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The Head of Operations of the leftist British Labour Party, which is now in government after 14 years of being the opposition, declared in a LinkedIn post that she is organising a party of 100 staff members to be sent to swing states in the US to campaign for Kamala Harris, prompting charges of election interference. Sofia Patel proudly announced her plan, advertising that she has 10 spots left with free accommodation for any rabid British TDS sufferers who want to stick their nose into the US election.

"It's not only the lack of electricity but also of gas and water," she told AFP, 11 hours after the unplanned shutdown of Cuba's main thermal power plant triggered the collapse of the country's grid. With a frown, she said her "generation wants to continue trusting" in the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, but her "resilience has limits". Cuba is in the throes of its worst economic crisis in 30 years, marked by sky-high inflation and shortages of food, medicine, fuel and water.

It’s an unfortunate reality that the radical leftist Biden-Harris administration is trying to set our military against conservative American citizens. Judicial Watch has had to sue after being denied basic records about the Army’s targeting of pro-life Christians and that makes the scandal even worse. We filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for details of U.S. Army training materials that designate pro-life organizations or individuals as “terrorists” (Judicial Watch Inc. v U.S. Department of Defense (No 1:24-cv-02895). Judicial Watch filed suit here in DC after the Department of the Army failed to...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Elections Division is resuming phone operations shortly after shutting down all calls due to an overwhelming surge of out-of-state callers complaining that Donald Trump is not in the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet.On Thursday, the elections office told KOIN 6 News the callers had been responding to false information about why the former president did not appear in the pamphlet, including social media rumors making election interference claims.However, the Oregon Secretary of State’s office said the decision for Trump’s omission was actually made by his own campaign when it did not submit a statement or pay...

Vice President Kamala Harris's lead over Donald Trump has shrunk to just one point, with Harris at 48% and Trump close behind at 47%. This data from the sixth release of the 23-day TIPP tracking poll shows that the race is getting tighter. Recognized by The Washington Post in 2020 as the most accurate national presidential poll, TIPP continues to bring you the latest insights on the race. A growing sense of economic dissatisfaction looms large. The TIPP Tracking Poll shows that 53% of Americans feel worse off now compared to their situation pre-COVID. Democrats are the most optimistic, with...

Former President Donald Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in all of the top swing states as the end of the presidential race draws closer, according to new RealClearPolitics polling averages. Trump has a 0.8 point lead pulling 48.3% support across seven key battleground states compared to Harris at 47.5%, according to the polling averages. The Republican presidential nominee is ahead of Harris in the states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Nevada. Trump is ahead of Harris by 11 points among male voters, while Harris is ahead by 15 points among female voters, according...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025. The 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 68 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2025. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2024. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits)

VIDEOOf all Democrats in the public eye this election season, none has a sunnier disposition than Smilin' Democrat Dan who a regular who appears on the 2Way channel hosted by Mark Halperin. The guy just never stops smiling no matter how bad the news from his POV. You might disagree with Smilin' Democrat Dan but you still have to admire his attitude which is in stark contrast to most Democrats commentators at this stage of the campaign whose faces reveal extreme TDS rage. However, even Smilin' Democrat Dan's broad smile seemed to strain a bit when confronted with a Bob...

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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is sounding the alarm about Elon Musk, warning that the world’s richest man and Donald Trump superfan could doom Democrats in Pennsylvania and nationally. “Musk is a concern,” Fetterman told The Post. “Not even just that he has endorsed [Trump], but the fact that now he’s becoming an active participant and showing up and doing rallies and things like that. “I mean, [Musk] is incredibly successful, and, you know, I think some people would see him as, like, a Tony Stark,” Fetterman continued, referencing the iconic Marvel character. “Democrats, you know, kind of make light of...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Romania raised fighter jets early on Saturday for the second time this week after an unidentified object breached its airspace by the Black Sea, the Ministry of Defense said. The small object was detected over the Black Sea moving toward Romania, a European Union and NATO member, at around 2:30 a.m, the ministry said in a statement.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee discusses the latest presidential polling between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on 'The Evening Edit.' 5 minutes 30 seconds.

The Biden administration rang up a budget topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record. Interest expense for the year totaled $1.16 trillion, the first time that figure has topped the trillion-dollar level. The Biden administration rang up a budget deficit topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year ... the shortfall totaled $1.833 trillion, $138 billion higher than a year ago. ... The deficit came despite record receipts of $4.9 trillion, which fell well short of outlays of $6.75 trillion. Government...

[Catholic Caucus] Spanish Priest: "Barbaric to Say that All Religions Are Good""It is barbaric to say that all religions are good or that all religions are loved by God," said Don Jaime Ruiz del Castillo, Vicar General of the Prelature of Moyobamba, Peru, in a recent homily (Infovaticana.com, 17 October).Born in Madrid in 1977, he is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo. Don Ruiz del Castillo explained the truism that false religions are only allowed by God's permissive will, but not by His positive will: "God also 'allows' rape and evil. Can we say he wants them?"He did not...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against Dr. May Lau on Thursday, alleging that the physician provided prohibited "gender transition" hormones to over 20 adolescents in violation of a Republican-backed ban that took effect in Texas last year.

Far-left, anti-gun Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Wednesday that she is allowing the expiration of her emergency public health order, which temporarily suspended the right to carry guns in public parks and playgrounds within the Albuquerque metro area, an attack on Second Amendment rights. The initial order, issued in September 2023, created a firestorm across the state, leading to public protests, legal challenges, and impeachment articles introduced. Lujan Grisham’s action, which aimed to curb gun violence following several tragic shootings that claimed the lives of children, ignited a broader debate over the limits of executive power and gun rights....

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhen they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.” Luke 12:11–12Jesus lived this Gospel passage in His own life to perfection. He was arrested, interrogated, falsely condemned and questioned by the Chief Priest, Herod and Pontius Pilate. During His interrogations, sometimes He spoke and at other times He remained silent. In preparation for these interrogations, Jesus did not study each ruler ahead...

Roman concrete redefined the limits of architecture. But could it be used to build a modern skyscraper?Chapters:0:00 The origins of concrete1:25 Building with Roman concrete2:49 Why the Romans didn't build skyscrapers3:33 A hypothetical modern project4:20 The "Insula" method5:23 The "Colosseum" method7:17 Possible, not comfortable Why isn't Roman Concrete used today? | 8:23 toldinstone | 520K subscribers | 170,044 views | October 4, 2024

[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct. 18, 1864. Maj.-Gen. Dix: The following dispatch has been received: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1864 -- 3 P.M. HOOD's main force was about Lafayette last night, and SHERMAN at Ship's Gap. The report of yesterday that HOOD was approaching Carpenter's Ferry was a mistake. He had not crossed Lookout Mountain last night. J.M. SCHOFIELD, Maj.-Gen. Another official dispatch, dated at Chattanooga, is as follows: I left Gen. SHERMAN at Ship Gap, in Taylor's Ridge, at dark last night. The General and army are all right and in the best of spirits. HOOD won't fight, though offered...

Apart from joining NATO, Ukraine’s only option would be nuclear weapons, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the European Council earlier this week while discussing what needs to be done to protect the eastern European country still fending off Moscow's invasion. “Who gave up nuclear weapons? All of them? ... Ukraine. Who is fighting today? Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said. As one can imagine, the statement had a ballistic impact. Later that day, in a meeting with NATO top chief Mark Rutte, Zelenskyy had to explain that Ukraine has never discussed preparing to produce any nuclear weapons or to build a nuclear bomb.