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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be able to run in France’s presidential election next year, though her involvement remained in doubt Tuesday after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing European Union funds. The court shortened her ban on running for elected office, potentially reopening the path for her to run. However it ruled she must wear an electronic ankle tag for a year, making a campaign both logistically and politically difficult. Le Pen herself appeared to rule out a run if she was forced to wear a tag. “If I’m allowed to be a candidate but...

Looks like another “conspiracy theory” just came true again! To quote Yogi Berra it’s like “deja vu all over again” these days with conspiracy after conspiracy being proven 100% true. The latest is the Myth of Recycling, or as John Stossel put it: “the Green Religion” otherwise known as Gaia Worship. I’ve been telling people for years that Recycling is a scam. Recycling is “garbage”, no pun intended…. I have no doubt some people mean well by it, but it simply doesn’t work! Most of it does not end up actually getting recycled and the time, energy and “carbon dioxide”...

Nigel Farage has triggered a frenzy of speculation that he could quit as Reform UK leader. He posted on X that he would be making a statement at 2pm on Tuesday on his future in public life. The move stunned Westminster as Reform is still leading in the polls and Mr Farage has only recently been talking up the prospects of him being Prime Minister after his party’s success in the May local elections. But Mr Farage has faced a growing barrage of questions over financial support he has received.

Donald Trump's most vocal supporters are demanding that Mitch McConnell's office provide proof that the Kentucky lawmaker is still alive after he disappeared amid a three-week hospitalization. McConnell, 84, was admitted to a hospital on the morning of June 14 following a medical emergency at his Washington, DC home. Paramedics responded to a report of an unconscious person believed to have suffered a 'cardiac arrest,' with a medic reporting 'CPR in progress' at the address. The senator was not named on the call, and his office has never confirmed what sent him to the hospital, saying only that he is...

To the Americans: I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States. And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness: You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence. This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns. Success...

🚨 BREAKING: Tom Homan reveals a sudden SPIKE in ICE arrests of illegal aliens who are *NOT* criminals or "worst of the worst" "The numbers are about HALF AND HALF now." IT'S HAPPENING! 🔥🔥🔥 That means illegals who are TAKING American jobs, occupying American homes, and "laying low" trying not to get caught "I looked yesterday — just over half of everybody we're arresting is a criminal. About half are NOT CRIMINALS. EVERYBODY is on the table." "We prioritize public safety threats...bottom line is, EVERYBODY is on the table." Music to my ears! Because we didn't ONLY vote to deport...

This year’s primary season features the rapid ascent within the Democratic Party of the faction going by the name “Democratic Socialists of America.” Despite the gratuitous co-opting of the label “Democratic,” it is by no means clear that the DSA faction would continue open elections once they had achieved enough power to end them. Instead, the DSA adopts the hardest of hard-line socialist positions on every issue. I previously reported in my June 24 post that the DSA candidates in New York had accomplished nearly a clean sweep of all the Democratic Party congressional and state legislative primaries in which...

This video discusses the upcoming sentencing of Hannah C. Dugan, a former Wisconsin judge who was convicted for helping an illegal alien evade federal custody by allowing them to exit her courtroom through a back door (0:00-0:24). The video outlines the conflicting sentencing memorandums filed by the defense and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Defense Arguments for Leniency: Request for Time Served: Dugan's defense argues that she has already suffered significant consequences, including the loss of her judicial career and public humiliation (0:56-1:14, 5:58-6:10). Lack of Malice: The defense contends that her actions were an isolated, non-violent incident driven by...

Like many Democrats, I patiently wait for the party to find ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The upcoming 2026 midterms have instilled the same amount of dread in me as in previous elections. It seems that the Democrats love to hate President Trump, but they don't seem to offer any practical solutions on how they would do things better. It has been beaten to death that the rise of so-called democratic socialists is a result of Democrats' impotence. I don't have to remind you that the constant failures of Democrats in Washington has led to voters...

Liberal author and famed Maine writer Stephen King is rallying behind embattled Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday amid growing calls for him to drop out of the race. The political landscape was rocked Monday after a sexual assault allegation surfaced against Platner. Jenny Racicot, one of Platner's exes, claimed to Politico he drunkenly entered her home in 2021 and raped her. Platner denied the accusations. While Platner's future in the Maine Senate race hangs in the balance, the iconic creator of "The Shining" and "It" is hoping he doesn't throw in the towel. "Graham Platner may drop...

One author thinks she has found the answer. he Jews and the Left, Batya Ungar-Sargon’s latest book, takes readers through the long history of Jews in American political life, from George Washington’s praise for the Jews to FDR and the Civil Rights movement, concluding with the shock many Americans felt on October 7, when Hamas committed the 21st-century Holocaust that was not universally condemned. Batya noted, “I wrote the book because the question that I get asked, maybe the most, especially by Christians, conservatives, Republicans, is ‘why do the Jews vote for the Democrats, when the Democrats hate them, and...

OTTAWA, July 6 (Reuters) - Canada said on Monday it has selected Germany's TKMS to build up to 12 submarines ‌for its navy, deepening defense ties with Europe ahead of a centered on higher military spending. TKMS, majority-owned by German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE), opens new tab, beat out a competing offer from South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.

All the broadcast network evening newscasts covered the serious rape allegation lodged against Maine’s Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner, underscoring that Platner is considering discontinuing his campaign, the Maine Democratic Party wants him to step down, and several Democrats in Congress rescinded their endorsements. All this (and the coverage) signals that Democrats collectively think this will make Platner lose and he needs to step aside. It could be compared to the networks covering the internal Democrat debate after the Biden debate fiasco in 2024. None of the stories featured any Republican reaction or even voter reaction. None of the stories...

The Federal Budget Deficits are large by historical standards. The deficit totals $1.9 trillion in fiscal year 2026 and grows to $3.1 trillion in 2036. Relative to the size of the economy, the deficit is 5.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 and increases to 6.7 percent in 2036. Deficits averaged 3.8 percent of GDP over the last 50 years (see Chapter 1). Debt held by the public rises from 101 percent of GDP in 2026 to 120 percent in 2036, well above the previous record of 106 percent just after World War II. Outlays are large by...

VIDEOS AT LINK............... Screencap of Twitter/X video. The roof of a BJ’s store in New Jersey collapsed this morning, apparently due to severe weather. Although some shoppers ended up trapped in the structure for a while as emergency crews responded, miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident. Imagine you’re just shopping at BJ’s, browsing the products you might buy and the next instant, the roof is falling in on you. It’s crazy. FOX News has more details: A large emergency response was triggered in Monmouth County, New Jersey, on Monday after a partial roof collapse at a local BJ’s...

7 July 2026 Tuesday of week 14 in Ordinary TimeSt. Maelruan's Font, Tallaght, IrelandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingHosea 8:4-7,11-13They have sown the wind; they will reap the whirlwindThus says the Lord:They have set up kings, but not with my consent,and appointed princes, but without my knowledge.Out of their own silver and gold they have made idols,which are doomed to destruction.I spurn your calf, Samaria,my anger blazes against it.(How long will it be before they purge themselves of this,the sons of Israel?)A workman made the thing,this cannot be God!Yes, the calf of Samaria shall go up in...

The Democratic Socialists of America, as an institution, has been hijacked by young revolutionaries. They have turned it into a communist outfit, devouring the Democratic Party from within. Republicans should not grin with smug self-satisfaction. This is dangerous for them, even though blue moderates and establishment figures feel the heat right now. Once a marginal group committed to social democracy, DSA has become a major vehicle for third-worldist communism. It rejects everything that made America a first-world superpower. Its activists push open borders, the abolition of police and prisons, the dismantling of constitutional checks, and solidarity with America's enemies abroad....

Huntington Beach has erupted after a judge ordered the city to adopt ranked-choice voting for council members — amid fears it could destroy the Republican supermajority. Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Griffin ruled late June that the MAGA enclave needs to move away from its at-large system after a years-long court battle. A wave of Southern California municipalities have been forced to change the way they vote in recent years as courts found at-large is unfavorable to minority voters under the California Voting Rights. The push is being led by Malibu’s activist Democratic lawyer Kevin Shenkman, who has spent...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (7/7/26)[Prayer]Personalities1 Samuel 6:1-21 6 And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place. 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand...

Cuba's state power operator UNE announced on Monday that the national electrical system had suffered a "total disconnection," plunging the island into darkness amid its worst economic crisis in decades, severe fuel shortages, and daily blackouts averaging 20 hours. Cuba's national power operator announced on Monday that the island's electrical system had suffered a complete collapse, triggering a nationwide blackout as technicians worked to restore service. The state-run company UNE said in a post on X that the National Electric Power System had gone down completely without immediate explanation. "A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System is occurring....