Deep State’s Election Interference Spin Is Now A Case Study In Spy Schools

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As evidence piles up of American spies spinning intel about foreign election interference because of their feelings about President Donald Trump, spy schools around the world now use the scandal as a textbook case of politicized intelligence.

Tradecraft classes in Italy, Canada, Israel and other nations study the way that senior officials manipulated intelligence about Russian and Chinese election meddling according to their stance on Trump, Barry Zulauf, formerly an internal watchdog for the intelligence community (IC), told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

As the IC’s independent ombudsman, Zulauf authored a 2021 report concluding that the IC massaged intelligence about Russian and Chinese election interference. Zulauf’s inquiry has become standard reference material for young spies in training, he told the DCNF.

In the U.S., the U.S. intelligence community added new instruction on politicization to Analysis 101, the orientation for the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), and a seminar on objectivity for the whole IC, per Zulauf.

Trump revealed in a primetime speech in July that American spy agencies suppressed evidence that China hacked into massive reams of voter data from his Presidential Daily Brief. The revelation may deepen the suspicions of many Americans that spy agencies constitute a Deep State unaccountable to outsiders, even the president — referred to in the intelligence community as “Customer #1.” (Read more from “Deep State’s Election Interference Spin Is Now A Case Study In Spy Schools” HERE)

Prosecutors In Karmelo Anthony Case Hid The Most Damning Evidence

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. . .We are now learning that the trial of Karmelo Anthony — the black high school student who stabbed a white teenager named Austin Metcalf to death at a track meet last year — did not even come close to following this well-established, fundamental, all-important adversarial process. Instead, critical evidence against Karmelo Anthony was withheld from the jury by the prosecutors — the very people who, under our adversarial system, should have presented that evidence.

This evidence was not withheld because of a judge’s ruling, but because of a “gentleman’s agreement” between the district attorney and the defense lawyers. And, as you’re about to find out, the hidden evidence would have been overwhelmingly beneficial to the prosecution’s case against Karmelo Anthony. We’re talking about what was, in effect, a confession by Anthony to premeditated murder. And it was hidden by the prosecutors for reasons that simply do not add up.

In other words, the prosecution gave Anthony’s defense team a huge leg up, while also burying critical information so that the jury and the public at large couldn’t see it. There’s no other way to say it: The fact that Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison occurred despite the prosecution giving his defense team a major legal advantage in a case that just so happens to involve the brutal slaughter of a white teenager by a black criminal.

We’re learning about this new evidence because Anthony’s lawyers are now seeking a new trial. And as part of that process, a judge is now hearing arguments about all of the evidence in the case, including evidence that wasn’t presented to the jury.

First, we need to discuss the hidden evidence itself. In court Thursday, the prosecutor — Collin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye — admitted that the state possessed several violent text messages that Anthony sent to an ex-girlfriend. In one of those text messages, on the morning he stabbed Austin Metcalf, Anthony sent his ex-girlfriend a picture of his knife, along with the caption, “I’m low key on the verge” — as in, on the verge of snapping. (Read more from “Prosecutors In Karmelo Anthony Case Hid The Most Damning Evidence” HERE)

Trump Unveils Plan to Lower Beef Prices. Ranchers say it could Backfire

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President Donald Trump said Friday that he would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the United States tariff-free for the next 90 days, with a commitment that the meat would be sold at 25% below current market prices.

The announcement immediately drew backlash from cattle industry groups and several Republican senators who warned that increasing imports could hurt American ranchers.

In a Truth Social post announcing the plan, Trump said it would “substantially lower” the price of ground beef for American families, arguing that prices had soared under the Biden administration as the domestic cattle supply had shrunk.

“As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff,” Trump wrote.

“We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices,” he continued. “This deal will reduce prices for Americans while giving space for our Great American Beef Herd to grow again.” (Read more from “Trump Unveils Plan to Lower Beef Prices. Ranchers say it could Backfire” HERE)

Four Hospitalized, 55 Sickened as Shoppers urged to Ditch Popular Veggie

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A food safety alert has been issued over an E. coli and salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people across 15 states, most of whom reported eating alfalfa sprouts before they fell ill, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So far, 55 people have reported falling ill, including four hospitalizations.

No deaths have been reported.

The affected alfalfa sprouts were produced by Everything Sprouts and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands at retailers and grocery stores.

Customers should throw away or return any of the affected products and wash surfaces that may have come into contact with sprouts.

E. coli symptoms include stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and nausea, and salmonella symptoms involve diarrhea, stomach cramps and fever. (Read more from “Four Hospitalized, 55 Sickened as Shoppers urged to Ditch Popular Veggie” HERE)

Bombshell Court Testimony Links Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs To Tupac Murder Case

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After nearly 30 years of rumors surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged involvement in Tupac Shakur’s murder, his name has officially surfaced in court.

Combs’ name was brought up by multiple people during day four of testimony in the Shakur murder trial. The court heard unsealed recordings from Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ proffer interviews with law enforcement, in which he claimed Combs offered $1 million for the murder of Suge Knight and Shakur, as well as testimony from a former security agent for Combs’ Bad Boy Records and former LAPD detective Daryn Dupree.

They all claimed Combs orchestrated the murder and promised to pay big bucks to get it done.

Courtroom footage was shared online by Court TV.

Davis is charged with Shakur’s murder and plotting the hit. He addressed the court by describing the night Shakur was shot and alleged that the orders came from Combs himself.

The court heard recordings of Davis’s 2008 proffer interviews with law enforcement, in which he made the allegations against Combs. He went on to recall driving the streets of Las Vegas, looping for Suge and Shakur after a fight broke out at the MGM Grand. Davis repeatedly admitted he would have shot Shakur himself if the car had pulled up on his side, according to Court TV courtroom footage. (Read more from “Bombshell Court Testimony Links Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs To Tupac Murder Case” HERE)

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Eight Dead After Plane Crashes In Remote Part Of Alaska

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A charter plane crashed Thursday in a remote part of Alaska, killing all eight people who were on board, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

The plane, a Cessna 441, crashed west of the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport around 12:15 p.m. local time, according to the FAA’s statement shared on X. The plane had departed from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was en route to Cape Newenham.

Two pilots and six passengers were killed as a result of the crash, according to Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Alaska region chief, NBC News reported.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and Eleventh Air Force, reacted to the incident.

“This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve,” Davis said in a statement, according to NBC News. (Read more from “Eight Dead After Plane Crashes In Remote Part Of Alaska” HERE)

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NASA Mars Photo Sparks Claims of Aliens on the Red Planet

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NASA has long maintained that it has found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life, but a newly resurfaced image from Mars has reignited wild speculation.

The photograph, captured by the Curiosity rover in 2024, shows a rocky hillside, distant peaks and a mysterious black object apparently suspended above the Martian horizon.

Curiosity has spent 14 years investigating whether Mars could once have supported microbial life.

However, it was the unexplained shape in the sky that captured attention after X user Kari Sivertzen reposted the image Wednesday.

The post quickly sparked theories that the object could be evidence of alien activity on the Red Planet.

However, the single frame offers no proof that the shape was a flying craft or even a physical object. (Read more from “NASA Mars Photo Sparks Claims of Aliens on the Red Planet” HERE)

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The Wacky — and Dangerous — NYC Bills that Could Soon be Law: Sick Leave for Pets, Abolished Gang Database and an Elephant Ban

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. . .Progressive Caucus City Council members are backing a dozen out-of-left-field bills, ranging from the potentially dangerous to the downright wacky, a Post analysis found.

Some of those bills push for standard-issue progressive pipe dreams, such as abolishing the NYPD’s gang database or setting a $30 minimum wage.

But others count as Grade A wack-a-doodle doozies — from banning elephants to letting pet owners take sick leave if their dogs are ill — by The Post’s reckoning.

“They want the world to know this is what they believe in and this is what they fight for,” said Zilvinas Silenas, president of the Empire Center, an independent think tank.

“They’re putting up a flag to say, ‘Hey, I’m the council member who’s all in on organic eggs” or, ‘I’m the council member who really cares about elephants in New York.’”

Democrats hold a supermajority on the Council, with a significant bloc of progressives – but the bills would need to first advance beyond various committees before they go up for a vote by the full lawmaking body. (Read more from “The Wacky — and Dangerous — NYC Bills that Could Soon be Law: Sick Leave for Pets, Abolished Gang Database and an Elephant Ban” HERE)

Cause of Death Revealed for Missing US Assistant Attorney Found Dead in Office

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A missing US Attorney found dead in an office at a federal building in San Diego killed himself, the California Post has learned.

Local police discovered Acting US Attorney Andrew Haden, 48, dead inside an office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building Wednesday.

Sources familiar with the case told The Post that Haden hanged himself.

The attorney was earlier reported missing. The medical examiner will determine the official cause and manner of Haden’s death.

Haden joined the US attorney’s office in 2010 and twice stepped in as acting US attorney for the Southern District of California during leadership changes, serving roughly two months in both 2023 and 2025.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. (Read more from “Cause of Death Revealed for Missing US Assistant Attorney Found Dead in Office” HERE)

Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response as US Threatens Crushing Sanctions Designed to ‘Collapse’ Regime

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Iran threatened “devastating” consequences if the US moves ahead with imposing crippling sanctions against the regime — after the Trump administration pledged to hit the Islamic Republic with the toughest financial penalties in history.

“With preparedness across land, sea, air, air defense and cyberspace, Iran’s armed forces will respond to the enemy’s new threats with crushing, punishing and devastating responses,” Major General Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, said on Iranian media.

The US and Iran cobbled together two cease-fire deals, one in April and the other in June, with the goal of restoring the normal flow of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and ending the nearly six-month-old war — but both were short-lived.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNBC Friday that the US would “collapse the regime,” likening the naval blockade reimposed on Iran in July and the impending “toughest sanctions in history” as a “one-two punch.”

President Trump warned any country providing “any type of lifeline to Iran” would face economic consequences, and Bessent said he would “talk about exactly what we’re going to do” at a press conference on Monday. (Read more from “Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response as US Threatens Crushing Sanctions Designed to ‘Collapse’ Regime” HERE)