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A Texas lawsuit may be disastrous for effective abortion access and FDA's authorityIn the most consequential and controversial attack on reproductive rights since the overturning of Roe v. Wadeopens in a new tab or window, a Texas judge could ban the safest, most effective, and most common method for abortion in all 50 states. The hyper-conservative anti-abortion group Alliance Defending Freedomopens in a new tab or window (ADF) is seeking to overturn the FDA's approval of mifepristone (Mifeprex), a medication in a two-pill regimen used to terminate pregnancies through the first 10 weeks gestation. The lawsuit does not target the...

PORTLAND, OR — A local man who recently completed his transition to living as if he were a woman immediately regretted his decision to do so after seeing the line for the ladies' room at a large public event last night. "I had no idea I would have to wait this long just to go pee," said Ryanna Everhardt upon discovering the line at the restroom. "Before I transitioned, I could just walk into the men's room, do my business at a urinal, wash my hands, and be back out in two minutes. Now this? I may have made a...

Simultaneously, the demonstrators, who gathered outside France's embassy to the DRC, protested against French President Emmanuel Macron's upcoming visit PARIS, March 1./TASS/. A huge rally in support of Russia's policy and President Vladimir Putin took place on Wednesday in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where young Congolese took to the streets carrying Russian flags and speaking up for cooperation with Moscow, AFP reported from Kinshasa. "Putin, come to help us! We need reliable partners like Russia" said the organizer of the rally, Bruno Mimbenga. Simultaneously, the demonstrators, who gathered outside France's embassy to the DRC protested...

Father David Wilton C.P.M. of the Fathers of Mercy at the Chapel of Divine Mercy in Auburn, Kentucky laid out in a homily how “wokeness is as old as the Bible itself” while also detailing the remedy on how to fight it. Father Wilton began, “If we knew our history we would know that wokeness is as old as the Bible itself as portrayed in today’s first reading, a reading from the Book of Genesis. The people of Sodom and Gomorrah had become so depraved that they looked upon depravity as good and traditional, virtuous behavior as bad. Sounds kind...

A group of bipartisan senators is quietly meeting to retool Social Security before funds run out in 2032. On the table, according to Semafor, is gradually raising the retirement age to 70 and creating a $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, which would invest in stocks.

Much of the greatness of America, in my honest Australian opinion, lies in the First Amendment. In this God-given life of ours, addressing or solving most of our problems requires discussion. For quality discussion to happen, speech must be free. Jennifer Jones was a Hollywood star with an industrialist husband, Norton Simon, when she lost her only daughter to suicide. She set up the Jennifer Jones Simon Foundation to support education for mental health. God Bless Freedom It lets us be the best we can be. God Bless America Socialist Left governed Australia needs to learn from you.

Fmr. Vice President Mike Pence is declining to say whether he'd support Trump if he becomes the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, saying, "We'll have better choices."CBS News' @CHueyBurns: "That's not a yes."Pence: "I'm very confident we'll have better choices come 2024." pic.twitter.com/zXLGeRBatF— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 1, 2023

“I don’t feel that we should have forced testing, forced masking and forced vaccination” ... Following a 30 second bit on SNL where he branded big pharma as a ‘cartel’ forcing it’s drugs on people with government consent, actor Woody Harrelson has further spoken out against COVID mandates. In an interview with the New York Times, Harrelson warned that America is no longer a free country, branding COVID protocols as “rather absurd.” ... When asked what was “absurd about the COVID protocols,” Harrelson replied, “The fact that they’re still going on!” “I don’t think that anybody should have the right...

Sen. Chuck Grassley interrogated Attorney General Merrick Garland over the Hunter Biden investigation Wednesday, revealing for the first time that “over a dozen sources” had tipped off the FBI and Justice Department to potential criminal activity by the first son. “Recent lawfully protected whistleblower disclosures to my office indicate that the Justice Department and FBI had — at one time — over a dozen sources that provided potentially criminal information relating to Hunter Biden.” Grassley (R-Iowa), 89, told Garland during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “The alleged volume and similarity of information would demand that the Justice Department investigate the...

He suffered cat-astrophic injuries. A UK man miraculously survived after sustaining a broken neck, fractured spine, smashed ribs, blood in his lungs and other “car crash”-evoking injuries from — wait for it — tripping over his cat. “I can’t remember much, just falling fast — it was quick and it was over within seconds, then I was at the bottom,” victim Chris Rowley, 59, told the Mirror. The freak “Apocalypse Meow” accident reportedly occurred on the evening of Oct. 23 while the Leicestershire-based professional musician was home alone with his hairless Egyptian sphinx kitten, Eric Morecambe. Disaster struck after the...

The Adam Aron-led exhibitor reported a global attendance at 49.5 million, down from 60 million patrons during the year-ago period.Despite box office grosses from Avatar: The Way of Water and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever during the holiday period, AMC Entertainment Holdings has seen its fourth-quarter revenues fall and its net loss rise on a non-cash impairment write-down. On Tuesday, the parent of AMC Theatres reported fourth-quarter revenues at $990.9 million, down from a year-earlier $1.17 billion. Wall Street analysts had forecast revenues of $1.05 billion for the latest quarter. The per-share loss came to 26 cents, against a year-earlier loss...

It’s not unusual for public schools to allow non-school meetings and activities on campus; Girl and Boy Scout meetings, church group meetings, musical events, sporting and athletic events — all kinds of community meetings. But when a “church” group applying for a permit to use Roseville High School for an upcoming meeting turned out to be a Drag Show, parents weren’t happy. At all. Making the sketchy situation worse, the drag show organizers solicited kids to dance at the event and collect cash “tips.” Parents say this is sexual exploitation, and a violation of California law.

Papal Primacy in the First Millennium with Erick YbarraDear OnePeterFive donors, supporters and readers,It was a joy to recently speak to my long-time friend, Erick Ybarra, about the topic of Eastern Orthodoxy and its claims against the Roman dogmas of Vatican One. This fits in well with the most recent piece we published from Mr. Al Ruhl regarding Catholic Robert Spencer succumbing to the shallow Orthodox apologetics and entering one of the Greek schisms. See all of our articles against the Greek schisms here.This podcast is very important to show just how much Catholics – despite the uncertainties of our...

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The Ukrainian military might pull its forces back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut, an adviser to Ukraine's president has said in remarks that suggest Russia may capture the city that has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Kremlin forces have waged a bloody, months-long offensive to take Bakhmut, a city of salt and gypsum mines in eastern Ukraine that has become a ghost town. "Our military is obviously going to weigh all of the options. So far they've held the city but, if need be, they will strategically pull back," Alexander Rodnyansky, an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

“The Creed: ‘I Believe in God’” In a survey taken by the Pew Research Center in September of 2021, 91% of Americans say that they believe in God or a higher power. Well, whoop-de-do. That doesn’t say much. Which God or higher power do they believe in? And what do they mean by “believe”? Maybe they believe that there is only one God, not many gods. OK, but that does not say much. In James, it says: “You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder!” In other words, even the demons know that much,...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On Feb. 28, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabaco and Firearms launched a raid at the Branch Davidian compound near the community of Elk, about 13 miles outside Waco.They were attempting to serve a search and arrest warrant for the leader of the religious sect, David Koresh, for illegally stockpiling weapons.During the ensuing gun battle, four ATF agents and six members of the Branch Davidians were killed.The shootout led to a 51-day standoff that ended with the compound burning to the ground, claiming the lives of 76 Branch Davidians, including Koresh.Robert White and Blake Boteler, two...

Aren’t you sick to death of the Current Message? I know I am. If you aren’t concerned about climate change, or whatever name The End of the World is going by this week, it doesn’t matter because you will be made to see or hear it. Or maybe the current message is Pride or Acceptance or Eat Bugs and Like It. Actually, Eat Bugs and Like It is so January. The Current Message is Your Gas Stove Is Killing You, Your Dog, and Mother Earth, Too. Did you notice that something that had never been an issue before, gas stoves,...

Today’s the day to wish your Welsh friends a Dydd Gŵyl Dewi HapusToday is St David’s Day, or Dydd Gwyl Dewi, celebrated annually on March 1. Just like the Irish celebrate their patron saint on St Patrick’s Day, St David’s Day remembers the patron saint of Wales. However, unlike the Irish equivalent, St David’s Day is not a bank holiday despite 87 per cent of Welsh people voting to make it one in 2007. Nevertheless, the day is marked with tasty treats and celebrations. Here’s all you need to know about ”Dydd Gwyl Dewi” and its significance. What is...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement this evening (Wednesday) in response to the protests that took place during the day against the government's planned judicial reforms and the clashes with the police in Tel Aviv. "The freedom of demonstration is not a license to plunge the country into anarchy, because a sovereign country cannot tolerate anarchy. I know that there are citizens who love the country who passionately support the reform and there are others who love the country who passionately oppose the reform. In a democracy there are clear rules on how to conduct debate and there are...