The Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025, has begun investigating some suspicious activity related to Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump’s would-be assassin, using readily available cell-phone tracking technology. The initiative falls within the Oversight Project division. “This is not just law enforcement or government agencies that do this. ... When you walk into a boot store in Nashville, they're going to track you, and then you start getting these ads,” explains investigative journalist and Blaze Media correspondent Steve Baker, noting that this kind of technology is referred to as “ad-ID.”“Every single one of our cell phones have essentially what is the ... equivalency to your social security number, and so once they identify that phone, then they can pretty much track that phone wherever it goes,” Baker explains. While being tracked rubs a lot of people the wrong way, the technology may prove helpful in discovering more information about Crooks, who had no detectable motivation for his actions, according to reports from federal investigators.Unfortunately, we can’t trust those reports to reflect truth, which is likely why the Heritage Foundation has picked up the magnifying glass. “Here is the gist of what [the Oversight Project] has discovered through their own tracking,” says Baker. EXPOSED: Did the Trump Shooter Meet with the FBI? youtu.be “They were able to ping and identify about nine different phones at the home of the shooter.” Next, “They were able to identify which of those phones were then going to ... where he works at the nursing home.”Once “the right ID” had been identified, the team was able to track wherever Crooks went. “What they discovered was that this kid was basically doing recon at [the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally] site on July 4th and July 8th” and then “turned his phone off after the 12th, or at least shut down all of the apps on his phone, so he couldn't be tracked on the day itself,” Baker says. But it gets even better. “In the process of looking at all of these phones that visited [Crooks’] home and visited the nursing home where he worked, they found a phone that actually pinged seven-eight times in D.C. at a building called a Gallery Place, which has a very large footprint of FBI offices and where source meetings and interviews regularly take place.” “Obviously, there are many, many non-nefarious reasons why somebody would be at that building in D.C.,” Baker admits, “but it is very curious.” “Do they feel as if they've mined everything when it comes to looking at the comings and goings with cell phone data?” asks Blaze Media Editor in Chief Matthew Peterson. To hear Baker’s answer and more about the Oversight Project’s investigation, watch the clip above.

A Delaware Catholic school teacher sent sexually explicit videos and photos of herself to a 14-year-old student, New Castle County Police confirmed Wednesday to Blaze News.Detectives discovered that 24-year-old Alanis Pinion — an 8th-grade teacher at St. Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington — frequently communicated with her students via Snapchat and had sent sexually explicit photographs to one of them, police said in a news release. Blaze News confirmed with police that "erotic" videos also were sent to the student.When the teen asked why Pinion was sending the videos, she reportedly replied, 'Because I'm bored,' the paper said.Pinion was taken into custody Thursday, police said, and charged with one felony count of sexual solicitation of a child under 18, one felony count of endangering the welfare of a child, and one misdemeanor count of first-degree indecent exposure. Police added that Pinion was taken to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution after failing to pay $46,000 cash bail.The News Journal said detectives began investigating after being contacted July 12 about videos that had been sent two days earlier via Snapchat. The paper, citing an arrest warrant, said Pinion — a Spanish teacher — had been communicating with the teen for several weeks, and it wasn't until July 10 that the "erotic" videos were sent to him.The News Journal, citing court documents, reported that over a 30-to-45-minute span that night Pinion sent him 10 to 15 videos. When the teen asked why Pinion was sending the videos, she reportedly replied, "Because I'm bored," the paper said. The teen added to police that Pinion also said, "I'm going to be your favorite teacher forever," the News Journal reported.The paper reported that the teen recorded the Snapchat videos on his phone while playing them on an iPad. The victim's parents allegedly instructed him to delete the videos and block Pinion, the paper said.More from the News Journal:By the time police got involved two days later, most of the videos had been deleted, though one was recovered on the teen's iCloud account. When detectives later searched Pinion's home, they found clothes that appeared similar to what she wore in that video, as well as bedroom furnishings that matched those recorded. A search of her cell phone showed she had since deleted Snapchat, but phone notifications indicated she had received messages on the app from the teen at the time that she was sending him videos. Detectives also saw that the phone's camera was used during the same timeframe, the warrant says.Police said the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington was contacted, informed, and fully cooperated with the investigation.Father James T. Kirk Jr. — pastor of St. Mary Magdalen parish — sent a letter to parents, staff, and parishioners regarding the allegations against Pinion, whom he described as a "former" part-time, contract employee, the News Journal said."The contractor had successfully completed the required background check process prior to her employment," wrote Father Kirk. "Please be assured that all of us at Saint Mary Magdalen Parish and School, along with our partners at the Diocese of Wilmington, always keep the safety of our children and youth as a primary goal."Police added that they are "concerned" there could be other victims who haven't yet come forward, and police said they're urging anyone with information about this case to contact Det. Daniel Watson at 302-395-8030 or by email at Daniel.Watson@newcastlede.gov.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

While I’m here to tell you to not get too excited, you should still get a little excited. When it comes to games making the jump from consoles to computers, the Stellar Blade PC port is one of the most anticipated right now, and a new job listing indicates that developer Shift Up potentially - finally - starting to work on the new version in earnest. Even though Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and the elusive Final Fantasy 16 are my most anticipated PC ports right now, Stellar Blade is certainly up there, and it seems we may be getting nearer. Continue reading Stellar Blade PC could be close as Shift Up shares mystery job listing MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stellar Blade PC, Best soulslike games, Best RPG games

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AMD has so far managed to avoid the horrors of smoking power sockets and melting plastic that have plagued Nvidia’s latest GPUs, but a new lineup of graphics cards with AMD GPUs are now sporting the infamous 12VHPWR socket. ASRock’s new range of Creator cards are based on the latest AMD Radeon gaming GPUs and sport the 16-pin power socket on the right hand edge. Two cards have been released, based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX, neither of which are among the best graphics card options we generally recommend right now, but sit right at the top of AMD’s current gaming GPU lineup. The cards also have a design feature we don’t often see on gaming graphics cards these days, which is the old-school blower cooler. Continue reading These new AMD Radeon cards just copied Nvidia in the worst way MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review

There seems to be a flurry of realistic, tactical extraction shooters in the pipeline at the minute, and Delta Force Hawk Ops is one of the most intriguing. There’s been a lot of buzz about it, and prospective players were disappointed to hear a few weeks ago that its closed alpha had been delayed. Well, the good news is that a new Delta Force Hawk Ops alpha date has been revealed, and you haven’t got much longer to wait. If you want an alternative to Escape From Tarkov, Gray Zone Warfare, and Arena Breakout Infintie, this could be the one. Continue reading Tactical FPS Delta Force Hawk Ops sets new date for delayed alpha MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best upcoming PC games, Best multiplayer games

While there’s no shortage of contenders when it comes to farming games in the Stardew Valley style, Coral Island has proven one of the strongest. Launched out of early access in November 2023, its first major update since has just arrived, and it completely revolutionizes the underwater elements. There are lots of new NPCS, updates to the savannah, tons more decor and clothing, and a hangout system to spend quality time with your partner. Continue reading Excellent farming game Coral Island gets huge, free underwater update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best farming games, Best simulation games, Upcoming PC games

Hollow Survivors immediately caught our attention with its visual style. Its retro pixel aesthetic calls to mind arcade classics like Double Dragon and Golden Axe, but has the higher fidelity of more modern takes on the art style as seen in Rogue Legacy, Moonlighter, or Sea of Stars. There also appears to be a lot of substance beneath this pleasant exterior, which interested players can now check out for themselves as the upcoming game has just made a free demo available through its Prologue's launch. Continue reading New action roguelike Hollow Survivors is now completely free to try

The World of Warcraft The War Within pre-patch has finally arrived, but it’s already come with one massive caveat. Blizzard has rapidly disabled its newest feature, the Warbanks that allow you to quickly transfer gold and other currencies between all characters on your account, due to a “critical issue” causing some players’ hard-earned resources to vanish. Continue reading Serious WoW The War Within pre-patch problem causes currency to vanish MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WoW The War Within beta sign up, WoW The War Within release date, The best WoW addons

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