The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Sept. 27 that it disrupted a Chinese influence operation seeking to interfere in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Meta Platforms said that it had dismantled the China-based campaign, which targeted users in the United States with political content in an apparent effort to polarize voters. The…
Meta Dismantles China-Based Covert Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections
September 27, 2022
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Sen. Hawley Presses AG Garland Over FBI Raid at Pro-Life Activist’s Home
September 27, 2022
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland over what he called “especially shocking” reports of the FBI’s raiding the Kintnersville, Pennsylvania home of Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck, according to a Sept. 26 open letter (pdf). The Missouri senator wrote to Garland on Monday, accusing the attorney general of allegedly weaponizing federal agents…
Federal Appeals Court Overturns California’s Ban on Private Immigration Detention Centers
September 27, 2022
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California’s ban on privately owned and operated immigration detention facilities is unconstitutional because it interferes with and gives the state a veto over federal government operations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled on Sept. 26. In an 8-3 vote, an 11-member en banc panel of the court declared that California law…
Prominent Chinese Commentator Urges COVID-19 Experts to ‘Speak Out’
BEIJING—Prominent Chinese commentator Hu Xijin said on Sunday that as China ponders its COVID-19 policies, epidemic experts need to speak out and China ought to conduct comprehensive research and make any studies transparent to the public. Hu’s unusual call on Chinese social media for candor and transparency earned him 34,000 likes on the popular Twitter-like…
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Advocate to Appear in Federal Court Following Dawn SWAT Raid
A pro-life advocate and father of seven will appear in federal court in Philadelphia on Sept. 27 to face charges that he violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) outside a Pennsylvania abortion clinic nearly a year ago. Mark Houck, a Catholic pro-life speaker and author from Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, is accused…
Elderly Woman Shot While Campaigning Against Pro-Abortion Ballot Proposal in Michigan
September 26, 2022
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An 84-year-old volunteer canvasser was shot in the back while campaigning door-to-door in her own community for pro-life issues. According to a Sept. 24 statement from Michigan Right to Life, on Sept. 20 a “heated conversation” took place between one of its local volunteers and an occupant of a home in Odessa, Michigan, a small…
Phoenix Police Officers Seize More Than 1 Million Fentanyl Pills During Drug Bust
A police drug bust in Phoenix netted more than 1 million fentanyl pills in what city police called the most significant fentanyl seizure in department history. On Sept. 21, Phoenix police detectives with the Special Assignments Unit executed a warrant to search a home in Avondale, during which they found a large stash of drugs….
LAPD Facing Litigation for Suspending Concealed Carry Weapon Permits
When Guy F. applied for a concealed carry weapon (CCW) license, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told him they are not accepting applications due to a systems update. “They did not have a completion date available,” Guy told The Epoch Times. The San Pedro resident declined to disclose his real name because he is…
Federal Judge Dismisses Parents’ Lawsuit Against Attorney General for Memo Describing Them as ‘Threats’
September 26, 2022
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A lawsuit filed by parents against Attorney General Merrick Garland for a memo he wrote, which characterized parents protesting against school district policies as a threat, has been dismissed by a federal judge. In the memo (pdf) issued by Garland on Oct. 4, 2021, he stated that there had been a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and…
Donations Pour in for Pro-Life Father Targeted in FBI Raid
Donations continue to pour in for a father of seven who was handcuffed by FBI agents last Friday and arrested in front of his children. Mark Houck, a Catholic pro-life speaker and author from Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, became the latest target in a string of Department of Justice-sponsored SWAT raids and arrests. “With no prior warning,…
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