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The U.S. Navy is overstretched, and if it doesn’t find a way to hold on to sailors, keep ships in good condition and develop a clear plan forward, America will lose the most powerful tool it has to deter China, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Navy’s preparedness for a fight has crumbled in recent years from a series of issues with personnel and capabilities that likely stem from a failure to maintain a fleet of the right size and composition for the job of patrolling the world’s oceans and guarding the homeland, according to experts and watchdog...

It's possible marijuana use changes how blood clots or affects peripheral vascular tone, a recent study suggested. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI It's possible marijuana use changes how blood clots or affects peripheral vascular tone, a recent study suggested. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Smoking cigarettes has long been linked to peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition where the buildup of plaque narrows arteries and limits blood flow to the legs or arms. Now, a new study suggests that marijuana may have a similar impact, after finding that users had three times the risk of developing PAD....

While big studios may not flood the zone with faith-based content, Angel Studios and Wedgwood Circle may still have something to teach them. “Jesus Revolution” and “The Chosen” are not just Christian dramas but part of a revolution in faith entertainment. The former — a feel-good movie about hippies who returned to Christ during the 1970s, starring former “Cheers” and “Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer — has grossed more than $52 million since its debut a few weeks ago, making it the most successful film released by studio heavyweight Lionsgate since 2019.But the instructive parable may be its predecessor. Since its...

Homeland Security paroled roughly 2,500 migrants into the U.S. from the southern border on Friday, according to a department source. A day earlier, a judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Border Patrol’s use of parole to catch and release the wave of migrants cresting along the U.S.-Mexico boundary. Judge T. Kent Wetherell’s order, which the Biden administration is appealing, was in effect Friday. It’s unclear what authority the government used for the new paroles. Neither Homeland Security nor the Justice Department responded to requests for comment over the weekend. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol,...

Archbishop Viganò Interviewed on Russian TVArkady Mamontov for Rossyia 24 TV Channel with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop, former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America. [The following English translation has been provided to The Remnant by ArchbishopViganò.]1. In your opinion, who and what provoked the religious conflict in Ukraine?Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò: First of all, allow me to thank Arkady Mamontov, Dr. Dmitry Toropov, and the editorial staff of Rossiya for inviting me to do this interview. I send my greetings to you and to all of your viewers.We know, from an analysis of events, that the Ukrainian...

The 2020 Georgia situation mirrors events of 60 years ago in Hawaii, revealing that everything the media have said about ‘fake electors’ is wrong.Headlines recently proclaimed that eight of Trump’s “fake” electors accepted immunity deals. Of course, in reporting the news, the corporate outlets all missed the real story — that the electors’ testimony failed to incriminate anyone, including Trump, and that the county prosecutors engaged in massive misconduct. Equally appalling, however, was the corrupt media’s continued peddling of the “fake electors” narrative. There were no “fake” electors. There were contingent Republican electors named consistent with legal precedent to preserve...

Townhall Media A Manhattan jury in a trial of dubious fairness, staged in a district that overwhelmingly votes Democrat, recently awarded a Trump rape accuser with damages for defamation and sexual assault regarding an incident that allegedly took place back in 1996 in a department store dressing room. Without going into the details, the story — which Trump has adamantly denied ever happened — is highly suspect at best.The defamation award, curiously, was due to Trump’s denial of the rape accusation, although the jury did not find Trump liable for the rape itself. This would seem to be a contradiction...

You can take this with a grain of salt, but according to Niall Ferguson, a historian and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, there is a strong possibility that former Donald Trump will emerge the victor in the 2024 presidential election. In an op-ed for The Spectator, Ferguson argued that “A second Trump act is not just possible. It’s fast becoming my base case.”Ferguson quickly dismisses the idea that Trump’s legal issues will hurt him because criminal cases against leading political figures often do not hinder their political success. In fact, he observed that they’re already backfiring because of the...

Dianne Feinstein . . As her health declined, her staff began to follow her wherever she goes in the Capitol.. "They will not let her leave by herself, but she doesn't even know it," a former staffer said. Dianne Feinstein's office makes sure a staff member constantly follows the senator around the Capitol out of concern for what she might say to reporters amid her declining health and old age, multiple sources told Rolling Stone. ... Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday after spending nearly three months away from Washington due to a shingles infection. But her mental acuity...

At least five whistleblowers have come forward to allege wrongdoing by the Biden family in connection with business schemes and corresponding coverups. The whistleblowers are in addition to the multitude of witnesses that Republican members of Congress have interviewed behind closed doors. The whistleblowers range from an IRS agent to an Obama administration stenographer, encompassing alleged corruption in Ukraine and Mexico, along with the FBI and DOJ. 1) Chuck Grassley: Whistleblowers Say FBI Has Evidence Joe Biden Involved in Family Business Schemes Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who testified before the House’s new Select Subcommittee on Political Weaponization in 2023, said...

Try this: Trump’s popularity and national fatigue with leftist outcomes -- transgender beer, rampant crime, invasion of illegals -- and America has enough and gives Trump more votes than the other guy in 2024 -- obvious to all. Then, the election is stolen! The Trump campaign focuses on not getting screwed with ballot harvesting -- blind to the dozen other forms of fraud coming their way. This is where the multilayered, 20-years-in-the-making, voter fraud swamp comes out from the deep with everything they have. A first step is to rally at the Spy Museum to get all the players on...

[Catholic Caucus] Latin Mass to be canceled at Oklahoma parish as Vatican dispensation expiresSt. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond, a suburb of Oklahoma City, will lose its Traditional Latin Mass in June.EDMOND, Oklahoma (LifeSiteNews) — A Traditional Latin Mass in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City will be eliminated next month once a dispensation from the Vatican expires.St. Monica Catholic Church, located in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, is a growing, vibrant parish led by Father Stephen Hamilton that offers the TLM Monday through Friday during the school year, in addition to a once-per-month Sunday TLM.In a gut-wrenching sermon on...

Between Covid and Joe Biden’s Reign of Error, the US economy is slippin’ into darkness. As Biden gets yet another nickname: Darth Biden! The Empire State (crime plagued New York) manufacturing survey general business conditions crashed in May to -31.8. Notice that business conditions peaked shortly after The Fed’s money printing peaked. It has been all downhill since.

More like a verdant rug than a forest or pasture, the humble moss packs a surprising lot of punch for being such a small plant. In an amazing new study, researchers have only just discovered how vital this diverse group of itty-bitty botanicals is to ecosystems around the world...Sampling mosses from over a hundred sites across eight different ecosystems, Eldridge and colleagues estimated populations of the plant cover a staggering 9.4 million square kilometers in the types of environments surveyed. This is comparable to the size of China or Canada.Ancestors of all today's living plants, these ancient organisms are more...

The Chronicle of Higher Education, a politically partisan higher education publication and lobby platform headquartered in Washington, D.C., recently sought to report on how law school rankings may have changed, due to a handful of progressive institutions led by Yale, Harvard, and Berkeley, that protested the U.S. News & World Report rankings methodology: the law schools claimed that these rankings undermined minorities by overemphasizing the schools’ elitist status, and thereby alienated many students from applying. The Chronicle tried to spin the new rankings as reflecting some improved outcome.It should be pretty obvious, however, that there is nothing new about the...

A recent study found that high school seniors that identified as liberal were more prone to depression than their conservative counterparts. Columbia University surveyed more than 85,000 18-year-old teenagers from 130 private schools from 2005 to 2018, considering them conservative or liberal based on self-reporting. While all teenagers reported higher depressive affect scores after 2010, liberal students reported higher depressive scores than their counterparts, which were calculated by self-reports regarding their moods, self-esteem, self-derogation, loneliness, depressive episodes, and suicidal ideations and behavior. "These findings indicate a growing mental health disparity between adolescents who identify with certain political beliefs," the study...

REHOBOTH, DE — Biden has retired for the weekend to his beach house in Delaware, enjoying a well-deserved rest after working a brutal five hours over this past week. Biden has simply run himself ragged in service to our county," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told the press. "He showed off his incredible, youthful vigor by putting in an astounding five hours of work this week, marking a four-hour increase from previous weeks. Biden will need an extended break at his beach house to recover from the strain." Biden's accomplishments over the past week ranged from staring blankly at members of...

What's a doctoral degree from Howard University worth? Well, Joe Biden got one, honorary at least ... based on his 'sound analytical intellect' and 'illustrious reputation.' According to Fox News:President Joe Biden was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University on Saturday for his "analytical intellect" and "popularity on both sides" – claims mocked by conservatives on Twitter and contradicted by recent polls.Dr. Wayne Frederick, the president of Howard University, introduced Biden with high praise at the school's 155th commencement on Saturday."Admired for your sound analytical intellect and open embrace for all, your popularity on both sides of the...

After Covid: Twelve Challenges for a Shattered World Three years ago, in the depths of lockdowns, it became obvious that we desperately needed a new citizen movement with a different focus. Prevailing ideological forms were simply not adapted to the enormous exogenous shock to the system that lockdowns implied. It was unexpected, especially under the guise of public health. Every essential freedom was under attack. And so I suggested a response: This movement, whether it is called anti-lockdown or just plain liberalism, must reject the wickedness and compulsion of this current moment in American life. It needs to counter the...

The Los Altos and Palo Alto police departments continue to collaborate on the search for a suspect implicated in a May 3 felony hit-and-run, as well as another subsequent vehicle theft by the same suspect, according to Los Altos Sgt. Brian Jeffrey. The suspect entered the McClaren car dealership on El Camino Real in Palo Alto and stole a 2023 McClaren GT before heading eastbound on Foothill Expressway toward Los Altos. The suspect attempted to turn from Foothill onto Magdalena Road, but because the vehicle was traveling at a high speed, the car veered off the road and hit three...