Progressive search for action

18+ min ago (349+ words) Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) took to Fox News Thursday to demand the execution of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. "I hope that the [Justice Department] and the judge in this case will put this terrorist down," Mace said, speaking to Fox's Kevin Corke. "He doesn't deserve to live!" Lakanwal reportedly used a .357 revolver to shoot two National Guard members " 24-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom " both of whom are believed to be in critical condition. The suspect was arrested, and suffered injuries as well. Lakanwal arrived in the United States following the U.S. 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, and had apparently worked on behalf of the CIA as part of the agency's Zero Unit, which was trained by the agency to conduct counterterrorism operations…...

33+ min ago (933+ words) A key MAGA ally of President Donald Trump called on an activist in charge of a nonprofit that helps with Afghan resettlement to be hauled into Congress for an investigation, after the D.C. shooting of two National Guard troops allegedly by an Afghan on a special immigrant visa for his work assisting the U.S. military. "Our hearts go out to the brave guardsmen attacked today," stated Shawn VanDiver of the AfghanEvac nonprofit in a post to X on Thursday. "We will not let the action of one deranged a------ be the excuse used to cause harm to an entire community of people." But Laura Loomer, a multiple-time failed congressional candidate and self-described "proud Islamophobe" who is so close to Trump that her rants against various administration officials have gotten them fired, seized the moment to demand VanDiver and his entire organization face a…...

42+ min ago (409+ words) Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) argued the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard soldiers is partly the result of Democrats' rhetoric. The post House Republican Says Shooting of National Guard Members "Is What Happens" When Democrats Call Them "Stormtroopers" and "Occupation Forces" first appeared on Mediaite. Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) argued the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard soldiers is partly the result of Democrats" rhetoric. Tenney, who called for President Donald Trump"s birthday to be a national holiday, joined Fox News on Thursday following the Wednesday shooting of National Guard members Andrew Wolfe, 24, and Sarah Beckstrom, 20, in Washington, D.C. Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, of Washington State, was taken into custody minutes after the shooting. Tenney called the soldiers "heroes" and blasted rhetoric from Democrats about law enforcement amid Trump deploying National Guard to cities in an attempt to crack down…...

46+ min ago (499+ words) I bring you a bunch of surroundings before we get to the main meal of Alice's Restaurant. I have a little bit of everything to satisfy everyone's holiday specials cravings. First we have the funniest Thanksgiving TV special ever, it's WKRP In Cincinnati with Turkey's Away. Full version available for free on the Internet Archive. This is the first TV special that comes to mind when it comes to turkey TV. A promotional stunt goes very wrong when the station owner, Mr. Carlson, drops live turkeys from a helicopter. "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!" The forerunner to Friends was the fantastically funny Living Single; here is a selection of clips from their Thanksgiving episodes, Things To Be Thankful For. I found the entire series on the Internet Archive, I may have discovered my holiday marathon…...

47+ min ago (659+ words) A woman was shopping near the Christmas displays at Hobby Lobby when she decided she needed a quick break. As she sat down, she noticed a man "circling her" in the store, continuously following her every move and asking if she was "OK" countless times. In a video with more than 31,000 views on TikTok, Lacey Farmer (@laceyglamco) recounted the strange and difficult situation to her audience. "That's the first time I've ever been scared [that someone] might do something to me or like try to do something to me," she said. Farmer went inside Hobby Lobby to shop for some items when she realized that the National Nutcracker was going on sale. She had wanted tickets for her family for a while, so she sat down in the Christmas tree aisle to get them. That's when she noticed a man,…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (253+ words) Joseph B. Edlow, the director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, said that President Donald Trump had ordered his agency to review all Green Card holders "from every country of concern" following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C."At the direction of @POTUS, I have directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern," Edlow explained in a Thursday post on X.On Wednesday, USCIS announced that it had stopped "processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals" after Rahmanullah Lakanwal was named as the primary suspect in the shootings. Lakanwal reportedly traveled to the U.S. after working with the CIA in Afghanistan.[X Post] Trump orders 'reexamination of every Green Card' after National Guard shootings Joseph B. Edlow, the director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, said that President Donald Trump had…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (71+ words) DOJ Asks Permission to Release Epstein/Maxwell Records Posted by REDIAL at 03:33 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "Oh, so all you victims want the Epstein files released, do 'ya? Here!" #1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-27 04:46 AM | Reply That sound? Foot dragging. #2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-11-27 06:20 AM | Reply...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (369+ words) MS Now Opinion Columnist Ja'han Jones said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is lobbing more firebombs into an already burning MAGA house this week. "Conspiracy theories are devouring any semblance of unity among the MAGA movement these days," writes Jones, revealing never-before seen rifts tearing the formerly Trump-centric community to pieces. "Massie made eye-popping, unsubstantiated allegations of political targeting involving FBI Director Kash Patel and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who are well-known for spreading conspiracy theories themselves," said Jones, which runs counter to President Donald Trump's "absurd" post that the Republican Party "has never been so UNITED." "A quick look online shows that couldn't be further from the truth," said Jones. "Whether it's theories surrounding the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk or bigoted allegations against Jewish people, the conservative movement can't seem…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (248+ words) President Donald Trump reportedly called the new prime minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi, and asked her to back off public statements of support for Taiwan following a long, "angry" call with China's President Xi Jinping, reported the Wall Street Journal this week. The WSJ reported that following Trump's hour-long call with Xi, "Trump set up a call with Takaichi and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of Taiwan's sovereignty, said Japanese officials and an American briefed on the call." Xi has long had his eye on reclaiming Taiwan as a part of China, an attack many observers have warned would be devastating for both countries and could spiral into a wider conflict. "We signed wonderful trade deals with Japan, China, South Korea, and many other nations, and the world is at peace. Let's keep it that way!...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (373+ words) MS Now Opinion Columnist Ja'han Jones said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is lobbing more firebombs into an already burning MAGA house this week. "Conspiracy theories are devouring any semblance of unity among the MAGA movement these days," writes Jones, revealing never-before seen rifts tearing the formerly Trump-centric community to pieces. "Massie made eye-popping, unsubstantiated allegations of political targeting involving FBI Director Kash Patel and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who are well-known for spreading conspiracy theories themselves," said Jones, which runs counter to President Donald Trump's "absurd" post that the Republican Party "has never been so UNITED." "A quick look online shows that couldn't be further from the truth," said Jones. "Whether it's theories surrounding the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk or bigoted allegations against Jewish people, the conservative movement can't seem…...