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A Chinese marathon runner who chain-smoked his entire way through a 26.2 miles race has been disqualified, despite achieving a competitive time. Uncle Chen, nicknamed the 'Smoking Brother', managed to complete the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes on January 7 this year. But despite crossing the finish line only five minutes slower than his 3:28 finish two years ago, the 52-year-old was disqualified for 'smoking on the track'. He placed 574th out of more than 1,500 runners.

President Biden said he got “mixed up” Thursday after claiming that he took a photo backstage with Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC) during an event in North Carolina. “Where’s Deborah?” Biden, 81, asked during a speech in Raleigh as he searched for the two-term congressman at an event focused on the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure act. “I just had my picture taken with her, that’s probably why she left,” Biden at first joked. Moments later, the president added, “Oh, she couldn’t be here actually. That’s not true, I got mixed up … She’s up in Washington right now.” The president later in...

[Catholic Caucus] Panama Bleeds: A Story of Tradition Persecuted and RestoredA traditional Catholic activist in Panama sent me the following report on what is happening in his country. It was first published at my Substack, Tradition & Sanity, on December 11, 2023. It’s important for those of us who live in countries where the Latin Mass is more plentifully available to learn about the hardships of our brethren who are suffering under bishops even more cruel and heterodox than our own, and to pray for them.—PAKDecember 13, 2020: First Holy Mass with the SSPX, in an apartment into which more...

I was just listening to the Wayne Allyn Root show on Las Vegas local station, KMZQ-AM. Root just advised that the Black National Anthem will be played at the Super Bowl next month, Feb. 11th, in Las Vegas. There should only be one national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner.

7:08 pm: In the past hour, a shooting incident occurred at the central station in Jerusalem: Police detectives tried to stop a suspect involved in a murder. In response, the suspect pulled out a knife and lightly stabbed one of them. The suspect was subsequently shot and sustained severe injuries. Transcript 0:06 oh 0:08 [ __ ] what the [ __ ] out yo what the [ __ ] 0:13 oh my 0:19 gosh 0:22 yo that's 0:27 crazy oh my God 0:35 active that's 0:50 active what the.....

The recent revelation about a Chinese lab creating a mutant COVID-19 strain with a 100% kill rate in "humanized" mice has sent shockwaves through the scientific community and beyond. The virus, named GX_P2V, was designed to mimic the behavior of SARS-CoV-2 in a unique model using mice with genetic makeup similar to humans. The study, conducted by the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, has drawn criticism for its "terrible" and "scientifically totally pointless" nature from experts like Francois Balloux, an epidemiology expert at the University College London’s Genetics Institute.

Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) apprehended a would-be "transgender" shooter who wanted to mass murder "transphobes." However, the FBI didn't swiftly nab the gunman until discovering months later that the "indigenous" suspect, a self-described "Nazi dominatrix," was posting racist, antisemitic content on social media vilifying blacks, Jews, and immigrants. The few media outlets that did cover the arrest also opted to focus on the Nazi flag-waving suspect's white nationalist ideology and downplay his "trans"-fueled bloodlust. Both The Oregonian and CourtWatch referred to the "transgender" as an "Oregon woman." Elizabeth Ballesteros West, formerly Francisco Frank Paramo, of Cottage...

If there was one thing that transformed Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski from mere critics of Donald Trump into savage antagonists, it was Trump's tweet back in 2017 saying that Mika and Joe had begged to be invited to his New Year's Eve party, but he said no, claiming that "Mika was bleeding badly from a facelift." The pair's vendetta against Trump has raged on ever since. Joe and Mika got a measure of bloody revenge today, speculating about Trump apparently bleeding on his right hand [see screencap] after he emerged from a court session in the E. Jean Carroll...

[Catholic Caucus] Bp. Schneider's "Prayer for Imploring Holy Popes"Praised be Jesus Christ!Dear faithful Catholics, especially those who suffer as they witness our Holy Mother Church live through an unprecedented crisis. Dear Catholic fathers and mothers of families! Dear Catholic young people! Dear innocent Catholic children! And especially dear religious contemplative Sisters, the spiritual gems of the Church! Dear Catholic seminarians! Dear Catholic priests, who are “the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus”!The confusion within the Church has reached such the point that we must pray to the Lord with the words of Esther: “We have no helper but you”...

Donald Trump said people "JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH" presidents who "CROSS THE LINE."He posted the lengthy all-caps rant on Truth Social early Thursday morning.A DC appeals court is weighing whether Trump should have criminal immunity.Donald Trump is once again claiming that presidents should have total immunity from any crimes they commit while in office — this time, with an all-caps rant posted to Truth Social.~snip~"A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION," Trump wrote on his social-media platform in the early hours of Thursday morning. "ANY...

The relationship between the US and Israel is growing more strained as they clash over key policy demands The US has called on Israel to scale back their bombardment and begin plans for the post-war landscape But Netanyahu accused his 'American friends' of trying to 'coerce' them and said 'we will not settle for anything short of an absolute victory' The rift between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu deepened on Thursday as the Israeli Prime Minister accused the US of trying to 'coerce' Israel. In an interview on national TV, Netanyahu rejected US calls to scale back Israel´s military offensive...

Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has baselessly accused former President Donald Trump of hiding in a “basement” instead of being on the presidential campaign trail. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was in Florida earlier today to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law Amalija Knavs, having delivered two speeches in New Hampshire this week already and appearing twice in court in Manhattan. Trump speaks again tonight in Concord, NH. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Redfern wrote: “Current location of presidential candidates not named Ron DeSantis – Nikki Haley: Basement Donald Trump: Basement Joe Biden:...

World's biggest private equity fund takes a $450million hit on prestigious New York landmark amid a collapse in the commercial property market Comes as landlords across the country write down their portfolios in the wake of high interest rates and an exodus of office workers The price of office space has fallen 35 percent since 2022 leaving US banks vulnerable to billions of dollars in shaky loans The world's biggest private equity fund has become the latest victim of America's hollowed out office culture after it marketed its landmark New York building for a quarter of what it paid. Blackstone...

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against 19 tankers that transported Russian oil under the flags of Liberia and Panama. SOURCE: US Department of Treasury DETAILS: It is noted that sanctions are imposed in connection with the violation of the restriction on oil prices. 18 tankers fly the flag of Liberia, and one sails under the flag of Panama. Two companies own the tankers: Hennesea Holdings Limited (UAE) and Cielo Marine Ltd (Hong Kong). It is known that the shipping firm Hennesea Holdings Limited (Hennesea), which is headquartered in the United...

doesn’t matter which big American city you go to these days, most are in absolutely horrendous condition. The public transportation system stinks of human waste. My old friend Professor Paul Magelli from the University of Illinois told me that when he took the Amtrak from Champaign to Chicago, it smelled like “piss”. Trains in other countries didn’t smell like that. Richard Florida is a big urbanologist. He is an elite for sure. He tweeted out this article and it is worth reading. The author of the article is aware of what is happening in American cities, but like Richard Florida,...

I know a lot of you are fans of Bethesda and their games which more often than not stick the landing very well. Today they revealed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, their upcoming open-world game. Looks like it's going to be pretty good, better than last year's Indiana Jones movie that's for sure. Looks AMAZING.

Mark 3:7-12 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus cures so many people that he has to climb into a boat to escape the press of the crowd. To this day, the Church carries on his gracious healing ministry. We recall that the Apostles of Jesus simply continued what the Master did. And one of the principal marks of the Lord’s ministry was clearly healing. There was, of course, a deep biblical conviction that when the day of the Lord arrives, creation would be set right. What we witness in the healings of Jesus is just this repairing of creation.If you doubt...

On Tuesday afternoon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that his campaign is actively organizing several new political parties in key states to assist in gaining ballot access for his independent presidential campaign. According to a recent press release from the Kennedy campaign, he is organizing political parties in California, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas to help with ballot access requirements. In the first five states, Kennedy is pursuing ballot access through a newly formed organization known as the “We the People” party, while in Texas, he is doing so through the recently established “Texas Independent Party.” Kennedy explains...

Elon Musk said migrants “will come for your homes” in response to reports that New York City students were forced to work remotely this week so asylum seekers could camp out in their school’s gym. “This is what happens when you run out of hotel rooms. Soon, cities will run out of schools to vacate. Then they will come for your homes,” Musk said in an X post in response to a video of a yellow school bus dropping migrants off at James Madison High School in Brooklyn on Tuesday. “School is closed tomorrow because illegals will be sleeping in...

Attorney General Merrick Garland sits down with CNN's Evan Perez to discuss the DOJ report detailing police failures in response to 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.