NAZCA ALIEN MUMMIES...Real&;#63;The 'Nazca alien mummies' are real and DNA evidence proves they co-existed with humans‚ an investigator has claimed.Jois Mantilla‚ who worked closely with the mummies to identify their origins‚ believes he's made a breakthrough DNA discovery that could &;quot;change the course of history&;quot; and is more important than the moon landing.Several mysterious extraterrestrial-looking mummies - dubbed the &;quot;Nazca mummies&;quot; - have been found across Peru in a set of chilling discoveries.Jois Mantilla‚ a Peruvian journalist who has been leading an investigation into the mummies‚ believes they are thousands of years old and once walked among humans.The mummies were stumbled upon by shocked explorers and caused mass speculation over where they came from - with some even saying they were aliens. Read more at I probed ‘Nazca alien mummies’ – DNA proves they are REAL &; co-existed with humans‚ claims investigator-----BLACK PANTHER in the Blue MountainsAn Aussie prospector has captured compelling footage of what appears to be a giant black cat bounding across a rural field.Military veteran and gold hunter Angus James spotted the mystery animal while driving along a rural road in Ballarat‚ Victoria‚ on Sunday.“I’m driving along‚ I see this black shape in the paddock. So I pulled up and went to zoom in on it with my camera. And then it sort of took off and just sort of panned with it.” Mr James told news.com.au.“It was obviously a big cat - massive - bigger than your average house cat‚ that’s for sure.” Read more at Victorian prospector captures footage of large black cat on Ballarat plains-----'MONSTERS in the Wall&;#33;'When three-year-old Saylor Class began complaining of monsters in her bedroom‚ her parents thought it was just a figment of a child's overactive imagination.But then a beekeeper discovered tens of thousands of honeybees above the girl's bedroom.Saylor had complained of &;quot;monsters in the wall&;quot; of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte‚ North Carolina.Her mother‚ Ashley Massis Class‚ and her husband thought nothing of it.They had after all just shown their daughter the Pixar movie‚ Monsters‚ Inc. Read more at A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60‚000 bees.TODAY'S TOP LINKSHUGE BAT-WINGED HUMANOID Encountered in Kane County‚ Illinois (PHOTOS)Possible Ogopogo Sighting Produces Series of Peculiar WavesProspector Spots Panther in Australia&;#63;Mystery of ‘haunted’ family enduresDOPPELG&;Auml;NGERS: SHOULD WE FEAR THEM&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Doppelg&;auml;ngerLISTEN 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&;#63;Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonHAVE A COMMENT&;#63; GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LIST-----WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Werewolves #ShapeshiftersWhat is a Werewolf&;#63; In European folklore‚ it is a human who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals‚ people‚ or corpses but returns to human form by day. It is said that some werewolves change shape at will; others‚ in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf‚ change shape involuntarily‚ and under the influence of a full moon.In French folklore‚ the werewolf is called Loup-Garou. France was particularly afflicted with reports of them in the 16th century‚ and there were many notable convictions and executions of Loups-Garous.The werewolf phenomenon may have a medical explanation. Take Peter the Wild Boy‚ for instance. In 1725‚ he was found wandering naked on all fours through a German forest. Many thought he was a werewolf or at least raised by wolves. Research has shown Peter likely had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome‚ a condition discovered in 1978 that causes a lack of speech‚ seizures‚ distinct facial features‚ difficulty breathing‚ and intellectual challenges.The rare psychiatric condition that causes people to believe they’re changing into a wolf or another animal is called Lycanthropy.Throughout the centuries‚ people have used werewolves and other mythic beasts to explain the unexplained. In modern times‚ however‚ most believe werewolves are nothing more than pop culture horror icons‚ made famous thanks to Hollywood’s versions of the Wolf Man‚ who was portrayed by my namesake Lon Chaney‚ Jr. Still‚ werewolves have a cult following. There are sightings reported each year‚ as evidence of what I am presenting to you.So‚ is the Werewolf more than just a legend&;#63; What are people reporting&;#63; Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.----------Access Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED&;#33; THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter&;#63;Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

In the winter of 1959‚ at least five eyewitnesses claimed to have observed a large‚ bipedal creature resembling an octopus in various locations along the Ohio River.A reader forwarded the following information:&;quot;In the winter of 1959‚ the Ohio River and its tributaries became the stage for a series of bizarre sightings. Five terrified witnesses reported encountering a large‚ gray‚ octopus-like creature‚ which quickly gained infamy as the 'Indescribable Octo-Man'.The creature first made headlines on January 29th‚ 1959‚ when a local Cincinnati newspaper ran a captivating headline: &;quot;What Is It&;#63; ‘Monster’ Churns Up the Ohio”. The article sparked a whirlwind of speculation‚ leading to numerous sightings of the Octo-Man‚ many of which were reported to the local police.The creature was first sighted near the town of New Richmond by an anonymous man who described the creature as “indescribable”. His report was initially met with skepticism by the police until a second caller‚ a truck driver‚ phoned in with a similar sighting.Despite some officers dismissing the reports as a prank‚ several dispatchers‚ including one Frank B. Heisler‚ stated that those making the reports sounded legitimately frightened and sober. In a strange twist of events‚ as the creature reports began to flood in‚ all the streetlights along a specific avenue‚ from Lunken Airport to Coney Island‚ Ohio‚ were suddenly extinguished.While the sightings initially caused a flurry of panic‚ by Saturday the police announced that the calls had ceased and that the creature had seemingly disappeared. However‚ subsequent sightings of a similar creature were reported near Covington‚ Kentucky in February‚ suggesting the Octo-Man was still around.In 1978‚ Dennis Pilchis‚ an investigator of UFOs and Bigfoot from Rome‚ Ohio‚ released a booklet called &;quot;Bigfoot: Tales of Unexplained Creatures&;quot;. As a local‚ Pilchis might have had a chance to hear more details from witnesses who were not covered in the press.Pilchis noted that a woman from Covington reported seeing the creature in a bent-over position. She described it as a bizarre‚ gray being with an uneven chest‚ 'frightening' tentacles and layers of fat layered across a hairless head. According to her‚ the creature‚ with bulges of fat on its bald head‚ was an enormous‚ slimy figure that moved awkwardly. It was such a shocking sight that it deeply affected those who saw it.This state of fear‚ particularly among the children in the area‚ was evidenced by a report in the Cincinnati Post &; Times-Star. It recounted a phone call from an 11-year-old boy asking if &;quot;green men are emerging from the river in groups of twelve as his teacher claimed.&;quot;By the following Saturday‚ local police announced that they received no more calls about the monster‚ implying that it had left the town. However‚ it may have been too early to make such a declaration.In their 1982 book &;quot;The Bigfoot Casebook‚&;quot; Janet and Colin Bord mention a report from a driver named George Wagner. He claimed to have seen a large‚ two-legged creature on a bridge over the Ohio River near Covington‚ Kentucky‚ in February 1959. We can assume this happened early in the month. Following Wagner's report‚ it seemed like the bizarre‚ hairless‚ tentacled‚ two-legged creature had disappeared from our world. Or‚ it might have just returned to the murky depths of the Ohio River or one of its many tributaries‚ awaiting a time to re-emerge and cause chaos once more.The Octo-Man‚ with its unusual‚ hybrid-like features‚ became the subject of many theories. Some speculated it was a new amphibious species‚ unknown to science. Others suggested it was a lost alien‚ an unlikely human-animal-plant hybrid‚ or even related to other local cryptids like the Loveland Frogmen or the Green-Clawed Beast.Amid the chaos sparked by claims of a monster sighting‚ a dispatcher from Clermont County‚ Heisler‚ suggested the witnesses may have mistaken a tree bobbing in the water for a creature. Local dam worker‚ William Sprague‚ agreed with Heisler's theory. &;quot;I've been on duty since midnight. I've been keeping a close eye on the river and I haven't seen anything unusual‚&;quot; said Sprague. &;quot;There were strong winds all night‚ causing waves up to eight feet high. This could easily trick someone. The winds also caused a lot of driftwood to break loose. When you're out on the river at night‚ these floating trees can look quite eerie under the dim light.&;quot;Sprague's driftwood theory doesn't account for certain details reported by the witnesses. It doesn't explain how something resembling a tree or wave could have feet or resemble an octopus. It also fails to address the claim of a witness who said they saw the creature jump onto a bridge.&;quot;DOPPELG&;Auml;NGERS: SHOULD WE FEAR THEM&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Doppelg&;auml;ngerLISTEN 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&;#63;Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonHAVE A COMMENT&;#63; GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LIST-----WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Werewolves #ShapeshiftersWhat is a Werewolf&;#63; In European folklore‚ it is a human who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals‚ people‚ or corpses but returns to human form by day. It is said that some werewolves change shape at will; others‚ in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf‚ change shape involuntarily‚ and under the influence of a full moon.In French folklore‚ the werewolf is called Loup-Garou. France was particularly afflicted with reports of them in the 16th century‚ and there were many notable convictions and executions of Loups-Garous.The werewolf phenomenon may have a medical explanation. Take Peter the Wild Boy‚ for instance. In 1725‚ he was found wandering naked on all fours through a German forest. Many thought he was a werewolf or at least raised by wolves. Research has shown Peter likely had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome‚ a condition discovered in 1978 that causes a lack of speech‚ seizures‚ distinct facial features‚ difficulty breathing‚ and intellectual challenges.The rare psychiatric condition that causes people to believe they’re changing into a wolf or another animal is called Lycanthropy.Throughout the centuries‚ people have used werewolves and other mythic beasts to explain the unexplained. In modern times‚ however‚ most believe werewolves are nothing more than pop culture horror icons‚ made famous thanks to Hollywood’s versions of the Wolf Man‚ who was portrayed by my namesake Lon Chaney‚ Jr. Still‚ werewolves have a cult following. There are sightings reported each year‚ as evidence of what I am presenting to you.So‚ is the Werewolf more than just a legend&;#63; What are people reporting&;#63; Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.----------Access Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED&;#33; THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter&;#63;Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A young man is lying on his bed about to fall asleep when he notices a translucent‚ wavy entity standing by his bed. The witness is suddenly alarmed and checks his sleeping family.The following account was forwarded to me:'Hello‚ sir. This occurred about 9 years ago. I still remember this freak encounter like it was yesterday though. I lived in a two-story house. I slept on the second floor along with my parents and two sisters. I had my own room and had dozed off around bedtime like any normal night. I was lying facing towards my open bedroom door. The bathroom light was still on so it shone in the hallways some and in my room just a tad.I was almost asleep when something woke me up suddenly. I’ll never forget how my eyes shot open‚ so quickly and suddenly. My body sensed something. It was right. Standing straight up‚ looking at me‚ directly beside my bed was a translucent humanoid. (At the time I described this being as looking like heat waves or even water.) My heart rate shot up and I was scared to my core. I was so scared I just lay there and stared at it in complete shock. I was wide awake. My heart was pounding.I shoot up out of my bed‚ halfway expecting the being to just poof away‚ but no. I stand up and we are 'face-to-face.' I have no way of explaining how I know we were face to face. It did not have a face‚ but just like how I knew it was looking at me. I knew we were face-to-face. It had to be around 5’11-6’0 because that was about my height at the time. It didn’t move at all‚ other than the waves in its body. It looked almost exactly like the Predator when it was invisible.I stood there nose-to-nose with it for a couple seconds (it felt like forever). I know I wasn’t just sleepy seeing things. My body was in a mode of fear I hadn’t really felt ever. My blood was rushing and my eyes were wide. I’ll never forget that image of it. I darted out of my room. Scared to my core. I look in my sister’s room. I look in my parent's room. Everyone else is sound asleep. I paced for around an hour in the hall before having the courage to run into my room to grab my phone and the Bible. It was no longer in there and I didn’t see it walk down the hallway‚ down the stairs to leave.It’s probably the most bizarre experience of my life. I haven’t seen or felt anything like it since. I would like to say though looking back on it I don’t believe it was there to hurt me. It could have if it wanted to. I also wonder about it because most of these encounters have happened in the woods‚ but mine happened on a second level in a house. I wish there were answers.&;quot; HDOPPELG&;Auml;NGERS: SHOULD WE FEAR THEM&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Doppelg&;auml;ngerLISTEN 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&;#63;Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonHAVE A COMMENT&;#63; GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LIST-----WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Werewolves #ShapeshiftersWhat is a Werewolf&;#63; In European folklore‚ it is a human who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals‚ people‚ or corpses but returns to human form by day. It is said that some werewolves change shape at will; others‚ in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf‚ change shape involuntarily‚ and under the influence of a full moon.In French folklore‚ the werewolf is called Loup-Garou. France was particularly afflicted with reports of them in the 16th century‚ and there were many notable convictions and executions of Loups-Garous.The werewolf phenomenon may have a medical explanation. Take Peter the Wild Boy‚ for instance. In 1725‚ he was found wandering naked on all fours through a German forest. Many thought he was a werewolf or at least raised by wolves. Research has shown Peter likely had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome‚ a condition discovered in 1978 that causes a lack of speech‚ seizures‚ distinct facial features‚ difficulty breathing‚ and intellectual challenges.The rare psychiatric condition that causes people to believe they’re changing into a wolf or another animal is called Lycanthropy.Throughout the centuries‚ people have used werewolves and other mythic beasts to explain the unexplained. In modern times‚ however‚ most believe werewolves are nothing more than pop culture horror icons‚ made famous thanks to Hollywood’s versions of the Wolf Man‚ who was portrayed by my namesake Lon Chaney‚ Jr. Still‚ werewolves have a cult following. There are sightings reported each year‚ as evidence of what I am presenting to you.So‚ is the Werewolf more than just a legend&;#63; What are people reporting&;#63; Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.----------Access Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED&;#33; THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter&;#63;Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

The following account was provided to me by my late friend and colleague Chris Holly. Her insights on the paranormal were quite compelling. This is a statement concerning 9/11.&;quot;I rarely discuss 9/11. I have never written about it before in any fashion. I am a New Yorker and my feelings are very strong and very personal on this subject. I lived in New York City as did my family during the 9/11 attack on this country and my view is not a long-distance viewpoint mine is from the horror of watching it happen to the people in my town.I do not respond to the theories that float about freely on this subject. It sickens and hurts my heart like no other to listen to those who were nowhere near this horrible act of hate give long-winded opinions of who and what happened that morning on September 11‚ 2001.I do know what it was to watch two planes fly into a no-fly zone; I do know what it is like to watch those planes fly into two buildings big enough to fill the space of an average town in America. I do know what happens when towers as big as towns fall down upon the surrounding area hitting and destroying everything in the way on the way down.I also know what it is like to hear my son say to me “Why are they throwing laundry out of the windows“. I also know what it is like to hear that same son say to me once he places his eyeglasses on to look again “ Oh god Mom it is people jumping‚ Oh god- no‚ so many are jumping” I will never forget his voice at that moment. All I could do was tell him to look away and run. That is what I know about 9/11.I know what 9/11 smelled like and what people in terror looked like covered in the gray ash of the combined fallen towers and the dead. I also learned how brave‚ strong‚ and kind my fellow New Yorkers proved to be.So you will have to excuse me if I walk away from or twist in sickness and quickly retreat from those who spend hours in the debate about something they did not see‚ live through‚ and in my opinion‚ have any idea at all what they are talking about.It was a time when things became surreal while things unimaginable were happening all around us and an average morning caught New Yorkers dealing without warning into a total survival mode.Quickly the extreme conditions around you become crystal clear and you are aware of everything happening. It is how you live through these types of events. Your senses become acute and you become very clear about what is going on. I cannot and will not forget that day. I also cannot and will not forgive those who entertain themselves with theories and ideas that just do not apply to what happened. That is all I have to say on that area of this subject.What I want to share is an event that happened at dusk on the day the Towers fell. All of New York was focused on the horror going on in our city. The city was locked down. New Yorkers were trying to deal with the ordeal of searching for survivors. The world watched as we faced the nightmare of being crushed by buildings as big as most small towns in America.About 8 miles outside the city on the south shore coast of Long Island looking at the city my cousin‚ her husband‚ and her friends and family were gathered at a dock where they kept a large boat on the Atlantic Ocean side of New York. They heard from other people who had boats docked that you could watch what was left of the towers burn and also see the spirits rise if you went out in the water and anchored adjacent to the city skyline.My cousin and her family and friends decided to take the boat out to see if they could have one last look at what was left of the towers which were a landmark on the skyline of New York City along the coast.My cousin told me it was a silent ride out with heavy broken hearts for those lost and the realization terror was now a word that would stay with us forever. They made their way to the group of other boats anchored in the area that proved to be the best last look at the mighty World Trade Center Complex.She told me the boats all floated silently in the water as they watched the smoldering building pieces that remained and broken buildings in the area smoke in a slow sad last gasp of what they once had been. She said the fires were out but a glow surrounded the ground zero site in a strange eerie fashion.My cousin told me they sat there for a very long time without talking and openly wept at the horror before their eyes. Most people knew people who worked in or near the towers. No one was sure who was alive or who was dead. It was a day like no other for New York City and its adjoining communities.As they sat on the boat watching they all started to notice at once something very odd going on at the ground zero site. Over the buildings‚ above the city‚ they realized they were seeing flashes of what looked like light rising from the top of what was left of the tower complex rising up into the darkening sky.The group of people sitting on the boats watched in silence as this strange activity increased until they witnessed hundreds of ghost-like white wisps rise from the ground and lift into the night sky. The people watching started to cry as they all were sure of what they were watching.My cousin talked to me a few days later and told me that she knew people would think she was crazy but she was sure of what she had seen.She told me it was not smoke‚ it was not spotlights it was hundreds and hundreds of individual souls rising above the site until you could no longer see them. Straight up until they were simply gone.She told me they looked like a white glowing shape about body size and that the entire thing lasted for only an hour or so and then it slowed and stopped. She told me she knew it was the confusion of the day that kept the souls earthbound until they realized it was over and that they needed to move on.This event has forever changed her life. I cannot prove or disprove what the people saw on those boats. I do know it was profound and stayed with them all.My cousin was a serious skeptic and extremely set in her beliefs until this event occurred. She returned from this event a very different person. The entire group who were on that boat that day have been changed and insist they were witness to the spirits of those who were taken that day rise and leave ground zero.I did not see this take place and can only report what I was told. I do know firsthand that for days following the World Trade Towers Attack New Yorkers for miles around the city spent days washing the gray thick dust that hovered drop from the sky covering cars‚ patio furniture‚ and flower pots. Our decks and windows all were covered.I recall the odd still feel of the days after and the attack as well as the strange cry of the wind that would arrive and hum in a sad sorrowful way as we hosed off our vehicles‚ houses‚ and belongings from the gray coat of dust covering everything.I clearly recall hearing my neighbors and family members praying aloud as we hosed off our world knowing we were not only washing away the remains of the towers but those who perished in them. I recall the taste of the ash and forever will remember the smell. The smell of disaster and death covered the area for miles and miles. We all cried as the dust-covered our hands and faces as we hosed off the gray ash covering everything. I remember spitting out dust as I washed down my car sick at heart knowing I may be spitting out someone's father or mother‚ son or daughter. It was a time like no other in modern American history and one that must never be forgotten.I believe my cousin‚ her family‚ and friends. Looking at their faces as they tell you what they saw leaves no question in my mind that they did watch the spirits of 9/11 rise to a better place.That is all I have to say about 9/11 and the souls of those who were lost that terrible day.&;quot;Thanks to Chris Holly at Chris Holly's Paranormal WorldCopyright © 2008-2010 Chris Holly all Rights ReservedDOPPELG&;Auml;NGERS: SHOULD WE FEAR THEM&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Doppelg&;auml;ngerLISTEN 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&;#63;Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonHAVE A COMMENT&;#63; GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LIST-----WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Werewolves #ShapeshiftersWhat is a Werewolf&;#63; In European folklore‚ it is a human who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals‚ people‚ or corpses but returns to human form by day. It is said that some werewolves change shape at will; others‚ in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf‚ change shape involuntarily‚ and under the influence of a full moon.In French folklore‚ the werewolf is called Loup-Garou. France was particularly afflicted with reports of them in the 16th century‚ and there were many notable convictions and executions of Loups-Garous.The werewolf phenomenon may have a medical explanation. Take Peter the Wild Boy‚ for instance. In 1725‚ he was found wandering naked on all fours through a German forest. Many thought he was a werewolf or at least raised by wolves. Research has shown Peter likely had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome‚ a condition discovered in 1978 that causes a lack of speech‚ seizures‚ distinct facial features‚ difficulty breathing‚ and intellectual challenges.The rare psychiatric condition that causes people to believe they’re changing into a wolf or another animal is called Lycanthropy.Throughout the centuries‚ people have used werewolves and other mythic beasts to explain the unexplained. In modern times‚ however‚ most believe werewolves are nothing more than pop culture horror icons‚ made famous thanks to Hollywood’s versions of the Wolf Man‚ who was portrayed by my namesake Lon Chaney‚ Jr. Still‚ werewolves have a cult following. There are sightings reported each year‚ as evidence of what I am presenting to you.So‚ is the Werewolf more than just a legend&;#63; What are people reporting&;#63; Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.----------Access Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED&;#33; THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter&;#63;Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonContact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Also available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

I have received several requests to post the following archived report.Dave Schrader received a letter from an anonymous man‚ claiming to be a former U.S. Special Forces operative‚ regarding a mission he was a part of back in the early 1990s:“In the early 90s‚ I was with the 'Teams' in the Navy. We were sanctioned by an alphabet government agency to put a stop to several aggressive Sasquatch in the high country in western North Carolina. We all thought it was a joke at the mission briefing but it was no joke. My partner (in our team of twelve) was my swim buddy. He was Native American. This man wasn't scared of anything. Before we were ordered to go out‚ during the briefing‚ all of these agents were showing us slides of what these creatures did to people; adults and children alike‚ as well as the damage done to vehicles and homes. Anyway‚ my buddy turned white with sheer fear. He told me‚ 'This is bad. Really bad.'When we arrived in the little mountain village town‚ the sheriff met us. He told us that he'd never been so happy to see the cavalry since he'd been in Korea. He showed us the actual places where‚ as he put it‚ 'this is where those f**kers‚ those big hairy demons‚ destroyed this'‚ or killed him‚ her or them‚ there. My buddy was taking everything in like I never saw him before. After talking with the sheriff‚ our lieutenant told us to fire up because we're going hunting. As we were getting our gear ready‚ my buddy said to me‚ 'You know‚ I always thought my grandfather was just telling me scary stories about he and his brothers when they fought the wild men.'We started in around 1400. By 1600‚ we found lots and lots of tracks. We started tracking them. We made out at least seven different individuals. We made first contact at around 1930 and it was almost dark. The point man stopped dead in his tracks and spoke into his headset‚ 'I see one‚ it's f**king huge&;#33;' The lieutenant said‚ 'If you have the shot‚ take it.' He shot this massive hairy beast with a 7.62 millimetre round and it acted like a mosquito bit him. This creature turned around and let out with a God-awful roar. Our point man quickly switched to full auto. This time the creature dropped like a rock after ten 7.62 millimeter rounds cut up his chest.After first contact‚ the agents radioed in and said they wanted one alive. Our lieutenant told them to go screw themselves. It took three days and nights with almost no sleep but we dropped seven hairy bastards. We found the missing people‚ or rather what was left of them. We had one casualty when a team member was snatched straight up into a tree. There was nothing anyone could have done for him. To this day‚ thinking of those three days sends chills down my spine. You wont find those three days in any military record or mission log.Going into our mission debriefing where normally we are asked a thousand and one questions about every shot fired‚ every angle we fired from‚ every angle we fired on etc.‚ we were simply told that the past three days we were doing rigorous mountain training and during that training period we lost a man. And‚ with that‚ the debriefing team stood up and walked out. Now normally we have individual debriefing for the whole team but this was the one and only time it was just team.So to answer your next question‚ after three days government agents came in and removed all seven corpses and flew them out.”Transcribed Source: Beyond The Darkness – April 10‚ 2017NOTE: It's quite an interesting story‚ and I have received information that U.S. and Canadian military personnel have encountered Sasquatch. Do you believe U.S. Special Forces would have been used to take out a group of killer Bigfoot&;#63; LonTrue Bigfoot Stories: Eyewitness Accounts Of Killer Bigfoot Encounters: Terrifying Stories Of Sasquatch Creatures (True Bigfoot Stories‚ True Bigfoot ... Conspiracy Theories‚ Conspiracies) (Volume 1)Saesq'ec: A Controversial Account of a Bigfoot AttackWhen Bigfoot AttacksSasquatch‚ The Native TruthDOPPELG&;Auml;NGERS: SHOULD WE FEAR THEM&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Doppelg&;auml;ngerLISTEN 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&;#63;Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonHAVE A COMMENT&;#63; GO TO OUR SUBREDDIT AND POST YOUR THOUGHTSJOIN AMAZON PRIME - Unlimited Movie/TV Streaming&; FREE 2-Day ShippingRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LIST-----WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Werewolves #ShapeshiftersWhat is a Werewolf&;#63; In European folklore‚ it is a human who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals‚ people‚ or corpses but returns to human form by day. It is said that some werewolves change shape at will; others‚ in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf‚ change shape involuntarily‚ and under the influence of a full moon.In French folklore‚ the werewolf is called Loup-Garou. France was particularly afflicted with reports of them in the 16th century‚ and there were many notable convictions and executions of Loups-Garous.The werewolf phenomenon may have a medical explanation. Take Peter the Wild Boy‚ for instance. In 1725‚ he was found wandering naked on all fours through a German forest. Many thought he was a werewolf or at least raised by wolves. Research has shown Peter likely had Pitt-Hopkins syndrome‚ a condition discovered in 1978 that causes a lack of speech‚ seizures‚ distinct facial features‚ difficulty breathing‚ and intellectual challenges.The rare psychiatric condition that causes people to believe they’re changing into a wolf or another animal is called Lycanthropy.Throughout the centuries‚ people have used werewolves and other mythic beasts to explain the unexplained. In modern times‚ however‚ most believe werewolves are nothing more than pop culture horror icons‚ made famous thanks to Hollywood’s versions of the Wolf Man‚ who was portrayed by my namesake Lon Chaney‚ Jr. Still‚ werewolves have a cult following. There are sightings reported each year‚ as evidence of what I am presenting to you.So‚ is the Werewolf more than just a legend&;#63; What are people reporting&;#63; Listen to these accounts and form your opinion.----------Access Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED&;#33; THANKS-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter&;#63;Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. 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Owing to personal interest‚ GNN is partial to stories of rare bird sightings‚ and news from Oregon recently broke the story of a ‘mega-rare’ bird never seen before in either the state or the country. It wasn’t made by a birder‚ but rather an ordinary talented photographer named Michael Sanchez‚ who was on the beach […] The post Mega Rare Blue Rock Thrush Spotted on Oregon Beach Is First Sighting in US History appeared first on Good News Network.

News m3gan 2.0 Ahsoka’s Ivanna Sakhno to Star in M3GAN 2.0 Perhaps Baylan Skoll’s apprentice can defeat M3GAN By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on May 1‚ 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share After the breakout success of M3GAN‚ a Blumhouse film about an AI doll with killer dance moves and murderous predilections‚ it’s no surprise that a sequel‚ M3GAN 2.0‚ was rapidly approved. We don’t know much about the upcoming film‚ however‚ other than the fact that Allison Williams would reprise her role as M3GAN’s creator‚ Gemma‚ and Violet McGraw would once again play the young girl that M3GAN became violently protective of. Until today‚ when Deadline broke the news that Ivanna Sakhno has joined the cast for the sequel. If you watched Star Wars: Ahsoka‚ then you’re familiar with Sakhno’s work: She played Shin Hati‚ the apprentice of former Jedi Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson). Saknho got deserved attention for playing Shin‚ and it seems that the creatives behind M3GAN 2.0 took notice. Those creatives include writer Akela Cooper‚ who penned both M3GAN and the sequel‚ as well as director Gerard Johnstone‚ who is also helming both films. James Wan (The Conjuring and Saw franchises‚ as well as the Aquaman movies)‚ Jason Blum‚ and Williams are also producing the sequel. Details on the plot of M3GAN 2.0 aren’t yet known‚ and we also don’t know anything about what role Sakhno is taking on in the film. We do know‚ however‚ that the movie is set to premiere in theaters on January 17‚ 2025. [end-mark] The post &;lt;i&;gt;Ahsoka&;lt;/i&;gt;’s Ivanna Sakhno to Star in &;lt;i&;gt;M3GAN 2.0&;lt;/i&;gt; appeared first on Reactor.

Excerpts manga Read an Excerpt From Park Seolyeon’s A Magical Girl Retires A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt. By Park Seolyeon | Published on May 1‚ 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon‚ translated from Korean by Anton Hur—an ode to magical girl manga out now from HarperVia. Twenty-nine‚ depressed‚ and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the pandemic‚ a millennial woman decides to end her troubles by jumping off Seoul’s Mapo Bridge.But her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed all in white—her guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant magical girl on a mission to find the greatest magical girl of all time. And our protagonist just may be that special someone.But the young woman’s initial excitement turns to frustration when she learns being a magical girl in real life is much different than how it’s portrayed in stories. It isn’t just destiny—it’s work. Magical girls go to job fairs‚ join trade unions‚ attend classes. And for this magical girl there are no special powers and no great perks‚ and despite being magical‚ she still battles with low self-esteem. Her magic wand… is a credit card—which she must use to defeat a terrifying threat that isn’t a monster or an intergalactic war. It’s global climate change. Because magical girls need to think about sustainability‚ too. “The job with the lowest barrier to entry is bounty hunter. I also worked in the hunter guild before I moved to the union.” She pointed to a large booth located near the entrance. It was for the bounty hunters. Some people posed with cardboard cutouts of the more popular hunters. Fascinating. So magical girls aren’t always motivated by selfless ideals like they make it seem on the news. It was the first time I realized being a magical girl could involve making money‚ which gave me a strange feeling. “But‚ Roa‚ isn’t your ability unrelated to fighting&;#63;” “Believe me‚ it’s harder to find the people on wanted posters than it is to beat them down.” Roa smiled and held out a fist. “Besides‚ I’m very handy in a fight. It’s not like I need magic to fight a nonmagic person‚ convenient as that might be.” I nodded; the confidence and speed with which this fist was presented to me made me think she was onto something. * * * The next booth she pointed out happened to be right across from the bodyguard agency booth‚ one that proclaimed to be against the privatization of magical girls. Roa noticed I was looking in that direction and turned me away from them. “That’s a religious organization.” “Are they dangerous&;#63;” “We can’t say for certain‚ but surely making magical girls into gods isn’t healthy either. Being a magical girl is like having a rare license or certification. Can you imagine worshipping a lawyer or a florist&;#63;” Buy the Book A Magical Girl Retires Park Seolyeon Buy Book A Magical Girl Retires Park Seolyeon Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget That made sense. I nodded. “Aside from the religiousness‚ their positions aren’t that different from the union. They think magical girls should use their power for the community and not just individuals‚ that kind of thing. Our talents aren’t earned through effort‚ after all.” My nodding slowed to a stop. If we didn’t earn talent through effort‚ didn’t that make us different from normal licensed and certified professions…&;#63; Just as I was thinking this‚ the magical girl cram school caught my eye. “Then what do they teach at that school there&;#63;” I asked. “How to realize your powers and use your abilities‚ I suppose. I don’t really know‚ actually‚” Roa said. “There’s someone at the union who teaches there. Apparently‚ they’re not the kind of school that tells people becoming a magical girl is a matter of effort to rip girls off. You have to take an entrance test to gauge your potential‚ and if you aren’t up to par‚ they reject you. Or‚ if you’re really determined to work in this sphere‚ they encourage you to become an agent.” “Shouldn’t I take classes there or something&;#63;” But then I thought of tuition fees. Roa seemed to think I already had the potential to be a great—nay‚ the greatest—magical girl and that I could potentially do more with my abilities. This time‚ Roa didn’t merely smile but burst into actual laughter. “Sure‚ sparrows can teach pigeons and eagles how to fly if they really have no idea how.” I didn’t get what was so funny and my feelings were a little hurt. Roa was still wiping away tears as she continued to speak. “But the Pegasus and dragons have nothing to learn from sparrows.” It sounded like a compliment‚ but I was still a bit confused about—well‚ the whole thing. Roa held my hand again and pulled me along. Excerpt from A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon‚ transl. by Anton Hur. Published by HarperVia. Copyright © 2024 HarperCollins. The post Read an Excerpt From Park Seolyeon’s &;lt;i&;gt;A Magical Girl Retires&;lt;/i&;gt; appeared first on Reactor.

With tent cities springing up across American campuses‚ filled with antisemitic activists who are openly supporting U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations‚ you could be forgiven for suspecting that this activism was not wholly organic. And you would be right. Fingerprints of Further Funding Take the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University‚ where “students sleep in tents apparently ordered from Amazon and enjoy delivery pizza‚ coffee from Dunkin’‚ free sandwiches worth $12.50 from Pret a Manger‚ organic tortilla chips‚ and $10 rotisserie chickens‚” according to the New York Post. That is not the sort of event a campus student association organizes on its semesterly stipend—certainly not the sort of event a student association could sustain for now more than a week. It’s not just Columbia University. These tent encampments—with an odd near-uniformity to their pup tents—have popped up at dozens of campuses all across the country. Dozens‚ scores‚ and hundreds of students have walked out of classes only weeks before finals‚ and they are glamping on the lawn instead of cramming in the library. Who is behind all this&;#63; Paid Activists The Post discovered that at least some encampments appear to be coordinated by paid activists. A left-wing activist coalition called the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights sponsors a “Youth Organizing Fellowship” that offers college students an unheard-of $24-$28/hour wage to organize supposedly “local campaigns‚” which are really backed by the training‚ mentorship‚ and ongoing support of this extremely well-funded activist network. In 2023‚ USCPR hired eight youth fellows‚ three of which have recently appeared at pro-Hamas encampments at UC Berkeley‚ Yale‚ and UT Austin‚ according to photographs sleuthed out by the Post. Those who visit the USCPR website today will not find any youth fellows listed. The activist group “has just begun a new class of 2024 youth fellows‚” it conveniently claims. Instead‚ it suggests repeatedly‚ “Check back for more information‚” which innocently suggests to viewers it hasn’t time to update its website yet. However‚ according to its advertisement‚ applications for the position closed on April 3‚ just over two weeks before the recent mayhem on university campuses began. On one hand‚ this could be mere coincidence. On the other hand‚ it could be that USCPR youth fellows (nothing said they had to only hire eight this year) have played a major role in organizing these campus encampments‚ at least the more influential ones. If that is the case‚ then USCPR deliberately timed its hiring so that its website would reveal no information about its youth fellows until after their encampment campaign—perhaps even after the semester. Given the presence of former USCPR youth fellows—who‚ presumably‚ are no longer on its payroll—at these protests‚ it seems likely that its current youth fellows would also be involved‚ simply due to running in the same circles of protest culture. The USCPR Network The USCPR coalition includes Students for Justice in Palestine‚ Jewish Voice for Peace‚ CODEPINK‚ National Lawyers Guild‚ and the Westchester Peace Action Committee‚ among many other groups. In 2021‚ USCPR had a total income of $1.5 million and total expenses of $1 million. USCPR’s official name is Education for Just Peace in the Middle East. Under that name‚ USCPR received $355‚000 from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund between 2018-2023‚ and it received $700‚000 from the Soros family’s Open Society Foundations between 2018-2022 (the most recent years for which data is available). In 2018‚ Tablet Magazine reported that USCPR was “the fiscal sponsor of a group called the Palestinian BDS [Boycott‚ Divestment‚ and Sanctions] National Committee (BNC)‚” which in turn was linked to Palestinian terrorist groups. One of BNC’s members‚ listed on its website‚ is the Council of National and Islamic Forces in Palestine. Five members of PNIF are U.S.-designated terrorist organizations: Hamas‚ Palestinian Islamic Jihad the Palestine Liberation Front‚ the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine‚ and the Popular Front – General Command. For those like me who have never run across the term before‚ fiscal sponsorship is where one nonprofit receives and administers donations intended for another organization that lacks nonprofit status. (The National Council of Nonprofits argues that the practice does have a place in helping new charities get started‚ but to the uninitiated outsider this arrangement also looks like a legal way to launder money.) Remember this term‚ because it will reoccur below. Local chapters of USCPR affiliate SJP organized many of the Gaza encampments‚ including those at Columbia‚ Harvard‚ Yale‚ UC Berkeley‚ Ohio State‚ and Emory. Also involved in the Columbia occupation is Jewish Voice for Peace‚ another USCPR affiliate that co-organized an October 2023 protest in which demonstrators illegally entered a House office building and were arrested. However‚ USCPR is not the only source of funding for organizations within its orbit organizing campus occupations. From 2017-2022‚ Soros’ Open Society contributed $775‚000 directly to Jewish Voice for Peace‚ while the Rockefeller Brothers Fund gave the group $490‚000 from 2019-2023. Financial information on Students for Justice in Palestine is harder to obtain because the organization is not registered as a nonprofit. Another USCPR member‚ the Westchester Peace Action Committee‚ serves as SJP’s fiscal sponsor. It makes sense that SJP‚ which declared Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack to be “a historic win for the Palestinian resistance‚” would wish to conceal its funding streams. It also makes sense that SJP would not wish to register as a nonprofit organization‚ since that designation might be justly removed based on its activities and statements. Hence‚ its secretive funding mechanisms. Headquartered in White Plains‚ New York‚ in Westchester County‚ the Westchester Peace Action Committee seems like a small‚ local nonprofit—at first. Nevertheless‚ WESPAC plays an inconspicuous but important role in supporting the national anti-Israel movement. It does this by allowing itself to be used as a fiscal sponsor to fringe extremist groups that might otherwise lose their tax-exempt status. According to the left-leaning Anti-Defamation League‚ WESPAC has fiscally sponsored 22 organizations since 2000‚ but 15 of those organizations were anti-Israel or pro-Palestine‚ with no more than one organization in any other category Due to the lack of reporting requirements‚ it is unknown how much money WESPAC has funneled to SJP. What is known is that the organization’s revenue nearly quadrupled over four years‚ from $636‚000 in 2021 to nearly $2.4 million in 2023. The sources of most of that revenue are not known. Tip of the Iceberg The organization of pro-Hamas campus encampments suggest they are being bankrolled by someone with deep pockets. The lavish supplies expended on the encampments suggest they are being bankrolled by someone with deep pockets. The high compensation paid activists receive to coordinate these encampments suggest they are being bankrolled by someone with deep pockets. According to open-source data gathering‚ at least two left-wing grant-making organizations with deep pockets—the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and George Soros’ Open Society Foundations—are known to have made significant past donations to several of the groups involved in these protests. However‚ the activist groups already mentioned are not the only members of the left-wing coalition organizing antisemitic direct action on and off university campuses‚ nor are they the only ones rolling in left-wing donations. Other radical groups have cooperated in staging antisemitic demonstrations: If Not Now received $400‚000 from Open Society in 2019-2021. Adalah Justice Project received $550‚000 from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (passed through the left-wing Tides Center) in 2020-2023. The Arab American Association of New York received $60‚000 from Open Society in 2018. Desis Rising Up and Moving received $30‚000 from Open Society in 2020. All these groups have participated in anti-Israel‚ pro-Hamas protests. For those keeping track‚ the organizations sponsoring campus encampments and other antisemitic protests have received at least $3.36 million since 2016 from just two left-wing organizations. Meanwhile‚ the funding sources for other groups‚ such as the hyper-active SJP and Within Our Lifetime‚ are not known. This is based upon previously reported data that does not even account for funding these organizations may have received since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack—when the lawlessness began in earnest. Campus protesters like to romanticize their misbehavior by comparing it to the protests of the late-1960s. But today’s protesters have access to more funding than their comrades of another era—perhaps “professors” would be a more efficient word—could have dreamed of. There are likely many deluded campuses today who deeply believe in their confused and perverted vision of the world. Yet the amount of money involved suggests the campus occupation movement may not be as widespread a grassroots uprising as the left-wing media is laboring to make it appear. Millions‚ even hundreds of thousands of dollars‚ can buy significant cooperation from one of the most notoriously penniless segments of society. This is perhaps especially true when the money enables agitators to utter college students’ two favorite words: “free food.” The Left seems to believe rowdy‚ disruptive chanting can drive any policy change—so long as the rioters yell loud enough and long enough—and powerful progressive organizations have pulled out their pocketbooks to put that theory to the most rigorous test. Originally published by The Washington Stand The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. The post Left-Wing Donors Gave More Than $3.3 Million to Pro-Hamas Activities Since 2016 appeared first on The Daily Signal.

There are many reasons why legal experts are questioning the legitimacy of the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But the major reason is that the main claim in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case—that Trump’s $130‚000 settlement payment of a potential claim by Stormy Daniels was a campaign-related expense—is totally bogus.  Here’s a quick tutorial on why Bragg doesn’t have a legal leg to stand on—call it “Federal Campaign Finance Law for Dummies 101”—an apropos title‚ given what’s going on. Daniels claims that she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006‚ fully 10 years before the 2016 presidential election‚ which Trump denies. For the payment‚ Daniels agreed to sign a nondisclosure agreement‚ which is a standard provision in many settlement agreements of personal injury cases and other claims. Bragg contends that Trump falsified business records‚ a misdemeanor‚ when this payment was listed as legal expenses instead of a campaign expense. Supposedly‚ according to Bragg‚ that converted the misdemeanors into felonies because Trump was concealing another crime. That other crime‚ according to prosecutors‚ is a violation of Section 17-152 of New York law‚ which make it a misdemeanor to “promote … the election of any person to public office by unlawful means.” Besides the fact that it’s very strange to allege that the commission of a misdemeanor for the purpose of covering up the commission of another misdemeanor is enough to allege a felony‚ the only plausible theory that Bragg is pushing for the alleged “unlawful means” was a violation of federal law by concealing a campaign-related payment.  With me so far&;#63;  But Trump was running for president. The raising and spending of money for campaigns for president and Congress is governed by federal law‚ the Federal Election Campaign Act‚ not state law. Any wrongdoing related to federal campaign financing falls under the enforcement authority of federal officials‚ not a local prosecutor like Bragg.  In fact‚ the Federal Election Commission‚ on which I served as a commissioner‚ has civil enforcement authority and the U.S. Department of Justice has criminal enforcement authority over violations of this law. For the nuisance-value settlement payment to Daniels to fit within Bragg’s rickety legal structure‚ it would have to be a crime under federal law. In other words‚ it would have to be considered a campaign-related expense that was falsely reported under the Federal Election Campaign Act.  If you want an example of such a violation‚ just look at the $113‚000 civil penalty the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee agreed to pay in 2022. They listed the payments for the opposition research that formed the basis for the infamous Steele dossier‚ which fabricated the entire Trump-Russia collusion hoax‚ as legal expenses instead of opposition research. But opposition research on the opposing candidate is obviously a campaign-related expense under applicable federal law‚ so the FEC had authority to investigate and enforce the law against this deception. That’s not the case with the Daniels’ payment. For starters‚ the incident in question that led to the payment is alleged to have happened 10 years before the 2016 campaign. More importantly‚ the payment fails the test the FEC applies to determine whether an expense is campaign-related. Under federal law and corresponding regulations‚ the FEC applies the “irrespective test” to “differentiate legitimate campaign and officeholder expenses from personal expenses.” As the FEC explains on its website‚ under the irrespective test‚ “personal use is any use of funds … to fulfill a commitment‚ obligation‚ or expense of any person that would exist‚ irrespective of the candidates’ campaign.”  In other words‚ if the expense would exist even if the individual were not a candidate‚ then it’s personal and not a campaign expense. The payment to Daniels clearly fails that test. Trump was a celebrity long before he ran for office‚ and celebrities get these kinds of nuisance claims all the time. In fact‚ the prosecution’s first witness in the New York case‚ David Pecker‚ said he had helped settle similar claims to avoid legal costs and embarrassment by suppressing stories for numerous other celebrities‚ including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tiger Woods.    The easiest way to understand this test is to take the example of a personal injury claim. Candidate A has a car accident several years before he runs for Congress that injures another driver. After the campaign has started‚ the candidate decides to settle the personal injury claim made by the other driver by paying that driver $130‚000 in exchange for a nondisclosure agreement.  Settling and paying the claim may help the candidate in his campaign by avoiding personal embarrassment. But that doesn’t make it a campaign expense. It’s a claim that would exist even if the candidate were not running for office and is thus considered a personal expense under federal law.  Daniels’ claim is also a personal claim that existed long before Trump ran for the presidency and‚ given his celebrity status‚ would have continued to exist even if he never ran for president. That’s no doubt why neither the FEC nor the Justice Department ever filed an enforcement action against the Trump campaign or Trump personally over the payment; specifically‚ because it was not a campaign-related expense.  You know what would have led to enforcement actions&;#63; If Trump had actually claimed this was a campaign-related expense and had used campaign funds to make the payment‚ I have no doubt he would have been prosecuted by the feds for the illegal use of campaign funds to pay a personal expense. That’s what former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.‚ D-Ill.‚ went to prison for after he pleaded guilty in 2013 to spending $750‚000 on personal expenses. Keep in mind that Bragg’s entire manufactured case of 34 counts of falsifying business records depends entirely on the legitimacy of his contention that the settlement payment should have been listed as a campaign-related expense. It shouldn’t because it wasn’t.  And all of the other testimony from the prosecution’s witnesses about this payment and other settlement payments that are obviously intended to blacken the character of the former president and prejudice the jury doesn’t change the fact that none of these payments were campaign-related expenses. Period. End of story—or at least it should be. The post Trump’s NY Prosecution Is a Bogus Case by a Bogus Prosecutor appeared first on The Daily Signal.