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Jill Biden is sending America a valentine, unveiling her annual heart-filled nod to Valentine’s Day with a massive outdoor display at the White House. The first lady has made a tradition of getting in the lovey-dovey spirit by revealing an installation on the morning of the warmhearted holiday. The display on the White House’s North Lawn revealed Wednesday includes a wooden red envelope with the message “To America With Love…” written on it. Another greeting says, “Happy Valentine’s Day 2024, XOXO Jill,” while a third wooden piece features a pink image of the White House surrounded by hearts. Some giant...

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, stores are relying on procrastinating romantics to make a last-minute dash in stores and online to help clear out the supply of the special-occasion candy. If you’re among them, don’t be fooled by the smorgasbord of cutely packaged candy adorned with hearts and cupids in all shades of rosy hues. Those sweet treats might leave a bitter taste if you do some math on how much more you’re paying for them. Some special Valentine’s Day editions of popular candies, such as Sour Patch Kids, Jolly Ranchers and Haribo appear to be priced higher than the...

~For the last month, even as his trial has chuntered along in America's diseased and depraved capital city, Mark has maintained Sundays as an oasis. So he has continued to celebrate, as he has done for almost two decades at this time each week, the great enduring love songs of the last century - because the fundamental things apply even as the decades roll by in the dank septic tank of DC "justice". So, on this Sunday before St Valentine's Day, here is the all-time great Valentine love song - as featured on one of Mark's Serenade Radio shows, here...

BLACKWOOD, N.J. (KYW) - A New Jersey animal shelter is giving scorned partners a way to get back at their exes for Valentine’s Day while also helping to control the pet population. The Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center is offering to “neuter your ex” by naming a feral cat after them then having the cat spayed or neutered. The promotion’s tagline is “because some things shouldn’t breed.” The Blackwood shelter is asking for a $50 donation for the service. “It’s been really interesting to see what people have been sending in,” said Eric Schwartz, the shelter’s director of development. So...

Jill Biden is spreading the love once again this Valentine’s Day, sharing a message of kindness on the North Lawn of the White House. The first lady continued her tradition of presenting some eye-catching heart-filled décor to celebrate Feb. 14. Early on Tuesday morning, a massive “Valentine to the country” was installed on the North Lawn of the White House. Alongside illustrated versions of the Bidens’ furry family members, German Shepherd Commander and cat Willow, was a message: “Reach out with open hearts and helping hands this Valentine’s Day.”

We’ll assume you’ve recently had your heart broken if you plan to spend Valentine’s Day crying into a glass of red wine and watching Bridget Jones’ Diary while eating ice cream straight from the tub. Even if that isn’t your current plan, we’ve all had a bad ex at some point in our lives....... ..... The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting to all of your ex-partners who are living rent-free inside your head. The zoo will name a cockroach after your not-so-special someone for a pittance of USD$10 And if that isn’t a cold yet...

The pandemic has inspired many people to make big life changes. For Ashley Manning of Charlotte, North Carolina, COVID-19 was an opportunity to leave her job in pharmaceutical sales to become a stay-at-home mom. She even used her extra time at home to launch a small business, “Pretty Things by A.E. Manning.” The self-taught florist has always loved working with flowers and seeing the joy they bring to their recipients. She hoped to make just enough money to justify a babysitter while she worked, but the business turned out to be a bigger hit than she imagined. For years, she...

Lupercalia was an ancient pagan festival held each year in Rome on February 15. Although Valentine’s Day shares its name with a martyred Christian saint, some historians believe the holiday is actually an offshoot of Lupercalia. Unlike Valentine’s Day, however, Lupercalia was a bloody, violent and sexually charged celebration awash with animal sacrifice, random matchmaking and coupling in the hopes of warding off evil spirits and infertility. Romulus and Remus No one knows the exact origin of Lupercalia, but it has been traced back as far as the 6th century B.C. According to Roman legend, the ancient King Amulius ordered...

Chocolate, candy hearts and flowers for Valentine’s Day? So last year. If you’re looking to spice things up, the Science Museum of Western Virginia in Roanoke may have the perfect gift idea for you. The museum is bringing back “Hisses and Kisses,” a unique fundraiser that lets you name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after someone special. Whether you love them or loath them, it costs just $5 and comes with a personalized e-card. ”A lot of people will send them to their friends as a joke like this your exes name now, named after a cockroach and a lot of...

Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine lost his bid to become the mayor of Stamford, Conn. on Tuesday — and blamed the press for the loss citing all the “lousy” coverage. Democratic state Rep. Caroline Simmons appeared to win the race — though the Associated Press warned the contest was too tight to call and could be decided by outstanding absentee ballots. Vote totals and percentages were not immediately available from Connecticut officials because of a technical glitch that hit that state’s elections results website, NBC’s affiliate there reported.

Phil was a great radio host. He originally expressed concern about the vaccines, but toward the end regretted that he was not more explicitly pro-vax. Unfortunately he tried a bunch of the stuff that doesn't work (Ivermectin, Vitamin D, etc.) which . . . didn't work. Phil Valentine was 61 years old.

Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine has been hospitalized with COVID-19, according to his brother. “He is in the hospital in the critical care unit breathing with assistance but is NOT on a ventilator,” Mark Valentine said in a statement posted to Facebook on Thursday. “Phil would like for his listeners to know that while he has never been an ‘anti-vaxer’ he regrets not being more vehemently ‘Pro-Vaccine’, and looks forward to being able to more vigorously advocate that position as soon as he is back on the air, which we all hope will be soon,” he wrote.

The cold was our pride, the snow was our beauty. It fell and fell, lacing day and night together in a milky haze, making everything quieter as it fell, so that Winter seemed to partake of religion in a way no other season did, hushed, solemn. - Patricia Hampl Richard Savoie - Canadian pastellist Embrace the day, regardless of what it brings.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

Dinner, flowers and chocolates are now old school. Chef Benny Se Teo, known for co-founding the popular Western food chain Eighteen Chefs, is now venturing into a different type of business: 'hiring' services for you to impress your girlfriend this Valentine's Day. In his Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 10), he uploaded photos of him and a few people, dressed in stereotypical 'gang' attire complete with bloodied 'scars' and gold chains, along with a caption: "Hey guys ... I am available for hire on 14 February. You will be on date with your girlfriend ... suddenly i will come and...

NASHVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Do you have an “ex-Valentine” who may have outstanding warrants? The Nash County Sheriff’s Office says to give them their location and they will take care of the rest. The sheriff’s office says they are offering a “Valentine’s Day Weekend Special” in efforts to detain those who may be wanted by the department. “This Valentine’s Day Weekend Special starts off with a set of limited-edition platinum bracelets, free transportation with a chauffeur, a one-night minimum stay in our luxurious ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ accommodations, and this special is capped off with a special Valentine’s dinner,” the sheriff’s office said...

Flowers, candy, red hearts and romance. That's what Valentine's day is all about, right? Well, maybe not. The origin of this holiday for the expression of love really isn't romantic at all—at least not in the traditional sense. Father Frank O'Gara of Whitefriars Street Church in Dublin, Ireland, tells the real story of the man behind the holiday—St. Valentine. "He was a Roman Priest at a time when there was an emperor called Claudias who persecuted the church at that particular time," Father O'Gara explains. " He also had an edict that prohibited the marriage of young people. This was...

On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families. To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of...

Red Simple THE CHURCH HONORS, on this fourteenth day of February, the memory of the holy Priest Valentine, who suffered martyrdom towards the middle of the third century. The ravages of time have deprived us of the details of his life and sufferings; so that extremely little is known of our Saint. This is the reason of there being no Lessons of his Life in the Roman Liturgy. His name, however, has always been honored throughout the whole Church, and it is our duty to revere him as one of our protectors during the Season of Lent. He is...

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Today, February 14, is Valentine’s Day, the sacred day that intimate companions mark to celebrate their love and affection for one another. If you’re thinking about making a study of how couples celebrate this day, the Muslim world and the milieus of the radical Left are not the places you should be spending your time. Indeed, it’s pretty hard to outdo Islamists and “progressives” when it comes to the hatred of Valentine’s Day. And this hatred is precisely the territory on which the contemporary romance between the Left and Islamic Supremacism is formed. The train is never late: every year...