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The questions that Habakkuk asked long ago in ancient Judah resonate again in today’s world: O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. (Habakkuk 1:2-3) The Lord responded to the inquisitive prophet by telling him that His judgment was already on the way (Habakkuk 1:5-11). His wrath came in the form of Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians who destroyed both...

A Putin army general has been 'killed by an exploding Russian mine', according to reports. Major-General Vladimir Zavadsky, 45, was deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps. He perished 'as a result of a mine explosion in the rear area, and not a military clash with the enemy' on the frontline, reported Telegram channel VChK-OGPU. The report states that the incident occurred during a 'senseless' redeployment of his group away from the frontline, The channel alleged the Russian armed forces were making an attempt to cover-up the circumstances of his death and blame it on a Ukrainian artillery strike. An...

Explanation: Could there be a tornado inside another tornado? In general, no. OK, but could there be a tornado inside a wider dust devil? No again, for one reason because tornados comes down from the sky, but dust devils rise up from the ground. What is pictured is a landspout, an unusual type of tornado known to occur on the edge of a violent thunderstorm. The featured landspout was imaged and identified in Kansas, USA, in June 2019 by an experienced storm chaser. The real tornado is in the center, and the outer sheath was possibly created by large dust...

In recent times, the issue of guns has garnered widespread attention across the state, driven by growing concerns about the potential for increased violence, particularly through shootings. Recently, in Albuquerque, a 15-year-old fired off a gun at Coronado Mall. Democrats rammed through an extreme anti-gun bill last legislative session, making parents and guardians felons if a minor got access to their firearms and caused great bodily harm or death with them. But underaged offenders aren’t necessarily getting guns from parents who forget to lock their gun safes. Kyle Hartsock, a commander with the Albuquerque Police Department, sheds light on a...

Watch Before That Date! [Major End-Time Event] COP 28 holding a 12 day meeting headed by King Charles, Pope Francis, world political and religious leaders. This will be a Climate Crisis meeting with the goal of having everyone in the world compliant to the World Economic Forum Goals by the year 2030 Watch Before That Date! [Major End-Time Event]This video is rich in prophetic implications that should concern all Christians.

Superstar country music couple Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks performed an odd song to sing at former first lady Rosalynn Carter’s funeral on Tuesday with John Lennon’s anti-religious, left-wing themed song “Imagine,” even though Carter was a devout Southern Baptist Christian. The singers, dressed all in black, performed an acoustic rendition of the vapid Lennon song which contains the lyrics “Imagine there’s no Heaven,” “No hell below us Above us, only sky,” and “Imagine… no religion, too.” The pair delivered a nice recitation of the popular, left-wing dream tune, certainly. But to sing that there is no heaven and no...

An ultra-rare gigantic rat so big that it puts New York City's subway-dwelling rodents to shame has been caught on camera for the first time. Uromys vika, a giant rat known for being "one of the world's rarest rodents" according to the University of Melbourne, is found in just one isolated spot throughout the world – the island of Vangunu in the Solomon Islands. The species was only first identified by a single animal discovered in 2017, but recently, university researchers said that after placing out glass oil lamps filled with sesame oil, they captured 95 images of four different...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a city charter amendment that will allow voters to choose whether they want to pay for new police officers, Bay City News reported. If voters approve the amendment, a tax will be added to create a police staffing fund. The fund would reach $16.8 million within the first year, according to the report. The fund would allow the city to set a minimum staffing number of 1,700 officers in the first year. The minimum staffing number would increase every year until the city reaches a maximum of 2,074 officers, according...

The number of people seeking international protection in Ireland accounted for 1.3% of the EU total last year, according to research by the European Migration Network (EMN) Ireland. More than 13,600 applications for international protection were made last year, a 415% increase from 2021 and a 186% increase from 2019. The EMN is an EU network that works within the ESRI to conduct research on migration and international protection. […] A total of 141,600 people arrived in Ireland in the year leading up to April 2023, which represented a 31% increase from the year to April 2022. CSO emigration figures...

On Wednesday, former NFL defensive end Wallace Gilberry declared his intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican, aiming to represent Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Gilberry’s campaign is driven by a strong opposition to President Joe Biden. Hailing from Bay Minette, Alabama, Gilberry spoke to Fox News Digital to express his desire to “fire” President Biden and challenge the influence of liberal Democrats over Black Americans as a voting group. The race for the congressional seat is competitive, with 13 Democrats and 8 Republicans, including Gilberry, vying for the position. “I’m running because Joe...

When she was apprehended, Sandra Jimenez allegedly told police her boyfriend's injuries were self-inflicted. A Florida woman is facing charges of aggravated battery after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the eye with two rabies needles over the weekend. According to an arrest report via Fox 35 Orlando, Sandra Jimenez, 44, was cuffed on Saturday after police in Miami say she got into an argument with her boyfriend of eight years, Miguel Tellez. Police were actually called to the hospital, where they spoke with the victim. It was Tellez who claimed the pair had an "ongoing argument" about him "looking at...

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin told her co-hosts on ABC’s “The View” Wednesday that the Republican presidential candidates lacked a moral compass. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said, “They only hope I have left is this, I know you guys don’t love Nikki Haley, she’s not perfect but she’s who I’m for right now is inching up on Trump in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. She’s second place in all those. She did get this big endorsement. I suspect she’s going to get more major endorsements coming. Anyone is better than Donald Trump. You guys, I think, could acknowledge even...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (WKRC) - A man was arrested after he allegedly stripped naked on Walt Disneyland's "It's A Small World." According to ABC7, a 26-year-old man stripped down and started climbing around inside the "It's A Small World" attraction at Disneyland. Per the outlet, Disney cast members stopped the ride and assisted with keeping the situation calm. Per the station, the man was completely naked by the time he found his way outside, where he was promptly arrested by police. The 26-year-old was removed from the park by authorities and taken to a hospital, per ABC7, which reported that...

California postal workers are facing a rise in assaults and robberies, data shows

A U.S. Navy medical officer has blown the whistle and gone public with explosive internal data regarding surges of serious health issues among vaccinated military personnel. Lieutenant Ted Macie has selflessly waived anonymity in order to raise the alarm about the startling number of troops suffering potentially fatal heart-related problems. Macie is currently serving as an officer in the Navy Medical Service Corps. He has now bravely come forward as a whistleblower and disclosed Department of Defense (DOD) data that suggests a notable increase in heart-related problems among military pilots after receiving the COVID-19 mRNA injections. Lieutenant Macie, who also...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Papal biographer confirms Pope Francis will remove Cardinal Burke’s flat, salaryMainstream media and heterodox Catholic outlets have consistently vilified Cardinal Burke, due to his pronouncement of Catholic teaching which is often placed in juxtaposition with the statements of Pope Francis.Pope Francis’ favored biographer, Austen Ivereigh, has stated the Pope personally confirmed the reports that he intends to strip Raymond Cardinal Burke of his flat and salary, though denied calling the cardinal his “enemy.”In a report published November 29 on the heterodox site Where Peter Is, Ivereigh wrote that he had met with the Argentine pontiff on Monday,...

Jack Smith and Obama-appointed Judge Beryl Howell are now attempting to cover up the fact that they both suggested Trump was a ‘flight risk’ to justify the nondisclosure order on X/Twitter. As previously reported, Special Counsel Jack Smith admitted he included inaccurate information when he asked Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, for a secret search warrant for Trump’s X/Twitter account @RealDonaldTrump. X was fined $350,000 because it delayed producing the subpoenaed records. The search warrant was so secret that Trump didn’t even know Jack Smith issued a subpoena for the records. Biden’s corrupt Justice Department obtained a nondisclosure order...

A story published by Deadspin that accused an underage Kansas City Chiefs fan of racism has imploded more than anyone could have anticipated. Deadspin senior writer Carron Phillips accused child fan Holden Armenta of wearing blackface at a Chiefs-Raiders game in Las Vegas on Sunday. In an article published Monday with the headline “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress,” Phillips included a photo that showed only the black-painted side of the child’s face. Other images and video clips show that the other half of Armenta’s face was painted red...

Electric vehicles are significantly less reliable than conventional cars powered by gas or hybrid vehicles, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. The annual car reliability survey by Consumer Reports found that EVs are 79 percent more likely to have problems than conventional cars. Consumers reported that electric drive motors, charging and EV batteries had the most common issues associated with EVs, according to the survey. Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, noted that there may be “growing pains” among EVs because they are based on new technology or are being manufactured by new upstart...

In recent months, Townhall has covered how President Joe Biden’s poll numbers are not looking good going into the 2024 presidential race. This week, NBC pointed out that Biden’s poll numbers are in “more dangerous territory than Obama’s in 2011.” Other Democrats have come out and stated that they will challenge Biden in 2024. This week, one prominent Black Lives Matter activist said that he will not support the Democrats at all in 2024. Black Lives Matter Rhode Island co-founder and former senior director Mark Fisher said this week that he is supporting former President Donald Trump for the 2024...