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On September 18, 2022, 42-year-old left-wing radical Shannon Brandt intentionally drove his SUV over and killed 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson. Brandt told arresting officers that he did it "because that kid was a dangerous right-wing extremist." While the facts of the case and the admission of the perpetrator clearly show the type of premeditation warranting a charge of first degree murder and a life sentence in prison, prosecutor Kara Brinster of the Foster County, North Dakota State's Attorney's office negotiated the charge down to manslaughter "because there were mitigating circumstances in this case." "Brandt's lawyer made a strong case for a...

“As a media personality, Zaluzhny was constantly in the lenses of the Ukrainian and Western media. He is second only to Zelenskyy in the intensity of his TV appearances”. “However, since May 8 no one has seen Zaluzhny. General Naev is present at all the events which require the personal participation of the Commander-in-Chief”. “Even at the regular meeting of the heads of the military departments in Ramstein, where the critical issues of the supply of weapons and ammunition necessary for the upcoming counterattack were discussed for Ukraine, Zaluzhny did not participate even in the online format”.

“Backbencher in the Trump Administration, Alyssa Farah, like so many other sleazebags, had only glowing reviews of the Trump Administration until long after she left,” Trump posted. Trump launched his attack on Griffin on Truth Social Saturday night. “A loser then, and a loser now! he added.

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER John 17:1-11aFriends, in today’s Gospel, as the Lord anticipates his glorification on the cross, he prays, “Father, the hour has come.” The “hour” was a focal point of Jesus’ entire life. At the outset of his ministry, Jesus declined his mother’s request at the wedding of Cana saying, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” Mary is presented here as the new Eve, the new representative of the human race, with whom God is seeking union. But why the aloof and off-putting words? The best explanation, in my judgment, is...

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... At a ceremony Thursday, Burns, who has presided over the drug court for 13 years, did something new: He began the process to expunge the criminal records of all 10 participants. In the past, his graduates had to apply for expungement, like anyone else — and then wait at least a year for their convictions to be stricken from the court record. But Burns persuaded Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans and Erica Reddick, presiding judge of the criminal courts, to give him special authority to speed the process. “Sixty days from now, your records will be expunged,” Burns...

In a decision that could have major implications for surfing schools statewide, the California Coastal Commission this month authorized new rules at one of the Bay Area's top beaches for learners, ensuring access for surfing programs after they raised equity complaints that they had long been shut out.

The late Rush Limbaugh would often say of the media: They tell you whom they fear. In light of this Limbaugh truism, the media must fear the rise of Gov. Ron DeSantis after Friday’s hit piece on his wife, Casey DeSantis, in Politico. Rumors have been flying that Ron DeSantis will declare his candidacy for president on Thursday. So while hardcore Trump supporters will guffaw and point to recent polls showing their man far ahead of the Florida governor, they forget that a poll is merely a snapshot in time. Plus, the primaries haven’t begun, it’s over a year until...

Extremism is when someone is so invested in their rigid belief in a cause or ideology that they reject any other viewpoint and are willing to use abusive and harmful tactics to shut down those they believe to be in their way. Aggressive defense of their ideology may include violence to enforce their belief system.

We have previously discussed professors who have violently attacked students or destroyed displays with opposing views. This month there was the Albany professor who shutdown a pro-life display and then resisted arrest. The latest such case comes from Hunter College where Art Professor Shellyne Rodríguez trashed a pro-life display while screaming that it is “f***ing propaganda” and “triggering” for her students. Rodríguez is an adjunct professor teaching art at Hunter and is shown in a video screaming at the students “You’re not educating S**t […] This is f**king propaganda. What are you going to do, like, anti-trans next?”She continued: “This...

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Former President Donald Trump's social media company has sued The Washington Post for defamation over an article it published earlier this month and is seeking $3.78 billion in damages. The lawsuit by Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns the Truth Social platform, was filed Saturday night in Florida state court in Sarasota County and accuses one of America's most storied newspapers of publishing a story of libel and slander that the suit claims poses an "existential threat" to the social media company. The spokesperson for The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday....

Editor’s note: On May 20, 2023, the Cook County medical examiner’s office stated that the woman has died. The agency identified her as Linda Chattman, 39, of Chicago. Alton Mills, a 54-year-old man whose federal life sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama in 2015, now faces the potential of another life sentence after officials accused him of shooting and gravely wounding a woman on an expressway in suburban Chicago this week. Mills was held without bail by Judge Thomas Carroll during a bond hearing on Tuesday. Prosecutors told Carroll that the woman Mills allegedly shot was brain dead. She...

Most of us are aware of the age-old fairytale about crying wolf. A shepherd boy repeatedly and falsely tells his fellow villagers that a wolf is attacking his town’s flock. But when an actual wolf appears and the boy calls for help, the townspeople, sick of being played the fool, ignore his pleas. The sheep and boy are promptly devoured by the wolf. Now, it may admittedly be imprudent to carry the fairytale analogy too far, but there is also the one about poor Pinocchio, who falls into the clutches of an evil man, starts telling lies, and sees his...

When the police fail to protect the citizenry, vigilantism is the inevitable response. Self-defense is not only a natural, God-given right, it is an imperative that drives behavior, even in the face of adverse consequences. The well-publicized arrest of Daniel Penny for protecting fellow subway passengers in New York City did not deter passengers on Chicago’s’ Blue Line subway at Grand Station from forcibly subduing an apparently deranged man, who apparently had turned violent. The embedding function has been disabled, so you will have to go here and click through the warning of “potentially sensitive content” to see the video...

Drag artists will lead a government-funded Junior Drag summer camp for kids — which is targeted to attract children as young as 7 years old. The Carousel Theater for Young People in Vancouver will host the drag summer camp for kids funded by various government agencies like the City of Vancouver, Canada Council for the Arts, and more, The Daily Caller reported. The event billed as a “Junior Drag Camp” runs $460 per person and is targeted to kids 7-11. The group also offers a “Teen Drag camp” for kids 12-17, which costs $900 per person. “Do you have an...

Australian government agencies' use of Chinese-made technology has been making headlines again. This time, the potential threat comes from DJI drones produced by China-headquartered company Da Jiang Innovations. A cessation order signed earlier this month will see the Australian Defence Force (ADF) suspend its use of DJI products, pending a six-month security audit of the force's supply chain. DJI drones were being used for training and military exercises. DJI joins a growing list of Chinese technology producers spurring anxiety in Australia and among allies. But the disproportionate focus on Chinese-made technologies might not be doing Australia's national security much good....

Why do we actually have synagogues or churches, what are their purposes, and what is antithetical to those actual purposes? Do orgies and drag queens belong in houses of worship? In these challenging times when religiosity is being attacked by the secular through politics and media, it may be more important than ever to evaluate these questions, look at how so many houses of worship are acting, and whether their behavior is actually consonant with God and religion, or if they are just trying to appeal to the lowest common denominators of humanity in order to increase membership and finances....