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Hundreds of millions of Americans risk experiencing power shortages this winter if weather conditions are harsh, according to a new report published by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a power grid watchdog. Nearly all residents of the Northeast, Texas and Midwest could face energy shortfalls in the event of a colder-than-usual winter, the NERC report states. The lack of grid reliability is driven largely by growing electricity demand as well as the replacement of coal-fired and older natural gas-fired generators with energy-limited resources such as solar power. ... “Foreseeable extreme cold temperatures have the potential to push the...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America occasionally puts its money where its mouth is, particularly when it comes to investing dollars in its deviltry and the values that are important to it. One example is the little-known fact that the denomination funds abortion services for its clergy through its health benefit plan. Portico Benefit Services is a ministry of the ELCA that provides “comprehensive benefits to the rostered ministers and lay employees of the ELCA’s congregations, synods, and churchwide organization” to “help leaders strengthen their financial, emotional, and physical well-being.” Completely self-funded by tithes and offerings, without the aid or...

Two national liberal organizations are expressing their frustration that Idaho crushed Proposition 1 by nearly 40%. Prop 1 was meant to be a turning point in Idaho for liberals. It would have implemented a California-style jungle primary by putting all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, onto one ballot. The top four vote receivers then move on to the general election, where Ranked Choice Voting determines the winner. Idahoans overwhelmingly rejected the measure despite nearly $5 million being spent to promote the false narrative that Prop 1 would have “restored open primaries.” Two groups that helped push the measure were nationwide...

Saint Paul Reformation Lutheran Church in St Paul, Minnesota, led by Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Shebeck, is “a Christian community rooted in the original community of the Holy Trinity.” A member of the ELCA, they are active in their community in pushing LGBTQ propaganda during their local Pride parade, where they hand out stickers to gay, lesbian and trans passersby that read, “Not all Christians are ********. God made you exactly the way you are.” These stickers and bumper stickers with a similar message are also available for purchase from their website. In fact, you can even purchase this message...

Then “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” exploded — on college campuses, in corporate boardrooms, online. Every subculture, no matter how esoteric, began braying for recognition (or “centering,” in DEI language). Two-spirit indigenous people? Incarcerated women with HIV? Nonbinary semi-professional athletes? They all had a laundry list of grievances, and demanded that governments provide the salve. This new movement rests on two absurd ideas: that certain groups require extra help in perpetuity because of harms they incurred in the past — what dissenters have aptly termed “the soft bigotry of low expectations” — and that inequality of intergroup outcomes can only arise...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (11/16/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Spirit of Faith and Power) Acts 6:88 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

"Climate change is the challenge of our lifetimes,” we in the energy-hungry West often hear when lectured by leftist government officials and their allies pushing the “Net-Zero” religion. But what happens if much of the vital data behind the climate-change threat are made up? Turns out, quite a lot of it is. At least that’s what the Daily Sceptic, a British-based science watchdog, claims. It recently detailed the allegations made by an independent journalist showing that 103 of the 302 supposed “weather stations” that provide data for both the United Kingdom government’s and academic scientists’ climate change forecasts don’t exist...

The first shooting was reported around 11 a.m. Sunday in the 3300 block of West Second Street. A group of five people were attempting to break into a house when the resident fired a gun. “This was part of an ongoing crime spree involving the victim, who was shot, and he had four juvenile suspects with him,” Johns said. All five were armed with handguns. “When the shooting occurred, they had went to the residence there, dismantled the Ring cameras that were outside the residence and tried to force their way into the residence,” the police major said. The resident...

Secret Service employee identified as Antifa. So how many secret service agents are from the Antifa terrorist group? Is this why Trump had such poor protection resulting in two assassination attempts? @SecretService This is a national disgrace! This had to be intentional because you should have known this. Post Conversation Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈 @MrAndyNgo A far-left radical who has online posts suggesting support for Antifa extremism was outed by internet sleuths as a Secret Service agent. He deleted his account "endon40" after his identity and name was posted. The Secret Service agent is a fan of Portland Antifa propagandist and...

Bill Maher @billmaher It's amazing how an election loss, even as big as this one, still doesn't put a dent in the thinking that lost it.

Sharpton scandal 'harms the credibility of the journalist, the news organization, and journalism overall,' Society of Professional Journalists says.. The financial entanglements between MSNBC host Al Sharpton and the Kamala Harris campaign, revealed this week by the Washington Free Beacon, are a "black eye" for the liberal network and media industry, according to a journalism group considered the "gold standard" of media ethics. "This kind of entanglement harms the credibility of the journalist, the news organization, and journalism overall, and credibility is difficult to restore," Rod Hicks, the director of ethics and diversity at the Society of Professional Journalists, told...

If Kamala spoke truthfully

One of the least known aspects of the Russiagate affair is the central role that Barack Obama played in it. For years, the focus has been on individuals such as James Comey, Peter Strzok, the infamous dossier author Christopher Steele, and, of course, Hillary Clinton. And those names are indeed central to the plot, with Clinton being the one who devised the nefarious scheme to portray her opponent as a Russian agent. However, there was someone in the background, pulling many strings, who was even more crucial to the entire scheme: the then-sitting president, Barack Obama. In this installment of...

Join with fellow FREEPERS across the world to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, Technology, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. (1 Timothy 2:1-2) PLEASE PRAY EVERYONE IN THE NAME OF JESUS FOR EVIL TO BE UNCOVERED AND JUSTICE RESTORED IN THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. GOD KNOWS ALL. . .NOT TO ASK HIM MAKES NO SENSE.

Last month, a rock climber named Kelston was scaling the natural walls of Susquehanna Riverlands State Park in Pennsylvania when he eyed something strange — a pair of wings awkwardly poking out from under a boulder. Anxious to help the eagle trapped underneath, Kelston immediately contacted Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), who sent staff members to the base of the trail. DCNR rescuers knew they’d need a bird expert to ensure everything went smoothly, so they called Maryann, a capture transport wildlife volunteer, for backup. Surveying the feathers, Maryann realized the truth — there were two eagles,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump. Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk — a Trump ally named this week to advise his administration on ways to cut the federal government — on Monday in New York, according to a U.S. official briefed on the meeting by a foreign colleague. The official said he had been informed that the discussion covered a variety of topics, most notably Iran’s nuclear program, its support...

Obama Fueled Russia Collusion Lies in Secret White House Meeting By Hans Mahncke & Jeff Carlson Jeff Carlson & Hans Mahncke Nov 04, 2024 In 2022, Bloomberg’s Jason Leopold obtained a transcript of a secret briefing that Barack Obama held with a group referred to in the transcript as “progressive journalists.” The meeting took place during the final days of the Obama administration on January 17, 2017. A Bloomberg article regarding the secret meeting focused on the part of the briefing in which Obama alleviated the journalist's concerns about a potential Trump presidency. Obama stated that a one-term Trump presidency...

(The Center Square) – Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will take over a new effort to make the government more efficient. President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, is a government efficiency effort that has turned a public spotlight onto government waste and duplication in a way not done for years. Musk created a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) account on X where he is asking followers for suggestions. Aside from lopping off entire agencies, here are some examples of controversial federal spending that, based on Musk and Ramaswamy’s recent comments, could be in the line...

End Wokeness CNN just got a rare look at El Salvador's gang prison. This is why homicides are down 92%. @SalvadoranPride Nov 14 "Crime is so low in El Salvador that any petty offense makes it on the news. 2 guys got into a bar fight last week and it made National headlines. They were both identified and arrested. Besides that, I can't think of anything." https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1857229033760575534

President-elect Trump is rounding out his administration with cabinet nominations, but their confirmation ultimately relies on support from linchpins in the Senate who could be skeptical of his appointees. While the incoming president has the power to appoint members to his Cabinet, it is ultimately up to Congress to have the final say in whether they are confirmed to the positions through a confirmation process. While the GOP will hold the majority in the next Congress, however, Senate confirmation could hang on a few key Republicans who have expressed mixed feelings about Trump's cabinet selections.