[Blaze] An 85-year-old woman in rural Idaho is being hailed for her heroic actions after she was the victim of a brutal home invasion.
The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office said officers were called to the home on March 13 and found a man deceased from gunshot wounds and the elderly homeowner also injured.
The home invasion began at about 2 a.m. when 39-year-old Derek Ephriam Condon parked a mile away and then broke into the home through a window with a screwdriver, according to Bingham County Prosecutor Ryan Jolley. He was wearing a military jacket and a black ski mask.
Condon awakened Christine Jenneiahn by bashing her in the head with his gun. Police said they found blood on her pillow to substantiate the claim.
The man then dragged Jenneiahn to the living room and handcuffed her to a wooden chair. He demanded that she tell him where her valuables were located and grew angry when she said she didn't have much. She said that he put his gun to her head at that point.
She told him that there were two safes downstairs, and Condon left her handcuffed to rummage around for the safes. That's when he discovered that her disabled son was also in the home, and he grew angry that she hadn't told him about the son.
When he left her again, Jenneiahn was able to drag her chair over to her pillow and retrieve a .357 Magnum revolver. She hid the gun and waited to see what Condon would do next.
Jolley said that Condon threatened to kill her while burglarizing the home, so, Jenneiahn decided to take a chance, and she shot at the man.
Condon was struck twice and was able to shoot back at the woman, striking her numerous times with a 9mm gun in the leg, arm, chest, and abdomen.
The man made his way to the kitchen, where he died of his wounds.
Jenneiahn was still handcuffed to the chair and remained on the floor for 10 hours before her son was able to bring her a phone so that she could call the police. She given life-saving treatment and taken to a hospital.
Jolley said that police found Condon's car near the home with footprints leading to the house. They also found a set of lock picks on Condon's body and a bag containing some of the woman's possessions.
The incident was determined to be a "justifiable homicide" under Idaho criminal code, according to Jolley.
He called the case "one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation" he had ever seen.
"Her grit, determination, and will to live appear to be what saved her that night," Jolley added. "Christine was justified in taking any and all means necessary to defend herself and her son that night."
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Good thing for her that this didn't happen in New York or California. She would have been arrested and charged with at least manslaughter. If she were even allowed to have the gun in the first place.
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[Daily Caller] A 21-year-old man lost his life Tuesday after attempting to jump across a Colorado highway, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
An unidentified man died while attempting a high-risk ski jump across Colorado’s Highway 40, according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. Responders received a call about an unconscious skier who was not breathing. Upon arrival, it was evident that the skier had tried to leap the width of the highway but failed to achieve the necessary speed and distance.
"The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was attempting to perform a high-risk skiing stunt by trying to clear the width of Highway 40 and unfortunately lacked the necessary speed and distance and subsequently landed on the highway pavement," authorities wrote in a Facebook post. "The victim had been wearing a helmet and other protective gear."
Efforts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful, and he was declared dead at the scene. "Emergency responders arrived on scene and determined that the male subject was deceased and the Grand County Coroner’s Office was notified to respond to the scene," the statement read.
[GEO.TV] Caitlyn Jenner made a shocking comment over OJ Simpson's death today.
The 76-year-old actor’s family confirmed his passing as they released a statement, saying: "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace. -The Simpson Family."
After the news started making headlines, Caitlyn, who was best friend’s with OJ’s wife Nicole Brown, tweeted: "Good Riddance."
Her brutal comment stems from the controversial case which accused the late celebrity of murdering Nicole and her boyfriend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles.
Moreover, Kris Jenner's ex-husband Robert Kardashian also represented OJ at his murder trial.
However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... he was acquitted of the killing, despite tons of evidence against him, according to Daily Mail.
Caitlyn, who was previously married to Kris, also talked about OJ in her autobiography The Secrets Of My Life in which she wrote: "He was the most narcissistic, egocentric, neediest a***ole in the world of sports I had ever seen, and I had seen a lot of them."
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OJ Simpson Juror: Not-Guilty Verdict Was ‘Payback’ for Rodney King, and the predominantly black jury (8 black, 2 Hispanic, 1 mixed race native American, one Caucasian female) thought he might well be guilty but wanted to get "Payback" for the Rodney King beating. The truth everyone knew but didn't say!
[MSN] Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx and decorated Marine Vietnam Veteran has been named the 2024 Military Veteran of the Year by Military Times. He is proud of his Marine Corps service and is quoted as saying, "I owe a debt of gratitude to the Marine Corps." He graduated from Yale in 1966 and then spent the next three years of his life as an officer in the Marine Corps. He deployed to Vietnam twice, once as an infantry officer and on his second tour he served as a Forward Air Controller flying in an OV-10 Bronco. He honorably left the Corps in 1969 as a captain having been awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
[NYPOST] American companies are taking a paws to reflect — as a push for pet bereavement policies spike. Dear God! What next?
More animal lovers consider their pets a part of their family than ever before with a 2023 Pew Research study revealing that 62% of Americans own pets and a staggering 97% consider furry friends kin. "Boss! I need a month off! My hamster died!"
More Americans consider their pets part of their family and deal with their deaths as if they were kin. Somehow we've been struggling through for about 3.5 million years. Suddenly Fluffy pegs out and we can't take it?
And with pet ownership booming during the pandemic experts say it’s only natural the US workforce adapt to the evolving culture. Used to be you hired an employee for a purpose.
"It’s a great way to signal to the new generation of workforce to show that you care about them beyond their job titles and that you understand that life outside of work impacts them at work," CEO of Directorie and author of "Pets are Family," Erika Sinner told Axios. "Oh, noze! My parakeet flew away! Gimme a week or two off."
More companies have been evaluating their policies on bereavement with more support resources offered to those dealing with the loss, the New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported in February. Yeah, buddy! If the New York Times says it's so, it must be true...
Companies that have included pet bereavement options have improved employee morale, retention rates, company loyalty and created an environment with less stress, according to a San Jose State University study. But only a few companies have the option on offer. Probably because if they hire you to deliver packages, they want the packages delivered.
Last year, a 12-hour conference in Los Angeles gathered the nation’s top thought leaders in the emerging field of employee pet benefits. They didn't invite me. I don't have a thought leader's license.
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The Pussification of America. Pun intended.
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I once had to call in late to work, and told them one of the dogs had got hit by a car the night before. Why late?
I had been up late after work digging a deep hole big enough for a labrador retriever. That's a big hole.
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That's way every dog owner should have a backhoe. Or a friend that does.
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This has been going on for a while. 50 years ago I was a division officer in the Navy. One of the guys who worked for me wanted a few days of leave because his parrot died. ( His wife couldn't have children and the parrot was a substitute.) He was pretty useless anyway, so I signed off on his request. My boss laughed until he cried when I went to get his approval.
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[GEO.TV] As the Eid ul Fitr festivities continued on the second day on Thursday, with people thronging amusement parks and picnic spots in different parts of the country, revellers in Punjab’s Mandi Bahauddin city faced an unexpected situation as they came under honeybee attack.
According to rescue officials, honeybees attacked the people celebrating Eid at Nawaz Sharif ...served two three non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts... Park in the city.
They said a swarm of bees attacked the park-goers after children threw something at the beehive.
As per the officials, several people were shifted to a nearby hospital after they suffered injuries in the bees' attack.
The Municipal Committee said it closed the park to public temporarily and the public place will be reopened after carrying out a spray.
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[American Greatness] Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge testified Thursday that CBS News locked her out of her emails and her office when it seized her reporting files, which included confidential source information pertaining to an investigation into government corruption.
"I can only speak for myself. When my records were seized, I felt it was a journalistic rape," Herridge told House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing.
The seizure of her files back in February alarmed many current and former CBS employees, as the move was said to be unheard of in the news business. SAG-AFTRA, the media’s largest labor union, immediately got involved, and several days after the news shocked the reporting world, Herridge’s materials were returned.
Herridge, formerly the Chief Intelligence correspondent for Fox News, was one of four witnesses testifying before the subcommittee hearing, titled "Fighting for a Free Press: Protecting Journalists and their Sources." The purpose of the hearing was "to examine the federal government’s infringement on the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of the press, as well as federal shield law proposals."
Also testifying Thursday were Mary Cavallaro, Chief Broadcast Officer of SAG-AFTRA News & Broadcast Department; Sharyl Attkisson, Investigative journalist and managing editor of "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson;" and Nadine Farid Johnson, Policy Director for Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
All four witnesses strongly supported the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act, which passed the unanimously in the House back in January and is currently being considered in the U.S. Senate.
The PRESS Act prohibits the federal government from compelling journalists and providers of telecommunications services to disclose "sources, records, contents of a communication, documents, and information obtained or created by journalists in the course of their work" except in limited circumstances involving terrorism or imminent violence. The legislation also prevents federal law enforcement from abusing its subpoena power.
"As you know, I was held in contempt of court for upholding the basic journalistic principle of maintaining the pledge of confidentiality to my sources," Herridge said in her opening statement. "I have complete respect for the district court and the judicial process and I am not here to litigate the merits of that case. It will play out before the appellate court in Washington D.C."
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and several days after the news shocked the reporting world, Herridge’s materials were returned. After the "confidential sources" were revealed to the Deep State no doubt.
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The backstory is precisely the chilling effect the CBS firing/lockout will have on whistle-blowers and confidential sources in the months ahead. Of course the files were shared with the Biden White House, they undoubtedly were the ones who instigated the entire thing. How else can they seal the leak and punish those telling the actual truth behind the Potemkin facade of this administration.
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Government recruited "sources" appear to be a virtual Conga line of fok ups. It should come as no surprise that anyone else's "confidential sources" should be upended as well.
[Federalist] The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is deploying most of its expanded army of federal tax collectors against the middle class, contradicting Democrats’ promises when they hiked its budget by $80 billion over the next 10 years in 2022.
"President Joe Biden will seek $80 billion to fund enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement of high-earners," CNN claimed in 2021. NPR claimed in 2022 that the IRS would spend the money, among other things, on "hiring new enforcement agents" and "auditing the wealthiest Americans." Last month, Bloomberg kept the narrative up, claiming this year’s even higher IRS spending request from the Biden administration was meant to "build[] up its enforcement efforts on wealthy individuals and companies that aren’t paying what they owe."
The IRS last year claimed the extra $80 billion would help the IRS "restore fairness in tax compliance by shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations and promoters abusing the nation’s tax laws. The effort... will center on adding more attention on wealthy, partnerships and other high earners that have seen sharp drops in audit rates for these taxpayer segments during the past decade. "
According to a new audit of the agency, as of just less than a year ago, 63 percent of new IRS audit inquiries were to middle-income earners who made less than $200,000.
"Only a small overall share reached the very highest earners, while 80% of audits covered filers earning less than $1 million," the Wall Street Journal editorial board reported last week. "Don’t forget to save those charitable-giving receipts."
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The IRS / its employees have admitted in the past that they audit lower income taxpayers 'because it's easier'. I know the Mass. DOR loves their bottom fishing audits, knocking out the state's version of the EITC and sundry others.
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Face it: the rich have enough CPAs*, tax attorneys and staff to ensure that in the unlikely event they audited, they will emerge unscathed. Meanwhile, wage slaves who are lucky if they can afford TurboTax can miss something and get caught.
*This is nothing against CPAs - they are just doing their job.
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[ZERO] The agency included the wish list in Volume III of a four-part report, "National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment: Firearms Trafficking Investigations."
According to the report, the agency is hobbled by unwieldy databases, outdated processes, and a lack of full-time employees to track firearms from their first point of sale to the time they turn up at crime scenes.
Second Amendment advocates counter that the agency has restrictions on it that prevent it from building a registry of firearms. They say the ATF should be more focused on crime than politics.
"All the federal government needs to do is prosecute those who break these laws," Randy Kozuch, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) said in an email to The Epoch Times.
An ATF spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
The report draws data from 9,708 ATF firearm trafficking investigations conducted between 2017 and 2021, according to a statement on the ATF webpage.
It found nearly 230,000 trafficked guns in 7,779 cases between 2017 and 2021. On average, 16 firearms were found per investigation—almost 60 percent of the cases involved five or fewer guns, gun parts, or regulated accessories.
Dealing firearms without a license was the most common trafficking-related crime reported. This has become something of a hot-button issue for Second Amendment advocates.
Gun rights advocates who spoke with The Epoch Times dismissed the report as evidence that the ATF has been weaponized. They claim that President Joe Biden is pushing an anti-gun agenda by using the ATF to bludgeon legal gun owners and federally licensed dealers (FFLs).
Aidan Johnston, Director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America (GOA), said the ATF’s data belies the agency’s true intention. He pointed to the five or fewer firearms uncovered in the majority of the agency’s investigations.
[Washington Examiner] A state prosecutor has been appointed in an investigation into Georiga Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’s alleged role in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State.
The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia announced on Thursday that its executive director, Peter Skandalakis, has been appointed to investigate if Jones violated any criminal laws. No further comment was given on the investigation.
A judge in the state had previously disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from investigating Jones after she sponsored a fundraiser for his Democratic opponent in the lieutenant gubernatorial election in 2022. Willis indicted former President Donald Trump, among other co-conspirators, in a sweeping racketeering indictment last year on charges related to alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
In the sweeping indictment of Trump and others, Jones was referenced 11 times under the pseudonym "unindicted co-conspirator Individual 8." Jones was a state senator during the 2020 election and was elected lieutenant governor in November 2022.
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
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[Daily Caller] A 21-year-old man lost his life Tuesday after attempting to jump across a Colorado highway, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
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[NYPOST] American companies are taking a paws to reflect — as a push for pet bereavement policies spike.
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[American Greatness] Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge testified Thursday that CBS News locked her out of her emails and her office when it seized her reporting files, which included confidential source information pertaining to an investigation into government corruption.
[Federalist] The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is deploying most of its expanded army of federal tax collectors against the middle class, contradicting Democrats’ promises when they hiked its budget by $80 billion over the next 10 years in 2022.
