Illegal immigrant who murdered Michigan woman sues Trump, demands $75M, public apology, US citizenship

From Fox News.com (July 20):

An illegal immigrant serving a lengthy prison sentence for the murder of a Michigan woman is suing President Donald Trump, alleging he faced humiliation when his case was used as a political talking point, and is demanding $75 million, a public apology, and U.S. citizenship.

Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 27, who was previously deported from the United States, is serving a sentence of 39 to 102 years in prison for killing Ruby Garcia in March 2024.

Garcia's body had several gunshot wounds and was found dumped along a road in Grand Rapids. The pair were in a romantic relationship and were engaged in an argument at the time of the slaying.

In a handwritten complaint filed in federal court, Ortiz-Vite named Trump and White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Steven Cheung as defendants.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.

Ortiz-Vite's case garnered national attention and was highlighted when Trump, who made combating illegal immigration a large part of his campaign, visited Grand Rapids in 2024. During his remarks, Trump labeled Ortiz-Vite as "America's problem."

He also featured Ortiz-Vite’s mugshot in commercials as an example of the "murderers, rapists , and drug traffickers" who resided illegally in the United States, The Midwesterner reported.

He was mocked by prison staff and other inmates, he said.

"I was put into a category. Who I was as a person no longer mattered! What only mattered was my race," Ortiz-Vite wrote. "My case and immigration status! Once again, it belittled me, shattered my dignity and what I was as a person."

"The shame it brought to my family name is a reality I have to live with now," he added. "I took full responsibility for my actions but for them to use my case for political gain on TV was unjust. Humiliating. When I thought it couldn't get worse, it did. I was center stage in front of a nation, public scrutiny at its finest!"

Ortiz-Vite, who acted as his own attorney, said his case came under intense media coverage, resulting in him living in a "nightmare".

"It all became clear to me when I first met with my court-appointed attorneys. They explained how my case had now gotten blown out of proportion and was now a high-profile case!" he wrote. "The shock in their eyes and the tears from mine were a reaction to my realization that I was living everyone's worst nightmare! To be publicly infamous—a target! To the United States of America, from here everything went downhill. I was now labeled a cold-blooded murderer in the eyes of the people of this nation."

"The anxiety and despair I felt compares to no other," he added.

Matthew Borgula, a criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, said the lawsuit is unlikely to succeed, citing a range of factors, including presidential immunity.

"Federal law requires courts to screen prisoner suits before anyone is served. This complaint will likely not survive that screening," Borgula told Fox News Digital. "Also, Presidential immunity covers official acts, and campaign statements can fall outside it — but this suit fails for more basic reasons." [read more]

That's too bad. Count your blessings that Michigan didn't give you the death penalty. You claim you were humiliated?  Be thankful you weren't attacked or killed in prison. That choice wasn't ever given to Ruby Garcia. I hope this selfish bastard gets deported immediately if he ever gets released.

Biden Sues DOJ Over Release of Interview Audio

From Newsmax.com (May 26):

Former Democrat President Joe Biden sued the Department of Justice on Tuesday, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his biographer in 2016 and 2017.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington D.C., comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of ​the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation. The foundation sought them after they ⁠were used as part of then-special counsel Robert Hur's 2023 ​investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents. Hur declined to bring criminal charges.

The ⁠department fought the Heritage Foundation's 2024 request for the records as exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until President Donald Trump took office, the lawsuit claims. It announced it would be releasing the records ​in response to the committee's request, which the lawsuit claims is meant only to skirt federal law barring their release.

The lawsuit asks the court to declare the committee's request pretextual and invalid, and permanently bar the release of the ⁠records to the committee.

Representatives for the Department of Justice ⁠did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The recordings, made in Biden's ⁠home, ⁠were part of the writing process for his 2017 memoir, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose," which detailed Biden's decision to pursue the presidency while his eldest son Beau fought brain cancer. Earlier this month, Biden sought to intervene ​in the Heritage Foundation's lawsuit against the Justice Department over the materials.

Last week, a judge allowed Biden to join the case but barred ​him from pursuing claims about the committee's request for the materials, according to court records. [source]

Why?  What's Briben worried about--or afraid of?

Obama-era CIA Cover-up, the Havlish Lawsuit and Islamists Groups

On December 22, 2011, U.S. District judge George B. Daniels ruled in Havlish, et al. v. bin Laden, et al., that Iran and Hezbollah were liable for damages to be paid to relatives of the victims of the September 11, 2001, jihad attacks in New York and Washington, as both the Islamic Republic and its Lebanese proxy had actively aided al-Qaeda in planning and executing those attacks.

Daniels found that Iran and Hezbollah had cooperated and collaborated with al-Qaeda before 9/11 and continued to do so after the attacks.

…..

The Obama-era CIA went to great pains to try to ensure that information about Iran's role in 9/11 did not come out in the Havlish case. In August 2010, a CIA official pressured a Havlish witness to withdraw his testimony in exchange for a new identity, new passport, and new job. In December of that year, another CIA operative approached a different Havlish witness, showed him documents stolen from the case, and took him to a U.S. embassy, where he was subjected to five hours of interrogation and finally offered cash if he recanted his testimony. Says Timmerman, "After I reported those attempts at witness tampering to a Congressional oversight committee, they ceased."

Judge Daniels determined that Iran, Hezbollah, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, and other Iranian government departments, as well as the Ayatollah Khamenei himself and former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani were all directly implicated in Iranian efforts to aid al-Qaeda in its 9/11 plot. He awarded the plaintiffs in the Havlish case 394,277,884 dollars for economic damages, as well as ninety-four million dollars for pain and suffering, eighty hundred and seventy-four million for mental anguish and grief, and 4,686,235,921 dollars in punitive damages, along with nine hundred and sixty-eight million in prejudgment interest, for a total of 7,016,513,805 dollars.

..….

In it, Muslim Brotherhood members were told that the Brotherhood was working on presenting Islam as a "civilizational alternative" to non-Islamic forms of society and governance, and supporting "the global Islamic state wherever it is." In working to establish that Islamic state, Muslim Brotherhood members in the United States: "must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and 'sabotaging' its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah's religion is made victorious over all other religions."

The Muslim Brotherhood has been active in the United States for decades, and is the moving force behind virtually all of the mainstream Muslim organizations in America: the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), the Muslim American Society (MAS), the Muslim Students Association (MSA), the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the International Institute for Islamic Thought (IIIT), and many others.

Source: The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS (2018) by Robert Spencer.

Docs: Hamas Hatched Oct. 7 to Stop Saudi-Israel Deal

From Newsmax.com (May 18, 2025):

The Hamas terrorist group plotted the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel in part of keep Saudi Arabia from signing on to a peace deal with Israel and marginalizing the Palestinian cause, according to newly discovered intelligence.

The now-deceased Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar told his terrorists on Oct. 2, 2023, that they needed the "extraordinary act" to keep Saudi Arabia from normalizing relations with Israel, according to minutes documenting a Hamas meeting discovered in a cleared-out terrorist tunnel war-torn Gaza, The Wall Street Journal reported in an exclusive Sunday.

While the terrorist attack might have delayed Saudi Arabia's signing on to President Donald Trump's first administration's Abraham Accords with Israel, Trump said in his Middle East tour this week that peace in Gaza and normalized relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel are still expected to come.

"You'll do it in your own time," Trump told Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a speech this week.

The Israeli Defense Forces have not only killed Yahya Sinwar, but his replacement, his brother, Mohammed Sinwar was targeted in a strike Tuesday and might be dead now, too.

"There is no doubt that the Saudi-Zionist normalization agreement is progressing significantly," Yahya Sinwar told his terrorists, according to the minutes of a top-level meeting just five days before the terrorist attacks on southern Israel.

Ultimately, Saudi Arabia and Israel normalizing diplomatic relations would "open the door for the majority of Arab and Islamic countries to follow the same path," Yahya Sinwar feared, calling for the terrorists "to bring about a major move or a strategic shift in the paths and balances of the region with regard to the Palestinian cause."

The minutes also noted Hamas' then-leader expected support from Iranian terrorist proxies in the region after years and weeks of weapons and training support from Iran, according to the report.

Sources told the Journal that Iran met with Hamas and Hezbollah officials in Beirut on Oct. 2, 2023, and approved the attack.

Existing Hamas leadership declined to comment to the Journal on the authenticity of the document or its messaging, but Arab intelligence officials close to Hamas told the paper the minutes appear to be genuine.

Many of the Hamas terrorist leaders in place on Oct. 2, 2023, are now dead, the Journal reported.

Other documents found in the terrorist tunnels shed light on fears of Saudi Arabia's normalization with Israel would marginalize Hamas' hopes for a Palestinian state in Gaza.

"It has become the duty of the movement to reposition itself to," a document marked "secret" from August 2022 read, the Journal reported, "preserve the survival of the Palestinian cause in the face of the broad wave of normalization by Arab countries, which aims primarily to liquidate the Palestinian cause." [source]

Evil goat fornicators. 

More on Oct. 7:

• Israeli Gaza Airstrike Kills Architect of Oct. 7 Attacks
• US Families of Oct. 7 Victims File Lawsuit Against Iran
• Barbaric Norms: Hamas, Israel, and Just War    
  

American relatives of Oct 7 hostage, murder victims sue Al Jazeera

From The Post Millennium.com (Mar. 3):

American family members of victims of the October 7 massacre have filed a lawsuit against Al Jazeera Media Network along with its US subsidiary, alleging that the news outlet directly supported Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). According to the lawsuit obtained by The Jerusalem Post, the Qatar-based network knowingly aided the terrorist organizations by providing a global platform for propaganda, recruitment, and incitement to violence.

The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia under the US Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), alleges that Al Jazeera employed Hamas and PIJ terrorists as “journalists,” paid terrorist leaders for interviews, and pushed extremist narratives. According to the complaint, some of the Al Jazeera “journalists” were Hamas and PIJ operatives, some directly involved in the October 7 attack. Under the ATA, US victims of terrorism can seek damages from actors that provide support to terrorist organizations.

The network is also accused of glorifying terrorists, inciting further violence, and financially supporting individuals linked to these groups. Exclusive interviews with Hamas leaders—some of whom orchestrated attacks on Israeli and American civilians—are cited as evidence in the case. According to the plaintiffs, these actions contributed to the planning and execution of the October 7 terrorist attacks, which killed over 1,200 people, resulted in the kidnapping of over 250 and injuring of thousands.

Maurice Shnaider, the uncle of murdered victims Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas, is among the plaintiffs. He stated, “The brutal murder of Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel by Gaza terrorists is an unspeakable atrocity that has shattered our family forever. The kidnapping and killing of toddlers is beyond comprehension. While no lawsuit can erase our pain, we are determined to seek justice and hold those responsible accountable.”

Darshan-Leitner, president of Shurat Hadin, one of the legal groups assisting with the case, said, “Terrorist organizations require financial support, logistical networks, and media outlets to further their agenda. The evidence shows Al Jazeera has acted as an accomplice to Hamas and PIJ, promoting their ideology and enabling their operations.” [source]

Good. The Al Jazeera network isn't journalists. It's an Islamist propagandist and possible terrorist collaborator.

Another Oct. 7 lawsuit: October 7 Survivors Sue UNRWA for Aiding Terrorists

John Kennedy Asks Kash Patel Point-Blank If Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself

From Daily Caller.com (May 8):

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday about whether convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Epstein, who pled guilty to sex charges in 2008, committed suicide while awaiting trial after he was arrested in 2019 on new charges. Kennedy asked Patel if he would see the release about what happened to Epstein in his lifetime during a hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.

“Did Jeffrey Epstein hang himself or did somebody kill him?” Kennedy asked Patel, who responded. “Senator, I believe he hung himself in a cell in the Metropolitan Detention Center.”

“Are you going to release all the information about that?” Kennedy asked in response. “Senator, we are working through that right now with the Department of Justice.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters Wednesday that the FBI is still reviewing “tens of thousands” of videos in the possession of Jeffrey Epstein, some of which she described as “child porn.” Kennedy asked about the timeframe.

“When you think you’ll have it done, Kash?” Kennedy asked, with Patel responding, “I think… in the near future?”

“Like before I die?” Kennedy asked, drawing a chuckle from the FBI director, who said, “Senator… we are, we’ve been working on that and we are doing it in a way that protects victims and also doesn’t put out into the ether information that is irrelevant for production for the public, such as CSAM [child sexual abuse material].”

Epstein had extensive ties to celebrities, politicians and business executives, such as L Brands founder Lex Wexner, director Woody Allen, and Prince Andrew, even after his 2008 guilty plea to the sex charges. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also met with Epstein a number of times, as did employees of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with Gates meeting with the disgraced financier as late as 2019 despite concerns his then-wife, Melinda, expressed according to a May 2021 report by the Wall Street Journal.

“I don’t know, I’ll speak to the attorney general about that. I really don’t know,” President Donald Trump told Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese when she asked about the delay in releasing the files during an April 22 White House event. “I know that we’ve done the RFK, the Kennedy, Martin Luther King is out there very shortly, so we’ll find out. But … we’ve really, really announced, we’re doing them in full transparency.” [source]

A potentially more important question: Can the American public get the unredacted Epstein client list released before President Trump's term is up? Because after he becomes a private citizen, the next administration may not release it especially if they are on the Left or part of the Establishment.

The Epstein saga continues:

• Epstein File Controversy
• Glenn: 5 disturbing takeaways from the Epstein memo
• Dershowitz claims he's seen Epstein files, docs suppressed to protect elites
• Dershowitz to Newsmax: Courts, Not Bondi or DOJ, Have Epstein File Jurisdiction
• The Epstein disappointment
• Are Epstein's "Blackmail Videos" Being Used for Leverage RIGHT NOW? [video]
• RELEASE the Epstein Files … with a caveat [video]
• Withholding the Truth
• This Epstein Situation
• Bill O'Reilly reveals how Trump can END Epstein files nightmare overnight! [video]
• Was he a spy? Epstein and Maxwell's eerie intel agency connections
• Wait, What? If There Was No Epstein Client List Then Why Did NY Court Refuse The Gateway Pundit’s Legal Request for the List Based on an Anonymous ‘John Doe’ Who Was On the List?
• How Did Jeffrey Epstein Make His Money? We Still Don’t Seem To Know
• Biden Adviser Tanden Blames Garland for Epstein File Dithering
• EXCLUSIVE: Leaked FBI Document Reveals Jeffrey Epstein's Secret History as an FBI Informant
• Ghislaine Maxwell Clears Trump in DOJ Interview
• Maxwell: ‘I do not believe’ Epstein ‘died by suicide’
• Breaking: DOJ Releases Audios of Two-Day Interview With Ghislaine Maxwell – Confirms Trump ‘Never’ Acted Inappropriately (LISTEN TO IT)
• Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Spy Industry Connections
• Trump Sues WSJ, Murdoch for $10 Billion Over 'Fake' Epstein Letter

DOJ Files First-Ever RICO Charges Against 27 Tren de Aragua Gang Members

From Breitbart.com (Apr. 23):

On Monday, DOJ officials unsealed indictments against 27 current or former members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang. Officials report that 21 of the 27 indicted gang members are currently in federal custody.

“As alleged, Tren de Aragua is not just a street gang – it is a highly structured terrorist organization that has destroyed American families with brutal violence, engaged in human trafficking, and spread deadly drugs through our communities,” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a written statement. “Today’s indictments and arrests span three states and will devastate TdA’s infrastructure as we work to completely dismantle and purge this organization from our country.”

The indictments include charges against six current TdA gang members and 21 former members who are now part of an “Anti-Tren” gang that splintered off from TdA.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said, ““Today, we have filed charges against 27 alleged members, former members, and associates of Tren de Aragua, for committing murders and shootings, forcing young women trafficked from Venezuela into commercial sex work, robbing and extorting small businesses, and selling ‘tusi,’ a pink powdery drug that has become their calling card.”

“Today’s Indictments make clear that this Office will work tirelessly to keep the law-abiding residents of New York City safe, and hold accountable those who bring violence to our streets.”

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch added, “For the first time ever, TdA is being named and charged as the criminal enterprise that it is. This isn’t just street crime—it’s organized racketeering, and this gang has shown zero regard for the safety of New Yorkers. As alleged in the indictment, these defendants wreaked havoc in our communities, trafficking women for sexual exploitation, flooding our streets with drugs, and committing violent crimes with illegal guns.” [read more]

Nice to know. These gang-bangers got what they deserved.

Other DOJ actions:

• DOJ sues Newark, other N.J. cities over sanctuary policies
• Texas agrees to end in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants after DOJ lawsuit filed against the state
• 2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling 'potential agroterrorism' fungus into US: DOJ

SCOOP: "Thank God!" President Trump's historic takeover of D.C.'s safety praised by residents

From Washington Reporter.news (Aug. 12):

President Donald Trump’s historic takeover of Washington, D.C.’s safety received an outpouring of support from new and longtime city residents, who told the Washington Reporter that Trump’s move is necessary for the continuing function of American government.

For far too many in America’s capital city, crime has become a haven for murderers, sexual assaulters, drug markets, and more — and despite the city having plenty of redeeming places and people, the risks are outweighing the rewards for many.

One female Hill staffer, who pays $3,000 a month for rent in Navy Yard, told the Reporter that she “saw someone get arrested the other day in my lobby at like 5:30pm. Someone also got shot in March and the blood puddle was left overnight and everyone saw it in the main lobby,” she said.

For the first time in years, Trump’s announcement has many in the city feeling hopeful; one GOP veteran told the Reporter that he felt safe walking around his neighborhood — where he and his wife were nearly shot in broad daylight — for the first time in three years. “I haven’t walked that way before tonight when I saw the police out in full force,” he said.

One D.C. denizen who has worked downtown for 30 years has seen the city’s crime ebb and flow — but he said that “it was very bad when I first got here but it's even worse now.”

“You couldn't pay me to go to Union Station any more,” he said. “Anyone who lives or works here knows the reality. Those that deny that reality are doing it only because of their irrational hatred of Trump.”

“The most dangerous place to be a woman in America is a Democrat-run city,” a female Hill staffer wrote to the Reporter. “Thank god!!!!!!” she added, describing D.C. as a scene out of Silence of the Lambs.

“I had a man video up my dress, another homeless man pulled off his pants and start masturbating at me on the metro, been literally chased down the block while a man yelled ‘suck my dick bitch’ at me and NO ONE HELPED ME. I live in Navy Yard so in every instance the police were completely incapable of helping. The one time they arrested someone — the man masturbating — they immediately let him go because there is no cash bail, and then he didn’t show up to court! I know D.C. is dangerous for everyone, but it is WOMEN who suffer the most. D.C. libs have sacrificed women on their alter to progressive crime policies.” [read more]

Batman comes to the rescue. Something had to be done. Of course, the citizens like the safety but the Ruling Class elites in DC don't care about their subjects, I mean, citizens. As for the Ruling Classes' safety, they have their armed bodyguards to protect them.

Mores article on federalizing the DC's police force:

• The capital of the free world cannot be lawless
• Why Trump is RIGHT to take back DC [video]
• Boom: Jeanine Pirro Just Dropped the Mic on Reporters During D.C. Crime Briefing
• Man Allegedly Hurls Sandwich at Fed Agent in D.C., Finds Out That Was Unwise
• Pirro, DOJ Ending D.C. Felony Rifle, Shotgun Cases
  
• DC Sub Chucker Loses His Lunch, His Cool, And His Sweet DOJ Job In Pitiful Street Tantrum
• D.C. Victim's Mother Praises Trump's Crime Crackdown
• New Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Federal Takeover of D.C. Police Department as Crackdown Intensifies
• Before Trump Federalized D.C. Police, White House Reporters Complained for Years About Crime in Capital
  
• President Trump Fights Crime, Democrats Fight Him
  
• Metropolis Sues Superman For Reducing Crime
  

Trump Signs Order Aiming to Cut Funding to NPR, PBS

From Newmax.com (May 2):

Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to cut funding to news outlets NPR and PBS, the White House said, marking the U.S. president's latest attempt to use federal funding as leverage against institutions he does not view favorably.

The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes funding to PBS and NPR stations, to "cease direct funding" to them, according to the order's text released by the White House late on Thursday. It labeled the news outlets as partisan and biased.

"The CPB Board shall cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding," the order says.

Both NPR and PBS have previously said that Trump's effort to cut their funding would disrupt essential media service and have a "devastating impact" on Americans who rely on them for credible local and national news, including during emergency situations.

The Trump administration has labeled multiple institutions in academia and the media industry – from Harvard and Columbia universities to NPR and PBS – as being leftist, Marxist, biased and woke, and threatened funding cuts. Human rights advocates have raised concerns over free speech and academic freedom.

Since taking office in January, Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk have gone on a cost-cutting drive that has resulted in the gutting and attempted dismantling of various agencies and the layoffs of over 200,000 federal workers.

The Trump administration also sought to shut down Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks, whose news broadcasts are funded by the government. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration in late April to halt those efforts.

Thursday's order by Trump also aims to suspend indirect funding for NPR and PBS by asking the CPB to ensure "that licensees and permittees of public radio and television stations, as well as any other recipients of CPB funds, do not use federal funds for NPR and PBS."

The CPB sued the White House on Monday after Trump sought to fire three of its five board members. The nonprofit corporation was created by Congress in 1967 and provides funding for more than 1,500 locally managed public radio and TV stations.

Several media outlets have reported the White House plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1 billion in funding for the CPB, with the amount being two years' worth of funding.

NPR has more than 900 employees, according to its website. The exact employee count at PBS was not immediately clear though a media report said it had over 550 staffers at the end of 2022. [source]

Great!  Let rich Leftists like George Soros, Oprah, most of Hollywood, most of professional sports stars, etc. fund it. If they want those media organizations to still exist, no-one is stopping them from supporting them.

Along the same lines...

• PBS Sues Trump, Claims 'Viewpoint Discrimination'
• House Republicans Move to Defund NPR
• NPR CEO Refuses To Negotiate With Trump as Network Sues President Over Defunding
• Trump Defunds NPR And PBS: ‘No Media Outlet Has A Constitutional Right To Taxpayer Subsidies’
• Promoting an Ideology
• NPR and PBS dug their own graves. Taxpayers tired of the bias
• NPR Is Under The Delusion It Has A Constitutional Right To Your Money

Miranda Devine: Foreign flags fly in LA anti-ICE riots — vindicating Donald Trump and leaving Dems with no moral standing

From NY Post.com (June 8):

The minute the foreign flags came out in the violent anti-ICE protests in LA over the weekend, that’s when President Trump won the moral high ground.

An iconic image showing a masked man on a motorcycle circling a burning car while holding aloft a giant Mexican flag against a backdrop of black, acrid smoke and a row of police cars captured the mood. It was the “Summer of Love” all over again — and America has had a gutful.

The president could not have asked for a better advertisement for his tough border policies. He always said that the millions of illegal aliens who swarmed over the border under President Joe Biden was an invasion, and here were the invaders making his point for him.

As a result, the Democrats have no moral standing. They are moored in no man’s land, owning Biden’s invasion and the violent masked agitators waving any flag but America’s. They own the arson and looting and attacks on police and federal agents. They own the funding mechanisms for the rent-a-riots that are traced back to their donors and their corrupt donations platform, ACT Blue.

Now that Elon Musk has gone, their street muscle has moved from torching Tesla dealerships to trying to block deportations.

Dems pick losing battle

Their poster boy is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal alien gangbanger they tried to repackage as a harmless “Maryland Man” and transform into their latest George Floyd martyr. Too bad.

Their lawfare might have gotten him un-deported from El Salvador and back on US soil. But now we see more clearly who he is, and the Trump administration’s decision to deport him looks even more justified. The Department of Justice has charged him with human trafficking of thousands of illegal aliens, including children and MS-13 gang members. Federal prosecutors allege he is an MS-13 member, too, and “participated in violent crime, including murder,” trafficked children, firearms, and narcotics and “abused” women under his control.

Attorney General Pam Bondi outlined disturbing additional allegations last week, which are being investigated, that he “solicited nude photographs and videos of a minor [and] played a role in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother. [He] is a danger to our community.”

This is the ditch Democrats have chosen to die in.

As federal agents were being attacked by violent mobs throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails, slashing tires and setting vehicles alight, LA Mayor Karen Bass sided with the criminals: “As mayor of a proud city of immigrants … I am deeply angered” by ICE officers’ actions, she said in a statement. “We will not stand for this.”

Presumably under her orders, the LAPD waited two hours before assisting beleaguered ICE agents Friday, sending the now-familiar Democratic signal to the rioters to do their worst. We saw the same in 2020, from Kenosha to Seattle.

So Trump mobilized the National Guard the next day.

“These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED,” he said on Truth Social.

“If Governor Gavin Newscum [Newsom], of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!”

Trump has learned the lesson of 2020 and no longer has to deal with turncoats in his own administration. This time, despite the complicity of California authorities, the rioters are facing overwhelming resistance. Trump is not about to let the city that is due to host the FIFA World Cup next year and the 2028 Olympics descend into chaos.

He has “zero tolerance” border czar Tom Homan and unflinching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem backing him. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is prepared to bring in Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pounded Newsom on Sunday, accusing him of “threatening to commit criminal tax evasion” and warning of dire consequences.

The Trump cabinet is united and energized.

Don presses forward

“You’re going to see some very strong law and order,” the president told reporters Sunday en route to Camp David to meet with generals and admirals about “a very major subject.”

The riots were top of mind: “If we see danger to our country and to our citizens, we’ll be very, very strong in terms of law and order.”

He was particularly disgusted by the tactic of protesters spitting in the faces of federal officers. “I have a little statement: ‘They spit, we hit.’ … Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers. Nobody’s going to spit on our military, which they do as a common thing. They get up and they start spitting in their face. That happens, they get hit very hard … We’re going to have troops everywhere. We’re not going to let our country get torn apart.” [source]

So, your are an illegal from Mexico waving their flag and you don't want to go back to Mexico.  Yea, that makes sense.  Not to mention all those insurrectionists (terrorists? ie anti-ICE agitators) hurling rocks at ICE officers and burning cars. Good for the President deploying the national guard. 

More about the LA riots:

• Anti-ICE Riots
• Mass looting in LA as dozens arrested for theft, arson
• Here Are The Craziest Moments From Monday’s Anti-ICE Protest In DC
• 'I have a kid!' Anti-ICE protester mocks mother for trying to go to work amid protests
• Illegal Aliens Violently Rioting in L.A. Is The Natural Consequence Of Democrat Rule
• Foreign-Born Reps Defending Anti-ICE Rioters Prove Founders Were Right To Be Wary Of Foreign Influence In Government
• Bondi says FBI has identified man accused of assaulting officer, damaging federal property in LA
• Mexican Illegal Alien Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail During LA Riots
• FBI Identifies Man Caught On Camera Hurling Rocks At Feds During Anti-ICE Riot
• Advocacy group at heart of anti-ICE protests in LA has long raised money through ActBlue
• Lefty nonprofits are openly fueling LA riots by handing out ‘F–k ICE’ protective gear
• Anti-ICE protests fueled in part by CCP-linked Communist revolutionary org and a tech millionaire
• There’s nothing ‘spontaneous’ about radical ICE protests — here are the groups behind them
• What happens in L.A. doesn't necessarily stay in L.A.
• Hegseth orders battalion of US Marines to quell anti-ICE rioting in Los Angeles
• What Marines deploying to LA amid protests legally can, and cannot, do
• Donald Trump Proven Right Again—Overwhelming Force Shows Who's Boss at LA Riots
• How The L.A. Riots Demonstrate Democrat-Media Complex’s Loss Of Narrative Control
• Trump: Guard, Marines Supporting LA Police
• LA riots make many Americans glad Dems are not in White House | Opinion
• Gov. Newsom: Calif. Will Sue Over Guard Deployment

Hotel clerk saves 2 girls from sex trafficking

From Christian Post.com (Aug. 11, 2023):

Police are commending a hotel worker who thwarted a sex trafficking operation involving two girls in a state that ranks third in human trafficking.

The hotel clerk at the Lago Motor Inn in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, became suspicious after he entered the room on Sunday and observed the girls sitting on a bed with Richard Flores, the 44-year-old suspect. Maria Barrios Calero, 44, is also named as a suspect.

Upon entering the room, the hotel clerk also saw a condom on the bed beside Flores, adding to his suspicions.

“The witness stated he called police after observing how young the two girls appeared to be and their demeanor,” the Palm Beach County Police Department stated in a press release lauding the hotel worker's decisive action.  “Consent to search the room was provided by the hotel clerk, which resulted in locating the condom on top of the bed.”

An investigation by the detectives confirmed the two girls were the victims of a commercial sex trafficking operation, according to the release. According to the authorities, Calero allegedly arranged a “date” between Flores and the minor girls. Flores paid both of the girls to have sexual intercourse with him after they were transported to the hotel.

“Probable cause was developed leading to the arrest of both subjects,” the release states. “Calero was charged with three counts of Human Trafficking (Minor) while Flores was charged with two counts of Human Trafficking (Minor). Both subjects were transported to jail without incident.”

According to a public safety report on Palm Beach County’s website, Florida ranks third out of all states in the country for human trafficking incidents, and Palm Beach County holds the same ranking.

Earlier this week, The Christian Post reported on a separate sex trafficking incident involving a minor.

In that case, the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the California-based company Salesforce should have known that one of its clients, Backpage.com, was involved in the trafficking of minors. The plaintiffs at the center of the case, G.G., and her mother, Deanna Rose, are listed as the defendants in the case.

The pair claim that G.G. fell into the hands of sex traffickers after she ran away from home at the age of 13. The traffickers then used photos of the girl in advertisements for escorts on the now-defunct Backpage.com. The mother later found her daughter's image on the website.

Backpage is accused of failing to remove the ad soliciting sex with underage girls and instead referring the mother to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Writing for the majority opinion, Judge David Hamilton highlighted Salesforce’s business relationship with Backpage, which consisted of helping the latter company develop its marketing technology and software. The plaintiffs allege that this business relationship, which began in 2013, helped Backstage grow “to become the dominant force in online sex trafficking.”

“Salesforce's job was, in part, to help Backpage reach more customers, both in the form of sex traffickers and purchasers of commercial sex,” Hamilton wrote. “In a sense, Salesforce helped Backpage find more sex-trafficking contractors.”

According to the suit, since 2008, Backpage “had been publicly identified by law enforcement, United States Attorneys General, and every state Governor as the biggest and most notorious sex trafficking and pimping website in the United States.”

The suit also noted that in 2010, the National Association of Attorneys General publicly described Backpage as a “hub” of human trafficking, “especially the trafficking of minors.” In October 2016, Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer was arrested for pimping minors.

Salesforce’s profits grew as Backpage’s business expanded, according to the suit, with the latter company’s profits totaling $46 million from the start of 2008 to the end of 2010. From January 2013 through May 2015, Backpage’s revenue reached approximately $346 million, with $340 million of those profits coming from adult advertising. [source]

Good for him!

15 states sue Biden-Harris administration for enrolling noncitizens in Obamacare

From Just the News.com (Aug. 20):

A coalition of states led by Kansas has sued the Biden-Harris administration to block the federal government from providing free health care through the taxpayer-funded Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, to foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Western Division and was joined by attorneys general from 14 states. The U.S. government and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are named as defendants.

At issue is a CMS final rule change called, “Clarifying the Eligibility of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients and Certain Other NonCitizens for a Qualified Health Plan Through an Exchange, Advance Payments of the Premium Tax Credit, Cost-Sharing Reductions, a Basic Health Program.” In it, CMS redefines the legal term of “lawfully present” to include DACA recipients.

When Congress enacted the ACA, it limited eligibility only to “citizen[s] or national[s] of the United States [and] aliens lawfully present in the United States.” By changing the definition of “lawfully present” to include DACA recipients, CMS is enabling them to have access to taxpayer-funded ACA coverage. Doing so violates the Administrative Procedures Act, federal law that prohibits taxpayer-funded benefits from being given to illegal foreign nationals, and the Affordable Care Act, the complaint states.

Congress has already limited eligibility coverage, which excludes DACA recipients. Additionally, “DACA recipients are, by definition, unlawfully present in the United States,” the complaint states. “Indeed, eligibility for DACA requires unlawful presence in the United States.”

Former President Barack Obama created DACA through executive order in 2012. It shielded children from deportation who were brought into the country illegally by their parents and has been in litigation for 12 years. A federal judge has twice ruled DACA is illegal. The most recent ruling was in a multi-state lawsuit led by Texas to end DACA once and for all, The Center Square reported. The U.S. Supreme Court is ultimately expected to decide the case.

Numerous reports suggest between 700,000 and 800,000 DACA recipients live in the U.S. The Los Angeles Times reports there are 578,680 on record with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as of March 2023.

In June, President Joe Biden announced he was expanding deportation protections for DACA recipients and streamlining request waivers to make it easier for them to obtain temporary visas, The Center Square reported. DACA supporters argue recipients should be granted citizenship, claiming they contribute to the U.S. economy and are constructive members of society.

Others argue those with criminal records, at a minimum, should be deported. Within the first five years of the program, nearly 80,000 DACA recipients were released into the U.S. with arrest records, The Center Square reported.

"Illegal aliens shouldn't get a free pass into our country,” Kobach said. “They shouldn't receive taxpayer benefits when they arrive, and the Biden-Harris administration shouldn't get a free pass to violate federal law. That's why I am leading a multistate lawsuit to stop this illegal regulation from going into effect.”

If the CMS final rule takes effect Nov. 1, more than 200,000 DACA recipients would automatically become eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health plans nationwide.

The lawsuit cites data from the Migration Policy Institute, Pew Research Center and others to estimate how many illegal foreign nationals are estimated to receive public benefits and the associated costs to taxpayers in each of the plaintiff states.

The lawsuit asks the court to postpone the effective date of the rule, vacate it, enjoin the defendants from implementing it and award plaintiff attorneys the costs of their fees.

Joining Kobach are the attorneys general representing Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia. [source]

Good! More states should do this.

Trial for Ashli Babbitt's Death Set for 2026

From Newsmax.com (Sept. 20):

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, will go to trial in July 2026, according to U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes.

The decision, announced during a Friday status hearing, came after both the lawyers for the Babbitt family and the government expressed concerns that the original 2025 trial date would not allow enough time to prepare, according to The Hill.

Reyes initially directed lawyers to prepare for a December 2025 trial. However, both sides warned that such a timeline could hinder efforts to obtain key evidence, such as from law enforcement, medical personnel, and other witnesses.

"In light of these circumstances and the significance of this case, the Parties believe that a modest extension ... may be warranted," they wrote in a joint statement.

Despite a revised proposal, the parties requested to push the trial to mid-2026. Reyes ultimately set the trial date for July 20, 2026, after the parties said they were unavailable in June.

Tensions emerged over the discovery process. Babbitt's lawyers sought broader discovery than the government, alleging that officials aimed to limit requests to "shield the facts and avoid or limit liability." The government countered that Babbitt's legal team intended to turn the lawsuit into a "sweeping inquiry" into the Jan. 6 events.

But Reyes warned that "this case is not going to turn into a discovery quagmire."

"You guys are going to work things out," she added. You're not going to bring any discovery dispute to me, and if one of you decides that you're going to ignore me for the second time, you had better have the best argument you've ever had in your entire life."

The suit, filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of Babbitt's estate, claims Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd acted negligently resulting in her death. An internal investigation previously cleared Byrd, stating he acted within department policy and "potentially saved members and staff from serious injury and possible death." [source]

Good! Hopefully Ashli Babbitt’s family can get her justice in a civil court. Too bad she couldn't get it in a criminal court.

DESSERT-ING THE RACE Joe Biden drops out of 2024 election on National Ice Cream Day as Americans joke ‘I don’t believe in coincidences’

From The-Sun.com (July 21):

On Sunday afternoon, Biden released a statement confirming he would no longer be pursuing a second term in the White House.

Americans were left shocked by the timing of the announcement, with many pointing to the president's love for the summer treat.

"Of all the days," one X user wrote.

"I don’t believe in coincidences," another posted.

"Biden dropping out on national ice cream day is so on brand actually. iconic," a third said.

"Joe Biden dropped out on National Ice Cream Day. Fate loves irony," a fourth said.

Meanwhile, another wrote, "How fitting that Joe Biden drops out of the race on National Ice Cream Day."

Throughout his presidency and campaign, Biden has regularly been spotted at ice cream parlors and stores, indulging in the sweet treat with voters and supporters.

The president's love for ice cream has also been featured on his official X account and late-night shows.

While Biden has been seen eating a variety of flavors, his favorite is officially Graeter’s chocolate chip, his granddaughter Naomi Biden told Vogue in 2022.

SPLIT FROM THE RACE

Absent of bananas, Biden announced his split from the presidential race in a lengthy statement.

He reflected on his presidency thus far and his intention to pursue re-election come November.

"And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term," Biden wrote.

He said he plans to speak in greater detail on the decision later in the week.

The decision came after weeks of pressure from within the Democratic party.

Calls to step down dramatically increased following Biden's disastrous June 27 debate performance, where his cognitive decline was highlighted.

Top members of the House and Senate, including West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin publically called on Biden to drop out of the race.

"He will go down with a legacy unlike many people," Manchin said while appearing on This Week with co-anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday morning.

"He's one of the finest and truly a patriot American.

"So with that, I come with a heavy heart and think that the time has come for him to pass the torch to a younger generation," Manchin said.

Dozens of former national security officials also urged Biden to step down in a letter reportedly sent to the White House.

"With the deepest appreciation for your many decades of inspired leadership, we strongly believe that ongoing concerns surrounding your continued candidacy," the letter obtained by CNN read.

"And the growing likelihood of an electoral college victory for Donald Trump put your national security accomplishments — and our country and your legacy — at an unacceptable level of risk."

"Donald Trump’s vision, approach, and expressed intentions concerning our nation’s security are in fundamental conflict with the values and principles for which you have stood."

“We strongly believe that now is the time to pass the mantle of leadership, and we respectfully urge you to do so,” the letter concluded.

The letter was signed by at least 56 individuals who had served across multiple administrations including former US ambassador to the Czech Republic John Shattuck and former Clinton National Security Council official Eric Shultz. [read more]

It is ironic, but I doubt Briben knew it was Ice Cream Day. I didn't know it either. It seems like America is celebrating way too many days. What's odd is that his staff was told by his chief of staff about Crooked Joe leaving the presidential race. What's with that?  Doesn't seem right.

So, Briben is too mentally unfit to run for re-election but not too mentally unfit to continue being president? Where have I heard that before? Oh, yeah the Robert Hur report. Since Briben is running again how about releasing the audio version of the transcript?

It would be better if Crooked Joe remained president otherwise Commie Harris would be president which might even be worse and might be harder to run against her if she was president. Just keep the lying demented pedophile from the nuclear football.

About Briben leaving the race:

• Did Biden’s Aides Force Him Out Of The Race?
• Coup Upon Coup Upon Coup
• Joe Biden Drops Out [video]
• O'Reilly Reacts to Biden's Oval Office Address on NewsNation [video]

Here’s your life Joe Briben:

• Joe Biden Is A Good Man? Please Don’t Insult Our Intelligence
• The Greatest Biden Lies Of All Time
• Bidengate and the Doom Loop
• Biden, Lenin, and Immigration Language
• Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos
• Joe and Hunter Biden Staying in $20 Million South Carolina Beachfront Mansion *For Free*
• The SHOCKING theory of why the Bidens keep on refinancing their home
• Biden's ECONOMIC END GAME part 1: The nominee who would RADICALLY TRANSFORM our economy FOREVER [video]
• Biden's ECONOMIC END GAME part 2: These three things CANNOT PASS Congress [video]
• Biden’s HHS Secretary: Cutting Off Kids’ Genitals Is ‘Health Care’ And Taxpayers Should Pay For It
• 15 States Sue to Block HHS' New Gender Identity Rule
• Joe Biden Revokes Trump Executive Order, Opens the Door For MORE Censorship
• 8 Times Our Federal Government Ran A Protect-Biden Racket
• CIA Blocked Probe Into Hunter Biden’s ‘Sugar Brother’ Kevin Morris, Docs Show
• Fix is in: FBI bungling case against Biden over top-secret documents
• Book: Joe Biden Doesn’t Trust His Secret Service, Fears ‘MAGA Sympathizers’ in Ranks
• 25 states sue Biden administration over federal ESG policy
• Biden Restricts Oil & Gas Leases in Alaska Federal Reserve
• Joe Biden Releases Executive Order Promoting Woke AI
• President Biden Signs Bill Package With Ban on Mask Mandates Tucked Inside
• Eight States Plan to Ban the Sale of Gas-Powered Vehicles as Joe Biden Issues New Rules to Begin Killing Them Off
• Biden’s student loan debt ‘forgiveness’ plan faces another lawsuit: ‘Embarrassing attempt to buy the 2024 election’
• ‘Bidenbucks’ Make ‘Zuckbucks’ Look Like Chump Change
• Here are the massive tax increases coming your way in a second Biden term
• Illegal alien attempts to infiltrate military base: Report
• Biden Admin Gives 'Mass Amnesty,' NY Post Reports
• Biden Admin Launching App to Allow Migrants to Bypass ICE Check-Ins
• DOJ Threatens to Sue Iowa if It Acts on Immigration Law
• Border Patrol Seizes 25 ‘AK-47 Style Rifles’ Headed To ‘Transnational Criminal Organizations’
• DOJ targets pro-life activists with new lawsuit, but two GOP lawmakers are fighting back: 'Biden's two-tiered justice system'
• Former Agent: FBI Taught Agents Pro-Lifers Are More Dangerous Than Islamic Terrorists
• Report: DOJ Tracked Moms for Liberty as Hate Group
• Trans activists get a free pass for targeting churches while the Biden DOJ goes after Christians
• Law Enforcement Spies on Thousands of Americans' Mail
• Biden Witnessed His Dog Attack Multiple Secret Service Members: Document
• EXCLUSIVE Secret Service destroyed video of Biden's dog Commander biting agent in brutal attack that forced White House to stop tours so blood could be wiped off the floor
• Biden repeatedly watched his dog attack Secret Service as staff wished each other ‘safe shift’: docs
• Biden gives away Commander after dog drew blood with attacks on Secret Service at White House, vacation home: documents
• Ex-Stripper: My iCloud Was Hacked And Content Deleted When I Learned I Was Having Hunter Biden’s Child
• Biden's Doctor Met With Parkinson's Specialist at White House

Will the Border Czarina Kamala Harris, if she gets elected president, continue Crooked Joe’s legacy? Definitely yes. Expect the End of Days.

Hunter Biden Sues Giuliani Over Laptop Data

From Newsmax.com (Sept 26, 2023):

Hunter Biden filed a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani and another attorney on claims that they caused "total annihilation" of Biden's digital privacy regarding a laptop reportedly left at a Delaware repair shop.

"Defendants are among those who have been primarily responsible for what has been described as the 'total annihilation' of plaintiff's digital privacy," Biden's suit in Los Angeles federal court says, according to CNBC.

In the lawsuit, Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, accuses Giuliani and Robert Costello of spending years "hacking into, tampering with, manipulating, copying, disseminating, and generally obsessing over data that they were given that was taken or stolen from" his devices, CNN reported.

Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, had served as an attorney to Donald Trump in the previous administration.

"Plaintiff has demanded defendants Giuliani and Costello cease their unlawful activities with respect to plaintiff's data and return any data in their possession belonging to plaintiff, but they have refused to do so," attorneys for Hunter Biden wrote in the lawsuit, according to CNN. "Defendants' statements suggest that their unlawful hacking activities are ongoing today and that, unless stopped, will continue into the future, thereby necessitating this action."

Hunter Biden recently filed a lawsuit against the IRS, claiming his privacy rights as a taxpayer were violated by two service whistleblowers, The Washington Post reported.

In July, IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler alleged in a House committee hearing that Joe Biden's Justice Department effectively obstructed and minimized a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden's alleged tax crimes.

That lawsuit said that while Hunter Biden has "all the same responsibilities as any other American citizen," he also "has no fewer or lesser rights than any other American citizen, and no government agency or government agent has free reign to violate his rights simply because of who he is," the Post reported. [source]

First, the laptop wasn't Hunter's but Russia disinformation. Now supposedly it's his but the data on the laptop is stolen hacked, and disseminated. So, which is it? Since the laptop was never retrieved from the repair shop in reasonable amount of time it now belongs to the repair shop's owner. Hunter never came back to pay the bill. The lawsuit is stupid.

Texas AG Sues to Stop Biden Censorship of Conservative Media

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the Biden administration for allegedly censoring American media companies with which it disagrees.

In December, Paxton, The Daily Wire, and The Federalist sued the State Department, Secretary Antony Blinken, and other government officials, claiming they conspired to censor, deplatform, and demonetize American media outlets shunned by the federal government.

"I am proud to lead the fight to save Americans' precious constitutional rights from Joe Biden's tyrannical federal government," Paxton said in a press release. "The State Department's mission to obliterate the First Amendment is completely un-American. This agency will not get away with their illegal campaign to silence citizens and publications they disagree with."

The motion, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division, says the plaintiffs "hereby move to preliminarily enjoin Defendants from continuing to fund, test, market, promote, host on its platform, and/or otherwise assist with or encourage the development or use of technology that targets in whole, or in part, Americans' speech or the American press."

Mark Chenoweth, president and general counsel of New Civil Liberties Alliance, which is serving as co-counsel, said in the press release: "The State Department supposedly developed these speech-suppressing technologies to combat foreign propaganda overseas. That the federal government now sees fit to wield these weapons — or put them in others' hands to wield — against American citizens and stateside media outlets is as frightening as it is forbidden."  

The Texas attorney general is no stranger to litigation involving the Biden administration and has sued them multiple times during his tenure.

The Daily Wire made the following statement to Newsmax: "The Biden administration is illegally funding organizations with the stated goal of financially crippling media outlets whose coverage does not walk in lockstep with the government's ideological agenda.

"We sued the Biden administration before over its unconstitutional vaccine mandate, and we won. This time, we're suing for our rights, all news organizations' rights, and the constitutional guarantee of a free press that all Americans deserve."

Newsmax reached out to The Federalist for comment as well. [source]

Good for him. More AGs should sue this regime for censoring. The Left needs some push back for their oppressive actions.

Ashli Babbitt’s Family Sues U.S. Govt For $30 Million

From Daily Wire.com (Jan. 7):

The family of Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the U.S. government for $30 million on Friday claiming Babbitt was “ambushed” by a police officer.

Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed the suit in California federal court on behalf of Babbitt’s estate and husband, Aaron, who is a resident of San Diego, alleging counts that included assault and battery, negligence, wrongful death and more.

The complaint particularly raises issues with the U.S. Capitol Police and then-Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, the officer who shot Babbitt as she attempted to pass through a broken window of a barricaded lobby door, unarmed, during the breach that disrupted lawmakers certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

“The only homicide on January 6 was the unlawful shooting death of Ashli Babbitt. Her homicide by Lt. Byrd is a scandal beyond belief. This historic lawsuit seeks a measure of justice and government accountability for Ashli’s wrongful death,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.

“Judicial Watch and our supporters are honored to represent Ashli’s steadfast widower Aaron Babbitt and her estate in this legal action. Ashli was shot in cold blood and the rule of law requires justice for her,” Fitton added.

Among the assertions made in the complaint was that Byrd was not in uniform during the incident and “did not identify himself as a police officer or otherwise make his presence known to Ashli. Lt. Byrd did not give Ashli any warnings or commands before shooting her dead.”

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in April 2021 that prosecutors would not pursue charges against Byrd for the fatal shooting of Babbitt, who was 35 at the time of her death.

An investigation “revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber,” the DOJ said.

Months later, in August 2021, the U.S. Capitol Police said Byrd would not face internal discipline. In an interview with NBC News that aired later that month, Byrd revealed his identity and claimed he opened fire as a “last resort.” [source]

Good. I hope she finally gets the justice she deserves. Her death should have never happened. It's funny that Byrd fired at her and not at the vandals who were trying to break the window. Seems odd.

Lawsuit By AGs In Missouri And Louisiana Argues Biden Is Colluding With Big Tech

From Tampa FP.com (May 10, 2022):

Two Republican state attorneys general filed a new lawsuit contending that Big Tech and President Joe Biden’s administration have colluded to suppress legitimate news under the ruse of stifling “misinformation.”

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Friday that they were suing Meta (Facebook), Twitter, YouTube, and others for their work to “censor and suppress free speech, including truthful information.” Usually doing o at the beck and call of Biden and his team.

The examples they offered included Hunter Biden’s laptop story, the lab-leak theory of the origin of COVID-19, and disputes about the effectiveness of masks, which the officials noted, led to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis being “censored” by YouTube. They also noted the administration’s approval of a crackdown by Spotify of podcaster Joe Rogan.

The lawsuit asserts that Biden, White House spokeswoman Jen Pskai, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and officials at the Department of Homeland Security, including Nina Jankowicz, the executive director of the new DHS Disinformation Governance Board. “Jankowicz,” the lawsuit says, “has called for more aggressive censorship of election-related speech by social-media platforms, and has implied that social-media censorship of election-related speech should never relent or be reduced.”

In return, social media companies have publicly admitted to working hand in hand with the government to crack down on “misinformation,” which almost always refers to opinions or information favored by conservatives.

“Freedom of speech is paramount to a healthy society and discourse, debate, and discussion have been the cornerstone of our country since the Founders codified that right in the Bill of Rights. In direct contravention to the First Amendment and freedom of speech, the Biden Administration has been engaged in a pernicious campaign to both pressure social media giants to censor and suppress speech and work directly with those platforms to achieve that censorship in a misguided and Orwellian campaign against ‘misinformation,’” Schmitt said in a statement.

“We allege that government officials in the Biden Administration, including President Biden, Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and others colluded with social media companies like Meta, Twitter, and Youtube to remove truthful information related to the lab-leak theory, the efficacy of masks, election integrity, and more. I will not stand idly by while the Biden Administration attempts to trample on the First Amendment rights of Missourians and Americans.”

In his statement, Landry added, “Big Tech has become an extension of Biden’s Big Government, and neither are protecting the freedoms of Americans; rather, they are suppressing truth and demonizing those who think differently.”

“Ripped from the playbook of Stalin and his ilk, Biden has been colluding with Big Tech to censor free speech and propagandize the masses. We are fighting back to ensure the rule of law and prevent the government from unconstitutional banning, chilling, and stifling of speech.”

According to their press release, the lawsuit maintains that the federal government violated the First Amendment rights of Missourians and Louisianans – and by extension, all Americans – by colluding with social media companies to censor and suppress freedom of speech.

“Defendants have coerced, threatened, and pressured social-media platforms to censor disfavored speakers and viewpoints by using threats of adverse government action,” the lawsuit itself says.

“Defendants are now directly colluding with social-media platforms to censor disfavored speakers and viewpoints, including by pressuring them to censor certain content and speakers, and ‘flagging’ disfavored content and speakers for censorship. These actions violate the First Amendment.” [source]

Good for them!

Muslims Sue FBI for Religious Discrimination, Feds Base Their Defense on ‘Secret Evidence’

From PJ Media.com (June 11):

Now here’s an interesting case. A group of Muslims is suing the FBI, claiming religious discrimination over surveillance that the feds carried out a few years after 9/11. The hard-Left ACLU and the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) are siding with the plaintiffs, which ordinarily would be a massive red flag impugning their case, but the FBI’s entire case is based on its trustworthiness as an institution. And after all we have seen over the last few years, can anyone really trust the FBI?

Time Magazine reported Thursday that the case is based on the activities of a reckless FBI informant and apparent entrapment artist named Craig Monteilh, who pretended to convert to Islam and spied on several Southern California mosques. Time notes that Monteilh, “who had served time for fraud, left his key fob and mobile phone in places to record conversations when he was not around. He recorded hundreds of hours of video inside mosques, homes, and businesses. He told two other Muslims that ‘we should bomb something.’ He says he was told by his FBI handlers to date Muslim women and have sex with them to get more information.” Could the FBI really have been this clumsy and stupid? Why, yes.

This operation is the basis for the lawsuit. A Muslim named Ali Malik hosted Islamic prayers at his home in Irvine, Calif., and contends that the FBI spied on the meetings for prayer without sufficient cause to do so. He and two others sued, “accusing the agency of religious discrimination and unlawful government surveillance.”

On Thursday, the case, FBI v. Fazaga, came before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. However, there are unlikely to be any courtroom dramatics, as the FBI is basing its entire case on secret stuff that it has no intention of revealing. “The government argues that all the plaintiffs’ claims alleging religious discrimination need to be dismissed because it has secret evidence that would exonerate the FBI if made public.” The feds assert that as a result, the case should just be thrown out; they say in a legal filing that “since the court cannot hear evidence as to who the FBI investigated or why, it cannot adjudicate whether the government targeted Plaintiffs based on their religion.”

For their part, Malik and co. “argue that they don’t need secret evidence to win their argument and that the case should proceed without this information,” especially in light of the fact that “the government has so far not invoked the state secrets privilege for allegations of unlawful surveillance.” An ACLU attorney, Mohammad Tajsar, points out that the feds frequently use this state secrets defense, which, he says, “has basically prevented judicial oversight over a whole bunch of desperately abusive national security-related policies—things like warrantless wiretapping and extrajudicial assassination.”

The state secrets defense should be called the “Trust me, bro” defense. In resorting to it so often, the FBI is essentially justifying its activities on the basis of its reputation. It is saying that it can’t tell us why it engaged in the activities over which it is being sued, and so we simply have to take its word that everything was entirely on the up and up.

But after the Russian Collusion hoax, the fake Jan. 6 insurrection, and now the indictment of Donald Trump, how wise would it be to sit back and trust the Justice Department without demanding any kind of accountability? The FBI should be able to give some idea of what it has in the FBI v. Fazaga case without compromising national security.

The FBI has so comprehensively betrayed the trust of the American people in the last few years, beginning with the little-noted fact that an FBI informant was encouraging two Islamic jihadis who had been in contact with ISIS to attack our free speech event in Garland, Texas, in 2015, that it cannot be trusted to be acting in the best interests of anyone but itself. It could be surveilling these people just to justify its counterterror budget.

Obviously, the courts shouldn’t force the FBI to reveal compromising information, but the bottom line is clear: the FBI has no right to call for trust when it has so frequently and comprehensively betrayed the trust that the American people once had in it. [source]

Well, the FBI went after the Catholics so why not other religions like the Muslims?