Lisa Page, who was Special Counsel to McCabe, became involved in the Midyear investigation after McCabe became the Deputy Director in February 2016. Page told the OIG that part of her function was to serve as a liaison between the Midyear team and McCabe.
Page acknowledged that her role upset senior FBI officials, but told the OIG that McCabe relied on her to ensure that he had the information he needed to make decisions, without it being filtered through multiple layers of management.
Several witnesses told the OIG that Page circumvented the official chain of command, and that Strzok communicated important Midyear case information to her, and thus to McCabe, without Priestap’s or Steinbach’s knowledge. McCabe said that he was aware of complaints about Page, and that he valued her ability to "spot issues" and bring them to his attention when others did not.
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Hey Pete, I know what you and Lisa are up to. Normally this type of thing would lead to disciplinary action or dismissal, but I believe we should handle it internally.
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Do you think anything might come of all of this? So far, I'm a bit suspicious and jaundiced that anything might come of the IG report or his testimony. The wheels of justice seem to grind exceedingly slowly. The justice system is hitting only on a couple of cylinders.
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Reflect on the summer of 2016.
Still 4 months to the election
I’ve been reading that the initial strong ballot advantage the Democrats had going into the midterm elections has faded to only a few points, if that much. It isn’t something I follow closely — that way lies madness — but it does pop up on my radar from time to time. I’ve also noticed the Democrats are fielding veterans with fighting experience where they can find them, though how many of those are John F. Kerry types or the West Point Red I wouldn’t venture to guess,
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but told the OIG that McCabe relied on her to ensure that he had the information he needed to make decisions, without it being filtered through multiple layers of management.
Obviously he did not use this "unfiltered" information properly.
[CBS47] When the man and his brother attempted to unhook the unit, Dunn sat on it to prevent the two men from taking it, the report said.
When the ex-husband approached, he tried to remove her from the AC unit, but Dunn produced a pink stun gun and attempted to electrocute him, according to the arrest report. Dunn was struck in the head and dropped both the pink stun gun and a handgun, the report said.
Dunn reportedly got up off the ground and shot him in the testicles with the handgun. The man's brother pushed Dunn to the ground and attempted to help his brother and drove him to the hospital.
The report said that the ex-husband's brother screamed, "You shot my brother" and began choking her until she blacked out.
Dunn's ex-husband picked up the gun after the shooting and brought it with him to the hospital, the report stated.
Dunn was arrested the same day and was taken to the Columbia County jail without incident. She told deputies that she didn't mean to shoot her ex-husband and was only trying to scare him, the report said.
On Thursday, June 14, Dunn was arrested for failing to show up in court for the shooting incident. She faces an additional charge of contempt of court.
I'm assuming this is Jacksonville FLA. In which case the purloining of an air conditioner might fall under the Texas Defense. If it happened in Seattle, the perp would be toast.
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According to the article, they were going through a divorce, and she was trying to sell it on Facebook. I’ve not seen divorce up close, so I’m not sure if he was invading her home with malice aforethought, she was planning to profit from what should have been a joint asset, or even if the place was rented, meaning the thing belonged to an unnamed landlord and was not hers to sell.
BIG WELLS, Texas (KABB/WOAI) - Authorities said five undocumented immigrants are dead following a chase involving Border Patrol agents Sunday afternoon.
Dimmit County Sheriff Marion Boyd said the crash happened off Highway 85 in Big Wells at about noon. Boyd said agents were chasing the SUV when it lost control and overturned. The vehicle was traveling at more than 100 miles per hour when it crashed.
Fourteen people were inside, including the driver and passenger. Twelve immigrants were ejected and four died at the scene when the car crashed and rolled over, according to Boyd. A fifth person later died at the hospital. A total of 9 people were transported to the hospital, including five who went to San Antonio Military Medical Center and the rest going to local hospitals. The driver, who is believed to be a United States citizen, was among those transported.
Boyd credited "good police work" for the reason why deputies started pursuing the vehicle.
A border patrol agent observed three vehicles traveling one behind the other on FM 2664 and suspected a smuggling attempt was happening, the agency said in a statement. The agent was able to stop one of the vehicle and called out a description of the other two. A second border patrol agent was able to pull over the second vehicle but the third refused to stop. The agency said multiple arrest were made in both vehicles.
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A lot of infractions. Illegal border entry. Driving without a license/insurance? Driving at dangerously high speeds. Ignored law enforcemant attempts to stop. Speeding kills-manslaughter. Human trafficking.
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Liberals will tell you this blood is on the hands of the law enforcement officers. No. It's on the hands of liberals who encourage illegals to come here. It's Dubya's "act of love."
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Send the bills to the Koch brothers.
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Boyd credited "good police work" for the reason why deputies started pursuing the vehicle.
[PRESSTV] A suspected gunman was fatally shot after multiple people shot up an all-night arts festival in the US state of New Jersey, wounding at least 22 people including a boy who is at death's door, authorities said on Sunday.
Prosecutors said a 33-year-old man was killed and a second suspect tossed in the slammer Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! after gunfire erupted at 3 am at the event in the city of Trenton, about 60 miles (100 km) southwest of New York City.
"Preliminary investigation reveals that multiple individuals attending the Art All Night event opened fire within the venue. ... Multiple weapons have been recovered," Angelo Onofri, prosecutor for Mercer County, told a news conference.
Among those maimed by bullets was a 13-year-old boy who Onofri said was in extremely critical condition. He said more than 1,000 people were believed to have been at the festival when the violence started.
"It absolutely could have been worse, given the confined space and the number of shots that appear to have been fired," Onofri said. Fox says the suspect was Tahaji Wells, 33, gang member, early release from prison, and illegal to own or carry a firearm. Clearly, we need more laws restricting the rights of non-criminal non-gangmember non-felons to self protection
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An Indonesian was killed when his mother's coffin fell from a funeral tower and crushed him during a service on the island of Sulawesi, police said Sunday.
Samen Kondorura, 40, died Friday when pallbearers lost their footing while carrying the coffin up a bamboo ladder in the Parinding valley in North Toraja district, local police said.
The casket fell as the group hoisted it onto a lakkian, an ornately carved tower where the dear departed is placed before elaborate traditional funeral rites.
"As the mother's coffin was being raised to the lakkian, suddenly the ladder shifted and collapsed, the coffin fell and hit the victim," Julianto Sirait, chief commissioner of the Tana Toraja resort police, told AFP.
Video from the scene, which has gone viral online, shows the ladder slip just as the casket enters the tower, sending the men tumbling several metres to the ground where the victim is struck by the coffin.
Horrified onlookers rush to the man's aid but Kondorura died later in hospital.
Sirait said the accident happened because the ladder was not properly reinforced but the family has declined to press charges.
"he body of Kondorura is now resting alongside his mother Berta, he added.
When ethnic Torajans die, local residents hold elaborate funerals that can last for days and involve music, dance and the sacrifice of water buffalo.
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A different take on the same study can be seen in the next article, below.
[QZ] Sometimes, it can feel like there are psychopaths everywhere. If you live in the United States, it’s now possible to move to less psychopathic environs, thanks to new research ranking 48 contiguous states by psychopathy.
Connecticut wins the dubious award of most psychopathic state in the US, followed by California in second, and New Jersey third. New York and Wyoming tie for joint fourth place, followed by Maine. The least psychopathic state is West Virginia, followed by Vermont, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New Mexico.
The psychopathy evaluation for each state is an estimate, notes Ryan Murphy, professor at Southern Methodist University and author of the study, published on Social Science Research. The calculation is based in part on previous research that established the levels of big five personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in each state.
Earlier research shows that psychopathy is composed of disinhibition, boldness, and meanness, and a forthcoming paper shows that these characteristics can be translated into the big five traits: "Boldness corresponds to low neuroticism and high extraversion, meanness corresponds to low agreeableness, and disinhibition corresponds to low conscientiousness," explains Murphy. This finding allowed the researcher to translate analysis of personality in US states to a score for psychopathy.
The paper has been prepublished on SSRN, meaning it hasn’t yet been published in a journal or gone through peer review. Murphy also included the District of Columbia in his research, and found it had a psychopathy level far higher than any other state. But this finding is an outlier, as Murphy notes, as it’s an entirely urban area and cannot be fairly compared with larger, more geographically diverse, US states. That said, as Murphy notes, "The presence of psychopaths in District of Columbia is consistent with the conjecture found in Murphy (2016) that psychopaths are likely to be effective in the political sphere."
Wyoming’s high psychopath rate is another interesting data point. The state came in joint fourth, whereas its neighboring states came in far lower: Montana is 42nd, Idaho 23rd, Colorado 18th, and Utah 21st (the District of Columbia is excluded from all these rankings.) Murphy notes that the survey of Wyoming was based on the smallest sample size and the data point could simply be incorrect, though the result is still based on a considerable sample size of 3,166.
Murphy notes that the findings are estimates and further data by state is needed to corroborate the findings. But his current survey, which suggests the northeast of the US is the most psychopathic region in the US, will ring true to anyone who’s been stuck on the New York subway. Another reason not to take polls too seriously. However, maybe good for a chuckle. Washington, D.C. is not included in the poll.
"The presence of psychopaths in District of Columbia is consistent with the conjecture found in Murphy [2016] that psychopaths are likely to be effective in the political sphere," the study concluded. "The District of Columbia is measured to be far more psychopathic than any individual state in the country, a fact that can be readily explained either by its very high population density or by the type of person who may be drawn a literal seat of power (as in Murphy 2016),"
[Townhall] It is often said that Washington, DC is filled with a bunch of nerds dominated by psychopaths. Others say that politics is simply Hollywood for ugly people. These are usually said in a joking manner and often uttered after coming back from a young professional happy hour here in the swamp. Perhaps the most soulless congregation of folks ever assembled can be found at those kind of events.
But it turns out that a recent study showing the population density of psychopaths could confirm anecdotal suspicions that these two areas of American life have more in common than either would like to admit.
A report conducted by Ryan Murphy at Southern Methodist University found that Connecticut contained the most psychopaths per capita followed quickly by California. New Jersey and New York followed next. But our nation's capital by far had the highest level of psychopathic behavior than anywhere in the country.
As Newsmax notes, "Added in the study was Washington, D.C., which ’had a psychopathy level far higher' than any state, according to the report ‐ albeit because it is a small, entirely urban area and not as geographically diverse as a state. "The presence of psychopaths in District of Columbia is consistent with the conjecture found in Murphy [2016] that psychopaths are likely to be effective in the political sphere," Murphy concluded in his study. (emphasis added)
Murphy analyzed "levels of big five personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in each state," to carry out his research.
"Boldness corresponds to low neuroticism and high extraversion, meanness corresponds to low agreeableness, and disinhibition corresponds to low conscientiousness," Murphy wrote.
Turns out our nation's capital attracts these kind of characters in a major way.
"The District of Columbia is measured to be far more psychopathic than any individual state in the country, a fact that can be readily explained either by its very high population density or by the type of person who may be drawn a literal seat of power (as in Murphy 2016)," the report says. (emphasis added)
Northeast states overall contained the most psychopaths of any region. But, it is a little discomforting that the two areas of American life that impact us each day - entertainment and federal government - contain so many psychos.
[PRESSTV] Russia says it will join Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... to ask the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase production by 1.5 million barrels a day (bpd) in the third quarter of 2018.
Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Moscow and Riyadh "propose increasing production in the third quarter by 1.5 million bpd".
"We are only proposing this for the third quarter. In September, we will review the situation in the market and decide the future course," RIA Novosti news agency quoted Novak as saying as reported by Rooters.
The Russian energy minister’s remarks follow reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman met Russian President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... in Moscow on Thursday ‐ a meeting which reportedly culminated in a deal on oil production ceilings.
No details on the agreement came out, but bin Salman was quoted by media as hailing Riyadh’s cooperation with Moscow over oil market issues.
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[EpochTimes] A former engineer for British multinational Rolls-Royce was arrested on June 12 after for allegedly passing military trade secrets to China.
Bryn Jones, a former chief combustion technologist employed by Rolls-Royce from 1968 to 1996, was arrested at his home in the United Kingdom, British newspaper The Sun first reported. He is suspected of giving away technological know-how related to a newly purchased Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet that cost 100 million pounds ($132.7 million).
The 73-year-old engineer was arrested after British intelligence agency MI5 received intelligence that classified information had been passed onto Beijing. He has since been released pending investigation.
Jones is currently a visiting professor of gas turbine combustion at Xi’an Aeronautical University in Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, according to The Sun.
Rolls-Royce-developed technology is behind the F-35’s lift system that lets it hover and land vertically on aircraft carriers.
British police confirmed on June 14 that a man had been arrested in connection with an investigation under the Official Secrets Act, a British law against espionage. They seized computers and USB drives from Jones’ home.
Police are also looking into whether other information regarding Rolls-Royce’s defense contracts was put at risk, according to The Sun.
The British company is one of the world’s largest defense contractors and a top manufacturer of aircraft engines.
Developed by U.S. defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the F-35 fighter jet is among the most expensive weapons programs in history, at nearly $400 billion, according to the U.S. Defense Department.
Acording to Lockheed Martin, about 15 percent by value of each F-35 aircraft—which the company plans to expand to an over 3,000 global fleet—is manufactured in the United Kingdom.
The supersonic F-35 uses stealth technology to avoid being detected by radar and allows pilots to conduct attacks electronically.
The UK plans to buy 138 of the F-35 jets, according to British newspaper The Telegraph.
The Chinese regime has a history of stealing military technology. The Chinese air force’s J-20 fighter jet is widely believed to be a knockoff of the F-35. In 2014, Su Bin, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Chinese military officers to steal design information and manufacturing technologies for the F-35 and other American fighter jets. Su assisted military hackers to access the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors, such as aircraft manufacturer Boeing. In 2016, he was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison.
In 2008, the Chinese regime acquired British tech firm Dynex Semiconductor, via a state-owned firm. Dynex manufactures an advanced chip that enables the launching of aircraft from an carrier flight deck using electromagnetic technology. The Chinese navy now employs that same technology.
[Al Jazeera] Conservative Ivan Duque has won Colombia's presidential election, the first since a landmark peace deal that brought an end to more than 50 years of conflict.
With nearly all the votes counted, Duque secured 54 percent on Sunday, comfortably ahead of his leftist rival Gustavo Petro, at 42 percent.
About four percent of the voters submitted spoiled ballots, according to electoral officials.
In the capital, Bogota, enthusiastic Duque supporters honked car horns even before final results were announced.
Polls opened at 13:00 GMT and closed at 21:00 GMT after a day of peaceful voting.
In May's first round, Duque came first with nearly 40 percent of the vote, while Petro received 25 percent.
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With Venezuela right next door, why is this a surprise?
But again, with Venezuela right next door, how can 42% still vote for a leftist???
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[PRESSTV] Police fired tear gas to prevent protesters from reaching the parliament building in Skopje on Sunday night, following the signing of an agreement calling for Greece's northern neighbor to be renamed North Macedonia.
Hundreds gathered with torches and flags as the so-called 'Komiti', supporters of Macedonian sports teams, threw stones and torches at the police.
Greece and Macedonia signed an agreement that could put an end to a decades-old dispute over Macedonia's name.
Under the new agreement, Greece's neighboring nation will be renamed North Macedonia - a move the two countries' leaders said would be the beginning of closer, friendly relations and an example to all Balkan nations.
The deal will also allow Macedonia to bid for NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... and European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... membership.
Since seceding from the former Yugoslavia in 1991, the nation has been provisionally called the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM due to the dispute with Greece.
Greece had until now objected to the use of the name "Macedonia", claiming that implied territorial designs on its own northern province of the same name.
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[Al Jazeera] Thailand's royal family has formally turned over its multi-billion dollar fortune to King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who assumed the throne after the death of his father in 2016.
An undated announcement seen on Saturday on the website of the Crown Property Bureau (CPB), the financial arm of the monarchy, said that full ownership of the palace's multi-billion dollar assets were handed over to King Vajiralongkorn under a law passed last year.
"All 'Crown Property Assets' are to be transferred and revert to the ownership of His Majesty, so that they may be administered and managed at His Majesty's discretion," said the note which featured prominently on the front page of the CPB's website.
The announcement also said that while CPB had been exempt from taxes and duties, the personal assets of the king and the holdings previously belonging to CPB to be treated together as 'Crown Property Assets' would "be subject to the same duties and taxation as would assets belonging to any other citizen".
King Vajiralongkorn inherited one of the world's great fortunes, which according to analysts varies between $30bn to $60bn, although the monarchy does not publicly declare its wealth and is shielded from scrutiny by a draconian lese majeste law.
Most of the money is controlled by the opaque CPB, a vast portfolio that includes massive property ownership and investments in major companies.
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...the personal assets of the king and the holdings previously belonging to CPB to be treated together as 'Crown Property Assets' would "be subject to the same duties and taxation as would assets belonging to any other citizen".
The Southern Poverty Law Center has reached a settlement with liberal Islamic reformer Maajid Nawaz and his organization, the Quilliam Foundation, for wrongly including them on its now-defunct list of "anti-Muslim extremists."
The SPLC announced Monday that it has agreed to pay Nawaz and Quilliam $3.375 million "to fund their work to fight anti-Muslim bigotry and extremism." The settlement was the result of a lawsuit Nawaz filed in April over his inclusion on the SPLC's "Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists." Thus causing their little brains to explode where they saw a victim class person attacking his own victim class
The list, which was published in 2016 and was intended to serve as a resource for journalists, was deleted shortly after Nawaz filed the suit. The deletion came roughly two years after Nawaz first demanded a retraction.
"The Southern Poverty Law Center was wrong to include Maajid Nawaz and the Quilliam Foundation in our Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists. Since we published the Field Guide, we have taken the time to do more research and have consulted with human rights advocates we respect," SPLC president Richard Cohen said in a statement. "We've found that Mr. Nawaz and Quilliam have made valuable and important contributions to public discourse, including by promoting pluralism and condemning both anti-Muslim bigotry and Islamist extremism. Although we may have our differences with some of the positions that Mr. Nawaz and Quilliam have taken, they are most certainly not anti-Muslim extremists. We would like to extend our sincerest apologies to Mr. Nawaz, Quilliam, and our readers for the error, and we wish Mr. Nawaz and Quilliam all the best." Yeah... bullshit.
You idiots put him on their because he was critical of your favorite victim religious class and hoped to shut him up. Once it became public and it looked like bad press you paid out and hoped it goes away.
[Hot Air] There is much concern from those against the House-passed FIRST STEP Act that it will cause a plethora of chaos and more gang-riddled communities due to its attempt to reduce recidivism. The bill is using methods which have worked quite well in Texas, Georgia, and other Republican-led states in not only reducing crime but also averting expected corrections costs.
SEE ALSO: WSJ: Trump planning new nominee for Export-Import Bank
Yet, opponents are preying on the fears of those who do not understand why tossing someone in a hole then throwing away the key may not be the best way to rid the country of crime. They claim FIRST STEP Act will release a demonic red ten-speed bike on America to haunt and torture us for eons with malicious intent. The latest line of false attacks claims illegal immigrants ‐ who end up in custody for a crime ‐ will somehow end up on the streets by qualifying for the time credits section of the act.
Your Tax Dollars at Work.
[Townhall] The Petworth Library located in Northwest D.C. will be hosting a "Just Be You: Drag 101" event tomorrow afternoon that is open to the whole family "where drag performers can discuss who they are and what they do." The event is part of an effort that hopes to promote cultural appreciation for local history which makes D.C. unique.
DC adult librarian, Lisa Warwick, told Townhall that as part of this year’s strategic plan, the library intends to "[give] residents a place where they can embrace the cultural hubs [of DC]." Petworth Library advertised the event saying, "From singalongs to dance performances, the library is indeed open to the whole family, darlings‐kids, too. Come learn more about drag and gender, but, most of all, be inspired to just be you."
Drag performers known by their stage names include Cherry Snow, Miss Buffy Wilde, and Phoenix King. Wariwck told Townhall that Cherry Snow actually goes by the stage name OG Fag, but thought that would be too inappropriate for kids.
OG Fag’s Instagram page is littered with messages such as, "To the random ass stranger who told me I look like a clown and should go to clown school: I hope you enjoy your very normal and boring life. Gender is a construct, tear it apart." The illustrious drag performer also has sent messages regarding the importance of hardwork, saying, "A little throwback to last Thursday and my look for Drag Race at Uproar! The devil works hard, but og fag works harder."
[TheOtherMcCain] An anonymous email came in over the transom this morning:
Hi, Stacy.
During the early weeks after the USS Fitzgerald was speared by a lumbering Philippine container ship, it was noteworthy that the captain and a couple of admirals were publically named, but not the actual officer in charge, the officer of the deck. (OOD) The other person who should have kept the Fitz out of trouble is the person in charge of the combat information center, the Tactical Action Officer. That individual is supposed to be monitoring the combat radar, which can detect a swimmer at a distance of two miles.
Not until a year later, when the final reports are made public and the guilty parties have been court-martialed, does the truth come out. The OOD was named Sarah, and the Tactical Action Officer was named Natalie, and they weren’t speaking to each other!!! The Tactical Action Officer would normally be in near constant communication with the OOD, but there is no record of any communication between them that entire shift!
Another fun fact: In the Navy that won WWII, the damage control officers were usually some of the biggest and strongest men aboard, able to close hatches, shore up damaged areas with timbers, etc. The Fitz’s damage control officer was also a woman, and she never left the bridge. She handled the aftermath of the accident remotely, without lifting a finger herself!
Look it up: The OOD was Sarah Coppock, Tactical Action Officer was Natalie Combs. . . .
When I noticed last year that they were doing all they could to keep the OOD’s name out of the headlines, I speculated to my son that it was a she. Turns out all the key people (except one officer in the CIC) were female!
Indeed, I did some searching, and Lt. Coppock pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty. Lt. Combs faced a hearing last month:
In an 11-hour hearing, prosecutors painted a picture of Lt. Irian Woodley, the ship’s surface warfare coordinator, and Lt. Natalie Combs, the tactical action officer, as failing at their jobs, not using the tools at their disposal properly and not communicating adequately. They became complacent with faulty equipment and did not seek to get it fixed, and they failed to communicate with the bridge, the prosecution argued. Had they done those things, the government contended, they would have been able to avert the collision.
That two of the officers ‐ Coppock and Combs ‐ involved in this fatal incident were female suggests that discipline and training standards have been lowered for the sake of "gender integration," which was a major policy push at the Pentagon during the Obama administration. It could be that senior officers, knowing their promotions may hinge on enthusiastic support for "gender integration," are reluctant to enforce standards for the women under their command. More at link.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
BIG WELLS, Texas (KABB/WOAI) - Authorities said five undocumented immigrants are dead following a chase involving Border Patrol agents Sunday afternoon.
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
The Southern Poverty Law Center has reached a settlement with liberal Islamic reformer Maajid Nawaz and his organization, the Quilliam Foundation, for wrongly including them on its now-defunct list of "anti-Muslim extremists."
[Hot Air] There is much concern from those against the House-passed FIRST STEP Act that it will cause a plethora of chaos and more gang-riddled communities due to its attempt to reduce recidivism. The bill is using methods which have worked quite well in Texas, Georgia, and other Republican-led states in not only reducing crime but also averting expected corrections costs.
