Month: April 2026

Critics accuse Liberal government of half-measures.

As the war in Iran seems to be winding down, energy prices around the world continue to spike, and governments look for ways out of this predicament.

As for Canada, the Liberal government will suspend the ​federal fuel excise tax ‌on gasoline and diesel in the period from April 20 to ​September 7.

Yesterday (14), Prime Minister Mark Carney said the measure is to help ​consumers and businesses deal ⁠with rising prices.

Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week https://t.co/jupvZzWlgU

— CTV News (@CTVNews) April 14, 2026

Reuters reported:

“’(This) is a responsible measure that will ​reduce operating costs ​for truckers and businesses in the ‌food, ⁠agriculture, housing, construction, and delivery sectors’, he said. The measure is ​expected ​to ⁠reduce the cost of regular gasoline ​by 10 cents ​a ⁠liter and diesel by four cents a liter, ⁠he ​added.”

Mark Carney’s announcement that there would be a temporary suspension of the fuel excise tax on gas and diesel is a step in the right direction, the province’s truckers say. https://t.co/NXaMIMHqWl

— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) April 15, 2026

But while the measures are being welcomed, experts say they don’t go far enough.

Toronto Sun reported:

“While the move may spell some temporarily relief for motorists, gas analyst Dan McTeague told the Toronto Sun it doesn’t go far enough if the Carney Liberals truly cared about affordability.

‘I’m not sure how dropping four cents, with the HST, is going to alleviate what has been a tremendous increase in the price of diesel’, he said. […] ‘The bigger issue is that it should’ve been widened — both the federal government continuing to charge GST and the province’s portion of eight per cent on the higher price’, he said. ‘That’s the real money — that’s where the government continues to make and offset any potential loss in revenue by doing this’.”

McTeague stressed that ‘unaffordable government policies’ weigh heavily in what Canadians pay at the pumps.

“’It isn’t the excise tax — it’s the GST, it’s the weak Canadian dollar that no longer has the status of being a ‘petro-dollar’ as a result of blocking pipelines for 10 years’, McTeague said. ‘The very green net-zero policies this government are pursuing is the real culprit of driving up the costs of everything’.

[…] ‘(Carney) says he’s doing it for good reasons — well, prove it: Suspend the GST, which is what I would have done in this case, because 13% on $2.40 per liter for diesel is 28, 29 cents per liter, not four cents. That’s the real elephant in the room’, McTeague said.”

Read more:

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The US Military on Tuesday released audio of US Naval officers patrolling the Gulf of Oman and warning other vessels that try to breach blockade.

“U.S. naval vessels are on patrol in the Gulf of Oman as CENTCOM continues to execute a U.S. blockade on ships entering and departing Iranian ports. U.S. forces are present, vigilant, and ready to ensure compliance,” CENTCOM said.

“After implementing the blockade on ships entering and departing Iranian ports, American forces halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea. U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen remain positioned and ready to act against any vessels seeking to violate the blockade,” CENTCOM said.

“The US has announced a formal blockade of Iranian ports in coastal areas,” a Naval officer says.

“This is illegal action. All vessels are advised to immediately return to port if leaving, and discontinue transit to Iran if that is your next port of call, do not attempt to breach the blockade,” he said.

“Vessels will be boarded for interdiction and seizure transiting to or from an Iranian port,” the officer said.

“Turn around and prepare to be boarded. If you do not comply with this blockade, we will use force. The whole of the United States Navy is ready to force compliance,” he said.

WATCH:

On Monday, President Trump announced a US Naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz after peace negotiations stalled.

“The United States to Blockade Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports on April 13 at 10:00 A.M. ET. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT” Trump said on Truth Social.

The Gateway Pundit reported on Sunday, President Trump had already ordered the U.S. Navy to BLOCK “any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz effective immediately” after Iran defied his nuclear demands and continued their terrorist extortion racket on the world’s energy supply.

CENTCOM confirmed the blockade: Starting at 10 a.m. ET today, U.S. forces will implement a full blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, including every single Iranian port on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations. Freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to non-Iranian ports will continue, but the terror regime’s ports are now effectively shut down.

The US Naval blockade was implemented after Vice President JD Vance announced no deal had been reached with Iran after a 21-hour marathon negotiations.

Here is the US’s ‘red line’ list according to Semafor (It is unclear if any points were agreed upon):

– End all uranium enrichment
– Dismantle all major nuclear enrichment facilities
– Retrieve highly enriched uranium
– Accept a broader peace, security and de-escalation framework that includes regional allies
– End funding for terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis
– Fully open the Strait of Hormuz, charging no tolls for passage

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By Wayne Allyn Root

President Trump, it’s easy to destroy all the clueless, ignorant, bleeding-heart, communist, hypocritical arguments of Pope Leo.

Simply CHALLENGE HIM!

Be the modern-day Ronald Reagan. Reagan changed the world by standing in front of the Berlin Wall and speaking directly to the Soviet Union leader. Reagan made history by saying forcefully……

“Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!”

President Trump needs to travel to Italy, and stand outside the Vatican, in front of the media of the world, and issue this powerful challenge to the Pope…

“Pope Leo, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!”

The Pope is upset at the way President Trump, DHS, ICE, and America treat illegal aliens. The Pope says he loves everyone. To him, no one is illegal. The Pope thinks we should be welcoming illegal aliens by the millions. And of course, he hates our wall.

No problem. Here is the 3-part solution…

First, challenge Pope Leo to knock down those Vatican walls, and start inviting immigrants and migrants from around the globe in. You take care of them all. From now on, Pope, they are all yours!

Make the Vatican grounds look like New York City, or LA, or San Francisco, or Chicago. Good luck.

Liberals (i.e., communists) like Pope Leo love to complain about walls, and gates, and guard houses, and guards with guns…

While they live behind walls, gates, guard houses, and are surrounded by militarized guards with guns.

And those same liberal hypocrites think once someone invades our country, and illegally breaks into our country, it’s now our responsibility to feed and house them for the rest of their lives- even if it bankrupts us.

Even if they murder, rape, and assault innocent Americans. Women and children.

So, here is Part 2 of this powerful challenge…

Once all these millions of poor, unskilled, military-age males and pregnant women are inside the Vatican, Pope Leo, please accept that they are your responsibility for life.

Please acknowledge that the Vatican and the Catholic Church are responsible for them. Forever. You pay their bills. You pay for their welfare, food stamps, housing, free medical, and school for their millions of children. You pay for their police, court, and prison costs.

Dear Pope, if you love them so much, then you pay the bill.

Finally, we come to Part 3 of the challenge to Pope Leo…

President Trump needs to announce that the USA will start deporting millions of our illegal aliens to the Vatican. We don’t want them, and you claim you do, so here’s your chance, Pope. Let’s test if your actions match your words.

From now on, they’re yours.

Our first deportation flights will take off for the Vatican tomorrow. Are you in?

If the Pope is such a fan of illegal aliens…and migrants from Muslim countries…and MS-13…and terrorists…and drug traffickers…and pedophiles…and murderers…and rapists…

And if the Pope thinks we are “mean, heartless Americans” for not wanting to pay for them…and feed them…and for wanting them gone…

Then, from now on, he can take in our millions of illegal immigrants and migrants at the Vatican.

Call his bluff, President Trump.

The big-mouth, clueless, communist, hypocrite Pope can say all the nice things he wants about migrants, and felons, and illegal invaders, but he says it all from afar…surrounded by big walls, and guarded by heavily-armed militarized guards- the Vatican Army.

That’s rich.

Who does he think he is? Barack Obama? Nancy Pelosi? Joe Biden? Illinois Governor JB Pritzker? California Governor Gavin Newsom? Kamala Harris? Hillary Clinton?

All these powerful Democrats live just like the Pope.

In mansions, behind walls and gates, and protected by armed guards. They never see or touch illegal aliens. There are no homeless tents and drug addicts sleeping on the lawn inside their gates. These filthy rich DEmocrat hypocrites all ride in limos and fly private jets. Their children go to fancy, all-white, private schools that cost $60,000 a year.

Just like Pope Leo, the only migrants they ever see are cleaning their toilets or mowing their lawns.

It’s easy to criticize others who have to actually live with the “unwashed, unhoused” masses of migrants, a large percentage of whom are criminals, when you fly above in your private jet, or drive by in your limo, or watch from afar, inside your gated mansion.

It’s really easy to tell others to pay for their bills when the Vatican and the Catholic Church don’t have to pay a dime. The money comes from American taxpayers- and by the way, Pope, millions of those taxpayers are your Catholic parishioners.

And it’s also easy to tell us to accept millions of illegals when you’ve conned and scammed the U.S. government into handing Catholic Charities billions of dollars annually to help bring illegals into the USA.

In other words…what a SCAM you’ve got going, Pope…

American taxpayers pay the bills, and you get paid. And the more illegals who break into our country, the more money the Catholic Church makes.

So, from now on, Pope Leo, they are yours, and their bills are yours. Forever. They’re your responsibility.

Please accept President Trump’s challenge…

“Pope Leo, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wayne Allyn Root is a CEO, businessman, best-selling author, and national conservative TV and radio host, who has interviewed President Trump 16 times. Watch Wayne’s TV show “America’s Top Ten Countdown” on Real America’s Voice TV Saturdays at Noon ET/9 AM PT, and his 2-hour daily video podcast “WAR Zone Live presented by The Gateway Pundit” daily from 6 PM to 8 PM ET at TheGatewayPundit.com. His website is ROOTforAmerica.com. Read Wayne’s latest fun book, “How Democrats Have Made America Great.” It’s 140 blank pages. The joke is on Democrats!

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President Trump and Pope Leo XIV have been trading barbs about the Pontiff weighing in on American politics.

Trump recently blasted the Pope as “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy.”

In addition to slamming U.S. involvement in Iran,  the Pope has repeatedly slammed the Trump administration’s stance against illegal immigration.

Border Czar, a lifelong Catholic, speaking outside the White House, told reporters the Vatican doesn’t know what they are talking about.

“I’m not going to speak for the President, I’m speaking for myself, a lifelong Catholic,” Holman told reporters. “I wish they’d stay out of immigration. They don’t know what they’re talking about.”

“Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got r*ped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor-trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change!”

“And I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don’t understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.”

“Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved. He’s saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border.”

“Human traffickers are out of business, right?”

“The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border.”

“I wish they’d understand that.”

“Because if they did, I think they’d have a different opinion.”

Watch:

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Despite the incident being deemed an honest mistake, a ban strips a retired Navy officer’s access to various facilities and benefits, prompting him to appeal the decision and raising concerns about the appropriateness of the harsh punishment.

Navy Lieutenant Commander (Ret.) Craig Wortham dedicated over two decades of his life to military service before retiring in 2012. On March 30, 2026, his day began as it would for many retirees, with the anticipation of playing a round of golf.

As he arrived at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (JEBLCFS) gate in his truck that bears his company logo (Happy Tractor, LLC), Wortham was told he would have to use the contractor entrance. At the other gate, he was required to open all doors and the tailgate to his truck. He stood on the sidewalk as guards conducted a quick search of his vehicle, finding a firearm in the side panel of the driver’s door.

Speaking to The Gateway Pundit, Wortham said, “It wasn’t hard to see. I just forgot to remove it.”

He presented his driver’s license, his retirement identification card, and even suggested sharing his Concealed Carry Permit. Even though he has the Virginia permit, he acknowledged that forgetting there was a gun in the vehicle was an error. And after expressing regret for the oversight, he felt that everyone present understood it was “an honest mistake.”

“No one was angry or upset about it. The only emotion was probably mine, embarrassed to get patted down in front of my son,” Wortham shared.

As he contemplated what to do next, an agent from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) approached, introduced himself, and verified that Wortham was a retired Navy officer. He then inquired about Wortham’s knowledge of firearms regulations on military bases. Wortham, however, declined to answer further questions, expressing a desire not to “incriminate” himself.

The NCIS agent got back in his car and left. Wortham mentioned that his friend’s son was in a car behind him and proposed exiting the checkpoint, leaving the firearm in his vehicle, outside the base, before returning. Everyone consented to this plan, and the lead security guard stopped traffic on both sides to accommodate Wortham’s departure.

After returning to the gate without his firearm, Wortham’s truck was subjected to a quick search, and he was allowed to enter the base. “I still made my tee time,” Wortham shared, saying that “it was wonderful, shooting a low 80 round.”

Twenty-five days later, everything changed. He received an exclusion letter from the Executive Officer for Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, dated April 2.

On Tuesday, Robert A. Green, Jr., author of Defending the Constitution Behind Enemy Lines, shared the letter on X:

 

Heavy Handed removal of retiree benefits:

A retired LCDR was just banned from all Navy bases and facilities in the Hampton Roads area for accidentally having a personal weapon in his vehicle at the base gate checkpoint.

The retired naval officer has a Concealed Carry Permit.… https://t.co/3MClgDwdkP pic.twitter.com/26eSDTk8a6

— Rob Green (@RobGreen1010) April 14, 2026

Wortham was “administratively barred from JEBLCFS indefinitely,” and according to the letter, “this ban includes, but is not limited to, all buildings, facilities, barracks, Navy Fleet and Family Service Center, Navy Lodge, the Navy Exchange, Commissary, and the Medical/Dental Clinics.” Furthermore, the letter stated there was also “a reciprocal administrative ban from all Navy Region Mid-Atlantic installations, to include Naval Air Station, Oceana; Naval Starion Norfolk; and Naval Support Activity Hamton Roads.”

Coincidentally, though not applicable to Wortham, the letter was dated the same day War Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum authorizing off-duty service members “to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity” on military installations.

It wasn’t until April 14 that Wortham got the letter, utterly shocked to learn that he would no longer have access to the commissary, the medical facility, or the golf course. “By restricting my access to military bases, they’ve essentially removed my retirement benefits,” Wortham told The Gateway Pundit.

As Green stated in his viral X post with over 1.2 million views, “The subsequent ban was an unexpected shock and a grave heavy-handed response to an honest mistake.”

Wortham will be appealing the decision.

Most notably, Wortham never entered the base with a firearm in his possession. “This all happened at a checkpoint,” he explained. “I never actually made it on the base, regretting the oversight, thinking everything was okay when it was not.”

The entire ordeal raises a significant question: Did U.S. Navy Commander C.L. Gatewood truly intend to endorse this letter? Or was it purely an administrative oversight? By doing so, stripped away the justly deserved benefits of a Lieutenant Commander who dedicated 23 years of honorable service to the Navy.

This draconian incident certainly warrants rectification. Before the dust settles, many believe that Wortham is owed an apology.

As seen below, J.M. Phelps sought comments from Commander C.L. Gatewood, who signed the letter sent to Wortham and serves as Executive Officer for JEBLCFS; Captain Katie H. Jacobson, the commanding officer of JEBLCFS; and Rear Admiral Stephen D. Barnett, the Commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA).

However, no responses were received by the time of publication.

 

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A two-week ceasefire to the Iran War entered its eighth day on Wednesday one day after President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he believes the war is “very close to over.”

“We’re not finished,” Trump added. “We’ll see what happens.”

The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the U.S. will send thousands of additional troops into the Middle East in the coming weeks. The forces include 6,000 troops aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and several warships escorting it, as well as 4,200 other servicemembers. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Post that Trump “has wisely kept all options on the table in the event that the Iranians will not forgo their nuclear ambitions and make a deal that is acceptable to the United States.”

Dismissing Western reporting that Iran would consider a temporary suspension of its uranium enrichment as part of a deal to end the war, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Wednesday that Tehran would not compromise on its right to enrich uranium.

Baqaei added that message exchanges with the U.S. have continued through Pakistani intermediaries since Sunday and that Iran expects to host a Pakistani delegation today to continue talks. On the topic of a ceasefire extension, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the seriousness of the U.S. must first be evaluated, arguing that Washington has not yet demonstrated its commitment. 

The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that mediators are close to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, but neither Tehran nor Washington have confirmed the report.

The head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, said in a statement on Tuesday that a military blockade of Iranian ports had been implemented. In a Wednesday morning post on Truth Social, Trump said that “China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz,” claiming that he is “doing it for them” and for “the World.” 

“President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks,” he added, referring to a scheduled trip by Trump to China.

The commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters warned that, if the blockade continues, Iran will prevent all passage through the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea.

Thirteen vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, according to shipping tracker data, suggesting limited enforcement of the U.S. blockade.

Marin Traffic reported on Wednesday morning that the Malta-flagged VLCC Agios Fanourios I had become the first crude carrier to head west through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. blockade on Iran’s ports came into force. It is expected to arrive in Basrah, Iraq on Thursday.

At least 13 people in Lebanon were killed by Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday morning, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon has continued throughout the U.S.–Iran ceasefire, which Tehran says violates the terms of the truce.

Gas prices remained elevated on Wednesday, with AAA reporting the national average price of gas at $4.11.

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Katy Perry is under investigation for sexual assault in Australia.

The singer, who is currently dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is under investigation by police in Melbourne over an incident that took place 16 years ago.

The accusation comes from Ruby Rose, an Australian model and actress.

Victoria police said in a statement.

“Melbourne sexual offences and child abuse investigation team (SOCIT) detectives are investigating [an alleged] historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010.”

“Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne’s CBD.”

“As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.”

The investigation comes days after Rose made allegations about Perry’s behavior on social media.

“Katy Perry sexual assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne,” she wrote in reaction to a post detailing Perry’s reaction to Justin Bieber’s performance at the Coachella music festival.

”Who gives a shit what she thinks,” she added.

Rose claimed that Perry had rubbed her “disgusting vagina” on her face, causing her to vomit.

Ruby Rose has accused Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her around 20 years ago.

She alleges Perry rubbed her “disgusting v**ina” on her face, causing Rose to vomit. She adds that she filed a police report regarding the incident a few hours ago. pic.twitter.com/2qeRxhBm7E

— Pop Base (@PopBase) April 13, 2026

Representatives for Perry have vociferously denied the claims.

“The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous reckless lies.”

”Ms Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named.”

Rose has since said that the accusation is allowing her to “start the healing process” and “move forward.

“As of this afternoon, I have finalized all of my reports,” she wrote on social media yesterday.

”This means I am no longer able to comment, repost, or talk publicly about any of those cases, or the individuals involved.”

“This is a standard request from the police and in many ways, quite the relief.“

Trump-hating Singer Katy Perry Accused Of Sexual Misconduct…AGAIN (VIDEO)

Perry is known for her left-wing activism.

As well as dating Trudeau, she remains a vocal supporter of the Democrat Party, campaigning for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and later backing Joe Biden in 2020.

She is also known for promoting causes such as LGBT rights and voter turnout.

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PETA’s youth-focused division, PETA2, is once again proving that the animal rights group can’t resist injecting radical leftist politics into its activism, even when targeting impressionable youth.

On Tuesday, the youth and teen outreach arm posted images to Instagram under the caption, “drop a comment if you are any of these please and thank you.”

The images feature meme-style graphics styled like AI prompts, “computer bring me a bisexual vegan boy,” “computer bring me a dom vegan girl,” and “computer bring me a submissive nb vegan” (meaning non-binary).

 

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According to PETA, the kink-promoting PETA2 arm is meant to appeal to youth as young as 13.

PETA2 has over 200,000 Instagram followers and regularly mixes animal welfare messaging with progressive social causes aimed at young audiences. The post had over 500 likes, but still no comments by Wednesday afternoon.

This isn’t PETA’s first jump into transgender and LGBTQ activism.

In a previous campaign, PETA featured transgender model and actor Carmen Carrera in a “Transform Your Wardrobe” campaign.

Carrera appeared naked in promotional materials for the organization, covered in transgender flag colored censor bars.

Yet PETA founder and president Ingrid Newkirk has repeatedly insisted the organization is not a “lefty” group.

In a 2014 Washington Examiner op-ed titled “PETA a ‘lefty’ group? Think again,” Newkirk claimed, “PETA fights cruelty to animals across all lines, period,” and “There’s nothing ‘lefty’ about that.”

Newkirk insisted the group’s mission is nonpartisan and focused solely on animal welfare, not political ideologies.

Their actions clearly tell another story.

They just think you’re suckers.

Just months ago, in November, PETA drew criticism for going on a jealous rant against the White Coat Waste Project (WCW), a more effective taxpayer watchdog group successfully working with Republicans and Democrats to end federal animal testing programs.

White Coat Waste famously exposed the transgender animal testing being funded by taxpayers, and has continued fighting to end it.

PETA officials lashed out at WCW for its “young-male-testosterone energy” and accused it of attacking other groups for fundraising purposes.

One PETA activist reportedly reacted to WCW’s criticism of an NIH official by asking, “Have they lost their f-cking minds?”

Despite PETA’s massive budget and decades of protests, WCW has racked up tangible wins, including ending primate testing at the Department of Veterans Affairs, closing the FDA’s largest monkey lab, and slashing NIH-funded experiments.

PETA has struggled to deliver results, seemingly preferring to pander to identity politics and rub elbows with officials in DC.

Instead of focusing on those kinds of concrete victories or the animals it claims to defend, PETA is busy playing matchmaker for “bisexual vegan boys” and “submissive non-binary vegans.”

The post’s awkward attempt to blend niche identity labels and kink with veganism comes across less like serious advocacy and more like a desperate bid to stay relevant with Gen Z and Alpha, both of which went through a pretty crazy rainbow trend for a few years.

PETA has long positioned itself as the loudest voice for animals, but posts like this one reveal where its priorities increasingly lie, not stopping animal testing, but ensuring the movement stays firmly aligned with the latest progressive cause du jour.

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During the Biden administration, pro-lifers were routinely targeted by the Department of Justice.

In 2022, under the leadership of then Attorney General Merrick Garland, father of seven and pro-life warrior Mark Houck was arrested in Pennsylvania as dozens of fully-armed FBI agents raided his home and terrified his family.

The arrest stemmed from an incident outside an abortion clinic in 2021.

A 72-year-old abortion escort allegedly insisted on harassing Houck’s 12 -year old son, who was accompanying him during sidewalk counseling in front of the clinic. After weeks of agitation, Houck ultimately shoved the abortion escort. No injuries were reported.

Although local prosecutors declined to pursue the case and a judge dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by the escort, Federal authorities charged Houck with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Houck was found not guilty.

From Thomas More Society:

The jury trial began on January 24, 2023, before United States District Judge Gerald J. Pappert in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Just one week later, the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty,” acquitting Mark Houck. Defense attorneys Peter Breen and Brian McMonagle, representing the Thomas More Society, successfully argued that the abortion escort was the aggressor in the encounter.

Their victory not only freed Mark and his family from the burden imposed by the Biden administration but also protected the rights of every sidewalk counselor who ministers to women entering abortion clinics.

Following the trial, Houck filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice in 2023 seeking restitution for what he called “a faulty investigation” and “excessive force.”

After a three-year battle, Houck has now reached a settlement with the DOJ for more than $1 million.

Fox News reports:

Steve Crampton, one of Houck’s attorneys at the Thomas More Society, told Fox News Digital that the outcome was long overdue and they were pleased with the Trump administration’s efforts to bring forth justice in the case.

“We are very pleased with a Department of Justice that seems to be genuinely interested in doing justice,” Crampton said. “That’s rare enough these days, and we look forward to Mark not being the only wrongfully accused defendant to receive some kind of remuneration and recognition for the wrongs that were done to him.”

Crampton said the Trump administration should be commended for “attempting to at least acknowledge, if not completely right, the wrongs that were done” to pro-life activists under the Biden administration.

A recent report from the DOJ outlines how the Biden administration weaponized the federal government against pro-life groups.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement, “This Department will not tolerate a two-tiered system of justice.”

“No Department should conduct selective prosecution based on beliefs. The weaponization that happened under the Biden Administration will not happen again, as we restore integrity to our prosecutorial system.”

On Monday, The Gateway Pundit reported that at least four prosecutors who weaponized the FACE Act under Garland were fired.

 

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During Tuesday night’s game between the New York Islanders and the Carolina Hurricanes on Long Island, hockey fans rallied to help jailed ex-NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, during a fundraising push to help him in his fight to overturn the controversial sentence handed down by a far-left judge.

In August 2023, fleeing drug suspect Eric Duprey died after a Duran tossed a cooler he grabbed from a local family’s sidewalk table at him. Duprey, who was fleeing a Bronx buy-and-bust drug sting at the time, was knocked off his bike. Duprey died from injuries following the incident.

Duran was charged with second-degree manslaughter in January 2024.

Last week, The New York Post reported that radical Bronx Judge Guy Mitchell handed Duran a sentence of 3 to 9 years in prison despite pleas from the father of three to show mercy.

“Your honor, I am asking for a chance to be there with my kids. I am asking for a chance, just one,” Duran said.

During the Islanders game,  the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association shared a fundraiser for Duran on the Jumbotron to help him raise funds to overturn the harsh sentence.

The New York Post reports:

“This is all about Erik’s family,” said union head Vincent Vallelong, who was joined at the game by Post executive Patrick Judge, Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky and other SBA members.

“Whatever it takes to get him out, is exactly what it is everyone on this board believes and everybody in law enforcement is going to do at this point. The message is that basically, this is going to affect law enforcement across the nation. They all feel that this can happen in their cities.”

Islanders fans were given the option to donate directly to the fund, which had already raised $40,000 as of Tuesday morning, via a QR code displayed on the jumbotron.

A portion of Tuesday night’s 50/50 raffle that took in nearly $45,000 will also go toward the legal fund launched Monday by the SBA to help Duran appeal his conviction.

The fundraiser, spearheaded by The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) notes, “In August 2023, Sgt. Erik Duran, a highly decorated member of the NYPD, was supervising a “buy and bust” operation in the Bronx. One of the suspects attempted to evade capture by mounting a nearby motorcycle and driving it on the sidewalk, directly at responding officers. Fearing that his officers would be seriously injured or killed by fleeing felon Eric Duprey, Sgt. Duran grabbed an Igloo cooler and hurled it at Duprey to divert him from crashing into his officers, their prisoner, or bystanders.”

“Sgt. Duran’s actions saved the lives of innocent civilians nearby, his officers and their prisoner. Unfortunately, suspect Duprey, a known member of the Trinitarios street gang who was not wearing a helmet, was killed. Attorney General Leticia James chose to prosecute the Sergeant for Manslaughter, and after a bench trial in February 2026, Sgt. Duran was found guilty of Second-degree Manslaughter.”

“On April 9th, 2026, Judge Guy Mitchell sentenced the former Sergeant to three to nine years in prison, and he was immediately taken into custody after sentencing in what the National Police Defense Foundation believes is a blatant miscarriage of justice. We believe that Sgt. Duran never intended for the suspect to be injured or killed. The sole predicate for his actions that day was to protect his officers, other suspects and bystanders from Duprey, who recklessly fled at a high rate of speed along a pedestrian walkway created a clear and present danger of death or serious bodily injuries to others, thereby justifying the Sergeant’s actions.”

“At the direction of Executive Director Joseph Occhipinti and the Executive Board, the National Police Defense Foundation has created the Sgt. Erik Duran Legal Defense Fund. We encourage all our members to donate whatever they can so that bail can be arranged for the former Sergeant pending appeal.”

You can support Sgt. Duran here.

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