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DHS deletes video encouraging people to report family members for spreading COVID ‘disinformation’ online: Report
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DHS deletes video encouraging people to report family members for spreading COVID ‘disinformation’ online: Report

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency quietly deleted a video posted in June 2021 that encouraged Americans to report their family members to social media platforms for spreading “disinformation” online regarding COVID‚ a Tuesday report from the Foundation for Freedom Online revealed.The FFO‚ which archived a copy of the “dystopian” video‚ accused the DHS’ CISA of attempting to hide evidence that it supports censorship in online discourse. The now-deleted‚ animated video featured a teacher providing a lesson on “Countering Disinformation: Cybersecurity 101.”“Since 2020‚ there has been a lot of false and inaccurate information about COVID-19‚” the video stated.The CISA’s instructional video depicted a cartoon version of a social media feed from the perspective of a made-up character named Susan. “Consider this post from Susan’s feed: It’s from her Uncle Steve‚ who claims everybody knows COVID is no worse than the flu‚” the video continued. In the fictional scenario‚ Susan’s uncle is accused of using unreliable sources‚ including a “fake news story‚” to back up his claims about COVID. Meanwhile‚ Susan argues her stance and is praised in the video for using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website‚ which the video described as a “trustworthy” and “fact-based” source “due to large government funding.”The video concludes with Susan reporting her uncle’s statement on social media as “disinformation.”“You can’t win every argument online‚ but you can protect yourself from disinformation. You can stop it from spreading‚ too‚” the video stated.In 2022‚ Tucker Carlson covered the CISA’s video during a Fox News segment alongside United States Senate candidate Republican Blake Masters. He explained that the cartoon-formatted video appeared to be targeted toward children.“By definition‚ if you’re trying to separate children from their parents‚ break apart the family so that you can have more control over the country – that’s the very definition of authoritarianism‚” Carlson said.According to the FFO‚ the video was removed from the CISA’s YouTube account sometime between April 9 and May 9 of this year‚ leading up to the landmark Missouri v. Biden censorship lawsuit that the Supreme Court is set to hear.The CISA was formed in 2018 to combat threats of foreign cyberattacks‚ the FFO report noted. However‚ the DHS subdivision orchestrated two “switcheroos‚” including changing the meaning of “cybersecurity” to include online so-called disinformation and expanding its focus from foreign attacks to domestic‚ the report added. FFO Executive Director Mike Benz told the Daily Caller News Foundation‚ “DHS now has no defense to a Supreme Court injunction prohibiting them from future domestic censorship activity. If DHS is deleting evidence of its past behavior today‚ it should have no problem with a court order today barring such activity in the future.”The CISA 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!
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How can the White House support Bidenomics when THESE 28 states weren't able to pay their bills?
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How can the White House support Bidenomics when THESE 28 states weren't able to pay their bills?

Bidenomics is hurting every American‚ but the pain is far from equal. According to the 14th annual Financial State of the States Report published by the Chicago-based nonprofit Truth and Accounting‚ the fiscal health of all 50 states is not doing great. New Jersey beat out the other states for worst fiscal health and greatest taxpayer burden. Not far behind was Connecticut. After Connecticut were Illinois‚ Massachusetts‚ Hawaii‚ and Kentucky — which have Democrat governors. Delaware‚ Louisiana‚ California‚ and Vermont followed Kentucky. Each state listed is run by Democrats. Pat Gray isn’t convinced‚ yet. “I’m sure you’ll find‚ I mean‚ really healthy Democrat states as well.” The report found that 22 states reported surpluses: Alaska‚ North Dakota‚ Wyoming‚ Utah‚ Tennessee‚ Nebraska‚ Idaho‚ and Oregon. Only one of the top ten states is run by a Democrat. “I’m concerned that Texas isn’t in the top ten‚” Keith Malinak says‚ disappointed. In fiscal 2022‚ 28 states didn’t have enough revenue to pay all their bills. Texas was one of them‚ among several other Republican-run states. Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.
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South Korean dog-meat farmers clash with police over potential ban‚ threaten to release 2 million dogs in targeted protest
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South Korean dog-meat farmers clash with police over potential ban‚ threaten to release 2 million dogs in targeted protest

Dog farmers in South Korea are protesting a ban on the consumption and farming of dogs as food‚ threatening to unleash dogs from their farms all at once. The government has promised support to those closing their farms.There are approximately 1‚150 dog breeding farms‚ with 34 slaughterhouses‚ and 219 distribution companies for the industry‚ according to Reuters. An additional 1‚600 restaurants serve dog‚ according to government data‚ the outlet reported.Farmers have protested in front of the legislature to demand the ruling People Power Party get rid of the legislation. The farmers reportedly said that banning the industry would destroy their livelihood and limit the options of diners. They alleged claimed that the food has traditionally been consumed to beat summer heat."If I have to close down‚ with the financial condition I'm in‚ there really is no answer to what I can do‚" said Lee Kyeong-sig‚ who runs a farm of up to 1‚100 dogs. "I've been in this for 12 years and it is so sudden."A Gallup Korea poll from 2022 reportedly showed that almost two-thirds of respondents opposed eating dog meat‚ with 8% saying they had eaten dog meat within the last year. That number was 27% in 2015. A poll by Humane Society International and Nielsen resulted in 86% of respondents saying they "have little to no intention of consuming dog meat in the future‚ regardless of their past consumption."President Yoon Suk Yeol's party introduced the ban on the sale and breeding of dogs for consumption. More than 6 million South Korean households own a dog as a pet. The first lady has been vocal about the issue and has adopted dogs and owns six in total.The agriculture minister said the ban would be implemented quickly but that farmers would be provided the maximum support possible‚ with financial compensation and a three-year grace period.Still‚ farmers clashed with police at the legislature and even attempted to drive trucks in front of the presidential office with dogs in cages‚ which they said they would release at the scene. South Korean 'dog lovers' protest govt bid to outlaw dog meat industry — (@) The protest was composed of about 200 dog farmers from the Korea Dog Meat Farmers' Association. According to Time‚ the union said it was contemplating the release of 2 million dogs near government landmarks in protest."If you ask how big the opposition from farmers is‚ we’re talking about releasing 2 million dogs we’re raising‚" Joo Young-bong‚ head of the association‚ reportedly said on a radio show.The union boss listed potential target sites such as the aforementioned presidential office‚ along with the agriculture minister's home.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Deadspin writer who said kid wore blackface tries to keep story afloat. Disgusted social media users push back with contempt.
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Deadspin writer who said kid wore blackface tries to keep story afloat. Disgusted social media users push back with contempt.

Carron J. Phillips — the Deadspin writer who accused a 9-year-old boy of wearing blackface to a Kansas City Chiefs game — on Thursday posted two entries on the X platform calling attention to a Native American tribe's reaction to the kid wearing a headdress. Philllips didn't use words to preface his pair of posts; instead he employed "eyeball" emojis‚ which typically are used as a "Look at this!" signal to readers. But Phillips' attempt to keep his story afloat appeared only to make X users furious‚ as they're in the process of ratioing each entry into oblivion (i.e.‚ when comments outnumber likes) and blasting him for "still harassing children" among other things. Here's a tiny sampling from the nearly 1‚500 comments — and counting — on one post: Image source: X What is the background? Phillips used a photo for his Deadspin piece showing only half of Holden Armenta's face‚ which was black. — (@) Problem is‚ the other half of Holden's face was red — one of the Chiefs' team colors. — (@) Blaze News writer Carlos Garcia pointed out that Phillips‚ in his effort to double down against numerous critics railing against him‚ used a non-sequitur that accused them of hating Mexicans. "For the idiots in my mentions who are treating this as some harmless act because the other side of his face was painted red‚ I could make the argument that it makes it even worse‚" Phillips wrote in an X post‚ which now appears to have been deleted. "Y’all are the ones who hate Mexicans but wear sombreros on Cinco." What's more‚ Holden's mother — Shannon Armenta — stated on her Facebook page that her son actually is Native American. Fox News said the Armenta family noted they are part of the Chumash tribe of California and used to live on a reservation. — (@) Dubiously‚ Phillips wrote in his Deadspin piece that Holden "found a way to hate Black people and the Native Americans at the same time." In addition‚ a recent update to his Deadspin article notes that the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians released a statement "condemning" the "wearing regalia as part of a costume or participating in any other type of cultural appropriation." Strangely‚ the full statement from the tribe‚ which is included in the update‚ does not use the word "condemn" — rather that the tribe "does not endorse" the aforementioned activities. Fox News' Jesse Watters on Wednesday interviewed Holden and his dad‚ Bubba‚ who said he's "mad" and "upset" about the toll the rather dubious controversy has taken on his son: "He's pretty devastated." 'Racist racist racist racist' Here's another sample of comments out of over 400 — and counting — ripping Phillips under the other post: Image source: X Anything else? Holden's father also acknowledged that he's seen a "whirlwind of comments" about his son's headdress and that some tribal members "think it's OK‚ some think it's not OK" but that ultimately "it's a 9-year-old boy supporting his team." In addition‚ Holden's dad told Watters that it’s "a little too late" for an apology from Phillips because the "damage is already done." On the positive side‚ Holden said it feels "really good" to know that Chiefs fans apparently are planning to wear black and red face paint at the next game to support him. Greg Gutfeld had a thing or two to say about the controversy as well Wednesday night: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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​'8-week-old baby on the terrorist watch list': Federal Air Marshals being used for shocking tasks‚ official warns
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​'8-week-old baby on the terrorist watch list': Federal Air Marshals being used for shocking tasks‚ official warns

Federal Air Marshals are being used to complete tasks such as picking up Uber Eats orders‚ investigating individuals connected to January 6‚ 2021‚ and even investigating an infant for being a possible terrorist‚ an official warned.Sonya Hightower-LaBosco‚ director of the Air Marshal National Council‚ revealed to BlazeTV host Glenn Beck on his television program that federal Air Marshals have been used recently for incomprehensible tasks."Where are our Air Marshals right now?" Beck asked."They're either on the border or they're following individuals that were in the national capital region around January 6‚ 2021‚" Hightower-LaBosco replied. "We are down on the border doing non-law-enforcement duties: handing out water‚ driving people to the hospital‚ [and] waiting for them to get stitches to bring them back to the Border Patrol facilities."The Air Marshal official even revealed that agents have been "picking up Uber Eats" and performing "any NGO task you can imagine" instead of thwarting terrorists in the air. Perhaps most shocking‚ Hightower-LaBosco revealed that federal officials have been tracking an infant. "We're doing that now‚ the baby's 8 weeks old ... it's an 8-week-old baby on the terrorist watch list‚" she explained. DHS allegedly assigned air marshals to make UBER EATS orders at the border and SPY on Americans connected to Jan. 6 rather than protect flights. Former federal air marshal @LaboscoSonya says they\u2019re even tracking an INFANT: \u201cIt\u2019s an 8-week-old baby on the terrorist watch list.\u201d — (@) The Air Marshal representative expanded on the alleged terrorist baby the following day on "The Glenn Beck Program." She explained that the small baby will have a bigger detail than previously thought."This 8-week-old baby is on the terrorist watch list. And it’s not just one Air Marshal that will be assigned. It’s a minimum of three‚" she revealed. "You will have three air marshals following this 8-week-old baby. No matter if the baby travels with the grandparents. If the baby just travels with cousins. It doesn’t matter. Once the baby is on the list‚ by their name‚ the baby is going to stay on that list."The infant's father was allegedly charged for entering the Capitol on January 6‚ 2021.Hightower-LaBosco explained that the man's fiancee and baby in question were flying to Puerto Rico to visit family when it was revealed that the child was on the terror watch list. Of course‚ at the time of the alleged crime by the baby's father‚ the baby had not yet been conceived."I knew that we had been following a 6-year-old boy and a 9-year-old child. I knew that. That was the all-time low for the information we received‚" she continued. "But when we received the information on the 8-week-old baby‚ I mean‚ how low can you go?" she asked.Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.
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DOJ accuses Indian national of recruiting undercover DEA agent in effort to assassinate American on US soil
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DOJ accuses Indian national of recruiting undercover DEA agent in effort to assassinate American on US soil

The Department of Justice has charged an Indian agent for allegedly working with his government to execute a political assassination on American soil. The murder plot might have proven successful like the corresponding assassination of a Canadian citizen in June; however‚ Nikhil Gupta‚ a 52-year-old Indian national‚ allegedly made the error of mistaking an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent for a willing accomplice. FBI Assistant Director in Charge James Smith said in a statement‚ "Murder for hire is a crime out of a movie‚ but the plot in this case was all too real." In this case‚ the movie has the makings of a Bollywood thriller. The murder plot An Indian government official who described himself as a "Senior Field Officer" with responsibilities in "Intelligence‚" orchestrated a nefarious plot to whack an American attorney of Indian origin over his Sikh separatist views and criticism of the Modi regime‚ according to the indictment. Senior Biden officials have identified the intended victim as dual U.S.-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun‚ reported the Washington Post. "[Pannun] has publicly called for some or all of Punjab to secede from India and establish a Sikh sovereign state called Khalistan‚ and the Indian government has banned the Victim and his separatist organization from India‚" said the indictment. Pannun was an associate of Hardeeep Singh Nijjar‚ a Canadian citizen who was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh temple in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Nijjar was similarly an advocate of Sikh independence and a critic of the anti-Christian Modi regime‚ which considers both men terrorists. The Indian government official running the show allegedly recruited Gupta in May to carry out the assassination. Gupta in turn attempted to delegate the dirty deed to an individual whom he figured for a criminal associate‚ but who was actually a confidential source working for the DEA. The confidential source played along‚ introducing Gupta in turn to an undercover DEA officer feigning to be a hitman. Following some negotiation‚ the Indian government official reportedly agreed the Sikh attorney's death was worth $100‚000 and successfully arranged with Gupta to deliver $15‚000 in cash to the purported hitman on June 9. The Indian official provided Gupta with the victim's home address‚ his phone number‚ and details about his daily habits. Gupta allegedly kept his boss in the loop about the progress of the murder plot‚ sending the Indian official surveillance photographs of the victim. Gupta allegedly indicated he wanted the faux hitman to carry out the murder as soon as possible‚ just not around the time of President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks in late June. While the high-level talks did not commence in earnest until June 21‚ Hijjar's assassination in Canada on June 18 prompted Gupta to move up the time table‚ noting there was "now no need to wait‚" according to the indictment. Hours after Nijjar's murder‚ Gupta's boss allegedly sent Gupta a video clip of the victim's slumped over body. Gupta allegedly told the undercover DEA agent that Nijjar had "also [been] the target" and "we have so many targets." One of the intended victims appears to have been Bobby Singh‚ an activist based in Sacramento‚ California. Czech authorities arrested Gupta on June 30. He was subsequently extradited to the U.S. and charged with murder for hire as well as with conspiracy to commit murder for hire. Both charges collectively carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Canadian vindication‚ American response Pannun said of the murder plot‚ "First by assassinating Nijjar in Canada and then attempting to assassinate me on US soil‚ India under [prime minister Narendra Modi] has extended to the foreign soils its policy of violently crushing the Sikhs movement for right to self-determination‚" reported the Guardian. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested in September that there were "credible allegations" that New Delhi was behind Nijjar's assassination. The Modi regime did not take the suggestion kindly‚ calling the claim "absurd‚" expelling Canadian diplomats and suspending visas between the two countries‚ reported the National Post. Amidst the worsening fallout‚ Canada — home to the largest Sikh population outside of India — suspended a senior Indian diplomat. Trudeau said this week that the "news coming out of the United States further underscores what we've been talking about from the very beginning‚ which is that India needs to take this seriously." "The Indian government needs to work with us to ensure that we're getting to the bottom of this‚" added Trudeau. "This is not something that anyone can take lightly." Canada's public safety minister‚ Dominic LeBlanc‚ said‚ "We won't comment on individual cases‚ obviously‚ except to say that there is a very‚ very high level of collaboration between the RCMP‚ the FBI‚ between CSIS other intelligence partners in the United States." The Washington Post reported that the Biden administration learned of the assassination plot in late July. The following month‚ national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised the matter with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval‚ underscoring the need for India to investigate the plot and hold those responsible accountable. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a statement‚ "When a foreign government employee allegedly committed the brazen act of recruiting an international narcotics trafficker to murder a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil‚ DEA was there to stop the plot." Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen said‚ "The Department of Justice will be relentless in using the full reach of our authorities to pursue accountability for lethal plotting emanating from overseas." U.S Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said‚ "We will not tolerate efforts to assassinate U.S. citizens on U.S. soil‚ and stand ready to investigate‚ thwart‚ and prosecute anyone who seeks to harm and silence Americans here or abroad." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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The military is using virtual reality‚ but is it vulnerable to hacking?
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The military is using virtual reality‚ but is it vulnerable to hacking?

Virtual reality or mixed reality goggles are starting to move beyond the realm of sci-fi and gaming into real-world applications‚ including use by the military. These technologies could be a game-changer in certain scenarios of the modern battlefield. However‚ there is growing concern that these capabilities could be hacked by terrorists or foreign adversaries‚ which calls into question their overall usefulness. The DOD is looking to stay ahead of the curve‚ not just in MR adoption but also in countering the known and unknown vulnerabilities the novel technology will inevitably introduce in tactical settings. To this end‚ DARPA has rolled out a new program to protect against mind hacking. The recently announced Intrinsic Cognitive Security program‚ headed by Dr. Matthew Wilding‚ will develop “computational science to build tactical mixed reality systems that protect against cognitive attack.” While there may ultimately be myriad MR exploits‚ Wilding indicated that accidents during the development of MR technology have already highlighted critical vulnerabilities adversaries could use to their advantage. “Cognitive effects that have been demonstrated in virtual settings include manipulating emotion‚ inducing cybersickness‚ causing confusion or anxiety‚ and reducing trust in equipment‚” wrote Wilding. Cybersecurity and digital forensic scientist Dr. Ibrahim Baggili‚ founder of the Baggil(i) Truth Lab at Louisiana State University‚ told Return that MR is indeed ripe for exploitation. “Our research at Louisiana State University has shown that we are indeed able to deceive people in mixed reality environments. For instance‚ some of our past work has shown what we termed ‘the human joystick attack‚’ where we can move people from one point in a room to another without their knowledge or consent by manipulating the center of the virtual room‚” wrote Baggili. The “human joystick attack” and other exploits could lead to embarrassment or injury inside a user’s home. In wartime‚ such an attack could mean the loss of lives or a battle. Although the use of mixed reality by the U.S. military is presently limited‚ the Pentagon appears keen on adopting various MR applications to increase the efficacy of warfighters. Wilding noted that possible applications include: Target choice communication. Soldier squad coordination. Weapon targeting. Remote medic assistance. Navigation aid. Locating snipers. Ally/enemy identification. Carrier flight deck coordination. With these possible uses in mind‚ the hacks mentioned above appear all the more threatening. If an MR targeting system is compromised‚ then a soldier in a firefight could read allies as enemies and vice versa. Similarly‚ a team assigned a waypoint whose MR equipment is hacked could be led astray or worse — into an ambush. “We typically create technology and think of the security of the technology as an after fact‚” said Baggili. “This is especially true for mixed reality environments.” Wilding noted in an Oct. 20 presentation that there are five categories of guarantees and models the 36-month ICS program will focus on addressing: Physiology — “'things about peoples’ … physical being and how they’re affected by using these systems”; Perception — “the ability to see things accurately and perceive things appropriately and not be confused by being in a mixed reality system”; Attention — “where you’re not distracted‚ you’re able to stay on task even though you’re using a mixed reality system”; Confidence — where you “continue to have confidence in the system [and] you don’t start ignoring information or turning the equipment off and saying‚ ‘this stuff doesn’t work’”; and Status — “things about the person that shouldn’t be shared.” The program will focus on “all types of mixed reality technologies … including vision‚ audio‚ and haptic.” Baggili said the “DARPA program is extremely timely” as it pertains to getting ahead of cognitive attacks in mixed reality environments. “Realizing that systems can always be vulnerable and that humans use them on a daily basis‚ it becomes important for us to explore methods of protecting humans against deception and cognitive attacks‚ especially as mixed reality enters critical environments like the military‚” added Baggili. While the ICS program may turn out “cyber resilient” helicopters‚ secure clouds for MR battlefield equipment‚ and optical displays optimized to cut down on nausea‚ its announcement also serves to highlight potential vulnerabilities for civilian MR users. The augmented reality mobile game Pokemon Go was released in 2016 to great fanfare. By summer 2018‚ it had over 147 million active users. The next year‚ it had been downloaded well over 1 billion times. The game had children and childlike adults navigating the streets of their respective cities in search of on-screen creatures. In the process of chasing after the fictional characters‚ multiple players ended up dying‚ mainly in traffic accidents. While poor situational awareness and overzealous fandom appear to have been the causes of the gamers’ deaths‚ similar games could be targets for bad actors seeking to put people in harm’s way‚ where real-world threats are concealed on screen or navigation puts users at risk. Entertainment is not‚ however‚ the only field where MR environments could soon become the saboteurs’ playgrounds. A hacker could intentionally mislead the surgeon using a heads-up display about where to make an incision. The mixed reality market is proliferating‚ and it is projected to triple in size by 2026. Professionals in various sectors understand the benefits of real-time visual overlays‚ which could mean greater effectiveness in their respective fields. AR-goggled physicians could save more lives. Retailers could sell more baubles. Educators could compensate for gaps in their knowledge without cracking a textbook. For these technologies to progress beyond gaming and entertainment‚ there will have to be real research put into making them more secure.
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Inspector general to probe FBI headquarters site selection following alleged ‘potential conflicts of interest’
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The Office of Inspector General for the General Service Administration confirmed that it will investigate the site selection process of the new FBI headquarters.Earlier this month‚ the GSA issued a press release announcing that it had selected a 61-acre site in Greenbelt‚ Maryland‚ as the location for the new FBI building. The law enforcement agency’s current headquarters is in Washington‚ D.C.‚ at the J. Edgar Hoover building. Many have noted that the location is in a “state of disrepair” and “is falling down.”Due to the building’s current condition‚ the GSA was tasked with selecting a new facility. According to the agency‚ of the three options — a site in Greenbelt‚ Maryland‚ another in Landover‚ Maryland‚ and one in Springfield‚ Virginia — Greenbelt was “the best option for the FBI and the United States government.”The GSA claimed the location offered “the lowest cost to taxpayers‚ provided the greatest transportation access to FBI employees and visitors‚ and gave the government the most certainty on project delivery schedule.” The agency noted that the location “provided the highest potential to advance sustainability and equity.”Following the GSA’s announcement‚ FBI Director Christopher Wray challenged the decision‚ contending that the agency’s selection process showed “potential conflicts of interest.”Two weeks ago‚ nine Virginia Democratic and Republican House members and two Democratic senators drafted a joint letter to the GSA’s inspector general office‚ urging it launch a formal investigation.Lawmakers claimed that the GSA “suppressed‚ dismissed‚ and overrode” a unanimous panel’s selection and the FBI’s preference. Instead‚ the legislators stated‚ the GSA went with the opinion of a political appointee inside the agency who had previously overseen land acquisitions for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority.Virginia’s congressional delegation accused the site selection process of being “fouled by political considerations and alleged impropriety — one that was repeatedly curated to arrive at a predetermined outcome.”On Thursday‚ acting Inspector General Robert Erickson sent a letter to Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner stating that his office is “initiating an evaluation of GSA’s selection of the site‚” The Hill reported.“Our objective will be to assess the agency’s process and procedures for the site selection to relocate the FBI Headquarters. We intend to begin this work immediately and will share with you and the relevant committees a copy of any report which may result from this evaluation‚” Erickson told Warner.A GSA spokesperson told The Hill that the agency welcomes a review of its selection process.“As a part of our longstanding commitment to transparency‚ we proactively and publicly released our site selection plan‚ decision-making materials‚ and results of our legal review evaluating the FBI’s concerns. We carefully followed the requirements and process‚ and stand behind GSA’s final site selection decision‚” the spokesperson stated.The Virginia lawmakers said they “welcomed the news” about the investigation. “Given the overwhelming evidence suggesting that the General Services Administration (GSA) administered a site selection process fouled by politics‚ we agree that an inspector general investigation is the appropriate next step‚” they wrote in the statement. “We applaud the inspector general for moving quickly and encourage him to move forward to complete a careful and thorough review. In the meantime‚ the GSA must pause all activities related to the relocation until the IG’s investigation is complete.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Classic Rock Christmas Albums
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Our holiday gift guide includes new or reissued titles from Linda Ronstadt‚ Eric Clapton‚ the Monkees‚ Diana Ross‚ and many more The post Classic Rock Christmas Albums appeared first on Best Classic Bands.
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Path of Exile Affliction adds over 100 skill gems to Diablo 4 rival
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Path of Exile Affliction adds over 100 skill gems to Diablo 4 rival

Path of Exile 3.23 will see “one of the biggest metagame shifts ever” as it introduces more than 100 new skill gems to the ARPG. The new Path of Exile Affliction league arrives in early December alongside patch 3.23‚ and promises to be a great way to spend the holiday season if you’re a PoE veteran‚ have had your fill of Diablo 4 Season 2‚ or are just looking for a great free PC game to pass the time. PCGamesN had the chance to speak with Mark ‘Neon’ Roberts from Grinding Gear Games about the new league‚ and how it shifts the balance and encourages players to try something new. Continue reading Path of Exile Affliction adds over 100 skill gems to Diablo 4 rival MORE FROM PCGAMESN: PoE 3.21 details‚ Best free PC games‚ Best ARPG games
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