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Demonstrating what a hellhole of sin, sacrilege, and satanic cowardice the United Methodist Church has become, a prominent Bishop who has for years denied the divinity of Christ has finally retired on her own terms, according to a recent article, by Juicy Ecumenism, which calls her one of the” key architects of the UMC’s recent liberalization on human sexuality.” Bishop Karen Oliveto, a raging heretic if there ever was one, retired from the denomination’s Western Jurisdiction this week. She was elected Bishop in 2016 despite being “same-sex married,” which is against the denomination’s book of discipline. A year later, the...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 34-year-old woman is accused of trying to grab a police officer’s firearm from his holster during a wild melee at Faber Pool in Port Richmond last week. A video clip of the final seconds of that chaotic scene showing the officer shove the woman, who then topples down a flight of concrete stairs, was posted on social media and provided to the Advance/SILive.com by a reader. Authorities were summoned to the pool around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28, said a spokesman for the NYPD. Witnesses told the Advance/SILive.com the altercation began between kids then...

At least 81 killed, others missing following a Boko Haram terrorist attack in northeastern Nigeria... US Central Command says a Houthi operated missile system in Yemen was destroyed... The US Justice Department charging leaders of Hamas including current leader... The United States said to be moving towards providing Ukraine long-range cruise missiles... A governmental shakeup underway in Ukraine... A former aide to New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul arrested accused of being an agent of China... The new government in the Netherlands continuing the probe of the old government considering restricting the right to protest...relates to protests involving the burning...

Keto, carnivore, low-carb. These are all just “fad diets,” right? Not so fast. Scientists at UC San Francisco recently published a study in Nature that showed a high-fat ketogenic diet combined with fasting restricted the growth of pancreatic tumors in mice.The study took a look at how certain tumors use ketone bodies as an energy source and that fasting and a ketogenic diet change the way messenger RNA “feeds” those tumors. Let’s take a step back for a moment and talk at a basic level about how this all works. Disclaimer: I am a mere journalist and not a doctor...

Donald Trump has said he would have “no problem” releasing more files related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein if he returns to the White House. Asked why a so-called “list of clients” who had visited Epstein’s private island had not yet been made public, Trump said it “probably will be”. Scores of names associated with Epstein were made public this year when a tranche of court documents were unsealed by a judge in New York. Public figures including Prince Andrew, former US President Bill Clinton and Trump himself were among those named in the files released in January. Many...

Yesterday I went to see Reagan. Excellent movie. Go see it.There is a scene in the movie after President Reagan is shot where he gets a hospital visit from Tip O'Neill. They pray together.Even as recently as a few years ago when a Bernie Sanders supporter tried to kill Republican Congressmen and injured Steve Scalise, members of both parties condemned the act and cheered Scaise's recovery.A few months ago, when President Trump was shot, Democrats' responses largely fell into three groups: deny that it happened, claim that Trump staged it, or wish that the shooter had better aim,What has happened...

We have previously discussed the anti-free speech views of Clinton’s former Labor Secretary, Robert Reich, who has tried to sell citizens on the perfectly Orwellian view that more freedom means tyranny when it comes to the freedom of expression. He also demanded that former president Donald Trump be banned from ballots as a “traitor” — all in the name of protecting democracy from itself. Last week, Reich wrote a column declaring Elon Musk “out of control” in his refusal to censor citizens and appeared to call for his arrest.Reich has long been a prominent voice in the anti-free speech movement...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a new COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax, giving Americans an alternative to shots from Moderna and Pfizer.Novavax’s protein-based vaccine will be available soon after regulators granted emergency authorization to the Maryland-based company for the product. FDA officials said that animal testing data supported the decision.“Today’s authorization provides an additional COVID-19 vaccine option that meets the FDA’s standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization,” Dr. Peter Marks, who directs the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in an Aug. 30 statement.The FDA cleared vaccines from...

The program gives first-time homebuyers, regardless of immigration status, loan assistance of up to 20 percent of a property’s value with a cap of $150,000.Former Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi celebrated a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to buy homes with taxpayer loans in her home state of California.“Making the American dream of homeownership available to all people is something we have to do,” the Bay Area congresswoman said in a Friday interview with Bill Maher. Pelosi was responding to a question about state lawmakers passing a bill last week to expand eligibility for a government program which offers...

https://www.youtube.com/live/qQo4CxbE5mg?si=ROEVgyyAuwrS4kzC Is America Heading for a National Reckoning?

The Ukrainian military has started deploying drones retrofitted with thermite payloads, effectively transforming its lethal fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into potent "flamethrower" weapons. Footage shared by Ukraine's 108th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade shows these drones releasing streams of molten thermite over enemy positions, resulting in large plumes of smoke billowing from the impact zones. The widely circulated video highlights the destructive capability of these modified drones, as the thermite ignites upon contact, creating an inferno capable of obliterating Russian positions. Thermite is still considered less lethal than white phosphorous or napalm. Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that the combat...

With Friday’s ruling, thousands of improperly dated ballots may now be counted in a key swing state in the upcoming presidential election.A Pennsylvania court Friday sided with left-wing special interests, blocking the state from enforcing part of a law that required mail ballots to be properly dated in order to be countedIn a 4-1 ruling, which saw President Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer — elected as a Republican — side with three elected Democrat judges, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania majority sided with the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union and the Black Political Empowerment Project, among others, declaring the “strict enforcement”...

Whistleblower reveals Homeland Security Agents protecting Trump at Butler, PA rally were ONLY GIVEN A 2 HOUR ONLINE TRAINING, pulled from child exploitation cases and pushed to his protective detail.

I could be wrong, but don't be surprised if the return of students to campuses winds up having a big impact on the presidential race. Student activists have an outsized impact on our cultural life. Unlike the masses of Hamas supporters who pour out into the streets of our cities, in the eyes of the ruling elite, these students matter. What they say or do on college campuses will get far more attention than the thousands of Islamists who have poured out into our streets. The Islamists invade city streets, and while the elite live in cities, they really only...

America’s youth are being pushed into a one-size-fits-all college track that saddles many with debt — without preparing them for careers.A few months ago, a handful of lucky Gen Xers virtually won the lottery when the White House directed the Department of Education to “adjust” their student loan accounts, in some cases down to zero. Joel Lambdin, a 49-year-old string musician from New York City, became a poster child for this one-time forgiveness measure, as Business Insider reported. During his studies and bohemian career, Lambdin had accumulated $250,000 in student debt that remained in forbearance for more than 25 years...

A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer shows favorable results in that surgery can sometimes be avoided completely. It also reduces the risk of recurrence. Rectal cancer affects around 2,000 people in Sweden every year. Of these, a third have a high risk of recurrence. Patients often first receive radiotherapy or a combination of radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy for five weeks, followed by surgery and usually an additional round of chemotherapy for up to six months. A study shows that it is possible to double the chance of eliminating the need to surgically remove part of the bowel if...

When you think of an ideal teachers union president, perhaps what comes to mind is someone who cares deeply about children, learning, and improving the lives of educators. But if you're American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, you care more about inserting yourself into the far-left political sphere and constantly spewing out inflammatory rhetoric. Why a teachers union boss feels the need to weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war is beyond me, but there was Weingarten on social media Sunday, essentially blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Hamas killings of six hostages, including 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin....

A former aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday morning on charges of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy. The former aide, Linda Sun, is accused of acting on behalf of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, to further their interests in the United States. Her husband, Chris Hu, was also arrested and charged with money laundering conspiracy, as well as conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification. Sun was...