Friday, December 13, 2024

​ December 13, 2024 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ More than two dozen FBI informants were on the ground during Jan. 6 . . . Twenty Six FBI confidential sources were part of the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and four of those informants illegally entered the building, according to a new report by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General. Another 13 of the 26 confidential human sources were in restricted areas around the Capitol that day as lawmakers prepared to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, the report by the DOJ's internal watchdog found.​ Daily Signal​​ ​ The DOJ says only three of the informants were asked by the FBI to be there. But that doesn't mean the FBI didn't know about the others or hear from them. ​ Trump pledges to pardon Jan. 6 rioters within hours of taking office . . . President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he would pardon people convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection within minutes or hours of taking office. Trump did not specifically share which of the rioters would receive pardons, but he said he would review cases individually and that "a vast majority of them should not be in jail." Washington Post​ ​ Politics Americans give Biden economy a huge thumbs down . . . Joe Biden ends his presidency with voters by a 30-point margin saying they have been hurt rather than helped by his economic policies. In addition, a new Fox News national survey finds that most voters not only have negative views of the economy (77% negative) and their personal financial situation (62% negative) — they also feel things are getting worse (64%). Three-quarters say inflation has caused them financial hardship over the last six months, including about one-third who call it a "serious" hardship, and those numbers have held steady for more than two years. Fox News​ ​ Hegseth walks back controversial comments on women and gays in the military . . . Hegseth has called policies allowing gays and transgender troops to serve in the military part of a "Marxist agenda." But on Thursday, when he met with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), reporters asked him whether he thought gays should serve in the military, and he replied, "Yes." And once an unapologetic critic of women serving in combat roles, Hegseth called women "some of our greatest warriors" during a recent Fox News appearance. Politico​ ​ Jeff Bezos' Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump's Inauguration . . . Amazon.com is planning a $1 million donation to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, as founder Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders shore up ties with the incoming administration. The donation is being prepared as Bezos, Amazon's executive chairman, is slated to visit Trump next week at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., according to people familiar with the matter. Tech companies have been the target of intense criticism by Trump and his allies, and other tech leaders have hastened to smooth ties with him. Wall Street Journal​ ​ AOC On Health Insurance CEO's Assassination: Denying Claims Is 'An Act Of Violence' . . . "I think that this collective American experience — which is so twisted to have in the wealthiest nation in the world — all of that pain that people have experienced is being concentrated on this event," she said. "And it's really important that we take a step back — this is not to comment, and this is not to say that an act of violence is justified — but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them. Daily Wire​ ​ The Left uses language to redefine reality on their terms and justify all kinds of things. ​ ​Time Man of the Year Donald Trump rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange​ ​ Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut Unbelievable. As Pres. Trump rings the bell at NY Stock Exchange the USA chant breaks out. SIMPLY CHILLING. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 9:43 AM • Dec 12, 2024 6757 Retweets 38533 Likes Read 478 replies ​ ​ Culture Crystal Mangum finally confesses to lying about being raped by Duke lacrosse players in 2006 . . . Former stripper and convicted murderer Crystal Mangum admitted Thursday that she lied and "made up a story" that three Duke University lacrosse players raped her at a team party in 2006. "They trusted me that I wouldn't betray their trust, and I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn't, and that was wrong," Magnum said. New York Post​ ​ Top DEI official at University of Michigan fired for alleged antisemitic comments . . . An administrator who worked on DEI initiatives at the University of Michigan has been fired for allegedly making antisemitic comments at a conference in March. The administrator, Rachel Dawson, was director of the university's Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives. She plans to sue the school after her firing. She is accused of saying Jewish students were "wealthy and privileged" and not in need of her office's diversity services and that "Jewish people have no genetic DNA that would connect them to the land of Israel." She also allegedly said that the university was "controlled by wealthy Jews." Washington Examiner​ ​ Feds spent $500,000 to promote atheism in Britain . . . The State Department sent about $500,000 in taxpayer money to a British-based humanist outfit that promoted atheism in Nepal and another that helped pregnant migrants to the U.S. obtain abortions, according to a new congressional report. The department also funded "hyper progressive" feminist work in West Africa, LGBTQ rights education for children in Laos and groups that work to "suppress" speech here in America — particularly from conservatives. Washington Times​ National Security Trump Team Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran's Nuclear Program . . . The military-strike option against nuclear facilities is now under more serious review by some members of his transition team, who are weighing the fall of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad—Tehran's ally—in Syria, the future of U.S. troops in the region, and Israel's decimation of regime proxy militias Hezbollah and Hamas. Iran's weakened regional position and recent revelations of Tehran's burgeoning nuclear work have turbocharged sensitive internal discussions. Wall Street Journal​ ​ Feds on NY drones: Nothing to see here . . . Two federal agencies said Thursday that most of the drone sightings reported in New Jersey in recent weeks are actually manned aircraft that people on the ground are mistaking for mysterious unmanned aerial vehicles. Homeland Security and the FBI said they have found no evidence that the real drones among the sightings pose a threat and said they are not being operated by a foreign power. Washington Times​ ​ ​New Jersey homeowners threaten to take matters into their own hands if government doesn't act​ ​ Katie Couric, Jessica Tarlov Admit GOP Leaders Sending Migrants North Was Game Changer . . . "On the immigration front, there was a tendency amongst Democrats, and especially Democrats who were discussing the issue, so people who do interviews or are part of the media, to minimize it over the first two and a half years when there were a lot of people coming in here," Tarlov said. "And I thought that it was a stunt when they started busing migrants … to Martha's Vineyard. It was the smartest thing they ever did." Daily Caller​ ​ It even made an immigration hawk out of leftist NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Money Your Home-Insurance Bill Has Only One Way to Go: Up . . . Damage from hail is fueling a jump in claims as more homes are built in disaster-prone areas. Higher home-insurance rates are here to stay, while homeowners in many areas face an increasing risk of nonrenewals, reduced coverage and expensive policy conditions, from paying for a new roof to cutting down trees. For tens of millions of Americans, home insurance will never be the same, insurers and analysts say. Wall Street Journal​ ​ ​Mike Lindell says he has no money and was duped into 409% interest rate loan ​ You should also know FBI treated conservatives like domestic terrorists on Wray's watch: whistleblower . . . FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin said the FBI's shift toward politicized agendas within its field offices began in the post-9/11 era when sweeping reforms and surveillance powers were granted to the agency. "What people are seeing is the natural outgrowth of letting FBI agents, or FBI senior management, forecast what they think the crime is going to be in the country, being incentivized to be correct," Seraphin said. Fox News​ ​ Scientists pinpoint when humans had babies with Neanderthals . . . A pair of new studies sheds light on a pivotal but mysterious chapter of the human origin story, revealing that modern humans and Neanderthals had babies together for an extended period, peaking 47,000 years ago — leaving genetic fingerprints in modern-day people. Today, people from around the world who are descended from the group of humans that left Africa and successfully settled Eurasia still contain a vestige of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes. Washington Post​ ​ DC food workers vow Trump officials won't feel welcomed when dining out in nation's capital . . . Food workers in Washington, D.C., pledged to refuse service and cause other inconveniences for members of the incoming Trump administration when they dine out over the next four years. Industry veterans, bartenders and servers in the nation's capital told the Washingtonian that resistance to the Republican figures in the progressive city was inevitable and a matter of conscience. Fox News​ ​ Word will get around quickly about which restaurants do this and they'll simply lose money. Guilty Pleasures The Cookie Chain Teen Girls Are Powering to $1 Billion in Sales while driving their parents nuts . . . Every Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern, tween and teen girls across the country check Crumbl Cookies' social media to discover the week's newest flavors. Then they start begging their parents to take them to the bakery for a five-dollar, 700-calorie cookie. Crumbl co-founders Jason McGowan and Sawyer Hemsley have concocted a perfect recipe of social media and sugar. "Our strategy right from the beginning was social media," says McGowan, who started the company in 2017 with a single store in Logan, Utah, and is now chief executive. 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