Congressional testimony: Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments

Source: Fox News

“House Republicans revisited long-standing questions last week about possible links between the CIA’s infamous MKUltra program and Charles Manson’s murderous cult, as lawmakers revealed newly discovered agency records are being prepared for declassification. Tuesday’s hearing before the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets quickly delved into allegations that the CIA concealed the true scope of its Cold War-era mind-control program, with witnesses reviving claims involving Manson, Jack Ruby and decades of alleged government secrecy. Task Force Chair Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., opened the hearing by accusing the CIA of carrying out illegal human experimentation on unwitting Americans before destroying evidence to hide the program.” (07/05/26)

https://www.foxnews.com/us/manson-murders-allegedly-tied-cia-mind-control-experiments-congressional-testimony

Thomas L. Knapp

First known congressional SpaceX stock buys surface after record IPO

Source: CNBC

“Two members of Congress — Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., and Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif. — have disclosed that they or their family members bought SpaceX stock in the days after the company’s historic initial public offering, according to publicly accessible House financial documents. Meuser recently disclosed that his dependent child made a June 15 purchase of between $15,001 and $50,000 of stock in the company. According to financial disclosures, it was the first time in several years Meuser or one of his family members has bought stock in an individual company. Cisneros disclosed a June 18 purchase of between $1,001 and $15,000 in SpaceX stock. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace and satellite company, went public on June 12 with a $2 trillion-plus market cap.” (07/03/26)

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/spacex-stock-congress-meuser-cisneros-ipo-disclosure.html

Thomas L. Knapp

These Difficult States

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“I’ve been a U.S. citizen for more than a quarter of the 250 years that there has been a United States.
Proud to be an American? Yes. Not because my country, or more specifically our government, has always been spectacular, or even in the right. I’ve taken a few lumps battling against the government. More than ‘proud to be an American,’ which was admittedly an accident of birth, I’m proud of America.” (07/03/26)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/07/03/these-difficult-states/

Thomas L. Knapp

Our university is trying to discredit our paper, but that won’t stop us from telling the truth

Source: Expression
by Dylan Hembrough

“Southern Illinois University Edwardsville claims it believes in free speech, but its administrators are disparaging the student press.” (07/03/26)

https://expression.fire.org/p/our-university-is-trying-to-discredit

Thomas L. Knapp

Lawyer warns abducted Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is in critical condition

Source: SFGate

“The lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor who was [abducted] by Israeli forces 18 months ago said his client has been abused in captivity and is in critical condition, according to the human rights group representing him. Hussam Abu Safiya who served as director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, became the face of health workers struggling to treat patients throughout the Israel-Hamas war. He led the facility through an 85-day siege by the Israeli military, releasing videos in which he pleaded for help before he was [abducted] in December 2024. He has not been charged.” (07/05/26)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/lawyer-warns-detained-palestinian-doctor-hussam-22333019.php

Thomas L. Knapp