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FBI Director Kash Patel Dismisses Agent Trainee Over Gay Pride Flag Display

The dismissal is part of a broader pattern of firings under Patel's leadership. In September, over a dozen FBI agents were dismissed for taking a knee during racial justice protests in Washington, D.C., in 2020.

International Business Times

FBI Director Kash Patel fires trainee agent who displayed gay pride flag: reports

Patel allegedly referred to the flag as an ‘inappropriate display of political signage’

The Independent UK

Kash Patel terminates FBI’s relationship with the ADL after group listed Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point as ‘extremist’

The FBI had an intelligence-sharing and training partnership with the group, which campaigns to fight antisemitism, but now Patel has pulled the plug on the arrangement

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Where does Trump’s peace plan leave the Palestinians?

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‘See you in Valhalla’: how the FBI director waded into the far-right’s obsession with the Vikings

At a press conference announcing that the suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk had been detained, FBI director Kash Patel ended his speech with a personal message to his “brother”, saying: “We have the watch, and I’ll see you in Valhalla.”

The Conversation

Kash Patel Gifted Illegal Guns to New Zealand Officials That Police Later Destroyed

FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year, authorities said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Experts offer stark warning on Trump’s covert war on drug boats after Kash Patel promised to treat cartels like al-Qaeda

FBI Director Kash Patel called on the U.S. to ‘treat the drug cartels like the al-Qaeda of the world’

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Demanding Charges Against His Enemies, Trump Conflates Justice With Revenge

The legal rationales for prosecuting James Comey, Adam Schiff, and Letitia James suggest the president is determined to punish them one way or another.

Reason

America is now fighting ‘narco-terrorists’ with F-35s in the Caribbean to justify Trump’s need to bomb civilian boats in the ocean

Trump will do anything to justify murder.

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The Latest: Hegseth declares an end to ‘politically correct’ leadership in the US military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting to announce directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness as well as an end to “woke” culture in the military

The Independent UK

FBI director gifts illegal replica pistols to New Zealand spy chiefs

The pistols were illegal to possess under local gun laws

The Independent UK

Donald Trump’s war on the FBI continues as he claims another ex-director ‘got caught’ about Jan 6

Anyone who didn't swear loyalty to him is a target.

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‘Goes against FBI’: Kash Patel awkwardly steps off Trump’s conspiracy train, forgets to read the memo

After Adam Kinzinger thrashed Trump’s claims about the FBI’s involvement in the Jan. 6 riots, the Trump-appointed FBI Director Kash Patel has tripped over the same line. Looks like someone forgot to open the MAGA group chats.

The Mary Sue

Kash Patel slams Assata Shakur’s mourners: ‘spitting on the badge’ of cops everywhere

Assata Shakur, godmother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, died in Cuba last week

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In Trump's Tussle With James Comey, You Should Hope Everybody Loses

The administration is pursuing a vendetta, but Comey and the FBI deserve scrutiny and reduced stature.

Benzinga

Trump Calls Michigan Church Shooting, Blaze 'Horrendous' As Four Dead, Eight Injured, Vance Says It Is An 'Awful Situation'

A gunman drove his truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during Sunday services, opening fire on worshippers before setting the building on fire, leaving four dead and eight others injured, officials said.

Reason

Trump's Public Comments Could Further Complicate the Shaky Case Against James Comey

By demanding that the Justice Department punish the former FBI director for wronging him, the president provided evidence to support a claim of selective or vindictive prosecution.

The Independent UK

Trump shares strange AI video promoting imaginary ‘Medbeds’ believers hope will cure all diseases

Trump deleted the fake AI video of himself endorsing make-believe miracle technology

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Fury as Kash Patel purges FBI, fires 20 veteran FBI agents for taking the knee in 2020

Tens of thousands of hours of experience, gone in a stroke.

The Independent UK

Kash Patel denies Trump rant that FBI agents incited Jan 6 riots: ‘Crowd control mission’

The FBI Director stopped short of agreeing with the president that undercover agents had been ‘agitators,’ but agreed that sending them into the mob was a breach of Bureau protocol

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Fans Question How Quickly Erika Kirk Moved On After Husband’s Passing With Podcast Appearance

“Something is amiss. Either he is still alive or this team [slayed] him."

The Independent UK

FBI fires at least 15 agents who knelt during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in viral photographs

The FBI agents who knelt in the photo had been sent out to disperse BLM protesters in 2020

The Independent UK

What to know about the National Guard and federal agencies coming to Memphis

President Donald Trump wants to send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, like he has in Washington, D.C. Early blueprints show key differences between the crime-centered operations

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‘I’m not hiding under the bed’: Eric Swalwell says Trump admin will come after him just like Adam Schiff but he won’t stop criticizing them

Swalwell's literally waiting for his turn on the prosecution list.

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Kash Patel Tellingly Ties James Comey's Indictment to the Legally Unrelated 'Russiagate Hoax'

The FBI director's portrayal of the case exemplifies the emptiness of his promise that there would be "no retributive actions" against the president's enemies.

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