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Tonight Turkey (Türkiye) saying that its air force carried out strikes on 30 Kurdish targets in northern Syria... President Trump seeking dismissal of the Biden Administration's prosecution of him over his challenge to the 2020 election results... The Biden Administration is considering using US State Department funds to help provide military aid to Ukraine... Tonight an explosion in Kiev and other explosions...Russia says that it is repelling an attack by two sea drones... Russian President Vladimir Putin making a speech tonight in Sochi. Putin saying...comments regarding the death of Wagner military contractor founder Yevgeny Prigozhin... Inflation in Canada at four...

The passing of Dick Butkus is one of the saddest times for the sport. Butkus was a real star both on and off the field. A throwback to the old 1930's through 1950's players that were there to win at any cost. He played from 1965 till 1973, all with the Chicago Bears prior to being brought up in the sport in Chicago as a child, and was all pro seven of his nine years. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-legend-dick-butkus-passes-away Dan Obramowitx said it best, “Dick was not satisfied with...

Lusail International CircuitFirst Grand Prix2021Number of Laps57Circuit Length5.419kmRace Distance308.611 kmLap RecordN/A (N/A)

In what can only be compared to the prior mask dropping by conservatives when Donald Trump announced in 2015 that he would build a wall to stop illegal immigration, Matt Gaetz has triggered a similar round of revelations as New Gingrich, Hillary Clinton and Mark Levin all align against the removal of Kevin McCarthy. The only common thread that binds all three is Ukraine and money. Funny how the personal economics of the thing always seems to surface when contrast against policy. this small group of extremists have. And I don’t know who will lead that, but let’s hope whoever...

Mortgage rates jumped again this week — remaining at a 23-year high and increasing the likelihood that rates could soon hit 8%. The rate on the average 30-year fixed mortgage increased to 7.49% from 7.31% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac, following the yield of the 10-year Treasury, which spiked to a 16-year high this week. Rates are at their highest point since December 2000 for a second week in a row, with few signs of softening. Steeper rates continue to smother homebuyer demand, forcing the price-conscious to the sidelines. Meanwhile, those still on the hunt leaned on lower-rate...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia wants to Nuke itself | Heavy losses in Ruzzian army confirmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kLFuhKRf5w Update from Ukraine | Ukrainian Landing Operation in Crimea | Did it Fail? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezyWTWGfOyI The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 4th October 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-588-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

On Sept. 26, 2023, two days of rioting and looting broke out following a Black Lives Matter-inspired protest in downtown Philadelphia. The looters targeted a liquor store, Lululemon, Apple, Foot Locker, Target and many other businesses. The looting was organized on social media and was in reaction to a judge dismissing charges against a former Philadelphia Police officer who shot a knife-wielding Latino suspect named Eddie Irizarry. George Soros-linked district attorney Larry Krasner refiled charges against Mark Dial the same day. Perhaps the most infamous riot arrestee was Dayjia Blackwell, a social media influencer known as "Meatball." Blackwell livestreamed herself...

Is there a “quieter middle space” when it comes to gender, sexuality, and marriage? Well, the individuals behind the Unconditional Conference taking place this week at Pastor Andy Stanley’s North Point Community Church seem to think so. But as Christians, we should always be comparing what anyone says—including a popular, influential pastor such as Andy Stanley (who is presenting at the conference)—against the authority of God’s Word. So when we start with God’s Word, is there a “quieter middle space”? According to the event website, the Unconditional Conference is designed for: Parents of LGBTQ+ children and for ministry leaders looking...

In 400 AD, the Roman Empire extends to Britain and the Romans become impressed with the fight skills of the warrior Sarmatian people, which are spared, but have to send their sons to serve Rome in the cavalry for 15 years. Only after these services, these knights are free to return home. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have their last mission before achieving their freedom.

Andy Stanley is finally sharing his thoughts about criticism over his involvement in a recent conference for Christian parents of what the megachurch pastor repeatedly referred to as “gay kids.” Stanley, whose North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, hosted the Unconditional Conference last week, spoke candidly to his congregation in a message Sunday that, unlike the rest of the church’s sermons, was not live-streamed on North Point’s digital platforms. In an audio recording of the sermon leaked to social media, Stanley addressed a number of topics, including the controversy surrounding the Unconditional Conference and the church’s theological stance on...

Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade is facing backlash from viewers after he mocked Rep. Tim Burchett’s Christian faith. The incident occurred during a contentious television interview the day after Burchett voted to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Tennessee congressman is very outspoken about his Christian faith and he told reporters “I was going down two paths. I said one was keeping my friendship with Kevin McCarthy. And two was my conscience. And so my conscience won out, and it’s served me pretty well. And I said I would be praying about it. And I do, I ask God for...

Congressman Troy E. Nehls @RepTroyNehls Just had a great conversation with President Trump about the Speaker’s race. He is endorsing Jim Jordan, and I believe Congress should listen to the leader of our party. I fully support Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. 9:32 PM · Oct 5, 2023

One of my favorite Peanuts cartoons pictures a troubled Charlie Brown seeking Lucy’s five cent psychiatric help. After Lucy provides several cautions about worrying, she says, “If you have to worry, you should worry about this very moment.” In response, a puzzled Charlie Brown asks, “This moment? Why this moment?” It’s then that a soccer ball comes flying through the air, bonks him in the head, and sends him flying to the ground. Lucy then explains her diagnosis, “I saw this ball heading this way, see, and . . .” In his second letter, the Apostle Peter warns us about...

Another day, another leak from Jack Smith’s prosecutors. This is Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign since he does not have a successful record to run on. The economy is in shambles. Inflation is still crushing the average American, mortgage rates are at 25-year highs, and grocery and gas prices are soaring. Jack Smith is leaking to the left-wing media as he seeks to gag Trump and accuse him of attempting to “prejudice the jury pool through disparaging and inflammatory attacks on the citizens of this District, the Court, prosecutors, and prospective witnesses.” According to the latest criminal leak to ABC News,...

The death of two progressive activists shocked the nation. And that says everything about crime and class in America.Recently, two high-profile supporters of “justice reform” were murdered. At 4 a.m. on Monday, Ryan Carson, a 32-year-old social justice and climate change activist, was walking with his girlfriend in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, when he was stabbed to death by a stranger. Only a few hours earlier in Philadelphia, activist and journalist Josh Kruger was shot and killed in his home. And two Democratic lawmakers who voted to “redirect funding to community-based policing reforms” have been recent victims of violent crime.On Monday...

LOS ANGELES — According to sources, federal agents confronted a group of Antifa rioters who were in the middle of burning down a courthouse so they could ask them if they'd seen any dangerous MAGA around. "Hey friends, you see any of them dangerous MAGA around?" a special agent later identified as David Friedkin reportedly asked while attempting to shield his face from the blaze. "It is imperative that we find them before they do something dangerous like calmly walk inside a federal building or vote for the wrong presidential candidate." Witnesses claim one of the Antifa rioters was kind...

...The Trump-Ramaswamy relationship dates back to 2021, after Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner arranged a dinner to introduce them, according to people familiar with the meeting. As Ramaswamy traveled the country promoting his book, “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” he made a stop by Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., to meet the former president for the first time. Kushner — a friend of Ramaswamy’s — thought Trump would like the first time author, according to a person familiar with the relationship. In the interview, Ramaswamy recalled he and Trump discussing politics in his home state of Ohio...

Tom Fitton @TomFitton Judicial Watch Sues Secret Service for Records of Attacks by Biden German Shepherd ‘Commander’ (Washington, DC) – @JudicialWatch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service for records regarding incidents of aggression and bites involving President Joe Biden’s Dog, Commander (Judicial Watch Inc, v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (No. 1:23-cv-02960)). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the Secret Service (a component of the Department of Homeland Security) failed to respond to a July 31, 2023, request for all...

Pope Francis’ remarks on faith in ‘Laudate Deum’ are even more alarming than his climate activismLaudate Deum cannot be approached as just another text in which Pope Francis rehashes the clichés of climate alarmism. His strange statements that touch on faith itself are a far more serious problem.Comments on the Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum will no doubt focus on Pope Francis’ recommendations for safeguarding the “common home”– an expression coined by Gorbachev at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union – in his follow-up to the “ecological” encyclical Laudato si’.But irrespective of what one might think of the...

This is the official Ray Stevens music video for "Since Bubba Changed His Name To Charlene". Currently streaming everywhere. Enjoy!