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December 12, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Religion

Nativity of Christ Displayed at U.S. Capitol for First Time Ever.

The Nativity of Christ has been displayed at the United States Capitol building for the first time in American history. Depicting the birth of Jesus, the display was placed at the southern steps of the Capitol, leading to the House of Representatives this week. The move comes after Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, won a federal court battle designating the steps a public forum.

Rev. Mahoney posted a picture of the scene on X this week. He wrote, “7 months ago, we would’ve been arrested for having this Nativity Display on the steps of the US Capitol.”

Nativity scenes originated with Saint Francis of Assisi, who created the first one using real animals in 1223 AD in Italy. Like Christmas trees, invented by Saint Boniface sometime in the 700s AD, the Nativity scene has become a Christmas symbol for Christians of many denominations across the globe.

However, Christmas for Christians outside the United States may not be as merry. In Germany, at least two terrorist plots against Christmas Markets have been foiled in recent weeks, and in Syria, the future of the country’s ancient Christian population may be in peril after Islamist radicals overthrew the government.

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The Nativity of Christ has been displayed at the United States Capitol building for the first time in American history. Depicting the birth of Jesus, the display was placed at the southern steps of the Capitol, leading to the House of Representatives this week. The move comes after Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, won a federal court battle designating the steps a public forum. show more
December 12, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
War
World

NATO Chief Says Ukraine War Has Now Claimed a MILLION Lives.

NATO head Mark Rutte claims the number of people killed or severely injured in the war between Russia and Ukraine has passed by a million casualties, stating that as many as 10,000 people are killed or wounded every week. “Every day, this war causes more devastation and death,” Rutte said during a press conference in Brussels this week amid a meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

The exact number of casualties since the war began in February of 2022 is unknown, as neither Russia nor Ukraine publish any official figures. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that only 43,000 soldiers have been killed in the fighting, but many experts put the fatality rates for Ukraine much higher.

President-elect Donald J. Trump stated on Truth Social that the Ukrainians may have lost as many as 400,000 troops to death or injuries, adding that Russian casualties could number as high as 600,000. The Economist magazine, meanwhile, estimates that as many as 100,000 Ukrainians have died in the conflict, and the BBC has claimed that anywhere between 141,000 to 197,000 Russians have been killed.

TRUMP DEMANDS A CEASEFIRE.

Trump has made it clear to all sides involved that he wants to see the conflict end as soon as possible, calling for an immediate ceasefire.

“Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse,” Trump said.

While both Ukraine and Russia have suggested they are open to dialogue, it is unlikely Russia will give up territories like Crimea or the regions it has claimed as part of Russia since the outbreak of the conflict. These include Donetsk, Luhansk, and other southern regions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that any negotiation must be based on the Istanbul deal, negotiated in 2022. The deal, before former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Biden-Harris regime sabotaged it, would not only recognize the southern regions as Russian but would also demand Ukraine become formally neutral and not enter NATO.

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NATO head Mark Rutte claims the number of people killed or severely injured in the war between Russia and Ukraine has passed by a million casualties, stating that as many as 10,000 people are killed or wounded every week. "Every day, this war causes more devastation and death," Rutte said during a press conference in Brussels this week amid a meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. show more
December 12, 2024
Crime
News

The Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Left His Post for a Card Game, Then Lied to Investigators.

The Capitol police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021, is alleged to have a track record of lying to investigators. Michael L. Byrd, now 56, previously left his post at the Speaker’s Office to join a card game and subsequently provided false information during an internal investigation by Capitol Police’s Internal Affairs Division. However, despite recommendations for termination due to abandoning his post and making untruthful statements, Byrd was not fired.

Recent disclosures about Byrd’s past have raised questions about his 2023 promotion to captain, with concerns expressed by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) about Byrd’s disciplinary history potentially affecting internal operational decisions.

Records indicate that Byrd received significant financial support and security assistance from Capitol Police following the January 6 killing of Babbitt, with over $36,000 in retention funds and thousands more in reimbursements for security upgrades.

Byrd was provided temporary lodging at a military facility, along with a security detail, and was under consideration for placement at a secure Capitol Police site.

Further scrutiny of Byrd’s record has revealed additional incidents, including a suspension in 2019 for leaving a loaded service weapon unattended in a public area.

Byrd’s financial history, marked by multiple bankruptcies and a significant tax lien, has also been reviewed.

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has demanded murder charges to be brought against Byrd over the killing, calling on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Attorney General pick, Pam Bondi, to bring the charges.

The mother of Ashli Babbitt, meanwhile, has celebrated President Trump’s promise to pardon those still held in custody over the January 6 riots.

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The Capitol police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021, is alleged to have a track record of lying to investigators. Michael L. Byrd, now 56, previously left his post at the Speaker's Office to join a card game and subsequently provided false information during an internal investigation by Capitol Police's Internal Affairs Division. However, despite recommendations for termination due to abandoning his post and making untruthful statements, Byrd was not fired. show more
December 12, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
News

BREAKING: DOJ Inspector General Reveals 26 Federal Informants at Capitol on Jan 6, With Most Entering Restricted Areas.

A new report from the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General reveals that 26 FBI “confidential human sources” (CHSs), aka federal informants, were present in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. The FBI maintains that no direct employees of the agency were stationed at the Ellipse, National Mall, or Capitol grounds during the day’s events.

Of the 26 CHSs, three were reportedly tasked with monitoring domestic terrorism subjects who were expected to attend the rally, The National Pulse can reveal after reviewing the 88-page document released Thursday.

The sources in question were reportedly authorized to observe activities of interest but prohibited from entering restricted areas. According to the report, 17 such sources – 65 percent of the CHSs – entered restricted areas:

“We determined that of the 26 CHSs who were in DC on January 6 in connection with the events of January 6, 4 entered the Capitol during the riot; an additional 13 entered the restricted area around the Capitol, which was a security perimeter established in preparation for the January 6 Electoral Certification; and 9 neither entered a restricted area nor entered the Capitol or otherwise engaged in illegal activity. None of the CHSs who entered the Capitol or a restricted area has been prosecuted to date. The [Washington Field Office] (WFO) did not know that a total of 26 CHSs would be in DC for the events of January 6 because only 4 field offices had informed the WFO or FBI Headquarters that CHSs under the relevant field office’s jurisdiction—5 CHSs in total—would be traveling to DC on January 6.”

The news comes after years of allegations that the federal government or its agents, including informants, had participated in the riot, with some even alleging they helped to incite the situation. The FBI continues to deny this.

The report further criticizes the FBI for its failure to fully coordinate intelligence gathering and sharing prior to January 6. The Inspector General highlighted a missed opportunity to conduct a nationwide canvass of its CHSs, a standard preparatory step for large-scale events. This omission, coupled with fragmented intelligence sharing among field offices, reportedly hampered the FBI’s ability to provide actionable warnings to other law enforcement agencies.

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A new report from the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General reveals that 26 FBI "confidential human sources" (CHSs), aka federal informants, were present in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. The FBI maintains that no direct employees of the agency were stationed at the Ellipse, National Mall, or Capitol grounds during the day’s events.

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December 12, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
Politics

DATA: New York Now Overwhelmingly Supports Trump’s Deportation Plan.

A majority of New Yorkers say they are in favor of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s mass deportation plan of illegals and say the state government should aid deportation efforts. A Siena College New York State poll reveals that 54 percent of New Yorkers surveyed believe the state government should help the incoming Trump administration deliver on its plan for mass deportations.

Even residents of New York City strongly support the mass deportation plan, with Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg  stating, “A majority of voters from the City, 51 percent, upstate, 54 percent, and the downstate suburbs, 58 percent, want the State to support the Feds’ efforts.”

“Supporting the Feds also has majority support from white and Black voters, and a plurality of Latino voters, 47-36 percent,” he added.

Even among Democrat voters, only a little over half said they reject the mass deportation plan, at 51 percent, with 38 percent saying they are in favor of it. Around 87 percent of Republicans and 54 percent of independents were also in favor.

Polls from earlier this year have suggested that a policy of mass deportations is popular across America among the majority of Americans.

The New York poll comes after New York City Mayor Eric Adams stated that he would cooperate with the incoming Trump administration on deportations. “I’m not going to be warring with this administration. I’m going to be working with this administration,” Adams said, inviting Trump’s border czar, Thomas Homan, to a meeting.

Overall, polls since Trump’s November victory have shown that the American public broadly supports his plans for his second term in office, including immigration, criminal justice, and economic policies.

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A majority of New Yorkers say they are in favor of President-elect Donald J. Trump's mass deportation plan of illegals and say the state government should aid deportation efforts. A Siena College New York State poll reveals that 54 percent of New Yorkers surveyed believe the state government should help the incoming Trump administration deliver on its plan for mass deportations. show more
Migrant Crime
December 12, 2024
Crime
Immigration

Illegal Immigrant Barber Accused of Abusing Girls.

Authorities in Texas have charged a Mexican national with sexually abusing young children while working as a barber in Montgomery County, near Houston. Jose Luis Briseno, 49, is accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse against two unnamed minors, according to court documents. The alleged incidents occurred in November at locations including the Porter Barber Shop in New Caney.

One of the alleged victims reported that Briseno assaulted her on three occasions, starting at the barber shop while she waited to have her hair cut. She also claimed he threatened her family with a firearm to keep her silent and offered her cash as hush money.

The same day, Briseno reportedly continued the abuse at a nearby home, enticing the girl with the promise of a toy. Later, he allegedly transported several children from the residence to his house, ostensibly to purchase batteries for their new toys. There, he reportedly abused the first victim again, filming the incident, and then a second child under similar pretenses.

Authorities say Briseno fled to Louisiana after committing these acts and allegedly stealing significant funds from his family’s business. He has since been arrested and extradited to Texas, where he is currently in custody. The National Pulse has previously reported that Lousiana approved voluntary surgical castration for those convicted of pedophilia.

Homeland Security admits that Briseno entered the United States illegally in 2004 and was involved in a domestic assault case in 2014 in San Antonio. After serving a short jail sentence and being fined, he was transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He was later released on bond by an immigration judge despite his initial illegal entry into the country.

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Authorities in Texas have charged a Mexican national with sexually abusing young children while working as a barber in Montgomery County, near Houston. Jose Luis Briseno, 49, is accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse against two unnamed minors, according to court documents. The alleged incidents occurred in November at locations including the Porter Barber Shop in New Caney. show more
December 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Health
Immigration
UK

NASTY: Elected UK Muslim Calls Incestuous Marriage ‘Something Positive’ That ‘Helps Build Family Bonds.’

Iqbal Mohamed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire, England, has defended first-cousin marriage amongst ethnic minorities. During a debate in the House of Commons on the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill introduced by Conservative MP Richard Holden, Iqbal argued that “ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold.”

Iqbal is a member of the so-called Independent Alliance, comprised of Jeremy Corbyn, the previous leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, and four Muslim MPs, all of whom ran on an anti-Israel ticket. Arguing against the bill to outlaw first-cousin marriage, he insisted it is “important to recognize that this is a highly sensitive issue for many people,” adding: “In discussing it, we should try to step into the shoes of those who perhaps are not from the same culture as ours, to better understand why the practice continues to be so widespread.”

Incestuous marriages are common among Pakistani-heritage couples in Britain, with close to 40 percent or more of Pakistani couples in the country being married to first cousins and around 60 percent married to second cousins and other, more distant relatives. Despite some high-profile historic examples, such as Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin, the number of first-cousin marriages among White Britons is very low, at under one percent—likely a knock-on effect of the Catholic Church banning the practice in the Middle Ages.

HEALTH RISKS.

Consanguineous marriage is linked to lower IQ, higher rates of mood disorders and psychoses, and birth defects, putting strain on Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS).

However, Iqbal favors addressing these issues by piling even more taxpayer money into problem communities, providing them with “advanced genetic test screening for prospective married couples, as is the case in all Arab countries in the Persian Gulf,” alongside “health education programs targeting those communities where the practice is most common.”

He notes that, in addition to being “extremely common” among South Asians, “[a]n estimated 35 percent to 50 percent  of all sub-Saharan African populations either prefer or accept cousin marriage.”

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Iqbal Mohamed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire, England, has defended first-cousin marriage amongst ethnic minorities. During a debate in the House of Commons on the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill introduced by Conservative MP Richard Holden, Iqbal argued that "ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold." show more
December 12, 2024
News

Cops Foil Jihadist-Linked Neo-Nazi Plot to Assassinate Prime Minister.

Authorities have apprehended 12 individuals linked to a neo-Nazi group accused of planning to assassinate Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The group, known as the ‘Werewolf Division,’ reportedly aimed to incite civil unrest and establish an authoritarian regime based on Aryan supremacy. Investigations led by anti-terror police revealed plans for violent attacks, targeting high-ranking officials to advance their agenda.

The operation involved coordinated raids across Italy, during which police searched 25 properties. The search uncovered Nazi insignia, fascist paraphernalia, and various knives, but no firearms or explosives were found. The ‘Werewolf Division’ allegedly communicated through the messaging platform Telegram, discussing potential tactics and training sessions in clandestine online and in-person meetings, according to investigators.

Reports suggest the group’s plans were in advanced stages, with plots to shoot Meloni as she exited the parliament among their alleged schemes. Police intercepted conversations that suggest members were conducting reconnaissance missions in Rome, positioning themselves in strategic locations around the capital.

The group’s leadership comprised three principal figures. Daniele Trevisani, is the purported ideological leader. Andrea Ziosi, allegedly handled communications with foreign cells. Salvatore Nicotra, known as ‘the instructor,’ tasked with militarily training recruits. These members reportedly interacted with jihadist groups, sharing methodologies to achieve mutual goals of destabilizing the Italian government.

The investigation also uncovered attempts to recruit minors and encourage participation in the movement’s activities. The group’s rhetoric included the denial of the Holocaust and derogatory statements targeting racial and ethnic minorities.

Authorities were able to trace the group’s activities partly due to evidence from a prior investigation into a similar organization. Known as ‘The Order of Hagal,’ it was dismantled in 2022.

Image via Wikimedia Commons.

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Authorities have apprehended 12 individuals linked to a neo-Nazi group accused of planning to assassinate Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The group, known as the 'Werewolf Division,' reportedly aimed to incite civil unrest and establish an authoritarian regime based on Aryan supremacy. Investigations led by anti-terror police revealed plans for violent attacks, targeting high-ranking officials to advance their agenda. show more
December 12, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Corruption
Science
World

Motorists in This European Country Paid Over a BILLION Dollars in China Climate Scams

Motorists in a major European country paid over a billion dollars for alleged climate protection projects in China that are suspected of being fraudulent. German mineral oil companies are expected to meet legally prescribed climate targets, but they can achieve them by reducing CO2 emissions anywhere in their supply chain, including overseas. These “Upstream Emission Reduction” (UER) projects can be financed by German companies and count toward German climate balances. Multiple companies have been opting to finance projects in China, some of which were paid for by motorists through climate taxes at gas stations.

Germany’s Federal Environment Agency claims that 45 of the 66 UER projects in China were fraudulent, with Chinese projects unable to deliver what they had promised. The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has also been investigating at least 17 people connected with commercial fraud relating to climate scams, focusing on auditing companies that certified and validated the projects.

Earlier this year, the German government rejected carbon credits for 215,000 tons of CO2 emissions due to suspected fraud in China.

According to some estimates, the cost of achieving net zero carbon emissions set by governments worldwide could be a staggering $275 trillion by 2050. The global GDP is around $100 trillion per year.

Billions of dollars have already been spent on climate change initiatives, but few real results have been seen so far.

In Sweden, a Swedish Taxpayers’ Association survey ranked climate change spending as the biggest waste of public money. The poll results came after the government spent billions on carbon reduction only to see emissions increase.

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Motorists in a major European country paid over a billion dollars for alleged climate protection projects in China that are suspected of being fraudulent. German mineral oil companies are expected to meet legally prescribed climate targets, but they can achieve them by reducing CO2 emissions anywhere in their supply chain, including overseas. These "Upstream Emission Reduction" (UER) projects can be financed by German companies and count toward German climate balances. Multiple companies have been opting to finance projects in China, some of which were paid for by motorists through climate taxes at gas stations. show more
December 11, 2024
Crime
News

Pipe Bomb Hoax Targeting Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Innocent Woman’s Life.

A woman has died following a hoax pipe bomb threat against Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). An unknown individual allegedly sent a threat from a Russian IP address to the Rome Police Department in Georgia, claiming a pipe bomb was inside the Congresswoman’s home mailbox. A female bystander died when her vehicle collided with a bomb squad unit responding to the hoax.

Tragedy unfolded as Sgt. David Metroka, a member of the Floyd County bomb squad, collided with the vehicle while heading to police headquarters. The collision involved his personal GMC Sierra and a Mazda Protégé driven by 66-year-old Tammie Pickelsimer, who succumbed to her injuries at a hospital. Doctors treated Metroka for minor injuries and then discharged him.

Congresswoman Greene expressed her sorrow over the events on social media. “I’m heartsick right now… My prayers are with Tammie Pickelsimer, her family, the officer who was injured, and the entire Rome Police Department,” she said.

“These violent political threats have fatal consequences. It’s an undue strain on our law enforcement who must treat them seriously. The officer was responding to protect my life. And now, a woman has lost her life because of this despicable act.”

Police described the message, with the subject “For Palestine,” as alarmingly precise. It detaild the materials used for the supposed device and its supposed location. Concerningly, the bomb threat, which included Greene’s home address, initially went unnoticed in the police department’s spam folder.

Greene says this marks her ninth instance of “swatting,” where fake emergencies are reported to elicit a forceful police response.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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A woman has died following a hoax pipe bomb threat against Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). An unknown individual allegedly sent a threat from a Russian IP address to the Rome Police Department in Georgia, claiming a pipe bomb was inside the Congresswoman's home mailbox. A female bystander died when her vehicle collided with a bomb squad unit responding to the hoax. show more