Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters

When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died 12 days ago at a West Texas ranch, he was among high-ranking members of an exclusive fraternity for hunters called the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian society that dates back to the 1600s.

After Scalia’s death Feb. 13, the names of the 35 other guests at the remote resort, along with details about Scalia’s connection to the hunters, have remained largely unknown. A review of public records shows that some of the men who were with Scalia at the ranch are connected through the International Order of St. Hubertus, whose members gathered at least once before at the same ranch for a celebratory weekend.

Members of the worldwide, male-only society wear dark-green robes emblazoned with a large cross and the motto “Deum Diligite Animalia Diligentes,” which means “Honoring God by honoring His creatures,” according to the group’s website. Some hold titles, such as Grand Master, Prior and Knight Grand Officer. The Order’s name is in honor of Hubert, the patron saint of hunters and fishermen.

The Illuminati: the secret society pulling the strings of every major organisation in the world

Name: The Illuminati.

Age: 237.

Appearance: A pyramid with an eye on it, a hand signal, a tattoo on a rapper's back, a giant lizard dressed as the Queen. Take your pick.

Really? Are we still pretending that the Illuminati is a thing? Of course it's a thing. Haven't you seen the signs? Haven't you read Dan Brown? Haven't you heard We Do, the Stonecutters' Song, from that episode of The Simpsons?

You're referencing works of fiction here. It's fact. He might look like a simpering, polo-necked millionaire, but Brown exposed the real truth about the Illuminati.

The World's Most Powerful Secret Societies: The Bilderbergs

In the sleepy town of Watford, England, a caravan of town cars with blacked out windows winds through the hills. Helicopters fly low overhead, landing at The Grove – a centuries-old chateau-turned-resort.

There's a small group of protesters, but they're easily corralled on a grassy knoll by the hundreds of state security agents on hand. Oddly, there's no press. Roads are closed and the perimeter is secured. The entire town is on lockdown.

“I think it's outrageous that the local taxpayer has to pick up the tab for ostensibly a private meeting of trillionaires, probably the most wealthy people in the world,” bemoans Watford town Mayor Dorothy Thornhill. “Hertfordshire Constabulary have suddenly got this unexpected budget strain dumped on them at literally a month's notice. It's not on.”

It's the 2013 meeting of the Bilderbergs and all of the world's elite are in attendance: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ben Bernanke, Paul Volcker, Christine Legarde, Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Larry Summers, Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon, Rupert Murdoch, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Angela Merkel, George Soros, Warren Buffett, the Rockerfellers and more...

The goal of their meeting: To determine the fate of the world.

The Order of Skull and Bones

The story begins at Yale, where three threads of American social history -- espionage, drug smuggling and secret societies -- intertwine into one. Is Skull and Bones the American branch of the Illuminati? Are national and global events manipulated as part of a grand Hegellian equation, thesis and anti-thesis yielding a New World Order synthesis? The evidence and events surrounding the Order of Skull and Bones will shock you. Read on.

The 15 Most Powerful Members Of 'Skull And Bones'

The most famous secret society in America, Skull and Bones was co-founded at Yale in 1832 by the father of a future president and has come to signify everything that attracts and repulses the public about "The Elite."

Rumor has it that Yale junior class members are tapped for membership each fall by some measure of leadership, influence and breeding.

Among the business titans, poets, politicians and three US Presidents that are rumored to be members, we've picked out the honor roll.

Profile of admitted freemasons presently serving in U.S. Congress

CNN recently reported on Freemasons in the U.S. Congress, with the anchor noting that "getting someone to chat about it can sometimes be tricky". Featured in the story are four freemasons; two Republicans and two Democrats.

Masonic symbolism abounds in U.S. government

Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa has served 5 terms in Senate and is described on wikipedia as "A moderate to conservative Republican, he has served in the Senate since 1981. From 1958 to 1974, he was an Iowa state legislator." He has his own youtube channel. There is no mention of his freemasonic membership on his Senate website.

The world is run by frat boys! Great, just fucking great!