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New Orleans terrorist, man in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion shared more links in attacks just hours apart
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New Orleans terrorist, man in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion shared more links in attacks just hours apart

By Michael Ruiz  | Fox News The Texas man who plowed a rented pickup truck into New Year's revelers on New Orleans' Bourbon Street Wednesday, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, and the man eyed in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas hours later, Matthew Livelsberger, were both Army soldiers who served at Fort Liberty and deployed to Aghanistan in 2009, according to authorities. A defense official, however, told Fox News that there was no evidence based on their military service that the attacks were related. While both men served at Fort Liberty, formerly known as Fort Bragg, they were there at different times. The North Carolina base is currently home to more than 50,000 service members.  Authorities continued to release new informati...
Army releases details on Colorado Springs man who died in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
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Army releases details on Colorado Springs man who died in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion

By Blake Sammann | KKTV-TV CBS 11 The U.S. Army released more details Thursday on the man who Las Vegas police say died in a Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel Wednesday. According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, Matthew Allen Livelsberger enlisted in the Army in January 2006 and served until March 2011. After short stints in the National Guard and Army Reserve, they said Livelsberger became an active-duty special forces soldier in December 2012. Officials said, at the time of his death, he was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group in Stuttgart, Germany. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11
Massive dockworker strike could land in Trump Admin’s lap on day one
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Massive dockworker strike could land in Trump Admin’s lap on day one

By Wallace White | Daily Caller A costly dockworkers’ strike could ignite just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, presenting the Republican’s administration with a major domestic challenge on day one. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents 47,000 workers, is planning to strike on Jan. 15 after a short three-day strike in October, where the union secured a 62% pay raise over six years from United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). However, negotiations concerning port automation with shipping companies continue to stall, and industry giant Maersk said there have been no new developments, according to Bloomberg Tuesday. “The conditional agreement on wages is set to expire on January 15. If no agreement is reached by that date, a coast-...
What Matthew Livelsberger texted ex days before Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas
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What Matthew Livelsberger texted ex days before Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas

By Carol McKinley | The Gazette Alicia Arritt had no inkling that her ex-boyfriend was planning to blow up one of the swankiest hotels on the Las Vegas strip.  In the days before the explosion and apparent suicide, Matthew Livelsberger’s texts to her were playful, almost like a kid with a new toy.  “I rented a Tesla Cybertruck. It’s the s***,” he wrote her at 9 a.m. on Sunday from Denver. He continued to text her until New Year’s Eve, sending photos and music videos of the vehicle.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
DOJ spent over $100 million pushing DEI, restorative justice in classrooms, report finds
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DOJ spent over $100 million pushing DEI, restorative justice in classrooms, report finds

By Mary Margaret Olohan | Daily Wire The Department of Justice spent over $100 million on proposals promoting woke content in classrooms between 2021 and 2024, according to a new report first obtained by The Daily Wire. An investigation conducted by Parents Defending Education (PDE) found that the Biden DOJ awarded over $100,113,942 through 102 grants, throughout 36 states, impacting 946 school districts and upwards of 3 million K-12 students. Those funds were spent on proposals promoting restorative justice practices, social and emotional learning practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the classroom over the past four years, The Daily Wire has learned. The funds were awarded through the Justice Department’s STOP School Violence Program, w...
Livelsberger, 37, a Colorado Springs Army sergeant, found dead inside exploded truck in Las Vegas
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Livelsberger, 37, a Colorado Springs Army sergeant, found dead inside exploded truck in Las Vegas

By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun Federal authorities have reportedly identified a Colorado Springs Special Forces soldier as the man suspected of driving a Tesla Cybertruck to the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas before it exploded. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was killed inside the futuristic electric truck after it exploded, about 70 minutes after he arrived in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reported, citing unidentified law enforcement officials.  Livelsberger, who as a master sergeant, was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and on approved leave at the time of his death, an Army spokesperson said Thursday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
FBI descends on Colorado Springs home as Cybertruck investigation continues
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FBI descends on Colorado Springs home as Cybertruck investigation continues

By The Gazette via The Washington Examiner Vehicles attached with the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived at a townhouse complex in northeast Colorado Springs on Thursday morning as the investigation connected to an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside President-elect Donald Trump‘s Las Vegas hotel continued. One person died and seven others were injured on Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that carried fireworks and camp fuel canisters caught fire and exploded in front of the hotel. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to a ho...
First migrant caravan of 2025 heads from southern Mexico to U.S. border
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First migrant caravan of 2025 heads from southern Mexico to U.S. border

By Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby | Breitbart The first migrant caravan of 2025 began its journey from Southern Mexico, intending to reach the U.S. border prior to the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. Between 2,000 to 2,500 migrants started the first caravan of 20205 in the southern state of Chiapas. The goal of the group is to walk to Mexico City to find alternate routes to reach the U.S. border and claim asylum. The caravan began early Thursday morning in the Bicentennial Park of Tapachula, Chiapas. Agents with Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) who spoke with Breitbart Texas revealed that the coordination for the caravan was carried out through social media messages and messaging applications, not posterboards and loudspeakers, as...
Trump ally America First Legal warns sanctuary cities of violating federal law
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Trump ally America First Legal warns sanctuary cities of violating federal law

By James Morley III   | Newsmax America First Legal, a nonprofit with ties to President-elect Donald Trump, has sent letters cautioning sanctuary city mayors across the U.S. about the perils of violating federal immigration laws. Among those who received a letter included Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The group's president, Stephen Miller, was a senior adviser in Trump's first administration and has been tapped to be Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy in the next administration. READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWSMAX
Mosque tied to Shamsud-Din Jabbar directs queries to Islamic non-profit linked to terror
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Mosque tied to Shamsud-Din Jabbar directs queries to Islamic non-profit linked to terror

By Ari Hoffman | The Post Millennial A Houston mosque, that has been tied to the Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who killed 15 people and injured dozens more in a New Orleans terror attack, has reportedly told its members to refer any questions from law enforcement or media to a non-profit group that has been linked to terrorism. Investigative journalist Bree Dail obtained an announcement from “Masjid Bilal management” informing saying that the “tragic events that took place in New Orleans this morning" were being "classified as an act of terror" by the FBI. "If anyone is contacted by the media it is very important that you do not respond," the announcement read. "If approached by the FBI and a response is necessary please refer to CAIR and ISGH." READ THE FULL STORY AT THE POST...