So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space

Since June, more than 100 wildfires have raged across the Arctic, which is especially dry and hot this summer. In Russia alone, wildfires are burning in 11 of the country’s 49 regions, meaning that even in fire-free areas, people are choking on smoke that is blowing across the country. MORE

But in her attempt to create sympathy for the people attracted to communism and to overcome a knee-jerk prejudice against them, Day needlessly perpetuated two other prejudices against communism. First, she said that under all the goodness that draws people to communism, the movement is, in the final analysis, a program “with the distinct view of tearing down the church.” [RED FLAG] MORE

Trump sanctions taking down two of top four Chinese banks

While the western world (and much of the eastern) has been preoccupied with predicting the consequences of Trump’s accelerating global trade/tech war and whether the Fed will launch QE before or after it sends rates back to zero, Beijing has quietly had its hands full with avoiding a bank run in the aftermath of Baoshang Bank’s failure and keeping the interbank market – which has been on the verge of freezing – alive. MORE

The term “Racist” is an important tool in the Marxist tool bag, a very effective one it seems.

“This is an interesting and different point of view from Britain. Food for thought. Does make you stop and think. When does political correctness go too far?”

Racist – ME?

Attorney General William P. Barr Directs the Federal Bureau of Prisons to Adopt an Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol and Schedule the Executions of Five Death-Row Inmates Convicted of Murdering Children MORE

The U.S. Air Force‘s former top civilian recently gave a glimpse into the mission of an experimental space plane that has puzzled space geeks, enthusiasts, experts and even some officials because of its clandestine use. MORE

There are 11 states currently reporting large active fires. Alaska reports 74, Arizona reports 11, Colorado reports four, Idaho and New Mexico each report six fires, Utah reports two and Georgia, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Texas all report one, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. MORE

You can go to Heaven without the Tridentine Mass, but you cannot go to Heaven without the True Catholic Faith.

In a Catholic sense, we’re not really astonished by this “slippage”. Acting and reacting like a Catholic requires the Faith. The virtue of faith is the principle of a truly Catholic life. As we commonly observe Catholics going about their business at home, at church, and in society, regrettably most Catholics today don’t apply this principle. Grievously, if not dead, they remain fruitless. In other words, the Catholic religion makes little impression in their lives and little difference that would set them apart from their non-Catholic contemporaries.