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scandal, “I’m here to help.” He also said of state officials, “Let’s just go fight these people,” according to a 2021 audio recording now receiving renewed scrutiny after more than 50 guilty pleas in the scandal.

The audio, which Ellison has not denied, reveals fraudsters complaining that Minnesota agencies refused to reimburse them for money they claimed to have spent feeding children—claims found false in court. The fraudsters accused agencies of racism, and Ellison seemed to take these claims seriously, saying he would forward them to his staff.

Ellison’s press secretary, Brian Evans, flatly denied that the AG took any action to fulfill the implied promise to “fight” state agencies.

“During the meeting, Attorney General Ellison very clearly asked attendees to share examples of the discriminatory or unfair conduct they claim to have faced,” Evans told The Daily Signal. “They did not do so, and no action was taken in support of them.”

After the meeting, during which fraudsters suggested they would support Ellison’s reelection campaign, donors connected to the fraud ponied up cash.

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With the 2026 midterms in sight, one major question on Capitol Hill is if Republicans will vote on the Chloe Cole Act, a bill that seeks to end the chemical or surgical mutilation of children.

The legislation was introduced by Rep. Bob Onder, R-Mo., in September and is currently cosponsored by more than 30 Republicans in the House, and supported by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont. in the Senate.

Onder’s office referred The Daily Signal to the congressman’s September statement on the legislation. “As a member of Congress, a doctor, a parent, and an American, I am committed to protecting our nation’s children. That’s why I am proud to introduce the Chloe Cole Act, a landmark bill that will put a permanent stop to one of the most dangerous and barbaric medical procedures in modern history,” Onder said.

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There is a curious irony about the path trodden by many veterans of the Obama administration, including Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national-security advisor for strategic communications. The administration they served and the logic of its retrenchment policies unwittingly helped to ignite the devastating conflict that has roiled Gaza and the region beyond for the past two years. But the lesson that many former Obama deputies have drawn from this tragic episode is to forswear American intervention more completely.

Having come of age in the shadow of 11 September 2001, the younger Obama officials were disenchanted with American hard power and “forever wars,” and so they set about extricating their country from the forbidding labyrinth of the Middle East. Committed to “nation-building at home,” the Obama presidency sought to distance the United States from the territory stretching from the Persian hinterland to the Mediterranean, and as America stepped back from these tormented lands, Obama and his vice-president Joe Biden foresaw what they called a “receding tide of war.” Instead, the black flags of the Islamic State filled the security vacuum left by the American withdrawal from Iraq, while Iran’s bid for regional hegemony grew increasingly menacing and belligerent. The popular uprising against Syria’s barbaric Assad dictatorship was left almost entirely unaided, and the agony of that country’s civil war was allowed to take its grisly course.

The Islamic Republic of Iran was the main beneficiary of these years of American retreat. Its heavily armed proxies and clients in the Levant surrounded Israel in the hope of catalysing a war that would ultimately destroy the Jewish state. By the time that war broke out on 7 October 2023, it was obvious that Obama’s hankering for a post-American world had made the Middle East much more dangerous, and that this ought to have discredited the administration’s analysis. Instead, that analysis has been perversely reinforced, sweeping the Obama veterans into paroxysms of rage against American power and those indigenous forces still upholding the American regional order.

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across Beijing, Shanghai and eight other cities mark the beginning of an escalation as the paranoid Xi regime sets out to suppress the growing number of Chinese Christians.

While the Communist regime claims that the official number of Christians in China is under 50 million people, the actual estimated number of Christians now tops 100 million. Most Chinese Christians are staying away from the official government churches and going underground.

The raids and the arrests of pastors and worshipers at ‘underground churches’ that are not officially registered with and do not submit to the regime’s Communist churches is the latest move by the Chinese Communist dictatorship to slow down and control the runaway growth in Christianity which has shot up from 1 million to over 100 million since the Cold War.

The New Neo.

We’ve seen it many times before. Whenever there’s a murder or a terrorist attack that has some political overtones, first reports are that the person was/is a Trump supporter.

This also happened with the J6 pipe bomber suspect. The usual unnamed sources tell the MSM the person is MAGA, which gives the media license to report it, and so often it turns out to be untrue.

Just like the idea the Hegseth ordered a hit on two guys clinging to the wreckage of a completely destroyed boat, saying “kill them all.”

Or what later became known on the right as the Charlottesville Hoax, but known on the left as “proof that Trump is a white supremacist.”

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Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is on the verge of dumping his final piece of real estate in crime-ridden, far-left–controlled Chicago, and he hasn’t looked back since moving Citadel’s global headquarters to Miami.

Bloomberg reports that Griffin’s penthouse at 800 N. Michigan Avenue, located in Park Tower, one of the premier luxury residential buildings along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, is under contract for $12.5 million. The price reflects a $3.25 million cut from July, yet remains well above the $6.9 million he paid during the Dot-Com bubble.

Time to leave.

Pipe bomb suspect confesses and has expressed support for Trump, sources say (Ken Dilanian/MS NOW)  Sources say! That proves it!

NPR Touts ‘Skeptical Judge’ Who Could Nullify Trump’s Defunding Order

The Supreme Court takes up the most unconstitutional thing Trump has done (Ian Millhiser/Vox)

Cowardly Pete Hegseth Is This Week’s Proof of the GOP’s Moral Rot (Michael Tomasky/New Republic)

Trump’s impossibly terrible “affordability” messaging (Aaron Rupar/Public Notice)

Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators (Richard Luscombe/The Guardian)

The War On Pete Hegseth

Newsom accuses Trump of wildfire aid snub (Politico)

Judge Skeptical of Trump’s Control of California Guard

Amnesty Intl: Alligator Alcatraz ‘Box’ May Amount to Torture

Trump’s Boat Strikes Corrode America’s Soul (Phil Klay/New York Times)

Trump wants to be known as a peacemaker while frequently threatening war (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)

Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy (Anton Troianovski/New York Times)

Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo (Carol Rosenberg/New York Times)

Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule (The Atlantic)

Scoop: Democrats call Trump’s bluff on releasing boat strike video (Andrew Solender/Axios)

Trump struggles to persuade Americans to ignore affordability issues (Naftali Bendavid/Washington Post)

Trump follows through on an especially ugly campaign promise (Justin Glawe/Public Notice)

Capehart Falsely Claims There Is No Evidence For Drug Boat Strikes

How Trump flipped America’s race conversation (Axios)

Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief (Joseph Gedeon/The Guardian)

Impeachment Mania Returns In Time For The Midterm Elections

The Supreme Court weighs another step in favor of broad presidential power sought by Trump (Mark Sherman/Associated Press)

Hey, Does Anyone Want to Talk About Donald Trump’s Infirmities? (Jason Linkins/New Republic)

Trump’s Top 10 Worst Criminal Prosecutions (The Contrarian)

Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed (Rebecca Solnit/The Guardian)

Immigration courts thrown into chaos as Trump administration purges dozens of judges (Emily Ngo/Politico)

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A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official appointed as deputy chief of the Office of Financial Operations during the Obama administration – and who still holds a security clearance – was indicted on Friday on charges of agreeing to launder $12 million for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) – which was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February of this year.

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Less than one week after the NY Times (of all rags) torched Minnesota governor Tim Walz over a massive and sprawling fraud scandal involving Somalians that federal prosecutors say siphoned over $1 billion from the state’s social safety net programs, Walz is opening yet another avenue for fraud – giving taxpayer-funded leave illegal immigrants.

Well, he’s nailed down the illegals vote.

UPDATE: Walz Upset by Drive-By ‘R-Word’ Taunts at His Home

UPDATE: Tim Walz ‘deeply concerned’ about people shouting ‘R-word’ driving by his home after Trump swipe (Josh Christenson/New York Post)

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A New York state woman was an active cog in a dangerous human-smuggling pipeline pumping illegal aliens across the northern border — and now she’s finally facing the consequences, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

Stacey Taylor, 42, of Plattsburgh, was arraigned this week on charges that she helped run an organized illegal-alien trafficking route from Canada into the United States, a route that prosecutors say put American communities at risk while she profited.

U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped Taylor’s vehicle near Churubusco, New York, on Jan. 20.

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An a cappella group at Kent State University is being accused of allegedly restricting certain solo parts to “people of color,” and later disciplining a student member after he questioned whether the race-based policy conflicted with university non-discrimination rules.

According to emails obtained by Campus Reform, the emails detail how the group, Vocal Intensity A Cappella, limited certain solos to nonwhite students, with group leadership asserting that white students performing those parts would amount to “cultural appropriation.”

The board later reaffirmed its stance, according to the report, stating the solos would remain restricted to Black students unless overturned by a vote.

Time to leave,

Watch it.

Nothing is sacred.

I’ve got an MBA. He’s not wrong.

Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move (Jacob Fulton/Roll Call)

Prosecutor who subpoenaed Letitia James could be disqualified, judge suggests (Politico)

Politico Finally Publishes Trump-Free Epstein Story

CNN’s Cornish: Trump Admin ‘SOL’ On Confirming Possible Hegseth Replacement

N.Y. AG Disputes Acting US Attorney’s Power to Probe Trump Suits

“Impermissible”: Congress fumes over Hegseth’s Venezuela strike secrecy (Josephine Walker/Axios)

DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards (Jaclyn Diaz/NPR)

Appeals court allows Trump National Guard deployment in DC to continue (Reuters)

Judge Mulls Removing Trump-Appointed Prosecutor in James Probe

Boston Judge (Again) Intervenes To Force Payments To Planned Parenthood

Trump Set to Win FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup Draw

Somali Americans Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Bigotry (Ilhan Omar/New York Times)  And Trump isn’t afraid of their bigotry, either.

DOJ claims it has the power to decide who gets Trump’s sweeping 2020 pardon (Kyle Cheney/Politico)

Alleged Pipe Bomber’s Family Sued Trump DHS Over Illegal Immigration, Asked Biden DOJ To Address Racism (Luke Rosiak/The Daily Wire)

New York Times Mangles It: ‘Trump Calls Affordability a Con Job,’ He’s Slipping!

Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people, memo says (Adam Rhodes/Prism)

Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power (John Avlon/Rolling Stone)

Victim Mentality: Walz Whines About Driveby “Retard” Shoutings As Omar Suggests Trump Inciting Violence Against Her

Broadview conspiracy defendants want to see if White House played a role in their case (Jon Seidel/Chicago Sun Times)

Senate Dems Warn McMahon: Education Program Shifts Illegal

Senate Dems to McMahon: Efforts to shift Education Department responsibilities illegal (Ryan Mancini/The Hill)

FDA officials said without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have killed children. Here’s what you should know (Madison Czopek/PBS NewsHour)  They have to stick that ‘without evidence’ in there so you’ll know what the Narrative is.

War Is Peace, the Dozing Don Edition (Susan B. Glasser/New Yorker) Propaganda is journalism, the New Yorker edition.

Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption (Robert Tracinski/The UnPopulist)  Except the Democrat kind.

Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks (New York Times)

National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people (Kylie Mohr/SFGATE)

‘DISTURBING IMAGES’: ABC Spins Resisting the Border Patrol as Victimhood

Trump reveals what he wants for the world (Nahal Toosi/Politico)  More mind-reading in the Narrative Media.

Trump’s Affordability “Con Job” (Catherine Rampell/The Bulwark)

Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour (New York Times)  With the NYT anyway.

Scoop: New fundraising platform ignites MAGA cash clash (Alex Isenstadt/Axios)

MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse (Paul Krugman)

Mike Johnson scrambles to pass Pentagon bill as GOP ranks seethe (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico) Seethe!

A war criminal without a war (Lisa Needham/Public Notice

For international soccer, the way to keep Trump onside is clear: Flattery (Washington Post)

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Be Illegal (Amanda Frost/New York Times)  Could!

Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him  George WIll in full TDS mode.

‘Really?!?’: Prince Harry Royally Roasts Donald Trump In Surprise Cameo With Colbert (Lee Moran/HuffPost)

Trump, 79, Is Fuming Over Coverage of His Deteriorating Health (Isabel Van Brugen/The Daily Beast)  Fuming!

Judges lash out at Justice Department for still listing Lindsey Halligan on court documents (CNN)

Trump Keeps Squeezing the Next Fed Chair (Victoria Guida/Politico)

Trump’s “Monroe Doctrine” bashes immigration and globalization (Andrew Childers/Axios)

Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump’s new policies (Associated Press)  Because, as everybody knows, the welfare of refugees it TOTALLY the responsibility of the U.S. govenemnrt—and the U.S. taxpayers.

The Trump-Epstein Emergency Isn’t in the Files (Todd Zwillich/Off Message)  But in the fever dreams of the proglodyte left.

‘Why are we letting this guy go?’ Donald Trump’s pardons upend US justice system (Financial Times)

‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right (Jon Henley/The Guardian)  To the Guazrdian, there is no ‘riht’ but ‘far-right’.

Post-Trump, What Happens to His War Chest? Utah Offers One Clue. (New York Times)

Heckler Calls Border Czar Homan ‘Racist’ at TPUSA Event

The Supreme Court Is Doing Everything in Its Power to Save Trump in the Midterms (Slate)

Trump touts over $20 trillion in new U.S. investments, but the numbers don’t add up (Laura Doan/CBS News)

Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is (Paul Waldman/The Cross Section)

Court blocks Trump administration effort to halt school mental health worker grants (Lexi Lonas Cochran/The Hill)

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Thousands of young Guineans are departing from the country’s Atlantic coast for Spain’s Canary Islands, extending an already dangerous route to Europe, as political instability, economic hardship and tighter migration controls in neighbouring states, coordinated with European partners, reshape regional migration paths.

The shift toward Guinea reflects a broader realignment of West African migration pathways. Previously, smugglers relied on departure points in Senegal, Mauritania, and Morocco. However, intensified European visa restrictions and strengthened bilateral agreements with Spain have pushed these departures increasingly southward.

The Atlantic crossing from Guinea adds roughly 750 kilometers compared with routes originating in Senegal, significantly heightening the risks for migrants. Small, overcrowded boats are now leaving from coastal towns like Kamsar, where the fishing industry is gradually shifting toward facilitating illegal migration.

Because, as we all know, the dregs of the Turd World are TOTALLY entitled to invade a more civilized country in uncounted numbers.

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Who needs a jury? – says a Minnesota judge, who decided to throw out one of those convictions for fraud we’ve heard so much about.

The Foundry.

In a huge win for Republicans that could help keep them in control of the House, the Supreme Court allowed Texas’ GOP-friendly redistricting maps to remain in place for the 2026 midterms.

The maps could grant Republicans up to five additional seats in the House of Representatives.

Thursday’s ruling, a 6-3 unsigned opinion, comes after a lower court recently tossed out the maps. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appealed that decision.

The Supreme Court decision was an ideological split, with the six conservative justices ruling in favor of pausing the ruling from a lower court, thereby allowing the maps to stand. Three liberal justices dissented.

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The students at America’s elite universities are supposed to be the smartest, most promising young people in the country. And yet, shocking percentages of them are claiming academic accommodations designed for students with learning disabilities.

In an article published this week in The Atlantic, education reporter Rose Horowitch lays out some shocking numbers. At Brown and Harvard, 20 percent of undergraduate students are disabled. At Amherst College, that’s 34 percent. At Stanford University, it’s a galling 38 percent. Most of these students are claiming mental health conditions and learning disabilities, like anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

Obviously, something is off here. The idea that some of the most elite, selective universities in America—schools that require 99th percentile SATs and sterling essays—would be educating large numbers of genuinely learning disabled students is clearly bogus. A student with real cognitive struggles is much more likely to end up in community college, or not in higher education at all, right?

Richard Hanania.

There’s a new article in The Atlantic about how more and more students are identifying as “disabled” to receive extra time on exams.

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The Trump administration could have a tough time making all of former President Joe Biden’s autopen actions “null and void,” which likely means he will face litigation, legal experts warn.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized ‘AUTOPEN,’ within the Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr., are hereby null, void, and of no further force or effect. Anyone receiving “Pardons,” “Commutations,” or any other Legal Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect.”

Clemency may be the only question, since Trump can overturn any Biden executive order whether the president signed it personally or by autopen.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not just blow up her own witch-hunt RICO prosecution through her unethical misbehavior. She handed the persecuted defendants, including President Donald Trump, the right to send Fulton County taxpayers the bill.

A Fulton County judge has finally dismissed the 2020 election prosecution case Willis pursued against President Donald Trump and the remaining defendants in its entirety. It was a meritless case that should never have been brought in the first place. This came after the Georgia Court of Appeals and then the state Supreme Court disqualified Willis over a “significant appearance of impropriety” arising from her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired, Nathan Wade, as well as numerous other problems with the case.

Georgia Code § 17-11-6, enacted this year, gives every defendant whose charges were dismissed the right to recover “all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs” from the budget of the DA’s office itself.

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In Germany, rejected asylum seekers are taking their cases to court so frequently that the justice system is struggling to keep up. According to a recent survey, nearly three-quarters of all new cases brought before administrative courts in several federal states are related to asylum proceedings.

A survey conducted by Focus news magazine found that 74% of new cases filed with administrative courts in Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony in the first three quarters of this year were asylum-related. The share was 66% in Rhineland-Palatinate and 60% in Bavaria.

The survey also revealed that these court proceedings take far longer than expected. EU regulations stipulate that asylum procedures should be completed within a maximum of six months. However, most German states fail to meet this requirement. According to Focus, the average duration of proceedings nationwide now exceeds one year.

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The long-awaited trial of 24 humanitarian workers on Lesbos has begun, marking a significant moment in Greece’s effort to strengthen border security during years of intense migration pressure.

The defendants, active on the island between 2016 and 2021, face serious charges—including participation in a criminal organisation, facilitating the illegal entry of third-country nationals, and money laundering—offences that carry sentences of up to 20 years.

Greek authorities argue that the case centres on safeguarding the country’s borders at a time when Lesbos had become a major gateway for irregular migration. Officials maintain that strict enforcement is necessary both to protect national security and to curb smuggling networks that profit from dangerous sea crossings.

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When the European Commission carried out an urgent review in November 2023 of its aid programmes to Palestine following the October 7th massacre, it concluded that “there were no indications” that European money had directly or indirectly benefited Hamas. Brussels maintained payments and defended its control mechanisms, although it announced new clauses against incitement to hatred and increased scrutiny of NGOs.

One year later, internal Hamas documents–seized by the Israeli army and analysed by NGO Monitor–reopen the debate on the EU’s real capacity to operate in Gaza without falling at least partially under the influence of the Islamist group. Without demonstrating a direct diversion of funds, the reports describe a network of “guarantors,” ministries controlled by Hamas, and mechanisms of pressure that allow the organisation to influence staff selection, projects, and the flow of information.

According to the report Puppet Regime: Hamas’ Coercive Grip on Aid and NGO Operations in Gaza, all NGOs working in the Strip–including those receiving European funds–must coordinate with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), both under Hamas control. The key tool is the “guarantor,” a liaison approved by the security services, who often holds a management position within the NGOs.

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Former President Joe Biden’s record as commander in chief will forever be defined by Aug. 26, 2021.

That was the catastrophic day in the American withdrawal from Afghanistan that Biden declared should be completed by Sept. 11, 2021—the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks that had triggered the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.

“U.S. troops as well as forces deployed by our NATO Allies and operational partners, will be out of Afghanistan before we mark the 20th anniversary of that heinous attack on September 11th,” Biden said on April 14, 2021.

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Repeatedly imprisoned for thoughtcrimes including the “incorrect” use of a ?transitioning’ pupil’s pronouns, Enoch Burke—and his family—were threatened with criminal proceedings after he appealed his conviction.

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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has been renamed in honor of President Donald Trump on the eve of a peace agreement signing ceremony between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.

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Newly released data reveal a sharp rise in sexual offenses in Berlin. According to the official response to a parliamentary inquiry from the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the number of rape suspects in the capital reached 885 in 2024, a substantial increase from the 561 suspects recorded in 2019—a rise of roughly 57%.

At the same time, the proportion of non-German suspects in 2024 was 38.28%. This figure stands out when compared to demographic data: non-German residents make up 24.9% of Berlin’s population, according to the Office for Statistics.

This pattern extends beyond Berlin. Bundestag data shows that over 51% of all suspected gang-rape perpetrators identified in Germany in 2024 were non-German. The most frequently named countries of origin remain unchanged since 2022: Germany, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Turkey.

Berlin also recorded a rise in rape cases themselves. In 2024, the city registered 1,208 rape incidents, up by 57 cases from the previous year. Gang rapes increased from 93 cases in 2019 to 123 cases last year. Broader offenses against sexual self-determination surged as well—from 2,852 cases in 2015 to 7,475 incidents in 2024.

The New Neo.

The article goes on to add that no one has been charged in the alleged assault.

Let me just say that “former friend” would certainly be the case – accent on the “former.” Because it seems it was this former friend who reported Kinney to the Thought Police. The ex-friend seems to have complained that receiving these texts constituted a terrible trauma for her:

The New Neo.

I’ve certainly tackled giving explanations for the TDS phenomenon before, but the topic came up again today in this thread (see especially the first comment and the many responses to it). So I thought I’d add a bit more.

Back later.

The War Zone.

The Chinese trimaran craft is seen in what is the first widely circulated image of the vessel, but it leaves many questions unanswered. Not least, what is the actual purpose of this vessel? At the same time, details point to this craft being fully or nearly fully submersible, making it something of a hybrid design.

The photo, which began to circulate recently on social media and is republished at the top of this story, provides a profile view of the vessel in the water. While the date of the photo is unknown, the location is likely the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou province, where the vessel has reportedly been noted in satellite imagery over the last few months. Our previous understanding of the vessel’s appearance comes apparently exclusively from naval analyst H. I. Sutton, who looked at that imagery, in which the vessel was still covered with tarpaulins.

As had been apparent in the satellite imagery, the black-painted vessel incorporates features of both surface ships and submarines. The vessel’s slender shape had also previously been noted, pointing toward high efficiency. However, seen from this angle, the roughly 210-foot-long vessel doesn’t appear to have been necessarily tailored for high performance, at least not as an overarching priority.

Dems claim Trump officials withheld critical info in classified briefings (Stephen Neukam/Axios)  If it was classified, how do they know?

Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid (Yunior Rivas/Democracy Docket)

Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says (Associated Press)  Source says! That proves it!

Judge blocks provision of law that strips Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates (Politico)

‘Evil and disgusting’: Sabrina Carpenter condemns White House’s use of her song (Cheyanne M. Daniels/Politico)  Funny thing about that—I would have said the same about Sabrine Carpenter.

AFSA: State Department Intends to Violate Congressional Mandate (afsa.org) AFSA (American Foreign Service Assocation) is the labor union (in the Clever Plastic Disguise of a ‘professional association’) for foreign service employees, as NEA is for teachers.

House Dems say Trump administration is scapegoating an admiral (Mike Lillis/The Hill)

ICE-Busted Ill. Cop in US Illegally Back on Duty

Trump appears to doze off in another meeting (Washington Post)

State becomes the latest agency to proceed with RIFs despite statutory pause (Eric Katz/GovExec.com)

The Last Criminal Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped (David A. Graham/The Atlantic)

RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark)

Minnesota officials defend Somali community against Trump’s attacks (Brad Brooks/Reuters)

US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states (Nate Raymond/Reuters)

Trump backs Monsanto in Roundup litigation (Rachel Frazin/Associated Press)  The swine!

Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting (Zolan Kanno-Youngs/New York Times)  I know the feeling.

Vittert: Arguing Over International Law Pointless, Trump Always Wins

Sen. Rand Paul: Hegseth Either Lying or Incompetent

Pope Leo Confronts Trump: Don’t Invade Venezuela — and No “Solo Deal” in Ukraine (Christopher Hale/Letters from Leo)  The days are gone when anybody listened seriously to the Pope of Rome.

RFK Jr. is very worried about anti-Christian bias at HHS…under Biden (Marisa Kabas/The Handbasket)

Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations (Minho Kim/New York Times)  The swine!

Trump invites America’s wealthiest to fund his presidency (Zachary Basu/Axios)  Unlike Democrats, who depend on forced contributions from taxpayers. I like Turmp’s way better.

Judge Limits Immigration Arrests in D.C.

Doodling, drowsiness and a conspicuous misspelling highlight Trump’s last Cabinet meeting of 2025 (Associated Press)

Trump Says He Does Not Want Somalis in the U.S.  Nor does anyone with any sense.

What the Left Could Learn From Trump’s Brutal Efficiency (Marc J. Dunkelman/New York Times)

For Trump, Even the National Guard Shooting Is About Immigration (Mona Charen/The Bulwark)  That’s because it is. National Guard members were shot by an Afghan immigrant. How is that not about immigration? We are importing people from the Turd World whose values are not our and whose impulses lean them to crime. How is that not about immigration?

Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional. (Judd Legum/Popular Information)

Trump: Omar ‘Garbage,’ ‘Don’t Want’ Somalis in US  Concur.

Trump used a slur against Tim Walz. Many on the right didn’t mind (Eric Garcia/MS NOW) Nope. Sure didn’t.

Maddow Suggests Trump’s America Is Akin To Japanese Internment  Which was done by a Democrat.

Family of victim in alleged Trump ‘drug boat’ killings files first formal complaint (Aram Roston/The Guardian)  Good luck with that.

Trump Faltering in Face of Lower Courts (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian)  If it weren’t for Trump, Jennifer Rubin wouldn’t have a job.

Trump said he was ‘sharper than I was 25 years ago.’ Then he spent an hour appearing to doze off – again (Aaron Blake/CNN)

Republicans in the era of Late Trumpism (David R. Lurie/Public Notice) “Trumpism” means “anything we don’t like”.

Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” is plain old cowardice (Amanda Marcotte/Salon)  Amanda Marcotte loses her shit.

Transcript: Trump White House Rages at Pop Star Who Nailed MAGA “Evil” (New Republic)

Leaked memo exposes flimsy legal basis for Trump boat strikes (Miles Taylor/DEFIANCE.News)

Don Jr.’s Venture Fund Set to Cash In on $620M Magnet Deal With Trump Administration (Will Neal/The Daily Beast)

Trump calls Ilhan Omar ‘garbage’ and says Somalis should ‘go back to where they came from’ (Dareh Gregorian/NBC News) Concur.

Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder (Elie Mystal/The Nation)

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Two of the federal judges facing impeachment threats refused to attend a Wednesday Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on “rogue judges.”

James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman, district judges in Washington and Maryland, respectively, told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts that they would not appear over concerns about the separation of powers and judicial ethicsJames Boasberg and Deborah Boardman, district judges in Washington and Maryland, respectively, told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts that they would not appear over concerns about the separation of powers and judicial ethics.

Their refusal was delivered through a Nov. 12 letter sent by U.S. Judge Robert Conrad, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to Sen. Ted Cruz, who chairs the subcommittee.

Newsbusters.

ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t suspended for very long for preposterously claiming that Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer, Tyler Robinson, was a right-wing MAGA type. In the wake of Kirk’s killing, the media aggressively played dumb, claiming the motive was “elusive” and “complicated.”

Now we’re seeing the effects of the misleading coverage. According to a November 25 McLaughlin & Associates national poll of 1,000 likely voters conducted for the Media Research Center, less than a quarter of respondents correctly described Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, as left-wing.

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Investigative journalist Christopher Rufo, whose City Journal expose revealed how Minnesota’s Somali community stole billions in taxpayer funds, with money ultimately flowing to a foreign terrorist network, notes that just weeks after his bombshell report, ICE has now mobilized in Minneapolis.

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Piran Ditta Khan, fled to Pakistan after shooting dead PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, Yorkshire, more than 20 years ago.

“Ex-Scots”? Hardly.

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Germany arrested two Iraqi nationals suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group on Tuesday, December 3rd, authorities said. This followed raids across five cities, including Trier and Delbrück.

Suspects Muthana S. and Kais S.J. are accused under German law of being members of a foreign terrorist organization. They allegedly belonged to IS in Iraq during 2016 and 2017, with Kais S.J. serving on a Sharia committee and Muthana S. deployed as a fighter.

Both men appeared before a judge who ordered pre-trial detention. Police also searched the homes of three other individuals in Trier, Delbrück, Cologne, Chemnitz, and Wittmund. Officials did not provide details on evidence or any immediate threat to Germany.

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Swedish taxpayers have been funding organisations tied to extremism, a leading political scientist warns, including a mosque that Sweden’s security service says has been used as an intelligence hub for the Iranian regime.

The Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Järfälla received 3.2 million kronor (€292,000) in 2023 from the Swedish Agency for Support for Religious Communities (SST). The money was channelled via the Islamic Shia Associations in Sweden (ISS), which shares the mosque’s address and has taken in 28.5 million kronor (€2.6 million) in subsidies since 2006. In total, SST handed out 80 million kronor (€7.3 million) to religious groups last year.

Political scientist Daniel Schatz stressed in a column for 100% that the state cannot seriously claim to be combatting extremism while it “simultaneously finances forces that undermine democracy.” The question, he added, “is no longer whether SST has failed. The question is why the government refuses to close the authority.”

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Hamas has a history of infiltrating nongovernmental organizations working in Gaza, according to a new report.

Documents removed from Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces and obtained by NGO Monitor reveal “the terrorist group’s systemic control of foreign NGOs operating in Gaza.”

The 48-page report from NGO Monitor, a research and oversight organization based in Israel, details strategies Hamas has used to hold sway over organizations conducting humanitarian work in Gaza.

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A University of Delaware student has been arrested after police uncovered what they say was a detailed plan to carry out an armed attack on the campus police department.

Luqmaan Khan, 25, was taken into custody after officers found weapons, tactical gear, and a notebook outlining assault plans during a late-night traffic stop. Police approached Khan at around 11:47 p.m. as he sat in a white Toyota Tacoma. He initially refused to leave the vehicle and resisted officers, who then searched the car.

Inside, officers seized a .357 Glock handgun loaded with 27 rounds, three additional 27-round magazines, a loaded Glock 9mm magazine, an armored ballistic plate, and a notebook containing diagrams of the University of Delaware Police Department building. The notebook referenced an officer by name and marked entry and exit points.

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The race is on. Not just the race for California governor, but the race to be the first (or perhaps last) gubernatorial candidate to be raided by the FBI, arrested and sent to jail.

California is the most corrupt state in the country. 576 California officials were convicted of federal crimes in just the last decade. Its future governor could be the 577th criminal.

The current front runner is Attorney General Rob Bonta, Gov. Newsom’s handpicked successor, whose political prospects hit a slight bump in the road when he was forced to disclose spending

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The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the nation’s top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a public health crisis.

“Ultraprocessed food” is any food that proglodytes dislike.

City Attorney David Chiu named 10 companies in the lawsuit, including the makers of such popular foods as Oreo cookies, Sour Patch Kids, Kit Kat, Cheerios and Lunchables. The lawsuit argues that ultraprocessed foods are linked to diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and cancer.

“Linked to” means “we can’t point to any causal connection, but correlation is good enough to bring the hammer down.”

“They took food and made it unrecognizable and harmful to the human body,” Chiu said in a news release. “These companies engineered a public health crisis, they profited handsomely, and now they need to take responsibility for the harm they have caused.”

Time to leave.

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But in Glasgow that’s normal. I’ve listened to Glaswegians, and they really need a translator.

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It took about a week, but it is our duty to report that the Minnesota Somali welfare scam has finally been reported on Elitist Media nightly news. Unsurprisingly, the network to break the seal was NBC.

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The nation’s largest teachers union is planning a workshop on “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice,” prompting criticism from a conservative national parent group that obtained the training handouts and released them to the public ahead of the session.

The National Education Association’s (NEA’s) next Focus Academy session is planned for Dec. 2 to Dec. 4. Participants will “develop a toolset of tactics for dismantling systems of privilege and oppression as it relates to LGBTQ+ educators and students,” the union’s website states.

The union’s national headquarters are in Washington, but the registration page does not disclose an address for the training. Upcoming Focus Academy sessions on advancing “racial justice” and winning school board elections are scheduled for early 2026.

Defending Education, a parent and research organization that opposes progressive curricula and policies such as transgender ideology, critical race theory, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in public schools, obtained and released the handout in November.