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Republicans on Saturday narrowly picked an activist who has promoted unfounded election conspiracies and promised a shakeup to lead the Kansas GOP for the next two years, following weeks of infighting that mirrors the acrimony in the party across the U.S. Within 30 minutes of the change in the Kansas Republican Party’s leadership, its state committee reviewed a resolution demanding that the U.S. House impeach President Joe Biden for “tyranny” over comments he and his aides made in the summer of 2021 decrying misinformation about coronavirus vaccines spreading within the GOP. The committee tabled the resolution until its next meeting....

On this date in 1542, Henry VIII’s fifth queen, Kathryn Howard, was beheaded in the Tower of London for high treason. She was the second of Henry’s queens to face this fate, the other being Kathryn’s first cousin Anne Boleyn. Kathryn Howard* was born sometime between 1518 and 1524 to Lord Edmund Howard (a younger brother of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk) and his wife Joyce Culpepper. Joyce died while Kathryn was young and her father took a post in Calais, leaving Kathryn in the charge of her step-grandmother, Agnes Tilney the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk. The Duchess oversaw...

Black Knights December Mortgage Report is out and the house price graphs show the west is a mess. While much of the US is down from 2022 peaks in home price. but it is The West where home prices are down the most (just like 2008 where the Inland Empire of California, Phoenix and Las Vegas crashed in term of home prices). At least Columbus Ohio is down only -2.1% from the 2022 peak. While Austin TX is down almost -10% from 2022 peak. US inflation numbers are out tomorrow. Let’s check on home price and rent growth tomorrow.

Support for left-wing parties has collapsed in Berlin after elections were re-run in the city on Sunday over “errors” in the previous ballot. An election re-run in the German capital of Berlin has seen support for the political right surge, with the centrist Christian Democratic Union (CDU) seeing a seismic ten-point rise over the previous ballot. Although the city had already seen elections take place in 2021, numerous “errors” and other anomalies in the voting process eventually resulted in the ballot being struck down in court, with the vote finally being re-run on Sunday.

Hamas cartoonist Bahaa Yaseen's cannibalistic Nazi cartoon - showing "Palestinians" of all ages eating the victim of murderous ramming attack - stating it's the best dish [Maqluba]. Moran T wrote: We are dealing with Nazis, there is no other word. A cartoon of Bahaa Yaseen following yesterday's attack in Ramot: "The best blessed Friday and the best Palestinian Maqluba" [dish]. A purely Nazi drawing. Feb 11, 2023 __________Feb 11, 2023ME Insight The Hamas cartoonist Bahaa Yaseen (بهاء ياسين) A little information about the scumbag cartoonist: An Gazan who was born in the Nuseirat camp, and in addition to being...

The 19th-century hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" dubbed the "Black National Anthem," was performed by Sheryl Lee Ralph before the American National Anthem and "America the Beautiful" as part of the opening ceremonies of the game. Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake remained seated while the “Black National Anthem” was performed during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday. The 19th-century hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" dubbed the "black national anthem," was performed by actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph before the American National Anthem and "America the Beautiful" as part of the opening ceremonies of the game. A...

The Department of State has funded a deep-pocketed "disinformation" tracking group that is secretly blacklisting and trying to defund conservative media, likely costing the news organizations vital advertising dollars, the Washington Examiner can confirm. The Global Disinformation Index, a British organization with two affiliated U.S. nonprofit groups, is feeding blacklists to ad companies with the intent of defunding and shutting down websites peddling alleged "disinformation," the Washington Examiner reported . This same "disinformation" group has received $330,000 from two State Department-backed entities linked to the highest levels of government, raising concerns from First Amendment lawyers and members of Congress. "Any...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” Mark 8:11–12Jesus had performed many miracles. He healed the sick, restored sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf and fed thousands with only a few fish and loaves of bread. But even after all of that, the Pharisees came to argue with Jesus and demanded...

I found this noodling around the gardening net and imo, well worth the time taken to watch and digest.

While fans universally praised country music artist Chris Stapleton over his beautiful, tear-jerking rendition of America’s national anthem, plenty of people remain sharply divided over the inclusion of the so-called black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” for the first time in the Super Bowl’s long history. To be sure, the performer sang admirably, and the critique lands squarely on both the NFL for forcing this racist, divisive song in the heart of a sports contest as well as the woke ruling class that seems immorally focused on skin color. “The performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at...

The song, a Christian hymn honoring the birthday of Republican President Abraham Lincoln, certainly has noble origins. But the reason for its inclusion before pro football games was anything but noble.The “black national anthem” was added as a concession to those who felt the “racist” origins of “The Star-Spangled Banner” didn’t represent them. When asked by The Western Journal, Lake confirmed she had indeed chosen to sit as the song was sung. The account of Lake’s campaign explained why she chose to sit via Twitter. “Our girl is against the idea of a ‘black National Anthem’ for the same reason...

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian...

You would have thought by now that the persecution of the unvaccinated would finally end. After all, even people like Scott Adams are admitting that we – the “anti-vaxxers” – were right and all the experts were wrong. The COVID shots are dangerous, masks don’t work, social distancing increases the suicide rate, and lockdowns combined with government spending cause runaway inflation. But the persecution continues. If you’re unvaccinated at this point, you need to start being very careful about what you tell your doctor. The CDC under the Biden regime has finally updated its ICD-10-CM guidelines to include new codes...

Do not travel to Russia due to the unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S. citizens for detention by Russian government security officials, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens in Russia, and the possibility of terrorism. U.S. citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately. Exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions. The U.S. government’s ability to provide routine or emergency services to U.S. citizens...

REDDING, CA. — Redding Police are seeking the public's help in the investigation of another hate incident.... .. . The department says that at approximately 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 11th, officers received reports of flyers containing hate speech throughout the Country Heights subdivision in Redding. The flyers reportedly contained various anti-Semitic ...and anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric,. . as well as allegations related to Covid-19 vaccines. ...... .. The flyers also directed people to a known anti-Semitic website. .... .. .The Redding Police Department is asking residents of the affected subdivision to check their security cameras for any footage of people who...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced his readiness to take Poland and to go ‘at least to America’ ​​on Putin’s orders. Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, insisted today, Sunday, February 12, that Chechen units will eventually take Poland. They could even go to America if such an order is received from Russian President Vladimir Putin he added. Kadyrov wrote on his official Telegram channel: “Another self-confident expert has appeared on the Ukrainian horizon, allegedly revealing Russia’s sinister plans to take over Moldova and predicting the collapse of the Federation into a dozen countries”. “I will explain to such experts: you...

[Video with link to youtube that doesn't work] Protestors opposing the government's proposed judicial reforms burst into the room where the Shas party was holding its weekly faction meeting Monday afternoon and interrupted party chairman Aryeh Deri's address. One of the protestors shouted at Deri: "“Shame on you! More than half the nation says: We won’t let you destroy democracy!" The protestors were forcibly removed from the meeting...

Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate.

The pilots of US Air Force F-35 fighters sent to intercept the mystery object over Alaska on Friday say that whatever it was had been “interfering with the sensors of their aircraft” before they shot it down. Three unidentified objects have been spotted over North America in the past 10 days. The first, a giant airship “the size of three buses” is understood to have originated in China although the US and Chinese governments disagree about its exact purpose. While the Pentagon says it was a spy balloon, China says the monster airship was a civilian craft designed to monitor...

"Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses a recent counter-trend to many of these very blue states not only banning guns and gun rights, but doing so in a lighting fast fashion, which is State law enforcement speaking quite openly and publicly about their beliefs in the effectiveness, or lack thereof, in much of this gun control legislation. Well along comes the Arkansas Sheriffs' Association, who fortunately, does not have a tyrannical Governor like so many of the other states we have covered here on Washington Gun Law, but instead chose to tell the ATF what they think of the...