Pope Francis‚ who said he is not a communist‚ hosted a Marxist [Communist] Christian dialogue at the Vatican and praised cooperation in “promoting the common good.” The Pope appears to be bringing the church closer to Marxism as they look for a “common ethic.” THE VATICAN REPORT IN PART Pope Francis met with representatives of […] The post The Pope Hosted a Marxist-Christian Chat for the “Common Good” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Bill Kristol‚ the never-Trumper who worked with the far-left to defeat Donald Trump and anyone who supported his agenda‚ is backing Nikki Haley. “I’m an ex-Republican. But if I were an Iowan‚ I’d be crossing back over to vote for Haley Monday. Voting against Trump in Republican caucuses and primaries is the most effective way—and […] The post A Voice from the Swamp Chooses Nikki Haley appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Germany is preparing for a possible war with Russia. Sometimes‚ thinking it will happen is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Germany is preparing for a scenario in which Russia launches an “open attack” on NATO in the summer of 2025 after scoring major victories against Ukraine‚ Bild reported on Sunday. This is the same report that leaked last September […] The post Germany Prepares for War with Russia as Early as February appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A report released last week revealed that ESPN has been forced to return sports Emmy statuettes that it has given out to some of its top stars after the network used a fake name scheme to fraudulently obtain the awards for top talent who were not eligible. The Athletic reported that the National Academy of Television Arts &; Sciences (NATAS) uncovered “a scheme that the network used to acquire more than 30 of the coveted statuettes for on-air talent ineligible to receive them” that involved submitting fake names in Emmy entries. ESPN took the awards doled out to the fictitious individuals and then “had them re-engraved and gave them to on-air personalities‚” the report said. Some of the top on-air talent whom ESPN gave the Emmys to included Kirk Herbstreit‚ Lee Corso‚ Chris Fowler‚ Desmond Howard‚ and others. There was no evidence that any of the recipients of the fraudulent Emmys had any idea that they were ill-gotten‚ the report said. “Some members of our team were clearly wrong in submitting certain names that may go back to 1997 in Emmy categories where they were not eligible for recognition or statuettes‚” ESPN said in a statement. “This was a misguided attempt to recognize on-air individuals who were important members of our production team. Once current leadership was made aware‚ we apologized to NATAS for violating guidelines and worked closely with them to completely overhaul our submission process to safeguard against anything like this happening again.” The network said it hired an outside law firm to conduct an investigation‚ and those responsible were held accountable. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The scheme was allegedly implemented because on-air talent for the network’s wildly popular “College GameDay” was ineligible by NATAS guidelines from being able to win a trophy for outstanding weekly studio show because they were eligible to win Emmys in individual categories‚ like outstanding host or studio analyst. The Athletic reviewed the fake names that ESPN submitted over a span of nearly ten years in which names were submitted that were close to the names of those to whom ESPN later gave the Emmy. Examples included Kirk Henry (Kirk Herbstreit)‚ Lee Clark (Lee Corso)‚ Dirk Howard (Desmond Howard)‚ Tim Richard (Tom Rinaldi)‚ Steven Ponder (Sam Ponder)‚ Gene Wilson (Gene Wojciechowski)‚ Chris Fulton (Chris Fowler) and Shelley Saunders (Shelley Smith). One person involved in the ESPN Emmy submission process in recent years said that the network did it because the on-air personalities were “so important‚ and they have egos.”

Every Sunday morning‚ legacy media outlets are taken over by elected officials‚ aspiring elected officials‚ administration insiders‚ and the usual collection of talking heads — all of whom are there to discuss specific policies‚ push talking points‚ or simply promote their own campaigns. For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to unravel a full week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed. ABC News‚ “This Week”: Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile joined a panel discussion on ABC’s “This Week‚” where the conversation was primarily focused on Republicans and the imminent Iowa caucuses — but Brazile appeared to be setting the stage for a disappointing showing from Democrats. The former DNC Chair suggested that the Democratic Party had “abandoned” some states entirely in order to put more money and effort into states that were seen as “battleground states” — and she argued that was a mistake because it left those states open to Republican influence. Host Jonathan Karl teed up the topic‚ pointing out the fact that there are over 100‚000 more registered Republicans in Iowa going into the 2024 election than there were just eight years earlier. Brazile offered an explanation‚ saying that she was not surprised to see so many counties in Iowa turning red. “I’m going to just say this‚ and some of my Democratic friends will not send me — uh — email later‚” she said. “When you abandon a state‚ whether it’s Iowa or Louisiana‚ then you let the Republicans in. We’ve abandoned too many states trying to focus on winning the battleground and not looking at the future trends.” “When you abandon a state‚ whether it's Iowa or Louisiana‚ then you let the Republicans in. We've abandoned too many states trying to focus on winning the battleground and not looking at the future trends‚” former DNC chair @DonnaBrazile says. https://t.co/i23zVudjjb pic.twitter.com/J8PVC3KKRY — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 14‚ 2024 CBS News‚ “Face the Nation”: Host Margaret Brennan opened Sunday’s broadcast of “Face the Nation” with a look at the latest polls going into the Iowa Caucuses. In addition to showing former President Donald Trump with a commanding lead over his closest competitors in the Republican primary‚ the most recent poll numbers also show President Joe Biden in trouble‚ trailing behind Trump‚ Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)‚ and former Governor Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) in head-to-head match-ups. The CBS/YouGov poll shows Trump with 50% to Biden’s 48%‚ DeSantis besting Biden 51% to 48%. Haley — who pulls 53% to Biden’s 45% head-to-head — is the only one of the top three contenders whose lead is outside the poll’s 3.1% margin of error. Ahead of the Iowa caucuses‚ CBS News polling found that all three of the top GOP contenders — Donald Trump‚ Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley — begin the year with a lead over President Biden in a potential November matchup‚ with Haley having the largest lead. Here's @SalvantoCBS pic.twitter.com/aJynJY3szF — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 14‚ 2024 CNN‚ “State of the Union”: Former Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) used his appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” to make an endorsement – of Nikki Haley. Hogan‚ who stepped down from leadership in the “No Labels” third party movement just a few days earlier‚ had sparked rumors that he was planning to run himself — but he shot those down on Sunday morning. Saying that it was “time for the party to get behind Nikki Haley‚” Hogan added‚ “What this race is all about is to try to nominate the strongest possible nominee for November. I’m convinced the momentum is with Nikki Haley … I really did not want to see a multi-car pile-up that would just enable [Trump].” Former Gov. @LarryHogan endorses @NikkiHaley on #CNNSOTU: "It's time for the party to get behind Nikki Haley." pic.twitter.com/D8PimSHG6x — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) January 14‚ 2024 CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP NBC News‚ “Meet the Press”: Former “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd joined his successor Kristen Welker on Sunday’s broadcast‚ where he made the case that the predicted extreme cold in Iowa could actually work to Governor Ron DeSantis’ benefit. Todd explained that because DeSantis had spent the most time in Iowa‚ going from county to county and building an organization on the ground‚ his voters might be more likely to brave the freezing temperatures and get to the caucuses. “Weird things happen‚” Todd said of low turnout caucuses‚ adding‚ “It should be a real advantage for Ron DeSantis … This is why you build an organization — when the weather drops suddenly.” WATCH: @chucktodd says frigid weather is “the whole ballgame” for the outcome of the Iowa caucuses because “weird things happen” with low turnout. “It should be a real advantage for Ron DeSantis. … This is why you build an organization — when the weather drops unexpectedly.” pic.twitter.com/BZfWQ1RcI7 — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 14‚ 2024 FOX‚ “Fox News Sunday”: Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.)‚ fresh off a trip to New Hampshire‚ joined “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream – stopped short of saying whether he would consider mounting an independent campaign for president. “A lot could change in the next few months‚” Manchin said‚ telling Bream that he thought the best time to reevaluate whether or not a third party could be viable would be after Super Tuesday. Manchin also weighed in on what he believed was the greatest crisis facing the United States currently – the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. WATCH: West Virginia Senator @Sen_JoeManchin joins after a visit to New Hampshire that's raising speculation he might jump into the 2024 race. pic.twitter.com/ikZyx6KBoY — Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) January 14‚ 2024 MSNBC‚ “Inside With Jen Psaki”: Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki sat down with Biden’s principle deputy campaign manager‚ Quentin Fulks‚ to talk about Biden’s next moves on the campaign trail. Fulks said‚ as he has in the past‚ that the Biden campaign will be leaning in on pushing abortion access and pushing back on Republicans who have called for restrictions. “I think that Republicans have underestimated this issue at every turn‚” he said. “They’re fumbling over themselves about whether this is a messaging problem. It’s a policy problem.” Democrats did make gains in 2022’s midterm elections — immediately after landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade was overturned in the Supreme Court — but polling indicates that 2024 voters may be more focused on economic issues. "I think that Republicans have underestimated this issue at every turn… They're fumbling over themselves about whether this is a messaging problem. It's a policy position problem." Biden’s Principal Deputy Campaign Manager @quentinfulks on abortion rights. pic.twitter.com/87TbxpvzMz — Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) January 14‚ 2024

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) endorsed former President Donald Trump for president on Sunday‚ saying that Trump had the leadership needed to fix the crises created by the Biden administration.  Rubio‚ a former presidential rival of Trump in 2016‚ said that he chose Trump because of his record on foreign policy and that the former president would stand up to special interests and bureaucrats. Rubio’s announcement came one day before the Iowa caucus‚ the first presidential primary voting of the year.  “When Trump was in WH I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit &; tough sanctions on regime in Cuba &; Venezuela) because we had a President who didn’t cave to special interests or let bureaucrats block us‚” Rubio posted on X. “I support Trump because that kind of leadership is the ONLY way we will get the extraordinary actions needed to fix the disaster Biden has created. It’s time to get on with the work of beating Biden &; saving America!”  When Trump was in WH I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit &; tough sanctions on regime in Cuba &; Venezuela) because we had a President who didn’t cave to special interests or let bureaucrats block us. I support Trump because that… — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) January 14‚ 2024 With Rubio’s announcement‚ both Florida senators have now backed Trump for the GOP nomination over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‚ with Sen. Rick Scott announcing his support for Trump in November.  The latest polls from Iowa indicate that Trump has a commanding lead over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley‚ DeSantis‚ and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Iowa has been hit with frigid temperatures and snow‚ meaning turnout may be down depending on weather conditions.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP Before Rubio’s announcement‚ Trump picked up Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s endorsement on Friday and Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) on Saturday.  “I realize President Trump greatly aggravates the left and the national media. I believe that is a small price to pay for righting this ship of state which is so greatly listing. I hope Republicans will join me in nominating President Trump‚” Risch told POLITICO.  More than 20 Republican senators have endorsed Trump‚ including Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)‚ the third highest-ranking Republican in the Senate.  “When President Trump was in office‚ we had the best economy in my lifetime … we had energy independence‚ our enemies feared us‚ and we had a secure border‚” Barrasso said last week. “And now under Joe Biden‚ we have high prices‚ we have a wide-open border. What’s happened at the border‚ the surrender at the border has allowed eight million illegal immigrants into the country.” 

Federal prosecutors on Friday charged an Oregon man who believes he is a woman for posting to a “trans woman support group” that he planned to go out in a “blaze of glory‚” after a search of his home found 27 guns and “tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.” Elizabeth West was charged with making interstate threats based on the September 26 Facebook post to the group “Trans Woman Support Group‚” which came as he said he believed he was about to be fired and was tired of “trans phobic assholes.” “I’m too old to keep looking for jobs and I’ve had it up to here being bullied by trans phobic assholes I am left with no alternative…‚” West wrote‚ according to court documents. “I’ve been preparing for this moment for a long time at least then I’ll be remember [sic] I have no family no friends… So there really isn’t any point living any more?” The FBI did not arrest West after the September interview that was ultimately used to justify charges. Instead‚ it arrested him months later after checks of his social media exhibited racial hatred towards black people‚ immigrants‚ and Jews. His social media bio‚ according to the court documents‚ was‚ “A Nazi dominatrix from Hell‚ who is tired of the blackening of America and Europe and ready to stand up to the Black orcs and the Jewish Wizards.” His animosity of other races appears to be heavily related to West’s gender ideology. West hatred of black people‚ it says in court documents‚ is because they often “misgender” him and a group of black men once physically assaulted him. For immigrants‚ the hatred was because he learned of an immigrant on Oregon’s public healthcare plan who got free transgender surgery‚ while West would have to pay for his own gender surgery. For months‚ the FBI monitored his social media and questioned him about his racial views. On January 9‚ after agents monitoring him were alerted of of a gun purchase‚ it executed the search warrant‚ and arrested West. The affidavit references “far-right terror‚” “white supremacy‚” and “alt-right extremism‚” portraying the madman as a conservative terrorist. The FBI at that point called him pretending to work for the electric company to get confirmation of his address‚ then subpoenaed X‚ formerly Twitter‚ for confirmation that it was his account‚ even though the affidavit did not allege that any of the racist X posts were crimes. In the end‚ the justification it used to charge him was the transgenderism-fueled Facebook post from months earlier. “I believe there is probable cause to believe West’s original Facebook posting constitutes an interstate threat‚ especially based on the accompanying photograph of firearms. Additionally‚ the large amount of weapons and ammunition recovered from her residence and subsequent X posts (including clear violent animus toward specific minority groups and the display of firearms) indicate a willingness to elevate her original threat of violence towards specific minority groups‚” FBI agent Damara Gonzalez wrote. “SA Gonzalez also located approximately 48 hand drawings of … a superhero‚ wielding a sword‚ stabbing‚ hanging‚ mutilating‚ and killing men‚ most of whom she refers to as ‘niggers.’ One image is titled ‘That’s Ms. Wolf to you! The Man SlayerQueen of the under world‚” the affidavit said. The arrest was first reported by CourtWatch. The FBI has shown a pattern in recent years of labeling its targets as far-right white supremacist domestic terrorists‚ even when the facts indicate otherwise. It then cites statistics to say that white supremacist domestic terrorists are the biggest threat to the country. In November‚ the FBI arrested a transgender-identifying man for threatening to shoot up schools “on behalf of the transgender community.” The man modeled his plans off of the transgender-identifying woman who shot up the Christian Covenant School in Tennessee‚ but the lead fact presented by the FBI was that he had used racist language online‚ according to a Daily Wire report. The Daily Wire also reported late last year on a gang of pedophile Satanists that was sexually torturing girls for years — when the FBI arrested member Angel Almeida‚ it portrayed the gang as white supremacist‚ even though Almedia is Hispanic‚ called the judge a “cracker‚” and the FBI described the group’s aims as bringing the downfall of western civilization. It also has a pattern of ignoring serious crimes unless or until there was an anti-conservative angle. A man who brought the FBI evidence of sexual abuse by the Satanists said agents seemed less interested in the fact that it had abused dozens of girls‚ almost all white‚ than the fact that a member once said the n-word‚ saying it was investigating “racially motivated domestic violent extremism.” In another case‚ the FBI explicitly decided to let a man who tried to rape a child walk free so that it could focus on January 6‚ enabling him to go on to assault another boy.

In an alarming development‚ there are growing concerns among a segment of national security professionals and Pentagon insiders regarding the potential for former President Donald Trump to utilize the U.S. military to assert his political agenda if he were to be re-elected. These fears have given rise to speculative reports suggesting that there may be clandestine efforts underway to prevent Trump from exercising the full extent of presidential powers. According to recent discussions‚ there is a belief that Trump could potentially disregard the traditional checks and balances that have been the cornerstone of American democracy for over two centuries. This apprehension stems from Trump’s previous term in office‚ where a cadre of independent appointees reportedly curbed his more controversial impulses. However‚ there is speculation that‚ if re-elected‚ Trump might populate his administration with loyalists less inclined to challenge his directives. HOLY SHIT… NBC News just admitted the Deep State exists. A “network of public interest groups and lawmakers” are “quietly devising plans” to prevent Trump from using the military to carry out retribution. They know Trump is going to win‚ and know what he’s about to do. https://t.co/ZqBiQWSVTw — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 14‚ 2024 The notion of civilian control over the military is a fundamental principle of American governance. It ensures that the military remains subject to the authority of democratically elected leaders. Yet‚ it appears that some groups are preparing to take preemptive action to maintain this control‚ fearing that Trump could commandeer military support for personal political objectives. A loose network of public interest groups and lawmakers is said to be quietly formulating strategies to counter any perceived attempts by Trump to expand presidential power unduly. This includes the possibility of legal challenges and proactive communication with potential Trump appointees to underscore the constitutional repercussions of undermining democratic norms. NBC News Admits 'Deep State' Exists… To Save Us From Trump's Return https://t.co/snLIN0A4Zm — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 14‚ 2024 Critics of these preemptive measures argue that such actions could be seen as unconstitutional and might even set the stage for a “military coup‚” effectively subverting the will of the American electorate. The core of their argument is that any orchestrated effort to limit the authority of a legally elected president would constitute a direct threat to the democratic process. Amidst these swirling allegations‚ key organizations known for their opposition to Trump’s policies are gearing up for potential legal battles. They aim to forge alliances to safeguard against any abuses of power from the outset of a new administration. These groups are closely monitoring Trump’s policy statements and the rhetoric of his allies to anticipate the direction of a potential second term. The stakes are high as the nation approaches the next election cycle. There is a palpable sense of urgency among certain factions to ensure that the mechanisms of democracy remain intact and that no individual‚ not even a president‚ can wield unchecked power. As these groups prepare for what they perceive as a critical juncture in American history‚ the debate over the balance of power and the sanctity of democratic institutions continues to intensify. In conclusion‚ while the veracity of these reports remains a matter of debate‚ the implications are significant. The prospect of a deep-seated conflict between the executive branch and established democratic safeguards raises profound questions about the future of American governance and the resilience of its constitutional framework. The post Allegations Surface of a Covert Plot to Undermine Presidential Authority Amidst Election Fears appeared first on The Conservative Brief.