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Representative Tom Emmer, a Minnesota Republican, defended Somali immigrants to his constituents during a 2015 town hall, according to an episode of the podcast This American Life. Emmer said on X on Sunday that he is calling for “the denaturalization and deportation of every Somali engaged in fraud in Minnesota.” At the 2015 event, Emmer said, according to the podcast: “I'm going to tell you, the Somalis, according to the measurements that have been used over time, are some of the fastest-assimilating populations that we've had." Emmer also said, “If you're asking me how I feel about immigrant populations who...

A possible new treatment for impaired brain blood flow and related dementias is on the horizon. Research by scientists provides novel insights into the mechanisms that regulate brain blood flow and highlights a potential therapeutic strategy to correct vascular dysfunction. Their preclinical findings suggest that adding a missing phospholipid back into a person's circulatory system could restore normal brain blood flow and reduce symptoms of dementia. Alzheimer's disease and related dementias affect 50 million people around the world and numbers are rising, placing immense burdens on families and health care systems. Research in the Harraz lab focused on the control...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholics in Leo’s former diocese urge him to reverse ‘scandalous’ rejection of Co-Redemptrix titleMore than 100 Catholics in Peru wrote to Pope Leo denouncing a ‘harmful’ and ‘truly scandalous’ Vatican document that attacks Our Lady’s titles of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of All Graces.’Catholics in Pope Leo XIV’s former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, are petitioning him to “reconsider” what they condemn as a “truly scandalous” and “harmful” document issued by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) that opposes the Marian titles of “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix of All Graces.”The petition includes the signatures of more than...

Minnesota child care centers at the center of widespread fraud allegations fueled by a viral video were operating as expected when visited by investigators, the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families said in a news release Friday. “Children were present at all sites except for one – that site, was not yet open for families for the day when inspectors arrived,” the agency said. The agency gathered evidence and initiated further review, noting the investigation into four centers was ongoing, the report stated. The report comes days after YouTube content creator Nick Shirley, who has created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim...

Since the fall in Genesis 3, when Adam and Eve disobeyed the Lord’s one command, God has been on a mission to redeem what has fallen. The Lord has been fighting ever since the fall to win us back to Him. Through the Scriptures God has revealed to us His blueprint on how He intends to fulfill His ultimate plan of redemption for all creation. The book of Genesis defines early on how God plans to redeem all that has fallen. To redeem all that has been lost God chose a man, Abraham, who would be a father to a...

Friday 2 January 2026 Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, Doctors on 2 January St. Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Church. Miami Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst reading1 John 2:22-28The anointing he gave you teaches you everythingThe man who denies that Jesus is the Christ –he is the liar,he is Antichrist;and he is denying the Father as well as the Son,because no one who has the Father can deny the Son,and to acknowledge the Son is to have the Father as well.Keep alive in...

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of federal workers over the government’s ending of insurance coverage for sex change hormones and procedures

🚨🇺🇸 SISTERS MAKE $774K A YEAR BABYSITTING EACH OTHER’S KIDS ON TAXPAYER DIME IN WASHINGTON Two sisters in Washington figured out how to turn childcare into a full-time payday. All they had to do was babysit each other’s kids and call it a business. They both signed up as in-home daycare providers. Then, each claimed the other as their client. The state pays up to $33 an hour per child. So one watches 4 kids, the other watches 4, and suddenly they’re pulling in nearly $387K each. All funded by the public. Calling this anything other than legalized fraud is...

Democrats like crime and fraud, especially when the criminals and fraudsters are from the party's preferred demographic groups. There's no other way to explain it, because Democrats are fighting very hard to protect Somali fraudsters in Minnesota, Washington, and elsewhere while enacting pro-crime, pro-criminal policies like cashless bail and other "criminal justice reform" legislation. In Minnesota, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has said the investigations and fraud allegations are "far-right propaganda" and vowed prosecutions. In Washington, Attorney General Nick Brown also threatened independent journalists, writing on X, "My office has received outreach from members of the Somali community after reports...

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, drives the progression of atherosclerosis—and how this knowledge could lead to better diagnostics and future therapies. Atherosclerosis—the buildup of fatty plaques inside arteries—is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes worldwide. Although the role of cholesterol in plaque formation has long been a focus, scientists increasingly recognize that the immune system plays a decisive role in determining whether plaques remain stable or become unstable and thus prone to rupture, which can lead to heart attacks or strokes. In two newly published...

Fancy escaping to a remote Greek island with free accommodation? A dream opportunity has emerged for cat lovers who have some time to spare and truly want to make a difference. The snug island of Syros - located in the centre of the Aegean Sea and 70 miles from the port of Piraeus - is home to around 3,000 stray felines. Since the 1990s, charities such as Syros Cats have been working on managing population numbers, sterilisation and providing care to the cats. The organisation is now welcoming 'fit, mature, healthy and independent' volunteers who would like to help with...

In a troubling trend, police in Minnesota, Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and Louisiana have arrested a number of church leaders in separate cases for failing to report alleged child abuse. The wave of cases, which have arisen in the last month, raises questions about church and ministry accountability and their legal and moral obligations to protect children in their care, specifically by alerting civil authorities when leaders suspect abuse. This basic duty has been a fixture of American law for well over half a century. Since 1967, every state has enacted some form of mandatory child-abuse reporting law. But in nearly...

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced a two-month delay in revoking approximately 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) held by immigrants, many of whom are in the country illegally. The postponement pushes the original January 5 deadline to March, allowing these drivers to remain on the roads despite federal mandates and ongoing public safety concerns. The decision comes just a week after immigrant advocacy groups, including the Sikh Coalition and the Asian Law Caucus, filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the state of unfairly targeting immigrant truckers and bus drivers, as The Gateway Pundit previously reported. These groups argue that...

As accusations of day care fraud swirl around in Minnesota two strong voices came out swinging at the accusers. Gov. Tim Walz (D) said "what we're all seeing here is racism, pure and simple. Republicans are always harping about how immigrants need to be self-supporting so as not to be a burden on American taxpayers. Now they are complaining that formerly penniless refugees from Somalia have gone from rags to riches in the daycare industry. Why is it that when persons of color get ahead whites insinuate that it must be by illicit methods?" "I think we ought to celebrate...

Somali colonists are able to pour in from their dysfunctional country and rob us of staggering amounts of money because they have the ultimate weapon to deploy against us: they are victims. Just ask one. Or ask one of their Democrat enablers. When their industrial scale childcare fraud was exposed by Nick Shirley despite the best efforts of Tim Walz and the liberal media to suppress the story, a burglary was staged in which records were conveniently stolen. Via PJ Media: Just as the heat turns up on massive daycare fraud in Minnesota, a Somali-run daycare in Minneapolis claims that...

At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Now Hankins, who has just published a hefty book that teaches what Harvard doesn't -- "The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition. Vol. 1" -- has decamped for the University of Florida's Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education. It's not the warmer weather that's drawn him away from Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's the contrast in intellectual climates: frozen and dead, where Western history is concerned, at Harvard; full of green shoots at the University...

President Donald Trump said on Friday, January 2, that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilize the region. Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with at least six reported killed, the first deaths since the unrest escalated.

A judge has approved a class-action settlement requiring Aetna to cover IVF and other fertility procedure costs for single individuals and same sex couples in the same way it covers those expenses for heterosexual couples. The decision will not end discrimination; it will only serve to fuel it. More children will be graded for quality, tested for traits, intentionally destroyed, and even aborted for not meeting expectations. The real win would be that no adult is given the power to ignore children's rights and treat children as consumer products. Key Takeaways: * U.S. District Judge gave preliminary approval to a...

https://511.alaska.gov/map/Cctv/165?t=1767394030 This is wha the ice fog in Fairbanks looks like today. It is a clear day. This is frozen exhaust. Mostly ice crystals.

A once-popular BREASTAURANT, Hooters, has closed suddenly at the off-Strip Oyo Las Vegas.It’s unknown if the shuttering was sparked by SAGGING business levels. Because if you thought we were going to do a story about Hooters without a “sagging” reference, you do not know this blog at all. This situation has drama written all over it. Oyo officially has no comment.The remaining dining options are thin at Oyo. Oyo Las Vegas was once Hooters Hotel & Casino. It was rebranded in 2019 and the Hooters restaurant survived the transition.When we hear what’s replacing it, we’ll keep you abreast of any...