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Within hours of an Air Force F-22 downing a giant Chinese balloon that had crossed the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to his Chinese counterpart via a special crisis line, aiming for a quick general-to-general talk that could explain things and ease tensions. But Austin’s effort Saturday fell flat, when Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe declined to get on the line, the Pentagon says. China’s Defense Ministry says it refused the call from Austin after the balloon was shot down because the U.S. had “not created the proper atmosphere” for dialogue and exchange. The U.S. action had...

Thought I would post/repost this considering all the DemoMarxists who screamed bloody hell about Repubs calling out Biden during his SOTU. Please post in as many leftist sites as possible

[Catholic Caucus] Embarrassing attempt at bullying in AtlantaA note to the priests and people of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, where someone in the chancery is trying to bully you into submission.Someone whom I gather is the “priest secretary” to the Archbishop of Atlanta, and who is also the director of liturgy for that archdiocese, sent to the priests of the archdiocese a memo about: “Canonical regulations and liturgical changes from the Office of Divine Worship, announced Feb. 6, 2023”. Yes, “Feb.” in the title.The memo is riddled with errors of format, grammar, spelling, law and reason.For example, there are numerous...

CNN: US Pilots approaching object shot down over Alaska said the aircraft interfered with their plane’s sensors, another said they ‘could identify no identifiable propulsion system and they did not know how it was actually staying in the air

Ever since the vaccines rolled out, deaths are up, particularly among young people. I talked to the owner of many funeral homes across the US; collectively they handle over 3,000 funerals a year. He asked that his name be kept confidential for fear of retribution. Overall, their business is up by 50% after the vaccines rolled out and it’s not proportional… young people are a greater portion of the deaths. For example pilot deaths at Southwest Airlines are up six-fold after the vaccines were mandated. My source said that normally they’d see 1 stillbirth/month pre-vaccine. After the vaccines rolled out,...

The superintendent of the New Jersey school district where a 14-year-old student died by suicide two days after a video of her being bullied was posted online has resigned. Adriana Kuch, a freshman at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, took her own life following a premeditated bullying incident involving four of her schoolmates. The girls involved in the attack had already been suspended indefinitely before they were charged for the incident. Superintendent Dr. Triantafillos Parlapanides stepped down on Saturday, a day after the funeral services were held for the teenager.

Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles

The first thing that has to be understood about The Americanization of Emily, the 1964 black comedy written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Arthur Hiller, is that nearly everyone involved in making it was a veteran. It certainly explains motivation – and not just Chayefsky's compulsive urge to attack establishment tropes – but also the film's failure at the box office, a blow that would sour Chayefsky on Hollywood (and vice versa) for the rest of the decade, until he made his comeback with The Hospital in 1971. Chayefsky had been wounded in Germany, and Hiller had been a...

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday, the second such shootdown in as many days, as North America appeared on heightened alert following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the shootdown on Twitter and said it took place over the Yukon territory in the country's north. He said Canadian forces would recover and analyze the wreckage from the object.

ZAKA volunteer Bentzi Lizrovitz, who worked at the scene of the horrific terror attack in Ramot on Erev Shabbos, spoke about the heartrending moments when he came face to face with the mother who lost her son in the attack. [Tragically, by the end of Shabbos, a second son passed away.] “I received the information about the attack on the communication network of MDA and ZAKA,” he said. “I was at my home in Givat Ze’ev and I immediately began driving toward the scene on my ZAKA motorcycle. The boy [Yaakov Yisrael Paley, 6, h’yd] was already lifeless and all...

<p>Former President Trump’s 2020 election campaign hired an outside research firm to try to prove allegations of voter fraud, but never released the results because the company disputed many of its theories and, according to Four, could not provide any proof that he was the rightful winner of the election was people who are familiar with the matter.</p>

Juanita Broaddrick: “This is so good…I could play it over and over and over.”

The numbers are in, and now we know that Joe Biden’s SOTU speech was the worst-rated one in thirty years and generated ten million fewer viewers than his 2022 speech, according to Nielsen data. Perhaps Americans wanted to watch a non-fiction program instead of watching Biden repeat his oft-told lies. On the bright side, he didn’t deliver his fake Amtrak story again. But he did tell the lie about the GOP wanting to dismantle Social Security and Medicare. Nielsen measured the speech audience across 16 broadcast and cable networks. The speech drew an estimated 27.3 million viewers, compared to 38.2...

When I was growing up cartoons were just cartoons. Those days aren't just long gone. They're long dead. As a black kid, I never saw a problem with the Saturday morning and after-school offerings. ... But Disney+'s reboot, renamed 'The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,' is so far removed from what I grew up watching that I don't even recognize it. In fact, it's a Trojan horse of un-American, woke, propaganda. ... The series is not just political. It is downright radical; demonizing the police, denigrating white people, and perpetuating leftist narratives that you'd expect to see on MSNBC from...

CBS anchor Gayle King promoted Vice President Kamala Harris by calling her “Madam President” at the end of an interview in which the VP declared she’d definitely be President Joe Biden’s running mate in 2024.

According to space and weather experts, a recent development regarding the appearance of two new sunspots on the Sun has sparked a wave of concern, with the expectation that a global blackout can be hitting the Earth anytime soon. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) has recently issued a warning about an upcoming solar storm, which can cause major electricity and signal blackouts soon. This comes as two unstable sunspots are visible on the side of the Sun which is facing the earth. According to experts, a solar storm sparked by a massive solar flare explosion on Earth can...

[H/T Grey_whiskers]ransomnote: StratoCat was asked for the coordinates and gave the following:41°46'52.21"N - 111°54'0.43"Ehttps://twitter.com/stratoballoon/status/1624451493788098563

A frightened young boy refused to go to sleep last night until his mother checked underneath the bed to see if Madonna was lurking there. The boy, Trevor Birch, stayed up late Sunday night and accidentally caught a glimpse of the "Like a Virgin" singer, giving him horrific night terrors ever since. "He's really been terrified since seeing her face," said Trevor's mother, Amy. "It really was an accident. We weren't even watching the Grammys — I mean, let's face it, who does? But during the 10 o'clock news, they showed a brief shot of Madonna. Trevor has been mentally...

Disney’s brand took hit after hit last year, and 2023 is off to a similar start. The Mouse House’s decision to inject itself into the Culture Wars sent its stock prices tumbling in 2022. The company’s animation wing also suffered from two high-profile duds – “Lightyear” and “Strange World.” The company’s tactics can be seen in the new Salem Media feature, “Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom” (NOTE: This reporter is featured in the documentary) Disney is starting the new year on familiar footing. Disney+ just unveiled season two of “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.” The animated reboot follows Penny Proud and...

MK Matan Kahana calls for urgent talks between the coalition and the opposition on the reform of the judicial system. "We are just before falling into the abyss. When it happens, it really won't matter who is to blame. We must talk now - coalition and opposition. It is necessary and possible. We must preserve our common home,"...