Leah Feiger
Senior Features Editor
A QAnon Cult Set Up a Compound in a Small Town. The Locals Are Fighting Back.
Inside the war a small town in Saskatchewan is waging against the QAnon Queen who took over their school.
‘Insurrection’: MTG Melts Down Over Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest
Capitol Police say that protesters, who were eventually arrested, entered the congressional building lawfully.
Five of Tim Ballard’s Alleged Victims Have Filed a Lawsuit Against Him
The founder of the anti-trafficking group OUR has been sued by several accusers, who say he used their faith and visions from a psychic to sexually coerce them.
Yes, Trump Could Become Speaker of the House
It would be totally unprecedented and he’s claimed not to be interested in the past. But, theoretically, it’s possible.
Women Accuse Tim Ballard of ‘Spiritual Manipulation, Grooming, and Sexual Misconduct’
An attorney representing employees and contractors of Operation Underground Railroad has issued a statement about what they say the “Sound of Freedom” hero did.
Ex-Operation Underground Railroad Employees Said OUR Misled Donors, Lied to Public
Whistleblowers told investigators, and tried to raise concerns internally, about “cowboy” behavior and misappropriation of donor funds.
Handling Trump’s Box Business
“You don’t know anything about the boxes,” Trump reportedly told his longtime executive assistant Molly Michael about the classified documents stashed at Mar-a-Lago.
Operation Underground Railroad Child-Rescue Missions Were Based on Psychic Intelligence
Janet Russon, a psychic medium from Utah, was a central source of “intelligence” for OUR, leading to at least one failed mission and no evident rescues of missing children.
‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim
Files from a joint local and federal criminal investigation released to VICE News describe video evidence of the incident, which took place in Mexico on an Operation Underground Railroad mission.
Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation
“O.U.R. is dedicated to combatting sexual abuse, and does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination by anyone in its organization,” the organization tells VICE News.
Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities
A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.”
Inside the Fight to Forcibly Out Transgender Students in California
Even in a blue state where anti-trans education bills have failed, local extremists have found ways to target trans students.