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Listening to the usual legacy media suspects, one might think 2025 was an apocalyptic wasteland of sorts -- an authoritarian fever dream brought on by the return of Donald J. Trump to the Oval Office. The reality looked very different. This past year was, in many ways, a pretty great and clarifying one. Let's take stock of what happened when our government remembered whom it serves, as well as what unfinished business remains as we flip the calendar. First, the obvious: Political sanity was restored to the nation's capital. After years of leftist elite-driven chaos -- wide-open borders, hyper-vindictive lawfare,...

Meanwhile, similar incidents of the police being targeted by fireworks were reported in Belgium and two youngsters died in an accident involving home-made explosives in Germany. At least two people were killed in the Netherlands in a string of violent incidents on New Year’s Eve that Dutch police are calling "unprecedented". In the southeastern city of Nijmegen, a 17-year-old was killed in an incident involving fireworks shortly after midnight but police have given no further details. And in the town of Aalsmeer south of the capital Amsterdam, a 38-year-old was killed in another incident involving fireworks which is still being...

2025 began with the devastating fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, which destroyed the homes of many in the industry and stymied production and livelihoods for others. Then there were the ups and downs of the theatrical box office — And, of course, there were the big industry shakeups. Just in this year, we saw the completion of the Paramount-Skydance merger followed by Paramount’s initial bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, and then the potential acquisition of Warner Bros.’ studios, HBO and HBO Max by Netflix. About the only thing I can predict with certainty is that 2026 is going...

Hay its a New Year, and the internet is still reletively anonymous. Have a New Year that is good and full of only good surprises, and easily manageable bad ones.

Troops, Veterans, Families, Allies, and FRiends.....The FReeper Canteen Presents.....HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!!Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing; Your Heart embrace Feeling. May Wounds become Wisdom; Every Kindness a Prism. May Laughter infect you; Your Passion resurrect you. May Goodness inspire your Deepest Desires. Through all that you Reach For, May your arms Never Tire.”-D. Simone Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops...

Henry's children wrote letters describing their father's enjoyment of writing Carrier Addresses for local newspapers. The 1819 Carrier's Address was found in the Adriance Library in Henry's hometown and identified by Henry's granddaughter as being by Henry. He writes of the Erie Canal and of the events in America and abroad, closing with the always present request for a tip for the hardworking postboy.

Newspapers in late 1700s/early 1800s were delivered by postboys on horseback. In the New Year's edition, there would often be a single page poem insert that summarized the news of the year in a humorous way. This was exchanged by the postboy with his customers for a tip. Henry Livingston, Jr., argued by his family to be the actual author of Night Before Christmas, wrote Carrier Addresses for a variety of New York newspapers from 1787 to at least 1823. The 1803 Political Barometer Carriers Address gives a brief overview of news after an introduction and before a request for...

✈️ Welcome aboard Flight #2025. We are preparing for an on-time departure into the New Year. Please make sure your Attitude and Actions are secured and locked in an upbeat and upright position. All self-destructive thoughts should be turned off at this time and remain off forever. Any negativity, hate, and discouragement must remain completely stowed. In the unlikely event we lose Altitude while under pressure, simply reach up and pull down a Prayer. Prayers will automatically activate if you have Faith. With Faith, you will be able to assist other passengers. There will be NO BAGGAGE allowed on this...

Haven't heard anything at all about drones since the Las Vegas and New Orleans fiascos.....

In my younger days, I couldn’t imagine living in the year 2025. It sounded so futuristic. Still does. But here we all are…and still without the flying cars that Popular Mechanics promised were just around the corner back in 1969. In elementary school, our teacher once gave us an assignment to draw a picture of what the year 2000 would look like. If I recall, mine included big satellite dishes on homes. I have no idea what I thought they’d be used for — they just looked futuristic to me, and I assumed they’d have a very important purpose. Now...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Several communities across the Great Lakes region are preparing to be blasted by feet of snow as winter weather moves in just as millions of people across the U.S. ring in 2025. Numerous communities along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario have been placed under either Winter Storm Watches or Lake-Effect Snow Warnings as the region once again gets set to dig out from under feet of snow after a brief pause in the treacherous weather conditions. The Winter Storm Watches stretch from Ohio to New England and include cities like Cleveland and Syracuse and Watertown in New...

VIDEOAll night we kept going up and then down then up and then down. Here is a sample when we were $1 down. Normally when we lose our entire $20 we initially put into the slots we stop but it was February 10, Chinese New Year, so I "splurged" with an extra buck into the slots and... we were up again! The problem was that even though we hit a bunch of lucky spins they did not yield much. At the end of the evening we lost our $20 but, hey, we had fun with that whole Chinese New Year...

In this 2024 year, who knows what to expect in our EXPONENTIAL deteriorating and lawless day, but in it all, we know WHO we are expecting and looking for with great joy (John 14:3, 1 Thes. 4:13-18, 1 John 3:1-4))! Beloved, daily bombardments from this demonic world seek to rattle and destroy the faith of the men and women of Almighty God (John 16:33; Eph. 6:10-12, 1 Peter 5:8). It is so easy to look inwardly and subjectively and see ourselves as poor wretched victims. It is sad to say that many blood brought children of Almighty God in Christ...

A major Massachusetts healthcare system is kicking off the new year with mask mandates for some staffers in their facilities. As of January 2, 2024, healthcare staff that interacts directly with patients will now be required to mask up. According to an October 31 press release from Mass General Brigham, respiratory illness season officially starts when over 1.9 percent of patients “presenting to emergency departments or outpatient clinics have symptoms of respiratory illness.” However, when that percentage reaches 2.85 percent, certain mask mandates automatically go into place.

Palestinian terrorists rang in the New Year on Sunday evening by firing a large barrage of rockets at Israeli cities at midnight, in a statement of defiance against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) advance deep into the Gaza Strip. According to the Cumta Telegram channel, which tracks Israel’s Red Alert system, the barrage targeted the cities along the corridor from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, just seconds after 12:00 a.m.

In three days and a few hours, we ring in 2024. In New York City, as per tradition, there will be an event in Times Square, including the famous "ball drop." But this year, things are liable to be different. The NYPD is mustering what strength it has left, and there's a report that Mayor Eric Adams is "sure" pro-Palestinian protestors will try to disrupt the event. He's not wrong about the disruption part. He is wrong about the "pro-Palestinian" part.Mayor Eric Adams said he is “sure” pro-Palestinian protesters will try to interrupt the New Year’s Eve ball drop in...

Each point that follows merits a book-length treatment, and some are receiving that, but in as few words as possible, here’s 2022-in-review: 1. Fauci (“I am the science”) continues perpetrating greatest crime against humanity in history by non-stop pushing his experimental vaccine for all, forbidding use of therapeutics. 2. His history of malfeasance had been chronicled previously by RFK Jr’s 2021 book The Real Anthony Fauci. Best-seller was no. 1 on Amazon but, strangely, received no reviews in major media. 3. Fauci struck by amnesia. Deposed by state attorney generals in spring 2022, and released in November 2022, when asked...

(pdf) Bipartisan Select Committee on the strategic competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Strategic Production Response Act (pdf) Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act (pdf) Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act (pdf) Tough-on-crime resolution (pdf) Border Safety and Security Act (pdf) Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act (pdf) No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (pdf) resolution (pdf) that would condemn attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches

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Merry Christmas everyone! May God have mercy on us this coming year and relieve of us evil leadership. Turn back to God this year and live for Him. We will be blessed.