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[Catholic Caucus] Pro-LGBT Cdls. McElroy, Tobin challenge formalization of US bishops’ decree against trans he USCCB had declared in a March directive that transgender procedures 'do not respect the fundamental order of the human person as an intrinsic unity of body and soul, with a body that is sexually differentiated.'Cardinals Joseph Tobin (L) and Robert McElroy (R)BALTIMORE (LifeSiteNews) — Two prominent pro-LGBT American cardinals are attempting to stall a formal revision to the U.S. bishop’s directives to Catholic hospitals and healthcare institutions that would ban “transgender” mutilation of the human body and chemical castration through puberty blockers and hormone infusions....

A white undercover cop claims his colleagues of color refused to give him backup during violent confrontations with suspects because of his race, forcing him to quit the force in fear for his life. NYPD Detective John Olsen, a former Marine, said he could have been killed at least twice after Hispanic, Asian and black cops working with him stood idly by while he was attacked twice during drug buys gone awry in 2019, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court. -snip The red flags appeared almost immediately, he said. While training for undercover work, Olsen said...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Saturday his forces were ready to help put down a mutiny by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and to use harsh methods if necessary. Kadyrov in a statement posted on Telegram called Prigozhin's behaviour "a knife in the back" and called on Russian soldiers not to give in to any "provocations." He said that Chechen units were moving towards the "zones of tension" and would act to "preserve Russia's units and defend its statehood".

A team of researchers working with citizen archeologists on the Tzurim Valley National Park sifting project (near Temple Mount) has found a unique ancient gem seal—one that bears the face of the god Apollo. The team, led by Eli Shukron, has been speaking with the press about the unique find and its possible history.Gem seals are flat-faced, carved stones, generally coin-sized. They were used by ancient people as a form of signature. The seal was pressed against a soft material such as wax to leave an imprint of whatever was carved on the stone. Such signatures were used when purchasing...

Dr. Pedro Piedra, a professor of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, the number is not enough to have significant herd effect. The vaccination data covers the 2022-23 school year, and shows that the rates for children in North Texas have not yet recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a significant decline in the number of children vaccinated against preventable disease like measles, chickenpox, polio, and and more. Before the COVID pandemic, in October 2019, about 95.9% of kindergartners in the Fort Worth district had received the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. The pandemic disrupted access...

Exclusively in theaters July 4th, 2023......... Sound of Freedom, based on the incredible true story, shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death. The film stars Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, The Count of Monte Cristo) who...

A cabal of Political Action Committees is funneling money overwhelmingly to left-wing political causes using funds secured by affiliated groups through "sweetheart contracts" with the public sector, a watchdog group has warned.A recent report from Alliance for Consumers describes a "shady trial lawyer pipeline" in which the PACs make nearly all of their donations in support of Democratic candidates using money channeled from the beneficiaries of open-ended, ambiguous contracts intended to provide "consumer protection.""While the Shady Trial Lawyer Pipeline helps politicians funnel public money toward left-wing politics, it leaves everyday consumers and taxpayers with a horrible deal," the report reads.File...

Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning advance. Facing the first serious challenge to his grip on power of his 23-year rule, President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny he compared to Russia's Civil War a century ago. The fighters of the Wagner private army run by former Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin were already most of the way to the capital, having captured the city of Rostov and set off on an 1,100 km...

A former New Hampshire state representative and the nation’s first transgender-identifying state lawmaker was arrested by police this week and charged for allegedly distributing child pornography. Stacie Marie Laughton, a Democrat who previously resigned twice from the New Hampshire state house, is now facing four counts of distributing sexually explicit images of children. Laughton was born Barry Charles Laughton, Jr. Nashua Police Department public information officer Sgt. John Cinelli said that police were called to respond to a juvenile incident on Tuesday and were then told that the former lawmaker had been distributing explicit images. On Thursday, police searched Laughton’s...

...“I spoke to the commanders in all directions last night. I appeal also to those who were deceptively pulled into the criminal adventure, pushed towards a serious crime of an armed mutiny. “Russia today is leading the most difficult war for its future, repelling the aggression of neo-Nazis and their handlers. Against us, the whole military, economical and information machines of the west are turned. We fight for the lives and security of our people. For our sovereignty and independence. The right to remain Russia, a state with 1,000 years of history ...What we’re facing is exactly internal betrayal. Extraordinary...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has been sending border crossers and illegal aliens to other states, and out of the country, after repeatedly blasting Republican governors for enacting similar policies regarding illegal immigration.According to records obtained by Politico, from April 2022 to April of this year, Adams has spent roughly $50,000 in local taxpayer money to send 114 border crossers and illegal aliens out of New York City to various states, as well as other countries.In particular, Adams has sent nearly 30 migrants to Florida, 14 to Texas, six to North Carolina, and five to Illinois. Another 56...

VIDEOMany people are a bit confused about the rebellion by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. This video therefore reveals the shocking reason why Prigozhin and the Wagner Group are now heading to Moscow to take revenge against the hated Shoigu and Gerasimov. When you find out you will see that Prigozhin is absolutely right to be so enraged.

The crowd at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy conference went wild after North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a gubernatorial candidate in his state, emphatically endorsed former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.This nation needs a fighter, someone who is willing to go on to the world stage, walk in boldly, strongly, waving the American flag saying, ‘The Americans are here and we are in charge again. And we’re going to lead this world into the future with freedom,'” he said.“That’s what America needs and that is why on this stage, today, I’m endorsing Donald J....

Moscow is preparing for war and battening down the hatches as soldiers build outposts and military vehicles flood the streets ahead of the expected arrival of Russia's Wagner militia forces. Wagner chief Yevgney Prigozhin initiated a military coup against Putin overnight, which has seen the group take key cities and threaten the President, who called them 'traitors'. Putin addressed the Russian people on Saturday, warning that the military leader had 'stabbed him in the back', as Moscow prepares to enter into lockdown, with troops digging in in preparation to defend the city. Prigozhin and his feared 25,000-strong Wagner militia took...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said an effort to impeach President Biden now lacking due process would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate. Graham said during a Friday appearance on “The Hill” on NewsNation that Republicans argued that Democrats did not give former President Trump the right to due process during the impeachment proceedings against him in 2019 and 2021, and he does not believe anyone should be impeached without a hearing being held.

The remnant of a dead star predicted to cannonball through the outskirts of the Solar System is going to do no such thing after all.On reexamination, a white dwarf star just 36 light-years from Earth named WD0810-353 has turned out to be pretty normal. Its only claim to strangeness is its powerful magnetic field, according to a team of astronomers led by John Landstreet of the Armagh Observatory & Planetarium in the UK.It's this magnetic field, the researchers say, that led scientists to misinterpret the trajectory of the star through the Milky Way galaxy...Nevertheless, WD0810-353 is interesting in and of...

Monday, June 19, 2023 (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Third District announce an arrest has been made and additional suspects are sought in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in the 2500 block of Sherman Avenue, Northwest. At approximately 4:17 am, the suspects attempted to carjack the victim at the listed location. During the attempt, there was an exchange of gunfire between the victim and at least one of the suspects. As a result, the victim and a suspect both sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Both were located...

The armed munity on the Kremlin led by mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin highlights Russia’s “full-scale weakness,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday,, adding “no lie can hide” the “chaos” inside the country. “Russia’s weakness is obvious. Full-scale weakness,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter. “And the longer Russia keeps its troops and mercenaries on our land, the more chaos, pain, and problems it will have for itself later.”

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the...