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Daily Readings from the USCCB“Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” Luke 12:51–53Jesus introduces this passage by saying, “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already...

The socialist politicians are coming! In Minneapolis, democratic socialist Omar Fateh is favored to be Minneapolis’ next mayor. In New York City, bettors say there’s an 80% chance that socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor. “We have to continue to elect more socialists, and we have to ensure we are unapologetic about our socialism,” says Mamdani. But he should be apologetic! Socialism wrecks lives. My last column/video covered some of Mamdani’s bad ideas, but he has so many, I needed part II: Mamdani promises buses “fast and free for every New Yorker.” Free would be nice, if the...

Researchers inside the hospital’s Lawson Research Institute, studying heart attack recovery in humans, use the dogs as stand ins. They induce up to three-hour-long heart attacks in the animals before killing them and removing their hearts, according to internal photos, documents and two current staff members who work there. It is a clandestine process that has successfully kept the hospital’s long-standing dog research program hidden from the public and patients.

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(8/17/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the Bible1 Corinthians 10:1-5Warnings From Israel’s History 10 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased...

State Department Abruptly Halts Visa Releases for Gazans After Loomer Exposes Shocking Footage of Refugees Shipped Into America by Jim Hᴏft Aug. 16, 2025 The U.S. State Department has suspended all visa releases for individuals from Gaza after investigative journalist Laura Loomer exposed shocking footage of Palestinian “refugees” being quietly brought into the United States, allegedly under the guise of humanitarian visas. Loomer posted video evidence on X showing Palestinian nationals claiming to be “refugees” arriving in U.S. airports, including San Francisco, Houston, Texas, St. Louis, Missouri, and Ohio. According to her report, these individuals were assisted by a group...

European leaders have revealed they will join Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets Donald Trump for peace talks at the White House tomorrow. Sir Keir Starmer, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and France's Emmanuel Macron will travel to Washington. Ms Von der Leyen said 'at the request of President Zelensky, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow.' Other European leaders confirming they will go tomorrow included Finnish president Alexander Stubb, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte. Mr Zelensky's Oval...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will attend the meeting of the presidents of the United States and Ukraine, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, respectively, his government spokesperson announced on Sunday. Previously, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on X that she would attend the encounter too. The event will take place in Washington DC on Monday. The meeting would follow Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, during which they both confirmed their commitment to a swift solution to the conflict in Ukraine.

At least three people were killed and eight more were wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside a Brooklyn restaurant. The horror unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning at Taste of the City Lounge in the Crown Heights neighborhood. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference that the victims were identified as three men aged 27, 35 and an unknown age. She did not reveal their names. The eight injured were all raced to nearby hospitals in unknown condition shortly after the shooting occurred at approximately 3:27am. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have...

Forcing nuns—nuns!—to buy birth control (in the form of Obamacare medical insurance) should have been the canary in the coal mine of progressives’ vile, out-of-control authoritarianism. And to a large extent, in the center-right media space, it got the attention it deserved, but it truly deserved a deeper and wider audience, for it was a blinding flashpoint in the whole groin-focused-”reproductive-care”-gay-marriage-”gender-fluid”-what-are-your-pronouns arc launched in earnest during the Obama era. Last November, when analyzing why Kamala lost, Clarice Feldman summed it up brilliantly: For some reason I keep thinking about the saga of the Little Sisters of the Poor, beginning back...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish head of state Alexander Stubb all confirmed on Sunday that they will attend the meetings of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, the respective leaders of the United States and Ukraine. The aforementioned politicians' press services announced the news on their websites. The encounter will take place at the White House on Monday. The gathering will come after Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, dedicated to finding a way to solve the conflict in Ukraine. Previously, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and...

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A day care worker in Georgia was arrested earlier this week following a report of alleged child abuse. Bainbridge police say Yvette Thurston, 54, was taken into custody Monday and faces charges of first-degree aggravated battery and three counts of first-degree child abuse. Thurston’s bond was set at $44,000 for all four charges, according to Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Emmons.Thurston was identified as an employee at Little Blessings Child Care, where the reported incident allegedly took place. A boy’s father, Cory Weeks, has shared images of his toddler since the alleged treatment happened while his child was attending the child...

A Lithuanian same-sex couple has been declared a legal family by a court in Lithuania, a historic victory for LGBTQ+ people in the Baltic nation. The two women in the couple, whose identities have not been made public, were living together and wanted to have their cohabitation recognized by the government as a form of partnership. The Vilnius City District Court agreed and ruled that the state should create a way for them to register their relationship. The Lithuanian constitution bans same-sex marriage, and the country’s Civil Code also bans the recognition of same-sex relationships as civil partnerships. Nevertheless, the...

The price of joining a college sorority is climbing nationwide, with some recruits paying tens of thousands of dollars for coaching, outfits, registration fees and housing to vie for spots in the country's most coveted chapters. As Rush Week kicked off this month, the recruitment process is drawing renewed attention, fueled by the viral "RushTok" trend on TikTok and pop culture portrayals of Greek life, including the HBO documentary "Bama Rush" and Lifetime’s "A Sorority Mom’s Guide to Rush!" "Costs and expectations have increased with the viral exposure coming from TikTok, TV shows and documentaries," said Michael Ayalon, CEO and...

There’s no better example of how little faith Americans have that government officials will tell the truth than the public’s blasé reaction to UFO announcements. In the last ten years, The New York Times has run stories about secret Pentagon programs tasked with retrieving alien craft. Members of Congress have held hearings on “mysterious orbs” and invited government witnesses to testify about black budget projects supposedly reverse-engineering alien technology. Secretary of State Rubio and director of National Intelligence Gabbard have both suggested that the UFO issue is serious. Yet eight billion people around the world collectively shrug. Can you imagine...

Tokyo — McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores. The meals, called Happy Sets in Japan, were meant for children. They came with a toy, such as a tiny plastic Pikachu, and a Pokemon card. They sold out in a day, according to Japanese media reports. Mounds of wasted food were found near the stores.

The Talk ShowsAugust 17th, 2025 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska); Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) … former U.S. National Security Council official specializing in Russian and European affairs Fiona Hill (whose sole purpose is to tell Margey that Trump just sold Ukraine out). FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.); Special envoy Steve Witkoff. Panel: Michael Allen, Mary Katharine Ham, Hans Nichols and Whine Williams.MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Secretary of State Marco...

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to Alaska to meet with President Trump in an effort to resolve the long-running war with Ukraine. (Too many geographically handicapped people believed SNL’s skit deriding Sarah Palin, asserting that she had said she could see Russia from her home, and they were surprised to learn how short an eastward trip from Russia is to the United States.) For a long time, corporate media largely has framed the war as one of an innocent party viciously attacked by a big neighbor, one that is worthy of unending military and financial support. As Trump...

Sometimes you can’t help but marvel at how much we’re all willing to pay for the illusion of “green progress.” New Jersey decided—like half the country—that climate purity would be achieved by wind turbines, solar panels, and endless press conferences declaring victory against bad old fossil fuels. But someone forgot to run the numbers, and now the bill arrives, with a little note attached: “Due immediately. No refunds. See: your monthly utility statement.” Let’s start with the latest funhouse mirror: PJM’s capacity auction. You’ll see the acronym “PJM” all over any story about electricity markets, grid drama, and ratepayer headaches...