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Are you a conspiracy theorist? If you are thoughtful and interested in public affairs, the media will say you are. And they will smear and dismiss you for it.Dr. Anthony Fauci covers his face while President Trump talks during a coronavirus briefing. (White House/Screenshot)For more than half a century, certainly since the Kennedy assassination, anyone who notices patterns and missing pieces in public life, and attempts a possible explanation that suggests cover-ups or other nefarious dealing, is denounced as a “conspiracy theorist” and hence self-evidently wrong and probably crazy.The trouble is that it is very difficult to make sense of...

Romans 8:6 - For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. A lot of times when people hear spiritual they think not real or less real than the physical, but that is not the case. Before there was anything physical there was spiritual. And when the physical is done with there will always be spiritual. If anything, the spiritual is more real than the physical. The spiritual can exist without the physical, but the physical can not exist without the spiritual. Just look at you when your spirit leaves your body what...

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Has the LGBTQ+ et al movement hit a ceiling — and has it sowed the seeds of its decline? For the first time since Gallup began polling on the question of same-sex relationships, American public approval of their morality suffered a statistically significant decline, falling seven points to its lowest level in four years. And while that decline has a strong partisan flavor, it’s also falling among its traditional allies.First, the overall results show a sharp drop in support in the overall population:Americans’ views about the morality of a number of behaviors and practices are...

I saw a local advocacy group tweet out a factoid that I just knew had to be wrong.It was a right-leaning group called the Minnesota Action Network, and while I am very sympathetic to its causes I thought they had to be gaslighting us.Yes, I do fact-check my allies when I can. Otherwise, I could wind up repeating things that are excessively “spun” or outright false, and I hate to look stupid by doing so. I make enough stupid mistakes on my own, thank you!Nope. They weren’t. The comparisons are actually worse than they imply.Minneapolis’ crime record has surpassed that...

Throughout the month of June, Americans from all walks of life have gone about their business surrounded by rainbow Pride flags. They are everywhere you look, from restaurants to online shopping to even everyone’s favorite escape, sports. As the alphabet mafia set their sights on major league sports, how are these teams responding to the other portions of their customer base? Are they giving in so they don’t become the next Bud Light or Target? Some are, but some are actually listening to their fan base. One of those teams is the Texas Rangers. The Rangers are the only team...

I have to admit it, up front: I’m just as disgusted with writing about the insanity of transgender “care” for children as you are reading about it, but we’ve reached a point under the Biden presidency where even Europe calls the U.S. an “outlier” among Western nations in respect to so-called “gender-affirming care.”Who’d a thunk it? Frggin’ Europe, I mean.If that doesn’t tell you how deep in the sick cesspool Joe Biden has gleefully tried to sink America, what would? Supporting so-called “trans” adults is one thing; supporting the irreversible mutilation of the bodies of confused children is unconscionable.The inexcusable...

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are proposing about $237 billion in tax cuts on the heels of the averted debt limit crisis. It's unclear at this time, whether the trio of bills has sufficient support for a floor vote. However, the package addresses key tax changes involving research and development (R&D) credits and 1099-K relief for casual online sellers. In the past, both of those issues have shown potential for some bipartisanship. The bills include other notable proposals, including a temporary (two-year) renamed, higher individual standard deduction, and a repeal of some clean energy tax credits from the...

One of the biggest arguments in favor of mass immigration – whether of the legal or illegal variety – is that we need the workers. You’ve probably heard claims such as, “We need more workers,” or, “Immigrants do jobs Americans won’t do.” A recent article by American Compass CEO Oren Cass in The Atlantic magazine takes these arguments on, making the case that a labor “shortage” is actually a good thing. Cass’s solution: “If employers are struggling to find workers, they should offer better pay and conditions. If that comes at the expense of some profits, or requires some prices...

Cris Lencioni, an MMA fighter who competes in Bellator, is "currently in the ICU in his biggest fight yet" after suffering a cardiac arrest earlier this month, his family said on Monday. Lencioni’s family said in a post on GoFundMe that he suffered a medical incident on June 8 and remains hospitalized. His family is hoping to raise money to support him during this difficult time.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with NBC News on Monday that the U.S. has moved past its spy balloon dustup with China from earlier in 2023. Blinken told NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer in Beijing “that chapter should be closed,” referring to the deterioration of relations that occurred after a Chinese spy balloon was caught flying across the United States in February. Blinken’s trip to China to meet with top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials had originally been scheduled around the same time the balloon was discovered, but was rescheduled as a result.

Battered in the opening phases of the Ukraine war, Russia’s attack helicopter fleet now sports new technology and tactics to blunt Ukraine’s ongoing offensive. This month, Eurasian Times claimed that a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter with the Vitebsk-25 countermeasures suite recently evaded 18 missiles while on a combat mission in Ukraine, jamming the missiles, completing its mission, and returning to base unharmed. Eurasian Times states that Vitebsk-25 consists of an infrared (IR) missile tracker and laser countermeasures, augmented by a flare dispenser to blind IR missiles. It also says the system can detect and jam threats across 120 degrees azimuth...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0oA-Y5eTs4&ab_channel=RepublicWorld Final Battle In Russia-Ukraine War? | Maj Gen GD Bakshi's Grand Strategy on Kiev's Counteroffensive Republic World The Grand Strategy with Maj Gen Bakshi (Retd) 32m:57s

Some observers say that the battle now taking place in the Zaporizhzhya area of Ukraine is like the 1943 Battle for Kursk. Is that the case? Why does it matter? The Nazi attempt to capture and defeat the Soviet forces at Kursk in western Russia was a massive undertaking, one that bears, in terms of armor, artillery, aircraft and manpower, no real resemblance in scale to the battle now raging in the Zaporizhzhya area. But by other measures there is a comparison to be made. In Zaporizhzhya the Ukrainians are trying to establish bridgeheads with the ultimate goal, if they...

On this date in 1699, Madame Angelique-Nicole Tiquet lost her beautiful head … eventually. The talk of every Parisian in the spring of 1699 for attempting the life of her husband, Angelique-Nicole Carlier had been well-known in Paris circles since the 1670s; coincidentally or not, that was a period when a perceived boom in “husband-killing” burgeoned the phenomenon into an outright moral panic. In those bygone days, Mademoiselle Carlier did her manslaying metaphorically, wielding only her limitless charms (not excluding a wealthy inheritance left by her industrious albeit untitled late father). This reputed “masterpiece of nature,” alas, exchanged her magnum...

EXCLUSIVE: Melania Trump supports her husband’s re-election campaign, telling Fox News Digital that she looks forward to working alongside former President Trump in "restoring hope for the future and leading America with love and strength" during a second term in the White House. Mrs. Trump told Fox News Digital that if she has "the privilege" to serve as first lady again in 2024, she would continue to prioritize initiatives focused on the well-being and development of children, to ensure they have the "support and resources they need to reach their full potential." "My husband achieved tremendous success in his first...

#Pakistan is in hock to the #IMF, the World Bank, #China, and others. Meanwhile, the military watches events closely, with many fearing another #coup.

Sen. John Fetterman’s Monday Twitter post celebrating Juneteenth and “Black lives” was mocked by users of the social media platform — who were quick to point out that the Pennsylvania Democrat had once pulled a shotgun on an unarmed black jogger. “Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate emancipation + reflect on the long shadow of systemic racism in America,” Fetterman wrote on the social media platform. “PA always stands by the unshakeable truth that Black families matter + Black lives matter,” the former mayor of Braddock, Pa., added. The post triggered a flood of replies, with some users accusing Fetterman of...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholic LGBTQ conference talks controversies, but focuses on affirmation, loveHundreds of Catholics involved in LGBTQ ministry across the U.S. gathered at Fordham University June 16-18. Although the agenda included a range of controversial topics — from how the Bible speaks of homosexuality, to gay clergy, to the Catholic Church's ban on blessing same-sex relationships — the focus was primarily conversation and community-building. Tania Tetlow, Fordham's president, set the tenor for the Outreach conference with a simple but meaningful opening line. "I am here to tell you that you are loved, bathed in the overwhelming love and acceptance of...

In January 2023, two years after leaving office Mike Pence admitted to Congress and the federal government that he was holding classified documents at his home. He took the documents illegally with him when he left office in January 2021. Mike Pence told CNN in November 2022 that he did not take any classified documents with him when he left office. Obviously, that was a lie. As vice president, Mike Pence, like Joe Biden, could not take classified documents. It was illegal for them both to do so. Joe Biden has been holding classified documents since 1974. On Monday Trump-hating...

Abate In Illinois is always seen as Loud and Proud, nobody is gonna tell these Motor Cycle Riders what they can and cannot do when it comes to their motorcycles. This is from their page: What is ABATE? "A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education ensures that the rights and freedoms enjoyed by motorcyclists/off-roaders/ATV riders in Illinois will not disappear. ABATE believes that freedom of choice is one we can’t lose and will work with state and local legislators to ensure that freedom is never lost for motorcyclists in the State of Illinois. ABATE will ensure that motorcycles are a primary mode...