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Dozens of congressional Republicans traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Wednesday to get a firsthand look at the illegal immigration crisis resulting from what they argue are the Biden administration’s failed policies. “It’s been an eye opener,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, who led the delegation of more than 60 GOP lawmakers to Eagle Pass, Texas. The trip came amid ongoing negotiations on Capitol Hill to strike a bipartisan deal on border security. Lawmakers toured a Border Patrol processing center and heard from local residents and sheriffs as well. “We’ve learned a considerable amount of what’s going on...

ULSAN, South Korea — South Korean researchers from the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a cutting-edge method to treat cancer using tiny, specialized devices called “nanodrones.” These revolutionary nanodrones are engineered to specifically target and destroy cancer cells. To understand this, we first need to know about Natural Killer (NK) cells. NK cells are a type of white blood cell that play a vital role in defending our body against cancer. Scientists have long aimed to use these cells in cancer treatment. The UNIST team’s breakthrough, named NKeNDs (NK cell-engaging nanodrones), utilizes a kind of nanoparticle...

It literally depends on skin color, you racistsLet’s say you’re a white person, or you work in an industry dominated by white people. Just to pick one at random, let’s say it’s academia. Yes, you work in academia and you’re white.Well, that’s hardly fair, is it? Maybe you haven’t heard, but white people have done a lot of bad things over the years.Perfect example: slavery. Did you know white people used to own slaves? I’ll bet those mayo monsters would still own slaves today if they could get away with it.And most of those slaves were black. So, simple logic...

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More Republicans say former President Trump is a person of faith than several other Republican figures, his GOP primary challengers and President Biden, a new poll found. In the survey, conducted by HarrisX for Deseret News, 64 percent of Republicans said Trump was a person of faith, up from 53 percent in October. Former Vice President Mike Pence, an evangelical Christian, came in second with Republicans, with 56 percent calling him a man of faith. GOP respondents were less likely to say Trump is “religious” and pointed to his “support for religious people, not his personal religiosity, as their reasoning...

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will convene a meeting between NATO diplomats and officials from Ukraine on Jan. 10, following a recent wave of heavy Russian air strikes on the country, the transatlantic defense alliance said Thursday. The meeting, taking the format of the newly establish NATO-Ukraine Council, was being convened at Kyiv's request...

Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Company,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) criticized the hypocrisy of blue state governors and mayors who have criticized him and his state’s effort to send illegal immigrants to their so-called sanctuary cities and states. “Some of the mayors of big sanctuary cities in America — they blame you for what’s going on, blame you for the migrants going to their cities,” FBN host Stuart Varney said. “You’re smiling, but would you like to give us a response?” “Yes, I mean, they should be embarrassed because it is utter hypocrisy,” Abbott replied. “For all —...

In a striking paradox, pro-meritocracy conservatives and pro-DEI Democrats alike can revel in the schadenfreude of Claudine Gay’s fall from grace—because her antics are just that ridiculous. In a since-deleted post to X, Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., a Harvard law professor, high-profile criminal defense attorney, and former college dean said Gay’s disgraced resignation was… “Karma.” You might recall the name from headlines a few years back—Sullivan once served as a faculty dean for Harvard’s Winthrop House, a position from which he was ousted after he agreed to represent Harvey Weinstein, in large part, due to Gay’s influence. Here’s this, from...

Use land for food, not folly.Climate change activists increasingly target agriculture as a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. Too often this translates into condemnation of gentle cows or the pleasures of meat-eating, instead of drawing attention to proper farming practices and land management. This is especially true with respect to water use and the ethanol industry.Water in AgricultureAmerican agriculture has continued to be dominated by ever-larger farms and producers, increasing productivity and economic growth and amplifying vital water resources’ drawdowns. This is apparent in water-precious regions such as Arizona and California, but also includes Idaho’s exploding dairy...

As the fighting in Ukraine continues, some representatives in Congress, primarily Republicans, oppose additional financial and military support for Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s ongoing invasion. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he has reservations about continued support for Ukraine because he believes that there is inadequate oversight on how the aid is spent and sees no strategy to win. Johnson also argued that America’s border problems should take priority, a preference shared by many on the right. Congress will take up the issue again this year, but the future of American aid to Ukraine is in serious doubt. Four...

Donald Trump has so far emerged unscathed from the bombshell Jeffrey Epstein court documents release. One of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims who claimed Prince Andrew groped her breast with a puppet said in newly unsealed depositions she never massaged the former president. And he was never seen at any of Epstein's properties - where the financier is said to have trafficked underage girls to have sex with the great and good. She responded 'no' to whether Trump had asked her for any sexual favors or if she'd ever massaged him. At one point in the deposition, which totals 179 pages,...

‘Bishop’ William Murphy is an international gospel recording artist, the “presiding Bishop of Worship in the FGBCF (Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship) International Ministries, and pastor of The dReam Center Church of Atlanta. According to his church bio, he is “truly an anointed man of God” who “walks with a trifecta anointing of Bishop, Intercessor, and Worshiper. He is also pro-choice, recently ripped into people who were suggesting that famed heretic Carlton Pearson was anything less than a stellar man of God, performed a baby dedication for a same-sex couple, and is an arrogant, power-hungry bible twister of epic proportions....

Leftists are experts at being politically correct.But the filter they use for the rest of the world seems to constantly malfunction when it comes to former President Donald Trump.On Tuesday, “The View” co-host Joy Behar let her true feelings show when co-host Sara Haines suggested that Colorado and Maine’s decisions to remove the former president from the ballot could give the appearance of a “rigged election.” (snip) “So you think they should leave it to the voters?” Behar asked.

[Catholic Caucus]The Papal-Coronation OathThe following is the Coronation-Oath made by most or all Pope-Elects from at least 678 AD until the 1960s (when it was eradicated.) Notice what old-school Popes used to call down upon themselves, should they divert from Jesus Christ’s teaching as given to the Apostles:“I vow to change nothing of the received Tradition, and nothing thereof I have found before me guarded by my God-pleasing predecessors, to encroach upon, to alter, or to permit any innovation therein;“To the contrary: with glowing affection as her truly faithful student and successor, to safeguard reverently the passed-on good, with my...

From his time in law school to his failed presidential campaigns, Biden's made it a habit of "borrowing" from others Key Takeaways Joe Biden has plagiarized from speeches, essays, and policy positions throughout his entire life As a student at Syracuse Law School in 1965, Biden plagiarized 5-pages from a law review journal "without quotation or attribution" During his failed 1988 presidential campaign, Biden plagiarized from speeches by British politician Neil Kinnock, Robert Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy Now, Joe Biden and his 2020 Presidential campaign are at it again – lifting ideas, slogans, and writings to pass off...

A Sept. 4th New York Times article claimed that migrants on the Texas border were dying from the effects of climate change. The story said extreme temperatures contributed to the deaths of 10 people, with another 45 people forced to flee. The story did not say how many others have become refugees due to climate change, but it’s time for the world to identify them... The term “refugees” should apply to all people displaced due to climate change. But under international law, a refugee is a person who has crossed an international border and claims he or she can’t return...

A father and son have been arrested in the shooting deaths of a pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend, San Antonio police announced late Wednesday. Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, and her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, 22, were reported missing in late December before they were found dead in Guerra's car several days later. The couple disappeared a day before Soto, who was 9 months pregnant, was scheduled to be induced to give birth. Both Soto and Guerra were found with gunshot wounds. Police say they charged Christopher Preciado, 19, with capital murder and Ramon Preciado, 53, with abuse of a corpse...

House Democrats accused Trump of taking millions in foreign bribes while president after a seven-year investigation in an effort to distract from Biden’s crimes and impeachment inquiry. Democrats, once again, accused Trump of violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause. The emoluments clause is a provision that bars US presidents from accepting gifts from foreign governments without permission from Congress first. House Democrats targeted Trump and accused him of violating the very rarely litigated emoluments clause of the US Constitution by claiming his luxury hotels which, at the time, were blocks from the White House were evidence Trump was receiving benefits. “It...

The concern about potential dilution of punishments for plagiarism is troubling. It underscores broader worries about ideological shifts impacting academic integrity. Striking a balance between fairness and maintaining the standards of meritocracy is crucial to preserve academia's credibility. The use of strategic weapons to counteract such trends highlights the escalating ideological battles within educational institutions. The outcome will undoubtedly shape the future landscape of academia and its foundational principles.

The Walt Disney Company lost its top spot at the global box office in 2023 as the studio experienced an unprecedented string of woke flops, including The Marvels, Wish, and the latest Indiana Jones sequel. For the past seven years, Disney has reigned supreme thanks in large part to its Marvel and Pixar brands. But this year, Universal took the No. 1 spot, propelled by The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Oppenheimer.