It's Been One Month Since July 13th; The MSM and Homeland Security Don't Care

Modern science is persistently searching for an answer to the mystery of consciousness, suggesting that it is hidden somewhere in the electromagnetic interactions of the brain. But exactly how this happens remains a mystery. A group of scientists from China suggested that there was quantum entanglement involved. In their paper, they explain how entangled photons in nerve cells are able to synchronize brain activity. The paper, authored by physicists Zefei Liu and Yong-Cong Chen and bioengineer Ping Ao from Shanghai University, comes a few months after an international team of scientists identified another quantum phenomenon in biological organisms: superradiance. The discovery has brought new attention to the controversial Penrose-Hameroff Orch-OR (Orchestrated Objective Reduction) theory of consciousness, which posits that networks of protein microtubules act as a kind of quantum computer for consciousness. The work of Chinese scientists talks about myelin, a sheath of glial cells that covers the processes of neurons. The cylindrical myelin cavities are suitable for amplifying the infrared photons that neurons generate. As a result, pairs of entangled photons are periodically produced from carbon-hydrogen bonds. Their movement through ionic waves of brain biochemistry can cause correlations between processes that play a central role in the brain’s ability to synchronize activity. However, this is just a hypothesis, which so far has little confirmation. Evidence for the influence of entangled photons on large-scale biological processes is limited to photosynthesis. Today, official science is very far from providing evidence of any other processes in the brain outside of classical chemistry. And we are even further away from recognizing the brain as a quantum computer. But perhaps, it’s time to tone down skepticism and at least consider the possibility of quantum phenomena in some basic brain functions. The post Quantum entanglement may explain the phenomenon of consciousness appeared first on Anomalien.com.

CNN was just handed a slew of legal defeats in the $1 billion defamation case against them. On Monday, Judge William Scott Henry of Florida’s 14th Circuit Court sided with Plaintiff and Navy veteran Zachary Young on multiple motions against CNN, including compelling them to turn over their journalistic conduct guidelines, compelling them to comply with turning over documents necessary for financial discovery, and - much to the chagrin of CNN’s counsel - a deposition of anchor Jake Tapper. As NewsBusters previously reported, CNN had filed a motion for a protective order to block Tapper from being deposed. Compelling that deposition during financial discovery was the first issue on the hearing docket. CNN counsel Allison Lovelady insisted that the Plaintiff only wanted a deposition so they could use it to “harass CNN and Mr. Tapper.”     In recounting Tapper’s declaration to the court in their motion for a protective order, CNN counsel Allison Lovelady quoted Tapper as saying “I have no knowledge about CNN's net worth. I don't have any knowledge regarding what the Tapper show may or may not generate that may go toward CNN's net worth." Judge Henry came down hard on CNN’s effort to keep Tapper from being deposed. When issuing his ruling, the Judge seemingly suggested Tapper was being untruthful. “I kind of have a hard time believing what Mr. Tapper put in that declaration,” he said, referencing Tapper's stated lack of knowledge.  "I have a feeling that is the basis of what time slot he gets and how much his contract is and everything else with CNN." The ruling also stipulated that the deposition would be limited to only questions about CNN’s finances and potential internal penalties in relation to getting reporting wrong. This was seemingly done because CNN was also concerned that a deposition of Tapper was a way to “backdoor a fact witness” since facts discovery was closed, according to Lovelady. Tapper’s deposition was also allowed to proceed because Judge Henry also ruled that CNN must now comply with their previous agreement on when financial discovery would begin. As NewsBusters reported last week, Florida’s First District Court of Appeals denied the CNN’s motion for a rehearing; their hope was that the court would overturn its decision that Young could seek punitive damages at trial. NewsBusters also reported that CNN was refusing to comply until the Court of Appeals issued their ruling on a rehearing, that’s after the appeals court had already ruled in Young’s favor in June. But in the Monday hearing, CNN’s lead counsel Deanna K. Shullman attempted to move the goalpost again; wanting to tie financial discovery to a case going before the Florida Supreme Court (Perlmutter v. Federal Insurance Company) because it dealt with a question about punitive damages. The ruling was far from being issued but Shullman predicted that it would be decided in a way that would be beneficial to CNN, but the appeals court had already shot down CNN's attempt to tie the two together. Judge Henry overruled CNN’s objection to Young’s motion to comply and gave them 45 days to turn over the documents. The concern expressed by Vel Freedman, lead counsel for Young, was that they would lose the January 6, 2025 start date for the trial. “CNN is trying to make us lose it again,” he said. Shullman didn’t see what the big deal was since they had a back up start, which was two months later. Finally, CNN was given 14 days to turn over their written journalistic conduct and social media guidelines, which they had been refusing to do, arguing that fact discovery was already closed. Young’s counsel told the court they had only learned about the existence of the written guidelines from a deposition of CNN’s corporate representative in June, which was ordered to take place after discovery had closed because CNN had delayed the process for months. In the hearing, Lovelady admitted that CNN was asked about the existence of the guidelines early in the case but also admitted that they were playing coy about what Young’s counsel was asking about: Mr. Freedman likes to play as if they were trying to be efficient with discovery and that there was some sort of game playing with the corporate rep. deposition. Just to revisit the timeline briefly. I your honor recalls, they had a list of, I think it was 22 topics, some of them were vague. Even in the case management conference before we got to our motion for a protective order about the topics, you even flagged in December, 2023, you yourself your Honor pointed out topic 11, which was formal or informal guidelines regarding bias or agenda in journalism. And we said, 'we’re not really sure what that means.' And you said, 'I don’t either.' Addressing what Lovelady described as “formal and informal guidelines” (alluding that certain guidelines were not written down), Freedman noted that CNN’s representation was referencing the guidelines in the deposition. “I don’t know how you review unwritten guidelines,” he quipped. “All CNN has to do is say they don’t exist and our fight is over.” Nevertheless, CNN persisted and the Judge ruled against them. Of the five motions being discussed during the Monday hearing, CNN did prevail on two of them. For the first motion, CNN was successful in compelling Young to travel from his home in Austria to Florida so they could beg for a settlement. As NewsBusters previously reported, this was a likely outcome since they successfully argued for it once before. But what was shocking were the comments Shullman made during her argument on the issue. Young argued that travel was difficult for him because of an injury he sustained while in the Navy. Shullman complained that the other side “cried ‘injury’ without declaration.” When it was brought up that Young experienced pain during long periods of sitting, she protested: “So do I, your Honor!” “I have to leave Florida to get to Bay County. CNN has to travel from the state of Georgia,” she huffed.  CNN’s other win was a very minor victory in the form of an extension on the time allotted for them to respond to accusations from Young’s counsel that they were allegedly destroying evidence critical to the case. Seeing as Young's team has already signaled that they are not open to a settlement, the only hope CNN had left was their motion for summary judgement where they were resting most of their defense on citing Taliban Sharia law.

It was textbook case of contrasts during Monday’s White House press briefing as, on the one hand, one of The Washington Post’s lead Kamala Harris bootlickers called for the federal government — the Biden-Harris regime — to directly interfere in the 2024 election and censor Donald Trump and X’s Elon Musk and a softball from USA Today about Biden being wistful ahead of the Democratic National Convention. On the other, there were reporters like Fox’s Peter Doocy, Real Clear Politics’s Philip Wegmann, and Fox Business’s Edward Lawrence who pressed the ever-inept Karine Jean-Pierre on the border crisis, Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Harris stealing Trump’s policy idea on ending taxes on tips, respectively. Starting with The Post, reporter Cleve T. Wootson Jr. had the gall to kvetch that Trump’s interview with X’s Musk was an example of how “misinformation on Twitter is not just a campaign issue,” but “I think that misinformation on Twitter is not just a campaign issue.” He then actually wondered what the White House would do to thwart “the spread of that” or even “intervene”: The Washington Post’s Cleve Wootson: “One more, @ElonMusk is slated to interview [@realDonaldTrump] tomorrow — tonight on — on @X. I don't know if the president is going to — feel free to say if he is or not — but I — I think that misinformation on Twitter is not just a campaign… pic.twitter.com/zKxJNF1zbf — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024 Also on the side of the stupid ledger was this from USA Today’s David Jackson: “I’m just curious if you could talk a little bit about what it’s gonna be like for the President to be giving this speech knowing that, if things have gone a little bit differently, he would be giving an accepted speech for a second term?” Poor, poor, Joe. Thankfully, a few reporters in the room actually still do their jobs on a consistent basis when a liberal administration is in power. Doocy Time kicked off with a back-and-forth about whether President Biden is “mad” at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for playing a lead role in shoving him out: DOOCY TIME: “How mad is President Biden at Nancy Pelosi?” KJP: “You guys keep asking me this question. I think I've answered this question multiple times.” Doocy: “Well, he —” KJP: “I’m not —” Doocy: “— has admitted —” KJP: “[Inaudible]” Doocy: “— for the first time in this… pic.twitter.com/821pE6rnAc — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024 Doocy then pivoted to a question that Jean-Pierre pretended to not understand, forcing him to restate it three times: [H]ow long have you guys known that Vice President Harris does not think President Biden is doing a good job at the border?...Well, she’s now promising to hire thousands more border agents than there are bow under President Biden....How long have you guys known that Vice President Harris does not think that President Biden is effective with his border policy? Jean-Pierre bemoaned Doocy “making a huge jump” in “assuming” “something” that doesn’t exist. “She has a campaign ad where she is saying they need more Border Patrol agents. If President Biden is doing such a good job, why do they need any more [agents],” he added. Of course, she punted by blaming Republicans for not taking President Biden’s border deal. Doocy also worked in a third topic. This time? The mysterious Las Vegas Police radio conversations on July 17 when Biden fell ill. Wegmann immediately followed with a crucial exchange about whether Harris is just as responsible for the Afghanistan withdrawal as Biden: .@PhilipWegmann: “[T]his is a bit of a throwback, but the — the Vice President has said that she was the last person in the room with President Biden ahead of his decision to order U.S. troops to pull out of Afghanistan. Was the Vice President in full support of his decision to… pic.twitter.com/JO6noc68bB — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024 In a hilarious exchange, Wegmann later asked Jean-Pierre to name what Biden views “as the Vice President’s biggest achievement during their time in office together.” Of course, Jean-Pierre talked in an esoteric manner about how “they’ve been partners” on all topics since day one. Wegmann dutifully then observed: “So, there’s not a specific policy achievement. It’s a comprehensive whole?” Jean-Pierre couldn’t even rebut it, mumbling and bumbling her way through a restating of her previous answer. As for Lawrence, he first borrowed some of Wegmann’s approach. This time, he applied it to the economy: FBN’s @EdwardLawrence: “I want to follow up, first, on what you told Phil. So, you said the Vice President owns the successes of this President over the past three and a half years. Does she also own the struggles that this President see, like the prices up 19 percent since the… pic.twitter.com/dDAvoLgwH7 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024 This led right into a back-and-forth on the taxing tips hubbub, first wondering why hasn’t the administration proposed this over the last three and a half years. Jean-Pierre stuck to her initial answers from earlier in the briefing (see the embedded tweets below), arguing Harris is genuine and insinuating Trump isn’t.  Lawrence had a key question none of the other tip questions below brought up (which Jean-Pierre ducked): “So, the IRS last month released their report saying, hey, this — this is how if you have an extension for taxes, you can file taxes on your tips. The President’s budget relies on the taxes from tips. So, when did this idea come about?” And, in one comical exchange, the Washington Examiner’s Haisten Willis wondered when Harris would be speaking to reporters; .@DCExaminer’s Haisten Willis: “[A]s a member of the administration, can we expect the Vice President to come out here and speak to the American people in the briefing room at some point?” KJP: “The President and the Vice President speaks [sic] to the American people regularly,… pic.twitter.com/RFyBnTth3I — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024 In between the above characters, there were middling questions about the tax tips issue. The Associated Press’s Zeke Miller, ABC’s Selina Wang, and CBS’s Weijia Jiang only gently went down that road: AP’s @ZekeJMiller: “Over the weekend, Vice President said she would — she followed former President Donald Trump in saying she would support a proposal that would not tax hit wages. If such a — if a similar bill made its way to the President of the United States — President Biden… pic.twitter.com/y20VDyU8a6 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024   KJP kicks dirt on @realDonaldTrump's proposal to not tax tips, arguing he's disinegnous about it and not TRULY for it because he's anti-worker.... ABC’s @SelinaWangTV: “Trump was the first to endorse eliminating taxes on tips. He's accusing Vice President Harris of stealing his… pic.twitter.com/ahHidCvWft — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024   CBS’s @Weijia Jiang: “So, following up on eliminating taxes on tips, is that an idea that the Biden administration considered at any point in the past three and a half years?” KJP: “What I can say is the president supports it — uh — and — uh — what I can say is — um — obviously… pic.twitter.com/NHXRBYDjyf — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 12, 2024 To see the relevant transcript from the August 12 briefing, click here.

CNN Newsroom host Jim Acosta played T-ball with Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss on Tuesday. Instead of grilling Auchincloss about Tim Walz’s problematic portrayal of aspects of his military service, Acosta wondered if it was “healthy” for JD Vance to even talk about it. Additionally, Acosta, who usually claims to be a stickler for the truth, did not correct Auchincloss when he repeated Walz’s incorrect rank. At the end of the interview, Acosta declared, “I did want to get your reaction to some of these comments by JD Vance going after Kamala Harris's vice presidential running mate, Tim Walz, in his 24 years of service in the National Guard. You served in the Marine Corps.”     He then asked, “Is that healthy to see that sort of thing going back and forth? Obviously, we saw this launched by JD Vance after Tim Walz was named as Kamala Harris' running mate.” The closest Acosta got to any details was an on screen graphic that acknowledged the campaign claiming Walz "misspoke" about carrying certain weapons "in war" during a pitch for gun control, but if you just had the TV on as background noise, you would've missed it. As for Auchincloss, he replied, “No, it's despicable and desperate. JD Vance started off his campaign attacking women. Then he attacked the police, saying he hates the police. Now, he's attacking veterans. It just seems like he can't help himself but alienate broad swaths of the American electorate and take politics to a gutter, and it's not who we are as a country.” Auchincloss also asserted, “Tim Walz served honorably for 24 years. He deployed multiple times to disaster areas. He made a decision about running for Congress before his battalion received notice that it was going to deploy to Iraq. When he realized that they were deploying to Iraq, he struggled with that decision, decided he could do more good in Congress for veterans, and he did. He became the top Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee, went on to expand access to the G.I. Bill and mental health services for our veterans.” Finally, he added, “And to go after a former command sergeant major who gave back to his country for a quarter of a century out of political expedience is despicable, and it says a lot more about JD Vance than it does about Tim Walz.” Acosta did not correct the record by pointing out Walz did not retire at that rank, nor did he point out that Walz’s former superior claimed, on CNN of all places, that Walz broke military procedure in filing for retirement because Walz knew that he might have rejected it. Here is a transcript for the August 13 show: CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta 8/13/2024 10:24 AM ET JIM ACOSTA: And, Congressman, just finally, I did want to get your reaction to some of these comments by JD Vance going after Kamala Harris's vice presidential running mate, Tim Walz, in his 24 years of service in the National Guard. You served in the Marine Corps. Is that healthy to see that sort of thing going back and forth? Obviously, we saw this launched by JD Vance after Tim Walz was named as Kamala Harris's running mate. JAKE AUCHINCLOSS: No, it's despicable and desperate. JD Vance started off his campaign attacking women. Then he attacked the police, saying he hates the police. Now, he's attacking veterans. It just seems like he can't help himself but alienate broad swaths of the American electorate and take politics to a gutter, and it's not who we are as a country. Tim Walz served honorably for 24 years. He deployed multiple times to disaster areas. He made a decision about running for Congress before his battalion received notice that it was going to deploy to Iraq. When he realized that they were deploying to Iraq, he struggled with that decision, decided he could do more good in Congress for veterans, and he did. He became the top Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee, went on to expand access to the G.I. Bill and mental health services for our veterans. And to go after a former command sergeant major who gave back to his country for a quarter of a century out of political expedience is despicable, and it says a lot more about JD Vance than it does about Tim Walz. ACOSTA: All right. Congressman Jake Auchincloss, thank you very much for your time this morning. We appreciate it.

“The Boys” – a television series about rogue superheroes – is one of Amazon Prime’s most successful shows to date. However, with each season, the producers have dialed up the wokeness and all but ruined the show. Its popularity rating has dropped in tandem with the increased politicization of the characters and plot. In her last video, Lauren tackled the show’s pro-abortion agenda. In this review, she lambastes the finale, which was destined to be a scandal due to its contents and timing. - YouTube www.youtube.com To backtrack a bit, in this season of “The Boys,” the writers have made it clear from the get-go that the character of Homelander, who is the face of the entire series, is a parody of Donald Trump – the left’s version of Donald Trump, that is. Homelander and his supporters are painted as racist, sexist, fascist, and just plain evil. It could easily be said that his character mirrored the mainstream media’s incessant cries of “Trump is Hilter!” Interestingly enough, the finale of “The Boys” dropped on July 18, not even a week after Trump’s near-assassination. But did that stop the creators from airing the episode, which, believe it or not, centered on the plotted assassination of a president (which was scheduled for January 6) and Homelander’s plan to take over America and imprison those who don’t get on board with his agenda? No, it did not. The finale dropped as scheduled, but the original title of the episode – “Assassination Run” – was changed to just “Season 4 Finale.” The producers also threw in a disclaimer at the beginning of the episode that read: “Viewer discretion advised. This episode contains scenes of fictional political violence. Any similarities to recent events are completely coincidental and unintentional. Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television and producers of The Boys oppose, in strongest terms, real-world violence of any kind.” “You've just spent an entire season absolutely skewering American conservatives, and your season finale is set to air just a few days following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and in said finale, you also feature an attempted political assassination, this time at the hands of your Donald Trump parody character,” says Lauren, adding that she “personally would not have wanted to be on the PR team for Amazon.” “Basically the entire message of Season 4 of ‘The Boys’ has been that conservatives are domestic terrorists; they are the real threats; they are the violent ones,” she continues. Further, when it comes to Amazon’s disclaimer, Lauren argues that the entire reason it was necessary is because of the show’s failed attempt at satire. “I think satire is best done when it's frankly more layered and less obvious and more thematic than just simply parodying specific individuals and specific events,” she says. To hear more of her analysis, watch the clip above. Want more from Lauren Chen?To enjoy more of Lauren’s pro-liberty, pro-logic, and pro-market commentary on social and political issues, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Three-time WNBA All-Star, WNBA champion, and Olympic medalist Dearica Hamby has sued the WNBA and her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, alleging she was discriminated against after she revealed she was pregnant.Hamby said in a lawsuit that after she publicly announced that she was pregnant with her second child, she "experienced notable changes in the way she was treated by Las Vegas Aces staff."The lawsuit claimed that when Hamby had re-signed with the Aces, the team agreed to certain stipulations that included covering the private school tuition costs of Hamby's daughter, by way of a "donation" to the child's school.As well, the team allegedly agreed to allow Hamby to use team-provided housing accommodations.'Every potential mother in the league is now on notice that childbirth could change their career prospects overnight.'Hamby's lawsuit alleged that the team, its general manager, and president beat around the bush in terms of the donation and told Hamby they were "working on it."Hamby also alleged that she was told to vacate the team-provided housing without reason.The basketball star also claimed that Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon accused her on a phone call of "not taking proper precautions not to get pregnant."The coach also allegedly questioned the player's "commitment and dedication to the team" and labeled her as a "question mark" on the squad.Other accusations allegedly included that Hamby knew she was pregnant when she signed her new contract and that the staff felt she would get pregnant a third time.The WNBA itself responded to the lawsuit by simply saying, "We are aware of today's legal filing and are reviewing the complaint."WNBA Players Association executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson responded to the lawsuit as well and assured the public that "becoming a parent" does not mean the end of a WNBA player's career."Obviously, these protections did not change the nature of this business. Any team can trade any player for any legitimate reason or no reason at all. But that reason can never be on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, or pregnancy status." — (@) About six months after her contract extension, Hamby was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks. Coach Hammon said months after the trade that the decision to move Hamby was made to "get three bodies in her one contract, and we wanted to get three more people in.""I think it's very evident [by] who we signed on why we made the move," she added, according to the Associated Press.The comments came as questions arose surrounding the reason Hamby was traded and whether or not it stemmed from her pregnancy. In fact, the WNBA suspended Hammon in May 2023 for two games after Hamby claimed she had been bullied and manipulated due to her pregnancy, the AP also said.The WNBA did not disclose the details about the suspension but said Hammon did violate league and team policies related to "respect in the workplace."Hamby's attorney, however, claimed that the Aces "exiled" Hamby for "becoming pregnant and the WNBA responded with a light tap on the wrist.""Every potential mother in the league is now on notice that childbirth could change their career prospects overnight. That can't be right in one of the most prosperous and dynamic women's professional sports leagues in America," the attorney added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The FBI and the Biden-Harris administration are engaged in a “major-league cover-up on the near-assassination of former President Trump,” Judicial Watch Inc. asserted Aug. 12. The accusation came after the FBI denied Judicial Watch's request for records on the July 13 Pennsylvania rally at which Donald J. Trump was shot by Thomas Matthew Crooks. Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the FBI on July 26, seeking documents, emails, presentations, and other data regarding the FBI’s coordination with the U.S. Secret Service in preparation for the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, at which Trump was shot in the ear. The request covered the time period from June 15 to present. The FBI cited FOIA exemption 7A, which allows withholding of information that “would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication.” It did not elaborate or provide context for use of this exemption. Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said the records denial and reasoning raise some pointed questions. “Were there others involved in the assassination attempt on Trump? If not, then why would the FBI use the excuse of protecting someone’s right to a fair trial to hide records on the FBI’s and Secret Service’s inexcusable failures to protect Trump from being nearly assassinated?” Fitton said in a statement. “The Biden-Harris administration is running a major-league cover-up on the near-assassination of former President Trump.” In an email to Blaze News, the FBI National Press Office declined to comment. 'It’s curious that the acting director didn’t credit local law enforcement.' It was the second records request denial Judicial Watch has faced related to the rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds that led to the wounding of Trump, the murder of former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore, and serious injury to bystanders David Dutch and James Copenhaver. The Secret Service denied three comprehensive Judicial Watch FOIA requests filed on July 16 seeking advance security plans, videos, emails, and documents related to the attempted assassination. In its denial, the Secret Service cited an exemption because “disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.” Fitton said Judicial Watch is preparing lawsuits against the FBI and Secret Service to compel release of the materials. He said Judicial Watch has more than 25 open-records requests pending on the July 13 assassination attempt with the federal government, local and state officials, and agencies in Pennsylvania. The fight over assassination-related records is just the latest attempt to force more transparency in the numerous investigations launched since July 13. Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was excoriated by U.S. House members of both major parties for her performance at a July 22 hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images In hours of testimony, Cheatle ducked and deflected many questions, from how many shots Crooks fired into the crowd to why he was not considered a threat based on his suspicious behavior. She also disclosed that she had not visited the shooting site. As calls for her ouster reached a crescendo in Congress after the hearing, Cheatle resigned on July 23 and was replaced by an acting director, Ronald Rowe Jr. Appearing before a joint U.S. Senate hearing on July 30, Rowe appeared to shift the blame for the deadly shooting to local police. He was also criticized for not having basic facts on the shooting available and rebuked for saying the Secret Service didn’t know about Crooks being armed until seconds before he opened fire. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said the FBI and Secret Service are not being forthcoming. “The federal [law enforcement] just clammed up. They’re not giving us much information,” Johnson said Aug. 11 on WABC Radio in New York. “We were briefed by local law enforcement that talked about that one of their officers took a shot at Crooks,” Johnson said. “That’s not being widely reported. We’ve asked to speak to that officer to get the details. “It’s curious that the acting director didn’t credit [that] local law enforcement had taken shots that might have deterred or ended this shooting,” Johnson said. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

United States Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) sent a letter on Monday to the San Antonio Police Department’s chief of police demanding crime statistics for shelters housing illegal aliens.The letter, obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, asked the SAPD to turn over data detailing the number of calls for service to the San Antonio Migrant Resource Center, which opened in July 2022, and the surrounding area. Roy requested information regarding the reasons for the calls, how many resulted in arrests, and a list of the charges. Additionally, the letter demanded reporting on whether the calls required the presence of a Spanish-speaking officer or interpreter.A Venezuelan national allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old residing at the shelter following an altercation.Roy also requested reporting on how many human smuggling or human trafficking cases the department’s Human Exploitation Unit has been involved in since January 2021. The congressman’s request for additional information was prompted by a recent deadly shoot-out involving SAPD officers and a 25-year-old illegal alien. In late July, three officers responded to a domestic violence call allegedly involving a female who suffered injuries inflicted by her boyfriend. When police arrived at the residence, the suspect, Jorge Jose Chacon-Gutierrez, reportedly picked up a rifle and opened fire. The officers returned fire, killing the suspect. One of the officers was struck multiple times but did not suffer any life-threatening injuries. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Chacon-Gutierrez illegally entered the country in November 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Border officials subsequently released him with an April 2026 court date.Roy asked the SAPD whether it had previously encountered Chacon-Gutierrez and whether he had ever resided at the shelter.Roy’s letter noted that another shooting occurred in May near the San Antonio MRC. A Venezuelan national allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old residing at the shelter following an altercation. “Since January 2021, at least 626,232 illegal aliens have arrived in San Antonio, most of whom have originated from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras, and Haiti. From July 7, 2022, when the MRC first opened, to the present, it has provided shelter to at least 345,907 foreign nationals,” Roy wrote to the chief of police. The congressman noted that his constituents are “rightly concerned about the massive influx of illegal aliens” and “deserve answers on the increased illegal alien population’s impact on public safety.”Roy requested the department’s responses by August 26.The SAPD did not respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Kamala Harris BLISTERED for Trying to Pretend She Gives a Damn About Americans Struggling In HER Economy