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‘Amen And Awoman’: Minister Invokes Hindu God, Offers Gender Lesson During Opening Prayer For 117th Congress

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), who is an ordained United Methodist minister, opened the first session of the 117th Congress on Sunday by praying in the name of a Hindu god and twisting the word “amen” into a commentary on gender.

“Eternal God, noiselessly we bow before your throne of grace as we leave behind the politically and socially clamorous year of 2020,” began Cleaver, who served as the pastor of St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1972 to 2009.

“We gather now in this consequential chamber to inaugurate another chapter in our roller coaster representative government. The members of this august body acknowledge your sacred supremacy and therefore confess that without your favor and forbearance, we enter this new year relying dangerously on our own fallible nature,” he continued.

Cleaver went on to ask divine assistance during what he described as “a moment when many believe that the bright light of democracy is beginning to dim.” Imploring God to empower the 117th Congress to maintain liberty for future generations, he also asked God to maintain his presence even during times of “heightened disagreement.”

Though his prayer was replete with explicitly Christian themes, terminology, and references, Cleaver closed it by appealing to the deities of “many different faiths,” implying they were all the same.

“We ask it in the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and ‘god’ known by many names by many different faiths,” said Cleaver.

“Amen and a-woman,” he closed, in an apparent attempt to render the word fair to both sexes. Read More

GREAT AGAIN: Donald Trump Will Leave a Legacy of Unprecedented Achievement

Donald Trump has allegedly been “defeated” in the 2020 election, but win or lose, he will go down in history as one of the most accomplished U.S. presidents since George Washington.

As Trump’s first term in office comes to a close, it’s worth taking some time to look back and marvel at some of his most remarkable accomplishments.

Next stop, Mount Rushmore? Stay tuned.

Enjoy! Read More

Bitcoin Explodes Above $33k As Supply Squeeze Continues

Update (1115ET): Well that escalated quickly. Less than an hour after first breaking above $30,000, Bitcoin has spike beyond $31k, then $32k…

Source: Bloomberg

…and now $33k…

IDF prepares for possible missile, drone strikes from Yemen

The IDF last week initiated preparations for possible attacks that could include missile and drone strikes by Iraqi militias and Houthi groups in Yemen, reports Kan News.

The report comes as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed intelligence from Iraq indicates Israeli agents are inciting proxy attacks against Americans.

IDF Spokesman Hidai Zilberman last week told a Saudi paper that Israel was not aware of specific Iranian plans to attack Israel, but that Iranian forces may carry out an attack from Iraq or Yemen. Read More

US Housing Enters 2021 In A Massive Bubble

On December 16, Fed Chair Jerome Powell was specifically asked if he is seeing any signs of “valuation pressures” in the US housing market which according to the latest Case Shiller data was surging at the fastest pace in 6 years.

Predictably, Powell was not concerned about the recent surge in home prices and he said as much during the Q&A: “I would say from a financial stability standpoint, housing prices are not of a level of concern right now. That’s just reflective of a lot of demand. And builders are going to bring forth supply…. Housing prices themselves are not a financial stability concern at the moment. We will watch that carefully. But in the near term, I wouldn’t think that that’s an issue that we’d be concerned about.”

Needless to say, we disagree because one place where the trillions in newly created liquidity has ended up…

US, Gulf Allies Brace for Iran Terror Attacks as Tehran Promises Revenge on Anniversary of Soleimani killing

  • Analyst: Iranian terror strike against the US or one of its allies in the Gulf or in Yemen is “highly possible.”

JEDDAH: The US and its Gulf allies have been warned to prepare for Iran-led terror attacks after Tehran ramped up threats of revenge on the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani.

With tensions between the US and Iran escalating in the region, Esmail Qaani, chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Soleimani’s successor, on Thursday threatened to take revenge and kill US President Donald Trump and other officials.

See crowds in Iran chant 'Down with the US' at Qasem Soleimani funeral - CNN Video

Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike on Jan. 3 last year after his convoy was attacked outside Baghdad airport. Read More

Nancy Pelosi Bans ‘Gender’ Terms Like Mother, Daughter, Father, Son in House Rules

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rules Committee Chairman James McGovern (D-MA) unveiled the rules for the 117th Congress on Friday, which contain “future-focused” proposals, including the elimination of gendered terms, such as “father, mother, son, and daughter.”

“This package, which will be introduced and voted on once the new Congress convenes, includes sweeping ethics reforms, increases accountability for the American people, and makes this House of Representatives the most inclusive in history,” said the House Committee on Rules in a statement.

House Speaker Pelosi went on to say she is “pleased to join Chairman Jim McGovern in introducing this visionary rules package, which reflects the views and values of the full range of our historically diverse House Democratic Majority.” Read More

The leading cause of death globally in 2020 was ABORTION …

… 42.7 MILLION

That’s how many innocent unborn people were killed in abortions in 2020 globally, according to Worldometer, a widely referenced statistics site. Read More

Note: The #2 cause of death HIV/Aids shows the main-stream media’s protection given to LGBT community

Iranian Presence in Crisis-Ridden Venezuela is Growing

Venezuela remains the center of Iranian ambitions in Latin America, a top official from the Organization of American States (OAS) told The Algemeiner this week.

In an extensive interview, David Smolansky — the OAS General Secretariat’s Commissioner tasked with responding to the growing humanitarian crisis facing migrants fleeing economic breakdown and political repression in Venezuela — warned that Iran was at the center of a “criminal hub” in the region.

“In Venezuela, Iran has found a synergy with Cuban intelligence, along with the presence of Russia and China and Turkey, in helping the regime of [Venezuelan President Nicolas] Maduro to evade sanctions,” Smolansky said. “It’s dangerous.” Read More

More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar posted its biggest yearly loss since 2017 on Thursday, capping off a manic year that saw the currency serve as a safe haven in March when panic over the spread of COVID-19 in the United States peaked, before dropping on unprecedented Federal Reserve stimulus.

The greenback soared to a three-year high of 102.99 against a basket of currencies in March, before ending the year at 89.96, down 6.77% on the year and 12.65% from its March high.An improving global economic outlook as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, rock-bottom U.S. interest rates and ongoing Fed bond purchases have dented the dollar’s appeal.

Expectations of additional fiscal stimulus and rising fiscal and current account deficits are additional headwinds that are likely to hurt the U.S. currency over the coming year. Read More