The Friday Five – Baal in Birmingham?
The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England featured a 30-foot mechanical bull. Does it represent more than just the industrial history of Birmingham?Continue Reading
The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England featured a 30-foot mechanical bull. Does it represent more than just the industrial history of Birmingham?Continue Reading
The Department of Justice filed suit Tuesday against Idaho, seeking to overturn what it calls the state’s “near-total ban” on abortion. Attorney General Merrick Garland claims, however, the lawsuit has “nothing to do with going around” the Supreme Court.Continue Reading
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Democratic representatives arrived in Taiwan Tuesday night, contrary to the wishes of the Chinese government and the Biden administration. Meanwhile, China’s military launched live-fire exercises in the waters around Taiwan.Continue Reading
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announced trip to Taiwan has become a game of nuclear chicken. China has threatened military action if Pelosi goes through with her visit, but the Biden administration may feel it can’t risk being seen as weak.Continue Reading
The FBI has uncovered a pattern of Chinese land purchases near US military bases and cell towers equipped to intercept and disrupt secret military communications—including those controlling our nuclear weapons.Continue Reading
A year ago, President Biden told Americans, “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.” Now, former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx admits they knew at the time that was untrue.Continue Reading
Right out of dystopian TV series Black Mirror and War of the Worlds, China has demonstrated a robot dog fitted with an automatic weapon—and adorned with insignia of Russian special forces.Continue Reading
A pair of Russian lawmakers investigating biolabs in Ukraine claim that Ukrainian POWs show evidence of military experiments. The deputy chair of the State Duma says the goal is to create “cruel killing machines.”Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The timing is awkward for President Biden as he prepares to meet with the Saudis, but Turkey’s membership is potentially more significant.Continue Reading
Bill Bennett was widely criticized for claiming on Fox News last week that the root cause of mass shootings is spiritual. The reaction from the secular media is evidence that he’s right.
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