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State Dept. scrambles to aid stranded Americans amid attacks, airport closures The Trump administration said it is looking to use a mix of military and chartered flights to help U.S. citizens leave the Middle East as Iran steps up retaliatory strikes.

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One final new piece of information emerged from the documents released by Buffalo Police yesterday. When a woman first spotted Shah Alam on Tuesday at 5:30pm, he was moving. Only when she passed by again three hours later and saw he was no longer moving did she call 911.

What happened to Shah Alam between the night of February 19 and the evening of February 24 is still not known, including how and why he ended up on the street 5.7 miles away outside the KeyBank Center, where the Sabres play.

Border Patrol didn't notify Shah Alam's family or attorney, and he no longer lived anywhere close to the Tim Hortons where they left him. He lived with his wife and kids more than six miles away. Now he was alone, without proper shoes, in about 37 degree weather.

After taking custody of Shah Alam, Border Patrol appears to have decided or realized that, as a Rohingya refugee (whose immigration to the US was facilitated by Jewish Family Services of Western New York), he was "not amenable to removal."

Shah Alam's sentencing was set for March 24, and his family posted bond on February 19. Rather than being transferred to ICE and then released, as his attorney reportedly expected, the Erie County Sheriff's Office release Shah Alam to Border Patrol per his original detainer.

Per @ipostnews.bsky.social reporting, Shah Alam's family opted not to bail him out of the Erie County jail for fear he would be immediately deported upon his release. Eventually, the Erie County DA agreed to offer Shah Alam a reduced plea to misdemeanor weapons possession and trespass:

Shah Alam was booked on a felony and six misdemeanors, which a grand jury then indicted as felony assault, burglary and criminal mischief charges, and he was arraigned in June. Border Patrol issued a detainer on him on the grounds that he was deportable:

In the footage, Shah Alam can be heard speaking in Rohingya and Malay. He asks for God’s help and tries to explain to the uncomprehending officers that he lives nearby and was going to the store. He pleads with the officers not to throw away his phone.

Buffalo Police also released body cam footage showing Shah Alam's underlying February 15, 2025, arrest, which was the reason for his immigration detainer. Shah Alam, who is nearly blind and doesn't speak English, had gotten lost and entered a stranger's backyard.

Shah Alam paced for a few minutes outside the Tim Hortons after being dropped off and then, around five minutes after Border Patrol left him, he leaves and walks slowly across a parking lot toward a Family Dollar, where he disappears from view.

This video shows Shah Alam, visible wearing what Mayor Sean Ryan described as orange jail booties, walk to the Tim Hortons front door, pause, and walk away. An employee told us today that they look the doors at 7pm every night. The time was 8:19pm.

This video, taken from the drive-thru of a Tim Hortons coffee shop, shows a man from an unmarked white van unloading the person who appears to be Shah Alam before driving away. The person is wearing clothes that match those Shah Alam was wearing when arrested a year prior:

Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

We obtained footage showing a man who appeared to be refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam being dropped off by Border Patrol outside a Buffalo coffee shop after 8pm. The shop locks its door at 7pm. He never made it inside, and was found dead five days later:

Not sure X is that much worse; one doesn't seem to find the sharpest takes on here either bsky.app/profile/beij...

Trump Privately Dreams of Iran Regime Change Glory as Democrats Cynically Weigh Political Benefits of War Trump says he wants to be the president who takes down the Islamic Republic. Democratic leaders see him walking into a political trap of his own making ahead of the midterms.

Drop Site reporting suggests the reason Democrats have been relatively quiet on the possibility of Trump's war with Iran is that most think it's decent policy that will also be politically disastrous for him www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-iran...

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds 404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly g...

New from 404 Media: we've confirmed cops are buying access to GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds. Doesn't use metadata, but clues in the photo like soil, architecture, to pinpoint where social media photos taken. Being used in investigations www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...

Here is Peter Attia MD emailing Epstein’s assistant claiming he goes into “JE withdrawal” when he doesn’t see him.

St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.

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After years of denial and accusing anyone using the numbers of duplicity or Hamas sympathy, the Israeli military now admits — via anonymous briefing to domestic reporters — that the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll from the war is accurate

“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”

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Hi guys - I know this is controversial among rapid responders, but I think it’s important: if you knew Alex Pretti, please consider talking to (real) reporters like Sam here. They are not trying to harm us or his reputation but they can push back against right-wing lies if we tell them the truth.

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

Videos show an agent tugging on a weapon in Pretti’s waistband, removing it and ducking from the tussle as another agent draws and fires on the unarmed man. Latest from @samueloakford.bsky.social @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social & Sarah Blaskey

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A pitbull with a big head stand in the foreground behind them is three containers of bright, orange, poppies and a container with sunflowers in it. Behind that is a street in crosswalk with cars in it.

A screenshot of an Instagram story that includes a photo of three masked men and green military gear arresting a person who is on the ground. Below that is a photo of a black explorer and it’s license echoparklatu 22m See translation > 9:05am - One person kidnapped from Sunset & Echo Park. STAY SAFE OR COME OUT! 9:05 a. m. - Una persona secuestrada en Sunset y Echo Park Ave. MANTÉNGANSE SEGUROS O SALGAN SI PUEDEN! 306682

ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Need to get into Fela Kuti finally. Where's a good place to start and what should I read?

Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that the two Democratic leaders are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...