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The White House blamed congressional Republicans on Wednesday for the national debt surpassing $34,000,000,000,000 for the first time in the nation’s history. The attempt to shift blame to Republicans absolves President Joe Biden’s leadership while justifying his massive spending policies throughout his 35-month tenure: 2021: $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package 2021: $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill 2022: $12 billion in Ukraine aid 2022: $3 billion for facilitating Afghan refugees to the United States

No evening of post-Claudine Gay resignation hot takery would be complete without MSNBC’s Joy Reid weighing in. And weigh in she did- by claiming, without evidence, that Gay was “taken out” in order to make room for the guys “who used to have” the presidencies of elite universities in the 50s. Watch as Reid concocts a theory behind Gay’s resignation that requires neither the words “antisemitism” nor “plagiarism”: JOY REID: I do just want to pivot to another thing. Because there's another thing happening, Jelani. There- there is this sort...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican Clarifies the Clarification of Blessing “Same-Sex Couples”Tucho locutus est (again)No. Yes. Maybe?The first time Tucho “Heal Me with Your Mouth” Fernández made the Roman Pontiff contradict himself, he added his own “Roma locuta est”:Thus, beyond the guidance provided above, no further responses should be expected about possible ways to regulate details or practicalities regarding blessings of this type.As if the definitive nature of that statement wasn’t enough, he thought it necessary to clarify the clarification (again).Yet again, a member Pope Francis’s inner circle, the late Cardinal Pell has been proved right:Commentators of every school, if for different...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 4-year-old girl and her mother sitting in an SUV in a driveway were wounded late Wednesday night when someone driving by opened fire. Another woman in the SUV, who is related to the mom and little girl, wasn’t hurt, police said. It’s all too much for the child’s aunt, who called the violence “out of control.” “Who shoots a 4-year-old? Who shoots anyone, but really, who shoots a 4-year-old? Multiple times?” Bernadette Fields told News4JAX. “I just don’t know what to do. I’ve never seen it at this level, where so many children -- like I...

O’Keefe Media Group on Wednesday released part of its ‘Secret Migrant Center’ at 1211 East Apache in Phoenix, Arizona. “Video shows facility run by International Rescue Committee RESCUE.org busing thousands of illegal migrant “refugees” every hour on the hour to Phoenix Sky Harbor airport,” James O’Keefe said. “Migrants tell us they crossed the border illegally, as IRC given $415 million from Feds to give the pretense of refugee status and fly them on flights out of Terminal 3 and 4,” O’Keefe said. “Tomas Robles an IRC staffer, called us “domestic terrorists” and reported us to the police for asking questions.”...

Potemkin Joe doesn't want Congress to see the mess that's happening at our Southern border as a result of his open-border policies. Wonder why... Joe Biden's keeping to his priorities in this presidential term he's 'serving' and that means appearances are more important than reality. Which brings us to the border, where a Congressional delegation of 60 is expected to make an appearance in the migrant-surging Del Rio Border Patrol sector, and all of a sudden, the border's empty, under control, almost nobody coming. According to Breitbart News: EAGLE PASS, Texas — With just hours to go before the largest...

#BREAKING: ISIS claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack in Kerman of Iran. The group says the attack was suicide and curried out by two suicide attackers.

Know your candidates:Back in 2007 Nikki Haley was a member of the South Carolina state mission to China. Even as a freshman in the state legislature, Haley was a leading ally of Republican Governor Mark Sanford, She was invited to attend the World Economic Forum conference with the governor to China. Nikki Haley’s taxpayer-funded, business class trip cost South Carolinians $6,842.Haley put out a press release highlighting her participation at the WEF conference in China, calling it “a rare opportunity” to meet with Chinese investors looking to expand their influence in the United States.Nikki Haley released a statement at the...

A Florida man is charged with threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and his children, according to the Justice Department (DOJ). Swalwell was not named in the court documents, but his office confirmed to The Hill the lawmaker and his children were the target of the alleged threats. Michael Shapiro, 72, on Dec. 19 left five voicemail messages for Swalwell at the California Democrat’s office in Washington, according to court documents. In one of the messages, Shapiro is accused of saying he was going to “come after you and kill you …” and in another message, he said he...

SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance. The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Thursday. Spider experts from the nearby park retrieved it and soon realized it was the largest male specimen...

As the Globe recently reported, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final expansion of full-scope Medi-Cal went into effect Monday, January 1, 2024, making more than 700,000 illegal immigrants residents between ages 26 and 49 eligible for full health care coverage – at a very precarious time with his $68 billion budget deficit. If Gavin Newsom and the state’s Democrats – who surely flunked basic math – are trying to bankrupt the state, they are going about it correctly. This latest expansion of Medi-Cal will cost $2.6 billion annually on top of the $330 billion budget.

The revealed truth of DEI is that what Ms. Gay represents is an order of magnitude more important than what she actually is. Harvard President Claudine Gay’s recent testimony before the U.S. Congress and subsequent exposure of her academic history have revealed much about the true nature and purpose of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology. The most significant “A-ha!” moment from le affair Gay is that DEI only “works” in noncompetitive environments such as government and academia. The principles of “diversity” and “equity” implicitly assume that entities and organizations will continue along their current trajectory regardless of who’s...

The alarming escalation of animosity toward Christians in America can no longer be ignored. The pro-abortion, anti-family radical Left has sought tirelessly to undermine the nuclear family, religion, and traditional values for years. And it's working. A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that just 39 percent of Americans say their religious faith is very important to them, down from 62 percent a quarter of a century ago. As radical leftists advance their secular agenda, intolerance for those who hold true to Christian values has become increasingly palpable. The recent shooting at a private Christian academy in Nashville by Audrey...

Iowa police are holding a press conference on Thursday following an active shooting at Perry High School. Reports have indicated there are multiple gunshot victims and ambulances were en route to the school in Perry, Iowa, on Thursday morning. STREAMING VIDEO AT LINK.................... Thursday was the first day back for Perry Community School District students for the second semester. A news conference will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Occasional guest columnist Karl Brauneis writes, "The Threatened and Endangered Species Act actually did more for attorneys and environmental elites then it did for the wildlife it was designed to protect. The few got rich while the working men and woman and the forest itself suffered." In 1974 I was a rookie on the Bighorn Inter-Regional Fire Suppression Crew at Greybull, Wyoming. The crew name was later changed to the Wyoming Hot Shots. As a “new man” I was classified as a Government Service (GS) - 3 and made $3.08 per hour. We also earned overtime pay (time and ½)...

Online spending during the 2023 holiday season hit a new record, according to a recent report from data firm Adobe Analytics. The numbers, released Thursday, showed online spending between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 spiked by nearly 5 percent to a record high of $222.1 billion on retailer websites and apps. This is an increase of 10.4 billion from the previous year, Adobe noted. Mobile shopping also had a breakthrough this past holiday season, surpassing desktop for the first time and accounting for 51.1 percent of online sales, according to the report. This is up from 47 percent in 2022...

Beloved, indeed, the GREAT DAY of the LORD is very nigh unto us as a world; and as we today live in our EXPONENTIAL godless and lawless day; we must see and possess the Divine ETERNAL REALITIES in ALL things; and apply them all by faith in this very temporal and perishing world for Almighty God's glory (John 1:12; 3:16-17; 10:25-30, Rom. 8:26-39, Eph. 3:20-21, Col. 3:1-4, Heb. 9:27; 11:6; 1 John 3:1-3, Rev. 3:8)! Beloved, indeed, the GREAT DAY of the LORD is very nigh unto us as a world! This ETERNALLY dying world crucially and absolutely needs to...

Colorado parole board's decision to release Vinchenzo Moscoso, a 30-year-old man accused of a double murder, has come under scrutiny. Despite the objections of his parole officer, Moscoso was allowed to walk free, only to later commit a heinous crime that claimed the lives of two innocent individuals. The parole board's decision, which went against the parole officer's recommendation to revoke Moscoso's parole, raises serious questions about the board's commitment to public safety. According to a recording of the parole board hearing obtained through the Colorado Open Records Act and reported by the Denver Post, the state's parole division had...

Actor Shia LaBeouf was confirmed into the Catholic church. On Tuesday, the Capuchin Franciscans from Western American Province announced LaBeouf’s, 37, conversion in a statement on Facebook. “We are thrilled to share that our dear friend Shia LaBeouf has fully entered the Church this past weekend through the sacrament of confirmation! The Capuchin Franciscan friars are overjoyed to welcome him into the fold and witness his deep commitment to his faith journey,” the statement reads. The statement continues, “Shia LaBeouf, known for his incredible talent and passion in the entertainment industry, has embarked on a profound spiritual journey that has...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The state of Illinois announced Wednesday it will create an expanded intake center for migrants arriving by bus at Chicago's "landing zone." And organizers said they've been inundated with new arrivals the past two weeks. So much so, dozens of migrants, wearing very little winter clothing and carrying young children, could be seen arriving Wednesday night on foot. "It's been a lot. I would say over 1,000, probably 2,000, a lot, a lot more. We got hit hard New Year's Eve," said Eduardo Fuentes, director of community care for New Life Centers. "I'm sure Texas is experiencing...