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[Catholic Caucus] The SSPX: Questions and AnswersEditor’s note: this is our final weekly serialisation of Dr. Edward Schaefer’s new book A Simple Man’s Case for Tradition. This book is an excellent introduction to Traditionalism and provides an easy way for Trads to introduce the movement to fellow Catholics who are seeking deeper answers to today’s questions. Proceeds from the book sale also help promote the Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum, one of only two traditional Catholic colleges in the United States.Read the IntroductionRead chapter 1: Equally Valid and HolyRead chapter 2: the New MassRead chapter 3: LatinRead chapter 4: Practice & BeliefRead...

JOHN RATCLIFFE -- TRUTH IS COMING TO THE CIA. Ratcliffe confirms what everyone else has known for 5 years -- The Covid virus came from Wuhan lab where they were conducting gain of function research on bat viruses while searching for a SARS Vaccine. VIDEO AT LINK................ Dr. Ralph Baric was originally doing the SARS research at UNC when it was moved to Wuhan lab. SARS was considered the top global virus threat, and Fauci wanted to find a SARS vaccine for both bats and humans. The Covid virus was an attempt at an aerosol Vaccine for bats.

North Korean troops appear to have temporarily pulled back from the frontline in Russia after suffering heavy losses, a Ukrainian special forces commander has told Sky News. The commander, who goes by the codename "Puls", said Kim Jong Un's men were likely either learning lessons from mistakes made during their first, bloody clashes with Ukrainian soldiers, tending to their wounded or waiting for reinforcements. "I think they'll be back soon," he said, speaking at a secret base in northeastern Ukraine. Interviews with several Ukrainian troops reveal remarkable details about how the North Koreans have been fighting since they arrived on...

Two Pennsylvania Democrats want to erase biological sex from birth certificates to enable people to more easily shift their “gender identity” without facing “bureaucratic roadblocks.” State Reps. Benjamin Sanchez and Joe Webster have proposed a bill that would remove the biological reality of sex from birth certificates — a move they say would “eliminate yet another form of discrimination people endure when there is an error in that category.” “As the times change, so does the need to assess our antiquated practices and procedures. Precedent already exists for amending what is required on birth certificate documents. For example, birth certificates...

Government spokesperson David Mencer tells reporters that the list of hostages provided last night by Hamas for the 33 hostages who are being released over 6 weeks contains 25 living hostages and 8 dead hostages.. Eight of the 33 people on the list provided by the Hamas terrorist organization of the Israeli hostages who are being freed during the six-week ceasefire are dead, ... The families have been informed of the situation of their relatives ... Israel received the list of hostages last night, a week into the ceasefire. 25 of the hostages are alive, including the seven women who...

Israel reportedly met with Ukrainian diplomats on Tuesday to discuss a weapons transfer. Since then, US military cargo planes have been tracked flying from Israel to an airbase in eastern Poland. “There are signs that Israel has begun supplying Ukraine with Soviet and Russian-made weapons,” Two Majors, a pro-Russia military blog on the Telegram social messaging site, told its 1.2 million subscribers on Sunday.

A federal court on Tuesday condemned the Department of Justice’s efforts to provide members of Congress Volume II of the Special Counsel report while criminal prosecutions related to the report remained ongoing. While the country has moved on from the issue following Donald Trump’s inauguration, last week’s order crystalizes the Biden Administration’s outrageous weaponization of the DOJ against not just Trump but those associated with him. Two weeks before Trump’s inauguration, the DOJ announced its intent to publicly release Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigations into Trump’s challenges to 2020 election and Trump’s retention of supposedly classified documents....

Donald Trump traveled to Los Angeles on Friday to view firsthand the massive damage of the wildfires. But unlike other presidents who might have played nice with local politicians dealing with an unprecedented disaster, Trump let Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have it with both barrels. ... We are going to do everything we can, slashing regulations, expediting everything so that people can begin the process right away," Bass said during the meeting. That's not true, as Trump pointed out. "We know the one thing is they are saying they will not be allowed to start for 18 months," Trump...

The recall affects more than 80,000 vehicles in the United States. The company said it took the action to remedy a wiring issue which could potentially lead to improper air bag deployment. Kia America is recalling more than 80,000 vehicles because of an issue identified with wiring beneath the front passenger seat in some of its vehicles that can could potentially prevent vehicle airbags and seat belts from deploying properly. According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the damaged wiring could also cause unintended air bag deployment. The recall covers the 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid...

[Catholic Caucus] Am I The Only One To Notice The Bishops' Silence Regarding The Release Of The Pro-Life Activists?Below is the statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the release of the 23 pro-life activists who were unjustly imprisoned by the Biden administration.CRICKETSDEAD SILENCEPlease don't tell me that they simply had not the time to prepare a statement. The release happened Thursday, and prior to that, rumors had been widely circulating that the release was imminent. They had plenty of time to prepare a statement. Moreover, had the released people been climate activists or shills for unbridled...

Despite his misdemeanours, Fu Zai was honoured for his exceptional service in 2024 as an explosives-detection dog and received a Lunar New Year gift package, including gourmet pet treats. China’s first-ever corgi police dog, Fu Zai, has become an internet sensation for both his achievements and his recent run of trouble at work. The small but determined canine officer lost his year-end bonus for sleeping on the job and urinating in his food bowl, sparking widespread amusement and sympathy on Chinese social media. According to domestic media, corgi joined the Weifang Public Security Bureau in Shandong province as a reserve...

Gelsinger took to X on Monday to suggest that the market's assumptions were wrong. He said that instead of reducing demand, making computing "dramatically cheaper" and more efficient to use — as DeepSeek appears to have done — "will expand the market for it." The former Intel boss, who retired from the company in December after struggling to capitalize on the AI boom, also suggested that the Chinese engineers at DeepSeek "had limited resources, and they had to find creative solutions" to squeeze performance out of their models. The AI industry has insisted that models become smarter when powered with...

The Department of Justice's top career official for public corruption resigned Monday after the Trump administration reassigned him to handle immigration matters, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing the resignation letter. Corey Amundson had served in the DOJ for more than two decades. “I spent my entire professional life committed to the apolitical enforcement of federal criminal law and to ensuring that those around me understood and embraced that central tenet of our work,” he wrote to acting Attorney General James McHenry.

The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences and warned that they may never be released. Three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to horrific sexual abuse and violence in a Glasgow drug den dubbed "the beastie house" over a seven-year period. Police said the children had suffered "unimaginable abuse", with the offences including rape, attempted murder and assault. Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Lesley Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48, and John Clark, 49, were jailed for between eight and 20 years...

This is so stinkin' good. During Face the Nation on Sunday, CBS "journalist" Margaret Brennan pressed Vice President JD Vance on the administration's immigration policies, particularly Vance's claim that immigrants weren't being properly vetted. Watch how that went 👇 VIDEO AT LINK.................. Vance: 'We absolutely cannot unleash thousands of unvetted people into our country...' Brennen: 'These people are vetted. These people are vetted. Uh...' Vance: 'Just like the guy who planned a terrorist attack in Oklahoma a few months ago? He was allegedly properly vetted, and many people in media and the Democratic Party said that he was properly vetted....

Don't miss this insane video. This lady says she was a realty specialist in the Army Corps of Engineers who oversaw the leasing of land to farmers and ranchers. And if that sounds boring, well, the stuff her fellow government workers got up to is anything BUT: VIDEO AT LINK....................... People going on trips, getting drunk, taking naps, pretending to work, antiquated systems that no one is incentivized to improve, it's an absolute mess. Let's hope a reckoning is coming for this bloated parasite we call the government.

LONDON — The mystery of dinosaur origins has taken an unexpected turn toward the equator. While paleontologists have long searched southern regions for clues about where these magnificent creatures first evolved, new research suggests we may have been looking in the wrong latitude altogether. A new study indicates that the first dinosaurs may have emerged in Earth’s ancient tropics, forcing scientists to reconsider long-held theories about their origins. For years, paleontologists believed dinosaurs originated in what is now southern South America and southern Africa, since the oldest unequivocal dinosaur fossils come from late Carnian rock formations (around 230 million years...

One of Trump's first acts as president was to pause all travel and external communications at the CDC, FDA and NIH, including publishing scientific reports, updating websites or issuing health advisories, while the new administration prepares to overhaul the agencies. But Dr Stephanie Psaki — a health and 'gender equity' advisor to former president Joe Biden — said the move could lay the ground for dangerous pathogens like the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like illness that kills up to 88 percent of people it infects, to come to America. There is currently an outbreak of the disease in Tanzania, where eight...

The below came from a Facebook post from a FB Friend of mine. It was originally posted on FB by a Joe Daiker, who seems to be a extreme hater of President Trump. Since it was originally posted on 19 December 2019, I have no idea what Michael Gerson was crying about. However, it was another rant of President Trump being a racist without a thought of the minorities and women that are on his team and support him.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) said Monday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that television personality Dr. Phil McGraw’s involvement in the Trump administration deportation raids was “inappropriate.” Host Jim Acosta said, “What is the reaction that you’re hearing from the community right now? Are you hearing about, heavy handed tactics, U.S. citizens being picked up accidentally?” Raoul said, “Well, unfortunately, this shock and awe approach, which involves trying to have cameras and having, you know, celebrities like Dr. Phil embedded within is meant to upset a community, a community that we rely on to partake in solving public safety problems. This...