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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Secret Service Agent Arrested for Alleged Public Wanking in Miami
[Breitbart] A Secret Service agent was arrested in Miami for alleged public masturbation while in town to provide exterior security for President Trump’s appearance at a PGA event. The incident reportedly occurred at the DoubleTree by Hilton and involved sightings by hotel guests, with security personnel later locating the agent on the sixth floor. The agency moved quickly to place him on administrative leave and to launch an internal investigation, signaling a serious breach of conduct. The case unfolds amid broader scrutiny of the Secret Service’s performance after a 2024 assassination attempt and related reform pressures. The timeline suggests ongoing investigations and potential leadership reviews as the agency seeks to restore trust and tighten oversight.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 04:59 || Comments || Link || [1861 views] Top|| File under:

#1 

Maybe I am missing it...
Despite having dug thru the I-net for 10+ mins.

When was the Pervert POS hired?
Was he a Obama/Biden or Trump admin hire?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 8:30 Comments || Top||

#2  Golf never had that effect on me, but I suppose every man is different.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 9:57 Comments || Top||

#3  I'm getting this error message when trying to pull up an image:

Not Found
The requested URL was not found on this server.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 05/05/2026 9:58 Comments || Top||

#4  So he's qualified to run for a Donk congressional seat.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 05/05/2026 10:20 Comments || Top||

#5  The expression in the photo at the link is very odd. Is he on drugs or drunk? I don’t understand why he looks off in a way that makes me seriously uncomfortable.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/05/2026 12:01 Comments || Top||

#6  /\ The expression in the photo at the link is very odd. Is he on drugs or drunk?

The impairment had become so severe he could no longer see to shave.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 13:52 Comments || Top||

#7 
Sorry it was begging to be asked in humor.

Was it his putter or his driver?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 14:25 Comments || Top||

#8  It's the look of a duffer who lost too many balls to errant strokes.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 05/05/2026 16:58 Comments || Top||

#9  Reminds me of the man-in- a -van who went into Manhattan, scored some crystal meth, and on the way home to New Jersey, managed to keep his hands off it till the very middle of the Lincoln tunnel.
Posted by: Knuckles Grundy || 05/05/2026 18:05 Comments || Top||

#10  There were some SS shots fired in DC too.
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/05/2026 19:00 Comments || Top||


A shooting occurred in Washington, D.C., near the White House.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] A shooting occurred in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House on May 4. One person was reported injured.

According to the press service of the US Secret Service, which provides security for the country's top officials, posted on social media, X, the unidentified man was shot by a police officer. No details were provided about his condition.

"Avoid the area as emergency services are responding to the incident," the message said.

The shooting occurred at the intersection of 15th Street and Independence Avenue. This intersection is located between the Washington Monument and the Holocaust Memorial Museum, approximately 400-500 meters from the south entrance to the presidential residence. Consequently, entry and exit to the White House grounds were immediately closed. Law enforcement officers cordoned off the complex.

Meanwhile, US authorities and the media had only just managed to calm down following the shooting at a Washington hotel where President Donald Trump was hosting a gala reception. On April 25, the White House chief and officials were evacuated from the Journalists' Association reception. A strange noise and popping sounds were heard in the hall. The suspect, armed with a shotgun, fired at a Secret Service agent. The man was detained in the lobby. It was later revealed that the shooter, Cole Thomas Allen, had criticized the government for its reluctance to help Ukraine. He had supported fundraising events for the Ukrainian army.

Posted by: badanov || 05/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1767 views] Top|| File under:


#2  Report: White House on Lockdown Due to Nearby Shooting

Note the rooftop rig:
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/05/2026 7:14 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
A CIA ‘dirty secret' facing scrutiny, investigative journalist says
[NEWSNATION] MK-Ultra: Ross Coulthart applauds probe into CIA’s ’dirty secret’

Plans for a congressional hearing on the CIA’s research into mind control are a welcome attempt to pry the lid off "one of the great dirty secrets" of the spy agency, investigative journalist Ross Coulthart says.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., recently announced her task force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets will meet May 13 to discuss the Cold War-era program known as MK-Ultra.

Begun in the 1950s, the secret MK-Ultra project was a reaction to communist adversaries using brainwashing techniques on U.S. prisoners. Critics say the CIA initiative went too far, with American subjects coerced or tricked into taking mind-altering substances.

"They went crazy trying to find ways to manipulating human beings against their will," Coulthart told "NewsNation Prime" on Sunday. "That included, horrifically, the use of, for example, LSD — hallucinogenic drugs being given to unwitting, innocent civilians."

COULTHART SKEPTICAL UFO FILE DUMP IS COMING
Coulthart said lingering questions about the CIA program dovetail with widely held views that the government has not been truthful about other topics, including "unidentified anomalous phenomena," or UAPs.

President Trump has said he’s asked the Pentagon and other agencies to publicly share information they have on UFOs and potential nonhuman intelligence. But Coulthart, who has long investigated the topic, said it remains to be seen what information ultimately will come to light. He said Trump apparently has not put his directive into a binding executive order.

"The White House is contemplating the release of something. I do think we’re entitled to be skeptical that we’re going to see the whole banana, though," Coulthart said.

Video at link.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 05/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1802 views] Top|| File under:

#1  "They went crazy trying to find ways to manipulating human beings against their will,"

Just imagine what they might have accomplished with a willing recruitment.

Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 6:43 Comments || Top||

#2  Why can't Congress worry more about getting rid of Daylight Savings Time than this stuff?
Posted by: DooDahMan || 05/05/2026 9:56 Comments || Top||

#3  Now there is a picture worth remembering, especially given how close they sit together. I wonder if John Brennan knows any contractor stories about the Department of State travel files of that guy and his Paki friend...?
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 05/05/2026 14:36 Comments || Top||

#4 
One has to wonder if any of the Federal/State/Elite Assassinations or attempts, that we had since the 1960's could be related?


Because some have said the June 5, 1968 RFK murder and the July 18, 1969 Joseph K. Chappaquiddick incident. Both may have been done to stop either from digging into the JFK Grassy Noll hit, as they promised, when elected.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 14:57 Comments || Top||

#5  /\ I wonder if John Brennan knows any contractor stories about the Department of State travel files of that guy and his Paki friend...?



Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 17:07 Comments || Top||


-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Earthquake swarm rattles Nevada where ground has been slowly ripping apart for third week
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An earthquake swarm has struck Nevada in the same location where the earth has been slowly breaking apart has unleashed hundreds of tremors for several weeks.

Since Sunday, the US Geological Survey has detected 19 minor earthquakes near Silver Springs, roughly 40 miles east of Reno.

Five of those earthquakes struck the area on Monday, with the largest ones registering at 2.5 in magnitude.

However, since April 20, monitoring stations have picked up more than 200 earthquakes, all centered in the same area of Nevada, including a significant magnitude 5.2 quake on May 1 which was felt across the state and in California.

The epicenter of this month-long swarm lies in the Basin and Range Province, a vast region stretching across much of the western US.

Posted by: Skidmark || 05/05/2026 00:22 || Comments || Link || [1761 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Its the aliens!!!
Posted by: 49 Pan || 05/05/2026 11:35 Comments || Top||

#2  It does look suspicious. Notice how you can select any three colored points and they form a triangle? Since this is underground, I suspect either the Mole People or the Palestinians who are famous for their burrowing ways.
Posted by: SteveS || 05/05/2026 11:43 Comments || Top||


Potential Heavy Snow for Denver 5-6 May
[WUNDERGROUND] ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 8 inches possible, heaviest on colder surfaces and west of I-25.

* WHERE...Fort Collins, Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver, and Castle Rock.
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Could be the heavy wet stuff that takes down power lines, tree limbs, etc.
Posted by: Lord Garth || 05/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1810 views] Top|| File under:

#1  More global warming climate change!
Posted by: Rambler || 05/05/2026 8:57 Comments || Top||

#2  for comparison previous Denver snow storms in May include


May 25-26, 1950: 10.7 inches
May 15-16, 1957: 8.8 inches
May 2, 1944: 8.3 inches
May 17, 1983: 7.1 inches
May 29, 1975: 5.6 inches
Posted by: Lord Garth || 05/05/2026 9:22 Comments || Top||

#3 
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/05/2026 19:05 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
The Silenced Generation
[PJ] Are America's college students doing to themselves what the Chinese Communist state does to its citizens?

An Ivy League professor -- an old-fashioned liberal who actually cares about free speech -- recently warned me about what's happening in classrooms like his.

He encourages class discussion of the great books he teaches in class -- but students are afraid to speak, not because they're afraid of the professor but because they fear each other.

Communist regimes have tried to stamp out dissent for more than a century.

Tyrants and totalitarians have always tried to sow suspicion among their subjects, turning friends, neighbors and even family members into informers against anyone who won't conform to the party line.

That's the scenario in George Orwell's dystopian classic Nineteen Eighty-Four, and it's the intention behind China's insidious "social credit" system today.

What Orwell never imagined, though, was that young men and women in a free society would one day willingly impose "political correctness" on their peers -- and use the 21st century's decentralized social media to do it.

Students, the professor told me, are afraid to be recorded on their classmates' cellphones talking about politics and political philosophy -- the subjects he teaches -- and don't want to disagree with their fellow students about anything because the person they're arguing with might belong to a "disadvantaged" group.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 06:02 || Comments || Link || [1805 views] Top|| File under:

#1  the person they're arguing with might belong to a "disadvantaged" group.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Posted by: SteveS || 05/05/2026 8:06 Comments || Top||

#2  ...just tell them you are subsidized by the SPLC to be racist. It's OK.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 05/05/2026 8:34 Comments || Top||

#3  Oh Hell, just throw a vet or two in the class. That will stir it up...
Posted by: 49 Pan || 05/05/2026 11:34 Comments || Top||

#4  All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

May not be in latest Animal Farm movie.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 05/05/2026 13:45 Comments || Top||

#5  ^ Which is bombing at the Box Office. Bigly.
Posted by: Frank G || 05/05/2026 13:53 Comments || Top||

#6  Youth is wasted on the young. The absolutely last place most 18-22 year olds oughtta be is an American 4-yr college.
Posted by: Charles Kincaid || 05/05/2026 14:05 Comments || Top||

#7 

We don't male 'em like this anymore, least-ways not enough of 'em!
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 05/05/2026 14:24 Comments || Top||

#8  ...make...

Spellcheck is the Devil's Tool!
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 05/05/2026 14:25 Comments || Top||

#9  ^ Which is bombing at the Box Office. Bigly.

Tried to Orwell Orwell and ended up ultimately proving him correct.

Lil' Dinky Circus thought he really pulled out a stink bomb and tricked parents into taking their kids, and not even the commies are going to the showings.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 05/05/2026 15:21 Comments || Top||

#10  /\ Norman Rockwell's 'Freedom of Speech.' That and 'Homecoming Marine.' Two of my personal favorites. Rockwell, one of the great's of our times. He is joined by Robert Novak, Charles Krauthammer, Rush Limbaugh, Helen Beatrix Potter, Christiaan Neethling Barnard, and Will Rogers.



Posted by: Besoeker || 05/05/2026 17:14 Comments || Top||


China-Japan-Koreas
Taiwan won't give in to pressure, president says of Africa trip China denounced
[Reuters]
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/05/2026 07:42 || Comments || Link || [1763 views] Top|| File under: Commies


Beijing 'covered up passenger plane suicide crash that killed all 132 on board': [NTSB]Data showed pilots wrestled over controls after engines were switched off
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Chinese authorities knew within weeks that a pilot had deliberately brought down a passenger jet in a catastrophic crash that killed all 132 people on board, US officials have sensationally claimed.

Fresh details published by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) appear to confirm long-running suspicions that China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was intentionally crashed into mountains in Guangxi province in March 2022 - only for Beijing to suppress information.

The Boeing 737 had been cruising between Kunming and Guangzhou when both engines were manually shut down, the autopilot was disengaged, and the aircraft was forced into a steep nosedive, according to the US findings.

Data extracted from the flight recorders showed a terrifying struggle inside the cockpit, with two pilots fighting over the controls as the jet plunged towards the ground.

The NTSB said: ‘It was found that while cruising at 29,000ft, the fuel switches on both engines moved from the run position to the cut-off position. Engine speeds decreased after the fuel switch movement.’

Graphs released by the American agency showed opposing movements on the pilot's control yokes, indicating one crew member was attempting to recover the aircraft while another continued forcing it into a dive.

Video captured from the ground showed the plane plunging almost vertically from the sky.

No distress call was made by the crew, and no emergency transponder code was transmitted before the impact.

The disaster has become one of the most politically sensitive aviation cases in modern Chinese history, with Beijing being accused of suppressing information amid mounting international pressure for transparency.

Last year, China's Civil Aviation Administration warned that any further 'disclosure [about the crash] may, if released, endanger national security and social stability'.

The NTSB has been asked to decode the aircraft's black boxes after the crash and sent its findings to Chinese authorities just two weeks after the recorders were recovered in 2022.

Extracts were only released publicly this week after a Chinese citizen submitted a freedom of information request in the United States.

The agency said the flight data recorder stopped after around 90 seconds because of a power failure, although the battery-powered cockpit voice recorder continued operating.

The NTSB said it no longer holds a copy of the audio after transmitting it to Beijing.

Chinese investigators have repeatedly stated in previous updates that the aircraft's systems appeared to be functioning normally before the crash.

Just two months after the disaster, however, a US investigator told The Wall Street Journal that 'the plane did what it was told to do by someone in the cockpit'.

References to the report were later scrubbed from Chinese social media.

Three pilots were on the flight deck at the time of the crash - Captain Yang Hongda, 32, first officer Zhang Zhengping, 59, and trainee second officer Ni Gongtao, 27.

Speculation in China has focused heavily on Zhang, one of the airline's senior pilots, who had reportedly recently lost his captain's rank.

No official conclusion identifying responsibility has ever been published.

The crash has renewed scrutiny of suspected pilot murder-suicides in commercial aviation, a phenomenon linked to several of the world's deadliest air disasters in recent years.

The most infamous case remains the 2015 Germanwings tragedy, when co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately flew an Airbus into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

Deliberate pilot action has also long been considered a leading theory behind the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard after veering dramatically off course with no radio communication.

More recently, investigators examining the crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 people after take-off for London last year, are facing intense scrutiny amid disputes over whether cockpit actions played a role.

In March, the International Air Transport Association criticised countries that fail to release crash findings promptly.

Its director-general Willie Walsh said: ‘Anything less than 100 per cent compliance short-changes everyone on opportunities to improve.’
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1849 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  first officer Zhang Zhengping

...God forgive me, but that name reads like a sound effect from a Road Runner cartoon.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 05/05/2026 6:01 Comments || Top||

#2  the flight data recorder stopped after around 90 seconds because of a power failure

Was this perchance an Acme Flight Data Recorder? 90 seconds run time is pretty lame.
Posted by: SteveS || 05/05/2026 8:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Hmmm... this seems to be the same flight that Fang Fang was supposedly on....
Posted by: Mercutio || 05/05/2026 9:22 Comments || Top||

#4 

So the CCP did a CYA type PSA to cover up a possible mental or Terrorist issue. Thus reducing passenger panic, and heading off inciting additional copy cats.

Either way.
DEAD is DEAD, and the truth would not have brought back the 132. Plus I don't seem to remember hearing of any copy cat repeaters.

ALSO
Until certain Files that the DOJ/DC Swamp are seating on now, are released, with the names unretracted, is our DC swamp any better?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 14:46 Comments || Top||


Europe
Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops
[IsraelTimes] EU foreign policy chief says timing of Trump’s decision to pull forces from Germany was surprise, while NATO chief acknowledges US disappointment with European reaction to Iran war.

European leaders on Monday said that US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th and 47th President of the United States...
’s snap decision to pull thousands of US troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
must take care of its own security.

The Pentagon announced last week that it would pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, but Trump told news hounds on Saturday that "we’re going to cut way down. And we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000."

He offered no reason for the move, which blindsided NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure....
, but his decision came amid an escalating dispute with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the US-Israeli war on Iran, and Trump’s anger that European allies have been reluctant to get involved in the conflict in the Middle East.

Asked about the decision to pull out 5,000 troops from Germany, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said, "I wouldn’t exaggerate that because I think we are expecting that Europe is taking more charge of its own security.

"I do not see those figures as dramatic, but I think they should be handled in a harmonious way inside the framework of NATO," he told news hounds in Yerevan, Armenia, where European leaders are holding a summit.

The European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said, "there has been a talk about withdrawal of US troops for a long time from Europe. But of course, the timing of this announcement comes as a surprise."

"I think it shows that we have to really strengthen the European pillar in NATO," she said.

Asked whether she believes that Trump is trying to punish Merz, who said that the US has been humiliated by Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
in talks to end the war, Kallas said: "I don’t see into the head of President Trump, so he has to explain it himself."

Over the weekend, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said that officials at the 32-nation military alliance "are working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany."

European allies and Canada have known since just after he came to office again last year that Trump would pull troops out of Europe — indeed some left Romania in October — but US officials had pledged to coordinate any moves with their NATO allies to avoid creating a security vacuum.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played down the move, saying that "there has been at this point disappointment on the US side" about European support for the war on Iran.

Notably, La Belle France, Spain, and the UK have declined to give US forces free rein to use bases on their territory to attack Iran. Spain has denied them the use of its airspace and bases there for the war.

But Rutte, who has championed Trump’s leadership at NATO despite the US president’s criticism of the majority of the allies, said: "I would say the Europeans have heard a message. They are now making sure that all the bilateral basing agreements are being implemented."

Rutte added that European nations "have decided to pre-position assets, key assets, close to the theater for the next phase."

He provided no details, but the Europeans have insisted they would not help police the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy trade route, until the war is over.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/05/2026 2026-05-05 04:48 || Comments || Link || [1775 views] Top|| File under:


#2 
30+ Years, since the fall of the USSR, and its looooong overdue.

Think about what it costs US Taxpayers, and how that $$$ Billions could be used here.

Heck several of the larger EU nations have adopted Socialist type governments, told the USA to screw off and still have OPEN BORDERS.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 8:38 Comments || Top||

#3  Your generous socialist systems or a military.

You can only choose one.
Posted by: DarthVader || 05/05/2026 9:02 Comments || Top||

#4  I think they'd be better off without a generous socialist system and they'd be better off without an overwhelming military. I mean, socialism sucks, especially when most of the benefits are going to ungrateful immigrants from the Middle East and Africa. And the military is unnecessary because, let's face it, the Russians are NOT coming.

My biggest concern is that, without the US Army sitting on them, Germans would be tempted to revert to their old militaristic ways and that might be bad for their neighbors.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 05/05/2026 11:29 Comments || Top||


Two killed after car driven into crowd in German city Leipzig
[BBC] Putting this in WoT as long as motivation is "unclear".
Paywalled.

German Link
Driver has been arrested. 2 people injured, 2 dead. It certainly wasn't an accident.
Map, photos video. The car drove through five city blocks of the city center pedestrian zone. Video and photos show the police covering the license plate and identifying details of the car and driver, but briefly in the video — between a group of police standing around — light-skinned arms covered in colourful tattoos can be seen below a light blue, short-sleeved shirt. Machine translation:
In Leipzig pedestrian zone:
Car drives into pedestrian zone - two dead and many injured
10 ambulances ++ helicopters in action ++ closing shops
[Bild] Two people were killed in an incident with a car in downtown Leipzig on Monday afternoon. This was announced by Leipzig's Lord Mayor Burkhard Jung (68, SPD). The perpetrator is caught. It is a German (33) who, according to BILD information, is known to the police.

According to Jung, there is no longer a risk situation in Leipzig. According to BILD information, the driver is said to have driven his VW Taigo at high speed over Grimmaische Straße. In addition to the two dead, three people are said to have been seriously injured. According to Leipzig's brand director Axel Schuh, there are another "20 people affected" - what exactly is meant by this remained open for the time being.

An emergency care center has been set up in the Gewandhaus Leipzig, which is expressly also intended for people who have no external injuries - i.e. are in shock and need psychological care.

POLICE SHUT DOWN CRIME SCENE IN LEIPZIG
A police spokesman said after the incident: "The vehicle and driver could be parked shortly afterwards, there is currently no danger from him anymore. The rescuers have declared a mass attack of injured, the police are on duty with a lot of forces. According to another spokeswoman, the driver himself stopped his trip and was arrested when he was still in the car.

About ten ambulances are at the scene. The shops in the pedestrian zone are closed. The perpetrator is said to have been psychologically conspicuous when he was arrested. Grimmaische Straße has been completely cordoned off by the police.

PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS OF ALLEGED RAMPAGE
Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (50, CDU) is shaken in a posting on Platform X: "Two people lost their lives in the alleged rampage in Leipzig. This shakes me deeply. My thoughts are with the victims and their relatives," he writes.

INVESTIGATION INTO TWO MURDER CASES
The Saxon Interior Minister Armin Schuster (64, CDU) also says that a rampage is "most likely". Such a thing would happen in an angry, raging state and often also accompanied by a psychological lability. "Whether all this is true in this case, the police chief and the public prosecutor's office will investigate," Schuster said in the evening.

The Leipzig Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating murder in two cases and attempted murder in at least two cases.

Courtesy of Skidmark, more from the Daily Mail.
At least two people have died and more than 20 are injured after an SUV ploughed into a crowd in Germany on Monday evening.

The alleged driver, a 33-year-old man with German citizenship, has been arrested.

The incident occurred at around 5pm in a major pedestrian zone in Leipzig - which is lined with shops and historic buildings that connect several landmarks with its market square.

Images from the scene show a number of emergency service vehicles and personnel in the street as crowds of onlookers gather to watch on after the incident.

A silver Volkswagen SUV with ‌a ⁠person on top of the vehicle was seen speeding through Grimmaische Street, ​local ⁠broadcaster Radio Leipzig reported.

Photos snapped also showed a vehicle with a badly damaged windshield and bonnet.

The broadcaster cited witnesses as saying there were several bodies covered with sheets, as well as a stabbing.

Police arrested the driver and have said there is no further danger. The suspect is understood to have stopped the car on his own accord.

Update at noon EDT: Moved to Page 3: Non-WoT based on new information from European Conservative in comments, below.
Posted by: European Conservative || 05/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1776 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Name has been given as Jeffrey K. Authorities seem to stress that he's a "German citizen", that means probably not natural born (otherwise they would simply say "German").

Doesn't seem to be WoT though. Just one day before the rampage, he was still being held in a psychiatric ward. He is said to have admitted himself. However, his discharge on Sunday was apparently not voluntary. He was reportedly expelled from the psychiatric ward due to aggressive behavior toward other patients. Discharge is only possible, however, if there is no acute danger. Otherwise, the police must be called. It is not known whether the hospital notified the police upon his discharge.
Posted by: European Conservative || 05/05/2026 5:19 Comments || Top||

#2  ^#1
The alleged driver, a 33-year-old man with German citizenship, has been arrested.


This is said to be him.

Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 8:18 Comments || Top||

#3 
A long list of these.
Are Nut-jobs, and terrorist, seeing this as a way accomplish their sick deeds?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/05/2026 8:21 Comments || Top||


#5  Discharged from a psych ward for aggressive behavior? Sounds like a case for the five-point restraint. Catheter optional.

Posted by: Abu Uluque || 05/05/2026 12:26 Comments || Top||

#6  A binder clip
Posted by: Frank G || 05/05/2026 12:39 Comments || Top||



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