The U.S. Secret Service had numerous security breakdowns on the day that a would-be assassin opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a political rally in Pennsylvania, according to senior U.S. officials leading the investigation into the agency’s failures that day. The Washington Post reported that the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the Secret Service had an “alarmingly slipshod strategy” to protect Trump that day from being shot at. Secret Service officials planned to use flags to block anyone from having a clear line of sight on the former president as he spoke on stage in Butler on July 13. However, the resources that were deployed were not used to position the flags in a way that would block a line of sight on Trump. Investigators found that there were significant discrepancies between how the Secret Service operates for political candidates vs. the sitting President of the United States. Among the chief differences was that the Secret Service uses a “robust communication system” for presidents and vice presidents that is supported by the U.S. military whereas for political candidates, the agency just uses “a command post for event communications that is separate from local police assigned to the event.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The investigation found that the Secret Service command post had “no way to receive real-time alerts from local police surveilling the crowd and outer perimeter,” the report said. Police’s warning about the shooter prior to the event was only communicated to one Secret Service official and agents never heard police radio traffic about police trying to track down the suspect before he opened fire. The forthcoming congressional report also reportedly found that the agency was “slow” to increase security for Trump even though there were intelligence reports that Iran had launched an operation to assassinate the former president. The Post noted that numerous top Secret Service officials have resigned, retired, or are about to leave ahead of the report’s release, including former Director Kimberly Cheatle, Assistant Director of Protective Operations Mike Plati, and senior executive John Buckley. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said this week that the American people “are going to be shocked, astonished, and appalled by what we will report to them about the failures by the Secret Service in this assassination attempt on the former president.” “I think they also ought to be appalled and astonished by the failure of the Department of Homeland Security to be more forthcoming, to be as candid and frank as it should be to them in terms of providing information.” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said during a separate interview this week that the Department of Homeland Security was “leaning on the Secret Service not to comply with document requests to Congress.”

Former first lady Melania Trump lit up the Federal Bureau of Investigation — in a video promo for her eponymous memoir due out in early October — saying that the raid on Mar-a-Lago should stand as a reminder to all Americans that their rights and liberties were worth protecting. The video began with an image of the United States Constitution and the full text of the Fourth Amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” WATCH: https://t.co/ZCTwZSqZND pic.twitter.com/RxGQPFGZP3 — MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) September 14, 2024 The former first lady then appeared on the screen, saying, “I never imagined my privacy would be invaded by the government here in America. The FBI raided my home in Florida and searched through my personal belongings.” “This is not just my story, it serves as a warning to all Americans, a reminder that our freedom and rights must be respected,” she said. Melania Trump has released a series of videos promoting her memoir, due out on October 8, including one that raised questions about what really happened on the day that her husband, former President Donald Trump, was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Two others were injured that day, and firefighter Corey Comperatore was shot and killed while protecting the lives of his family — and every indication thus far is that the United States Secret Service is responsible for a number of security failures that day. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! “The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience,” said Melania Trump, appearing on camera. “Now, the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech? There is definitely more to this story. And we need to uncover the truth.” Another recent video focused on her relationship with her 18-year-old son, Barron, and all the joys and struggles that come with being a mother. https://t.co/ZCTwZSqZND pic.twitter.com/YojF8wESMp — MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) September 12, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during an interview that aired on Friday that she would not confiscate people’s firearms, but she would ban so-called “assault weapons,” which are nothing more than semi-automatic long guns. Harris made the remarks during an interview with 6abc Action News when the interviewer brought up Harris’ claim during the debate earlier this week that she owned a firearm. “Where do you draw the line in America on gun ownership and gun use?” the interviewer asked. “I am a gun owner,” she claimed. “And Tim Walz, my running mate, is also a gun owner. We’re not taking anybody’s guns away. I support the Second Amendment and I support reasonable gun safety laws. Part of my approach to this is, I was a career prosecutor for most of my career. I have personally prosecuted homicide cases. I have personally looked at autopsies. I have personally seen what assault weapons do to the human body.” “And so I feel very strongly that it is consistent with the Second Amendment and your right to own a gun to also say we need an assault weapons ban,” she continued. “They’re literally tools of war. They were literally designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly.” Harris’ claim that so-called “assault weapons” are “literally tools of war” is false. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The weapons that she is referring to are the civilian versions of weapons that militaries and law enforcement agencies use. They do not have the ability to burst fire, which is typically 3 rounds per each pull of the trigger, nor do they have the ability to fire full-auto, which allows the weapon to repeatedly fire until it runs out of ammunition with a single pull of the trigger as long as the operator does not release the trigger. “I say we need universal background checks,” she claimed, even though people already have to undergo a background check to purchase a firearm from an FFL. “The majority of NRA members support that. Why? Because it’s just reasonable. You just might want to know before someone can buy a lethal weapon if they’ve been found by a court to be a danger to themselves or others. You just might want to know.” WATCH: WATCH: Kamala Harris claims that she doesn’t want to take anyone’s guns, she just wants to ban them. NARRATOR: Kamala Harris would try to take our guns too. pic.twitter.com/w1FRYC9iRp — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 14, 2024

Sweden’s right-wing government said this week that it will drastically increase grants to incentivize migrants to leave the country and go home after citizens have revolted to the flood of migrants. The once migrant-friendly nation is upping its offer by 35 times to more than $34,000 to those who leave the country, AFP reported. The country has been flooded with migrants over the last 30 years from third-world countries, especially Islamic countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran, and Iraq. New Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell told reporters this week that the country was “in the midst of a paradigm shift in our migration policy.” Liberals whined in a government inquiry that sending the message that migrants were not longer wanted in the country would hinder their ability to assimilate into Swedish society. The reason that the political Right in the country wants to send them home is because they are not assimilating to the culture and they drain welfare resources that are intended for the country’s citizens. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! The new policy was announced just two days after Forssell, a moderate, was reassigned from minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, where he gutted the country’s foreign aid budget, to be its new migration minister, The New York Times reported. When Conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson came into office two years ago, he promised to do something about the country’s immigration problem and its exploding gang problem, which was caused by the migrants. The rightward shift on immigration follows a larger trend across the continent as people embrace hardline stances on immigration as they become increasing angry seeing their societies deteriorate because of migrants.

Kevin Hassett, a former senior adviser to former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, ripped Vice President Kamala Harris for the remarks that she made during this week’s presidential debate where she rewrote history about the U.S. economy’s recovery under Trump. Hassett made the remarks during an interview that aired Friday on PBS’ “Firing Line” with Margaret Hoover when asked about Harris’ claim that the Biden-Harris administration had to clean up the economy after Trump’s presidency. “In the first quarter of President Biden’s first term, for the Biden-Harris first term, then GDP growth was about 6.5% and inflation was about 1%,” he said. “And so the pandemic was just like an awful experience for everybody, of course. And we had the worst quarter that we’ve had since the Great Depression. And through really bipartisan legislation, it passed with unanimous support of Democrats, Republicans and Democrats worked together to repair the economy with a sequence of stimulus bills that were right sized.” “And so even though we had the biggest decline in GDP since the Great Depression of the second quarter for the year, the GDP was basically just about flat,” he continued. “And then what happened is that because of the recovery, the economy was really taking off in the first quarter. I don’t think any economists would say that they inherited a disaster. In fact, they inherited a recovery that was raging.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! He said that the U.S.’ recovery was largely driven by the actions taken by both Democrats and Republicans in 2020, when Trump was still president, who passed bills that were “sized almost exactly for the harm that was being done by the lockdowns.” “The problem was that the first quarter ended up being 6% growth,” he said. “There weren’t any lockdowns. And then they continued another stimulus bill, and that’s where the inflation really started.” WATCH:

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Brazilian Supreme Court has confiscated $3 million from Elon Musk’s company, Starlink, following a judge’s edict for the “immediate suspension” of the X social media app in Brazil. This punitive measure is in response to the app’s failure to settle fines tied to its neglect of Brazil’s censorship demands, including the lack of a designated legal representation within the nation as mandated by Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes is punishing Starlink for the actions of X, a totally separate company. The conflict between Moraes and Musk has escalated after the uppermost court in Brazil insisted on the disabling of certain X accounts, a demand largely viewed to target supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro. In defiance of this, the offices of X were shuttered in Brazil instead of complying with the court’s directives. This led Moraes to impose the full and complete halt of X’s operations in the country until the company adheres to the court’s commands. The directives comprise a fine of 18.5 million reais ($3.2 million) and the appointment of a duly authorized legal representative within Brazil’s territory. Following Moraes’ instructions, telecom regulator Anatel was tasked to enforce the suspension and to report its compliance within a day’s notice. To “ensure the settlement of fines,” Moraes authorized the impounding of Starlink’s local funds. Starlink expressed its disapproval in a statement at the time on X, “Earlier this week we received an order from Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice @alexandre de Moraes that freezes Starlink’s finances and prevents Starlink from conducting financial transactions in that country,” the statement read. The company also criticized Moraes for determining, without substantial basis, that Starlink should bear responsibility for the penalties imposed on X, in a process the company refers to as lacking transparency and devoid of due process. Exciting developments: Moraes and Musk continue their battle, as the highest court in Brazil demands the deactivation of particular X accounts. Moraes has rationalized that Starlink could carry the liability for X’s fines due to their affiliation under the same “de facto economic group.” The justice has since lifted the freezing of bank accounts, following the full remittance of the monies owed. Recent statements from the court reveal that more than 7.2 million Brazilian reais ($1.29 million) were transferred from an X bank account, and close to 11 million Brazilian reais ($1,95 million) were seized from Starlink. These accounts were released after the payments needed had been made. Brazil’s highest court conveyed that the telecoms companies’ assets are now at their disposal. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Brazil Supreme Court Seizes $3M From Starlink in Retaliation Over X’s Refusal To Censor Speech appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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