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There would be peace in the Middle East if Israel just ended its occupation, right?That’s what the Squad wants you to think, anyway. The statements of the three primary members of this winsome leftist House coalition on the Hamas massacres in Israel had the distinct odor of canned talking points. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Make Mine A Double) issued a statement that said, “I condemn Hamas’ attack in the strongest possible terms.” That was a good start, but she then turned on a dime to blame it all on Israel: “No child and family should ever endure this kind of violence...

We cannot silence those whose views appall us. We can, however, say to ourselves that these are people with whom we do not wish to associate.In the spring of 1986, I took a History of Christianity course at Cal. In his introductory lecture, Professor Bouwsma acknowledged that many students might come from Christian backgrounds. We might have deeply held beliefs, he said, but we should expect to be challenged and discomfited. He invited the believers in the class to think of their faith like a warm jacket.“When you’re out and about in the chill, you need to wear your coat,”...

The United States must step up its military modernisation to enhance its conventional and nuclear forces and ensure it is ready for the possibility of simultaneous wars with China and Russia, a congressional commission evaluating the US’s strategic posture has said. Releasing its report (PDF) on Thursday in the US, the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States described the current global environment as “fundamentally different [to] anything experienced in the past, even in the darkest days of the Cold War”. The bipartisan panel of six Democrats and six Republicans called for urgent and immediate action to...

Emily Jensen, a mum from Utah, has become a big part of the Halloween conversation thanks to her trick-or-treat concept switch. The labour and delivery nurse shares two-year-old daughter Aria with health coach Levi Jensen and the little one is the star of the viral Halloween clip. A mum has divided the opinion of the internet after sharing her ‘switch witch’ Halloween tradition online. With the scariest day of the year fast approaching, people online are looking for new ways to spice up spooky season. “Trick-or-treating is fun, but kids don’t really need all that candy, so here’s what we...

Former President George Bush said that “negotiating with killers is not an option for Israel” in the aftermath of Hamas’s terrorist attacks last weekend, according to video obtained by Axios. Axios published the footage Friday, in which Bush spoke with Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, and shared his personal support for Israel, though he expects things to get “ugly” as the country responds to the attacks.

Wisconsin State Rep. Dave Considine (D) told his colleagues on the state house floor Thursday that he thinks girls who lose to male-born transgender athletes just need to “work harder” if they don’t like losing in sports. Considine made the outrageous claim by insisting that his college-age “granddaughter” voiced this quip to him during a recent conversation the two had. “And my granddaughter who is playing college sports, I asked her about this when we had this two years ago, and she said you know what, if a trans woman was competing against me in the sport then that just...

Russia's proposed 2024 budget allocates funding to the families of 102,700 military personnel killed in Ukraine, giving insight into Moscow's likely death toll in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine that began in February 2022. The figures, which have not been independently verified by Newsweek, were reported on Thursday by independent Russian news outlet Mozhem Obyasnit, which analyzed Russia's federal budget draft for 2024 to 2026. The publication notes that in addition to one-time insurance payments for military personnel killed in Ukraine, relatives also receive monthly compensation of 21,922.12 rubles ($225) from the Social Fund of Russia.... According to...

Top officials with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign made the case to a gathering of top donors opposed to Donald Trump on Friday that rival GOP candidate Nikki Haley could not defeat the former president in a head-to-head matchup. If they wanted to stop Trump, they argued, the Florida governor remained their best bet. In another presentation made to the same group, Haley’s team argued the opposite. DeSantis’ campaign had flatlined, they insisted, pointing to data that showed that the former UN ambassador was ascendent and, therefore, the logical choice for the anti-Trump crowd. Haley’s team, according to a person familiar...

Boz along w/ what would become Toto. I saw him a few years ago in WPB at the Kravis Center. It was confirmed - he's the coolest musician alive.

Legal academics are divided on the new popular theory that former President Donald Trump can be removed from ballots under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. While I respect many of the academics who view this as a credible interpretation, I have long opposed it as textually and historically flawed. In addition to some exaggerated claims of precedent, I view the theory as one of the most dangerous in my lifetime. One thing, however, we agree upon: it is time for the federal courts to rule on this theory to bring clarity to the election. That may now occur in...

Biden Fearlessly Walks Up 4 Stairs

Initial Reports that Israeli Artillery has Opened-Fire on Southern Lebanon.— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 13, 2023

[Catholic Caucus] Two Peas in a Pod: Fr. James Martin and Cynthia Bailey Manns Assigned to Same Synod Team on LGBTQ+ IssuesDiane Montagna reports on Twitter that Fr. James Martin and Cynthia Bailey Manns have been assigned to Table 28 which will discuss the Instrumentum Laboris B 1.2 Worksheet on “LGBTQ+” issues. Most Catholics are well aware of Fr. James Martin’s notorious pro-homosexual track record. But many may not be familiar with Cynthia Bailey Manns so we produced the video below.Having these two individuals assigned to the same team on LGBTQ+ issues is not a good sign.Link to above video

Nobody showed up to support them... A very telling outcome?

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Luke 11:15-26 Friends, in today’s Gospel, we learn of a person possessed by a demon. Jesus meets the man and drives out the demon, but then is immediately accused of being in league with Satan. Some of the witnesses say, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.”Jesus’ response is wonderful in its logic and laconicism: “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?”The demonic power is always one of scattering. It breaks up communion. But...

Romney made the remarks Tuesday evening during a Q&A with his former running mate and former House Speaker Paul Ryan at the E2 Summit in Park City, a gathering of influential Republican donors and thinkers. Four presidential candidates spoke to summit attendees earlier in the day Tuesday, including former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was at the dinner Tuesday night; former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley; former Vice President Mike Pence; and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. Romney said he’s encouraged Democratic senators — including Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia — to...

'Top secret' Hamas documents show that terrorists intentionally targeted elementary schools and a youth center Maps and documents recovered from the bodies of Hamas attackers reveal a coordinated plan to target children and take hostages inside an Israeli village near Gaza. Hamas maps of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Nahal Oz, and Alumim recovered from the bodies of Hamas by Israeli first responders. A Hamas map recovered from the body of a Hamas militants by Israeli first responders. Obtained by NBC News

Some highlighted biased points about NBC news reporting. (Oct.12.13) * Hamas "fighters". Instead of terrorist. What are they "fighting "? * It reports Hamas' claims of "70 killed" as if it was "fact." * Israel fired at Lenanon - it did not explain that it was after radical firing at Israel or about Hezbollah at all.

A Minnesota native who had protested Israeli military action in Gaza and her husband — the son of Holocaust survivors- — were murdered by Hamas terrorists in a kibbutz near the Gaza border that has become synonymous with the militants’ atrocities. Cindy Flash, 67, and Igal Flash, 66, were killed inside a safe room at their home in Kfar Aza — a pastoral farming community that was turned into a sprawling slaughterhouse Saturday. Keren Flash, the couple’s adult daughter, told CNN Thursday that she received a text message from her mother Saturday, saying: “they managed to break into the safe...