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@Forbes Rep. Mike Rogers, who chairs the Armed Services Committee, told reporters Thursday after a closed-door House GOP meeting that he wants Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to tell Republicans what concessions they’ll have to make for Democrats to help them elect a speaker.

Tragically, since the mass covid injection campaign began to the end of September, 2,003 athletes have had serious health issues post-vaccination. Of those, 1,400 have died. It’s not only athletes that are dying suddenly. In 2023, there has been an 82% increase compared to 2020 in online news content citing “died suddenly.” In July, we reported that 1,884 athletes were recorded as having serious health issues post-vaccination. Sadly, 1,310 had died. This was according to the latest reports of athletes recorded in Good Sciencing’s list at the time. Good Sciencing is continuously updating its list and tragically, the number keeps...

It didn’t even take a week. In the first few days after Hamas began their barbaric and genocidal attacks on Israel, the American and international media mostly did a good job reporting on the atrocities committed by Hamas. To their credit, they reported that more than 1,000 Israeli Jews had been slaughtered just on Saturday, Oct. 7 alone. They reported that dozens of Israeli babies had been murdered and that some of them had even been decapitated. And that hundreds of Israeli youths were gunned down at a music festival. And that other Israelis were set on fire and burned...

As the situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many people far from the conflict are nonetheless exposed to countless images, stories and sounds of conflict via television and radio news reports, newspaper and digital stories, and of course social media. And this is taking a toll on all of us, including our children. The American Psychological Association released a statement this week warning that consuming violent and traumatic news can in and of itself negatively affect our mental health. “Psychological science tells us that fear, anxiety and traumatic stress have long-term effects on health and well-being. These impacts...

Home foreclosure activity in the US surged to the highest level since the start of the pandemic, a sign that the financial aftermath of COVID-19 has been wearing out cash-strapped homeowners. Foreclosure filings – including default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions – jumped 28% in the third quarter from the prior quarter to 124,539, the real estate data group ATTOM said in a recent report. That represents a 34% surge from a year ago, attesting to growing financial distress among US homeowners.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/brian-mast-idf-uniform/2023/10/13/id/1138227/ Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., wore an old Israel Defense Forces uniform to work on Friday at Capitol Hill to show his solidarity with Israelis, entering their seventh day of war against the terrorist group Hamas. And that old uniform? It's Mast's; he volunteered with IDF in January, 2015, at a base outside Tel Aviv. And he wore it proudly to a meeting of House Republicans on Friday as they continue to endeavor on finding a new speaker. "As the only member to serve with both the United States Army and the Israel Defense Forces, I will always stand with...

Researchers used artificial intelligence to extract the first word from one of the first texts in a charred scroll from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, which has been unreadable since a volcanic eruption in AD 79 — the same one that buried nearby Pompeii...The Vesuvius Challenge, a contest with $1,000,000 (£821K) in prizes for those who can use modern technology to decipher the words of these scrolls, has awarded a 21-year-old undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska $40,000 (£32.8K) for being the first to read a word from one of the ancient Herculaneum scrolls.Luke Farritor, who is at...

A local pastor says that the unprovoked attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists is a fulfillment of scripture, ushering in the end time. He did not want to be named since he says it is a sensitive topic for many denominations, not just in Solomon Islands but the World. The local pastor leads a sizeable congregation in Honiara, and is calling on Christians to pray for Israel, and to prepare their families spiritually. “This is a once in a generation war, and if you look at the scriptures this was predicted thousands of years ago. This war will usher in...

War is the continuation of politics, and it's quite likely that this is precisely the intended outcome Hamas is banking on. Assumptions that Hamas are going to experience strategic surprise by Israel counterattacking (and killing lots of civilians) are questionable to my mind. Politics is the highest level of human activity: the Americans like to remind the Vietnamese that that they won every real battle in the Vietnam war. The Vietnamese like to remind the Americans that it didn't actually matter. Both sides are correct, but only one side won. There were 20 million Afghans when the US invaded Afghanistan....

@RepThomasMassie Enough of the secret elections behind closed doors! Jim Jordan has called for a public Speaker vote by roll call on CSPAN Tuesday. I support Jim Jordan. Does your congressman? You’d better ask, because there were about 50 who voted against him on the secret ballot.

As we look at the 6000 years of human history; we find ourselves in this present day, at the accumulative technological EXPONENTIALLY superabounding depot for EXPONENTIAL population growth, technological advancement (in all sciences and warfare), in global depravity, lawlessness, godlessness, and global demonic oppression (Dan. 12:1-4). We are living in the last days EXPONENTIAL end tmes harvest season! When we are fully able to observe these things from this perspective, we truly know that we are absolutely near the end of this age and the Day of the Lord is at hand (Matt. 24; Rev. 6-19)! When ETERNALLY Divine spiritual...

The Israel Defense Forces says it is completing preparations for a “significant ground operation” in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the IDF says it is readying to “expand the offensive” by implementing a “wide range of offensive operational plans” which it says include a “joint and coordinated attack from the air, sea and land.” The IDF says it is finalizing the draft of hundreds of thousands of reservists, as the logistics directorate is working to provide troops with all the equipment they will need for the ground offensive.

The heightened anti-Semitism seen in America now mirrors that of pre-Nazi Gernany. Yet Israel has bent over backwards for peace with the Palestinians. Admittedly, I grew up in the golden age for Jews in America. Anti-Semitism was muted; Jews were respected for their family values and love of education. In fact in past presidential elections, candidates delved deep into their genetic inheritances to divine a Jewish gene or two. The existence of the modern state of Israel, a Jewish state but unequivocally also a democracy, gave Jews existential pride, a psychological homeland to which they could move if so desired,...

Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy can't stand politics. People are surprised to hear that, what with the regular appearances on Fox News and his mutual admiration society with Tucker Carlson. But he hates politics almost as much as he does Business Insider. This is why it was surprising to many for him to use his massive platform to heap praise on GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

In response to a FOIA filing, the National Archives and Records Administration reluctantly admitted that "there were nearly 29,000 emails sent by Vice-President Joe Biden to his son's and brother's business firms. However, we will not be able to provide the contents of these messages until after the 2024 elections." Archivist of the United States Colleen Joy Shogan, cautioned that "it would be premature to conclude that the existence of this correspondence proves that the President's statement that he has never spoken to his son about his business activities is false. Only an in depth analysis of each one of...

US military will intercept Hezbollah missiles, attack pro-Iran militias in Syria & Iraq if war escalates into regional conflict; Americans supply Israel with munitions from US warehouses in Israel plus airlifted shipments (via @ynetalerts)— Israel Radar (@IsraelRadar_com) October 14, 2023

Pfizer slashed its full-year earnings and revenue guidance on Friday, as it said demand for its Covid products has waned.The company now expects 2023 sales of $58 billion to $61 billion, down from its previous guidance of $67 billion to $70 billion. Pfizer said it cut its revenue outlook "solely due to its Covid products."

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...

The documents were turned over to NBC by Israeli first responders. American news broadcaster NBC published documents on Saturday recovered from Hamas terrorists killed in southern Israel that show detailed plans to target children and young people from Sa'ad, a religious kibbutz in the Negev desert. The documents included everything from maps specifying the location of kindergartens and schools, plans for how many to kill and take hostage, as well as detailed escape plans. Although schools in Israel are closed on Saturdays, many Israeli children play in the basketball or soccer courts at the schools. The documents labeled "top secret"...

Two Internal Revenue Service employees were arrested, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said on Friday. Tina White, 36, of Bellport, and Shawana Williams, 45, of Centereach, were accused of stealing thousands of dollars by filing separate, fraudulent Small Business Administration loan applications, Tierney said. "These individuals are alleged to have stolen government funds by abusing a program intended to help legitimate small business owners pay their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic," Tierney said in a news release. "I want to thank the United States Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for working with my office to investigate and prosecute...