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Understanding America: Is there a connection between faith and firearms? Gloria is 40 years old, a mother of five and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is also a gun owner. Gloria was one of the dozens of gun owners interviewed by two University of Kansas researchers, Abbie Vegter and Margaret Kelley, for a groundbreaking new study exploring the religious connection to gun ownership. “When asked about why she owned a gun,” the researchers write in “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Gun Ownership,” published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, “Gloria expressed a desire ‘to protect innocence.’ She related this back to the idea of the supernatural, sharing ‘I guess it goes back to good and evil. I would hope that I would always choose the good side, and sometimes that means that you’ve got to get rid of the bad guy.’” https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/12/3/21455886/america-faith-firearms-gun-control-gun-rights-gun-violence-evangelical-christian-gun-policy How the Normalization of Pedophilia Continues to Grow. The normalization of pedophilia continues to advance. From toys to animation, there is an attempt being made to make pedophilia more of a mainstream lifestyle choice. “A trend toward normalizing pedophilia is the latest manifestation of a dangerous understanding of human sexuality that has become more prevalent over the last 30 years.” This, according to a leading analyst of cultural trends, Carson Holloway, a political science professor at the University of Nebraska. https://drjohndegarmo.medium.com/how-the-normalization-of-pedophilia-continues-to-grow-cc7cd6483abf Epstein had ‘sex tapes’ of Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, witness claimed Jeffrey Epstein’s defence team sought to undermine the reliability of one of the witnesses against him by revealing she had claimed the billionaire had kept “sex tapes” involving prominent people, a new batch of unsealed documents has disclosed. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/08/epstein-sex-tapes-prince-andrew-bill-clinton-richard-branson-witness-claimed Corey Feldman says pedophilia is Hollywood’s ‘biggest problem’ — not #MeToo Corey Feldman wants the world to know: Pedophilia is “Hollywood’s biggest problem.” https://nypost.com/2020/02/06/corey-feldman-says-pedophilia-is-hollywoods-biggest-problem-not-metoo/ Controversial documentary An Open Secret reveals paedophilia in Hollywood A revealing new documentary about the sexual abuse of children within Hollywood is hoping to lift the lid off an alleged network that implicates major industry figures. An Open Secret, which was shown this week in an out-of-festival screening in Cannes, is a damning new film from Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg, who previously explored paedophilia within the Catholic church in Deliver Us From Evil. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/22/an-open-secret-documentary-reveals-paedophilia-in-hollywood

GOP Reps From Swing States Announce Plan To Have Biden Removed From Ballot Three swing state lawmakers intend to show Democrats just how true the old adage of “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” can be. Republican Reps. Aaron Bernstine of Pennsylvania, Cory McGarr of Arizona and Charlice Byrd of Georgia announced plans Friday to introduce legislation to have President Joe Biden removed from their states’ ballots. The move comes following the Colorado Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision Tuesday barring former President Donald Trump from appearing on their state’s ballot. The four judges were all appointed by Democratic governors. https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-reps-swing-states-announce-plan-biden-removed-ballot/ Full List of States Wanting to Kick Biden Off the Ballot Several Republican officials have voiced support for removing President Joe Biden from their state's ballot in the 2024 race after Colorado and Maine moved to challenge Donald Trump's candidacy in the GOP primary. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/full-list-of-states-wanting-to-kick-biden-off-the-ballot/ar-AA1mHrgk California Listed Among Top 5 States with Highest Vehicle Theft Rates in the U.S. Watch your ride: New research reveals that a staggering 1,001,967 vehicles were stolen in the US in 2022, with California ranking among the top five states with the highest rate of vehicle thefts overall. https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2023/04/17/california-listed-among-top-5-states-with-highest-vehicle-theft-rates-in-the-us/ California Could Soon Have Its Own Version of the Internet The Chinese internet is not like the internet in the rest of the world. More than 150 of the world’s 1,000 most popular internet sites are blocked in China, including Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Instead, domestic platforms like Baidu, WeChat, and Sina Weibo thrive. https://www.wired.com/story/california-could-soon-have-own-version-internet/ California’s Internet Censorship Office is Watching What You Say "Report misinformation," a flier from California's Office of Election Cybersecurity blares. Social media users are urged to report "misleading" materials to the Secretary of State's office. https://www.danielgreenfield.org/2021/01/californias-internet-censorship-office.html Here come the Trudeau food shortages Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cares so much about how the cost of food is affecting Canadians, he is threatening to bring in policies that will either raise grocery bills even more, or bring about shortages — or both. Remember spring 2020, with the empty shelves and lineups to get into the Superstore? Trudeau apparently does, and with fondness. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/carson-jerema-here-come-the-trudeau-food-shortages The Post Millennial is Right, Trudeau’s Attack on Canadian Farmers Will Raise Food Costs https://climaterealism.com/2023/11/the-post-millennial-is-right-trudeaus-attack-on-canadian-farmers-will-raise-food-costs/

Trump Store in Tombstone popular place for like minds The more people attack former United States President Donald J. Trump, the better business gets for Robert Scott. Scott manages the Trump Store in Tombstone. And the shop is doing a brisk business with visitors from not only across the U.S., but from all over the world, Scott said Friday. “A lot of people love Trump,” Scott said, a day before the three-year anniversary of the riot at the U.S. Capitol building that led to five deaths and the second impeachment of the sitting president. “They’re really here for the experience.” https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/tombstone/trump-store-in-tombstone-popular-place-for-like-minds/article_6d9a4f6a-ac24-11ee-b59e-cf0927151b27.html Shot Show Join us for the 2024 SHOT Show, located at the Venetian Expo + Caesars Forum. Experience 2,500+ exhibits, education and training sessions and plenty new networking opportunities. https://shotshow.org/schedule/ Animal Welfare in Rodeo Livestock There can be no question that rodeo has been in the crosshairs of animal extremist groups for years, and that they have made inroads to abolishing it in several states based on their “animal rights” agenda. They deliberately muddy the definition of animal welfare and animal rights. Animal welfare is not to be confused with animal rights. AVMA Defines Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights According to the American Veterinary Medical Board (AVMA), “Animal welfare is a human responsibility that encompasses all aspects of animal wellbeing, including proper housing, management, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment, responsible care, humane handling, and, when necessary, humane euthanasia. Animal rights is a philosophical view and personal value characterized by statements by various animal rights groups. Animal welfare and animal rights are not synonymous terms. The AVMA wholeheartedly endorses and adopts promotion of animal welfare as official policy; however, the AVMA cannot endorse the philosophical views and personal values of animal rights advocate when they are incompatible with the responsible use of animals for human purposes, such as food, fiber, and research conducted for the benefit of both humans and animals.” We at Western Justice want to share animal welfare practices from many western disciplines and will have a series of articles dedicated to each discipline and sport. https://cowboylifestylenetwork.com/animal-welfare-in-rodeo-livestock/

Boston’s ‘electeds of color’ party table posted by mayor Here’s the official photo of the no-whites-need-apply Christmas party at the Parkman House Wednesday night. By my count, the table includes one jailbird ex-con, at least three hacks who’ve been fined by the State Ethics Commission and one who’s been jammed up with OCPF. From left, clockwise: Rep. Samantha Montano; Rep. Russell Holmes (the organizer); Mrs. Holmes; fiance of lame duck City Councilor Ricky Ricardo Arroyo; Ricky Ricardo himself; Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden, who Arroyo tried to fix the 2022 election against with disgraced ex-US atty Rachael Rollins; Mrs. Hayden (woman in blue who covered her face going into Parkman House); City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune; Ayanna Pressley’s ex-con husband Conan Harris, strangely sitting at the head of the table instead of the mayor; Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins; retiring City Hall aide Juan Lopez; incoming city councilor and City Hall hack Enrique Pepen; Mayor Wu; Rep. Brandy Fluker-Oakley (the woman who put up her hoodie to avoid being identified as she walked into the time); unidentified random dude in white Michael Jackson hat; Rep. Chris Worrell and Sen. Liz Miranda. https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/15/bostons-electeds-of-color-party-table-posted-by-mayor/ Fairfax County School Board member sworn in on stack of pornographic books: 'Disgraceful' A member of the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia was sworn in earlier this week on a stack of pornographic books that have stoked outrage among parents who object to such material being used in public schools. Karl Frisch, a Democrat who serves as vice chair on the Fairfax County School Board and has pronouns in his X bio, opted to be sworn in Wednesday for his second term on books that reportedly included The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Lawn Boy, All Boys Aren’t Blue, Gender Queer: A Memoir, and Flamer. https://www.christianpost.com/news/fairfax-county-school-board-member-sworn-in-on-stack-of-porn.html California bill would give convicted murderers a chance to walk free from death row or life in prison A new California bill would let some of the state's worst criminals, murderers and serial rapists walk out of prison despite sentences of death or life without parole. The bill was written by state Sen. Dave Cortese and co-authors, including San Francisco's Sen. Scott Wiener, who wrote a prior bill that decreased the punishment for knowingly infecting someone with HIV. It would let some of the state's worst killers and rapists go free after serving 20 years, despite far longer sentences. https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-bill-give-convicted-murderers-chance-walk-free-death-row-life-prison

Rich Californians Are Leaving And Taking Their Tax Dollars With Them California’s population declined by about 75,400 in 2023, with a significant number of wealthy individuals leaving the state. This has led to a budget deficit and a substantial drop in tax revenues. Factors such as the cost of living, housing market, and remote work have contributed to people moving out of California https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/rich-californians-are-leaving-and-taking-their-tax-dollars-with-them/ar-AA1lXdDh Thieves Breaking Into An Unlocked Car Can't Be Charged With Burglary But Bill Could Change That A thief convicted of breaking into an unlocked vehicle may face anywhere from one to three years in county jail if a new bill becomes law. Currently, a thief who breaks into an unlocked car in California cannot be charged with burglary. Senate Bill 23 passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. It would create a new crime of "forcibly entering a vehicle with the intent to commit theft." Forcible entry would be defined as: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/unlocked-car-burglary-bill/ Canadians Flee The Country In The Fourth Highest Volume In 73 Years Canada may have record population growth but what happens if immigrants see the mass exodus of citizens? Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows Q3 2023 emigration, or reverse immigration, surged to an unusually high level. Canadians fled the country for a new home in such a large number, a 3 month outflow has only been larger 3 times in the past century. Yikes. Canada Sees 4th Largest Outflow of Residents In The Past 73 Years Canada is losing more and more residents to foreign countries. The latest data shows emigration rose 3% higher to 32,026 people in Q3 2023. That number is astronomical, and hard to appreciate just on its own. Over the past 73 years of data only three years have seen larger quarters—2016, 1967, and 1965. https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-flee-the-country-in-the-fourth-highest-volume-in-73-years/ THE NFA’S GUIDE TO BILL C-21 Bill C-21 was introduced in the House of Commons on February 16, 2021. The Bill is essentially a series of amendments to existing laws, most importantly the Criminal code and the Firearms Act, and, to a much lesser extent, other federal legislation. Here is an overview: Harsher maximum sentences for certain firearms related offences: The maximum sentence for the offences listed hereafter (when prosecuted by indictment) is increased from 10 years to 14 years: Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition in an unauthorized location (s. 95 CC) Possession of weapon obtained by commission of offence (s. 96 CC) Weapons trafficking (s. 99 CC) Possession for purpose of weapons trafficking (s. 100 CC) Importing or exporting knowing it is unauthorized (s. 103 CC) https://nfa.ca/the-nfas-guide-to-bill-c-21/

Here’s why 2024 could be the year student loan borrowers finally get forgiveness After the Biden administration’s gigantic setback at the Supreme Court over its sweeping student loan forgiveness plan, it almost immediately announced a new strategy to lower people’s debts. Borrowers could see that relief this year, experts say. However, far fewer people will benefit from the revised aid package, and the plan could be met with the same legal challenges as President Joe Biden’s first policy. Here’s what borrowers should know about student loan forgiveness prospects in 2024. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/02/why-2024-could-be-the-year-student-loan-borrowers-get-forgiveness-.html Biden is breaking the border on purpose — he wants mass amnesty The backlog of pending cases in the nation’s immigration courts has hit 3 million, as millions of border migrants have been released into the United States to seek asylum in the past three years. It’s a shocking figure, but just the latest example of President Biden’s efforts to break the immigration enforcement system, likely to force a massive amnesty he has long sought. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — among others — has accused former President Donald Trump of “gutting” the immigration system, but such claims are little more than projection. https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/opinion/biden-is-breaking-the-border-on-purpose-he-wants-mass-amnesty/ Hunter Biden: Could He Soon Be Pardoned? The younger Biden could someday be indicted and convicted of various alleged crimes pertaining to tax improprieties and possible lies on a federal gun application form. Official charges could be imminent, as federal investigators are likely finished with their probes into Hunter’s potential transgressions. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hunter-biden-could-he-soon-be-pardoned/ar-AA1aVi8n Most firearm deaths are suicides According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, 48,830 people were killed with a firearm in the US in 2021. Suicides were 54% of all firearm-related deaths that year, compared to 43% from homicides. The share of suicides was smaller for younger people. Suicides made up less than 40% of gun deaths for people ages 20 to 35, a share that was relatively constant throughout early adulthood. After 45, most gun deaths were suicides. By age 75, 94% of gun deaths were suicides. https://usafacts.org/data-projects/firearms-suicides 3 Methods Make Up Almost All Cases of Suicide in the U.S. Suicides in the U.S. hit an all-time high in 2022, according to data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 49,449 Americans took their own lives last year. These numbers aren’t merely mirroring population growth either. Since the turn of the century, the suicide rate in the U.S. has risen roughly 30%. Among Americans aged 10 to 24, suicide is now the second-leading cause of premature death. https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2023/08/21/3_methods_make_up_almost_all_cases_of_suicide_in_the_us_974122.html#!

The 1st North Americans were not who we thought they were For decades, we thought the first humans to arrive in the Americas came across the Bering Land Bridge 13,000 years ago. New evidence is changing that picture. During the last ice age, humans ventured into two vast and completely unknown continents: North and South America. For nearly a century, researchers thought they knew how this wild journey occurred: The first people to cross the Bering Land Bridge, a massive swath of land that connected Asia with North America when sea levels were lower, were the Clovis, who made the journey shortly before 13,000 years ago. According to the Clovis First theory, every Indigenous person in the Americas could be traced to this single, inland migration, said Loren Davis, a professor of anthropology at Oregon State University. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/the-1st-americans-were-not-who-we-thought-they-were Humans could have arrived in North America 10,000 years earlier, new research shows But some of the recent finds suggest that people made their way onto the continent much earlier. The discovery of human footprints in New Mexico, which were dated to around 23,000- years-old, is just one example, and Archaeologists have found evidence of coastal settlements in western Canada dating from as early as 14,000-years-ago. Fossilized footprints in White Sands National Park in New Mexico are now believed to be 23,000 years old, according to a new study. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/22/first-people-arrive-north-america/72004991007/ Lawyers in B.C. will be first in Canada required to study Indigenous issues, history, law society says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-law-society-lawyers-indigenous-1.5389177 High income taxes make B.C. less attractive and productive https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/high-income-taxes-make-bc-less-attractive-and-productive Income tax pushes B.C.'s surplus to $5B above estimate, finance minister says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ministry-of-finance-fiscal-update-2022-1.6664441 The Real Cost of Buying Luxury Cars in B.C. Personal Income Tax If you are purchasing a new luxury car, then you are most likely in the top tax bracket, and the income that you will use to fund the purchase is most likely being taxed in that top bracket. The top combined Federal and Provincial personal income tax rate in B.C. is 53.50% on income in excess of $220,000. https://www.dmcl.ca/between_sheets/the-real-cost-of-buying-luxury-cars-in-b-c/ Could a new tax on homes worth $1M and up help fix Canada's housing crisis? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/housing-wealth-tax-1.6306156 The 2023 Guide to Property Transfer Tax in BC How is PTT Calculated in British Columbia? In British Columbia, the Property Transfer Tax rate is 1% on the first $200,000 of the purchase price, 2% on the portion of the purchase price between $200,000 and $2 million, and 3% on the portion of the purchase price above $2 million. If the fair market value of the property is more than $3 million, an additional 2% is charged on the portion above $3 million. https://solimanolaw.ca/blog/property-transfer-tax-in-bc/

Despite a difficult 2023, Trudeau says he's not ready to 'walk away' While it hasn't been a terrific year for the Liberal government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping aside. Recent polls have placed the Liberals well behind the Conservatives in voter support. But Trudeau told CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton in a year-end interview that he's determined to stay on as Liberal leader. "With the challenges that people are facing right now, with the way the world is going now and everything that we are doing that's making positive differences in a very difficult time that isn't done yet, I wouldn't be the person I am and be willing to walk away from this right now," he said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-looks-back-2023-1.7068218 Trump shares Christmas message for opponents on Truth Social: 'May they rot in hell' In a departure from the familiar lines of the renowned 'Twas the Night Before Christmas poem, former President Donald Trump shared a new rendition of the "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night" line in a social media rant on his platform Truth Social. "Merry Christmas to all, including Crooked Joe Biden’s ONLY HOPE, Deranged Jack Smith, the out of control Lunatic who just hired outside attorneys, fresh from the SWAMP (unprecedented!), to help him with his poorly executed WITCH HUNT against ‘TRUMP’ and 'MAGA,'" he wrote on Christmas Day. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-shares-christmas-message-opponents-truth-social-rant-may-they-rot-in-hell Pizza Hut to lay off more than 1,000 delivery drivers in California ahead of wage hike They’ve been making it great for 65 years. But some loyal customers say these new cuts are leaving them with a bad taste. “Now, we have to be our own delivery driver,” customer Rogelia Salinas said. She came to pick up pizza for her grandkids at a Pizza Hut in North Hollywood as the delivery wait was too long. But after learning some of the delivery drivers are being canceled altogether, she’s disappointed. “It’s sad. It’s very sad and disappointing that these big companies, you know, that our franchise is laying off the working middle-class people that are trying to survive,” Salinas said. https://www.1011now.com/2023/12/28/pizza-hut-lay-off-more-than-1000-delivery-drivers-california-ahead-wage-hike/ HELL YEAH! BRONX VOTERS WANT TRUMP RALLY The Bronx is the bluest of New York City boroughs with a majority of Spanish voters. Biden “won” 83% of the Bronx vote in 2020. Earlier this month, Newsmax reporter Cara Castronuova went down to the Bronx to take their temperature on Joe Biden. Cara, who also contributes at The Gateway Pundit, was shocked with what she heard. There is huge support for President Donald Trump in the Bronx! https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/hell-yeah-bronx-voters-want-trump-rally-cara/

7 Things to Know about Bethlehem, the Birthplace of Jesus Christmastime holds a sacred spot in the heart of every believer. As we unpack our nativity sets, practice our Christmas plays, sing our favorite carols, and reread the beloved scriptures—we’re transported back in time to a very different culture and setting where the Word first became flesh. The miraculous event that forever changed humanity’s future happened in an unlikely place, but not by accident. Where was Jesus born? The Gospels of Matthew and Luke state very clearly that the location of Jesus' birth is Bethlehem. But let’s look in the Bible to see God’s miraculous plan of redemption unfold through Scripture and time. https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/things-to-know-about-the-place-jesus-was-born.html Federal commission declares Christmas holiday is 'religious intolerance' The Canadian Human Rights Commission — an agency with broad judicial powers that is fully funded by the federal government — has declared that the celebration of Christmas is evidence of Canada’s “colonialist” religious intolerance. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/federal-commission-declares-christmas-holiday-is-religious-intolerance Yes, the war on Christmas is real Christmas has arrived, like Santa’s sleigh filled to the rim with packages. Americans made it to the finish line, dodging the perennial “war on Christmas” during which they are shamed into uttering alternate, politically-correct greetings (i.e., “Happy holidays!”) or hiding their Christmas cheer. https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/422753-yes-the-war-on-christmas-is-real/ Donald Trump Said He Brought Back The Phrase 'Merry Christmas' Because He Fought The 'Woke Culture' That Tried To Eliminate It: 'You're Going To Say Merry Christmas Again. And Now People Are Saying it' Former President Donald Trump claims he is responsible for bringing the phrase “Merry Christmas” back into prominence at the White House. Trump suggested that the phrase was not commonly used during the Obama administration and that he made it a priority to restore its use. But Trump's claim has been a subject of debate. Some argue that the phrase was never absent, while others believe Trump’s emphasis on it created more division than unity. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-said-brought-back-225221247.html Who is St. Nicholas? The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara in Asia Minor. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus' words to "sell what you own and give the money to the poor," Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made Bishop of Myra while still a young man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to those in need, his love for children, and his concern for sailors and ships. https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas

Pearl Harbor bombed On December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into World War II. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-harbor-bombed Why The Left Always Projects The Left is addicted to projection—the psycho-political syndrome of attributing all of one’s own sins to one’s opponents. The woke apparently do this out of some Freudian effort to square the circle of their own guilt or sense of privilege, by fobbing off their own fearful realities onto others. It is the atheist version of confession or medieval penance. In addition, in the spirit of “always being on the offense,” wokists know that those who slander do so most successfully when they lodge exactly those charges most familiar and applicable to themselves. https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/14/why-the-left-always-projects/ Trump as 'Dictator' a Classic Case of Projection If you haven’t heard, Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are planning a coup. “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable,” Robert Kagan, an editor at large at the Washington Post, writes in a recent 6,000-word essay that compares America’s fractious democracy with Weimar Germany. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-as-dictator-is-a-classic-case-of-projection-2024-election-biden-robert-kagan-a4bc86c7?mod=opinion_lead_pos6 President Biden’s Pattern of Lies, Corruption, and Obstruction Demand Action from Congress Chairman Comer detailed how evidence uncovered by the Oversight Committee’s investigation refutes President Biden’s lies about his family’s business schemes. Evidence reveals President Biden knew about, participated in, and benefited from his family’s corrupt business practices. https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-president-bidens-pattern-of-lies-corruption-and-obstruction-demand-action-from-congress%ef%bf%bc/ The explosive new evidence of Biden family's breathtaking corruption The sheer magnitude of Biden family corruption uncovered by the House Oversight Committee can only be described as breathtaking. It is also deeply alarming. If the fruits of Chairman James Comer’s investigation are exactly what they appear to be, Joe Biden may have jeopardized our nation’s security by selling out America for cold hard cash. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/explosive-new-evidence-biden-family-breathtaking-corruption Canadian military to provide tampons for male soldiers All Canadian military bases will soon be required to have menstruation products in the men's restroom to align with the federal government directive issued by Employment and Social Development Canada to promote "inclusivity," with the initiative expected to kick off on Dec. 15. https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-military-to-provide-tampons-for-male-soldiers

B.C. becomes first province to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs. The three-year exemption is for people who possess a small amount of certain illicit substances for personal use. The exemption will be in effect from Jan. 31, 2023, to Jan. 31, 2026, throughout B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/8882290/bc-overdose-crisis-decriminalize-possession/ B.C. announces details of single-use plastics ban Plastic shopping bags, polystyrene foam, biodegradable plastics to be phased out by December The B.C. government says several single-use plastic items will be phased out by December as part of new rules aimed at tackling plastic pollution. On Friday, provincial Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman announced details of the new rules, which have been in the works since an intentions paper on the issue was published last April. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-single-use-plastics-ban-1.6907555 Trump's Top 10 Accomplishments This year has been dominated by the pain and suffering thrust upon the globe by the criminal acts of the Chinese Communist Party. Even amid these harsh challenges, President Trump persevered to reach historic achievements. Therefore, as the year draws to its conclusion, it is worth detailing his 2020 accomplishments, as I have previously catalogued for each of the last three years. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/31/trumps_top_10_accomplishments_of_2020_144945.html#! These Trump-era tax breaks could come to an end in 2026 — how to prepare your finances so you don't end up owing Uncle Sam big time The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed by former President Donald Trump in December 2017 was one of the largest federal tax overhauls the U.S. has ever seen. It had a huge impact on how much money Americans had to pay back to Uncle Sam by lowering individual income tax rates, almost doubling the standard deduction and lifting the federal estate tax exemption, among other things. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/these-trump-era-tax-breaks-could-come-to-an-end-in-2026-how-to-prepare-your-finances-so-you-don-t-end-up-owing-uncle-sam-big-time/ar-AA1kVbhw Liberals are realising that Trump will probably win. And they are terrified guess this means that they’re worried. By “this” I mean unhinged anti-Trump expostulations like “Trump’s Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent” in Monday’s New York Times. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2023/11/22/liberals-trump-win-leftists-joe-scarborough-horrified/

Big Changes Are Coming to McDonald’s Burgers—Here’s What We Know Some McDonald's classics are getting a new and improved makeover. Does anything say McDonald’s more than a Big Mac? I mean, seriously, there’s a reason it’s the second bestselling McDonald’s menu item, only falling behind some insanely addicting McDonald’s fries. However, the Big Mac we all know and love is about to change. That’s right, McDonald’s Big Macs—along with some other classic McDonald’s burger menu items—are due for a makeover. https://www.rd.com/article/mcdonalds-burger-changes/ Biden emails 800k student loan borrowers about forgiven debt More than 800,000 student loan borrowers are set to receive a message from President Biden Tuesday afternoon. Why it matters: The email, shared in advance with Axios, is a direct appeal from the president to beneficiaries of his administration's debt forgiveness push, as his approval rating among Democrats hit a record low last month, jeopardizing his 2024 re-election bid. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/exclusive-biden-emails-800k-student-loan-borrowers-about-forgiven-debt/ar-AA1kGgPo Biden forgives $5 billion more in student loans for over 80,000 borrowers. Who qualified? The Education Department has forgiven another $4.8 billion in student loans for roughly 80,000 borrowers. It’s the latest tranche of relief to come for Americans who already qualify for debt cancellation through programs such as income-driven repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). About half of the forgiveness, $2.2 billion for about 46,000 borrowers, announced Wednesday came from what the administration referred to as “fixes” to the federal income-driven repayment process, which the department says historically hasn’t counted progress toward forgiveness accurately, leaving borrowers who’ve been paying down their loans for more than two decades unfairly on the hook. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/06/biden-forgives-5b-in-student-loans/71828824007/ Voters flee blue states for red states but still want blue-state policies Increasingly, people are fleeing the high taxes of blue states to states run by Republicans or more centrist Democrats. But their voting habits aren’t changing, and so, they are turning their new states into the ones they left behind. California is the obvious example, and it’s reflected in the census. The Golden State could potentially lose a congressional seat for the first time in its history after the 2020 census. Others in line to lose seats include New York, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan, while red states such as Texas and Florida could see their numbers rise. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/voters-flee-blue-states-for-red-states-but-still-want-blue-state-policies Democrats Fleeing Blue States, Infecting Red States With Failed Liberal Disease Several new reports find that America’s deepest blue states and cities are losing citizens by the millions as Democrats flee their failed socialist utopias for greener — or shall we say redder — pastures in the country’s successful, Republican-run states. But like rats bringing the plague everywhere they go, Democrats only bring their stupid liberal ideas and voting patterns with them setting the stage for ruining the very places they thought would be their refuge. https://lidblog.com/democrats-fleeing-blue-states/

When governments turn on their citizens Most western governments are grounded in the principle that the ultimate power resides with the people; they have the power of the ballot and wield their votes to decide who will govern. President Abraham Lincoln summed it up best in the last line of the Gettysburg Address when he said: “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” It’s a simple concept, but also the most powerful axiom on earth that all our rights come from God and therefore each of us was created to be free. It’s not a particularly controversial concept unless you are a dictator, king, or leftist craving unassailable power. The current tyrants may not be obvious like dictators and kings, but it has become obvious too many governments covet indisputable power. They see their own citizens as competition or even a threat to their rule instead of the source of their authority. https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/riehm/220207 Justin Trudeau's Mass Migration Scheme to Replace the Canadian Population Globalist Trudeau wants to add 1.3 million immigrants over the next three years to Canada, a country with a population of under 39 million. Erasing the Old Canada According to Dan Murray, the creator of the Immigration Watch Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared war against his country, people, and culture. The World Economic Forum-controlled leader is welcoming an unprecedented level of immigrants that will have a massive and irreversible demographic impact on Canada. Trudeau had already increased his country’s excessive immigrant intake to stratospheric levels. Now the Globalist leader is setting an even higher target: 1.3 million over the next three years on a population of under 39 million. https://rairfoundation.com/justin-trudeaus-mass-migration-scheme-to-replace-the-canadian-population-exclusive-interview/ Biden to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants, plans to stop border wall construction 1 in 3 Fear That Immigrants Want to Replace Americans, Influence Elections, Poll Shows With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year's critical midterm elections, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/1-in-3-fear-immigrants-want-replace-americans-influence-elections-poll-shows/3679450/ Senate Democrats dig in against plans to stop the flow of illegal immigrants Senate Democrats and Republicans talked past each other on Thursday about border policies, further lowering the prospects of a deal on war aid a day after President Biden’s $110 billion request failed in the chamber. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a key Democratic negotiator, said the border issue is a lack of resources to process migrants — not decreasing the record 12,000 encounters that occurred in a single day this week. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/7/senate-democrats-dig-in-against-plans-to-stop-flow/

Does Capitalism Really Make Us Lonely? Presume the economic case for free markets is true: that capitalism makes us freer and richer, creates better jobs and greater opportunities, and helps us solve environmental problems. Does it make us happier too? https://news.yahoo.com/does-capitalism-really-us-lonely-100022185.html Liberalism is a Mental Disorder akin to Schizophrenia according to New Study A new survey of more than 8,000 people has found that those who identify with left-wing political beliefs are more likely to have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Ann Coulter’s “liberalism is a mental disorder” catchphrase has become something of a clichéd meme, but the data appears to support it. Carried out by Slate Star Codex, the online survey collected a wealth of data from respondents about their education, demographic, lifestyle and political views. The results show that people who occupy the farther left end of the political spectrum are more likely to have been “formally diagnosed with depression, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.” https://www.eutimes.net/2020/02/liberalism-is-a-mental-disorder-akin-to-schizophrenia-according-to-new-study/ Surprise: Capitalism makes people happier and more giving You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.” “Capitalism is Making You Lonely,” says Jacobin magazine. Vox claims, “Capitalism makes us feel empty inside.” As usual, the media are just wrong. “There’s no empirical data that actually shows that we feel more lonely now than we did in the past,” historian Johan Norberg points out to me. “When researchers compare people with previous generations at the same stage of life, they don’t find evidence of increased loneliness.” https://nypost.com/2023/12/03/opinion/surprise-capitalism-makes-people-happier-and-more-giving/ Canada’s legacy media is bought and paid for The Trudeau government has stuffed the pockets of Canada’s legacy media over the years by providing them with bailouts and other taxpayer handouts that have destroyed the objectivity and credibility of some of Canada’s biggest media outlets. For Canadians to get a real understanding of what’s happening, they have to look to outlets like True North or the foreign press. https://tnc.news/2022/03/09/canadas-legacy-media-is-bought-and-paid-for/ Who got paid from Trudeau’s $23.5 million media assistance fund? The number of media subsidy programs provided by the federal government keeps growing. At the moment, there’s: The $50 million Local Journalism Initiative The $595 million media bailout The $60 million pandemic-specific Emergency Support Fund The $10 million Special Measures for Journalism top-up fund. https://www.canadaland.com/who-got-paid-from-trudeaus-23-5-million-media-assistance-fund/ If The Legacy Media Wanted To Salvage Their Credibility, They Should Have Refused Trudeau’s Bailout Money https://spencerfernando.com/2023/11/24/if-the-legacy-media-wanted-to-salvage-their-credibility-they-should-have-refused-trudeaus-bailout-money/

‘It’s crazy out there’: The reasons behind Oregon’s deepening drug crisis Fueled by fentanyl, the number of overdose deaths in Oregon has soared since 2019. And while the surge in overdoses is part of a national problem, the state’s underfunded treatment system is struggling to provide local solutions For years, Oregonians have reported some of the highest rates of substance use disorder in the nation on federal surveys. The opioid crisis is nearly three decades old and use of methamphetamine, long Oregon’s deadliest drug, has not abated. At the same time, the state consistently has among the lowest treatment availability in the country, according to surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/30/oregon-worsening-drug-crisis-fentanyl-overdoses/ Pressure to change Oregon's hard drug decriminalization is growing Oregon's first-in-the nation drug decriminalization law is facing a serious challenge as Portland and other cities plan to lobby state lawmakers to reform or repeal it. Portland can't enforce its recent ban on hard drug use in public until the law changes. Why it matters: Measure 110, approved by 58% of voters in 2020, decriminalized possession of small amounts of hard drugs and directed cannabis tax money to support addiction treatment. Re-criminalization could change addiction policy and spending for years to come, and the law's supporters warn repealing it could harm people who want to quit using drugs. https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/09/11/oregons-hard-drug-use-faces-political-pressure Indiana Catholic women’s college now accepting men who identify as women Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana — historically a school for undergraduate women — will now be accepting men who identify as women. The school’s president confirmed the change to students and faculty in an email last week. The college also updated its nondiscrimination policy in June and referenced the new policy there. The nondiscrimination policy, which was approved by its board of trustees, says that Saint Mary’s “considers admission for undergraduate applicants whose sex is female or who consistently live and identify as women.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256112/catholic-women-s-college-now-accepting-men-who-identify-as-women Trump derangement syndrome evolved into a disease By now you’ve heard the phrase Trump derangement syndrome, but maybe it’s time you graduated from syndrome to disease, because while a syndrome refers to symptoms, a disease refers to an established condition, and Trump derangement is just that. It’s a disease much like alcoholism, where what defines it is an incapability to process booze, and that delicious MAGA-martini is Trump. No pill can stop it. No therapy dog or therapy llama can alleviate it. Those who have it are already paranoid, but they’re also loons with annoying wives who are most susceptible. https://dnyuz.com/2023/11/23/greg-gutfeld-trump-derangement-syndrome-evolved-into-a-disease/

‘Irish Lives Matter’ Slogan Now Deemed Racist Northern Ireland Police Investigate as Hate Crime: “We are Treating the Matter as a Hate Incident” The landscape of Northern Ireland’s societal tensions has been marred by signage and graffiti, leading to a police investigation as authorities labeled the slogan “Irish Lives Matter” to be potentially racist and a hate incident. A sign was spotted near Tildarg Avenue in Belfast declaring the community’s objection to the re-housing of illegal immigrants, as reported by the BBC. This move by local residents highlights the issue of immigration that has been gnawing at the fabric of Irish society. Moreover, the Kennedy Centre on Falls Road was defaced with graffiti reading “Irish lives matter,” echoing the global “Black Lives Matter” movement. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/irish-lives-matter-slogan-deemed-racist-northern-ireland/ “I’d Like to See Them Shot in the Head” Irish Immigrant Politician Calls for the Execution of Irishmen Who Protested the Stabbing of the Three Children by an Algerian National An immigrant politician from the city of Limerick at a council meeting this week called for the execution of the individuals involved in last week’s Dublin protests. As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, five people, including children, were stabbed near a school in Dublin, Ireland, last Thursday by an Algerian immigrant. Ordinary Irish citizens who were tired of seeing their elected officials pushing open borders and coddling immigrant criminals responded with mass rioting. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/id-like-see-them-shot-head-irish-immigrant/ 86% of Canadians oppose Bank of Canada digital currency Public consultations by the Bank of Canada into the potential creation of a digital Canadian currency revealed stark opposition against the proposal. https://tnc.news/2023/11/30/canadians-oppose-bank-of-canada-digital-currency/ What 100 million “unbanked” Nigerians can teach Canadians about Central Bank Digital Currency Despite credit cards, e-transfers and online banking having already made money go pretty much digital, the Bank of Canada is busily working on a much bigger transformation. Canada is one of about 100 countries that – in uncanny synchronicity – several years ago joined the race toward retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). https://tnc.news/2023/11/30/lisikh-digital-currency/ Trudeau, Eby announce $1-billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-eby-announce-1-billion-battery-plant-in-maple-ridge-b-c Dems Have Now Officially Rejected President John F. Kennedy's Legacy It's been said many times -- and it happens to be true -- that if JFK were alive today and he were espousing the ideas of his 1,000-day presidency, he would be a Republican. JFK was a staunch Cold War anti-communist/socialist. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/11/28/_dems_have_now_officially_rejected_president_john_f_kennedys_legac

Four Characteristics of the Liberal Mind That Are Destroying Society Conservatives often blame liberals for the breakdown in society today. After all, liberals challenged an order that existed and replaced it with a situation that is now unraveling. This unraveling can be traced to the efforts of liberal activists to influence legislation and elections and to liberal control of the media that shape the debate. The fragmented and polarized state of society is proof that something has gone terribly wrong. https://www.tfp.org/four-characteristics-of-the-liberal-mind-that-are-destroying-society/ How Cultural Marxism Threatens the United States—and How Americans Can Fight It The United States has successfully confronted Marxist attempts to derail it from its historic path of liberty and order. The multifaceted effort to defeat the enemy, generally referred to as the Cold War, concentrated many of the best minds in the country. In 1991, when the Soviet Union dissolved, many Americans and others around the globe justifiably believed that communism had been defeated. However, American Marxists, making use of the complacency that victory often produces, have gained more influence than ever before. Cloaking their goals under the pretense of social justice, they now seek to dismantle the foundations of the American republic by rewriting history; reintroducing racism; creating privileged classes; and determining what can be said in public discourse, the military, and houses of worship. https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/report/how-cultural-marxism-threatens-the-united-states-and-how-americans-can-fight Canada is set for its largest alcohol tax increase yet. Here’s what to know Canadians could soon be paying around a quarter more for a 24-pack of beer thanks to the largest increase yet to a federal tax on alcohol. The “escalator tax” is set to increase by 6.4 per cent on April 1 unless a change is announced before then, such as when the federal budget is revealed on March 28, according to food distribution professor at Dalhousie University, Sylvain Charlebois. https://globalnews.ca/news/9576344/canada-alcohol-tax-increase-explainer/ Mayor Adams warns migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC, rips Biden for failing to help Mayor Eric Adams warned that the raging migrant crisis will “destroy” New York City and tore into President Biden for ignoring his pleas for help, saying the White House has given “no support” for the thousands of asylum seekers arriving each month. https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/nyc-mayor-adams-says-migrant-crisis-will-destroy-the-city-during-town-hall/ Mayor Adams urges rich New Yorkers to step up as city buckles under financial costs of migrant crisis New York City Mayor Eric Adams is urging the city’s richest to open their wallets to help the city weather a financial storm created by the ongoing migrant crisis, days after the city unveiled deep budget cuts. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mayor-adams-urges-rich-new-yorkers-to-step-up-as-city-buckles-under-financial-costs-of-migrant-crisis/ar-AA1k9byI Justin Trudeau struggles to walk a very fine line on the Israel-Hamas war PM caught between asserting Israel's right to self-defence and reflecting Canadians' grief and fear https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-hamas-gaza-netanyahu-trudeau-1.7032184

With millions of new firearm owners in the United States these days More and more people are discovering the benefits of participating in shooting sports. Such benefits are both physical and mental, and, as is the case with most sporting activities, the extent is directly proportional to the frequency of shooting sports participation. https://shootunited.com/benefits-of-participating-in-shooting-sports/ 3rd Annual Clay Shoot benefiting Special Olympics Southern California https://crpa.org/event/3rd-annual-clay-shoot-benefiting-special-olympics-southern-california/ Gunslinger Firearms Auction https://crpa.org/event/gunslinger-firearms-auction/ Federal Judge Declares No Right to Acquire a Gun If we possess a right to keep and bear firearms, it stands to reason that we must also have the right to acquire one, but according to a federal judge in Colorado no such right exists. https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2023/11/14/federal-judge-declares-no-right-to-acquire-a-gun-n77246 Homelessness has risen 70% in California’s capital. Inside the staggering emergency Sitting on the edge of a collection of about 60 tents pitched alongside the American River, Twana James is doing her best to comfort a friend at the end of her wits. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/03/california-capital-homelessness-emergency-midterm A Timeline of “The Great Reset” Agenda Say it’s 2014 and you’ve had this idea for a technocratic Great Reset of the world economy for some time now, but it only works if the entire planet is rocked by a pandemic. How do you go about selling your idea? “The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous future” — Klaus Schwab, WEF https://www.globalresearch.ca/timeline-great-reset-agenda-foundation-event-201-pandemic-2020/5745205 The Globalist/NWO Agenda The Globalist/NWO Agenda: The planned disassembling, asset stripping and destruction of American society and America, institution by institution, piece by piece: https://projectcamelotportal.com/2021/11/02/the-globalist-nwo-agenda-the-planned-disassembling-and-destruction-of-america/ World Economic Forum pushes digital ID system that will determine access to services The World Economic Forum (WEF), an international organization that works to “shape global, regional and industry agendas,” recently published its latest dystopian proposal – a far-reaching digital ID system that will collect as much data as possible on individuals and then use this data to determine their level of access to various services. https://reclaimthenet.org/world-economic-forum-pushes-digital-id Bill Gates’ Global Agenda and How We Can Resist His War on Life https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-09-23/bill-gates-global-agenda-and-how-we-can-resist-his-war-on-life/

America is now paying more in gross interest on its record $33 trillion debt than on national defense — here's who holds the IOUs? America’s gross national debt hit an eye-watering $33 trillion for the first time in September — and in fact is currently closer to the $34 trillion mark. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-now-paying-more-interest-113000593.html Did You Know That The Federal Reserve is a Private Bank? It’s as Federal as Federal Express — I Bet You Didn’t Know Private Bank It cannot be stated more clearly as on the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis website — I quote: “The Federal Reserve Banks are not a part of the federal government, but they exist because of an act of Congress.” There is a common misconception that the central bank of the USA, the Federal Reserve System, or in short the Fed, is part of the Federal Government or at least a Government Agency. This is not true. https://medium.com/changeling-lore/bet-you-didnt-know-the-federal-reserve-is-a-private-bank-fe6ebe32147b The Constitution on Money Article 1, Section 10 No State shall…coin money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts;… https://usmoney.us/book/chapter-5/section-41/ ‘This was not a surprise’: Pentagon again fails annual audit of $3.8 trillion in military assets 2023 The Pentagon has again failed its independent annual audit, mainly because defense officials could not provide auditors with enough information to form a full accounting evaluation, according to the Defense Department’s yearly financial report released Wednesday. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-11-15/pentagon-failed-audit-shutdown-funding-12064619.html Pentagon Admits It Can’t Account for $2 Trillion – AGAIN 2022 In typical Groundhog Day fashion, the Pentagon has failed yet another audit. Yet, for the most part, nobody seems to care in the media or government. When you fail year after year, it becomes the rule versus the exception to fail basic standards. https://thepoliticalinsider.com/pentagon-admits-it-cant-account-for-2-trillion-again/ A timeline of how the Biden classified documents scandal unfolded President Biden, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of hundreds of classified documents after leaving the White House in 2021, now finds himself accused in a similar situation. https://nypost.com/2023/01/12/a-timeline-of-the-biden-classified-documents-scandal/ Biden suggested the classified documents found in his garage were safe because it was locked with his Corvette in there https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-classified-documents-locked-garage-corvette-2023-1?op=1 Biden Stashed Classified Docs in Chinatown, Former Aide Testifies https://headlineusa.com/biden-stashed-classified-docs-in-chinatown-former-aide-testifies/ Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus, to take down Christmas decor ‘in solidarity with our people in Gaza’ https://nypost.com/2023/11/17/lifestyle/bethlehem-to-take-down-christmas-decor-in-solidarity-with-our-people-in-gaza/

Democrats — the party of 'free stuff' Democrats tout polls showing public support for their $3.5 trillion social spending and tax hike bill, which critics (in horror) and supporters (gleefully) say will transform the American way of life. Qinnipiac in late July found 62% supported and 32% opposed what its survey described as a “spending bill on social programs such as childcare, education, family breaks, and expanding Medicare for seniors.” A Monmouth poll painted the bill in equally rosy colors and discovered 63% support, 35% opposed. To which one can only smile ironically and wonder if the pollsters thought of mentioning mom and apple pie. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democrats-free-stuff The Economics of "Free Stuff" The perennial promises of free stuff from political candidates are front and center again now that we are ensnared in another US election cycle. The knee-jerk response from some economists and libertarians is “TANSTAAFL!” And of course it’s true that There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, because somebody must bear the costs of the supposedly “free” stuff. Nothing is free because every action has an opportunity cost. https://mises.org/library/economics-free-stuff Girl Guides of Canada won't participate in Santa Claus parade because the event is too religious Due to the Girl Guides of Canada's (GGC) secularism policy, the young ladies in the Ottawa area will not be allowed to participate in this year's Santa Claus parade. https://notthebee.com/article/girl-guides-canada-wont-participate-santa-claus-parade-too-religious/ The ‘Brownies’ are no more. Why Girl Guides of Canada is changing the name The Brownies are getting a new name. Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) informed volunteers Tuesday morning that the organization will be changing the name of the branch that involves seven- and eight-year-old girls, saying they are striving to be more inclusive. https://globalnews.ca/news/9279182/brownies-new-name-girl-guides-of-canada/ Canada's population grew by record 1 million in 2022, spurred by international migration Canada's population increased by more than a million people for the first time in history in 2022, almost entirely due to a surge in immigrants and temporary residents, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Total population grew by a record 1.05 million people to 39.57 million in the 12 months to Jan. 1, 2023, and about 96 per cent of the rise was due to international migration, the statistics agency said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-record-population-growth-migration-1.6787428 Trudeau Rolls Out Agenda Transforming White Canadians To MINORITY Community A new decade is upon us. In typical fashion, mainstream media are informing Canadians about what will transpire within society over the coming decade. One piece conveniently neglected by CBC and the rest goes like this: The Trudeau government have unrolled two new immigration programs which will accelerate the transformation of Anglophone Canada to a minority community in due time–as in, faster than anyone would otherwise imagine it. https://capforcanada.com/trudeau-rolls-out-agenda-transforming-white-canadians-to-minority-community/

Politicised trans groups put children at risk, says expert School counsellors and mental health service providers are bowing to pressures from ‘highly politicised’ transgender groups to affirm children’s beliefs that they were born the wrong sex, a leading expert has warned. Marcus Evans, a psychotherapist and ex-governor of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, whose Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) is the only NHS clinic to provide gender counselling and transitioning, said many experts were living in fear of being labelled transphobic, which was having an impact on their objectivity. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/27/trans-lobby-pressure-pushing-young-people-to-transition Young Children Are Being Targeted With Sexual Content. The Equality Act Would Make It Worse. Dating back to the 1860s, Americans celebrate National Children’s Day on June 13 to recognize the gift of children and need to foster their welfare and future. John Ross, founder of the grassroots movement that advocated National Children’s Day, says Americans “need this day to love, evaluate, and commit to the betterment of our children.” What better way is there to support children’s “betterment” than by evaluating what corporations, the media, and schools are exposing children to? As this year’s LGBT+ Pride Month has shown, young children need not look any further than their kitchen tables, living rooms, or classrooms for highly sexualized content. https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/young-children-are-being-targeted-sexual-content-the-equality-act How public schools brainwash young kids with harmful transgender ideology Militant transgender advocates are imposing their agenda with uncompromising zeal on schoolchildren. That’s fine with President Joe Biden. His administration announced this month that by April, it will enhance the legal entitlements of transgender public-school students, with new guarantees regarding access to bathrooms, locker rooms and sports competitions. These issues grab the headlines, but they’re less harmful to most students than the damage being done by the distortion of the school curriculum. From the youngest age, students are being brainwashed with gender ideology. https://nypost.com/2021/12/22/how-public-schools-brainwash-young-kids-with-harmful-transgender-ideology/ Sex and Gender: What’s the Difference? The terms “sex and gender’’ are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things. Here’s why the difference matters. A person’s sex refers to their physical characteristics, such as male, female, and intersex. Gender is a separate concept that refers to their personal gender identity — for example, whether they identify as a man or a woman. https://psychcentral.com/health/sex-vs-gender

Rep. Elise Stefanik files ethics complaint against judge in Trump's civil fraud trial Rep. Elise Stefanik, the House GOP conference chair, has filed a judicial ethics complaint against the judge presiding over the New York civil fraud case against Donald Trump, accusing Judge Arthur Engoron of “weaponized lawfare” against the former president, and calling on the judge to recuse himself. Engoron has exhibited “clear judicial bias” against Trump, including by telling Trump’s attorney that the former president is “just a bad guy” whom New York Attorney General Letitia James “should go after,” Stefanik, R-N.Y., said in a letter to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. She said the judge has failed to honor Trump’s due process rights, concerns that she said are exacerbated by the former president’s position as the front-runner for the presidential nomination. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/stefanik-files-ethics-complaint-judge-engoron-trump-trial-rcna124554 Billion-dollar renovation of the Supreme Court of Canada running over budget A $1-billion renovation project for the classic Supreme Court of Canada complex in downtown Ottawa is running over budget, with no final cost figure currently available, says the federal department overseeing the effort. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-billion-dollar-renovation-of-the-supreme-court-of-canada-running-over/ 'Alarming': Amazon's Alexa reportedly says 2020 election was stolen from Trump If you ask an Amazon Alexa about the 2020 election, there's a chance it will tell you it was stolen via fraud, according to a report on Saturday. The Washington Post reported that, when it's asked about "fraud in the race — in which President Biden defeated former president Donald Trump with 306 electoral college votes — the popular voice assistant said it was 'stolen by a massive amount of election fraud.'" The site purportedly cites Rumble, a video-streaming service used by conservatives. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alarming-amazons-alexa-reportedly-says-2020-election-was-stolen-from-trump/ar-AA1hR2XV US ornithological society says dozens of birds will be renamed Several bird species in the US and Canada will receive new names based on their habitats and traits rather than people's names, the American Ornithological Society has announced. After years of controversy, the society will remove all human names for bird species, including those linked to people with racist histories. Their goal is to create a more inclusive environment for bird-watching fans. Seventy to 80 birds will be renamed. "Exclusionary naming conventions developed in the 1800s, clouded by racism and misogyny, don't work for us today, and the time has come for us to transform this process and redirect the focus to the birds, where it belongs," the society's CEO, Judith Scarl, said in a statement. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67298103

How Lift Off enlightened and 'terrified' Aussie kids with its faceless, genderless doll "A lot of kids watching it who I've met as adults were terrified of it", says Play School presenter Luke Carroll, of the faceless doll from ABC's Lift Off — the show that launched his acting career. "But it never scared me, I used to always look forward to rocking up to the set and grabbing EC." "EC", the notorious faceless, genderless doll, was supposed to represent "every child". "It was a blank canvas for anything you wanted it to be, so EC was a representation of a kid's imagination", Carroll says. This kind of Utopian vision characterised the '90s show. But in practice, as Carroll puts it, "I think that doll gave a lot of people nightmares. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-07/lift-off-throwback/10344504 How Cancel Culture Became Politicized — Just Like Political Correctness When former President Donald Trump announced his lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google this month, he used a word that has become a familiar signal in modern politics. "We're demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and canceling that you know so well," Trump said in a speech. https://www.npr.org/2021/07/09/1014744289/cancel-culture-debate-has-early-90s-roots-political-correctness Modern vs. Western Thought: Cultural Marxism and Gender Feminism Cultural Marxism is an ideology in which radical subjectivity and determinism is a form of self-actualization reaching beyond every normal boundary and taboo to achieve sexual liberation and social transformation. Gender feminism is an ideology that considers gender identity to be determined by culturally accepted individual feeling and will (subjectivism) rather than biological sex at birth. Both ideologies melded with Modern Thought through the American academy of the 1960s. https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/modern_vs._western_thought_cultural_marxism_and_gender_feminism Trudeau’s environment minister proclaims himself ‘proud socialist’ before House of Commons Steven Guilbeault made the declaration during a debate about the impact of carbon tax policies on soaring energy bills Minister of Environment Steven Guilbeault proudly proclaimed before the House of Commons on Tuesday that he is a “proud socialist” during a debate over a carbon tax the federal government has imposed on Canadians that has contributed to sky-high energy bills. https://www.todayville.com/trudeaus-environment-minister-proclaims-himself-proud-socialist-before-house-of-commons/ Israeli ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai, with Canada as a possible final destination Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office played down the report compiled by the Intelligence Ministry as a hypothetical exercise -- a "concept paper." But its conclusions deepened long-standing Egyptian fears that Israel wants to make Gaza into Egypt's problem, and revived for Palestinians memories of their greatest trauma https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/israeli-ministry-concept-paper-proposes-transferring-gaza-civilians-to-egypt-s-sinai-with-canada-as-a-possible-final-destination-1.6623901

Petition launched in Canada to ban Tucker Carlson from entering the country The news that Tucker Carlson, the former top-rated anchor on cable news, is coming to Calgary on Jan. 24, 2024 to share an event with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has set off alarm bells throughout the Canadian Left. It has even provoked a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban Carlson from getting across the border into Canada. Carlson is expected to speak and interview Smith. The premier’s office has confirmed Smith’s presence at the event. “The premier participates in a variety of public and private events and does interviews with dozens of reporters, broadcasters and podcasters from across the political spectrum,” press secretary Sam Blackett wrote. https://thepostmillennial.com/petition-launched-in-canada-to-ban-tucker-carlson-from-entering-the-country ISIS Fighters Returning Home to Canada 'Can Be an Extraordinarily Powerful Voice for Preventing Radicalization' Trudeau sat down with CTV chief news anchor Lisa LaFlamme for a wide-ranging interview to reflect on 2017, including the collapse of ISIS' so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by the group's Canadian terrorists returning home. "There's a range of experiences when people come home," Trudeau said. "We know that actually someone who has engaged and turned away from that hateful ideology can be an extraordinarily powerful voice for preventing radicalization in future generations and younger people within the community. https://freebeacon.com/national-security/trudeau-isis-fighters-returning-canada-can-powerful-voice-preventing-radicalization/ Trudeau Vows To Teach All Canadians What It Means To Be Muslim During a recent visit to a mosque in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a speech to a large crowd celebrating the Islamic Eid festival. For ten minutes, our PM heaped praise on the community. With passionate conviction, Mr. Trudeau spoke of the virtues of Islam, the value of Muslim-Canadians, and the challenges of Islamophobia. https://capforcanada.com/trudeau-vows-to-teach-all-canadians-what-it-means-to-be-muslim/ Justin Trudeau Finally Makes Public Reference To White Canadians: “Stop Being Racists” Justin Trudeau has made a move unprecedented within his reign as prime minister: he actually made public reference to white Canadians. It took just under six-years for any form of recognition of Old Stock Canadians to take place. https://capforcanada.com/justin-trudeau-breaks-five-year-silence-on-white-canadians-stop-being-racist/ Trudeau Rolls Out Agenda Transforming White Canadians To MINORITY Community A new decade is upon us. In typical fashion, mainstream media are informing Canadians about what will transpire within society over the coming decade. One piece conveniently neglected by CBC and the rest goes like this: https://capforcanada.com/trudeau-rolls-out-agenda-transforming-white-canadians-to-minority-community/

5 ways Americans and Europeans are different Americans and Europeans share many things: a commitment to fundamental democratic principles, a strategic alliance that has shaped the world order for more than half a century, and despite serious economic challenges in recent years, some of the highest living standards in the world. Still, there are notable differences across the Atlantic. As our polling has found over the years, Americans and Europeans often have different perspectives on individualism, the role of government, free expression, religion and morality. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/04/19/5-ways-americans-and-europeans-are-different/ The Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights Most importantly, the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are based on the idea that all people have certain fundamental rights that governments are created to protect. Those rights include common law rights, which come from British sources like the Magna Carta, or natural rights, which, the Founders believed, came from God. The Founders believed that natural rights are inherent in all people by virtue of their being human and that certain of these rights are unalienable, meaning they cannot be surrendered to government under any circumstances. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/white-papers/the-declaration-the-constitution-and-the-bill-of-rights Mary Trump’s takedown of president proves she’s the one who’s crazy It is a family tragedy worthy of Shakespeare, and, like the Bard’s work, it is one of fiction. Because, as Mary Trump acknowledges reluctantly, Freddy Trump never wanted to work for Trump Management, and did everything in his power to escape, earning his pilot’s license, buying fishing boats and fancy cars, and attempting to live as something his father sneeringly called a “chauffeur in the sky.’’ https://nypost.com/2020/07/14/mary-trumps-takedown-of-president-proves-shes-the-one-whos-crazy/ Donald Trump defeats niece Mary Trump in lawsuit over inheritance Donald Trump defeated his niece Mary Trump in a lawsuit where she accused the former U.S. president and two of his siblings of defrauding her out of a multimillion-dollar inheritance. In a decision on Monday, Justice Robert Reed of a New York state court in Manhattan said Mary Trump released her claims against her relatives in a 2001 settlement over the estate of Donald Trump's father Fred Trump Sr. Reed's decision came the same day a federal judge in Manhattan handed Donald Trump another legal victory, dismissing a lawsuit by his former lawyer Michael Cohen over being returned to prison in alleged retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir. https://www.reuters.com/legal/donald-trumps-niece-loses-lawsuit-over-inheritance-2022-11-15/ Thousands march in pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Toronto Thousands of people marched through the streets of downtown Toronto in a pro-Palestinian rally as the war between Israel and Hamas entered the second week on Saturday. The rally began outside the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held signs condemning the ongoing conflict and called for a ceasefire. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/thousands-march-in-pro-palestinian-rally-in-downtown-toronto-1.6611632