It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world. Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of usefulness open for the men of cloistered life who shrink from contact with their fellows. Still less room is there for those who deride of slight what is done by those who actually bear the brunt of the day; nor yet for those others who always profess that they would like to take action, if only the conditions of life were not exactly what they actually are. The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be a cynic, or fop, or voluptuary. There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder. Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heart and strength. It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who "but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier."
High-risk-of-capture (HRC) personnel are U.S. military or government individuals at elevated risk of being held by hostile forces, often due to their high-ranking status, specialized duties, or location in dangerous areas. These individuals are trained in survival, evasion, resistance, and escape techniques.
Key Aspects of HRC Personnel and Related Contexts:
Definition & Training: HRC refers to personnel vulnerable to capture, such as pilots or intelligence officers, requiring specialized, intense training to prepare for potential captivity.
Support & Recovery: The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell (HRFC) at FBI Headquarters, established in 2015, coordinates efforts to recover American citizens, including HRC personnel, held abroad.
High-Risk Fugitives: The U.S. Marshals Service conducts specialized training for the arrest of dangerous fugitives, as these operations often involve high risks to law enforcement officers.
High-Risk Prisoners: Correctional facilities like the High Risk Management Correctional Centre (HRMCC) in Australia manage inmates who are extreme risks to safety, have high escape risks, or are high-profile individuals.
In different contexts, "high-risk" can also refer to inmates likely to escape, or individuals engaging in financial crimes.
Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar appeared before a federal judge Thursday for allegedly using public funds to run a fraudulent for-profit disinfecting business during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.
The South Texas sheriff was indicted alongside his assistant chief in November. The charges, unsealed Thursday, accuse them of opening a private business, Disinfect Pro Master, in April 2020 and entering into agreements with local businesses and restaurants "despite having no employees or supplies of their own."
The company secured a $500,000 contract to clean schools in Laredo, which they fulfilled using department staff and resources, U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei of the Southern District of Texas said in a statement.
"For more than two years, the business allegedly operated almost entirely with county employees and supplies, incurring minimal overhead," Ganjei said, alleging that Cuellar and two deputies split the profits three ways, each coming away with about $175,000.
Cuellar's former deputy, Rick Rodriguez, previously pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme. On Thursday, Cuellar's lawyer unequivocally denied his client's role in any misconduct.
"The government is going to have to prove their case that whatever misconduct happened by another person was intended by the sheriff and known by him," said Eric Reed of the Reed Law Firm in Houston. "And they'll never be able to make that case because he did not know and was not involved."
Cuellar could face up to 10 years in federal prison for charges related to conspiracy and theft of federal funds, and an additional 10 years for money laundering charges related to spending the alleged income to buy property in Laredo.
Cuellar is the brother of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, who was recently pardoned on federal corruption charges by President Donald Trump. Rep. Cuellar was indicted in May 2024 on a dozen counts of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy related to his relationship with an Azerbaijan-run oil-and-gas company and a Mexican bank.
Martin Cuellar, a Democrat, was reelected in 2024 to a fifth four-year term as Webb County's top law enforcement officer, a position he has held since 2009. Henry Cuellar is currently running for his 12th two-year term representing his South Texas district. On social media, Trump criticized the congressman's "lack of loyalty" in deciding to run again as a Democrat on the heels of receiving the presidential pardon.
Reed said he hoped politics did not influence the government's decision to pursue this case that "should have died a natural death" a year ago.
"I'm concerned that the government is proceeding in the face of explicit explicatory evidence exonerating the sheriff," he said.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/01/23/541448/webb-county-sheriff-martin-cuellar-indicted-laredo-henry-cuellar/
BREAKING: China built secret drone bases inside the United States during the Biden regime, per national security official.
https://x.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/2015120804971773955
true/not true wouldn't surprise anon one bit
🚨BREAKING: Following the shooting of an armed illegal alien in Minneapolis, a self‑described ANTIFA member is urging his followers to arm themselves and fight against ICE and the federal government who he calls “Nazi gunmen.”
“It’s time to suit up, boots on the ground.”
“I’m not talking about peaceful protest anymore. We’re not talking about having polite conversations anymore.”
“Get your fucking guns and stop these fucking people.”
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/2015122141185032234
Scott Jennings on anti-ICE protesters: "People are being trained and groups are being funded to go out and insert themselves into the middle of law enforcement operations, and people are going to be in harm's way."
https://x.com/ThomasSowell/status/2015121168131305909
JUST IN - Minneapolis Police Chief confirms that the man who was fatally shot is a 37 year old, white male, American citizen, resident of Minneapolis and a lawful gun owner with permission to carry.
https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2015126797772288283
trying to get the white males involved now
concur
Oh my gosh….volume up…🐧🤣😂
Dan post almost 4 years ago…
PENGUINS SAYING "It's Happening…everyone stay calm…"
https://x.com/SantaSurfing/status/2015120675720061123
https://x.com/DanScavino/status/1489763663200333825
🧵🚨 MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED
I have infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them.
BUCKLE UP ALL WILL BE REVEALED
Each area of the city has a signal
I have been undercover inside the groups for days.
You’ll notice emojis next to people’s names. Here’s a key for what those emojis mean.
The highlighted positions are the most crucial. Most are self explanatory. Mobile patrols spend their entire “shift” searching for suspicious vehicles.
When they find one they send it to the group so that “plate checkers” can compare with their database and see if it’s a known federal vehicle or if the patrol can make the confirmation so that the database can be updated.
Dispatch runs a maxed out call all day telling protestors where ICE has been spotted and how they can be best impeded.
For each “occupation” or “shift” position, protestors have to undergo “training”
It’s unclear what the training entails - other than numerous slides of instruction. I’ve seen it mentioned repeatedly. Who is paying for all this?!
Each chat (for a specific part of each city) has smaller districts broken up within it called “patrol zones” which guide ICE chasers on where they should be/position.
Here is a screen recording of their plate database as well as a link to its instructions.
Here is a screenshot of the active dispatch call (it’s always active) as well as a shift change. You can see folks are changing their emojis, clocking in and out.
I’ll also attach below a video of dispatch actually tracking the vehicle I was in claiming that we were “confirmed ICE”
They constantly misidentify vehicles. Pay attention to emojis tagged on plate checks.
Here is a recording of protestors actively tailing the vehicle I was in, labeling me as ICE and instructing “commuters” (ICE chasers) to follow me.
A new group chat for each zone is made each day. The chats are dated, and deleted at the end of each day.
This is likely to avoid detection, record keeping, and consequences.
My mid-day, the group chats hit maximum capacity (1,000 people) allowed by signal and people who are not chasing federal agents are asked to leave to create room for those who are.
The dispatch calls also reach maximum capacity constantly. I believe it’s 50 people maximum. Which means, at any given time in each small zone, there are 50 people chasing agents.
The quasi police force uses a system called “SALUTE” which calls out the size of federal units, activity, locations, uniforms, times and locations.
They then instruct their ICE chasers to follow and confront agents at their known locations.
THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AND LOCAL POLICE ARE COOPERATING.
Here an “observer” calls out a possible agent but says she’s just out walking her dog so can’t continue on.
Dispatch called for “backup”
Also below is a message indicating that local PD may get involved if ICE “hinders public safety”
These thugs apparently have a “HOME BASE” though I haven’t been able to identify it. Here’s an ICE chaser indicating that he is “expected” there.
Here are chasers discussing what should be done after realizing they positively identified my vehicle as ICE, but then found out it was me.
I believe this person MIGHT be the aggressive individual in the second photo.
Here is more dispatch chatter, where they tweak out when they discover a vehicle. Whistles and horns can be heard in the background.
The dispatcher asks for photos and videos of the plate for “documentation” purposes.
The protestors use a “mutual aid” system. I tried to join the mutual aid that for Bloomington.
An admin told me that it was a vetted chat for teachers and that I’d need to describe my relationship to a school. And give my real name.
I couldn’t do that so I never made it in.
Why are there teachers aiding in this effort?!?!ICE chaser operations go all night. The dispatch call is 24/7. These are messages screenshotted at 2am asking for observers at a location with potential illegals.
It’s from a “vetted” chat called “Wolfpack”
The coordinators frequently delete messages to cover their tracks. This is another layer of security on top of the daily chat refreshes.
Here is an admin list for several chats. These generally consist of code names.
https://x.com/camhigby/status/2015094472325963989
kek
BREAKING: Antifa member who urged his followers to arm themselves against federal agents is now soliciting large donations for his “Freedom and Defense Fund,” presumably to buy guns and ammunition. He is currently handing out free gas masks to protesters in the streets of Minneapolis.
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/2015144054326210631