'I’ve always tended to dislike being told that something can’t be done'

Our 10 Favorite Songs About Sundays article is just that; it’s simply a list of our favorites. Many more songs are much more popular than the ones on this list. To just list the really popular ones would be boring because most people know them. Yes‚ we included a few‚ but it’s more genuine to list the ones that we think are really good‚ somewhat unique‚ and‚ of course‚ a joy to listen to.  There was a time‚ especially in North America when Sundays were one day out of the week when all the businesses were closed. The shopping malls The post Our 10 Favorite Songs About Sundays appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

“Secretary Mayorkas is not a good faith negotiating partner. He is unwilling to enforce existing federal law," Speaker Mike Johnson says.

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Friday's New York Post had fun with the front-page news that Hunter Biden's so-called "sugar brother‚" Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris‚ is backing a "gauzy" Hunter Biden documentary. Reporters Melissa Koenig and Ryan King reminded readers that according to IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler‚ Morris has given Hunter $4.9 million — covering expenses including overdue tax bills‚ legal fees‚ housing‚ and car payments. "At least one loan to Hunter from Morris‚ for at least $1.2 million in 2020‚ carried interest and requires repayment beginning in 2025." Hunter sued Ziegler and another IRS whistleblower‚ Gary Shapley‚ in September‚ accusing them of trying to “target and “embarrass” him. While the first son’s life as viewed through his now-infamous laptop resembles a Quentin Tarantino film — with plenty of not-so-tasteful nudity — the untitled Morris project would show a more gentle Hunter “painting‚ selling his art‚ raising his son‚ and navigating everyday life as a sober adult with ongoing criminal investigations and in the crosshairs of [former President Donald] Trump and his supporters‚” the Los Angeles Times credulously reported this week. A film crew has been trailing Hunter‚ 53‚ for years and was most recently spotted recording the first son publicly defying a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee to sit for a deposition Dec. 13. The Post has also noted the presence of cameras around the Biden scion‚ including when Hunter cozied up to one of our reporters at a December 2022 showing off his surprisingly pricey work at Soho’s Georges Berges gallery. The crew also popped up at the same gallery in the fall of 2021‚ at the very first public showing by the world’s most well-compensated amateur artist. The first sign that someone is deeply in the tank for Hunter Biden is celebrating Biden's "artistry." Journalists at The New York Times have done that.  Morris even took his cameras all the way to Serbia‚ where the crew crashed the set where filmmaker Phelim McAleer was shooting “My Son Hunter‚” a flick mocking the Biden family that was distributed by Breitbart in September 2022. The Ireland-born McAleer told the LA Times he allowed Morris and his crew to film on their set for a few days and even went out to dinner with his adversary. At one point‚ the director said‚ Morris began asking him questions along the lines of “What was the history of the laptop? What did I know about the history of the laptop?” “He was out there looking for information and evidence for his client while he was pretending to be something he was not‚” McAleer claimed. For his part‚ Hunter Biden lauded Morris as unselfishly loaning him millions of dollars to restore his "dignity":  “I don’t know where I would be if not for Kevin‚” Hunter Biden told the LA Times. “And I don’t mean just because he has loaned me money to survive this onslaught‚ I mean because he has given me back my dignity. He has been a brother to me. “What was in it for Kevin? I think that you don’t truly understand or know Kevin if that’s your question.”

The Biden administration’s National Park Service intends to tear down a statue of William Penn from a historic park in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The removal of the statue is being done to make the park a more "welcoming‚ accurate‚ and inclusive experience for visitors."In 1982‚ Welcome Park was constructed to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn. The park was named after Penn's ship‚ Welcome‚ that transported him to Pennsylvania. Welcome Park was designed by world-renowned architectural firm Venturi‚ Rauch‚ and Scott Brown.The nonprofit Independence Hall Association describes Welcome Park as an "open-air museum‚" and is "the only site in historic Philadelphia dedicated to celebrating the life and contributions of William Penn."Penn – a Quaker – founded the province of Pennsylvania in 1682 in an attempt to provide a place that offered religious freedom since the Quakers were persecuted. The Bill of Rights Institute noted: "During the 1660s‚ Englishmen harshly persecuted the Quakers‚ whom they considered to be dangerous radicals because of their teachings on social and religious equality.""Penn had high hopes that the colony would enjoy religious freedom‚ as well as peace with the Lenni Lenapes and other American Indians who had lived in this land for centuries‚" the institute added. "Like all Quakers‚ he was a pacifist‚ and he was adamant that his new colony would avoid the bloodshed and war between Indians and other English colonists that had occurred in New England and Virginia."The National Park Service announced last week that it "proposes to rehabilitate Welcome Park to provide a more welcoming‚ accurate‚ and inclusive experience for visitors.""The proposed rehabilitation of Welcome Park includes expanded interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia and was developed in consultation with representatives of the indigenous nations of the Haudenosaunee‚ the Delaware Nation‚ Delaware Tribe of Indians‚ the Shawnee Tribe‚ and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma‚" the NPS proclaimed. "The Penn statue and Slate Roof house model will be removed and not reinstalled. In a separate and future effort‚ new exhibit panels will be installed on the south site wall to replace the Penn timeline‚" the NPS declared.Slate Roof House was Penn's residence in Philadelphia starting in 1699.The public may submit comments within a 14-day period‚ starting on Jan. 8. The official X social media page for the Independence National Historical Park has been bombarded by hundreds of comments vehemently opposing the William Penn statue being torn down. — (@) One X user replied‚ "This makes absolutely no sense. I am a native Philly guy and Penn was 'woke' for his time. He supported and paid the Indian tribes. You are literally crushing a pioneering leader out of intellectual laziness."Another person said‚ "You decided to remove the William Penn statue from the ONLY site in the city dedicated to the life and ideas of its founder? Because *some people* are uncomfortable with it? Absolutely shameful."A commenter added‚ "You’re removing the statue of William Penn - a paragon of religious liberty and self-government who influenced our U.S. Founding Fathers from the site of his home in the city he founded. Shame. Scrap this plan."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The latest teacher sex scandal involves a former Florida instructor who is accused of having an ongoing sexual relationship with an ex-student. Federal charges were brought against the charter school teacher after the FBI reportedly discovered approximately 28 sex videos on the boy's cell phone. On Sept. 22‚ 2023‚ a parent of the alleged victim alerted the Orange County Sheriff's Office that the boy had videos on his cell phone of him and his former teacher having sex‚ according to court documents. Law enforcement confirmed that the videos on the phone found the victim "was engaged in a sexual relationship with his former teacher‚" according to the criminal complaint. WESH reported‚ "Court records go on to say not only was she the boy's 'teacher in 8th grade in 2019‚' she was supposed to be 'his religious ambassador.'"The Florida woman accused of having sex with her student has been identified as Marie Jo Gordo. The alleged suspect was a teacher at an unspecified charter school in the Orange County Public School system.Officers interviewed the boy on Oct.12‚ 2023. The minor admitted to having a sexual relationship with his former teacher between June 2023 and September 2023‚ according to WOFL.The FBI said they had recovered "approximately 28 videos" on the student's phone that showed the pair "engaged in sexual activity."Court documents noted that federal investigators allegedly found videos of the teacher and student having sex in vehicles and hotel rooms throughout Orange‚ Osceola‚ and Seminole Counties in central Florida. The explicit videos took place between June and September of 2023‚ according to court filings.Last Wednesday‚ a jury indicted Gordo on three counts of sexually exploiting a minor. The jury said Gordo "(enticed) a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct" and then "(produced) a visual depiction of such conduct."The Orlando Sentinel reported that investigators said Gordo resigned from the charter school in June‚ but went on to be an art teacher at another school. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The deal faces opposition from House Republicans‚ particularly the Freedom Caucus members‚ who consider it a “total failure” and “totally unacceptable.”

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