John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Materials

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The US Justice Department has charged John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump during his first term, with allegedly mishandling classified materials.

Bolton was indicted on 18 counts by a federal grand jury in Maryland. He’s accused of breaking laws related to the transmission or retention of national defense information, according to a copy of the indictment made public Thursday.

The alleged misconduct spanned from about April 2018 to August 2025, according to the indictment. Bolton “abused his position as National Security Advisor by sharing more than a thousand pages of information about his day-to-day activities” on the job, prosecutors said.

Bolton, who became one of Trump’s fiercest critics, is the latest of the president’s perceived enemies to face charges. Bolton has previously denied mishandling classified information.

“Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “No one is above the law.” (Read more from “John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Materials” HERE)

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‘They Watched and Didn’t Care’: Epstein Victim’s Memoir Reveals Jaw-Dropping New Details

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The upcoming posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most famous victims of billionaire financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was excerpted in The Guardian on Wednesday, going into detail about a number of twisted events that happened to her.

Giuffre, who [allegedly] passed away earlier this year from suicide, has implicated a number of prominent and well-connected people as part of Epstein’s crimes, one of them being Prince Andrew of the British Royal Family. . .

“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing,” wrote Giuffre. “Epstein not only didn’t hide what was happening, he took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch – scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”

All of this comes amid a spiraling controversy about the Trump administration’s refusal to release troves of case files on Epstein publicly, after promising they would. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is even accused of dragging his feet on swearing in a Democrat who won a special election to prevent passage of a bipartisan discharge petition to compel the administration to release the files. (Read more from “‘They Watched and Didn’t Care’: Epstein Victim’s Memoir Reveals Jaw-Dropping New Details” HERE)

Wait, What? WiFi Signals Can Be Used to ID You Even If You Carry No Device

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Your local cafe’s WiFi might reveal who you are, even if you’ve never connected to it. Researchers warn that WiFi networks can identify people without phones or devices, raising major privacy and surveillance concerns for everyday users.

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have discovered that it’s possible to identify and recognize people solely through WiFi signals, even if they’re not connected to a network or carrying a device at all.

As long as there are WiFi networks nearby, you’re effectively visible. Simply walking by your favorite coffee shop or someone’s home router could leave a digital footprint.

“By observing the propagation of radio waves, we can create an image of the surroundings and the persons there,” said Professor Thorsten Strufe from KIT’s Institute of Information Security and Dependability.

“This works similarly to a normal camera, the difference being that in our case, radio waves instead of light waves are transformed into an image,” explained Strufe. (Read more from “Wait, What? WiFi Signals Can Be Used to ID You Even If You Carry No Device” HERE)

POTUS Trial Balloon on Pot

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We need to talk about an idea President Trump floated several weeks ago—a move to downgrade the classification of marijuana at the federal level. Right now, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, the same category as cocaine, where all use is prohibited. If this change happens, it would make marijuana far easier to promote and sell nationwide. But here’s the thing—this shift is completely out of step with Republican voters. Just last November, four out of five Republican-led states voted down major marijuana legalization efforts. In fact, more than 75 percent of Trump supporters themselves opposed those measures. That tells us someone is giving the President bad advice, becaust this isn’t a winning issue with his base.

This proposal would bring serious law enforcement concerns. Pot farms, both legal and illegal, have become magnets for illegal immigrants and dangerous working conditions. In one massive Homeland Security raid in California, 361 people were arrested—including criminals convicted of rape, burglary, DUIs, and hit-and-run offenses. Even more disturbing, 14 children were found working in these unsafe environments. And it’s not just crime. Under current federal tax law, businesses that deal in Schedule I substances can’t deduct normal expenses like advertising. If marijuana is downgraded, those restrictions vanish, greenlighting expansion of the pot industry and new aggressive promotions.

Health issues are another big concern. Today’s marijuana is far more potent than it used to be. Emergency room visits are climbing, with cases of severe vomiting syndrome tied to high THC levels. Marijuana use has also been linked to memory problems, risky behavior like impaired driving, and addiction. In fact, the CDC estimates about 30% of users develop cannabis use disorder.

Even the environment takes a hit. Illegal pot growers often use toxic pesticides, dump chemicals into groundwater, and create terrible odors for nearby communities. Oddly enough, many environmental groups seem to look the other way. (Read more from “POTUS Trial Balloon on Pot” HERE)

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Russia to Declassify and Deliver 350-Page Document “On Who Assassinated JFK” to US Representative Anna Paulina Luna

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US Representative Anna Paulina Luna said Tuesday that Russia will deliver a 350-page document containing the Russian government’s findings on former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

“My office just received word from the @RusEmbUSA (Russian Embassy in USA) that the ambassador from Russia to the United States will be hand-delivering the @GovernmentRF’s (Government of Russia) findings on who assassinated JFK to my office,” the Florida Republican wrote on the US social media company, X.

Luna said her office will upload the documents immediately upon receipt, working with Jefferson Morley, an American journalist who wrote a book on the assassination, to ensure “the American people have direct access to them.”

“It is important to note that Congress attempted to obtain these files in the 90’s and was denied,” Luna wrote. “We have been given access to them now for the first time in history.”

Kennedy, the 35th US president, was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open-top motorcade. (Read more from “Russia to Declassify and Deliver 350-Page Document “On Who Assassinated JFK” to US Representative Anna Paulina Luna” HERE)

Mitt Romney Speaks Out After Sister-In-Law Carrie Romney Found Dead

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Carrie Elizabeth Romney, the sister-in-law of former Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, was found dead Friday in a Los Angeles-area parking garage, authorities said. She was 64.

Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call around 8:30 p.m. on Town Center Drive in Valencia, California, a department representative told People. Investigators determined that Romney had either jumped or fallen from a parking garage structure near a Hyatt Regency hotel.

People reported that the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office listed Romney’s place of death as “street” and her cause of death as “deferred,” pending further investigation. Her body was marked “ready for release,” according to the outlet.

“Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives,” a representative for Mitt Romney told People. “We ask for privacy during this difficult time.” (Read more from “Mitt Romney Speaks Out After Sister-In-Law Carrie Romney Found Dead” HERE)

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Kremlin Calls Time Magazine Editors ‘Freaks’ After Trump Blasts ‘Worst Cover Of All Time’

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The Kremlin tore into Time Magazine on Tuesday after President Donald Trump ripped a new cover photo as “the Worst of All Time.”

Moscow’s broadside came within hours of Time unveiling its “His Triumph” cover praising Trump’s Middle East deal. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova used Telegram to sneer at the editors while amplifying Trump’s gripe about the picture.

“Only unhealthy people, people obsessed with malice and hatred — perhaps even freaks — could have chosen such a photo,” Zakharova wrote on her official Telegram channel.

Trump had set the stage in a pre-dawn Truth Social post, saying Time “wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time,” complaining editors “disappeared” his hair and stuck “a floating crown, but an extremely small one” over his head. “Really weird!” he added.

(Read more from “Kremlin Calls Time Magazine Editors ‘Freaks’ After Trump Blasts ‘Worst Cover Of All Time’” HERE)

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‘Orwellian:’ GOP Congressman Publicly Hits Back Against Stephen Miller

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U.S. Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY) recently celebrated Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s decision to reject a deal from the Trump administration, leading to a public dispute with Stephen Miller.

Raw Story reported on the MIT’s initial statement saying it cannot support the Trump admin’s plan. That led Massie to reply with, “The surest way to screw up the world’s best technical school is to let feds tell them how to run it… Congrats to my alma mater for turning down a bribe to let the executive branch dictate what happens on its campus.” . . .

Trump adviser Stephen Miller chimed in on that post, writing, “MIT is a federally funded and financed institution. The US government asked MIT, as one of America’s largest recipients of taxpayer dollars, to certify that students and professors will be hired based on objective merit and not skin color.” . . .

Massie himself then responded to Miller.

“Undergrad tuition is privately funded at MIT with a few exceptions like Pell grants which apply to all colleges,” Massie wrote. “I trust MIT more than any party at the White House to know which 18 yr olds can solve differential equations. Also, Feds policing speech on campuses is Orwellian.”

(Read more from “‘Orwellian:’ GOP Congressman Publicly Hits Back Against Stephen Miller” HERE)

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Goldman Sachs Warns of Looming Layoffs as AI Reshapes Wall Street Giant’s Operations

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Goldman Sachs is preparing for another round of layoffs as part of a sweeping corporate overhaul driven by artificial intelligence, CEO David Solomon’s management team told staff in a companywide memo obtained by The Post.

The Wall Street powerhouse will “constrain headcount growth through the end of the year” and carry out a “limited reduction in roles across the firm,” according to the Tuesday memo — the same day the bank reported record third-quarter profits.

“Even when the business is performing well, we have an obligation to review our operations carefully and position the firm for the future,” Goldman management wrote.

“We don’t take these decisions lightly, but this process is part of the long-term dynamism our shareholders, clients, and people expect of Goldman Sachs.”

Goldman’s global headcount stood at 48,300 as of Sept. 30, nearly 2,000 more than a year earlier.

“The firm will finish the year with a net increase in headcount overall,” Jennifer Zuccarelli, a Goldman spokesperson, told The Post. (Read more from “Goldman Sachs Warns of Looming Layoffs as AI Reshapes Wall Street Giant’s Operations” HERE)

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Is Pam Bondi Creating A Gun Owners Registry In America? Here’s What We Know

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In the case Reese v. ATF, US District Judge Robert Summerhays ordered that plaintiffs including the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) turn over a verified list of their members from November 2020, a decision reached after the Department of Justice (DOJ) convinced the court of its necessity. This order extends only to those groups’ members already identified and verified during the litigation, the DOJ argued. In reaction, SAF immediately filed a motion to amend, declaring that “SAF has never — and will never — provide the government a list of our members.”

The demand, critics say, amounts to a state-sponsored registry of gun rights activists. Gun Owners of America slammed the move on social media: “This is just another illegal, unconstitutional registry of gun owners in the making,” the group argued on Facebook. They directly accused Pam Bondi of orchestrating a gun registry by leveraging DOJ power.

The timing and nature of the membership demand has stirred controversy for Bondi, whose track record includes support for red-flag laws in Florida and backing age-based gun purchase limits. GunRights.org’s profile of her record notes she helped draft Florida’s 2018 “Gun Violence Restraining Order” legislation, giving law enforcement authority to seize firearms temporarily in certain cases. Questions persist as to whether, now as US Attorney General, Bondi’s DOJ will more aggressively push oversight over gun rights groups . . .

The court order is itself limited: it applies only to the small subset of members already identified, verified, and residing in the Fifth Circuit (Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas). The majority outside that jurisdiction appear unaffected. Legal analysts caution, however, that even a narrow ruling can set a precedent. As legal blog Guns.com put it, the court found the federal ban on handgun sales to 18–20-year-olds unconstitutional in principle—but then demanded the lists anyway, “an almost laughable contradiction.” (Read more from “Is Pam Bondi Creating A Gun Owners Registry In America? Here’s What We Know” HERE)