John Hogan

Mohamed Bakkali, the logistical brain behind the Paris and Bataclan attacks that killed 130 and injured hundreds more, has been allowed penitentiary leave by a Brussels court. The court highlighted his “calm and respectful” behaviour in prison. If he continues his “good” behaviour, he could potentially be freed indefinitely long before the end of his sentence in 2040.

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Nothing will shape your worldview as much as simply reading how humans from the past thought. You realize very quickly that our time is a radical anomaly in human history.

On January 6th I followed the crowd into the Capitol and shouted. Police stood by the whole time, hanging out with us and sometimes directing us places. At one point near the House Chambers I was walking downstairs when a trio of some special section, secret service looking men started pointing guns in my direction. Confused and annoyed, I walked the other way and when I saw a normal police officer asked him why they were doing that. He informed me a protestor (Ashli Babbit) had been killed, and advised me to leave the building. I walked towards the exit and after a short rest on the bench I left. I harmed nobody and damaged no property that day and complied with all police orders. What I received for that was a pre-dawn raid at my parents house, where my 1 month post-partum wife and I were staying, on Biden's first day in office. His DOJ had signed the order to arrest me 3 hours after his inauguration. In the subsequent weeks I received death threats online and harassing phone calls, something that would be ongoing for the next few years. I was banned from Meta and Paypal. My wife and I were both debanked by PNC and banned from Airbnb. My wife was detained at the airport for hours with our newborn daughter. I was charged with 4 misdemeanors and the 1512 unconstitutional felony. The government offered to drop the misdemeanors if I pled to the felony. The felony was a lie, so I refused and went to trial. At trial the prosecution for 2 days straight was allowed to show footage to the jury of things that occurred around the Capitol I wasn't present for "for context." When we asked to put forward footage that contradicted the prosecution's "context" we were not allowed. They could show what they wanted, we could not. Police officers were then put on the stand for the next 2 days who cried about their experiences. I had no idea who they were. They admitted they never saw me or interacted with me. Nevertheless like every other J6er, I lost, and was sentenced to 4 years and $22k in fines and restitution. Yet even after the Supreme Court overturned the felony, the judge would not let me out until my misdemeanor sentences of a year were maxed out. Because she can't count she actually kept me in longer - to the extent she intervened at the last minute to make the prison release me on a Sunday, something that is against BOP rules. My family sat outside the prison gates the Friday before practically the whole day waiting in vain because of this pettiness. But the government wasn't satisfied with their pound of flesh: after my release they took me back in for resentencing, to attempt to have me resentenced after the fact to my misdemeanors consecutively, so I'd be taken from my family again and have another 1.5 years behind bars. This time I won, as they had no legal precedent and it skirted on violating double jeopardy since I had served my full prison time. Even still, it cast a cloud over the holidays and cost me another 20k my family couldn't afford. People ask whether prison was bad, and yeah of course prison sucked. It was a hard and violent place. I was present for a stabbing, and was lucky to avoid two fights and a race war. But dealing with Biden's DOJ and the DC Judiciary was the real trauma - they would grind down your spirit by weaponizing the legal system and use the endless procedure to bankrupt you. I had nightmares for months after release that I had somehow been hit with new charges. By the time I was pardoned by President Trump, I had spent literally every single day of Biden's presidency either in prison or under some form of supervision. I had incurred over $300k in legal fees and over $1 million in lost business. It was a reign of terror, and yet it was a mere foreshadowing of what they had planned for anyone else who opposed them under Kamala. The country should never forget it.

JUST NOW: President Trump calls birthright citizenship a "disgrace" ahead of the upcoming Supreme Court decision that could have major impacts throughout the country. "20% to 25% of the people coming into our country will come in through birthright citizenship. They'll become citizens through birthright citizenship, and it will cost us numbers..." "It's all up to a couple of people, and I hope they do what's right."

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA): If Democrats take control of the Senate, they should get rid of the "arcane" filibuster "We owe it to the people to give them their voice. That’s basic, it’s foundational, and no arcane Senate procedural rule should block people’s ability to be heard in their democracy.”

Tommy Tuberville just said what millions of MAGA voters have been screaming at Senate Republicans for years: stop begging weak Republicans to help President Trump and start playing hardball. Tuberville is now openly calling for GOP Senators to lose their committee chairmanships if they block nuking the zombie filibuster or side with Democrats on key amendments, and honestly, that pressure should have started a long time ago. Republicans keep acting shocked when nothing gets done, but then they protect Senators who sabotage the agenda while still rewarding them with power, influence, and leadership positions just because of “seniority.” Tuberville nailed the real problem. Too many committee chairs are there because they have been in Washington forever, not because they are the best fighters for the America First movement. The base is tired of hearing excuses, tired of hearing “process,” and tired of watching weak Republicans slow-walk Trump’s agenda while Democrats fight like every vote is war. Tuberville’s message is simple: if you want the power, then back the agenda. If not, step aside and let someone else do the job. That is the kind of pressure MAGA voters want to see from Senate leadership instead of endless compromise and excuses.

Pope Leo says “Islam is a religion of peace that Christians can learn a great deal from. That is why I decided to create a dedicated prayer room for our Muslim brothers and sisters right here in Vatican City.” Do you agree with him? A. No B. Yes

I couldn’t stand him before this…