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The Hill: GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Hegseth

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under close scrutiny as Republican lawmakers criticize his handling of sensitive military information in a group chat with other administration officials that inadvertently included a journalist.

Republican lawmakers have stopped short of calling on Hegseth to resign, but they’re warning that his decision to share sensitive details about a pending military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen over Signal, a commercial app, is a clear “strike” against him.

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And they’re wondering about Hegseth’s response to reporters’ questions, specifically his adamant denial that “nobody’s texting war plans” after a National Security Council spokesperson had confirmed the chat group’s reported texts appeared to be “authentic.”

“The worst part of it is Hegseth saying himself, ‘This didn’t really happen.’ Why don’t you just admit it?” one Republican senator remarked.

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And while White House press secretary [Bimbo #1] Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday sought to draw a distinction between “war plans” and “attack plans” in criticizing The Atlantic’s reporting …  

GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Pete Hegseth

Associated Press: Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

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A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday.

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court.

Video obtained by The Associated Press appears to show six people, their faces covered, taking away Ozturk’s phone as she yells and is handcuffed.

“We’re the police,” members of the group are heard saying in the video.

A man is heard asking, “Why are you hiding your faces?”

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‘This isn’t public safety, it’s intimidation’

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“It looked like a kidnapping,” said Michael Mathis, a 32-year-old software engineer whose surveillance camera captured the arrest. “They approach her and start grabbing her with their faces covered. They’re covering their faces. They’re in unmarked vehicles.”

And as usual the DHS dirtbags are ignoring the court’s binding orders:

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued an order giving the government until Friday to answer why Ozturk was being detained. Talwani also ordered that Ozturk not be moved outside the District of Massachusetts without 48 hours advance notice.

But as of Wednesday evening, the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s online detainee locator system listed her as being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana.

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday.

Watch: Masked ICE officials detain Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk | AP News

Mediaite: Andrew Tate Accused of Choking Woman Two Weeks After Trump Administration Reportedly Helped Him Return to the U.S.

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Andrew Tate, who returned to the U.S. last month while under indictment on sex trafficking charges in Romania, has been accused by his girlfriend and choking and beating her.

According to a report published by TMZ on Wednesday, Tate’s girlfriend Bri Stern said Tate attacked her during sex on March 11 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. TMZ outlet stated:

She’s told police Tate began choking her while they were having sex, but it got too rough, and although she begged him to stop, he kept going. Bri says the more she struggled, the more violent he got … and she felt everything getting fuzzy, like she was fading into unconsciousness.

Bri says the violence only stopped when Tate was done having sex, and once he fell asleep … she went to the bathroom to document her injuries. TMZ has obtained pics showing bruising on her face. Bri says she went to an emergency room in NYC — where she’d flown for work — a couple days later, and documents show she was diagnosed as “post-concussive.”

Meanwhile, back in Trumptown:

Back in January, former Trump adviser and current Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba (Trump’s Bimbo #4) gushed over Tate on a podcast.

“Nice to meet you! I’m a big fan!” she said.

Perhaps Bimbo #4 Alina Habba would also enjoy being beaten and choked?

Andrew Tate Accused of Choking Woman Two Weeks After Trump Administration Reportedly Helped Him Return to the U.S.
Andrew Tate, who returned to the U.S. last month while under indictment on sex trafficking charges in Romania, has been accused by his girlfriend and choking and beating her.

Bri Stern Accuses Boyfriend Andrew Tate of Attacking Her

US Appeals Court Hands Trump Stinging Defeat in Deportation Case

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In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the March 15 ruling from Boasberg that temporarily halted deportations under the Alien Enemies Act after ordering that the government’s “emergency motions for stay be denied,” according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek.

US appeals court hands Trump defeat in deportation case
The Justice Department had appealed the decision after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered a halt to the deportations.

US Appeals Court Hands Trump Defeat in Deportation Case – Newsweek

Newsweek: Canada has barred Tesla vehicles from being eligible for the country’s electric vehicle rebate

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In a statement released on Tuesday, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said that Tesla would be banned from all of Canada’s electric vehicle rebate programs and that any outstanding payments to Tesla owners would be paused.

Freeland said the policy was going into effect due to the tariffs the United States placed on Canada, which she described as “illegitimate and illegal.”

Tesla suffers fresh Canada blow
Tesla has been barred from all of Canada’s electric vehicle rebate policies due to “illegitimate and illegal U.S. tariffs.”

Tesla Suffers Fresh Canada Blow – Newsweek

Newsweek: Social Security Close to ‘Total System Collapse’

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The former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley has said the government department is on the brink of “total system collapse” under the Trump administration.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) currently pays out retirement, survivor and disability benefits to more than 70 million Americans. But recent changes made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its current commissioner have come under considerable scrutiny.

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, O’Malley said: “The Musk/Trump co-presidency has already taken 90% of the actions necessary to drive Social Security into a total system collapse.”

Social Security close to ‘total system collapse’: Ex-head
Martin O’Malley said the current administration has “taken 90 percent of the actions necessary to drive Social Security into a total system collapse.”

Social Security Close to ‘Total System Collapse’: Ex-Head – Newsweek

Newsweek: Greenland Tourism Business Accepts, Then Declines Usha Vance Visit

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Vance visit refused!

Seriously, what country needs a visit from arrogant jerks that thinks they’re above the rest of the world?

“A Greenlandic tourism business has said it changed its mind about welcoming the vice president’s wife Usha Vance to their store.

“Tupilak Travel wrote on Facebook that it had informed the U.S. Consulate that it did not want Vance to visit because of the ‘underlying agenda.’ The post ended with a phrase meaning ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.'”

Greenland tourism business accepts, then declines Usha Vance visit
Tupilak Travel said it had informed the U.S. Consulate that it did not want Usha Vance to visit because of the “underlying agenda.”

Greenland Tourism Business Accepts, Then Declines Usha Vance Visit – Newsweek

ICE Detention Centers Do Not Meet International Standards

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Linked below are the “Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners” according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The detention centers used by ICE and CBP are quite deficient.

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Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners – revision process | International Committee of the Red Cross

Leaked video from inside Miami ICE detention center goes viral

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Please make this go viral. This is happening right now at the Krome Detention Center in Miami, Florida. We are— we are practically being held hostage. There are people who have been here for more than 30 days and still haven’t been processed. Please, make this go viral. Help us. Call the National Human Rights Commission. Please call the state TV networks. This is not a joke. This is serious. Please help us. It’s the Krome Detention Center in Miami, Florida. Please help us.

There are many, many Mexicans here suffering— facing discrimination— along with Venezuelan and Guatemalan brothers and sisters. Help us, please. They don’t let us speak with anyone. They won’t allow us phone calls. We can’t do anything at all. This isn’t just my testimony— you’ll hear more testimonies. Please, make this go viral.

Help us, please— help us. SOS. Please, everyone, share this. Help us. Make it go viral quickly, please. We’re at the Krome Detention Center here in Miami, Florida. We are practically kidnapped. We are supposedly in deportation proceedings, but it’s been more than 20 days. There are people who’ve been here over a month and still haven’t been able to contact anyone. Please help us.

There are dozens of Mexicans here sleeping on the floor. Please share this. Help. Help.

I was supposedly granted probation and bail— but it’s been two years. I don’t even know my case number anymore. The judge said no— she agreed with the prosecutor. They said six months… six months, but if you didn’t serve the six months— don’t talk about me, bro.

Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge
On March 21, 2025, a video began circulating on social media that appears to have been filmed inside the Krome Detention Center in Miami, Florida. In the video, an unidentified Spanish-speaking…

https://www.facebook.com/FearAndLoathingCloserToTheEdge/posts/642751275060845

“And while the bodies pile up, the architects of this system are laughing.”

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“Three people are now dead in ICE custody. Three. In just over a month. Genry Ruiz-Guillen, 29, from Honduras, died January 23. Serawit Gezahegn Dejene, 45, from Ethiopia, died January 29. Maksym Chernyak, 44, from Ukraine, died February 20.

No convictions. No due process. No protection. Just death under fluorescent lights.

“And while the bodies pile up, the architects of this system are laughing.”

Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge
They told her she was just spending the night in Miami. No warning. No lawyer. No time to pack. Just steel cuffs wrapped around her wrists, cinched tight across her chest, chained to a waist belt so…

https://www.facebook.com/FearAndLoathingCloserToTheEdge/posts/642726528396653