FBI HQ RETRACTING RICHMOND FIELD OFFICE DOCUMENT TARGETING "RADICAL TRADITIONALIST CATHOLICS'

FBI HQ Retracting Richmond Field Office Document Targeting ‘Radical Traditionalist Catholics’==The Richmond FBI office relied on the Southern Poverty Law Center and articles from Salon and The Atlantic to justify targeting these “radicals.”.............

FBI HQ Retracting Richmond Field Office Document Targeting ‘Radical Traditionalist Catholics’

The Richmond FBI office relied on the Southern Poverty Law Center and articles from Salon and The Atlantic to justify targeting these “radicals.”

The FBI headquarters retracted and disavowed the document:

The FBI tells the Caller that the document, put forward by the Richmond field office, “does not meet the exacting standards of the FBI” and that the Bureau will be conducting an internal review.

“Upon learning of the document, FBI Headquarters quickly began taking action to remove the document from FBI systems and conduct a review of the basis for the document,” the agency told the Caller. “The FBI is committed to sound analytic tradecraft and to investigating and preventing acts of violence and other crimes while upholding the constitutional rights of all Americans and will never conduct investigative activities or open an investigation based solely on First Amendment protected activity.”

Who did the Richmond FBI office trust? The Southern Poverty Law Center, of course! Because we all know that group is so reliable.

MORE AT FBI HQ Retracting Richmond Field Office Document Targeting ‘Radical Traditionalist Catholics’ (legalinsurrection.com)

SERVICE INFO AND OBITUARY FOR VERA-LEE SACK

Vera-Lee Vistreich Sack died at 5:10pm February 8, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born on November 7, 1930 to Magda Kaldor Vistreich and Dr. Fernand Vistreich. After graduating from Katherine Gibbs secretarial school, she worked as an executive secretary for Grey Advertising in New York. In 1956, she met and married Robert Sack and they were happily married for 50 years. In 1957 she became a full time mom to her daughter Lyn.

The family moved to Croton-on-Hudson in 1960 and had another daughter, Gail. Throughout their childhoods, Lee was active in PTA and school related activities. Eventually she spent several terms on the local school board. Lee was an excellent cook and famous for her dessert parties. She continued to be active in the community and Temple Israel of Northern Westchester.

When her children left for college, she took a job as an office administrator in the office of Dr. Richard Parrino. After that she volunteered at Phelps Memorial hospital until she moved to North Carolina at the end of 2018 to be closer to Gail. She was welcomed and embraced by the Trinity Oaks community in Salisbury.

Lee is survived by daughters Lyn and Gail, sons-in-law Mike and Eric, grandchildren Mackenzie (Fred), Leah, Susan (Senthil), and David (Mandy) and great-grandchildren Nivi, Addie, Conner and Matthew.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Broadway for Arts Education https://www.broadwayforartsed.org or the food bank or women’s shelter of your choice.

There will be services at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester in New York on Thursday, February 16 at 11am. Interment to follow at Sharon Gardens Cemetery. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.efcarterfuneralhome.com for the Sack family. 

Vera Sack Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

IN THE NEWS: MOM FUMING AS DAUGHTER 13 GETS CHEST BINDER AT SCHOOL, URGED NOT TO TELL PARENTS

The blog has been receiving quite a few questions about this issue.  For the moment, we will let the article do the talking--additional questions should be addressed to the school district and/or the media sources cited.

Mom fuming as daughter, 13, gets chest binder at school — and is urged not to tell parents--A Maine mom has called for an investigation into her 13-year-old daughter’s school after she claims a social worker gave the teen a gender-transitioning device known as a “chest binder” and encouraged her to keep it secret from her parents.  Amber Lavigne, of Damariscotta, told the National Review that she found her daughter’s chest-flattening garment in December and confronted the teen, who claimed a friend gave it to her. MORE AT Maine teen gets chest binder at school without consent (nypost.com)

IN THE NEWS---PENTAGON DOWNED OBJECT OVER ALASKA

Pentagon Downed Object Over Alaska, Official Says--The incident comes less than a week after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic. MORE  AT Pentagon Downed Object Over Alaska, Official Says - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

EXAMINER NEWS--CORTLANDT TOWN BOARD TO DISCUSS MOD PROJECTS FEB. 13

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EXAMINER NEWS--CORTLANDT TOWN BOARD TO DISCUSS MOD PROJECTS FEB. 13

Cortlandt Town Board to Discuss MOD Projects Feb. 13
February 9, 2023 Rick Pezzullo Cortlandt

The Cortlandt Town Board will be discussing the Medical Oriented District (MOD) on Monday, February 13 at 7 p.m. for the first time since residents weighed-in on two pending projects in November.

While residents are welcome to attend the work session, no public comment will be allowed as the board deliberates among themselves and staff. The board is expected to outline the next steps of the process.

Residents who live in the neighborhood near New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 202 in Cortlandt have been expressing concerns over different alternatives for two projects in the proposed Medical Oriented District (MOD).

Evergreen Manor, headed by local developer Val Santucci, has taken the brunt of criticism from residents who maintain it’s too dense and does not comply with the spirit of the MOD, a new zoning district that the Town Board is considering establishing. MORE AT Cortlandt Town Board to Discuss MOD Projects Feb. 13 (theexaminernews.com)

TURKEY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF---HOW YOU CAN HELP

How You Can Help: Join local Turkish group in earthquake relief efforts---The Westchester Turkish Moms Group is collecting/purchasing desperately needed items for the families who survived the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey this week. More than 15 million people have been affected, with millions left homeless and unable to access everyday products like diapers, formula, baby food, personal hygienic products, medicine, and medical products.  More info at Join local Turkish group in earthquake relief efforts (theexaminernews.com)

SUPER BOWL SPECIALS/CAPRICCIO

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In honor of National Pizza Day, we thought we would share the Pizza Specials for Super Bowl from Capriccio Pizzeria & Restaurant Great choices! 

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EUROPEAN RUGBY SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP----ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND

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VIA TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY----European Rugby Six Nations Championship: England V. Scotland----more at Tom Faranda's Folly: European Rugby Six Nations Championship: England V. Scotland (typepad.com)

1961 - CROTON'S BUCK CANEL HOSTS 7TH ANNUAL PATENT TRADER BASEBALL ALL STARS

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THE NY TIMES--- AT IT AGAIN....

The New York Times Warns That Freedom of Speech 'Threatens Public Health' and 'Democracy Itself'

The paper is unfazed by First Amendment objections to the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation" on social media.

JACOB SULLUM | 2.9.2023 6:20 PM

Are federal officials violating the First Amendment when they pressure social media companies to suppress "misinformation"? That is the question posed by a federal lawsuit that the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana filed last May.

New York Times reporter Steven Lee Myers warns that the lawsuit "could disrupt the Biden administration's already struggling efforts to combat disinformation." He worries that "the First Amendment has become, for better or worse, a barrier to virtually any government efforts to stifle a problem that, in the case of a pandemic, threatens public health and, in the case of the integrity of elections, even democracy itself." As Myers frames the issue, freedom of speech is a threat to "public health" and "even democracy itself." MORE AT The New York Times Warns That Freedom of Speech Is a Threat (reason.com)

JUST FINISHED RE-READING "LONESOME TRAVELER, THE LIFE OF LEE HAYS"

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JUST FINISHED RE-READING "LONESOME TRAVELER, THE LIFE OF LEE HAYS" by Doris Willens. Hays was a village resident for many years; you can read more about that here.

The book is not a compelling read but is still very much worth your time. It "chronicles the vagabond life and career of the Arkansas activist-singer, his activities with the musically and politically influential Weavers, and the hard times shared and put to music by the group". You can find it on AMAZON HERE.