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“Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8). Christ’s humiliation displayed God’s wisdom. Somewhere along the path of Christ’s descent, you’d think He would have said to Himself, These people really aren’t worth redeeming. This is too degrading and humiliating! But the grace and love of God toward sinners was such that Christ stooped to die for you and me. At the end of Paul’s doctrinal survey of salvation in Romans, he said, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom...

A trio of MSNBC programs hit all-time viewership lows last week as the network continues to struggle on the heels of President-elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory. "Alex Wagner Tonight," "Inside with Jen Psaki" and "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" all hit rock bottom last week despite a busy news cycle that included the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the ensuing manhunt for his killer, a slew of news related to Trump’s Cabinet picks, the fallout from President Biden announcing he would pardon his son, Hunter, and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad being ousted from power. "Alex Wagner...

The Holy Bible has an important arc of justice written throughout its pages. Christians naturally have a hope that scores are settled and wrongs are righted, and every time justice prevails on this side of eternity’s veil, we are reminded in the justice that will ultimately be done by God at his judgment. The Scriptures are replete with calls and pleas for justice. Consider Amos 5:24… But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream This verse was quoted by Martin Luther King, Jr. in his I Have a Dream speech on August 28, 1963 at...

Luigi Mangione allegedly considered bombing Manhattan as he planned out his attack on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 26, appeared in court on Tuesday, fighting against extradition to New York - where he is charged with second-degree murder after Thompson, 50, was slain. The former Ivy League student had been apprehended at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday, when he was found with a 3D-printed pistol and black silencer, as well as a manifesto condemning the American healthcare system. Mangione also had a spiral notebook in which he wrote a 'to-do list,' ahead of the grizzly shooting, CNN reported....

Alarming 'wanted' posters of top healthcare executives popping up across New York City prompted police to issue a bulletin warning leaders of the rising threats. In the wake of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, video shared on social media showed 'wanted' signs featuring other healthcare corporate leaders plastered across traffic control boxes in Manhattan. The signs featured pictures of Thompson, OptumHealth CEO Heather Cianfrocco and UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty. It is unclear who put the posters up. The menacing posters were erected on Canal Street - one of Manhattan's busiest thoroughfares - flanked with the red and...

A trans-identified male serving a life sentence for murder who was quietly transferred in to a women’s prison is now sharing a shower with female inmates, causing them to feel “violated.” Bradley Richard Sirvio, 53, was transferred into Minnesota women’s prison MCF-Shakopee at the end of last year after claiming to identify as transgender and adopting the name “Aurora.” In November of 1995, Sirvio beat a man to death with a hammer before setting the victim’s house on fire. According to court records, Sirvio was checking himself into a detoxification center when he “volunteered to a staff member during the...

Whoopi Goldberg led the liberal jeers for the acquittal verdict of Daniel Penny on Monday's episode of The View, showing special contempt for the veteran's choice to celebrate at a nearby bar. The 26-year-old Marine veteran was facing charges of second degree manslaughter and negligent homicide following the subway death of mentally ill homeless street performer Jordan Neely. Penny's acquittal enraged BLM activists, who instantly called for revenge in the form of black vigilantes. The 26-year-old quickly dashed to a downtown bar to celebrate his win with his lawyers and ponder his next move. Goldberg took exception to this choice...

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has reportedly been attacked by a mob while shopping in central London. The former world champion found himself in trouble after a large crowd descended on him and his entourage while visiting a jewellery store in Hatton Garden... The source said Mayweather was out shopping when he was asked about whether he supported Israel. He then said he was 'proud to support the Jews', which provoked someone into taking a swing at him, the source added. They continued: 'Then someone took a swing at him because of that. It looked very targeted. 'Floyd took a few...

video at linkRep. Rich McCormick(R-GA) on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: "I hope you got that on camera. This is the response that the Postmaster just gave Congress when he doesn't like what he hears. Literally covered his ears and gives himself the grade of A."

Everyone is leaving California. It’s been written again and again, so frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic, that it MUST be true. Even this publication is guilty of chronicling the state’s population fluctuations. Still, the outflow that occurred in 2020 and 2021 has largely rebounded, and data supports the fact that most of the movement happened within the Golden State itself. Yet politicians, the media and the internet at large continue to bullhorn through it all: California residents can’t leave the state fast enough. “They seek what California no longer provides them: reasonable housing prices, little crime, uncongested roads, more traditional...

If I did the calculations correctly, that would make them somewhere around 180-200 years old.Link to video starting at the 1:08 mark here.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sheriff of the nation’s fifth-largest county on Tuesday defied a new policy to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, setting up a showdown... Earlier Tuesday, San Diego County supervisors voted to prohibit its sheriff’s department from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the federal agency’s enforcement of civil immigration laws... Shortly after, Sheriff Kelly Martinez said the board does not set set policy for the sheriff, who, like the supervisors, is an elected official. She said she wouldn’t honor the new policy....

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4283195/posts?page=23#23 This comment deserves its own thread. I will post the transcript from this podcast in this thread for AI purposes. This podcast released on 10 December 2024 provides all the whose who in Syria with historical context

From my open enrollment next year, what would be some good alternatives to United healthcare. I'm new to all this Medicare stuff. It's unbelievably confusing to somebody as simple as me. Thank you

During the last four years, Massachusetts has been overwhelmed by the migrant surge coming across the southern border. Last year, Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency, citing the rapid increase in migrant families seeking shelter and the state’s inability to adequately accommodate them. Before the November 5th election, Healey was sending top deputies to the southern border to deliver a message that Massachusetts had no more vacancies... Two years of unrelenting waves of migrants continue to cost Massachusetts taxpayers between $1 and $2 billion annually – with no end in sight.... Yet when relief is being offered, Massachusetts...

“‘You must be wary of those seeking to use their influence and their expertise to wrongful ends.” Those words were spoken at the George Washington Law School commencement ceremony two years ago by the recently defeated Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.). This week, the words took on a new meaning after Wild was accused of leaking information from the House Ethics Committee. Wild embodies a party that is in an ethical and political free fall. Wild was fighting to release the report of the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). When Gaetz decided to withdraw from Congress, the report was...

(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation strategy will include targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, his new border czar, Tom Homan, says. In an interview with The Center Square, Homan said the plan will prioritize national security threats and violent criminals. This includes those with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests. According to a recent ICE report, a deputy director in the Biden administration said some local jurisdictions “reduced their cooperation with ICE, to include refusal to honor ICE detainer requests, even for noncitizens who have been convicted of serious felonies and pose an ongoing threat to public safety”...

Now, only 5 days after a Mag 7.0 earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino Fracture Zone offshore of the CA coast, aftershocks continue hourly. Over 420 earthquakes in this 110 km x 20 km region are already listed. More happen each hour. Why do hundreds of small earthquakes offshore of northern California matter? Nobody lives there, no businesses nor voters nor industry is destroyed. No FEMA trailers nor FEMA money is needed of the earthquake is underwater. The Cape Mendocino Fracture Zone is the southern border of three tectonic plates being pushed east underneath the US continental plate. The Gorda Plate...

COMET 2024 G3 LEFT THE WOLF HEAD and it's races toward the Sun (Watch date Jan 13th 2025 ) It could be a great object for astronomical observers in the southern hemisphere. Its perihelion, the closest point to the Sun, will occur on 13th January 2025, when it will be only 14 million kilometres from our star.