So now comes word that Viktor Bout, the so-called “Merchant of Death” Russian arms dealer, is back to selling arms to America’s enemies after being traded by the Biden administration to Putin for WNBA player Brittney Griner. Who’da thunk it?
Another day — another resignation of a top government official here in NYC. At this rate, we’re going to be down to the Mayor and the dog-catcher.
No matter what your opinion on the Eric Adams criminal case, the most significant aspect of the situation lies with the Department of Justice itself. That’s saying a lot. The mayor of the country’s biggest city has never been arrested before last week. As we see top aides like David Banks, Philip Banks, and Edward Caban resigning, it seems like Adams position as Mayor is becoming less tenable. But the bigger story is our lack of faith in the federal justice system.
So what’s behind the indictment of New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams? Biden administration-vindictiveness? Or diligent anti-corruption enforcement?
Gang, join us for an update from retired NYPD Detective Derek Parker, formerly of the NYPD Rap Intel unit, on what’s REALLY going on with the Diddy case.
Just to highlight the issue, we’re rerunning a post from last week that took a cop’s-eye look at what Donald Trump’s second would-be assassin, Ryan Routh, might have been planning for after the event.
This week we learned more about the Trump campaign hack by Iranian operatives. The media has only given this passing coverage, and not a peep from the Biden/Harris Administration. However, his story mirrors another narrative that we have been hearing about for almost a decade.
Within the past two years, the Austin, Texas Police Department has found 13 dead bodies in Lady Bird Lake. Of the 13 individuals found, 11 were confirmed males between the ages of 30 and 60, one was an unidentified female and one of the more recent victims has yet to be identified.
Ops Report: Why Laken Matters, by @TheOpsDesk https://open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/p/ops-report-why-laken-matters?r=1onaie&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
At least the awful Mayor of Chicago honored the family’s wishes. #lodd #ChicagoPD #crime #supremesacrifice
Mayor Brandon Johnson no longer attending CPD Officer Enrique Martinez's funeral at family's request
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will no longer attend the funeral for fallen CPD Officer Enrique Martinez at his family's request.
abc7chicago.com
Trump attends UFC championship fight at Madison Square Garden https://abc7ny.com/post/president-elect-trump-attends-ufc-championship-fight-madison-square-garden/15552121/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_TW&taid=673979a04785860001be5c73&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
They cynically talk about congestion pricing as though all NY needs is one billion more dollars to fix all its problems. The MTA will make $1B disappear in a month.
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