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After a decade of anonymity, Satoshi Nakamoto will break his silence in Part I of his “My Reveal” Sunday, Aug. 18, at 4 p.m. EDT In addition to his real-life identity, Nakamoto will use “My Reveal” to divulge such facts as his country of origin, education, professional background, and why he has yet to move any of his 980,000 bitcoins.

By the end of 2020, CBP and DOD expect to construct a total of 450 miles or more of new border wall system if additional funds are identified, including up to 334 miles of new border wall system completed by CBP in high priority locations across the Southwest border using a combination of the Department of Homeland Security appropriations, Department of Defense 10 U.S.C. § 284 Counter-Narcotics funding and Treasury Forfeiture Funds.

Pope Francis appoints pro-Islam archbishop to lead major French city Analysis August 16, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis recently named a new archbishop for the major French city of Marseille on the Mediterranean coast: Bishop Jean-Marc Aveline, 60, best known for his commitment to “islamo-christian dialogue.” His nomination is a clear message to the large Muslim community of Marseille, both North African and Sub-Saharan. The northern districts of the city are infamous in France for their poverty and insecurity, violent crime, and drug-trafficking. Jean-Marc Aveline was since 2013 auxiliary bishop of Marseille; before that, he was its vicar general. He...

Many close to Epstein fear he was murdered and CBS News, citing an unnamed source, also reported on Tuesday that “shrieking and shouting” was heard coming from Epstein’s cell on the morning of his death. The source also said they heard corrections officers saying “breathe, Epstein, breathe,” while trying to revive him. Following the release of the autopsy Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers challenged the autopsy results. The lawyers are going to view prison videos themselves from the MCC the night of his death.

Chinese Government Continues Takeover of Catholic Church in China A Chinese Christian refugee talks about the 'Great Red Dragon' ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - Religious persecution in China continues to escalate as the Chinese government holds socialist training programs for Catholic clergy and summer camps are forced to close. AsiaNews, the official press agency of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, published a first-hand report Wednesday on a training program for Chinese priests and religious officials held by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  The training program took place from July 21 to July 27 in Beijing for 30 Catholic priests registered with the...

For the third time in a week, LT stood at the reception in the abortion clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana, more than 90 minutes away from her home. She was – again – looking for the right paperwork to show her boss why she had taken time off work from her busy job at a chain restaurant in north-eastern Louisiana. LT had first showed him a $550 receipt from the clinic. No, he told the 22-year-old single mother, he wanted a doctor’s note from the clinic. So – using the last $25 she had in her bank account – she drove...

[Catholic Caucus] Detroit Invites Pro-LGBT Cdl. Tobin to Head Priest Convocation Parishioners foot the bill for lavish getaway with pro-homosexual prelate DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) - Homosexualist Cdl. Joseph Tobin will be the main speaker at the archdiocese of Detroit's priestly convocation in October. A notice going out to all priests of the archdiocese of Detroit was made available to Church Militant announcing the theme of this year's convocation, "Unleash the Gospel: Sent on Mission," being held Oct. 13–17 at the Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne, Michigan. Cardinal Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, is scheduled to deliver three presentations over the course of...

Oscar Pacheco-Leonardo ICE is blasting the Mecklenburg County Sheriff for releasing a rape suspect in Charlotte. ICE re-arrested the suspect In August 2019 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Oscar Pacheco-Leonardo, 33, in Charlotte, NC. Oscar is a Honduran national, and illegally present in the United States. Oscar is accused of raping a child. Oscar was originally arrested by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for First Degree Rape and two counts of Indecent Liberties with a Child on June 14, 2019. ICE issued a detainer June 15 on Oscar, but the detainer was not honored by the Mecklenburg County...

Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a real Hollywood legend, Henry Fonda, who became a sorta movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic “Easy Rider,” has died.

...The toilets will sound an alarm, spray water and open doors if they detect violent movement... ...The toilets will have weight-sensitive floors to make sure only one person is using each cubicle at a time... ...The water jets will also be used to prevent smoking and drug-taking... ...A total of £170,000 is being spent on the futuristic toilets, with £135,000 paid by the town council and £35,000 paid by Bridgend Council...

Not original, I saw this question on Twitter and found it most interesting. I'm currently living residing in Kalifornia, so I answered MICHIGAN. I considered answering TEXAS or ARIZONA. I'm very interested to read y'all's answers! Please identify your current state of residence and then the state where you would like to vote, if you LEGALLY could. Thanks very much! Also, please remember our FReepathon!

I regret to inform you that satanists are planning a blasphemous Black Mass in Ottawa (Canada) at a heavy metal bar called “The Koven” on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. This new attack against God and the Holy Catholic Church -- billed as a first in Canadian history -- is described in these terms: "Satanic Unbaptism""Black Mass Ritual""Featuring Burlesque performances” Sign your protest now, right here. No words can describe how evil this is because every Black Mass is a direct sin of hatred against God.  Typically -- in a satanic Black Mass -- the true Catholic Mass is twisted and...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville attorney is now being called out nationally after she made a racial comment about GOP Kentucky Attorney General candidate Daniel Cameron. Attorney Dawn Elliott, who works family law and civil rights cases, once part of a radio show on WLOU 1350. She made the comment about Cameron during a recent interview with the Courier Journal. She said Cameron needs to “stop eating the coon flakes the White House is serving.” Wednesday, she told WAVE 3 News she still has the same opinion of Cameron and doesn’t understand why her statement has become such a...

PORTLAND, Oregon, August 15, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – So-called “progressive” worshippers at a Catholic parish in Portland, Oregon, shouted down an African priest celebrating Mass who had tried to bring his congregation more in line with Catholic teaching. Fr. George Kuforiji, a native of Nigeria, was just commencing the celebration of the Mass on June 20 at St. Francis of Assisi parish when he was interrupted by elderly parishioners wearing white and bearing protest signs. The loud, grey-haired protesters filed into the central aisle and marched forward while Fr. Kuforiji tried to continue the celebration from behind the altar. Some banged...

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Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 13, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of Los Angeles wrote this week that the white nationalism that motivated a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas is a sign that the U.S. has lost touch with the Christian ideals of the nation’s founding. He called Christians to give witness to the common humanity of all people. “In the 22 dead in El Paso, and the two dozen more wounded, in the children left with no parents, in the shattered security of a peaceful border town, we are left with some hard questions about what our...

Scene from the 1960 movie "Wild River" (20th Century Fox) directed by Elia Kazan. The story is about the Tennessee Valley Authority's efforts to seize the home and land of an elderly lady (Jo Van Fleet) who resists eviction from her property. In this scene, she uses a metaphor to illustrate what Eminent Domain often means, despite the euphemistic description of it as 'buying' private property for public (or other) use. The target of her metaphor is one of her sharecroppers (played by Robert Earl Jones) whose dog ('Old Blue') she demands he sell to her. In the background,...

Claim included among first lawsuits filed as Child Victims Act goes into effectALBANY — Former Bishop Howard Hubbard is accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy during the 1990s, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit was among 427 claims filed across the state Wednesday on the first day of the newly enacted Child Victims Act. They name as defendants individuals and organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, Catholic dioceses and other religious groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses, which has its world headquarters in Orange County. The suit accusing Hubbard claims he and the Rev. Paul Bondi of...

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WOWK) – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided the Tortilla Factory, a restaurant in Barboursville, West Virginia, on Friday, August 16, 2019, according to Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle. Sheriff Zerkle says the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office was not involved. Details about the raid are limited at this time but a sign hung on the door of the restaurant reads, “Hungry? Thank ICE. Montani Semper Liberi.” A bystander near the restaurant tells WOWK 13 News that he saw ICE officers with employees around 9:30 AM and another person says he believes this is the third time...

Suit alleges diocesan 'racketeering enterprise' facilitated sex abuseBUFFALO, N.Y. (ChurchMilitant.com) - The scandal-plagued diocese of Buffalo is now the subject of a RICO lawsuit. Acting on behalf of almost two dozen predator priest victims, on Wednesday, Buffalo-area attorney Kevin Stocker filed suit against the diocese, alleging "a pattern of racketeering activity" that concealed and facilitated clerical sex abuse. The lawsuit also names as defendants Bp. Richard Malone, Bp. Emeritus Edward U. Kmiec, Christ the King Seminary, the USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus, various diocesan-affiliated funds as well as multiple Buffalo-area priests, parishes and high schools. Enacted in...