Oregon. The Post Millennial tells us that bastion of American values, Antifa, is hosting a summer camp for future terrorists. Seriously. PM says a Portland-based Antifa group called “Budding Roses” will (seriously) host an “Antifascist social justice summer camp” for children aged 10 to 14 starting on July 25. Kids...

The happiest place on Earth devolved into a slugfest Wednesday as two families engaged in a violent brawl at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. Captured on video, the Jerry Springer-like incident — which took place in Fantasyland — appeared to involve two families throwing punches and dragging each other on the ground while shouting profanity. Watch below: A family wearing matching outfits pushed a guest from the other family when in line for Mickey’s PhilharMagic, according to a report from WDW News Today. After exiting, the family in matching shirts allegedly waited outside the theater to confront the other...

Climate Intelligence (CLINTEL) is an independent foundation active in the field of climate change and energy transition. CLINTEL was initiated by emeritus professor of geophysics Guus Berkhout with the objective to make the many critical climate organizations around the world combine forces and work

San Francisco, one of California’s most progressive cities, has has fenced-off a plaza within its Mission district due to blackmarket activity and rampant open-air drug use. The lawlessness has greatly disturbed the neighborhood, San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen shared on Twitter Wednesday, forcing her to close off access to the problematic area until the situation is resolved. “While it is never my desire to close public space the situation at 24th & Mission BART plaza has become untenable & is causing problems for the whole neighborhood. It infuriates me to see a once beautiful & vibrant community space...

[H/T Melian]Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’),...

U.S. forces are now considering sending fighter jets to Ukraine as it continues to face an assault from Russia, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Lieutenant Colonel Kendall said that Ukraine is busy dealing with its 'right now problem' in an allusion to its ground-based fighting in the Donbas region. But he also said that assistance in the form of aircraft may be needed. 'We'll be open to discussions with them about what their requirements are and how we might be able to satisfy them,' the Air Force head said during the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Wednesday....

“The estimate is derived from NSSF research, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) and U.S. International Trade Commission (U.S. ITC) data, in cooperation with manufacturers, importers and exporters of MSRs, or AR-15 and AK-style rifles,” the press release notes. “This most recent estimate includes production figures current through 2020, when the industry estimates over 2,798,000 of these rifles were produced or imported.” In light of the new figures, NSSF points out there are more AR/AK-style firearms “in circulation today than there are Ford F-Series trucks on the road.” NSSF President and...

Members of a key conservative caucus on Capitol Hill are planning to visit former President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, in a few weeks, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) told Breitbart News on Wednesday.Banks, who serves as chair of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), which is the largest congressional caucus, said the group visited Trump at his New Jersey residence last year and that it has another visit now slated for early August.“RSC has visited with him many times before. We have a very close relationship with him, and the Republican Study Committee believes he’s the most effective president in...

A beauty YouTuber has claimed that she was forced to carry her dead fetus inside of her for two weeks after Texas doctors refused to remove it because they said she needed 'additional evidence' to prove it didn't have a heartbeat amid abortion bans in the state. Marlena Stell, 42, from Houston, recalled being ecstatic when she learned that she and her husband, Ab DeSilva, were expecting their second child together last year. However, the makeup guru's excitement soon turned to heartbreak when she found out around nine weeks into the pregnancy that she had tragically lost the baby. She...

Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - 54 km south of Keng Tung, Kengtung District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), on Thursday, Jul 21, 2022 at 11:37 pm (GMT +6:30) - 5 hours ago Updated: Thu, Jul 21, 2022 22:07 GMT - 2 minutes 21 Jul 17:32: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9. Epicenter location corrected by 0.5 km (0.3 mi) towards NE. Update Thu, 21 Jul 2022, 17:21 Significant magnitude 5.5 earthquake 62 km south of Keng Tung, Myanmar (Burma) 5.5 quake 21 Jul 11:37 pm (GMT +6:30) 5.5 quake 21 Jul 11:37 pm (GMT +6:30) The German Research Centre for Geosciences...

Joe Biden has COVID. Yesterday, he decided to abscond to Massachusetts to deliver remarks about his climate agenda. Biden issued more executive orders on global warming and led by example by mobilizing his gas-guzzling motorcade for this event. First, we must save the planet, but let me burn a ton of gas to get to the location to make such an announcement. He could have delivered this address from the Rose Garden. Yet, that's not the story. No one cares because today, Biden tested positive for COVID. He got it. I thought this was a pandemic of the unvaccinated, Joe?...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The court’s order Thursday leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now. The vote was 5-4 with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in saying they would have allowed the Biden administration to put in place the guidance. The court also announced it would hear arguments in the case, saying they would be in late November. The guidance, issued after...

A Boston subway train caught fire on a bridge Thursday morning, causing chaos as commuters escaped through windows and one straphanger resorted to jumping into the river below. Wild video taken from inside the train showed passengers climbing through windows of the train and fleeing onto the tracks. Footage from the tracks also shows passengers-turned-good Samaritans catching one another as they jumped out the windows with smoke billowing around them. --snip-- The Orange Line train on Boston’s MBTA system was traveling over the Mystic River when it burst into flames just before 7 a.m., the Globe reported. Local authorities said...

Explanation: Imaged on July 15 2022, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) had a Messier moment, sharing this wide telescopic field of view with globular star cluster Messier 10. Of course M10 was cataloged by 18th century comet hunter Charles Messier as the 10th object on his list of things that were definitely not comets. While M10 is about 14 thousand light-years distant, this comet PanSTARRS was about 15 light-minutes from our fair planet following its July 14 closest approach. Its greenish coma and dust tail entertaining 21st century comet watchers, C/2017 K2 is expected to remain a fine telescopic comet in...

Cubans Reproach Pope Francis: Spoke of his Human Relationship with Castro, Remains Silent as Cubans Face TortureThe Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a platform of opposition organizations from inside and outside the island, wrote Tuesday to Pope Francis to express “surprise and pain” for his recent statements on Cuba and ask him to mediate in favor of the Cuban people. Not the “regime.”“From this letter, we inform you that the Cuban people will not accept a fraudulent change, will not accept an agreement behind their backs that guarantees permanence and stability to the regime in exchange for the freedoms and...

Can someone help with supplying a picture I’ve seen here often of Obama recoiling like a little sissy, please. Thanks.

As the heartbreaking rape case involving an impregnated 10-year-old child unfolds, Townhall has revealed additional details about the exploitative environment the little girl was—and might still be—subjected to. New information has come to light about the illegal immigrant who raped the girl, a romantic relationship the rapist is in with the child's mother, and the coverup that ensued in the aftermath of his crime.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that it doesn’t matter where President Biden contracted COVID-19, and that the most important thing is that he was fully vaccinated and double boosted. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday morning and is experiencing mild symptoms, including a runny nose, occasional dry cough and fatigue, the White House said. Reporters asked Dr. Ashish Jha, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, during a press briefing where Biden may have caught the virus. After Jha said he didn’t know, Jean-Pierre interjected to say it’s not important. "Look, I don't think that that matters, right? I...