Trump’s DOJ in talks to drop Eric Adams
criminal case
Posted By: Dreadnought, 1/29/2025 6:12:01 PM
NEW YORK — Top Department of Justice officials under President Donald Trump have been talking with Manhattan prosecutors about dropping criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. The conversations between DOJ and both the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the mayor’s legal team were first reported by The New York Times. Adams is facing a five-count bribery case that he has characterized as political retribution from the Biden administration for his criticisms of the former president’s handling of immigration. He pleaded not guilty in September.
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Ukrainian forces killed a top North Korean commander in a brutal battle in Kursk, as fierce fighting continues in the region, it's been reported. Putin has assembled an army of around 60,000 that includes some 12,000 North Koreans in the border region.
The Russians are desperately trying to drive off their territory some 20,000 Ukrainians. However, Zelensky's soldiers are putting up stiff resistance and continue to inflict huge casualties on their enemy. Ukraine's 22nd Mechanised Brigade wiped out a battalion of North Korean special forces in intense fighting around the village of Malaya Loknya in recent days.
Bring On Iron Dome
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When, in March 1983 in a nationally televised speech, Ronald Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative, he asked the American “scientific community” — “those who gave us nuclear weapons” — “to turn their great talents to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.”
Reagan was proposing SDI as an alternative to the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction that he found personally repugnant. From the beginning, however, SDI was controversial. Opponents said it would cost too much, or lead to a renewed arms race, or scare the Soviets into striking first.
Put your pith helmets, body armor, and sandals with toe covers on.
The unthinkable happened in Germany yesterday, and it has drawn the Gorgon from her lair, breathing fire.
I mean - holy smokes.
I cannot get over even this picture alone, less mind the seismic goings-on.
Alice Weidel, Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader, as she clasps the hand of Christian Democrat Union (CDU) head with a YUGE grin on her face. Freidrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had alluded to what he had in mind after the horrific attacks just a few days ago.
...Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Merz is rattled enough to know which way the populist wind is blowing
The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats joining every Republican in the chamber.
Burgum, a one-time candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination-turned-visible Trump campaign surrogate, has been among the president’s least controversial nominees. He advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week in a nearly unanimous vote, with only Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) voting against the nomination.
Wyden, the mastermind of the renewable energy tax credits within the Inflation Reduction Act, cited President Trump’s opposition to the cuts
Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, best known for the song "As Tears Go By," has died. She was 78.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed," a spokesperson for Faithfull confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The British pop star and muse inspired and helped write a few of The Rolling Stones' greatest songs. Her breakthrough hit, 1964's "As Tears Go By," was one of the first songs written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Jontay Porter may not have been the only NBA player involved in manipulating performance for sports bettors.
Federal investigators are looking into unusual betting activity relating to current Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier during his time with the Hornets, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The 30-year-old Rozier left a March 23, 2023 game after less than 10 minutes played against the New Orleans Pelicans and received a strong amount of betting interest on his Unders for the game. Rozier has not been accused of a crime or wrongdoing, the report said.
U.S. senators’ private concerns with Tulsi Gabbard’s history of unconventional national security views burst into public view on Thursday when the director of intelligence nominee — a former Hawaii congresswoman, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve — sat before the Senate Intelligence Committee for a tense confirmation hearing that did little to dispel the narrative that her path to confirmation remains narrow.
Senate Republicans have a 53-seat majority this Congress and Vice President JD Vance can break a tie in a confirmation vote on the floor. But she must first clear the Senate Intelligence Committee, where Republicans have a one-seat majority and a single defection
Kash Patel Vows to Investigate Anti-Catholicism
within the FBI during Confirmation Hearing 2 replies
within the FBI during Confirmation Hearing 2 replies
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, sat for a confirmation hearing Thursday where lawmakers focused on high profile instances of FBI misconduct and Patel’s inflammatory political commentary.
Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) brought up an FBI memo listing Catholic parishes the bureau believed harbored extremists and could offer opportunities for recruiting informants.
The memo, which was leaked by former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin, targeted “Radical Traditionalist Catholics” and was authored by the FBI’s Richmond field office. Appearing before Congress in July of last year, then-FBI Director Christopher Wray refused to tell Representative Jim Jordan who specifically authored the memo.
Ghoulish Democrats and Press Rush to Blame
Trump for Airliner Crash, Here's Why They're Wrong 16 replies
Trump for Airliner Crash, Here's Why They're Wrong 16 replies
On January 29th, 2025, the United States suffered its first hull loss of a passenger airliner since the Colgan crash of 2009. Tragically, 67 people appear to have perished after a mid-air collision between a CRJ-700 regional jet operated by PSA (contracted by American Airlines) and a military UH-60 Blackhawk. The CRJ was flying a circling approach to runway 33 at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), which sits directly across the river from the nation's Capitol. In layman's terms, they were flying down the Potomac with the end of the approach being a low-altitude left turn onto short final to land
Everyone aboard the commercial airplane that crashed Wednesday night in Arlington, Virginia is feared dead, local authorities announced after trying to find survivors and assessing the damage.
“We are switching from a rescue to a recovery operation,” said D.C. fire chief John Donnelly at a Thursday morning press conference. “At this point we do not believe there are any survivors.”
The airplane collided with a Blackhawk in clear conditions as it was landing at Ronald Reagan International Airport, the D.C. area’s most active airport
Several US figure skaters and coaches — including two world champions — were onboard American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.
The skaters had participated in the National Development Camp at the US Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, KS. last week, US Figure Skating confirmed to The Post.
Spencer Lane, a rising star in the skating community, snapped a photo of the plane’s right wing moments before takeoff. The post read, “ICT to DCA,” showing the airport codes for Wichita Eisenhower and Reagan National.
How Bad Is It Now For Dems? This Bad …
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We could also ask how well it’s going for Republicans. But what fun is that?
Earlier today, the New York Times reported that Democrats can’t decide on the next steps after an embarrassing national-election loss. Should they make some significant changes, or stay the course and hope that Donald Trump will make them look better in comparison? Well, Quinnipiac just dropped a big data point on that question: Just 31 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, while 57 percent have an unfavorable opinion, the lowest mark since Quinnipiac started asking that question.
In the opposite direction, Republicans have a new high in Quinnipiac
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Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations
with the conservative Supreme Court in
the boxing ring 23 replies
with the conservative Supreme Court in
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WASHINGTON — One of three liberals on a Supreme Court dominated by conservatives, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she has found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being in the minority on the nation’s highest court: boxing. “I take boxing lessons,” Jackson said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press at the Supreme Court. “And I think that helps you to really get out any frustrations.” There have been more than a few dissents for the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, including the end of affirmative action in college admissions and a grant of
A first-term House Democrat is attacking White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on X after she sought to clarify a White House memo rescinding an earlier policy statement on President Donald Trump's federal funding order. "Karoline Leavitt is a Fake Christian, like so many in this Golden Calf administration," Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., wrote on Wednesday.
It comes after the White House rescinded an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo that ordered the freeze of most federal grants and assistance, which was blocked by a federal judge on Tuesday.
As reported earlier, former Democrat Senator Bob Menendez, 71, sobbed in court as he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery and corruption.
A tearful Menendez sobbed as he begged SDNY Judge Sidney Stein to have mercy on him.
The judge showed no mercy to “Gold Bar Bob” and sentenced him to 11 years. (X) Last summer a jury convicted Senator Bob Menendez on all bribery and corruption charges. (Snip) Following his brutal sentencing, Menendez stunned reporters as he praised President Trump.
“President Trump was right. This process is political, and it’s corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool
Connecticut Bureaucrat Charged With Fraudulently
Changing Republican Voter Registrations
To Democrat 18 replies
Changing Republican Voter Registrations
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A Connecticut state mental health worker has been accused of fraudulently changing Republican voter registrations to Democrat following a September voting event.
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services employee Arlanda Brantley, 57, faces “five counts each of Fraudulent Registration and Primary or Enrollment Violations,”(snip)
After a “national voting event” at the Western Connecticut Mental Health Network in Torrington, Connecticut on Sept. 17, Brantley allegedly changed “several” voter registration cards with an affiliation of “Republican” or “No” to “Democrat” “without the consent of the registrants.” Police said she then submitted the cards to the Torrington Registrar of Voters clerk,(snip)
Officials noticed white out on the voter registrations,
RFK Jr. Torches Bernie Sanders for Screaming
'Health Care for All' While Taking Big
Pharma Cash 18 replies
'Health Care for All' While Taking Big
Pharma Cash 18 replies
On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary-nominee Robert F. Kennedy sat before yet another Senate committee to answer questions, and it went about as well as expected. When Kennedy appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, he was questioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who went on a wild rant about whether he supported onesies with an anti-vax message on them. It was comedy gold.
Sadly, Sanders also sits on the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) Committee, so he had a chance to dig deeper into the mystery of the onesies and other matters. Broken Record Bernie wants universal healthcare,
Ghoulish Democrats and Press Rush to Blame
Trump for Airliner Crash, Here's Why They're Wrong 16 replies
Trump for Airliner Crash, Here's Why They're Wrong 16 replies
On January 29th, 2025, the United States suffered its first hull loss of a passenger airliner since the Colgan crash of 2009. Tragically, 67 people appear to have perished after a mid-air collision between a CRJ-700 regional jet operated by PSA (contracted by American Airlines) and a military UH-60 Blackhawk. The CRJ was flying a circling approach to runway 33 at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), which sits directly across the river from the nation's Capitol. In layman's terms, they were flying down the Potomac with the end of the approach being a low-altitude left turn onto short final to land
Conservatives on social media rallied around Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday as the Trump nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) faced questions from senators in his confirmation hearing. "RFK crushed it," conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. "Very proud of him. Confirm him, now!"
"RFK killed it today," RNC national committeewoman Amy Kremer posted on X." So proud of him! LFG."
"RFK Jr is crushing this hearing," former GOP Rep. Scott Taylor posted on X. "Dems look unhinged and very petty. America is sicker, more obese, and more unhealthy than ever. Something has to change!"
Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security chief, Kristi Noem, has frozen government funding for the progressive groups that aid migrants, pending a 90-day review.
Appearing on Fox News’s Will Cain Show on Wednesday, Noem said all grant funding “abused by NGOs to facilitate illegal immigration” has been stopped.“It’s amazing to me the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been spent by the federal government that has been sent to NGOs to facilitate this invasion of our country,” Noem told Cain.
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Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made her big play this week to rebuild Pacific Palisades in her own image. Needless to say, it won't be pretty.
During what the Los Angeles Times called "a freewheeling half-hour walking tour in Pacific Palisades," with reporters and "chief recovery officer" and former LAPD commissioner Steve Soboroff, Bass announced that the city plans to hire "an outside consultant to handle a significant rebuilding contract for areas devastated by this month’s Palisades fire," as the Times put it.
“They’re going to represent you and make sure that everybody does exactly what they say they’re going to do,” Soboroff told reporters.
Pacific Palisades residents were not
A California bill that would allow higher education institutions to prioritize slave descendants in college admissions is drawing harsh critique from some civil rights experts.
Introduced in December, the bill, AB 7, is a project of Democrat Assemblymember Isaac Bryan who represents part of Los Angeles.
If passed, it would allow the state’s two public higher education systems, the California State University and the University of California, as well as private colleges and universities to “consider providing a preference in admissions to an applicant who is a descendant of slavery, as defined, to the extent it does not conflict with federal law.”
Any NYT reader looking at the buzzy front page headline below would immediately think that Robert F Kennedy Jr. is a madman. Can he really be an advocate for repealing the polio vaccine, a disease that has killed and crippled tens of millions of kids?
“Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine”
To the ordinary reader, the headline says pretty clearly that Kennedy asked his lawyer to revoke the polio vaccine. The headline makes the shocking accusation that Kennedy is in favor of banning the polio vaccine. There is no other way of interpreting it.
But it is flagrantly false and a gross distortion of the truth.
What kind of people are Democrats in terms of human decency?
I blogged yesterday about about their execrable behavior to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at his Senate confirmation hearings for the Health and Human Services portfolio in the new Trump administration. They bellowed. They bloviated. They interrupted, while Kennedy remained the perfect gentleman in a setting no gentleman should ever have to endur.
But they only got worse after I signed off on that piece.
Here's what kind of creature Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is as he preens on the Senate floor, piously intoning "You frighten me":