Saturday, December 13, 2025
2 U.S. Soldiers And U.S. Civilian Killed In Syria
Two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian who was serving as an interpreter were killed after shots were fired at U.S. and Syrian forces on a mission to a historic central town in Syria on Saturday, U.S. military officials said.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X that the attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a "key leader engagement." He said three other service members were injured in the incident.
"Their mission was in support of on-going counter-ISIS / counter-terrorism operations in the region," he said, adding that the soldiers' names, as well as identifying information about their units, will be withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin notification. "This attack is currently under active investigation."
U.S. Central Command said the attack was a "result of an ambush by a lone ISIS gunman in Syria," and that the "gunman was engaged and killed."
The shooting took place near Palmyra, according to Syria's state-run SANA news agency, which said two members of Syria's security force were wounded. Additional information on their condition was not immediately available.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the identity of the gunman has not been released.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a X post on Saturday that the "savage who perpetrated this attack was killed by partner forces."
"Let it be known, if you target Americans — anywhere in the world — you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you," he wrote.
Tom Barrack, the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, condemned the "cowardly terrorist ambush" on X.
"We mourn the loss of three brave U.S. service members and civilian personnel and wish a speedy recovery to the Syrian troops wounded in the attack," Barrack wrote. "We remain committed to defeating terrorism with our Syrian partners."
The U.S. has hundreds of troops deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
Last month, Syria joined the international coalition fighting against ISIS as Damascus improved its relations with Western countries following last year's fall of President Bashar al-Assad when insurgents captured his seat of power in Damascus.
The U.S. had no diplomatic relations with Syria under Assad, but ties have warmed since the fall of the five-decade Assad family rule. The interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, made a historic visit to Washington last month, where he held talks with President Trump.
ISIS was defeated in Syria in 2019 but the group's sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks in the country. The United Nations says the group still has between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
U.S. troops, which have maintained a presence in different parts of Syria — including Al-Tanf garrison in the central province of Homs — to train other forces as part of a broad campaign against IS, have been targeted in the past. One of the deadliest attacks occurred in 2019 in the northern town of Manbij when a blast killed two U.S. service members and two American civilians, as well as others from Syria, while conducting a patrol.
The last X post below is being shared by many people on Twitter but I haven't seen anyone in the administration verify who the assassin was.
United States National Guard Birthday - 12.13.1636
December 13th 1636 is recognized as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of these first regiments, the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, share the distinction of being the oldest units in the U.S. military. The Militia Act of May 8, 1792, permitted militia units organized before the May 8, 1792, to retain their "customary privileges." This provision of the militia act was perpetuated by the Militia Act of 1903, the National Defense Act of 1916, and by subsequent law.
December 13, 1636, thus marks the beginning of the organized militia, and the birth of the National Guard's oldest organized units is symbolic of the founding of all the state, territory, and District of Columbia militias that collectively make up today's National Guard.
Random Political Social Media Posts - 12.13.2025
She filed to run for the Senate and she's talking about reparations for blacks ... you know for all the labor we stole from them and all the murdering ...
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1998128653331570908
Hank Johnson (Retard-GA) Labels America ‘Great Hand Of Satan’
Decades ago, the phrase "Great Satan" echoed from Tehran as Iranian hardliners vilified the United States, casting it as the root of global evil. Now, in a twist that would amuse even the most jaded observer of Washington, a longtime Democratic congressman has dusted off the term to describe his own country – under President Trump's leadership, no less.
Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), who has served in the House since 2007, laid it out plainly on the "Dean Obeidallah Show" podcast this past Sunday: America, he said, has become the "Great Satan," a nation that kills with impunity and bullies the world into submission. Johnson's remarks stemmed from a discussion on the Trump administration's recent strike against a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean. The operation, which targeted vessels linked to cartel activity, drew fire from progressive circles for its assertiveness.
https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1998121577833972222
(For those who aren’t familiar with
the stupid shit Johnson spews, back in 2010, during a House Armed
Services Committee hearing, he warned that stationing more troops on
Guam might cause the island to "tip over and capsize" under its own
weight – and he wasn’t joking.*)
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesSRfXqS1Q
YouTube comment:
@jamminstudio
6 years ago
I lived on Guam for half my life. We had typhoons with 200+ mph winds and 40 foot waves and the island only capsized once. But we all hung on to the east side and flipped it back over quickly so we were all okay. Thank you Congressman for caring.
Homan: HSI Investigator Says There’s ‘No Doubt’ Ilhan Omar Committed Immigration Fraud
Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar’ (D-Minn.) married her brother, presumably to help him obtain US citizenship through the fraudulent marriage.
“We’re pulling the records, we’re pulling the files! We’re looking at it,” Homan told Newsmax host Rob Schmitt. “I’m running that down this week.”
The allegations were reported by Minnesota-based investigative journalist David Steinberg in PJ Media in 2018.
As the story goes, about 35 years ago, eight-year-old Ilhan and her family fled war-torn Somalia to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps, where she lived from 1991 until 1995.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services then helped 12-year-old Ilhan, her sister Sahra, and their father Nur Said receive asylum in the United States along with thousands of other Somalis.
Omar has been under scrutiny for actions she took beginning in 2009, when she was a 26-year-old U.S. citizen, that “appear to give probable cause to investigate Omar for eight instances of perjury, immigration fraud, marriage fraud, up to eight years of state and federal tax fraud, two years of federal student loan fraud, and even bigamy, according to Powerline’s Scott Johnson.
Homan said a top fraud investigator with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) told him there is “no doubt” immigration fraud was committed in Omar’s case, but the statute of limitations “became an issue in the last four years.”
During a Cabinet meeting at the White House on December 2, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said 50 percent of Somali visas in Minnesota are fraudulent, which means Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) “is either an idiot or he did it on purpose.”
Homan told Schmitt DHS is now investigating immigration fraud in Minnesota, focusing on criminals and national security threats who weren’t properly vetted.
“We’re gonna look at all of them,” he said. “Those here illegally or here under a visa under some sort of immigration process.”
The Border Czar said President Trump has requested a “deep dive” into the problematic Somali immigration situation in Minnesota.
“We’re going to hold people accountable,” he promised. “There are going to be multiple deportations coming.”
Friday, December 12, 2025
Friday Rides - The Good - The Bad - And The Ugly
1954 Chevrolet 3100 5 Window Chevrolet Stepside Pickup
Black Female Director Of Black Lives Matter OKC Indicted On Multiple Fraud Charges
Oklahoma City – A federal grand jury Indictment has been unsealed, charging Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, of Oklahoma City, with wire fraud and money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
According to the Indictment, beginning in at least 2016, Dickerson served as the Executive Director of Black Lives Matter OKC (BLMOKC). As Executive Director, Dickerson had access to BLMOKC’s bank, PayPal, and Cash App accounts.
The Indictment alleges that, although BLMOKC was not a registered tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, it accepted charitable donations through its affiliation with the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), based in Arizona. AFGJ served as a fiscal sponsor to BLMOKC and required BLMOKC to use its funds only as permitted by Section 501(c)(3). AFGJ also required BLMOKC to fully account upon request for the disbursement of all funds received and prohibited BLMOKC from using its funds to purchase real estate without AFGJ’s consent.
Beginning in late spring 2020, BLMOKC raised funds to support its social justice mission from online donors, as well as from national bail funds. In total, BLMOKC raised more than $5.6 million, which included grants from national bail funds, including the Community Justice Exchange, Massachusetts Bail Fund, and Minnesota Freedom Fund. Most of those funds were routed through AFGJ, as fiscal sponsor, to BLMOKC.
According to the Indictment, BLMOKC was supposed to use these national bail fund grants to post pretrial bail for individuals arrested in connection with protests for racial justice after the death of George Floyd. When bail funds were returned to BLMOKC, the national bail funds sometimes allowed BLMOKC to keep all or a portion of the grant funding to establish a revolving bail fund, or for BLMOKC’s social justice mission, as permitted by Section 501(c)(3).
Despite the stated purpose of the money raised, and the terms and conditions of the grants, the Indictment alleges that beginning in June 2020 and continuing through at least October 2025, Dickerson embezzled funds from BLMOKC’s accounts for her personal benefit. The Indictment alleges Dickerson deposited at least $3.15 million in returned bail checks into her personal accounts, rather than into BLMOKC’s accounts. Among other things, Dickerson then used these funds to pay for:
• recreational travel to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic for herself and her associates;
• tens of thousands of dollars in retail shopping;
• at least $50,000 in food and grocery deliveries for herself and her children;
• a personal vehicle registered in her name; and
• six real properties in Oklahoma City deeded in her own name or in the name Equity International, LLC, an entity she exclusively controlled.
The Indictment further alleges that Dickerson used interstate wire communications to submit two false annual reports to AFGJ on behalf of BLMOKC. Dickerson reported that she had used BLMOKC funds only for tax-exempt purposes. She did not disclose that she used funds for her personal benefit.
On December 3, 2025, a federal Grand Jury returned a 25-count Indictment, charging Dickerson with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. For each count of wire fraud, Dickerson faces up to 20 years in federal prison, and a fine of up to $250,000. For each count of money laundering, Dickerson faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the amount of the criminally derived property involved in the transaction.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/executive-director-black-lives-matter-okc-charged-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering
Marco Rubio Instructs Diplomats To Return To Using ‘Times New Roman’ Font
Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed all diplomats to revert to using the Times New Roman typeface in official communications and criticized his predecessor for shifting to Calibri, a font deemed too woke for the Trump administration.
Two years ago, Rubio’s predecessor, Antony Blinken, switched to Calibri, a softer, simpler-shaped, and wider font than Times New Roman, in part to assist individuals with certain visual disabilities such as low vision and dyslexia.
Times New Roman is lean and angular and masculine. Calibri is "plus-sized" and effeminate. It's a Gay Font.
“Switching to Calibri achieved nothing except the degradation of the department’s official correspondence,” Rubio wrote in an “action request,” obtained by Reuters and the New York Times.
Times New Roman has long been a classic letterhead in books, featuring narrower and more formally shaped letters relative to Calibri.
The State Department used Times New Roman as its official font starting in 2004, when it shifted away from Courier New, a typeface frequently used in screenplays with its monospaced letters.
Rubio reportedly dinged the Blinken-era switch to Calibri as “wasteful” and woke in his Dec. 9 cable to personnel.
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility] program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface,” Rubio reportedly wrote.
“This formatting standard aligns with the President’s One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations directive, underscoring the Department’s responsibility to present a unified, professional voice in all communications.”
At the time of the Blinken-era switch to Calibri, the State Department had pointed to studies suggesting the wider typeface was more readable for people with visual disabilities — a conclusion that has split experts.
During President Trump’s second term, his team has sought to scrap Biden-era diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies within the government and encourage the private sector to do the same.
https://ace.mu.nu/archives/417659.php
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