The Hijacking Story Just Got More Insane. Here's The Latest.
"The only thing Palestinians ever invented is plane hijacking."
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's Lawyer Now Claims State Never Proved She Killed Her Three Children
In a stunning reversal, Lindsay Clancy's attorney asked a judge to acquit her, arguing prosecutors never proved she killed her children. At trial, he didn't dispute it.
"Clancy, who was left paralyzed from the waist down after her suicide attempt, remains in state custody at a psychiatric hospital."
"Lindsay Clancy's attorney stunned a Massachusetts courtroom Tuesday by arguing that prosecutors never proved she killed her three young children, a dramatic reversal from his defense at her murder trial, where he did not dispute that she took their lives.
"'This entire case is based on speculation," attorney Kevin Reddington told Judge William Sullivan at Plymouth County Superior Court, in the first hearing since Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial on September 4.
"Reddington asked Sullivan, the same judge who presided over the trial, to acquit Clancy of murder. He argued that prosecutors had failed to prove conclusively that she killed the children in 2023, or that she was in her right mind at the time.
"At trial, Reddington did not contest that Clancy killed her children at the family's home in Duxbury in January 2023. His defense rested on the argument that the former labor and delivery nurse was in a state of postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible.
"Clancy's then-husband and first responders testified that they arrived at the house and found that she had tried to kill herself immediately after killing the children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan.
"Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham called the defense's new argument "laughable," pointing out that Clancy had agreed to certain facts in the state's case.". . . More.
Clancy Juror Appears To Admit Jurors Used Outside Expertise To Badger Holdout
"By the jurors’ own account then several of them appeared to have violated jury instructions. The jurors, by their own admission, used their own experience to interpret the evidence and then demeaned and badgered the holdout for refusing to defer to them. The lone male holdout apparently was using only the sworn testimony and evidence introduced in court to make his decision, which is exactly what the judge instructed." Brianna Lyman
Ana Kasparian should partner with Joy Reid; they are real pieces of work
'What a SICK Woman': Ana Kasparian Implies FlyDubai Attack Was a False Flag and WOW, That Was Dumb – TwitchyOmani Pilot Should Not Have Been on Flight to Israel, Officials Say . . . "A Transportation Ministry source told the Jerusalem Post that Flydubai's agreement to operate in Israel requires all pilots flying to the country to come from states that have normalized relations with Israel. Oman does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. "This is a clear breach of the agreement," the source said, adding that the Shin Bet must look into the matter.
. . . "The anti-Israel people are so predictable and exhausting." . . .
Ana Kasparian thinks that the hijacking of the Israeli flight is 'fishy' and intimates it was a false flag. She is upset that she even has to cover the story period: "Okay. God help me. Let's get to this next story because we have to talk about it. This is a still developing story, and I don't trust the Israelis. I wouldn't trust the Israelis with anything. Any narrative coming out of Israel, I don't I just I can't take it at face value. Sorry" "Immediately jumping to the conclusion that the copilot is a jihadi. Doesn't make sense to me. Citation, please." "Just yesterday, Netanyahu was saying that the Iranians are going to carry out some sort of attack against Israel ahead of the Israeli elections. Everyone was saying, oh, here comes the false flag. Now, look, I'm not saying that this is a false flag. I don't know yet. I don't know yet. I think it's fishy." 'I think it's fishy' if you cannot label actual terrorism, terrorism.
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) October 1, 2026
Flydubai Attacker Said He Failed His Mission and Preferred to Die . . . "The passengers said the co-pilot shouted "kill me" in English after he was restrained, and that they asked to communicate with him in English because that was the language he used. One said the attacker told them he had failed in his mission and preferred to die. Netanyahu earlier told Fox News that the co-pilot had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and was suicidal, and that he shouted "kill me, kill me" after he was subdued." . . .
Omani Pilot Should Not Have Been on Flight to Israel, Officials Say . . . "A Transportation Ministry source told the Jerusalem Post that Flydubai's agreement to operate in Israel requires all pilots flying to the country to come from states that have normalized relations with Israel. Oman does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. "This is a clear breach of the agreement," the source said, adding that the Shin Bet must look into the matter.
Transportation Minister Miri Regev made the same point on the record. She said Flydubai had violated the countries' aviation agreement, which she described as requiring pilots on flights to Israel to be citizens of countries with which Israel maintains diplomatic relations. Regev has demanded that all Flydubai flights to Israel be halted until the incident is fully investigated. She has also asked that Israeli airlines be allowed to resume flights to Dubai under Israeli security screening.The Omani co-pilot, whose name has not been released, had worked for Flydubai for about nine months, according to Israel Hayom." . . .
Marco Rubio Kicks Iranian Negotiators Out of the US As Talks Stall –
Perhaps some would have preferred the Iranians had dealt with Kamala, Biden, AOC.
In the end, Iran has two possible courses of action as far as the USA is concerned: They can deal with the Secretary of State — or they can deal with the Secretary of War. Those are their options, and the clock is ticking
"Iran is not doing itself any favors. Following the UN General Assembly, Iran left a negotiating team led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi behind in the United States, supposedly to engage Secretary of State Marco Rubio in negotiations. As of Monday, Secretary Rubio has had enough, and, noting that the Iranian delegation had "outstayed their welcome," ordered them out of the country.
"Now, Iran faces the other side of the coin again.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly ended talks and ordered the Iranian delegation to leave the U.S. after negotiations stalled, yet again, with no clear sign of a breakthrough more than seven months into the conflict.
And now, President Donald Trump is directly warning Iran it's "possible" he will go harder with strikes in the Middle East after the midterm elections in November and revealed the U.S. military has significantly rebuilt its arsenal in recent months.
The latest messaging from the White House and State Department signals an increasingly strained diplomatic track, after days of negotiations failed to close the gap between Washington and Tehran over the terms of ending the war.
"Here's the thing: Secretary Rubio, as usual, was correct in this action. There is literally no reason to allow these people to remain in the United States. The regime, no matter who it sends to any meeting, is not, will not, and never has negotiated in good faith. They will not keep any agreement struck. They will lie to the American negotiators and they will lie to their own people. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the only way out is through; that the only way we will see a real end to this problem is with the final ending of the Islamic Republic. That's not to say the USA should engage in nation-building; we've seen that show before and know how it ends. But we can engage in nation-wrecking, and leave it to the regular people of Iran to take their own country back." . . . More.
Trump’s Case for War — ‘By Annihilating Iran, We’ve Created Peace’
. . . "Public opinion is not currently with him on the war. A CNN poll in late September found 26 percent approve of his handling of Iran, down from 33 percent a month after the fighting began, and a New York Times/Siena survey the same month put approval at 27 percent.
"The White House would do well to develop better messaging as to why the United States remains engaged with Iran. The President has done his part here."
Democrats cost Chicago $3 billion -
Philanthropy went with him when Ken Griffin left crime and taxes for Miami. A harbinger of the Failed State Victor Davis Hanson wrote of? Mamdani does not welcome Griffin to New York either
"After he left for Miami and took his company with him, he said, “I’ve lived in a failed city-state. I lived in Chicago for 30-some years. I had two colleagues who had bullets fly through their cars. I had 25 bullet holes in the front of my building where I lived. You can’t live in a city awash with violent crime."
"Yesterday, Carnegie Mellon University announced the gift of $3 billion from hedge fund capitalist Ken Griffin. The school said bluntly, “This investment in CMU is the largest-ever gift by an individual in the history of higher education.”
"A billion will go to CMU’s main campus in Pittsburgh, where Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon made their fortunes and built their higher education institutions, which merged in the 1960s. The other $2 billion will go to the city in the background of the above photo of Mister Griffin.
"It’s not Chicago.
"Chicago is where he made his fortune. Instead the money will go to build a campus in Miami, where he fled to escape the violent crime and corrupt politics of Chicago in 2022.
"Politics is why Chicago has this:"
"But will not have this:"
. . . "Since moving Citadel to South Florida, Griffin has given:
$50 million to Baptist Health South Florida, the largest gift in the institution’s history, for research and treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.
$50 million to the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, to support groundbreaking cancer research and compassionate care.
$25 million to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to support a new, state-of-the-art surgical tower and advance pediatric patient treatments and care." More.
The New Panic Over AI Is Reminiscent of COVID-19 Hysteria
"Trump, who is a much more skillful diplomat than his globalist critics admit, has instead pursued bilateral negotiations with China over the real dangers both countries face. Those dangers were illustrated recently when an AI hallucination reportedly almost prompted a U.S. attack on a Chinese cargo ship."
"The midterm elections are six weeks away.
""Suddenly, a debate has erupted over the existential dangers of artificial intelligence. Jacob Coxon, a little-known Silicon Valley researcher who worked at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned and went public with a dire warning: AI now threatens the future of the world.
""Shortly beforehand, news broke of the Hugging Face episode, in which OpenAI’s advanced AI “agents” autonomously hacked another company’s computers.
"Bedlam followed.
Weaponizing AI
"Almost on cue, Democrats seized on the alarm as a new cause celebre, accusing President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement of recklessly courting Armageddon.
"The Left demanded international treaties, ignoring the dismal record of such globalist projects: the League of Nations, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, the Washington Naval Treaty, the Versailles Treaty, the Munich Agreement, the Paris Climate Accord, and the U.N. Human Rights Council.
"Panicky AI executives soon joined the chorus, speaking as though they could neither control their companies nor monitor their own research.
"'Their conduct casts doubt on this safety rhetoric. Just yesterday came news that Anthropic had built a fully automated, AI-controlled biolab, even though AI-generated plagues are a staple of the doomsday case. OpenAI, meanwhile, is resisting legal liability for harm caused by its products.
"The familiar political script followed.
"Democrats in Congress demanded hearings. They are unlikely to use them to ask tech executives or administration officials serious questions. More likely, they will spend their allotted time shouting, wagging their fingers, displaying their ignorance, and spinning wild conspiracy theories.
"Sen. John Kennedy, who has proposed reasonable AI regulation for years alongside Republicans like Sen. Josh Hawley, recently observed that “the Democrats clearly are trying to politicize this.”
"The reaction to a June administration decision offered still stronger evidence. Both purportedly worried AI companies and Trump-hating AI-risk advocates objected when the administration barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to its Mythos and Fable 5 models—models whose cybersecurity risks the company itself had publicized.
"With the trans delirium and the demonization of Immigration and Customs Enforcement losing force, however, the Left apparently needs a new existential crisis to blame on Trump before the midterms.
"This tactic—never letting a crisis go to waste—is hardly new. " . . . More.
Talarico Pledges in Video to Use Senate Seat to Fight for Trans Children
“James Talarico can’t outrun his own radical record, and this bombshell video proves it,” Cercy said. “Now, even he admits his position ‘hasn’t changed.'”
"Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico told a woman posing as a supporter on Sept. 13 that his position on transgender issues “hasn’t changed,” according to an undercover video clip.
"The recording, captured at Houston’s Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, shows the Democrat responding to a woman who asked whether he would defend her “niece who is trans” and her ability to compete in women’s sports, the Daily Wire reported.
"Talarico assured her he would carry his legislative record into the Senate.
"“Always,” he said. “The way I fought for trans kids in the legislature is how I will fight for them in the U.S. Senate. And my position hasn’t changed.”
"The candidate added that transgender sports eligibility should be handled locally and insisted his approach remained the broadest in the field.
"'I still think these should be local decisions, sport by sport, athlete by athlete, and I think I have the most inclusive policy of any candidate who’s running,” Talarico said. “So I know things are getting clipped and stuff, but my views, my position hasn’t changed.” . . . More...
New York’s Murderous Jihad Against Red-State Infidels Must Have Consequences UPDATED
In exactly what ways is "Allah Forgiving and Merciful"?
It’s bad enough that we must tolerate Muslim jihadists in this country. Non-Muslim jihadists, in hijabs or out, are wholly out of bounds.
"I don’t follow New York politics as heavily, perhaps, as I should. I will defend myself by saying I come about my ignorance honestly; my political-observer stomach is reasonably strong, but not strong enough to make me want to spend my days in examination of that sewer. Instead, I spend much of my time observing the local swamp here in Louisiana.
"Which, rank though it may be, is far more decorous and amiable than the Fallen Empire State.
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"Chevalier converted to Islam several years ago, we’re given to understand, which would make her the first female Muslim convert in Congress. Keith Ellison and Andre Carson, a pair of Nation of Islam types, would be preceding Muslim converts on Capitol Hill.
"This matters because New York is becoming a caliphate of sorts. Certainly given that its principal city is now run by a Twelver Shiite named Zohran Mamdani, a Ugandan of Indian descent who seems quite insistent on Islamicizing the Big Apple, this would be true. When the muezzin’s call to prayer rings out at all hours from mosques throughout the city and people walking their dogs are routinely hassled by members of the ummah, with little pushback from the authorities or the general population, there is more than a little dhimmitude to be seen among New Yorkers these days.
"'And if you scoff at that, then perhaps you should venture an explanation for this:
"One bit of evidence that Hochul is serious about her new role as handmaiden of the new Islamic State of New York is her participation in jihad against the infidels. After all, the Qu’ran does tell the Believers:
“Then, when the sacred months have passed, kill the mushrikun wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakat, then let them go their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” . . .
Landmark Lawsuit Pits Sharia Regime Against Constitution
"On Sept. 17, the American Freedom Law Center filed a landmark lawsuit on behalf of a Dearborn, Michigan, resident, alleging that the Arab-majority Detroit suburb, led by Muslim officials, has promoted Islam and discriminated against and fostered hostility towards Christians and Jews — in violation of the Constitution’s establishment clause.
"The details of the case brought by my courageous colleague, Federalist Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland, are shocking. She alleges that Dearborn’s leaders have endorsed glitzy Ramadan displays and advertised an iftar dinner with public funds. Conversely, they have allegedly ignored Cleveland’s requests for comparable commemorations for Christian and Jewish holidays and sidestepped concerns over public rallies glorifying jihadism. They have also berated a Christian pastor and fellow constituent. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called Pastor Ted Barham a “bigot” and “Islamophobe” who “is not welcome here” when he questioned the city’s renaming of a city street for an avowed Hamas and Hezbollah supporter.
"The complaint cites past instances where courts have found the city to have discriminated against non-Muslims.
Having petitioned her elected leaders to treat all religions equally, only to face stonewalling, Cleveland has taken them to court in defense of her and her neighbors’ sacred rights." . . .
UPDATED: Officials Applaud 96% Decrease in Muslim Migration Under Trump - RVIVR
“We should know who is entering our country, conduct rigorous vetting, and ensure that those admitted are prepared to live peacefully under American law, not replace it with a competing system of government,” he said. “Protecting religious freedom includes protecting Muslims’ right to worship freely, while also insisting that the Constitution and American law remain supreme.”
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Omani co pilot attacker flydubai: Who was Flydubai’s Omani Co-Pilot, why did he want to crash the flight and how was he cleared to fly to Israel
I looked and looked to find his identity with no luck, but why would I have cared? I expect three names separated by hyphens that have no meaning and he was shouting "Allahu Akbar!" Plus, there should be a good chance he did this on his own and without more than a mentor or two. TD
'Jihadist' pilot stabbed co-pilot and tried to crash Flydubai plane before hero crew and passenger broke into cockpit and overpowered him, preventing 'Israeli 9/11' "One question emerged after the terrifying incident aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073. How was an Omani co-pilot assigned to a flight bound for Israel?
One question emerged after the terrifying incident aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073. How was an Omani co-pilot assigned to a flight bound for Israel?. . .
. . . "Who Was the Omani Co-Pilot on Flydubai FZ1073?
The co-pilot’s name has not been publicly confirmed." . . .
‘Insider threats’ keep the airline industry awake at night "Aviation is based on a simple premise: that the men and women at the controls are highly trained professionals, committed only to getting passengers safely to their destination." . . .
. . . "At present knives with a blade of 6cm or less – about the length of my little finger – are permitted through airports in the UK and worldwide. Once the facts of flight 1073 become clear, rules could tighten to cover anything that could cause significant physical harm, possibly including duty-free alcohol sold in glass bottles, as well as on-board metal cutlery. Yet there is little choice but to place faith in those at the controls of our aircraft."
Oct. 7 bereaved mother gets call from daughter aboard flight nearly hijacked | World Israel News
"Yasmin Abukasis, whose son was killed on October 7, learned Wednesday that her daughter was in Saudi Arabia after a midair cockpit struggle disrupted her flight from Dubai to Israel as Abukasis waited for her at Ben Gurion Airport.
"Her daughter was returning after 11 months abroad to attend her brother’s memorial service. Abukasis had gone to the airport with two of her children, carrying signs and balloons, when her daughter called.
"'She tells me, ‘Hi Mom, everything okay? I’m in Saudi Arabia.’ I told her, ‘What? Saudi Arabia?'” Abukasis said.
"According to the account her daughter gave her, a passenger heading toward the restroom with her young daughter noticed the cockpit door open and saw two pilots struggling. One was holding a pocketknife and stabbing the other, Abukasis said." . . .
Stores are making U-turn on self-checkout: The internet suggests why
"Part of the retreat from self-checkout appeared to be about efficiency, according to the Toast survey. Some 31 percent of operators listed simplifying operations among their top three business goals, up 12 percentage points from the previous year."
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Stores are cutting back on self-checkout lines - and shoppers aren’t mad about it.
Around a third of 340 small and midsize retail operators (36 percent) said they used self-checkout this year - down from 43 percent in 2025, according to an April survey from Toast, a point-of-sale and restaurant management platform.
The rethink on self-checkout comes even as three-quarters of the group of convenience stores, grocery stores and bottle shops polled said they would continue investing heavily in other technology, including, of course, AI.
While retailers pointed to self-checkout problems with efficiency and theft, social media is also awash in shoppers airing their frustrations, from having to scan and bag their own purchases - tasks traditionally handled by employees - to being subjected to loud and sometimes embarrassing prompts from machines.
One infuriated X user posted Wednesday about going through self-checkout, only then to be stopped by an employee who asked to see his receipt.
“I handed it to him, but I’m standing there thinking... wait a minute. You trusted me enough to do the cashier’s job, but now you need to check my work before I can leave? If you don’t trust customers to scan their own stuff, maybe don’t make self-checkout half the store,” he fumed.
“I’m not mad at the employee. He’s just doing his job. But somebody needs to explain how I became the cashier and the suspect at the same time.”
Others on social media complained about feeling watched by store employees or surveillance cameras while using self-checkout.
“I hate when Target and Walmart employees stand there watching me at self-checkout,” one user wrote.
“Like b*****, you can do this s*** yourself! Why am I doing YOUR job while YOU watch me scan my own groceries
Co-pilot stabs captain aboard Israel-bound flight FZ1073, plane lands safely in Saudi Arabia
"A British pilot helped save a flight bound for Israel from plunging to the ground after the captain was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot in a suspected hijacking attempt, a passenger said.
"Passengers and crew on the Flydubai jet managed to tie up and stop the alleged attacker from what they believe was his attempted suicide mission in crashing the plane.
"They then grappled to regain control of the plane – which had plummeted 14,000ft in just 29 seconds, according to data from Flightradar24.
"It has since emerged one of those heroes who saved the plane, and the lives of those onboard, was a British off-duty pilot.
"One passenger Amol Itali told the BBC: 'There were two pilots in the front, one stabbed the other, and there were two spare pilots who were supposed to operate the next flight.
''The relief pilots are European, one of them British, who entered [the cockpit] and pulled the aircraft up, pulled the yoke, stabilised the plane and landed us in Saudi Arabia.'
"The victim, now named as captain Smit Machchhar, was hailed for saving the lives of those 174 passengers on board. While cruising mid-air, the hero was able to fight off his co-pilot in the cockpit and his attempts to sabotage the plane's systems.
"Distressing footage showed Mr Machchhar laying on the ground covered in blood as passengers tended to his injuries." . . .
The hero pilot meets PM Netanyahu
Despicable media reports on the heroism of Israeli pilot.
Ben Shapiro; The FlyDubai Terrorist Hijacking Attempt, Explained
Video: An Omani co-pilot tries to fly a plane filled with Israelis into the ground, but his terrorist attack is stopped by the brave passengers and pilot; Zohran Mamdani, anti-Semite extraordinaire, announces his plan to combat anti-Semitism. Democrats would call the incident "an altercation".
Video: Co-pilot stabs captain aboard Israel-bound flight FZ1073, plane lands safely in Saudi Arabia
10 Times Abdul El-Sayed Was Absolutely Wacked Out |
“He’s got to look at his kids and be like, ‘Yeah, those are Brown kids, they’re mine,'” El-Sayed characterized the vice president as thinking. “‘You know what I mean? And I had Brown kids. I had Brown kids?’” Usha Vance, he said, should “get out” of her marriage.
"On Monday, the Detroit Free Press endorsed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan’s open Senate seat with the justification that it is his opponent, Mike Rogers, who is the real extremist.
"'“Everything you’ve heard about Michigan’s U.S. Senate race is true: An extremist is asking voters to send him to Washington, masking an agenda far out of step with Michigan’s mainstream under the pretense of normalcy. If elected, this man would urge America down a dark path, changing the shape of our nation, perhaps irrevocably,” said the Detroit Free Press. “But that man is not Abdul El-Sayed.”
"Of course, anyone — left or right — who examines El-Sayed’s record cannot help but come to the conclusion that this is a man who is wildly to the left of mainstream American politics. (RELATED: Abdul El-Sayed Rewrites the Meaning of ‘Democrat’ in Michigan )
"As for Mike Rogers, the Free Press’s attack on the former Army officer and FBI agent amounts to going after his pro-life position, which the newspaper characterized as a willingness to “deprive Michiganders of essential rights.”
"El-Sayed is so off-the-charts extreme that it is difficult to grasp the full extent of it. This is the man who is the political protégé of antisemitic extraordinaire Linda Sarsour, formerly of the Women’s March. Sarsour, in a comment characteristic of her usual drivel, once said women couldn’t be true feminists if they supported Israel’s right to exist. According to Just the News, Sarsour had an essential role in raising El-Sayed’s political profile when he ran against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2018. (RELATED: The Electoral Integrity Issue Isn’t Israel — It’s Islam)
"Even El-Sayed’s familial and work connections, though not reflecting directly on him, suggest he comes from a milieu that despises America and Israel. His half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, has been charged with committing aggravated battery at an anti-ICE protest. Additionally, Mariam Muhammed Odeh, who worked for his Senate campaign, has been charged with conspiring to threaten University of Michigan officials and law enforcement officers as part of her anti-Israel activism. El-Sayed has also chosen time and again to associate himself with (and even campaign with) Hasan Piker, who famously said America deserved 9/11 — a comment which El-Sayed refused to condemn. Earlier this month, Piker also said he believes “America conducts more terrorism in the world than al-Qaeda.” (RELATED: Hasan Piker and the Democrats Who Embrace His Violent Rhetoric)
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