12/13/2025 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. The International Court of Justice has upheld Russia’s counterclaim, and suddenly the West realizes that “independent judiciary” is not a one-way street. For years, the ICJ was seen as a moral pillory, as long as it pointed in the right direction; but now that Ukraine’s actions are also being investigated, there is outrage. How can this be? After all, Ukraine is merely defending itself against the Russian attack. Just as Israel defends itself against Hamas aggression. After all, in May 2014, Russians immolated themselves in a trade union building in Odessa at their own request. It is the residents of Dombás who, for eleven years, have been the brazen victims of the Ukrainian army’s shelling of civilian targets. And this is precisely how public television manages to downplay these crimes. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) accepted Russia’s claim that Ukraine had committed genocide against the population of Donbas on December 5, by a …
Ties to accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate exposed in NYT report nytimes.com/2025/12/11/briefing/the-world-of- … New reporting from the New York Times reveals Andrew Tate’s release from Romania—where he faced rape and human trafficking charges—may have involved powerful allies, including Barron Trump. Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Megan Twohey joins to discuss. » Subscribe to MS NOW
But their legal problems haven’t gone away. The Romanian case is moving forward, and once it’s finished, the brothers will face charges of human trafficking and rape in Britain. And in the United States, The Times found, anti-trafficking agents at the Department of Homeland Security have been investigating the Tates for years. Riding Outrage to Money and Fame Andrew Tate found modest fame as a professional kickboxer in the 2010s, but as he tells it, he didn’t start making real money until he and his brother went into pornography. By 2015, the Tates had installed women in apartments and a hotel room in Britain, to perform live on webcams for paying customers. Andrew later described how the brothers romanced attractive women, coaxed them into the business and took most of the profits. “It’s not just about picking up girls,” Mr. Tate said in an interview posted to YouTube. “It’s about converting them into really loving you enough to moving in with you and working for you and giving you …More
The World of Andrew Tate nytimes.com/…025/12/10/us/andrew-tate-barron- … We look at the social media influencer accused of rape and human trafficking, who was freed from Romania after courting Trump’s allies and family members. Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, are paragons of the manosphere — influencers who say a man’s role is to dominate women. In 2023, Romanian prosecutors said the brothers had seduced women and then pressed them into performing for the Tates’ pornography business. Andrew was also accused of rape. They were barred from leaving the country while prosecutors built their case. Earlier this year, though, Romania lifted the travel restrictions. An investigation by my colleagues Megan Twohey and Isabella Kwai found that support from Trump administration officials had played a crucial role in the decision. “We’re massively back,” a grinning Tate said in a video he posted in February as the brothers flew to Florida by private jet. For years, Megan and Isabella …More
The Door of Humility: Entering the Place Where Christ Was Born — Church of the Nativity Bethlehem—whose name in Hebrew means “House of Bread”—holds a place of profound significance in the Christian world. It was here that Mary and Joseph found refuge in a stable, and where Mary gave birth to Jesus, ‘the Bread of Life’. Over this sacred grotto, the Church of the Nativity was built, transforming a humble place of divine intervention into one of Christianity’s most treasured pilgrimage sites. The Church of the Nativity is among the oldest continuously functioning churches in existence. It was originally commissioned in the 4th century by Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother, Saint Helena, who identified the grotto as the true site of Christ’s birth. Dedicated in 339 AD, the first basilica drew pilgrims from across the Roman Empire. Although the original structure was destroyed, Byzantine Emperor Justinian rebuilt a grander version in the 6th century, parts of which remain today …More
DEC 2025 - A motion for impeachment is taking place already, congresswoman Ramirez asking Kristi Noem to reconsider resigning before she's processed and taken to jail for lying to congress and abusing power as well as for spending taxpayer's money and government resources to do all criminal acts. This is not about blue or red, democrat or republican, far left or far right, this is about justice, not overlooking at facts of abuses brought by authoritarianism, and racism.
Ed Caughlan And Nathalie Calvo Opened A New Catholic High School For Boston This fall, a brand-new Catholic high school opened in metro Boston called the Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata. It’s part of a national organization called the Chesterton Schools Network. Headmaster Ed Caughlan and one of the founders and the Chair of the Board, Nathalie Calvo, join Bishop Robert P. Reed in the living room today. They talk about why G. K. Chesterton played a role in this school's conception, the hallmarks of a classical education, the faith enrichment opportunities available to students, having a school in MetroWest Boston, why it’s part of the larger Chesterton Schools Network, whether or not they accept transfer students, and where viewers can go to learn more. To learn more, click here: Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata | Boston, MA Subscribe to our YouTube channel: This Is The Day Donate to CatholicTV: Donate | CatholicTV
Obviously an old post - it's too late to pray that Francis die "repentant." that ship has sailed. While true that ONLY God judges & knows, it doesn't look good from what information we have.
The New German War Machine After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Photographs by Hannes Jung Listen to more stories on hark Updated at 8:59 p.m. ET on December 9, 2025 Sign up for ournewsletter about national securityhere. The Bendlerblock is an imposing neoclassical building near the center of Berlin—severe and symmetrical, with a red-tile roof. Parts of the German military were based there in World War II, and it’s where officers who plotted to kill Hitler in 1944 were executed by firing squad. Now the complex houses Germany’s defense ministry, which oversees the armed forces. I went to the Bendlerblock this past summer to meet with German military officials and see how they’re responding to an aggressive Russia and a mercurial America. Two sergeants escorted me to the office of Lieutenant General Christian Freuding. Explore the January 2026 Issue Check out more from this issue and find …
Wed Dec 10, 2025 - 10:02 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Do you enjoy dropping fun facts into conversations? Some people might be intrigued to hear that the average ocean depth is roughly equivalent to stacking eight Empire State Buildings on top of one another. Others may be amused to learn that the human brain generates about 12 to 25 watts of electricity at any given moment – just enough to power a small light bulb. But many would raise an eyebrow if you claimed that Brazil was once the actual seat of a European monarchy and that Rio de Janeiro served as the capital of the realm. Even more striking is the fact that the Brazilian royal family still exists (more precisely, imperial family), even though with no public duties or roles, and that the current head of the Imperial House of Brazil, Dom Bertrand de Orléans e Bragança, is a devout Catholic who receives Communion daily. “I have received Holy Communion every day of my life since I was 17 (he is 84 now). I remember missing Communion only …
'What Australians actually got was a nationwide digital ID system. Starting December 10, every citizen logging into select online platforms must now pass through digital ID verification, biometric scans, face matching, and document checks, all justified as a way to keep under-16s off social media. Kids are now banned from certain platforms, but it’s the adults who must hand over their faces, IDs, and biometric data to prove they’re not kids. “Protecting children” has been converted into a universal surveillance upgrade for everyone.'
SPELLERS THE MOVIE (Documentary) Inspired by the book Underestimated, the new full-length documentary SPELLERS challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled. As the film opening asks, “What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth—who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “We think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.” The film blends beautiful cinematography with heart-wrenching stories of these eight spellers and a strong message for every parent of a nonspeaker: your child can do this, too. SPELLERS also demands that teachers, schools, and therapists wake up to the reality that we may have underestimated …More
The letter below was sent to the editor of The Wanderer Catholic newspaper on May 11, 1939. The message is worth re-posting today. It's title was "Sure Cure for Communism." Today, we could include a cure for relativism, atheism, materialism and secularism. What morally ails America also applies to Canada. And the entire West. Mark Twain once said that every-body talks about the weather but very few try to do anything about it. The same comment might be made about the conversion of America. We could make many more converts if we would only try to do so. If every Catholic in America set as his goal the bringing of at least one convert into the Church every year, all America would be Catholic within three years. How can this be done? Here is a suggestion. Center your prayers on the soul you would save. Take a personal interest in the spiritual welfare of that person. See that he is supplied with suitable Catholic literature. Invite him to come to church with you, not once merely but many …
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