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December, 2019


Slouching Toward Gomorrah

Slouching Toward GomorrahThat was the title of a book written by the late Judge Robert H. Bork, whose thesis was that the U.S. and more generally Western culture was in a state of decline and that the cause of this decline was modern liberalism and the rise of the new left.
By Chuck Lehmann - Sunday, December 29, 2019 - Full Story

Climate alarmist banks go carbon-colonialist 

Climate alarmist banks go carbon-colonialist Africa has the world’s lowest electrification rate. Its power consumption per capita is just 613 kilowatt-hours per year, compared to 6,500 kWh in Europe and 13,000 in the United States, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina observed in July 2017. That’s 9.4% of EU and 4.7% of US electricity consumption. It’s equivalent to Americans having electricity only 1 hour a day, 8 hours a week, 411 hours per year – at totally unpredictable times, for a few minutes, hours or days at a stretch.

It’s actually even worse than that. Excluding significantly electrified South Africa, sub-Sahara Africans consume an almost irrelevant 181 kWh of electricity per capita – 1.4% of the average American’s! 

By Paul Driessen & David Wojick- Sunday, December 29, 2019 - Full Story

Iran’s undivided and indivisible regime

Iran’s undivided and indivisible regimeThis week, we saw the true face of the Iranian regime at home and abroad. For forty years, Western policymakers have been lying to themselves about the nature of the Iranian regime and basing their Iran policies on the lies they tell themselves. The main lie has been that there is an ongoing, existential struggle for power and control within the ranks of the regime’s leadership.
By Caroline Glick - Sunday, December 29, 2019 - Full Story

Questions We’re Often Asked: Wassailing

Wassailing, apple treesThere’s help for your apple trees in the new year. Originally a pagan celebration to bring on spring, it evolved in Anglo-Saxon times to Wassail, from the greeting Wæs þu hæl ‘be thou hale,’ or in other words ‘be in good health.’ Intended to wake the apple trees from their dormancy, bless the coming year’s crops and protect orchards from evil spirits or witches, it took place on Twelfth Night, 5th January.
By Wes Porter - Sunday, December 29, 2019 - Full Story

Time to Investigate Real Russian Colluder Nancy Pelosi

Time to Investigate Real Russian Colluder Nancy PelosiSomething not-so-funny happened on the way to the Russian Collusion accusations that dominate the politics of our day. And it happened between 2010 and 2016. In June of 2010, federal prosecutors within the F.B.I. accused 11 people of being part of a Russian espionage ring, during a major sting operation.
By Judi McLeod - Saturday, December 28, 2019 - Full Story


Is it Virginia gun laws that would have no legal force?

Northam’s proposals to register and restrict the sale and ownership of certain firearmsVirginia’s switch to an all-democrat state government after the last election has ushered in a new era of megalomania among the state legislators. Following the usual pattern of wangling their way to power, the first thing liberals target is the Second Amendment and Virginia’s top officials have wasted no time in their pursuit of gun grabbing.
By A. Dru Kristenev - Saturday, December 28, 2019 - Full Story

Ease One Life The Aching

Ease One Life The Aching
If I can stop one heart from breaking, 
I shall not live in vain. 
If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin
 Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. 

–Emily Dickinson


By Jimmy Reed - Saturday, December 28, 2019 - Full Story


CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2020

OTTAWA, ON: Today the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report that highlights the impact of income-related tax changes. “The good news is that the Trudeau government’s decision to increase the basic personal amount will mean most Canadians see a reduction in income-related taxes,” said Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director for the CTF.
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director- Friday, December 27, 2019 - Full Story

Watch: Which of these mushrooms could kill you?

Watch: Which of these mushrooms could kill you?WASHINGTON--There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there, and some of them could kill you. Today we’re going to test how well you can distinguish between perfectly safe and perilously poisonous, and we’ll dive into the chemistry behind what makes seemingly identical species so different:
By American Chemical Society - Friday, December 27, 2019 - Full Story

2019: A Year of Historic Judicial Confirmations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate is ending the year with significant judicial confirmation achievements. In 2019, the Senate confirmed a historic 102 judges, further solidifying President Trump’s legacy in reshaping the federal judiciary.
By Liberty Counsel - Friday, December 27, 2019 - Full Story



CHRISTMAS: A TIME FOR ‘PEACE ON EARTH’

During the Christmas season, we celebrate the arrival of Jesus, the "Prince of Peace," who came to earth to demonstrate God's will that His love, peace and joy be shared among all humankind -- His beloved creation. And yet for millions of Christians around the world, Christmas is often not a time of peace and tranquility. In fact, their faith-based celebrations have frequently been marred by persecution and suffering.

By News on the Net -- The Voice of the Martyrs- Friday, December 27, 2019 - Full Story

1,000 Christians Killed This Year in Nigeria

WASHINGTON—For many months, Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of persecuted Christians worldwide, has urged a U.S. special envoy to Nigeria and the Lake Chad region because of extreme and heightened violence against Christians there.

In 2019 alone, reported The Christian Post, over 1,000 Christians in Nigeria were killed by Boko Haram and Fulani extremists, while another 300 Christians were killed in Cameroon. A separate Nigeria-based civil society organization reported that at least 2,400 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2018.

By News on the Net -- Save the Persecuted Christians- Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Full Story

Judicial Watch Sues CIA and DOJ for Communications of Eric Ciaramella

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits against both the DOJ and CIA for communications of CIA employee Eric Ciaramella, who reportedly worked on Ukraine issues while on detail to both the Obama and Trump White Houses.
By Judicial Watch - Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Full Story



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