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FAA Awards $10,000 Bonuses to Staff with PERFECT Attendance During Shutdown.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $10,000 bonuses for 776 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Air traffic controllers, FAA technicians, Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association union.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Bonuses announced Thursday following the 43-day government shutdown, which impacted air travel across the U.S.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These patriotic men and women never missed a beat and kept the flying public safe throughout the shutdown.” – Sean Duffy

🎯IMPACT: The decision has sparked criticism from government unions, citing the exclusion of thousands of workers who also contributed during the shutdown.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that 776 air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the 43-day government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses. However, that is not sitting well with an estimated 20,000 other workers who are not being considered for the payments.

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, in his announcement, praised the dedication of the relatively few workers who never missed a shift. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said, “Santa’s coming to town a little early.” He emphasized that these workers “never missed a beat and kept the flying public safe throughout the shutdown.” However, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association union pointed out that only 311 of its more than 10,000 members will receive the bonuses, calling for broader recognition of those who worked under difficult conditions.

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union also criticized the decision, stating that thousands of technicians worked to maintain the aging systems that air traffic controllers rely on and deserved acknowledgment. “It took many hands to ensure that not one delay during the historic 43-day shutdown was attributed to equipment or system failures,” the union said in a statement. The FAA has not announced any plans to penalize workers who missed shifts during the shutdown, and the Republican-led stopgap funding measure signed by President Donald J. Trump provides back pay for all federal workers.

The FAA’s staffing shortage, exacerbated by the shutdown, resulted in flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports as air traffic controller absences increased. Secretary Duffy has been working to boost hiring and streamline training for air traffic controllers, aiming to address the shortage over the next several years. Since the shutdown ended, staffing levels have improved, and airlines have resumed normal operations this week.

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Crime
Immigration
UK

Afghan Migrant Admits to Raping 12-Year-Old.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An Afghan migrant pleaded guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, England.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, and co-defendant Mohammad Kabir, 23, both Afghan nationals.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The guilty plea was entered at Warwick Crown Court on October 20. The attack occurred on July 22 in Nuneaton.

🎯IMPACT: The case has sparked protests in Nuneaton, with anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters clashing in August.

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A 23-year-old Afghan national, Ahmad Mulakhil, has admitted to raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, England, entering a guilty plea at Warwick Crown Court. The attack took place on July 22.

Mulakhil had previously denied the allegation but ultimately changed his plea to guilty on a single count of rape of a child under 13. His co-defendant, 23-year-old Mohammad Kabir, who is also an Afghan, remains in custody alongside Mulakhil. Kabir denies charges of attempting to kidnap a child, assisting and abetting the rape of a child under 13, and intentional strangulation.

The case has attracted widespread attention, with anti-immigration protests breaking out outside Nuneaton Town Hall in August. Demonstrators opposed to mass immigration waved English and British flags while chanting “Stop the boats,” in reference to the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who have been crossing the English Channel from France, and “We want our country back.” Counter-protesters from ‘Stand Up to Racism’ were also present, carrying signs reading “Stop the far-right.”

Afghans have the highest rate of sexual offense convictions of any nationality in Britain, at 59 per 100,000 people. This compares to a conviction rate of six per 100,000 people for British citizens.

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Media

Grenell Rips ‘Careless’ NYT’s Kennedy Center Story Based on Partisan Dem ‘Gossip.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell is ripping a report from The New York Times, sourced entirely from a group of Democrat Senators, as “careless attacks” that “did not undergo basic fact-checking.”

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The New York Times, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell, and the Trump administration.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The NYT report was published late Thursday, with Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell responding in a letter to Sen. Whitehouse.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I am concerned about your careless attacks on me and my team. The letter you signed did not undergo basic fact-checking. It is filled with partisan attacks and false accusations. Your staff relied on anonymous sources, inaccurate gossip, and allegations from partisan reporters who never had access to the data or facts…” — Richard Grenell

🎯IMPACT: The report, authored by the NYT‘s Katie Benner, is entirely reliant on the word of a letter sent to Grenell by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)—one of the most partisan lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with a long reputation of abusing his office to pursue personal grudges and politically advantageous lawfare.

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Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell is ripping a report from The New York Times, and sourced entirely from a group of Democrat Senators, as “careless attacks” that “did not undergo basic fact-checking.” The report, authored by the NYT‘s Katie Benner and published late Thursday afternoon, is entirely reliant on the word of a letter sent to Grenell by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)—one of the most partisan lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with a long reputation of abusing his office to pursue personal grudges and politically advantageous lawfare.

While Sen. Whitehouse and his staff, in collusion with Benner and the NYT, attempted to paint a picture of malfeasance by the Trump administration’s management of the Kennedy Center, the performing arts center’s president, Richard Grenell, has laid out a series of concrete facts rebutting them. “I am concerned about your careless attacks on me and my team. The letter you signed did not undergo basic fact-checking. It is filled with partisan attacks and false accusations. Your staff relied on anonymous sources, inaccurate gossip, and allegations from partisan reporters who never had access to the data or facts I’m happy to provide below,” Grenell writes.

“The individual who had the job before me was getting paid $1,210,635 per year. There were 94 people employed in the Development Department (today, there are 16). And the deferred maintenance of the building was quite literally making the building fall apart,” Grenell contends, continuing: “Today, and for the first time in decades, we have a balanced budget at the Kennedy Center. There was no reference to these facts in your letter.”

While the New York Times report, based on Whitehouse’s staff investigation, claim the Kennedy Center has cancelled programming in lieu of other events, Grenell responds, “We have not cancelled shows. We have installed a break-even policy for programming and rentals writ large. I established a new policy that all events must be revenue neutral.”

“This means that if our ticket-sales modeling did not cover all the costs of the program, then the program or rental could not be confirmed without a generous donor or sponsor to make up the deficit. In all the rental examples you mention, we have had donors or sponsors cover in excess of the total costs,” he notes.

Addressing a specific claim that the Kennedy Center discounted the use of space for the FIFA World Cup drawing, Grenell demolishes the NYT’s report. “FIFA has given us several million dollars, in addition to paying all of the expenses for this event in lieu of a rental fee. Your focus on simple rental fees is no way to run an institution as diverse as the Kennedy Center. A simple rental fee would not have been enough to cover the magnitude of the event,” he writes.

Grenell’s letter goes on to defend several staff hirings of individuals who are currently filling the roles of several former staffers, generating savings for the Kennedy Center. Additionally, Grenell reveals that a NewsNation event, even though it was painted as a partisan event favoring President Trump, “was a bipartisan event featuring host Chris Cuomo, Senator John Fetterman, and Stephen A. Smith.”

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World

100 Christian Students Kidnapped from School by Jihadists.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Armed attackers raided St. Mary’s School in Agwara, central Nigeria, abducting students and teachers in the early hours of the morning.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Catholic Church reported the incident, with local residents and officials estimating nearly 100 victims. Armed bandit gangs and jihadist groups are suspected.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred between 1 AM and 3 AM on Friday at St. Mary’s School in Niger State, Nigeria.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The exact number of abducted pupils is yet to be confirmed as security agencies continue to assess the situation,” stated Abubakar Usman, Niger State government secretary.

🎯IMPACT: The attack highlights escalating insecurity in Nigeria, where jihadist and bandit violence continues to target Christians and educational institutions.

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A Catholic school in Agwara, central Nigeria, was the site of a violent raid on Friday morning, during which armed attackers abducted students and teachers. Local officials fear the number of victims could be close to 100, though the exact count remains unconfirmed as security agencies investigate. The attack on St. Mary’s School is the second such incident in less than a week, following the abduction of 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi state on Monday.

The Catholic Church reported that “armed attackers invaded” the school between 1 AM and 3 AM, shooting a security guard during the assault. Niger State’s government expressed sadness over the incident, with Abubakar Usman, the state government secretary, stating that authorities are working to confirm the number of abductees.

This latest attack underscores the growing threat posed by jihadist groups and criminal gangs in Nigeria. For over 16 years, jihadist organizations such as Boko Haram and Islamic State have waged an insurgency in the country’s north, seeking to establish a caliphate. These groups have increasingly allied with local bandit gangs, which are known for their mass kidnappings and ransom demands. The violence has disproportionately targeted Christians, drawing international condemnation.

President Donald J. Trump recently warned of the existential threat to Christianity in Nigeria, directing the Pentagon to prepare for potential military action. “Swift and brutal” measures are being considered, he stated on October 31, as part of efforts to combat the escalating violence against Christians.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu—who is Muslim—has deployed security forces to search for victims of recent kidnappings. The Minister of State for Defense, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, was tasked with leading efforts to rescue the abducted schoolgirls from Kebbi state earlier this week.

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16 hours ago
Health
News

CDC Revisits Possible Vaccine-Autism Link Theory.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its stance on vaccines and autism, stating that a link cannot be ruled out, a reversal from its previous position.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: CDC officials, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Susan J. Kressly, Dr. Paul Offitt, and public health experts.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The changes were recently made on the CDC’s website.

💬KEY QUOTE: The updated wording indicates that a link between childhood vaccines and autism “cannot be ruled out.”

🎯IMPACT: The change shows Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is continuing to challenge establishment dogma in public health.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised language on its website addressing vaccine safety, drawing national attention and igniting debate inside and outside the agency. The updated wording indicates that a link between childhood vaccines and autism “cannot be ruled out,” a departure from the CDC’s long-standing position that no connection exists.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has for years voiced concerns about certain vaccines, welcomed the CDC’s wording change. In September, he had noted that “Some 40-70 percent of mothers who have children with autism believe that their child was injured by a vaccine,” adding: “President Trump believes that we should be listening to these mothers instead of gaslighting and marginalizing them like prior administrations.”

The controversy comes as the CDC is initiating a new large-scale investigation into potential associations between vaccines and autism using the agency’s Vaccine Safety Datalink. At a September event focused on autism, President Donald J. Trump called for separating the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual shots, saying, “When you mix them, there could be a problem.”

The America First leader also criticized the current infant immunization schedule, characterizing it as too intensive. “For a little baby to be injected with that much fluid… it’s crazy,” he said.

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Education
News

State Dept Plans to Slash University Research Funding Over DEI Initiatives.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The State Department is proposing to suspend 38 universities from a federal research collaboration program due to their involvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Universities such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and others; the State Department; President Donald J. Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The suspensions, if finalized, will take effect on January 1, 2026, affecting institutions across the United States.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The State Department is reviewing all programs to ensure that they are in line with the President’s agenda.” – State Department spokesman

🎯IMPACT: If implemented, program slots will be reallocated to schools like Liberty University, Brigham Young University, and others.

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The U.S. State Department is reportedly considering removing 38 universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, from its Diplomacy Lab program due to their continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. According to a memo dated November 17, institutions that “openly engage in DEI hiring practices” or set DEI goals for candidates could face suspension from the program starting January 1, 2026. Other universities potentially affected include Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Duke, and the University of Southern California.

Established in 2013, the Diplomacy Lab connects the U.S. Department of State with academic institutions to collaborate on research related to policy issues. The program currently partners with over 60 U.S. universities. Should suspensions move forward, available program slots are expected to shift to universities such as Liberty University, Brigham Young University, and other institutions in Missouri and Texas.

President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly criticized DEI programs within federal agencies and has cautioned universities that continued DEI engagement could risk federal funding. A State Department spokesman emphasized, “The State Department is reviewing all programs to ensure that they are in line with the President’s agenda.”

The move comes amid a broader shift in higher education, with several universities, including some in California, scrapping DEI offices and initiatives in recent months. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has also proposed new funding incentives for universities that promote conservative perspectives, including stipulations to ban race or sex as factors in admissions and hiring, freeze tuition, and cap international student enrollment.

Participating institutions are expected to foster a “vibrant marketplace of ideas” and eliminate departments that “purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”

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17 hours ago
Health
News

Cloned Meat Is Circulating in America’s Food Supply.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Health Canada has paused its plan to allow cloned meat into the nation’s food supply following significant backlash from consumers and industry, drawing attention to the situation in the U.S.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Health Canada, Canadian and American consumers, industry stakeholders, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcement made on November 20, 2025, affecting Canada, with related implications in the U.S. and globally.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Until the policy is updated, foods made from cloned cattle and swine will remain subject to the novel food assessment.” – Health Canada

🎯IMPACT: Cloned meat products remain restricted in Canada for now, while Americans face ongoing concerns over unlabeled cloned meat in their food supply.

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Health Canada has indefinitely paused its plans to allow cloned meat into the Canadian food supply following widespread public and industry concerns. The move comes after objections to proposals that would have removed pre-market safety assessments and mandatory labeling for cloned meat products.

Under current regulations, cloned meat is classified as a “novel food” in Canada, requiring a safety review before entering the market. Health Canada stated, “Until the policy is updated, foods made from cloned cattle and swine will remain subject to the novel food assessment.” The agency confirmed that no cloned meat or milk products are currently approved or available in Canada.

Consequently, consumers in the United States have voiced frustration over cloned meat circulating there without mandatory labeling. Consumer advocacy groups argue that Americans are denied the ability to make informed choices. The Center for Food Safety highlighted “massive public opposition to animal cloning, widespread scientific concerns about the risks of eating food from clones, and troubling animal cruelty and ethical concerns associated with the cloning process.”

The European Union (EU) has banned cloned meat due to similar concerns. Nevertheless, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains that meat and milk from cloned animals, approved in 2008, are safe and nutritious.

Meanwhile, scientists have previously explored the use of powdered insects in processed foods to overcome the so-called “disgust factor” associated with eating bugs. Major companies, including Tyson Foods, have invested heavily in insect and bug proteins as sustainable, high-protein alternatives to conventional meat.

Notably, the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, launched under President Donald J. Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been influencing major food companies to prioritize natural ingredients. Several large corporations are phasing out artificial food dyes from products in line with the MAHA plan, which aims to improve public health through cleaner, more natural foods. Whether RFK Jr. will address cloned meat remains to be seen.

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17 hours ago
Education
News

Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrating U.S. Colleges to Transform Society: Report.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A report warns that the Muslim Brotherhood is halfway through a 100-year plan to infiltrate U.S. institutions to undermine Western democracy.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) published the report.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The report was released on Wednesday.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We are now 50 years into the Brotherhood’s 100-year plan to entrench themselves into key institutions in the United States and other western societies to undermine and destroy our democracy,” said Dr. Charles Asher Small.

🎯IMPACT: The report calls for the U.S. to designate the Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization to prevent further infiltration.

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A new 200-page report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) warns that the Muslim Brotherhood is halfway through a century-long effort to embed itself within key Western institutions. According to the analysis, the group has spent the past 50 years cultivating influence inside U.S. universities, government agencies, media networks, and civil society.

ISGAP director Dr. Charles Asher Small stated, “We are now 50 years into the Brotherhood’s 100-year plan to entrench themselves into key institutions in the United States and other [W]estern societies to undermine and destroy our democracy,” describing the movement as “a transnational ideological project that adapts itself to Western systems while working to undermine them.”

The report outlines what it calls a “civilization jihad”—a long-term strategy that uses the freedoms of democratic societies to advance the Brotherhood’s ideological aims. It identifies the Muslim Students Association, active on hundreds of college campuses, as a major organizational pipeline and asserts that Students for Justice in Palestine often works alongside it to advance aligned political goals.

ISGAP cites internal Brotherhood documents such as The Explanatory Memorandum and The Project as evidence of a structured effort to influence Western institutions over generations. The study also argues that the group maintains ideological and financial continuity with Hamas, which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization.

Financial networks tied to Qatar also feature prominently in the report, with claims that Qatari funding has played a significant role in supporting institutions and academic centers linked to Brotherhood-aligned thinkers. In response to its findings, ISGAP is urging the U.S. government to formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), arguing that such a move would curb its ability to operate in the United States.

The debate intensified after Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced on November 18, 2025, that his state was designating both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations. Under his order, the groups are barred from acquiring land in Texas, and the state attorney general, Ken Paxton, may take legal action to shut down their activities. Abbott argued that the Brotherhood seeks “to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam’s ‘mastership of the world.’”

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18 hours ago
William Upton
Crime
Lawfare

Biden Judge Orders End to Trump’s National Guard Deployment in D.C.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb, appointed by former President Joe Biden, ruled on Thursday that President Donald J. Trump “exceeded the bounds of [his] authority” in ordering the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Judge Jia Cobb, President Trump, and National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was handed down late in the day on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards.” — Judge Cobb

🎯IMPACT: Judge Cobb voluntarily stayed her ruling for 21 days to allow the Trump administration time to file an appeal.

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U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb, appointed by former President Joe Biden, ruled on Thursday that President Donald J. Trump “exceeded the bounds of [his] authority” in ordering the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. In her ruling, Judge Cobb contends that Trump acted “contrary to law” when he deployed the National Guard “for non-military, crime-deterrence missions in the absence of a request from the city’s civil authorities.”

The National Pulse reported in late October that the Trump administration, using statutory authorities, had extended the National Guard deployment in the nation’s capital until February 2026. Notably, Judge Cobb voluntarily stayed her ruling for 21 days in order to allow the Trump administration time to file an appeal.

“The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards,” Judge Cobb wrote, also finding that Trump administration officials “lack statutory authority” to deploy Guard units from outside the District of Columbia.

In September, the District of Columbia’s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s National Guard deployment in the city, resulting in Cobb’s ruling.

“President Trump is well within his lawful authority to deploy the National Guard in Washington, DC, to protect federal assets and assist law enforcement with specific tasks,” White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson said in response to the court’s decision. “This lawsuit is nothing more than another attempt—at the detriment of D.C. residents—to undermine the President’s highly successful operations to stop violent crime in D.C.”

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19 hours ago
Politics

Jasmine Crockett Defends Smearing GOP Over Some Random Guy Named Jeffrey Epstein.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has found herself in hot water over a series of flubs trying to pin her Republican colleagues to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jasmine Crockett, Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Jeffrey Epstein, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, House Republicans, and CNN.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Crockett’s initial comments came on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, with her interview on CNN occurring late Wednesday, November 19.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Listen, I never said that it was Jeffrey Epstein. Just so that people understand, when you make a donation, your picture is not there. And because they decided to spring this on us, in real time, I wanted the Republicans to think about what could potentially happen, because I knew that they didn’t even try to go through the [Federal Election Commission].” — Rep. Crockett

🎯IMPACT: Crockett took to the House floor and accused numerous lawmakers of having taken campaign cash from an “Jeffrey Epstein,” although the man in question was not the late convicted sex offender.

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Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has found herself in hot water over a series of flubs trying to pin her Republican colleagues to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In the most egregious incident, Crockett took to the House floor and accused numerous lawmakers of having taken campaign cash from “Jeffrey Epstein“, although the man in question was not the infamous sex offender.

Additionally, during an appearance late Wednesday on CNN, Crockett bizarrely defended her Democrat colleague, Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), and her relationship with the real Epstein, including texts exchanged between the two during a 2019 congressional hearing, arguing that it wasn’t like they were “sexting.”

On Tuesday evening, Crockett began listing Republican lawmakers and campaign committees that received contributions from “Jeffrey Epstein,” including current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin. The problem with Crockett’s line of attack, however, is that the donor she conflated with the deceased pedophile is not the same person. In fact, Zeldin, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) later that night, wrote, “Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine. No freaking relation you genius.”

None of the contributions listed by Crockett—which she claimed her staff prepared for her—were from the deceased pedophile, but were rather from other individuals who happened to have the same name. Despite this, Crockett has continued to defend her attack on the House floor. Late Wednesday, she told CNN, “Listen, I never said that it was Jeffrey Epstein. Just so that people understand, when you make a donation, your picture is not there. And because they decided to spring this on us, in real time, I wanted the Republicans to think about what could potentially happen, because I knew that they didn’t even try to go through the [Federal Election Commission].”

While Crockett is correct that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) does not provide pictures of donors, the commission does provide addresses, professions, and the dates of the donations. A number of those contributions listed by Crockett came well after Epstein’s death on August 10, 2019.

If that were not bad enough, in the same CNN interview, Crockett went on to defend her Democrat colleague, Delegate Statecy Plaskett, over an exchange of text messages where Epstein coached her on questions to ask during an early 2019 hearing with disgraced attorney Michael Cohen. Crockett dismissed criticism of Plaskett’s close relationship and friendly demeanor with Epstein—who had already been convicted as a sex offender for soliciting an underage girl in 2008—stating that it wasn’t like the two were “sexting.”

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19 hours ago
NatSec
World

U.S. Troops Invade Mexico… By Mistake.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: American personnel mistakenly placed signs on a Mexican beach, claiming it as restricted U.S. Department of War property.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. contractors, Mexican security forces, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Playa Bagdad, Mexico, earlier this week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Changes in water depth and topography altered the perception of the international boundary’s location.” – Pentagon statement

🎯IMPACT: The incident has sparked diplomatic tension, with the International Boundary and Water Commission now involved in resolving the dispute.

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American military contractors mistakenly landed on Playa Bagdad, Mexico, on Monday, planting six signs that declared the beach as restricted U.S. Department of War property. The signs, written in both English and Spanish, warned against unauthorized access and photography, stating, “If you are found here, you may be detained and searched.”

The incident prompted an immediate response from Mexican security forces, who arrived heavily armed in trucks. They later removed the signs, asserting that the area was on Mexican territory. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico released a Pentagon statement acknowledging the error, attributing it to “changes in water depth and topography” that altered perceptions of the international boundary. Notably, the landing site appears to be just several miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border, adding credence to the Pentagon’s explanation.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the incident and announced that the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) would arbitrate the matter. “We do not accept any intervention by a foreign government,” she stated, reiterating her opposition to American military actions on Mexican soil, despite U.S. President Donald J. Trump‘s recent remarks about targeting drug cartels.

Sheinbaum’s position in Mexican politics is at a precarious point as her government has faced days of protests from students who accuse the Mexican leader of being in league with the country’s drug cartels.

This incident comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, with President Trump previously expressing dissatisfaction with Mexico’s handling of drug cartels and proposing military action. The exact location of the beach remains unconfirmed, though local reports suggest Mexican marines were involved in removing the signs.

Image by Tony Webster.

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