Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Ban at U.S. Post Offices

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A federal judge in Texas has struck down a long-standing ban on carrying firearms inside United States Post Offices and on surrounding postal property, ruling that the law violates the Constitution. The decision, handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, comes as a major win for the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), and two private citizens who jointly filed the lawsuit in June 2024.

The court issued a summary judgment declaring the prohibition unconstitutional and immediately blocked its enforcement against the plaintiffs. The legal challenge targeted both federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) and postal regulation 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1), which had long made it illegal to carry firearms in and around post office properties. According to the court, these rules do not align with the nation’s historical legal tradition and therefore fail under current constitutional scrutiny.

The case, FPC v. Bondi, questioned whether peaceful citizens with lawful firearm possession could legally carry when visiting routine federal facilities like the post office. SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb noted that no historical precedent supports banning firearms on such properties, adding that the court saw through what he described as a “thinly veiled” infringement on constitutional rights. (Read more from “Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Ban at U.S. Post Offices” HERE)

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Report: Thwarted Plot to Cripple New York Cell Service Far Bigger Than First Thought

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A Chinese-linked operation to paralyze New York’s telecommunications network was far more extensive than authorities initially believed, according to law enforcement sources speaking to ABC News. The alarming scale of the plot has intensified the urgency of the federal investigation, as officials uncover more locations, more equipment, and a broader threat than first understood.

Plot Could Have Crippled NYC Cell Towers, 911 System

Federal agents say the operation had the potential to knock out every cell tower in the New York City area, jam 911 emergency calls, and sow widespread chaos by overloading critical communications systems.

Initial raids uncovered 100,000 SIM cards and hundreds of servers in five different vacant apartments and office spaces around the city. But now, officials say they’ve found an additional 200,000 SIM cards at a site in New Jersey, bringing the total haul to over 300,000.

Investigators with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Secret Service believe the equipment — capable of sending up to 30 million anonymous text messages per minute — was designed to overload and disable cellular networks.

“This wasn’t just spam or harassment,” one federal agent told ABC News. “This was infrastructure warfare.”

Motivation Tied to Targeting of High-Level Individuals

The investigation began after a series of suspicious incidents involving high-ranking individuals — including at least one person with direct access to former President Donald Trump — who were hit with “swatting” attacks and threatening messages sent directly to their private phones.

These incidents raised red flags among federal law enforcement and national security agencies, triggering a broader probe that eventually led to the discovery of the New York-area data centers.

So far, no arrests have been made, and authorities are still working to identify who rented the spaces and operated the sophisticated infrastructure hidden inside them.

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Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales’ Staffer Burned to Death After Dousing Herself With Gasoline, Setting Her Body Ablaze

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A staffer for Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales who burned to death in her backyard set herself on fire with gasoline, according to firefighters — but her family still insists it was an accident.

Regina Santos-Aviles “doused herself in gasoline” in Uvalde on September 13, according to a report from responding firefighters obtained by the Uvalde Leader News.

The 35-year-old mother then “was ignited in flames,” the report said, adding that burning gasoline cans were extinguished when firefighters arrived.

Officials did not say whether she deliberately started the fatal blaze, but the Uvalde Police Department said it does not suspect anybody else was involved in her death or that there was any foul play.

Santos-Aviles was found alive and still ablaze by her own mother around 9:30 p.m. that night, and was helicoptered to a nearby hospital. (Read more from “Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales’ Staffer Burned to Death After Dousing Herself With Gasoline, Setting Her Body Ablaze” HERE)

Woke Officials in Tony DC Suburb Refused to Charge Trans Sex Offender Who Went ‘Hunting’ for Little Girls, Virginia AG Says

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Virginia’s Attorney General is blasting woke county officials for refusing to arrest a sex offender who claimed to be a woman so he could walk into girls’ locker rooms — and said there was clear evidence he was “hunting” little girls at pools and water parks in the tony Washington, DC, suburb.

Richard Cox, a prolific 58-year-old registered sex offender, allegedly exposed himself to little girls and women in the girls’ locker rooms. He was also found with child pornography and a schedule of girls’ swim class schedules at Fairfax County rec centers on his phone, cops said.

However, in Fairfax County — where a Dem-majority board oversees the cops — authorities aid they have no plans to charge Cox for his visits to three rec centers there where children were present, WSET reported.

When he was finally arrested, it was in neighboring Arlington County — where Cox is facing charges for a laundry list of sex crimes.

Video obtained by WSET shows Cox, a biological male, entering women’s locker rooms at Fairfax County’s Oakmont, Audrey Moore, and Franconia rec centers last year. (Read more from “Woke Officials in Tony DC Suburb Refused to Charge Trans Sex Offender Who Went ‘Hunting’ for Little Girls, Virginia AG Says” HERE)

REPORT: New FBI Lab Report and Witness Testimony Deepen Mystery in Unsolved Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Case

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Newly released evidence suggests explosive devices may have been planted later than originally claimed — or not meant to explode at all.

The long-unsolved case of the pipe bombs planted outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 6, 2021 has taken a dramatic turn. Newly released FBI lab analysis and a key witness interview obtained by Just the News inject fresh doubt into the official narrative — including the timeline and intent of the devices.

FBI Director Kash Patel, who recently took over the bureau, turned over the documents to Congress, sparking renewed scrutiny of a case that remains unsolved four years later despite surveillance footage, public tips, and a substantial reward.

Key Findings Raise Questions About FBI’s Jan. 6 Narrative

Among the most significant revelations:

Both devices were built with the chemical building blocks of black powder and 60-minute kitchen timers.

However, the FBI lab report never used the word “viable” to describe either device — raising questions about whether they were intended to detonate at all.

A key witness who discovered the RNC bomb said the timer still had 20 minutes remaining when she found it — suggesting it may have been planted just shortly before its discovery, not 16 hours earlier as the FBI has long claimed.

The devices were labeled as “Improvised Explosive Devices” (IEDs) and had destructive potential if properly assembled, but neither detonated, and the lab report offers no clear explanation why.

“When properly assembled and initiated, an IED of this sort can cause property damage, bodily injury, or death,” the lab report states. But it avoids saying whether these bombs were truly ready to explode.

Contradictory Timelines: Was the RNC Bomb Planted Hours Later?

The FBI has consistently stated that the bombs were planted at approximately 8:16 PM on Jan. 5, based on timestamped security footage showing a suspect placing the RNC bomb.

But a Commerce Department employee, who discovered the RNC device while doing laundry around 12:40 PM on Jan. 6, told the FBI it was not there at noon, when she first passed by the area.

“I can confirm that the device must have been placed between 12:00–12:40 PM EST,” she said in her tip to the FBI.

She also reported that the timer was set to “20” when she discovered it — indicating that, if the timer were running, the bomb had only been ticking for 40 minutes — again contradicting the FBI’s 16-hour timeline.

The witness, identified as a worker inside a first responder communications program at the U.S. Commerce Department, told investigators she had no memory or recognition of the suspect widely shown in FBI footage.

Congressional investigators are now exploring several alternative theories:

The bombs were not meant to explode, but were planted as a diversion to redirect law enforcement resources away from the Capitol.

Someone reset the timers later — possibly even on Jan. 6 — to make the devices appear more threatening than they were.

The FBI’s initial timeline may be flawed or intentionally misleading.

“The single greatest action that facilitated the protesters’ ease of entry into the Capitol on January 6 was the placing of the pipe bombs,” said Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee investigating law enforcement’s Jan. 6 response.

“The FBI was zealous in pursuing those trespassing at the Capitol but quite lacking in their pursuit of whomever placed the pipe bombs.”

The newly released materials cast serious doubt on the official version of events surrounding the Jan. 6 pipe bombs. Whether these devices were real threats, failed weapons, or stage-managed distractions, one thing is now clear: the case is far from closed — and may point to broader failures inside the FBI during one of the most scrutinized moments in modern U.S. history.

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REPORT: New Epstein Emails Reveal Graphic Recruitment Tactics, Deep Ties to Ghislaine Maxwell

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Newly uncovered emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo account have shed disturbing new light on how the convicted sex offender allegedly operated his trafficking network — not only exploiting underage girls, but actively using victims to help recruit others, often with the help of Ghislaine Maxwell, according to a new Bloomberg report released Sept. 12.

The trove, which spans over 20 years and includes thousands of messages, focuses especially on the period between 2005 and 2008, as Epstein came under mounting legal scrutiny in Florida. The emails suggest that, rather than retreating, Epstein and Maxwell tightened their grip on a coordinated operation to recruit and reward young women — while simultaneously crafting legal strategies to avoid consequences.

According to Bloomberg, the emails included messages from Epstein’s female associates, who regularly sent him photos and dossiers of prospective targets. These profiles included age, ethnicity, job, personality traits, and physical descriptions.

One particularly callous email allegedly shows Epstein dismissing a candidate with a single line:

“Fat and Asian sorry.”

This language and system underscore what investigators have long alleged — that Epstein’s network operated like a targeted grooming machine, designed to identify and isolate vulnerable young women who could be manipulated or bought.

In a 2007 email, Epstein received a spreadsheet from his accountant, detailing over $1.8 million in gifts and cash payments made between 2003 and 2006.

Among the entries were:

Direct cash payments to girls later identified as victims

Electronics, including laptops

Victoria’s Secret purchases

One individual received $75,000 in gifts alone

This financial documentation appears to align with accusations that Epstein used money and material goods to not only silence victims, but bind them into his operation — creating an exploitative cycle of dependence.

Maxwell’s Involvement: 650 Messages, Damning Replies

Despite claims during her trial that her relationship with Epstein diminished after his first legal troubles, the emails tell a different story.

650 messages between Epstein and Maxwell were identified

203 messages were sent in just the first half of 2008, as his legal team negotiated a plea deal

In one striking exchange, Epstein allegedly emailed Maxwell asking:

“Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lascivious conduct,, or procuring minors for prostitution”

Maxwell’s alleged reply:

“I suppose lewd and lascivious conduct… I would prefer lewd and lascivious conduct w/a prostitute if possible.”

This exchange — during an active criminal investigation — appears to undercut Maxwell’s defense that she was no longer involved in Epstein’s world at the time. In fact, it suggests that she was still actively engaged in his legal defense and his broader operation.

Though communications between the two reportedly slowed after Epstein’s 2008 imprisonment, they resumed in late 2014, just as Maxwell faced new allegations from Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most vocal accusers.

In 2014, Maxwell allegedly emailed Epstein:

“Can you send me the file on Virginia that your lawyers have or whatever info you have on her.”

Then, in January 2015, she forwarded a confidential 20-year-old Palm Beach County Sheriff’s report to Epstein. The report involved a 15-year-old Giuffre accusing two men of rape — a case that was eventually dropped due to “lack of credibility,” according to the document.

Ten days later, Maxwell sent another email to Epstein’s legal team, voicing concern over an emerging U.K. investigation:

“This would take whatever slim shred of a life I have after this mess and kill it.”

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted of sex trafficking minor girls in connection with Epstein’s abuse network. Her legal team has submitted a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is set to be reviewed during the justices’ “long conference” — a session where petitions accumulated over summer recess are considered.

The newly released emails — particularly those directly contradicting Maxwell’s claims of distancing herself from Epstein — may further complicate her appeal.

Huge Space Bubble Called the ‘Heliosphere’ Allows Life to Exist on Earth, and We Know Very Little About It

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An extraordinary structure called the “heliosphere” envelops our entire solar system in a protective bubble. NASA’s new mission, IMAP, will get close enough to the Sun to investigate how the heliosphere works.

Inflated by the Sun, the heliosphere shields Earth and our planetary neighbors from deadly cosmic radiation that travels at the speed of light, allowing life on this beautiful blue marble to survive and thrive.

The Sun is constantly emitting bursts of charged particles – protons, electrons, and ions – at speeds of more than a million miles per hour.

This colossal stream, which is referred to as the solar wind, fills out the heliosphere and sets it ballooning billions of miles outward.

Earth has its own protection too – our magnetic field – but that only covers our planet. For everything else in the solar system, the heliosphere takes on the heavy lifting. (Read more from “Huge Space Bubble Called the ‘Heliosphere’ Allows Life to Exist on Earth, and We Know Very Little About It” HERE)

Elon Musk Labels the ADL a ‘Hate Group’ After Turning Point USA Is Named as an Extremist Group

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Elon Musk has branded the Anti-Defamation League, a legal group founded to combat antisemitism, as a “hate group.”

The tech billionaire made the comments on his social media platform X, while also railing against the ADL’s classification of Turning Point USA as extremist.

The ADL was founded in 1913 and, according to its website, aims to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” . . .

However, on X, Elon Musk claimed that the “ADL hates Christians, therefore it is a hate group.”

His post was in response to a right-wing influencer’s claim that the ADL “considers Christianity a hateful terrorist extremist belief.”

(Read more from “Elon Musk Labels the ADL a ‘Hate Group’ After Turning Point USA Is Named as an Extremist Group” HERE)

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‘This Is Amazing!’: Tucker Carlson Stunned As Wikipedia Co-Founder Walks Him Through Site’s Blacklist

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Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson expressed amazement on “The Tucker Carlson Show” Monday as Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger guided him through the site’s blacklist.

Wikipedia has a “perennial sources” page that categorizes sources based on how reliable they supposedly are, using “public discussion and consensus.” Sanger told Carlson on his show how to find the list and informed him as he searched for it that The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, The Nation, Mother Jones and GLAAD were among those with approval from Wikipedia.

“Come on!” Carlson exclaimed, laughing.

“These are all green lit, fully green lit,” Sanger said. The Wikipedia co-founder then read some of the “blacklisted” sources, including Breitbart News, the Daily Caller, The Epoch Times, Fox News, the New York Post and The Federalist.

“So, you can’t use those as sources on Wikipedia,” Sanger said.

“Oh, wow,” Carlson said as he looked at the list on his phone. Sanger explained the color coding. (Read more from “‘This Is Amazing!’: Tucker Carlson Stunned As Wikipedia Co-Founder Walks Him Through Site’s Blacklist” HERE)

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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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