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WTO downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year– www.channelnewsasia.com

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WTO downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year– www.channelnewsasia.com
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GENEVA: The World Trade Organization sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5 per cent on Tuesday (Oct 7), citing expected delayed impacts from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

It marks a significant revision down from its previous estimate in August of 1.8 per cent growth.

“The outlook for next year is bleaker … I am very concerned,” Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters in Geneva.

However, she said the world trading system is showing resilience, with the rules-based multilateral system providing some stability amid trade turmoil.

For 2025, the WTO upgraded its forecast for global trade volume growth to 2.4 per cent, from 0.9 per cent previously, driven primarily by the front-loading of imports into the United States ahead of tariff hikes and growth in the trade of AI-related goods. It is still below the 2.8 per cent growth seen in 2024.

Trump’s tariff decisions since he took office in January have shocked financial markets and sent a wave of uncertainty through the global economy.

On Aug 7, Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries, leaving major trade partners like Switzerland, Brazil and India scrambling for a better deal, while the EU struck a deal that set duties at 15 per cent on most EU goods imported into the United States.

Trump Convinces Supreme Court to Review Hawaii Gun Restriction Case– slaynews.com

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Trump Convinces Supreme Court to Review Hawaii Gun Restriction Case– slaynews.com
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At President Donald Trump’s request, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review Hawaii’s gun law that restricts people from carrying a firearm on private property unless the owner specifically allows it.

The Trump administration encouraged the high court to rule on the Hawaii law in light of its 2022 ruling that expanded Second Amendment protections broadly.

Three Hawaii residents sued the state’s Democrat attorney general, Anne E. Lopez, and the lower courts split on the decision.

The district court blocked the law, but the appeals court reversed the decision.

 

Jimmy Kimmel’s Ratings Collapse, Only Took ‘Comedian’ 5 Shows to End Up Back in the Basement– www.westernjournal.com

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Ratings Collapse, Only Took ‘Comedian’ 5 Shows to End Up Back in the Basement– www.westernjournal.com
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They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Love him or hate him, that adage did bear true when ABC semi-funnyman Jimmy Kimmel was yanked off airwaves for lying about the Charlie Kirk assassin in mid-September.

Kimmel came back from his five-day suspension to an undeniably massive audience: 6.48 million viewers, according to Mediaite.

But if absence makes the heart grow fonder, does presence make the heart grow weary?

Love him or hate him, that appears to be true about Kimmel, as well.

Greta Thunberg among 171 flotilla activists deported from Israel after failed bid to reach Gaza– www.euronews.com

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Greta Thunberg among 171 flotilla activists deported from Israel after failed bid to reach Gaza– www.euronews.com
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau are amongst 171 flotilla activists deported by Israel to Greece and Slovakia on Monday after a failed bid to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza last week.

The activists were detained by Israel in an operation which started last Wednesday night after its navy intercepted 44 civilain boats carrying a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza.

The flotilla’s goal had been to break Israel’s long-standing blockade of the Strip and to bring crucial aid into the war-ravaged enclave.

“The deportees are citizens of Greece, Italy, France, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Norway, the UK, Serbia, and the United States,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry wrote on X, attaching photograhs of the released activists in white T-shirts and grey sweatpants.

Several activists were already released over the weekend by Israel to Turkey, Spain and Italy. They spoke to reporters about the harsh conditions Thunberg and other prisoners were subjected to. Earlier, Swiss and Spanish activists said they were subject to inhumane conditions.

“We were detained in a maximum security prison where there was no rule of law, they didn’t respect any of our rights,” former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau claimed.

Cruz vows accountability for Nigerian Christian killings and violence– www.foxnews.com

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Cruz vows accountability for Nigerian Christian killings and violence– www.foxnews.com
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FIRST ON FOX: A diplomatic battle is being waged between leading Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Nigerian government officials. The Texas senator has warned he will hold them accountable for the reported “mass slaughter” of tens of thousands of Christians in Nigeria. The officials say Cruz is lying, with one claiming that despite even the pope publicly calling out the killings, there is religious harmony in the country.

Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian, according to international Christian advocacy group Open Doors International’s 2025 World Watch List (WWL). An estimated 48% of the population is Christian. But of the 4,476 Christians reported killed worldwide in WWL’s latest reporting period, 3,100 – 69% – were in Nigeria.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act, which he said would target officials “with powerful sanctions and other tools.”

Netflix value continues to plummet as subscribers reject its trans grooming of kids– www.lifesitenews.com

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Netflix value continues to plummet as subscribers reject its trans grooming of kids– www.lifesitenews.com
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(LifeSiteNews) — Netflix has ended this week having lost an estimated $25 billion in stock value.

On October 1, Elon Musk encouraged his 227 million X followers to cancel their subscriptions following troubling accounts of the giant streaming platform pushing radical transgender messaging on young children and teens.

In one of many posts calling for the boycott of Netflix, Musk wrote “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids.”  The post has been viewed over 90 million times and has received 1 million “Likes.”

Steak ‘n Shake Will Install the Biggest Possible American Flags at Its Restaurants Nationwide – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Steak ‘n Shake Will Install the Biggest Possible American Flags at Its Restaurants Nationwide – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Whether the move is genuine or just shows that Steak ‘n Shake has an uncanny ability to read the room, the hamburger chain last night did something that is sure to win over more than a few American patriots. In a post on X, Steak ‘n Shake revealed that it’s begun American flag installations at its branches.

Because local zoning ordinances vary from location to location, Steak ‘n Shake said that the size of the flags and flag poles will be dictated by what is permissible in each location, but the policy itself is to erect the largest flags and tallest poles possible.

In response, X posters were universally supportive with a huge response, starting with none other than X owner Elon Musk, who replied to Steak ‘n Shake’s post, “I’m ordering from there tomorrow!”

White House Notches Significant Court Victory On ‘Sanctuary City’ Funding– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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White House Notches Significant Court Victory On ‘Sanctuary City’ Funding– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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A federal judge in Massachusetts denied a request for an injunction sought by two “sanctuary cities” in the state — Chelsea and Somerville — that sought to bar the Trump Administration from withholding federal funds due to their support for illegal aliens.

Somerville and Chelsea had requested a preliminary injunction in June, arguing that the targeting of cities and towns over their “sanctuary” policies — which openly defy federal immigration law by barring local authorities from working with immigration agents — is unconstitutional and at odds with advice from local law enforcement, according to a report from the Boston Herald.

The cities have also claimed that if the federal government withheld funds while their legal challenges were ongoing, there would be “irreparable harm” to municipal services.

U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton indicated that he was not buying those arguments when he denied the request for an injunction on Friday. In his Judge Gorton noted that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “has not frozen any particular funding, denied any grant application or withheld any reimbursement from plaintiffs.”

Judge Rules Biden’s Offshore Oil Drilling Ban Illegal– conservativeroof.com

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Judge Rules Biden’s Offshore Oil Drilling Ban Illegal– conservativeroof.com
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President Joe Biden’s ban on offshore drilling in certain parts of the ocean and the Gulf of America was illegal, a federal judge ruled on Oct. 2.

U.S. District Judge James Cain of Louisiana ruled that both Biden and President Barack Obama went beyond their authority when they banned offshore drilling in parts of the Outer Continental Shelf because the bans were imposed without an expiration date.

Their orders “purported to apply for ‘a period of time without specific expiration,’ i.e., indefinitely,” Cain wrote in a 16-page decision. That “constituted a departure from the executive branch’s longstanding practice” and exceeded the authority outlined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, he added. Biden, on Jan. 6, shortly before his term ended, barred oil and gas leasing across 625 million acres of ocean, including the entire East and West coasts.

“My decision reflects what coastal communities, businesses, and beachgoers have known for a long time: that drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our nation’s energy needs,” Biden said in a statement at the time. “It is not worth the risks.”

On Jan. 17, several groups and five states sued the government over the action.

Washington Post in Chaos: Terminates Over a Dozen Opinion Staffers in Latest Layoff Bloodbath | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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Washington Post in Chaos: Terminates Over a Dozen Opinion Staffers in Latest Layoff Bloodbath | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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The Washington Post has executed a sweeping round of layoffs in its Opinion section, firing more than a dozen employees, including longtime veterans and contractors.

This move comes amid ongoing financial struggles and internal shake-ups at the Jeff Bezos-owned outlet.

According to reports, the layoffs were orchestrated by Adam O’Neal, the newly appointed Opinion Editor, as part of a broader plan to “shake up” the section.

New York Times media reporter Ben Mullin broke the story on X, stating: “Scoop: Adam O’Neal, the new Opinion Editor at The Washington Post, is laying off staffers as part of a plan to shake up the section. A source says six employees are affected. I’ve also been told some contractors are being terminated.”

Mullin shared an internal email from O’Neal outlining the changes, which emphasized streamlining operations but offered little insight into the financial motivations behind the cuts.

NYU caves, reinstates free speech event after backlash– www.thecollegefix.com

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NYU caves, reinstates free speech event after backlash– www.thecollegefix.com
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Key Takeaways

  • New York University has agreed to host a free speech event featuring law scholar Ilya Shapiro after initially canceling it due to security concerns.
  • The event is set for Oct. 7, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, and will discuss free speech controversies and campus antisemitism.
  • Shapiro criticized NYU for its initial cancellation, suggesting it reflected a bias against non-progressive speakers and described the situation as a classic heckler’s veto.

New York University has “magically found a way to host” an event featuring law scholar Ilya Shapiro, agreeing to secure a venue for the speech on campus after administrators initially canceled the event, citing security concerns.

The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7 — the two-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel — and will go on as originally planned, the Federalist Society announced late Friday.

DOJ Opens Investigation Into Portland Police After Weeks Of Violent Rioting– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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DOJ Opens Investigation Into Portland Police After Weeks Of Violent Rioting– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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The U.S. Justice Department is opening an investigation into the Portland Police Bureau’s “questionable” practice surrounding weeks of sustained attacks and violent rioting targeting federal buildings and agents in the city.

The news was announced just hours after conservative journalist Nick Sortor was arrested by Portland Police after he was surrounded by a mob of far-left rioters, some of whom damaged his equipment and ultimately assaulted him. Despite the circumstances of the attack, Sortor was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct.

Just a day before, on-the-ground reporter Katie Daviscourt — who has consistently documented far-left and Antifa violence in Portland, Seattle and other cities — was assaulted with a metal poll. The incident was captured on camera, though the perpetrator was not arrested despite the fact that an officer was standing just feet away.

The Portland Police Bureau confirmed that one of its “dialogue liaison officers,” sworn officers tasked with “hold[ing] a safe space” for protesters, lost track of the suspect. The DLO followed the woman, who was described as a white female with a large septum nose piercing wearing a black mask and carrying a backpack, trying to talk to her to “hear her side of the story,” according to a news release from the department.

JUST IN: FBI Agent FIRED For Refusing to Arrest & Perp Walk James Comey After Indictment– wltreport.com

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JUST IN: FBI Agent FIRED For Refusing to Arrest & Perp Walk James Comey After Indictment– wltreport.com
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Ever since disgraced ex-FBI Director James Comey was indicted, many folks have been wondering why he wasn’t subject to the same humiliating treatment that countless Trump allies had to endure under the Biden regime?

You know, why didn’t the FBI barge into his home, cuff, and perp walk him on the spot?

Just like what happened to Roger Stone, for instance:

White House to investigate Kentucky parole board that released crazed child-killer 13 years early | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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White House to investigate Kentucky parole board that released crazed child-killer 13 years early | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The White House has announced that it will be looking into the case of a child killer who was freed from prison after less than a decade in prison. Ronald Exantus, 42, stabbed an entire family in 2015, killing a 6-year-old boy. Today, he is walking free after being released 13 years early.

“I can confirm the White House is looking into this. It’s wholly unacceptable for a child killer to walk free after just several years in prison,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X in response to a video about the case.

Logan Tipton, 6, was repeatedly slashed in the head by Exantus on the night of December 7, 2015, after the intruder broke into their home. When Dean Tipton confronted the killer, he was stabbed and then tossed 10-15 feet by Exantus. The daughter in the family, Dakota, described the crimes.

“He stabbed me in the back. And then stomped on my head,” she said. “And I remember waking up across the room, not where I was at, and I looked and he was killing Logan and Logan was screaming.” Exantus was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2018 on only assault charges as the jury found him not guilty of murder, citing insanity. On October 1, he was released on parole because of good behavior and educational credit.

Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing 6-Year-Old Released From Prison: Report– www.westernjournal.com

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Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing 6-Year-Old Released From Prison: Report– www.westernjournal.com
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A 42-year-old Indiana man, Ronald Exantus, convicted of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy in 2015, was released Friday from prison early for alleged good behavior, according to multiple reports.

In 2018, Exantus was sentenced to 20 years for breaking into the home of 6-year-old Logan Tipton, fatally stabbing him, and later attacking his family, WLKY reported. Having served less than half his sentence, Exantus was released on parole, prompting the Tipton family to speak out against the decision.

“You took a human being’s life, not just a human being, a 6-year-old boy who had yet to even begun, to begin to live,” Logan’s father, Dean Tipton, told WLEX. “You know, so my thing is, mentally ill or not, you should be… you take a life. Your life should be at least life in prison without the possibility of parole.”

ICE Tops 1000 Arrests in Chicago as SCOTUS Gives Immigration Enforcement Win – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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ICE Tops 1000 Arrests in Chicago as SCOTUS Gives Immigration Enforcement Win – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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The U.S. Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a win against mass amnesty as ICE Chicago topped more than 1000 arrests of illegal aliens in one of the most challenging and crime-infested sanctuary cities in America.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem came to Chicago to oversee enforcement action and its results as Operation Midway Blitz there continues at full force, despite resistance from state and local Democrat politicians. The arrested illegal aliens that Democrats are bewailing include pedophiles, kidnappers, gang members, child abusers, and armed robbers, according to a DHS press release.

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin proudly highlighted the new numbers. “During Operation Midway Blitz, our brave DHS law enforcement has made more than 1,000 arrests across Illinois including of pedophiles, child abusers, kidnappers, gang members, and armed robbers,” she stated. “Our patriotic law enforcement officers are making these arrests despite working without pay because of the Democrats’ shutdown. President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow continued violence or repeat offenders to terrorize our neighborhoods and victimize our children. Operation Midway Blitz is making Illinois safe again.”

Among the arrestees are Mexican illegals Rafael Alberto Tolentino Martinez, previously convicted of aggravated domestic battery of a three-year-old, and Marco Geronimo Ocampo, arrested before this for domestic battery, armed

Portland Police arrest man in Charlie Kirk memorial Freedom shirt after he defended himself from attacker outside ICE facility | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Portland Police arrest man in Charlie Kirk memorial Freedom shirt after he defended himself from attacker outside ICE facility | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Portland police have arrested a man wearing a Charlie Kirk “Freedom” t-shirt who was seen defending himself during a brawl with an attacker outside the city’s ICE facility.

Portland police have arrested a man wearing a “Freedom” Charlie Kirk memorial t-shirt who was seen defending himself during a brawl with an attacker outside the city’s ICE facility one night prior.

A fight broke out earlier this week outside the facility when a bald, left-wing protester wearing black clothing and yellow-and-black shorts approached a man in a Charlie Kirk “Freedom” shirt and kicked him. The conservative man fought back, leading to a brief fist fight as Antifa agitators shouted insults. Federal officers quickly intervened, appearing to detain the attacker and escort the conservative man away.

Trump Says Israel Stopped Bombing Gaza To Give Peace Deal A ‘Chance To Be Completed’– dailycaller.com

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Trump Says Israel Stopped Bombing Gaza To Give Peace Deal A ‘Chance To Be Completed’– dailycaller.com
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President Donald Trump noted Israel has “temporarily stopped the bombing” to “give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed” in a Truth Social post Saturday.

Trump urged Israel to stop bombing Gaza on Friday as he gave Hamas an ultimatum to accept the terms of a peace deal by Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The terrorist group tentatively agreed to release the remaining hostages and relinquish power with certain conditions, though Trump urged Hamas Saturday to “move quickly” or “all bets will be off.”

“I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in order to give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed,” Trump wrote. “Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off. I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again. Let’s get this done, FAST. Everyone will be treated fairly!”

Hamas said there could be an agreement to relinquish its power and release the remaining hostages, though it also noted that other terms of the peace deal would need further discussion and to be in accordance with a “unanimous Palestinian stance,” multiple outlets reported Friday.

“If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas,” Trump wrote Friday.

The Times’ Reporting on Trump’s Circle Draws Accusations of Bias– dailycaller.com

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The Times’ Reporting on Trump’s Circle Draws Accusations of Bias– dailycaller.com
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The New York Times’ September 26 article on Steve Witkoff and his son Alex reads less like a work of investigative reporting and more like a hit job crafted to create smoke where no fire exists. Written by Debra Kamin with Bradley Hope, the story alleged that while Steve Witkoff served as a U.S. envoy in cease-fire talks, his son pitched a Gulf investment fund to sovereign wealth groups in Qatar and beyond. The framing suggested impropriety. The facts, however, did not.

Attorneys for the Witkoffs quickly filed a formal complaint to the Times standards editor, outlining what they called “severe violations” of the paper’s own ethical handbook. The letter documented how the story expanded allegations beyond what was presented to the family in advance, truncating denials and ignoring verifiable evidence about prior financings. One of the clearest examples was Kamin’s pre-publication inquiry, which mentioned Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The published piece, however, added the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, nations never raised beforehand, and denied the Witkoffs the opportunity to respond.

The complaint also noted how the story misstated key facts: a $615 million Park Lane loan described as if Witkoff were personally on the hook (it was non-recourse debt), claims that he “escaped financially unscathed” while investors lost hundreds of millions, and financing described as Qatar-backed that was in reality an insurance vehicle unrelated to QIA. “This is not journalism,” the family’s attorney wrote, “it is the deliberate construction of a narrative in defiance of verifiable facts.”

BREAKING: DOJ Removes Another High-Ranking Deep State Prosecutor in Virginia Following Comey Indictment– conservativeroof.com

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BREAKING: DOJ Removes Another High-Ranking Deep State Prosecutor in Virginia Following Comey Indictment– conservativeroof.com
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Another high-ranking prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia has been fired.

Last month, President Trump fired Erik Siebert as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia because he refused to bring charges against Letitia James, Comey, Schiff, and others.

Shortly after Siebert’s firing, Lindsey Halligan, the new Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, indicted former FBI Director James Comey. However, the night before Lindsey Halligan indicted Comey, Deep State prosecutors in the EDVA, leaked a memo in an effort to defend Comey. “Two sources familiar with the matter tell me prosecutors in the EDVA US attorney’s office presented newly sworn US attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey, because there isn’t enough evidence to establish probable cause a crime was committed, let alone enough to convince a jury to convict him,” MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian said.

Of course, the memo, pressure, and leaks didn’t stop Lindsey Halligan from indicting James Comey.

Trump Should Start Raiding Antifa Terror Cells– thefederalist.com

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Trump Should Start Raiding Antifa Terror Cells– thefederalist.com
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Soon after the assassination of Charlie Kirk at the hands of a deranged leftist, President Donald Trump took the long-overdue step of designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

As part of that order, Trump declared, “All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa.”

In a show of defiance against the new order, Antifa thugs assaulted a federal building in Eugene, Oregon, pounding on doors and harassing employees. Law enforcement dispersed the group and detained five of the besiegers. While the initial response was decisive, it was ultimately a reaction to an Antifa offensive, not a proactive measure against the organization.

The leftist media love to pretend that Antifa is just an “idea” that has no real structure, logistics, or national leadership, but the protests, riots, and attacks over the last few years have proven without a doubt that Antifa is both highly organized and coordinated. In the wake of the violent attacks on conservatives by left-wing radicals over the last month, it’s past time for the Trump administration to take decisive action and crush the Antifa cells embedded across the country.

The United States has dealt with mass left-wing violence before, perhaps most famously in the late 1960s and early ’70s when radical groups like the Weather Underground and the Black Liberation Army unleashed a wave of terror and murder. But many of the perpetrators of that violence ended up being rewarded for their wanton destruction and disregard for human life. Weather Underground co-founders Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn became distinguished professors and helped launch Barack Obama’s political career, while Assata Shakur, though she spent decades in exile in Cuba after her escape from prison, became a leftist icon in the same vein as Che Guevara.

Hakeem Jeffries Claims Republicans Will Cave to Democrats Over ‘Public Sentiment’– conservativeroof.com

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Hakeem Jeffries Claims Republicans Will Cave to Democrats Over ‘Public Sentiment’– conservativeroof.com
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is expressing the belief that Republicans will cave to Democrats, attributing that prediction to “public sentiment.”

He didn’t mention, however, that it was the Democrats who shut down the government for political purposes.

Given the way that the president has been tweeting memes about you, has been in your words, in the words of Democrats, already dismantling health care, what makes you think that he will negotiate anything?” a reporter asked Jeffries. “What makes you think that he and Republicans will cave to you?”

“Public sentiment. At the end of the day, the public knows that Donald Trump and Republicans have shut the federal government down and that they’re continuing to engage in the chaos and the cruelty and the corruption that we’ve seen from this administration, from day one of the presidency,” Jeffries replied.

“Again, this is, this is the first week of their shutdown, but we’ve had months of chaos and cruelty unleashed on the American people, and the American people are paying close attention, and they know that it was Donald Trump and Republicans who have shut the government down,” he claimed, despite the fact that some Democrats have openly admitted that they shut down the government to fight for healthcare for illegal immigrants.

Federal Requirement for Proof of Citizenship to Vote Could Arrive– www.dailysignal.com

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Federal Requirement for Proof of Citizenship to Vote Could Arrive– www.dailysignal.com
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Election integrity advocates are pushing the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to require documented proof of citizenship for federal voter registration forms.

More than 15,700 people have made public comments, mostly in support of the rule. The public comment period closes on Oct. 20. America First Legal, a conservative government watchdog, filed the petition with the EAC in July.

“There have been important documented cases of noncitizens registered to vote and of noncitizens voting,” James Rogers, senior counsel to America First Legal, told The Daily Signal.

“Thousands have been taken off the voter rolls,” Rogers continued. “But some states don’t check. In most states it’s not a robust system, but an honor system or pinky swear. You check a box yes or no if you are a citizen. If someone were going to illegally vote, they wouldn’t think twice about lying on a form.”

The federal voter registration form is a baseline that states are required to have under the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, though most states also have their own registration forms. If adopted, the rule would apply to the federal form.