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September 27, 2021

WATCH: U.S. Fans Belt National Anthem ‘Loud And Proud’ Ahead Of International Golf Competition

September 27, 2021

Golf fans joined in unison to sing the national anthem before the 2021 Ryder Cup teed off at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin on Friday.

The Ryder Cup is a biennial golfing competition that trades off between locations in Europe and the United States. The event was scheduled to take place at Wisconsin’s Whistling Straits last year, but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Fox News.

“USA fans made sure the national anthem was loud and proud before the first tee shots. Ryder Cup in Wisconsin is underway,” WISN reporter Hannah Hilyard said, posting video capturing the anthem’s final moments to Twitter.

USA fans made sure the national anthem was loud and proud before the first tee shots.

Ryder Cup in Wisconsin is underway. pic.twitter.com/WPYYmgCagM
— Hannah Hilyard WISN (@Hannah_WISN) September 24, 2021

Fox News Host Ainsley Earhardt Launches Series ‘Beyond and Back’ To Show ‘Proof of Heaven’

September 27, 2021

As the Fox News Channel approaches its 25-year anniversary, a fixture at the network, Ainsley Earhardt, is taking a look into the great beyond with her new series, “Beyond and Back.”

The current co-host of the No. 1 morning show in cable news, “Fox & Friends,” is a professing Christian who is very vocal about her faith and its role in her everyday life.

She launched the new series on Fox Nation to uncover intriguing stories of both believers and non-believers who can’t explain how they survived death.

Each story is beyond scientific explanation. The five-part series begins with the first episode, “Proof of Heaven.” It tells the story of a man of science (a neurosurgeon) who did not believe in the afterlife until his own experience with the “beyond.”

“God is giving us these experiences all over the world for a reason, and the five different stories in this series are just a small glimpse into the bigger plans that God has for us all,” Earhardt shared with The Christian Post.

The TV host said she wanted to release the series to give viewers a sense of “hope and faith in the afterlife” following a tumultuous year in which many suffered loss.

The following is an edited transcript of Earhardt’s entire interview with CP, where she shares her thoughts on the afterlife and explains why she wants to bring these stories to viewers.

Christian Post: Can you share with us the inspiration behind your new series “Beyond and Back”?

Earhardt: The pandemic has forced everyone to deal with the uncertainties of life on a more accelerated level. From illness to loss of a job or loved one, Americans are searching even more than ever to know if there really is God or something more out there. We wanted to release this series to give viewers a sense of hope and faith that there is something more after this life and to find comfort in knowing that our loved ones are not alone when they die.

CP: What can viewers expect from the series?

Earhardt: The series uncovers five intriguing stories of believers and non-believers who overcome adversity after traveling somewhere beyond this life. Most of them can’t explain how they survived death, were lifted from Hell and went to Heaven and back. But what they experienced has transformed their lives forever.

CP: Can you give us a sneak peek into the testimony of a believer who we can look forward to seeing on the show?

Earhardt: Entrepreneur and a family man of faith, Jeff Fusco, had a life most people strive for until he became severely sick with COVID-19 in 2020. After multiple surgeries, the doctors told his family that he had two hours to live. Fighting to stay alive, Jeff experienced something out of this world. He was transported to a place that brought him total peace and comfort, with stone walls and gates leading to what he believes was Heaven. But Jeff was faced with a choice … to enter this beautiful city of God or to return home with his loving family. What happens next is truly incredible.

CP: Did filming this show teach you anything about the beyond?

Earhardt: The beautiful testimonies in this show have validated everything I’ve been taught about this life and the next.

CP: What do you believe lies beyond?

Earhardt: I believe the Bible, which says there is a Heaven and we get there not by works, but by faith in Jesus Christ. Heaven is God’s dwelling place and a realm where everything operates according to God’s will.

In 2 Corinthians 5:8, the Bible teaches us, “We are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” This explains why all of those who say they have died and gone to Heaven want to stay. In Ephesians 2, we learn, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And, this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” Jesus said in Romans 10:9: “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. For, ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”

CP: Would you consider these survival stories divine intervention?

Earhardt: Yes, they all seemed to have that element of going beyond this life and experiencing something else, something unexplainable, but yet wonderful and life-altering.

CP: What do you want others to take away from the series?

Earhardt: I want others to walk away knowing that miracles do exist. Science can’t explain everything. God is giving us these experiences all over the world for a reason, and the five different stories in this series are just a small glimpse into the bigger plans that God has for us all.

CP: Is there anything else you’d like to add?

Earhardt: The Fox News Channel has been broadcasting around the world for 25 years and I have had the distinct pleasure of being a part of the team. Waking up America each morning and bringing our friends — the viewers — the news has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life. Thank you for your loyalty, support and love throughout the years. I’ll see you all in the morning.

“Beyond and Back” with Earhardt is now available to stream.

IRS would track all bank transactions over $600 under Biden plan; businesses revolt

September 27, 2021

A letter signed by more than 40 trade associations calls on Congress to reject the proposal, saying it violates customer privacy and would create an incredibly expensive and elaborate reporting requirement for banks.

A major component of President Joe Biden’s plan to raise revenue to pay for his trillions of dollars in new federal spending is now under fire from trade associations across the country.

The Biden administration has made clear its plan to beef up IRS auditing by expanding the agency’s funding and power. Biden’s latest proposal would require banks to turn over to the Internal Revenue Service bank account information for all accounts holding more than $600.

In a sharp pushback against the proposal, more thn 40 trade associations, some of which represent entire industries or economic sectors, signed a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) raising the alarm about the plan.

The letter, which includes the support of several banking coalitions, calls on Congress to reject that requirement, saying it violates customer privacy and would create an incredibly expensive and elaborate reporting requirement for the banks.

“While the stated goal of this vast data collection is to uncover tax dodging by the wealthy, this proposal is not remotely targeted to that purpose or that population,” the letter said. “In addition to the significant privacy concerns, it would create tremendous liability for all affected parties by requiring the collection of financial information for nearly every American without proper explanation of how the IRS will store, protect, and use this enormous trove of personal financial information. We believe that this program is costly for all parties, not fit for purpose, and loaded with potential for unintended and serious negative consequences.”

The groups argue it would target “almost every American” and question whether the IRS could keep that information secure from hackers and bad actors.

“The undersigned associations representing a cross-section of financial and business interests write to express our strong opposition to a proposal under consideration as part of the reconciliation package that would establish an expansive new tax information reporting regime that would directly impact almost every American and small business with an account at a financial institution,” the letter said. “This proposal would create significant operational and reputational challenges for financial institutions, increase tax preparation costs for individuals and small businesses, and create serious financial privacy concerns. We urge members to oppose any efforts to advance this ill-advised new reporting regime.”

Some reports indicate that Democrats hope to raise the $600 threshold, but that has not yet materialized.

Biden proposed giving an extra $80 billion to the IRS earlier this year for auditing, saying the agency would more than make back those funds. House Democrats’ have so far indicated they plan to fulfill that request.

“There’s a 99 percent compliance rate on wages — because wage earners get their earnings reported to the IRS,” says a fact sheet that was handed out by the White House to lawmakers to sell them on the plan. “But the super wealthy who get their income from unreported sources are able to hide their income and avoid paying the tax they owe. In fact, each year the top 1 percent chooses not to pay more than $160 billion in taxes.”

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee have scheduled a virtual roundtable Wednesday entitled “Weaponization of the IRS: A Sordid History and the Need for Taxpayer Protections” to discuss these concerns.

“The meeting will highlight the efforts of congressional Democrats to nearly double the size of the IRS with a massive funding increase while doing nothing to address the weaponization of the IRS, including the massive, criminal leak of taxpayer information to ProPublica in June of this year,” Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady’s office said.

This isn’t the only business community criticism to be levied at the $3.5 trillion bill in recent days.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce officially condemned the bill this week, calling it an “existential threat” to the economy.

“This reconciliation bill is effectively 100 bills in one representing every big government idea that’s never been able to pass in Congress,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark said. “The bill is an existential threat to America’s fragile economic recovery and future prosperity. We will not find durable or practical solutions in one massive bill that is equivalent to more than twice the combined budgets of all 50 states. The success of the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations provides a much better model for how Congress should proceed in addressing America’s problems.”

WATCH: Ariz. Audit Results Released Friday

September 27, 2021

Protesters In Netherlands March Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

September 27, 2021

Protesters marched in the streets of the Netherlands against the country’s recent introduction of what they are calling a “corona pass.”

Hours after the government’s requirements went into effect, people took to the streets with signs to show their lack of support for vaccine passports. Under the new rule, the COVID passes are required for admission into bars, restaurants, theaters and other venues.

The country’s leader Mark Rutte dismissed a cabinet member who publicly questioned the new measures, saying those questions are going against cabinet policy. One restaurant owner said he will not be complying, despite the consequences.

“I have been shouting all week that I am not going to work with the corona pass, and they have said that they are going to shut down these shops first thing. So, that’s what you have in the back of your mind,” said Broodje Van Dootje, restaurant owner.

Although, Van Dootje said he fears if he doesn’t comply, the government will make an example out of him. “If I am to keep on going against it, I am only a small shop…they will close me as the first, then they can make a good statement.”

About 72 percent of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, but face masks are still required on public transportation. However, students and teachers notably are not required to wear masks in schools.

NBA denies Warriors player’s request for religious vaccine exemption

September 27, 2021

The NBA has denied Golden State Warriors’ forward Andrew Wiggins’ request for a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the New York Times reported.

The new ruling means that Wiggins, the first pick in the 2014 NBA draft, will be barred from attending home games in San Francisco this upcoming season unless he gets vaccinated.

The city’s government last month mandated that citizens show proof of vaccination to attend large indoor events, not allowing negative COVID-19 tests as an alternate option.

Wiggins will also likely be barred from participating in games against the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets on the road due to New York City’s similar vaccination mandate enacted last month.

The NBA has announced the following: pic.twitter.com/6t1spKMU35
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) September 24, 2021

The league’s players union has pushed back against a mandatory requirement for all players to get vaccinated, which the league doesn’t currently have in place.

Unvaccinated players would still be allowed to play but will have to submit to daily COVID-19 testing, the Times reported.

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving also risks being barred from playing in home games this season due to his vaccine refusal.

The Hill has reached out to the NBPA for comment.

Carrie Underwood shows how to not get canceled

September 27, 2021

In August, Carrie Underwood was harassed on social media because she liked a tweet from conservative pundit Matt Walsh. Walsh’s tweet concerned a speech he gave to the Nashville School Board that discussed not wearing masks. Underwood’s like prompted outcries from the left-wing COVID mob, which excoriates any person on Twitter who does not agree with their ideas. Matt Walsh doesn’t, so when Underwood liked a tweet, she became persona non grata.

At the time, Walsh sent out a series of sarcastic tweets regarding the outrage and mockingly agreed that Underwood should denounce him. He also sarcastically questioned how long it would be before Underwood would deny liking the tweet on purpose as a result of the reaction on social media. I argued that Underwood should not give in to the mob but instead fight back.

“She should stand up to the mob and establish the precedent that everyone seems to learn in grade school but forget once they are a celebrity: stand up to a bully, and the bully will stop harassing you,” I wrote.

More than a month later, Underwood seems to have done just that.

Regarding the outcry over her liking Walsh’s tweet, Underwood decided to ignore it. This is less aggressive than the response I was hoping for, but it was effective nonetheless. When the Twitter mob came for her, she stood up to it by refusing to give it relevance with a response.

That is an important lesson in this era of cancellation we live in. If the mob comes for you, ignoring its faux outrage is an effective strategy to highlight its irrelevance. It is simply better to tough it out than to respond in a way that validates the mob. This mob only gains power and justification when you react — your lack of response avoids giving it validation.

Personally, I would have liked to see Underwood take a more assertive approach to the bullies. But the mere fact she did not apologize is still a sound strategy. Hopefully, other people who are targeted by the mob learn this lesson. Don’t give them the attention they so desperately want. And definitely, under any circumstance, do not apologize for the actions that angered them.

FBI Narrative About the Jan. 6th Capitol ‘Insurrection’ Is IMPLODING

September 27, 2021

An explosive report over the weekend claims to show that two alleged Capitol riot participants were actually government informants. The New York Times reported Saturday that “records, and information from two people familiar with the matter, suggest that federal law enforcement had a far greater visibility into the assault on the Capitol, even as it was taking place, than was previously known.”

The revelations in The Times reveal that there was no conspiracy on the part of the Proud Boys to storm the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, as alleged by the Department of Justice.

It’s already known that the Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio, had been an FBI informant. The Times report concentrates on yet another FBI informant in the right-leaning group who reportedly warned his handler in real-time that some bad stuff was going on at the Capitol.

Though several Proud Boys are charged with a conspiracy, this latest informant maintains that there was never any plan by the group to violently storm the Capitol and, indeed, there’s evidence to back that claim.

Indeed, the paper concludes the obvious: that “the new information is likely to complicate the government’s efforts to prove the high-profile conspiracy charges it has brought against several members of the Proud Boys.”

Huh. You don’t say?

The report, based on documents seen by reporters, also raises questions about whether FBI Director Chris Wray lied to Congress about the FBI’s lack of foreknowledge of the melee. It also begs the question of why the FBI and other police agencies failed to harden the Capitol in advance.

There were a lot of peaceful protesters there that day. Here’s a man caught on video screaming for the police to call for backup to stop the attack.

January 6th was so frightening these officers gave this guy a big ol' "Meh…" when he approached them about calling for backup. pic.twitter.com/OoR2FelDOJ
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) September 18, 2021

The Proud Boys story is an unusual act of journalism by The Times. But the mainstreams are just catching up to the story published in June in Revolver News about another alleged FBI informant, the head of the Oath Keepers.

Revolver News claims that Stewart Rhodes used his position as head of the Oath Keepers to capture others in a conspiracy of his own making and then skated away from any charges.

Oddly, despite the “shock and awe” prosecutions, Rhodes hasn’t been indicted in the Capitol riot case, but, as the publication noted, it was his actions leading up to the Capitol riot for which his underlings have been charged with conspiracy.

The government has, in effect, built its case against the 16 Oath Keepers in large part by saying “We know you’re guilty of conspiracy because we definitely know your leader Stewart Rhodes is guilty of conspiracy, and it looks like you were following your leader.”
But Stewart Rhodes is not even charged. He is still just “Person One.”

Wherever Rhodes went, indictments of everyone but him were sure to follow. He used the pretext of providing security to insinuate himself into some high-echelon events that the FBI wanted to get close to.

What is especially interesting to note, however, is the frequency with which Stewart Rhodes justifies his involvement in events with the pretext of providing bodyguard services, or “personal security” services. This was the same justification he gave to Sheriff Arpaio, who would later be probed by the FBI and indicted, and the same excuse Rhodes would later give to get close to Roger Stone, who the FBI has been eagerly pursuing for another round of indictments, as well as Alex Jones, Michael Flynn, and other VIPs at the November-December 2020 “Stop The Steal” events.

As it did in laying out the details of the FBI involvement in the Governor Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot, the news site detailed the government connections with the Capitol Building protest and riot.

At a time when Americans have discoverer that the FBI lied about the Trump-Russia hoax and tried to seed the story in all layers of political Washington, it would come to no one’s surprise to learn that the FBI’s fingerprints were all over plans for their self-styled “insurrection.”

Would it?

Horrors of Child Trafficking, Exploitation Exposed at Texas Border Rally

September 27, 2021

More than one hundred visitors and residents in the Texas border city of McAllen attended a rally and march to the border wall to shed light on the dangers of child trafficking. One guest speaker at the event, Karla Jacinto, recounted her story as a victim of child trafficking at the age of 12.

Retired ICE-Homeland Security Investigations Agent Victor Avila, who survived a brutal cartel attack in Mexico, also spoke to the crowd about child trafficking cases he investigated during his career. Hundreds gather at a March to the Border rally in McAllen, Texas, to learn about child trafficking. (Photo: Randy Clark/Breitbart Texas)

The event, attended by more than 100 residents and visitors to McAllen, opened with an invocation by Dr. Nilsa Alvarez who recounted the open cases of missing and exploited migrants. Dr. Alvarez asked the crowd to pray for those victims and their safe return to desperate family members. The event culminated with a march to the border wall gate.

Karla Jacinto shared intimate details of being a victim of child trafficking after becoming enamored with a man who later forced her into prostitution in Mexico at the age of 12. She says a dysfunctional home environment that included physical and sexual abuse made her an easy target for exploitation.

She said the man she initially thought she loved waited three months to finally reveal his plans for her. The man, she says, forced her into prostitution and at one time forced her to work as a prostitute even while she was pregnant. After delivering her child, she says the baby was taken from her.

She says she was faced with being forced to cross illegally into the United States by her captor on multiple occasions. Luckily, she avoided being trafficked across the border to be exploited further. She was ultimately rescued by a person she credits with helping her to find the strength and recognize her self-worth as a human being. She now advocates on behalf of victims and shares her story to bring awareness to the issue.

Victor Avila, a retired ICE investigator, survived an attack by Los Zetas Cartel gunmen in Mexico in 2011. Avila was shot 3 times in the attack that killed his partner, HSI investigator Jaime Zapata. Avila told the attendees of the march about the process traffickers use to exploit children.

“There is force, fraud, and coercion involved in human trafficking, sometimes it’s one, others it’s all three” Avila explained.

The former federal agent says in one case he investigated, human traffickers killed and disposed of a newborn child at a brothel in New York by encasing the baby in concrete. The body was kept where the victims could see it.

“Think about how that affects the victims, the breakdown of the psyche, the mental, physical, emotional state of them,” Avila stated. “People sometimes think victims are shackled, no, they are mentally coerced.”

The event was coordinated by Landon Starbuck, an artist and advocate for ending child trafficking and exploitation. Starbuck told Breitbart Texas she is concerned about the lack of advocacy for the thousands of unaccompanied migrant children crossing our borders.

Breitbart News regularly reports on the horrors of child trafficking, child sex trafficking, and other forms of human trafficking.