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Semafor reports: Members of former Trump aide Michael Flynn’s family pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in leftover money from a legal defense fund that was set up for the retired general as he faced a federal investigation over the 2016 election, Flynn’s sister testified in a defamation case involving CNN. Flynn, Trump’s former national security advisor, also sat for …

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed from office the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some of his priorities. A one-line statement from the Vatican said Francis had “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop …

Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reports: Jacob Chansley, who may be better known as the “QAnon Shaman,” has filed a statement of interest to run for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in Congress. Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding. He was originally sentenced in Nov. 2021 to 41 months in prison …

The Washington Post reports: A key element of both the assault and attempted kidnapping charges is that the alleged crimes were in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi’s work in the House. Opening statements made clear that the defense strategy will be to try to undercut that part of the prosecution’s case by showing that it was instead Daviud DePape’s belief in …

NBC News reports: The number of kids whose caregivers are opting them out of routine childhood vaccines has reached an all-time high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of children unprotected against preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough. “There is a rising distrust in the health care system,” said Dr. Amna …

Phil Williams reports at Nashville’s CBS affiliate: Defeated mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson, refusing to accept her landslide loss in Franklin’s city election, has now partnered with discredited election deniers in Arizona in claiming the election was rigged. Hanson — who was defeated by incumbent Mayor Ken Moore by a four-to-one margin following a scandal-filled campaign — recorded a podcast over …

Media Matters reports: Rumble host and X influencer Stew Peters called for the murder of Catholic Charities workers, stating that the best option to stop undocumented immigration is “shooting everyone involved” with the nonprofit. X has been monetizing Peters’ account and placed an ad for the Philadelphia Eagles on Peters’ post featuring video of him calling for violence. Peters, who …

“I believe Apophis is the asteroid that is talked about in the book of Revelation, chapter eight. It is what is called ‘Wormwood’ in the bible. I believe that Apophis is carrying an alien microorganism on it in which a virus is being sustained. I believe it’s going to make coronavirus look like a walk in the park. On impact …

Media Matters reports: Commentator Ian Smith has shared material denying the Holocaust, defended Nazis as simply “protecting their sovereignty,” said World War II was actually “engineered White genocide facilitated by international usurers,” and attacked Jewish people for being behind “all of these things that are used to control us.” Trump National Doral Miami recently welcomed him as a speaker alongside …

NBC News reports: The Epoch Times directed millions of dollars in advertising toward supporting President Donald Trump’s campaign and published dozens of articles parroting his lies about the election — resulting in huge growth to its audience and its coffers. The strategy garnered criticism from fact-checking groups and got it banned from advertising on Facebook, but it ultimately paid off …

Vice News reports: Tim Ballard, the founder and former head of the anti-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad whose heavily fictionalized exploits were the subject of this summer’s surprise box-office hit Sound of Freedom, has been sued in Utah’s Third District Court by five women accusing him of sexual misconduct. The suit also alleges that Ballard pressured women into going to …

The Associated Press reports: Five women on Monday sued the founder of an anti-child-trafficking group that inspired a popular movie this year, alleging he sexually manipulated, abused and harassed them on overseas trips designed to lure and catch child sex traffickers. Tim Ballard’s life story and work with Operation Underground Railroad inspired “Sound of Freedom,” a 2023 film popular with …

Vice News reports: Tensions are growing in a small Canadian town after a cult took over an abandoned school and followers of the so-called “QAnon Queen” sent death threats to local officials. On September 13, the small quiet town of Richmound, Saskatchewan, had its world turned upside down when Romana Didulo—a woman who has convinced a sizeable group of people …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Prominent conservative commentator Glenn Beck, one of Tim Ballard’s highest-profile and long-standing supporters, now believes he was “duped” by the former Operation Underground Railroad CEO, saying the allegations he has reviewed amount to “really bad stuff.” Beck and Ballard have a long-running friendship, with Beck promoting Ballard’s work since the earliest days of OUR, the …

“We live in a nation of potential collaborators. And if we don’t reduce the price of standing up, if we don’t make it less costly and encourage more people to stand, that is what lies ahead for all of us. “Who were the ones that voted for Trump? Who were the ones with Trump signs on their front porch? Who …

CBS News reports: A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States. The test will occur simultaneously across time zones, so people in the middle of the country can expect it at 1:20 p.m. Central Time, or 12:20 p.m. Mountain Time. On the …

The Detroit News reports: The Michigan Republican Party had about $35,000 in its bank accounts in August, according to internal records that flash new warning signs about the dire state of the GOP’s finances and raise questions about whether the organization is complying with campaign finance laws. The documents, obtained by The Detroit News, cover from February when party Chairwoman …

Santa Fe’s Fox affiliate reports: A Las Cruces man is pleading guilty to a federal charge of making threats through interstate communications. The plea agreement brought before U.S. Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez of U.S. District Court in New Mexico has to do with a telephone call Michel David Fox admits making last May to the Houston office of a …

The Associated Press reports: CLAIM: An emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 will send a signal to cell phones nationwide in order to activate nanoparticles such as graphene oxide that have been introduced into people’s bodies. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Next month’s test of the nationwide Emergency Alert System uses the same familiar audio tone that’s been in use since …

CNN reports: “Now the family tree goes like this,” the man on the tape extolled confidently. “John John and Trump are cousins. And Trump’s uncle is JFK Sr., and Joe Kennedy, who is also not dead. And Trump’s father is General George Patton, and his brother is Mussolini.” Colleen Protzman listened on, despondent. The man talking on the tape was …