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A group of 43 Republicans in the U.S. Senate said on May 6 that they “oppose raising the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms,” coalescing around their House counterparts ahead of the White House meeting over the federal debt ceiling amid a monthslong political standoff.“The Senate Republican conference is united behind the House Republican conference in support of spending cuts and structural budget reform as a starting point for negotiations on the debt ceiling,” the group of Republicans, led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), said in a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-Calif.).“It is now...

Ekaterina Lisina has the longest legs among women in the world. She is the world’s tallest model, and as far as anyone can tell, she has the biggest female feet in Russia. Ekaterina Lisina holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest legs among women. Her left leg measures 52.3 inches while the right one is an even 52 inches long. The model stands 6’9″ tall, and realised rather early that her height would be one of her biggest assets. With a successful career in basketball where height is of the essence, the young Russian’s foresight allowed her to...

Heavenly Father - thank you that I, David French, am so much more righteous than all the other white evangelicals in the world. It is such a deep privilege, every Lord's Day, to publicly proclaim in the pages of the New York Times how stupid and bigoted white evangelicals are - with one exception (me, David French). What a gift it is to be me. Yes, I thank you Lord! Thank you that I am not like those evil "Christians" who declined the COVID vaccine. From my seat atop this shining hill of righteousness, I can write articles declaring those...

If the veteran who restrained the homeless man is prosecuted, it will establish a right to terrorize subway passengers and help revive the ‘anti-racist’ assault on justice.Daniel Penny is not going quietly to the slaughter. The 24-year-old Marine Corps veteran who took action when fellow subway passengers were being threatened by a maniacal homeless person has lawyered up and will need all the legal help he can get if he hopes to avoid spending decades in prison.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has assigned Joshua Steinglass, a veteran prosecutor who led the trial team in the case that prosecuted former President...

Contrary to misleading headlines, none of the eight electors granted immunity in Fulton County’s anti-Trump war ‘said anything … incriminating to themselves or anyone else.’“At Least Eight Trump Electors Have Accepted Immunity in Georgia Investigation,” headlines uniformly blared on Friday. The legacy outlets echoing that narrative, however, buried the lede, which is that Fulton County’s get-Trump district attorney can’t even find incriminating evidence against the former president when she grants immunity to targets of her criminal investigation. A strong secondary story, also ignored or downplayed by the left-wing media, reveals multiple incidents of alleged misconduct by the D.A.’s office. The...

For a man who likes to play an unctuous super genius in commercials when he’s pinging on more accomplished governors for unsophisticated, lo-information audiences (no doubt on the state’s dime)… …as California’s GOVERNOR, Gavin Newsom in the flesh is a walking disaster zone.Has California solved all its problems? Is that why our Governor @GavinNewsom starts his day by attacking Republican-governed states? There are teachers on strike, water flooding farms, electricity shortages, and a massive budget deficit. Got anything else to do today, Governor? https://t.co/LN4iHDMW2o— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) May 8, 2023The population outflow from the state remains unabated.California’s population continued to...

Joe Biden isn’t backtracking on his commitment to keep the border wide open.Despite his weak protestations that he is committed to finding a solution to the border crisis his own policies created, today he promised to veto a Republican bill to beef up border security.It’s an interesting move for a man of whom nobody approves who has decided to campaign for reelection.Biden dismisses GOP border security bill as too tough on illegal immigrants, says he’ll veto – https://t.co/x6OhhvTbeS – @washtimes— Mike Glenn (@MikeRGlenn) May 8, 2023There are between 700,000 and a million migrants waiting to cross the border, and Biden’s...

The western Canadian province of Alberta requesting military assistance to fight unprecedented wildfires... Israel striking Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip late tonight... Joe Biden extending US sanctions on Syria...The US State Department expressing disapproval of the Arab league decision to readmit Syria... Canada expelling a Chinese diplomat over alleged harassment of an opposition MP... Russia deciding to suspend operation of reactors at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant with a Ukrainian offensive expected at any time in the region... In Brownsville, Texas today the suspect in the deadly crash of an SUV into pedestrians yesterday charged with manslaughter... In...

A judge Monday barred former President Donald Trump from making public evidence and other material related to a pending criminal case against him in New York, where he is charged with falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Judge Juan Merchan also barred Trump from viewing evidence in the case other than in the presence of his lawyers. The ex-president is not allowed to copy the material. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office sought the protective order due to concerns Trump would “inappropriately” use the material or post the information on social media...

On this date in 1948, Burma hanged six for a shocking assassination that haunts the country to this day. The previous summer — specifically, at 10:37 a.m. on July 19th — independence hero/proto-head of state Aung San and six members of his cabinet had been massacred by gunmen. The trail quickly led back to rival pol U Saw, himself a former Prime Minister of under British colonial rule. U Saw had once defended in court the hero of a peasant revolt that the British had quelled with some difficulty. His own maneuverings were heretofore of a more slippery character, having...

CNA Staff, May 4, 2023 / 16:30 pm A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that The Satanic Temple must be allowed to hold its “After School Satan Club” in a public middle school in Pennsylvania’s Saucon Valley School District. U.S. District Court Judge John Gallagher, sitting in Allentown, issued the preliminary injunction just days after The Satanic Temple held its second annual conference called “SatanCon” in Boston, which was heavily protested by Catholics. The Satanic Temple, which, according to its website, denies the existence of God and Satan, is a political activist group known for protesting religious symbolism in...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is calling for former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a key ingredient in a new conservative surge for the West.During a CPAC event in Budapest on Thursday, the conservative leader of Hungary joined fellow European officials and former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in condemning the threat of global liberalism."Hungary is an incubator where we experiment with the future of conservative politics," Orban said of his country.He specifically called out transgenderism, illegal immigration, and the "progressive" effort to topple conservative leaders worldwide.Orban lamented that President Trump no longer occupies the White...

The Russian economy's industrial sector is in decline, according to air-pollution readings from satellites.A Wall Street Journal report showed that the decline may be worse than what Moscow officially reports.Pollution in Russia's industrial regions fell 1.2% in the six months to April, and is 6.2% lower annually.Russia's economy is suffering from an industrial decline as Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine drags on, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing data from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-5P satellite.

'If I was able to give a message to our Premier, I would say, shame on you for not standing for the little man,' Pawlowski said in reaction to the verdict.LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) –– In a shocking court ruling Tuesday afternoon, a judge found Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski guilty of two charges linked to a sermon he gave during a Freedom Convoy-related border protest blockade in February 2022 in Coutts, Alberta. “I am satisfied Mr. Pawlowski intended to incite the audience to continue the blockade intended to incite protesters to commit mischief,” Court of King’s Bench of Alberta Justice Gordon...

I found this song to be both charming and imaginative. The Beatles' ability to handle common material in a fresh way is clearly evident in this song. Amy Shafer, LRSM, FRSM, RYC, is a classical harpist, pianist, and music teacher, Director of Piano Studies and Assistant Director of Harp Studies for The Harp School, Inc., holds multiple degrees in harp and piano performance and teaching, and is active as a solo and collaborative performer. With nearly two decades of teaching experience, she teaches privately, presents masterclasses and coaching sessions, and has performed and taught in Europe and USA.

Paige Spiranac is gearing up for a summer spent on the golf course. She’s already lined up her outfits, both country club approved and not approved, and is ready to hand out tips for fun on the course. Her latest instructional video dropped Sunday and is taking on a problem she knows all too well, swinging a golf club with a large chest. It’s a question Paige often gets from her followers.

Getting vaccines to people who need them isn’t always easy. Many vaccines require cold storage, making it difficult to ship them to remote areas that don’t have the necessary infrastructure. MIT researchers have come up with a possible solution to this problem: a mobile vaccine printer that could be scaled up to produce hundreds of vaccine doses in a day. This kind of printer, which can fit on a tabletop, could be deployed anywhere vaccines are needed, the researchers say. “We could someday have on-demand vaccine production,” says Ana Jaklenec, a research scientist at MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer...

While announcing her Fiscal 2024 budget, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York will soon be the first state to ban natural gas hookups in new construction. The proposal, which has yet to be fully released, likely would not contain any “opt-outs” for local municipalities and would appear to be similar to a ban enacted by New York City in 2021.

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VirginiaJoint Base Myer–Henderson Hall is a Joint Base of the United States military that is located around Arlington, Virginia which is made up of Fort Myer (Arl), Fort McNair (SW DC), and Henderson Hall. It is the local residue of the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005 process. It is commanded by the United States Army but has resident commands of Army, Navy, & Marines. Most notable is the Arlington National Cemetery Honor Guard.Fort Myer is headquarters to service personnel working throughout the National Capital Region. The post provides housing,...

It became pretty clear as far back as the Clinton administration that the left views the military as a giant social experiment. It is where we got the phrase “Don’t ask, don’t tell” regarding gays in the military. But the advent of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements takes that leftist social experiment to a whole other level, one that is dangerous and could have serious effects on military readiness and ultimately national security.In 2021, during a push to promote diversity in all branches of the military, the U.S. Air Force decided to do a little “experiment” with some female...