Parents and grandparents have enough to worry about during the holidays. Now they have to add “AI-powered teddy bears discussing bondage and lighting matches” to the list. A People magazine report revealed that an AI-enabled toy called Kumma has been pulled from shelves after researchers uncovered disturbing behavior. The bear,...

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James O’Keefe undercover footage shows Government Accountability Office Director admitting they “stole and backed up” federal data to keep it outside RFK Jr HHS control. He says when the Trump Admiistration ends they will reinstate Big Pharma vaccine rules. Steven Putansu, a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Government Accountability Office & current Assistant Director, revealed […] The post James O’Keefe: GAO Leftists Stole Vax Data to Bring It Back One Day appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Bethany MaGee is still receiving treatment at the hospital for severe burns after a man with more than 70 arrests doused her in gasoline and set her ablaze in an unprovoked attack on a Chicago train, the 26-year-old’s family shared on Tuesday. The family has created a GoFundMe account to help support MaGee, confirming the young woman’s identity, but also asking for privacy during MaGee’s long road to recovery. “On November 17, Bethany MaGee was riding a CTA train in Chicago when she was attacked,” the family wrote. “She is currently hospitalized with the severe burns she sustained, and she is receiving treatment under the excellent care of her medical team.” The family described MaGee as an animal lover, kind, and sensitive. “In response to the countless requests for a way to help, our family is setting up this GoFundMe on Bethany’s behalf,” the MaGees said. “Many of her immediate medical expenses are covered by insurance and a victims fund, but with such a long road ahead of her, the freedom from financial worries would be a tremendous blessing. No gifts are expected, but any that are given will go directly to Bethany.” The GoFundMe has so far garnered more than $30,000 in donations. Lawrence Reed, 50, has been charged with a federal terrorism offense in connection to the attack and is facing life in prison, The Daily Wire reported this week. Surveillance footage shows the suspect dousing MaGee in gasoline and chasing her on the train car before setting her ablaze. Reed, who’s been arrested 72 times, allegedly shouted “burn alive, b****” and “burn, b****” during the attack. Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday. Reed’s criminal history includes eight felony and seven misdemeanor convictions, according to the Associated Press. Reed’s arrests concern arson, assault and battery, and other offenses. At the time of his most recent attack, Reed was ordered to wear electronic monitoring due an aggravated battery charge in which he was accused of hitting a social worker. Cook County prosecutors wanted to keep Reed behind bars until his trial, but the judge released him. MaGee’s family asked for privacy at this time, writing, “This will be her story to tell—or not to tell—in the future.” “What we can say is this: Bethany is a beloved daughter, sister, sister-in-law, granddaughter, and aunt,” the family continued. “She is a good friend. She is sensitive, caring, intelligent, and imaginative. She loves living in Chicago, and her gentle spirit makes her a favorite with every pet she meets. She enjoys playing tabletop and video games with her community, and she is quick to include others in conversations and make them feel welcome. She is kind.” “In this season of Thanksgiving, we are so grateful for the chance to celebrate at Bethany’s side,” the MaGees closed. “Thank you for keeping her and our family in your prayers.” Related: Woman Set On Fire By Convict With 72 Priors On Chicago Train

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THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Special counsel Jack Smith’s team pressed forward with secretly seeking phone records for Republican members of Congress, even after being warned it exposed them to “litigation risk,” internal emails show. Emails released Tuesday by Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of. Wisconsin reveal prosecutors weighing which members of Congress to target with subpoenas as part of the “Arctic Frost” investigation, which became Smith’s 2020 election case against President Donald Trump. “As you are aware, there is some litigation risk regarding whether compelled disclosure of toll records of a Member’s legislative calls violates the Speech or Debate Clause in the D.C. Circuit,” former head of the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section John Keller told prosecutors in a May 2023 email greenlighting the subpoenas. Smith’s subpoenas for nearly a dozen Republican lawmakers requested “detailed records for inbound and outbound calls, text messages, direct connect, and voicemail messages” between Jan. 4 and Jan. 7, 2021. Smith obtained nondisclosure orders hiding the requests from members, which were approved by Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee. A grand jury subpoena for House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan obtained by the Biden DOJ requested records from a nearly two year time period. “Even putting aside the government’s potentially meritorious argument that the calls over the relevant period–especially unsolicited incoming calls–would not constitute protected legislative acts, given my understanding of the low likelihood that any of the Members listed below would be charged, the litigation risk should be minimal here,” Keller wrote to prosecutors. Though prosecutors already had some member call records from a subpoena to Rudy Giuliani, they reasoned that seeking their records directly “would allow us to understand who else may have called these Members.” Prosecutors also considered issuing subpoenas to Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, according to emails. They mixed up Sen. Tim Scott with Sen. Rick Scott, mistakenly placing the former on their initial list of targets, per the emails. “The closer you look, the more brazen Jack Smith’s actions become,” Grassley said in a statement. “These records show Smith and his merry band of partisans operating on a legally weak foundation by intruding on Members of Congress who were involved in core constitutional functions. Ultimately, the Biden DOJ threw the Constitution to the wind in seeking information about my colleagues.” The Senate deal to end the government shutdown included a provision that would allow lawmakers whose phone records were seized to sue for $500,000 per violation. The House of Representatives voted unanimously to repeal the provision on Nov. 19, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune has defended it. Smith’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Originally published by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The post Jack Smith’s Team Knew They Might Face Legal Challenges for Secretly Seeking Senators’ Phone Records appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Another attempt to garner sympathy for the plight of a deported illegal immigrant was undone by devastating information provided in a community note on X.The New Yorker report documented the deportation of Jamaican national Orville Etoria to a prison facility in Eswatini, a southern African nation. It quoted Etoria as comparing his deportation to the transportation of slaves.'If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, you could end up in CECOT, Eswatini, South Sudan, or another third country.'"It helped me imagine how the slaves might have felt, going to another land in shackles and chains," Etoria said. The community note provided pivotal context about the crimes committed by Etoria."Orville Etoria has multiple serious felonies including armed robbery and murder. He held a U.S. lawful permanent resident status, which can and was revoked following his criminal convictions."While he had previously been a green card holder, the residency status was revoked after the murder and armed robbery convictions, in addition to criminal possession of a weapon and forcible theft with a deadly weapon, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Etoria had served 25 years in prison and upon his release in 2021, officials allowed him to stay in the U.S. as long as he fulfilled annual check-ins. He was deported in July 2025 after President Donald Trump issued new restrictive immigration policies."If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, you could end up in CECOT, Eswatini, South Sudan, or another third country," said a DHS spokesperson about the case to Newsweek.RELATED: NYTimes is getting hammered online for sympathetic article about criminal illegal alien Etoria's aunt had previously told the New York Times that he should have been deported to Jamaica, where he has a valid passport. In September, Etoria was repatriated to Jamaica, according to the foreign affairs minister of that country."Every single day President Trump and Secretary Noem fight for justice for American victims of illegal alien crime and nearly every single day the media ignores these victims and their families," said DHS.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!