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President Trump's call for 10,000 new Border Patrol agents is precisely what our border security needs, but there's a crucial question: where exactly are we supposed to find these people? The answer is staring us right in the face. Every year, about 200,000 service members transition out of the military. These aren't just numbers on a page – these are trained professionals looking for their next mission, and we desperately need them not just for Border Patrol but for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra We have a pretty significant development… The Trump Admin finally signed the Transition Agreement with the Outgoing Biden Administration to hand off Control of the Government— but with a Twist… The entire transition Will Be PRIVATELY FUNDED, Not to Use tax-payer Dollars, GSA Technology, or Government Buildings • What this means…? It means Trumps MAGA administration has decided to go dark and will is creating a closed circuit loop of communication and security. Trump’s administration will not be using GSA provided cell phones, computers, offices or “any technology” provided by the GSA. • Why? I can only speculate,...

Jeffrey Epstein Island visitors tracked directly to their homes WIRED “Investigation that uncovered the data of almost 200 mobile phones belonging to visitors to his infamous pedophile island. The data was so precise, we were able to map the paths of these visitors to within centimeters, including their neighborhoods, buildings of origin, and the paths they took to get to the island. These digital trails document the numerous trips of wealthy and influential individuals seemingly undeterred by Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender.” (SEE VIDEO) “This is Little St. James, AKA Epstein Island. These red dots on the map...

EMERGENCY‼️…….. EMERGENCY ‼️ Today, I have received multiple messages about upcoming security preparedness issues for Capitol Police led events in January. As we all know one of those events is the 2025 Presidential Inauguration. I’m told USCP Chief J Thomas Manger and USCP Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher are holding eleven (11) briefings with Department employees. I’m being told that Gallagher is leading these briefings and I’m hearing first hand that officers in attendance are being packed in rooms like sardines in a can and can barely hear Gallagher speaking. Additionally, they are holding these briefings at the beginning and end...

The genetic ancestry testing company 23andMe recently announced that it is filing for bankruptcy, which could result in the company being sold. Over the last 20 years, 15 million people have submitted their DNA to the company for testing, but now the company has fallen on hard times, potentially putting your saliva sample with highly sensitive information about your health and genealogy at risk. The company has lost nearly $6 billion, according to cyber security expert Arun Vishwanath. And because it’s not a health care company, DNA data is not protected by health privacy laws. 23andMe says it has “strong...

Multiple U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, have been breached by a Chinese hacking group tracked as Salt Typhoon, the Wall Street Journal reports. The purpose of the attack appears to be intelligence collection as the hackers might have had access to systems used by the U.S. federal government for court-authorized network wiretapping requests. It is unclear when the intrusion occurred, but WSJ cites people familiar with the matter, saying that "for months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful U.S. requests for communications data." Salt Typhoon is...

Richard V. Allen, who as President Ronald Reagan’s first national security adviser supported tougher Cold War military strategies and helped guide U.S. policies on Iran after the release of American hostages, but who soon stepped down amid fallout from an ethics probe, died Nov. 16 at a hospital in Denver. He was 88. His son Michael Allen confirmed the death but did not provide a specific cause. Mr. Allen’s influence on the Reagan era — and future Republican Party politics — also apparently unfolded over a tense few hours in July 1980 during the Republican National Convention in Detroit. Reagan...

The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. was the only “no” vote, against 14 “yes” votes. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield explained that the U.S. had vetoed the resolution because it did not include the release of 101 Israeli hostages as a condition: We made clear throughout negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that failed to release the hostages. Because, as this Council has previously called for, a durable end to the war must come with the release of the hostages....

President-elect Donald Trump selected Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) to serve as his National Security Adviser, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. A source familiar to Breitbart News confirmed the WSJ’s report that Trump had asked Waltz to serve as the National Security Adviser. The role, which is appointed by the president, “doesn’t require Senate confirmation,” the WSJ’s report explained. Waltz, who is a retired Green Beret colonel and Afghanistan War veteran, has represented Florida’s 6th Congressional District since 2019.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Republican Representative Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, tapping a retired Army Green Beret who has been a leading critic of China. Waltz, a Trump loyalist who also served in the National Guard as a colonel, has criticized Chinese activity in the Asia-Pacific and has voiced the need for the United States to be ready for a potential conflict in the region.

For the past two years, Dr. Anthony Fauci has received $15,000,000 in taxpayer-funded security services – despite having returned to private citizenship. Open the Books discovered the arrangement within a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Marshals service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via a Freedom of Information Act request. Up until at least late September, this agreement between the two government agencies has left the American taxpayer on the hook for the costs attached to Dr. Fauci’s lifestyle, which included a publicly-funded chauffeur and a fully staffed U.S. Marshals security detail. The $15...

... On Wednesday morning, Steve Bannon invited General Michael Flynn on The War Room to discuss the election results and the important next steps for President-elect Donald Trump. ... General Flynn on Wednesday warned Trump’s inner circle to expect another assassination attempt before President Trump reaches the Oval Office in January. ..

Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner has reported his department is on “high alert” and has drones and snipers on standby if any violence breaks out. Skinner stated, “We will have a lot of resources out there, a lot of staff, a lot of equipment.” Arizona is not the only state that has increased its security measures.

As Election Day is just days away, Washington, D.C., Michigan, Georgia and other states around the U.S. are ramping up security, as massive protests are expected no matter who wins. In the deep-blue cities of Philadelphia, Atlanta and Detroit, security measures are taking place to keep election officials safe. In Detroit and Atlanta, some campaign offices have installed bullet-proof glass protecting election offices. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a warehouse that counts ballots has fencing around it topped with barbed wire, according to Reuters. The executive director of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections said that election workers have been harassed already...

Find out if you're accidentally sharing your location with Google, Apple apps and services blog.google, support.apple.com When mobile apps first hit the scene, many were designed to make our phones more useful. This included new tools for productivity, as well as apps for entertainment. Many of today’s apps, though, are packed with sneaky permission requests and hidden trackers. These tactics are legal because app developers (and the companies behind them) have to give you a choice to opt in or out of these tracking permissions. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to do that … or the developers make it really...

X/Twitter owner Elon Musk says he is increasing his security after receiving “vitriolic” threats for endorsing president Trump.Appearing at a town hall event in Pittsburgh Sunday, Musk told the crowd about being pictured on the cover of Der Spiegel magazine, which labeled him ‘Public Enemy No. 2’ – behind Trump.German SPIEGEL hates freedom. Mainstream journalism is a complete joke – citizen journalism is the future. Thank god, Elon Musk bought Twitter and made it X. pic.twitter.com/NE3nZcMJSd— Miró (@unblogd) October 20, 2024“I’m like, enemy number 2 of what? Uh, democracy?” Musk told the crowd, adding “I mean I’m pro-democracy. I’m literally...

Google on Tuesday announced a fresh Chrome browser update that addresses 17 vulnerabilities, including 13 security defects reported by external researchers.The most severe of the externally reported bugs is CVE-2024-9954, a high-risk use-after-free defect in AI . . .The latest Chrome iteration is now rolling out as versions 130.0.6723.58/.59 for Windows and macOS, and as version 130.0.6723.58 for Linux.

NEW YORK — Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps. Tomasko, 31, a freelance software consultant in Chicago, understands why people appreciate the ease of the apps, which typically only require you to know someone's username in order to send money. But she realized that keeping money in the apps could be risky and means losing out on the interest from a high yield savings account. She now immediately transfers any payments out of the apps...

In December 2023, for 17 continuous days, a fleet of drones appeared at night over Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia and other facilities in the greater Virginia Beach area. This was reported at the time, but the story was fleeting. Two other events occurred in the area that are relevant to the story. In February 2023, a pair of F-22s from Langley shot down the Chinese spy balloon as it exited the United States over South Carolina into the Atlantic Ocean. In January 2024, a Chinese graduate student at the University of Minnesota, was arrested for flying a drone...

President Biden on Wednesday discussed U.S. support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression during a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and announced a new $425 million military aid package. Included in the package are additional air defense capabilities, air-to-ground munitions, armored vehicles and munitions, the White House said in a readout of the president’s call. “President Zelenskyy updated President Biden on his plan to achieve victory over Russia, and the two leaders tasked their teams to engage in further consultations on next steps,” the statement read.