Posted by: ed in texas ||
12/27/2024 17:38 Comments ||
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#7
Earlier this year, three children were arrested for robbing a Houston Wells Fargo bank.
Dubbed the 'little rascals' by the FBI, the culprits were aged just 11, 12 and 13 when they held up the bank on March 14.
Barf.
NN2N1, I'd put money down on the commonality being that during lockdown, they were part of that trend of teaching their children to dress and act the gangster.
Generation Lockdown is just starting to bear fruit.
[NYPOST] The man accused of two unprovoked slashings at Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday night cried out for his mother at his Christmas Day court proceeding — as a Manhattan judge ordered him held on $150,000 bail.
After his brief Wednesday night appearance, Sargeant, a Brooklyn native, noticed that his mom was in the courtroom.
''Wait, mom, I didn't know you were here! I didn't know you were here!,'' he called out frantically as he was swarmed by court officers.
''Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait!,'' he wailed as the officers dragged him out of the courtroom.
About 24 hours earlier, Sargeant ''was screaming 'f—k all of these people''' before he allegedly slashed a 42-year-old man across the left wrist on the stairs of Grand Central's southbound entrance, prosecutors said.
''The victim was bleeding profusely on the scene,'' an assistant district attorney said in court. ''He suffered a deep cut to his wrist, lost a significant amount of blood, requiring a tourniquet to be applied on the scene and was taken to Bellevue, where he remains for treatment.''
The suspect's ''tirade'' continued as he then ran up some stairs and got into an argument with a 26-year-old woman, Imani-Ciara Pizarro, before punching her in the back of the head and stabbing her in the throat near a turnstile, according to prosecutors.
"He first punched her in the face before then lunging at her with the knife, causing a small cut to her neck," prosecutors said Wednesday.
Pizarro, 26, told The Post she was on the phone with her friend and neighbor when she was attacked.
"I wish I could be able to travel to my livelihood and not be attacked. I wish there were cops in Grand Central when I was attacked, there were none. I was running for help and there was no one there," she said.
Sargeant has three prior arrests for criminal mischief, fare beating, and assaulting a police officer, according to sources.
[GEO.TV] Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister who governed the South Asian country for two terms and liberalised its economy in an earlier stint as finance minister, has died, local media reported on Thursday. He was 92.
Singh, an economist-turned-politician who also served as the governor of the central bank, was ailing and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, local media reported late on Thursday.
"With profound grief, we inform the demise of the former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being treated for age-related medical conditions and had a sudden loss of consciousness at home on 26 December 2024," the AIIMS said in a statement.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] On this day 20 years ago, a gigantic undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Measuring 9.1 in magnitude, the violent tremor miles beneath the ocean floor was the third strongest to ever rock the planet. It unleashed a series of catastrophic tsunamis that obliterated everything in their path, killing hundreds of thousands of people on all sides of the Indian Ocean and wiping away entire towns.
We tracked it here when it happened. Heartbreaking then, and heartbreaking now to remember.
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[Regnum] At least 33 people have died as a result of the escape of more than 1,500 prisoners from the maximum-security central prison in Mozambique. This was reported on December 25 by the Portuguese agency Lusa.
It is specified that the prisoners managed to escape from the Machava prison, located 14 km from Maputo, during the riots that occurred after the announcement of the election results. As the Chief of Police of Mozambique Bernardino Raphael explained, the protesters came close to the prison walls and provoked unrest among the prisoners. In addition, about 30 convicts were in constant contact with armed groups.
During the escape, there were a number of clashes between prisoners and prison staff, and the escapees managed to seize weapons. As a result, 33 people were killed and 15 were injured. After the escape, with the support of the army, 150 prisoners were found and detained.
In total, according to the Ministry of Justice, there were more than 3 thousand convicts in prison, mostly for murder.
Mozambique held presidential and parliamentary elections in October. The winners were the ruling Frelimo party and its candidate for the post of head of state, Daniel Chapu. On December 23, the Constitutional Council proclaimed Chapu president, which caused discontent among the opposition, which claims that the results of the vote were falsified. Unrest has continued in the country for several days, accompanied by robberies, shootings and mass vandalism.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that Ecuadorian police and military personnel freed 24 prison guards and 17 administrative employees who had been taken hostage by prisoners during the riots.
On January 7, the security situation in Ecuador began to worsen, amid prison riots and the escape of gang leaders.
On January 8, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency in the country for 60 days, and on January 9, a state of internal armed conflict. On the same day, armed men stormed the TC TV studio in Guayaquil and took the editorial staff hostage.
The hostage takers demanded to be allowed to go live on air. In addition, inmates in several Ecuadorian prisons took hostage more than 130 guards and employees of the institutions.
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[Regnum] Turkey has resumed shipping traffic through the Bosphorus Strait, which had to be suspended due to a malfunction of the oil tanker Cordelia Moon, which was heading to Russia. This was reported on December 26 by Reuters, citing the shipping agency Tribeca.
Transit through the strait was opened at 17:40 Moscow time. According to the Turkish Ministry of Transport, the vessel, whose engine failed, was towed using cables.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 26, traffic along the Bosphorus was temporarily stopped in both directions due to problems with a 274-meter-long tanker heading to Novorossiysk. The vessel, flying the Panamanian flag, broke down near the Yenikoy quarter while en route from Yalova, Turkey. The ship blocked the main fairway used for traffic in the southern direction.
[World Tribune] Though he retired at the end of 2022, Anthony Fauci continued to receive taxpayer-funded security via the U.S. Marshals Service. Those personal security people would have come in mighty handy at the recent Butler, PA presidential assination attempt.
The ex-White House Covid czar cost U.S. taxpayers $15 million via his government-funded security detail.
That security detail has come to an end even though Fauci insists his life is still in danger.
During his book tour last summer, Fauci, 83, said he worried "Deep down, that there’s a possibility that somebody’s gonna kill me."
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Fauci should never have been provided the taxpayer-funded security detail.
"I’ve had 34 death threats in a week before. I have had death threats as soon as this last week," Paul said. "So we get them all the time, and nobody picks me up in a limo and takes me to where I want to go every day."
"The only other person probably getting his level of security would be the president, vice president, maybe cabinet members, and a few members in leadership in the House and Senate," Paul added.
The Daily Mail reported on Dec. 23 that the huge group of U.S. Marshals that were spotted at his home earlier this year were replaced by what appeared to be several private security bodyguards.
"Over the summer, there were at least six U.S. Marshals with a fleet of vehicles parked in Fauci’s neighborhood," the report said. "The agents were ready for whenever he wanted to leave his property — which according to real estate websites is worth around $2.2 million."
Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville told the Daily Mail: "I think we need to look at all security details," referring to the incoming efforts by DOGE. He added that it made "no sense" for Fauci to have that level of security.
Fauci had continually denied that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had funded dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan, China lab where the Covid pandemic likely originated.
But, in May of this year, NIH principal deputy director Lawrence Tabak confirmed during congressional testimony that the U.S. government had indeed funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which modified coronaviruses shortly before the outbreak began in late 2019.
After Tabak’s testimony, Elon Musk demanded the arrest and prosecution of Fauci.
"Prosecute/Fauci," Musk said his pronouns were in a post to X at the time.
Rutgers University molecular biologist Richard Ebright, Ph.D., a frequent critic of gain-of-function research, told The Defender:
"Fauci perjured himself in three U.S. Senate hearings in 2021-2022, in which he denied — knowingly, willfully, and brazenly untruthfully — that NIH funded gain-of-function research and enhanced potential pandemic pathogens research in Wuhan.
"Fauci perjured himself again in his transcribed interview with the U.S. House Select Subcommittee, in which he lied about the coverage of the policies, lied about his violations of the policies, and lied about his perjury before the Senate."
Francis Boyle, J.D., Ph.D., professor of international law at the University of Illinois, told The Defender, "Fauci has already lied and perjured himself before Congress. He should have been prosecuted already. You cannot believe one word he is saying."
Boyle, a bioweapons expert who drafted the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, said Fauci "knew about the Chinese lab leak all along and covered it up right from the very get-go around September of 2019."
Fauci "has lied about it ever since then and about everything related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines in order to cover up his own criminality," Boyle said.
#2
As much as I dislike the A-hole.
Protect him so he can stand trial for mass murder.
Because, he needs to be kept alive, to answer for the over 1 million US deaths (10m worldwide), that he and yes OTHERS are responsible for, at his TV broadcasted trial.
We need to hear answers to:
WHO approved, supported, funded and deliberately lied to the public on many key issues about this Illegal US BIO Weapon Lab in the Communist China of all places?
For WHAT end game did the lab exist? WAS it Population control, or a political agenda reason or both?
HOW it leaked, or WAS it a planned release and for WHAT reasons?
WHY do these new viruses strangely pop up or happened during US election cycles? Like we have seen in several recent previous US election cycles.
WHO all decided to use the pandemic to violate basic Civil Rights.
WHO all decided to publish Fake Science that even HS school kids blogging disproved.
Who decide to punish those publishing REAL DATA/FACTS about the virus? Which allowed the DC Swamp and other government's Dictatorial controls, but then allowed large gatherings of radicals and perversion groups?
#4
Some things, they really don't change all that much. Not exactly the same as Ukraine or Covid, but the US Dollar medium of exchange....unchanged:
The Oil-for-Food Programme was established by the United Nations in 1995 to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and other humanitarian needs for ordinary Iraqi citizens without allowing Iraq to boost its military capabilities.
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#5
And some say the 2003 Iraq war was fought to supply Israel with oil...just sayin'. Too bad 4500 dead US soldiers aren't around to see what they "fought" for.
#7
We will continue to fund Fauci’s security. It will just be privatized. He is certainly still on our payroll, but the cash flow is too surreptitious to track.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
12/27/2024 11:35 Comments ||
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Recently ousted NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey was kicked out of his Queens home by his enraged wife following a Post expose that linked him to a sleazy sex-for-OT scandal involving a high-ranking aide in the department, law enforcement sources said.
Maddrey, 53, the highest-ranking uniformed cop at the NYPD until his abrupt fall from grace last week, left his two-story Brookville home lugging two suitcases shortly after the explosive Dec. 21 report — and is now shacking up with kin in Georgia, the sources said.
That’s a bit longer work commute than average.
The veteran cop, who rose through the ranks of New York's Finest and was appointed chief by Mayor Eric Adams ...Hizonner da Mare of Noo Yawk. As a Manchurian candidate, Hizonner was all in favor of law and order and that kind of stuff. Once in office, a bunch of his friends found cushy jobs with the city, the windows kept getting broken, and Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg remained right where he was. Most people comfort themselves with the thought that he's not Bill di Blasio but that's pretty small comfort with kids who actually go to school getting bumped off while standing in front of them. But he's a Dem, so the rubes will vote for him next election too, so he's what they deserve... in 2022, was pressured to quit after the scandal broke.
The Post exclusive revealed that NYPD Lt. Quathisha Epps filed a complaint accusing Maddrey of an ongoing campaign of sexual extortion in exchange for perks and overtime duty.
Epps said the chief took advantage of her financial vulnerability — including a fear that she would lose her home to foreclosure — to strong-arm her into a sex-for-perks relationship staring in June 2023.
''I think he's a predator,'' she said. ''He'd say, 'We're going to save your house,' like you're supporting me when you're really just f—king me.''
Epps, 51, said Maddrey also forced her to do odd favors for other female cops, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity complaint filed by her attorney, Eric Sanders.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The Bilderberg Group - a secret organization of the global elite - is undergoing a leadership transformation as Donald Trump prepares to retake the White House.
The society, which consists of leaders in politics, industry, academia and the military, has selected former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to chair its 'steering committee.'
Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg group has long drawn fascination for its clandestine meetings at exclusive hotels and alpine resorts where attendees hold discussions on international relations, economics and security.
Heads of the CIA and MI6 have been among its members, while Henry Kissinger was a regular alongside the likes of Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and then-Prince Charles.
Now a major power shift is afoot as Stoltenberg, who attended his first Bilderberg summit in 2002, has been tapped for his expertise in transatlantic strategy.
It comes as Trump, whose frequent attacks on NATO have sparked outrage in Europe, ascends once more to the Oval Office. The president-elect has been adamant that he will no longer spend billions in US taxpayer money to fund other countries' wars.
Stoltenberg's tenure at NATO was dominated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and he proudly claimed to have overseen 'the largest reinforcement of our collective defense in a generation.'
Many of his Bilderberg colleagues have benefited from this increased defense spending. Among them is Trump insider Peter Thiel, boss of AI giant Palantir, whose technology has been used by Ukraine in the fight against Putin.
Stoltenberg last month warned that Trump's 'campaign rhetoric had raised legitimate concerns about his commitment to European security.'
But the new Bilderberg boss can rest assured that if things get sticky, he now has a direct line to Trump in the form of Thiel, who has been one of the president-elect's biggest backers.
Another notable member of the Bilderberg steering committee is Nadia Schadlow, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, a DC think-tank.
In October, Schadlow wrote a piece titled 'Europe Should Not See a Potential Trump Return as a Threat.'
In the piece, she addressed how Trump often attacks European NATO member countries for not appropriating enough of their money to national defense but said that Europe should try to work with him.
'Instead of framing him as destroyer of an old order, Europe should consider how Mr Trump's disruptive nature might help to position Europe for a better future,' she wrote.
Stoltenberg may seek to harness the media to help shift the Bilderberg Group's strategy. The secretive society tends to avoid any interaction with the press and keeps the details of its meetings secret.
But Stoltenberg is no stranger to dealing with the media and among the new members are Silicon Valley billionaires like Thiel who are more at ease with public speaking.
Stoltenberg will co-chair the steering committee alongside Canadian-American economist, philanthropist, Marie-Josée Kravis who sits on the board of Publicis, one of the world's largest PR and communications companies.
Kravis is married to the billionaire Henry Kravis, founder of legendary investment firm KKR.
A true sense of the Bilderberg's new tack could become apparent at its next annual meeting which will be in Sweden, appropriately the homeland of its new head Stoltenberg.
As for Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies has built a reputation as both a visionary entrepreneur and a polarizing figure in politics.
A staunch supporter of Donald Trump, Thiel's influence has steadily grown within Bilderberg, a group that convenes heads of state, corporate executives, and policymakers for off-the-record discussions on global challenges.
His proximity to Trump allies, including Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, a former employee of Thiel's Mithril Capital, places him in a unique position as Bilderberg recalibrates for Trump's 'America First' agenda.
Thiel's involvement with Palantir Technologies, a leading AI and data analytics firm, underscores his significance in global geopolitics.
Palantir's role in military targeting and surveillance has been pivotal in conflicts including the current Russia-Ukraine war.
CEO Alex Karp, who also sits on the Bilderberg steering committee, recently highlighted Palantir's impact, stating the company was 'responsible for most of the targeting in Ukraine.'
This direct link to modern warfare exemplifies how Thiel's tech empire aligns with Bilderberg's interests in security and military investment.
This cabal of the global, largely liberal, elite — with strong ties to the EU — meets every year amid a cloak of secrecy, but Stoltenberg's appointment as co-chair also reflects the group's strategic realignment amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Having overseen NATO's largest defense reinforcement in a generation, Stoltenberg is no stranger to Bilderberg, participating in meetings since 2002.
His tenure as NATO chief was dominated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and increasing NATO expansion, making him a natural choice to steer Bilderberg's discussions on transatlantic defense.
Meanwhile, Thiel's growing influence at Bilderberg also signals a convergence of tech innovation and military strategy.
His robotics company, Anduril, and Palantir have both capitalized on the global arms race, reflecting the group's longstanding ties to defense and intelligence.
Thiel's ideological alignment with Trump and his tech-driven contributions to defense provide a modern reflection of Bilderberg's founding ethos - melding elite influence with geopolitical strategy.
Stoltenberg's leadership, coupled with Thiel's outsized influence, points to a Bilderberg Group increasingly intertwined with military innovation and political strategy.
As the group prepares for its next meeting in Stockholm, hosted by billionaire industrialist Marcus Wallenberg, the focus will likely center on defense spending and transatlantic cooperation in an era of renewed great-power competition.
So clandestine are the Bilderberg gatherings that no minutes are taken, no press conferences given and no reports published.
The conference operates under 'Chatham House Rules', which means participants can use and report information exchanged there, but not disclose the source.
The Bilderberg Group — so called because it first met in 1954 at the Hotel Bilderberg in the Netherlands — is made up of at least 120 self-proclaimed 'leading citizens' of Europe and the U.S., who meet annually to discuss 'issues of common interest'.
Every summer, figureheads from politics, business, academia, finance and defense lock themselves away in a closely guarded hotel for three days to discuss topics of vital global significance about which the rest of us can only speculate.
#3
The thing is huge, needs six engines to fly and with extra bits sticking out that means it has the radar cross-section of Rosie Odonell. Not too worried about it just like I'm not worried about their J-20.
#5
I don't see how this weapon helps them against Taiwan. They already have a lot of airpower but the problem of getting an invading army across 100 miles of ocean doesn't get easier with this jet.
and as for threatening the USA homeland, they already have lots and lots of missiles.
Is this fighter jet just supposed to frighten Japan and the Philippines?
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M'lord, don't underestimate the Chinese love of Grift.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[NYPOST] The man accused of two unprovoked slashings at 
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] On this day 20 years ago, a gigantic undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. Measuring 9.1 in magnitude, the violent tremor miles beneath the ocean floor was the third strongest to ever rock the planet. It unleashed a series of catastrophic tsunamis that obliterated everything in their path, killing hundreds of thousands of people on all sides of the Indian Ocean and wiping away entire towns.
...Hizonner da Mare of Noo Yawk. As a Manchurian candidate, Hizonner was all in favor of law and order and that kind of stuff. Once in office, a bunch of his friends found cushy jobs with the city, the windows kept getting broken, and Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg remained right where he was. Most people comfort themselves with the thought that he's not Bill di Blasio but that's pretty small comfort with kids who actually go to school getting bumped off while standing in front of them. But he's a Dem, so the rubes will vote for him next election too, so he's what they deserve...
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The 
