. . ."The replies and quoted reposts are chock full of those sharing that they have submitted their own whistleblower complaints, against Democrats, to spam the system. Others reminded how Schumer himself has threatened conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices, as he did with Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh in 2020, if they did not vote the way he wanted to on an abortion-related case. The Department of Justice (DOJ) for the second Trump term has since opened an investigation into Schumer for such comments."
Mollie Hemingway and others went into overdrive with Schumer's opening:
“The facts of the case are clear: The mayor never used his official position for personal benefit. Nor did he have any role in violating campaign finance laws. Despite a lot of fanfare and sensational claims, ultimately there was no evidence presented that he broke any laws, ever. The witnesses that were promised never materialized. The additional charges that were threatened never came. Now, thankfully, the mayor and New York can put this unfortunate and misguided prosecution behind them.”
"But the calls went unheeded and put Adams, who once called himself the “Biden of Brooklyn,” forever out of the former president’s good graces."
"The Justice Department ordered Manhattan prosecutors Monday to dismiss the historic bribery case against Mayor Eric Adams — siding with Hizzoner that the charges under the Biden administration were politically motivated and hampered his ability to combat the migrant crisis in New York City, The Post has confirmed.
""The new DOJ under President Trump instructed the Southern District of New York to dismiss the case without prejudice, meaning charges could be refiled in the future, sources said.
" 'You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges” against Adams, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove wrote in a letter obtained by The Post.
"The letter notes “independent reasons” as to why Adams’ case was being tossed — including that the case was retribution for him speaking out against the Biden administration for its handling of the migrant crisis.
“ 'It cannot be ignored that Mayor Adams criticized the prior Administration’s immigration policies before the charges were filed, and the former US Attorney’s public actions created appearances of impropriety…” . . .
"The horrific state of released Israeli hostages conjures up images of concentration camp survivors while Hamas accuses Israel of ceasefire violations."
On US campuses, guess which of these three is the enemy. TD
"If President Donald Trump needed more reason to pursue his “take over” Gaza pipedream, Hamas pulled through again over the weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 8, Israeli hostages Eli Sharabi (52), Or Levy (34), and Ohad Ben Ami (56) were released as part of the ceasefire agreement with Israel showing visible signs of physical and mental abuse and evidence of starvation in clear violation of the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners. Their empty stares and frail bodies looked as if they were straight from the 1945 Nazi concentration camp liberations.
"Following the same publicity stunt from the hostage release on Jan. 25, Sharabi, Levy, and Ben Ami — the first males released in “phase one” of the current agreement — were handed over to the Red Cross after publicly exhibited on a curated stage in the central Gazan city Deir al-Balah.
But whereas the last hostages released exuded confidence and poise, shaming Hamas and turning what should have been their humiliation into a victory, the three men on Saturday were hard to watch. They looked grossly malnourished with haggard faces, crushed spirits, and visibly unstable on their feet, shuffling their steps and needing help getting in and out of the SUVs. (RELATED: Israeli Hostages Turn Humiliation into Victory)
"Sharabi and Ben Ami mounted the stage dressed in brown prison uniforms that seemed to swallow their skeletal frames. Levy, barely recognizable, and while not serving in the IDF, was dressed in military olive drab as Hamas considers any Israeli under the age of 50 a soldier. They were made to speak into microphones before the crowd about how well they were treated in captivity and stressed the urgent need for more hostage-prisoner exchanges. Many Israeli news outlets refused to air the speeches, knowing full well it was scripted propaganda. The depressing scene sparked immediate outrage across Israel. “He looks terrible,” Ben Ami’s mother said. “He is 57, but he looks ten years older …. he looked like a skeleton.” . . .
"In the past year, many Jews were considering fleeing Belgium because of virulent anti-Semitism, coming from the rapidly growing Muslim migrant population."
Israel Hayom "After nearly eight months of political deadlock and exhausting negotiations, Belgium is finally on the verge of forming a new government. The new coalition, composed of five parties, leans toward the right. When it comes to Israel, this marks a real transformation.
The previous government was one of the most hostile to Israel in Europe, but the new coalition agreement effectively sets a more pro-Israel stance. Now there there will be no unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, and Hezbollah will be designated as a terrorist organization."
. . ."Another significant move, which will likely be welcomed in Jerusalem, is Belgium’s decision to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, banning all ties with the group, including its political wing. The coalition agreement also affirms Belgium’s firm opposition to Iran’s nuclear program.
"In recent years, Belgium has become a hotbed for pro-Palestinian movements, some of which have openly supported Hamas. Under the previous government, there was a sense that Brussels had neither the will nor the ability to curb anti-Israel incitement in public spaces."
It certainly seems the schoolyard bullies of the world want to steal the Jews' lunch money and lock them in their lockers. TD
"From Mao Zedong to Joseph Stalin, from “gender-affirming care” to open borders, from Che Guevara to Joe Biden, from abortion to DIE, progressivism maims and murders innocent people."
"According to Natalia Mittelstadt’s new report at Just the News, a number of air traffic controllers (ATC) are blaming the Federal Aviation Administration’s “hiring practices” and an “immunity program” for recent tragedies, but particularly, the midair collision that occurred over the Potomac River and took the lives of 67 people.
"It’s already been covered that DIE played a significant role in the crash concerning the abilities (or lack thereof) of pilot Rebecca Lobach, who was reportedly warned multiple times about her flight path, and was a progressive activist who apparently spent more time goofing off in the Joe Biden White House than working on maintaining a perishable skill like aviating. Considering the lack of transparency surrounding Lobach’s involvement and the fact that the helicopter’s advanced tracking system was turned off at the time of the crash, some are even wondering if the crash wasn’t an accident but a homicidal outburst from a mentally ill LGBTQ individual. If so, it’s entirely consistent.
"But now, Mittelstadt reports on a new DIE angle to the tragedy. First, FAA hiring practices, which were deliberately slowed to a “freeze” because FAA brass determined there were “too many white people” employed by the agency, and they needed time to figure out how to get around potential racial discrimination accusations when barring the whites to favor racial minorities.
"Secondly, Mittelstadt highlights an “immunity program” known as the Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP) which promises “no punitive or disciplinary actions” for any errors reported—from what I gather, ATSAP seems to be a safe space to report yourself and others for mistakes made on the job that would have otherwise gone unnoticed and unidentified. An experienced air traffic controller revealed that ATSAP makes it so there is “no way to decertify controllers who can’t be retrained” Sounds perfectly “goverment” if you ask me." . . .
"At the same time, a lawsuit that has long flown under the radar provides a glimpse into just how far the agency is willing to go to achieve those goals, even at the expense of skills-based tests for air traffic controllers." . . .
Monica Showalter. . ."Things like this, where the army fights the navy, are exactly what happen in a night-haunted tinpot dictatorship.
"If what Noem says is right, this is an amazing breach of professionalism at the FBI, leaking news of raids to the press in order to undermine another federal agency.
"It's almost impossible to believe it's true, but here we are, one federal agency accusing another one of using the press to knock down the other guy. Other than to support Democrats, and perhaps make President Trump look weak and ineffective on immigration, it's hard to say why they would be doing this. Is it one kid, or the full management suite on the top floor?
"Yes, the FBI is famous for "leaking like a wet brown bag," as I once read in a Ross Thomas novel. Andrew McCabe lost his job at the top tier of the FBI for this, and James Comey engaged in it with alacrity, laundering his leaks through his Columbia University professor pal, who then went to the press. He actually admitted it, like there was nothing wrong.
"But this is a new era now, and they ought to be on their best behavior if they know what's good for them. At least one of them there is doing the opposite, and there have been inexplicable leaks to the press: . . ."
WEAPONIZATION: The FBI is leaking details of ICE raids to the media and the anti-deportation NGOs. The FBI is a very damaged agency. @Kash_Patel can't get confirmed soon enough. The FBI is serious need of reform. pic.twitter.com/pABwl60Sxk
“ 'We think it’s coming from inside,” he said, speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News on Tuesday, referring to leaks to the media about recent ICEraids in Colorado.
"Homan also blamed the FBI for leaked information about a large, upcoming raid in California that’s expected to happen before the end of the month, saying, “some of the information we are receiving tends towards the FBI.” . . .
"The California leak, Secretary Noem, she’s correct. Some of the information we’re receiving tends to lead toward the FBI." . . .
. . ."We’re arresting, giving the Venezuela gang a heads up so we can’t arrest them. You’re putting officers’ lives at risk. It’s only a matter of time. If we walk into a place where there’s going to be a bad guy, he doesn’t care. He’s going to be sitting and waiting for the officer to show up and ambush them."
'"I know this is not a modern view, but #LuigiMangione didn't even have the stones to face the man he took out. He is a complete and total coward."
"Americans were shocked and horrified at the video of United Healthcare (UHC) CEO Brian Thompson being gunned down in cold blood in the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, on a Manhattan sidewalk. No matter your feelings about health insurance companies, this was a man, a husband and father, minding his own business, on his way to a meeting. Within days, his alleged killer was caught. While that might be of some comfort to his family and friends, what has happened since is nothing short of horrific and actually gives a glimpse into the twisted thinking of the left." . . .
The hero worship surrounding Luigi Mangione is disgusting. No one would care about this guy if he was less "attractive." He executed someone in cold blood by shooting them in the back and then pissed his pants when he got caught. He isn't a hero or a saint https://t.co/kKZ1W90aNo
"Newsom and Bass might design the Scientifically Perfect Palisades of their dreams, but who will live in it?"
"You can’t rebuild the same. We have to rebuild with science. We have to build with climate reality in mind," California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN last week in an interview about rebuilding the burned-out Pacific Palisades. "We have to look at infrastructure or redundancy systems. Ingress, egress, as it relates to emergency management and planning materials."
"The interview seems to have flown under the radar, but when I caught it this morning, a bit belatedly, my alarm bells went off left and right.
"Well, to be honest, they were all on the left.
"Whatever happened to Newsom's promise that he'd eliminate red tape and accelerate the rebuilding of one of L.A.'s nicest and most historic neighborhoods? The former homeowners of Pacific Palisades who were hoping to quickly rebuild from the ashes now understand to their very cores what Otter told Flounder in "Animal House": "You f***ed up, you trusted us."
"Anyone dumb enough to believe Newsom's promise to get people rebuilding within six or nine months... well, they probably voted for him. Gooder and harder, California.
"What Newsom says needs to be done before lots can be cleared and construction begins looks to me like a huge, centralized process involving an awful lot of well-connected and high-priced "experts" empaneled to redesign Pacific Palisades according to "scientific" principles involving all the techno-babble Newsom went on about in that CNN sit-down. Instead of, you know, letting people build the homes they want in the kind of city they like.
"If the temporary council to name the permanent council has completed its initial studies on who should conduct the actual studies that will someday mandate a Scientifically Perfect Palisades in terms of those "infrastructure or redundancy systems, ingress, egress, as it relates to emergency management and planning materials" has finished finding a list of acceptable names in six months, I'd be shocked.
"If you think it's expensive and time-consuming just to get permission to add a small deck on the back of a Pacific Palisades home (which it is), just wait until a panel of experts gets together to redesign the entire neighborhood from the ashes up." . . .
Legislation passed the U.S. House imposing sanctions on the ICC, but the legislation was filibustered by Democrats in the Senate, where it has stalled.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a purportedly noble entity that was at risk of being weaponized for political purposes, like almost every other international organization. It’s why the U.S., Israel, Russia, India, China, and numerous other nations refused to join.
"ICC jurisdiction is limited to investigating and prosecuting people from member states, but that has not stopped it from being used to investigate the U.S. conduct in Afghanistan. That action led to sanctions being imposed in 2020 during Trump’s first term, which were then revoked by Biden. Trump then revoked Biden’s revocation of sanctions soon after being sworn in.
"So contrary to what you might think from press accounts, U.S. sanctions on the ICC started with ICC conduct towards the U.S., not towards Israel.
Human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney [actor George Clooney's wife] was part of a panel that recommended arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Trust Elon? Oh, he’s not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it. He’s so into it. But I told him do that. Then I’m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education. He’s going to find the same thing. Then I’m going to go to the military. Let’s check the military. We’re going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse. But I campaigned on this, Bret."
"During the 59th Super Bowl pre-game program yesterday on the FOX broadcast network, an interview with President Donald Trump was featured. It was recorded on Friday at Mar-a-Lago and conducted by FOX News’s chief anchor Bret Baier. The all-day coverage of the “big game” on FOX was expected to attract one of the largest audiences of viewers in U.S. television history, on the order of 100 million people or more. President Trump, like several of his predecessors (including Barack Obama), was therefore smart to participate.
"Meanwhile, on game day, the president flew from Florida to New Orleans to be the first president in history to attend in-person a Super Bowl game. During the flight, the president, while sitting at his desk on Air Force One, met with a small gaggle of White House reporters for about 30 minutes and answered their questions.
"A transcript of President Trump’s interview with Bret Baier is below, modified slightly for brevity and clarity. (Video link can be found here.) ". . .
. . ."Before returning the FOX broadcast network’s coverage to the pre-game show, Baier announced that more of his interview with President Trump will run on Special Report, the hour long newscast he anchors tonight on the FOX News channel at 6 PM ET."
The international community must listen to what Palestinians actually want instead of imposing impractical solutions crafted by out-of-touch bureaucrats. President Trump is publicly stating what most Palestinians and Jordanians privately believe. As a businessman, he offers a practical solution to a conflict that has been endlessly theorized but never resolved.
"President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Gaza’s Palestinians relocate to Jordan and Egypt on a “short term or long term” basis has been dismissed as diplomatically “unprecedented.”
"The critics are wrong.
"Jordan is a majority Palestinian state ruled by an ethnic Hashemite monarchy of fewer than 100 people. If Palestinians have a “right of return,” it’s to Jordan. Palestinians in the West Bank/Judea & Samaria and Gaza were Jordanian and remain so, despite the Hashemite Kingdom’s abandonment of them.
"Jordan and Egypt oppose assuming responsibility for the Palestinians. “They will,” says President Trump. He is right — both historically and legally. Jordan’s own nationality law confirms that Palestinians are legally Jordanian. According to Jordanian Nationality Law No. (6) of 1954: "Anyone who held Palestinian nationality before May 15, 1948, and habitually resided in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between December 20, 1949, and February 16, 1954, is considered a Jordanian citizen."
"In 1951, Jordan’s Hashemite regime declared sovereignty over Palestinian territories designated for Arabs under the U.N. Partition Plan. The Jericho Conference formalized this, with Palestinians recognizing the Hashemites as "Kings of Palestine." Consequently, every resident of Gaza was considered a Jordanian citizen between 1949 and 1954. By rejecting Trump’s proposal, the Hashemite regime violates international law, which prohibits rendering individuals stateless or denying them entry into their own country.
"Jordan occupies 78% of British Mandate Palestine. The British installed the Hashemites as rulers until 1946. In 1949, Jordan revoked Palestinians' British Palestinian passports and replaced them with Jordanian passports. Most Gazans are refugees from areas previously controlled by Jordan’s Hashemite regime, making them Jordanian citizens by ancestry with the right to return.
"Like many post-colonial Arab states, Jordan is an artificial entity. It lacked its own passport until 1949, relying instead on British-issued Palestinian passports. The UN only recognized Jordan as a as a state in 1955. It also had no currency of its own until 1951, using the British-issued Palestinian pound, which bore the inscription "Palestine/Eretz Israel – Land of Israel.". . . .
"Debra Saunders’ treatment of the idea was also very good. What I’d say is a few things. First, there’s the old admonition: Take Trump seriously, not literally."
We tried engagement under President Obama and opened an embassy. What did it get us? Nothing but Russian military ships stopping in Havana Harbor.
"Don't expect Secretary Marco Rubio to visit Havana and watch a ball game with Raul Castro. Not Rubio. In fact, the Trump-Rubio team is sending a totally different message. Here is the story:
Since the first days of the Republican administration, Rubio has been putting pressure on the island. In a press release last Friday, he made it clear that his government was reversing any measures taken by Biden that could benefit Cuba, and reported the new sanctions, which represent another economic blow to Havana. Among these is the reactivation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, also known as the LIBERTAD Act, which opens the way for Americans to take legal action against companies or people who handle “assets confiscated by the Cuban regime” after 1959.
Rubio also revealed that on January 31 he reactivated the so-called Cuba Restricted List, which prohibits transactions with companies under the control of Cuban military groups, such as the GAESA conglomerate, the business group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), which controls a large part of the hotel complexes, hard currency stores, travel agencies, financial services and other areas of the economy. According to the State Department, it is a way “to deny resources to the very branches of the Cuban regime that directly oppress and surveil the Cuban people while controlling large swaths of the country’s economy.”
"This is refreshing and the kind of hard line needed." . . .
