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#1 Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted by Grand Jury on Two Counts - AP News, Rapid Report, Liberty Affair, Election Wizard, Mr. Appalachian, Thomas Greenberg, Deplorable D, and Christopher Joseph Hanrahan on X
James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies. The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official involved in one of Trump’s chief grievances, the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, to face prosecution. Trump has for years derided that investigation as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt” despite multiple government reviews showing Moscow interfered on behalf of the Republicans’ campaign, and has made clear his desire for retribution...
#2 Britain to Introduce Compulsory Digital ID for Workers - Reuters, Keir Starmer, Inside Paper, Zack, Rupert Lowe MP, Concerned Citizen, The Labour Party, and Tommy Robinson on X
Britain on Friday said it would introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for British citizens and residents starting a new job as a measure to deter illegal immigration. "It will make it tougher to work illegally in this country, making our borders more secure," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement announcing the move, which had been previously reported...#3 Trump Signs Executive Order Facilitating TikTok Deal - Angela Yang and Savannah Sellers for NBC News, The Market Journal, Greg Sampson, GCC News 24, Abbey Coleman, and Sean Curtis on X
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday paving the way for a TikTok deal that could transfer majority ownership of the app to Americans. While it appears the terms of the agreement are set, it is likely to take more time for the sides to close the deal as they hammer out finer legal and financial points. “This is going to be American-operated all the way,” Trump said during the signing on Thursday. “I have great respect for President Xi, and I very much appreciate that he approved the deal, because to get it done properly, we really needed the support of China and the approval of China.”
#4 Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U.S. Military Brass From Around the Globe - New York Times, WNEP, Lew Anno Support#Israel #Ukraine 24/2-22, FOX & Friends, Huw Price, and LynneP on X
The unusual directive, without a stated reason, came after the defense secretary fired several top officers and ordered a reduction in four-star officers.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned scores, and perhaps hundreds, of generals and admirals from around the world to meet on short notice next week at a Marine Corps base in Virginia but has not disclosed the reason for the gathering, four U.S. officials said on Thursday...
#5 House Democrat to Introduce Impeachment Articles Against RFK Jr. - Solange Reyner for Newsmax, RuralSuperDave (alpha male), WMBF News, WIS News 10, 2025 Mets are Trash, Justin Gibson, and Occupy Democrats on X
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., says she's introducing articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing "health care chaos." "Health care chaos. Reckless cuts. Rising costs. Michiganders and families across the country are paying the price for RFK Jr.'s agenda. Enough is enough, which is why I'm drafting articles of impeachment against" Kennedy, she said in a post on X. Stevens has frequently called for Kennedy to resign...
#6 Soros Foundation Fires Back At NYT Report: We "Don't Fund Terrorism" - Tyler Durden on X, Dani: Just the Facts, Brian Krassensten/Steve Gruber, Dan noringer, Simon Ateba, and Yashar Ali/Steve Guest on X
Shortly after the New York Times debuted its piece, "Justice Dept, official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation," Open Society Foundations (OSF) published a statement on X, and the best their PR team could write in response is this: The Open Society Foundations unequivocally condemn terrorism and do not fund terrorism. Our activities are peaceful and lawful, and our grantees are expected to abide by human rights principles and comply with the law. These accusations are politically motivated attacks on civil society, meant to silence speech the administration disagrees with and undermine the First Amendment right to free speech. When power is abused to take away the rights of some people, it puts the rights of all people at risk. Our work in the United States is dedicated to strengthening democracy and upholding constitutional freedoms. We stand by the work we do to improve lives in the United States and across the world...
#7 Trump Says He Won’t Let Netanyahu Annex the West Bank - Barak Ravid for Axios, Eric Daugherty/Shem, mk মাক, RT, Amit Segal, and Rapid Response 47/ Farnaz Wallace on X
On Tuesday, Trump held a meeting with leaders and senior officials from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan, and asked them to support his plan for ending the war in Gaza. The Arab leaders presented Trump with several conditions for supporting his plan, including a commitment that Israel won't annex parts of the West Bank or Gaza. Trump made it clear to the leaders that he'd block such a step...
#8 Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Allegations It Duped Customers Into Enrolling in Prime - Sally Ho for AP News, WHIO Radio, Antitrust Intelligence, Travis Morley Law, Arthur Bloom, and Erik Hoffmann on X
Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so. The Seattle company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties — the largest such fine in the agency’s history for a rule violation — and $1.5 billion will be paid back to consumers who were unintentionally enrolled in Prime, or were deterred from canceling their subscriptions, the agency said Thursday...
#9 Trump Hikes Tariffs on Heavy Trucks, Pharma, and Kitchen Cabinets - Ari Hawkins for Politico, Fox 5 DC, Sincere Doge, SM, Roger, Kathy Hochul/Acyn, and Reuters Business on X
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will hike tariffs on heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets, and pharmaceuticals starting Oct 1, the latest in a steady series of trade actions aimed at protecting domestic industry from lower-priced imports. The U.S. will impose 25 percent tariffs on imports of heavy trucks, Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump also said in a separate post that he plans to impose 50 percent tariffs on all imports related to kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, and charge a 30 percent tariff on upholstered furniture. In a third post, Trump reiterated his plan to hike tariffs of up to 100 percent on pharmaceutical products, unless the drugmaker is currently building in the United States...
#10 FBI Had 275 Plainclothes Agents Embedded in Jan. 6 Crowds, Congressional Source Says - Joseph M. Hanneman and Steve Baker for Blaze Media, Richt Angle News Network, Nick Sortor, Parker Shannon, and Mike Rawley on X
The FBI has acknowledged it had 275 plainclothes agents in the massive crowds on Jan. 6, 2021, more than four and a half years after questions were first raised about the level of FBI involvement that day, Blaze News has learned. A senior congressional source said the number is not necessarily a surprise, since the FBI often embeds countersurveillance personnel at large events. But given the FBI’s until-now steadfast refusal to disclose the level of its presence at the Capitol, the figure might still be viewed with skepticism in some quarters...
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