POTUS declares Maduro regime ‘foreign terrorist organization’; Questions still swirling around fatal shootings at Brown University; FBI posts video of Brown University shooting suspect, offers reward; Trump Admin demands Tim Walz’s resignation after another fraud discovery; Secretary of War: ‘Make Chaplain Corps Great Again’; Catholics can still obtain a Jubilee Year plenary indulgence – through Jan. 6; Catholics today begin singing ancient ‘O’ Antiphons proclaiming the coming of Christ; and more —
Trump orders oil tanker blockade in Venezuela, designates regime as foreign terrorist organization
President Donald Trump increased pressure on the Venezuelan government Tuesday by designating its regime a “foreign terrorist organization” and ordering a “complete and total” blockade of oil tankers moving in and out of Venezuela.
The actions come after the United States issued new sanctions on the country’s oil industry last week and on members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s family. The U.S. has also been conducting military strikes against boats from the South American country that it alleges are carrying drugs.
Trump claimed the country is using “stolen” oil to finance itself and to fund actions including terrorism, human trafficking, murder and kidnapping.
Read more at Just the News
Police release video timeline of Brown University shooting suspect before and after attack
Police released a video timeline of the Brown University shooting suspect, relying on sparse concrete information to try to get more leads on the suspect.
The FBI released a five-minute video compilation, largely enhanced versions of videos released yesterday, apparently captured from Ring doorbell cameras in residential buildings nearby. The new compilation, however, contained footage from cars and security cameras taken after the shooting that barely spotted the suspect but allowed police to establish a timeline.
Police zoomed in on the suspect in the videos, showing a person with a black hat and mask, a dark green-and-black jacket, and long black pants walking past several houses. After the shooting, he can be spotted walking away from the Brown University campus. The videos taken after the shooting are of poor quality and only show the suspect briefly.
Read more at the Washington Examiner
FBI posts video of Brown University shooting suspect, offers reward
Watch @FBIBoston
Jesse Watters calls out Brown University’s incompetence – or coverup
Watch @Jesse Watters; read/watch more @townhallcom
Alabama senator alleges Brown University shooting was targeted attack on Republican Club leader
Watch @bennyjohnson
President Trump calls out Brown University for ‘no cameras’ at site of shooting
See @bennyjohnson
Trump Admin Demands Tim Walz’s Resignation after Another Fraud Discovery
Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanded on Monday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz step down over allegations that his administration allowed millions in taxpayer money to be stolen by “ghost students.”
McMahon’s scathing letter, published on X, came after the Education Department reportedly uncovered at least 1,834 fraudulent college applicants in Minnesota received $12.5 million in grants and loans.
Overall, the Trump administration reportedly found that $90 million had been disbursed to alleged scammers in 2024 alone, in addition to $30 million in loans to dead people and over $40 million to companies using AI bots.
These suspected fraudsters, also known as “ghost students,” use stolen identities to obtain the funds.
Read more at HeadlineUSA; read more at The Federalist
Ed Sec letter to Walz calling for his resignation
Read @EDSecMcMahon
Minnesota’s New Flag and the 8-Point Star
Watch at Stella Inger-Escobedo; watch more at The Millionaire Morning Show
Throwback: Walz cancels traditional Minnesota flag
Watch @EndWokeness
A Prominent Symbol Of Islam Is Suddenly Flying Across The Nation
A symbol of Islam is suddenly appearing on flags all across America.
The traditional five-point American star is being erased and replaced with the eight-point Islamic symbol in what some people believe is a threat to national security and a cultural coup d’etat.
Read more at Jacqueline Toboroff substack
What Somalia Did For America In 5 Mins
Watch @MichaelKnowles
Sec of War revisits Chaplain Corp (established by George Washington in 1775)
Watch @SecWar
Department of War launches full probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over disobey unlawful orders video
See @PeteHegseth
Alleged leader of Seditious Six not happy with escalating probe
Watch @SenMarkKelly
Confirmed: Joliet’s Bishop Hicks to NYC
Pope Leo XIV is expected to appoint Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet as the next Archbishop of New York, The Pillar has confirmed, with an announcement expected as early as Dec. 18. …
Hicks will succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan, 75, who has served in New York since 2009. The bishop’s appointment will bring to an end months of speculation about Dolan’s successor, with several candidates speculated for the position. …
Dolan announced last week that the archdiocese is selling off real estate to put aside some $300 million, into a fund meant for the compensation of sexual abuse survivors.
Read more at The Pillar
Miracle of the liquefaction of blood of St. Januarius is repeated in Naples, Italy
The miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius, patron saint of the Italian city of Naples, occurred again on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
According to the Archdiocese of Naples, the miracle took place after Mass in the Royal Chapel of the Treasure of St. Januarius on the feast of the patronage of St. Januarius.
“At 9:13 a.m. local time, the blood already appeared semi-liquid. At 10:05 a.m., the complete liquefaction was announced,” the archdiocese reported.
“Dec. 16 is the third of three annual celebrations in honor of the martyred saint. This date commemorates the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1631, when the Neapolitans requested and obtained the miraculous intervention of St. Januarius to prevent the lava from engulfing the city,” he explained.
Read more at the Catholic News Agency
Here’s Some Good News: The Jubilee of Hope Isn’t Over Yet
… [T]hrough specific observances, including pilgrimages, pious visits to sacred places, works of mercy and penance, and recourse to the sacrament of reconciliation, Catholics can obtain a Jubilee Year plenary indulgence remitting all of the temporal punishments attached to their previous sinful actions. Sometimes we can overlook what an immense grace it is for our souls to be spared, by such an indulgence, from the pains of purgatory that we would otherwise warrant for our past moral misdeeds. …
And if you haven’t done so already, there is still time to obtain this special plenary indulgence, since the Jubilee Year of Hope doesn’t end until Pope Leo closes the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, the Solemnity of the Epiphany. There’s no more hopeful and fitting way than that to start the new year.
Read more at the National Catholic Register
The Jubilee Plenary Indulgence: A Redeeming Grace
Watch at SoulsAndLiberty
Today Catholics sing the first of the “O” Antiphons, each addressing Christ with a different Old Testament title
See @father_rmv; read more at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
O Sapientia – Today’s O Antiphon
Watch at National Shrine
