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On the eve of the 70th anniversary of Josef Stalin's death, attitudes to the Soviet Union's wartime leader remain mixed in the nations he once ruled with an iron fist. During three decades of dictatorial rule, Stalin oversaw rapid industrialisation and victory over the Nazis but also the deaths of millions in purges, Gulag labour camps and famine. With Russia embroiled in conflict again in Ukraine, in what the Kremlin says is a fresh existential battle for national survival, memories of the Soviet dictator loom large. "Firstly, thank you for the victory (in World War Two)," said 21-year-old Madina in...

The Washington Secretary of State’s Office says state law doesn’t allow it to verify citizenship receiving a voter’s registration. During recent election cycles, the Washington Department of Licensing, or DOL, received numerous reports of foreign nationals being automatically registered to vote in the state, even in cases where they insisted to DOL they were not legally allowed to vote. Some county election agencies have described it as a “rare” occurrence, but it is currently unknown to what extent this problem occurred. In 2018, the state Legislature passed House Bill 2595, which automatically registers people to vote when they are issued...

Pope Francis says Church ‘cannot try to hide’ abuse while he himself is accused of covering for Fr. Rupnik‘It is very hard to take him seriously or believe he is sincere when he has routinely protected and defended known sexual predators like Fr. Marko Rupnik.’In his March prayer intention for abuse victims, Pope Francis has highlighted how “the Church cannot try to hide the tragedy of abuse of any kind,” in remarks which appeared to ignore his own considerable record of alleged coverup for a number of clerical abusers. “In response to cases of abuse, especially to those committed by...

March 4 (UPI) -- China needs to increase its military budget to "fulfill its responsibility as a major country," a Beijing official said Saturday ahead of the nation's annual National People's Congress. NPC spokesman Wang Chao made the comments as China's national legislature prepared to convene on Sunday and meet through March 13. In his remarks, Wang did not elaborate on the size of the budget he was referring to, which is expected to be unveiled during the first official day of the congress, but emphasized the move is not meant to ratchet up conflict with the United States. The...

Presentation from Dr. Pierre Kory on Ivermectin and Covid that is well worth your time if interested. Talks about IVM and his experience fighting big pharma, the media, and medical establishment about IVM.

Google News heavily skewed in favor of left-leaning media outlets—both in the news articles featured on its homepage and in the search results for specific topics—in five of the days leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, according to an AllSides study Google criticized as “deeply flawed” in comments to The Daily Signal. “Imbalanced or heavily biased news search results can have a negative impact on our democracy and elections,” Julie Mastrine, director of marketing and media bias ratings at AllSides, told The Daily Signal in a statement Tuesday. “When people cannot access the full range of views on political...

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, can already feel the atmospheric buzz reserved for former President Donald Trump taking the podium Saturday and delivering a speech that could reflect the tone of Trump's presidency on Day 1, should he capture a third consecutive Republican National Committee nomination and then defeat the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential election. "People give [Trump] a lot of advice on how he should be less himself. And I think, at this moment in our nation's history, with all the garbage that's pushed on our kids and...

Hungary is seriously affected by the war in Ukraine, the Western countries are not seeking peace, and EU leadership is following American interests, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a Swiss weekly. “There are some who want to force Hungary into the war, and they are not picky about the means with which to achieve that goal,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Swiss weekly Weltwoche – according to a summary published on his website –, stressing that “Hungary’s leadership is strong enough to keep the war away from our country.” “Ukraine is our neighbor where Hungarians live as well. They are...

During an appearance last year on the morning show, “Fox and Friends,” a former chief executive of Home Depot described a rise in shoplifting in dire terms. “Today, this thing is an epidemic,” he said. “It’s spreading faster than COVID.” The executive joined a long list of industry leaders, from Walmart to Walgreens, encouraging police and prosecutors to crack down on theft. Retailers say they’ll be forced to raise prices or shutter affected stores without help to address a growing threat — organized bands of shoplifters ransacking stores with the intent to resell the looted merchandise. This article was published...

Russell Brand and MSNBC’s John Heilemann were among the guests on Bill Maher’s show last night, and the discussion got heated after Brand dropped some reality checks on Heilemann.This video comes with a language warning if you’ve got little ones around:https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1632029160242544641

A New Jersey community is outraged after anti-gun violence advocate Najee Seabrooks was fatally shot by police during a mental health crisis on Friday (March 3). The tragic incident unfolded around 12:30 p.m. at Seabrooks’ Paterson complex, where police say he was barricaded inside his apartment unit. Authorities said their Emergency Response Team responded to an attempt to negotiate with the beloved father, who was considered an “emotionally disturbed person,” according to NorthJersey.com. However, after a five-hour standoff, they claim that Seabrooks let them into his home and charged at officers with a knife. Mason Maher, president of the Paterson...

Federal judge says wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Rittenhouse can proceed A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of one of the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed in the Kenosha riots will proceed, a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday. Anthony Huber was one of the two men Rittenhouse killed in August 2020 during the riots following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man, by police.

Three years ago, I declared that COVID-19 almost certainly came from the Chinese Wuhan lab. Now, the world is finally admitting the truth. The cover-up of COVID-19's origins is one of the greatest scandals in the history of the world. Millions of people all over the planet have died from the China Virus. The cost of the outbreak and the lying about its origins is incalculable, some say in excess of $50 trillion.

A West Side barber who made the run-off in Chicago's 24th Ward looking to unseat Ald. Monique Scott has pitched himself to voters as mentor to local youth interested in a career in cosmetology. Creative Scott, owner of Creative Salon, 3946 W 16th St, told Block Club Chicago that he also runs a "young barbers program for kids and teens ages 5-15 out of his salon, which helps youth learn the history and business of barbering.” The 50 year-old aldermanic candidate from Lawndale, who slipped into the April 8 run-off election with 14.83 percent of the vote, claimed to be...

VIDEOFake arrests have become very popular among the Performance Art Left. Among the most prominent of these fake arrest performers are Greta Thunberg and AOC. They make fake arrests seem to be so much fun that Greta Thunberg even performed an encore of her fake arrest in Germany with another fake arrest recently in Norway. Of course, she would never dare to stage a protest in the world's greatest polluter, China. They don't do fake arrests there. Instead they would execute the dreaded REAL arrest followed by a long term as a slave laborer at starvation rations in a prison...

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Friday that she will not execute death row prisoner Aaron Gunches, regardless of a warrant from the state’s Supreme Court. On Thursday, the Arizona Supreme Court scheduled Gunches’ execution for April 6, saying it must grant the execution warrant because the appeals process was complete, The Associated Press reported. But Hobbs said there is wiggle room in the court ruling, according to the Arizona Republic. “The Court’s decision order and warrant make clear … that the warrant authorizes an execution and does not require it,” Hobbs said in a statement. “This is consistent with...

4 March 2023Saturday of the 1st week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Casimir) St. Casimir Church Cleveland, Ohio Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingDeuteronomy 26:16-19 ©You will be a people consecrated to the LordMoses said to the people: ‘The Lord your God today commands you to observe these laws and customs; you must keep and observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. ‘You have today made this declaration about the Lord: that he will be your God, but only if you follow his ways, keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and listen...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway paid $8.2 billion to acquire Pilot Travel Centers in January. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway quietly acquired $1 billion in January and promises to boost its exposure to the fast-growing electric vehicle industry.Renowned Investor’s Group bought 41.4% of Pilot Travel Centers on January 31 for approximately $8.2 billion. The transaction boosts Berkshire’s ownership of the business to 80% since it originally bought a 38.6% stake in 2017. Pilot is the largest operator of travel centers in North America with more than 650 locations. Truck-Stop Group grew its revenue from $20 billion in 2017 to $45 billion in...

From books about dogs and their humans to books with dogs as main characters, there are so many books in which a dog-loving reader could spend years engrossed. All dog books are good dog books, just like Courtney Peppernell's book titled, "All Dogs Are Good." Nevertheless, some dog books stand out. Here are my top ten dog books you won’t want to miss and some worth trying. This list is bound to omit someone’s favorite, considering how short it is.