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A dog owner almost turned his best friend into his worst enemy after trying to cheat the animal during lunch time. In a viral YouTube clip shared by Viral Hog, a Montana-based video licensing agency, the dog is seen sitting at a table on which there are two packages of hamburgers, one for the owner and the other for the dog. Everywhere is calm when the owner opens his package. But when the dog's package gets opened, everywhere becomes noisy.

“Jesus Opens Your Eyes--and Your Tongue” (John 9:1-41) The Holy Gospel for today is John chapter 9, the story of the man born blind. But he doesn’t stay blind, once Jesus comes along. Jesus does several things for this man: He opens his eyes physically. He opens his eyes spiritually. And he opens the man’s tongue, as well. And the good news is, he does these things for you also. And so our theme this morning: “Jesus Opens Your Eyes--and Your Tongue.” First, Jesus opens the man’s eyes physically. Now that is really something, isn’t it? Maybe we gloss right...

...Query: Don’t parents have rights over what our kids read? Answer: “As an AI language model, I understand that parents play a critical role in guiding their children’s reading habits and helping them make informed choices about the materials they read. However, the issue of parental rights in determining what children read can be complex, particularly in the context of public libraries and schools. “Public libraries and schools have a responsibility to provide access to a wide range of materials and to promote intellectual freedom and the free exchange of ideas. At the same time, they also have a responsibility...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday announced a congressional investigation into the local prosecutors reportedly preparing to indict former President Trump. Driving the news: Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as part of a Manhattan District Attorney investigation into hush money payments he allegedly made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Law enforcement agencies are reportedly preparing for the fallout from an indictment of Trump as soon as next week. What they’re saying: McCarthy accused Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg of “an outrageous abuse of power” and of “pursu[ing] political...

Pete Santilli drops bombs on January 6th narrative. Santilli says the FBI facial recognition confirms majority of initial capitol breachers were federal agents.

Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited a Chinese research facility in the city of Wuhan several times and sent two official warnings back to Washington about inadequate safety at the lab, which was conducting risky studies on coronaviruses from bats. In January 2018, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing took the unusual step of repeatedly sending U.S. science diplomats to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), which had in 2015 become China’s first laboratory to achieve the highest level of international bioresearch safety (known as BSL-4). WIV issued a news release in English...

Earlier this year the Manhattan District Attorney’s office revived its criminal investigation into Trump’s ‘hush payments’ to porn star Stephanie Clifford, AKA, Stormy Daniels and elevated the case from a misdemeanor to a felony. Trump has been accused of paying Daniels ‘hush payments’ in a scheme to silence her and stop the story about their alleged affair from being published in the National Enquirer. rump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina blasted the prosecutors in the Stormy case earlier this week. “It’s not what we do. This is not what we do. We are distorting laws to try and bag President Trump. I...

When was the last time you were called racist? When was the last time you actually cared about being called racist? Odds are you get called it quite often and care (or should care) about being called it very little. That’s because lobbing accusations of racial bigotry at anyone who gets in their way is second nature for the left. So when people stopped taking these accusations seriously — realizing it is simply impossible for everything to be racist — the left began decrying “white supremacy,” semantically invoking Nazism. When accusations of racism failed to coerce enough action, the left...

The Soros-backed Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg isn’t known for his intellectual dexterity. The NY DA’s made-up crimes against President Trump look more like an Andrew Weissmann special. The Manhattan DA doesn’t have the ability to come up with the comingled mess of a case that his office is attempting against the President of the United States, Donald Trump. He’s just not too bright. So he needed lots of help. Reports are that his Chief Assistant DA Meg Reiss is the mastermind but was this really her insane and sadistic idea? This looks and smells like an Andrew Weissmann special. Weissmann,...

It’s a good thing the Sacramento City Unified School District, like just about every other district in the nation these days, has an equity department. That’s because the department is so good at battling the racism that the academic establishment says is endemic in American institutions that its students feel the need to create some. For example, in February of 2022 a black female student was found responsible for labeling school drinking fountains “colored” and “white.” To virtually no one’s surprise, before the race of the culprit was known the local NAACP and community activists had the usual paroxysms of...

Democrat prosecutors are taking "banana republic politics" to all new levels in "creating" a crime with which to charge former President Donald Trump, one that will not stand legal challenge, according to former Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., on Newsmax. "In this case they knew who they want, which is President Trump, and then they try to find a crime," King told "Saturday Report." "They couldn't find the crime. They've created a crime. "That is absolutely bizarre." Ultimately, King suspects Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's attempt to get Trump is being walked through merely to put "cloud" over him to impact...

The drama increases as we progress toward Easter. This Sunday’s readings are united by the themes of anointing and light. The First Reading (1 Samuel 16:1-13) recounts Samuel’s anointing of David as King over Israel. Samuel journeys to Jesse of Bethlehem, and scrutinizes each of his sons in search of God’s chosen king, but to no avail. Finally, the youngest of the eight, David, is called in from shepherding the sheep. This at last is the future king: Reading 1: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a: The LORD said to Samuel: "Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way....

In a brief statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party denies reports that have apparently said the government plans to freeze the judicial overhaul legislation... Police say officers have detained a 24-year old man for driving a motorcycle into a group of protesters in the Tel Aviv suburb of Givatayim... Supporter of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party hurl eggs at demonstrators... The Israel Defense Forces says a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip landed in an open field near the southern town of Nahal Oz... Police are using water cannons against demonstrators blocking the Route 65 highway at Karkur...

We need a President that is clear and firm with our southern neighbors. Mexico put thousands of soldiers on their border and helped implement Remain in Mexico, because if they didn’t, they knew we would put tariffs on their imports. That’s the kind of tough leadership we need! pic.twitter.com/tJ1YDM7oKW— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) March 18, 2023It’s an honor to join Iowans in welcoming VP @Mike_Pence and Gov. @LarryHogan to the state with the @TheBastionInst to discuss why America must be strong and lead. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/d4O6uuNyYs— Joni Ernst (@joniernst) March 18, 2023

Most of us simpletons have to settle for a glass of water after a workout. But, the lucky people of Germany’s Black Forest get to reward themselves with locally-made schnapps. Nestled along its nine-mile loop through the Black Forest, the hiking route Oberkircher Brennersteig offers little schnapps fountains to thirsty hikers. They are tubs filled to the brim with bottles of schnapps in icy cold water to keep them cool. An adorable little ‘honesty box’ on the side asks for the visitors to pop some money in before they enjoy a delicious shot or two. There are even trays for...

Democrats are more focused on targeting political opponents than protecting its citizens If we are to believe the news, the district attorneys in Fulton County, Georgia and Manhattan will soon announce indictments of Donald Trump. The New York indictment looks especially imminent. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is hellbent on charging Mr. Trump. In fact, the New York City District Attorney’s office has been searching for any way to charge the former president since 2017. The investigation has poured over President Trump’s personal and business life. They’ve reportedly settled on charging Donald Trump for the non-crime of his attorney Michael...

Former BlackRock analyst and fund manager Edward Dowd is one of the brave few who have been trying to get the word out about dangers of COVID-19 shots. While I’ve interviewed him twice — once about the mathematical certainty of a financial collapse and a second time about his book, “Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 and 2022,” — his information is finally getting mainstream media attention.

A gay man who lives in Washington State has been branded 'a spoiled brat' after demanding his entire family stop voting Republican and forcing his father to leave the GOP. Ryan Short, 42, was speaking to his 80-year-old father Richard, a veteran who lives in Dallas, Texas, when he discovered his dad was still a Republican. 'We were just having one of our random catch-ups and he just casually said, 'I'm still Republican,'' Short said, with his dad reaffirming his stance after Ryan pointed out what he sees as the GOP's rhetoric against LGBTQ people.

The case against Donald Trump over hush payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in the build up to the 2016 presidential election is 'flawed', a legal scholar has said. Jonathan Turley, a criminal defense attorney and Shapiro Chair of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, said the case by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is unlikely to succeed. Turley was responding to Trump's claim on Saturday that he'll be arrested on Tuesday next week following a long-running probe by Bragg's office into the $130,000 paid to Daniels.

The incendiary issue of transgender participation in sports returned to the fore this week after a high school girls' team won a state championship with help from a trans girl. Olympic medalists were among critics who joined the backlash to Chloe Barnes' role in Brookline High School's victory in Massachusetts. Barnes is a junior who competed under rules that allow students to 'participate in a manner consistent with their gender identity'. It's the latest flashpoint in the debate at state legislatures across America and in Congress, where Republicans propose banning trans women and girls from women's team sports. The issue...