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On Thursday morning, the 28 of November, Thanksgiving day, (Correction arrest was on December 2, Monday Morning) Capitol police found eleven rounds of ammunition and four magazines in a bag, which Michael Hopkins had put through screening at the Cannon House Office Building. Hopkins is a staff member of Rep. Joe Morelle, D-NY. From WFIN.com: “At approximately 8:45 a.m., a House staffer entered the Cannon House Office Building and put his bag through screening. USCP officers noticed what appeared to be ammunition on the x-ray screen,” Capitol Police told Fox News in a statement. “After a hand search of the...

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE-COVERED ANYTHING DAY Chocolate lovers rejoice on National Chocolate Covered Anything Day! December 16th offers the chocolate day you've been waiting for. On this day, dip and drizzle your favorite foods in every kind of chocolate imaginable. #ChocolateCoveredAnythingDay If you could cover anything in chocolate, what would it be? So many foods improve when we dip them in chocolate. Many businesses build their foundation on the practice of dipping food into chocolate. Whether you pick up a chocolate fountain or order a bouquet of a beautiful arrangement of chocolate-dipped fruit, celebrate! But fruit isn't the only food meant for...

MIAMI – While facing federal charges for a sex trafficking conspiracy that goes back to their days at Michael Krop Senior High School, jet-setting luxury real estate moguls with deep roots in Miami-Dade County and Israel remained behind bars. “My wife is nine months pregnant and [she is] due any day with our first child,” Oren Alexander said in court. “Her family is in Brazil, and she is counting on me to be with her during labor.”

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad appears to say he never intended to flee to Russia - in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of Damascus eight days ago. Assad's reported statement was put on the Telegram channel belonging to the Syrian presidency on Monday, although it is not clear who currently controls the channel. In it he says that, as the Syrian capital fell to rebels, he went to the Russian military base in his stronghold in the Latakia province "to oversee combat operations" only to see that Syrian troops had abandoned positions. The Hmeimim...

Michigan Democrats voted to rush gun control legislation through before Republicans take the state house majority in January, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday. Democrat Michigan State Sen. Dayna Polehanki told reporters that the Democrats passed a ban on possessing bump stocks and unserialized firearms, sometimes referred to as “ghost guns,” because “Republicans won’t do [it] on their own,” according to the Detroit Free Press. Republicans won a majority in the state senate by a single seat in the 2024 election. The bump stock provision passed with three Republicans supporting the Democrats, with the ghost gun law passing along party...

After years of receiving abusive and unfair treatment from the legacy media, it must have been especially satisfying for President Donald Trump when a biased broadcast news network, ABC News, was forced to pay a price for their lies. This overdue reckoning occurred after President Trump sued the network for defamation. During a combative interview with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) on March 10, 2024, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos made the false claim ten times that President Trump was “found liable for rape.” In fact, a liberal New York jury, in May of 2023, found Trump liable of “sexual...

But the biggest conversation in town right now centers on the Republican strategy for passing DONALD TRUMP’s agenda next year, and we’re told discussions about that strategy percolated in Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday. Both Speaker MIKE JOHNSON and incoming Senate majority leader JOHN THUNE were on hand for the game. Both men are anxious to get the internal debate over next steps settled, and both know only Trump can do the settling. Thune has been a firm proponent of a two-track approach: Use the Senate’s reconciliation process to fast-track a border-and-energy bill first, then use...

A study by MSK found that a high-fiber, plant-based diet may delay progression to multiple myeloma in at-risk individuals. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have announced results from the first clinical trial to demonstrate that a high-fiber, plant-based dietary intervention may delay the progression to multiple myeloma—a rare and currently incurable blood cancer that affects the bone marrow. The study involved 20 participants diagnosed with a precancerous blood disorder and an elevated body mass index (BMI), placing them at higher risk for developing multiple myeloma. Over 12 weeks, participants followed a high-fiber, plant-based meal plan and received...

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly looking to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post in a report published Sunday. Trump has made known his desire to detach the USPS from the federal government in conversations at his Mar-a-Lago estate, sources informed the outlet, including with Howard Lutnick, his commerce secretary pick and co-chair of his presidential transition team. In early December, Trump also talked with a group of transition team officials to feel out their opinions on privatizing the agency, one person told the outlet. As mail volume declines for the...

Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 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.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

16 December 2024 Monday of the 3rd week of Advent St Adelaide Church, Peabody, MAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: C(I).First readingNumbers 24:2-7,15-17The oracles of BalaamRaising his eyes Balaam saw Israel, encamped by tribes; the spirit of God came on him and he declaimed his poem. He said:‘The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,the oracle of the man with far-seeing eyes,the oracle of one who hears the word of God.He sees what Shaddai makes him see,receives the divine answer, and his eyes are opened.How fair are your tents, O Jacob!How fair your dwellings, Israel!Like valleys that stretch afar,like gardens...

After years of receiving abusive and unfair treatment from the legacy media, it must have been especially satisfying for President Donald Trump when a biased broadcast news network, ABC News, was forced to pay a price for their lies. This overdue reckoning occurred after President Trump sued the network for defamation. During a combative interview with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) on March 10, 2024, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos made the false claim ten times that President Trump was “found liable for rape.”

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (12/16/24)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Cultivator) Galatians 5:22-23122 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

ATLANTA - Reports of mysterious drone sightings continue to come in from cities across the United States, including several in and around metro Atlanta. The flying objects were first spotted in the northeastern U.S. the week before Thanksgiving, and have since captivated the nation’s curiosity. Despite federal officials saying there’s no threat to public safety, some residents believe it’s cause for concern. "A lot of people are scared and don’t know what’s going on," Cobb County resident Britain Lockhart told FOX 5. Lockhart says the drones he saw flying over his neighborhood in Cobb County on Friday didn’t look like...

15 December 2024 3rd Sunday of Advent Santo Niño Basilica, Cebu City, the PhilippinesReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Rose or Violet. Year: C(I).First readingZephaniah 3:14-18The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midstShout for joy, daughter of Zion,Israel, shout aloud!Rejoice, exult with all your heart,daughter of Jerusalem!The Lord has repealed your sentence;he has driven your enemies away.The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst;you have no more evil to fear.When that day comes, word will come to Jerusalem:Zion, have no fear,do not let your hands fall limp.The Lord your God is in your midst,a victorious warrior.He will exult...

The majority of secondary schools in the Netherlands are celebrating gender diversity through the Purple Friday project on December 13, but resistance against it is growing, surveys by NOS and RTL have shown. Purple Friday, launched 14 years ago, puts the spotlight on LGBTQ pupils with children wearing purple to show their support for friends and classmates, special lessons and other activities. According to RTL, some 75% of schools organize some sort of activity around Purple Friday but opinions about its effectiveness are divided. And NOS says that 75% of schools that celebrate the day have experienced problems. Pupils have...

Imagine walking through the streets of Italy, a proud nation steeped in Western history, art, and freedom, and being told: “Be careful. You need to wear a veil.” No, this isn’t Saudi Arabia or Iran. This is happening in Europe, on your doorstep. A non-Muslim Italian woman, simply existing as a free woman with uncovered hair, is “warned” by Islamic migrants to adhere to Sharia rules – to veil herself or risk the consequences. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s an implied threat. “You have to be careful. If you go out, wear a veil.” Let that sink in. In Italy...

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Most bonds mature eventually and are redeemed after periods of months, years, or even decades. And then there are so-called perpetual bonds. These bonds have no maturity date and just keep paying interest to the holder forever. On Tuesday, the owner of a perpetual bond that was issued 400 years ago received a payment at a ceremony attended by the Financial Times.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the FBI issued a report last week that detailed at least 26 FBI Confidential Human Sources (CHSs) were present at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. There are limitations imposed on the OIG in an investigation like this. If the office found 26, there were likely more. The OIG’s mandate is limited to interviewing current FBI employees only. If the FBI was working with Capitol police, and the Capitol police had a CHS, the OIG would not learn of or report on this because of lack of jurisdiction. The same with the CIA...