Posts on Thursday, January 2, 2025
SEOUL - Authorities entered impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound on Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.
It was unclear whether the Presidential Security Service (PSS), which has previously blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Yoon's office and official residence, would try to stop him being arrested. Yoon is under criminal investigation for insurrection over his Dec. 3. martial law attempt that stunned South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy and one of the region's most vibrant democracies.
Matthew Livelsberger, 37, left his Colorado Springs home the day after Christmas following an argument with his wife over apparent infidelity, two sources familiar with the investigation told The Post.
His wife — who had a baby daughter with Livelsberger — reportedly told him that she knew he had been cheating, the sources said.
Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger
was ‘Rambo-type’ patriot who loved
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was ‘Rambo-type’ patriot who loved
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The uncle of Las Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger said his nephew was a “Rambo-type” patriot who loved his nation and President-elect Donald Trump.
Dean Livelsberger, an Air Force veteran, said he was shocked to learn that his nephew was identified as the man who allegedly detonated a Tesla Cybertruck filled with explosives outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.
“He used to have all patriotic stuff on Facebook, he was 100% loving the country,” Dean told The Independent.
Man shot himself in head before Cybertruck
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exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel,
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he highly decorated U.S. Army soldier inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel shot himself in the head before the explosion and likely planned to cause more damage but the steel-sided vehicle absorbed much of the force from the rudimentary explosive, officials said Thursday.
Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that a handgun was found at the feet of the man in the driver's seat, who officials believe is Matthew Livelsberger, 37, of Colorado. The shot appeared to be self-inflicted, officials said.
Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger
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shot himself in head before explosion,
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An active member of the Army’s elite Special Forces shot himself in the head just before the explosion at the Trump Las Vegas hotel — but the FBI and local cops still do not know why he did it, authorities revealed on Thursday.
Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was found inside the vehicle with a “self-inflicted gunshot wound” to the head, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters.
McMahill added that a high-powered .50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun was found at Livelsberger’s. His body was so badly burned, it was unrecognizable, authorities said.
Democrat strategist James Carville admitted that he was “wrong about the 2024 election” in a New York Times op-ed, stating that President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris by “putting the economic anger of Americans front and center.”
Carville, who initially gained national notoriety for being the lead campaign strategist for former President Bill Clinton, conceded that his belief that Harris would beat Trump, who he called “pathetic” and a “loser” in the days leading up to November 5, was incorrect.
His opinion piece, published Thursday, began with, “I thought Kamala Harris would win. I was wrong. While I’m sure we Democrats can argue that the loss wasn’t a landslide
The Fighting Irish are moving on in the College Football Playoff, as No. 7 Notre Dame took down No. 2 Georgia, 23-10, to earn their spot in the semifinals.
Notre Dame will now face No. 6 Penn State, who beat No. 3 Boise State, next Thursday to determine who will head to the national championship game.
This game was supposed to be played on Wednesday night, but the horrific terror attack in New Orleans forced a postponement to Thursday afternoon. The Caesars Superdome was still packed for the matchup, where a moment of silence was had for those who were killed and injured by the senseless act of violence.
Resurfaced Video Shows Houston-Based Muslim
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Children Pledging to Be Islamic Soldiers, Martyrs replies
After a New Orleans terrorist attack by an ISIS supporter from Houston, Texas, and amid intensifying warnings of Islamic terrorist threats within the U.S., a resurfaced clip showing hundreds of American children in Houston wearing traditional Islamic dress, chanting references to Iran’s supreme leader, pledging allegiance to him, and praising martyrdom has reignited concerns over growing homegrown Islamic extremism.
The chilling video, aired by Iranian state media in 2022, raises concerns about the spread of various forms of Islamic extremism within the U.S., highlighting ideological influences that extend beyond specific groups like ISIS or Iran’s regime.
Joe Biden on Thursday held a press conference on securing a record 235 radical judicial confirmations.
After his remarks, Joe Biden addressed the New Orleans terror attack but he was in a rush to get out of there so he could watch the Sugar Bowl.
The Sugar Bowl was postponed to Thursday afternoon following the terror attack on Bourbon Street.
At least 15 people were killed, 35 injured after a terrorist identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar plowed through a crowd in New Orleans during the New Year’s Eve celebration.
A new report released by the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight into the January 6 pipe bomber shows the FBI stopped looking for the suspect in 2021 and covered up evidence.
The FBI is now refusing to cooperate with Congressional investigators.
In September, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino said according to a whistleblower, after the pipe bombs were found at the RNC and DNC headquarters, “assets on the ground, including a whistleblower, was briefed about the pipe bombs the next day and show a picture of a guy in a hoodie.”
It seems like just this summer that I wished Presidentish Joe Biden a "fondless farewell" as "easily the worst human being to hold the office of president of the United States." [Steve, it was just last summer —Editor] But now that the man whose "ability to f*** things up" has never been underestimated at this site prepares to leave the office he barely held, let's reminisce about the things we won't miss the most.
"Biden exited the stage last night," I wrote of his too-late-for-primetime DNC farewell address, "largely forgotten before he'd walked onto it." He'll vacate the White House the same way on the morning of Jan. 20.
Musk on the German Election
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Elon Musk has raised eyebrows to DefCon1 with his recent endorsement of the insurgent AfD (“Alternative for Germany”) Party in Germany’s snap election next month, in the pages of DieWelt, one of Germany’s leading newspapers. AfD has a checkered character, but like Marine le Pen in France, it seems the unified front of the established political parties against considering AfD as part of any governing coalition is only helping AfD’s appeal to fed-up German voters (just like endless lawsuits against Trump helped him with many voters). An English translation of Musk’s article is out today. Judge for yourself.
Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan
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offered to resign over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal replies
National security adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly offered to resign from President Biden’s administration after the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to the Washington Post’s David Ignatius. Ignatius, a Washington Post columnist, spoke to Sullivan and several of his colleagues as the Biden administration nears its end. Several of Sullivan’s colleagues reportedly told Ignatius that Sullivan offered to resign, and President Biden insisted the national security adviser stay on, according to the report.
An on-duty postal worker was stabbed to death in a broad-daylight attack Thursday in Harlem, police and sources said. The 36-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times at the intersection of Malcolm X Boulevard and 118th Street around 2:40 p.m., authorities said. The gravely wounded man — who law enforcement sources confirmed was an on-duty USPS worker — was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, cops said.
A federal appeals court ruled this week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacked the authority to restore certain net neutrality rules last year, handing a blow to FCC Democrats and Biden administration officials who pushed for revived open internet measures.
The Thursday ruling by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns last year’s FCC vote, which reinstated the net neutrality rules barring broadband providers from blocking or throttling internet traffic to some websites and speeding up access to others that pay extra fees. The three-judge panel pointed to a Supreme Court decision last June that scaled back executive agencies’ power
To the victor goes the spoils. President-elect Donald Trump will host a mass rally for supporters in Washington, DC, the day before he is set to be inaugurated for a second term.
What is already dubbed a “victory rally” will be held at Capital One Arena on Jan. 19, according to an announcement from his inauguration committee sent out Wednesday and first reported by CBS News. The “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET, according to a sign-up link from the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.
A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in custody in Moscow, rights group OVD-Info reported Sunday, amid a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia.
According to OVD-Info, which tracks political arrests, Andrei Kotov — director of the "Men Travel" agency — faced charges of "organizing extremist activity and participating in it."
OVD-Info said an investigator told Kotov's lawyer that her client had died by suicide early Sunday while in pretrial detention and was found dead in his cell.
Is she drunk? Heavily medicated?
Fresh off of a hip transplant, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi posted a bizarre video to X on Thursday claiming she was on her way to DC to represent her constituents and share “San Francisco values.”
San Francisco values = Needles in the street, homelessness and rampant retail theft.
84-year-old Pelosi could barely open her eyes as she heavily slurred her words.“Hi, it’s Nancy. I’m on my way to Washington to proudly represent the people of San Francisco in Congress. I’m honored to do so to share our San Francisco values,”
The U.S. Capitol Police have taken a suspect into custody while investigating a “suspicious vehicle” along Constitution Avenue and Third Street, NW — just one day before the new Congress officially heads into town.
“Our officers just responded to the area of Constitution Avenue and Third Street, NW, for a suspicious vehicle. Please avoid the area while we investigate,” U.S. Capitol Police confirmed just after 10 a.m. Eastern.“We are still investigating the suspicious vehicle near Constitution Avenue and Third Street, NW. We will keep you all updated with the latest information as soon as we can release it,” it continued, providing a list of streets closed
President-elect Donald Trump posted a stately photo of himself and a top adviser on Thursday, vowing he’ll be “back in 18 days,” amid a deadly terror attack and another possible terror act carried out on New Year’s Day.
Trump, 78, shared the picture of himself standing beside his adviser Dan Scavino, his former White House deputy chief of staff for communications, as he’s been itching to return to the Oval Office to carry out his Day One policies.
The president-elect has already booked a major Washington, DC, rally on Jan. 19, the day before his inauguration, to whip up support for his second administration’s agenda to secure the border, crack down
HOUSTON — The New Orleans terrorist lived in a dilapidated trailer with cheap furniture, rusted workout equipment and a possible handgun case on the kitchen table, an exclusive first look inside shows.
The home in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood of North Houston where suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar lived looks like it was hastily abandoned before he attacked Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day — killing 14 and injuring dozens.(Photo) Neighbors told The Post that Jabbar, 42, had only left the house hours before his bloody 3 a.m. rampage, claiming to them that he was moving to the Big Easy for a better job.Muntaz Bashir, who lives next door, said he offered
A mosque located near the Houston home of the individual suspected of killing at least 15 people in New Orleans in a terrorist attack has instructed members of its congregation not to speak with media or the FBI about the incident.In a post on social media, Masjid Bilal, a mosque affiliated with the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) published a statement urging its attendees to “[S]tay very vigilant and aware of your surroundings” because “The safety of our community is the most important thing.”
If anyone is contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond.
On Wednesday, Joe Biden delivered an address from Camp David, condemning the recent terrorist attack in New Orleans and reaffirming the nation’s commitment to combating terrorism.
But rather than uniting the country, the brief speech, riddled with slurred words and bizarre facial injuries, has only fueled speculation about Biden’s health and ability to lead.
From a hangar at Camp David, Biden condemned the New Orleans attack, in which 15 lives were lost when a rented truck plowed into a Bourbon Street crowd.
The attacker, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was killed in a firefight with law enforcement.
Joe Biden is preparing to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas development in key U.S. coastal waters, which will be “difficult to revoke protections for sensitive marine areas.”
This last-ditch effort to block President-elect Donald Trump’s energy agenda is expected to be enshrined in an executive order, marking yet another chapter in Biden’s war on American energy.
Sources familiar with the plan have revealed that Biden’s order will leverage a 72-year-old law—the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act—to solidify protections that are notoriously difficult to reverse, Bloomberg reported.
A law enforcement official leading the investigation into an attack outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas thanked Elon Musk by name for his help. Someone exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the hotel on Wednesday morning. Colorado media have named Matthew Livelsberger as a suspect. “I have to thank Elon Musk specifically,” Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill told the media on Wednesday, citing evidence Musk had sent. He also said the probe is focusing on motives, suggesting that the attack’s use of a Tesla truck outside Donald Trump’s hotel raises questions. Tesla also unlocked the vehicle for law enforcement.
Jimmy Carter informed us back in 1976 that he had “looked on many women with lust” and “committed adultery many times in my heart.”
The fact that a man’s heart or other organs have lusted after many women is not exactly news. The reason men don’t go around broadcasting their lust is because it’s obvious. It would be like saying, I get horny on days that end in a “y.”
But Carter did tell us about his lust – in a formal interview with Playboy, perhaps fittingly. He evidently thought that a man’s lust was newsworthy, if the man was him.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Biden
admin focused on ‘nonsense’ before
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admin focused on ‘nonsense’ before
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that Biden administration officials were focused on “nonsense” before the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people.
The Louisiana Republican said in a “Fox & Friends” appearance that “they told us … for four years that the number one threat was so-called ‘racially motivated extremism.’ It was nonsense. This is the thing that we were all concerned about.” (Photos) Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US-born Texas resident and Army veteran who reportedly converted from Christianity to Islam in his youth, used a rented Ford pickup truck early Wednesday to plow down pedestrians on Bourbon Street before dying
When actress, recording artist, and award-winning singer Mary Millben reflects on her life, she sees a blessed journey marked by what God has called her to do. With a rich coloratura voice that soars with dramatic verve, Mary has traveled the globe, bringing rousing emotion to her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” She has had the honor of performing for four consecutive U.S. presidents — and very likely in just a few weeks, a fifth one when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office for his second term.
“Of the blessings of God and the blessings of this country, my life is truly the American dream,
The Ford Motor Co is recalling 20,484 hybrid crossover SUVs over battery concerns that could potentially lead to a fire, documents lodged with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set out.
The recall covers 16,480 Escape and 4004 Lincoln Corsair plug-in-hybrid SUVs from model years 2020 to 2024.
In documents filed with the NHTSA, the automaker said the problem occurred in manufacturing, and resulting “microdefects and local stresses” could cause the high-voltage battery cell’s separator layer to become damaged, leading to a short circuit and potentially, a fire. The NHTSA filing explained in detail:
NEW ORLEANS - Authorities held a press conference Thursday morning (Jan. 2), providing updates on the Bourbon Street terror attack that claimed the lives of 14 victims and injured 35 others early New Year’s Day.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia confirmed that 14 victims died in the attack, along with the suspect, Shamsud Din Jabbar, bringing the total to 15 fatalities.
“This was a premeditated, evil act,” Raia told reporters. Officials revealed that Jabbar posted five videos between 1:20 a.m. and 3:02 a.m. on New Year’s Day, proclaiming support for ISIS.
In the first video, Raia says Jabbar expressed a desire to kill his friends and family, but ultimately desired
Tesla Saves
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Following up on John’s post regarding the terrorist attack outside the Trump International Hotel yesterday in Las Vegas, I want to note that police now say camp-fuel canisters and large firework mortars were stuffed into the back of a Tesla Cybertruck. These materials caused the explosion that killed the driver and inflicted minor injuries on seven others.
Elon Musk and Tesla immediately provided assistance to law enforcement in the investigation. Elon himself reported on X that he had “confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.” In fact, the design
Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency is coming to an end, and according to reports, White House staffers describe a somber mood at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with Biden spending his final weeks in office reflecting on what could have been and probably wondering what other monsters he can pardon.
While Biden has recently expressed regret over dropping out and says he could have won, according to the Wall Street Journal, that belief “isn’t widely shared in the White House or among the Democratic establishment, where the more common view is that the party would have suffered a much larger electoral defeat and lost even more congressional seats had Biden remained the nominee.”
Tesla Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger is a long-serving married soldier who was on leave from active duty when he carried out the attack outside Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel.
Livelsberger, 37, was identified by law enforcement sources as the bomber in the Wednesday attack that left seven wounded. The electric vehicle exploded about 15 seconds after the driver pulled up in front of the hotel's valet.
The blast was caused by 'a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck' or 'very large fireworks', according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Livelsberger died in the bombing. He lived in Colorado Springs and was an active member of the Army,
Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — come on down and collect your door prizes.
Cheney, the former congresswoman from Wyoming who burned down every principal she ever held dear to engage in the J6 investigative crusade, and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who chaired the Select Committee investigating a relatively mundane protest at the Capitol, are set to accept some very shiny participation awards.Joe Biden, currently serving as president in name only, will award the two committee circus ringleaders with the nation's second highest civilian award — the Presidential Citizens Medal.
The dynamic duo are two of 20 individuals set to be honored with the award on Thursday.
President-elect Donald Trump is forcing the Democratic politicians who spent years lying about President Biden’s senility to take their bitter medicine, but we’re more concerned about the toady media who played along.
Trump on Monday posted a video showing clip after cringe-worthy clip of Democratic leaders from Rep. Nancy Pelosi to Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas denying again and again that Biden was mentally and physically deteriorating, claiming he was “sharp,” “on his game,” “focused” and that “his age is an asset.”
Every last one deserves scorn, but so do the journalists who not only let these fantastical fibs go unchallenged, but even parroted the lies: Biden was showing no signs
The New Year had barely begun when one and possibly two terrorist attacks were unleashed that claimed the lives of more than a dozen innocent people.
In New Orleans, 15 people have so far died after a driver rammed a truck through a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street Wednesday morning. The driver had an ISIS flag in the rented pickup and likely didn’t act alone.
[snip] Is this the beginning of a wave of terror attacks inside the U.S.?
There’s reason to worry.
For almost four years, the Biden administration has been asleep at the wheel when it comes to terror threats.
The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck who was killed when the vehicle blew up outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas has been identified as a Colorado resident and Army veteran.
Law enforcement sources confirmed to The Post that Matthew Livelsberger, 37, rented the electric pickup truck that went up in flames New Year’s Day in the valet area of the hotel.
Livelsberger was behind the wheel of the Tesla truck, which was packed with fireworks-style mortars, camping fuel and canisters, during the explosion, News5 reported early Thursday, citing law enforcement sources.
What is Turo? Rental app used by both
New Orleans terrorist and Trump Vegas
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New Orleans terrorist and Trump Vegas
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The deadly New Orleans terror attack and the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day have at least one connection — the car sharing app Turo.
While officials have indicated that they have no evidence so far that the two incidents may be linked, investigators have determined the pickup truck used by a terrorist on Bourbon Street and the exploding Tesla truck were both procured using Turo.
Turo is a platform that allows users to rent vehicles from trusted hosts that are registered with the site.
Emboldened by correctly predicting Kamala would get the debate questions in advance (oh, I apologize, ABC, it was just the topics, not the questions, so it’s all good and you smell like a rose), I’m going to go way out on a limb with another prediction: Joe Biden will issue mass pardons to the J6 inmates. Before you say I’m crazy, here are numerous reasons why he might do it:
It steals Donald Trump’s thunder of doing it himself five minutes after the inauguration
Many J6 inmates are getting out anyway in a few weeks
The J6 insurrection narrative is going to collapse as the evidence comes out
Back to the Beginning
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So it begins: a new year, a new presidency, and, for America, a new lease on life. Yet it feels as if we’ve been here before, doesn’t it?
Political juggernaut Donald Trump has ascended like a Musk rocket and vanquished the Obama-Clinton-Deep-State machine. Authoritarian members of the medical community are panicking about “bird flu” and demanding masks, lockdowns, and experimental “vaccines.” National debt continues to rise, and the rusting, sclerotic Establishment offers only war, climate taxes, and central bank funny money as lead-weighted “life buoys” to keep the financial system afloat.
This is truly chilling, especially in the wake of today’s terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
A former CIA officer named Sarah Adams was interviewed on the Shawn Ryan podcast just two weeks ago, and warned that there are more than a thousand al-Qaeda sleepers in the United States right now who are planning major attacks on the homeland.
She clearly implicates Biden’s open southern border as the entry point for these potential terrorists and suggests that they have developed new tactics and bombs that can evade detection through traditional means.
Zero Hedge has more details:
Jimmy Carter is dead, and he leaves behind him a legacy of utter failure as president and beyond. Among his numerous disastrous policies still harming the world today are his decades of legitimizing terrorist Hamas and undermining Israel. While Americans eulogize a man with no major lasting accomplishment, some Israeli and Jewish outlets are more bitterly remembering an antisemitic politician who spent years backstabbing them to appease radical jihadis.
Carter received a Nobel Peace Prize after brokering a deeply flawed Arab-Israeli peace deal
At least 10 people, mainly teenagers, were injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Queens on Wednesday night, according to sources and the NYPD.
A group of four men fired at least 30 gunshots into a crowd that gathered near the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica just before 11:20 p.m. after a private event at the location, according to cops and the sources. (Photos) Six females and four males, ranging in age from 16 to 20, were struck by bullets, NYPD officials said at a Thursday morning press conference. Police are searching for a light colored sedan in connection with the shooting.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in New York City on New Year’s Day for “intifada,” blocking Sixth Avenue in Manhattan just hours after a terror attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, and an explosion in Las Vegas, Nevada. (X's, Videos) The Times of Israel reported:
Attendees chanted “Resistance is glorious — we will be victorious,” “We will honor all our martyrs,” and “Gaza, you make us proud.” They carried signs that said “Zionism is cancer,” “No war on Iran,” and “End all US aid to Israel.”
“There is only one solution — Intifada revolution,” they chanted, using a common refrain
Joe Biden addressed the nation from Camp David, the presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland on Wednesday evening following a terrorist attack that left at least 15 people dead in New Orleans.
At least 15 people were killed, 35 injured after a terrorist identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar plowed through a crowd in New Orleans during the New Year’s Eve celebration.
According to law enforcement, Jabbar did not work alone and was part of a larger network of terrorists.
Earlier Wednesday Joe Biden stopped to chat with reporters as he departed Wilmington, Delaware for Camp David on Wednesday
The brother of the terrorist who launched the deadly car attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans says that “radicalization” is to blame for his kin’s rampage.
Abdur Jabbar, 24, of Beaumont, Texas, told The New York Times that his brother Shamsud-Din Jabbar — who killed at least 15 people in the New Year’s Day attack — converted to Islam at an early age. (Photos)
The younger Jabbar told the newspaper that what his brother “did does not represent Islam. This is more some type of radicalization, not religion.”
As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city's 90,000 veterans, who've become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Colorado residents voted to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, in a 2022 ballot measure, launching two years of rulemaking before it could be used to treat conditions such as depression and PTSD. This week, companies and people will be able to apply for licenses to administer the mind-altering drug,