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Musk, the owner of X and Tesla, was omitted from the guest list following controversial social media comments he made regarding Britain’s summer riots, where he controversially claimed civil war was “inevitable.” In response to the snub, Musk recently said on X: “I don’t think anyone should go to the UK when they’re releasing convicted pedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts.” However, in an interview with Times Radio this morning, Kyle said: “Elon Musk has never come to any of the past investment summits that have been held under the previous government, he doesn’t tend to...

University of California (UC) San Diego has introduced a mandatory program for all new students, regardless of major: “Climate Change Education.” The graduation requirement, officially named the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (JTCCER) after a Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor who died in July 2022, was implemented this fall, the school announced in a press release. The initiative was “designed to ensure that undergraduates across all majors on campus are equipped to understand and address climate change,” the university said. Over 7,000 first-year students will need to complete a one-quarter course from a list approved by the UC San...

Finish the wall. Halt admissions Tighten the asylum application process Cut off funds Prohibit residence and employment A great many of those who should not be here will self-deport

The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling from Pennsylvania that allowed residents under 21 to carry firearms in public, though the justices declined for now to hear arguments in the case themselves. At issue was a state law that barred 18-to-20 years olds from open carrying firearms during declared states of emergencies. The court’s decision tosses a federal appeals court ruling that found the law violated the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court did not explain its ruling and no dissents were noted.

The church’s silence on politically controversial issues, although well-meaning, is causing theological confusion among its own members.Growing up as a Christian in America, whenever politics came up in conversation, my response was typically, “I hate politics,” and then the conversation would move on to something more important, like football.Like me, many American Christians tend to be politically disinterested. I was visiting a church recently where the pastor explained why he doesn’t generally preach about political issues. He said, “Our hope is not in any politician, our hope is in Jesus. Politics does not change hearts, revival does.” It’s true that...

The sexual revolution involved an increase in casual attitudes toward the meaning of one’s body and sexuality. With the new availability of contraception, people were able to engage in sexual activity for pleasure without the potential consequence of pregnancy. Psychologist Wilhelm Reich believed that a casual attitude toward sex would provide more happiness for people than Catholic limitations on sexuality. In response to this, from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Pope Saint John Paul II gave a series of talks that proclaimed the goodness of the body. The pope presented the idea that sex was meant to be...

The Biden-Harris administration has been vigorously complicit in allowing gender ideology to infect America’s health care system.A Harris-Walz victory this November will all but guarantee that medical institutions and professionals committed to “do no harm” will be forced to participate in the gender delusion. And make no mistake about it: that means doing harm. The situation is already out of control. Whatever happens, more robust enforcement of conscience protections is needed to save our health care system from the gender mafia. Although many prominent medical associations embrace the medicalization of gender ideology, some nurses, doctors, and other health care workers...

As the US provides Israel with the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system this week, Israel is facing a potential shortage of defense system interceptor missiles against possible attacks from Iran and its proxies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, with information confirmed by the Jerusalem Post. If Iran and Hezbollah attack Israel simultaneously, Israel's air defenses may be overwhelmed, Dana Stroul, a former senior US defense official, explained to the Financial Times. “If Iran responds to an Israel attack and Hezbollah joins in too, Israel's air defenses will be stretched,” Stroul said.

Daily Readings from the USCCBAfter Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. You fools!” Luke 11:37–40It’s hard to imagine Jesus calling someone a fool. But that’s exactly what He did. This Pharisee had just finished listening to Jesus give a series of teachings...

Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on October 11. The meeting is part of an Iranian charm offensive in recent years designed to cosy up to Moscow. This has also included practical initiatives that have had dangerous destabilising results. Iran has, for example, transferred its Shahed 136 drones to Russia and they have been used against Ukraine. The drones are the tip of the iceberg because Iran is also interested in other military-to-military relationships with Russia over ballistic missiles and other weaponry. While the Iranian trade in drones to Russia hss helped Moscow against...

Former president Bill Clinton asserted that mass migration was crucial in tackling America’s declining birth rate. So they are now acknowledging the "great replacement" despite gas lighting us by calling it a "conspiracy theory" for years?

Here is something no one in the media is reporting as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to duck and weave like Muhammad Ali in the ring to avoid any questions about her economic plan. The American Business Defense Foundation reports that under the Harris tax plan, the number of Americans subject to the hated death tax would double or triple. This would happen because Harris has declared she will let the Trump tax cut expire next year if she becomes president. Thanks to the Trump tax cut, the amount of an estate that is currently exempt from tax is roughly...

Vice President Kamala Harris was hailed as a “phenomenal servant of God” Sunday by Bishop Rosie O'Neal, founder and senior pastor of Koinonia Christian Center Church in Greenville, North Carolina, moments before she encouraged congregants at the megachurch to not grow weary in well-doing from Galatians 6.Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee looking to get elected as America’s first female president on Nov. 5, highlighted how challenging having faith can be in times of crisis. She cited, in particular, the devastation suffered in states like North Carolina and Florida due to recent hurricanes.In recent weeks, both Hurricanes Helene and Milton have...

Kamala Harris kept hundreds of black men in prison past their release date so she could use these men for cheap California state labor at $2 per day. That alone should have disqualified Kamala Harris from public office. Extending prison sentences for cheap labor sounds like criminal activity! In February 2019, Jackie Kucinich at The Daily Beast wrote about Kamala Harris’s Attorney General office keeping inmates locked up so the state could use them for cheap labor. Just like slavers. Kamala also locked up 1,500 people for marijuana violations.

Pope Francis popularity plummets in the U.S. and 6 Latin American countriesPope Francis Faces Shifting Sentiment Across Latin America and the U.S. in 2024(ZENIT News / Roma, 10.13.2024).- A decade after his election as Pope Francis, once a highly popular figure across Latin America, is now seeing a decline in his favorability among the public in the region, according to a recent 2024 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. The poll, which gathered data from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, highlights both waning support and growing criticism of the Argentine-born pontiff. ... A Significant Decline in ArgentinaThe...

Citing safety, authorities are closing two Milwaukee-area public parking lots where people have been living in tents, trailers and cars. “The environments continue to degrade and become less safe every day,” the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said Monday. “First responders including law enforcement, fire service personnel and paramedics are responding to a heightened number of emergency calls regarding dangerous and unsafe activity in and around the lots,” the department said. The lots are park-and-ride lots where people can catch a bus or another ride. The state said it will begin closing two lots and a portion of a third, starting...

The vicious migrant gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) has been recruiting increasingly younger members to engage in coordinated crimes and attacks in Times Square, in the heart of New York City. As reported by the New York Post, the ring consists of at nearly two dozen illegal aliens, with some as young as 11 years old so that they appear less threatening at a first glance. The gang coordinates their efforts to commit various crimes such as snatching purses and holding civilians at gunpoint, primarily targeting New York residents and tourists. But due to their age, their migrant status, and...

Those who identify as non-religious experience a lower level of human flourishing than the general public, while practicing Christians enjoy the most flourishing, according to a new report. The latest installment of the State of the Bible USA 2024 report, released by the American Bible Society on Thursday, focuses on “Nones and Nominals.” The title of the seventh chapter of the report refers to the religiously unaffiliated and those who identify as a member of a religious group but do not attend religious services at least once a month.The latest batch of research, based on 2,506 responses to a survey...

President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 7:30PM EDT. Georgia households are reeling from the failed policies of the Harris-Biden administration. After four years of Kamalanomics, the Peach State is ready to retire Kamala Harris. As a result of the disastrous policies of the Harris-Biden administration, Georgians are struggling to support their families. With inflation over 20%, Georgia families are spending an average of over $1,000 more per month on basic goods like gas and groceries, and have lost $29,580 on average due...

National drugstore giant Walgreens will shutter some 1,200 locations over the next three years as it seeks to stem a $3 billion quarterly loss across its businesses generated by a sluggish U.S. economy. The company forecast about 500 store closures will come in the current fiscal year and should immediately support adjusted earnings and free cash flow, AP reports. Walgreens didn’t say where the store closings would take place. Its shares jumped 5.4 percent to $9.50 in premarket trading on the back of the news, Reuters reports.