Month: July 2025

A former Voice of America (VOA) employee was indicted on Thursday for repeatedly making anonymous phone calls for over one year, where he threatened to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and her family. 

According to the Indictment, Seth Jason of Maryland “repeatedly threatened to assault and murder the family members of Marjorie Taylor Greene” and “threatened to assault and murder Marjorie Taylor Greene” at her Georgia campaign offices.

Notably, the calls stopped on January 21, 2025, the day after President Trump was inaugurated.

This comes after United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Senior Avisor Kari Lake, who oversees USAGM Affiliates, including VOA, revealed in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last month that there was an “active investigation going on at VOA for a series of threatening phone calls that have been coming out,” threatening a member of Congress and that “they’ve discovered that those phone calls were coming from inside the Voice of America.”

“This Place is Rotten. It’s Rotten to the Core” – Kari Lake Exposes Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at USAGM in Opening Statement – Reveals Over 20 spies from a Hostile Nation were Busted, Millions in Improper Payments and “Quid Pro Quo”

Following Lake’s bombshell testimony on her agency’s record of waste, fraud, mismanagement, self-dealing, national security failures, and violent radical employees, President Trump called for the complete destruction of VOA. “KILL IT!” he said on Truth Social.

Lake responded to the new indictment on X, agreeing with President Trump that “it’s time to shut it down.”

“If he is found guilty, I hope he is sentenced to the maximum amount of time behind bars,” Lake said:

A Voice of America Employee has been Indicted for Threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene using phones at the VOA studios to threaten Greene and her staff.

The phone calls came from inside the VOA studios and control room where threats were made to the district offices of Congresswoman Greene over a 15-month-period. The indictment says the VOA employee threatened to kidnap and use firearms to kill Greene, her staff and their families. The calls started in Oct. 2023 with the last call coming the day after President Trump was inaugurated. VOA employee, Seth Jason, was arrested early this morning. He will face a judge this afternoon. If convicted he could face nearly 20 years in prison.

As the Trump Adminstration official overseeing VOA, I thank @JudgeJeanine Pirro for taking these threats seriously.

I am sickened by what Congresswoman @RepMTG, her staff and their families had to go through as the threats persisted for 15 months! It angers me that a taxpayer-funded VOA employee would use taxpayer-funded equipment in a depraved way to threaten the lives of people, including an elected official.

If he is found guilty, I hope he is sentenced to the maximum amount of time behind bars.

The alledged actions leading to this arrest illustrate only a small part of the past rot at Voice of America and the US Agency for Global Media. President Trump wants the agency eliminated–I agree with him–it’s time to shut it down.

As the Trump Adminstration official overseeing VOA, I thank @JudgeJeanine Pirro for taking these threats seriously. I am sickened by what Congresswoman @RepMTG, her staff and their families had to go through as the threats persisted for 15 months. It angers me that a…

— Kari Lake (@KariLake) July 17, 2025

A press release from the DC US District Attorney’s office, led by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, says the man is charged with “influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, influencing a federal official by threat, interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure, and anonymous telecommunications harassment.”

He was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police and Anne Arundel Police on Thursday morning.

More from the press release:

According to the indictment, between Oct. 11, 2023, and Jan. 21, 2025, Jason made threatening calls to the Dalton and Rome District Offices for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R, Ga.).

The U.S. Capitol Police investigation revealed that the phone calls were made from various phone lines connected to studios and control rooms at Voice of America headquarters, where Jason had worked as a longtime employee. In eight calls made over fifteen months, Jason threatened the use of firearms to kill Rep. Greene, her staff, and their families.

This is a developing story…

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A local Democrat politician made a shocking confession during a meeting this week that should prompt a full investigation.

As WKBN reported, Mel Witherspoon, the Democratic City Council President for Erie City, PA, flat-out admitted to killing another man decades ago when he was a teenager during the City Council’s bi-monthly meeting.

“I’m 17. I’m involved with a gang, the largest gang in Newark, New Jersey. I organize. We went over to Jersey City looking for the person,” the 80-year-old Witherspoon said. “Well, when we got there, we didn’t realize it was a family. And when you talk Jersey City and you talk family, you’re talking the mafia.”

Witherspoon went on to say that he was living in Omaha, Nebraska, at the time and bought a gun there. He then said some men came to his room and got high on drugs (likely marijuana).

The Democrat next dropped a bombshell: he shot a man with the first name Nick after the guys left, telling the man he could blow his head off.

“They left. I had the clip in my gun. Nick came into my room, Witherspoon explained. “I said, ‘You know, Nick, I can blow your head off.’ He said, ‘Go ahead.’ And I did. I shot him in the head point-blank. This close (pointing at his head).”

Did Witherspoon not realize that he confessed to murder?

WATCH:

But Witherspoon got away with the crime thanks to his own sordid mafia connections.

“I stayed in jail one night,” he said. “I never went to court and went back to (playing basketball). How did that happen? Because I had a family member, one of my uncles, he was involved with one of the families (mafia).”

“That family made a call to Newark from New York to Omaha, Nebraska where I was at and I was out the next day.”

Assuming Witherspoon is telling the truth, the crime happened either in 1961 or 1962 (he would have been 17 one of those years). But there is no statute of limitations for murder in the state of Nebraska or Pennsylvania.

Just imagine if a MAGA Republican had made such a confession, and what the response from the press would be.

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An anti-ICE protestor got tackled and pepper-sprayed after he slashed tires of the agents’ vehicles during an immigration raid at a Home Deport in Sacramento, California.

According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, suspected illegal aliens scattered in all directions as ICE agents descended on a Home Depot in California’s capitol.

10 illegals were arrested.

“One man, who claimed to be a U.S. citizen, was arrested and maced by federal agents after he allegedly slashed the tire of a federal vehicle and appeared to assault an agent was he was taken to the ground,” Bill Melugin said.

BREAKING: We just rode along w/ Border Patrol as they conducted immigration enforcement in Sacramento, the capitol of the sanctuary state of California. Upon arrival at a Home Depot, suspected illegal aliens took off running in all directions. 10+ arrested. BP tells us records… pic.twitter.com/hI9fkpqWqk

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 17, 2025

Federal agents immediately tackled the man who slashed the tires.

WATCH:

A California man saw an ICE operation unfolding at Home Depot and decided to slash the tires of the agents’ vehicle.

He then got ragdolled, maced in the face, and arrested.

This is what I voted for. pic.twitter.com/a4CTFgZXYq

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) July 17, 2025

President Trump on Friday ordered DHS and ICE to immediately arrests rioters throwing rocks and other projectiles at ICE vehicles.

“I am on my way back from Texas, and watched in disbelief as THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks at ICE Officers while they were moving down a roadway in their car and/or official vehicle. Tremendous damage was done to these brand new vehicles. I know for a fact that these Officers are having a hard time with allowing this to happen in that it shows such total disrespect for LAW AND ORDER. Therefore, I am directing Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, and Border Czar, Tom Homan, to instruct all ICE, Homeland Security, or any other Law Enforcement Officer who is on the receiving end of thrown rocks, bricks, or any other form of assault, to stop their car, and arrest these SLIMEBALLS, using whatever means is necessary to do so. I am giving Total Authorization for ICE to protect itself, just like they protect the Public. I never want to see a car carrying a Law Enforcement Officer attacked again! AUTHORIZATION IMMEDIATELY GRANTED FOR ARREST AND INCARCERATION. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said on Truth Social.

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Gregg Jarrett – author of “Witch Hunt” joined Rose Unplugged while she guest hosted for Sean Hannity to discuss former CIA Director John Brennan and the Deep State witch hunt against President Trump.

Former CIA Director John Brennan pushed to include the infamous Steele Dossier in the intel report—yet testified it wasn’t central to the assessment.

Former ODNI James Clapper said the same.

Rose and Gregg Jarrett dig into how this impacted Trump’s presidency, why Brennan and Comey may have been so determined to make the Russia collusion narrative stick, and whether this was more than just political hostility.

Plus—Tulsi Gabbard says a reckoning is coming. Some U.S. attorneys are already digging. Could real accountability be on the horizon?

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday denied reports that President Trump was considering appointing a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. 

This follows a report by John Solomon that President Trump was “on board” with a Special Prosecutor for the Epstein Case after Pam Bondi’s back-and-forth, claiming that she has the files to release, and then not releasing them.

Trump Supports ‘Deep State’ Special Prosecutor That will Include Investigation Into Epstein

President Trump, however, has defended Bondi repeatedly, even calling Republicans “stupid” and “foolish” for wanting the Epstein files so badly.

“I was surprised, but they got duped,” he said of Republicans who aren’t satisfied with Bondi’s nothingburger of a release and claims that Epstein killed himself.

Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are introducing legislation to release all of the files.

Karoline Leavitt was further asked about President Trump’s reaction to House Speaker Mike Johnson calling for additional Epstein files to be released, but she declined to comment.

“I won’t discuss the President’s private conversations with the Speaker of the House,” Leavitt said.

“the President has said, if the attorney general and the Department of Justice and the FBI have any more credible evidence in regards to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, they should put that forward.”

WATCH:

Reporter: The President said that he floated the idea of a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. Can you confirm that? And has he asked the Attorney General to do this, to appoint a special prosecutor, to look it over?

Leavitt: Well, the idea was floated from someone in the media to the President. The President would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That’s how he feels. And as for his discussions with the Attorney General, I’m not sure.

Reporter: Do you know what the President’s reaction was to Mike Johnson saying that he wants additional files released, the Epstein files. Was there a conversation with Mike Johnson about that following his comments?

Leavitt: I won’t discuss the President’s private conversations with the Speaker of the House, but as I answered to Jackie’s question earlier, the President has said, if the attorney general and the Department of Justice and the FBI have any more credible evidence in regards to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, they should put that forward. He has called on them to do that.

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In May, The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump called on Congress to “immediately” defund National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) following a House Oversight DOGE subcommittee hearing, which exposed the stations’ already well-known bias and radical content.

“Don’t miss this opportunity to rid our Country of this giant SCAM, both being arms of the Radical Left Democrat Party,” the President told Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress.

Republicans on the committee grilled NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger on Wednesday over their anti-Trump bias and the extreme, woke programming on the stations. This includes documentaries about transvestites and transitioning, “Racist Trees,” and exposing young children, including toddlers, to so-called educational programming that featured a cross-dressing freak.

Kerger joined CNN on Wednesday and claimed that “People often struggle to come up with examples” of left-wing bias at PBS.

Watch:

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger on CNN this morning: “People often struggle to come up with examples” of left-wing bias at PBS.

Actually, it’s not a struggle at all.

Here are just a few of PBS’s biggest whiffs:

(1/5) pic.twitter.com/Qel6me4UUU

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) July 16, 2025

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) noted finding examples of left-wing bias at the network is “not a struggle at all.”

“In Louisiana, a PBS video claimed that pre-schoolers ‘may have racial bias’,” Kennedy wrote on X.

“PBS affiliates also advocated for males in women’s sports to have ‘support in their push for athletic access.’”

“They have the right to say this stuff—but not with your money.”

(2/5) In Louisiana, a PBS video claimed that pre-schoolers “may have racial bias.”

PBS affiliates also advocated for males in women’s sports to have “support in their push for athletic access.”

They have the right to say this stuff—but not with your money. pic.twitter.com/BgIbcSM2he

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) July 16, 2025

Kennedy continued, “Even worse, PBS pushed so-called ‘gender-affirming care for youth’ and released woke ‘anti-racist’ talking points for ‘[t]alking to young children about race and racism.’”

“Should taxpayers really be funding PBS’s hot takes on ‘the hidden racism of young white Americans’”?

(3/5) Even worse, PBS pushed so-called “gender-affirming care for youth” and released woke “anti-racist” talking points for “[t]alking to young children about race and racism.”

Should taxpayers really be funding PBS’s hot takes on “the hidden racism of young white Americans”? pic.twitter.com/y2s6dule6T

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) July 16, 2025

“PBS also thought it was a good idea to cover ‘a blueprint for the case against Trump’ and claim that Gov. Sarah Palin ‘ushered in’ the ‘post-truth’ political era in which Trump has thrived,” he added.

“Give me a break.”

(4/5) PBS also thought it was a good idea to cover “a blueprint for the case against Trump” and claim that Gov. Sarah Palin “ushered in the ‘post-truth’ political era in which Trump has thrived.”

Give me a break. pic.twitter.com/MYfxv8XnDC

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) July 16, 2025

“Thanks to President Trump’s rescission package, taxpayers may finally be able to get out of the business of deeply weird, left-wing media,” he concluded.

“That’s a good thing.”

(5/5) Thanks to President Trump’s rescission package, taxpayers may finally be able to get out of the business of deeply weird, left-wing media.

That’s a good thing.

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) July 16, 2025

 

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Thailand’s society and its Buddhist clergy are reeling from a sex scandal in which a woman seduced monks and proceeded to extract money from them via blackmail.

Sky News reported:

“At least nine abbots and senior monks have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, the Royal Thai Police Central Investigation Bureau said.

Wilawan Emsawat, in her mid-30s, is accused of enticing senior monks into having sex with her and then pressuring them into making large payments to cover it up.”

Thai monks from the Theravada sect are celibate and can’t even touch a woman.

“Several monks transferred large amounts of money after Wilawan initiated romantic relationships with them, police said -her bank accounts received around 385 million baht (£8.8m) in the past three years, with most of that spent on gambling websites.”

Wilawan was arrested on charges of extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen goods.

Upon searching the woman’s phone, Thai police found tens of thousands of photos and videos of sexual activity.

Numerous chat logs also showed her intimate interactions with several monks.

“An investigation was launched last month after an abbot of a famous temple in Bangkok abruptly left the monkhood. He had allegedly been blackmailed by Wilawan over their romantic relationship, investigators found.

She told the monk she was pregnant and asked him to pay her 7.2 million baht (£165,000), Jaroonkiat Pankaew, a Central Investigation Bureau deputy commissioner, said at a news conference in Bangkok on Tuesday.”

Women arrested in Thailand for seducing, blackmailing, and trapping Buddhist monks@JyotsnaKumar13 reports pic.twitter.com/FkmbxIBPo6

— WION (@WIONews) July 16, 2025

Read more:

GONE TO POT: Thailand Reverses Cannabis Decriminalization, Imposes Need for Doctor’s Prescription for Purchase

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed President Trump’s swollen legs and hand bruises on Thursday with an update from the President’s physician.

“the President remains in excellent health, which I think all of you witness on a daily basis here,” she told reporters.

In recent days, it was noticed that the President had bruising and other markings on the back of his hand and swollen ankles. This led to mass speculation, especially from the left, that President Trump was suffering from edema and a life-threatening heart condition.

Photos:

GROK DETECTS POSSIBLE LIFE-THREATENING EDEMA IN PRESIDENT TRUMP

Swollen hands. Puffy ankles. Thin, wrinkled skin.

The latest version of Grok can analyze visual patterns in photos, and it’s flagging classic signs of edema, a fluid buildup linked to heart failure in over 60% of… pic.twitter.com/2imnaNJs9S

— HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) July 16, 2025

Leavitt immediately addressed the speculation, notifying the press that the President “was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit,” and they found nothing out of the ordinary.

“An echocardiogram was also performed and confirm normal cardiac structure and function. No signs of heart failure, renal impairment or systemic illness were identified,” she said of the President’s swollen legs. She said the President has ” chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.”

The hand bruises were explained as “a well-known and benign side effect of aspirin therapy,” which the President does “as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.”

This is nothing like Joe Biden’s serious medical condition, despite what the mainstream media tries to make of it.

WATCH:

Leavitt: I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the President’s hand and also swelling in the President’s legs. So, in the effort of transparency, the President wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today. In recent weeks, President Trump noted mild swelling in his lower legs, in keeping with routine medical care, and out of an abundance of caution, this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit. The President underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70. Importantly, there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.

Laboratory testing included a complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, coagulation profile, D-dimer, B-type natriuretic peptide, and cardiac biomarkers. All results were within normal limits. An echocardiogram was also performed and confirmed normal cardiac structure and function, no signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness were identified. Additionally, recent photos of the President have shown minor bruising on the back of his hand. This is consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.

This is a well-known and benign side effect of aspirin therapy, and the President remains in excellent health, which I think all of you witness on a daily basis here. So, the President wanted me to share that note with all of you. I’m happy to take further questions on it. we will provide the memorandum from the President’s physician to all of you, as we always do.

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