Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador might be illegal: libs used it as pretext for Michael Flynn probe

Van Hollen schmoozes with MS-13 wife-beating gang mamber: allegedly

Senator Chris Van Hollen, (D-MD), decided to play cowboy diplomat, jetting off to El Salvador to spring a deportee named Kilmar Abrego Garcia. 

This isn’t just a bad look—it’s potentially illegal. 

Enter the Logan Act of 1799, a law that says, in no uncertain terms, you don’t get to freelance America’s foreign policy. The statute? Clear as day: any American who corresponds with foreign officials “with intent to influence the[ir] measures … in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States” faces fines or jail time.

Now, let’s rewind to the namesake of this act, George Logan, a Pennsylvania senator who thought he could charm French diplomat Charles de Talleyrand into ending the Quasi War after Paris gave President John Adams the cold shoulder. Logan even had a letter from Vice President Thomas Jefferson in his pocket, trying to sweet-talk the French. Sound familiar? It should, because conservatives are now asking if Van Hollen’s little Salvadoran adventure crosses the same line.

Roger Stone, never one to mince words, took to X and dropped a bombshell: “Why hasn’t this U.S. senator been arrested for violation of the Logan Act? It’s illegal to conduct your own foreign policy.” 

Boom. 

WMAL’s Vince Coglianese went further, reading the Logan Act on air and posing the million-dollar question to his listeners: “Is Chris Van Hollen violating the Logan Act?” He pointed out the hypocrisy, noting, “Because this is what they accused General [Michael] Flynn of doing … the incoming national security advisor … who was merely having conversations with foreign diplomats [after] people had chosen President Donald Trump.” 

The left clutched their pearls when Flynn chatted with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak before Trump’s first inauguration, screaming “Logan Act!” until it sparked an FBI probe that torpedoed Flynn’s career. Notes from FBI agent Peter Strzok literally read, “VP: Logan Act,” hinting Joe Biden himself pushed the idea, while Jim Comey shrugged that Flynn’s talks seemed “legit.” Double standards, anyone?

Fox News contributor Byron York, always a voice of reason, chimed in on X, admitting he’s long called the Logan Act a “dead letter.” But here’s the kicker: “But politically, it’s useful to know that Sen. Van Hollen traveled to a foreign country to bash the President of the United States.” Ouch. The American Accountability Foundation isn’t letting this slide either. They fired off a letter to Senate Ethics Committee Chairman James Lankford, (R-OK), demanding a probe. AAF’s Thomas Jones didn’t hold back, calling Garcia “essentially an enemy combatant in the ongoing invasion … by transnational gangs.” That’s not hyperbole; that’s the border crisis the left pretends doesn’t exist.

The Logan Act’s been weaponized before. Trump’s critics screeched about it when Bob Woodward’s book claimed the former president had calls with Vladimir Putin between White House stints. The Lincoln Project and Kamala Harris piled on, naturally. FBI notes from the Flynn saga even show agents debating whether to trick him into admitting a Logan Act violation: “What is our goal?” ex-FBI counterintelligence chief Bill Priestap wrote. “Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” Charming.

This isn’t new. Ronald Reagan floated using the Logan Act against Jesse Jackson for his Cuba and Nicaragua jaunts in the ‘80s. Trump called out John Kerry and Christopher Murphy for their Iran contacts in 2019 and 2020. Murphy’s response? “It’s literally my job to meet with foreign leaders,” he said, hiding behind his Senate subcommittee role. 

Cute. Yet, here’s the rub: no one’s ever been convicted under the Logan Act. George Logan himself got a pass, grandfathered out. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, (R-PA), tried to repeal this relic, but no dice.

So, what’s the deal? Van Hollen’s stunt reeks of hypocrisy, undermining U.S. policy while the left stays silent. The Logan Act may be a dusty law, but it exposes the left’s selective outrage. If Flynn was fair game, why not Van Hollen? The answer, folks, is politics. Pure, unadulterated politics.

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Tom Homan 'disgusted' by theshowboating Dem Senator's trip to bring home alleged MS-13 gangbanger

Border czar Tom Homan came out swinging Wednesday, unloading on Democrats while Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen jetted off to El Salvador, desperate to drag back suspected MS-13 thug Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Van Hollen’s crying foul, claiming the guy was “wrongfully abducted” from the U.S. Homan? He’s not buying that sob story for a second.

“He wasn’t abducted. He’s an MS-13 gang member, classified as a terrorist that was removed from this country, so we got rid of a dangerous person,” Homan told Fox & Friends, probably while sipping coffee strong enough to wake a coma patient. “An El Salvadoran national was returned to the country of El Salvador, so he’s home.”

Homan’s doubling down, channeling the Trump crew’s line that Abrego Garcia’s a “public safety threat.” His deportation? “Exactly what should have happened,” Homan says, ready to throw hands with anyone trying to sneak this guy back into the States.

But what’s got Homan’s blood boiling is Van Hollen playing superhero for an MS-13 suspect while illegal immigrant crime festers back home—yep, even in Maryland. “I’m disgusted,” Homan fumed, pointing to the murder of Rachel Morin. “Listen to the testimony and listen to the mother on ‘Hannity’ last night. If you’re not human... your heart wasn’t broken. It [happened] in his state, but rather than taking care of the constituents in his state, the victims of illegal crime in his state, he’s going to run to El Salvador to protect MS-13 terrorists.”

This drama’s heating up after President Trump’s Oval Office powwow with El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, and Van Hollen’s begging for his own face-to-face with the Salvadoran prez to spring Abrego Garcia. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s stirring the pot, upholding an order last week that’s got the government scrambling to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s release from El Salvador’s clutches and treat his case like he never left. Good luck with that.

Democrats and Abrego Garcia’s lawyer are pushing back, swearing up and down he’s not tied to the gang. But Trump’s team and Bukele? They’re on the same page, saying there’s no way this guy’s waltzing back into the U.S. Bukele put it bluntly: “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the U.S.? I don’t have the power to return him to the United States.” Translation: Nice try, but no dice.

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Dem-run 'sanctuary city' frees illegal alien child sex offender

A 25-year-old illegal alien from Guatemala who was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the blue state of Maryland, had his six-year prison sentence suspended by a Baltimore County judge, who evidently never had any of his own children raped. The pedophile was freed in total disregard of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainment request.

Now, the Democrat county is walking back its "sanctuary" policy following enormous backlash which might hurt the Party in upcoming elections as people have "had it up to here" with the failure of government to act responsibly.

The Guatemalan national living in the U.S. illegally, was arrested by the Baltimore County Police Department on January 23, 2023. He was charged with sexual abuse of a minor (as a household/family member),  attempted sex offense in the third degree, sex offense in the third degree, and two counts of second-degree assault. 

The charging documents specified that scumbag whose name will not be used here sexually abused a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old.

The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore immediately lodged an immigration detainer against him with the Baltimore County Detention Center in order to hold illegal aliens who have committed crimes.

Federal detainers request that local law enforcement agencies notify ICE in advance before "removable" suspects are released and ask that they be detained until ICE can assume custody. Detainers allow for an arrest to be made in a secure, controlled custodial setting rather than having to hunt down an at-large illegal alien freely roaming the streets, which requires "scarce" government resources, ICE says.

On April 10, 2024, the illegal alien was convicted of a fourth-degree sex offense (sexual contact) and assault in the second degree. He was sentenced to a total of six years in prison followed by five years of probation.

But records obtained by Townhall show on that same day Judge Jan Marshall Alexander of the county's Circuit Court suspended all of the convicted child sex offender's prison time, and the county jail was ordered to release him. However, the court order directed the Baltimore County Detention Center to "check for detainers" first. Whether or not they checked, he was let out in spite of ICE's active detainer.

Jan Marshall Alexander

More than a month later, deportation officers from ERO Baltimore's Fugitive Operations Team apprehended the Tier 1 sex offender scum near his Baltimore residence on May 29. He will now remain in ICE custody pending his removal from the U.S.

"[Redacted] was convicted of sex crimes against a local child and posed a significant threat to other Maryland children," ERO Baltimore's acting Field Office Director Matthew Elliston said in an ICE press release. "We will not tolerate the residents of our communities to be victimized by unlawfully present sex offenders. The women and men of ERO Baltimore will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by aggressively arresting and removing noncitizen predators from our neighborhoods."

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) first encountered [redacted] as an unaccompanied minor near Laredo, Texas, on June 19, 2014, after he unlawfully entered the United States without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official. USBP served [redacted] a notice to appear before a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) immigration judge. Then, on June 22, 2014, he was transferred to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which ultimately released [redacted] on November 8, 2014, and handed him over to "a sponsor" residing in Maryland. On Oct. 8, 2015, [redacted] was ordered to be removed from the United States and sent back to Guatemala in absentia.

Fully 70 percent of the ICE detainers were ignored by Baltimore County between October 2022 and September 2023, according to a FOX45 News investigation. That fiscal year, federal agents filed 81 detainers, of which only 24 were honored and the remaining 57 were ignored.

The Baltimore Sun reported that the county has since modified its "sanctuary" policies in the wake of the scumcrumpet's release.

"Following a productive meeting with the ERO Baltimore acting field officer director, Baltimore County and ERO officials agreed to adjustments to current county policies in order to best support this shared work, including making every effort to notify ICE officials 48 hours or more prior to an individual's release whenever possible," Baltimore County leadership announced in a press statement.

Baltimore County, like its neighboring counties, is a "sanctuary" jurisdiction. Law enforcement authorities are not allowed to retain illegal aliens incarcerated, even in criminal cases. In addition, Baltimore County police are prohibited from arresting illegal aliens based on their illegal alien status, because arresting them would be constitutional and Democrats hate that document.

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Biden uses Beau's death for political points, again

The look one gets when one's pants are on fire

Well, Joe Biden finally got around to visiting the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland where he lied last week claiming he used to go over that bridge on a train when the bridge has no train tracks to make that possible. 

But at least he got around to actually going there this Friday to see the devastation of the disaster that pulled the structure down where six people lost their lives. And since people lost their lives, it was Biden's opportunity to make that about himself and his son, Beau, so that he could play on people's empathy.

"Well, to all the families and loved ones who are grieving: I’ve come here to grieve with you. We all are," he said. "It’s not the same, but I know a little bit about what it’s like to lose a piece of your soul — to get that phone call in the middle of the night to say family members are gone. I’ve been there. It’s feeling like having a black hole in your chest, like you’re being sucked in, unable to breathe. The anger, the pain, the depth of the loss is so profound." Yadda, yadda.

The Houseplant in Chief added, "And we know it’s hard to believe, and you’re probably not going to believe me, but I can tell you now from personal experience: The day is going to come when the memory of your loved one, as you walk by that park or the church or something that you shared together, it’s going to bring a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye."

Annnnd there it is -- Biden compares himself losing son Beau to the families of the six construction workers who died when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed pic.twitter.com/SRmLgiHMgF— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 5, 2024

Biden's go-to dead person is his son, Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015, although Joe would have us believe he died in combat. And no, Biden didn't get a call "in the middle of the night" because he was there when Beau died at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

NBC News reported Beau's death thus:

Joseph "Beau" Biden III, 46, was hospitalized earlier this month at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He died Saturday evening surrounded by his family, the vice president’s office said.

While it seems as if he was talking about his son to those in Baltimore who lost loved ones in the incident, he may have actually been referring to the deaths of his first wife Neilia, and infant daughter Naomi. However, they didn't die "in the middle of the night" either--the car crash that claimed their lives  occurred in the afternoon, around 2:30 pm. 

So with all said and done, here's how Joe Biden found out:

As Joe recalled in Promises to Keep, he knew something terrible had happened after watching his sister answer the phone at his office that afternoon, a tangible feeling of Neilia's loss heightening when Valerie suggested they return home because of a "slight accident."

"She's dead, isn't she?" Joe said.

So whether it's the Beau story or the wife and daughter story, it really doesn't matter. Joe Biden is a serial liar and an incompetent President who needs to be defeated in this presidential election. One may not like Trump's often abrasive personality, but I'd rather have that and competence, than an incompetent, senile liar who can't find his way offstage.

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Joe Biden is able to make the Francis Scott Key Bridge about himself

By now, most every American knows about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. It's a tragedy that has apparently claimed the lives of at least six people, two whose bodies have been recovered by divers.

The incident happened just before 01:30 on Tuesday when the container ship Dali struck the bridge, located in Baltimore, Maryland. It collapsed within seconds. There were eight workers reportedly on the structure at the time it was struck, and the search for the remaining four people continues.

The catastrophe was so bad that even Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went to see the damage and make speeches about it. So too did the Governor of Maryland, Wes Moore (D) who spoke about the heroism of the first responders. He also mentioned that the Baltimore seaport is the largest in the country and that the devastation is going to cost the nation dearly. 

Joe Biden also spoke about the incident and said that he wants the federal government to pay for the cost of rebuilding the bridge. He apparently saw that as the most important thing on his 'to do list,' instead of focusing on the people who are missing.

"It’s my intention that federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge," he mumbled, "and I expect to — the Congress to support my effort."

And in typical Biden fashion, he made the situation about himself, claiming that he took the train over the bridge many, many times.

"At about 1:30, a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which I’ve been over many, many times commuting from the state of Delaware either on a train or by car," he said. "I’ve been to Baltimore Harbor many times. And the bridge collapsed, sending several people and vehicles into the water — into the river. "

Thankfully no trains were actually crossing the bridge at the time of the tragedy, but that would have been unlikely anyway because trains do not use the bridge--there are not tracks on the bridge. Joe lies whenever his lips are moving while the press and his cronies stand around him and applaud.

JUST IN: President Biden reveals that he took the train over the Francis Scott Key Bridge "many times" during his commute even though the bridge didn't have train tracks.

Very impressive!

Biden, who appeared to be taking a train that didn't need tracks to operate, said he… pic.twitter.com/smAPcwPo3x— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 26, 2024

Perhaps if the Francis Scott Key Bridge had tracks, trains might ride along them and chug, chug, chug along and Biden wouldn't sound like a nursing home patient on one hand, and an uncaring hack on the other.

Perhaps Biden lied about the train, like he did in the past about Amtrak and used it for his presidential runs. I'm just surprised he didn't say something like how he once saved a woman tied to the tracks by the Israelis.

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Far left former mayor gets 30 years for child porn

Pat Wojahn (she, he, it)

Former Democrat Mayor of College Park, Maryland was arrested in March for the possession of kiddie pornography laying waste to the left's claim of a make-believe QAnon conspiracy of pedophilic sex trafficking and the sexualization of children. 

For the left, talking about sex, providing kids with pornographic books and telling them about bizarre sexual practices and how to use a gay dating app is perfectly normal.

Wojahn, a Democrat, was such a progressive and therefore much beloved by his fellow dirtbags in College Park. Of course not everyone who lives there is a dirtbag, just the progressives, where he served there on the City Council and then was elected Mayor in 2015 by his fellow like-minded progressives. 

Wojahn, 47, humbled himself at the feet of BLM and has now pled guilty Wednesday to possessing and distributing child porn and sexual abuse imagery, a crime so disgusting, that his plea deal still ended up giving him 30 years in prison.

Wojahn pled guilty in Prince George's County Circuit Court to 60 counts of distribution of the sexual abuse imagery, 40 counts of possession and 40 counts of possession with intent to distribute. His sentence was to serve for 150 years, but he agreed to the 30-year deal and will be eligible for parole after only 7 years, which makes no sense.

He will be formally sentenced on November 20.

If he's released rather than being shivved in prison where child sexual abusers frequently are, he must register as a sex offender for 25 years, making him 79 when he's done and 84 [another 5 years] of probation. 

Personally, I think that anyone who sexually abuses children, or is involved in kiddie porn, should either be castrated or executed, in spite of the fact that some in the mental health fields are trying to normalize the sexualization of children. 

Those so called "mental health professionals" should also get the child abuse treatment I prescribed above.

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Buttigieg mentee, a Dem mayor, arrested on 56 counts of Child Pornography

College Park, MD -- The Democrat Mayor of College Park, a Washington, D.C. suburb was arrested on 56 counts of possessing and distributing child pornography.

Patrick Wojahn was mentored by Pete Buttigieg and was also first elected mayor of College Park in 2015. But he resigned his position after being taken into custody by the Prince George's County PD.

According to local news reports, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children initially notified the police on February 17th of a social media account operating within the county that was distributing child pornography. It was discovered that Wojahn was the account holder and that the child pornographic images and videos had been uploaded this January.

Investigators took possession of Wojahn's cell phones, tablets and storage devices after serving a search warrant on his home, according to Prince George's County Police Chief.

Aziz noted: “We send a clear message to anyone involved in this type of material that units like this are looking, they’re working every day to make sure that we have a safe county and a safe state.”

Wojahn, like Pete Buttigieg, is a gay man, and like Buttigieg, he is married to a man, Dave Kolesar. Wojahn recently made headlines when he and his husband attended a signing for the oxymoronically named "Respect for Marriage Act," at the White House.

Wojahn remarked at the time, “It feels like it’s a sort of a turning point and a crossroads, a moment where we’re really gonna look back in 20 years and remember this day, as a date that really signified something important in our history and the history of our country.”

He was referring to the destruction of the biblical and classical definition of marriage.

Wojahn and his husband achieved their leftist bona fides back in 2004 when they sued the state of Maryland for banning same-sex marriages. Wojahn used that momentum to win a seat on the local city council, then worked his way up to mayor. Now he's facing serious jail time.

Along the way to his rise in notoriety, he struck up a close friendship with the incompetent Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg after being elected mayor in 2015.

Wojahn told a local very gay news site, “I actually met Mayor Pete Buttigieg shortly after I was elected mayor in 2015. I went to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Winter Meeting in D.C. in January and he was assigned to be my buddy.” 

They two apparently forged a "close friendship" laughing and partying together at the White House during the Obama administration along with Barack who also giggled and partied with the boys, evidently.

In his resignation letter, the alleged perverted child pornography POS acknowledged the police raid on his house, the ongoing investigation into his questionable digital habits, and his “mental health” issues. 

Reporting by CNN and NBC Washington said that Wojahn was arrested on March 2nd after he submitted his formal resignation letter after business hours on March 1st.

The way the charges break down is 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative material. It is not yet clear if he will be released on "bond" or be held.

Wojahn appeared in court Friday.

There has been no public comment by Pete Buttigieg but he appeared concerned and sad last we saw him.

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Biden calls Black Democratic Maryland Gov. "boy"

Not a day goes by that we need to worry that our President will fail us when it comes to saying something outrageous or plain stupid. However, aside from the "they'll put y'all back in chains" comment and referring to former President Barack Obama as clean and intelligent, implying that this is unusual for Black people, Biden has been fairly good at not saying racist crap.

Until Wednesday.

The President mumbled to a group of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union member in Lanham, Maryland. It isn't known whether he told a story of how he wired his own house and believes more minorities need to not be scared of electricity, but he did manage to screw up.

He made reference to former wide receiver on the Johns Hopkins University football team and current Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, 44, “He’s the real deal, and the boy looked like he could still play,” the president said. “He got some guns on him.”



The word 'boy' is listed on Merriam-Webster's online dictionary in part as "dated, offensive; a male servant or an enslaved man." The add that the word is used in a "disparaging" way "to address a man of color and especially a Black man."

Now we all know that the words Biden speaks usually are words he is told to say, but when he goes off Teleprompter, this is what we get. 

If a Republican or former President Trump used that word, the left would call for their impeachment and everyone knows it. But when you have the mainstream media on your side covering for you, or conveniently not reporting what they should, you get an old guy who is obviously in late cognitive decline but is not being pushed to be tested.

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FBI arrests 2 'extremists' in alleged power grid attack plot targeting 5 substations

Sarah Beth Clendaniel with her weapon and swastika

Baltimore, MD -- The FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office announced they have arrested a man and a woman with extremist views who are alleged to have attempted to attack the power grid in Maryland. The FBI told the media they believe this was a "real threat" but it has been thwarted.

One suspect, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, MD, allegedly told an  FBI confidential source that she planned to target five substations including in Norrisville, Reisterstown and Perry Hall, according to the Baltimore Banner. 

If they were hit in the same day, she allegedly said "it would completely destroy this whole city," according to charging documents. It appears that she doesn't like strangers very much.

Miss Clendaniel is accused of collaborating with Brandon Clint Russell of Orlando, FL on the plot, FOX 5 DC reported.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron and FBI Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Sobocinski announced the federal criminal complaint charging the dynamic duo of dirtbags with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. 

The pair was scheduled for an immediate appearance on Monday.

“This alleged planned attack threatened lives and would have left thousands of Marylanders in the cold and dark,” Barron said. “We are united and committed to using every legal means necessary to disrupt violence, including hate-fueled attacks.”

But not Chinese "weather balloons."

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Baltimore: "Safe Streets Worker" shot and killed in the street

Baltimore -- When you put a clueless incompetent in charge of anything and the best they can do is to call to defund the police, decriminalize crime, and promote no bail for violent criminals, the results are as  predictable as Joe Biden alluding to Russia they can go into Ukraine a little and we'll just jaw about it to our allies. Of course, the clueless supporters of these incompetents believe them because they're clueless too. These are the same clueless individuals who believe that all we have to do to reduce shootings is to make guns illegal, and people who would normally shoot other people, wouldn't do that because it's against the law.

In Baltimore, there was a push for "community safety" workers who would go unarmed, injecting themselves into violent situations as "violence interrupters" and this was meant to reduce the number of lethal use of force responses by police officers.  This insanity was called the “Safe Streets Program” and it got a lot of clueless municipal support.

The program's goal is to send former gang members into areas controlled by other gang members to talk to them and persuade them to put their gangsta grips down and use their words instead of their chromes to resolve conflicts such as: who gets to be the cooker in what hood; who gets to rip off which establishment without the other gang getting all frothy.

Sadly, this doesn't always work out as planned.

Early this week a Baltimore’s Safe Streets workers was shot to death along with several other people on the East side of Charm City. (H/T Baltimore Sun)

A quadruple shooting in East Baltimore on Wednesday night left three people dead, including a Safe Streets worker, and one person injured, police said. Three others were injured in separate shootings in West and South Baltimore.

At about 7:25 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 2400 block of E. Monument St. Once there, officers located four men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

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A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene. Medics transported three other victims to area hospitals, where a 24-year-old man and another man were also pronounced dead.

Like other major cities in the US, Baltimore has more casualties this year than most other years prior. The city is trying everything it can and one must feel for the citizens there and in cities like New York, Chicago, Seattle and others mostly led by Democrats.

The program in Baltimore has seen a modicum of crime reduction, but clearly, it is not the answer. And the city's efforts at prosecuting more cops than gang members is not the answer by a long shot. When the cops are deemed impotent to fight crime, criminals react in the best way they know how.

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MD Gov. to investigate Baltimore City AG Marilyn Mosby's office

Now that there has been a surge in violent crime, including high profile homicides, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R)  announced that investigations into Baltimore City Attorney General Marilyn Mosby's office will take place.

Hogan made a series of announcements  regarding his office's efforts to bring crime under control in Baltimore and promised an investigation into the controversial city's AG, who made national headlines early this year when she announced that her office would no longer prosecute "low-level" crimes like drug possession and prostitution. She claimed that "the data suggest there is no public safety value in prosecuting low-level offenses."

Of course, she probably never actually looked at any "data" because reality doesn't support her words.

The city has seen serious deterioration in the quality of life since Mosby pontificated her point. This sparked a over 40 businesses to threaten to refuse to pay taxes until some improvement in crime prevention is realized. 

Even beyond quality of life issues, there has been a serious spike in violent crime in the city and for seven straight years, homicides have surpassed 300. The city almost laughingly created what they term "no shoot zones." 

But for some reason, shooters refused to obey the law. It's like gun control--only law abiding citizens go along with law. Who'd a thunk?

Gov. Hogan spoke at a press conference where he said,  "People are being shot nearly every single day in Baltimore City, and we all have an obligation to do something about it right now. With all of the actions we have announced today, I want those families and all the victims of this violence to know that we will not stop pursuing those criminals who are terrorizing our community, and we will continue to use every tool at our disposal to make these neighborhoods safer and to get these violent shooters off the streets."

Hogan took a potshot at Mosby's office. He sent a letter to her demanded an accounting of her office's use of state crime prevention funds, including specifically an accounting of "The number of cases your office has chosen not to prosecute, including a breakdown of the reasons for non-prosecution." He also demanded to know, "The number of cases plead down to lesser charges, including plea agreements reached that are less than mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines." 

The Governor threatened that "all funding for your office [will be placed] under evaluation pending the fulfillment of this request and review of the data produced."

It almost always takes a Republican to do the work of a grownup. 

Hogan also announced that his office was fast-tracking and expanding its neighborhood safety grants program, which would provide "hardware upgrades, lighting, cameras, and increased security services for community organizations and business districts," including "places of worship and vulnerable communities." And he will reintroduce crime legislation during a December special session of the Maryland legislature.

In response to Hogan's actions, Mosby lashed out at him, calling his remarks a political stunt and defending her office's prosecution of violent crime. "Quite candidly, he's more concerned with pointing the finger at everyone else, as opposed to actually leading and delivering for a city that is the heartbeat of this state," Mosby claimed. 

But the crime statistics clearly validate Gov. Hogan's concerns and Mosby's lack of concern for crime in the city whose motto is: "The Greatest City in America."

Say what?

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Virginia cops arrest 2 suspects in murder of married couple

Fairfax County, VA -- Police have arrested two young men suspected of killing a married couple, both military veterans and physicians, on Wednesday morning. They are facing a total of eight felony charges including murder in Springfield, Virginia.

D’Angelo Strand, 19, of Fort Washington, Maryland, and Ronnie Marshall, 20, were arrested Thursday, in connection with the death of Edward McDaniel Jr., 55, and his wife, Brenda McDaniel, 63, both of Springfield.

Police said that the men were co-workers of a relative of the victims.

Earlier Thursday, investigators said they had found a "vehicle of interest" connected to the case after a local resident called in a tip. At that time, they said they took an unnamed person of interest into custody. They said the vehicle was a key to their investigation and asked the community for help finding it. On Thursday around 7:30 a.m. they got a tip that the car was at a business in Lorton, VA.

The cops found the car and took the operator, Strand, into custody and charged him with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

At 2 p.m. police spotted Marshall in Alexandria and arrested him, charging him with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, just like they did with his buddy.

Law enforcement officials said that they believe the shooting on Wednesday was a "follow-up and related to the interactions Monday." Police Chief Kevin Davis said they know for certain that at least on of the two suspects was at the McDaniel home on Monday.

Davis said they believe the motive was a dispute and now they're trying to determine what it was about. 

Maj. Ed O’Carroll, bureau chief of Major Crimes Cyber and Forensics for Fairfax County police, said the investigation is ongoing. 

“As of this moment, we have not located the firearm, but we have a lot of work to do. I mentioned the vehicle that’s now in our possession. We got a lot of things to follow up on. We want that firearm … This case does not close with these two arrests and these multiple charges. In some aspects, it’s just beginning,” O’Carroll said.

Neither Strand nor Marshall are members of the NRA nor are they lawful owners of any firearms. The Second Amendment has nothing to do with this case, but the fact that All Lives Matter does.

NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern made the initial allegation on Twitter, writing: “As ⁦ @chicagosmayor ⁩ reaches her two year midway point as mayor, her spokeswoman says Lightfoot is granting 1 on 1 interviews – only to Black or Brown journalists.”

Chicago PBS news anchor Paris Schultz responded: “I was told the same thing.”


I was told the same thing.

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz)

Chicago PBS political reporter said that she could “confirm” what Ahern was alleging.


I can confirm, alderman

— Heather Cherone (@HeatherCherone) May 18, 2021

Lightfoot’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire or Fox News.

Australian political commentator Rita Panahi responded to the allegations by writing on Twitter: “More ‘anti-racist’ racism. Almost amusing how regressive race-obsession is celebrated among the Left.”


More "anti-racist" racism. Almost amusing how regressive race-obsession is celebrated among the Left. https://t.co/VtzpQyfklg

— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) May 19, 2021

“Racism in the name of wokeism is still racism,” another commentator said. Another added, “So wouldn’t that make her a racist?”

Progressive writer Zaid Jilani wrote: “Is she going to do some kinda DNA test to assure she upholds this rule?”


Is she going to do some kinda DNA test to assure she upholds this rule? https://t.co/9d7rXZTnCV

— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 19, 2021

“It is unclear when such a practice was enacted and if it only applies to local reporters, particularly after her MSNBC appearance with Stephanie Ruhle on Monday,” Fox News reported. “During her MSNBC interview, Lightfoot told Ruhle she would ‘encourage’ Chicago residents to continue wearing masks despite the new CDC guidance allowing those with the coronavirus vaccine to go without them.”

“I know for me personally, I’m going to continue to wear a mask in public and I’m going to encourage others to do so,” Lightfoot told Ruhle. “We’ve got to make sure that people are continuing to follow the public health guidance that has gotten us this far, and masks, I think, are a big and important part of that.”

Lightfoot said on Tuesday afternoon that her decision to continue to encourage people to wear masks was not based on distrust of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“But I think their guidance last week regarding masks has people confused…We need clarification,” Lightfoot said. “We still have a long way to go to hit the critical mass (of vaccinations) or herd immunity. I don’t want people to have false confidence.”

“To say, ‘If you’re vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask,’ that’s great. But what about all of the other people who are out there that aren’t vaccinated?” Lightfoot added. “There’s no way to know that. So I think for the time being, most people are gonna continue to wear masks outside of their homes.”

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Determines Who Interviews Her Based On Race, Local Reporters Claim

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Biden supporter installing BLM sign shoots at Trump supporters as they drive by

Baltimore, MD -- A 50-year-old Biden/Black Lives Matter supporter could face up to a century in prison if convicted of firing a shotgun at a man and his son as they drove past his house with Trump signs on their truck.

Douglas Kuhn allegedly shot at Neal Houk and his son, Bradley Lang as they drove past Kuhn's home Saturday in Kingsville, Maryland. It is unknown as to why Houk's son, Bradley, has a different last name, but that is neither here, nor there.  Fortunately, Kuhn was either a lousy shot or was not intending to hit the Trump supporters.

Kuhn was busily installing either a Biden 2020 sign or a Black Lives Matter sign on his property [depending on who you believe] when the truck drove past his home. They honked, he fired.

Houk told WJZ-TV that he and his son were minding their own business, driving along, when they saw Kuhn, a stranger to them, installing the sign. In what Lang, Houk's son with a different last name, said was intended to be a friendly gesture, they honked their horn at the guy.

Well, when a Trump-supporting, racist, Islamophobe, homophobe, xenophobic devil of a GOPer honks his horn at you, a proper Democrat, the proper thing to do is to fire your weapon at him. 

And that is what Kuhn allegedly did when he lost his excrement.

"There was a gentleman in the field putting up a banner, and I blew the horn and he had a shotgun right there and he reached down, picked it up, pointed it," Houk said. "My son was in the passenger seat. We looked straight down the barrel and we looked in disbelief and then right there he fired the shotgun."

And they too nearly lost their excrement, but not in the same way that Kuhn lost his.

"We see what's going on in the country, and I really didn't expect it right here at home," he added. "Then to hear the gunshot, we were rattled. I'm shaking just talking about it."

So it turns out that their safe space wasn't a circle on a college campus, but a safe distance out of range of the lunatic with a firearm who will probably not be voting this election. 

The father and son duo called the police.

Lang explained, "It's Kingsville, it's a friendly area. Everyone honks at each other. We think we were hoping there could be some civility between people who support different candidates. [Kuhn] picked up the shotgun from near his feet and ran towards us aiming it, and we got 100, 200 feet down the road, [and] he began to fire."

Authorities arrested Kuhn (D) and charged him with two counts of first- and second-degree assault, as well as other unspecified charges.

Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger said that Kuhn will remain jailed without bail until private home detention can be arranged without firearms.

Baltimore County District Court Judge Philip Tirabassi added, "How did it get to the point where he pulls out a shotgun? What has the world come to? This is beyond belief. Free speech. Why resort to weaponry? This could have been horrible."

Easy. We got to this place because the left characterizes Trump supporters as evil people, akin to Satan. And it's okay to do what you have to do to stop Satan, and that's what this cretin allegedly did. That's how we got to this point, and we can thank the media and Obama for being in large part responsible for this division.

Anyway, WJZ-TV reported that if convicted, Kuhn could face up to 100 years in prison. That translates to two years for every point of his IQ.

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Dem. Baltimore Mayor takes leave of absence amid book scandal

Democrat Mayor Catherine Pugh

Democrat Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, [did I mention, she's a Democrat], will take an indefinite leave of absence – but still collect her $185,000 a year salary – due to her “deteriorating" health, and not because she is immersed in a scandal over a deal she and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) struck, she claims.

The deal with UMMS and Democrat Pugh is worth $500,000 for copies of a CHILDREN'S BOOK which now sit in a warehouse, undistributed.

Coincidentally, Pugh was a member of the UMMS board, and had a business deal where approximately 100,000 copies of her children’s book [ironically titled], “Healthy Holly,” would be purchased and distributed to schools and daycare centers.

About 8,700 of those books now sit in a warehouse owned by the Baltimore school system. A spokeswoman told the Sun that she could not find documentation for the books but that an “unsolicited” shipment was delivered sometime between 2011 and 2013.

Two weeks ago, Pugh resigned from the UMMS board and last week apologized for the deal she made over the books. Well, now that she said she's sorry, let's not punish her with any of those annoying legalities involving any wrongdoing. She's sorry, and that should be enough. In fact, that's the ploy ISIS bride Hoda Muthana is using.

“I sincerely want to say that I apologize that I have done something to upset the people of Baltimore,” Pugh understated at a press conference on March 28. “I never intended to do anything that could not stand up to scrutiny.”

She was hoping to not get caught.

The scandal comes from Pugh’s no-bid deal, which she didn’t report as income on her annual General Assembly financial disclosure forms, according to the Washington Post. She later amended the forms after the Sun’s reporting.

Now her office claims that she was hospitalized for five days last week (apparently before the press conference) for pneumonia and will be taking a leave of absence to recover which should take forever.

“With the mayor’s health deteriorating, she feels as though she is unable to fulfill her obligations as mayor of Baltimore city,” said a statement published by the Sun. “To that end, Mayor Pugh will be taking an indefinite leave of absence to recuperate from this serious illness.”

The statement, according to the Sun, naturally didn't mention the book scandal and comes at a time when Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has called for a criminal investigation into Pugh’s book deal. Hogan has asked the office of the state prosecutor to open a criminal investigation into Pugh’s actions, which, according to Maxine Waters, is racist and that Hogan should be impeached.

City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young will serve as the interim mayor while Pugh recovers, which will be sometime in her next life. [BTW, nobody knows how he got "Jack" as a nickname.]

In addition to her sweetheart deal with the UMMS, Pugh was also paid more than $100,000 by the health insurer Kaiser Permanente for copies of her books between 2015 and 2018. Coincidentally, in 2017, Kaiser was awarded a $48 million contract with Baltimore to provide city employees health insurance. At the time of the deal, Pugh controlled the city’s spending board, according to the Sun.

When Pugh resigned from the UMMS board, she also repaid $100,000 from the book deal but she was laughing all the way to the bank.

Pugh, according to The Post, is “the second Baltimore mayor in the past decade to be navigating a corruption scandal; Democrat Sheila Dixon resigned from office in 2010 after being convicted of embezzlement.”

Ahh, those Democrats.


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Walmart shoplifting spree turns deadly

Elkton, MD -- The accomplice of the woman driving the getaway car at a Walmart shoplifting spree was backed over and killed as the driver was attempting to flee the scene.

The karma incident occurred on Saturday at the Elkton Walmart at around 1 a.m., according to CBS Baltimore.

Three thieves, whom police identified as Chermain Mayo, Donisha Harris, and Kaneesha Cunningham were involved in the crime that ended in tragedy.

A security guard spotted the three thieves as the exited the store with about $1,000 in stolen merchandise. He followed them out into the parking lot and attempted to take photos of the license plate of their vehicle.

"In an attempt to conceal the tag, the victim, Kaneesha Cunningham, jumped on the trunk of the vehicle and tried to use her body to cover the tag," Police Department Captain Joe Zurolo said.

According to cops, while Cunningham was on the back of the vehicle, the driver, Mayo, reversed and hit the curb which caused Cunningham to become trapped under the car. When Mayo, [not the brightest of the trio, evidently] reversed again, she ran over Cunningham.

So Mayo and Harris fled on foot but were soon apprehended [aka 'caught'] by authorities.

Cunningham, 38, was pronounced dead on the scene.

"For me, it's really sad to see that someone could just dehumanize someone like that and leave the scene," Capt. Zurolo told the media. "It's crazy, I mean a total disregard of life in my opinion. They didn't even attempt to at least render air."

Mayo is charged with negligent manslaughter and negligent auto homicide. Harris has been charged with theft. They will both spend a little time in jail, be released and blame society or President Trump.

"No need for it to rise to that level of violence where someone loses their life," Zurolo said. "Totally outrageous."

Cunningham will likely be a serious nomination for a posthumous Darwin Award for boldly jumping on the vehicle.


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UPDATE: Annapolis, Md. 5 dead, other serious injuries, suspect ID'd

Gov. Larry Hogan

Annapolis, MD -- Shots were fired and earliest reports say there are "multiple deaths," outside the Capital Gazette newsroom, located about 5 miles from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Initial reports believe that four people are dead.

This is a breaking story and much information is not confirmed.

What is confirmed is that the suspect is in custody and was apprehended by a deputy according to the Anne Arundel Sheriff Ron Bateman.

The shooting started around 2:30 p.m. on Bestgate Road. At this moment, police are concerned and warn of the possibility of more shooters, but it seems as if only one person is responsible for the carnage.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore responded to the incident and will be there for investigative purposes.

At this time, the situation has been neutralized and the subject is in custody and victims are being attended to.

Since this has occurred at a news outlet, let me be the first to say that this will probably be blamed on President Trump.

UPDATE:  (4:40 p.m. ET) --"several people have been killed" and "several people have been hospitalized." But the suspect is still being interviewed by detectives and officials do not want to give out too much information as the investigation continues.

Artist's sketch

4:48 p.m.: Five fatalities confirmed and several people have been injured.

Injuries are deemed serious and people are being interviewed. The building remains secure but it is believed there are no other shooters in the building.

5:00 p.m.: the suspect is not cooperating with police and refuses to give his name. He is a male in his 20s.

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Mall Control: the case for banning them all

There was yet another mall shooting in the Columbia, Maryland. Like the mall shooting in Kenya, the mall shooting in New Jersey, this shooting left people scrambling for cover, but three people were left dead; one very likely being the shooter. Two of the dead were store employees, a man and woman, both in their twenties, and at this writing, the identity of the shooter is still unknown. In addition, one other person was wounded by gunfire and four others were hospitalized in the ordeal.

If this doesn't tell you under no uncertain terms that mall control is needed in this country, I don't know what will.