Trump Authorizes Troops to Protect ICE Facilities

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President Donald Trump has authorized the use of troops to protect Portland, Oregon, and any Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities that are “under siege from attack by Antifa.”

Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday morning to announce the action, which comes at Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s request.

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” Trump wrote.

He emphasized that he is “authorizing Full Force, if necessary.” (Read more from “Trump Authorizes Troops to Protect Portland ICE Facilities” HERE)

Trump Allies Musk, Bannon, and Thiel Named in New Epstein Estate Documents

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Newly released documents from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have reignited scrutiny into the late financier’s ties with powerful political and tech figures—including several close associates of President Donald Trump. The files, turned over to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and published by committee Democrats on Friday, indicate that Epstein maintained connections with Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Peter Thiel well after his 2008 sex crimes conviction.

According to a copy of Epstein’s itinerary, Musk—currently CEO of X (formerly Twitter) and Tesla—was tentatively scheduled to visit Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands on December 6, 2014. A handwritten note attached to the itinerary reads, “is this still happening?” Musk has previously denied any meaningful relationship with Epstein, though he has acknowledged being introduced to him at social events.

The documents also list a planned lunch with billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel on November 27, 2017, and a February 16, 2019 breakfast meeting with Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House chief strategist. The Bannon meeting took place just months before Epstein’s 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. Neither Bannon nor Thiel have issued public comments in response to the new revelations.

These meetings are particularly notable given the timing: all occurred after Epstein’s widely criticized 2007 non-prosecution agreement, which allowed him to avoid federal charges despite strong evidence he had exploited underage girls. Critics say the deal emboldened Epstein and gave him cover to continue abusing minors until his arrest more than a decade later.

While Musk, Bannon, and Thiel have not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, the newly released documents suggest that Epstein remained within elite social and political circles even after being labeled a sex offender.

Though not named in this batch of documents, Trump’s ties to Epstein and his inner circle remain a subject of ongoing public interest. Trump was photographed with Epstein on multiple occasions in the early 2000s and once described him as a “terrific guy” who “likes beautiful women, many of them on the younger side.” However, after Epstein’s 2019 arrest, Trump quickly distanced himself, claiming they had a falling out and had not spoken in over a decade.

Trump also downplayed the broader Epstein scandal during his presidency, at one point referring to the case and its surrounding conspiracies as a “hoax” when asked about Epstein’s death and alleged connections to other high-profile figures.

Yet some of Trump’s closest allies appear to have maintained relationships with Epstein long after his 2008 conviction. Bannon, a key architect of Trump’s 2016 campaign and his nationalist political platform, met with Epstein in early 2019. Thiel, another influential Trump supporter and a prominent GOP donor, had lunch with Epstein in late 2017, according to the documents. Both men helped shape Trump’s administration.

“This should be clear to every American: Jeffrey Epstein was friends with some of the most powerful and wealthiest men in the world,” said Sara Guerrero, a spokesperson for House Oversight Democrats. “Every new document produced provides new information as we work to bring justice for the survivors and victims.”

The new disclosures come alongside other troubling revelations, including flight records confirming that Britain’s Prince Andrew flew on Epstein’s jet—dubbed the “Lolita Express” by locals—on multiple occasions in the early 2000s. According to the files, Epstein even arranged for Prince Andrew to receive $200 massages, the same amount Epstein’s victims have said they were paid.

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Tucker Carlson Says Netanyahu Claims He ‘Controls Trump,’ Slams U.S. Loyalty to Israel as ‘Humiliating’

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In a fiery appearance on Glenn Greenwald’s System Update podcast this week, Tucker Carlson issued one of his strongest critiques yet of the U.S.-Israel relationship—specifically accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of bragging about controlling former President Donald Trump, and calling the influence of Israeli leaders over American policy “humiliating.”

“I’m not guessing about this,” Carlson told Greenwald. “I talked to people he [Netanyahu] said it to. Bibi’s running around the Middle East saying, point blank, ‘I control the United States. I control Donald Trump.’”

The former Fox News host and longtime conservative commentator framed his critique not as anti-Israel, but as pro-American—focusing his ire on U.S. political leaders who, he argued, are failing to represent the interests of the American people by putting Israel’s priorities first.

Carlson, a vocal Trump supporter who publicly endorsed and campaigned for him in 2016, said Netanyahu’s alleged comments about controlling Trump struck a personal chord.

“Even if I didn’t vote for Trump, which I did—I campaigned for Trump—but even if I hadn’t, I’m still an American. You can’t treat us like this. It’s too humiliating,” Carlson said. “I can’t handle that, and I shouldn’t have to put up with it.”

He continued, “There’s an ongoing humiliation ritual designed to make us all crazy—designed to turn us into haters.”

Carlson made clear that his primary criticism wasn’t of Israel itself, but of American politicians—on both sides of the aisle—who he says have allowed a foreign government to steer U.S. policy, often to the detriment of American citizens.

“I’m attacking my leaders who are allowing my nation of 350 million people to be forced into doing things that are bad for me and my children because of some other country,” he said. “That is a violation of the most basic arrangement we have with our leaders, which is: represent us, please—at least most of the time.”

Carlson’s comments come as U.S. support for Israel continues unabated during its war with Hamas, with billions in military aid and unconditional diplomatic backing. He has become one of the few prominent voices on the political right to break from the bipartisan consensus surrounding Israel, especially amid rising civilian deaths in Gaza and increasing global concern over the scope of Israel’s military campaign.

Carlson also addressed critics who have accused him of antisemitism or bigotry for his stance, saying these accusations are used to silence meaningful criticism and distract from uncomfortable truths.

“They just scream at you and call you names,” Carlson said. “But calling me a bigot doesn’t [hurt me], because I know that I’m not. I’m not going to give them the satisfaction of becoming what they call me.”

He added, “I’m not a hater, and I’m never going to become one. But I will never accept this.”

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Documents: Tylenol Maker Privately Acknowledged Growing Evidence of Autism Risk

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The pharmaceutical giant behind Tylenol privately acknowledged as early as 2018 that mounting scientific evidence pointed to a potential link between the drug’s use during pregnancy and the development of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism in children, according to internal documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“The weight of the evidence is starting to feel heavy to me,” wrote Rachel Weinstein, then U.S. Director of Epidemiology for Janssen, the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, in a 2018 email regarding prenatal exposure to acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol.

Although Johnson & Johnson marketed Tylenol at the time, its consumer health division was spun off in 2023 into a separate publicly traded company, Kenvue, which now owns all rights and liabilities associated with the product. Still, internal communications from J&J dating back over a decade suggest that company officials had long tracked concerns about the drug’s safety during pregnancy—well before public scrutiny intensified in recent years.

As far back as 2008, company officials were fielding inquiries from both physicians and consumers about a potential link between Tylenol and autism. “Not much choice but to consider this a safety signal that needs to be evaluated,” wrote Andre Mann, then a lead for Johnson & Johnson’s Office of Consumer Medical Safety, in response to a physician’s letter.

In 2012, Leslie Shur, head of the J&J division responsible for monitoring post-market drug safety, was alerted to similar concerns from a parent. One internal message noted the issue “in case this goes to press,” indicating an awareness of the potential for public fallout.

By 2014, references to then-CEO Alex Gorski in internal correspondence suggest the issue had reached the highest levels of corporate leadership.

A 2018 internal presentation labeled “privileged and confidential” further acknowledged that studies had found a “somewhat consistent” association between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders. It also noted that large-scale meta-analyses—studies that combine data from multiple scientific papers—had reported similar associations, even as the company pointed to methodological concerns such as confounding variables and subjectivity in the assessment of autism-related traits.

Despite these internal discussions, both Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue have publicly denied any causal link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism. In a statement to the DCNF, Kenvue spokesperson Melissa Witt said, “We have continuously evaluated the science and continue to believe there is no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism.”

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Biden Admin Lied: FBI Had 274 Plainclothes Agents Embedded in Jan. 6 Crowds, Congressional Source Says

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The FBI has acknowledged it had 274 plainclothes agents in the massive crowds on Jan. 6, 2021, more than four and a half years after questions were first raised about the level of FBI involvement that day, Blaze News has learned.

A senior congressional source said the number is not necessarily a surprise, since the FBI often embeds countersurveillance personnel at large events.

But given the FBI’s until-now steadfast refusal to disclose the level of its presence at the Capitol, the figure might still be viewed with skepticism in some quarters.

The news comes in the wake of claims by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General that the FBI had no undercover personnel in the Jan. 6 crowds.

“We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6,” the DOJ OIG said in an 88-page report released in December 2024. (Read more from “Biden Admin Lied: FBI Had 274 Plainclothes Agents Embedded in Jan. 6 Crowds, Congressional Source Says” HERE)

Ancient Workshop Tied to Moses, Exodus Unearthed in Egyptian Region

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Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery in a press release on Sept. 14.

The workshop was found at the Wadi al-Nasb site in South Sinai.

Wadi al-Nasb is historically linked to Serabit el-Khadim, the site where a researcher recently claimed he found the oldest written references to Moses.

The site was a former turquoise mining hub during the Bronze Age.

The copper smelting workshop in Wadi al-Nasb was found alongside “several administrative buildings and watchpoints,” according to Egyptian officials. (Read more from “Ancient Workshop Tied to Moses, Exodus Unearthed in Egyptian Region” HERE)

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Watch: James Comey Defiantly Responds to Indictment — ‘I Am Not Afraid’

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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey claimed he is innocent amid news Thursday that he has been federally indicted.

Comey posted a video to his Instagram account wherein he said he was “not afraid” and felt ready to go to trial.

“My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump. But we couldn’t imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either. Somebody that I love dearly recently said that ‘fear is the tool of a tyrant,’ and she’s right. But I’m not afraid and I hope you’re not either. I hope instead you are engaged, you are paying attention, and you will vote like your beloved country depends upon it which it does,” he stated.

“My heart is broken for the Department of Justice but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system. I’m innocent, so let’s have a trial and keep the faith,” Comey added:

Comey was indicted on one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice, Breitbart News reported on Thursday. (Read more from “Watch: James Comey Defiantly Responds to Indictment — ‘I Am Not Afraid’” HERE)

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Trump Backs Plan to Make Ex-UK PM Tony Blair ‘Interim Administrator’ of Gaza: Report

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President Trump is backing a White House plan to tap former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to run Gaza under a United Nations-backed transitional authority once the war ends, according to Arab and US officials familiar with the proposal.

Under the draft, Blair, 72, would serve as interim administrator of a Gaza International Transition Authority (GITA) that would govern the enclave for several years with Palestinian technocrats and an Arab-led peacekeeping force before handing control to Palestinian leaders, officials told the Wall Street Journal.

The blueprint is being circulated to Arab and Israeli counterparts and remains one of several options under consideration, White House officials cautioned to the Journal.

The plan faces steep obstacles, including securing the support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas, which would have to free all hostages and disarm, according to officials.

Some Arab governments and several Palestinian figures have received the outline positively, analysts said, adding that Trump’s backing gives it the strongest traction of any postwar plan floated so far. (Read more from “Trump Backs Plan to Make Ex-UK PM Tony Blair ‘Interim Administrator’ of Gaza: Report” HERE)

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Netanyahu at UN: Iranians Will ‘Regain Their Freedom’ and ‘Make Iran Great Again’; A New Middle East Is Within Reach

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in his address to the United Nations General Assembly Friday that “the long-suffering Iranian people will regain their freedom” and “make Iran great again,” predicting that the Middle East will look “dramatically different” in the years ahead.

Netanyahu tied his remarks to Israel’s recent battlefield victories over Iran’s terror axis, arguing that those wins have opened unprecedented possibilities for peace across the region, including with former enemies once considered beyond reach. “Many of those who wage war on Israel today will be gone tomorrow. Brave peacemakers will take their place,” he told world leaders.

The Israeli leader directly addressed Iran, stressing that its citizens would ultimately free themselves from the ayatollahs’ grip. “Nowhere will this be more true than in Iran. The long-suffering Iranian people will regain their freedom. They will Make Iran Great Again!” Netanyahu declared — a phrase that echoed a slogan familiar to many in the hall.

(Read more from “Netanyahu at UN: Iranians Will ‘Regain Their Freedom’ and ‘Make Iran Great Again’; A New Middle East Is Within Reach” HERE)

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Internal Fallout Deepens Over Epstein Files as Bondi Clashes with FBI Director Kash Patel

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A growing internal rift within the Trump administration has spilled into public view following the Justice Department’s controversial handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, with Attorney General Pam Bondi at odds with FBI Director Kash Patel amid a wave of political and public backlash.

According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Bondi has become increasingly paranoid that Patel and top FBI officials are “trying to destroy her” by leaking damaging internal details to the media. The conflict has reportedly escalated behind closed doors, culminating in a tense exchange with former President Donald Trump.

When Bondi brought her concerns directly to Trump—citing personal criticism she has faced over the Justice Department and FBI’s limited release of names in the Epstein case—the former president reportedly offered little sympathy, instead telling her to “buck up” and weather the scrutiny.

Other administration officials were less diplomatic. Some allegedly told Bondi to “stop scrolling social media” and avoid getting drawn into online speculation about her role in the department’s messaging on the Epstein investigation.

The administration’s internal strife stems from the joint DOJ-FBI memo released over two months ago, which sought to quell controversy over the heavily redacted files connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network. The documents, while confirming Epstein’s death in 2019 was ruled a suicide, offered few revelations and left out several key names expected by the public and the media.

While Trump officials initially downplayed the political fallout, the reaction from the MAGA base has been both intense and sustained. Many of Trump’s supporters—who had long viewed the Epstein scandal as a symbol of elite corruption—expressed deep frustration that the investigation appeared to shield high-profile individuals.

FBI Director Patel has since faced sharp bipartisan criticism during recent congressional oversight hearings. Lawmakers pressed Patel on why the bureau withheld additional names and records, particularly those potentially implicating prominent figures.

Patel, a former national security adviser turned FBI chief, has maintained that the bureau has “no evidence” implicating anyone but Epstein in the trafficking of minors. The claim has only fueled more skepticism and allegations of a cover-up.

The tensions have begun to take a toll on the administration’s personnel structure. Chad Mizelle, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Bondi and a key liaison between the DOJ and the White House, is expected to step down from his role on October 3. The DOJ has not issued a statement confirming or commenting on Mizelle’s impending departure.

Further instability appears to be on the horizon at the FBI. Multiple insider sources have told the Daily Mail that co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino is likely to exit the bureau by the end of the year. While Bongino’s appointment was always seen as temporary, sources suggest the ongoing Epstein controversy has accelerated his timeline.

In response to Bongino’s anticipated departure, Bondi recently appointed former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as a second deputy director—a highly unusual move that has sparked internal speculation. While DOJ and White House officials insist Bailey is not being groomed for a higher role, the appointment is widely seen as a contingency for potential leadership reshuffling.