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Wednesday night's was the last GOP debate for 2023. Thank. God. How much can we hear these same statements from these same candidates? Hopefully, by the 2024 primaries, we will have whittled the field down to the top two and call it a day. If Donald Trump is among those top two, maybe he'll bother to show up to debate. Still lots of ifs, but here's what we can say with some certitude: Nikki Haley has been effectively eliminated. Oh, she'll hover around for New Hampshire and maybe a bit of time after that. But Wednesday night's performance showed that...

Former commander of British forces in Afghanistan praises 2:1 civilian to combatant death ratio in Gaza compared to other wars. (Snip) In a video published to X, Col. Kemp spoke of the reported death tolls in Gaza, where Israeli sources have anonymously said that 5,000 Hamas terrorists have been killed out of a death toll of about 15,000, a ratio of one combatant casualty for every two civilians. "Civilian casualties in combat are always devastating and tragic. But unfortunately, they're a feature of almost every war," Col. Kemp said. "Many times, I have seen the horror of civilian casualties despite...

Of all the angels and ghosts one might imagine to be hovering over the communities of Tribland in 2023, Willa Cather is hard to top in name recognition and enduring cultural influence. Perhaps you feel her presence as you travel the red brick main street in downtown Red Cloud, passing by the historic opera house where she gave her high school valedictory address in 1890. Likewise, you may sense Cather standing behind you when you visit the historic farmstead near Bladen where Annie Pavelka — prototype for the title character in Cather’s 1918 novel “My Ántonia” — raised her large...

Dominic DiNapoli (Dom DeLuise) is the middle child of an Italian-American family in New York City. He lives in the upstairs apartment of his older sister Antoinette’s house (Anne Bancroft) with their little brother Frank (Ron Carey). Their cousin Sal has died from obesity at the age of 39, which has led to Antoinnette harping on Dom to do something about his own weight and eating habits. Dom joins Chubby Checkers, a play on Weight Watchers, but finds his sponsors seem to possess as weak a will as himself...Fatso (1980) Full Movie

Shots were fired on the premises of Temple Israel in Albany, New York, on Thursday, the first night of Hanukkah, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. No injuries were reported, and an investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement is ongoing. A 28-year-old male suspect is now in custody, the governor announced on social media. The suspect is a local resident who fired rounds from a shotgun while making threatening statements, according to witnesses, Hochul said in a news briefing on Thursday afternoon. A nearby childhood education center went on lockdown in response, which has since been lifted.

On Thursday, Axios published an extensive piece detailing the potential makeup of a Trump Cabinet in a second term. The 45th President and his team’s primary focus is ensuring all positions in government will be filled with people loyal to the America-first agenda and Trump.As Gateway Pundit readers know, Trump’s first term was marred by disloyal RINOs and globalists seeking to sabotage him at every turn. John Bolton, Mark Esper, and William Barr were some of the most notorious figures.Axios also reveals that Trump openly speaks to his friends about several possibilities for running mate. The key consideration outlined by...

From dating sites to phishing emails, bad actors are taking advantage of artificial intelligence to create more realistic scams. They are now infiltrating dating apps to try and create a fake relationship, and eventually trick victims into sending money. Scammers are using bots at scale to create a massive number of accounts. Then, they'll utilize AI to chat to victims in a completely authentic way, Kevin Gosschalk, CEO of cybersecurity company Arkose Labs, told FOX Business. With AI, they "are able to… perfectly speak to a person to the point where they feel like the victim is kind of on...

A University of Pennsylvania donor is withdrawing a gift worth around $100 million to protest the school's response to antisemitism on campus. The big picture: The final straw for Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management, was Tuesday's widely criticized congressional testimony by Penn president Liz Magill. Details: The gift from Stevens, a Penn undergrad alum, was given in December 2017 to help establish a center for innovation in finance.

A coalition of Catholic nuns has filed a lawsuit against gunmaker Smith & Wesson, calling for the company to stop producing AR-style rifles, which the women claim are “the weapon of choice for numerous mass murderers.” The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a Nevada district court, alleges that Smith & Wesson has repeatedly ignored “red flags” and failed to respond appropriately to mass shootings in the United States. The lawsuit references some of the deadliest mass killings in recent U.S. history — including at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., in 2012; a high school in Parkland, Fla., in 2018; and...

@gregg_re In honor of Tucker’s upcoming interview with Alex jones, a reminder of why Jones was banned on Twitter all the way back in 2018 He pointed out that CNN’s @oliverdarcy has the “eyes of a rat” As The Daily Beast and Ars Technica reported at the time, that was the last straw. ELON REPLIES... @elonmusk That is certainly not a valid reason for suspension

San Francisco Mayor London Breed revealed this week that she won’t spend money to create an office overseeing the rollout of possible reparations, dealing another crushing blow to Black San Franciscans who have been eagerly hoping she would reverse course on the critical issue.

Matthew 15:21, 24-27 Friends, today’s Gospel challenges us to act on the Good News. On what precisely is the whole of your life built?Your heart or soul is the center of you, the place where you are most authentically and deeply yourself. That is your point of contact with God. There you will find the energy that undergirds and informs all the other areas of your life: physical, psychological, emotional, relational, and spiritual. If you are rooted in God at the level of your heart and soul, then you will be following the intentions and commands of God, and you...

“It’s clear now that sexual crimes were part of the planning, and the purpose was to terrify and humiliate people.” ... he hid as a young woman was raped, and saw Hamas fighters capture another young woman near a car. “She was fighting back, not allowing them to strip her. They threw her to the ground and one of the terrorists took a shovel and beheaded her.” ... many of the women were naked and bleeding from the genitals...they collected 1,000 bodies in 10 days from the festival site and the kibbutzim. “No one saw more than us ... Hamas...

Elon Musk says he is considering letting Alex Jones join back X (Twitter)

Americans are losing trust and confidence in the FBI and this directly impacts national security. A staggering 63 percent view the bureau negatively -- and the reasons are hidden in plain sight. Over the past few years, valid criticisms have been leveled at the partisan decision-making within upper echelons of FBI leadership. Dating back to the 2016 Trump-Russia sham investigation, heavy-handed over-charging of Trump campaign surrogates, blatantly uneven treatment of right-wing and left-wing protesters and rioters, labeling angry parents speaking out at school board meetings as "domestic terror" concerns, aiding Big Tech’s 2020 election suppression of information, seeming disinterest in...

138 Hanukkah Menorahs: Lighting candles for each of our hostages who won't make it home for first candle 💔🫶Chag Hanukkah Sameach! ❤️📍Western Wall 🕎 pic.twitter.com/iLSVZZSsOL— Adam Albilya - אדם אלביליה (@AdamAlbilya) December 7, 2023

If you are elderly or disabled, would you feel safe having caregivers with inadequate English-language skills? The recent death of Barbara Rymell in England, as reported in The Telegraph, shows us the danger of bringing in foreign caregivers and medical personnel with inadequate English skills. Against the residential home’s own policy, Barbara was left alone on a stairlift for five minutes. She got off the machine and attempted to walk up the staircase, but she fell back downwards, getting her head caught under the stairlift chair. This predicament was bad enough, but it wasn’t helped by the inadequate English skills...

A class at Ohio State University (OSU) is reportedly making its students address their so-called “whiteness,” as well as explain what the term “white” means, and how they “navigate race” in their daily lives. The course requires students to take part in discussions and assignments about gender and race, including one task that involves addressing their so-called “privileges” if they are white, heterosexual, or able-bodied, according to documents obtained by Fox News. The class, titled, “Individual Differences in Patient/Client Populations,” is offered through OSU’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. One required assignment, called “Unpack the Invisible Knapsack,” demands that...

In the documentary What Killed Michael Brown?, Shelby Steele coins the term “poetic truth” in order to describe the persistence of the myth that Michael Brown was “executed” by Darren Wilson. Steele calls poetic truth, “a distortion of the actual truth that we use to sue for leverage and power in the world. It is a partisan version of reality, a storyline that we put forward to build our case.” Poetic truth “thri[ves] more by coercion than reason,” accusing all who dispute it of complicity with the ineradicably racist system that governs and has always governed the country. That Darren...

Rumors are circulating that former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has issued orders to delete all leaked COVID vaccine data. The speculation was shared by former Parliamentary candidate Jim Ferguson on X: "Did Jacinda Ardern just order the Data to be deleted? Amidst a growing storm of controversy, there’s escalating turmoil within the World Economic Forum and New Zealand’s government circles. Panic appears to have set in as they desperately attempt to shut down any public access to the information. This unrest is fueled by a purported leak of sensitive information, allegedly connecting COVID-19 vaccines to a significant upsurge in...