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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Friday that during his seven-hour deposition with Dr. Anthony Fauci, new information revealed that two months after Fauci told a friend masks were "ineffective," he supported mask mandates. On Friday, the Show-Me State Republican attorney general tweeted a "tidbit" from his deposition with the outgoing head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: "Another tidbit from Fauci depo: In Feb ‘20 he emailed a friend advising her masks were ineffective. Confirmed again on Mar 31. On Apr 3 he’s adamant masks should be worn even though he couldn’t cite a single study...

A liberal group linked to billionaire George Soros has been cleared by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to purchase Spanish-language radio stations throughout the country, rekindling concerns that a "radical political agenda" will influence information provided to Hispanic voters. Miami’s iconic, Spanish-language conservative talk radio station Radio Mambi is one of the 18 stations the Soros-backed Latino Media Network will purchase from Televisa Univision for a reported $60 million. Radio Mambi, which is historically linked to the Cuban exile community and offers an anti-communism view, will be controlled by liberals once the deal is finalized. Latino Media Network, which is...

The truth of what happened here is already being heavily suppressed in China but it certainly looks like a deadly high-rise fire that killed at least 10 people in Xinxiang China could not be put out quickly in part because of zero-COVID lockdowns which have been in place in the region for months.The fire happened Thursday night in Urumqi the capital of Xinjiang. Firefighters weren’t able to get their trucks close to the building, allegedly because streets were blocked by parked cars. This video shows a jet of water from a fire truck that isn’t quite reaching the burning building.Urumqi,...

It has long been speculated that Gavin Newsom, an ultra-progressive politician who survived a recall effort in his state after dissatisfaction with his COVID-19 policies, was eyeing a run for the White House.In fact, he’s even gone so far as to run negative ads and put up billboards criticizing Ron DeSantis in a bid to separate himself from the popular Florida governor.It appears, though, that Newsom has decided to forgo a run for President in 2024 – at least if Joe Biden is running. This comes via a piece at POLITICO this morning.Gov. Gavin Newsom has won three elections in...

“Here’s Joey!” Social media users roasted Joe Biden over “creepy” selfies with kids where the president is seen lurking in the background of children’s selfies with his face up against a window. Biden gave kids sitting in the Lemon Press Juice Shop on Nantucket an up-close and personal look when he approached the store window and smiled for some photos, a social media post from the Nantucket Current shows. The president, who is on Nantucket with his family for Thanksgiving, was shopping along the strip for Small Business Saturday when he stopped to meet his little fans. “There’s Joe! Oh...

A collection of high-ranking European officials are fed up with the Biden administration for what they view as war profiteering during the conflict in Ukraine. The comments come amid rising gas prices and mounting tension toward US legislation that offers tax credits to those who “Buy American.” Meanwhile, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is pushing European economies toward recession while the US is benefitting, some officials claim. “The fact is, if you look at it soberly, the country that is most profiting from this war is the US because they are selling more gas and at higher prices, and because they...

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to live under communism? Well, now you know. The last two years have seen a parade of dumb and dumber policies, the kind you expect in totalitarian dictatorships. The distinguishing traits are as follows: rulers show contempt for their serfs; policy wonks concoct endless stream of counterproductive ideas; and casual cruelty hurts everyone, day after day. Here are a dozen examples. Think back to Biden's decision to shut down the pipeline bringing petroleum from Canada. Could anything be more irrational than shutting down a functioning pipeline, thus causing higher prices for...

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has performed its shortest-ever flight, the first after a major software update that will allow the little chopper to land more safely and navigate over rugged terrain. Ingenuity's 34th flight, which took place on Tuesday (Nov. 22), lasted only 18 seconds and saw the helicopter briefly hover after takeoff above Mars' surface before landing just 16 feet (5 meters) away from its starting point. The flight, the first since Sept. 29, was the first try-out of a new software system that was beamed to Ingenuity from Earth to improve its ability to operate in the rugged...

“…The rehabilitation of the Ancient (Latin) Mass must absolutely not be understood as a concession to the Society of St. Pius X, but as a way for the whole Church to be one with herself inwardly, with her own past; that what was previously holy to her (Latin Mass) is not somehow wrong now…” Last Testament: In His Own Words by Pope Benedict XVI

For some, the new year is a time for resolutions, celebration and family. For most, it is a time for College Football Playoffs. Four teams will compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship, but how are these teams decided? Find out how the College Football Playoffs work below. How are Teams Selected for the College Football Playoffs? Who Decides the College Football Playoff Rankings? The College Football Playoffs (CFP) are decided upon by a 13-member selection committee, known as the CFP Selection Committee. This committee is a combination of coaches, former players, athletic directors, college administrators, and journalists. The...

Advocates cite desire ‘to create social change’ as candidates win seats at the national, state and local levels... ...Growing Muslim political participation is also happening at the voting booth. A 2020 study by EmgageUSA showed significant gains in the number of registered Muslim voters in several states compared with 2016: 39% in Georgia, 35% in Texas and 46% in Wisconsin. Even though Muslims make up just 1.3% of the US population, large communities in swing states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin and Minnesota mean they can play a role in determining key races. In Pennsylvania, for instance, Emgage’s...

“‘But if you had known what this means, “I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,” you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath’” (Matthew 12:7–8). God has not hesitated to set aside His laws for the sake of mercy toward sinners. Otherwise none of them would be saved or even born, because He would have destroyed them right after they sinned. God’s plan was not to condemn all sinners but to save from its penalty those who believe in His Son. And if a righteous and just God displays that kind...

A controversial bill prohibiting Big Apple landlords from performing criminal background checks on prospective tenants – even those convicted of murder and other heinous crimes – is on a fast track to becoming law. At least 30 of the City Council’s 51 members have agreed to back the “Fair Chance for Housing Act,” which is set to go before the Council’s Committee on Civil Rights for its first public hearing on Dec. 8, records show. Unlike an earlier version of the bill that died in another Council committee at the end of the last year following outcry from landlord advocacy...

Sometimes it seems like nothing ever happens, but this seems like it could be a big deal… Background: The Brazilian people have flooded the streets in protest at an allegedly rigged and stolen election. Truckers are blocking all highways. Farmers have blocked all ports from exporting agriculture. Bolsonaro has exhausted his legal options, with his election appeal being rejected by a corrupt, opposition-appointed Chief Supreme Court justice. Bolsonaro is now huddling with the military to plot his next moves. What is Article 142? The lying New York Times explains: Many of the protesters said their demands for intervention were supported...

IT'S TIME FOR A REAL CONSERVATIVE TO RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE TELL PAUL TO RUN We're on a mission to collect 1 Million emails to let Paul know he has our support. Putting His Experience t to Work Paul Ryan has the experience America needs right now. His time in office gives him the skills to navigate the crossed circuits of government, but he is not part of the old guard. When presented with the choice to either continue in government and bow to Donald Trump, or move on and wait for the dust to settle Paul chose to...

Prosecutors in France are conducting a "preliminary investigation" into consultancy firms and their role in the 2017 and 2022 presidential elections. The controversy over the ties between President Emmanuel and the US McKinsey firm has been in the public arena for years. Suspicion is that McKinsey was being used to funnel financial support into political campaigns and getting sweetheart contract deals with the French government... Meanwhile a Leftist member of the National Assembly is backing away from his bill to ban bullfighting in France... Saturday afternoon in Paris and protesters again gathering... After that video got taken down I found...

The Bellaire, Tex., man had contracted a bad case of the coronavirus in August 2021 before being confined to a hospital for months... Most of his doctors were not optimistic that he’d be able to leave the hospital at all. And if he did, doctors told Crochet’s wife, he would probably be in a vegetative state. But after 453 days in the hospital recovering from the virus and an array of complications, Crochet rolled out of the facility in a wheelchair... Crochet headed home in a new phase of the pandemic when, for the first time in the United States,...

You would think that with the FTX scandal still brewing and investors missing billions of dollars from their supposedly secured crypto accounts, Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler would have so much on his plate, he wouldn’t have time to muck around in our capital markets, which are working just fine. But sources tell me Gensler is doing just that — preparing to unveil plans for the biggest changes in about two decades to the way stocks are routed from buyers to sellers. If Gensler’s timing holds, he will announce (possibly this week) an open meeting for mid-December that...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia expected to lose 100k more soldiers | Ukraine cancelled their attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mifc4aAD1KY&list=RDCMUCpr-NNORb2UQYDD3k-w-OFg&start_radio=1 Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ Military maps & Comment here: https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-274-summary/ SUMMARY & MAPS https://militaryland.net/maps/invasion-maps/

Since the 1970s, physicists have predicted that when pairs of heavy vector bosons Z or W are produced, typical restrictions at high energies would be violated, unless a Higgs boson was contributing to the production of these pairs. Over the past ten years, theoretical physics calculations showed that the occurrence of these Higgs boson contributions at high energies should be measurable using existing data collected by the LHC. As part of their recent study, the CMS collaboration analyzed some of the data collected between 2015 and 2018, as part of the second data collection run of the LHC. They specifically...