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“Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons,” the Canadian government is advising. These 2SLGBTQI+ persons “could face certain barriers and risks when you travel outside Canada,” particularly in the USA.“2S” means “Two-Spirit,” a term that “reflects complex Indigenous understandings of gender roles, spirituality, and the long history of sexual and gender diversity in Indigenous cultures.” According to the Canadian government, 2SLGBTQI+ “recognizes Two-Spirit people as the first 2SLGBTQI+ communities.”LGBTQ are, respectively, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. “I” means “intersex” and “considers sex characteristics beyond sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and + is...

I’m going to omit a few words from the opening sentence of an article posted by the UK’s Christian Voice in order to drill home a point. The first sentence reads, “Parents in Hull have withdrawn their . . . daughter from . . . school over inappropriate content in Relationships and Sex Education.” And what, exactly, did these parents find “inappropriate”?

We have all gone through it as children. The joys of summer fade, the weather cools, the days get shorter, and the school doors swing open. For most kids – and I was certainly one of them – it is not a time of joy.But these days, it can be downright depressing. The hysterical pandemic-related school shutdowns, notably, have done far-reaching and long-lasting damage. Released in July, “Education’s long COVID:2022–23 achievement data” reveals stalled progress toward pandemic recovery. As former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Bruno Mano explains, “The assessment provider NWEA reports that students in grades three to eight...

The gangs of migrants who are behind an epidemic of street robberies in Sweden are discussed here: “Swedes urged not to wear branded clothing or jewelry amid spike in robberies and migrant gang violence,” by Thomas Brooke, Remix News, August 29, 2023:Police in the Swedish county of Värmland have urged residents not to wear branded clothing or expensive jewelry when walking through the county’s largest city of Karlstad due to a rise in robberies and migrant gang violence.As reported by the Samnytt news outlet, citizens are being told to dress poorly to ensure they aren’t robbed, with local authorities identifying...

It’s been a good summer for climate activists who are pushing the false narrative of “climate change.”We had the Canadian wildfires with smoke drifting into other parts of North America. Then there were hotter than usual temperatures in many parts of the country (it’s summertime and I predict temperatures will drop this fall, winter and spring, as usual), followed by a devastating fire in Maui, and then Hurricane Idalia.Never mind that the fires in Canada might have been prevented if environmentalists had not opposed clearing underbrush and removing old trees. The same goes for Maui, along with better management of...

Elon Musk, the philanthropic billionaire and CEO of SpaceX, recently found himself in a tumultuous international situation. A forthcoming biography reveals that Musk ordered the suspension of Starlink, his company’s satellite communication network, over Crimea to prevent an imminent Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The decision, which has sparked widespread debate, was apparently driven by fears of a potential escalation into nuclear warfare. Musk’s intervention, however, has prompted criticism from some quarters, including Ukrainian officials who decried the move as a disruption to their military strategy. Musk reportedly asked, “How am I in this war?” during an interview with author...

Flock Safety’s business motto is: “To solve crime, you need evidence.” The Atlanta-based “all-in-one” security technology company boasts major police departments as clients for its license plate-reading camera technology. On Tuesday, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr alleged in a 109-page domestic terror and felony RICO indictment that one of the 61 suspects used his employment at the security company to provide sensitive security information to his violent co-conspirators. “On June 6, 2022, WILLIAM BUDDEN WARREN, while employed with Flock, did provide locations of future Flock camera installations so that Defend the Atlanta Forest members could avoid detection,” reads the indictment....

When we hear about the soon-to-expire farm bill we think of Congress negotiating in Washington, D.C., on this major legislation that impacts agriculture. But think of the farm bill in a different way. Imagine a small child in war-torn Yemen suffering from malnutrition, wasting away because there is not enough food. The family does not have any hope except for the help of a humanitarian relief agency. The starving child’s family is given a box with a nutritious peanut paste called Plumpy’Nut. This small child, near the brink of death, starts to eat this food and is saved. Slowly, the...

As David Kurten said, this “baddie” sounds like a “top bloke.” From an entertainment magazine article this spring: Ian Fleming Publications has commissioned … Charlie Higson to write a new James Bond adventure to celebrate the coronation of King Charles. The new 007 story, ‘On His Majesty’s Secret Service,’ brings Bond into the present day. It is May 4, two days before the coronation of King Charles III. Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the wealthy, eccentric and self-styled Athelstan of Wessex, who is on a deadly mission of his...

Michigan, home to one of the most MAGA-crazed GOP bases in the country, is set to host the premier Senate showdown between loyalists to former President Donald Trump and establishment Republicans focused on electability above all else. At stake is whether Republicans can successfully expand the Senate map to Michigan, where Democrats have mostly coalesced behind Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Establishment Republicans in Washington, D.C., and in Michigan think they’ve found the candidate — former House Intelligence Committee chairman and Trump skeptic Mike Rogers — to turn the blue-tinted swing state...

Three of the 1,900-year-old weapons, whose iron blades are 60-65cm long (24-26in), were still in wooden scabbards.They were found in a near-inaccessible crevice by a team photographing an ancient inscription on a stalactite.Archaeologists believe the swords were hidden by Judean rebels after they were seized from the Roman army as booty...Fifty years ago, a stalactite with an incomplete ink inscription written in ancient Hebrew script was found in a small cave high on a cliff above the Dead Sea, north of the En Gedi oasis in eastern Israel.Archaeologist Dr Asaf Gayer of Ariel University, geologist Boaz Langford of the Hebrew...

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals have secured the future for their long-term quarterback. Joe Burrow reached an agreement on a five-year, $275 million extension with the team that includes $219.01 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday. The contract averages $55 million per year. The deal ends months of negotiations and rewards a player who has flipped Cincinnati's fortunes. On Wednesday, Burrow spoke to reporters for the first time since he strained his right calf in late July, and he reiterated his desire to spend his long-term future with the...

A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party official who once vowed to “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department is now calling for tougher crime laws after she was beaten and bloodied in a carjacking outside of her home this week. Shivanthi Sathanandan, the Second Vice Chairwoman for the DFL, shared news of her attack in a Wednesday Facebook post, where she fumed that the four young suspects need to be brought to justice. “I have a broken leg, deep lacerations on my head, bruising, and cuts all over my body. And I have rage,” wrote Sathanandan, who said the beating occurred in front of...

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Item ordered on August 31 as of this morning has not yet shipped. This is an item sold and stocked by Amazon, it does not involve a third-party vendor. I tried to cancel the order this morning online. Received an email stating the following verbatim: "Unfortunately, we weren’t able to cancel the items you requested and these items will soon be shipped. We apologize for the inconvenience." What? What does "soon be shipped" have to do with it? That's the same as saying the order hasn't been shipped. In other words, you just can't cancel. In the past Amazon said...

A federal appeals court Thursday put on hold a judge's order from earlier this week requiring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to remove a floating barrier from the middle of the Rio Grande. The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals allowed Abbott, a Republican, to leave in place for now the 1,000-foot barrier the state installed to deter illegal migrant crossings. The order was issued by a three-judge panel of two Democratic appointees and a Republican appointee. Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra had ordered that the barrier moved out of the main waterway to the bank of the Rio Grande...

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 all over her body when four armed juveniles allegedly beat her to the ground...

Ukraine War History: Why it was a Predictable Bloodbath - Jeffrey Sachs (Video)

If they take away our cars, they won't like what comes next. "Let's roll" were the last recorded words from the passengers on Flight 93 on 9/11. "Let's roll" means the die is cast, and our last actions should count for something. With 9/11 just around the corner and with a president breaking tradition and not putting aside his typical daily responsibilities to give the moment the respect and importance that it deserves, this is our moment to evaluate what appears to be our coming fate. In Europe, the beginning of the end of private ownership of cars has begun....

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemJohn 12Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna![d]” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[e] “Blessed is the king of Israel!” 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”[f] 16 At first his disciples...