Let’s talk about Pete Hegseth and the deaths of Narco terrorists. We shouldn’t have to do this, but the Democrats are making a big deal about it.
Republicans give a sigh of relief by winning a big election yesterday.
And the Left wing violence continues. And it will continue until we do something about it.
The Pete Hegseth Thing
BREAKING:đ¨ DEMS OPENLY FLIRT WITH A MILITARY COUP
Democrat Senators and Congress members â including Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly â just released a video directly addressing the military and intel community⌠telling them they can and âmust refuseâ orders under President⌠pic.twitter.com/30ms5Y0E0D
A growing number of lawmakers, legal experts, and commentators are saying that senior Trump administration officials may have ordered conduct that, if proven, would qualify as a war crime under U.S. and international law, but no court has yet made that determination.â
What is being alleged
Reports allege that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to âkill everybodyâ on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, and that after an initial U.S. strike left two men alive in the water, a second strike was ordered that killed the survivors. Members of Congress from both parties, former military lawyers, and outside legal experts say that intentionally targeting survivors who are hors de combat (out of the fight) would violate the laws of armed conflict and could constitute a war crime if the facts are confirmed and if the administrationâs own claim that this is an âarmed conflictâ is accepted.â
Where the secretary of state comes in
The official currently serving as secretary of state is Marco Rubio, who is not reported to have ordered the strike but is part of the national security team overseeing the broader campaign and has strongly supported an aggressive posture toward the International Criminal Court and warâcrimes investigations. Rubioâs State Department has sanctioned Palestinian human rights groups and ICCâlinked actors who pushed for investigations of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza, which critics argue undermines accountability mechanisms even as questions mount about U.S. conduct in the Caribbean operation.â
Legal status and next steps
So far, what exists are serious public allegations and preliminary political and legal assessments, not formal warâcrime charges against any cabinet official. Congressional committees have opened inquiries into the boat strikes, former JAG officers have issued a memo outlining potential lawâofâwar violations, and outside commentators have called for investigations or prosecutions, but any actual warâcrime case would require a full evidentiary record and a competent court willing to assert jurisdiction over U.S. officials.
Some things:
Hegseth, the White House, and the generals say this story is not true.
Who cares if this is true? These were narco terrorists.
What was the purpose of a Hellfire at this boat? To kill the terrorists. If terrorists did live, why would killing them mean anything later.
Alyssa Slotkin is a CIA analyst. This sounds like a psyop.
Republican Matt Van Epps fended off a challenge from far-Left Democrat Aftyn Behn on Tuesday during a special election for Tennesseeâs 7th Congressional District.
With 95% of the vote in, DecisionDeskHQ has called the race for Van Epps 53.9% to 45%. Other outlets followed shortly after.
Van Eppsâ victory allows Republicans to breathe a sigh of relief after Democrats surged money and resources into the race, hoping to capitalize on typically low Republican turnout in special elections. A win for Behn in the deep red district would have sent shockwaves throughout the nation. The self-described âradicalâ community organizer had previously voiced support for burning down police stations and supported transgender surgeries on young children.
The race was scheduled after former Rep. Mark Green announced his resignation earlier this year. Green won the district, which stretches from Tennesseeâs borders with Kentucky and Alabama and includes parts of Nashville, by over 20 points.
A 54-year-old man has been arrested after carrying out a self-described âterrorist attackâ by throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers outside of a federal building in California that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, the Justice Department said Tuesday.Â
Jose Francisco Jovel was accused by federal investigators of carrying out the attack on Monday at a building in Los Angeles that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices. Investigators say that the attack was motivated by opposition to the Trump administrationâs crackdown on illegal immigration.Â
âThis case exemplifies how misleading and hateful rhetoric against federal law enforcement can and does result in violence,â said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. âIrresponsible rhetoric by politicians and activists have real-world consequences. It must stop.â
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in what officials describe as a targeted attack near the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 26, 2025. One of them, 20-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds, while 24-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remains hospitalized in serious/critical condition but has shown small signs of improvement, such as responding to a nurse and moving his toes.â
What happened
The shooting occurred in downtown Washington near the Farragut West Metro station, about two blocks from the White House, while the Guard members were on âhigh visibilityâ patrol duty.â
Officials say the attacker walked up to the two Guard members and opened fire at close range, striking both in the head in what has been described as an ambush or targeted attack.â
Victimsâ status
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of the West Virginia National Guard, died from her injuries the day after the shooting; she had been deployed to D.C. as part of the federal security mission.â
Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, also from the West Virginia Guard, remains in serious or critical condition; state officials report he has been able to give a thumbs-up and wiggle his toes, which they call encouraging but not yet a guarantee of recovery.â
Suspect and motive
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah (or Rahmanullah/Rahmanullah) Lakanwal, was wounded when another Guard member returned fire and is in custody facing charges including first-degree murder and assault with intent to kill.â
Reporting indicates he traveled from Washington state to D.C. and may have been experiencing a personal and financial crisis; investigators are still probing his exact motive, including his background as a member of a CIA-backed Afghan âZero Unit.ââ
Political and policy fallout
President Donald Trump and other federal officials have characterized the attack as a targeted assault on U.S. forces and used it to justify new or tightened immigration and asylum restrictions, particularly affecting migrants from certain countries, including Afghanistan.â
The administration has also ordered additional National Guard deployments to the capital in response to the shooting, expanding the existing security presence that had already put hundreds of Guard members on patrol in D.C.
There have been several large fraud cases in Minnesota in recent years in which many of the defendants are of Somali origin, but they involve specific groups and programs, not âSomalisâ as a whole community, and claims about terrorism links remain largely unproven.â
What fraud has actually been charged?
Federal prosecutors charged 47 defendants in the âFeeding Our Futureâ case, accusing them of stealing about 250 million dollars from COVID-era child nutrition programs in what DOJ called the largest such fraud in the nation; some defendants were Somali Minnesotans, but not all.â
A New York Times investigation reports that over the last five years, additional schemes have targeted Minnesotaâs broader social services system (including housing and autism services), with dozens of people charged and the vast majority of defendants in those particular cases being of Somali descent.â
Scale and political fallout
Conservative outlets and Republican politicians now routinely describe âbillionsâ in taxpayer losses tied to welfare and social-services fraud on Governor Tim Walzâs watch, and Donald Trump has used this to argue Minnesota has become a hub for fraudulent activity.â
Minnesota officials have responded by tightening oversight and stressing that Minnesota still runs large, generally wellâregarded safetyânet programs, which can be attractive targets for organized fraud regardless of the perpetratorsâ ethnicity.â
Terrorism and AlâShabab claims
City Journal and allied commentators allege that some of the fraud money was routed to AlâShabab, prompting GOP calls for a federal probe into possible terrorism financing links.â
Minnesota media and former U.S. Attorney Andy Luger note that in the major fraud prosecutions completed so far, the government has not presented solid evidence that funds were directed to AlâShabab, describing existing evidence for that claim as scant.â
Voter fraud vs. welfare fraud
Issue type
Main allegations
Status and sourcing
Voter / ballot fraud
Claims of ballot buying and âballot harvestingâ tied to Somali networks around Ilhan Omarâs district.â
Investigations and media factâchecks have treated several highâprofile videos and claims as unreliable or part of coordinated disinformation, with no largeâscale criminal case proving âmassiveâ organized Somali voter fraud statewide.ââ
Welfare / socialâservices fraud
Organized schemes exploiting nutrition, housing, Medicaid, and autismâtherapy programs, with dozens of defendants, most of them Somali in some cases.â
Multiple federal indictments and guilty pleas show very large programâfraud losses, but they involve specific groups and entities, not the broader Somali population.â
How to interpret âmassive fraud by Somalisâ
Law enforcement and courts have documented largeâdollar fraud schemes in which many participants happen to be Somali Minnesotans, reflecting how specific networks exploited programs that serve, employ, or are trusted by that community.â
Officials and Somali community leaders emphasize that blaming âSomalisâ collectively is inaccurate and stigmatizing, since most Somali Minnesotans were neither accused nor involved, and many have helped expose and push back against these schemes.â
If you want, further detail can be broken down by specific case (e.g., Feeding Our Future vs. autismâtherapy or housing schemes) or by what is actually in court records versus what is only being alleged in political rhetoric.
Tim Walz on the $1B fraud scandal that took place on his watch: "I take responsibility for putting people in jail… It's not just Somalis!"
A) Walz didn't do jack other than let it happen. These are federal cases.
Tim Walz responds to Trump calling him the R word, says heâs normalized bad behavior
âBadge of honor..but we both know as an educator for couple decades & as a parent..using that term is just so damaging..we fought 3 decades to get this out of our schoolsâpic.twitter.com/olD3SUr0fH
In a late-night Thanksgiving message that came hours after news that a National Guard soldier shot by an Afghan refugee had died, President Donald Trump promised not only to immediately âpause migration from all Third World Countries,â but also to undertake major actions that he says will reverse the immigration crisis plaguing the country.
In the blistering holiday message, Trump said the United States had been âdivided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed atâ for its âjust plain STUPIDâ approach to immigration. He made a series of promises aimed at both stopping the flow of new immigrants, and both cutting off benefits to and removing certain populations that are already here.
âI will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Bidenâs Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country,â Trump pledged.
The president also promised to âend all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.â
The nationâs generosity, Trump argued, has been weaponized against it, allowing a vast foreign-born population to overwhelm the country and inflict deep social harm.
Trump said the United States now hosts a âforeign populationâ of 53 million, citing census data, and charged that many recent arrivals depend on taxpayer-supported welfare programs while coming from âfailed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.â
The Trump administration is being hamstrung by the courts again.
President Trump makes a huge move to counter the corruption in Minnesota cause by Somali immigrants.
And Ohio passes a law forcing store to accept cash. Let’s talk about why that’s an important law and should be pushed throughout the country.
This Will Go Through
According to the Daily Wire:
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warned former FBI Director James Comey and New York AG Letitia James on Monday that the Department of Justice is not done with them, promising an appeal after a federal judge dismissed charges against the pair.
âWeâll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal, to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct,â Bondi told the press on Monday, Fox News reported.
âIâm not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime,â she said specifically of Comey. âHis alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust.â
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed charges without prejudice against both Comey and James on procedural grounds, The Daily Wire reported Monday. Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed prosecutor who secured their indictments, was unlawfully serving as interim U.S. attorney.
President Donald Trump appointed Halligan to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, replacing former U.S. attorney Erik Siebert. Siebert resigned from the position after leading investigations into Comey and James, but stopping short of filing charges. Halligan was previously a member of Trumpâs legal team.
The Justice Department indicted Comey in September on charges of giving false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. The charges stemmed from testimony Comey delivered to Congress in 2020 on his handling of the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The department brought charges against James in October, over a loan she received in 2023 to secure a mortgage on a house in Virginia. James allegedly claimed the Virginia home as her primary residence while working as New Yorkâs attorney general, a position which requires James to live in the state of New York. James secured more favorable terms on the mortgage, while the home was occupied by a relative of James instead.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somali migrants in Minnesota, whoâve been connected to a massive welfare fraud.
âMinnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,â Trump posted to Truth Social. âI am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.â
âSomali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing,â he said. âSend them back to where they came from. Itâs OVER!â
During the tenure of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, billions of taxpayer dollars have been stolen, reportedly funneled through fake nonprofits and shell companies, and â alarmingly â some of that money has ended up in the hands of the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab, The Daily Wire reported this week.
Much of the fraud has been traced to Minnesotaâs Somali community, where politically connected fraudsters have allegedly exploited numerous loopholes in the stateâs welfare system. The Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program, designed to help seniors, addicts, and the disabled secure housing, quickly became a cash cow for fake providers. Payments soared from $2.6 million to more than $104 million in just a few years. Operators often ran companies out of dilapidated storefronts, billing for services they never intended to provide.
Additionally, Minnesotaâs Medicaid autism programs exploded from $3 million in 2018 to $399 million in 2023, with Somali-run centers inflating diagnoses and paying parents kickbacks to enroll children in therapy programs they didnât need. Thompson called this a sprawling ânetworkâ of fraud, one that has stolen billions from taxpayers while leaving state officials seemingly asleep at the switch.
Ohioans could soon be shopping like it’s 1999 if legislators pass the Currency Access to Spend Here (CASH) bill, which would require businesses and government offices to accept cash for payments up to $500.
The bill would require businesses and government entities to provide at least one point-of-sale location that accepts cash. Additionally, it bans them from charging those using cash for a transaction a higher price than those using other payment methods.
“It’s simple, cash is the basis for business in America. Our taxpayers should always have the ability to use cash in their daily lives,” said Ohio state Rep. David Thomas (R-Jefferson), who introduced House Bill 554.
“I hear from residents who may not trust virtual payment options or just prefer to use physical cash. This bill balances the needs of government and business to be efficient with the ability to still rely on physical currency,” Thomas added.
As retailers, such as Target, Walmart and Costco move towards self-checkout methods that often do not accept cash, this could mean some major changes to their strategy. However, it may not necessarily mean hiring more staff, as the bill states that the cash point-of-sale can be “automated or operated by a person.”
Thomas’ bill mirrors one that Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Sen. Kevan Cramer, R-N.D., introduced, known as the Payment Choice Act of 2025. Their bill would also require businesses to accept cash and bar them from charging a higher price to those who chose to pay in cash.
Gunmen abducted 303 children and 12 teachers in an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Nigeria. Initial reports indicated that at least 52 had been kidnapped before the tally was increased to over 200 children and then to its final count of 303.
Most. Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna said in a statement that the total number of kidnapped children was determined “after a verification exercise and a final census was carried out,” according to The Associated Press. Yohanna is the chairman of the Niger state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), who visited the school on Friday. The AP noted that the students who were kidnapped were male and female and ranged in age from 10 to 18.
No group has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack, according to the AP. The outlet added that authorities said tactical squads and local hunters were working to rescue the kidnapped children.
After the attack, the state government said that St. Mary’s School reopened despite warnings of increased threats. However, Yohanna denied this claim, the AP reported.
We get some good news about the economy, but I wouldn’t shoot off fireworks yet.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is out.
And Zorhan Mamdani looks like a frightened puppy while in front of Donald Trump.
Not Bad News
Here is some news concerning the economy:
119,000 jobs were added in September.
The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.
Nvidiaâs latest reported results (fiscal Q3 2026, quarter ended October 26, 2025) show record revenue, margins, and profits driven by AI dataâcenter chips, with guidance implying continued very high growth into the next quarter.
Revenue: 57.057.0 billion USD, up 22% sequentially and 62% year over year, exceeding prior guidance of about 5454 billion USD.
This is important. Right now, the Republicans are looking to get trounced in 2026, losing the House of Representatives.
Enough is Enough!
According to Fox News:
President Donald Trump on Saturday said Chicagoans are asking to “bring in Trump” amid a recent crime wave in the Democrat-run city.
At least eight teens were shot, one fatally, and multiple police officers were attacked Friday after a riot broke out in the Chicago Loop, the city’s downtown central business district.
The riot, which followed a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, broke out near State and Randolph streets at about 10 p.m. Friday, FOX 32 Chicago reported.
City Alderman Brian Hopkins of Chicago’s 2nd Ward said 300 juveniles were rioting and attacking officers with mace and stun guns.
Donald Trump released a statement in Truth Social:
“Massive crime and rioting in the Chicago Loop area. Multiple Police Officers attacked and badly injured. 300 people rioting, 6 victims shot, one critical and one DEAD. In the meantime, Governor Pritzker and the Low IQ Mayor of Chicago are refusing Federal Government help for a situation that could be quickly remedied,” he added. “The people are chanting, BRING IN TRUMP!!!”
Brandon Johnson also had a statement. He decided the people to blame were the families that went to the tree lighting ceremony.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's Chicago: Another night of chaos with a 14-year-old dead and 8 wounded after the tree lighting. He blames kids, parents, and social media instead of his failed policies! pic.twitter.com/cdfqi7v3xP
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced late Friday she will resign her seat in Congress, one week after President Donald Trump publicly pulled his endorsement of the outspoken Georgia lawmaker.
In a lengthy statement posted to X, Greene cited her growing disillusionment with Washington politics, blasting what she called a corrupt “Political Industrial Complex” that she said uses Americans as “pawns in an endless game of division.”
“Americans are used by the Political Industrial Complex of both political parties, election cycle after election cycle, in order to elect whichever side can convince Americans to hate the other side more,” Greene wrote. “And the results are always the same â nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman.”
Greene said she had “never fit in” in Washington and was leaving Congress to “fight for the people of this country in a different way.”
“I believe in term limits and do not think Congress should be a lifelong career or an assisted living facility,” Greene wrote. “My only goal and desire has ever been to hold the Republican Party accountable for the promises it makes to the American people and put America First, and I have fought against Democratâs damaging policies like the Green New Deal, wide open deadly unsafe border policies, and the trans agenda on children and against women.”
Greene criticized her own partyâs leadership for what she called a “sidelined” majority more focused on “safe campaign re-election mode” than governing.
đ¨ Q: A reporter asked if you thought Trump is a fascist. He jumped in and said, 'That's OK, just say yes, it's easier than explaining it.' DO you think he's a fascist?
Canada caves when some low-level politician puts out a BS ad against Trump and tariffs.
And the crap-hole Liberia is going to get worse soon.
Another Big Win
According to Perplexity:
The latest United StatesâJapan trade deal was signed in July 2025 and implements a wide-ranging framework focused on investment, market access, and tariff adjustments. Under the agreement, Japan committed to invest $550 billion in American industries, while the United States established a baseline 15% tariff rate on nearly all Japanese imports, replacing previous higher rates.
Main Features of the Trade Deal
Japanese Investment in the US
Japan pledged $550 billion in investments to the U.S. economy, with funding directed towards sectors such as manufacturing, semiconductors, energy, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, shipbuilding, and pharmaceuticals.â
A Consultation Committee from both governments will identify key projects, with final approval given by the U.S. president.â
Tariff Structure
A baseline 15% tariff is now applied to most Japanese imports, including automobiles and industrial goods, down from previous rates as high as 27.5%.â
Tariff rates for certain sectors (like pharmaceuticals and natural resources) may be set to 0% if these products are unavailable domestically in the U.S..â
Market Access and U.S. Exports
Japan agreed to rapidly increase imports of U.S. rice by 75% and make annual purchases of at least $8 billion of U.S. agricultural products, including corn, soybeans, fertilizer, bioethanol, and sustainable aviation fuel.â
Longstanding restrictions on U.S. automobiles will be lifted, allowing American automakers to sell vehicles in Japan with U.S. safety certifications and standards.â
Energy and Technology Cooperation
Japan will purchase major volumes of U.S. energy annually, including expanded imports of liquefied natural gas and commitments to invest in U.S. energy infrastructure projects.â
Both countries signed a critical minerals agreement to secure strategic supply chains for rare earths and advanced nuclear power reactors.â
Aerospace and Defense
Japan committed to buying 100 Boeing aircraft and increasing purchases of U.S.-manufactured defense equipment, as well as including semiconductors and technology as part of the defense trade.â
Oversight and Enforcement
The deal includes U.S. government oversight over how and where Japanese investment occurs, with mechanisms for monitoring progress and ensuring compliance; tariff increases are possible if commitments are not met.â
Both sides retain the right to adjust future sector-specific tariffs, but Japan is assured it will not face higher rates than any other country for certain products.â
Political and Economic Impact
The agreement was signed by President Donald Trump and Japanâs new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, highlighting the close national security and economic partnership between the two countries.â
At least 10 major Japanese firms, including SoftBank, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Honda, have shown immediate interest in launching U.S. projects under the terms of the deal.â
This trade deal is regarded as one of the largest bilateral investment and trade agreements in recent U.S. history, aiming to boost American manufacturing, secure strategic resources, and deepen economic cooperation across multiple sectors.
If you watched the World Series, you might remember this ad:
According to the Daily Wire:
The liberal Canadian premier who launched a $75 million anti-tariff ad campaign in the United States featuring former President Ronald Reagan will yank the effort after pressure from President Donald Trump.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday afternoon that he would pause the ad campaign put out by his administration targeting Americans starting on Monday. That announcement came after Trump on Thursday said he had ended all trade talks with Canada over the ad, calling it an effort to influence American politics.
âOur intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses,â Ford posted on X. âWeâve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. Iâve directed my team to keep putting our message in front of Americans over the weekend so that we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games.â
Ford said he would âpause [the] U.S. advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resumeâ after speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
The Trump administration says it has brokered a deal with Liberia to accept alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia when heâs deported from the United States, according to a Friday court filing.
Abrego Garcia presented a list of 20 countries he feared deportation to, but the list didnât include Liberia, Justice Department lawyers wrote in the filing. The Trump administration is looking to deport him as early as October 31.
Federal officials âhave received diplomatic assurances regarding the treatment of third country individuals removed to Liberia from the United States and are making the final necessary arrangements for Petitionerâs removal.â
The Trump administration deported Abrego Garcia, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2011, to his native El Salvador in June, despite an âadministrative error.â He was brought back to the U.S. on human smuggling charges.
An Ohio man who was convicted in the high-profile beating death of 17-year-old Ethan Liming has been released from prison, and was arrested and charged this past week in a different murder.
Deshawn Stafford, 24, has been charged with murdering Timothy Hutchinson, a 25-year-old Ohio man who was working as an engineer in his hometown. Hutchinson was reportedly struck unintentionally during an exchange of gunfire allegedly between Stafford and another individual.
In addition to the murder charge, Stafford is facing charges of felonious assault, discharging a firearm on a public roadway, having a weapon while under disability, drug trafficking, and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
A GoFundMe for Hutchinson set up by the victimâs sister says Hutchinson graduated from the mechanical engineering program of University of Akron less than a year ago.
Donald Trump has some big wins in Asia so far this week. Let’s talk about it.
The deal involving TikTok might be done. I do have my doubts.
And Zorhan Mamdani lies about Islamophobia to gain sympathy but only makes an ass out of himself.
Already Successful
On Sunday, the United States signed several trade and critical minerals agreements with four Southeast Asian countriesâMalaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnamâduring a summit in Kuala Lumpur. These deals aim to address trade imbalances, diversify supply chains, and reduce dependency on China, particularly regarding rare earth elements crucial for industries like semiconductors and electric vehicles.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed reciprocal trade deals with Malaysia and Cambodia, and a framework agreement with Thailand to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers. The U.S. will maintain a 19% tariff on exports from these countries, though some goods will have zero tariffs.
Additionally, Vietnam, which had a trade surplus of $123 billion with the U.S. last year, agreed to buy more American products to help reduce this gap. The U.S. imposed a 20% tariff on Vietnamese exports, but a framework agreement was also established.
The deals focused heavily on critical minerals supply chains. Malaysia, in particular, committed to not banning or imposing quotas on critical mineral exports to the U.S. but did not specify whether this applied to raw or processed rare earths. Malaysia has banned the export of raw rare earths to retain resources for its own processing industry.
The agreements also cover digital trade, services, labor rights, environmental protections, and market access. Malaysia agreed to streamline regulations for U.S. products and secured tariff exemptions for goods like aerospace equipment, pharmaceuticals, and commodities such as palm oil and rubber. Thailand, which agreed to eliminate tariffs on 99% of goods, also relaxed foreign ownership rules in telecommunications and pledged significant purchases of U.S. goods, including $18.8 billion in aircraft and $5.4 billion in energy products.
President Donald Trump attended a peace ceremony for Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday after helping mediate a ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul joined Trump in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to formalize the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords brokered earlier this year. The agreement ended a five-day conflict this summer that resulted in dozens of deaths, according to NBC News.
âOn behalf of the United States, Iâm proud to help settle this conflict and forge a future for the region,â said Trump.
Under the terms of the ceasefire, Thailand will release 18 Cambodian soldiers detained during the conflict. Both countries will remove heavy weapons from along their shared border, and officials with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will monitor the ceasefire.
âWe saved maybe millions of lives on this one peace deal,â said Trump.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave an optimistic update on the fate of the TikTok deal on Sunday, saying that a framework of a deal has been reached.
A deal on the future of TikTok is set to be finalized, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, telling @margbrennan a final deal was reached during U.S.-China talks last month in Madrid.
âI believe that as of today, all the details are ironed out, and that will be for the two⌠pic.twitter.com/psJNoiGYRN
According to the text of the executive order, the framework resolves the national security concerns by removing âthe TikTok application and certain other applications from the âcontrolâ of a foreign adversary and precludes any âoperational relationshipâ between a formerly affiliated entity controlled by a foreign adversary and the new joint venture.â
It also âprohibits the storage of sensitive United States user data in a manner that would place such data under the control of a foreign adversary and requires such data to be stored in a cloud environment run by an American company.â
U.S. and Chinese economic officials met at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, negotiating a framework for a trade deal to be finalized by Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping later in the week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the threat of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, set to begin November 1, was eliminated. Additionally, China is expected to delay its rare earths export controls for a year as the policy is reassessed.
The trade deal is expected to extend a tariff truce beyond its November 10 expiration and revive U.S. soybean sales to China, benefiting American farmers. Both sides discussed trade expansion, rare earths access, the U.S. fentanyl crisis, U.S. port fees, and the potential transfer of TikTok to U.S. ownership. The deal will need further internal approval from both countries.
Trump, who is in Malaysia for an ASEAN summit, expressed optimism about reaching a deal with China. The trade talks come after a period of rising tensions, particularly over Chinaâs rare earths export controls, which threaten global supply chains. Trump also signaled potential future meetings with Xi in China or the U.S.
In addition to trade, Trump aims to address issues like Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the war in Ukraine in his discussions with Xi.
Hundreds of requests have poured into the watchdog group StopAntisemitism after it offered last week to help New York City residents relocate over the potential rise of Zohran Mamdani to mayor.
Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor, leads former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, making an independent bid after losing to Mamdani in the primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa by double-digits in polls. Mamdani calls himself a Democratic Socialist and has been accused by critics of courting antisemites if not trafficking in Jew-hatred himself.
âNew Yorkers â looking to relocate if Mamdani wins the NYC mayoral race? Weâd love to connect you to realtors in FL, TX, CT, etc. You deserve to live in a city not run by an antisemite,â an October 16 X post from StopAntisemitism says.
âIf Mamdani is elected, we will make it our mission to remove as much of his tax base as possible. Antisemites understand one thing â consequences,â a follow-up post says.
More than 300 people have expressed interest in StopAntisemitismâs offer since the post went up, group founder Liora Rez told The Daily Wire. In addition, real estate agents from across the United States have contacted Rezâs group to offer their services for anyone wishing to relocate out of The Big Apple.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has DEMANDED for everyone to stop calling undocumented people, âillegal aliensâ..
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said the next Democratic presidential nominee must vow to demolish President Donald Trump‘s White House ballroom, proposing the pledge a litmus test for the partyâs 2028 contenders.
“Donât even think of seeking the Democratic nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to the Trump Ballroom on DAY ONE,” Swalwell wrote on X on Saturday.
Swalwell’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital for additional comment.
For the first time in its history, the White House will have a formal ballroom, a new addition built where the East Wing once stood, a project that has become a political flashpoint as photos of the demolition fuel debate over President Trumpâs mark on the historic residence.
On July 31, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the planned construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The sprawling ballroom will accommodate approximately 650 seated guests and will stay true to the classical design of the White House.
“The White House is currently unable to host major functions honoring world leaders in other countries without having to install a large and unsightly tent approximately 100 yards away from the main building’s entrance,” Leavitt said, adding the new ballroom will be “a much-needed and exquisite addition.”
Construction on the White House grounds, which began earlier this month, is estimated to cost $250 million and will be financed by Trump and private donors.
The ballroom isn’t the only update.Â
Trump has introduced gold accents in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, a new monument dubbed the “Arc de Trump,” the “walk of fame” with portraits of former presidents, including a photo of the autopen representing former President Joe Biden’s time in office, added stone pavers to the Rose Garden lawn and installed two 88-foot flagpoles.
If you watched the World Series, you might remember this ad:
According to the Daily Wire:
The liberal Canadian premier who launched a $75 million anti-tariff ad campaign in the United States featuring former President Ronald Reagan will yank the effort after pressure from President Donald Trump.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday afternoon that he would pause the ad campaign put out by his administration targeting Americans starting on Monday. That announcement came after Trump on Thursday said he had ended all trade talks with Canada over the ad, calling it an effort to influence American politics.
âOur intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses,â Ford posted on X. âWeâve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels. Iâve directed my team to keep putting our message in front of Americans over the weekend so that we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games.â
Ford said he would âpause [the] U.S. advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resumeâ after speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
An Ohio man who was convicted in the high-profile beating death of 17-year-old Ethan Liming has been released from prison, and was arrested and charged this past week in a different murder.
Deshawn Stafford, 24, has been charged with murdering Timothy Hutchinson, a 25-year-old Ohio man who was working as an engineer in his hometown. Hutchinson was reportedly struck unintentionally during an exchange of gunfire allegedly between Stafford and another individual.
In addition to the murder charge, Stafford is facing charges of felonious assault, discharging a firearm on a public roadway, having a weapon while under disability, drug trafficking, and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
A GoFundMe for Hutchinson set up by the victimâs sister says Hutchinson graduated from the mechanical engineering program of University of Akron less than a year ago.
There is hope and joy in Israel today and Donald Trump is getting all the credit!
President Trump brings back an old American holiday. Happy Columbus Day folks!
And Democrats are fuming about what Trump is doing during the government shutdown. Hey, FAFO!
What Great News!
According to Fox News:
President Donald Trump thanked Israeli lawmakers for their enthusiastic welcome in the Knesset on Monday as the nation celebrated the release of all 20 living hostages from Hamas captivity.
“After two harrowing years in darkness and captivity, 20 courageous hostages are returning to the glorious embrace of their families,” Trump said. “Twenty-eight more precious loved ones are coming home at last to rest in this sacred soil for all of time. And after so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still, and the sun rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace.”
The president’s comments came as reports emerged that only four of the 28 bodies held in Gaza are expected to be returned on Monday, which could risk the stability of the ceasefire and its ability to progress to the second phase, which would see the disarmament of Hamas and the further withdrawal of Israeli forces.Â
“This is not only the end of a war. This is the end of an age of terror and death, the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God,” Trump said.Â
The hostages have been in captivity for 738 days.
This Is Another 80/20 Issue
According to Perplexity:
President Donald Trump has issued a formal proclamation honoring Columbus Day in 2025, emphasizing Christopher Columbus as an “original American hero” and reaffirming the official federal celebration of the holiday. The proclamation was signed on October 9, 2025, and designates Monday, October 13, 2025, as Columbus Day, calling upon Americans to observe the day with ceremonies, activities, and by displaying the U.S. flag on all public buildings.
The proclamation is as follows:
âNOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 13, 2025, as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of the great Christopher Columbus and all who have contributed to building our Nationâ.â
In sum, the 2025 proclamation strongly reasserts Columbus Day as a federal holiday and is positioned as a statement against changing historical narratives, while deliberately omitting the growing national observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
I am so tired of hearing about Indigenous Peoples Day. Why are we celebrating a people who we conquered? The Natives Americans were not peaceful or innocent when it comes to the war. Where do you think the term “Indian giver” came from? The Indians were known to sell us land and then want it back after the Americans developed it into something successful. New York is an example of that.
Honestly, what are we celebrating? The Indians:
Held Slaves.
Practiced human sacrifice, including child sacrifice.
Practiced canabalism.
Practiced inbreeding.
Had no technology (they didn’t even have the wheel).
Fourteen-hundred employees at the Internal Revenue Service will be laid off in a process initiated Friday, The Daily Wire has learned.
The number is larger than anyone expected, with the IRS union filing a lawsuit to stop what it said it had âheardâ might be 1,300 layoffs across the entire Treasury Department. The real number, an Office of Management and Budget official told The Daily Wire, is 1,400 at the IRS alone, plus more at other components of Treasury.
The layoffs come as Democrats refuse to fund the government at all unless the Republican majority agrees to increased spending for non-citizensâ health care and other topics. That has resulted in a government shutdown, wherein employees are sent home and traditionally receive back pay once a deal is reached.
The Trump administration has countered that if federal employees are going to be prohibited from working due to a shutdown, some will never come back at all â particularly those that staff agencies favored by Democrats.
The IRS was targeted as a bloated agency that Democrats have used for political purposes, including targeting conservative nonprofits, the OMB official said. The official said the tax collecting agency spent $35 million on guns, ammunition, and military-style weaponry between 2006 and 2023, and advertised job postings that said special agents must be willing to use âdeadly force.â
Venezuelan opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, said that she was dedicating the award to President Donald Trump âfor his decisive support of our cause.â
Machado, who has been targeted by the NicolĂĄs Maduro regime in socialist Venezuela, was named the winner of this yearâs Nobel Peace Prize for her âtireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and ⌠her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.â Machado said that the prize is a ârecognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans,â adding that Venezuela is relying on Trump and the United States to help the country âachieve freedom and democracy.â
âI dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!â Machado wrote.
On his Truth Social account, President Donald Trump shared a screenshot of a similar post from Machado. Earlier on Friday, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said that the Nobel Committee âproved they place politics over peaceâ by not awarding Trump the Nobel Peace Prize.
Conflicts that have been ended or paused under the Trump administration:
A peace plan, brokered by the United States, has been accepted by Hamas. Let’s go over the details.
The arsonist that started Palisades fire has been caught.
And more examples of criminals getting away with murder…literally.
I’ll Believe When I See It
BREAKING NEWS
President Trump is forced to end roundtable discussion prematurely after getting word from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a peace agreement between Israel and Gaza is close – and the President is needed to seal the deal. pic.twitter.com/lpYRaNVO50
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on the first phase of a U.S.-brokered peace plan designed to end the two-year Gaza war, secure the release of hostages, and initiate a partial Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. This phase is now pending final approval by Israel’s cabinet, expected shortly, after which a ceasefire will take effect within 24 hours.
Key Elements of the Peace Plan
The agreement, based on a 20-point proposal by President Trump, calls for:
Release of all remaining Israeli hostages by Hamasâabout 20 individuals, to occur within 72 hours of cabinet ratification.
In exchange, Israel will release roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, though certain high-profile figures like Marwan Barghouti are excluded from release.
Israel will withdraw its troops to pre-designated lines within Gaza, though will continue to control over half of the Strip initially.
A daily influx of humanitarian aid, starting with 400 trucks, is promised for the first five days, with provisions for increase.
Amnesty is offered to Hamas members who agree to disarm, along with immediate restoration of humanitarian assistance and reconstruction programs.
Background and Context
The peace initiative follows numerous failed attempts at ceasefires since the October 2023 attacks, ongoing hostilities, and growing international condemnationâmost notably a recent UN report accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.
More than 66,000 Palestinians have died since the war began, with the plan aiming to halt further violence and relieve humanitarian suffering.
Negotiations, led by U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian mediators, were finalized in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and welcomed by leaders on both sides and a wide range of international actors.
Next Steps and Remaining Issues
The Israeli cabinet is expected to vote today, after which the ceasefire and prisoner exchanges are scheduled to proceed almost immediately.
Details about long-term governance, reconstruction, and the fate of Hamasâs influence in Gaza remain unresolved; transitional governance by Palestinian technocrats is part of the broader framework but not yet fully agreed.
The plan has broad international backing, but implementation will hinge on strict adherence to the agreed timelines and terms by all parties.
This peace plan marks the first major diplomatic breakthrough since the outbreak of the 2023 conflict, but significant challenges and potential flashpoints remain as implementation begins.
Authorities have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, accusing him of purposefully igniting a New Yearâs Day fire that smoldered for days and later exploded into the deadly Palisades Fire that devastated California.
Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, was arrested Tuesday on a federal charge of destruction of property by means of fire, Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli announced during a Wednesday morning news conference. He was due to make his initial appearance in federal court in Florida on Wednesday.
“The complaint alleges that a single personâs recklessness caused one of the worst fires Los Angeles has ever seen, resulting in death and widespread destruction in Pacific Palisades,” Essayli said. “While we cannot bring back what victims lost, we hope this criminal case brings some measure of justice to those affected by this horrific tragedy.”
Essayli said there is evidence from Rinderknecht’s cell phone, false statements to law enforcement and his behavior following a separate fire that broke out shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day that led to his arrest.Â
Justice department officials said evidence collected from the suspect’s digital devices showed an image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a dystopian burning city. The Palisades fire destroyed tens of thousands of acres throughout the region, leaving many residents displaced, and claimed the lives of 12 people.Â
From New Year’s Eve 2024 to New Year’s Day 2025, Rinderknecht worked as an Uber driver in Los Angeles. Federal authorities said two of his passengers told them “he appeared agitated and angry that night after dropping off a passenger in Pacific Palisades.” Â
He then allegedly parked his car and tried to contact a former friend. After he couldn’t get a hold of them, officials said he then proceeded to walk up a trail and took videos on his iPhone from a hilltop. According to the criminal complaint, Rinderknecht claims that he offered to help fight the fires, with the investigators noting that this is “highly unusual conduct.”
An illegal immigrant who pleaded guilty to killing a South Carolina college student in a hit-and-run will be released next year after completing his one-year sentence.
Rosali Fernandez-Cruz was admitted to the state Department of Corrections on Aug. 14, 2025, according to South Carolina Department of Corrections records.
His projected release date is March 2, 2026. Fernandez-Cruz pleaded guilty to hit-and-run resulting in death â the most serious charge against him â according to Robert Kittle, communications director for the state attorney generalâs office, who spoke with Fox News Digital.
There was no plea agreement, and prosecutors informed the judge of other traffic-related charges against Fernandez-Cruz, Kittle said.
“The judge decided the sentence, which was one year,” he said.
Fernandez-Cruz, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, received the light sentence for the April 2 death of Nathaniel Baker, 21, in Columbia. Baker was a junior at the University of South Carolina and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Fernandez-Cruz was accused of failing to yield and striking Baker, who was riding a motorcycle. He then fled the scene, authorities said.
An Indiana man accused of stabbing a 69-year-old at a gas station has ignited outrage after records revealed a staggering criminal history â nearly 100 prior arrests â with little to show in the way of punishment.
Courtney Boose, 41, was arrested after the alleged gas-station stabbing, according to the Lawrence Police Department and Fox 59, which reported that Boose has been arrested 99 times over the years on charges ranging from theft and trespassing to battery.Â
Despite that record, court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital show heâs never served a day in state prison.
As violent crime surges across Americaâs largest Democratic-run cities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping in â this time, suing Los Angeles County for allegedly blocking citizens from defending themselves.
The new lawsuit marks the latest clash in a growing battle between the Trump administrationâs DOJ and Democrat-led cities over public safety and constitutional rights.
Filed by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, the lawsuit accuses the Los Angeles County Sheriffâs Department (LASD) of engaging in a “pattern or practice” of delaying or denying concealed carry weapon permits (CCW) for law-abiding citizens.
Federal investigators found that out of more than 8,000 applications, only two were approved â with some residents waiting up to two years just for an interview. Critics say that failure leaves thousands of Angelenos defenseless while robberies, assaults and carjackings surge across the city.
However, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bassâ office pushed back and told Fox News Digital that recent reports indicate the city is on pace for its “lowest homicide total in 60 years.”
“Los Angeles County may not like that right, but the Constitution does not allow them to infringe upon it,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi, defending the federal governmentâs action. “This Department of Justice will continue to fight for the Second Amendment.”
Bari Weiss announced on Monday that she is officially editor-in-chief of CBS News and her outlet, The Free Press, is joining Paramount.
“Weâre a news organization, so Iâll get right to it: This morning, The Free Press is joining Paramount,” Weiss wrote in an email to readers.Â
“This move is a testament to many things: The Free Press team; the vision of Paramountâs new leaders; the luck of starting an independent media company at the right moment; and the courage of my colleagues to leave behind old worlds to build a new one,” she continued. “But, above all, itâs a testament to you, our subscribers.”
Weiss, who famously quit The New York Times in 2020 after detailing bullying by her colleagues, went on to launch the “Common Sense” newsletter in 2021 before rebranding it as The Free Press and expanding it into a full-fledged media company in 2022. Weiss and The Free Press have long been rumored to be coveted by Paramount’s new owner David Ellison, and the pact is now official.Â
Donald Trump signs a couple of big bills into laws. More wins.
Late night television loses a “celebrated icon.” At least that’s what the media is calling him.
And another conspiracy theory sounds like it is true. I have some ideas on what we need to do.
News
Here is some news:
President Trump is suing The Wall Street Journal for libel following a report on his alleged relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and has now called for the release of related grand jury testimony.
The House passed the GENIUS Act Thursday in a 308-122 vote, with more than 100 Democrats joining most Republicans to advance the legislation. The bill, which establishes the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, is expected to be signed into law as early as today at a White House ceremony.
A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value by pegging its price to an external reference asset, such as a fiat currency (like the U.S. dollar), a commodity (such as gold), or another financial instrument.
President Donald Trump has signed a bill enacting $9 billion in federal spending cuts, primarily targeting public broadcasting (including PBS and NPR) and foreign aid initiatives.
About $1.1 billion is eliminated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which includes funding for PBS, NPR, and their affiliates.
Nearly $8 billion is cut from a range of foreign aid programs, primarily those operated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Vote margins: The House approved the bill 216â213, with all Democrats and two Republicans voting against it. The Senate passed its version 51â48, largely along party lines.
The Senate removed a proposed $400 million cut to the global PEPFAR AIDS program, softening the total from Trump’s original $9.4 billion proposal to $9 billion.
Yeah, It Was Trump
According to the Daily Wire:
CBS will pull the plug on late-night comedian Stephen Colbertâs âThe Late Showâ next year in a âpurely financial decision,â the network announced on Thursday.
Colbertâs late-night comedy news show will air its final episode in May 2026, according to a statement released by CBS. The announcement marked the end of a nearly 11-year run Colbert has had hosting âThe Late Show,â which first began in 1993 under former host David Letterman.
The network said that it is scrapping âThe Late Showâ franchise and will not move on to another host after Colbert.
âWe consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire âTHE LATE SHOWâ franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television,â CBS said in a statement.
âThis is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the showâs performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,â it continued.
Colbert announced the news from his host chair at the top of his Thursday episode.
Stephen Colbert announcing to his audience that his show has been cancelled.
â@DrBidenâsâ partner in crime Anthony Bernal fears self-incrimination and pleads the fifth over and over⌠.@RepJamesComer this is going no place, quit wasting everyoneâs time and just get on with the criminal referrals. pic.twitter.com/O1fJDCUScc
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Watch Annie Tomasini, former Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations, plead the fifth to every question.
All these people should be given immunity so they have to testify.
But the corruption goes much deeper. According to the Daily Wire:
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents Friday revealing that the Obama administration changed intelligence assessments after the 2016 election to create a narrative of Russian interference, despite earlier intelligence community findings that Russia âdid not impactâ the election through cyber activities.
The intelligence community concluded before the election that Russia was âprobably not trying ⌠to influence the election by using cyber means,â according to the declassified records obtained by Fox News. However, following Trumpâs unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton, their tone appeared to have changed.
âOn Dec 8, 2016, IC officials prepared an assessment for the Presidentâs Daily Brief, finding that Russia âdid not impact recent U.S. election resultsâ by conducting cyber attacks on infrastructure,â Gabbard wrote in a thread on X. âBefore it could reach the President, it was abruptly pulled âbased on new guidance.â This key intelligence assessment was never published.â
The presidential brief prepared for President Obama on December 8, 2016, stated: âWe assess that Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure,â noting that any Russian activities âprobably were intended to cause psychological effects, such as undermining the credibility of the election process and candidates.â
The brief concluded that it was âhighly unlikelyâ Russian interference âwould have resulted in altering any stateâs official vote result.â
âCriminal activity also failed to reach the scale and sophistication necessary to change election outcomes,â it stated.
The FBI raised immediate objections to the brief and requested that its publication be delayed until the bureau could address its concerns. Under then-Director James Comey, the FBI drafted a formal âdissentâ to the original briefing.
Subsequently, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence postponed internal publication of the Presidential Daily Brief, citing ânew guidanceâ as the reason for the delay.
Just one day later, on December 9, a meeting was called in the White House Situation Room to discuss Russian election interference with top officials, including then-CIA Director John Brennan, then-National Security Advisor Susan Rice, then-Secretary of State John Kerry, and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Following this meeting, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper threw out the old analysis and tasked intelligence leaders with crafting a new assessment âper the presidentâs request,â detailing âtools Moscow used and actions it took to influence the 2016 election.â
Gabbard revealed: âAccording to whistleblower emails shared with us today, we know Clapper and Brennan used the baseless discredited Steele Dossier as a source to push this false narrative in the intelligence assessment.â
Intelligence sources told Fox News the new report âwas based on information that was known by those involved to be manufactured i.e. the Steele Dossier or deemed as not credible,â and the CIA had previously dismissed it as filled with âinternet rumor[s].â
By January 6, 2017, a new Intelligence Community Assessment was released that âdirectly contradicted the IC assessments that were made throughout the previous six months,â the ODNI office told Fox News.
Intelligence officials told Fox News they consider the assessment to have been blatantly âpoliticizedâ after it âsuppressed intelligence from before and after the election showing Russia lacked intent and capability to hack the 2016 election.â
âThe information we are releasing today clearly shows there was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of our government,â Gabbard told Fox News. âTheir goal was to subvert the will of the American people and enact what was essentially a years-long coup with the objective of trying to usurp the President from fulfilling the mandate bestowed upon him by the American people.â
âNo matter how powerful, every person involved in this conspiracy must be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, to ensure nothing like this ever happens again,â Gabbard said. âThe American peopleâs faith and trust in our democratic republic and therefore the future of our nation depends on it.â
Gabbard concluded: âAs such, I am providing all documents to the Department of Justice to deliver the accountability that President Trump, his family, and the American people deserve.â
Someone over the last 15 years needs to be arrested, perp-walked, tried, convicted, and serve the rest of their lives in prison.
I got some huge news about a deportation of a famous Mexican this week. The shock with my family shook our Independence Day. Then I found out why.
Donald Trump is ending one of the dumbest policies at the airport.
And the Supreme Court continues to put a muzzle on these damn district court judges.
Monster News
According to the Daily Wire:
The Trump administration is moving to end the requirement that passengers remove their shoes when going through airport security, according to multiple reports.
The much-hated shoe removal mandate, which has been in place since 2006, is being gradually phased out in the coming weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who have told multiple news outlets. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the news on Tuesday morning.Â
The phase-out began at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina, CBS News reported.Â
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for President Donald Trump to resume his plans to cut the federal workforce and restructure agencies, a key promise he made on the campaign trail to hack away at the size of the federal government.
The justices lifted San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illstonâs May 22 order that had blocked large-scale federal layoffs called âreductions in forceâ affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs, while litigation in the case proceeds.
Trump in February announced âa critical transformation of the federal bureaucracyâ in an executive order directing agencies to prepare for a government overhaul aimed at significantly reducing the federal workforce and gutting offices and programs opposed by the administration.
Workforce reductions were planned at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, State, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and more than a dozen other agencies.
Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole member of the nine-person court to publicly dissent from the decision. Jackson wrote that Illstonâs âtemporary, practical, harm-reducing preservation of the status quo was no match for this courtâs demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this presidentâs legally dubious actions in an emergency posture.â
The trial is underway for a professor who sued the University of California, Los Angeles, over his suspension after he refused to grade black students more leniently in the wake of George Floydâs highly publicized death.
Gordon Klein, an accounting professor at UCLA, is demanding $22 million in damages in a trial that began last week in Santa Monica.
Back in June 2020, just weeks after George Floydâs death, Klein received an email from a group of his students asking for a âno-harmâ final exam that could only help their grades and would involve shorter tests and extended deadlines for final assignments and projects.
The students asked for special accommodations due to âtraumas, we have been placed in a position where we much (sic) choose between actively supporting our black classmates or focusing on finishing up our spring quarter,â as The Daily Wire reported at the time.
âWe believe that remaining neutral in times of injustice brings power to the oppressor and therefore staying silent is not an option,â the students told Klein.
The students claimed their request was not âa joint effort to get finals canceled for non-black students,â but rather to âask that you exercise compassion and leniency with black students in our major.â
Klein responded with several sarcastic emails that got him in trouble with the school.
âThanks for your suggestion in your email below that I give black students special treatment, given the tragedy in Minnesota,â Klein wrote to the students.
âDo you know the names of the classmates that are black?â the professor asked. âHow can I identify them since weâve been having online classes only?â
Klein also asked about students who âmay be of mixed parentage, such as half black-half Asian?â
âWhat do you suggest I do with respect to them? A full concession or just half?â he quipped.
Klein also wrote that âa white student from [Minneapolis] might be possibly even more devastated by this, especially because some might think that theyâre racist even if they are not.â
The professor ended his email response to the complaining students with Martin Luther King Jr.âs famous quote about not judging people based on the color of their skin.
Students screenshotted Kleinâs email and posted it to social media, where it sparked angry responses.
Klein was suspended and criticized by UCLA in June 2020 before being reinstated in September 2020, according to the Daily Bruin.
âConduct that demonstrates a disregard for our core principles, including an abuse of power, is not acceptable,â wrote Anderson School Dean Antonio Bernardo in a message to the campus community. âI deeply regret the increased pain and anger that our community has experienced at this very difficult time. We must and will hold each other to higher standards.â
Sean Gunn on the MAGA backlash to Superman being called an immigrant: "People who say no to immigrants are against the American way." pic.twitter.com/XgivaD34PE
Superman was not an immigrant. He left Krypton after a natural disaster. He has no home planet or country. He is a refuge.
Also, the saying, “Truth, justice, and the American way” has been replaced by Hollywood (even in Gunn’s own movie).
“Truth, Justice, and a Better Tomorrow”:Â In 2021, DC Comics officially updated Supermanâs motto to this phrase, signaling a move toward a more universal message.
“Truth, Justice, and the Human Way”:Â For the 2025 James Gunn-directed Superman film, merchandise and promotional materials have revealed yet another update, replacing “the American way” with “the human way.” This version emphasizes Supermanâs role as a hero for all humanity, rather than just an American icon.
It doesn't matter which news organziation runs the polling, Americans want ALL illegal immigrants out of the country. Not some. Not just those who commit violent crimes. ALL.
