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Though there seems to be quite a bit of debate regarding the origin and validity, there is an archaic warning which finds its roots in Voltaire’s writing from 1765: Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. In the context of modern politics, where we’re all suffering under the indescribable derangement of Biden, the Democrats, and their faithful useful idiots, it’s cautionary wisdom worth heeding. Mainstream leftism actually accepts the notions that men can get pregnant, medical intervention to transition youngsters is acceptable, abortion is “healthcare”, and having white skin equates to having racial prejudices, regardless...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address that he and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in an unannounced visit Thursday to Kyiv, talked about a variety of topics, including designating Russia as a terrorist state. “The legal reality must always correspond to the actual reality. And it is a fact that Russia has become the biggest source of terrorism in the world,” Zelenskyy said. “The world must receive an unequivocal signal that Russian terror will not be forgiven.” Also in his daily address, Zelenskyy said, “More than a thousand square kilometers of our territory have been liberated...

BRUSSELS, September 9, 2022—In a joint assessment released today, the Government of Ukraine, the European Commission, and the World Bank, in cooperation with partners, estimate that the current cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine amounts to $349 billion (€349 Billion). This figure is expected to grow in the coming months as the war continues.President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, said: “Ukraine is fighting for democracy and our common values. The EU cannot match the sacrifice Ukraine is enduring but we are mobilising all our instruments to address the most immediate needs, including for housing for internally...

Democrats really, really, don't like us. To try and head off a likely loss of the House of Representatives and prepare for the next presidential election, Democrats create situations which raise anxiety in citizens, and this increases the chances their candidate will prevail because voters know discord will then subside. An example is Kathy Griffin’s widely read statement: “If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November. If you do want Civil War, vote Republican.” They make it very clear your life will only be peaceful if you keep Democrats in power, and they think that this...

In context, the CDC’s latest numbers about post-vax myocarditis represent a significant departure from last year’s narrative pushed by health bureaucrats and the media. When reports first surfaced in 2021 that some cases of myocarditis — the inflammation of the heart muscle, potentially leading to blood clots and heart attack or stroke — were potentially associated with the Covid-19 vaccine, the corporate media and its fact-checkers were quick to label them as misinformation, saying the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh its small risks. A year later, though, the media can no longer deny that what they called misinformation actually...

From empty rallies to endless investigations of President Trump, every can tell what the Democrats' end game is, which doesn't speak well for their intelligence. “Different people rise to the top under socialism than under capitalism. The higher on the socialist hierarchy you look, the more you will find people who are too incompetent to do the job they are supposed to do.” ~ Hans-Hermann Hoppe As Joe Biden’s mental incompetency continues to be revealed, and his historic unpopularity continues to rise, the leftists who infest MSNBC, CNN and the networks pretend that about thirty people showing up to see...

In order to avoid a Republican primary, Murkowski operatives orchestrated a takeover of state election laws. Election officials called Alaska’s special election House race for Democrat Mary Peltola over 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin last week. Peltola’s victory, despite nearly 60 percent of votes cast for a Republican on all first-choice ballots, will mark the first time since 1973 that a Democrat will represent the state in the lower chamber. Whether the August contest was Palin’s race or Republican Nick Begich’s race to lose is an open question. Whether the Republicans’ loss was a consequence of Alaska’s new...

A proposed law penalizing ambitious wokester prosecutors from prosecuting junk cases, such as happened to Kyle Rittenhouse, is worthy of promoting. A prosecutor who uses his or her authority to virtue signal to the public to advance his or her political career is more dangerous to society than all but the most violent criminals. Insurance will cover many forms of property crimes, and you can legally use deadly force against somebody who menaces you with death or serious bodily injury. A prosecutor, though, can bankrupt most people by filing unfounded criminal charges against them, ruin their lives with prison time...

Ukraine’s counteroffensives in the country’s south and northeast are gaining momentum, President Zelenskyy said, retaking territory and pressuring Russian troops. Ukrainian forces have recaptured 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of land, he said in his nightly address. Over the summer, Ukraine had said it would launch a counteroffensive to retake the southern city of Kherson, but had not mentioned any plans to counterattack in the northeastern Kharkiv region or elsewhere in the east. Analysts say Kyiv could now be taking advantage of Russia’s decision to redeploy troops to southern Ukraine. Russia’s top lawmaker slammed the Group of Seven’s plan...

9 September 2022Saint Peter Claver on Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time Altar of Iglesia de San Pedro Claver in Old Town, Cartagena, Colombia Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22-27 ©We go into strict training, like fighters at the gamesI do not boast of preaching the gospel, since it is a duty which has been laid on me; I should be punished if I did not preach it! If I had chosen this work myself, I might have been paid for it, but...

US military aid has been key to Ukraine's effective defense against Russia's renewed invasion. Most of those weapons have come from US military stocks, but some are coming straight from the design table. The Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned aerial system is one of them. In late April, the Pentagon announced it would send 121 Phoenix Ghost drones to Ukraine. According to the Pentagon, the US Air Force had been working on the Phoenix Ghost well before Russian troops crossed the Ukrainian border on February 24. However, once the war started, the Pentagon decided that the drone would be well suited...

Europe, which went all in on “green” energy, is facing the ugly reality of renewable fuels. Perhaps the only true benefit of the current European energy crisis is to make apparent to an economically motivated citizen population that “wishing and hoping” will not make the Green New Deal renewable energy dream a reality. Instead of doubling down on wind and solar power, the EU nations are reacting to Moscow’s natural gas shutdown with a scramble to find enough hydrocarbon fuels to keep Europeans warm this winter. On September 5, Russia announced that the shutdown of natural gas to Europe to...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) endorsed state Sen. Chuck Morse in the crowded Republican primary field attempting to oust Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in November. Sununu gave Morse the nod on Thursday, days before the Sept. 13 primary, one of the last of the 2022 cycle. The move comes as the Republican establishment rallies around Morse and after a Democratic PAC started boosting far-right candidate Don Bolduc, gambling that he would be easier for Hassan to beat in the general election. White Mountain PAC, which is aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), has committed millions in ad...

Kevin McCarthy, Congressional Leadership Fund, Defending Main Street have spent $5 million to prevent Karoline Leavitt from winning her primary election for New Hampshire’s District 1 next week. McCarthy, GOP Elites and Super PACs have dumped $5 million to stop challenger Karoline Leavitt. It is the same tactics the GOP elites use in every state. They can’t win on the issues so they spend MILLIONS to slander and smear MAGA Republican candidates. MILLIONS!

Wind turbines require massive amounts of rare earths for their generators and motors. A single wind turbine eats up tons of rare earth metals. Rare earth mining carried out in China is horrifyingly destructive to people and the environment. One story described radioactive lakes, high cancer rates and villagers whose "teeth began to fall out" and "hair turned white at unusually young ages". "Children were born with soft bones and cancer rates rocketed." A recent Associated Press story about rare earth mining operations in Burma told of a world where "birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow....

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A southwest Missouri judge signed an order late Wednesday to close the embattled Agape Boarding School, but early Thursday said he wanted more information before the order is carried out. Attorney General Eric Schmitt and the Department of Social Services filed a petition in Cedar County Circuit Court asking the judge to shut down the school, citing concerns about the safety of students. The request for the court injunction Wednesday came after an Agape staff member was placed on the state’s Central Registry for physical abuse, The Star has learned. Judge David Munton signed the order calling for the immediate...

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Crazy tune and video, and you have to feel kind of sorry that dude has no idea he is in a video with not so flattering lyrics lolz

The song I was originally planning to release this week sucked, so here is a hastily thrown-together U2 cover.