In a striking demonstration of defiance, restaurant workers in Washington, D.C., refuse service to officials associated with President-elect Donald Trump. This move raises concerns about unsettling experiences reflecting the hostility conservatives often face. It demonstrates an entitlement people have been given by the left to refuse decency just because they don’t like the party affiliation.
The Washingtonian spoke to several service workers in the city who pledged to refuse service to Trump officials or at least make their dining experience awful.
“You expect the masses to just ignore RFK eating at Le Diplomate on a Sunday morning after a few mimosas and not to throw a drink in his face?” Zac Hoffman, a D.C. restaurant worker, said.
Another claimed that a Trump official “has the power to take your rights away” but pointed out that he has the right to make them wait “20 minutes to get your entree.”
This attitude has undermined the foundation of American society for years. In 2018, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his wife were dining at an Italian restaurant in Washington when protestors bombarded them over his support for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his contentious confirmation hearings. The couple was forced to leave the restaurant. (Read more from “DC Restaurant Workers Refuse to Serve Trump Officials, Or Will at Least Make Their Dining Experience Hell” HERE)
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TikTok suffered a major legal setback as a federal court rejected the company’s petition to overturn the law that requires TikTok either to find an American owner or face a ban in the United States as early as January 19, 2025. If the ban is enforced, it could significantly impact the popular made-in-China app’s millions of users in the United States, as well as the company’s global operations.
Since 2020, TikTok (which is owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based internet technology company) has been embroiled in a legal battle in the U.S., coinciding with the app’s explosive popularity. The app, which became a source of entertainment for bored young people under Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, is now under scrutiny. As its user base has grown, so have the app’s problems. TikTok’s data collection practices, which include acquiring IP addresses, browsing history, and biometric information, have raised serious privacy and data security concerns.
A Wall Street Journal analysis found that TikTok’s robust algorithm is a major reason why young people are addicted to smartphones. The app often pushes young users “deep into harmful rabbit holes of content” that “glorif[ies] eating disorders, drugs, violence” and makes it difficult for users to escape. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said TikTok and social media platforms “are specifically designed to create the digital dependencies that fuel mental illness and anxiety, to fray children’s bonds with their parents and siblings. Federal policy cannot allow this industrial-scale child abuse to continue.”
TikTok is also known to serve as Communist China’s propaganda tool by extending Beijing’s censorship to non-Chinese citizens overseas. The app reportedly instructs its content moderators to “censor videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or the banned religious group Falun Gong,” all sensitive subjects that the Chinese government has censored for decades. (Read more from “Court Rejects TikTok’s Bid to Control Americans and Be Controlled by the CCP” HERE)
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. . .First Lady Jill Biden wished youngsters “Happy Holidays” at a Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign Friday – but several children quickly corrected her, shouting “Happy Christmas” in a caught-on-camera interaction that sparked a social media frenzy.
“Hello! How are you? Hi! Happy Holidays,” the 73-year-old first lady told children attending the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign at the White House.
Her well-wishes to the kids of military service members were met with multiple shouts of “Happy Christmas!”
The first lady, who couldn’t help but laugh at the way the children received her seasonal salutation, responded, “Happy Christmas, yes.”
Video of Biden being corrected quickly went viral on social media, with the majority of people praising the reaction of the youngsters.
(Read more from “Jill Biden Schooled by Children at White House Toy Drive Event in Priceless Moment (VIDEO)” HERE)
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The FBI spoke to Luigi Mangione’s mother the night before her son’s high-profile arrest and told the feds he bore a resemblance to the suspect wanted for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to law enforcement sources.
Members of the Joint Violent Crimes Task Force questioned Kathleen Mangione late Sunday night after receiving a tip from San Francisco police – four days prior – about a missing person’s report the family had filed with the department in November, the sources said.
Police tipped off the feds after they recognized the 26-year-old’s face in surveillance images put out by the NYPD after Thompson, 50, was gunned down last week – but his mother wasn’t completely confident that was actually her son in the images.
His mom reported him missing to San Francisco police on Nov. 18. She noted that she hadn’t spoken to her son since July 1 and was unaware of his whereabouts, according to the report.
The alleged assassin had reportedly vanished for several months after fleeing the US to “zen out” on a solo Asia trip before abruptly returning to allegedly kill Thompson. (Read more from “Luigi Mangione’s Mom Spoke With the FBI the Night Before Accused CEO Killer Was Arrested: Sources” HERE)
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is recovering at a hospital in Luxembourg. When it was first reported, the California liberal was reported to have suffered an undisclosed injury while on a congressional delegation. Katie wrote about the incident, adding that the injuries were severe enough that Pelosi would miss the rest of the trip’s events:
“While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” a spokesperson for Pelosi released in a statement about her condition.
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals. She continues to work and regrets that she is unable to attend the remainder of the CODEL engagements to honor the courage of our servicemembers during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation’s history. Speaker Emerita Pelosi conveys her thanks and praise to our veterans and gratitude to people of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their service in World War II and their role in bringing peace to Europe,” the statement continues.
Pelosi tripped going down marble stairs at the Grand Ducal Palace and took a hard fall, source says — CNN https://t.co/rTSAW7lMdm
When Kash Patel was interviewing FBI officials about their overreach in the issuing of illegal spy warrants on Trump campaign officials, namely Carter Page, little did he know the bureau was also spying on him. The Justice Department Inspector General has a 100-page report detailing how the FBI collected his personal information while gagging Google and Apple from notifying Mr. Patel and anyone on their target list.
🚨#BREAKING: According to the New York Post, a government watchdog report reveals that the FBI spied on its incoming director and future boss, Kash Patel. pic.twitter.com/X2RGKmu7na
In 2022, Google was permitted to notify Patel, who was outraged. His record collection at the bureau spanned years. Since 2017, he was the subject of a counterintelligence operation while investigating the bureau’s operations into Mr. Page. The FBI kept renewing the information orders and a subpoena for over five years. As Paul Sperry of RealClearInvestigations, who penned this piece in the New York Post, noted, that means FBI Director Christopher Wray knew about this spy operation and signed off on its continued use. It’s yet another reason why he’s bolting from the J. Edgar Hoover Building in January (via NY Post):
According to a new government watchdog report, the FBI spied on its prospective new boss, Kash Patel.
Patel has promised to “clean house” at the Hoover Building, and hold all those who “abused their power” during the Russiagate “witch hunt” accountable.
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According to a nearly 100-page report by the Justice Department’s inspector general, the FBI subpoenaed the records as part of an investigation it opened to find out whether congressional staffers leaked classified information about its Trump-Russia “collusion” case to the Washington Post and other media.
(Read more from “Bombshell: The FBI Spied on Kash Patel” HERE)
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Big Tech, which largely has taken extreme anti-Trump positions in recent years, suddenly is reversing itself.
Already, Meta has agreed to donate $1 million to the inauguration plans for President-elect Trump. Now Amazon is making the same move.
Exclusive: Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, like Meta, is donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, as big tech shores up ties with the president-elect https://t.co/HTHRhysat9
A report from the Wall Street Journal described the move by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as working to “shore up ties” with Trump.
A report at the Right Scoop said, “Wow. They are lining up to smooth relations with President Trump ahead of his four year term. Next thing you know Bezos will be flying to Mar-a-lago to kiss the ring in person.” . . .
The Daily Caller News Foundation explained that donation comes “amid a thaw in relations between Trump and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with Zuckerberg paying a visit to Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida two weeks ago, according to the WSJ.” (Read more from “Report: Amazon Donating $1 Million to Trump Inauguration” HERE)
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday said the government doesn’t have the authority to shoot down drones and believes reports of some sightings are cases of mistaken identity.
Mayorkas appeared on CNN when he was asked about why the federal government doesn’t take down one of the many drones that have been spotted across multiple states in recent weeks.
“Our authorities are very limited,” Mayorkas told CNN host Wolf Blitzer, citing missions involving unmanned aircraft conducted by various federal agencies. “We have various authorities that are discreet to their particular missions. We can’t just shoot a drone out of the sky.”
Mayorkas said officials believe reported drone sightings are “cases of mistaken identity” where drones are actually small aircraft “where people are misidentifying them,” noting that some can be purchased at “convenience stores.”
“We know of no threat or nefarious activity,” he said. (Read more from “Biden Admin Says It Doesn’t Have Authority to Shoot Down Mysterious Drones” HERE)
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President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of a woman who was sentenced to 15 years in prison over conspiring to manufacture and distribute an altered and more potent version of fentanyl.
A White House press release on Thursday revealed that Biden is pardoning 39 people and commuting the sentences of 1,499 people. Among the list of people who had their sentences commuted was Wendy Hechtman.
A press release from the United States Attorney’s Office District of Nebraska from November 2017 revealed that Hechtman and her husband, Ken, along with two other people, were charged “in a three count indictment.”
“Kenneth and Wendy are charged in Count I with conspiracy to manufacture 10 grams or more of Fentanyl Analogue between on or about March 2017 and October 30, 2017,” the press release says.
The Hechtmans were also “charged in Count II with conspiracy to distribute Fentanyl Analogue between on or about March 2017 and October 30, 2017” and were “charged in Count III with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of Fentanyl Analogue on or about October 30, 2017,” according to the press release. (Read more from “Biden Commutes Sentence of Woman Who Conspired to Manufacture, Distribute Fentanyl” HERE)
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By Revolver News. Loyal and longtime readers may recall that we began our very first major report exploring federal involvement in the January 6 Fedsurrection began with a striking exchange between Senator Amy Klobuchar and Christopher Wray, in which Klobuchar asks the FBI director if he had any informants in place prior to January 6th. . .
Early this afternoon, the Department of Justice finally released its long suppressed Inspector General report on January 6th. The substance of the report, as well as the timing help to shed light on FBI Director Christopher Wray’s seemingly abrupt and premature decision to resign (announced yesterday). Indeed, while the report must be understood in essence as a limited hangout cover-up job released under great reluctance, what it does reveal is damning enough for Christopher Wray, the FBI, and the malicious and discredited Fedsurrection narrative as a whole.
Let’s start with some of the highlights. First, the FBI IG report acknowledges the presence of multiple CHS’s (informants) some of whom were sent to DC for Jan 6 by the FBI, and some of whom went on their own accord and reported to their handlers in the FBI.
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. We reviewed the documented CHS reporting that the FBI had prior to the riot and breach of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. We determined that three CHSs had been tasked by FBI field offices in the days leading up to the January 6 Electoral Certification, with the required approval of the WFO, to travel to DC for the events of January 6 to report on domestic terrorism subjects who were possibly attending the event. Specifically: One FBI field office tasked a CHS to travel to DC to report on the activities of a predicated domestic terrorism subject who was separately planning to travel to DC for the January 6 Electoral Certification; a second FBI field office tasked a CHS to travel to DC to potentially report on two domestic terrorism (DT) subjects from another FBI field office who were planning to travel to DC for the events of January 6; and a third CHS, who had informed their handling agent that they intended to travel to DC on their own initiative for the events of January 6, was similarly tasked by their field office to potentially report on two DT subjects from other FBI field offices who were planning to travel to DC for the events of January 6. Our review 5 concluded that none of these three FBI CHSs were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6.
In other words, we see that there were at least three informants who had been tasked directly with following specific targets and informing on their plans in relation to January 6th. (Read more from “DOJ Finally Releases Suppressed IG report on Jan 6: Here’s What They’re Still Covering Up” HERE)
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DOJ Inspector General Reveals Details About FBI Informants and January 6
By Townhall. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a report Thursday revealing the FBI used dozens of confidential human sources in the lead up to former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021 and ahead of the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election results at the U.S. Capitol. Horowitz also noted some of these sources were on the ground in Washington D.C. on January 6, but not authorized to enter the U.S. Capitol or to encourage attendees of Trump’s rally to commit illegal acts.
“Our review determined that none of these FBI CHSs was authorized by the FBI to enter the Capitol or a restricted area or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6,” Horowitz’ office released in a statement.
Many informants illegally entered the U.S. Capitol anyway, but have not been charged.
“None of the CHSs who entered the Capitol or a restricted area has been prosecuted to date,” the report states. (Read more from “DOJ Inspector General Reveals Details About FBI Informants and January 6” HERE)
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