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3 March 2023Friday of the 1st week of Lent The Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, Frederick, Maryland Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingEzekiel 18:21-28 ©I prefer to see the wicked man renounce his wickedness and liveThus says the Lord: ‘If the wicked man renounces all the sins he has committed, respects my laws and is law-abiding and honest, he will certainly live; he will not die. All the sins he committed will be forgotten from then on; he shall live because of the integrity he has practised. What! Am I likely to take pleasure in the death of...

There are certain nuances to insuring electric vehicles that car shoppers might want to know before they commit. Electric cars have a lot of similarities to gas-powered cars, but they also bring some distinct differences. Right now, new EVs cost more on average. They have powerful batteries. And they're more electronic than ever. All of those factors could play a role in an EV owner's insurance policy. The latest estimate from NerdWallet said the national average cost of car insurance stands at about $2,148 per year. Meanwhile, the same for EVs is $2,280 annually, according to a Forbes Advisor analysis....

Bahrain International CircuitFirst Grand Prix2004Number of Laps57Circuit Length5.412kmRace Distance308.238 kmLap Record1:31.447 Pedro de la Rosa (2005)

(Last Updated On: February 28, 2023) NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY Dagwood will eat his heart out on March 3rd because it’s National Cold Cuts Day. Call them lunch meats, deli meats, sandwich meats, or cold cuts. Some like them thick, while others stack them a mile high. Others still just like them with cheese and crackers. However you like them, National Cold Cuts Day was made for sandwich and snack makers. #NationalColdCutsDay There are the deli staples like the humble turkey and ham. Then there are the culinary delights like salami and prosciutto and flavors that require a more acquired...

While former President Jimmy Carter, 98, was being celebrated for his storied humanitarian efforts, amid his decision to enter hospice care at his home, secret service agents who served the Carter administration blasted the 39th president as a "phony," RadarOnline.com has learned. According toRonald Kessler, former investigative reporter for the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, Carter was allegedly not highly favored by some members of his security detail. Kessler revealed former agents claimed Carter was "very short and rude most of the time."

Way to exploit survivors to play the victim, Gisele. Seriously, ACES. Last week, after her husband John Fetterman, was admitted to the hospital for depression (???), Gisele Fetterman tweeted about taking her children to Canada and having fun. Now, a lot of people questioned the timing of her trip and tweets, and with good reason; how many wives take off to another COUNTRY right after their husband has been hospitalized for who knows how long? Welp, after she went on a blocking spree (she blocked this editor even) she played the victim. And equated being dragged for ditching her husband...

I tried to tell you. And so did others. The word has finally gotten out to the world–or at least that part of it that is not under an information blackout (self-imposed or otherwise). I’m from the old school. The “show me, don’t tell me” school. The Teddy Roosevelt, “Walk softly but carry a big stick” school. But every once in a while–when appropriate and timely–it’s good to show your “bona fides.” After we were hit with COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020, I started to post blogs and videos about it. It was obvious to many of us that...

There is a fascinating film about the 2008/2009 financial crisis called “The Big Short.” Actually, Iiked a similar film a little more called “Margin Call” where the infamous fire sale of securities (primarily subprime asset-backed securities). But despite how bad the financial crisis of 2008/2009 was, the growth of Fed assets on it balance sheet (orange oval) paled in comparison to The Fed’s overreaction to the Covid outbreak of 2020. And the government shutdowns and mask mandates. The good news? The rate of growth YoY of both The Fed’s balance sheet and M2 Money is negative. But it is still...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.” Matthew 5:26Was our Lord here giving legal advice regarding a criminal or civil case and how to avoid prosecution? Certainly not. He was presenting us with an image of Himself as the just Judge. And He was exhorting us to show...

Relying on a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), news headlines claim: “All 25 U.S. extremism-related murders last year were linked to right-wing extremists.” The report received wide, uncritical coverage from outlets in the U.S. such as the Associated Press and worldwide in Canada, the United Kingdom, and India. But the ADL’s report is fatally flawed. It assumes that every racist is automatically a “right-winger.” For example, 10 of the 25 extremist murders last year were by Payton Gendron in Buffalo. But he was anything but a “right-winger.” The Buffalo killer was yet another mass murderer motivated by environmentalism.

Following a decades-long campaign to build a social safety net for California’s roughly 2.3 million undocumented immigrants, lawmakers intend to take another step by helping that population’s seniors. This time, they hope to secure monthly cash assistance for undocumented seniors older than 65 and disabled individuals. The push is spearheaded by Assemblyman Juan Carrillo, D-Palmdale, who recently introduced AB 1536 to expand California’s cash assistance program.

VIDEOIf you want to know why the horribly incompetent Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is such a massive failure at his job, you need only look at his record as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana when he earned the title of "Pothole Pete."

After Biden made his announcement to support the resolution during lunch, he tweeted, "I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule – but I don’t support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections – such as lowering penalties for carjackings. If the Senate votes to overturn what D.C. Council did – I’ll sign it."

A private company that wants to build a high-speed rail line from Southern California to Las Vegas took a step toward construction on Thurdsay with the announcement of a labor agreement for the proposed project. Local ABC affiliate KABC-7 reported: Brightline, the company that will build the system, has announced a landmark labor agreement with the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition, which is “compromised of 13 rail unions representing more than 160,000 freight, regional, commuter, and passenger railroad workers in the United States.” … The $10 billion investment is expected to create nearly 35,000 jobs during construction and over 1,000 permanent...

President Joe Biden pledged to ban “assault weapons” again during a Wednesday night address to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference, saying he would secure the ban “come hell or high water.” FOX News quoted Biden saying, “I know it may make some of you uncomfortable, but that little state above me, Delaware is one of them, has the highest rate, one of the highest rates of gun ownership. But guess what? We’re going to ban assault weapons again come hell or high water. And high capacity magazines.” Last night Biden vowed to ban assault weapons 'come hell or high...

Multiple Ohio elementary school kids are facing assault charges after disturbing video caught the group of black students attacking white students — and forcing them to say “Black lives matter,” according to cops. Footage obtained by WKEF showed a tall student grabbing a much smaller one around the back of the head and marching him across the Springfield playground, with another joining to hold the struggling victim. Others joined in when he was taken to an area near swings — with one charging in and knocking the helpless youngster to the ground, seemingly throwing a punch.

I'm curious about the number of reliable news sources that FR members are using. After the 2020 election there was a scramble of censoring and de-platforming to cover up election fraud and everything else you could imagine. Lots of sources that I thought were good were either too cowardly or in the pocket of deep state players. I changed browsers and added several social spots to try and keep up with the truth from day to day. We came close to the complete shut-down of discourse from the corrupt left. And we're still battling it. Here's my current list. I...

A former Congressman from Tennessee set off an internet firestorm when he appeared on Fox News remotely Thursday, with a portrait of former Chairman of the People’s Republic of China and founder of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong in the background. Harold Ford Jr., a Democrat, represented Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District for a decade, from 1997 to 2007. Now, he provides commentary frequently on Fox News. Fox News viewers noticed some strange background decor during Ford’s appearance on “Special Report” with Bret Baier Thursday.

Letter to a Mainstream StraddlerLive Not by Half-LiesI get it. You don’t want to be called a “conspiracy theorist.”You don’t want to be tarred an “anti-vaxxer.” A “science-denier.” A “far right-wing extremist.”You’ve got your reputation to protect. Your credibility. Your grant funding.So you water down the truth. You tiptoe around it. You don’t go there.And the philanthropaths, the tyrants, the Big Liars, the demociders, and their enablers continue to profit. Continue to conspire. Continue to torture. Continue to slaughter.They tell you right to your face what they’re doing.But if you turn around and quote them, you’re the crazy one.If you...

After losing back-to-back gubernatorial elections in Georgia, all the while whining about an alleged system of racist voter suppression that didn't exist, Stacey Abrams has surfaced in Nigeria. Apparently, she's there to oversee the African country's elections as "co-leader" of a joint international observer mission between the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute. Remember, it was Stacey Abrams who denied her first gubernatorial loss to Governor Brian Kemp (snip) She popped up in an interview with Al Jazeera, and said "despite a slow start" to voting, she and her fellow observers "have seen orderly lines, we have seen long...