@RonFilipkowski 1).
@TheJusticeDept has fired a Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey – the eldest daughter of former FBI director James Come – who worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
@TheWarMonitor 1).
„Ross W. Ulbricht is an American who created and operated the illegal darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013.
@TheWarMonitor 2).
Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services. Sales were anonymous, using bitcoin. It operated as a hidden service on the Tor network.
@TheWarMonitor 3).
Ulbricht ran the site under the pseudonym »Dread Pirate Roberts« after the fictional character from »The Princess Bride« [1] [2] [3].
@clashreport @Shayan86 1).
„Israel said Friday it was allowing Syrian security forces to enter the Sweida Governorate for 48 hours, citing the ongoing unrest in southern Syria.
@clashreport @Shayan86 2).
– »In light of the ongoing instability in southwest Syria, Israel has agreed to allow limited entry of the [Syrian] internal security forces into Sweida district for the next 48 hours« – an official who declined to be named told reporters [1].”
@clashreport @Shayan86 3).
However, as Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba stated:
– „»We confirm that no official statement has been issued in this regard, and we categorically deny the veracity of what was published«.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„On July 18, 1969, Mary Jo Kopechne (1940–1969) attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island, off the east coast of Marthaʼs Vineyard, Mass.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
The celebration was in honor of the dedicated work of the Boiler Room Girls, and was the fourth such reunion of Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) campaign workers [1]. Robert's surviving brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (1932–2009), was there [2].
@RonFilipkowski 3).
Kopechne reportedly left the party with Kennedy at 11:15 p.m.; according to his account, he had offered to drive her to catch the last ferry back to Edgartown, where she was staying [3].
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„It isn’t clear how the letter with @realDonaldTrump's signature was prepared. Inside the outline of the naked woman was a typewritten note styled as an imaginary conversation between Trump and Epstein, written in the third person.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„ @realDonaldTrump issued an unusual videotaped apology early Sat., Oct. 5, 2016, after a 2005 recording surfaced that showed him speaking in extraordinarily vulgar terms about women, setting off an uproar in the @GOP.
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @GOP 2).
– »Anyone who knows me knows these words don’t reflect who I am« – he said. – »I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize«.
The apology came as the presidential nominee faced extraordinary censure from Republican leaders after the tape was made public.
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @GOP 3).
The recording captures Mr. Trump speaking about pushing himself on women and boasting that he could get away with »anything« because of his celebrity.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„[...] Friday’s reductions in force (RIFS) also impacted offices working on issues prioritized by @SecRubio (@marcorubio), including counterterrorism, stopping drug trafficking, energy diplomacy and mitigating passport and visa fraud.
@RonFilipkowski @SecRubio @marcorubio 2).
Political leadership has said the functions will be carried out by other parts of the @StateDept and were »carefully tailored« to avoid impacting core functions. However, officials warn that a lack of continuity and loss of expertise could be dangerous.
@RonFilipkowski @SecRubio @marcorubio @StateDept 3).
– »The loss of so much experience will make it harder for the U.S. to stop terrorists from successfully launching a major terrorist attack on American soil« – one former State Department official said.”