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San Francisco Sued Over Reparations Fund for Black Residents
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) A lawsuit is challenging a San Francisco ordinance that establishes a reparations fund for Black residents. The ordinance, signed in December by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, a Democrat, is aimed at addressing systematic harms. Even so, the Pacific Legal Foundation said this is wrong. “The purpose of the lawsuit…
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SCOOP: OKC Bomb Plotter Sues Prison for Sex Abuse
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In 2017, Oklahoma man Jerry Drake Varnell was the target of a sting operation to bomb a bank. In that case, the FBI initially determined that Varnell, who is schizophrenic, “does not appear to have the means to actually commit this act.” Nevertheless, the FBI had an informant introduce him to…
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Stacey Plaskett Begged Epstein for Cash Using a Pseudonym
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., concealed her identity in an email using a pseudonym to solicit money from longtime associate Jeffrey Epstein, according to a recent report covering DOJ-released emails. In one email, dated May 5, 2017, Plaskett used the pseudonym “LeRoy Daughter,” an apparent reference to her father, LeRoy Plaskett, to request funding for…
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Openly Gay Texas Judge Speedlin Gonzalez Suspended After Indictment
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Texas’s first openly gay judge was suspended without pay after being indicted in a criminal case involving allegations of courtroom abuse of power. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct suspended Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez on Thursday after a Bexar County grand jury indicted her on charges of official oppression and unlawful restraint involving defense attorney…
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Indicted Rep. McIver Asks ICE Director if He’s Going to Hell
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A congressional hearing featuring ICE Director Todd Lyons grew tense after Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., accused him of having “blood” on his hands and asked him what would happen to him on Judgment Day. Lyons was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday when McIver pressed the questions. McIver…
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Alleged Kirk Assassin’s Furry Roommate Spotted in Texas
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) After disappearing from Utah under a cloud of suspicion, alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s transgender roommate, Lance Twiggs, has been spotted in Texas living with his Mormon family, according to the Daily Mail. “Twiggs was spotted with long, unkempt hair, a Taco Bell tee shirt, and a hardcover fantasy novel in…
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Bondi Deflected Questions on Epstein Files Across 5-hour Hearing
(Headline USA) Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts. Bondi tried to turn the page from persistent criticism of the Justice Department by aggressively pivoting across…
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SCOOP: Thomas Crooks Was Hospitalized 2 Months before Butler Trump Shooting
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI has released new documents about Thomas Crooks, the man who allegedly shot Donald Trump in the ear—revealing that Crooks was hospitalized two months before his alleged July 13, 2024, assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The information about Crooks’s May 2024 hospitalization is included in a set of 41 heavily…
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House GOP Pushes Strict Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement for Voters Ahead of Midterm Elections
(Headline USA) House Republicans are rushing ahead on Wednesday on legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a longshot Trump administration priority that faces sharp blowback in the Senate. The bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require Americans to prove they are citizens…
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Ghislaine Maxwell Refuses to Answer Questions During Congressional Deposition
(Headline USA) Lawmakers tried Monday to interview sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating. Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for…
