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UPDATE: Video of Terrorist Firing on NOLA Crowd After Plowing Truck Down Bourbon Street – Suspicious Black Flag Attached to Back of Truck

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/update-video-terrorist-firing-nola-crowd-after-plowing/

As Cullen Linebarger reported earlier, a deranged man drove his truck through the packed crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans last night.

Once the vehicle came to a stop the driver jumped out and started firing on the crowd. At least ten people are dead and two police officers are injured.

Here is the horrific video of the alleged terrorist firing on the crowd after his truck came to a stop. The rescuers scattered as the shots were fired.

Terrorist attack in New Orleans

Gunfire erupted at 3am.

10 dead

31 injured

2 officers shot

Mayor labeled this as a terrorist attach. pic.twitter.com/LE7OzoXmWJ

— Ptross_the_general ⭐️⭐️ (@peat_ross_) January 1, 2025

There are now reports of a suspicious black flag that was attached to the back of truck bed by the terrorist. It is not clear what the flag means at this time but could be the flag of ISIS or another terror group. Continue…

Kurakhovo Has Fallen: On the Last Day of the Year, Russian Forces Conquer Key Donetsk Logistics Hub With the Last Ukrainian Coking Coal Plant

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/kurakhovo-has-fallen-last-day-year-russian-forces/

2024 ended with a BANG in the Donetsk region, disputed by Russia and Ukraine in some of the largest battles since WW2.

On the last day of December, the Russian 5th brigade raised their flag over the Kurakhovo industrial zone, last bastion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city.

They really ruined the whole New Year for the Ukrainians.

Three factories in the Kurakhovo industrial zone are now under Moscow control. Continue…

CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE: Musk Reportedly Rents Cottage Full-Time at Mar-a-Lago, Occupying $2,000-A-Day Banyan Cottage – Said To Be Closer Than Ever to Trump Despite H-1B Visa Rift

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/center-universe-musk-reportedly-rents-cottage-full-time/

Since Donald J. Trump achieved his historic landslide victory in the US Presidential election in November, the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida became the epicenter for all the political activity, both in the country and in the planet.

Besides the constant pilgrimage of politicians and world leaders to Trump’s HQ, it’s been widely reported that tech billionaire and DOGE upcoming director Elon Musk has been living in one of the luxurious cottages at Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, since the election.

By doing so, Musk can be near to the President-elect at all times, staying there with at least two of his kids and their nannies.

The Sun reported: Continue…

Alarming Video Shows 56-Year-Old Man Lures Young Boy Away from Home by Offering to Buy a Toy

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/alarming-video-shows-56-year-old-man-lures/

A 56-year-old man in Miami was arrested after allegedly kidnapping a young boy who was playing soccer outside his home.

Authorities report that Jose Reynaldo Martinez-Reyes, a complete stranger with no ties to the neighborhood or the child, lured the boy, Jake, away while he was innocently playing soccer outside his trailer park home. Continue…

Ohio Meat Processing Company “Fresh Mark, Inc.” Agrees to Pay $3.7M Penalty for Employing Migrant Workers Using Stolen U.S. Citizens’ Identities

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/ohio-meat-processing-company-fresh-mark-inc-agrees/

Fresh Mark, Inc., an Ohio-based meat processing company, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with federal authorities after its hiring manager orchestrated a scheme involving aggravated identity theft and obstruction of justice.

This agreement allows the company to avoid criminal prosecution in exchange for meeting certain criteria, including paying a penalty and implementing a compliance and ethics program.

The case, centered on Fresh Mark’s Salem facility, revealed that Yelwin Omar Munoz-Solis, a hiring manager, actively participated in a conspiracy to steal the identities of U.S. citizens.

These stolen identities were then handed to illegal immigrants seeking employment at Fresh Mark’s processing plants. Munoz-Solis not only facilitated the fraudulent hiring but also falsified I-9 documents to deceive federal authorities about the employees’ eligibility to work in the United States. Continue…

Illegal Immigrant Gang Member from Honduras Kidnaps Texas Woman: Police Reveal Chilling Plot to Sell Her Organs or Force Her Into Prostitution

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/illegal-immigrant-gang-member-honduras-kidnaps-texas-woman/

A 35-year-old Honduran national, identified as Eduardo Javier Ordonez Godoy, has been arrested following the abduction of a 22-year-old woman in Haltom City, Texas.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, when the victim was walking to her vehicle at the Acacia Apartments around 4:45 a.m., WFAA reported.

According to police reports, Godoy, who was previously deported back to Honduras for a similar crime, was armed and masked when he forced the woman into her car at gunpoint.

He forced her to withdraw money from a nearby bank and made disturbing threats, including selling her organs or forcing her into prostitution, according to charging documents obtained by Fox 4 News.

After driving her approximately 22 miles to an apartment complex in Grapevine, he restrained her by tying her hands to a tree with her shoelaces before fleeing in her vehicle. The victim managed to free herself and seek help.

Law enforcement agencies tracked the stolen vehicle, locating it in Oklahoma City on December 25.

According to the news release from the Haltom City Police Department: Continue…

Ukraine Cuts Russian Gas Pipeline to Europe to Start the New Year

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/ukraine-cuts-russian-gas-pipeline-europe-start-new/

Ukraine has ceased the transit of Russian natural gas to Europe following the expiration of a pivotal five-year agreement.

This move, effective from January 1, 2025, concludes a longstanding energy arrangement that has been central to Europe’s energy landscape.

The 2019 contract between Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom officially ended on December 31, 2024, effectively cutting off one of the last major routes for Russian gas into Europe.

This pipeline has been transporting approximately 40 billion cubic meters of gas annually to European countries.

NYT reported: Continue…

Lightning Strikes U.S. Capitol Building as America Rings in 2025: A Perfect Finale to Another Tumultuous Year Under Joe Biden

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/lightning-strikes-u-s-capitol-building-as-america/

In an awe-inspiring display of nature’s raw power, lightning struck the iconic U.S. Capitol building on New Year’s Eve as the nation bid farewell to 2024 and welcomed 2025.

Lightning strikes on the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., are rare but not unheard of. The Capitol is equipped with lightning protection systems, including lightning rods, which are designed to safely channel electrical energy into the ground.

The lightning strike comes at the end of a year marked by political division, economic uncertainty, and growing dissatisfaction with Biden’s leadership. Many conservatives view the event as an ominous sign—perhaps even divine intervention. Continue…

Ford Recalls Thousands of Electric Vehicles After Dangerous Defect Is Discovered

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/ford-recalls-thousands-electric-vehicles-dangerous-defect-discovered/

Car manufacturing titan Ford appears to be ending 2024 the same way it started — having major issues with its fleets of electric vehicles.

Ford recalled thousands of its electric-powered F-150 Lightning pickup truck series, according to a release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

“Ford’s team reviewed assembly plant records to determine the population of affected parts,” the release stated. “The front upper control arm ball joint on affected vehicles may not have been properly secured during assembly.” Continue…