Netanyahu Meets With ‘Pro-Israel Influencers’ in New York, Describes Social Media as a ‘Weapon’ for Israel

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Netanyahu Meets With ‘Pro-Israel Influencers’ in New York, Describes Social Media as a ‘Weapon’ for Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with “pro-Israel influencers” after his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

Netanyahu’s office said that he spoke with the influencers “about the challenges in the new era, and the public diplomacy efforts and the influence of the social networks on the discourse for and against Israel.”

During the meeting, Netanyahu was asked what should be done about Israel potentially losing support from Evangelical Christians in the US, and he pointed to social media, which he called a “tool of battle,” and cited a plan for TikTok to be put under the control of US companies.

“What we have to do is secure that part of the base of our support in the United States, that is being challenged systematically … How do we fight back? Our influencers, I think you should also talk to them if you have the chance,” Netanyahu said. “And secondly, we’re going to have to use the tools of battle. The weapons change over time … we have to fight with the weapons that apply to the battlefield on which we’re engaged, and the most important ones are on social media.”

The Israeli leader described the TikTok plan as the “most important purchase that is going on.” Under the plan approved by President Trump, one of the companies that will have a major stake in TikTok and control the algorithm is Oracle, which is owned by Larry Ellison, an extremely pro-Israel billionaire and major private donor to the Israeli military.

“TikTok, TikTok, and I hope it goes through because it could be extremely consequential,” Netanyahu said, adding that the other major social media platform he is concerned about is X, formerly Twitter. The Israeli leader described Elon Musk, the owner of X, as a “friend.”

“We have to talk to Elon. He’s not an enemy, he’s a friend. You should talk to him. Now, if we can get those two things, we can get a lot, and I can go on about other things, but that’s not the point right now. We have to fight the fight. Give direction to the Jewish people, and give direction to our non-Jewish friends, or those who could be our friends,” Netanyahu added.

This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com. 

 

Soros-Funded Prosecutor Lets Man Who Exposed Himself to Kids Go Free

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Soros-Funded Prosecutor Lets Man Who Exposed Himself to Kids Go Free

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier slammed Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell after her office refused to prosecute two men arrested on sex-related offenses, including possession of child abuse material. 

In a letter sent on Friday, Uthmeier rebuked Worrell for dismissing charges against Kevin Chapman, a 61-year-old man allegedly spotted masturbating on a park bench near children, and Thomas Dolgos, a 47-year-old man accused of possessing dozens of child abuse images. 

“These dismissals lacked sufficient legal justification, exhibit gross abuses of discretion, pose serious threats to public safety, and undermine the public’s confidence in the administration of justice,” Uthmeier wrote. 

Worrell, a George Soros-funded prosecutor, was previously removed from office in 2023 by Gov. Ron DeSantis for failing to enforce Florida law. She was voted back in office after being elected in November 2024.

Her return to office quickly reignited controversy. Uthmeier said a father and his child caught Chapman masturbating for roughly five minutes on a bench at Kit Land Nelson Park. Once he finished, Chapman allegedly dropped his pants and exposed himself while trying to flee. 

Despite the eyewitness account, Worrell’s office called the case “not suitable for prosecution.” The father was never interviewed by her office. 

Dolgos’s case followed a similar pattern. He had been arrested on multiple counts of possession of child pornography, but Worrell’s office dismissed the charges while the Office of Statewide Prosecution was in the process of taking over. 

The move led to Dolgos’s release and an attempted escape to Canada. He was later apprehended by Canadian police and then extradited to Florida. If convicted on all counts, Dolgos faces a maximum sentence of 900 years. 

At a press conference on Friday, Worrell defended her office’s actions, claiming Chapman could not be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. “All things that are wrong are not illegal,” she said of Chapman.

Addressing the Dolgos incident, she said: “It is dishonest and disingenuous for the attorney general to get up there and say that we dropped the charges in this case,” Worrell said. “The Office of Statewide Prosecution notified us that they were going to be taking the case over.”

Three Women Indicted for Chasing ICE Agent and Doxxing Address

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Three Women Indicted for Chasing ICE Agent and Doxxing Address

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Three California women are facing federal charges after allegedly livestreaming their pursuit of an ICE agent to his home and sharing his address with thousands of followers on Instagram, the DOJ announced Friday.

The suspects — Cynthia Raygoza, 37, Ashleigh Brown, 38, and Sandra Carmona Samane, 25 — were indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy and one count of publicly disclosing the personal information of a federal agent.

Each faces up to five years in prison per count after allegedly chasing an ICE agent to his California home in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

Brown faces an additional charge for assaulting a federal officer and remains in custody. Samane was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Meanwhile, federal authorities are actively seeking Raygoza.

The incident occurred Aug. 28, when the women reportedly used their Instagram accounts “ice_out_of_la,” “defendmesoamericanculture,” and “corn_maiden_design.” The accounts have a combined following of more than 70,000 individuals.

According to court documents, the defendants notified neighbors that the man was an ICE agent, shouting phrases like “la migra lives here,” and “ICE lives on your street and you should know.”

Prosecutors alleged that the trio urged their followers to “come on down” to the agent’s home.

A review by Headline USA found the accounts largely focus on rallying opposition to ICE.

The arrests come amid a spike in violence against ICE agents after Trump’s re-election in 2024. Earlier this month, a man opened fire at an ICE holding facility in Texas, killing a detainee and wounding two others.

FBI Agents Didn’t Interview Lady Who Found J6 Pipe Bomb Until She Contacted Them

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FBI Agents Didn’t Interview Lady Who Found J6 Pipe Bomb Until She Contacted Them

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Newly released FBI records show that agents didn’t interview the woman who discovered a pipe bomb near the Republican National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, until after she contacted them days later.

The new records, which were published Monday by Just the News, also reveal new information about the pipe bombs, including that the RNC device’s timer was at 20 minutes when it was discovered. That suggests that it may have been planted on the day of its discovery, rather than the night before, as has been widely believed for years.

The records include an FBI lab report about the bombs—one found outside the RNC and the other outside of the Democratic National Committee HQ nearby—as well as a witness statement and interview report from the woman who found the RNC device shortly before 1 p.m. on Jan. 6. That woman, former counterterrorism analyst and then-Commerce Department worker Karlin Younger, said she found the bomb while doing laundry during around noon.

Despite her discovery, the FBI didn’t interview her immediately. Two days later, she contacted the bureau’s tipline to provide information.

“I am the person that discovered and alerted the guards the pipe bomb found next to the RNC on January 6. I wanted to identify myself in case there are additional details I can provide that might be useful to the investigation,” Younger wrote to the feds on Jan. 8, 2021.

“I would also like to report that while walking to the area right before I found the device, I was passed by a woman in front of the Capitol Hill Club who stared at me suspiciously, in such a way that now makes me think maybe she had some knowledge of what was in the alleyway,” Younger added.

“From what I remember, she was Caucasian, middle-aged (45-55?), of shorter stature (5’4″-5’6″?), heavier set (180-220lbs?), with long dark hair and without a mask. She was wearing a dark or black jacket and jeans.”

It was another three days before agents finally interviewed her. By then, they already had a “person of interest” identified, but they never made any arrests.

In her interview, Younger provided agents with the same information as in her original tip. She also told them the obese woman she saw outside the alley was wearing a motorcycle jacket. She further said that the timer on the pipe bomb she found was at the 20-minute mark—a possible indication that it was planted shortly before the discovery, and not the night before.

In August 2024, reporter Julie Kelly and Blaze Media reported that the DNC bomb may also have been planted minutes before its discovery. The DNC device was found by a plainclothes Capitol Police officer at 1:07 p.m.—right as violence at the Capitol was beginning. Secret Service had already swept the area late that morning before Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrived there.

“A senior congressional investigator told Blaze News the latest theory is that the DNC bomb was planted less than 15 minutes before it was discovered at 1:05 p.m.,” Blaze reported at the time.

Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., has explained how those series of events may make it impossible to successfully prosecute the pipe bomber, even if he or she is ever arrested.

“Here’s what a good criminal defense attorney’s going to say: If you identified the individual who’s believed to place the bomb, then hours go by, and you had a search by the Secret Service at the DNC and the dog didn’t find the explosive—so clearly, the device [the defense attorney’s] client might have left there wasn’t the device that was determined to be the pipe bomb, because it wasn’t picked up by the bomb-sniffing dog,” Griffith argued in March 2024.

Despite those apparent challenges, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said earlier this year that the bureau is making progress on the case. FBI Director Kash Patel made similar remarks earlier this month at a congressional hearing.

 

Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.

Dems Jet Off on ‘Luxury’ Vacation as Schumer Pushes Govt Shutdown

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Dems Jet Off on ‘Luxury’ Vacation as Schumer Pushes Govt Shutdown

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Top Democratic lawmakers are set to ditch Washington DC for a two-day getaway at the five-star Hotel Yountville in California, even as a government shutdown looms, Politico Playbook reported Saturday.

The trip is scheduled for Oct. 13–14, which would be the 12th day of a potential shutdown if Democrats refuse to compromise with President Donald Trump and Republicans on a funding package.

The hotel boasts Tuscan-European architecture, spa amenities and what it describes as a “vineyard estate-inspired retreat” with “elevated poolside luxury.”

The retreat is reportedly set to be hosted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and is expected to include DSCC Chair and Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who is running for Michigan’s open House seat in 2026.

Other Democrats invited include members of the Democratic Caucus for the DSCC, such as Sens. Mark Kelly D-Ariz., Adam Schiff D-Calif., and Lisa Blunt Rochester D-Del.

According to Politico, the DSCC and Stevens did not dispute the retreat. The DSCC declined to say whether the luxurious vacation would continue in the event of a government shutdown.

Bipartisan Senators Slam Indian IT Firm Over H-1B Hiring Spree

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Bipartisan Senators Slam Indian IT Firm Over H-1B Hiring Spree

(José Niño, Headline USA) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is facing a bipartisan barrage from Congress, as Senate leaders demand the IT giant explain its stunning wave of H-1B approvals while domestic layoffs soar.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, D-Ill. sent a blistering letter to Tata Consultancy Services CEO Krithi Krithivasan on Tuesday, demanding the Indian IT giant explain why it hired thousands of foreign workers while laying off American employees.

The bipartisan inquiry, part of a broader investigation into 10 major corporations, focuses on TCS’s decision to seek approval for 5,505 H-1B visas in fiscal year 2025 while simultaneously announcing plans to eliminate over 12,000 jobs worldwide. 

According to a report by Hindustan Times, the company became the second-largest employer of newly approved H-1B beneficiaries nationally. TCS rose up the H-1B ranks as it conducted mass layoffs, including nearly five dozen employees at its Jacksonville office alone last month.

“With all of the homegrown American talent relegated to the sidelines, we find it hard to believe that TCS cannot find qualified American tech workers to fill these positions,” the senators wrote in their Tuesday letter. The lawmakers gave TCS until October 10 to provide detailed responses to nine questions about its hiring practices, wage policies, and treatment of American workers.

The congressional scrutiny comes as TCS faces mounting controversies over its employment practices. The Times of India reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is currently investigating allegations that the company systematically discriminated against older American workers in favor of South Asian H-1B employees.

Dozens of former TCS employees, primarily professionals over 40 from non-South Asian backgrounds, have filed complaints claiming they were disproportionately targeted for layoffs while Indian colleagues on H-1B visas were retained.

The discrimination allegations extend beyond simple layoff decisions. According to complaints filed with federal investigators, TCS head of global HR Milind Lakkad allegedly stated the company planned to reduce American workers from 70% to 50% of its U.S. workforce to “open up opportunities for employees in India,” per the Times of India report. 

Representative Seth Moulton formally urged the EEOC to investigate TCS in April 2024, writing that the company’s actions “may have constituted a pattern-or-practice of discrimination impacting Americans.” 

The Massachusetts Democrat’s intervention came after multiple former employees reported harsh treatment during layoffs, including a 30-year veteran who was given just 20 minutes to decide between early retirement or termination with no severance package, according to a report by The Financial Express. 

TCS’s troubles extend far beyond immigration policy disputes. The company faces serious legal challenges over trade secret theft, with federal juries awarding Epic Systems $940 million in 2016 after finding TCS stole confidential healthcare software information, as BankInfoSecurity reported. A separate case resulted in a $210 million judgment against TCS for stealing source code from Computer Science Corp, per a report by Jennery & Block. 

The Economic Times reported that former employees have also accused TCS of visa fraud, alleging the company misused L-1A manager visas by falsely classifying front-line workers as managers to bypass H-1B restrictions. As The Economic Times covered, Anil Kini, a former IT manager, filed lawsuits under the False Claims Act alleging TCS directed him to alter organizational charts to justify L-1A applications for unqualified employees. 

José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino 

Anti-Trump Lawyer Says Comey Will ‘Be Found Guilty’

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Anti-Trump Lawyer Says Comey Will ‘Be Found Guilty’

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump found an unlikely ally in his disgraced former attorney Michael Cohen, who seemingly surprised an MSNBC panel by saying former FBI Director James Comey “will be found guilty.” 

Cohen appeared on Saturday’s episode of The Weekend Primetime to discuss Comey’s indictment for his testimony about leaking memos to the legacy media. The memos, written after Comey’s 2017 meetings with Trump, later served as the basis of Bob Mueller’s appointment as special counsel. 

“I’ve learned that Comey was actually very much involved in the Russia investigation in a very negative way,” Cohen said. “And chances are, this DOJ has every single email, every text message, every communication. I believe likely he will be found guilty. I believe likely he committed a crime.” 

Cohen’s admission stunned Elise Jordan, a Bush-era official turned MSNBC host, who said, “Oh, well—that’s interesting.” Equally stunned was Molly Jong-Fast, a nepo-baby, anti-Trump pundit, who stammered, “W-w-what?” 

Realizing Cohen wasn’t sticking to his years-long anti-Trump script, Jordan pivoted to personal attacks, bringing up his guilty pleas. 

“Didn’t you actually break the law, though, with Stormy Daniels and the payment?” Jordan asked, struggling to articulate her point. 

Then it was Jong-Fast’s turn, rambling without clearly stating her question: “I’m no fan of James Comey. Too tall, bad writer. But I think that if they had evidence, wouldn’t they have charged? Because the charge here is that he’s charged in, like, lying and also misstatements. And there’s test–, you know, there’s this grand jury test– there’s this hearing where he’s talking, and they say it shows that he’s lied. I mean, it seems pretty thin. Wouldn’t they charge the stuff that they had, if they had stuff?” 

Cohen reiterated his belief that the DOJ already had evidence of Comey’s potential crimes. 

Tucker Carlson: Benjamin Netanyahu Boasts About Controlling Trump

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Tucker Carlson: Benjamin Netanyahu Boasts About Controlling Trump

(José Niño, Headline USA) During a Tuesday appearance on Glenn Greenwald’s show, Tucker Carlson defended his controversial Charlie Kirk memorial speech and revealed explosive claims about Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged boasting during his first major interview since the intense backlash.

The conservative commentator faced accusations of antisemitism after comparing Kirk’s assassination to Jesus Christ’s crucifixion at the memorial service in Arizona.

“That’s the Christian gospel. That’s the story of Jesus. That’s the kind of CliffNotes of the New Testament,” Carlson explained to Greenwald during the interview segment.  

Carlson emphasized during the interview with Greenwald that Jesus was Jewish, along with all his apostles, describing the biblical account as simply telling “the truth about the people in power” who then “try to shut him up” and ultimately “torture him to death.”

The former Fox News host expressed bewilderment at the reaction to his speech, particularly criticism of his reference to people eating hummus. “Since when is hummus Jewish? It’s an Arab food,” Carlson remarked. He noted that both antisemites and Zionists reached the same conclusion about his remarks, observing that “both of them think everything is about Jews, for different reasons.”

During the interview, Carlson made explosive allegations about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private statements. “Bibi’s running around the Middle East, his region and his own country and telling people point blank, ‘I control the United States. I control Donald Trump,'” Carlson claimed. He insisted this was factual information, stating “I’m not guessing at all. That’s a fact. And I dare them to say that’s not true because it is true and they know it’s true.”

The commentator described these alleged statements as personally “humiliating” for Americans. “I’m an American. How do you think it makes me feel, even if I didn’t vote for Trump, which I did, I did vote, I campaigned for Trump. But even if it was Joe Biden. I’m an American. It’s too humiliating. I can’t handle that and I shouldn’t have to put up with that,” he declared.

Carlson directed his criticism primarily at American leadership rather than Israel itself. “I’m attacking my leaders who are allowing my nation of 350 million people to be forced into doing things that are bad for me and my children,” he stated. He characterized the situation as “a violation of the most basic arrangement we have with our leaders, which is represent us please, at least most of the time.”

The conservative host argued there was “an ongoing humiliation ritual designed to make us all crazy, designed to turn us into haters.” However, he maintained his position against becoming what critics label him, declaring, “I’m not gonna give them the satisfaction of becoming what they call me. I’m not a hater and I’m never gonna become one.”

Carlson drew parallels between current attacks and previous liberal tactics. “The primary tactic of liberals was exactly the same as the one being wielded now against you by Israel supporters, which is racist,” he noted. He expressed confidence in weathering the criticism, explaining that name-calling doesn’t affect him because “I don’t believe that about myself.”

The commentator maintained that his critics “can’t actually have an argument” because “there’s no way to justify controlling the US government for the purposes of another country’s expansion.” 

He challenged opponents to engage with his actual positions rather than resorting to personal attacks, stating, “Why don’t you stop attacking me and my family members which they never stopped doing. Why don’t you instead tell me how you disagree with me?”

José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino 

 

Feds Order Officers to Ignore Newsom Law Banning Masks

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Feds Order Officers to Ignore Newsom Law Banning Masks

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of California’s top federal prosecutors issued a memo Friday rejecting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s law banning both local and federal officers from wearing masks during operations. 

Bilal Essayli, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, addressed the memo to federal officers in the district, instructing them to ignore the law and follow federal procedures established by the Constitution and legal precedent.  

He warned that any state official who thwarts federal operations would face prosecution. 

“I direct federal law enforcement to continue to comply with federal law and follow their agency policies on the appropriateness of wearing masks when conducting federal law enforcement operations,” Essayli wrote in a two-page memo.  

“Any state official or private individual that unlawfully interferes or impedes federal law enforcement operations should be referred to my office for prosecution,” he added. 

Essayli’s guidance comes less than a week after Newsom signed SB 627, a controversial law that aims to criminalize facial coverings for law enforcement officers in the Golden State. 

The bill — signed Sept. 20 and effective Jan. 1, 2026 — also targets federal immigration agents wearing masks while apprehending criminal illegal aliens. 

The Trump administration repeatedly defended the use of masks, saying they are necessary in response to growing threats against federal officers.

Just this week, a gunman opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee and injuring two others. The suspect, 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, allegedly attacked to instill terror among ICE officers. 

It remains unclear how Newsom plans to enforce the law. 

Essayli said Newsom was “confused” about his constitutional authority in a separate statement on X. 

“He oversees California, not federal agencies. He should review the Supremacy Clause,” Essayli said. “California’s law to ‘unmask’ federal agents is unconstitutional, as the state lacks jurisdiction to interfere with federal law enforcement. I have directed federal agencies to disregard this state law and adhere to federal law and agency policies.”

Case Closed! Obama CIA Boss John Brennan Clears Himself of Any Wrongdoing

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Case Closed! Obama CIA Boss John Brennan Clears Himself of Any Wrongdoing

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled former CIA Director John Brennan boasted on MSNBC over the weekend that he investigated himself and found no wrongdoing. 

Brennan made the claims on Saturday’s edition of The Weekend in response to legacy media reports falsely claiming that DNI Tulsi Gabbard may have hampered the criminal case against him after she revoked the security clearances of potential witnesses. 

“I don’t see any case against me. I have looked back on all of my actions and decisions, and with John Durham, the special counsel, and others that have looked at what we did — they were certainly consistent with our legal authorities and with the law,” Brennan said. 

His remarks quickly circulated online, with critics mocking him for seemingly acting as his own judge and jury. In a sarcastic X post that garnered more than one million views, popular page Western Lensman wrote, “Well, that settles it then.” 

Another account replied that Brennan “literally became the meme,” sharing an image captioned: “We’ve investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong.” 

A third page added, “‘After careful consideration and examination of the evidence and lack thereof, I hereby find myself… Not guilty.’” 

Brennan’s comments come as he faces a criminal investigation into his role in promoting the debunked conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. 

The probe was opened at the referral of current CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who found that Brennan may have lied to Congress about the origins of the 2016 investigation into Russian meddling and the role the Steele Dossier played.  

Brennan had long insisted the dossier played only a minor role, but newly declassified documents showed otherwise. 

Files previously reported by Headline USA suggest the Obama administration systematically bypassed procedures in a rushed effort to paint Trump as a Russian asset following his election. According to Gabbard, this was carried out at the direction of then-President Barack Obama. 

Legacy media have claimed that Gabbard’s actions may have stalled Brennan’s potential prosecution by making key witnesses less willing to participate. Those reports omit, however, that the DOJ can still compel their testimony through subpoenas. 

Brennan himself acknowledged this during his MSNBC interview. 

“Individuals who used to work in the government, even if their security clearances were revoked, they could be subpoenaed. They could be called to provide testimony in support of whatever allegations they have. I just – I don’t see a case there,” he stated.

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