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In October 2024, a woman entered the emergency room in North Texas. She was presenting with extreme fatigue, pain, and heavy bleeding. Just two days prior, she had an ultrasound confirming a viable pregnancy with a heartbeat. She was happy to hear about her prenatal child’s health. But in the emergency room, doctors told her that she was going through an inevitable miscarriage. A police investigation revealed that the father of the woman’s child was Justin Anthony Banta. He pleaded with her to get an abortion, which she refused. Afterwards, he invited her to a coffee shop where he offered...

The world’s fertility crisis is more severe than is commonly understood. Last year, humanity’s total fertility level dropped below what demographers call the replacement rate—that is, the average number of children that a woman must have to keep a population constant over the long run. This has never happened before. There have been periods when the human population declined because of wars or epidemics, such as the Black Death, in the fourteenth century, or the diseases brought by Europeans to the Americas in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. But now, simply as a function of their choices, humans will see...

Reflection Date: November 11, 2026 | Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop Daily Readings: Titus 3:1-7; Luke 17:11-19 Children of God: November 11 is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours, France. He was born around the year 316 in what is now Hungary, and he grew up in a family connected to the Roman military. As a young soldier serving in Gaul, present-day France, he encountered a poor man shivering in the cold and shared his military cloak with him by cutting it in half. According to tradition, Martin later dreamed of Christ wearing the portion of...

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Vivek Ramaswamy, once a prominent MAGA voice with a large online following, has gone silent and off social media after losing the Ohio governor’s race to Democrat Amy Acton by nearly eight points. Following the defeat, Ramaswamy appears to have left both the state and country, signaling a humiliating retreat for the Trump-backed candidate. Ramaswamy’s Online Silence and Flight Known for his frequent and fervent online presence, especially on X where he amassed 3.5 million followers, Ramaswamy has now deactivated active management of his accounts. His profile bios on X and Instagram carry the disclaimer: “Account is not actively managed.”...

At first, I thought NSW Liberal Senator Jess Collins was being frivolous when she asked questions in a Senate inquiry about who’s allowed to change a lightbulb on a Defence base in Australia and how much it might cost.Senator Collins is chair of the Management of Defence Estate Assets inquiry, following a Federal Government decision to sell 67 Defence properties because they are too costly to maintain. At the inquiry, Senator Collins suggested that a combat engineer, someone trained in an array of difficult and complicated (and sometimes dangerous) tasks, can’t change a faulty lightbulb on an Australian Defence base...

The U.S. Navy quietly relieved Commander Caitlin Cunningham as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) on September 27, 2026. Cmdr. Caitlin Cunningham, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), was relieved of her duties on September 27, 2026, over what Navy officials described as a “loss of confidence.” The Navy never publicly announced the dismissal when it happened. The stunning development was first reported Thursday by USNI News, which confirmed the removal with a Navy spokesperson. Cunningham had been in command for less than a year, having taken over the...

Democrat Mary Peltola extended her lead over Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race after the state Division of Elections tallied an additional 5,000 ballots on Thursday, bringing the total number of ballots counted to over 256,000. In the governor’s race, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins had over 50% of first-choice votes after the latest ballot count, ahead of three Republican candidates. Kreiss-Tomkins said Wednesday that he expects that after all ballots are counted, he will have a comfortable majority of votes on his way to becoming the state’s first Democratic governor since 2002. Thousands of absentee ballots remain...

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin [In the Dioceses of the United States]“Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.” They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” Luke 17:33–37In today’s Gospel, Jesus recalls the tragic...

The Associated Press has called the Kansas gubernatorial race for Democrat Cindy Holscher, who defeats Republican Ty Masterson. Holscher and Masterson were neck and neck on election night, leading to a post-election audit because the margin was so narrow. She will replace outgoing Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a two-term Democrat who could not run for a third term due to term limitations. With her victory, it will be the first time the same party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in Kansas since four-year terms began in 1974. Masterson said Thursday that he called Holscher and congratulated her. "I've called...

Texas Democrat Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa says she plans to freeze residential electricity rates within hours of taking office, declaring an emergency over rising energy costs. That idea is likely to trigger the first major tug-of-war between Hinojosa and a Texas legislature with plenty of Republicans. Hinojosa says the move is part of her effort to address Texas’ affordability crisis and force corporations to pay more, although she did not clarify what more means. The proposal is already raising questions about its legality and potential impact on the state’s competitive energy market. Nick Loris, president of C3 Solutions, told Fox News...

Left wing Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has confirmed he's going to challenge longtime Democrat leader Chuck Schumer to become Senate Majority Leader. Despite having orchestrated the Democrats' 'blue tsunami' in the midterm elections, Schumer remains unpopular with the party's liberal base. In an interview with Jen Psaki on MS Now Thursday night, Van Hollen confirmed he will try to usurp Schumer.

Make no mistake. The Jensen Huang scandal isn't just a story about someone's private life. It's a lever. And it's going to be used for one thing: taking control of AI. I'm not saying the facts are made up. Jensen admitted the affairs, and the investigation should run its course. I'm saying: look at what's being built on top of it. Look at the sequence. Early November, Democrats win both chambers of Congress. Right after, they announce a flood of AI bills. One congresswoman calls for a pause on advanced AI development and a ban on superintelligence, on day one....

Activist Greta Thunberg broke out into hysterical laughter when she learned that the climate change group she founded was still protesting. Thunberg looked shocked when she was informed that she was filming a documentary the same day Fridays for Future, which she had formed in 2018 when she was just 15, was holding a protest in Berlin. “Is it?” she asked, looking surprised before breaking into loud laughter. “Really? They still do that?” Thunberg’s bizarre reaction came as part of her appearance in “On Tanks into the Climate Crisis How Activism is Criminalised” documentary. She and her friend continue cracking...

Shocking video posted to social media shows a black male beating and kicking a white high school girl on a bus in Youngstown, Ohio, as the driver refused to pull over and intervene. The Boardman Local School District launched an investigation after a black male brutally beat and appeared to choke a white teen girl on a bus transporting students to Mahoning Valley Community School last Friday. The victim, a 10th grade girl, was taken to a hospital with severe injuries. The Gateway Pundit is unable to publish the video but it can be viewed here (warning on disturbing content)....

A crucial test this week could bring SpaceX one step closer to revolutionizing spaceflight — or cast new uncertainty on the company’s boldest ambitions. SpaceX will for the first time attempt to bring every part of its massive Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, back to dry land — intact — during a mission set to launch on Friday between 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET. The aim is to develop a fully reusable launch system, a goal the company has deemed the “holy grail” of rocketry because it would eliminate the need to throw away multimillion-dollar rocket parts...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. American Civil War Song: When Johnny Comes Marching Home I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and...

Egypt seeks death penalty for man who converted from Islam to Christianity Prosecutors have called for the maximum punishment against Said Abdelrazek, who faces charges of ‘showing contempt for Islam’ and harming ‘national unity’ after converting to Christianity An Egyptian man who converted to Christianity faces the death penalty after leaving Islam.As LifeSiteNews previously reported, Said Abdelrazek stands accused of promoting ideas and beliefs that are allegedly “harmful to national unity and social peace” as well as “showing contempt for Islam and challenging its fundamental principles.” However, human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Coptic Solidarity, report that he is...

The New York City mayor is aiming to end the Strategic Response Group, fulfilling a key campaign pledge. NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to unveil a plan for disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group as early as this week, according to three people with knowledge of the long-awaited announcement. In dissolving the counterterrorism and protest-response unit, the democratic socialist mayor would fulfill a key 2025 campaign pledge with the aim of mollifying an increasingly restive base. Mamdani’s plan is expected to involve nixing the SRG and potentially replacing it with a new civilian unit...