James O’Keefe reports that US government funding accounts for almost half of the International Rescue Committee’s budget‚ which means taxpayers are mostly footing the bill for this unrestricted migration.  A new video exposé by journalist James O’Keefe looks at a facility in Arizona allegedly run by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) (@rescue.org) serving as a […] The post OMG Exposes the Global NGO Flooding Our Border with US $$$ appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

June 23‚ 2023 was supposed to be one of the best days of Eithan Haim’s life. His family was visiting for his graduation from his medical residency‚ and the official start of his career as a general surgeon. It was the “single greatest accomplishment” of his life‚ he says‚ and graduation “was a big deal” for him. But then there was a loud knock on Haim’s apartment door. It wasn’t flowers or balloons‚ but rather two agents from the Department of Health and Human Services alerting him that he was the target of a criminal investigation. ‘They show me their badges‚ and they say they were investigating a case regarding medical records‚” Haim told The Daily Wire during an extended interview. “It was one of those moments where time stands still.” Though Haim maintains he did nothing to warrant the probe‚ he immediately knew what it was about. A month earlier‚ Haim was the anonymous whistleblower for a bombshell story about secretive transgender surgeries for minors at one of the most prominent hospitals in the country. “It’s my responsibility as a doctor to expose this to the public” Prior to the publication of this story‚ Haim has chosen to keep his identity a secret as he launched his career as a surgeon. He never intended to enter the public conversation over gender ideology‚ but what he saw as a resident doctor at Baylor College of Medicine left him no choice. For Haim it all started in September 2022‚ when he saw The Daily Wire’s investigation of Vanderbilt University’s transgender clinic‚ where so-called “gender-affirming” care for minors was described as a “big money maker” and irreversible treatments such as double mastectomies were being performed on children. “The public really woke up to these pediatric transgender programs‚” Haim recalled. “It was the first time that people heard about gender-affirming hysterectomies by these bubbly young doctors‚ and people were understandably shocked.” The 33-year-old doctor‚ however‚ thought he had nothing to worry about. He was working in Texas‚ after all‚ and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had already issued an opinion stating that performing sex-change procedures on minors was child abuse. The hospital where he was a surgical resident‚ Texas Children’s Hospital‚ stated unequivocally after Paxton’s opinion in March 2022 that it was halting its so-called “gender-affirming services.” “Texas Children’s Hospital paused hormone-related prescription therapies for gender-affirming services‚” read a statement from the hospital‚ which is the largest pediatric hospital in the country. “This step was taken to safeguard our healthcare professionals and impacted families from potential criminal legal ramifications.” Haim said the announcement was a “huge relief.” But working at the hospital‚ he soon learned that it may not have been the truth. Just a few days after the public statement‚ Haim learned about a surgery in which doctors at the hospital implanted puberty blockers into a prepubescent 11-year-old girl who believed she was transgender. He continued to hear stories from other residents‚ and then came across a public “grand rounds” presentation by top doctors at the hospital encouraging the use of puberty blockers and hormone treatments. The lecture coached primary care doctors how to funnel patients into the transgender clinic‚ where they could receive treatment. “I reached this unavoidable conclusion that Texas Children’s Hospital is providing this outward appearance that they shut down the program‚ when in actuality‚ within the hospital‚ it’s a very high priority‚” Haim said. “I start realizing how blatant this is‚ how unethical it is‚ and how they’re lying to the public.” “This is a huge scandal‚ right?” he said. “It’s my responsibility as a doctor‚ as a physician‚ to expose this to the public. If I don’t‚ then this abuse can continue. I knew that future generations‚ like my children‚ would never be able to forgive me if they knew I had the chance to do something and I decided to stay silent.” “It requires average‚ everyday doctors to stand up and speak out against things like this.” Whistleblower materials cause firestorm at Texas Children’s Hospital The information proving that Texas Children’s Hospital continued to perform sex-change procedures ultimately appeared in a May 16‚ 2023 article by City Journal’s Christopher Rufo‚ who disclosed lectures as well as redacted images of surgery and clinic schedules showing medical activity. It’s difficult to overstate the impact of the story. Just two days after the story was published‚ the Texas legislature voted to pass SB-14‚ the bill that officially banned transgender procedures for minors. Haim said he had “no idea” about the timing — but Rufo‚ the activist who is credited with orchestrating the demise of Harvard University’s president‚ was well aware. “Rufo had learned that there would likely be a few Democrats who would vote in favor of the law if the story came out before the vote‚” Haim explained. “And it did exactly that. It had convinced multiple Democrats to vote in favor of the law.” Dr. Eithan Haim and his wife / Courtesy of Eithan Haim One of the four Democrats who voted with Republicans‚ Shawn Thierry‚ delivered a sobbing address to the legislature‚ stating that she chose to prioritize “the safety and well-being of all young people over the comfort of political expediency.” There was a belief in Texas that it was Rufo’s story that won over Democrats such as Thierry. The piece also led to a formal investigation by Texas into the hospital. “I’ve been clear that any ‘gender transitioning’ procedures that hurt our children constitute child abuse under Texas law‚” said Attorney General Paxton. “Recent reports indicate that Texas Children’s Hospital may be unlawfully performing such procedures‚ and my office is working to uncover the truth.” The hospital‚ for the second time in fifteen months‚ announced that it was shutting down its transgender clinic‚ calling it a “heart-wrenching” decision. For Haim‚ this was a major victory. “It gets big. It’s on Fox News. The Daily Wire covered it‚ Elon Musk was commenting on it‚ Jordan Peterson‚ all these big names‚” Haim said. “For me‚ that was great. The information that we reported on‚ which was simply making public what these people were advocating for publicly within the hospital‚ was voted to become illegal within 24 hours.” But as the tide turned against Texas Children’s Hospital‚ the effort to expose Rufo’s whistleblower began. On May 19‚ 2023‚ the local county attorney Christian Menefee stated publicly that “the leaker must be punished.” “Someone leaked kids’ medical records from a Houston hospital to right wing activists. Instead of helping victims‚ Ken Paxton is investigating the hospital‚ pushing phony claims that gender affirming care is child abuse‚” Menefee wrote‚ adding that he was working with Texas Children’s Hospital to “fully investigate how this happened and notify all impacted families if their information was released.” “I expect they will fully disclose what they find to the United States Department of Health and Human Services‚” Menefee said. “If a hospital employee leaked these medical records‚ they must be fired.” Rufo responded on X‚ saying‚ “I will never give up my sources — especially those who stand up for kids.” Just one month later‚ two agents from the Department of Health and Human Services were at his source’s door. “There’s no way we’re going to bend the knee to these people” Department of Justice target letter delivered to Eitham Haim / The Daily Wire Menefee implied in his public threat‚ without evidence‚ that the leaker had released children’s medical records‚ stating that this would be a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ more commonly known as HIPAA. Haim and his legal team are insistent that nothing published by Rufo‚ who made all the materials available on X‚ would have violated HIPAA. The images he published consisted of heavily-redacted screenshots of clinic and operating room schedules that can be accessed by medical providers through Epic‚ the hospital’s medical record system. To use the industry’s terminology‚ with the redactions‚ it was all “de-identified data.” The screenshots contain no information that could be used to identify patients — they are schedules showing that doctors at the hospital‚ Richard Ogden Roberts and Kristy Rialon‚ were conducting procedures on minors‚ including implanting puberty blockers into an 11-year-old girl. The schedules show the doctor‚ the treatment‚ the diagnosis‚ and the age of the patient — nothing that would constitute a HIPAA violation‚ according to Haim’s legal team. EXCLUSIVE: Last year‚ Texas Children's Hospital announced it was stopping "gender-affirming care" on minors. But I've obtained internal records indicating that TCH secretly restarted its child sex-change program three days later—and has continued it en masse ever since. 🧵 — Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) May 16‚ 2023 But the Biden administration’s Department of Justice appears to be under a different impression. Haim declined to be interviewed by the agents who arrived at his apartment‚ opting to speak with an attorney prior to submitting to any interview. The target letter served to him by the agents and signed by the Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas‚ Tina Ansari‚ made only vague statements about the investigation‚ though the agents said it had to do with “medical records‚” according to Haim. “This office is involved in an investigation dealing with federal law violations‚” the letter said. “You are a potential target in this criminal investigation.” In the months that followed‚ Haim’s legal representatives spoke with the Department of Justice on multiple occasions. Haim has gotten the impression that the investigators have a misunderstanding of the facts. “They seem to be working under the assumption that he had released patient names and birthdays in order for them to be targeted by right-wing mobs‚ which is completely untrue‚” Haim explained. “But all the evidence is on Twitter. Everything’s HIPAA-compliant.” Haim believes that the pursuit by the Department of Justice is purely political. “Why should I be intimidated into silence when what we exposed was voted to become illegal‚ and I had not violated any privacy laws?” Haim said. “For me‚ it’s obvious that this is a political investigation in order to prevent this from happening at other hospitals that might be lying to the public about the existence of their programs.” The sentiment is echoed on a fundraising page Haim set up to raise money for his legal defense‚ on which he says the case is “being driven by a highly ideological division within the Department of Health and Human Services that aims to silence whistleblowers who expose institutionalized medical corruption and the dangers of these hormone-based interventions for confused‚ adolescent children.” Haim has still not been charged with any crimes‚ and is actively working as a general surgeon in a small town in Texas. The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment on the status of its investigation. It remains unclear how Haim was identified by the federal government as the leaker. Texas Children’s Hospital did not respond to a request for comment on the origins of the criminal probe. Though Haim‚ prior to this article and an interview with Rufo that was also published on Wednesday‚ has never been identified as the whistleblower for Rufo’s story‚ nor as the public target of a federal investigation‚ somebody appears to have figured it out. In the weeks after he was notified of the investigation‚ a series of four negative WebMD reviews have popped up on his page making outlandish claims‚ including that he “mutilates patients‚” “mutilated me‚” and “should be in jail for being a terrible physician.” Almost certainly not a coincidence‚ the reviews use similar language as Haim did in an anonymous interview with Rufo‚ in which he said that children’s sex organs were being “permanently mutilated” at the hospital. Not only was the timing of the reviews suspicious — he wasn’t even seeing patients at the time — but WebMD has since revealed that all four negative reviews came from the same IP address. Haim says he and his wife have already spent roughly $250‚000 mounting his defense‚ all before charges have even been filed. On his fundraising page set up to help him deal with the financial costs‚ Haim claims they’ve exhausted the “entirety of our retirement‚ investments‚ savings‚ and almost all of our disposable income.” He says it’s all worth it. “We have accepted the fact that this is going to be a financial burden we’ll deal with for decades‚ which is totally fine‚” he said. “This is a fight we have to carry. There’s no way we’re going to bend the knee to these people.”

The Biden administration may have lied to the public about an ethics agreement related to Hunter Biden’s art career‚ according to House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comers (R-KY). The committee on Tuesday interviewed Georges Bergès‚ Hunter’s art gallerist‚ and asked him about who was purchasing Hunter’s art and what his relationship was with the White House. According to Comer‚ Bergès said that he never made any ethics agreement with the White House‚ which has claimed there was an ethics agreement between the gallerist and the Biden administration to not discuss the sales.  “The Biden White House appears to have deceived the American people about facilitating an ethics agreement governing the sale of Hunter Biden’s art. Hunter Biden’s gallerist never had any communication with the White House about such an agreement to make sure there was any sort of ethics compliance at all‚ and he provided information to the committee revealing how Hunter Biden’s amateur art career is an ethics nightmare‚” Comer said.  Bergès said that Hunter “knew the identities of the individuals who purchased roughly 70% of the value of his art‚ including Democrat donors Kevin Morris and Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali‚” according to Comer.  “The vast majority of Hunter Biden’s art has been purchased by Democrat donors‚ one of whom was appointed by President Biden to a prestigious commission after she purchased Hunter Biden’s art for tens of thousands of dollars shortly after Joe Biden’s inauguration. The White House has a lot of explaining to do about misleading the American people‚” Comer said.  Naftali‚ who paid Hunter Biden for a piece of his hyper-expensive artwork‚ was appointed by President Joe Biden to the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Morris‚ who previously helped pay Hunter’s unpaid taxes‚ reportedly purchased $875‚000 worth of art from Hunter in January 2023. “However‚ Kevin Morris only paid Mr. Bergès 40% commission of the $875‚000 purchase and Hunter Biden and Kevin Morris figured out the financial implications. Mr. Bergès admitted he has never done an art deal like that before‚” House investigators noted.  According to Comer‚ Bergès was introduced to Hunter by Hollywood video producer Lanette Phillips‚ who has hosted fundraisers for President Joe Biden. Bergès also reportedly told House lawmakers that he had met with the president in person and over the phone and was at a wedding at the White House.  The interview was conducted as part of the House investigation into corruption and influence peddling within the Biden family.

In a recent turn of events‚ actor Mark Ruffalo has come forward with an apology after he disseminated artificial intelligence-generated images that falsely depicted former President Donald Trump on the private plane of the now-deceased Jeffrey Epstein. The images‚ which were shared widely across social media platforms‚ have sparked a conversation about the responsibility of public figures in spreading information and the role of social media in policing content. Ruffalo‚ known for his roles in Hollywood as well as his political activism‚ initially shared the images alongside commentary that seemed to implicate Trump in untoward activities related to Epstein. However‚ it was soon revealed that the images were not authentic but rather created using advanced AI technology. This revelation prompted Ruffalo to issue a retraction and apologize for his role in sharing the deceptive visuals. Mark Ruffalo is a moron pic.twitter.com/PX0QzT9m99 — Flash (@YellowFlashGuy) January 9‚ 2024 Despite the apology‚ Ruffalo took the opportunity to direct criticism at Elon Musk‚ CEO of the social media platform where the images were shared. Ruffalo accused Musk of allowing disinformation to proliferate on the platform‚ which he suggested was contributing to a decline in the platform’s value. This accusation comes amidst broader discussions about the spread of fake news and the ethical implications of AI technology in fabricating realistic but false imagery. The incident has raised questions about the veracity of claims made against Trump in relation to Epstein. Court documents have surfaced suggesting connections between the two men‚ including testimonies from Epstein’s housekeeper who confirmed that Trump visited Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion regularly. However‚ the housekeeper clarified that Trump never stayed overnight‚ had massages‚ or dined anywhere other than with the staff in the kitchen‚ countering any insinuations of impropriety. JUST IN: Actor Mark Ruffalo Shares AI-Created Images of Trump to Promote MISLEADING EPSTEIN NARRATIVE‚ Then Criticizes Musk for Perceived "Increase in Misinformation." THE GAMES THEY PLAY.. Actor Mark Ruffalo‚ known for his far left leaning political views‚ recently shared… pic.twitter.com/qnctIdT1HQ — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) January 8‚ 2024 Trump himself has acknowledged knowing Epstein but has distanced himself from the convicted sex offender‚ stating that he was not a fan and had not spoken to Epstein in over 15 years due to a falling out. Additionally‚ Trump pointed out that Epstein was never a member of his Mar-a-Lago club. These statements stand in contrast to the narrative that the AI-generated images attempted to convey. The dissemination of the fabricated images by Ruffalo is a stark reminder of the ease with which misinformation can be spread by influential individuals and the potential harm it can cause. It underscores the necessity for due diligence and fact-checking‚ particularly when dealing with sensitive allegations that can impact reputations and lives. As the debate over the regulation of disinformation online continues‚ this incident serves as a cautionary tale about the power of AI to create convincing falsehoods and the critical need for users to approach online content with skepticism. It also highlights the importance of holding those in positions of influence accountable for the information they share‚ ensuring that public discourse is informed by truth rather than deception. In conclusion‚ while Ruffalo’s apology is a step towards rectifying the spread of false information‚ it also opens up a larger conversation about the responsibilities of both social media companies and their users. As technology continues to advance‚ the collective effort to combat disinformation must evolve accordingly‚ promoting a digital landscape where truth prevails and the integrity of public dialogue is maintained. The post Mark Ruffalo Retracts Misleading AI Images of Trump‚ Criticizes Social Media Disinformation appeared first on The Conservative Brief.

You can never know where life will take you. As we get older‚ our dreams and the things we love evolve with us. That being said‚ not everything changes. This sentiment is likely one that some folks feel when they see the video below of an elderly man and woman ice skating together. In fact‚ the person who shared it online expresses their interest in knowing their story. Luckily‚ social media has a knack for getting to the bottom of stuff‚ including the identities of these elderly BFFs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pubity (@pubity) Elderly Best Friends Find Joy In Skating In the comment section of the video‚ many were happy to share that these two are Mara Patai and László Gombos. According to an article on Metropol (originally written in Hungarian)‚ the two of them have adored skating since they were kids. For one reason or another‚ they eventually gave up the hobby… at least for a while. For Mara‚ a big factor was an ankle problem. When the two of them finally made their way back to skating‚ they immediately connected. YouTube Although they are both widows‚ Mara and László are best friends with no romantic connection — but that doesn’t diminish the positive impact they have on each others lives. The two of them can often be found dancing and skating‚ something that keeps them both feeling young. Plus‚ it helped László get through his cancer diagnoses. “If for some reason we don’t make it to the track one day‚ we’ll still keep up‚” he says. “We play table tennis‚ swim‚ or bike.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Elderly BFFs Gliding Across The Ice Together At Skating Rink Could Not Be Cuter. appeared first on InspireMore.

After a dad overheard his son feeling anxious about coming out as gay to his family‚ he made sure to immediately quell his fears with a heartfelt note. While being LGBTQ+ is much easier in the modern era than it was for generations past‚ some people still feel panic over fears of coming out to their parents. Fortunately for many‚ the panic isn’t necessary For a man named Nate‚ his family went a step further when they found out he was hiding his true feelings. Not only did they accept him with open arms‚ but they made him understand that being gay was as normal as a loaf of bread… Nate’s dad heard a conversation Nate was having with his boyfriend‚ Mike‚ one night. Instead of confronting him and adding any extra awkwardness‚ he penned a letter. Nate was so touched that he posted a photo of the note online‚ and it’s since made its way through social media. Read Sweet Note Man Found Before Coming Out to His Parents “I overheard your phone conversation with Mike last night about your plans to come out to me‚” it reads. “The only thing I need you to plan is to bring home OJ and bread after class. We are out like you now.” Nate’s father took it a step further and explained that he already knew his son’s heart and had for years. “I’ve known you were gay since you were six‚” he added. “I’ve loved you since you were born—Dad. P.S. Your mom and I think you and Mike make a cute couple.” The note first appeared online in 2013‚ but it’s remained relevant and celebrated for its simple‚ unconditional love. Share this story to remind your friends and family that parents accept their children for who they are‚ and everyone should be comfortable being true to their heart. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dad Leaves Heartfelt Note For Son Who Was Scared To Come Out To Him. appeared first on InspireMore.