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Mark 12:35-37 Friends, in our Gospel today, Jesus quotes a Psalm where David calls him Lord. It calls to mind a question: Do you also recognize Jesus as Lord? Is Christ commanding your life in every detail? Is he the Lord of your family life? Of your recreational life? Of your professional life? Is he the Lord of every room in your house, including the bedroom? Does your sexuality belong to him? Do your friendships serve his purpose?Are you totally given over to him, under his lordship?When we surrender to the path of love that he has laid out for...

ANOTHER LEAK! The Washington DC grand jury hearing evidence in Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Trump is going to indict the former president on the Espionage Act and obstruction, according to a leak to The Independent. The Florida grand jury on Thursday indicted Trump on at least 7 charges. ..... Snip...... The Independent has learned that prosecutors are ready to ask grand jurors to approve an indictment against Mr Trump for violating a portion of the US criminal code known as Section 793, which prohibits “gathering, transmitting or losing” any “information respecting the national defence”. The use of Section...

A new survey of crime affecting Irish farms has found more than half of farmers were victims of theft. Some 71% reported thefts to gardaí, but 29% did not. Stolen items were only recovered in 11% of thefts. The research was carried out by TU Dublin criminologists in conjunction with the Irish Farmers’ Association between July and November last year, and the views of 1,333 farmers, who voluntarily completed Irish Farm Crime Survey, were included. Results show that 55% of respondents have been victims of theft, with tools and farm equipment, machinery and fuel being the most commonly stolen items....

Full text of indictment. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23839652/indictment.pdf

The National Rifle Association (NRA), the leading gun ownership advocacy group in the United States, is having none of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the 28th in the nation’s history, to instate what he calls “common sense gun safety measures.” The NRA responded immediately to Newsom’s June 7 announcement, describing it as a coy publicity maneuver, and sleight of hand, to weaken gun rights in the name of protecting the public. In a release that Newsom’s office issued, the governor said that the 28th Amendment he seeks will make changes to the Constitution...

The actor and comedian behind the popular Mr. Bean character has called on drivers to hold off buying an electric vehicle (EV), saying the environmental benefits do not stack up. Rowan Atkinson, a long-time motor enthusiast with a degree and master’s in electrical engineering, said current EV technology was more harmful to the environment than it was worth. “Increasingly, I’m feeling that our honeymoon with electric cars is coming to an end, and that’s no bad thing: we’re realising that a wider range of options need to be explored if we’re going to properly address the very serious environmental problems...

The ban would include the displaying of flags, armbands and clothing with "symbols that promote Nazi ideology."The Australian government will move to ban public displays associated with Nazi Germany. The ban would include the displaying of flags, armbands and clothing with "symbols that promote Nazi ideology." "There is no place in Australia for symbols that glorify the horrors of the Holocaust," said Mark Dreyfus, a member of the governing Labor Party. The legislation is part of a wider counterterrorism bill aimed at rooting out antisemitism, which has reportedly been on the rise in the country. SEE MORE: White House...

A California man who was caught on video pummeling a sheriff's deputy and shooting at her with her own gun in 2019 was found not guilty of attempted murder and other charges by a jury, with the victim saying the decision sets a bad precedent for law enforcement.Former San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Meagan McCarthy was the closest law enforcement officer when a frantic 911 call came in from a mother, pleading with dispatch for help and for someone to save her from her own son. McCarthy rushed to the home and saw a man with "clenched fists" who came...

On Friday's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough cried crocodile tears, breaking out a more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger shtick. Scarborough proclaimed this to be a "bleak, dark day for America," and "something I feared for a long time."Riiight. Scarborough was clearly aware that many wouldn't buy his crocodile tears, and he thus insisted that: "if anybody thinks I'm being glib or not completely straightforward in saying that, they don't understand." Sure. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

San Francisco first responders saluted LGBTQ flag in video ripped by conservatives on social mediaA video of San Francisco first responders saluting a "Progress Pride" flag while in uniform went viral on Thursday. The SF Sheriff's Office posted a video on social media of their third annual Pride flag-raising ceremony on Monday. This year, law enforcement chose to fly the Progress variation of the Pride flag. Uniformed officers from the Sheriff, Police and Fire Departments are seen in the video solemnly saluting the LGBTQ flag after an officer raises it above a county jail. The text, "A call for unity,...

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) sees a mini stagflation scenario ahead, ailed by sluggish growth and higher inflation. The banking behemoth predicts a stricter environment for capital markets and financing as the risk appetite for its clients is lower, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the bank's president John Waldron.

Apart from pro-lifers, the anti-family Left hates nothing quite so fervently as parents who believe they should have more authority over their own children than the government does. And so the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) – a fear-mongering, corrupt, discredited but influential smear organization that demonizes mainstream conservatives as “hate groups” – has placed a dozen parental rights organizations on its “hate map” as “antigovernment extremist groups.” According to the SPCA’s annual 2022 Year in Hate and Extremism report, the burgeoning, Florida-based Moms for Liberty organization was added to the Center’s hate list along with 11 other parental rights...

Derrick James, McAlester News-Capital, Okla. Thu, June 8, 2023 at 4:08 PM PDT·3 min read Jun. 8—A federal judge denied an Oklahoma death row inmate's request for new attorneys two months before his clemency hearing. Anthony Sanchez said in a video response posted online by his spiritual advisor, Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood, the ruling was a "devastating blow." "I'm having trouble understanding the idea of me not having the lawyers I want to represent me," Sanchez said. "I would rather do my own clemency myself than let Mark Barrett or Randy Coyne represent me. I am prepared to reject clemency...

The Federal Reserve doesn’t care if market volatility has collapsed, even though volaltility is necessary for a well-functioning capital market. The VIX, volatility of the CBOE S&P 500 index, has declined to 13.5 as The Fed continues to slow M2 Money growth. And with M2 money withrawal, so goes bank deposits. Is Jerome Powell actually Uncle Limelight?

Footage shows the bull knocking over several women during the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo Wednesday in Cleburne.Video footage showed a chaotic scene at a Johnson County rodeo where a bull ran wild, knocking over several women while charging around the arena floor. The incident took place Wednesday evening in Cleburne during the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Recent Stories from kxxv.com Footage shows the black bull running loose around the field and you can see several women knocked over after being charged by the bull as others in the crowd are running away. The...

The criminal indictment against Donald Trump over his handling of classified government records was unsealed.

Former President Trump and two of his top attorneys representing him in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation parted ways Friday, just a day after he was indicted. Trump, the current front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, was indicted on at least seven counts involving obstruction of justice, conspiracy, and illegal retention of classified government material. He has been ordered to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. The indictment remains unsealed. The lawyers representing him ahead of his indictment, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned Friday. "This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump, and...

Twenty years ago, Kathleen Folbigg was imprisoned, having been found guilty of killing her four children. A few days ago, she received a full pardon and walked free. A mutation in a CALM gene that affects one in 35 million people is now thought to have caused the deaths of her two daughters via a rare syndrome called calmodulinopathy. Only 135 people worldwide have been known to have this mutation, so Folbigg's family is likely to be the only case in Australia. A different mutation could be responsible for the deaths of her two sons. In 2003, a jury concluded...

A liberal TikToker, who is evidently from the Los Angeles area and posts about her hapless dating life, shared a video Thursday complaining that the only really masculine and chivalrous men out there are conservatives and she can’t seem to figure out why. TikTok user @ms_petch is a self-professed liberal and she longs for a progressive man who is actually, well, a man. Unfortunately for her, she can’t seem to find one. “Do you want to know one of the saddest realizations I recently had? Was that as a liberal woman, it is really hard to find a man who’s...

Police in Waco have apologised after shooting and killing a Texas couple's dog after being directed to the wrong house after a 911 call. The black Labrador, Finn, was shot by police last Saturday after the dog "acted aggressively" towards police and lunged at an officer, according to the department. The dog's owners, couple Cassandra Page and Matt Vasquez, have disputed this claim by the police however. Vasquez has said it is "absolutely incorrect" Finn was aggressive and said the dog was just curious about the officers, according to a Waco Tribune-Herald report. The couple are now considering legal action...