The Pentagon went into lockdown Thursday over an air quality issue, prompting the department to execute a shelter-in-place order for the affected area. “The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants. Those systems have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance. The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area,” Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement to The Hill. #pentagon #evacuation #petehegseth
This episode features a long-form interview with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who argues that his prosecution was an early example of political lawfare and that his case foreshadowed what later happened to Donald Trump. Blagojevich walks through the Obama Senate-seat controversy, the FBI tapes, the trial, and the evidentiary fights that shaped his conviction, insisting that prosecutors took conversations out of context and blocked material that would have shown he was pursuing political deals for public policy goals rather than personal enrichment. The discussion also examines Patrick Fitzgerald, James Comey, prosecutorial power, judicial bias, and the broader question of whether the justice system has become a political…
Karmelo Anthony plunged a knife into Austin Metcalf’s heart—and then garnered donations and supporters. The post This Week in Hate Crimes appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag This Week in Hate Crimes Karmelo Anthony plunged a knife into Austin Metcalf’s heart—and then garnered donations and supporters. TakiMag On Tuesday this week, 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder for fatally stabbing a competitor at a track meet in Texas last year. The killing quickly became national news because Anthony is black, his victim was white, and black people were rooting for the stabber. The events that led to Anthony plunging a knife into Austin Metcalf’s heart are these: Driven for some reason to sit in a rival team’s tent, Anthony was repeatedly asked to leave by Metcalf. He refused,…Open
House Republicans fail to extend warrantless spy powers as Democrats object to Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
The Justice Department once tried to stay out of state elections, urging caution. It is now pressing forward with claims of fraud as President Trump revives his unfounded assertions that elections cannot be trusted.
