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Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress.The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of the House on Thursday and is expected to be signed by President Biden.

Six Los Angeles County Starbucks stores may soon reopen after the National Labor Relations Board said the coffee franchise closed about two dozen locations to halt union momentum. As reported in the New York Times, a regional NLRB office determined that 23 U.S. stores were closed “because its employees engaged in union activities or to discourage employees from doing so.” At least seven of those stores had unionized, the Times added, though the company said none of the Los Angeles locations were unionized. ...

Investigative journalist Lara Logan released the latest episode in her much anticipated investigation into the January 6, 2021 “Fed-surrection” today on Truth in Media website. In her latest episode, Logan brings on former Louisiana police officer and current US Congressman Clay Higgins to discuss the events that tragic day back in January 2021. Representative Higgins is famous for confronting FBI Director Chris Wray back in November 2022 on the confidential human sources dressed as Trump supporters INSIDE the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. In November 2023 Rep. Higgins confronted Chris Wray again about the FBI’s confidential human sources that...

Investigative journalist Lara Logan released the latest episode in her much-anticipated investigative series into the January 6, 2021 “Fed-surrection” on Thursday on Truth in Media website. In her latest episode, Episode 9, Logan brings on former Louisiana police officer and current US Congressman Clay Higgins to discuss the events that tragic day back in January 2021. Representative Higgins is famous for confronting FBI Director Chris Wray back in November 2022 on the confidential human sources dressed as Trump supporters INSIDE the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. In November 2023 Rep. Higgins confronted Chris Wray again about the FBI’s confidential...

ifteen years ago today, an Iraqi journalist stood up in the middle of a press conference in Baghdad and shouted in Arabic, “This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!” and then proceeded to hurl his shoes, one after the other, at then-President George W. Bush. The gesture by the journalist, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, had dire effects on his own life — a risk he was well aware of beforehand — but it lives on in the public imagination worldwide as perhaps the most effective individual protest against America’s bloody and ultimately disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq....

So both the House and Senate INTENTIONALLY dithered this year, just to get to September 30th. The goal being, to extend ALL government funding at current levels into the new year, with absolutely NO check by the people through their representatives on ANYTHING the government (that is, the Executive departments) is doing. Including section 702 of the FISA act. No changes whatsoever. JUST before September 30th, a continuing resolution was needed, as it is EVERY YEAR, to "avoid a government shutdown". And so we got one, which extended funding to mid-November. And then in November, the plan was to extend...

The Netherlands will have the option to deviate from strict adherence to European asylum and migration policies, following a decision by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Geert Wilders, leader of the PVV party, hails this as a “historic motion.”The motion, submitted by PVV, NSC, BBB, and VVD on Tuesday, advocates for an opt-out arrangement similar to Denmark’s, which has effectively managed mass immigration for two decades. The opt-out scheme allows a Member State to withdraw from a specific area of EU policy if it chooses not to participate, the Dutch press reported.

CHICAGO - On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed his comprehensive strategy, titled the "People's Plan for Community Safety," aimed at tackling crime in the city at its foundational levels. The mayor emphasized that the initiative adopts a dual approach, focusing on both people and specific locations. "There is a shattered sense of safety in Chicago that has been driven by decades of purposeful disinvestment in our communities," Mayor Johnson said in a statement. "It is time for a new community safety approach - one that addresses the root of the problem by investing in our people and neighborhoods to...

WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 14. Mr. DIXON presented the petition of a large number of Assessors and Assistant Assessors, asking for an increase of compensation. Mr. DIXON also gave notice of a bill amending the Conscription Act in such manner as to exempt all clergymen. Mr. MORGAN presented the credentials of Mr. B. GRATZ BROWN, of Missouri, and he was qualified and took his seat. On motion of Mr. FOSTER, the Senate proceeded to the election of the following standing Committees: Foreign Relations -- Sumner, Chairman; Foster, Doolittle, Harris, Johnson, McDougall. Finance -- Fessenden, Chairman; Howe, Cowan, Clark, Van Winkle, Conness....

A new government-funded study out of Britain, conducted by scientists at the U.K. Center for Ecology and Hydrology, purports to show that “human breathing is contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.” Therefore, the study authors are urging "caution in the assumption that emissions from humans are negligible."The peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science's journal PLOS One investigated greenhouse gas emissions of methane and nitrous oxide in human breath, which allegedly "contribute to global warming."Well, there it is! I knew it was coming! Are you serious about stopping global warming? Well, then, just stop breathing! What a boon...

President Biden’s job approval rating has plunged to a measly 33%, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday The dismal rating is the lowest that Pew Research has measured since Biden, 81, took office and represents a 2 point drop since the organization’s last approval survey in June. The president’s approval rating among registered Republicans and those that lean Republican stayed level at 7%, while his support among Democrats tumbled 4 points from June, to 61%. The pollster notes that Biden’s job rating among Democrats has fallen 12 points since October 2022 and is “relatively low among most...

CBP is warning its agents to 'exercise extreme caution' after the Mexican military seized 10 IEDs at the border U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning agents to be on the lookout for explosive devices. A federal law-enforcement source shared with FOX Business Network an internal officer safety alert dated December 13th that warns CBP agents to be vigilant after the Mexican military seized 10 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the border. The IEDs were found by Mexican authorities after Tucson border patrol observed gunshots at the U.S.-Mexico border and a Tucson supervisory border patrol agent arrested an armed person...

Amanda Blanc, the chief executive of Aviva, has said all senior white male recruits must get final sign-off from her as part of a diversity drive to stamp out sexism in the financial services industry. This smug witch needs suing for discrimination. https://youtu.be/3nRpbRWy_gM There’s currently no explanation as to why it is possible for a for-profit company to behave like this.

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Update from Ukraine | Crazy Stupid Ruzzian Attack attempt | They never learn | They will Lose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKB3MdK_0Os Militaryland news: Invasion Day 658 – Summary. The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 9th December 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-654-summary/ [NOTE: two summaries per week, released on Wednesday and Sunday] *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

15 December 2023 Friday of the 2nd week of Advent The Tomb of Saint Nina in Bodbe Monastery Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingIsaiah 48:17-19 ©If you had been alert to my commandments, your happiness would have been like a riverThus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is good for you,I lead you in the way that you must go.If only you had been alert to my commandments,your happiness would have been like a river,your integrity like the waves of the sea.Your children would have been...

The owner of a Los Angeles-based construction and electrical company had a reality check after realizing that voting for Democrats had destroyed his business. Ryan Baggaley, the owner of Delta Construction and Electric Co., said a group of at least ten thieves broke into his business on Wednesday morning and blasted L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and President Joe Biden for failing to protect his business. “This whole strip has been broken into, our neighbors have been broken into four times, these guys just got broken into two months ago,” Baggaley said. “What are we supposed to...

General Motors will lay off about 1,300 workers from two of its Michigan plants, according to WARN notices the company has filed with state regulators. The job cuts at GM’s Orion Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly, which will take place in the new year, come after the automaker said in October that it would be delaying electric pickup truck production into 2025. The layoffs at GM’s Orion plant will affect 945 employees, while 369 employees will be cut from the Lansing assembly plant. The Orion plant produced the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV crossover, and GM is planning...

The layoffs, which mostly hit commercial operations and related corporate functions, comes one day after the robotaxi subsidiary dismissed nine “key leaders.” The moves are fallout from the company’s response to the Oct. 2 incident in which a pedestrian was dragged 20 feet by a Cruise self-driving car after being hit by another vehicle. Since the incident, the company has suspended all trips on public roads and halted production of a new robotaxi, among other moves. ... General Motors’ Cruise on Thursday announced internally that it will lay off 900 employees, or 24% of its workforce ... The layoffs, which...

During Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley (R-SC), a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, said the United States should consider a “retreat” from some of the so-called globalist organization that it is a part of, including the World Health Organization and the United Nations. “I would like to see America — and I know you were the U.N. ambassador — I don’t trust these globalist organizations anymore,” host Sean Hannity said. “Historically, they have been anti-American and they have been antisemitic. I talked to you about this. I don’t trust the...