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Music, apparel & sports titan is acquiring leading free-speech Platform Parlement Technologies announced today that it has entered into an agreement in principle to sell Parler, the world's pioneering uncancelable free speech platform, to Ye (formerly known as Kanye West). Ye has become the richest Black man in history through music and apparel and is taking a bold stance against his recent censorship from Big Tech, using his far-reaching talents to further lead the fight to create a truly non-cancelable environment. "In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the...

Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted “cruelty and exclusion at every turn,” including toward those fleeing the “brutal” government of socialist Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. Now, with increasing numbers of Venezuelans arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border as the Nov. 8 election nears, Biden has turned to an unlikely source for a solution: his predecessor’s playbook.

The Department of Justice is recommending that former Trump advisor and War Room host Steve Bannon be sentenced to six months in prison and a $200,000 fine for defying the January 6 Committee.Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress in July for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the committee. (snip) Anti-Trump neocon Liz Cheney and Democrat Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, chairs of the committee, had celebrated Bannon’s conviction in a joint statement after he was found guilty.

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemMatthew 7 Judging Others 7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You...

Republicans hold a 4-point advantage over Democrats with the midterm elections less than a month away, according to a New York Times-Siena College poll published Monday. About 49 percent of likely voters said they would back the GOP nominee, while 45 percent said they would support a Democratic candidate. The figures are rounded; when the unrounded figures are used, the GOP holds closer to a 3-point edge at 48.51 percent to 45.47 percent. This is a shift since September, when the Times poll found Democrats holding a slim 1-point edge over Republicans among likely voters.

Kanye West continues to create outrage. The outspoken rapper contended in a new interview that George Floyd died of the drug fentanyl, and not from the actions of the Minnesota police officer who was convicted of his murder. “They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” West claimed on Sunday’s episode of the Revolt TV show “Drink Champs.” West, 45, made the claim after saying he recently attended the premiere of “Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM,” a documentary by conservative commentator Candace Owens....

The sharper wits of Silicon Valley know that if the public sees their products as toxic extensions of left-wing groupthink, the majority of Americans will shun them. A shared theme in all dystopian explorations of future and current totalitarian regimes—whether China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba—is government control of all media information, fueled by electronic surveillance. A skeptical public learns to say one thing publicly but quite another privately. It nervously nods yes at the news while at work, but at home cynically assumes the opposite of whatever is publicly said to be true. RIP, First Amendment Such electronic...

The Bible In Paintings 2 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S WORD SHEPHERDS, FIRST TO HEAR OF THE SAVIOR L U K E CHAPTER 2 She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do...

Haitians paid tribute on Sunday to the singer Mikaben, whose sudden death during a concert in Paris left his country reeling. The 41 year-old recording artist, whose real name is Michael Benjamin, suffered a heart attack during a performance on Saturday, shocking fans who saw him collapse as he made his way off stage. He was appearing at the 20,000-capacity Accor Arena in eastern Paris as a guest of the Haitian group Carimi. Videos on social media show him performing, then suddenly turning and making his way towards the back of the stage. He collapsed in full view of spectators,...

On October 2, Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, hosted a drag queen during its Sunday service, allowing him/her to deliver a sermon on “acceptance” and join the ministers at the altar to assist during the service. Isaac Simmons, the drag queen, who was dressed like a demon, preached the importance of defeating “systems of oppression” in society and Christianity in order to truly “love one’s neighbor as oneself.” Simmons stated: “We are here to learn and to grow and to deconstruct and to reimagine what church can be, who church can be for, and how church can...

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) has backed out of a scheduled debate with her Republican challenger and political newcomer Don Bolduc. Wendy Hunt, president of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, told The Epoch Times that Hassan has asked to appear separately on stage for the Oct. 12 event. Hunt declined to comment further, saying only in an email to The Epoch Times about the change that Hassan would appear first, followed by Bolduc. Hunt was cited by the NH Journal as saying that the Hassan campaign contacted her on Oct. 6, indicating that the incumbent would participate only if it...

Neal Katyal, a former Justice Department official, thinks former President Donald Trump's written response to the House panel's intention to subpoena him looks like an insanity defense. Katyal — a law professor and an Obama-era acting solicitor general — made an appearance on NBC on Sunday, three days after the House panel investigating the Capitol riot unanimously voted to subpoena Trump. The subpoena will compel the former president to cooperate with the committee or be held in contempt of Congress and referred to the DOJ for prosecution — much like Trump allies Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro. [snip] Katyal also...

The old, crusty, grizzled, elitist political establishment is a thing of the past. Their days are numbered and dwindling fast. Even if they don’t yet realize it. The Saturday morning headline blared from FoxNews.com, “Bold Prediction: Paul Ryan weighs in on the likelihood Trump will win GOP nomination in 2024.” snip “We all know he’s much more likely to lose the White House than anybody else running for president on our side of the aisle,” Ryan said in the piece. “So why would we want to go with that?” as Ryan not seen the slate of Trump-backed candidates winning nominations...

“There’s just a lament for what’s happened to the party and a real sense of disgust at election denialism, the lies, and the extent to which these candidates ape Trump,” Longwell said. “As the party has changed, there’s a group of Republicans who feel alienated despite being Republican voters their whole lives.” Trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in GOP as a double-edged sword This group may be relatively small: Surveys show Trump continues to command overwhelming support among Republican voters. But in closely contested elections, even a small number of Republicans who cross over, split tickets or stay home...

Jill Biden made an appearance at tonight’s Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles game, and the first lady appeared on the field and on the sidelines with players and others: .@FLOTUS leads the crowd in #FlyEaglesFly ahead of kickoff. #DALvsPHI on NBC and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/MqE5cuIwVO — Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 17, 2022 After that Jill Biden talked to Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid: First Lady Jill Biden and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid chat on the sidelines before the Eagles-Cowboys contest tonight. pic.twitter.com/E6aKgKmxRk — Peter Nicholas (@Petereporter) October 16, 2022 And that leads us to a meme that’s...

Durham has prove that the FBI and the DoJ turned a willfully blind eye to the dirtiest trick in the nation’s political history. In the larger drama we’ll call “Russiagate” Igor Danchenko gets nowhere near top billing. Even today, after his week-long trial, not one American out of ten could identify this FBI informant by name. Fewer still could tell you word one about the drama’s other walk-ons, Sergei Millian and Charles Dolan. Although the Democrats and major media are anxious to see all three of these minor players vanish into the ether, Special Counsel John Durham made future stars...

On June 22, 2022, the Supreme Court issued the long-awaited and anticipated decision in the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen case. The decision ended more than a decade of silence by the Court as lower courts eviscerated Second Amendment right restored by the Heller and McDonald decision in 2008 and 2011, respectively. Bruen decisively restored the right to carry portable arms outside the home and clearly ordered lower courts to abide by the standards of the Heller and McDonald decisions rather than use the “two-step” process the lower courts had established to evade the restoration of...

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Oct. 16, 1862. The following special dispatch for the TIMES is just received, dated. BEYOND HALLTOWN, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 1862. This morning, soon after 6 o'clock, a reconnoissance in force, under Gen. HANCOCK, and comprising the same General's entire Division, with Gen. DANA's Brigade from SEDGWICK's Division, and under command of Col. LEE, of the Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment, together with four batteries, two regiments of cavalry and one battery of flying artillery, left Bolivar Heights and proceeded out on the Winchester and Harper's Ferry turnpike, toward Charlestown, in the following order: First, the Sixth New-York Cavalry, Col....

Jeremy Hunt took a wrecking ball to 'lame duck' Liz Truss's economic policies today in a desperate bid to calm the markets - as Tories warn she must be gone in days. The new Chancellor said he was propping up 'confidence' with an extraordinary dismantling of 'almost all' the disastrous mini-Budget, two weeks ahead of schedule and barely three days after he was parachuted into the job. He 'indefinitely' ditched plans to knock 1p off the basic rate of tax from April, one of the PM's flagship measures, as well as torching dividends cuts, the freeze on alcohol duty and...

KYIV – Russia launched its first-ever attack on the Ukrainian capital using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones early on Oct. 17, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Information on casualties is not yet available. A fire broke out in a non-residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district while several residential buildings were damaged, according to the mayor. According to the President's Office, three people were killed as a result of the attack on a residential building. “Enemies can attack our cities, but they won't break us,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address. The drone attack comes exactly a week after Russia’s...