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House Speaker Mike Johnson has ruled the first transgender member of Congress cannot use the women's restrooms in a decision that will shake the U.S. Capitol. Newly elected Sarah McBride, who will become the first openly transgender lawmaker when sworn into office in January, will have to use the men's facilities. It follows a week of outrage from outspoken Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who have called McBride a 'man', a predator and accused her of being 'mentally ill.' Republicans were emboldened by Donald Trump's win in the presidential election. Trump has pledged to stop taxpayer...

...In many states, those with felony convictions are barred from voting. Black Americans are more than three times as likely to be disenfranchised as other groups. A nation in which 4 million Americans were denied the right to vote due to a felony conviction has just elected a president who was convicted of 34 felony charges. In Florida, where President-elect Donald Trump is registered to vote, a person convicted of a felony can vote only after completing the terms of their sentence, including full payment of any fines, fees, costs and restitution. Trump, who in May was convicted in New...

Lake Geneva’s CO₂ emissions stem mainly from rock erosion, not organic matter, reshaping our understanding of lake carbon cycles. Unlike oceans, lakes release considerable amounts of CO₂ into the atmosphere. But what causes this difference, and what mechanisms drive it? For the first time, scientists at UNIL have mapped out the entire carbon cycle in Lake Geneva, developing a model that can now be applied to many of the world’s largest lakes. * Contrary to previous beliefs, it is the natural erosion of rocks that is responsible for the significant CO2 emissions from Lake Geneva and many of the world’s...

Interviewed just days before his death, CIA contract agent and underworld figure Chauncey Marvin Holt chronicles his career in the twilight world of bootlegging, bookmaking, gunrunning, money laundering, espionage, and assassinations. Transcript linked below video.

From the video transcript: "The comeback victory for president Donald J Trump earlier this month was one for the ages. His overwhelming Victory sent a clear message to the uniparty here in Washington DC mainstream media globalists and elites that Americans are fed up with the agenda that was crammed down their throats the last four years. The majority of voters decided that the America-first agenda championed by Donald Trump and JD Vance is the playbook for American greatness. As a part of that playbook president Trump has already put together a strong very strong list of qualified cabinet members....

Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost her reelection bid earlier this month, may be in the running for labor secretary in a Trump administration. Politico reported Tuesday that Teamsters President Sean O’Brien and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are pushing for Chavez-DeRemer to head the agency. The Teamsters council in Oregon, Idaho and southwest Washington was one of about 20 unions to back Chavez-DeRemer in her unsuccessful run for reelection, and her father was a Teamster. A spokesman for Chavez-DeRemer did not respond to a call or email Tuesday afternoon. But the congresswoman took to X on Tuesday...

Explanation: Eight billion people are about to disappear in this snapshot from space taken on 2022 November 21. On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, their home world is setting behind the Moon's bright edge as viewed by an external camera on the outbound Orion spacecraft. Orion was headed for a powered flyby that took it to within 130 kilometers of the lunar surface. Velocity gained in the flyby maneuver was used to reach a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. That orbit is considered distant because it's another 92,000 kilometers beyond the Moon, and retrograde because the...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican Blasphemy: Pope’s New Preacher Should be ExcommunicatedAccording to Father Pasolini—the Pope's new appointment to "Preach of the Papal Household"—Scripture contains no unequivocal condemnation of homosexual relationships. More gravely, he left open the possibility of homosexual relationships between Jesus and his disciples, or between Jesus and Lazarus, appealing to Christ's "mercy" to justify such hypotheses.The Troubling Statements of Father Roberto PasoliniThe recent appointment (November 9, 2024) of Rev. Father Roberto Pasolini, O.F.M. Cap., as Preacher of the Papal Household by Pope Francis has sparked scandalized reactions. Father Pasolini, a professor of Biblical Exegesis at the Northern Italy Theological...

Pollster Nate Silver said President Biden should resign, in a post on the social platform X on Wednesday. “Is there any particular reason to assume Biden is competent to be president right now? It’s a very difficult job,” Silver said in his post. “It’s a dangerous world. Extremely high-stakes decisions in Ukraine. He should resign and let Harris serve out the last 2 months.” Silver’s post also featured a screenshot of a report from The Washington Post and its link. The report centered around Biden’s current relationship with reporters as he prepares to exit the White House. Biden, according to...

The attorney for two women accusing former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz with paying them for sex told Newsweek that his clients do not want to testify during the Senate's confirmation process. Florida attorney Joel Leppard told Newsweek that his clients have already testified in front of the House Ethics Committee and that they are not looking to do so more publicly in front of the Senate during Gaetz's confirmation process. The former representative was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to become Attorney General. Leppard said his clients will only testify "if they are required to do so." "They do not...

[Catholic Caucus] In Marking Trans Day of Remembrance, One Catholic Preaches Hope After Papal EncounterToday is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is marked each November 20th to mourn trans victims of violence and recommit to efforts supporting gender-diverse people. The following is a reflection for this day of remembrance from guest contributor Lynn Discenza.My name is Lynn Discenza, and I am a Catholic trans woman who is an active member in my Franciscan parish, St. Patrick-St. Anthony, Hartford, Connecticut, following my transition in 2019. I serve as a Eucharistic minister, sacristan, and co-leader of our Open Hearts LGBT+ ministry....

ATLANTA — Two former Fulton County election workers who won a $148 defamation judgment against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are now asking a federal judge to penalize him even further, saying he continues to falsely accuse them of tampering with ballots in the 2020 presidential election. Attorneys for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss filed new documents on Wednesday, saying that Giuliani is violating a consent injunction and has continued to defame the women on the show that he hosts on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It took only six months for Mr. Giuliani to resume his defamatory...

The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. was the only “no” vote, against 14 “yes” votes. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield explained that the U.S. had vetoed the resolution because it did not include the release of 101 Israeli hostages as a condition: We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages. Because, as this Council has previously called for, a durable end to the war must come with the release of the hostages....

In a rare display of spine, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has come out in defense of former Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), urging other RINOs to abandon the “lynch mob mentality” over unverified allegations as Gaetz seeks confirmation as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General. Graham, who has long been criticized for vacillating between conservative principles and appeasing moderates, appears to be drawing a line in the sand ahead of his 2026 reelection bid.

Republicans recently spent millions on ads targeting transgender people who account for about 1% of the population -- for no other reason than to inflate paranoia and deflect from real issues they were not addressing. Trans individuals have been using bathrooms of the gender they identify with all along. No issues have been reported because these individuals enter the stalls, close and lock the doors, and when they’re done, they wash their hands and leave. snip Can you imagine what would happen if a woman who has transitioned to a male identity, dressed as a male, has to go into...

A source just sent me this photo from the VA Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. The VA’s DEI Dept put a shrine to transgenderism on the altar of the Chapel in the Hospital. I will make it a personal mission to ensure the DEI department at the VA is eliminated after Trump takes office.

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 BREAKING: Scott Presler just told Bucks County, PA commissioners who tried to steal the Senate election that he is gunning for their seats right to their faces. "I have a message: peacefully, we are COMING for your seat in 2027, if you don't resign TODAY. I am coming for your seat." She replies "have at it!" "Marc Elias [who is the lawyer trying to steal the election] and his cronies must be disbarred from practicing law in Pennsylvania." "I have a message: congratulations to President-elect Donald J. Trump... congratulations Senator-elect Dave McCormick, and we are NOT...

If so, what happened to Miranda Khan? She used to anchor the 1pm show but has disappeared.

A Supreme Court prospect bowed out after it was revealed that he had smoked pot in his youth. Two candidates for attorney general were done in when it came to light that they had employed undocumented immigrants as nannies. A third cabinet nominee — a former Senate leader no less — was nixed for not paying taxes on a car and driver lent to him by an associate. Even mean tweets were enough to sink one nominee. The legal and ethical issues surrounding some of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections for top administration jobs, not to mention their history of...

Every once in a while, you come across a clip that sends chills down your spine and perfectly sums up the fight we’re in. This is one of those videos. .....Here is Bill Barr, Trump’s own AG, last August praising Jack Smith and his pathetic partisan cases, while absolutely railing against Trump.