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3 hours ago
Corruption
Politics

Oversight Committee Rips Ex-Biden Aide in Autopen Probe.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The House Oversight Committee criticized former Biden spokesman Andrew Bates over his opening remarks during an investigation into the usage of autopen for executive decisions under former President Joe Biden.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Andrew Bates, the House Oversight Committee, and Chairman James Comer (R-KY).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Friday, September 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Andrew Bates was part of the Biden cognitive decline cover-up, and he’s delusional,” an Oversight Committee spokesman stated.

🎯IMPACT: The investigation into President Biden’s cognitive state and the alleged use of autopen for clemency orders is raising questions about executive decision-making and transparency.

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The House Oversight Committee is blasting Andrew Bates, a former Biden spokesman, over his remarks during a probe into the use of an autopen for executive actions under former President Joe Biden. Bates, who recently participated in an interview with House investigators, deflected questions regarding Biden’s cognitive state, instead using his opening statement to attack the investigation and President Donald J. Trump’s policies.

“Andrew Bates was part of the Biden cognitive decline cover-up, and he’s delusional,” an Oversight Committee spokesman said in response to Bates’s leaked opening statement. The spokesman added that Bates’s remarks “peddled the same fantasy he’s been trying to sell the American people,” noting that the public witnessed President Biden’s cognitive decline firsthand.

In his statement, Bates expressed pride in supporting Biden as President, claiming it was “universally understood that Joe Biden was in charge” during his time in the White House.

The House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY), is investigating whether senior White House aides covered up signs of President Biden’s mental decline and whether executive decisions were signed off on via autopen without Biden’s full awareness. The investigation is particularly focused on clemency orders signed in the latter half of Biden’s term.

Biden allies have dismissed the probe as politically motivated, while the Oversight Committee maintains that the investigation is uncovering significant transparency and governance issues.

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News
UK

Britain’s New Deputy Prime Minister Branded MAGA a ‘Cult of White Supremacists.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed David Lammy, the now-former Foreign Secretary, as Deputy Prime Minister. Lammy, who attended university with Barack Obama, has a virulently anti-Trump and anti-MAGA background.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, President Donald J. Trump, and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.

📍WHEN & WHERE: September 5, 2025, in the United Kingdom.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You’re going to struggle to find any politician who has not had things to say about Donald Trump in his first term, particularly on Twitter.” – David Lammy

🎯IMPACT: Lammy’s remarks could potentially affect the “special relationship” between Britain and the United States.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed David Lammy, Britain’s now-former Foreign Secretary, as Deputy Prime Minister, replacing the scandal-hit Angela Rayner. Despite attempting to build bridges with Vice President J.D. Vance as Foreign Secretary, Lammy is known to be virulently anti-Trump, previously describing the America First leader as a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath” and the broader MAGA movement as a “cult of white supremacists.”

Lammy defended these comments shortly after becoming Foreign Secretary, suggesting “You’re going to struggle to find any politician who has not had things to say about Donald Trump in his first term, particularly on Twitter.”

The black identitarian politician went far further than most of President Trump’s critics, however, not only calling him a “racist KKK and Nazi sympathizer” and branding him a tyrant, but even arguing the British government should “be putting [him] on a watch list and barring him from entry to our country” and asking the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate him for “inciting hatred” on social media.

The Trump administration has been able to work constructively with Britain’s Labour government up to now, with the President striking a first-of-its-kind British-American trade deal with Starmer earlier this year. Still, relations have been fraying over Britain’s increasingly draconian censorship regime.

A recent U.S. State Department human rights report warned of “credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression,” and Vice President J.D. Vance personally spoke out against the country’s “crisis of censorship” at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany.

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Trump Deploys F-35s to Puerto Rico in Crackdown on Drug Traffickers.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has ordered the deployment of ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to target drug cartels in the Caribbean.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The deployment was reported on Friday, with jets expected to arrive in Puerto Rico next week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “What will stop [the traffickers] is when you blow them up. Instead of interdicting it, on the President’s orders, we blew it up. And it’ll happen again. Maybe it’s happening right now.” – Marco Rubio

🎯IMPACT: The escalation signals a robust U.S. military campaign against drug trafficking in the region, raising tensions with Venezuela.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has ordered the deployment of ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of a broader campaign against drug cartels operating in the Caribbean. The move comes after an American strike on Tuesday destroyed a boat carrying 11 drug traffickers linked to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua crime syndicate.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking in Mexico City, defended the aggressive approach, stating, “What will stop them is when you blow them up. Instead of interdicting [the vessel], on the President’s orders, we blew it up. And it’ll happen again. Maybe it’s happening right now.”

The Pentagon reported on Thursday that two Venezuelan military planes flew close to a U.S. warship in international waters, labeling the act “a highly provocative move.” The Department of Defense strongly advised Venezuela’s regime not to interfere with U.S. counter-narcotics operations. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, however, accused the U.S. of seeking regime change and pledged to strengthen his military forces.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addressing the legal justification for the recent strike, stated, “We have the absolute authority and complete authority to conduct [strikes],” adding, “I’d say we smoked a drug boat, and there’s 11 narco-terrorists at the bottom of the ocean.”

Notably, President Trump designated Tren de Aragua and various other transnational cartels and gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) shortly after he resumed office in January.

The U.S. has been increasing its military presence in the Caribbean for weeks, with at least eight warships and additional assets deployed.

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NatSec

Trump to Sign Executive Order Penalizing Nations Detaining Americans.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to designate state sponsors of wrongful detention, aiming to punish nations that detain Americans illegally or use them as leverage.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Americans detained abroad, and Sarah Levinson, daughter of Robert Levinson.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The order is expected as early as Friday. It follows years of wrongful detentions across nations such as Iran, Russia, and Venezuela.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We have watched in horror as the practice of taking American citizens hostage as political leverage has not only escalated but run rampant by the acts of many rogue nations.” — Sarah Levinson

🎯IMPACT: The order aims to curb wrongful detentions, deter travel to high-risk nations, and signal strong penalties for countries engaging in such practices.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump is set to enact an Executive Order, as soon as Friday, creating a new designation for countries that wrongfully detain Americans. The measure would allow the U.S. to penalize countries that detain U.S. nationals or use them as leverage.

The new designation is expected to be similar to the current state sponsors of terrorism designation used by the U.S. Department of State. The Executive Order will allow the imposition of penalties and potentially restrict travel to nations involved in wrongful detentions. Notably, a Foley Foundation study reveals that at least 54 Americans were wrongfully detained in 17 countries under former President Joe Biden in 2024.

Currently, the State Department publishes a “Do Not Travel” list—numbering 21 nations—including Iran, Russia, and North Korea. These countries all have a history of wrongfully detaining Americans. During President Trump’s first term, the America First leader signed into law the Robert Levinson Act, which allows the State Department to assess wrongful detentions based on judicial fairness, credible evidence, or political motives.

Robert Levinson, a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, was held in Iran from 2007 until his reported death in 2020. His daughter, Sarah Levinson, thanked President Trump and others for their efforts, stating, “Our father, Robert Levinson, was wrongfully detained by the Iranian government and ultimately died in Iranian custody after years in captivity. This must never happen again.”

The push for the executive order follows recent high-profile cases, including the detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan by Russia, as well as other U.S. citizens in Venezuela and Iran.

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3 hours ago
Crime

Pirro Charges Two Teens with Murder in Shooting Death of Congressional Intern.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder and will be tried as adults for the killing of a congressional intern, with a third suspect still at large.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: D.C. United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.), and two teenage suspects charged in the case.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on June 30, 2025, about a mile northeast of the White House in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Eric didn’t deserve to be gunned down, and the system failed him — the system that felt that juveniles needed to be coddled.” – Jeanine Pirro

🎯IMPACT: The case highlights concerns over juvenile crime in the nation’s capital and calls for tougher accountability measures.

IN FULL

Jeanine Pirro, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, has announced first-degree murder charges for two teenagers arrested in the shooting death of a congressional intern in June. According to Pirro, the teenage suspects will be tried as adults. A third suspect remains at large.

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was shot and killed on June 30 in a drive-by shooting about a mile northeast of the White House. Authorities have stated he was not the intended target of the attack. Tarpinian-Jachym and a female victim were both hit by bullets when three teenagers opened fire on two other teens believed to be riding bicycles.

“Eric didn’t deserve to be gunned down, and the system failed him—the system that felt that juveniles needed to be coddled,” Pirro stated. “It’s bad… to be gunned down on any street, but to be gunned down in our nation’s capital is an outrage.”

Tarpinian-Jachym was a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the Isenberg School of Management and was working as an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) at the time of his death. Following the deadly shooting and several other violent incidents, President Donald J. Trump moved to federalize the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and deployed National Guard units in an effort to restore public order. Subsequently, the city has experienced a meteoric decline in both violent and petty crime.

Pirro criticized local policies, saying, “The D.C. Council thinks that these kids need to be protected. They don’t need to be protected. They need to be made accountable, and we need to be protected… This killing underscores why we need the authority to prosecute these younger kids, because they’re not kids, they’re criminals.”

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4 hours ago
Crime
NatSec

Former State Dept Official Gets Four Years for Spying for China.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A State Department employee was sentenced to four years in prison for selling national defense secrets to people he believed were working for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Michael Charles Schena, 42, of Alexandria, Virginia, and people he believed to be Chinese government agents.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Schena’s espionage activity began in April 2022, culminating in his arrest in February 2025. Key incidents occurred in the United States and during a meeting in Peru.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The defendant threw away his career, betrayed his country, and abused the trust the United States placed in him by granting his Top-Secret security clearance.” – Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg

🎯IMPACT: The case highlights the dangers of insider threats and serves as a warning to those who might consider betraying their country for personal gain.

IN FULL

A State Department employee, Michael Charles Schena, 42, of Alexandria, Virginia, has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed to be working for the Chinese government, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Schena began his espionage activities in April 2022, communicating with people he met online who claimed to be employees of international consulting companies.

Despite clear indications that these people were working on behalf of the Chinese government, Schena continued to provide them with sensitive government information in exchange for money. In August 2024, Schena met with one of these individuals at a hotel in Peru, where he was given $10,000 and a cellphone to facilitate further exchanges.

Using this cellphone, Schena took photographs of classified documents marked as SECRET while at work and transmitted at least four of these documents in October 2024. In February, he used the phone again to photograph seven additional classified documents, an act that was captured by surveillance video.

Before Schena could transmit the latest photographs, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents seized the cellphone and arrested him. The DOJ said that Schena’s actions represented a significant betrayal of trust and a violation of his Top-Secret security clearance.

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg stated, “The defendant threw away his career, betrayed his country, and abused the trust the United States placed in him by granting his Top-Secret security clearance. He will spend years of his life in prison for passing classified information to individuals he believed to be Chinese government agents. Today’s sentence serves as a warning to those who would violate the trust placed in them by our Nation and double-cross the American people.”

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5 hours ago
News
UK

Top Conservative News Site Blocked on UK Trains for Being ‘Contentious.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Top conservative news site Citizen Free Press has been blocked on British train Wi-Fi networks after being labeled “contentious.”

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Citizen Free Press, Virgin Wi-Fi, The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, British commuters, and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

📍WHEN & WHERE: September 2025, on British trains.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m on a train in England and can’t access [Citizen Free Press] because it’s blocked for being ‘contentious.'” – Raheem Kassam

🎯IMPACT: The incident has sparked criticism of the United Kingdom’s growing censorship regime, previously criticized by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and other senior officials in the Trump administration.

IN FULL

Top conservative news site Citizen Free Press has been blocked on public Wi-Fi networks aboard British trains. The restriction, justified by network provider Virgin Wi-Fi on grounds that the site has been branded “contentious,” was highlighted by Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief at The National Pulse.

Kassam shared his experience on X (formerly Twitter), posting a screenshot of the restriction notice he encountered while travelling in England, where he is covering the annual party conference for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. “I’m on a train in England and can’t access [Citizen Free Press] because it’s blocked for being ‘contentious,'” Kassam reported.

The incident has fueled further debate about the erosion of free speech in Britain under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. While people have long been subject to arrest for so-called “grossly offensive” communications in Britain, speech restrictions have tightened since Starmer entered office in mid-2024, particularly following the wave of anti-immigration protests that followed the mass murder of multiple young girls by a migration-background teenager in Southport, England.

Last August, England’s chief prosecutor warned that the “offense of incitement to racial hatred involves publishing or distributing material which is insulting or abusive, which is intended to or likely to stir up racial hatred,” and, “If you retweet that, you’re republishing it, and potentially, you’re committing that offense.“

He added that “dedicated police officers” were “scouring social media,” looking to identify the people behind such posts and reposts and arrest them.

In one high-profile recent incident, Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan was arrested by a team of armed police officers on landing at London’s Heathrow Airport from Arizona, for posts on X critical of transgenderism and transgender activists.

Notably, Starmer has overseen the implementation of Britain’s new Online Safety Act—initially championed by the formerly governing Conservative Party—that mandates platforms and service providers to filter supposedly harmful content. Overseen by government regulator Ofcom, it has been framed as protecting Internet users, particularly children, from harmful content such as child pornography. However, the legislation is so broad that it has already been used to censor mere opinions, including video of speeches in Parliament discussing the Muslim rape gangs scandal.

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5 hours ago
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UK

UK Deputy PM Resigns Amid Tax Scandal.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned after an investigation into her tax affairs revealed she misrepresented her primary residence.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Angela Rayner, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The resignation followed an investigation earlier this week concerning her $1 million residence in Hove, East Sussex.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You simply can’t get away from being the Housing Secretary and avoiding £40,000 of stamp duty.” Nigel Farage.

🎯IMPACT: The resignation has sparked criticism of her conveyancing firm, Verrico & Associates, which claimed they acted in “good faith” but were being made “scapegoats.”

IN FULL

Angela Rayner has officially resigned from her role as British Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary after a probe into her tax affairs revealed irregularities surrounding the purchase of a $1 million property in Hove, East Sussex. The controversy stemmed from her designation of the home as her primary residence, an error that resulted in a significant underpayment of stamp duty, a British tax on property transactions.

Earlier this week, Rayner claimed she was unaware she owned another home. She did purchase a home in Manchester in 2016 with her now-former husband. However, in 2020, her son received a large payout from the socialized National Health Service (NHS) after failings in his care left him disabled, and the couple set up a trust to manage the money. Upon her divorce from her husband, 50 percent of the home was placed in the trust, with Rayner taking 25 percent.

Rayner later sold her share of the home to the trust in 2025. Despite selling her share, the property remained her primary residence for tax purposes, as her son is under 18 and cannot legally take possession of it.

Rayner voluntarily referred the matter to Sir Laurie Magnus, the independent adviser on ministerial standards. In a report submitted to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Laurie concluded that Rayner’s “position in government was ‘untenable.’”

Acknowledging the mistake, Rayner stated she is cooperating with both her legal team and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to address the issue. The scandal is not the first for Rayner, who was accused of spending the equivalent of $86,000 of taxpayer money on a private photographer late last year.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage reacted to Rayner’s resignation during his party’s conference on September 5, saying, “You simply can’t get away from being the Housing Secretary and avoiding £40,000 of stamp duty.”

The resignation could be a significant blow for Prime Minister Starmer, as Rayner was one of the few demonstrably working-class members of the Labour Party leadership. It is just the latest problem for the Prime Minister, whose government has been marred by multiple scandals. In addition to losing Rayner as Housing Secretary over not paying taxes on property, he also lost his former Anti-Corruption Minister, Tulip Siddiq, after her family was caught up in a corruption investigation.

Starmer also faces growing accusations of presiding over a rapid erosion of free speech rights and a two-tier justice system that favors minorities and disfavors Christians, white people, and critics of immigration.

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Economy

Too Late Powell: August Jobs Report Will Likely Force Rate Cut.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the addition of only 22,000 jobs in August, with significant downward revisions for prior months, likely signalling a slowing labor market.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. labor market, with notable changes in employment among various demographic groups and industries.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The report was released on September 5, 2025, reflecting employment data for August 2025 across the United States.

🎯IMPACT: The data underscore a weakening labor market, leading to increasing speculation that the Federal Reserve will finally cut rates by 25bps later this month—though a 50bps cut could now be on the table.

IN FULL

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment report for August 2025, revealing a significant slowdown in job creation. Only 22,000 jobs were added, falling short of Wall Street’s expectations of 75,000. Additionally, revisions to previous months showed June’s numbers dropping to -13,000, marking the first negative print in five years.

August’s lower-than-expected job growth—along with the June negative revision—may put a 50bps cut to interest rates on the table for the Federal Reserve‘s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting later this month. Markets appear to have already priced in a 25bps rate cut for the FOMC’s September meeting. Concerningly, lagging demand and slowing job growth suggest Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s fixation with the possibility of renewed inflation blinded the central bank to the deflationary pressures impacting the economy.

Notably, the unemployment rate only increased slightly to 4.3 percent, with 7.384 million unemployed individuals. Among major demographic groups, unemployment rates rose for blacks (7.5 percent), whites (3.7 percent), Asians (3.6 percent), and Hispanics (5.3 percent). Labor force participation edged up to 62.3 percent, while the employment-population ratio remained steady at 59.6 percent.

Full-time employment saw a sharp decline, with 357,000 jobs lost, while part-time employment surged by 597,000, the largest increase since February. The number of native-born workers dropped by 561,000, while foreign-born workers increased by 50,000. Additionally, the number of multiple jobholders rose by 443,000, reaching 8.785 million, the highest since COVID-19 pandemic.

Hourly earnings increased by 0.3 percent month-over-month, aligning with expectations, but the annual growth rate slowed to 3.7 percent from 3.9 percent the previous month. The average workweek remained unchanged at 34.2 hours, with manufacturing seeing a slight decline in hours worked.

Industry-specific data showed gains in healthcare (+31,000) and social assistance (+16,000), while federal government employment fell by 15,000, continuing a downward trend of over 100,000 jobs cut since President Donald J. Trump enacted his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cost-cutting effort earlier this year.

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction also experienced job losses (-6,000), as did wholesale trade (-12,000) and manufacturing (-12,000). Most other sectors saw little change in employment.

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7 hours ago
Immigration
News

‘No Go Zones’ Warning Becomes Reality as Police Roll Out Arabic Patches.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Dearborn Heights Police Department in Michigan introduced an optional uniform patch featuring Arabic and English text.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Dearborn Heights Police Department, Officer Emily Murdoch, and Rep. Randy Fine of Florida.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Dearborn Heights, Michigan, announced recently via social media.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This patch represents unity, respect, and our shared commitment to service,” the department claimed.

🎯IMPACT: The patch aims to reflect the diversity of the community, though it has sparked criticism from some public figures.

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The Dearborn Heights Police Department in Michigan has announced an optional patch for its officers, featuring text in both Arabic and English. The patch includes the words “DEARBORN HEIGHTS” and “POLICE” written in both languages.

“The Dearborn Heights Police Department is proud to share a new optional patch that our officers may wear as part of their uniform,” the department said in a Facebook post. Officer Emily Murdoch designed the patch, allegedly to reflect the community’s diversity. The department further noted, “By incorporating Arabic script alongside English, this patch represents unity, respect, and our shared commitment to service. We are proud of Officer Murdoch’s creativity and dedication in helping our department better represent the people we serve.”

Dearborn Heights, part of the greater Detroit metropolitan area, boasts a population of around 60,000 people, with 25 percent being of Arabic extraction. The city has drawn attention in the past for its public displays of support for Hamas. Shortly after the terrorist group’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the city government in Dearborn Heights—led by Mayor Abdullah Hammoud—erected two Palestinian flags flanking the city’s welcome sign. Some saw the move as an endorsement of Hamas’s action.

Notably, The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam wrote about Dearborn in No Go Zones in 2017, noting back then that it was developing into a parallel society similar to infamous Muslim-dominated localities in Europe such as Belgium’s Molenbeek and Sweden’s Malmö.

In Germany last year, police even warned Jews and homosexuals to hide their identities in neighborhoods in Berlin with large Arab populations who may be sympathetic to terrorist groups. Meanwhile, in 2023, a London borough council was forced to cancel a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony due to Muslim anger at the event.

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8 hours ago
News

Anna Paulina Luna Exposes Epstein’s Alleged Intelligence Links.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) highlighted a potential connection between intelligence agencies and deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Anna Paulina Luna, Jeffrey Epstein, his victims, intelligence agencies, and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

💬KEY QUOTE: “In my opinion, there is definitely an intelligence connection.” – Anna Paulina Luna

🎯IMPACT: Luna’s comments will renew scrutiny of Epstein’s alleged ties to intelligence agencies and demands for transparency in the investigation into his activities and death.

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U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who leads the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, has suggested a link between deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and intelligence agencies. Her comments followed a private Capitol Hill meeting with Epstein’s victims.

On Thursday, Luna posted on X, “In my opinion, there is definitely an intelligence connection. Countries named by the lead attorney for the witnesses [Epstein’s victims] included Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Israel, as well as a former CIA director,” with the last of these “inferred to be the CIA director under the Bush administration, based on the attorney’s description of interactions while Epstein was in his work/arrest program.” Michael Hayden was the CIA Director when Epstein’s plea deal was finalized in June 2008 and during the early part of his sentence.

Luna stressed that the Task Force’s ultimate goal is criminal referrals, revealing that “thousands” of Department of Justice (DOJ) e-mails are currently under review. She also highlighted the ongoing impact of the Epstein scandal on victims, saying it is “important to understand how frightening this is for some of the women involved. In some cases, they were threatened.” Finally, she emphasized that “both the victims and others have stated to the press that President Trump was not involved.”

Epstein, known for his connections to powerful and wealthy figures such as the Clintons, has long faced accusations of ties to domestic and foreign intelligence agencies.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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