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Trump CIA torpedoes Biden-era CIA assessment accusing white women with traditional values of grooming extremists

CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed last year that there were “multiple procedural anomalies” in the production of the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment — a document created at former President Barack Obama’s urging that served as the cornerstone of the Russia collusion hoax.

Ratcliffe emphasized that ex-CIA Director John Brennan sacrificed “analytical soundness” for “narrative consistency.”

The CIA evidently did not limit its prioritization of political agenda over fact to just the one document.

After the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board determined that dozens of analytical CIA assessments were similarly infected with political bias, Ratcliffe announced on Friday that he had ordered retractions or substantial revisions of 19 intelligence products.

“The intelligence products we released to the American people today — produced before my tenure as DCIA — fall short of the high standards of impartiality that CIA must uphold and do not reflect the expertise for which our analysts are renowned,” the CIA director said in a statement.

To provide some insight into the extent of the political perversion and suboptimal quality of past CIA products, Ratcliffe published three redacted versions of reports that the agency indicated “exhibit substantial deviations from the President’s expectations that CIA’s workforce remains independent from a particular audience, agenda, or policy viewpoint.”

‘We owe it to the American people to correct the record.’

One of the reports, published in October 2021, is titled “Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Radicalization and Recruitment.”

The report:

Concern-mongers about white women who “may not openly advocate violence but amplify white [racially and ethnically motivated violent extremist] narratives regarding their perceptions of racial and ethnic hierarchy, as well as perceived threats from those they see as advocating multiculturalism and globalization”;Complains that some white women “have produced blogs, videos, or other online content under the guise of cooking tutorials, which feature discussions about the importance of organic food alongside subtle narratives about racial purity and the defense of white European heritage”; Haphazardly blurs the lines between bona fide white supremacists and individuals who’ve amplified the so-called conspiracy theory that “the white population is decreasing because of increasing immigration and birthrates among non-white groups”;Notes that supposed radicals have dared to celebrate “motherhood and homemaking as women’s most important responsibility”;Leans heavily on left-wing media reports; andAdvocates modeling future messaging on the best practices from the Expert Center on Gender and Right-Wing Extremism, part of a leftist German NGO led by anti-white former Stasi collaborator Anetta Kahane.

One of the other redacted reports released last week, an assessment published in July 2020 titled “Worldwide: Pandemic-Related Contraceptive Shortfalls Threaten Economic Development,” similarly evinced an unmistakably leftist worldview.

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As its title suggests, the report concern-mongered about the impact of pandemic-era supply chain disruptions on the third world’s access to abortions and contraceptives.

It warned that an uptick in babies “in African and other developing countries would perpetuate poverty, strain household budgets, and limit disposable income for consumer goods, including U.S. exports.”

The document relied heavily on propaganda from the International Planned Parenthood Federation as well as the Guttmacher Institute, an NGO that advocates expanding abortion practices around the world.

“There is absolutely no room for bias in our work and when we identify instances where analytic rigor has been compromised, we have a responsibility to correct the record,” Ratcliffe said. “These actions underscore our commitment to transparency, accountability, and objective intelligence analysis.”

CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis, whose internal review confirmed that the documents “did not meet the high standards the American people expect from the CIA’s elite analytic workforce,” tweeted, “When we fall short of our standards, we owe it to the American people to correct the record.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) commended Ratcliffe “for correcting the record and ensuring that the CIA’s analysis is free of any political bias,” adding, “I’ve been sending these kind of reports back to the CIA for years and observing that they contain no intelligence.”

“Our intelligence agencies have too often missed critical national-security developments to waste time on, for instance, how ‘pandemic-related contraceptive shortfalls threaten economic development,'” Cotton continued. “Honestly.”

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) noted that Ratcliffe “has done a tone [sic] of work behind the scenes. Well done director!”

Not all were pleased with the attempt to remedy the agency’s ideological capture.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) suggested that the retractions and revisions were “part of a broader and deeply troubling pattern in this administration: sidelining career experts, undermining inconvenient intelligence assessments, and allowing political considerations to override professional judgment.”

“When political appointees appear to dictate what analysis is valid, it threatens the credibility, reliability, and independence of the Intelligence Community itself,” Warner added.

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HuffPost gets absolutely scorched over article saying Olympics patriotism feels ‘yucky’

The online response to a Huffington Post article whining that Olympics patriotism feels “yucky” is decidedly negative.

While most Americans are swelling with pride over the victories racked up by U.S. Olympians in the Winter Games, some on the left are crippled by conflicting emotions.

‘Being a left-wing extremist sounds utterly exhausting, miserable, and empty.’

The article by Monica Torres proclaimed, “If waving the American flag or chanting ‘USA!’ turns you off right now, you’re not alone.”

Right out of the gate, Torres assailed the Trump administration for killing unarmed civilians and detaining 2-year-olds, then went on to cite therapists treating the “cognitive dissonance.” One expert said the angst could even manifest itself physically in the forms of “tightness in the neck, shoulder or jaw areas, as well as digestive issues and trouble sleeping.”

The progressive news outlet and Torres were pummeled online.

“Who is this self-loathing cringe actually for? Who is the intended consumer?” asked one user on the X platform.

“Imagine being so corrupted that you can’t even root for your nation’s exceptional young athletes. Pathetic!” read another reply.

“If you hate America because you lost a free and fair election, you’re not alone. You’re a moron, and at least a fair bit anti-American, but that’s HuffPo’s audience, and their schtick,” said another detractor.

“Just fire everyone and close. Activism is not journalism,” responded one critic.

“Patriotic Americans cheer while Liberals struggle with cognitive dissonance over 3 words — USA.
Grow up,” replied another user.

“Delete this account, fire all of your editors…and rebrand,” read another reply.

RELATED: HuffPo calls to cancel Thanksgiving over global warming, and the online ridicule is brutal

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“Being a left-wing extremist sounds utterly exhausting, miserable, and empty,” responded Mollie Hemingway.

The post of the article garnered more than 10 million views.

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School secretary caught by husband with student, faces child seduction charges for sex with second student: Police

A married employee of an Indiana high school was arrested after allegedly sexually abusing a student, according to police. Authorities were tipped off to the damning child sex crime accusations after her husband found his wife with a second student, police said.

The Union City Police Department — located in Western Ohio near the border of neighboring Indiana — announced in a statement the arrest of Alicia Hughes “following an investigation into allegations involving inappropriate conduct with a minor.”

‘It will be interesting to see the school’s policies, how this individual was screened and trained, and what “red flags” were overlooked or ignored.’

Hughes — a 31-year-old employee of the Randolph Eastern School Corporation in Indiana — was caught with a student by her husband on Feb. 14, police said.

“During the course of the investigation, officers learned that Hughes’ husband had discovered her with an 18-year-old student of Randolph Eastern School Corporation and confronted the individuals,” police stated.

The press release revealed, “It is alleged that Hughes was battered during that altercation. The alleged battery is being investigated by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department.”

Police did not reveal the husband’s name.

Investigators said they “uncovered evidence that Alicia Hughes had also engaged in a sexual relationship with a separate high school student who was 17 years old at the time.”

The Union City Police Department noted that Hughes and the student “engaged in sexual intercourse on at least five occasions.”

Hughes was arrested and charged with five counts of child seduction related to the sexual relationship with the minor student, according to police.

Police said Hughes was being detained at the Randolph County Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond.

According to Indiana law, child seduction is when a “person used or exerted the person’s professional relationship with the child to engage in sexual intercourse, other sexual conduct, or any fondling or touching with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child or the person under this section.”

Those in a position of power include employees of a school corporation.

RELATED: Teacher of the year arrested for alleged child sex crimes — then she’s arrested on similar charges just days later

Cleveland.com reported that Randolph Eastern School Corporation Superintendent Neal Adams said that Hughes “has been removed from all duties with students pending the outcome of the legal process.” The outlet added that Hughes is a high school secretary.

The staff directory for the Union City Jr/Sr High School does not show the name of the suspect; however, an archived version of the school’s website shows an attendance secretary named “Alicia Hughes.”

Adams did not specify if Hughes had been terminated.

“We recognize that situations of this nature are deeply concerning for our families, staff, and the broader community,” Adams added. “Please know that we share those concerns and are taking this matter with the utmost seriousness, care, and urgency.”

Tom Blessing, an attorney for survivors of sexual abuse, said of the accusations, “Usually, we see abuse claims involving teachers and coaches, but any school staff with access to children could use their position of authority and trust to take advantage of them: custodial and maintenance staff, counselors, office staff, even administrators.”

Blessing continued, “It will be interesting to see the school’s policies, how this individual was screened and trained, and what ‘red flags’ were overlooked or ignored.”

Blessing noted that many times “institutional failures enabled the abuse” in sexual misconduct cases by school employees.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News‘ request for comment. The Union City Police Department did not have any updates on the case.

Those with information about the case are urged to contact the Union City Police Department at 937-968-7744.

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Exclusive: ‘Best of the best’: DHS torches leftist media myths about ICE training

The Department of Homeland Security set the record straight on Immigration and Customs Enforcement training, debunking claims from the media that agents are receiving less training.

A DHS press release exclusively obtained by Blaze News counters falsehoods about ICE’s training programs amid a significant increase in new hires.

‘Despite false claims from the media and sanctuary politicians, no training hours have been cut.’

Leftist outlets have claimed that the Trump administration reduced the length of its training course from roughly five months to just 42 days, as reported by the Atlantic in January.

The DHS released further details on Monday about ICE’s training program, discrediting those claims.

The agency explained that ICE recruits receive 56 days of training and an average of 28 days of on-the-job training. Under the prior administration, agents trained eight hours a day, five days a week. Under President Donald Trump, new hires are being trained 12 hours a day, six days a week.

“No training requirements have been removed,” DHS stated, adding that it is the “same hours of training officers have always received.”

RELATED: ‘Quite literally insane’: DHS responds to new scheme from LA activists to warn illegal aliens about ICE

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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers are prepared to accommodate 12,000 new hires in 2026, with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act providing these centers with $750 million to boost the training and readiness of ICE agents, as well as Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection officers.

“DHS has streamlined training to cut redundancy and incorporate technology advancements, without sacrificing basic subject matter content. Under these new improvements, candidates still learn the same elements and meet the same high standards ICE has always required. No subject matter has been cut,” the press release read.

Further, the DHS noted that most new ICE hires are experienced law enforcement officers who have previously completed a law enforcement academy.

Leftist outlets have accused the Trump administration of eliminating Spanish-language courses for ICE personnel.

The DHS responded to this claim as well, explaining that the agency terminated the language classes, which covered only one dialect of Spanish, to instead provide officers with robust translation and interpretation services for multiple languages.

The agency stated that ICE training courses focus on enhancing several skills, including arrest techniques, defensive tactics, conflict management and de-escalation, firearms and marksmanship, and proper use of force.

According to the DHS, new hires who join ICE’s Special Response Teams undergo more intensive training, including 30 hours of tryouts, an SRT Basic Operator Course, ongoing marksmanship training for all issued firearms, and continuous training for specialized skills, such as breaching techniques, perimeter control, hostage rescue, and more.

Further, the DHS described education on the Fourth and Fifth Amendments as an “integral component” of ICE officers’ basic training at FLETC.

“The overarching objective is to ensure that, prior to assuming field duties, every ICE officer has been repeatedly trained, tested, and held to clear standards that require consistent respect for constitutional rights in all enforcement activities,” the DHS said.

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DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated, “We have ensured our law enforcement officers get the best of the best training to arrest and remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members from our communities.”

“Despite false claims from the media and sanctuary politicians, no training hours have been cut,” Bis continued. “Our officers receive extensive firearm training, are taught de-escalation tactics, and receive Fourth and Fifth Amendment comprehensive instruction. The training does not stop after graduation from the academy — recruits are put on a rigorous on-the-job training program that is tracked and monitored.”

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Leaked founder email says the quiet part out loud — Ring was built to spy on your neighborhood

Ring unveiled its controversial AI-powered Search Party feature in a multimillion-dollar ad that aired during the Super Bowl, sparking blowback from privacy advocates from left to right and dead center. Although the feature was positioned as a helpful way to track down lost pets and bring them home safely, a leaked email from Ring’s founder reveals a much more sinister purpose: Ring intended to spy on people all along.

Ring’s founder revealed the truth about Search Party

From the moment we heard about Search Party, one thing was clear — tracking down lost pets was only the tip of the iceberg. The obvious next step was clearly human surveillance. After all, Ring can already scan and identify designated humans with a feature called Familiar Faces. Once enabled, users can add the faces of friends and family to their Ring app so that their Ring camera can recognize these individuals when they stop by.

Ring can tap into the live feeds of every Ring camera in a town block and analyze the footage with AI.

Helpful? Maybe. Creepy? When you consider the way Ring wants to secretly turn Search Party into a mass surveillance tool, most definitely.

We know this for a fact now, thanks to a leaked email written by Ring’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, himself. “I believe that the foundation we created with Search Party, first for finding dogs, will end up becoming one of the most important pieces of tech and innovation to truly unlock the impact of our mission,” he begins, pivoting immediately to a grander picture. “You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods. So many things to do to get there, but for the first time ever, we have the chance to fully complete what we started.”

Of course, Siminoff hides “the impact” of Ring’s “mission” under the guise of preventing crime in neighborhoods equipped with Ring cameras. Reading between the lines, though, the truth looks more like Ring actively moving toward creating a mass surveillance state with its network.

For what it’s worth, Siminoff denies that Ring will tap into users’ feeds without their consent, assuring, “Across these features, sharing has always been the camera owner’s choice. Ring provides relevant context about when sharing may be helpful — but the decision remains firmly in the customer’s hands, not ours.”

The Nancy Guthrie factor

This story is especially unique in the context of the Nancy Guthrie case, where the FBI obtained footage from a Google Nest doorbell camera that was believed to be inaccessible. While social media was quick to pounce on how this could’ve happened, we later discovered that the loophole responsible for saving the footage is covered in Nest’s terms of service.

That didn’t stop Ring’s founder from commenting, though. Amid the hype over the case, Siminoff spoke with Fox Business to denounce that Ring would ever hold footage that was believed to be deleted or inaccessible. “I do know with Ring, specifically, if you delete a recording or if you don’t want a recording, you don’t have a subscription,” he said. “We do not have it stored. I know that because I built the systems with my team.”

RELATED: Amazon’s Ring is running a spy ring from your home. Here’s how to turn it off.

But just because Ring doesn’t keep video files doesn’t mean the footage goes to waste. With Search Party, Ring can tap into the live feeds of every Ring camera in a town block and analyze the footage with AI, essentially scanning them for whatever Ring is looking for. Right now, that’s lost pets. In a year or so, that could be real people — first criminals, then private citizens in general.

So the fact that Ring doesn’t save footage like Nest isn’t really any consolation when the company simply leverages live feeds to achieve its goals instead.

The only ways to opt out of Search Party

This Search Party revelation comes shortly after Ring canceled its partnership with Flock, a third-party service that would’ve allowed police officers to request user footage to help solve criminal cases. Without a law enforcement connection, Search Party is virtually useless in stopping crimes. That only leaves mass surveillance, which again, Siminoff refutes.

Wherever the truth lies, the leaked email is further proof that you should either disable Search Party or remove your Ring camera from your front door entirely. Unfortunately, as we mentioned last time, your camera is only part of the problem. As long as your neighbors keep their Ring cameras up and running, Amazon can still spy on your block whenever it pleases.

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Hero protects church full of kids: Off-duty cop disarms gun-toting suspect in Sacramento

An off-duty detective thwarted what had all the makings of a potential church massacre last week in Sacramento.

Brian Girardot Jr., 20, dropped off a younger relative at St. Mary Parish School on Wednesday morning, then allegedly returned around 9:30 a.m. when St. Mary Catholic Church was in the process of holding an all-school Ash Wednesday Mass next door.

Amy Hale, the principal of the school, indicated that “all church doors were locked per our standard procedure” and “parent observers were positioned outside and inside the church.”

‘F**k you die!’

One of the parent observers, an off-duty detective, intercepted a suspicious man who approached the front of the church and claimed that he wanted to enter and attend the Mass.

According to Hale, the parent observer “located and removed a loaded firearm, concealed on the man’s person.” The observer then detained the suspect until officers from the Sacramento Police Department arrived on the scene.

Principal Hale assured parents that their children remained in the church throughout the Mass and that “no students came into contact with the man.”

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Girardot, a former student at St. Mary Parish School, was arrested without incident and slapped with felony charges for allegedly having a concealed firearm on his person and bringing a firearm into a school zone.

U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced on Thursday that the former student has also been federally charged for allegedly possessing a firearm within a school zone.

The Justice Department alleged that additional ammunition and a camouflage jacket were recovered from Girardot’s vehicle, which was parked nearby.

In their search of the suspect’s home, law enforcement agents also found a series of handwritten notes that allegedly contained references to suicide and threats.

According to court documents reviewed by KTXL-TV, one of the notes listed three family members and stated, “All of you are the reason I’ve done this.”

Another note reportedly said, “Suicide Note f**k you,” on one side, and the reverse stated, “Rest of y’all … f**k you die!!!”

The gun allegedly taken from Girardot outside the church was a Taurus Tracker .44 Magnum. Prosecutors claimed that police found four more firearms in Girardot’s garage including a 12-gauge shotgun and a Winchester Model 670 .30-06 rifle.

Girardot, who is apparently ineligible for bail, is presently being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail.

The Diocese of Sacramento joined Bishop Jaime Soto and the Department of Catholic Schools in expressing gratitude both for the parent observer’s “vigilance” and that the incident was “resolved safely and that no students, teachers, or staff were harmed.”

The diocese added, “May the Lord Jesus, our rock and our refuge, watch over the schools and bless our children with peace and security.”

Girardot’s arrest comes several months after a hate-filled 23-year-old trans-identifying man opened fire on a full Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 29.

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Pro-choice pastor claims ‘most women seeking abortions are religiously affiliated’

During a sermon at the First Congregational Church in South Portland, Maine, retired Presbyterian minister Marvin Ellison attempted to claim that abortion can be an act of love — and that the women seeking them are often religious themselves.

“This morning, I speak from my experience as a volunteer chaplain for Planned Parenthood. Without naming names or breaking confidences, I want to just speak about a few things I’ve learned from women who’ve received abortions and candidly shared their story with me,” the pastor explained.

The pastor went on to claim that “most women electing to terminate a pregnancy are religiously affiliated.”

“So I’ve listened to and prayed with Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish women. With Muslim and Buddhist women. And with conservative evangelical women. And some confided in me that they had never expected to find a Christian minister inside Planned Parenthood. Maybe outside the clinic protesting, but they hadn’t imagined that they would meet a Christian minister inside the clinic,” he said.

BlazeTV host Pat Gray is in disbelief.

“How do you make that case, that yeah, Jesus is fine with you ending the life of your child?” Gray asks.

“He wants to send you a child and then have you terminate that child. Wait, what? … It doesn’t even make sense,” he adds.

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Apple issues a critical software update for iPhone. Install it now!

Last week, Apple issued an important software update for iPhones on iOS 26. While the latest version included the usual vague “bug fixes and updates,” it also contained a critical patch for a zero-day vulnerability that has already been exploited by hackers on targeted devices. To put it mildly, you need to update your iPhone now, or your device and private data are all at risk.

What is a zero-day vulnerability?

In case you’ve never heard the phrase before, zero-day vulnerabilities are unknown security threats within a device’s software that exist outside of the developer’s purview. These can pop for a variety of reasons, including flaws in the source code, improper input validation that processes malicious data, and simple developer oversight.

An extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.

What’s worse, these exploits are often found first by hackers and used to inject malicious code into targeted devices to bypass security protocols and gain access to either steal private data or install malware to spy on users.

The thing that makes zero-day vulnerabilities so dangerous is that hackers can use them to access devices for weeks or even months before developers isolate the problem and issue a fix.

iOS 26.3 patches iPhone’s latest major security hole

Apple sent an over-the-air update to iPhones on iOS 26 last week. Bringing the version number to 26.3, the latest release includes a fix for CVE-2026-20700, a zero-day threat that was identified by Google’s Threat Analysis Group.

In case you’re wondering how Google found a security flaw in an Apple product, TAG is a team of researchers who regularly scour first-party and third-party products in search of security flaws and cyber threats. They specialize in thwarting “government-backed attacks,” suggesting that CVE-2026-20700 likely has government ties — either foreign or domestic — though neither Apple nor Google assigned blame to a particular group.

Once discovered, TAG informed Apple of the vulnerability, giving the company valuable time to patch the hole before informing the public and letting hackers know that the loophole was closed.

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As part of the change log that was released alongside iOS 26.3, Apple admitted, “An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26.”

In other words, the exploit exists and it has already been leveraged against a small subset of users.

How to upgrade to iOS 26.3

To patch this zero-day vulnerability on your devices, you should update to iOS 26.3 immediately. You can download the update by following these directions:

Open the Settings app on your iPhone.Tap “General.”Select the second option called “Software Update.”At the bottom of the next screen, choose “Update Now.”

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Note that iPhones aren’t the only Apple devices at risk. You should also update your iPad to iPadOS 26.3, if it’s available.

For those who are still on an older version of iOS, Apple has not indicated a fix for the zero-day issue at this time. That either means the zero-day threat isn’t as invasive on older software, or a fix hasn’t been implemented yet. Either way, users on older iOS versions should update to iOS 18.7.5 for the latest security fixes.

More features in iOS 26.3

In addition to a major security patch, iOS 26.3 includes several additional features, such as the ability to prevent carrier networks from seeing the precise location of select iPhones with an Apple C-series modem (right now, that only includes iPhone Air and iPhone 16e), new switch-to-Android tools, and a snazzy live weather wallpaper. This update is free and available now to iPhones 11 and up.

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