A reader inquired about the Vietnamese Flying Woman that was reported by a U.S. serviceman during the Vietnam War. Here is a reference from John Keel's The Mothman Prophecies:The case was investigated by Don Worley, an experienced student of the unknown, who interviewed the witness in depth.“He is a reliable observer,” Worley notes, “and he swears that this event is well beyond the capacity of his imagination.“Earl Morrison, the witness, was serving as a private, first class in the marine corps in Vietnam in the summer of 1969.He and two buddies were sitting on top of a bunker near Da Nang on a warm summer evening.“All of a sudden—I don’t know why—we all three looked out there in the sky and we saw this figure coming toward us. It had a kind of glow and we couldn’t make out what it was at first. It started coming toward us, real slowly. All of a sudden we saw what looked like wings, like a bat’s, only it was gigantic compared to what a regular bat would be. After it got close enough so we could see what it was, it looked like a woman. A naked woman. She was black. Her skin was black, her body was black, the wings were black, everything was black. But it glowed. It glowed in the night—kind of a greenish cast to it.“There was a glow on her and around her. Everything glowed. Looked like she glowed and threw off a radiance. We saw her arms toward the wings and they looked like regular molded arms, each with a hand, and, fingers and everything, but they had skin from the wings going over them. And when she flapped her wings, there was no noise at first. It looked like her arms didn’t have any bones in them, because they were limber just like a bat.“She started going over us, and we still didn’t hear anything. She was right above us, and when she got over the top of our heads she was maybe six or seven feet up.“We couldn’t do anything. We didn’t know what to do. We just froze. We just watched what was going over because we couldn’t believe our eyes. … So we watched her go straight over the top of us, and still she didn’t make any noise flapping her wings. She blotted out the moon once—that’s how close she was to us … As we watched her—she got about ten feet or so away from us—we started hearing her wings flap. And it sounded, you know, like regular wings flapping. And she just started flying off and we watched her for quite a while. The total time when we first saw her and could almost define her until we lost sight of her and were unable to define her was between three or four minutes.” - The Mothman PropheciesThere has been a tradition of flying woman spirits/cryptids throughout Southeast Asia. The Krasue is said to be an attractive female flying, entrail-eating, disembodied head. By day, it looks human, but at night it separates its head from its body and hunts for blood, flesh, fecal matter, placentas, and baby fetuses.There are various names that this entity is identified by including Leyak [pronounced ‘leak’] (Indonesia), Penanggalan (Malaysia), Ap or Arb (Cambodia), and Phi-Kasu or Kasu (Laos).Some people believe that the Krasue came from a rich female who was possessed by an evil spirit which turned her into this ghost. Others believe that it is a demon that has possessed a female because she followed black magic. In Lao black magic, there are certain rules you have to follow. If you break them, turning into a Krasue is unfortunately one of the consequences.People in the countryside dress their doorways and windows with thorny vines to protect themselves from this entity. The Krasue is afraid of the thorny vines because she doesn't like getting her entrails stuck in them. For a Krasue to transform a person into one, the Krasue must trick you into ingesting her saliva or flesh. The Krasue would usually either trick you into drinking a glass that had her saliva on it or trick you into eating food that had her flesh mixed into it. - pseudoparanormal.comNOTE: I'd be interested in reports of related or other cryptids / unexplained phenomena. Feel free to forward this to lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com. Thanks. LonMothman and Other Curious EncountersPassport to Magonia: On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel WorldsUnexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena**********POLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming& FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I want to sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube Playlist----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

I was made aware of this image in February 2014. A veterinary sciences/biotech professional (of 23 years) contacted me about the image, making an inquiry as to its origin and if it may possibly be a cryptid (juvenile dogman). I contacted several investigators and researchers at the time.An ELA analysis on the image to determine if it had been photo-shopped or enhanced (image at bottom of post). That analysis came back negative. It was an original photo. We discussed the possibility of the use of a 'mock-up' or 'dummy.' Linda Godfrey got back to me not long after and stated that she thought it may be a rubber model. I received a response from the submitter, but he stated that the photo was forwarded to him and that he knew only what he had stated in his original post.I think that a probable conclusion is that this was a 'dummy' specifically constructed for photographic deception. What do the readers think?Here is the original post (unedited):"Well my fellow footers, knowers and believers and even you skeptics, there are just some things out their that we cant be sure of. We all chase this illusive critter known as Bigfoot, and if your doing a good job and taking the heat, you will ask a lot of people, ever seen anything weird you cant explain. I always drive my co-workers nuts with Bigfoot stories and a few have come around. And a couple of them that I have convinced to give up a Friday night for a trip to the mountains have even heard the long howls for themselves. You have to hear a lot of crap if you want to learn new secrets, and I do.So about two weeks ago this young guy gets moved over to the store I work at from a different local. And one day were sitting in the lunchroom and the subject of Bigfoot comes up. He is actually quite interested. So I ask him if he knows anyone with a good story. He responds, "Not about Bigfoot, but my cousin was on a hunting trip in Mexico and shot something weird." Oh really, I have to hear this, I tell him. He says ya, I even have a picture of it on my phone. The following is all that he could remember. So now you no what I know.This trip happened about two years ago near the Texas / Mexico border on the Mexico side. There was a Group of four or five Guys that have hunted together on trips for the last twenty years. On this particular occasion, they had hunted the day without much success and were sitting around the fire after a good meal and having a couple of beers. At some point around midnight, they began to hear this strange chattering / barking sounds unlike anything they had heard before. It was creepy and unnerving and continued on until they decided to go investigate. A couple grabbed lights and a couple others grabbed riffles. They moved toward the sound until they were about 100 Yds from camp. They could hear the sounds coming from up in a tree! So at this point the two guys with lights lit it up (the tree) and too their amazement, there were three sets of eyes peering back and bobbing around trying to look at them. They knew these were not a coon, possum or anything else that they had ever seen up a tree. The men decided to take one. They fired and killed it. The other two bailed the other direction into the darkness and gone. Once the men got the animal back to the campsite and really looked it over, they just could not figure out what they were looking at.(The photo was from that night).The next morning, they wanted an answer, so they called the Mexican authorities. I could not determine if it was police or a form of Mexican fish and game, but I think the latter. When they showed up, the two Authorities quickly looked it over and gave the men such a stupid story, I wont even repeat it all. But in short, they said it was missing fur on certain areas of its body because it was partially digested (WTF / I KNOW). That's what the hunters thought too and tried to tell them, we just shot it and it looked like that when it was alive. Very quickly, they were told they were not supposed to have it and it was confiscated --- end of story. It just goes to show you, there are mysteries left unexplained!!!Just so were clear, a couple days ago, Ro from Mulder's World posted up a photo of a Raccoon Dog from some part of Asia. I will admit that the coloration is very similar and these dogs are reported to climb trees. Their weight is supposed to be in the 7-15 Lbs range, but this animal looks 30-40 lbs to me, and has much shorter hair. Also, both have strange looking paws with an almost hand-like quality about them. Another strange variant is the absence of fur on the belly and all four limbs from the elbow region down, very very strange. So what do you think Cryptid hunters, do we have a new crossbreed from an exotic animal hunt ranch, a chupacabra or a Demon-dog? I don't know what it is, but it is damn strange!" --- The Bigfoot PatriotReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaAmerican Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in AmericaWerewolves: Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena**********POLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming& FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I want to sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube Playlist----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

This occurred in June 1994 in the evening near Stillwater, Nevada. According to the witness, he and his wife were driving under a slight rain in an isolated area when they saw what appeared to be an accident off to the side of the road.It looked like an accident because there were lots of flashing lights around the site. Curious, the witness slowed down to see if he could help and as they came closer they saw what they thought was an ambulance but it turned up to be an object resembling a large soda can lying on its side and resting on three "legs." It was a weird, sort of creamy color, but with a bright red halo around it. Flashing lights could be seen around the object.As they watched fascinated, his wife suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream the witness turned around and saw two "aliens" coming towards the car. These were described as bug-like, with their heads looking like praying mantises. They had humanoid-looking bodies, however, and wore bluish-gray jumpsuits.The terrified witness, who was armed with a gun, pulled it out and fired two shots toward the road in front of the figures. This must have startled the humanoids, who suddenly ran back to their landed cylinder-shaped object. At this point the witness began speeding away from the area, looking back he saw additional similar appearing humanoids standing around the craft, about 9 or 10 of them. They did not see the object depart.Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary - The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars SagaThe Anunnaki of Nibiru: Mankind's Forgotten Creators, Enslavers, Saviors, and Hidden Architects of the New World OrderSlave Species of the Gods: The Secret History of the Anunnaki and Their Mission on EarthThe Ancient Alien Question: A New Inquiry Into the Existence, Evidence, and Influence of Ancient Visitors**********POLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE | LIVE CHAT | Q & A (REAL EYEWITNESS REPORTS!)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming& FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I want to sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube Playlist----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio member - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

Chevron Corp to Gov Randall Flagg's California: Adios, Muchachos

Former President Donald Trump says he received a call from a Big Tech CEO after he survived an assassination attempt —and even an apology following censorship of the iconic fist pump photo. Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp), “called me … a few times.” Zuckerberg not only praised Trump, according to the GOP nominee, but said he would not “support a Democrat” and even “apologized” for Meta’s platforms censoring images and information about the attempted assassination. But the former president did not have nice things to say about anti-free speech search giant Google. Trump noted that he spoke with Zuckerberg after the assassination attempt. “He called me after the event, and he said, ‘That was really amazing. It was very brave,’ and you know, he actually announced he’s not going to support a Democrat, because he can’t, because he respected me for what I did that day,” Trump said on Fox Business.  Nor was that their only conversation, according to Trump. “But I was called by Mark Zuckerberg yesterday, or the day before, on this same subject, and he actually apologized. He said they made a mistake, etcetera, etcetera, and they’re correcting the mistake.” Facebook and Instagram censored images of the iconic photo of Trump pumping his fist and saying “fight” following the attempt on his life. The platforms imposed filters and labeled them “Altered photo/video,” as MRC’s CensorTrackrecorded. Zuckerberg admitted the mistake and apologized to Trump for it, the former president emphasized, in contrast to the response from Google. Google Search also suppressed information about the attempted assassination of Trump. “Google, nobody called from Google,” Trump said. Trump went on to accuse Google of not being a good actor. “Google has been very bad,” Trump said. “They’ve been very irresponsible, and I have a feeling that Google is going to be close to shutdown, because I don’t think Congress is going to take it. I really don’t think so. Google has to be careful.”  The former president was more positive about Meta, claiming it has learned its lesson since its 2020 election-interfering censorship. “Now, I will say this, I believe Mark Zuckerberg. He called me… he called me a lot. They are working, and I think they’ve fixed it. And he’s not doing what he did four years ago with the $500 million, I don’t believe.” This was a reference to the infamous $400 million+ “Zuckerbucks” that Zuckerberg used to fund and therefore influence counties’ election activities in 2020. Trump’s comments mirror MRC Free Speech America’s observations of Meta and Google in its reports of how each have interfered in elections since 2008.  While each have censored political candidates a similar number of times, with Google censoring candidates 41 times and Facebook 39 times, Google’s censorship appears to be more deeply embedded in its work as it rarely apologizes or corrects the issue. Meta, and Mark Zuckerberg specifically, meanwhile have at least paid lip service to free speech and made attempts to allow disfavored speech on the platform. MRC Free Speech America Assistant Editor Gabriela Pariseau contributed to this report. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment and provide an equal platform for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using MRC Free Speech America’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable

On Thursday’s edition of ABC’s The View, the penultimate for the season, Republican Governor Chris Sununu (NH) sent the liberal ladies into a tailspin by pointing out how the Democratic Party – the self-appointed defenders of democracy – had a very undemocratic method of anointing Vice President Kamala Harris the presumptive nominee. Staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) tried to argue that Democratic primary voters “voted for Harris too. She was on the ticket.” But she wasn’t. During the primary season, President Biden’s was the name at appeared on the ballot. Hence why vice presidential nominees have to approved at conventions; not to mention the fact that none of the other Democratic challengers had veep picks. “She has 2,000 delegates she has already,” Hostin continued to brag. Sununu countered her on that point by calling out how party elites had made calls to push Biden out and wrangle the delegates to fall in line, causing moderator Whoopi Goldberg to blow a gasket: SUNUNU: Guys, look, three phone calls were made from Schumer and Pelosi, Biden said I'm in this thing, I'm not leaving. A couple phone calls are made and all of a sudden he's pushed out and in 48 hours all the delegates aren't given a choice of other candidates, they’re told you're going to get behind Kamala. GOLDBERG: That's actually not what happened! But go ahead. SUNUNU: But where is the other choice? GOLDBERG: That’s not actually – The other choices decided she was the best choice. That’s what they decided. SUNUNU: But who decided? Who’s they?     In answering Sununu’s question of “who decided?” Hostin and co-host Joy Behar sounded like the seagulls from Finding Nemo, echoing: “The delegates did. The delegates did. The delegates did.” “But the delegates haven’t voted yet, guys,” Sununu popped their bubble. “The delegates decided,” Behar repeated. Ignoring Democrats such as Congressman Dean Phillips (MN), who was actually a primary challenger, Goldberg pointed to others not in the race to show people bowing down to Harris. “But also I'm saying Newsom said ‘I'm not going to challenge this.’ People decided who would have gone in to challenge said ‘no, we're not going to challenge her,’” she argued. Sununu’s efforts to get them to see reason were futile. When he tried to “flip it” and see what their reaction to a Republican Party unilaterally dumping Trump and installing challenger Ambassador Nikki Haley, faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin clownishly proclaimed: “I wish we had a party that could operate that way!” Hostin, missing the point of the analogy, noted: “But they can’t the convention happened already.” “But that would be awful. But everyone has to accept that would be awful for America. But that would be awful because the voters have to decide,” Sununu pushed back on Farah Griffin. Behar seemingly couldn’t wrap her head around how it could be bad for America and seemed to hint that he had an issue because of sexism. “Why? Why would it be awful? So, it would be two women against each other,” she pressed. His insistence on calling the Democratic Party’s leadership “elites” triggered the snowflake moderator. “Stop calling them elites!” Goldberg exclaimed. By this point, Behar was over it and wanted everyone to stop taking about the undemocratic nature of Harris’s nomination. “Look, that's – by the way, that's ship has sailed. She's the nominee. So why beat a dead horse? Ok, let's move on,” she demanded. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View August 1, 2024 11:31:29 a.m. Eastern (…) GOV. CHRIS SUNUNU (R-NH): The challenge I think Democrats have, let's -- Let's talk about what's really going on in the last couple of weeks here. So, the Democrat voters all voted for Joe Biden and then a couple elites said, yeah. SUNNY HOSTIN: Well, they voted for Harris too. She was on the ticket. SUNUNU: Understood. That's right but they voted for him – [Applause] That's right, but they voted for Biden to be president and then it wasn't like it was sent to the convention and then the delegates had a choice or anything like that. A couple elites -- HOSTIN: She has 2,000 delegates she has already. SUNUNU: That's right and she did it in – [Applause] Guys, look, three phone calls were made from Schumer and Pelosi, Biden said I'm in this thing, I'm not leaving. A couple phone calls are made and all of a sudden he's pushed out and in 48 hours all the delegates aren't given a choice of other candidates, they’re told you're going to get behind Kamala. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: That's actually not what happened! But go ahead. SUNUNU: But where is the other choice? GOLDBERG: That’s not actually – The other choices decided she was the best choice. That’s what they decided. SUNUNU: But who decided? Who’s they? HOSTIN: The delegates did. GOLDBERG: That’s who the people who were running. The people who would have – JOY BEHAR: The delegates did. HOSTIN: The delegates did. GOLDBERG: Governor Newsom decided he didn’t— SUNUNU: But the delegates haven’t voted yet, guys. BEHAR: The delegates decided. GOLDBERG: But also I'm saying Newsom said ‘I'm not going to challenge this.’ People decided who would have gone in to challenge said ‘no, we're not going to challenge her. We actually think—’ So, I can tell you -- SUNUNU: A lot of people voted for the ticket. [Crosstalk] ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Let me just – GOLDBERG: GO ahead, babe. SARA HAINES: There was another scenario that could have happened here, where President Biden could have said, ‘In order to I have go you a nudge and really make it a decision we’re making, I could step down as president and you could step up right now,’ and she'd be going into an election. SUNUNU: But he didn't want that. HAINES: Right, but I'm saying that is actually something that's a little more disenfranchised -- SUNUNU: So, let me flip it if I could. What if I said, ‘you know what, Trump, you're losing in the polls now and we have another candidate and the head of the Republican National Committee and myself and a bunch of others say you're out. We're just going to instill Nikki Haley now because the polls are –‘ FARAH GRIFFIN: I wish we had a party that could operate that way! [Crosstalk] SUNUNU: But that would be awful. But everyone has to accept that would be awful for America. HOSTIN: But they can’t the convention happened already. SUNUNU: But that would be awful because the voters have to decide. BEHAR: Why? Why would it be awful? SUNUNU: Because voters have to decide, not elites. BEHAR: So, it would be two women against each other. GOLDBERG: Stop calling them elites! That’s – You’re – SUNUNU: No, no, insiders, let’s say. GOLDBERG: Okay. SUNUNU: No, no. I just want -- I'm a big believer, everyone should vote. You guys are -- but. HOSTIN: They did vote. They voted for Harris as vice president and the delegates want her as the nominee GOLDBERG: Go ahead, Joy. BEHAR: Look, that's – by the way, that's ship has sailed. She's the nominee. So why beat a dead horse? Ok, let's move on.

The Biden-Harris administration recently decided to halt one of its controversial immigration programs after an internal report uncovered rampant fraud, according to a Thursday Fox News Digital report.The administration's CHNV program allows 30,000 nationals per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela — as well as their immediate family members — to immigrate to the U.S. Fox News Digital reported that the Department of Homeland Security paused the program in mid-July after a report created by the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate discovered fraud in many of the applications of beneficiaries' sponsors — those already residing in the U.S. To be eligible for the program, applicants must have a U.S.-based sponsor and pass the DHS vetting process. Additionally, they could not have attempted to enter the country illegally previously. If approved, the beneficiaries are flown into the country with a two-year authorization to reside in the U.S. and provided work-permit eligibility.The DHS told the news outlet that it halted the program "out of an abundance of caution" while it reviews those applications."DHS has review mechanisms in place to detect and prevent fraud and abuse in our immigration processes. DHS takes any abuse of its processes very seriously," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Where fraud is identified, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will investigate and litigate applicable cases in immigration court and make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice." "Out of an abundance of caution, DHS has temporarily paused the issuance of advanced travel authorizations for new beneficiaries while it undertakes a review of supporter applications. DHS will restart application processing as quickly as possible, with appropriate safeguards," the spokesperson added.The internal report uncovered sponsor applications that used the same social security numbers, address, and phone numbers hundreds of times, Fox News Digital reported. The report, obtained by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, showed that 100,948 forms had been filed by 3,218 serial sponsors, defined as those who appeared on at least 20 forms.In some instances, sponsors used phone numbers belonging to dead people, addresses of storage units, and nonexistent zip codes, the report found.Despite the alarming findings, the DHS maintained that applicants are "thoroughly screened and vetted prior to their arrival to the United States.""The multi-layered screening and vetting for advanced travel authorizations is separate from the screening of U.S.-based supporters," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "DHS has not identified issues of concern relating to the screening and vetting of beneficiaries." Ira Mehlman, a spokesperson for FAIR, told the news outlet, "This is an indication that the administration was willing to cut every corner and endanger public safety in order to bring in as many illegal aliens as they could."Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) released a statement responding to the DHS' recent decision to pause the program."This admission by the Biden-Harris administration vindicates every warning we have ever issued about the unlawful CHNV mass-parole program," Green said. "It also exposes the lie by administration officials, like now-impeached DHS Secretary Mayorkas, about the quality and extent of the vetting process—not just for the inadmissible aliens seeking entry, but those attempting to sponsor them. We issued a subpoena last year to compel documents regarding this program, and while DHS partially complied, the department remains delinquent in producing certain documents and communications relating to the program."Green called for the program to be immediately terminated. "This is exactly what happens when you create an unlawful mass-parole program in order to spare your administration the political embarrassment and bad optics of overrun borders," Green added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Just days after declaring her sudden resignation, a Louisiana mayor has been charged with raping a juvenile. Misty Dawn Clanton Roberts, 42 — now-former mayor of the City of DeRidder — was arrested Thursday, booked into the Beauregard Parish Detention Center at 10:13 a.m., and released 77 minutes later on a $75,000 bond, according to the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office jail roster.'My client maintains her innocence and, as it stands, she is in fact innocent.'Roberts was hit with charges of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, the Louisiana State Police said in a news release.Roberts became the first female mayor of DeRidder — a city with a population of approximately 10,000 located about 20 miles east of the Louisiana-Texas border — in 2018. She was serving her second term after winning re-election in 2022. Newsweek reported that Roberts is an independent. On July 26, Roberts said she was stepping away from the office for two days and had appointed DeRidder Fire Chief Ken Harlow as mayor pro tempore. The next day, Roberts resigned, according to KPLC-TV."For nearly 15 years, my love and passion for DeRidder has been my foundation while serving as Mayor," Roberts wrote in a letter of resignation to the city council."This role has rewarded me with many great relationships," Roberts continued. "I am humbled to have witnessed the hard work that took a community to come together and overcome through unprecedented times. However, I must adjust my focus and priorities."Also on July 26, the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office requested the Louisiana State Police Special Victim’s Unit to investigate a complaint regarding allegations of sexual relations between a juvenile and Roberts.Investigators conducted interviews with two minors regarding the child sexual abuse allegations. One of the minors interviewed was the alleged victim. Both minors told police that the alleged victim had sexual intercourse with Roberts when she was the mayor of DeRidder. Law enforcement obtained an arrest warrant for Roberts from the Beauregard Parish 36th Judicial District Court.Adam Johnson, Roberts' attorney, declared that his client is innocent."My client learned late last night of a warrant, despite not being contacted to be interviewed prior to investigators obtaining the warrant," Johnson said in a statement, as reported by WAFB-TV. "My client maintains her innocence and, as it stands, she is in fact innocent."Johnson added, "And we trust the public will respect her constitutional presumption of innocence which is fundamental to our system of justice. Misty and her family are very grateful for the support they have received from their friends and neighbors and we look forward to putting this unfortunate situation behind them."Roberts' information page on the City of DeRidder website has been scrubbed. An archived version of the page states that Roberts is a past board member and supporting member of the Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Hope Village board of directors, an Agape Community Clinic trustee, a Beauregard Prevention Coalition board member, a board member of the DeRidder Rotary Club, and a member of the Fort Polk Progress board of directors.The Lagniappe local news outlet said in a May article that "it’s been a rough few years for her. She’s had to navigate two hurricanes, a freeze, fires, a divorce, and loss." The DeRidder archived page states that Roberts got married in 2008.Roberts said of her divorce, "Contrary to what some were saying, there was nothing salacious that led to it. It was a personal decision and going through that publicly has changed me. I’m far from a feminist, but through this experience, I’ve learned there are a group of people who expect women to be perfect — to look and act a certain way."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Olympics superstar Simone Biles made a cryptic political reference after her latest historic gold medal victory on Friday. Biles became the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympics history with her eighth medal on Tuesday, and she extended her accomplishments after winning a gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics event on Thursday. The previous gymnastics record-holder was Shannon Miller, who had seven Olympic medals. Biles reposted a message on social media referencing a talking point made by former President Donald Trump about illegal aliens taking jobs from black Americans. “Iconic photo of the GOAT mastering her black job and collecting Gold Medals," read the post from singer Ricky Davila. “I love my black job,” Biles responded, adding a black heart emoji. Some in the media characterized the missive as a criticism against Trump's statement, but that was unclear from the interaction. Biles also retweeted a post of approval for the interaction from NBA star LeBron James. Trump made the comments during a debate with President Joe Biden, who has since dropped out of the presidential election. Some critics accused Trump of racism and xenophobia, but he doubled down at other speaking events by telling Hispanic Americans that their jobs were stolen by illegal aliens as well. Biles has previously spoken out about politics. In 2021, she expressed anger and disgust against the rioting at the U.S. Capitol. She went on to defend athletes from those who say they should not express their political opinions publicly. In 2018, Biles revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, who was convicted on seven charges of sexual assault and sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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