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Poor Ray Epps. Last July, the New York Times reported that life has “just been hell” for Ray Epps, who hasn’t spent a day in jail over his role in the January 6 Capitol riots. The January 6 select committee ran Epps through the wringer, with then-Rep. Adam Kinzinger explaining that Epps was “just another misled man” who got riled up by Donald Trump’s incendiary rhetoric. We’ve all seen the video of Epps inciting people to enter the Capitol, but in his second interview transcript, he claimed he thought the Capitol would be open to the public on January 6....

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). The walls of Sacred Heart Church, located in downtown Bordeaux, France, were vandalized with satanic graffiti and communist and anarchist symbols the night of March 12-13. In addition, the vandals burned trash on the church’s esplanade. The news was confirmed on March 13 by Constance Pluviaud, head of communications for the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. “On the night of March 12-13, the door and some of the walls of the façade of the Church of the Sacred Heart were defaced with graffiti. A trash fire in front of the church was...

Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke on the importance of representation in a clip from an unreleased episode of her podcast, The Light Podcast, released exclusively to InStyle. During the episode, which officially drops on Tuesday, Obama praised a few role models who regularly challenge the status quo. "We've got so many role models. We've got Serena [Williams] now out there," she said, shouting out the tennis superstar who announced her retirement in August 2022. She also reflected on the lack of representation she had as a child, highlighting the importance of figures such as Williams for today's youth.

On Thursday, “Whole Woman’s Health,” an abortion facility formerly located in Texas, opened a new location in Albuquerque. It is located at 718 Lomas Boulevard Northwest. The abortion company, which has been active for around 20 years, had abortion mills in Austin, McAllen, Fort Worth, and McKinney, Texas, before the state passed life-affirming laws protecting the rights of children in the womb from abortions. Axios noted that the new Albuquerque abortion center “will serve New Mexico residents, plus folks from other states, like Texas and Oklahoma,” touting its abortion tourism in the Land of Enchantment. The facility has disclosed that...

Despite knowing that state laws were broken last year during the first annual “Pride Week,” Austin Independent School District is once again setting aside this week for the indoctrination and sexualization of children. According to the district’s website, their goal in hosting the “Pride Week” celebration is to show parents, students, and teachers what the district is doing to create a “safe, supportive and inclusive environment.” The response from parents has been overwhelmingly unfavorable. Some referred to the event as “repulsive,” “ridiculous,” “sick,” and “degeneracy,” while others referred to the district’s actions as “child abuse.” Another Austin resident said AISD...

New Zealand national who fought alongside Kyiv's forces dies in UkraineUkraine says it mistakenly reported Russian retreat in Kherson as Moscow slams Kyiv for the reportWarmer weather conditions right for Russians to start rolling heavy equipment, Wagner chief says

The charitable foundation Save Ukraine that 17 children returned to Ukraine, all of whom were taken from the Kherson and Kharkiv regions during the Russian occupation of those territories. They were subsequently transferred either deeper into Russian-occupied territory or into Russia.A Save Ukraine press release says that Russia refused to return the children to their parents after Ukraine liberated the Russian-occupied territories from which they had been removed. “Complex logistics, constant danger, [crossing] the line of fire and several borders, for many of their [parents], turned getting the children back into a huge task,” said the foundation.[Video]A teenager, who was...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to the nation this evening (Thursday) on the government's planned judicial reforms. The address follows Netanyahu's meeting with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who called for the judicial reform bills to be frozen until the next Knesset session. "Citizens of Israel, a few months ago, as soon as the election results were announced, I said, 'I intend to be prime minister of all citizens of Israel," I meant it then and I mean it today." Netanyahu said at the beginning of his speech. "We have one country and we must do everything to protect...

Attorney Alina Habba told Newsmax on Thursday that "grand jurors are getting frustrated" by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Habba, who is not representing Trump in the investigation by Bragg but was defending him against a lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, said on "Wake Up America" that "it doesn't take a rocket scientist to read the news and figure out what's going on here." She added: "I would assume that the grand jurors are getting frustrated, feeling perhaps like they're being lied to and that they're not getting a full picture of what is going on." She went...

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VIDEONothing says "DESPERATION" like turning to Eric Swalwell for solace. Yes, the formerly smug and gloating liberal who was already celebrating Donald Trump's indictment a couple of days ago is now so sadly desperate that she needs to turn to Chinese spy Fang Fang's ex-boyfriend to comfort her.

It has happened more times than I can count. The doors slide open on a train car full of half-occupied pairs of seats. As the newcomer enters, we all set our features to maximum stoniness, flick the dimmer switch behind our eyes. New Guy picks his way awkwardly down the aisle. He is praying for an empty row to suddenly materialize, a resentment-free zone rich in the traveler’s most treasured resource: space. No luck. He comes closer, closer. Here he is. Here is his stupid bag being stowed against my feet. Here is his stupid arm on the armrest. Here...

It’s a daily military assessment at a YouTube channel. He has been pretty accurate with his assessments of the situation ON THE GROUND in Ukraine.

I’ve noticed something strange since I came to Idaho nearly five years ago. Many Republicans whose families migrated to this region before Idaho was even a state are the most outspoken voices against what they call extremism. I have heard accusations that issues such as CRT and Queer Theory in public schools were never issues before the great migration from the West Coast, rather they are mirages created by activists to use for political gain. This is strange to me because maintaining that belief requires an incredible amount of deliberate ignorance and cognitive dissonance. Imagine your neighbor rushing over to...

Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., sparked outrage from Democrats on Thursday when he used a hearing on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to ask why Hunter Biden had not been charged with allegedly lying on a gun transaction form. At a hearing titled "ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment: When is Enough Enough?," Tiffany asked Rob Wilcox, Senior Director of Policy for Everytown for Gun Safety, about an incident related to a firearm purchase by President Biden’s son in 2018. "If a person lies on ATF Form 4473 and is a user of unlawful drugs, you can get...

Thousands of photos, names and other personal information for police in Los Angeles were released to an anti-police group that has published the material on a website – sparking a complaint against the city's top cop from the officers' labor union. The information's release endangers police across the city and exposes undercover cops, the union claims, though the group said the information is public information and doesn't include private addresses. "This site just went up a day or two ago and puts a bounty on our officers," Robert Rico, general counsel for the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), told...

World Athletics on Thursday announced its decision to exclude transgender female athletes who have been through male puberty from world rankings competitions. The international governing body for track and field and other running-related athletic events said its decision would have no consequences for athletes right now because there are no transgender athletes competing internationally. "World Athletics conducted a consultation period with various stakeholders in the first two months of this year, including Member Federations, the Global Athletics Coaches Academy and Athletes’ Commission, the IOC as well as representative transgender and human rights groups," the organization said.

A patrol rifle was stolen from a marked State Police cruiser in Malden overnight, sources told WBZ-TV's I-Team. MALDEN - A patrol rifle was stolen from a marked State Police cruiser in Malden overnight, sources told WBZ-TV's I-Team. It happened at an apartment complex. The cruiser was parked in a garage at the time. The I-Team sources said the thieves broke in and stole the rifle and ammunition from a locked compartment inside the vehicle. They said it "appears to be a professional job." The cruiser belongs to a trooper assigned to Logan Airport, sources said.

The SA were the Sturmabteilung, meaning 'assault division'. The group were also known as the Brownshirts or Storm Troopers. It was a violent paramilitary group attached to the Nazi Party in pre-World War Two Germany.