News and Views: August 30, 2024
The policies are moving forward much the same way when Biden is asleep or awake, at the nerve center of government or with his eyes shut in the sun. America is being run by the people tasked with implementing those policies. Rather than taking orders from the top, the United States government, such as it is, is a decentralized cell structure of networked radicals.
These radicals are proceeding on their various missions, whether it’s persecuting cops, ‘queering the nuclear arsenal’, stealing money and passing it along to leftist groups or empowering Iran, in much the same way that they have all along. Now they no longer have to worry about being asked to perform for a confused old man at 1616 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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How to destroy a nation in five easy steps IF YOU were a malign power wishing to destroy a country, but you didn’t want to go to the expense in lives and money of a military invasion, how would you go about it?
Certain steps can be taken to undermine and ultimately to destroy the culture and the cohesive identity of a people. The United Kingdom today functions as a laboratory where we can witness them being played out in real time. Here are some of them...
...Those who govern us have ridden roughshod over the wishes and deep instincts of the people. As a result the UK is in its greatest danger since 1945 and the end of WWII. If the establishment did not realise that there would be growing discontent eventually reaching the outpouring of unlawful and violent rioting as we have seen recently, they are not fit to govern.
If we are ever to recover our country and our culture, it is imperative that we first recover our church, the institution which shaped our culture. This is a task for all biblical Christians whether by prayer, encouragement or action. The recovery begins with us. [Read it all!]
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Calgary judge Karen Molle has proclaimed Canadian pastor guilty of “criminal harassment” for protesting a "drag queen story time” for children that a city library was hosting early this year.
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Kamala Harris’s ‘Tax Armageddon‘ Is a ‘Giant Leap Toward Socialism‘ Raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%: This 33% tax hike would make American businesses less competitive globally. Combined with state levies, it would make American corporations among the highest taxed in the developed world. The country would return to the bad old days of corporate inversions, where businesses flee offshore to reduce their tax costs.
Harris's $5 Trillion Tax Plan Includes a Probably Unconstitutional Tax on Unrealized Capital Gains The tax on "unrealized capital gains" would be unconstitutional because it violates the apportionment clause (Section 2, 14th Amendment) It's a "direct tax" on income that doesn't exist.
"The Constitution forbids Congress from levying any direct tax unless it is apportioned among the states in proportion to the population. A direct tax is a tax on property (which includes money), or the income derived from property, which cannot be shifted onto someone else," explains Heritage.
...And Trump wanted $5 billion for his wall.
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Blue Cities Like Philadelphia Feed Citizens’ Private Data To Democrat Vote-Harvesting Outfit The data collection is widespread, going well beyond Philadelphia. The FastAction service can collect user data through many well-known Democrat political campaigns. It reaches across the country, collecting data through issues-based websites promoting partisan environmental concerns, advocating for abortion, and seeking fracking bans.
This quiet but immense network of data collection can be harnessed to win elections for Democrats. Republicans do not appear to possess a similar level of sophistication.
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The Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury are accused of abandoning the defence of the Bible
The Chief Rabbi of South Africa has issued a fierce attack on the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope for what he says is their “rejection of the Bible”, and their support for a ruling by the International Court of Justice that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and east Jerusalem was unlawful. (YouTube screenshot)
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Where is the global outrage and global sympathy? Why are the only people triggering marches and protests the jihad-loving Gazans? Where is the horror over bloody persecution of African Christians? The Biden-Harris administration even removed Nigeria from the list of countries of particular concern for religious freedom!
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This summer, my husband and I took a cruise through the breathtakingly magnificent fjords of Norway and Denmark, making stops at towns and villages along the way. At the heart of every little hamlet stands a lovely wooden (or stone, if the wooden original had burned down) church. And, invariably, our guides would tell us, with differing degrees of satisfaction, that “no one in Norway or Denmark goes to church anymore.” The devout Lutheranism of my ancestors, which so shaped and defined my grandparents and parents, is dead and buried.
According to the guides, the question now is what to do with all of the church buildings. Parishes are no longer capable of taking care of them, so the upkeep must be paid for by the city and state. In most cases, the churches, if open at all, have become “cultural centers” for concerts and plays, and are well maintained. [First Things]
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‘Smart toys’ are moonlighting as data scientists, watching ‘every move’ children make during playtime Remember when toys were simple? A stuffed animal was just a stuffed animal, and the only data it collected was the occasional ketchup stain or grass mark from outdoor adventures. But in today’s digital age, your child’s favorite playmate might be secretly moonlighting as a miniature surveillance device, collecting data on everything from playtime habits to personal preferences.
Welcome to the brave new world of smart toys, where every playtime could be a potential privacy pitfall. Image
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