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February 6, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration

Fentanyl Now Contaminates ‘Everything We Seize,’ Says DEA.

Towanda Thorne-James, who leads the El Paso Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), says fentanyl now contaminates “everything” the federal agency is seizing in the border city, and the Mexican government could be doing more to stop it from being trafficked into the United States.

“Fentanyl is in everything that we seize: It’s in meth, it’s in cocaine, in heroin — it’s in everything,” said the special agent.

Thorne-James said two cartels are responsible for “almost all” of the fentanyl coming across the south-west border, with much of their narcotics being sold on social media: “one click on your cellphone [and you are] having fentanyl and other drugs delivered.”

She also said she “firmly believe[s] Mexico could be doing more and should be doing more” to stop the deadly trade.

Thorne-James is particularly concerned by the spread of so-called “rainbow fentanyl,” which resembles candy and is occasionally ingested by small children with deadly consequences.

“Nothing surprises me with the cartels. I’m appalled how they target our younger children with color-coded pills, pills that are made to look like candy, things to simulate chips or cookies or things we would normally eat. They have no morals and no concerns other than generating profit,” said the DEA agent.

Donald Trump has warned uncontrolled, illegal mass migration and the trade in drugs are “poisoning the blood” of the country. A large majority of Americans agree with the America First leader.

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Towanda Thorne-James, who leads the El Paso Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), says fentanyl now contaminates "everything" the federal agency is seizing in the border city, and the Mexican government could be doing more to stop it from being trafficked into the United States. show more
February 6, 2024
UK
War

Report: UK Military Would Exhaust Capabilities After Just 2 of Months of War.

The British military can sustain its full capabilities for only about two months in the event of a conflict with a comparable opponent, according to a House of Commons defense committee report. Both current and former British military leaders described a decade-long “hollowing out” of the Armed Forces that has led to overall deficiencies in war-fighting resilience. Critical infrastructural gaps noted by the Ministry of Defence include inadequate munitions warehousing and infrastructure, operational medical capacity, and support for armored vehicle equipment.

Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey pointed out that while defense cuts were deemed necessary when implemented, it is now urgent to reinvest in areas subject to disinvestment. Heappey further stated that substantial work is needed to regain the wartime readiness last seen during the Cold War era.

The report indicates that the British military’s readiness was negatively impacted by the donation of armaments to Ukraine, with one artillery regiment reportedly depleted of guns after assisting in the Ukrainian war effort against Russia. Another concern is the bottleneck in procurement and delivery for replenishment of the NLAW anti-tank systems and 155mm artillery ammunition Britain provided to Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the British army only has around 75,000 soldiers, about half of what it commanded three decades ago. This triggered talks about utilizing a “civilian army” during major conflicts. The consequences of this scaled-down force are already visible, with the imminent decommissioning of two naval frigates reportedly due to insufficient staff. Jeremy Quin MP, chair of the committee, concluded that the military’s preparedness for a prolonged war requires increased attention and sustained focus.

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The British military can sustain its full capabilities for only about two months in the event of a conflict with a comparable opponent, according to a House of Commons defense committee report. Both current and former British military leaders described a decade-long “hollowing out” of the Armed Forces that has led to overall deficiencies in war-fighting resilience. Critical infrastructural gaps noted by the Ministry of Defence include inadequate munitions warehousing and infrastructure, operational medical capacity, and support for armored vehicle equipment. show more
February 6, 2024
News

Cops Say Dead Spy Zipped & Padlocked in Bag at Safehouse Did It To Himself 👀

A forensic review into the decade-old mysterious death of British spy Gareth Williams, 31, has concluded, producing no new evidence or lines of inquiry, according to London authorities. Instead, authorities want the public to believe that Williams – who was working for foreign intelligence agency MI6 – stripped naked, got inside a bag in his bathtub, zipped it up and somehow padlocked it, then died.

Despite a 2012 coroner’s conclusion that Williams was likely killed unlawfully by another person, evidence from subsequent police investigations still points to accidental death and dismisses implications of foreign espionage involvement. The latest probe, a forensic review commissioned in 2021, confirms this conclusion.

The MI6 agent’s remains were found curled in a fetal position inside a locked red hold-all at his London apartment, which was a government intelligence “safe house.” The body had decomposed significantly due to the summer heat, remaining undiscovered for a week. Autopsy results showed no presence of alcohol, drugs, nor poison in his system.

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A forensic review into the decade-old mysterious death of British spy Gareth Williams, 31, has concluded, producing no new evidence or lines of inquiry, according to London authorities. Instead, authorities want the public to believe that Williams – who was working for foreign intelligence agency MI6 – stripped naked, got inside a bag in his bathtub, zipped it up and somehow padlocked it, then died. show more
February 5, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

Even Al Sharpton Calls it a Border Invasion.

MSNBC host Al Sharpton acknowledged on Monday that illegal immigrants are invading the United States’ southern border. During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Sharpton pressed Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Democrat efforts to pressure the Senate into passing the Ukraine/Border Security funding supplemental.

“You’re getting migrants beating up policemen in the streets of New York. You’re seeing an influx of migrants all over the country that frankly have people outraged,” Sharpton said before adding: “We’re looking every day at the invasion of migrants.”

Recent data shows that 65 percent, or almost a full two-thirds of Americans, say it is “very accurate” or “somewhat accurate” to describe the Biden-made crisis at the U.S. border as an “invasion” of the United States.

Sharpton, a one-time candidate for the Democrat presidential nomination, encouraged Sen. Murphy and his colleagues to back a public pressure campaign against Congressional Republicans to generate support for the supplemental funding deal. Released late on Sunday, the legislation has already drawn sharp criticism from many Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats. In the House, Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill would “be dead on arrival.”

The Senate legislation, critics contend, does little to address border security and would hamper efforts by a future presidential administration to shut down the border. In addition, the deal has drawn criticism for expanding immigrant work visas and creating a fast-track asylum system — bypassing immigration courts. An estimated 5,000 illegal immigrants are released into the U.S. each week, a figure even acknowledged by the Biden Government.

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MSNBC host Al Sharpton acknowledged on Monday that illegal immigrants are invading the United States' southern border. During an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Sharpton pressed Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Democrat efforts to pressure the Senate into passing the Ukraine/Border Security funding supplemental. show more
February 5, 2024
Ed Kozak
NatSec
Politics
War

Schumer Threatens America: Pass Open Borders Bill or We’ll Send Your Kids to Die in Ukraine.

In an interview with Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ on Monday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned that if the Senate’ border bill’ fails to pass, America will become embroiled in a European land war against Russia. He also implied that the current Russo-Ukraine war is already a war between Russia and the United States.

“We’re at a turning point in America. This bill is crucial, and history will look back on it and say, ‘Did America fail itself’?’” Schumer told Brzezinski. “Why is it crucial? Well, if we don’t aid Ukraine, Putin will… walk all over Ukraine, we will lose the war, and we could be fighting in Eastern Europe in a NATO ally in a few years [sic]. Americans won’t like that,” he continued.

Schumer’s comments came as an increasing number of Congressional Republicans — and former President Donald Trump — are voicing their opposition to the bill, which not only fails to address the border crisis adequately but also ties its border provisions to over $60 billion of aid to Ukraine and over $14 billion of aid to Israel.

“Only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday. “It takes the HORRIBLE JOB the Democrats have done on Immigration and the Border, absolves them, and puts it all squarely on the shoulders of Republicans,” Trump wrote in the post, adding: “Don’t be STUPID!!! We need a separate Border and Immigration Bill. It should not be tied to foreign aid in any way, shape, or form! The Democrats broke Immigration and the Border. They should fix it.”

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In an interview with Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ on Monday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned that if the Senate’ border bill’ fails to pass, America will become embroiled in a European land war against Russia. He also implied that the current Russo-Ukraine war is already a war between Russia and the United States. show more
February 5, 2024
Election Integrity

State Sued for Counting Near 2% of Ballots After Election Day.

Judicial Watch is filing a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi, challenging the Mississippi election law that permits absentee ballots to be received as long as five business days after Election Day.

The suit states that “[u]nder federal law, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year is election day (“Election Day”) for federal elections… Congress recently reaffirmed a single national Election Day… Under the recent Congressional amendments, no extension of Election Day shall be allowed unless there are ‘force majeure events that are extraordinary and catastrophic’.”

“The law requires an ‘Election Day,’ not an ‘Election Week.’ Mississippi’s five-day extension of Election Day beyond the date set by Congress is illegal, violates the civil rights of voters, and encourages fraud,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton in a statement on Monday.

The group has presided over or aided in a number of successful cases to help restore America’s elections to a more commonly accepted, pre-pandemic, Western standard.

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Judicial Watch is filing a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi, challenging the Mississippi election law that permits absentee ballots to be received as long as five business days after Election Day.

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February 5, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

Whistleblower Reveals How Migrants Get Free Hotels, Food, Healthcare, Tablets, Ubers, and More.

Illegal aliens in Massachusetts are filling hotels and motels across the state, with whistleblower claims published by talk-show host Howie Carr detailing how migrants are being lavished with benefits in one of the hotels now “closed to the public,” at the behest of the state and the nonprofits with which it partners.

“It’s not only a roof over their heads and three squares a day, but ‘free’ diapers, wipes, toiletries, free tablets, and phones, free English lessons, state caseworkers making sure all entitlements are taken, free Uber and Lyft rides, free bus passes,” the whistleblower explained, in testimony not dissimilar to the now-infamous ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech delivered by British politician Enoch Powell in the late 1960s.

The Department of Children & Families believes migrant families all “need a crib, stroller, toys, etc.,” and hotel management “is required to order them” — new from Amazon, with next-day delivery.

“They all have MassHealth, free legal services, free tax-filing services,” the whistleblower continued, adding that “[m]ost now have Social Security cards and many are getting work permits, as [they] have been in the ‘shelter’ for months.” Most reportedly realize they can live better on welfare, however.

The whistleblower said their hotel sees “daily” police and fire department callouts to deal “with fights, guns, drugs, [and] overdoses.”

They also questioned why the migrants were treated so generously when “little old ladies, low-income seniors, and homeless veterans down on their luck” are left languishing on waiting lists for public housing for years.

Democrat Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey insists ‘Right to Shelter’ will not be terminated, despite admitting the state’s capacity to host migrants has been exhausted.

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Illegal aliens in Massachusetts are filling hotels and motels across the state, with whistleblower claims published by talk-show host Howie Carr detailing how migrants are being lavished with benefits in one of the hotels now “closed to the public,” at the behest of the state and the nonprofits with which it partners. show more
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February 5, 2024
William Upton
Immigration
Politics

Trump Blasts ‘Foolish, Horrendous, Stupid’ Border Deal.

Former President Donald Trump has come out against the Senate Ukraine/Border supplemental funding bill, slamming the deal as “a Death Wish for The Republican Party.” In a post on Truth Social on Monday morning, the former Republican President said, “Only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill.”

“It takes the HORRIBLE JOB the Democrats have done on Immigration and the Border, absolves them, and puts it all squarely on the shoulders of Republicans,” Trump posted, adding: “Don’t be STUPID!!! We need a separate Border and Immigration Bill. It should not be tied to foreign aid in any way, shape, or form! The Democrats broke Immigration and the Border. They should fix it.”

Late Sunday night, Senate leaders unveiled their Ukraine aid and U.S. border security supplemental funding bill negotiated by Sens. Sinema (I-AZ), Murray (D-WA), Lankford (R-OK), and Tillis (R-NC). Over the past several weeks, the Republican negotiators — Lankford and Tillis — have come under increasing criticism from their Republican Senate colleagues over provisions in the legislation that would limit the President’s power to shut down the border by proclamation. Opponents also point to the expansion of work visas and other programs in the legislation as indicative of it being an immigrant labor bill and not border security legislation.

The leadership-backed legislation must gain 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster. With former President Trump joining the opposition to the Senate deal, Sens. Schumer (D-NY) and McConnell (R-KY) may find it increasingly difficult to whip those 60 votes.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who heads up the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), has already come out against the funding supplemental. Daines, widely viewed as a moderate on immigration, has supported the expansion of visa and guest worker programs in the past.

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Former President Donald Trump has come out against the Senate Ukraine/Border supplemental funding bill, slamming the deal as "a Death Wish for The Republican Party." In a post on Truth Social on Monday morning, the former Republican President said, "Only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill." show more
February 5, 2024
William Upton
News

E. Jean Carroll Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Says Trump Called Her A C*nt at Mar-a-Lago.

Attorney Roberta Kaplan, a long-time legal antagonist of former President Donald Trump, claims he knowingly deployed a slang phrase for “c*nt” following a deposition at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. Appearing on the far-left Bulwark podcast, George Conway Explains It All, Kaplan told hosts Conway and Sarah Longwell that the former President said, “See you next Tuesday” upon ending the deposition.

The phrase “see you next Tuesday” is sometimes used to spell out the word, “c u n t,” a moniker over which Kaplan is clearly sensitive.

The attorney, who recently represented E. Jean Carroll in two defamation lawsuits against Trump, claims she was unaware of the alternative meaning of what Trump said. “So I said to him, what are you talking about? I’m coming back on Wednesday. It’s literally… it was an honest answer [sic], I had no idea what he’s talking about,” Kaplan told Conway and Longwell, claiming she suspected it was a joke.

Kaplan went on to explain that once she had departed Mar-a-Lago, her colleagues told her that Trump had — in essence — called her a “c*nt.” She said: “Then we get into the car and my colleagues are like, Robbie, do you know what that means? And I’m like, no, what are you talking about? They tell me and I’m like, oh my God, thank God I didn’t know because had I known, I for sure would have gotten angry.”

Conway is the former husband of Kellyanne Conway, a former Trump advisor. He was the first to prompt E. Jean Carroll into suing the 45th president, convincing her of the matter at a house party hosted by the far-left Bulwark contributor Molly Jong-Fast. Kaplan took the case having recently smeared the sexual accusers of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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Attorney Roberta Kaplan, a long-time legal antagonist of former President Donald Trump, claims he knowingly deployed a slang phrase for “c*nt” following a deposition at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. Appearing on the far-left Bulwark podcast, George Conway Explains It All, Kaplan told hosts Conway and Sarah Longwell that the former President said, “See you next Tuesday” upon ending the deposition. show more
Biden
February 4, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
Breaking
Immigration

SUMMARY: Senate ‘Border Bill’ Has MASSIVE Handouts for Ukraine & Israel, Little for Border Security, and Authorizes MORE Migration.

The “bipartisan” Senate border bill has been released. It includes whopping amounts of funding for Ukraine ($60bn+), Israel ($14bn+), and billions for “humanitarian assistance” around the world. Little, however, is delivered for actual U.S. border security in the $120bn+ bill, which also includes much in the way of assisting more migrants into the United States.

The bill appears to “provide work authorization for an individual who is determined to be a child,” as well as lowering the restrictions in place for the hiring of new border enforcement agents and asylum processors. The bill would, for instance, remove polygraph screening for new candidates, as well as pay asylum handlers 15 percent extra.

In addition to helping fund Ukraine’s private sector and police force, the bill also limits for how long the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security may declare a border emergency, granting the President authority to end said emergency declaration. Additionally, the bill would grant automatic work authorizations for foreign fiancées, spouses, or children of either U.S. citizens or H-1B visa holders, which is likely to cause a further explosion in migration numbers.

The bill also authorizes a further 250,000 immigrant visas for the next five fiscal years.

The 370-page document will now be scrutinized by lawmakers with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hinting at a Wednesday vote. A summary of the bill follows.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:

  • $48.43 billion for Ukraine, plus:
    • $19.85 billion for U.S. military weapons and equipment;
    • $13.8 billion for the purchase of weapons and munitions from the U.S.;
    • $14.8 billion for “military training, intelligence sharing, increased presence, and other support activities.”
  • Assistance to Israel and U.S. operations in the Middle East, including:
    • $10.6 billion for Israel, including $4 billion for Israeli missile defense and $1.2 billion for Iron Beam missile defense;
    • $2.44 billion to support U.S. operations in the Red Sea;
  • $2.58 billion for Indo-Pacific China deterrence, including:
    • $1.9 billion for U.S. weapons to Taiwan;
    • $542.2 million for Indo-Pacific Command’s unfunded requirements;
    • $133 million for cruise missile components;
  • $3.3 billion for submarine dry dock construction;
  • $5.4 billion for artillery and air defense.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY:

  • $98 million for the development and production of isotopes;
  • $149 million for the National Nuclear Security Administration for Ukraine activity;
  • $2.72 billion to boost nuclear fuel production.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY:

  • $400 million for non-governmental Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants;
  • $33 million for monitoring, analyzing, public reporting on, and projecting migration flows.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:

  • $2.334 billion for refugees;
  • $350 million for the legal bills of unaccompanied minors.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND USAID:

  • $299 million for U.S. diplomatic facilities in Ukraine, Israel, and other “at-risk facilities”;
  • $7.85 billion budget support for Ukraine, including a prohibition on reimbursement of pensions, and $1.58 billion for the Ukrainian private sector;
  • $25 million to support “recovery and resilience efforts in Ukrainian territory reclaimed from Russia and in Moldova, and $50 million to respond to food insecurity, including as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”;
  • $1.6 billion in foreign military financing to address Ukraine and other regional partners’ air defense, artillery, maritime security, and maintenance and sustainment requirements; $300 million to help Ukraine protect its borders and promote the rule of law; and $100 million to support demining, counterterrorism and nonproliferation programs;
  • $3.5 billion in foreign military financing for Israel;
  • $85 million for Arab states to “enhance counterterrorism”;
  • $2 billion for “the world’s poorest countries to mitigate the economic impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the exploitation of heightened debt vulnerabilities by the People’s Republic of China”;
  • $9.2 billion for food, shelter, and basic services to Ukraine, Gaza, the West Bank, East Africa, South Asia, and elsewhere;
  • $415 million to “reduce irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere” by giving money to developing nations.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:

  • $440 million for additional immigration judge teams;
  • $11.8 million to combat human trafficking and smuggling;
  • $210 million for housing, medical, and transportation requirements for criminals.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION:

  • $204 million for the FBI Laboratory’s backlog;
  • $23.2 million to “disrupt and dismantle the Mexican cartels responsible for trafficking fentanyl across the southern border”.

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION:

  • $3.88 billion “to manage and enhance security at our nation’s borders”;
    • $723 million to hire additional officers and agents;
    • $424.5 million to combat the entry of fentanyl;
    • $334 million for additional border security technology;
    • $1.4 billion to support sheltering and related humanitarian assistance.

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT:

  • $2.55 billion to fund transport costs;
  • $1.29 billion for the “Alternatives to Detention” program;
  • $534.68 million for officers and agents;
  • $3.2 billion for custodial detention capacity.

FEMA:

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES:

  • $3.99 billion for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for personnel, facilities, and related costs, including 4,338 Asylum Officers;
    • $147.9 million for costs related to a new asylum appeals board.

Read the summary here, or the full bill below:

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The "bipartisan" Senate border bill has been released. It includes whopping amounts of funding for Ukraine ($60bn+), Israel ($14bn+), and billions for "humanitarian assistance" around the world. Little, however, is delivered for actual U.S. border security in the $120bn+ bill, which also includes much in the way of assisting more migrants into the United States. show more

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If you want my two cents on this, it’s a massive slap in the face for ordinary Americans concerned with the border and the GOP needs to denounce this capitulation immediately
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