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WHAT DID THE VP JUST SAY? KAMALA HARRIS: “When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population, more of our children can breath clean air and drink clean water.” Did she mean "reduce pollution"?? If so, what a Freudian slip!! ... The way to destroy everything is through Malthusian population control. More people mean more solutions and innovation. But apparently your leaders want another Dark Age. Hide yo kids! ... White House doing damage control after Kamala Harris says the quiet part out loud

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.” Matthew 10:27What is it that our Lord speaks to you in the “darkness” and what is it that you “hear whispered” by Him? This is an important question to consider, since whatever it is that is spoken that way must be spoken “in the light” and proclaimed “on the housetops.” Recall that when people first came to Jesus, curious about Him, He would often speak in a veiled way, in figures of speech and in parables....

Just what the most repressive U.S. administration since Woodrow Wilson's ordered: a military buildup to draw us closer into a hot war with Russia, which will have the bonus for this Despotic Clique of providing the excuse for FBI head Christopher Wray to order a ruthless crackdown on political dissent, not to mention refusal to comply with congressional oversight requests. Here are the lede paragraphs in Politico's report on this startling development of a U.S. military buildup. Not that this just happened to occur hours after word broke of House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan's letter to Wray calling for...

CNN — A 79-year-old Florida man was bitten by a nearly 7-foot-long alligator Thursday morning at a golf course in Naples, according to local authorities. The man told deputies he was on a walk at the Forest Glen and Golf Course community, where he lives, shortly after 5:00 a.m. Thursday when an alligator came up and bit him in the leg, according to a Facebook post from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. “I’m bleeding. I don’t know how bad it is. It’s profuse,” the man told a 911 dispatcher, according to an audio recording of the call. “There’s a lot...

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...

The largest consumer bankruptcy law firm in Illinois and one of the biggest in the country has filed for bankruptcy after taking millions in taxpayer-backed loans meant to help struggling businesses survive the pandemic. The Semrad Law Firm LLC, which markets itself as DebtStoppers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 26 in Delaware, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to reorganize under a judge’s supervision and keep operating while paying creditors at least part of what they’re owed. ... The PPP loans were aimed at small businesses that needed help keeping employees on the...

At the height of the COVID-19 fear porn propaganda campaign in 2021, we were bombarded with “news” of several prominent anti-mask and anti-COVID-19 vaccine conservative media personalities who died after contracting COVID-19. The “experts” assured us that these deaths were absolutely caused by COVID-19. Any other theory or narrative from qualified medical professionals was heresy, and anyone who advanced such a position risked banishment from social media, firing, and possible loss of his or her medical license. Then, last May, a study was published that indicated that many, if not the majority, of COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized, placed on...

The past few years have seen a number of deals struck for rights to music by iconic rock artists.In January 2022, for example, Warner Music Group, via its Warner Chappell Music subsidiary, acquired the global music publishing rights to David Bowie’s song catalog for more than $250 million.In December 2021, Bruce Springsteen sold both his masters, and publishing rights to Sony Music Group in a deal worth $550 million-plus.Now, a 10% stake in the music of iconic British rock band Led Zeppelin is up for sale.That stake is being sold by Helen Grant, the daughter of the band’s former manager,...

Milan Kundera died in Paris this week at the grand old age of ninety-four. He was, as he insisted, a French writer, but better known to the world as a "Czech writer. In recent years, his 1967 novel The Joke was never far from Mark's side, and indeed seems to have been adopted by the Wokestapo as an instruction manual. This essay is from The [Un]documented Mark Steyn: I read The Joke, Milan Kundera's first novel, when I was a schoolboy. Bit above my level, but, even as a teenager, I liked the premise. Ludvik is a young man in...

As NATO leaders father for a summit in Lithuania the war in Ukraine shows no sign of abating. Thousands of foreign nationals have travelled to Ukraine to support the counter offensive against Russia – some are leaving after it became too much.

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemLuke 21 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times 5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.” 7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?” 8 He replied: “Watch out that you...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily disabled a judge’s July 4 order and is allowing the federal government to pressure social media companies to suppress protected speech. Wyoming’s Republican U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman told Cowboy State Daily on Friday she’s sure the Fifth Circuit ultimately will side against the Biden administration. Louisiana U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty in the case of Missouri vs. Biden on July 4 temporarily blocked the Biden Administration and numerous federal agencies from pressuring or colluding social media companies to censor protected speech on their platforms. Doughty wrote that federal agencies appear...

From Video At the Republican Town HallDeep State CNN Bimbo: Do you want Ukraine to win this war? Trump: I don't think in terms of winning and losing. I think in terms of getting this settled so we stop killing all these people Crowd: [Cheering] Stupid Bimbo ankle biter: Can I follow up. This is an important point. Do you want Ukraine or Russia to win this war? Trump: I want everbody to stop dying. Crowd: Cheers again

The Left is big on de-escalation of conflict. They insist on talk rather than action to address rioting, theft, and even violent assault. The one place where they will not use it is in politics. De-escalation of political conflict would require them to do something they are loath to -- debate ideas. The left is instead attacking our right to speech. Try disagreeing with any element of leftist orthodoxy and see what happens. Challenging any of their core positions will not be met with robust debate, but with insults, cancellation, and even physical attack. Challenge them on: - Climate change...

"You are . . . a royal priesthood" (1 Pet. 2:9). Christians serve the King and will someday reign with Him in His Kingdom. In Exodus 19:5-6 God says to Israel, "If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples . . . and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." They were to be both priests and royalty, but they violated the covenant and forfeited those privileges. Now, according to Peter, Christians are the royal priesthood of God. The Greek...

China is unmatched as the world's hydro hegemon, with more large dams in service than every other country combined. Now it is building the world's first super dam, close to its heavily militarized frontier with India. This megaproject, with a planned capacity of 60 gigawatts, would generate three times as much electricity as the Three Gorges Dam, now the world's largest hydropower plant. China, though, has given few updates about the project's status since the National People's Congress approved it in March 2021. Opacity about the development of past projects has often served as cover for quiet action. Beijing has...

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During his tumultuous stint as Chicago’s top cop, former police Supt. David Brown often touted the importance of taking guns off the streets. “Each gun recovered, regardless of how, is a potential life saved,” Brown said at a news conference at police headquarters in June 2022. Under his watch, the number of gun recoveries jumped as police leaders sought to tamp down spiking violent crime, with cops from the Calumet District helping to lead the charge. How exactly a group of those officers recovered at least five guns is now being investigated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the...

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