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Tim Walz Grilled For Comparing ICE Agents To 'Nazi Gestapo' (The Blaze) — During a Thursday hearing, former Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) was brutally grilled by Republican lawmakers for his past comments likening Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to the "Nazi Gestapo." Walz appeared alongside Democratic Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Kathy Hochul of New York to testify on sanctuary cities before the House Oversight Committee. During the hearing, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) confronted Walz for comments he made during a commencement ceremony in May where he said, "Donald Trump's modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the street." 'Inflammatory rhetoric such as yours ... is responsible for putting a target on the back of every ICE agent who is risking their life to protect our communities.' The insinuation Walz made is that federal law enforcement agencies under the direction of President Donald Trump are like the Nazi secret police deployed by Adolf Hitler. See full story	Nigerian ‘Tech Queen’ Charged In Multi-Million Dollar U.S. Scam (Headline USA) — The FBI has unmasked Sapphire Egemasi, a 29-year-old tech influencer, as the alleged architect behind a sophisticated international fraud operation that siphoned over $1.3 million from Lexington, Kentucky’s city coffers, according to a report by the Daily Trust. She was arrested by the FBI in the Bronx this April. Egemasi’s story began in the digital space, where she built a reputation as a successful developer, boasting internships at global brands such as British Petroleum, H&M, and Zara and sharing images of high-end fashion and exotic travel, according to a report by Pulse Nigeria. But behind her carefully curated online image, federal investigators discovered that she was the mastermind of a cybercrime syndicate that targeted the city government of Lexington, Kentucky between September 2021 and February 2023, according to Pulse Nigeria. Operating from Cambridge, United Kingdom, after a stint in Ghana, Egemasi allegedly leveraged her programming skills to create convincing fake government websites. See full story
Israel’s Navy Hits Houthis In Yemen In 'unique' Strike After Trump Promises End To U.S. Ops (Fox News) — The Israeli navy on Tuesday issued an unprecedented strike against the Houthi terrorist network in Yemen, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official confirmed to Fox News. The long-range precision strikes were issued from a Sa’ar 6 vessel, which hit the port of Hudaydah "to stop the use of the port for military purposes." There was no immediate reporting on any casualties from the strikes, though the official described it as "a unique long-range strike conducted from hundreds of kilometers away." "The Israeli Navy has been preparing for the operation for an extended period of time, and it is safe to say that it was a successful one," the official said. See full story	Liberal Lunatic Who Spat On DOJ Official Is In Hot Water Again (Headline USA) — Jeanine Pirro – interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia – wants the woman who spat on former U.S. attorney Ed Martin thrown back behind bars. Emily Gabriella Sommer already faces one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding a government official and now stands accused of violating her pre-trial release by threatening Martin again. In a series of unhinged X posts, Sommer allegedly launched a curse-laden tirade against Martin, including comments such as a threat to “make sure it eats you alive and spits you back out.” She later branded Martin a “red-nose Rudolph stumbling bumbling alcoholic” with “quite literally no brain.” She then called Pirro a “bish” and warned that Pirro would “get it too.” See full story
Dr Phil Slams CNN, MSNBC News Coverage Of Anti-ICE Riots In Los Angeles (Fox News) — Dr. Phil blamed the media for "encouraging" the ongoing anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles Thursday. On "The Real Story," the talk show host shared multiple photos and videos of chaos from the riots in L.A., and juxtaposed it with how members of the media have worked to downplay it. "Your eyes don’t deceive you, but the media does," he said. In one clip, he showed CNN host Dana Bash downplaying what is happening in L.A. in comparison to 1992, saying, "That was a real riot." "Guess this isn’t a real riot," Dr. Phil quipped sarcastically. He proceeded to share a video of MSNBC interviewing Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., with a split screen of cars on fire as she referred to the riot as a "manufactured crisis." Dr. Phil retorted that MSNBC’s news coverage is what’s actually "manufactured." He mocked one MSNBC reporter saying the protest had a "celebratory atmosphere," while another host said that these are "peaceful" protests that whole families are attending. See full story	New Tyrannosaur Species Could Be A Missing Link To The Giants (Nature) — Long before Tyrannosaurus rex stalked the planet, a Dragon Prince reigned supreme. Paleontologists have discovered a new 'missing link' species that cleared the way for the iconic giant carnivores. The new mid-size tyrannosaur, which lived about 86 million years ago, has been named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis – a name that translates to "Dragon Prince of Mongolia" in honor of where it was found. "We wanted to capture that Khankhuuluu was an early and smaller species, so a prince, rather than a king like its much larger tyrannosaur descendants," Darla Zelenitsky, paleontologist at the University of Calgary in Canada, tells ScienceAlert. Together with fellow UCalgary paleontologist Jared Voris, Zelenitsky co-led a study describing the new species based on two partial skeletons that had been gathering dust in a museum collection since the early 1970s. See full story
Former CIA Analyst Sentenced To Prison For Leaking Israeli Strike Plans (Fox News) — A former CIA analyst has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for unlawfully transmitting Top Secret Information. Asif William Rahman, 34, will be spending more than three years in jail for giving Top Secret national defense information to unauthorized viewers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Rahman had access to Top Secret security clearance information along with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information until he was arrested. According to the release, on October 17, 2024, Rahman accessed and printed two Top Secret documents containing national defense information for a strike on an adversary by a U.S. ally. See full story	Democrats Vote Overwhelmingly To Allow Illegal Aliens To Continue Voting In Key District (The Blaze) — The House passed another bill Tuesday night protecting election integrity, but Democrats are once again digging their heels in. The bill repeals a Washington, D.C., ordinance known as the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections. Just 56 Democrats joined 210 Republicans to bar noncitizens from voting in these American elections, while 148 Democrats voted to continue allowing illegal aliens to vote in D.C. 'It is a national embarrassment that foreign citizens can vote in America’s capital city.' Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas, who led the bill in the House, said the legislation was "common sense" and that "only American citizens should be able to vote in U.S. elections." See full story
TSA Warns Travelers About Sneaky Way Hackers Are Stealing People's Data At Airports (Fox News) — Flight passengers need to know about a new way hackers can access personal information. In a public statement posted to Facebook, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned that just simply plugging your phone into USB ports for a charge while sitting in the airport can be a cybersecurity risk. "In this technology age, cybersecurity has never been more important," TSA wrote in the post. "Hackers can install malware at USB ports (we’ve been told that’s called ‘juice/port jacking’)." It continued, "So, when you’re at an airport, do not plug your phone directly into a USB port." The agency instead suggested bringing a TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack to charge your devices. See full story	Republicans Drub Democrats 13-2 In Fifth Straight Congressional Baseball Game Win (The Hill) — Republicans once again defeated the Democrats at the Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday, taking home a 13-2 win for the GOP’s fifth straight victory in the annual bipartisan contest to raise money for charity. The margin was not nearly as wide as last year’s 31-11 Republican walloping, but the Democrats’ defensive struggles and failure to capitalize on several scoring opportunities – they left nine runners on base – doomed them to another lopsided defeat. The Democrats, as is true most years, sported individual jerseys of their choice, while Republicans opted for their standard red uniform and “Make America Great Again” baseball caps. Some went further in on MAGA memorabilia, with starting pitcher Rep. Greg Steube (Fla.) sporting gold sneakers signed by President Trump before the game. See full story