NEWSMAX — A former FBI agent-turned-whistleblower over the agency's alleged handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation tells Newsmax he blames troubles at the bureau on rules that have it acting "like a cop trying to hit a quota." Appearing Thursday on "Rob Schmitt Tonight," former special agent Steve Friend said the FBI's "integrated program management protocols," which were implemented a decade ago, mean the agency sets "quotas for itself to meet. And in order to meet those, they have to gin up the numbers in any way possible to justify the funding that it receives from Congress."... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — Yesterday in these pages Margot Cleveland rightly noted that the most damning finding in the 306-page report from Special Counsel John Durham is not necessarily the FBI’s scandalous Crossfire Hurricane investigation of the Trump campaign in 2016, but that the egregious abuses of power detailed in the report cannot be remedied “absent a curing of the corrupted hearts and minds of law enforcement and intelligence agencies.”... (more)

YOUTUBE — Prosecutor John Durham has finally concluded his report and the FBI’s probe into alleged Trump ties to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign season. And the findings are HUGE — despite what some in the mainstream media may say. In this clip, Glenn explains exactly what the Durham Report says, what it means for the FBI, and why Glenn wouldn’t be happy until "people GO TO JAIL."... (more)

DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK — French social critic Frederic Bastiat (1801–1850) once said, “The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended.”[1] During much of the history of our republic, our intellectuals and those who digest these ideas for consumption by the general public did a poor job of defending the basic foundations of our freedom. Until the 60s, it was taken for granted that private property, absolute moral principles, and free enterprise were desirable. But while these things were based on a foregone conclusion, few were adequately prepared to defend these ideas against the modern liberal intellectual assault.... (more)

YOUTUBE — JP Sears satirizes WEF's intrusion into Twitter, and more... (more)

PETER LABARBERA — Ex-CIA director under Barack Obama, John Brennan, admitted that the infamous public letter in October 2019 signed by 51 ex-intelligence officials – who strongly suggested that emails found on Hunter Biden's laptop were part of "Russian disinformation" campaign – "was political," according to the Daily Mail.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Former President Donald Trump stated he would release all the files related to former President John F. Kennedy's assassination if reelected in 2024. Trump's statement follows after Democrat Party challenger, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said last week that there was "overwhelming" evidence that the CIA was involved in his uncle's murder.... (more)

TOWNHALL — As the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI were left reeling in the wake of John Durham's report on the "sobering" finding that there was no basis for the investigation into Trump's "Russian collusion," the DOJ reportedly wasted no time apparently trying to use the fury of media scrutiny to make another confounding decision.... (more)

BABYLON BEE — The mainstream media has been heaping praise on President Biden for finally drawing a larger crowd than former President Trump. According to reports, hundreds of thousands are gathering in El Paso and it's all because of President Biden. "These are truly historic numbers we are seeing! Trump could never get this many people even at his biggest rallies," gushed CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. "This is an incredible moment for President Biden. He's clearly resonating with the American people -- well, the people, anyway -- and it's clear that his policies are making a real difference."... (more)

BABYLON BEE — Joe Biden was recently awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University, a rare honor bestowed upon him just three years after he became Honorary President. Howard University, named after intellectual and philosopher Howard The Duck, granted the Honorary President the prestigious Honorary Doctorate because of his "unity-based unification" and "popularity among oligarchs and oil tycoons."... (more)

MIRANDA DEVINE — Now we know that the CIA conspired with former acting director Mike Morell and the Biden campaign to produce a letter falsely claiming that emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop were Russian disinformation — and solicited signatures from at least one former intelligence official. But there is much more to come from the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on the origins of that “Dirty 51” letter cooked up by five former CIA directors and 46 fellow spooks to discredit The Post’s reporting on the laptop.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — "CBS Saturday Morning" featured a segment suggesting adding insects into a diet could provide benefits for a growing world affected by climate change. To counter meat, soybean derived proteins or other high-carbon foods, the segment described efforts by climate experts and scientists to explore farming bugs to protect the planet.... (more)

REV. MARK H. CREECH — In his book Laugh Again, Charles Swindoll tells this fabulous story about a three-year-old, freckled-face boy in a hallway. The little guy's pajamas are unsnapped, his diaper sagging, and he has a little teddy bear dangling from his hand. He's standing in front of his parent's bedroom door, which is closed. On the door is a sign written by a weary mother: "Closed for Business. Motherhood Out of Order."... (more)

KATIE PAVLICH — The House Oversight Committee is out with a new report detailing how the Central Intelligence Agency may have directly helped President Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election. How? By helping to recruit signatures for the now infamous letter, which was signed by 51 former intelligence officials, calling Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop "Russian disinformation." That laptop contained endless information about Biden's overseas business dealings, which he conducted with his father as a business partner.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson told Newsmax Friday that the FBI's refusal to answer a Congressional subpoena for information relating to President Joe Biden and his family's overseas business dealings shows the evidence of scandal is "irrefutable."... (more)

JOAN SWIRSKY — In 2021, the satire site Babylon Bee released a short video about a motorcyclist who identifies as a bicyclist and proceeds to set a world cycling record. The 5 1/2-minute spoof—viewable here—is titled "Switching Gears: The Norm Hiccup Story." It pokes fun at today's transgender movement. It should be obvious to the viewer that this clever, well-acted spoof is a compelling metaphor for the transgenderism craze, whereby confused Gen Z youth have been made to believe they were born in the wrong body—that is, in a body of the wrong gender—and will never be happy unless they can "switch gears" and reverse their gender.... (more)

PETE RIEHM — Since their founding, the healthy interservice rivalry between the Armed Forces of the United States has always been fierce and often acerbic. Marines like to say that within the Department of the Navy, they are the men’s division – or the Navy created the Marine Corps, so sailors would have someone to dance with. Marines already thought sailors wear dresses, so imagine the shame and shock, when the U.S. Navy officially designated a Second-Class Petty Officer Drag Queen as a digital ambassador for Navy recruiting! That’s a joke? Right? Nope. It’s all part of the new “woke” Navy, but don’t pile on just the Navy – all the services have lost their moral moorings and are running aground.... (more)

PETER LABARBERA — Interrupted and barraged with hostile, biased, "gotcha" questions all evening by moderator Kaitlin Collins at Wednesday's CNN's "Republican Presidential Town Hall" in New Hampshire, Donald Trump still managed to thrill his MAGA base, look confident and relaxed, and gain a huge conservative endorsement as he builds on his momentum as the party's clear frontrunner for 2024.... (more)

DENNIS PRAGER — There are four primary reasons fewer and fewer people in America and the West take God, the Bible, or religion seriously. 1) The belief that science disproves religion. 2) The belief that reason and feelings supplant God and the Bible as the only necessary vehicles to morality. 3) The “progressive” ideologies of at least 100 years that seek to replace religion. 4) The failure of religious people to convince the next generation to be religious. As I have dealt with the first three reasons on many occasions, I will only note that it should be obvious to any rational person that the first three reasons are . . . irrational.... (more)

DEBRA HEINE — On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee released “astonishing” new findings in their months-long investigation into the Biden family’s influence-peddling operation, including transfers of millions of dollars from foreign entities to the Biden family. During a press conference Wednesday morning, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) noted that many of these wire transfers occurred while Joe Biden was Vice President “leading the United States’ efforts in those countries.”... (more)

NEWSMAX — Two top Republican lawmakers condemned the FBI on Wednesday for failing to comply with a House subpoena regarding allegations of President Joe Biden's foreign connections during his time as vice president. On Wednesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky argued that the FBI's offer to accommodate their request differently "indicates the document is real."... (more)

BOB UNRUH — A new study suggests that those COVID masks, pushed on the American public by the likes of Biden medical adviser Anthony Fauci and multiple state and local officials, actually caused problems with high blood pressure. And they "reduced thinking ability." And "increased respiratory problems." And more.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — It didn't take long for ousted Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson to find a new home for his broadcasts, and that home is Twitter. Carlson made the announcement in a three-minute video on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. "Speech is the fundamental prerequisite for democracy. That's why it was enshrined in the first of our Constitutional amendments," Carlson said. "Amazingly, as of tonight, there are not that many platforms left that allow free speech. The last big one remaining in the world, the only one, is Twitter, where we are now."... (more)

PJ MEDIA — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the Chair of the House Oversight Committee, is preparing to drop a major bombshell about Joe Biden. In fact, he’s so convinced that this evidence is consequential that he’s also spoken to the Department of Justice, advising them not to indict Hunter Biden until the Committee’s forthcoming announcement. According to Comer, committee members have been meticulously studying bank records and consulting with former associates and whistleblowers, and this bombshell evidence will be released on Wednesday.... (more)

NEW YORK POST — The White House press office barred The Post from attending President Biden’s only daytime public event Monday as federal prosecutors near a decision on criminally charging first son Hunter Biden for tax fraud and other crimes. The Post has closely covered the president’s ties to his relatives’ foreign dealings and first reported in October 2020 on files from Hunter’s abandoned laptop that link Joe Biden to ventures in China and Ukraine.... (more)