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If you need a laugh, try to imagine Joe Biden or any recent president holding court in the way Donald Trump is doing it. To double the laugh, try to imagine any of the current presidential wannabes sitting in the big chair in the Oval Office. It’s an impossible exercise because of how dramatically Trump is redefining what it means to be president of the United States. His talents are vast and uniquely suited to the role he has created. For the most recent and dramatic example, take Monday’s historic meeting of European leaders about Russia’s unrelenting invasion of Ukraine....

[Catholic Caucus] Valence: Faithful Occupy Notre-Dame Church After FSSP ExpulsionSince early summer, around 300 Catholics of the Mass in the Roman Rite have occupied the church of Notre-Dame in Valence, reports Paix-Liturgique.org (August 13).The community was previously served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), but was abruptly deprived of its priests by Bishop François Durand. He announced that sacraments, catechism, and weekday Masses would cease this autumn.Outside the church, banners read: "We are not puppets, but Christians," and "Removing the traditional Mass is a grave mistake."The faithful keep watch day and night, pray the rosary each evening, and...

Republicans in the Texas House were poised on Wednesday to approve an aggressively partisan redistricting, overcoming Democratic protests and delivering to President Trump the congressional map he called for, designed Republicans to pick up five U.S. House seats. The redrawing of Texas’s maps was only the first battle in what is likely to be a bruising and protracted coast-to-coast clash over redistricting between states led by Republican and those led Democrats over the coming months. The California legislature is expected to vote Thursday on a newly drawn congressional map designed to flip as many as five Republican-held seats to the...

Two teenage boys have been suspended from a Virginia high school for sexual harassment after confronting a transgender student about their presence in the male locker room. The students at Stone Bridge High School were suspended for 10 days on Friday after being found responsible for sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination on school grounds, according to ABC 7News. The controversial decision followed a months-long investigation into a video - recorded by a female student who identifies as male - that captured the boys expressing discomfort over 'a girl' being in the boys’ locker room. Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) stated...

A richly adorned grave of a Thracian warrior and his horse was unearthed in a village near Topolovgrad, according to the Greek Reporter. Previous excavations in the area had already uncovered evidence of the existence of a high-status ancient necropolis dating to the second century b.c. The tomb recently discovered by a team from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is particularly noteworthy for its rich assemblage of grave goods. The Thracian man, who was estimated to be between 30 and 45 years of age at the time of death, was buried with a gilded silver wreath around his head, a...

Dozens of anti-Israel Microsoft employees, many wearing face masks and keffiyes, swarmed the company’s headquarters in Washington state to protest the Big Tech giant’s ties to Israel’s military. The protesters set up tents in a “liberated zone” on the Redmond campus, renaming it the “Martyred Palestinian Children’s Plaza” — and toted signs that urged co-workers to “Join the worker intifada: no labor for genocide.” Other placards said “stop starving Gaza.” A group calling itself “No Azure For Apartheid” organized Tuesday’s sit-in after The Guardian reported that an Israeli military intelligence agency was using Microsoft’s Azure software to amass recordings of...

The University of Alicante announced that after eight seasons, a team of archaeologists has finished excavations of a vast Roman bath complex at the site of La Alcudia, near the city of Elche in southeastern Spain. The area was home to the Roman colony of Iulia Ilici Augusta, which was built in two phases during the second half of the first century b.c. The colony's foundation was decreed by Julius Caesar prior to his assassination in 44 b.c., and the second building phase was undertaken during the rule of the emperor Augustus (reigned 27 b.c.–a.d. 14), who allocated land there...

An IDF tank was filmed on Wednesday running over a terrorist who attempted to launch an RPG at it during the foiled abduction attempt in Khan Yunis. A cell of at least 18 armed terrorists attempted to raid an IDF outpost along the Morag Corridor in Khan Yunis, opening fire with firearms and antitank fire. The terrorists reached the entrance to the fortified position, with some managing to breach it and fire directly at the troops on guard. Soldiers from the Nachshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade returned fire, killing around ten terrorists in close-quarters combat, while the remaining attackers...

“I am no herpetologist, but I think it is an albino python,” Foster wrote. The reptile was believed to have been someone’s pet and is thought to have been released, as this type of snake is not native to the area.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Just days after City Council President Kevin Carrico said he asked another councilman to look into how free tickets and perks for events at city-owned venues are distributed among councilmembers, he’s now going against the legislation councilman proposed and calling for the elimination of the long-held practice related to Jacksonville Jaguars tickets. The “DEEGAN Amendment,” which Carrico said stands for “Denying Elected Elites Gameday Access Nonsense,” closes the door on elected officials “using public dollars for gameday perks.” “With recent policy changes and the Council’s continued effort to cut government waste, I am proud to file the...

Last Dem ticket that won without at least one slave state nominee on the ticket as either President or Vice-President was FDR/Wallace in 1940.

It’s a tale fit for a thriller novel or action movie: planes on the tarmac waiting to take members of a violent gang to a foreign prison, lawyers rushing to the courthouse to stop them, presidential proclamations, and a judge on a mission to impose his own brand of justice. But this drama isn’t made up—it’s very real, and it’s playing out right now in Washington, D.C. Leading the cast is President Donald Trump, who wants to rid the country of a violent gang. The legal backstory for his actions has three parts. The first is the Constitution, which the...

Kid Rock is here to troll Gavin Newsom 'All Summer Long' -- and that's exactly what he's doing in a clapback to the California governor. Check out his hilarious post on X -- the singer ain't laughing at Newsom's image posted Sunday depicting KR dressed as Uncle Sam, encouraging Americans to support Newsom Instead of simply ignoring it, he had posted a rebuttal Monday night that could have come out of any middle schooler's mouth -- "The only support Gavin Newscum will ever get out of me is from DEEZ NUTZ" And if you're not cracking up at the shade,...

The number of dead and seriously wounded Ukrainians is apparently much higher than imagined.Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine some three and a half years ago, the Western media has promoted a non-stop barrage of disinformation about the military developments, trying to present a rosier picture than reality can afford.Perhaps no other aspect of the hostilities has been so blatantly misrepresented as the number of casualties and fatalities.We got to the point where Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky had the nerve to say that Ukraine had had 35 thousand losses.That is particularly absurd since we know that Kiev’s...

Alberta makes its boldest move yet arming itself ahead of the 2026 independence vote. Tensions are rising as calls for separation intensify. Will Canada be able to stop it, or is Alberta carving its own path to sovereignty?” Canadian Zone, 8/17/25 The Worldview of Western Civilization “…[T]he foundation of all reality is the existence of the Creator, who is the designer of all things in nature and the promulgator of all the laws which govern nature.” (A Miracle that Changed the World: The 5000 Year Leap, Principles of Freedom, p.101) “So, God created man in his own image, in the...

Beleagured cable news channel MSNBC has rebranded itself as MS NOW, but that wasn't the only new name considered. The executives at the network reportedly settled on the new name after whittling down a list of suggestions. The Babylon Bee has obtained the following exclusive list of other names considered for the rebrand: MSTrumpIsBadNBC: Including the channel's core message right in the name was a bold idea. CNN+ 2: It was eventually decided that following in the footsteps of the original CNN+ was not a path to success. Rachel Maddow's Gigante Variety Hour: An idea combining news and opinions...

https://x.com/FinalTelegraph/status/1957800055756259457 Saggezza Eterna@FinalTelegraphThe age of the globalist client state is over. The era of the blank check, the photo-op, and the heroic narrative laundered by the media died in the Oval Office last night.President Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't a negotiation between peers. It was a reckoning. It was the new CEO of America calling in a regional manager to inform him the business model has fundamentally changed.They fear this meeting not because it will escalate the war, but because it will end their racket.This thread is the breakdown of the masterclass in power politics that just occurred. 🧵...

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Colorado police department said officers had a "pretty emu-sing day" when a large, flightless bird was spotted running loose in Lakewood. The Lakewood Police Department posted photos to social media showing the emu officers found "playing in the street" in the Colfax and Quail area. "We had a pretty emu-sing day here at LPD today," the post said. "Your eyes aren't tricking you. That's an emu!" Officers worked together with animal control and the Regional Transportation District police to wrangle the Australian animal and return it home. "No word on if Doug was waiting for...

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE DAY On August 20, National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day lets you have your chocolate and pie, too! In case you forgot, National Pecan Pie Day is observed each year on July 12 if chocolate isn't your flavor, but we don't know anyone like that.) #ChocolatePecanPieDay Just like the original, chocolate pecan pie goes well with ice cream. Another southern delight, this treat features crisp pecans. Pecan pies fall under the sugar pie category which gives them a gooey, almost caramel center. Depending on the recipe, different sugars make the sweet batter for the pie. Both brown...

Key Points President Donald Trump demanded Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s immediate resignation. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte urged the Department of Justice to launch a criminal investigation related to Cook’s mortgage records. The remarks show Trump expanding his attacks on the Fed beyond its chairman, Jerome Powell, as he pressures the central bank to slash interest rates. ************************************************************** The head of President Donald Trump’s housing regulatory agency said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will have to resign, or else be fired for cause, over what he claims is evidence of “mortgage fraud” by the central...