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Bret Weinstein traveled to the Darien Gap to understand who's behind the invasion of our country. His conclusion: “it's not a friendly migration.”

With Wall Street expecting continued declines in the pace of monthly growth, and consensus looking for a decline from last month's 219K print to 185K, the BLS reported that in January the US created a ridiculous 353K jobs... ... double the 185K expected, and higher than than the highest forecast estimate, which as a reminder was 300K. In fact, as shown below, this was a 4-sigma beat to expectations...and putting the beat in the context of the past year, it was an absolute blowout: What is notable is that once again there was a huge dispersion between the Establishment and...

It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: the equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space. The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming. Scientists have calculated that if...

The United Church of Christ declined by over 286,000 members from 2012 to 2022, according to recently released statistics on the theologically liberal mainline Protestant denomination. A recent report by the UCC Center for Analytics, Research & Development and Data found that, from 2012 to 2022, the denomination experienced a net loss of 286,610 members and 551 congregations. Additionally, from 2020 to 2022, the UCC went from having 4,794 congregations to 4,603 congregations, with membership dropping from approximately 773,000 to approximately 712,000. The 2022 membership numbers also represented a sharp decline from 1960, when the denomination reported approximately 2.24 million...

Several months ago, the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) initiative announced $600,000 in grant money to five organizations for K-5 Pilot Projects in civics education. EAD is a national civics advocacy project that has lots of money and prestige. When it went public in 2021, six former U.S. secretaries of education, three of them appointed by Republicans, signed a letter of endorsement in The Wall Street Journal. One of the recipients of this hefty grant was the Georgia Council for the Social Studies in partnership with the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and the state Department of Education. The grant,...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows• CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Before Bethlehem, Jesus intervened often in this world. This series presents some of those occasions, along with “types” of Christ: people and objects who represent Him and His qualities.JESUS, THE FOURTH MAN IN THE FIRE DANIEL 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold. Nebuchadnezzar said to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, “Is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? If you do not worship it, you will be...

To keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world need to put fewer loopholes in climate agreements and far more money — trillions of dollars a year — into financial help for poor nations, the United Nations climate chief said Friday. In an unusual and blunt lecture at a university in Baku,United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called gains made in the past not nearly enough. Without the proper amount of cash, he said those could “quickly fizzle away into more empty promises.” Much of it comes down to money: $2.4 trillion a year, Stiell...

Michael Roman, one of the co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the RICO case brought against Trump and 18 members of his 2020 campaign and legal teams by DA Fani Willis, just escalated his fight with DA Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. He did so in a subpoena of Wade and Willis, among others, that was recently filed with the court. As background, Roman is the member of the Trump 2020 Campaign who alleged in early January that Willis was having a romantic affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. In that filing, Roman’s legal team wrote that “Mr....

Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that she would continue her campaign until the Super Tuesday primaries. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Did you think it was inappropriate when the RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to suggest you drop out because she did not see a path for you?” Haley said, “I absolutely think it was inappropriate . We had two states that have voted, unique 1215 delegates, Donald Trump has 32, I have 17. We have 48 states and more territories to go before we get there. I’m not going anywhere. I will...

CV NEWS FEED // A widowed single father filed suit against a New Jersey school district that he alleges “transitioned” his minor daughter behind his back. The young girl had attended Delaware Valley Regional High School (DVRHS) located in the west-central part of the state by the Pennsylvania border. The anonymous father claimed the school “had been calling his daughter by a male name and male pronouns for at least two months,” as reported by The Washington Stand. Per the Stand, school officials began treating the girl as a boy “after a pro-LGBT student club’s staff advisor … asked teachers...

The House Judiciary Committee sent a subpoena Friday to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her potential misuse of federal funds related to her indictment of former President Donald Trump. “On August 24, 2023, the Committee on the Judiciary wrote to you requesting documents in the custody of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office (FCDAO) relating, in part, to its receipt and use of federal grant funds issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),” a letter sent from House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan states. “Since that date, we have sent two additional letters, on September...

CV NEWS FEED // The administration of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last week that Sunshine State residents must accurately indicate their sex on state-issued driver’s licenses. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) Deputy Executive Director Robert Kynoch sent a letter to the state’s 67 county tax collectors stating that the department is rescinding a former guidance that “directed personnel to issue a new license in the event that a licensee wished to alter the gender marker on his or her license.” Kynoch stated that FLHSMV will now only issue a replacement license or learner’s permit...

@BasedMikeLee Earlier today, a reporter standing outside the Senate chamber told me that, after four months of secrecy, The Firm™️ plans to release the text of the $106 billion supplemental aid / border-security package—possibly as soon as tomorrow. Wasting no time, she then asked, “if you get the bill by tomorrow, will you be ready to vote on it by Tuesday?” The words “hell no” escaped my mouth before I could stop them. Those are strong words where I come from. (Sorry, Mom). The reporter immediately understood that my frustration was not directed at her. Rather, it was directed at...

Pierre Lucard Emile, an illegal alien from Haiti, raped and beat a developmentally disabled person in Boston, according to prosecutors. Emile arrived at the port of entry in Brownsville, Texas “where he was deemed inadmissible and issued a notice to appear,” according to ICE.In 2023, Peruvian national Emilio Vasquez-Santamaria was charged with murder after being arrested in connection with the killing of U.S. citizen in Eagle Pass, Texas. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), he crossed illegally at Eagle Pass in May 2023 and was released with a Notice to Appear for 2025.A new January 2024 report from the...

From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 27. Whatever may have been the misfortune and folly of detaching Gen. LONGSTREET from the main army of Tennessee, on the eve of an important engagement, yet no one acquainted with the facts can doubt that his operations in Upper East Tennessee, considered in themselves, have been highly successful and vastly beneficial to the cause. The failure before Knoxville was due to no fault of Gen. LONGSTREET; but partly to a train of circumstances over which he had no control, and partly to the vacillating orders of the ill-starred BRAGG. The capture of Knoxville could...

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Tabatabai had served under Robert Malley, Biden’s Iran Envoy, who had been suspended from the Obama campaign for his backchannel contacts with Hamas, and has been under investigation for mishandling classified documents. But the emails appeared to show that she had personally worked for Iran and its influence operations aimed at the U.S. government.Despite that she continued to be promoted until she is now the Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC).In January 2024, Iranian-backed terrorists launched their most successful single attack against an American base to date. The target...

[Catholic Caucus] Modern US Religious Vocations PlummetingTraditional liturgy flourishingReligious vocations across the United States are plummeting, a new report shows, with 87% of religious communities reporting nobody taking perpetual (lifelong) vows in 2023. Fewer individuals are entering the age range typically associated with discerning a religious vocation.Compounding the issue, aging religious communities are increasingly faced with the challenge of sustaining their ministries while also providing care for their older members. The dwindling number of younger members entering these communities exacerbates the difficulty of providing this care.Tradition on the RiseStill, some traditional organizations dedicated to the priesthood are demonstrating greater success...

CV NEWS FEED // An agency of the federal government “flagged” Bible purchases as an indication of “extremism” in communications with banks following the events of January 6, 2021. “We now know the federal government flagged terms like ‘MAGA’ and ‘TRUMP,’ to financial institutions if Americans completed transactions using those terms,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-OH, wrote on X. “What was also flagged? If you bought a religious text, like a BIBLE, or shopped at Bass Pro Shop.” Jordan serves as the chairman of both the House Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal...

The City of Newark, New Jersey, held its first-ever housing lottery for residents who wish to purchase a home for only $1. Hopeful homebuyers attended the event on Monday at Newark City Hall as a part of the Newark Homeownership Revitalization Program (NHRP), according to the City of Newark's website. "The Homeownership Revitalization Program is a new way to enable longtime Newark residents to become homeowners at costs that they can afford," Mayor Ras J. Baraka said in a news release when the program was first announced in May. Residents of Newark who were eligible to enter the lottery had...