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President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly all the inmates on federal death row, a move that comes not even two weeks after he went through with the "largest single-day grant of clemency" in American history, the White House announced Monday. Of the 40 inmates on federal death row, according to DeathPenaltyInfo.org, Biden is commuting 37 men sentenced to death, reclassifying their sentences to life without the possibility of parole.

And can you guess what Bangladeshi authorities did? After Dhaka, Comilla and Chittagong, rabid jihadists have again attacked minorities in Bangladesh, this time in Sylhet, and under the centuries-old, tried and tested pretext of “blasphemy.” The rise of social media has made the job of these religious fanatics even easier, as they have to put little imagination or effort into making up a marketable story. They just allege that someone belonging to a non-Muslim community has made a random Facebook post, and within seconds, they assemble into crowds of hundreds and charge through non-Muslim areas, destroying everything that gets in...

There’s a sinister method to this madness The man who plowed his car at top speed into the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany on Friday, killing and injuring numerous people, was a curious case. Taleb al-Abdulmohsen had lived in Germany for years, all the while presenting himself as an ex-Muslim and cultivating connections with high-profile critics of Islam. This led numerous media outlets to present him as an “anti-Islam” terrorist, and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, who for years has ignored and denied any connection of Islam with terrorism and smeared critics of Islam and mass Muslim migration in Germany...

Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.

Amid growing unrest over rising crime rates in many American cities, reports have emerged that staffers within the lame-duck Biden administration are pushing outgoing President Joe Biden to allocate millions in taxpayer dollars to support initiatives that effectively defund the police. Despite the alarming increase in violent crime and public calls for law and order, these insiders are reportedly advocating for policies that would siphon vital resources away from law enforcement agencies, leaving communities vulnerable and signaling a dangerous disregard for the rule of law— all in the name of appeasing the far-left fringe of the Democratic Party. A group...

What's New The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send out a total of $2.4 billion in "special payments" to 1 million people who did not claim federal stimulus checks on their tax returns for 2021, the agency announced on Friday. The IRS will issue automatic payments later this month to anyone who did not claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit, the agency said—a refundable credit for individuals who did not receive one or more stimulus payments, officially known as Economic Impact Payments (EIP). Why It Matters Despite the resilience of the U.S. economy in the years following the pandemic, Americans...

The gun used by the 15-year-old girl who allegedly opened fire in Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School was purchased legally. Breitbart News reported that the 15-year-old had two handguns with her and WISN noted that Madison Chief of Police Shon Barnes indicated both were legally acquired. Barnes seemed to indicate that police, with the help of the ATF, have learned who purchased them but will not identify said person at this time for the sake of preserving the integrity of the investigation. He made clear investigators are seeking “anyone who may have been involved, who may have had some effort...

In a grotesque confluence of all the horrid doings in wokester New York City, a Guatemalan migrant brazenly set a woman on fire in broad daylight in the New York subway just to watch her burn, and no Daniel Pennys came forward to stop the barbaric crime. According to the New York Post:A Guatemalan migrant has been arrested for allegedly lighting a sleeping subway rider on fire in Brooklyn on Sunday morning — then watching as his innocent victim burned to death in what the police commissioner called “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit.” The...

... it's often said that journalism is the first draft of history, and someone needs to write that first draft! So, based on what we know today, if you guys had to pick one moment/episode/trend/accomplishment/failure from Biden's presidency that will go down in history, what would it be?...

The British-born wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is not seeking a divorce, a Kremlin spokesman has said. Reports in Turkish media had suggested Asma al-Assad wanted to end her marriage and leave Russia, where she and her husband were granted asylum after a rebel coalition overthrew the former president's regime and took control of Damascus. Asked about the reports in a news conference call, Dmitry Peskov said, "No, they do not correspond to reality." He also denied reports that Assad had been confined to Moscow and that his property assets had been frozen. But reports in Turkish media...

PICTURED: Bill Clinton poses with Jeffrey Epstein's 'madam' Ghislaine Maxwell and relaxes with a cigar on board pedophile's infamous 'Lolita Express' private jet along with Kevin Spacey Former President Bill Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell are pictured together on board Jeffrey Epstein's private jet, dubbed the Lolita Express They were accompanied by actor Kevin Spacey and comedian Chris Tucker on a five-day humanitarian trip to Africa in 2002 Clinton is also seen lounging on jet, smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper An 'air-stewardess' on the jet at the time, Chauntae Davies, 40, recounted the trip in an exclusive interview with...

Daily Readings from the USCCBImmediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. Luke 1:64This line reveals the happy conclusion to Zechariah’s initial failure to believe in what God revealed to him. Recall that nine months earlier, as Zechariah was fulfilling his priestly duty of offering sacrifice within the Holy of Holies in the Temple, he received a visit from the glorious Archangel Gabriel, who stands before God. Gabriel revealed to Zechariah the good news that his wife would conceive in her old age and that this child would be the one to prepare the people...

Millions of Americans are gearing up for Christmas celebrations, with many planning to spend time with loved ones and cook food for the holiday. Nearly three quarters of American consumers celebrating Christmas have plans to get together with family and friends, and 33% will have people over, according to a Numerator survey. It also found 61% intend to cook or bake at their homes for the holiday. With Christmas quickly approaching, many of those planning to cook are likely readying their grocery lists – and pocketbooks – for the occasion. As a whole, a Christmas meal and gingerbread, a popular...

Today's episode of CNN This Morning began its segment on Biden's commutation of the death sentences of 37 federal death row convicts with a clip of then-Senator Biden, in 1994, proclaiming "I'm a death penalty supporter," and bragging "I'm the guy who wrote this bill with my own little hands," a bill that added 50 federal death penalty-eligible crimes. I encourage people to watch Biden's display. Even death penalty supporters could cringe at his unseemly hubris. Fast-forward 30 years, and now Biden defenders are explaining his decision yesterday to commute the death sentences of 37 convicts on federal death row...

From Our Own Correspondent. LEAVENWORTH, Kansas, Friday, Dec. 9, 1864. The silence of your correspondent from this region is owing to the fact of his absence with the Army of the Border in the late pursuit of Gen. PRICE to the Arkansas, where active duties in the field and the fatigue consequent thereon precluded the possibility of his writing. Seventy continuous days in the saddle on the Indian expedition and the later campaign, with participation in all but two of the engagements of that pursuit, may be offered as an excuse, and as a reasonable limit to my powers of...

The West has funneled more money into Ukraine than the entire nation’s GDP. The nation was considered a corrupt pariah by the West who would not allow Ukraine into any bloc formed from NATO to the European Union. Now, the European Union is virtue signaling by claiming it has covered Ukraine’s budget deficit next fiscal year. None of these nations can overcome their deficits. Of course, the funding did not come from these governments but rather from the stolen Russian funds confiscated at the beginning of the war. The next €30 billion of transferred stolen assets will allegedly pay off...

Caleb J. Lines, Senior Minister of University Christian Church, whose church is part of the United Church of Christ (UCC) denomination, might hate Jesus more than anyone we know. Months after preaching a sermon where he claimed Jesus was xenophobic and misogynistic and needed to be corrected and called out by the Canaanite woman, he the preached a Christmas/Advent sermon where he argued that Mary, Jesus’ mother, was pro-choice, using the story of her saying ‘yes’ to the angel Gabriel as an example of her strong stance on reproductive rights and the freedom to have said ‘no.’ Not one to...

A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition in the ICU after being struck by a drone during a Saturday night aerial holiday show at Lake Eola in Orlando. The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. as approximately 25,000 attendees enjoyed the family-friendly event, according to officials. Bystander video captured over 200 drones forming a red and green holiday display when several malfunctioned, colliding midair and falling to the ground and into the lake. The boy’s family reported that he was struck in the chest by one of the falling drones. The FAA, which authorized the event, is investigating. The show was...

The Guatemalan migrant accused of setting a sleeping F train passenger on fire and then watching as she burned to death sneaked into the country illegally after being deported — and then stayed in the New York City shelter system, multiple sources confirm to The Post. He first entered the US at the Arizona border in 2018, when he was nabbed and deported just days later for crossing illegally, multiple sources told The Post.He then re-entered the US at a subsequent unknown date, sneaking past US authorities. It’s unknown how long he has been in New York. However, law enforcement...

A Texas school district has removed all Bibles from their libraries, citing a law passed last year by the Texas Legislature that bans all books containing sexually explicit material, according to a recent report by the Christian Post. In a letter to parents by Canyon Independent School District Superintendent Darryl Flusche, he explains that the recently passed House Bill 900 “establishes library standards that restrict content in school libraries” which include “any communication, language, or material, including a written description, illustration, photographic image, video image, or audio file, other than library material directly related to the curriculum required under Section...