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A Democrat state representative in New Hampshire called members of Moms for Liberty "a--holes" and compared them to terrorists, as the up-and-coming parental rights group rises in influence. "A--holes with casseroles, taliban in minivan," state Rep. Catherine Sofikitis said in a charged Twitter post about the group Sunday, garnering dozens of quote tweets condemning the tweet. Sofikitis, who was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 2016, received backlash from the New Hampshire Republican Party for the tweet, calling the comments "disgusting." "The saddest part is that they seem to reflect the Democrat Party's disdain for parents who...

RedState has reported on the reception from legacy Hollywood and the Left on the unexpected box office smash Sound of Freedom, starring Passion of The Christ‘s Jim Caviezel. Caviezel portrays Tim Ballard, a federal agent who rescues a boy from captivity in South America, only to discover that his sister has been left behind. The rest of the film focuses on the mission to get her out of the country. This journey leads Ballard to found Operation Underground Railroad, which works to rescue children from human trafficking across the globe. One reason the Left is having conniption fits is because...

In a rural village with fewer than 500 residents, strangers stand out. Even Anna Osinska, a 93-year-old villager with failing eyesight, noticed when people she did not recognize — refugees from the war in Ukraine — started appearing on the narrow street outside her kitchen window. A former refugee herself, Ms. Osinska felt pity for the Ukrainians and was glad that her country was doing what it could to help them. She has also wrestled with less charitable emotions. “Thank God I don’t feel any need for vengeance,” Ms. Osinska said, recalling how, in 1943, she fled her childhood home...

Earlier this year, Southern Baptists expelled five churches from the nation’s largest Protestant denomination for having women as pastors. Now, the leader of a fellowship of African American Southern Baptist pastors wonders if their churches will be next. In a letter last week, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s National African American Fellowship asked to meet with the denomination’s president, saying the SBC’s recent decisions to expel churches with women pastors had caused “division within the SBC and may disproportionately impact NAAF affiliated congregations.” “Many of our churches assign the title ‘pastor’ to women who oversee ministries of the...

Reverend Al Sharpton's pastor brother has been jailed for 30 months for a slew of crimes including drug trafficking, income tax evasion and lying to obtain Social Security disability benefits. Pastor Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow, 58, the half-brother of the civil rights leader, was sentenced to more than two years behind bars on Thursday for his illegal acts. His prison stint begins on August 17. Glasgow pleaded guilty to embezzling $407,000 from two non-profit organizations he founded including, The Ordinary People Society (TOPS) located in Dothana, Alabama a felon voting rights advocacy organization, and the Prodigal Child Project. Though the prosecutors...

Amna Nawaz on PBS News Hour Jul.10.23 brought in a propaganda that "explains" why Arab Palestinians take up arms. It tries an "economics" excuse too.. Not a word about hate and indoctrination by Palestinian Imams, teachers, some parents, leaders: crimes crimes against their own people .Glorification How and why the PA kills its own children: Special Report for UN World Children’s Day Itamar Marcus | Nov 20, 2022 The PA sends its children to be killed so that it can blame and demonize Israel before the international community. The UN and many governments fall into the PA trap and criticize...

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’s prison sentence has been slashed by two years, according to updated Bureau of Prisons records According to Holmes’ inmate information on the Bureau of Prisons’ website, the 39-year-old mother of two will be released on Dec. 29, 2032 — nine years, six months and 29 days after she checked into Federal Prison Camp Bryan on May 30. Holmes, now known as federal inmate 24965-111, was initially sentenced to 11 years and three months in the minimum-security, women-only Texas prison. A Bureau of Prison spokesperson would not comment on the specifics of Holmes’ earlier-than-expected release.

By harnessing patterns in mineral associations, a new machine-learning model can predict the locations of minerals on Earth and potentially, other planets. This advancement is of immense value to science and industry, as they continually explore mineral deposits to unravel the planet’s history and to mine resources for practical applications, such as rechargeable batteries. A team led by Shaunna Morrison and Anirudh Prabhu aimed to develop a method for identifying the occurrence of particular minerals, an objective that has traditionally been considered as much an art as it is a science. This process has often been dependent on individual experience...

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, "Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?" Mark, Chapter 4 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Fernández previously argued in favor of condom use, contradicting Catholic doctrine The incoming prefect of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, Cardinal-designate Victor Fernández, has come under yet more scrutiny as his previous defense on the use of condoms has emerged into the public sphere.With the Cardinal-designate Victor Fernández set to assume his new office as prefect of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in mid-September, his previous writings have already been on display – namely, his 1995 erotic work Heal me with your mouth: The art of kissing.READ: Pope appoints longtime ally and...

Gal Luft, a Dual U.S.-Israeli Citizen, Allegedly Evaded FARA Registration While Working to Advance the Interests of China in the United States and Sought to Broker the Illicit Sales of Chinese-Manufactured Weapons and Iranian Oil to China... U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, Gal Luft, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen and co-head of a Maryland think tank, engaged in multiple, serious criminal schemes. He subverted foreign agent registration laws in the United States to seek to promote Chinese policies by acting through a former high-ranking U.S. Government official; he acted as a broker in deals for dangerous weapons and Iranian...

TOKYO -- The asking price for precious metals commonly found in catalytic converters has fallen to lows not seen in several years as demand declines in China, the world's largest automobile market. The most commonly traded futures for palladium hit a price of $1,204 per troy ounce in the New York market on June 28, a low not seen in four and a half years. The metal currently trades around $1,240, down 30% from the beginning of the year. Catalytic converters in automobile exhaust systems use precious metals such as palladium to transform harmful gases into less-toxic pollutants. Russia produces...

Marvel Cave is the deepest cave in Missouri.The deepest cave in Missouri, which sprawls over 500 feet below the surface of the Earth, was first discovered by the Osage Nation in the 1500s. Not long after, Spanish explorers in search of riches and the fountain of youth made the journey into the cave and returned empty-handed. The fountain of youth has yet to be found, but riches — albeit from an unexpected source — were discovered by miners in the 1800s. They came to the cave, which was later named Marvel Cave, in search of marble and iron. But instead...

The U.S. national debt has increased by $1 trillion in the five weeks since President Biden signed a bill into law that effectively turns off the debt ceiling until 2025. According to Treasury Department data, the total national debt stood at $32.47 trillion on July 6, $1 trillion more than the $31.47 trillion level last seen on June 2. The national debt had been stuck at or near that June 2 level for months because the government had hit the debt ceiling and was legally prohibited from borrowing any more money. On June 3, however, Biden signed legislation reflecting negotiations...

Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday backed a parliamentary inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the opposition voicing fears of a witch hunt against those in charge at the time. Italy was the first Western nation hard hit by coronavirus in early 2020, and the centre-left government of then prime minister Giuseppe Conte drew strong criticism from the right-wing opposition for its handling of the emergency. The house -- now dominated by rightist forces supporting the administration of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni -- approved a bill setting up the inquiry with 172 votes in favour. It...

The BRICS alliance with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa recently announced that they were planning to float a gold-backed currency to settle international trade payments to challenge the global reserve status of the US dollar. The bloc of the five nations is projected to decide on introducing the new BRICS currency during its next summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August. “A tremendous change is taking place in the international economy,” Rasoul Mousavi, the head of the South Asia Department at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said on Sunday. “The BRICS’s introduction of a gold-backed currency, which is supported by...

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen. Stars, William PowellElla RainesPeter Lind Hayes

The last song on the "Sticky Fingers" album from 1971. Many think it was just a filler song, but it is one of my favorite Stones songs. Keith Richards plays a steel guitar on this one.

“Sound of Freedom,” a religious thriller led by “The Passion of the Christ” star Jim Caviezel, is becoming an unlikely box office savior. The faith-based movie about child sex trafficking has collected an impressive $40 million after six days of release. “Sound of Freedom” opened last Tuesday, generating a mighty $14.2 million on the Independence Day holiday. The film picked up another $18.2 million between Friday and Sunday, enough to place third on domestic box office charts behind “Insidious: The Red Door” ($32.6 million) and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” ($26.5 million). It’s playing in 2,850 North American...

Baldur's Gate III evelopers Larian got its livestream banned on TikTok after it revealed a spicy scene with a bear. Per IGN, the scene in question, which is still available to view on Twitch, sees the player as Astarion share a tender moment with a bear. The bear in question is actually a Druid, Halsin, taking Wildshape bear form after the two agree to have sex. The scene is partly played for laughs, according to Larian, as evidenced by the shot of a squirrel witnessing the moment and dropping its acorn. "Every single person who's seen it is like, 'oh...