Mahmoud Khalil has filed an administrative complaint against the Trumpf junta seeking $20 million in damages. ICE detained Khalil for more than three months as the Trumpf junta pushed for his deportation. Mr. Khalil alleges false arrest and imprisonment, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and other alleged wrongdoings. The Columbia graduate would use the money to "help others similarly targeted by the Trumpf administration and Columbia University." Said his legal counsel: "He would accept, in lieu of payment, an official apology and abandonment of the administration's unconstitutional policy." In 2024, Mr. Khalil helped lead and negotiate on behalf of antiwar Samaritans and pro-Palestine students at Columbia University when the IDF was (and is still) bombarding the living daylights out of Muslims in the Gaza Strip during Benjamin Netanyahu's on-going Nakba. read more
Ukraine's counterintelligence service (SBU) arrested a Chinese father and son on suspicion of spying on its Neptune anti-ship missile program, a key part of Kiev's growing domestic arms industry that is critical to its defense against Russia. Although Beijing tries to project an image of neutrality, they are helping the Kremlin's war effort. SBU agents arrested a 24-year-old former student in Kiev after they provided him with "technical documentation" related to Neptune production. CI agents later detained his father, who had aimed to smuggle out the documents to the Chinese MSS. The father had been living in China but visited Ukraine to "personally coordinate" his son's work. Since Russia's brutal full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukrainian forces have captured Chinese nationals fighting for Russia on the battlefield, but these two men were the first arrested in Ukraine on espionage charges. read more
"New Yorkers for a Better Future Mayor 25" is launching a campaign against Zohran Mamdani, amassing at least $20 million in their war chest. Some of New York's wealthiest financiers are scrambling to build out a network of outside groups that plan to go to war against the Democratic nominee as a last stand against the surging progressive candidate. Those considering funding, or raising money, include Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman and Rudy Giuliani. "How do we stop this guy?" asked Bo Dietl, who's planning on raising $10 million with Giuliani through a separate group. "No one's dealing with him. In the polls, he's getting so much attention, and none of these other candidates are stepping up."
Senior advisor Javad Larijani says a small drone could hit the president in the navel' while he sunbathes at his estate in Florida. The aide to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued the warning on Iranian state television after the US attacked Iran to assist Israel. "Trump has done something so that he can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago. As he lies there with his stomach to the sun, a small drone might hit him in the navel. It's very simple," he joked. DHS and FBI are on high alert after the US conducted a surprise attack on Iran. Trump's poor dealing with Tehran dates back to 2017 when he recklessly withdrew the US from a successful Obama-era nuclear agreement designed to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions. Worse, in 2020 Trump crossed a line' when he ordered the killing of beloved IRGC General Qasem Soleimani by US drone strike. General Soleimani and the IRGC assisted US forces take over the city of Herat, Afghanistan during OEF. read more
The Honorable USDJ Donald Middlebrooks has found an organizer of President Trump's 6 Jan 2021 to be in Contempt of Civil Court. Judge Middlebrooks has ordered Caroline Wren to pay $2,000 per day until she complies with a subpoena for records about her involvement in the event. The judge wrote that the Republican fundraiser's "pattern of disregard and non-engagement" has unnecessarily delayed proceedings in a lawsuit brought by US Capitol Police officers accusing Trump of spurring the Capitol attack. Her defiance has blocked the officers from accessing discovery "to which they are entitled," he said. "If these fines prove ineffective, I will consider additional steps to spur her compliance." The officers are seeking documents from Wren regarding the planning and fundraising for the event, in addition to communications about planning, security, encouraging attendance, and the VIP section. read more
Another crooked Republican. They must grow on trees.
Brant Frost IV is tomorrow's pardon.
Original SEC complaint: www.sec.gov
#1: Top of the morning, Doc. I could just imagine how the immortal Damon Runyan would describe the aforementioned confederacy of dunces: s3.amazonaws.com
More Americans are raging against the machine and the Trumpf junta is displeased. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for an unknown male who appears to fire a weapon at ICE thugs in the Los Angeles area: x.com
"Argh! And when do we execute Luigi Mangione? Grr! What's taking so long with his darned trial? Edison's rocking chair is waiting for him! Gargh!"
#10: Good point. And Catholic priests accompanied the Conquistadors to the New World: www.thestoryoftexas.com
In a separate incident in Canada and west of this Quebec episode, the RCMP released this image of two white lunatics who set off a small explosion at the office of Bowinn Ma, the Minister of Infrastructure in British Columbia. The device was amateurish and no one was injured: www.cbc.ca
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