Israel carried another illegal attack. Wissam Tawil was killed in a drone strike. He was a top Hezbollah military commander.
Killing Iranians at a funeral for slain military leader.
Targeting Hamas senior official in Lebanon.
Targeting Hezbollah senior official in Lebanon.
Continued indiscriminate bombings in Gaza.
Targeted killings of civilians in the West Bank.
Looting of homes, schools and businesses.
Propaganda push here in the Unites States.
Forcing Americans to get involved in Red Sea engagement with Yemen Houthis.
Is Israel defending itself or causing ongoing aggression thanks to the U.S. and its unrelenting support for it?
I am so ready for Joe Biden and Donald J. Trump to fade away like most of the 20th Century issues that many of folks still riding on. We're 24 years into the 21st Century and Americans still haven't figured it out.
Biden continues the status quo and it's gonna cost him big time.
Israel conducted another illegal airstrike in Lebanese territory which killed a top Hezbollah leader. It will assure the group to start ground and air invasion.
IDF soliders sleeping in a home in Gaza. They have looted, vandalized and killed civilians. No accountability for these cowardly acts.
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in a strike in south Lebanon on Monday, sources familiar with the group's operations said, inflicting a heavy blow after three months of hostilities at the Lebanese-Israeli frontier.
Wissam Tawil was a commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan forces and the most senior Hezbollah officer killed so far in the conflict, a senior source in Lebanon said, adding he played a leading role in directing its operations in the south.
More than 130 Hezbollah fighters including Radwan members have been killed in hostilities since the group's Palestinian ally Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, igniting a conflict that has rippled around the region.
It has marked the deadliest confrontation between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah since they went to war in 2006, with Hezbollah firing guided rockets and other weapons at Israeli positions and Israel launching air and artillery strikes.
Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the frontier have fled, and the fighting has raised concern of an even wider conflict.
Tawil and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when the car they were in was struck in the village of Majdal Selm, some 6 km (3.7 miles) from the border, three sources in Lebanon said.
There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Hezbollah circulated photographs of Tawil with leaders of the heavily armed, Shi'ite Muslim group including Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Imad Mughniyeh, its military commander who was killed in Syria in 2008.
Another photo showed him sitting next to the late leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad four years ago.
Biden is probably the only world leader willing to back Israel. It will cost him big time.
The senior source said Tawil's death marked a big blow given his experience including deployments with Hezbollah in Syria and Iraq.
Hezbollah says its current campaign against Israel aims to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by an Israeli offensive since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. The hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel have largely been contained to areas near the Lebanese-Israeli border.
Tensions spiked higher last week when an Israeli strike killed deputy Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut's southern suburbs, an area controlled by Hezbollah. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its responsibility for that attack.
Hezbollah said on Saturday it had hit a key Israeli observation post with 62 rockets as a "preliminary response" to Arouri's killing.
Other members of the Radwan force killed during the hostilities include Abbas Raad, son of a leading Hezbollah politician. He was killed in an Israeli strike in November.
Hezbollah's secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel in two televised addresses last week not to launch a full-scale war on Lebanon. "Whoever thinks of war with us - in one word, he will regret it," Nasrallah said.
On Sunday, Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said the group did not want to "initiate total war, but if Israel decides to wage total war on us then we in the field will respond with total war without hesitation and with all we have".
Nineteen Hezbollah fighters have been killed in Syria since the hostilities erupted.
The Hamas-Israel war has drawn in Iran-aligned groups across the region, with the Houthis of Yemen firing on ships in the Red Sea and launching missiles and drones at Israel, and Tehran-backed militias in Iraq attacking U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.
Boebert controversies continue. Lawmaker has a 43% of winning GOP primary.
Only in the world of MAGA, you have two women who were elected to be trolls instead of legislators. Two women who would divorce their husbands for the world of MAGA.
Both of them are too grown to be acting like this.
Both are mothers, grandmothers and human beings. Their behaviors are so Karen like.
They chastise those who support rights of the oppressed. While in quiet, they act like they're oppressed.
Both have committed adultery and regard their constituents as suckers.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) are the right's version of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO).
Republicans should line up a candidate to primary challenge Greene. She spends less than 15% of her time in the district. She currently promoting her book in Florida and appearing at Trump sponsored events in New Hampshire and Iowa.
Boebert has announced she will run in the 4th Congressional District of Colorado to replace Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) who retiring for a spot on CNN. She abandoned the 3rd District due to her competitor being well placed and well equipped to defeat her.
Republicans feel comfortable that the 3rd may still be in Republican control.
Boebert will face a competitive primary and her rivals will use her latest scandals as an opportunity to send her back home.
Jayson has been abusive towards Lauren in the past. So it comes as a surprise he called the law on her.
An altercation happened between Boebert and ex-husband Jayson.
A meeting between the long-embattled couple became physical on Saturday night, The Daily Beast first reported, citing an aide to Lauren Boebert. Colorado's Silt Police Department confirmed to the outlet that an "active investigation" is ongoing.
The police department did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment on Sunday. A spokesperson from Lauren Boebert's office also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a statement to The Denver Post via her campaign, Boebert said: "This is a sad situation for all that keeps escalating and another reason I'm moving. I didn't punch Jayson in the face and no one was arrested."
Lauren Boebert's aide told The Daily Beast that the former couple met up at a restaurant after Jayson Boebert asked for a meeting with his ex-wife after attempting to hug her earlier that same day when she picked up their son from his home. At one point at the restaurant, Jayson Boebert attempted "to grab her" in "an aggressive move, not romantic," The Daily Beast reported, citing the aide, who had heard the story from Lauren Boebert.
As Lauren Boebert attempted to keep Jayson Boebert back, she "put her hand in his face, put her hand on his nose," and then Jayson Boebert called the police to report a case of domestic violence, The Daily Beast reported, citing the aide.
Lauren Boebert then called a non-emergency number and said that a domestic violence incident had not occurred, per the report.
What a perfect family.
Jayson Boebert spoke with The Daily Beast on Sunday and confirmed the details of an X post from the American Muckrakers PAC that his ex-wife had "punched" him in the face several times.
According to The Daily Beast, no one was arrested.
The alleged incident comes shortly after Lauren Boebert, a conservative who represents Colorado's 3rd congressional district, last month decided to abandon her reelection bid in her highly competitive reelection race and switch to the open 4th district congressional race — in what is a firmly Republican redoubt.
Lauren Boebert's district switch has received mixed reactions, with some Republicans applauding her move while others are questioning her candidacy in a district where she doesn't live or have political roots.
Last week, she told The Durango Herald she was "protecting" her 3rd district constituents from a Democratic takeover of the seat in 2024 by running in the redder 4th district, which was easily carried by then-President Donald Trump in 2020.
Over the course of Lauren Boebert's roughly three-year congressional tenure, she has generated headlines over her controversial statements as a lawmaker as well as the tumult in her personal life, including last year's Beetlejuice scandal where she was booted from a Denver theater over her conduct.
Oath Keeper sues federal government for injures he obtained from storming the Capitol.
Be warned, distressing images and videos.
The so-called Black the Blue folks are mad that three Black officers risked their lives to save members of Congress, a vice president, staff and media personalities who were at a grave risk of severe injuries or death.
They want to justify their actions by claiming this was a "peaceful" protest. They claim that the feds, antifa, Black Lives Matter and the House Speaker were responsible. They even blamed the president-elect at the time for the actions.
An insurrectionist is trying to sue the United States for injuries he obtained when he decided to break past barriers, scale the walls of the U.S. Capitol, film himself doing it and getting shoved off the ledge by a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
Derrick Vargo has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the officer who pushed him off a 2-3 story drop on J6 pic.twitter.com/633S6dYJW1
— 79 Minutes: Breach of the Capitol (@J6Documentary) January 5, 2024
Two J6 protesters brutally injured by Capitol law enforcement are fighting back with civil lawsuits against their assailants & @SpeakerJohnson. Victoria White & Derrick Vargo tell @EmeraldRobinson that they want a congressional investigation into police brutality &… pic.twitter.com/AB2HFE724S
— The Absolute Truth with @EmeraldRobinson (@AbsoluteWithE) January 4, 2024
BREAKING: Derrick Vargo has filed a federal lawsuit against the Capitol Police officer who pushed him off a staircase at the Capitol, according to reporting by @CaraCastronuova of the @gatewaypunditpic.twitter.com/2olKtXL4nS
BREAKING: FIRST J6 CASE FILED AGAINST CAPITOL POLICE! Derrick Vargo Sues Thug Police Officer Who Pushed Him Off Ledge Trying to Kill Him! Speaker Mike Johnson Also Named in Lawsuit! - "IT WAS ATTEMPTED MURDER!" https://t.co/seWCnnbQa7
Had he stayed home or went to his hotel after former president Donald J. Trump spoke, none of this would have happened.
But he decided to go to the Capitol and "fight like hell."
Derrick Vargo illegally entered the U.S. Capitol on a premeditated lie about the 2020 presidential election being stolen. He and thousands of Trump supporters violently clashed with police.
The insurrectionist was carted off after being taken down by Capitol Police.
Violent insurrectionists entered inside and tried to kill Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), former vice president Mike Pence and others. Five insurrectionists died.
Ashli Babbitt was the most notable. She and a dozen others broke into the Speaker's lobby and tried to get within range of top lawmakers. Capitol Police Captain Michael Byrd shot her in the neck and she collapsed on the floor. She would later die at a hospital.
To this day, Trump and Republicans are trying to rewrite what happened and justify it.
The Republicans are trying to blame President Joe Biden for unrest in 2020. Trump was president during the George Floyd protests. They blame Biden, Pelosi and FBI director Christopher Wray for Jan. 6.
Vargos is uing Capitol Police officer Bryant Williams “in his official capacity as a Capitol Police Officer”. Williams was seen on video clearly and intentionally shoving Vargo from a high wall and watching him plunge to what could very well have been his death.
Good luck on suing the federal government. You seem to abandon that spirit of patriotism when you tried to overthrow democracy.
Why can't this idiot sue Trump?
I mean dude just "stand back and stand by" for his own actions.
It only took 10 seconds before a man was hit by a subway train after a fight.
Warning, extremely graphic video. Take discretion.
When egos flare up?
The Philadelphia Police and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority [SEPTA] Police arrest a man who dropped two knuckle style chillis on another man causing him to fall directly into the path of a subway train.
This is one of the latest events where SEPTA had to deal with a deadly encounter. A woman shot a bus driver in November. Then they had a sexual predator attack a woman on train while passengers filmed or looked the other way out fear of attack.
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Video surfaces of a fight on SEPTA’s subway platform at 34th and Market
A man is thrown onto the tracks in front of a moving train. The train could not be stopped in time and officials say the man… pic.twitter.com/pgROCDRYvX
A man has been charged with fighting another man who fell onto the tracks at a University City SEPTA station moments before being struck and killed by a train.
ChazWearing, 40, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced Friday.
Wearing, who investigators believe is homeless, is currently on bench warrant status for an unrelated strangulation case in Delaware County, investigators said. Wearing's criminal history also includes cases in Clinton and Lycoming counties, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Homeless man punched man into oncoming subway train.
The incident occurred on the platform for the Market-Frankford line at 34th and Market streets around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, officials said.
Police said the 38-year-old man held onto Wearing while "scolding him, and making threatening gestures." Wearing then broke free of the man's grip and threw two punches at him, police said. Wearing then fell onto the platform while the 38-year-old man fell on the tracks below, according to investigators.
The suspect looks like a mental case. Here is a video of him just looking odd.
Seconds later, an incoming SEPTA train struck and killed the 38-year-old man.
"Appeared to be some type of physical altercation. We don't know exactly what took place prior to that to initiate this, but it's being investigated at this point," Philadelphia Police Inspector Kpana Massaquoi told NBC10.
Wearing was taken into custody at the next station stop at 40th Street Station, police said.
The 34th Street Station was shut down for hours Thursday afternoon as well as the area near Drexel's campus.
"It's kind of scary that that kind of thing is happening around here. I thought it was pretty safe but I guess it's pretty out of the ordinary for that to happen," Jacob Davidson, a SEPTA passenger said.
SEPTA officials say that service between 30th and 40th streets was rerouted with buses for riders in both directions.
The charges itself will put the suspect in the iron college for 20 to LIFE. The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. No amount of self defense can save this guy.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the most laziest members of the House of Representatives. She is considered ineffective in leadership, legislation and representation of her constituents.
Greene spends about 85% of her career being outside her district. She barely spends at least 10% of her time meeting with people who represent the 14th District of Georgia.
Greene still believes that the protests and unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd's death were more deadlier than the U.S. Capitol attack which killed five and injured hundreds.
She is a fierce supporter of former president Donald J. Trump and refuses to acknowledge Joe Biden as the President of the United States. She picks fights with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and is rarely agreeing with them on some issues.
The junk food media props her up like she is a savior to Americans. In reality, she is a 50 year old nobody who got famous for being a humongous pain in the ass.
Ask her husband......
Ask some of the constituents who feel like Greene is doing nothing but lining her pockets.
She wrote the book, MTG and tried to host a book signing as well as a forum to dispute events on Jan. 6. The Florida hotel that hosted her pulled the plug.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene๐บ๐ธ (@RepMTG) January 6, 2024
The media loves to propagandize the events of J6 to villainize peaceful Trump supporters.
The same media who declared the BLM riots “Fiery but Mostly Peaceful” as Kenosha, WI burned during just one night of “protests.” pic.twitter.com/7l2S2Xz7iA
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene๐บ๐ธ (@RepMTG) January 6, 2024
According to NBC News' reporting, Westgate Resorts in Kissimmee was told that the event, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 6, was a book-signing for Greene's new memoir, "MTG." But the event's organizer, the Osceola County GOP, had been marketing it as an "exclusive" event with Greene to commemorate the "3rd Anniversary of Jan 6" — a detail that apparently caught the venue by surprise.
“Please be advised that Westgate was not made aware of the purpose of this event when we were approached to host a book signing,” Westgate Resorts said in a statement to NBC. “This event has been canceled and is no longer taking place at our resort.”
Some Democrats took issue with such an event being held at all, let alone with the Georgia Republican as its special guest, given the many confounding statements that Greene has made about the insurrection.
They continue to push lies and misinformation without an ounce of regret.
Before Jan. 6, 2021, Greene frequently repeated the lie that Donald Trump had won the 2020 election, and she told the public the night before to "get ready to fight for America tomorrow."
After the attack, however, she called herself a "victim" of Jan. 6 and said that she was "completely against" it. In her memoir, she falsely claimed that Republicans were the only ones defending the House chamber against the violent mob.
But she has also dismissed Jan. 6 as "just a riot at the Capitol." In late 2022, she said that if she had organized the insurrection, it "would have been armed" and "we would have won." She later claimed she was joking.
Greene has continued to be one of Trump's most vocal supporters as the former president, employing increasingly violent rhetoric, makes another bid for the presidency. Trump has described the Jan. 6 insurrection as "a beautiful day" and called convicted rioters "hostages" and "patriots." He also said he would pardon many of them if he's elected.
On Thursday, Greene chided the NBC News reporter who asked about the event's cancellation, calling it a "stupid" question.
"I really don’t understand the point of your question. It doesn’t make any sense. Aren’t we talking about President Trump? Aren’t we’re talking about Iowa?" she said.
Three years ago, in the final weeks of Donald J. Trump's presidency, he told his supporters to "fight like hell" and demand the vice president decertify the results of the 2020 presidential election. He watched as a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol with the intention to cause harm to then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and destroy the state certification process.
Trump was impeached but acquitted. He refused to attend his successor's inauguration and vowed revenge against those who defeated him.
We are seeing in real time, a man who could return to the White House and undermine the very principles of this country. Our current president is steadily dwindling because he failed to change the status quo. He is losing touch with his supporters because of his support for Israel. It will be a choose between the Republican nominee and President Joe Biden.
On January 6th, I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol Police Officer. After, President Biden honored me with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
Today, I’m running for Congress to stop Trump's MAGA extremists & ensure it never happens again.
The former U.S. Capitol Police officer who deflected Jan. 6 rioters from former Vice President Mike Pence is running as a Democrat to replace retiring member John Sarbanes. Harry Dunn said he wants to face the members who failed to hold former president Donald J. Trump accountable.
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) is not seeking reelection and it will be a safe Democratic district but a competitive primary.
Dunn announced his candidacy a day before the third anniversary of the violent attack at the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden.
“This moment that we are in requires everybody to step up and step into their role in defending and preserving democracy, and I’m stepping into mine right now,” Dunn said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Dunn announced his candidacy early Friday morning on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying that Trump was “hell-bent on finishing what he started” three years ago.
“On January 6th, I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol Police Officer. After, President Biden honored me with the Presidential Citizens Medal,” Dunn wrote. “Today, I’m running for Congress to stop Trump’s MAGA extremists & ensure it never happens again.”
Dunn said he has been thinking about Jan. 6 every day for the last three years, describing it as “a rollercoaster ride of emotions,” feelings that have included anger, sadness and even joy at seeing participants in the rioting convicted in court.
More than 1,230 people have been charged with federal crimes in the riot, ranging from misdemeanor offenses like trespassing to felonies like assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. About 730 people have pleaded guilty to charges, while about 170 have been convicted of at least one charge at a trial decided by a judge or a jury, according to an Associated Press database.
Dunn said he still has a sense of “horror about the track that the country is on.”
Who says the Democrats hate the cops?
“I don’t think it’s farfetched to say that we are one election cycle away from extinction of democracy as we know it today,” Dunn said in the AP interview.
Sarbanes, who has served nine terms, is one of about two dozen Democrats who are not seeking reelection in the House. Fourteen Republicans have said they are not seeking another term.
“A lot of people are leaving, because I don’t know of a better way to say it, it’s a very toxic place. But I do believe that in times like this it is important for good people to stand up, so the bad guys, so to speak, do not win,” Dunn said.
Dunn, 40, said he believes his experience as a Capitol police officer would be valuable in Congress.
“I’ve been on the frontlines, physically fighting for democracy, seeing the infighting on the floors in the halls of Congress, seeing members of Congress not even be able to have common decent discussions with each other,” he said. “And I think that I would offer a very unique perspective — one as a person who has physically defended them and then two, who has seen the ins and outs of it every day, and ideologically going to push back against these individuals trying to destroy our democracy.”
Dunn said he stepped down from his police job several weeks ago to run for Congress, after 15 years on as a Capitol police officer.
Dunn, who testified before the Jan. 6 committee in Washington, told lawmakers about an exchange he had with rioters who had fully bought into Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen and believed “nobody voted for Joe Biden.”
In his testimony before Congress in 2021, Dunn, who is Black, described how rioters yelled racial slurs at him after he told them that he voted for Biden and his vote should be counted. Dunn said the crowd of intruders yelling racial slurs at him was something that never happened while he was on duty during more than a dozen years on the force.
The controversial NRA chairman and CEO, Wayne LaPierre announced he is resigning.
Oliver North somewhere smiling smoking a Cognac cigar.
The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over allegations he treated himself to millions of dollars in private jet flights, yacht trips, African safaris and other extravagant perks at the powerful gun rights organization’s expense.
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and chief executive officer, said his departure is effective Jan. 31. The trial is scheduled to start Monday in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against him, the NRA and two others who’ve served as executives. LaPierre was in court this week for jury selection and is expected to testify at the trial. The NRA said it will continue to fight the lawsuit, which could result in a further shakeup of its leadership and the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee its finances.
“With pride in all that we have accomplished, I am announcing my resignation from the NRA,” LaPierre said in a statement released by the organization, which said he was exiting for health reasons. “I’ve been a card-carrying member of this organization for most of my adult life, and I will never stop supporting the NRA and its fight to defend Second Amendment freedom. My passion for our cause burns as deeply as ever.”
James, a Democrat, heralded LaPierre’s resignation as an “important victory in our case” and confirmed the trial will go on as scheduled. His exit “validates our claims against him, but it will not insulate him or the NRA from accountability,” James said in a statement.
Andrew Arulanandam, a top NRA lieutenant who has served as LaPierre’s spokesperson, will assume his roles on an interim basis, the organization said.
LaPierre, 74, has led the NRA ’s day-to-day operations since 1991, acting as the face and vehement voice of its gun-rights agenda and becoming one of the most influential figures in shaping U.S. gun policy. He once warned of “jack-booted government thugs” seizing guns, brought in movie star Charlton Heston to serve as the organization’s president, and condemned gun control advocates as “opportunists” who “exploit tragedy for gain.”
In one example of the NRA’s evolution under LaPierre, after the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, in 1998, the NRA signaled support for expanded background checks for gun purchases. But after a gunman killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, LaPierre repudiated background checks and called for armed guards in every school. He blamed video games, lawmakers and the media for the carnage, remarking: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
Tish James ain't playing. She should go after Shaun King and Umar Johnson.
“The post-Sandy Hook apocalyptic speech was kind of the talismanic moment when, for him and the NRA, there was no going back,” Robert Spitzer, a political science professor at the State University of New York-Cortland and author of several books on gun politics.
The NRA remains a strong political force, with Republican presidential hopefuls flocking to its annual convention last year. In recent years, though, the organization has been beset by financial troubles, dwindling membership, and infighting among its 76-member board along with lingering questions about LaPierre’s leadership and spending.
After reporting a $36 million deficit in 2018, fueled mostly by misspending, the NRA cut back on longstanding programs that had for decades been core to its mission, including training and education, recreational shooting and law enforcement initiatives. In 2021, the organization filed for bankruptcy and sought to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where it was founded as a nonprofit charity in 1871 — but a judge rejected the move, saying it was a transparent attempt to duck James’ lawsuit.
“(LaPierre) is, more that any other single person, responsible for putting the NRA in the dumpster situation it is right now,” Spitzer said.
Gun control advocates lauded LaPierre’s resignation, mocking his oft-repeated talking point in the wake of myriad mass shootings over the years.
“Thoughts and prayers to Wayne LaPierre,” said Kris Brown, president of the gun-control advocacy group Brady: United Against Gun Violence. “He’s going to need them to be able to sleep at night. Wayne LaPierre spent three decades peddling the Big Lie that more guns make us safer — all at the expense of countless lives. He has blood on his hands, and I won’t miss him.”
Another advocacy group, March For Our Lives, said that when it was founded in 2018 after a mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, the NRA “was an untouchable and seemingly all-powerful political juggernaut.” Months later, the group sent a letter to the New York attorney general’s office raising questions about alleged financial misdeeds involving NRA executives, including LaPierre. The letter sparked the investigation that led to James’ lawsuit.
“All it took was some meddling kids and a whole lot of determination to take down one of the largest and most powerful lobbying machines in American history,” March for Our Lives said in a statement.
Grifters gonna grift.
James sued LaPierre and three co-defendants — NRA general counsel John Frazer, retired finance chief Wilson Phillips and LaPierre’s ex-chief of staff Joshua Powell — in 2020, alleging they cost the organization tens of millions of dollars from questionable expenditures including lucrative consulting contracts for ex-employees, and gifts for friends and vendors.
LaPierre is accused of setting himself up with a $17 million contract with the NRA if he were to exit the organization, and spending NRA money on travel consultants, luxury car services, and private flights for himself and his family — including more than $500,000 on eight trips to the Bahamas over a three-year span.
As punishment, James is asking that LaPierre and the other defendants be ordered to pay the NRA back and that they be banned from serving in leadership positions of any charitable organizations conducting business in New York, which would bar them from any NRA involvement.
Powell, who wrote of “staggering” waste and corruption in his 2020 book “Inside the NRA,” settled with James’ office late Friday. He agreed to testify at the trial, pay the NRA $100,000 and forgo further nonprofit involvement. Frazer and Phillips have denied wrongdoing.
Defending himself in prior testimony, LaPierre said that cruising the Bahamas on a vendor’s 108-foot (33-meter) yacht was a “security retreat” because he was facing threats after the Sandy Hook and Parkland shootings. LaPierre also took steps to purchase a $6.5 million “safe house” for him and his wife in Texas through the NRA after the Parkland shooting, but the deal fell through, the lawsuit said.
LaPierre conceded not reporting the yacht trips on conflict-of-interest forms, testifying: “It’s one of the mistakes I’ve made.” Some expenses related to the trips were covered by the NRA, the lawsuit said.
Phillip Journey, an ex-NRA board member who clashed with LaPierre and is expected to testify at the New York trial, said LaPierre’s resignation doesn’t resolve open questions before the court or fix persistent rot within the organization.
“Honestly, the grifters are a snake with many heads and this is just one,” said Journey, a Kansas judge who is running to rejoin the NRA board.
Journey also testified at the NRA’s bankruptcy trial in Texas and said he anticipates there is enough evidence for the James to prove her case. “It’s a tragic end to a career that had many high points,” Journey said of LaPierre stepping down. “It’s one of his own making.”
Jobs are still happening. But President Joe Biden is still underwater with voters.
Of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the jobs report details how many jobs were spread across the United States. Some areas seen job growth while others saw job losses.
The labor market added 216,000 jobs in the month of December, up from 173,000 the previous month, surprising Wall Street once again to close out 2023
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday showed the unemployment rate was 3.7% for the month, flat from the rate seen in November. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected the unemployment rate to tick higher to 3.8%.
The surprise strength in the labor market helped consumer wallets, too.
Wages, a closely watched indicator for inflation and a gauge of how much leverage workers have in the labor market, increased 0.4% on a monthly basis and 4.1% over last year; economists had expected wages to rise 0.3% over last month and 3.9% over last year.
Some key metrics did decline, though. The labor force participation rate ticked lower to 62.5%, down from 62.8% the month prior, while average weekly hours worked moved down slightly from 34.4 to 34.3.
Data released earlier this week showed signs the labor market is coming into a better balance between worker supply and demand. On Wednesday, the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey revealed job openings in November hit their lowest level since March 2021.
White terrorist tried to kill workers at the Colorado Supreme Court.
Additional labor market data out Thursday from ADP showed private payrolls increased more than expected last month, while wage growth continued to slow. Specifically, ADP noted that the decline in wage gains are a welcome sign in the fight against inflation.
"We're returning to a labor market that's very much aligned with pre-pandemic hiring," ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said in a Thursday press release. "While wages didn't drive the recent bout of inflation, now that pay growth has retreated, any risk of a wage-price spiral has all but disappeared."
Ten months to go. President Joe Biden and former president Donald J. Trump are very unpopular. Biden is losing support due to his support for Israel and the country's unrepentant attacks in the Middle East. Tension is rising with a bombing in Iran, a drone strike in Beirut that killed a Hamas official, the airstrike in Syria that killed several Iranian generals and the continuous airstrikes in Gaza. The U.S. airstrike on Yemen Houthis have also sparked tension in the Red Sea.
Israel has become a monster abehest of the United States. South Africa has officially filed for criminal charges at the International Court of Justice. Israel vows to eradicate Hamas by illegally invading other countries and using Mossad agents to assassinate them. Israel claims South Africa is using "blood libel" and siding with the "evil" Hamas.
Mike Johnson and Republicans hold their umpteenth photo op at the southern border.
Turkey has arrested several suspected of working on behalf of Israel and its Mossad.
About 20 countries have split from Israel and the United Nations is getting tired of the U.S. vetoing the resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Biden's job approval is very bad with young voters, Black, Hispanic, Arab Americans, Muslims and independents. Trump is not favoring better but is picking up young [white], Black [men] and Hispanic voters.
Trump, Prince Andrew and former president Bill Clinton were named in Jeffery Epstein flight logs. The list features prominent figures who allegedly visited the sexual predator's U.S. Virgin Islands home. The unsealing of the names came after Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit was settled.
Trump was booted off the primary ballot Colorado and Maine. Trump vows to appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court. There was an extremist who fired inside the Colorado Supreme Court and set fire to parts of the building. Brandon Olsen, 44, is accused of shooting through window to get in, lighting fire inside the building.
He is accused of holding a security guard at gunpoint and starting a fire on the seventh floor of the building.
The incident happened two weeks to the day after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump could not appear on the state’s primary ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach and the riot by his supporters. Police investigated threats directed at the Supreme Court justices in the week after the ruling, but Colorado State Patrol officials said in a news release that Tuesday’s incident is not believed to be “associated with previous threats to the Colorado Supreme Court justices.”
Olsen has “no affiliation politically whatsoever” and was experiencing a mental health breakdown during the incident, his ex-wife, Colorado resident Tori Schumacher, told The Denver Post on Tuesday.
The extremist is being labeled a non political affiliate with mental issues. The suspect is white and obviously "not a Trump supporter." The hypocrisy of the junk food media.
The Maine Secretary of State Sheena Bellows removed Trump from the ballot and Republicans want to impeach her for doing so. Someone doxxed her phone number and she had received death threats due to the decision.
Perry, Iowa terrorist filmed his school shooting.
Michigan ruled that Trump can remain on the ballot.
Trump has 12 other states challenging his eligibility.
Claudine Gay resigned from Harvard University after the far right and Zionists unearthed some publishing that was plagiarized. She was facing calls to resign after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) did her farce hearing on antisemitism.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) current Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) are the most pro Israeli members.
They have been flooded with calls for a ceasefire.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the most unpopular lawmaker in Washington, DC.
The House Speaker traveled to Texas for a photo op at the U.S.-Mexican border with Texas governor Greg Abbott. The Republicans are using the same bullshit as Israel when it comes to indiscriminate targeting of human beings. Instead of compassion and willingness to accept, Republicans dehumanize people seeking refuge. Texas passed a law that allows local and state police to arrest immigrants. It will certainly be challenged in court by the federal government.
New York City mayor Eric Adams who is facing a sexual abuse allegations, under federal watch for corruption and losing support among New Yorkers due to his pro police and pro Israeli stance now attacks Biden for allowing Abbott to bus migrants to New York.
Adams is suing the bus companies for sending migrants to the city. The mayors where Abbott is sending migrants have called for Biden to do something.
Brandon Johnson (Chicago), Karen Bass (Los Angeles), Muriel Bowser (Washington, DC), London Breed (San Francisco), Eric Adams (New York City) and Michelle Wu (Boston) are mayors of color.
Abbott is deliberately sending migrants to these cities.
The Justice Department had warned Abbott that these stunts could result in criminal charges.
Under Johnson's leadership and former lawmaker Kevin McCarthy of California, the House of Representatives has passed less than 20 bills. The 118th Congress is the least productive Congress in history. It beats out the last Republican-led House under Democratic president Barack Obama.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) returns to holding nominees for extended periods. He has been on this relentless campaign to withhold votes to stall military promotions and nominees to fill Biden's cabinet.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) showboats at the U.S.-Mexican border, New York City to protest a law that may keep Chick-fil-a open on Sunday [which the law isn't] and being wishy washy on whether Trump is legally liable for Jan. 6. He and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) have failed at appealing to Republican voters when they tried to run for president.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) desperately switches districts to run. Instead of running in the 3rd Congressional District of Colorado, she runs to the 4th Congressional District which is open since Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) is retiring. She fears losing to Adam Frisch. The district was competitive but now that she dropped out, it may end up being a Republican hold. Boebert is in a competitive primary and it could be a backfire of she fails to win the nomination.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) under federal watch. The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it’s investigating Cherfilus-McCormick over complaints that she may have violated campaign finance laws, failed to submit required disclosures and carried out improper hiring practices.
Dancing with the devil.
The campaign finance complaint is tied to Cherfilus-McCormick’s special election in 2022 and her reelection campaign that same year, per an official announcement about the investigation.
For the first time, voters are considering a third party candidate. They believe that Trump is toxic, old and too unpredictable. They believe Biden is too old, not listening to voters and not doing enough on issues like the economy.
No Labels is working to recruit a third party candidate. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, former Missouri governor Jay Nixon and Joe Lieberman are plotting to undermine Biden through this shadow group.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is considering a run as a libertarian. He is failing to attract voters.
The Kennedy family have denounced him and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines.
Actress Kimberly Elise claims she is being blackballed from Black media because she supports Republicans.
There were eight mass shootings in the United States. Only five days into 2024.
Yes, folks are working two jobs. I am a testimony of that. But I am confident that in the short term I will have all the resources to reapply for the job I prefer.
The Congress has less work than most Americans. It is infuriating that the average worker works more 50 hours a week while 157 House members and 36 senators work on average of 25 hours a week.
Republicans see the only path to victory is basically obstruct and complain about the president. They won't offer solutions or policies. All they care about is trying to keep folks angry with culture wars and distractions.
President Joe Biden's headaches:
Donald J. Trump.
Elon Musk and X.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and Meta.
TikTok.
The Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Senate stalling his agenda.
Bad poll numbers.
The media asking him about Israel, Hunter Biden and Trump's controversies.
The Supreme Court making controversial decisions that impact the country.
Gun violence and Congress not doing anything to stop it.
Inflation.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) , Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO).
Republican governors Ron DeSantis, Doug Burgum, Kay Ivey, Greg Abbott, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Bill Lee, Glenn Youngkin, Kristie Noem, Kim Reynolds, Brian Kemp, Brad Little and Greg Gianforte.
Federal Judges and Supreme Court members appointed by Trump.
The junk food media and their never ending dramatizing of world events.
Anti-Vaxxers.
Lawmakers and activists who protest the CDC guidelines during the pandemic.
The endless culture wars that Republicans find outrage in.
Fox, Breitbart, Libs of TikTok, The Daily Mail, Newsmax and OANN's relentless talk about Biden conspiracies.
Mark Levin, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Charlamagne tha God, Peter Doocy, Alex Jones, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Simon Ateba, Greg Kelly, Forgiato Blow and Bill Maher.
The Republicans constantly dogging his brother James Biden and son Hunter Biden.
The Republicans and conservatives spreading misinformation about daughter Ashley Biden.
The junk food media mentioning Russian propaganda and Tara Reade.
The endless racism towards Vice President Kamala Harris, former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.
The relentless talk about spending despite the former president's reckless spending.
The lack of civility towards fellow Americans.
The junk food media's obsession with his age.
Vladimir Putin.
Xi Jinping.
Kim Jong-Un.
Benjamin Netanyahu.
Alexander Lukashenko.
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
Monthly reminders:
The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about your business, your performances, your personal finances and travel. It doesn't care about the funerals, the birthday parties, the weddings, the vacations, the events and your graduations.
An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.
You're not safe in the school, the concert, the hospital, the church, the casino, the bus station, the subway, the light rail train, the buses, the malls, the local big box store, the political rally, the protest rally, the women's center for reproductive surgeries, the mosque, the synagogue, the state buildings, the workplace, the gas station, the family picnic, the food truck rally, the funerals, the birthday parties, the graduations, the wedding, the televised events, the sporting events and many more events that have some terrorist with a firearm. Domestic violence, suicide, racism, culture war inspired, politically motivated and international operative inspired are types of gun violence.
Food prices, energy prices, rent, city services and college education have risen. Companies are struggling to find workers. They are now trying to push incentives to get workers in. However, there is always a catch to working entry level jobs that make over $20 an hour. Folks must work hours that do not accommodate home and social life, it may only be part time work or temporary. Some jobs may force overtime or refuse to pay for work rendered. With union being weaken by states, it may be an at-will company. So if you are on social media, protesting injustices or supporting controversial issues or making threats to local officials, you could lose your job.
Real Reasons To Why Unemployment Rate Stays The Way It Is! The main reasons why some are not working.
DEAD
BORN
IN PRISON
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
IN HIGH SCHOOL
IN COLLEGE FULL TIME
VOLUNTEER
DISABLED
INFLATION
STAY AT HOME PARENT
LACK OF TRANSPORTATION OR BABYSITTING
RETIRED
QUIT ON THEIR OWN
TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT
NOT HIRING UNQUALIFIED
NOT HIRING TOO QUALIFIED
ACTIVE MILITARY
NATURAL DISASTERS
MASS SHOOTINGS DISRUPTING DAILY ROUTINE
RACISM
WAGE THEFT
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ON JOB POSTING BUT DECEPTION UPON HIRING
BEING LAID OFF DUE TO CLOSING OR STAFF REDUCTION
DESTRUCTION TO FACILITY OR PROPRETY
OUTSOURCING JOBS TO OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES
BEING UNDOCUMENTED IN FEAR OF I.C.E. OR U.S. AGENCIES
BEING PUBLICLY OUTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA DOING SHAMEFUL ACTS
PARTICIPATING IN UNCIVIL OR VIOLENT PROTESTS
PUBLICLY SUPPORTING OR PROTESTING AGAINST ISRAEL
Jobs are looking good despite fears.
Companies are cautious about hiring employees. With the average wages stagnant, many are not looking forward to returning to a job that pays dirt wages. Many who worked in the retail, restaurant and low end service industry are not willing to take a job for less than $10 an hour. Matter of fact, no one can survive on $15 an hour.
Republicans don't see the bigger picture itself. They rather continue to believe in conspiracies about people collecting the safety net and not going back to work.
Give them a liveable wage and maybe things might improve in the job market.
We can't always assume that folks are lazy. People are literally dying from being exposed to the coronavirus, gun violence and folks are tired of the status quo of their jobs.
Many single mothers are having trouble trying to find quality daycare or family members to watch children. On top of that, some have lost family members due to the pandemic. A homemaker may have lost their spouse. Some may have no choice but to watch their children or loved ones due to the aftermath of the pandemic.
Trump is on the Epstein list despite the far right claiming he isn't.
Folks are still trying to rebound from medical bills, late rent payments, owing taxes and college loans.
Republicans are white nationalists without a conscience.
Trump's presidency and Republican controlled governments are incompetent. Their leadership has killed millions of Americans. Biden has a slim majority in Congress and things can't be done with obstruction from both parties.
Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions.
We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.
Keep pressure on them with Israel.
Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. Our taxpayer money should help Israel any further.
They are feeling it. Democrats know the risk of supporters being turned off by their policies. They know that Biden is under extreme pressure to do something. Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters have vowed to never back Biden putting his reelection chances in danger.
The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
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 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.
A Las Vegas judge was shaken up by a defendant who leaped into her lap and started attacking her. The suspect will certainly be listed as one of the most dumbest criminals.
In a courtroom hearing on Thursday, Deobra Delone Redden jumped over the bench, attacked Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus and court officials. He will immediately be labeled an "unrependent violent offender."
He will have that label on his record equal to "violent sexual offender."
Holthus falling back from her seat against a wall as the defendant flung himself over the judge’s bench and grabbed her hair, toppling an American flag onto them. The judge suffered some injuries but was not hospitalized, courthouse officials said.
Redden was jailed on $54,000 bail and refused to return to court on Thursday on new charges, so a judge rescheduled his next appearance for Jan. 9. Redden, 30, faces 13 counts including extortion and coercion with force. Seven of the new counts are battery on a protected person, referring to the judge and officers who came to her aid.
Redden tried to put on the "I'm not a monster" scheme before he attacked.
Redden had to be wrestled off the judge Wednesday by several court and jail officers and courtroom staff members — including some who were seen throwing punches. One courtroom marshal was hospitalized for treatment of a bleeding gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder.
“It happened so fast it was hard to know what to do,” said Richard Scow, the chief county district attorney, who was prosecuting Redden for allegedly attacking a person with a baseball bat last year.
Redden’s sentencing was not immediately rescheduled.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said the suspect’s criminal record is marked by mostly violent offenses and includes prior convictions for three felonies and nine misdemeanors. He said Redden should be held without bail as “an extreme danger to the community and a flight risk.”
“He’s been violent his entire adult life,” Wolfson said.
Redden’s defense attorney on Wednesday, Caesar Almase, declined to comment Thursday.
At the sentencing hearing, Redden wasn’t shackled or in jail garb because he had been released from custody as part of a deal with prosecutors, in which he pleaded guilty in November to a reduced charge of attempted battery resulting in substantial injuries. He was initially charged in the baseball bat attack with assault with a deadly weapon, court records show.
On Wednesday, he wore a white shirt and dark pants as he stood next to his attorney and asked the judge for leniency while describing himself as “a person who never stops trying to do the right thing no matter how hard it is.“
Maybe it's time for a retirement.
“I’m not a rebellious person,” he told the judge, later adding that he doesn’t think he should be sent to prison. “But if it’s appropriate for you, then you have to do what you have to do.”
As the judge made it clear she intended to put him behind bars, and the court marshal moved to handcuff him and take him into custody, Redden yelled expletives and charged forward — amid screams from people who had been sitting with him in the courtroom audience, including his foster mother.
Records show Redden, who lives in Las Vegas, was evaluated and found competent to stand trial in the battery case before pleading guilty to the reduced charge. He previously served prison time in Nevada on a domestic battery conviction, records show.
Holthus was a career prosecutor with more than 27 years of courthouse experience when she was elected to the state court bench in 2018.
That attack will put the suspect in the iron college for at least 10 years.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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