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Illegal Aliens In New York Spark School Protests
Across the country, states and cities are dealing with an influx of thousands of illegal immigrants who have entered the country in recent weeks. On Tuesday morning, in Williamsburg, a neighborhood of New York City, students and parents protested both in favor of and against the use of a local school’s gymnasium to house the migrants. Children could be seen holding signs saying, “We need recess!” and chanting.
Outside PS 17 in Williamsburg, kids chant, “we support asylum seekers but not on school grounds.” pic.twitter.com/35iFNRuxIw
— Gwynne Hogan (@GwynneFitz) May 16, 2023
There are roughly 150 temporary shelters being used across the Big Apple for the more than 40,000 illegal aliens who have come to the city under Biden. Many parents feel it poses a safety risk.
Marzena Wolert (right) is walking by protest and says she’s “disgusted” “they’re fleeing war and they don’t have a home and you’re not gonna have your gym?” She’s confronted by another woman leaving the protest as she walks by. pic.twitter.com/qWcdoiqMwB
— Gwynne Hogan (@GwynneFitz) May 16, 2023
In the last week alone, 4,000 individuals have arrived from the southern border, and the city says it has simply nowhere else to place them.
Mark Houck Testifies Before Congress
Mark Houck, the Catholic father of 7 — whose house was raided by the FBI back in September — spoke before the House Judiciary Committee today on Capitol Hill. Houck recounted what’s happened to him over the past several months, including the charges he faced from the Department of Justice for allegedly violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, and the FBI raid on his house.
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🚨🚨 Mark Houck, the Catholic father of 7 targeted by the DOJ, speaks to members of the House Judiciary Committee here on Capitol Hill.
"On September 23, my home was raided… I had 5 federal agents on my doorstep at 6:30 in the morning with long guns pointed at me and my seven… pic.twitter.com/HOALiQMpgx
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 16, 2023
This all stems from a 2021 incident outside a Pennsylvania abortion clinic in which Houck shoved a planned parenthood escort who was allegedly harassing both Houck and his son.
IRS Whistleblower’s Team Getting Kicked From Hunter Biden Probe, Lawyers Say
The IRS agent who alleges the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has been corrupted by lies and politics is being pulled from the inquiry in a possible act of retaliation.
The attorneys informed Congress on Monday that their whistleblower client was told that “he and his entire investigative team” were pulled from the IRS investigation into Hunter Biden’s finances. They said that this change allegedly came at the request of the Department of Justice. Attorneys Mark Lytle and Tristan Leavitt called the move “clearly retaliatory and may also constitute obstruction of a congressional inquiry.”
ChatGPT CEO Warns About AI
The CEO of OpenAI, the parent company of popular online artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, testified before the Senate today that heavy regulation of AI is needed in order to ensure safety. Sam Altman is just the latest tech guru calling for government intervention before it’s too late.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (@sama) on A.I.: “If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong.”
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) May 16, 2023
Netflix Series Helps Locate Abducted Girl?
A young girl from Illinois whose abduction was featured on the Netflix true-crime series “Unsolved Mysteries” has been found alive and safe in North Carolina. Kayla Unbehaun was just nine years old when her mother — who did not have custody of her — allegedly took her and went on the run back in July 2017. Neither Kayla nor her mother, Heather Unbehaun, had been seen until this past Saturday when an employee at an Ashville clothing store recognized the two from “well-publicized media.”
76th Cannes Film Festival
The 76th Cannes film festival began today in the south of France, with stars like Brie Larson, Uma Thurman, Elle Fanning, and Helen Mirren walking the red carpet. The festival also marks Johnny Depp’s return to the Hollywood fold after his much-publicized court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.
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