Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation nytimes.com/…0/16/us/politics/trump-order-russia-… The sanctions were part of legislation that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington Oct. 16, 2026, 9:55 p.m. ET President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month, offering an economic lifeline to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin as the United States turns to Russia for help lowering gas prices. The new sanctions were intended to target Russian officials, oligarchs and financial institutions, and were part of legislation that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July after spending more than a year building support for the measure. The law, which is designed to squeeze the financial lifelines sustaining Russia’s war against Ukraine, also provided Mr. …More
Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters nytimes.com/…politics/russian-influence-campaigns… One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections. By Julian E. BarnesDustin Volz and Steven Lee Myers The reporters have covered foreign efforts to influence American elections for years. Oct. 16, 2026, 2:17 p.m. ET Less than three weeks from elections that could shift the balance of power in Congress, more signs are emerging that Russia and other foreign governments are once again seeking to influence American voters. An online influence operation backed by the Russian government has been stepping up its attempts to sow division in the United States and inflame tensions around Israel as a political wedge issue, according to a new study by an independent company that tracks digital threats and foreign propaganda campaigns. The influence operation known as Doppelgänger has created a flood of social …More
Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar Is Another Leap Toward the Abyss nytimes.com/…26/10/16/opinion/ilhan-omar-deportat… By Michelle Goldberg In his final speech as president, Ronald Reagan emphasized the essential role of immigration in American greatness. “We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength — from every country and every corner of the world,” he said. Reagan cited a letter he’d received about how one can’t simply move to France and become a Frenchman or move to Japan and become Japanese. “But anyone, from any corner of the earth, can come to live in America and become an American,” he said. Donald Trump, who launched his political career with lies about Barack Obama’s birthplace, is devoted to destroying this ideal. For Trump and his movement, real Americans are defined by race and ancestry. The administration’s war on birthright citizenship stems from that belief. It’s the reason Trump, who accused immigrants of “poisoning the blood”…More
RT LIVE! RT’s flagship, award-winning English-language channel airs 24/7 from the network’s Moscow offices and is available to more than 700 million viewers worldwide. It covers the most urgent domestic and international issues of our time for viewers wishing to question more and delivers stories often missed by the mainstream media to create news with an edge. RT provides an alternative perspective on major global events, and acquaints an international audience with the Russian viewpoint. The man with glasses had his channel taken down for speaking the truth. He speaks English great by leaning on his own. And showing the truth. They took down one video after the other as well. One of them was when he interviewed a Canadian couple who moved to Russia. The wife was crying and the trolls never posted what she said. Just a picture and then accused her of crying because of Russia and how sorry she was from moving there. But she was actually crying from being so overwhelmed with so much help …More
My first post is buried. Please check it out here or on my page. Trump waives ‘bone-crushing’ Russia sanctions The US president has invoked a national-interest exemption to suspend sweeping penalties under the Lindsey Graham bill Trump waives ‘bone-crushing’ Russia sanctions
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October 17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch. breski1 Bishop and Martyr († 107) Saint Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, was the disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. Believing that the Church on earth should resemble that of the heavenly Jerusalem of which Saint John wrote in his Apocalypse, he established singing in choirs in his church at Antioch, after a vision of the celestial choirs who sang in that manner. When the emperor Domitian persecuted the Church, Saint Ignatius obtained peace for his own flock by fasting and prayer, although for his own part he desired to suffer with Christ, and to prove himself a perfect disciple. The Roman emperors often visited Antioch, one of the cities of first importance of the empire. In 107, the eighth year of the reign of the emperor Trajan, he came to Antioch and forced the Christians to choose between apostasy and death. Saint Ignatius, who had already governed that church for forty years, continued to fortify it against apostasy, and did not flee. Arrested …More
Leo XIV called Vladimir Putin from his hospital bed, just three days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, to request a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine. “It was the Holy Father himself who took the initiative,” confirmed Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. “I hope that, faced with a request from the Holy Father, President Putin will agree to put into practice what has been asked of him,” Parolin added.
Diplomazia dall’ospedale – La telefonata tra Putin e Leone XIV è stata un’iniziativa del Papa per mediare nella guerra contro l’Ucraina «È stato il Santo Padre a prendere l’iniziativa» della telefonata al presidente russo Putin, «per perorare la causa di questa città assediata, nella quale si trovano circa 2.000 civili che hanno bisogno di vie di fuga, di corridoi umanitari. Credo che il Papa abbia chiesto una tregua per consentire sia l’arrivo di aiuti umanitari, in particolare di generi alimentari, sia l’evacuazione di coloro che devono lasciare la città». È quanto ha affermato il Segretario di Stato vaticano, il cardinale Pietro Parolin, dopo la telefonata tra Leone XIV e Putin. «Spero — ha aggiunto — che, di fronte a una richiesta del Santo Padre, il presidente Putin, per così dire, accetti di mettere in pratica ciò che gli è stato chiesto».
Disastrous speech before a tiny crowd at Dalton Municipal Airport in Georgia ....where he rambled about putting on makeup and repeatedly commented on how handsome men in the audience were. Meiselas breaks down the bizarre remarks and the noticeably bored crowd’s reaction as Trump campaigns ahead of the midterms. Visit Meidas+ | MeidasTouch Network | Substack for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: Record TV with SnapStream to get clips that will … Support the MeidasTouch Network: patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: The MeidasTouch Podcast Buy MeidasTouch Merch: meidastouch.com
Three Catholic dioceses in northern England have proposed merging into one amid declining numbers. Bishop Marcus Stock has submitted a report to Pope Leo XIV recommending the unification of Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam, which together serve approximately 496,000 Catholics in 193 parishes. Monsignor Stock, Bishop of Leeds since 2014, also serves as Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough and Hallam. The recommendation follows an extensive consultation involving priests, deacons, religious communities, lay Catholics, diocesan councils, trustees and Catholic schools. Nine in-person meetings were held, and an online questionnaire received 840 responses. The consultation found broad support among clergy and openness among lay Catholics to unification, provided local identities are respected. Diocesan leaders unanimously supported recommending the merger to Rome. The proposal comes amid declining participation and clergy numbers. Between 2000 and 2025, Mass attendance fell by 52%, baptisms …More
Le Vatican publie les premières photos du pape Léon XIV après son opération Le Vatican a publié les premières images du pape Léon XIV depuis l'opération qu'il a subie pour retirer une tumeur cancéreuse de son poumon droit. LIRE L’ARTICLE : Vidéo. Le Vatican publie les premières photos du …
Papst-Gesundheit: Stetige Verbesserung, Messe gefeiert Die Ärzte des Papstes haben an diesem Freitag mitgeteilt, dass es Leo XIV. stetig besser gehe. Am Dienstag war er aufgrund eines Tumors an der Lunge operiert worden. Gemeinsam mit Krankenhauspersonal hat er mittags die Messe gefeiert. Papst-Gesundheit: Stetige Verbesserung, Messe …
Head of German bishops' conference says there was “heated debate” about Communion for divorced & re-married at the Amoris Laetitia conference. “Differing views on the relationship between canon law & the pastoral perspectives of Amoris laetitia became apparent. These questions remain a challenge”
Una delle due versioni è fals: o c'è stato scontro o no. Con l'occasione, riprendo un tema decisivo di padre G.M. Farè, al momento di dichiarare perché riteneva che "Francesco" non fosse Papa: "Vedo Amoris Laetitia e proclamo dall'ambone il Vangelo. Quale dei due devo seguire?"
Is this not the same moral malaise, of faith without action, that has infected the entire woke Catholic world? It's the post-modern failure to fully live the faith by our shepherds and the flock. How else does one explain the evil of abortion that takes about 73,000,000 lives globally ever year? Abortion Statistics - Worldometer
Western Civ Lessons for Team Trump nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opinion/western-civilizati… Oct. 13, 2026 By Bret Stephens For at least the second time this year, Marco Rubio delivered a stirring speech championing the virtues of Western civilization — “a civilization,” he said on Wednesday from the Acropolis in Athens, “that we must fight to defend today with the same passion as our forefathers did.” The same week, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, announced that the Pentagon would livestream the execution of the Fort Hood killer. President Trump decided to buy diesel fuel directly from Russia, potentially amounting to billions in funding for Vladimir Putin’s war machine. And The Wall Street Journal reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, is under investigation by the State Department’s inspector general for receiving improper gifts in exchange for political and business favors. Is this what the secretary of state meant by Western civilization? In fact, all …More
DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS 17 OCTOBER 2026 Ephesians 1:15–23 | Psalm 8 | Luke 12:8–12 Letter to the Ephesians 1,15-23. Brothers and sisters, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the holy ones, do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of (your) hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe, in accord with the exercise of his great might, which he worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens, far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things beneath his feet …More
Samstag der 28. Woche im Jahreskreis Brief des Apostels Paulus an die Epheser 1,15-23. Schwestern und Brüder! Ich höre nicht auf, für euch zu danken, wenn ich in meinen Gebeten an euch denke; denn ich habe von eurem Glauben an Jesus, den Herrn, und von eurer Liebe zu allen Heiligen gehört. Der Gott Jesu Christi, unseres Herrn, der Vater der Herrlichkeit, gebe euch den Geist der Weisheit und Offenbarung, damit ihr ihn erkennt. Er erleuchte die Augen eures Herzens, damit ihr versteht, zu welcher Hoffnung ihr durch ihn berufen seid, welchen Reichtum die Herrlichkeit seines Erbes den Heiligen schenkt und wie überragend groß seine Macht sich an uns, den Gläubigen, erweist durch das Wirken seiner Kraft und Stärke. Er ließ sie wirksam werden in Christus, den er von den Toten auferweckt und im Himmel auf den Platz zu seiner Rechten erhoben hat, hoch über jegliche Hoheit und Gewalt, Macht und Herrschaft und über jeden Namen, der nicht nur in dieser Weltzeit, sondern auch in der künftigen genannt …More
