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  • Breaking: US Strikes Houthi Positions in Yemen

    Breaking: US Strikes Houthi Positions in Yemen

    Featured Image: Reported image of Hodieda port

    At the direction of the President, US forces have begun large scale strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen today. The strikes have targeted radar sites, missile launchers and drone facilities.

    It is being reported that the airport at Sana’a and the ports at Hodeida and Ras Issa have been rendered out of order by the strikes.

    The Houthi, also known as Ansar Allah, are a Shia rebel group that control parts of Yemen. They have been in a long running civil war in that country with Iran backing their co-religionists and the House of Saud backing the Yemeni government.

    President Trump issued a statement on Truth social shortly after the strikes began.

    Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.

    He concluded his statement with a warning to Iran, the primary backer of the Houthi.

    To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!

  • BREAKING: Daniel Penny Not Guilty

    BREAKING: Daniel Penny Not Guilty

    NYC subway hero and former Marine Daniel Penny has been found not guilty on the charge of negligent homicide.

    Penny, 26, was charged in the death of Jordan Neely, a mentally ill career criminal and addict who died after being restrained by Penny. Neely had been making threats to subway riders when Penny intervened.

    The trial was not without controversy. The Judge in the case, Maxwell Wiley, seems to have violated state law by dismissing the most serious charge, Manslaughter 2, and proceeding with the lesser included offense of negligent homicide. There have also been ongoing threats of violence from BLM agitators outside the court room.

    Penny’s legal troubles are not over yet. Andre Zachary, Jordan Neely’s estranged father is suing Penny in civil court. The acquittal in the criminal trial will go a long way in mitigating the civil trial.

  • Iran Launches Hundreds of Missiles at Israel

    Iran Launches Hundreds of Missiles at Israel

    The Iranian regime has launched more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel. This is likely the long expected retaliation for Israel effectively decapitating Hezbollah over the past few weeks.

    https://twitter.com/JewishWarrior13/status/1841158431979254219

    Rocket sirens were sounding over much of Israel this evening warning Israelis to head to shelters.

    These launches occur against a backdrop of the IDF making a limited incursion into southern Lebanon to clear out Hezbollah positions south of the Litani river.

    I wrote about what was next in the ME the other day. I really expected that Iran would have taken the strikes on the Houthi oil terminals seriously and limit the retaliation to a couple of dozen rockets. It seems they did not. I can only guess at the Israelis next step, but I expect it to be spectacular.

    https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1841161891231551707
  • BREAKING: Biden Drops Out of Race

    BREAKING: Biden Drops Out of Race

    POTATUS has just announced he is not seeking re-election.

    It is unclear how the Democrats will proceed in the search for a candidate at this point. All this editor knows is it is going to be a mess.

    Current election law requires that any funds donated to the Biden campaign can only be used for Biden or Harris.

    This is a breaking story and will be updated when more info becomes available.

  • Trump Documents Case Dismissed

    Trump Documents Case Dismissed

    US District court judge Aileen Cannon had dismissed all charges in the Florida documents case.

    https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1812848096914690190

    “The Superseding Indictment is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution,” her order states. “Special Counsel Smith’s use of a permanent indefinite appropriation also violates the Appropriations Clause […] but the Court need not address proper remedy for that funding violation given the dismissal on Appointments Clause grounds. The effect of this Order is confined to this proceeding.”

    . . .

    The bottom line is this: The Appointments Clause is a critical constitutional restriction
    stemming from the separation of powers, and it gives to Congress a considered role in determining the propriety of vesting appointment power for inferior officers. The Special Counsel’s position effectively usurps that important legislative authority, transferring it to a Head of Department, and in the process threatening the structural liberty inherent in the separation of powers. If the political branches wish to grant the Attorney General power to appoint Special Counsel Smith to investigate and prosecute this action with the full powers of a United States Attorney, there is a valid means by which to do so. He can be appointed and confirmed through the default method prescribed in the Appointments Clause, as Congress has directed for United States Attorneys throughout American history, see 28 U.S.C. § 541, or Congress can authorize his appointment through enactment of positive statutory law consistent with the Appointments Clause.

    https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1812852817247244662

    Smith has the ability to appeal this decision, but his office has not indicated whether or not they intend to.

    This is a breaking story and may be updated as more info becomes available.

  • Trump Verdict IN

    Trump Verdict IN

    In a somewhat surprising move, the Jury in the Trump case out of NYC has rendered their verdict. It is guilty on all 34 counts.

    Sentencing is set for July 11th.

  • BREAKING: Retaliatory Strikes Have Commenced

    BREAKING: Retaliatory Strikes Have Commenced

    US Central Command issued a statement a short while ago announcing the first round of retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed proxies in the middle east.

    https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1753535280923967851?s=20

    The full statement reads:

    At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from United States. The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces.

    This is a breaking story, stay tuned for additional coverage as details become available.

  • BREAKING: Explosion at US/Canada Border Crossing

    BREAKING: Explosion at US/Canada Border Crossing

    A vehicle exploded at the CPB checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge between the US and Canadian cities of Niagara Falls. It appears the vehicle had a large amount of explosives in it when it detonated at the checkpoint on the US side of the Bridge. The two occupants of the vehicle are dead and one person at the checkpoint was injured.

    https://twitter.com/TheCCShowcast/status/1727404401550094811?s=20

    https://twitter.com/RepTenney/status/1727389074766413980?

    https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1727404459469189149?s=20

    The FBI Buffalo field office has issued a statement.

    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1727403522843693208?s=20

    As of this writing, all four of the Western New York border crossings have been closed. It is unclear when they will reopen.

    This is a breaking story and will be updated.

  • Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gunpoint in D.C.

    Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gunpoint in D.C.

    Twitter screenshot

    Matt Funicello | RedState

    Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) was reportedly carjacked at gunpoint this evening outside his Washington apartment. Reports state that several armed suspects pointed guns at his head and demanded his car, cell phone, and food. 

    The text, which came from a member of Congress, said “FYI…Henry Cuellar was just carjacked in front of our building (the dorm) by 3-4 men at gun point. They took his car, phone and sushi but he is ok.”

    “I know I have let my guard down when I walked home but we need to all be aware,” the member of Congress wrote in the group chat, which was relayed to The Messenger.

    At this time there are no reports from D.C. or Capital Police officials, and Cuellar has not offered a public statement.

    UPDATE: 12:00 AM EDT, October 3, 2023

    Rep. Cuellar’s office released a statement, saying:

    “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, 3 armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his vehicle. Luckily, he was not harmed and is working with local law enforcement. Thank you to Metro PD and Capitol Police for their swift action and for recovering the Congressman’s vehicle.”

    The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. issued a statement to ABC News confirming that a carjacking occurred in that area but did not name Cuellar as the victim.

    ]”There was a report of an armed carjacking that came in at approximately 9:32 pm at the intersection of New Jersey and K Street, Southeast. We do not have victim information at this time.”

     Original Here

    Uh, yeah. He’ll get no sympathy from me. He and his cohorts are directly responsible for what happened, not only to him, but to thousands of people across the country every single day. You watch, he will not learn the lesson from this incident. I’d bet my last dollar that within a couple of hours he will come out with a statement about this saying something to the effect of we need to be understanding or this is the effect of systemic racism.

    I rarely indulge in schadenfreude, but in this case I’ll make an exception.

  • BREAKING: Hunter Biden Indicted on Federal Firearms Charges

    BREAKING: Hunter Biden Indicted on Federal Firearms Charges

    AP Photo/Julio Cortez

    Susie Moore | RedState

    Special Prosecutor David Weiss had indicated he intended to bring federal weapons charges against Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, by the end of the month in a pleading filed with the United States District Court in Delaware on September 6. 

    Following years of investigation and a scuttled plea deal that would have granted Hunter Biden broad immunity, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has now followed through and formally indicted him on federal firearms charges.

    Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine, according to the indictment filed in federal court in Delaware.

    President Joe Biden’s son has also been under investigation for his business dealings. The special counsel overseeing the case has indicated that charges of failure to pay taxes on time could be filed in Washington or in California, where he lives.

    The indictment remains sealed at the moment, but based on the Status Report filed by the DOJ last Wednesday, the statutes under which they are charging Biden are Title 18, United States Code Sections 922(g)(3)and 924(a)(2) (2018), the pertinent portions of which are set forth below.

    Section 922: 

    (g)It shall be unlawful for any person—

    (1)

    who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

    (2)

    who is a fugitive from justice;

    (3)

    who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));

    Section 924(a)

    (2)

    Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a)(6), (h), (i), (j), or (o) of section 922 shall be fined as provided in this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

    (The reference back to Section 922(a)(6) is as to making false statements in the attempt to acquire a firearm.)

    This is a breaking news story, and RedState will continue to provide updates as they become available, including sharing a copy of the indictment once it is unsealed.  

    Original Here