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That's the implied slogan of 'affordable housing,' now set to wipe out the American Dream in New York. The indomitable Betsy McCaughey has called out the latest ugly manifestation of "diversity, inclusion, and equity" the drive to destroy the suburbs. The Biden administration and Democrat-controlled legislatures in several states have taken the lead in this effort. In New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul, as part of the state budget, has advanced a so-called Housing Compact that would eliminate local control and single family zoning. Hochul's plan would require that high-rise "affordable" (read: low-income, taxpayer-subsidized) housing be constructed close to each...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest asset manager, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), said on Thursday it would back a number of climate-focused shareholder resolutions at the annual meetings of leading U.S. and Canadian banks. LGIM, insurer Legal & General's fund arm, which manages more than $1.5 trillion, said it was going public ahead of the banks' meetings as part of an escalation strategy after backing several climate votes last year. "We continue to consider that decarbonisation of the banking sector and its clients is key to ensuring that the goals of the Paris Agreement are met," LGIM said in...

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Torrential rainfall inundated Fort Lauderdale and other parts of South Florida on Wednesday leading to widespread flooding that forced the city's airport to close and stranded motorists for hours. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is expected to be closed until at least noon Thursday because of the flooding. Flights were halted shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday because of the heavy rain and windy conditions. Roadways into and out of the airport became impassable around 5 p.m. "Please do not attempt to enter...

A summary of what we know so far. How did the documents find their way online? Some of the papers were initially circulated in early March on Discord, a social platform that is popular mostly among gamers. One server on which the data first appeared was actually focused on the popular computer game Minecraft, while another was dedicated to a Filipino YouTube star. They have since been shut down. The investigative website Bellingcat contacted members of the Discord community, who said that many more documents had been published on other Discord servers in recent months. These claims could not be...

Hypocritical Western victors squander freedom in favor of East German surveillance. For Americans who cherish self-government, free speech, and personal liberty, the reality of today's America is jolting. How can Hillary Clinton's campaign, Barack Obama's FBI, and an assortment of sordid Intelligence Community actors conspire to frame Donald Trump as a Russian spy in a veritable coup d'état without suffering any legal consequences? How can the IRS target Americans for their political viewpoints and be rewarded with bigger budgets and more armed agents? How can the FBI illegally spy on a presidential campaign, target parents concerned over the content of...

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy" (Matt. 5:7). Mercy is a characteristic of true believers. Like the other beatitudes, Matthew 5:7 contains a twofold message: to enter the kingdom you must seek mercy. Once there, you must show mercy to others. The thought of showing mercy probably surprised Christ's audience because both the Jews and the Romans tended to be merciless. The Romans exalted justice, courage, discipline, and power. To them mercy was a sign of weakness. For example, if a Roman father wanted his newborn child to live, he simply held his thumb up; if he...

“Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20 NKJV). We are all pressed down by problems and distress, but Paul has given us the answer when he tells us to “do it unto the Father.” The great preacher John Calvin said that singing and giving thanks always is all feigning and hypocrisy unless we are fully persuaded that God is our Father. Often we don’t feel like giving thanks, and we can’t sing. Dire circumstances shatter our spirits. There are times the heart cries, “Lord, do you really...

Albany must include “good-cause eviction” once it finally passes the stalled state budget, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive electeds said at a Wednesday rally in Astoria, Queens. “Fighting to pass good-cause eviction is essential,” the Democratic congresswoman, who represents a swath of the Bronx and Queens, told a crowd in Athens Square. “We have to push Gov. Hochul to make sure that she includes this in the budget.” The good-cause evictions bill, first introduced in 2019, would bolster protections for tenants in non-rent regulated apartments by barring landlords from kicking them out without “good cause,” such as failure to...

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Florida Voice News is a fake news and Astroturf media operation set up entirely to promote Ron DeSantis. the entire construct of the Florida’s Voice media firm (established in 2021) is to support and promote Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida Voice Media conducted a poll from their Twitter account The results are so bad for Ron DeSantis, that even Donald Trump promoted the DeSantis media operation on his Truth Social account.

The man behind a hugely embarrassing leak of highly classified military documents is believed to be a young gun enthusiast who shared the secrets in a group for gamers. Known as "OG" in the Discord chatroom, the man allegedly claimed to spend parts of his day inside a secure facility where phones were banned, according to a story published by the Washington Post. He initially typed up versions of highly secret documents and posted them for the group of about 25 active members from various countries to read, but later switched to posting slews of photos of the documents themselves....

Just before Holy Week, newly elected Bishop Connie Shelton brought an extraordinarily heavy-handed tone to her recently begun leadership of the (eastern) North Carolina Annual Conference. Shelton ambushed an historic, conservative congregation with the announcement that she was abruptly shutting it down, while seizing its property and assets! This was imposed on the congregation suddenly, without prior consultation or notice. Shelton did not immediately respond to emailed questions. I previously observed a worsening pattern of United Methodist bishops choosing to have fundamentally abusive relationships with the congregations they are trusted to lovingly shepherd. It is becoming increasingly normal for the...

"... Markets do not seem to have priced in a potential U.S. recession, despite forecasts that one is on the horizon, according to Alex Wolf, managing director of JPMorgan Private Bank and head of its investment strategy for Asia. Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia,” Wolf explained that while there has been a “long standing call” for a U.S. recession in the second half of 2023, the recent turmoil in the banking sector has “somewhat pulled forward our forecasts.”..."

Jury selection in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp. is expected to begin on Thursday, as the court seeks 12 Delaware residents from a heavily-Democratic county to decide whether Fox News knowingly aired false claims about vote rigging in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.Dominion says that Fox destroyed its business by knowingly airing debunked claims that its ballot counting machines were used to flip the results of the election against former President Donald Trump, a Republican who lost to Democrat Joe Biden.The primary question for jurors will be whether Fox knowingly spread false information or recklessly disregarded the...

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The Eurosceptic populist is riding high in the polls with her highest ever ranking suggesting she could beat President Macron Marine Le Pen pledged to join forces with Britain to deport migrants who illegally cross the Channel in small boats “when I’m elected French president”, as the National Rally leader confirmed her intention to run for office in 2027 ....

Russian occupiers are preparing a plan to evacuate [Russian collaborators and] Rosatom employees from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the city of Enerhodar.

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Here’s an icebreaker the next time you end up speaking to one of your left-wing neighbors or colleagues. Or a telling question you can pose the next person who applies to you for a job. Apropos of nothing, inquire of this person along the following lines:Hey, I’m just kind of wondering … five years down the road … do you see your family and mine living in the same nation-state, under the same kinds of laws with equal rights and liberties? Or are you planning on people like us being driven out by angry mobs/ imprisoned for thought crimes /...

Sky News host Rita Panahi has slammed a “disturbing” Dutch TV show featuring transgender individuals stripping down in front of children for them to ask questions about their naked bodies.Ms Panahi said they try to use “so-called diversity inclusion” as a cover for this “lunacy”. “This is going to I think be one of those sleeper issues that people are going to start taking more and more notice of,” she said.