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On Veterans Day we remember from WWII the hazards faced by the young men who became our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers. For example, the 8th Air Force suffered over 26,000 dead compared to the Marine Corps losing nearly 20,000 killed in the Pacific. Their bombers were mainly crewed by teenagers and men in their early twenties, but of all crew members the ball turret gunner confronted the most dismal fate.The emerging certainty the United States would be drawn into WW II promoted creation of an autonomous Army Air Force. Until the war in Europe began, dominate Army doctrine gave the...

This is embarrassing. Put him in a home already

MINNEAPOLIS — "Life under siege," and "unchartered territory" is how the authors of a new report describe our current climate situation. WCCO NEXT Weather meteorologist Adam Del Rosso caught up with Dr. Jillian Gregg, one of the authors, who says despite the bold language, the solutions are fairly simple. "We're simply looking at the data and in fact, we really are alarmed at what we're seeing. It is really off the charts and that's why we have that in our title. It's unchartered territory," Gregg said. She says of the 35 vital signs her team has been tracking, 20 are...

Pope’s removal of Bishop Strickland draws huge Catholic outrage, global media coverage'His persecution will only open the door for countless others to rise up.'TYLER, Texas (LifeSiteNews) –– The morning’s news of Pope Francis removing the bishop of Tyler – Bishop Joseph Strickland – has made international waves and caused instant outrage amongst Catholics, in a fallout, the scale of which, has likely taken even the Vatican by surprise. In the Holy See Press Office’s daily bulletin on November 11, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of the governance of his Diocese of Tyler. READ: Pope...

The New York Times reported on the 9th November, that a federal judge had approved the $290 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by the sex abuse victims of Epstein against JPMorgan Chase—a close mutual business associate of both Gates and Epstein. Over this past year, JPMorgan has agreed to pay an additional $75 million—for a combined total of $365 million—to settle another lawsuit relating to its established banking relationship with Epstein.“The suits revealed that JPMorgan facilitated approximately $1 billion in transfers for Epstein which the bank admitted were “human trafficking” related.” according to author of new book, Controligarchs:...

... I went to see Interstellar mainly because I was tickled by the fact that the bad guy is called "Dr Mann". But I took along my kids, and I'm glad I did because it's a good film to see with children or parents. Underneath all the saving-humanity space-travel stuff, the only relationship that matters in the movie is between dad Matthew McConaughey and his daughter. I'm tiptoeing around the startling evolution of that relationship, but let's just say that the, ahem, role reversal of their final scene together had my boys talking all the way home. Interstellar is directed...

The suspected human smuggler who caused a deadly car crash that killed him along with seven others, including two Americans, has been identified as a 17-year-old boy from Honduras, authorities say. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident on Wednesday occurred when the smuggler, who was carrying five illegal immigrants in his vehicle, was fleeing from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office in Batesville, Texas, when he tried to pass an 18-wheeler in a no-passing zone. He reportedly went into oncoming traffic and collided with the SUV occupied by two Americans from Georgia. The collision killed the Americans from...

Yesterday's observation that we should nix the cheap Nazi comparisons because they are insufficient to the moment prompted a lot of reader response, a big chunk of which was along the lines of: Are you serious, Steyn? You're saying we're in for millions of deaths?Well, I hope not. But there is blood-lust in the air - I don't mean in Gaza (it's always in the air there) but in the streets of western cities. In our comments, Ian Cory, a First Day Founding Member of The Mark Steyn Club from southern England, put it this way:In Nineteen Eighty-Four Britain is...

Are you a wrestling fan? If so, you may have heard the terms “heel” and “jobber” being thrown around. But what do these terms mean exactly? Let’s dive into the world of wrestling and explore the differences between heel and jobber. ? Let’s establish which of the two is the proper word. The truth is, both words are correct and are used in different contexts. “Heel” refers to a wrestler who is portrayed as the villain or antagonist in a storyline. On the other hand, a “jobber” is a wrestler who is often used to make other wrestlers look good...

House Republicans are pursuing a two-step plan for funding the government, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Congress barrels toward another spending deadline next Friday. Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the plan on a GOP conference call with members Saturday afternoon and argued “I wasn’t the architect of the mess we are in,” according to a source on the call. While Johnson embraced the right wing of his conference by pitching the two-step approach, he didn’t fully cave to their wishes. The package does not include the deep spending cuts that his right flank pushed...

Catholic apologist Trent Horn offers a lingering theological question concerning the much discussed doctrine of Sola Fide here.To note, there are varying, different definitions of this doctrine, and many non-Catholic Christians do not hold to this doctrine in some way or another as well.(In a similar way that Catholics erroneously pick and choose what they desire to believe or reject.) The question asked of this vague and ambiguous doctrine is this: If good works are necessary fruit, evidence, of one who has been saved by Faith Alone, "What exactly are the "good works" that accompany true faith?" A natural follow...

Scientists say they may know what causes déjà vu. In other news, millions of Americans are enjoying new music from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. A cop in Australia has been convicted of pulling his gun on a fellow officer who threatened to spoil Top Gun: Maverick. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and 200 hours of Scientology deprogramming. Democrat Susannah Gibson narrowly lost her election in Virginia, months after she was discovered doing online sex shows for paying customers. It was really tight. And so was the race.

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who has repeatedly criticised his papacy, following concerns over his leadership and governance.

1) House Republicans announce a “laddered” CR to try to avoid a government shutdown next week This is a multi-step approach. 2) All funding from the old stopgap bill is renewed automatically since there isn’t enough time to go to conference with the Senate before the deadline early next Saturday morning. 3) So the plan would be go to the first step of the ladder through January 19. This would fund transportation/housing, defense, agriculture and military construction in January. The other eight spending bills would face a deadline of February 2. A) More on the GOP gambit to avert a...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland’s removal is ‘a blatant injustice’ says Bishop Schneider‘The deposition of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland signifies a black day for the Catholic Church of our day,’ wrote Bishop Schneider.Editor’s Note: The following is the official English statement from Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary of Astana, Kazakhstan, in response to the news that Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph Strickland from his Diocese of Tyler. A Spanish version can be found here. (LifeSiteNews) –– “The one charge which is now sure to secure severe punishment is the careful keeping of the traditions of the Fathers.” These words of St....

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday criticized the Western countries for remaining silent on the massacre in Palestine. Speaking at an emergency joint Arab-Islamic summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Erdogan said, “It is shame that Western countries, which always voice for human rights, and freedoms, remain silent on the massacre in Palestine." “We are faced with unprecedented barbarism in history, where hospitals, schools, and refugee camps are bombed and civilians are massacred,” he added. He stressed that it is vital to deliver fuel to places in urgent need, especially hospitals in Gaza. “We believe that a fund...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) threatened to prevent GOP presidential candidates from taking part in future party-sanctioned debates if they engaged in an open-press event in Iowa next week, drawing backlash from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Prior to the agreement over the format of the forum, in an Oct. 28 letter to the respective presidential campaigns the RNC Counsel's Office said that any candidate who participates in the Nov. 17 Des Moines event would violate their pledge to not participate in non-RNC-sanctioned primary debates. "The Forum is NOT a debate," he wrote in a post to X. "Thus, the RNC...

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari on Saturday evening said that the IDF forces are moving deeper into Gaza, and that Hamas has lost control of northern Gaza. During the Hebrew briefing, Hagari switched to speaking in English, emphasizing that there is "no siege" on the Shifa Hospital in Gaza. "There has been a lot of misinformation from Gaza today," he began in English. "So I want to clarify the facts. There is no siege - I repeat, there is no siege - on the Shifa Hospital." "The east side of the hospital is open...for the safe passage of Gazans who wish...

Why were there doppelgänger Oswalds in Mexico City.

@catturd2 The entire Republican Party, all of you, are a joke. @RepMTG I hear ya and when I got as mad as you are, I stopped ranting on social media and hitting the post button all day and I ran for Congress and here is my score and proof of my actions. I know you live in Florida somewhere, win a seat and come help make a difference bc we need 218 votes to accomplish anything. I’ve introduced articles of impeachment against Biden, Garland, Wray, Graves, and this week I’m forcing a floor vote on Mayorkas. I need more Republicans...