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The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC, Tuesday Evening, Sept. 23. Information received to-day from a servant, who deserted from the rebels yesterday, shows their loss in general officers in the late battle was greater than ours. Gen. WRIGHT, of Georgia, was wounded in two places. Gen, BRANON of North Carolina, was killed. Gen. LONGSTREET was wounded. Maj.-Gen. ANDERSON, commanding a division, was wounded. Gen. COLQUIT, of Georgia, was killed. The rebels admit their loss to be 20,000 at the battle of Antietam, and 30,000 since they entered Maryland. The Alabama Brigade, commanded by Col. CORNING, acting Brigadier General, has not been able...

“Jesus answered, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, “You must be born again”’” (John 3:5–7). Jesus answered Nicodemus’s objection by elaborating on the truth He introduced in verse 3: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” “Water” and “Spirit”...

An FBI whistleblower who alleges the bureau has been diverting resources to create a false political narrative that America has a violent domestic extremism problem has been suspended, raising concerns about retaliation for cooperating with Congress Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee and its likely chairman if the GOP wins the House in November, confirmed to Just the News that Steve Friend, a whistleblower whose identity was outed on TV recently, is facing some form of disciplinary action. "We now understand based on what we've learned that he's been suspended, which appears to be...

Former President Trump said he hopes is 'wrong' about the possibility of World War III because the U.S. is being run by 'stupid people' at a rally in Wilmington, N.C. on Friday. 'I was right about Ukraine. I was right about what, Taiwan and I'm hoping I'm not going to be right about World War Three, because we have stupid people dealing,' the former president said, as he predicted the U.S. would lose a conflict to Russia. 'You could end up in World War III and this will be a war like we've never had before - won't even be...

Baylor at Iowa State 11:00 am ESPN2 / ESPN Bowling Green at Mississippi State 11:00 am SEC Network / ESPN Buffalo at Eastern Michigan 11:00 am CBSSN / CBS Central Michigan at Penn State 11:00 am BTN / FOX Clemson at Wake Forest 11:00 am ABC (cable) / espn3 Duke at Kansas 11:00 am FS1 / FOX Maryland at Michigan 11:00 am FOX (cable) / FOX / 4K on DTV: 106 Missouri at Auburn 11:00 am ESPN / ESPN / 4K on DTV: 105 Rhode Island at Pittsburgh 11:00 am ACC Network / ACCN South Florida at Louisville 11:00 am...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Müller reveals Consistory speech on “unlimited power of the papacy,” says this view “contradicts the entire Catholic tradition” The following article is translated from an interview published on September 23, 2022 by InfoVaticana (here).German Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has granted an interview to InfoVaticana. The Cardinal responded to the questions of this media without beating around the bush and entered fully into the questions raised about the recent consistory of cardinals held in Rome at the end of August and about the dramatic situation...

Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, the Republican candidate for Senate, has an 8-point lead over his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, according to a new poll released Thursday. The poll, conducted by independent pollster Rich Baris, found when asked if the election for U.S. Senate was held today, 49% of Nevada Hispanics would vote for Laxalt and 41% for Cortez Masto. The remaining were undecided or would choose a third-party candidate. This tracks with earlier reports that Nevada Hispanics have become disillusioned with President Joe Biden. A July poll found Hispanics voters in Nevada would choose both...

... and an extended campaign of smears and innuendo comes down to ... 'no charges.' The Washington Post, citing people familiar with the case, reported yesterday that prosecutors have recommended against charging Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in a long-running sex-trafficking investigation The prosecutors informed the Justice Department that a conviction is unlikely because of credibility questions with the two central witnesses. These two witnesses are a 17-year-old girl and Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector and one-time associate of Gaetz. Greenberg pleaded guilty to multiple crimes such as sex trafficking of a child, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and defrauding...

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Breaking. Right now there is not a reliable source to confirm this news. But there are media sources from Napal, Taiwan and other anti Chinese, that China's President Xi Jinping is under military arrest.

Sun Lijun, the ringleader of a rebel clique of former senior Chinese police officials, has been imprisoned for life, along with at least two of his allies as President Xi Jinping continues his scorched-earth campaign to clean out his enemies in the public security ministry. On September 23, the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun sentenced former Chinese Public Security vice-minister Sun with no chance of parole, according to the official Chinese anti-corruption website. The court found Sun guilty of taking RMB646 million (US$91 million) of bribes, manipulating the Chinese stock market, and possessing two illegal guns. The same court imposed...

After decades of improving race relations in America, Democrats embarked on a massive and calculated strategy of racial division. For two years, a U.S. presidential administration has perpetrated a racial hoax. Teamed up with Black Lives Matter (BLM), an unscrupulous, failed, corrupt organization that promotes violence, Americans have been duped by the world’s largest racial hoax. In mid-2019, driven by Trump hatred, congressional hearings on Confronting White Supremacy laid the groundwork. Those hearings introduced a concept that Team Biden and the media would recite endlessly: White supremacists are extremist domestic terrorists and the biggest threat to the nation. Democrat congressman...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemMatthew 5 Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your...

You know a political stunt has landed when the new news cycle and the more important memosphere are still obsessing over it a week later. And by the way, what’s wrong with stunts? In football, a stunt by the defensive line confuses the offense and often leads to a broken play, and if there’s anything we want to break these days, it’s the Biden Administration playbook. So more flights to Martha’s Vineyard please!

In a significant departure, the California Department of Education is withholding the release of the results of the Smarter Balanced tests that students took last spring until an undetermined date later this year. The result will be a monthslong delay before the public can view results in English language arts, math and science for the state, districts, schools and charter schools. The denial of EdSource’s request to release test score data comes at a time when educators are concerned about the pandemic’s impact on reading and math progress, especially in the early years. Releasing scores “later this year” means that...

McKee ascended to the governorship last year after his predecessor, Gov. Gina Raimondo, vacated the post to head the Commerce Department for the Biden administration. He had served as lieutenant governor at the time. He narrowly evaded a primary defeat against former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, who enjoyed a last-minute resurgence that may have been partially attributable to the backing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who was roommates with her mother in college. Now that McKee has survived his primary, he is favored to win the governor's race in the deep-blue Ocean State, given its political dynamics. "Governor Mckee,...

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I'm looking to purchase a good Ham Radio and need guidance. Is it difficult to get a license? Looks like we'll need one in the near future, so I may as well get started. This beginner learns fast, but needs some direction to start. Thanks in advance.