DOJ hears from community after scathing Worcester police report Hundreds of community members attended, and the meeting at the YWCA was standing-room-only, the Boston Globe reported. 12/20/2024 - 8:31 am | View Link
Weaponization committee releases sprawling 17,000-page final report A House panel tasked investigating whether government agencies violated civil liberties published a report summarizing two years’ worth of work and findings. 12/20/2024 - 7:35 am | View Link
House Weaponization panel releases 17,000-page report exposing 'two-tiered system of government' The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released a more than 17,000-page report detailing its work this Congress. 12/20/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
House Ethics Committee expected to release Gaetz report: Sources The House Ethics Committee is expected to release its report on Matt Gaetz before the holidays, after quietly voted earlier this month to release it, sources say. 12/19/2024 - 7:48 am | View Link
House Ethics Committee set to release investigation report on Matt Gaetz The panel last month voted along party lines not to release the results of a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct ... 12/18/2024 - 9:18 am | View Link
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DOJ OIG Releases Report on the FBI’s Handling of Its Confidential Human ... Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of a review examining the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) handling of its confidential human sources (CHS) and intelligence collection efforts in the lead up to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 12/18/2024 - 2:46 am | View Website
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DOJ OIG Releases Report on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ... The DOJ OIG found that further improvements are needed to build upon the FBI’s recent changes to its crimes against children and human trafficking (CAC/HT) program to ensure it appropriately addresses child sexual abuse allegations. 12/17/2024 - 11:19 pm | View Website
Members of Congress, Congressional Staffers, and A Review of the Department of Justice’s Issuance of Compulsory Process to Obtain Records of Members of Congress, Congressional Staffers, and Members of the News Media. OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW DIVISION. 25-010. DECEMBER 2024. REDACTED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. The full version of this report contains information that the Department determined to be ... 12/17/2024 - 10:36 pm | View Website
Stephen Moffat was excellent as a show-runner for the Dr. Who franchise and he returns to pen the latest Christmas Day special.
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Returning Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies might have pioneered modern Doctor Who holiday specials—Christmassy monsters, high spectacle, an occasional amount of Kylie Minogue—but it’s arguable that it was his successor, Steven Moffat, that really nailed the balancing act of what a good Doctor Who Christmas story should be.
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Rep. Victoria Spartz said she is refusing to do her duty as a House Republican and instead wants to join forces with the fake group known as Doge.
Instead of caucusing with Republicans she wants to play in the sandbox with Elon and Vivek.
Edith Olmsted at TNR reports,"Representative Victoria Spartz’s move could threaten the Republicans’ House majority."
The Indiana Republican went on CNN and began spewing gibberish to Pamela Brown on Tuesday.
SPARTZ: And I mean, there are a lot of different frustrations.
People have to decide.
And we'll decide as a conference.
Sen. Ron Johnson was speaking at a Heritage Foundation event about one of his favorite subjects - junk science and quack medicine. RoJo was ranting about how everything involving COVID was corrupt and that Big Pharma was quashing reports that supported hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin in order to get quick approval for their evil vaccine that kept millions of people alive, when he said this doozy (emphasis mine):
The fact that they sabotage early treatment, I mean, truthfully, I was working with Novartis.
The BBC is being pressured to play a song vying for Christmas number one that tears into Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Labour party's decision to slash winter fuel payments. Because of course austerity is always the solution! Via The Daily Express:
Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers has been steadily climbing the charts in the run-up to Christmas, leading to the very real possibility that it may reach the number one spot.
While it is topping the charts in terms of downloads, the artists behind it have claimed radio stations are refusing to play the song, which is raising money for people affected by the winter fuel cut.
Kier Starmer | It'll be Freezing this Christmas
Thanks to the inherently theatrical nature of a legal trial, cinema has had a tight-knit relationship with the courtroom since its early days, utilizing (and sometimes, delightfully exaggerating) judicial fundamentals like a curious suspect, a sardonic attorney, and shouty assertions of “I object!” for stories that thrill, move, and inspire us.
We were reminded of the many slick pleasures of this subgenre recently through Clint Eastwood’s elegant and widely acclaimed legal thriller Juror #2, with a stylish premise reminiscent of a Sidney Lumet and Otto Preminger picture.
The U. S. Congress may be playing the Grinch this Christmas.
If lawmakers don’t make a last-minute deal, the U. S. government could shut down at 12:01 am on Saturday. That’s left Americans wanting to know how a government shutdown could impact their lives—and their holiday season.
A government shutdown kicks in when Congress can’t pass new funding for federal agencies.