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Atlantic magazine staff writer Robert F. Worth should be given credit for his in-depth reporting on the scene from the island of the economic devastation in Cuba as the result of decades of Communist oppression and mismanagement as you can see in his Monday story, "The Collapse of Cuba." In fact his reporting appears to be quite truthful to the extent he revealed a very painful truth about himself. Namely that he allows his TDS to take hold of him to the extent as to appear utterly ridiculous.He could have easily ignored (or misreported) the fact that during the entire...

US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton speaks of 'lethal plotting efforts' by Iranian agents... "a planned terrorist act to kill our compatriots, our children, because of their skin color and religion they are given" ...French President Emmanuel Macron near the scenes of shooting attacks... Could the US attack Iran this weekend? "Absolutely" the word offered up... Ukrainian attack knocking out power to the city of Sevastopol... Two explosions in the Saudi capital with one attacking Houthi missile shot down... Fighting in southern Ethiopia killing nine people causing 2,500... At least seven killed, 34 wounded when gunmen opened fire at...

The announcement of the scheduled December 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan for his "Fort Hood" murder of 13 people and wounding of another 32 in 2009 has inspired Al Qaeda "to avenge this unwarranted slaying of a righteous Muslim. If the US dares to go through with this evil deed we will respond in kind by abducting Americans, killing them, and showing the video of their deaths to the world." "Trump may think that executing Hasan for successfully carrying out a jihad attack on infidels will deter us from our goal of conquering the world for Allah,...

[Catholic Caucus] The Modernist Gospel of Lived Experience: Rome Rediscovers the Heresy Condemned by St. Pius X At Leo XIV’s Vatican, theology is now said to emerge from people’s experiences. St. Pius X exposed this inversion of Catholic faith 119 years ago.The Modernists Are Finally Saying It Out LoudSometimes the Modernists make their intentions so obvious that one wonders why they bother dressing them up in theological jargon.During the October 14 Vatican press conference marking the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, Fr. Stanislaus Chu Ilo, a Nigerian theologian at DePaul University, offered this remarkable explanation of the theological revolution currently...

In 2025 the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recommended that tax dollars going to USAID were of no benefit to the US. Later the Trump Administration cut those subsidies. Since then, eight leftist governments in Latin America have been ousted by elections favoring free-market oriented governments. The countries in which this occurred include Ecuador, Bolivia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Columbia and Brazil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called these trends "encouraging. It was shameful that prior administrations were covertly propping up regimes that were oppressing their own people, wrecking their economies with socialist nostrums, and actively expressing their enmity...

The narrowly averted hijacking of Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel inspired Al Qaeda to call for more copycat hijackings. A public statement issued by the terrorist organization pointed out that "it has been 25 long years since the 2001 triumph of taking down the twin towers in New York City showed what courage and self-sacrifice could accomplish against the evil American empire. Hamam al-Hammami showed that a single man could have succeeded in crashing a major airline craft. If he had chosen a softer target than a plane carrying so many battle-hardened Israelis he most...

With estimates of the annual toll on taxpayers for welfare fraud now estimated to exceed $250 billion, an outraged President Trump is demanding that "Congress enact a law mandating prison sentences for individuals who are stealing this money from hard working Americans. I think if you steal from the American people, you should go to prison and for a long period of time. And the more you steal, the longer you'll stay in that prison." "In addition, if a state or local politician knows about fraud and has the ability to stop it, but does nothing about it, they should...

[Catholic / Devotional Caucus] The Conversion of Two Death-Row Prisoners (1944) Editor’s Note: These two conversion stories have been taken (and edited) from the booklet, The Miraculous Medal, by the Militia Immaculata of Traditional Observance.The Conversion of Claude NewmanClaude Newman, an African American man, was born in 1923 in Arkansas, but lived most of his life with his beloved grandmother, Ellen, in Mississippi. In 1939, she married a man named Sid Cook, who soon became abusive toward her – which deeply angered Claude. In 1940, Claude began working as a farmhand on a local plantation where Sid had been born...

Judge P. Kevin Castel for the Southern District of New York ruled that "any ICE arrest of a person who enters the country without legal authorization that doesn't occur at the scene of the commission of the crime is arbitrary and capricious." Judge Castel rejected the government's "argument that an arrest policy, or absence of an arrest policy, is beyond judicial review because the place of an arrest is left entirely to the discretion of the agency." Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin called the ruling "absolutely bonkers. In essence, the Judge is saying that unless a criminal...

Charles Murr on one of Spain's most-watched podcasts: "John Paul I died two hours after trying to remove Baggio" In the United States, for months now Catholic priests have been appearing on the country’s major podcasts—those that draw millions of viewers far removed from the Church and accustomed to uncut conversations lasting three or four hours. The exorcist Chad Ripperger has been on former soldier Shawn Ryan’s show twice, in March and in July, to discuss possessions, the Antichrist, and the diabolical attack on the family. In September, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, former prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, devoted two...

US District Judge David Leibowitz dismissed a case against Florida non-citizen resident Chelsea Cox for voting in the 2020 election on the grounds that "under the US Constitution each state has the right to decide who will be allowed to vote in elections. Article I, Section 4 explicitly states that 'The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.' There is no requirement regarding citizenship mentioned. Therefore it is my ruling that the federal government lacks the authority to prosecute Ms. Cox for illegally voting. The authority...

Apple filing a lawsuit against "Open AI"... Trump speaking with Saudi ruler Crown Prince... Iran's Foreign Ministry contradicting US President...repeated US violations...will be met with reciprocal action... US is demanding Iran make public statements... US sanctions on Iran piling up... Kiev under Russian attack late tonight... In the UK an arrest...murder of former MP and cabinet minister Ann Widdecombe... This evening a nationwide power blackout in Cuba... Venezuela death toll from the double earthquakes...4,118... official casualty count of the Iran War updated with one additional... group of US senators reaching agreement with the White House on tightening sanctions against Russia......

The lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell thinks President Trump is likely to pardon her... The US Air Force meeting its recruiting goal...2026 fiscal year five months ahead... The US extending its easing of sanctions on Russian oil... "The US President has made seven claims in the span of one hour, all seven of which are false" Iran's Parliament Speaker... President Trump speaking of ending ten wars... Meeting in Havana...US State Department officials...grandson of former Cuban ruler... ...judge in Los Angeles ruling that actor Alec Baldwin can be sued... White House upbeat...meeting with the CEO of AI creator "Anthropic"......

"we need to destroy the Iranian axis...this is what stands before us in the coming year, which could be a historic year for the security of Israel... demand two basic qualities: Unity in moments of crisis, and determination in every moment" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speaks To Israel's Military Leaders September 2025 On Need To "Destroy Iranian Axis"... "I also want to thank our troops for the masterful job they did in the country of Venezuela in a matter of minutes. That hit was quick, lethal violent" President Trump Invokes US Special Forces Op That Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas...

France's official reaction to the Iran War is one of opposition to Iran's nuclear program and its human rights record... On Friday the European Commission unilaterally and provisionally implementing the MERCOSUR trade deal vehemently opposed by French farmers. The deal will allow France to be flooded with agricultural products from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay... A tweaking of the French cabinet this week the departure of the Minister of Culture Rachida Dati... A diplomatic standoff this week between French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and US Ambassador Charles Kushner. The row over US government social media posting in the name...

"we need to destroy the Iranian axis...that is what stands before us in the coming year, which could be a historic year for the security of Israel"- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speaking To Israel's Military Leadership on Monday September 22, 2025... Israel Attacking Iran In What Is Being Called A Joint US-Israeli Operation. Assassination Strikes Carried Out In Central Tehran To Kill Top Iranian Leaders. Israel's Mossad Spy Agency Calling On Iranians To: "return Iran to its glorious days"....

New Mexico Department of Justice opening an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's... Five people killed in three separate avalanche... California Governor Democrat Gavin Newsom endorsing legislation to ban social media for under... Three more killed in the latest US military... Ukrainian cruise missile attack deep inside Russia...11 people wounded... "Your tariff taxes wreaked havoc on farmers...I demand a refund of $1,700 for every family..."...Illinois Governor J.N Pritzker...letter to President... White House leaking out the notion...Trump is open to some sort of "compromise" with Iran... Trump Administration rolling back emissions rules for coal-fired power plants... US and Chinese warplanes were in a...

“Wokeness” is often seen as the product of radical Marxism imported to America from Europe. In fact, “woke” is a capitalist phenomenon that emerged in the U.S., which exported it to the vassals of its empire. The least woke places in Europe are represented by the former Soviet bloc; the most woke places are those most closely tied to the U.S., such as the UK and Germany, which is still under military occupation. All the woke prerequisites—mass immigration, feminism, equality laws, etc.—are the inevitable fruits of capitalism. It pretends to make individuals “sovereign” after drawing them into the labor pool,...

Reporting from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ezra contrasts Switzerland’s treatment of unaccredited journalists with Canada’s growing hostility to free expression. The World Economic Forum in Davos is one of the most heavily secured gatherings on earth. It hosts all the "masters of the universe", oligarchs, bureaucrats, bankers, and political elites who believe they should run the world. Yet despite the intense security, there is one refreshing thing that stands out. The Swiss police actually respect the free press and don't succumb to credentialism. For example, a few conferences ago, Ezra recounts that while passing through a police checkpoint...

Newsdump Alert: A "Very Clever Cyber Attack' Disrupts... Newsdump Update: UN Secretary General Calls On Nations Around The World Not To Be Intimidated By Israel... "Submit yourselves then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up" James 4:7-10... Your host with you again seeking media excellence and coming clean by...