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From “Damn Lie to Egregious and Unforgivable Lie,” here are my picks for the biggest lies of 2025 (in no particular order): 10. Trump is in the Epstein files in a negative, damaging way 9. Joe Biden was “sharp as a tack.” 8. There was no collusion among drug manufacturers to hide vaccine threats and ineffectiveness. 7. Israel is the aggressor in the Middle East, and Muslims never invaded and slaughtered anyone on October 7, 2023. 6. Islam does not want to conquer the world, especially America. 5. Trump is using Nazi and Stormtrooper tactics to clean up crime 4....

President Donald Trump used a Christmas message on Wednesday to tout recent economic data and broader policy outcomes, using the holiday to frame what he described as national strength and progress under his administration. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly." He went on to list a series of economic and policy outcomes he said reflect success. "We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women's Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement," he wrote. "What...

A man who transported patients to medical appointments is suing his former employer, alleging he was unlawfully fired after failing a criminal background check despite — he says — years on the job without incident. The backstory: James Blakney says he was abruptly fired last year after working for nearly three years transporting patients to and from medical appointments. According to a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court, Blakney had passed three criminal background checks during his employment. Blakney does have a criminal record, including what appears to be a 2007 felony conviction for heroin distribution — based on FOX...

Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England. Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published. The practice is already illegal in Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane. A ban would build on a law introduced by the Conservatives in 2022, which stated that invertebrates including octopus, crabs and...

🚨 HOLY CRAP! President Trump could now deploy the MARINES to Chicago after Democrats brought the case up to SCOTUS "The unintended consequence here might be POTUS has to call the 82nd Airborne, or the Marines, or the 101st Airborne Division, like President Eisenhower did after Brown v Board." "Trump might have to do that first to protect federal buildings and ICE agents. THEN, if they fail, he can then call out the National Guard." HUGE BACKFIRE! DO IT!

U.S. — CBS News has descended into turmoil after new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss asked the journalists employed there to do journalism. Internal memos show widespread outrage in response to Weiss's request, with many journalists threatening to resign rather than be forced to do journalism. "I'd rather die than do journalism," said journalist Matthew Donalds. "If doing journalism is where this station is headed, count me out. I refuse to be a part of asking questions about current events and then reporting what happened. Weiss has crossed the line." Weiss has reportedly made several harsh demands of CBS News employees, such...

A little boy in Texas was the only member of his family to survive a horrific car crash caused by an alleged drunk driver. Nearly all members of the Contreras family were killed in Fort Bend around 2am on December 20, while driving home from a Christmas party, according to the Fort Bend Sheriff's Office.

Explanation: A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, this beautiful but complex arrangement of interstellar gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant in the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. Seen toward the celestial equator and near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the seasonal skyscape mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from newborn stars with dark interstellar dust clouds. Where the otherwise obscuring dust clouds lie close to the hot, young stars, they also reflect starlight, forming blue reflection nebulae. In fact, bright variable star S Monocerotis is immersed in a blue-tinted haze...

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island man has died in what police are calling a “freak accident” in a McDonald’s drive-thru Tuesday morning. Police and firefighters were called just before 10:30 a.m. to the McDonalds on 2nd Street, where they found a man trapped between his vehicle and the fast food restaurant payment window. He was taken to the CHI St. Francis emergency room, where he was pronounced dead. Grand Island Police Division Chief Dean Elliott said it was “100% a freak accident”. “It appears the deceased opened the door to further reach out the window for payment purposes.”...

List of personae non gratae from UK and EU for their role in state-sanctioned extra-territorial censorship. Some are even in the US and are getting deported! Transcript linked below video

Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas has been a tradition for millions since it first aired on December 9, 1965. In 2020, many Americans were disappointed that Apple TV scooped up the streaming rights for future years. The outrage ultimately resulted in it showing up exclusively on PBS and again on 2021. (One way to fight this sort of problem, and the threat of cancel culture, is to buy so-called "controversial" shows and movies on Blu Ray DVD.) However you watch it, there's so much to appreciate: Many love the iconic Vince Guaraldi score, the humor and the animation. But one...

00:00 – Why Hamas Is a Religious Movement, Not a Nationalist One 08:05 – Why Islam Claims Land Can Never Leave Muslim Rule 13:20 – Why Western Leaders Misread Hamas’s Intentions 14:45 – October 7: What Hamas Was Trying to Achieve 16:55 – Why Western Media Repeats Hamas Casualty Claims 18:58 – What Jihad Really Means in Islamic Doctrine 23:40 – Demographic and Cultural Jihad in the West 25:10 – Qatar’s Role in Supporting the Muslim Brotherhood 27:25 – How Qatar Became a Global Islamist Power Broker 29:40 – Iran, Hamas, and the Sunni–Shia Alliance Against Israel 30:35 – Debating...

The Essex town of Epping which saw major protests after a local girl was sexually assaulted by a newly-arrived boat illegal won’t have a permanent migrant plantation forced on it, as the government backs down from buying up local properties for its guests. Protesters gained a minor victory against the British government, forcing the Home Office and Shabana Mahmood to abandon plans to end the ongoing scandal of housing vast numbers of boat migrant arrivals in publicly-funded hotels by instead buying up local homes and apartments for them to live in instead. Having called the plan “tone-deaf”, the local community...

Thursday 25 December 2025Christmas Day Solemnity The altar of the Basilica of Saint Anastasia, Verona Veneto, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).These are the readings for the Vigil Mass, celebrated during the afternoon or evening of Christmas Eve.These are the readings for the Midnight Mass, celebrated during the night before Christmas Day.These are the readings for the Dawn Mass, celebrated at dawn on Christmas Day.These are the readings for the daytime Mass on Christmas Day.These are the readings for the Vigil Mass, celebrated during the afternoon or evening of Christmas Eve.First readingIsaiah 62:1-5The bridegroom rejoices in his brideAbout...

In March, Lesia Key was summoned to meet her boss, Graham Walker, near the factory where they worked. At an outside table, Walker thanked Key for her 29 years of service. Then, a colleague handed her a sealed, blue-and-white envelope. She opened it and broke down crying, as Walker struggled to compose himself.

New York City faces the threat of a strike next month by the main nurses’ union, which is holding out for an insane set of wage hikes of 10% a year for the next three years. That adds up to a net full pay increase of 33%, even as many public and private hospitals struggle to remain afloat. The New York State Nurses Association pretends a walkout is about ensuring “safe patient care” yet the demand risks pushing multiple hospitals into insolvency. The strike would hit more than a dozen institutions, including Brooklyn Hospital Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai...

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released an AI video showing Santa Claus rounding up illegal aliens. The agency also encouraged illegals to self-deport before they end up on the “naughty list.” “AVOID ICE AIR AND SANTA’S NAUGHTY LIST!” ICE declared in a Monday X post, sharing the Christmas-inspired AI video clip, which features a buff Santa Claus clad in a red bulletproof vest handcuffing an illegal alien on the street. Watch Below: “Self-deport today with the CBP Home app, earn $3,000 and spend Christmas at home with loved ones,” the agency added. “Holiday incentive is valid through the...

Daily Readings from the USCCBThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass during the NightWhile they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6–7 (Gospel from Mass During the Night)A loving mother and father who experience the birth of their first child receive insight into the sacredness and beauty of this scene. Though great mystery surrounds Jesus’ conception within the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary,...