Most of the Executive Branch is investigating Elon Musk‚ and some claims could lead to imprisonment  – if they can create a crime out of his actions. Some agencies are suing him or canceling grants. Democrat congressmen have made it clear they want his government subsidies eliminated. THE LATEST IS THE STARLINK GRANT Joe Biden […] The post Executive Branch Is Trying to Bankrupt or Imprison Elon appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The case before the Supreme Court‚ Moore v. US‚ Could allow the government to tax you on income gains you’ve never received and may never receive. The Wall Street Journal reports: If the Supreme Court rules for the government in Moore v. U.S.‚ all unrealized gains will be taxable under existing law. It has long […] The post Moore v. US: Government Wants to Tax Income You Don’t Have appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

New: Ten of thousands of unvetted people are coming from all over the world‚ and we haven’t a clue as to who they are. The threat level for Islamofascist terror attacks in the EU has been raised to substantial. Recently‚ FBI Director Wray told Congress that there are “blinking red lights” of terror everywhere. The […] The post Terror Threats Blinking Red! And Look at the Thousands Pouring In appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The developers of Colony Ridge‚ the controversial Texas community that has become a magnet for illegal immigrants‚ have used a powerful local government board to award more than $16 million in taxpayer funds to a private paving company with direct connections to family members‚ raising concerns about whether board members have benefitted from their positions. Colony Ridge developer William “Trey” Harris and others connected to the development sit on the board of a local government entity created on behalf of the development that has the power to tax residents and allocate taxpayer funds to address community needs. The board awarded taxpayer funds to a paving company with financial connections to the developers‚ according to public documents reviewed by The Daily Wire. The Daily Wire has previously reported on how the company’s marketing and lending operations appear to be geared towards attracting illegal immigrants‚ who have flocked to the rapidly growing development north of Houston. Amid outcry from various state and federal officials‚ including the entire Republican Congressional delegation from Texas‚ as well as investigations from media outlets including The New York Times and Fox News‚ Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for two special sessions of the Texas legislature to address issues pertaining to the development‚ where cheap plots of land are marketed exclusively in Spanish to individuals without a social security number. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has criticized local legislators‚ writing that two lawmakers were responsible for legislation that he says allowed Colony Ridge to “act virtually as its own city.” Paxton also said he was “beyond disappointed” in the two elected officials for “apparently working to enrich specific developers at enormous expense to the rest of the public and reducing the quality of life for their own constituents.” The scrutiny has been focused largely on Harris‚ who not only owns the Colony Ridge development but also leads the municipal management board overseeing Colony Ridge. READ MORE: Inside Colony Ridge: The ‘Fastest Growing Development’ In The U.S. Is A Magnet For Illegal Immigrants Documents reviewed by The Daily Wire show that the board unanimously voted to award multi-million dollar contracts to Liberty Paving LLC. Liberty Paving has direct ties to John Harris‚ who is Trey Harris’ brother and co-owns Colony Ridge with Trey Harris. John Harris is the president and director of T-Rex Management‚ the company that manages Liberty Paving. But Liberty Paving also has ties to another board member‚ Savannah Crihfield‚ who voted to award the company a multi-million dollar contract. Liberty Paving lists CH&;P Management as its registered agent‚ the entity that is usually compensated in return for receiving official documentation such as tax notices and court papers. Savannah Crihfield‚ the secretary of the management board that voted to award the contracts‚ is the president of CH&;P Management. Crihfield’s firm appears to be deeply intertwined with Colony Ridge — CH&;P is listed as the registered agent of Colony Ridge Development LLC and manages the development’s property owner’s association. What’s more‚ T-Rex Management Inc. and CH&;P Management LLC share the same address‚ according to business records. It appears that Crihfield is more than just a business associate of the Harris brothers — obituaries in the local newspaper indicate that Crihfield may be related to the developers. One obituary indicates that John and Trey Harris are siblings of Renae Neal‚ and another obituary identifies Crihfield as “Savannah Neal-Crihfield‚” listing her along with Renae Neal‚ John‚ Harris‚ and Trey Harris as “devoted family” of the deceased. Neither Crihfield nor the Harris brothers responded to inquiries on the relationship. Records show that the ties between Colony Ridge and Liberty Paving run deep. Liberty Paving’s publicly listed executive‚ Patrick Thiel‚ sits on the board of Colony Ridge’s utility board‚ which similarly has the ability to allocate tax revenues. Multi-million dollar contracts were awarded to Liberty Paving by the management board on at least two different occasions. A contract for more than $9.88 million with Liberty Paving was unanimously approved by the management board on September 12th‚ 2022. The minutes for the board meeting reflect that both Thiel and John Harris were in attendance. Liberty Paving was identified as a “low bidder” for the paving and drainage contract‚ although no other bidders were disclosed. The two boards — the utility board and municipal management board — have worked in the past year to merge into one entity. That process itself has been facilitated by agents of Colony Ridge. Just two months after the $9.88 million contract was approved‚ the two government boards unanimously voted to approve an “engagement letter” for “legislative work” with a legal firm to consolidate the two entities. The letter was presented by attorney Laken Jenkins Kilgore of law firm Coats Rose‚ which Colony Ridge developer Trey Harris has paid over $100‚000 for lobbying services. Both boards voted on the initiative on the same day‚ November 14th‚ 2022‚ with each passing unanimously. In the management board meeting‚ the motion to approve the engagement letter was initiated by Savannah Crihfield‚ while the motion in the corresponding utility board meeting  was initiated by the board’s president‚ Ryan Crihfield. Ryan is Savannah’s husband. Members of the two boards appear to have a close relationship. Management board meetings minutes from February 8th‚ 2021 state that Thiel‚ who is on the utility board‚ seconded management board business items even though he is not listed as a member on the management board. Roughly two months after both boards voted to approve their consolidation‚ a pay estimate to Liberty Paving for more than $2.08 million was unanimously approved by the management board of directors‚ though Savannah Crihfield was absent. Both Thiel and Ryan Crihfield were in attendance at the meeting. At a later meeting on March 27th‚ 2023‚ another contract was awarded to Liberty Paving‚ for over $6.1 million after the management board again voted unanimously to approve it. The same board also voted to approve four pay estimates to Liberty Paving totaling $4‚986‚446 according to published records from the same March 27th‚ 2023 meeting. Both Thiel and Ryan Crihfield were present at the March management board meeting‚ the minutes reported. The contracts amount to $16‚048‚227‚ with $7‚067‚029 thus far approved in the pay estimates. None of the meeting minutes record disclosures of conflicts of interest‚ or recusals by any of the voting members. The Colony Ridge management board‚ formally known as Liberty County Municipal Management District No. 1‚ was first created in 2017 when State Representative Ernest Bailes authored the resolution creating that district and passed it through the Texas State House. Bailes appears to be deeply financially intertwined with Colony Ridge. His campaign received $1‚800 from Colony Ridge developer Trey Harris. He also received $9‚000 from the political action committee associated with Entergy‚ the energy company that services the six subdivisions that comprise Colony Ridge. Bailes received an additional $7‚500 from the political action committee for Coats Rose‚ the law firm that provides legal services for the management board and was paid by Trey Harris for lobbying services. Liberty Paving’s Thiel‚ who is a member of the utility board‚ formerly worked as the principal of R&;T Ellis‚ the earthwork and clearing company that undertook a massive project for Colony Ridge after “Patrick Thiel at R&;T Ellis convinced Randy Ellis that this was a great project for them‚” according to an industry newsletter showcased by the company. Randy Ellis‚ who is a cousin of Bailes‚ owns R&;T Ellis. Bailes represents the area that includes Colony Ridge in the state legislature‚ and Ellis is one of his largest political donors. It is not clear that anyone other than Liberty Paving has benefitted from the management district awards. Trey Harris assured the public in a 2017 interview that money collected by the management board would not be used to enrich Colony Ridge‚ himself‚ or any of his associates. When asked whether the management board was being used to recoup money he put into the development‚ Harris said “not at all.” “The [management district] MMD that I am proposing will only help support the county with expenses associated with the growth within that MMD‚” Harris said‚ referencing Colony Ridge’s management board‚ adding that “absolutely no money” will be “going back to Colony Ridge or Trey Harris or any of my associates.” In order to be a member of either board‚ Texas law requires that an individual meet certain criteria that can include owning property within the district‚ or being the owner or agent of a company that owns property within the district. The Colony Ridge developer owns a substantial portion of land within the district. A representative of Trey Harris and John Harris did not respond to an interview request for this story. Crihfield and Thiel also did not return requests for comment. 

Three alleged terrorists were arrested Thursday in Denmark on suspicion of planning an attack directed at Jews‚ while another suspect was arrested in the Netherlands. According to the Israeli prime minister’s office‚ Israel’s Mossad foiled the attack that they said was planned against Jews in Denmark. The prime minister’s office said the terrorists were “acting on behalf of the terrorist organization Hamas” and that Mossad had “foiled an attack aimed at killing innocent citizens on European soil‚” according to Israel National News‚ adding‚ “In recent years‚ and even more so after the murderous attack on October 7‚ Hamas strives to expand its operational capabilities around the world and in Europe in particular in order to realize its ambitions to strike Israeli‚ Jewish‚ and Western targets at any cost.” “We work together with our partners in the intelligence and security bodies in Denmark on the successful countermeasures that culminated today with the carrying out of the arrests and the extensive exposure of Hamas infrastructure on European soil‚ and we see great importance in promoting the legal proceedings against those involved‚” the statement continued. “The terrorist organization Hamas works indiscriminately and in every way it can to expand its deadly activities to Europe‚ thus posing a threat to the internal security of these countries. The Mossad and the Shin Bet will continue to operate with their partners in Israel and around the world in order to thwart the intentions of Hamas and eliminate its capabilities.” “This is extremely serious‚” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in Brussels. “It is‚ of course — in relation to Israel and Gaza — completely unacceptable for someone to bring a conflict elsewhere in the world into Danish society. For a number of years now‚ we have seen that there are people living in Denmark who do not wish us well. Who are against our freedom and who are against Danish society‚ with all that it entails.” Earlier this week‚ the Netherlands announced raising their terrorism threat level to “substantial.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP In 2015‚ a 22-year-old Danish Muslim gunman killed one person and injured three police officers at a free speech debate in a café; he also murdered a Jewish man and wounded two police officers near Copenhagen’s main synagogue. The gunman had sworn allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Country star Luke Combs expressed his displeasure with a fan being sued for selling homemade drink tumblers with his face on them. A federal judge in Illinois ordered Florida-based fan Nicol Harness to pay the singer $250‚000 for copyright infringement after she was accused of using the singer’s likeness without his permission. Her case was part of a larger copyright infringement lawsuit. Per Tampa Bay’s local NBC affiliate‚ WFLA‚ Harness has congestive heart failure and “her only job is selling homemade tumblers and T-shirts through Amazon.” The fan said she purchased the artwork online and sold 18 tumblers for $20 each‚ making a total of $380. Harness told WFLA she didn’t find out about the $250‚000 judgment until she wasn’t able to withdraw money from her Amazon seller account‚ which had a balance of $5‚500. “It’s very stressful. I don’t have money to pay my bills‚” Harness told the outlet. “I just want this resolved. I didn’t mean any harm to Luke Combs. I quit selling the tumbler. I pulled it down. I just don’t understand.” Combs shared his feelings about the lawsuit in a video posted to Instagram Wednesday morning. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I was completely and utterly unaware of this‚” the 33-year-old Combs said. The “Fast Car” singer explained how he’s working with a company that is taking on counterfeiters making “millions and millions of dollars” from using his image illegally‚ but he didn’t know about this fan specifically.  “Apparently this woman‚ Nicol‚ has gotten wrapped up into that and that makes me absolutely sick to my stomach‚” Combs continued. The singer said he was going to contact the fan and send her $11‚000 in an effort to make sure she “doesn’t have anything to worry about.” “It makes me sick‚ honestly‚ that this would happen‚ especially at the holidays. I can’t imagine being in her shoes‚” he said in the video. “She was never supposed to be involved in any of this‚ no fan should ever have to be involved in anything like this.” Combs also told his social media followers that he planned to fly Harness and her family out to meet him so he could apologize in person‚ and planned to sell a line of tumblers with the proceeds going to Harness’ medical bills.

The following is a transcript excerpt from episode 2 of Jonathan Pageau’s new series “End of the World.“ Now available on DailyWire+. The ancient Greeks had an interesting understanding of their world and it is an understanding which actually reflects itself in every culture. It’s not unique to the Greeks. It is the image of the center moving to the periphery. In the city of Delphi‚ the Greeks had something they called the “Omphalos‚” a holy stone considered to be the “belly button of the world.” That’s actually what it means. To them‚ this was the center of the world‚ or better yet‚ the center of their world. It bound them together as Hellenes‚ having the same language‚ worshiping the same gods‚ and even though they had conflict amongst themselves‚ there was something transcendent which bound them together nonetheless. As the Greeks would move away from their city‚ however‚ they would encounter people who were strangers‚ but were recognizable. They would form some kind of relationship with them. Because they shared a border‚ they could even understand them a little bit and they would trade with one another. But as they moved further out‚ they would encounter new groups of people and they really struggled to understand their language. That’s where the word “Barbarian” comes from. It’s the idea of hearing someone bark like a dog — not because they actually barked like a dog‚ but because they’re language was so far removed from the Greek language that they couldn’t understand what they were saying. “Bar‚ bar‚ bar‚ bar‚ bar‚” is what the Greeks would hear when they encountered the Scythians or other strangers further off. WATCH: Episode 2 of “End of the World” with Jonathan Pageau So‚ in the Greek vision of the world‚ as you move further and further away‚ then you start to encounter even stranger things. You would start to encounter humans who were not like us: humans who had the heads of dogs‚ humans who had no heads or a head in their chest or maybe humans with one large foot. They had this weird movement towards something like idiosyncrasy. At the end of the world‚ there were the Amazons‚ which were an upside down version of Greek culture‚ where the women were the warriors. The men didn’t have much of a place in their society‚ so it was an upside down reflection of their world. There are legends about Alexander the Great who‚ as he invaded the world and took more and more space‚ came to a place in the north called the Caspian Gates where he built a giant wall. That wall was meant to hold back all the monsters of the world on the other side. If you look at the descriptions of those monsters‚ you’ll see why they’re put behind the gate. Many of them were animal-human hybrids‚ they ate bugs‚ and were known to do very disturbing things. They broke all of the taboos. Because of that‚ they had to be fully excluded from the world. Now‚ the legend is that when we come to the end of this world‚ that’s when the Gates of Alexander‚ the Caspian Gates‚ will be broken and the hordes of Gog and Magog will flood into the world‚ playing a part in the destruction of the world. That image is a little story to help you understand what the “shape of a world” is. It’s very dramatic‚ of course‚ but there are many other smaller versions of this story. You can even see it in the Bible.  For those of you who know your Bible‚ you’ll notice that the first chapters in Genesis are actually quite similar to Alexander’s story. In the beginning‚ God puts Adam and Eve in a garden in a place of balance between nature and culture. Usually‚ this garden is actually seen as a mountain‚ a high place up above. Think of the mountain as something like a pyramid with a point at the top‚ which joins us all together. When Adam and Eve transgressed‚ they were chased down the mountain‚ out of the garden of paradise‚ and into the world. As you follow the story in Genesis you discover an increase in faults. When Cain kills his brother‚ he is chased even further down the mountain or further into the valley. Then‚ as Cain’s descendants develop‚ we get two things: On the one hand‚ we get an increase in civilization or power. The descendants of Cain founded the first city and all the things which represent civilization up to metallurgy‚ weapons‚ and the arts. So there is this increase in power‚ this increase in the setting of inside and outside‚ because that’s what a city is. Before that‚ there were no cities. So when Cain built the first city‚ he created this inside-outside identity. Some things were ejected and some things were on the inside. There’s also something else which happens during that time. Cain’s descendants start to mingle with the sons of God. Now‚ without getting into what exactly that means‚ it is important to understand that it is seen as a type of mixture‚ two things which don’t belong together start to mix together and become confused. These giants‚ these monsters that came about from the relationship between the sons of God and the daughters of men‚ brought about things like hybrid animals‚ that mixture of different identities of animals. As the civilization increased‚ confusion increased at the same time‚ and at some point‚ everything broke apart. You could say the walls crumbled and up came the waters. The waters of the flood invaded the world and that was the end of that world. Looking at the relationship between the Greek stories and the stories of the Bible‚ we can see how these types of descriptions can help us understand the shape of the world and how there is this relationship between power‚ civilization‚ control‚ and chaos. * * * Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian icon carver‚ public speaker and YouTuber exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world‚ how these patterns emerge and come together‚ manifesting in religion‚ art and in popular culture. He’s also the editor of the Orthodox Arts Journal and host of the Symbolic World blog and podcast.