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The flames would light up the darkness of the night sky like a demonic signal, as the flickering glow reflected off the faces of the chanting crowd. Hooded figures, would carry torches and symbols of hatred and stand in a ritualistic circle, their identities hidden behind their white robes, but their purpose clear. At the center of it all, bound, beaten, and utterly dehumanized, would stand the target of their ire—a person whose only crime was existing. The mob, empowered by their twisted sense of superiority, justified their violence by convincing themselves that the person in front of them was...

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- An exotic caracal cat seen wandering loose in a Chicago suburb for the past few days was safely captured by animal control officers, authorities said. The Hoffman Estates Police Department said the caracal, a wild cat species native to Africa and parts of Asia, was found hiding under a local resident's deck and was loaded into a cage by animal control officers. "He did not like being in that cage," resident Jan Hoffman-Rau told WBBM-TV. "The cat came out wild. I mean, they had it in -- called a snare, or something, with a rope --...

This happened in Cabarrus County, NC. It’s crazy that this is allowed to happen. I remember growing up in public schools in NC and if a boy was caught in a girls’ restroom, he could be suspended or even expelled from the school and sent to a disciplinary school. Today, it’s just par for the course. According to the father, both the school and the school board say that there’s nothing they can do. I appreciate this father’s willingness to stand up to the school board, and I particularly liked when he looked at the women on the board and...

Kiev has the capability to build a nuclear weapon "in a few weeks," a high-ranking Ukrainian official has told Bild, the German tabloid reported on Thursday after Vladimir Zelensky announced his atomic ambitions. Ukraine needs either membership in NATO or nuclear weapons, Zelensky said on Friday in Brussels, arguing in favor of his "victory plan" to end the conflict with Russia. This prompted Bild to reveal that a Ukrainian official involved in weapons procurement told them "a few months ago" that Kiev was willing to go nuclear. "We have the material, we have the knowledge. If the order is given,...

It is this reporter’s belief that Hispanic voters in swing states will be the story of this election. To put it bluntly, Hispanic voters just don’t like Kamala. And their growing support for President Trump can help put him back in the White House. This has been part of Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy since day one. The meteoric rise in Trump’s support with Hispanic voters is due in part to Latino activists that have been working hard for years to cross over other Hispanic voters to support President Trump. In New York City, Latino street activist DVS 7.0 has gone...

The hive of scum and villainy known as the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is “demanding that the IRS take away the nonprofit status of an electioneering Texas church that has Josh Howerton as its senior pastor,” according to a press release from the organization. The prominent anti-Christian group’s purpose is to “promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.” Put another way, they launch tons of lawsuits that have “removed Ten Commandments and Jesus paintings from public schools, stopped city/school board prayer; halted school subsidy of child...

Former top OnlyFans creator Nala Rey has criticized transgender personality Dylan Mulvaney for mocking Jesus during one of his recent musical performances, telling him, “Christ wasn’t going through a sex-change; he was saving the world from our sins.” Rey was responding to Mulvaney performing “Man Up” from the Broadway show The Book of Mormon, first calling him out as a biological man who can never become a woman no matter how much he makes a mockery of femininity by trying, and then for his blasphemous attitude and lyrics: “Singing about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ dying on the cross...

The Kremlin has rushed out a statement denying Vladimir Putin has health problems after the Russian leader admitted undergoing regular examinations at a top Moscow hospital. The Russian despot, 72, was speaking in a televised session with his health minister Mikhail Murashko aimed at encouraging people to have flu jabs when he admitted getting "all sorts of regular examinations". He said: "Doctors at the Central Clinical Hospital, where I undergo all sorts of regular examinations, also recommend getting vaccinated with domestically produced drugs." The admission appears to have sparked speculation that Putin may have some kind of medical condition -...

Tell me the Democrats aren’t laundering money through ActBlue without telling me the Democrats aren’t laundering money through ActBlue…..

The European Union has warned X that it may calculate fines against the social-media platform by including revenue from Elon Musk’s other businesses, including Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Neuralink Corp., an approach that would significantly increase the potential penalties for violating content moderation rules. Under the EU’s Digital Services Act, the bloc can slap online platforms with fines of as much as 6% of their yearly global revenue for failing to tackle illegal content and disinformation or follow transparency rules. Regulators are considering whether sales from SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI and the Boring Company, in addition to revenue generated from...

Abortion may be the first thing Democrats want to talk about, but it doesn’t crack the top eight issues affecting Americans every day.Kamala Harris has done her best to make abortion the central issue for female voters this election. Of course, Democrats can’t even define “woman” (They aren’t biologists!), but they have no problem defining women’s issues as “reproductive freedom,” which is just lefty-speak for abortion at any time for any reason. Luckily for the Republican Party and the rest of the country, not all women are abortion-loving childless cat ladies — which was abundantly clear in both of Trump’s...

[Catholic Caucus/Anglican] BREAKING: Cardinal Zen warns Synod aims ‘to overthrow’ Church’s hierarchy for ‘a democratic system’'Obviously, the purpose of this conference was to overthrow the hierarchical class of the church and implement a democratic system,' wrote Cardinal Joseph Zen about the Synod on Synodality.Cardinal Joseph Zen has issued a strong warning about the Synod on Synodality and the persistent division resulting from Fiducia Supplicans, saying the “future of the Church” is “uncertain” unless issues are resolved.“I feel most anxious about how this so-called ‘synodality’ of the Synod of Bishops can be concluded smoothly,” began Zen, the emeritus bishop of Hong...

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 10, 2024. | SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris among Catholic voters in crucial swing states, according to the findings of a recent poll.A new poll conducted by the National Catholic Reporter released Wednesday found that, among Catholic voters in seven “battleground states,” which were identified as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Trump held a lead.The...

The Biden administration announced Thursday it is racing to cancel student loans for more than 60,000 public service workers. The move comes just 18 days before the 2024 election and brings the number of public service workers who have now benefitted from such taxpayer-funded largesse to over one million. The gift delivers $4.5 billion in debt relief to teachers, firefighters, and other service workers who have been dutifully meeting loan repayment obligations for over a decade, the Hill reports. The administration claims fixes it has made to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program over the past four years has...

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign released a new ad Wednesday focused on Vice President Kamala Harris’ eyebrow-raising response to a question during her appearance on “The View” last week. The 30-second spot highlights Harris, 59, telling “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin that “there is not a thing that comes to mind” when asked what she would’ve done differently than President Biden over the last 3.5 years. “A flood of illegals, skyrocketing prices, global chaos and Kamala wouldn’t change a thing,” the narrator says in the ad.

Media commentator Brian Stelter said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’s interview on Fox News was “a sign of toughness and strength.” Network commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin said, “I am among those people who worked with Donald Trump was in the Situation Room, was in the Oval Office with him. And can tell you you can’t fix bad character. He is somebody that has a historic number of his advisors, his own cabinet officials have spoken out and said this is a man that we don’t think is fit for office. I...

Do you believe in "sports curses?" -- snip -- For the last few years in Texas, there has been a brewing superstition surrounding one of the state's top politicians: Senator Ted Cruz. "The Ted Cruz curse" – whether you believe in it or not – has derived from Texas-based teams seemingly losing important games when he is in attendance. Most recently, the legend grew when he attended the Houston Astros ALDS, which ended after losing to the Detroit Tigers. He also famously attended the Texas Longhorns' College Football Playoff game against the Washington Huskies, where UT lost 37-31. Cruz's opponent...

Comedian Andrew Schulz has accused the Brooklyn Academy of Music of pulling the plug on the taping of his scheduled stand-up special just hours after he hosted former President Donald Trump on his podcast. The Big Apple-based comic said he had booked shows at BAM over a month ago — but learned he was no longer welcome there just a week before tickets were due to go on sale. “Three and a half hours after the [Trump] interview, they canceled the shows,” Schulz, 40, said Wednesday on his popular podcast, “Flagrant.” ... Schulz shared an email from BAM telling him...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, after a body was discovered that closely resembled him in the aftermath of a battle in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar was the architect of the October, 7, 2023, terror attack, and became the overall leader of Hamas when Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran, in late July. In a statement, the IDF said: Initial report – During IDF operations in the Gaza Strip, three terrorists were eliminated. The IDF and ISA are checking the possibility that one of the terrorists was Yahya Sinwar....

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhen Jesus left, the scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate him about many things, for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say. Luke 11:53–54Over the past few days, we have been reading Saint Luke’s version of Jesus’ “Woe to you” rebukes of the scribes, Pharisees and the scholars of the law. Today’s Gospel concludes these rebukes of love by pointing out that these religious leaders did not convert. Instead, they began plotting against Jesus so as to “catch him at something he might say.” This...