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The Michigan-based cereal giant Kellogg’s donated a whopping $91 million to the far-left Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement after slashing employee benefits, according to a report from The Federalist.Citing data published by the Claremont Institute, the outlet found that following the death of George Floyd in 2020, Kellogg’s launched the Racial Equity 2030 Global Challenge with an injection of $90 million in order to “fuel innovative and actionable solutions to build a racially equitable future.”“As stewards of our children’s future, we must collectively face the primary challenge of our time: racial equity,” said W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trustee and Board Chair...

Taking inspiration from Laudato si, bishops have set ecological justice as the theme for their pastoral letter for Lent this year Catholics in Indonesia have gone green to make Lent a time of realizing ecological justice for all creatures, a call made by their prelates. Taking inspiration from Pope Francis' ecological encyclical Laudato si (Praise be to you), the Indonesian bishops' conference has set “Ecological Justice for All Creation: More Loving and More Caring” as the theme for its pastoral letter for Lent this year. In the letter, the bishops asked Catholics to take concrete actions to respond to environmental...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Pull up a seat and relax. Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and start a conversation. You never know who you might meet...

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police warned Wednesday of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack” in Vienna against churches and other houses of worship, citing undisclosed information received by the country’s intelligence service. Police in Vienna tweeted that they had heightened security in front of certain buildings and increased the presence of officers in the Austrian capital. “There is a nonspecific threat of an assault against churches,” Vienna police tweeted. “As (a) precautionary measure ... points of interest have been put under increased guard by regular and special operation police forces.” “If there is a concrete danger for the population at a concrete...

The pope's latest scandalous comments contradict the teachings of the Church Fathers on the existence of Hell.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — In an interview to mark his 10-year anniversary, Pope Francis appeared to deny the existence of Hell, saying that “is not a place” but is instead simply “a state of the heart” and “a posture towards life.” The pontiff’s comments formed part of a lengthy conversation conducted by Argentinian news site Perfil, one of a number of recent interviews the Pope granted journalists to mark his decade upon the papal throne. Touching on a number of topics he discussed with...

A new populist party surfing a wave of rural anger at government environmental policies has emerged as the big winner in Dutch provincial elections, dealing a heavy blow to the four-party coalition of the prime minister, Mark Rutte. The success of the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) in Wednesday’s vote, which will determine the makeup of the senate, casts doubt over the government’s ability to pass key legislation, including its plans to slash nitrogen emissions. “The Netherlands has clearly shown we’re fed up with these policies,” BBB’s founder, Caroline van der Plas, told the public broadcaster NOS. “It’s not just about nitrogen,...

Former President Donald Trump is boasting a sizable lead in Texas’s hypothetical 2024 Republican primary race, a CWS Research/Defend Texas Liberty PAC survey found. The survey showed Trump leading the pack with 43 percent support. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in a distant second with 27 percent support. No other candidate came close, as presidential candidate Nikki Haley placed third with five percent support followed by Sen. Ted Cruz and former Vice President Mike Pence, who garnered four percent support each. Anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who also formally joined the presidential race, garnered two percent support, while Sen. Tim Scott...

We are all ecstatic fans of amazing transformation stories. Whether it’s a drunkard who has quitted drinking, thereby turning their life around, or a sick person who's gotten their health back, we can’t help but celebrate with people whose lives have changed from worst to better. The same thing goes for our animal friends, including dogs. I’ve compiled a list of the most heartwarming transformation photos of dogs.

The former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank who sat at the helm of the financial intuition when it collapsed was spotted sauntering in Hawaii Wednesday — as his former colleagues scramble to pick up the pieces. Greg Becker and wife Marilyn Bautista fled to their $3.1 million Maui townhouse just days after Becker, who was CEO of SVB since 2011, left the firm, photos taken by the Daily Mail show. Despite his change in employment status, Becker seemed unconcerned with cash as the couple enjoyed a chauffeur-driven limo ride to San Francisco Airport Monday and first-class tickets to their island...

[Catholic Caucus] The Fruits of “Francis” Yes I realize that the title sounds a bit odd. By fruits I am certainly not referring to the myriad sodomite priests, dykenuns, and assorted hangers-on that openly prance about the proverbial halls of the Church writ-large over the past decade. No, these fruits are legitimate and, if I may, quite beautiful – lush, fragrant, and ripe. Like many of you, my inbox has been filled up lately with articles sent to me by other trads marking the tenth anniversary of the throne squatting of Jorge Bergoglio. One in particular was sent to me...

News Thursday of payments from a Chinese Communist Party-linked company to members of President Joe Biden’s family amounts to a potential case for bribery, an impeachable offense under the Constitution. The House Oversight Committee revealed that in 2017, China’s State Energy HK Limited sent $3 million to a company controlled by family associate Robert Walker, who in turn distributed funds to members of Biden’s family: his surviving son, Hunter; his brother, James; his daughter-in-law, Hallie; and an unknown “Biden.” State Energy HK Limited was linked to CEFC China Energy, whose chairman, Ye Jianming, did business with Hunter Biden. CEFC was...

Fred's feathers get ruffled when an old friend from St. Louis comes to town claiming to be Lamont's actual father. Aunt Esther does not take his claim well...Scene from Sanford and Son - Aunt Esther Is Fighting Mad ("Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe" - Season 3, Episode 14)

Journalist Dr. Simon Goddek dug into Greta Thunberg’s background and discovered that it was no coincidence that Greta was discovered at a protest on August 20, 2018 and that it was Ingmar Rentzhog who discovered little Greta protesting global warming. On August 20, 2018, Thunberg, then aged 15, skipped school to protest outside the Swedish parliament for more action against climate change. Ingmar Rentzhog runs the company WeDontHaveTime and is chairman of the far-left think tank Global Challenge. Greta and her mother released a book four days after she was photographed at the parliament protest. And the rest is history....

Astonishing bodycam footage has captured the moment an Oklahoma police chief begs officers to turn their camera off as he tries to wriggle out of a DUI arrest. Captain James French, 55, repeatedly asks the arresting officer to 'please talk to me' and whispers to turn his camera off, before later revealing he had been at a poker game and consumed around three or four beers. French slurs as he tries to explain that he is in fact a captain for the force's Investigations Bureau, having been employed there for 32 years.

A Chinese energy company reportedly transferred $3 million to an associate of Hunter Biden some time after father Joe Biden's term as Vice President with the Obama Administration ended. Earlier this month, the Treasury Department released reports of the suspicious transactions to the Oversight Committee, who are planning to "follow the money trail" to see the extent, if there is any at all, of the current POTUS' involvement in the arrangement. "After two months of dragging their feet, the Treasury Department is finally providing us with access to the suspicious activity reports for the Biden family and their associates' business...

El Salvador has imprisoned another 2,000 suspected gang members as part of President Nayib Bukele's major crackdown against organized crime and drug cartels with the nation. The 2,000 arrived this week at the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism, a large-scale prison authorities have touted as inescapable, the New York Post reported. Bukele announced the mass incarceration via Twitter, asserted that the facility is now home to 4,000 inmates after he launched an earlier crackdown. Included in the post is a video of prisoners in the facility, many of whom sport gang tattoos.

How likely is it that Republican politicians in DC worked secretly with Democrats to keep Trump from being reelected in 2020? 55% – of all voters agree it is likely. 67% – Republicans 51% – Democrats As CTH has continued to outline, the Republican Party of Bush, Romney, McConnell et al, is dead. Voters who support President Trump reject the Wall Street professionally Republican donor class. The Republican Party is the party of MAGA, America First and Donald Trump now. Recently on Twitter I stated, “There are not enough people who take pictures of their lunches to post on Instagram...

Bravo to Rep. Jim Comer (R-Ky.) for revealing just how much of a family business Biden, Inc. is. Bank records newly obtained by his House Oversight Committee show that Hunter Biden associate Rob Walker transferred north of $1.3 million in 2017 not only to usual suspects Hunter and presidential little brother Jim but also to daughter-in-law Hallie (son Beau’s widow; Hunter’s brief fling) — plus an unknown simply tagged as “Biden.” The family that gets paid together stays together, it seems. Most of that big chunk of change came from a $3 million transfer from an affiliate of Chinese energy...

[Catholic Caucus] Ten Years of Francis: Destruction without Reconstruction in a Vatican that feels like North Korea -- by Aldo Maria Valli On the Ten Years of Francis (2013 - 2023)You have been redeemed at great cost; do not become slaves of men.1 Corinthians 7:23By Aldo Maria ValliTo comment on the ten years of Francis' pontificate, the words written by Demos (also known as the late Cardinal Pell) in the memorandum he wanted to distribute to all the cardinals a year ago would suffice: "A disaster in more ways than one, a catastrophe."Bergoglio has succeeded in the fine feat,...

Now that she’s been ousted from continuing to be mayor of the city I grew up by and love, outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot got just a sliver of what she deserves from a local journalist. “I hope that, after today’s city council meeting, you will pack your suitcase and get the hell out of my city.” Those were the words of reporter William Kelly directly towards Lightfoot at Wednesday’s city council meeting. According to Fox News, Kelly currently has a lawsuit pending against Lightfoot “for allegedly silencing him by pulling his city press credentials.” Kelly alluded that in his...