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The Real Threat You Must Understand to Save Our Freedom With Patrick Wood
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- By Catching Fire News
Digital ID, Digital Money, Total Surveillance, AI, Data Centers. All tools in the drive for total control of our lives. Its real name is Technocracy. Tom DeWeese interviews Patrick Wood, the number one expert on Technocracy. Learn what it all means to you and why we must stand up to stop it!
Protect Girls Spaces Press Conference
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- By Palmetto Family Council
Wednesday, January 14 - 9:45 a.m.
Second Floor Lobby – South Carolina Capitol
COLUMBIA, S.C. – ADF Action and Palmetto Family Alliance are hosting a press conference on Wednesday, January 14, at 9:45 a.m. in the second-floor lobby of the South Carolina Capitol featuring legislative leaders expressing their support of laws that recognize the biological differences between females and males and protect the privacy, safety, and dignity of women and girls. It’s a lie that a man can be a woman, and that’s why men don’t belong in women’s showers, restrooms, locker rooms, or overnight accommodations. Women shouldn’t have to give up their privacy, safety, and dignity to validate someone else’s subjective perception of their identity.
Rubio to Meet Danish Officials as Trump Presses Greenland Acquisition for U.S. Security
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with Danish officials next week amid renewed insistence from President Donald Trump that the United States must acquire Greenland to protect American national security interests in the Arctic.
Rubio confirmed Wednesday that discussions with Danish leaders would include Greenland, while Denmark’s defense minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, welcomed the talks as an opportunity to move the debate out of the media spotlight and into direct diplomatic channels.
Ukrainian Intelligence and the Ukraine War
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- By Mike Scruggs
Understanding the War of Disinformation Propaganda
On January 2, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Lt. General Kyrylo Budanov to the position of Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, replacing Andriy Yermak. Yermak had held the office since 2020, until resigning in November 2025 under suspicions of corruption. The office is considered the most powerful in Ukraine next to the President.
Budanov had been Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence for Ukraine since August 2020, which is generally considered the most powerful Ukrainian Intelligence Agency and reports to the Ministry of Defense rather than the Ukrainian military General Staff. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine is usually abbreviated to HUR, GUR, or DIU (English). The Russian equivalent is the GRU. The HUR is also roughly equivalent to the CIA and British MI6, which took over and reformed the HUR immediately following the Maidan Revolution and coup in February 2014. The CIA has been tightly linked to the HUR since 2014 and to Budanov at least since 2020. British MI6 provides personal security to President Zelensky. Zelensky’s presidential term expired in March 2024, but he has held power because of martial law declared in March 2022. Zelensky has also banned all opposition political parties and opposition media.
MIS RAICES ESTAN AQUI!
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- By W.H. Lamb
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Luke 16:13.
Back in the “ancient times”, in February of 2001, I wrote an article for the old newsprint version of The Times Examiner titled: “The GrowingCurse of Hyphenated Americans.” I felt strongly about this problem of “divided loyalty” (i.e. “dual citizenship”) among Americans then, and I haven’t changed my opinion one bit since. If anything, I’m more disturbed over the “curse” of hyphenated Americans today than I was then, when it was an irritating problem, rather than the societal threat it has become. If you are blind to this potential nation-shattering problem, you really need to read this article carefully. If you revel in being a “hyphenated” American and/or you express divided loyalties to some other nation, you need to reconsider your decision!
Greenville County Council in 2026
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- By Benton Blount - Chairman of Greenville County Council
As we move further into the new year, County Council will be taking an important step to make sure we’re aligned, prepared, and focused on the work ahead. In February, we will be scheduling a Council planning retreat.
A planning retreat gives Council the opportunity to step back from the regular meeting cadence and look at the bigger picture. It’s a time to review how we operate, update any internal rules that may need adjusting, and make sure our processes are still serving both the public and the Council effectively.
America Rallies to Keep Christ in Christmas
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- By America Needs Fatima
HANOVER, Penn. — Thousands of faithful Americans gathered at 1,157 individual rosary rallies to remind us to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Organized through America Needs Fatima, these rallies sought to reaffirm the true meaning of Christmas amid widespread cultural secularization observed during this season.
Participants offered public prayer in reparation for irreverence toward God, Our Lady, Catholics, and the traditional family – manifested in politically themed nativity displays, Christmas-themed drag performances, irreverent artistic portrayals (including “An Act of God,” which depicts God the Father and the Ten Commandments in a mocking manner), and the growing commercialization of Christmas. Sadly, the sacred meaning of the season has been eclipsed by consumerism, with holiday retail sales expected to exceed $1 trillion this year.
In Touch+ Brings Biblical Teaching to Hisense TVs
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- By Hamilton Strategies
FAST channel expansion delivers biblical teaching directly through one of the world’s leading television platforms
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Viewers across the United States can now access trusted Christian programming on Hisense smart TVs with the launch of In Touch+, Apex Media Partners announced today. The new distribution places In Touch+ on channel position No. 450 within the Hisense platform, which reaches more than 5 million monthly active users nationwide. Hisense is the second-largest television manufacturer in the world and an industry leader in large-format displays and mini-LED technology.
Knowing Trump
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- By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. - Arizona Today
One can easily argue Donald Trump does not fit the classic mold of a President, whatever the classic mold might be. He is not a traditional politician. He is not a statesman. He surely doesn’t walk on water but certainly Mr. Trump is a leader, and unique thinking “out-of-the-box” businessman and doer. He grew up with a dad who taught Donald that talk was cheap, but accomplishments are what truly define the man. His Dad taught him competence and efficiency; get into a job, get it done get it done right, and get out. Donald Trump wasn’t satisfied making a good living, he was more interested in making a good statement. That may seem weird statement given Donald Trump’s millions but behind the financial success of the man is the mind-set and personal conviction that making a good statement upon the finished product is what truly matters.
Venezuela Cracks Down After U.S. Seizure of Maduro, Journalists Detained and Paramilitaries Deployed
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
CARACAS (Worthy News) – Venezuela’s remaining power structure has launched a sweeping security crackdown following the dramatic U.S. operation that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro, arresting journalists, restricting media coverage, and deploying armed paramilitary groups to suppress any public reaction to his removal.
Gun-wielding colectivos — pro-government paramilitary groups — flooded the streets of Caracas under a state of emergency that was dated January 3 but formally published Monday. Media unions reported that at least 14 journalists and media workers, including 11 from foreign outlets, were detained for hours and later released, as authorities sought to prevent coverage of political developments.
Eurobond Medicine for Ukraine
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- By Mike Scruggs
Weimar Republic Economics
Shortly after the Russian Army crossed into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United States, NATO, and the European Union brought massive financial sanctions against the Russian Federation and froze approximately $300 billion in Russian financial assets held in allied banks around the world. Most of these assets are held in Euroclear, a major Belgian based clearing bank in Brussels, but smaller amounts are being held in Japan, Canada, the UK and the U.S.
The interest on these frozen financial assets is already being used to help Ukraine, but this has been opposed by many EU members, especially Hungary. Furthermore, the interest is only a drop in the bucket compared to Ukraine’s needs. The United States is now funding the Ukrainian government at close to $50 billion per year. Military costs run at least that much more. At this point, Ukraine is almost totally dependent on the United States, NATO, and the European Union.
Will We Ever Heed Orwell’s Warning?
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- By W.H. Lamb
A WARNING FROM GEORGE ORWELL:
“This is the direction the world is going in at the present time. In our world there will be no emotions, except fear, rage, triumph, and self abasement. The sex instinct will be eradicated…. There will be no loyalty except loyalty to the party. But always there will be the intoxication of power. Always at every moment there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless.
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever. The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN! It depends on YOU.”
Eric Blair (1903-1950). Better known by his “pen name” of GEORGE ORWELL.
Author of: “1984”
Published in 1949
RFK, Jr. and Congress Work Together to Protect Children from Mutilation
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- By Eagle Forum
The House and Senate have adjourned until the first week of January to spend time with their families over the holidays. Before leaving, they passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and thwarted an extension of the COVID-era Obamacare subsidies (for now). One topic in particular was the bow on the package of conservative wins this Congress. The House passed significant legislation to protect children from gender mutilation procedures, and days later the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued regulatory proposals to do the same.
Last week, the House voted on a pair of bills to stop genital mutilation and hormone blockers from being used on children. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was given the green light for a floor vote on her bill, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act (H.R. 3492), after agreeing to vote for the NDAA. The bill would make “gender transition” procedures a federal crime. Medical professionals could face up to 10 years of prison and/or significant fines for performing these mutilating and experimental practices.
The Economists Got 2025 All Wrong
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- By Stephen Moore
Well, Donald Trump has done it again!
He stumped the chumps. The "chumps" in this case were the "blue-chip" academic and financial economists whose consensus forecast this time last year was of high inflation and low economic growth. Wrong on both counts.
As you've probably heard, the GDP growth for Q3 came in at a red-hot 4.3%, following 3.5% for the second quarter. Some 90% of professional economists got it wrong -- all underestimating the strength of the Trump economy. QED: These weren't random errors. These were "hate Trump" errors.
They also predicted inflation of above 3% for 2025. It's going to come in at closer to 2.7%, with the last two months trending down to the Fed inflation target of 2%.
“Death to the Dictator”: Iran Protests Turn Openly Defiant as Markets Shut Down
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – Chants of “death to the dictator” rang out across Tehran as thousands of merchants, students, and residents joined expanding protests sparked by Iran’s deepening economic collapse. Security forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets as large sections of the capital, including parts of the Grand Bazaar, were shuttered in protest.
What began as demonstrations over soaring prices and the rapid fall of the rial quickly escalated into direct political defiance. Crowds openly targeted Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, signaling a sharp shift from economic grievances to calls for regime change. Pro-monarchy chants praising Iran’s former royal family were also heard, an increasingly rare development in public protests.
Has the Bethlehem Star Mystery Been Unveiled?
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- By James Spurck, Publisher
The Heavens Declare the Creative Glory of God
Publisher’s Note: I have presented the following in presentation form for almost a quarter of a century. This is the first time I have put it in article form. Having been a former President of the Roper Mountain Astronomers and a former board member for many years, I have presented the following as my opinion of the Bethlehem Star. God has used it many times to share the reason for the season.
Even though the Bible never calls or implies that the Bethlehem Star was a supernatural miracle, I have had a few attendees tell me that I am trying to explain an unexplainable miracle as if that makes this miraculous event less than a miracle. But it is my opinion that this makes it more of a miracle. It glorifies the Creator more in that God set all these astronomical events in motion at the beginning of the creation of the heavens and earth. No astronomical events mentioned in the Bible collide with each other or get off track. But they occur precisely when He intended them to, at the right historical moments, despite the human choice variables involved. Only the Almighty God of Creation can do that! That is what I call a Divine Miracle of Creation!
CCP Conducts Mass Arrests of Christians Days before Christmas
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- By S.A. McCarthy - The Washington Stand
Hundreds of Christians in China will likely spend Christmas in jail this year, according to a recent report. Starting on December 13, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mobilized “more than a thousand police officers, SWAT units, anti-riot forces, and firefighters” in the Zhejiang Province’s Yayang Town in Wenzhou City, raiding churches and conducting mass arrests of Christians, ChinaAid reported Friday.
“Belongings of relevant individuals were illegally confiscated, roads leading to the church were completely blocked by police, and Christians in Yayang Town were unable to enter the Yayang church. The operation lasted nearly five days, yet no public statement was issued by officials,” the outlet noted. “Within just the first two days, several hundreds of people were taken away for questioning. On December 16 and 17, at least four more individuals were detained.”
Putin on the Russian Economy
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- By Mike Scruggs
Reality versus the Western Narrative
On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual end-of-year press conference. Unlike most American and European press conferences, it lasted more than four hours. It was also much more open to both the public and international news media than is standard for American and European conferences. He answered questions from reporters there and ordinary Russian citizens by phone. His introductory remarks were a relatively brief summary of mostly economic statistics, but he went on for better than four hours answering questions not only from Russian media, but many international media organizations, including NBC.
The America That Once Was (A Christmas Memory)
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- By W.H. Lamb
HAS THE “SPIRIT” OF CHRISTMAS LEFT US?
At age 87 I have a lot of mostly good memories of Christmases past—of the America that once was (but is no more), and of the many people who “traveled” with me over my life’s road, at least for part of it. How much more time I’ll have to enjoy all of these memories only my Savior and LORD Jesus knows. But I would like to share a few of these “old” memories with you once again. So bear with me. Perhaps you share similar memories. I hope so. If not now, then when you get “old and experienced”, like me.
White House AI in Education Remarks
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- By Moms for Liberty
AI In Education Task Force Meeting Remarks
White House - Dec 11, 2026
Tina Descovich, CEO & Co-founder, Moms for Liberty
It is an honor to take part in the this task force. Thank you to the First Lady and to each of you for this opportunity.
The potential impact of AI in education is unparalleled.
Through AI technology, children can have source documents at their fingertips and history can be brought to life. This extraordinary opportunity comes with great threats too. And parents are sounding the alarm BEFORE the genie gets out of the bottle, into our classrooms and causes harm to our children.
Speaker Johnson’s Moment, Call the Recess or Admit Defeat
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- By Amuse on X
The Republican Party controls the House. It nominally controls the Senate. It controls the White House. That control was not delivered by a technical or marginal win. It was delivered by a popular vote victory, carried across every swing state, and anchored in an unmistakable electoral mandate in November 2024. Yet among America First voters, among the core Trump base that delivered that mandate, Congress is viewed not as an ally but as an obstacle. This is not an impression formed by hostile media framing. It is a rational judgment formed by observation. Little of consequence has moved. Signature promises stall. Nominees languish. Executive agencies drift under acting leadership. Judgeships remain vacant. The base sees motion without progress and concludes that the legislative branch is wasting time.
Israel to Press Trump on Renewed Iran Strike Options as Gaza, and Regional Security Dominate Agenda
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – Israeli officials are preparing to brief President Donald Trump on renewed military options against Iran when he meets later this month with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid mounting concern that Tehran is rapidly rebuilding its ballistic missile program and restoring damaged air defenses, according to an NBC News exclusive citing officials familiar with the plans.
The meeting, expected at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, comes as Israeli intelligence assesses that Iran’s missile production—hit by Israeli strikes earlier this year—is accelerating again. Israeli officials believe Iran could eventually produce up to 3,000 ballistic missiles annually if left unchecked, a buildup they see as the most immediate strategic threat to Israel and the broader region.
It's a Wonderful President
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- By Stephen Moore
I've been shocked that Americans are in such a grumpy mood as reflected in all the public opinion polls.
What a paradox: At the same time, we have peace and prosperity, including more income, more wealth, more of almost everything that we want to buy (yes, except for housing), Americans seem to think we have an "affordability crisis." In 2025 the median household income in the United States has risen to more than $86,000 a year -- an all-time high.
Every income group and every ethnic group is richer today than ever before. Hispanics now have a median household income above $70,000, which would make them rich in most countries where they or their parents came from.
Why Religious Freedom Cases Are Back in the Sportlight this Week
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- By STZ Network
Religious freedom is once again drawing national attention as new court cases and policy disputes raise questions about how faith is protected in public life.
For many Christians, these cases go beyond legal theory. They affect the ability to live out biblical convictions openly — in churches, schools, workplaces, and everyday life. Just as importantly, many believers see these issues as a reminder that Christians have a shared voice and shared rights under the Constitution.
Retelling “A Christmas Story” Once Again
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- By W.H. Lamb
Note: This touching story has been published in The Times Examiner twice previously. But I know that its message could touch a lot of people. At least I hope it will. “Christmas”, as we all should know, is NOT about Santa Claus and his reindeer bringing us presents, nor about snowmen or “grinches” or any of that nonsensical but fun stuff. It’s not even about “Charlie Brown” and his wonderful recitation of the true meaning of Christmas, right from God’s Word. (THANK YOU, Charles Schultz for your brave stand, long ago, against CBS). It’s not really about family gatherings, with special dinners, although they are usually memorable. It’s not about getting lots of presents, mostly stuff we don’t really need, spending money we or others have gone into debt to acquire, which is truly a waste of money and effort, in my opinion.
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