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 Thousands of THYLACINE ReportsThere's the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. And in the Himalayas‚ there's the yeti‚ the Abominable Snowman. In Tasmania—a teardrop of an island under the eye of the Australian mainland—there's the thylacine… a creature that brings out folklore... and folks armed with grainy images‚ convinced they've seen the thing. But unlike other mythical creatures‚ the thylacine‚ or Tasmanian tiger‚ actually—indisputably— existed‚ an apex predator the size of a small wolf‚ roamed the island as recently as last century. which gives hope to so many obsessives‚ dreamers‚ and true believers‚ looking for the Tasmanian tiger in the bush… and‚ as you'll see‚ in the lab.This is a story that says as much about human nature as it does 'nature' nature. Further proof that—even in the face of science and logic—passion survives in the wild just fine. Read more at Reports of Tasmanian tiger sightings come by the thousands as Aussies search for extinct thylacine-----CHICAGO MOTHMAN Witness Comes ForwardLon Strickler of Phantoms &; Monsters recently spoke with Joseph Palau‚ a Brooklynn‚ New York resident and union official for the United States Postal Service (USPS)‚ who said that he saw the “Chicago Mothman” outside of his hotel window while visiting Chicago for a convention in 2016.&;quot;Eyewitness Joseph Palau‚ an NPMH union shop steward and World Trade Center 9/11 survivor‚ who was representing his Local Union (USPS‚ NYC) was attending the 2016 National Convention‚ which was scheduled to take place at the Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ during the week of August 22nd‚ 2016. He was staying at the same hotel‚ located at 200 North Columbus Drive‚&;quot; Strickler said. Read more at USPS Union Official Reports &;quot;Mothman&;quot; Sighting in Downtown Chicago-----SETI: 'No Evidence For Alien Technology'If all the reports of mysterious objects buzzing our skies are taken as true encounters‚ the Earth appears to be under assault.But spoiler alert: For the chief leader of the SETI Institute‚ established to search for and understand life beyond Earth‚ there's a need to step back and cuddle up to a cup of cosmic reality. &;quot;We don't have any evidence of any credible source that would indicate the presence of alien technology in our skies. And we never have‚&;quot; said Bill Diamond‚ president and chief executive officer of the SETI Institute‚ headquartered in Mountain View‚ California. &;quot;The idea that the government is keeping something like this secret is just totally absurd. There's no motivation to do so.&;quot; Read more at SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. 'And we never have'TODAY'S TOP LINKSWoman's wild UFO claims as she alleges abduction and theft of her 'eggs'Watch bizarre moment glowing UFO ‘flies into active volcano’ that researcher claims is a ‘wormhole’ for alien spacecraftA Rare Nova Explosion Will Soon Bring a ‘New Star’ to the Night Sky—How to Catch a GlimpseStrange ‘UFO’ Disc Is Found In 16th Century PaintingWENDIGO MYTHOLOGY - WHAT ARE THEY&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Wendigo #CannibalLISTEN 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----------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 subject of Bigfoot‚ according to an Allegan‚ Michigan resident‚ was a taboo subject for a long time. His mother opened up about a sighting and was investigated for mental illness.The following account was forwarded to me:&;quot;The city I grew up in (Allegan‚ Michigan) has had sightings of an almost white Bigfoot-like creature. These have gone back generations and between families that didn't know each other and even those just moving to the area. Some new farmers on day one would see it before any real interactions with those who have been there for decades.My group of friends had three parents of different kids‚ all with their own sightings and would never talk about openly. Fast forward years and during a game of hide and seek in an orchard‚ we all felt the ground gently shake as a massive white biped ran through mere feet from a few of us. We ran like hell to the house and started telling my buddies' parents. They shrugged it off‚ saying we were making it up to prank them to the point his mother yelled at us to stop.Years later‚ when more news popped up about cryptids in general‚ we started hearing our parents' stories and the ones their parents had. Then‚ like a flood‚ our town was filled with people talking about it‚ and it was OK to in public.A lot of people won't because of the backlash they can get‚ and I know one family that temporarily lost their kids. The mom had been talking about it at work with a close friend a few towns away‚ and someone heard her. They called the state and ran a full report that she was mentally unstable and should be investigated. Just like that‚ the town closed its lips and it was hushed.I just heard about a month ago from my uncle a farmer lost 2 of his calves. They were found over half a mile away‚ mostly eaten‚ with both in a tree five feet off the ground. Now the towns talking again.Almost feels like a repeat thing every 20 years roughly. And soon it'll hush down again. The photo that used to be in the party store outside of town where the hunters would hang their harvest pics of deer disappeared one day before I got there to see it. The owner said it was a clear-as-day photo of an almost sandy blonde ape on two legs taller than the 6-foot fence post it was behind.We have never talked much outside of my hometown about it. For the most part‚ we didn't want a flood of hunters and investigators coming in and clogging the town. This year should be interesting up there‚ and I am saddened I won't be able to make it for hunting as seeing the 'Old Man of the Woods' as my grandpa called him would be great right about now. After moving I always waited to hear that it's alright or the family of them are still around.&;quot; SWENDIGO MYTHOLOGY - WHAT ARE THEY&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Wendigo #CannibalLISTEN 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----------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

Michigan Dogman encounter story convinces the man that the account is true and that these creatures do exist in the Upper Peninsula. What do you believe&;#63;I received the following account:&;quot;I was told about this incident many years ago. A group of 4 men in Michigan's Upper Penisula were going camping/fishing at night. They were avid outdoorsmen. Big and buff men who matched the lumberjack aesthetic. They live outdoors in the boonies and always have.Their families stayed behind at camp that night while the men took their jon boat out to catch the next day's meals. They get pretty far from their families when they decide to pull off on a shoreline. It's pitch dark outside while they're setting up their chairs and lights.As they are setting up they start hearing something pacing the treeline behind them. They shine their lights and catch red eye-shine watching them. They're a little weary of this but continue setting up. They've seen just about every predator there is out there‚ they're alert but they aren't scared.They continue getting their gear ready when they start to hear growling from the other side of the tree line. They shine their lights and there's a second pair of red eyes. Now they're unsettled and begin to pack their stuff up. One of them stays up as a watch and keeps their lights between the two animals in the woods. By this point‚ both the animals are growling and making huffing noises. They're almost done packing the gear they have when a massive rock flies over their heads and into the water. Now they're really put off and start throwing things in the boat.They have about half of the stuff in the boat when one man screams and points to the tree line. They described the creature as being inhumanly tall‚ covered in hair‚ very muscular or just broad and big‚ and having a face more like a wolf. The creature is now screaming at them as it's slowly advancing towards them. The men are horrified and ditch their remaining gear. When they manage to get the boat out into the water they all shine their lights back to the shore and can see the rough shape of now two creatures both the same in shape and height. The men who are telling this story are literally sobbing and struggling to get their words out. They get back to their families at camp and immediately order everyone to start packing up. They don't tell their families why but they can obviously tell something is seriously wrong.This is obviously a Michigan Dogman story. These men were so scared of something out there they went as far as to move to the suburbs/cities. They were so scared their own homes didn't feel safe anymore and they never went camping again. The fact that these families were raised outdoors and these men spent 99% of their lives out there living off fish they caught or animals they hunted made this very believable to me. They were crying and shaking while telling this story.I'm not at all saying men can't cry but big macho lumberjack-looking men all crying in front of each other and barely being able to get the whole story out was enough for me to believe them. I don't know what they saw but I believe they definitely encountered something.&;quot; WWENDIGO MYTHOLOGY - WHAT ARE THEY&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Wendigo #CannibalLISTEN 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----------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 man‚ his girlfriend‚ and her son were moving to another state. They stopped in a Roanoke‚ Virginia area parking lot to rest. That is when they encountered a creature that deeply disturbed them.I received the following account:&;quot;This did not happen to me‚ but to a friend of mine. While I can't say with 100% certainty that he saw the Mothman‚ I do honestly believe him that he saw something out of the ordinary. When this came up‚ he knew nothing about the legend of the Mothman. It wasn't until later when a Mothman Prophecies movie came out that he decided to look into it and noticed all the similarities.What happened to him was‚ he and his girlfriend and her son were moving from one state to the other. I remember that it was a few weeks after 9/11. They were in the Roanoke‚ Virginia area at the time of the encounter. This particular night‚ they pulled over in a parking lot to sleep. They actually had two vehicles with them‚ one was driving the car and the other was following with the U-Haul.At one point he got out of the car and went to the U-Haul to get something out of the back. That's when he heard his girlfriend screaming. There was a tall dark figure hovering over the car where she and her son were inside‚ and it seemed to be looking into the windows and poking or scratching at the glass. When my friend shined a flashlight on it‚ he said he saw squinting red eyes and it was gone with a flash. It ended up landing on a tall branch in the tree line‚ and it was looking back at them with round red glowing eyes. He watched it for a minute‚ then he said it darted straight up into the sky and took off. It never flapped its wings‚ it just took off like a rocket faster than any living thing on Earth.He was incredibly shaken up by this encounter‚ and so was his girlfriend. He said that their relationship was never the same after this and that she changed. I had a deep interest in the Mothman that I kept pressing him for details but you could tell it really upset him.&;quot; LWENDIGO MYTHOLOGY - WHAT ARE THEY&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Wendigo #CannibalLISTEN 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----------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 Minnesota couple was driving home at night. They noticed that an 'ugly bear' was closely following their car‚ even though they were driving the speed limit. They later encounter the beast at home&;#33;The following account was forwarded to me:&;quot;This is about a Bigfoot that we encountered in Northern Minnesota near the Canadian/U.S. border on the night of July 14‚ 2023. My boyfriend and I were coming back from work and it’s a pretty dead two-lane road. There's never really much traffic‚ so we were just driving slow and telling each other about work‚ and in the corner of my eye I saw what I thought was maybe a bear and I said‚ “Hey&;#33; Look&;#33; I see a bear&;#33;” We were going about 45 mph. So‚ he looked and he got kind of weird-faced. He told me‚ “It doesn’t look like a bear. If it is it’s one hell of an ugly bear.” We laughed and drove off.Later we were almost home and we noticed this ugly bear had been following our car&;#33; Let me remind you we’re now doing about 55 mph and it was easily following about 10 feet behind us&;#33; I got worried because we had to turn up ahead‚ which meant we had to slow down and this bear could get to our car. I was terrified&;#33; I told my boyfriend to take a sharp turn and pray we didn’t go into the river. We didn’t and we’re now on the gravel road to our place and the bear was gone. We made it home and we got inside. We went to bed to watch television.About 2 hours later‚ I went outside to grab my keys because he had left them in the car. While near the car I hear something to the left of me‚ behind the house. We have a lot of wildlife out here so it doesn’t really scare me but this animal sounded big. I thought maybe it was a bear so I hurried inside. I find my boyfriend wide-eyed and he tells me‚ “I just saw Bigfoot&;#33;” Let me just say‚ that he does not believe in cryptids. He makes fun of me for being interested in aliens. So I believed him‚ especially when he started to tear up. He was so scared and I didn’t know what to do. I told him to lie down and turn on your favorite movie while I go lock the doors.When I went to look out the front door while locking it‚ it was standing right there in the tree line looking right at me. It could see me for sure&;#33; The lights were on and everything. I pretended I didn’t see it but when I looked again it was gone. My boyfriend and I have not seen it since that day.&;quot; TWENDIGO MYTHOLOGY - WHAT ARE THEY&;#63; | Join Us For LIVE CHAT | Questions &; Answers #Wendigo #CannibalLISTEN 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----------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

With the support of 210 Democrats‚ the Republican-led House of Representatives voted Saturday to approve President Joe Biden’s request for another $60 billion to aid Ukraine. After months of uncertainty‚ the bill now heads to the Senate for final approval. More Republicans opposed the Ukraine funding bill than supported it‚ racking up 112 votes against the measure compared to 101 in favor. The final vote was 311-112. Not a single Democrat voted against the bill. (See how your member voted on the bill.) House Speaker Mike Johnson‚ R-La.‚ attempted to put a positive spin on the legislation‚ despite his own party’s strong rebuke. “Even though it’s not the perfect legislation—it’s not the legislation that we would write if Republicans were in charge of both the House‚ the Senate‚ and the White House—this is the best possible product that we can get under these circumstances‚” Johnson said. Saturday’s vote ends a tumultuous week for Johnson‚ who now faces the prospect of losing his leadership post for choosing to prioritize Ukraine funding over border security. Three GOP lawmakers are sponsoring a motion to remove Johnson as speaker. The House speaker’s handling of foreign aid and U.S. border security has so incensed three fellow House Republicans‚ including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky—seen here at a news conference at the Capitol on Nov. 17‚ 2022—to call for his ouster as speaker. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) A separate border-related bill failed Saturday‚ although it was expected to be dead on arrival in the Senate. The House voted on five bills Saturday‚ which will now be sent in a consolidated legislative package for the Senate to approve. In February‚ senators voted 70-29 to approve Biden’s $95.3 billion supplemental spending request and are expected to vote on the revised House package next week. In addition to the Ukraine funding ($60.84 billion)‚ lawmakers also approved separate bills for Israel ($26.38 billion)‚ the Indo-Pacific ($8.12 billion)‚ and the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act‚ a bill that would impose more sanctions on China‚ Iran‚ and Russia. They also adopted a measure requiring TikTok’s parent company to sever ties with the Communist Chinese government or cease operations within the United States. The House voted Friday‚ 316-94‚ to combine the four bills into a single package that mirrors Biden’s original $95.3 billion request. Friday’s vote to consolidate the bills received unusually high opposition from Republicans‚ who are typically united on such procedural motions. In this case‚ 55 GOP lawmakers voted against the speaker’s consolidation plan along with 39 Democrats. &;gt;&;gt;&;gt; These 55 Republicans Voted Against Speaker Johnson’s Foreign Aid Scheme Losing that many Republican lawmakers on a rule vote is extremely uncommon in the House of Representatives. Such measures are typically party-line votes in which the minority party is united in opposition to the majority. As was the case with the rule vote on Friday‚ Johnson relied on House Democrats secure final passage of the Ukraine funding on Saturday. Heritage Action for America‚ the grassroots partner of The Heritage Foundation‚ which boasts 2 million activists nationwide‚ opposed the Ukraine bill. (Heritage founded The Daily Signal in 2014.) “The foreign aid package moving through the House this week is almost indistinguishable from the Senate’s failed supplemental spending bill House leadership claimed to oppose for months‚” Heritage Action President Dr. Kevin Roberts said. “While their position seems to have changed‚ ours is resolute: Conservatives have not‚ do not‚ and will not support another unaccountable‚ nearly $60 billion check for a foreign country to secure its border while our own lies dangerously wide-open.” &;gt;&;gt;&;gt; Speaker Johnson’s Shrewd Plan to Pass Biden’s Foreign Aid Package‚ Explained Roberts’ perspective was echoed by conservatives on Capitol Hill. “Speaker Johnson made it essentially impossible to vote for any of the bills before the House today without assisting in the effort to send $60 billion to Ukraine and up to $9 billion to Hamas‚” Sen. Mike Lee said. “He also made it impossible to condition any of those things on U.S. border security.” Speaker Johnson made it essentially impossible to vote for any of the bills before the House today without assisting in the effort to send $60 billion to Ukraine and up to $9 billion to Hamas.He also made it impossible to condition any of those things on U.S. border security.— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 20‚ 2024 “‘As much as it takes‚ as long as it takes’ is not a mission statement‚ but a recipe for disaster‚” Rep. Warren Davidson‚ R-Ohio‚ said. “Bad news does not get better with time. This is a plan to expand the war.” “As much as it takes‚ as long as it takes” is not a mission statement‚ but a recipe for disaster. Bad news does not get better with time. This is a plan to expand the war… https://t.co/OWprrq3aQY— Warren Davidson &;#63;&;#63; (@WarrenDavidson) April 20‚ 2024 “Our rules demand single subject bills for a reason‚” Rep. Greg Steube‚ R-Fla.‚ said. “‘Leadership’s’ foreign aid packages provide additional funds for Ukraine‚ Taiwan‚ &; more. Don’t be fooled‚ this is Chuck Schumer’s bill broken up in several votes.” 4/ More spending (without offsets) all while our southern border remains wide open. This is NOT America First. Is it too much to ask for Republican leadership in a Republican majority&;#63; Apparently so.— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) April 20‚ 2024 “This $60 billion for Ukraine is a debt we’re putting on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren‚” Rep. Tim Burchett‚ R-Tenn.‚ said. “We’ve already sent Ukraine $114 billion. No more.” This $60 billion for Ukraine is a debt we're putting on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We've already sent Ukraine $114 billion. No more. pic.twitter.com/aVkYV065JJ— Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) April 20‚ 2024 “I implore my colleagues to put America’s border security ahead of Ukraine’s‚” Rep. Keith Self‚ R-Texas‚ said. &;#63;Rep. Self speaks in opposition to the $60.8 billion Ukraine aid package:“I implore my colleagues to put America’s border security ahead of Ukraine’s.” pic.twitter.com/o8s8LnUwhR— Rep. Keith Self (@RepKeithSelf) April 20‚ 2024 Johnson’s office circulated talking points this week attempting to counter conservative criticism on the border‚ noting that Republicans passed the Secure the Border Act (HR 2) in May 2023. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer‚ D-N.Y.‚ has yet to bring to bring it up for consideration. “If Democrats cared about securing our border‚ they could take immediate action‚” Johnson’s memo stated. “Russia‚ Iran‚ and China’s current aggressions are the result of President Biden’s feckless foreign policies‚ and we cannot reward America’s adversaries because of Democrats’ refusal to take this issue seriously.” &;gt;&;gt;&;gt; In Congress‚ US Border Security Takes Back Seat to Foreign Bailouts Johnson’s office also touted differences between the House’s Ukraine bill and the earlier version adopted by the Senate‚ most notably‚ the inclusion of the REPO Act and economic aid in the form of a repayable loan. Both measures‚ however‚ have come under criticism. The REPO Act‚ which would transfer $4.95 billion worth of Russian assets to Ukraine‚ is “counterproductive and long-term problematic‚” according to a Heritage Foundation analysis. Not only does the bill give “unprecedented legal authorities” to the Biden administration‚ but it also poses risks to the U.S. economy and threatens to undermine the global finance system. The REPO Act will make it impossible for Donald Trump to engage in diplomacy in Europe during his second term. We need to kill this bill or at the very least make it sunset before the next Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/TegoP6HJjP— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) April 16‚ 2024 The loan‚ according to Heritage Action‚ gives the U.S. president “authority to cancel 50% of that debt after Nov. 15‚ 2024‚ and then can cancel the remaining 50% after January 2026.” Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago‚ the United States has allocated about $113 billion to Ukraine‚ averaging approximately $900 per American household. Despite this‚ the Biden administration persistently has sought an additional $60 billion from U.S. taxpayers to bolster efforts in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “Beyond the absurdity of the Ukraine funding‚ which includes a fake ‘loan’ that is conveniently waivable two weeks after the election in November‚ the other bills in this package each have their own glaring issues‚” Roberts said in the Heritage Action statement. “The legislation to support our allies in Israel is being used as leverage to force through the whole package—but dangerously includes billions of dollars for corrupt NGOs [nongovernmental organizations]. The ‘REPO Act‚’ included to sweeten the overall deal‚ risks weakening the U.S. dollar and is a costly liability for taxpayers‚ and the critical TikTok bill has already been sent to the Senate.” Roberts added‚ “Heritage sees through the Swamp’s spin and will not absolve lawmakers of accountability. We know the American people won’t either.” The post Republicans Rebel Against $60 Billion Ukraine Aid Bill as House Passes Controversial Foreign Aid Package appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In the late hours of Friday‚ the US Senate approved the extension of the contentious FISA warrantless surveillance program‚ narrowly averting its expiration at the stroke of midnight. Effectively confirmed is what advocates describe as a fundamental pillar of America’s foreign intelligence-gathering procedures and civil liberties groups see it as a Fourth Amendment violation that has yet to be properly challenged. Senate majority leader and Democrat‚ Chuck Schumer‚ extolled this bipartisan decision: “Democrats and Republicans came together and did the right thing for our country’s safety.” He addressed the concerns surrounding the program’s expiration emphatically: “We all know one thing: letting FISA expire would be dangerous. It’s an important part of our national security‚ to stop acts of terror‚ drug trafficking‚ and violent extreme extremism.” A breakdown of which Senators voted in favor (or against) the controversial FISA renewal. While valuable for various factions‚ the FISA legislation has been the bane for numerous Republicans and Democrats‚ premised on the perception that it infringes on the constitutional right to privacy of Americans. The journey of the bill towards legislation was anything but smooth‚ facing resistance from House Republicans who departed from their party stance and blocked the bill thrice in the preceding five months. The tide turned last week in favor of the House passing the bill with a decisive vote count of 273-147 after the proposed span of the program was truncated from five years to a mere two years. The impending “risk” of not securing the FISA reauthorization‚ which was a reactionary product spawned in the aftermath of the dreaded 9/11 events‚ was urgently flagged by top-level Powers from multiple channels including the White House‚ intelligence bigwigs‚ and the chief members of the House intelligence committee. Detractors of the program‚ however‚ cite worries linked to the program’s lack of legal checks. While warrantless surveillance is only supposed to be carried out on non-citizens‚ time and time again‚ despite promises to stop‚ US citizens have been caught in the warrantless surveillance system. The post The Senate’s Eleventh-Hour Approval of The Warrantless Surveillance Program appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A bill targeting popular Chinese social media app TikTok has once again been approved by the US House of Representatives‚ this time shoe-horned into a comprehensive package addressing international affairs and foreign adversaries‚ including Russia. These broader repercussions make it difficult for the Senate to delay its assessment of the proposal. The bill‚ which came with an overwhelming support of 360-58 votes‚ along with other foreign aid propositions aims to address various international flashpoints‚ such as providing military assistance to Ukraine and Israel and sending relief aid to Gaza. Related: The Dangerous Language and First Amendment Challenges of the Rushed Anti-TikTok Bill Previously‚ a standalone version of the TikTok bill that won the House’s approval 352-65 last month had been languishing in the limbo of the Senate without a clear path forward. Its future appeared uncertain amid undecided sentiments from many senators. However‚ the shift in attitudes became palpable once the bill was strategically wedged into the foreign aid bundle. A contributing factor towards the change in attitude could be the updated language within the new bill that offers ByteDance‚ TikTok’s parent company‚ a more flexible deadline to finalize the sale of TikTok. While the previous proposal only provided a six-month window‚ the fresh legislation stretches the divestment period to up to nine months‚ with a potential extension of an additional three months at the President’s discretion. President Joe Biden has pledged to sign off on the TikTok legislation‚ provided it gets that far. The post TikTok “Ban” Is Reignited After Getting Wedged Into Ukraine and Israel Funding Bill appeared first on Reclaim The Net.