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It was a rather dreary October afternoon in 2011 when I turned to my computer to watch a rough cut of Jefferson’s Secret Bible, a documentary for the Smithsonian cable television channel. I was the Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the film was about the conservation of a precious artifact, a book known as the “Jefferson Bible” that would soon go on display at the National Museum of American History. After his retirement to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson had carefully cut out selected passages from Greek, Latin, French and English versions of the Bible, then pasted them in four...

For Americans who follow the Russian-Ukrainian war, the past few months must look very strange. In the first half of summer, the story from Kyiv – and the many western media outlets that repeated it – was that Ukraine was winning. Then, not long after the NATO summit in July, Kyiv announced it lacked the interceptors to prevent a winter disaster. The country needed 300 missiles to survive, we were told. Even if these 300 missiles arrive, they are unlikely to protect a country as large as Ukraine from the sheer volume of Russian ballistic attacks and glide-bomb strikes. Now...

Two hundred thirty-eight former staffers for the former Republican standard-bearers John McCain, Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, and George H.W. Bush have signed an open letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. The letter makes reference to similar letters from the 2020 campaign, wherein former Romney, McCain, and Bush (43) staffers endorsed the former Vice President Joe Biden over then-President Donald Trump.The signatories of the open letter vary in their former political roles. The signatories include everyone from former McCain Chiefs of Staff Mark Salter and Chris Koch to miscellaneous former interns. The open letter attacks...

On Thursday, absentee Florida Governor and losing 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a campaign event in Tampa, Florida, and only managed to attract about 50 supporters.Can't believe I made it in to the Ron DeSantis rally today! Been camped out front since last night. I hope he can sign my poster. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/21tZkgKzaQ — Kev Posobiec (@KevinPosobiec) October 5, 2023Compare that to leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump’s rally turnout of over 75,000 supporters in Pickens, South Carolina in July.Max cropping the empty area behind from the frame. Sad that there was only 50 people...

North Korea says that US Army Private Travis King wants refuge after he crossed the border recently... The Russian military in Syria saying that two US warplanes came dangerously close to Russian aircraft in Syria... In Libya heavy fighting between militias in the capital city of Tripoli... Russian President Vladimir Putin urging a peaceful resolution to the dispute between African nations over the recent military coup in Mali... (Updated) In Argentina the fall of the peso continues today following yesterday's devaluation... The markets today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 361.24 points or 1.02 percent. The NASDAQ down 157.28 points...

The teaching about the "God Of My Understanding" began with the message conveyed in churches when I was young including a United Methodist Church in my hometown some 60 years ago... And out in Cape Girardeau, Missouri a young Rush Limbaugh III began his connection with the Centenary United Methodist Church in his youth in the 1950's.... The Woke World Bank Cuts Off Uganda... Are social media posts death sentences? Have FBI agents decided they are James Bond 007's that they have a "License To Kill"? I took a long trip "across the fruited plain" this week and some observations.....

There Was More Truth In The Vietnam War Than The Ukraine War As I See It "At least Walter Cronkite was able to tell us how many died by government estimate each week during the Vietnam War..." Liberal Democrats Want To Fuel The War In Ukraine-New CNN Poll... Russia is so bad what a country prosecuting and persecuting political opponents heck they don't that here in the USA... The Bankruptcy Of Our Nation The Bankruptcy Of Our Leaders... The credit rating of the United States is downgraded and our leaders live in denial... And they distract us with a crank...

Tensions this week over Niger the former French colony that is a source of uranium for France's extensive network of nuclear power plants and home base for 1,500 French soldiers.... France's top political leaders remain highly unpopular. An Elabe poll this week for Radio Classique showing President Emmanuel Macron with the trust of only 29 percent of those 18 and older polled...

"it's not fair...it's not legal...it's criminalization of political speech" President Trump speaking at... A Russian tanker was attacked in the Kerch Strait tonight... Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer proposing a plan to incorporate the right to use paper money... Six former Mississippi police officers entering guilty pleas to federal civil rights charges... A day of mourning declared in the nation of Georgia after a deadly landslide... Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria want the US-led military coalition to take a clear stand on Turkish drone attacks... The United Nations human rights agency pulling out of Uganda... "It is election interference & the...

Russian air defenses active early Friday morning in Crimea... Two US Navy sailors arrested accused of providing sensitive information to China... The United States said to be considering putting armed troops on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz... "This is a very sad day for America" President Trump speaking in Washington D.C. late this afternoon. Trump spoke after appearing in federal court... In Sweden mass arrests with 55 injured including three police officers. It happened during violent disturbances.... Explosions reported near a US military base in northeastern Syria...Five civilians wounded during Turkish shelling in Kurdish areas...Turkish forces killing three...

When prominent conservatives called for a boycott of Bud Light earlier this month, after it partnered with transgender Tiktok influencer Dylan Mulvaney, former President Donald Trump remained uncharacteristically tight-lipped. … Indeed, Real Clear Politics noted that Trump is "MIA" on the boycott, ignoring repeated requests for comment from the outlet on the topic. … The Independent was the first to report on financial disclosures showing that Trump is an investor in the company that produces Bud Light. Trump's most recent 101-page disclosures form, which was filed with the Federal Election Commission on April 14, shows that Trump owns between $1...

Iraq and other mostly Muslim countries denouncing the latest Quran burning in a Scandanavian country... Air raid warnings in nine different areas of Ukraine tonight... The Russian military in Syria says that US-led coalition forces there... Texas Governor Greg Abbott says there will be a legal fight over buoys in the Rio Grande River... At least 15 dead and 1500 evacuated from raging forest fires in a mountainous region of Algeria... Meanwhile the forest fires on the Greek island of Rhodes being called "like a Biblical catastrophe"... The BBC apologizing to political activist-media host Nigel Farage for inaccurately reporting about...

Wow "Hey Loretta" a song written by a guy whose books like "Where The Sidewalk Ends" adorned many a classroom I entered... (The Following May Be Disturbing) Naked Or Fully Clothed The Politicians Are Outraged What a world I live in politicians are outraged when women are naked and politicians are outraged when women are fully clothed. Can't we make up our minds people?... When it comes to naked or clothed the politicians go for the votes wherever they are. And the Liberal Capitalists win every time with "Climate" or whatever scheme they come up with... How about a Climate...

President Emmanuel Macron showing his commitment to the Ukraine War Against Russia at the NATO summit in Lithuania this week. Macron announcing delivery of long-range "Scalp" missiles to Ukraine... And the honored guest at Bastille Day festivities on Friday in Paris India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Macron hugging Modi as the Indian leader arrived at the Elysee Palace... In the National Assembly a National Rally (RN) Deputy called on the government to prosecute Left National Assembly members for being at last weekend's rally protesting the police ove the 2016 death of Adama Traore. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti saying the RN...

The US sending F-16 fighter jets to the Persian Gulf... "Joe Biden's decision to mobilize reserve forces proves that his reckless escalation in Ukraine is straining the US military to the point of disaster" That's part of President Trump's reaction... "Now rather than acknowledge failure, Biden admin prepares to sacrifice American lives too" That's some of Democrat Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr's... In Long Island, New York an architect is under arrest charged in three of 11 murder cases... Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declaring a state of emergency over high food prices and food shortages...' Israel scrapping a 40...

I'm grateful I don't have to live in the delusion of the past about some "Conservative Movement" that was on my side. I don't believe in "Artificial Conservatism" anymore I'm free. Back in the 70's religious broadcasting had preachers reading often from the George Will, James Kilpatrick and Bill Buckley columns. The "Conservative Movement" commentators in other words. On some of the religious and even secular radio stations there were 15-minute "Lifeline" commentaries funded by H.L. Hunt a Texas oilman. I was getting a message funded by the fossil fuel industry that told me it was "Conservative". Back in those...

A manhunt for an escaped murder suspect here in Pennsylvania... "I'm sure that Lindsey Graham knows this, but this would mean American troops on the ground in Ukraine. The American people will not stand by and allow our troops to go die in someone else's war" Reaction from Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert... Joe Biden with a statement today saying the US has destroyed... In Brazil today a deadly building collapse... The US Supreme Court taking up a Second Amendment case this fall... The British tabloid "The Sun" says that a BBC star presenter is accused of paying a teenager for...

Conflicting charges from the US and Russia about what's going on in the skies over Syria... A letter from Twitter threatening a lawsuit against competitor Meta over the newly launched "Threads" social media app... Authorities in Tunisia forcibly removing migrants from the port city of Sfax... Tonight in Israel the opponents of judicial reform protesting outside the homes of government ministers and blocking roads... An Israeli soldier killed in a terrorist attack in Samaria today... Dutch authorities arresting a man and his wife from Central Asia on terrorism charges... Pushing for Sweden to be accepted into NATO membership Secretary General...

The music wow Kelly Willard with a song I first heard in the summer of 1981 in my car as the legendary WGCB Radio in Red Lion (The First Amendment, "Red Lion" Case Involving The Fairness Doctrine) experimented with Contemporary Christian Music... Donald Trump Had It Right As President He Unleashed America's Economic Potential I posted something on Free Republic the other day in a thread concerning the comments of Liz Cheney about "idiots" being elected to office nowadays... Senators like Lindsey Graham who have kissed up to powerful people as US Senators enriching themselves becoming Fellatio Alger's deserve this...

No one wants nuclear war but the United States has destroyed the system designed to prevent it. That message from Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov... An Amtrak passenger train partially derailed around 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles... The Teamsters Union at United Parcel Service (UPS) says a strike is "imminent"... A gunmen killed near the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Also killed a Nepalese security guard.... At Fox New remaining workers on Tucker Carlson's staff losing their jobs... "It's hard to tell really. But he's losing the war in Iraq" Joe Biden's comments regarding Vladimir Putin today in...