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Loud fart sound erupts during John Kerry’s speech at climate panel John Kerry might need to cut back on his own emissions. The Biden Administration’s climate envoy was discussing US policy on coal power plants at the Climate Change Conference in Dubai on Sunday when Kerry may have unleashed a burst of wind energy. The former secretary of state was speaking next to Becky Anderson, Managing Editor of CNN Abu Dhabi, and Fatih Birol, Executive director of the International Energy Agency, when a Bronx cheer suddenly erupted midsentence. “There shouldn’t be any more coal-fired power plants permitted anywhere in the...

The IDF finished building several large seawater pumps around a mile north of the Al-Shati refugee camp in mid-November, the Wall Street Journal reported. The pumps, at least five of which have been built, can each pump thousands of cubic feet of water from the Mediterranean Sea into the tunnels per hour, which would lead to them flooding in a matter of weeks. US officials said Israel first informed them of the plans in early November, though they don't know when or even if the Israeli government would carry out the plans. One source told the newspaper that the plan...

The summer of 2020 resembled a political revolution. Militants associated with Black Lives Matter and Antifa led the most destructive riots in American history. Radicals burned down city blocks, perpetrated acts of violence, and briefly established an “autonomous zone” in Seattle characterized by a police-free political order and a homicide rate 50 times higher than that of Chicago. For those who monitor left-wing radical movements, this shouldn’t have been a complete surprise. Federal law enforcement had long acknowledged the threat of left-wing, anarchist, and racialist violence. In 2016, the FBI published a report raising the alarm about the threat of...

Countries on NATO’s eastern flank have as little as three years to prepare for the likelihood of a Russian attack that could turn them into the next Ukraine, Polish officials warn. Jacek Siewiera, the chief of Poland’s National Security Bureau, said a recent German report warning that NATO’s eastern bloc must be ready to fend off Russia within the next six to 10 years was far “too optimistic. “If we want to avoid war, the NATO countries on the eastern flank should adopt a shorter, three-year time horizon to prepare for confrontation,” he told the Nasz Dziennik newspaper. “This is...

Ministry of Health: Hamas drugged the abductees to present a "positive experience" of captivity. At the hearing in the Knesset Health Committee it was revealed that the abductees were given tranquilizers before being released "in order to make them look happy" • Shir Siegel, whose mother was released and her father is still abducted, cried out: "While we are talking there is a holocaust, three hours away from here" • The chairman of the Health Committee ordered For the Ministry of Health to publish a report on the situation of the returnees to international bodies N12 | Published 14:11 05.12.23...

The Israel-Hamas war has sparked heated debates and demonstrations across the US – particularly on college campuses – as the Palestinian death toll continues to rise. As many young people express pro-Palestinian sentiments in a country that has long supported Israel, pundits and commentators have blamed social media platforms like TikTok. But what we’re seeing is also part of a long-term trend that points to a stark generational divide over the Arab-Israeli conflict. Polling from recent years shows that younger generations in the US have increasingly become more sympathetic toward Palestinians than Israel. In 2017, Gallup polling found net sympathy...

Gaza’s water, soil and air have been devastated. And reconstruction will add to the carbon emissions. ---Snip From polluted water supplies to toxic smoke-filled air from burning buildings and bodies, every aspect of life in Gaza is now filled with some form of pollution. “On the ground, this war has destroyed every aspect of Gaza’s environment,” Nada Majdalani, the Ramallah-based Palestine director for EcoPeace Middle East, told Al Jazeera. Here’s a look at how the unstoppable bombardment of the enclave could further affect climate change in a region that has already seen temperatures increase, with projections of a 4 degrees...

Conservatives must learn the lessons of 2020—and prepare. The resurgence of public protests in support of Hamas has revealed a disturbing truth: the left-wing rioting following George Floyd’s death in 2020 was not an anomaly, but a tactic that activists can repurpose for any cause. Whether by coincidence or design, these recent outbursts could be a dress rehearsal for possible violence during next year’s election campaign. Conservative leaders must prepare for that prospect. To prevent 2020 from repeating itself in 2024, conservatives need to consider what might spark a riot, how it can be prevented, and how to understand and...

A former Fox News staffer has filed a lawsuit against the network and Tucker Carlson's executive producer for sexual assault and alleged the network prevented him from reporting it. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the Southern District of New York, claimed that Andrew Delancey, a former Regional Producer with Fox News Edge, was sexually assaulted by Tucker Carlson's Senior Executive Producer Justin Wells. -snip- Wells was fired at the same time as Carlson - but now works as a producer on Carlson's new X chat show. Delancey alleged Wells first made contact with him in 2007 through a Facebook group...

Sheryl Sandberg told Fox News Digital that "politics are blinding us to something that is completely obvious"—condemning Hamas for rape and other sexual violence committed against Jewish women on Oct. 7. Sandberg, the founder of "Lean In" and former chief operating officer of Facebook, spoke to Fox News Digital on the sidelines of an event hosted by Israel at the United Nations headquarters on Monday.

KEY TAKEAWAYS ...Over 50 organisations have raised concerns about Germany's proposed legal amendments that intend to criminalise sea rescue. The amendments could lead NGOs to face a maximum imprisonment of ten years for rescuing individuals in the Mediterranean. Organisations like Amnesty International and Doctors Without Borders caution that the changes may blur the line between profit-driven smuggling and humanitarian assistance...

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Chinese nationals were neatly dressed and had smart luggage on them at the border attempting to cross into California While previously many of the migrants causing the US border crisis had come from central and South America, now thousands have come from China Over the 2023 fiscal year, which ended in September, US Customs and Border Protection reported 24,048 Chinese citizens were apprehended Around 100,000 of the 1.3 million people on final orders to be deported from the United States are Chinese nationals, the New York Times reported

5 December 2023 Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent Saint Sabbas Lavra, Kidron Valley, the Holy Land Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingIsaiah 11:1-10 ©A shoot springs from the stock of JesseA shoot springs from the stock of Jesse,a scion thrusts from his roots:on him the spirit of the Lord rests,a spirit of wisdom and insight,a spirit of counsel and power,a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.(The fear of the Lord is his breath.)He does not judge by appearances,he gives no verdict on hearsay,but judges the wretched with integrity,and with equity gives...

The Michigan Wolverines were seemingly pulling hard for Florida State to get into the playoff. The 13-0 Seminoles were left out in favor of 12-1 Alabama. The Crimson Tide will meet the Wolverines in the first round. Michigan is currently a -1.5 favorite on DraftKings. It should be a great game. However, Michigan wasn’t happy about it. The team’s reaction to learning Alabama – not Florida State – is the four seed was muted at best and downright not happy at worst. There was some very light clapping after stunned silence and great disappointment. Those two videos really say it...

A now viral video shows a shocking brawl broke out at a high school in Alabama in which two women fought before a group of students jumped in. The video comes from Huffman High School in Birmingham, one of the seven high schools in the state's largest city. Two female students eye one another from the school lunchroom before one of them advances toward the other, as other students can be heard yelling in the background.

Our national debt has hit an alarming $33 trillion and shows no sign of slowing down, signaling a looming financial crisis. The situation becomes even more concerning as recent bond auctions fail to raise the desired amounts, with some falling significantly short. The USA is on an unsustainable financial path, with projections suggesting a potential default within the next 20 years if corrective measures are not taken. Bloomberg Intelligence emphasizes the urgency of the situation.

Share “This is in my opinion, the worst thing that’s ever happened to our country in my lifetime in the world, and the government’s role cannot be denied,” — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on C-19-Vaxx History is a trickster. It unfolds emergently with uncanny creativity, often blindsiding humanity with the unanticipated consequences and non-linear outcomes of previous unfoldings. So, here we are now in a Second Civil War. Really? “Between whom?” you might ask. Between truth and untruth. Between a sociopathic bureaucratic blob steeped in lies and a citizenry obliged to live and die by the blob’s lies. Case-in-point: the...

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6 days of truce, 3 dead and 11 wounded... In the 6 days of the truce with Hamas, the Islamic terror groups targeted Israeli soldiers with two IED attacks and murdered a pregnant woman and a 73-year-old Rabbi in Jerusalem. And the latest truce, ceasefire or whatever you want to call it is still young. So far the death toll from the truce includes Liba Dickman, a 24-year old preschool teacher pregnant with her first child, Chanah Ifergan, a 67-year-old principal and Rabbi Elimelech Wasserman, a 73-year-old rabbi. Who knows what more deaths the bloody truce will bring. 3 dead...