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Fr John S. Hogan, ocds @jshocds - This is an accurate depiction of the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket. He was not killed while saying Mass, he was martyred at a pillar in a side chapel, beside the altar to St Benedict, as Vespers was beginning. There was a congregation in the cathedral who witnessed it, as did the monks. One monk tried to defend him, but was struck himself, his arm was almost cut off. The killing was extraordinarily dramatic & Thomas was heroic & strong in his resistance, dying with great courage & faith. Devotion to him began immediately as a crowd surrounded his body, people began to take relics, some even scooping up his blood in bottles. That night the miracles began.
https://x.com/jshocds/status/2005617606531661947

FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash - December 28th: Opening our new Billings Montana Field Office
In early December the @FBI held the ribbon cutting for our new field office in Billings, Montana - the FBI’s 56th field office in the country and the first of its kind in the region.
Since the beginning of the year we have looked for ways to reallocate resources away from Washington DC and put them back in localities across the country to better serve taxpayers.
Before the opening of the dedicated Billings location, our Salt Lake City location in Utah had managed all FBI locations in the state of Montana as well as all FBI operations in Utah and Idaho— a territory of more than 300,000 square miles. But the FBI's caseload in Montana alone accounted for more than half of the investigations managed by the Salt Lake office - and not having a dedicated field office in the region caused us to spread resources thin.
Montana was an immediate area of need and we got it done working with Governor Gianforte, local leaders, U.S. Senators and House members who helped us facilitate the change serving Montana AND giving Utah better flexibility.
More focus on states and localities. Less focus on Washington DC bureaucracy.
https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2005425273664053251

FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash - Proud of our FBI teams and partners… identified the threat early and acted decisively to protect American lives
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HOMEGROWN JIHAD: A Texas man was charged in federal court after he attempted to provide material support to ISIS through an undercover agent, the Department of Justice said.
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