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As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, the House Ethics Committee released the Gaetz report on Monday after quietly voting to release the report earlier this month in a significant reversal. Gaetz responded to today’s report in explosive fashion in a series of tweets. This included testimony from one witness saying she “never charged anyone anything.” “Giving funds to someone you are dating – that they didn’t ask for – and that isn’t ‘charged’ for sex is now prostitution?!?” Gaetz wrote. “There is a reason they did this to me in a Christmas Eve-Eve report and not in a courtroom of...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Viganò: The Catholic Church has nothing to do with the Bergoglian churchThe Catholic Church has nothing to do with the Bergoglian church, which is 'conciliar,' 'synodal,' and 'ecumenical,' but certainly not Catholic.Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial team at LifeSiteNews.(LifeSiteNews) — The following is an interview with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò conducted by Andrea Caldart for Quotidianoweb published December 20. ON THE CRISIS IN THE CHURCHInterview with Andrea Caldart for QuotidianowebAndrea Caldart: Bergoglio’s Church seems to be in turmoil: many...

A member of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua dressed as a woman in a failed attempt to slip past cops after a brutal kidnapping he's charged in taking part in, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland’s successor asked for delay on vote banning Communion for pro-abort politiciansBishop Strickland's successor for the Diocese of Tyler, John Gregory Kelly, has a history of siding with heterodox prelates on major issues such as giving Communion to pro-abortion politicians and mass immigration.Bishop Joseph Strickland’s successor for the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, Bishop John Gregory Kelly, has a history of siding with heterodox prelates on major issues such as giving Communion to pro-abortion politicians and mass immigration.In 2021, Kelly, who was tapped to lead the Diocese of Tyler last week, was among the 68 bishops who wanted...

With the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz coming up on January 27th, Poland announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will be arrested” if he enters the country, in adherence to the “International Criminal Courts (ICC) arrest warrant.” The ICC charged Netanyahu, along with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, for alleged “crimes against humanity” and war crimes pertaining to the ongoing Gaza war, with ICC judges alleging that the two were criminally responsible for persecution, murder, and starvation in a “widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza.” Countries bound under the Rome Statute, which all European...

Explanation: It was December and the sky lit up like a Christmas tree. Shimmering, the vivid green, blue, and purple auroral colors that formed the tree-like apparition were caused by high atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen reacting to a burst of incoming electrons. Collisions caused the orbital electrons of atoms and molecules to jump into excited energy states and emit visible light when returning to their normal state. The featured image was captured in Djúpivogur, Iceland during the last month of 2023. Our Sun is currently in its most energetic phase of its 11-year cycle, with its high number of active...

-SUMMARY- A US House Ethics Committee's report into Matt Gaetz has found "substantial evidence" he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and used illicit drugs while in office It says the former Florida congressman, who was at one point Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US justice department, violated multiple state laws Gaetz denies wrongdoing and says "the people investigating me hated me" The justice department also investigated the claim involving sex with a minor, but did not file any criminal charges against him Gaetz resigned from Congress in November after Trump nominated him for attorney general, but he...

A gutsy Bronx bodega owner is defending himself against weapons charges after using a gun he says he found in his deli against a pair of masked armed robbers who were trying to stick up the place on Thanksgiving Day. Jhony Gomez, who has operated Mi Gerizin Market in Melrose for 13 years, said he was shocked when he found a firearm abandoned in the rest room trash can early last Thursday when he opened his store for business. Gomez, 57, told supporters that he intended to turn the weapon over to authorities later in the day on his way...

NEW YORK, NY — In a move intended to capitalize on his popularity with the show's audience, NBC announced that UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione would host next week's episode of Saturday Night Live. The show, which was originally scheduled to air a rerun this weekend due to the Christmas holiday, switched gears and swung a deal to secure Mangione as host after learning how beloved the accused murderer was by viewers. "We know what our audience wants," said SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels. "Once we heard the tremendous ovation Luigi received when he was mentioned on last week's show,...

In the words of one great work of science fiction, "The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity, and the ways our differences combine to create meaning and beauty." Sci-fi itself is a genre that contains multitudes — space opera, time travel, dystopia, cyberpunk, apocalypse and post-apocalypse, just to name a few. Sci-fi has been the domain of Hollywood blockbusters and independent art films, presented as comedy and drama, used to paint bright futures or portents of doom. On this list, you'll find permutations of every sort, spread across a variety of decades, countries, and languages. While entries on...

Palestinian Authority bans Al Jazeera in West Bank over terror crackdown coverage. Einav Halabi|12.23.24 The Fatah movement on Monday barred the Qatari Al Jazeera television network from operating in the West Bank, citing its coverage of Palestinian Authority security forces’ actions in Jenin refugee camp, according to Palestinian officials. The ban includes prohibiting the network’s crew from covering the funeral of a security officer killed in Jenin, where tensions between PA forces and local terrorist factions have escalated.

President Trump raised eyebrows Sunday during his Turning Point AmFest speech in Phoenix, Arizona, when he pledged to support RINO Karrin Taylor Robson for Arizona Governor in 2026. Are you running for Governor? I think so, Karrin because if you do, you’re going to have my support,” Trump said while giving Robson a shoutout. Robson formerly ran in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial primary, endorsed by turncoat RINO Mike Pence and RINO Governor Doug Ducey, against Trump-Endorsed Kari Lake. Unlike Lake, Karrin Taylor Robson refused to acknowledge the Stolen Election or admit that Joe Biden is an illegitimate President. She would...

Scientists in South Korea have unveiled swarms of tiny magnetic robots that mimic the collaborative strength of ants to achieve incredible tasks, from carrying heavy cargo to navigating complex environments. These microrobots, described in a study published in the journal Device, could one day tackle challenges such as clearing clogged arteries or precisely guiding organisms. The team, led by Jeong Jae Wie from Hanyang University in Seoul, developed the robots to operate under a rotating magnetic field, enabling them to work together in swarms. Their potential applications include minimally invasive medical treatments and other tasks in difficult-to-reach environments. Wie and...

The New York Times ran another explosive pardon story yesterday headlined, “Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions.” This morning — before 5am Eastern Standard Time!— Biden (if you believe that Biden was up working that early) or more likely Biden’s Autopen, either one, pardoned the country’s most dangerous, most abhorrent criminals; monstrous men and serial killers who committed unspeakable crimes. Biden cleared the bench, pardoning the entire federal death row but three. Somebody needs to put that Autopen back in its box. The Pen —or the Cabbage, I suppose it’s possible he signed...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly not in good graces with President-elect Donald Trump. Johnson needs Trump’s support to keep the gavel on January 3, the day House Republicans will have an option to renew or cancel his speakership. Johnson appears on the outs with Trump due to his decision last week to try to pass a massive continuing resolution, filled with pork and at Democrat-raised spending levels. Trump torpedoed the measure and demanded a smaller bill with a debt level extension. Johnson’s response was to pass a bill without a debt level extension that only kept the government open...

A man has been sentenced in connection with the death of a woman that occurred while they were on a motorcycle the man was operating recklessly. According to a press release from the Huntington Beach Police Department, officers responded to a fatal traffic collision on Pacific Coast Highway south of Wagner Avenue on Sept. 11, 2021, at 8:17 p.m. Upon arriving, officers located a motorcycle that had collided with an SUV. The passenger on the motorcycle, 22-year-old Meghan Wautlet, died at the scene. ... As a result of the investigation, Murray was arrested in February 2022 and the Orange County...

"Enjoying your rental? Take it home with Hertz Car Sales."Hertz bought a bunch of Tesla Model 3s for its rental fleet and quickly realized that Tesla depreciation would be extra bad at scale. In an aggressive effort to sell off its remaining Tesla inventory, the rental company is sending extra cheap buyout options to rental customers. If you like your rental, Hertz will sell it to you for an extra cheap good deal. One Hertz customer took to Reddit to show off a screenshot of the deal he got directly from Hertz, a 2023 Tesla Model 3 with 30,000 miles...

Loudoun County has been the center of DEI clown world for quite a while now, and stories range from the horrible to ones like this that are just plain dumb. Yes, a teacher at Riverside High School is under investigation because he distributed a piece of raw cotton for students to examine, while giving a lesson about the invention of the cotton gin and slavery. I had a history teacher who conducted this exact exercise, and the tactile reinforcement has helped me remember the lesson he taught that day, even all these years later. (But I went to school back...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Clayton County homeowner ended up in jail, charged with criminal trespass after trying to move back into her home occupied by an alleged squatter. “I spent the night on a mat on a concrete floor in deplorable conditions. While this woman, this squatter slept in my home,” Loletha Hale told Channel 2 consumer investigator Justin Gray. Clayton County police officers and Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home on Livingston Drive on Dec. 9. A deputy can be heard on body camera footage telling Hale to look at things from the alleged squatter’s point of...

With all of the lies and deception we have seen lately in politics, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit a major question from the past. Whatever happened to Obama’s birth certificate?