Even Sonia Sotomayor Had to Correct Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Even Sonia Sotomayor Had to Correct Ketanji Brown Jackson

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson once again drew criticism from one of her colleagues. This time from an unusual source: fellow leftist Justice Sonia Sotomayor. 

On Wednesday, Sotomayor and Justice Elena Kagan broke ranks with Jackson and sided with the conservative majority to temporarily stay a lower court injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to carry out mass layoffs within the federal bureaucracy. 

The court ruled 8-1 that Trump was likely to prevail in his challenge to stop the lower court’s interference and thus allowed his efforts to continue. But Jackson appeared to treat the case as if it were about the legality of the layoffs themselves rather than the injunction at issue. 

“In my view, this was the wrong decision at the wrong moment, especially given what little this Court knows about what is actually happening on the ground,” Jackson wrote in her lone dissent. 

Sotomayor rejected Jackson’s framing, writing that while she shared Jackson’s concerns, this was not the time to weigh the merits of Trump’s plan. 

“The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law,” Sotomayor wrote. “I join the court’s stay because it leaves the District Court free to consider those questions in the first instance.” 

The rebuke came just two weeks after Jackson drew the ire of Justice Amy Coney Barrett in a separate procedural case involving Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. 

The ruling did not weigh the constitutionality of Trump’s order, as it merely blocked lower courts from issuing universal injunctions that exceed their jurisdiction. Jackson dissented, making the dubious case that lower courts should retain their authority to halt Trump’s actions. 

Barrett called Jackson’s position extreme, affirming it went far beyond the traditional defense of universal injunctions. 

“She might be arguing that universal injunctions are appropriate—even required—whenever the defendant is part of the Executive Branch,” Barrett wrote. “If so, her position goes far beyond the mainstream defense of universal injunctions.” 

The Fed’s Broken Compass: Why Central Planning of Interest Rates Is Destined to Fail

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The Fed’s Broken Compass: Why Central Planning of Interest Rates Is Destined to Fail

(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey opens this week’s Money Metals Midweek Memo with a warning ripped from Jurassic Park: just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

He applies this to the Federal Reserve, accusing it of blindly tinkering with the economy’s most fundamental signal—interest rates.

The parallel is sharp. Dr. Ian Malcolm warned of scientific hubris in resurrecting dinosaurs. Maharrey warns of economic hubris in artificially setting the price of money.

His target?

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the entire central planning mindset.

Central Planning and the Interest Rate Illusion

Interest rates aren’t just numbers on a chart. They’re prices—the cost of borrowing money. And like all prices, they should be determined by the free market, not a handful of PhDs behind closed doors.

When the government sets prices, chaos follows.

We’ve seen it before: wage and price controls in the 1970s. Rent control in New York. Minimum wage laws that distort hiring.

Maharrey says interest rate manipulation is no different. It scrambles economic signals, leading to misallocated resources and broken feedback loops.

That’s not theory. It’s history repeating itself.

The Knowledge Problem: Hayek, Mises, and the Limits of Central Planning

Maharrey invokes Friedrich Hayek’s “knowledge problem.”

No single entity—especially not the Fed—can possess the infinite, local, and ever-changing data needed to manage a complex economy.

He brings in Ludwig von Mises, too.

Prices, Mises argued, are not constructs. They’re outcomes of voluntary exchanges. The moment a central authority starts dictating them, the market mechanism collapses.

Despite these clear warnings from economic giants, today’s central planners continue acting as if they can engineer perfection. Maharrey says they can’t—and never will.

Where We Are Now: Historically Loose Monetary Policy

Despite the media hype, today’s interest rates are not historically high. They’ve merely returned to pre-2008 levels. The Fed funds rate just slightly exceeds the 2006 peak—before the Great Recession hit.

But the trend matters more than the number. Each rate-hiking cycle since the 1980s has peaked lower than the last. And each crisis has required deeper and longer easy-money intervention to paper over the damage.

The outlier? A near-decade of 0% rates after 2008.

It changed everything—creating an entire generation of professionals who think zero is normal.

Inflation Is Still Brewing Beneath the Surface

Maharrey challenges the focus on CPI. It’s a lagging indicator, he says. True inflation stems from expanding the money supply—and that’s happening again.

The U.S. money supply bottomed about a year ago. Since then, it’s climbed steadily. And trillions from the COVID and 2008 bailouts still circulate in the economy.

With historically loose financial conditions still in place—per the Chicago Fed’s NFCI reading of -0.50 as of June 27—Maharrey warns the inflation fire is far from extinguished.

The Trap: Damned If You Cut, Damned If You Don’t

The Fed faces a no-win scenario. Cutting rates would stimulate the economy—but reignite inflation. Holding rates could tame inflation—but risks crushing a debt-saturated system.

President Trump wants cuts. He’s called Powell “stupid” and “low IQ.” And he’s not alone. Markets, politicians, and Wall Street all pine for easier money.

But easier money means more inflation.

More borrowing.

More malinvestment.

It’s a short-term fix with long-term costs.

Stagflation and the Case for Real Money

Maharrey sees stagflation on the horizon—a toxic mix of economic stagnation and rising prices. The worst of both worlds.

That’s why he hammers the case for gold and silver. Precious metals aren’t liabilities. They aren’t dependent on central bank decisions. And they aren’t vulnerable to the printing press.

Gold and silver have served as money for thousands of years. They still do. And as Maharrey puts it, “you don’t want your wealth sitting in a campfire of fiat dollars.”

Now might be the best time to buy. With gold and silver consolidating, short-term dips could be long-term opportunities.

Final Thought: Planning Interest Rates Is as Dumb as Planning iPhone Prices

Maharrey wraps the show by returning to first principles. Setting interest rates is central planning. And central planning always fails.

He urges listeners not to get distracted by CPI prints or political theater. The real issue is systemic. The Fed has broken the economy’s compass—and now we’re all lost in the fog.

His advice?

Hold gold.

Hold silver.

And don’t wait for the next crisis to take action.

Call Money Metals Exchange at 1-800-800-1865, or visit MoneyMetals.com to begin building your gold and silver portfolio—starting with as little as $100/month through their monthly savings plan.

Headline Geopolitics: Gaza, Russia, and Broken Promises: Trump’s Foreign Policy on Trial

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Headline Geopolitics: Gaza, Russia, and Broken Promises: Trump’s Foreign Policy on Trial

(José Niño, Headline USA) In this hard-hitting episode of Headline Geopolitics, José Niño talks with Conor Freeman, the Assistant Editor at the Libertarian Institute, about Trump’s failure to deliver on his “America First” promises.

From Iran and Gaza to Ukraine and Russia, Freeman outlines how Trump has enabled escalation, embraced militarism, and failed to chart a path to peace.

Follow Conor Freeman’s work:
– X: @FreemansMind96
– X: @Con_Interest
– Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/author/cfreeman/

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

Prison-Bound George Santos Blames Speaker Johnson for Blocking Trump Pardon

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Prison-Bound George Santos Blames Speaker Johnson for Blocking Trump Pardon

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Disgraced former Rep. George Santos is sounding the alarm, claiming he is not “suicidal” just weeks before beginning his seven-year sentence.  

Santos made the announcement on X Wednesday, also accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., of blocking a potential pardon from President Donald Trump. 

Santos is set to report to prison on July 25 following his fraud conviction brought by the Biden administration.  

“I’m heading to prison, folks and I need you to hear this loud and clear: I’m not suicidal. I’m not depressed. I have no intentions of harming myself, and I will not willingly engage in any sexual activity while I’m in there,” Santos wrote. 

He warned that if something were to happen to him in federal custody, it should be considered a “lie.” 

The former lawmaker also expressed concern that his sexual orientation could make him a target behind bars. 

“The statistics around what happens to gay men in BOP custody are horrifying, and that’s exactly why I’m putting this out there now. So if something does happen, there’s no confusion,” he said.

Asked whether Trump would pardon him, Santos said no—and blamed Johnson.

On Thursday, Santos alleged that Johnson likely asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to block a pardon, fearing it would generate negative headlines ahead of the 2026 midterms. 

It’s unclear whether Trump would consider pardoning Santos. However, Trump has not ruled out a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs, who faced a federal sex trafficking probe. Diddy is a vocal Democrat and longtime Trump critic. 

By contrast, Santos helped Republicans secure the House majority in 2022 and supported Trump throughout his term. His political rise collapsed amid revelations of campaign fraud. Before his conviction, Santos was expelled from Congress. 

He entered a plea deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to 87 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft tied to his 2022 campaign. The Biden administration also ordered him to pay over $370,000 in restitution and $205,002.97 in forfeiture. 

Photos of Masked Rep. Swalwell Resurface after He Slams ICE Agents for Covering Faces

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Photos of Masked Rep. Swalwell Resurface after He Slams ICE Agents for Covering Faces

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled Rep. Eric Swalwell faced fresh mockery on social media for attacking ICE agents for covering their faces during an arrest. Swalwell declared that “real men” don’t hide their faces. The irony? He has hidden his face multiple times himself. 

The mockery began on Wednesday after Swalwell reacted to a video showing masked ICE agents detaining a man, reportedly at a medical facility.  

It’s unclear whether the man had a violent criminal record or a deportation order. 

In response, Swalwell tweeted, “Real men don’t hide their faces.”  

Conservatives quickly reminded Swalwell of his own history wearing masks. They shared several photos of the congressman wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least one of the masks was pink.  

“This you?” asked the popular X page Libs of TikTok, sharing images of Swalwell wearing the masks. 

Other social media pages circulated the same photos and videos, mocking Swalwell further. 

One video—shared by communicator Matt Whitlock and captioned, “Real men don’t do this”—showed him awkwardly pretending to be approached by a random person with policy questions. These turned out to be clips apparently recorded by one of his own staffers. 

X personality Paul A. Szypula quipped, “Real men don’t illegally enter the US or sleep with Chinese spies,” referencing Swalwell’s known ties to Chinese spy Christine Fang. 

That relationship has landed Swalwell under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

Deranged Head-Chopper Takes the Stand, Testifies Why He Decapitated His Dad

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Deranged Head-Chopper Takes the Stand, Testifies Why He Decapitated His Dad

(Headline USA) The Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting then beheading his father and posting it on YouTube said on the stand Wednesday that the killing was “Plan B” after trying to arrest his father for what he called false statements and treason.

Justin D. Mohn, 33, took the stand in a suburban Philadelphia courtroom on the third day of his trial on murder and other charges stemming from the Jan. 30, 2024, homicide of his father, Michael F. Mohn.

Mohn, dressed in a blue sport coat, shirt and tie, with his arms shackled to his waist, spoke clearly without any apparent emotion for more than two hours of direct testimony and cross examination.

Responding to questions from his attorney, Steven Jones, Mohn said he shot his father in the bathroom of the family’s Levittown home after telling him he was going to arrest him. Mohn said his father, who he said was an experienced martial artist, told him he would kill him before he let that happen and reached for the gun.

“Unfortunately, he resisted,” Justin Mohn said, adding: “I was hoping to perform a citizen’s arrest on my father for, ultimately, treason.”

He described a list from his notebook, shown during the trial, that had the lines “Boom” and “Slice” as his “Plan B,” and said he expected his father to go along with the citizen’s arrest.

He said he differed politically from his parents, describing them as on the left. He told the court he believed his father wanted to stop him from becoming a politician similar to President Donald Trump and that his father gave false statements in an unrelated civil case Justin Mohn brought in federal court.

Asked why he beheaded his father, he said he wanted to send a message to federal government workers to meet his demands, which included their resignation as well as the cancellation of public debt, among other things. He said he didn’t do it out of hatred for his father or to cause trauma to his family. His mother, Denice Mohn, cried in court at the end of the direct questioning from his attorney.

“I knew something such as a severed head would not only go viral but could lessen the violence,” Justin Mohn said.

Prosecutors said Mohn shot his father with a newly purchased pistol, then decapitated him with a kitchen knife and machete. The 14-minute YouTube video he posted was live for several hours before it was removed.

Mohn was arrested later that day after scaling a fence at Fort Indiantown Gap, the state’s National Guard headquarters. He said in court he knew it was wrong to jump the fence at the site. Prosecutors said he called for others to join him in attempting to overthrow the U.S. government.

Mohn had a USB device containing photos of federal buildings and apparent instructions for making explosives when he was arrested, authorities said.

He also expressed violent anti-government rhetoric in writings he published online, going back several years. Earlier in the trial, the judge heard from Justin Mohn’s mother, who said police came to the house he shared with his parents and warned him about his online postings before the killing.

Denice Mohn testified that she and her husband had been offering financial support and guidance as Justin Mohn looked for a job.

Prosecutors described the homicide as “something straight out of a horror film.” They said Justin Mohn killed his father — who had been an engineer with the geoenvironmental section of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District — to intimidate federal workers, calling it a “cold, calculated, organized plan.”

The YouTube video included rants about the government, immigration and the border, fiscal policy, urban crime and the war in Ukraine.

In court, Michael Mohn was remembered as a good neighbor and supportive father. In the video posted on YouTube, Justin Mohn described his father as a 20-year federal employee and called him a traitor.

During a competency hearing last year, a defense expert said Mohn wrote a letter to Russia’s ambassador to the United States seeking to strike a deal to give Mohn refuge and apologizing to President Vladimir Putin for claiming to be the czar of Russia. The judge ruled Mohn was competent to stand trial.

Evidence presented at the trial included graphic photos and the video posted to YouTube. The judge warned members of the public at the trial about the images and said they could leave before the photos were shown. The proceedings are known as a bench trial, with only a judge, not a jury.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

Chinese Spy Arrested on Texas University COVID Research Theft Charges

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Chinese Spy Arrested on Texas University COVID Research Theft Charges

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Indicted in Houston in 2023, a Chinese spy has finally been arrested for allegedly hacking a Texas university to steal COVID research on behalf of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Chinese national Xu Zewei, 33, was taken into custody in Milan, Italy, at the request of the United States. Chinese national Zhang Yu, 44, was also charged in a now unsealed nine-count indictment returned in November 2023. Yu remains at large.

“Although Chinese state sponsored hackers are on occasion indicted by the Department of Justice, it is exceedingly rare, indeed is virtually unheard of, to actually get your hands on them,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Nicholas Ganjei said at a news conference on Tuesday. “Since 2023, the United States has waited quietly, patiently for Xu [Zewei] to make a mistake that would put him within the reach of the American judicial system. Last week, he did just that, traveling from Shanghai to Milan, Italy. Once he touched down in Italy, he was promptly taken into custody by Italian authorities. He now awaits extradition to the United States. We are deeply grateful to our Italian partners for their assistance in this case.”

Both Zewei and Yu were allegedly involved in computer intrusions (hacking) between February 2020 and June 2021, including the massive HAFNIUM hacking campaign that compromised thousands of computers worldwide, at the direction of the PRC’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) Shanghai State Security Bureau (SSSB), according to the indictment. The MSS and SSSB are PRC intelligence services responsible for implementing PRC domestic counterintelligence, non-military foreign intelligence and other operations, the charges state.

In early 2020, they also targeted U.S.-based universities and leading immunologists and virologists to hack into computer systems and steal research they were conducting on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment and testing, the charges allege. Zewei and others provided information to SSSB officers, including the content of emails they hacked of virologists and immunologists engaged in COVID-19 research at a university in the Southern District of Texas, the charges allege.

“It is notable that the Chinese government directed theft of COVID-19 research” beginning in February 2020 after the outbreak of the virus in mainland China “and at a time when PRC officials were withholding information about the virus and its origin,” Ganjei said. “The hacking of these American universities is not just a violation of intellectual property rights, it’s an attack on American scientific innovation. The hacking of a US law firm is not just about computer crime. It’s about an attack on the American system of justice, which depends on the legal ability of clients to seek and obtain frank and confidential advice from their local counsel.”

“The Southern District of Texas has been waiting years to bring Xu [Zewei] to justice and that day is nearly at hand. As this case shows, even if it takes years, we will track hackers down and make them answer for their crimes. The United States does not forget,” Ganjei said.

“While the world was reeling from a virus that originated in China, the Chinese government plotted to steal U.S. research critical to vaccine development,” FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams said. “Xu Zewei, an alleged hacker acting on behalf of China’s primary spy agency, targeted COVID-19 data using sophisticated cyber techniques and tradecraft. His landmark arrest by FBI Houston agents in Italy proves that we will scour the ends of the earth to hold criminal foreign adversaries accountable.”

Chinese spies allegedly stole information by exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server used to send, receive and store email messages, which was targeted by HAFNIUM, according to the charges. In March 2021, Microsoft confirmed its exchange had been targeted by PRC-sponsored hackers; in July 2021, U.S. and foreign governments said the PRC MSS orchestrated HAFNIUM.

A Texas university and Washington, D.C. law firm were hacked through the scheme after the Chinese spies allegedly installed web shells on their computers to enable remote administration, according to the charges. Doing so compromised the university’s network and enabled them to steal information from the law firm’s network about specific U.S. policy makers and government agencies, according to the charges.

Zewei was charged on multiple counts of wire fraud, identity theft, obtaining information by unauthorized access to protected computers, among other charges.

Yu remains at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).

An ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Houston Field Office.

WATCH: Homan Vows to Fully Vet Afghan Evacuees in the Country

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WATCH: Homan Vows to Fully Vet Afghan Evacuees in the Country

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Border czar Tom Homan vows the Trump administration will thoroughly vet Afghan refugees after a government report noted the group was not properly vetted after the U.S.’ deadly withdrawal from the country during the Biden administration.

Homan told The Center Square that the Trump administration would be doing things the “right way” by revisiting the vetting process.

“We’re going to re-vet them because we don’t think the last administration properly vetted them. … This administration will do things the right way, we’ll make sure everyone is vetted properly,” said Homan.

The border czar pointed to a 2022 Department of Defense Inspector General report that admitted thousands of Afghan evacuees who entered the U.S. following the American military evacuation in August 2021 were not properly vetted.

“[The DoD] found that Afghan evacuees were not vetted by the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) using al DoD data prior to arriving in CONUS,” the report said.

“This occurred because Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) enrollments were compared against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) data, which did not initially include all biometric data located in the DoD Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) database and because the DoD’s National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) has agreements with foreign partners that prohibits the sharing of some ABIS data with U.S. agencies outside of the DoD.

“Subsequently, in August 2021, NGIC personnel expanded their normal analytic review of all biometric watchlist matches to also include non‑watchlist matches of Afghan evacuees using all DoD data to close these gaps. Because NGIC personnel needed access to CBP records to complete this analysis, the NGIC entered into an agreement with the DHS to access the necessary CBP records. This agreement was set to expire December 27, 2021, prior to NGIC completing a full review of all Afghan evacuees,” the report added.

The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security says nearly 80,000 Afghan refugees were admitted into the U.S. between July 2021 and January 2022.

Following the evacuation of Afghan refugees, 4,000 were housed at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia, according to the report.

Task Force Quantico personnel “did not have controls in place to ensure the accountability of the 3,755 Afghan evacuees under their supervision. As of Sept. 27, 2021, there were no additional accountability checks of Afghan evacuees after initially documenting names upon their arrival,” according to the audit.

The report noted that personnel “relied on Afghan leaders and interagency partners to inform the Command when individuals went missing or did not show up for scheduled appointments.”

Personnel admitted that “without proper accountability of personnel, it was difficult for TF Quantico personnel to determine if any Afghan evacuees were missing in an emergency or other unexpected events.”

Homan’s comments support legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate earlier this year by Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Joni Ernest, R-Iowa, titled the Afghan Vetting Accountability Act, which followed an announcement by President Donald Trump to pause the refugee program.

The senators claim the Biden administration “botched the withdrawal from Afghanistan,” which allowed “entry to persons of national security, public safety threats and a terrorist planning an attack on our nation,” according to a release from the lawmakers.

Attacks Against ICE Up 700%, 10 Arrested in ‘Planned Ambush’ in North Texas

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Attacks Against ICE Up 700%, 10 Arrested in ‘Planned Ambush’ in North Texas

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Ten people have been arrested so far in a “planned ambush” of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in north Texas.

On July 4, the Alvarado Police Department announced that one of its police officers had been shot in the neck after responding to a call without stating the incident occurred outside of an immigration facility. It was the first of two officer involved shootings outside of a federal immigration facility in Texas this week, The Center Square first reported.

Since then, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Susan Larson provided more details about an attack that occurred around 11 pm on July 4 at the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. The facility, which opened in 2017, is owned by the City of Alvarado, operated by LaSelle Corrections and has a 707-bed capacity.

What occurred was “a planned ambush with the intent to kill ICE corrections officers,” Larson said. “Make no mistake, this was not a so-called peaceful protest. It was indeed an ambush” to draw out people from inside “and it worked.”

Larson said that 10-12 people dressed in black, wearing tactical gear and body armor, first shot fireworks at the facility for a period of time before a 911 call was made. Then, “two unarmed corrections officers went outside to speak with the vandals,” she said. Once the first Alvarado Police officer arrived, an assailant hiding in the woods shot him in the neck; another assailant across the street shot 20-30 rounds at the unarmed corrections officers, she said.

After Johnson County sheriff’s deputies arrived, they apprehended multiple individuals attempting to flee who were wearing body armor, some of whom were armed. Deputies also found a jammed AR-style rifle at the scene as well as other weapons, 12 sets of body armor, two-way radios, spray paint, a flag stating “resist fascism, fight oligarchy,” and flyers stating, “fight ICE terror with class war, free all political prisoners.”

The alleged vandals had spraypainted phrases on vehicles and a guard structure stating, “traitor,” “ICE pig,” and profanity, Larson said.

Josh Johnson, acting field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations-Dallas said, “This type of vigilante lawlessness is emblematic of the dangers federal, state and local law enforcement officials face every day. Within ICE alone, our officers and agents are facing a 700% increase in assaults.”

That’s a 200 percentage point increase from three weeks ago when attacks were up by 500%, The Center Square reported.

“Violence and attempts of vandalism at our ICE facilities will not deter our officers from fulfilling their duties,” Johnson said. “The courageous officers of ICE-ERO Dallas are on the streets and in our detention facilities every day, risking their lives to locate, arrest and remove criminal aliens.”

After making arrests and obtaining warrants, law enforcement officers conducted additional searches and found body armor, tactical gear, a weapons cache and “insurrectionist material,” Larson said.

Ten individuals were each charged with three counts of attempted murder of a federal officer and three counts of discharging a firearm related to a crime of violence. Each defendant faces a mandatory minimum 10 years in prison and up to life in prison. One co-conspirator was charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destroy evidence and faces up to 10 years in prison, she said.

No employees at the ICE facility were harmed; vandalism damage is being evaluated, Johnson said.

He also expressed thanks for “the collaboration with our partners at all levels,” saying, “We could not perform our duties without their support.”

ICE ERO Dallas also “deployed special response team operators to provide extra layers of protection at the Prairieland Detention Center,” he said.

The July 4 attack is also “part of an increasing trend of violence” against law enforcement officers in the Northern District of Texas, Larson said. They totaled seven each in 2021 and 2022, 11 in 2023, 18 in 2024 and 9 so far this year, she said.

“Those who use violence against law enforcement officers will be found,” she said. “They will be prosecuted with the toughest criminal statutes and penalties that we have available to us.”

An ongoing investigation is being led by FBI. Members of the public have been asked to provide any information they may have about the incident by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Twitter/X CEO Stepping Down after Grok Praises Hitler

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Twitter/X CEO Stepping Down after Grok Praises Hitler

(Headline USA) X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform.

Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter and said “the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with” Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, maker of the chatbot Grok.

Musk hired Yaccarino, a veteran ad executive, in May 2023 after buying Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022.

He said at the time that Yaccarino’s role would be focused mainly on running the company’s business operations, leaving him to focus on product design and new technology.

In accepting the job, Yaccarino was taking on the challenge of getting big brands back to advertising on the social media platform after months of upheaval following Musk’s takeover.

A number of companies had pulled back on ad spending — the platform’s chief source of revenue — over concerns that Musk’s thinning of content restrictions was enabling toxic speech to flourish.

Two years later, those concerns have not subsided. Grok caused widespread controversy this week when the robot praised Adolf Hitler.

“We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” the Grok account posted on X early Wednesday, without being more specific.

As recently by the Discern Report, Yaccarino’s globalist ties run deep.

“In her LinkedIn profile, Yaccarino notes that she’s been a WEF Executive Chair since January 2019. Currently, she’s the Chairman of the WEF’s Taskforce on Future of Work. She also sits on the WEF’s Media, Entertainment, and Culture Industry Governors Steering Committee. Additionally, she is highly engaged with the WEF’s Value in Media initiative,” the Discern Report noted Friday.

“Yaccarino has spoken at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting about shaping the future of media, entertainment, and culture.”

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

 

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