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Who shot Ashli Babbitt, the pro-Trump Air Force veteran who was killed by police during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol building? The American people were told that it was a Capitol Police officer who fired the fatal shot. But Cockburn has stumbled across some information that points to a different explanation. Sources close to and within the intelligence community tell Cockburn that Babbitt was actually shot by a member of then-vice president Mike Pence’s protective detail. The VP’s detail, of course, is provided by US Secret Service, not the Capitol Police. One person asserted to Cockburn over...

New York’s descent into election madness would be hilarious if it wasn’t also so deeply disturbing. The Big Apple is looking like a giant banana republic. The move to ranked-choice voting means residents won’t have a result until mid-July, according to my colleague Rick Moran. Will they be able to trust that result when it comes so long after Election Day and the whole thing looks to be a giant mess? From Election Day to whenever the result arrives, via a puff of smoke or whatever means they choose to announce it, chicanery and shenanigans are more than merely possible....

The Navy Command of Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit THREE ZERO THREE Mainbody forced all of its members on a gay pride hike last week. According to a woman whose husband is active duty Navy the attendance on the hike was mandatory. They all hiked while waving a rainbow-themed American Flag. ..... Snip..... Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit THREE ZERO THREE Mainbody posted photos from the hike on its Facebook page. But Facebook is censoring who can see the post.

Critical race theory has exploded into public consciousness. Millions of American parents are just coming to realize that our schools have become woke indoctrination centers preaching divisiveness, bigotry, discrimination, and disdain for American history. Most of them are wondering how we got here. The answer is simple: Slowly. Incrementally. One step after another, over the course of decades. It’s hardly just K-12 education. An incentive system of “incremental outrageousness” has taken every aspect of American culture dangerously far from reality into the orgy of radical leftist hatred known as progressivism. How did it happen without anyone noticing? Turns out, we’ve...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Business leaders must invest more in the common good and less in lining their own pockets, Pope Francis said. As the economic effects wrought by the pandemic continue to be felt by many, business leaders must be “creative” in finding ways to create employment, the pope said June 30 in a video message to participants in the Argentine Association of Christian Business Executives’ annual meeting. “Invest in the common good, not (by) hiding money in tax havens,” he said. “Investment means giving life, creating, it is creative. Knowing how to invest, not to hide. One hides...

Matt Hancock is facing a backlash in his constituency over breaking social distancing rules, with a Conservative councillor calling for the former health secretary to be deselected if he does not stand down. Ian Houlder has written to the local Tory party calling for Mr Hancock to be removed as MP for West Suffolk in the wake of his resignation from cabinet. Mr Hancock, who has been MP for the constituency since 2010 and has a majority of more than 23,000, quit at the weekend after leaked CCTV footage showed him kissing his aide in his office in breach of...

To wear cassocks to attend Masses is not to be given respect and priority by others but to show that we belong to GodSeminarians attend a Mass in Sulpician Major Seminary in Hue in April. (Photo courtesy of xuanbichvietnam.net)I am immensely impressed by Cassock Day celebrations. It truly touches me to see seminarians become tearful and delighted, but slightly embarrassed, to put on longed-for cassocks for the first time. The seminary rector tells them that “receiving cassocks marks a new stage in the process to follow God. From now on, you must live a life different from that of other...

Single mom Bri was visiting the pediatrician’s office with her 15-year-old, a child struggling with anxiety, when the doctor said: “If you don’t affirm your daughter’s gender identity, or get her the help she needs, and she kills herself, you’re going to feel awfully guilty.” Bri, who asked The Post to publish only her nickname for fear of being branded a bigot and doxxed by transgender-rights activists, was horrified — not only by the insinuation her teen would commit suicide if she didn’t transition, but also the fact that the general practitioner issued the warning in front of them both....

The CCP’s recent policies to encourage the birth of a third child, crack down on private tutoring, and train skilled workers have all been attributed to the CCP’s recognition of a looming crisis in China’s manufacturing sector, some say.A key factor in encouraging childbirth involves the CCP’s Ministry of Education which has set up an agency to supervise after-school education, according to a circular released on June 9. The agency is responsible for the management of after-school education for primary and secondary school students and even kindergarten children. It sets standards and supervises the establishment of institutions, training content, training...

"America, in this sense, is a country of victorious minorities. The situation began with the protection of rights, but has developed into a dictatorship . . .""we can say that dozens of such families are ready to move to Russia . . . If you analyze the situation in the United States, it has to do with the nation's process of actively accepting LGBT values, same-sex marriages, and so on. As this process intensified, people began to think about moving to other countries, including Russia . . .RT's "Not Alone" project received a request from Orthodox families from the United...

They’ve concocted one of the most transparently silly talking points in memory to defend this position. The quickest way to check out new Democratic Party talking points is to head over to Dana Milbank’s column in the Washington Post. His latest — initially headlined “Even the Squad is more pro-police than these Republicans,” but later changed to read, “Republicans have a new strategy: Blue Lies Matter” — is a snarky regurgitation of White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s highly inventive assertion that Republicans are really the anti-cop party. Why? Because they voted against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion boondoggle “rescue” package,...

Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television LLC, better known as BET Networks, says it’s time for America to “atone” for its sins of the past by “paying black people of all stripes — the rich ones, the poor ones, and the middle — out of our pocket.”And by “of all stripes,” America’s first black billionaire includes himself on the list.America’s first black billionaire says taxpayers need to fund $14 TRILLION in reparations https://t.co/Zn2zO1mZdu— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) June 30, 2021As reported by Vice on Tuesday, Johnson, the 75-year-old media magnate, who owns several homes, heads an asset...

Two Catholic churches in the same region of British Columbia burned down in suspicious circumstances early Monday morning. “On behalf of The Diocese of Nelson, I am very saddened by the recent fires that destroyed two Catholic churches – Sacred Heart Mission at Penticton Indian Band and St. Gregory Mission at Osoyoos Indian Band – and for the hurt that it has caused,” Bishop Gregory J. Bittman of Nelson said June 23. “For many years, our priests have been welcomed to minister in these mission churches and it is our hope that this ministry will continue. Our thoughts and prayers...

As the walls are closing in on those who’ve attempted to deflect, discredit, and ignore the evidence over the last 18 months that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a few legacy media organizations are starting to report what we’ve reported for a few months and bringing the receipts – sort of.As the New York Post reported on June 4 (and which RedState’s Scott Hounsell elaborated on later), a Chinese military scientist named Zhou Yusen filed for a patent for a coronavirus vaccine on behalf of the People’s Liberation Army in February 2020, only five weeks after...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - UPDATE: A Tennessee-based nonprofit made a donation to pay for the South Dakota National Guard’s mission to the U.S-Mexico border, officials say.The deployment is being paid for by a private donation from the Willis and Reba Johnson’s Foundation, according to Gov. Kristi Noem’s spokesperson Ian Fury.Foundation President Willis Johnson confirmed the donation to Dakota News Now.Johnson, a Vietnam veteran, said he viewed it as a way to “give back to America.” He said he believes what President Joe Biden is doing in regards to migrant crossing at the southern border is “wrong.” Johnson said he reached...

A US inventor has created a machine that turns beers, cocktails and other drinks into soft scoop ice cream. Of course, ice creams based on the flavours of our favourite beverages already exist but it usually means sacrificing the alcohol content because the freezing point of alcohol is so low compared to the rest of the ingredients. However, the Below Zero’ machine can take any beverage, and crystallise it in under 30 minutes, keeping the ABV exactly the same, meaning you can get drunk on these treats. Thanks to the technique developed with WDS Dessert Stations in Hinkley, Illinois, USA,...

I just tried to post on Breitbart and go this: I traced the ban to this post: Et tu, Breitbart?

The House of Representatives voted today to approve a House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th DC protest. The vote was 222-190 [LINK] to approve House Resolution 503, with Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger voting to support the Pelosi mid-term election scheme. The January 6th House Select Committee investigation is to MAGA voters what the Mueller Investigation was to President Trump. A tool to attack political opposition and frame a narrative for the 2022 mid-term election. Nothing more. ..... Snip..... January 6th Select Committee will be entirely run by democrats and their Lawfare operatives within staff. The purpose of...

Former President Donald Trump returns to Texas today for the first time since he left the White House aiming to bring more attention to the surge of immigrants trying to enter the country since President Joe Biden took office. Trump is scheduled to receive a border security briefing from state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott at noon in Weslaco. Later, Abbott and Trump will tour a section of uncompleted border wall in Hidalgo County before attending a town hall meeting with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity. That town hall will air later tonight.

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Until Every Brother and Sister In Arms Is Identified and Returned To Their Families. Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) prepare to load a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 28, 2021. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps...