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“ If totalitarianism did not exploit [archetypes], which are deep inside us all and rooted deep in all religions, it could never attract so many people, especially during the early phases of its existence. Once the dream of paradise starts to turn into reality, however, here and there people begin to crop up who stand in its way, and so the rulers of paradise must build a little gulag on the side of Eden. In the course of time this gulag grows ever bigger and more perfect, while the adjoining paradise gets even smaller and poorer.” ― Milan Kundera, The...

The UK is pledging millions of pounds to help Moldova and Georgia protect themselves against Russian interference. On a visit to the region, the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will announce new funding to boost resilience against the destabilizing impact of President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. The package will include an extra £10m to support economic and governance reforms in Moldova, as well as money to strengthen the security of next year's elections in Georgia. (snip) Ahead of the visit, Mr Cleverly said: "Few societies understand the underhand tactics of Russian malign activity more than Moldova and Georgia. "The UK...

A secret plan drawn up by Russia’s security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova – including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas. The document appears to have been drawn up to thwart Moldova’s tilt to the West, which includes closer relations with NATO and an application to join the European Union. It repeatedly refers to the importance of preventing Moldova from joining NATO. (snip)The document sets out a 10-year strategy for bringing Moldova, a former Soviet republic sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, within Russia’s sphere of...

More than 1,000 people may face new charges relating to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Justice Department warned Washington, D.C. courts late last year. That number comes in addition to the nearly 1,000 people the DOJ had already arrested for Jan. 6 offenses as of February. U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves informed Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the potential prosecutions in an October 2022 letter, according to Bloomberg News. Specifically, the letter stated that the court should expect an additional 700-1,200 prosecutions. "We expect the pace of bringing new cases will increase, in an orderly...

A proposed federal parents’ bill of rights aims to give parents more power over what is taught in classrooms, but teachers worry the bill would drive a wedge between schools and families. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy announced the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act to a crowd of parents and conservative lawmakers last week shortly before Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., reintroduced it into Congress with 73 GOP representatives signing on as co-sponsors. The bill follows a growing national movement for parents’ rights policies that often call for restrictions on how teachers can talk about race, gender, and sexuality. It’s...

The vice president of the German episcopate challenges Rome and encourages gay couples to go to churches to be blessedFranz-Josef Bode, bishop of the Osnabrück diocese and vice-president of the German Bishops' Conference, is one of the first German bishops to move from theory to practice.Bishop Bode has never hidden his progressiveness throughout his years as bishop. Now, with the power and influence that comes from being vice president of the German bishops, this bishop calls for disobedience against the Vatican. The Osnabrück diocese is officially in absentia. We are going to tell you what this bishop has decided in...

Vanguard 1, designed by my father, was launched 65 years ago. I talked about it on The John Batchelor Show. https://www.thespaceshow.com/show/06-dec-2017/broadcast-3030-hotel-mars-richard-easton

Police twice clear demonstrators from Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv; after coalition rejects Herzog proposal, Lapid blames government for violence after protesters pepper-sprayed. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Israel as part of a day of "escalating resistance to dictatorship" blocking roads and protesting the government's continued advance of controversial legislation to radically overhaul the judiciary and restrict the powers of the High Court of Justice. Many of the protesters said they were inspired to come out and demonstrate after the government showed no signs of slowing down its legislative efforts and rejected an alternate proposal...

Jeddah Corniche Circuit First Grand Prix2021Number of Laps50Circuit Length6.174kmRace Distance308.45 kmLap Record1:30.734 Lewis Hamilton (2021)

Union leaders in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced they will strike for three days next week, canceling classes for about 430,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district. SEIU Local 99—the union representing 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants, and other non-teaching staff at LAUSD—announced the strike at a rally in downtown Los Angeles March 15. At the rally, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA)—the union which represents LAUSD’s 35,000 teachers—announced they would strike as well in support. According to organizers, the strike will begin March 21. SEIU Local 99’s executive director, Max Arias,...

March 16th, 2023 On Thursday’s Mark Levin Show, the grounds for appointing a special counsel to investigate the Biden crime family have all been met, but AG Merrick Garland refuses to do so even as more information is revealed. Hallie Biden is now the third Biden family member to receive payments from China. This would be headline news on every news platform if this were Donald Trump or any Republican, but because it is Biden’s family it is ignored even though they have been caught red handed again. Democrats and the media are in heavy cover-up mode for Biden now...

It was on this date that the Jesuit missionary Saint Jean de Brébeuf was martyred by indigenous Iroquois near present-day Midland, Ontario. Brebeuf was of Norman stock, kin to poet Georges de Brebeuf. Ordained in 1622, Brebeuf soon decamped to the New World to Christianize the natives. There he teamed up with another Jesuit missionary named Gabriel Lalemant and established the Sainte-Marie among the Hurons mission. As the name advertises, this outpost aimed to minister to the Hurons (Wyandot); to that end, Brebeuf — who learned the local tongue well enough to write a catechism and a dictionary — composed...

Beau Biden’s widow and Hunter’s ex-lover Hallie Biden is the “new” family business member who received a $25,000 cash payment on March 27, 2017, from family associate Robinson Walker’s LLC regarding a Chinese venture, the House Oversight Committee revealed Thursday.

Here are the positions that the experts recommend. Sleeping on your back Advantages: Reduces aches and pains in the lower back and neck Supports your spine so your muscles can relax and recover Helps relieve congestion, especially if you elevate your torso Helps reduce the risk of developing facial wrinkles Disadvantages: Increases the risk of airway collapse for those who snore or have sleep apnea Raises pressure levels for certain types of back pain Increases episodes of acid reflux Raises gravity pressure to make it more difficult to breathe, making it unsuitable for older or heavier people Causes a fetus...

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seems to be keeping hope alive while looking for that mysterious lane within the Republican primary field that eluded him in 2016. As most observers would note, Christe made a mistake in his choice to pass on running against President Obama in 2012, a race that was better timed to coincide with his political stardom. He was popular at the time and his in-your-face style of politics, in the pre-Trump era, was playing well with conservatives looking for a fighter. Alas, Christie demurred in 2012 and instead joined the race in 2016 where he...

Not unlike many other corporations with retail locations in cities nationwide, Target is calling it quits on Philadelphia. They follow in the footsteps of Wawa, who we noted last year had enough of Philadelphia's crime and also picked up and left shop at several locations in Center City.Target, located just blocks from one Wawa that recently closed, is taking the same action, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. Its store at 12th and Chestnut streets in Center City will be closing after 7 years of operation. The 19,000 sq. foot store is going to be closing "due to several years...

Two Edmonton Police Services officers were attacked by surprise, then shot and killed as they responded to a domestic dispute early Thursday morning. CBC News is reporting the gunman is only 16 years old. CBC sources said the boy also shot his mother in the same incident, leaving her fighting for her life.Police Chief Dale McFee said Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, 30, were approaching a suite after being called to a family dispute about 12:47 a.m. Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan McFee said the officers were suddenly fired upon before they had a chance to even...

* MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told Insider he had to borrow $10 million in 2022 to keep MyPillow afloat. * Lindell said he'd also sold a building for $2 million and borrowed a further $2 million for himself. * Lindell says he's burning through $1 million dollars every month on causes related to voter fraud. * Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, says he had to borrow $10 million in 2022 just to keep his pillow company afloat. Speaking to Insider on Wednesday night, Lindell said that to keep MyPillow going, he borrowed "about 4 million in May, 2 million...