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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has come under fire for stating that it would be unwise to send troops into Ukraine. “We are the only European troop contributor to station a combat-ready brigade in Lithuania. Doing that and also stationing troops in Ukraine would probably be too much for us,” Wadephul told the Table Today Podcast. Sending troops to Ukraine is highly unpopular in Germany among the citizens, despite the government’s eagerness to support Ukraine with manpower. The foreign minister suggested that Germany could provide military and technical support without entering Ukraine. Critics claim he is simply attempting to appease...

Former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid condemned President Donald Trump, Elvis Presley and others on Friday as some of history’s many "mediocre White men" whose achievements are stolen or counterfeit. Reid criticized Trump’s review of the Smithsonian during an interview with Wajahat Ali for his "The Left Hook" substack, in an episode titled, "How Mediocre White Men and Their Fragility Are Destroying America." They argued that across America’s institutions, there is a phenomenon of "mediocre White men" with no actual culture of their own who co-opt the achievements of Black people to aggrandize themselves. Ali opened the episode by talking about...

Serbia has reportedly signed a major contract with Israeli weapons producer Elbit Systems, emphasising the emerging political alliance between the two countries.On August 17, Israeli media reported that the Balkan country would acquire defence technology for $1.6 billion (€1.4 billion) over a five-year period.The agreement comprises two groups of products. On the one hand, Serbia will buy long-range precision strike artillery-rocket systems as well as different unmanned reconnaissance and drones. On the other hand, the country is investing in ISTAR capabilities (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance), which will include night-vision equipment and electronic warfare systems...The agreement will also include...

FRISCO, TX — After witnessing the debut of the Minnesota Vikings' new male cheerleaders, the Dallas Cowboys expressed relief that they would no longer be known as the gayest team in the National Football League. Long regarded as by far the most super-gay NFL franchise, Cowboys executives privately admitted that they were glad to have that crown taken from them by the now vastly more gay Minnesota Vikings. "We now look entirely heterosexual by comparison," said Cowboys owner, president, and general manager Jerry Jones. "I've been trying for years to find a way to get rid of the ‘gayest...

Yosemite National Park fired a park ranger last week for hanging a transgender pride flag on the park’s iconic El Capitan rock formation in May. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, who has been a ranger and a wildlife biologist in the park since 2021, said they were fired Aug. 12 from what they described as their dream job. They said park leadership told them they “failed to demonstrate acceptable conduct” in their role by participating in the trans flag display. “I’m devastated,” said Joslin, who is trans and uses they/them pronouns. “We don’t take our positions in the park service to make...

SoftBank will invest $2 billion into Intel as the struggling chipmaker pulls back on spending and lays off thousands of workers. In an announcement, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the investment aligns with the firm’s belief that “advanced semiconductor manufacturing and supply will further expand in the United States.” SoftBank’s investment in Intel makes it the sixth-largest shareholder, according to The Wall Street Journal. Last year, the Japanese investing firm committed to spending $100 billion in the US during President Donald Trump’s four years in office. SoftBank has already teamed up with OpenAI on Project Stargate, a $500 billion initiative...

Animal rights advocacy group PETA is requesting that Nintendo redesign an animal character in its new game, "Mario Kart World," due to a nose ring.Released in June, "Mario Kart World" for the Nintendo Switch 2 console features a cow character with a brass nose ring. On Friday, PETA shared an image of the anthropomorphic cow character on its social media channels, accompanied by a message directed at Nintendo."Hey Nintendo. Let the cow race free -- remove the nose ring!" the graphic read. "It's not a style choice -- it's a cruel tool used to control and hurt cows in the...

Daily Readings from the USCCBAgain I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For men this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:24–26According to one tradition, the “eye of the needle” referred to a gate in the wall of Jerusalem. During the day, there was a large gate that was open through...

Yet another potential attempt on President Trump’s life has been stopped in its tracks. Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that a woman was arrested after traveling from New York to Washington, D.C. with the mission of assassinating President Trump. Judge Jeanine released this video: VIDEO AT LINK.................. 🚨BREAKING: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces a woman traveling from New York to DC was arrested while plotting to assassinate President Trump: “I just wanted to let you know here from the United States attorney's office in D.C. that an individual by the name of Nathalie Rose… pic.twitter.com/IlmrNNiM5W— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August...

“ Artificial Intelligence does the work of many minds at once. Will human creativity flourish or fail? Will we all lose our jobs?” “Artificial Intelligence will make us useless slaves. We must stop these abuses before they start!” “A.I. will create killer robots! We’re doomed!” I have heard various versions of the above concerns regarding the rise of robots, the growth of artificial intelligence, and the broader concerns about the moral and ethical dilemmas facing humanity as technological innovation advances — and then accelerates. The gloom around A.I. is understandable but incorrect. Technological innovation has always served as a winnowing...

A council has won its High Court bid to temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at The Bell Hotel in Essex – despite a late bid by the government to intervene. The injunction was sought by Epping Forest District Council to stop migrants being placed at the venue in Epping, which is owned by Somani Hotels Limited. Thousands of people have protested near the site in recent weeks after an asylum seeker living there was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Mr Justice Eyre made his judgement after refusing an 11th hour effort from Home Secretary Yvette Cooper...

Anti-Trump news anchor Rachel Maddow defended MSNBC’s rebrand to MS NOW – arguing that the lefty cable channel would no longer have to vie for owner NBCUniversal’s “leftovers” and adding that “we’re competing with them now.” The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets into a separate publicly-traded company known as Versant. During a recent podcast episode of “Pivot,” hosted by tech journalist Kara Swisher, Maddow said MSNBC will no longer have to make do with “leftovers” from NBC News programming and in-field reporting. “In this case, we...

Another day, another Democrat “public servant” caught behaving like she’s above the law. On Thursday night, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan, a Democrat-appointed prosecutor with the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office, was arrested in Newport after refusing to leave a restaurant and berating responding officers with her supposed “status.” According to a press release from the Newport Police Department, officers were dispatched at 9:51 p.m. on August 14 to the Clarke Cooke House after an entitled Hogan and her friend, Veronica Hannan, reportedly refused repeated requests to leave. According to the bodycam footage obtained by Nicole Solas, Hogan...

[Catholic Caucus] LEO AND THE RADICALS - Part III in the Series "The First Year of Leo XIV"This is the third of several analyses written for Rorate by our contributor Serre Verweij on Leo XIV's first year.Series: The First Year of Leo XIVIII - Leo and the Radical Modernists[Part I - Leo and the Germans.][Part II - Leo and Synodality.]There were some rumours during the conclave that Prevost could be a candidate more radical than Parolin. So far, Pope Leo has acted completely the opposite. While extremists on both sides try to frame him as one who will consolidate ‘the...

President Donald Trump plans to appoint Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to share the role of second-in-command at the FBI as the administration tries to contain tension over its handling of the files related to the case of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bailey would serve as deputy director of the FBI alongside Dan Bongino, who has clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the release of files from the Epstein investigation. Trump was expected to make the announcement Monday, according to a person with knowledge of the decision who was granted anonymity to discuss it beforehand. Fox News Digital...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of profiteering from cheap Russian oil imports during the war in Ukraine, describing the practice as "arbitrage" and condemning it as unacceptable. "They are just profiteering. They are reselling," Bessent told CNBC's "Squawk Box" in an interview. "This is what I would call the Indian arbitrage — buying cheap Russian oil, reselling it as product." "They've made $16 billion in excess profits — some of the richest families in India," Bessent said.

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WCTV) - A judge has received threats after granting bond to a South Georgia daycare worker who is accused of child abuse. The District Attorney’s Office released a statement Monday on the threats. The hostility comes about a week after Yvette Thurston, 54, was charged with first-degree aggravated battery and three counts of first-degree child abuse, according to the Bainbridge Public Safety. The child’s father has spoken out since the alleged abuse took place at Little Blessings Child Care. Parent Cory Weeks said that Thurston hurt his child on the boy’s first day at the learning center. District...

VIDEO MSNBC has a new name as announced by an excited Morning Joe. The new name will take some time to get used to but we should respect their name change and use it right away.

Federal officials, in public and in federal courtrooms, are lying about the existence of video footage from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Utah Attorney Jesse Trentadue believes his brother was interrogated and tortured to death in August 1995 because federal authorities mistakenly thought he was “John Doe #2” in the Oklahoma City Bombing. For the past 30 years, Trentadue has filed 7 major federal FOIA lawsuits seeking documents and evidence, and has already obtained 2 million documents. Trentadue doggedly pursues the many lies federal authorities have told over the years about the bombing, and the illegal federal program “PATCON” that...

A House Democrat has refused to leave the Texas Capitol overnight to protest the latest Republican move in the ongoing redistricting standoff. State representative Nicole Collier has said she will stay in the building until Wednesday to protest a Republican requirement forcing Democrats who fled the state to have police escorts to and from the House to ensure they turn up to vote.