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Republican lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban funding of research labs controlled by North Korea, China, and other adversarial nations. Democrats say the move will put America’s national security at risk... To Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D., Conn.), these measures unravel "the hard-fought credibility and influence the United States has earned as a global leader," the lawmakers said in a press release Wednesday. "The bill threatens our national security and puts the American people and global health at risk," the Democrats added. DeLauro accused Republicans during a markup hearing Wednesday of...

Former Vice President Mike Pence was jeered at a conservative gathering in Iowa on Friday after defending continued support from the United States to Ukraine as the war-torn country continues to fend off an invasion by Russia. While being interviewed by conservative media personality Tucker Carlson at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Pence—who recently met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv—pushed back on assertions that the U.S. should reduce its levels of military aid to Ukraine. The former vice president, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, even faced boos from the audience after committing that...

A Russian surveillance aircraft flew above a US base in Syria for an “extended period of time” on Friday morning in what officials deemed an intelligence collecting mission, a senior defense official said. The aircraft, an Antonov An-30, flew over the At-Tanf garrison, the official said, flying back and forth several times over the base and the surrounding area. “They continue to undertake activities that are very concerning to us,” the official said. No US assets were able to intercept Russia’s manned surveillance aircraft in time because of where US aircraft were positioned at the time. The official said that...

[Catholic Caucus] "The Church in the swamp of nihilism" by Dorothea Schmidt"The Church in the quagmire of nihilism"Dorothea SchmidtJuly 7, 2023kath.net(source in German)Why are we actually still surprised by the many people who are leaving the Church today? For the Catholic Church itself has been hard at work on this outcome for years. First, it failed to do a good faith-formation. Theology little by little moved away from core teaching and deprived believers of a relationship with Christ. Now it is about to dissolve in a cocktail of ideological sentimentalism. By rejecting morality and ethics, it indulges in paganism and...

Shoppers at Costco have noticed an asterisk on the price tag for Bud Light beer across the beverage aisle. Experienced Kirkland members have seen the sign before and call it the “death star.” It could be an indication that one of the largest retailers in the country may be considering not restocking the troubled beer brand. Here’s a closer look. Casual shoppers would barely notice a small asterisk on a price display above a shelf. These days most of the attention is on the price. However, Kirkland members believe the asterisk has special significance for Costco’s supply chain decisions. The...

Count Vlad does a Marianne Faithful song from back in the late 70s. Broken English was one of her songs that was a departure from her mid 60s pristine English school girl look. If you like the music please subscribe.

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My name is Mesha Mainor. I was born in Atlanta in 1975 to Shirley Mainor and Willie Denson. -snip As a lawmaker for the past three years, I realize more each day that the principles of Democrats are not always aligned with those of black people. -snip I am asking black Americans to ask themselves, “What has a Democrat done for you lately?” -snip Black children cannot read or perform simple math in marginalized communities. In my district, some of the stats show as little as 2% to 3% academic proficiency. The criminal-justice system led by black Democratic leadership is...

The controversy around ‘The Chosen’ keeps on gathering steam, with five of the twelve actors who play apostles on set publicly coming out in support of Steadicam operator, whose been adorning his equipment and personal attire with pro-LGBTQ and pro-Trans regalia on set, and even saying if Christians don’t like it, they can stop watching. Giavani Cairo, who plays the apostle Thaddeus, was one of the first ones to challenge the condemnation of having the flag on set, saying that “anyone who is going to go at one of our family members for something like this is no fan of...

Inside a hip Lower East Side cocktail bar, late on a recent Saturday night a crowd of young party-goers formed a line outside the bathroom as punk music blared in the background. That’s when one local restaurant worker cut through the noise with a warning: “If anyone is using drugs tonight, do it safely and test!” This has become the unsettling new reality both in and out of the party scene in New York City as fentanyl, the synthetic opioid responsible for about 150 overdose deaths in the US a day, has infiltrated nearly every aspect of the illicit drug...

MINNETONKA, MN — Westwood Professional Services Inc., a 50-year-old national engineering firm based in Minnetonka, will move its headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth area. Following its aquisition of Texas-based Peloton Land Solution in June, the majority of Westwood employees already living in the Lone Star State. In a June 30 announcement, Westwood said the Peloton acquisition supports their "long-term strategy to expand its existing markets and services."

A surgeon dubbed Dr Frankenstein has candidly revealed the downsides of performing genital re-shaping surgeries on transgender children and adults, in a video which has since been deleted. In the video, Dr Blair Peters, a self-described 'queer surgeon' with 'he/they' pronouns, pink hair and a 'passion' for genital surgeries, says patients face fertility, sexual pleasure and other lifelong post-op complications. Perhaps more concerning is how Dr Peters - who works at one of America's most progressive hospitals - presents his procedures, some of which involve robotics, as experimental. He says he's 'figuring out what works' and that his team will...

Catching a scammer is not as easy as it sounds, especially if one of them happens to be your employee. Curtain supplier The Curtain Expert recently posted a TikTok video exposing one of their employees who allegedly cheated them out of $60,000. The company's owner Andy Er posted a video on July 12 which detailed his discovery that his employee was cheating the company. In the video, Er shared that his employee, Ah Wei, a Malaysian, pocketed the deposits and balances of some of the curtain service jobs. He had also been allegedly sending fake invoices to an interior design...

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." Mark, Chapter 8 1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called...

I have been very busy with the whole NATO meeting and questions coming in from important sources. Fortunately, there are some who are looking at our model’s forecast. NATO has stated that while Ukraine can join the military alliance, that will only happen “when allies agree and conditions are met.” Zelensky, who I have ZERO respect for and who I see as nothing more than a war criminal and a profiteer allowing his country to be destroyed. Video Player 00:00 01:33 All of this so he can enter his dream deal with Blackrock to create the “biggest” investment opportunity in...

Before getting to this rather jaw-dropping moment, let me first paint the Big Club agenda within it. Everyone knows the Big Club is stressed about the inability of Ron DeSantis to launch a successful campaign. Trillions are at stake, and they have invested hundreds of millions into the effort. Things are getting serious now.You have heard me repeat it before; the Big Club it is a large network of aligned financial interests. It does not take a lot of organization and/or the creation of some massive global conspiracy, to create outcomes of mutual benefit when the interests of the parties...

The Murdochs are preparing to cut loose their first pick for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, amidst concerns over his “abysmal” polling and his campaign’s obsession with homosexuality and transgenderism under the guise of “woke”.“They are transactional and can smell a loser a mile away,” a Fox insider told Rolling Stone, referring specifically to Murdoch family patriarch Rupert, 92, and his eldest son Lachlan, who leads Fox Corporation.Sources also suggest Rupert is particularly concerned by the Florida Governor’s personal awkwardness and difficulty connecting with people, which is prominent enough that autism advocates have felt compelled to make...

Ukraine is reportedly scamming Syrian militants who were recruited to fight as mercenaries with its forces against the Russian military. On July 13, a video surfaced online showing a militant of the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA) claiming that he was scammed by Ukrainian authorities after fighting there for three months. The militant, who was only identified by his nom de guerre “Abu Mohamad,” said that he was paid in counterfeit money. The SNA is a coalition of Turkish-backed armed factions. The coalition rules Turkish-occupied areas in northern and eastern Syria and has a history of sending militants to fight...

South Carolinians have been bombarded in recent weeks with massive door hangers from a political action committee affiliated with Florida governor Ron DeSantis. These missives encourage them to consider the second-term Sunshine State governor as an alternative to Donald Trump. A paid employee leaving these “door hangs” for the Never Back Down PAC wants a particular voter in Charleston, S.C. to consider something else that dangles, though. Specifically … his balls. “#### you, get off my ####### lawn,” the door-knocker is heard saying on a Ring door camera, mimicking a property owner in the area who apparently confronted him for...

Top donors are reportedly considering moving from supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in the Republican primary race, citing worries over the start and direction of the governor’s presidential campaign these past few months.DeSantis formally launched his bid in the final week of May, which was met with scrutiny given the technical difficulties that plagued the highly anticipated Twitter Spaces launch.VIDEO: Technical Difficulties Plague DeSantis, Musk Twitter Spaces Campaign LaunchTwitterBut since entering the race, DeSantis has failed to emerge as the frontrunner, and polls have neither drastically shifted nor are they swinging in his direction,...