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The U.S. Central Command says its forces went through with an airstrike on Thursday that killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in the Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria.

A new report in The Wall Street Journal explains how Joe Biden’s White House covered up his weak and declining mental faculties. It is an American disgrace. According to interviews with nearly 50 sources, Biden’s “inner circle” worked to keep him insulated. They scheduled meetings around his “good and bad days.” The puppeteers even enlisted […] The post They Knew About Biden All Along & Let Him Run the Country appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Haliey Welch, the internet personality best known for going viral on TikTok and being dubbed the “Hawk Tuah” girl, is publicly addressing the cryptocurrency debacle that occurred earlier this month. The 22-year-old Tennessee native capitalized on her overnight success over the summer by launching a podcast and merchandise and appearing at various high-profile events. On December 4, Welch announced that her cryptocurrency, Hawk Tuah memecoin, $HAWK, was live. The memecoin immediately skyrocketed in value with a market cap of $490 million, but then the valuation dropped more than 90% to less than $100 million in minutes. Buyers were quick to blame Welch and others involved with the launch after they determined that most of the purchases came from a few wallets, leading them to accuse insiders of pre-launch access, then dumping the memecoin to artificially inflate its value, according to Mashable. In the aftermath, on December 5, Welch and her crypto team partner overHere Ltd. held a public Spaces stream on X. Users used the opportunity to express their frustration, but before sharing any solid answers, Welch abruptly ended the stream. “Hey guys, I hate to interrupt you, Nick, but hello there. Anywho, I’m gonna go to bed and I’ll see you guys tomorrow,” she said. $HAWK memecoin investors filed a lawsuit on Thursday, accusing the crypto creators of unlawfully promoting and selling cryptocurrency that was allegedly never properly registered, per The Daily Mail. Welch had not posted on social media since the failed cryptocurrency launch until Friday when she shared an update on X.  “I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community,” Welch wrote. “I am fully cooperating with and am committed to assisting the legal team representing the individuals impacted, as well as to help uncover the truth, hold the responsible parties accountable, and resolve this matter. If you have experienced losses related to this, please contact Burwick Law,” she said, including a link. I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community. I am fully cooperating with and am committed to assisting the legal team representing the individuals impacted, as well as to help uncover the… — Haliey Welch (@HalieyWelchX) December 20, 2024 Replies to Welch ranged from outrage to humor. “I hope you enjoyed your beauty sleep queen, welcome back,” one reply said. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE “Ma’am, you have exactly zero fans after you robbed everyone,” another X user replied. “I hope your legal team is top notch. Have fun in prison, where you belong.” A third wrote, “You are a scamming, lying, manipulative, unfunny, annoying person. You have scammed MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. And have no remorse for it. You’ve been “Sleeping” for weeks at this point and just now come out? I wonder if it’s because you are going ‘Tuah’ jail.” The poster continued, “Count your days Haliey. The justice system is going to make an example out of you.”

President-elect Donald Trump appointed Brian Burch, the president of one of the country’s largest Catholic advocacy groups, as Ambassador to the Holy See on Friday. “Brian is a devout Catholic, a father of nine, and President of CatholicVote,” Trump posted Friday on Truth Social. “He represented me well during the last Election, having garnered more Catholic votes than any Presidential Candidate in History! Brian loves his Church and the United States — He will make us all proud. Congratulations to Brian, his wife Sara, and their incredible family!” Trump said. Burch responded in a statement expressing his gratitude. “I am deeply honored and humbled to have been nominated by President Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See,” Burch wrote in a statement posted to X. “Words cannot express my gratitude to all those that have helped me achieve this nomination, most especially my wife Sara, my 9 beautiful children, my CV team, and all those who supported me in this journey. I am especially grateful to my father, who passed to eternal life this past June, who taught me to love the Church and the blessings and responsibilities of being a citizen of the U.S.” I am deeply honored and humbled to have been nominated by President Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See. Words cannot express my gratitude to all those that have helped me achieve this nomination, most especially my wife Sara… — Brian Burch (@BrianBurchCV) December 20, 2024 Burch emphasized the importance of the Catholic Church’s role in the world and promised to “promote the dignity of all people.” “The role of Ambassador is to represent the government of the United States in its relations with the Holy See. The Catholic Church is the largest and most important religious institution in the world, and its relationship to the United States is of vital importance,” Burch said. “I am committed to working with leaders inside the Vatican and the new Administration to promote the dignity of all people and the common good. I look forward to the confirmation process and the opportunity to continue to serve my country and the Church. To God be the glory,” he said. Burch’s conservative lobbying group, CatholicVote, says its mission is to “inspire every Catholic in America to live out the truths of our faith in public life.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE CatholicVote’s political action committee spent more than a million dollars this election cycle and endorsed Trump in January during the primaries. “I know many Catholics are divided over whether Trump is the best candidate to defeat Biden. But that’s also what primaries are for,” Burch said at the time. Trump thanked CatholicVote for endorsing him the same day during a speech in New Hampshire, where he also spoke about the FBI’s targeting of Catholics. “I don’t know what it is with Catholics but the FBI is going after Catholics,” Trump said. “Why would any Catholic vote for a Democrat?” The embassy to the Holy See was first established in 1984 between President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II.

On Thursday night, Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made NFL history with the longest fair-catch free-kick during the Chargers 34-27 victory over the Denver Broncos. Down 21-10, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw an interception late in the second quarter. But after Denver failed to make a first down and punted with eight seconds left in the half, Denver cornerback Tremon Smith was called for interfering with a fair catch attempted by the Chargers. The 15-yard penalty gave the Chargers the ball at their own 47-yard line, and Dicker converted a 57-yard fair-catch field goal.   Understanding the rule the Chargers utilized on the fair catch / free kick ? pic.twitter.com/RsHUj06jYm — NFL (@NFL) December 20, 2024   “After a fair catch is made, or is awarded as a result of fair-catch interference, the receiving team has the option of putting the ball in play by either: (a) fair-catch kick (dropkick or placekick without a tee) from the spot of the catch (or the succeeding spot after the enforcement of applicable penalties) or (b) snap from the spot of the catch …” the NFL rulebook states. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE The longest previous fair catch free kick was a 52-yarder by the Green Bay Packers Paul Hornung in 1962, the year the Packers went 11-1 and won the NFL championship. Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said the free kick was his favorite football rule. “It was awesome,” Dicker said. “It was funny to be in that scenario and just be like, ‘Huh, there’s no lineup there. This looks a little weird,’ but it was really cool.” “Everybody was trying to figure out what was going on,” Chargers outside linebacker Bud Dupree confessed. “We knew he could make it. We just didn’t understand. Was it going to be a two-point or three-point, or did we get the ball on the 1? We didn’t know.” “Man, I don’t know whose idea it was to kick that, but they know ball,” Chargers running back Gus Edwards marveled. “I was confused as s***. I ain’t ever seen that before.” Interestingly enough, the last successful fair catch free kick was made by Ray Wersching of the then-San Diego Chargers in 1976.