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Comey, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday, was indicted last month on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to 2020 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee -- but Justice Department officials have privately expressed that the case could quickly unravel under the scrutiny of a federal judge and defense lawyers. Daniel Richman -- a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey authorized to leak information to the press -- told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him not to engage with the media on at least two occasions and unequivocally said Comey never authorized him...

Sorry: Ignoring how often recent high-profile shootings have a trans aspect, as most media are trying to do, does no one any good. The latest news: Nicholas Roske, who plotted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022, claimed (after being caught) to be a woman. Other examples: * Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson was in a relationship with a transitioning biological male. * Robin Westman, the Minneapolis school shooter who killed two kids and injured 21 others in August, identified as a transgender woman. * Audrey Hale, who killed six people at Nashville’s Convent School in 2023, was...

The three main schools of Christian eschatological thought are all related to the controversial theme of the Millennium. Perhaps the key text for explaining the differences between the Pre-Millennial, Post-Millennial and Amillennial camps is found in Revelation 20:1-7 where mention is made of Satan being bound for “a thousand years” (v. 2) and of those who “lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years”. Let’s underline the differences. 1.- Premillenialism The premillenialists can be divided up into two groups: the classic pre-mills and the dispensationalist pre-mills. On the one hand, Classic Premillenialism, stemming from the time of the Church Fathers,...

So Game Wardens in Texas have arrested this guy, 39 year old Ethan McNeely from Oregon. He was crouched in the woods attempting to hunt squirrels with nothing but his hands and teeth near Lake Tawakoni Dam Ethan insists that “I’m a primal predator, not a sportsman” and argued with the officers that “God-given claws and fangs” exempt him requiring a hunting license. Ethan goes on saying “If I catch it with my molars, that’s between me and Mother Nature” while reportedly spitting out a mouth full of tree bark. Game wardens have stated that while his hunting techniques are...

Are we living in 1859? I ask it that way because all you can see and hear from Chicago are chaos, anarchy, violence, leftist conspiracy theories and exhortations by Democrats to ruin, and murder federal officials enforcing the law. It’s getting worse by the day. The residents of the Democrat fever swamp now scream across broadcast media that President Trump will end Democracy in a year. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to rely on information from the local left-leaning corporate legacy news media–Sun Times and Tribune–as violent leftist mobs backed by Democrat politicians continue attacking federal law enforcement officers across the...

A sheriff’s deputy was killed, while another officer is fighting for his life after the pair were shot in a struggle with an arrestee inside a Louisiana courthouse Monday evening, authorities said. Deputy Charles Riley, a six-year veteran with the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office and a married father of two, was fatally shot during a tussle with a man accused of sexual assault who tried to grab his gun, according to Louisiana State Police. Riley was interviewing the suspect — Latrell Clark, 27 — alongside Capt. Brett Stassi Jr., the son of Sheriff Brett Stassi, inside the Plaquemine courthouse building...

The Charlie Kirk show has responded after conservative political commentator Candace Owens released a screenshot of messages shared by Kirk in a group chat, where he had been discussing Jewish donors pulling funding over his links to Tucker Carlson. "It is authentic," Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet said in a video released on October 7. "I actually am really excited that the truth is out there. I first want to say, the reason I didn’t share that screengrab publicly is that it was a private exchange." Kolvet said Kirk's feelings about Israel were "complicated and nuanced" and he wanted...

🚨 FBI Joins Investigation After 250 Maine Ballots Found in Amazon Package | Newburgh, Maine Election Scandal The FBI is now assisting Maine officials after 250 official election ballots were discovered inside a woman’s Amazon delivery package in Newburgh, Maine. The shocking discovery has raised serious questions about ballot handling, election integrity, and voter security just weeks before Mainers head to the polls. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed her office is working with the Maine State Police, Attorney General’s Office, and FBI to determine how the ballots ended up misplaced between Ellsworth and Newburgh, two towns less than...

Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wednesday. She was 89.

From Clan to Congress: Why Ilhan Omar Betrays the Meaning of CitizenshipIt’s not about bloodlines or imported ideologies.Loyalty can elevate or enslave. Placed in truth, it anchors. Placed in tribe, it distorts. Though I have known both, I abandoned the latter and embraced the former. That is why when I look at Ilhan Omar and Charlie Kirk, I see two distinct moral universes.Charlie’s foundation was faith in Christ and country, in family and the free market. His faith was that America embodies true freedom and dignity because our country was founded on biblical principles—principles that demand that power be checked...

China’s audacious orbital energy station showcases high-tech ambition—powered by sun and silver—positioning the nation as a leader in the next era of global energy innovation. China isn’t just aiming for the stars—it’s building them. The country’s bold leap into the future comes in the form of a one-kilometer-wide solar power station, launched into geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above the Earth. This is not some sci-fi proposal, but an ambitious, state-led drive epitomizing China’s technological swagger and strategic focus. Daylight Never Stops: Power From the Void Picture a solar array so massive and advanced, it basks in the sun’s full intensity...

A far-left lunatic fashioned at least 200 improvised explosive devices out of homemade materials and planned to unleash a series of terrorist attacks across Washington, D.C., authorities said after arresting the man on Tuesday. The deranged New Jersey resident had reportedly filled a tent with what the Metropolitan District Police described as “grenades” readied for detonation at the annual Red Mass gathering of Christians this week. A notebook left behind by the man was filled with hate-filled scrawls against justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, who already confirmed they would not be attending the appeal to their faith out of...

In a dramatic escalation of federal immigration enforcement, 400 members of the Texas National Guard arrived Tuesday at a military facility in suburban Chicago to support ICE and Border Patrol operations targeting cartel-linked fugitives and violent illegal aliens. Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorized the federal government to deploy the National Guard, which has been patrolling the nation’s southern border during the Biden-era border crisis, Breitbart Texas’ Randy Clark reported. Abbott responded to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s complaints about the deployment. “We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion,” Pritzker posted on social media. “It started with federal...

The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to rule against a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” for minors in counseling, with several justices during oral arguments expressing concerns that it limits free speech. Licensed counselor Kaley Chiles appealed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that upheld the Colorado law as a regulation on professional conduct by medical professionals, rather than just a limit on what can be said to patients. The law prohibits any practice that “attempts or purports to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” More than two dozen states...

So strong is the desire for “diversity” (at least racial diversity) in higher education that school and college officials often turn a blind eye to the law against racial discrimination in employment. The 1964 Civil Rights Act forbids racial discrimination in employment. It does not read that racial discrimination is illegal unless you think you have a good reason for doing so. Unfortunately, education leaders often act as if it does, engaging in blatant discrimination against candidates who don’t have the desired ancestry. A complaint recently filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Cornell University shows how audacious its...

"Under this Trump Administration, border crossings have dropped to their lowest level since 1970. That's incredible. Caroline Leavitt @PressSec · Follow The Trump Effect: “Unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2025 plummeted to the lowest annual level since the early 1970s, amid the Trump administration's sweeping clampdown on illegal immigration.”

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1What a great prayer for us to pray also, “Lord, teach us to pray…” Jesus’ response to this disciple was to present him with the “Our Father” prayer. Of this prayer, Saint Andre Bessette said, “When you say the Our Father, God's ear is next to your lips.” The great mystical Doctor of the Church Saint Teresa of Ávila gave this advice while praying the...

“The issue is never the issue. The issue is the revolution,” said the late David Horowitz, quoting a 1960s rebel. The Palestinian conflict, the climate, transgenderism, immigration, and abortion are all proximate causes for protests and now terrorism. But they are all also part of an amalgamated “omnicause” whose real purpose is to bring down the United States and the West. Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk and other recent tragedies that are rightly garnering worldwide attention, our leaders have finally woken up and are looking into who the perpetrators are and who organizes and finances them. After Kirk’s death,...

Former Democratic California Rep. Katie Porter threatened to storm out of an interview with CBS News California in a resurfaced clip from September after she accused a reporter of asking “argumentative” questions about her gubernatorial race. CBS News California’s Julie Watts asked Porter what her messaging is to the 40% of Californians who voted for President Donald Trump. Porter then snapped at Watts and abruptly threatened to end the interview. “What do you say to the 40% of California voters, who you’ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?” Watts asked. “How would I need them in order...

Chatter Points * A new model suggests dark matter and dark energy may not be real entities, but effects of changing physical constants. * Galaxy rotation curves from seven galaxies fit the model using one key parameter: a “turn-off density.” * The approach also explains supernovae, galaxy clusters, and the cosmic microwave background without exotic matter. * Challenges remain: galaxies are complex, and no direct evidence yet shows that fundamental constants truly vary. ========================================================================== A physicist at the University of Ottawa has published research suggesting the universe’s most perplexing mysteries — dark matter and dark energy, which together supposedly account...