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Jill Biden is spreading the love once again this Valentine’s Day, sharing a message of kindness on the North Lawn of the White House. The first lady continued her tradition of presenting some eye-catching heart-filled décor to celebrate Feb. 14. Early on Tuesday morning, a massive “Valentine to the country” was installed on the North Lawn of the White House. Alongside illustrated versions of the Bidens’ furry family members, German Shepherd Commander and cat Willow, was a message: “Reach out with open hearts and helping hands this Valentine’s Day.”

KALAMAZOO, MI — With sheepishness in his voice and a spot of Three-Pepper Sauce™ on his collar, local accountant Zed Filbertson was seen on a call with his credit card company, informing them that yes, regretfully he was actually eating at Arby's for the third time that day. The credit card company's fraud detection unit expressed skepticism at Filbertson's claim. "I assure you, I'm sitting in a booth at the 5th South Arby's right now, finishing up my curly fries and pondering my life choices," insisted Mr. Filbertson as he finished up his curly fries and sighed audibly. "I understand...

A key signer of the open letter that wrongly suggested The Post’s bombshell reporting on Hunter Biden’s emails was part of a “Russian information operation” has accused Politico of distorting “what we said” — more than two years after the fact. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tried Monday to tamp down the growing controversy over the letter that he and 50 other ex-spooks signed after The Post first revealed the existence of the first son’s infamous laptop in October 2020. Their public statement, now the subject of investigations by the Republican-led House Judiciary and Intelligence committees, was first...

Three sections of a special grand jury's report into possible criminal election interference by former President Donald Trump and others will be published Thursday, including concerns about witnesses lying under oath, a Georgia judge ruled Monday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney said in his order that the report's introduction and conclusion will also be published, despite a request from the district attorney leading the investigation for the document to remain under wraps. Judge McBurney, who considered arguments about the report's publication in late January, agreed to an extent with a coalition of media companies, which claimed the...

Inflation picked up in the first month of the year, defying optimism from investors and officials over a steady move lower seen in recent readings. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January showed a 0.5% increase in prices over the past month, an acceleration from the prior reading, government data showed Tuesday. On an annual basis, CPI rose 6.4%, continuing a steady march down from a 9.1% peak last June. Economists had expected prices to climb 6.2% over the year and jump 0.5% month-over-month, per consensus estimates from Bloomberg. New seasonal adjustments released by the BLS on Friday also switched...

God will perfect His work in you "until the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1:6). Someday God will glorify and reward every believer. For Christians there's an element of truth to the bumper sticker that reads, "Please be patient, God isn't finished with me yet." We aren't what we used to be, but there's much to be done to make us all He wants us to be. Yet God's work within us is so sure and so powerful, Scripture guarantees its completion. Pondering that guarantee led Bible expositor F.B. Meyer to write, "We go into the artist's studio and find...

China accused the US of hypocrisy over spying Monday, claiming the Biden administration had flown more than 10 high-altitude balloons in its airspace over the past year – a claim Washington categorically denied. The Chinese allegation came nine days after the US military shot down a Beijing spy balloon that had crossed from Alaska to South Carolina, sparking a new crisis in relations between the two powers that were already at their lowest level in decades. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin offered no evidence to back up the claim about the US balloons, such as how they had been dealt...

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A short video with interviews by some of the doctors that went against the grain during the "worst disease ever" plague.

Black students circulated list of slurs against white people A document reportedly linked to black students at numerous universities refers to white people as “maggots,” “vermin” and “roaches.” Altogether the document contains hundreds of derogatory names for white people, with some listed as a “favorite.” One of the listed favorites was “decomposing form of humanity.” Other names referred to white people as “pigs” and “rats.” Auburn University student Jaden Heard, who is not in the campus Black Student Union, provided the document to Turning Point USA on behalf of a member of the group. TPUSA first reported the story on...

The days of “an honest wage for a day’s work” are long gone. In addition to having to work harder while inflation eats up their pay increases, employees are now forced to monitor their behavior and even their own thoughts in order to keep their jobs. Freedom of speech and expression are gone -- even when you’re not at work. Corporations are caving to pressure from liberal groups and government bureaucracies and establishing policies to silence all forms of conservative thought and speech in order to advance the liberal agenda. Worst of all, as consumers, we’re supporting these companies without...

TheBibleInPaintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows• JESUS’ AGONY IN THE GARDEN ֎ Featuring 51 Paintings and 1 Sculpture ֎ M A T T H E W Chapter 26* Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane… 1 LARRY CHRISTENSEN "To Gethsemane" 2 JACKSON NEVADA "Christ Going to Gethsemane" 3 GEORGE PEDRO "On the Way to Gethsemane" …and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then...

(Last Updated On: February 10, 2023) NATIONAL CREAM-FILLED CHOCOLATES DAY Chocolate lovers rejoice as February 14th is National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day! On the same day, approximately 58 million pounds of chocolate will be purchased. Much of it will be in heart-shaped boxes, filled with bite-sized chocolates with ooey, gooey centers. Quite a few of these cream-filled goodies will be exchanged and shared on Valentine’s Day. #CreamFilledChocolatesDay Chocolate makers offer a wide variety of cream-filled goodness, too. Take your pick from marshmallow cream, chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, coconut, hazelnut creme, and even creme de menthe. How about coffee cream-filled chocolates? Nearly every...

An elite Russian naval infantry unit made up of mostly mobilized troops has lost nearly all its troops in fighting near the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, Russian media reported Monday, citing one of the survivors. The 5,000-strong 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade has been “nearly destroyed” after up to 300 marines per day were killed in Russia's assault on the coal-mining town, according to comments by the Ukrainian defense forces to Politico on Sunday. A surviving marine who spoke with the 7x7 regional news site said the losses were so severe that only eight men remained in one landing...

The January US inflation numbers are out and they were grim. US REAL average hourly earnings fell … again … to -1.8% year-over-year (YoY) from a revised -1.6% YoY in Deember. That makes 22 straight months of negative hourly earning growth. CPI Month-over-month (MoM) was revised upward for December, and increased from 0.1% in December to 0.5% in January. CORE CPI remained unchanged from the upward revision in December to 0.4% MoM. Components of inflation include FOOD AT HOME (up 11.3% YoY), utility (piped) gas service (up 26.7% YoY) and shelter (up 7.9% YoY). So, the middle-class inflation tax (food,...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A recent attack on a Sacramento family at a sideshow that was caught on video is raising questions about safety and security. Amanda Hensley said she and her four children were in their van when they got stuck in a crowd at Amherst Street and Meadowview Road, where cars were doing donuts after midnight Saturday morning. Cellphone video posted on social media shows the crowd appearing to get violent toward the family. Hensley said people threw beer bottles at her van, adding that someone pushed the children’s father and someone also punched her 14-year-old son.

"As recently as Friday, Thompson told NJ PBS "it is my anticipation" he'll once again back Trump for president in 2024. So, Thompson — 87 years old and who the NJ Globe described as a "conservative" Republican — announced he will switch parties and seek re-election to a fifth term as a Democrat. Thompson was a Trump delegate twice, in 2016 and 2020. NJ Globe reported that NJ Republicans leaders urged Henry to step down and retire, so Henry could run."

Former Assistant House Minority Leader Joel Stetkis was elected to serve as Maine Republican Party chair, marking a change in direction after a disappointing midterm election for the GOP. Former chair Demi Kouzounas was ousted during a closed-door meeting over the weekend. “This is a new day for Maine Republicans,” Stetkis, of Canaan, said in a statement. “Electing waves of Republicans at the local level and growing our party with an eye to the future begins now.” Stetkis, who represented House District 105 from 2014 to 2022, won with 83 votes to 57 for Kouzounas. The change in leadership comes...

Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The consumer price index, which measures a broad basket of common goods and services, rose 0.5% in January, which translated to an annual gain of 6.4%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for respective increases of 0.4% and 6.2%.

Viewers who watched both speeches found Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s (R) response to President Biden’s State of the Union address to be more extreme and divisive than the president’s address to the nation, according to new polling. A 58 percent majority of people who watched both speeches found Sanders’s follow-up to Biden to be extreme, compared to 47 percent who found Biden’s address to be extreme, according to a new Politico-Morning Consult poll. And 59 percent of people who watched both found Sanders to be divisive, with 50 percent of respondents viewing Biden’s speech that way.