2 Jacksonville men admit to making fake USPS mailbox keys
'...Two Jacksonville men are facing a decade in federal prison after being accused of making fake mailbox keys -- that never actually worked. ...'
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'...Two Jacksonville men are facing a decade in federal prison after being accused of making fake mailbox keys -- that never actually worked. ...'
'Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands of US machines. ...remote access trojan from more than 4,200 infected computers in the United States.
Using court-approved access to a command-and-control (C2) server, investigators sent self-delete commands embedded within the malware’s functionality, wiping it clean without disrupting legitimate files or functions. ...'
'155 year-old company which also makes Woodford Reserve, Old Forester and other spirits – is closing its barrel making operation by April 25.
The so-called Cooperage business employs 210 hourly and salaried employees. '
'...Kamala Harris reportedly has refused to extend an invitation to J.D. Vance for a sit-down or tour of the vice president's residence.
Vance and his family will move into the Naval Observatory, home to vice presidents since the 1970s, following Monday's inauguration. ...
Harris' refusal to entertain Vance and his family may have to do with the fact that, according to her team, former Vice President Mike Pence never afforded her the opportunity to visit the home before she was sworn in in 2021.
However, Harris took office during the COVID outbreak ...'
'...the blame for the tragedy currently destroying the lives of thousands of people lies at the feet of one person only — Gov. Gavin Newsom.
This man has single-handedly destroyed the state with his Green New Deal policies and emphasis on “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG), diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and any other acronym initiative you can think of. He has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on useless, ineffective projects — from a train that no one wants to alphabet soup education — instead of doing what he should have to ensure this fire didn’t inflict the damage it did...Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to prepare California for fires; L.A.’s fire chief was focused on making the fire department ‘more diverse.’...'
'...Outrage is exploding over a push by numerous Democrats to get people to donate to wildfire "relief funds" facilitated through ActBlue, the party's scandal-ridden fundraising apparatus. ...Within hours, Sen. Elizabeth Warren put up a similar donation link, again directing people to ActBlue. At the top of the donation screen sits her campaign logo. '
'...Emmanuel is one of 200 individuals named in the lawsuit filed on Dec. 17, 2024, and obtained by Page Six last week. The suit alleges that the doctor “knowingly provided fraudulent medical and other healthcare services including arthroscopic surgeries.”
Additionally he’s accused of billing American Transit “in exchange for kickbacks and/or other compensation which were disguised as dividends or other cash distributions,” according to the suit.
...Geragos claims in his letter that, “a damning 83-page report filed by New York State’s Department of Financial Services… laid out dozens of potential financial improprieties and accounting problems at American Transit.” '
'...With major changes coming to the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plan, employees and retirees need to pay extra attention to what’s new this year. In addition to the changes, premiums for most federal employees will be double the cost as last year – as high as 13.5%. And U.S. Post Office employees will be entering a new system...'
'The LA wildfires have destroyed more than 12,300 homes around LA over five consecutive days, leaving at least 11 people dead ..."I think at its core level, we, the citizens of the United States and of Los Angeles, we expect certain provisions from our government. And when people see that our basic needs are not being met, they're angry," Fors told Fox News Digital.
"I think the people of California — they're willing to pay high taxes. They're willing to support things that maybe they don't necessarily agree with because there is a basic assumption that underlies it all, that our government is here to take care of us," he continued. "But now in a situation like this, when there's total mismanagement, when people are scared, when there's 0% containment, people are asking themselves a question, what did all those tax dollars go for?"...'
'...Trump is referring there to the federal income tax some social security recipients pay on their benefits.
Only about 40% of Social Security recipients pay this tax because they also have other substantial sources of retirement income. ...'
'House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Newsmax on Monday that raising the debt ceiling will be part of the reconciliation package ...our goal and our mandate is to cut the government, cut spending, root out fraud, waste, and abuse, and reduce the size and scope of government and all these regulations that will help fuel the economy."
Trump on Sunday said he wanted to tackle securing the border, cutting taxes, and setting an energy policy in one package, although a day later he said his priority is to get his agenda passed, even if it means multiple bills.
Johnson mentioned that reconciliation is the best means to get a package passed...If the budget calls for reconciliation, it tells certain committees to change spending, revenues, deficits, or the debt limit by specific amounts. Each committee writes a bill to achieve its target, and if more than one committee is told to act, the Budget Committee puts the bills together into one big bill.
That bill has special status in the Senate. Like the budget, it cannot be filibustered, and only needs a simple majority to pass. ...'
'President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to...Clinton, whose most significant contribution to the betterment of America was being such a horrendous person that voters couldn't stomach the thought of seeing her...George Soros and his son Alexander have donated tremendous resources to forcing soft-on-crime DAs into local communities. Violent criminals walk the streets unscathed in major Democrat-run cities. The Soros family is a major reason why.
The Los Angeles Times ran a column in 2018 noting that the left-wing billionaire father was “spending millions of dollars" in an effort “to back would-be prosecutors who want to reduce incarceration … (and) revamp a bail system they contend unfairly imprisons poor people before trial.”
He has helped prop up numerous other pro-crime prosecutors, such as LA’s notorious George Gascón and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. '
'...The FBI said the New Orleans attack wasn’t an act of terrorism, despite the shooter, Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, ramming through crowds on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day, proceeding to open fire on more onlookers, and carrying an ISIS flag in the truck he drove for the assault. He swore allegiance to ISIS. He killed 15 people and wounded at least 30 more. There were IEDs in his truck, too. The FBI is a corrupt, inept, and futile agency that should be dismissed, so when they said there was video evidence of four individuals planting bombs, it led to theories of a coordinated terrorist attack. ...'
'...The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Melania and I are thinking warmly of the Carter Family and their loved ones during this difficult time. We urge everyone to keep them in their hearts and prayers. ...'
'...Mobile users in the US should swiftly move away from using unencrypted SMS and adopt phishing-resistant multifactor authentication (MFA), the latest guidance from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged.
The guidance was prompted by the threat posed by Chinese-affiliated threat groups, including Salt Typhoon. This advanced persistent threat (APT) group recently targeted at least eight US telecommunications firms in a massive cyber espionage campaign. ...adopt an end-to-end encrypted messaging app like Signal instead.
The Agency also recommended moving away from SMS-based MFA and replacing it with phishing-resistant MFA, choosing from the various FIDO2-enabled options listed by the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance. Users should enable MFA across all their services, mainly social media and services provided by Microsoft, Google and Apple.
“For Gmail users, enroll in Google’s Advanced Protection (APP) program, as it strengthens your defenses against phishing and account hijacking,” added the Agency.
Other recommendations include:'
'...Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 men on federal death row — a list that includes at least five child killers and several mass murders — in a stunning act of clemency just two days before Christmas. Biden, 82, gave the reprieve to the nation’s most violent...'
'...Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Bartoszewski said the country is “obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court.” ...The war started when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, murdering over 1,000 civilians and kidnapping hundreds of hostages. In response, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have invaded the Gaza Strip to eliminate the terrorist threat while rescuing those being held as hostages. ...'
'...Guided Tax Software provides free online tax preparation and filing at an IRS partner site. Our partners deliver this service at no cost to qualifying taxpayers...Go here if you just want free forms from the IRS.'
'...CNN — Congress voted to avert a shutdown early Saturday morning after House GOP leaders dropped a demand from Donald Trump over the debt limit...The House voted Friday evening and the Senate voted shortly after midnight to pass a bill that extends government funding into March and provides disaster relief and farm aid, but does not include a suspension of the debt limit, which Trump had called on Republicans to address. President Joe Biden must still sign the stopgap bill into law. ...Democrats balked at the plan, arguing that the GOP effort to suspend the debt limit would help Trump pass his tax plan.'
'... “We need a clean CR," Tuberville emphasized. "We need to kick this thing down the road or we need to just shut the government down and come back first week in January because nobody is going to miss a paycheck.”
“Shut it down, let everybody get a calm, cool head," he continued. "Let President Trump and his team along with as you said the big four get together, work at it, get things done the right way and let’s do what’s best for the American people. ...'
'...“There’s a chance today a clean CR [continuing resolution], short term clean CR, it may be for two, three weeks,” Mullin said. “That was something that was discussed, you know, late last night, you know, even some discussions this morning. I’m not going to say that’s going to happen, but you know, that’s really the option that’s on the table.”
If Johnson does move forward with a clean, short-term stopgap, it is unclear if that will muster enough votes to clear the House. A handful of Republicans have historically opposed continuing resolutions...'
'...Speaker Mike Johnson might be in the DOGE House.
Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday turned against House GOP leadership, raging about a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown and actively encouraging rank-and-file Republicans to kill it.
“This bill should not pass,” Musk bluntly posted on his X platform, later wondering, “Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?” in reference to a photo of the legislative text. ...'
'...But like other parts of the fed-led censorship apparatus, the interagency entity underwent civil rights-eviscerating mission creep, expanding its mandate to suppress the speech of Americans guilty of wrongthink.
The evidence of this emerged in Daily Wire v. State Department, whose plaintiffs allege that the GEC’s funding, promoting and marketing of internet “risk-raters” Global Disinformation Index and NewsGuard amounted to First Amendment-violating censorship-by-proxy.
These groups aim to purge purported mis- and disinformation by threatening the business models of outlets that publish news and views they deem illegitimate.
They do so by starving those outlets of vital ad revenue, placing them on de facto blacklists that companies use in determining where not to advertise, to protect “brand safety.”...'
' Musk is developing an email service that could challenge Google’s Gmail. It remains unclear whether this will be a standalone app or integrated within X. ...Musk confirmed that it will have a DM-style interface you see on messaging platforms. The service will apparently provide an email address that delivers messages directly to a plain-text DM inbox, eliminating threads and formatting commonly associated with traditional email....'
'...Trump said his administration "will now restore the rule of law for all Americans." "Under the leadership of Christopher Wray, the FBI illegally raided my home, without cause, worked diligently on illegally impeaching and indicting me, and has done everything else to interfere with the success and future of America," Trump told Fox News Digital. "They have used their vast powers to threaten and destroy many innocent Americans, some of which will never be able to recover from what has been done to them." ...'
'...President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion. ...While Trump did not specify who would be eligible for accelerated approvals, dozens of energy projects proposed nationwide, from natural gas pipelines and export terminals to solar farms and offshore wind turbines, meet the billion-dollar criteria.'... “Trump is unabashedly and literally offering to sell out America to the highest corporate bidder,'' said Lena Moffitt, executive director of Evergreen Action, an environmental group.
'...the manslaughter charge was filed by a Democrat district attorney, accompanied by a lesser homicide charge. That’s how America treats its heroes in certain parts of this infected country. The jury in Penny’s trial couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on the manslaughter charge — an appalling indictment of our fellow citizens — and ultimately cleared Penny of the count of homicide. ...New York owes Penny big time. A lawyer needs to sue the city on his behalf pro bono. And if there is justice left in America, the incoming Trump Administration will immediately investigate and ideally bring charges against the prosecutors who did this to the white knight Daniel Penny.'
'...Even Joe Biden, who nominated Garland, appears to have caught onto the fact that Garland’s DOJ is infected with partisan corruption. ...'
'...Thompson, 50, was stationed at the company’s headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where more than 100 demonstrators descended in April and July to protest an alleged “epidemic” of claims denials, according to the Wall Street Journal. During the April protest, a group of demonstrators could be seen parading just outside one company building in nearby Eden Prairie as they hauled a wooden casket labeled, “UnitedHealth Denies Care.” ...'
'...“For every anonymous ‘source’ making an unfounded claim about Hegseth, there are twice as many colleagues and former colleagues who are putting their names publicly on record to refute the defamatory, meritless slander,” another Senate Republican aide told The Post.
“The swamp is just scared of the DOD shakeup that’s coming,” the aide said. “Hegseth should have a hearing, like any other nominee, where he can answer any outstanding questions.”
Only four Republicans would have to vote against him to tank the confirmation. ...'
'...Besides DeSantis, Ernst, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., also are being discussed as potential nominees, NBC News reported. Trump already has selected Waltz to be White House national security adviser. ...After DeSantis dropped out of the race, he endorsed Trump'
'...President-elect Donald Trump said Monday a series of tax incentives and tariffs will revive storied American firm U.S. Steel, as he reiterated his opposition to Nippon Steel's planned $15 billion purchase of the company.
"I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan," Trump wrote on his social-media platform Truth Social.
"I will block this deal from happening. Buyer Beware!!!"...'
'...“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Trump posted on Truth Social. The 45th president, who won back the White House last month, floated pardons during his campaign for the more than 1,500 defendants either still facing trials or those already convicted for breaching the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify Biden’s 2020 election win over Trump. ...Trump’s transition team earlier sent out a statement that blasted the Justice Department while vowing to fix the federal agency. It made no mention of Biden or his son.'
'...“More than us having DPD stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Johnston said. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right?” You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them.”...Notably, after those statements, new border czar Tom Homan didn't hold back, noting that Johnston would be arrested if he broke the law to interfere with federal authorities. ...'
'...A pair of Tren de Aragua gangbangers tied to an Aurora, Colorado apartment takeover were arrested in a major NYC drug trafficking bust Wednesday, The Post has learned. ...'
'...President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan vows to instill harsh consequences on sanctuary city leaders who are threatening to block immigration authorities from carrying out their planned mass deportation — telling them plain and simple: “Don’t test us.”
“Let me be clear, there is going to be a mass deportation because we just finished a mass illegal immigration crisis on the border,” Homan said during a visit to the border...'
'US president-elect [Trump] posted on social media about plan to impose 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada over [illegal] immigration ...Trump posted on social media that he would “sign all necessary documents” to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on all goods products coming into the United States, adding the levy would remain in place until “such time as drugs, in particular fentanyl, and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country!”...'
'...Democratic National Committee workers are asking for charitable donations after making significant layoffs in a dramatic downsizing after Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election. ...Two-thirds of DNC staffers were laid off as part of the downsizing on Wednesday, with only one day's notice and no severance, according to the union. 'These cuts go far beyond typical campaign turnover and impact employees who were previously told their positions would be retained after the election,' the statement from the union protesting the layoffs read. The DNC union fund portrayed laid off workers as victims of the party, urging individuals to send donations to soften the blow.'
'...state of Delaware has elected a dude in a dress to the House of Representatives. Sarah (formerly Tim) McBride is a man who pretends to be a woman, and he will be going to Congress next year...what happens if and when Mr. McBride decides to start strolling into the ladies’ restrooms? ... Their goal is to eliminate women’s ability to say no to men who invade their spaces. '
'...Under this system, the Oregon DMV has processed more than 54,600 voter registrations for individuals who have not proven citizenship, according to documents obtained by The Federalist. ...'