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The Asian longhorned tick is rapidly gaining a foothold in the United States and “poses a serious threat to livestock” according to the USDA. Since its discovery and proper identification in 2017, the coverage area of the tick has spread to 19 U.S. states, the USDA reported. The deadly consequence of their expansion was shared by Ohio State University researchers in the Journal of Medical Entomology: Two cows and one large bull died from exsanguination by the ticks, meaning drained of blood to the point of death. Each unfortunate cow likely endured tens of thousands of bites. While only the...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” Matthew 10:19–20These words of our Lord came to fruition in the life of Saint Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. Saint Stephen was martyred within a couple of years after Jesus’ ascension into Heaven. He was one of seven deacons who the Apostles appointed to assist them in...

When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13, 2023, the Atlantic published an excerpt from his upcoming biography, in which the 2012 Republican presidential nominee told author McKay Coppins, “A very large portion of my party really doesn’t believe in the Constitution.” This claim would have been startling 15 years ago. For decades, the Republican Party has been the party of conservatism and a champion for the Constitution. Romney is clear that Donald Trump, who leads what he calls a “populist” and “demagogic” portion of the party, is to blame. And Romney is not...

Tampons and sanitary napkins are now available in men’s bathrooms at the Canadian Parliament under a new policy from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that requires all federally regulated employers — including airports and military bases — to offer free menstrual products in all washrooms, regardless of gender noted on the door. News of the policy change spread last week after former Canadian Conservative Sen. Linda Frum posted a photo of a basket offering free pads and tampons inside a men’s bathroom for transgender members of Parliament — setting off a firestorm online.

A challenge against the constitutionality of a provision of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax reform law recently reached the Supreme Court for oral arguments. The provision is the one-time repatriation tax on American taxpayers’ investments in foreign corporations. Opponents of the lawsuit have warned that the Supreme Court ruling against the particular tax would “wreak havoc” more broadly on the tax code. Potentially, it could cost the U.S. government trillions of dollars in potential tax revenue, according to NPR. However, the challengers against the repatriation tax have argued that it violates the U.S. Constitution’s 16th Amendment in that it imposes...

On this date in 1942, just two days after he had assassinated Admiral Francois Darlan, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle was shot by the Vichy army in Algiers. Despite its shorthand reputation as a Nazi puppet, Vichy France — especially in 1940-42 — was a more nuanced animal that’s enjoyed increased study of late. Vichy controlled southern France under the obvious pressure of the next-door German occupation and effected state collaboration with Berlin including deportations, but it also maintained diplomatic relations with the U.S. Vichy France even shot German spies. Vichy was one contender among several for political legitimacy in...

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In the 1980s, when the calendar turned from April to May, Dot Burghard would take out the envelopes and blue pens and start a process that would last seven months or longer. Burghard, a volunteer at the Office of the Vice President in Houston, spent her summers and falls addressing envelopes for a massive undertaking: George H.W. Bush’s Christmas card list. The operation, which had around 30,000 recipients at its peak, required a start date two seasons before the holidays. And when December rolled around, Burghard was joined by a room of volunteers — all women — turning the office...

A Ukrainian missile strike hit a Russian warship moored in Crimea early on Tuesday, in what appeared to be one of the most significant attacks against Moscow’s prized Black Sea Fleet in months amid Kyiv’s intensified campaign to target the Russian-occupied peninsula. The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement that it had destroyed the Novocherkassk, a large landing ship, in the southeastern Crimean port of Feodosia overnight. Russia’s Defense Ministry told the Tass state news agency that the ship had been damaged in an attack using “aircraft-guided missiles,” but did not say whether the vessel had been permanently disabled....

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) – Mechanics and related classifications at FedEx Express, the largest cargo airline in the United States, have launched an organizing drive to join the Teamsters. “I would like to personally thank everyone in the FedEx Mechanics and Related Employees Craft or Class who has filled out and sent in a Teamsters Airline Division Authorization Card,” said Joe Ferreira, Director of the Teamsters Airline Division, in a letter to the workers. “The response has been overwhelming. You are on track to becoming unionized soon. Your livelihood will no longer be subject to arbitrary and unfair ‘management discretion.’” The workers’...

During 2023, the corporate media has been dominated by reports of allegedly record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and droughts. According to the media, this is all the result of the so-called “climate crisis.” In 2022, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned us it was “code red for humanity.” This was due to supposed “global warming” caused by CO2 emissions from human activities. In 2023, Guterres upped the ante when he introduced his latest ultra-hyped rhetoric and declared: “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” The UN chief made the fearmongering statement during the hot weather...

We find the following additional extracts of interest in our files of late Richmond papers: CONFEDERATE FINANCES. A FORCED LOAN A NECESSITY. From the Richmond Examiner, Dec. 19. The people of the Confederate States are bracing themselves to meet the financial crisis so long predicted and now so near at hand. The heroic common places about the "last dollar," which have been current since the beginning of the war, are to be translated into action, and while individuals may shrink from the test, the bulk of the nation is ready for the question. Everything must be surrendered, it need be,...

There are a number of “woke” articles depicting that White people are “replaceable.” For obvious reasons, many are finding these kinds of stories to be offensive and hateful. We are currently living in the 21st century and mindsets like these should be abolished. Furthermore, conservatives are wondering why liberals show so much hostility towards White people? An old opinion piece from the New York Times states that America’s White conservatives are now a minority in the country and they’re “clinging” to whatever they can hold on to. Statements like these would most definitely be deemed as offensive and outrageous if...

Does “intersectionality” yield the most contradictory and idiotic collisions ever? I’d say so. An “activist” collective run entirely by women who somehow can’t spot the irony of feminists supporting a faction of men who categorically hate the female sex… could only be leftists. If this strikes you as totally and utterly insane, meet “intersectionality” and the collision of jihad and modern feminism. Here’s the story, published by German state-owned media outlet Deutsche Welle: Police in Berlin, Germany’s capital, conducted on Wednesday a raid targeting members of a pro-Palestinian, left-wing feminist group, German media reported. The Zora group is accused of...

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Muckraker has obtained multiple maps, handed out by non-government organizations across South and Central America, that detail the routes to take to the U.S. and where to cross the U.S. border. These maps are hardly reported on by the mainstream media since illegal aliens usually lose the maps along their way. We were able to obtain these blueprints by directly visiting numerous NGOs along the mass migration route through South and Central America. The collapse of the U.S. southern border is the result of a carefully planned and deliberately executed industrial mass migration program. MAP #1 - Distributed by the...

Local and federal law enforcement are investigating a “hoax report” of threats made against Colorado Supreme Court justices who recently ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s primary ballots in the 2024 presidential election. The Denver Police Department said law enforcement responded to a justice’s residence on Dec. 21 in the evening “on what appears to be a hoax report.” “Everything checked clear and we are continuing to investigate this report. Due to security and privacy considerations and the ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide any additional information at this time,” Denver police said in...

The recent decline in China’s Shanghai Composite Index, plummeting below 2,900 and marking a 15% drop from its April peak, raises concerns about the nation’s structural challenges. This significant 28% performance gap when compared to the MSCI World Index (USD) since April underscores a deeper issue at play. While psychological explanations for economic conditions are frequently invoked, the assertion that structural explanations carry more weight appears justified. The current consensus in China – weak consumption linked to low confidence, and vice versa – highlights a potentially troublesome feedback loop that a surge in confidence alone may not fully remedy. Analysts...

Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter after a judge rejected the conservative group Project Veritas’ First Amendment claim. Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said on behalf of the nonprofit Monday that attorneys are considering appealing last Thursday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan. In the written decision, the judge said the documents can be given to investigators by Jan. 5. The documents were produced from raids that were authorized in November 2021. Electronic devices were also seized from the residences of...

So much for “The Fed killed inflation” narrative. Inflation is still alive and well in housing prices. Particularly in cities like Miami and Detroit? Maybe the Lions winning their division for the first time in 30 years helped! The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 4.8% annual change in October, up from a 4% change in the previous month. The 10-City Composite showed an increase of 5.7%, up from a 4.8% increase in the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted a year-over-year increase of 4.9%, up from a 3.9%...