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[Catholic Caucus] “We Should Not Ask for the Persecution to End”Two evils, greed and faction, are the destruction of all justice.Thomas More (1478-1535)An ancient tree of great renown – considered a relic by Revolutionaries – stood proudly in the town of Colima.For at the base of that Zalate tree – a gnarled, twisted rock fig – the newly enthroned Mexican President Benito Pablo Juárez Garcia (1806-72) once rested in its shade, as he sat upon a stone, accompanied by members of his cabinet, on March 25, 1858.The famous Zalate tree of ColimaSubsequently, that rock fig was no longer just any...

New York City's mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani joins All In With Chris Hayes and responds to new reporting that President Trump is considering offering a job to current incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams to clear the campaign field for Andrew Cuomo. “This is an afront to our city’s democracy," Mamdani says.

Presented without comment: CJ Pearson @thecjpearson · Follow 🔥 Secretary Kennedy just DESTROYED Ron Wyden: Wyden: "I hope you tell the American people how many preventable child deaths are an acceptable sacrifice." RFK: "You've sat in that chair for 25 years while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76% and you said nothing" "We are the SICKEST country in the world. That's why we have to FIRE people at CDC. They did not do their job! This was THEIR job to keep us healthy!" "This morning I got a the latest numbers from CDC that 76.4% of...

Chinese government-backed hackers have reportedly stolen information from critical infrastructure and government computer systems as part of a years-long campaign that includes the well-known Salt Typhoon activity. More than 80 countries were targeted and the Chinese hackers are learnt to have "stolen information from nearly every American", officials said, according to The New York Times. .. During the sweeping yearlong attack, China-backed Salt Typhoon group infiltrated major telecommunications companies and others, and stole data could allow Chinese intelligence services to exploit global communication networks to track targets including politicians, spies and activists, investigators said in a highly unusual joint statement...

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Karen Kingston is a biotech analyst and former Pfizer employee that warned in her very first appearance on USAWatchdog in September of 2021 that the “CV19 Vaccines are Poison.” Nearly five years ago, Kingston said, “They are only intended to poison, mutate, cause genetic mutations, and kill adults and children. They contain advanced medical technologies called lipid nanoparticles that are made of hydrogel, which contain graphene oxide (poison to humans) . . .. There are strong immunosuppressants, different types of chemotherapies that could suppress your immune system while being injected by something that is going to highjack your immune system...

Mass immigration means dependence, and dependence means controlChurches close, charities vanish, traditions collapse. That’s the point. Breaking rooted communities clears the way for state domination.Power always seeks to expand. It never halts for principles or words on paper, but only for rival powers strong enough to resist it. Those rivals must have deep roots, independent resilience, and the ability to demand loyalty. They must project sovereignty in ways the state cannot easily replicate, establishing spheres of influence that can resist government overreach without ever firing a shot.Historically, strong communities provided this check. Their religions and folkways became the rhythms of...

One in three or more farms in Arkansas could be shuttered by next spring if the federal government doesn’t provide some type of supplemental assistance to farmers this fall, Agriculture Council of Arkansas President Joe Mencer told Talk Business & Politics. Commodity prices continue to plunge and as of mid-August the state’s ag sector was projected to lose $1.145 billion this season and that number has ballooned by another $300 million by the end of the month to $1.4 billion as rice prices spiraled downward to an eight-year low. And, the overall losses will almost certainly continue to rise, Mencer...

A A Reset “‘Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest’” (Matthew 9:38). The primary problem that hindered Jesus’ ministry as He taught, preached, and healed in Palestine is the primary problem that hinders our ministry today: “the workers are few.” The workers Jesus is referring to are the people who would work in a field that was soon to be harvested—that is what the Lord is calling the disciples to do. This was the first part of our Lord’s training method with the Twelve. His disciples learned that the need for the gospel...

A lawsuit filed this summer in the state of Washington paints a devastating picture of one Jewish teenager’s unfolding nightmare of anti-Semitic torment and abuse at the hands of her classmates. The girl—a freshman during the 2023-2024 school year at Nathan Hale High School, a public school in the Seattle area—was ostracized, spat upon, targeted with anti-Semitic slurs and swastikas and beset by threats of physical violence. Instead of protecting her—and discipling the Jew haters who had her in their sights—school administrators stood by and let it happen. “The Nathan Hale High School curriculum offers students a balanced educational experience...

Another day and another one of those things we’re not supposed to talk about. In the past few weeks, two Muslims were arrested for plotting to bomb the Eiffel Tower and another was shot down in France after stabbing 5 people. (Authorities are still searching for the motive of the stabber who was shouting “Allahu Akbar”. It’ll turn out to be ‘mental illness’. Now over to Italy. An attack foiled at the Santa Rosa festival in Viterbo . The newspaper Il Messaggero reports that two Turkish citizens were arrested by the Italian Special Operations Division (DIGOS) with machine guns and...

The latest buzz on who’s hiring for what job in which company will have a potentially huge economic impact on your wallet – and very soon. Yes, U.S. job openings are more than a measure of hiring. They are a leading indicator shaping how the Federal Reserve responds to both inflation and employment. This is why the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (Jolts) for July released Sept. 3 is an influential data point in terms of whether the Federal Open Market Committee will cut the benchmark interest rates at its Sept. 17 meeting. The Jolts, a monthly report published...

Last month, ProPublica published the findings on an investigation that exposed Microsoft’s “digital escort” system. Their analysis revealed that U.S. personnel with security clearances were supervising foreign engineers, including those in China. (snip) After these revelations, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced an immediate internal audit of Microsoft’s digital cloud systems. (snip) He also terminated the Chinese involvement in the Pentagon cloud database.

Iconic fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91, the Armani Group confirmed on Thursday. "With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani," a statement posted on Instagram by several Armani Group-affiliated accounts read. The statement said that the designer was "surrounded by his loved ones" when he passed.

That having a state of their own would be good for the Palestinians goes without saying. But it would also be good for Israel; indeed, helping to bring about a Palestinian state has the potential to serve Israel just as much as it would serve others.

A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued increases in the number of newly confirmed cases and hospitalizations as some officials urged the public to take greater precautions. The extent of the recent increases has prompted some county-level health officials to recommend that residents once again consider wearing masks in indoor public settings, at least until transmission has declined. California currently has "high" coronavirus levels in sewage, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And increases are being seen across the Golden State, from Los Angeles County to the San Francisco Bay Area...

Over 1,000 current and former Health and Human Services employees signed a letter calling for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to resign as HHS Director. For the first time in decades we have an HHS Director who puts people before Big Pharma and these grunts want him gone. At least they’ve identified themselves! The disgruntled employees posted their petition on a page they created they titled ‘Save HHS.’ If they were honest people, they would have called it ‘Save Big Pharma.’ These people are wicked partisans who want to load up children with the COVID vaccine despite its well-documented dangers! They...

Daily Readings from the USCCBWhen Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” Luke 5:8Consider carefully this very moving action of Simon Peter. Jesus had just begun His public ministry, healing Simon’s mother-in-law as one of His first miracles. After that, Simon witnessed Jesus heal many other sick people and cast out many demons. And then, shortly after these initial miracles, Jesus got into the boat of Simon, directed him to “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” As soon...

A political dynasty may inherit Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-NY) soon-to-be empty seat, with former President John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, mulling a run. The 32-year-old Schlossberg told The New York Times that running for Nadler’s seat is “certainly a possibility.” As Breitbart News reported, Nadler announced he would be retiring after three decades in Congress, saying that the fallout from Joe Biden’s presidency indicated the time has come for generational change within the Democrat Party. “Nadler’s departure will open a rare Democratic primary contest in Manhattan, where his district stretches from Union Square through Central Park and includes major...

A Romanian national is facing theft-related charges after allegedly using an ATM scam known as "cash trapping" to steal from victims in North Texas, according to Plano police. The suspect, identified as Ionut Aurel Iova, is accused of installing devices that blocked cash from dispensing during withdrawals. Authorities say he returned later to retrieve the trapped money, leaving victims, including an elderly person, to assume the ATM had simply malfunctioned. "Believing the ATM is malfunctioning, victims typically leave to report the issue or find a different ATM," Plano police said in a news release Tuesday. "The criminals then return to...