WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR |
- ICE agent accused of drunken driving with kids in car in Florida Keys
(Local 10)
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Five Major Changes Trump Is Making to the White House (New York Times interactive) - "nearly half..." ???
it's an open book test.
"Nearly half of new recruits who've arrived for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center over the past three months were later sent home because they couldn't pass the written exam, according to the data. The academic requirement includes an exam in which officers are allowed to consult their textbooks and notes at the end of a legal course on the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fourth Amendment, which outlines when officers can and can't conduct searches and seizures."
(NBC News)
- "A corrupt New Jersey businessman who used gold bars to bribe former Sen. Bob Menendez paid $1 million to a Washington, D.C., lobbyist to try to ask for clemency from President Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Lobbying disclosure forms show convicted felon Fred Daibes paid Keith Schiller and his Javelin Advisors firm seeking "executive relief" for his seven-year prison sentence."
(NBC News)
- "Since Hurricane Helene devastated the community in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent nearly $50 million on cleanup and recovery — while getting reimbursed only $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency..."
(The Washington Post)
- "As Trump marches toward militarizing San Francisco:
- Memorize contact info in case of arrest
- Plan ahead if you have children or medication
- Speak out PEACEFULLY and at a distance
Stay smart, safe, and don't give them the excuse they're wanting to escalate their crackdown."
(Governor Gavin Newsom)
- notwhatyousignedupfor.org
Anti-war group questions National Guard deployment in 'Not What You Signed Up For' Chicago billboards
(Chicago Sun-Times)
Gettysburg suffers damage as advocates ask public to be vigilant during shutdown
(CNN)
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