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Only Oprah Winfrey’s problem seems to be one of self immolation by association vice actual flames tickling her toes. For such a carefully cultivated image after all these decades, old girl’s been coming apart at the seams these past few weeks, with jarring, insensitive gazillionaire misstep after misstep. The things that might have passed unnoticed otherwise have been magnified by the enormous loss of life and property, the scope of the overall devastation, parcity of the emergency and relief response, and miserable performance of elected officials. Let’s face it – Maui residents are pissed off. They might have been a...

The California State Assembly voted Wednesday to recognize August as “Transgender History Month,” beginning in 2024. Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) introduced HR 57 on August 29th, and it was passed by the Assembly Rules Committee August 31st. Wednesday the full Assembly passed the Resolution.

https://twitter.com/DVATW/status/1699804447965069823?t=Hj3mXURgTMvgvgtx6NU8DQ&s=19 Am I a bad person for keeping this on repeat?

"...the national emergency declared on September 12, 2018, must continue in effect beyond September 12, 2023. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13848 with respect to the threat of foreign interference in or undermining public confidence in United States elections." Here is the text of EO 13848: September 12, 2018 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C....

The reward for information leading to the capture of escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante has increased to $20,000 as the search enters its eighth day. Authorities describe the 34-year-old Cavalcante, of Royersford, Montgomery County, as “extremely dangerous.” He was convicted in August of murdering his girlfriend. He escaped a week ago from Chester County Prison in Pocopson Township by scaling a wall, climbing over razor wire and jumping from a roof. Pa. escapee This photo provided by Chester County Prison shows CCTV footage of prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante, left, escaping from Chester County prison on Aug. 31, 2023. (Chester County Prison...

The chairwoman of a Democrat group in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who once supported efforts to “defund police” is being criticized after she thanked officers for coming to her rescue after she was attacked and carjacked in broad daylight while her children watched on. Shivanthi Sathanandan, the second vice chairwoman of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party, reported Wednesday on Facebook she had been assaulted by a group of men outside her home. Yesterday my children and I were violently car jacked in the driveway of our home in Minneapolis,” Sathanandan explained. “Four very young men, all carrying guns, beat me violently down to...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland’s powerful defense of Church teaching is crucial in the fight for truthThe attendees of the 2023 Rome Life Forum will have the opportunity to discuss with Bishop Strickland about how to defend Catholic truth.Tyler’s Bishop Joseph Strickland is due to address the Rome Life Forum taking place shortly after the October 2023 session of the Synod on Synodality concludes.Fresh from the recent publication of two pastoral messages, in which he clearly re-iterated Catholic teaching on a number of points currently under the spotlight of the Synod, Bishop Strickland is set to address similar matters in Rome....

Huntington Beach was largely defiant of statewide mask mandates throughout the pandemic The City of Huntington Beach, California, voted Wednesday to ban universal mask and vaccine mandates for COVID-19. The matter was submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark, and included on the city’s agenda for Tuesday. Van Der Mark said mask mandates imposed in the city "unnecessarily limited the freedoms of the citizens of Huntington Beach — even those who were not around anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 or at risk of any exposure."

The Biden administration is considering forcing some migrant families who enter the country without authorization to remain near the border in Texas while awaiting asylum screening, effectively limiting their ability to travel within the U.S., three U.S. officials told The Times. Administration officials have been considering the idea as a way to stem recent increases in the numbers of migrant families crossing the southern border, which reportedly reached an all-time high last month. Supporters of the remain-in-Texas idea, which has yet to be finalized, hope that it would help the administration advance its goals of quickly deporting families who fail...

She now calls for law and order and wants to take her city back. A far-left Minneapolis activist was the victim of a brutal armed car-jacking that occurred in the driveway of her home on Tuesday evening. Shivanthi Sathanandan, a radical leftist and second vice chairwoman of the Democratic Farmer Labor party in Minneapolis, who was left bruised and bloodied during the incident, is calling for "accountability" despite her past history of being a notable "defund the police" agitator. Sathanandan said in a Facebook post that she suffered a broken leg, deep lacerations to her head, and cuts and bruises...

Interestingly enough, a Donbass commander relayed the story of how Ukraine faced disastrous losses in the SMO partly for this reason. When NATO came to overhaul the AFU into their much-vaunted Western NCO system, the Ukrainian officers subsequently saw opportunity to “pull back” from the frontline, considering that to be an obsolete “Soviet” tactic, and figuring the new NATO-trained sergeants can handle leading the charge. The problem is that in the U.S., as Ryan Mcbeth repeatedly emphasizes, sergeants undergo many years of progressive training in order to truly develop the leadership and famed “initiative”-building qualities touted in the West. You...

The Trump White House issued a warning to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2021 urging him to enact mask mandates in the Sunshine State, a letter shows. The directive, dated Jan. 10, 2021, states that “aggressive mitigation must be used” to combat the virus. It advised “uniform implementation of effective face masking” and “strict physical distancing.”DeSantis, 44, released the letter Thursday, as he accused former President Donald Trump, 77, of being a “power-hungry” bureaucrat. “Even in January of 2021, the Trump-Fauci White House Coronavirus Task Force attacked Florida for being open and demanded Florida impose a mask mandate and enact...

Wegovy, the weight-loss medication, is now accessible in the UK through a controlled and limited introduction. This medication, also referred to as semaglutide, will be prescribed in conjunction with specialised NHS weight management services, incorporating a reduced calorie diet and exercise regimen. It was available from Monday, September 4. The Autumn Paradise For Brits Earlier this year, the National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) granted approval for Wegovy’s utilisation within the NHS, with their guidance stipulating a maximum two-year usage period. Trials of Wegovy, which is injected weekly, found those who used it lost around 12 per cent of...

The ADL and the Latin MassIn recent days, the Anti Defamation League has attracted severe criticism online for their allegedly over zealous response to perceived anti Semitism. Twitter/X owner Elon Musk has even got in on the criticism, threatening to bring a lawsuit against the organisation for revenue lost due to their criticisms of the platform. In 2007, the organisation piled pressure on the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI after his landmark document Summorum Pontificum, which had loosened restrictions on the Latin Mass. The motu proprio led to a boom in young people returning to the faith as well as...

Now comes a dashcam video from a taxi driver in Chile who narrowly escaped a robbery and carjacking late one night. The taxi driver’s response to the attempted attack looks to be virtually textbook perfect. The incident began with the carjackers forcing their vehicle in front of the taxi driver at an exit (see photo at top). The good guy exercised good personal defensive driving skills, maintaining a healthy separation from the vehicle in front of him. Notice his separation compared to the other drivers in both directions. In this case, after intentionally hanging back from the vehicle in front...

A surveillance authority in the country’s troubling Online Safety Bill won’t be enforced, officials say. But for how long?The U.K. government finally acknowledges that a component of the Online Safety Bill that would force tech companies to scan data and messages for child porn images can't be implemented without violating the privacy rights of all internet users and undermining the data encryption tools that keep our information safe. And so the government is backing down—for now—on what's been called the "spy clause." Using the justification of fighting the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), part of the Online Safety...

Cernovich @Cernovich DOJ seeks 120-day prison term for J6 journalist who never entered Capitol, spoke out about 'stolen election' on air thepostmillennial.com DOJ seeks 120-day prison term for J6 journalist who never entered Capitol, spoke out about ‘stolen... 12:37 PM · Sep 7, 2023

NEW DELHI: Invites sent by Indian President Droupadi Murmu calling herself "President of Bharat" for a dinner on the sidelines of the G20 summit have stirred speculation that the government may be about to change the country's name. WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT INDIA'S NAME? By convention, invitations issued by Indian constitutional bodies have always mentioned the name India when the text is in English, and the name Bharat when the text is in Hindi. However, the invites - in English - for the G20 dinner called Murmu the President of Bharat. An official at the president's office said they...

Disney amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company. Disney last week had asked to drop its other claims in the case because they are being actively pursued in a separate state-level lawsuit in Florida. It’s the latest wrinkle stemming from Disney’s battle with DeSantis that began when the company publicly denounced the controversial classroom bill dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics. ... The revision, which nixes four claims Disney had previously presented in the case, shrinks the company’s federal civil complaint to...

The most explosive news Thursday morning was that special counsel David Weiss has announced that he expects to indict Hunter Biden this month for possessing a gun while being a narcotics user -- a felony that carries a potential 10-year prison sentence. But despite Morning Joe's Mika Brzezinski calling it "big news," the show buried the story deep in its fourth and final hour -- and even then devoted barely two minutes to it. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.