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ransomnote: Full video at linkGuy Reffitt@GuyReffittJ6Striking the head with a baton is generally categorized as a potentially lethal use of force. In the use-of-force continuum, lethal force is the highest level.Strikes to the skull with a baton are lethal.May 22, 2026~~~~~~~Grok's analysis:The X post by Guy Reffitt (@GuyReffittJ6) shares security footage from a crowded January 6 Capitol tunnel showing riot-geared officers striking and pushing civilians with batons amid a dense confrontation.Reffitt, a pardoned Three Percenter convicted as the first J6 trial defendant, captions the video to argue that head strikes with batons qualify as potentially lethal force per standard use-of-force...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service fatally shot a person who opened fire on officers at a security checkpoint on Saturday in an exchange of gunfire that briefly locked down the White House, officials said.The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. when a male approached the Secret Service checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, pulled a gun from a bag and opened fire on officers, the Secret Service said in a statement.The officers returned fire and shot the suspect, who was taken to a hospital, where he later died, the Secret Service said. The agency said the shooting...

The Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision, initially articulated by Prime Minister Abe Shinzō in 2016...includes capacity-building assistance aimed at strengthening governance, maritime security, and navigational safety. FOIP represented a major step forward in Japan’s strategic engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in Southeast Asia. For example, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has conducted Indo-Pacific Deployment long-range training missions, mainly in the South China Sea, since 2017. These deployments deliberately incorporate port visits and joint exercises with regional navies, reflecting broader strategic considerations. Over the past decade, China’s maritime law-enforcement capabilities and naval power have expanded significantly, fundamentally transforming the security...

Full clip w/ more dancing at the link.Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrumpMay 23, 2026

A vaccine to tackle the runaway Ebola virus now surging through central Africa can be developed within 100 days, an international disease response group vowed Friday.The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) funds the development of new vaccines and is looking at potential candidates for the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no current known vaccine.Jane Halton, CEPI’s board chair, highlighted an urgent need for a vaccine, saying the number of cases recorded so far may be only the tip of the iceberg and a swift response is essential.“I can guarantee you that we will be in a position to...

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people, state media reported Saturday. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers were on duty at the time. The agency initially reported early Saturday eight people were killed and 38 were trapped underground. Nine were still trapped as of Saturday afternoon, Xinhua said. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua reported, and rescue work is pressing on. Among the injured, many were hurt by toxic gas, according to...

Sean Kirkpatrick, former DoD All-Domain Anomaly Resolution director, describes missile strike on UAP. Video. MiddleOfMayhem X

Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 .@POTUS on incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: "I want Kevin to be totally independent. I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don't look at me; don't look at anybody. Just do your own thing — and do a great job." May 22, 2026 TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~President Trump: The Federal Reserve is the pillar of the world financial system, and the most important central bank anywhere in the world, with a history stretching back 100 years. It is truly the institution that's most looked to, most respected. And it's now taken on a...

Nick Sortor@nicksortor🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Senate Republicans will now MISS President Trump's June 1 deadline to pass ICE and CBP funding, as John Thune decides to RECESS the Senate until NEXT MONTHThune is a FAILURE.President Trump is NOT going to be happy about this. Time to remove Thune!May 21, 2026 TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~Fox Anchor Bill Hemmer: ....chaos on Capitol Hill as Senate Republicans are now set to go home until June. That's significant because that now puts them on course to miss a June 1st deadline that was set by President Trump to pass a reconciliation funding package to give money to...

ransomnote: The man in the skin mask is Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward (former Navy SEAL and CENTCOM deputy commander)Nick Sortor@nicksortor·12hMany have asked me what the hell is going on with this US Navy Admiral who appears to be wearing a skin mask on FoxI reviewed the raw broadcast (aired Tuesday) to confirm it’s not edited or AI-generated, and it’s… strange.I can’t explain itFull, unedited segment in repliesMay 21, 2026ransomnote: But wait, there's more. X.com has flagged this post as 'adult content'.

AwakenedOutlaw⚒️ repostedMike Davis@mrddmiaJustice is coming for lawfare Democrats.I've said it on over 5,000 media hits.I know it's slower than we'd like, but it's coming.A special grand jury is seated in Fort Pierce.Subpoenas are going out.Joe diGenova is on board.Jason Reding Quiñones has 15 people on his team and growing.Comey. Brennan. Clapper. Blinken. Sullivan. Jack Smith.What these lawfare Democrats did was republic-ending, unacceptable, and inexcusable.And they will be held accountable.So this never happens again.Thanks for having me, @JoeTalkShowMay 21, 2026.

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A Texas hunter turned the state’s picturesque Hill Country into a real-life horror show, allegedly slaughtering at least 13 white-tailed bucks, slicing off their heads and leaving the headless carcasses to rot on residents’ front lawns. Darrell Maguire, 55, of New Braunfels, is accused of shooting deer with a crossbow from his vehicle, chopping off their prized heads and leaving the decapitated bodies behind for horrified locals to find over 11 months between fall 2024 and summer 2025, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department said Thursday. He was arrested by game wardens in September 2025 after at least eight white-tailed...

Kerry Sheron, a 69-year-old Army veteran and owner of a residence in the San Diego area known locally as the “Trump House,” was critically injured in an assault near his home. His wife later told reporters that Sheron’s chances of recovery are slim to none. Escondido police responded to reports of an assault in progress around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers found Sheron suffering from severe injuries, while a utility worker who intervened kept the suspect restrained. Sheron was transported to a trauma center, where he remained in critical condition in the ICU as of Thursday evening. Sheron’s...

Big Vote today (48-1!) in the Energy and Commerce Committee on a Bill including The Sunshine Protection Act, which will be making Daylight Saving Time Permanent! This is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks. Many of these Clocks are located in Towers, and the cost of renting, or using, Heavy Equipment to do this twice a year is prohibitive! The House will be attaching The Sunshine Protection Act to ''The Highway Bill." Great work by Troy Nehls, and all of the Members...

Nick Sortor @nicksortor JUST IN: The House has OVERWHELMINGLY passed a Trump-backed bill to RESTRICT companies like Blackrock from buying up single family homes LONG overdue! It’ll now head to the Senate, then to POTUS’ desk May 20, 2026

Libs of TikTok repostedLibs of TikTok@libsoftiktok BREAKING: Muhammad Abdulqadir Omar, one of the Medicaid fraudsters in Minnesota who was recently indicted for stealing $3.3M, was caught and arrested after he attempted to FLEE from the FBI.Footage captures Omar limping away during his attempted escape after he jumped from a 4th-story balconyMay 21, 2026

Overton@overton_news·3hFormer Colombo crime family boss Michael Franzese admitted to Sean Hannity that in all his years in the mob, he had never seen anything like the lawfare weaponized against President Trump.He also said he knows the RICO statute inside and out — and Joe Biden should have been easily indicted.FRANZESE: “I want to tell you two things, and this is meaningful. I want people to know this.”“All this warfare that they put against...lawfare they put against Trump...I never seen anything like that!”“And I want to tell you this...Joe Biden, the information that the GOP, when they did the investigation on...

ransomnote: Disturbing excerpt of the video below.Jack Danger@JackDangerLIVE🚨 SHOCKING FOOTAGE SHOWS CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER LILA MORRIS BEAT AN UNCONSCIOUS ROSANNE BOYLAND TO DEATH ON JANUARY 6TH, 2021 🚨Almost no one has heard her name. Rosanne Boyland, a 34-year-old Trump supporter from Georgia, went to the Capitol on Jan 6… and never came home.This raw video shows her LYING UNCONSCIOUS on the ground, BLEEDING from her mouth and nose, while Capitol Police officer Lila Morris BEAT HER REPEATEDLY with a baton as she lay dying.The medical examiner looked at that same footage (or claimed to), conducted an “autopsy” and still ruled...

Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh·7h🚨 JUST IN: Rep. Jim Jordan announces the "human sources" who infiltrated January 6th might've been PAID BY THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTERThis is insane. Expose it all and make arrests!REP. JIM JORDAN: "Were any of the guys they were paying, was the Biden Justice Department paying these same guys? Confidential human sources. We know 26 confidential human sources were at the Capitol in January 6.""They weren't authorized to do so. I want to know if any of these guys were double dipping and taking money from the government and from the Southern Poverty Law Center. That's one of...