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The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the January 6 Capitol riot has been exonerated following an internal investigation, according to reports. Babbitt, 35, was the only person killed on January 6 when the officer - who hasn't been named - opened fire at a mob of Trump supporters as they stormed through the Rotunda. The commander of the Capitol Police's Office of Personal Responsibility says 'no further action will be taken in this matter,' according to a memo obtained by NBC News. In April, the Department of Justice said it wouldn't be filing charges against the...

I saw Joe’s prepared remarks and prepared media “call on” list today, as well as his quick exit stage left; and it was just one more train wreck day of a train wreck week of a train wreck “Residency.” How much more will Americans take? And what would actually change if Joe were forced to leave? Never forget the key point here: Biden removed U.S. troops BEFORE civilians, and he also left our military hardware in the hands of the Taliban! This was not done accidentally. Let that sink in. So, if this outrage happened on purpose, and most people...

President Biden took questions from a room full of reporters Friday for the first time since the Taliban's lightning-fast takeover of Kabul, but at times the 78-year-old commander-in-chief flubbed his words and offered a series of chaotic contradictions. Here are the seven contentious moments from the president's news conference: Biden proclaims al-Qaeda is 'gone' in Afghanistan, in direct contradiction with the Pentagon's assessment -snip- Biden says he has seen 'no indication' Americans have had a tough time getting to the airport, but American journalists on the ground say otherwise -snip- 'The first part of your question was — I can't...

It's time for The Jesse Kelly Show! Let's have some fun! Listen live at the link below. Jesse's show is now on over 200 radio stations across the nation, replacing Buck Sexton. Those of us who miss Rush very much know that no one could ever replace him, but if you give Jesse a chance, you'll find him to be a very intelligent, refreshing, naturally funny truth teller.Jesse is a former Marine. He and his beautiful wife live in the Houston area with their two young sons. He's a self-deprecating historyphile with an infectious laugh. His time slot is later...

The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to four current and former law enforcement officials. Though federal officials have arrested more than 570 alleged participants, the FBI at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump, according to the sources, who have been either directly involved in or briefed regularly on the wide-ranging investigations. "Ninety to ninety-five percent of these are one-off cases," said a former senior...

Beginning September 7, 2021 importation of firearms and ammunition from Russia will be prohibited. The order will be effective for twelve months. Currently Russian ammunition accounts for 40% of sales in certain calibers.

God promises us that righteousness exalts a nation and sin makes a nation a reproach before the people and, by implication, before Him as well. In Deuteronomy 28, we have an example of this. God promises to bless Israel if they followed His commands (see verses 1-14). Then, in subsequent verses, God warned that He would curse them if they did not obey His commands: But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these...

President Joe Biden vowed Friday to get all Americans and Afghan allies out of Afghanistan and took questions from White House reporters - on a pre-approved list - for the first time in nine days. 'Let me be clear, any American who wants to come home, we will get you home,' Biden pledged during the speech he started 50 minutes late where he stumbled over answers. The president made the promise to 'mobilize every force necessary' despite admitting he doesn't know how many Americans were left and he 'cannot promise what the final outcome will be'.

The emergency use authorization allows the drug companies to sell vaccines that would otherwise be banned. It is not a complete blank check, however. It contains, in fact, a lot of very specific guidance regarding the terms under which these vaccines can be sold. One of the key elements of that guidance concerns efficacy.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed reports that Americans trying to reach the airport to leave Afghanistan are being beaten and called it "unacceptable" just moments after President Joe Biden said he didn't know of any Americans being blocked."We know of no circumstance where American citizens are - carrying an American passport are trying to get through to the airport," Biden said in Friday remarks on the US' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.But Biden's claim was almost immediately refuted by his own defense secretary in a briefing with members of Congress, Politico reported.

Cardinal Cupich Contradicts Vatican on Vaccine MandatesCV NEWS FEED // Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago stated this week that there is “no basis in Catholic moral teaching for rejecting vaccine mandates on religious grounds,” and instructed priests under his authority to turn down parishioners who ask them to sign exemptions.In a letter to priests in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cupich wrote that pastors should “politely decline” requests that they sign exemptions, “and explain that doing so would mean that you would be endorsing something that is not in keeping with Catholic teaching,” according to the Catholic News Agency.“Parishioners surely can...

DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires. The recall raises questions about lithium ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all electric vehicles. President Joe Biden wants to convert 50% of the U.S. vehicle fleet from internal combustion to electricity by 2050 as part of a broader effort to fight climate change. The recall announced Friday adds about 73,000 Bolts from the 2019 through 2022 model years to a previous recall of 69,000 older Bolts. GM said that in rare cases the batteries...

America hoped that with enough half-baked social engineering in the half of Afghanistan it controlled, it would eventually be rewarded with victory, and Afghanistan would become the Holland of the Hindu Kush. On Ivy League campuses, students are taught to decry ‘colonialism’, but the Ivy League diplomats who sought to remake Afghanistan in Harvard’s image were among the most ambitious practitioners of it in world history. So, alongside the billions for bombs went hundreds of millions for gender studies in Afghanistan. According to US government reports, $787 million was spent on gender programs in Afghanistan, but that substantially understates the...

Here is a thought for us all and whether you smile or frown probably will be how cranky you want to be at this moment! Contemplate the thoughts and emotions emanating from a well-known resident of a certain mansion in Chappaqua, NY at this video. She has had a storied life; an Ivy League Lawyer, a 1st Lady of Arkansas, a successful investor, a 1st Lady of the United States, a victim of a serial predator, a US Senator, an almost 1st FEMALE POTUS (2008) until trumped by BLACKNESS, a US Secretary of State, a successful author, the SELECTEE of...

Immediately following President Biden’s contentious Friday press conference about the ongoing disaster he created in Afghanistan, ABC News special coverage slammed him for saying things about the crisis that were just blatantly false. Correspondents described his lies as “breathtaking” and completely out of touch with the dire reality facing U.S. citizens and Afghan allies still trapped in the Taliban-controlled country. World News Tonight anchor David Muir turned to senior foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, still reporting from Kabul, and skeptically asked about Biden’s assertion that Americans and Afghans could get to the capital city’s surrounded airport: “The President said he has...

The city of Orlando and its water utility made an urgent appeal Friday afternoon for residents to cut back sharply on water usage for weeks because of a pandemic-triggered shortage of liquid oxygen used to purify water. If commercial and residential customers are unable to reduce water usage quickly and sufficiently, Orlando Utilities Commission may issue a system-wide alert for boiling water needed for drinking and cooking. Without reductions in water usage, a boil-water alert would come within a week, utility officials said. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer asked residents to immediately stop watering their lawns, washing their cars and using...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Friday that President Biden "deserves to be impeached" if the United States leaves any Americans or Afghan allies behind when evacuating Afghanistan. "...Joe Biden deserves to be impeached for a higher crime and misdemeanor of dereliction of duty," said Graham during an appearance on "Fox & Friends."

Nurije Fype’s long fight against COVID-19 has taken another step in a good direction. Her daughter tweeted on July 2nd that her mom returned home on Monday, June 28th, and is now focused on physical therapy. What a journey it has been for this family and their fight to control the treatment for their mother. What would the outcome have been if the courts did not decide in the family’s favor? Congratulations are in order and great hopes for continued recovery. Desareta Fype @desifype Mom is home from Monday evening 🙏🏼 She is on some O2 still, but very happy...

I blogged about this story earlier in the month and kept searching for updates on the story. The news media dropped this like a hot potato but I think they should have done some follow up. Are they afraid that Ivermectin might be a viable treatment? Cut to the chase… Nurije Fype is slowly improving and we wish her a complete and speedy recovery. The news should not be ignoring her story. Since I could not find any updates I tweeted, John Keilman, a Chicago Tribune columnist that covered the story to see if he heard anything. He responded to...

The top Republican in Pennsylvania's Senate said Friday that he is putting a different senator in charge of an "election integrity" undertaking and removed a senator who had made waves by aiming to carry out an Arizona-style “forensic investigation” of Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election. Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said he had had "many frustrations" with state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who has helped spread former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him in Pennsylvania and other battleground states. Mastriano, R-Franklin/Adams, last month kicked off his effort to bring to Pennsylvania a repeat of...