Iran Tortures Dad to Death for Using Internet, Executes Karate Champ in Regime’s Latest Bloody Crackdowns

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The barbaric Iranian regime reportedly tortured a dad to death for the high crime of using the internet and abused and executed a 21-year-old karate champ for merely attending a protest.

Father of two Hesam Alaeddin, 40, was beaten to death after being arrested for using Starlink to access the internet — which has been banned in the country since the US-Iran war started Feb. 28.

News of Alaeddin’s death was reported by Reza Pahlavi — the exiled son of the last shah of Iran — and spread across shocked posts on social media.

“The brutal and criminal regime of the Islamic Republic killed Hesam Alaeddin under torture after he was reportedly arrested for using Starlink,” Pahlavi wrote on X on Friday. “For 62 days, this regime has shut down the internet and continues to massacre Iranian people. The world cannot stay silent.”

Alaeddin was detained sometime in the past two weeks after being accused of connecting to the internet with Starlink, IranWire reported.

Iranian regime police searched his home, and when they found the Starlink device, they beat him in the family’s residence until he died, according to IranWire. (Read more from “Iran Tortures Dad to Death for Using Internet, Executes Karate Champ in Regime’s Latest Bloody Crackdowns” HERE)

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Ex-JPMorgan Staffer Accused of ‘Fabricated’ Sex-Assault Claims Once Apparently Asked Legal Chatbot for Advice: ‘I was raped’

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The male ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of making fabricated sex-harassment claims against a female executive apparently asked a legal-expert chatbot for advice nearly a year ago, The Post has learned.

Chirayu Rana — whose recent now-redacted lawsuit against Lorna Hajdini accused the executive bank director of forcing him to be her “sex slave” — was the self-identified user behind a public back-and-forth on the online legal-advice platform AskALawyerOnCall.com 10 months ago, or around July, according to the website.

“I was raped, secually assulted [sic], harassed, and forced to do drugs by my former boss at Morgan Stanley,’’ began the 35-year-old Rana’s supposed exchange with a bot from the site.

“I was then retaliated against for seeking to move groups internally at the firm,” he allegedly wrote.

“HR conducted an ‘investigation’ but they ultimately made me signed [sic] a Separation Agreement.”

The customer later referred to his alleged harasser as a “he’’ as part of two exchanges apparently posted by the site as an example of what it can do for customers. (Read more from “Ex-JPMorgan Staffer Accused of ‘Fabricated’ Sex-Assault Claims Once Apparently Asked Legal Chatbot for Advice: ‘I was raped’” HERE)

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Disgraced Eric Swalwell Still Messaging Former Staffers on Snapchat Despite Political Fallout

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Eric Swalwell, the disgraced former Congressman, is still using Snapchat as a channel for private communications despite it being the app that led to the end of his political career.

The revelation came Friday in a report from the New York Times detailing Swalwell’s use of social media.

“Mr. Swalwell is still using Snapchat. As recently as this week,” the Times wrote. “Mr. Swalwell communicated directly with a former intern on the app and asked her why she had taken a screenshot of their chat history.”

The Times said the details were provided to them through images, though they said the new messages were not sexual in nature.

At least six women have publicly or anonymously accused Swalwell of misconduct spanning sexual assault allegations, inappropriate workplace conduct, and unsolicited explicit communications, including claims involving Snapchat exchanges that allegedly included sexual messages and explicit images. (Read more from “Disgraced Eric Swalwell Still Messaging Former Staffers on Snapchat Despite Political Fallout” HERE)

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Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sparks Fears of Global Famine

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The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused immediate shocks to the world oil market, but analysts are also afraid that rising food prices and fertilizer shortages could increase the risk of famine in struggling nations.

Vespucci Maritime CEO Lars Jensen told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the “worst-case” scenario would resemble “the eight-year closure of the Suez Canal from 1967 to 1975.”

“Best case, there is an agreement between the U.S. and Iran within the next few weeks, and the Strait reopens — and it has to be a deal where there is trust that Iran is sufficiently satisfied with the deal such that they do not suddenly close the strait again,” Jensen said.

“Even in that case, it will still take months for the supply chains to revert back to normality,” he added.

The Suez Canal was shut down by Egypt at the beginning of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. The Egyptians blocked one of the world’s most important shipping lanes by laying minefields and sinking ships to create physical barriers. The canal remained closed until 1975. It was actually the second time the canal was closed by Egypt, after a much shorter shutdown in 1956-1957. (Read more from “Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sparks Fears of Global Famine” HERE)

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Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ with Latest Iranian Proposal: ‘May Never Be a Deal’

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he is “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal to end the conflict, warning there “may never be a deal” as he described Tehran’s leadership as “very disjointed” and confirmed he was briefed on potential military options if an agreement is not reached.

Speaking to reporters as he departed the White House, Trump made clear that the revised Iranian offer — delivered through Pakistani mediators — falls short despite ongoing diplomatic engagement.

“They want to make a deal, but I’m not satisfied with it,” Trump said, adding that Iran is seeking terms he “can’t agree to” even as negotiations continue. He argued Tehran’s push reflects its weakened position, saying the regime “wants to make a deal because they have no military left, essentially.”

Trump pointed to internal divisions within Iran’s leadership as a central obstacle, describing a fractured system struggling to coalesce after the sustained U.S.-Israeli campaign that decimated much of the regime’s senior command structure.

“There’s tremendous discord — they’re having a tremendous problem getting along with each other,” Trump said. “The leadership is very disjointed. It’s got two, three, maybe four groups … they all want to make a deal, but they’re all messed up.”

(Read more from “Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ with Latest Iranian Proposal: ‘May Never Be a Deal’” HERE)

Political Heir, 25, Who was Left $5m in Jeffrey Epstein’s Will Kills Himself Just Days after Investigation into Parents was Launched; Why Jeffrey Epstein’s Purported Suicide Note is Still Being Kept Secret

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By Daily Mail. The son of two top diplomats from Norway has died by suicide amid an investigation into his parents’ connections to Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports.

Edward Juul Rod-Larsen, 25, was found dead in Oslo on Wednesday, just days after Norwegian and French police launched a joint investigation into his parents, diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen and Mona Juul, a former ambassador.

Police launched the probe into the high-profile figures after it was reported that Epstein left a total of $10 million to Edward and his twin sister, Emma, in his will.

That is the same amount the pedophile left to his accomplice, sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, according to Epstein’s trust, in documents released by the Department of Justice.

Edward and Emma Juul Rod-Larsen were never accused of wrongdoing.

The couple’s lawyers, Thomas Skjelbred and John Christian Elden, confirmed their son’s untimely death. (Read more from “Political Heir, 25, Who was Left $5m in Jeffrey Epstein’s Will Kills Himself Just Days after Investigation into Parents was Launched” HERE)

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Why Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note is still being kept secret: ‘Time to say goodbye’

By New York Post. Jeffrey Epstein wrote a suicide note before his 2019 death in a New York City federal lockup, his cellmate claims – but its contents remain secret seven years after his death because a judge ordered it sealed, a new report revealed Thursday.

Epstein, 66, reportedly proclaimed his innocence in the note, and moaned that investigators had “found nothing” on him despite months of searching, the New York Times reported.

“What do you want me to do, bust out crying?” the note reportedly read, in part.

“Time to say goodbye,” it added.

It was scrawled on a piece of yellow legal paper and tucked into a book in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, and was reportedly found by his former cellmate — disgraced cop and convicted killer Nicholas Tartaglione. (Read more from “Why Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note is still being kept secret: ‘Time to say goodbye’” HERE)

Senior JP Morgan Executive Hit With Massive Lawsuit for Allegedly Sexually Abusing her “Brown Boy” Subordinate

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37-year-old executive director, Lorna Hajdini of JPMorgan Chase’s Leveraged Finance division, stood accused of coercing her married junior employee to take part in sexual acts. These were defined as non-consensual and humiliating episodes, which continued for more than a year. Hajdini reportedly denied hearing any of Doe’s pleas, asking her to stop.

The plaintiff in the lawsuit mentioned that Hajdini admitted to drugging the former with Rohypnol. This happens to be an erection-enabling pharmaceutical substance which she gave him, to ensure he performed best during their forced sexual encounters.

John Doe in the lawsuit mentioned that on the occasions that he chose to turn down these illicit requests of Hajdini, he was threatened. She repeatedly claimed to ‘own’ the victim. She even implied that Doe must fulfill her demands if he wishes to continue to see a bright future in the company. Threats of ruining his career, chances of a bonus and promotion also became part of the regular harassment that the junior employee faced. . .

Besides carrying out forceful and non-consensual sex acts against the male employee, Hajdini has also resorted to abusing him racially. She tagged him with phrases like “my little Arab boy toy”.

In one instance, the senior executive showed up at the victim’s apartment, where he stayed with his wife. Right in front of the latter, Hajdini removed her clothes, flaunted her breasts and implied that John Doe pleased her at that very moment. She then racially insulted the victim’s wife by saying, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.” (Read more from “Senior JP Morgan Executive Hit With Massive Lawsuit for Allegedly Sexually Abusing her “Brown Boy” Subordinate” HERE)

House Funds DHS, Ending 75-Day Standoff

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The House ended a 76-day standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reopening most of the agency’s operations after weeks of gridlock.

The lower chamber passed the Senate DHS funding bill on Thursday after House Speaker Mike Johnson reversed course and brought the Senate-passed spending measure covering most of the department’s appropriations through September to the floor, according to a CNN report.

The vote came after the DHS funding measure had been stalled in the House for more than a month, as Speaker Mike Johnson declined to bring it for a vote over objections to language he said would defund law enforcement.

Johnson’s opposition reflected broader sentiment among Republicans, many of whom had written off the bill as effectively dead after the Senate passed it unanimously in March.

But the speaker withdrew his opposition this week following signals from the White House backing the Senate’s version and urging swift passage. (Read more from “House Funds DHS, Ending 75-Day Standoff” HERE)

Trump Makes Major Change to Retirement Plans — and Order Could Impact 56M Americans

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President Trump has signed an executive order to create retirement accounts for tens of millions of workers who don’t currently have access to a 401(k) or another workplace plan.

“I promised to make the same types of retirement accounts enjoyed by federal employees available to all Americans, and that’s what we’re doing. It only seemed fair,” he said during the signing ceremony in the Oval Office.

Low-income earners without an individual retirement account (IRA) through their employer will receive a yearly federal matching contribution of up to $1,000 each, the president noted.

That designation applies to individuals making less than $35,500 annually, heads of household making $53,250 per year, or couples making $71,000 each year jointly.

“This will be really revolutionary because they’ll be covered,” Trump said in the Oval Office.“Nobody thought that was possible. For example, if a 25-year-old who is eligible for a Saver’s Match program invests just $165 a month under the matching federal contributions, they will have an estimated $465,000 in their account by the time they’re 65 years old,” he added. (Read more from “Trump Makes Major Change to Retirement Plans — and Order Could Impact 56M Americans” HERE)

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Department of Justice Pushing Separate Comey Probe for Classified Leaks

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly pursuing a separate probe into allegations that former FBI Director James Comey leaked classified information.

“Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia office that failed in its first criminal case against Comey last year for alleged false statements to Congress, have in recent weeks revived their separate, but interrelated, pursuit of Comey,” reported Bloomberg Law.

“The investigation is tied to his dissemination of documents to Columbia University Law Professor Daniel Richman, the individuals added,” as reported by the outlet. “If successful, it would be the Trump DOJ’s third time indicting Comey since last fall.”

Two anonymous sources close to the matter said that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has been holding active meetings on the case, though it has not yet been decided if the DOJ will present an indictment of Comey to the grand jury in Eastern Virginia.

The report of a pending third indictment against Comey comes after the Department of Justice hit him with a two-count indictment stemming from a social media post he made in 2025 that featured an arranged set of seashells on a North Carolina beach, which read, “86 47” — 86 possibly meaning “eliminate” and 47 potentially meaning President Donald Trump. While the phrase “86” does not inherently mean violence — it allegedly originated as a restaurant term — people immediately criticized the post for tangentially implying violence, and Comey deleted the post as a result. (Read more from “Department of Justice Pushing Separate Comey Probe for Classified Leaks” HERE)