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WHO'S IN THE NEWS:. ▫️Sex sting in Salem results in three arrests SALEM, Ohio – Investigators arrested three men, including a local corrections officer, during a human trafficking sting in Salem. Ollie Patrick, Jr., 52, of Mineral City, Ohio; Justin Palmer, 43, of Slippery Rock, Pa.; and Wissam Zarour, 50, of Youngstown; are all free on bond after pleading not guilty to charges of engaging in prostitution and possession of criminal tools. According to the Salem Police Department, Zarour works for the state as a corrections officer at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown. » https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/local-corrections-officer-picked-up-during-sex-sting/ar-AA16wG97 » https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/local-corrections-officer-picked-up-during-sex-sting/ » https://www.salemnews.net/news/police-and-court-reports/2023/01/sex-sting-in-salem-results-in-three-arrests/ ▫️Human Trafficking Sting Nets 1 Arrest In McHenry County MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — A Woodstock man faces solicitation and grooming charges following a human trafficking sting conducted by the McHenry County Human Trafficking Task Force. Jesus Cortez was taken into custody last week and has been charged with indecent solicitation of a minor and grooming, according to a news release from the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office. » https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/human-trafficking-sting-nets-1-arrest-mchenry-county » https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/01/18/mchenry-county-human-trafficking-task-force-arrests-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-solicit-child-for-sex-acts/ ▫️Kentucky man charged with human trafficking after allegedly forcing juvenile into sex LOUISVILLE, Ky. - According to court documents, 29-year-old Austin Stafford was arrested by the Kentucky State Police just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/kentucky-man-charged-with-human-trafficking-after-allegedly-forcing-juvenile-into-sex/article_1582a8fe-980c-11ed-8c57-fbc03d5bbf90.html ▫️Former Brevard High assistant teacher, coach charged with rape of student Harell Mitchell III, a former Brevard High School assistant teacher and football coach, has been charged with second degree forcible rape and indecent liberties with a student. “It’s still an ongoing investigation,” said Transylvania County Sheriff Chuck Owenby. » https://www.kwtx.com/video/2023/01/19/former-nc-teacher-arrested-rape-charge-following-incident-with-student/ » https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/news/former-brevard-high-assistant-teacher-coach-charged-with-rape-of-student/article_2404936a-9744-11ed-9f92-37c88b0293bb.html ▫️Atlanta School Teacher Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Her 13-Year-Old Student ATLANTA – Holly McQueen, a teacher in metro Atlanta, has been charged with sexual assault and child molestation against a 13-year-old student. McQueen had recently worked for the Fulton County school district and previously worked at Smitha Middle School in Cobb County. » https://breaking911.com/police-atlanta-school-teacher-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-her-13-year-old-student/ » https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/metro-atlanta-teacher-charged-with-sexual-assault-child-molestation-against-13-year-old-police-say/6XZXCYZXPFC37JLMYFASENPZ5Q/ ▫️Driver arrested as video shows ‘attempted kidnap’ of bikini-clad barista with zip-ties via drive-through window Video of Kidnap Suspect Grabbing Barista at Drive-Thru Viewed 2m Times » https://www.cbsnews.com/news/auburn-washington-barista-drive-thru-barista-attempted-abduction-zip-tie/ » https://www.newsweek.com/video-kidnap-suspect-grabbing-barista-drive-thru-viewed-2m-times-1774709 ▫️Former Kennebunk police officer accused of sexually abusing teenager A former Kennebunk police officer is accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old. Andrew Belisle, 71, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, as well as one count each of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching, according to the Portland Press Herald. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/19/news/york/kennebunk-belisle-sexual-abuse/ ▫️Troopers Investigating Sexual Abuse of Child in Knox Township PSP Punxsutawney received a report regarding sexual abuse of a child. Police say the incident occurred around 1145 a.m. on Friday, January 13, near Knox Dale Road in Knox Township, Jefferson County. No further details were released. The investigation is ongoing. https://www.explorejeffersonpa.com/state-police-calls-troopers-investigating-sexual-abuse-of-child-in-knox-township/ ▫️James Wessley Rankin Arrested in Sex Predator Sting A 46-year-old convicted sex offender using the screen name “Lonely Nerd” was arrested in California after he allegedly tried to “seduce” an undercover detective he believed to be a young girl, sent her obscene photographs, then made plans to meet up with her in-person. James Wessley Rankin was taken into custody on Friday and charged with a series of state and federal crimes stemming from the undercover sting operation, authorities announced. » https://lawandcrime.com/crime/lonely-nerd-who-allegedly-attempted-to-seduce-a-minor-online-but-was-actually-messaging-undercover-detective/ » https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article271324867.html ▫️YouTube: Trucker Pred Wanted PoIygamous ReIationahip W/ 2 KlDS ARRESTED (Shelton, Washington) https://netpredators.com/youtube-trucker-pred-wanted-poiygamous-reiationahip-w-2-klds-arrested-shelton-washington/ @ENDHUMANTRAFFICKING ▫️The federal government is investigating the possible human trafficking of children who cleaned slaughterhouses Federal investigators are looking into whether 50 children — some as young as 13 — who were allegedly illegally employed cleaning Midwestern slaughterhouses were victims of labor trafficking, three officials from the Department of Homeland Security told NBC News. Homeland Security Investigations agents have interviewed children who worked cleaning a JBS Foods slaughterhouse in Grand Island, Nebraska, the officials say. » https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-dhs-investigating-human-trafficking-children-slaughterhouses-rcna66081 » https://news.blackchronicle.com/federal-government-investigating-possible-human-trafficking-of-children-who-cleaned-slaughterhouses/ ▫️Sex assault on child: former Bible teacher pleads guilty COLORADO SPRINGS — A former Bible study teacher at a church in Colorado Springs has pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust. 64-year-old Carlton Ranquist was arrested in April of 2022 after months of investigation by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Crimes Against Children Unit. https://www.fox21news.com/news/crime/sex-assault-on-child-former-bible-teacher-pleads-guilty/ ▫️Louisiana man sentenced to more than 21 years for production of child pornography United States District Judge James D. Cain Jr. sentenced Garrett Michael Faulk, 25, to 21 years and 10 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Cain also sentenced Faulk to pay restitution in the amount of $3,000. Faulk admitted he had used his cell phone to capture the video and pictures. A federal grand jury charged him with production of child pornography and he pleaded guilty to one count Aug. 23. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/louisiana-man-sentenced-more-21-years-production-child-pornography ▫️Ex-Catholic priest Timothy Evans sued over alleged sexual assault https://www.denverpost.com/2023/01/19/timothy-evans-catholic-priest-lawsuit-colorado/ ______________________

I wonder where Joe thinks this money is coming from? WE'RE BROKE YOU IDIOT!! https://breaking911.com/breaking-biden-admin-announces-new-2-5-billion-in-military-assistance-for-ukraine/

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1,195 views Robby Soave My Authors 1. THREAD: THE FACEBOOK FILES Twitter is not the only social media site to face pressure to censor content. I obtained emails showing that the CDC had significant influence over covid moderation at Facebook and Instagram. Here’s what I found. 2. The CDC had significant input on pandemic-era policies at Meta. The CDC was consulted frequently, at times daily, receiving constant updates about which topics were trending, and giving recommendations on what content to flag as false or misleading. How the CDC became the speech policeSecret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds’ campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID “misinformation.”https://reason.com/2023/01/19/how-the-cdc-became-the-speech-police/ 3. For instance, in May 2021, CDC officials began routinely vetting claims about COVID-19 vaccines that had appeared on Facebook. The platform left it up to the federal government to determine which assertions were accurate. 4. Facebook's moderator notes some of the above claims "would already be violating"—an implicit admission that the CDC's opinion on the other claims would be a deciding factor in whether the platform would restrict such content. 5. Facebook was clearly a willing participant in this process; moderators repeatedly thanked the CDC for its "help in debunking." 6. Claims vetted by the CDC included whether "COVID-19 is man-made." The CDC told Facebook that it was "theoretically possible, but extremely unlikely." 7. By July 2021, the CDC wasn't just evaluating which claims it thought were false, but whether they could "cause harm." 8. Then, in November, the FDA granted emergency authorization for children to receive Pfizer's COVID vaccine. Meta proudly informed the CDC that it would remove false claims—"i.e. the COVID vaccine is not safe for kids"—from FB and Insta. 9. Meta also provided the CDC with a list of new claims about vaccines and asked whether the government thought they could "contribute to vaccine refusals." The CDC determined that this label applied to all such claims. 10. Meta gave the CDC de facto power to police COVID misinfo on the platforms; the CDC took the position that essentially any erroneous claim could contribute to vaccine hesitancy and cause social harm. This was a recipe for vast silencing, at the feds’ implicit behest. 11. Meta also kept the CDC apprised of criticism of Anthony Fauci. One email warned the CDC that Facebook users were mocking Fauci for changing his mind about masking and double-masking. The CDC replied that this information was "very helpful." 12. The CDC was not the only arm of the federal government engaged in this work, of course: White House staffers castigated Meta for not deplatforming alleged misinformation fast enough. President Joe Biden himself accused Facebook of "killing people" in July 2021. 13. "What's at stake is the future of free speech in the technological age," @JeninYounesEsq, an attorney for @NCLAlegal, tells me. "We've never had a situation where the federal government at very high levels is coordinating or coercing social media to do its bidding..." 14. The New Civil Liberties Alliance is helping the state of Missouri sue the government over its campaign to pressure social media companies to silence dissent. 15. The theory is that the combination of direct influence and pressure from government officials, in conjunction with explicit threats from politicians, illegal violates free speech rights. 16. There is a word for government officials using the threat of punishment to extort desired behaviors from private actors. That word is: jawboning. 17. "Multiple arms of the administration delivered the jawboning effort together,"says @Will_Duffield, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute. "Each one component wouldn't rise to something legally actionable, but when taken as a whole administration push, it might." 18. I explore the legal case that the federal government’s jawboning of social media companies violates the First Amendment in my cover story for the March 2023 issue of @reason magazine. Read it here How the CDC became the speech policeSecret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds’ campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID “misinformation.”https://reason.com/2023/01/19/how-the-cdc-became-the-speech-police/ 19. For a closer look at the emails themselves, read this article. Inside the Facebook Files: Emails reveal the CDC's role in silencing COVID dissentThroughout the pandemic, the CDC was in constant contact with Facebook, vetting what users were allowed to say on the social media site.https://reason.com/2023/01/19/facebook-files-emails-cdc-covid-vaccines-censorship/ 20. I'm grateful to the work done by @mtaibbi, @bariweiss, @lhfang, @ShellenbergerMD, @davidzweig and others (with @elonmusk's cooperation) to uncover censorship at Twitter. It's clear the same forces were conspiring to silence dissent at Meta as well. 21. You can also watch my monologue on this subject for Rising 22. Full thing here 23. I'll also be talking about my reporting on a livestream for @reason later today. Details here: • • •

WHO'S IN THE NEWS:. ▫️AG Moody Presents Award to Troopers for Rescuing Human Trafficking Victim After pursuing a car, Florida State Troopers arrested a known felon and gang member and rescued a minor female victim coerced into sex work and the creation of child pornography. https://www.theflstandard.com/ag-moody-presents-award-to-troopers-for-rescuing-human-trafficking-victim/ ▫️Bloomingburg man charged with rape of 13-year-old State police say they were called to a home in Bloomingburg over the weekend. Responding officers spoke with Christopher Call-Ross, 29, at the home before learning that the alleged victim “was still in the residence and locked themselves in a bedroom.” Call-Ross was taken into custody and charged with second-degree rape, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse. https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/bloomingburg-man-charged-with-rape-of-13-year-old ▫️Two Lexington men arrested in connection with sexual exploitation of minors COLUMBIA, S.C. - 22-year-old Logan Brady and 67-year-old Bazle Kenneth Hutto are facing 18 charges for creating and distributing child sexual material. » https://www.wistv.com/2023/01/17/two-lexington-men-arrested-connection-with-sexual-exploitation-minors/ » https://www.scag.gov/about-the-office/news/lexington-men-arrested-on-solicitation-and-child-sexual-abuse-material-charges/ ▫️Former Colorado Springs bible study teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting child A former Colorado Springs Bible study teacher, Carlton Ranquist, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child on Tuesday afternoon. https://news.yahoo.com/former-colorado-springs-bible-study-045500732.html ▫️Wanted Sex Offender Attempts to Evade Police on Bicycle Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is pleased to announce that Nov. 30 “Fugitive of the Week,” Craig Pearson, was arrested Sunday in Manchester after trying to evade police. Pearson, 39, is a repeat sexual offender after being convicted of indecent exposure/gross lewdness in 2018, and then he committed the same offense again last September. https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/wanted-sex-offender-attempts-evade-police-bicycle ▫️Philadelphia man arrested, charged for sexually abusing 6 children A Philadelphia man who is already in jail is facing new charges in connection with the sexual assault of six children, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Tyleke Crawford is charged with several counts of rape, assault and corruption of minors. » https://www.fox29.com/news/dangerous-child-predator-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-6-kids-as-young-as-6-years-old-da-says » https://6abc.com/tyleke-crawford-child-sex-abuse-charges-rape-sexual-assault/12713853/ ▫️Woman arrested at Hidalgo International Bridge on human smuggling charges Ashley Giselle Espinoza was arrested Saturday at the Hidalgo International Bridge as she arrived from Mexico, according to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. An inspection revealed she had an active arrest warrant from the Kennedy County Sheriff’s Office and faces nine charges of human smuggling. https://www.krgv.com/news/woman-arrested-at-hidalgo-international-bridge-on-human-smuggling-charges/ ▫️Kentucky State Police Charges Magoffin Co. Man with Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested James L. Cole, 48, on charges related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. » https://kentuckystatepolice.org/kentucky-state-police-charges-magoffin-co-man-with-child-sexual-exploitation-offenses/ » https://www.kfvs12.com/2023/01/18/magoffin-co-man-charged-with-child-sexual-exploitation-offenses/ ▫️Felony arraignments: Fort Hood man charged with sexual assault of child Alvaro Luis Sanchez Payamps has been charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child. https://kdhnews.com/news/crime/felony-arraignments-fort-hood-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-child/article_2aa800e4-96ae-11ed-8f03-4751e4dd6022.html ▫️Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest 3 Felony Sex Offenders DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested three convicted sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/del-rio-sector-agents-arrest-felony-sex-offenders ▫️Caretaker gets life for sex abuse of disabled children SANTA ANA, Calif. — A nursing assistant who sexually assaulted severely disabled children at a Southern California group home was sentenced to life in federal prison, authorities said Tuesday. Steve Rodriguez, 38, of Pomona, was sentenced last Friday for what a judge at the hearing called “unspeakable acts," the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. » https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Caretaker-gets-life-for-sex-abuse-of-disabled-17724235.php » https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Caretaker-gets-life-for-sex-abuse-of-disabled-17724235.php ▫️Local attorney David Gerchak sentenced for sex sting arrest LISBON, Ohio – A local attorney received his sentence Tuesday for his arrest in Salem last year during an undercover sex sting. David Gerchak pleaded no contest and was found guilty of two counts of disorderly conduct in the case. https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/local-attorney-sentenced-for-sex-sting-arrest/ ▫️South Texas man sentenced to 17 years for cyberstalking, extortion, and distribution of child pornography, following an HSI, federal partner investigation Jaycob Andrew Bustamante, 21, was sentenced Jan. 10 to 204 months in prison to be followed by 30 years of supervised release. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/south-texas-man-sentenced-17-years-cyberstalking-extortion-and-distribution-child ▫️Suit alleges sexual abuse at religious retreats in Bucksport and Bar Harbor decades ago ELLSWORTH — An unnamed Oregon woman, “Jane Doe,” who lived in a Catholic orphanage in Massachusetts in the 1950s, has filed a federal civil suit against the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate alleging sexual abuse by priests during Oblate-run retreats in Bar Harbor and Bucksport when she was a young child. The Missionary Oblates describe themselves as a congregation of Roman Catholic priests and brothers who serve the poor and needy in the U.S. and in 70 countries around the world. https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/suit-alleges-sexual-abuse-at-religious-retreats-in-bucksport-and-bar-harbor-decades-ago/article_29d41900-96a4-11ed-a63b-cbf58ee9fef7.html

Marian L. Woodside, Age 82 of Reynoldsville, PA died Monday, January 16, 2023 at her home. Born on June 22, 1940 in Philipsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Nina J. (Fye) Woodside. Marian enjoyed crafts and loved watching Mamma’s Family and the Andy Griffith Show. She loved country music and had a wonderful sense of humor. Her greatest joy was making people laugh and smile. She is survived by a sister, Donna Rummings and her husband Arthur of Clearfield, PA. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 1 p.m. from the funeral home with Pastor Terry Felt officiating. Burial will follow in Bloomington Cemetery, Curwensville, PA. Memorial donations can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice Online condolences can be made to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence

Gloria J. Hepburn, age 64 of Penfield, PA died Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital. Born on September 11, 1958 in Clearfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Emma (Welder) Lansberry. On October 31, 1985, she married Robert D. Hepburn, Jr. He preceded her in death on September 2, 2022. Gloria had worked at Lowe’s Home Improvement for over ten years until she left to raise her grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and her pets. Gloria is survived by 2 daughters (Tonya Scruggs & her husband Michael of Brockport, PA and Heather Hepburn of DuBois, PA), five grandchildren (Mercedes, Juliet, & Adrianna Hepburn, and Cody & Austin Scruggs), and one sister Catherine Guiher of Hanover, PA. She was also preceded in death by one sister Nada Duttry. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 from 4 – 7 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 11 AM from the funeral home with Pastor Terry Felt officiating. Although flowers are appreciated, in lieu of flowers the family would like memorials to be placed with the Penfield Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 53, Penfield, PA 15849. Online condolences can be sent to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence

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Just another... "This CAN NOT be REAL!!" Looks like he was there every Sunday after Mass

Even CNN is calling Joe Biden a liar

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It's getting to the point when you know this is just a script (movie). Please use you God given common sense. By the way, Before you post A picture(S) from your house, you always double check the background to see if everything is fine. (If you have a brain that is). >> THAT PICTURE ON THE WALL STANDS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB! That was done purposely. If you don't get it now, you never will. WAKE-UP SLEEPY HEADS!! https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/01/18/jamie-lee-curtis-deletes-instagram-post-showing-photo-of-naked-child-stuffed-in-a-box/ AND TO TOP THINGS OFF ...

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Rita F. Armagost, age 68 of Punxsutawney, PA died Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at her home. Born on June 27, 1954 in DuBois, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Margaret (Anthony) Manners. On June 22, 1996 she married John R. “Bob” Armagost. He survives. Rita was a homemaker. She enjoyed baking and being with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by her three children; Tammy Randolph, Jeanne Manners and Danny Irwin and his wife Toni, all of DuBois, PA, one brother Mike Manners and his wife Debbie of DuBois, PA, two sisters; Annie Manners of Sykesville, PA and Sue Tiser and her husband Oscar of Lake Arthur, LA, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Rita was preceded in death by one son; Christopher Armagost. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 20, 2023 from 4 – 7 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 10:30 AM from the funeral home with Pastor Terry Spencer officiating. Burial will take place in Beulah Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences can be sent to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence