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Did you think the headline was a joke? The UK's National Health Service is the country's government-run (socialistic) healthcare system. Last week, NHS England's "Genomics Education Programme" seriously published guidance that said incest is okay, even if such inbreeding comes with double the risk of genetic defects (this is basic science, folks!). Even dumber (somehow) is the fact that the NHS uses King Henry VIII as an example of cousin marriage. Are the people in charge of the UK's healthcare system actually this dumb? (Intelligence is affected by inbreeding too!) Divorcing your wife and marrying her cousin is not consanguineous...

An official working in President Donald Trump’s administration was physically assaulted by a “deranged leftist” during a United Nations (U.N.) gathering on Thursday, according to sources. The official — who works in international relations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — was acting in a support role for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy during the General Assembly when the assault occurred, according to Fox News Digital. “An HHS official was followed into a bathroom, recorded, physically assaulted and verbally accosted by a deranged leftist at the U.N. who somehow entered the venue past multiple layers of security,”...

NATIONAL COFFEE DAY Whether getting one to go or lingering over a second cup, on September 29 be sure to observe National Coffee Day! #NationalCoffeeDay Ah, the perfect cup of java. According to an expert cupper (a professional coffee taster), there are four components of a perfect cup: aroma, body, acidity, and flavor. From the moment the average coffee lover opens a fresh bag of coffee beans, the aroma beckons, percolating the senses. Even those who don't drink coffee tend to enjoy the fragrance roasted beans cast. GROWING, ROASTING, AND BREWING When determining the body of a coffee, the bean,...

The GOP is ascendant, but conservatives must guard against leftist drift, anti-Semitism, and socialism to preserve America’s family, faith, and freedom. The Republican Party is finally winning, and the Conservative movement is enjoying real power and cultural resurgence. The Democratic Party is on life support, and a couple of special elections in deep-red states cannot change its larger decline. They are polling very weak numbers, and the leadership looks like feckless puppets more interested in performance art or political theater than in actual governance. They have no solutions, only complaints. The monomaniacal Democratic strategy of “Orange Man Bad” has harmed...

Vladimir Putin is set to make a "major speech" in what the Kremlin is promising to be an "interesting week". The announcement comes following remarks by the US Vice President J D Vance on Friday, in which he said Donald Trump was considering a request to supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dropped the cryptic message in an interview on Sunday with the Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin. "The President will deliver a fairly major speech next week," he said. "We will announce what it will be about, as well as exactly when and where. But the...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) shared a study that showed that left-wing terrorism had reached a “30-year high,” and criticized Democrats for using rhetoric such as “Hitler” or “fascist.” In a post on X, Fetterman included a screenshot of an Axios article titled “Study: Left-wing terrorism climbs to 30-year high.” Fetterman noted that “political violence is always wrong,” and called for everyone to “turn the temperature down.” “Unchecked extreme rhetoric, like labels as Hitler or fascist, will foment more extreme outcomes,” Fetterman said. […] The CSIS “compiled and analyzed a data set of 750 domestic attacks and plots” that had occurred...

An anti-ICE protester in Massachusetts forgot to put her car in park while yelling at agents making an arrest of an illegal alien and her car rolled into a lake and sunk, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) source tells Fox News. It happened in Upton, Massachusetts – a small town in Worcester County, roughly 40 miles west of Boston. Video and a photo, provided to Fox News by an ICE source, captured the incident.

James Comey’s indictment may grab headlines, but the real scandal is how many of his past abuses still escape legal or moral accountability. We have no idea whether the current DOJ indictments will lead to a conviction of James Comey, namely that he authorized FBI subordinates to leak to the media and then lied about it, obstructing Congress in the process. It may come down to the word of Comey, a known fabricator, against the testimony of his former subordinate, Andrew McCabe, an admitted liar. Take your pick. We know, however, that Comey is not facing a Trumpian $500 million...

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday allowing healthcare workers the option of anonymously mailing abortion drugs into red states to skirt pro-life laws. The law, AB 260, bolsters the state’s existing shield laws designed to protect abortionists from out-of-state prosecutions. Democrat Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry said she introduced the legislation in direct response to a Texas man suing a California doctor for sending his girlfriend abortion pills, Politico reported. Newsom also signed a bill that would keep the abortion drug mifepristone available in the state, even if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to...

29 September 2025 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels FeastSt. Michael the Archangel Church in Leawood, KansasReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingDaniel 7:9-10,13-14His robe was white as snowAs I watched:Thrones were set in placeand one of great age took his seat.His robe was white as snow,the hair of his head as pure as wool.His throne was a blaze of flames,its wheels were a burning fire.A stream of fire poured out,issuing from his presence.A thousand thousand waited on him,ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.A court was heldand the books were opened.I gazed into the visions of...

President Donald Trump has flaunted the '24 karat gold' that adorns the walls of the White House that he claimed make other world leaders 'freak out' in an odd social media post on Sunday night. 'Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House,' the president wrote. 'Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, "freak out" when they see the quality and beauty,' he continued. 'Best Oval Office ever in terms of success and look!!!'

Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov on Monday claimed that hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens living in Russia were denied the opportunity to participate in Moldova’s parliamentary elections, alleging that Chisinau provided only two polling stations across the Russian Federation. “From what we see and know, we can confirm that hundreds of thousands of Moldovans were deprived of the opportunity to vote in the Russian Federation due to the fact that only two polling stations were open to them, which, naturally, was insufficient and could not allow everyone to vote. This is something we can simply state,” Peskov told...

US President Donald Trump has authorized Ukraine to launch long-range strikes on Russian territory, US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg told Fox News. Speaking directly about the strikes deep into Russia, Kellogg said that "they sometimes got some authority, sometimes they didn't." "Everybody should follow what the [US] President says. He's the Commander in Chief, by the [US] Constitution, and everybody falls in line," the US special envoy noted. And when asked by the program host whether the US president's position is really that Ukraine can launch long-range strikes against Russia, and that this was authorized by Trump, Kellogg,...

President Trump told Axios in an interview Sunday that negotiations over his plan to end the war in Gaza are "at their final stages" and contended a deal could open the way for wider peace in the Middle East. ...

A Ukrainian FPV drone costing just £500 destroyed a Russian Mi-28N attack helicopter worth £14 million near Kotlyarivka in Donetsk Oblast on Monday, according to Ukraine’s 59th Separate Mechanised Brigade. The strike, carried out by the brigade’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS), targeted the helicopter during a reconnaissance mission, with no Ukrainian casualties reported. The Mi-28N, equipped for night operations, was hit mid-flight by the small first-person-view drone carrying explosives. Footage released by the brigade shows the drone approaching over open fields, striking the helicopter’s tail rotor, and sending it spiralling to the ground in flames. The 30-second clip, recorded from...

The military wing of Hamas says it has lost contact with two Israeli hostages held in Gaza City, issuing a call for Israel to pull troops back and suspend air strikes for 24 hours so fighters can retrieve the captives. ...

Russia's Belgorod region is working to restore power and hot water after Ukrainian missile strikes caused significant outages and injured at least three civilians, the area's governor said on Monday. Vyacheslav Gladkov said Ukraine had targeted the region's infrastructure, forcing certain facilities to switch to backup power generators and had twice struck the regional capital - Belgorod - with six warheads in total. Unverified social media footage showed what looked like a powerful missile attack on a power station in Belgorod with a series of loud explosions followed by smoke rising into the sky. Reuters could not verify the footage...

“‘For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him’” (John 3:16–17). God’s gracious gift of salvation is freely available to whoever believes in Christ. The free offer of the gospel is broad enough to encompass the vilest sinner (1 Tim. 1:15), yet narrow enough to exclude all who reject Christ (John 3:18). But to those who come to Him on His...

Spanish-language pop star and Trump critic Bad Bunny celebrated his selection as the Super Bowl halftime act by calling it a victory for 'my people, my culture, and our history' amid massive blowback from MAGA world. The NFL surprised many by announcing Sunday night that the Puerto Rican musician was chosen to headline the highly-anticipated Super Bowl halftime show in California next February. Bad Bunny — who sings all his songs in Spanish — has been critical of President Trump's immigration policies and recently admitted he refused to tour in the US over concerns that his fans would be targeted...

A Taliban commander’s nephew granted refugee status in Britain can ​be joined by seven family members currently living in Turkey, an immigration judge has ruled. None of them speak English, and a tribunal accepted they would place 'a significant burden upon the public purse' if they were allowed to move to the UK. But the relatives - the man's parents, three sisters, a niece and nephew - have 'no options' and are unable to return to Afghanistan, a judgement said.