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The correct ‘processes were all followed’ regarding the widely-criticized SWAT raid of the Houck family, FBI Director Christoper Wray claimed.(LifeSiteNews) — The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently defended the agency’s dramatic raid of pro-life advocate Mark Houck. During an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Tuesday, FBI director Christopher Wray backed his agency’s actions on September 23, 2022, when numerous armed agents swarmed Houck’s Pennsylvania home early in the morning and arrested him in front of his seven children. After an incident occurred with an “escort” outside an abortion center, Houck was accused of...

Smoke and flames shot and poured from equipment at the future Atlanta, Georgia public safety and training facility dubbed, "Cop City," on Sunday evening. FOX 5 Atlanta posted video on its website of a bulldozer and other pieces of equipment on fire, as well as a section of grass. The video also showed a large presence of law enforcement officials, with Georgia State Troopers maneuvering their squad cars to keep people away from the scene.

Fox News senior VP who supervised network's political-news coverage dies after suffering at heart attack at age 47: 'He was the ultimate producer' Fox News senior vice president Alan Komissaroff, 47, died after a heart attack The 47-year-old supervised the cable-news network's political-news coverage Tributes flowed for the journalism stalwart his midterm election coverage lauded Alan Komissaroff, 47, a Fox News senior vice president who supervised the cable-news network's political-news coverage, has died following a heart attack, aged 47. Komissaroff joined Fox News in 1996 when it launched under the company formerly known as 21st Century Fox Corp. The 47-year-old...

Prince Harry recently spoke openly about his recreational use of psychedelics. The Duke of Sussex, 38, revealed during an online chat with trauma expert Gabor Maté Saturday that drugs have helped him deal with his past traumas. “They’re unlocking so much of what we’ve suppressed.” Meghan Markle’s husband recently admitted to taking other drugs — such as cocaine and marijuana — as a teenager in his bombshell book, “Spare,” which was released in January.

Now, why oh why would officials text about deploying a new variant? Hrm. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya shared screenshots of texts between UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Damon Poole from December of 2020, and gosh, golly gee, they were about ‘deploying the new variant.’ Yikes. This implies that they were ‘deploying’ other variants, yes? We should note that since these are screenshots we can neither confirm nor deny their authenticity HOWEVER … holy crap, you guys. If these are real? Take a look: Dec. 2020. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock: "When do we deploy the new variant?" https://t.co/geFtC8wrcp pic.twitter.com/u3lr0EEKOe —...

Shocking pictures reveal how Ukrainian city which once housed 10,000 people has been reduced to a dystopian wasteland by Vladimir Putin's Russian forces Footage reveals ruins left of Maryinka, in Donetsk, where front line runs through Grey ruins surrounded by debris create illusion of lifeless dystopian landscape Shocking pictures revealed how a Ukrainian city has been reduced to a dystopian wasteland by Vladimir Putin's Russian forces. Aerial footage reveals the ruins left of Maryinka, in Donetsk, where the front line runs through the little that is left of the town. Grey ruins surrounded by mountains of debris create the illusion...

Suppose you’re a poor teenager in a dysfunctional environment. You have to work a part time job to help make ends meet. Your parents are absent or completely checked out. So you have to help take care of your younger siblings. You’re smart, but you’re not in a position to devote much time to homework; to getting top grades in every class. But you set a few hours aside in an afternoon, and receive an outstanding score on the SAT. Suddenly, options become available to you. Our ruling class is doing all they can to prevent this possibility. Remember: If...

Following reports that the U.S. Energy Department now believes the COVID-19 pandemic launched from a lab leak, Rep. Matt Gaetz fired back at critics, especially CBS News, who discredited that theory in the name of “science.” “Everything we take as fact today was a discredited conspiracy theory and would have gotten you banned from Twitter before Elon Musk bought it,” the Florida Republican said during the latest episode of his “Firebrand” podcast...

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has issued a statement in response to a new Tennessee law banning drag shows and other “adult cabaret” performances on public properties and other places where they could be seen by minors. The festival promised to continue being a welcoming safe space for “people of all walks of life.” “Bonnaroo has and always will be a place for inclusivity, a safe haven for people of all walks of life, and a champion of self-expression,” festival organizers said in the statement. “Rest assured The Farm will remain a sanctuary for those freedoms and Bonnaroovians will see...

Joe Biden was in Selma, Alabama on Sunday to commemorate “Bloody Sunday.” Biden was there to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” when police beat peaceful protesters marching for voting rights. But if you read media descriptions, like this from the New York Times, you would think we were barely away from those times.

Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO was debated in parliament on Wednesday. Parliamentary delegations will soon hold talks in Stockholm and Helsinki, while the opposition is accusing the government of stalling the process. The debate comes as Hungary, like Turkey, has not yet ratified the accession of the two Nordic countries to NATO. Last week, Chancellery Minister Gergely Gulyás and Fidesz group leader Máté Kocsis said that the government supported the two countries’ accession, but there is a dispute in the Fidesz and KDNP groups, and parliamentary delegations will soon travel to the countries concerned to settle the dispute.

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Paul Wiedorfer Info from here. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in the 2400 block of McElderry Street, he attended St. Andrew's School, and graduated in 1940 from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. On November 11, 2008, a plaque honoring him was placed in Poly's Memorial Hall.Married to his bride, Alice Stauffer, for just six months when Wiedorfer enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943, he was working...

Houston police have released footage of an attempted carjacking that went catastrophically wrong after one bungling thief accidentally ran off with the car key. The video, released on Friday, captured the moment one of the two robbers ran off on foot with a backpack containing the key to the Jeep they were trying to steal, preventing the other from starting the car. As the owner of the Jeep chased the thief that took his backpack, the other who was trying to start the car gave up and fired his pistol. On hearing gunfire, the thief with the backpack dropped it,...

Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker: "I don't think there's anybody that's serious that's actually considering running against Joe Biden because he's done such a great job." Comments were made on 3/5/23

The Coalition for Trust in Health & Science today announced its formation and public launch during the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The alliance was formed to unite leading organizations from across the entire health ecosystem to advance trust and factual science-based decision-making. The partnership aims to achieve a measurable increase in the public’s willingness – and ability – to access evidence-based information necessary to make the best personally appropriate health decisions for themselves, their families and the communities in which they live and work. Enhancing the perception and reality of...

Here’s why Pope Francis is wrong to say Muslims and Catholics worship the same GodPope Francis' ecumenical relations with Muslims has become one of the key aspects of his pontificate, yet in doing so he ignores the fundamental fact that ‘Islam in itself is not faith.’ Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Al-Tayeb of Al-Azhar in Abu Dhabi after signing the Document on Human Fraternity, 4 February 2019.Much has been made by the Vatican and Pope Francis of the three “Abrahamic religions” coming together in a spirit of harmony and peace in the Abrahamic Family House, recently opened in Abu...

A Chinese military company that Hunter Biden’s investment firm teamed up with is now assisting the Russian air force in the war in Ukraine. The BHR Partners investment firm, which counted President Joe Biden's son as a board member and 10% stakeholder, worked with AVIC Automotive, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China, to purchase Michigan-based Henniges Automotive in September 2015. The Wall Street Journal reported in February 2023 that AVIC subsidiary AVIC International Holding Corporation had shipped “$1.2 million worth of parts for Su-35 jet fighters” to sanctioned Russian defense conglomerate Rostec subsidiary Kret on...

Dave Wills, who served as the Tampa Bay Rays radio announcer over the past 18 years, died Sunday, March 5, the Rays and Major League Baseball announced. No cause of death was revealed. He was 58

Pete Buttigieg admits he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment response. But while the criticism is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not. “It’s really rich to see some of these folks – the former president, these Fox hosts – who are literally lifelong card-carrying members of the East Coast elite, whose top economic policy priority has always been tax cuts for the wealthy, and who wouldn’t know their way around a T.J. Maxx if their life depended on it, to be presenting themselves as if they genuinely care about the forgotten middle of the country,” the...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Victoria Partridge is still recovering from the attack she endured last month while driving her ride-share. A group of passengers threw a drink at her while she dropped them off from their Uber ride on June 19. They then assaulted her, stole her tip jar and cell phone, and damaged her car. That car is the only source of income for her and her husband. RELATED | Three juveniles arrested for assault on Las Vegas ride-share driver caught on video Still suffering mentally and physically, she said she was grateful that some sense of justice was...