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[Catholic Caucus] Leading African cardinal claims Catholics are ‘morally obligated to support’ Synod decisionsCardinal Cristóbal Romero made a stunning statement that a consensus decision by the Synod is 'morally' binding on those who oppose it.RABAT, Morocco (LifeSiteNews) — The president of the Northern African bishops’ conference welcomed the Synod on Synodality’s conclusions as a “prophetic sign” for the world, adding that opponents of its decisions are “morally obligated to support” them.“Synodality is a prophetic sign that can enlighten the world because it is not just about bringing democracy to the Church, as many have stated, but it goes much further,”...

President Joe Biden (D) is working to choke an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska in the final months of his tenure in the White House. On Wednesday, his administration moved to “narrow the scope” of the sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Washington Post reported. The action comes just after former President Donald Trump won a stunning election victory on Tuesday. The Post report noted the president-elect has said he will boost drilling in the area. In 2017, Trump “signed a tax bill mandating at least two lease sales in the refuge’s 1.6 million-acre coastal plain...

MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes declared that “public opinion still matters” on Wednesday as he pointed to challenges that Donald Trump and Republicans could still face despite the president-elect’s election win. “The most important thing, to those of us who are committed to stopping them, is to remember their success is not foreordained in any way,” Hayes said. “They’re going to try and there are going to be a lot of people who try to stop them. And the outcome of that is as yet undetermined.” Hayes, who noted that Trump’s win showed voters’ “rejection of the status quo,” said Trump...

A pastor husband who came under suspicion after his wife's high-profile suicide in the spring has been arrested days after an FBI raid on his South Carolina home. John-Paul Miller, 45, was arrested Wednesday and charged with third-degree assault and battery. The arrest was unrelated to the raid on his home on Friday, reports WMBF. A witness captured footage of the incident, showing a woman chasing John-Paul in a parking lot and harassing him. The woman is believed to be a 'Justice for Mica' protestor, alleging the pastor was involved in his wife Mica Miller's death in April. John-Paul was...

We have just witnessed a miracle, a resounding victory, one of the greatest political comebacks in US, perhaps world, history. Or, did we? What REALLY contributed to the amazing Trump electoral and popular vote victory? It has been suggested it was an Act of God. That can’t be fully discounted. While Trump’s minor minor injury has received much derision from the left, it is the EXTENT of his injuries that is miraculous. Simply consider how close that .223 bullet came to Trump’s head. Also, consider that his head was moving at the time. One person was killed, and two others...

Donald Trump saw a whopping 50% increase in his support among Jewish voters in New York on Tuesday, compared to the last presidential election, polls show. Roughly 45% of Empire State voters who identify as Jewish cast their ballots for the Republican nominee in 2024 — compared to just 30% who chose him as their candidate in 2020, according to Fox News exit polls. Vice President Kamala Harris scored 55% of the Empire State’s Jewish vote, marking a drastic decrease from the 69% President Biden took home in his winning bid for the highest office four years “I’m so so...

“An illegal alien from North Africa, who Kamala let into our country with her horrendous, open border—just a dangerous, horrendous situation—traveled to a Jewish neighborhood in Chicago and tried to execute a Jewish man on the street, shooting him in the back as he walked to synagogue,” Trump said, referring to Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. “He then opened fire on police and paramedics, shooting an ambulance before police returned fire and ended his rampage fairly quickly.” Chicago prosecutors have charged Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, with 16 felonies, including terrorism and hate-crime counts after police discovered evidence...

We need to ensure that it is not going to be OK for them. We need to break their stranglehold on our culture and our government. That can’t be done gently. It has to be done ruthlessly and harshly. After they literally tried to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life and murder him, let’s hope our rebooted president understands that.

The writing was on the wall for Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 election well before Tuesday night, how is it then, so many people wound up surprised? How could so many people wind up shocked when the most likely outcome, and what had been the most likely outcome for the entire election cycle, came to pass on Tuesday? How could so many people, honestly believe that Harris, or any democrat, had any prayer at victory in the 2024 election? The indicators were all agains the democrats this cycle from the beginning. The Biden/Harris administration has been, by any objective...

Rosen takes lead after major overnight Clark mail dump, seems on way to victory pending remaining mail. Nye will help Brown, but probably not enough to win. Gabby Birenbaum @birenbomb · 2h 🚨Clark mail dump overnight of 48,084 votes🚨 Rosen netted 14,887 votes, beating Brown by an over two-to-one margin in this dump (Rosen +31) and taking the lead

Australia’s ambassador to the US has deleted comments he had previously made online about Donald Trump, criticising him as “destructive” and a “traitor to the West”. Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister, said his remarks did not reflect the view of the government and he was “looking forward” to working with the president-elect. Dr Rudd, who scrubbed his social media days before Mr Trump’s election victory, wanted to “eliminate the possibility of such comments being misconstrued,” his office said. The ambassador became the latest in a list of high-profile figures to distance themselves from disparaging remarks made about Mr Trump...

Exit poll results showed 79% of Jewish voters backing Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, compared with 21% who said they’d voted for the Republican, former President Donald Trump. More responses are still being added to the poll, which was conducted by a consortium of national media outlets, and the results could change. If the current split holds, it would represent yet another election cycle in which Republican claims that Jews would flock to their candidate because of Israel or antisemitism did not pan out.Edison Research, which conducts the poll for the consortium, surveyed voters in 10 states: Arizona,...

Former Democratic Senator turned MSNBC political analyst Claire McCaskill twice wiped away tears while reacting live on-air to Kamala Harris' concession speech Wednesday. "I'm so proud," McCaskill said, her voice breaking, when asked for her thoughts by host Nicolle Wallace during Deadline: White House. Composing herself, she continues: "I'm so proud of her. I don't think people realize how hard it is to get to where she was. As a woman, getting elected DA, it's not easy guys." McCaskill, who represented Missouri from 2007 to 2019, outlined her admiration for Harris's political career and that the vice president had been...

A white woman was filmed being arrested for a hate crime after she allegedly assaulted two Hispanic women for supporting Donald Trump. The 82-year-old woman, who has not been named, was arrested on Tuesday in suburban Seattle after she allegedly approached MAGA voters Gina Powell and Mary Jennings to ask them why they would support Trump, given the color of their skin. 'I approached her, and I said I want to know why you're voting for Trump. That's the only thing. And. And I said because you're brown-skinned,' the octogenarian told police, according to KOMO News. The woman has not...

Donald Trump's dominant victory in this week's US presidential election has left politicians, captains of industry and military chiefs the world over scrambling to calibrate their approaches ahead of his return to office. -snip- A recent Wall Street Journal report citing three sources 'close to the president-elect' claimed that Trump's transition office is considering one proposal that would prevent Kyiv from joining NATO for at least 20 years in exchange for lucrative arms deals. In the meantime, the conflict would be halted by the implementation of a large demilitarised zone (DMZ) that would effectively freeze the fighting in place and...

On the day after Election Day, comedian and former late-night TV host Jay Leno insisted that the election of Donald Trump on Tuesday was a “great day for democracy.” Appearing Wednesday on the CBS daytime show, The Talk, the 74-year-old star and famed car collector was pleased that the election was “fair and honest.” “The nice thing about this election is, it was fair, it was honest,” the former Tonight Show host said. While insisting he was not really a Trump fan, he added, “but that’s OK, it’s the president of the United States – let’s all get together, thank...

The movie The Fall of Minneapolis clearly shows that Floyd George overdosed, probably on fentanyl, on his own responsibility. Officer Chavin was wrongly convicted. Anyone watching the movie at https://www.thefallofminneapolis.com/ can clearly see the truth, that Derek Chauvin did not murder Floyd George. Officer Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in prison. President Trump, please pardon Officer Derek Chauvin as one of your first official acts.

Jimmy Kimmel got choked up during the opening monologue of his late-night show, telling his audience it was "terrible" that Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The comedian came out onstage Wednesday evening for "Jimmy Kimmel Live" one day after Trump beat Harris at the polls, delivering a somber speech that nearly made Jimmy cry. Jimmy said it was a "terrible night for women, for children, for hundreds of thousands of hard-working immigrants," briefly pausing to fight back tears. He went on to say it was a terrible night for poor people, seniors, the middle class,...

STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy apologized after he sharply criticized fans during his weekly press conference. He posted on social media on election night saying that was not his intent, but the situation has been the talk of campus all week. Students on campus said the comments are disappointing, especially because expectations for this season were so high. Oklahoma State junior Zachary Berger covers the football team for the student-produced O'Colly TV. He said this season has been one to forget for the Pokes and the recent comments made by Gundy are discouraging. "You feel like...

Former White House press secretary turned MSNBC host Jen Psaki went on an unhinged tirade about former President Donald Trump when he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. After MSBC called the race for Trump, Psaki said, “For so many of you watching right now, that news is, to say the least, a lot to digest; I understand that personally.” That’s not all. “After he lost four years ago, he refused to accept the outcome and incited a violent insurrection in our nation’s capital. He’s campaigned while facing criminal indictments related to his efforts to overturn the...