Iran Is BRUTALIZING Its Citizens

Hopefully, now the family will have some closure. The skeletal remains discovered on a Washington beach have been identified as a former Oregon mayor. Former Oregon mayor Ed Asher’s skeletal remains were first discovered back in 2006, but due to the lack of technology existing at the time, authorities had no way of linking the skeletal remains to Asher. News Nation reported more on the finding of the mayor’s skeleton: Skeletal remains that washed up on a Washington beach nearly 20 years ago have finally been identified as a former Oregon mayor who was declared dead in 2006. On Tuesday, the Grays Harbor County Coroners’ Office in Washington announced that the skeletal remains, which washed up on a beach in the Washington village of Taholah in 2006, were identified as Clarence Edwin Asher, former mayor of Fossil, Oregon. When the remains first washed up, the coroner’s office said they investigated alongside the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office and determined that they belonged to an adult man “likely aged 20 to 60 years old” and standing about 5 feet 9 inches. However, despite the investigation, officials said they were unable to identify the remains at the time, and the case was labeled as “Grays Harbor County John Doe (2006).” Nearly two decades later, in 2025, officials in both Washington and Oregon submitted their evidence to a lab operated by the forensics service Othram, Inc., in Texas. Here’s a photo of Asher before he went missing: Nearly 20 years after remains were found on a Washington beach, DNA testing identifies the man as Ed Asher, a former Oregon mayor. https://t.co/6Hh3eAEO3S — Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 14, 2026 KOMO reported background details on Asher: Ed Asher, who was declared legally dead in 2006 after being presumed drowned while crabbing in Tillamook Bay, was born in Salem and raised in Astoria, Oregon. He moved to Fossil, Oregon, in 1952, where he worked as a lineman for the Fossil Telephone Company until his retirement in 1995. Asher also opened Asher’s Variety Store in 1965 and served as the mayor of Fossil. He was 72 at the time of his death. The identification of Ed Asher marks the 43rd case in Washington where officials have used Othram’s technology to identify an individual. This achievement was made possible by critical funding from Gov. Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and the Washington State Legislature.

This was a big win for Republicans. But there’s still more work to be done! The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday morning that Republican Representative Mike Bost of Illinois has the legal right to sue the state over counting mail-in ballots after election day. The decision was made in a 7-2 majority. The Hill provided Justice Roberts’ majority opinion in the decision and what it means for Republicans in other states: The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived an Illinois Congress member’s lawsuit over a state mail-in ballot law, paving the way for political candidates nationwide to challenge election laws more easily in their states. The justices ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) has the legal right to sue Illinois over its ability to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, a practice targeted by President Trump and his allies. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion over the dissents of two of the court’s liberals: Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. “Candidates, in short, are not ‘mere bystanders’ in their own elections,” Roberts wrote. “They have an obvious personal stake in how the result is determined and regarded.” The legality of the Illinois mail-in ballot practice was not before the justices. But lower courts ruled Bost did not have standing to bring the case after finding the votes likely would not much impact his own race. Roberts said unlawful election rules can injure candidates in several ways, from lost elections and spent resources to decreased vote shares and damaged reputations. But candidates also have an interest in fair processes, he said. “Win or lose, candidates suffer when the process departs from the law,” the chief justice wrote. “Thus, the long-shot and shoo-in alike would suffer harm if a State chose to conduct its election by, say, flipping a coin.” When unlawful votes are counted or lawful ones are discarded, public confidence in elections erodes, Roberts continued. From there, diminished confidence in the elected representative follows, which amounts to a concrete harm, he said. Eric Daugherty reported that under current Illinois state law mail ballots can be counted up to two weeks after election day: BREAKING: In a HUGE win, the Supreme Court just ruled that Congressional candidates can legally challenge MAIL-IN VOTING LAWS – reviving a GOP challenge to the late-counting of mail-in ballots Illinois allows late mail-in ballots to be counted late, after election day for up… pic.twitter.com/cwHBuk0R3D — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 14, 2026 Full text: BREAKING: In a HUGE win, the Supreme Court just ruled that Congressional candidates can legally challenge MAIL-IN VOTING LAWS – reviving a GOP challenge to the late-counting of mail-in ballots Illinois allows late mail-in ballots to be counted late, after election day for up to 2 weeks SCOTUS has upheld Rep. Bost’s (R) standing to challenge this law in favor of a SINGLE election day AWESOME! These laws must be overturned. We have an election DAY. AP reported on Illinois’ argument in defense of the late counting of mail-in ballots: The state had argued that allowing the lawsuit would open the floodgates for more election litigation and “cause chaos” for election officials. Bost said vote-total considerations shouldn’t affect his ability to come to court. The Illinois law allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received up to two weeks later. More than a dozen states, as well as the District of Columbia, accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long they are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The Trump administration weighed in to support Bost. The Republican president has asserted that late-arriving ballots and drawn-out electoral counts undermine confidence in elections.

Liberals have apologies to make. A new report has revealed that the ICE agent who fatally shot anti-ICE activist Renee Good last week, after she hit him with her vehicle, suffered internal bleeding. In a report given by U.S. officials, it states that Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who is seen on video shooting Good after she hit him with her vehicle, suffered internal bleeding in his torso. CBS News broke the story and had the entire scoop: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition. It was unclear how extensive the bleeding was. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ross’ injury, but has not yet responded to CBS News’ requests for more information. This story will be updated as we learn more. Videos from the scene showed Ross walking away after the incident. Ross has not returned to work, one source said, but did not say why. Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, previously acknowledged that Ross was taken to the hospital after the shooting and was released the same day. She said he was recovering from his injuries, describing him as an experienced law enforcement officer who believed he was defending himself and fellow agents. “The officer was hit by the vehicle. She hit him. He went to the hospital. A doctor did treat him. He has been released,” Noem told reporters on Jan. 7. Ross, a 10-year law enforcement veteran with ICE, was seriously injured in June in a separate incident in the Minneapolis area when he was dragged by a car during an attempted arrest, requiring 33 stitches and hospital care, court records show. Here’s the video of the incident in case you haven’t seen it yet: BREAKING: The ICE agent who was hit by Renee Good in Minneapolis suffered internal bleeding in the torso following the incident, per CBS News, citing two U.S. officials Now, indict Good’s “WIFE” for TELLING her to run over the ICE agent! pic.twitter.com/dTLkxrr3jd — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 14, 2026 The New York Post reported Ross is a veteran and committed Christian: The ICE agent who fatally shot protester Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is a Trump-supporting Christian and war veteran who has a Filipina wife, according to his family. Jonathan Ross, 43, has been identified as the agent who opened fire on Good on Wednesday after the feds allege she tried to mow him down with her SUV on the suburban street. As anti-ICE protests erupted across the country and Democratic leaders ramped up their divisive rhetoric in the wake of the shooting, the agent’s family rushed to his defense, telling the Daily Mail “you would never find a nicer, kinder person.” “He’s a committed, conservative Christian, a tremendous father, a tremendous husband. I couldn’t be more proud of him,” said his dad, Ed Ross. The Iraq War veteran married his wife, who hasn’t been identified publicly, in 2012. His in-laws are doctors who live in the Philippines, the outlet reported. Here’s a photo of Ross and his wife: There is no credible evidence that Jonathan Ross’s wife, Patrixia, is a “mail-order bride.” She is a Filipina immigrant who became a United States citizen, and the couple married in August 2012 after meeting sometime before that. pic.twitter.com/uey5NruEA5 — Hot Takes Nobody Asked For (@HotTakesNobody) January 11, 2026

The FBI has just raided the home of a Washington Post reporter. The raid is part of an investigation into a government contractor who allegedly obtained classified government documents illegally. The contractor is accused of illegally obtaining classified documents and then providing them to a Washington Post reporter. The Guardian provided the full scoop on the raid: The FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter early Wednesday in what the newspaper called a “highly unusual and aggressive” move by law enforcement, and press freedom groups condemned as a “tremendous intrusion” by the Trump administration. Agents descended on the Virginia home of Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials. The Post is “reviewing and monitoring the situation”, a source at the newspaper said. “It’s a clear and appalling sign that this administration will set no limits on its acts of aggression against an independent press,” Marty Baron, the Post’s former executive editor, told the Guardian. Pam Bondi, the attorney general, said in a post on X that the raid was conducted by the justice department and FBI at the request of the “department of war”, the Trump administration’s informal name for the department of defense. The warrant, she said, was executed “at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The leaker is currently behind bars.” The statement gave no further details of the raid or investigation. Bondi added: “The Trump administration will not tolerate illegal leaks of classified information that, when reported, pose a grave risk to our nation’s national security and the brave men and women who are serving our country.” The reporter’s home and devices were searched, and her Garmin watch, phone, and two laptop computers, one belonging to her employer, were seized, the newspaper said. It added that agents told Natanson she was not the focus of the probe, and was not accused of any wrongdoing. A warrant obtained by the Post cited an investigation into Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a system administrator in Maryland with a top secret security clearance who has been accused of accessing and taking home classified intelligence reports. Here was AG Pam Bondi’s response to the raids: This past week, at the request of the Department of War, the Department of Justice and FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The leaker is… — Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 14, 2026 Full text: This past week, at the request of the Department of War, the Department of Justice and FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The leaker is currently behind bars. I am proud to work alongside Secretary Hegseth on this effort. The Trump Administration will not tolerate illegal leaks of classified information that, when reported, pose a grave risk to our Nation’s national security and the brave men and women who are serving our country. Fox News reported on the latest stories covered by the Washington Post reporter that may have contained classified information: Natanson penned a story last month headlined, “I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal,” that detailed her experiences talking to government employees and its effects on her personal and work life as she fielded thousands of messages. Her recent work includes reporting headlined, “Inside the frantic global race to find an escape route for Maduro,” “Maduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, U.S. officials assess” and “How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump.” FBI Director Kash Patel also confirmed the search. “This morning the @FBI and partners executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was found to allegedly be obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor – endangering our warfighters and compromising America’s national security. The alleged leaker was arrested this week and is in custody. As this is an ongoing investigation, we will have no further comment,” Patel wrote on X.

Can a deal get done? It appears that the Trump administration is quite serious about gaining control of Greenland, to the extent that Denmark and Greenland officials are meeting with JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the matter. On Wednesday morning, diplomats from both Greenland and Denmark were spotted walking into the White House to discuss their disagreement with the United States’ plans to take over Greenland. AP reported the following details on the arrival of the diplomats: Officials from Greenland and Denmark met in Washington on Wednesday with top White House officials as President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up the pressure by suggesting that NATO should help the United States acquire the world’s largest island and saying anything less than it being under American control is unacceptable. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are participating in the talks with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt to discuss Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. Watch the officials arrive here: JUST IN: Denmark and Greenland officials have ARRIVED at the White House to meet with JD Vance and Sec. Marco Rubio Time to acquire Greenland! NATO has another thing coming if they think Trump is going to surrender Greenland to China and Russia.pic.twitter.com/y3Ze2GYfmO https://t.co/3H78B93JTb — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 14, 2026 NBC News reported that President Trump believes anything less than the U.S. controlling Greenland is unacceptable: Trump said in a Truth Social post this morning that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security purposes, adding, “Anything less than that is unacceptable.” “NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!” he wrote. “Militarily, without the vast power of the United States, much of which I built during my first term, and am now bringing to a new and even higher level, NATO would not be an effective force or deterrent — Not even close!” he added. “They know that, and so do I. NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES.” Read Trump’s Truth Social post below: ( @realDonaldTrump – Truth Social Post )( Donald J. Trump – Jan 14 2026, 6:39 AM ET ) The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to… pic.twitter.com/a9MVCVfBhD — Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) January 14, 2026

The walls (no pun intended) continue to close in on Tim Walz. John Solomon is now reporting that whistleblowers are coming out of the woodwork in Minnesota with evidence strong enough to put Tim Walz in prison. Multiple whistleblowers are reportedly preparing to testify and sign affidavits stating they brought the fraud to Tim Walz’s attention and not only was it ignored by they were later retaliated again. See here: John Solomon is reporting that there are whistleblowers in Minnesota coming forward with evidence that could put Governor (and disgraced VP candidate) Tim Walz in handcuffs, according to Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer The revelation was made during an interview between… pic.twitter.com/AiOTnhCScF — TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) January 13, 2026 Longer version here: JOHN SOLOMON: Rep. Tom Emmer has confirmed that congressional investigators now have Minnesota state employees as federal whistleblowers signing affidavits. Whistleblowers claim they personally warned Gov. Tim Walz and his staff about the fraud, but they simply looked the other… pic.twitter.com/QYqFgIAH11 — Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) January 14, 2026 It can’t come too soon! LOCK HIM UP! And give him a cell next to Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison while you’re at it!

Tensions are getting hotter between the United States and Iran. As tensions continue to rise between the U.S. and Iran, the Pentagon has ordered one of its largest bases in the Middle East to begin evacuating some personnel. As mass protests continue in Iran and the future of Iran’s regime is uncertain, the Pentagon has ordered troops to evacuate from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as a precautionary effort. Politico reported more on the evacuation of U.S. troops: The U.S. has ordered the evacuation of some personnel from its largest base in the Middle East as President Donald Trump weighs strikes against the Islamist regime in Iran. The move echoes similar actions last year in the run-up to the joint U.S.-Israeli air and missile strikes on Iranian nuclear program sites. But a U.S. defense official cautioned this evacuation was a precautionary step as Tehran struggles with mass anti-government protests with security officials killing numerous protesters. The shift of some forces from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar comes after Trump told Iranians on Tuesday that “help is on its way,” and warned Americans in Iran they should think about evacuating the country. A former U.S. official familiar with the situation said aircraft had also been moved. The current and former officials were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive national security issue. The Qatari government said in a statement Wednesday that the evacuations from Al Udeid “are being undertaken in response to the current regional tensions.” The Pentagon stations about 10,000 U.S. troops at the sprawling Al Udeid, along with smaller bases in the region in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. Fox News reported more details on the evacuation: BREAKING: The United States is withdrawing some personnel from MULTIPLE bases in the Middle East as tensions flare with Iran THOUSANDS of Americans are at risk, if things get heated with Iran Pray for the troops! pic.twitter.com/in54OPevxs — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 14, 2026 NBC News reported President Trump has warned of military actions if Iranian leaders continue to persecute their citizens: Trump has warned of “very strong action” if the regime proceeds with executions of protesters in connection with the nationwide unrest that has rocked the country, though Israeli and Arab officials have privately suggested the U.S. hold off on strikes. Iranian authorities were Wednesday expected to execute the first person in relation to the nationwide unrest that has rocked the country, according to the U.S. and human rights groups. Iranians have had no internet connection for days, but information and videos trickling out of the Islamic Republic suggest the protests were met with a brutal response not seen in decades of crackdowns against internal dissent. At least 2,500 people have been killed since the unrest erupted last month against spiraling prices, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. It added that this figure includes nearly 150 security personnel. An additional 18,000 people have been arrested, according to HRANA. The advocacy group says it relies on supporters in Iran cross-checking information and that its data goes through “multiple internal checks.” HRANA attributed a dramatic rise in its death toll Tuesday to Iranians’ ability to make their first calls to the outside world in days. Among those arrested is Erfan Soltani, 26, whose execution is scheduled for Wednesday, according to the State Department, Amnesty International and other human rights activists. What’s your perspective?

When it comes to deportation operations in the United States, podcaster Joe Rogan has consistently had a liberal viewpoint on them. During his most recent podcast episode, Joe Rogan criticized the Trump administration’s deportation tactics. The host of the Joe Rogan Experience claimed that ICE agents are acting like the Gestapo. Rogan’s comments are pretty critical, considering the Gestapo was the secret police used by the Nazis. The Hill reported more on Rogan’s views on the current deportation operations by ICE: Podcaster Joe Rogan voiced sympathy with Americans who have expressed anger and frustration at the way President Trump’s administration has conducted immigration enforcement during his first year in office. “You don’t want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching up people — many of which turn out to be U.S. citizens that just don’t have their papers on them,” Rogan said on Tuesday’s episode of his podcast, likely referring to the president’s deployment of National Guard soldiers to aid in the crackdown. He added, “Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, ‘Where’s your papers?’ Is that what we’ve come to?” Rogan, who was interviewing Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), said issues concerning immigration “are more complicated than anyone wants to admit.” Trump’s immigration agenda reached a flash point last week following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, a Minnesota woman federal officials allege impeded an ICE operation in Minneapolis by using her vehicle as a weapon. Watch Rogan make the comments below: Joe Rogan: “You don’t want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching up people — many of which turn out to be US citizens.” “Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, ‘Where’s your papers?’”pic.twitter.com/wvTNNht6Ji — Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant) (@kenklippenstein) January 14, 2026 Rogan’s friend Tim Dillon, who is also a comedian, went on a rant about ICE’s tactics, per Mediate: Comedian and podcaster Tim Dillon told his nearly one million subscribers on YouTube that the ICE agent who shot and killed 37-year-old Minneapolis mother Renee Good was not a well-trained law enforcement person. Dillon began by denouncing the people who are interfering with ICE as they patrol the streets of Minneapolis. “If you disagree with ICE as many people do, blocking federal agents — and I’m not saying this woman was doing this by the way — but I do think she was part of a group of people who were trying to interfere with what they were doing,” Dillon said. “I do think that when you do things like that, federal agents are going to respond the way federal agents respond. You cannot obstruct law enforcement, physically use violence, try to intimidate law enforcement.” That said, Dillon added, “I don’t believe the cop was justified shooting her three times in the face…I don’t believe you should ever shoot someone in the face more than once. I just think it’s ridiculous.” He then went off on the quality of people being recruited by ICE: These are not well-trained law enforcement people in ICE right now. We’re taking people that did backyard wrestling, The people that are in ICE right now, I mean, this is your cousin who, like, was in backyard wrestling, like, this is tough. This is not the cream of the crop. You know the guys who kidnapped [Nicolas] Maduro, the Delta Force- Navy SEALs? This is not them. This is not the Delta Force-Navy SEAL people. This is people, on their third-grade report card, the teacher wrote that “has violent tendencies.” It just is what it is. Watch Dillon below: Tim Dillon: “ You have ICE — who the hell are they? We don’t even know. These are people that like answered an ad on Craigslist. Who is joining ICE?… These are people who couldn’t do security at a mall.” pic.twitter.com/p5xW02v214 — Home of the Brave (@OfTheBraveUSA) January 10, 2026 Care to share your thoughts?

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently gave his opinion on President Trump’s diet habits. While speaking on a podcast hosted by Katie Miller, RFK Jr. gave insight into President Trump’s eating habits. Kennedy noted that Trump’s diet on the road mainly consists of fast food such as McDonald’s and KFC. He then jokingly stated he doesn’t know how Trump is still alive with his current diet. Newsweek reported more on RFK Jr.’s thoughts on Trump’s eating habits: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised question marks about President Donald Trump’s diet during an interview. Responding to a question from podcaster Katie Miller about who has “the most unhinged eating habits,” Kennedy Jr. named Trump, adding: “I don’t know how he’s alive.” “The interesting thing about the president is that he eats really bad food, which is McDonald’s and then you know KFC and Diet Coke, but he has the constitution of a deity, I don’t know how he’s alive, but he is,” Kennedy Jr. said on The Katie Miller Podcast in an episode released on Tuesday. But Kennedy Jr. also went on to say that Trump only has these eating habits when is “on the road.” He added that the president “does actually eat pretty good food usually” and that “he’s got incredible health.” Watch RFK Jr. below: Katie Miller: “Who has the most unhinged eating habits?” RFK: “ The president…I don’t know how he’s alive, but he is…He’s just pumping himself full of poison all day long.” pic.twitter.com/i3CoSTh3KT — Home of the Brave (@OfTheBraveUSA) January 14, 2026 Yahoo News reported Kennedy also made remarks on Trump’s testosterone levels: Despite mounting concerns in recent months about Trump’s fitness and mental acuity, Kennedy later praised the president’s “incredible health.” He also claimed that Mehmet Oz, the former TV talk show host and heart surgeon who now leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, had reviewed Trump’s medical records. According to Kennedy, Oz “looked at his medical records and said he’s got the highest testosterone levels that he’s ever seen for an individual over 70 years old.” Trump is 79. “I know the president will be happy that I repeat that,” Kennedy added. Take a look: RFK Jr: Dr. Oz looked at President Trump’s medical records and said he’s got the highest testosterone level that he’s ever seen for an individual over 70 years old. Absolute machine. pic.twitter.com/dZ8tJxcBbA — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 14, 2026 How does that sound?