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On Sunday, a shooting at a Madden NFL video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida left at least four people dead.
A player representing CompLexity Gaming, 19-year-old Drini Gjoka, sent out a series of tweets after he fled the shooting:
The tourney just got shot up. Im leavinng and never coming back
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The sexual scandals rocking the Catholic Church have been gathering strength for more than two decades, but the one that’s exploding now might be even more shocking than its long line of predecessors:
A veteran archbishop in the church, a man who once served as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, publicly released a scathing letter about the church’s ongoing homosexual abuse scandals — and demanded Pope Francis himself resign as head of the church.
In an 11-page letter, Archbishop Carla Maria Vigano, a former papal nuncio, accused Francis of reinstating former Washington Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, who had been placed under sanction by Pope Benedict XVI for decades of homosexual relations with adult seminariarians and sexual abuse of an altar boy, according to LifeSite News.
In July, McCarrick was forced to resign as a cardinal, and ordered to live a life of “prayer and repentance” until he is tried by the church, according to a report by The Associated Press from July 19.
In his testimony, Viganò provides a detailed account, including names, dates and actions, of why he believes the pope knew about McCarrick abuses when he reinstated him after taking over for Benedict.
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What is included in the document could be nothing short of heart-wrenching and devastating for the Catholic faithful:
“…abominable crimes…fetid swamp…conspiracy of silence with which bishops and priests have protected themselves at the expense of the faithful…the corruption has reached the very top of the Church’s hierarchy…”
This is all just a taste of the 1st 4 paragraphs.
— Josh Beigel (@JWBeigs) August 26, 2018
On page nine, the hammer is dropped: “Pope Francis has repeatedly asked for total transparency in the Church and for bishops and faithful to act with parrhesia. The faithful throughout the world also demand this of him in an exemplary manner.”
“He must honestly state when he first learned about the crimes committed by McCarrick, who abused his authority with seminarians and priests. In any case, the Pope learned about it from me on June 23, 2013, and continued to cover for him.”
“He did not take into account the sanctions that Pope Benedict had imposed on him and made him his trusted counselor along with (Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez) Maradiaga. The latter (Maradiaga) is so confident of the Pope’s protection that he can dismiss as ‘gossip’ the heartfelt appeals of dozens of his seminarians, who found the courage to write to him after one of them tried to commit suicide over homosexual abuse in the seminary.”
On the last page, while he holds hope for the faithful and out the future, the archbishop had harsh words for the pope and others. “Pope Francis must be the first to set a good example for cardinals and bishops who covered up McCarrick’s abuses and resign along with all of them.”
At the beginning of the testimony, Viganò explained what a painful and difficult decision it was for him to come forward. He also shared why he ultimately felt he had no choice but to do so:
“I had always believed and hoped that the hierarchy of the Church could find within itself the spiritual resources and strength to tell the whole truth, to amend and to renew itself. That is why, even though I had repeatedly been asked to do so, I always avoided making statements to the media, even when it would have been my right to do so, in order to defend myself against the calumnies published about me, even by high-ranking prelates of the Roman Curia.”
“But now that the corruption has reached the very top of the Church’s hierarchy, my conscience dictates that I reveal those truths regarding the heart-breaking case of the Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C., Theodore McCarrick, which I came to know in the course of the duties entrusted to me by St. John Paul II, as Delegate for Pontifical Representations, from 1998 to 2009, and by Pope Benedict XVI, as Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America, from October 19, 2011 until end of May 2016.”
Viganò affirmed to CBS News that the affidavit was genuine. He also reasserted that his intention in coming forward was “to combat the grave situation in the church, to protect the church and also to stop future abuse.”
Vigano also accused the current archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of lying on at least two occasions regarding whether he knew about McCarrick’s activities, as well as protecting him.
Wuerl told CBS the McCarick affair has been concluded.
“He has resigned and his resignation has been accepted,” Wuerl said, according to CBS. “And he’s been told to stay in seclusion…that’s a pretty substantial penalty to be paying.”
Vigano’s explosive accusations are just the latest development of many in the church’s massive sexual abuse scandal.
A recently released Pennsylvania grand jury report, according to Reuters, found that that “301 priests in (Pennsylvania) had sexually abused minors over the past 70 years.”
Shortly thereafter, a priest in Indiana was violently attacked in what police believe may be an act of retribution “for all the kids.” This was despite the fact that the priest had not ever been accused of such a crime.
And while the scandals have become all-too familiar to the Catholic faithful and the world at large, it has been the hope of many that enough in-house reform would occur to help minimize, if not fully eliminate, the abuses and cover-ups.
If Vigano’s testimony proves true, the church has a very long way still to go.
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Every time I hear about an NFL player, or a far-left pundit, or a smug Hollywood elitist talk about how terrible, racist, sexist and homophobic America is, one question always comes to mind.
Have you seen the rest of the world?
Look, America’s not perfect. Anyone with at least two brain cells to rub together can recognize that. Economic issues and unsecured borders are all things that definitely can be improved in America.
But it is still the greatest country in the world, by a fairly large margin, when it comes to matters of race, sex and gender.
Last I checked, women and minority citizens are all allowed to drive, own property and vote in democratic elections.
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Last I checked, members of the LGTBQ population may not be able to get the exact cake they want from private businesses, but they never need to worry about being killed indiscriminately by the government.
And last I checked, nobody on the far-left has to worry about unjust imprisonment every time they verbally attack Trump.
But yeah, America is such a terrible place that we need to kneel for the national anthem. Please.
You know what would be worth kneeling about? If America wanted to behead a woman for simply having the courage to speak out about injustice.
That horrifying scenario is reportedly playing out in Saudi Arabia, according to NBC News citing human human rights activists.
In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabian prosecutors are allegedly pushing to behead female activist Israa al-Ghomgham.
Ghomgham and four other activists are reportedly on trial and all face the death penalty.
Of note, none of the five have reportedly been charged for violent crimes.
The charges include incitement to protest, chanting slogans hostile to the regime, attempting to inflame public opinion, and providing moral support to rioters.
Wow. If those types of charges could be levied in America, every news broadcaster and protester or rally-goer would be facing an unfriendly fate.
So the next time people want to rail against America for being such a terrible and oppressive place, perhaps they should take a quick romp around the globe.
It wouldn’t be that hard to find a place much, much worse than America.
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Sixteen Antifa protesters were arrested after clashing with officers during a Blue Lives Matter march in the Center City district of Philadephia, WPHT-TV reported.
Organizers of the left wing counterprotest recruited dozens of people to meet at city hall in opposition of the Blue Lives Matter March held by a popular group called Sports Beer & Politics II.
About 75 Antifa protesters were in the area of Broad and Arch Streets by 11:30 a.m., WPHT reported. Several members of the so-called anti-fascist groups sparred with police as the protest began, according to the report. Nine people were given citations and seven were charged with disorderly conduct on Saturday.
“In spite of all the negative press towards police, we want to show our support of our men and women in blue,” Zachary Rehl, the Blue Lives Matter event organizer, said. Rehl is the son of deceased Philadelphia police officer Robert Rehl.
Blue Lives Matter organizers had called for a peaceful rally and publicly stated no violence was welcome.
That didn’t stop members of the Philly Socialists, Liberation Project, Workers World Party Philadelphia, OccupyICEPHL, and many other Antifa groups showing up for the march, WPHT reported.
Members of those groups said they were marching to demand an end to police brutality, stop-and-frisk policies, and mass incarceration, the report stated.
They were heard shouting “No racist police” during the march. Police directed them out of traffic and worked to maintain order as dozens of people, some wearing masks and holding flags gathered along the streets of Center City, according to the TV station.
Organizers of the “Fascists Go Away: March Against Police Brutality” wrote on Facebook.”YOU’RE NOT WELCOME HERE. Dozens of groups will meet at City Hall to demand an end to police brutality, an end to stop-and-frisk, and an end to mass incarceration. We’ll tell the fascists at the Liberty Bell we don’t want them in our town!”
According to the report, the group Refuse Fascism arrived at the protest with a banner that read, “The Nightmare Must End: Trump/Pence Must Go!”
Several groups that were a part of the Antifa rally made social media posts asking for help with bail.
The opposing groups marched, but did not interact with each other, according to the report.
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California lawmakers last year declared “sanctuary state” status for the entire state, adding to the dozens of cities that already had “sanctuary city” laws on the books.
However, that hasn’t stopped Immigration and Customs Enforcement from doing their job — even if that means arresting illegal immigrants in courtrooms.
ICE agents entered Sacramento Superior Court earlier this month to arrest an immigrant, Yovanny Ontiveros-Cebreros, according to his lawyer, Charles Pacheco. The Sacremento Bee claimed the move could have a “chilling effect” across California.
Judge Lawrence Brown initially stepped in to prevent the arrest, Pacheco said. But after spending time in his judicial chambers, Brown allowed ICE agents to complete their job, telling Pacheco the agents had a warrant for his client’s arrest.
“The judge was weak — he had no control of his courtroom, and allowed the federal government to come into his court. He (Brown) just wanted to neutralize the situation, so he could figure out what was going on, and then he felt that it was justified that the (ICE) guy said there was a warrant for illegal re-entry,” Pacheco told the Bee, adding he never saw the warrant against his client.
However, Brown told the Bee that judges do not prevent law enforcement agencies from making lawful arrests.
“Remanding on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by another jurisdiction is the province of the Sheriff’s department. It happens on a regular basis, particularly in large felony arraignments courts. The court was mindful of the concerns raised by counsel about a chilling effect on undocumented persons coming to court – one articulated far more thoughtfully by the Chief Justice of California – but such concerns could not impede enforcing a lawfully-issued warrant at the moment,” he said.
A spokesman for ICE told the Bee that agents “made a criminal arrest at the Sacramento Superior Courthouse on Wednesday pursuant to a criminal arrest warrant issue by a federal magistrate judge.” He did not offer additional information.
Additionally, ICE agents have been making arrests in Fresno County courthouse for the last month, according to the Fresno Bee. Fresno County is south of Sacramento County.
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Earlier this year Dirty Cop Rod Rosenstein made the decision to turn over the Michael Cohen case to attorneys in the Southern District of New York. Rosenstein did this to ensure that the witch hunt against President Trump continued if President Trump shut down the junk Mueller investigation.
Rosenstein signed the 4th FISA court request to spy on President Trump despite knowing the request was based on a the Fusion-GPS dossier, a Democrat-funded oppo research project that was NEVER fact-checked.
Trump appointed attorney Geoffrey Berman recused himself from the investigation into Michael Cohen.
Rosenstein approved Mueller’s referral to Geoffrey Berman on Monday, April 9th. Rosenstein ordered raids on Cohen’s residence the following day. It is not clear why or when Berman recused himself from the investigation.
Wired sources claims that Rosenstein ordered Berman to recuse himself.
JUST IN: Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein ordered Trump-appointed US attorney Geoffrey Berman to recuse himself from Michael Cohen case, letting Democrat holdovers of anti-Trump Preet Bharara pursue the case – NYP
— Wired Sources (@WiredSources) August 26, 2018
Wired Sources got this information from a New York Post article by Michael Goodwin.
The US attorney Trump appointed for that outpost, Geoffrey Berman, reportedly was ordered to recuse himself by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, leaving the office staffed mostly by holdovers from Preet Bharara’s tenure.
Bloomberg reported on the latest tactics to get Trump in the Southern District of New York.
Bloomberg reported:
Khuzami was put in charge of the Cohen investigation after the U.S. attorney who Trump appointed to lead the office, Geoffrey Berman, recused himself. It’s unclear why Berman did so, but he previously worked in the law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP, which also employed Rudy Giuliani, a top Trump campaign supporter who’s now his personal lawyer.
Berman was appointed by Trump after the president fired prosecutor Preet Bharara in March 2017. Bharara, who was appointed by President Barack Obama and won fame for prosecuting insider-trading cases, has become a scathing critic of Trump on social media and a podcast…
…And while New York prosecutors are required to notify the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section if they want to pursue election fraud cases, there haven’t been any signs of tension between the office and Justice Department headquarters with regard to the Cohen investigation, the person said.
Rosenstein made the decision to give the Cohen case to SDNY following a referral from Mueller. That also ensured the investigation could continue even if Trump somehow managed to fire the special counsel, a politically dangerous move that many Republicans have warned the president to avoid.
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Chris Cuomo says they’re on the “side of right.”
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Police say 16 Antifa protesters were arrested on Saturday after clashing with officers in Center City.
Organizers of the protest rallied dozens to meet at City Hall to oppose the Blue Lives Matter March being held at the Liberty Bell.
Philadelphia police say 75 Antifa protesters were in the area of Broad and Arch Streets around 11:30 a.m. During the protest, police say, several members started to fight with police. Sixteen Antifa protesters were arrested. Nine of those protesters were issued citations and seven were charged with disorderly conduct.
The Blue Lives Matter March, organized by a popular group called Sports Beer & Politics II, began at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Market Street.
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Another incident out of Illinois caught my attention this week, the latest is a series of stories about parents getting in trouble with the law for alleged abuse of their children. The form of abuse this time? Allowing a child to walk the family dog around the block. On August 2nd, Corey Widen, of the village of Wilmette, made the mistake of allowing her daughter (age 8) to take their Maltese puppy for a walk around the block. The walk was uneventful and both child and dog returned home without incident.
This would have been an unremarkable moment in virtually any American household, and it seemed to be just that… until the police arrived. Someone had seen her daughter out on her walk unsupervised and called the cops. The police investigated, interviewed everyone involved and left without filing any charges. That would have been bad enough, but the story didn’t end there. (Daily Mail, emphasis added)
The anonymous tipster who had called the police on Widen then reached out to the Department of Children and Family Services.
Caseworkers from the agency visited the Widens’ home, interviewed her 17-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter, as well as their pediatrician and other family members.
Two weeks into the investigation, the DCFS informed Widen’s attorney that officials have found nothing to suggest child neglect and closed the case.
Widen says the entire process has caused her family undue stress, but officials with child services point out that they have an obligation to the public to look into all complaints.
This is all too reminiscent of the stories we heard from Lenore Skenazy, author of the book, Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children. It’s a difficult subject, as is anything having to do with the safety of children, but there’s a point to be made about how too much protection can leave children unprepared to face the real world when the time comes. It’s definitely true that authorities have to investigate all complaints, but they have to be able to use their own discretion. In the end, it’s the responsibility of the parents to make these decisions, taking factors such as the safety of the neighborhood into account.
In this case, Ms. Widen probably didn’t have that much to worry about. The village of Wilmette is not that far to the north of Chicago, but it’s nothing like the inner city. It’s a little town of roughly 27,000 people. Looking at City-Data.com, the village has one of the lowest crime ratings on the scale. In 2016 they had a grand total of zero murders, three rapes, three robberies and five assaults. (Oh, and there were eleven cars stolen, just to be fair.) Noplace in the country is 100% safe, but Wilmette is pretty calm. Ms. Widen can see nearly the entire block her daughter walks around with the dog from the windows of their home.
When someone sees a child walking a dog, should their first reaction be to call the police or to perhaps ask the kid where she lives and maybe even check with the parents to make sure everything is okay? Even if they do call the cops, once the police investigate and determine that everything is alright, calling CFS and having them open a (permanent) file on the family seems over the top. At that point, the good Samaritan has become a nuisance.
I understand that a child abduction can happen anywhere. Believe me, I get it. But if you’re at least somewhat vigilant and know your neighbors and your neighborhood, it’s a manageable risk if that’s how you want to raise your child. Have we really fallen so far in terms of a cohesive society that we have to raise our children in bubble wrapped rooms until they turn 18? They need to be aware of their surroundings and learn what to do if a stranger approaches, but never allowing them a moment alone can’t be good for them either.
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On Sunday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent out the following tweet:
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Sen. John McCain’s death certainly left a hole in America’s heart, but it also has left a vacant Senate seat, one that will have to be filled before the Senate resumes its work in the fall.
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