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Here is the report Elon responded to: And here is Elon's reply (from literally 20 minutes ago):

López Obrador said family values have broken down in the States because parents don’t let their children live at home long enough. He has also denied that Mexico produces fentanyl. On Friday, the Mexican president told a morning news briefing that the problem was caused by “a lack of hugs, of embraces.”

18 March 2023Saturday of the 3rd week of Lent (optional commemoration of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Doctor) Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church, Jamison, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingHosea 5:15-6:6 ©What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocaustsThe Lord says this:They will search for me in their misery.‘Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us;he has struck us down, but he will bandage our wounds;after a day or two he will bring us back to life,on the third day he will raise usand we shall...

We are engaged in battle that is much larger than a modern political conflict. Behind the lies, manipulations and schemes of the corrupt political class, there is a spiritual battle on a larger dynamic. There is a spiritual war among all people. A conflict between light and dark, morality and corruption, right and wrong, truth and lies, decency and incivility.

Paraphrasing: Re: Applicants who list pronouns on their resumes: (As an employer), I'm going to assume that you are going to be the laziest person, the most entitled, the first to sue . . . Why would anyone want to hire you? She has a point. Video

The dogs listed in this article do not need to stand trial because judging by the funny pictures below, they are guilty as charged. These hilarious photos of dogs caught in the act stealing food, pooping in the corner, and destroying toys are a classic Internet case of "shock and aww."

“Twenty-three different nations meet in the schoolyard, some of whom cannot understand each other at all and who sometimes come from hostile regions, such as Russia and Ukraine. We need a lot of parent-teacher talks, which mostly take place with interpreters. And that brings us to one of the reasons why the teaching profession has become less and less attractive: The psychological stress is enormous and it has increased significantly,” said Grube. On top of that, there is a level of “brutalization” and disrespect directed at teachers that is impossible for many of them to deal with, which leads to...

This is the best capture for analysis -- both the emotional setup and emotional ending are included, unlike other clips of this scene.

... Here’s the article by Scottie Barnes from our premium news partners at The Epoch Times. The focus of the article is on the energy crisis which goes hand-in-hand with the food crisis. But pay special attention to what Democrats are trying to do to farmers and ranchers in our nation. This is The Great Reset unfolding before our eyes.Critics Blast Oregon’s Efforts to Phase Out Petroleum Diesel and Restrict FarmingA series of climate bills now before the Oregon legislature could devastate rural communities and further fuel inflation, according to detractors.The bills would phase out petroleum-based diesel fuel, levy sweeping...

Be a shame if Trump supporters led a nationwide bank run

Before looking at the absurdity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) position, it is worth noting that Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, India, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, the United States and China do not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC and are not member states in the organization {LINK}. Additionally, I doubt the countries of Kiribati and Malawi are going to launch a military offensive against Russia; so, one has to ask, exactly what is this latest production about – amid the theater of World War Reddit.The essential accusation is that Vladimir Putin took orphans out of orphanages in the Ukraine war...

Opposite sides of the political spectrum are in agreement that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg seeking to indict former President Donald Trump will ultimately only make him stronger in his 2024 presidential campaign. Reaction included shock, including anti-Trump Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who has said he will be backing Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential election cycle. "If this happens, Trump will be reelected in a landslide victory," Musk tweeted. Musk's prediction was shared by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who tweeted similar sentiment as Musk, saying this continued search for a crime of Trump will only...

An article on citizenship kinds, especially for St. Patrick’s Day (Mar. 18, 2023) — (17 Mar 2023) — Regarding the term “natural born citizen” (NBC) in our U.S. Constitution’s presidential eligibility clause and Principles of Natural Law, it is not a very limited club and category of citizenship. In fact it is exactly the opposite. NBCs are the most common, garden variety, most populous group or kind of citizenship that exists in a typical nation and is typically by far the most populous kind, group, or class of citizenship in virtually all nations. Thus in our United States, we have...

BlackRock is walking a fine line in what has become one of the most hot-button culture war issues that red America calls woke capitalism. The world’s largest asset manager is tamping down the rhetoric on its support for so-called ESG investing that takes climate risks and social justice politics into consideration, while making clear it has no intentions of ditching the controversial financial strategy.In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it is not the role of private companies “to be the environmental police.” But he said it is “still the case” that the company views “climate...

Is there anything more Soviet than a bank that lends money to companies making things no one wants to buy? That's the missing puzzle piece on why Silicon Valley Bank went belly up, and Kimberly Strassel of the Wall Street Journal has found it: the failure of the bank was premised on ESG, which descended into wokester lending priorities, creating the abnormal conditions that left the bank ripe for a meltdown. Strassel: Most of these companies weren’t filling some vital market need. Rather, as the Journal reported, SVB was beloved for its willingness to offer “banking services to startups that...

A school system in Maine has instituted its own burgeoning Red Guard called the “Civil Rights Team.” This benign-sounding organization of kids is supposed to ensure that student rights are upheld. What has happened instead led to parents sounding off at the latest school board meeting to complain that the Civil Rights Team is just a bullying organization with an agenda. The Maine Wire covered the story: "Kristen Day said students affiliated with one of RSU 14’s Civil Rights Teams harassed her daughter. When her daughter refused to speak about her sexuality, two students affiliated with the club began to...

A Rhode Island woman who lied about being an injured Marine Corps veteran diagnosed with cancer was sentenced to nearly six years in prison and ordered to pay back full restitution on Tuesday. Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 32, collected more than $250,000 in charitable contributions, veteran benefits, and donations during her stolen valor run. “Today’s sentencing sends a strong message to those who would represent themselves as something they’re not in order to profit from the kindness and respect shown to our nation’s deserving veterans,” Special Agent in Charge Christopher Algieri of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s...

Luke 18:9-14 Friends, today’s Gospel compares the self-centered prayer of the Pharisee with the God-centered prayer of the tax collector.The Pharisee spoke his prayer to himself. This is, Jesus suggests, a fraudulent, wholly inadequate prayer, precisely because it simply confirms the man in his self-regard. And the god to which he prays is, necessarily, a false god, an idol, since it allows itself to be positioned by the ego-driven needs of the Pharisee. But then Jesus invites us to meditate upon the tax collector’s prayer: he “beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’” Though...

President Joe Biden denied the allegations that he and members of his family received money from an energy firm in China via an associate of his son Hunter Biden. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky) earlier this week released a summary of the first bank records showing how a $3 million payment from a Chinese company came into the United States, was broken up and eventually $1.3 million of the payment went into the accounts of President Joe Biden's family members shortly after he left office as vice president.A reporter from the Epoch Times' sister media NTD questioned President...

Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Saturday on CNN that if prosecutors indict President Trump but fail to convict him, he could get back in the White House. "Having very much in mind the one rule of law for everybody, if they indict and fail to convict in New York, I think historians will look back and say that this is the act that re-elected Donald Trump president," Bolton said."So I hope those prosecutors in New York are very, very certain of their case," he continued.Trump made an announcement on his Truth Social platform Saturday that said he...