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Pentagon pushes back on report of anti-extremism social media surveillance program 10 hours ago The Pentagon says it is not working on a program to screen troops' social media activity. (Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images) The Defense Department is not planning to troll troops’ social media accounts for extremist activity, the Pentagon’s top spokesman told reporters on Tuesday, contrary to a Monday report about a pilot program to that effect. The Intercept cited documents and a “senior Pentagon official” in a story about a program that would “‘continuously’ monitor military...

There’s something particularly off-putting about a media outlet using its resources to aggressively demonize fellow journalists and defend lethal violence carried out by anarchists and common [...]

Dallas Jenkins is a storyteller. And he's telling the most important story of all time in a way that many believed was impossible. Jenkins is the creator of "The Chosen," a free, crowdfunded series about the life of Jesus that rivals Hollywood productions. And Season 2 could not have arrived at a better time — on Easter weekend 2021. Church attendance has dropped, people are hungry for something bigger than all of us, and many are choosing social justice activism, political parties, or even the climate change movement as "religions" over God. Glenn and Dallas break through the misconception...

Report: Democrats to Unveil Court-packing Bill; Expands Supreme Court to 13 14 Apr 2021 Democrats will reportedly unveil a bill Thursday to pack the Supreme Court by expanding the number of justices from nine to thirteen, with the four new vacancies to be filled immediately by President Joe Biden and the Democrat-controlled Senate. The Intercept reported Wednesday evening: Congressional Democrats plan to unveil legislation expanding the size of the Supreme Court on Thursday, according to three congressional sources familiar with the closely held measure. The bill would add four seats to the h...

iTWire Sunday, 04 April 2021 08:44 US analyst pleads guilty to leaking defence info to reporter Featured Image by Pexels from Pixabay A former American intelligence analyst and member of the armed forces has pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining classified national defence information and giving it to a reporter. A statement from the US Department of Justice on Wednesday said Daniel Everett Hale of Nashville, Tennessee, who served in the US Air Force from July 2009 to July 2013 faced a maximum penalty of 10 years. The DoJ said Hale had been assigned to work at the NSA...