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“I believe in being transparent here. If I were editing The New York Times, I don't think I’d put it in the paper,” says @MarkHalperin . But people are telling me that the family of Ella Cook, the Alabama young woman who was a sophomore, has been told that she was the target of what happened at Brown. I have no idea whether that’s true. There’s other theories about why the person did what they did. And since we don’t know who the assailant is, it’s going to be harder to say. But if it’s true that she was targeted,...

Earlier this month, this racist tirade went viral: [Warning: F-bomb at the end] VIDEO AT LINK.......... As it turns out, this racist woman who wants segregation where Republicans are poisoned is Katia Gardner, daughter of Virginia House Delegate Debra Gardner. Update: The full name of the woman who said that she'd poison "white MAGA families" if she owned a Soul Food place and they came to eat there is Katia Gardner, and she is the daughter of Virginia House of Delegates member Debra Gardner (@Gardner4Del). https://t.co/GN5NXQ2ACx pic.twitter.com/2vmHC0ZRcy— Leftism (@LeftismForU) December 16, 2025Del. Gardner, a Democrat representing the 76th state district...

Here’s what we know so far: Rob Reiner’s son Nick has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents. Nick, 32, cycled in and out of rehab centers, blaming his drug use on the fame surrounding his father and his grandfather, the comedian Carl Reiner. Nick got into a fight with his parents during a holiday party hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien on Saturday night. Family friends told The Times that Nick had been living in a guesthouse on his parents’ property and that his mother had become increasingly concerned about his mental health in recent weeks. The medical examiner...

Rob and Michele Reiner were 'scared' by their son's erratic behaviour at a 'ritzy' party in the hours before he allegedly murdered his parents in their $13.5 million mansion, it emerged today. Nick Reiner was said to be 'acting crazy' and 'running around' Conan O'Brien's Christmas bash 'asking people if they're famous' on Saturday night. [SNIP] 'Nick was acting crazy. He kept asking people if they were famous,' a source told PEOPLE about the event. Nick reportedly ended up in a 'very loud argument' with his worried parents in front of guests, apparently over his refusal to go back into...

Michelle Obama revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! she and her husband had dinner planned with Rob and Michele Reiner the evening they were killed, “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night.” The Reiners were found slain in their Brentwood home Sunday afternoon. Both had wounds that were consistent with a knife, with reports later indicating their throats were allegedly slit. The couple’s 32-year-old son Nick has been arrested by the police as a suspect and he remains in custody without bail, as Breitbart News reported. The former president posted Sunday evening the Obamas were mourning...

A convicted murderer who was scheduled to be executed in Georgia this week had his date with death suspended after the state announced Monday that it was considering a new clemency application. Stacey Humphreys, 52, was preparing to be put to death by lethal injection Wednesday, when the state Board of Pardons and Paroles saidit was ordering the suspension of his execution following an 11th-hour petition. Filed by the nonprofit Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the petition, which received more than 1,400 signatures, highlights “profound irregularities that occurred inside the jury room” during Humphreys’ trial. “The Board has...

Nick Reiner, who is under arrest for the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner, checked into a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning, and left a trail of blood behind ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. Nick checked into The Pierside Santa Monica around 4 AM Sunday, using his credit card. His check-in came hours after he got into a heated argument with his father at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party. Eyewitnesses who saw Nick check in say he seemed "tweaked out", but there were no visible signs he had been in a violent confrontation -- we're told definitely no...

Nope, not satire.Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson · Follow The Prime Minister of Australia says the true threat is “right-wing extremist groups” after the Islamic terrorist attack yesterday. Actually absurd.Two Islamic migrants - a father and son, no less - killed at least 15 people on Sunday at a Jewish beach party celebrating the start of Hanukkah.This means, of course, that the leftwing globalists have to remind us that "antisemitism" and "the rise of right-wing extremist groups" are the problem.

Authorities moved to release a person of interest they arrested Sunday over a deadly mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, extending the manhunt to its third day. The FBI and police have not identified a suspect since the perpetrator opened fire with a handgun in the school’s engineering building during final exams on Saturday, killing two students and wounding nine others, officials said Sunday night. The FBI pursued a local police lead to arrest the initial person of interest in Coventry, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X earlier that day, thanking “the men and women of...

Bail has been set at $4 million after Nick Reiner was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department after the Hollywood director and his wife Michele were found dead in their home on Sunday. ================================================================= Nick Reiner, the son of Hollywood couple Rob and Michele Reiner, has been arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department amid an investigation into the apparent homicide of his parents. According to Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department records made public on Monday, Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested on Sunday night at 9:15 p.m. local time and was booked into custody at 5:04 a.m. on...

The young woman identified as the first victim killed in Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University was Ella Cook, a 19-year-old sophomore and outspoken conservative activist whose death has sent shockwaves through both the campus community and conservative circles nationwide. Cook, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, was serving as vice president of Brown University’s College Republicans and was widely known for standing firm in her beliefs on one of the most ideologically hostile campuses in the country. Friends say she was thoughtful, kind, and unafraid to express her convictions, even when doing so made her a target for hostility or...

"My flesh and my heart may fail, God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever" Psalm 73:26 NIV Bible Newsdump Alert: Israel On The Attack... Newsdump Alert: Three Americans Killed In An Attack In Syria... Jeffrey Epstein talk this weekend the Democrats putting their material out ahead of the actual government files which hit next Newsdump Friday December 19th. The Dems using material from the Jeffrey Epstein Estate including pictures with some of the most disturbing pictures withheld for now. On Friday though one picture was pretty powerful reminding us of the days when Rush Limbaugh offered...

National Rally (RN) legislator Jean-Philippe Tanguy from the Somme region is preparing legislation to bring back brothels in France. Tanguy says his idea is endorsed by the RN's National Assembly leader Marine Le Pen. The end result of the proposed law would be to have the prostitutes manage the brothels which would be a new yet undetermined name... In the National Assembly a key win for the government of President Emmanuel Macron led by Prime Minister Sebasten Lecornu. The "Social Security Budget" approved 247-234 but 93 lawmakers took the route of abstention... A prime time forum for the leading 2027...

Sometimes living with your adult children feels like you’re running a small grocery store, and not in a fun way. One reader shared with Bright Side how her patience ran out after months of watching her daughter-in-law eat everything in sight while her son turned a blind eye. Hi Bright Side,My name is Susan D., I’m 56, and my son and his wife moved in “just for a few months” after some personal issues. I was happy to help (I stocked the fridge, cooked meals, and tried to make everyone comfortable). But 8 months later, it feels like my home...

This week, the lingering allegations over the marital history of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) took an ominous step when Border Tsar Tom Homan publicly acknowledged that the government is looking into the matter.Rep. Omar has long denied that she married her brother to gain his entry into the United States, but the allegation has continued to rage on the Internet and among her critics.The question is whether this is a substantive case of fraud or defamation.Homan stated that he was investigating whether Omar committed immigration fraud, but also noted that the statute of limitations has been an issue.In his...

...talks in Berlin this weekend involving White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and... Democrat Congressman speaking of photos from the Jeffrey Epstein Estate depicting...sex acts... The US Treasury lifting sanctions on controversial Brazilian Supreme Court Justice... One person killed during a Ukrainian drone attack... Two new US government reports are out concerning the troubled V-22 Osprey... House Republicans introducing their version of Obamacare extension... A US special forces team raided a Chinese merchant vessel...headed for Iran... Trump says there is agreement between Thailand and Cambodia... International Criminal Court prosecutor ousted after his arrest warrants for Israeli... Germany...

My guest today is Andrew Kolvet, who was Kirk’s close confidant. Since the assassination, he’s taken on many of Kirk’s responsibilities, including hosting “The Charlie Kirk Show.” Andrew Kolvet: …“Now, Charlie’s mission was to say: Hey, before us are two roads. You can either go grievance politics, socialism, free stuff populism, Mangione-ism, Mamdani-ism, or you can go MAGA.“ …“I think this is the through line for Israel — is you do not have to support Israel to belong to the team, at least in a traditional historical sense…I’m an American. I’m born in this country. My kids are going to...

How Doubling the Workforce Doubled Government Revenue and Compressed the American Family SOLD AS: THE LIBERATION OF WOMEN Operational Pattern Beginning in the late 1960s and accelerating into the 1980s, cultural, political, and economic incentives pushed women into the full time workforce. The messaging framed this shift as empowerment, but the structural result was a dramatic increase in taxable labor. More workers meant more taxable hours. More taxable hours meant more state revenue without raising official tax rates. Observed Outcomes • Cost of living rose faster than wages • Dual income households became mandatory rather than optional • Time available...

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) took a page out of the authoritarian, theocratic Iranian regime’s playbook over the weekend, deeming the country he serves “The Great Satan” during a rant on The Dean Obeidallah Show. Johnson offered his evaluation of his country after host Dean Obeidallah submitted that President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged drug runners in the Western Hemisphere were “defining us as some kind of-, like a Putin-esque type of nation.” “Yeah, we are the world’s No. 1 bully, and we’re using our immense, unrivaled power to rule over those who have less power. And we’re doing it with...

Today Politico — the designated outlet for the Deep State 51 — named President Trump the most influential figure shaping European politics in the year ahead, a recognition previously conferred on leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In anticipation of the recognition, Trump gave Politico’s Dasha Burns a 45-minute interview in the White House. Alexander Burns reports on the interview in “Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak.’” They’re weak on the international stage, but they are thugs at home. Trump observes: “They talk, but...