Trump Fires Karen Rochlin, US Prosecutor Who Begged Judge to Send Jenna Ryan to Prison for Peacefully Protesting on Jan 6th

 Jenna Ryan’s Newsletter 

"Rochlin was among dozens of prosecutors fired, and she prosecuted many of the Jan. 6th politically persecuted victims." . . .

Jenna Ryan Photo from 2019, Happier Times

"Karen Rochlin was the US Prosecutor who was switched to my case at the last minute, after I signed the plea deal, and before I was sentenced to 60 days in prison in Washington DC on Constitution Avenue. Last night, on President Trump’s 12 day in office, it was announced that the interim leaders in the DOJ have purged the agency of prosecutors involved in the January 6th Capitol fiasco. Rochlin was among dozens of prosecutors fired, and she prosecuted many of the Jan. 6th politically persecuted victims.

"I must say, this is an emotional time for me, in that this woman was so heinous towards me, treated me so inhumanely and with such disdain, Her lack of a soul, of integrity or ethics in her handling of my case was striking and abusive. It is a time of reflection, and a feeling of relief that someone who was so callous, cruel and dishonest will no longer be working in our government and attacking hardworking citizens.

"I could write 10,000 pages about the details of the harm this woman bestowed upon my life, but I will spare you all the details and just share with you in bulleted form the highlights of what I consider to be a ghoulish replica of human flesh; and the direct harm she inflicted upon me." . . .

Trump DOJ fires FBI agents, lawyers who worked on Jan. 6 cases

"The Justice Department took sweeping actions Friday against FBI agents and prosecutors involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by ordering firings and warning that thousands more could face "personnel action."

"President Donald Trump's acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove, issued the directives, which sent shockwaves across the bureau just before the weekend. Bove ordered the FBI to dismiss eight executive-level officials and demanded a list of names by Tuesday of anyone else who had any interactions with the Jan. 6 investigation, according to an email.

"Multiple people confirmed to the Washington Examiner that FBI acting Director Brian Driscoll sent the email to the bureau, saying that such a list would include "thousands of employees across the country."

"In addition to anyone involved with the wide-ranging Jan. 6 investigation, Driscoll said Bove also unexpectedly asked for names of people involved with a case in New York that was unsealed in September against Ismail Haniyeh and others, who are alleged members of the Hamas terrorist group.

Driscoll wrote that he and his deputy, Robert Kissane, will both be named on the list he provides to Bove. Driscoll wrote that he would provide more information to the bureau once he had it and that he planned to "follow the law, follow FBI policy, and do what's in the best interest of the workforce and the American people — always."

Debris was seen scattered throughout the residential neighborhood in Philadelphia where the air ambulance fell from the skies on Friday night

UK Daily Mail 

 "The aftermath of the catastrophe was captured on harrowing drone footage, which showed the chaotic scenes on the ground."

"Shocking footage from the ground soon emerged after the plane went down, as at least six people - all from Mexico - lost their lives when it plummeted into a densely populated area in northern Philadelphia. 

The aircraft, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, was bound for Tijuana, Mexico, with a stop at Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.

The plane had just taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport when it fell from the sky, tragically carrying the young pediatric patient and their escort following life-saving medical treatment. 

The crash site, near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard, quickly became engulfed in flames, with buildings and vehicles caught in the inferno.

Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, confirmed the heartbreaking news, stating how the young girl had fought tirelessly to survive her illness.

'She did her course of care. She was going home,' Gold said. 'She fought quite a lot to survive, and unfortunately, this tragedy on the way home.'

On board the ill-fated flight were the girl's mother, a pilot, a co-pilot, a doctor, and a paramedic, each of whom had dedicated themselves to ensuring the child's safe return. But in a cruel twist of fate, the journey ended in disaster.

The Learjet 55, often used for critical medical transport, is a lifeline for patients like the young girl who was onboard. The girl was a patient of Shriners Children's Philadelphia, the hospital confirmed." . . .

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I'm the Mayor of Yuma, Arizona. Trump Is Already Transforming Our Border | Opinion

 Newsweek   

I have summed this up in my emergency proclamations, which I believe is President Trump's approach: This is a federal issue, not a local issue. We need a federal response, not a local response.

"Being the Mayor of a city can be difficult. Actually, being Mayor is difficult. Being the Mayor of a border city when officials in Washington D.C. don't recognize the glaring border security failure is extremely difficult.

"That is the position I have been in for the last four years. I became Mayor of Yuma in 2014. Yuma is located at the intersection of the Arizona, California and Mexico borders. International realities are a part of life in Yuma.

"The border was relatively quiet—with occasional issues of large groups arriving at the Port of Entry in San Luis—during my first term. The events were brief and would go away as fast as they arose.

"Then it all changed in 2019.

"Caravans of hundreds of migrants began crossing the border illegally. U.S. Border Patrol quickly exceeded capacity and were forced by the Flores Settlement Agreement to release these migrants with children within 72 hours into the streets of Yuma.

"Upon receiving the first notice of these releases, I proclaimed a local State of Emergency. When the Trump Administration heard, their Intergovernmental Affairs Department called to invite me to speak with President Trump in the Oval Office."...

. . ."I had meetings with DHS officials including Secretary Mayorkas, yet no change in policies. I was simply told that the border was secure." . . .

. . ."I had meetings with DHS officials including Secretary Mayorkas, yet no change in policies. I was simply told that the border was secure.

"We had a peak of 1,500 migrants crossing the border illegally in one day, and there was still no effective federal response. Three and a half years into the Biden Administration, there was finally a new policy shift that had some minor impact—too little, too late." . . .

Trump Was Right: FAA Turned Away Qualified Controllers Over Race

 Matt Margolis   

"The Washington Times reported last year that the FAA turned away thousands of qualified air traffic controllers for being the wrong race."

"On Thursday, while addressing Thursday’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump blasted both the Obama and Biden administrations for prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation. 

" 'I put safety first. Obama, Biden, and the Democrats put policy first, and they put politics at a level that nobody's ever seen," Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room.

Democrats and the mainstream media were outraged.

“ 'It’s one thing for internet pundits to spew up conspiracy theories,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. “It’s another for the president of the United States of America to throw out idle speculation even as victims are still being recovered and families are still being notified. It turns your stomach.” 

"But Trump was not wrong.

"In fact, concerns about the FAA's DEI policies are not new. Critics have long argued that these policies have distracted from essential safety measures, particularly during a period marked by air traffic controller shortages, outdated equipment, and an increase in near misses. Reports indicate that the air traffic controller on duty during the incident was effectively managing the responsibilities of two people.

"Last year, 11 Republican attorneys general voiced their concerns in a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, questioning the agency's commitment to safety in light of its emphasis on diversity over expertise. They expressed disappointment that the FAA appeared to prioritize “virtue-signaling” over securing the nation's airways." . . .

Decades of Lies from the Left

E. Jeffrey Ludwig  

"Incredibly, in 2006, Joe Biden stated, “Folks...I voted for 700 miles of fence,” “[but] unless you change the dynamic in Mexico and — and you will not like this, and — punish American employers who knowingly violate the law when, in fact, they hire illegals...unless you do those two things, all the rest is window dressing.'” 

. . ."He was totally sympathetic to the demonstrators who had locked themselves into the building, who were members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), a far-left group popular at that time.

"I asked him, “How can you be so supportive of SDS, which is so intensely critical of the USA and is communist?  You have the same background as I.  We both were able to take advantage of the opportunities of U.S. society, attending the same high school and college, and now we are enrolled in one of the top universities in the country.  Why do you hate the USA so much?  Why do you hate capitalism so much?  We are examples of the opportunities and success of the USA and of capitalism in discovering and supporting talent — even advancing people from non-elite backgrounds like us.”

"He looked at me and listened to my mini-rant in contemptuous silence.  His eyes alone conveyed the words: “You wouldn’t understand even if I told you.”  Ultimately, he would join another Harvard leftie, Samuel Bowles, at the University of Massachusetts, where he spent most of his career.

"The ideological leftist infection grows at many of our institutions of so-called higher education, brought on by a blind spot created by a simple lack of gratitude for the opportunities afforded us as citizens of the USA.  Upward mobility is a reality in this country.  An article published in the Wall Street Journal only two years ago makes it abundantly clear: “studies show the vast majority of adults have higher income than their parents did.”  Further, and with the inclusion of compelling charts, the article states, “This upward mobility across all income classifications was possible because of the growth of the American economy.  Over the 35 years of the study, real median family income rose by 89%.”

"However, during the 60-plus years since that building takeover and that landmark confrontation with my brilliant co-student, incredible progress has been made by the leftist intellectuals in their influence on the masses and on many of our campuses.  The latest knife in the back by the left to our laws and Constitution has been the open borders policy, which has led to millions of unvetted persons entering our country during the Joe Biden presidency to do murder and mayhem." . . .

The Terrible Mercy of Bishop Budde

Fay Voshell

"Not a syllable passed Bishop Budde’s lips condemning the Biden government for enabling the sex-trafficking of children.  Nor have the mainstream media that condemned the Catholic Church paid much attention to the horrors innocents endure." 

Broc Smith

"For decades, the mainstream media and Hollywood justifiably have called out the Catholic Church for scandals involving the sexual exploitation of children by members of the church’s hierarchy.  For example, the 2015 film Spotlight dramatized the Boston Globe’s exposure of the Boston Catholic archdiocese’s massive cover-up of child molestation.  The film won two Oscars.

"Pope Francis officially apologized and asked forgiveness for similar cases in Europe.  The pontiff made it clear that Catholic doctrine and practice have never supported the abuse of children.

"But for the Episcopal church’s progressive leadership, as Bishop Mariann Budde most recently revealed during the prayer service attended by President Trump and other members of his administration, a new revelation is at hand.  The teachings and commandments of the Christ who forbids harm to little children — the Christ this denomination still professes to be the Creator of the universe and all that is within it, including all of humanity — have been revoked.  

"No longer is the Christian teaching commanding protection of innocents the truth whose applicability to this often abusive world is eternally and comprehensively relevant.  Instead, the Word is an ever-unfolding synthesis of truth that now unapologetically embraces the dark ideology of a sex cult, christening it with God-words:

The Episcopal Church embraces a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being; people of all genders and sexual orientations serve as bishops, priests, and deacons in our church.

Fay Voshell holds a M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary.  Her thoughts have appeared in many online magazines.  She is a regular contributor to American Thinker.

Bishop Budde’s haranguing of President Trump was not speaking “truth to power” but preaching heresy and misinformation.  spectator.org

"Ironically, what this means is that Jesus himself could not preach at National Cathedral, nor any of the apostles. So much for “unity.” So much for Jesus."

What do Jerusalemites think of Trump as US president?

 The Jerusalem Post;  "With Donald Trump back in the White House, the people of Israel's capital voice optimism, criticism, and biblical references."

“As he said, God saved him because he has a mission for the world, for America,” Eran said. “If he stands by the Jewish people and helps the Jewish people destroy their enemies and expel all the enemies that [are] living here, he’s a good guy.” 

“Forward-thinking.” “Egomaniac.” “A sense of God in his life.” “Controlling.” “Lunatic.” “A good Achashverosh.” These are some of the descriptions that the people of Jerusalem have used this week to describe the newly inaugurated Donald Trump. 

On two sunny but chilly days, four interns at The Jerusalem Post set out into the streets of this diverse city to hear how Jerusalemites were feeling about Trump’s becoming America’s 47th president.

Trump was sworn in for his second, non-consecutive term this month, and while Americans are divided over his presidency and the fate of the United States, Israelis are cautiously hopeful for their country. 

"From Mamilla Mall to the Mahaneh Yehuda market, in both English and Hebrew, the interviewees voiced optimism about Israel’s future, thoughts and criticisms regarding Trump as a person, and biblical analogies of his leadership and power." . . .

 

“ 'I also enjoy his New York attitude, with The Donald having grown up in Jamaica Estates, Queens, not far from where I grew up, in Hillcrest. I usually don’t find him offensive, though less biting posts wouldn’t hurt. He may be a jerk and insensitive at times, but he’s my jerk!” she said."

'Hamas will pay for breaching hostage deal,' military expert says   . . ."Arbel Yehoud was meant to be released on Saturday as part of the ongoing hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but Hamas failed to return her. Instead, Hamas released four observation soldiers: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy.

"As per the terms of the hostage deal, Israeli female civilians were meant to be released before soldiers, including Yehoud." . . .

Look at this photo: I think those are Columbia college students! And it looks like the short one is Greta Thunberg chanting for "climate justice in occupied lands". TD

 

Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony ‘Kaddish’ and His Friend Samuel Pisar’s Lyrics Fill Carnegie Hall on the Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

The maestro and the Holocaust survivor composed a musical memorial to the Jews of Europe.  

"There is nothing minimalist about the conductor’s translation. Pisar’s voice, itself a prayer, proffers evidence that the story of Zion did not end at Auschwitz."

“How do you make it to Carnegie Hall?” That was the question Secretary Blinken asked the hundreds in attendance from the Perelman Stage at the redoubt of classical music on 57th Street. “Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish,” America’s erstwhile top diplomat explained. The edit of the classic gag was made to introduce a performance of Maestro Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphony No. 3 ‘Kaddish.’” The occasion was International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

"The 71st secretary of state was in attendance because his stepfather, the lawyer Samuel Pisar, collaborated with Bernstein on “Kaddish” Pisar’s wife, Judith, and their daughter, Leah, read aloud the words that he wrote to accompany Bernstein’s symphonic rendering of the ancient Aramaic prayer for the dead. Pisar, who died in 2015, had survived Auschwitz, Majdanek, and Dachau. Mr. Blinken noted that of 900 children in Pisar’s town, he was the only survivor.

"Kaddish” is dedicated to the memory of President Kennedy, who was killed at Dallas weeks before the work’s premier at Tel Aviv, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The artistic director of Carnegie Hall, Sir Clive Gillinson, tells the Sun in a telephone interview that the man he still calls “Lenny” felt “incredibly strongly about his Jewish identity” and would “fly out to Israel when artists would fly in the other direction.”

"Bernstein, though, was dissatisfied with his own text, and felt that, as Sir Clive explains, Pisar could write “with an understanding of ‘what this was about.’” Bernstein, an American success story of the most glittering variety, who was born in Massachusetts and died at the Dakota, shared with Sir Clive that he “hadn’t suffered in any way that was meaningful.” He reckoned that “Kaddish” required the gravitas of the grave.

“ 'Kaddish” is divided into eight sections. It begins by calling Kennedy and Bernstein “beloved mentors and kindred souls,” bright lights in an “age of anxiety, marked by a century of hot and cold wars, which began with carnage and ended with terror.” The symphony’s performance mobilizes a large orchestra, a full choir, a boys’ choir, a soprano soloist, and a narrator — here Pisar’s widow Judith and his daughter Leah, reading alternatively." . . .