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Masked gunmen steal crypto USB in France as tax official caught selling data to gangsters

Anas Hassan
cryptonews.com
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:26 UTC
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Masked gunmen held a woman captive in Manosque targeting her partner's crypto USB drive, marking France's 14th recent attack as prosecutors reveal a tax official sold government database access identifying crypto investors to organized crime gangs for approximately 800 euros per operation.

A woman was held captive by masked gunmen in Manosque after robbers targeted her partner's crypto USB drive.

The January 6 incident brought France's total to 14 recent attacks, leading global statistics according to security researcher Jameson Lopp's database.

Three hooded individuals entered the couple's home on Chemin Champs de Pruniers around 7:30 p.m., according to Le Parisien.

The attackers tied up the woman, threatened her with a handgun, and slapped her while demanding crypto data.

After seizing a USB drive, they fled. The victim freed herself and contacted police, emerging physically unharmed.

Comment: And how should people protect themselves from criminals inside the tax system?

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Best of the Web: One fell swoop: Lawsuit eyes dealing final death blow to racial preferences

Benjamin Weingarten
RealClearInvetigations
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:49 UTC
Statue of Justice
Opponents of affirmative action hoped that the Supreme Court had delivered a death blow to the controversial policy in 2023 when Chief Justice John Roberts declared for the court's majority that "Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it."

But as sweeping as that pronouncement was, it came in a ruling in the landmark SFFA v. Harvard case, solely barring the use of racial preferences in college admissions. The practices that the court deemed illegal on campus have persisted elsewhere, including in programs across the federal government.

A lawsuit now wending its way through the courts, Revier v. Loeffler, aims to change that. Building on the SFFA ruling, the suit's plaintiffs are taking aim at regulations that they allege direct agencies to unconstitutionally dole out tens of billions of dollars in awards on the basis of race - most prominently through no-bid or limited competition contracts reserved for so-called "Small Disadvantaged Businesses" and facilitated by the Small Business Administration. The case could have wide implications, as the SBA's definition of disadvantage has been widely adopted by many other federal agencies.
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Dan Bongino officially leaves FBI deputy director role after less than a year, returns to 'civilian life'

Ashley Carnahan
Fox News
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:24 UTC
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Dan Bongino returned to private life on Sunday after serving as deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for less than a year.

Bongino said on X that Saturday was his last day on the job before he would return to "civilian life."

"It's been an incredible year thanks to the leadership and decisiveness of President Trump. It was the honor of a lifetime to work with Director Patel, and to serve you, the American people. See you on the other side," he wrote.

The former FBI deputy director announced in mid-December that he would be leaving his role at the bureau at the start of the new year.

Comment: Bongino has spent his time since leaving office blocking anyone on X who have the temerity to call him out for how useless he was during his time as FBI deputy director and alienating his own fans. Like Kash Patel, whatever plans he had to help turn around the country was completely neutered once he took the job because the Deep State knows exactly how to control them.

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US announces revisions to American citizenship tests

Naveen Athrappully
ZeroHedge
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:16 UTC
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© John Moore/Getty ImagesChildren participate in a U.S. citizenship ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) district office in New York on Jan. 29, 2013.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the naturalization tests that all applicants must pass to officially become citizens, the agency said in a Jan. 5 post on X.

"Our new version of the test will ensure all new citizens understand the privilege of citizenship and what it means to be an American," the agency said.

USCIS did not provide more details regarding the specific changes it has made in the tests.

There are two naturalization tests administered by USCIS to applicants — one for English language skills and another for civics knowledge.

On the agency's Naturalization Interview and Tests resource page, last updated on Oct. 31, 2025, USCIS said it was implementing an updated 2025 naturalization civics test to align with a Jan. 20 national security presidential action from President Donald Trump.
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The problem with Machado: Assange sues the Nobel Foundation

Dr. Binoy Kampmark
Global Research
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC
Maria Corina Machado
© ReutersMaria Corina Machado
The Swedish police have promised it will go nowhere, but the attempt by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to draw attention to the inappropriateness of María Corina Machado as a Nobel Peace Prize recipient raises a few salient matters.

On December 17, Assange submitted a criminal complaint to the Swedish Economic Crime Authority and Swedish Crimes Unit. The legal complaint is directed against the Nobel Foundation, arguing that the pending transfer of 11 million SEK ($US 1.18 million) and the award of the prize medal to Machado violates the terms of Alfred Nobel's will of November 27, 1895.
The will, binding under the terms of Swedish law, stipulates that the award of the prize and monies be given to a person who, during the preceding year, "conferred the greatest benefit to humankind" in pursuing "the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
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Russians will never eat bugs - top Russian MP


RT.com
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:52 UTC
Bugs can only be used as animal feed in Russia, Yulia Ogloblina has said.
Crickets being bred on a farm.
© Getty ImagesCrickets being bred on a farm.
Food products made out of insects will never be offered to the Russian people, the deputy head of the parliament's agriculture committee, Yulia Ogloblina, has assured. This can only happen in the EU where the farming industry is in decline, she added.

Last February, the European Commission approved a new food ingredient for human consumption made from dried and ground mealworm larvae, the young form of beetles. The move became part of the bloc's plan to introduce more sustainable protein sources, which allows up to 4% of the insect-based powder in products such as bread, cheese, pasta and jams.

Ogloblina told news agency TASS on Tuesday that "in Russia, we have never eaten and will never eat insects. Never... It's out of the question. I'm saying this solemnly." Bugs are used "exclusively as feed for fish and animals," she added.

The Russian authorities will not change their stance on the issue regardless of the findings of any studies into alternative sources of protein, the MP said.
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Ten guilty of cyber bullying for calling Brigitte Macron a man

Henry Samuel
The Telegraph
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:21 UTC
Brigitte macron
Ten people have been convicted of cyber bullying over false claims that Brigitte Macron was secretly transgender and guilty of paedophilia.

Eight men and two women aged 41 to 60 received sentences ranging from four to eight months' suspended imprisonment, with one defendant also handed a six-month custodial sentence.

That prison term was imposed on property manager Jean-Christophe P., 65, who was convicted in absentia after failing to appear at the hearing, according to the court in Paris.

Comment: Here's what Delphine Jegousse had to say:



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Hilton removes hotel from systems after video shows refusal to book rooms for DHS in Minnesota

Natalia Mittelstadt
Just The News
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:10 UTC
Hilton in Minnesota
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its systems after a video showed that the franchisee continued to deny rooms to the Department of Homeland Security despite publicly apologizing for canceling agents' booking accommodations.

"The independent hotel owner had assured us that they had fixed this problem and published a message confirming this. A recent video clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values," Hilton posted on X on Tuesday. "As such, we are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems. Hilton is - and has always been - a welcoming place for all.

"We are also engaging with all of our franchisees to reinforce the standards we hold them to across our system to help ensure this does not happen again."

Comment: Buh-bye: Defeated Tim Walz quits governor's race, ducks questions over multiple Minnesota fraud scandals

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USDA announces undercover investigators to monitor retailers compliance with new food stamp restrictions

Zachary Stieber
The Epoch Times
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:11 UTC
food stamps
© Flickr User Clementine Gallot
Eighteen states are going to or have imposed restrictions on using food stamps.

Undercover investigators with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are going to check whether stores are complying with new restrictions on food stamps, the department said in a new notice to state and regional officials.

The USDA's Office of Retailer Operations and Compliance carries out federal oversight of retailers that accept funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), colloquially known as food stamps. The office "initiates and conducts undercover investigations to determine if a retailer is complying with program requirements," the USDA said in the Dec. 30, 2025, notice.

Once new SNAP restrictions take effect in states, investigators "will incorporate attempts to purchase restricted items according to the state's SNAP Food Restriction policy, beginning 90 days after the implementation date," the notice states.

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Climate extremists claim responsibility for blackout affecting 50,000 households


RT
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:17 UTC
Blackout
© Michael Kappeler/Getty ImagesPassers-by walk through the Wannsee station in Berlin amid a blackout • January 3, 2026
A major blackout has hit five districts in southwestern Berlin, with the police treating the incident as arson.

A group of self-described climate activists has claimed responsibility for a massive power outage that hit five districts in southwestern Berlin, saying the action targeted the fossil fuel industry and "the rich."

Up to 50,000 households and 2,200 commercial entities were affected by the blackout in the early hours of Saturday, a spokesman for the local electricity provider, Stromnetz Berlin, told the Berliner Zeitung. "Full restoration of power supply" is expected no sooner than January 8, according to the company. The residents of the affected areas would have to remain without power in "freezing temperatures" ranging from -7C to -1C, the paper reported.
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