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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Upcoming Conference of Catholic Bishops
If you’re a Catholic bishop boarding a plane for Baltimore for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting next week, our pal Tom Reese has some reading from Pope Francis he’d like you to do. As in: “By losing women, the church risks becoming sterile.” Speaking of bishops, their outgoing president, Gotham’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan, has a parting shot message for the Catholic Speaker of the House: Enough already. Pass immigration reform.
Pope shows his sense of humour as he dons a red nose to congratulate newlyweds who volunteer with clown therapy charity
The Pope showed he has a sense of humour as well as a caring side today when he donned a red nose at the wedding of members of a charity that uses clowns to cheer up children. Pope Francis appeared at the Vatican to congratulate the newlyweds from the Rainbow Association Marco Iagulli Onlus who were getting married there.LINK
11 Signs of a False Flag
High Profile Event: The first question to ask would be “Is this a high profile incident?” The answer, of course, is fairly obvious. If an attack takes place at the World Trade Center complex causing the buildings to explode and collapse, or if it takes place at the White House, or Pentagon, it is clearly high profile.LINK
VIDEO: Iranian TV airs animated strike on Tel Aviv, Dimona
Iranian state television aired a computer-animated video that showed an imagined Iranian missile strike on Israeli cities including Tel Aviv and Dimona, malls and IDF bases. LINK
Bizarre Asteroid with Six Tails Spotted by Hubble Telescope (Photos)
Astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen phenomenon in our solar system’s asteroid belt: a space rock with six tails, spewing dust from its nucleus like spouts of water radiating from a lawn sprinkler.LINK
Owe Back Taxes Or Talk Bad About Government? No Travel for You Anymore
Planning on flying anywhere for the holidays? If you owe back taxes, are a frequent flyer, or own a blog that is critical of the government, you might want to rethink your plans. Under the radar in October, the TSA tightened their screening guide lines to include these in their “screenings”. In fact they want a full background check. LINK
NATO war games on Russia’s border anger Moscow: Putin Ends NATO Missile Pact, Warns Military To “Prepare For War”
NATO is staging its biggest military exercise in seven years this week in the Baltic countries and Poland but its insistence that the drills are not aimed at sharpening defenses against a resurgent Russia have not convinced Moscow.LINK
VIDEO: Legal Experts: Even TOTALLY INNOCENT People Should Avoid Talking to Law Enforcement – Supreme Court Rules You No Longer Have the Right to Remain Silent
This is very bad! I just went to jury duty late October ’13. With 6 other members, I was specifically chosen to sit on the jury by the defense attorney because of my positive stance that I had on exercising Miranda Rights. During the three hour trial, the prosecuting attorney during his closing statement, looked me straight in the eye and said Continue reading
Pope meeting Putin, could help mend Catholic-Orthodox relations
Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, an encounter that could help mend strained relations between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian-Vatican relations have been fraught since the 1991 breakup of…LINK
The Biggest Storm in the World This Year Is Headed for the Philippines
Super typhoon Haiyan, likely the strongest storm to form on the planet this year, is heading toward a Friday morning landfall in the Philippines, posing an extremely serious threat to the central part of the archipelago. LINK
VIDEO: News In Two Minutes – French Protests – Libyan Unrest – Die Off – Super Typhoon
‘This is major’: Gay marriage supporters rejoice in Chicago
Robyne O’Mara and Lynne Burnett have been together 33 years, and on Tuesday they watched, almost in awe, as Illinois lawmakers cast votes that would make the couple’s decadeslong relationship equal to any other.LINK
Medjugorje Bombshell
In a dramatic move prior to the release of the final report on Medjugorje, The Papal Nuncio to the U.S. on behalf of the prefect of the CDF Archbishop Müller has issued instructions that no cleric or faithful may participate in any meetings, conferences, or public celebrations in which the authenticity of the apparitions are taken for granted.LINK
L. A. Times prints Joseph’s letter- LAX- One Agent needs concealed Firearm
The only silver lining, if you can call it that, is that the shooter targeted only TSA workers. Had he gone after passengers as well, far more people would have died. Yes, TSA workers are there only to check passengers, but in today’s world all bases need to be covered. There is no excuse for not having someone right next to the slain TSA agent who was unarmed. Security officials need to reexamine their policies and allow for one specially trained TSA agent with a concealed firearm and a bulletproof vest in all terminals.
Joseph B.D. Saraceno
Gardena