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CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted. Declassified CIA inspector general reports show a pattern of abuse and a repeated decision by federal prosecutors not to hold agency personnel accountable. Over the past 14 years, the Central Intelligence Agency has secretly amassed credible evidence that at least 10 of its employees and contractors committed sexual crimes involving children. Though most of these cases were referred to US attorneys for prosecution, only one of the individuals was ever charged with a crime. Prosecutors sent the rest of the cases back to the CIA to handle internally,...

On this episode of The Resistance Library Podcast, Sam Jacobs interviews Wesley J. Smith. Wesley J. Smith is the host of Humanize Podcast, Chairman of the Discovery Institute of Center on Human Exceptionalism, and an award-winning author whose works have appeared in the op-ed pages of The Epoch Times among other places. We had him on to discuss the Culture of Death in the West, the woke dehumanization of women, and why the vaccine mandate is Biden's exploding cigar.

The Omicron variant of coronavirus is 2.4x more likely to reinfect people than the original stain, a study from South Africa suggests. The research, which has not been peer-reviewed, found people who had tested positive for Covid could pick up the virus again. It did not say how the variant will behave when spreading in a highly vaccinated population such as the UK, or whether the virus can evade the protection offered by vaccines against severe disease.... ..."We believe that vaccines will still, however, protect against severe disease because we've seen this decrease in protection using vaccines with the other...

A good night's sleep plays an essential role in regulating brain health by removing the waste material and toxins that accumulate. Although many things can disturb sleep, one of the most common causes is snoring or other breathing issues that cause obstructive sleep apnea. A team of researchers sought to understand the relationship between breathing rate during sleep and cognitive function, and how a snoring intervention affects brain health. The team discovered that maximum breathing rate can be used to distinguish healthy individuals from people with mild cognitive impairment and those with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers also found that a...

The city of Tel Aviv was named after the title in Hebrew of “Old New Land” (“Altneuland” in German), a visionary novel written in 1902 by Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism. Israel’s commercial capital still blends modernity and history. This summer, as time-poor professionals were ordering coffee pods delivered by drone, archaeologists nearby were uncovering a Byzantine wine press and a 7th-century gold coin. Both discoveries might come in handy in the city that is now the world’s most expensive. According to the latest findings of the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU),...

The 1,035-kilometer (642-mile) line opens this week to cargo but no regular passengers due to anti-pandemic travel curbs. Poor countries welcome China’s initiative. But the projects are financed by loans from Chinese state-owned banks that must be repaid. Some borrowers complain Chinese-built projects are too expensive and leave too much debt. Laotian leaders hope the railway will energize their isolated economy by linking it to China and markets as far away as Europe. But foreign experts say the potential benefits to Laos beyond serving as a channel for Chinese trade are unclear and the cost appears dangerously high.

Over and over during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on Wednesday about Mississippi’s new abortion law, Dobbs v. Jackson, those defending abortion argued how any restrictions would endanger women’s health and well-being. The law prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, though it includes exceptions for a woman’s life and health. For abortion rights advocates the cases was the end of the world. “Nearly half of the states already have or are expected to enact bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, many without exceptions for rape or incest,” predicted Biden’s Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar during oral arguments. But even Chief...

Biden admin lobbied against bill, fearing it would torpedo climate negotiations with China Senate Democrats are blocking legislation that would prohibit imports from China made with Uyghur slave labor, in response to pressure from Biden administration officials who fear the bill would torpedo climate negotiations with the Chinese government. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio has long been circulating in Congress and is backed by the human rights community and opponents of China's forced labor camps, was included in a package of 25 amendments to the annual defense authorization bill. But Democrats excluded...

In a rant that is eerily similar to one you would hear from Adolf Hitler against the Jews, a Black Lives Matter leader and admitted black supremacist, Manuel Griffen, was recorded spewing pro-genocide language against white people. At one point Manuel even states "I'm for putting all white possums in gas chambers", he then doubled down on his racist speech on Twitter by saying yes, it is him spewing the hate speech, and yes, he absolutely agrees that whites need to be exterminated. This man is still allowed on Twitter, while those reporting him for racism is being deleted.

[Catholic Caucus] Today’s day thought experiment: The Oregon TrailA friend sent this:I never played Oregon Trail, but I watched enough Westerns and studied enough history that I get the gist.Today’s day thought experiment:The wagon train is headed west. After crossing the Mississippi, things seem to go well through the plains – but then as things start to rise toward the Rockies, the going gets tougher. There are some Native attacks, the path gets more difficult. The wagon train is still largely together, but it’s showing signs of imminent trouble.The leadership calls a brief halt to discuss what’s going wrong and...

What’s Happening: This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments on a case that could have a dramatic impact on the future of our country. They will be ruling on a pro-life law out of Mississippi. Their decision could strike down Roe v. Wade, the court ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. Many critics believe the key “swing” vote on the court will come from Brett Kavanaugh. Why? Because many assumed Chief Justice Roberts would side with the liberal wing of the party. But something Roberts just said flipped the court on its ear. And the left just might...

Is anybody out there as sick of Mitch McConnell’s crap as I am? His latest sell out about how a government shut down is not the right place to fight this Covid tyranny just pushed me over the edge. After he showed his true colors and allowed the Dems to extend the debt limit. I tried to call his office and of course the mailbox is full. I’m going to stop right there because I am freaking infuriated

One of my favorite of Christmas TV Episode. Another time another place

A federal judge in Austin Wednesday blocked Texas' social media censorship law, which prohibits large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users "based on their political viewpoints." The law, known as House Bill 20, was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 9 and set to take effect Thursday. However, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman wrote in his ruling that the measure interferes with platforms' First Amendment right to moderate content disseminated on their platforms. Pitman called content moderation "the very tool that social media platforms employ to make their platforms safe, useful, and enjoyable for users."

Francis's Development of "the Supraheresy" that was "Unknown even to the Heretics of Earlier Ages" vs. Benedict XVI & Vatican I on "Lawful Development" of Scripture and Tradition It appears that most Catholics don't know that Francis's latest possible attack on Traditionalist Catholics which Gloria.tv called "Francis Plans Bloodbath: Roman Rite Communities Will Be FORCED Into Novus Ordo" (https://www.gloria.tv/post/cCnpRKVZbAvb6QHZBBNYhUQu7) is apparently an attack on Vatican I and Pope Benedict XVI's teachings on the limits of the authority of the pope and "lawful development":- For the Holy Spirit was promised to the successors of Peter not so that they might,...

In a surreal and chaotic scene Thursday, a number of Republican lawmakers publicly defied new rules requiring people at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test. At one point, there was a 15-minute standoff as State Police troopers tried to block a group of non-compliant legislators from entering the state Assembly chamber. But the lawmakers eventually walked past them to their seats. The episode brought heavy drama to the state Legislature’s first voting session of the already hectic lame-duck period. It came one day after the new vaccine policy took effect as...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles on Thursday announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, part of a rash of organized retail crime in California. Fourteen people were arrested in connection with 11 brazen robberies between Nov. 18 and 28, and all are out of custody, police Chief Michel Moore said. Most bailed out or met no-bail criteria, and one is a juvenile, he said. At a joint news conference, both Moore and Mayor Eric Garcetti called for an end to a no-bail policy for...

No senator other than her former boss, Sen. Richard Shelby, has publicly endorsed Katie Britt yet. But she is quietly getting support from at least a half-dozen of Shelby’s Republican colleagues in her bid against Donald Trump’s pick in Alabama’s open Senate race. Five Republican senators — Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) — have donated to Britt’s campaign from their leadership PACs. None of them have done so yet for GOP Rep. Mo Brooks, who Trump endorsed in April to replace the retiring Shelby (R-Ala.). Sen. Tommy Tuberville...

Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, a friend of the late model Christy Giles, died weeks after the two victims’ loved ones suspected they were drugged during a night out. Cabrales-Arzola, an interior designer who had recently moved to Los Angeles from Mexico, was hospitalized in critical condition Nov. 13 after a night out with 24-year-old Giles. She was dropped off at a West L.A. hospital hours after Giles’ body was left at a Culver City hospital. Cabrales-Arzola was on life support but was declared brain dead on Nov. 28, one day before her 27th birthday, according to a GoFundMe page set up...

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah, who was appointed to the bench by former Gov. Janet Napolitano, ruled that the Arizona Senate must turn over records from the Maricopa County ballot audit to satisfy a public record request from The Arizona Republic. The newspaper and left-wing watchdog American Oversight have been engaged in litigation attempting to get records from the legislature and the contractor that conducted the audit, Cyber Ninjas. Hannah said that while the legislature may keep conversations about legislation private, under “legislative privilege,” conversations about the audit are excluded. “This is not a confidential process,” Hannah said....