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Welp. I guess no one told the illegal aliens bused from New York City to the Canadian border that it’s very cold there and snowy, too. It turns out that Latin Americans don’t much care for winter weather, Canadian-style.It’s a story that sounds like it’s written for the Babylon Bee. Illegal migrants arriving in NYC are offered free bus tickets to the Canadian border if they choose to seek asylum in the country to the north. Many migrants are taking advantage of the offer because of crime, homelessness, and drugs that are making life in that city intolerable for them....

Police are searching for a Texas mother who abandoned her 12-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son for two months last year. An arrest warrant has been issued by the Roman Forest Police Department for mother Raven Yates, who is charged with two counts of abandoning/endangering a child without the intent to return, the department said. Police said they received a phone call from the concerned father of the 12-year-old on Nov. 14 who reported that the two children had been home alone since Sept. 28. During their weeks alone, the siblings allegedly had limited access to food or medicine. The father,...

Australia has been known for some absurdly regressive policies when it’s come to COVID restrictions over the past couple of years, but now comes news they may be making progress on an international issue that concerns most of the free world. The country’s Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, has announced they will be removing all Chinese-produced cameras from their government offices as they attempt to address concerns of spying.On Wednesday, Australian Senator James Paterson revealed that an audit of government offices showed over 900 Chinese-produced devices were currently in use.The audit found 913 devices, including cameras, access control systems and...

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Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, 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) IF YOU DON’T LEAD YOUR CHILDREN TO FOLLOW CHRIST THE WORLD WILL LEAD THEM NOT TO

The autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis can take a variety of courses. Determining the current and future course of the disease is important in order to slow down its course as much as possible. Researchers have presented a biomarker whose values in the blood allow such predictions. The researchers focused on a cell component that is measurable in the blood and is characteristic of a certain type of brain cell. These cells, called astrocytes, play a key role in multiple sclerosis (MS) processes, which can lead for example to permanent paralysis and disability. The blood level of this cellular component, called...

While many Americans are wondering how a Chinese spy balloon could have been allowed to cross over the entire length of the United States, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is heaping praise on President Biden for waiting until it's spy mission was accomplished before shooting it down. "As a sitting Senator, I had the privilege of being briefed by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman," Romney boasted. "It was pointed out to me that by allowing China to complete its spy mission we accomplished some important things. First, letting China listen in on our military communications shows them that they have...

The newest vitamin B3 family member, nicotinamide riboside (NR) has been found to have beneficial effects on mitochondria in the human muscle. Currently, mitochondrial dysfunction cannot be treated. Recent findings encourage further investigation of whether this vitamin B3 form could serve as a potential therapeutic option for mitochondrial dysfunction. In a recent twin study, it was found that nicotinamide riboside (NR) increased the number of mitochondria in the muscle after long-term administration. In addition, NR improved the gut bacterial composition and increased the blood NAD+ concentrations. "Our study demonstrated the beneficial effects of long-term supplementation of NR on NAD+ metabolism,...

A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial, called A-PLUS. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor developed sepsis or died within six weeks after delivery, compared to 2.4% of those who received placebo. Azithromycin did not reduce the risk of stillbirth, newborn sepsis or newborn death. Sepsis—a life-threatening complication of bacterial and other infections—is a leading cause of maternal and newborn deaths worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Azithromycin, an...

President Biden met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday marking the weeks following riots in the South American country. "Both our nations' strong democracy has been tested of late, very much tested," said Biden, "Our institutions were put in jeopardy. Both the United States and Brazil democracy prevailed."

Health officials are monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain that has become dominant in Los Angeles County in recent weeks. The new strain, XBB.1.5, accounted for nearly 33% of COVID-19 tests in the county for the week of Jan. 21, outpacing the previously dominant strain, BQ.1.1, the Department of Public Health announced Friday.

[Catholic Caucus] Francis’ Double StandardsFrancis' method of governance is becoming unbearable, writes SilereNonPossum.it (February 2).• Francis uses law and justice “according to convenience” and according to his personal sympathies.• He is intransigent against some [= Catholics] and uses “mercy” toward others [= evil doers].• He is a control freak to whom everything must be submitted but much depends on his mood, even the choice of bishops.• Francis wanted to appoint his watchdog Bishop Domenico Pompili as secretary to the Italian bishops, but Bologna Cardinal Zuppi refused and Francis got angry, “Give Pompili the first big diocese that becomes free,” he...

When she lost her job at Google last month, Jingjing Tan started worrying about her dog, an energetic, 75-pound German shepherd. As a foreign worker living in the U.S. on a temporary work visa, if she couldn’t find a job within 60 days, she feared she might have to return to her home country, China. In big Chinese cities, where tech jobs are, keeping large dogs as pets often isn’t allowed. *** Layoffs have rippled across the tech industry, with more than 257,000 job cuts since last year. *** While there is no reliable way to track how many workers...

The lies about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just won’t stop. In this case, it was “The View,” from the alleged Republican on the left-wing panel no less. On Thursday’s broadcast of the show, which in part discussed Florida’s recent objection to the first iteration of the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course, supposed conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin criticized Florida’s Republican governor for “erasing” black history.

A new report from the Washington Examiner has identified WND, a precedent-setter among online news sites that was founded back in 1997, is one among dozens of "conservative" news sites from which ad revenue is being blocked by a Microsoft subsidiary. Among the false claims made against the sites is that they were peddling alleged "disinformation." Other websites identified included the Washington Examiner itself, Daily Wire, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, Newsmax, Daily Caller, Tea Party, Life News, MRCTV, Breitbart, Redstate, The Blaze and more.

Such vast possessions and such successful colonization, which took Russia to the Pacific Ocean, created in the Russian authorities past and present a consciousness typical of the metropolis. Therefore, any secession of former colonies such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, and Ukraine was painful for the imperial consciousness of the Russian authorities.

A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to 26 years in prison... "We will see the most serious conflicts in the next five or six months" Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussing the situation involving Ukraine and Russia... The London Times reporting that Ukraine will use new British weapons to attack Crimea... Speaking in Washington a US Defense Department official says that Ukraine can go ahead with attacks on Crimea... The Mayor of Toronto, John Tory, resigning tonight... In Ethiopia authorities blocking internet access amidst a call for mass protest this weekend... Tonight in Liverpool, England...

I thought the Project Veritas board was supposed to meet today to consider disposing of Founder James O'Keefe. I have seen no outcome listed. Does any one know what, if anything happened?

The “Hippie Jesus" is one of the common misunderstandings of Christ that are circulating in popular culture. People think of Jesus as a laid-back guru who traveled around Israel in this Volkswagen Vanagon, accompanied by twelve dudes in tie-died T-shirts. Jesus taught that all we need is Love, and not to be so uptight, like all those rule-bound priests and scribes. Of course, that view of Jesus is wrong. People adopt it, however, because they misunderstand the nature of Jesus’ conflict with the priests, scribes, and Pharisees that dominated Jewish religious practice in his day. Because Jesus criticizes them for...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a great distance.” Mark 8:2–3Jesus’ primary mission was a spiritual one. He came to set us free from the effects of sin so that we could enter the glories of Heaven for all eternity. His life, death and resurrection destroyed death itself and opened the way for all who turn to...