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[Catholic Caucus] Rome Seeks ‘Dialogue’ as Bishops Act on Gay BlessingsPope Francis remains silent on heretical resolutions as errant priests escape sanctions As Pope Francis remains silent on the potential schism rocking the Catholic Church, German bishops have begun to implement the resolutions on blessings for same-sex unions and women preachers passed by the Synodal Way. Priest 'blessing' a lesbian couple in Germany "I can encourage all couples in our diocese who cannot or do not want to get married in a church, but still want their relationship to be blessed by the church, to contact us," Bishop Franz-Josef Bode,...

President Joe Biden’s son on March 17 sued a laptop repairman for allegedly invading his privacy. Hunter Biden countersued John Paul Mac Isaac, who owned a computer store in Delaware at which Hunter Biden was said to have dropped off his computer years ago. Mac Isaac’s sharing of information from Hunter Biden constitutes invasion of privacy, the 42-page filing states. “No matter how they came into his initial possession, Mac Isaac improperly accessed files that he admits were ‘none of [his] business’ even though he was never given permission by Mr. Biden to access or review any data of Mr....

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour. The ICC issued the warrant for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

VIDEOOne of the fringe benefits of watching the Brian Craig Show on YouTube is hearing the comments that Brian, co-host of the Steve Kane Radio Show, makes during the commercial breaks. One such time was today when Brian read a joke that I texted him that was deemed too spicy to go over the airwaves.BTW, I sort of get a nice high whenever I am in joke writing mode. When I lived in La-La Land I used to write jokes for comedians and quite a few of the jokes that you would read in Hustler back then were written by...

The Board of Regents overseeing Iowa’s public universities has paused implementation of any new diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the state’s three major public universities as officials launch a review of them. The March 14 announcement comes in the wake of a recently introduced bill in the Iowa House of Representatives that aims to halt spending on DEI initiatives in higher education. “Over the next few months, the Board of Regents will initiate a comprehensive study and review of all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and efforts at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University...

A Loyola University professor is claiming that organized pantries are rooted in “racist and sexist social structures,” and that the new so-called “pantry porn” trend, in which people show off their “neatly aligned glass spice jars tagged with printed white labels” and “wicker baskets filled with packages of pasta, crackers and snacks,” has become a status symbol for white women. Associate professor Jenna Drenten wrote an op-ed for the website, the Conversation, in which she reacted to what she calls “pantry porn,” a phenomenon where “obsessively organized kitchens” have become “a new status symbol” on social media.

The idea of a kid suing their parents might seem kind of crazy and depending on which culture you come from, pretty darn ungrateful. After all, they were the people who brought you into this world and presumably fed you, clothed you, housed you, and raised you. Of course, it could also be argued that if your kid grows up to want to sue you, it's probably a result of one of three things: you either did a crumby job raising them, they got influenced by some type of external groups of people/ideologies that turned them into scumbags, or, you...

Lung cancer is currently the third most common type of cancer in the U.S. A new double lung transplant technique was successful for two patients with lung cancer, Northwestern Medicine announced. The hospital said it's leveraging that success into a new clinical program that will offer transplants to patients with end-stage lung cancer. "Every morning when I open my eyes, like, I just can't believe it, and life has different meaning now," said Tannaz Ameli, the second person with lung cancer to receive the transplant, during a press briefing. Lung cancer is currently the third most common type of cancer...

The endorsements for a 2024 Trump presidency have been rolling in since the 45th president’s initial announcement of his candidacy in November 2022, reflecting his popularity with conservative leaders across the nation.In March, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, went all in for Trump during an appearance on Donald Trump Jr.’s show, “Triggered.” Per the DC Enquirer, Jordan said, “I’m 100 percent. I’m 100 percent. I’ve been for him since day one.”Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., has also given her endorsement to President Trump, via the MAGA War Room on Twitter.Rep. @Jim_Jordan, a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, stands with @realDonaldTrump....

Dear FRiends, We only have two weeks left to go and we're running behind. We are currently at $55K which is far short of our goal. We have approximately $6k left to go in monthlies and possibly another $2k in mail-in checks. This would get us to approximately $63k. If we can raise another $6k in credit card and PayPal donations, we will be at approximately $69k. If we could get that up to $72k it would be even better. Please get your donations in and let's get 'er done! Thank you all very much for your continued support, and...

An advisor to President Donald Trump recently revealed to the press that as the 2024 presidential election heats up, the focus for the 45th president’s campaign is to get him in the best position possible to clinch the 2024 Republican nomination.According to the Associated Press, Trump advisor Jason Miller revealed, “We appreciate all support for President Trump, but the clear focus is on making sure that he wins the Republican nomination and is well-positioned to win the general election in 2024.”Miller’s comments come amid rampant speculation about who Trump’s 2024 vice presidential running mate will be. Per the Washington Examiner,...

A group of students who were harassed and told to leave the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) because of their “pro-life” hats achieved a legal victory Monday when the Smithsonian accepted a consent decree stating that visitors may wear clothing with religious and political statements.

Former President Donald Trump, who is running for re-election in 2024, on Thursday released a video statement calling for “peace without delay” in Ukraine and for ending the “entire globalist Neo-Con establishment.”“Every day this proxy battle in Ukraine continues, we risk global war. We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to IMMEDIATELY have a total cessation of hostilities. All shooting has to stop. This is the central issue. We need PEACE without delay,” he said in the video, according to a transcript.#AGENDA47: President Trump on the difference between the globalist establishment class, and those who are truly committed...

Apparently, the only thing that is strong in the US economy is low-paying jobs. The economy as a whole is sucking wind as we can see with the Conference Board’s Leading Indictors plunging -6.5% Year-over-year (YoY) in February. US consumer sentiment fell again … and has not been near 100 (baseline) since Covid struck. And on the fears that the banking system is not well, the S&P 500 index is down -1.1% this morning.

After eight long years of litigation culminating in the Supreme Court ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District last summer, the school will pay Kennedy $5,304 to coach the team, and First Liberty Institute $1,775,000 in legal fees for defending him.

Nederland was horrified at first when it learned a resident had cryogenically preserved his deceased grandfather, but now it is grieving the celebrity corpse’s possible move to Estes Park —For more than 20 years, the tiny mountain town of Nederland has enjoyed a macabre claim to fame: a cryogenically immortalized grandfather lying under dry ice in a shed. As Estes Park prepares to kick off the new Frozen Dead Guy Days on Friday, the festival’s former home is grappling with the fallout, and asking itself tough questions. Who owns the culture of a frozen dead guy? And what is Nederland...

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misidentified the director of State Energy HK as Lei Donghui. Lei is the director of a subsidiary of State Energy HK, and was not director during the time of the transaction. However, Ren Qingxin was the director of the subsidiary when the transaction took place and is a CCP member. The Daily Caller News Foundation regrets the error and has updated the story accordingly. The Hong Kong company which wired over $3 million bound for Biden family associates in 2017 has close ties to, and shared personnel with, a firm formerly run by...

SVB Financial Group, the company whose former subsidiary Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation last week, filed a voluntary petition for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York to preserve value for stakeholders.SVB Financial said it has approximately $2.2 billion of liquidity and cash and its interests in SVB Capital and SVB Securities. It also said it has "other valuable investment securities accounts and other assets for which it is also exploring strategic alternatives." The bankrupt entity listed assets and liabilities of up to $10 billion each.SVB Financial also...

Eighteen years ago, I published an article in the Stanford Law Review which documented for the first time the enormous breadth and scale of race-based admissions preferences in law schools. At most law schools, the undergraduate grades (UGPA) and median LSAT scores of enrolled Black students were two standard deviations below those of white students at the same school. Outside of a handful of “Historically Black” institutions (where racial preferences were minimal), Blacks in law school were not faring well. They were failing out of school at more than twice the white rate; half of those who did graduate had...

Early Friday, China’s central bank surprised by announcing an unexpected cut to the amount that banks set aside for deposits by 25 basis points, vowing to keep ample liquidity in the interbank system and better fund the real economy.The People’s Bank of China reduced the reserve requirement ratio for almost all banks by 0.25 percentage points, effective from March 27, it said in a statement on Friday. The PBOC last cut the RRR in December, by the same magnitude. The cut, effective March 27, is expected to inject 500 billion yuan ($72.6 billion) worth of liquidity into the market, while...