An old video of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) talking about the need for Congress to have transparency when it came to presidential pardons went viral on social media after President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter from federal crimes on Sunday. Years ago, when there was speculation that then-President Donald Trump might pardon attorney Michael Cohen and others mired in the Russia investigation, Schiff unveiled a bill called the “Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act” that sought to “prevent this President or any other from abusing the pardon power for their own personal benefit or to obstruct justice.” The bill would “require that if the President pardons someone in connection with an investigation in which the President or one of his family members is a target, subject, or witness, the evidence against recipient of the pardon would be provided by the Department of Justice to Congress,” according to a press release. Schiff and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced versions of the bill in their respective chambers, but the legislation has never made it out of Congress. In an April 2018 clip he shared to Twitter (now X), Schiff discussed his legislation with now-former CNN anchor Don Lemon and made the case for how Congress should be able to “find out whether the president is using this power to shield himself from liability.” If the President issues a pardon in a case in which he or his family are implicated, the American people need to know whether it is part of an attempt to obstruct justice. This bill would make that possible and serve as a powerful deterrent. pic.twitter.com/kvIeORqvC3 — Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) April 19, 2018 Schiff added in the post: “If the President issues a pardon in a case in which he or his family are implicated, the American people need to know whether it is part of an attempt to obstruct justice. This bill would make that possible and serve as a powerful deterrent.” Years later, people began to share the post and video after Biden announced on Sunday that he signed off on an extensive pardon covering any crimes that Hunter “has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE While the pardon immediately nixed the First Son’s gun and tax crimes, it also covered a lengthy time span, including the period when Hunter had foreign business affairs in the works — dealings that later became part of the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry against President Biden and could be the subject of future investigations during the incoming second Trump administration. Schiff, who won a U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 election, got an earful from some of his GOP colleagues who will control both chambers of Congress in the next term. “This aged like milk,” said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). “(D)ouble standards.” quipped Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). “Given Joe Biden’s unprecedented pardon of his son Hunter, granting blanket immunity… do you still believe this [Schiff]?” asked Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX), adding, “Or is it rules for thee but not for me?”

More than 1,000 illegal migrants in New York City are likely gang members who are free to roam the streets, new federal data shows. A total of 1,053 migrants in the Big Apple are “suspected or known gang members,” according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data obtained by the New York Post. The city is still groaning under an influx of more than 223,000 illegal migrants over than past two years. An eye-popping 759,218 people who crossed the border illegally were living in the city as of November 17, according to federal authorities. Of those migrants, 58,626 have been convicted of crimes or had criminal charges pending, ICE data shows. Members of the brutal Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua try to recruit migrant children in city-run shelters, the NYPD believes. “We have 39 members of TDA that have been identified and we have an additional four members that have been identified of a subgroup called Little Devils of 42nd Street. Those are much younger kids,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. Migrants have also made headlines for attacking police officers. Earlier this month, two migrants, one with a loaded AR-15, scuffled with police and were arrested. One was released without bail, and the other was sent to Rikers Island on a $25,000 bond, which he posted. In February, another migrant gave the middle finger to cameras when he was released after allegedly beating NYPD officers with a mob in Times Square. New York City has scrambled to house and feed the hundreds of thousands of new migrants, opening hundreds of emergency shelters. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has been clear that the crisis is an unsustainable emergency. “This issue will destroy New York City,” Adams said last year. “We’re getting 10,000 migrants a month. … Every community in this city is going to be impacted.” Adams threatened to dramatically slash the city’s budget, freezing police hiring, cutting school funding, and closing libraries on Sundays, but many of those cuts were reversed as the city received more state funding and started forcing migrants out of free housing after a certain period. The city has already spent about $5 billion on the migrant crisis and is projected to spend up to $12 billion through September of next year. Across the country, there are now nearly 7.8 million illegal migrants, federal data shows. Of those, a total of 662,586, just around 8.6% have been convicted of crimes or have charges pending, according to ICE data through July 21. President-elect Donald Trump’s appointed “border czar” Tom Homan claimed the number is much higher — he said there are “over 1.5 million convicted criminal aliens in this country with orders for removal who we’ll be looking for.” The second Trump administration has plans for a massive deportation operation to remove criminal illegal migrants.

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) announced that a staffer for Democrat Rep. Joe Morelle (NY) was arrested on Monday for bringing ammunition into the Cannon House Office Building. USCP announced the arrest of 38-year-old Michael Hopkins, who serves as the communications director for Morelle, on charges of unlawful possession of ammunition, including one charge for possession of a high-capacity magazine. “At approximately 8:45 a.m., a House staffer entered the Cannon House Office Building and put his bag through screening,” USCP said in a statement. USCP officers noticed on the x-ray screen that there appeared to be ammunition in his bag. “After a hand search of the bag, officers found four ammunition magazines and eleven rounds of ammunition,” the statement said. “The staffer told the officers that he forgot the ammunition was in the bag.” NEW details on the arrest of a staffer for Rep. Joe Morelle: Michael Hopkins, Morelle’s comms director, was arrested after Capitol Police found ammunition in his bag when going through the metal detectors, USCP spox says. He faces charges for unlawful possession of ammunition. pic.twitter.com/f0QAvIX8ck — Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) December 2, 2024 Morelle’s office said in a statement that they were notified by USCP about the incident. “We are currently gathering more information regarding the circumstances of the arrest,” Morelle’s office said. “Our office is fully committed to cooperating with the investigation. As Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, Congressman Morelle is devoted to ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all.” In 2021, a staffer pled not guilty after being arrested for allegedly bringing a loaded handgun into the Longworth U.S. House Office Building. “The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said Friday it took more time than initially believed to track down and arrest a staffer suspected of bringing a handgun into the Longworth House Office Building,” according to Axios. USCP took approximately four minutes to lockdown the building and an additional eight minutes to locate the staffer after he had already passed through the metal detectors with the handgun.

Robert Irwin celebrated his milestone 21st birthday with throwback photos of his later father, Steve Irwin. The conservationist took to Instagram on November 30th with pictures of the Crocodile Hunter on his 21st birthday in 1983. In them, Steve looks remarkably like Robert as he cuts into a cake. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Robert Irwin (@robertirwinphotography) “Today I turn 21,” Robert wrote in the caption. “I was looking through the archives a few days ago, and I found these pictures of my dad on his 21st. It can be hard to celebrate the milestones when there’s someone missing, but I will carry his memory and passion with me in this new chapter of life.” “I am one lucky guy to be surrounded by my amazing family today,” he added. “Time to celebrate!” “Dad is so proud of you,” his sister, Bindi Irwin, commented. Steve Irwin tragically passed away on September 4th, 2006, after a short-tail stingray barb pierced his chest while he was filming a documentary in the Great Barrier Reef. He was only 44 years old. Robert Irwin, along with his mother, Terri, his sister, and his brother-in-law, Chandler Powell, have honored Steve’s legacy throughout their own lives. The four of them are conservationists and run the Australia Zoo, just as Steve did. Robert is also a professional wildlife photographer. Terri Irwin Shares “Fun” Video Of Steve On Robert’s Birthday Terri Irwin also remembered Steve as she marked her son’s birthday. On Instagram, she posted a video of her family pretending to have a Wild West shootout before reminding her son that Steve would be proud of the man he’s become. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Terri Irwin (@terriirwincrikey) “Happy 21st birthday @robertirwinphotography!” she cheered in the caption. “Remembering all our fun family moments and knowing your dad would be so proud of you. I love you, and I can’t wait for the adventures to come.” This story’s featured image is by DFree via Shutterstock. The post Robert Irwin Marks 21st Birthday With Never-Before-Seen Photos Of Steve Irwin appeared first on InspireMore.

As the rush of the holidays begins, let’s remember that gratitude isn’t a day—it’s a lifestyle. Anchor your heart in the true light, Jesus, this Advent season, and let His peace guide you. Embrace the days ahead with joy and a focus on our King.

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A Connecticut youth recalls seeing a tall, black, upright cryptid canine with a wolf's head standing in the woods near his house. The bright yellow eyes were visible from the woods.The following account was forwarded to me:"This happened in Connecticut, about 30 minutes north of New Haven (New Haven County) in the year 2008. I actually saw this thing twice. The first time I saw it it was at night. For context when I was little I used to always stare out the window at night that faced a wooded grove that was about 100 yards or so away from the house and fall asleep staring out the window due to how peaceful the night was in the woods.So one night when I was about 9 years old I was staring out the window when suddenly I noticed two yellow lights in the woods. At first, I was confused thinking that a car was somehow in a tree. But as I stared more the yellow lights disappeared and then reappeared in the same spot almost like blinking eyes. As my groggy brain took a closer look at the lights I started noticing other odd things like how the tree these lights were showing up in was a little thicker than I remembered how there was a giant wolf head in the tree and that the yellow lights aligned with the head to be its eyes. This is when I was getting nervous and I bumped my head on the window accidentally as I was backing away.Well, as soon as my head hit the window. The wolf's head turned suddenly towards my window and the rest of the creature's body started emerging from behind the tree. The body was hard to see at first because it was jet black and perfectly blended into the shadows. But now it was stepping out into the moonlight and I was freaking out because this wolf was on two legs. And the top of this wolf's head was a good 10 feet off the ground. The wolf stayed in the treeline but was still very much visible from my window and I could tell that it knew exactly where I was even though there were no lights on outside for it to see me with. By this point, I had seen more than enough so I quickly slammed the curtains shut and hid under my covers that whole night waiting to hear it clawing at the window to get me (fortunately this didn't happen) and I stayed buried under the covers until my alarm clock went off the next morning. I never told anyone about it because although I saw it myself I still couldn't believe that it had happened.The second encounter happened 12 years later during a 4th of July celebration. Me and my dad were setting off fireworks in the backyard to celebrate and when we were done with the fireworks show as my dad and I were packing up for the night I saw the same pitch-black wolf head peeking out from behind the shed with the same glowing yellow eyes. The head was absolutely massive. It was every bit the size of the 3-foot wide window on that side of the house. When it saw me staring at it quickly ducked its head back behind the shed. I told my dad that there was a big dog back there and he chalked it up to coyotes. Well if it was a coyote then how did it manage to stand on two feet and how did its face take up the entirety of a 3 foot window? I don't know for sure what I saw but it matches descriptions that have been given for dogmen by other supposed witnesses so until I see otherwise I'm gonna say that what I saw was a dogman. It was terrifying to see both times and I never again want to see it or anything like it." R**********CREEPY HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS - DRIVERS BEWARE! | Join Us - LIVE CHAT - Q & A (AMAZING REAL ENCOUNTERS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN 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?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.OUR PRIVACY POLICYThis 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 Northern California driver is driving home on Christmas night when she experiences a distortion of reality, a weird time loop without any loss of time.I received the following account:“I've had a weird time loop distortion of reality happen to me while driving. It was Christmas night 2016 and I was headed back home around 9 PM. To get home, I have to take this back road through the countryside to get up into the foothills of the Sierras where I live. I had a strange feeling come over me, but I shrugged it off as just me being scared since I have had many UFO encounters in the past.The road was pretty desolate. I remember on the wide blind turn I passed an oncoming car, then continued on for about a mile and a half up towards the traffic light at the college. As soon as I climbed the slight hill up the straight away where the traffic light was in view, I instantly noticed that the light wasn’t there like normal. Then, in an instant, I ended up back on the road right before the wide blind turn a mile back from where I had just already driven. This time no car passed by me as I went through the turn and the clock minutes never changed just kept ticking forward. As far as I know, I experienced no missing time throughout the whole event. When I ended up back on the road where I had just driven all over again I felt as if I was just thrown into the car. I felt strange and my body felt different, as if I had had an out-of-body experience, and my legs shook uncontrollably. I could barely operate the peddles. I was very scared because I'd never had anything like that happen to me before, especially on a desolate road at night.The only thing I can think is that I ended up in some temporary time loop or I was abducted with no missing time and they put me back on the road a mile and a half earlier, then me driving the same stretch of road twice. But I can't figure out why the traffic light wasn’t there when it should have been nor why it was the trigger to put me backward on the road. The second time the light was there as normal when I drove back up the hill, but so far I have no clue why or how that happened. This occurred on Christmas night 2016 in northern California." L**********CREEPY HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS - DRIVERS BEWARE! | Join Us - LIVE CHAT - Q & A (AMAZING REAL ENCOUNTERS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN 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?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.OUR PRIVACY POLICYThis 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