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WASHINGTON, Saturday, Oct. 17. It is ascertained from the Army of the Potomac that the heavy rain of yesterday prevented any field operations. Our cavalry scouts failed to find any considerable body of the enemy, and our signal men, owing to the fog and haze, saw indications of only one large camp, at Bristow Station. It is believed the enemy, having during the previous day reconnoitered our position, and finding our lines impregnable, retired rearward, and fearing a rise in the Rappahannock would interfere with their base of supplies, have expedited their movements toward that line Our troops are equally...

The speaker of the House’s removal marks a turning point in Republican politics. Conservatives in Knoxville and across America have been demanding change in Republican leadership in Washington for over a decade. The event that occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 3 finally brought home a victory. In an internal poll, 85% of right-wing UT students in College Republicans approved of former speaker McCarthy's removal. With a majority of conservatives in America supporting his removal as well, it is clear that McCarthy did not draw support from the Republican base. McCarthy had numerous underlying problems and outright failures as a politician and...

Vladimir Putin has invited Joe Biden for tea, suggesting that he take back the long-range Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) the US sent to Ukraine. The Russian president urged Mr Biden to visit Moscow “for blinis and tea” a day after Ukrainian forces used American-supplied ATACMS for the first time in some of the most destructive attacks to have been carried out on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war. His comments could be viewed as a veiled threat, given the Kremlin’s previous form for allegedly poisoning the tea of its enemies.

In a heartwarming display of interspecies cooperation, a recent video shared by Nature is Amazing on Twitter captured a surprising scene. Two bunnies were engaged in a vicious brawl when two unexpected heroes intervened: the chicken police. The video shows the chickens swiftly stepping in between the warring bunnies, effectively breaking up the fight and ensuring peace in their animal kingdom.

Many have asked me what my thoughts are on the “surprise” attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7. Thousands of missiles began raining down on indiscriminate targets in Israel just before dawn that day. At the same time, hundreds of armed fighters descended on Israel — using motorboats, paragliders, and motorcycles. Bulldozers also breached border fences between Gaza and Israel.

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemActs 4Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin 4 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand. 5 The...

Firearms are not the only tool available to defend against bear attacks. Blades and blunt objects have been effective in a number of recorded cases. Unlike bear spray or firearms, when someone defends against a bear with a blade or a blunt object, it tends to make the news.Traditionally, bears were hunted with spears and dogs. Humans with spears, partnered with dogs, are very difficult for a bear to successfully overcome. Some human and dog casualties result, with dog casualties much more common than humans. Spears give humans a necessary stand-off distance to keep them away from a bear’s teeth...

In light of the war between Israel and Hamas, Pastor Gary Hamrick (Cornerstone Chapel - Leesburg, VA) presents a Biblical perspective of the events. Who/What is Hamas? Why are they so intent on destroying Israel? Who are the Palestinians and why do many of them think of the Jews as “occupiers” and “colonialists”? And do these current events point to any particular Bible prophecy about the End Times? Pastor Gary answers these questions and more in today’s teaching entitled, “Israel, Hamas, and End Times.”

Al Jazeera correspondent Dorsa Jabbari reported that “at least half a dozen” cities in Iran have seen protests break out in the wake of the hospital attack. From her vantage point in the capital Tehran, she explained that demonstrators moved from the city’s Palestine Square to the French Embassy, where they chanted against the violence. “There is the sense that this was something catastrophic,” Jabbari explained. “The Supreme Leader of Iran spoke earlier on Tuesday and he said once the Muslim countries, the Muslim nation and the people become angry, it is very hard to prevent them from expressing their...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) — Buying a house in the U.S. isn’t cheap, and according to a report from Redfin, it is now harder than ever to afford one. Sky-high mortgage rates and rising home prices have made it more difficult than ever, especially for first-time home buyers, Redfin said in the report, which was released Tuesday. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.57% from 7.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said earlier this month. It’s the highest level in more than two decades. To afford a median-priced U.S. home now, Redfin said buyers must...

A biologically male “transgender female” athlete has removed the championship title from a 14-time female fencing champ at the 2023 FIE Veteran Fencing World Championships. American Liz Kocab beat 14-time champion Marja-Liisa Someroja of Finland in the Women’s Epee in Florida on Oct. 15, Fox News reported. “I wanted to support USA Fencing,” Kocab said after the win. “I really did. Otherwise, I was actually thinking of stepping away. But the fact that it was in America, I thought that was important to support the USA. This is my way of saying thanks to USA Fencing.” Sunday marks the eighth...

Alex Jones breaks down the video of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink attempting to conceal his real agenda of mass starvation and depopulation.

The barbaric and evil terrorist attacks on Israel are a horrific reminder that the world is safe when America is strong—but when we have a weak president in the White House, the costs can be greater than our worst nightmares. If we hope to prevent further shedding of innocent blood, the United States must learn the painful lessons of these savage atrocities. As we pray for the Israeli people in this hour of anguish and give them our complete and total support, we must also confront the absolute failure of the Biden administration, whose incompetence and ignorance invited this heinous...

The continuing proliferation of conflicting and contradictory stories leaked by U.S. intelligence services regarding what they knew—and, more importantly, didn’t know—about the planning for Hamas’ assault on Israel, is more than just a D.C. bureaucratic comedy act. Taken together, the profusion of leaks suggests there are people in offices and agencies across the Beltway who are worried they’ll be blamed for missing signals and human intelligence outlining plans for the largest one-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. The gaps in U.S. knowledge of the attacks and Iran’s role must also be understood in the context of a separate but...

The Israeli army has detected significant movement in the northern part of the country! Subsequently, the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Israeli army issued a joint announcement and initiated evacuations. As a result, 28 towns are officially being evacuated. The Israeli army's activity in the north has been increasing substantially. The reason for this is the actions of the world's most powerful non-state organizations. A major infiltration operation took place in the border town of Metula in northern Israel. After the movement sensors at the border headquarters sounded the alarm, the Israeli army thwarted the infiltration attempts. The Israeli...

On Monday, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs warned that the expansion of the Hamas-Israel war on “other fronts” is becoming “inevitable,” and “preemptive action” could be expected “in the coming hours.” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian declared on state television Monday that Israel will not be allowed to take any additional action in the Gaza Strip without major consequences. “Leaders of the resistance will not allow [Israel] to take any action in Gaza … All options are open and we cannot be indifferent to the war crimes committed against the people of Gaza,” Amirabdollahian said, as translated by Reuters. “The...

"The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul" (Ps. 19:7). God can transform you through His Word into the person He wants you to be. Many today doubt the power of Scripture in dealing with the deeper aspects of the human heart and mind. The Bible may be helpful for certain superficial or "spiritual" problems, they say, but it's too simplistic and inadequate for the more complex psychological issues of modern man. The truth is, however, the best psychology can do is modify external behavior. It cannot redeem and transform the soul. Only God can do that through...

There have been many drugs that have never made it on the market because they cause heart rhythm disturbances. Because the COVID-19 vaccines were rushed in development, preclinical cardiac toxicity studies were skipped. Now three years into the disastrous COVID-19 vaccine campaign, we are learning that probably every person sustains some degree of heart dysfunction or damage within 48 hours of the shot. Schreckenberg et al studied the direct effect of administering Pfizer and Moderna mRNA to isolated adult rat cardiomyocytes. The results were not good. “After 48 h, expression of the encoded spike protein was detected in ventricular cardiomyocytes...

Lots of live stream webcams available for Gaza, the Gaza-Israeli bord, the Lebanon-Israeli border, etc. Periodic ongoing missile strikes, even some Hamas launches. In past 5-minutes, for the first time, seeing tanks move.