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Democratic officials in Pennsylvania are finally saying out it loud: Election denial is an unconscionable, existential threat to democracy — unless a Republican wins, in which case it’s fine to ignore the law to overturn it. Commissioners in four Pennsylvania counties have been counting ballots disqualified by the state’s top court in a bid to overturn the results in the Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and GOP challenger Dave McCormick.

Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his criminal hush money case following his White House victory, court documents show. But Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) in the new letter said he won’t resist adjourning Trump’s sentencing next week so the judge can receive further briefing on the issue. Bragg is firmly against tossing his historic case entirely, though his letter does leave the door open to “non-dismissal options” like halting the sentencing until Trump’s departure from office in 2029. “The People deeply respect Office of the President, are mindful of the demands...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a “specific component” of Iran’s nuclear program was damaged last month after he disregarded the White House’s request to limit retaliatory airstrikes on the Islamic republic. “It’s not a secret, it has been published — there is a specific component in their nuclear program that was hit in this attack,” Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday, according to The Times of Israel. “The program itself and its ability to operate here have not yet been thwarted,” he added. Netanyahu also said that Israeli officials “cooperate as much as we can” with the United...

The biopic “Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid as the nation’s 40th president, is set for release Tuesday on DVD and Blu-ray. Rob Bluey, president and executive editor of The Daily Signal, interviewed “Reagan” producer Mark Joseph over email to mark the occasion. Rob Bluey: “Reagan” exceeded box office expectations, earning over $30 million after its Aug. 30 opening. What do you think resonated so strongly with moviegoers? Mark Joseph: It’s very similar to political polling. Our core audience is difficult to poll because they’re not typical moviegoers. So we doubled official predictions by industry experts for that first weekend. We’re gratified...

Screenshot over three months later, "comments are closed," the (Aug 17, 2024) propaganda for 'Mein Kampf' claiming it's truth, is still on. This typical "Palestinian" propaganda site has a "meter" of the G slur, which consists of Hamas/PIJ butchers, their women and kids, as well as others - used by terrorists human shields tactics on their own population with the goal of having 'dead kids' for propaganda use. A method used since Arafat days in early 1980s Lebanon.

Thousands of people have protested in London over changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in the Budget. Among those marching in Whitehall was TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who said "it's the end" for farmers, as he called for the government to change its mind. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he understood farmers' concerns and "wants to support" them but added "the vast majority" would be unaffected. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, which were previously exempt, will be liable to the tax at 20% - half the usual inheritance tax rate. However, many farmers...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sidestepped any specifics Tuesday when asked about Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who will be the first transgender member of the House, amid an effort by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to ban transgender women from single-sex facilities such as women’s restrooms in the Capitol. “We welcome all members with open arms who are newly elected representatives of the people. I believe it’s a — it’s a command. We treat all persons with dignity and respect,” Johnson said at a press conference Tuesday when asked about McBride. “And I’m not going to engage in silly debates about this,”...

The state Supreme Court reaffirmed its prior decision in a 4–3 ruling Monday that counties cannot count incorrectly dated or undated ballots. The decision singled out the Boards of Elections in Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County, whom they said "SHALL COMPLY with the prior rulings of this Court in which we have clarified" for mail-in and absentee ballots in their Nov. 1 ruling. "Any insinuation that our laws can be ignored or do not matter is irresponsible and does damage to faith in our electoral process," said Shapiro, a Democrat. "The rule of law matters in Pennsylvania. …...

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President-elect Donald Trump will name Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to the post of commerce secretary, a source familiar with the matter told The Post Tuesday. Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, had been widely rumored as a contender for the more prestigious post of treasury secretary but appeared to have lost momentum in recent days to hedge fund manager Scott Bessent. The 63-year-old’s pending nomination was first reported by Punchbowl News. As commerce secretary, Lutnick will be one of the key figures responsible for enacting Trump’s planned tariffs on imported goods. The bitter rivalry for the...

[Catholic Caucus] From Doomsday 1959 to Dire Straits 2024When most Catholics hear of revelations, they are understandably skeptical. After all, they say, do we not already have the teaching of Christ, the inspired word of God in the Scriptures, and the dogmatic teaching of the Church? What need do we have of revelations? They are, of course, right. But what happens when the teaching of Christ that may still be alive in the mind goes dead in the heart, as did the love of God when Jansenism was rife in the Church? Christ Himself appeared to St. Margaret Mary—not to...

Inspectors general for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) are heading for the exit before the new Trump administration takes power, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) reported Monday. The departure of the agency watchdogs represents some of the first officials to remove themselves from the administrative state before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has vowed rid the federal bureaucracy of rogue and corrupt actors. To carry out those reforms, Trump nominated John Ratcliffe, the former director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021, to lead the CIA. He also nominated...

“…in Case of Disagreement between [the House and Senate], with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, [the President] may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper.” — Article II, Section 3 The presidential power of adjourning Congress has never been used. There are no precedents and scant commentary about what it means or exactly what triggers it. But now, there is credible consideration of the idea being discussed as part of Trump’s demand for an adjournment to let him use recess appointments to completely bypass the Senate confirmation process. It wouldn’t be the first time the issue...

Biden’s surprise decision on Sunday, November 17, 2024, to authorize Ukraine to utilize long-range U.S. missiles capable of reaching 186 miles into Russia requires explanation. (As of this writing, Ukraine has already fired a missile into Russia.) Does the U.S. military believe that allowing Ukraine to fire a few U.S.-manufactured Army Tactical Missile systems (“ATACMS”) into Russia will win the war for Ukraine? Or is Biden’s decision evidence that the United States is in a military coup d’etat aimed at escalating the war in Ukraine so Donald Trump will not be able to settle the war should he manage to...

The Greek Atomist Epicurus (341-270 BC) is the father of contemporary scientific Darwinian materialism. The principal tenet of Atomism teaches that the world was not created by any deity, or with any design, but came about by a chance movement of physical atoms of various sizes and magnitude that cemented together and so formed the world. The world and everything in it were not created but instead the accidental emergent or evolved products of a great cosmic event (exploding Cosmic Egg/Big Bang) that spontaneously generated mystically animated physical matter pregnant with life from nothing. This way of thinking excludes everything...

A former Disney/Pixar and Dreamworks animator was sentenced to 25 years in a French prison on sex trafficking, child rape, and child pornography charges for availing himself of websites through which he remotely directed the sexual assault of children as young as two years old for his own amusement. French newspaper Le Monde reported that 59-year-old Bolhem Bouchib, whose credits include work on Lilo & Stitch, both Incredibles films, Ratatouille, and last year’s Elemental, was found guilty of paying Filipino women to rape and abuse Filipino girls averaging between the ages of five and 10 for him to view on...

Turning the most insane U.S. election reactions into a metal track. 1,084,301 views Nov 15, 2024

Monday on CNN’s “Newsnight,” network contributor Scott Jennings reacted to the meetings President-elect Donald Trump hosted with President Joe Biden and MSNBC personalities Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Jennings noted the campaign rhetoric labeling Trump and his supporters “fascists” and even in some cases as “Hitler.” He argued such meetings did not suggest that Trump was Hitlerian. “I’m amazed,” Jennings said. “I did not expect Hitler to get so many meeting requests. First from Joe Biden, now from Mika and Joe. It’s amazing that literally, Hitler is getting all these meeting requests. And what it tells me, Professor, is that...

The elite gathered at the UN’s COP29 in Azerbaijan to discuss how to extort the people to fund their climate change agenda. Numerous nations believe that cryptocurrencies and plastics must be levied from developed nations who are deemed the highest polluting economies. The “expert’s” assumption is that $5.2 billion could be generated by taxing cryptocurrencies due to “the high energy demand of crypto mining,” that releases those dreaded emissions. A separate report stated that a crypto tax could rake in tens of billions per year – hence why I call crypto a bureaucrat’s dream as they can easily track where...

Author proposes "polluted information environment" is at least partly to blame for election results, claiming professional news is better. We believe the democratization of information is good thing, not one to be feared, citing many examples of how the professional "news" have outright lied.