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Federal investigators have reportedly seized the phones of advisors to 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump as part of an investigation into the events of January 6, 2021. According to the New York Times, the phones of Boris Epshteyn, described as "an in-house counsel who helps coordinate Mr. Trump’s legal efforts," and campaign strategist Mike Roman, who was director of Election Day operations for Trump’s campaign in 2020. The phones of John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark were also seized. Clark's phone was seized as part of an investigation into alternate electors. The action comes as Trump revealed on Tuesday morning that...

Hebrew Matthew And The Brit ChadashahMordechai ben AvramWell, well, as it turns out a few Jews preserved an original Hebrew copy of the Gospel of Matthew. See: Romans 3:1-2.Acts 3:20 And he shall send Yeshua HaMoshiach which before was preached unto you: 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which ELoHIM hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.כא אֲשֶׁר צָרִיךְ שֶׁיְּקַבְּלוּ אׂתוֹ הַשָּׁמַיִם עַד־יְמֵי שׁוּב כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים לְתִקּוּנָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר הָאֱלׂהִים בְּפִי־נְבִיאָיו הַקְּדוֹשִׁים מִימֵי עוֹלָם Zephaniah 3:9 “For then I will restore to the peoples a pure...

[Catholic Caucus] Pius XII’s Humani Generis, and the Holy Ghost’s Protection of What John XXIII Rejected“The Holy Spirit does not always prevent the necessary consequences of our negligence.” (Fr. Alvaro Calderon, Prometheus: The Religion of Man, p. 201) In his One Hundred Years of Modernism, Fr. Dominique Bourmaud provided a sobering assessment of the way in which the architects of Vatican II so thoroughly disavowed Pius XII’s encyclical condemning the errors threatening the Church, Humani Generis:“Humani Generis appeared in 1950. The year 1965 marked the closing of the Second Vatican Council, which cast doubt on the fundamental points reaffirmed by...

This session, the North Carolina legislature has taken aim at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) trainings on UNC-System campuses. On March 14th, Senate Majority Staff Director Derrick Welch sent a letter to the UNC System requesting a list of all employee trainings on that topic from 2023 and the previous three years. Since DEI in higher ed is a matter of continuing interest for the Martin Center, we promptly sent public-records requests to the UNC System and its 16 constituent institutions, requesting all responses sent to Welch and the legislature. At the time of this article’s publication, 12 of the...

CNN anchor John King said Tuesday on “CNN News Central” that Special Counsel Jack Smith going to Subway for lunch was a “message” to former President Donald Trump. [cut] "JACK SMITH GOING TO SUBWAY TODAY IS A MESSAGE TO DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP TRIES TO INTIMIDATE PEOPLE. HE TRIES TO BULLY PEOPLE. HE TRIES TO SCARE YOU AWAY. THAT WAS JACK SMITH, WITH NO WORDS AND A SIMPLE $5 SUB IN HIS HAND, SAYING I’M HERE. I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.”

The Judge in Abe Hamadeh’s lawsuit finally issued an extremely delayed ruling last Friday, denying Hamadeh’s Motion for New Trial. This news comes after Hamadeh’s most recent Oral Argument hearing on May 16, when Jantzen told the parties he would take the matter under advisement and issue a ruling “hopefully within the next couple of weeks.” According to Arizona Rules of Supreme Court, statute, and the Arizona Constitution, Judges must issue rulings promptly and within 60 days. Although Judge Lee Jantzen released his ruling in 60 days, The Gateway Pundit recently reported that he was publicly reprimanded by the Commission...

A new poll in New Hampshire suggests that former President Donald Trump's large double-digit lead over his GOP rivals may be shrinking in the state that holds the first primary and second overall contest in the Republican presidential nominating calendar. According to a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released on Tuesday, Trump enjoys the support of 37% of likely Republican presidential primary voters in the Granite State. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stands at 23%, with the rest of the large field of contenders polling in the single digits. Trump's 14-point lead over DeSantis is down from a 20-point...

A former NBC contributor who served as a spokesperson for pro-pedophile organization Prostasia has harsh words for new anti-child trafficking film "Sound of Freedom." The film, which has been praised by conservatives for bringing attention to the problem of human trafficking and child trafficking specifically, has been smeared by mainstream press and liberals as having ties to shadowy anti-pedophilia movement QAnon. For Berlatsky, who became the spokesperson for Prostasia in 2021, "Sound of Freedom" is a "QAnon dog whistle" that does "little to help victims" who are portrayed "as innocent and sympathetic as possible." Tim Ballard, on whose work the...

An 18-year-old military recruit revealed she considered quitting the armed forces entirely after being forced to shower with transgender soldiers. The woman, who is remaining anonymous through fears of backlash, slammed Biden administration policies for putting her in an 'extremely uncomfortable position.' The complaint was raised Tuesday during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, with South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds condemning the issue for fueling a lack of military recruitment in recent years. 'The respect that this young recruit should have received and the privacy that she should have had, she was being deprived of,' Rounds told Fox News. Rounds...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer on a Connecticut highway caused crashes including one involving two state police cruisers as vehicles spun out of control, authorities said. No major injuries were reported in Monday night’s mayhem on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Troopers arrested the truck driver on several charges, alleging he knew there was a leak but kept driving. The wrecks began shortly after 11 p.m. when the leaking waste caused extremely slick conditions in the northbound lanes, state police said.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Mogannam, manager of Sam’s Cable Car Lounge in downtown San Francisco, relishes the days when his bar stayed open past midnight every night, welcoming crowds that jostled on the streets, bar hopped, window browsed or just took in the night air. He's had to drastically curtail those hours because of diminished foot traffic, and business is down 30%. A sign outside the lounge pleads: “We need your support!”

A 14-year-old boy was put under arrest earlier this month after he was caught attempting a Kia Boys-esque stunt on a Hyundai in North Texas, according to Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth. After he was taken into custody, police realized he was tied to at least 38 other TikTok-inspired car thefts and break-ins in the area. Cops in Plano, TX say the teen was trying to steal another car when homeowners realized what was happening and called authorities. They blame the Kia Boys trend on TikTok for teaching him how to target and steal these cars. Police also say that they...

As part of a push to "sinicize" religion, the Chinese Communist Party has embarked on a 10-year project to rewrite the Bible and other religious texts. In the Gospel of John, Jesus famously confronts the accusers a woman caught committing adultery, saying "let the one among you who is guiltless be the first to throw a stone at her." The chastened accusers slink away and Jesus says to the woman, "‘Has no one condemned you?' 'No one, sir,' she replied. 'Neither do I condemn you,' said Jesus. 'Go away, and from this moment sin no more.'" Unless you’re a CCP...

CNBC’s Jim Cramer told investors on Tuesday that he doesn’t think all the buzz about a recession being just around the corner holds much weight. Looking at major earnings reports that have come out so far, Cramer said several players in key sectors — including homebuilding, banking, and travel and leisure — show that a recession might not be as inevitable as some may think. “Those who cling to the notion that we’re about to enter recession must find all of these examples daunting, if not depressing,” Cramer said. “But earnings season has shown the recession thesis just doesn’t hold...

As higher education continues to cater to “woke” ideals, Texas taxpayers are funding an extensive “Office of LGBTQIA Education & Engagement” at Texas Tech University, with the LGBT-oriented Campus Pride Index giving the university a 5-star rating. Campus Pride rates universities on their “LGBTQ-friendliness,” and the only other Texas universities to hold 5 stars are the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at Arlington. “The deterioration of our public universities is undeniable,” Brady Gray, president of Texas Family Project, told Texas Scorecard. “Less than a month ago, Texas Tech canceled a class on ‘Witchcraft, Bruxas &...

What would you do if we told you that you could get up to 12 hours of your life back each week? That’s essentially what Shopify aimed to do when it implemented its calendar purge policy. The company’s chief human resources officer told Bloomberg this decision eliminated the equivalent of more than 320,000 hours of meetings. That’s a lot of hours! Although the thought of turning all meetings into emails might sound enticing, it’s not practical for every business or department, especially if done haphazardly. However, when feasible, eliminating or restricting meetings can have practical benefits. Read on to learn...

The Low Pay Commission is expected to recommend to the Government that it increases the minimum wage next year by 12%. This would be a rise of €1.40 an hour, bringing the rate from €11.30 to €12.70. Last year, the Government announced plans to introduce a new national “living wage” to replace the minimum wage by 2026. It will be phased in over a four-year period starting this year and will be set at 60% of the hourly median wage. In 2023, it is estimated that 60% of median earnings would equate to approximately €13.10 per hour. The minimum wage...

Here is Jake Tapper's interview with Governor Ron DeSantis earlier today. In this, he speaks at length about the persecution of Trump. And other topics...

Country music star Jason Aldean sparked controversy with his new hit song 'Try That in a Small Town', which slams left wing antagonists for antics that wouldn't fly in the South. Aldean, 46, released the gun-toting, anti-woke song Friday, just days before he suffered a severe heatstroke on stage in Hartford, Connecticut. But the singer is facing the heat again for his latest track, which interlaced clips of BLM protestors vandalizing cities with lyrics endorsing traditional values and 'taking care of our own.' Aldean opens the song: 'Cuss out a cop, spit in his face. Stomp on the flag and...

Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec BREAKING: Feds seize Trump advisors’ phones in Jan 6 investigation