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Leopard Rampage Shocks Indian Town as Liquor Store Employee Attacked [WATCH]
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Leopard Rampage Shocks Indian Town as Liquor Store Employee Attacked [WATCH]

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A leopard that wandered into a town in northern India burst into a liquor store and attacked an employee before becoming trapped inside the business, leading to a five-hour search that ended when wildlife officials tranquilized the animal, as reported by Breitbart.

The incident occurred Monday in Todaraisingh, where surveillance footage captured the leopard rushing into the liquor shop and immediately attacking 25-year-old shopkeeper Sanjay Gurjar.

Video later obtained by the Sun showed the employee escaping the animal before running out of the building.

After the initial encounter, the leopard remained inside the store, where it roamed through what appeared to be a stock room.

Security footage showed the animal investigating the shelves, knocking over boxes and sending bottles of alcohol crashing to the floor while the shop stood empty.

Gurjar managed to escape despite suffering injuries during the attack. According to reports, he sustained injuries to his hand, shoulder, and nose.

As he fled the building, he was able to pull down the shop’s metal shutter, trapping the leopard inside until authorities could respond.

“I somehow pushed the leopard away and ran towards the exit,” Gurjar said. “As I ran, I pulled the shutter down. Then I lost consciousness.”

Surveillance footage from outside the store also showed the leopard confronting another man moments before entering the liquor shop.

According to the report, 40-year-old Fateh Lal Koli was attacked as the animal moved through the area.

Earlier that same morning, the leopard also injured a forest volunteer identified as Rakesh after entering the town shortly before 9:00 a.m. The extent of injuries suffered by Koli and Rakesh was not disclosed.

The attacks prompted wildlife officials to launch an extensive search for the animal that lasted approximately five hours.

During that time, authorities worked to locate and safely capture the leopard while minimizing additional danger to residents.

Wildlife specialists eventually found the animal at about 2:00 p.m. and subdued it using a tranquilizer. According to the report, the leopard was identified as a five-year-old male.

Officials said the animal will be returned to the wild following its capture.

Encounters between leopards and people occasionally occur in parts of India where expanding towns and villages border forested habitat.

Wildlife officials are often called to respond when big cats stray into populated areas in an effort to protect both residents and the animals.

The surveillance footage from Todaraisingh captured the chaotic moments as the leopard entered the liquor store, attacked the shopkeeper, and then wandered through the business after the employee escaped.

The video also documented the damage caused inside the shop as the animal knocked merchandise from shelves while moving through the building.

No additional attacks were reported after the leopard was contained inside the store.

Authorities completed the operation later that afternoon by tranquilizing the animal and preparing it for release back into its natural habitat.

DOJ Launches Probe After Dem Governor Admits Thousands Of Noncitizens Registered In NJ Elections [WATCH]
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DOJ Launches Probe After Dem Governor Admits Thousands Of Noncitizens Registered In NJ Elections [WATCH]

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill disclosed that a software error led to thousands of non-citizens being registered to vote and that several hundred later cast ballots, as reported by Trending Politics News.

Sherrill announced that a malfunction in the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s voter registration system resulted in approximately 6,600 individuals who identified themselves as non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024.

According to the governor, the affected individuals accurately answered “no” when asked through a keypad prompt whether they were U.S. citizens while applying for driver’s licenses or state identification cards.

Despite those responses, the system registered them to vote.

Sherrill said a preliminary review found that slightly fewer than 400 of those individuals subsequently voted in elections after being registered.

She stated that the voters were registered as Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters and were located throughout the state.

The governor attributed the registrations to a software issue involving the vendor IDEMIA during the period in which New Jersey’s automatic voter registration system processed motor vehicle transactions.

Sherrill said the issue occurred before she took office and stated that the problem had only recently been discovered.

She also maintained that the error did not alter the outcome of any election.

“It’s unacceptable that no one in the previous administration brought this to light, demanded accountability, or took action when it happened years ago,” she said.

“This failure didn’t occur under my watch, but accountability starts now because the people of New Jersey shouldn’t have to wait a year for a problem to get solved, or two years to learn it even happened.”

Following the governor’s announcement, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division confirmed that it had begun an investigation into the matter.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Civil Rights Division, announced the investigation in a public statement.

“Today, NJ Gov. Sherrill stated that 400 non-citizens voted in elections. This is unacceptable and illegal! The Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department is investigating this unlawful dilution of American votes.”

She later added:

“Earlier today you represented that approximately 6,600 people who self-identified as noncitizens between June 2023 and June 2024 were nevertheless registered to vote in New Jersey. Indeed, approximately 400 of those individuals voted,” Dhillon added.

“Ensuring that U.S. citizens’ votes are not illegally diluted by noncitizens’ votes is of paramount importance.”

According to the announcement, federal investigators are seeking records related to the approximately 6,600 voter registrations, the individuals who cast ballots and the state’s voter registration system.

The investigation follows earlier actions taken by the Justice Department concerning election administration and voter registration records.

In February, the department filed lawsuits against New Jersey and several other states seeking voter registration records as part of federal oversight involving voter eligibility requirements.

Earlier this month, Dhillon also sent letters to election officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia reminding them of federal obligations to maintain accurate voter registration lists.

The letters warned that election officials who knowingly retain non-citizens on statewide voter rolls or facilitate voting by non-citizens could face potential criminal liability under applicable federal law.

The correspondence also stated that the department was prepared to assist states with compliance efforts.

The Justice Department has not announced a timeline for completing its investigation.

State officials have indicated they are continuing to review the affected voter registrations while removing those that were created because of the software error and examining how the malfunction occurred.

DSA Leader Delivers Laughable Take On Socialism That Sounds More Like A Coffee Club [WATCH]
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DSA Leader Delivers Laughable Take On Socialism That Sounds More Like A Coffee Club [WATCH]

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A street interview circulating on social media has drawn widespread attention after a local leader with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) offered an unconventional explanation of socialism during a conversation with independent journalist Nate Friedman, as reported by Towbnhall.

The interview, which gained traction online after being shared by multiple social media users, centered on a question asking the DSA representative to summarize why socialism is preferable to capitalism in approximately 30 seconds.

Friedman asked, “If you can look into the camera and give a 30-second elevator pitch on why socialism is better than capitalism.”

Rather than focusing on economic policy or government, the interviewee described socialism primarily in terms of community and social interaction.

“Community, are you tired of sitting alone and being by yourself and having no one to talk to? Being a socialist is all about community; it’s about literally sitting down and having coffee with random strangers and talking to them, talking about the game,” the organizer said.

“Hell, I have hugged more strangers in this past summer because of the Knicks game, because of the World Cup, because socialism works.”

The speaker continued by describing events hosted by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and other community gatherings.

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“It’s the watch parties that Zohran hosts; it’s about the parties that we allow, we don’t have cops hogging every single site and saying, oh, you can’t be here because there’s too many people. Instead of allowing people just being in their nature, a natural element of talking to each other, to bond over things we love and share,” he continued.

“So that’s what socialism is, it ain’t a scary word, it ain’t me taking your house, it’s about me making sure your house remains in your hands, and some millionaire doesn’t take it from you.”

The interview quickly spread across social media platforms, generating thousands of reactions and prompting discussion among supporters and critics of democratic socialism.

Some users argued that the comments reflected an emphasis on community organizing rather than economic theory, while others questioned whether the explanation accurately described socialism as a political and economic system.

The Democratic Socialists of America is a political organization that supports a range of progressive policies and has endorsed candidates for local, state, and federal office across the United States.

The organization has gained greater visibility in recent years through campaigns involving several high-profile elected officials and candidates.

Mamdani, referenced during the interview, has become one of the organization’s most recognizable figures in New York politics.

His campaign has included public events, neighborhood gatherings, and community outreach efforts that supporters say are intended to encourage civic engagement.

The exchange also highlighted the growing role of short-form online interviews in shaping political conversations.

Street interviews posted on social media have become a common format for discussing current events and political issues, with brief video clips often generating extensive debate beyond their original audience.

The interview did not include additional discussion of socialism’s economic principles, historical development, or policy proposals beyond the organizer’s comments regarding community, social gatherings, and housing.

Instead, the exchange focused primarily on the organizer’s personal description of what participation in the movement means to him.

As the clip continued to circulate, it became another example of how social media can amplify brief political exchanges and spark broader conversations about ideology, public messaging and political organizing.

Whether viewed as an effective explanation or an incomplete one, the interview prompted renewed discussion about how political movements present themselves to voters and supporters in online spaces.

President Trump Warns Iran Strike on Pickaxe Mountain Coming Soon, Says U.S. Campaign Far From Over [WATCH]
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President Trump Warns Iran Strike on Pickaxe Mountain Coming Soon, Says U.S. Campaign Far From Over [WATCH]

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States intends to maintain military pressure on Iran and indicated that American forces could target the country’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site as concerns continue over Tehran’s nuclear program, as reported by Breitbart.

Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House after being asked about a report from The Wall Street Journal stating that Israeli intelligence believes Iran moved thousands of advanced centrifuges to the underground Pickaxe Mountain facility near Natanz last fall.

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“I think that they may have,” Trump said when asked about the reported transfer.

The president added that the reported movement of centrifuges alone would not enable Iran to restore its nuclear capabilities.

“It doesn’t mean anything unless they have the material. They don’t have it. We follow the material. That’s where the action is.”

Trump also suggested the United States was prepared to strike the facility if necessary.

“We’ll be hitting that area probably pretty soon. There’s not a thing they can do about it,” he said.

“Normally, I wouldn’t say that. If I thought they could do something about it, I would never say that. But we’ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily.”

Pickaxe Mountain, located near Iran’s Natanz nuclear complex, has drawn increasing attention from U.S. and Israeli officials because of its underground fortifications.

According to the report referenced during the exchange, Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred advanced centrifuges to the site.

International inspectors have also sought additional access to the location amid questions about possible undeclared nuclear activities.

Trump said any attempt by Iran to rebuild its nuclear infrastructure would prompt additional military action.

“How about these people? They’re in this because of nuclear weapons, and they’re trying to possibly reconstitute a site? We’ll hit that site,” Trump said.

“Any site where they’re even thinking about nuclear, we’ll be hitting it very, very powerfully.”

The president also indicated that the administration does not believe its military campaign against Iran is complete.

“If we left right now, it would take Iran 20 to 25 years to rebuild,” Trump said.

“We’re not finished at all… we’re not leaving right now.”

Trump was also asked about the possibility of renewed diplomatic discussions with Tehran.

He said Iran is seeking negotiations because of continued military pressure but indicated the administration is not prepared to return to talks at this time.

“They want to desperately meet because they’re getting decimated,” Trump said. “Until they’re ready to meet in a meaningful way, we have no interest.”

His comments came as U.S. military operations targeting Iranian military infrastructure continued.

According to U.S. Central Command, recent operations have targeted missile and drone capabilities, military command facilities, maritime assets, air defense systems and other infrastructure associated with Iran’s military operations and its ability to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said the administration believes those operations have significantly reduced Iran’s capabilities.

“We’re degrading them at levels that nobody thought was possible,” he said, adding that U.S. officials continue monitoring Iran’s nuclear material in addition to its centrifuges and related facilities.

The president concluded by reiterating that additional military action remains an option if Iran attempts to restore its nuclear program.

“If we left today, it would take them decades to rebuild. I don’t believe they could ever rebuild,” Trump said.

“Honestly, they haven’t seen anything yet. We’ve been nice.”

The administration has maintained that its strategy is intended to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program while limiting the country’s military capabilities through continued economic and military pressure.

Trump’s latest remarks underscore that the White House continues to view military action as an available option while closely monitoring developments involving Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

Treasury Hunts Down Ayatollah Financier As Trump Team Moves To Expose Iranian Assets [WATCH]
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Treasury Hunts Down Ayatollah Financier As Trump Team Moves To Expose Iranian Assets [WATCH]

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the Trump administration has identified an individual he described as the ayatollah’s “money man” and is working to identify and publicly disclose properties linked to Iran’s supreme leader as part of a broader sanctions campaign.

During an appearance on FOX Business’ Mornings With Maria, Bessent outlined what he said is an ongoing effort by the Treasury Department to locate overseas assets connected to Iran’s leadership and increase economic pressure on the Iranian government.

“We have found the money man for the ayatollah. We are tracking the ayatollah’s properties around the world,” Bessent said.

“We hope to soon be able to print his $100 million-plus properties and show the addresses, and we’re preserving this money for the American people.”

According to Bessent, the initiative is part of the administration’s broader “Economic Fury” campaign, which he described as complementing recent military operations referred to as “Epic Fury.”

He said the Treasury Department’s strategy focuses on identifying financial assets, freezing accounts where possible, and disrupting the financial networks that support Iran’s government.

Bessent argued that the campaign has already contributed to increased economic pressure inside Iran.

He pointed to the value of the Iranian currency against the U.S. dollar and the country’s inflation rate as indicators of that pressure.

“[Their currency] is at an all-time low versus the dollar. It’s in freefall, and we think the inflation rate is upwards of 180% in Iran,” he said.

“So, the government is causing the people to suffer, and we’re going to keep pressing, but we’re also going to marshal the resources and save the resources that we recover for the Iranian people when we get on the other side of this.”

The Treasury secretary said officials are continuing to pursue Iranian assets located outside the country while working to reduce the government’s access to revenue streams.

A significant focus of the effort, according to Bessent, is Iran’s oil industry. He said the administration has imposed sanctions on Chinese “teapot” refineries, referring to smaller independent refining companies that have been identified as purchasers of Iranian crude oil.

Bessent stated that the sanctions campaign has contributed to a decline in China’s purchases of Iranian oil.

According to the Treasury secretary, Chinese purchases of Iranian crude have fallen by approximately 40% in recent months as economic pressure has increased.

The remarks come as the Trump administration continues to pursue sanctions and other economic measures targeting Iran following heightened tensions in the region.

Administration officials have argued that limiting the Iranian government’s financial resources is intended to reduce its ability to fund military operations and other activities.

Bessent characterized the Treasury Department’s role as central to that strategy, saying the department is focused on locating assets connected to Iran’s leadership while restricting access to international financial markets.

His comments also follow continued debate over U.S. policy toward Iran, including sanctions, diplomatic negotiations and military operations.

The administration has maintained that economic measures remain a key component of its broader approach to Tehran.

The Treasury Department has not yet released additional details regarding the properties Bessent referenced or identified the individual he described as the ayatollah’s “money man.”

Bessent indicated that more information about the properties could be made public as the effort continues.

The administration has also continued expanding sanctions against entities it says facilitate Iranian oil exports, with officials maintaining that reducing energy revenue is an important element of the overall pressure campaign.

Jasmine Crockett Melts Down in Screaming Racist Tirade Against Whites and ICE During Border Hearing [WATCH]
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Jasmine Crockett Melts Down in Screaming Racist Tirade Against Whites and ICE During Border Hearing [WATCH]

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, delivered a forceful speech during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration policies, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and what she described as racial motivations behind the administration’s approach to immigration, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

The hearing focused on the “Permanent Trump Secure Border Act,” legislation that would codify President Donald Trump’s immigration policies ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

During her remarks, Crockett argued that the administration’s immigration policies extend beyond border security and are rooted in racial issues.

“But let’s talk about what this is really about,” Crockett said.

“And I know y’all knew it was coming, especially once I showed up: It’s racist. It’s just racist, racist, racist!”

She continued by explaining why she believes race is central to the administration’s immigration agenda.

“Okay, now let me tell you why it is racist. All right, this ain’t about whether or not you’re concerned that the immigrant is coming in and the immigrant is gonna kill everybody. That is not what it is. It’s not,” Crockett said.

“It’s the things like what your fearless leader said when he said they’re poisoning the blood, okay? What this is about is racism!”

Crockett also criticized President Trump over his administration’s refugee policy regarding White South Africans.

“Let me just be clear: your president, he is the one that said white South African refugees needed their own program, and so therefore he decided that he would raise the cap on how many refugees could come into the United States, but it was only raised for white South Africans. The administration set a limit of 17,500 slots planned to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year,” she said.

The Texas Democrat also criticized ICE, alleging that the agency improperly targets individuals based on appearance and questioning its performance.

According to Crockett, ICE agents are “completely incompetent” and do not “know how to do the daggone job,” while accusing the agency of “specifically targeting people because of how they look.”

Later in her remarks, Crockett discussed indigenous communities and immigration enforcement.

“The people that were here are the indigenous folk, and you know who ICE been rounding up? They’ve been rounding up indigenous people, the people that originally came, not the colonizers, but the original people,” Crockett said.

She then argued that the administration’s broader agenda is tied to race.

“So, what this is about is whiteness. Everything that this administration has pushed has been about white supremacy, your fear. In fact, you say things like, ‘Oh, you just want them to come in so that they will vote for you,’ because we know that when you look at the numbers, I mean, I’m just being real with this, but white people, they not the ones that carry the Democrats. They aren’t. And so this is literally about you say things, you tell on yourselves, you believe that somehow they will become citizens and they will start voting in the interest of equity. Those are the things you fight against when you say no diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Crockett also addressed crime statistics during the hearing, arguing against claims that crime is primarily committed by racial minorities.

“You want to sit up here and act like the crime is being perpetrated by people of color, but the statistics say otherwise. If you look at the real numbers… anybody can commit a crime on any given day.”

She concluded that portion of her remarks by accusing political opponents of promoting misinformation.

“I know that y’all believe in propaganda, and y’all don’t want people to know the truth, and y’all definitely don’t want them to know history, because then you gotta again acknowledge colonizing,” she said.

The exchange occurred as lawmakers debated legislation aimed at making Trump’s border and immigration policies permanent.

Immigration remains one of the most closely watched issues in Congress, with Republicans arguing for stricter enforcement measures while many Democrats continue to advocate for changes to federal immigration policy and ICE operations.

Video clips of Crockett’s remarks circulated widely on social media following the hearing, drawing reactions from supporters and critics as debate over immigration enforcement and border security continues.

Don Lemon Melts Down, Calls MAGA the Modern Nazi Party Without Understanding What Nazis Were [WATCH]
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Don Lemon Melts Down, Calls MAGA the Modern Nazi Party Without Understanding What Nazis Were [WATCH]

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon drew criticism after comparing the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement to the Nazi Party during a recent online commentary, arguing that supporters of President Donald Trump share what he described as a similar mindset, as reported by The Post Millennial.

Lemon made the remarks while discussing Trump, his supporters and the current political climate in the United States.

“MAGA is the closest thing to the modern version of the Nazi Party,” Lemon said.

“This is America’s version. It’s the closest thing without the Holocaust and all that stuff, that sort of mindset.”

Lemon’s comments came during a broader discussion in which he argued that many Trump supporters continue backing the president regardless of criticism directed at his administration or its policies.

“That’s what MAGA is,” Lemon continued, “because most intelligent people or logical people, when they get new information, and if that information is negative or not factual, then they change their minds. When they go, ‘oh well, I wish I had known better, and now that I have this information, then I can readjust.’ No matter what you, no matter how many facts and how much information you give them about this presidency, about the policies, they don’t change their minds because they’re really not voting for the price of eggs.”

Lemon went on to argue that other motivations drive support for the MAGA movement.

“They’re voting for white supremacy,” he said.

“They’re voting for power. They’re voting to have a preeminent voice. They don’t; they’re afraid of- they’ve been co-opted by many people in the Republican Party and Donald Trump to think that their failures are due to something else–the other, the black person, the woman, the Latino, the immigrant, the migrant–that person is taking your job. That person is the reason that you don’t have the financial or career success that you think that you should have. It’s because of them. We want to take our country back. That’s what MAGA is.”

The remarks quickly circulated online, adding to the ongoing debate over political rhetoric in the United States.

Comparisons involving fascism and Nazism have become increasingly common in political discourse, particularly during discussions surrounding President Trump and his supporters.

During his commentary, Lemon also described Trump as “a fascist.”

He later referenced several examples that he argued supported his position, including the condition of the Reflecting Pool, the acceptance of a Qatari-gifted replacement for Air Force One, and renovations to the White House East Wing.

The discussion follows years of increasingly heated political language used by public figures across the political spectrum.

Critics of Trump have frequently characterized his policies and leadership style using terms such as “fascist,” while Trump supporters have rejected those descriptions as inaccurate and politically motivated.

Lemon, who formerly hosted programs on CNN, has remained active in political commentary since leaving the network. He has also previously said that he has considered the possibility of running for president.

His latest comments generated renewed discussion on social media, where users debated both the comparison itself and the broader use of historical references in modern American politics.

The exchange comes as the nation’s political divisions remain sharply defined ahead of future elections.

Public figures, commentators and elected officials continue to clash over immigration, the economy, foreign policy and the direction of the country, with political rhetoric often drawing widespread attention online.

Lemon’s comparison of the MAGA movement to the Nazi Party is among the latest examples of political language that has sparked national debate and prompted strong reactions from supporters and critics alike.

Dem Governor Admits Foreign Nationals Illegally Registered To Vote In New Jersey Election Scandal [WATCH]
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Dem Governor Admits Foreign Nationals Illegally Registered To Vote In New Jersey Election Scandal [WATCH]

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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday that a software error in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system resulted in thousands of non-citizens being registered to vote between June 2023 and June 2024, prompting an investigation and efforts to remove those registrations from the voter rolls, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

Sherrill disclosed the issue in a post on X, saying she learned of what she described as a “serious software error” that affected approximately 6,600 people who had indicated they were not U.S. citizens while applying for driver’s licenses or identification cards.

According to the governor, the problem occurred before she took office and involved applicants who answered “no” when asked on a keypad whether they were U.S. citizens.

Despite those responses, the system registered them to vote.

“Last week I learned that a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who indicated that they were not U.S. citizens between June 2023 and June 2024, almost three years prior to my taking office,” Sherrill wrote.

She added, “These individuals answered “no” when asked on a keypad whether they were a U.S. citizen when applying for drivers’ licenses and identification cards, but through no fault of their own, the system registered them anyway.”

Sherrill also said the state’s preliminary review found that fewer than 400 of the individuals who were newly registered because of the error ultimately cast ballots.

“Our preliminary analysis shows fewer than 400 individuals who were newly registered for the first time because of the error voted,” she wrote.

“They were registered as Democrats, Republicans, and Unaffiliated voters and were scattered across the state.”

The governor said she immediately directed her administration to investigate the matter after learning about the issue and ordered the removal of those who had been mistakenly added to the voter rolls during the affected period.

“Upon learning this information, I immediately ordered my chief counsel to launch an investigation to get to the bottom of what occurred. I also ordered the removal of any residents from our voter rolls who were erroneously added between June 2023 and June 2024.”

Sherrill also announced changes involving the state’s motor vehicle system vendor.

“The new MVC Administrator that I appointed has begun the process of replacing the vendor responsible for administering the system.”

While discussing the issue, the governor criticized President Donald Trump and rejected his past claims regarding election integrity.

“As the Trump Administration tries to weaponize elections for political gain, I am ensuring we protect our elections. Let me be clear: Donald Trump has zero credibility on the issue of election integrity.”

She continued:

“For more than ten years, he has worked to undermine Americans’ faith in our elections by spreading lies about legitimate election results, attempting to overturn a free and fair election, encouraging an attack on our Capitol when he couldn’t accept the will of the voters, and defunding election security at the federal level.”

The disclosure has renewed debate over election security and voter registration safeguards.

Republicans have argued that the incident demonstrates the need for stronger verification measures to prevent non-citizens from being added to voter rolls.

The issue has also drawn attention to proposals such as the SAVE America Act, which supporters say would strengthen citizenship verification requirements during voter registration.

Sherrill maintained that the state is taking corrective action by investigating the software failure, replacing the vendor responsible for the system, and removing erroneous registrations.

Her office’s preliminary analysis indicated that the affected individuals included Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated voters and were located throughout New Jersey.

The investigation into the software error remains ongoing as state officials continue reviewing the voter registrations created during the June 2023 through June 2024 period.

Democrats Go All In On ‘Abolish ICE’ Push As Socialist Wing Tightens Grip [WATCH]
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Democrats Go All In On ‘Abolish ICE’ Push As Socialist Wing Tightens Grip [WATCH]

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More than 100 liberal Democratic elected officials, including several members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), are urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to publicly support abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as reported by the New York Post.

The letter, sent Monday and first obtained by City & State, was signed by more than 100 state lawmakers, New York City Council members and other local elected officials.

Among the signatories were DSA members state Sen. Julia Salazar, D-Brooklyn, Assemblymember Diana Moreno, D-Queens, and New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif.

The group called on Schumer and Jeffries to use their leadership positions to support dismantling the federal immigration enforcement agency.

“Leverage your positions to defund and dismantle this rogue federal agency,” the letter stated.

The lawmakers also acknowledged recent efforts by congressional Democrats to oppose funding for immigration enforcement but argued those actions do not go far enough.

“We applaud recent efforts by congressional Democrats to block funding to Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol, but we must go further. We can no longer ignore the threat that ICE, which has only existed since 2002, poses to our communities and to our democracy,” the letter added.

According to the organizers, the renewed campaign to abolish ICE follows two recent deaths involving ICE officers.

The signatories cited those incidents as the reason for intensifying their push to eliminate the agency altogether.

The latest effort places additional pressure on Democratic leadership as immigration enforcement continues to divide the party.

While progressive activists have increasingly embraced the “Abolish ICE” slogan, top congressional Democrats have generally stopped short of publicly endorsing the complete elimination of the agency.

Jeffries has not adopted the “Abolish ICE” position.

However, he has supported other proposals aimed at limiting ICE operations, including legislation requiring ICE agents to remove face coverings while operating in Congress.

Last week, Jeffries also discussed immigration enforcement during an interview with TikTok creator Aaron Parnas, where he highlighted Democratic opposition to funding additional immigration enforcement initiatives.

“ICE has to be dramatically reformed. Immigration enforcement in this country should be fair, just, and humane. ICE is currently out of control. And perhaps most importantly, we’re not giving a dime to Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine,” Jeffries said.

Jeffries also pointed to Democratic willingness to oppose government funding measures tied to immigration enforcement, saying the party was prepared to shut down the government rather than approve additional funding for those efforts.

Schumer likewise has not publicly endorsed abolishing ICE, though his office emphasized the senator’s past opposition to the agency’s actions.

James Martin, a spokesperson for Schumer, referenced a previous government shutdown during President Donald Trump’s administration that centered in part on immigration issues.

“Senator Schumer led the longest shutdown in history to stop ICE’s abuses, and that fight is not over,” Martin said in a statement.

“Democrats will not let up until we stop the killings, cruelty, and end the impunity.”

Despite those comments, Schumer’s office did not indicate support for eliminating ICE as requested in the letter from the progressive lawmakers.

The campaign illustrates the continued pressure Democratic Socialists of America members and other progressive officials are placing on congressional Democratic leadership to move further left on immigration policy.

While many Democrats have supported reforms to immigration enforcement, the proposal to abolish ICE remains one of the most divisive issues within the party.

The letter represents one of the largest coordinated efforts by elected Democratic officials in New York to encourage Schumer and Jeffries to publicly join the “Abolish ICE” movement and advocate for dismantling the federal agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws in the United States.

Rand Paul Uncovers Private Messages Showing COVID Paper Authors Quietly Questioned Their Own Claims [WATCH]
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Rand Paul Uncovers Private Messages Showing COVID Paper Authors Quietly Questioned Their Own Claims [WATCH]

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Newly released internal Slack messages made public by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., are renewing scrutiny over one of the most influential scientific papers published during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the communications indicating that several authors privately expressed greater uncertainty about the virus’s origins than was reflected in their published conclusions, as reported by Fox News.

Paul released the messages Tuesday involving the authors of the March 2020 Nature Medicine paper, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2.”

The paper, written by Kristian Andersen, Robert Garry, Eddie Holmes and Andrew Rambaut, became one of the most frequently cited scientific publications addressing the origins of COVID-19 and was widely referenced by public health officials and news organizations as evidence against a laboratory origin.

According to the released messages, however, some of the paper’s authors privately acknowledged that they could not eliminate the possibility that the virus originated from a laboratory.

“The idea that it came from a lab is implausible, and yet, privately they’re saying the opposite. … This level of dishonesty, I think, needs to be exposed,” Paul told Fox News.

“These are people who get large, multimillion-dollar grants from our country, and we shouldn’t be giving money to people who lied to us.”

The internal discussions show Andersen assigning a 30% probability to a laboratory origin for SARS-CoV-2, while Holmes estimated the likelihood at 20% before later reducing that estimate to 10%.

Those assessments differed from the paper’s public conclusion that the virus had not been manipulated.

In one Slack message dated June 11, 2020, Andersen wrote:

“The part I’m really struggling with is that, at the end of the day, we really don’t have any hard evidence one way or the other — and especially given some of the recent evidence, we also can’t rule out that somebody actually put it in there.”

He continued:

“That’s obviously not to say that somebody did, but we can’t rule it out. Our paper was pretty strong in saying ‘there’s no way,’ but I have less confidence in that statement at this stage.”

The newly released documents also detail internal discussions surrounding the virus’s furin cleavage site, a genetic feature that has remained central to debate over whether the virus emerged naturally or from laboratory research.

According to a news release from Paul’s office, Andersen at one point told colleagues that “some smoking(ish) guns” had emerged, leaving him “not comfortable” and with “less confidence … at this stage.”

The communications further indicate that the authors coordinated with officials from the National Institutes of Health and members of the U.S. intelligence community while publicly defending the paper’s conclusions.

Another subject discussed in the messages involved coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric.

While acknowledging his scientific expertise, the authors described a contentious professional relationship with Baric and expressed suspicions that he was the anonymous source they referred to as “Deep Throat,” whom they believed leaked confidential peer-review information to a journalist.

According to the documents, the leaked material suggested the authors initially considered a laboratory origin before ultimately publishing different conclusions.

The release of the Slack messages follows another document disclosure by Paul on Monday.

Those records indicated that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had prepared to question British zoologist Peter Daszak after he returned from the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

According to the documents released by Paul, the FBI instructed CBP agents to stand down before questioning could take place.

The debate over COVID-19’s origins has continued years after the pandemic began.

Last year, a scientific advisory group organized by the World Health Organization concluded that the pandemic most likely resulted from “zoonotic spillover,” either directly from bats or through an intermediate host.

Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led much of the federal government’s public health response during the pandemic, is scheduled to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee later this month after Paul, who chairs the committee, issued a subpoena.

Fauci has been accused by some of manipulating intelligence concerning the origins of COVID-19 and of lying to Congress regarding allegations tied to the pandemic’s origins.

The upcoming hearing is expected to examine those issues alongside newly released records and other evidence gathered during the committee’s investigation.


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