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FBI officials say they are growing increasingly concerned about a loose network of violent predators who befriend teenagers through popular online platforms and then coerce them into escalating sexual and violent behavior -- pushing victims to create graphic pornography, harm family pets, cut themselves with sharp objects, or even die by suicide.

[Catholic Caucus] LEAKED AUDIO: Cardinals and Bishops caught supporting sexually deviant priest group at AUSCPBreaking news just released by our friends at the Lepanto Institute. Founder and president Michael Hichborn has been after this group called the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP). But let me first give you that list of cardinals and bishops who Hichborn is literally taking down with this audio:Cardinal Blase Cupich (Chicago)Cupich is a frequent attendee and presenter at the AUSCP’s annual assemblies, showing high-level episcopal support.Cardinal Wilton Gregory (Washington, D.C.)Gregory has also served as a speaker at AUSCP gatherings, adding his considerable prominence to...

[Catholic Caucus] Leftist students harass Catholic men protesting drag queen story hour: ‘Never heard so much profanity’At Loyola University (Chicago), Tradition Family Property Student Action volunteers were subjected to students screaming, giving them the finger and spitting on them while praying the rosary.oung women at Loyola University Chicago were captured on film raging at volunteers with Tradition Family Property (TFP) Student Action during their protest against drag queen story hour.Young men dressed in suits and red sashes assembled outside at the Jesuit school, holding up rosaries as they prayed them in reparation for a drag show that took place at...

Vice President Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, brings a track record to the Democrat ticket that could help energize the country's left-wing base along with several progressive transgender policies aimed at children. Walz, a former Army National Guardsman and a former teacher, was one of the first governors to sign into law a bill making Minnesota a "sanctuary state" for children seeking transgender surgical procedures and hormone prescriptions. This laid the groundwork for several of his more progressive LGBTQ policies. The law tells courts in Minnesota not to follow prosecutions from other states against people who come to...

This will come as a shock to at least three of you. Yep, apparently a bunch of the "based and redpilled" crowd in D.C. are actually sodomites with sexual fetishes. More from The New York Times: The most powerful out gay man in the Trump administration is [Treasury Secretary Scott] Bessent. There are a handful of others in the Treasury Department. Other A-Gays include Tony Fabrizio, the president's longtime pollster; Trent Morse, a departing deputy assistant to the president; Richard Grenell, who was put in charge of the Kennedy Center; and Jacob Helberg, an under secretary of state. These are...

Alistair Begg | Parkside Church/ScreenshotFormer pastor Alistair Begg recently doubled down on his controversial advice to a grandmother in 2023, which advised her to attend her grandson's wedding to a transgender-identifying individual.Begg, whose radio ministry "Truth For Life" is carried by nearly 1,800 radio stations nationwide, drew backlash that year when comments he made went viral on social media after he shared his advice to the Christian grandmother that she ought to attend the wedding and buy a gift to avoid reinforcing "judgmental" stereotypes about Christians.Touching on the issue again during an interview published this week by the Christian podcast...

All of it is Queer"We are so back" is a current meme indicating how some part of "woke" culture has been pushed back, but even the most anti-woke conservatives stand defenseless against gay culture.One of my favorite homosexuals of all time was Justin Raimondo, founder of Antiwar.com and author of the 2008 book Reclaiming the American Right, who once said that the best thing about being homosexual was all the sneaking around. That was when there was a closet; ahh, the closet. Most people in those days knew who was “that way,” who was “light in the loafers.” But they...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholic Leader Sees Pluses and Minuses on the Horizon for LGBTQ+ PeopleThe social climate for LGBTQ+ people in Germany (and, indeed, in many countries) is “significantly more hostile than it was a few years ago,” said Hendrik Johannemann, a co-spokesperson for the Catholic LGBT+ Committee, an advisory group to the Catholic bishops in that nation. In an interview with Katholisch.de, Johanneman opined on a number of topics, including offering a mixed reaction to the legacy of Pope Francis.Hendrik JohannemannAs evidence of the growing oppressive social climate, Johannemann pointed to the need for greatly increasing security at light Christopher...

A Colorado family has fled the US for New Zealand over concerns their nine-year-old transgender daughter could be persecuted if they stay in America. Parents Brandon and Candace, who would not reveal their last name over safety fears, left Denver earlier this month with their kids Holt and Chase.Chase, nine, came out as transgender several years ago and the family started planning a way out after President Donald Trump returned to the White House. The day he did, Trump signed an executive order stipulating that there are only two genders, the family said that within 24 hours they had decided...

The beloved Gaines brand just took a hard left turn. Chip and Joanna Gaines — long celebrated for their faith-driven family image — are now drawing backlash from fans for caving to the LGBT agenda. Their new show, “Back to the Frontier,” premiered Thursday on HBO. It’s marketed as a “social experiment” where modern families live like 1800s pioneers. But this experiment came at a price: the trust of their loyal base of support. The backlash centers on their inclusion of Jason and Joe Hanna-Riggs, two gay men raising a pair of adopted sons. As Realtor.com reported, Jason Hanna-Riggs explained...

[Catholic Caucus] Toulouse, France, archbishop names rape-convicted priest as chancellorThe archbishop of Toulouse, France, has drawn fierce criticism for appointing a priest previously convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy to serve as diocesan chancellor, sparking outrage from victims’ advocates and the local Catholic community.Archbishop Guy de Kerimel named Father Dominique Spina as chancellor and episcopal delegate for marriages, effective Sept. 1, according to a decree published June 2 on the archdiocese’s website. The appointment became public knowledge on July 7, when the regional newspaper La Dépêche du Midi broke the story.Spina was convicted in 2006 by the Tarbes Court of...

On Saturday more than one million people are expected to attend Pride in London, the UK's largest LGBTQ+ event. But despite huge visitor numbers, organisers say the event - and others like it around the country - face an uncertain future due to a drop in funding and falling volunteer numbers. More than 85 Pride organisations say they've seen a reduction in corporate sponsorships or partnerships. BBC News has spoken to a number of Pride organisers about their worries for the future of Pride events, and what they believe is behind the drop in funding. Dee Llewellyn is volunteer chair...

In a sea of rainbow parasols, colorful tutus, and rhinestone hats, the 2025 San Francisco Pride Parade pulsed with celebration and defiance. As some corporate sponsors notably pulled back and federal crackdowns on LGBTQ+ rights escalated, this year’s theme revolved around a phrase coined by Audre Lorde: joy as resistance.

After 17 years in the US Army, Maj Kara Corcoran, 39, was preparing to graduate from an elite military leadership programme. But there was a complication. Two days before the ceremony, Kara was told that she would need to conform to male regulations, which meant wearing male uniform and cutting the long blonde hair she had grown since she told the Army she identified as a woman in 2018. The directive had come from the Pentagon, and filtered down through her chain of command at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. "Nothing about me is a man, but we're going to force me...

Homosexual teacher and ‘partner’ charged with brutally abusing, killing baby boy they almost adoptedTwo English homosexuals have been charged for allegedly brutally raping and killing a one-year-old baby they were on the verge of adopting.The BBC reports that 36-year-old high school teacher Jamie Varley and his “partner,” 31-year-old John McGowan-Fazakerley, were in the process of adopting 13-month-old Preston Davey, who in July 2023 was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital and soon died.Varley, who was suspended from his teaching job upon his arrest that year, is accused of numerous counts relating to murder, sexual assault of a male child, child cruelty,...

CONTENT NOTICE: This article contains distressing references to the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers, as detailed in court proceedings. Reader discretion is appreciated. A trans-identified male from Kansas has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the possession and creation of horrific child sexual abuse materials, some of which featured newborn babies being raped. Dalton Wade Howard, who also goes by the name Chloe Wade Gullotto, pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography, and was sentenced on Wednesday. Howard, 25, was handed 30 years for the...

Alarming trend: 50,000 children in Germany are living with homosexual ‘couples’(LifeSiteNews) — 50,000 children in Germany are living with homosexual “couples,” showing an alarming increase over the last decade.In 2024, there were 208,000 homosexual households in Germany, and 31,000 of these had children under the age of 18 living with them, according to the German Federal Statistical Office.A total of 50,000 children are growing up in these so-called “rainbow families.” Seventy percent of these households consist of two lesbians (two “mothers”), while the other 30 percent are homosexual men (two “fathers”), according to a report by the German Tagespost.In 2016,...

[Catholic Caucus] New York Catholic parish to celebrate ‘LGBT Mass’ during city’s ‘Pride Weekend’New York’s St. Francis of Assisi parish continues its annual liturgy celebrating ‘Pride Month,’ despite Church doctrine condemning homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered.St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Manhattan plans to celebrate its annual “United In Love Pre-Pride Festive Mass” at the end of the month to coincide with the city’s LGBT events commemorating “WorldPride” weekend.On June 28, the parish will celebrate the “Pride Mass” to commemorate “the start of ‘Pride weekend’ with a joyful liturgy affirming God’s love for all,” per the parish events calendar....

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican quietly removes Rupnik images from official website amid abuse scandalThe Vatican’s decision to remove alleged abuser Marco Rupnik’s images comes nearly a year after Vatican officials defended them.The Vatican has quietly removed images of mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik from its official website, marking a significant reversal amid ongoing outrage over the disgraced priest’s alleged abuse history.Rupnik, once a celebrated Jesuit “artist,” stands accused of sexually, psychologically, and spiritually abusing dozens of women – most of them nuns – over a 30-year period.His alleged abuse was part of his “creative process,” according to his victims. They say...

Denver parents Brandon and Candace are spending tens of thousands of dollars to move to New Zealand in July. The reason, they said, is to protect their 9-year-old transgender daughter, Chase, from the effects of the Trump administration’s policies and an increasingly hostile climate for trans people in the United States. “You’re taught to believe, or indoctrinated, I suppose, in America that this is the land of the free and promise and all of that, and for my child’s rights to be stripped away for just being herself is gross,” Candace said, adding that she and her family feel like...