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In the grand-scale of ‘what the heck did we just read’, The Nation takes the cake with this piece blaming everything and everyone (including women themselves) except climate change for women’s desire to compete against other women: Women’s swimming is, in some ways, uniquely anti-trans. It’s a sport whose culture created the perfect conditions for trans-exclusionary beliefs to take over.https://t.co/m9PXus07Tr — The Nation (@thenation) May 13, 2023 We’re not kidding, they really do check almost all of the boxes when it comes to the blame game. From the article: The World Aquatics policy was the culmination of a long-simmering anti-trans...

hina will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate. China's Family Planning Association, a national body that implements the government's population and fertility measures, will launch the projects to encourage women to marry and have children, state backed Global Times reported on Monday.

Looking forward to Pentecost, Today's readings define for us, In personal way,the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, As they were/are intended for us. 14 min. YouTube link below:What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

I am fascinated by the misinformation and deception being spread via social media channels about famed-Russian Chef, Evgeny Prigozhin, and his mythical military prowess. The latest example of this comes courtesy of Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post:Wagner chief offered to give Russian troop locations to Ukraine, leak saysTHE DISCORD LEAKS | Yevgeniy Prigozhin said he would tell Ukraine’s military where to attack Russian troops if they pulled their own forces back from the beleaguered city of Bakhmut, where Wagner mercenaries were taking heavy lossesIf there was ever any doubt that the so-called “Discord Leaks”, allegedly the handiwork of a lowly U.S....

The Disc Golf Pro Tour was pushed into the spotlight over the weekend after Natalie Ryan, a transgender female competitor, saw her chances of possibly winning a California tournament disappear due to an appeal of the court ruling. The Professional Disc Golf Association tightened its rules on transgender participation in December, which would have kept Ryan out of the women’s division. She filed a discrimination lawsuit in February, saying the tour’s decision was based on “prejudice,” according to OutSports. On Thursday, US District Judge Troy L. Nunley granted Ryan a temporary restraining order to allow her to play. “It appears...

What's Tanking Tesla Stock? Billionaire George Soros Cuts His Ties to Elon Musk The famed short seller sold all his Tesla shares in Q1, acquired gradually since the second quarter of 2022. LUC OLINGAMAY 13, 2023 10:52 AM EDT Elon Musk won't see a famous face at the Tesla shareholder meeting being held in Austin, Texas on May 16. Musk's billionaire peer George Soros, the most famous short seller in the world, won't be attending the Tesla shareholder meeting, since he is no longer a shareholder of the electric vehicle manufacturer as of March 31. According to regulatory filings, Soros...

While other students on the bus were engrossed with their devices, Dillon Reeves noticed the driver in distress and guided bus to safety Dillon Reeves’s parents refused to provide him with a cellphone. Photograph: AP A Michigan boy who recently stopped a school bus from crashing after the driver lost consciousness leapt into action because he was the only passenger not distracted by an electronic device, according to a new report from CBS. On Sunday, two weeks after seventh-grader Dillon Reeves regained control of a school bus when its driver became unconscious, the network reported that the boy’s parents’ refusal...

THE BEATLES: Jane Asher dumped Paul McCartney live on TV while he was watching at home with friends. How did Paul end up with the girl all the Beatles fancied and why did it go wrong? Why did Jane Asher end the relationship and who is her famous husband now? On July 21, 1968, popular young actress and model Jane went on the hugely popular BBC chat show Dee Time. The early evening light entertainment series attracted up to 18 million viewers. Jane was well-known in her own right as well as being the girlfriend of one of the most...

Three students at Loyola University Chicago (LUC), a Jesuit Catholic university, recently held a protest in opposition to a drag show on campus.'Show your face!' and 'Turn around b***h!' were just some of the statements hurled at the protesters. Three students at Loyola University Chicago (LUC), a Jesuit Catholic university, recently held a protest in opposition to a drag show on campus. The drag show in question was held on April 14, titled "Drag Race." The event was sponsored by the university’s Department of Programming and the Rainbow Connection. According to video footage and exclusive audio obtained by Campus Reform,...

The euthanasia law, pushed by Portugal's Socialist Party, could go into effect this fall.LISBON (LifeSiteNews) — Lawmakers in Portugal have voted to legalize euthanasia in certain cases, overriding a previous veto from the country’s president. On Friday, a law that has been debated and vetoed with various updates in recent years was finally enacted, allowing for euthanasia to be legal in specified circumstances. The new law permits individuals over age 18 to obtain euthanasia if they are suffering “lasting” and “unbearable” pain or enduring a terminal illness. Only legal residents are able to request euthanasia, preventing non-citizens from traveling into...

The annual inspection of churches and license renewal are seen as measures to 'governing religion according to the law' Leaders of two pro-government Christian groups in southeast China organized a conference with the aim to strengthen the re-evaluation of state-controlled churches and control of religious clergy on annual inspection and license renewal for the clergy. The conference in mid-April by the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and Fujian Christian Council at the Fujian Theological Seminary insisted on efforts and activities by church groups and clergy based on social principles of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and direction for religious groups by President...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Army Lost command near to Bakhmut | Ukraine counterstrike works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjyS_fvXyg ****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here: Invasion Day 444 – Summary May 13 , 2023 Jerome News The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-444-summary/ *** Greatly appreciate the viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use on each Front map!

New research shows that both metabolically healthy and unhealthy 'forms' of obesity are associated with an increased risk of various obesity-related cancers, with the relationship stronger in metabolically unhealthy obesity. Participants were put into six different categories—metabolically unhealthy obesity (6.8% of participants); metabolically healthy obesity (3.4%), metabolically unhealthy overweight (15.4%), metabolically health overweight (19.8%), metabolically unhealthy normal weight (12.5%), metabolically healthy normal weight (42.0%). Metabolically unhealthy obesity, was, compared to metabolically healthy normal weight, associated with an increased relative risk of any obesity-related cancer and colon, rectal, pancreas, endometrial, liver, gallbladder, and renal cell cancer, with the highest risk estimates...

The West’s proxy war against Russia in the Ukraine has led to progressively more deadly weapons systems and ammunition to be delivered to Zelensky’s Nazi regime.Possibly, the most controversial of these deliveries are the deadly radioactive shells for Challenger 2 tanks that the British government has given Ukraine.Robert F. Kennedy Jr commented on Instagram:“In another reckless escalation, Britain has confirmed delivery of depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine. DU munitions should be banned. They partially vaporize on impact, poisoning the environment with uranium dust that causes cancer and horrific birth defects.”On Saturday, during a massive air and missile raid on Ukraine,...

Belgian clinical psychologist Mattias Desmet recently appeared on Jimmy Dore’s online show to break down, with impressive detail, the step-by-step process by which a whole swath of the Western population — the so-called “Branch COVIDians” — was shepherded into COVID-19 hysteria.

A ex-aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now working as a senior official in the New York State Communist Party. Justine Medina, 33, spent a year employed by “The Squad” leader as a political organizer in 2020 and was paid more than $35,000 between February and November of that year, Federal Election Commission records show. Almost immediately after the election, Medina began working as a full-blown Marxist. In July 2021, she was identified as “co-chair of the New York Young Communist League” by the Communist Party newspaper People’s World. The same publication today identifies her as a member of the...

[Catholic Caucus] The Execution of Blessed Miguel Pro (Part 3): Segura's story & an assassination attempt This story is part 3 of a 3-part weekend series from The Remnant Newspaper.See the first installment HERE and the second HERE. After presidential term limits were repealed, in 1926, Obregon announced his intention to run again, in 1928, and formally began his campaign, in May 1927. In November, an assassination attempt was made upon his life.Immediately, the propaganda arm of the regime’s Socialist machine blamed Catholics, even presenting detailed confessions, veracity uncertain.They accused devout Catholic Luis Segura Vilchis (1903-27), created a police report...

New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide behaviors in spring/early summer. It also showed the daily peak in suicidal thought is between 4-5 a.m. Most people assume suicide rates will be highest in winter, yet spring/early summer is when suicidal behaviors peak and this finding has baffled researchers since first identified. Brian O'Shea and René Freichel show that suicidal thoughts are, in fact, highest in winter (December), and they developed a conceptual model for why suicidal behavior takes a few months...

Using new genetic tools to study statins in human cells and mice, researchers have uncovered how the cholesterol-lowering drugs protect the cells that line blood vessels. The findings provide new insight into statins' curiously wide-ranging benefits, for conditions ranging from arteriosclerosis to diabetes, that have long been observed in the clinic. Liu tested simvastatin on lab-grown human endothelial cells. Endothelial cells make up the lining of blood vessels, but in many diseases they transform into a different cell type, known as mesenchymal cells. "Mesenchymal cells are less functional and make tissues stiffer so they cannot relax or contract correctly," Liu...

The Mariner's Church of Detroit rang their bell 30 times in memory of Gordon Lightfoot — once for every man lost in the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and once for Lightfoot.