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The CIA has actually taken time to issue a denial that would be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was part of an infamous agency mind control program.In the wake of a lack of information on Crooks’ background, and an empty social media footprint, along with a plethora of unanswered questions regarding his whereabouts and activities on the day of the shooting, speculation is now rife that he was some sort of patsy to the forces that want Trump out of the picture.Many have suggested that Crooks may have been ‘MKUltra‘d’, referring to a mind control experiment conducted by the CIA...

Michigan has outlawed the so-called gay and trans panic defense, which allows criminal defense attorneys to use a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense argument. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed House Bill 4718 into law Tuesday. The legislation states that an individual’s “actual or perceived sex, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation” is not admissible in a criminal trial to “demonstrate reasonable provocation,” “show that an act was committed in a heat of passion” or “support a defense of reduced mental capacity.”

At least eight people have suffered stab injuries at a children's dance and yoga workshop in Southport A 17-year-old male from the nearby village of Banks has been arrested Police say the incident is not being treated as terror-related, and they are not looking for anyone else The injured were taken to three hospitals, including the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool The children's hospital declared a major incident, saying parents should only bring patients if it is urgent

Damaging stories have plagued two candidates at the top of Kamala Harris's running mate search list. On Sunday, we reported that a Democrat running for statewide office in Pennsylvania accused Gov. Josh Shapiro, one of the frontrunners, of covering up sexual harassment in his office. Harris wasn't likely to choose Shapiro anyway. Despite hailing from Pennsylvania, a must-win state for Harris, his Jewish heritage and pro-Israel positions likely would hurt the ticket among the antisemitic and anti-Zionist wing of the party.But now the dirt is coming out about another top contender, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). It turns out that he...

New bystander footage of Trump assassination attempt in Butler, PA Sniper’s Nest Video Released By Dave Stewart Of Butler, PA -His Cell Phone Was Confiscated By FBI Initially & Recently Returned Allowing The Release Of This Video

A Texas man has been arrested and charged with attempted capital murder after assaulting a pregnant woman and causing the death of her preborn child. According to a Facebook post from the Karnes County Sheriff’s Department, Carlos M. Carrasco was found to have caused the death of a fetus/person under 10 years of age after he assaulted a woman, who was his significant other, during an altercation on May 20. The Sheriff’s Department reports that after an investigation, it was determined “Carrasco intentionally assaulted the mother with the intent to kill the fetus.” The preborn child died several days after...

[Catholic Caucus] Italy: Pope Francis Is Alarmed by the “Shortage of Vocations”During the General Audience of May 22, 2024, at the greeting the novices of the women’s congregations of Italy in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope expressed his concern about religious vocations. “I see these novices and I ask myself: how many are Italian? Few!” “There is a shortage of vocations in Italy,” Francis worried. And he urged the faithful: “Let us think and pray for vocations to the consecrated life.”In fact, in 2021, the data from a report of the Italian Bishops’ Conference revealed that in only 10 years,...

NewsGuard, the self-appointed arbiter of media reliability, appears poised to peddle some more of its own misinformation—this time about George Washington University Law School Professor Jonathan Turley. Turley exposed NewsGuard’s apparent plans in a Saturday column for The Hill. In “The Most Chilling Words Today: I’m from NewsGuard and I Am Here to Rate You,” the chaired professor of law detailed a recent communication he received from the ratings giant. Roughly a week after he had penned an earlier column for The Hill in which he criticized NewsGuard as infected with a “pro-Democrat and left-wing bias,” the for-profit organization “came...

The City Council of Richmond, Virginia, unanimously approved a controversial sale this week to Planned Parenthood: an acre of city-owned land sold to the corporation for about the price of a McDonald’s breakfast: $10. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the abortion giant plans to build a 10,000 square-foot, $10 million dollar facility on the property — its third facility in the city. In April, one of the two existing Richmond Planned Parenthood facilities (on North Hamilton) called 911 for an abortion client suffering a possible uterine perforation, requesting an ambulance with no lights or sirens. According to a report about...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro's use of military force to maintain political power after an election in which the opposition seemed to have won by more than 30 percentage points, Americans across the United States have expressed their extreme relief that socialists rigging elections is a phenomenon confined to Venezuela. According to numerous US citizens, socialists cheating in elections and undercutting the will of the people is an "unimaginable abomination." Over 98% of Americans polled say they are "incredibly grateful" that it could never happen in America. "Oh, yeah, it's absolutely tragic what's going on down there,"...

Never have I read an article based on such a false premise as this one from the far-left New York Times over the weekend: “Hollywood’s Message to Red States: Our Movies Are for You.” “For nearly two decades, Hollywood has seemingly missed no opportunity to sound the alarm about climate change,” reports the Times. “So it was startling when the weather-focused Twisters arrived from Universal Pictures this month with no mention of climate change at all.” More… Trend spotting in cinema is a hazardous pursuit. Sometimes a movie is just a movie. “Twisters,” however, is emblematic of a clear shift...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced on July 25 a legal victory against several pro-abortion activists who are a part of “Jane’s Revenge” and vandalized pro-life pregnancy centers in Florida. “We will not allow radicals to threaten and intimidate women seeking help from crisis pregnancy centers or the counselors and health care professionals serving these women and their babies,” Moody stated in the July 25 news release. “In Florida, illegal actions have consequences, and I am proud of the work our attorneys did in this case to make sure these extremists were held accountable,” she added. In March 2023, Moody...

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to participate in a victim interview with the FBI focused on his attempted assassination, a bureau official told reporters Monday. The interview with Trump would be consistent with any interview the bureau would conduct for any victim of crime under any circumstances, an official said.

Daily Readings from the USCCBMany of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother [Lazarus, who had died]. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” John 11:19–22Today’s memorial is relatively new within our Church. In the year 2021, Pope Francis replaced the Memorial of Saint Martha with this memorial in honor of all...

Looks like Lucy pulled the football away again.

¡Fuera Maduro! En este centro de votación de Venezuela, el dictador obtuvo ¡CERO votos!. Translation: Maduro out! In this voting center in Venezuela, the dictator obtained ZERO votes!

Text messages between local snipers show they noticed Thomas Matthew Crooks nearly two hours before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

As crews continue working on a new border wall segment near the coast, people are starting to notice that the top of the barrier has a new design... “It’s the first of its kind along the U.S.-Mexico border,” said Rios. “It’s an anti-climbing feature that’s meant to stop people from scaling the border wall.”... A source told Border Report the metal segments being added to the top of the barrier are a prototype, and if they keep migrants from climbing the wall, the feature will be added in other areas along the southern border.

A young girl was killed and seven others were injured when a hooded, knife-wielding maniac rampaged through a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in the UK Monday morning, authorities said. The horror unfolded shortly before noon in Southport in northwest England outside Liverpool, when the unidentified man attacked the children before he was taken into custody by police, according to reports. Witnesses said the attacker wore a “black hood” when he entered The Hart Space, where the yoga and dance event took place, the Daily Mail reported. At least 25 children were taking part in the event when the attack unfolded,...

On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office issued a sweetheart deal to 13 Columbia University Gaza camp defendants and offered them adjournment in contemplation of dismissal for their criminal trespassing charges, as reported by the Columbia Spectator. The 13 defendants, none of whom were enrolled at Columbia University during the Gaza camp occupation, will have their charges dismissed following 6 months of probation and the completion of a class that educates about "peaceful and legal protesting." Each of them was charged with criminal trespass for their alleged participation in the occupation of Hamilton Hall on the private Ivy League...