Michael Patrick Leahy, editor and owner of The Tennessee Star, is facing potential imprisonment if he does not reveal the source who leaked the manifesto of Audrey Hale, the Covenant School shooter. Davidson County Chancellor I’Ashea Myles – a local Nashville trial judge – scheduled Leahy for a “show cause hearing” on Monday, June 17, following his publication of the leaked documents.
Audrey Hale’s attack on March 27, 2023, resulted in the deaths of three children and three adults. The manifesto, described as being filled with anti-white and anti-Christian statements, was released despite efforts by federal and local officials to keep it confidential. Authorities cited the risk of it serving as a roadmap for future copycat incidents and the potential unintended consequences for vulnerable populations.
Leahy’s legal representation, First Amendment lawyer Daniel Horwitz, filed an emergency motion on Wednesday to stay the court order. Citing freedom of the press and state law violations, Horwitz argued that the “show cause order” violated Tennessee’s shield law and due process guarantees, among other constitutional concerns.
Horwitz pointed out that the order was vague and did not clearly specify the provisions Leahy may have violated, raising procedural issues regarding Leahy’s ability to mount an adequate defense. In his arguments, Horwitz emphasized protections under the First Amendment against prior restraint, asserting that any prohibition of publication would be unconstitutional.
Following Myles’ refusal to rescind her order, an additional mandate required a representative from Nashville’s government to appear in court. The judge rejected claims of First Amendment infringements and indicated further actions could involve appointing an attorney as amicus curiae to investigate and potentially prosecute any contempt citations related to the case.
Myles has an extremely active Instagram page showcasing her support for gay pride, Juneteenth, and far-left Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She received a “Diversity Fellowship” between 2018 and 2021 and said upon her appointment to the court: “I am truly honored to have an opportunity, as a minority woman, to be the first to bring this diverse and inclusive perspective to our civil trial court bench in Nashville.”
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Michael Patrick Leahy, editor and owner of The Tennessee Star, is facing potential imprisonment if he does not reveal the source who leaked the manifesto of Audrey Hale, the Covenant School shooter. Davidson County Chancellor I'Ashea Myles – a local Nashville trial judge – scheduled Leahy for a "show cause hearing" on Monday, June 17, following his publication of the leaked documents.
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Over the past week, new evidence has further validated Donald Trump’s description of migrant crime as a “new category of crime.” The National Pulse has uncovered numerous instances of illegal aliens committing crimes and sapping public resources, fraying America’s social fabric.
GANGS MAP.
On Friday, reporters published a map showing the explosion of transnational criminal organizations across the U.S., fueled by the illegal immigration crisis.
The map shows the brutal Tren de Aragua gang, which first emerged in the prisons of Venezuela, operating in cities including Chicago, Miami, and New York. It shows ultra-violent Mexican cartels, in particular the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, operating in all 50 states. It even reveals that Chinese Triads are running extensive drug farms run by de facto slaves in states as far from the southern border as Washington and Maine. The crime syndicate has links to “hundreds” of properties in the Pine Tree State.
The extent of the crime map provides firm evidence for Trump’s warning that “every state is a border state” now.
Jose Medina-Hernandez is charged with mowing down Nancy Richmond, an 88-year-old grandmother-of-five, and her daughter Crystal Brunn, 63, in Shelby Township, Michigan.
The National Pulse has covered many examples of illegals, often intoxicated, killing Americans on the roads, including children. Medina-Hernandez’s case stands out as he had reportedly been issued a driver’s license despite the fact that “Michigan law requires an individual be ‘legally present’ to be issued a standard driver’s license.”
“It’s extremely alarming to think Secretary Benson may be unlawfully issuing licenses to illegal immigrants,” commented Republican State Senator Joseph Bellino.
Republicans are concerned about illegals obtaining documents allowing them to vote in U.S. elections, despite the fact this is technically illegal, due to similar weaknesses in the vetting process for registering to vote.
PICKPOCKETING EPIDEMIC.
New York is suffering a huge wave of pickpocketing, with the New York Police Department (NYPD) logging 781 complaints so far in 2024. This is a substantial increase on the 650 pickpocketing complaints they had received by the same time last year–and still underestimates the true scale of the epidemic, with many victims feeling that reporting pickpocketing is a waste of time.
Raymond Kelly, former Police Commissioner of New York City, complained, “There are no consequences for virtually anything these days,” adding that migrants are “augmenting” the crime wave.
Democrat district attorneys such as Manhattan’s Alvin Bragg, responsible for Donald Trump’s sham conviction, seem uninterested in deterring genuine criminals, downgrading over half of the felonies presented to him by police to misdemeanors.
INFILTRATORS.
U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) and the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested eight Islamic State terrorists in cities as far-flung as Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York City.
The jihadists all hail from Tajikistan, the home country of the ISIS terrorists responsible for the March terror attack at Crocus Hall, near Moscow, that left over 140 Russians dead. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned in May that the U.S. is at risk of a similar attack.
One of the Tajiks arrested in the U.S. had been at large for at least six months. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initially detained all of them but later released them. Authorities discovered their terror links afterward, highlighting the dangers of allowing illegal aliens to remain free for years while their asylum claims are processed.
TRAFFICKED DAUGHTER.
Elia Antonio and Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia are facing multiple pedophilia charges; the former for “knowingly attempt to provide or transport a child”—his 12-year-old daughter—”for the purpose of commercial sex act,” the latter for first-degree child sex assault, child enticement, false imprisonment, and strangulation and suffocation.
Antonio reportedly told his daughter to “wear something nice” before she was blindfolded, tied up, and abused in Oakfield, Wisconsin. She later escaped to a nearby home, where they called the police.
FOXES GUARDING THE HENHOUSE.
Illegal immigration and drug smuggling are big business for cartels and so-called “coyote” people-smugglers—so big that organized criminals are increasingly able to pay off U.S. officials.
A jury has convicted former CBP officer Leonard Darnell George of receiving bribes, conspiracy to import drugs, and migrant smuggling. He allowed at least 19 cars packed with hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, as well as illegal aliens, through the San Ysidro Port of Entry near San Diego, California, over a period of six months.
George received a minimum of $13,000 for each vehicle he waved through. He blew much of the money on motorbikes, jewelry, and “showering” strippers with money at the Hong Kong Gentleman’s Club in Tijuana, Mexico.
“We have a new category of crime. It’s called migrant crime, and it’s going to be worse than any other form of crime,” @realDonaldTrump told Laura Ingraham. pic.twitter.com/FrdQLSFKPB
Read The National Pulse’s previous migrant crime round-up here.
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Over the past week, new evidence has further validated Donald Trump's description of migrant crime as a "new category of crime." The National Pulse has uncovered numerous instances of illegal aliens committing crimes and sapping public resources, fraying America's social fabric.
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Britain’s Labour Party is poised to win a staggering 262-seat majority in next month’s general election, leaving the Conservatives with a meager 72 seats, their worst performance in nearly two centuries. This is a dramatic decline from their 2019 result and less than half their previous worst result of 156 seats in 1906.
A Survation survey of 22,000 people, commissioned by Best for Britain, shows Labour sweeping 70 percent of the seats (456) with 40 percent of the total vote. Meanwhile, the Conservatives, despite still being the main opposition party, are predicted to win only 72 seats. If Labour gains just a 2-point swing, the Tories could be reduced to a mere 29 seats. This shift highlights the stark decline in Conservative Party support, which has dropped 21 points from 2019 to 24 percent in this survey.
The party has governed mostly to the center-to-far left for the past 14 years.
One of the most closely watched races is in Clacton, where Nigel Farage is narrowly projected to win with 31 percent of the vote, just two points ahead of the incumbent Conservative Giles Watling, who is expected to secure 29 percent.
Labour is set to win for the first time in traditionally safe Conservative areas such as Chipping Barnet, Hexham, Sutton Coldfield, and Tatton. Additionally, Labour is making inroads in Southend, Bournemouth, and the Isle of Wight, regions that have never had a Labour Member of Parliament.
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Britain's Labour Party is poised to win a staggering 262-seat majority in next month’s general election, leaving the Conservatives with a meager 72 seats, their worst performance in nearly two centuries. This is a dramatic decline from their 2019 result and less than half their previous worst result of 156 seats in 1906.
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Mass shootings have surged during Biden’s presidency, with a projected total of 2,462 incidents by the end of 2024, according to the Gun Violence Archive. This marks a staggering 44.32 percent increase compared to the 1,706 mass shootings that occurred during Trump’s four years in office.
The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident where four or more people are shot and/or killed, excluding the shooter. This consistent definition allows for accurate tracking and comparison of gun violence incidents across different time periods.
Key Figures:
Trump’s Term (2017-2020):
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 610
Total: 1,706
Biden’s Term (2021-2024, projected):
2021: 689
2022: 646
2023: 656
2024 (projected): 471
Total: 2,462
The increase is underscored by the carnage in most Democrat-run cities in America, with most gun crime victims either known to their assailants or gang violence or robbery
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Mass shootings have surged during Biden’s presidency, with a projected total of 2,462 incidents by the end of 2024, according to the Gun Violence Archive. This marks a staggering 44.32 percent increase compared to the 1,706 mass shootings that occurred during Trump’s four years in office.
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The Biden government’s border crisis has allowed a flood of foreign criminal gangs to infiltrate the United States. Tren de Aragua, a brutal Venezuelan gang, has attained footholds in several major Texas cities, as well as Chicago and New York City. Meanwhile, Mexican drug cartels are driving human smuggling over the southern border largely unchecked. Even more concern, The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that eight alleged ISIS operatives were detained across the United States, including in Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia.
Joe Biden‘s illegal immigration crisis exposes America to ‘ghost’ criminals, paramilitary operatives, and potential terrorists. Tren de Aragua has used the crisis to grow from a Venezuelan prison gang into a severe threat in both the United States and their home country. This gang is implicated in human smuggling and sex trafficking, often identifiable only by tattoos depicting AK-47s and gas-masked skulls.
During a recent arrest in Queens, a suspect, Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, was found to be an illegalimmigrant and a suspected Tren de Aragua member. The New York Police Department (NYPD) and other law enforcement agencies are increasingly encountering such ‘ghost criminals.’
Members of Mexican drug cartels and other criminal organizations are exploiting the porous southern border. Joseph Humire, a national security expert, links Tren’s U.S. presence to border lawlessness. Tren members are involved in numerous investigations in states including New York, Illinois, and Texas. Over 15 million illegal immigrants may have likely entered the U.S. since Joe Biden‘s inauguration. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has recognized that many hardened criminals hide among groups crossing the border, making identification difficult.
Meanwhile, Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel has spread its operations far from the border, even into Florida. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), cartels are active in all 50 states.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Chris Wray has expressed concern over potential coordinated attacks similar to an ISIS-K attack in Moscow earlier this year. The arrests of the eight suspected ISIS terrorists earlier this week underscore ongoing national security risks tied to illegal immigration. Additionally, Chinese organized crime syndicates are also posing a problem. These Chinese gangs run numerous illegal cannabis farms in states like Oklahoma, Maine, and New Mexico. These farms rely on trafficked Chinese laborers, many tricked into working under inhumane conditions.
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The Biden government's border crisis has allowed a flood of foreign criminal gangs to infiltrate the United States. Tren de Aragua, a brutal Venezuelan gang, has attained footholds in several major Texas cities, as well as Chicago and New York City. Meanwhile, Mexican drug cartels are driving human smuggling over the southern border largely unchecked. Even more concern, The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that eight alleged ISIS operatives were detained across the United States, including in Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia.
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The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson released late on Friday, the DOJ, overseen by the Attorney General, argued that the House Republican‘s contempt resolution does not preempt Joe Biden‘s assertion of executive privilege regarding audio records of two interviews he sat for with special counsel Robert Hur. Garland was held in contempt for refusing to furnish the recordings to Congress.
“The longstanding position of the Department is that we will not prosecute an official for contempt of Congress for declining to provide subpoenaed information subject to a presidential assertion of executive privilege,” the letter, authored by Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte reads. He adds: “Across administrations of both political parties, we have consistently adhered to the position that ‘the contempt of Congress statute was not intended to apply and could not constitutionally be applied to an Executive Branch official who asserts the President’s claim of executive privilege.'”
WHAT ABOUT BANNON & NAVARRO?
Despite Uriarte’s claim, this precedent was not extended to Dr. Peter Navarro or Stephen K. Bannon, both sentenced to jail time due to a congressional contempt charge made by the hyper-partisan January 6th committee, which fabricated information and mass-deleted evidence. Meanwhile, Garland has publicly and dubiously argued that “Releasing the audio would chill cooperation with the department in future investigations, and it could influence witnesses’ answers if they thought the audio of their law enforcement interviews would be broadcast to Congress and the public.”
The DOJ letter concludes: “…the Department has determined that the responses by Attorney General Garland to the subpoenas issued by the Committees did not constitute a crime, and accordingly… will not bring the congressional contempt citation before a grand jury or take any other action to prosecute the Attorney General.”
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The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson released late on Friday, the DOJ, overseen by the Attorney General, argued that the House Republican's contempt resolution does not preempt Joe Biden's assertion of executive privilege regarding audio records of two interviews he sat for with special counsel Robert Hur. Garland was held in contempt for refusing to furnish the recordings to Congress.
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Editor’s Notes
Behind-the-scenes political intrigue exclusively for Pulse+ subscribers.
In her first speech since her National Rally (RN) party won the European Parliament elections in France, populist leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to strip Islamist dual nationals of their French citizenship and deport them.
“Bi-nationals connected to Islamist ideology must be stripped of their nationality and expelled. The French who adopt the ideology of the enemy must be brought before justice and punished. The laws exist; they just need to be applied,” Le Pen vowed.
“Radical mosques will be shut down, hate preachers expelled,” she continued. “[A]ssociations connected with Salafism and the Muslim Brotherhood will be dissolved. With me, be assured that the rights of women, today challenged by the Islamist obscurantism, will be granted to all the women of France. With me, the security will not go against liberty, in any case, not against the liberty of honest people.”
President Emmanuel Macron called a snap national election after National Rally placed first in the European elections, securing 31.4 percent of the vote against 14.6 percent for Macron’s Renaissance party.
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, believes Macron is gambling RN lacks the resources to fight another election campaign on such short notice. For a majority in the National Assembly, RN need to secure 289 seats—a significant increase from their current 88.
Macron’s stunt may be backfiring. RN is projected to win the election even if it fails to secure an outright majority. Meanwhile, a coalition of far-left parties is projected to beat Renaissance into third place.
However, the French right is also experiencing difficulties. The establishment-right Republicans and populist Reconquest are both imploding after failed attempts to establish an electoral pact with Le Pen.
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In her first speech since her National Rally (RN) party won the European Parliament elections in France, populist leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to strip Islamist dual nationals of their French citizenship and deport them.
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A recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reveals a significant shift in federal arrest numbers for noncitizens over a 20-year span. In 2018, non-U.S. citizens represented 64 percent of federal arrests, a notable rise from 1998, when they accounted for just 37 percent and U.S. citizens comprised 63 percent.
Despite noncitizens making up approximately seven percent of the U.S. population, according to 2017 Census Bureau data, the BJS report highlights that they were responsible for 15 percent of all federal arrests and an equal percentage of non-immigration crime prosecutions in U.S. district courts in 2018.
A notable increase was seen in the five judicial districts along the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal arrests in these regions nearly doubled from 33 percent in 1998 to 65 percent in 2018. The report indicates that almost 95 percent of this increase pertains to immigration offenses.
The data further reveals that Mexican nationals constituted about 40 percent of these noncitizen arrests, with Central Americans making up another 20 percent. Comparatively, U.S. citizens accounted for 36 percent of all federal offense arrests in 2018.
From 1998 to 2018, the percentage of federal arrests involving Mexican citizens increased from 28 percent to 40 percent, and arrests involving Central Americans surged from 1 percent to 20 percent. Meanwhile, U.S. citizen federal arrests saw a decrease from 63 percent to 36 percent.
The report also identifies the most common offenses leading to prosecutions of non-U.S. citizens in 2018. These include illegal reentry (72 percent), drug-related offenses (13 percent), fraud (4.5 percent), alien smuggling (4 percent), and visa misuse (2 percent). In contrast, U.S. citizens were most frequently prosecuted for drug offenses (38 percent), weapons charges (21 percent), fraud (12 percent), public order crimes (12 percent), and alien smuggling (6 percent).
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A recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reveals a significant shift in federal arrest numbers for noncitizens over a 20-year span. In 2018, non-U.S. citizens represented 64 percent of federal arrests, a notable rise from 1998, when they accounted for just 37 percent and U.S. citizens comprised 63 percent.
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Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)’s Central Florida Tourism Oversight District appointees approved an agreement Wednesday, resolving a two-year dispute involving Walt Disney World and its governing district. This conflict began two years ago when Disney publicly opposed a state law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
The tourism board unanimously approved a 15-year development agreement with the district that included a commitment to infrastructure improvements. In exchange, Disney is agreeing to commit up to $17 billion to investments in its Disney World amusement park over the next two decades.
The agreement follows a March truce, during which both parties ceased litigation in state court and focused instead on negotiating a new development agreement and comprehensive plan by next year. Previously controlled by Disney backers, the district provides essential services like firefighting and mosquito control.
Board member Brian Aungst stated the agreement ensures a cooperative framework for Disney and the district. “This is the day we all have been looking forward to,” Aungst remarked Wednesday. He expressed confidence in reaching a favorable resolution.
Under the agreement, Disney must donate up to 100 acres of its property for district-controlled infrastructure projects, allocate at least half of its construction projects to Florida-based companies, and invest at least $10 million in affordable housing for central Florida. Disney would gain approval to construct a fifth major theme park and two minor parks, potentially increasing its hotel room count and retail and restaurant space.
Unresolved is an appeal in a federal lawsuit Disney filed against DeSantis and his appointees. Post-settlement, Disney requested a pause to negotiate the development agreement. Disney has until next week to decide whether to proceed with the case.
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Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)'s Central Florida Tourism Oversight District appointees approved an agreement Wednesday, resolving a two-year dispute involving Walt Disney World and its governing district. This conflict began two years ago when Disney publicly opposed a state law dubbed "Don’t Say Gay."
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a partial ban on masks in the New York City subway system. The Democrat admits anti-Semitic protesters and criminals are using them to conceal their identities during illegal activities. This follows recent legislative actions in North Carolina, where lawmakers passed a ban on masks in public places, with exceptions for medical reasons. The North Carolina measure increases penalties for individuals wearing masks while committing crimes.
During a news conference, Hochul claimed she would “not tolerate individuals using masks to evade responsibility for criminal or threatening behavior.” She did not provide specific details about the prospective ban but said there would be exceptions for health, cultural, and religious reasons—meaning Muslims wearing face veils would be exempt.
The concept of banning masks in public is not new in New York. The state enacted a mask ban in the 1800s amidst violent protests, suspended in 2020 by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is backing Hochul’s proposed ban. Adams previously advocated for shopkeepers to require customers to remove masks upon entering their stores, to make thieves and other criminals easier to identify.
“Cowards hide their faces. Dr. [Martin Luther] King did not hide his face,” Adams said.
On Monday, masked protesters chanted anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler slogans on the New York subway. It is unclear whether those involved would be impacted by a subway mask ban, however, as the Palestinian keffiyehs and Islamic veils they wore would likely fall under the “cutural” and “religious” exceptions Hochul referenced.
“Raise your hand if you’re a Zionist.”
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in New York took their “Day of Rage for Gaza” protests to the Manhattan subway as they rallied around the city on June 10 pic.twitter.com/YFArZajSF6
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a partial ban on masks in the New York City subway system. The Democrat admits anti-Semitic protesters and criminals are using them to conceal their identities during illegal activities. This follows recent legislative actions in North Carolina, where lawmakers passed a ban on masks in public places, with exceptions for medical reasons. The North Carolina measure increases penalties for individuals wearing masks while committing crimes.
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