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In an attempt to set voter expectations ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer shared that initial results would favor Democrats heavily.Richer based his prediction on the voting patterns from November 2020 and last month’s primary election. Both elections first tabulated early ballots received the week beforehand, most of which voted for Democratic candidates. Then, the county tabulates early ballots dropped off the day before and on Election Day, as well as in-person ballots, most of which voted for Republican candidates.“First moral of the story: in Arizona, initial results will likely be much bluer than eventual...

Howard Stern has slammed Trump supporters as 'morons' and claimed America is a nation of 'nincompoops' in a blistering attack. However, he said he is 'somewhat of a Republican'. 'I mean, my God in heaven, I feel like I’m in a nation of nincompoops. I’m hoping there is still some more brilliant, bright, vibrant people who love this country,' he said on the Howard Stern Show. He went on to say that he thinks Trump's supporters are 'morons' whose freedom has never been 'threatened.' Freedom is why people came to this country, and now so many people are willing to...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says the committee is “firing on all cylinders” as the party’s central political committee hits 50 million voter contacts two months from Election Day. Two months out from Election Day, the RNC hit over 50 million voter contacts made cycle-to-date, the committee said in a press release.

So far this year, 205 state legislative incumbents—58 Democrats and 147 Republicans—have lost to primary challengers. Across the 43 states that have held primaries, 4.7% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, an elevated level of incumbent losses compared to previous cycles. These totals include data from state legislative elections held in Massachusetts on Sept. 6. No incumbents lost to primary challengers but eight races featuring incumbents—seven Democrats and one Republican—remain uncalled. This year, Republican incumbents have lost at a higher rate than Democrats. Of the 2,366 Republican incumbents who filed for re-election, 147 (6.2%) have lost to primary challengers....

A teacher who refused to use preferred pronouns has landed himself in prison.Standing up to trans ideology can come at a huge personal cost. And few have paid a heavier price than Irish schoolteacher Enoch Burke. Burke’s refusal to use a pupil’s preferred pronouns set off a chain of events that have now landed him in prison. Burke’s journey to a cell began in May. The headmistress of his school, the Wilson’s Hospital School in County Westmeath, issued a request to staff to refer to a transitioning male pupil using the pronoun ‘they’. Burke refused, arguing that transgenderism was incompatible...

So many institutions — from schools and Scouts to clubs and churches and everything in between — have been forced to wrestle with sexual abuse of minors in their midst. For its part, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has proclaimed that “when abuse occurs, the first and immediate responsibility of church leaders is to help those who have been abused and to protect vulnerable persons from future abuse.” To that end, it has created trainings for adult volunteers on how to recognize and prevent abuse and has implemented rules about who can be alone with children. But...

Pontifical Academy for Life ‘likes’ Fr. James Martin’s latest Twitter post pushing LGBT agendaThe Pontifical Academy for Life's official Twitter account 'liked' a pro-LGBT post on the social media platform, adding a new entry to the growing list of anti-Catholic statements made in recent months.(LifeSiteNews) – The official Twitter account of the Pontifical Academy for Life has given an impression of support for the homosexual lifestyle after “liking” an article shared on the platform which promoted a pro-LGBT reading of the bible. Dissident Jesuit priest Father James Martin posted a video to his Twitter account on Sunday in which...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) leads Democrat challenger Robert Francis O’Rourke in the state’s gubernatorial matchup, a University of Houston/Texas Southern University survey released this week found. The survey asked respondents — both likely voters and “almost certain” voters — who they plan to vote for in the 2022 gubernatorial race.

Rome Newsroom, Sep 6, 2022 / 06:51 am Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Kazakhstan on the same day Pope Francis will be in the Central Asian country next week. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry has announced that Xi will meet Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Sept. 14 during the pope’s three-day visit to the capital, Nur-Sultan. The coinciding visits of Francis and Xi come as the Holy See and China are in negotiations over the renewal of a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops in China. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said in an Italian...

An FBI whistleblower has told the House Judiciary Committee that he witnessed the bureau’s deputy director violating security policies and putting classified information at risk. The special agent told lawmakers that Paul Abbate, who oversees all FBI domestic and international investigative and intelligence activities, used his smartphone in an FBI sensitive compartmented information facility, or SCIF, which is a violation of bureau security protocols. Just bringing a phone into the SCIF is a security breach. The senior agent accused Mr. Abbate of walking around in the SCIF while talking on the smartphone and sending text messages and emails. Another FBI...

U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee, ordered the government to quickly produce documents after it was sued by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri over alleged collusion with Big Tech firms such as Facebook. The initial tranche of discovery, released on Aug. 31, revealed that more than 50 government officials across a dozen agencies were involved in applying pressure to social media companies to censor users.... . .. But some of the officials refused to provide any answers or answer all questions posed by the plaintiffs. Among them: Fauci, who serves as director of the National Institute...

It might be too late for the Bronx DA. Bronx prosecutors want a grand jury to upgrade charges against Van Phi Bui, 55, who sucker-punched a man into a coma. But the prosecutors have only asked the grand jury to do this after The New York Post outed the office for downgrading the charges to misdemeanor charges that did not require bail even though the cops arrested him for attempted murder! The Bronx District Attorney’s office charged Bui with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment. It’s not just that the Bui almost killed Jesus Cortes, 52, but Bui is a convicted...

“The Current Problems and Challenges of the State Policy in the Upbringing and Education of Children and Youth” conference was held on August 18th, 2022 at the recently constructed Church of the Resurrection complex in Patriot Park under the International Military-Technical Forum’s “Army 2022” initiative, and brought together many high-ranking officials; from both the Church and the State, including Metropolitan Paul of Krutitsy and Kolomna.As Patriarchal Deputy of the Moscow Metropolis and Rector of the Russian Orthodox University, Metropolitan Paul has incredible influence in the Orthodox Church in Russia and by extension in Russian society as a whole. Speaking at...

Religious preachers in Leeds City Centre who try to convert shoppers have been slapped with a strict code of conduct from the council after reports of homophobia increased.According to the code, seen by the Yorkshire Post, preachers in Leeds city centre have become the source of numerous complaints over the past few years after using homophobic language. The council and West Yorkshire Police have told preachers their right to freedom of expression under the European Convention Human Rights (ECHR) Article 10 is “qualified” when it comes to reducing crime. The code reads preachers must: “Refrain from using homophobic language or...

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that former President Donald Trump will be indicted for crimes related to the mishandling of classified documents soon. Cohen said, “I do think there’s going to be an indictment and relatively soon. I believe there will also be congressional hearings with Donald in the hot seat where, you know, either he’ll come in willingly, which I don’t think he will or via subpoena. I mean, the real questions that they have to be asking right now is, you know, where are the documents that were in the empty top...

It is a big advantage for Joe Biden that no one takes him seriously. He spent Labor Day continuing to express animosity toward “MAGA Republicans,” and one’s instinct is to write this off as Joe rousing his party’s base for the midterm elections. It’s much more than that. This isn’t just Joe or a blowhard Senate majority leader’s pro forma raking of the other side. No matter how feckless one thinks the occupant of the White House is, an American head of state has extraordinary powers to intimidate, investigate and, if desired, prosecute. The power of this office is incomparable....

Canada's parole board will review its decision to release one of the men now suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing attack in Saskatchewan. Parole documents of Myles Sanderson, 32, show he has 59 prior convictions as well as a history of violence. He was released in February while serving a four-year sentence. "I want to know the reasons behind the decision," Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said. "I'm extremely concerned by what occurred here." The hunt for Myles Sanderson is in its fourth day following the stabbing attack on Sunday that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured....

Project Veritas on Wednesday released undercover audio of Democrat South Carolina State Rep and US Senate candidate Krystle Matthews trashing white people. “My district is slightly Republican, and it’s heavily white,” Matthews told an undercover PV journalist. “I’m no stranger to white people, I’m from a mostly white town.” She continued, “And let me tell you one thing, you oughta know who you’re dealing with, like…you gotta treat them [white people] like shit, like I mean that’s the only way they’ll respect you.” Krystle Matthews proceeded to tell the PV journalist that she keeps white people “under her thumb” otherwise...

Oregon Governor Polls: The latest poll has Christine Drazan [Rep.] ahead but in the average of the last 3 polls, Tina Kotek [Dem.] leads.Oregon Governor Polls (Average of last 3 Polls): Betsy Johnson: 24.1%, Tina Kotek: 32.4%, Drazan: 30.6% Latest Oregon Governor Polls: Betsy Johnson: 18.3, Christine Drazan: 36.8%, Kotek: 33.4%*** Oregon Governor Polls: Observations and Insights A 3 way fight in Oregon has made the Oregon election extremely unpredictable. Tina Kotek leads despite all the Polls being carried out by Republicans, Republican supporters or by Betsy Johnson’s supporters. That said, Christine Drazan and the heavily funded Betsy Johnson have...

“For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it” (Proverbs 8:11 KJV).