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This week, it was announced that Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will join Men4Choice — an organization fighting to keep the killing of preborn children legal — as its National Honorary Co-Chair. “Access to reproductive healthcare — including abortion — is a fundamental human right. Men have a responsibility to be part of this fight as allies, partners, and stakeholders, and Men4Choice is leading the way on that effort,” Giannoulias said at the announcement. “I’m committed to leveraging my platform to bring more men off the sidelines and build a robust network of men nationwide to support this work.”...

<p>A town in Massachusetts has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a property owner who projected a “Trump 2024” sign onto the side of a municipal water tower.</p><p>Officials said the town of Hanson does not endorse candidates, nor does it allow political signs to be displayed on municipal property.</p>

A Louisiana law requiring the classification of the abortion pill drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances went into effect on October 1. Act 246, also known as the Catherine and Josephine Herring Act, was sponsored by State Senator Thomas Pressly, who said his sister was unknowingly given the abortion pill mifepristone by her husband, who wanted to kill their preborn child. Pressly said his bill is meant to ensure that mifepristone and misoprostol do not end up in the wrong hands — particularly as the abortion pill has become increasingly easy to get through mail-order services. “This bill really...

… [J]on Tester is a divisive leftist who bragged that he “loved” violent, inciting messaging depicting their beloved President Trump dead in front of the White House. *** Tester ... is polling competitively against Republican Tim Sheehy with Trump on the ballot. Tester’s ability to close polling gaps late in the campaign demonstrates that his resilience in this race must not be underestimated, making the upcoming election extremely important. *** Tester’s overall voting record is abysmal. According to a report in the Daily Caller from March 2023, “Tester supported President Joe Biden’s position on legislation and nominees more than 99%...

Lisa Marie Presley’s recently-published posthumous memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” includes a stunning revelation: Presley aborted a child fathered by Danny Keough — a decision she said “destroyed” her. In the memoir, Presley recounts that her first pregnancy with Keough ended because it was ectopic. She then got pregnant a second time, and neither she nor Keough knew what to do. “I ended up having an abortion. And it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my whole life. I was devastated,” Presley wrote. “I did it and we both cried. We were both destroyed and not...

I've missed having a viewing 'assignment'. With the weather cooling off and the Middle East heating up, I'm looking forward to listening to the Gospel of Luke. :DI created this thread to store any observations or comments made by those of us listening David Suchet's narration of the Bible, we will have one thread for each book starting with the New Testament. I've provided a suggested listening/commenting window of one week (see dates in title of thread).This week's book is available in a few different formats. I linked this thread to Bible Gateway's convenient hub offering David Suchet and many...

Two spectators at a San Francisco Fleet Week air show suffered minor injuries when a Navy parachutist landed on them in the early afternoon on Sunday in an accident. The two spectators, a woman and a child, were then taken to the hospital.

[C]olumbus Day is worth keeping and honoring as a great American holiday because it remains foundational to the establishment of a new nation by people who largely shared his qualities of character: self-made, adventurous, and reverent toward God. …***Columbus left voluminous writings that reveal what motivated him to do what he did. Born and raised in Genoa, Italy, he was the consummate self-made man who went to sea crewing on various ships at an early age. As an inspired Christian, Columbus was deeply affected by the militant face of Islam at the eastern end of the Mediterranean that created a...

I watched a 7 minute excerpt of an Epoch Times video posted by Dr Makis on his substack webpage here:https://makismd.substack.com/p/video-drsabine-hazan-exposes-covidThe full Epoc Times video, 1 hour 9 minues in duration, is here:https://rumble.com/v2f62g4-dr.-sabine-hazan-the-gut-bacteria-thats-missing-in-people-who-get-severe-co.html?mref=1bxo9j&mc=69gy3MY NOTES on 7 minute Epoch Times video excerpt:Bifidobacteria in the gut play an important role in immune response, so Dr. Sabine wondered how the 'Covid' vaccine would impact those vaccinated. She proposed to collect samples (stools) from people before and after vaccination. All requests for funding failed so she performed the study herself, with her own money. She asked to test doctors prior to their Covid vaccination, and...

49-year-old Vem Miller, arrested near former President Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California, has spoken out, denouncing claims of an assassination attempt and blasting the ‘fake news’ surrounding the incident. Miller, who called himself a staunch Trump supporter, was taken into custody after Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies found firearms in his vehicle during a routine checkpoint stop. However, he fiercely denies any intent to harm the former president. Miller’s arrest came after law enforcement found a shotgun, a handgun, and a high-capacity magazine in his vehicle, along with what authorities initially claimed were counterfeit VIP and press passes for Trump’s...

One of the most infuriating things about the Middle East is the global amnesia about what happened in Lebanon. The world has largely ignored Lebanon’s Christian communities, which have been a victim of Palestinian and Hezbollah violence. Beirut, its capital, was once called “Paris on the Mediterranean.” No more. Since the 1970’s, it’s been a killing ground of Christians by Palestinian armed militias and by Iran’s Hezbollah. In a few moments, I want to introduce you to Rhonda, a courageous and fearless Lebanese woman who is Christian. She and her mother fled Beirut in 1975 with only the clothes on...

Barack Obama is an opportunist. An intelligent, slick opportunist. He's also phony as hell. Obama is in the class of hustlers like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, but worse. He is both a race hustler and a social hustler. Right now, Barack Obama is out on the trail for Kamala Harris, pounding the race message. He's summoning black men back to the democrat plantation. He's out there shaming and insulting them for daring to think on their own. “And you are thinking about sitting out?” he said. “Part of it makes me think — and I'm speaking to men directly...

[Catholic Caucus] New Ways Ministry Brings Transgender, Intersex, Ally Catholics for Dialogue with Pope FrancisPope Francis meeting part of the the New Ways Ministry delegation. From left, Dr. Cynthia Herrick, Laurie Dever, Deacon Ray Dever, Michael Sennett, and Nicole SantamariaROME—Pope Francis met today with a diverse group of transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics, including a medical doctor who provides gender transition care. The group urged Pope Francis to move past the Church’s negative approach to gender-diverse people, and to encourage Church leaders to listen more attentively to the lives and faith of LGBTQ+ people.The nearly 90-minute meeting was arranged by...

The sums are huge this side of the pond. Cuts needed in the billions. In the US, it's in the trillions. Its a complete mess and I dont think people are quite ready for what's needed to even balance the books. Are you prepared for it? Trump will likely win but his term will have many challenges. He will have to make massive cuts to services. Apparently, Elon Musk is going to be hired to bring about "efficiency savings" in government. They should make it a cabinet level rank and let him work.

Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, has landed in hot water as shocking allegations emerged on social media. In what is now being labeled as the “big October surprise” for the Harris campaign, a user, going by @DocNetyoutube, accused Walz of having an ‘inappropriate’ relationship with a male student during his time as a professor and football coach. The claims also mention Walz visiting a gay bar with the student, which allegedly led to a school board investigation.

The small town of Logansport, Indiana, has not been spared the disastrous effects of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s border crisis. Logansport is truly in the middle of “nowhere” in the rural midwestern state of Indiana, but despite being hours away from any major metropolis, the small town has still been targeted by the Biden regime. The small town of Logansport, Indiana, has not been spared the disastrous effects of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s border crisis. Logansport is truly in the middle of “nowhere” in the rural midwestern state of Indiana, but despite being hours away from any major...

Bill Clinton hit the campaign trail for Kamala Harris with just three weeks to go until Election Day. The former president spent Sunday campaigning in Georgia in Fort Valley and Albany. Clinton delivered campaign remarks at a Georgia fish fry of Fort Valley. He admitted Kamala Harris is responsible for the murder of Laken Riley.

One day after the Cleveland Browns' offense continued to crater in a 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, coach Kevin Stefanski again placed his support behind Deshaun Watson as the team's starting quarterback. "I think Deshaun gives us the best chance to win, continues to give us the best chance to win," Stefanski said Monday when asked why he wouldn't insert backup Jameis Winston as the starter. "We need to play really good offensive football at his position, and really at every position to be successful." In Sunday's defeat, Cleveland's fourth straight, the Browns became the first team since the...

I’m man enough to fight a bear, eat a carburetor, and vote for a woman. How about you?

In a devastating blow to the Democrat’s Green New Deal agenda, the solar panel farm at Lake Placid, Florida, was ripped apart by Hurricane Milton, exposing the inherent vulnerabilities of relying on so-called “green energy.” The 380-acre Lake Placid Solar Power Plant, was meant to symbolize the future of energy, but after Hurricane Milton’s landfall, it now stands as a symbol of the failures of environmental utopianism. The 45-megawatt (MW) plant consists of approximately 180,000 tracking solar panels. This solar facility, touted for its ability to power over 12,000 homes at peak production, was ravaged by the storm’s extreme conditions....