WATCH LIVE: House Democratics hold a hearing on the Republican Healthcare Crisis
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hold a hearing on the Republican healthcare crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTfsDDivyg
Authorities make an arrest related to deadly January wildfire that leveled LA neighborhood
LOS ANGELES (Gray News/AP) – An arrest has been made in connection to the deadly fire that erupted on Jan. 7, killing 12 people and destroying more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the Pacific Palisades, a wealthy coastal neighborhood of LA, according to a law enforcement official who is not authorized to publicly discuss the case.
The name of the person and the charges have not yet been released, but should be announced during a news conference scheduled for Wednesday.
Attending the 9 a.m. news conference will be Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell, and Special Agent in Charge Kenny Cooper of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Investigators still haven’t determined the cause of that blaze or the Eaton Fire, which broke out the same day in the community of Altadena and killed 18 people.
https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/10/08/arrest-made-deadly-la-fires-that-killed-12-destroyed-more-than-6k-homes-buildings-reports-say/
Name revealed as: Jonathan Linderneck*, aged twenty nine, residing in Florida
*Spelling may be slightly off
Suspect did live in Palisades at the time and relocated.
He dropped someone off in that area (he was an Uber driver) and started the fire with an open flame. It went underground and reiignited a week later.
Couldn't hear clearly, but didn't sound like Broward (but know what you're saying, kek!)
*Incendiary
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 7, on suspicion of igniting a blaze that led to the Palisades fire — which killed 12 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of structures during an uncommon windstorm that swept through Southern California, federal authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8, in a downtown Los Angeles press conference.
Jonathan Rinderknecht was charged in a federal complaint with starting the Lachman fire, a small blaze in the Pacific Palisades area, on New Year’s Day, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said.
Despite the fire being put out by firefighters, it “continued to smolder and burn underground within the root structure of the dense vegetation” — reigniting on Jan. 7 during heavy winds to become the Palisades fire, “one of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history,” he said.
Rinderknecht faces a federal charge of destruction of property by means of fire, which carries a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
He accused of dropping off an Uber customer and then setting the blaze. How he allegedly did so was not disclosed.
The fire was ignited with an “open flame,” Essayli said, adding that Rinderknecht was a resident of the Pacific Palisades and had a friend who lived in the area at the time he started the fire. He moved to Florida at some point after the fire was started.
Witnesses told authorities he was driving for Uber that night and appeared “agitated and angry,” Essayli said. Rinderknecht allegedly listened to a rap song accompanied with a music video that shows objects burning, then walked up the hillside and started the fire.
“It took the defendant several tries to contact 911 to report the fire,” Essayli said.
He then initially fled in his car but turned around and went back when he saw firefighters. He allegedly took video of firefighters battling the blaze on his phone.
In an interview with authorities, Rinderknecht allegedly lied to authorities and said he was farther down the hillside, but his cellphone location record shows he was standing above the fire, 30 feet away, at the time he called 911, Essayli said.
Rinderknecht was scheduled Wednesday to appear in court in Orlando, Florida.
The Palisades fire ignited about 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, sending firefighters to the Palisades hillside as winds howled at upward of 80 mph. By the time it was contained on Jan. 31, the fire had scorched more than 23,000 acres and had damaged or destroyed more than 7,000 structures.
Initially, investigators looked into a theory of a previous fire on New Year’s Day in the area of Skull Rock, a popular hiking area, reigniting.
Los Angeles city firefighters had said the Lachman fire was started by fireworks in the area shortly after midnight, but fire officials reported they had stopped forward progress of that blaze around 3:30 a.m. and, about an hour later reported that firefighters had fully contained the fire.
By Jan. 17, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had sent a team of 15 investigators from around the country to probe the cause of the Palisades fire, with one team handling analysis at the scene and another focusing on gathering external information, including surveillance footage, digital evidence and witness statements.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
https://www.sbsun.com/2025/10/08/an-uber-driver-set-blaze-that-led-to-destructive-palisades-fire-federal-authorities-say/
LIVE: President Trump Participates in a Roundtable on ANTIFA - 10/8/25
President Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting to discuss ANTIFA at the White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc4uxDXE0ZQ
Kek, was literally about to respond 'run motherefugga, make the show entertaining.'
They said they have him on camera, can place his mobile phone at the scene etc. He actually called 911 himself…
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Op-Ed: Rep. Andy Barr: Why I’m leading legislation to put Trump on a new $250 bill
Rep. Andy Barr is one of President Trump’s staunchest defenders in Congress. Now he wants the president on America’s newest currency.
Next year, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Republic. This historic milestone is an opportunity not only to reflect on the courage of our Founders but also to recognize the leaders who, in our own time, have revived the American Dream.
So, as we approach the 250th day of President Donald J. Trump’s second term, it is a fitting moment to revive our push to issue a new $250 bill featuring President Trump. That’s why I am behind my friend and colleague, Rep. Joe Wilson and his legislation, the Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act.
This proposal is more than symbolic. It is a tribute to a president who has reshaped America in historic ways. President Trump has revolutionized American politics, delivered the largest working families tax cut in American history, and is cleaning up the biggest mess on our southern border ever.
President Trump’s tax cut in the One Big Beautiful Bill ended federal taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits. He expanded the child tax credit to ease the burden on families and created a “Made in America” manufacturing credit to restore jobs in our heartland. Because of this landmark law, every new child born in America will get a head start with $1,000 in Trump investment accounts to grow and support their American Dream, whether it be owning a business, going to college, or furthering their careers with technical training.
All of these reforms will unleash growth and put more money in the pockets of working Americans.
At the same time, after four years of reckless open-border policies, Trump is restoring law and order: deporting dangerous illegal immigrants, rebuilding the wall, and putting the safety of American families first. His leadership is proving once again that a secure nation is a strong nation.
On the world stage, President Trump is showing that American strength is the key to peace. He has reinvigorated our military with record recruitment, bolstered our allies’ confidence, and forced our adversaries to respect us again. Just as important, he is winding down conflicts that others allowed to fester. From tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, to the bloodshed with Rwanda and Congo, to historic disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Trump has taken bold steps toward peace. No president has made a stronger case for the Nobel Peace Prize.
That is why I believe the $250 bill is the right way to commemorate both our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday and the leadership of the most historic president of our time. Generations from now, when Americans hold that bill in their hands, they will be reminded that at a pivotal moment in our history, Donald J. Trump restored prosperity, security, and peace.
Our Founders pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to create this Republic 250 years ago. Today, as we prepare to celebrate that milestone, we honor not only their vision but also the leaders who ensure its survival. President Trump has proven that America can be strong, safe, and free again.
As the 250th anniversary approaches, let us unite around a bold symbol of that renewal. Let us honor the president who has made America great again. A $250 bill bearing Donald J. Trump’s image is not only an appropriate tribute — it is a powerful reminder that America’s best days are still ahead.
Rep. Andy Barr represents Kentucky’s 6th District.
https://washingtonreporter.news/p/op-ed-rep-andy-barr-why-im-leading
He allegedly used the word dystopian in his ChatGPT promt….
*prompt
The question was asked of POTUS, he gave one of those "we'll have to see/I'd look at it" type answers to bait the press and retards.
It ties in with 250yr celebrations.
JUST IN: James Comey Will Go To Trial In January As He Pleads Not Guilty To Criminal Charges
(Forbes)
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two federal charges against him Wednesday, with the judge scheduling his case for trial in January—becoming the first in a potential string of Trump rivals who may have to defend themselves in court, even as increasing reports undercut the strength of the government’s case against him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2_70KWCuQ
More charges are likely, according to the presser they gave.
James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges following Trump pressure to prosecute
The judge set a trial date of Jan. 5.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges demanded by President Donald Trump as part of his crusade for retribution.
It was Comey’s first appearance in court as a criminal defendant in a case that has roiled the Justice Department and prompted outcry that Trump is weaponizing criminal charges against his enemies. U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff set a Jan. 5, 2026, trial date.
Comey is facing two felony charges stemming from his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, when he discussed leading the FBI amid an investigation into ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. The charges, approved by an Alexandria grand jury, were brought by Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s former personal attorney who was installed — at Trump’s direction — as the U.S. attorney for eastern Virginia last month after veteran Justice Department lawyers resisted bringing the case.
Nachmanoff, a Joe Biden appointee, presided over the 30-minute arraignment. The former FBI director intends to ask the judge to toss the charges on the grounds that he is being vindictively prosecuted by Trump over a personal grudge stemming from the 2016 probe.
Near the outset of the hearing, Comey’s defense attorney and longtime friend, Patrick Fitzgerald, entered the not guilty plea on behalf of his client.
After the arraignment, Comey was released on his own recognizance.
Comey said in a video released on Sept. 25, shortly after his indictment, that he expected to be vindicated at a speedy trial. Fitzgerald signaled Wednesday that he plans to file a series of motions seeking to have the case dismissed before it ever reaches a trial.
Fitzgerald said he will argue that Halligan acted improperly before the grand jury and that she should be disqualified due to the circumstances of her appointment. Fitzgerald also said he will seek to have the case thrown out as a vindictive and selective prosecution, as well as on the grounds of outrageous government conduct.
Halligan nodded along with the proceedings, her first ever as a prosecutor in front of a federal judge. Before being named as the U.S. attorney days before Comey was indicted, her legal background was in insurance law. She tapped two relatively junior prosecutors from North Carolina — rather than her office in the Eastern District of Virginia — to lead the case.
Halligan did not speak during the hearing, except to identify herself. One of the prosecutors from North Carolina, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Lemons, did the talking for the government. When the judge posed questions, he often deferred to Fitzgerald to speak first.
Both sides made clear during the hearing that they have had few discussions about the case. “The first substantive conversation I’ve had with the government was yesterday afternoon,” Fitzgerald said.
It also became clear that there is likely to be contention over the government’s obligation to turn over all information in its possession that could be useful to Comey’s defense.
Fitzgerald said he’s still in the dark about the identities of two people who are referred to in the indictment by pseudonyms. “We haven’t had a single piece of paper disclosed to the defense. We still don’t know who Person 1 or Person 3 is,” the defense attorney said.
Lemons, who officially joined the case just Tuesday, was candid that he isn’t fully up to speed on what information will have to be handed over in discovery.
“We’re just getting our hands around the discovery, as well. … There is a large amount of discovery,” Lemons said, including “a significant amount of classified information.”
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While the volume of records gathered and created in a series of investigations related to Comey’s alleged misstatements could be huge, Nachmanoff said he saw no reason that process should delay a trial.
“I’m a little skeptical of that,” he replied to Lemons. “This does not appear to me to be an overly complicated case.”
Nachmanoff said he thought the case could be ready for trial in December. And he wound up setting a trial date a week earlier than the prosecution and defense proposed.
“We see this as a simple case, as well,” Fitzgerald chimed in, adding that the government seemed not to have prepared to address issues normally fleshed out before a case is brought, such as how to treat classified information that may be relevant.
“We feel that, in this case, the cart has been placed before the horse,” the defense lawyer added. “My client doesn’t want to wait around while they look for things.”
Nachmanoff said he won’t allow disputes over classified information to delay the Jan. 5 trial date, and he urged the government to consider declassifying any information it intends to use at trial. “The government is going to be under an enormous amount of pressure to figure out what really has to be done here,” the judge said.
One other complication, Nachmanoff said, is that the defense motion to disqualify Halligan and potentially nullify the indictment will be ruled on by a judge from another district. Nachmanoff said he plans to ask the chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to assign a jurist to handle that particular issue.
Comey, who was already seated at the defense table when reporters were admitted to the courtroom, stood ramrod straight when Nachmanoff called on him briefly during the hearing. When the hearing concluded, Comey stood and kept his head perfectly still looking straight ahead as the judge came down from the bench and exited through a side door.
Several members of Comey’s family attended the arraignment, including his daughter Maurene, who was fired from her federal prosecutor job in New York in July, and his son-in-law Troy Edwards, who quit his prosecutor job in the Alexandria U.S. Attorney’s office last month over his father-in-law’s indictment.
Comey’s appearance at the rain-soaked federal courthouse drew an unusual collection of Trump-era characters, reminiscent of the criminal trial of former Trump 2016 campaign chair Paul Manafort — charged in that same Russia probe — held in the same building seven years earlier.
Miles Taylor, the chief of staff in Trump’s first-term Department of Homeland Security who has since become a target of Trump’s fury, paced the court’s exterior plaza. Ivan Raiklin, a MAGA ally who helped conceive some of the legal theories behind Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election, live-streamed nearby. And pardoned Jan. 6 defendant Dominic Box patrolled as well, amid a giant throng of media cameras and photographers.
Despite reports about FBI efforts to conduct a so-called perp walk of Comey, he did not appear before photographers or the crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
Justice Department leaders have insisted that the case against Comey has not been tainted by politics. Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly described the charges as being approved by “one of the most liberal grand juries in the country,” a reference to Northern Virginia’s left-leaning politics. And Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche echoed Bondi in a Fox News appearance Wednesday.
“Mr. Comey will be arraigned today in federal court in Virginia like thousands of individuals in this country every year who are charged with committing crimes, and he’s being treated exactly like every other individual in his position,” Blanche said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/08/james-comey-pleads-not-guilty-trial-date-00597839
Kek. That is the thing, in this way.