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Now we see why the Dems didn't want Kamala Harris as their nominee. Four weeks into campaigning, she finally granted an interview — to a very friendly CNN, toting her VP pick Tim Walz along for reasons unknown. Moral support, perhaps? A buddy to pick up her verbal slack? Either way, it wasn't a winning look for someone who wants to be president of the United States. As for her answers: Harris was vague, policy-free, and at times just plain full of it. 'Brat summer' is officially over. Grab your pumpkin spice latte and cozy up to a fraudulent fall....

Resolving historical issues is primarily in Ukraine's interest, as it will not become a member of the European Union without Poland's consent, according to the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk. As reported, on Wednesday, August 28, during a meeting between Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, Kuleba was asked about the historical issues that "divide our countries." In response, Kuleba stated that if we start digging into history, Ukrainians and Poles could blame each other for various negative events. Therefore, it would be better for both countries to build the future together and leave...

David has always been portrayed a naked. Was it the armor of God? Why.? Been kinda into the Tulmed and the Tora. Just asking. Delving into it. My wife is cousins with a certain group of people from Louisiana. And the old guy talks about being unashamed. Want my Jewish friends to relay. I love you.

[Catholic Caucus] Pope’s September prayer intention: For the cry of the earthIn a video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis prays that "each of us might listen with our hearts to the cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and climate change, making a personal commitment to care for the world we inhabit."Considering rising temperatures around the globe, we can say the earth has a “fever”, Pope Francis says in his video-message announcing this month’s prayer intention.The earth “is sick”, he continues, “just like anyone who’s sick”.“But are we listening to this pain?”...

Cities America are spraying chemicals through their streets in response to a rise in several deadly mosquito-borne illnesses, in an unprecedented move. Massachusetts, New York, Texas and California are among the states deploying pesticides to repel the increasingly disease-ridden insects. The decision comes on the heels of an onslaught of mosquito-borne illnesses throughout the US, including West Nile Virus, which hospitalized White House Covid doctor Anthony Fauci this month, 'Triple E', a brain-swelling disease that has killed two Americans so far this year, and 'sloth fever', a disease transmitted from sloths to mosquitos. Officials are spraying the streets at night...

President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the commander of Ukraine's air force, Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk, amid debate over the destruction of one of the country's valuable new F-16 fighter jets. Mr Zelensky did not give a reason for the dismissal, but in a post to Telegram he said that it was his responsibility to "take care of all our warriors". On Monday, one of the US-made F-16 fighter jets delivered earlier this month from Ukraine's Western allies went down during a barrage of Russian missiles, killing the pilot. The cause of the crash was not a direct result of an...

While Donald Trump is not a politician known for his message discipline, he took the world by storm in 2016 with a well-articulated diagnosis of what ailed the nation. “Make America Great Again” managed in four words to assert that America had been great, that it no longer was, and that he would do something about it. His current campaign, by contrast, has devolved into the litigation of personal vendettas, crass promotion of niche issues like cryptocurrency, and pandering to the donor class on tax cuts and temporary labor. The rallying cry to “Make America Great Again” has become the...

WASHINGTON — ABC News has declined to adopt Vice President Kamala Harris’ request to have wholly unmuted microphones during her Sept. 10 debate with former President Donald Trump — after days of wrangling over what Republicans viewed as Democratic attempts to lay a trap for the GOP nominee. A network email reviewed by The Post lays out similar rules as those for Trump’s June 27 CNN debate against President Biden — including no audience, no pre-written notes or props and muted mics when a candidate is not speaking. Trump and Harris will be standing on stage and will only be...

Symptoms of hebephrenia are present in Harris. “The emotional responses of such people often seem strange or inappropriate. Inappropriate facial responses may be common, and behavior is sometimes described as “silly”, such as inappropriate laughter.” The diagnosis is not included in the DSM-V as it was abandoned in the 2013 revisions. It was also called “Disorganized Schizophrenia. “ The word originated in Greek from the term hebe, meaning adolescence and denotes a mental state of extended adolescence. Thus the silliness. The prominent characteristics of this form are disorganized behavior and speech (see formal thought disorder), including loosened associations and schizophasia...

A Revere High School administrator was injured after a “massive brawl” broke out just days into the new school year, according to the Revere Teachers Association. In a news release Friday, the educators union alleged that a high school administrator was hit in the face as they attempted to break up a fight on the third day of school. While the RTA alleged that the staff member was knocked out in the fight and had to be taken to a hospital by ambulance, Revere Public Schools disputed both claims. The district confirmed there was a physical altercation involving several students...

[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Why Synodality is a ShamSynodality isn't a process in which the laity's concerns are heard; it is a process by which they are ignored.Last month a social media intern working for the General Secretariat of the Synod posted a poll on 𝕏 (formerly Twitter). The yes/no poll asked: “Do you believe that synodality as a path of conversion and reform can enhance the mission and participation of all the baptized?” One can imagine the thought process of this young intern. He (or she) is surrounded by people obsessed with All Things Synod. These people have been living and...

Speakers predict dystopian future, call for dismantling capitalism PHOENIX — Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University. “Jenny Irish’s HATCH: A Speculative Future for Reproductive Rights” was held both in person and via Zoom. It featured Irish, a poet and English professor at ASU, as well as Professor Angela Lober, director of the Academy of Lactation Programs at ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Professor Lober opened the one-hour moderated...

Single-mother families make up one in five American families with children under 18. I grew up in one of them. Solo parenting is no easy feat. Even though my Philadelphia childhood was filled with happy memories, we went through hardship, too. I remember how stressed my mom would get about making ends meet. In high school, while I spent hours on homework, she was in court fighting not to lose our house. Too many single moms like mine face unnecessary economic insecurity that jeopardizes the wellbeing of their families. While some argue marriage is the best solution, what really uplifts...

We have long set out to document the corruption in Christian media. The latest example comes from Baptist News Global which is a rather liberal outlet already, but a recent column put out in their newsletter is some heretical hot garbage, showcasing why BNG should not be taken seriously in Christian circles. In a column titled, “Why Christians should support reproductive justice, including abortion access, Baptist News Global promotes abortion using wokeness. The first sentence of the article is enough to facepalm and egret the decision to read it: “Reproductive justice” is a term coined by Black women activists in...

Heartbreaking footage captured the moment a famous Fleetwood Mac cover singer performed her favorite song for the last time in her hospital bed before dying from breast cancer. Marirose Powell, 62, died in April after a brave battle with the disease. She was the lead in a well-known Fleetwood Mac cover band, Marirose & The Gypsies, for decades. Her daughter-in-law shared the emotional video on TikTok after her death. Filmed shortly before Powell passed away, the video shows Powell in her hospice bed. Her friends had gathered with a guitar and asked: 'What do you want to play?' 'And she...

This follow today's announcement of Brazil's Supreme Court officially banning X in the country.

It’s a rather open phenomenon that Donald Trump is running a nominally pro-life campaign at best and an actively pro-abortion campaign at worst, causing many Christians in the abortion abolitionist camp to withhold their support of the Republican president who once had the best record on the life issue. However, a recent question by Donald Trump gives the impression that Trump supports the pro-abortion amendment in Florida. Trump wiggles, but the most coherent strain in his answer is an opposition to Florida’s current 6-week abortion bill, which Governor Ron DeSantis signed. Trump insists that more time is needed than that,...

The Bureau of Land Management has published details of a plan to make millions of acres of public lands across the western U.S. available for development of solar power. The Western Solar Plan, which revises guidelines from more than a decade ago, was published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024. The BLM said the plan would make 31 million acres of public lands (that is 48,437 square miles!) available for potential solar energy development. The new proposal seeks to bring solar projects to 11 states. The plan would place development closer to existing or planned power transmission lines,...

In an act so brazenly hypocritical that we assume it’s only being done to see if they can get away with it, The Gospel Coalition is offering an 8-week course on how to responsibly and faithfully interact and understand the relationship between faith and film (as well as “exploring how the post-Christendom push-and-pull dynamic parallels metamodernism and oscillation between modernism and postmodern dispositions”) from a film critic whose favorite movies and TV shows are rife with graphic sex and nudity. Demonstrating why TGC should be regarded exclusively with contempt and scorn, TGC’s Senior Editor Brett McCracken’ is is charging $299...

CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali said Friday on “CNN Newsroom ” that 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris can be successful running a “vibe” campaign. Guest host Alex Marquardt said, “One of the interesting things when you talk to Democrats about where the vice president stands on specific things, you hear from some saying, look, don’t get into the weeds on the policy issues focus about character, focus on values the vice president repeatedly said last night. Is that an effective strategy, not, not actually detailing an agenda, but instead kind of talking more 30,000?”