More details are coming out… The FBI said at a press conference on Thursday that there are no additional suspects in the terrorist attack on New Orleans’ French Quarter following reports that indicated there were others. FBI Deputy Assistant Direct Christopher Raia said at the press conference that 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen who […]
MILITARNYI Ukrainian drones have begun to be equipped with shotguns to counter Russian drones. The National Information Portal Tysk reported on this and published footage of the Foundation to help the defenders of Ukraine. The released videos show the “flying gun” approaching enemy drones, firing a shot at close range, after which the enemy drones fall down. […]
President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in select U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute move that could thwart President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to expand domestic energy production. The proposed action, as reported by Bloomberg, would target sensitive marine areas, making it notoriously challenging for future administrations to reverse […]
New Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams, who has received financial backing from organizations associated with billionaire philanthropist George Soros, is pushing for expanded surveillance measures modeled after those used in Europe. His proposal aims to bolster security in what some are calling a new phase of the global war on terrorism. Williams, who gained […]
President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to 20 individuals at the White House on Thursday, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who has been an outspoken critic of President-elect Trump. The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or […]
A Capital Idea: Retrocession, Not Statehood In the heart of the swamp, where the Potomac River meanders through marble edifices and murky political waters, Washington, D.C., stands as a peculiar anomaly. Neither state nor fully integrated into any other, the District of Columbia has been a perennial thorn in the side of representative democracy—a cause […]
On New Year’s Day, demonstrators sympathetic to the Palestinian cause brought traffic to a halt in Manhattan, rallying under the banner of an “Intifada revolution.” The protests unfolded mere hours after two terror attacks occurred on U.S. soil. In the heart of Times Square, chants of “New Year’s resolution, Intifada revolution!” echoed through the streets, […]
The peer-to-peer car rental platform Turo is facing heightened scrutiny after two deadly incidents involving vehicles rented through its service. In New Orleans, a rented Ford F-150 Lightning, driven by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old radicalized Army veteran with alleged ISIS ties, plowed through a crowded French Quarter on New Year’s Eve. The attack left at […]
On Thursday, Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S2129B, a piece of legislation that will require energy companies to pay up to $75 billion over 25 years to fund climate change-related projects. While the law is being heralded by proponents as a bold step in combating climate change, critics warn that it could ultimately […]
US-China War Could Create Global Economic Crisis
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – America isn’t ready – A China-Taiwan war would start an economic crisis. A full-scale invasion of Taiwan is a real eventuality. Last year, CIA director William Burns noted that China’s Xi Jinping, has instructed his armed forces to be ready for an invasion by 2027. But that isn’t Xi’s only option. He […]