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francis
July 7, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
News
Religion
World

Traditional Archbishop Vigano Excommunicated by Vatican.

The Vatican has announced the excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal nuncio to the United States, following his refusal to recognize Pope Francis and the authority of the Second Vatican Council. The decision was confirmed in a bulletin released on July 5, citing Viganò’s public statements and actions as grounds for schism.

Viganò, who had previously acknowledged being charged with schism by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on June 20, opted not to cooperate with the process. Despite a directive to present himself and respond to the accusations, he chose not to comply, viewing the charges as a mark of distinction.

The Vatican’s decree, issued on June 11, outlined the consequences of non-compliance, stating that if Viganò did not respond by June 28, he would face a sentence in absentia. On July 4, the Congress of the Dicastery concluded the penal process, formally announcing his excommunication the following day.

According to a Vatican statement, Archbishop Viganò was informed of his excommunication on July 5, with the decision now resting with the Apostolic See for any potential reversal. His excommunication underscores his stance against the Pope’s authority and the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, marking a significant development in his ongoing dispute with the Vatican.

Viganò became well-known in the United States after penning a letter to President Donald J. Trump in 2020, describing the “Deep Church.” He has spoken out against the Great Reset and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and alleged Pope Francis was aware of the sexual abuse perpetrated by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick but refused to act.

His excommunication comes after the Vatican removed conservative Bishop Joseph Strickland from his post in Tyler, Texas, and defrocked noted pro-life priest Frank Pavone last year.

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The Vatican has announced the excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal nuncio to the United States, following his refusal to recognize Pope Francis and the authority of the Second Vatican Council. The decision was confirmed in a bulletin released on July 5, citing Viganò's public statements and actions as grounds for schism. show more
trump
July 7, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Media
NatSec

New York Times’s Editorial Board Member Op-Ed: ‘NATO Must Be Less Dependent on America.’

The New York Times‘s Editorial Board member, Farah Stockman, has published an op-ed in the Grey Lady calling for European nations to do more for their own security and end the military dependence on the United States. The lines are straight out of a long-standing Donald Trump complaint list about how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) functions, and even repeats critical parts of Trump’s messaging.

“It is now becoming increasingly clear that Europeans need to shoulder more responsibility for their own defense,” Stockman writes, alleging that NATO’s first Supreme Allied Commander Europe, President Dwight Eisenhower, would regard the project as failed, today.

“The United States simply can’t do everything everywhere all at once, by itself. The future requires well-armed, capable allies. The indispensable nation has to be a bit less indispensable,” Stockman continued.

Sounding even more Trumpian, Stockman says: “So why does this dependence persist? Part of the reason is human nature. Why would allies invest in defense if Uncle Sam always picks up the tab?”

President Trump has been responsible for dozens of European nations increasing their NATO defense commitments and spending despite being roundly mocked by the political and media establishments since 2016 for suggesting that European nations do so.

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The New York Times's Editorial Board member, Farah Stockman, has published an op-ed in the Grey Lady calling for European nations to do more for their own security and end the military dependence on the United States. The lines are straight out of a long-standing Donald Trump complaint list about how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) functions, and even repeats critical parts of Trump's messaging. show more
July 6, 2024
News

Parkinson’s Expert Has Visited Biden White House AT LEAST 9 Times In the Past Year.

White House visitor logs have revealed a multitude of meetings between President Joe Biden’s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, and Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s and deep brain disorder specialist, since July 2023. The news comes on top of existing public scandals about President Biden’s health, as well as Washington, D.C. chatter about Biden’s use of his Delaware home to mask other medical treatment.

The latest meeting to be added to the visitor logs took place on January 17 at 5PM and lasted up to seven hours. The White House visitor logs are not updated in real time, so more visits could be hidden from the American public ahead of the November election.

Parkinson’s specialist Dr. Cannard has over twenty years of experience at Walter Reed Medical Center. He has also been supporting the White House Medical Unit as a neurology specialist since 2012. Dr. O’Connor became Biden’s primary physician in 2021 and maintains daily contact with the president.

The logs note that President Biden was present in the White House on the day of the meeting, as he hosted House and Senate leaders to discuss additional funding for Ukraine. However, the White House has not confirmed if Biden participated in the meeting with the healthcare specialists.

The announcement of the meeting comes amid increasing scrutiny regarding Biden’s mental health, especially following the first debate with former President Donald Trump. Biden, aged 81, has faced questions about his cognitive health but continues to affirm his intention to run in the upcoming November election. In a recent ABC interview, he emphasized, “Look, I have a cognitive test every single day,” referring to his daily tasks and responsibilities.

Dr. O’Connor previously issued Biden a clean bill of health, ruling out Parkinson’s disease during an annual exam in February. Despite these assurances, questions about Biden’s cognitive abilities persist, with some Democrats urging him to consider stepping down after a challenging debate performance and an ensuing interview that did little to quell concerns.

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White House visitor logs have revealed a multitude of meetings between President Joe Biden’s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, and Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson's and deep brain disorder specialist, since July 2023. The news comes on top of existing public scandals about President Biden's health, as well as Washington, D.C. chatter about Biden's use of his Delaware home to mask other medical treatment. show more
July 5, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration

NYC Allocates Millions for New Pre-Paid Debit Cards for Illegals.

New York City is expanding debit cards pre-loaded with cash for migrant families staying in hotels funded by taxpayer money. Mayor Eric Adams‘s administration plans to give these cards to over 7,300 migrants over the coming six months, at an estimated cost of $2.6 million. This is a significant expansion of an earlier pilot program that initially provided cards to about 3,000 migrants.

Mayor Adams defended the initiative, labeling it a “cost savings measure” that temporarily replaces the existing system of providing non-perishable food boxes to migrant families. The program is a collaboration between the Adams administration and Mobility Capital Finance.

According to reports, a family of four with children under five can receive up to $350 per week, or approximately $18,200 annually.

However, critics including New York Council member Joseph Borelli argue that the debit card program is “fundamentally unfair” to the city’s working poor, who do not receive similar benefits. Borelli and other Republicans warn the city’s right to shelter law and its ‘sanctuary’ policies are attracting a record number of migrants to New York.

Conservative lawmakers also complain the weekly $350 provided to migrants surpasses the average monthly $291 given to low-income, elderly, and disabled U.S. citizens through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Over the past year, more than 183,000 asylum seekers have arrived in NYC amid a surge in illegal immigration under Joe Biden. The Big Apple is reportedly set to break $10 billion in spending on migrants.

New York City has spent vast sums meals for migrants each month, but thousands end up thrown away.

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New York City is expanding debit cards pre-loaded with cash for migrant families staying in hotels funded by taxpayer money. Mayor Eric Adams's administration plans to give these cards to over 7,300 migrants over the coming six months, at an estimated cost of $2.6 million. This is a significant expansion of an earlier pilot program that initially provided cards to about 3,000 migrants. show more
jack smith
July 5, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Trump Asks Judge Cannon to Rule on Constitutionality of Smith Appointment as Special Counsel.

Former President Donald J. Trump‘s legal team is asking U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon to rule on whether Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith‘s appointment is constitutional. The attorneys cite concerns U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised in his concurring opinion on presidential immunity.

“Highlighting grave separation-of-powers concerns, Justice Thomas suggested that 28 U.S.C. §§ 515 and 533 do not establish ‘by Law’ Jack Smith’s position under the Appointments Clause,” the filing submitted on Friday reads. Trump‘s attorneys continue: “By extension, these statutes are not “other law” under the relevant appropriation, and these ‘essential questions’ should be addressed ‘before proceeding.'”

The National Pulse reported Monday, following the high court’s ruling that Trump is protected from prosecution for official acts, that Justice Thomas also raised whether Jack Smith‘s appointment by Joe Biden’s DOJ was lawful.

THOMAS QUESTIONS SMITH. 

“In this case, the Attorney General purported to appoint a private citizen as Special Counsel to prosecute a former President on behalf of the United States,” Justice Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion. He continued: “But, I am not sure that any office for the Special Counsel has been ‘established by Law,’ as the Constitution requires.”

“By requiring that Congress create federal offices ‘by Law,’ the Constitution imposes an important check against the President—he cannot create offices at his pleasure,” the justice noted, adding: “If there is no law establishing the office that the Special Counsel occupies, then he cannot proceed with this prosecution. A private citizen cannot criminally prosecute anyone, let alone a former President.”

Justice Brett Kavanaugh has raised concerns similar to Thomas’s in the past while also noting that the appointment of a private citizen to the Office of Special Counsel without Senate confirmation likely violates Article II of the U.S. Constitution’s Appointments Clause. Jack Smith did not hold a Senate-confirmed position prior to his appointment by Garland.

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Former President Donald J. Trump's legal team is asking U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon to rule on whether Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith's appointment is constitutional. The attorneys cite concerns U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised in his concurring opinion on presidential immunity. show more
July 5, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Economy
Election 2024
Immigration

Government Report Supports Trump: Illegal Aliens Do Impact Black Employment.

U.S. government data backs up former President Donald J. Trump‘s charge that illegal immigrants are impacting job opportunities for black Americans. The America First leader blasted Joe Biden‘s open border policies during the first 2024 presidential debate, stating the “20 million people” people who have entered the country illegally are “taking black jobs, and they’re taking Hispanic jobs.”

Leftist critics in the corporate media, as well as supporters of Joe Biden, claim Trump‘s remarks are racially charged. However, a House committee last year heard testimonies indicating a significant impact on the workforce from an estimated nine million illegal alien workers. The Center for Immigration Studies presented findings that U.S.-born, working-age individuals not in the labor force had risen to 44 million by April 2023, almost 10 million more than in April 2000.

A 2008 report by the United States Commission on Civil Rights supported some of Trump’s assertions, finding illegal immigration increased the low-skilled labor supply, which disproportionately affected black males, many of whom have high school diplomas or less. This led to reduced wages, lower employment rates, and higher incarceration rates among black Americans.

Critics, including MSNBC writer Ja’han Jones, labeled Trump’s phrasing “racist and dehumanizing.” Jones argued that the notion of “black jobs” was offensive and inaccurate. The Washington Post suggested that immigrants stimulate economic demand, leading to job creation rather than displacement. However, the publication acknowledged a decrease in black workers’ presence in lower-wage sectors, such as leisure, hospitality, and retail.

The National Pulse reported in February that Biden‘s so-called jobs recovery had been almost entirely driven by illegal and legal immigrant labor, with native-born Americans still being sidelined post-pandemic.

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U.S. government data backs up former President Donald J. Trump's charge that illegal immigrants are impacting job opportunities for black Americans. The America First leader blasted Joe Biden's open border policies during the first 2024 presidential debate, stating the “20 million people” people who have entered the country illegally are “taking black jobs, and they’re taking Hispanic jobs." show more
July 5, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Health
News

Explosive Exposé Unveils Alleged Conspiracy to Hide Biden’s Cognitive Decline from the Public.

The Biden family, White House, and media allies went to great lengths to hide Joe Biden‘s cognitive decline ahead of last month’s disastrous presidential debate. According to a new report in New York Magazine, these efforts date as far back as the 2020 presidential election—appearing to confirm a “conspiracy of silence” within the Democratic Party to keep these issues from the public.

Olivia Nuzzi, the author of the report, claims that in January, she began hearing from Democratic officials, activists, and donors who questioned whether Biden could endure another term or even make it to Election Day. These concerns emerged after their personal interactions with the 81-year-old.

Multiple sources, including longtime friends of the Biden family, said that he struggles to remember names. Nuzzi shared an anecdote from a spring event where Biden did not recognize her despite their prior interactions. She described him as having a “waxy” face and an unresponsive gaze, noting his slow speech and a cool handshake in a warm room.

JILL IN CHARGE?  

First Lady Jill Biden appears to play a crucial role in managing the president’s day-to-day interactions. In one incident reported by New York Magazine, Mrs. Biden had to prompt her husband to thank a donor by name when he could only manage a blank stare and a nod. During the same event, she was described as having a confused and panicked expression before speaking with Nuzzi, as if dealing with a family emergency.

The report highlights Biden’s good and bad days, recalling his 2020 campaign, during which he was sometimes energetic and personable but other times disconnected and inarticulate, especially during adverse news cycles.

As to who actually runs the executive branch, the report is less clear—speculating that the U.S. government is likely being managed by a core group of Biden advisers.

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The Biden family, White House, and media allies went to great lengths to hide Joe Biden's cognitive decline ahead of last month's disastrous presidential debate. According to a new report in New York Magazine, these efforts date as far back as the 2020 presidential election—appearing to confirm a "conspiracy of silence" within the Democratic Party to keep these issues from the public. show more
July 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
UK

Farage’s Reform Party Wins Fifth Seat in Parliament After Recounts.

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has won a fifth seat in the House of Commons following a series of recounts in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency (electoral district). Previously held by the Conservatives, the seat came down to a battle between Reform and the Labour Party, which demanded a full recount after alleging mistakes in the initial counts handing victory to Reform.

Farage says Reform’s candidate in the constituency, James McMurdock, was a so-called “paper candidate, drafted in at the last minute” to fight the snap election, called by now-former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on short notice.

The “former City boy” joins Farage, party chairman Richard Tice, former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson, and former Brexit Party representative Rupert Lowe to become what Farage describes as a “bridgehead” for Reform ahead of the next general election, which must take place by 2029.

“This is a bridgehead in the Parliament with many millions behind us,” Farage said to Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, shortly after his own election win.

“It’s not just what we do in Parliament that matters. I intend to build a mass movement around the country. Rallies, mass membership, getting ready to fight elections at local level, waiting for special elections to come up in Parliament. There is an energy behind this like you can’t believe,” he added.

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Nigel Farage's Reform Party has won a fifth seat in the House of Commons following a series of recounts in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency (electoral district). Previously held by the Conservatives, the seat came down to a battle between Reform and the Labour Party, which demanded a full recount after alleging mistakes in the initial counts handing victory to Reform. show more
July 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Culture
Education
UK

Farage: Attacks on Free Speech, a Culture of ‘Self-Loathing’, and ‘Conservative Cowardice’ Threaten the West.

Nigel Farage has set out his plans for the next five years after establishing a “bridgehead” in Britain’s Parliament and outlined the biggest threats to Western democracy.

Speaking to Ben Bergquam of Real America’s Voice, who has been covering the British election alongside Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, Farage cited the “closing down of free speech” and the teaching of “self-loathing about our nation, our identity, our culture, our history” in schools and universities.

“I don’t really blame the hard left for this. I blame conservative cowardice,” Farage said. “In this country over the last 14 years, the needle has moved sharply to the left on every single social and economic issue. Conservative cowardice is, actually, what has allowed the extremists on the left to bully us,” he stressed.

REFORM REPRESENTATIVES. 

Mockery and swift ejection met hecklers attempting to disrupt Farage’s post-election press conference—tipped off by “reporters” known for “working with Antifa,” suspects Kassam.

Three other Reform Members of Parliament (MPs) joined Farage on stage: Reform chairman Richard Tice, former Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson, and former Brexit Party representative Rupert Lowe, who intends to donate his MP’s salary to charity.

A fifth Reform candidate may win in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency (electoral district). A full recount is underway as of the time of publication. It was initiated by Labour, complaining of mistakes in the initial count after the Reform candidate won.

GOING AFTER LABOUR. 

At the presser, Farage stressed the public showed “absolutely no enthusiasm for Starmer’s Labour whatsoever,” referring to now-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Despite winning a large legislative majority, Labour actually won fewer votes than in 2017 and 2019, and the lowest overall share of the vote of any party to win a parliamentary majority.

Some see Reform as a party of disgruntled Conservatives. However, Farage emphasizes that its “priority now is to go after Labour votes”—especially those of old-fashioned Labour voters who are “very patriotic” compared to the party’s woke, mostly middle-class modern incarnation.

ELECTORAL REFORM.

Farage says electoral reform is a priority objective, with Britain’s first-past-the-post voting system producing perverse results. Tice said Labor has only around twice as many votes as Reform, but 100 times its representation in Parliament. The Conservatives have similar overrepresentation. So do the Liberal Democrats, who are receiving dozens of seats on a significantly lower share of the national vote than Reform.

WIDER WORLD.

Discussing international politics, Farage says he is grateful for Donald Trump’s support. He predicts Marine Le Pen’s National Rally will perform well in the second round of France’s legislative elections on July 7.

He says he disagrees with Le Pen on economics, characterizing her approach as “big state.” However, he says her party is a much better option than the extreme left, which placed second in the first round of the French election, with Emmanuel Macron’s globalists falling to third place. He also says he understands the sentiments Le Pen’s party expresses “about La France, about their culture, their identity, the no-go zones.”

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Nigel Farage has set out his plans for the next five years after establishing a "bridgehead" in Britain's Parliament and outlined the biggest threats to Western democracy. show more
July 4, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
Media

Economist Mag Turns on ‘Beffudled Old Man’ Biden, Slams ‘Cover-Up’ of Mental Decline.

The Economist magazine has called for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. Its latest issue’s cover features an image of the presidential seal on a Zimmer frame, and the feature article brands him a “befuddled old man.”

Citing the recent debate between Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, the anti-Trump magazine says the contest was “awful for Joe Biden, but the cover-up has been worse.”

“It was agony to watch a befuddled old man struggling to recall words and facts. But the operation by his campaign to deny what tens of millions of Americans saw with their own eyes is more toxic than either, because its dishonesty provokes contempt,” the neoliberal magazine states.

Noting Biden’s obvious mental decline, the magazine adds that the existence of his campaign now depends on a lie and that he should drop out now to be remembered for his supposed “accomplishments” in office.

The Economist is only the latest corporate media organ to call for Biden to exit the election. Several formerly friendly media personalities have also called on Biden to bow out, including MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, who, as recently as March, claimed, “This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever, not a close second, and I’ve known him for years.”

The Atlantic magazine criticized Representative James Clyburn as dishonest for attempting to defend Biden by claiming the president simply had a stutter.

Sitting Democratic politicians like Representative Lloyd Doggett have also outright called for Biden to end his campaign.

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The Economist magazine has called for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. Its latest issue's cover features an image of the presidential seal on a Zimmer frame, and the feature article brands him a "befuddled old man." show more