After the Oct. 7  Hamas attack on Israel‚ many Jews around the world are choosing to arm themselves for self-defense‚ according to a panel of Jewish professionals.    “Jews tend not to own guns‚ and that’s very unfortunate‚ because if you look at our history‚ we could’ve used one or two throughout that time‚” Karol Markowicz‚ a columnist for the New York Post and Fox News‚ said at the Jewish Gun Ownership and Self-Defense event at The Heritage Foundation on Thursday. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s news and commentary outlet.)  The Oct. 7 attack is what convinced Markowicz‚ who is Jewish‚ to become a gun owner and get both a handgun and an AR-15. She said she believes the terrorist attack has created a shift in the Jewish community and now more people are inclined to arm themselves.    “When I went shooting on Oct. 10‚ [there were] tons of Jews at the shooting range. [A] girl walks out with a Chanel bag and a big Jewish star‚ and we give each other kind of a nod‚” Markowicz said.    “I don’t understand how one can look at Jewish history and think that leaving Jewish security unto others is a winning strategy‚” said syndicated columnist and Newsweek senior editor Josh Hammer at the self-defense event.    “A core foundational component of American democracy is this idea of the natural law—that there are certain rights as human beings that we are endowed by our creator with—the right to life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness—and out of this naturally flows this right of self-defense‚” said Amy Swearer‚ a senior legal fellow at Heritage.    Americans use their guns to defend themselves or others somewhere between 500‚000 times to several million times a year‚ according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study‚ said Swearer.  The claim that guns are more dangerous than useful is not true‚ according to Swearer. It is only more dangerous to own a gun if you are actively suicidal or prone to violence.    “If you are a sane‚ sober‚ moral‚ prudent person engaged in basic levels of responsible gun ownership‚ then it is simply not true that possessing a gun exacerbates the likelihood that you or someone in your family is going to be killed or injured by that firearm. That gun is not going to suddenly whisper mean things into your ear and make you violent or suicidal‚” Swearer said.    A lot of Jewish people are currently feeling politically adrift‚ according to Heritage senior research fellow Jay Greene.    “I actually think we should be very welcoming and tell them [Jewish people] they have a home here in the conservative movement. They actually belong here naturally. This is where their values are best represented‚” said Greene.    “If all of this collectively does not red pill [get people to start seeing the truth]‚ so to speak‚ some of these lethargic assimilationist Jews with trembling knees‚ then I honestly throw my hands up and say nothing will‚” said Hammer.    “I have yet to be at a pro-Israel rally that does not thank law enforcement for doing its job … for protecting religious liberties for all. That’s a major difference‚ by the way‚ between pro-Israel rallies and the pro-Hamas rallies‚ which are typically burning the American flag and standing against American values‚” Hammer said.    “And that’s the message that Jews should take away‚” said Markowicz. “No one is coming to save us. We have to save ourselves.”  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.     The post The Increasing Gun Ownership Among Jews After Oct. 7  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) said it’s time for GOP voters to decide the party’s presidential nominee‚ signaling it won’t host any further primary debates for the 2024 presidential election. “We have held four successful debates across the country with the most conservative partners in the history of a Republican primary‚” the RNC’s Committee on Presidential Debates said‚ according to a statement obtained by Florida’s Voice. “We have no RNC debates scheduled in January and any debates currently scheduled are not affiliated with the RNC‚” the statement continued. “It is now time for Republican primary voters to decide who will be our next President and candidates are free to use any forum or format to communicate to voters as they see fit‚” it added. The statement indicates next month’s scheduled debates on CNN and ABC aren’t affiliated with the RNC. Multiple debates have been scheduled by ABC and CNN for next month. Those debates are taking place independently from the RNC. RNC: "We have no RNC debates scheduled in January and any debates currently scheduled are not affiliated with the RNC."https://t.co/d5zs94iolX — Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) December 8‚ 2023 Florida’s Voice reports: In October‚ Trump’s campaign demanded the GOP halt all primary debates. The campaign emphasized the need for the party to “refocus its manpower and money” on preventing Democrats’ efforts to “steal” the upcoming election. “Anything less‚ along with other reasons not to cancel‚ are an admission to the grassroots that their concerns about voter integrity are not taken seriously and national Republicans are more concerned about helping Joe Biden than ensuring a safe and secure election‚” a previous statement from the campaign read. Below are CNN’s requirements for their respective Iowa and New Hampshire debates: Iowa: The debate takes place Jan. 10‚ 2024. Candidates need at least 10% in three separate national and/or Iowa polls of GOP caucus-goers meeting CNN’s standards‚ one of which must be an “approved CNN poll.” The qualifying window closes Jan. 2. New Hampshire: The debate takes place Jan. 21. Candidates need at least 10% in three separate national and/or New Hampshire polls of GOP primary voters meeting CNN’s standards‚ one of which must be an “approved CNN poll.” Additionally‚ any candidate who places in the top three during the prior Iowa caucuses will be invited. The qualifying window closes Jan. 16. ABC’s New Hampshire debate will take place on Jan. 18. With the RNC’s requirements‚ the fourth GOP primary debate’s participants included Ron DeSantis‚ Nikki Haley‚ Vivek Ramaswamy‚ and Chris Christie. RNC officially bows out of hosting primary debates — for now Finally. ⁦@GOPChairwoman⁩ is such a moron for even having the debates. She needs to resign. #Trump2024 https://t.co/lxkqI7dPMQ — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) December 8‚ 2023 From POLITICO: The RNC’s decision‚ made by a 16-member internal body‚ means that any forthcoming debates will be hosted by networks independently of the committee. Two outlets — ABC and CNN — have announced plans to host future debates in Iowa and New Hampshire ahead of early state voting. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis already said he will attend CNN’s planned Iowa debate before next month’s caucuses and ABC’s planned New Hampshire debate.

Hey friends! Noah here with something a little personal…. …a special invite for you to join me this coming SUNDAY night! Why? I’m calling it a “Party with a Purpose”. It’s this coming Sunday‚ December 10th at 7pm central time. We’ve never done this on a Sunday before‚ so I’m really excited to open this up — it’s by popular request‚ as so many of you have asked for a weekend option‚ so now we’re doing it! Allow me to explain… In February‚ I started talking about my new Mission. I was so excited about it but a little nervous because I didn’t know how it would go. Well‚ fast-forward just three months later and I’ve had over 130‚000 people raise their hands and ask for more information about how they can get involved and join us! Wow! How cool is that? I’ve been totally blown away. But here’s the deal…we’re not slowing down as we get bigger‚ we’re actually GAINING speed! And for good reason‚ which I’ll explain here in just a minute. And the way I’ve set this up is every single person who is interested in joining the Mission gets a personal phone call and personal‚ American‚ concierge support person designed to help them get started! How cool is that? The only problem is that’s taking us quite a lot of time to work through 127‚000 people (and growing). So….I’m doing something special. I’m throwing a big party‚ this coming Sunday‚ December 10th at 8m Eastern / 7pm central time and we’re all going to jump on a Zoom call so I can talk to a lot of you all at once. (adjust for whatever time zone you are in) Plus we can all hang out together‚ so that will be fun! It’s completely FREE to join us at the “Party with a Purpose” but you do have to register here: http://MeetWithNoah.com/ Now‚ for those of you who are asking what this Mission is all about…let me tell you! It’s all about building out the Parallel Economy so they can’t cancel all of us all at once. Sadly‚ we need a Parallel Economy in almost all aspects of life. What does that mean? Think being thrown in “Facebook Jail” is bad? The 24 ban. The 7 day ban. The 30 day ban. The permanent deletion. I’ve experienced them all. In fact‚ I once had a community of 1.5 MILLION people on Facebook‚ probably including much of you‚ in my WeLoveTrump community.   I did nothing wrong of course‚ but one day Mark Zuckerberg decided he didn’t think we should exist….and POOF: I was gone. Deleted. Wiped out. That’s bad‚ but here’s what’s coming next if we don’t build the Parallel Economy. Next time‚ instead of just getting thrown in Facebook Jail‚ you’ll be banned from the grocery store‚ not even allowed to go in — just like I was no longer allowed to log on to Facebook. Or…they’ll let you in to the store only to have all of your credit cards shut off by the banks. That’s coming folks‚ and it’s just right around the corner. Which is why I’m on my new mission. To fight back with our dollars… To support companies that are Made In America and actually LIKE Americans! Pro-American… Pro-Freedom… Pro-Liberty… And happy to do business with Conservatives! It’s absurd we even have to build this “Parallel Economy”….but we do. After credit card processors‚ online stores‚ retail stores (like Bed. Bath &; Beyond) and so many other places have CANCELLED conservatives just because they don’t like us‚ it’s become abundantly clear that we have to create a PARALLEL Economy if we want to survive. I always figured I might have to do it all by myself starting from scratch‚ and then to my shock I found a company already doing it! Not only that‚ but they’ve been doing it for over 35 years! They’re American made‚ American manufactured‚ American warehouses‚ and American shipped. In fact‚ their founder was placed on Barack Obama’s “Most Dangerous Conservatives” list. Once I found out those details‚ I knew I’d found the right place! So….why haven’t you heard of them? Because they do ZERO advertising. They stay off the radar. Everything is personal invitations only. That’s how they keep out the bad actors. But now that I’m working with them‚ I can get you in….and we can change the world together! When I started this website back in 2015 I started it because I was on a mission… I wanted to get the truth out to as many people as possible. The truth that wasn’t being covered anywhere else. I started with literally 0. Zero experience… Zero money… Zero backers… Zero readers… Zero of any of you! Along the way‚ we’ve built a massive community of people who love America and want to see our country become great again. We now average between 4 and 6 million readers EACH MONTH! And we’re growing again‚ pretty quickly. More importantly‚ the MISSION is growing! But we’ve also faced major opposition. Oh it hasn’t been easy by any stretch of the imagination. We were DELETED from Facebook after having 1.5 million people Follow and Love our Page! Just poof….one day‚ gone! We’ve been censored on almost every platform out there‚ emails sent to Junk or just “disappeared” despite people signing up over and over. Speaking of email‚ we’ve had two email companies ban us because they went Far-Left. So it hasn’t always been easy… But we’re on a MISSION and mission always wins out in the end. And today I want to tell you about an expansion of that mission. From Day 1‚ our mission has been about getting the truth out to as many people as we possibly can. But after being deleted‚ banned and censored by almost everyone out there‚ I realized pretty quick that we need a Parallel Economy! We need to stop sending our dollars to the corporations that hate us and want to see us gone! Remember the Georgia Guidestones? They literally told us they wanted to reduce us from 8 billion people on the Earth down to only 500 million. No big deal‚ right? Just an elimination of 94% of all people living right now. And yet we continue to shop at their big stores and send them our money‚ because until now we’ve had little choice. Here’s a quick summary of this company that I’m so excited to now be partnered up with on this mission: Sound good to anyone else? Me too! The reason you’ve never heard of them is because it’s Invite Only. I can get you in‚ but you can’t just go sign up. They only want people on the same mission to join and they’re happy to say “no” to the Far-Left Libs! They’ve been doing it for over 37 years and it’s been working great. Oh‚ and did I mention the products are non-toxic and don’t have all the chemicals and crap like Red Dye 40 or ASPARTAME that all the Big Corporations put in their products to weaken you? To wear you down? To make you — and your family — sick? Because then when you get sick you’ll buy their drugs! Sorry folks‚ I don’t play that game and neither does my family. We’re talking the LAST all natural‚ grass fed‚ no hormone‚ massive Black Angus beef cattle ranch in the United States…. Sound good? We’re talking Fluoride Free Toothpaste‚ chemical free cleaners‚ Deet-free mosquito repellant! What novel concepts‚ right? Stop sending you money to these 11 corporations that do NOT have your best interest at heart: It’s an ILLUSION of choice. There’s only one pro-American‚ American made and manufactured‚ chemical free‚ toxin free‚ hormone free‚ company left….and I’m teaming up with them to FIGHT BACK! Who’s with me? Watch this: Time to make the switch….. It’s INVITE ONLY‚ jump on the list here https://t.co/0HBTcCFOyQ pic.twitter.com/HTbHs1ZW7f — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) December 5‚ 2023 As I said‚ it’s Invite Only and the invite is completely FREE! The Zoom Party is this coming this coming Sunday‚ December 10th at 8m Eastern / 7pm central time and I really hope you can be there! It’s completely free to join us but you do have to register here. I think you’re going to love this and I’m so excited to show it to you. I’ll see you on Sunday! – Noah Register for free here:

One man‚ through kindness‚ care and love‚ was able to win over Bear‚ a frightened‚ neglected and abandoned Doberman mix‚ and when the animal heard one particular phrase‚ the canine's reaction was so heartwarming. Animals‚ all of them‚ are deserving of kindness and love. Yes‚ for some of them‚ it's best to deliver that kindness‚ care and respect from a safe distance and behind a barrier. But for others‚ such as dogs and cats‚ a sweet pat on the head or a rub on the tummy could endear that animal to you for a long time. RELATED: Not Only Does He Fight Crime But This Vermont Police Dog Shovels Snow‚ Too In a clip posted on YouTube‚ one man‚ Rocky Kanaka‚ visited with Bear. Bear‚ as the video shows‚ was severely underweight. The sweet but neglected canine's ribs are seen through his coat. In fact‚ a female voice mentions that Bear was found near a Chick-fil-A restaurant‚ likely searching for something to eat. Rocky is thoroughly and utterly shocked at Bear's emaciated state. "Sometimes‚ if a dog is hungry‚ it's because the family can't afford the food‚ or there's a lack of education‚" he says. "But this is really bad. He is‚ honestly‚ I don't know how he's still here." RELATED: Pup Dumped in Parking Lot Shocks Animal Rescue Who Discovers She’s a Dog with 6 Legs The man in the video slowly enters the cage with the frightened animal. At first‚ the dog did not even want to look at Rocky‚ choosing instead to turn its head in the opposite direction. But after several minutes‚ the sweet dog begins to open up to his visitor. The man slowly hands the dog one treat after another. The dog then starts sniffing and smelling his visitor and momentarily even makes eye contact with Rocky. Dog Has Sweetest Reaction To Hearing ‘Good Boy” Next‚ amazingly‚ the dog allows Rocky to pet and rub his head. Eventually‚ the animal sits up next to the man. Bear then hears something that he likely has not heard or experienced much of in his life: positive affirmations. Rocky‚ while petting Bear‚ informs the emaciated animal that he is a "good boy." Bear seems to understand those kind words because his reaction is so sweet and touching. The canine turns and looks at Rocky several times while noticeably wagging his tail repeatedly. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Bystander Hits Record On Dog ‘Singing’ Karaoke‚ And The Internet Falls In Love Words do matter. Kind words and statements of encouragement can mean a lot to someone struggling. As the video shows‚ that is even true for an animal who has experienced a rough patch or been abused. "An upright man has thought for the life of his beast‚ but the hearts of evildoers are cruel." – Proverbs 12:10 WATCH: Dog Has Sweetest Reaction To Hearing “Good Boy” LISTEN: Shelter Dog Escapes His Kennel And Cameras Reveal What A Wild Night He Had h/t: RockyKanaka.com &; YouTube.com/Rocky Kanaka Featured Image Credit: YouTube.com/Rocky Kanaka The post Rescuer Works to Earn the Trust of an Emaciated Shelter Dog and the Transformation Is Amazing appeared first on GodUpdates.

The fourth Republican debate’s ratings dropped again‚ pulling in the lowest ratings out of all the GOP primary debates so far.