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Did Netflix top dogs have a meeting and decide they weren’t woke enough? It sure looks as if they did, because the company that sparked a cascade of cancellations of its services with material that seemed to glorify pedophilia, and which has been roundly ridiculed for persistently casting black actors to play historical figures who couldn’t conceivably have been black, has now come up with what is vying hard for the mantle of its most ridiculous premise yet. Netflix describes its new movie, Queen of Coal, this way: “A trans woman dreams of working the coal mines — but in...

CASA GRANDE — The perimeter of Taco Giro, a Mexican restaurant on East Cottonwood Lane, was lined with yellow tape Friday morning and, as confirmed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was one of numerous southern Arizona locations of the company involved in a sweep that took multiple individuals in custody. In response to a request from PinalCentral to confirm ICE presence, ICE spokesperson Leticia Zamarripa stated ICE and the IRS, as well as other federal partners, had conducted 16 search warrants in southern Arizona “as part of a years-long investigation into immigration and tax violations.” ... According to a...

You may want to consider which state you’re in when you put together your Christmas playlist this season. A study by FinanceBuzz used Google Trends to figure out which Christmas song is the trendiest in each state, with a variety of familiar tracks making it on the list. You might be surprised by the results. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” “Jingle Bells” “Santa Baby” “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” “Run Rudolph Run” “Blue Christmas” “Feliz Navidad” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” “A Holly Jolly Christmas” “Last Christmas” “White Christmas”

The US has released a new National Security Strategy which re-envisions the Monroe Doctrine for a new century. Bernhard at MoA covered it in full here for those interested in the thorough details. I’ll instead look at the bigger picture, as well as one specific, fascinating aspect of this major rethink of US foreign policy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/world/europe/trump-europe-strategy-document.htmlNYT’s subheading reframes the new vision as a hatred for Europe: A new White House policy document formalizes President Trump’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads. Well, why wouldn’t Trump hate the new Europe?...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(12/9/25)[Prayer]The Scriptures in Handel’s “Messiah”Psalm 2:1-22 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,…Holy Bible, The King James Version________________________

9 December 2025 Tuesday of the 2nd week of Advent St. Juan Diego Catholic Church - Portland, Oregon Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 40:1-11Consolations from the heart of Jerusalem‘Console my people, console them’says your God.‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalemand call to herthat her time of service is ended,that her sin is atoned for,that she has received from the hand of the Lorddouble punishment for all her crimes.’A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wildernessa way for the Lord.Make a straight highway for our Godacross the desert.Let every valley be filled in,every mountain and hill be laid...

Israeli operatives are conducting widespread surveillance of US forces and allies stationed at a new US base in the country’s south, according to sources briefed on disputes about open and covert recordings of meetings and discussions. The scale of intelligence gathering at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) prompted the US commander of the base, Lt Gen Patrick Frank, to summon an Israeli counterpart for a meeting to tell him that “recording has to stop here”. Staff and visitors from other countries have also raised concerns about Israel recording inside the CMCC. Some have been told to avoid sharing sensitive information...

The Hidden Cost of Convenience: What We Lose When Technology Becomes Our ServantFor most of human history, progress meant learning more. Each new tool expanded capability, extended reach, and added to the skills a person needed to function in the world. But our relationship with technology has changed. Increasingly, progress means we know less while outsourcing more.Artificial intelligence pushes this shift further than any tool before it, and the coming wave of humanoid AI robots will accelerate it. These machines won’t simply take over hard labor—they’ll take over the small daily tasks and judgments that once formed the foundation of...

Elon Musk has restated why the First and Second Amendments exist in the United States. On November 29, 2025, from X.com: And this is why we have the first and second amendments in America. Elon was reacting to a story out of the United Kingdom. British police harassed a British subject who had dared to hold firearms while in Florida, and then post images of him doing so on his LinkedIn account.According to a Daily Mail article:The 50-year-old said he offered to prove that the pictures had been taken in the US – where owning or shooting guns are perfectly...

One way to prove you are a patriotic red-blooded American: buying a house in Qatar — according to Tucker Carlson.The ex-Fox News star, during an appearance at the Doha Forum on Sunday, said he was going to buy real estate in the city on Monday.Carlson referenced accusations he and his media company, the Tucker Carlson Network, have accepted big bucks from Qatari investors, while interviewing Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. He then announced his new purchase.“I have been criticized as being a tool of Qatar, and I just want to say, which you already know, which...

In the history of American governance, few chapters will stain the pages as darkly as the utter failure of the Biden-Harris administration to safeguard unaccompanied migrant children. I must ask this question: If their goal was to intentionally traffic children into sexual slavery and forced labor, how would their actions have been any different? For four catastrophic years, vulnerable minors poured across the Rio Grande and were funneled into a system riddled with incompetence, willful blindness, and flat-out negligence. A report from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) landed like a bomb and exposed the...

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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, telling President Donald Trump, “I'm coming for you," and bringing a national profile to what could be a critical race for Democrats’ long-shot hopes of reclaiming a Senate majority in next year’s midterm elections. Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats, a frequent target of GOP attacks and a Trump target, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas. She is seeking the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn, who is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state. “As a candidate...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will permit Nvidia to export its artificial-intelligence (AI) chips to China and other countries, partially reversing a Biden-era restriction on high-end chip exports. Trump said the U.S. will gain a 25% share from the H200 chip exports and that the trade will be closely monitored to safeguard national security. "I have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow Nvidia to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other Countries, under conditions that allow for continued strong National Security," Trump said in a post on Truth...

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Online claims of "large underground structures" discovered under Egypt's famed pyramids of Giza are unfounded, experts in the field say. The assertions stem from a YouTube video featuring three Italian researchers with no background in Egyptology or archaeology. The claims spread on social media after three researchers -- Corrado Malanga, Armando Mei and Filippo Biondi -- held a press conference March 22 and 23 on YouTube. "The pyramids are monumental stone structures, built on a flat plateau," said Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier, doctor of Egyptology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne (archived link). "They were then excavated or converted to include burial and...

BREAKING: President Trump EVISCERATES the European Union for fining Elon Musk and X $140M, says he will be getting a "full report" on the situation The EU may have COOKED ITSELF! "Elon has not called me to ask for help, but no, that's tough. I don't think it's right, no! I don't see how they can do that!" "I'll speak about it later. I'll get a FULL report on it." "Europe has to be VERY careful...Europe is going in some BAD directions." @ElonMusk will win this!

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) gave the very strong impression that she had personally viewed a classified video of a suspected narco-terrorist drug boat involved in an alleged “double tap” strike during an interview with CNN.Actually, she did more than give the impression. She flat-out claimed she watched the video. With her own eyes.Duckworth described it as “deeply disturbing” during an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday, accusing War Secretary Pete Hegseth of committing “essentially murder” and a potential war crime.When host Dana Bash asked her if she had viewed the video, she did not waver.“I have seen the...

The Church of England has warned Christians to resist "populist forces seeking to exploit the faith for their own political ends" after Tommy Robinson announced a Christmas event in London. The far-right activist has urged supporters to attend a carols event next weekend aimed at "putting the Christ back into Christmas". Church officials have reportedly become unsettled by the number of church symbols and slogans adopted by Mr Robinson's political campaign, with participants of his march in the capital earlier this year chanting "Christ is king" and calling on passersby to defend "God, faith, family [and] homeland". Speaking ahead of...