Watch: Comedy Writer Testifies Before US Congress On UK's Chilling Free Speech Crackdown
Graham Linehan, the Irish comedy writer, testified before the US House Judiciary Committee, detailing how Britain’s authorities hounded him over online posts challenging trans ideology—exposing the chilling grip of censorship under Keir Starmer’s government.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2019076478504198167
Why is the DOJ Downgrading Felony Charges Against Anti-ICE Rioters?
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have quietly downgraded felony charges against at least half of the 16 anti-ICE agitators arrested last week for allegedly assaulting or interfering with federal agents during immigration enforcement operations. While Attorney General Pam Bondi pledged to charge violent protestors under 18 U.S.C. § 111, which establishes a felony crime for anyone who “forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates or interferes” with government officials carrying out their duties, prosecutors have reduced many of the cases to lower-level misdemeanors.
Notably, Bondi herself traveled to Minnesota last week for the filing of the felony charges against the 16 anti-ICE protestors, posting at the time on X (formerly Twitter), “I am on the ground in Minneapolis today. Federal agents have arrested 16 Minnesota rioters for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement — people who have been resisting and impeding our federal law enforcement agents.”
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: NOTHING will stop President Trump and this Department of Justice from enforcing the law,” she added.
While the DOJ has struggled in some more liberal jurisdictions to secure grand jury indictments carrying significant penalties against violent leftist agitators, the direct decision by federal prosecutors to downgrade charges appears to be a more recent development.One of the Minnesota cases, against Gillian Etherington, was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor this past Tuesday without explanation. Last week, the DOJ alleged that Etherington “rammed her car into a United States Border Patrol vehicle and drove away,” with Border Patrol engaging in a pursuit before she proceeded to “drive into oncoming traffic” and strike “an unmarked law enforcement vehicle near a high school,” and even then continued to resist arrest.
In another instance, the DOJ dropped felony charges against Emily Baierl to misdemeanors despite Baierl having bitten the finger of a federal law enforcement agent during a demonstration after the death of Alex Pretti. While Baierl’s case is separate from the 16 filed last week, the downgrading of charges despite the clear instance of physical assault is puzzling.
However, one reason for the DOJ’s decision may be a contention raised by attorneys for a number of the defendants that Bondi’s aggressive public media campaign surrounding the arrests—including the release of photos and videos of defendants before trial—could violate internal department policies and risk prejudicing cases.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/02/06/why-is-the-doj-downgrading-felony-charges-against-anti-ice-rioters/
Greece: 313 Arrested in University Raid After Mob Firebombed Police
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) – Authorities in Greece on Saturday detained 313 people in a raid on the university campus of the country’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after riot police were attacked by mobs of people hurling more than 100 Molotov cocktails.
Greek police said roving groups of people wearing hoods emerged from the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the predawn hours Saturday to attack a squad of riot police. The unit is usually deployed some distance from the campus to quell any disturbances after all-night parties that take place on university grounds.
Police said all 313 people were released without being charged.
Such attacks against riot police near the university campus are not uncommon but it’s the first time that so many people were detained after such a clash during which an unusually high number of firebombs was used.
Riot police used tear gas and stun grenades to beat back the attackers. One officer was taken to a military hospital for burns to his face and leg while a 21-year-old civilian was treated for respiratory problems, police said.
The university said in a statement that off-campus “extremists” in conjunction with some individuals from within university grounds had committed the attacks. They said an investigation is underway to determine if any students had taken part. They added that no permission had been granted for any party to take place on university grounds.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/07/greece-313-arrested-in-university-raid-after-mob-firebombed-police/
GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from?
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2019454390558413030
The DOJ’s Epstein Library search tool is malfunctioning
Multiple news outlets reported that the Department of Justice released the Epstein files with a broken, unreliable search engine.
The search tool frequently returns incomplete, inconsistent, or zero results.
Searches for the same term can produce different numbers minutes apart.
This is a known issue acknowledged in reporting.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/doj-begins-releasing-epstein-files-with-broken-search-tool/ar-AA1SGTS6
China Bombshell: Patel says Biden-era FBI ‘buried’ truth about CCP’s ties to biolab on US soil
FBI boss raises concerns Biden-era bureau may have 'buried' truth about Chinese Communist Party ties to dangerous biolabs on U.S. soil, cites 40% increase in Chinese espionage arrests.
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency has resumed an aggressive counterintelligence offensive against China and its Communist Party (CCP) that had been sidelined during the Biden presidency but is concerned the prior administration may have "buried" the truth about dangerous biolabs on U.S. soil tied to Beijing.
“This FBI, under this leadership, has prioritized the threat against it by the CCP against us, and we've taken swift action,” Patel said Friday in an interview with the Just the News, No Noise television show that focused on China’s threat to U.S. national security and the bureau’s efforts to handle the Chinese Communist Party.
The FBI boss said the renewed efforts have already resulted in a 40% increase in Chinese espionage arrests in the first year of the second Trump administration.
“What we did in the last year with President Trump and the attorney general and the Department of Justice is reprioritize our dynamic threat landscape, going after and disrupting and looking after the criminal activity from the CCP,” he explained.
Just the News reported this week that an illegal biolab in California searched by local, state, and federal authorities in 2023 and a separate hazardous lab inside a Las Vegas garage raided by the FBI over the weekend are both tied to a Chinese national currently awaiting trial for fraud, false statements, and adulteration of medical devices, according to court filings, police officials and members of Congress.
Just the News also reported on findings by the conservative American Accountability Foundation that raised concerns that at least 20 Chinese scientists ensconced inside American academia and at cutting-edge U.S. labs appear to be members of the CCP, are affiliated with Chinese projects aimed at stealing U.S. technology, or are involved with universities or companies tied to the People’s Liberation Army and Beijing's defense sector.
NIH boss concerned labs were 'flying under the radar'
Those research ties are even more concerning given the discoveries in 2023 in Reedley, Calif., and 2026 in Las Vegas, Nev., of the two illicit, makeshift biolabs that are suspected of using dangerous pathogens, said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health.
"When you do research like this, potentially in an environment where there's very little biosecurity, you're posing hazards to everyone around you. And the fact is these were completely flying under the radar screen," Bhattacharya told Just the News.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/biolab-buried-biden-current-fbi-all-ccp-inquiries-dropped-prior-admin-patel
,,,,Just like witches at black masses
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response
Former IDF chief asks state comptroller to allow review of full meeting minutes, accusing premier of publishing partial, misleading account of decisions made before Hamas attacks
Former IDF chief of staff and ex-Knesset member Gadi Eisenkot wrote a letter to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman on Friday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of submitting a “fabricated defense” in response to the comptroller’s investigation into the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.
On Thursday night, Netanyahu released the full 55-page document of his answers given to the state comptroller as part of the ombudsman’s investigation into the October 7, Hamas-led atrocities, pinning the failure to prevent the onslaught on political rivals and security chiefs while presenting himself in a positive light and deflecting his responsibility for the attack.
Netanyahu earlier in the day presented lawmakers on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee with materials he had previously submitted to the state comptroller from the years preceding the October 7 attack, the most devastating in Israel’s history and the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
The prime minister has the authority, subject to proper procedure and legal challenge, to release and redact such materials.
In his answers to Englman, Netanyahu sought to build the case, with partial, curated quotes from cabinet protocols, that he had repeatedly pushed for assassinating Hamas leaders, but security chiefs consistently argued against the idea.
That assertion contradicted reports that he actually rejected assassinating then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on several occasions.
Subsequently, Eisenkot charged in the letter to Englman that Netanyahu “constructed and published a fabricated defense adapted to his needs from confidential minutes, while abusing his exclusive authority to see and publish minutes from sensitive meetings.”
“The situation in which one of the main responsible parties, if not the main and foremost one, can publish misleading and false statements and gain an advantage over all the other witnesses, is unacceptable,” continued Eisenkot, who, since leaving Benny Gantz’ National Unity party, has formed his own political party to run in elections later this year.
Continuing, Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of using secretive documents deliberately in an election year “out of a desire to improve his image, distance himself from blame and harm the other candidates facing him.”
Eisenkot requested that the State Comptroller’s Office allow the relevant people to review the full minutes of the meetings referenced by the premier in his “partial and manipulative” response, and told Englman that he will be happy to “set the record straight” regarding his own actions during his time as IDF chief.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eisenkot-accuses-netanyahu-of-fabricated-defense-in-oct-7-probe-response/
Credit Suisse had many more bank accounts with Nazi ties than previously known, investigation finds
A UBS audit discovered 890 potentially nazi-linked accounts, as well as support for escaping Nazis.
The financial services company Credit Suisse had hundreds more bank accounts with Nazi ties than it had previously revealed, a new investigation reported this week.
The findings were discovered during an audit by independent investigators of UBS, the Swiss bank that acquired Credit Suisse in 2023.
“What the investigation has found to date shows that Credit Suisse’s involvement was more extensive than was previously known, and it underscores the importance of continuing to engage in research efforts about this horrific era of modern history,” Neil Barofsky, a lawyer overseeing the inquiry, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Barofsky’s report found 890 accounts potentially linked to Nazis: 628 individuals and 262 legal entities.
Assisting the escape of Nazis
The investigation also found that Credit Suisse provided support to the “ratlines” that enabled Nazis to escape Europe and enter Argentina, opening and maintaining accounts for the Argentine Immigration Office.
Specifically, Barofsky said in his testimony, Credit Suisse provided funds “to finance bribes, obtain fraudulent travel documents, and pay for living expenses and transportation for fugitives, including perpetrators of the Holocaust.”
Barofsky’s investigation into UBS also found multiple previously unreported instances of the forced sale of property owned by Jews during the Holocaust. It also found that Credit Suisse held accounts for the German foreign office during the Holocaust, which dealt with the deportations of Jews.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-885860
Epstein with his Mossad minders in Tel Aviv. Not Ai.
UK Sent Stealth Fighter Jets To Middle East In Preparations For War On Iran
The United Kingdom on February 6 deployed six F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, according to flight tracking data.
The fighter jets departed RAF Marham in eastern England and were supported by Voyager aerial refueling tankers from the Royal Air Force during the transit.
The deployment came as the United States, the UK’s closest ally, continues to escalate against Iran. Since last month, President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened the Islamic Republic over a deadly wave of protests and alleged plans to execute prisoners. Recent weeks also saw a massive U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.
RAF Akrotiri serves as the UK’s primary Permanent Joint Operating Base in the eastern Mediterranean, often described as an “immovable aircraft carrier” for projecting air power into the Middle East without relying on naval carriers.
“We regularly review the capability and force protection of our overseas bases, including the Sovereign Base Areas. This recent movement of additional capabilities is part of our ongoing work to support security and stability in the Middle East,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson told the UK Defence Journal when asked about the recent deployment of the F-35s.
At RAF Akrotiri, the fighter jets — all from the F-35B variant capable of taking off and landing vertically — joined at least ten Typhoon fighter jets, which were already deployed there.
This was the second time the UK has deployed fighter jets to the Middle East since the start of the escalation between the U.S. and Iran.
Last month, a squadron of Typhoon fighter jets was deployed at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops, near the Qatari capital, Doha. The Defence Ministry said at the time that the deployment was carried out to “bolster defensive capability in the region” at the invitation of the Qatari government.
The UK boosted its military presence in the Middle East ahead of the Israeli 12-day war on Iran last June, which saw the U.S. attacking nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic.
British fighter jets were deployed in the region at the time. However, it is still unclear if they took part in military operations, specifically in intercepting Iranian suicide drones and cruise missiles launched at Israel.
While the UK insists that its recent deployments are of a defensive nature, the F-35 is a capable offensive fighter jet, especially when it comes to suppression of enemy air defenses operations. The Typhoon can also launch stand-off strikes with the Franco-British Storm Shadow land-attack cruise missiles.
One the same day the British F-35s were deployed to RAF Akrotiri, the U.S. and Iran held indirect talks in Oman. Both sides reported a positive atmosphere. However, similar reports came out amid talks held last June just before Israel launched its attack.
https://southfront.press/uk-sent-stealth-fighter-jets-to-middle-east-in-preparations-for-war-on-iran/
I asked GROK 4 how people would earn a living. The answer is below. The truth is different, I suspect. They are replacing people with robots. People will be killed off.
"Elon Musk envisions a future where AI and humanoid robots like Optimus create such abundance that traditional jobs become optional, and people won't need to "earn a living" in the conventional sense. Instead, society would shift to a system of "universal high income" (UHI)an enhanced form of universal basic incomewhere everyone receives unconditional financial support to afford a high standard of living, regardless of employment. Here's a breakdown of his views based on his public statements:Core Vision for Optimus and Job DisplacementMusk has repeatedly stated that Optimus robots will perform unsafe, repetitive, or boring tasks, eventually scaling to handle most manual labor and beyond. He predicts Tesla will produce millions of these robots, leading to exponential productivity gains.
In this scenario, AI and robots "will replace all jobs," making work voluntary rather than necessary for survival. He compares it to hobbies like gardening: "Working will be optional, like growing your own vegetables, instead of buying them from the store."
PayPal Blocks Grayzone Over Iranian’s $40 Donation
The Grayzone investigated the suspicious PayPal ban by interviewing the small donor flagged by Paypal. What Grayzone Editor Max Blumenthal learned “confirms that our account was blocked on political grounds,” he says in the following video.
https://youtu.be/nvi6qTAMjlk
Kincora: British intelligence-run sex abuse brothel?
Half a century after the public learned that boys at a Belfast group home were sexually assaulted by senior staff, a key question remains unanswered: was British intelligence implicated in the abuse conspiracy, and did Kincora serve as a ‘honeypot’ to entrap and blackmail powerful figures?
A vast trove of declassified files on Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual, political, and intelligence escapades released by the US Department of Justice has once again thrust disgraced former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor into the spotlight. With British police reportedly reviewing Andrew’s past sexual activities and links to Epstein, questions are growing about whether Britain’s spy agencies were aware of Andrew’s alleged escapades with minors.
If the darkest rumors turn out to be true, it will not be the first time a British royal had been embroiled in a child rape conspiracy with spy agency involvement. Back in 1980, a scandal erupted when the Kincora Boys’ Home in occupied Ireland was exposed as a secret brothel run by powerful pedophiles. Chief among the alleged perpetrators was Lord Mountbatten — Andrew’s great-uncle.
From the very beginning, hints began to appear that MI5/MI6 knew of the child abuse taking place Kincora, and could have even been running the group home as part of a dastardly intelligence plot. With Britain’s domestic and foreign spies engaged in a savage dirty war in Ireland, and both services running operatives in Republican and Unionist paramilitaries, Kincora would have provided an ideal means of recruiting and compromising potential assets. Official investigations have strongly insinuated British intelligence chiefs had a close bond with many individuals who ran the Boys’ Home.
In May 2025, veteran BBC journalist Chris Moore published a forensic account of the case titled Kincora: Britain’s Shame. Featuring four and a half decades of firsthand research by the author, its groundbreaking contents have been met with general silence by British mainstream media.
In the book, Moore argues persuasively that the Boys’ Home was just one component of a more extensive child abuse network extending across British-occupied Ireland and beyond — in which London’s spying apparatus was not only aware, but likely complicit.
In 2023, Moore met personally with Kincora victim Arthur Smyth in Australia. Smyth’s stay at the Home was brief, but the horrors he endured there left him scarred forever.
“Having interviewed a number of Kincora survivors, I found Arthur’s story familiar. Sent to the Boys’ Home by a Belfast divorce court judge aged 11, he was continually preyed upon by the pedophiles who ran it, and intimidated into silence,” Moore told The Grayzone. “Arthur was also brutally abused repeatedly by a man he knew only as ‘Dickie’, who raped him while bending him over a desk.”
https://thegrayzone.com/2026/02/06/kincora-british-intelligence-run-sex-abuse-brothel/
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‘Huge mobilisation’: Additional powers green-lit ahead of Israeli president’s arrival, as protestors aim for large demonstrations
NSW authorities have granted police expanded powers and pleaded for calm ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s arrival next week, as protestors seek a mass demonstration on social media.
The New South Wales government has invoked additional "major events" powers ahead of the Israeli president’s visit next week, as protestors aim for a “huge mobilisation”.
Premier Chris Minns on Saturday announced the change would grant police additional powers to disperse crowds around Sydney.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will arrive in Australia on Monday, and said he hoped the visit would foster understanding and respect.
Disapproving parties including pro-Palestine groups and a handful of state and federal politicians have opposed the visit.
Mr Minns called for calm and respect between all parties over the coming days.
He stressed it was “really important that there’s no clashes or violence on the streets of Sydney”.
“We can disagree without it resorting to clashes or violence,” he said.
“In fact, that would be devastating for everybody, regardless of your cause.
“We reiterate our call that if you don’t need to be in Sydney’s CBD on Monday afternoon, unless it’s absolutely essential, we ask that you not stick around in that area.”
The government declared the visit a designated “major event” under NSW’s Major Events Act.
The powers will span Monday to Thursday and cover the major event “area” across the CBD and eastern suburbs, also covered by extended protest restrictions under NSW Police.
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/huge-mobilisation-additional-powers-greenlit-ahead-of-israeli-presidents-arrival-as-protestors-aim-for-large-demonstrations/news-story/bb0012c2c1c78e063afeb2977354168a
Rapper Lil Jon confirms his son's death days after he went missing
A person believed to be the son of rapper Lil Jon has been found dead in a pond north of Atlanta, police said on Friday.
Nathan Smith, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, left his home in Milton "under unusual circumstances" early on Tuesday morning, local police said.
Lil Jon said in a statement posted to his Instagram page that he and Smith's mother, Nicole Smith, are "extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son."
"Nathan was the kindest human being you would ever meet," the statement reads.
"He was immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warm hearted — he loved his family and the friends in his life to the fullest."
Nathan Smith, 27, "ran out of his house and has been missing since," police said in a missing person poster they circulated on social media.
He "left on foot and does not possess a phone," police said. "He may be disoriented and in need of assistance. Family and friends are concerned for his safety."
Milton police immediately began searching for Smith, police said.
After being unable to locate him, police and other agencies expanded the search include a pond near Smith's residence.
Shortly before noon on Friday, Cherokee County Fire Department divers found a body in the pond.
"The individual is believed to be Nathan Smith, pending official confirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office," police said in a statement.
"Based on the investigation to date, there is no indication of foul play," police said.
"However, the Milton Police Department Criminal Investigations Division will continue to treat this as an open and active investigation."
Police said no further details would be released until the cause and manner of death are determined by the medical examiner.
https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/rapper-lil-jon-heartbroken-as-he-confirms-his-sons-death-days-after-he-went-missing/060fa2ff-9563-452e-a6ae-a0ec16cf0ef2
DOJ pulls Epstein files after redaction errors exposed victims
JUST IN 🇺🇸: 541 Files Related to Trump DELETED
The DOJ continues to delete files containing the word "Trump."
Originally, there were 5,361 files; today, there are 4,820.
What’s True
Thousands of Epstein‑related files were temporarily removed from the DOJ’s public release in early February 2026.
Multiple reputable outlets — including BBC, PBS, and ABC News — reported that the removal was due to redaction failures that exposed victim identities, which legally must be protected.
Officials stated the documents were pulled for correction and re‑upload, not for permanent deletion.
The reduction in search results for certain keywords (including “Trump”) is consistent with broad document removal, not selective targeting.
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/doj-pulls-epstein-files-after-redaction-errors-exposed-victims/
Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
The President of the United States called me a moron at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning because I’m still fighting for what he promised the American people:
Reduce big spending, DOGE, no new wars, end foreign aid, defend 1A 2A 4A, prolife, and expose sex traffickers.
Ryan Schmelz
@RyanSchmelzFOX
President Trump calls Thomas Massie a "moron" at the National Prayer Breakfast.
"There's something wrong with him. We call him Rand Paul Jr. They love voting NO."
https://x.com/i/status/2019411563573084341
New Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger laughed like a lunatic on Friday as she signed a redistricting referendum that will take VA’s current US House seat split of 6D/5R and make it 10D/1R.
Every red state needs to redistrict and do it right now.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2020000764480090319
Netanyahu–Trump meeting moved forward to Wednesday amid fear Trump backing off red lines
Netanyahu to fly to Washington and will miss Board of Peace meeting with Turkey and Qatar; Witkoff, Kushner meet directly with Iranian foreign minister and present the red lines, but Israel believes the gaps are unbridgeable amid fears of an American compromise
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday in Washington, and will discuss with him the negotiations with Iran. The prime minister believes any negotiations must include limitations on ballistic missiles and a halting of the support for the Iranian axis.
The urgency follows Friday’s talks between the U.S. and Iran in Muscat, Oman, and Israel’s desire to influence Washington’s red lines. In Jerusalem, officials are closely monitoring the negotiations. The understanding is that while the talks did not collapse and another round is expected early next week, the chances of reaching an agreement remain low — the gaps are vast and nearly impossible to bridge.
According to Israeli officials citing American sources, U.S. envoys spent eight hours in Oman in discussions with Iranian representatives, most of them conducted indirectly through Omani mediators. During that time, a direct meeting also took place, including handshakes between U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his team.
At that meeting, the Americans presented their red lines: halting uranium enrichment, removing enriched uranium, limiting ballistic missiles in both quantity and range, and ending funding for proxy forces. Iranian representatives rejected all of the demands and continue to insist on maintaining their right to enrich uranium.
The talks focused largely on conditions for negotiations, and here too no real breakthrough was achieved. The United States agreed to another meeting but made clear it expects a concrete Iranian proposal rather than delays.
In an unusual step, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Admiral Brad Cooper participated in the talks — a move Iran reportedly interpreted as a threatening signal, almost like a “gun on the table.” At the same time, the United States is preparing military measures on the ground to demonstrate its seriousness, while continuing to build up its war machine in the region in case of a prolonged confrontation.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/8657f5aee
EPSTEIN ATROCITIES AND THE FATE OF CHILDREN - MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY & DRAGO BOSNIĆ
https://rumble.com/embed/v73858g/?pub=4