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**SNIP** Additionally, conservative commentators pointed out that the Board's report revealed Omar and her current husband, Ahmed Hirsi, filed joint tax returns in 2014 and 2015, when Omar was reportedly married to another man. Omar engaged in a civil marriage with Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009, and the couple separated in 2011 without formally petitioning for divorce until 2017. Prior to her marriage with Elmi, Omar had reportedly wed Hirsi in the Muslim "faith tradition," but the couple separated shortly afterwards. Omar did not officially marry Hirsi until 2018, after reconciling with him and splitting with Elmi. Tax experts...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Pujats: “I’m a Traditionalist and I Informed the Pope of This in a Letter [Gloria.tv]  "I'm a traditionalist and I informed the Pope of this in a letter I sent to him through the Nunciature," Latvian Cardinal Janis Pujats told Polonia Christiana on 4 June. Pujats added that the discipline of the sacraments should be observed in the Church, especially regarding the Sacrament of Matrimony. He pointed out that the Church must not imitate the sins of the world and, for example, bless homosexual couples. Pujats also explained that sexual atheism is more dangerous than Communist atheism....

Oberlin College in Ohio will have to pay a nearby bakery more than $11 million in damages because it libeled the store, tagging it as racist, and interfered with its business, a jury said on Friday. Gibson's Bakery came under fire after Allyn Gibson, the owners' son, got into a physical altercation with a black student who reportedly tried shoplifting and using a fake ID at the store, The Chronicle-Telegram said. Two other black students got involved, appearing to prompt accusations of racial profiling. The three students eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and read statements defending Allyn Gibson's right...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says he isn’t relying on polling indicating President Donald Trump loses the election to him or loses key swing states. “I know all of the polls say Trump is gonna be beaten,” the 2020 presidential candidate said. “And they have me ahead of him in Michigan and Pennsylvania and Wisconsin–battleground states.”

**SNIP** Documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show that Rockeymoore Cummings’ for-profit consulting firm, Global Policy Solutions LLC, was paid more than $250,000 by her charity, the Center for Global Policy Solutions. The Daily Caller notes that between 2013 and 2015, the charity paid Rockeymoore Cummings’ for-profit firm “management fees” totaling more than $250,000. Additionally, the nonprofit and for-profit entities had a cost-sharing contract highlighting their joint property, as the two entities are housed at the same address **SNIP** Although the NLPC’s complaint was focused on Rockeymoore Cummings’ 2017 business transactions and the congressman’s potential influence, Anderson believes...

FULL TITLE: FITTON: Clinton email probe docs ‘damaged beyond repair’; DoJ hack Bruce Ohr given $28k BONUS during ‘Russiagate’ probe (Video) It was another fruitful week for Judicial Watch as the organization managed to pry additional, highly revealing documents from government agencies indicating more rank corruption in the “Russiagate” and Hillary Clinton email investigations. As noted by JW President Tom Fitton during an appearance on Fox News Friday with host Dan Bongino: — Justice Department Russiagate “conduit” Bruce Ohr, while his wife, Nellie, was working for Fusion GPS, the political research firm paid by the 2016 Clinton campaign and DNC...

Trump is known for calling others disrespectful names, especially women. It's your turn now. What name would you call him? ____

Wife of a convicted terrorist loses another legal battle over her refusal to get up for a judge in court - because she 'only stands for Allah' (full title) Moutia Elzahed became first woman to be guilty and sentenced for offence. The 51-year-old lost an appeal against her criminal convictions....refusing to stand was an example of 'political communication' An Islamic State terrorist's wife has lost yet another court battle after refusing to stand for a judge because she 'only stands for Allah'. Elzahed became the the first woman in New South Wales to be found guilty of the offence of...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived Saturday in Iraq to hold talks with Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi and President Barham Salih over the increasing tensions between Iran and the US. Maas’s Iraq trip was previously not announced due to security reasons.“There is a clear danger of miscalculations, misunderstandings, provocations leading to unforeseeable consequences in this highly tense region,” Maas said as he arrived in Baghdad. “The latest escalation requires us as European neighbors to intervene in favor of de-escalation and peaceful coexistence,” Maas said. “We cannot just seek dialogue; we must lead it, precisely where the differences seem insurmountable...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has denounced fishing as a cruel sport, insisting that fish feel pain and urging all anglers to become vegans.

White House officials barred a State Department intelligence agency from submitting written testimony this week to the House Intelligence Committee warning that human-caused climate change is “possibly catastrophic.” The move came after State officials refused to excise the document’s references to federal scientific findings on climate change. The effort to edit, and ultimately suppress, the prepared testimony by the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research comes as the Trump administration is debating how best to challenge the fact that burning fossil fuels is warming the planet and could pose serious risks unless the world makes deep cuts in greenhouse...

May 27, 2019 Detroit Imam Bassem Al-Sheraa: Wife-Beating Serves to Remind Her That She Misbehaved Shiite Imam Bassem Al-Sheraa said in a class he taught at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Center in Detroit, Michigan that when the Quran refers to beating one's wife, it is referring to a beating that does not cause pain and that should be done using a sewak dental twig. He explained that the purpose of the "beating" is to clarify and remind the wife that she has misbehaved, and that it is only to be done when verbal admonishment and forsaking her in bed have been...

Pakistani Muslims now holding key security positions in London What could possibly go wrong? The brother of Home Secretary Sajid Javid, a leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, Basit Javid, currently a Chief Superintendent at the West Midlands force, has been promoted to the role of Commander at Scotland Yard, in charge of ‘all’ frontline policing. Currently a Chief Superintendent at the West Midlands force, Basit Javid (left) has secured promotion to the role of Commander at Scotland Yard, which is under the control of his brother the Home Secretary Sajid Javid (right) Winds of Jihad Sajid...

CAPERNAUM, ISRAEL—Several prominent organizations offering tours of the Holy Land announced Monday they would now be including Jesus of Nazareth’s 8,000-square-foot lake house on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in their premier tour packages. According to historians, Jesus purchased the lake house with proceeds from his second major book deal, coupled with the hefty salary he pulled for his pastoral work. Local man Henry Armstrong told reporters Monday he was really looking forward to visiting the sprawling mansion, as he would get a great idea of how Jesus spent his months-long sabbaticals throughout the year. “Only 4,000 square...

A concealed carry holder shot back at two gunman Friday, hitting them both in a South Side Englewood shooting that hurt three people. The license holder was seated in a vehicle about 2:15 p.m. when at least two men came up and started shooting, Chicago police said. The gunfire hit a 22-year-old man standing outside the man’s car in the 6200 block of South Justine, police said. The concealed carry holder stepped out of the vehicle, took out his own weapon and shot two men. One of those men was critically wounded with gunshot wounds to his groin and ankles,...

Well-known Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was hospitalized Saturday after two days in police custody. He was detained on Thursday and charged with attempting to sell drugs on Saturday, according to Meduza, the online news site where Golunov, 36, works. According to police, authorities found mephedrone, a narcotic, on the journalist during a search Thursday. They say they also found additional drugs, including cocaine, along with scales, in Golunov's apartment. Golunov says the drugs were planted, according to a statement from Meduza's CEO and editor-in-chief. The site also wrote that its correspondent was beaten in police custody and that he...

The next time you go to photograph your food, you might want to check the skies. While visiting York, Maine, Alicia Jessop, a sports law professor at Pepperdine University, went to take a picture of the lobster roll she just purchased from Fox’s Lobster House. It had the makings of a classic New England scene: lobster roll in the foreground, Nubble Lighthouse in the background. But a nearby seagull had other ideas. Just as Jessop was taking her photo, the seagull swooped in and stole her lobster roll.

Former Republican Arkansas state Senator Linda Collins-Smith, who was found murdered in her home this week in Pocahontas, Arkansas, believed she was closing in on a child-trafficking ring working from within the Arkansas state government. A verified source close to Collins-Smith told CD Media that she was about to go public with incriminating information on sitting judges in Arkansas, who were involved in taking children from poor women via the Department of Human Services (child protective services) in Arkansas and selling them to wealthy individuals. The source also disclosed that Collins-Smith believed the perpetrators were using illegal aliens to facilitate...

Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes? Going to foolish lengths for fashion. by Sabrina ImblerMay 22, 2019 Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes? 32,379 At a royal Parisian wedding the standard footwear was very pointy. Christophel Fine Art/UIG via Getty ImagesIn 1463, London outlawed the shoes of its fanciest men. These dapper lords had grown ridiculous in their dapperness, and had taken to ambling streets shod in long, carrot-shaped shoes that tapered to impish tips, some as long as five inches beyond the toe. These shoes were called “crakows” or “poulaines” (a...

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) refused to reveal to reporters Friday if he will endorse President Trump in the upcoming presidential election.