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What we prefer as customers or citizens is not what our betters have planned for us. We all know the adage: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Unfortunately, somewhere between the invention of PowerPoint and the proliferation of executive MBAs, this principle appears to have been replaced in executive suites by another: If it ain’t broke, you’re not innovating hard enough. Consider three seemingly unrelated developments: Bud Light’s ill-fated collaboration with Dylan Mulvaney, Tom’s of Maine’s decision to sweeten its once-distinctive toothpaste, and the role of Maine’s political elite in a facelift that fashioned the state as diverse and...

"He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him" (Heb. 11:6). All who come to God in faith will receive the reward of eternal life. We've seen that without faith it's impossible to please God. And the first step in faith is believing that God exists. In addition, we must also believe that He answers our prayers—more specifically, that He redeems those who come to Him in faith. Scripture repeatedly tells us that God not only can be found, but also desires to be found. David said to...

The lunatic illegal migrant who allegedly tried to hijack a United Airlines flight out of New Jersey by threatening to detonate a bomb reportedly evaded deportation in 2019 by claiming he was trans. Honduran Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, who was deported from the United States twice, was granted asylum in 2020 after alleging that he would be persecuted back home for being transgender, law enforcement sources told The Daily Wire. Immigration officials previously told The Post that Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested twice in the US and deported – first in September 2011 near El Indio, Texas, and again in October 2014...

Europe stands on the brink of a structural shift in its energy landscape. In the first nine months of 2026, electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 24.2% of all new car sales across the continent, marking a 41.9% surge compared to 2025. In September 2026, that market share climbed as high as 30.5%. This momentum is no passing anomaly; it is the direct result of targeted policy interventions, technological advances, and evolving consumer behavior. The electrification of passenger road transport is striking at the very core of the oil sector. Globally, EVs now displace 1.2 million barrels of oil per day—a...

Australian drivers have increasingly turned to electric cars, with EVs' share of new car sales having tripled in the past year. Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries figures reported by 7NEWS put battery EVs at 23.1% of new car purchases in October, compared with 7.3% a year earlier. Over that span, every Australian state and territory recorded growth in EV sales. Tesla alone notched 4,050 sales, a 342% increase from the previous October, while sales of gas and diesel vehicles declined. Peter Khoury, the NRMA head of media, pointed to growing frustration with fluctuating fuel costs as the primary reason for...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two Tennessee lawmakers have introduced legislation that would create a $1 million fine or “damages award” in certain cases involving abortion-inducing drugs sent into the state. Under House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 2, a patient or other wrongful death beneficiary would have to prove that a defendant sent an abortion-inducing drug to the patient in Tennessee by courier, delivery or mail service and that the drug caused the death of an unborn child. The proposal is sponsored by Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, and Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald. It would amend Tennessee’s law over damages. The...

The baby, Koah Sharp, was found buried in a crate that was wrapped in a towel, crying and “clinging to life,” Sheriff Jay Koon of Lexington County, S.C., said at a news conference on Tuesday. The child’s father had disappeared with him the day before, prompting a widespread search by county and state officials, as well as the F.B.I. Koah was receiving medical care at a hospital adding that he hoped the child would make a full recovery. He did not elaborate on the extent of the child’s injuries. Koah’s father, Michael A. Comer, 25, was arrested on Monday night...

Liu: Up until the ’70s, the Democratic Party was dominated by working-class people in unions — non-college-educated people. By ’77, they saw the complete takeover of the Democratic Party elite by what conservatives called the new class. I think Spiro Agnew called them the “nattering nabobs of negativism.” The conservatives understood that this class was taking power and was creating a huge rift between what the Democratic Party had once represented and what it was now going to represent. You could make a caricature of the Berkeley-to-Cambridge continuum. In my very, very wealthy neighborhood in Orange County, we see signs...

As protests in France convulsed into weeks of arson, looting, and street warfare that spread to other nations, the world had a front-row seat to watch the Red-Green Alliance in action. Red flags of socialists and communists flew alongside the Palestinian flags of Islamists. Student protests over bad schools were quickly hijacked by an alliance with the intent to overthrow democratic governments. The Far Left and Islamists who make up the Red-Green alliance have such different beliefs that the two sides should be attacking each other, but they have joined forces because there is something they both hate more and...

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was so worried that a 2028 ballot initiative might nullify an abortion law that was passed over the summer, and took effect November 8, that she issued an “emergency” declaration on November 6 that puts the law into effect while the referendum moves forward. The state’s four bishops denounced her decision, taking aim at her statement that abortion may be considered “health care.” Two aspects of Healey’s ruling make her among the most radical public officials in America today: (a) she knows abortion kills the innocent and (b) she falsely justifies her decision by citing her...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness - 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you...

Three Bellingham residents have been arrested in connection to the alleged drugging of a woman in an attempt to induce an abortion without her knowledge. An investigation began Oct. 20, when a woman reported to the Bellingham Police Department that her former fiancé, 32-year-old Jean Brando Zintz, intentionally drugged her and gave her medication to terminate her pregnancy while she was sleeping. Zintz initially reacted negatively when he learned the woman was pregnant in March, according to court records. His mother offered her $10,000 to get an abortion, and Zintz encouraged the woman to accept it. She declined, and reported...

Now that pro-abortion Democrats have taken over all the statewide offices in Texas and the Texas state House, they’re on the warpath to legalize abortions. Only the Republican-controlled Texas Senate can stop them. Texas Democrats filed multiple bills this week seeking to repeal or weaken the state’s abortion ban, which protects the lives of unborn children and their mothers. State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, introduced House Bill 126, which would repeal Texas’ three abortion bans: the 2022 trigger law prohibiting abortion from fertilization until birth, the 2021 Heartbeat Bill (SB 8) banning abortion when an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected,...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces fresh affair allegations involving healthcare VP Kimberly Powell, following earlier reports about his alleged relationship with Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy.

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and MartyrAsked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.” Luke 17:20–21The Pharisees, like many Jews of their time, expected the Kingdom of God to arrive in a dramatic, visible, and political way. They awaited a Messiah from the line of King David who would deliver Israel from Roman rule, restore national independence,...

WHY RUSSIA'S YAKOVLEV FACED A BANKRUPTCY PETITION DESPITE STATE BACKING Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev , responsible for the MC-21 and SJ-100 passenger jet programs, is facing a bankruptcy petition filed by a steel supplier over unpaid debts. The case has attracted attention because the company is controlled by the Russian state and plays a central role in the country's efforts to replace Western-built commercial aircraft. The Moscow Arbitration Court accepted the petition from Izhstal, a steel producer belonging to the private Russian industrial group Mechel, on October 30. A hearing has been scheduled for January 18, 2027, when the court...

Foreclosures and tighter credit reveal the hidden costs of price controls.Well, that didn’t take long. New York’s democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has managed to make the city’s already counterproductive rent regulations even worse, and the results are coming in. Mamdani tried for months to steer 38 largely rent-stabilized properties to an affordable-housing buyer. Instead, on Tuesday, the first of the buildings headed to foreclosure auctions. The troubled portfolio, formerly owned by Emerald Equities, contains about 850 mostly rent-stabilized apartments and carries roughly $250 million in mortgage debt. A prospective buyer offered $110 million last month, and creditors rejected the...