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The Supreme Court just issued a unanimous ruling, and the case behind it has everything: Twitter, Saudi dissidents, federal prosecutors, and a fake invoice. The decision came down June 11, 2026, in Abouammo v. United States, No. 25-5146. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for a 9-0 Court, reversing the Ninth Circuit and sending the case back. Legal reporter Katie Buehler summed up the ruling this way: The defendant is Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee accused of giving confidential information about Saudi dissidents to a high-level Saudi official. According to the Court, the Saudi official wired Abouammo $300,000. Later, after Abouammo...

A Washington high school wrestler and her mother have filed a federal lawsuit after Pierce County prosecutors declined to file charges against a transgender competitor accused of assaulting the student during a girls' wrestling match. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, seeks damages and policy changes related to transgender participation in girls' sports, reporting of sexual assault allegations, and parental notification requirements. Defendants include the Puyallup School District, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), state education officials, and others, facing allegations that officials failed to respond appropriately after the reported assault. The complaint stems from a...

King County didn’t just lose residents. It lost billions of dollars in income. Newly analyzed IRS migration data shows more than 68,000 tax filers left King County in 2023, taking approximately $2.19 billion in adjusted gross income (AGI) with them, according to reporting by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The findings raise new questions about the long-term health of the region’s tax base as Seattle-area leaders continue expanding public spending while businesses, jobs, and higher-income residents increasingly look elsewhere. According to the Business Journal’s review of IRS county-to-county migration records, nearly one-third of departing King County tax filers relocated to...

Spokane, WA – On May 28, 2026, a jury of twelve people from across the Eastern District of Washington convicted Defendants Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II of violating federal law by conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. After 8 days of trial and over a day of deliberations, the jury found Defendants guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt, of the crime. Sentencing has not yet been set by United States District Judge Rebecca L. Pennell, who oversaw the trial. In the summer of 2025, a federal Grand Jury...

NEW YORK -- Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed Wednesday in a video posted to social media that he's retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports. Wilson's announcement came two days after news broke that he was finalizing a deal to become an analyst on CBS' Sunday NFL pregame show. "As I enter this next chapter with CBS Sports and 'The NFL Today,' I'm so blessed to continue doing what I love most -- being around the greatest game in the world," he said in the video. Wilson played 14 seasons after being taken by...

Pro-Antifa protesters caused a ruckus in Washington State on Monday as city officials recognized the leftist movement as a domestic terrorist organization, according to multiple reports and footage. Two masked leftists with Antifa and black anarchist-style flags loudly interrupted a public meeting as Battle Ground Mayor Eric Overholser read aloud a proclamation that condemned Antifa, The Chronicle and The Post Millennial reported. Police were seen arresting one shrieking agitator who refused to leave. “F* you!” a woman with the black flag began exclaiming as the mayor spoke, footage from The Post Millennial shows. Officials then motioned for police to ask...

A Washington school superintendent accused of helping cover up several sexual assault allegations at a high school was recorded on body camera as officers led her out of district headquarters in handcuffs and shoved her into a police cruiser. New footage released Friday shows Longview Public Schools Superintendent Karen Cloninger being arrested at district offices following a months long investigation. Investigators alleged she tried to conceal reports of sexual assaults involving Mark Morris High School basketball players in a locker room. The investigation previously led to several players being arrested on rape charges back in February, according to KLOG 100.7....

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Patty Murray said she broke her ankle earlier this week after tripping while running down the stairs, but said she planned to return to the Capitol next week for votes and hearings. (snip) "Earlier this week, while running down the stairs in a rush, I tripped and ended up breaking my ankle—I wouldn’t recommend it. Next week, I’ll be back at the Capitol for votes and hearings and doing everything else I can to be a voice for Washington state in the Senate—I’ll just be swapping one of my tennis shoes for an ankle brace for...

Paintings are our best visual reference of what the American Revolution was like, for those who lived through it. They offer a glimpse into what people wore, how battles were fought, and what it felt like to live during the Revolutionary War. However, it’s important to remember that paintings of the American Revolution were not intended as realistic depictions of the events portrayed. Most paintings were much more idealistic in nature – even those painted by artists who witnessed the events first-hand... 1. Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze (1851)2. The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (1819)4. The...

Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a scathing dissent Tuesday as the Supreme Court refused to let Florida sue California and Washington over their lawless practice of handing out commercial driver’s licenses to illegal aliens who cannot read English road signs. The Court denied Florida’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint in the original jurisdiction case, leaving the state with “nowhere else to bring” its claims, Thomas wrote. He was joined by Justice Samuel Alito. This decision comes after the horrific August 12, 2025, crash on the Florida Turnpike. Illegal alien Harjinder Singh, an Indian national who entered the...

Who will stop the Rain-ier? Scientists are warning that Washington’s Mount Rainier could unleash a catastrophic mudslide that has the potential to devastate three large towns within minutes. Often considered the crown jewel of Washington postcards, the over 14,000-foot-tall mountain is deemed the most dangerous in the US due to its towering height, frequent earthquakes, and precarious location upstream of a population center with over 100,000 people. While there is no evidence Rainier is about to blow its stack, magma is not the most dangerous fallout from the Cascade range’s preeminent volcano.

A Washington sheriff shocked the internet with a scathing comment on George Floyd just a day after the sixth anniversary of his murder. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank jumped on social media and declared that Floyd, who was murdered by a cop in May 2020, would be doing drugs if he was still alive. A post shared on X on May 19 saw four images of Floyd in different professions created with artificial intelligence. The images saw Floyd as a doctor, a priest, in a suit and a construction workers uniform, with the caption: 'If George Floyd were still alive...

Residents in a troubled Seattle neighborhood have begun erecting large homemade barricades across residential streets after a surge of gun violence left many fearing for their safety.Neighbors living near Aurora Avenue say repeated shootings, alleged prostitution activity and late-night chaos have pushed the community to a breaking point.Following another burst of gunfire over the weekend, frustrated residents took matters into their own hands by physically blocking off nearby roads in an effort to keep traffic and suspected criminal activity out of the area, Fox 13 reported.Videos circulating online show multiple streets partially sealed off with piles of dirt, chunks of...

SEATTLE — Following an increase in shootings around the Aurora Avenue corridor, homeowners and residents in the area have grown extremely frustrated and are calling upon city leaders to take immediate action. The most recent eruption of gunfire came on Saturday morning, when the Seattle Police Department (SPD) reported around 4 a.m. that around 40 shell casings were recovered near the Burgermaster at 101st Street and Aurora Avenue N. SPD is reported to be immediately implementing an increase in emphasis patrols within the Aurora Avenue corridor. On Saturday afternoon alone, KOMO News crews did note several SPD SUVs parked in...

Israeli hostages who were freed in a rescue operation Saturday reportedly confirmed that they had been held by Palestinian journalist Abdallah Aljamal — but a CNN story about the claim continues to say it is “without … evidence.” The four rescued hostages had been held in two separate homes in Nuseirat, Gaza, within 200 meters of each other. One female hostage, Noa Argamani, was held in one location, while the three male hostages were held in another. As Breitbart News reported, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the three male hostages had been held by a journalist named Abdallah...

Arab journalist Abdallah Aljamal killed while reportedly attempting to prevent the rescue of a female hostage he held captive in his apartment.

Ramzy Baroud Palestine Chromicle & Hitler's Mein Kampf. Screenshot after "comments are closed," the (Aug 17, 2024) propaganda for 'Mein Kampf' claiming it's truth, is still on at PalestineChronicle when archive (archive[DOT]is/EaAPO) saved it May 23, 2026. Comments are moderated.Quote by regular commenter Boston Kronik Denny: kronikdenny says: Cowards! Mein Kampf is still available, and equally as harmless. When did a book listed under the category, ” History ” become dangerous enough to be removed?? i thought only the Nazis did that…oh, wait! yes, they STILL do. because Zionist c#nts rule [sic]the world, and they said take it down. But...

Seattle’s lefty Mayor Katie Wilson admitted she was wrong to slam Starbucks and push for a boycott of the mega-coffee chain birthed in the Pacific City. Wilson, 43, issued a terse mea culpa to the New York Times this week as questions swirl about whether the liberal Northwest city can attract and retain businesses, including Starbucks, which recently chose to expand its footprint in Tennessee. The democratic socialist made waves last fall when she joined a barista union rally as mayor-elect and expressed her disgust with one of Seattle’s most recognizable businesses. “I am not buying Starbucks, and you should...

A conservative vlogger claims Panda Express employees called the police on him after he wore a MAGA hat and gave a “thumbs up” gesture to a cook inside a Washington state restaurant. “Panda Express kicked out @DannyRebel333 and Myself out for Simply for wearing a MAGA hat, and giving a thumbs up to a cook that just stood and Stared at me the whole time because of my Hat,” vlogger Chris Sims said in a May 11 post on X. “I asked if there was an issue and the cook said ‘Your Hat’ so I asked if he supported it,”...

A first-grade teacher in Washington state allegedly admitted to her husband that she cheated on him with a 16-year-old student — with whom she had sex in his truck, according to court documents. Mackenzie Naught, 25, allegedly fessed up to her hubby Saturday night, just hours before being arrested on child sex crimes on Sunday, the Spokesman-Review reported. The educator from Whitman County said she became physical with the teen the week before in his truck during a meet-up in the dead of night, according to court docs.