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'Wow. What a scumbag...' In the wake of the devastating wildfires that have swept through Hawaii, President Joe Biden’s response has sparked intense backlash, with critics denouncing his apparent lack of empathy for the victims. The president’s terse “No comment” in response to a question from a reporter has ignited a firestorm of criticism from various quarters. Justin Sink, a White House correspondent for Bloomberg, reported that during an encounter on Rehoboth Beach, Biden was asked about the rising death toll in Hawaii caused by the raging fires. Without elaborating or offering condolences, Biden simply responded with a curt “No...

The transport steamer Arago, from Port Royal on the morning of the 10th inst., and Charleston Bar at 8 P.M. of the same day, arrived here yesterday morning. The Arago brings the usual mails and a large number of passengers. The One Hundred and Seventy-sixth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, (600 strong,) Col. SECHLER, whose term of service has expired, are on board. The following brief letter gives the very latest news regarding the progress of the siege of Charleston: CHARLESTON BAR, Monday, Aug. 10 -- 5 P.M. Gen. GILLMORE has notified Admiral DAHLGREN that he will be in readiness to open...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows• WOMEN IN THE BIBLE RAHAB, REDEEMED PROSTITUTE & JESUS' ANCESTOR JOSHUA 2 & 6 JOSHUA’S SPIES’ SECRET MISSION Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 1 2 3 FREDERICK RICHARD PICKERSGILL "Rahab Helping the Two Israelite Spies" 4 "Rahab and the Emissaries of Joshua" 5 JAMES TISSOT "The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies" 6 Source...

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Friday to volunteers of the Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety and claimed that gun violence is a “disease” that requires the passage of more gun control. Harris began her comments by falsely claiming that “gun violence is the leading cause of death of the children of America.” She made this same claim in mid-July, at which time Breitbart News did a fact check and explained that the claim was false. Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that firearm-related deaths for children aged 0-17 totaled 2,281 in 2020, while the...

Is Biden the Stalin of our times? “CLIMATE CHANGE” IS A TROJAN HORSE being used as an excuse to target white republicans' small businesses the same way Stalin targeted the Kulaks during the holodomor. Biden is not only targeting small business truckers, he is also targeting family farms By Ezequiel Doiny VictimsofCommunism.org reported "...Communist regimes put Marx’s principles into practice, starting with the first Marxist state. Between 1917 and 1921, the Soviet Union destroyed nearly 600 Russian Orthodox monasteries and convents. The leaders of the first communist country oversaw the killing of at least 300 Orthodox clergy. This bloodbath eventually...

In July, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified that an internal memo targeting Catholics as domestic terrorists was "an outlier from a single field office and does not represent the Agency's thinking or policy." This week, Congressional Republicans obtained an unredacted memo indicating that several field offices were advised to take measures to thwart the threat of white supremacy among Catholics who attend Latin Mass. These measures were to include further infiltration into Catholic communities using various kinds of informants. Caught in his lie, Wray blamed these Republicans "for compromising the confidentiality of a vital security operation. Many people are unaware...

More than half a dozen Republican-led states have done what previously seemed impossible: Changing the multi-billion-dollar online porn industry through legislation and regulation that stop minors from accessing it. Louisiana led the charge by becoming the first state to require online pornography users to show a government-issued ID to prove they are 18 or older before accessing pornography. Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is no fan of the state's Republican super-majority in the legislature, signed the bill restricting pornography access one week after it hit his desk. "I promise you he has no qualms about vetoing our bills," Republican...

In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Masque of the Red Death," a group of nobles wall themselves off from the surrounding country to avoid a devastating plague. Seemingly secure inside their fortified castle, the "elites" live in a state of luxurious indulgence, indifferent to the people suffering beyond their gates. While they throw lavish parties, the rest of their countrymen die miserable deaths. Eventually, however, the "Red Death" finds its way into their "safe space" and eviscerates their fantasy. And because the aloof aristocrats are trapped inside a fortress of their own making, they soon perish. This is a...

(NEXSTAR) – If we’ve learned anything about the real estate market these past few years, it’s that things change fast. During the peak of the pandemic, low interest rates and the desire for more space led to a home buying and selling frenzy. At the end of 2021, home prices were 18.5% higher than they had been just a year before, according to CoreLogic. Now, in places where the real estate market was recently red hot, fewer homes are being listed than just two years ago. Those same homes now have bigger price tags and are sitting on the market...

A new blue-collar political anthem is taking the Internet by storm just days after hitting the web. Virginia native Oliver Anthony's song, "Rich Men North of Richmond," is a twangy, soulful bluegrass song detailing the frustration of a blue-collar man fed up with the leadership in Washington.

It used to be females were XX. It used to be society had a definition for a woman. It used to be women could do her business in a restroom without a hairy man in the next stall asking to borrow a tampon. It used to be women could strive for blue ribbons but now have to quietly bow down to men and settle for participation ribbons. It used to be women could get dressed in a locker room without a fully intact XY picking up our panties that fell on the floor. It used to be little girls and...

GRASS-FIRE CYCLE IN HAWAII: THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE GRASSES ON MAUI’S DEVASTATING WILDFIRES August 14, 2023 by archyde 2023-08-14 10:14:15 – INVASIVE GRASSES HAVE STARTED THE MAUI FIRESTORM Within A Few Hours The Fire Destroyed A City, More Than 2000 Houses Were Destroyed And More Than 90 People Lost Their Lives. According To Experts, The Cause Is A Devastating “Grass-Fire Cycle”. Posted today at 12:14 p.m After the big fire: The road in Lahaina, Hawaii, that leads to the harbor. Foto: Etienne Laurent/EPA (Keystone) Many streets in Lahaina burned down completely. Within a few hours, the small town on Maui...

Russia's Vladimir Putin has demonstrated that he wants to wage a perpetual ideological, economic and physical war against the West. It is time for Congress to step in and sever U.S.-Russian space station cooperation...

Cops are searching for a vandal who scrawled anti-Semitic graffiti on a scrolling message board outside an Upper East Side synagogue. The suspect, who has not been identified, walked up to the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue at 125 East 85th Street at about 7 p.m. Saturday, took out a marker and graffitied a display screen attached to the house of worship, the NYPD said. Police described him as a man with a slim build and short black hair who is around 25 years-old. He wore a white tank top, camo shorts and white sneakers, and ran off on East 85th...

The Left's 'democracy' means the unchecked power of a tyranny of the majority. Previously, I made a brief survey of American students’ ominous decline in history and civics; the education establishment’s risible attempt to escape any blame; and the Left’s elation that its efforts to indoctrinate young minds increases as students’ knowledge in these subjects decreases. As quoted at the time: The state-subsidized NPR bears the bad news to America’s parents and citizens: “[The 2022] history scores are the lowest recorded since the assessment began in 1994, and the new data mark the first-ever drop in civics . . ....

* High-energy laser weapons can now operate ‘infinitely’, thanks to a new cooling system that completely eliminates the build-up of waste heat * The technology could significantly change the face of battle by extending engagement times, and increasing range and damage, researchers say ******************************************************* Scientists in China have claimed a major breakthrough in laser weapons technology, potentially changing the face of battle. Photo: US Marine Corps Chinese military scientists have announced a major breakthrough in laser weapon technology, claiming they have developed a new cooling system that allows high-energy lasers to operate “infinitely” without any build-up of waste heat. According...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.Isaiah 45:22 “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemJohn 5The Authority of the Son 16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” 18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can...

Maui Fires Lahaina, Kihei, Kula Update 8-12-23 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mODNHOAa0n8 9 min 50 sec

Amelia had been intent on losing weight most of her life — but this concern had never caused the 35-year-old to consider ending her life. Last summer, the Canadian woman was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and prescribed the wildly popular “miracle” drug Ozempic (semaglutide) by her doctor, who presented the drug as an easy way for Amelia to shed a few pounds and manage her blood sugar. Amelia, who asked that her last name be withheld for privacy reasons, avoided filling the prescription for three months since she “didn’t want to focus on the number on the scale.” However,...