Matthew Blackburn

Alma 46

@LtGovJayCollins @GovRonDeSantis @AGJamesUthmeier LEOs need to be barred from being hired while under investigation for official misconduct. Frankly, they should be permanently decertified. youtu.be/cBldFk5Hx6o?si…

Typically we would see about 30 tankers a day sailing out of Hormuz.

@dlawbailey The crews will sail the Strait. It is an issue of the companies. If they see the upside in profits, and protected on the downside with insurance and military protection, they will run the Strait. Right now, the ships and companies are not seeing this.

All the intel agencies use polygraphs for hiring and internal investigations. You neither get OR keep your job if you don’t pass. Well, unless, of course your name is either @dbongino or the recently departed congressional liaison, Marshall Yates. (Or, there’s something to hide.)

A 40-year-old man is facing a federal charge after prosecutors say he opened fire outside a downtown bar, injuring two people. A federal grand jury indicted Angelo Mark Garcia on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Garcia, who has a prior felony conviction involving a firearm, is accused of illegally possessing a gun during the March 14 shooting. Police responded to reports of shots fired around 1:15 a.m. in downtown Salt Lake City and found one person with a gunshot wound. Minutes later, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper stopped a white SUV near 400 South and State Street for a traffic violation. According to court documents, the driver, identified as Garcia, and a passenger had red-brown stains on their clothing and appeared to have been in a recent fight. During an initial search, the trooper saw a firearm under the front passenger seat. Investigators later obtained a warrant and seized a Glock 19 9mm pistol. Officers also recovered multiple 9mm shell casings at the scene. Video from the area allegedly shows Garcia firing into the air, then shooting multiple rounds toward a group of people. Investigators later determined a second person had also been shot. Because of his prior conviction, Garcia is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. The case is being investigated by the Salt Lake City Police Department, with assistance from the Utah Highway Patrol and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Victoria K. McFarland is prosecuting the case. Federal officials say the case is part of Operation Take Back America, a Department of Justice initiative focused on combating violent crime and dismantling criminal organizations.

why is FL suddenly one of the most expensive states for gasoline? it’s one of the largest gasoline consumers in the country, and has ZERO refining capacity. every gallon has to be shipped in- and right now, Florida is having to outbid other markets to get it. could get worse.

This is NOT April Fool’s. We just live in the Twilight Zone. One day after the Chiles v. Salazar ruling, Colorado reps are back at it — trying to punish licensed counselors who affirm reality. (HB26-1322) They literally describe my exact experience: my daughter secretly deceived/converted to the opposite sex at school, told by teachers, activists & counselors that she needed to “fix” herself and be a boy. Counselors were bound by law to make it worse. That lie caused her trauma and suicidal ideation. The only difference? I found out in time and saved her life. Now they’re weaponizing my experience to force gender ideology on every counselor, every family, and every kid in Colorado — violating our rights and mandating lies. It’s clown world. We strike down their nonsense, and they double down harder. 🤡 🌎 Bizarre doesn’t even cover it.

I don’t often use the word “BOMBSHELL”. But this right here is a BOMBSHELL, and I don’t think people yet appreciate the significance of it. The government produced discovery to Brian Cole Jr.’s defense attorneys. Brian Cole Jr. is the accused planter of the Jan. 6 pipe bombs, whom many people believe to be a total patsy. I am one of those people who believes he is a total patsy. The government just provided discovery to Cole’s defense team, which alleges that on November 6, 2025, Kerkhoff was subjected to a polygraph AND FAILED. She was allegedly asked two questions: “did you place those pipe bombs?” and “did you place those pipe bombs that evening?” She allegedly FAILED that polygraph, according to this filing from the defense. The date is critical, because the polygraph apparently occurred TWO DAYS before Steve Baker’s exposé was PUBLISHED. I emphasize the word “published” because the article was almost certainly known / circulated internally presumably because it was circulated for review and comment, legal, etc. Operating on the basis that the facts alleged in this motion are accurate (I would imagine the defense attorneys are not going to lie about Kerkhoff having failed a polygraph), it is stunning that the government would have willingly and knowingly communicated this prima facie exculpatory evidence to the defense, unless they had a good reason. Some of you are going to say “Brady obligations”, etc. To which I would respond that this would not be the first time the government has “lost”, “accidentally” deleted, or outright concealed / destroyed what would otherwise be exculpatory Brady disclosures. Heck, they did it to many of the Jan. 6ers in the first place. And many of the agents who violated the defense rights of countless Jan. 6ers still have their jobs. One of two alternatives is likely true: The government *did not know* they had that information when they turned over presumably hundreds of thousands of pages of discovery and terabytes of information to the defense. They didn’t know. They sent it off. They just stepped into it, and it’s going to come back and destroy their case. Or, they DID KNOW what they were communicating it to the defense, that it would destroy their case, AND THEY DID IT ANYWAY. Call it an act of sabotage, from corrupt agents within a DOJ that has not yet purged itself of corrupt “deep state” actors. To the extent that it destroys the case against Brian Cole Jr., who does it humiliate the most, and who does it benefit the most? It will humiliate the DOJ - or at least those in charge. Who will it benefit the most? Everyone who would otherwise want to sabotage the DOJ and the Trump administration, on the eve of midterms. When this case blows up, it will be exploited and weaponized to discredit the Trump DOJ. I have been saying for a while that under Bondi’s DOJ, there have been some debacles so egregious, they could only be the result of incompetence or sabotage. The government either did not know what they were handing over to Brian Cole Jr.’s defense team, or they did, and it was intended to be sabotage. Unless the allegations in the motion are incorrect, or there is another good explanation for what is alleged therein. This is a bona fide bombshell.

Today, the @CivilRights Division sued Idaho for refusing to grant @TheJusticeDept access to its voter rolls. Transparency and accountability are essential to public trust, and we look forward to seeing Idaho in court! justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

🚨BREAKING🚨 DOJ seeks sanctions against Brian Cole Jr.'s lawyers for placing witness subpoenas for Shauni Kerkhoff and USCP officer Daniel Dickert on the public docket. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Nearly every one of us who faced a J6 kangaroo court saw exculpatory evidence suppressed by the DOJ and Court. Judges successfully suppress the truth by keeping evidence like this “under seal,” hoping the truth never sees the light of day. Truth is never the first priority in DC. Brave lawyers, there. God speed to them.

Great brief filed just now by DOJ (shoutout to Harmeet, Barry, and the rest of the great team over there). DC is trying to get the magazine ban lawsuit filed by DOJ tossed by arguing that Section 12601 does not authorize this sort of lawsuit. "Defendants and their Amici take umbrage with the fact that Section 12601 protects the fundamental constitutional right to keep and bear arms from law enforcement misconduct. Their desire to limit the statute’s protection to exclude a right that they disfavor, however, is not a valid ground to dismiss the United States’ Complaint."

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch It is rare to see the unique NT-43A aircraft at all, let alone flying over Florida ahead of the first crewed lunar space mission in decades. twz.com/space/worlds-m…

This phrase is older than you think. “Solemn assembly” is a phrase from the Hebrew Bible that describes significant gatherings that occurred during Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. The first temple in Jerusalem was dedicated during the time of a solemn assembly. Solemn assemblies are special, sacred meetings held for a variety of holy purposes. They require Latter-day Saints to bring an elevated sense of spirituality with them into the meeting. These assemblies have included the sustaining of new Church presidents, the dedication of a temple or another significant building (such as the Conference Center), the introduction of new scripture, the instruction of priesthood leaders, and other special gatherings. Join us at 10 a.m. MDT on April 4, 2026, for the Saturday morning session of general conference and solemn assembly as we sustain our prophet, @OaksDallinH .

Hey wait a minute!! You said this never happens there are so few and they never win anything anyway!!

The idea that one administration can unilaterally give hundreds of thousands of people temporary legal status but another administration is not allowed to end that status is absurd on its face. These judges need to stop inventing rules based on their policy preferences.

ICE Salt Lake City arrested Mexican national Claudio Martinez-Garcia, 41, in Boise, Idaho. He has criminal convictions for DUI, drug possession, resisting arrest, and sexual battery and FIVE!! prior removals to Mexico. He remains in ICE custody for his 6th deportation.

All the neighborhood kids are here watching the rocket launch. very exciting times

UPDATE: Just got out of court in Miami. The Judge extended the temporary restraining order until May 11th. There will be a ruling then. The court is now asking me to surrender my firearms. See documents below. We are filing an emergency interlocutory appeal today. Prior restraint against a newsroom is unconstitutional. Near v Minnesota. NYT v United States. This is a violation of our 1st and 2nd amendment rights. We are filing an anti-SLAAP, seeking attorneys fees and will appeal all the way, if necessary. The TRO is also based upon third party’s comments, not our reporting. Thats a “hecklers veto,” where the government suppresses or restricts news reporting because of the reaction of an audience. This is regarding our reporting on Matt Tyrmand. We published a tape of him threatening to kill me. He shot up an image of me on the front of my book with a rifle bullet through my heart. He bragged about being a SDNY informant. Comments were angry at him. He just brought a “domestic violence stalking” Restraining order afterwards in Miami family court against my news organization, and the local Judge signed off. This is an extraordinary series of events. This is not an April Fools joke.