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'[The judge] was very much against us, but still he upheld the rule of law,' Freedom Convoy participant Chris Barber told Align. Canada’s Liberal government has lost its bid to overturn a 2024 Federal Court ruling that found its use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy trucker protest was neither justified nor reasonable. Then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the legislation for the first time on Feb. 14, 2022, authorizing a sweeping police crackdown on protesters in Ottawa who opposed the federal government’s COVID-19 mandates. Trigger-happy On Tuesday, the Federal Court of Appeal rejected the government’s appeal of a...

Eric Cartman instigates killing of Renee Good and laughs evilly.

The last time the United States purchased land from Denmark, the sale included Jeffrey Epstein’s future notorious island — which has since been dubbed “Epstein Island” and “Pedophile Island.” The 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies saw what is now known as the US Virgin Islands bought by the United States for $25 million (roughly $633 million today), in exchange for, in part, accepting Danish sovereignty over Greenland. Among around 60 islands and rocks included in that sale, one, Little Saint James, would become infamous after it was bought by pedophile financier Epstein. -- snip -- “Reminder: In 1917,...

Gov. Gavin Newsom told world leaders to “stand up” to President Donald Trump and show “backbone” during the Democrat’s visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.“It’s time to buck up, it’s time to get serious and stop being complicit,” Newsom told a reporter when asked if he had any message for Europeans concerned about the White House’s comments on acquiring Greenland. “It’s time to stand tall and firm and have a backbone. I can’t take this complicity, people rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders.” *** “I mean, handing out...

You know what’s better than firefighting? Fire prevention. Minneapolis is in chaos. Large, well-organized battalions of anti-ICE activists are tracking federal officers and doing their level best to prevent them from enforcing the law and deporting illegal aliens. Citizens supporting ICE are being beaten in the streets. The Governor and many other elected officials are standing one step away from open insurrection and sedition. And, right now, as you read this, the groundwork is being laid to make all that look like merely a preamble. The anti-ICE activists and their allies, including individuals tied directly to Communist China, are getting...

As the Culture War rages, no field is exempt from its reach. Much has been printed about this intense battle for the American soul. Now, even the fonts used for printing have become a battlefield. It is no longer what you read, but how it appears, that is contested. A font war has erupted between Times New Roman and Calibri, representing right and left, respectively. Some people think such issues are unimportant or at least culturally neutral. Nothing could be further from the truth. Culture encompasses everything that constitutes the daily life of people. Embedded inside things are principles, impressions,...

California must return more than $1 billion to the federal government after an audit by Dr Oz (CMS) and his team uncovered federal dollars being spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants. We are teaming up to combat healthcare fraud so the money can be used for American citizens who need it!

19th January 2026. Norway advising citizens of preparations for wartime property requisitions, military says. Thousands of Norwegians are expected to receive letters from the military on Monday informing them that their homes, vehicles, boats and machinery may be requisitioned in the event of war. "The requisitions are intended to ensure that, in a wartime situation, the armed forces have access to the resources necessary for the defence of the country," the military said in a statement.

The Catholic archbishop for the U.S. military services said it “would be morally acceptable to disobey” orders if troops considered them against their conscience as the Trump administration intervenes in Venezuela, readies troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota and threatens to seize Greenland.Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio is the latest public figure to suggest that U.S. soldiers could disobey their orders. His comments also underscored the mounting concern being voiced by the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, as well as his top cardinals in the United States, over the Trump administration’s foreign policy.“Greenland is a territory of Denmark,” Broglio...

The Trump administration has justified its ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota by citing a need to curb fraud and pointing to a widening scandal involving members of the Somali American community. Yet prosecutors say the mastermind of the state's biggest fraud scheme to date was not Somali but a White woman — 45-year-old Aimee Bock. In an exclusive interview from her jail cell, Bock defended her conduct, admitted regrets and argued that state officials who she worked with should bear some of the blame. It was the first time Bock spoke publicly since she was arrested for her role in...

Protests against President Donald Trump are set to take place across Oregon on Tuesday, marking one year since Trump returned to the White House. The events are likely to be the largest coordinated national effort since the “No Kings” rallies in 2025. The “Free America Walkout” is part of a nationwide protest aimed at mobilizing people to stand up against the administration and protect the country from what organizers say is an “escalating fascist threat.” Multiple walkout events are planned across the state, including a rally at Couch Park at 2 p.m. in Northwest Portland. The Women’s March, a global...

VIDEOCameron Kasky has been grifting off having been a Parkland student when a tragic shooting took place at the high school there in 2018. Apparently he has become jealous of his former boyfriend David Hogg who used his 10 minutes of fame to become a successful business titan in the field of pillow manufacturing and sales. Unfortunately his effort to match Hogg's incredible success in life as a productive member of society came crashing down upon him during his appearance on CNN's Newsnight on January 19, 2026 when he received a brutal but epic SMACKDOWN as he pathetically attempted to...

A wave of right-wing social media accounts launched near-identical attacks against a little-known Republican-backed bill aimed at restricting the export of advanced AI chips to adversaries, raising questions about whether the effort was coordinated to derail legislation publicly opposed by Nvidia. The AI OVERWATCH Act was introduced on Dec. 18, but seemingly out of nowhere on Thursday, a group of influencers and X accounts — including Laura Loomer, Ryan Fournier, Wall Street Mav and Defiant L’s — launched a barrage of attacks against the bill, ModelRepublic first reported. The timing, language and even shared errors across the posts prompted some...

A man arrested in an apparent random stabbing on Miami Beach is also facing child pornography charges after officers found disturbing images on his phone, authorities said. Sebastian Tomas Datorre Rodriguez, 21, was initially arrested on an attempted murder charge in the stabbing that happened around 3 a.m. Sunday, an arrest report said.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man over the weekend accused of randomly shooting and killing three out-of-state tourists outside a rental home, a crime some in the community say has left them shaken and raised serious questions about public safety.

Sean McDermott’s final big decision as the Buffalo Bills’ head coach was the wrong one – and it may have cost him his job. McDermott’s Bills won the coin toss in Saturday’s overtime period against the Denver Broncos and decided to go on defense first and offense second. It backfired when neither team scored on their first possession, and Denver scored in the third possession of the overtime. The Broncos had two possessions on offense, while the Bills had only one. Coaches like McDermott need to learn that under the new overtime rules the logical decision is to receive first,...

Two Boston men were arrested and charged with fraud that authorities say raked in so much Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) money that their tally began to outpace legitimate supermarkets. The men — Antonio Bonheur, 74, and Saul Alisme, 21 — allegedly operated their scams out of two small variety stores in the Mattapan neighborhood, according to the Department of Justice (1). Despite their small size and limited food offerings, these stores allegedly reported extremely high SNAP redemption volumes that went “far beyond what could reasonably be supported by legitimate food sales.” “To be certain, these were not supermarkets. They...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he was worried US President Donald Trump's push to take Greenland could be diverting attention from Russia's invasion, now approaching its four-year mark. "I'm worried about any loss of focus during a full-scale war," Zelensky told reporters. He added, however, that the dispute surrounding the autonomous Danish island and Ukraine should not be seen as "interchangeable".

Note: This may be my last posting of the daily meditations for a few days. I am having surgery tomorrow morning to remove my main tumor in my colon and will be in the hospital for a few days. Please keep me in your prayers. God willing, I'll be back soon. Thank you, and may God bless you all.Daily Readings from the USCCB“The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath” Mark 2:27–28Today’s Gospel should console those who struggle with a legalistic and scrupulous mindset....

President Trump trolled European leaders over Greenland by sharing an AI-generated picture of himself planting a US flag on the autonomous Danish territory — as he leaked fawning text messages from world statesmen ahead of the high-stakes Davos summit this week. The image, shared by the president early Tuesday on Truth Social, shows Trump marking his territory, followed by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It also features a sign declaring Greenland a “US territory est. 2026.” In a separate AI-generated picture shared by the defiant commander-in-chief, European leaders — including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer,...