This week, look forward to a Diane Keaton memorial marathon, a tribute to Patricia Neal, and much more.

This week, look forward to a Diane Keaton memorial marathon, a tribute to Patricia Neal, and much more.

Videos posted to social media showed Humvees and other vehicles parked at the side of a snowy road on the outskirts of the city, and Humvees following law-enforcement vehicles on the streets in residential areas

by Jim Rickards, Daily Reckoning: Is Donald Trump an emperor? Of course not. Still, the more interesting question is whether Trump personally rules like an emperor, at least the “good emperors” of Roman history. That question requires some in-depth analysis. The answer may surprise most readers. At the same time, the answer offers some valuable […]

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On the heels of hit records with Easy Action and Europe, Swedish-born gunslinger Kee Marcello found himself amongst the cream of the ‘80s guitar crop. Marcello earned every bit of it, but as he tells ClassicRockHistory.com, he loved—and appreciated—it while it lasted. “It felt like everyone knew we were coming to town,” Marcello says of the hysteria that surrounded Europe after the success of “The Final Countdown.” Adding, “I feel really privileged to have had the pleasure to experience this, ‘cause there are really not that many who have. We were at the very top, not only when that style The post An Interview With Kee Marcello of Easy Action, & Formerly Of Europe appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

What would you say to a Congressman who has recently introduced a bill calling for the abolition of ICE, who has called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, was one of 158 Democrats who voted against the "Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act", refused to stand and acknowledge the memory of Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray during President Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, and admits that he has never called the family of a victim murdered by an illegal alien in his home state? Well, Sean Hannity had plenty to say to him. On last Friday night's edition of Hannity on Fox News, the host welcomed  Michigan Democrat Congressman Shri Thanedar and he did not hold back. He began the segment with a 2 and a half minute monologue, where he went over the above laundry list of issues, and added Thanedar's support for illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Hannity then went right after him. HANNITY: ..Just to be clear, the President's Joint Session speech when he honored the family of Laken Riley, murdered 24-year-old nursing student, murdered by an unvented illegal immigrant and honored little Jocelyn Nungaray's family, brutally raped and murdered, a 12-year-old girl, did you stand, ..did you give honor to that family that lost so much? THANEDAR: Look, Sean thanks for having me.. HANNITY: ..Did you stand or not?.. THANEDAR: I did not stand because the President.. HANNITY: You sat on your ass. ..I want to be clear. You sat on your ass and you wouldn't stand for families.. that lost children, a 12-year-old girl raped and murdered, and you couldn't stand for them because you were playing politics, is that right? I want this audience to know. THANEDAR: ..I would not stand for this President... HANNITY: You weren't standing for him, you are standing for the families that lost little girls that were murdered by the illegal immigrants that you want to remain in the country. Is that true or false? THANEDAR: ..Look, this President was using a tragedy -- HANNITY: ...What about those families....Have you ever picked up a phone? Because there are thousands of Americans that have been murdered and raped and victims of violent crime. Have you ever spoken to any? Have you ever called them to offer your condolences? Name one family.... THANEDAR: Look, every immigrant, everyone must follow American laws. Hannity kept trying. HANNITY: Have you ever picked up the phone and called a victim's family? THANEDAR: Look, I, I have talked to my constituents all the time.. HANNITY: Not a hard question... Have you ever picked up your phone and called them? Have you done that one time? THANEDAR: Look, I talk with my constituents all the time. My constituents have been terrorized by ICE... HANNITY: Have you ever called an American family that has been a victim, murdered, raped, tortured by an illegal immigrant? Yes or no Congressman... THANEDAR: I am sure I have met people.. HANNITY: I am sure I have met people, I'll take that as a no. If this was a boxing match, the refs would have stopped it, but Hannity then turned his attention to the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.  HANNITY:.. That ICE agent was injured, did you know that? Do you know what the injuries were?.. THANEDAR: ..The only source of that information is DHS. And DHS Secretary lies. She lied to me on my face... HANNITY: ..You're saying the internal bleeding reports are lies? .. THANEDAR: I have seen no evidence of that. It is only coming from DHS... HANNITY: ..You're a lawmaker, do you believe in the rule of law and that a person is innocent until they're proven guilty..? THANEDAR: Absolutely... HANNITY: Then why did you call this ICE agent .. a murderer?.. THANEDAR: Look, lots of people saw that video. America saw that video... HANNITY:  ..If you believe in due process, why did you say he is a murderer? THANEDAR: Her last words were, 'I have nothing against you dude'. She said it in  a very civil matter. This person pulled out ... HANNITY: And then accelerated right at the officer, clear as day. Can't miss it. Then Hannity delivered the knockout punch. HANNITY: .. It is people like you that don't care about the American people. And then you attack the brave men and women. I was scrolling all of the victims of crime and you never lifted a phone to call one victim, one family. You call ICE Agents murderers and they are out there, they're putting their lives on the line...And now the threat level against them is up a whopping 8000% and I blame people like you for that. You insight them, with your incendiary comments, I find it nauseating. And you should be ashamed of yourself. THANEDAR: Well look, ICE is murdering people, murdering American citizens. They murdered a U.S. Citizen, a mom with three children. That's not acceptable. HANNITY: I see  a very different case than you. I saw a guy whose life was in jeopardy and he defended himself, that's the difference between us.  Good for Sean Hannity. This wasn't a TKO, this was a good old fashioned knockout, that exposed everything wrong with the left on these very crucial issues. 

Joel Osteen preaches a heretical prosperity gospel; Timothy Keller’s “third way” softens biblical truth for acceptability; and Rick Warren’s seeker-sensitive approach waters the gospel down into a self-help guide.What do all three of these pastors have in common?They “were really not preaching so much for the people in the pews but because they wanted a broader cultural acceptance from more mainstream or academic or globalist institutions,” says BlazeTV host Steve Deace. “And so they altered their approach as pastors within their own churches in order to appeal to an audience that was actually not sitting in their churches."While Osteen, Keller, and Warren belong to an older generation of preachers, Deace is concerned that that same hunger for approval is cropping up in younger generations of pastors who have been seduced by social media fame.On this episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” Deace interviews senior pastor of East River Church in Ohio, Michael Foster, about how influencer culture is slowly creeping in and corroding the pulpit. Some of these young pastors, says Deace, are “not really preaching to Michael in the third row whose marriage is on the rocks, and he's lost the respect of his kids, and he doesn't know how to get it back. [They’re] preaching to @dontjewmebro43 on X.”“I'm not really preaching the gospel to him, but I'm preaching some nascent gospel applications that may or may not be adjudicated properly in order ... to feed his fury, to give me the engagement that I want,” he rails, imitating these people-pleasing ministers.Foster, who’s written several essays on this subject, says that it’s critical that pastors know their individual sheep.“He's got particular sheep. You see this in the New Testament when you have Paul preaching the same gospel, the same teaching, but he addresses problems in Colossae that aren't in Corinth and problems in Corinth that aren't in Colossae,” he says.On the other hand, “Influencing speaks to ... broad generalizations over a national level.”“Because the influencer online social media culture is such a huge part of our lives, it is reshaping ministry right now where people are speaking to not maybe the actual issues in their church but the things that they're hearing other people talk about in their feeds,” says Foster.“It’s training people to not be pastors anymore, just to be talking heads, to be commentators.”“Is there a way for you as a pastor to avoid falling into this trap without a really solid elder board and accountability in your life personally?” asks Deace.That question, says Foster, is the equivalent of asking: “Could you ride a roller coaster without a roller coaster bar and survive it?”There are three tips he gives to ministers that will help ensure they stay in the lane of pastor and not veer into the influencer lane:1. Strong elders who are involved in sermons and accountability.2. Tailor sermons toward specific congregational needs, not broad issues/topics.3. Reject fame and notoriety if they come.On the latter, Foster says, “You have to have an abusive relationship with celebrity as a pastor. I think you have to hate it, right? Spit in its face. If it comes back for more, well, that was its choice.”To hear more of the conversation, watch the video above.Want more from Steve Deace?To enjoy more of Steve's take on national politics, Christian worldview, and principled conservatism with a snarky twist, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Xi’s intimidation campaign has been effective so far, but the nation he leads is not actually a peer power.

Her directive to ‘be the news’ reflects the precise opposite of what the industry needs to do.