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We are in the midst of one of the most radical revolutions in American history. It is as far-reaching and dangerous as the turbulent years of the 1850s and 1860s or the 1930s. Every aspect of American life and culture is under assault, including the very processes by which we govern ourselves, and the manner in which we live. The Revolution began under the Obama administration that sought to divide Americans into oppressed and oppressors, and then substitute race for class victimization. It was empowered by the bicoastal wealth accrued from globalization, and honed during the COVID lockdown, quarantine-fed economic...

This world contains many elements of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it isn’t. In this world, one’s God-given rights is like an automobile, and wealth is like the gasoline for the automobile. But while the world operates in only two dimensions and doesn’t realize one is missing in its understanding, God is at work in three. Before Covid and the internet further undermined human relationships in real life, there was cable. Social media on the internet is probably the closest thing to direct democracy on a large scale that the world has seen thus far. Above all, politics should serve...

The board of the Massachusetts Teacher Association has voted unanimously to back a ballot question eliminating the state’s MCAS exam graduation requirement, kicking off the next step in the prominent campaign. The union has long been an outspoken opponent of the test. In their statement, the president and vice president argued the exam “has not only failed to close learning gaps that have persisted along racial and economic lines, but the standardized tests have exacerbated the disparities among our student populations.” However, the union emphasized, the ballot question would not end the test, just the graduation requirement. Opponents of the...

Good collection of WBZ humorous oopsies from the 70's/80's

I think there is a launch in a few minutes out of Vandenberg. If you're in the west coast/southwest, look to your west, southwest at 8:57, low on the horizon. Give it a minute or two to reach altitude so you can see it. It should be seen as far away as Las Vegas, Phoenix etc.. If they scrub the launch, scrub the thread.

Update from Ukraine | The successful Counterattack of Ukraine | Ruzzians had to leave positions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to_mlKoqCkg The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 5th August 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-528-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

The Seattle-based Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) removed all mention of JK Rowling from their “Harry Potter” exhibit after calling her a “cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity,” according to a blog post that was posted in May. Project manager Chris Moore, who is transgender, authored the piece and claimed that they would “love to go with the internet’s theory that these books were actually written without an author.” “But this certain person is a bit too vocal with her super hateful and divisive views to be ignored,” continued the post. “For the time being, the curators decided to remove any of...

DeSantis sold his soul to the swamp! pic.twitter.com/BF7C80u7X3— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) August 7, 2023

David Rody, a prosecutor working with special counsel Jack Smith on the Trump indictment, is also a donor to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and the Democratic National Committee. Rody is not a grassroots donor who gave $10 or $25 here and there, he donated thousands of dollars, meaning that he is obviously a partisan. These people are abusing our legal system for political reasons and it’s so obvious. A prosecutor working on special counsel Jack Smith’s cases against former President Donald Trump has donated thousands of dollars to Democrats and to elect Joe Biden as president, according to...

Tim is joined by former President of the United States of America, Donald J Trump, to discuss Sound of Freedom and how together, they can put policies in place that will eradicate human trafficking! See video at link.

The woman behind the shocking 'that motherf***er back there is not real' airplane meltdown has been unmasked as a 38-year-old Dallas marketing executive. Tiffany Gomas became erratic over an argument with the relatives she was traveling with The Dallas resident had accused her relatives of stealing her Airpods, per a police report. The July 2 viral incident happened on Flight 1009 from Fort Worth to Orlando, Florida. After she claimed her relatives had stolen her AirPods, Gomas began to say the airplane was not safe and would not make it to its destination. Official documents say she was not willing...

August 7 is Assyrian Martyrs’ Day, in remembrance of the Simele Massacre that began this date in 1933. A Mesopotamian Christian people* whom the past century has hard pressed, Assyrians were in the post-World War I aftermath of the Ottoman Empire angling for some form of a self-governing enclave in the British Mandate, and were highly alarmed at being consigned to the tender mercies of an independent Iraq after 1932. The Assyrian Nation which is temporarily living in Iraq, having placed before their eyes the dark future, and the miserable conditions which are undoubtedly awaiting them in Iraq, after the...

Joy Behar is a multimillionaire TV host, so it should come as no surprise that she remains oblivious to the plight of everyday Americans burdened by the weight of rising prices, not only of food but also healthcare, housing and gas. Yet it was nevertheless astonishing to see Behar go on at some length about how Joe Biden should be more popular with the American people because of how great the economy is, in particular the stock market. Jimmy and The Convo Couch host Craig Jardula discuss how out of touch Behar clearly is and why the stock market's performance...

A Tennessee man is accused of slamming into another vehicle while attempting to elude authorities, and then throwing powdered fentanyl into the faces of two officers after his arrest, police said. Rodney Bates, 31, of Chattanooga, faces 14 charges, according to Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office online booking records. Booking records show that Bates was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of possession of drugs for resale, and one count each of reckless endangerment, evading arrest, resisting arrest, theft of property, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, failure to maintain...

Trump wins landslide victory in Plymouth County fair poll By Tom Lawrence 21 hrs ago LE MARS — Former President Donald Trump is facing more legal trouble, but his political fortunes continue to shine. Trump, who was indicted on four criminal charges on Tuesday, has maintained a commanding lead in national and Iowa polls. That goes in this corner of the Hawkeye State, too. He was the overwhelming choice of Plymouth County Republicans, according to a straw poll held at the county fair. He received 61 percent of votes cast, far more than the seven other candidates listed. “The results...

Semi Naked Protesters against Bullfighting The Semi Naked activists laid in front of Palma City Hall. Credit: AnimaNaturalis. A group of activists from AnimaNaturalis and CAS International stripped half naked in Palma to demand an end to bullfighting in the Balearic Islands. As bullfighting season began in the Plaza de Toros in Palma, the animal rights group, AnimaNaturalis, supported by local protest group Mallorca Against Bullfighting held the demonstration outside Palma City Hall on Sunday, August 6. According to official data from the Ministry of Culture, the number of bullfighting shows in the bullring has maintained a sustained decline from...

The situation in Niger US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland visiting Niger. Nuland was active as a US State Department official during the 2014 coup in Ukraine that removed an elected pro-Russian government from power. That led to Russian annexation of Crimea and the fighting in eastern Ukraine that ended with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "extremely frank and at times quite difficult" That is how Nuland characterized her talks with Niger's new leaders. A talking point in Mainstream Media tonight is that Nuland was not allowed to see Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Nuland pushing for a transfer...

When Terence Hermiston thinks of his 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon, he recalls the hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars he spent rebuilding the cream-yellow jalopy during the pandemic. He harks back to his return to Canada and the U.S. after years abroad, and the feeling of adventure it rekindled as he rattled up and down the coast with his wife and young son in his “sailboat on wheels.” Produced for the U.S. market from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Vanagons — the name evoking the room of a van and the feel of a station wagon — have...

Job interviews can be nerve-racking as many interviewees stress over how to best answer questions the employer throws at you. But, not every company asks tough questions. One boss revealed the “coffee cup” test he uses in job interviews to determine whether an applicant is right for the role. Former managing director for Xero Australia Trent Innes explained how he refuses to hire anyone if they fail to return an empty cup to the kitchen at the end of an interview. “I will always take you for a walk down to one of our kitchens and somehow you always end...

ESPN was bashed for an homage to US women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe shortly after the team was bounced from the World Cup. The sports network ran a three-minute segment narrated by Rapinoe’s fiancee, WNBA legend Sue Bird, on Sunday morning that paid tribute to the soccer star’s 20-year career. The tribute, titled “Unapologetically Rapinoe,” so soon after the two-time defending champs’ stunning defeat to Sweden in the the quarterfinals — in which Rapinoe missed a key penalty kick — didn’t sit well with Clay Travis, a sports journalist and founder of Outkick, a sports-focused news site. “Here’s how ESPN...