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HAVANA, Saturday, Jan. 31, 1863. Her British Majesty's steamer Rinaldo, came in, yesterday, from Galveston. An extra of the Houston Telegraph, Jan. 23, gives an account of the capture of Sabine Pass, of the United States brig Morning Light (?) and a schooner (name unknown) on the 21st ult., by an expedition of a part of the MAGRUDER fleet, under Major O.M. WATKINS. I copy two dispatches from this redoubtable Major, which differ in the number of guns captured. Still another account gives eleven as the number. SABINE PASS, TEXAS, ON BOARD C.S. GUNBOAT BELL, Jan. 21, 1863. CAPTAIN: We...

An interesting event took place at the German training ground Eckernförde, where the preparation of Ukrainian military personnel for operation began. tanks German made Leopard2. Two Ukrainian tankers turned to the German authorities with a request for political asylum. This is reported by The Financial Times.According to the publication, instead of learning to drive German-made tanks, Ukrainian servicemen decided to ask Berlin for help. They said they did not want to die in a "senseless conflict.

Is America dying before our eyes? All societies eventually collapse – from the classical civilizations of Ancient Rome and Greece to the ever-alarming decline of modern America, could the past be hinting at what's in store? With skyrocketing inflation, political division, social unrest and a relentless effort to wipe away the fundamental principles of the nation, historians and scholars in Fox Nation's "American Requiem" series offer an elegy for what the country used to be and warn of what it has become.

Overclassification ensures the public won’t get a full view into the government’s behind-the-scenes machinations leading up to the events of January 6. The public is gradually learning how, despite repeated denials and non-answers, top government officials were well aware of the potential for violence on January 6, 2021. A chief investigator on the January 6 select committee told NBC News last week that law enforcement was privy to a trove of intelligence indicating problems could arise during the election certification process but, for some unexplained reason, chose to ignore the warning signs. “The Intel in advance was pretty specific, and...

7 February 2023Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time St. Richard, Jackson MS Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingGenesis 1:20-2:4 ©'Let us make man in our own image'God said, ‘Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth within the vault of heaven.’ And so it was. God created great sea-serpents and every kind of living creature with which the waters teem, and every kind of winged creature. God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas; and let the birds multiply...

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, will suspend US dollar transfers from Wednesday, and the move is reportedly fueling millions of dollars in outflows from the platform to rivals. A company spokesperson told several outlets Monday, including CNBC and Bloomberg, that deposits and withdrawals of dollars would cease indefinitely, without giving a reason for the move. Transfers in other fiat currencies such as the euro were unaffected... In a tweet, Binance US, the US arm of the group, said it was unaffected by the restriction, indicating the suspension would only affect dollars held by non-US customers. According to data provided...

At the SHOT Show, Browning ammunition has introduced a subsonic, 45 grain, suppressor optimized .22 Long Rifle load for pistols. It uses the heavy, 45 grain bullet to increase energy from a pistol at subsonic velocities. It is loaded to reliably stay subsonic from pistols. If fired in rifle length barrels, it may reach supersonic velocities, with the resultant sonic barrier snap produced by bullets exceeding the speed of sound. A rough estimate of the price is about 10 cents a cartridge. The market for ammunition is fluid, so prices are difficult to forecast. Browning ammunition is produced by Winchester,...

Minister Amichai Eliyahu to Channel 7: Rape in Gedera is nationalistic, it is not individual terrorism Yoni Kempinski. 16th in Shevat, 5783. 7.02.23 ... Regarding the severe rape in Gedera, Minister Eliyahu says: "I think that, simply put, this is a nationalistic event, seeing that he has not raped by his sector. Attacks on women is a phenomenon of harassment, hurt and disdain, not only for women. We see videos on Tiktok of Arabs pulling the side curls of ultra-Orthodox children. It's not terrorism by individuals, it's a collective, and this collective is fighting to break our spirit. And part...

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As a former U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter pilot who witnessed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) on a regular basis, let me be clear. The U.S. government, former presidents, members of Congress of both political parties and directors of national intelligence are trying to tell the American public the same uncomfortable truth I shared: Objects demonstrating extreme capabilities routinely fly over our military facilities and training ranges. We don’t know what they are, and we are unable to mitigate their presence. *snip* Mysteriously, no UAP reports have been confirmed to be foreign so far. However, just this past week, a Chinese surveillance...

We’ve mentioned before that the one clean way to avoid a national debt default is a discharge petition in which a small number (at least 6) of House Republicans join with Democrats to force a vote on a clean debt ceiling. Once that happens the two sides can get down to negotiating a budget. But today, Don Bacon (R-NE) – Washington’s favorite GOP ‘moderate’ – came out categorically against the idea. As reporter and TPM alum Sahil Kapur puts it, if Bacon won’t do it probably no Republicans will. In announcing his alliance with Freedom Caucus hardliners, Bacon went the...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. This is what He says to all humanity: 'The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding' . ....

Anabely Lopes wanted a child more than anything, so the 44-year-old was ecstatic when she became pregnant last year — and then devastated when doctors said her unborn child had a fatal abnormality... A new law restricting abortion access had gone into effect days earlier, and Lopes soon found herself on a plane, leaving South Florida to get an abortion at a clinic in Washington. On Tuesday, Lopes will return to Washington, this time accompanying U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.-N.Y.) sent out a tweet on Friday stating that gas stoves are helping to cause climate change. “Gas prices are high,” Schumer said in his tweet. “Gas stoves can increase asthma risk,” he said. “Gas stoves contribute to climate change,” he said. “The Inflation Reduction Act can help with all this—but only if you choose to take advantage of it,” Schumer said. Schumer—who was a sponsor of the Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed last year and that subsidizes the purchase of electric stoves—began his tweet with this message: “@ENERGY’s debunked the desperate MAGA...

Well, David Gilmour and Roger Waters still hate each other. Gilmour’s wife, the author Polly Samson, took to Twitter to denounce Waters as a “misogynistic, antisemitic Putin apologist” (amongst several other things), and Gilmour shared the claims as “demonstrably true. “Sadly @rogerwaters you are antisemitic to your rotten core,” Samson tweeted. “Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching,misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Enough of your nonsense.” Soon after, Gilmore quoted his wife’s tweet, adding, “Every word demonstrably true.” Waters has long been outspoken in his beliefs surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, even calling President Joe Biden a “war criminal”...

Things might be about to get Stormy for Donald Trump. In New York City in the US, the District Attorney has convened a Grand Jury to hear a case that the former President should be indicted on charges relating to the hush money payout to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. Since last Monday, a panel of 23 citizens of New York City have begun hearing from witnesses called by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It is the clearest signal yet that the DA’s office wants to bring charges against Donald Trump in connection with the way his...

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Critics slam Disney for ‘anti-white’ episode of ‘The Proud Family’ reboot Critics are slamming Disney as “woke” and “anti-white” over an episode of a kids show that features a song covering the history of slavery in the US and the need for “reparations.” The backlash stemmed from a Juneteenth episode of “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” a reboot of the popular early aughts cartoon that airs on Disney’s streaming service Disney+.

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Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95. Whittington died at his home Saturday in Austin, family friend Karl Rove said Monday. Before Whittington was thrust into the national spotlight after the accidental shooting, the attorney was long known for helping build the Republican Party in Texas into the dominant political force it is today and for being the man governors went to when they needed to clean up troubled state agencies. […] Cheney was criticized for breaking a...