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US approves $230 million for Lebanese forces amid push to disarm Hezbollah
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Brett Kavanaugh''s would-be assassin gets just over 8 years in prison
[NYPOST] The Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, man who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh following the leak of an opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was sentenced to eight years and one month in federal prison Friday, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.

The sentence imposed upon Nicholas Roske —
…more fully Nicholas John Roske, 29, from Simi Valley, California…
who now identifies as a trans woman named ''Sophie'' —
..an unexpected twist, when first revealed. Is there also a Black Bloc/Antifa connection?
by Biden-appointed federal judge Deborah Boardman, amounted to a defeat for federal prosecutors, who had requested that Roske be sentenced to 30 years to life. Roske's defense team had asked for an eight-year sentence and 25 years of supervised release.

''The defendant's actions and intent — which were determined, focused, and undeterred for months — were extremely dangerous to the lives of multiple sitting judges, their family members, and the Constitutional judicial order,'' prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo filed Sept. 26.

''The sentence imposed in this case must send the powerful message, both to the defendant and to others who contemplate committing liquidation to obstruct judicial independence, that these ends never justify the means and that the consequences are not worth engaging in these acts.''


Posted by: Fred || 10/04/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1800 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Reducing sentencing by half because the perp is transgender is going to kick off one of the ugliest drag shows in the history of the world.
Posted by: Super Hose || 10/04/2025 8:00 Comments || Top||

#2  AG Bondi wrote this last night on X:
The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a disgusting attack against our entire judicial system by a profoundly disturbed individual.
@TheJusticeDept
will be appealing the woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not reflect the horrific facts of this case.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 10/04/2025 9:31 Comments || Top||

#3  IMHO, The perp got off light.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/04/2025 15:59 Comments || Top||

#4  I would like the perp to acknowledge and denounce his influencers. I would like this public.

If he did this, I would be OK w 8 years.
Posted by: Lord Garth || 10/04/2025 21:26 Comments || Top||


Government Corruption
FBI had three informants reporting Biden corruption in Ukraine, but no record of real investigation
[JustTheNews] More whistleblowers than previously known came forward alleging Biden family corruption in Ukraine. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley wants to get to the bottom of why the FBI failed to fully investigate the allegations.
Posted by: Skidmark || 10/04/2025 08:44 || Comments || Link || [1799 views] Top|| File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1  Ukraine like Epstein exist under predator camouflage.
Posted by: Super Hose || 10/04/2025 11:44 Comments || Top||

#2  At that time it seemed like there was plenty to investigate.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/04/2025 18:18 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Seattle mayor rejects locking up repeat criminals during tense debate: 'Maybe they're hungry'
[Fox] Harrell is running for re-election against progressive activist Katie Wilson

Seattle Democratic Mayor Bruce Harrell said during a mayoral debate Thursday night he has "no desire" to put repeat criminal defenders in jail, and he doesn't know how to answer the question on whether the city is "too lax" on repeat offenders.

"So, let me make something very clear. I was the one that sponsored the ‘Ban the Box’ legislation when everyone opposed it because the criminal system has had a disparate impact on Black and Brown communities, let me lead with that," Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said in a mayoral debate Thursday night when asked a follow-up question about repeat offenders in the city.

Harrell’s "Ban the Box" proposal in 2013 prevented employers from asking about an applicant's criminal history on applications up front.

Harrell then said, "When this person is committing six or seven crimes, I don’t know his or her story. Maybe they were abused as a child. Maybe they’re hungry. But my remedy is to find their life story to see how we can help. First, I have no desire to put them in jail, but I need to protect you, and that’s the calibration that we have.

"I put police officers on the stand. I’ve cross-examined them. So, whether they commit seven or eight crimes, to me, is not the issue. The issue is, why are they committing these crimes? And so we have a health-based strategy."

Repeat offenders have been a part of the national conversation with respect to crimes in recent weeks after several high-profile murders carried out by suspects with lengthy criminal records, including in North Carolina where Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a train by a suspect with a long history of arrests going back more than a decade, including charges of felony larceny, robbery with a dangerous weapon and communicating threats.

Earlier this year in South Carolina, 22-year-old Logan Federico was robbed and executed during a home invasion by a suspect who had 39 charges on his record.

Harrell was asked by a debate moderator if the city is "too lax" on repeat offenders who are "driving" most of the crime in the city. The mayor responded by calling it an "interesting question."

"I don’t know how to answer that question. ‘Too lax,’ I don’t know how you gauge that."

Harrell explained that he knows it’s "necessary" to "catch criminals in the act doing bad things" and talked about the need for more police officers" along with "constitutional arrests."

"I’m not going to give an opinion on the attitude of my officers. I look at them, and I tell them this is my vision. George Floyd was murdered, purely and simply, and I need you to recruit culturally competent officers, and we created the CARE Department, which is an unarmed response, the largest city in the country to do this. So, whether they’re lax or not for me, all due respect, is not the question. It's are they effective? And they are very effective. I just need to get my numbers up because the defund movement demoralized the police department."

A spokesperson for the mayor defended the debate remarks, saying Harrell "believes people need to be held accountable for their actions - full stop."

"Since day one, he’s been very vocal about arresting criminals and the data supporting arrests under his administration is clear. In June, Seattle Police arrested 14 of the most prolific drug dealers - seizing $3 million worth of drugs, enough to kill every person in Seattle twice," the spokesperson continued.

The spokesperson went on to slam his far-left opponent for "advocating for cutting the police budget by 50% and reducing officer staffing to levels not seen in decades, he has worked to restore police staffing. "

"The mayor also believes in a holistic approach that connects people with the services and treatment needed to effectively reduce recidivism," the spokesperson concluded. "These two strategies are not at odds - and it’s why in Seattle homicides are down 40%, as well as significant decreases in gun violence, violent crime, and property crime."
Posted by: Skidmark || 10/04/2025 06:34 || Comments || Link || [1799 views] Top|| File under: Nut Jobs

#1  Will no one rid me of this petulant mayor?
Posted by: DarthVader || 10/04/2025 11:21 Comments || Top||

#2  Birds of a feather.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 10/04/2025 11:22 Comments || Top||

#3  If hunger is the issue, I know a place where they can get three hots and a cot.
Posted by: Super Hose || 10/04/2025 11:55 Comments || Top||

#4  The sad part is that his opponent in this final round is even worse, and is likely to beat him, last I read.
Posted by: trailing wife || 10/04/2025 13:07 Comments || Top||

#5  The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/04/2025 16:09 Comments || Top||

#6  This isn't insanity.

Anarcho-tyranny has proven to be quite effective and these offenders are the shock troops that are needed for an anarcho-tyrannical intimidation campaign.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 || 10/04/2025 18:22 Comments || Top||


Dems shut down the government because they think it''s not going bankrupt fast enough
[NYPOST] Democrats
...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy, white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
have shut down the federal government because they think the federal debt isn't spiraling out of control fast enough — they demand the Republican majorities in Congress agree to spend more taxpayer cash on Dems' priorities.

Dems forced the shutdown by using the filibuster to prevent a Senate floor vote that would've passed the House ''stopgap'' bill to fund federal operations for another six weeks or so.

As their price just to allow a vote, Democrats demand roughly $1.5 trillion in added spending.

Despite their denials, a significant part of that is funding for health coverage for illegal immigrants colonists: Their own alternative bill spelled that out, with language repealing recent GOP legislation that restricts Medicaid coverage of such migrants colonists.

The main category of federal Medicaid spending on ''undocumented aliens'' jumped from $3 billion in 2023 to $9 billion in 2024; even more federal cash flows indirectly to such care via various state accounting gimmicks that the Biden administration winked at.

An even bigger chunk of Dems' $1.5 trillion demand is to fund ObamaCare subsidies to lower the price of insurance bought via the ''exchanges.''
Posted by: Fred || 10/04/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1755 views] Top|| File under:

#1  We need a Clean CR. The Dems need an exit ramp that allows them to save face. I don’t see a compelling reason why we should drink another swig of poison to keep them from being pummeled by their leftist base.
Posted by: Super Hose || 10/04/2025 7:58 Comments || Top||

#2 
Posted by: badanov || 10/04/2025 8:34 Comments || Top||

#3  🤣

Posted by: badanov || 10/04/2025 8:36 Comments || Top||


Supreme Court allows Trump admin to strip deportation protections from 300K Venezuelan migrants
[NYPOST] The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to scrap temporary deportation protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants.

In their latest emergency order, the justices on the high court paused Obama-appointed District Judge Edward Chen's September ruling that the Trump administration wrongly terminated an 18-month extension of temporary protected status (TPS) for migrants from Venezuela.

Liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson opposed the majority in the unsigned order.
Posted by: Fred || 10/04/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1817 views] Top|| File under: Lawfare

#1  I believe that there are many hard working Venezuelans that hate communism and socialism that would make great Americans. They would have a legitimate case for asylum. This blanket protection order was being leveraged by leftists to prevent deportation or criminals and friends of the Venezuelan regime. No reason to have it in place as a Lawfare weapon.
Posted by: Super Hose || 10/04/2025 7:53 Comments || Top||

#2  No quitters.
These people voted their way in to socialism.
They must go back and fight their way out.
We don't want this trash here.
Posted by: Elmomoter Mussolini9149 || 10/04/2025 14:02 Comments || Top||



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