Author: Freedom Watch

Brooks Koepka rips officials in Ryder Cup rules dispute Yahoo News September 26, 2021 It’s not a Ryder Cup without a rules controversy. Brooks Koepka, who saw a dominant 3-hole lead over his European rivals almost completely reverse, let his frustrations boil over at the 15th hole on Saturday. Playing foursomes alongside Daniel Berger against Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, Koepka was playing Berger’s drive on the 15th. The ball nestled into tall grass near a bunker, and nudged up against a drain pipe. Koepka and Berger believed that was enough to get relief — i.e., a free…

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Donald Trump could be charged with multiple crimes over his attempts to overturn his loss in the state of Georgia, report says By Alia Shoaib, John L. Dorman Business Insider September 26, 2021 The Brookings Institution report says Trump and his allies attempted to pressure Georgia officials to “change the lawful outcome of the election.” A key piece of evidence is the now-infamous call made by Trump to Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 3, where the former president told him to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn now-President Joe Biden’s victory in the state. “There’s no…

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Frustrated Abbas gives Israel ultimatum in harsh UN address ABC News September 26, 2021 JERUSALEM — In an unusually harsh speech, President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday gave Israel one year to end its occupation of territories the Palestinians want for a future state. He threatened to withdraw recognition of Israel — a cornerstone of three decades of failed peace efforts — if it failed to do so. Abbas delivered the vague ultimatum in a long, prerecorded address to the U.N. General Assembly in which he accused Israel of “apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing,” explosive terms rarely employed by the…

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Biden declines to shield Trump WH records from 1/6 committee, invoke executive privilege By Alex J. Rouhandeh Newsweek September 25, 2021 President Joe Biden will not use executive privilege to protect former President Donald Trump by hiding his records from an investigation into the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday. A journalist had asked Psaki at a briefing about comments Trump had made regarding his intent to use executive privilege to block subpoenas issued to former Trump advisors by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 attack. Continue…

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Border Patrol stunned as Biden goes to war with his own agents over false ‘whipping’ allegations By Adam Shaw Fox News September 25, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: President Biden on Friday left Border Patrol agents stunned after repeating debunked claims that Del Rio agents whipped or “strapped” Haitian migrants, while promising to make those agents “pay.” Biden weighed in on the controversy over images that emerged Sunday of agents on horseback blocking Haitian migrants from entering the U.S. Claims that agents, who were using long reins to control their horses, were using “whips” were quickly debunked by officials and other…

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Justice Department unseals Capitol riot charges against FreedomWorks organizer By Hannah Rabinowitz CNN September 24, 2021 (CNN)The Justice Department unsealed charges on Thursday against an organizer from the conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks for his alleged role in the January 6 insurrection. Brandon Prenzlin was charged last week with four federal misdemeanors for what prosecutors say was just over three minutes inside the Capitol. According to court documents, a confidential source identified Prenzlin from video shot inside the Capitol on January 6. Investigators matched the images to his social media posts, including a March video in which he identifies…

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By Eric Mack Newsmax September 24, 2021 Rudy Giuliani has been banned from appearing on Fox News for several months, and only learned of the “from the top” order on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Son Andrew Giuliani, a New York gubernatorial candidate, has also been banned. And former NYPD Commsissioner Bernie Kerik, a close adviser to Giuliani, is rarely booked on Fox News, Politico Playbook reports. Rudy Giuliani and Kerik were prominent New York City leaders on 9/11 as mayor and NYPD commissioner. Continue Reading…..

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Analysis: Donald Trump turned on Lindsey Graham. Of course. By Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large CNN September 24, 2021 (CNN)The one ironclad rule of friendship with Donald Trump is this: Eventually, he will turn on you. That time came on Thursday for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has sacrificed much over the past four years to ingratiate himself with Trump, in the wake of the release of “Peril,” a book on Trump’s final year in office. The book by authors Bob Woodward and Robert Costa documents Graham’s repeated — and unsuccessful — attempts to convince Trump…

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Pope Francis is making space for LGBT people in the church–with limits. And it’s a huge step forward. America Magazine September 24, 2021 As with much of his pastoral approach overall, the pope’s outreach to L.G.B.T. people can be characterized by the word “accompaniment.” A few recent comments by Pope Francis highlight this new reality. Most recently, he spoke with Jesuits in Slovakia during his pastoral trip there and affirmed the need for “pastoral care for homosexual couples,” while at the same time voicing his opposition to “gender ideology.” During an in-flight press conference on the way back…

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