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Gov. Ron DeSantis says that Floridians are ALLOWED to drive over protesters in the street, if they feel like their life is in danger..

VIDEOPlease fly the American flag on "No Kings" day this Saturday. Not for any reason to do with PATRIOTISM. No, this is strictly a phony show for OPTICS. We know you HATE the American flag but JUST FOR NOW please, please fly the American, not the Mexican or Palestinian, flag. JUST FOR NOW.That is the attitude of the liberal organizers (looking at YOU, Christy Walton) of the "No Kings" Day. How do I know this is their attitude? Because they SAY it out loud as you can see. They flat out admit their FAKE patriotism "JUST FOR NOW" is strictly...

Rep. Carlos Giménez plans to tour Florida facilities holding immigration detainees following a Miami Herald investigation into harsh conditions and use of force at the Federal Detention Center in Miami. The federal lawmaker said that he first learned about the reported conditions at FDC Miami when a journalist from the Washington Journal’s C-Span program asked him about the Herald story this morning. “I will be investigating those conditions,” said the Miami Republican during an interview on Capitol Hill. “Right now is the first I’ve heard of it.” The Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami has been housing detainees in civil...

Iran on Thursday repudiated a declaration from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it's not complying with its nuclear obligations, and said it would enhance aspects of its nuclear program in response. -snip- The IAEA board of governors approved a resolution proposed by the U.S., U.K., France and Germany to condemn Iran for not providing clarity about its undeclared nuclear sites and material. 19 countries on the 35-member voted in favor. Russia, China and Burkina Faso opposed the resolution, and the others abstained or didn't vote. -snip- The Iranians announced that in response, they would launch a new Uranium...

President Donald Trump said Senator Rand Paul remains invited to the White House picnic, after the Kentucky Republican said he and his family had been disinvited over his opposition to the "Great Big Beautiful Bill." "Of course Senator Rand Paul and his beautiful wife and family are invited to the BIG White House Party tonight," Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday morning. "He's the toughest vote in the history of the U.S. Senate, but why wouldn't he be? "Besides, it gives me more time to get his Vote on the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, one of the greatest and...

Daily Readings from the USCCB“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, Raqa, will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna.” Matthew 5:21–22The passage quoted above gives us three deepening levels of sin that we commit against another. These sins were new teachings not contained in the Old Testament. By this teaching, Jesus’ call to...

This is the shocking moment three teenage girls beat a 75-year-old man to death in a vicious street attack that was filmed on a mobile phone. Never seen before CCTV footage shows the youths, aged 15, 16, and 17, pushing, shoving, and kicking Fredi Rivero by a bus stop in Islington, north London. The oldest girl was also seen to punch the victim in the head causing him to fall backwards onto the pavement. Mr Rivero, who had just got off a bus, suffered a severe head injury and went into cardiac arrest during the unprovoked attack on February 27...

Being cool is a state of mind, but you also need to know what you're doing so you don't end up looking like a total dork. Take smoking a cigar for example. If done correctly, you're the coolest guy in the room, but if you don't pull it off, everyone will think you're a loser. Thankfully, The Babylon Bee is here to explain how to smoke your cigar in a way that will keep anyone who sees you from rolling their eyes or laughing at you. Just follow these helpful tips: Bite off the tip, then swallow it: This is...

Pop star Katy Perry claimed that illegal migrants are being “hunted like criminals in their ancestral home,” implying that the land of California and Los Angeles belongs to them. In a series of Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Perry promoted a message that said illegal migrants are the descendants of those who built California. “Los Angeles has lived under three flags: Spain, Mexico, and the United States. That land has seen borders shift, power, change, hands, and yet the people, especially the brown and indigenous people, have always been there. Planting roots, building lives, raising families,” the message said. “And now,...

Iran will rebuild its nuclear facilities if they are destroyed, the country’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says, according to state media. “It is not the case that if they destroy our facilities with bombs, everything will be lost — these capabilities exist in our minds, and therefore, whatever they do, we will rebuild again,” Pezeshkian says.

The former Texas senator says income inequality is a myth. He couldn’t be more wrong, but I admire the old grouch for trying. The former senator and onetime economist at Texas A&M amassed a fearsome campaign war chest to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1995, only to quit the race in February 1996 after suffering humiliating defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire. That year’s Republican nominee, Bob Dole, would later lose to President Bill Clinton.

{No search results}Yet another U.S. district judge has ruled against the Trump administration as it tries to take action on crucial matters, this time as it applies to cases to do with immigration and terrorism. On Thursday, Judge Michael Farbiarz, of New Jersey, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, ruled that the administration cannot deport or detain Mahmoud Khalil, who has been in federal custody since early March and on track for deportation. Khalil, a foreign national from Syria, has participated in and even led pro-Hamas activity at Columbia University and participated in it at its sister school...

[Catholic Caucus] After 12 Years, a Pope who Applauds, Loves, and Thanks PriestsAfter 12 years of insults, belittling, mocking of priests by Francis -- a beautiful address by Pope Leo XIV in his meeting with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome:I want to ask for a big round of applause for all of you who are here, and for all the priests and deacons of Rome!Dear Priests and Deacons who provide your service in the diocese of Rome, dear seminarians, I greet you all with affection and friendship!I thank His Eminence the Cardinal Vicar, for the words of greeting...

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani denounced India Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “war criminal” — and is now being ripped by other city leaders for spreading “hate” about the Hindu head of state. On the heels of making similarly provocative comments about Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mamdani blasted Modi during a recent mayoral forum. “This is someone we should view in the same manner we do Benjamin Netenyahu. This is a war criminal,” Mamdani said when asked a hypothetical question about whether he would meet Modi if the Indian leader visited the Big Apple. Mamdani, who...

Boeing stock (BA) plummeted over 5% in early trading Thursday after an Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff near the Ahmedabad airport. The plane involved was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, delivered to Air India in 2014, according to the aviation tracking site FlightRadar24. Authorities believe the crash likely killed everyone on board the flight head to Gatwick Airport in London. "We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them," a Boeing spokesperson said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected." This...

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, has called for Hamas to “hand over its weapons,” immediately free all hostages and cease ruling Gaza, the French presidency said on Tuesday after receiving a letter from him. The letter was addressed to President Emmanuel Macron of France and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who will jointly chair a U.N. conference in New York next week to explore the creation of a Palestinian state. Mr. Macron has set a number of conditions for the possible French recognition of such a state at that meeting, including the disarmament of Hamas. “Hamas...

Anthony Albanese, Pay attention to my truth. As the grandson of a celebrity chef, Clarissa Fox, and of two distinguished theologians, Professor AC Fox and the Right Reverend JR Blanchard, as a man who was a Registered Midwife for 30 years, as the creator of 4 head-of-government-significant art displays in the fourth biggest country in the world crucial to Australia’s future and as a man in poverty and denied the aged pension for a year because of two unaccountable female bullies and one cold emotionally incompetent man at Services Australia, I say to you: It is time that you recognise...

Ukraine's defense industry is urging the West to abandon its longtime fixation on high-end, expensive weaponry in favor of cheaper, mass-produced arms, the kind needed to survive and win a grinding war of attrition against an adversary like Russia. Serhiy Goncharov, the CEO of the National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries — which represents about 100 Ukrainian companies — told Business Insider the West's long-standing focus on fielding limited numbers of cutting-edge systems could be a serious disadvantage in a protracted conflict. Those systems are good to have, but mass is key. The war in Ukraine shows that instead of...

The National Guard was called in to California to protect law enforcement officers who are executing legitimate operations from the feral mobs. Had the previous president fulfilled his constitutional duty, as he promised he would when he took the oath of office, the spasm of violence over illegal immigrant arrests would have never happened, and President Donald Trump would have never had to make that call. The scenes in Los Angeles are disturbing. An assortment of thugs, screeching harridans, and nothing-else-to-do troublemakers have been blocking and physically confronting officers, hurling bricks and rocks at them, setting fire to private property,...

I started writing my Imperfect America blog in 2009. It’s my passion, despite the sad fact it’s never made me a penny. Not even on Twitter, new or old, where my account is constantly throttled! My first post was titled “Racism, America’s Original Sin”. It was a response to the new normal of anyone disagreeing with Barack Obama being called a racist. In it, I talk about the 3/5th Compromise and the fact that it gave Southerners less power in the House than they wanted, but more importantly, it was the key to America being one nation rather than two,...