Perhaps the Best Christmas Video Ever? Biden Leaves Out Any Talk of ‘God’ or ‘Jesus’ During His Christmas Speech (VIDEO)

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Editor’s note: Before reviewing Biden’s insane approach to Christmas, start with a little humor. We think you’ll agree, this is one of the best Christmas videos this year:

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By Townhall. Democrats de-Christianizing Christmas and placing little significance on God during the holidays is not breaking news.

So it shouldn’t be shocking when President Joe Biden left out Christ for the second consecutive year in his Christmas address to Americans.

On Thursday, Biden did not speak the word “Jesus” or “Christ” while talking about the spirit of the season, which is what Christmas is all about.

“How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given,” Biden said at the beginning of his speech.

The so-called “devout” Catholic talked about a “child” being born despite never mentioning that the child is “Jesus.” (Read more from “Biden Leaves Out Any Talk of ‘God’ or ‘Jesus’ During His Christmas Speech” HERE)

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‘Not Mentioning Christ’: Fox Panel Erupts Over Biden Christmas Speech

By Daily Caller. A Fox News panel blasted President Joe Biden’s Christmas speech Friday for “not mentioning Christ,” while one panelist called Biden out for hypocrisy when discussing political polarization.

“Not saying the name of Jesus, when … John Adams actually said, this Constitution is made for a moral and religious people only,” Kara Frederick, a panelist on “Outnumbered” said. “So America has lost its sense of God, it’s Judeo-Christian values, and I think this is just a manifestation, this speech, not mentioning Christ, talking about how divided this nation has been for so long, it’s all part and parcel of the secularization of America, and we need to return to our faith. That’s the only way society is going to work going forward and it’s made us a city on a hill. We need to reclaim that. We need to reclaim our founding principles, period.”

Biden’s Thursday address decried the polarization in politics, months after he labeled Trump supporters a “threat to democracy” during a Sept. 1 speech in Philadelphia. Biden also accused Republicans of embracing “semi-fascism” during remarks at an Aug. 25 fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee and attacked “MAGA Republicans” in an Aug. 30 speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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Alaska Judge Rules Conservative Lawmaker, Despite Oath Keepers Membership, Eligible for Office

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Editor’s note: Restoring Liberty’s publisher Joe Miller was the trial attorney who litigated and won the below case. In response to press inquiries, Attorney Miller stated, “We’re pleased that Judge McKenna agreed with us that Representative Eastman should not be removed from office just because he attended President Trump’s speech on January 6. As we argued from the very beginning in this case, the First Amendment protects the rights of association and speech that were attacked here. However, we are disappointed in the court’s determination that Oath Keepers is an organization that sought to overthrow the government by force or violence and believe there was no admissible evidence supporting that finding.”

If you would like to read the decision, it is available HERE. You may also donate to Representative Eastman’s legal fund HERE.

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By Associated Press. An Alaska lawmaker with ties to the far-right Oath Keepers group is eligible to hold office, a state judge ruled Friday.

Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna issued the ruling after overseeing a trial this month in the case against Republican state Rep. David Eastman. The decision can be appealed.

The ruling found that Eastman is a member of the Oath Keepers, but that he “does not and did not possess a specific intent to further the Oath Keeper’s words or actions aimed at overthrowing the United States government.” (Read more from “Alaska Lawmaker with Oath Keepers Membership Eligible for Office” HERE)

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Rep. Eastman’s Trial Concludes

By Alaska News Source. After both sides rested their cases Tuesday in the case questioning Rep. David Eastman’s eligibility for office, closing arguments were heard by Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna Wednesday morning. . .

Eastman’s active lifetime membership was proved early on when he took the stand and openly admitted his affiliation. After a number of expert and witness testimonies for both the plaintiff and defense teams, attorneys from both sides made their final statements on record Wednesday.

Eastman’s attorney Joe Miller reinforced his stance that speech — including that which advocates for the force or violence to overthrow the government — is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment. The attorney for Kowalke, the plaintiff, painted a different picture before the judge, stating that it’s proved that the words and actions used on Jan. 6 go beyond protected rights to free speech. (Read more from “Rep. Eastman’s Trial on Oathk Keepers Membership Concludes” HERE)

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FBI Admits It Meddles In ‘Numerous Companies,’ Not Just Twitter

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After a series of “Twitter Files” detailed Twitter’s extensive collusion with the FBI and federal agencies to control public discourse before Elon Musk took over the tech giant, the FBI on Wednesday tried to salvage its reputation by spinning the revelations as normal procedure.

“The correspondence between the FBI and Twitter show nothing more than examples of our traditional, longstanding and ongoing federal government and private sector engagements, which involve numerous companies over multiple sectors and industries,” the FBI said in a statement to Fox News. “As evidenced in the correspondence, the FBI provides critical information to the private sector in an effort to allow them to protect themselves and their customers.”

The FBI’s statement came after the release of Part 6 and Part 7 of the “Twitter Files.” Those were reported by independent journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, respectively. “The Twitter Files” is the release of internal company documents through multiple independent, politically left-leaning journalists that have included Bari Weiss and Lee Fang.

Taibbi’s Twitter reporting details the FBI’s extensive private communication with Twitter. The documents show how the FBI pressured Twitter to censor information in a partisan direction, usually under the guise of bolstering “election integrity” or combatting “misinformation” about Covid-19. Shellenberger’s reporting shows the FBI fed lies to Twitter executives to justify its censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story from The New York Post just weeks before the 2020 presidential election. Polling later showed that communications restriction tipped the election to Joe Biden. (Read more from “FBI Admits It Meddles in ‘Numerous Companies,’ Not Just Twitter” HERE)

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Russia’s Warning to US: Deescalate or Face ‘Consequences’

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The U.S. is risking a direct confrontation with Russia over the war in Ukraine, two top Russian officials have said.

Moscow’s ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, said in an interview with Tass published Friday that “the risk of a clash between the two great powers is high.”

Alexander Darchiyev, director of the Foreign Ministry’s North American Department, made similar remarks in an interview with the same Russian state news agency. . .

Darchiyev told Tass that he hoped, “Washington will heed the voice of reason” and not allow the situation “to escalate to the point of a direct confrontation between Russia and the United States.” (Read more from “Russia’s Warning to US: Deescalate or Face ‘Consequences'” HERE)

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Holiday Flight Cancellations: Know Your Airline’s Policies and Best Options

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Flight cancelations are top of mind for holiday travelers as a harsh winter storm is expected to hit a large swath of the U.S.

More than 574 flights in, out of and across the U.S. have been delayed as of 3 a.m. ET on Friday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Nearly 2,790 have been canceled, the data shows.

On Thursday, more than 10,028 flights in, out of and across the U.S. were delayed and nearly 2,539 were canceled. . .

Airlines have proactively issued travel waivers to help travelers whose flights are canceled during a certain stretch of the holiday. This means travelers won’t have to pay any change fee or fare difference when rebooking their flight.

However, it’s important to read the fine print. Passengers need to book within a certain time frame and buy a seat in the same cabin. They must also rebook the same cities they were previously flying between. Impacted travel dates will differ depending on the area of the count. (Read more from “Holiday Flight Cancellations: Know Your Airline’s Policies and Best Options” HERE)

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VP Harris Whines: The Media Doesn’t Cover ‘Strength of My Leadership’

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Vice President Kamala Harris complained this week about poor media coverage — during a friendly interview with a Washington Post columnist — moaning that the press doesn’t focus on what she called “the strength of my leadership.”

“There are things that I’ve done as vice president that fully demonstrate the strength of my leadership as vice president that have not received the kind of coverage that I think Dobbs did receive,” Harris told Jonathan Capehart, referring to the June 24 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the question of abortion to the states.

“What you’ve been able to see,” the veep added, is “based on what gets covered.”

In his opinion piece, Capehart argued that contrary to conventional wisdom, Harris, 58, has “had a most excellent year” and cited three supposed “tent poles” of her 2022.

One of those, Capehart said, was Harris’ appearance at the Munich Security Conference in February just prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What he did not mention was that Harris was roundly mocked for telling reporters at that conference that Europe had enjoyed “peace and security” since the end of World War II. (Read more from “VP Harris Whines: The Media Doesn’t Cover ‘Strength of My Leadership'” HERE)

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Poll: Majority of Americans Favor Jesus Over Santa on Christmas

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A majority of Americans still believe Jesus Christ — not Santa — is the reason for the Christmas season, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports.

Out of 1,000 U.S. American adults polled between Dec. 8-12, 57 percent “believe Christmas should be more about Jesus Christ than about Santa Claus.” Only 22 percent put Santa first and 20 percent are undecided.

“Two years ago, 63 percent said Christmas should be more about Jesus. Support for Jesus as the primary reason for the holiday which celebrates his birth has ranged as high as 76 percent in 2012,” according to the poll, which has a ± 3 percentage points with a 95 percent level of confidence.

Ninety-percent of adults celebrate Christmas in their family, an increase from 85 percent two years ago. Out of those Americans, 52 percent celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, while 37 percent view it as a secular holiday. Eleven percent are unsure.

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Billions Sent to Ukraine Could Build Seven 450-Mile Border Walls Along US-Mexico Border

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Republicans and Democrats in Congress have authorized more than $110 billion in American taxpayer money to be sent to Ukraine to support the nation’s fight against Russia since the war started. Meanwhile, most of the nearly 2,000-mile United States-Mexico border remains without any barrier.

As part of a year-end $1.7 trillion spending package, 18 Senate Republicans and nine House Republicans voted with Democrats to throw another $45 billion in taxpayer money at Ukraine — bringing the total amount of taxpayer money sent to Ukraine, authorized by Congress, to more than $110 billion.

For comparison, a Breitbart News analysis finds that all Ukraine funds could have built a complete wall along the entirety of the U.S.-Mexico border, multiple times over. (Read more from “Billions Sent to Ukraine Could Build Seven 450-Mile Border Walls Along US-Mexico Border” HERE)

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‘God Rest You, Queer and Questioning …’ Altered Lyrics for Iconic Christmas Carol Sung at Church

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A U.K. church is raising eyebrows for performing the iconic Christmas carol “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” with altered lyrics that reflect a “woke, unbiblical” ideology. . .

All Saints with Holy Trinity in Loughborough used the updated carol — which removes references to Satan as well as to Christ as Savior — and instead refers to “queer and questioning” “women, who by men have been erased,” MSN reported.

The network added that the altered lyrics were printed in the order of a Monday carol service to feature “new inclusive words for a traditional hymn.”

MSN said the new lyrics read, in part:

God rest you also, women,
who by men have been erased,
Through history ignored and scorned,
defiled and displaced;
Remember that your stories too,
are held within God’s grace.

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US Military Personnel Are Lining up on a Waitlist To Hunt an Extremely Dangerous Scorpion in Kuwait

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According to Stars and Stripes, some members of the United States military have a new hobby: hunting one of the most dangerous scorpions on earth. And the hobby has become so popular that there is now a waitlist to get in on the scorpion hunts.

The scorpion they are hunting is called Androctonus crassicauda, known as the Arabian fat-tailed scorpion. Although the venom of the scorpion is extremely dangerous, it is generally regarded as aggressive towards humans; rather, members of the military hunt these creatures because they are a danger to the service dogs the military relies upon.

In fact, one of the reasons the hunts began was to encourage the military to provide anti-venom at bases in Kuwait, which the military has been reluctant to do since attacks on humans are so rare, and since the military believes that the population of Arabian fat-tailed scorpions is dwindling in the area.

“Initially we went out to do a population estimate, and then we found that there is a significant number,” Army veterinary technician Spc. Joseph Neitz told Stars and Stripes. Neitz has been organizing the hunts since May. (Read more from “US Military Personnel Are Lining up on a Waitlist To Hunt an Extremely Dangerous Scorpion in Kuwait” HERE)

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