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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called for all Hispanics residing in the United States to vote against Republicans, saying "they are a corrupt, inhumane, and hypocritical party. They say they are for freedom, yet they actively harass the entrepreneurs who facilitate the movement of people and merchandise across this border. Now, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) is calling for US troops to enter Mexico and kill these entrepreneurs." Graham defended himself by pointing out "I've been a leading proponent for getting our troops to engage in the fighting in Ukraine to help preserve their borders, but people have criticized me...

“The Woman--and the Man--at the Well” (John 4:5-30, 39-42) Acceptance is a big idea in our culture these days. Every weird subgroup wants to be accepted as normal. More than that, they demand to be celebrated and approved, even if what they’re proud of is really something to be ashamed of. And if you don’t approve, if you don’t celebrate them, then you are a bigot and some sort of “-phobe,” and you need to be canceled. So the challenge is how to accept people in love without approving of what they’re doing that’s wrong. And our Gospel reading today...

Testifying with Michael Shellenberger before a House Subcommittee was one of the more surreal experiences of my life. I expected serious attacks and spent a nervous night before preparing for them. Then the hearing began, and an episode of Black Adder: Congress broke out. The attacks happened, but it was more farcical horror and a parade of self-owns that made me more sad than upset. The Democrats made it clear they were not interested in talking about free speech except as it pertains to Chrissy Teigen, seemed to suggest a journalist should not make a living, and finally made the...

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Small arms, ATGMs, MANPADS, loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles, trailers and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When the...

VIDEOWatch CBS News reporters in March 2021 openly scoff at the claim by Jacob Chansley, aka Shaman, that he prayed in the Senate chamber on January 6, 2021. As recently released J6 video has finally revealed, Chansley did pray in the Senate for the Capitol Police who gave him a peaceful tour of the Capitol and helped him enter the Senate.

The last execution in Ukraine apparently took place on this date in 1997 — and bizarrely, nobody even seems sure of exactly who enjoyed this unwelcome distinction. This was post-Soviet Ukraine under Leonid Kuchma, a man in no way renowned for his excessive regard for human dignity. But Kuchma was keen on integrating with Europe, and that meant appeasing western Europe’s human rights sensibilities. Ukraine joined the Council of Europe in 1995, a move that required it to abolish the death penalty. But executions — by means of the old Soviet method, a single gunshot to the back of the...

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) got caught in Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen’s bear trap, the trap set when Bernanke/Yellen kept interest rates 25 basis points for too long (from December 2008 through December 2015) and then raising rates only once during Obama’s Presidency, only to raise rates 8 times after Trump was elected President. Then Covid struck in early 2020 and Powell dropped rates to 25 basis points again until inflation struck and Powell started raising rates at the fast pace in history. Crucially, the Federal Reserve pinned interest rates at unprecedented lows. And, in a radical shakeup of its...

No sooner had we forgiven Jane Fonda for her sins of many years ago than she gives fresh reason to condemn her. Today on The View–my God, does someone actually watch that show?–she suggested that pro-lifers should be murdered:(embedded video)One of the View’s hosts hurried to assure the audience that Fonda was kidding, but Jane herself remained mute. Subsequently, she beat a retreat:“While women’s reproductive rights are a very serious issue and extremely important to me, my comment on The View was obviously made in jest,” Fonda told Fox News Digital in a statement. “My body language and tone made...

When an Ivy League school breaks with its storied past by introducing a degree for nontraditional students, the relevance for other institutions of higher learning can’t be overlooked. In 2016, the University of Pennsylvania created such a program, leading to the B.A.A.S. (Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences). The motivation for the change, according to Dean Steven Fluharty of the School of Arts & Sciences, was the recognition that working adults and other under-served students possessed valuable knowledge and skills that might be useful in a current or future career. All that was needed was the opportunity to demonstrate the...

Naomi Wolf has condemned the distortions by Democrats over January 6 and apologised to conservatives for believing the lies. What A Babe !!!!!!!!! Spread The Word.

Last week I warned that it already felt like a recession in Silicon Valley, where Patagonia fleece vests are practically the corporate uniform for founders and venture capitalists alike. Now the chill in the California air is clear to everyone. The questions now revolve around how long “tech winter” lasts and how far it spreads as contagion from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse becomes a real concern. Will this be another Lehman Brothers meltdown threatening the entire system or just another of the long line of banks that hit a pain point and required regulators to intervene? The Fed itself...

On February 28th, the Supreme Court heard arguments on President Biden’s plan to extinguish an estimated $400 billion in student debt. Biden deserves credit for highlighting a debilitating federal program in desperate need of reform. His proposal, however, would make the problem far worse, not better. Any serious reform would force academic institutions to take some responsibility for the education they provide—and to show some responsibility to the many young Americans they induce to go deeply into debt. The problems run deep. American higher education has become a hollow bubble of an industry coasting on brand equity and past glory....

For two years, the videos from the January 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol were under the control of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). Only a small fraction of the 41,000 hours of video were ever shown to the American people. The claim that the events at the Capitol constituted a "violent and deadly insurrection" was endlessly repeated by members of Pelosi's hand-picked special committee and the majority of the mass media outlets. The new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) initiated a policy aimed at full disclosure of the rest of the videos. On Monday, March 6, the first small...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a novel idea as his administration continues to deal with thousands of migrants and illegal aliens being sent to the Big Apple: He wants residents to pay for at least some of them to attend college.That’s right.The money that the Empire State takes from its residents will go toward educating migrants seeking asylum, if Mayor Adams gets his way.The New York Post reported:Adams plans to provide as many as 100 migrants with 12 months of classes, room and board in upstate Sullivan County — and the project could continue indefinitely, The Post has...

Just hours from now Dutch farmers will rally against climate change cow gas rules in the capital city of The Hague. Dutch authorities putting obstacles in the way of the protest... White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemning "hateful and dangerous" attacks on LGBTQ people... In the South Pacific the outgoing President of Micronesia calling for the cutting of ties with China... In the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan there's been a cutoff of Armenian natural gas... Record levels of sexual assault allegations at US military academies last year... French political intrigue. There talk of a motion of censure... The...

It hasn’t been a good day for the banking industry. As our Senior Editor Joe Cunningham reported, Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by bank regulators. The 16th largest bank in the nation, and once a darling of tech industry, its downfall could be directly connected to the woes, layoffs, and setbacks in that very industry.Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a financial institution that focused primarily on investing in tech start-ups, has been taken over and shut down by federal regulators in one of biggest financial failures in history, and the biggest since the Global Financial Crisis over a decade ago.The...

A large group of teenagers ransacked a Chinese restaurant in Queens, New York the other night in a video now gone viral, with those affected by the wanton destruction lamenting the fact their city is falling apart by crime and that the criminal thugs who carried out the heinous acts will not face justice. The group of teens was still on the loose as of this writing. A dramatic video that first went viral on WeChat before later appearing on Twitter captured the large group of suspects leaving the destroyed restaurant. Chairs, tables, and pretty much everything that could be...

Update from Ukraine | Wagner Stuck in Bakhmut | Prygozhyn went to the ruzzian Black List https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECpiWPRfHMw Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ ****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here: March 10, 2023 Invasion Day 378 – Summary The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-380-summary/ This is Militaryland Website recap of – February 2023 https://militaryland.net/news/website-recap-february-2023/

A newly-elected city commissioner in Florida couldn’t recall the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and had to be helped by the public to kick off her first commission meeting. Miami City Commissioner Sabina Covo, a Democrat, elected to the commission in a February 27 special election, was asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The problem is, she doesn’t know it.

We should all be absolutely horrified by what has happened to our society. Everywhere you look, people seem to be going completely and utterly nuts. Once upon a time, the crazy people were a very small segment of the population that could be easily ignored. But now the lunatics are literally running the asylum. If you doubt this, just look at our statehouses around the nation and the current crop of politicians that we have in Washington. Sadly, the truth is that the people that are representing us are a very accurate reflection of what we have become as a...