National security adviser Mike Waltz's team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to Signal chats. read more
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement: "Luigi Mangione's murder of Brian Thompson -- an innocent man and father of two young children -- was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again." An indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. read more
Six Australian universities have quietly closed Chinese government-linked Confucius Institutes (CI) on their campuses, leaving seven open nationwide. Canberra has ramped up scrutiny on the education centers over concerns that Beijing is using them to spread propaganda and spy on Chinese international students. Beijing says its Confucius Institutes, which offer Chinese language and cultural classes overseas, are a "bridge reinforcing friendship" with the world. Western intelligence agencies have been concerned about Beijing's global reach through these education centers. Some universities in America and Europe also closed some of their branches. AI estimates there are approximately 30 Confucius Institutes operating in the US, down from a peak of around 1,201. In Canada, there are 13 Confucius Institutes operating. read more
The CIA has withdrawn Ralph Goff, an agency veteran and vocal supporter of Ukraine, from consideration to serve as its chief of clandestine operations. Goff had been appointed and given a start date for later this month before he was pulled from consideration. The CIA's DDO is responsible for overseeing the agency's covert activity and the gathering of HUMINT" one of the most challenging and vital aspects of the agency's work. The role is commonly seen as one of the most powerful jobs in the agency. No immediate explanation was given as to why Goff had been withdrawn from consideration for this important position. Goff's career at CIA spanned 35 years, and included significant stretches in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. CIA declined to comment on this story. read more
Xiaofeng Wang, a prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity, has gone incommunicado. read more
Some Chinese- and Taiwanese-Americans avoid Shen Yun performances in North America out of fear they will be eavesdropped, have their photos secretly taken by Wu Maos or MSS agents, or have their Smartphones hacked: www.firstpoint-mg.com
#12: And George Washington relentlessly pursued one female runaway slave named Ona Judge, even while he was POTUS: www.nhpr.org
"America's most farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed Dotard Trumpf in the 2024 election by an average of 77.7%." investigatemidwest.org
"Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the US or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the US any classified information shall be fined under 18 USC 798 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both." www.law.cornell.edu
As predicted, the US government must ruthlessly provide an example to the masses that truthful yet dangerous messaging and actions won't be tolerated. The federal government began its parallel prosecution of Luigi Mangione because capital punishment was de facto abolished in the Empire State in 2004. Luigi Mangione's website: www.luigimangioneinfo.com
These four Republicans rebuked Trumpf's stupid tariffs. When I saw this photo from CNN, I thought this was a scene from "Night of the Living Dead": media.cnn.com
I think Israel also popped up on the tariffs list until ethnic cleaner Beelzebub Smotrich fixed that: www.timesofisrael.com
I posted Xiaofeng Wang's research because the scientists on DR would be able to explain the implications. So, our "disappeared" victim is an Edward Snowden-caliber (or more) software network analyst. This is not the FBI I am accustomed to and the few friends I had there have retired already. One of the 15 US District Judges or Magistrates in the Southern District of Indiana must have signed the search and seizure warrant: www.insd.uscourts.gov
Here are photos of the raid; no sign of Xiaofeng Wang or his wife: bloomingtonian.com
While the public is gobsmacked by Trumpf's audacious and destructive AI-generated tariffs, MI6, CSIS, SDECE, and other NATO intelligence agencies are paying strict attention to the fact that a seasoned and senior pro-Ukraine CIA officer was dropped from leading the agency's clandestine operations. This is another significant victory for Putin.