Stembridge News Digest

  • Trump DOJ announces arrest of J6 pipe-bomb suspect Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:21:44 +0000


    Nearly five years after "live, active" pipe bombs were discovered at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 6, 2021, a suspect is now in custody.

    On Thursday, the DOJ announced that 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia, has been arrested. Cole lives with his mother and other family members and works in the office of a bail bondsman, according to an FBI affidavit.

    'Today's arrest happened because the Trump administration has made this case a priority.'

    At a press conference alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, and others, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed that Cole was arrested for allegedly transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.

    Citing the ongoing investigation, the officials shared few details about the sequence of events that led to Cole's arrest, but they insisted that the evidence against Cole was not based on any "new tip," just old-fashioned detective work.

    "This wasn't a new tip. It wasn't some new evidence. It was the hard work of President Trump's administration, Deputy Director Bongino, and Director Patel," Bondi reiterated.

    "Today's arrest happened because the Trump administration has made this case a priority," Bondi insisted.

    "This is what it's like when you work for a president who tells you to go get the bad guys and stop focusing on other extraneous things not related to law enforcement," Bongino added.

    Bondi further claimed that under the Biden administration, the evidence was "sitting there, collecting dust." Such "total lack of movement" during the four years under Biden "undermined the public trust of our enforcement agencies," she said.

    Bongino did confirm that "forensic evidence" played a role in the arrest, but did not elaborate further. The officials declined to weigh in on a possible motive.

    Patel indicated that Cole is believed to have "made [the] bombs," and Bondi stated he was charged with "placing" them at the RNC and DNC on January 5, 2021.

    The officials reiterated that further charges may be forthcoming and that the investigation is still in its early stages.

    "We are the most transparent law enforcement operation in U.S. history, but we are also going to make sure accountability is delivered to its fullest extent," Patel said. "And that happens in the courts of law, with our U.S. attorneys and our prosecutors. So we will divulge information when it is prudent and constitutionally permissible, while upholding the safeguards of this case, to make sure that the people that this individual intended to victimize get the accountability they deserve."

    "He will have his day in court."

    Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

    The FBI affidavit dated Dec. 3 revealed more details about the evidence against Cole. Investigators were able to link materials used in the bombs — including galvanized pipes, end caps, wires, nine-volt battery connectors, and kitchen-style timers — as well as other items that may have been used during the construction process — such as wire nuts, safety glasses, and sandpaper — to purchases made by Cole.

    A cell phone connected to Cole also pinged off of multiple cell towers near the RNC and DNC during the time the bombs were believed to have been placed, the affidavit said.

    At 7:10 p.m. on January 5, a 2017 Nissan Sentra registered to Cole was likewise observed "less than one-half mile from the location where the individual who placed the devices was first observed on foot ... at 7:34 p.m." The alleged 7:10 p.m. observation of Cole's vehicle came just five minutes before his cell phone "began to interact with Provider towers in the area," 44 minutes before the DNC bomb was allegedly placed, and 66 minutes before the RNC bomb was allegedly placed, the affidavit indicated.

    Cole's height and use of eyeglasses also seem to correspond to the suspect spotted on surveillance footage, the affidavit claimed.

    A Nov. 8 Blaze News investigation confirmed by several intelligence sources reported that a gait analysis of a former Capitol Police officer was a forensic match to the gait of the long-sought Jan. 6 pipe-bomb suspect. Today, the FBI announced that a Virginia resident, Brian Cole Jr., has been arrested in connection with the pipe-bomb incident. At this point, there is no indication that the individual matched through the gait analysis is a suspect or involved in the FBI’s investigation.

    An attorney for the Capitol Police officer has since denied the allegations on her behalf, and CBS News reported that the FBI ruled out her involvement, citing three unidentified sources who said there was a video of her playing with her puppies at the time the device was planted.

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  • Minnesota news outlet is getting wrecked online for story on Somali migrants' economic impact on Minnesota Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:05:00 +0000


    While more and more revelations are being made about massive fraud schemes orchestrated by members of the Somali migrant community in Minnesota, at least one station is making a valiant effort to cover up the problem.

    A KSTP-TV report looked at the economic impact of Somali immigrants in Minnesota after President Donald Trump issued a fiery statement accusing them of adding nothing to the economy.

    'It's easy to "generate" $500 million in "income" when you steal over [$1 billion] from US taxpayers.'

    "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you," he said in response to criticism from Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Tuesday.

    "These are people that do nothing but complain," he added. "They complain, and from where they came from, they got nothing. ... When they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch, we don't want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from and fix it."

    KSTP went to the community and got its reaction to the president's comments.

    "We're a hardworking family. We're working seven days a week," said restaurant owner Abdishakur Elmi, who moved to the U.S. in the 1990s.

    "Me and my dad, we work hard every single day," added his son, Abdihakin Daud.

    The report went on to claim that Somalis in Minnesota generate about $500 million in annual income and pay about $67 million in state and local taxes. He added that their economic impact to the state could be about $8 billion.

    Many online found the stats to be deceiving or unpersuasive.

    "So they only owe, what, $933,000,000.00 for the autism center fraud alone? Excellent propaganda point," replied Mollie Hemingway of the Federalist.

    "It's easy to 'generate' $500 million in 'income' when you steal over [$1 billion] from U.S. taxpayers. The media isn't doing its job here," another user said.

    "As several other people have pointed out, this implies that Somali immigrants in Minnesota are large net recipients of state & local public services," another comment reads.

    "It's bizarre to see the media and politicians defending this massive Somali fraud ring. These criminals stole over a billion dollars of taxpayer money, diverting much of it to Democrat politicians and literal terrorists. That's bad actually. Objectively so. Stop defending this!" another detractor said.

    RELATED: Trump announces investigation into massive COVID fraud scheme by Somali community, accuses Walz of obstruction

    "The whole debacle with the Somali fraud in Minnesota is pushing the media into a frenzy of news spinning to the point that they post information that is actually highly negative for the Somali community when you start analyzing it," another user said.

    A Blaze News request for comment to KSTP was not immediately answered.

    Daud also told KSTP that they had received threatening calls at their restaurant.

    "The guy was cussing my dad out. 'Go back to your country. You're a filthy Somali. You shouldn't be in our state,'" Daud said.

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  • Trans professor flunks student for calling trans ideology ‘demonic’ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0000


    Most parents assume that when they send their children to college in the South, they’ll be marked safe from transgender ideology rearing its head in their classrooms.

    However, it appears that they’ve assumed wrong.

    Now a student at the University of Oklahoma has filed a discrimination report against a transgender instructor who failed her for referencing the Bible in an essay response to an article about gender stereotypes.

    The student, Samantha Fulnecky, disagreed with the premise of the article but made sure her response worked well within the prompt’s guidelines — using the Bible to argue against the notion that there are multiple genders.


    “Apparently the trans instructor didn’t like that very much and gave her a 0 as her grade,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales comments on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”

    In her essay, Fulnecky wrote, “I strongly disagree with the idea from the article that encouraging acceptance of diverse gender expressions could improve students’ confidence. Society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders and everyone should be whatever they want to be is demonic and severely harms American youth.”

    “My prayer for the world and specifically for American society and youth is that they would not believe the lies being spread from Satan that make them believe they are better off as another gender than what God made them,” she continued.

    “My first reaction is why are you asking the students to write an essay about this in the first place? It seems to me like there are far better things that you could be teaching them rather than having them waste their precious time explaining something like ‘boys have penises and girls have vaginas,’” Gonzales comments.

    “But then again, we are dealing with a mentally ill professor,” she continues, noting that when the New York Times covered the story, it conveniently left the part about the professor being transgender out.

    “I find that part fascinating,” Gonzales comments.

    The professor, who calls himself “Mel Curth,” responds, “I am not deducting points because you have certain beliefs, but instead I am deducting points for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive.”

    “Additionally to call an entire group of people ‘demonic’ is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population,” he added.

    “Seems to me like it's entirely about her beliefs,” Gonzales comments, adding, “and the fact that she stood up for her, of course, Christian worldview.”

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  • Supreme Court allows Texas redistricting map for midterm elections; liberals dissent Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:20:00 +0000


    The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily approved the redistricting map in Texas for the midterm election over the dissent of the liberal justices.

    The 5-3 partisan vote means Republicans will likely gain several seats from Texas. The decision blocks a lower court injunction just as politicians begin to qualify for elections in the state.

    'Congratulations to Texas for advancing the rule of law.'

    The court has not yet issued a permanent decision on the lawsuit, claiming that the redistricting effort pushed by Republicans is discriminatory and unlawful.

    Republicans hope the redrawn map will lead to five additional seats in the U.S. House, but Democrats have countered with their own redistricting effort, including one in California.

    The Trump administration is suing against the new district map in California.

    "To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map," U.S. District Judge Jeffrey V. Brown previously wrote in the Texas case. "But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."

    U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi praised the decision on social media.

    "Federal courts have no right to interfere with a State's decision to redraw legislative maps for partisan reasons," she asserted.

    "A federal district court ignored that principle two weeks ago, and the Supreme Court correctly stayed that overreaching decision tonight," she added. "Congratulations to Texas for advancing the rule of law, my Solicitor General John Sauer, and our team of lawyers for their excellent brief supporting Texas in this important case."

    RELATED: Gov. Hochul says New York is jumping into redistricting feud between California and Texas

    The redistricting effort in California was championed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who campaigned to push the proposition by characterizing it as a chance for Californians to push back against President Donald Trump.

    The president accused them of rigging the election for the redistricting proposition, which passed easily.

    "The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED," Trump said at the time. "All 'Mail-In' Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are 'Shut Out,' is under very serious legal and criminal review."

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  • Conservative influencers promote Qatar as a desert paradise — but are they lying? Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000


    One of the main reasons Americans flock to shows like “The Liz Wheeler Show” is because Wheeler is someone the average citizen can trust to tell the truth — and it’s something that she’s very proud of. Which is why when other members of the new media on the right appear to betray the trust of the American people, she feels the need to call it out.

    “These people, who are ostensibly conservatives, began to post on X very long, flowery defenses of Qatar and the Qatari government that didn’t seem to be quite authentic. It didn’t seem to be quite organic,” Wheeler explains, pointing to Rob Smith as one of those influencers.

    “My first trip to Qatar has been eye-opening. This is a very different Middle East than I experienced as a U.S. Army soldier deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom,” Smith began in his post on X.


    “I wasn’t aware of a great deal of things about Qatar, only misperceptions and half-truths I’d read about online. When the opportunity was presented to me, with full authority and autonomy to ask the tough questions of the officials I’d be meeting with (and I did), I decided to risk any potential criticism and to travel and experience it for myself,” he continued.

    The post went on to praise the Qatari government further, finishing with a posed photo of Smith on a balcony.

    “If your reaction after hearing that post or reading that post was anything like mine was, maybe you scratched your head after you read that, because it reads a little bit like a scam email,” Wheeler says.

    “I mean, to be perfectly frank, my gut reaction when I read that was, ‘Shouldn’t you register as a foreign lobbyist after writing this post, Rob?’” she adds.

    In another post from influencer Emily Wilson, she is posed in a photo on a very similar looking balcony, writing only, “So beautiful can’t wait to come back," followed by the flag of Qatar.

    When Wilson’s post went viral, she responded, “I genuinely can’t believe how clueless some people are. Qatar hosts Formula 1 and people from all over the world fly in for it. Tourists, models, celebrities, fans. It is a massive international destination.”

    “And honestly it was amazing to finally feel safe and not be surrounded by homeless crackheads and criminals for once. I could actually relax and enjoy myself. Maybe if you salty losers left your bedrooms and visited a place before obsessively talking about it, you wouldn’t sound so chronically online and jealous,” she added.

    “Again it just doesn’t ring quite true. Why all of a sudden are these influencers coming to the defense of Qatar?” Wheeler asks, pointing out that Smith happens to be gay, which is considered a crime in Qatar.

    “They write these glowing recommendations of Qatar and yet their own behavior is actually illegal in Qatar. If you look at Qatari law, it’s illegal to evangelize for any other religion besides Islam. You can be put in prison or worse from that. You are not allowed to preach publicly about Christianity or distribute any kind of religious materials,” Wheeler explains.

    “You can’t even question the tenants, the teachings of the Islamic religion. That is a criminal offense in Qatar. ... Same-sex sexual relations in Qatar are illegal and punishable by imprisonment. If you engage in any kind of gay sex, then you are considered a criminal under the Islamic law in Qatar,” she continues.

    “They have a two-tier justice system, a justice system that oppresses regular people and lets off the elites, holds them to an easier standard, which is pretty evident,” she says, adding, “That’s exactly what’s happening here to Rob Smith and to Emily Saves America.”

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  • Exclusive: ICE arrests criminal illegal alien who allegedly operated shady unlicensed dental clinic Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000


    Immigration and Customs Enforcement highlighted the Wednesday arrests of several "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens, including a man who had been accused of operating an unlicensed dental practice, according to a Department of Homeland Security press release exclusively obtained by Blaze News.

    'ALL of them WILL be deported, never to return and harm another American AGAIN.'

    On Wednesday, federal immigration officials nabbed Jose Alfredo Uzeta, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was previously convicted of dentistry act violation and indecent assault in Harris County, Texas.

    A 2023 report by KTRK-TV accused Uzeta of operating an unlicensed practice for two decades. Uzeta previously told a judge that he was seeing approximately eight patients a day. During an appointment for her braces, one patient claimed that Uzeta unhooked her bra, massaged her, and attempted to kiss her. Police uncovered the illegal practice when the patient reported Uzeta's inappropriate conduct.

    "For 20 years, Uzeta preyed on vulnerable Americans, charging for dental procedures he had absolutely no business of performing. Worse, he sexually violated one of his patients who trusted him," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated.

    "In addition to this monster, ICE also arrested child predators, murderers, and violent assailants — ALL of them WILL be deported, never to return and harm another American AGAIN," McLaughlin added.

    RELATED: Unruly anti-ICE protesters shut down NOLA city council meeting — police carry out activist

    Jose Alfredo Uzeta. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

    ICE also arrested Mahmoud Telfah, a criminal illegal alien from Jordan. Earlier this year, Telfah was convicted of two counts, including child solicitation by electronic communication device and meets with a child, as well as attempted sexual exploitation of children by prostitution, according to the New Mexico Department of Justice.

    A criminal complaint revealed that Telfah attempted to solicit sexual acts from an undercover Albuquerque Police Department detective whom he believed to be a 15-year-old female.

    RELATED: DHS slams Newsom over illegal alien accused in death of 11-year-old boy on Thanksgiving

    Mahmoud Telfah. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

    The DHS press release highlighted ICE's recent arrest of Hamidou Diallo, an illegal alien from Mali, who was convicted of murder in New York.

    Hamidou Diallo. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

    Agents also captured Santos Guevara-Carrero, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, convicted of manslaughter in New York.

    Santos Guevara-Carrero. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

    Marcos Leon-Sorto, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, was arrested by federal agents. Leon-Sorto was convicted of aggravated assault causing significant bodily injury and assault on a peace officer or judge in Texas.

    Marcos Leon-Sorto. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

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  • Liberals tried to cancel American Eagle over 'fascist' Sydney Sweeney ad — here's who came out the clear winner Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:40:00 +0000

  • Climate hucksters wrong again: Study claiming climate change would make you poorer retracted over major flaws Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

  • Unruly anti-ICE protesters shut down NOLA city council meeting — police carry out activist Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000


    New Orleans City Council’s Thursday meeting was brought to a standstill by spitting-mad activists protesting the Trump administration’s recent immigration crackdown in the city.

    'We’ll be back.'

    The Department of Homeland Security confirmed this week the launch of Operation Catahoula Crunch in the Louisiana city, targeting criminal illegal aliens. The immigration enforcement efforts sparked backlash from some in the local community.

    During a Thursday New Orleans City Council meeting, residents lined up to demand that council members designate all city-owned properties as “ICE-free zones” and pass an ordinance that prevents cooperation with immigration officials.

    Several demonstrators held signs that read, “No collaboration with ICE/DHS.”

    The council repeatedly muted the microphone after informing the protesters that their remarks were “not germane” to the agenda items.

    Despite this, the activists continued to approach the microphone during public comments to repeat their demands. A couple of protesters refused to sit down and continued to shout and disrupt the meeting.

    RELATED: This Southern sanctuary city is next on the list for federal immigration law enforcement

    Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP via Getty Images

    Council members responded by suspending public comment on the agenda item and calling a recess.

    The crowd of protesters then erupted, shouting and screaming at both the council members and the police officers present in the chamber.

    Videos captured by FreedomNews.tv showed police officers slowly escorting the protesting crowd out of the building, with many individuals refusing to leave. Several officers were forced to carry out one unruly activist.

    After several minutes of scuffling, shouting, cursing, and some protesters defiantly raising middle fingers at officers, the crowd was finally locked out of the premises.

    “We’ll be back,” they shouted at the police from the other side of the fence.

    RELATED: Man flings Molotov cocktails at federal building while yelling 'anti-ICE' comments, feds say

    Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP via Getty Images

    According to NOLA.com, 30 protesters were ejected from the council’s chambers.

    Toni Jones, an organizer for the event and a member of the New Orleans Alliance against Racial and Political Repression, told Verite News, “We haven’t seen City Council take a stand, and we demand that they declare they will not cooperate with [ICE] in any way.”

    On Thursday, DHS highlighted the arrest of a kidnapper and sex offender as a result of Operation Catahoula Crunch. According to the department, he was previously sentenced to 40 years in prison and later released on parole.

    “These are SICK people who have lived among us for far too long. THEY WILL GO BACK,” DHS stated.

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  • NYT diagnoses Trump with ‘fatigue’ and history of racism while ignoring Biden’s 4-year nap and history of racism Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:18:44 +0000


    The New York Times has hit a new low and abandoned any semblance of journalism to focus on President Trump’s so-called fatigue — as well as his undocumented history of “insulting black people.”

    “President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, calling them ‘garbage’ he does not want in the United States in an outburst that captured the raw nativism that has animated his approach to immigration,” one article reads.

    “Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry,” it continues.

    “Now, you might be wondering at this point, did they give the same energy with Joe Biden, who actually does have a long history of insulting black people?” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales asks, though she knows the answer.


    “Of course they didn’t say anything about Joe Biden and his long history of insulting black people,” she says, pointing out that this isn’t the only hit piece on Trump making waves from the New York Times.

    Another recent article was titled, “Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting.”

    “‘Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office,’” Gonzales mocks. “Like, Joe Biden was dead for four years. Like, where were the articles? All of a sudden they care about all of these things.”

    But that’s not all. The New York Times also published an article titled, “Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office.”

    “Still, nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips,” the article reads.

    “The heavy lifting, the mental gymnastics ... that are required to write this type of article are truly incredible. The man is getting twice as much done in a shorter amount of time. Like, he’s actually just being more efficient. And the New York Times is like, ‘But he’s traveling less. He must be aging,’” Gonzales says.

    “Guys, Joe Biden was 200 years old. You couldn’t even find a pulse on the guy the whole time he was in office,” she continues. “I’m not going to listen to this from you.”

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  • Church displays political Nativity scene with Jesus in zip ties and centurions as ICE agents Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000


    An Illinois church is facing scrutiny for politicizing its Christmas Nativity scene to criticize immigration enforcement efforts.

    Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf of Lake Street Church of Evanston compared the plight of illegal aliens to the Roman Empire trying to kill Jesus Christ in the biblical account of his birth.

    'If you read the Gospels, how we treat our neighbors is how we are treating Jesus.'

    "Jesus was born into a context ... the Roman Empire, right?" said Woolf to WMAQ-TV. "He immediately has to flee and go into exile and become a refugee."

    The Roman centurions are depicted as ICE agents, and Joseph is lying on the ground as if thrown down.

    "Our baby Jesus has zip ties on his hands because that's an actual incident that happened in our city," Woolf added. "These are real-world things that are happening, and we're trying to depict them and bring the sacred into it to tell a story."

    WMAQ published video of the display and an interview with Woolf, who stood near the sign of the church that included an LGBTQ flag.

    Woolf was among the protesters who was arrested for rioting at a protest at an ICE facility in Broadview in November. WMAQ's report neglects to mention that several law enforcement officers were injured in the incident.

    "It's really important how we treat our neighbors because we find out if you read the Gospels, how we treat our neighbors is how we are treating Jesus," Woolf added.

    WMAQ said that the Department of Homeland Security did not return a request for a comment on the protest.

    RELATED: Grotesque Halloween display shows MAGA mannequins hanging by rope by Mexican flag

    The website for Lake Street Church has a web page dedicated to the cause of social justice that advocates for "dismantling racism" by trying to pass a reparations bill.

    The web page says the church offers sanctuary for those targeted by "inhumane immigration policies" and claims that the church is currently housing an immigrant family in the process of applying for asylum.

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  • 'Lawful and needful': Navy admiral dispels Hegseth's alleged 'kill them all' order during drug-boat strike Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:39:49 +0000


    Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth remains on offense, as another military official stands up in defense of the infamous boat strike against alleged drug traffickers.

    The Washington Post published a story claiming that Hegseth ordered Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley to "kill them all" during a September 2 strike on alleged drug boats, insinuating that the alleged order amounted to a war crime.

    'I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat, load it with drugs.'

    Bradley echoed remarks made by Hegseth and members of the administration defending the strike and calling the Post's reporting into question.

    Lawmakers exiting the Thursday-morning meeting with Bradley reaffirmed that the accusations levied against Hegseth and his Pentagon were unfounded, claiming there was "no such order."

    RELATED: Trump’s boat strikes may leave one Venezuelan drug-smuggling pirate haven in ruins

    Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    "The first strike, the second strike, and the third and the fourth strike on September 2 were entirely lawful and needful, and they were exactly what we would expect our military commanders to do," Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said as he was exiting the classified briefing.

    "Admiral Bradley was very clear that he was given no such order, to give no quarter or to kill them all," Cotton added.

    RELATED: Turns out that Hegseth’s ‘kill them all’ line was another media invention

    Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    Cotton went on to describe the footage of the strike that was shown to the lawmakers.

    "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat — loaded with drugs, bound for the United States — back over so they could stay in the fight," Cotton said. "And potentially, given all the context we heard, of other narco-terrorist boats in the area coming to their aid."

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  • Thanksgiving nightmare: Woman gives chilling 'independence day' confession about slashing boyfriend's throat, police say Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000


    An Arizona woman allegedly admitted to trying to murder her sleeping boyfriend on Thanksgiving, according to court documents. What's more, authorities said the woman told her boyfriend, "Today is my independence day."

    Tamala Rudeseal — a 52-year-old from Mesa — was arrested on Thanksgiving night and booked into the Maricopa County Jail on attempted murder and aggravated assault charges. Her bond was set at $1 million.

    'God, I hope he is dead; it’d be a favor to me, his wife, and his children.'

    Police said Rudeseal called 911 around 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving and reportedly made several alarming remarks.

    Citing court records, KPNX-TV reported that Rudeseal was heard saying during the 911 call, "I'm sick of what you do to me, today is independence day."

    Court documents also claim Rudeseal was heard saying, "Yes ... I did just try to murder you," and "I'm ready to go to prison."

    Police said when officers arrived at the residence, they found Rudeseal's boyfriend with a cut running from his left ear to the center of his neck.

    The wounded man was rushed to a local hospital and underwent emergency surgery for a neck laceration, according to KSAZ-TV. Officials told the news outlet that the man is expected to survive.

    The boyfriend informed investigators that the couple had argued earlier in the day, court docs stated.

    Arizona Family, citing court documents, reported that the man told detectives he was asleep when he woke to a sharp pain in his neck. Court records also state that he told investigators that he thought he was going to die but controlled the bleeding with his shirt until police arrived.

    The boyfriend said he'd been in a relationship with Rudeseal for 11 years and that she is often depressed around the holidays, according to court records.

    RELATED: Stunned judge reveals fate of woman involved in deadly kidnapping of 2 young sisters found in a pit — 1 did not survive

    According to court docs, Rudeseal informed police that she told her boyfriend, "I'm going to slice your (expletive) throat."

    According to court docs, when asked by investigators if she was attempting to kill her boyfriend, Rudeseal responded, "Yes. God, I hope he is dead; it’d be a favor to me, his wife, and his children."

    According to court records, Rudeseal also told authorities, "I planned on doing the other side and then stabbing him in the heart."

    Records show Rudeseal complained to officers that her boyfriend "does not do anything around the house" except sit, smoke, and drink.

    Police detained Rudeseal at the crime scene and recovered a large folding hunting knife close to where she was found, authorities said.

    The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office told People magazine that the case is "currently under review by our office."

    The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Thursday afternoon told Blaze News that Rudeseal "is still in custody."

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  • Halle Berry torches Gavin Newsom's presidential hopes — for devaluing half of the population Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:45:00 +0000


    Hollywood actress Halle Berry said she vehemently opposes the reported presidential aspirations of California Gov. Gavin Newsom over menopause health care.

    The Academy Award-winning actress berated Newsom while speaking at the New York Times' DealBook Summit.

    The 59-year-old has become an advocate for expanding health care options for women going through menopause.

    She said that the governor's veto against the Menopause Care Equity Act (AB 432) led to her rejection of any presidential hopes he might have. The 59-year-old has become an advocate for expanding health care options for women going through menopause.

    "Back in my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill, not one, but two years in a row," she said.

    "But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever," she added. "And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either. Just saying."

    Berry endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.

    Newsom argued that the bill was too far-reaching when he vetoed it the last time.

    "Last year, I vetoed a substantially similar bill, stating that it would limit the ability of health plans to engage in practices that have been shown to ensure appropriate care while limiting unnecessary costs," the governor said. "That is still the case with this bill — despite my call for a more tailored solution. This bill's expansive coverage mandate, in conjunction with a prohibition on [utilization management], is too far-reaching."

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    Video of Berry's comments were widely circulated on social media.

    Berry won the Oscar for best actress in 2002 for her role in "Monster's Ball." She was the first black woman to win the award in that category and, to date, the only one to do so.

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