Author: SDH

Email for this website: sthand@email.com Stephen Hand, editor. Reporter, Assistant News Director and News Director for several radio stations in New York and Connecticut. Paralegal. PCA in Retirement. Contributor for various Catholic newspapers and publications.

Rory & Alastair: The revenge of the ‘centrist’ globalists.

Gender extremism, racial equity and decarbonising’ electricity by 2030. Rory & Alastair leading. But “There’s nothing moderate about the technocratic elites.” Tom Slater, Editor.Spiked, [published on 29th June 2024]. We need to retire the word ‘centrism’. As a ‘centrist’ Labour Party is poised to reclaim power in the United Kingdom, The supposed centrists are already… Read More Rory & Alastair: The revenge of the ‘centrist’ globalists.

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Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship

President Donald J. Trump. Executive Order.January 20, 2025. “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:      Section 1.  Purpose.The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, an amendment… Read More Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship

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Latest Practical Science Says Time to Rethink Water Fluoridation

What is it? Why was Mass water fluoridation begun? Has it lived up to the promise? Doctor Staci Whitman is a Functional Kids’ Dentist in North Portland, Oregon. She is the founder of NoPo Kids Dentistry where she takes a whole-body, holistic, and functional approach with her patients. Her dentistry/practice is grounded by science and… Read More Latest Practical Science Says Time to Rethink Water Fluoridation

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For centuries, humans slept in two distinct shifts. Biphasic sleep.

The Forgotten Common Medieval Habit of ‘Two Sleeps‘. “For centuries, humans slept in two distinct shifts, separated by a period of nighttime activity. In this video, we explore the fascinating history of biphasic sleep, a once-common practice where people divided their nights into a “first sleep” and a “second sleep.” — Medieval Sleep. BBC. 9… Read More For centuries, humans slept in two distinct shifts. Biphasic sleep.

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January 6 Defendants Call Pardons a ‘Wonderful First Step.’ Police Say They’re a Betrayal

National Review “… Like many other J6ers, Harris noted the discrepancy between the way government came down hard on them while taking a kid-glove approach to leftist rioters who burned and damaged cities such as Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland in the summer of 2020. “The bottom line is, there has to be equality under the… Read More January 6 Defendants Call Pardons a ‘Wonderful First Step.’ Police Say They’re a Betrayal

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Not Enlightenment Philosophy

It is not decadent Enlightenment philosophy which brought the world prosperity but human ingenuity incrementally building on newer and newer inventions, little by little. What we do with this technology will make or destroy us. Elon Musk is not the way.

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DemCorruption: Biden Pardons Cheney, Fauci, Milley, Family Members

“The pardons are designed to protect several vehement critics of Trump, including some against whom he has vowed retribution, and targets of his supporters’ criticism.” The clemency decisions are also significant for their specious emphasis on racial justice, “wrongful convictions, and addressing historical grievances.” Those whom Biden has pardoned face new problems, however, specifically the… Read More DemCorruption: Biden Pardons Cheney, Fauci, Milley, Family Members

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Trent Horn on the Epicopalian Female “priesthood”

During a prayer service at Washington’s National Cathedral Tuesday, the Episcopal bishop of Washington directly confronted President Trump while he and Vice President J.D. Vance were seated in the front row. Mariann Edgar Budde asked Trump for “mercy”, citing feelings of fear among LGBT and immigrant communities. Shortly after being sworn in as US President… Read More Trent Horn on the Epicopalian Female “priesthood”

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Trump Returns Nation to Gender Sanity

Executive Order Affirming ‘Biological Reality Of Sex’.  Rebukes and Reverses Democrat Decadence. CNA to. ” The executive order is sweeping in nature. Its application will include removing gender ideology guidance, communication, policies, and forms from governmental agencies. It explicitly affirms that the word “woman” means “adult human female.” And it orders that government identification like… Read More Trump Returns Nation to Gender Sanity

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Ebenezer Elon?

Elon’s hoarding? “I was wondering……Where are all the Elon Musk cancer centers?Where are all the Elon Musk hospital wings?Where are all the Elon Musk food banks?Where are all the Elon Muskeducational grants & scholarships?What disease eradication effortsdoes Elon Musk support?How does Elon Musk use his vastwealth to help eradicate poverty?How does Elon Musk use his… Read More Ebenezer Elon?

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Is There Such a Thing as “Mere Christianity”?

And replies. By What Authority Does C.S. Lewis Pontificate? By Thomas Storck | New Oxford Review. Thomas Storck is a Contributing Editor of the New Oxford Review. The great Anglican apologist and scholar C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) championed a concept he called “mere Christianity.” Although the term itself seems to have been coined by the Puritan… Read More Is There Such a Thing as “Mere Christianity”?

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The Republican Trifecta Should Focus on Pro-Family Policy

Raise the child tax credit and introduce a ‘baby bonus’ for parents of newborns. Leah Libresco Sargeant and Daniel Darling | Jan 20 2025, National Review. Donald Trump’s return to office will unfold in a post-Dobbs policy landscape. With a Republican trifecta, conservatives have a unique opportunity to define what pro-family and pro-life governance truly means. During the vice… Read More The Republican Trifecta Should Focus on Pro-Family Policy

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The Breadth of Catholic Thought: St. Francis’ Revolution

Tertiaries, i.e., the Third Order. By Robert Ludlow and James Meyer. Editor’s Note: The following article was adapted from Robert Ludlow’s “St. Francis and His Revolution,” which appeared as an editorial in THE CATHOLIC WORKER (January 1953, and reprinted in Thomas Cornell and James Forest [eds.], A PENNY A COPY, New York: The Macmillan Company,… Read More The Breadth of Catholic Thought: St. Francis’ Revolution

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Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages, senior U.S. official says

January 15, 2025 at 12:27 p.m. EST “Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, in a major breakthrough that includes the release of Israeli hostages, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. The first phase of the agreement, brokered by the United States, Qatar… Read More Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages, senior U.S. official says

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American Civil Religion. A C-Span presentation.

America as true religion, the real, syncretist light of the world, and “city set on a hill” for all peoples, “endlessly reforming,” and to live and die for. The Hillsdale College professor Richard Gamble teaches a class on “civic faith,” and how American nationalism incorporated religious elements and symbolism during the Cold War. Richard M.… Read More American Civil Religion. A C-Span presentation.

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How Solitude is Rewiring American Identity

“Americans are spending more and more time alone. Some are lonely. But many people—young men in particular—are actively choosing to spend much of their time in isolation, in front of screens. That proclivity is having a profound effect on individual well-being and on American’s “civic and psychic identity,” my colleague Derek Thompson writes in our new… Read More How Solitude is Rewiring American Identity

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Not to Worry, Positivist Elon Musk Will Save Us

…and all of human civilization  —-from inevitable mass extinction events through his eventual self-sustaining multi-planetary space outposts, first on Mars, beginning (if all goes well) in approximately two years, and then from much farther outposts ‘out there’ in space over time. For the first time, Musk says, in the Earth’s approximately 4 & 1/2 billion… Read More Not to Worry, Positivist Elon Musk Will Save Us

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In Messy Times They Can Seem Smart, Sometimes Even Pious. But …

Danger Signs of “Catholic Group Cult Behavior,” and 4 to. Excerpt, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register, April 24, 2017. 4 “Danger Signs of Cult-Like Behavior, and 4 Antidotes” … what are the danger signs? First of all, if a religious community or a religious leader (or leaders) seems too good to be true — guess… Read More In Messy Times They Can Seem Smart, Sometimes Even Pious. But …

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Providence City Hall becomes a makeshift homeless shelter. And the Church?

People seeking relief from the frigid temperatures were allowed to come into City Hall where a temporary warming center was opened on Tuesday… This is the first time in recent history that the city council chambers were used to shelter homeless individuals from the outdoors, advocates said. “As a polar vortex grips Providence, many of… Read More Providence City Hall becomes a makeshift homeless shelter. And the Church?

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Court strikes down Biden’s Title IX ‘gender identity’ rule

CNA. “The rule, implemented by President Joe Biden’s administration, reinterprets the Title IX ban on “sex” discrimination to include a ban on “gender identity” discrimination even though the phrase “gender identity” does not appear anywhere in the 1972 law. Judge Danny C. Reeves of the District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled that the department… Read More Court strikes down Biden’s Title IX ‘gender identity’ rule

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Trent Horn: What Charlie Kirk Gets Wrong About the Catholic Church

Trent Horn earned master’s degrees in the fields of theology, philosophy, and bioethics. He serves as a staff apologist for Catholic Answers, where he specializes in teaching Catholics to graciously and persuasively engage those who disagree with them. Trent models that approach each week on the radio program Catholic Answers Live and on his own podcast, The Counsel… Read More Trent Horn: What Charlie Kirk Gets Wrong About the Catholic Church

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Trump Says He Could Understand Russian Feeling With NATO On Their Doorstep

Trump’s Middle East envoy says he’s heading to Qatar as hostage deal nearing NDTV. US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he understands the Russian feeling with NATO being on their doorstep. “You know, a big part of the problem was Russia for many, many years, long before (Russian President, Vladimir) Putin said, you… Read More Trump Says He Could Understand Russian Feeling With NATO On Their Doorstep

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