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President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Friday as the United States clashes with its ally and with the Kremlin over supplies of American weapons. Biden offered a first public apology for the monthslong delay in U.S. military aid that Russia has exploited to make crucial battlefield advances. He also announced a new package of $225 million in weapons, including air defense interceptors, artillery ammunition and other critical capabilities. “I assure you the United States is going to stand with you,” Biden told Zelenskyy. “We are still in, completely,” he added.

“The commander of the officials said to Daniel, ‘I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking more haggard than the youths who are your own age? Then you would make me forfeit my head to the king.’ But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, ‘Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be observed in...

On May 11, 2018, over six years ago, the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging the Government of New York violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing third parties, particularly insurance companies and banks, to cease to do business with the NRA. The government officials explicitly stated their dislike of the advocacy of the NRA to promote gun ownership and the Second Amendment. The opinion was issued on May 30, 2024. The ruling was expected, as explained in a previous AmmoLand article. The case was relatively clear. Government officials Andrew Cuomo (Governor) and Maria...

Counsel for Stephen K. Bannon, David Schoen, gave a masterclass about his client’s case outside the Washington, D.C. court on Thursday. Schoen, 66, represented President Trump during his second impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, and has represented Bannon since 2022.

Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted. Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near to the gates of death” (Psalm 107:17-18, NKJV). According to the dictionary, a fool is someone who lacks judgment or good sense, one who does silly things without thinking of the consequences. What could be more foolish and unthinkable than indulging in sexual activity with an unknown person? The whole world knows that sexually transmitted diseases are an international problem, and yet people all over the world are still contracting them. People simply refuse to be alarmed....

Rishi Sunak says it was a "mistake" to leave D-Day commemorations in Normandy prematurely on Thursday Reports had circulated that Sunak left ahead of world leaders gathering on Omaha Beach, and it later transpired he'd taken part in an ITV interview Sunak says "it was a mistake not to stay in France longer, and I apologise" - Labour accuses him of a "dereliction of duty" Earlier, Sunak denied that claims he made about Labour's tax plans were dubious, after Keir Starmer accused him of lying Asked in the ITV interview if he would lie "to stay in power", the prime...

Two of Vladimir Putin’s daughters have made rare public appearances despite efforts by the Russian president to keep his family tree a secret. Putin proudly traces his family tree back to the 1600s as it’s put on display at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum – but the names and details of his partners and children have been censored. Two of his children are speaking at the forum, but ordinary Russians are not allowed to know of their familial link. Endocrinologist Maria Vorontsova, 39, is Putin’s eldest daughter and was speaking at the forum about Russia’s bioeconomy. Younger sister Katerina...

The fascist far-left ruling class is fresh out of ideas, and Biden is in big trouble politically, polling right up there with fungal infections, in the words of Senator John Kennedy. Spending is out of control, causing rampant Bidenflation that everyone feels and no amount of BS from the national socialist media can hide. The illegal invasion is going to force even more “entitlement,” law enforcement, and drug treatment spending, causing even more spending and more Bidenflation in a never-ending “Democratic” doom cycle. Even their “best” idea is going bust before their very eyes. Waging lawfare against President Trump was...

**SNIP** Multiple Trump family members attended the five-week trial. They included sons Don Jr. and Eric, daughter in law Lara and daughter Tiffany, although Melania did not attend his trial, which resulted in conviction on charges of falsifying business records related to paying off the porn star. 'I have a wonderful wife. I mean, it's not easy for her to read this kind of stuff – that's fake – that's fake stuff,' he said. Trump went on an extended discourse about Don Jr., who he called a 'good kid' who became the subject of accusations during the Russia probe. That...

~The quality of western leadership on display at the D-Day observances was not impressive. Biden was more enfeebled than veterans two decades older than him. The King, for reasons not clear, delegated all but one of the big ceremonies to the Prince of Wales. Rishi Sunak, for reasons even less clear, delegated the main international heads-of-government beano to "Lord" Cameron, which doesn't bear thinking about. (The tin-eared tosspot has now been forced to apologise for ducking out early.) So what does that leave? Macron, Justin ...oh, and "guest of honour" Zelenskyy, still doing his Lana Turner sweater-girl routine. Churchill enjoyed...

"I love Tiny! One of my favorite mentors ever and one of the most talented chefs in the Army. Tell him he's looking a little small."That was D.C.-area event producer Stephen Ball's reaction on Twitter to a photo snapped by CNN White House reporter Kate Bennett. Bennet captured two chefs tending an outdoor grill for the White House's Iftar celebration, a breaking of the Ramadan fast. And the Internet went wild.

The Hill’s Briahna Joy Gray has been fired. The host, known for her pro-Hamas rhetoric, was given the axe following an interview with a family member of one of the Israeli hostages taken by the terror group following the October 7 attacks. It's unclear if that was the reason for Gray’s termination, but the clip caught the eyes of many, disgusted by her conduct during the segment. She could be seen rolling her eyes, her facial expression hardly hiding her contempt. Gray has routinely deflected directly blaming Hamas for this heinous terror attack on the Jewish state and the ensuing...

“War is a monster that is constantly hungry, it must be fed, and I see that the Americans and the Democratic government of the United States, and the leaders of the European Union, are ready to feed it.”In his recent appearance on Hungarian state radio, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a powerful critique of Western European leaders and NATO’s actions, which he sees as dangerously escalating the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Orbán emphasized Hungary’s unwavering stance of non-participation in the war, firmly rejecting the idea of shedding Hungarian blood for Ukraine.NATO’s Escalation and MilitarizationOrbán criticized Western European leaders for...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (6/7/24)[Prayer]The Names and Titles of God (Jesus of Nazareth) Mathew 21:11King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

This is Bend Police body camera footage from June 4, 2024. It's of an incident in which officers respond to a report of a naked woman approaching a home where a child was present outside. The video was released on June 6 after a public records request by Central Oregon Daily News. The request was made after a TikTok video went viral, showing the officer explaining to the resident about an Oregon law stating that being nude in public is not illegal unless the intent is sexual gratification. This video contains more from that interaction and shows officers speaking to...

Is the United States becoming a Third World nation? This question has long been on the edge of polite conversation, but former President Trump’s conviction in two New York courts has pushed the query to the forefront. The short answer is that while this slide was once unthinkable, it currently seems “unlikely.” Worse, all the trends point to its increasing likelihood. What generally defines “Third World” includes pervasive poverty, dilapidated infrastructure, lack of sanitation, inadequate modern healthcare, rampant crime, ineffective education, and violent political instability often reflecting ethnic rivalries, not democratic elections. Law reflects the whim of the powerful; not...

A Mexican pastor is currently jailed and awaiting sentencing following her conviction this week on forced labor charges. The conviction is tied to a migrant shelter she ran in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. This week, Pastor Velia Hernandez Gonzalez stood trial before Chihuahua State Judge Jorge Arturo Gutierrez Ortiz, who ultimately convicted her, El Diario de Juarez reported. The conviction came after more than two months in a trial where prosecutors presented evidence and witness testimony about how Hernandez mistreated the various migrants who were in her care, used various threats to keep them in line, forced them to work, and...

A 29-year-old woman in Hidalgo, Mexico is dead after attempting to take a selfie with a train bound for Mexico City, but got too close to the tracks. The woman, who has not been identified, was part of a crowd to witness the final leg of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) 1930 Empress 2816 steam locomotive's journey, which departed from Calgary in Alberta, Canada on April 24. Last year, the cross-continental Final Spike Steam Tour became the first ever steam-powered passenger train in North America to traverse across Canada, the United States, and Mexico in a single trip. In...

Attorney General Merrick Garland said this week that he will defy subpoenas from Congressional Republicans that he does not agree with.Garland’s statement came after Republican leaders in Congress threatened to hold him in contempt “in their efforts to gain access to audio recordings from special counsel Robert K. Hur’s investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified materials,” according to the Washington Post.

Friday 7 June 2024 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity St Robert of Newminster – Aberkenfig, UKReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingHosea 11:1,3-4,8-9I will not give rein to my fierce anger, for I am God, not manListen to the word of the Lord:When Israel was a child I loved him,and I called my son out of Egypt.I myself taught Ephraim to walk,I took them in my arms;yet they have not understood that I was the one looking after them.I led them with reins of kindness,with leading-strings of love.I was like someone who lifts an infant close...