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The White House grounds were evacuated Sunday after the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) discovered an "unknown item." "U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division Officers located an unknown item on the White House complex," a USSS spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Ukraine said on Sunday that Russian troops were advancing in four areas in the east of the country amid "fierce fighting" but reported its forces moving forward in the south.Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Maliar said that Russian troops were advancing near Avdiivka, Mariinka, Lyman and Svatove."Fierce fighting is going on everywhere," Maliar wrote on social media, adding: "The situation is quite complicated".

I know we're all excited to go see "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," the fifth installment in the 40-year-old franchise and yet another beloved series that Disney is using to push a woke girlboss agenda while trashing and debasing the legacy characters that we all know and love. Oh wait, we're not interested in seeing that? That's right: Throw in those marketing costs and other odds and ends and you're looking at what could be close to a $500 million price tag for this thing. Half a billion dollars. That's a lot of money. For a studio to...

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All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.’ – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Earlier today, former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who advocated and led the use of terror messaging to drive support for and compliance with lockdown measures throughout 2020, choked back tears...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis's Efforts to Remake the Church in His Image Are Doomed to Failure The appointment of Tucho Fernandez as head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, in connection with the Synod on Synodality, augurs big changes in the Catholic Church. Soon-to-be Cardinal Fernandez, along with Cardinals McElroy and Cupich, hope to succeed in their project of undoing St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI's moral theology from the ground up, abolishing the notion of intrinsic evil and thereby opening the door for the Church to provide communion (and perhaps even blessings) indifferently to all. At the...

Roughly 300,000 illegal aliens across Illinois will soon be eligible to secure standard driver’s licenses thanks to a law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D). Late last week, Pritzker signed into law HB 3882 which makes illegal aliens in Illinois eligible for standard driver’s licenses that are compliant with the federal government’s RE 100 AL ID Act.

President Joe Biden’s aides were reportedly instructed to ignore Hunter Biden’s estranged daughter when numbering his grandchildren. A recent in-depth report for the New York Times profiled Hunter Biden’s former lover, Lunden Roberts, and her quest to reach a child support settlement for their daughter, Navy Joan. The report confirmed the pair’s daughter will not be taking the Biden surname, which Hunter’s legal team requested, and also confirmed that Roberts will be taking some of Hunter’s paintings (which have gone for a price tag of $500,000) as part of the settlement.

Update from Ukraine | Ukraine plans the Big strike on the south | We go all in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-BBvg7WQR0 The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2nd July 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-494-summary/ *** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Coming out as a transgender female saved Maj. Rachel Jones’ life. The U.S. Army Sustainment Command Cyber Division chief, G6 (Information Management), struggled with depression and suicidal ideation for most of her life. Today, she is living her truth and is no longer battling depression or suicidal thoughts.

Fewer than 40% of Seattle residents believe the Seattle Police Department is doing a good or excellent job preventing crime and protecting citizens, with a majority concluding the SPD’s performance should be rated “fair” or “poor,” according to a new poll. Nearly half of those asked believe police aren’t tough enough on crime. And 75% support efforts to shift some emergency calls away from police to other agencies and unarmed city workers, presumably to free officers to patrol and respond to other more serious incidents. (snip) The responses were part of a Seattle Times/Suffolk University poll of 500 Seattle residents...

UPDATED: Sunday, July 2, 2023 6:26PM CHICAGO -- At least 31 people have been shot, three fatally, in Fourth of July weekend gun violence across Chicago, police said. A man was killed and three others wounded in a shooting Friday night in Chicago Lawn. The four were standing on a sidewalk about 8:15 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue when someone in a black Dodge Charger pulled up and an occupant opened fire, Chicago police said. A 16-year-old boy was struck by gunfire early Saturday in West Englewood. He was walking on a sidewalk about 1:30 a.m....

The explosion of remote work in recent years may come with a physical toll. Three years after the arrival of COVID-19 triggered a mass exodus from offices, about 22 million Americans were still working fully remotely as of March 2023, according to Pew Research Center data. The shift to remote work has been life-changing for many working adults, like those who have disabilities or are caregivers to family members, and surveys show Americans as a whole love working from home.

Coming out as a transgender female saved Maj. Rachel Jones’ life. The U.S. Army Sustainment Command Cyber Division chief, G6 (Information Management), struggled with depression and suicidal ideation for most of her life. Today, she is living her truth and is no longer battling depression or suicidal thoughts. The observance of Pride Month, celebrated every June, was first recognized by the Department of Defense in June 2012. It is a time when the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community come together to celebrate love and authenticity. Many LGBTQ+ people must overcome deep-rooted fear, shame and adversity in order to...

Israel will buy its third fleet of F-35 stealth fighter jets in a deal worth $3bn that will be financed through US military aid, according to the Israeli military. “This new agreement will ensure the continuation of cooperation between American companies and Israeli defense industries in the production of aircraft parts,” the ministry said in a statement.

[Catholic Caucus] FULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ Letter to New Doctrine Chief Archbishop FernándezThe pope says in the letter that the dicastery at times has promoted pursuing “doctrinal errors” over “promoting theological knowledge.”The announcement on July 1 that Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith was accompanied by a letter the Holy Father addressed to the Argentine theologian.While Fernández’s appointment came as a surprise to many, the pope’s letter also has attracted attention because of what it reveals about Francis’ vision for the dicastery, one of the most important and...

Lomborg has spent the last 20 years consulting with experts from the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, and 60 teams of economists, seeking consensus on how to address the world’s biggest problems. “The point is not that climate change is not an issue,” says Lomborg, “but we just need to have a sense of proportion.” SNIP Twenty years ago, the United Nations issued development goals. Surprisingly, Lomberg says they actually helped people. But a Bank of America report estimates that fighting climate change alone would cost trillions.

In his first year as Florida governor in 2019, Ron DeSantis paid a somber visit to the memorial for the 49 people who lost their lives when a man opened fire at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. His wife, Casey, clutched a bouquet of white flowers as DeSantis took in the faces of those who died on that June night in 2016. Most were Latino. Many were gay. Before leaving, DeSantis signed a wall with the words: “Florida will always remember these precious lives.” For Florida’s LGBTQ community, the day brought a glimmer of optimism that this new Republican...

Openly gay Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of using “oiled-up shirtless bodybuilders’’ to try to prove his masculinity in an ad attacking Donald Trump. The controversial clip features Trump, who is vying against DeSantis for the GOP presidential nomination, crowing in 2016 that he would “do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens” — as multiple images of DeSantis and shredded bare-chested men are interspersed between the perceived dig and others targeting the former president. “I’m going to leave aside the strangeness of trying to prove your manhood by putting up a...

[Catholic Caucus] Full Text: “The Art of Kissing” by Pope Francis’ Ghostwriter Archbishop “Tucho” FernandezFor the first time, now you can read in a new English translation the complete text of Heal Me With Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing (1995) by Archbishop Víctor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández, rector of the the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires. This book, filled with erotic poetry and images, and written by a priest, now an archbishop, who took a vow of celibacy, provides disconcerting insights into the bizarre mind of one of the world’s most powerful theologians. Fernandez serves as the...