[NYPOST] Shocking police body camera footage captured the moment cops busted into a Utah man's house and shot him dead as he was stabbing his parents to death in a bloody New Year's Day attack.
The cops went to the West Valley City home at about 5:15 p.m. after someone called 911 — and although the operator couldn't hear anyone talking, they heard screaming in the background, according to People.
The unwitting officers stumbled into a scene of unimaginable horror when they found 35-year-old Erik Bertelsen gouging parents Terrie, 63, and Kerry, 67, with a knife, a video published by the Daily Mail showed.
''Show me your f—king hands!'' one cop yelled, his pistol pointing at the crazed killer as the officer rushed through the basement door. ''Show me your hands! Get your hands up!''
But Bertelsen ignored them and continued to hack away at one of the victims, his blood-soaked arms pistoning up and down as he did his grisly work.
''Drop it! Drop it!'' the cops yelled — then one of the officers squeezed off two rounds, sending Bertelson slumping forward.
The officers continued to yell for the still-moving stabber to drop the blade.
''If you do not drop that knife, you will get shot again!'' the panting officer said between heavy breaths, before warning another cop not to get too close because the blade was ''hidden in that other hand.''
''Take a deep breath, dude, take a deep breath,'' the second officer said after calling in the shooting. ''Breathe, breathe.''
Eventually, the cop who pulled the trigger lowered his handgun and stepped outside after the other officers asked him to ''take a breather.''
West Valley City Police Chief Colleen Jacobs told ABC 4 that she saw a ''tragedy'' when she watched the footage.
''A very tragic incident that happened with the parties involved, and for the officers involved as well,'' the chief said, adding that cops had gone to the home in the past.
The Bertelsens' step-daughter, Chasity Ulibarri, told KMYU that she ''kinda felt like something was going to happen'' before the savage killings.
''I sent the cops over here for a welfare check four days ago because I knew he would keep taking their phones, and it wasn't them that was answering me,'' she told the station.
The officer who shot Bertelsen has since been put on leave, as per the department protocol.
Retired deputy police chief Chris Bertram told the station that he thought the officers showed solid discipline in a tough situation.
''I evaluate officer's actions quite often,'' he said. ''I read reports, I see these body cams, and I will tell you this was a difficult day for them. They did an excellent job.''
Bertelsen had a lengthy rap sheet, and had most recently been arrested three days before Christmas for ''running outside of his house and on the road in front of his house wearing only his boxers,'' according to a police booking affidavit reviewed by KSL-TV.
When officers asked him why he was outside, he told them he'd used ''a lot of meth.''
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Poor timing on their part. President Trump has changed the rules for illegals who commit crimes on American soil.
[NY Post] Four Chilean nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the burglary of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s Ohio home last month, according to WLWT in Cincinnati.
An investigator wrote in the court document that an "old LSU shirt" and Bengals hat were found in the suspects’ SUV, although Burrow — an LSU alum — is not specifically named, per the report.
One of the suspects also carried a cell phone that matched data from a Hamilton County cell phone tower from the Dec. 9 robbery in Anderson Township.
Sergio Cabello, Jordan Sanchez, Bastian Morales and Alexander Chavez are facing charges of participating in a criminal gang, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, obstructing official business and possession of criminal tools, according to WLWT.
The court document said the four arrests are part of the "ongoing investigation involving burglaries of multi-million dollar homes in multiple states."
A special agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation saw "four male Chileans" exiting a La Quinta Hotel with luggage in Fairborn, Ohio on Jan. 10.
They offered false information and names after being pulled over, per the report, and three told detectives at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office that they visited Ohio to see snow while on vacation.
One of them men, who had been carrying a Louis Vuitton bag, had previously been identified by the special agent as a possible suspect in the robbery.
Investigators also discovered tools wrapped in towels that are used by South American theft groups to break glass and enter houses, per the report.
"After the four male Chileans’ true identifications were learned all four males were identified as being illegally in the country or overstayed their permissions," the document states, per WLWT.
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Burglary tourism has gotten to be a thing for certain South and Central American gangs. They fly in, burglarize somebody's house and then fly out.
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Surprised they didn't blame it on the KC Chiefs.
[FOX] The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said Tuesday.
The Washington Free Beacon first reported that it obtained a copy of the "One Flag Policy" order, which permits only the American flag to be flown at U.S. facilities at home and abroad, with two notable exceptions: the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem and the Wrongful Detainees Flag.
"Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content," the memo states, according to the outlet. "The flag of the United States of America united all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department for confirmation about the "One Flag Policy," but did not immediately hear back.
[RedState] A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, was illegal but stopped short of allowing a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas to go into effect. The three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit ruling on the case restricted the scope of the injunction to Texas to allow further appeals.
DACA is, in my opinion, the toughest part of the illegal immigration catastrophe facing the United States to solve. DACA enrollees arrived in the United States as very young children when their parents or guardians illegally immigrated. They are culturally American and frequently can't speak the language of their home country and have no family or social ties to it. There are an estimated 580,000 DACA enrollees.
DACA beneficiaries, often referred to as Dreamers, have been able to obtain driver’s licenses in states that do not issue them to unauthorized immigrants colonists. They have also qualified for in-state tuition rates and state-funded educational grants and loans in some states, as well as health care.
The average age of the recipients was 21 when the program was established. Now, most are in their 30s. Many have completed college, built careers and started families If DACA were to end, they would no longer be authorized to work in the United States.
DACA, as the Texas judge ruled (Surprise Court Ruling Lands a Major Blow Against Joe The Big Guy Biden ...46th president of the U.S. Former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body.... and Illegal Immigration Advocates — RedState), has no basis in law. It does not even rise to the level of a regulation. DACA started out as a 2012 memorandum signed by Obama DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. It was never an executive order. It never went through the rule-making process required by the Administrative Procedure Act. It has never been enacted into law by Congress. Ordinarily, any memo by a cabinet secretary ceases to have validity when they leave office, not so with DACA. When President Trump’s DHS secretary rescinded the DACA memo based on the advice of the Attorney General of the United States, the Supreme Court held, in a 5-4 vote (guess how the Chief Justice voted), that the Trump administration was required to follow the Administrative Procedure Act to withdraw a memo that was never subjected to that act, see The Supreme Court Rules Trump Can’t End the Illegal DACA Program Because Nothing Matters Anymore. This is the second time this particular case has been heard by the Fifth Circuit and the second time the Fifth Circuit has ruled DACA unconstitutional; see Fifth Circuit Rules DACA Is Illegal but Somehow It Keeps on Moving — RedState,
The case is headed back to the Supreme Court, minus the rather stupid issue of whether a single memo by a cabinet secretary can masquerade as the law of the land.
[NBCChicago] Firefighters are responding Wednesday to a brush fire in Rancho Bernardo.
Mission Valley fire
A brush fire started around 12:30 p.m. local time Tuesday near the Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley. It was put out at 15 to 20 acres. At least one apartment was damaged in the fire.
Lilac Fire
The fire started Tuesday near Old Hwy 395 and Lilac Road in Bonsall around 1:20 a.m. The fire scorched 85 acres and was 90% contained Tuesday night.
Pala Fire
The fire started Tuesday near Old Hwy 395 and Canonita Drive in Fallbrook. It grew to 17 acres before crews got a handle on the blaze.
Poway Fire
A brush fire started around 1:20 p.m. Monday along Pomerado Road. It quickly grew to 3 acres and threatened homes before it was halted by crews.
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Still looking good for some rain on Sunday and Monday in Southern CA
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new wildfire broke out at border between LA and Ventura county today
it is already at 8k acres
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[YahooFinance] Abu Dhabi-listed cryptomining and blockchain conglomerate Phoenix Group has struck an 80-megawatt (MW) power purchase agreement (PPA) in Ethiopia, it said on Wednesday, as it pursues a global diversification strategy by entering the Africa market.
Under the deal, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) will provide the energy needed to support Phoenix's bitcoin mining expansion, with supplies due to start in the second quarter.
The firm did not provide details on the location of the facility or the size of the deal, which was signed in partnership with Abu Dhabi cybersecurity firm Data7, it said in a statement.
"We are aggressively building out our mining capabilities," Phoenix CEO Munaf Ali said, adding the additional capacity would fuel further growth as the company prepares for a dual-listing on Nasdaq.
The company "is actively engaged in discussions with financial institutions and NASDAQ to evaluate the most effective way forward", it said in a separate statement to Reuters, without providing a timeline for the listing.
Phoenix, which counts Abu Dhabi's largest listed firm IHC among its shareholders, operates multiple mining facilities in countries including the UAE, the U.S. and Canada.
IHC, which is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's national security adviser and a brother of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, has a sprawling portfolio of investments that ranges from agriculture to energy and includes a cryptomining firm.
In Africa, Phoenix is exploring more opportunities in Ethiopia, and assessing other regions "with strong energy prospects," it said in the statement to Reuters.
It is also exploring opportunities to enter the South American market and looking at Brazil, it added.
[Breitbart] British millionaires are fleeing the country in record numbers since Sir Keir Starmer’s left-wing Labour Party claimed last year’s election win and set out in socialist fashion to try and tax the country into prosperity.
Turmoil in bond markets and warnings from businesses has raised further concerns about Labour’s punitive tax plans while moves to remove the non-domiciled tax regime that allows people to keep non-UK income in a foreign country, in exchange for a fee, is also being blamed.
LBC reports some 10,800 people with liquid assets of over $1 million left the country in 2024, an increase of over 150 percent on 2023, in a move predicted not long after Starmer moved into Number 10 Downing Street.
A total of 78 centi-millionaires (people with $100 million or more) and 12 billionaires departed the UK last year, according to New World Wealth, a research firm.
The news, coming on the back of recent turmoil in bond markets and warnings from businesses, has raised further concerns about Labour’s push to punish the rich will also hitting farmers, old age pensioners, and everyday taxpayers with a host of penalties.
Millionaires are mostly moving to other European countries such as Switzerland and Italy, as well as to places such as the United Arab Emirates.
Labour are getting rid of the non-dom regime from April, which Chancellor Rachel Reeves said would raise nearly £13 billion over five years.
Over 70,000 people with non-dom status lived in the UK in 2023.
An intense lobbying campaign from wealth advisors and representatives for non-dom’s ensued in the run-up to the Autumn Budget, where the policy was announced.
Experts warned it would lead to a “tidal wave” of departures.
David Hawkins, of Foreign Investors for Britain, a group representing non-doms explained the Government’s policy is “a monumental act of national self-harm”.
He said: “It appears that decisions have been made not based on the evidence but based on ideology. It’s a real worry because more and more people are leaving. And it’s businesses, jobs, investment, spending into the economy and tax take and philanthropy that are hit.”
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With the film subsidies, alphabet brute squads, peder rings, and now open housing, they can recruit the hollywood celebs whom just lost their homes.
[Red State] President Donald Trump, as expected, has signed an executive order revoking the security clearances of 51 intelligence officers who signed a letter portraying Hunter Biden’s laptop as ’Russian disinformation’ before the 2020 presidential election.
The order also authorizes further investigation into those involved in the publication of the infamous letter.
It requires the "Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency" to "revoke any current or active clearances" of the listed 51 individuals.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Directors Mike Hayden, John Brennan, and Leon Panetta, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton are on the list.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Multiple lawmakers visited the Washington, D.C., jail to demand the release of pardoned January 6 rioters.
Conservative House Freedom Caucus (HFC) members Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Chip Roy of Texas and Eli Crane of Arizona were among some of the MAGA-friendly members that visited the jail Tuesday.
'We hope they are going to be released shortly,' Roy said speaking outside of the jail on the conservative show Real America's Voice. 'A pardon is a pardon.'
MAGA diehard Lauren Boebert even offered the soon-to-be released defendants a private tour of the Capitol.
'These men have already paid too much time, more time than they ever should. They should never have been locked up,' Boebert told a crowd of Trump supporters waiting eagerly outside the prison.
'I want to see their release, and you know, I'll be the first member of Congress to offer them a guided tour of the Capitol,' she continued to massive applause.
Their visit to the jail comes just one day after President Donald Trump took office and immediately pardoned January 6 defendants. Speaking reporters Monday night in the Oval Office, Trump explained that he was pardoning roughly 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations.
He also directed the attorney general to seek dismissal of about 450 pending criminal cases against January 6 offenders, fulfilling a long kept promise to release the MAGA faithful that participated in the riot.
However, as Tuesday rolled around and some J6 prisoners remained behind bars, concern began percolating among hard-right lawmakers about whether the D.C. detention center got Trump's memo.
Crane explained to Real America's Voice that some defendants were still in prison pending paperwork, but assured viewers that the cases are being worked on.
'The D.C. jail [doesn't] have any federal authorities [to] release some of these guys that were being held on federal crimes,' the Arizona lawmaker stated.
'So the paperwork had to start with the U.S. Marshals, and they said that they were complying with the executive order, they said it did take time.'
Crane also revealed that since some of the J6 defendants had prior convictions on their records that those 'had to be dealt with as well.'
The HFC member continued: 'We're just standing out here in solidarity.'
Boebert also mentioned that the U.S. Marshals Service is working on paperwork for the defendants' release before asking for Trump and his nominee for attorney general Pam Bondi for help.
'According to the United States Marshals [Service], he's dealing with them one by one, getting all the paperwork,' Boebert told the crowd of MAGA supporters and media.
'I would love for President Trump, for attorney general Pam Bondi, step in and help us out here with the U.S. Marshals and to make sure that this is, it doesn't become a paperwork issue.'
Adams said that his administration is coordinating with the feds with regard to deporting criminal illegal migrants
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said his administration has been coordinating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with regard to deporting illegal criminal migrants.
Adams, a Democrat, said that migrants who commit violent crimes in the Big Apple would be dealt with by federal agencies despite the city’s sanctuary city laws.
"There is a lot of room, we already have task forces with federal partners," Adams said when asked if his administration can work ICE and at the same time comply with its sanctuary city law, which limits cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
"The law is clear, the law is clear of criminality. I've made that clear," Adams said. "Even before the elections, I made that clear with the focus that people who commit these violent crimes must be addressed."
New York City experienced an unprecedented influx of illegal immigrants under the Biden administration, with more than 225,000 migrants arriving since 2022. The surge also coincides with a sharp rise in migrant-related crime, while the bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has also gained a foothold in the city.
Adams attended Monday’s inauguration where President Trump vowed to end illegal immigration and promised to deport "millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came."
The mayor said that the NYPD would also not be prevented from working with ICE in its deportation efforts.
"There's no restriction with the NYPD to coordinate with the various task forces around criminality," Adams said.
"There's no restrictions. Nothing has changed there. We're going to continue to collaborate with all of our federal partners when it comes down to illegal behaviors," he continued. "I was very clear for almost a year and a half now, those who commit violent crimes in our city have violated their right to be in our city and in our country and we're going to continue to collaborate with those around criminality."
Fox News liveblogged President Trump’s second day in office.
FAST FACTS
Day 2 of President Donald Trump's second presidential term is shaping up to be a very busy day for Trump, with confirmation hearings for two of his Cabinet nominees.
At 10 a.m. ET, Veterans Affairs Secretary pick Doug Collins will testify before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, while Trump's choice for Ambassador to the U.N., Elise Stefanik, will testify before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent.
On Monday, Donald Trump took the Oath of Office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. He is only the second man in the nation’s history to return to the Oval Office after a hiatus. He has promised to "act with historic speed" – and on his first day in office, he signed more than 200 executive orders. This sweeping, initial wave of policy initiatives concentrated on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families, ending DEI programs across the federal government, and more.
A few items from the day:
Trump explains why he pulled John Bolton's secret service detail
Bolton, who served as Trump's chief national security advisor during his first term before getting fired by the president, had his U.S. Secret Service protection detail discontinued by Trump before his first 24-hours in office even expired.
During Trump's Tuesday press conference, he responded to a reporter's question asking him to explain the move.
"I think that was enough time," Trump responded. "You take a job, you want to do a job we're not going to have security on people for the rest of their lives. Why should we?"
Trump announces plans to visit Helene-ravaged NC, wildfire areas in CA
Vance swears in new GOP senators
Vice President JD Vance swore in new GOP Senators Ashley Moody of Florida, and Jon Husted of Ohio on Tuesday, solidifying a 53-seat Republican majority in the upper chamber.
Senators receive affidavit with allegations about Pete Hegseth's previous marriage
Democratic Senators on the Armed Services Committee, the main committee that handled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearings, are reviewing allegations sent to them in an affidavit from Hegseth's former sister-in-law about alleged domestic abuse and other issues in his previous marriage.
The accusations have been slammed by Republicans, including Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., who serves on the Armed Services Committee, and President Donald Trump's son, Don Jr.
"This is a desperate, last-minute attempt by Dems and the media to smear Pete Hegseth and tank his nomination," Sheehy said Tuesday on social media. "Pete’s ex-wife is on record saying the claims are false, but the media doesn’t care because it hurts a Republican. Nobody should fall for this."
MSNBC is flaming pile of garbage.
Samantha Hegseth, the ex-wife has come out and said this FORMER sister-in-law of her had no permission or authorization to speak on her behalf.
Arizona's legislature moves to back Trump's ICE on deportations
Scott Bessent confirmed by Senate committee to head up Treasury
Former presidents mum following Donald Trump's inauguration
All four living former presidents – Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden – attended the inauguration ceremony, and sat behind Trump as he gave a politically charged speech about his vision for the future of the country. None had any public well-wishes for the incoming president after the swearing-in ceremony. Asked whether they planned to put out a statement on it, none of their offices responded Monday afternoon.
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What worries me is in the last 50 years, the number of times have we seen Real Life mimic SCIFI stories is too many times.
Note: As of January 2025, there are 6,912 Starlink satellites in orbit, of which 6,874 are working. The Starlink goal is to have as many as 42,000 satellites up and running. Couple that with A.I., and the already in use weaponized AI robots and it could get interesting for humans.
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I can’t imagine what it feels like to the other side.
One string is a freak out the youth campaign. They are doing the, get this, freak out about Trump with what 'Biden' is doing. And it works to some degree, because mostly it is their first rodeo.
It puts mine in the third major psyops in life where eldest has been right in the middle of the strike zone - the others being Covid and Gender Fluid. There are questions and have been discussions, I hope I have given the tools to avoid the desired Hysteria Chic these ops push for.
[PJMedia] At some point recently, "plant-based meat alternatives" (PBMAs) — AKA "lab slop pseudo-meat" — became the marketing term du jour. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but making techno-slop sound appealing is a tall task even for the slickest silver-tongued PR prodigy.
It turns out PBMAs might not be the miracle breakthrough that’s going to wean the useless eaters off of their meat habit and improve their health simultaneously that Bill Gates promised it would be.
Quite the opposite, in fact, it seems.
Plant-Based Meat Alternatives (PBMAs), a common choice among vegetarians, are classified as ultra-processed foods and may carry similar risks.
A groundbreaking study published in Food Frontiers by researchers from the University of Surrey found that vegetarians who consumed PBMAs faced a 42% higher risk of depression compared to vegetarians who avoided these products.
The study, which was led by Hana Navratilova, analyzed data from the UK Biobank and found no notable differences in intake of sodium, free sugar, total sugar, or saturated fatty acids between those vegetarians who ate PBMAs and those who did not. The researchers did find, however, that those who eat PBMAs had higher blood pressure and C-reactive protein* (CRP) levels, a marker of inflammation, and lower levels of apolipoprotein A, a protein associated with HDL, a "good" cholesterol; PBMA consumption was, however, also linked to a reduced risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by 40%.
CRP levels were higher in PBMA consumers. PBMAs often contain different nutrient profiles compared to traditional meat, including higher levels of certain additives, preservatives, or processed ingredients that might contribute to inflammation. This finding is consistent with a previous study using the same cohort, where higher UPF [ultra-processed food] intake was associated with higher odds of elevated inflammatory biomarkers such as CRP...
It is hypothesized that UPFs can increase inflammatory factors (IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β), which eventually affect CRP levels.
*C-reactive protein levels are the single most telling biomarker of systemic inflammation, and as such are the single most important biomarker for chronic disease risk associated with inflammation — which is virtually all chronic diseases. So it’s not "a marker of inflammation," as ScitTechDaily describes it, it’s the marker of inflammation. Here is my shocked face :|
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10,000+ years of environmental evolution of the eater and the eaten, I'll take the 'organic' stuff. Looking at those ancient drawings on the cave walls, our ancestors didn't hunt salad.
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] Shocking police body camera footage captured the moment cops busted into a Utah man's house and shot him dead as he was stabbing his parents to death in a bloody New Year's Day attack.
...46th president of the U.S. Former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body....
[PJMedia] At some point recently, "plant-based meat alternatives" (PBMAs) — AKA "lab slop pseudo-meat" — became the marketing term du jour. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but making techno-slop sound appealing is a tall task even for the slickest silver-tongued PR prodigy.
