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THREAD: Tonight at the White House, Trump’s hosting a dinner to show off all his policy 'wins' for farmers. Too bad for him that real farmers know bullshit when they see it.
It may look like just another pathetic attempt at spin, but it shows the fear and panic: Trump’s losing his base and losing control of the party. He knows he needs to get rural voters back on his side.
He’s already on track to lose the House, the Senate could follow if rural voters decide they've had enough of the show.
United States v. Saab
(Maduro's liaison to Iran)
When arguing against the Terrorism Enhancement being applied at your sentencing, it's probably best practice that you DO NOT include any letters from a member of Hizballah, even if he is your brother.
Alex Saab will be resentenced on July 10, 2026.
(Maduro's liaison to Iran)
When arguing against the Terrorism Enhancement being applied at your sentencing, it's probably best practice that you DO NOT include any letters from a member of Hizballah, even if he is your brother.
Alex Saab will be resentenced on July 10, 2026.
I wrote about Saab, his crimes, and his extraordinary arrest years ago.
open.substack.com/pub/justhuman/…
open.substack.com/pub/justhuman/…
Saab was facing about 20 years in prison, but in 2023 the Biden Admin swapped him back to Venezuela in exchange for 10 American hostages plus "Fat Leonard," a corrupt defense contractor at the center of a Pentagon bribery scandal.
apnews.com/article/venezu…
apnews.com/article/venezu…
The 10 minute routine after Tahajjud that brings results. After your last sujood - here is exactly what to do.
Minutes 1–3:
Recite:
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir
“My Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.” (Quran 28:24)
A du’a of Musa (AS), made in a moment of need, and Allah opened doors for him from places he never expected.
Recite:
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir
“My Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.” (Quran 28:24)
A du’a of Musa (AS), made in a moment of need, and Allah opened doors for him from places he never expected.
Minutes 4–5:
Send salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ:
Allahumma salli ’ala Muhammad
A beautiful act that brings blessings, mercy, and reward.
Send salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ:
Allahumma salli ’ala Muhammad
A beautiful act that brings blessings, mercy, and reward.
Important! The global Internet is dying. Today I want to talk a bit about largely internationally unrecognized phenomenon called «whitelists» and what the international community needs to prepare for in the future, since the precedent has been set by 🇨🇳China and 🇷🇺Russia.
The concept of the whitelists is really simple. The Internet is divided into two zones: the allowed and the restricted zone. There are two contours - one of them is always available to the internal population, the other one has limited availability and is heavily monitored.
Usually such division comes at a cost. Since the Internet was designed to be global, restricting it in such a way not only impacts the QoL of the people experiencing issues with services they are using daily, but also requires heavy traffic shaping and lots of resources.
The Prophet ﷺ warned us about a habit that steals contentment from the heart.
It’s not haram income.
It’s not missed prayers.
It’s not falling short in worship.
It’s something you probably did this morning.
It’s not haram income.
It’s not missed prayers.
It’s not falling short in worship.
It’s something you probably did this morning.
He ﷺ said: “Look at those below you, not those above you. It is more likely to keep you from belittling the blessings of Allah.” (Muslim)
The habit: constantly comparing your life to those who have more.
The result: you stop seeing the blessings Allah has already given you.
The habit: constantly comparing your life to those who have more.
The result: you stop seeing the blessings Allah has already given you.
Allah says:
لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ
“If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more.” (Qur’an 14:7)
The Arabic: La-azidannakum - I will surely increase you.
Not “maybe.”
Not “if circumstances improve.”
A divine promise tied to gratitude.
لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ
“If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more.” (Qur’an 14:7)
The Arabic: La-azidannakum - I will surely increase you.
Not “maybe.”
Not “if circumstances improve.”
A divine promise tied to gratitude.
In Louisiana, black women were put in cells with male prisoners and some became pregnant
All children born in the penitentiary became property of the state
At 10 years they would be auctioned off. The proceeds were used to fund schools for white kids #BlackHistoryMonth
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All children born in the penitentiary became property of the state
At 10 years they would be auctioned off. The proceeds were used to fund schools for white kids #BlackHistoryMonth
THREAD
Before the Civil War, most prisoners in the South were white. The punishment of enslaved African Americans was generally left up to their owners. Louisiana, however, did imprison enslaved people for "serious" crimes, generally involving acts of rebellion against the slave system.
A number of these imprisoned slaves were women. Penitentiary records show a number of women imprisoned for "assaulting a white," arson, or attempting to poison someone, most likely their enslavers.
@FrankFigliuzzi 1/Part 2 of my series with FBI whistleblower Jonathan Buma is up. Among other things, I knew that at least 13 people with known or alleged links to Russian mobsters or oligarchs have owned, lived in, and even run criminal activities out of Trump Tower and other Trump properties.
I knew all sorts of similar stuff from open sources so it seemed to me that the FBI absolutely had to know this stuff. And yet, in the end, what had the FBI done with that information? Absolutely nothing. And that became increasingly important as Donald Trump rose to power. So I wanted to know from Buma why the hell they did nothing with it!
I knew all sorts of similar stuff from open sources so it seemed to me that the FBI absolutely had to know this stuff. And yet, in the end, what had the FBI done with that information? Absolutely nothing. And that became increasingly important as Donald Trump rose to power. So I wanted to know from Buma why the hell they did nothing with it!
2/The answers? Among other things, I noted that former FBI officials including William Sessions and Louis Freeh, both former directors of the FBI, ended up being lawyers for powerful Russians with dubious histories including Russian mobster Semion Mogilevich, who was represented by Sessions, After retiring from the Bureau, Buma says, “A lot of [top FBI officials] wanna start in the private sector working for the enemy as a criminal defense attorneys at a million dollars a year.”
Subscribe here(free or paid)! craigunger.substack.com/p/the-whistleb…
Subscribe here(free or paid)! craigunger.substack.com/p/the-whistleb…
3/Another thing I had noticed was that there was an enormous amount of money laundering through Trump properties, but the Bureau seemed to do absolutely nothing about it. Why? “The Russian intelligence services figured out that by swimming close to people that are extremely high profile, high net worth, or politically connected, they were able to evade a level of scrutiny.”
There was one other thing Buma told me about how the FBI related to allegations regarding Trump, and other high-profile subjects, but I'll save that until my next post
There was one other thing Buma told me about how the FBI related to allegations regarding Trump, and other high-profile subjects, but I'll save that until my next post
A new chapter in a sordid saga opened this week with the DC Circuit agreeing to reconsider, en banc, the decision of a 2-1 divided panel regarding contempt of court at senior levels of the MAGA DOJ.
The full DC Circuit will now weigh in.
🧵
The full DC Circuit will now weigh in.
🧵
This began with the midnight deportations ordered halted by Judge Boasberg, which continued anyway. In that matter, MAGA DOJ thug Emil Bove reportedly said lawyers should be ready to tell the judge to “f*** off.”
DOJ’s noncompliance caused the judge to open an inquiry into possible contempt of court. In that contempt proceeding, Emil Bove might have had to testify, and his conduct would have been scrutinized.
NSA engineer Joseph Meyer proposed a nationwide surveillance system to track 25M people w/ arrest records via transponders reporting their locations every few seconds, locking them into rigid routines (when to wake, sleep, work or stay home) creating an "externalized conscience."
According to NSA engineer Joseph Meyer, constant location-tracking via transponders would create a totalizing routine, requiring people to get up in the morning and go to work, stay close to home at night, and triggering automatic paging for any deviation.
Electronic surveillance could control people's behavior on a subconscious level so they never even realize their freedom has been taken away. In other words, if you can't actually be free, at least you can be comfortably deceived into thinking you are.
Independent analyses estimate that your actions to dismantle USAID and drastically reduce lifesaving foreign aid have already killed 700,000 people. Here are some of those people. 🧵
Jane Sunday, 15 months old, died of malnutrition in Kakuma, Kenya after the USAID closure and aid cuts slashed refugee food rations and severe malnutrition treatment. newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…
Nyarietna, Rebecca Nyariaka, and one-year-old Nyagoa died from cholera in South Sudan when the aid cuts closed down nearby clinics. propublica.org/article/usaid-…
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Family Demands Answers After 74-Year-Old Former Police Officer Suffers Fatal Brain Injury Inside Cedar Hill Nursing Home
Over the last several days, I have reviewed police reports, EMS records, nursing home records, physician records, state investigation documents, dispatch records, photographs, videos, and a detailed timeline provided by the family of 74-year-old Calvin James.
After reading through everything, I have a lot of questions.
On May 22, 2026, James suffered a cardiac arrest while residing at Crestview Court Nursing Home in Cedar Hill. He was deprived of oxygen long enough to suffer a catastrophic anoxic brain injury. Several days later, his family made the heartbreaking decision to remove him from life support. He passed away two days later.
The family is not questioning whether a medical emergency occurred. They are questioning what happened in the minutes before he was found unresponsive. After reviewing the records, I understand why.
Before we get into what happened on May 22, it’s important to understand what Calvin James had already survived. In December 2025, he was hospitalized after doctors discovered twisted intestines. Over the next several months, he underwent multiple surgeries, battled sepsis more than once, required a tracheostomy and feeding tube, and spent weeks in intensive care before eventually being transferred to a long-term acute care hospital and later to Crestview Court Nursing Home. Despite everything he had endured, records show he continued participating in physical therapy and was making progress.
According to the family, one of James’ daughters and her children visited him the morning of May 22 before heading to work. They described him as being in good spirits. The family also provided photographs and video taken during physical therapy that morning showing James riding the therapy bike. At approximately 918 am, he FaceTimed one of his daughters while participating in therapy. According to the family, he appeared alert, engaged, and happy. Nobody knew those would be some of the last normal moments they would have with him.
At approximately 1053 am, a 911 call was placed from Crestview Court Nursing Home. Dispatch records show the call was entered at 1053 am. EMS was dispatched at 1054 am. and arrived at the facility at 1059 am. According to the EMS report, facility staff advised first responders that the cardiac arrest was unwitnessed and that James had been down for approximately ten minutes before EMS arrived. CPR was already in progress when paramedics reached the scene, and a pulse was eventually regained at approximately 1111 am. James was transported to Methodist Charlton Medical Center, where doctors later determined he had suffered a severe anoxic brain injury caused by prolonged oxygen deprivation.
Then I read the police report.
Read on 👇
Over the last several days, I have reviewed police reports, EMS records, nursing home records, physician records, state investigation documents, dispatch records, photographs, videos, and a detailed timeline provided by the family of 74-year-old Calvin James.
After reading through everything, I have a lot of questions.
On May 22, 2026, James suffered a cardiac arrest while residing at Crestview Court Nursing Home in Cedar Hill. He was deprived of oxygen long enough to suffer a catastrophic anoxic brain injury. Several days later, his family made the heartbreaking decision to remove him from life support. He passed away two days later.
The family is not questioning whether a medical emergency occurred. They are questioning what happened in the minutes before he was found unresponsive. After reviewing the records, I understand why.
Before we get into what happened on May 22, it’s important to understand what Calvin James had already survived. In December 2025, he was hospitalized after doctors discovered twisted intestines. Over the next several months, he underwent multiple surgeries, battled sepsis more than once, required a tracheostomy and feeding tube, and spent weeks in intensive care before eventually being transferred to a long-term acute care hospital and later to Crestview Court Nursing Home. Despite everything he had endured, records show he continued participating in physical therapy and was making progress.
According to the family, one of James’ daughters and her children visited him the morning of May 22 before heading to work. They described him as being in good spirits. The family also provided photographs and video taken during physical therapy that morning showing James riding the therapy bike. At approximately 918 am, he FaceTimed one of his daughters while participating in therapy. According to the family, he appeared alert, engaged, and happy. Nobody knew those would be some of the last normal moments they would have with him.
At approximately 1053 am, a 911 call was placed from Crestview Court Nursing Home. Dispatch records show the call was entered at 1053 am. EMS was dispatched at 1054 am. and arrived at the facility at 1059 am. According to the EMS report, facility staff advised first responders that the cardiac arrest was unwitnessed and that James had been down for approximately ten minutes before EMS arrived. CPR was already in progress when paramedics reached the scene, and a pulse was eventually regained at approximately 1111 am. James was transported to Methodist Charlton Medical Center, where doctors later determined he had suffered a severe anoxic brain injury caused by prolonged oxygen deprivation.
Then I read the police report.
Read on 👇
According to the Cedar Hill police report, Registered Nurse Philip Yovonie told the responding officer that he was sitting at the nurses station directly across from James’ room. He reportedly stated that he could hear James yelling and that it was “not unusual for him to yell”. According to the report, James eventually stopped yelling. But during the long period time of yelling, the nurse did not budge. The nurse did not go into the room. Approximately five minutes after he had stopped yelling, Certified Nursing Assistant Cherika Tolliver came out and advised that James was not breathing. The report states that another CNA had entered the room to assist with transferring James from his wheelchair back into bed using a Hoyer lift when they realized he was unresponsive.
So let’s think about that 👇
If the nurse was sitting directly across from the room, heard James yelling, heard the yelling stop, and knew he was alone, why was no welfare check performed after the yelling stopped?
That question becomes even more important when you compare the police report to the EMS report.
According to EMS, facility staff advised paramedics that James had been down for approximately ten minutes before they arrived. The report lists his last known well time at approximately 1049 am. EMS arrived at 1059 am. If that timeline is accurate, it places the critical moments before the 911 call was ever placed.
The family’s concerns deepened after obtaining the nursing home records.
One note in particular immediately caught my attention.
The nurse’s chart note was not entered until May 26 - four days after the cardiac arrest. By that point, James had already been transferred from the facility and had been removed from life support nearly 24 hours earlier.
The note documents James sitting in his wheelchair around 1045 am after therapy and states he was “talking to himself.” It goes on to say that aides attempting to transfer him back to bed around 1052 discovered he was unresponsive and that the nurse immediately responded, checked for a pulse, initiated CPR, activated a Code Blue, and called 911.
The chart note also states that the facility contacted James’ daughter at 1059 am. and that she arrived immediately before he was transported to the hospital.
According to the records I reviewed and the family’s timeline, that account is false.
Read on 👇
So let’s think about that 👇
If the nurse was sitting directly across from the room, heard James yelling, heard the yelling stop, and knew he was alone, why was no welfare check performed after the yelling stopped?
That question becomes even more important when you compare the police report to the EMS report.
According to EMS, facility staff advised paramedics that James had been down for approximately ten minutes before they arrived. The report lists his last known well time at approximately 1049 am. EMS arrived at 1059 am. If that timeline is accurate, it places the critical moments before the 911 call was ever placed.
The family’s concerns deepened after obtaining the nursing home records.
One note in particular immediately caught my attention.
The nurse’s chart note was not entered until May 26 - four days after the cardiac arrest. By that point, James had already been transferred from the facility and had been removed from life support nearly 24 hours earlier.
The note documents James sitting in his wheelchair around 1045 am after therapy and states he was “talking to himself.” It goes on to say that aides attempting to transfer him back to bed around 1052 discovered he was unresponsive and that the nurse immediately responded, checked for a pulse, initiated CPR, activated a Code Blue, and called 911.
The chart note also states that the facility contacted James’ daughter at 1059 am. and that she arrived immediately before he was transported to the hospital.
According to the records I reviewed and the family’s timeline, that account is false.
Read on 👇
According to the family, one of James’ daughters works for a local police department. She heard the cardiac arrest dispatched over the police radio at approximately 1055 am and immediately called her sister, who was only minutes away.
The family says she arrived at Crestview Court around 1057 am - before responding patrol officers arrived - and rushed into the room while paramedics were actively attempting to resuscitate her father.
According to the family, witnessing those life-saving efforts caused her to suffer a severe panic attack. She collapsed inside the room and had to be physically assisted out by a facility employee and a responding police officer because she was unable to stand.
The family points to physician documentation from the day of the cardiac arrest, which they say notes the approximately ten-minute downtime and documents that James’ daughter entered the room during the code - not immediately before transport as stated in the delayed nursing note.
The delayed chart note also does not indicate that it was entered four days after the incident or identify itself as a late entry documenting events from May 22.
When comparing the police report, EMS report, physician documentation, dispatch records, and the delayed nursing note, the timelines do not appear to match.
Those discrepancies are at the center of the family’s concerns.
After obtaining the police report, James’ daughter filed a complaint with Texas Health and Human Services alleging resident neglect and concerns regarding nursing services.
On June 3, state investigators conducted an unannounced inspection of the facility.
According to a letter sent to the family, investigators did not find violations of nursing home regulations and closed the complaint. However, the letter also specifically states that the finding does not imply an opinion regarding the facility’s practices. The family still has the option of requesting the complete investigative file and seeking a reinvestigation if additional evidence becomes available.
The family says their attempts to obtain answers have only added to their frustration.
According to the family, one of James’ daughters later went to the facility requesting surveillance footage and additional medical records. They say they were informed that the hallway where James’ room was located happened to be “the only hallway in the facility without surveillance cameras.”
During that visit, police were called and James’ daughter was CRIMINALLY TRESPASSED from the property.
The family believes the decision was made in retaliation for the complaint filed with the state after obtaining the police report. The facility has not publicly responded to that allegation.
The family also disputes allegations made by the facility director that James’ daughter identified herself as a police officer or flashed a badge. According to the family, she does not possess a badge and simply had her employee identification on a lanyard because she works for a police department.
Calvin James was more than just another resident in a nursing home.
He spent more than 45 years serving his community as a police officer. His family describes him as one of the kindest men anyone could ever meet.
Today, they are left trying to piece together what happened during the final minutes before he was found unresponsive.
The police report tells one story.
The EMS report establishes another timeline.
The physician documentation appears to support portions of that timeline.
The delayed nursing note tells a different version of events.
The state investigated and found no regulatory violations.
But after reviewing the records myself, one thing is clear: there are still unanswered questions.
What happened in those final minutes?
Why do multiple official records appear to conflict with one another?
And could a faster response have changed the outcome?
Those are the questions Calvin James’ family is still waiting to have answered.
The family says she arrived at Crestview Court around 1057 am - before responding patrol officers arrived - and rushed into the room while paramedics were actively attempting to resuscitate her father.
According to the family, witnessing those life-saving efforts caused her to suffer a severe panic attack. She collapsed inside the room and had to be physically assisted out by a facility employee and a responding police officer because she was unable to stand.
The family points to physician documentation from the day of the cardiac arrest, which they say notes the approximately ten-minute downtime and documents that James’ daughter entered the room during the code - not immediately before transport as stated in the delayed nursing note.
The delayed chart note also does not indicate that it was entered four days after the incident or identify itself as a late entry documenting events from May 22.
When comparing the police report, EMS report, physician documentation, dispatch records, and the delayed nursing note, the timelines do not appear to match.
Those discrepancies are at the center of the family’s concerns.
After obtaining the police report, James’ daughter filed a complaint with Texas Health and Human Services alleging resident neglect and concerns regarding nursing services.
On June 3, state investigators conducted an unannounced inspection of the facility.
According to a letter sent to the family, investigators did not find violations of nursing home regulations and closed the complaint. However, the letter also specifically states that the finding does not imply an opinion regarding the facility’s practices. The family still has the option of requesting the complete investigative file and seeking a reinvestigation if additional evidence becomes available.
The family says their attempts to obtain answers have only added to their frustration.
According to the family, one of James’ daughters later went to the facility requesting surveillance footage and additional medical records. They say they were informed that the hallway where James’ room was located happened to be “the only hallway in the facility without surveillance cameras.”
During that visit, police were called and James’ daughter was CRIMINALLY TRESPASSED from the property.
The family believes the decision was made in retaliation for the complaint filed with the state after obtaining the police report. The facility has not publicly responded to that allegation.
The family also disputes allegations made by the facility director that James’ daughter identified herself as a police officer or flashed a badge. According to the family, she does not possess a badge and simply had her employee identification on a lanyard because she works for a police department.
Calvin James was more than just another resident in a nursing home.
He spent more than 45 years serving his community as a police officer. His family describes him as one of the kindest men anyone could ever meet.
Today, they are left trying to piece together what happened during the final minutes before he was found unresponsive.
The police report tells one story.
The EMS report establishes another timeline.
The physician documentation appears to support portions of that timeline.
The delayed nursing note tells a different version of events.
The state investigated and found no regulatory violations.
But after reviewing the records myself, one thing is clear: there are still unanswered questions.
What happened in those final minutes?
Why do multiple official records appear to conflict with one another?
And could a faster response have changed the outcome?
Those are the questions Calvin James’ family is still waiting to have answered.
Meeting Minutes 5/28/26 cont
New Business Multicultural Festival. Note that new business means not previously discussed, not previously on the agenda. Just hold that thought
New Business Multicultural Festival. Note that new business means not previously discussed, not previously on the agenda. Just hold that thought
How did the NYPD collaborate? How did the 30th Precinct collaborate? Fact 30th Precinct Community Council did NOT collaborate because this event was NEVER on any agenda from Dec 25 to May 26
Agenda "Thank you Sherice, Signe and Hakim for the donation of the White Elephant prizes." Reminder: you can participate in the White Elephant junk prize winning if you put CASH ONLY in the cardboard box.
