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The FBI Targeted Traditional Catholics Because They Will Never Accept The Left’s Pagan MoralityIt’s not ‘white supremacy’ among Catholics the FBI is really worried about, it’s traditional Catholic morality.t turns out the FBI memo targeting Catholics as potential domestic terrorists wasn’t limited to “a single field office,” as FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed under oath last month to Congress. In addition to the Richmond, Virginia, field office, the agency’s Los Angeles and Portland offices were also involved.The memo, which was leaked earlier this year, singled out what it called “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” who attend parishes that offer the Latin Mass, which...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Victory has many fathers while failure is an orphan, the saying goes. But there’s been no shortage of scapegoats floated by Ohio Republicans and conservatives this week as they look to explain why voters overwhelmingly rejected State Issue 1 earlier this week. A popular target for blame is the Ohio business community, which was divided over State Issue 1. The business groups that endorsed Issue 1 struggled to raise in-state money, due to their apprehensions about being tied to an upcoming November ballot issue that would add abortion rights to the Ohio Constitution, prompting the “yes” campaign...

A fourth person has now been charged in last weekend’s riverfront brawl in Montgomery. Police said Mary Todd, 21, is charged with third-degree assault. She surrendered to authorities on Thursday and is being held in Montgomery’s Municipal Jail. Todd is charged in the assault on Harriott II Co-Captain Damien Pickett. Todd was among the group on a pontoon boat whose owner and occupants refused to move while the Harriott II was trying to dock Saturday evening.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) support in Iowa has dwindled by nine points since April, while former President Donald Trump has seen a two-point bump, according to a J.L. Partners poll conducted for Daily Mail. The survey found that 43 percent of likely caucusgoers back Trump for nomination, up from 41 percent in April in another J.L Partners/DailyMail poll. DeSantis pinged at 26 percent in April, and while he remains in second place with 17 percent, he now finds Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on his heels. 2024 Iowa Republican Caucus Trump 43% (+26)DeSantis 17%Scott 11%Ramaswamy 5%Pence 3%Haley 3%Christie 3%Burgum 2%Undecided 11%H2HTrump...

Archbishop Viganò Reacts to Francis’ Statements to a Spanish NewspaperAldo Maria Valli (Duc in altum): Your Excellency, we often say “motus in fine velocior” – “movement is faster towards the end” – about Francis’ attitude aimed at liquefying what little remains of Catholic doctrine and espousing the thought of the world. The most recent news confirms this, including yet another one of his interviews. What is your assessment?+Carlo Maria Viganò: World Youth Day, celebrated this year in Lisbon, Portugal, has confirmed the acceleration of Bergoglio’s plan to provoke a schism: his latest appointments, which are provocative to say the least;...

Over a third of the population of the UK are not aware that so-called “transgender women” are in fact biological males, as campaigners accuse the LGBT movement and the legacy media of adopting “intentionally” confusing lingo to muddy the debate around transgenderism. A survey conducted by the policy analysis firm Murray Blackburn Mackenzie (MBM) found that 35 per cent of Britons incorrectly believe a “transgender woman” was someone who was born as a biological woman or were unclear about what the term meant. The poll went on to find that there was even more confusion over the term “trans woman”,...

David Weiss requested it this week; Garland said it was in the public interest. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as a special counsel in his investigation of President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, Garland announced on Friday. Weiss asked Garland to be appointed special counsel on Tuesday and Garland said he concluded it was in the public interest after considering the request. A senior Department of Justice official told reporters that this is the first time Weiss has asked to be appointed special counsel. Weiss himself has said the same before, pushing back on...

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached impasse, the newly named U.S. Special Counsel in the case, David Weiss, said on Friday. Moments earlier, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland elevated Weiss, the federal prosecutor who has been handling the case, to special counsel status, which would give him additional authority to continue his investigation. Republicans in Congress have threatened an impeachment inquiry into unproven claims that Biden benefited from his son's business ventures. Weiss filed criminal tax and gun charges...

[Catholic Caucus] WYD's UNHOLY TABERNACLES: Two Different Tabernacles for Two Visions of God & the Religion He Gave Us“Almighty and eternal God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we kneel before Your Majesty, and thank You from the depth of our soul for the inestimable gift of the Catholic Faith, which you have deigned to reveal to us through Jesus Christ, True God and True man. We received this divine light in holy baptism and have promised You to keep this faith inviolate until death.” (Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s prayer for the triumph of the Catholic Faith.At some point over the course...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has named an outspoken opponent of LGBTQ equality to the appeals bench of Central and Southwest Florida. DeSantis appointed Apopka lawyer Roger Gannam to serve as judge on the 6th District Court of Appeal, which hears cases from Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Polk, Orange and Osceola counties. For the better part of a decade, Gannam has made headlines for his legal battles against LGBTQ rights for the Liberty Counsel, an evangelical organization the Southern Poverty Law Center lists as an extremist hate group. Gannam’s activities have included a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to same-sex...

Video - Oliver Anthony’s song “Rich Men North of Richmond” has gone viral and has been praised for its honest and raw portrayal of the struggles faced by America’s working class. The lyrics are powerful and thought-provoking, capturing the frustration and anger felt by many towards the corrupt, wealthy elites in Washington, DC.

The Satanic Temple has placed at least one pro-abortion billboard in Arkansas. The billboard comes as the group has dropped its lawsuit against Lamar Advertising Company over a set of pro-abortion billboards the company rejected in 2020. In 2020 the Satanic Temple proposed four billboard designs that falsely claimed The Satanic Temple’s “religious abortion ritual averts many state restrictions” on abortion and that “abortions save lives.” The group reportedly wanted Lamar Advertising Company to place the billboards near pregnancy resource centers in Arkansas. Lamar Advertising Company understandably rejected the billboard designs for being “misleading and offensive.” The Satanic Temple sued...

n a strange and horrifying case out of Australia, Melbourne doctors killed an unborn baby while performing a sex change on a woman who wanted her uterus removed. She had no idea she was pregnant so the baby was killed during the surgery. The woman who received the hysterectomy procedure now calls herself a man by the name of Jesse Pohlner. She was four months pregnant when she underwent a full hysterectomy at Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Pohlner had her uterus and ovaries removed and she told reporters “there was no pregnancy test performed.” “I would call it...

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday he was appointing a special counsel to investigate first son Hunter Biden. Garland appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware, the federal prosecutor who had been at the forefront of the Hunter Biden probes for years. Weiss is at the center of criticism over his recommendation of probation with no jail time for Hunter in a sweetheart plea deal that fell apart last month under questioning from U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika over a blanket immunity provision from any future prosecution the agreement contained.

The warriors from other Greek city-states were usually farmers first and soldiers second — but Spartans dedicated their lives to battle. Bret Devereaux has a problem with the Spartans. He’s concerned that so much of U.S. culture admires ancient Greece’s most famous bronze-clad warriors. In a Foreign Policy article published this July, he claims ancient Sparta’s military reputation is a myth, and that the city-state was a “proto-fascist” entity “unworthy of emulation.” The article completely ignores Sparta’s well-merited, legendary military reputation and falsely tars Sparta as “fascist.” This characterization is not only vague but also self-defeating. One of the...

In a press conference today, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he will be appointing a new special counsel, David C. Weiss, to investigate the Biden's and then cover up all their crimes. "I have given Mr. Weiss full power and authority to investigate Hunter Biden and the Biden family. We must conduct a thorough investigation so we can know which crimes to sweep under the rug," said Garland. "After a thorough inquiry, Mr. Weiss will be in charge of destroying all evidence, bringing no serious charges, and granting Hunter Biden immunity forever. He is a man of the utmost integrity...

There’s no phone number. No email address. Not even a website. More than a year since the Pentagon launched an office to investigate UFO sightings, there is still no hotline for pilots and others to report mysterious objects directly to the investigators. Some witnesses say they’re getting frustrated and feel forced to turn to Capitol Hill or outside groups to tell their stories. Others say it discourages them from attempting to flag such incidents at all because they’re worried about recrimination if they report to the FAA or military supervisors. [...] The Pentagon has denied the claims. At the same...

It’s not ‘white supremacy’ among Catholics the FBI is really worried about, it’s traditional Catholic morality.It turns out the FBI memo targeting Catholics as potential domestic terrorists wasn’t limited to “a single field office,” as FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed under oath last month to Congress. In addition to the Richmond, Virginia, field office, the agency’s Los Angeles and Portland offices were also involved.The memo, which was leaked earlier this year, singled out what it called “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” who attend parishes that offer the Latin Mass, which the FBI seems to think are hotbeds of “Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent...

One of the things that’s great about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is that he always plays offense, not defense. His latest idea is a way that the Republican-controlled House can give Trump some immunity, blocking the indictments that the DOJ’s Jack Smith has brought against him in a clear case of election interference. I love how clever the idea is, but we all know that the House leadership will not act. Oliver Cromwell would have understood. So, here’s the idea, which Gaetz outlined during an interview with Charlie Kirk:I’m worried that too many of my Republican colleagues in Congress are...