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IDF troops located weapons compound with dozens of mortar shells and hundreds of grenades embedded inside a civilian building IDF troops are continuing to operate against terrorist infrastructure and operatives in the Gaza Strip. In the northern Gaza Strip, IDF troops located a Hamas weapons compound inside a civilian structure. Explosive belts adapted for children, dozens of mortar shells, hundreds of grenades, and intelligence documents were found inside the compound, which was located adjacent to schools, a mosque, and a medical clinic. During IDF activity in the northern Gaza Strip, IDF troops identified a number of terrorists that exited a...

A headline in the newspaper edition of The New York Times claims that the estimated 20,000 deaths in Gaza during its war with Israel have surpassed the tolls of "any Arab war" in the past 40 years, appearing to discount the more than 306,000 civilians believed to have been killed in the 10-year Syria conflict between 2011 and 2021. The article, bearing the headline “Gaza Deaths Surpass Any Arab War Losses in 40 Years,” appeared in Friday’s paper edition of The Times. The article’s headline on The Times’ website, however, specifies "wars with Isreal." The entire digital headline reads, “Gaza...

24 December 2023 4th Sunday of Advent San Gregorio Maggiore, the church built and many times rebuild near Ponte Sanguinario, where Saint Gregory of Spoleto was martyred, SpoletoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First reading2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16 ©Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before meOnce David had settled into his house and the Lord had given him rest from all the enemies surrounding him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of God dwells in a tent.’ Nathan said to the king, ‘Go and...

A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators tried to disrupt Christmas weekend shopping in San Francisco’s Union Square on Saturday in the latest attack on the Christian holiday, seen by radical leftists as an example of bourgeois complacency. The San Francisco Chronicle reported: Hundreds of protesters gathered among holiday crowds in San Francisco’s central shopping district Saturday to call for an end to hostilities between Hamas and Israel, as well as for charges to be dropped against demonstrators who shut down the Bay Bridge last month.

The European Union is scared -as it should be.The Globalist superstructure of the EU is at odds with the majority of the continent’s population, which is becoming increasingly Conservative and lending its support to populist and nationalist parties. (snip) So Brussels is scared. Unelected EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, I fear mongering in the MSM, warning that parliamentary elections in June voters will flock to rightwing populist parties.While fear mongering, Borrel, in a wonderful case of projection, blames the European shift right on ‘fear’ – and not in the very real widespread rejection of EU’s failed leftist policies.

On Saturday, a trap set by Israeli forces resulted in the elimination of dozens of Hamas terrorists in one airstrike. During operations of the 11th Reserve Commando Brigade battlegroup in Gaza City, soldiers fired at several terrorists to cause them to escape to a building known to be in use as a command post. When the ground troops identified the terrorists had fled into the building, they called in a fighter jet which destroyed the building, killing dozens of terrorists in one blow. In addition, forces of the 11th Brigade battlegroup eliminated another terror cell by directing an airstrike at...

All-TIME 100 Gadgets TIME technology editor Peter Ha picks the 100 greatest and most influential gadgets from 1923 to the present ---- (2010) How We Chose the List Picking humanity's 100 greatest gadgets is no easy task. If we were starting from the beginning of humanity itself, the list would actually be a lot easier to compile: the wheel, the lever, the telescope, the syringe, movable type — the roster practically writes itself. But we're masochists and decided to limit the list to the 100 most influential personal gadgets created since 1923 — the year TIME started publishing. You'll see...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is putting together legislation to require the U.S. military to adhere to state-level red and yellow flag laws for troops. A red flag law allows family, friends, and others, to seek a court order to have guns removed from someone they view as a danger to himself or others. A yellow flag law is more narrow, allowing law enforcement to seek the court order for firearm removal.

Former Vice President Al Gore said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that if the climate continues to warm, we “would lose our capacity for self-governance.” Anchor Jake Tapper asked, “What happens if the world doesn’t react? What’s the worst-case scenario?” Gore said, “The scientist who has warned us of these mega-storms and the floods and mudslides and droughts and the ice melting and the sea level rising and the storms getting stronger and the tropical diseases and climate and migrants crossing international borders in large numbers. They were dead right when they warned us about this, and so...

A study from the United Kingdom Center for Ecology and Hydrology found that every human exhales nitrous oxide and 31% exhale methane. Those who did not exhale methane in their breath probably released the gas via burping and flatulence. Since both vegetarians' and meat-eaters' emissions are similar in magnitude, future diet changes are unlikely to offset these environmental pollutants. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tom Carper (D-Del) called these findings "disturbing. Every breath we take contributes to the degradation of our environment. We must do everything in our power to reduce our deleterious impact." The...

Edinburgh, Scotland held a Christmas Eve 1715 hanging of a soldier for abortive plot in the abortive Jacobite rising of 1715 The plot was a bold conspiracy of Highlanders to seize Edinburgh Castle itself, which would have been every bit the coup it sounds like. Sergeant William Ainslie and two other soldiers of the garrison had been bribed to admit the plotters via a sally port. Once there, the Highlanders meant to seize the castle’s ample stock of weapons and cash, and also “fire three cannon; that when this signal should be heard by some men stationed on the opposite...

Daily Readings from the USCCBThe angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:26–28What an amazing experience this would have been. This humble servant of God, a young girl, was visited by the Archangel Gabriel and greeted with the salutation, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” Try to imagine her experience. She was humble beyond comprehension,...

There are new allegations surrounding the appointment process of John Luman Smith, also known as “Jack Smith.” Recent scrutiny has surfaced on the appointment process of Special Counsel Jack Smith. Claims have come to light questioning the validity of his oath of office and the timing of his affidavit compliance. A concerned reader approached The Gateway Pundit recently, challenging the legitimacy of Smith’s procedural conduct upon his appointment by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland involving his role as Special Counsel. Critics argue that, unlike other department heads who have the authority to appoint inferior officers, the Attorney General may not...

Karl Marx:"Accuse your enemy of what you are doing as you are doing it to create confusion." Bad-jacketing is a term for planting doubt on the authenticity of an individual's bona fides or identity. An example would be creating suspicion through spreading false rumors, manufacturing evidence, etc., that falsely portray someone in a community organization as an informant, or member of law enforcement, or guilty of malfeasance such as skimming organization funds. Churchill, Ward; Vander Wall, Jim (2002). "Assassinations and Badjacketing". It is a cold gray day here in Madison, VA, this twenty third of December 2023. It could be...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza war has come at a "very heavy price" for his side. The military says 14 more soldiers have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Friday, bringing the total of the ground assault to 153. Saturday was one of its deadliest days - but Mr Netanyahu said his forces had "no choice" but to keep fighting. Meanwhile, the health ministry in Gaza - run by Hamas - says another 166 people were killed in the last day. More than 20,000 people have been killed - mostly women and children, and 54,000 injured...

(Disclaimer) This is just embellished story, so please do not take it as inspired by GOD. I wrote this for entertainment, and thus it is but a figment of my active imagination mixed with some facts surrounding the times, the places and the characters.I ask that you allow yourself to truly see what it must have been like for a husband and her 16 year old pregnant wife as they traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem in the week leading up to the birth of their first child. They were two humans with thoughts, feelings, and faith in the One and...

“Are you a Trump supporter now?” is the question my friends, acquaintances, and colleagues sometimes ask me. I know the answer to that question could end our relationship. So do they. Most of the time, they just don’t ask. They quietly assume that I might be, but what they don’t know can’t hurt them. Since 2016, being labeled “Trump supporter,” has given most people the green light to cut ties, publicly humiliate, attack, and dehumanize at will. What you will rarely see on the Left is empathy. What has become all too common is unfiltered, bottomless hatred. In too many...

https://youtu.be/OOg6pQjhvrI?si=MHh9sfvHKaDdHTTU Christmas miracle at Time Square

I want us all to have a wonderful Christmas, so I have some handy tips for a holiday filled with cheer.So, invite your progressive liberal relatives over, and right at the height of the dinner, lay into them with the most profane, obscenity-laced tirade they have ever experienced. Example #1: "Why you little Marxist ##### ## #### ### ### # a #### because #### ### ### door ### #### ## # #### and #### # ### with a donkey ### ##### ## ##### Mexica prison ### ##### ## # # ############# ### # # fatal dose of fentanyl."Example 2: "You...

WASHINGTON – Beijing increased the intensity of its election interference operations last year – most likely due to President Biden’s perceived weakness and a belief the activity would draw less attention in a non-presidential year, according to a newly declassified intelligence report. The 21-page document compiled by the National Intelligence Council and declassified last week by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, concluded that Chinese Communist Party leadership “tacitly approved” the influence campaign, raising fears that the US’ chief rival is readying an even more aggressive interference push in 2024. According to the report, senior Beijing officials “have issued broad...