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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.

“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”

That Hegseth had declassification authority is largely irrelevant in Signalgate for two reasons:

First, it doesn't change the fact that he put US service members in danger.

Second, he never claimed that he exercised that authority, nor followed any processes for doing so.

IV. Habba is not the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey by virtue of her appointment as First Assistant U.S. Attorney because only the first assistant in place at the time the vacancy arises automatically assumes the functions and duties of the office under the F VRA. Additionally, because Habba was nominated for the vacant U.S. Attorney position, the FVRA's nomination bar prevents her from assuming the role of Acting U.S. Attorney. Finally, the Attorney General's delegation of all the powers of a U.S. Attorney to Habba is prohibited by the FVRA's exclusivity provision. Therefore, we will affirm the District Court's disqualification order.

NEWS: A unanimous Third Circuit panel rules that Alina Habba is not U.S. Attorney, cannot be Acting U.S. Attorney, and cannot have the powers delegated to her. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Screen cap from December 1, 2025 edition of MS Now's "Morning Joe" Image: Secretary of Defense and former Fox News weekend co-host Pete Hegseth Headline: A Dishonorable Strike by Jack Goldsmith "The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by ... shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of an attack.'"

Killing people who are marooned on a shipwreck is so obviously illegal it's one of the super obvious cases that the Department of Defense actually uses as a textbook example in it's on procedural manual. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuGk...

Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.

🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”

BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

TRUMP COMMENTS ON THE DOCUMENT THAT INFORMED THE KING OF ENGLAND THAT WE WERE IN REBELLION.

I stand with these veterans.

Around and Enron and Around it goes.

2) With today’s dismissal of the Briggs criminal information, none of these cases remains pending today – all have been dismissed. 3) As the docket entries reflect in all five of the cases, the undersigned magistrate judge obtained a sworn statement from the affiants in each affidavit, at the time of complaint issuance, that not only were the affidavit allegations true, but that video evidence of the encounters existed, that the affiants had reviewed the video evidence, and that the video evidence corroborated the version of events set forth in the affidavits. Mazur (D.E. 11); Collins/Robledo (D.E. 26); Ivery (D.E. 13); and Briggs (D.E. 14). Yet: a. In Mazur, the government promptly dismissed the misdemeanor criminal complaint upon its disclosure that after the arrest, the government reviewed additional bodyworn camera footage of the encounter and then decided to drop the charges on October 7, 2025. Mazur (D.E. 11). As this case was charged as a misdemeanor, it appears not to have been presented to a federal grand jury. b. In Collins/Robledo, the government promptly dismissed the felony complaint on October 8, 2025, upon its disclosure that on October 7, the federal grand jury returned a “no bill” against these persons and thus refused to indict them on the felony Section 111 charge. Collins/Robledo (D.E. 26). During the dismissal hearing, the prosecutor referred to a third recent “no bill” case that was not identified further on the record. c. In Ivery, the government promptly dismissed the felony complaint on October 9, 2025, stating a basis on the record that had to do with Mr. Ivery’s medical or mental

Here's the dismissal opinion in the Dana Briggs case. Everyone should read it.

Among other things it describes that none of the very celebrated (by DHS) arrests on September survived.

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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆

Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.

He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.

Release the transcript.

Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.

A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.

We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.

NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution

Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year.

That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.

It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.

It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.

Billionaire greed is out of control.

"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.

If he has nothing to hide he doesn’t need a House vote. He can just release everything.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

A reminder that when Christian Nationalists in the Republican Party lecture you about the importance of "religious freedom," they are not talking about YOUR religion or YOUR freedom. They are talking about THEIR freedom to impose THEIR religion on you.

CNN: Trump in Epstein files
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:

60 Minutes investigates the death of Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and a wealthy financier with powerful friends. 60 Minutes examines the circumstances surrounding his death in a Manhattan federal jail cell. Warning: This ...

REMINDER from 2020: A forensic pathologist who observed the autopsy of Jeffrey Epstein tells 60 Minutes the evidence released so far points more to murder than suicide in his view. Dr. Michael Baden's key reason: the unusual fractures he saw in Epstein's neck. www.cbsnews.com/news/did-jef...

Chris Murphy: "He wouldn't be going through all of this effort to try to stop the release of these files if he wasn't seriously implicated in those files. This is most likely the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the country. We know that b/c Trump is going to these extraordinary lengths"

This Onion classic, but for Christian nationalists and the Bible.

Here is Trump when he owned the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants bragging about how he “was able to get away with” going backstage when contestants were naked since he was the boss and he had to do “inspections.”

We don’t need to go to Nigeria to find protect persecuted Christians. The Trump regime is doing it in our own cities.

This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.