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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Judge Juan Merchan Warns Trump That The Games Are Over!

Trump violating his gag order and dozing off while in court must stop or he will be locked up.

Republicans and Democrats are working on down sliding democracy. The U.S. is losing its influence in the world. And you can thank President Joe Biden and former president Donald J. Trump.

Two old men who are stuck in their ways.

Young voters are not inspired by Biden. They are not inspired by Trump. 

They are not inspired by politicians.

In the New York "hush money" trial, Trump once again defies the court by posting insults of witnesses and the judge. The New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has gotten tired of the former president abusing his privileges while on bail.

Merchan warned Trump that his actions will have consequences if he violates the gag order imposed again. He was held in contempt on Monday. He will be fined $9,000 for this offense. If he does this again, it could be a trip to lock up.

Republicans are upset over this.

They are upset over the International Criminal Court considering arresting Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli officials. They are upset that judges are going to lock Trump up if he violates his gag order.

Merchan ruled Trump in contempt for nine violations of his gag order, with a fine of $1,000 for each instance. He warned in the decision that he would not tolerate further violations of the order and said "if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances," he would impose "an incarceratory punishment" on the former president.

The judge explained that because the fines, which are limited by state law, were relatively little in comparison to Trump's wealth, they might be unlikely to deter the former president from abiding by the court's order. Merchan said that while he would prefer to impose commensurately larger fines, he instead had to consider "whether in some instances, jail may be a necessary punishment."

The gag order prohibits the former president from "making or directing others to make public statements about known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses concerning their potential participation in the investigation or in this criminal proceeding," and "public statements about any prospective juror or any juror."

Merchan said Tuesday that his order was "lawful and unambiguous," and that Trump violated it with social media posts about witnesses and public comments about jurors. He ordered Trump to remove seven of the posts at issue from his Truth Social account and two other offending posts from his campaign website by 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.

The judge also said in response to Trump's complaints about the comments of expected witnesses Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels have made outside of court that he might consider modifying the gag order to remove them from its protections if he finds it necessary in the future.

Cohen said in a statement in response to the judge's decision that the small fine "is irrelevant. Judge Merchan’s decision elucidates that this behavior will not be tolerated and that no one is above the law.”

Merchan had indicated on April 23 that he was not impressed by the arguments from the defense, telling one of Trump's attorneys that he was “losing all credibility” when he suggested that Trump was exercising caution to comply with the gag order.

Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office had accused Trump of violating Merchan's April 1 order at least 10 times since it went into effect, including a post that called expected witnesses Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels "sleaze bags." Another appeared to be a quote from Fox News personality Jesse Watters that read, “They are catching undercover Liberal Activists lying to the Judge in order to get on the Trump Jury.”

The DA sought the maximum $1,000 fine for each post they considered a violation, along with an order that Trump remove the posts. Prosecutors had also asked Merchan to warn Trump that any future violations could be met with additional fines and up to 30 days in jail.

The possibility of Trump's imprisonment is likely to be seized upon by the former president's campaign and supporters — particularly as a fundraising tool. Already, Trump has sent a number of fundraising appeals connected to the trial and the consequences he may face. Last year, the mugshot he took after being charged in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election sparked a fundraising bonanza for Trump.

Prosecutor Chris Conroy said during an April 23 morning hearing that Trump “seems to be angling” to be locked up for political purposes.

Trump’s legal team countered that the former president had not willfully violated the order and that he was simply responding to a “barrage of political attacks.”

Pressed by the judge, however, Trump attorney Todd Blanche had trouble identifying what attacks Trump was supposedly responding to. “I keep asking you over and over to give me an example, and I’m not getting an answer,” the judge said.

Trump faces his old foes David Pecker and Michael Cohen.

Trump attorney Emil Bove previously said that some of the posts were responses to remarks by Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, and that others were reposted from people and news outlets, which he said did not violate the gag order. Merchan asked for case law to back that position, and Blanche said he did not have any. "It's just common sense, your Honor," Blanche said.

Merchan responded to that assertion in his decision on Tuesday, saying he had found that "a repost, whether with or without commentary by the Defendant, is in fact a statement of the Defendant.

"The issue of 'reposting' appears to be a question of first impression," the judge wrote. "Lacking legal authority to guide its decision, this Court must, as defense counsel stated at the hearing, rely on common sense ... Defendant curated the posts at issue and then took the necessary steps to publish the posts on his Truth Social account and on his campaign website. In doing so, he endorsed the posts with one purpose in mind — to maximize viewership and to communicate his stamp of approval.”

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursement to Cohen for the lawyer's hush money payment to Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 campaign. Daniels claims she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, an allegation he denies.

Trump faces up to four years in prison if he’s convicted.

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Anti-Israel Protests Bothers Politicians More Than Images Of Dead Palestinians!

Protesters bother American lawmakers more than children being killed by Israel.

Sometimes you loose faith in American democracy. We are clearly on the down slide of American democracy. The U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden are no better than former president Donald J. Trump when he was in power. 

Democratic backsliding occurs when essential components of democracy are threatened. 

Examples of democratic backsliding include:

  • Free and fair elections are degraded;
  • Liberal rights of freedom of speech, press and association decline, impairing the ability of the political opposition to challenge the government, hold it to account, and propose alternatives to the current regime;
  • The rule of law (i.e., judicial and bureaucratic restraints on the government) is weakened, such as when the independence of the judiciary is threatened, or when civil service tenure protections are weakened or eliminated.
  • An over-emphasis on national security as response to acts of terrorism or perceived antagonists.

The 46th President of the United States has broke his promise on "saving the soul of the nation."

I am reminded that protests after the death of George Floyd drove opposition to Trump.

Trump ignored the calls and paid the price.

Deja vu.

Republicans and Democrats are united in their opposition of anti-Israel protests on American colleges and universities.

With the approval of AIPAC and the state of Israel, Congress has:

1. Forcing TikTok to divest from ByteDance or face a ban in the U.S.

2. Advocated the arrest, the suspension, the termination of students, staff and media figures for protesting.

3. Drafted bills to define criticism of Israel as antisemitic and are working to push for fines and jail time.

4. Working to sanction the International Criminal Court and its prosecutors from issuing arrest warrant to top Israeli leaders.

5. Continue to give Israel billions in taxpayer money without any conditions.

6. Refuse to have a formal investigation into the deaths of Americans killed by Israel.

7. Support retaliation towards Yemen, Syria, Iran and Iraq despite Israel launching illegal airstrikes.

8. Refuses to sanction Israel for illegal settlements, killing of journalists and other atrocities.

9. Voted to block funding to UNRWA and WHO because of allegations made by Israeli propaganda.

To make this clear, it doesn't matter anymore who the fucking president is. Biden, Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are backing Israel over the world. They are so out of touch with reality.

Holding Biden accountable for his actions doesn't mean a lockstep vote and support.

I. Am. Calling. Him. Out. 

Biden is an advocate of war and genocide. He is tone deaf and unfortunately a lost cause.

What pisses me off is our lawmakers are calling protesters "Hamas supporters" to paint peaceful protests as an act of "terrorism."

The protests were driven by outside agitators who instigated violence toward protesters.

Pro Israel supporters are literally trying to incite violence. No one in Congress condemned the former IDF soliders who were students using "skunk" on protesters earlier this year. That sparked the Columbia protests in the first place. 

The students did get punished but ended up suing for reinstatement.

See these Americans are more upset over peaceful protests than a foreign country committing acts of genocide. Israel and many of its supporters have labeled the protests antisemitic, and say they pose a threat to the safety of Jewish students. Some have pointed to videos of protesters outside Columbia's gates who were caught on camera making antisemitic remarks, but the student protesters—some of whom are Jewish—have said those individuals do not represent them and that their movement is peaceful.

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Monday, April 29, 2024

No Easy Day For U.S. Marshals: Mass Shooting In Charlotte!

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police lose one of their own.

All that money going to Israel. You would think that all the training Israel gave U.S. law enforcement would have made them more capable of protecting themselves from a heavily armed assailant. 

I will honestly say our country is fucked up right now. It would not make a difference if we elected a president. They are embolden to Israel. They will not focus on issues at home like gun violence and police reform. A foreign country gets billions of aid for carrying out war crimes and our lawmakers are upset the world wants to hold this place accountable.

Yet, we are so quick to blame Americans here at home for having an opinion about the problems of the "status quo" when it comes to politics, policing and patriotism.

It was a deadliest day for law enforcement. A man opened fire on the U.S. Marshals and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Metro Police on Monday. The state of North Carolina is an open carry state. The Marshals was going to serve an arrest warrant to a man who was restricted from use of a firearm. 

He managed to put a handful of rounds into the Marshals.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Roy Cooper, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) and the 14 U.S. House members were notified.

Of course, here comes to far right with the noise.

And this thing about guns.....

White people posing with guns are looked upon as tough, macho, heroes, patriots, etc.

Black people posing with guns are looked upon as....

1. Criminals.
2. Unfit parents.
3. Violent liberals.
4. Future delinquents.
5. School to prison pipeline.
6. A conservative propagandist's wet dream.

Four officers were killed in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, including one deputy US Marshal and two local task force officers, authorities say. 

Charlotte has a population of 1 million residents.

A total of eight law enforcement officers were shot during the incident, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a Monday evening news conference. He described the shooting as “the most tragic one” he had been involved with in his 32-year-long law enforcement career.

The shooting unfolded in the 5000 block of Galway Drive as members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force were serving a warrant for possession of firearm by a convicted felon, Jennings said.

Never a good day when the chief speaks on the death of one of his own.

The officers were met with gunfire from a “high-powered rifle” and returned fire, fatally shooting a suspect in the front yard of the house. Jennings said the US Marshals had been serving the warrant to that suspect.

“As officers approached, they received additional gunfire from inside the residence,” the police chief said.

Three members of the US Marshals task force were killed, Jennings said. In a statement to CNN, the US Marshals Service confirmed one of the dead was a deputy US Marshal.

Four Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were also shot, including one in critical condition, “fighting for his life” in the hospital, the police chief said. The other officers are in stable condition, he said.

On Monday night, police said one of the wounded officers, Joshua Eyer, had died.

“Officer Joshua Eyer was one of the CMPD officers shot in the line of duty this afternoon,” Jennings said on X. “He fought for several hours and passed away from his injuries with his wife and family by his side tonight. Officer Eyer was 6-year veteran with the CMPD, and I am truly grateful for his bravery, service and ultimate sacrifice. He will never be forgotten, and we are forever indebted.”

Eyer is survived by his wife and 3-year-old son, Jennings told reporters at a brief news conference Monday evening. “It was just last month I was in this very room, congratulating Officer Eyer for becoming officer of the month,” Jennings said. “He certainly dedicated his life and gave his life to serve our citizens.”

Officials have not named the other officers as authorities are working to notify their families.

Police deal with situations. When one of their own is killed, they mourn like a family.

There are also two “people of interest” being questioned by police, Jennings said. When authorities cleared the residence, a 17-year-old and a woman came out, Jennings said, but could not confirm whether either of the two were suspects.

“We are very early in the investigation,” he added. “CMPD will lead this investigation, we still have a lot to uncover, a lot of questions that are not answered right now.”

The chief said he could not recall a worse incident in the Charlotte area.

“I can’t remember an incident where three law enforcement officers were killed in the same incident, as well as one in critical condition and additional (officers) that were shot and injured,” Jennings said.

Authorities cleared the scene Monday afternoon, telling residents they no longer needed to shelter in place in a post on X.

“Numerous law enforcement officers struck by gunfire in active situation,” the department had said earlier on X.

Cooper “is in Charlotte and continues to receive briefings on the situation,” his office told CNN, and was expected to speak with the families of the victims and officials later Monday.

Tearful Charlotte mayor Vi Lyles expressed frustration at the lost of a CMPD officer and the state's gun laws.

Biden spoke with the governor after the shooting, the White House said in a statement Monday. Senior administration officials are also in touch with local officials, according to the White House.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said in a statement she is “deeply saddened by the shooting that occurred that involved Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers and US Marshals today.”

“I ask that all Charlotteans keep them, the other injured officers, and their families in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time,” Lyles said.

In a post on X the US Marshals wrote, “Our hearts are heavy tonight for the lives shattered by today’s horrific shooting in Charlotte, NC. We mourn the loss of our Deputy and two Task Force Officers. We are grateful for all the support, and we keep the families and colleagues of all officers involved, in our thoughts.”


Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. Almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white. They say a white person should "protect" from protesters and use of firearms are justified. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Josh Eyer was confirmed as a victim.

So in closing, expect more.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. 

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Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists.

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International Criminal Court Is Considering Arresting Netanyahu And Israeli Operatives!

Israel and the United States act like they're above the law.

The world is seeing Israel fall and it is willing to take the United States with them.

No one is above the fucking law. These monsters and their supporters should be banned from traveling.

Fucking President Joe Biden and Congress are pressuring the International Criminal Court to back down from issuing an arrest warrant and criminal indictment against the Israeli government leaders who engaged in a pattern of war crimes.

It is not just Biden but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Secretary of State Antony Blinkin. It's Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

They are all trying to protect fucking Israel.

Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. support Israel too. So thus, there are no serious candidates willing to tell Israel to kick rocks. There is no U.S. top leader willing to hold Israel accountable for their actions.

The Devil and Joe Biden.

Israel is greatly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and senior military officials as early as this week, an Israeli official told NBC News. 

Israel is working through diplomatic channels to try to stop the warrants being issued, the official said Monday. 

When asked about media reports of the arrest warrants, the ICC told NBC News that it “has an ongoing independent investigation in relation to the Situation in the State of Palestine" and that "we have no further comment to make at this stage."

The court launched an investigation three years ago into possible war crimes committed by both Israel and Palestinian militants going back to the Israel-Hamas war in 2014. It has given no public indication that arrest warrants are imminent, and it was not clear whether Israel was also expecting arrest warrants for any Hamas leaders.

The news comes as pressure mounts on Israel to halt its military offensive in Gaza, which officials in the Palestinian enclave say has killed more than 34,000 people since it was launched in the wake of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terror attacks.

Biden can't save the soul of the nation if he is willing to ignore the concerns.

Netanyahu spoke with Biden last night, and Israel is now awaiting a response from Hamas on a new ceasefire proposal.

Karim Khan, who serves as chief prosecutor of the ICC, visited the region in December and said that his investigation was “moving forward at pace, with rigor, with determination and with an insistence that we act not on emotion but on solid evidence.”

Any warrants would not mean that Netanyahu will end up in jail.

Neither Israel nor the United States recognize the court's jurisdiction, though any warrants would put Israeli officials at risk of arrest in other countries, including much of Europe.

They would also serve as a high-profile statement on Israel's actions in Gaza, and an embarrassing development that would put Netanyahu alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin as a major leader to face such action from the ICC.

Netanyahu said Friday that Israel “will never accept any attempt by the ICC to undermine its inherent right of self-defense.”

“The threat to seize the soldiers and officials of the Middle East’s only democracy and the world’s only Jewish state is outrageous. We will not bow to it,” he said in a post on X.

In a sign of the country's concern, its Foreign Ministry said late Sunday that it had informed Israeli missions of “rumors” that warrants might be issued against senior Israeli officials.

Such a move, Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, would “provide a morale boost” to Hamas and other militant groups.

The ICC — based in The Hague, the Netherlands — can charge individuals with war crimes and other related charges. It is separate from the International Court of Justice, which considers cases between states and is currently investigating whether Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza.

Israel and the U.S. have dismissed the accusation.

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Jayden X Got A Nickel And Penny!

Clout chasing cost agitator big time.

The winners and losers of 2024.

The infamous agent provocateur Jayden X (born John Earle Sullivan) filmed the death of seditionist Ashli Babbitt being shot by the U.S. Capitol Police. He was engaging in a violent insurrection to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

He claimed that he was a journalist. The U.S. District Attorney said that he was a clout chaser who wanted to be a famous person who disregarded the rule of law.

Sullivan, 29, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth to 72 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.

Sullivan was found guilty by a federal jury of felony offenses of obstructing an official proceeding, obstructing officers during a civil disorder, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon on Capitol grounds or buildings on Nov. 16, 2023. In addition to the felonies, the jury also found Sullivan guilty of misdemeanor offenses of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

According to court documents, in the days and weeks leading to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Sullivan used various digital platforms and personas to present himself as an activist; however, on these platforms, Sullivan made his true objectives clear: to cause pure chaos and disruption to the status quo. Sullivan alternated between advertising legitimate protests and broadcasting violent anti-establishment rhetoric. 

In the winter of 2020, Sullivan began advocating for a violent government dismantling. In one Instagram post, Sullivan wrote, "We will have live updates on the location for tonight's purge. Spread the message. Let the electoral purge commence." On Jan. 2, 2021, Sullivan tweeted, "Fuck The System-Time To Burn It All Down," with an accompanying still from a TikTok video of him burning an American flag. Sullivan also made it clear he knew the significance of what would be occurring that day—both the certification and the rally. Sullivan made and posted a video explaining the details of the certification process. On Dec. 30, 2020, Sullivan wrote, "Definitely don't surround his house…" with a photo of Senator Mitch McConnell.

On Jan. 6, 2021, Sullivan, fitted with a ballistic vest, gas mask, and bull horn, joined rioters storming the U.S. Capitol. Sullivan joined the crowd pushing through several police barriers on the west side of the Capitol grounds, using the bull horn to encourage others statements like “Get in that shit, let’s go! Move, Move, Move! Storm that shit” As Sullivan and the others approached the Capitol building, Sullivan can be heard in his video saying at various points: "There are so many people. Let's go. This shit is ours! Fuck yeah," "We accomplished this shit. We did this shit together. Fuck yeah!" "We are all a part of this f—ing history," and "Let's burn this shit down."

In the Upper West Terrace of the Capitol, Sullivan triumphantly put his hand above his head and let out several celebratory whoops. Sullivan assisted a rioter scale the wall of the Upper West Terrace, calling the feat “awesome” and “savage.” Before entering, Sullivan told his companion that he would continue to film as “a good ploy” so he would not get arrested after entering the building.

At approximately 2:15 p.m., Sullivan entered the Capitol via a smashed window next to the broken Senate Wing Door and, once inside, roamed the building with other individuals who had unlawfully entered. During an interaction with another, Sullivan can be heard in the video saying, "We gotta get this shit burned," "It's our house motherfucker," and "We are getting this shit." In multiple locations, Sullivan ignored law enforcement commands to leave and told the officers to stand down so they would not get hurt.

At approximately 2:28 p.m., Sullivan joined the growing crowd outside the House of Representatives, working his way up to the front where he was stopped by Capitol Police. Members, staff, and press were present inside the House of Representatives during this time. Sullivan encouraged other rioters, explaining he was "ready" because he had "been in so many riots." When rioters told the crowd at the House Chamber door not to be violent and to be peaceful, Sullivan responded, "They don't listen without that shit," "Fuck that shit," and later told the crowd to "pull that motherfucker out this bitch." Sullivan told the other members of the crowd that he had a knife and held it up to the crowd outside the House Main Doors.  The FBI would later determine that the knife was a Smith & Wesson M&P knife with a 3.74” blade.

After unsuccessful attempts to access the House floor, the crowd, including Sullivan, made their way to the Speaker’s Lobby, where the evacuation of the House floor was actively underway. Sullivan, once again telling the mob he had a knife, positioned himself at the front of the Speaker's Lobby crowd as the crowd began to break the doors' glass windows. Sullivan encouraged those attempting to break the windows to "Go, go. Let’s go. Get that shit!" After the windows were broken out, a woman climbed through, resulting in her being shot. Members, staff, and press were still present in the House gallery at this time.

Afterward, Sullivan was filmed stating he brought his megaphone to “instigate shit” and was in favor of anyone wanting to tear the system down.

The FBI arrested Sullivan on Jan. 14, 2021, in Salt Lake City.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah.

This case is being investigated by the FBI's Salt Lake City and Washington Field Offices. Valuable assistance was provided by the United States Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.

In the 39 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,385 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including nearly 500 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

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Sunday, April 28, 2024

The Privileged Life!

I don't have to stop. 

A Republican district attorney from Monroe County, New York elected as a non-partisan was pulled over by a local hamlet police officer. She defies his lawful orders and throws a tantrum over a traffic stop. 

She is white.

The cop is white.

Had it been a Black man, Black woman or a person of Arab descent, expect the use of force with the cops mentioning that the suspect "didn't comply", "disregarded a lawful order" or they were "reaching for something."

The incident happened and it has become a national issue on how police reform is definitely needed.

Fox will not identify the political affiliation with the district attorney involved. The far right propaganda network would have certainly demonize this individual if it was a Democrat.

Sandra Doorley became the Karen of month.

Winners and losers of 2024.

Doorley flashes the badge.

Doorley was elected Monroe County District Attorney as a Democrat defeating Republican candidate Bill Taylor. Doorley garnered almost 60% of the vote and over 78,000 individual votes. She was sworn in on December 30, 2011 at the Rochester Girls and Boys Club. She became the first female to hold the office of District Attorney in Monroe County. Michael Charles Green (whom she succeeded) joined Doorley's office as an advisor but left in February 2012 for another position.

In 2015, Doorley switched her party affiliation to the GOP, and was reelected later that year in an election. "Don't judge me by the political party that I'm affiliated with," she said. "Look at the work that I've done."

On April 22, 2024, Doorley was spotted going 55 mph in a 35 mph residential area by Webster Police. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, following with lights and sirens, but Doorley did not pull over and instead drove home while calling the Webster chief of police. Doorley can be seen on Webster police body cam responding “I don’t care” when informed by the officer she was driving 20 mph over the limit, and that she “didn’t feel like stopping” when asked why she did not yield. The footage also shows Doorley repeatedly invoking her position as district attorney during the incident. Doorley was subsequently issued a speeding ticket. In a statement, Doorley said she pleaded guilty to speeding the following day.

Doorley shut down social media after the Karen moment.

Doorley shows how Republicans refuse to accept accountability for their actions.

She learned it from folks like former president Donald J. Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Jeanine Piro, Joe Brown, Roseanne Barr, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Dick Cheney, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Bill O'Reilly and Michael Flynn.

The Republican Party is devoid of morals and civility. They have no shame in how they operate. Doorley proved that she can do whatever she wants. Had she been a Black woman, they would have drew firearms and demand her on the ground. Even traveling at least two blocks would merit a cop to draw a firearm on a Black motorist.

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Tornado Outbreak: Sulphur Destroyed!

Downtown Sulphur destroyed by a powerful tornado.

With billions of dollars of aid going to Israel, you would think that American lawmakers would have our taxpayer money spent on more useful things!

The lawmakers will spend more taxpayer money to fix our crumbling infrastructure.

Many of these Republicans who vote against funding the government and assistance for some of America's less fortunate are willing to give billions to a foreign nation engaged in an illegal act of genocide. Same with Democrats. They claim they want to protect democracy but endorse a fascist government sworn to being an ethnostate on our taxpayer dime.

When will American lawmakers come to their senses and start focusing on the needs of Americans and not Israelis?

Israel doesn't do shit for the United States. All it does is continue hostile tensions in the Middle East, ignore international law, defy U.S. order to stop carrying out illegal invasions, push propaganda and espionage tactics on civilians. Israel always begs constantly for our taxpayer money.

The city of Sulphur, Oklahoma was destroyed by a powerful and deadly Ef-5 tornado.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Kevin Stitt, Sen. John Lankford (R-OK), Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK), Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) and Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) were notified of the destruction.

Climate change is real.

The city of Sulphur is located in the Chickasaw Nation. Murray County is part of a national emergency due to the destruction.

A tornado outbreak is ongoing across portions of the Midwestern and Southern United States, as multiple tornadoes were reported across several states. A tornado in Lancaster County, Nebraska injured three people, while a tornado occurred across northeastern Lincoln, Nebraska. At least two fatalities were attributed to the tornadoes, with more than 49 people injured. At least twenty six tornadoes were confirmed, with ten in Iowa and one each in Nebraska and Texas. Significant damage was also reported in Blair, Nebraska, and Elkhorn, Nebraska with a tornado that prompted two tornado emergencies. Another long-tracked tornado in Iowa that impacted Shelby County, Iowa prompted two tornado emergencies as well. On April 27, several tornadoes occurred in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Overnight, a significant tornado hit Holdenville, Oklahoma causing at least two fatalities and four injuries. A tornado impacted Sulphur, Oklahoma as well, causing at least 20 injuries.

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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Nerd Prom Expected To Be Controversial!

Colin Jost of SNL will be the host of the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner. This is the gathering of the U.S. and world media groups, President Joe Biden and the elite.

With the election looming, Biden goes in with a 45% chance of winning reelection.

The issues facing the country are the protests on colleges, a lazy Congress, TikTok being banned, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Haiti, Chad, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Taiwan, China and the economy. Also the ages of Biden, Donald J. Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are issues as well.

Biden is stubbornly opposed to ending aid to Israel.

Biden expecting to roast Trump and address issues.

Republicans refuse to work with Biden on anything (with exception to Israel and the TikTok ban).

Tonight, the laughs, the controversy and the president.

The annual event, which typically consists of the night’s comedian roasting powerful political figures and various media outlets, is expected to feature an election-year roast from Biden.

A mix of political, media and Hollywood figures have arrived at the so-called “Nerd Prom” this evening, including SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, Gayle King, Billy Porter, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Al Roker, Chris Pine, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and many more.

Jost started writing for “SNL” in 2005 and has been the co-anchor of “Weekend Update,” along with Michael Che, since 2014.

Jost is married to actress Scarlett Johansson.

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Donald Payne, Jr. Passed Away!

House member Donald Payne, Jr. passed away from a heart attack.

Donald Payne, Jr., a longtime U.S. Representative from New Jersey has passed away from a heart attack. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Phil Murphy, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) were informed of this.

Payne's death sets up a special primary and election. 

Payne served for 12 years in the Newark-area seat his father had held for more than two decades. Representing a heavily Democratic and majority Black district, Payne drew strong marks from liberal organizations for his voting record.

“With his signature bowtie, big heart, and tenacious spirit, Donald embodied the very best of public service,” Murphy said. “As a former union worker and toll collector, he deeply understood the struggles our working families face, and he fought valiantly to serve their needs, every single day.”

His district is safe and it Democrats will have no problems (for now).

In 2021, Payne sits down with members and the president.

New Jersey’s Democratic Party chair, LeRoy Jones Jr., called Payne a “towering figure in both our party and our community.”

The Congressional Black Caucus said Payne would be remembered for his kindness and generosity and called him an advocate for progressive causes including making college tuition free, expanding voting rights and fighting climate change.

Payne had previously served as City Council president in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, and on the Essex County Board of Commissioners.

Payne’s office had said his heart attack was connected to complications from diabetes.

Payne’s father, Donald Milford Payne, held the congressional seat before him. When the elder Payne died in 2012, the younger ran successfully in a special election to succeed him.

Payne had won reelection six times since. The district covers parts of Newark and its heavily populated suburbs.

Murphy’s office declined to comment Wednesday on the governor’s plans to order a special election to fill the rest of Payne’s current term, which ends Jan. 3, 2025.

Payne already filed paperwork by the March deadline to run for reelection and is to appear uncontested on the June 4 primary ballot. Should he remain on the primary ballot and win the nomination, Democratic Party committee members in his district could choose a replacement candidate to run in the November general election.

The district is likely to remain in Democratic hands, with registered Democrats outnumbering Republicans there more than 6 to 1.

A New Jersey colleague, Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, called Payne a “truly great public servant” who liked to call him “Uncle Frank” and had fought to raise awareness for diabetes and colorectal cancer prevention and to replace lead pipes in Newark.

Another colleague, Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi, called Payne a “thoughtful legislator, a dear friend, and a man of such a kind and affable nature that he was well-liked and respected” by both Democrats and Republicans.

“Most importantly, he was a devoted family man, and it was this role that drove his passion for the policies he pursued,” Thompson said.

As a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Payne made school security a priority, helping to establish a School Safety Task Force at the Department of Homeland Security and pressing for federal agencies to take extra precautions for children and schools during emergencies, Thompson said.

“He leaves behind an important legacy through his congressional service: making children safer. In his honor, we will continue that legacy,” Thompson said.

Payne’s survivors include his wife, Beatrice, and their three children, Murphy said.

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Was The Other Driver Okay?

An Israeli war criminal injured in a car accident.

Irony....

Itamar Ben Gvir, a far right Israeli National Security Adviser who is proud to arm illegal settlers firearms in the West Bank, starve innocent civilians and children in Gaza, support invasions in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. He is supportive of American lawmakers and police officers condemning student protests.

He is the Israeli version of insufferables. Ted Cruz, Elon Musk, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ronny Jackson, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Lindsey Graham, Matt Gaetz, Byron Donalds, Laura Ingraham, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, Andrew Tate, Bill O'Reilly, Pat Buchanan, Rand Paul, Laura Loomer and Joe Rogan are insufferable figures in American pop culture.

They are grifters, rage actors and worthless people. They think they matter....

In reality, they aren't.

Ben Gvir claims to be untouchable. I guess karma checked in.

Footage on social media showed a car that had flipped over.

Ben Gvir injured a 18 year old driver.

Two other people were also injured and the circumstances of the incident were under investigation, police said.

Israeli media said Ben Gvir had been returning from the scene of a stabbing in the city of Ramle, near Tel Aviv.

A 19-year-old woman was seriously injured in that incident, according emergency services. Central district police chief Avi Biton said a man who reportedly had mental health issues had attacked the woman and had then been shot and "neutralised" by a civilian.

Ben Gvir is a controversial member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government.

He recently called for a full-scale military response by Israel against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel, itself prompted by an Israeli attack which killed senior Iranian military figures in the Iranian consulate in Syria.

Ben Gvir has also advocated the relocation of Palestinians from Gaza and supported calls for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements there.

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Friday, April 26, 2024

What Happened To Frank Tyson?

In less than five minutes, Frank Tyson dies.

Well here we go again. A police encounter on a Black civilian turns deadly. Of course, the far right will justify his death with the words, "he should have complied."

They will claim that the individual's arrests and mugshots justify police killing him.

WYKC, an affiliate to NBC that serves Cleveland/Akron/Canton already doing the work.

America is so fucked up.

By the way, Israel trains U.S. police officers tactics on how to detain, arrest and restrain suspects. It is a fair exchange. Police officers still use chokeholds and lethal forces when they "fear for their lives."

A Canton, Ohio man becomes the latest victim of police violence. The officers who engaged with him will claim he was resisting arrest and qualified immunity protects them. Even with body cameras, cops lie and deceive the actual encounter.

Think about the person who filmed the encounter, rest assured, cops would try to detain and/or arrest that individual. All over a traffic accident and a call for a trespassing.

The Canton Police Department in Ohio has released body camera video from the night a 53-year-old man died after he repeatedly told officers “I can’t breathe” as he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and he was pinned to the ground.

In video of the encounter on April 18, the man, Frank Tyson, can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse and about 8 minutes before CPR is started.

In the nearly 36-minute video, police respond to the scene of a single-car crash to find a downed power pole and an unoccupied vehicle with the driver’s side door open and an airbag deployed.

In the video, a man in a white van, whose face is blurred, drives by and tells police that the man responsible is at an AMVETS lodge down the street. Officers enter the lodge, and a woman asks them to remove Tyson. When the officers approach him, he knocks over a barstool and tells them to get the sheriff.

They then attempt to handcuff him. Police identified Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch as the “two primary officers” who responded to the call. The video was captured by Schoenegge’s body camera.

“They’re trying to kill me,” Tyson says. “They’re trying to kill me.”

Tyson shouts “Call the sheriff” several more times and continues to say, “They’re trying to kill me.”

Police then take him to the ground, and a voice can be heard saying, “You’re going to get sprayed.” Another person says, “Don’t spray him.”

Once Tyson is handcuffed, one of the officers appears to put his knee on the top of Tyson’s upper body, while Tyson says “I can’t breathe” multiple times.

An officer tells him to calm down and to stop fighting. Tyson responds: “I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. You’re on my neck.”

The officer had his knee on Tyson for about 30 seconds, according to the video.

Shortly after the officer removes his knee, Tyson again says he can’t breathe, to which someone responds: “You’re fine. Shut the f--- up.”

After Tyson appears to stop moving, an officer is seen looking through Tyson’s wallet and talking to bystanders. Tyson appears to be motionless on the floor for more than 5 minutes, while at least one officer talks with bar patrons.

At one point the officer jokes: “I’ve always wanted to be in a bar fight. I don’t know if this counts.”

When one of the officers returns in the frame, he asks whether Tyson has calmed down and whether he’s breathing.

The officer checks him for a pulse, and officers later perform chest compressions on an unresponsive Tyson. 

Canton police said in a news release Friday that officers had responded to a report of a one-vehicle crash just after 8:15 p.m. Thursday. They said witnesses directed them to the AMVETS, where they made contact with Tyson and he struggled with them. 

“Shortly after securing him in handcuffs, Officers recognized that Tyson had become unresponsive,” the news release said.

The news release said that CPR and several doses of Narcan were administered before Canton Fire Department medics arrived and that Tyson was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:18 p.m.

His cause of death is pending, said Harry Campbell, chief investigator for the Stark County Coroner’s Office.

In addition to the body camera video, police also released recordings from two 911 calls.

The tactics of kneeing were trained to American cops by Israel.

The police department said in a statement that it “immediately contacted” the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to conduct an independent investigation. Without naming Tyson, the bureau confirmed that its investigation of a “fatal officer-involved critical incident” is active and ongoing.

Canton Mayor William Sherer II said he had sat down with members of Tyson’s family “to not only allow them to see what is now being released to the public, but to give them my condolences in person.”

Sherer said in a statement that his goal is to be as transparent as possible.

“This investigation is in the hands of BCI, and we will continue to provide them with all the required information they need to do their work,” he said.

Police Chief John Gabbard said he extended his “deepest sympathy” to those close to Tyson.

“Based on experience, I am confident that BCI will conduct a very thorough review,” Gabbard said.

Sherer and Gabbard said that because of the pending investigation, they are limited in what they can say or what information they can provide.

Schoenegge and Burch, both of whom joined the department in 2022 and are assigned to the traffic bureau, have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation under department policy. 

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