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January 6, 2025
Wake Up Right
Lawfare
TRUMP TRANSITION 2024/5

WINNING: Trump Plans to Release Over 1,000 J6 Prisoners.

President-elect Donald J. Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office.

Back up: More than 1,600 of Trump’s supporters have been charged with crimes related to the January 6, 2021 riot, and hundreds are currently in prison, many for simply entering the Capitol area.

The details: Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in December: “I’m going to be acting very quickly… I’m looking first day. These people have been there — how long is it? Three, four years. They’ve been in there for years. And they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.”

  • Trump added: “These people have suffered. Their lives have been destroyed. And yet, in Portland, where they burned down half the city… They don’t do anything.”

Quote: On Sunday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a key Trump ally, wrote on X: “President Trump will be giving clemency, pardons and commutations, to J6’ers!!”

The scope: Trump has indicated that his administration would “look at each individual case” and focus on “non-violent” offenders.

In related news: Matthew Graves, the D.C. U.S. Attorney who ran the prosecutions of J6ers, announced last week that he will resign ahead of Trump’s return to office.

The last word: Republican strategist John Feehery summed up the whole J6 spectacle best, saying: “Instead of spending time talking about issues the voters cared about, [Democrats] wasted time talking about a mostly peaceful protest that really only resonated with those who watch MSNBC.”

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President-elect Donald J. Trump reportedly plans to pardon over 1,000 people convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot — even promising to do so on his “first day” in office. show more
January 6, 2025
Media

Jeff Bezos’s Failing Washington Post Faces ANOTHER Round of Layoffs.

The Washington Post—owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—is expected to announce significant layoffs this week, particularly affecting its business division. Several dozen positions will likely be cut in the organization led by publisher and CEO Will Lewis.

The anticipated layoffs follow a period of significant staff turnover at the newspaper, which has seen several high-profile departures recently. Notably, Josh Dawsey is leaving for a role at The Wall Street Journal. He joins other former staffers such as Matea Gold, Ashley Parker, Michael Scherer, Charles Lane, Tyler Pager, and Amanda Katz, who have also exited the publication.

The changes are likely to further affect the newspaper’s flagging morale. In November 2023, The Washington Post saw over 100 employees depart through layoffs and buyouts as it struggled to retain readership. In the hopes of broadening the newspaper’s appeal beyond its currently far-left readership, Bezos prevented its editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. However, the move resulted in a loss of over 250,000 subscribers.

The 2023 layoffs were followed by an employee strike, which saw reporters and staff walk out over a 24-hour period, demanding higher pay and expanded remote work options.

The Washington Post isn’t the only corporate media outlet struggling after President-elect Donald J. Trump’s landslide election victory. Both CNN and MSNBC have seen their television ratings crater since the November election, prompting executives to push for on-air talent salary cuts and staff reductions.

In mid-December, Gloria Borger—a nearly two-decade veteran of CNN—left the network. Meanwhile, MSNBC hosts Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle were forced to take pay reductions to stay on air.

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The Washington Post—owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—is expected to announce significant layoffs this week, particularly affecting its business division. Several dozen positions will likely be cut in the organization led by publisher and CEO Will Lewis. show more
January 6, 2025
William Upton
NatSec
Religion

Imam Connected to NOLA Terrorist Invited to Local Govt Event for Opening Prayer.

Harris County, Texas, government officials are continuing to embrace the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) mosques and its radical imams despite their ties to New Orleans terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar. One of the Houston-area mosque network’s imams, Furqan Sayed, is set to offer an opening prayer at an upcoming Commissioners Court meeting on January 9—the governing body for Harris County, located in Houston, where Din Jabbar lived.

Sayed, an imam at the ISGH—Masjid Abubakr, hosted radical Pakistani activist Nida Abubaker this past August. She is the daughter of Shukri AbuBaker—a convicted terrorist. Even more troubling, the ISGH mosque network in Houston and Harris County is accused of being involved with Pakistani Islamist and Kashmiri jihadist groups both in the United States and abroad.

The National Pulse reported last week that the imam at ISGH–Masjid Bilal, where Din Jabbar allegedly attended, has a long track record of making antisemitic remarks. Imam Eiad Saudan has alleged Jews take over economies wherever they go and claimed that was the reason Adolf Hitler killed them. He added that Europeans only supported Israel because they did not want Jews to come back to Europe.

In another sermon from August of last year, another imam, Mohammed ElFarooqui, gave an antisemitic sermon at Masjid Bilal, claiming the Islamic god Allah had turned Jews into monkeys, pigs, and rats for disobeying him. He added that Jews think God only watched them at the Temple in Jerusalem, saying, “So they went out everywhere on the face of this earth, started creating havoc everywhere.”

Early New Year’s Day, Din Jabbar murdered 15 people in New Orleans by driving a truck through crowds gathered on Bourbon Street. The Houston resident and army veteran pledged his allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group before his attack.

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Harris County, Texas, government officials are continuing to embrace the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) mosques and its radical imams despite their ties to New Orleans terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar. One of the Houston-area mosque network's imams, Furqan Sayed, is set to offer an opening prayer at an upcoming Commissioners Court meeting on January 9—the governing body for Harris County, located in Houston, where Din Jabbar lived. show more
January 6, 2025
William Upton
Breaking
News

BREAKING: Congress Certifies Trump’s Landslide 2024 Presidential Victory.

The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump‘s landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Once sworn in, Trump will be only the second American to serve two non-consecutive terms in office—having held the White House from 2017 through 2021 and now from 2025 until 2029. Trump received a total of 312 electoral votes, while his Democratic Party opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, received 226 electoral votes.

During the 2001 certification, the Congressional Black Caucus systematically objected to confirming the electoral votes won by George W. Bush—each challenging the electoral votes from the State of Florida. These objections were rejected by Democrat Vice President Al Gore—who lost the election to Bush—as they lacked a Senator as a second. During the 2025 certification, no Democrats objected to the slate of electors from any state.

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The United States Congress formally certified President-elect Donald J. Trump's landslide 2024 election victory on Monday, marking the penultimate step before the America First leader is sworn into office on January 20. Every four years, presidential election results are certified through a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate. show more
January 6, 2025
News

Jay-Z’s Problems Return to ’99’ After Judge Grants Case Dismissal.

Rapper Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has received approval to move forward with a motion to dismiss a serious legal case against him. The lawsuit, involving accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor, names both Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs as defendants. According to the court documents, Jay-Z can submit his motion to dismiss by February 6. “Jane Doe,” the pseudonym used for the plaintiff, may counter this motion by February 28, with Jay-Z allowed to respond by March 14.

Jay-Z has continually denied the allegations against him. In earlier proceedings, he attempted to have the plaintiff’s identity disclosed, arguing that public anonymity in such cases does not align with principles of justice and fairness. The court, however, permitted Jane Doe to maintain her anonymity at this stage.

Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, faces several legal challenges. Federal agents recently executed search warrants at his Los Angeles and Miami properties. The search, carried out in relation to separate sex trafficking and racketeering charges, saw law enforcement seizing items from Combs’s Miami house. Despite facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, from multiple accusers, Combs has consistently denied wrongdoing.

His legal team asserts that the accusations are baseless and motivated by financial gain.

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Rapper Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has received approval to move forward with a motion to dismiss a serious legal case against him. The lawsuit, involving accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor, names both Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs as defendants. According to the court documents, Jay-Z can submit his motion to dismiss by February 6. "Jane Doe," the pseudonym used for the plaintiff, may counter this motion by February 28, with Jay-Z allowed to respond by March 14. show more
Migrant Crime
January 6, 2025
Economy
Immigration

Economist Accidentally Proves MAGA Right About Migrants In Mass Deportation Warning.

A Mexican economist’s criticism of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s plan to mass deport illegal immigrants from the United States inadvertently bolsters the America First leader’s arguments that migrants are driving up costs and negatively impacting the economy. Ismael Plascencia López, with the Northwest Mexico Federation of Economists, warns that Trump’s mass deportation plans could cripple Mexico’s economy and balloon the government’s budget.

“They’re talking about deporting 11 to 13 million undocumented migrants now in the United States; it seems like an impossible task. But, if only one to two million people get deported, it would still be a huge strike on the Mexican economy,” López said in a recent interview.

He explained: “It’s going to be a blow just in terms of the number of people sent here, but what about all those countries that refuse to take in their own people? They will likely end up in Mexico; you have to care for them as well.”

López and other experts contend that the flood of migrants into Mexico will force the government to redirect substantial resources to support deported individuals—necessitating investments in food, housing, and transportation.

On the 2024 campaign trail, both President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance repeatedly argued that the Biden government’s mass immigration policies were a core driver in the increasing cost of housing and food in the U.S. In addition to fueling rising prices, Trump and Vance noted the unchecked flow of illegal immigrants into the country under Joe Biden is also suppressing the wages of native-born American workers.

Economists are also cautioning that mass deportations could reduce the flow of remittances from Mexican immigrants residing in the U.S. The National Bank of Mexico reports that $63.3 billion in remittances were received from the U.S. in 2023 alone.

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A Mexican economist's criticism of President-elect Donald J. Trump's plan to mass deport illegal immigrants from the United States inadvertently bolsters the America First leader's arguments that migrants are driving up costs and negatively impacting the economy. Ismael Plascencia López, with the Northwest Mexico Federation of Economists, warns that Trump's mass deportation plans could cripple Mexico's economy and balloon the government's budget. show more
January 6, 2025
Crime
News

FBI Warns of Potential Copycat Attacks Following New Orleans Rampage.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies are warning of potential “copycat or retaliatory attacks” in the wake of the terror attack by an Islamist radical on New Orleans‘ Bourbon Street. Islamic State-aligned radical Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on New Year’s Day, resulting in 14 fatalities before he was killed in a firefight with police.

The incident occurred in the early hours of January 1, 2025. Jabbar had expressed support for the Islamic State terror group in several videos posted before the attack.

According to a federal bulletin distributed to law enforcement nationwide, vehicle-ramming attacks are deemed attractive due to the ease of obtaining a vehicle to carry them out. The bulletin also highlights that the Islamic State has encouraged the use of vehicles as weapons, followed by secondary attacks with other arms.

A spike in such attacks was observed between 2016 and 2017 in the United States and other Western countries. Notably, the Bourbon Street incident is the first attack resulting in fatalities on U.S. soil since 2017 that has been inspired by a foreign terror organization.

The bulletin also mentions that online platforms associated with terror groups have advocated for violence during holiday seasons.

Improvised explosive devices reportedly accompanied Jabbar’s attack, and he possessed firearms, including an AR-15-style rifle. Two law enforcement officers were wounded before Jabbar was shot and killed.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other federal agencies are warning of potential "copycat or retaliatory attacks" in the wake of the terror attack by an Islamist radical on New Orleans' Bourbon Street. Islamic State-aligned radical Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on New Year's Day, resulting in 14 fatalities before he was killed in a firefight with police. show more
January 5, 2025
Jack Montgomery
2A
Crime
World

Pro-EU Leader Pushes for Gun Ban After Shooting.

A mass shooting has left 12 dead, including two children, in Cetinje, Montenegro, after 45-year-old Aco Martinović opened fire following a bar brawl. Martinović killed family members, including his sister, the bar owner, and the bar owner’s nephews, before targeting multiple locations around the Balkan town. He killed himself as police closed in.

The shooting took place on Wednesday, with Martinović returning to the bar with a firearm following the brawl. His victims included seven men, three women, and two children. Four others were wounded.

Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, of the pro-European Union party Europe Now, is exploiting the massacre to push for a ban on private gun ownership. However, there is mounting evidence that law enforcement failures enabled Martinović. He had previously been convicted of violent behavior and illegal weapons possession.

“Most of the victims were people he knew, his closest friends and relatives,” according to Police Commissioner Lazar  Šćepanović. “This criminal act wasn’t planned or organized. It was unpredictable,” he claimed.

Montenegro has declared three days of national mourning, canceling New Year’s festivities.

The incident marks the second mass shooting in Cetinje in recent years. In August 2022, another gunman in the town killed 10 before being killed in a shootout with police and civilians.

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A mass shooting has left 12 dead, including two children, in Cetinje, Montenegro, after 45-year-old Aco Martinović opened fire following a bar brawl. Martinović killed family members, including his sister, the bar owner, and the bar owner's nephews, before targeting multiple locations around the Balkan town. He killed himself as police closed in. show more
January 5, 2025
Christopher Tomlinson
Lawfare
Politics

The Lawfare Against Rudy Giuliani Continues Apace.

Two judges are considering laying contempt charges against America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, as he tries to fend off attempts to seize his Palm Beach, Florida condominium. The ongoing lawfare against Giuliani, 80, comes as he faces a trial this month that will determine if he has to relinquish his Palm Beach residence to two Georgia women who won an absurd $148 million settlement against him in 2023 following a defamation case.

While the two women, former election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, have taken possession of many of Giuliani’s assets, from luxury watches to cars, Giuliani has fought collections, irritating federal judges.

On Friday, Giuliani will appear at the Manhattan federal court, where the two Georgia women have demanded Judge Lewis Liman find Giuliani in contempt and impose heavy sanctions. The women claim Giuliani has refused to provide any documents relating to the Palm Beach property, which they are trying to seize.

Judge Liman, a Democrat appointed by President-elect Donald J. Trump in 2018, ordered Giuliani to surrender his Manhattan penthouse last October. He has also refused to allow Giuliani to attend Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

The second hearing will take place on January 10 in Washington, D.C., where Judge Beryl Howell will determine whether or not to hold Giuliani in contempt for allegedly making new defamatory remarks about the two Georgia women in violation of a prior agreement.

Judge Howell presided over the initial defamation case against Giuliani and has been labeled as biased as she also handled dozens of January 6 cases.

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Two judges are considering laying contempt charges against America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, as he tries to fend off attempts to seize his Palm Beach, Florida condominium. The ongoing lawfare against Giuliani, 80, comes as he faces a trial this month that will determine if he has to relinquish his Palm Beach residence to two Georgia women who won an absurd $148 million settlement against him in 2023 following a defamation case. show more
January 4, 2025
William Upton
Election Integrity
Politics

Two House Members Face Campaign Finance Violations.

The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) claims two House lawmakers likely broke campaign finance laws in prior elections. In two reports released on Thursday, the OCE—a nonpartisan and independent watchdog group established by Congress in 2008—says it has “substantial reason to believe” Representatives Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) failed to appropriately report certain campaign contributions to circumvent election rules on contribution limits and the funding of political action committees (PACs).

According to the OCE reports, Rep. Ogles’s 2022 Congressional campaign allegedly “omitted or misrepresented required information in his financial disclosure statements or FEC candidate committee reports” and “may have accepted excessive contributions that were reported as personal loans and contributions from the candidate.”

The watchdog group claims that Ogles’s $320,000 loan reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for his election campaign was a ploy to cover up his acceptance of donor contributions over the legal limits. They note that they believe the Tennessee Republican lacked the financial resources at the time to make such a significant transaction. However, in a letter to the OCE, Ogles stated that the filing was incorrect and that the actual loan amount was only $20,000.

Meanwhile, Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of circumventing rules regarding campaign contributions to PACs. The report states the Florida Democrat made “payments to a state political action committee in connection with her campaign and failed to report these payments as contributions to her campaign.” Additionally, the OCE says it has found evidence that at least one individual working on Cherfilus-McCormick’s campaign was not paid with official campaign funds. She is also accused of accepting donor contributions over legal limits.

Both reports were referred to the House Ethics Committee for further investigation.

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The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) claims two House lawmakers likely broke campaign finance laws in prior elections. In two reports released on Thursday, the OCE—a nonpartisan and independent watchdog group established by Congress in 2008—says it has "substantial reason to believe" Representatives Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) failed to appropriately report certain campaign contributions to circumvent election rules on contribution limits and the funding of political action committees (PACs). show more