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What is a cult? What isn't a cult? Reverend Jim Jones and his Marxist-Leninist People's Temple at the intersection of Jesus and Lenin one example. Jones fancying himself a bit of both seemed to fit the description once the "Kool Aid was passed" and innocent people were gunned down in Guyana back in 1978. In the Conservative Christian subculture I experienced a doctrinal clarity that meant questioning other religious groups from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to the Seventh Day Adventists not to mention Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims. Then there was the Unification Church of Reverend Moon...

Lita Grey would have turned 115 years old today. If she had lived long enough. She didn't. But she survived marriage to Charlie Chaplin. Read what this babe said about his sense of humour here ........

The Kennedy family wasn't and isn't perfect but it was always above the likes of the Biden family and the Clinton family. Joseph Junior died as a pilot in a fighter plane in WW2 and both RFK and JFK served as best they could for freedom in that conflict. RFK Junior is now one of the best voices world wide against the trashing of human rights in ridiculous nanny state lockdown responses to Covid-19. In Australia, the freedom movement is very small but its leaders are precious, courageous people standing up against huge odds where PC stupidities dominate all major...

The official anniversary of the Yellow Vests protest is November 17, 2018 and there were observances on Thursday including this one in Paris at a replica of New York's Statue of Liberty... The protests began in response to the decision of the government of President Emmanuel Macron to raise gasoline taxes in France as a means of fighting "climate change"... The issue of the "Ocean Viking" migrants continued this week... On Friday the notion of electricity being cut in France starting in January was unveiled... And from Paris today live video from the Yellow Vests protest. A large crowd in...

The votes trickle out in Arizona with all counties those leaning Democrat and Republican still holding and releasing votes from time to time... A reliable source indicated earlier this week that the rural counties weren't going down without a fight and that is the indication tonight as Cochise County's Board of Supervisors... "the corrupt and highly political Justice Department just appointed a super radical left special counsel better referred to as a special prosecutor..." President Trump reacting tonight in Mar-a-Lago To The Biden Administration Justice Department's Announcement Of A Special Counsel To Probe Him... Colorado's Third Congressional District Race Democrat...

I believe in gender equality when it comes to nearly all human rights. Sometimes women will do some things better than men. For instance I believe that women are often better at being empathetic (with their inbuilt capacity to function as mothers) where as men are often better at being strong and resolute (as potential fathers and protectors of women). This is a generalisation which has exceptions not a universal truth. Margaret Thatcher was an amazingly strong, resolute woman and Donald Trump, at his best, turned empathy for a forgotten people into a presidency and represented those forgotten people against...

Dear America I am disappointed. Surprised and disappointed. Yesterday was a litmus test for your intelligence and you failed. 72% of voters said they felt the country was going in the wrong direction and still you voted to stay the course. Many of us tried to help you. We tried to help you understand what was at stake and how to set the country on a better path but you chose to ignore us. It's baffling. I never understood why people would vote against their better interests. But you did. What did you vote for? You voted for violent crime....

"The Democrats that run Pennsylvania have just stated that Pennsylvania may not have a final Vote Count for MANY days..." President Trump On Social Media Today 11/7/2022 The worlds richest man and prominent producer of electric cars expressing his preference for a Republican Congress following tomorrow's elections. Elon Musk's "endorsement" reminds us that while Americans are voting "world leaders" in Egypt at the "climate summit" are plotting a future world with electric cars in it. "Cooperate or perish" as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres put it today... Musk knows he can't sell his product unless he has favor with Americans who...

Even as President Emmanuel Macron's executive power was again used to push through a budget opposed by a majority of the National Assembly Macron's minority faction found an issue to distract from its heavy-handed approach to passing laws. "Racism" A debate about a migrant boat in the Mediterranean and whether France should help the migrants distracted when a National Rally member of the National Assembly, Gregoire de Fournas interrupted a speech by a LFI (Left) Deputy who is black... Meanwhile increasingly empty shelves in French supermarkets... Yellow Vests on the street in Paris Saturday afternoon... New leadership for the National...

As political forces ostensibly opposed to President Emmanuel Macron failed to use their majority to censure his government this week Macron pushed forward advocating for "reform" of pensions in France as a means to cut government spending. Appearing on "France 2" government television Wednesday Macron was adamant that a mechanism must be found to spend less money on pensions by raising the retirement age or by negotiating larger worker contributions to France's pension system. Macron signaling that he might not push the retirement age all the way from 62 to 65 if people are willing to pay more for pensions......

Since we started burning fossil fuels on a widespread, global scale, the number of people killed by natural disasters has gotten smaller, not biggerBy Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)September 28, 2020Since we started burning fossil fuels on a widespread, global scale, the number of people killed by natural disasters has gotten smaller, not bigger.Does this mean that we have fewer natural disasters now than in the past?No.Instead, what it means is that the huge amount of wealth that we have created by burning fossil fuels has made us better able to withstand natural disasters.This chart shows the number...

In the 1990's Italian politics was revolutionized with the rise to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi, who once called himself a Socialist and supported the Socialist Party, rebranded himself as leader of Forza Italia (Forward Italy). He took the name from a soccer team. Berlusconi swept to victory gaining control over public media in addition to the private media already under his tutelage. His huge victory followed corruption scandals that engulfed the existing political parties in Italy. Berlusconi had his day and his following for more than 15 years. Meanwhile his enemies used the legal system against him...

The Left in France's National Assembly facing allegations that two men in its ranks were involved in violence against women. The charges caused Adrien Quatennens of the LFI Party to step down from his leadership role and Julien Bayou to be suspended from his leadership role in the Greens. The media slamming of the "Left" continued later in the week with attention drawn to "Left" leader Jean-Luc Melenchon touching the cheek of a reporter the notion of violence presented. Meanwhile the French have been polled on pension reform by Elabe for BFM-TV. This follows President Emmanuel Macron's intention to broach...

Recently, the entitled, affluent, white residents on Martha's Island narrowly avoided a disaster of epic proportions. Apparently, 50 (that's f-i-f-t-y) illegal aliens were FedExed by Governor DeSantis to the enclave of the rich and famous. Panic and a mass meltdown ensued. Prior to their unwelcome arrival on the island, the Emergency Alert System (ELS) was initiated to warn residents of the impending invasion. Doors were locked, windows shuttered and beloved pets were rushed to safety. Terrified residents immediately fled to the safety of their panic rooms where they were forced to eat caviar on stale Ritz crackers and drink tap...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on Friday signed and released here the Samarkand Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. The 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO also released a number of statements and documents on safeguarding global food security, international energy security, addressing climate change, and maintaining a secure, stable and diversified supply chain. The world today is undergoing global changes and has entered a new period of rapid development and major transformation, with the trend towards a multi-polar...

Flynn pointed to his own military experiences in his assessment, describing instances in which the U.S government had used information warfare against terrorist organizations such as ISIS and al-Qaeda. “One of the things that I do know about our government is our government’s ability to project, and our government’s ability to put together disinformation campaigns, psychological operations and psychological campaigns Flynn pointed to his own military experiences in his assessment, describing instances in which the U.S government had used information warfare against terrorist organizations such as ISIS and al-Qaeda. “One of the things that I do know about our government...

Lindell said he had amassed a team of “Some of the best lawyers in the country,” including Alan Dershowitz, Andrew Parker, Kurt Olson “amongst others.”“We are suing the United States government and the FBI. This isn’t just to get the phone back, this is my First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights were broken… We aren’t going to put up with this, we aren’t going to be the Gestapo like in Nazi Germany. We’re being proactive,” Lindell told Bannon. “I was on the phone with these attorneys, I said ‘no, I want to sue.’ … We have all the lawyers on...

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"Canadians are hurting and it is our job to transfer that hurt into hope And so I'm issuing a challenge to Justin Trudeau today. If you really understand the suffering of Canadians Mr. Prime Minister. If you understand that people can't gas their cars, feed their families or afford homes for themselves. If you really care commit today that there will be no new tax increases on workers and on seniors, none. New Conservative Party Leader Pierre Polilievre Speaks To Party Caucus Meeting In Ottawa 9/12/2022 His win a very convincing one in the mail-in ballot contest of Conservative Party...

This week President Emmanuel Macron trying to go around the opposition victory in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Macron starting a "National Council Of Renewal" with a Thursday meeting that brought together more than 40 people from various groups and local governments. Issues including climate change and aging discussed all without any opposition politicians to question the presuppositions of Macron on the issues. Saturday September 10th promoted as an important day of protest in Paris and Yellow Vests have again gathered in the city. The video showing the Yellow Vested protesters was taken down shortly after it was put...