Over 18‚000 pounds of cocaine from six separate drug smuggling events were seized last month and offloaded in San Diego on Wednesday‚ according to authorities. 

The Rules Committee has announced its plans to vote on formalizing the impeachment inquiry against President Biden.

We are on the path to have 3.7 million unvetted illegal crossers in a year‚ and the numbers are increasing daily. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin‚ said that “in the last 24 hours alone‚ Border Patrol has made more than 10‚000 apprehensions of illegal immigrants. That does not even include CBP ports of entry.” … […] The post Unvetted People‚ Many from Africa‚ As Far As the Eye Could See appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The presidents of three prestigious schools are backtracking after their congressional testimony this week on anti-Semitism prompted backlash‚ but it has not stopped the criticism. The presidents of Harvard University‚ the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)‚ and the University of Pennsylvania testified to Congress on Tuesday about the rise of anti-Semitic hate speech at their schools. All three presidents avoided answering whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated the universities’ codes of conduct. “It can be‚ depending on the context‚” Harvard’s president Claudine Gay said. She said such hate speech is “at odds with the values of Harvard” and that when that kind of “speech crosses into conduct‚ that violates our policies.” “I have not heard calling for the genocide for Jews on our campus‚” said MIT’s president‚ Sally Kornbluth. University of Pennsylvania’s president Elizabeth Magill said‚ “If the speech turns into conduct‚ it can be harassment‚” adding that it is a “context-dependent decision.” Bill Ackman‚ the billionaire founder of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management who is also a Harvard alumnus‚ called for the three presidents to “resign in disgrace.” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement Wednesday that “it’s unbelievable that this needs to be said: calls for genocide are monstrous and antithetical to everything we represent as a country.” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) also called on the presidents to resign‚ saying that “their hypocrisy is stunning.” Magill addressed the criticism in a video released Wednesday evening. “In that moment‚ I was focused on our university’s longstanding policies aligned with the U.S. Constitution‚ which say that speech alone is not punishable‚” Magill said in the video. “I was not focused on‚ but I should have been‚ the irrefutable fact that a call for genocide of Jewish people is a call for some of the most terrible violence human beings can perpetrate. It’s evil — plain and simple.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Gay‚ Harvard’s president‚ put out an even stronger statement on Wednesday. “There are some who have confused a right to free expression with the idea that Harvard will condone calls for violence against Jewish students. Let me be clear: Calls for violence or genocide against the Jewish community‚ or any religious or ethnic group are vile‚ they have no place at Harvard‚ and those who threaten our Jewish students will be held to account‚” Gay said. Kornbluth attempted to express her understanding to critics in an open letter released later on Tuesday after her testimony. “After these past weeks‚ I know many of you are exhausted and hurting. We have to make room for each other‚ in our hearts and in our daily lives‚” Kornbluth said. “We cannot and must not let events in the world drive us apart‚ or erode our respect for each other’s humanity‚ or thwart the great mission we’re here to pursue together.” However‚ many critics are not convinced by the presidents’ attempts to come out more strongly against anti-Semitism. Criticism of the schools and their leadership continued on Thursday from both Republican and Democrat lawmakers‚ journalists‚ social media influencers‚ and others. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said‚ “I do‚” when asked whether the presidents should resign. Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says presidents of Harvard‚ MIT‚ and UPenn should resign: "Their statements were abhorrent." pic.twitter.com/baRTYByQ1R — TheBlaze (@theblaze) December 7‚ 2023 “I think their statements were abhorrent‚” she said. “They are failing in the worst way as college presidents … You cannot call for the genocide of the Jews‚ the genocide of any group of people and not say that that is harassment.” “At Harvard‚ ‘fatphobia’ constitutes violence. But ‘globalize the intifada’ requires context‚” journalist Bari Weiss posted Thursday on X. At Harvard‚ "fatphobia" constitutes violence.But "globalize the intifada" requires context. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/tEvg9IVVXS — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 7‚ 2023 “The abhorrent calls for the genocide of the Jewish community are reprehensible. It is unacceptable that presidents of esteemed institutions like Harvard‚ MIT‚ and Penn have not firmly condemned this hatred. Their failure to do so warrants their immediate dismissal from their positions‚” Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) posted Thursday on X. Many on social media also called on employers not to hire graduates of the schools. The abhorrent calls for the genocide of the Jewish community are reprehensible. It is unacceptable that presidents of esteemed institutions like @Harvard‚ @MIT‚ and @Penn have not firmly condemned this hatred. Their failure to do so warrants their immediate dismissal from their… — Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) December 7‚ 2023

A new report delineates how Qatar‚ the largest foreign donor to U.S. universities‚ uses its enormous financial resources to influence what the report calls the “organizations‚ institutions and mechanisms that are being used by the Qatari paymaster to manipulate Western democracies.” “Islamism developed in Qatar between the 1960s and 1980s‚ and it was influenced by the writings of significant Muslim Brotherhood (MB) scholars/ideologues such as Sayyid Qutb‚” states the report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy titled‚ “Networks of Hate: Qatari Paymasters‚ Soft Power and the Manipulation of Democracy.” “A group of Muslim Brotherhood members gradually re-developed strategies‚ and started thinking in terms of ‘human rights’ and ‘civil society’ for its proselytizing (da’wah) system.” “Qatar supported the activist‚ political and ‘civilian’ structures of Arab and Islamist non-state actors—especially those affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood‚  some of which were designated terrorists by the United States for their ties to Hamas and other terror groups around the world‚” the report continues. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)‚ established in 2005‚ has estimated total assets of between $500 billion and $1 trillion. It has invested in the Empire State Building‚ Plaza Hotel‚ and St. Regis Hotel in New York City‚ and‚ according to a 2022 publication by the US-Qatar Business Council‚ plans to invest $45 billion into the United States market. The Qatar Foundation for Education‚ Science and Community Development (Qatar Foundation‚ “QF”) was a non-profit organization established in 1995 but later changed its status to a “private institution for public benefit‚” the report states. “This shift signifies that the QF could now identify itself as a private organization without any restrictions tied to a governmental entity‚ while the Emir of Qatar retains ownership. Therefore‚ Qatar was given the ability to mask state funding as private sector giving‚” the report explains. “At the time of writing‚ the State of Qatar contributes more funds to universities in the United States than any other country in the world … as ISGAP has exposed on numerous occasions‚ billions of USD are being donated to higher education without being declared as funding from Qatar by universities‚” the report alleges. “Collaboration on joint projects between different U.S. universities utilizing foreign companies—including Spain—to transfer money from Qatar into various universities‚” the report continues. “Notably‚ evidence indicates that the Spanish energy company‚ Iberdrola‚ and its American subsidiary‚ Avangrid‚ were utilized as conduits to indirectly channel Qatari money into partnerships with U.S. universities without proper disclosure.” “It is important to note that when Hamas was created‚ it designated itself as “one of the wings of Moslem Brotherhood in Palestine (sic)‚” the report states. “Qatar has provided a safe haven for Hamas’ political leadership since 2012. In January 2015‚ then-Qatari Foreign Minister referred to then-Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal as the country’s “dear guest.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “ISGAP’s research has found that universities continuously fail to adequately report significant financial sums that are granted to universities. In fact‚ millions of Qatari funds were omitted from mandatory disclosures‚” the report states. “This violates Section 117 of the HEA‚ and is symptomatic a Qatari pattern to resist calls for transparency around university funding.” “Another method in which Qatar can transfer funds without reporting is by utilizing foreign companies to transfer money from Qatar into various universities‚” the report says. “For example‚ funds were transferred to Yale University through Iberdrola and its subsidiary Avangrid. Additionally‚ Santander Bank was involved in channeling funds to different faculties to support collaborative study programs with QF.” “Qatar gains faculty advocacy for pro-Qatari perspectives on campus. Indeed‚ academics are ultimately incentivized to incorporate pro-Qatari advocacy into their syllabi‚” the report adds. “Thus‚ Qatar is seemingly able to normalize its ideological imprint on American classrooms. This would seem to constitute inappropriate foreign pedagogical interference‚ masked by superficial academic engagement. “ The report suggests that Congressional hearings “should be convened to fully understand the impact of Qatar’s aggressive investment strategies and assess their influence on Western democratic values and potential security implications‚” and an investigation should be launched into universities that take funds from Qatar and an assessment should be made to “assess the impact on education and curriculum‚ scholarship‚ and discourse.” “Is this a cause of the explosion of antisemitism in higher education that has placed Jewish students and faculty in difficulties?” the report asks.

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the team by taking advantage of its virtual credit card (VCC) program from 2019 until his termination in February 2023. According to court filings in Florida’s U.S. District Court in Jacksonville reviewed by The Athletic‚ Amit Patel has been charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of illegal monetary transaction after he allegedly used the acquired funds to buy things like vehicles‚ a condominium‚ a designer watch worth over $95‚000‚ and place bets on online gambling sites. Patel allegedly used his position overseeing the company’s VCC program to hide the alleged transactions as “reoccurring VCC transactions‚ such as catering‚ airfare‚ and hotel charges‚ and then duplicated those transactions; he inflated the amounts of legitimate reoccurring transactions; he entered completely fictitious transactions that might sound plausible‚ but that never actually occurred‚” according to the filings. Prosecutors charge a former Jacksonville Jaguars employee with stealing $22 million from the football team and spending it on a condo‚ cars‚ cryptocurrencies‚ gambling‚ a $95‚000 watch and more. https://t.co/MtokcCeUJQ — NBC News (@NBCNews) December 7‚ 2023 “We can confirm that in February 2023‚ the team terminated the employment of the individual named in the filing‚” the team said in a statement. “Over the past several months we have cooperated fully with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida during their investigation and thank them for their efforts in this case.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “As was made clear in the charges‚ this individual was a former manager of financial planning and analysis who took advantage of his trusted position to covertly and intentionally commit significant fraudulent financial activity at the team’s expense for personal benefit‚” the team’s statement added. “This individual had no access to confidential football strategy‚ personnel or other football information. The team engaged experienced law and accounting firms to conduct a comprehensive independent review‚ which concluded that no other team employees were involved in or aware of his criminal activity.” The former NFL employee may be required to forfeit property “in the amount of at least $22‚221‚454.40‚ which represents the proceeds of the offense” if convicted‚ the filing states according to The Athletic. In addition‚ he may have to forfeit assets “purchased or funded with the proceeds of the offenses and/or involved in an illegal monetary transaction.”