‘Constant probing’ of military properties by Chinese nationals, Michigan National Guard chief warns
Michigan National Guard Major General Paul Rogers warned lawmakers Wednesday about a “constant probing” of the state’s military properties by Chinese nationals.
While most Michiganders are aware of the five University of Michigan students from China who were busted as they photographed classified equipment and operations during a training exercise with Taiwanese soldiers at Camp Grayling in 2021, there have been several other incidents that suggest it’s all part of a broader organized espionage operation, he said.
“This is not unusual. It’s happening everywhere,” Rogers said of the Camp Grayling case. “And I think folks would probably be a little shocked to see how frequently that’s going on.”
Rogers pointed to attempts by two Chinese nationals to gain access to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County last year, when they tried to convince guards they only wanted to visit a military air museum on the base. Click here to read more.
‘FAKE NARRATIVE’? Dems Left Out a Key Detail in Epstein Files Drop, Republicans Say
House Democrats redacted a key detail from their Wednesday release of Jeffrey Epstein files to promote a “fake narrative” and “smear” President Donald Trump, according to House Republicans and the White House.
The Democrat minority on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee first released documents obtained from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that included emails between Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as between Epstein and anti-Trump author Michael Wolff.
An April 2, 2011, email from Epstein to Maxwell says, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump … [Victim] spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned.” Click here to read more.
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The FBI’s Strange Refusal To Fix Key Crime Stat
Three years ago, RealClearInvestigations reported that the FBI was undercounting the number of armed civilians who had thwarted active shooters by a factor of three.
Even though the FBI acknowledged the issue at the time, it never corrected the error involving the politically fraught issue. In the years since, the problem has only gotten worse. Since RCI’s 2022 article, the FBI has acknowledged just three additional incidents of armed good Samaritans stopping active shooters from 2022 to 2024, and none in the last two years. In contrast, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), which I head, has documented 78 such cases over that same period – a 26-fold difference.
The discrepancy highlights systemic problems in the nation’s record-keeping regarding the politically potent issue of crime and safety. Click here to read more.
Authorities Arrest 56 People In 3-Day Child Porn Sting Sweeping Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police (MSP) arrested 56 people across 38 communities last week during Operation Firewall, a three-day crackdown on child sexual abuse material and related crimes.
Troopers executed 34 residential search warrants and seized 229 devices during the operation. The suspects range in age from 18 to 75, according to MSP’s press release.
The arrested individuals now face charges pertaining to alleged child pornography possession, child enticement, assault and battery of a child, rape of a child and failure to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board. Click here to read more.
A Senate-Approved Bill Would Ban the Hemp-Derived THC Products That Congress Legalized in 2018
Forty states now allow medical use of marijuana, and 24 states — representing most of the U.S. population — also allow recreational use. But the federal ban on marijuana, first enacted in 1937, still remains in place. Because of that, state-licensed cannabis suppliers continue to face legal risks and financial burdens tied to a policy that most Americans no longer support.
Instead of repealing the federal prohibition, the U.S. Senate is now moving to expand it by targeting psychoactive hemp products. An appropriations bill tied to the recent shutdown deal seeks to close what lawmakers call a loophole created by the 2018 farm bill, which legalized hemp. That law defined hemp as any part of the cannabis plant containing less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC. It also included “all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers” as long as their delta-9 THC content stays below the 0.3 percent threshold. Click here to read more.
