According to federal data‚ inflation increased in February‚ as measured by the gauge favored by the Federal Reserve‚ rising one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous reading. 

I wouldn’t mind my doctor making a house visit or the Amazon delivery guy ringing my doorbell‚ but I never want to see the FBI knocking. After reporting earlier about a woman getting a visit from the FBI because Facebook allegedly flagged her post‚ we discover there are more FBI victims. The FBI told the […] The post More on Our Third World FBI Making House Calls appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Calling all Republicans and Independents‚ if you vote for RFK Jr‚ you’re also voting for his VP of crazy. RFK Jr. appears to like Shanahan over her trite comment about AI. He must have missed her more hardcore‚ crazy comments. Then again‚ he’s a Democrat and probably agrees with her far-left views. This dude is […] The post “This Dude Is Whack‚” Republicans Who Vote for Him Are “Fools” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A journalism institute bestowed its first-place award for “Team Picture of the Year” on the Associated Press (AP) for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. The photo‚ taken by a freelance photographer‚ showed the horrifying image of Hamas terrorists parading a young Israeli woman’s body through the streets of Gaza. The Reynolds Journalism Institute‚ which calls itself the world’s oldest photojournalism competition‚ featured the photo taken by photographer Ali Mahmud —who actually accompanied Hamas terrorists during the murderous October 7 massacre in which over 1200 Israelis were slain — that showed Shani Louk. “The grim photo featuring Shani Louk’s body was among a collection of 20 images that helped the Associated Press secure first place in one of the Pictures of the Year International award categories earlier this month‚” The New York Post noted‚ adding‚ “In announcing the AP’s win‚ the award organizers posted the unblurred image of Louk’s lifeless body on its Instagram page.” The Reynolds Journalism Institute wrote‚ “This premiere category recognizes the collaborative effort of a photography staff covering a single topic or news story. It is a narrative picture story that consists of images taken as part of a team effort to cover a single issue or news story.” It says of the “Pictures of the Year” competition‚ “Pictures of the Year International selects judges who maintain the highest journalistic and ethical standards. We have confidence that these same values will apply as jurors for POYi.” “Other photos‚ mostly attributed to other photographers on behalf of the Associated Press‚ were snapped of destroyed or damaged buildings in Gaza‚ injured or dead Palestinians‚ Israelis mourning at funerals or fleeing from rocket attacks‚” The Jerusalem Post reported. “However‚ many of these photos allude to photographer’s previous knowledge and possible involvement of the massive attack launched on Israeli soil – in order to get the ‘shot of a lifetime.’” In late October‚ Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed that a piece of a skull had been found with DNA that matched Louk. “On that day‚ they were in a position to take pictures of Hamas abducting innocent Israelis into Gaza‚” Honest Reporting said of the AP photojournalists who were with the Hamas terrorists. “They could not have done so without the passive or active agreement of terrorists on the ground.” Congratulations to @AP for winning a Pictures of the Year award. How does it feel to do so on the back of Palestinian photojournalists who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7 and took photos like the one below of Shani Louk's dead body in a Hamas pickup? Was @RJI bothered about that… pic.twitter.com/MSasc9yzVp — HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 22‚ 2024

Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh say their client failed a polygraph test because he was asked strange questions and the test administrator mentioned another killer before the test was conducted. The FBI is trying to back out of its plea agreement with Murdaugh‚ who pleaded guilty last year to federal financial crimes. The FBI says that Murdaugh lied about where more than $6 million of stolen client money went‚ and whether an unnamed attorney helped him steal it. The federal government is basing its attempt to revoke the plea agreement on the failed polygraph test‚ but it has asked the courts not to release the results. Murdaugh’s attorneys filed a motion on Thursday opposing the federal prosecutors’ request. “To allow the Government to publicly accuse Murdaugh of breaching his plea agreement while also allowing the Government to hide all purported evidence supporting that accusation from the public would violate the public’s right to the truth‚” Murdaugh’s attorneys‚ Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian‚ wrote in their motion‚ according to CNN. Polygraph tests are not permitted as evidence in court because they are notoriously unreliable. The attorneys argued in court documents that the polygraph Murdaugh failed was not reliable because the administrator admitted to Murdaugh that he had just tested Joran van der Sloot‚ who admitted to killing Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005. “There are legitimate questions as to whether the Government intentionally manipulated the results to void the plea agreement and achieve the prosecutors’ stated desire to ‘ensure that he’s never a free man again‚’” the attorneys wrote‚ according to the Associated Press. The attorneys also included court documents from Murdaugh’s state murder case‚ in which prosecutors fought to keep the defense’s polygraph results out of the trial. A friend of Murdaugh failed a polygraph when asked if he had been involved in the murder of Murdaugh’s wife and son. Murdaugh was convicted of killing his family members and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. He is appealing his conviction. Murdaugh admitted to stealing around $12 million from clients over the years after promising to help them with medical bills or pain and suffering. One victim‚ Jordan Jinks‚ had been a friend of Murdaugh’s since they were children. He asked Murdaugh to represent him after he incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills for a neck injury resulting from someone rear-ending his car. Jinks paid the bills‚ assured that Murdaugh would obtain a settlement to refund him. When Murdaugh received that settlement‚ he kept the money for himself. “The money you stole from me‚ I would have gave it to you‚” Jinks said during Murdaugh’s sentencing. “Why bro? Why?” While taking responsibility for the financial crimes‚ Murdaugh adamantly denies killing his wife and son. “I want to take responsibility. I want my son to see me take responsibility. It’s my hope that by taking responsibility that the people I’ve hurt can begin to heal‚” Murdaugh said when pleading guilty in September. His defense attorney‚ Dick Harpootlian‚ noted at the time: “There’s two things Alex will tell you. One‚ he stole the money. Two‚ he did not kill Maggie and Paul.”